# Top **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=199&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:** 200 --- ## [Odd Animal News](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/odd-animal-news/461528)
**Author:** [@Siam\_Sam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Siam_Sam)\ **Replies:** 246\ **Last updated:** [December 12, 2009, 7:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/odd-animal-news/461528 "2009-12-12T07:35:09Z")
Here we see that inflation in Cambodia has pushed the price of most meat so high that demand for rat has increased. Unfortunately, this means the price of rat has quadrupled this year. And here we see an Aussie lost in … --- ## [1/3 of Americans are absolute morons!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/1-3-of-americans-are-absolute-morons/655064)
**Author:** [@Monty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Monty)\ **Replies:** 175\ **Last updated:** [April 17, 2013, 2:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/1-3-of-americans-are-absolute-morons/655064 "2013-04-17T02:02:23Z")
At least, that’s the take-away I get from this story: More at the link above. I don’t know what to say. I’m gobsmacked at the stupidity. --- ## [No, Mr. NY Times art critic...a dildo up your butt is NOT art](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-mr-ny-times-art-critic-a-dildo-up-your-butt-is-not-art/631892)
**Author:** [@chappachula](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chappachula)\ **Replies:** 166\ **Last updated:** [August 21, 2012, 1:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-mr-ny-times-art-critic-a-dildo-up-your-butt-is-not-art/631892 "2012-08-21T01:08:20Z")
Last week the New York Times dance critic wrote an article with a legitimate title: “Nakedness in Dance”. He starts like any typical article by an art critic, discusses the history of dance, mentions the old classics … --- ## [Immunity after getting COVID should fulfill vaccine requirements](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/immunity-after-getting-covid-should-fulfill-vaccine-requirements/958258)
**Author:** [@Magiver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Magiver)\ **Replies:** 494\ **Last updated:** [August 11, 2022, 3:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/immunity-after-getting-covid-should-fulfill-vaccine-requirements/958258 "2022-08-11T15:07:23Z")
Topic says it all. This was derailing another thread so I started a new one. I don’t think natural immunity is better than vaccines. I am not promoting COVID parties I think people should get vaccinated I think it s… --- ## [Case files? We don't need no stinking case files! (Gitmo related)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/case-files-we-dont-need-no-stinking-case-files-gitmo-related/483097)
**Author:** [@Diogenes\_the\_Cynic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Diogenes_the_Cynic)\ **Replies:** 335\ **Last updated:** [February 1, 2009, 4:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/case-files-we-dont-need-no-stinking-case-files-gitmo-related/483097 "2009-02-01T04:08:51Z")
WaPo So the Obama administration is ready to look into invidvidual case files for the Guantanamo Bay detainees and start making case by case evaluations. This information is something they were not allowed access to unt… --- ## [Texas Sues Non-Trump Voting States for . . . reasons?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/texas-sues-non-trump-voting-states-for-reasons/927614)
**Author:** [@ParallelLines](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ParallelLines)\ **Replies:** 371\ **Last updated:** [December 18, 2020, 9:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/texas-sues-non-trump-voting-states-for-reasons/927614 "2020-12-18T21:45:15Z")
This has been baffling (and raising my blood pressure) since early the afternoon. I haven’t seen any thread on it yet so figured I’d bring it up to anyone who had missed it. Short version, Texas feels that the battle… --- ## [Meanwhile in Alberta - is a once-in-a-lifetime electoral shift in the offing?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/meanwhile-in-alberta-is-a-once-in-a-lifetime-electoral-shift-in-the-offing/618086)
**Author:** [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Replies:** 164\ **Last updated:** [April 25, 2012, 9:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/meanwhile-in-alberta-is-a-once-in-a-lifetime-electoral-shift-in-the-offing/618086 "2012-04-25T21:59:17Z")
I’m curious - what’s the polling in Alberta? the Wild Rose Party seems to be generating a lot of buzz, even the aside from the \[del\]boobs\[/del\] bus issue. Election is April 23rd, right? Is this shaping up to be one of… --- ## [The stupid-ass fuckin' question Hall Of Fame.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-stupid-ass-fuckin-question-hall-of-fame/51683)
**Author:** [@Lexicon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lexicon)\ **Replies:** 152\ **Last updated:** [July 23, 2003, 1:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-stupid-ass-fuckin-question-hall-of-fame/51683 "2003-07-23T13:33:11Z")
Stupid Questions from stupid people. Now I don’t want to get off on a rant here but some questions make you want to hold your brow in your hands and weep for our species. Questions that are so fuckin’ stupid they beg to… --- ## [Self-driving cars](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/self-driving-cars/706033)
