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**Author:** [@ivan\_astikov](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ivan_astikov)\ **Replies:** 184\ **Last updated:** [December 15, 2008, 7:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-strangest-thread-youve-seen-on-the-dope/472408 "2008-12-15T19:31:05Z")
I know this might start a little bit of bickering, but I’m going to suggest this one. Not for its content, but for its odd revival by the OP, after 9 years!? It kinda reminds me of “The Flight Of The Navigator\*”! Had Spa… --- ## [How do front load washers work with so little water?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-front-load-washers-work-with-so-little-water/523357)
**Author:** [@Runs\_With\_Scissors](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Runs_With_Scissors)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [January 5, 2010, 1:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-front-load-washers-work-with-so-little-water/523357 "2010-01-05T01:38:45Z")
I was just now shining a flash light at my sheets getting washed. The actual “drum” appears to have no water in it. The sheets (or whatever I’m washing) seem to be saturated with water, but there sure is no excess. So… --- ## [Favorite Doper names.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-doper-names/732190)
**Author:** [@Idle\_Thoughts](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Idle_Thoughts)\ **Replies:** 153\ **Last updated:** [October 29, 2015, 6:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-doper-names/732190 "2015-10-29T18:34:05Z")
I’ve always been fond of those long, funny ones. Really Not All That Bright you with the face It’s Not Rocket Surgery! Least Original User Name Ever (who I often get confused with Really Not All That Bright) Well, h… --- ## [Why is South Africa's two-letter country code ZA?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-south-africas-two-letter-country-code-za/567456)
**Author:** [@Schnitte](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Schnitte)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [February 10, 2015, 2:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-south-africas-two-letter-country-code-za/567456 "2015-02-10T14:46:50Z")
You know, the country codes which people put on the back of their cars when they drive abroad and which also form the basis of top-level country domains. South Africa is ZA rather than the obvious SA. My first intuitive… --- ## [The Extreme Right Obama Hate is Flat Out Nuts](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-extreme-right-obama-hate-is-flat-out-nuts/493312)
**Author:** [@Stoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stoid)\ **Replies:** 219\ **Last updated:** [April 27, 2009, 3:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-extreme-right-obama-hate-is-flat-out-nuts/493312 "2009-04-27T15:34:47Z")
Before anyone around here goes nuts…note the word “extreme”. Have you seen Huffposts slideshow of yesterday’s most offensive signs? Pretty stunning stuff. And completely disconnected from reality. And just nuts. Beca… --- ## [Reagan good or bad POTUS? The Will-O'Reilly feud resurrects the question of his legacy](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reagan-good-or-bad-potus-the-will-oreilly-feud-resurrects-the-question-of-his-legacy/737495)
**Author:** [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)\ **Replies:** 174\ **Last updated:** [October 2, 2017, 12:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reagan-good-or-bad-potus-the-will-oreilly-feud-resurrects-the-question-of-his-legacy/737495 "2017-10-02T00:12:32Z")
The feud is discussed in this CS thread. In a nutshell, in his new book, Killing Reagan (why is the man so death-obsessed?!), Bill O’Reilly asserts that Reagan was effectively senile for much of his presidency, and spec… --- ## [10-minute-long rape scenes are inappropriate workplace viewing.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/10-minute-long-rape-scenes-are-inappropriate-workplace-viewing/473144)
**Author:** [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Replies:** 128\ **Last updated:** [November 28, 2008, 4:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/10-minute-long-rape-scenes-are-inappropriate-workplace-viewing/473144 "2008-11-28T16:45:18Z")
About an hour ago I was at my desk, working on an extremely annoying report, when a young female colleague came by my desk and asked me if I minded following her. When I asked why, she said she needed a manager, and tha… --- ## [Talk about avoiding reality.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/talk-about-avoiding-reality/624615)
**Author:** [@Moonlitherial](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Moonlitherial)\ **Replies:** 148\ **Last updated:** [June 14, 2012, 6:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/talk-about-avoiding-reality/624615 "2012-06-14T18:37:32Z")
I’m deliberately not using the OP of the linked threads name because this is not about him, it’s about the response and just in case the vacation isn’t real or when he returns he does a vanity search I’m trying to avoid … --- ## [Should viciously mocking the boss's wife be a firing offense?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-viciously-mocking-the-bosss-wife-be-a-firing-offense/688295)
