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**Author:** [@SomeUserName](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SomeUserName)\ **Replies:** 77\ **Last updated:** [November 21, 2007, 10:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-i-wanted-to-sign-the-fucking-card-i-would-have-done-so/427230 "2007-11-21T22:32:47Z")
A group of us at work got an email yesterday informing us another employee has had back surgery and is recovering. I didn’t know about it and could care less. I don’t like this employee and never have. She works from hom… --- ## [Funny Names](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/funny-names/8011)
**Author:** [@system](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/system)\ **Replies:** 109\ **Last updated:** [September 18, 1999, 4:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/funny-names/8011 "1999-09-18T04:13:00Z")
Some thread in the Pit mutated into a thread about funny names. However, it looks like it’s petered out, so I’m posting this in a little more appropriate area. Anyway, here’s some of my pics: An obgyn from my hometown: … --- ## [Strange car in your driveway - what do you do?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/strange-car-in-your-driveway-what-do-you-do/839259)
**Author:** [@Dinsdale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dinsdale)\ **Replies:** 66\ **Last updated:** [September 3, 2019, 6:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/strange-car-in-your-driveway-what-do-you-do/839259 "2019-09-03T18:55:06Z")
Say you wake up at 1 a.m. on a Monday morning, and you notice that there is a strange car parked in your driveway. What do you do? Happened to us last night, in a pretty quiet upper/middle class suburb of Chicago. We … --- ## [What about righties who write hooked?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-about-righties-who-write-hooked/253334)
**Author:** [@mcbiggins](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mcbiggins)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [July 16, 2004, 3:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-about-righties-who-write-hooked/253334 "2004-07-16T15:20:03Z")
in the column on hip pockets and handedness, Cecil went off on a tangent about lefties who write like righties versus lefties who write with a hooked wrist. I happen to be a righty who writes like a lefty, with my wrist… --- ## [Fucking gross pics! FUCK YOU FOXNEWS!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fucking-gross-pics-fuck-you-foxnews/190656)
**Author:** [@tramp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tramp)\ **Replies:** 74\ **Last updated:** [July 26, 2003, 5:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fucking-gross-pics-fuck-you-foxnews/190656 "2003-07-26T17:20:03Z")
Goddammit! Here I am on my lunch break trying to read the news and I pull up foxnews.com to be disgustingly greeted on the homepage with the dead and nast pic of Uday and Qusai on the fucking homepage! WHAT THE FUCK? I… --- ## [How could media producers be so short sighted as to not preserve shows?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-could-media-producers-be-so-short-sighted-as-to-not-preserve-shows/593906)
**Author:** [@Musicat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Musicat)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [August 30, 2011, 8:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-could-media-producers-be-so-short-sighted-as-to-not-preserve-shows/593906 "2011-08-30T20:07:03Z")
Early in radio and television, it was possible to preserve either audio or video using disk recording, tape recording, film or video, even though many earliest shows were originally carried live. But many shows were not… --- ## [Why is the cerebral cortex folded?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-the-cerebral-cortex-folded/745147)
**Author:** [@Machine\_Elf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Machine_Elf)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [February 11, 2016, 5:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-the-cerebral-cortex-folded/745147 "2016-02-11T05:43:56Z")
The folds and fissures of the cerebral cortex are typically explained as a way to fit all that surface area (a couple of square feet, I’ve heard) inside a nice, compact skull. But why is surface area a necessary feature… --- ## [Why isn't the language currently spoken in Rome called modern Latin?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-isnt-the-language-currently-spoken-in-rome-called-modern-latin/848591)
**Author:** [@EastUmpqua](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EastUmpqua)\ **Replies:** 69\ **Last updated:** [March 4, 2020, 2:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-isnt-the-language-currently-spoken-in-rome-called-modern-latin/848591 "2020-03-04T02:59:48Z")
Old English evolved into modern English, Ancient Greek evolved into modern Greek, etc. The ancient Romans spoke Latin so why isn’t the language spoken in Rome today (Italian) called modern Latin? --- ## [Newton a fraud?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/newton-a-fraud/957280)
