# Top **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=207&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:** 208 --- ## [Manipulative and/or not quite consensual sex but not rape?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/manipulative-and-or-not-quite-consensual-sex-but-not-rape/477337)
**Author:** [@Freudian\_Slit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Freudian_Slit)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [February 4, 2014, 9:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/manipulative-and-or-not-quite-consensual-sex-but-not-rape/477337 "2014-02-04T21:46:25Z")
Inspired by this thread on rape. At one point in the thread, Kobal2 makes an interesting point when it comes to rape/consent. So, I thought I’d open this up–have you guys had experiences that wouldn’t legally be rape … --- ## [Futurama returns -- anticipation and the first two episodes \[edited title\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/futurama-returns-anticipation-and-the-first-two-episodes-edited-title/544213)
**Author:** [@wolfman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wolfman)\ **Replies:** 135\ **Last updated:** [July 2, 2010, 9:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/futurama-returns-anticipation-and-the-first-two-episodes-edited-title/544213 "2010-07-02T09:34:58Z")
Anybody as excited as me? I’ve waited years for a realnew season and the power of the Unspeakable Horror of Gamma 7 not withstanding, it is almost upon us. --- ## [Ack! What to do when your SO belongs in Etiquette Hell?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ack-what-to-do-when-your-so-belongs-in-etiquette-hell/432696)
**Author:** [@WhyNot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WhyNot)\ **Replies:** 334\ **Last updated:** [January 10, 2008, 4:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ack-what-to-do-when-your-so-belongs-in-etiquette-hell/432696 "2008-01-10T16:09:14Z")
Okay, maybe it’s not that bad, but I seriously need some help dealing with this non-hypothetical situation! The scene: my brother’s wedding, in another country. The bride’s parents are paying for a destination wedding -… --- ## [Women look horrible with one side of their head shaved](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/women-look-horrible-with-one-side-of-their-head-shaved/688629)
**Author:** [@TonySinclair](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TonySinclair)\ **Replies:** 115\ **Last updated:** [May 21, 2014, 10:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/women-look-horrible-with-one-side-of-their-head-shaved/688629 "2014-05-21T10:42:30Z")
That’s all. Thank you. --- ## [Post Something Interesting About English](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-something-interesting-about-english/782836)
**Author:** [@RickJay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RickJay)\ **Replies:** 224\ **Last updated:** [March 31, 2017, 12:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-something-interesting-about-english/782836 "2017-03-31T00:10:29Z")
The English language is lots of fun. Post a fact about grammar, spelling, vocabulary, definitions of words changing with time, pronounciation, something factual and cool. I’ll start. The origin of the word “bird” is … --- ## [Can the guards at Area 51 really shoot to kill](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-the-guards-at-area-51-really-shoot-to-kill/566330)
**Author:** [@PlainJain](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PlainJain)\ **Replies:** 90\ **Last updated:** [January 11, 2011, 3:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-the-guards-at-area-51-really-shoot-to-kill/566330 "2011-01-11T03:04:38Z")
You hear it on all the History Channel’s shows about Area 51 and everyone knows it’s ‘common knowledge’. I was looking at a documentary on Netlix (yeah, I know…) that claims: What would happen if a guard really did sho… --- ## [Common place name suffixes?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/common-place-name-suffixes/577573)
**Author:** [@DCnDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DCnDC)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [April 12, 2011, 10:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/common-place-name-suffixes/577573 "2011-04-12T22:49:49Z")
I found a few threads regarding individual ones e.g. -stan, -grad but I’m looking to make a comprehensive list. These can be for cities/towns or countries. There’s the aforementioned -stan and -grad, also: -polis -vi… --- ## [Does not liking rap make you racist?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-not-liking-rap-make-you-racist/669789)
**Author:** [@Dervorin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dervorin)\ **Replies:** 153\ **Last updated:** [October 1, 2013, 7:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-not-liking-rap-make-you-racist/669789 "2013-10-01T19:49:27Z")
I was linked to this extremely humble man’s list of requirements for a female life partner over on Facebook, and while the list itself is very amusing and he probably deserves all the trolling he’s bound to get, one comm… --- ## [Who used poison gas in Syria?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-used-poison-gas-in-syria/667836)
