# Top **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=203&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:** 204 --- ## [Who are the women who "star" in Internet porn?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-are-the-women-who-star-in-internet-porn/706951)
**Author:** [@race\_to\_the\_bottom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/race_to_the_bottom)\ **Replies:** 109\ **Last updated:** [March 4, 2015, 8:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-are-the-women-who-star-in-internet-porn/706951 "2015-03-04T08:00:36Z")
Once upon a time, porn was rare. Hard core porn was available only in sleazy peep shows and “adult” movie theaters and bookstores. “Stars” were mostly anonymous. A few, like Linda Lovelace became household names Today… --- ## [Revoke a College Degree -- Can They Do This?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/revoke-a-college-degree-can-they-do-this/511867)
**Author:** [@LiveOnAPlane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LiveOnAPlane)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [August 1, 2011, 12:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/revoke-a-college-degree-can-they-do-this/511867 "2011-08-01T00:22:24Z")
I haven’t watched the show yet, but this is inpired by a synopsis of the new show “Community” where a lawyer (I think) goes back to a community college to teach after his (presumably law-)degree is revoked. Which got me… --- ## [Trump's First Supreme Court Nominee](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trumps-first-supreme-court-nominee/778665)
**Author:** [@John\_Mace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_Mace)\ **Replies:** 182\ **Last updated:** [March 10, 2017, 1:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trumps-first-supreme-court-nominee/778665 "2017-03-10T01:48:22Z")
Let’s have a clean thread to discuss this. Announcement should be made today. I’m hopeful. As much as I dislike Trump, I do prefer a Roberts or Scalia type person on the Supreme Court, so as long is Trump isn’t going… --- ## [Summertime and the living is sleazy in the MMP](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/summertime-and-the-living-is-sleazy-in-the-mmp/724387)
**Author:** [@FairyChatMom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FairyChatMom)\ **Replies:** 361\ **Last updated:** [July 13, 2015, 2:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/summertime-and-the-living-is-sleazy-in-the-mmp/724387 "2015-07-13T02:36:55Z")
Self-explanatory title, I guess. I’m too tired to be excessively clever, not that the topic matters anyway, right? So let’s talk about summers when we were kids and didn’t know or care about responsibilities. Good ti… --- ## [My cat just swallowed my engagement ring. fast help please](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-cat-just-swallowed-my-engagement-ring-fast-help-please/569472)
**Author:** [@flatlined](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/flatlined)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [February 2, 2011, 5:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-cat-just-swallowed-my-engagement-ring-fast-help-please/569472 "2011-02-02T17:34:50Z")
Yes, I’m an idiot. I left a shiny thing on the counter while I put lotion on my hands. Its not up his nose, I checked. Do I need to take him to the vet, or just monitor the litter box? The ring will wash, its his ins… --- ## [If Inigo Montoya belonged to other cultural stereotypes](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-inigo-montoya-belonged-to-other-cultural-stereotypes/497416)
**Author:** [@Hunter\_Hawk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hunter_Hawk)\ **Replies:** 163\ **Last updated:** [June 11, 2009, 7:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-inigo-montoya-belonged-to-other-cultural-stereotypes/497416 "2009-06-11T19:39:54Z")
“Guten tag. Mein name ist Wilhelm von Montoya. You are not only zer man who ist responsible for the murder of mein vater, but also I see zat you have possession of both dark hair und ein extraneous finger, zo you are ein… --- ## [The Cheesiest Song of All Time](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-cheesiest-song-of-all-time/641415)
**Author:** [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Replies:** 138\ **Last updated:** [November 29, 2012, 5:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-cheesiest-song-of-all-time/641415 "2012-11-29T05:50:22Z")
Use your own definition of “cheesy.” I nominate Glen Campbell’s Rhinestone Cowboy. --- ## [Party (a Whose Line is it Anyway game)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/party-a-whose-line-is-it-anyway-game/417577)
**Author:** [@Idle\_Thoughts](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Idle_Thoughts)\ **Replies:** 425\ **Last updated:** [September 14, 2007, 6:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/party-a-whose-line-is-it-anyway-game/417577 "2007-09-14T18:02:06Z")
Okay, I asked SkipMagic if I could make this game and got the green light. Many thanks to him. This will be the game of Party. At least that’s what I think it’s called on the show. For those of you who have seen and ar… --- ## [Return of The Princess Bride Jedi??](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/return-of-the-princess-bride-jedi/48698)
