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**Author:** [@Busy\_Scissors](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Busy_Scissors)\ **Replies:** 61\ **Last updated:** [August 18, 2019, 11:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-only-object-jesus-made-was-a-whip/830236 "2019-08-18T11:36:33Z")
I read this claim recently and thought it was interesting - For those familiar with the Good Book, is it true that the only object Jesus is ever reported to have made in scripture is a whip (when he drove the money lende… --- ## [Is the US President really the top man in charge?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-us-president-really-the-top-man-in-charge/689547)
**Author:** [@Urbanredneck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Urbanredneck)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [June 3, 2014, 3:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-us-president-really-the-top-man-in-charge/689547 "2014-06-03T15:45:30Z")
Quite frankly, I’ve always had the feeling that the president, while having great influence, really isn’t the person in charge and in truth, there are powerful groups who work behind the scenes who really pull all the st… --- ## [The most excruciating type of sports defeat?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-most-excruciating-type-of-sports-defeat/755865)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [June 22, 2016, 1:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-most-excruciating-type-of-sports-defeat/755865 "2016-06-22T13:03:05Z")
I would nominate several categories - personally, I think the most painful is the “We came so close” type of defeat, but YMMV: 1. Getting simply obliterated and embarrassed. \*\* Examples: Brazil losing 7-1 to Germany in… --- ## ["The Fountainhead" book and movie](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-fountainhead-book-and-movie/321174)
**Author:** [@Otto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Otto)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [October 2, 2005, 12:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-fountainhead-book-and-movie/321174 "2005-10-02T00:46:06Z")
Just finished reading “The Fountainhead.” I’ve been wanting to read it for years, to see if it was as much of a Freudian mess as the movie (what with Gary Cooper and his giant drill). As much as I was hoping to completel… --- ## [Is Pat Robertson really Superman?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-pat-robertson-really-superman/358456)
**Author:** [@Ike\_Witt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ike_Witt)\ **Replies:** 72\ **Last updated:** [June 10, 2006, 1:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-pat-robertson-really-superman/358456 "2006-06-10T01:50:33Z")
I just saw an article in the Dallas Morning News that claims, according to the CBN website, that good ol’ Pat did a leg press of 2,000 pounds. In the interest of bringing this news to Dopers, I held my breath and delved… --- ## [How are you rooting in the NBA Finals?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-are-you-rooting-in-the-nba-finals/624687)
**Author:** [@etv78](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/etv78)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [June 18, 2012, 4:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-are-you-rooting-in-the-nba-finals/624687 "2012-06-18T16:32:34Z")
Who are you rooting for/against? --- ## [Buffy 06/05/03 - Touched (spoilers)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/buffy-06-05-03-touched-spoilers/173364)
**Author:** [@Charlie\_Tan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Charlie_Tan)\ **Replies:** 112\ **Last updated:** [May 12, 2003, 5:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/buffy-06-05-03-touched-spoilers/173364 "2003-05-12T05:41:04Z")
I’m gonna do three boxes today. That’s so you, constant spoiler junkie, can pick what to be spoiled about: Plot: \[spoiler\] The episode starts right after Buffy left the house. General confusion and everyone is talking … --- ## [Check out these Tits!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/check-out-these-tits/332847)
**Author:** [@Tio\_Gringo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tio_Gringo)\ **Replies:** 80\ **Last updated:** [December 1, 2005, 10:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/check-out-these-tits/332847 "2005-12-01T22:22:35Z")
While surfing the net today I stumbled across what is, in my estemation, an awesome pair of Tits! In fact, I’ll go so far as to say that these are Great Tits. Enjoy! --- ## [Do state or federal senators and representatives have any sort of protective detail?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-state-or-federal-senators-and-representatives-have-any-sort-of-protective-detail/711357)
**Author:** [@dstarfire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dstarfire)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [January 31, 2015, 10:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-state-or-federal-senators-and-representatives-have-any-sort-of-protective-detail/711357 "2015-01-31T22:08:29Z")
Do state senators/representatives have a full or even part time protective detail? If not, how is their security handled (e.g. secure buildings, event security, etc.)? What about federal senators and representatives? I’… --- ## [Market bail-out](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/market-bail-out/464333)
