# Top **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1977&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:** 1978 --- ## [“Imagine if men were as disgusted with rape as they are with periods.”](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/imagine-if-men-were-as-disgusted-with-rape-as-they-are-with-periods/756279)
**Author:** [@CCitizen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CCitizen)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [June 5, 2016, 2:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/imagine-if-men-were-as-disgusted-with-rape-as-they-are-with-periods/756279 "2016-06-05T14:43:32Z")
A young lady is posting interesting notes around her town. For now I want others opinions before commenting. --- ## [Specific question about African Americans and sports](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/specific-question-about-african-americans-and-sports/725319)
**Author:** [@Robert163](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Robert163)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [July 17, 2015, 10:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/specific-question-about-african-americans-and-sports/725319 "2015-07-17T22:22:47Z")
I asked this question in the other thread but got no real response. What I don’t understand, for people who think Slavery and Captivity contributes to African Americans abilities in sports, why, do they think this. Let m… --- ## [so i'm waxing my pudendum . . .](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-im-waxing-my-pudendum/72720)
**Author:** [@SolarPhallusMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SolarPhallusMan)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [July 21, 2001, 12:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-im-waxing-my-pudendum/72720 "2001-07-21T00:25:31Z")
The story so far…i am a shaver. sick of it. would like to explore the wonderful world of waxing. bought home kit. it was shit. waxers…what brand do you use (for the genital area)? Or should i get this salon done? I’m ta… --- ## [Why isn't it illegal to broadcast sporting events over the internet?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-isnt-it-illegal-to-broadcast-sporting-events-over-the-internet/513789)
**Author:** [@Pray\_for\_peace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pray_for_peace)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [October 19, 2009, 6:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-isnt-it-illegal-to-broadcast-sporting-events-over-the-internet/513789 "2009-10-19T18:40:57Z")
A lot of the sporting events that can be watched at these broadcasting sites like Myp2p are things that you would otherwise only be able to see by purchasing an expensive premium cable subscription, like NHL Center Ice, … --- ## [Annoyed with daughter over missed trip to Europe](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/annoyed-with-daughter-over-missed-trip-to-europe/579761)
**Author:** [@Ca3799](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ca3799)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [April 27, 2011, 7:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/annoyed-with-daughter-over-missed-trip-to-europe/579761 "2011-04-27T19:49:03Z")
OK - just venting and rolling a couple of ideas around… My daughter is 15 and in 9th grade. She is awesome, smart, funny, shy, messy, disorganized, cautious and a bit of a slacker. She is also very frugal and doesn’t as… --- ## [Poll: Have You Ever Worn Blackface?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-have-you-ever-worn-blackface/829079)
**Author:** [@PastTense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PastTense)\ **Replies:** 96\ **Last updated:** [February 19, 2019, 2:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-have-you-ever-worn-blackface/829079 "2019-02-19T02:44:57Z")
I just read this article: Virginia’s attorney general admits wearing blackface in college Frankly this surprised me (both him and the Governor) as I have never worn blackface and never seen anyone around me wear it. So… --- ## [The opening space-battle scene cut from The Mote in God's Eye](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-opening-space-battle-scene-cut-from-the-mote-in-gods-eye/731224)
**Author:** [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [September 20, 2015, 3:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-opening-space-battle-scene-cut-from-the-mote-in-gods-eye/731224 "2015-09-20T03:09:18Z")
Just found this - cut from Niven and Pournelle’s 1974 first-contact classic, and worth a read now, if you liked the book. Colvin, you may recall, appears in the closing pages of the novel, having later accepted Imperial… --- ## [Basic pork chops](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/basic-pork-chops/508395)
**Author:** [@Carol\_the\_Impaler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Carol_the_Impaler)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [September 20, 2009, 9:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/basic-pork-chops/508395 "2009-09-20T21:44:05Z")
I bought a ton of boneless pork chops the other day. Now, while I’m looking forward to trying out all the recipes I’ve found on recipezaar, what I really need is a basic pork chop recipe/method for those nights when I j… --- ## [Perhaps this lady should diet? What a day she had.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/perhaps-this-lady-should-diet-what-a-day-she-had/646991)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [January 14, 2013, 5:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/perhaps-this-lady-should-diet-what-a-day-she-had/646991 "2013-01-14T05:48:57Z")