**Author:** [@dpr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dpr)\ **Replies:** 94\ **Last updated:** [May 21, 2004, 1:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/return-of-the-princess-bride-jedi/48698 "2004-05-21T13:52:27Z")
Just watched Return of the Jedi again last night and was shocked!!! When speaking to the emporer Darth Vader nods and says “As You Wish” not once but TWICE!!! Dressed in all black… THAT phrase… AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAARRRRRR… --- ## [Sketchy marketing BS you've seen?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sketchy-marketing-bs-youve-seen/711234)
**Author:** [@bump](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bump)\ **Replies:** 137\ **Last updated:** [February 6, 2015, 4:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sketchy-marketing-bs-youve-seen/711234 "2015-02-06T16:33:33Z")
So I was looking for some feta cheese a while back, and ran across a brand with a suitably Greek name, and the words “Imported” on it. So I picked it up to get a better look at the actual quantity in the tub, and notice… --- ## [How would you solve the equation 2+2X2?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-would-you-solve-the-equation-2-2x2/582144)
**Author:** [@etv78](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/etv78)\ **Replies:** 76\ **Last updated:** [December 14, 2017, 7:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-would-you-solve-the-equation-2-2x2/582144 "2017-12-14T19:02:49Z")
I, and most of my Facebook friends, say 6 (as opposed to 8) --- ## [Board game recommendations for two players](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/board-game-recommendations-for-two-players/647796)
**Author:** [@Lazlo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lazlo)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [February 24, 2013, 8:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/board-game-recommendations-for-two-players/647796 "2013-02-24T20:19:29Z")
My best friend recently separated from his wife and moved in with me. Instead of browsing the web and watching TV, we thought a board game would be more fun. So, I’m looking for suggestions for a contemporary game that … --- ## [Is higher octane gasoline more or less fuel efficient?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-higher-octane-gasoline-more-or-less-fuel-efficient/574084)
**Author:** [@Superhal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Superhal)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [March 14, 2011, 1:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-higher-octane-gasoline-more-or-less-fuel-efficient/574084 "2011-03-14T13:00:39Z")
This article was on the front page at Yahoo today. The article advocates a lower octane for better fuel efficiency (cost while using the car, either miles or idling.) However, one of the first comments below the article … --- ## [Keir Starmer tries to lead the UK](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keir-starmer-tries-to-lead-the-uk/1003805)
**Author:** [@PatrickLondon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PatrickLondon)\ **Replies:** 539\ **Last updated:** [September 2, 2026, 1:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keir-starmer-tries-to-lead-the-uk/1003805 "2026-09-02T13:38:42Z")
Following on from Elendil\_s\_Heir’s post on Starmer’s cabinet appointments in the UK General Election thread, perhaps we should start a new thread on the new government (administration, for our US readers). No surprises … --- ## [Who does the NRA really represent, overzealous gun owners, or gun manufacturers?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-does-the-nra-really-represent-overzealous-gun-owners-or-gun-manufacturers/656510)
**Author:** [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Replies:** 161\ **Last updated:** [April 30, 2013, 4:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-does-the-nra-really-represent-overzealous-gun-owners-or-gun-manufacturers/656510 "2013-04-30T16:17:40Z")
In the ‘reasonable conversation about guns’ thread, BobLibDem said the following: I have heard that a number of times from people on the left since December. What I’ve yet to see is any convincing evidence of this. I… --- ## ["Veteran Moves" at Restaurants](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/veteran-moves-at-restaurants/648882)
**Author:** [@Emphant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Emphant)\ **Replies:** 142\ **Last updated:** [February 25, 2013, 2:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/veteran-moves-at-restaurants/648882 "2013-02-25T02:47:09Z")
A few days ago I was at subway with a friend. He ordered first and then when my turn came, I ordered a sub combo but replaced my chips with a bowl of soup. He looked at me with respect and almost a little bit of awe and … --- ## [Women Artists Who are Horrible People](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/women-artists-who-are-horrible-people/773921)