**Author:** [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Replies:** 161\ **Last updated:** [May 19, 2014, 5:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-viciously-mocking-the-bosss-wife-be-a-firing-offense/688295 "2014-05-19T17:34:59Z")
Today’s story is about Geoff, about whom there are three important things to know. The third-most important is that he’s the general manager of a dealership in Memphis, and that his best friend, Stephen, is general sales… --- ## [Oxford Shooter's Parents Charged with Involuntary Manslaughter](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oxford-shooters-parents-charged-with-involuntary-manslaughter/955493)
**Author:** [@BeepKillBeep](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BeepKillBeep)\ **Replies:** 562\ **Last updated:** [December 9, 2021, 11:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oxford-shooters-parents-charged-with-involuntary-manslaughter/955493 "2021-12-09T23:40:15Z")
So the sequence of events seems to be: They bought their (mentally disturbed) son a gun. The son was caught searching for ammunition on his phone. The mom texted him “LOL, I’m not gonna get mad at you, you have to lear… --- ## [Football Fans: "Shovel" or "Shuffle" Pass?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/football-fans-shovel-or-shuffle-pass/559863)
**Author:** [@CJJ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CJJ)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [January 5, 2014, 12:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/football-fans-shovel-or-shuffle-pass/559863 "2014-01-05T00:53:45Z")
You know, when the QB casually flips the ball forward \<5 yds to a running back. I call it a shuffle pass, my wife calls it a shovel pass, but neither of us can come up with a compelling argument one way of the other. W… --- ## [What is the single best episode of any TV series that you have ever seen?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-single-best-episode-of-any-tv-series-that-you-have-ever-seen/179309)
**Author:** [@JohnT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnT)\ **Replies:** 221\ **Last updated:** [September 20, 2015, 9:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-single-best-episode-of-any-tv-series-that-you-have-ever-seen/179309 "2015-09-20T21:47:07Z")
“City on the Edge of Forever” in Star Trek? “The Contest” from Seinfeld? “Abyssinia Henry” from MAS\*H (one of the few times I cried because of a TV show). What is your favorite TV episode, ever? If you can’t think of a … --- ## [The Straight Dope Bar Fight](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-straight-dope-bar-fight/27776)
**Author:** [@Coldfire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Coldfire)\ **Replies:** 557\ **Last updated:** [August 12, 2000, 8:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-straight-dope-bar-fight/27776 "2000-08-12T20:42:25Z")
You talking to ME? Coldy breaks an empty Jack Daniels bottle on the bar and waves the remains around in a threatening manner C’mon, let’s hear it. What’s your problem dude? Huh? HUH?? --- ## [Stupidest advice ever given to you by a Doctor](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupidest-advice-ever-given-to-you-by-a-doctor/605588)
**Author:** [@rogerbox](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rogerbox)\ **Replies:** 189\ **Last updated:** [December 15, 2011, 1:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupidest-advice-ever-given-to-you-by-a-doctor/605588 "2011-12-15T01:48:43Z")
When I was a teenager I had chronic insomnia. I have gone once without sleep for 5 straight days until hallucinating once. I still am an awful sleeper, but orders of magnitude better than back then. Anyways during sop… --- ## [...will the board consider explicit transphobia hate-speech?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-the-board-consider-explicit-transphobia-hate-speech/842204)
**Author:** [@Banquet\_Bear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Banquet_Bear)\ **Replies:** 264\ **Last updated:** [December 10, 2019, 11:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-the-board-consider-explicit-transphobia-hate-speech/842204 "2019-12-10T23:11:45Z")
…TW: the posts in this thread are offensive, and may upset some people. This was posted in a thread about “Transgender activists pressure Always to Womens symbol of feminine hygiene products.” Transphobia can be defin… --- ## [Teens Epic Facebook Fail](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/teens-epic-facebook-fail/612434)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 175\ **Last updated:** [February 18, 2012, 1:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/teens-epic-facebook-fail/612434 "2012-02-18T01:01:54Z")
I’m still laughing after seeing this video. 15 year old Teen posts obscenity laced rant against her parents & household chores on Facebook. Thinking her privacy settings will keep it hid from parents. Very, very bad i… --- ## [Most recent common ancestor of all living birds](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-recent-common-ancestor-of-all-living-birds/693234)
**Author:** [@iiandyiiii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iiandyiiii)\ **Replies:** 121\ **Last updated:** [September 27, 2018, 5:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-recent-common-ancestor-of-all-living-birds/693234 "2018-09-27T17:30:27Z")
So birds evolved from dinosaurs. And I’ve seen many news articles over the last few years about various discoveries of dinosaurs with feathers, and some that may have even had wings. Did modern birds arise from a singl… --- ## [California Water Shortage and the Ocean.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/california-water-shortage-and-the-ocean/694745)