:eek: :eek: :eek: :stuck\_out\_tongue: Well, at least they didn’t reveal her name. I think she may want to take karma’s hint and diet. It took a crane to get her out? :smiley: Article --- ## [Israel exchanges murderer for the bodies of two dead soldiers - why?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/israel-exchanges-murderer-for-the-bodies-of-two-dead-soldiers-why/457072)
**Author:** [@Argent\_Towers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Argent_Towers)\ **Replies:** 98\ **Last updated:** [July 24, 2008, 4:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/israel-exchanges-murderer-for-the-bodies-of-two-dead-soldiers-why/457072 "2008-07-24T16:15:27Z")
I read this in the newspaper earlier today - here is a link to the story on CNN. I know we have members of this forum from Israel here, so I hope they’re not offended when I say - this seems really stupid to me. I cou… --- ## [Stating the Obvious: Youtube is full of idiots](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stating-the-obvious-youtube-is-full-of-idiots/675568)
**Author:** [@Budget\_Player\_Cadet](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Budget_Player_Cadet)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [December 7, 2013, 5:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stating-the-obvious-youtube-is-full-of-idiots/675568 "2013-12-07T17:59:55Z")
So recently I came across this great video series by a physics professor, Martymer81. He’s talking about a nuts-as-balls pseudoscience purveyor known as “Spirit Science”. I didn’t actually look at SS’s videos at first (i… --- ## [Is this guy worse than Hitler in your opinion?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-guy-worse-than-hitler-in-your-opinion/696334)
**Author:** [@protoboard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/protoboard)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [September 1, 2014, 10:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-guy-worse-than-hitler-in-your-opinion/696334 "2014-09-01T22:36:44Z")
Normally I’m the first to say rehabilitation works, and that people who kill, rape etc shouldn’t necessarily be locked away forever and considered subhuman, but this crime is beyond the pale! And the fact … --- ## [How do you feel about uncapitalized posts?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-feel-about-uncapitalized-posts/519694)
**Author:** [@amarone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/amarone)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [December 7, 2009, 6:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-feel-about-uncapitalized-posts/519694 "2009-12-07T18:38:30Z")
A few weeks ago we had a thread about people who post without using capital letters. I don’t want to rehash the arguments for or against, but thought it might be interesting to see what Dopers feel about such posts. --- ## [Star Trek and Moby Dick (Yes more Star Trek Questions)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/star-trek-and-moby-dick-yes-more-star-trek-questions/42043)
**Author:** [@pepperlandgirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pepperlandgirl)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [November 22, 2000, 2:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/star-trek-and-moby-dick-yes-more-star-trek-questions/42043 "2000-11-22T14:50:55Z")
Recently my BF has made me watch every single Star Trek movie, usually in pairs and back to back. (ie, last week was 4 and 5) Anyway, I’ve noticed something, there is usually at least one subtle reference to Moby Dick i… --- ## [What are your favorite non-English-language Christmas songs?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-favorite-non-english-language-christmas-songs/606135)
**Author:** [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [December 15, 2011, 2:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-favorite-non-english-language-christmas-songs/606135 "2011-12-15T14:01:49Z")
I likeFeliz Navidad, in part because it was the first modern non-English-language Christmas carol to really become big in my lifetime. It’s still funny to hear people singing along with it on the radio: Feliz Navidad, … --- ## [Cell phone numbers go public tomorrow](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cell-phone-numbers-go-public-tomorrow/470139)
**Author:** [@enipla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/enipla)\ **Replies:** 65\ **Last updated:** [November 1, 2008, 4:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cell-phone-numbers-go-public-tomorrow/470139 "2008-11-01T16:48:43Z")
I received a forwarded email from my Wife. I checked snopes and don’t see anything about it. Is this legit? \> REMINDER… \> \> All cell phone numbers are being released to telemarketing \> companies \> \> tomorrow and … --- ## [Photography enthusiasts! Help me select a new camera and lens.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/photography-enthusiasts-help-me-select-a-new-camera-and-lens/559028)
