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**Author:** [@Biggirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biggirl)\ **Replies:** 250\ **Last updated:** [February 25, 2007, 4:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-are-getting-better-thats-what-i-told-my-daughter/382990 "2007-02-25T16:38:37Z")
My daughter is in college and has gotten herself a job at The Unlimited. She is very good at what she does. She’s a pleasant, intelligent and lovely individual. She nothing like me. I get a phone call just now from her. … --- ## [Texas Abortion Case](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/texas-abortion-case/709281)
**Author:** [@RitterSport](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RitterSport)\ **Replies:** 253\ **Last updated:** [February 12, 2022, 5:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/texas-abortion-case/709281 "2022-02-12T05:27:11Z")
Here’s the NY Times article: Texas Abortion Clinic Rules Tested in Appeals Court - The New York Times The case is about a Texas law that requires abortion clinics to meet equipment and safety standards of ambulatory su… --- ## [Straus-Kahn case falling apart. Duke lacrosse, etc.?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/straus-kahn-case-falling-apart-duke-lacrosse-etc/587476)
**Author:** [@R.P.McMurphy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/R.P.McMurphy)\ **Replies:** 168\ **Last updated:** [August 23, 2011, 11:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/straus-kahn-case-falling-apart-duke-lacrosse-etc/587476 "2011-08-23T11:26:35Z")
From the NY Times: http://www.nytimes.com/2011/07/01/nyregion/strauss-kahn-case-seen-as-in-jeopardy.html?exprod=myyahoo I want this guy to be guilty just to send a message to the pigs out there. Yet, it’s starting to l… --- ## [Why do Americans dislike France?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-americans-dislike-france/476327)
**Author:** [@Love\_Rhombus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Love_Rhombus)\ **Replies:** 205\ **Last updated:** [March 26, 2013, 2:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-americans-dislike-france/476327 "2013-03-26T02:36:32Z")
I’ve heard more than one reference disparaging France in my lifetime, but nothing against, say, Portugal. It just seems like disliking and talking smack about France and French people is accepted and even encouraged in s… --- ## [Are Kellyanne and George Conway declaring a truce?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-kellyanne-and-george-conway-declaring-a-truce/918848)
**Author:** [@CairoCarol](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CairoCarol)\ **Replies:** 298\ **Last updated:** [January 18, 2021, 5:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-kellyanne-and-george-conway-declaring-a-truce/918848 "2021-01-18T17:12:55Z")
Both of them are stepping away from their work - her from her role in Trump’s administration, him from his work with the Lincoln Project. Usually when people claim they are resigning “to spend more time with family” i… --- ## [Borderlands 2 General Discussion](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/borderlands-2-general-discussion/635052)
**Author:** [@Jragon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jragon)\ **Replies:** 112\ **Last updated:** [October 22, 2019, 8:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/borderlands-2-general-discussion/635052 "2019-10-22T20:39:12Z")
We already have a thread going, but that’s for co-op organization (though if that just ends up becoming the discussion thread than whatever). I can’t say anything other than I loved Borderlands and can’t wait for this to… --- ## [Let's Play Music Artist vs Music Artist!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-play-music-artist-vs-music-artist/716306)
**Author:** [@Nema98](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nema98)\ **Replies:** 210\ **Last updated:** [September 20, 2019, 9:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-play-music-artist-vs-music-artist/716306 "2019-09-20T21:11:25Z")
So the idea of this thread has been partly inspired by the threads on Bangles and the GoGos, and the comparing and contrasting it has elicited. The rules are simple, each poster will pick two music artists and ask which… --- ## [Believing In God While Hating Him](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/believing-in-god-while-hating-him/537942)
**Author:** [@Qin\_Shi\_Huangdi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qin_Shi_Huangdi)\ **Replies:** 133\ **Last updated:** [May 24, 2010, 5:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/believing-in-god-while-hating-him/537942 "2010-05-24T05:38:57Z")
I suspect that many people on this board such as Der Trihs would hate the God of traditional Christian theology even if His existence was proven. So supposing the God of traditional hellfire and brimstone theology exist… --- ## [Ask the Shi\`a Nizari Ismaili Muslim Woman](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-shi-a-nizari-ismaili-muslim-woman/287673)
