# Top **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=233&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:** 234 --- ## [Who would you save? A baby or a panda](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-would-you-save-a-baby-or-a-panda/644253)
**Author:** [@Namkcalb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Namkcalb)\ **Replies:** 176\ **Last updated:** [December 24, 2012, 7:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-would-you-save-a-baby-or-a-panda/644253 "2012-12-24T07:26:57Z")
Inspired by this thread. If you only have time to save one of them, whom would you save? A baby human (if it matters, they are disability-free, with two loving parents) A baby giant panda (it is very healthy and non-i… --- ## [Is it legal to booby-trap your own property?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-legal-to-booby-trap-your-own-property/156716)
**Author:** [@Terrifel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Terrifel)\ **Replies:** 66\ **Last updated:** [March 2, 2003, 9:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-legal-to-booby-trap-your-own-property/156716 "2003-03-02T21:33:56Z")
–And if not, why not? First of all, let me stress that I’m asking simply from idle curiosity. But I was wondering the other day about attack dogs; they’re trained specifically to inflict potentially fatal damage to int… --- ## [Tiny, pretty little green flying bugs!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tiny-pretty-little-green-flying-bugs/363139)
**Author:** [@Eve](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eve)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [July 10, 2006, 9:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tiny-pretty-little-green-flying-bugs/363139 "2006-07-10T21:22:15Z")
This “no air conditioning” in the new apartment is taking some getting used to; I keep reminding myself that people lived without it for thousands of years. There are also multitudes of tiny, pretty little green bugs tha… --- ## [Do you pee in the shower?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-pee-in-the-shower/645632)
**Author:** [@chiroptera](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chiroptera)\ **Replies:** 123\ **Last updated:** [January 9, 2013, 11:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-pee-in-the-shower/645632 "2013-01-09T11:02:12Z")
I recall this came up a couple of years ago and I was truly surprised at how many people were emphatically opposed and disgusted by the notion. Well, I am chiroptera and I pee in the shower. I also brush my teeth while … --- ## [No, I don't eat popcorn. That's not the point.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-i-dont-eat-popcorn-thats-not-the-point/596689)
**Author:** [@Triskadecamus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Triskadecamus)\ **Replies:** 150\ **Last updated:** [September 25, 2011, 3:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-i-dont-eat-popcorn-thats-not-the-point/596689 "2011-09-25T03:36:10Z")
Three times in the last six months the fire department has been called to my workplace to extinguish fires in microwave ovens. All three fires were caused by people putting popcorn packages into the microwave oven, and w… --- ## [Random topic MMP](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/random-topic-mmp/634955)
**Author:** [@FairyChatMom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FairyChatMom)\ **Replies:** 260\ **Last updated:** [September 24, 2012, 2:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/random-topic-mmp/634955 "2012-09-24T02:20:28Z")
Just toss something out there - as if that’s a novel approach to the MMP. :wink: Good morning and Happy Monday! That’s all I’ve got. Someone toss out an idea!! --- ## [The One Hundred Most Influential People In History Elimination Game](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-one-hundred-most-influential-people-in-history-elimination-game/535103)
**Author:** [@Qin\_Shi\_Huangdi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qin_Shi_Huangdi)\ **Replies:** 204\ **Last updated:** [April 12, 2010, 9:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-one-hundred-most-influential-people-in-history-elimination-game/535103 "2010-04-12T21:04:51Z")
Based on Hart’s list. You get one vote and the top vote-getter gets eliminated. Mohammed-Founder of Islam Isaac Newton-British Scientist, Theory of Universal Gravitation and Motion Jesus Christ-Son of God, Saviour of M… --- ## [I've noticed many famous sexy women have overbites. Why waste $$ on Braces?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-noticed-many-famous-sexy-women-have-overbites-why-waste-on-braces/579133)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [April 27, 2011, 4:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-noticed-many-famous-sexy-women-have-overbites-why-waste-on-braces/579133 "2011-04-27T04:55:01Z")
If you watch much tv, movies or even some female singers there’s a lot of sexy ladies with overbites. Why do Americans spend a fortune on orthodontics? I’m a former patient (male) that wore braces for 6 years. Then a p… --- ## [Just what is unrealistic about porn?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-what-is-unrealistic-about-porn/725302)
