# Top **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=211&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:** 212 --- ## [Another mass shooting in the US (Texas)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-mass-shooting-in-the-us-texas/800811)
**Author:** [@kambuckta](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kambuckta)\ **Replies:** 274\ **Last updated:** [February 8, 2022, 2:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-mass-shooting-in-the-us-texas/800811 "2022-02-08T14:53:08Z")
A gunman has fired on churchgoers in Texas Early reports are up to 24 dead. :frowning: --- ## [Animated shows where the characters change outfits regularly?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/animated-shows-where-the-characters-change-outfits-regularly/514286)
**Author:** [@Freudian\_Slit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Freudian_Slit)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [September 21, 2020, 5:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/animated-shows-where-the-characters-change-outfits-regularly/514286 "2020-09-21T05:06:50Z")
Are there any animated TV shows where the characters wear different clothes, instead of the same outfit each day? I can’t think of any! Well, in terms of webcomics, Questionable Content does feature the characters in dif… --- ## ["Joke Bands" that are actually musically talented.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/joke-bands-that-are-actually-musically-talented/636310)
**Author:** [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\ **Replies:** 128\ **Last updated:** [May 11, 2014, 12:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/joke-bands-that-are-actually-musically-talented/636310 "2014-05-11T12:02:45Z")
I have some music by bands that are parody/goofy but are musically very talented. For example, The Electric Amish, cover songs with a humorous Amish tilt.They display some talent, along with a sense of humor. Red Elvi… --- ## [Guess the band by the origin of its name.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guess-the-band-by-the-origin-of-its-name/573502)
**Author:** [@Sr\_Siete](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sr_Siete)\ **Replies:** 220\ **Last updated:** [March 16, 2011, 4:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guess-the-band-by-the-origin-of-its-name/573502 "2011-03-16T16:09:00Z")
1 -This band got their name from the title of a song appearing in a Beatles movie, but not performed by the Beatles. 2 - This band’s name was originally the name of an alien cabal intent on controlling mankind. 3 - Thi… --- ## [Cool Restaurant Names. Help me pick one out](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cool-restaurant-names-help-me-pick-one-out/348081)
**Author:** [@fifty-six](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fifty-six)\ **Replies:** 67\ **Last updated:** [March 16, 2006, 7:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cool-restaurant-names-help-me-pick-one-out/348081 "2006-03-16T19:40:14Z")
I purchased a small restaurant this week. I am quite excited and will be opening in about a month or so. I have just been having problems picking out the name. I dont want to stick with the current name for many reasons. … --- ## [Mom or Dad instead of My Mom or My Dad](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mom-or-dad-instead-of-my-mom-or-my-dad/580963)
**Author:** [@Living\_Well\_Is\_Best\_Revenge](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Living_Well_Is_Best_Revenge)\ **Replies:** 75\ **Last updated:** [April 13, 2013, 9:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mom-or-dad-instead-of-my-mom-or-my-dad/580963 "2013-04-13T21:57:19Z")
It really annoys me when people say “Mom is coming over for dinner tomorrow night” instead of “My mom is coming over for dinner tomorrow night.” This is as mundane and pointless as it gets, but this is one of my pet peev… --- ## [Shows canceled after cliffhanger episodes \[Spoilers\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shows-canceled-after-cliffhanger-episodes-spoilers/497629)
**Author:** [@cochrane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cochrane)\ **Replies:** 101\ **Last updated:** [June 3, 2009, 6:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shows-canceled-after-cliffhanger-episodes-spoilers/497629 "2009-06-03T06:12:46Z")
“My Name Is Earl” was canceled by NBC recently. It may be picked up by FOX, it may be picked up by TBS. But assuming “Earl” is dead, it ended on a cliffhanger episode. Earl is Dodge’s real father, but Darnell might no… --- ## [Why do most Americans deny evolution?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-most-americans-deny-evolution/337801)
**Author:** [@bonitahi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bonitahi)\ **Replies:** 326\ **Last updated:** [May 13, 2016, 3:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-most-americans-deny-evolution/337801 "2016-05-13T03:53:13Z")
Why do most Americans deny evolution? “Less than half of all Americans believe in evolution.” source American Museum of Natural History page 53, Newsweek, November 28, 2005. Last week Gov. Jeb Bush of FL (I’m paraphr… --- ## [SDMB Photo Thread - Show us a photo!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-photo-thread-show-us-a-photo/952641)
