# Top **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=224&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:** 225 --- ## [Madeleine McCann Mystery](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/madeleine-mccann-mystery/636498)
**Author:** [@HoneyBadgerDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HoneyBadgerDC)\ **Replies:** 86\ **Last updated:** [May 24, 2023, 8:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/madeleine-mccann-mystery/636498 "2023-05-24T20:18:16Z")
I have always been facinated with this case and troubled by it. Everything seemed so unlikley the way it supposedly went down. No apparent motive was ever established to link the parents to the childs disappearance. Som… --- ## [Success rate for pro se litigants](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/success-rate-for-pro-se-litigants/499597)
**Author:** [@cainxinth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cainxinth)\ **Replies:** 76\ **Last updated:** [August 3, 2012, 2:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/success-rate-for-pro-se-litigants/499597 "2012-08-03T02:55:53Z")
What percentage of pro se litigants are victorious? --- ## [Party III](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/party-iii/422182)
**Author:** [@Idle\_Thoughts](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Idle_Thoughts)\ **Replies:** 593\ **Last updated:** [October 24, 2007, 2:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/party-iii/422182 "2007-10-24T14:14:51Z")
I’m going to host one more of these and then I’m retiring from doing it. :stuck\_out\_tongue: This is for three reasons, mainly. I want to let others have the chance to host if they want. I’m running low on ideas for qui… --- ## [Filling your car with gas while it's still running - Pet peeve](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/filling-your-car-with-gas-while-its-still-running-pet-peeve/647917)
**Author:** [@diggerwam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/diggerwam)\ **Replies:** 79\ **Last updated:** [February 28, 2013, 4:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/filling-your-car-with-gas-while-its-still-running-pet-peeve/647917 "2013-02-28T04:26:55Z")
I know it’s cold, but please turn off your car when you fill up. If you are worried that your car won’t start again, then get that fixed. You are only out of the car for 5 minutes, the heater will blow again, I promise… --- ## [Obama's Debt: Unpaid in full](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obamas-debt-unpaid-in-full/591322)
**Author:** [@Enderw24](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Enderw24)\ **Replies:** 187\ **Last updated:** [August 9, 2011, 5:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obamas-debt-unpaid-in-full/591322 "2011-08-09T05:43:23Z")
Just one week ago, President Barack Obama asked for 15 minutes of our time to talk about the debt ceiling “crisis.” I put that word in quotes because this crisis is entirely man-made. Unlike the earthquakes in Haiti or t… --- ## [Why do Republicans want to end the corona virus restrictions?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-republicans-want-to-end-the-corona-virus-restrictions/852128)
**Author:** [@Happy\_Fun\_Ball](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Happy_Fun_Ball)\ **Replies:** 283\ **Last updated:** [May 14, 2020, 8:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-republicans-want-to-end-the-corona-virus-restrictions/852128 "2020-05-14T20:33:19Z")
The decision whether or not to have a lockdown should be a simple (or maybe not so simple) cost/benefit analysis; what are the factors that are leading Republicans to end lockdowns and stop social distancing? Help me un… --- ## [The settlers MMP](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-settlers-mmp/720779)
**Author:** [@Spiderman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spiderman)\ **Replies:** 329\ **Last updated:** [June 1, 2015, 1:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-settlers-mmp/720779 "2015-06-01T01:43:29Z")
(There are already some Memorial Day threads up, so…) I wasn’t in the Middle of Effin Nowhere this weekend, but I was driving thru directly north of it, in G-d’s Country. Where it’s all forested mountains. This led me… --- ## [Movies that start in the middle or end of the story.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-that-start-in-the-middle-or-end-of-the-story/572854)
**Author:** [@Idle\_Thoughts](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Idle_Thoughts)\ **Replies:** 76\ **Last updated:** [March 4, 2011, 6:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-that-start-in-the-middle-or-end-of-the-story/572854 "2011-03-04T18:08:51Z")
So I just finished watching (for the first time) The Life of David Gale. Good movie. It starts interestingly, too: It basically starts by showing the ending first, making you wonder why Kate Winslet is running as fast as… --- ## [Bloody urine after 'pushing' too hard while peeing](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bloody-urine-after-pushing-too-hard-while-peeing/706533)