**Author:** [@Angua](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Angua)\ **Replies:** 78\ **Last updated:** [August 19, 2013, 1:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-shi-a-nizari-ismaili-muslim-woman/287673 "2013-08-19T13:21:52Z")
After the locked and deleted GD thread – “Ask the Muslim Woman”, and pit thread here, I’ve decided (after some persuasion) to start this thread. I am a Shi\`a Nizari Ismaili Muslim. My background is sub-continental Indi… --- ## [If the GOP wins the House, how long before they start Impeachment against Obama?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-the-gop-wins-the-house-how-long-before-they-start-impeachment-against-obama/558531)
**Author:** [@DrDeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrDeth)\ **Replies:** 120\ **Last updated:** [November 3, 2010, 4:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-the-gop-wins-the-house-how-long-before-they-start-impeachment-against-obama/558531 "2010-11-03T16:44:26Z")
I say, as soon as next year. There are no longer any real rules as to what constitutes grounds for impeachment, so my bet is that they start the process as soon as they can. --- ## [New ad series starts Monday, 4/4/16](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-ad-series-starts-monday-4-4-16/751152)
**Author:** [@Ed\_Zotti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ed_Zotti)\ **Replies:** 166\ **Last updated:** [June 6, 2016, 8:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-ad-series-starts-monday-4-4-16/751152 "2016-06-06T20:35:58Z")
A new ad series will start running on Monday, 4/4/16. The type of ad is called a “leave behind.” It doesn’t take the reader off the focused page or site, but rather opens up another tab or page containing the ad behind t… --- ## [The GOP Hates Americans (Health Insurance Exchanges)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-gop-hates-americans-health-insurance-exchanges/669797)
**Author:** [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Replies:** 167\ **Last updated:** [September 30, 2013, 10:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-gop-hates-americans-health-insurance-exchanges/669797 "2013-09-30T22:07:18Z")
There was a story on NPR this morning about how Texas has 2.6 million citizens eligible for the Federally-run health care exchange. But Gov. Rick Perry, and the state GOP generally, aren’t lifting a finger to let them k… --- ## [Is it legal to fire employees for not getting a flu shot?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-legal-to-fire-employees-for-not-getting-a-flu-shot/642191)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 130\ **Last updated:** [January 20, 2013, 5:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-legal-to-fire-employees-for-not-getting-a-flu-shot/642191 "2013-01-20T05:28:00Z")
I’m not sure this has a GQ answer. So I’m putting it in Debates. I have a hunch this will eventually get settled after a prolonged legal battle. :stuck\_out\_tongue: Is it legal for any employer to require flu shots? Ca… --- ## [Is it Legal? Elon Musk ultimatum. Do ‘extremely hardcore’ work or get out](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-legal-elon-musk-ultimatum-do-extremely-hardcore-work-or-get-out/975040)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 378\ **Last updated:** [December 3, 2022, 1:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-legal-elon-musk-ultimatum-do-extremely-hardcore-work-or-get-out/975040 "2022-12-03T13:38:20Z")
Can Musk or any boss make this demand? Work 12 hour days (long hours) or get out? The performance standards are off the chart. Exceptional performance? So, I’m exhausted working 72 hour weeks and my new code has a coupl… --- ## [Statehood for D.C.?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/statehood-for-d-c/921442)
**Author:** [@razordance](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/razordance)\ **Replies:** 426\ **Last updated:** [June 28, 2022, 4:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/statehood-for-d-c/921442 "2022-06-28T16:01:11Z")
It’s in the Dems’ platform this year, which mean, if they take the WH and Senate, it will come up for a vote. Apart from the general silliness of making a State of the Union out of a single city – and we already have st… --- ## [What is this thing that came out of my face? \*TMI warning\*](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-this-thing-that-came-out-of-my-face-tmi-warning/364192)
**Author:** [@andrewhub47](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/andrewhub47)\ **Replies:** 96\ **Last updated:** [October 8, 2016, 1:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-this-thing-that-came-out-of-my-face-tmi-warning/364192 "2016-10-08T01:52:06Z")
Possible TMI Warning! This is the second time this has occurred in 4 months, so I am starting to get curious. I just finished shaving last night when I saw a dark spot on my jaw line. Since this was the second time th… --- ## [Is Fox news for real?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-fox-news-for-real/578933)
