# Top **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1967&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:** 1968 --- ## [Sure, Go Ahead And Smack The Kid: That'll Make Him Behave](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sure-go-ahead-and-smack-the-kid-thatll-make-him-behave/298597)
**Author:** [@Stranger\_On\_A\_Train](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stranger_On_A_Train)\ **Replies:** 88\ **Last updated:** [April 12, 2005, 6:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sure-go-ahead-and-smack-the-kid-thatll-make-him-behave/298597 "2005-04-12T06:23:45Z")
In this thread regarding a child with excessive sensitivity to sound and repetitive motion (i.e. gum smacking, foot tapping, et cetera), Case Sensitive opines: then later states, :rolleyes: Great notion, asshat. Wh… --- ## [House 2/27 Love is Blind](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/house-2-27-love-is-blind/614188)
**Author:** [@vivalostwages](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/vivalostwages)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [March 23, 2012, 4:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/house-2-27-love-is-blind/614188 "2012-03-23T16:16:38Z")
A blind patient may be rendered deaf; House’s mother shows up to tell him she has a new beau. --- ## [When they send you for a drug screen](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-they-send-you-for-a-drug-screen/493587)
**Author:** [@Washoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Washoe)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [April 20, 2009, 12:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-they-send-you-for-a-drug-screen/493587 "2009-04-20T12:31:42Z")
When a potential employer sends you for a pre-employment drug screen, does that usually indicate that you’ve been offered a position? Ten days ago I was contacted by a large retail pharmacy chain that I had applied for a… --- ## [Poll: Can you smell when a woman is menstruating?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-can-you-smell-when-a-woman-is-menstruating/467570)
**Author:** [@RedRosesForMe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RedRosesForMe)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [November 30, 2015, 6:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-can-you-smell-when-a-woman-is-menstruating/467570 "2015-11-30T18:01:25Z")
I recall another Doper mentioning this in a thread, and now my boyfriend says he can smell it too. I’m not contesting the fact that a very small percentage of people may have a really great nose, but he insists that this… --- ## [Soccer: zero points for 0-0 draw](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/soccer-zero-points-for-0-0-draw/542840)
**Author:** [@Mijin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mijin)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [June 25, 2010, 7:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/soccer-zero-points-for-0-0-draw/542840 "2010-06-25T19:31:16Z")
So, I’ve just watched the tepid France Uruguay game, which finished 0-0. It got me thinking about ways to encourage more attacking play, and I wondered about a system where you only get a point for a score draw; a 0-0 d… --- ## [Do Grocery Store Workers Repackage Eggs In Egg Cartons](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-grocery-store-workers-repackage-eggs-in-egg-cartons/528972)
**Author:** [@Markxxx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Markxxx)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [February 17, 2010, 8:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-grocery-store-workers-repackage-eggs-in-egg-cartons/528972 "2010-02-17T08:50:34Z")
The thread IMHO about eggs got me to thinking. Now when I go to buy eggs, I open the package and look to make sure none is broken. And if I see one broken egg, I put back the carton and hunt for another. Now I am think… --- ## [I just got rear ended and then they drove off.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-got-rear-ended-and-then-they-drove-off/471751)
**Author:** [@sugar\_and\_spice](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sugar_and_spice)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [November 12, 2008, 4:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-got-rear-ended-and-then-they-drove-off/471751 "2008-11-12T16:56:31Z")
Me and car are fine so that’s about it. What happened is I decided at the last minute not to run the yellow (because Mayor Daley sees everything and last time it cost me $100). Whoever was behind me thought I was going t… --- ## [MS Works, MS Office, Open Office, what gives???](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ms-works-ms-office-open-office-what-gives/462510)
**Author:** [@Phlosphr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Phlosphr)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [September 9, 2008, 6:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ms-works-ms-office-open-office-what-gives/462510 "2008-09-09T06:49:10Z")
My wife and I just bought a new desktop as our dinosaur was on it’s last leg. We got the machine \[Dell Inspiron\] and there was no MS Office with it. We should have read the fine print. Anyway, I use MS Word a lot, but n… --- ## [People Who Follow Politics And Vote Are Morons.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/people-who-follow-politics-and-vote-are-morons/433585)
