# Top **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=195&period=all&state=muted [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 196 --- ## [Men - what is your problem when it comes to shorts?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/men-what-is-your-problem-when-it-comes-to-shorts/512113)
**Author:** [@Zsofia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zsofia)\ **Replies:** 163\ **Last updated:** [October 3, 2009, 11:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/men-what-is-your-problem-when-it-comes-to-shorts/512113 "2009-10-03T11:58:46Z")
After a year of trying to pester my boyfriend into running with me, he gets into boxing and he’s all about it. Well, fine, but it’s hard to pry him out of his cotton, and I keep telling him that he has got to get some t… --- ## [I pit your stupid bumper sticker!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-your-stupid-bumper-sticker/627499)
**Author:** [@MetroGnome](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MetroGnome)\ **Replies:** 157\ **Last updated:** [September 2, 2012, 6:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-your-stupid-bumper-sticker/627499 "2012-09-02T18:23:49Z")
So I’m stuck in stop-and-go traffic on an already hot day when I happen to read your stupid bumper sticker which proceeds to convert me from a heat sink to a heat source. You’re bumper sticker reads: “Consider this: Ama… --- ## [Can I report my neighbors for constant, loud swearing?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-i-report-my-neighbors-for-constant-loud-swearing/621823)
**Author:** [@Anise](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anise)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [September 10, 2012, 7:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-i-report-my-neighbors-for-constant-loud-swearing/621823 "2012-09-10T19:09:59Z")
I think I would pay my next-door neighbors to move at this point, between the constantly barking huge dogs and the endless noise. However, after I complained to my landlord and HE talked to THEIR landlord, they at least … --- ## [Words that go together](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/words-that-go-together/646317)
**Author:** [@Aspidistra](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aspidistra)\ **Replies:** 126\ **Last updated:** [January 21, 2013, 7:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/words-that-go-together/646317 "2013-01-21T07:50:40Z")
In modern English, if you “wreak” something, it’s generally “havoc” (or possibly revenge). The only thing that can be “akimbo” is “arms”. There’s only “flotsam” where there’s also “jetsam” Is there a term for words like… --- ## [Favorite "Blazing Saddles" scene/line](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-blazing-saddles-scene-line/592851)
**Author:** [@mac\_bolan00](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mac_bolan00)\ **Replies:** 159\ **Last updated:** [September 7, 2011, 12:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-blazing-saddles-scene-line/592851 "2011-09-07T00:46:56Z")
the waco kid snatching a chess piece madeline khan’s stage number “the new sheriff is a ni-TENG!” “i must have killed more men than cecil b. de mille.” --- ## [Non-Muslims are not allowed into Mecca: How do they check?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/non-muslims-are-not-allowed-into-mecca-how-do-they-check/638721)
**Author:** [@An\_Gadai](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/An_Gadai)\ **Replies:** 68\ **Last updated:** [December 7, 2013, 6:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/non-muslims-are-not-allowed-into-mecca-how-do-they-check/638721 "2013-12-07T18:54:27Z")
The Saudi authorities do not allow non-Muslims to visit Mecca, Islam’s holiest site. Is there a way to prove you’re a Muslim? Is a formal check done of everyone who enters Mecca? --- ## [Magic: the Gathering. Is this stuff worth anything?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/magic-the-gathering-is-this-stuff-worth-anything/498294)
**Author:** [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Really_Not_All_That_Bright)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [June 6, 2009, 12:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/magic-the-gathering-is-this-stuff-worth-anything/498294 "2009-06-06T00:03:29Z")
So the wifey just found a huge binder in her mother’s house full of M:TG cards. She doesn’t know anything about the game (and neither do I) - basically, she got them from a relative and kept collecting them as though the… --- ## [China is one f\*cked up society](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/china-is-one-f-cked-up-society/599782)
**Author:** [@Terr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Terr)\ **Replies:** 172\ **Last updated:** [October 26, 2011, 12:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/china-is-one-f-cked-up-society/599782 "2011-10-26T00:16:18Z")
warning extremely disturbing This is purported to be from mainland China. I can’t understand the reporter in the video, so maybe someone who speaks the language can confirm it, but if it is mainland China,… --- ## [Things I Have Learnt From Science Fiction](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-i-have-learnt-from-science-fiction/341542)