**Author:** [@Vera98](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Vera98)\ **Replies:** 124\ **Last updated:** [July 23, 2015, 4:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-what-is-unrealistic-about-porn/725302 "2015-07-23T16:03:03Z")
I’m 24 with limited sexual experience. I keep hearing about how porn creates unrealistic expectations, esp. for men. Now, I know that everything is staged and airbrushed. Obviously the plot is unrealistic. I don’t think … --- ## [Michele Bachmann strikes again](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/michele-bachmann-strikes-again/490536)
**Author:** [@C3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/C3)\ **Replies:** 164\ **Last updated:** [June 19, 2009, 6:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/michele-bachmann-strikes-again/490536 "2009-06-19T18:41:07Z")
Michele Bachmann calls for a revolution and wants people “armed and dangerous”: Link(this is to the Huffington Post, but has the audio of the interview in which she made the above statement). How is this not sedition?… --- ## [Giraffe - Fuck you.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/giraffe-fuck-you/473229)
**Author:** [@Lobsang](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lobsang)\ **Replies:** 181\ **Last updated:** [November 21, 2008, 11:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/giraffe-fuck-you/473229 "2008-11-21T23:23:18Z")
Ok I was nice to you last time you closed one of my threads. But this time you’ve pissed me off too far. I think that thread could have been entertaining for a great many dopers who feel the same way as I on the sub… --- ## [Women: Are breasts really an erogenous zone?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/women-are-breasts-really-an-erogenous-zone/543401)
**Author:** [@Leaffan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaffan)\ **Replies:** 100\ **Last updated:** [June 21, 2010, 11:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/women-are-breasts-really-an-erogenous-zone/543401 "2010-06-21T23:42:42Z")
I was looking at the public breastfeeding thread, and wondered if women considered breasts an erogenous zone, especially after child birth. In other words, do you like having your breasts fondled, suckled, etc? Persona… --- ## [What I want to see Jon Stewart say to Cramer tonight](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-i-want-to-see-jon-stewart-say-to-cramer-tonight/489162)
**Author:** [@Acsenray](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Acsenray)\ **Replies:** 212\ **Last updated:** [March 15, 2009, 11:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-i-want-to-see-jon-stewart-say-to-cramer-tonight/489162 "2009-03-15T23:41:47Z")
“I am a clown. The problem is you are also a clown, but you pretend you’re not. That makes you a con man.” --- ## [Why Do Men Prefer Shaved Women?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-men-prefer-shaved-women/128122)
**Author:** [@Surreal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Surreal)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [September 15, 2002, 11:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-men-prefer-shaved-women/128122 "2002-09-15T23:59:11Z")
Why is it that so many men seem to prefer women whose bodies have been shaved- their legs, their underarms, and their pubic areas? It’s not because men don’t like hair, otherwise they would be attracted to bald-headed w… --- ## [Liberal, you dickwad hypocrite - Part 2](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/liberal-you-dickwad-hypocrite-part-2/495449)
**Author:** [@Seven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Seven)\ **Replies:** 168\ **Last updated:** [May 13, 2009, 9:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/liberal-you-dickwad-hypocrite-part-2/495449 "2009-05-13T21:56:43Z")
As the other thread was disappeared due to sockage, that doesn’t mean we have to stop the pitting. To quote: So kids, here ya go. Please continue where you left off. --- ## [Becoming a father](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/becoming-a-father/652278)
**Author:** [@JohnClay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnClay)\ **Replies:** 234\ **Last updated:** [March 11, 2013, 10:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/becoming-a-father/652278 "2013-03-11T22:34:56Z")
For maybe a year my wife has been saying that she wants one kid. Lately she’s been saying that I’m her baby and she doesn’t need a baby. Then I said that I’m thinking about getting a vasectomy since she said she didn’t n… --- ## [Can you trust your girlfriend's guyfriends?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-trust-your-girlfriends-guyfriends/66524)
**Author:** [@raverxhouston](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/raverxhouston)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [June 1, 2001, 12:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-trust-your-girlfriends-guyfriends/66524 "2001-06-01T00:02:17Z")
I’ve learned over the past few years not to trust any of my girlfriend’s guyfriends. Especially when your girlfriend has a lot of them. People tell me, “You should trust your girlfriend and you have nothing to worry abou… --- ## [ID That TV Show in 5 Clues](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/id-that-tv-show-in-5-clues/490790)