**Author:** [@Zambini57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zambini57)\ **Replies:** 97\ **Last updated:** [January 17, 2008, 12:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/people-who-follow-politics-and-vote-are-morons/433585 "2008-01-17T00:00:50Z")
Jesus, don’t you people ever learn? I can’t believe anyone follows politics these days, or expresses any interest in any of the candidates. Why bother? They’re not going to do anything close to resembling what they told … --- ## [Oh, \*fab\*ulous.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oh-fab-ulous/87211)
**Author:** [@matt\_mcl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/matt_mcl)\ **Replies:** 97\ **Last updated:** [November 2, 2001, 1:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oh-fab-ulous/87211 "2001-11-02T01:20:26Z")
In reference to this photo… From The Rainbow Network Write your own rant. I’m tired. --- ## [Time for a new cookware set](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/time-for-a-new-cookware-set/532950)
**Author:** [@boytyperanma](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/boytyperanma)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [July 18, 2010, 7:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/time-for-a-new-cookware-set/532950 "2010-07-18T19:15:07Z")
I have not had a decent set of pots and pans for a while now my last set went with my ex. At the moment I’m down to an assortment of hand me downs none in good condition. I want to just replace them all and move forward. … --- ## [Kroger Black Cherry: King of Seltzer Waters](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kroger-black-cherry-king-of-seltzer-waters/727041)
**Author:** [@Try2B\_Comprehensive](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Try2B_Comprehensive)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [August 6, 2015, 5:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kroger-black-cherry-king-of-seltzer-waters/727041 "2015-08-06T17:33:45Z")
Disclaimer: I don’t work for Kroger, or in the water/beverage business. A few years ago I started buying LaCroix carbonated water to replace sugary sodas and maybe beers. LaCroix is great- they add a little flavor, it f… --- ## [UK (or other) folks: explain these 'Good Life' jokes please?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/uk-or-other-folks-explain-these-good-life-jokes-please/611678)
**Author:** [@choie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/choie)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [February 6, 2012, 11:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/uk-or-other-folks-explain-these-good-life-jokes-please/611678 "2012-02-06T23:12:13Z")
I’m a proper anglophile, people. As a very young girl in the '70s I watched the PBS airings of Monty Python, Fawlty Towers, The Six Wives of Henry VIII and Elizabeth R, among many other series. I’ve been hooked on your s… --- ## [We could use your prayers](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/we-could-use-your-prayers/186084)
**Author:** [@lieu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lieu)\ **Replies:** 129\ **Last updated:** [July 13, 2003, 12:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/we-could-use-your-prayers/186084 "2003-07-13T00:42:59Z")
After an MRI yesterday, the doctor called and moved my wife’s appointment up from this afternoon to this morning. She and I just sat out in the rain and talked about the results. The increasing pain she’s been feeling … --- ## [The Nanny Kaputs Kerik's Nomination for Homeland Security ... Yeah, Right](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-nanny-kaputs-keriks-nomination-for-homeland-security-yeah-right/279262)
**Author:** [@Duckster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Duckster)\ **Replies:** 121\ **Last updated:** [December 18, 2004, 3:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-nanny-kaputs-keriks-nomination-for-homeland-security-yeah-right/279262 "2004-12-18T03:18:27Z")
Source: AP Yahoo News Link The lead address the possible illegal nanny syndrome, yet questions about Kerik’s ethics with respect to his ties between Taser and DHS appear much lower in the food chain. Other stories of… --- ## [Wasn't there supposed to be a plan in the first 30 days to defeat ISIS? So where's the plan?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wasnt-there-supposed-to-be-a-plan-in-the-first-30-days-to-defeat-isis-so-wheres-the-plan/780947)
**Author:** [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Replies:** 63\ **Last updated:** [March 1, 2017, 5:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wasnt-there-supposed-to-be-a-plan-in-the-first-30-days-to-defeat-isis-so-wheres-the-plan/780947 "2017-03-01T17:23:14Z")
Of course it was all bullshit. But Trump did promise that he’d convene his generals first thing after being inaugurated, and have them come up with a plan in 30 days to defeat ISIS. You see, that’s what went wrong, acc… --- ## [Anyone on NuVigil / ProVigil?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-on-nuvigil-provigil/567274)