**Author:** [@Scissorjack](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scissorjack)\ **Replies:** 272\ **Last updated:** [February 13, 2006, 6:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-i-have-learnt-from-science-fiction/341542 "2006-02-13T18:56:04Z")
Never be a miner. Mining is the most dangerous job in the known universe. All mining colonies only exist to be mysteriously abandoned and then stumbled upon by the heroes, who must then investigate what killed all the mi… --- ## [Playing chicken with the debt limit?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/playing-chicken-with-the-debt-limit/572070)
**Author:** [@Leaper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaper)\ **Replies:** 181\ **Last updated:** [July 1, 2011, 5:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/playing-chicken-with-the-debt-limit/572070 "2011-07-01T17:49:16Z")
So, there’s a lot of discussion about certain Congresspeople voting against raising the debt limit, mostly because they think the government is spending too much. Of course, talk is cheap (and sometimes an end unto itse… --- ## [New Zealand should give Aristocratic titles to there Native people of Noble birth.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-zealand-should-give-aristocratic-titles-to-there-native-people-of-noble-birth/676423)
**Author:** [@Ben-wynyard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ben-wynyard)\ **Replies:** 139\ **Last updated:** [December 23, 2013, 1:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-zealand-should-give-aristocratic-titles-to-there-native-people-of-noble-birth/676423 "2013-12-23T01:52:35Z")
I am to ask the question. Why aren’t Maori Nobility of New Zealand titled? The country is full of Ariki/Royals and Rangatira/Aristocrats! So if New Zealand has a Queen with a Title then why hasn’t she titled her noble su… --- ## [Light switch mystery; sometimes it works, sometimes not--what's going on here?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/light-switch-mystery-sometimes-it-works-sometimes-not-whats-going-on-here/639933)
**Author:** [@Erdosain](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Erdosain)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [November 6, 2012, 10:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/light-switch-mystery-sometimes-it-works-sometimes-not-whats-going-on-here/639933 "2012-11-06T22:30:21Z")
I have a light fixture in my kitchen on a two-way switch. If the light has been off for a while (like first thing in the morning) it will often turn on when I hit the switch. However, if I turn it off again for any reaso… --- ## [Wanna see my abscess? (TMI, obvi)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wanna-see-my-abscess-tmi-obvi/684125)
**Author:** [@Inter\_Alia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Inter_Alia)\ **Replies:** 107\ **Last updated:** [April 11, 2014, 1:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wanna-see-my-abscess-tmi-obvi/684125 "2014-04-11T13:23:10Z")
Of course you do, you gross monsters. I took pictures just for you. This past Friday, I noticed a hard, painful, red bump on the bottom of my shoulder blade. It sits right under the band of my bra. I though it was a bu… --- ## [SDMB Ghostbusters: Part Two, The Flatbush Avenue Ghost](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-ghostbusters-part-two-the-flatbush-avenue-ghost/663389)
**Author:** [@Phnord\_Prephect](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Phnord_Prephect)\ **Replies:** 299\ **Last updated:** [August 20, 2013, 12:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-ghostbusters-part-two-the-flatbush-avenue-ghost/663389 "2013-08-20T00:01:05Z")
This is the In-character Only thread for the SDMB Ghostbusters campaign. Visitors should make comments in the Out-Of-Character thread HERE. The previous adventure can be found HERE. If you would like to join us playin… --- ## [MLB: June 2011](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-june-2011/584018)
**Author:** [@mhendo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mhendo)\ **Replies:** 303\ **Last updated:** [July 2, 2011, 9:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-june-2011/584018 "2011-07-02T21:21:38Z")
Thought i’d kick of the June thread here. Orioles finally got a win today after a 5-game losing streak. Adam Jones continued to beat up on Seattle pitching, rubbing their noses in the trade that sent Jones to Baltimore. … --- ## [Would it look or be good for Obama to withdraw Sotomayor's nomination?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-it-look-or-be-good-for-obama-to-withdraw-sotomayors-nomination/497913)
**Author:** [@Quartz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quartz)\ **Replies:** 340\ **Last updated:** [June 9, 2009, 3:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-it-look-or-be-good-for-obama-to-withdraw-sotomayors-nomination/497913 "2009-06-09T03:08:07Z")
Certain comments and decisions Sotomayor has made give her a decided anti-male, anti-Anglo cast. This is not the thread for discussing those comments or decisions. Would it look or be good for Obama to withdraw her nomi… --- ## [MLB: August 2017](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-august-2017/792574)