**Author:** [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Replies:** 451\ **Last updated:** [April 9, 2026, 11:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-photo-thread-show-us-a-photo/952641 "2026-04-09T23:29:52Z")
This is a thread for Dopers to show off photos they have taken themselves. One photo per post please. Discussion of photo is encouraged. They do not need to be artsy fartsy, just (ideally) interesting in some way. Remem… --- ## [SAG-AFTRA on strike against videogame producers since Oct 2016](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sag-aftra-on-strike-against-videogame-producers-since-oct-2016/790103)
**Author:** [@Bricker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bricker)\ **Replies:** 244\ **Last updated:** [September 26, 2017, 3:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sag-aftra-on-strike-against-videogame-producers-since-oct-2016/790103 "2017-09-26T15:37:11Z")
SAG-AFTRA has been on strike against eleven top videogame producers — including Activision, Electronic Arts, Disney, and Warner Bros. video game units — since Oct. 21, 2016. Has this strike meaningfully impeded voice ac… --- ## [A poster's join date doesn't invalidate/validate their position](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-posters-join-date-doesnt-invalidate-validate-their-position/683605)
**Author:** [@stpauler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/stpauler)\ **Replies:** 138\ **Last updated:** [April 27, 2014, 1:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-posters-join-date-doesnt-invalidate-validate-their-position/683605 "2014-04-27T01:46:27Z")
There’s a lot of swagger around here about a person’s join date. Look at mine, I’m coming up on 12 years. You know what that denotes? That I joined the board twelve years ago. It doesn’t mean that I know more about X tha… --- ## [Illinois Tollway manipulates laws to steal money](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/illinois-tollway-manipulates-laws-to-steal-money/602494)
**Author:** [@aeroxy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aeroxy)\ **Replies:** 60\ **Last updated:** [June 3, 2013, 6:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/illinois-tollway-manipulates-laws-to-steal-money/602494 "2013-06-03T18:40:15Z")
During the Mid-August 2011, I traveled through the entire United State from New York to California. My method of traveling was driving. Therefore, I unfortunately passed the State of Illinois. Despite the beautiful night… --- ## [The most memorable episode that never existed](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-most-memorable-episode-that-never-existed/781077)
**Author:** [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\ **Replies:** 155\ **Last updated:** [March 30, 2017, 4:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-most-memorable-episode-that-never-existed/781077 "2017-03-30T16:24:27Z")
Rather than hijacking this thread, list a show’s episode that never existed—but should have. For example: Star Trek: TNG: The entire crew takes turns beating the crap out of Wesley Crusher. --- ## [Why do women wear shirts that don't cover their stomach, then pull them down](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-women-wear-shirts-that-dont-cover-their-stomach-then-pull-them-down/354796)
**Author:** [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Replies:** 100\ **Last updated:** [September 13, 2024, 9:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-women-wear-shirts-that-dont-cover-their-stomach-then-pull-them-down/354796 "2024-09-13T21:41:18Z")
I see this all the time. A woman will wear a shirt that only comes down to her belly button and then she will spend a good deal of time adjusting her shirt, trying to pull it down to cover her stomach. Why do women do t… --- ## [Take you opinion, your skepticism, and your tragic excuse for reason and shove em.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/take-you-opinion-your-skepticism-and-your-tragic-excuse-for-reason-and-shove-em/499187)
**Author:** [@cosmosdan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cosmosdan)\ **Replies:** 253\ **Last updated:** [June 15, 2009, 11:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/take-you-opinion-your-skepticism-and-your-tragic-excuse-for-reason-and-shove-em/499187 "2009-06-15T11:53:43Z")
In athread in GD about a shooting in Oklahoma I posted an abbreviated version of a story a friend told me about a shooting his older brother was involved in. The story is purposely abbreviated and lacking in details beca… --- ## [My friend believes he is a prophet](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-friend-believes-he-is-a-prophet/627972)
**Author:** [@Bozuit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bozuit)\ **Replies:** 123\ **Last updated:** [November 18, 2013, 9:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-friend-believes-he-is-a-prophet/627972 "2013-11-18T21:15:34Z")
My friend told me tonight he just went from feeling somewhat suicidal to being inspired by Futurama and The Beatles to believe in a god or gods, time travel and something he calls magic but he says is not magic in some c… --- ## [Have the recent scandals screwed the Dems for the mid terms?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-the-recent-scandals-screwed-the-dems-for-the-mid-terms/658517)