**Author:** [@Hari\_Seldon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hari_Seldon)\ **Replies:** 61\ **Last updated:** [January 17, 2022, 3:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/newton-a-fraud/957280 "2022-01-17T03:57:17Z")
Direct quote from the opening of an editorial in today’s (1/5) NYTimes: “In his 1993 biography of Isaac Newton, Richard Westfall argues that parts of Newton’s watershed work, the Principia, are “nothing short of deliber… --- ## [Bumper stickers/logos/decorations in your area folks "from away" may not understand](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bumper-stickers-logos-decorations-in-your-area-folks-from-away-may-not-understand/468613)
**Author:** [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [October 21, 2008, 7:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bumper-stickers-logos-decorations-in-your-area-folks-from-away-may-not-understand/468613 "2008-10-21T19:48:42Z")
May be more for IMHO, but… Mods can have a power play if they wish. I live in Alabama. I stopped for gas today at a large gas station in Opelika, a city about between Auburn and the Georgia line, and an elderly couple… --- ## [Yes, Iowa Democrats ARE caucusing....](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yes-iowa-democrats-are-caucusing/608201)
**Author:** [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [January 5, 2012, 5:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yes-iowa-democrats-are-caucusing/608201 "2012-01-05T17:02:54Z")
Just in case you were wondering: http://thecaucuses.com/yourcaucus.php --- ## [Crossover appeal - a meandering pro-Gabbard post](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/crossover-appeal-a-meandering-pro-gabbard-post/838058)
**Author:** [@WillFarnaby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WillFarnaby)\ **Replies:** 71\ **Last updated:** [August 7, 2019, 3:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/crossover-appeal-a-meandering-pro-gabbard-post/838058 "2019-08-07T03:37:47Z")
What forms of crossover appeal are acceptable to the Democrats? There are broadly speaking two camps in the Dem party. They both agree Trump must be defeated. Some believe a pure progressive would stand a better chance … --- ## [Should US citizens be allowed to have heavy weapons?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-us-citizens-be-allowed-to-have-heavy-weapons/644072)
**Author:** [@MichaelEmouse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MichaelEmouse)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [December 16, 2012, 1:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-us-citizens-be-allowed-to-have-heavy-weapons/644072 "2012-12-16T01:35:54Z")
I understand that one of the major reasons for the 2nd amendment is to have an armed citizenry 1) to deter tyranny 2) overthrow the tyranny if step 1 fails. Given that, shouldn’t the armed citizenry have access to weap… --- ## [Sun, Pacific Ocean and boiling](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sun-pacific-ocean-and-boiling/663303)
**Author:** [@CheeseDonkey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CheeseDonkey)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [July 16, 2013, 2:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sun-pacific-ocean-and-boiling/663303 "2013-07-16T02:30:32Z")
I had a bet with my friend about how long it would take for the Pacific Ocean to boil away if you put the Sun into it. He said a week but I told him that’s too short of a time period because the Pacific Ocean is really b… --- ## [What's your costume this year?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-costume-this-year/378105)
**Author:** [@Earthworm\_Jim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Earthworm_Jim)\ **Replies:** 98\ **Last updated:** [November 10, 2006, 2:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-costume-this-year/378105 "2006-11-10T14:17:23Z")
You’ve planned your costume for days / weeks / months (circle one). The moment of truth is almost upon you. Will you win the ‘Best Costume’ prize, or the ‘Worst Eyesore (AKA the So Good You Can’t Stand It)’ prize? Tel… --- ## [Ceiling fan electrical probem](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ceiling-fan-electrical-probem/661795)
**Author:** [@yorick73](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/yorick73)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [June 27, 2013, 2:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ceiling-fan-electrical-probem/661795 "2013-06-27T14:47:48Z")
I am having an issue with a ceiling fan and I’m not sure if I should call an electrician or just a handyman to fix the problem. This fan has a light and both are controlled by one switch. Of course the light and fan ea… --- ## [Obscure Cultural Reference In Popeye?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obscure-cultural-reference-in-popeye/785281)
**Author:** [@Jim\_B](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jim_B)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [April 30, 2017, 6:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obscure-cultural-reference-in-popeye/785281 "2017-04-30T18:20:39Z")
I have to admit, it has been a while since I saw a Popeye cartoon. I was just a child. I don’t even know if they show it on TV anymore. Anyways, the cartoons long out-date me. Many of them are even in black and white. T… --- ## [What is a feminist?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-a-feminist/445938)
