# Top **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=218&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:** 219 --- ## [TV Shows You Once Loved But Now Think Are Awful](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-shows-you-once-loved-but-now-think-are-awful/683037)
**Author:** [@Sir\_T-Cups](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sir_T-Cups)\ **Replies:** 142\ **Last updated:** [March 26, 2014, 1:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-shows-you-once-loved-but-now-think-are-awful/683037 "2014-03-26T01:54:28Z")
A completely original thought/thread with no inspiration whatsoever :stuck\_out\_tongue: For me it’s Saved By The Bell. I used to LOVE this show growing up, but I was watching it a couple years ago in the car and it was … --- ## [What time period are the fairy tales set in?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-time-period-are-the-fairy-tales-set-in/618113)
**Author:** [@SDMBKL](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SDMBKL)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [December 2, 2025, 11:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-time-period-are-the-fairy-tales-set-in/618113 "2025-12-02T23:36:39Z")
It appears that some fairy tales set in the Middle Ages or the Renaissance in contemporary picture book illustrations. Princesses would commonly wear the tall pointy hat called a hennin, and men wear these short and long… --- ## [Whovians: Are Billie Piper and Catherine Tate supposed to be attractive?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whovians-are-billie-piper-and-catherine-tate-supposed-to-be-attractive/472387)
**Author:** [@dropzone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dropzone)\ **Replies:** 70\ **Last updated:** [November 14, 2008, 6:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whovians-are-billie-piper-and-catherine-tate-supposed-to-be-attractive/472387 "2008-11-14T18:40:51Z")
Because really, they are both rather plain. Shapeless and plain. I mean, I realized as a preteen that, based on the “beautiful” women on The Saint and Secret Agent, I should not expect much from British TV, but really,… --- ## [Do conservatives genuinely not understand the liberal position on wealth? (Fox News oped)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-conservatives-genuinely-not-understand-the-liberal-position-on-wealth-fox-news-oped/839337)
**Author:** [@FlikTheBlue](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FlikTheBlue)\ **Replies:** 240\ **Last updated:** [September 11, 2019, 11:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-conservatives-genuinely-not-understand-the-liberal-position-on-wealth-fox-news-oped/839337 "2019-09-11T23:11:01Z")
I’ll start by posting a link to the opinion article that inspired this thread. Basically, this is an editorial by Carol Roth as a contribution to Fox News critcizing the Obamas for bidding 15 million dollars for a hom… --- ## [Should people with no children pay taxes for schools?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-people-with-no-children-pay-taxes-for-schools/419792)
**Author:** [@Fireclown](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fireclown)\ **Replies:** 201\ **Last updated:** [September 20, 2011, 1:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-people-with-no-children-pay-taxes-for-schools/419792 "2011-09-20T01:32:46Z")
My opinion is no. If I have no children, or grown children not in school, why should I have to pay for them? Why not have a tax deduction for people with no children? --- ## [Why did my Jumper Cables burn in half after attempting a jump?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-did-my-jumper-cables-burn-in-half-after-attempting-a-jump/346905)
**Author:** [@Phlosphr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Phlosphr)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [March 9, 2006, 7:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-did-my-jumper-cables-burn-in-half-after-attempting-a-jump/346905 "2006-03-09T19:33:02Z")
We had a nasty storm last evening… and all of our vehicles were obviously burried in snow this morning. I have an 87’ Land Cruiser that likes to go dead after letting it sit for a couple days. I only got it a month ago … --- ## [Where "open carry" is legal can a merchant legally refuse service to civilians carrying weapons?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-open-carry-is-legal-can-a-merchant-legally-refuse-service-to-civilians-carrying-weapons/595436)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [September 19, 2011, 3:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-open-carry-is-legal-can-a-merchant-legally-refuse-service-to-civilians-carrying-weapons/595436 "2011-09-19T15:01:21Z")
If you are in a state where open carry of firearms is legal, can a merchant or retailer legally refuse to serve you, or ask a civilian to leave the premises, based solely on the fact that they are carrying a weapon? --- ## [African-Americans' aversion to cold temps](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/african-americans-aversion-to-cold-temps/601499)