**Author:** [@appleciders](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/appleciders)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [December 4, 2010, 2:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/photography-enthusiasts-help-me-select-a-new-camera-and-lens/559028 "2010-12-04T02:21:50Z")
I am, or at least am trying to be, a theatre lighting and set designer. In order to be successful at this, I need to put together a good portfolio of my work, and to do this I need good photographs of my work. Theatre … --- ## [Creepy (or downright disturbing) souvenirs](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/creepy-or-downright-disturbing-souvenirs/330782)
**Author:** [@blondebear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/blondebear)\ **Replies:** 86\ **Last updated:** [November 16, 2005, 2:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/creepy-or-downright-disturbing-souvenirs/330782 "2005-11-16T14:52:36Z")
I was going through a box of old vacation stuff the other day and came upon a brochure for the World Trade Center. On the front, there’s an aerial photo of the buildings, and above the image is the phrase: The closest s… --- ## [Anyone find out they were adopted as a teen?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-find-out-they-were-adopted-as-a-teen/515606)
**Author:** [@moi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/moi)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [November 4, 2009, 9:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-find-out-they-were-adopted-as-a-teen/515606 "2009-11-04T21:39:20Z")
Interested to hear adoptees’ stories about finding out they were adopted, how it came up (ie, Did you have an inkling and ask? Did your parents sit you down and have The Talk?), what questions you had and what your paren… --- ## [What's so bad about Nude Dancing Clubs?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-so-bad-about-nude-dancing-clubs/57663)
**Author:** [@Duck\_Duck\_Goose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Duck_Duck_Goose)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [March 22, 2001, 4:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-so-bad-about-nude-dancing-clubs/57663 "2001-03-22T04:21:08Z")
I’m sorry but I don’t get it. Somebody explain this to me. There’s another story in the news about challenges to the First Amendment, this time concerning a nude dancing club in Alabama. http://sns.chicagotribune.com/ne… --- ## [What are your coasters?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-coasters/633497)
**Author:** [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Replies:** 62\ **Last updated:** [September 5, 2012, 2:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-coasters/633497 "2012-09-05T14:23:33Z")
Very trivial, but insights can be found anywhere. Look around your dwelling. What do you use for coasters? We mostly use beer mats stolen from pubs we visit, but what prompted this thread was what is under my bourbon: a… --- ## [Could Mcdonalds invade a Country, If so, what size.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-mcdonalds-invade-a-country-if-so-what-size/105351)
**Author:** [@Shalmanese](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shalmanese)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [June 18, 2002, 4:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-mcdonalds-invade-a-country-if-so-what-size/105351 "2002-06-18T04:34:03Z")
Okay, ignoring all the legal implications and whoo ha, just assume that every other country just turned a blind eye and burnt all their treaties. Would a large Megacorp like Mcdonalds have the economic power to finance a… --- ## [Presidents most against Federal Reserve?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/presidents-most-against-federal-reserve/783339)
**Author:** [@catweasel1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/catweasel1)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [April 4, 2017, 1:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/presidents-most-against-federal-reserve/783339 "2017-04-04T13:11:59Z")
According to theTruthNews.info (yeah I know it seems dodgy) A lot of Presidents that wanted the government to print its own money were assassinated or had attempts. Then often after the assassination things go back to… --- ## [How much do illegal drugs cost?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-do-illegal-drugs-cost/154864)
**Author:** [@phason](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/phason)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [February 14, 2003, 4:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-do-illegal-drugs-cost/154864 "2003-02-14T16:23:58Z")
Is there a place to find out the street value of various illegal drugs like marijuana, cocaine, etc? Sometimes I see a DEA bust where they have a bag of cocaine about as big as a loaf of bread and they say the street va… --- ## [Why does schitzophrenia manifest itself in such predictable ways?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-schitzophrenia-manifest-itself-in-such-predictable-ways/149521)
**Author:** [@even\_sven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/even_sven)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [January 27, 2003, 3:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-schitzophrenia-manifest-itself-in-such-predictable-ways/149521 "2003-01-27T15:45:57Z")
We are all pretty familier with tinfoil hats and CIA brain implants. From what I know (correct me if I am wrong) a lot of these beliefs can be attributted to schitzophrenia. I havn’t really studied up on schitzophrenia, … --- ## [28 Days Later...God Bless Danny Boyle!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/28-days-later-god-bless-danny-boyle/184960)