**Author:** [@Asimovian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Asimovian)\ **Replies:** 299\ **Last updated:** [September 1, 2017, 8:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-august-2017/792574 "2017-09-01T20:14:19Z")
The trade deadline is now in the rear-view mirror. Two months to go in the regular season. How is your team faring? Who do you predict gets hot in August? Who falls out of contention? |Link to July’s thread| --- ## [15 yr. old Florida girl kills 16 yr. old brother](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/15-yr-old-florida-girl-kills-16-yr-old-brother/709340)
**Author:** [@Omar\_Little](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omar_Little)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [April 13, 2015, 6:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/15-yr-old-florida-girl-kills-16-yr-old-brother/709340 "2015-04-13T18:12:10Z")
The Kornegay family of 6 were living in White Springs, FL. A rural town between Jacksonville and Tallahassee. They are a working class family living in a double wide. Father, 37, is a truck driver, who travels fr… --- ## [Do they really cook steaks that way?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-they-really-cook-steaks-that-way/580228)
**Author:** [@SanDiegoTim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SanDiegoTim)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [July 18, 2011, 9:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-they-really-cook-steaks-that-way/580228 "2011-07-18T21:06:18Z")
My wife read an article about how the popular steak houses (Ruth’s Chris, Mortons, etc) cook their steaks. According to the author the steaks are initially broiled/seared at very high temps and then placed baked to cook… --- ## [It's a MAGAZINE not a Clip](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-a-magazine-not-a-clip/647474)
**Author:** [@Klaatu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Klaatu)\ **Replies:** 149\ **Last updated:** [January 30, 2013, 6:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-a-magazine-not-a-clip/647474 "2013-01-30T06:39:23Z")
Fucking sweet fucking Og you media morons and some of you here need to understand the fucking difference. It’s not a clip, it’s not a fucking “magazine clip” :rolleyes: it’s a fucking MAGAZINE! To my fellow gun people, … --- ## [Is putting bleach in my dishwater harmful? Was my mother wrong?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-putting-bleach-in-my-dishwater-harmful-was-my-mother-wrong/397151)
**Author:** [@Lizard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lizard)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [March 25, 2007, 7:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-putting-bleach-in-my-dishwater-harmful-was-my-mother-wrong/397151 "2007-03-25T19:47:31Z")
I picked this habit up from my mother, who always put a very small amount of Clorox (like, maybe three thimblefuls) in the dishwater. She said it helped kill bacteria. I’m sure it DOES kill bacteria, but now I’m wonderi… --- ## [Stereotypes about black people](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stereotypes-about-black-people/596808)
**Author:** [@CheeseDonkey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CheeseDonkey)\ **Replies:** 110\ **Last updated:** [September 22, 2011, 1:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stereotypes-about-black-people/596808 "2011-09-22T13:11:09Z")
There are lots of stereotypes about black people. They really like fried chicken, watermelon and grape flavored beverages, for example. This question is not being asked to be racial, it is asked to get facts. How tru… --- ## [Are we not allowed to use different fonts anymore?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-we-not-allowed-to-use-different-fonts-anymore/718776)
**Author:** [@Joey\_P](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Joey_P)\ **Replies:** 203\ **Last updated:** [May 4, 2015, 10:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-we-not-allowed-to-use-different-fonts-anymore/718776 "2015-05-04T22:43:03Z")
I think many people can be annoyed by them, but I didn’t know it wasn’t allowed. If that’s the case, perhaps TPTB could just remove the settings. Don’t get me wrong, I’ve mentioned many times in many “what annoys you” ty… --- ## [There's Rioting in Our Streets](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/theres-rioting-in-our-streets/461327)
**Author:** [@Siam\_Sam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Siam_Sam)\ **Replies:** 342\ **Last updated:** [May 13, 2009, 3:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/theres-rioting-in-our-streets/461327 "2009-05-13T03:36:11Z")
Well, a few of them anyway. Isolated to the area around Government House (our version of the White House) and some other government buildings. Story here. This has been a LONG, long saga, dating back to and beyond our m… --- ## [Who are the bigger assholes, people who cut into backed up traffic, or the do-gooders who let them?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-are-the-bigger-assholes-people-who-cut-into-backed-up-traffic-or-the-do-gooders-who-let-them/558622)
**Author:** [@StephanieLynn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/StephanieLynn)\ **Replies:** 141\ **Last updated:** [March 20, 2016, 9:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-are-the-bigger-assholes-people-who-cut-into-backed-up-traffic-or-the-do-gooders-who-let-them/558622 "2016-03-20T09:22:39Z")
So there is alot of construction going on around my university right now and, to make a long story short, there is major construction going on on one of the few roads that leads onto campus. There is a bottleneck as eve… --- ## [MLB: May 2011](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-may-2011/580379)
