# Top **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=237&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:** 238 --- ## [Woman taken to the wrong hospital and now owes a gazillion dollars. This shouldn't even be a thing.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/woman-taken-to-the-wrong-hospital-and-now-owes-a-gazillion-dollars-this-shouldnt-even-be-a-thing/704486)
**Author:** [@monstro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/monstro)\ **Replies:** 127\ **Last updated:** [November 22, 2014, 9:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/woman-taken-to-the-wrong-hospital-and-now-owes-a-gazillion-dollars-this-shouldnt-even-be-a-thing/704486 "2014-11-22T21:31:54Z")
But besides overhauling the whole system, I don’t know how we keep this from happening. The story: http://www.channel3000.com/news/woman-taken-to-wrong-hospital-faces-bankruptcy/29648000. If something like this happen… --- ## [NBA Playoffs!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nba-playoffs/536937)
**Author:** [@YogSothoth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/YogSothoth)\ **Replies:** 243\ **Last updated:** [June 24, 2010, 4:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nba-playoffs/536937 "2010-06-24T16:48:49Z")
I know this board’s more of an NFL oriented board, but there must be some NBA fans here somewhere! Last year I posted my predictions for the season and it looks like I got 12 of the 16 teams. Seeding…well, let’s ignore… --- ## [Is it ALWAYS better to "never talk to the police"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-always-better-to-never-talk-to-the-police/645232)
**Author:** [@oyster11](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/oyster11)\ **Replies:** 140\ **Last updated:** [December 30, 2012, 1:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-always-better-to-never-talk-to-the-police/645232 "2012-12-30T13:53:43Z")
I have searches online and almost all advices are, never talk to the police. Does it apply to all situations, though? Sometimes the police might be far from certain who the perpetrator is, and they just treat you as a p… --- ## [Quote: "..still insists he sees the ghosts."](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quote-still-insists-he-sees-the-ghosts/376440)
**Author:** [@KlondikeGeoff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KlondikeGeoff)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [March 4, 2025, 9:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quote-still-insists-he-sees-the-ghosts/376440 "2025-03-04T09:11:53Z")
Anybody know the source of “He beats his fists upon the posts and still insists he sees the ghosts?” Googling gave huge number of totally goofy hits but no help. --- ## [Lost 2.4: "Everybody Hates Hugo" (OPEN SPOILERS)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lost-2-4-everybody-hates-hugo-open-spoilers/325863)
**Author:** [@John\_Mace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_Mace)\ **Replies:** 304\ **Last updated:** [October 17, 2005, 5:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lost-2-4-everybody-hates-hugo-open-spoilers/325863 "2005-10-17T17:26:49Z")
First, the thread rules: Everybody Hates Hugo… More Hurley backstory? Do we find out who BBD (Big Black Dude) is? Does Desmond just disappear into the jungle? Does Hurley find the chocolate bars? What has HTG (His… --- ## [Liberal Tolerance on parade at a local middle school...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/liberal-tolerance-on-parade-at-a-local-middle-school/472547)
**Author:** [@Sarahfeena](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sarahfeena)\ **Replies:** 268\ **Last updated:** [November 19, 2008, 1:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/liberal-tolerance-on-parade-at-a-local-middle-school/472547 "2008-11-19T01:45:53Z")
Here is an interesting story about a 14-year-old girl, and the reaction she got when she wore a t-shirt that said “McCain Girl” to school one day. She wore it as an experiment, as she knew that most of her fellow studen… --- ## [Voynich manuscript finally deciphered?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/voynich-manuscript-finally-deciphered/821113)
**Author:** [@MattDHat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MattDHat)\ **Replies:** 224\ **Last updated:** [April 1, 2020, 5:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/voynich-manuscript-finally-deciphered/821113 "2020-04-01T17:38:36Z")
I think Cecil hit this one once. Twould appear a lot of folks spent a lot of time looking the wrong way and the wrong place and the wrong century. See: At least at first read, it seems rather conclusive. --- ## [Why do I feel like throwing up when I get sexually excited?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-i-feel-like-throwing-up-when-i-get-sexually-excited/357964)
**Author:** [@Diamonds02](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Diamonds02)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [May 30, 2006, 8:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-i-feel-like-throwing-up-when-i-get-sexually-excited/357964 "2006-05-30T20:55:40Z")
Does this happen to anyone else? What causes this? --- ## [I have absolutely no reflexes in my knees. How abnormal am I?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-absolutely-no-reflexes-in-my-knees-how-abnormal-am-i/533112)