**Author:** [@bienville](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bienville)\ **Replies:** 150\ **Last updated:** [September 14, 2018, 6:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/women-artists-who-are-horrible-people/773921 "2018-09-14T06:01:51Z")
I had another “Can you separate the artist’s work from who the artist is as a person?” conversation the other day. We’ve had the same discussion here at the SDMB several times. All the same examples tend to get repeated … --- ## [2013 Jeopardy! online test thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2013-jeopardy-online-test-thread/645217)
**Author:** [@It\_s\_Not\_Rocket\_Surgery](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/It_s_Not_Rocket_Surgery)\ **Replies:** 129\ **Last updated:** [January 13, 2013, 12:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2013-jeopardy-online-test-thread/645217 "2013-01-13T00:04:45Z")
Registration for the 2013 Jeopardy! online test is now open. Test dates are January 8,9, and 10. I didn’t take it last year because I was still in the pool. I’ll be out unless they call by January 15. :mad: So I’m t… --- ## [Are there different "kinds" of drunk? (beer vs. wine vs. spirits)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-different-kinds-of-drunk-beer-vs-wine-vs-spirits/506567)
**Author:** [@Rigamarole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rigamarole)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [August 18, 2009, 10:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-different-kinds-of-drunk-beer-vs-wine-vs-spirits/506567 "2009-08-18T22:42:42Z")
I was talking to my neighbor the other night who claimed that wine and beer affect him differently. I expressed skepticism but he had some pseudo-scientific sounding explanation prepared, which I proceeded to immediately… --- ## [Aircraft carriers: floating coffins?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aircraft-carriers-floating-coffins/565721)
**Author:** [@The\_Amazing\_Hanna](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Amazing_Hanna)\ **Replies:** 110\ **Last updated:** [September 8, 2011, 2:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aircraft-carriers-floating-coffins/565721 "2011-09-08T14:47:00Z")
Here’s a question for all you naval warfare buffs. The Chinese have deployed a long-range land-to-ship missile system against which there is apparently no good defense. Financial Times article: Chinese missile shifts p… --- ## [MLB: August 2015](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-august-2015/726755)
**Author:** [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Replies:** 205\ **Last updated:** [September 1, 2015, 3:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-august-2015/726755 "2015-09-01T15:15:16Z")
Old thread here. Kershaw vs Trout. Reigning MVPs hit each other for the first time, it seems. Scoscia has already been ejected. Go, Blue! --- ## [Top notch female martial artist versus 6' 4'', 250 pound man -- Who wins?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/top-notch-female-martial-artist-versus-6-4-250-pound-man-who-wins/375011)
**Author:** [@gytalf2000](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gytalf2000)\ **Replies:** 201\ **Last updated:** [October 22, 2015, 1:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/top-notch-female-martial-artist-versus-6-4-250-pound-man-who-wins/375011 "2015-10-22T01:30:08Z")
A few days ago, I posted a question about how Bruce Lee would fare against the “Big Show”, a seven-foot, 450 pound wrestler. My current question is along the same lines : a top-notch, “black belt”-level female martial ar… --- ## [John Carter (of Mars) Teaser Trailer](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/john-carter-of-mars-teaser-trailer/589057)
**Author:** [@DrFidelius](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrFidelius)\ **Replies:** 198\ **Last updated:** [July 26, 2011, 4:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/john-carter-of-mars-teaser-trailer/589057 "2011-07-26T04:55:27Z")
Please don’t suck, please don’t suck, please don’t suck. --- ## [Cell phone through washing machine. Anything Saveable?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cell-phone-through-washing-machine-anything-saveable/612318)
**Author:** [@crypto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/crypto)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [January 30, 2016, 11:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cell-phone-through-washing-machine-anything-saveable/612318 "2016-01-30T23:04:51Z")
I am the luckiest man in the world. My wife never searches through my pockets, which would be great if i was having an affair. However, since I am not nor do I ever plan to have an affair, her lack of rifling through m… --- ## [Why do extensions give you a false reading on your torque wrench?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-extensions-give-you-a-false-reading-on-your-torque-wrench/667325)
**Author:** [@SHARKBITEATTACK](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SHARKBITEATTACK)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [August 30, 2013, 8:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-extensions-give-you-a-false-reading-on-your-torque-wrench/667325 "2013-08-30T08:57:32Z")
Title --- ## [Work emails banned after 6pm (in France). You think we need the same in US?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/work-emails-banned-after-6pm-in-france-you-think-we-need-the-same-in-us/685835)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 185\ **Last updated:** [April 18, 2014, 1:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/work-emails-banned-after-6pm-in-france-you-think-we-need-the-same-in-us/685835 "2014-04-18T13:39:28Z")