**Author:** [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\ **Replies:** 273\ **Last updated:** [June 1, 2011, 11:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-may-2011/580379 "2011-06-01T23:17:15Z")
Yanks are rolling along. The offense is relying heavily on the long ball but most of the team is beginning to hit now. Hughes is on the DL and no one knows for how long but Garcia and Colon are making this a lot less … --- ## [Up All Night: An early(or late) MMP](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/up-all-night-an-early-or-late-mmp/681523)
**Author:** [@dogbutler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dogbutler)\ **Replies:** 299\ **Last updated:** [February 25, 2014, 12:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/up-all-night-an-early-or-late-mmp/681523 "2014-02-25T00:01:55Z")
Since I don’t have to be in to work till 4:00pm, I’d thought I’d start. Any of y’all stay up way too late, just to stay up way too late? \[10\]Start Thread \[20\]GOTO 40 \[30\]Discuss OP \[40\]Highjack thread \[50\]End MMP … --- ## [Guys, how much did you spend on an engagement ring?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guys-how-much-did-you-spend-on-an-engagement-ring/670855)
**Author:** [@Quintas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quintas)\ **Replies:** 74\ **Last updated:** [November 7, 2013, 11:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guys-how-much-did-you-spend-on-an-engagement-ring/670855 "2013-11-07T23:34:04Z")
I remember those commercials that encouraged you to spend 3 months salary. But I know they were attempting to guilt people into spending as much as possible. If you’ve gotten engaged relatively recently (an engagement in… --- ## [John Boehner to resign.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/john-boehner-to-resign/732478)
**Author:** [@dalej42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalej42)\ **Replies:** 207\ **Last updated:** [September 29, 2015, 5:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/john-boehner-to-resign/732478 "2015-09-29T17:09:20Z")
Very interesting. Boehner finally has had enough of dealing with the right wingers in his party. I assume this means he’ll be able to avoid a shutdown and get a continuing resolution passed. --- ## [He Hate Me FF Keeper League – Year 11](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/he-hate-me-ff-keeper-league-year-11/659712)
**Author:** [@Munch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Munch)\ **Replies:** 235\ **Last updated:** [January 3, 2014, 12:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/he-hate-me-ff-keeper-league-year-11/659712 "2014-01-03T00:36:42Z")
Link to league homepage Schedule Offseason Trade Deadline: dunno yet Keeper Declaration: Thursday 8/1/13 (tentative) Live Draft: 9/1/2013 at 9:00pm Eastern (tentative) Keeper Rules You can only keep a maximum of 3… --- ## [Great actors who've whored themselves out in bad movies](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/great-actors-whove-whored-themselves-out-in-bad-movies/520690)
**Author:** [@joebuck20](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/joebuck20)\ **Replies:** 132\ **Last updated:** [January 11, 2010, 5:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/great-actors-whove-whored-themselves-out-in-bad-movies/520690 "2010-01-11T05:06:26Z")
The recent Steven Seagal threads got me thinking about “On Deadly Ground,” a horrible movie (even by the standards of Seagal flicks) that’s nevertheless worth a viewing if for no other reason than to see Michael Caine ha… --- ## [What do you think of this plea deal?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-think-of-this-plea-deal/603751)
**Author:** [@Chessic\_Sense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chessic_Sense)\ **Replies:** 182\ **Last updated:** [November 29, 2011, 12:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-think-of-this-plea-deal/603751 "2011-11-29T00:58:02Z")
Teens admits to manslaughter, sentenced to 25 years. The relevant facts are that when the boy was in eighth grade, he shot and killed a gay classmate that publicly had a crush on him. The gay teen certainly didn’t try … --- ## [Racism denial getting ridiculous](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/racism-denial-getting-ridiculous/607412)
**Author:** [@grude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/grude)\ **Replies:** 127\ **Last updated:** [January 10, 2012, 3:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/racism-denial-getting-ridiculous/607412 "2012-01-10T03:39:02Z")
Anyone else noticed this trend to basically deny racism exists, ever existed, and if you have an anecdote you can save it because its obviously an attention getting lie. If you have a story about a personal experience w… --- ## [What modern movie plots wouldn't work today because of the Internet?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-modern-movie-plots-wouldnt-work-today-because-of-the-internet/712229)