**Author:** [@PandaBear77](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PandaBear77)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [March 22, 2010, 2:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-absolutely-no-reflexes-in-my-knees-how-abnormal-am-i/533112 "2010-03-22T02:28:37Z")
So today at my husband’s doctor’s appointment we’re waiting for the MD to come in we started playing with the reflex hammer thingy. My husband tapped his own knees and they gave an impressive jerk. So impressive I was … --- ## [Is there a way to kill a ghost?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-way-to-kill-a-ghost/636771)
**Author:** [@Patch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Patch)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [August 3, 2014, 6:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-way-to-kill-a-ghost/636771 "2014-08-03T18:20:00Z")
I finally got around to watching Cabin in the Woods the other week. Among the various creepy critters available for the killing floor was a ghost. Now, I know there’s enough variety in what was available that it seems … --- ## [Celebrities with surprising real life personalitites?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrities-with-surprising-real-life-personalitites/523188)
**Author:** [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Replies:** 108\ **Last updated:** [January 15, 2010, 10:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrities-with-surprising-real-life-personalitites/523188 "2010-01-15T22:28:02Z")
What celebrities have surprised you when learn what they are really like? I’l start. :slight\_smile: I was surprised to learn Vin Diesel is actually kind of a nerdy guy. He’s played Dungeons and Dragons for most of his … --- ## [Who is the most famous person BORN in your state?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-the-most-famous-person-born-in-your-state/560341)
**Author:** [@Arnold\_Winkelried](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Arnold_Winkelried)\ **Replies:** 202\ **Last updated:** [November 25, 2010, 7:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-the-most-famous-person-born-in-your-state/560341 "2010-11-25T07:48:52Z")
Extra points if the person became famous while still living in that state. I thought of this because I was listening to an Eddie Cochran ('50s rocker) album, and Wikipedia tells me he is born in Minnesota. I was thinki… --- ## [School shooters are my heroes](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/school-shooters-are-my-heroes/57350)
**Author:** [@Jeremy\_s\_Evil\_Twin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jeremy_s_Evil_Twin)\ **Replies:** 224\ **Last updated:** [March 28, 2001, 9:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/school-shooters-are-my-heroes/57350 "2001-03-28T21:00:59Z")
\[Note: I am posting this in GD because it is a serious observation of a serious issue, but if the moderator feels it belongs in The Pit, feel free to move it there.\] Everyone has heard about the school shooting down in … --- ## [All of the characters on Seinfeld are Jewish?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/all-of-the-characters-on-seinfeld-are-jewish/153422)
**Author:** [@Kaitlyn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kaitlyn)\ **Replies:** 78\ **Last updated:** [February 10, 2003, 8:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/all-of-the-characters-on-seinfeld-are-jewish/153422 "2003-02-10T20:34:52Z")
So my sister-in-law and her husband is visiting for Mrs. Six’s 21st birthday, and he brings up the subject of the Larry David show “Curb Your Enthusiasm”. He says it’s like Seinfeld, in that the entire cast is Jewish, m… --- ## [Execution by drowning?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/execution-by-drowning/514928)
**Author:** [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Replies:** 125\ **Last updated:** [October 30, 2009, 7:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/execution-by-drowning/514928 "2009-10-30T19:30:33Z")
I don’t want this to turn into a debate about whether or not we should have capital punishment at all, please. If we’re going to have capital punishment in the U.S. - which seems likely, in at least several dozen states… --- ## [Why don't I bruise or swell?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-dont-i-bruise-or-swell/550392)
**Author:** [@Novalyne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Novalyne)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [July 2, 2019, 2:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-dont-i-bruise-or-swell/550392 "2019-07-02T02:01:32Z")
The most current thread on Mel Gibson and Oksana Grigorieva got me thinking about injuries that cause swelling and bruising. I don’t know how common it is, but I just about never bruise or swell. I’ve had a dislocated fi… --- ## [What does "DLUR, TRKE" mean?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-dlur-trke-mean/14)