**Author:** [@Frostillicus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frostillicus)\ **Replies:** 324\ **Last updated:** [April 19, 2009, 4:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/id-that-tv-show-in-5-clues/490790 "2009-04-19T16:40:00Z")
Time for a new TV trivia game. Here’s how it works: I will write five (and only 5) clues that will identify the name of a current or past TV show. The clues should be fairly unique to the show in question and not so i… --- ## [Help with writing numbers as words](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-with-writing-numbers-as-words/549298)
**Author:** [@PlainJain](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PlainJain)\ **Replies:** 114\ **Last updated:** [August 10, 2010, 5:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-with-writing-numbers-as-words/549298 "2010-08-10T05:50:24Z")
I did try to google this with not much success. Take the number 3,486,421 it would be written as ‘three million four hundred and eighty six thousand four hundred and twenty one’ right? Would the number 7,145,071 be w… --- ## [Newsflash: The Deep South Still Backward, Ignorant, Racist](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/newsflash-the-deep-south-still-backward-ignorant-racist/472191)
**Author:** [@MichaelQReilly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MichaelQReilly)\ **Replies:** 154\ **Last updated:** [December 6, 2008, 8:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/newsflash-the-deep-south-still-backward-ignorant-racist/472191 "2008-12-06T08:25:23Z")
I was reading this article in that leftist rag the New York times today and I couldn’t help but being shocked by the ignorance and racism on display in it. I’m very upfront about the fact that I dislike the South, but t… --- ## [Letter To The Dope](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/letter-to-the-dope/791286)
**Author:** [@Stringbean](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stringbean)\ **Replies:** 208\ **Last updated:** [August 2, 2017, 4:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/letter-to-the-dope/791286 "2017-08-02T16:12:35Z")
Dopers, After serious consideration, I have decided to end my time here with the Straight Dope. I may loiter now and then, but other than that I think it is time for me to move on. When I first found the SDMB, I was am… --- ## [America's Got Talent 2015](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/americas-got-talent-2015/720877)
**Author:** [@BeepKillBeep](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BeepKillBeep)\ **Replies:** 134\ **Last updated:** [September 18, 2015, 2:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/americas-got-talent-2015/720877 "2015-09-18T02:21:44Z")
It’s baaaaaack! First episode airs tonight. --- ## [Stupid stuff I thought when I was a kid](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-stuff-i-thought-when-i-was-a-kid/954317)
**Author:** [@Son\_of\_a\_Rich](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Son_of_a_Rich)\ **Replies:** 269\ **Last updated:** [February 13, 2022, 9:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-stuff-i-thought-when-i-was-a-kid/954317 "2022-02-13T21:44:08Z")
The recent Veterans Day reminded me that I used to think the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier had the body of the one guy, out of all the millions killed, that they couldn’t identify. --- ## [Why do Catholic school girls have to wear plaid skirts?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-catholic-school-girls-have-to-wear-plaid-skirts/449427)
**Author:** [@guizot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/guizot)\ **Replies:** 108\ **Last updated:** [May 22, 2008, 1:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-catholic-school-girls-have-to-wear-plaid-skirts/449427 "2008-05-22T13:57:55Z")
In catechism I thought it was just the school colors. But since then, that’s the uniform of every catholic school girl I’ve seen. What is the significance of plaid for Catholic schools? Does Scotland have anything to do … --- ## [Why hasn't this thing been banned yet?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-hasnt-this-thing-been-banned-yet/548760)
**Author:** [@Frank](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frank)\ **Replies:** 190\ **Last updated:** [August 4, 2010, 2:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-hasnt-this-thing-been-banned-yet/548760 "2010-08-04T14:14:17Z")
His first posts were on July 28th, and, while fairly provocative, probably still fell within board guidelines. Last evening, however, he demonstrated that his provocation meter goes up to 11. I fail to understand how th… --- ## [The Most Indecipherable Dopers.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-most-indecipherable-dopers/788470)