**Author:** [@bobkitty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bobkitty)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [December 10, 2014, 12:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bloody-urine-after-pushing-too-hard-while-peeing/706533 "2014-12-10T12:58:04Z")
You are not my doctor. :slight\_smile: This morning, as I was taking my after-wakeup constitutional, I started coughing just as I was urinating. When I did, it had the effect of quickly forcing the urine out, which hur… --- ## [Songs That Wouldn't Fly Today](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-that-wouldnt-fly-today/778227)
**Author:** [@jaycat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jaycat)\ **Replies:** 182\ **Last updated:** [February 17, 2017, 7:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-that-wouldnt-fly-today/778227 "2017-02-17T07:18:33Z")
I Saw Her Standing There (she was just 17) Sweet Little Sixteen Sweet Little Rock n Roller (9 years old and sweet as she can be). Stray Cat Blues (I can see that you’re fifteen years old) Others? . . . --- ## ["Small minds talk about people; mediocre minds talk about events; great minds....](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/small-minds-talk-about-people-mediocre-minds-talk-about-events-great-minds/342201)
**Author:** [@Diamonds02](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Diamonds02)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [November 4, 2012, 11:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/small-minds-talk-about-people-mediocre-minds-talk-about-events-great-minds/342201 "2012-11-04T11:42:49Z")
…talk about ideas." Agree or disagree? --- ## [How many piano tuners are there in New York City?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-piano-tuners-are-there-in-new-york-city/126953)
**Author:** [@dlknox](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dlknox)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [November 23, 2012, 9:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-piano-tuners-are-there-in-new-york-city/126953 "2012-11-23T21:58:58Z")
In a class, we were asked to estimate the number of piano tuners in New York City. Can any of you tell me how many there are? --- ## [When moderators break the rules.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-moderators-break-the-rules/759805)
**Author:** [@Peter\_Morris](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Peter_Morris)\ **Replies:** 218\ **Last updated:** [August 1, 2016, 6:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-moderators-break-the-rules/759805 "2016-08-01T18:55:14Z")
A few days ago I reported a moderator for personal insults. Twice. Two posts a day apart. The first was a form of words that has been ruled to be an insult in the past. Some people have disagreed with the ruling. The sec… --- ## [Is it bad to frequently turn modern TV's off and on?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-bad-to-frequently-turn-modern-tvs-off-and-on/625444)
**Author:** [@gunnergoz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gunnergoz)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [June 23, 2012, 12:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-bad-to-frequently-turn-modern-tvs-off-and-on/625444 "2012-06-23T00:35:27Z")
I’ve heard that electronics equipment wears out quickest when it is turned on and off a lot, compared to being left on for a long time. I don’t know if that is true or not and in particular I’m concerned about my 50" LC… --- ## [Pronunciation of the surname "Boehner"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pronunciation-of-the-surname-boehner/559442)
**Author:** [@ratatoskK](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ratatoskK)\ **Replies:** 108\ **Last updated:** [July 25, 2013, 10:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pronunciation-of-the-surname-boehner/559442 "2013-07-25T22:10:28Z")
I would pronounce this name “Boner.” But U.S. Senator John A. Boehner pronounced it “BAY-ner.” Does anyone know what country this surname comes from, how it is pronounced there and how it is normally pronounced in the … --- ## [Bradley Manning](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bradley-manning/666873)
**Author:** [@solosam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/solosam)\ **Replies:** 169\ **Last updated:** [August 29, 2013, 12:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bradley-manning/666873 "2013-08-29T00:05:20Z")
Read the news this morning, claiming that the traitor Bradley Manning wants to live as a woman and be called by a girl’s name. Dear Bradley Manning, I do not give two squirts of runny shit what you think or what you wa… --- ## [What if U.S. military returned to the M1 Garand rifle?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-if-u-s-military-returned-to-the-m1-garand-rifle/565823)
**Author:** [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Replies:** 129\ **Last updated:** [January 11, 2011, 8:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-if-u-s-military-returned-to-the-m1-garand-rifle/565823 "2011-01-11T20:47:11Z")
A debate topic suggested by Una Persson in this thread: Firearm experts - is/was the M16 a piece of crap? - Factual Questions - Straight Dope Message Board What do you think? Good idea? Or is the M4 better, or at le… --- ## [2010/2011 Ashes series](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2010-2011-ashes-series/561822)