**Author:** [@system](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/system)\ **Replies:** 61\ **Last updated:** [July 11, 2014, 11:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-dlur-trke-mean/14 "2014-07-11T23:50:49Z")
On page 148 of Triumph of the Straight Dope, there is a question about the lyrics of “Blinded by the Light”. The questioner included a signature of IMSMRTRTNU, which I assume means “I’m smart, aren’t you”. Cecil responds… --- ## [Who first said "I resemble that remark!"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-first-said-i-resemble-that-remark/233678)
**Author:** [@Colophon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Colophon)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [September 22, 2022, 6:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-first-said-i-resemble-that-remark/233678 "2022-09-22T06:00:46Z")
Er, that’s it. Anyone know where this humorously mangled phrase first appeared? --- ## [Please explain the British Commonwealth...in a nutshell](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-explain-the-british-commonwealth-in-a-nutshell/545677)
**Author:** [@Novalyne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Novalyne)\ **Replies:** 111\ **Last updated:** [July 16, 2010, 3:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-explain-the-british-commonwealth-in-a-nutshell/545677 "2010-07-16T15:11:03Z")
I have a huge, HUGE hole in my education in the areas of history and geography (history was limited and I was taught no real geography). I am embarassed to admit that I was a senior in COLLEGE when I first learned what a… --- ## [Sanders saved by supers?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sanders-saved-by-supers/748545)
**Author:** [@DSeid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DSeid)\ **Replies:** 226\ **Last updated:** [April 15, 2016, 8:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sanders-saved-by-supers/748545 "2016-04-15T20:02:17Z")
Maybe I am reading this wrong, but I think he is thinking that the superdelegates will flip to give him the nomination even as he loses in pledged delegates and popular vote. Note what he not saying. He is not saying t… --- ## [How can we prevent drunk driving deaths?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-can-we-prevent-drunk-driving-deaths/644140)
**Author:** [@Absolute](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Absolute)\ **Replies:** 136\ **Last updated:** [December 20, 2012, 2:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-can-we-prevent-drunk-driving-deaths/644140 "2012-12-20T02:06:34Z")
Recent events have caused me to evaluate some statistics. 10,000 people are killed each year in the US as a result of drunk driving. Approximately 30 people each day. Approximately half of these people were innocent, … --- ## [Ask A Catholic](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-a-catholic/570897)
**Author:** [@terryobrien80](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/terryobrien80)\ **Replies:** 220\ **Last updated:** [February 11, 2011, 11:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-a-catholic/570897 "2011-02-11T11:48:14Z")
Hello there. I am a Conservative and a Catholic. I am real about my conservatism and I am real about my Catholicism. If you have a question about Catholicism that you feel you have never gotten a straight answer to, ask … --- ## [Hyphenating a child's last name.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hyphenating-a-childs-last-name/593179)
**Author:** [@Sicks\_Ate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sicks_Ate)\ **Replies:** 89\ **Last updated:** [August 21, 2011, 3:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hyphenating-a-childs-last-name/593179 "2011-08-21T15:05:21Z")
When a child’s last name is hypenated to include the surnames of both the father and mother, is it standard for one to come before the other? Or is it a matter of preference? Have you done it, if so in what order did y… --- ## [why are electrical outlets installed upside-down?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-electrical-outlets-installed-upside-down/379269)
**Author:** [@bdeatrich](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bdeatrich)\ **Replies:** 82\ **Last updated:** [October 5, 2012, 1:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-electrical-outlets-installed-upside-down/379269 "2012-10-05T01:56:00Z")
Why are electrical outlets in many modern apartment buildings or public places installed with the ground plug at the top of the outlet. I have always known outlets to look like it has two vertical eyes and a tiny mouth. … --- ## [New things you notice in Seinfeld](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-things-you-notice-in-seinfeld/390445)
**Author:** [@Jayrot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jayrot)\ **Replies:** 160\ **Last updated:** [June 15, 2017, 1:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-things-you-notice-in-seinfeld/390445 "2017-06-15T01:23:10Z")
When it was originally running, I was a HUUGE Seinfeld fan. Taped them all off the TV and watched them over and over and over. Well after the series ended I got a little burned out and moved on to my other television obs… --- ## [Way to kill my blowing off steam, cute lil' white boy](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/way-to-kill-my-blowing-off-steam-cute-lil-white-boy/335183)