**Author:** [@Sarahfeena](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sarahfeena)\ **Replies:** 110\ **Last updated:** [April 21, 2008, 11:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-a-feminist/445938 "2008-04-21T23:50:29Z")
Or, maybe the question should be, what is feminism? I wonder this a lot as I read the SDMB, because I consider myself a feminist, but I suspect that many people here would disagree with my definition of it, or even disp… --- ## [Critical Life Decision: Help Me Choose \[Career-related\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/critical-life-decision-help-me-choose-career-related/674519)
**Author:** [@Richard\_Parker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Richard_Parker)\ **Replies:** 72\ **Last updated:** [December 17, 2013, 4:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/critical-life-decision-help-me-choose-career-related/674519 "2013-12-17T04:03:15Z")
I have been presented with an opportunity to take the job of my dreams for terrible pay. It will mean going from never worrying about money to constantly worrying about money. On the other hand, it will mean going from… --- ## [traffic light debacle](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/traffic-light-debacle/543335)
**Author:** [@tropes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tropes)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [June 16, 2010, 7:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/traffic-light-debacle/543335 "2010-06-16T19:08:59Z")
A power failure affected an large area of our city this morning. That meant traffic lights on some of the city’s busiest intersections were also out. Is there any law in North America which mandates that these intersect… --- ## [What lengths (if any) would you support to prevent part of your country from seceding?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-lengths-if-any-would-you-support-to-prevent-part-of-your-country-from-seceding/523386)
**Author:** [@Rodgers01](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rodgers01)\ **Replies:** 70\ **Last updated:** [January 6, 2010, 4:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-lengths-if-any-would-you-support-to-prevent-part-of-your-country-from-seceding/523386 "2010-01-06T04:10:05Z")
Imagine part of your country wanted to secede to form its own country, or to join with a neighboring country. The secession is the result of a parting of ways over some significant but non-criminal, non-anti-human right… --- ## [Nicely done ten minute distillation of the roguelike genre](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nicely-done-ten-minute-distillation-of-the-roguelike-genre/527834)
**Author:** [@Frylock](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frylock)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [March 27, 2010, 11:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nicely-done-ten-minute-distillation-of-the-roguelike-genre/527834 "2010-03-27T11:47:48Z")
Desktop Dungeons. The author’s still developing it–it’s at v0.4 right now–but what he’s got is totally playable and very fun. It’s a game designed to take about 10 minutes to play through. It’s based on the roguelike g… --- ## [What would really happen if the earth's rotation were reversed?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-really-happen-if-the-earths-rotation-were-reversed/317584)
**Author:** [@Corporate\_Hippie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Corporate_Hippie)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [August 18, 2005, 10:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-really-happen-if-the-earths-rotation-were-reversed/317584 "2005-08-18T22:49:25Z")
I was thinking about the ending of the Superman movie where Superman flew around the planet against its rotation so fast that he got Earth to reverse its spin, which turned back time! :eek: I was wondering what might a… --- ## [Is it insulting to call a woman 'hatchet faced?"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-insulting-to-call-a-woman-hatchet-faced/521302)
**Author:** [@handsomeharry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/handsomeharry)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [December 17, 2009, 2:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-insulting-to-call-a-woman-hatchet-faced/521302 "2009-12-17T02:35:34Z")
I like women that have been described as ‘hatchet faced.’ Marilyn Chambers was described like that, face-wise. Kind of concave, more than convex, if that makes any sense. At any rate, I find that look super hot, but the … --- ## [Are black holes 2-dimensional or 3-dimensional?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-black-holes-2-dimensional-or-3-dimensional/630952)
**Author:** [@Agent\_Foxtrot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Agent_Foxtrot)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [August 10, 2012, 5:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-black-holes-2-dimensional-or-3-dimensional/630952 "2012-08-10T17:09:30Z")
Question concerning black holes. Are they 2-D and flat, like a hole in the “fabric” of space, or are they 3-D and spherical, like a superdense star (I know they’re not stars; just drawing a comparison of size, shape, and… --- ## [Characters in movies and TV that have ridiculously bad fortune](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/characters-in-movies-and-tv-that-have-ridiculously-bad-fortune/402280)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_Hildo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_Hildo)\ **Replies:** 76\ **Last updated:** [May 7, 2007, 4:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/characters-in-movies-and-tv-that-have-ridiculously-bad-fortune/402280 "2007-05-07T16:47:04Z")