**Author:** [@Diamonds02](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Diamonds02)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [March 26, 2014, 3:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/african-americans-aversion-to-cold-temps/601499 "2014-03-26T15:14:17Z")
It seems that many black people are sensitive to cool temperatures. I have many many examples. The latest is at work. My black co-wokers get angry whenever people turn on the AC and it is below 85 degrees. It’s “too cold… --- ## [Rugby World Cup 2015](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rugby-world-cup-2015/728123)
**Author:** [@lisiate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lisiate)\ **Replies:** 259\ **Last updated:** [November 4, 2015, 10:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rugby-world-cup-2015/728123 "2015-11-04T22:09:08Z")
Has it been four years already? We’re a month out from the start of the Rugby World Cup so I thought I’d get a thread going. Here’s my take on the pools. Top two go through and third place gets a trip to Japan in 2019. … --- ## [Earning a living wage.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/earning-a-living-wage/384700)
**Author:** [@XaMcQ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/XaMcQ)\ **Replies:** 463\ **Last updated:** [January 13, 2007, 7:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/earning-a-living-wage/384700 "2007-01-13T19:08:56Z")
Do you think the majority of people in the world will ever come to believe that everyone who is working full time at any job deserves to earn a living wage? Not just in the U.S., but everywhere. If so, what do you thin… --- ## [Comedy movies that haven't aged well](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/comedy-movies-that-havent-aged-well/707358)
**Author:** [@crypto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/crypto)\ **Replies:** 111\ **Last updated:** [December 23, 2014, 7:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/comedy-movies-that-havent-aged-well/707358 "2014-12-23T19:32:53Z")
Some movies that were funny to me when they came out have failed to make me laugh on subsequent viewings. I know there are probably many reasons for this… Maybe the movie hit on a personal level for me once, but it no l… --- ## [Perry Mason's Office Decor](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/perry-masons-office-decor/619091)
**Author:** [@ralph124c](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ralph124c)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [October 2, 2021, 1:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/perry-masons-office-decor/619091 "2021-10-02T01:17:29Z")
I love this old TV show-I’ve been watching it quite a bit. At any rate, Mason was a very successful defense attorney-so he could afford high class digs. His office suite seems to have a bust of Voltaire (or Rousseau?)…th… --- ## [Why don't black people drink coffee?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-dont-black-people-drink-coffee/384346)
**Author:** [@TLDRIDKJKLOLFTW](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TLDRIDKJKLOLFTW)\ **Replies:** 77\ **Last updated:** [April 26, 2007, 2:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-dont-black-people-drink-coffee/384346 "2007-04-26T14:12:11Z")
Please, for the love of all that is good, keep this sociocultural and out of the pit! Black people, as a category, just don’t drink coffee. I feel qualified to make this completely unscientific observation because I’ve … --- ## [Iconic but awful](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/iconic-but-awful/952285)
**Author:** [@Sunny\_Daze](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sunny_Daze)\ **Replies:** 368\ **Last updated:** [November 8, 2021, 4:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/iconic-but-awful/952285 "2021-11-08T04:16:19Z")
I’m watching John Carpenter’s They Live right now and boy, howdy, is it awful. There are some truly iconic scenes, but the Roddy Piper and his hair are indescribably bad. The make up, the clothes, the sets, the script - … --- ## [Do You Regret Cutting Ties With Your Family?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-regret-cutting-ties-with-your-family/535654)
**Author:** [@pbbth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pbbth)\ **Replies:** 78\ **Last updated:** [January 6, 2018, 2:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-regret-cutting-ties-with-your-family/535654 "2018-01-06T02:44:42Z")
My family has finally pushed me to a breaking point. I haven’t ever really gotten along with them and last Thanksgiving I actually left the dinner because the disscussion turned to topics I found so revolting that I cou… --- ## [Did we just have an earthquake?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-we-just-have-an-earthquake/593803)
**Author:** [@psychobunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychobunny)\ **Replies:** 209\ **Last updated:** [August 26, 2011, 12:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-we-just-have-an-earthquake/593803 "2011-08-26T12:04:53Z")
The office is shaking here in Northern VA. Are we having an earthquake? It lasted about 30 seconds so it wasn’t a car crash or something like that. --- ## [Great Art Belongs to the World?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/great-art-belongs-to-the-world/719391)
**Author:** [@Bricker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bricker)\ **Replies:** 207\ **Last updated:** [January 15, 2016, 6:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/great-art-belongs-to-the-world/719391 "2016-01-15T18:42:56Z")
I’m reading a novel in which a central plot point involves a museum’s exhibition of some Native American artifacts, artifacts acquired decades prior to the novel’s events. The exhibition’s publicity alerts the tribe that… --- ## [Do hogs at the slaughterhouse really know they are going to die?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-hogs-at-the-slaughterhouse-really-know-they-are-going-to-die/479952)