**Author:** [@Grrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrr)\ **Replies:** 206\ **Last updated:** [May 29, 2013, 11:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-the-recent-scandals-screwed-the-dems-for-the-mid-terms/658517 "2013-05-29T23:58:31Z")
This sucks. Just as Benghazi was in its death throes, taking the wind out of the TP/Repubs sails, here comes these other scandals, re-energizing and uniting the Republican base. Will this momentum hold til the mid terms… --- ## [What would happen if I just vacuumed up all the wasps?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-happen-if-i-just-vacuumed-up-all-the-wasps/263327)
**Author:** [@Mangetout](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mangetout)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [September 8, 2004, 8:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-happen-if-i-just-vacuumed-up-all-the-wasps/263327 "2004-09-08T20:42:37Z")
This year seems to be rather a profitable one for the wasps (syn. Yellowjackets) here in the Kingdom of Butter and I was wondering what would happen if I just positioned a powerful vacuum cleaner near the nest exit; assu… --- ## ["Refuse new coins" e-mail](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/refuse-new-coins-e-mail/505239)
**Author:** [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)\ **Replies:** 192\ **Last updated:** [August 12, 2009, 9:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/refuse-new-coins-e-mail/505239 "2009-08-12T21:11:33Z")
Got a bit of spam today exhorting people to boycott the new dollar coin – not because it bears the ugliest likeness of George Washington ever made, but because it does not say “In God We Trust” on it. :rolleyes: Cultur… --- ## [A Friend Lost - Khadaji](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-friend-lost-khadaji/648468)
**Author:** [@MusashiFlex](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MusashiFlex)\ **Replies:** 150\ **Last updated:** [September 15, 2013, 2:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-friend-lost-khadaji/648468 "2013-09-15T02:07:35Z")
Hello, I have never posted here. I am friends with the user here named “Khadaji” and wanted to share some sad news with those of you who knew him. Earlier this week, Ron (his real name) fell ill with the flu. He was qu… --- ## [Christian Bale's teeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/christian-bales-teeth/718139)
**Author:** [@Acsenray](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Acsenray)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [January 2, 2018, 7:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/christian-bales-teeth/718139 "2018-01-02T19:39:25Z")
I find it difficult to watch Christian Bale act because it always seems to me as if he’s “talking around” his teeth, as if they are dentures or some kind of dental prosthetic. I get the feeling he’s not comfortable with … --- ## [\*WARNING\*- SPOILER!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/warning-spoiler/22886)
**Author:** [@Mojo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mojo)\ **Replies:** 317\ **Last updated:** [June 30, 2001, 6:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/warning-spoiler/22886 "2001-06-30T06:52:48Z")
Bruce Willis is dead the whole time. Maggie shot Mr. Burns. Edward Norton is Tyler Durden. The chick in the Crying Game was actually a guy. The narrarator is the Once-ler. Harry died of natural causes. Darth Vader is Luk… --- ## [Botticelli 2009!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-2009/480311)
**Author:** [@seodoa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/seodoa)\ **Replies:** 578\ **Last updated:** [February 12, 2009, 5:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-2009/480311 "2009-02-12T17:42:16Z")
Okay, it is still only 9:30am, I’m at work until 4pm or later and it is painfully obvious that I will have absolutely nothing to do all day today. Anyone up for the first game of Botticelli of the New Year? T (most we… --- ## ["I am not anti-guns. I am anti-bullet holes in my patients."](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-not-anti-guns-i-am-anti-bullet-holes-in-my-patients/824268)
**Author:** [@nearwildheaven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nearwildheaven)\ **Replies:** 408\ **Last updated:** [November 27, 2018, 2:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-not-anti-guns-i-am-anti-bullet-holes-in-my-patients/824268 "2018-11-27T14:48:38Z")
I just heard this quote, via Twitter, on NBC News. I totally agree. It was in response to the NRA asshats saying something stupid about ER doctors. I also wish I could reach through the TV and hug the mother of that G… --- ## [Does expensive cat \[food\] mean less cat poop?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-expensive-cat-food-mean-less-cat-poop/622779)
**Author:** [@Grrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrr)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [May 27, 2012, 8:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-expensive-cat-food-mean-less-cat-poop/622779 "2012-05-27T20:48:00Z")
Tittle says it all. I currently feed my critters Meow Mix. I let them “free feed” (By that I mean I keep a big bowl full at all times.) I figure this is OK as neither one of them are over weight. But man, that said, the… --- ## [Foamy urine -- do I need to see the doc right away?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/foamy-urine-do-i-need-to-see-the-doc-right-away/610525)
