# Top **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1969&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:** 1970 --- ## [Do other countries have federal/capital districts without voting rights?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-other-countries-have-federal-capital-districts-without-voting-rights/541380)
**Author:** [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [June 2, 2010, 1:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-other-countries-have-federal-capital-districts-without-voting-rights/541380 "2010-06-02T01:44:28Z")
Inspired by the recent thread: DC license plate. Do countries other than the US have a federal or capital district where the residents don’t have the right to vote for the national or state/provincial governments? Can… --- ## [What powers does the British monarch have in Commonwealth countries](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-powers-does-the-british-monarch-have-in-commonwealth-countries/740539)
**Author:** [@boffking](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/boffking)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [December 25, 2015, 1:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-powers-does-the-british-monarch-have-in-commonwealth-countries/740539 "2015-12-25T13:43:38Z")
Specifically, what powers does the British Monarch have in these nations? Does the Queen have veto power over potential canadian laws? Can Australians be knighted? --- ## [Can you actually eat a shoe?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-actually-eat-a-shoe/212702)
**Author:** [@rubberdemon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rubberdemon)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [November 12, 2003, 6:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-actually-eat-a-shoe/212702 "2003-11-12T06:16:55Z")
From popular culture, it seems as if you could eat a shoe but I’m wondering if that’s really true. I remember old movies when people trapped in a cabin or else poorer than dirt boiled up their boots and ate them, and I’m… --- ## [What defenses are currently employed against affirmative-action/gender cheaters?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-defenses-are-currently-employed-against-affirmative-action-gender-cheaters/830968)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 70\ **Last updated:** [May 28, 2019, 6:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-defenses-are-currently-employed-against-affirmative-action-gender-cheaters/830968 "2019-05-28T18:25:54Z")
(\*\*\*Not \*\*\*a political debate: ) Suppose someone who is obviously white lies that they are black, Hispanic, Arab, Native-American, etc. on college applications in order to try to edge in on admissions on affirmative act… --- ## [Any idea for getting KMnO4 stains off my hands?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-idea-for-getting-kmno4-stains-off-my-hands/89365)
**Author:** [@red\_dragon60](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/red_dragon60)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [October 25, 2001, 1:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-idea-for-getting-kmno4-stains-off-my-hands/89365 "2001-10-25T13:18:39Z")
I was using some today and I have the telltale brown stains on my fingers. I didn’t have access to latex gloves, but I will remedy that soon. Dishsoap doesn’t really take it off, and at home I don’t have access to higher… --- ## [Hoarders: Belinda & Andrew](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hoarders-belinda-andrew/564111)
**Author:** [@Jennshark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jennshark)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [December 16, 2010, 1:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hoarders-belinda-andrew/564111 "2010-12-16T13:24:35Z")
Am I the only Doper left watching this fascinating trainwreck? Last night’s episode was rough: Andrew seems to be schizophrenic/autistic/something far beyond hoarding and Belinda was . . . was just wow --- ## [Have you ever really hated someone?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-really-hated-someone/343636)
**Author:** [@Mr.Blue\_Sky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Blue_Sky)\ **Replies:** 79\ **Last updated:** [February 16, 2006, 10:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-really-hated-someone/343636 "2006-02-16T10:46:45Z")
I don’t mean intensely disliking, I’m talking full-blown-I-hope-they-get-eaten-alive-by-rats hate? There’s really only been one person. A woman I used to work with when I worked at the pawn shop. She was one of the most… --- ## [Would it have killed you to actually call an Orthodox Rabbi?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-it-have-killed-you-to-actually-call-an-orthodox-rabbi/304015)
**Author:** [@zev\_steinhardt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zev_steinhardt)\ **Replies:** 85\ **Last updated:** [May 19, 2005, 4:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-it-have-killed-you-to-actually-call-an-orthodox-rabbi/304015 "2005-05-19T04:41:49Z")
I just finished watching tonight’s episode of Grey’s Anatomy. I happen to like the show - it’s entertaining and fun to watch. Tonight’s episode featured a young Orthodox Jew who needed a heart valve replacement. Of co… --- ## [What would happen if the President went nuts?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-happen-if-the-president-went-nuts/559168)