**Author:** [@NiceGuyJack](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NiceGuyJack)\ **Replies:** 145\ **Last updated:** [June 7, 2011, 12:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-fox-news-for-real/578933 "2011-06-07T00:03:43Z")
So, when I left the US in 1999, I recall Fox news being a regular news channel. Sure it had a slight slant to the right. Just like CNN is news from an American perspective and BBC is news from a British perspective. Ha… --- ## [Missouri vs. Missoura](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/missouri-vs-missoura/180155)
**Author:** [@Bradjam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bradjam)\ **Replies:** 69\ **Last updated:** [April 17, 2022, 4:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/missouri-vs-missoura/180155 "2022-04-17T16:58:19Z")
Why is it that some folks (mostly senior citizens, it seems like) pronounce Missouri “Missoura” and Hawaii “Awaia”? Is there some sort of basis or reason for this? --- ## [Tennis 2016](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tennis-2016/743382)
**Author:** [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Replies:** 136\ **Last updated:** [December 30, 2016, 10:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tennis-2016/743382 "2016-12-30T22:41:59Z")
The Australian Open begins Monday. Will anyone be able to be Djokovic? Will Stan win another Slam? Will Federer manage to win another one? --- ## [Original Cast for LOTR: Who was supposed to play Frodo? Gandalf? Aragorn?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/original-cast-for-lotr-who-was-supposed-to-play-frodo-gandalf-aragorn/316162)
**Author:** [@Phlosphr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Phlosphr)\ **Replies:** 69\ **Last updated:** [August 12, 2005, 7:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/original-cast-for-lotr-who-was-supposed-to-play-frodo-gandalf-aragorn/316162 "2005-08-12T07:32:07Z")
I was watching the extended edition of The Fellowship of the Ring yesterday and noticed Peter Jackson in his commentary noted that Viggo Mortesson was not originally cast as Aragorn, it was supposed to be Colin Farrel :… --- ## [ethics of dating 2 women at once](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ethics-of-dating-2-women-at-once/657156)
**Author:** [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [February 19, 2015, 4:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ethics-of-dating-2-women-at-once/657156 "2015-02-19T16:50:14Z")
I don’t get a lot of options with women, and like the mighty camel when I am presented with a water source I drink that fucker up before the next dry spell. So I currently have 2 women I am talking with, both of whom see… --- ## [The Clinton campaign was brutally awful](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-clinton-campaign-was-brutally-awful/784902)
**Author:** [@adaher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/adaher)\ **Replies:** 169\ **Last updated:** [April 28, 2017, 12:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-clinton-campaign-was-brutally-awful/784902 "2017-04-28T12:32:47Z")
Another thread has referenced the new book Shattered, but Matt Taibbi does a great job of explaining the good parts: I think this lack of self awareness was the reason her campaign was essentially a repeat of the 200… --- ## [Megadeath: Breaching the Aswan Dam](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/megadeath-breaching-the-aswan-dam/491709)
**Author:** [@Squink](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Squink)\ **Replies:** 83\ **Last updated:** [December 20, 2012, 8:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/megadeath-breaching-the-aswan-dam/491709 "2012-12-20T20:22:27Z")
I ran across this sentence this morning: here Now it turns out that 99 percent of egyptians live within the Nile Valley and delta, but still that’s a large area, and rivers wander within their watershed over time. Wo… --- ## ['It's not a tumah'- no wait, it is](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-not-a-tumah-no-wait-it-is/384843)
**Author:** [@Marley23](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marley23)\ **Replies:** 227\ **Last updated:** [August 14, 2007, 9:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-not-a-tumah-no-wait-it-is/384843 "2007-08-14T21:38:25Z")
So a couple of days ago, I started this thread about my little brother (14)'s voice problem. He’s not in pain, but he’s had a horrible sore throat and sounded like something was very wrong with his vocal cords. After t… --- ## [The Whites of the Eyes: Why do we have them, but no other critters?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-whites-of-the-eyes-why-do-we-have-them-but-no-other-critters/657075)
**Author:** [@LawMonkey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LawMonkey)\ **Replies:** 77\ **Last updated:** [May 9, 2013, 12:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-whites-of-the-eyes-why-do-we-have-them-but-no-other-critters/657075 "2013-05-09T12:32:16Z")
Spawned by an acquaintance’s series of thoroughly disturbing pictures of himself posing with glass taxidermy eyes. o.O But really: Most every critter I know almost never shows the whites of its eyes. Cats, dogs, horses… --- ## [Is my county fair goldfish going to live long?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-my-county-fair-goldfish-going-to-live-long/593208)