**Author:** [@InfiniteJest](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/InfiniteJest)\ **Replies:** 204\ **Last updated:** [December 12, 2014, 12:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/self-driving-cars/706033 "2014-12-12T12:11:51Z")
You’re designing a self-driving car. Obviously there are scenarios in which the self-driving car or even a human driver would be incapable of avoiding an accident. I.e. a tire blew out, a la Firestone. So in that sce… --- ## [Why can't I clench my fist when I wake up?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-cant-i-clench-my-fist-when-i-wake-up/342982)
**Author:** [@buncombe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/buncombe)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [August 7, 2014, 8:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-cant-i-clench-my-fist-when-i-wake-up/342982 "2014-08-07T08:09:47Z")
I have searched high and low for the answer to this question, but I can’t seem to find a factual answer anywhere. This has been happening for as long as I can remember. In fact, I didn’t realize that nobody else I know … --- ## [Can someone explain how Tim Tebow won Heisman and why he sucks now?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-someone-explain-how-tim-tebow-won-heisman-and-why-he-sucks-now/666463)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 109\ **Last updated:** [September 12, 2015, 6:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-someone-explain-how-tim-tebow-won-heisman-and-why-he-sucks-now/666463 "2015-09-12T18:27:18Z")
Jury is out whether Belichick will cut Tebow in the Patriot’s final cuts. Based on his performance last week I’d say his chances are slim to none of staying on the team. What the heck happened to the guy that won All-A… --- ## [Everyone in the USA has access to birth control](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/everyone-in-the-usa-has-access-to-birth-control/614976)
**Author:** [@ITR\_champion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ITR_champion)\ **Replies:** 164\ **Last updated:** [March 20, 2012, 2:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/everyone-in-the-usa-has-access-to-birth-control/614976 "2012-03-20T14:57:57Z")
And has for a long time, too. In the recent debates about birth control, some people seem to assume that there are a large number of women for whom it’s difficult to get birth control; for example it’s part of the premi… --- ## [Anyone for a game of Nomic?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-for-a-game-of-nomic/194142)
**Author:** [@zev\_steinhardt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zev_steinhardt)\ **Replies:** 629\ **Last updated:** [October 10, 2003, 6:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-for-a-game-of-nomic/194142 "2003-10-10T06:03:12Z")
Nomic is a game of self-amendment. In short it’s a game about making rules for a game. The participants make up the rules and vote on them as they go along. The game was invented in 1982 by Peter Suber. You can read… --- ## [Emily Procter of CSI Miami gets Hollywood fat lips](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/emily-procter-of-csi-miami-gets-hollywood-fat-lips/560895)
**Author:** [@gonzomax](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gonzomax)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [April 21, 2013, 3:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/emily-procter-of-csi-miami-gets-hollywood-fat-lips/560895 "2013-04-21T03:03:53Z")
http://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://everyjoe.com/files/2008/07/emily-procter-0708-01\_nc.jpg&imgrefurl=http://everyjoe.com/entertainment/the-csi-stars-were-out-at-the-cbs-press-tour/&h=700&w=500&sz=71&tbnid=tgt3LQg… --- ## [Lights dim when blow-dryer is turned on](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lights-dim-when-blow-dryer-is-turned-on/644118)
**Author:** [@Hilary\_Algar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hilary_Algar)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [January 19, 2018, 7:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lights-dim-when-blow-dryer-is-turned-on/644118 "2018-01-19T07:00:03Z")
The lights in my home dim and the box fans slow down (immediately) whenever the blow-dryer is turned on. Everything is back to normal the instant the blow-dryer is turned off. (My home is about 45 years old with all or… --- ## [Things that happened to you as a child that would be now considered scandalous](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-that-happened-to-you-as-a-child-that-would-be-now-considered-scandalous/521247)
**Author:** [@WPA-Guy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WPA-Guy)\ **Replies:** 156\ **Last updated:** [January 23, 2016, 4:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-that-happened-to-you-as-a-child-that-would-be-now-considered-scandalous/521247 "2016-01-23T16:32:22Z")
Something my mother mentioned at Thanksgiving shocked several people at the dinner table. When I was 4 1/2, she would send me two blocks down the street to pick up our mail, pay bills at the bank, and even get milk or b… --- ## [Nested quotes have been discontinued](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nested-quotes-have-been-discontinued/557502)