**Author:** [@El\_Elvis\_Rojo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/El_Elvis_Rojo)\ **Replies:** 72\ **Last updated:** [November 1, 2003, 1:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/28-days-later-god-bless-danny-boyle/184960 "2003-11-01T01:49:43Z")
I’ve had reocurring zombie dreams since the age of about 8 or so when I saw a brief scene from Return of the Living Dead that scared the ever living piss outta me. Once I got accustomed to the gore in movies, I started … --- ## [Hitchens' Opponents on Iraq](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hitchens-opponents-on-iraq/651073)
**Author:** [@Bpelta](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bpelta)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [February 25, 2013, 11:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hitchens-opponents-on-iraq/651073 "2013-02-25T11:04:31Z")
Of Hitchens’ debating opponents, who has done the best job, either in rhetoric and style or rationality and simply making more rational claims? Who have done the worst? (Because if answered, this question will surely le… --- ## [Introducing myself to new neighbors - thoughts and opinions welcome!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/introducing-myself-to-new-neighbors-thoughts-and-opinions-welcome/523754)
**Author:** [@Woeg](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Woeg)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [January 11, 2010, 7:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/introducing-myself-to-new-neighbors-thoughts-and-opinions-welcome/523754 "2010-01-11T19:47:03Z")
Howdy all! As of today, I am the sole (human) occupant of my new residence - the friend that is renting the house to me flies out for Germany in about an hour, and thus I will be the primary resident at his place for th… --- ## [Best bass lines in rock music history?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-bass-lines-in-rock-music-history/431327)
**Author:** [@Argent\_Towers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Argent_Towers)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [December 28, 2007, 10:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-bass-lines-in-rock-music-history/431327 "2007-12-28T22:13:28Z")
What are (in your opinion) the best bass lines in rock songs ever? (Funk is also included, I guess.) I’m primarily talking about mainstream songs, but feel free to include any songs that are extremely obscure as well. I’… --- ## [Jewish Shunning of Interfaith Marriages](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jewish-shunning-of-interfaith-marriages/832875)
**Author:** [@Broomstick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Broomstick)\ **Replies:** 94\ **Last updated:** [April 25, 2019, 1:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jewish-shunning-of-interfaith-marriages/832875 "2019-04-25T01:57:01Z")
I almost posted this last Friday, for the double-whammy of posting a Jewish question both on the Sabbath and the first night of Passover but managed to restrain myself. (Also, I had a seder to go to.) Anyhow… as seems … --- ## [It's A Dark, Cold Rainy Day - You Are Home Alone...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-a-dark-cold-rainy-day-you-are-home-alone/630180)
**Author:** [@DMark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DMark)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [August 4, 2012, 4:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-a-dark-cold-rainy-day-you-are-home-alone/630180 "2012-08-04T16:31:00Z")
What guilty pleasure(s) will you indulge in? Curl up with your favorite book? (Which?) Slap on your favorite movie? (Which?) Crank up the sound to listen to your favorite music? (Which?) Eat your favorite food? (What… --- ## [Where does My Name is Earl's accent come from?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-does-my-name-is-earls-accent-come-from/345246)
**Author:** [@levdrakon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/levdrakon)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [February 21, 2006, 12:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-does-my-name-is-earls-accent-come-from/345246 "2006-02-21T00:04:47Z")
Just curious. I’m digging on that show and wondering where his accent comes from. It’s a great accent. --- ## [Get over our not getting over it, OK?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/get-over-our-not-getting-over-it-ok/78384)
**Author:** [@ElvisL1ves](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ElvisL1ves)\ **Replies:** 129\ **Last updated:** [August 31, 2001, 11:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/get-over-our-not-getting-over-it-ok/78384 "2001-08-31T11:56:19Z")
Thisis just the latest of a number of threads complaining about people not getting over the way the last US presidential election was settled. Each of the umpteen threads says pretty much the same thing, but at least it … --- ## [Ever know anyone related to a famous person?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ever-know-anyone-related-to-a-famous-person/503365)