**Author:** [@Palo\_Verde](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Palo_Verde)\ **Replies:** 78\ **Last updated:** [September 24, 2008, 2:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/market-bail-out/464333 "2008-09-24T02:49:22Z")
"The U.S. government is moving to enact a broad-based plan to rescue the struggling financial system that Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson says will cost “hundreds of billions of dollars.” The multipart plan includes r… --- ## [What bizarre-o expressions do you use...?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-bizarre-o-expressions-do-you-use/342933)
**Author:** [@minlokwat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/minlokwat)\ **Replies:** 90\ **Last updated:** [April 2, 2020, 1:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-bizarre-o-expressions-do-you-use/342933 "2020-04-02T13:43:00Z")
…and what reactions do they produce??? American here. I use “What the bloody hell?” regularly and it usually gets the furrowed-eyebrow-sideways-glance look. I never try to sound “British” and it’s a knee jerk react… --- ## [Lottery winners and banking the money](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lottery-winners-and-banking-the-money/397146)
**Author:** [@Klaatu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Klaatu)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [August 6, 2013, 12:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lottery-winners-and-banking-the-money/397146 "2013-08-06T00:42:32Z")
What do big time lottery winners do with the cash? Say I win the Powerball and have 50 million bucks after taxes. What do I do with the money, short term, just put it in the bank? --- ## [Education 529 savings plans.... A good idea or another way to siphon off middle class wealth?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/education-529-savings-plans-a-good-idea-or-another-way-to-siphon-off-middle-class-wealth/663991)
**Author:** [@crypto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/crypto)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [July 24, 2013, 3:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/education-529-savings-plans-a-good-idea-or-another-way-to-siphon-off-middle-class-wealth/663991 "2013-07-24T15:11:52Z")
I am not an expert on this savings plan, so if I say something that you know is incorreect, please point it out and tell me what the correct position is. I am looking into investment options for college for my child. P… --- ## [I just called 911 for the first time in my life](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-called-911-for-the-first-time-in-my-life/617655)
**Author:** [@Lamar\_Mundane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lamar_Mundane)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [April 6, 2012, 1:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-called-911-for-the-first-time-in-my-life/617655 "2012-04-06T01:23:20Z")
I turned onto a four lane divided road (45 mph speed limit) and two large horses with no tack on charged by me on the side of the road. They were inches from oncoming traffic, and people were freaking out. It was in a … --- ## [The Blacklist Red Reddington's hats](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-blacklist-red-reddingtons-hats/748361)
**Author:** [@Scylla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scylla)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [April 7, 2016, 3:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-blacklist-red-reddingtons-hats/748361 "2016-04-07T15:40:37Z")
I’ve been enjoying the Blacklist, but I’ve been becoming increasingly obsessed with the hats James Spader wears. You really can’t wear hats like that these days if you want to be a normal acceptable person. It’s a lit… --- ## [Traffic light is out and drivers act like a 4-way stop!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/traffic-light-is-out-and-drivers-act-like-a-4-way-stop/584745)
**Author:** [@boozilu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/boozilu)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [June 10, 2011, 12:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/traffic-light-is-out-and-drivers-act-like-a-4-way-stop/584745 "2011-06-10T00:54:20Z")
During rush hour this morning, I had to go through a traffic light which was out. The drivers correctly treated the intersection like a 4-way stop and acted accordingly. No accidents and no drama – just an orderly proc… --- ## [Do you smell the milk in the carton before pouring it?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-smell-the-milk-in-the-carton-before-pouring-it/722943)