**Author:** [@xash](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/xash)\ **Replies:** 149\ **Last updated:** [December 4, 2010, 10:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nested-quotes-have-been-discontinued/557502 "2010-12-04T22:59:21Z")
Based on mod/admin requests, the previously installed nested quotes function has been discontinued. Many quotes were being mis-attributed because posters were deleting the wrong \[quote\] tags when editing nested posts. … --- ## [The Best Movie You Never Want to Watch Again](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-best-movie-you-never-want-to-watch-again/567729)
**Author:** [@JoelUpchurch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JoelUpchurch)\ **Replies:** 183\ **Last updated:** [July 17, 2011, 4:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-best-movie-you-never-want-to-watch-again/567729 "2011-07-17T04:17:14Z")
This is for movies that you watched and thought were excellent and you never ever want to watch again. Don’t nominate movies you watched more than once. My nominee is Once Were Warriors. It is the story about a Maori fa… --- ## [Take her at her word, or have I been friendzoned?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/take-her-at-her-word-or-have-i-been-friendzoned/711897)
**Author:** [@2ManyTacos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/2ManyTacos)\ **Replies:** 177\ **Last updated:** [February 14, 2015, 7:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/take-her-at-her-word-or-have-i-been-friendzoned/711897 "2015-02-14T19:20:44Z")
I know, I know, my post history is filled with these sorts of topics, but this one is such a zinger that I think it’s the most confusing one that I’ve had in the past few years. Basically, I started talking to one of th… --- ## [Nate Silver Predicts GOP Will Take The Senate](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nate-silver-predicts-gop-will-take-the-senate/684624)
**Author:** [@Evil\_Captor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Evil_Captor)\ **Replies:** 114\ **Last updated:** [March 30, 2014, 10:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nate-silver-predicts-gop-will-take-the-senate/684624 "2014-03-30T22:01:14Z")
Nate Silver did startlingly well in predicting the 2012 elections, now he predicts that the GOP stands a 60 percent chance of taking control of the Senate, gaining exactly six seats, the minimum number needed to do so. H… --- ## [Another perspective on "nice guys" and the women who won't date them](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-perspective-on-nice-guys-and-the-women-who-wont-date-them/496457)
**Author:** [@msmith537](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/msmith537)\ **Replies:** 210\ **Last updated:** [May 23, 2009, 12:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-perspective-on-nice-guys-and-the-women-who-wont-date-them/496457 "2009-05-23T00:12:02Z")
I came across this article today about guys who don’t get a second date: Dating 101: Guys Who Don’t Get the 2nd Date Of course, the standard refrain is "too available:, “too nice”, “too eager”, “didn’t have an ‘edge’”. … --- ## [Back to the Future 3: Making Gasoline](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/back-to-the-future-3-making-gasoline/729839)
**Author:** [@cmyk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cmyk)\ **Replies:** 136\ **Last updated:** [December 30, 2016, 12:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/back-to-the-future-3-making-gasoline/729839 "2016-12-30T12:25:05Z")
NOTE: If you’re familiar with the movie, you can skip to the factual question under the ////////s In the movie Back to the Future III, Marty inadvertently punctures the fuel line, spilling all the Delorean’s gas into a … --- ## [America needs to address its gun hypocrisy](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/america-needs-to-address-its-gun-hypocrisy/954795)
**Author:** [@Moriarty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Moriarty)\ **Replies:** 454\ **Last updated:** [January 17, 2023, 3:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/america-needs-to-address-its-gun-hypocrisy/954795 "2023-01-17T15:40:15Z")
On one hand: America is a country with a proud tradition of self-reliance and self determination. Part and parcel of that spirit is the right to defend yourself. It is such an ingrained part of America’s ethos that we ha… --- ## [It's time for another installment of MOVIE LINES YOU USE IN EVERYDAY LIFE!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-time-for-another-installment-of-movie-lines-you-use-in-everyday-life/595586)
**Author:** [@phouka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/phouka)\ **Replies:** 197\ **Last updated:** [September 26, 2011, 9:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-time-for-another-installment-of-movie-lines-you-use-in-everyday-life/595586 "2011-09-26T21:12:55Z")
This, of course, also includes lines from books, television shows, songs, and any other form of popular media. When I was but a phoukling, my family played a game we referred to as Quotes. The idea was to quote a line f… --- ## [Pirates of the Caribbean: It's rated "Arrrr!"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pirates-of-the-caribbean-its-rated-arrrr/187308)