**Author:** [@boozilu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/boozilu)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [August 24, 2011, 8:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-my-county-fair-goldfish-going-to-live-long/593208 "2011-08-24T08:24:16Z")
The kids won a goldfish at the county fair last night and we have it in a small aquarium with some gravel. Any chance this fish will live long? I can’t imagine it was coddled while hanging around in a plastic bag waiti… --- ## [Why aren't MAGAs getting scared?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-arent-magas-getting-scared/921450)
**Author:** [@Grrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrr)\ **Replies:** 309\ **Last updated:** [February 28, 2021, 6:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-arent-magas-getting-scared/921450 "2021-02-28T18:56:00Z")
So they started off: “Trump is awesome because he pisses off the Libs! Dur dur dur”. Okay, I get it. But what started off as “funny” to the MAGAs has turned into some serious shit. Why aren’t they scared they’ve taken t… --- ## [What would Jesus think about all the adulation?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-jesus-think-about-all-the-adulation/607508)
**Author:** [@Stan\_Shmenge](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stan_Shmenge)\ **Replies:** 188\ **Last updated:** [December 30, 2011, 12:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-jesus-think-about-all-the-adulation/607508 "2011-12-30T12:28:53Z")
It seems to me that certain types of Christians have an unhealthy level of hero worship for Jesus. Jesus came to earth to preach the gospel of love and kindness and forgiveness. I have the feeling that were he to confron… --- ## [Adult movies on Cinemax](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/adult-movies-on-cinemax/274513)
**Author:** [@pkbites](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pkbites)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [July 11, 2018, 9:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/adult-movies-on-cinemax/274513 "2018-07-11T21:21:34Z")
What is the deal with those “adult movies” on Cinemax? They’re really quite strange. They’re not really porno, but they’re beyond “R” rated. Are these people really having sex (like\*“real”\* porn) or is it staged. Are th… --- ## [My Pet Goat reading](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-pet-goat-reading/667279)
**Author:** [@georgewk10](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/georgewk10)\ **Replies:** 207\ **Last updated:** [September 2, 2013, 8:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-pet-goat-reading/667279 "2013-09-02T08:35:31Z")
did “W” really read? while his country burned. and did Cheney sit on his hands , keeping NORAD down 45 minutes after the WTC was hit? --- ## [Doorless toilet stall](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doorless-toilet-stall/665255)
**Author:** [@DCnDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DCnDC)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [August 9, 2013, 1:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doorless-toilet-stall/665255 "2013-08-09T13:26:29Z")
You’re in a large public venue, like a stadium or concert hall, for some kind of event, like a baseball game or concert or something (it doesn’t matter why you’re there). You have to take a wicked shit. There’s one res… --- ## [Oh....you're \*that\* stupid; got it (John Mayer's Playboy interview)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oh-youre-that-stupid-got-it-john-mayers-playboy-interview/528558)
**Author:** [@WordMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WordMan)\ **Replies:** 121\ **Last updated:** [April 6, 2010, 6:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oh-youre-that-stupid-got-it-john-mayers-playboy-interview/528558 "2010-04-06T18:49:58Z")
Ah, to be young and stupid again. …discussing his sex life with Jessica Simpson… …coming across as a naive racist while trying to show he can drop the n-word and describe how black girls don’t turn him on… …and, iro… --- ## [Johnny Bravo's First Mafia Game Watch-Along Thread NO SPOILERS! \[FORBIDDEN TO LIVE PLAYERS\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/johnny-bravos-first-mafia-game-watch-along-thread-no-spoilers-forbidden-to-live-players/735581)
**Author:** [@Plumpudding](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Plumpudding)\ **Replies:** 318\ **Last updated:** [February 18, 2016, 11:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/johnny-bravos-first-mafia-game-watch-along-thread-no-spoilers-forbidden-to-live-players/735581 "2016-02-18T23:42:07Z")
Let unfounded speculation unfold. \*\*Bio \*\*there, with a bludgeoning \*avant \*on Hooker… --- ## [Are Snap-On tools as good as their reputation?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-snap-on-tools-as-good-as-their-reputation/373069)