**Author:** [@No\_Wikipedia\_Cites](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/No_Wikipedia_Cites)\ **Replies:** 95\ **Last updated:** [January 12, 2009, 6:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-hogs-at-the-slaughterhouse-really-know-they-are-going-to-die/479952 "2009-01-12T18:36:51Z")
Statement from debate on slaughtering at Slate, a user made this comment: “The cows are too stupid too relaize what’s going on, beyond a general sense of panic and chaos, but the pigs are smart enought to know they’re g… --- ## [2011: Economic growth to hit 3-4%!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2011-economic-growth-to-hit-3-4/565890)
**Author:** [@HRoark43](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HRoark43)\ **Replies:** 159\ **Last updated:** [January 7, 2011, 9:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2011-economic-growth-to-hit-3-4/565890 "2011-01-07T21:42:10Z")
http://finance.yahoo.com/news/Who-Will-Struggle-in-usnews-1712944905.html?x=0 The U.S. just had a near all-time record shopping season and they’re looking at the best growth in 10 years. All this, and consumers are usin… --- ## [Ladies: ""Don't Touch Me!"" after orgasm?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ladies-dont-touch-me-after-orgasm/78100)
**Author:** [@bughunter](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bughunter)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [August 28, 2001, 1:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ladies-dont-touch-me-after-orgasm/78100 "2001-08-28T13:03:33Z")
About 30 minutes ago, lady bug had an orgasm that curled her up into a fetal position and she threatened me with my life if I touched her again. Not that she wasn’t having a good time… she was quivering like my old 1972 … --- ## [Can ghosts be scientifically proved to exist?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-ghosts-be-scientifically-proved-to-exist/266917)
**Author:** [@Kythereia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kythereia)\ **Replies:** 387\ **Last updated:** [October 29, 2004, 10:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-ghosts-be-scientifically-proved-to-exist/266917 "2004-10-29T22:44:29Z")
Apologies if this has been done before… I have a lamp on my bedside table. Let’s say, for argument’s sake, that while I’m typing this, my lamp is lifted into the air and hurtled across the room, in such a way that it co… --- ## [High Efficiency (HE) washer owners/users: Do your towels stink?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/high-efficiency-he-washer-owners-users-do-your-towels-stink/605511)
**Author:** [@Nars\_Glinley](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nars_Glinley)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [July 22, 2013, 5:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/high-efficiency-he-washer-owners-users-do-your-towels-stink/605511 "2013-07-22T17:47:53Z")
If so, what do you do to try to mitigate it? I use Affresh monthly. I try to wipe dry the seal around the door after every use and leave the door slightly propped open. The logistics of our washer location prevents me… --- ## [Apps you really, really want, but don't exist!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/apps-you-really-really-want-but-dont-exist/671480)
**Author:** [@elbows](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elbows)\ **Replies:** 66\ **Last updated:** [July 4, 2014, 7:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/apps-you-really-really-want-but-dont-exist/671480 "2014-07-04T19:06:20Z")
Every few months I check the App Store seeking a seashell identification app. But one never exists. Which makes me scratch my head a little. How come for? People aren’t walking down a beach, finding a shell, and going … --- ## [Paul Walker has Died.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/paul-walker-has-died/675184)
**Author:** [@Happy\_Scrappy\_Hero\_Pup](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Happy_Scrappy_Hero_Pup)\ **Replies:** 142\ **Last updated:** [September 29, 2015, 1:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/paul-walker-has-died/675184 "2015-09-29T13:37:37Z")
Story here, among other places. Aw. man. I loved the Fast/Furious series, cheesy though it may have been. And he’d never have won an Oscar, but thank you for entertaining me all these years and rest in peace. … --- ## [I'm looking for stories in which the hero consciously decides to kill an innocent.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-looking-for-stories-in-which-the-hero-consciously-decides-to-kill-an-innocent/645313)
**Author:** [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Replies:** 137\ **Last updated:** [January 18, 2013, 3:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-looking-for-stories-in-which-the-hero-consciously-decides-to-kill-an-innocent/645313 "2013-01-18T03:02:19Z")
The subject line seems clear enough, but I’ll add a few things if y’all don’t mind. \[ul\] \[li\]I’m only interested in literature. Film, television, & comic books can go elsewhere.\*\[/li\]\[li\]I’m also only interested in sto… --- ## [If there is monarchy in UK, and people dislike it why don't they protest against it?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-there-is-monarchy-in-uk-and-people-dislike-it-why-dont-they-protest-against-it/639261)