I love this idea! What it does is give the employee a valid reason to shut off his work phone at 6pm. No more passive aggressive bullshit from the boss. Boss "I emailed you yesterday evening, didn’t you read it? you rea… --- ## [Moderation approves personal harassment by silence](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/moderation-approves-personal-harassment-by-silence/815870)
**Author:** [@Chimera](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chimera)\ **Replies:** 299\ **Last updated:** [June 13, 2018, 3:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/moderation-approves-personal-harassment-by-silence/815870 "2018-06-13T03:39:34Z")
(Extended campaign of personal harassment across the Pit and AMTB) Me (Repeatedly): Hey moderators, could you do something about this? Moderators: \ Even direct PM’ing only resulted in ¯\_(ツ)\_/¯. So since tha… --- ## [MLB: September 2015](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-september-2015/729608)
**Author:** [@Defensive\_Indifference](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Defensive_Indifference)\ **Replies:** 254\ **Last updated:** [October 5, 2015, 8:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-september-2015/729608 "2015-10-05T20:57:06Z")
I don’t get to watch the Cards much these days. I finally got a chance to catch a few innings last night. Luckily one of them was the 7th. After spotting the Nationals two outs, the Cards piled up 5 runs with a collec… --- ## [Death from disembowelment - how long?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/death-from-disembowelment-how-long/421861)
**Author:** [@cwthree](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cwthree)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [October 9, 2007, 2:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/death-from-disembowelment-how-long/421861 "2007-10-09T14:12:43Z")
Inspired by this thread and this post. How long \*would \* it take for someone to expire following the commencement of the disembowelment of the “hanging, drawing, and quartering” method of execution? --- ## [Help! One Windshield Wiper Stopped Working.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-one-windshield-wiper-stopped-working/325248)
**Author:** [@Shagnasty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shagnasty)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [September 3, 2014, 3:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-one-windshield-wiper-stopped-working/325248 "2014-09-03T15:05:55Z")
I don’t usually post these kinds of questions here but I am really in a jam. I drive a 1999 Isuzu Rodeo SUV. On the way to work this morning, I had my windshield wipers on and the driver’s side one just dropped down and … --- ## [Were hippies in the 1960s really discriminated against?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/were-hippies-in-the-1960s-really-discriminated-against/504116)
**Author:** [@joebuck20](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/joebuck20)\ **Replies:** 132\ **Last updated:** [May 5, 2014, 7:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/were-hippies-in-the-1960s-really-discriminated-against/504116 "2014-05-05T19:51:20Z")
The impression I get from watching movies like “Easy Rider” is that in certain parts of the country, especially the south, any guy walking around with long hair, peasant shirt and fringed leather jacket, and saying “hey … --- ## [Wow, was I ever clueless about women!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wow-was-i-ever-clueless-about-women/658994)
**Author:** [@gaffa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gaffa)\ **Replies:** 163\ **Last updated:** [July 26, 2013, 3:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wow-was-i-ever-clueless-about-women/658994 "2013-07-26T15:56:02Z")
At 52, I’m happily married, and have been for nearly 30 years. My “wild years” were compressed into a very small period of time, having lost my virginity fairly late at 19. Which was mostly due to my inability to compre… --- ## [How much does a personal bowling alley cost?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-does-a-personal-bowling-alley-cost/391409)
**Author:** [@Hogwash](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hogwash)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [October 24, 2011, 6:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-does-a-personal-bowling-alley-cost/391409 "2011-10-24T06:38:03Z")
The thread about bowling over in IMHO has got me dreaming about one day starting a billion-dollar business or winning the lottery (not that I ever play it) or finding I am of royal blood and thus being rich enough to ins… --- ## [Why do people insist that the market will produce new jobs?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-people-insist-that-the-market-will-produce-new-jobs/477216)