TVwise: I can’t help but think of David Morse’s character in St. Elsewhere. His wife dies in a weird accident. He gets raped by a convict during a prison program. His child gets kidnapped. His rapist stalks him when he … --- ## [Scientists Unveil Missing Link In Evolution, Darwins theory now confirmed.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scientists-unveil-missing-link-in-evolution-darwins-theory-now-confirmed/496972)
**Author:** [@Winnipeg](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Winnipeg)\ **Replies:** 71\ **Last updated:** [May 26, 2009, 4:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scientists-unveil-missing-link-in-evolution-darwins-theory-now-confirmed/496972 "2009-05-26T04:04:50Z")
I doubt this will make much difference to the fundamentalist beliefs, but at least its an important link in the chain for those of us that give a damn. :slight\_smile: --- ## [Did Malfoy know there was a Vanishing Cabinet at Hogwarts? And if so, how?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-malfoy-know-there-was-a-vanishing-cabinet-at-hogwarts-and-if-so-how/560696)
**Author:** [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [November 17, 2010, 5:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-malfoy-know-there-was-a-vanishing-cabinet-at-hogwarts-and-if-so-how/560696 "2010-11-17T17:05:02Z")
Watching the 6th movie again to prep. for the 7th(Part 1) this next weekend. Anyway, I’ve read the books a few times and I can’t remember. Did Malfoy know there was a vanishing cabinet in the Room of Requirement? If so,… --- ## [Yogi Bear? Yogi Berra?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yogi-bear-yogi-berra/533200)
**Author:** [@Jinx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jinx)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [March 21, 2010, 6:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yogi-bear-yogi-berra/533200 "2010-03-21T18:00:54Z")
Did the name for the cartoon bear, Yogi Bear, come from the famous ball player, Yogi Berra? Any relation? What’s the SDope on this? --- ## [The Feud: Random Stuff by Avarie537 \[game over\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-feud-random-stuff-by-avarie537-game-over/602404)
**Author:** [@Rebo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rebo)\ **Replies:** 88\ **Last updated:** [November 11, 2011, 4:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-feud-random-stuff-by-avarie537-game-over/602404 "2011-11-11T16:30:54Z")
Object of the game: Give the most popular answer for each category. Rules: No reading the thread before answering. This is on the honor system. Formatting rules must be followed (see below). Joke answers will not be … --- ## [If complimentary colors are "ideal" then why is yellow/purple not more common?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-complimentary-colors-are-ideal-then-why-is-yellow-purple-not-more-common/742454)
**Author:** [@Robert163](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Robert163)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [January 12, 2016, 5:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-complimentary-colors-are-ideal-then-why-is-yellow-purple-not-more-common/742454 "2016-01-12T17:23:16Z")
If complimentary colors are “ideal” then why is yellow/purple not more common? Complimentary colors: explanation: \[1\], \[2\], \[3\] Is it my lack of recall/lack of observation, but are red and green and orange and blue muc… --- ## [Elton John loses adoption bid because he is too old and "not married"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/elton-john-loses-adoption-bid-because-he-is-too-old-and-not-married/510438)
**Author:** [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\ **Replies:** 60\ **Last updated:** [September 25, 2009, 5:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/elton-john-loses-adoption-bid-because-he-is-too-old-and-not-married/510438 "2009-09-25T05:29:18Z")
Elton and his legal husband David Furnish are trying to adopt a 17 month old HIV positive boy from the Ukraine. The government has said no for the above erasons. I am very very pissed. Most men of Elton’s age could fath… --- ## [How others see you... a game. :)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-others-see-you-a-game/44490)
**Author:** [@SqrlCub](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SqrlCub)\ **Replies:** 128\ **Last updated:** [December 13, 2000, 9:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-others-see-you-a-game/44490 "2000-12-13T09:17:53Z")
Easy enough, the next poster writes how he sees the above poster. If there are repeats still do the above poster as other people’s views may differ. Oh, and play nice this is MPSIMS. This might work better as a fill in … --- ## [This cat is ugly -- no, make that OHMIGAWD UGLY!!!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-cat-is-ugly-no-make-that-ohmigawd-ugly/487799)
**Author:** [@EddyTeddyFreddy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EddyTeddyFreddy)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [March 4, 2009, 4:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-cat-is-ugly-no-make-that-ohmigawd-ugly/487799 "2009-03-04T04:21:40Z")
And yet, beneath that hideous exterior lies a mild-mannered, laidback, amiable lovebug, it appears. The story: You have to see him to believe him. I thought all-over hairless cats were bizarre-looking, but this guy h… --- ## [What quality food/drink has been verified by double-blind taste tests?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-quality-food-drink-has-been-verified-by-double-blind-taste-tests/710785)