**Author:** [@iamnotbatman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iamnotbatman)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [November 4, 2010, 3:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-happen-if-the-president-went-nuts/559168 "2010-11-04T03:02:23Z")
Suppose the President went batshit crazy and started throwing his poo around, shooting into crowds, on camera, etc. A problem of immediate concern where the impeachment process would be too slow. Can the president be thr… --- ## [Where does the Halloween candy go?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-does-the-halloween-candy-go/601581)
**Author:** [@Euphonious\_Polemic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Euphonious_Polemic)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [November 2, 2011, 9:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-does-the-halloween-candy-go/601581 "2011-11-02T21:13:40Z")
That is, not the stuff we give out - that goes right into the bags of the kiddies, and thence directly into their tummies to fuel their hyperactive brachiations. No, I’m wondering about the stuff that was in the stores … --- ## ["Bug Chasers:" Sexual Outlaws or Raving Stupidheads?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bug-chasers-sexual-outlaws-or-raving-stupidheads/150316)
**Author:** [@Esprix](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Esprix)\ **Replies:** 81\ **Last updated:** [January 31, 2003, 2:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bug-chasers-sexual-outlaws-or-raving-stupidheads/150316 "2003-01-31T02:12:08Z")
Prompted by this Pit thread and this Drudge report about an article coming up in the February 6 issue of Rolling Stone (penned by our own GregAtlanta), which isn’t available online yet that I can see, I’m starting this t… --- ## [Thoughts about greenhouse gas emissions and eating beef](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thoughts-about-greenhouse-gas-emissions-and-eating-beef/642228)
**Author:** [@toadspittle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/toadspittle)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [November 30, 2012, 11:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thoughts-about-greenhouse-gas-emissions-and-eating-beef/642228 "2012-11-30T23:47:11Z")
I’m familiar with the argument that cutting beef out of your diet is one of the more significant ways to cut greenhouse gas emissions (because not only are cattle energy-intensive to produce, particularly if they are not… --- ## [Can an object be thrown back to earth from space?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-an-object-be-thrown-back-to-earth-from-space/536531)
**Author:** [@spifflog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/spifflog)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [April 19, 2010, 12:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-an-object-be-thrown-back-to-earth-from-space/536531 "2010-04-19T00:17:50Z")
If an astronaut was working on the space station, removed a nut or bolt and wanted to discard it, could he just throw it back to earth? If he tossed it toward earth, it seems that the lack of friction would allow the nu… --- ## [Fellow Alcoholics, Some Help Please](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fellow-alcoholics-some-help-please/787395)
**Author:** [@FoieGrasIsEvil](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FoieGrasIsEvil)\ **Replies:** 62\ **Last updated:** [May 31, 2017, 8:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fellow-alcoholics-some-help-please/787395 "2017-05-31T20:33:22Z")
All- As I indicated in an earlier thread this year, I have alcoholic cirrhosis. Several doctor/hospital visits confirm this diagnosis, but I am somewhat on the mend due to changes in diet, medications and of course, no … --- ## [How would the military respond to a zombie attack](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-would-the-military-respond-to-a-zombie-attack/511616)
**Author:** [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [October 10, 2009, 10:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-would-the-military-respond-to-a-zombie-attack/511616 "2009-10-10T10:19:27Z")
I know the military had plans like operation gladio, which were designed to be an insurgency movement in case the communists invaded. I guess (from what little I know of the program that wasn’t turned into a false flag o… --- ## [Quick: what's the first evenly unisex name that pops to mind?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quick-whats-the-first-evenly-unisex-name-that-pops-to-mind/800141)
**Author:** [@purplehorseshoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/purplehorseshoe)\ **Replies:** 109\ **Last updated:** [November 3, 2017, 1:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quick-whats-the-first-evenly-unisex-name-that-pops-to-mind/800141 "2017-11-03T01:49:21Z")
I’m curious what name(s) are likely to seem non-gender to most folks. By “evenly” unisex I mean names that are perceived to be given for either gender in roughly the same proportion, as opposed to names traditionally giv… --- ## [The ass: to shave or not to shave?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-ass-to-shave-or-not-to-shave/693096)