**Author:** [@gaffa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gaffa)\ **Replies:** 220\ **Last updated:** [December 25, 2008, 5:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-people-insist-that-the-market-will-produce-new-jobs/477216 "2008-12-25T05:51:56Z")
Whenever the subject comes up of how automation is eliminating blue collar jobs, and has eliminated a huge number of pink and white collar ones as well, inevitably someone claims that “the market” will produce new jobs. … --- ## [Commercials Worth Pissing On, May 2011 Edition](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/commercials-worth-pissing-on-may-2011-edition/582406)
**Author:** [@Hippy\_Hollow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hippy_Hollow)\ **Replies:** 149\ **Last updated:** [December 26, 2011, 3:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/commercials-worth-pissing-on-may-2011-edition/582406 "2011-12-26T15:31:34Z")
I’m blissfully unaware of the majority of commercials out there, but I know you have all seen the horrible new ones out there and are going to share, right? I have one nominee, which I actually discovered on the radio. … --- ## [Getting rid of ammonia smell from a lot of cat pee](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/getting-rid-of-ammonia-smell-from-a-lot-of-cat-pee/652147)
**Author:** [@Postariti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Postariti)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [September 8, 2013, 11:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/getting-rid-of-ammonia-smell-from-a-lot-of-cat-pee/652147 "2013-09-08T23:23:34Z")
My friend has four cats, and keeps the litter box on the landing of his stairs. He’s been sick, and didn’t clean the litter box enough. End result was cat pee up and down the carpeted stairs. He’s planning to eventual… --- ## [Administration of the SDMB](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/administration-of-the-sdmb/700177)
**Author:** [@bucketybuck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bucketybuck)\ **Replies:** 140\ **Last updated:** [October 13, 2014, 10:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/administration-of-the-sdmb/700177 "2014-10-13T22:02:32Z")
A topic that has been touched upon lately is the fact that currently the Straight Dope Message Board appears to be unique in that it has zero administrative function. According to the moderators only one person has admin… --- ## [Resignation from Mormonism (sorry it's long)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/resignation-from-mormonism-sorry-its-long/559662)
**Author:** [@Rhodes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rhodes)\ **Replies:** 115\ **Last updated:** [March 9, 2011, 8:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/resignation-from-mormonism-sorry-its-long/559662 "2011-03-09T08:24:21Z")
Ahhhh, closure. The local Mormon bishop will be getting this in his mailbox tomorrow: I had said previously on the SDMB that I didn’t understand why people bother with resigning from Mormonism. But as the months passe… --- ## [Palin defenders, are you fucking stupid?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/palin-defenders-are-you-fucking-stupid/463360)
**Author:** [@Merkwurdigliebe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Merkwurdigliebe)\ **Replies:** 277\ **Last updated:** [September 17, 2008, 2:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/palin-defenders-are-you-fucking-stupid/463360 "2008-09-17T14:37:05Z")
Look here people. I am going to make this quick, because I have to run, but the more I get to know Palin the more something becomes clear… First I would like to divide the group between pro-Bush and anti-Bush. The pro-B… --- ## [How horrible is Wikipedia really? (concrete examples, please)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-horrible-is-wikipedia-really-concrete-examples-please/713765)
**Author:** [@Apollon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Apollon)\ **Replies:** 152\ **Last updated:** [April 20, 2015, 1:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-horrible-is-wikipedia-really-concrete-examples-please/713765 "2015-04-20T01:39:49Z")
People in here keep bitching about how unreliable and biased Wikipedia is. Almost every time someone dares to quote a Wiki article, they feel the need to add “I know, I know”, as if to ward off the disgrace that comes wi… --- ## [Iranian military seizes 15 British sailors in Iraqi waters](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/iranian-military-seizes-15-british-sailors-in-iraqi-waters/397166)
**Author:** [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)\ **Replies:** 383\ **Last updated:** [April 5, 2007, 9:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/iranian-military-seizes-15-british-sailors-in-iraqi-waters/397166 "2007-04-05T21:17:34Z")
Story here. Why?! Why did the Iranians do this? Things aren’t tense enough?! Are they trying to provoke a war?! What pretext/reason will they invoke? Will they claim the sailors were actually in Iranian waters?… --- ## [Why do my only my fingertips hurt so much?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-my-only-my-fingertips-hurt-so-much/433430)