**Author:** [@Mama\_Zappa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mama_Zappa)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [May 19, 2016, 9:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-on-nuvigil-provigil/567274 "2016-05-19T21:06:08Z")
Just got the results from my latest sleep study - this time an all-night, all-day one so they could have me do a MSLT (Multiple Sleep Latency Test). The thing with the MSLT is they have you lie down for 20 minutes at a t… --- ## [Joe Biden is just awesome...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/joe-biden-is-just-awesome/646022)
**Author:** [@Grrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrr)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [January 5, 2013, 4:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/joe-biden-is-just-awesome/646022 "2013-01-05T16:45:22Z")
Watching the Ed Show tonight. He showed a clip of him getting flirty with some Republican’s 90yo mother at the swearing in today. I’m not trying to make any arguments as to what kind of politician he is, I just really d… --- ## [How often do Airlines lose Luggage?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-often-do-airlines-lose-luggage/450814)
**Author:** [@Justin\_Credible](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Justin_Credible)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [May 28, 2008, 8:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-often-do-airlines-lose-luggage/450814 "2008-05-28T20:23:41Z")
The wife and I are considering flying somewhere for vacation this year instead of driving. We’re thinking Virginia Beach. One concern I have is that our luggage will get lost. How often does this happen in real life? … --- ## [Catholics ordered to keep quiet over Virgin Mary sightings](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/catholics-ordered-to-keep-quiet-over-virgin-mary-sightings/490353)
**Author:** [@Hunter\_Hawk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hunter_Hawk)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [March 25, 2009, 7:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/catholics-ordered-to-keep-quiet-over-virgin-mary-sightings/490353 "2009-03-25T19:06:13Z")
Link to full article (Story is from January; I just ran across a column mentioning it in the Fortean Times.) I have to confess I’m kind of conflicted about this. On the one hand, it’s good to see the Church developing … --- ## [How to clean this film off my windshield?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-clean-this-film-off-my-windshield/452750)
**Author:** [@CookingWithGas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CookingWithGas)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [June 13, 2008, 5:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-clean-this-film-off-my-windshield/452750 "2008-06-13T17:47:16Z")
A couple of years ago I put an ounce of Simple Green in my windshield fluid to help clean any traces of oil and reducing smearing. It worked fine, although it has a funny smell, so I quit using it. Last winter, I tried… --- ## [Looking back at Oscars](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-back-at-oscars/531718)
**Author:** [@Lethal\_Babydoll](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lethal_Babydoll)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [March 10, 2010, 3:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-back-at-oscars/531718 "2010-03-10T15:08:50Z")
So the morning after, what are your memories/thoughts/peeves/pleasures? As a viewer of the show since 1974, mine are: Loved it when they cut away from the guy who tried to hold up the dolphin sign The Adapted Scre… --- ## [I pit my Mom's turkey.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-my-moms-turkey/276751)
**Author:** [@butler1850](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/butler1850)\ **Replies:** 62\ **Last updated:** [November 26, 2005, 12:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-my-moms-turkey/276751 "2005-11-26T00:00:18Z")
My mother can’t cook. Not that she burns things, or didn’t feed us while we were growing up, but I now realize that she just doesn’t make things that actually taste good. Since I moved out, I’ve learned to cook, and no… --- ## [How many people have lived on earth since the dawn of time?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-people-have-lived-on-earth-since-the-dawn-of-time/561660)
**Author:** [@MarcCarpentier](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MarcCarpentier)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [November 29, 2010, 3:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-people-have-lived-on-earth-since-the-dawn-of-time/561660 "2010-11-29T15:22:19Z")
That low? I thought that many live in China alone today! --- ## [BB gun/Air rifle to kill chipmunks](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bb-gun-air-rifle-to-kill-chipmunks/918220)
**Author:** [@puzzlegal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/puzzlegal)\ **Replies:** 73\ **Last updated:** [October 5, 2020, 2:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bb-gun-air-rifle-to-kill-chipmunks/918220 "2020-10-05T14:50:52Z")
Continuing the discussion from Are there any guns that are actually silent (or nearly so) as the movies would have it?: I asked about quiet bb guns or air rifles to kill chipmunks. Rather to my surprise, despite living… --- ## [What do you do, where do you live in, and how much is your annual income?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-do-where-do-you-live-in-and-how-much-is-your-annual-income/451640)