**Author:** [@The\_Mask\_behind\_the\_Mask](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Mask_behind_the_Mask)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [July 15, 2014, 7:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-ass-to-shave-or-not-to-shave/693096 "2014-07-15T19:09:49Z")
26-year-old man here. I’ve got a veritable jungle of hair between the cheeks. Are men expected to be hairless or groomed in this area? I ask because I’d imagine some maintenance would look the most appealing, but I ca… --- ## [Supporters of capital punishment: are beheadings an acceptable method?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/supporters-of-capital-punishment-are-beheadings-an-acceptable-method/491594)
**Author:** [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Replies:** 65\ **Last updated:** [April 10, 2009, 6:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/supporters-of-capital-punishment-are-beheadings-an-acceptable-method/491594 "2009-04-10T18:27:13Z")
If not, why not? I’m of two minds on capital punishment. Theoretically I think it’s sometimes the best option, but practically speaking I would require so many checks on its use that, if I ruled the world, it would vir… --- ## [Does there exist any porn with both male-female & male-male sex?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-there-exist-any-porn-with-both-male-female-male-male-sex/541844)
**Author:** [@Shalmanese](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shalmanese)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [June 5, 2010, 11:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-there-exist-any-porn-with-both-male-female-male-male-sex/541844 "2010-06-05T23:08:52Z")
It’s pretty common to find porn with male-female and female-female sex and it’s pretty common to find porn with just male-male sex but I’ve never seen porn with male-female & male-male sex. Does it exist? --- ## [Legion](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/legion/526362)
**Author:** [@tdn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tdn)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [January 27, 2010, 8:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/legion/526362 "2010-01-27T20:19:45Z")
Spoiler space Spoiler space Spoiler space Spoiler space Spoiler space Spoiler space Spoiler space Spoiler space Spoiler space Spoiler space Spoiler space Spoiler space Spoiler space Spoiler space Spoiler sp… --- ## [God/Gods?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/god-gods/106661)
**Author:** [@Fox\_Moxin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fox_Moxin)\ **Replies:** 102\ **Last updated:** [May 19, 2002, 1:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/god-gods/106661 "2002-05-19T13:44:55Z")
Hello there, i’m afraid i’m new at this, so if i breach protocol or insult anyone on this, my first post i apologise. Just thought i’d start things off with something i can talk about. This is all purely theological, so … --- ## [How could burger flipping be cheaply automated?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-could-burger-flipping-be-cheaply-automated/719665)
**Author:** [@elfkin477](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elfkin477)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [May 13, 2015, 2:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-could-burger-flipping-be-cheaply-automated/719665 "2015-05-13T02:26:24Z")
When you read the comments of virtually every article written about the desire to raise the minimum wage to $15 at least a few commenters sagely say that if they raise the minimum wage that high burger places will “just”… --- ## [History Channel and Crystal Skulls](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/history-channel-and-crystal-skulls/449820)
**Author:** [@Internut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Internut)\ **Replies:** 68\ **Last updated:** [May 22, 2008, 8:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/history-channel-and-crystal-skulls/449820 "2008-05-22T08:57:39Z")
I watched part of a history channel special on archeology this evening and caught a bit about Crystal Skulls. A quick look at a well referenced Wikipedia article shows that the show glazed over some facts to make it ap… --- ## [GuyNblueJeans, please lay off the fucking emoticons](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guynbluejeans-please-lay-off-the-fucking-emoticons/408591)
**Author:** [@NurseCarmen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NurseCarmen)\ **Replies:** 68\ **Last updated:** [June 20, 2007, 9:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guynbluejeans-please-lay-off-the-fucking-emoticons/408591 "2007-06-20T21:07:31Z")
Seriously dude, how many snide comments need to be posted in threads before you take the hint? Your posts look like a myspace page from a 13 year old girl that just discovered them. That shit might fly at the My Little… --- ## [Is President Bush irredeemable?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-president-bush-irredeemable/390669)