**Author:** [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [June 30, 2015, 10:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-smell-the-milk-in-the-carton-before-pouring-it/722943 "2015-06-30T10:39:03Z")
This is food-related, but I put it here because it’s a poll. Mods, please move if necessary. Whenever I take the carton of milk out of my fridge, I smell it to make sure it hasn’t gone bad. I only use milk for coffee/te… --- ## [I wouldn't sell my soul for this woman, but....](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-wouldnt-sell-my-soul-for-this-woman-but/160249)
**Author:** [@js\_africanus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/js_africanus)\ **Replies:** 84\ **Last updated:** [March 23, 2003, 7:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-wouldnt-sell-my-soul-for-this-woman-but/160249 "2003-03-23T19:23:04Z")
Okay, I know I’m shallow. But in my defense, I do generally maintain that most people can get along and become quite close. So I often think of compatibility as being an issue of opportunity rather than fundamental cha… --- ## [How freaking hot IS it?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-freaking-hot-is-it/547082)
**Author:** [@Cartooniverse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cartooniverse)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [July 28, 2010, 2:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-freaking-hot-is-it/547082 "2010-07-28T02:20:02Z")
It’s so hot in Austin Texas that the Home Depot receipt sitting in the rental car all day turned mostly dark gray. The receipt is on thermal paper. What’s the thermal imaging threshold for receipt paper?? How hot WAS it… --- ## [My dad runs a bestiality site](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-dad-runs-a-bestiality-site/763879)
**Author:** [@Leonard33](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leonard33)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [August 28, 2016, 12:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-dad-runs-a-bestiality-site/763879 "2016-08-28T12:49:20Z")
I was in class with some friends and pulled out a photo of my dad and showed it them. They couldn’t believe how closely we looked alike. And one asked for a recent photo. Knowing my dad ran a business, I googled him. It … --- ## [Addams Family or Munsters?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/addams-family-or-munsters/16743)
**Author:** [@Gr8Kat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gr8Kat)\ **Replies:** 92\ **Last updated:** [March 6, 2018, 10:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/addams-family-or-munsters/16743 "2018-03-06T22:26:41Z")
Definitely Addams Family. For a family of kooks and weirdos, they exuded class, grace, and charm. The Munsters, though, were just low-rent monster movie escapees. The Addams Family was corny, the Munsters was just dumb. … --- ## [What's so special about truffles?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-so-special-about-truffles/380440)
**Author:** [@FormerMarineGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FormerMarineGuy)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [November 15, 2006, 9:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-so-special-about-truffles/380440 "2006-11-15T21:15:42Z")
I was just reading this article: Hong Kong Tycoon Pays $160,406 for Italian Truffle I’ve had truffles before, I believe. What makes white truffles so special? Even if they are rare, what makes them worth this price? --- ## [Is dropping the soap in the shower at prison really a big deal](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-dropping-the-soap-in-the-shower-at-prison-really-a-big-deal/328625)
**Author:** [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [November 3, 2005, 5:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-dropping-the-soap-in-the-shower-at-prison-really-a-big-deal/328625 "2005-11-03T17:36:03Z")
Assume you are in jail or prison and you drop the soap in the shower. Is that really a big deal or is it just drama? Prisons in real life are totally different than the images portrayed on TV. On TV there are murders eve… --- ## [Do You Know What "Powders" Are?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-know-what-powders-are/533555)
**Author:** [@Markxxx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Markxxx)\ **Replies:** 75\ **Last updated:** [March 30, 2010, 4:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-know-what-powders-are/533555 "2010-03-30T16:08:29Z")
I was in Walgreens today and a grandmother and her grandson (I’d say like 13 or 14) were there. The conversation went something like this: I’m sorry but it cracked me up. I know what powders are, and I can imagine wha… --- ## [Recommend Your Favorite Anime](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-your-favorite-anime/578477)
**Author:** [@Spice\_Weasel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spice_Weasel)\ **Replies:** 61\ **Last updated:** [April 27, 2011, 1:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-your-favorite-anime/578477 "2011-04-27T01:45:27Z")
I never jumped on the anime bandwagon until recently, when my Aunt recommended Soul Eater. For those who haven’t seen the series, it’s great fun and has some tremendous fight sequences. We followed that up with Fullmet… --- ## [Let's define fair and unfair questions for Palin](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-define-fair-and-unfair-questions-for-palin/465940)