**Author:** [@Jim\_B](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jim_B)\ **Replies:** 95\ **Last updated:** [August 6, 2014, 1:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/california-water-shortage-and-the-ocean/694745 "2014-08-06T01:32:14Z")
I have been following the water shortage in California for some time now. And one thing strikes me as odd: Why don’t they just take the water that’s all around them, i.e., in the Pacific Ocean? I know my question may se… --- ## [Fuck you, Christina Aguilera](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fuck-you-christina-aguilera/570488)
**Author:** [@Chessic\_Sense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chessic_Sense)\ **Replies:** 151\ **Last updated:** [February 12, 2011, 3:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fuck-you-christina-aguilera/570488 "2011-02-12T03:49:01Z")
If you’re going to sing the national anthem in front of millions of patriotic Americans, please learn the lyrics before you go out there. It’s not that hard. You’ve been singing it your entire life. Now, I know that i… --- ## [Toilet with grinder? (big poop problem)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/toilet-with-grinder-big-poop-problem/676457)
**Author:** [@ratatoskK](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ratatoskK)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [December 21, 2013, 6:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/toilet-with-grinder-big-poop-problem/676457 "2013-12-21T06:37:44Z")
We have a new family member living in a condo that I own who has a big problem with enormous poop. This person is also somewhat mentally disabled and I’m not sure how capable of addressing this issue. So I was wonderin… --- ## [BYO Movie Snacks and Drinks-A Do or a Don't?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/byo-movie-snacks-and-drinks-a-do-or-a-dont/710809)
**Author:** [@tenacious\_j](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tenacious_j)\ **Replies:** 187\ **Last updated:** [February 9, 2015, 5:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/byo-movie-snacks-and-drinks-a-do-or-a-dont/710809 "2015-02-09T17:15:18Z")
I’ve seen (and maybe brought for myself at some point) everything from a bottle of water to a full fast food meal for the whole family at the movies. Usually the people wait until the lights are out or don’t flaunt it, t… --- ## [Should my son be allowed to charge up food at school to any amount he wants?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-my-son-be-allowed-to-charge-up-food-at-school-to-any-amount-he-wants/555543)
**Author:** [@OpalCat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OpalCat)\ **Replies:** 222\ **Last updated:** [October 6, 2010, 11:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-my-son-be-allowed-to-charge-up-food-at-school-to-any-amount-he-wants/555543 "2010-10-06T23:59:26Z")
School lunches cost $2.50, breakfast costs $1.25. We have told Dominic that he is not allowed to buy breakfasts at school, because we have lots of cereal, toast, eggs, etc here at home that he can eat. Now we find out t… --- ## [Has any technique or treatment formerly labeled as "woo" been later determined to be valid?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-any-technique-or-treatment-formerly-labeled-as-woo-been-later-determined-to-be-valid/643638)
**Author:** [@iiandyiiii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iiandyiiii)\ **Replies:** 122\ **Last updated:** [September 1, 2015, 12:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-any-technique-or-treatment-formerly-labeled-as-woo-been-later-determined-to-be-valid/643638 "2015-09-01T00:09:23Z")
I often hear, from woo proponents, that the science just hasn’t caught up yet to their particular favored practice. So has the science actually caught up to anything labeled as woo, and now it’s considered valid? Or is… --- ## [Your private, off the wall theories](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-private-off-the-wall-theories/620963)
**Author:** [@Koxinga](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Koxinga)\ **Replies:** 163\ **Last updated:** [May 20, 2012, 2:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-private-off-the-wall-theories/620963 "2012-05-20T14:49:21Z")
. . . which you think plausible but probably unprovable? And I don’t mean “there’s a sock eating monster hiding behind my dryer, tee hee!” but things where you think there really could be something to it – but doubt much… --- ## [I can murder someone in Yellowstone and I can't be tried for it?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-can-murder-someone-in-yellowstone-and-i-cant-be-tried-for-it/781678)
**Author:** [@aldiboronti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aldiboronti)\ **Replies:** 169\ **Last updated:** [March 17, 2017, 8:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-can-murder-someone-in-yellowstone-and-i-cant-be-tried-for-it/781678 "2017-03-17T20:51:22Z")
This seems totally unbelievable but I thought I’d ask. Due To a Legal Loophole, There’s a Murder Zone in Yellowstone National Park. Eagerly awaiting a definitive reply. There are a few people I know that I feel could … --- ## [Omnibus Super Bowl XLVI Thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-super-bowl-xlvi-thread/610425)