**Author:** [@Rysdad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rysdad)\ **Replies:** 88\ **Last updated:** [February 8, 2007, 6:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-president-bush-irredeemable/390669 "2007-02-08T18:34:48Z")
Let’s say that, over the next two years, the following things happen: \[ul\] \[li\]WMDs are found in Iraq aong with their shipping labels personally signed by Saddam\[/li\]\[li\]Israel and the Palestinians form a lasting peace… --- ## [Dairy Cow versus Ram, Does the cow survive](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dairy-cow-versus-ram-does-the-cow-survive/712588)
**Author:** [@notfrommensa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/notfrommensa)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [February 13, 2015, 10:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dairy-cow-versus-ram-does-the-cow-survive/712588 "2015-02-13T22:45:10Z")
Saw this video on ESPN’s Highly Questionable yesterday. It looks like the Cow might be dead after she and the ram headbutted each other. I assume the ram survive this collision because that is what they do. Did the co… --- ## [House of Elrond - Castle](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/house-of-elrond-castle/688643)
**Author:** [@blindboyard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/blindboyard)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [May 21, 2014, 7:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/house-of-elrond-castle/688643 "2014-05-21T19:51:37Z")
Rook, motherfucker. And preferably Rivendell, but definitely rook. I understand why you made Gimli a bishop, but the makers of a Lord of the Rings chess set should at least know the names of the pieces. Perhaps Galadriel… --- ## [Things to do in Princeton, NJ](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-to-do-in-princeton-nj/482509)
**Author:** [@DaphneBlack](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DaphneBlack)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [January 29, 2009, 6:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-to-do-in-princeton-nj/482509 "2009-01-29T18:48:28Z")
Hello Princeton and nearby area dopers! I’m going to be a visiting research student in Princeton as of Monday. I seek your excellent advice on what fun things there are to do in and around Princeton. In particular, my b… --- ## [Your top five reads from 2009](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-top-five-reads-from-2009/521283)
**Author:** [@AuntiePam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AuntiePam)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [December 16, 2009, 6:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-top-five-reads-from-2009/521283 "2009-12-16T18:24:28Z")
I know some of you keep lists. :slight\_smile: Top 5: Echoes from the Dead – Johan Theorin, mystery The Gone-Away World - Nick Harkaway, SF The Little Stranger – Sarah Waters, psychological thriller Three Day Road –… --- ## [OW!!! Painful Zit, go away! Possible TMI](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ow-painful-zit-go-away-possible-tmi/195336)
**Author:** [@Guinastasia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guinastasia)\ **Replies:** 65\ **Last updated:** [August 22, 2003, 1:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ow-painful-zit-go-away-possible-tmi/195336 "2003-08-22T01:39:41Z")
I have ANOTHER one. I don’t get many zits like I used to-but when I get one, it’s usually a big motherfucker. This is no exception. It’s a big, blind pimple. On my freaking EAR! And it hurts, oh dear GOD, does it HU… --- ## [Is there a word for using actions that no longer exist?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-word-for-using-actions-that-no-longer-exist/714709)
**Author:** [@funky\_little\_lee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/funky_little_lee)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [March 13, 2015, 4:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-word-for-using-actions-that-no-longer-exist/714709 "2015-03-13T04:15:19Z")
I know that title isn’t too clear, but I couldn’t think how else to word it. On the whiteboard at work is a message: IF YOU NEED TO CALL IN SICK, DIAL 222 TO ACCESS BOB’S VOICEMAIL. So, nowadays (unless you’re my paren… --- ## [Ohio Issue 1 re Threshold to bring a Constitutional amendment to vote(election on Aug 8) {2023 It was voted down)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ohio-issue-1-re-threshold-to-bring-a-constitutional-amendment-to-vote-election-on-aug-8-2023-it-was-voted-down/987136)
**Author:** [@steronz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/steronz)\ **Replies:** 94\ **Last updated:** [November 8, 2023, 7:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ohio-issue-1-re-threshold-to-bring-a-constitutional-amendment-to-vote-election-on-aug-8-2023-it-was-voted-down/987136 "2023-11-08T07:31:40Z")
Starting a spin-off from the “Ohio Republicans in your Bedroom” thread, since I think it deserves it’s own attention separate from the ad. Here’s the text of the issue as it will appear on the ballot: The proposed amen… --- ## [The Simpsons/Cleveland Show/Family Guy/American Dad - Sunday 5/16](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-simpsons-cleveland-show-family-guy-american-dad-sunday-5-16/539729)