**Author:** [@Ambivalid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ambivalid)\ **Replies:** 161\ **Last updated:** [September 29, 2017, 1:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-most-indecipherable-dopers/788470 "2017-09-29T13:54:23Z")
Having been on this messageboard for a few years now, certain patterns become evident. One such pattern is that certain posters, for whatever reason, post in decidedly incomprehensible styles. This thread is just for s… --- ## [IRIS Engine: Hype or the real deal?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/iris-engine-hype-or-the-real-deal/546505)
**Author:** [@Lazlo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lazlo)\ **Replies:** 72\ **Last updated:** [September 9, 2013, 4:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/iris-engine-hype-or-the-real-deal/546505 "2013-09-09T16:37:00Z")
I recently found this article in the National Geographic about a new type of internal combustion engine called the Iris: A Fuel-Saving Car Engine in the Blink of an IRIS I was intrigued, so I looked further and found t… --- ## [I would like to talk about sheets](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-would-like-to-talk-about-sheets/613498)
**Author:** [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [June 27, 2014, 6:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-would-like-to-talk-about-sheets/613498 "2014-06-27T18:19:02Z")
If you’re into smooth, soft, silky-feeling sheets, what are your favorite brands? I know thread count is a big deal, but I’ve bought some (at discount places like Marshall’s, etc.) that are as high as 300 to 500, and th… --- ## [May the Fourth be With You in the MMP](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/may-the-fourth-be-with-you-in-the-mmp/719216)
**Author:** [@anyrose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/anyrose)\ **Replies:** 327\ **Last updated:** [May 11, 2015, 3:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/may-the-fourth-be-with-you-in-the-mmp/719216 "2015-05-11T03:41:15Z")
HAPPY STAR WARS DAY!!! Now go and try to have a good Moanday without getting any bad feelings about it. Also, um, you know, uh, BLURF --- ## [Do bank tellers count money faster than normal people?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-bank-tellers-count-money-faster-than-normal-people/329238)
**Author:** [@Lakai](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lakai)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [November 4, 2005, 4:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-bank-tellers-count-money-faster-than-normal-people/329238 "2005-11-04T04:54:45Z")
If so, what is their secret? Is it practice or do they have some special technique? --- ## [Whatcha Readin' Sept 2012 Edition](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whatcha-readin-sept-2012-edition/633257)
**Author:** [@Khadaji](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Khadaji)\ **Replies:** 170\ **Last updated:** [October 1, 2012, 1:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whatcha-readin-sept-2012-edition/633257 "2012-10-01T01:59:19Z")
Fall is here! Or at least, close enough to see coming! I am a big fan of fall and since I was laid off on the 23rd, this year I’ll have more time to enjoy fall and read! I just finished Fate’s Edge (The Edge, Book 3). … --- ## [Why do singers change the key in the middle of a song?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-singers-change-the-key-in-the-middle-of-a-song/695852)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 102\ **Last updated:** [September 16, 2014, 6:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-singers-change-the-key-in-the-middle-of-a-song/695852 "2014-09-16T06:13:54Z")
I’ve run into this several times learning songs. The singer will make a half step key change in the middle of the song. It’s such a small change in pitch, why bother? I doubt the average listener even notices. I ofte… --- ## [Lady Gaga = God](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lady-gaga-god/532896)
**Author:** [@halfliquid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/halfliquid)\ **Replies:** 98\ **Last updated:** [March 22, 2010, 1:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lady-gaga-god/532896 "2010-03-22T13:21:06Z")
There has never been, nor will there ever be, a more perfect singer, songwriter, performer, and fluffer than Lady Gaga. RA RA-AH-AH-AH · ROMA ROMA-MA · GAGA · OH LA-LA --- ## [Lap dances: are you supposed to...?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lap-dances-are-you-supposed-to/76035)
**Author:** [@Gundy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gundy)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [September 27, 2013, 3:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lap-dances-are-you-supposed-to/76035 "2013-09-27T15:15:57Z")
On Six Feet Under last night, one of the characters, a gay male, was taken to a (female) strip club by some folks who didn’t know he was gay and sent a lap dance. So the girl hops on and gyrates a bit, then asks, “Are yo… --- ## [What is the GOP's endgame with the American Healthcare Act?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-gops-endgame-with-the-american-healthcare-act/781904)