**Author:** [@Askia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Askia)\ **Replies:** 190\ **Last updated:** [December 24, 2005, 8:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/way-to-kill-my-blowing-off-steam-cute-lil-white-boy/335183 "2005-12-24T08:01:22Z")
… so there I was, sitting in the food court of the mall after putting in a particularly annoying eleven hour shift at work: it’s Sunday, new price changes are all over the department, the biggest group in the store this … --- ## [Bad customers...Bad Bad Bad Customers!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bad-customers-bad-bad-bad-customers/548829)
**Author:** [@Hakuna\_Matata](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hakuna_Matata)\ **Replies:** 111\ **Last updated:** [August 9, 2010, 9:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bad-customers-bad-bad-bad-customers/548829 "2010-08-09T21:10:22Z")
We had purchased some new sinks for our bathrooms, got them home, and then didn’t fit. No biggie, I just figured I would return them to the hardware store. As I had only opened one of the sinks, we repackaged it and ta… --- ## [A Bible question: Why were there herds of swine in ancient Israel at the time of Jesus?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-bible-question-why-were-there-herds-of-swine-in-ancient-israel-at-the-time-of-jesus/653051)
**Author:** [@LonesomePolecat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LonesomePolecat)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [September 25, 2018, 7:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-bible-question-why-were-there-herds-of-swine-in-ancient-israel-at-the-time-of-jesus/653051 "2018-09-25T19:57:27Z")
So I’m re-reading Matthew (once in a while I actually pick up the Bible and read some of it), and I come across the well-known story of the Gaderene swine. So, for absolutely no reason I can see, a thought pops into my h… --- ## [NFL: Week 1 - "We're back baby!"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-week-1-were-back-baby/595679)
**Author:** [@Omniscient](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omniscient)\ **Replies:** 211\ **Last updated:** [September 16, 2011, 6:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-week-1-were-back-baby/595679 "2011-09-16T06:37:33Z")
No thread yet, I figure there needs to be one. The Packers are taking the Saints out behind the woodshed right now. The Saints have a 8 year old playing corner, Rodgers is still awesome and the Packers are actually heal… --- ## [Ways you've messed with a telephone scam artist](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ways-youve-messed-with-a-telephone-scam-artist/686367)
**Author:** [@raspberry\_hunter](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/raspberry_hunter)\ **Replies:** 68\ **Last updated:** [February 1, 2015, 3:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ways-youve-messed-with-a-telephone-scam-artist/686367 "2015-02-01T15:26:00Z")
Last weekend we got a call from the IRS telephone scam warned against here. Ours wasn’t nearly as sophisticated as the one warned against in the link. The woman on the other end of the phone told me that I owed money to … --- ## [Why has religious belief eroded in Europe but not the United States?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-has-religious-belief-eroded-in-europe-but-not-the-united-states/675198)
**Author:** [@IMfez](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/IMfez)\ **Replies:** 172\ **Last updated:** [December 22, 2013, 7:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-has-religious-belief-eroded-in-europe-but-not-the-united-states/675198 "2013-12-22T07:18:32Z")
Hi, I’m curious why religious belief has faded in most of the developed world, but not in the United States. This is probably going to be a hard question to answer when comparing Japan or South Korea to the US since our … --- ## [Chicago public school bans students from bringing lunch](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chicago-public-school-bans-students-from-bringing-lunch/578100)
**Author:** [@ITR\_champion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ITR_champion)\ **Replies:** 173\ **Last updated:** [April 26, 2011, 10:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chicago-public-school-bans-students-from-bringing-lunch/578100 "2011-04-26T10:53:52Z")
That’s the word from Little Village Academy in Chicago. Assuming that the article is accurate, I disapprove of the school’s policy for several reasons. First of all, in my experience, most school lunches are bad, part… --- ## [I Pit all the MPSIMS tards who are currently drowning the Pit in boring crap](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-all-the-mpsims-tards-who-are-currently-drowning-the-pit-in-boring-crap/501614)
**Author:** [@Giraffe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Giraffe)\ **Replies:** 138\ **Last updated:** [August 21, 2011, 10:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-all-the-mpsims-tards-who-are-currently-drowning-the-pit-in-boring-crap/501614 "2011-08-21T22:26:35Z")
The Pit used to be my favorite forum on the SDMB. A place where people could argue about issues they disagreed about or simply vent their frustrations about posters that were driving them up a wall. Now it’s MPSIMS for… --- ## [Little Adolph denied a birthday cake.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/little-adolph-denied-a-birthday-cake/477506)