**Author:** [@wasson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wasson)\ **Replies:** 81\ **Last updated:** [June 12, 2008, 10:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-do-where-do-you-live-in-and-how-much-is-your-annual-income/451640 "2008-06-12T10:25:50Z")
This thread asked for it, so here it is. I’m 28, Male, from Peoria, Illinois. I am a Web Developer for an insurance company and also supervisor of the Graphics Department. We put together all printed and electronic ma… --- ## [Your favorite "Leave it To Beaver" moments/quotes](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-leave-it-to-beaver-moments-quotes/360024)
**Author:** [@blondebear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/blondebear)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [June 9, 2006, 3:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-leave-it-to-beaver-moments-quotes/360024 "2006-06-09T15:26:51Z")
I have to go with the 1961 episode “In The Soup”, in which Whitey utters the immortal words: Eddie has a good line later on: --- ## [Then Santa Claus Showed Up With Chocolate Cake](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/then-santa-claus-showed-up-with-chocolate-cake/245576)
**Author:** [@Rue\_DeDay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rue_DeDay)\ **Replies:** 162\ **Last updated:** [May 25, 2004, 3:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/then-santa-claus-showed-up-with-chocolate-cake/245576 "2004-05-25T15:50:26Z")
What’s the point of having a review of something that you didn’t go to? It’s so you know what fun you missed out on and now it’s just too late for you! Man, you should have been at TornaDope. Now it’s too late. Ha ha, to… --- ## [I'm 19 and the thought of turning 20 scares me.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-19-and-the-thought-of-turning-20-scares-me/807637)
**Author:** [@BloodStalk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BloodStalk)\ **Replies:** 89\ **Last updated:** [February 2, 2018, 10:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-19-and-the-thought-of-turning-20-scares-me/807637 "2018-02-02T10:20:46Z")
I’m currently 19 years old and honestly, the thought of being 20 is kind of making me feel anxious. I mean then, I won’t be a teenager anymore and as a result, I feel like my youth is kind of over and I won’t be able to … --- ## [Tiffany Smiley, you lying bitch](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tiffany-smiley-you-lying-bitch/972787)
**Author:** [@racer72](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/racer72)\ **Replies:** 113\ **Last updated:** [November 14, 2022, 5:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tiffany-smiley-you-lying-bitch/972787 "2022-11-14T05:02:32Z")
The Republican decided to run a no name woman against long time Washington state Senator Patty Murray. With the election less than a month away, we in the state are being bombarded with commercial by this nobody blaming … --- ## [Were you raised vegan/vegetarian? What are you now?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/were-you-raised-vegan-vegetarian-what-are-you-now/575902)
**Author:** [@Cat\_Whisperer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cat_Whisperer)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [March 29, 2011, 11:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/were-you-raised-vegan-vegetarian-what-are-you-now/575902 "2011-03-29T23:36:42Z")
I’m curious if we have any Dopers who were raised vegan and/or vegetarian by their parents, and if it has stuck as a lifestyle or if they left the vegan/vegetarian lifestyle behind once they started doing their own cooki… --- ## [Things you wish you had never sold (or gotten rid of)...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-you-wish-you-had-never-sold-or-gotten-rid-of/699759)
**Author:** [@brendon\_small](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/brendon_small)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [September 30, 2014, 5:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-you-wish-you-had-never-sold-or-gotten-rid-of/699759 "2014-09-30T17:24:47Z")
I was putting some training wheels on my son’s new bike today because he still isn’t fully comfortable without them. In the conversation that followed, I thought about bikes I’ve had in the past. Most of them aren’t anyt… --- ## [Bands that steal from old songs w/o crediting.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bands-that-steal-from-old-songs-w-o-crediting/78350)
**Author:** [@lieu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lieu)\ **Replies:** 63\ **Last updated:** [September 10, 2001, 3:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bands-that-steal-from-old-songs-w-o-crediting/78350 "2001-09-10T15:32:47Z")
I kept waiting for Lenny Kravitz to own up to borrowing parts of Foghat’s “I just want to make love to you” in his “Are you gonna go my way” butt he never did. Or did he? Please correct me if I’m wrong. Probably the mos… --- ## [Court says hand over original photos. Do they think this is 1992?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/court-says-hand-over-original-photos-do-they-think-this-is-1992/635065)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [September 23, 2012, 5:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/court-says-hand-over-original-photos-do-they-think-this-is-1992/635065 "2012-09-23T17:46:50Z")