**Author:** [@ambushed](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ambushed)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [January 15, 2008, 3:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-my-only-my-fingertips-hurt-so-much/433430 "2008-01-15T03:01:34Z")
For the last few days, my fingertips – and only my fingertips – have been in considerable pain, so much so that even typing this msg hurts lke hell. I don’t think it’s from typing , but it might be since I have been doi… --- ## [What Does Cocaine Smell Like?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-cocaine-smell-like/488397)
**Author:** [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [March 6, 2009, 12:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-cocaine-smell-like/488397 "2009-03-06T00:43:25Z")
Is the smell of cocaine analagous to something else that a non-user would find in daily life? If so, what? --- ## [Cooking. I admit it, I use \](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cooking-i-admit-it-i-use-this-short-cut/553072)
**Author:** [@John\_Mace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_Mace)\ **Replies:** 234\ **Last updated:** [September 17, 2010, 1:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cooking-i-admit-it-i-use-this-short-cut/553072 "2010-09-17T13:34:41Z")
Pre-chopped garlic in a bottle. I’m guilty. I’ve tried to use the real stuff, and I will if I’m being super picky, but day-to-day, I just go for the easy way. Open lid, spoon it into pan, you’re good to go! No peelin… --- ## [Battlestar galactica sucks](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/battlestar-galactica-sucks/579645)
**Author:** [@Walmarticus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Walmarticus)\ **Replies:** 169\ **Last updated:** [November 10, 2023, 10:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/battlestar-galactica-sucks/579645 "2023-11-10T22:52:31Z")
There’s like 30,000 main characters that I’m supposed to give a crap about. It’s too many! The first episode, we see the butch girl playing cards and I’m like “awesome, she’s so cool. I can’t wait to watch her do stuff.”… --- ## [Why did American cars get such a bum rap in the '70s and '80s?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-did-american-cars-get-such-a-bum-rap-in-the-70s-and-80s/523625)
**Author:** [@joebuck20](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/joebuck20)\ **Replies:** 93\ **Last updated:** [May 25, 2013, 7:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-did-american-cars-get-such-a-bum-rap-in-the-70s-and-80s/523625 "2013-05-25T19:30:07Z")
My family owned a few American cars from this era (back when driving a foreign-made vehicle could get you labeled a traitor in the Midwest), and other than a mid-1980s Plymouth Reliant, they never gave us much trouble. O… --- ## [World's funniest joke](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worlds-funniest-joke/360131)
**Author:** [@blinkingblinking](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/blinkingblinking)\ **Replies:** 190\ **Last updated:** [July 23, 2006, 1:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worlds-funniest-joke/360131 "2006-07-23T13:15:59Z")
Two hunters are out in the woods in New Jersey when one of them collapses. He doesn't seem to be breathing and his eyes are glazed. The other guy whips out his phone and calls the emergency services. He gasps "My frien… --- ## [Will FIAT Really lease me a new car for $99/mo?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-fiat-really-lease-me-a-new-car-for-99-mo/653232)
**Author:** [@andyleonard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/andyleonard)\ **Replies:** 60\ **Last updated:** [March 21, 2013, 10:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-fiat-really-lease-me-a-new-car-for-99-mo/653232 "2013-03-21T22:12:01Z")
Really? Will it have tires? How can they do that? --- ## [Urination Causes Finger Pain](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/urination-causes-finger-pain/363300)
**Author:** [@woodflute](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/woodflute)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [May 5, 2023, 1:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/urination-causes-finger-pain/363300 "2023-05-05T13:55:33Z")
A question, please–and it really is a perfectly serious question– I am a 40-year-old man. As long as I can remember, definately back into my preteen years, if I have to postpone urination, when I finally do get to “go,… --- ## [Is a 3/4 wrench and 19mm interchangeable? ?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-a-3-4-wrench-and-19mm-interchangeable/679935)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [March 17, 2014, 8:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-a-3-4-wrench-and-19mm-interchangeable/679935 "2014-03-17T20:54:42Z")
I’m not sure if this bolt is metric or not. My 3/4 socket has just a little looseness on the head. My 19mm is also just a little loose. 11/16 won’t fit. pretty sure it’s 3/4 SAE my google calculator says .75in =19.05m… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=202&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=204&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)