**Author:** [@Fear\_of\_the\_Dark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fear_of_the_Dark)\ **Replies:** 131\ **Last updated:** [November 5, 2012, 2:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-there-is-monarchy-in-uk-and-people-dislike-it-why-dont-they-protest-against-it/639261 "2012-11-05T14:27:51Z")
For example, they don’t howl down on Queen and anyone from his family (shouting at them etc) when they are being introduced or coming to the stadium in a tennis match. Why? If you dislike the monarchy, why don’t you prot… --- ## [Birther Mania](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/birther-mania/539051)
**Author:** [@The\_Flying\_Dutchman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Flying_Dutchman)\ **Replies:** 219\ **Last updated:** [May 17, 2010, 3:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/birther-mania/539051 "2010-05-17T15:18:41Z")
There’s a disease in America, the birther movement, and its threatening the readiness of America’s troops. I refer you to the situation of Lt. Col. Terry Lakin’s refusal to serve because he wants proof of Obama’s citize… --- ## [Where do police snipers aim for an instant kill shot?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-do-police-snipers-aim-for-an-instant-kill-shot/639764)
**Author:** [@Mr.Kobayashi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Kobayashi)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [December 10, 2020, 4:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-do-police-snipers-aim-for-an-instant-kill-shot/639764 "2020-12-10T16:08:42Z")
I’ve heard conflicting anecdotal stories on where police snipers will aim in the event that a criminal is about to start offing his hostages, thus necessitating and instant and guaranteed kill shot. Most military sniper… --- ## [Obsessive atheists](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obsessive-atheists/666893)
**Author:** [@nearwildheaven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nearwildheaven)\ **Replies:** 205\ **Last updated:** [September 1, 2013, 2:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obsessive-atheists/666893 "2013-09-01T14:31:13Z")
I’m curious. There is a subset of atheists who are always “preaching”, and my question is: Why are these people so obsessed with, and disdainful of, something they don’t even believe exists? :confused: --- ## [December: Blog Spotter Extraordinaire & Tireless Informer on Sins of Liberals, etc](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/december-blog-spotter-extraordinaire-tireless-informer-on-sins-of-liberals-etc/173899)
**Author:** [@system](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/system)\ **Replies:** 379\ **Last updated:** [May 18, 2003, 4:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/december-blog-spotter-extraordinaire-tireless-informer-on-sins-of-liberals-etc/173899 "2003-05-18T16:50:36Z")
As a public service before I go way for the weekend let me start this Pit Thread for our own dear december who has reached new levels of inanity in his ceaseless yet empty headed partisan yammering. I believe the genera… --- ## [The Truth About Mail-Order Brides](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-truth-about-mail-order-brides/307937)
**Author:** [@IgnorantinWV](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/IgnorantinWV)\ **Replies:** 62\ **Last updated:** [November 5, 2016, 11:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-truth-about-mail-order-brides/307937 "2016-11-05T23:38:17Z")
I have recently been looking at some mail-order bride websites and have had several friends tell me that they are a scam. Some of them seem to be legitimate businesses and I now realize that I need the straight dope. A… --- ## [Do younger audiences not notice CGI or something?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-younger-audiences-not-notice-cgi-or-something/621227)
**Author:** [@grude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/grude)\ **Replies:** 114\ **Last updated:** [May 16, 2012, 5:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-younger-audiences-not-notice-cgi-or-something/621227 "2012-05-16T05:10:35Z")
Rise Of The Planet Of The Apes was highly praised for its CGI, color me shocked as I found it horrible. Just the opening scene alone, I never thought I was looking at a chimp. But it was universally praised as having ama… --- ## [Trump nominates Jeff Sessions for AG](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-nominates-jeff-sessions-for-ag/772327)
**Author:** [@Chimera](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chimera)\ **Replies:** 184\ **Last updated:** [July 29, 2017, 5:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-nominates-jeff-sessions-for-ag/772327 "2017-07-29T17:37:34Z")
Good God. We’re going to have to fight the entire Civil Rights battle all over again in the next couple of years. :frowning: --- ## [Why do Koreans bury kimchi pots?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-koreans-bury-kimchi-pots/441105)