**Author:** [@Fang](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fang)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [January 28, 2012, 11:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/foamy-urine-do-i-need-to-see-the-doc-right-away/610525 "2012-01-28T23:29:16Z")
For the last several weeks I have been having consistently foamy urine (29 year-old male). Some online reading indicates this can be a sign of kidney disease. I have an appointment to see the doctor in a week and a hal… --- ## [If hydorgen peroxide is left in an open container....](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-hydorgen-peroxide-is-left-in-an-open-container/593046)
**Author:** [@janeslogin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/janeslogin)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [July 16, 2017, 2:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-hydorgen-peroxide-is-left-in-an-open-container/593046 "2017-07-16T14:19:24Z")
If a retail concentration hydrogen peroxide is left in an open container does it decompose and evaporate or react with something and evaporate or just or evaporate … or what? --- ## [What's the longest you've gone without pooping?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-longest-youve-gone-without-pooping/240164)
**Author:** [@Mal\_Adroit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mal_Adroit)\ **Replies:** 81\ **Last updated:** [June 21, 2011, 2:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-longest-youve-gone-without-pooping/240164 "2011-06-21T14:21:55Z")
Not a frivolous inquiry, I assure you… --- ## [Locked Down Laments (April Mini-Rants)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/locked-down-laments-april-mini-rants/850757)
**Author:** [@Monty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Monty)\ **Replies:** 288\ **Last updated:** [May 1, 2020, 2:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/locked-down-laments-april-mini-rants/850757 "2020-05-01T14:58:42Z")
Well, what do you know? It’s April and the whole planet is still basically in prison. Next on my list is a number of provinces here in China have decided to open up school campuses but only for 9th and 12th grades somet… --- ## [You can make a superior gaming PC for less than a console](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-can-make-a-superior-gaming-pc-for-less-than-a-console/517513)
**Author:** [@SenorBeef](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SenorBeef)\ **Replies:** 178\ **Last updated:** [March 13, 2013, 7:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-can-make-a-superior-gaming-pc-for-less-than-a-console/517513 "2013-03-13T19:54:36Z")
In this thread about which console someone should buy, I tried to suggest in a non-adversarial way that the OP should consider turning his computer into a gaming computer for less cost and better results. This got me bla… --- ## [Is this the expected level of follow through for OKCupid?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-the-expected-level-of-follow-through-for-okcupid/654557)
**Author:** [@treis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/treis)\ **Replies:** 86\ **Last updated:** [April 12, 2013, 3:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-the-expected-level-of-follow-through-for-okcupid/654557 "2013-04-12T03:43:51Z")
I’ve been on OKCupid for a few months now. I wasn’t expecting much out of it, and honestly the fun of virtual people watching has been more than I expected. But for actually finding dates it hasnt been going well. It … --- ## [Will people babble when coming out from under anesthesia? Why?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-people-babble-when-coming-out-from-under-anesthesia-why/236035)
**Author:** [@zut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zut)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [October 20, 2014, 3:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-people-babble-when-coming-out-from-under-anesthesia-why/236035 "2014-10-20T15:21:21Z")
Is it true that people say things when coming out from under anesthesia that they normally wouldn’t? Embarassing things, or perhaps just nonsense? If so, does this happen more frequently with certain varieties of anest… --- ## [Chain restaurants that no longer exist](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chain-restaurants-that-no-longer-exist/62507)
**Author:** [@City\_Gent](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/City_Gent)\ **Replies:** 193\ **Last updated:** [April 22, 2011, 11:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chain-restaurants-that-no-longer-exist/62507 "2011-04-22T11:03:54Z")
L&K - mediocre Bob Evans/Lyon’s type place that seemed to be concentrated along I-71 in Ohio. Lordburger - Burger chain in the Northeast Ohio/Western Pennsylvania area Burger Chef - I think everyone knew this one. Pion… --- ## [JonBenét Ramsay murder case discussion](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jonbenet-ramsay-murder-case-discussion/586633)