**Author:** [@Agent\_Foxtrot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Agent_Foxtrot)\ **Replies:** 191\ **Last updated:** [February 8, 2012, 11:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-super-bowl-xlvi-thread/610425 "2012-02-08T23:20:40Z")
The New York Giants vs. the New England Patriots in Indianapolis. In case you didn’t hear it for the millionth time, it’s a rematch of the 2007 Super Bowl where the Giants beat the undefeated Patriots. Predictions and … --- ## [We're in the home stretch: Election predictions](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/were-in-the-home-stretch-election-predictions/269032)
**Author:** [@John\_Mace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_Mace)\ **Replies:** 344\ **Last updated:** [November 9, 2004, 10:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/were-in-the-home-stretch-election-predictions/269032 "2004-11-09T10:53:32Z")
How many times have most of us said “it’s too early to tell” in the previous election threads? Well, we’re in the home stretch now, and it’s time to buck up and make your predictions. The last debate is tonight, the last… --- ## [Temperature Record of the Last 1000 Years](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/temperature-record-of-the-last-1000-years/425935)
**Author:** [@brazil84](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/brazil84)\ **Replies:** 344\ **Last updated:** [March 2, 2008, 2:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/temperature-record-of-the-last-1000-years/425935 "2008-03-02T02:18:49Z")
We’ve all heard of the infamous “hockey stick” graph that showed little temperature change from years 1000 to 1900; followed by a sharp rise between 1900 and 2000. I had been under the impression that the “hockey stick”… --- ## [Postal Service Dopers, or relatives: Wrong city, right zip code.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/postal-service-dopers-or-relatives-wrong-city-right-zip-code/183854)
**Author:** [@Spectre\_of\_Pithecanthropus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spectre_of_Pithecanthropus)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [August 4, 2011, 9:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/postal-service-dopers-or-relatives-wrong-city-right-zip-code/183854 "2011-08-04T09:43:59Z")
What’ll happen if I try to mail something, and I put down the wrong city, but I have the correct 9-digit zip code? In this particular case it was a telephone bill payment that goes to a nine digit zip code. The addres… --- ## [MAYDAY - newborn kitten won't/can't nurse \[Update: sad outcome\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mayday-newborn-kitten-wont-cant-nurse-update-sad-outcome/631447)
**Author:** [@starwarsfreek42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/starwarsfreek42)\ **Replies:** 88\ **Last updated:** [December 7, 2012, 5:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mayday-newborn-kitten-wont-cant-nurse-update-sad-outcome/631447 "2012-12-07T17:37:03Z")
It’s time for another episode of That Chick With Too Many Pets! plays intro theme music Tonight’s edition involves a stray cat I’ve given shelter to in my utility room. She was knocked up and her people appear to have… --- ## [Did the USSR provide us with any lessons that aren't in the category of "don't try this at home"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-the-ussr-provide-us-with-any-lessons-that-arent-in-the-category-of-dont-try-this-at-home/613072)
**Author:** [@Illuminatiprimus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Illuminatiprimus)\ **Replies:** 129\ **Last updated:** [August 2, 2012, 10:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-the-ussr-provide-us-with-any-lessons-that-arent-in-the-category-of-dont-try-this-at-home/613072 "2012-08-02T10:30:34Z")
If one considers the history of the USSR it’s not a pretty picture. Looking at the various things that stand out from Soviet history we have: The gulag camps. These were used as effectively a massive Guantanamo bay fo… --- ## [Here's to Karl Rove](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/heres-to-karl-rove/640341)
**Author:** [@Voyager](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Voyager)\ **Replies:** 108\ **Last updated:** [November 17, 2012, 4:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/heres-to-karl-rove/640341 "2012-11-17T16:14:41Z")
Story It appears that Karl Rove is to be congratulated for lightening up right wing chumps. I guess that just proves the rich Pubbies need to keep their tax cuts, to make up for the cash Rove just flushed down the toi… --- ## [¡Viva España! Spain looking to indict Bushies ¡Olé!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/viva-espana-spain-looking-to-indict-bushies-ole/491440)
**Author:** [@Invisible\_Chimp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Invisible_Chimp)\ **Replies:** 221\ **Last updated:** [April 18, 2011, 2:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/viva-espana-spain-looking-to-indict-bushies-ole/491440 "2011-04-18T02:46:16Z")
The Spanish judge who got Pinochet is now looking at possible warrants against six former Bush officials, who helped get the legal justification to torture at Gitmo. The Spanish Six are Alberto González, John Yoo, Dougl… --- ## [I use olive oil, not butter, when making a grilled cheese sandwich. Am I alone?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-use-olive-oil-not-butter-when-making-a-grilled-cheese-sandwich-am-i-alone/489598)