**Author:** [@penultima\_thule](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/penultima_thule)\ **Replies:** 238\ **Last updated:** [January 19, 2011, 9:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2010-2011-ashes-series/561822 "2011-01-19T09:46:20Z")
Just to alert the SD of another sporting event that (gasp) other countries play. Who’d have thought that was possible? The sporting rivalry that began in 1882 continues with the first Test of the 2010/2011 Ashes series … --- ## [Most vile STAR TREK characters](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-vile-star-trek-characters/550534)
**Author:** [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Replies:** 173\ **Last updated:** [August 23, 2010, 4:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-vile-star-trek-characters/550534 "2010-08-23T04:05:55Z")
That’s pretty clear, isn’t it? And no, I don’t care which series you pick a character from, or for that matter what medium; in other words, the movies, animated series, novels, & comics are all fair game. All I ask is … --- ## [Cities That Stink (literally)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cities-that-stink-literally/498337)
**Author:** [@Markxxx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Markxxx)\ **Replies:** 116\ **Last updated:** [June 10, 2009, 1:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cities-that-stink-literally/498337 "2009-06-10T01:00:12Z")
I know this will offend someone, but did you ever go to a city and the whole town just smells. Like Whiting, Indiana. I used to live in Hammond and Cal City while Whiting may be on par with those cities in terms of house… --- ## [Breaking Bad 4.04 "Bullet Points" 8/7](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/breaking-bad-4-04-bullet-points-8-7/591885)
**Author:** [@SenorBeef](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SenorBeef)\ **Replies:** 139\ **Last updated:** [August 22, 2011, 2:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/breaking-bad-4-04-bullet-points-8-7/591885 "2011-08-22T02:46:17Z")
Spoilers about the episode to follow, and also please keep anything from the previews in spoiler boxes. Walt and Skyler get the carwash for $800,000, but dare not be seen spending $300. Hank is getting involved again in… --- ## [Why is this case (Marvin Louis Guy) not clear self-defense?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-this-case-marvin-louis-guy-not-clear-self-defense/698970)
**Author:** [@Terr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Terr)\ **Replies:** 93\ **Last updated:** [September 25, 2014, 1:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-this-case-marvin-louis-guy-not-clear-self-defense/698970 "2014-09-25T01:57:49Z")
also http://www.kwtx.com/home/headlines/Documents-Detail-Crime-Scene-Search-After-Killeen-Officers-Shot-259291891.html?utm\_source=feedburner&utm\_medium=feed&utm\_campaign=Feed%3A+KWTX-headlines+(KWTX+-+Headlines) Basic… --- ## [Trapped in a bathroom: did she over-react?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trapped-in-a-bathroom-did-she-over-react/676191)
**Author:** [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Replies:** 185\ **Last updated:** [December 17, 2013, 5:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trapped-in-a-bathroom-did-she-over-react/676191 "2013-12-17T17:17:15Z")
A story about a woman who was working late at the office and went into the bathroom. Somehow she got locked inside. Okay, not a good thing. But the report is acting like she was trapped in a sinking boat or a burning bu… --- ## [My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-little-pony-friendship-is-magic/576286)
**Author:** [@Freudian\_Slit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Freudian_Slit)\ **Replies:** 101\ **Last updated:** [May 31, 2011, 7:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-little-pony-friendship-is-magic/576286 "2011-05-31T19:41:46Z")
Has anyone watched this? It’s a new version of the My Little Pony show that was so popular in the 80s. It’s on the Hub and Lauren Faust (who is responsible for Foster’s Home for Imaginary Friends and is also the wife of … --- ## [Water is older than the Sun--agreeing with Genesis Chapter One](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/water-is-older-than-the-sun-agreeing-with-genesis-chapter-one/813482)
**Author:** [@ned12](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ned12)\ **Replies:** 260\ **Last updated:** [June 12, 2018, 6:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/water-is-older-than-the-sun-agreeing-with-genesis-chapter-one/813482 "2018-06-12T18:17:31Z")
I am new here. But the big news I am bring can be discovered in the first chapter of the Old Testament or Discover Magazine Sep. 2014. For years it baffled humanity how there was possibly water before there was a sun and… --- ## [Would you want to send your kid to a "Public School Social Justice Factory"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-want-to-send-your-kid-to-a-public-school-social-justice-factory/807982)