Is the French court this backward and unsophisticated? Original photos? :confused: Do they actually expect negatives in 2012? Don’t they know digital photos don’t really have “originals”? There could be a thousand copi… --- ## [It's that time of year again. . .Cadbury Creme Eggs](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-that-time-of-year-again-cadbury-creme-eggs/526152)
**Author:** [@CT\_Damsel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CT_Damsel)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [August 3, 2010, 12:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-that-time-of-year-again-cadbury-creme-eggs/526152 "2010-08-03T00:38:01Z")
I feel compelled to confess my extreme fondness for Cadbury Creme Eggs Yesterday afternoon I was hit by a candy craving. I attempted to ignore it since I had recently returned from a trip to the grocery store and was lo… --- ## [Contest: Identify this pancake](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/contest-identify-this-pancake/359167)
**Author:** [@indecisive1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/indecisive1)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [June 8, 2006, 8:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/contest-identify-this-pancake/359167 "2006-06-08T20:42:37Z")
IndyGuy entertained me with pancakes from history recently. I thought this one was so good that I took a photo of it. Can you identify this pancake? The lucky winner will receive a … --- ## [Drug company memos warn employees to stay clear of Moore (observation, not pitting)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/drug-company-memos-warn-employees-to-stay-clear-of-moore-observation-not-pitting/282079)
**Author:** [@clayton\_e](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/clayton_e)\ **Replies:** 109\ **Last updated:** [January 3, 2005, 2:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/drug-company-memos-warn-employees-to-stay-clear-of-moore-observation-not-pitting/282079 "2005-01-03T14:19:51Z")
Link . The title says it all, though I’m not really pitting this (mpsims didn’t seem like it’d fit right and I know this will probably turn into a pitworthy thread anyway) Some thoughts on this: If there is nothing… --- ## [2D movies vs. 3D](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2d-movies-vs-3d/520966)
**Author:** [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [December 31, 2009, 7:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2d-movies-vs-3d/520966 "2009-12-31T19:41:57Z")
As a spinoff from the Avatar thread here: Predicting Cameron's Avatar: Waterworld or Titanic? - Cafe Society - Straight Dope Message Board Discuss amongst yourselves. --- ## [Classic: The Whole 9 Yards...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/classic-the-whole-9-yards/298411)
**Author:** [@CharlieN](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CharlieN)\ **Replies:** 74\ **Last updated:** [August 15, 2005, 3:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/classic-the-whole-9-yards/298411 "2005-08-15T15:07:24Z")
Hey all, Concerning this classic on the origin of the phrase “the whole 9 yards”: http://www.straightdope.com/classics/a2\_252.html I understand that it’s origins come from WW2 (or maybe 1) fighter/bomber pilots, when t… --- ## [ST:TOS episodes you genuinely love that others hold to be mediocre at best](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/st-tos-episodes-you-genuinely-love-that-others-hold-to-be-mediocre-at-best/726449)
**Author:** [@Dale\_Sams](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dale_Sams)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [July 30, 2015, 1:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/st-tos-episodes-you-genuinely-love-that-others-hold-to-be-mediocre-at-best/726449 "2015-07-30T01:47:22Z")
For me it’s “That Which Survives” It’s practically a first season episode. Shatner does his best slow-burn…talking under his breath. Great direction…after Scotty tells Spock the ship ‘feels wrong’, I swear he wanders ar… --- ## [Bush Memo Redefines Birth Control as Abortion - Is this important?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bush-memo-redefines-birth-control-as-abortion-is-this-important/457120)
**Author:** [@Agonist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Agonist)\ **Replies:** 67\ **Last updated:** [July 31, 2008, 10:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bush-memo-redefines-birth-control-as-abortion-is-this-important/457120 "2008-07-31T10:55:42Z")
A friend who is fond of spamming her friends with glurge sent out an “OMG! They’re taking away our rights!” email today. Before deleting it, I researched and found out the gist of the email was true: Basically, a Bus… --- ## [I sentence you to insanity!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-sentence-you-to-insanity/361711)