**Author:** [@Doomtrain](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Doomtrain)\ **Replies:** 321\ **Last updated:** [August 11, 2003, 5:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pirates-of-the-caribbean-its-rated-arrrr/187308 "2003-08-11T05:34:02Z")
Going to see Pirates of the Caribbean tonight. All the reviews I’ve read have been good-to-very-good, with the exception of the Salon movie review. But Salon never likes anything. I’ll check back into the thread with my … --- ## [Emergency Room or Urgent Care?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/emergency-room-or-urgent-care/625257)
**Author:** [@drewtwo99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drewtwo99)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [August 10, 2015, 3:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/emergency-room-or-urgent-care/625257 "2015-08-10T15:54:27Z")
I am sorry if this kind of is breaking the rules, I know that asking for medical advice on here is kind of frowned upon. Feel free to close the thread if it’s a violation, and I apologize in advance if so. I have some s… --- ## [Conservatives Overwhelmingly Oppose Healthcare for 9/11 Workers](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/conservatives-overwhelmingly-oppose-healthcare-for-9-11-workers/548816)
**Author:** [@sleeping](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sleeping)\ **Replies:** 266\ **Last updated:** [August 7, 2010, 3:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/conservatives-overwhelmingly-oppose-healthcare-for-9-11-workers/548816 "2010-08-07T03:21:20Z")
Couldn’t believe there was no thread on this: http://www.nytimes.com/2010/07/30/nyregion/30zadroga.html?\_r=2&src=mv The bill was to provide medical care for 9/11 rescue workers and NYC residents who suffered illnesses … --- ## [Petty rants against well liked movies](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/petty-rants-against-well-liked-movies/484550)
**Author:** [@mr.jp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mr.jp)\ **Replies:** 239\ **Last updated:** [February 22, 2009, 7:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/petty-rants-against-well-liked-movies/484550 "2009-02-22T19:18:21Z")
Shrek Moral: You shouldn’t make fun at someone for being ugly. Making fun at someone for being short, however, is encouraged. Equilibrium “Fahrenheit 450 was pretty good, but it needs some stupidly improbable martial … --- ## [What do you do when your friend uploads bad photos of you on the internet?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-do-when-your-friend-uploads-bad-photos-of-you-on-the-internet/573698)
**Author:** [@phantom\_lamb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/phantom_lamb)\ **Replies:** 60\ **Last updated:** [September 5, 2011, 7:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-do-when-your-friend-uploads-bad-photos-of-you-on-the-internet/573698 "2011-09-05T19:36:13Z")
I would like to know anyone’s insight on what’s the smartest way to approach this issue. I went out with my best friend some nights ago and she uploaded photos from that night on Facebook. Lets just say some of the pict… --- ## [Obama not really the President because he didn't really take the Oath](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obama-not-really-the-president-because-he-didnt-really-take-the-oath/482167)
**Author:** [@Rand\_Rover](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rand_Rover)\ **Replies:** 259\ **Last updated:** [January 23, 2009, 2:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obama-not-really-the-president-because-he-didnt-really-take-the-oath/482167 "2009-01-23T14:43:25Z")
I counted at least two failures in Obama’s recitation of the oath, each of which independently would render Obama’s words not an “oath of office” as defined in the Constitution. Obama is therefore not the president unles… --- ## [Dynabeads for tire balancing: can they possibly work?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dynabeads-for-tire-balancing-can-they-possibly-work/567465)
**Author:** [@Machine\_Elf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Machine_Elf)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [February 13, 2012, 8:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dynabeads-for-tire-balancing-can-they-possibly-work/567465 "2012-02-13T20:33:21Z")
Anyone who frequents a motorcycle discussion forum has probably heard of Dynabeads, which are being aggressively marketed as an alternative to rim weights for balancing tires. They are a source of endless discussion and… --- ## [Begorra! A St. Paddy's Day MMP](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/begorra-a-st-paddys-day-mmp/683332)
**Author:** [@dogbutler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dogbutler)\ **Replies:** 316\ **Last updated:** [March 17, 2014, 2:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/begorra-a-st-paddys-day-mmp/683332 "2014-03-17T14:07:29Z")
I’ll have a 3 day weekend for St. Patrick’s Day. Anybody doing anything special or St. Patrick’s day? --- ## [Can I emigrate to North Korea?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-i-emigrate-to-north-korea/655282)