**Author:** [@Urbanredneck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Urbanredneck)\ **Replies:** 343\ **Last updated:** [February 15, 2018, 9:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-want-to-send-your-kid-to-a-public-school-social-justice-factory/807982 "2018-02-15T09:25:53Z")
The above headline is from Drudge and itlinks to an article about the Edina Minnesota Public School system. Well its pretty charged and basically states: "The shift began in 2013, when Edina school leaders adopted the “… --- ## [Peace, you are a worthless piece of shit, and a liar to boot.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/peace-you-are-a-worthless-piece-of-shit-and-a-liar-to-boot/43694)
**Author:** [@Major\_Feelgud](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Major_Feelgud)\ **Replies:** 290\ **Last updated:** [July 24, 2004, 3:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/peace-you-are-a-worthless-piece-of-shit-and-a-liar-to-boot/43694 "2004-07-24T03:18:37Z")
Go fuck yourself and die. Who the fuck cares what you think. --- ## [Do I really need to write out the value on a check?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-i-really-need-to-write-out-the-value-on-a-check/614221)
**Author:** [@zombywoof](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zombywoof)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [March 3, 2012, 4:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-i-really-need-to-write-out-the-value-on-a-check/614221 "2012-03-03T16:48:45Z")
Say I’m writing a check and feeling lazy and don’t want to write out the amount on the second line as I usually do, (for example): “One thousand three hundred eighty seven dollars and 14/100-------------” What if I jus… --- ## [We just bought a Mini Cooper - anything I should know?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/we-just-bought-a-mini-cooper-anything-i-should-know/534593)
**Author:** [@TV\_time](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TV_time)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [September 2, 2012, 2:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/we-just-bought-a-mini-cooper-anything-i-should-know/534593 "2012-09-02T02:37:15Z")
It was totally on a whim…We probably shouldn’t have done it, but I have always enjoyed the way they handled and looked. I am kicking my self for not taking it to the teaming millions first, but now I am open to suggestio… --- ## [Do casinos manipulate the odds of slot machines?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-casinos-manipulate-the-odds-of-slot-machines/745143)
**Author:** [@Squallous](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Squallous)\ **Replies:** 81\ **Last updated:** [September 7, 2020, 4:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-casinos-manipulate-the-odds-of-slot-machines/745143 "2020-09-07T16:20:11Z")
Is the casino allowed to manipulate the odds / payouts of a particular slot machine tailored to the specific individual playing it? Casinos, especially those in hotels, resorts, and cruise ships, will give their guests … --- ## [Is Norway's "luxury" super-max prison really that comfortable?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-norways-luxury-super-max-prison-really-that-comfortable/590492)
**Author:** [@Mr.Excellent](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Excellent)\ **Replies:** 131\ **Last updated:** [August 3, 2011, 12:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-norways-luxury-super-max-prison-really-that-comfortable/590492 "2011-08-03T12:41:42Z")
I’ve seen articles for a couple of years now about Norway’s Halden Prison - the place looks remarkably cushy, with comfortable cells, flat-screen TVs, good gym facilities, and so on. Most recently, Foreign Policy ran a s… --- ## [Why are porn stars following me?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-porn-stars-following-me/590190)
**Author:** [@Fear\_Itself](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fear_Itself)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [September 17, 2012, 4:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-porn-stars-following-me/590190 "2012-09-17T16:45:39Z")
On Twitter, I mean. I have a Twitter account that I rarely tweet from, I use it to follow a few people I am interested in. Suddenly, I am getting all these porn stars following me, two or three new ones per day. They al… --- ## [Elephant Proof](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/elephant-proof/358270)
**Author:** [@Scylla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scylla)\ **Replies:** 98\ **Last updated:** [November 9, 2015, 1:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/elephant-proof/358270 "2015-11-09T13:22:26Z")
I can’t decide if this one is more Pit or MPSIMS, so I apologize if I put it in the wrong place. Since it entails a shitload of money, aggravation, and livestock I figure the pit was the place. When we moved into thi… --- ## [Trump vs. Clinton: worst choice for President ever?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-vs-clinton-worst-choice-for-president-ever/748692)