**Author:** [@Ludovic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ludovic)\ **Replies:** 94\ **Last updated:** [June 25, 2006, 11:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-sentence-you-to-insanity/361711 "2006-06-25T23:16:50Z")
For several years I have avoided this subject in the interests of respecting privacy, but I can’t pass this up. Some may say insanity is a fate worse than death. So be it. Don’t give her (or him, if it should come up,… --- ## [Is Psy's "Gangnam Style" video funny in Korea?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-psys-gangnam-style-video-funny-in-korea/638458)
**Author:** [@Speaker\_for\_the\_Dead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Speaker_for_the_Dead)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [October 24, 2012, 12:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-psys-gangnam-style-video-funny-in-korea/638458 "2012-10-24T00:16:30Z")
Pretty much that: most people love the music video for “Gangnam Style” because it’s so silly. There’s goofy dancing, bizarre scenarios, and random settings. The song being extremely catchy helps. I know Psy is an establ… --- ## [Can a court order someone to get a job?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-a-court-order-someone-to-get-a-job/384088)
**Author:** [@Derleth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Derleth)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [December 16, 2006, 3:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-a-court-order-someone-to-get-a-job/384088 "2006-12-16T03:04:23Z")
Let’s say someone got sued and is now liable for a large sum. His house and car are owned by the bank due to mortgages and he really doesn’t have any money after the (pre-lawsuit) liabilities are all assessed. He decides… --- ## [Color optical illusions. My perception of the world is shaken.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/color-optical-illusions-my-perception-of-the-world-is-shaken/314954)
**Author:** [@ivylass](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ivylass)\ **Replies:** 78\ **Last updated:** [August 11, 2005, 7:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/color-optical-illusions-my-perception-of-the-world-is-shaken/314954 "2005-08-11T19:42:16Z")
Can my eyes be fooled that easily? I’ve seen optical illusions before, but not color optical illusions. I’m a bit unnerved, I must admit. How do I know that the red I’m seeing is really red? --- ## [I pit Michael Phelps, Omega, NBC and the Olympics.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-michael-phelps-omega-nbc-and-the-olympics/460267)
**Author:** [@R.P.McMurphy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/R.P.McMurphy)\ **Replies:** 61\ **Last updated:** [August 21, 2008, 2:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-michael-phelps-omega-nbc-and-the-olympics/460267 "2008-08-21T14:48:43Z")
We’re all getting had: Phelps medal conspiracy If I want to go fast in the water I’ll get on a motorboat. --- ## [He's sitting on a bench. Let's beat the shit out of him!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hes-sitting-on-a-bench-lets-beat-the-shit-out-of-him/126252)
**Author:** [@matt\_mcl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/matt_mcl)\ **Replies:** 75\ **Last updated:** [September 1, 2002, 8:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hes-sitting-on-a-bench-lets-beat-the-shit-out-of-him/126252 "2002-09-01T08:10:05Z")
\-Hey, Jimbo. -Yea, Biff? -You hear about that little twerp on a bench? -What the fuck you talking about, man? -There’s some little fuck sitting on a bench. -Huh? -He’s, like, sitting on a bench, dude. -He’s sittin… --- ## [Is Blackmail generally Illegal?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-blackmail-generally-illegal/383782)
**Author:** [@Zany\_Zeolite\_Zipper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zany_Zeolite_Zipper)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [December 14, 2006, 2:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-blackmail-generally-illegal/383782 "2006-12-14T02:15:01Z")
I don’t hypothetically intend to Blackmail anyone. I’m going to divide the world into four types: \[ol\] \[li\]Government Agents (Cops, CCRA agents, etc)\[/li\]\[li\]Workers/Board members, etc of Publicly Traded companies\[/li… --- ## [Going in for a sleep study. What can I expect?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/going-in-for-a-sleep-study-what-can-i-expect/664951)
**Author:** [@Idle\_Thoughts](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Idle_Thoughts)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [August 7, 2013, 3:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/going-in-for-a-sleep-study-what-can-i-expect/664951 "2013-08-07T03:53:59Z")
So I was given an appointment to have a sleep study in the future for possible sleep apnea. Never had one before…what’s it like? I know, I know…you basically sleep in a room while someone monitors you. Simple as…but, fr… --- ## [Arrested Development 10/3](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/arrested-development-10-3/324672)
**Author:** [@Elza\_B](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elza_B)\ **Replies:** 90\ **Last updated:** [October 11, 2005, 3:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/arrested-development-10-3/324672 "2005-10-11T15:00:31Z")
I’m still laughing. Definitely better than last week’s show. E. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1966&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1968&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)