**Author:** [@Deeg](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Deeg)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [January 29, 2015, 4:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-quality-food-drink-has-been-verified-by-double-blind-taste-tests/710785 "2015-01-29T16:56:10Z")
This is sort of inspired by the vodka thread where it is mentioned that blind taste tests show no preference between medium and expensive vodka but really cheap vodka might be discernible. There have been other SDMB thr… --- ## [Waaaaah! I didn't win! Daddy, sue them!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/waaaaah-i-didnt-win-daddy-sue-them/135700)
**Author:** [@mske](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mske)\ **Replies:** 64\ **Last updated:** [December 7, 2002, 12:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/waaaaah-i-didnt-win-daddy-sue-them/135700 "2002-12-07T00:43:21Z")
For reference, please see this. A father is suing his son’s minor hockey association because it failed to award him the MVP trophy - even though he led the league in scoring. Now the kid doesn’t want to play hockey an… --- ## [Guys, what have you or your SO named your penis? And gals, your breasts have a name?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guys-what-have-you-or-your-so-named-your-penis-and-gals-your-breasts-have-a-name/325507)
**Author:** [@Idle\_Thoughts](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Idle_Thoughts)\ **Replies:** 77\ **Last updated:** [November 11, 2015, 4:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guys-what-have-you-or-your-so-named-your-penis-and-gals-your-breasts-have-a-name/325507 "2015-11-11T16:43:49Z")
Since I couldn’t fit it in the title. TMI, obviously, as if you couldn’t tell from the topic name. My girlfriend used to delight in calling my penis “Choo Choo Train”. Go figure. I’m sure there’s many confessions from… --- ## [RE: A plane is standing on a runway. . ." No, it's not. Here's why.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/re-a-plane-is-standing-on-a-runway-no-its-not-heres-why/427519)
**Author:** [@percepts](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/percepts)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [February 6, 2008, 10:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/re-a-plane-is-standing-on-a-runway-no-its-not-heres-why/427519 "2008-02-06T22:20:42Z")
http://www.straightdope.com/columns/060303.html You were wrong. If the plane is stationary, then according to the questions rules, the conveyor belt must also be stationary. So you can not have the conveyor moving at … --- ## [How is leave with pay a punishment?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-is-leave-with-pay-a-punishment/698754)
**Author:** [@peedin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/peedin)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [September 19, 2014, 2:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-is-leave-with-pay-a-punishment/698754 "2014-09-19T02:20:23Z")
Adrian Peterson has voluntarily taken leave with pay while this mess gets sorted. Years ago my brother was put on leave with pay for being a smart-mouth. I’ve read numerous accounts of people being put on leave with pa… --- ## [I think the Congressional Republicans have lost their minds re the contraception issue](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-think-the-congressional-republicans-have-lost-their-minds-re-the-contraception-issue/613194)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [February 19, 2012, 3:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-think-the-congressional-republicans-have-lost-their-minds-re-the-contraception-issue/613194 "2012-02-19T03:29:27Z")
I mean seriously, not only are they weaving their own hangman’s noose, they are making sure it’s nice and strong. No women on birth control panel. Do they have even the vaguest clue how this looks to female voters? A l… --- ## [15 Year Old with a Guitar - Need Advice Please!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/15-year-old-with-a-guitar-need-advice-please/562634)
**Author:** [@Gleena](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gleena)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [December 4, 2010, 6:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/15-year-old-with-a-guitar-need-advice-please/562634 "2010-12-04T06:57:09Z")
Hi, The Boy brought an acoustic guitar home from boarding school, which he bought from a pawn shop. It seems in a decent condition, but obviously quite old and a student guitar to start with. I remember how to tune it… --- ## [Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pirates-of-the-caribbean-on-stranger-tides/582691)
**Author:** [@ragerdude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ragerdude)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [February 25, 2013, 1:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pirates-of-the-caribbean-on-stranger-tides/582691 "2013-02-25T01:13:43Z")
Well, I saw it last night, and I had mixed feelings. Overall it was good. I’m a big fan of the series, and I loved the first three, but this one was different. I’ll have to see it again to figure out more of what I’m … --- ## [Anyone Ever Mocked a Celebrity...To Their Face?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-ever-mocked-a-celebrity-to-their-face/308504)