**Author:** [@A\_Dodgy\_Dude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/A_Dodgy_Dude)\ **Replies:** 202\ **Last updated:** [April 3, 2016, 8:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-vs-clinton-worst-choice-for-president-ever/748692 "2016-04-03T08:21:19Z")
Does anyone know if historians have formed a consensus opinion for the title “Worst Choice for President in the History of the United States”? --- ## [How long to die from puncture?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-long-to-die-from-puncture/620576)
**Author:** [@Folacin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Folacin)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [August 18, 2015, 12:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-long-to-die-from-puncture/620576 "2015-08-18T12:00:03Z")
We’ve all seen the movie where someone is stabbed in the stomach, or shot with an arrow, and they fall over dead, usually in seconds. Particularly for the knife-belly wound - this doesn’t seem right. As an older, overwe… --- ## [I pit the Olympics. This is the final straw.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-the-olympics-this-is-the-final-straw/622440)
**Author:** [@Filbert](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Filbert)\ **Replies:** 148\ **Last updated:** [July 31, 2012, 9:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-the-olympics-this-is-the-final-straw/622440 "2012-07-31T21:23:29Z")
I live in England, which has the unfortunate distinction of being this year’s host for the parasitic organism known as ‘The Olympics’. So far, it’s caused a circus convention I was going to attend to be cancelled (they … --- ## [Some old white women.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/some-old-white-women/775249)
**Author:** [@Damuri\_Ajashi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Damuri_Ajashi)\ **Replies:** 187\ **Last updated:** [December 30, 2016, 6:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/some-old-white-women/775249 "2016-12-30T18:59:35Z")
Old white women who might have been attractive when they were younger and have a strong streak of second wave feminism. These women are frequently among the most racist, entitled, people I have run into. The most racis… --- ## [He Hate Me FF Keeper League - Year 14](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/he-hate-me-ff-keeper-league-year-14/762435)
**Author:** [@SenorBeef](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SenorBeef)\ **Replies:** 162\ **Last updated:** [August 1, 2017, 12:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/he-hate-me-ff-keeper-league-year-14/762435 "2017-08-01T12:46:43Z")
League page Yahoo changed the way registration worked this year. Instead of inviting people and having them accept the invite, it simply re-registered every team from last year. Which means, unless they post about their… --- ## [What the hell? The water coming out of my bathroom faucet is white.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-the-hell-the-water-coming-out-of-my-bathroom-faucet-is-white/532634)
**Author:** [@Rigamarole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rigamarole)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [August 3, 2017, 1:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-the-hell-the-water-coming-out-of-my-bathroom-faucet-is-white/532634 "2017-08-03T13:47:02Z")
So uh, I plan on notifying the landlord first thing in the morning but I noticed something peculiar when I went to brush my teeth tonight… the water coming out of the bathroom faucet is really murky, as if it were soapy.… --- ## [Treated differently after losing weight.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/treated-differently-after-losing-weight/681587)
**Author:** [@FloatyGimpy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FloatyGimpy)\ **Replies:** 102\ **Last updated:** [February 25, 2014, 4:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/treated-differently-after-losing-weight/681587 "2014-02-25T16:09:48Z")
I’m curious if others have experienced what I’m experiencing. Last year I decided that I needed to change my life, so I did. The first thing I needed to do was lose weight. I’ve lost almost 70 pounds so far. I still have… --- ## [Botticelli, July 2011](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2011/588711)
**Author:** [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Replies:** 327\ **Last updated:** [August 1, 2011, 1:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2011/588711 "2011-08-01T13:27:33Z")
June thread: Botticelli, June 2011 - Thread Games - Straight Dope Message Board astorian gets to start this one, and has already chosen “B.” IQ: Were you the most famous mayor of West Berlin? --- ## [Women are the fairer sex. Your opinions?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/women-are-the-fairer-sex-your-opinions/558938)
**Author:** [@monstro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/monstro)\ **Replies:** 214\ **Last updated:** [November 6, 2010, 4:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/women-are-the-fairer-sex-your-opinions/558938 "2010-11-06T16:43:19Z")
Especially on what this means? I got into a conversation the other day with a coworker. I’ve talked about this guy before. Very proud, chest-thumping liberal. He’s behind every progressive, cause and likes to talk to… --- ## [Dancing with the Stars -- DWTS -- Fall 2014 (Season 19)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dancing-with-the-stars-dwts-fall-2014-season-19/695414)