**Author:** [@drossbots](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drossbots)\ **Replies:** 136\ **Last updated:** [March 16, 2017, 2:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-gops-endgame-with-the-american-healthcare-act/781904 "2017-03-16T02:09:06Z")
I’ve been running this question through my head since this was plan was first announced, and I just can’t think of an answer. At first glance, it appears that almost everyone hates it. Democrats hate it for obvious reas… --- ## [Why does my new LCD TV make everything look like a soap opera?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-my-new-lcd-tv-make-everything-look-like-a-soap-opera/518236)
**Author:** [@DirkGntly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DirkGntly)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [November 21, 2009, 5:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-my-new-lcd-tv-make-everything-look-like-a-soap-opera/518236 "2009-11-21T05:20:45Z")
Ok, so I bought a new LG 55" LCD TV. It has a 120hz refresh rate, so it doesn’t do all that ghosting that I’ve seen others do, but for whatever reason, every TV show and movie has this weird, studio-lit quality that mak… --- ## [Why did they stop serving Fish and Chips in newspaper?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-did-they-stop-serving-fish-and-chips-in-newspaper/412770)
**Author:** [@Small\_British\_Shop\_Owner](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Small_British_Shop_Owner)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [July 24, 2007, 8:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-did-they-stop-serving-fish-and-chips-in-newspaper/412770 "2007-07-24T08:13:32Z")
I’m sure it’s for one of two reasons: Health and safety nazis (this is most likely). Old newspapers became too expensive. They started dying out twenty or twenty five years ago, and within a decade they were all but g… --- ## [Fashions you never got](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fashions-you-never-got/461378)
**Author:** [@tdn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tdn)\ **Replies:** 192\ **Last updated:** [August 4, 2020, 11:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fashions-you-never-got/461378 "2020-08-04T23:31:54Z")
Leg warmers. My, what an attractive look. NOT. Curtains that drag on the floor. Sorry, that’s not stylish. That’s the mark of a dysfunctional tape measure. Dickies. Were they ever in style? Aptly named, however. Point… --- ## [SDMBisms that irk me for some reason.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmbisms-that-irk-me-for-some-reason/464614)
**Author:** [@An\_Gadai](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/An_Gadai)\ **Replies:** 229\ **Last updated:** [October 6, 2008, 12:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmbisms-that-irk-me-for-some-reason/464614 "2008-10-06T12:19:13Z")
There are three I can think of. Fora. I know it is correct, as is forums, but this for some reason wrecks my head when I read it. Faux News. I read this as “Foh News” and it irritates the bejakers out of me. I can’… --- ## [Motorcyclists - what do you do with your helmets?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/motorcyclists-what-do-you-do-with-your-helmets/694952)
**Author:** [@Anaamika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anaamika)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [August 11, 2014, 2:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/motorcyclists-what-do-you-do-with-your-helmets/694952 "2014-08-11T14:07:59Z")
Say you take your motorcycle somewhere like the store or a fair. You get off the bike. Take off your helmet. Do you now have to carry it with you or is there some way to secure it to the bike? Will it fit in those cargo … --- ## [Splitting Rent When Roommates Boyfriend Moves In](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/splitting-rent-when-roommates-boyfriend-moves-in/632571)
**Author:** [@Emzah](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Emzah)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [August 27, 2012, 2:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/splitting-rent-when-roommates-boyfriend-moves-in/632571 "2012-08-27T02:51:35Z")
Hi there, I have been living with my roommate for 2 years in the same place. It’s a 2 bedroom, that is $1300/month plus utilities. We both pay $650.00. Her new boyfriend is moving in and they want me to continue to pay … --- ## [Need a new home AC unit. Anyone heard of Comfortmaker?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-a-new-home-ac-unit-anyone-heard-of-comfortmaker/655976)
**Author:** [@obbn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/obbn)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [December 1, 2015, 1:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-a-new-home-ac-unit-anyone-heard-of-comfortmaker/655976 "2015-12-01T13:37:45Z")
Hello Everyone, Just got the bad news today that our AC unit is dying and needs to be replaced. The company we are using is recommending an air unit with the brand name of Comfortmaker. We are told that it is a rebrande… --- ## [What drugs have you tried](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-drugs-have-you-tried/630015)