**Author:** [@Gack](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gack)\ **Replies:** 159\ **Last updated:** [September 13, 2013, 2:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-used-poison-gas-in-syria/667836 "2013-09-13T14:08:26Z")
The rebels, or the govt.? Note that the UN is investigating IF gas was used, but not who used it. This is from Tariq Ali … “The Obama administration and its camp followers would like us to believe that Assad permitted… --- ## [People need to stop making stuff up to make Trump look bad](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/people-need-to-stop-making-stuff-up-to-make-trump-look-bad/778887)
**Author:** [@adaher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/adaher)\ **Replies:** 210\ **Last updated:** [February 20, 2017, 2:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/people-need-to-stop-making-stuff-up-to-make-trump-look-bad/778887 "2017-02-20T02:25:07Z")
He doesn’t need the help, for starters, but it’s also making Trump opponents look like drama queens. The numerous hate crime hoaxes right after his election was one example, but now we’ve got a new one: http://www.fox2d… --- ## [LOTR question(s)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lotr-question-s/424287)
**Author:** [@eleanorigby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/eleanorigby)\ **Replies:** 399\ **Last updated:** [November 3, 2025, 4:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lotr-question-s/424287 "2025-11-03T16:46:37Z")
I did do a search, but didn’t find this particular question. I am sitting here, imbibing sambuca and re-watching the EE of the Fellowship of the Ring. This occurred to me: Why is it that Frodo gets to go to the Grey Ha… --- ## [The accentless MMP](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-accentless-mmp/718098)
**Author:** [@Spiderman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spiderman)\ **Replies:** 313\ **Last updated:** [April 27, 2015, 2:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-accentless-mmp/718098 "2015-04-27T02:43:35Z")
This week I’m looking forward to easy-to-understand, unaccented English. Unfortunately, this probably means no Jawjan weather forecasts, but as a bonus it probably means no talking plants either. Net win! :wink: Befo… --- ## [Why Is Crystal Meth Called Tina?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-crystal-meth-called-tina/494869)
**Author:** [@Here\_Come\_Dots](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Here_Come_Dots)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [March 9, 2018, 12:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-crystal-meth-called-tina/494869 "2018-03-09T12:27:57Z")
The title pretty much says it all: why is crystal meth referred to as “tina”? --- ## [Can You Make Money in a Casino?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-make-money-in-a-casino/17962)
**Author:** [@andros](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/andros)\ **Replies:** 111\ **Last updated:** [October 29, 2013, 4:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-make-money-in-a-casino/17962 "2013-10-29T04:16:27Z")
Can you make a living in a casino? I remember many years ago, reading about a smart young fellow who financed his college education at Las Vegas. He had reasoned that the roulette wheels in the casinos, would wear over t… --- ## [Anti-gay bullying is "healthy peer pressure."](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anti-gay-bullying-is-healthy-peer-pressure/587479)
**Author:** [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\ **Replies:** 186\ **Last updated:** [July 8, 2011, 11:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anti-gay-bullying-is-healthy-peer-pressure/587479 "2011-07-08T23:47:59Z")
I don’t have the words to adequately express my reaction to this garbage. It goes beyond most homophobic rhetoric, into the deep end of sociopathic irrational ranting. But there are some great “Comments” following the a… --- ## [Nice try bud, next time use your brother's ID](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nice-try-bud-next-time-use-your-brothers-id/571431)
**Author:** [@TravisFromOR](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TravisFromOR)\ **Replies:** 83\ **Last updated:** [March 9, 2011, 6:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nice-try-bud-next-time-use-your-brothers-id/571431 "2011-03-09T18:51:17Z")
So this kid comes through my checkstand tonight, he looks to be 15, 18 tops. He’s buying beer, so I ask for his ID. He must of “borrowed” his dad’s ID, because it says he was born in 1980. :rolleyes: At least he didn’t … --- ## [Is modern art easy money or hard earned cash?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-modern-art-easy-money-or-hard-earned-cash/554535)
**Author:** [@Spectergeist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spectergeist)\ **Replies:** 174\ **Last updated:** [October 2, 2010, 4:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-modern-art-easy-money-or-hard-earned-cash/554535 "2010-10-02T04:46:36Z")
The other day I was looking through some ‘modern’ art in a magazine and I thought some of it was pretty basic. Now being an artist and taking lessons I do understand the concept that although the piece may be basic the a… --- ## [I'm not crazy...YOU'RE the one who's crazy!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-not-crazy-youre-the-one-whos-crazy/503450)