**Author:** [@pseudotriton\_ruber\_ruber](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pseudotriton_ruber_ruber)\ **Replies:** 73\ **Last updated:** [October 3, 2008, 5:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-define-fair-and-unfair-questions-for-palin/465940 "2008-10-03T17:47:15Z")
For example, I would like Gwen Ifill to ask Palin to elaborate on her “I can see Rooshia from my bathroom window” position, not just give her a second crack at it by phrasing a neutral softball like “Could you tell us wh… --- ## [Why is prostitution called the oldest profession?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-prostitution-called-the-oldest-profession/4484)
**Author:** [@Boris\_B](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Boris_B)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [November 2, 2013, 9:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-prostitution-called-the-oldest-profession/4484 "2013-11-02T21:36:52Z")
I emailed this one to Cecil a while back, but he hasn’t gotten round to it yet so I figured I’d ask the rest of the world. In what sense is prostitution the oldest profession? If “profession” means a way of making a liv… --- ## [Debunk this "unorthodox physicist", please](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/debunk-this-unorthodox-physicist-please/825124)
**Author:** [@Schnitte](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Schnitte)\ **Replies:** 72\ **Last updated:** [January 3, 2020, 2:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/debunk-this-unorthodox-physicist-please/825124 "2020-01-03T02:54:41Z")
I’ve come across this website of a self-appointed researcher who claims that the law of preservation of angular momentum is wrong. He penned a large number of (poorly written) papers (and published them on his website, t… --- ## [Caught naked!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/caught-naked/585706)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [June 18, 2011, 4:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/caught-naked/585706 "2011-06-18T04:52:44Z")
OK, here’s (yet another) opportunity to point and laugh at Johnny. Oh-four-thirty-five yesterday morning, and it was time to get ready for work. Now, I could put some clothes on, make my way to the bathroom, take my cl… --- ## [If great criminal success also requires hard work, why don't those people just focus on legitimate endeavours with less risk?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-great-criminal-success-also-requires-hard-work-why-dont-those-people-just-focus-on-legitimate-endeavours-with-less-risk/924924)
**Author:** [@wiskaz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wiskaz)\ **Replies:** 83\ **Last updated:** [May 4, 2021, 3:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-great-criminal-success-also-requires-hard-work-why-dont-those-people-just-focus-on-legitimate-endeavours-with-less-risk/924924 "2021-05-04T15:29:37Z")
Something I struggle to understand. P.S. Not talking about petty criminals but more about serious El Chapo-type enterprises. --- ## [Groom Failsd Math Test -- Wedding Off](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/groom-failsd-math-test-wedding-off/714995)
**Author:** [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [March 19, 2015, 7:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/groom-failsd-math-test-wedding-off/714995 "2015-03-19T19:46:26Z")
I saw this in this morning’s paper: (available many places on line, as it’s an AP story) http://news.yahoo.com/groom-fails-math-test-indian-bride-walks-wedding-065433753.html;\_ylt=A0LEVz\_CYARVnkIApJBXNyoA;\_ylu=X3oDMT… --- ## [Question/He that troubleth his own house shall inherit the wind'](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-he-that-troubleth-his-own-house-shall-inherit-the-wind/561714)
**Author:** [@Sally\_Roth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sally_Roth)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [November 25, 2010, 3:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-he-that-troubleth-his-own-house-shall-inherit-the-wind/561714 "2010-11-25T15:02:32Z")
From the movie “Inherit the Wind”, what does the title line mean relative to the movie story? Best, Sally --- ## [Swallowing](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/swallowing/35146)
**Author:** [@sunrise\_4836](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sunrise_4836)\ **Replies:** 70\ **Last updated:** [October 6, 2000, 1:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/swallowing/35146 "2000-10-06T01:11:19Z")
Why is it so important to a guy if a girl “swallows”? --- ## [Murder by Deportation](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/murder-by-deportation/839527)
**Author:** [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Replies:** 62\ **Last updated:** [September 7, 2019, 6:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/murder-by-deportation/839527 "2019-09-07T18:57:26Z")
From the NYT: The story gives more specific examples of persons who would likely die if they were removed from the experimental treatments they’re benefiting from. There’s no process for appeal, just leave in 33 days,… --- ## [Why does it seem my posts go unnoticed?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-it-seem-my-posts-go-unnoticed/342402)