**Author:** [@Arnold\_Winkelried](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Arnold_Winkelried)\ **Replies:** 197\ **Last updated:** [June 27, 2011, 10:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jonbenet-ramsay-murder-case-discussion/586633 "2011-06-27T22:10:48Z")
Don’t hate me for opening this can of worms, but in another thread I asked a question hoping for a short answer, but this is hijacking the other thread so I thought I should try to help move the discussion here. I should… --- ## [Mad-Men: 4.07 "The Suitcase" (open spoilers)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mad-men-4-07-the-suitcase-open-spoilers/552742)
**Author:** [@alphaboi867](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/alphaboi867)\ **Replies:** 183\ **Last updated:** [September 11, 2010, 5:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mad-men-4-07-the-suitcase-open-spoilers/552742 "2010-09-11T05:42:39Z")
Spoiler-free first post. --- ## [Ask the "Household Guide -or- Domestic Cyclopedia", c1900](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-household-guide-or-domestic-cyclopedia-c1900/540467)
**Author:** [@BlackKnight](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BlackKnight)\ **Replies:** 131\ **Last updated:** [July 1, 2010, 1:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-household-guide-or-domestic-cyclopedia-c1900/540467 "2010-07-01T01:53:59Z")
Yesterday was spent garage-saleing. For those unfamiliar with this activity, it is not, as the name suggests, taking garages out on the lake for recreation. Instead, it is largely a process whereby one person transfers… --- ## [Why is virgin-shaming still acceptable in society?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-virgin-shaming-still-acceptable-in-society/719270)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 121\ **Last updated:** [October 8, 2015, 8:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-virgin-shaming-still-acceptable-in-society/719270 "2015-10-08T20:03:24Z")
Society now considers “fat-shaming” and “slut-shaming” unacceptable - along with many other forms of shaming - but it seems that mocking someone for being a virgin still remains widely acceptable. The idea seems to be t… --- ## [Is earwax cleaning a scam?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-earwax-cleaning-a-scam/666886)
**Author:** [@Tanhauser\_Gate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tanhauser_Gate)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [September 9, 2013, 2:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-earwax-cleaning-a-scam/666886 "2013-09-09T02:13:43Z")
I figured you guys would be the best to ask about this; google throws up mixed answers. My ear ear has felt somewhat blocked the past 6 months or so. I’m fairly prone to wax (ain’t the human body charming), and I’d feel… --- ## [Retrieving my last paycheck - Do they have to mail it?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/retrieving-my-last-paycheck-do-they-have-to-mail-it/293909)
**Author:** [@Cisco](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cisco)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [March 16, 2005, 2:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/retrieving-my-last-paycheck-do-they-have-to-mail-it/293909 "2005-03-16T02:10:23Z")
Long story short: I worked part-time for a really crappy company for awhile while I was out of work and needed the money. Basically, they treated me like crap and the pay was crap so I quit. Now to get my last paycheck … --- ## [Recurring itchy spot on my arm... Possible cause?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recurring-itchy-spot-on-my-arm-possible-cause/458846)
**Author:** [@Leaper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaper)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [September 22, 2011, 7:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recurring-itchy-spot-on-my-arm-possible-cause/458846 "2011-09-22T19:59:26Z")
There’s a spot on my arm that sometimes develops a raised spot (much like a mosquito bite) less than the size of a dime that’s (again, much like a mosquito bite) itchy. It’s been coming and going for literally several m… --- ## [How can I keep raccoons away?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-can-i-keep-raccoons-away/54322)
**Author:** [@don\_willard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/don_willard)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [February 21, 2001, 8:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-can-i-keep-raccoons-away/54322 "2001-02-21T08:03:14Z")
Not only do I live next to the woods, but my neighbor loves raccoons and buys bread to feed them and also feeds the deer. It is not correct to feed wild animals, and the neighbors are nice and in any case have to be gott… --- ## [Occupy SDMB](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/occupy-sdmb/604809)
**Author:** [@RaftPeople](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RaftPeople)\ **Replies:** 149\ **Last updated:** [December 9, 2011, 2:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/occupy-sdmb/604809 "2011-12-09T14:38:50Z")
This is a protest thread. People are upset about twix, and by extension the others mods and by extension the SDMB - so now we are occupying the SDMB! We are going to keep this thread going until our demands are met! n… --- ## [Sons of Anarchy - Who Dies Next?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sons-of-anarchy-who-dies-next/697621)