**Author:** [@KGS](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KGS)\ **Replies:** 174\ **Last updated:** [July 22, 2009, 3:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-not-crazy-youre-the-one-whos-crazy/503450 "2009-07-22T03:46:44Z")
Recently I’ve made some dramatic changes in my life, not only in my living situation but in my personal and professional situation as well. I’ve conquered many of my inner demons (there’s still a few to deal with, but i… --- ## [How hard should I be allowed to hit this guy?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-hard-should-i-be-allowed-to-hit-this-guy/726693)
**Author:** [@Darth\_Panda](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darth_Panda)\ **Replies:** 169\ **Last updated:** [September 7, 2015, 2:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-hard-should-i-be-allowed-to-hit-this-guy/726693 "2015-09-07T02:05:19Z")
So, I went out today after work and drank for a while. I ran into a couple of friends and friends of friends. One of these guys was a dude named Brett. When me, Jordan, and Brett decided to leave a bar we were at, all… --- ## [I don't know what you're TRYING to do, but you're GOING to get yourself fired.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-dont-know-what-youre-trying-to-do-but-youre-going-to-get-yourself-fired/657231)
**Author:** [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Replies:** 165\ **Last updated:** [May 14, 2013, 4:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-dont-know-what-youre-trying-to-do-but-youre-going-to-get-yourself-fired/657231 "2013-05-14T16:51:02Z")
Or, the tales of two inexplicably problematic employees. Tale the first: I ot a promotion a short while ago that among other things means that I’m manaing 200 people rather than 20, and that I get to decide the dress c… --- ## [Critically-Acclaimed Albums that are Unlistenable](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/critically-acclaimed-albums-that-are-unlistenable/584202)
**Author:** [@Crafter\_Man](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crafter_Man)\ **Replies:** 96\ **Last updated:** [June 11, 2011, 8:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/critically-acclaimed-albums-that-are-unlistenable/584202 "2011-06-11T08:07:15Z")
I suppose Metal Machine Music by Lou Reed might take top prize for the most “unlistenable album.” But I’d like opinions on such albums that have at least a semblance of serious musicianship, and are deemed “critically-ac… --- ## [Is using a Real Doll (for sex) misogynist?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-using-a-real-doll-for-sex-misogynist/510223)
**Author:** [@Freudian\_Slit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Freudian_Slit)\ **Replies:** 132\ **Last updated:** [September 29, 2009, 2:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-using-a-real-doll-for-sex-misogynist/510223 "2009-09-29T02:20:48Z")
I’ve been reading about a new kind of sex doll. This breathes and so on. Okay, they skeeve me, I’ll admit, not because I think they’re sexist or demeaning but because I hate all things uncanny valley and this just co… --- ## [Over the counter preparations available in Canada but not elsewhere](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/over-the-counter-preparations-available-in-canada-but-not-elsewhere/488881)
**Author:** [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [March 10, 2009, 8:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/over-the-counter-preparations-available-in-canada-but-not-elsewhere/488881 "2009-03-10T20:24:14Z")
In recent travels, I’ve discovered two things that are OTC here in Canada, but one isn’t available in the UK and the other isn’t available in the US. I was surprised by both. The first is an antibiotic cream, like Poly… --- ## [Difference between a fungi and animals?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/difference-between-a-fungi-and-animals/255303)
**Author:** [@Zagadka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zagadka)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [July 16, 2004, 1:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/difference-between-a-fungi-and-animals/255303 "2004-07-16T01:42:50Z")
OK, here’s a new place. :slight\_smile: What is the difference between fungi and animals? How they process their food source? --- ## [Who in fiction are you? (Book Week Scotland Personality Test)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-in-fiction-are-you-book-week-scotland-personality-test/674907)
**Author:** [@Atomic\_Alex](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Atomic_Alex)\ **Replies:** 141\ **Last updated:** [December 5, 2013, 2:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-in-fiction-are-you-book-week-scotland-personality-test/674907 "2013-12-05T14:36:21Z")
I don’t know how many possible results this test has but here you go: https://frozen-everglades-6644.herokuapp.com/ Apparently I’m George Smiley or Clarice Starling (depending on gender selected), I’m OK with either of… --- ## [Straight Dope-The Movie](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/straight-dope-the-movie/595629)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 183\ **Last updated:** [September 18, 2011, 11:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/straight-dope-the-movie/595629 "2011-09-18T23:12:12Z")