**Author:** [@Absolute](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Absolute)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [September 19, 2006, 9:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-snap-on-tools-as-good-as-their-reputation/373069 "2006-09-19T21:05:48Z")
Every mechanic or auto dealer I’ve ever been to seems to use Snap-On tools. I’ve always assumed that they were the gold standard for quality in that business, but in another thread it was implied that you could buy bett… --- ## [So, my parents are taking my niece and nephews (long, boring)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-my-parents-are-taking-my-niece-and-nephews-long-boring/567661)
**Author:** [@Zsofia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zsofia)\ **Replies:** 208\ **Last updated:** [August 30, 2011, 9:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-my-parents-are-taking-my-niece-and-nephews-long-boring/567661 "2011-08-30T21:43:32Z")
And I don’t know how to feel about it. I’ve talked before about my I-think-he’s-a-sociopath half-brother here before, and in that Pit thread about BigT said that I felt I couldn’t really share my feelings about his curr… --- ## [He's 70?? Well, now I'm feeling decrepit...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hes-70-well-now-im-feeling-decrepit/664601)
**Author:** [@FairyChatMom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FairyChatMom)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [July 28, 2013, 1:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hes-70-well-now-im-feeling-decrepit/664601 "2013-07-28T01:23:49Z")
Happy birthday, Mick Jagger! I was never a big Stones fan, but I have very vivid memories of being at the neighborhood swimming pool as a pre-teen hearing \*Satisfaction \*played over and over again. (I think there was a… --- ## [A thread for all things Cephalopod](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-thread-for-all-things-cephalopod/801246)
**Author:** [@Sunny\_Daze](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sunny_Daze)\ **Replies:** 216\ **Last updated:** [February 12, 2018, 3:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-thread-for-all-things-cephalopod/801246 "2018-02-12T15:10:57Z")
Poster Octopus has been getting in hot water lately with his hijinks in various threads. Like this gem from the thread on the Alabama special election: Followed by this: which led to a complete thread derailment, tem… --- ## [Is Santorum \*trying\* to lose?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-santorum-trying-to-lose/616182)
**Author:** [@Jonathan\_Chance](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jonathan_Chance)\ **Replies:** 115\ **Last updated:** [March 25, 2012, 12:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-santorum-trying-to-lose/616182 "2012-03-25T00:58:18Z")
Look, I won’t be voting for Santorum no matter what. Accept that up front. But I expect someone playing at this fucking level to at least have the basics down. But in the past month he’s apparently worked hard on alie… --- ## [What's in glasses cleaner?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-in-glasses-cleaner/600540)
**Author:** [@thirdname](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/thirdname)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [October 24, 2011, 8:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-in-glasses-cleaner/600540 "2011-10-24T08:22:45Z")
I buy little spray-bottles of lens cleaner to clean my glasses when I’m not near a sink. They don’t list the ingredients on the bottle, but I suspect they might be filled with something very cheap that I could just use t… --- ## [I'm in the mood to look at really beautiful people.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-in-the-mood-to-look-at-really-beautiful-people/684369)
**Author:** [@rucciface](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rucciface)\ **Replies:** 109\ **Last updated:** [April 14, 2014, 10:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-in-the-mood-to-look-at-really-beautiful-people/684369 "2014-04-14T22:42:22Z")
Let’s post pictures! Anyone else in the mood? Here’s one to get us started… Paul Newman --- ## [Which superhero flick will bomb the worst this year?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-superhero-flick-will-bomb-the-worst-this-year/576931)
**Author:** [@Cubsfan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cubsfan)\ **Replies:** 162\ **Last updated:** [September 30, 2011, 8:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-superhero-flick-will-bomb-the-worst-this-year/576931 "2011-09-30T20:41:59Z")
I don’t think any will do that great myself. --- ## [What is the best way to mix two powders together?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-best-way-to-mix-two-powders-together/572316)
**Author:** [@Washoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Washoe)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [November 8, 2020, 10:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-best-way-to-mix-two-powders-together/572316 "2020-11-08T22:40:01Z")
I want to mix 150 grams each of two amino acids together to make 300 grams of combined product. Experiments on inexpensive substances such as flour demonstrate that there is no way to do it with any type of handheld mixi… --- ## [Is it dangerous to microwave your underpants?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-dangerous-to-microwave-your-underpants/569701)