**Author:** [@Justin\_Credible](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Justin_Credible)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [May 23, 2010, 1:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-simpsons-cleveland-show-family-guy-american-dad-sunday-5-16/539729 "2010-05-23T01:38:44Z")
That was a pretty good night overall. The Simpsons and Family Guy were funny, and American Dad was okay. I only watched about half of Cleveland before I wandered off. Loved seeing Bender on Family Guy, and him waving … --- ## [Can someone ID this incest movie?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-someone-id-this-incest-movie/570301)
**Author:** [@MoonLaf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MoonLaf)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [March 2, 2011, 4:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-someone-id-this-incest-movie/570301 "2011-03-02T16:23:37Z")
Hi everyone, I’ve been looking for this movie for a while. I hope someone can tell me its name. I saw this movie in 1987 (I was so young at that time). So I guess it has been produced before that date. The movie start… --- ## [Does every sentence out of your mouth need to contain the word "fuck?"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-every-sentence-out-of-your-mouth-need-to-contain-the-word-fuck/820544)
**Author:** [@Leaffan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaffan)\ **Replies:** 74\ **Last updated:** [September 4, 2018, 2:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-every-sentence-out-of-your-mouth-need-to-contain-the-word-fuck/820544 "2018-09-04T14:22:39Z")
Look, I can swear along with the best, and I’m no prude. But sitting here at the bar listening to two loudmothed douches talking is giving me a headache. Why does every sentence need to contain the word “fuck?” I’m in … --- ## [TV Shows that changed their names](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-shows-that-changed-their-names/772944)
**Author:** [@RealityChuck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RealityChuck)\ **Replies:** 60\ **Last updated:** [December 2, 2016, 11:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-shows-that-changed-their-names/772944 "2016-12-02T23:17:59Z")
I gotten back into watching Lovesick on Netflix. The show’s been part of their lineup for a year or two under a different name: Scrotal Recall. I can see why they changed their name; it is a clever pun that fits in pe… --- ## [Why on Earth would we want to go there!?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-on-earth-would-we-want-to-go-there/432215)
**Author:** [@Sunrazor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sunrazor)\ **Replies:** 105\ **Last updated:** [January 6, 2008, 5:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-on-earth-would-we-want-to-go-there/432215 "2008-01-06T05:15:00Z")
When I was a boy, my grndfather grousd about the billions of dollars being spent on the space race. I remember being in sixth grade and watching with wide-eyed wonder as Alan Shepard and then Wally Shirra and thn John G… --- ## [Why isn't having a penis good enough?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-isnt-having-a-penis-good-enough/434194)
**Author:** [@Long\_Time\_First\_Time](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Long_Time_First_Time)\ **Replies:** 82\ **Last updated:** [January 22, 2008, 8:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-isnt-having-a-penis-good-enough/434194 "2008-01-22T20:14:58Z")
This is a question for the males out there. Perhaps you can answer something I’ve wondered about for some time. I am a female. I know this because I have boobs, a va-jay jay, and ovaries. They have done everything the… --- ## [Talk to me about steel-cut oatmeal](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/talk-to-me-about-steel-cut-oatmeal/439165)
**Author:** [@KneadToKnow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KneadToKnow)\ **Replies:** 77\ **Last updated:** [March 14, 2008, 9:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/talk-to-me-about-steel-cut-oatmeal/439165 "2008-03-14T21:28:32Z")
I really want to start eating oatmeal more regularly for its various health benefits, and I’ve really enjoyed steel-cut when I’ve had it before. Tell me your secrets for buying, cooking, and “doctoring.” --- ## [My husband is seriously ill](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-husband-is-seriously-ill/1023019)
**Author:** [@puzzlegal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/puzzlegal)\ **Replies:** 184\ **Last updated:** [March 25, 2026, 1:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-husband-is-seriously-ill/1023019 "2026-03-25T01:17:26Z")
He probably has multiple myeloma, although we won’t know until after the biopsy he’s supposed to get today is analyzed. He’s currently hospitalized with acute kidney problems. He was supposed to be scanned to diagnose h… --- ## [Why does Redbox exist?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-redbox-exist/807566)
**Author:** [@Lamoral](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lamoral)\ **Replies:** 66\ **Last updated:** [June 22, 2024, 5:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-redbox-exist/807566 "2024-06-22T17:52:30Z")
The other day as I was outside the grocery store, I noticed a Redbox kiosk and was astonished to see people actually using it. This surprised me. You know how many times I’ve said, ‘hmm, I feel like watching \[whatever m… --- ## [Mythbusters: dropping Adam off a building](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mythbusters-dropping-adam-off-a-building/624780)