**Author:** [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [December 16, 2023, 2:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-koreans-bury-kimchi-pots/441105 "2023-12-16T02:41:06Z")
I understand kimchi needs to ferment a while (weeks? months? I’m not sure) in a sealed container before you can call it kimchi. What I don’t understand is why the container has to be buried. Wouldn’t it work just as we… --- ## [Calling all woodworkers: questions about framing to support 300lb fish tank](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/calling-all-woodworkers-questions-about-framing-to-support-300lb-fish-tank/619502)
**Author:** [@xanthous](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/xanthous)\ **Replies:** 63\ **Last updated:** [July 17, 2025, 1:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/calling-all-woodworkers-questions-about-framing-to-support-300lb-fish-tank/619502 "2025-07-17T13:30:07Z")
I’m getting a 30 gallon fish tank and intend to build a stand for it. The tank is 36"w x 12"d x 16"h and the stand will be 36.5" w x 12.5"d x 33"h. The tank will be approx 300 lbs when full. The reason I’m building a st… --- ## [Next up: Immigration reform (one more time)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/next-up-immigration-reform-one-more-time/533353)
**Author:** [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)\ **Replies:** 154\ **Last updated:** [April 30, 2010, 9:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/next-up-immigration-reform-one-more-time/533353 "2010-04-30T21:04:18Z")
Even before we’ve all caught our breath from the health-care reform fight, Latinos marched in Washington demanding Obama keep his promise on immigration reform. Michael Lind writes: He suggests: After amnesty, real… --- ## [A strangely early MMP](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-strangely-early-mmp/451421)
**Author:** [@IvoryTowerDenizen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/IvoryTowerDenizen)\ **Replies:** 613\ **Last updated:** [June 9, 2008, 1:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-strangely-early-mmp/451421 "2008-06-09T01:51:52Z")
(I’m feeling pretty cruddy so I thought I’d post this early and go to bed. Feel free to not reply until it’s Monday whereever you are!) Nothing poetic, nothing deep Just a little message to greet you after you sleep … --- ## [Bernie Sanders is like Jesus: He's pretty rad, his fan club sucks](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bernie-sanders-is-like-jesus-hes-pretty-rad-his-fan-club-sucks/750782)
**Author:** [@John\_Stamos\_Left\_Ear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_Stamos_Left_Ear)\ **Replies:** 202\ **Last updated:** [April 20, 2016, 3:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bernie-sanders-is-like-jesus-hes-pretty-rad-his-fan-club-sucks/750782 "2016-04-20T15:40:39Z")
(And yes, I realize Bernie’s Jewish. So was Jesus.) First let me get this out of the way: I support Bernie Sanders for President. I think his policies will be better for this country. I trust him. I appreciate his view… --- ## [Boner-killers in amateur porn](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/boner-killers-in-amateur-porn/630699)
**Author:** [@Incubus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Incubus)\ **Replies:** 102\ **Last updated:** [August 11, 2012, 2:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/boner-killers-in-amateur-porn/630699 "2012-08-11T14:37:03Z")
Amateur porn has a certain appeal to it. The people tend to be more realistic looking, the photos gritty and candid, the scenes a little more immersive. A lot of people say the stereotypical types of conventional porn tu… --- ## [Why would extreame pressure relieve pain?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-would-extreame-pressure-relieve-pain/611796)
**Author:** [@obbn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/obbn)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [June 29, 2016, 2:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-would-extreame-pressure-relieve-pain/611796 "2016-06-29T02:11:52Z")
Hello Again, Another medical/pain question for your medical types here, even if you ANAD if you think you know the answer I would like to hear. As some of you know, I have had a severe back injury that required 3 major… --- ## [Mundane changes to urban myths](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mundane-changes-to-urban-myths/622041)
**Author:** [@Dave\_Hartwick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dave_Hartwick)\ **Replies:** 182\ **Last updated:** [May 22, 2012, 10:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mundane-changes-to-urban-myths/622041 "2012-05-22T22:49:34Z")
A follow-up to this CS thread, which was about comic book origins. Wasn’t sure where to post this one. The morning after a one-night stand, a man walks into the bathroom and finds “YOU’RE A LOUSY LAY” written on the mir… --- ## [Some of the things I've learned watching Seinfeld](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/some-of-the-things-ive-learned-watching-seinfeld/792721)
**Author:** [@terentii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/terentii)\ **Replies:** 194\ **Last updated:** [February 7, 2019, 5:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/some-of-the-things-ive-learned-watching-seinfeld/792721 "2019-02-07T17:07:30Z")
I was a latecomer to the show, but I’m sure I’ve seen more than half of the episodes. In no particular order: JFK liked to play golf. (What, with that bad back? Ouch!) A Titleist can suffocate a whale. You ca… --- ## ["My Naked Truth" or what I call "Bullshit"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-naked-truth-or-what-i-call-bullshit/693228)