**Author:** [@oreally](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/oreally)\ **Replies:** 182\ **Last updated:** [August 12, 2012, 4:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-drugs-have-you-tried/630015 "2012-08-12T16:12:15Z")
In the “traditional” sense that is. Technically alcohol is a drug but that’s not what I’m talking about (and just about everyone has tried alcohol anyway so what’s the point of putting it out there…). Repeat: tried. … --- ## [So Why Don't They Make Teflon Coated Toilet Bowls?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-why-dont-they-make-teflon-coated-toilet-bowls/428771)
**Author:** [@Tuckerfan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tuckerfan)\ **Replies:** 61\ **Last updated:** [March 30, 2021, 4:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-why-dont-they-make-teflon-coated-toilet-bowls/428771 "2021-03-30T04:28:33Z")
It’d make cleaning them easier, wouldn’t it? --- ## [Fuck Harry Reid!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fuck-harry-reid/528694)
**Author:** [@Diceman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Diceman)\ **Replies:** 314\ **Last updated:** [February 17, 2010, 4:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fuck-harry-reid/528694 "2010-02-17T16:55:59Z")
Story here. Harry Reid has shown his true colors. Congress finally had a jobs-creation bill with truely bipartisan support, that seemingly everyone liked, and what does Reid do? He cuts it down, eliminating everything… --- ## [IP and copyright. What is your view?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ip-and-copyright-what-is-your-view/634016)
**Author:** [@Saint\_Cad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saint_Cad)\ **Replies:** 201\ **Last updated:** [January 16, 2013, 1:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ip-and-copyright-what-is-your-view/634016 "2013-01-16T13:05:10Z")
As discussed in this thread, there is a determined group that believes that information should not be restricted in its dessimination and so they oppose copyright laws. I think they just don’t get that taking of intelle… --- ## [I took a breathalyzer and got fired even though I clinically passed (legal question)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-took-a-breathalyzer-and-got-fired-even-though-i-clinically-passed-legal-question/715406)
**Author:** [@Captain\_Gutgore\_Blooddrink](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Captain_Gutgore_Blooddrink)\ **Replies:** 143\ **Last updated:** [March 31, 2015, 3:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-took-a-breathalyzer-and-got-fired-even-though-i-clinically-passed-legal-question/715406 "2015-03-31T03:40:08Z")
So the other day, I went to work hungover. I had reason to celebrate, and yes, it was dumb of me to do so. One of the managers I didn’t get along with went and ran and told the plant manager that I smelled like a brewe… --- ## [Flask full of Whiskey in the car. Can you get ticketed for open container?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/flask-full-of-whiskey-in-the-car-can-you-get-ticketed-for-open-container/593539)
**Author:** [@Cubsfan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cubsfan)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [August 27, 2011, 5:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/flask-full-of-whiskey-in-the-car-can-you-get-ticketed-for-open-container/593539 "2011-08-27T05:21:40Z")
I just bought this set of flasks http://www.tabletopchristmas.com/hmwffs4151.html It got me thinking or 2 questions: If you have a flask of booze with you in your pocket in a car and get pulled over can they get you … --- ## [The OA - netflix original](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-oa-netflix-original/774955)
**Author:** [@Made\_in\_Macau](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Made_in_Macau)\ **Replies:** 126\ **Last updated:** [August 6, 2019, 5:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-oa-netflix-original/774955 "2019-08-06T17:19:24Z")
All episodes dropped yesterday in the UK - I’m 2 and a half in and enjoying it a lot. Sci-fi mystery isn’t for Mrs Macau so no binging for me. They chose to have no previews nor, it seems, advertising prior to the show … --- ## [The greatest Porn titles that spoof real movie titles](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-greatest-porn-titles-that-spoof-real-movie-titles/187129)
**Author:** [@Morbo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Morbo)\ **Replies:** 76\ **Last updated:** [July 10, 2003, 5:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-greatest-porn-titles-that-spoof-real-movie-titles/187129 "2003-07-10T05:16:38Z")
Inspired by Snooooopy’s example from this thread about the Porn Industry tradition of spoofing real movie titles. Splendor in the Ass being his example. We’ve all heard 'em, we’ve all read 'em listed on the Preview Cha… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=232&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=234&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)