**Author:** [@grude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/grude)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [May 16, 2013, 4:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-i-emigrate-to-north-korea/655282 "2013-05-16T16:32:27Z")
:pPlease no comments on the theme of “who would want to?!”. I’m asking if it is even literally possible, or if anyone has done it? Lets say a NK embassy worker falls in love with and marries a foreigner, is there a path… --- ## [When in human history should a reasonable person have known slavery was evil?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-in-human-history-should-a-reasonable-person-have-known-slavery-was-evil/535513)
**Author:** [@Bricker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bricker)\ **Replies:** 142\ **Last updated:** [April 26, 2010, 9:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-in-human-history-should-a-reasonable-person-have-known-slavery-was-evil/535513 "2010-04-26T21:31:47Z")
Inspired by this post in this thread, but I thought the possible discussion warranted its own thread, and in GD to boot. To summarize briefly, the discussion was about the Confederacy, and the competing claims that they… --- ## [How does Monster Cable manage to scam people into buying their cables?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-does-monster-cable-manage-to-scam-people-into-buying-their-cables/523632)
**Author:** [@Rigamarole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rigamarole)\ **Replies:** 97\ **Last updated:** [January 9, 2010, 5:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-does-monster-cable-manage-to-scam-people-into-buying-their-cables/523632 "2010-01-09T05:45:23Z")
I am looking to buy a few cables and of course mixed in the results I notice a few Monster brand cables priced 4x-10x higher than everything else and I can’t help but admire the giant swinging balls of this company. I m… --- ## [How do you treat sores in the nose?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-treat-sores-in-the-nose/642158)
**Author:** [@not\_what\_you\_d\_expect](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/not_what_you_d_expect)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [November 26, 2012, 8:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-treat-sores-in-the-nose/642158 "2012-11-26T20:43:00Z")
I’ve had this miserable cold or flu or the plaque or something. I thought I was finally getting better yesterday, but not so much this morning. My nose is so full of sores, I can barely breath through it. Are there any… --- ## [Stupid moderator](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-moderator/372321)
**Author:** [@Spooky\_Sprite](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spooky_Sprite)\ **Replies:** 271\ **Last updated:** [August 31, 2017, 9:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-moderator/372321 "2017-08-31T21:32:38Z")
Why’d you close my thread? --- ## [Dental Question--is Irrigation worth it?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dental-question-is-irrigation-worth-it/526324)
**Author:** [@Red\_Barchetta](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Red_Barchetta)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [January 26, 2010, 5:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dental-question-is-irrigation-worth-it/526324 "2010-01-26T17:27:59Z")
So I went to the dentist after a few years of neglect and found out my gums aren’t in the best of shape, so they recommended a Deep Cleaning. Fine, who am I to argue? The problem: the total cost comes to $750 after insu… --- ## [Waiting for the doctor - how long is too long?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/waiting-for-the-doctor-how-long-is-too-long/569348)
**Author:** [@Chessic\_Sense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chessic_Sense)\ **Replies:** 73\ **Last updated:** [February 19, 2016, 1:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/waiting-for-the-doctor-how-long-is-too-long/569348 "2016-02-19T01:33:20Z")
I had an appointment for 2:30 today. I got there at 2:20. It was 3:35 when they put me in the other room and 4:00 when the doctor finally showed up. IMO, an hour and a half is waaaay too long. Could you imagine if th… --- ## [My girlfriend still lives with her ex...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-girlfriend-still-lives-with-her-ex/337761)
**Author:** [@nuke8](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nuke8)\ **Replies:** 81\ **Last updated:** [December 13, 2023, 11:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-girlfriend-still-lives-with-her-ex/337761 "2023-12-13T11:12:39Z")
How long do I wait before I give up on her moving out? She has been attempting to get out for months now and run into some challenges but am I wrong in insisting she stop living with a man she professes not to love, does… --- ## [Were The Slaves "Lucky"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/were-the-slaves-lucky/514818)
**Author:** [@Qin\_Shi\_Huangdi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qin_Shi_Huangdi)\ **Replies:** 120\ **Last updated:** [January 9, 2010, 2:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/were-the-slaves-lucky/514818 "2010-01-09T02:23:48Z")
Were the Africans who were kidnapped by the slavers “lucky” for their descendents. For a more personal vantage point on this question suppose you had in 1700s Africa two choices be enslaved but your descendents would bec… --- ## [What to do with a can of Spam?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-to-do-with-a-can-of-spam/696011)