**Author:** [@johnspartan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/johnspartan)\ **Replies:** 119\ **Last updated:** [September 3, 2015, 12:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-modern-movie-plots-wouldnt-work-today-because-of-the-internet/712229 "2015-09-03T12:11:59Z")
Presumably spoilers ahoy… Example: National Lampoon’s Vacation. You know those kids would have tried to buy tickets online and/or checked WallyWorld’s website before setting out. Usual Suspects. While Verbal Kint shar… --- ## [Full Metal Jacket: Was the drill instructor a bad guy? (Movie version)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/full-metal-jacket-was-the-drill-instructor-a-bad-guy-movie-version/558743)
**Author:** [@Koxinga](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Koxinga)\ **Replies:** 70\ **Last updated:** [November 5, 2010, 10:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/full-metal-jacket-was-the-drill-instructor-a-bad-guy-movie-version/558743 "2010-11-05T22:28:30Z")
I get the idea that Kubrick was setting him up as the villain, in that the audience is supposed to sympathize with Gomer Pyle and hate the drill instructor. But the way R. Lee Ermey portrayed him, he seems perceptive, re… --- ## [US military weapons inscribed with secret bible codes](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/us-military-weapons-inscribed-with-secret-bible-codes/525518)
**Author:** [@Attack\_from\_the\_3rd\_dimension](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Attack_from_the_3rd_dimension)\ **Replies:** 203\ **Last updated:** [January 26, 2010, 10:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/us-military-weapons-inscribed-with-secret-bible-codes/525518 "2010-01-26T10:52:03Z")
Well, the title says it all, but apparently a manufacturer has been inscribing bible verses on weapons made for the US military. For want of a better way of putting it, I’m flabbergasted. I don’t see how this can fail t… --- ## [Dancing with the Stars -- DWTS -- Spring 2013](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dancing-with-the-stars-dwts-spring-2013/651431)
**Author:** [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Replies:** 222\ **Last updated:** [May 30, 2013, 1:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dancing-with-the-stars-dwts-spring-2013/651431 "2013-05-30T01:38:02Z")
The cast is announced. The big news – Derek is back! (But no Maks!) The big WTF star is Andy Dick. Seriously, Andy Dick? And Tristan got Dorothy Hamill. Wynonna Judd (paired with Tony Dovolani) D.L. Hughley (Cheryl B… --- ## [Offendapalooza! Let's post our most tasteless jokes here](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/offendapalooza-lets-post-our-most-tasteless-jokes-here/536876)
**Author:** [@ElvisL1ves](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ElvisL1ves)\ **Replies:** 179\ **Last updated:** [May 7, 2010, 10:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/offendapalooza-lets-post-our-most-tasteless-jokes-here/536876 "2010-05-07T22:30:39Z")
OH! HELL!!! … Let’s Offend Everybody! Q. What’s the Cuban National Anthem? A. Row, Row, Row Your Boat. Q. Where does an Irish family go on vacation? A. A different bar. Q. What did the Chinese couple name their tan,… --- ## [Which president"could not tell a lie". Washington , or Lincoln?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-president-could-not-tell-a-lie-washington-or-lincoln/692718)
**Author:** [@jtur88](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jtur88)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [July 12, 2014, 9:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-president-could-not-tell-a-lie-washington-or-lincoln/692718 "2014-07-12T21:18:09Z")
The Pastor Weems story of the Cherry Tree attributed to President Washington the adage that he could not tell a lie. But in the past year or so, there have been two different TV commercials in which a character dress… --- ## [Jim Inhofe is a dumbass](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jim-inhofe-is-a-dumbass/562586)
**Author:** [@joebuck20](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/joebuck20)\ **Replies:** 229\ **Last updated:** [July 10, 2011, 10:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jim-inhofe-is-a-dumbass/562586 "2011-07-10T22:42:48Z")
For many reasons. But this is his latest episode of dumbassery: Senator Won’t Ride Horse in ‘Holiday’ Parade --- ## [I Pit facebook, and all companies on facebook](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-facebook-and-all-companies-on-facebook/641692)
**Author:** [@crypto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/crypto)\ **Replies:** 173\ **Last updated:** [December 5, 2012, 7:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-facebook-and-all-companies-on-facebook/641692 "2012-12-05T19:09:11Z")
Facebook sucks. I know a lot of you use it, and thats fine. But it sucks. Mark Zuckerberg sucks. The whole damn thing sucks. It is an invasive data mining tool disguised as a people friendly applicarion… The ultimat… --- ## [It's Jeopardy Online Test time, 2011](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-jeopardy-online-test-time-2011/568025)
**Author:** [@Fear\_Itself](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fear_Itself)\ **Replies:** 155\ **Last updated:** [June 1, 2011, 3:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-jeopardy-online-test-time-2011/568025 "2011-06-01T03:49:39Z")
You can now register for the Jeopardy adult online test, scheduled for February 8-10, 2011. Register early, and good luck! --- ## [Favorite scary, bloodcurdling quotes?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-scary-bloodcurdling-quotes/267169)