**Author:** [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [June 12, 2012, 9:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mythbusters-dropping-adam-off-a-building/624780 "2012-06-12T09:27:19Z")
I just watched the rerun of last week’s Mythbusters episode - the one about the bubble wrap. Was it just me or were they incredibly irresponsible? They had established that 10 g’s was the safe impact they were aiming fo… --- ## [Cake -- "Italian Leather Sofa"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cake-italian-leather-sofa/97022)
**Author:** [@Ewdlorr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ewdlorr)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [February 18, 2017, 5:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cake-italian-leather-sofa/97022 "2017-02-18T17:35:00Z")
What is this song all about? I don’t know exactly what it is about it, but I really love this one from “Fashion Nugget”. Any doper interpretations? I’m stuck. --- ## [I've been drinking too much...but not the typical reason](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-been-drinking-too-much-but-not-the-typical-reason/520610)
**Author:** [@Chessic\_Sense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chessic_Sense)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [December 12, 2009, 9:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-been-drinking-too-much-but-not-the-typical-reason/520610 "2009-12-12T21:10:10Z")
I’ve come to realize that I’ve been overdoing it a little with the alcohol. I could cut back, but the problem is, I don’t want to, and I don’t see how I can. On Thursday, I go to a happy hour with the CouchSurfers. I … --- ## [Favorite suicide songs](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-suicide-songs/498019)
**Author:** [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\ **Replies:** 78\ **Last updated:** [June 1, 2009, 10:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-suicide-songs/498019 "2009-06-01T22:32:14Z")
We’ve covered breakup and depressing songs, so let’s complete the trilogy and kill ourselves to music. The most obvious: Suicide is Painless, the theme to MAS\*H My favorite: Tom Paxton’s “Now That I’ve Taken My Life.” … --- ## [The Martian Larder and Kitchen, or, what/how would Mars colonists eat?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-martian-larder-and-kitchen-or-what-how-would-mars-colonists-eat/684147)
**Author:** [@Mangetout](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mangetout)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [March 22, 2014, 8:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-martian-larder-and-kitchen-or-what-how-would-mars-colonists-eat/684147 "2014-03-22T08:39:44Z")
Let’s say it is the year 2050 and all of the logistic and financial constraints for delivering a crew of human colonists to Mars have been overcome, somehow. It’s a one way trip for a couple of dozen colonists. Electric… --- ## [How does one get moisture out of a car?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-does-one-get-moisture-out-of-a-car/710086)
**Author:** [@crypto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/crypto)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [October 19, 2015, 1:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-does-one-get-moisture-out-of-a-car/710086 "2015-10-19T13:38:26Z")
Does anyone know of a product that will help remove moisture from the inside of a car? I have heard charcoal does the trick, however I wonder if there is something commercially available, like the stuff that comes in th… --- ## [Pit everything cause I fucking want too.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pit-everything-cause-i-fucking-want-too/350169)
**Author:** [@RyJae](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RyJae)\ **Replies:** 76\ **Last updated:** [March 29, 2006, 4:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pit-everything-cause-i-fucking-want-too/350169 "2006-03-29T04:45:51Z")
People like you DtC, your the most pompous ass licking piece of shit in this joint. Remember Haleigh Poutre, the little girl you would have killed? Guess what dickwad the state has reported that the doctors that you all… --- ## [Duck and Fox ... and other Great Puzzles](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/duck-and-fox-and-other-great-puzzles/554546)
**Author:** [@septimus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/septimus)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [September 25, 2010, 4:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/duck-and-fox-and-other-great-puzzles/554546 "2010-09-25T16:43:17Z")
One of my favorite math puzzles is Duck and Fox. I see it is also one of Roger’s Favorite Puzzles. Better is to ask: What is the maximum speed advantage the Fox can have and still be unable to catch the Duck? (I’d a… --- ## [Enterprise: Damage](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/enterprise-damage/241036)
**Author:** [@carnivorousplant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnivorousplant)\ **Replies:** 129\ **Last updated:** [April 29, 2004, 3:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/enterprise-damage/241036 "2004-04-29T03:24:49Z")
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