**Author:** [@DCnDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DCnDC)\ **Replies:** 90\ **Last updated:** [August 27, 2014, 5:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-to-do-with-a-can-of-spam/696011 "2014-08-27T17:49:37Z")
My vegetarian fiancee finds it amusing to buy me random meat items when she goes to the supermarket. Usually it’s jerky or sardines, but the other day she brought home a can of Spam with Bacon. I’ve never actually had … --- ## [Any really effective OTC appetite suppressants?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-really-effective-otc-appetite-suppressants/479565)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [February 23, 2009, 8:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-really-effective-otc-appetite-suppressants/479565 "2009-02-23T08:13:41Z")
I used to use ephedra products by they banned it because some stupid people abused it and died. Any truly effective OTC products like the old ephedra products? --- ## [Side effects of eye dilation](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/side-effects-of-eye-dilation/590592)
**Author:** [@Argent\_Towers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Argent_Towers)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [June 14, 2012, 7:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/side-effects-of-eye-dilation/590592 "2012-06-14T19:43:39Z")
Today I had an eye exam and I was given two kinds of eye drops at various times: one of them was yellow (I can’t remember what this one was for) and the other was a dilator for enlarging my pupils so the optometrist coul… --- ## [Is the real health care disaster yet to come?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-real-health-care-disaster-yet-to-come/674269)
**Author:** [@ITR\_champion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ITR_champion)\ **Replies:** 196\ **Last updated:** [February 8, 2014, 6:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-real-health-care-disaster-yet-to-come/674269 "2014-02-08T18:35:50Z")
The not-so-successful rollout of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act has a lot of people unhappy. Millions have lost their insurance, millions can’t get insurance because of faulty exchanges, and millions are… --- ## [Girlfriends and porn](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/girlfriends-and-porn/544398)
**Author:** [@control-z](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/control-z)\ **Replies:** 176\ **Last updated:** [August 9, 2010, 5:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/girlfriends-and-porn/544398 "2010-08-09T05:40:19Z")
Ever had a great girlfriend that is smart, attractive, kind and adventurous both in and out of the bedroom, but can’t deal with you even looking at a Victoria’s Secret catalog? Ok it’s the more hardcore stuff she mostly… --- ## [What is a female version of a "cockblock" called?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-a-female-version-of-a-cockblock-called/715587)
**Author:** [@Idle\_Thoughts](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Idle_Thoughts)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [March 24, 2015, 2:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-a-female-version-of-a-cockblock-called/715587 "2015-03-24T02:36:54Z")
Suppose it’s a girl who wants to have sex with someone and another person keeps hanging around or interrupting. Obviously she can’t say “Hey, quit being a cock block!” --- ## [What the heck is shocking me as I lie in bed? (long-ish)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-the-heck-is-shocking-me-as-i-lie-in-bed-long-ish/508924)
**Author:** [@Idle\_Thoughts](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Idle_Thoughts)\ **Replies:** 60\ **Last updated:** [August 18, 2023, 3:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-the-heck-is-shocking-me-as-i-lie-in-bed-long-ish/508924 "2023-08-18T15:51:09Z")
I’ll try to describe this as best as possible. First of all, my mattress sits on the floor, there’s no boxspring or headboard, it’s just a mattress. Secondly, for the last six years I’ve lived here, in my apartment, I’… --- ## [Is Playboy porn?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-playboy-porn/589791)
**Author:** [@PandaBear77](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PandaBear77)\ **Replies:** 89\ **Last updated:** [September 17, 2012, 4:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-playboy-porn/589791 "2012-09-17T16:50:46Z")
Hot debate with some coworkers a few days ago, strictly divided among gender lines. The women said yes, the men said no. I opined that Playboy is “soft” porn, but still porn. IS it porn? Yes, there are actual article… --- ## [Advise your daughter to "get married in \[her\] 20s."](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/advise-your-daughter-to-get-married-in-her-20s/713638)
**Author:** [@Leaper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaper)\ **Replies:** 203\ **Last updated:** [March 5, 2015, 9:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/advise-your-daughter-to-get-married-in-her-20s/713638 "2015-03-05T21:48:38Z")
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