**Author:** [@alphaboi867](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/alphaboi867)\ **Replies:** 211\ **Last updated:** [December 19, 2008, 3:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/little-adolph-denied-a-birthday-cake/477506 "2008-12-19T15:29:05Z")
The father of a 3 year old named Adolph Hitler was denied a birthday cake with his son’s name on by ShopRite then him and his wife babble about tolerance about tolerance and Obama. Their other children are named Joyce… --- ## [What You Get When You Pour Molten Aluminum Into An Ant Hill](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-you-get-when-you-pour-molten-aluminum-into-an-ant-hill/676224)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 118\ **Last updated:** [December 17, 2013, 2:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-you-get-when-you-pour-molten-aluminum-into-an-ant-hill/676224 "2013-12-17T14:05:08Z")
Fascinating video of what happens when you pour molten aluminum into a fire ant mound. --- ## [Are there any single-family, detached homes in Manhattan?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-any-single-family-detached-homes-in-manhattan/412810)
**Author:** [@Bad\_Samaritan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bad_Samaritan)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [October 9, 2012, 7:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-any-single-family-detached-homes-in-manhattan/412810 "2012-10-09T19:53:18Z")
I’ve never been to NYC, but am fascinated by the density and cosmopolitan culture of it all, especially Manhattan. Occasionally, I even browse the online real estate listings for some of the opulent hi-rise apartments fo… --- ## [Ripping CDs from Library](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ripping-cds-from-library/637935)
**Author:** [@Modevo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Modevo)\ **Replies:** 63\ **Last updated:** [December 7, 2015, 4:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ripping-cds-from-library/637935 "2015-12-07T16:34:23Z")
In theory, couldn’t I just borrow any music cd’s from the library, rip the songs onto my pc, and then transfer them to my iPhone? Lather, rinse repeat? Or is that illegal if it is possible? --- ## [Really? Or, Pics From Sex And The City Movie Sequel (Really?)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/really-or-pics-from-sex-and-the-city-movie-sequel-really/509819)
**Author:** [@Huerta88](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Huerta88)\ **Replies:** 87\ **Last updated:** [September 14, 2009, 12:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/really-or-pics-from-sex-and-the-city-movie-sequel-really/509819 "2009-09-14T12:39:25Z")
Okay I am obviously not and never was the target audience for this show/franchise. So my not liking it is a big so-what. But it’s sufficiently annoying, and the specific question I’m weighing in on is sufficiently puzz… --- ## [Tires From Walmart?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tires-from-walmart/607489)
**Author:** [@Jinx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jinx)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [December 30, 2011, 4:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tires-from-walmart/607489 "2011-12-30T16:14:54Z")
Would you buy tires from WalMart and trust their installers? Suppose you know the particular tire they are selling is rated very good by NHTSA’s UTQG data… would you still trust Walmart? Any evidence WalMart is getting… --- ## [What are some common activities that you have never engaged in? (and let's select a thread winner)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-some-common-activities-that-you-have-never-engaged-in-and-lets-select-a-thread-winner/783338)
**Author:** [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Replies:** 209\ **Last updated:** [April 8, 2017, 10:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-some-common-activities-that-you-have-never-engaged-in-and-lets-select-a-thread-winner/783338 "2017-04-08T22:57:26Z")
A character on Everybody Loves Raymond claims he has never eaten a muffin. What is the commonest activity that you have never done? I have never: \[ul\] \[li\]Water skied\[/li\]\[li\]Snow skied\[/li\]\[li\]Ridden a horse\[/li\]\[li… --- ## ["nigger" vs "the n-word" in discussions of the word itself](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nigger-vs-the-n-word-in-discussions-of-the-word-itself/550312)
**Author:** [@Xenocrates](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Xenocrates)\ **Replies:** 119\ **Last updated:** [April 3, 2018, 4:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nigger-vs-the-n-word-in-discussions-of-the-word-itself/550312 "2018-04-03T04:22:19Z")
First of all, I am obviously new here and while I read the registration agreement, I am not 100% certain that the title of this thread is permissible. If it isn’t, I’m sorry and I won’t make the mistake again. Also, I im… --- ## [Today I ate pancake syrup that expired 06/08/10](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/today-i-ate-pancake-syrup-that-expired-06-08-10/547948)