**Author:** [@fisha](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fisha)\ **Replies:** 183\ **Last updated:** [July 22, 2014, 6:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-naked-truth-or-what-i-call-bullshit/693228 "2014-07-22T18:59:40Z")
A link to a blog post of Huffpo detailing a 59 year old woman’s dating experience with a 55 year old man. They had been dating, making meals, going on bike rides when they decided to spend a weekend together to take i… --- ## [Why is Jewish American food so terrible when so many US Jews readily appreciate fine food?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-jewish-american-food-so-terrible-when-so-many-us-jews-readily-appreciate-fine-food/616795)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 103\ **Last updated:** [October 8, 2016, 3:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-jewish-american-food-so-terrible-when-so-many-us-jews-readily-appreciate-fine-food/616795 "2016-10-08T03:54:37Z")
This article asks the same question, but does not come to any hard conclusions. Do any dopers know why this is so? The Kugel Conundrum --- ## [The Munger Residence Hall Project. Let's talk about it](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-munger-residence-hall-project-lets-talk-about-it/953495)
**Author:** [@not\_what\_you\_d\_expect](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/not_what_you_d_expect)\ **Replies:** 326\ **Last updated:** [December 30, 2023, 10:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-munger-residence-hall-project-lets-talk-about-it/953495 "2023-12-30T22:56:56Z")
From the above: A consulting architect on UCSB’s Design Review Committee has quit his post in protest over the university’s proposed Munger Hall project, calling the massive, mostly-windowless dormitory plan “unsuppor… --- ## [What do you say to someone facing prison?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-say-to-someone-facing-prison/274438)
**Author:** [@MysteryFellow63427](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MysteryFellow63427)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [November 14, 2004, 10:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-say-to-someone-facing-prison/274438 "2004-11-14T22:55:19Z")
A good friend of mine was recently arrested for allegedly having sex with a minor. It is a felony count that carries a maximum term of 10 years. (The alleged victim was 15, if anyone’s interested, and he is in his twenti… --- ## [\[Is religion really\] "A fraudulent money-making scheme"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-religion-really-a-fraudulent-money-making-scheme/500109)
**Author:** [@ITR\_champion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ITR_champion)\ **Replies:** 172\ **Last updated:** [July 12, 2014, 7:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-religion-really-a-fraudulent-money-making-scheme/500109 "2014-07-12T19:10:23Z")
In a recent thread Cagey Drifter said that all religions are fraudulent money-making schemes. Many posters challenged him on that point and he made no attempt to defend the claim. Hence I would have let the point drop … --- ## [Funniest names people legally change their names to?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/funniest-names-people-legally-change-their-names-to/498652)
**Author:** [@SweetHomeColorado](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SweetHomeColorado)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [June 16, 2009, 9:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/funniest-names-people-legally-change-their-names-to/498652 "2009-06-16T21:18:05Z")
I was just talking about legal name changes… we all remember the NFL player who changed his name to ocho cinco, the swedish guy who is now Brfxxccxxmnpcccclllmmnprxvclmnckssqlbb11116 People changing to 'whatever’dotcom… … --- ## [fuck the gloved one](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fuck-the-gloved-one/501008)
**Author:** [@koufax](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/koufax)\ **Replies:** 237\ **Last updated:** [July 2, 2009, 1:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fuck-the-gloved-one/501008 "2009-07-02T13:57:48Z")
Correct me if I am wrong. Michael Jackson was a real grade A asshole This INCREDIBLY talented was a homosexual who got married twice to women to dispel the rumors that he liked boys errr I mean men. Instead of helping … --- ## [Steophan is an arrogant and amoral prick](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/steophan-is-an-arrogant-and-amoral-prick/641735)
**Author:** [@betenoire39](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/betenoire39)\ **Replies:** 173\ **Last updated:** [November 26, 2012, 4:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/steophan-is-an-arrogant-and-amoral-prick/641735 "2012-11-26T16:01:24Z")
So… We are talking about the Trayvon Martin case… He vehemently feels Zimmerman was correct in the actions he took–he sees no inconsistencies in Zimmerman’s story and he sees the law allowing him to walk. He sees nothi… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=217&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=219&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)