**Author:** [@Ranchoth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ranchoth)\ **Replies:** 192\ **Last updated:** [January 14, 2015, 6:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-scary-bloodcurdling-quotes/267169 "2015-01-14T18:54:24Z")
I was going to name it “Favorite “Lo, I am Become Death, Destroyer of Worlds”/“Cry Havoc!”-type quotes?”, but that seemed a little oblique. Anyway…for those moments in all our lives when we need something to say that’s … --- ## [What is it like to die from hemlock poisoning?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-it-like-to-die-from-hemlock-poisoning/88544)
**Author:** [@Tyrrell\_McAllister](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tyrrell_McAllister)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [January 30, 2013, 6:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-it-like-to-die-from-hemlock-poisoning/88544 "2013-01-30T18:31:48Z")
Could someone please provide me with a description, or with a reference to a description, of what it feels like subjectively to die from hemlock poisoning? In particular, is the description given by Plato of Socrates’ de… --- ## [What is the correct way to address a knighted person directly and how to refer indirectly?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-correct-way-to-address-a-knighted-person-directly-and-how-to-refer-indirectly/594234)
**Author:** [@Stoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stoid)\ **Replies:** 72\ **Last updated:** [November 21, 2011, 11:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-correct-way-to-address-a-knighted-person-directly-and-how-to-refer-indirectly/594234 "2011-11-21T11:00:12Z")
If I were to write a letter to a knight whom I did not personally know, what would the correct way to address him be? Dear Sir Surname Dear Sir First Name Dear Sir First & Surname And while we’re at it, what other fo… --- ## [What's the deal with non-iodized salt?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-deal-with-non-iodized-salt/577207)
**Author:** [@67java89](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/67java89)\ **Replies:** 82\ **Last updated:** [March 27, 2016, 9:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-deal-with-non-iodized-salt/577207 "2016-03-27T21:58:16Z")
When you buy salt, the non-iodized kind has a label which reads “Does not contain iodine, a necessary nutrient.” Since iodine is a necessary nutrient, what reason would the salt companies have for making non-iodized, an… --- ## [British Electrical Code Oddities](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/british-electrical-code-oddities/774740)
**Author:** [@GMANCANADA](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GMANCANADA)\ **Replies:** 156\ **Last updated:** [December 30, 2016, 5:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/british-electrical-code-oddities/774740 "2016-12-30T17:12:50Z")
I was in London recently staying at a friend’s flat and noticed a couple of odd electrical things which piqued my curiosity and I’m hoping someone can explain: Why are there no electrical receptacles in British bathro… --- ## [Why are some pro teams named after a state instead of a city?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-some-pro-teams-named-after-a-state-instead-of-a-city/602433)
**Author:** [@SykoSkotty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SykoSkotty)\ **Replies:** 66\ **Last updated:** [November 19, 2011, 11:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-some-pro-teams-named-after-a-state-instead-of-a-city/602433 "2011-11-19T23:37:41Z")
This may sound pointless but this has bugged me for quite sometime now. With the Florida Marlins changing to the Miami Marlins next season (FINALLY!!) it really made me start to wonder…why are some teams named after the… --- ## [Pre-OP Urine test?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pre-op-urine-test/632170)
**Author:** [@ExcitedIdiot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ExcitedIdiot)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [August 23, 2012, 2:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pre-op-urine-test/632170 "2012-08-23T02:50:56Z")
A friend just called, freaking out, asking me about how to beat a drug test. She’s having surgery on a tendon in her hand, and the nurse called and told her to be ready to give a urine sample when she gets there. It wi… --- ## [Pro Wrestling: Did They Ever Really Expect People to Believe It Was Real?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pro-wrestling-did-they-ever-really-expect-people-to-believe-it-was-real/528600)
**Author:** [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Replies:** 157\ **Last updated:** [October 25, 2010, 3:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pro-wrestling-did-they-ever-really-expect-people-to-believe-it-was-real/528600 "2010-10-25T15:37:49Z")
I remember a kerfluffle that blew up in the 80’s when an NBC reporter (John Stossell) got slapped in the face by a pro wrestler who took exception to John suggesting that pro wrestling was fake. However, for all I know t… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=194&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=196&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)