**Author:** [@Shabbyskunk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shabbyskunk)\ **Replies:** 60\ **Last updated:** [February 10, 2011, 6:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-dangerous-to-microwave-your-underpants/569701 "2011-02-10T18:00:00Z")
During the winter it’s sometimes nice to microwave your undergarments for extra warmth but I was told that radiation can still be lurking within the underwear when putting them on, which can lead to health problems as ba… --- ## [Can I fry chicken in a frying pan? also, how do you make the breading?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-i-fry-chicken-in-a-frying-pan-also-how-do-you-make-the-breading/629623)
**Author:** [@Lasciel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lasciel)\ **Replies:** 63\ **Last updated:** [July 29, 2012, 9:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-i-fry-chicken-in-a-frying-pan-also-how-do-you-make-the-breading/629623 "2012-07-29T21:13:00Z")
Ok, so I think I’ve mentioned before that I don’t cook. I am capable of following a recipe tho, and my husband wants me to cook for a friend of his, who doesn’t eat much of anything (my husband is trying to show off by … --- ## [For the last time, I am not Argent Towers.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-the-last-time-i-am-not-argent-towers/591318)
**Author:** [@Agent\_Foxtrot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Agent_Foxtrot)\ **Replies:** 154\ **Last updated:** [August 10, 2011, 2:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-the-last-time-i-am-not-argent-towers/591318 "2011-08-10T14:19:11Z")
I hope this thread doesn’t come across as pedantic or snotty, but a lot of people on this board have been confusing me for Argent Towers. I have tried very politely to correct those who make this mistake, but I thought … --- ## [Mosquito problem - HELP!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mosquito-problem-help/541533)
**Author:** [@pbbth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pbbth)\ **Replies:** 68\ **Last updated:** [July 14, 2010, 6:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mosquito-problem-help/541533 "2010-07-14T06:26:10Z")
I am one of those people who is incredibly sensitive to mosquito bites. I can’t be in an area where there are mosquitos without walking away with a minimum of a dozen bites and they swell up horribly. Unfortunately my … --- ## [Monty Hall Redux](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/monty-hall-redux/506012)
**Author:** [@moridin5](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/moridin5)\ **Replies:** 153\ **Last updated:** [July 20, 2012, 2:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/monty-hall-redux/506012 "2012-07-20T14:10:43Z")
I read that question, and back-and-forth answers/comment section, with much amusement…boy did that create a firestorm! lol… But in reality, it’s soooo much simpler than all that. When Cecil said that Monty Hall is no d… --- ## [What exactly is a "liberal elite"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-exactly-is-a-liberal-elite/842609)
**Author:** [@Boycott](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Boycott)\ **Replies:** 292\ **Last updated:** [November 9, 2019, 7:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-exactly-is-a-liberal-elite/842609 "2019-11-09T07:17:10Z")
I know conservatives love to talk about lifting yourself from your bootstraps but that’s not monopolised by one politically aligned group of people. Wealth and nepotism is not subject to one group of politically aligned… --- ## [Is The Reputed Hifg Quality of Stradivari Viulins a Myth?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-reputed-hifg-quality-of-stradivari-viulins-a-myth/279455)
**Author:** [@ralph124c](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ralph124c)\ **Replies:** 209\ **Last updated:** [January 17, 2012, 12:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-reputed-hifg-quality-of-stradivari-viulins-a-myth/279455 "2012-01-17T00:05:50Z")
Yeras ago, NOVA had a show on about the secrets (alleged) of the famous violins, made by Antonio Stradavari in the 17th century. Many theories have been advanced for why the violins have such a “golden” tone. However, I … --- ## [Parachuting from 23 miles up.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/parachuting-from-23-miles-up/636872)
**Author:** [@Mewl\_Dear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mewl_Dear)\ **Replies:** 181\ **Last updated:** [October 15, 2022, 11:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/parachuting-from-23-miles-up/636872 "2022-10-15T23:07:16Z")
Damned if I can get my link to work. Monday some dude is going 120,000 feet (6000 pesos) above ground. High enough that the claim is he will break the sound barrier. Going to look for a different link. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=237&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=239&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)