**Author:** [@PSXer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PSXer)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [July 27, 2010, 9:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/today-i-ate-pancake-syrup-that-expired-06-08-10/547948 "2010-07-27T21:15:56Z")
It had been in the fridge am I going to die --- ## [What Is The Most Bizarre Sexual Request You've Received From A Partner?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-most-bizarre-sexual-request-youve-received-from-a-partner/368766)
**Author:** [@Surreal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Surreal)\ **Replies:** 123\ **Last updated:** [August 18, 2006, 12:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-most-bizarre-sexual-request-youve-received-from-a-partner/368766 "2006-08-18T12:26:35Z")
During intimacy, have you ever had your partner make a request that shocked you, baffled you, or caused you to think that they were weird? What did they request?? Did you opt out, or did you go along with it? Thanks. --- ## [Whatcha Readin' August 2011 Edition](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whatcha-readin-august-2011-edition/590916)
**Author:** [@Khadaji](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Khadaji)\ **Replies:** 162\ **Last updated:** [August 31, 2011, 10:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whatcha-readin-august-2011-edition/590916 "2011-08-31T22:29:59Z")
Well the dog days of summer are here. I hate to wish my life away, but I’m ready for both cooler weather and NFL! I am in the middle of Snow Angels a mystery set in Finland. I will reserve comments for when I complete… --- ## [Smut shop employees](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/smut-shop-employees/24922)
**Author:** [@pkbites](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pkbites)\ **Replies:** 163\ **Last updated:** [August 1, 2000, 9:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/smut-shop-employees/24922 "2000-08-01T21:43:32Z")
Any dopers ever work in an adult bookstore? What was your attitude about it? Were you turned on or thoroughly disgusted? Or didn’t it matter, “a jobs a job”. --- ## [Lawn Darts banned. Use of existing ones illegal?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lawn-darts-banned-use-of-existing-ones-illegal/78427)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [August 29, 2001, 11:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lawn-darts-banned-use-of-existing-ones-illegal/78427 "2001-08-29T11:42:08Z")
This site says, “To use the metal-tipped originals today is a legal offense, yet Lawn Darts remain popular with a cult of adult enthusiasts who still gather together for private Lawn Dart games and tournaments.” Is it t… --- ## [my neighbors are rooting through my trash! Yuck!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-neighbors-are-rooting-through-my-trash-yuck/485428)
**Author:** [@dmatsch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dmatsch)\ **Replies:** 143\ **Last updated:** [February 27, 2015, 11:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-neighbors-are-rooting-through-my-trash-yuck/485428 "2015-02-27T23:50:02Z")
The title says it all. I have some across-the-street neighbors who are rather – shall we say – have a general redness in the neck regions. Constantly drunk, never employed, new-drama-every-day, and now this. We were t… --- ## [Nurse recommended homeopathic remedy - wtf?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nurse-recommended-homeopathic-remedy-wtf/556944)
**Author:** [@SenorBeef](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SenorBeef)\ **Replies:** 108\ **Last updated:** [October 21, 2010, 7:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nurse-recommended-homeopathic-remedy-wtf/556944 "2010-10-21T19:05:32Z")
I went into an urgent care type center because I managed to fling a monitor into my foot at roughly .3c and I thought it was broken. The nurse was taking my vitals and looking over the very swollen foot and she said usua… --- ## [Post your original "Two types of People" Jokes.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-your-original-two-types-of-people-jokes/429746)
**Author:** [@Wargamer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wargamer)\ **Replies:** 73\ **Last updated:** [June 1, 2015, 9:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-your-original-two-types-of-people-jokes/429746 "2015-06-01T21:20:53Z")
Let’s make up new Two types of people in the world jokes. I’ll start: There are 1/2 types of people in the world, those who get fractions and those who don’t. What’s yours? --- ## [Water Softener ran for two years without salt - does this matter?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/water-softener-ran-for-two-years-without-salt-does-this-matter/488699)
**Author:** [@GameHat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GameHat)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [January 26, 2017, 6:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/water-softener-ran-for-two-years-without-salt-does-this-matter/488699 "2017-01-26T18:16:28Z")
I just moved into a condo - it has been unoccupied for about two years. I’m wondering about the water softener. It runs once every 24 hours. There’s been no salt in the brine tank this whole time. I’ve refilled it, b… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=236&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=238&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)