**Author:** [@Agent\_Foxtrot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Agent_Foxtrot)\ **Replies:** 111\ **Last updated:** [February 6, 2006, 9:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-it-seem-my-posts-go-unnoticed/342402 "2006-02-06T21:37:12Z")
Most of the time when I post in an existing thread, it seems my responses never get noticed. I post answers in GQ and IMHO, and respond to threads in CS and the BBQ Pit. Rarely am I ever quoted or is a question in my p… --- ## [Ladies, are you confident you would know if your man was cheating?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ladies-are-you-confident-you-would-know-if-your-man-was-cheating/590914)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [August 3, 2011, 12:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ladies-are-you-confident-you-would-know-if-your-man-was-cheating/590914 "2011-08-03T00:41:55Z")
I was reading this article, ‘I never knew he was a serial adulterer’: A widow’s heartbreaking discovery and wondered how much off stuff has to pop up before the light switch goes on. --- ## [Taxing Gambling Winnings](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/taxing-gambling-winnings/422943)
**Author:** [@Ronald\_C.Semone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ronald_C.Semone)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [October 18, 2007, 7:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/taxing-gambling-winnings/422943 "2007-10-18T07:29:45Z")
If I go to Las Vegas next week and immediately hit a slot machine jackpot and win $100,000, I have to pay income tax on that $100,000. But suppose I then step over to a craps table and lose the $100,000. Do I still hav… --- ## [What Classes Did You Take in College?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-classes-did-you-take-in-college/597147)
**Author:** [@Qin\_Shi\_Huangdi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qin_Shi_Huangdi)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [October 1, 2011, 1:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-classes-did-you-take-in-college/597147 "2011-10-01T01:56:55Z")
How many and what classes did you take in college? --- ## [Two months into new job. I'm not sure...but I think I might hate it](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/two-months-into-new-job-im-not-sure-but-i-think-i-might-hate-it/923280)
**Author:** [@msmith537](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/msmith537)\ **Replies:** 88\ **Last updated:** [May 14, 2021, 12:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/two-months-into-new-job-im-not-sure-but-i-think-i-might-hate-it/923280 "2021-05-14T00:17:47Z")
Back in May I got laid off from a job I really liked due to COVID-19. Surprisingly, it only took me a few months to land my current job for more money and a better title at a rapidly growing company (basically a very se… --- ## [One Year living in Memphis, TN. (an apology\* for "y'all")](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-year-living-in-memphis-tn-an-apology-for-yall/698984)
**Author:** [@cmyk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cmyk)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [September 24, 2014, 12:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-year-living-in-memphis-tn-an-apology-for-yall/698984 "2014-09-24T00:42:00Z")
Welp, it’s been one year to the day that Yours Truly has lived in Memphis as a former citizen of the metropolitan Detroit area. I love my home town, and now I’ve learned to love Memphis. The BBQ is amazing. The hospital… --- ## [Doing nice things for people](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doing-nice-things-for-people/640934)
**Author:** [@buddha\_david](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/buddha_david)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [November 19, 2012, 9:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doing-nice-things-for-people/640934 "2012-11-19T21:55:58Z")
So, my roommate just spent 30 minutes yelling at me because I never bring him a beer without being asked, out of the goodness of my own heart. He also says that I shouldn’t expect thanks for cleaning up his dishes which… --- ## [Cindy Sheehan-Please Go Away!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cindy-sheehan-please-go-away/499399)
**Author:** [@dalej42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalej42)\ **Replies:** 71\ **Last updated:** [June 13, 2009, 4:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cindy-sheehan-please-go-away/499399 "2009-06-13T04:08:23Z")
For the love of God will this woman ever go away? The story She has lost her mind. Seriously. A book deal? Bush is NOT the President. He’s history. So are you. Your 15 minutes are up. --- ## [This morning I learned never to wear underwear to a hospital](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-morning-i-learned-never-to-wear-underwear-to-a-hospital/583788)