**Author:** [@GameHat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GameHat)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [March 17, 2009, 11:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-use-olive-oil-not-butter-when-making-a-grilled-cheese-sandwich-am-i-alone/489598 "2009-03-17T23:01:16Z")
For years I held to what my parents taught me. Like a fool - when I wanted a proper grilled cheese sandwich I would butter two pieces of bread, place cheese between them, then cook on the stove at medium heat. Results … --- ## [The practice of calling your father "sir"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-practice-of-calling-your-father-sir/540693)
**Author:** [@MichaelEmouse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MichaelEmouse)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [June 5, 2010, 10:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-practice-of-calling-your-father-sir/540693 "2010-06-05T22:50:19Z")
When did fathers stop being commonly called “sir”? Are there still areas where this is practiced? When the father is called “sir”, what is the mother called? In your area, is it now common for children to call their par… --- ## ["Two Broke Girls" sucks](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/two-broke-girls-sucks/612809)
**Author:** [@Inigo\_Montoya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Inigo_Montoya)\ **Replies:** 67\ **Last updated:** [August 18, 2015, 9:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/two-broke-girls-sucks/612809 "2015-08-18T21:20:29Z")
After watching it I think I finally understand what dumb people must feel like after they watch Big Bang Theory. Sorry to bring in the negativity, but it needed to be said. --- ## [Do you know who Beyoncé is married to?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-know-who-beyonce-is-married-to/658671)
**Author:** [@Idle\_Thoughts](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Idle_Thoughts)\ **Replies:** 249\ **Last updated:** [May 23, 2013, 7:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-know-who-beyonce-is-married-to/658671 "2013-05-23T19:51:37Z")
Answer/reply to this without reading the other replies. Do you know who Beyoncé Knowles husband is? I’m asking this because I didn’t…and my girlfriend found this very surprising and weird that I didn’t know. She asked … --- ## [How do quadriplegics/injured people relieve sexual tension?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-quadriplegics-injured-people-relieve-sexual-tension/275544)
**Author:** [@Incubus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Incubus)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [November 30, 2013, 7:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-quadriplegics-injured-people-relieve-sexual-tension/275544 "2013-11-30T19:44:56Z")
Being someone with a pretty strong libido, I got to thinking that even if I couldn’t move my arms and legs, I’d probably still have a pretty strong libido. The problem is, if I couldn’t move, I couldn’t do anything to ah… --- ## [No I can't use chopsticks](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-i-cant-use-chopsticks/455370)
**Author:** [@chowder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chowder)\ **Replies:** 259\ **Last updated:** [July 10, 2008, 3:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-i-cant-use-chopsticks/455370 "2008-07-10T15:48:38Z")
There’s a new Chinese restaurant opened near to me and the proprietors seem to think it is a good idea if we (paying customers) use chopsticks instead of knife and fork. We went for a meal last night, I asked for K&F an… --- ## [Acronyms in common use with multiple meanings](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/acronyms-in-common-use-with-multiple-meanings/490337)
**Author:** [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Replies:** 126\ **Last updated:** [August 25, 2025, 8:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/acronyms-in-common-use-with-multiple-meanings/490337 "2025-08-25T20:30:41Z")
A current thread is dealing with AWB (Assault Weapons Ban) and I assumed (before the mouseover) that is was about Average White Band(showing my age, I’m sure). Thus this thread. AWB (second sense) may not qualify for the… --- ## [How to get a stuck cork out of a wine bottle...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-get-a-stuck-cork-out-of-a-wine-bottle/216394)
**Author:** [@rexnervous](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rexnervous)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [December 2, 2003, 7:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-get-a-stuck-cork-out-of-a-wine-bottle/216394 "2003-12-02T19:15:05Z")
Help! I have the corkscrew in, but no matter how much I twist and pull and lean the damn thing won’t budge, not at all. Are there any tricks to getting a cork out of a bottle? --- ## [Pokemon Trades and Battles](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pokemon-trades-and-battles/542392)