**Author:** [@joebuck20](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/joebuck20)\ **Replies:** 100\ **Last updated:** [July 19, 2009, 4:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ever-know-anyone-related-to-a-famous-person/503365 "2009-07-19T16:42:07Z")
Brother, sister, cousin, aunt, uncle etc. I can’t say I’ve ever known the relative of a celebrity. The closest I’ve come was a guy who claimed to have grown up on the same street as the Jacksons. Still, has anyone here… --- ## [What the fuck did you need with my license plate? Seriously?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-the-fuck-did-you-need-with-my-license-plate-seriously/433565)
**Author:** [@Soapbox\_Monkey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Soapbox_Monkey)\ **Replies:** 61\ **Last updated:** [April 23, 2008, 6:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-the-fuck-did-you-need-with-my-license-plate-seriously/433565 "2008-04-23T06:17:31Z")
I get off the train today and walk to my car, where I had to park in the very back of the lot because everything else was full when I got there this morning. I made it a point to park next to a nicer car than mine so tha… --- ## [Fast food job memories](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fast-food-job-memories/521266)
**Author:** [@joebuck20](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/joebuck20)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [December 25, 2009, 2:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fast-food-job-memories/521266 "2009-12-25T14:41:00Z")
Who here has worked in fast food? What memories do you have from your days behind a deep fryer? In high school I worked at a Long John Silver’s for about a year. I can’t say it was a glamour job, but hey it gave me some… --- ## [If Chinese Already Uses Accent for Something Else, Then How Do They Show Emotion?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-chinese-already-uses-accent-for-something-else-then-how-do-they-show-emotion/126219)
**Author:** [@Jim\_B](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jim_B)\ **Replies:** 67\ **Last updated:** [May 23, 2011, 5:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-chinese-already-uses-accent-for-something-else-then-how-do-they-show-emotion/126219 "2011-05-23T17:25:16Z")
The text of my question is somehow mysteriously missing again. So here it goes: Chinese is a language that depends alot on the accent the speaker places on the word. Verbal intonation can quite literally change the mean… --- ## [Having parties with alcohol hosted by sororities instead of frats a good solution?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/having-parties-with-alcohol-hosted-by-sororities-instead-of-frats-a-good-solution/710438)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [January 22, 2015, 9:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/having-parties-with-alcohol-hosted-by-sororities-instead-of-frats-a-good-solution/710438 "2015-01-22T21:17:09Z")
With all the discussion of campus sexual assault being a hot topic these days one method being discussed to address what is considered by some to be an abusive “rape culture” prevalent in US colleges, is to have sororiti… --- ## [How to ship a large package-- please help!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-ship-a-large-package-please-help/548328)
**Author:** [@Anise](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anise)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [July 30, 2010, 4:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-ship-a-large-package-please-help/548328 "2010-07-30T04:32:13Z")
Hi all… (waves) I really, really need specific advice about how exactly to ship a mattress and box spring cross-country (Nashville to Portland, OR.) Greyhound Freight sounded like such a great idea and it would be about… --- ## [Discrimination on the basis of attractiveness/physical appearance](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discrimination-on-the-basis-of-attractiveness-physical-appearance/717680)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [April 15, 2015, 8:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discrimination-on-the-basis-of-attractiveness-physical-appearance/717680 "2015-04-15T20:36:42Z")
It seems that in the wake of banning employment discrimination on the basis of age, race, gender, sexual orientation, handicap, etc., that a next logical step would be to ban employment discrimination on the basis of phy… --- ## [Actor that plays the Worlds Most Interesting Man (Dos Equis)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/actor-that-plays-the-worlds-most-interesting-man-dos-equis/630104)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [August 3, 2012, 3:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/actor-that-plays-the-worlds-most-interesting-man-dos-equis/630104 "2012-08-03T15:44:45Z")
Dos Equis’ pitchman is Jewish actor living in Marina del Rey. I always enjoy the Dos Equis commercials. They are pretty clever an funny. I’ve drank Dos Equis for years. Jonathan Goldsmith is a veteran character actor. … --- ## [Students from the 60's and 70's. Share your odd stories after school segregation ended.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/students-from-the-60s-and-70s-share-your-odd-stories-after-school-segregation-ended/672170)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [October 29, 2013, 2:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/students-from-the-60s-and-70s-share-your-odd-stories-after-school-segregation-ended/672170 "2013-10-29T14:13:56Z")