Let’s cast the Straight Dope movie! Let me start with: Cecil Adams-Frank Langella Ed Zotti-William Hurt --- ## [Car insurance: Do I have to get the repairs after an accident or can I keep the money?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/car-insurance-do-i-have-to-get-the-repairs-after-an-accident-or-can-i-keep-the-money/598799)
**Author:** [@Erdosain](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Erdosain)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [October 8, 2011, 4:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/car-insurance-do-i-have-to-get-the-repairs-after-an-accident-or-can-i-keep-the-money/598799 "2011-10-08T16:15:45Z")
This is probably something everyone knows, but I’ve never been in this position before. Long story short: some lady backed into me in a parking lot. I took the car to the insurance company body shop, and they quoted me … --- ## [People "boycotting" New Star Wars Film on Racial Grounds](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/people-boycotting-new-star-wars-film-on-racial-grounds/735295)
**Author:** [@Love\_Rhombus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Love_Rhombus)\ **Replies:** 195\ **Last updated:** [November 2, 2015, 12:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/people-boycotting-new-star-wars-film-on-racial-grounds/735295 "2015-11-02T12:35:24Z")
You stupid, small-minded shitsuckers. I genuinely feel sorry for you if your world is so small that woe-wanking over a nonexistent “issue” in a film is something that you feel the need to use as a rallying cry for your h… --- ## [When someone mentions, "Harvard of the South"...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-someone-mentions-harvard-of-the-south/657324)
**Author:** [@Jackknifed\_Juggernaut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackknifed_Juggernaut)\ **Replies:** 92\ **Last updated:** [May 6, 2013, 3:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-someone-mentions-harvard-of-the-south/657324 "2013-05-06T03:31:00Z")
… which school comes to mind first? I was thinking of making this a poll, but I didn’t want to limit the options. --- ## [General outlet for steaming about TubaDiva's unprofessionalism](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/general-outlet-for-steaming-about-tubadivas-unprofessionalism/354006)
**Author:** [@Garfield226](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Garfield226)\ **Replies:** 229\ **Last updated:** [April 27, 2006, 6:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/general-outlet-for-steaming-about-tubadivas-unprofessionalism/354006 "2006-04-27T18:10:26Z")
Starting in this now-closed thread, TubaDiva posts a cryptic remark about “more better stuff coming” wink wink nudge nudge, but she can’t say any more about it. Catsix says, basically, “We’ve heard this before. It never … --- ## [My son wants a motorcycle (cue ominous music)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-son-wants-a-motorcycle-cue-ominous-music/447491)
**Author:** [@Marlitharn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marlitharn)\ **Replies:** 128\ **Last updated:** [May 30, 2008, 6:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-son-wants-a-motorcycle-cue-ominous-music/447491 "2008-05-30T06:19:42Z")
His argument: It will be cheaper on gas. My rebuttal: Yeah, people lying in the ICU with multiple fractures rarely need to buy gas. His argument: It will save me a lot of money. My rebuttal: Yes. Death is very ec… --- ## [What are your sore spots re movies?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-sore-spots-re-movies/641480)
**Author:** [@grude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/grude)\ **Replies:** 172\ **Last updated:** [December 2, 2012, 1:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-sore-spots-re-movies/641480 "2012-12-02T01:27:57Z")
You know that THING that instantly turns you off, has you gnashing your teeth and cursing under your breath? For me I think I have figured out it is thin character motivation, nothing turns me off a movie more than when… --- ## [Khadaji's Whatcha Readin' Thread - January 2015 Edition](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/khadajis-whatcha-readin-thread-january-2015-edition/708439)
**Author:** [@DZedNConfused](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DZedNConfused)\ **Replies:** 145\ **Last updated:** [February 2, 2015, 7:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/khadajis-whatcha-readin-thread-january-2015-edition/708439 "2015-02-02T19:55:45Z")
Holy Moly! We’ve reached 2015! New year, new books, of course… unless you’re like me and trying to get caught up with series that have been going on for the last 20 years… or a few members who are reading books 100+ year… --- ## [Before and After II](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/before-and-after-ii/406538)
**Author:** [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Replies:** 676\ **Last updated:** [July 7, 2007, 8:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/before-and-after-ii/406538 "2007-07-07T08:07:29Z")
Dolores’s “Before and After” thread made me think she wanted to play “before and after.” Whether she does or not, I do. The idea is to make as long as a chain of phrases and compound words as possible, by taking the sec… --- ## [Racism: what is it that you fail to understand???](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/racism-what-is-it-that-you-fail-to-understand/674395)