**Author:** [@Hung\_Mung](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hung_Mung)\ **Replies:** 68\ **Last updated:** [July 12, 2005, 2:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-ever-mocked-a-celebrity-to-their-face/308504 "2005-07-12T02:37:49Z")
Several years ago, back in high school, I was on West End in Nashville grabbing pizza before a concert with some buddies. We were discussing many things and eventually, as is wont to happen in Nashville, someone brought… --- ## [Why is so much of "adult" entertainment unappealing?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-so-much-of-adult-entertainment-unappealing/476372)
**Author:** [@Greg\_Charles](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Greg_Charles)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [December 12, 2008, 10:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-so-much-of-adult-entertainment-unappealing/476372 "2008-12-12T22:31:03Z")
I was reading an article on the oldest profession being hurt by the economic downturn here. Some of the descriptions of “neon-lighted sex clubs”, “leopard skin couches”, and “luridly lighted theme rooms” reminded me that… --- ## [Lutheran Bible vs. King James?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lutheran-bible-vs-king-james/419686)
**Author:** [@Jinx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jinx)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [September 19, 2007, 4:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lutheran-bible-vs-king-james/419686 "2007-09-19T16:01:11Z")
A friend of mine was explaining to me how the Lutheran Bible recognizes more books in “the New Testament” than, say, the Kings James version. If I understood him correctly, he says the additional books come from the (fo… --- ## [Absinthe](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/absinthe/145952)
**Author:** [@jayjam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jayjam)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [August 24, 2011, 11:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/absinthe/145952 "2011-08-24T23:23:26Z")
Does anyone know of, or has anyone heard of any place that it is still possible to obtain Absinthe, the alcohol made from Wormwood, from? I know it’s illegal in the U.S. because of some of the hallucenogenic property it… --- ## [Does the US military still put entertainers to use?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-the-us-military-still-put-entertainers-to-use/569682)
**Author:** [@Argent\_Towers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Argent_Towers)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [December 20, 2016, 2:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-the-us-military-still-put-entertainers-to-use/569682 "2016-12-20T02:43:35Z")
Whenever I read about various famous actors or musicians during World War II, it always seems like they volunteered for the military and then were given jobs in some official capacity involving entertaining the troops, s… --- ## [Best and Worst video game... of all time!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-and-worst-video-game-of-all-time/397165)
**Author:** [@The\_Controvert](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Controvert)\ **Replies:** 71\ **Last updated:** [April 19, 2007, 11:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-and-worst-video-game-of-all-time/397165 "2007-04-19T11:52:29Z")
What’s your picks and why? (video game genre not limited to just MMOs…) For me: Best is Guild Wars. Excellent MMORPG timewaster with no ticking clock monthly fees to make you feel like you need to play it or you’re w… --- ## [Why are military ships so difficult to attack from distance?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-military-ships-so-difficult-to-attack-from-distance/962882)
**Author:** [@Jackknifed\_Juggernaut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackknifed_Juggernaut)\ **Replies:** 84\ **Last updated:** [April 28, 2022, 8:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-military-ships-so-difficult-to-attack-from-distance/962882 "2022-04-28T20:38:18Z")
With the recent news that Ukrainian missiles were likely responsible for the sinking of the Moskva, I wonder why they simply couldn’t sink a few more? The ships are large and basically floating islands, correct? I coul… --- ## [Numerical Hypertigerisms. The Wizard of Woo.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/numerical-hypertigerisms-the-wizard-of-woo/717016)
**Author:** [@Morgenstern](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Morgenstern)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [April 9, 2015, 4:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/numerical-hypertigerisms-the-wizard-of-woo/717016 "2015-04-09T16:12:48Z")
Our new Wizard of woo has combined his take on life, numerology and some scriptures, to point out how ignorant many of us lower life forms are. I’m leaving out the line after line after line after line of numerology… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1960&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1962&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)