**Author:** [@FeAudrey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FeAudrey)\ **Replies:** 119\ **Last updated:** [December 1, 2014, 11:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dancing-with-the-stars-dwts-fall-2014-season-19/695414 "2014-12-01T11:00:20Z")
The Dancing with the Stars Season Nineteen première will be Monday, September 15th, with results shows on Tuesdays restored for at least the first two weeks. ABC has scheduled the cast announcement for Thursday, Septem… --- ## [What was your telephone exchange name?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-your-telephone-exchange-name/693850)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 157\ **Last updated:** [August 3, 2014, 3:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-your-telephone-exchange-name/693850 "2014-08-03T03:29:25Z")
This one is for us old farts. Back in the day we had something called telephone exchange names that identified what part of town we were calling from. For instance, my old number was TR6-(XXXX), and when you said it al… --- ## [Star Trek IV minor nitpicking](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/star-trek-iv-minor-nitpicking/567554)
**Author:** [@Morbo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Morbo)\ **Replies:** 122\ **Last updated:** [January 5, 2013, 4:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/star-trek-iv-minor-nitpicking/567554 "2013-01-05T16:59:05Z")
Don’t get me wrong - I love this movie. Watching it again, I noticed some really minor things that I thought I’d share. I’ll forgo the obvious geographical errors, since they’re obvious. (And since I’d already noticed… --- ## [What's the deal with Kwanzaa](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-deal-with-kwanzaa/706752)
**Author:** [@BaldDudePeekskill](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BaldDudePeekskill)\ **Replies:** 140\ **Last updated:** [December 15, 2014, 6:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-deal-with-kwanzaa/706752 "2014-12-15T18:40:51Z")
I have never met one single human being of any color,race or creed that has celebrated this Holiday. I have plenty of African American friends who think its ridiculous. I like the concept, but it may have had a chance if… --- ## [Do you think linking UFOs with the paranormal is healthy for either discussion?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-think-linking-ufos-with-the-paranormal-is-healthy-for-either-discussion/660976)
**Author:** [@RadioActiveRich](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RadioActiveRich)\ **Replies:** 307\ **Last updated:** [June 19, 2013, 8:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-think-linking-ufos-with-the-paranormal-is-healthy-for-either-discussion/660976 "2013-06-19T20:16:45Z")
Whether you believe in UFOs or in paranormal phenomena, do you think linking these two subjects is a good thing? Why or why not? It seems to me that they are very separate indeed and that linking the two discredits them… --- ## [If Scotland becomes independent, what will the UK be called?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-scotland-becomes-independent-what-will-the-uk-be-called/681284)
**Author:** [@sweeteviljesus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sweeteviljesus)\ **Replies:** 122\ **Last updated:** [September 13, 2014, 10:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-scotland-becomes-independent-what-will-the-uk-be-called/681284 "2014-09-13T22:32:14Z")
Should it come to pass that voters in Scotland vote to become independent, would the UK still be the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland? Would it be the United Kingdom of England, Wales and Northern I… --- ## [Preventing hair from going down bathtub drain](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/preventing-hair-from-going-down-bathtub-drain/660982)
**Author:** [@Acsenray](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Acsenray)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [June 17, 2013, 1:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/preventing-hair-from-going-down-bathtub-drain/660982 "2013-06-17T01:24:59Z")
My new bathroom has this kind of drain—The stopper is the spring kind that sits permanently over the drain hole. So there’s no room to put a regular hair catcher in it or over it. So how do I prevent hair from going dow… --- ## [In San Jose, Poor Find Doors to Library Closed](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-san-jose-poor-find-doors-to-library-closed/750694)
**Author:** [@PastTense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PastTense)\ **Replies:** 226\ **Last updated:** [April 24, 2016, 10:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-san-jose-poor-find-doors-to-library-closed/750694 "2016-04-24T22:31:35Z")
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/03/31/us/in-san-jose-poor-find-doors-to-library-closed.html Well that will teach them not to be late in returning books, right? [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=223&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=225&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)