**Author:** [@eschereal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/eschereal)\ **Replies:** 185\ **Last updated:** [January 28, 2014, 4:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/racism-what-is-it-that-you-fail-to-understand/674395 "2014-01-28T16:13:55Z")
\*This is really a question, but it is not suitable for GQ. If I put it in GD, it will get ugly really fast, this is where it will end up, so it might as well start here. And, well, the issue irks me (and others), the fre… --- ## [Can you get HIV from having a bodily fluid touch a bedsheet?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-get-hiv-from-having-a-bodily-fluid-touch-a-bedsheet/575575)
**Author:** [@ineedhelp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ineedhelp)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [March 26, 2011, 1:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-get-hiv-from-having-a-bodily-fluid-touch-a-bedsheet/575575 "2011-03-26T13:34:03Z")
I recently slept in a generally unsanitary place where someone infected with HIV might’ve slept before me (a day or two at the least, definitely not minutes before). They gave me new bedsheets but I don’t know whether t… --- ## [Why must men pretend they don't want to sleep with women?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-must-men-pretend-they-dont-want-to-sleep-with-women/379906)
**Author:** [@Roboto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roboto)\ **Replies:** 177\ **Last updated:** [November 15, 2006, 2:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-must-men-pretend-they-dont-want-to-sleep-with-women/379906 "2006-11-15T02:52:21Z")
I’m reading “The Game” by Neil Strauss, in which he makes several interesting comments. Among them, he discusses how men want sex a lot more than they let on, even among themselves, and that most relationships begin wit… --- ## [How powerful is the Chinese Military?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-powerful-is-the-chinese-military/848203)
**Author:** [@cjackson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cjackson)\ **Replies:** 272\ **Last updated:** [December 22, 2025, 7:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-powerful-is-the-chinese-military/848203 "2025-12-22T19:09:49Z")
I was just wondering about their actual capabilities rather than how capable they seem through their propaganda. What are their weaknesses, and will they ever achieve parity with the United States? Also, what are their s… --- ## [Cornbread - the perfect food that goes with almost everything.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cornbread-the-perfect-food-that-goes-with-almost-everything/669352)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 99\ **Last updated:** [October 29, 2013, 3:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cornbread-the-perfect-food-that-goes-with-almost-everything/669352 "2013-10-29T15:47:20Z")
Just finished a delicious bowl of soup with cornbread crumbled up in it. :stuck\_out\_tongue: yum, yum. Cook a pot of red beans, pinto beans, or purple hull peas with a ham hock and serve over cornbread. Pour an extra … --- ## [Are sweatpants considered "sloppy" when worn in public?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-sweatpants-considered-sloppy-when-worn-in-public/539203)
**Author:** [@Maggie\_the\_Ocelot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Maggie_the_Ocelot)\ **Replies:** 187\ **Last updated:** [May 20, 2010, 2:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-sweatpants-considered-sloppy-when-worn-in-public/539203 "2010-05-20T14:57:43Z")
Oni no Husband and I have a difference of opinion. He is not working right now, and often wears sweatpants and a T-shirt around the house. I don’t have a problem with that; after all, it’s just him while I’m at work du… --- ## [Johnny Hart's B.C. comicstrip does it again](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/johnny-harts-b-c-comicstrip-does-it-again/217697)
**Author:** [@Satisfying\_Andy\_Licious](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Satisfying_Andy_Licious)\ **Replies:** 230\ **Last updated:** [August 11, 2013, 2:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/johnny-harts-b-c-comicstrip-does-it-again/217697 "2013-08-11T02:38:56Z")
Okay, here’s the cartoon: First panel, one of the characters approaches an outhouse. Second panel, the word “slam,” indicating the door has closed. Third panel, the outhouse. Silence. Fourth panel: The character thin… --- ## [Oz The Great And Powerful: Review - Neither Great Nor Powerful?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oz-the-great-and-powerful-review-neither-great-nor-powerful/651838)
**Author:** [@DMark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DMark)\ **Replies:** 112\ **Last updated:** [January 16, 2014, 2:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oz-the-great-and-powerful-review-neither-great-nor-powerful/651838 "2014-01-16T02:32:47Z")
Too bad - I was kind of looking forward to this film, but at least the Hollywood Reporter has not exactly given it a glowing review. Will have to see what others say - and I am sure there will be decent box office (if n… --- ## [Old Clothing brands](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-clothing-brands/515344)