**Author:** [@zoog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zoog)\ **Replies:** 130\ **Last updated:** [December 4, 2014, 1:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sons-of-anarchy-who-dies-next/697621 "2014-12-04T13:14:35Z")
The final season for Sons of Anarchy is nearly upon us. If you’ve been following the show all along, you know that they aren’t shy about killing off major characters. I’ve been wondering for months about which of the m… --- ## [40 Million Americans on Food Stamps: When Do WE Start Rioting?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/40-million-americans-on-food-stamps-when-do-we-start-rioting/569677)
**Author:** [@Evil\_Captor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Evil_Captor)\ **Replies:** 185\ **Last updated:** [February 11, 2011, 10:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/40-million-americans-on-food-stamps-when-do-we-start-rioting/569677 "2011-02-11T22:25:49Z")
Forty million Americans, or one in eight of us, are currently on food stamps, according to this report. Clearly, the American economic system is breaking down, and breaking Americans down with it. How bad does it have t… --- ## [The Walking Dead; 2.03 "Save the Last One " (open spoilers)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-walking-dead-2-03-save-the-last-one-open-spoilers/601339)
**Author:** [@alphaboi867](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/alphaboi867)\ **Replies:** 211\ **Last updated:** [November 5, 2011, 3:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-walking-dead-2-03-save-the-last-one-open-spoilers/601339 "2011-11-05T03:25:31Z")
It’s Halloween Eve (or All Hallows Eve Eve if you prefer). Shane and large new farmer guy are rushing to bring back medical supplies from the school, Carl is in critical condition, and the little girl is still missin… --- ## [A Lake Effect MMP](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-lake-effect-mmp/437142)
**Author:** [@IvoryTowerDenizen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/IvoryTowerDenizen)\ **Replies:** 630\ **Last updated:** [February 18, 2008, 3:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-lake-effect-mmp/437142 "2008-02-18T03:44:47Z")
I was charged to write a Western New York MMP. What do we Western New Yorkers have in common? We know that buffalos don’t have wings and why the Buffalo wing is so named- many of us have eaten at the birthplace of the … --- ## [Why Blister Packs vs. Pill Bottles?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-blister-packs-vs-pill-bottles/535522)
**Author:** [@melodyharmonius](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/melodyharmonius)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [April 11, 2010, 9:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-blister-packs-vs-pill-bottles/535522 "2010-04-11T21:44:28Z")
Ok - so I was popping my morning pills & vitamins which now includes a daily OTC allergy pill. Since I take it every morning with everything else, I started to just pop them out of the blister pack and put them in my pi… --- ## [Pro-choicers: would you take this abortion deal?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pro-choicers-would-you-take-this-abortion-deal/657119)
**Author:** [@Leaper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaper)\ **Replies:** 218\ **Last updated:** [May 27, 2013, 12:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pro-choicers-would-you-take-this-abortion-deal/657119 "2013-05-27T12:47:31Z")
Kevin Drum, in commenting on a Washington Monthly column linked to in the link I provide, asks this question: Both authors involved note that, of course, no pro-lifers would ever touch it, but he was curious about the … --- ## [What are the rules of the MMP?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-the-rules-of-the-mmp/670575)
**Author:** [@FairyChatMom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FairyChatMom)\ **Replies:** 329\ **Last updated:** [October 15, 2013, 12:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-the-rules-of-the-mmp/670575 "2013-10-15T00:00:18Z")
I suggested last thread that rule 7 allows, nay encourages whining as needed. It’s high time that we got all rules together and enumerated. First, of course, is that all Mumpers get nicknames… or at least, most do. T… --- ## [The SDMB NCAA thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-sdmb-ncaa-thread/765958)
**Author:** [@Snowboarder\_Bo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snowboarder_Bo)\ **Replies:** 264\ **Last updated:** [February 24, 2024, 7:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-sdmb-ncaa-thread/765958 "2024-02-24T19:59:34Z")
So it popped up in the SRIOTD thread in the Pit that the NCAA has decided to withdraw all neutral-site championship events that were scheduled to take place in North Carolina due to HB2, which makes it illegal for people… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=210&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=212&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)