The end of school segregation happened at different times in various parts of the country. It brought an end to a social injustice but students affected often have odd stories to tell. Some funny, some scary and others f… --- ## [Tipping](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tipping/190605)
**Author:** [@Frank](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frank)\ **Replies:** 97\ **Last updated:** [August 19, 2003, 12:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tipping/190605 "2003-08-19T12:01:26Z")
In this column about tipping the question of alchohol rears its head again. I don’t care about tax, but I have always included the booze in my tips. Why not? If I were to sit at the bar, I would tip whoever served me … --- ## [Temperance Brennan or Maura Isles?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/temperance-brennan-or-maura-isles/563041)
**Author:** [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [December 7, 2010, 3:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/temperance-brennan-or-maura-isles/563041 "2010-12-07T15:35:45Z")
One is an improbably hot, possibly autistic forensic scientist who’s clearly in love with her pistol-packing partner, but so emotionally unaware that everyone in her life knows it but her. The other is just as hot, incr… --- ## [Sports rules that are so systematically ignored by the officials they should be removed](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sports-rules-that-are-so-systematically-ignored-by-the-officials-they-should-be-removed/832429)
**Author:** [@russian\_heel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/russian_heel)\ **Replies:** 66\ **Last updated:** [May 8, 2019, 9:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sports-rules-that-are-so-systematically-ignored-by-the-officials-they-should-be-removed/832429 "2019-05-08T21:49:37Z")
OK this is not for butt-hurt Auburn fans to complain about one double dribble. I’m talking about rules that are in the rule books but are so non enforced, or non enforceable, maybe they should they just be written out o… --- ## [Bees are still dying: how screwed are we?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bees-are-still-dying-how-screwed-are-we/658377)
**Author:** [@Leaper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaper)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [May 17, 2013, 8:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bees-are-still-dying-how-screwed-are-we/658377 "2013-05-17T20:00:53Z")
Wired headline: One-Third of U.S. Honeybee Colonies Died Last Winter, Threatening Food Supply. It’s a cause for concern, no matter how you look at it, and it doesn’t seem that there’s a single cause behind it, not even … --- ## [Siblings In Your Family](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/siblings-in-your-family/627431)
**Author:** [@DMark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DMark)\ **Replies:** 68\ **Last updated:** [July 12, 2012, 3:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/siblings-in-your-family/627431 "2012-07-12T15:08:38Z")
Just curious as to how many siblings, if any, you grew up with in your family. This will be a poll, and I am sure there will be exceptions, but by siblings I do include anyone who might have been adopted or perhaps some… --- ## [Current tobacco cigarette smokers: Do you want to quit?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/current-tobacco-cigarette-smokers-do-you-want-to-quit/643011)
**Author:** [@Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qadgop_the_Mercotan)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [January 27, 2013, 3:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/current-tobacco-cigarette-smokers-do-you-want-to-quit/643011 "2013-01-27T15:16:27Z")
Poll coming: Just a straightforward question to see what the interest level in quitting is for current cigarette smokers. Feel free to elaborate on your answers, if you wish. --- ## [What kind of program was Love American Style?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-kind-of-program-was-love-american-style/595552)
**Author:** [@Icerigger](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Icerigger)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [September 10, 2011, 5:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-kind-of-program-was-love-american-style/595552 "2011-09-10T05:40:53Z")
In a fit of nostalgia I just thought of the TV program Love American Style. I am old enough to remember the program, I think it was on Friday nights but I don’t remember any of the stories or themes. For some reason the … --- ## [So what's your favorite condiment or spice that you are adding to your food?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-whats-your-favorite-condiment-or-spice-that-you-are-adding-to-your-food/553864)
**Author:** [@Omar\_Little](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omar_Little)\ **Replies:** 65\ **Last updated:** [September 20, 2010, 1:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-whats-your-favorite-condiment-or-spice-that-you-are-adding-to-your-food/553864 "2010-09-20T01:42:18Z")
Lately, I have gotten into the habit of sprinkling tabasco sauce on most everything I eat at lunch: salads, burgers, fries, pizza, mexican food, oysters, etc. So what’s your go to condiment or spice? [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1976&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1978&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)