**Author:** [@Livardo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Livardo)\ **Replies:** 82\ **Last updated:** [March 9, 2014, 9:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-clothing-brands/515344 "2014-03-09T21:06:54Z")
I was talking to a friend about brands that were popular in highschool which you don’t hear much about anymore. Here’s the list we came out with: -Vuarnet -Chip & Pepper -BUM -Cross Colours -Stussy -Gotcha -Briti… --- ## [Why are the Boston Celtics pronounced "seltic"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-the-boston-celtics-pronounced-seltic/543980)
**Author:** [@Machine\_Elf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Machine_Elf)\ **Replies:** 73\ **Last updated:** [January 9, 2016, 7:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-the-boston-celtics-pronounced-seltic/543980 "2016-01-09T19:01:36Z")
Most folks familiar with Celtic festivals/music/food pronounce the word “Celtic” with a hard “K” sound up front: “keltic.” However, when referring to the professional basketball team from Boston, the word is invariably… --- ## [whats the big deal with the word "toilet" in the US?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-big-deal-with-the-word-toilet-in-the-us/501329)
**Author:** [@coremelt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/coremelt)\ **Replies:** 196\ **Last updated:** [November 30, 2015, 2:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-big-deal-with-the-word-toilet-in-the-us/501329 "2015-11-30T02:37:53Z")
so exactly why is asking “excuse me, where is the toilet?” so offensive in the US? In Australia, UK and Asian countries where english is commonly spoken thats most likely what you’d say if you’re at a restaurant and nee… --- ## [The Office (U.S.) is not funny](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-office-u-s-is-not-funny/533961)
**Author:** [@Aji\_de\_Gallina](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aji_de_Gallina)\ **Replies:** 102\ **Last updated:** [March 31, 2010, 12:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-office-u-s-is-not-funny/533961 "2010-03-31T12:51:30Z")
I’ve watched 5 or 6 episodes and haven’t even gone close to raising the corners of my mouth. No character is remarkable, they are so bland you can’t even hate them. The dialogue is as unfunny as you can go. It’s like a … --- ## [Forgotten Christmas specials/movies](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/forgotten-christmas-specials-movies/643157)
**Author:** [@installLSC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/installLSC)\ **Replies:** 119\ **Last updated:** [December 23, 2012, 9:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/forgotten-christmas-specials-movies/643157 "2012-12-23T21:33:00Z")
I stumbled upon “It Happened One Christmas”, a remake (or perhaps ripoff) of “It’s A Wonderful Life”, with Marlo Thomas cast in the George Bailey role. I remember this as a very little kid, but haven’t seen it aired in … --- ## ['Sit vis nobiscum' - 'may the force be with you' in Latin?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sit-vis-nobiscum-may-the-force-be-with-you-in-latin/559308)
**Author:** [@snurp69](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/snurp69)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [November 13, 2010, 9:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sit-vis-nobiscum-may-the-force-be-with-you-in-latin/559308 "2010-11-13T21:20:08Z")
The wiki article for the 'Rally to Restore Sanity and/or Fear’says John Stewart gave out medals incribed with Sit vis nobiscum which ‘liberally translated’ means ‘may the force be with you’. Latin-speakers - how liberal… --- ## [The end of masking](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-end-of-masking/942032)
**Author:** [@HughGoply](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HughGoply)\ **Replies:** 403\ **Last updated:** [July 20, 2021, 7:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-end-of-masking/942032 "2021-07-20T19:13:36Z")
New CDC guidance: anyone who is fully vaccinated can participate in indoor and outdoor activities – large or small – without wearing a mask or physical distancing. --- ## [Where can I find dimensions for making a replica Roman dodecahedron?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-can-i-find-dimensions-for-making-a-replica-roman-dodecahedron/601434)
**Author:** [@Mangetout](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mangetout)\ **Replies:** 131\ **Last updated:** [July 16, 2016, 1:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-can-i-find-dimensions-for-making-a-replica-roman-dodecahedron/601434 "2016-07-16T01:19:03Z")
I want to make a replica of a Roman dodecahedron, in order to experiment and speculate on its purpose (which is not known, although various competing hypotheses exist - some of them quite absurd). It seems as though the… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=206&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=208&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)