**Author:** [@pbbth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pbbth)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [June 1, 2011, 10:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-morning-i-learned-never-to-wear-underwear-to-a-hospital/583788 "2011-06-01T10:35:00Z")
Well, I learned more than that, but that was the most memorable of the lessons I learned. Last night at about midnight I was walking from the kitchen into the bedroom to go to sleep when my sciatica (mentioned here in a… --- ## [I'm Up So I'll Start The MMP](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-up-so-ill-start-the-mmp/823999)
**Author:** [@swampbear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/swampbear)\ **Replies:** 195\ **Last updated:** [November 12, 2018, 4:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-up-so-ill-start-the-mmp/823999 "2018-11-12T04:37:14Z")
Good Mornin’ Y’all! Up and caffeinatin’. YAWN 'Tis 64 Amurrkin out and dark (TWPTB say cloudy, but it’s dark, so what do I know) with a predicted high of 79 and rain/tstorms/apocalypse this afternoon and for the rest of … --- ## [Mark Salling (Puck from Glee) arrested for having child porn. EDIT: Found dead](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mark-salling-puck-from-glee-arrested-for-having-child-porn-edit-found-dead/741684)
**Author:** [@Idle\_Thoughts](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Idle_Thoughts)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [February 7, 2018, 2:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mark-salling-puck-from-glee-arrested-for-having-child-porn-edit-found-dead/741684 "2018-02-07T02:05:46Z")
First Jared Fogle and now Mark Salling. Since these things seem to come in threes, who will be the third “Wow, I didn’t see that one coming” celebrity child pornography collector, I wonder. --- ## [NOT For Sale...under $2000.00](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/not-for-sale-under-2000-00/699924)
**Author:** [@D.E.S.K.Top668](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/D.E.S.K.Top668)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [October 7, 2014, 5:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/not-for-sale-under-2000-00/699924 "2014-10-07T05:31:24Z")
Sign to be put on my car tomorrow. "NOT For Sale. 1999 Honda Civic. 3 1/2 speed transmission (1st,2nd, 4th{sometimes,} and 5th. Ratty leather interior. Worth maybe $200 as-is. I am fixing it, it is my toy and pastime. … --- ## [Last unashamedly pro-war mainstream movie?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/last-unashamedly-pro-war-mainstream-movie/983035)
**Author:** [@Celtic\_Kitsune](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Celtic_Kitsune)\ **Replies:** 93\ **Last updated:** [June 27, 2023, 3:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/last-unashamedly-pro-war-mainstream-movie/983035 "2023-06-27T15:34:30Z")
If Hot Shots Part Deux taught us anything it’s that war is fantastic. Leaving that masterpiece aside and because of the recent success of the pretty much classic anti-war war movie ‘All Quiet on the Western Front’ I was… --- ## [Does anybody here think the Paris Hilton burger commercial is "soft core porn"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anybody-here-think-the-paris-hilton-burger-commercial-is-soft-core-porn/305369)
**Author:** [@Revtim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Revtim)\ **Replies:** 93\ **Last updated:** [May 28, 2005, 7:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anybody-here-think-the-paris-hilton-burger-commercial-is-soft-core-porn/305369 "2005-05-28T07:48:45Z")
http://money.cnn.com/2005/05/24/news/newsmakers/carls\_ad/ The commercial can be seen at http://www.spicyparis.com/paris.html Maybe I’m jaded by years of internet porn, and anything less hard than a hermaphrodite sheep… --- ## [David "Partridge Family" Cassidy - new tell-all book](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/david-partridge-family-cassidy-new-tell-all-book/393867)
**Author:** [@WordMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WordMan)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [March 4, 2007, 2:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/david-partridge-family-cassidy-new-tell-all-book/393867 "2007-03-04T14:30:45Z")
And it can’t get a publisher in the U.S. apparently. See this linkfrom MSNBC.com (it’s the second or third piece) Man, what class. :rolleyes: Way to go, Donk. --- ## [Do you have a gas or electric oven/stove?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-have-a-gas-or-electric-oven-stove/472836)
**Author:** [@Idle\_Thoughts](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Idle_Thoughts)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [November 18, 2008, 1:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-have-a-gas-or-electric-oven-stove/472836 "2008-11-18T13:24:37Z")
All of my life, from birth to age 22 (the age I still lived at home) we had an electric stove/oven. I had never known any different. Oh sure, I had seen movies and shows with gas ovens but, for one, I didn’t know they we… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1959&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1961&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)