**Author:** [@MeDrewNotYou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MeDrewNotYou)\ **Replies:** 167\ **Last updated:** [February 21, 2011, 2:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pokemon-trades-and-battles/542392 "2011-02-21T14:47:46Z")
Instead of hijacking boytyperanma’s thread, here’s the place to swap friend codes and trade or battle for the DS Pokemon games. All of the games (Diamond/Pearl/Platinum and Soul Silver/Heart Gold) can interact with each… --- ## [Is Casey Anthony Guilty?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-casey-anthony-guilty/585124)
**Author:** [@raindog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/raindog)\ **Replies:** 140\ **Last updated:** [June 24, 2011, 1:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-casey-anthony-guilty/585124 "2011-06-24T13:34:09Z")
Pretty self explanatory Feel free to offer your theory --- ## [How does the royal family earn money/maintain wealth?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-does-the-royal-family-earn-money-maintain-wealth/575689)
**Author:** [@crypto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/crypto)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [March 25, 2011, 12:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-does-the-royal-family-earn-money-maintain-wealth/575689 "2011-03-25T12:46:01Z")
This is for the UK specifically… how do they maintain their position and their wealth? Do they get paid through taxes every year? Do they get a cut of any profits made by any company doing business in the UK? Or do t… --- ## [Why did my fudge not turn out right?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-did-my-fudge-not-turn-out-right/474888)
**Author:** [@Bacon\_Salt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bacon_Salt)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [December 30, 2008, 2:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-did-my-fudge-not-turn-out-right/474888 "2008-12-30T14:25:14Z")
So, today I decided I would make fudge for the first time. I used the recipe from Good Eats and followed all of the instructions almost exactly. The difference was that I melted the mixture in a double boiler before tr… --- ## [Conservative Dopers convince me with your best-case plans](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/conservative-dopers-convince-me-with-your-best-case-plans/606157)
**Author:** [@Acid\_Lamp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Acid_Lamp)\ **Replies:** 115\ **Last updated:** [December 19, 2011, 2:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/conservative-dopers-convince-me-with-your-best-case-plans/606157 "2011-12-19T14:28:19Z")
I want to try something a little different here from the usual political sniping. The point of this thread is to debate the best-case scenario plans of conservatives to address some of the problems I’ll lay out below. Fo… --- ## [United](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/united/784284)
**Author:** [@Damuri\_Ajashi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Damuri_Ajashi)\ **Replies:** 240\ **Last updated:** [April 24, 2017, 1:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/united/784284 "2017-04-24T01:54:33Z")
There ought to be a law against forcibly removing a paid passenger from their seat unless they did something wrong other than refuse to be removed from their seat AFAICT United offered $800 and then stopped becaus… --- ## [Eunuchs](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eunuchs/352329)
**Author:** [@aelfric](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aelfric)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [November 21, 2018, 6:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eunuchs/352329 "2018-11-21T06:06:54Z")
I recently saw the subject of eunuchs come up twice - in a front page article in the Philadelphia City Paper, and in Dan Savage’s advice column. Both were talking about men who voluntarily underwent castration - in some… --- ## [The Amazing Race 28x01: "I Should've Been a Boy Scout"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-amazing-race-28x01-i-shouldve-been-a-boy-scout/746005)
**Author:** [@magnusblitz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/magnusblitz)\ **Replies:** 179\ **Last updated:** [May 19, 2016, 12:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-amazing-race-28x01-i-shouldve-been-a-boy-scout/746005 "2016-05-19T12:19:47Z")
Surprised not to see a thread already started, but I admit I had kinda forgotten myself the season was starting this week until I saw it on my DVR. Enjoy all the Youtube and Vine stars… I only know one (the Rooster Teet… --- ## [For the women: Has a man exposed himself to you.....](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-the-women-has-a-man-exposed-himself-to-you/435088)
**Author:** [@kittenblue](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kittenblue)\ **Replies:** 71\ **Last updated:** [July 31, 2014, 9:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-the-women-has-a-man-exposed-himself-to-you/435088 "2014-07-31T21:20:45Z")
…outside of a sexual partner, of course? I was listening to the Dr. Joy Browne show on the radio the other day, and came in mid-call. Dr. Joy was saying that every woman she knew of had had a man expose himself to her…sh… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=229&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=231&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)