# Top **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=248&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:** 249 --- ## [Stupid ignorant pigheaded parents who refuse vitamin K shots for their newborns.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-ignorant-pigheaded-parents-who-refuse-vitamin-k-shots-for-their-newborns/694297)
**Author:** [@davidm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/davidm)\ **Replies:** 102\ **Last updated:** [August 6, 2014, 9:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-ignorant-pigheaded-parents-who-refuse-vitamin-k-shots-for-their-newborns/694297 "2014-08-06T21:51:11Z")
Of course none of these reasons have any scientific basis whatsoever. When I Google infant vitamin k injections the first result is goddamn motherfucking Mercola, with the headline “The High Risks of Vitamin K Shot fo… --- ## [Spring Into The MMP!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spring-into-the-mmp/714581)
**Author:** [@dogbutler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dogbutler)\ **Replies:** 286\ **Last updated:** [March 16, 2015, 8:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spring-into-the-mmp/714581 "2015-03-16T08:54:07Z")
Since Nettie issued a challenge, I’ll start this weeks MMP. \[Coffee Talk\]I’m all verklempt, talk amongst yourselves\[/Coffee Talk\] --- ## ["Let's lose with Joe!" what the 2020 campaign slogan should be](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-lose-with-joe-what-the-2020-campaign-slogan-should-be/851820)
**Author:** [@RealFDRdem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RealFDRdem)\ **Replies:** 323\ **Last updated:** [May 19, 2021, 11:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-lose-with-joe-what-the-2020-campaign-slogan-should-be/851820 "2021-05-19T23:13:55Z")
Hey everyone new poster here. I honestly think this is the campaign slogan the DNC should run with. Maybe add “at least he isn’t the other guy”. How in the world people were convinced that a bumbling mediocrity like J… --- ## [I call bullshit on John McCain's purely political "suspension" tactic.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-call-bullshit-on-john-mccains-purely-political-suspension-tactic/465046)
**Author:** [@Diogenes\_the\_Cynic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Diogenes_the_Cynic)\ **Replies:** 238\ **Last updated:** [September 26, 2008, 8:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-call-bullshit-on-john-mccains-purely-political-suspension-tactic/465046 "2008-09-26T20:51:35Z")
In a transparent attempt to both avoid having to debate Barack Obama on friday and to boost his plummeting poll numbers, the McCain camp has contrived the purely political tactic of pretending to “suspend” his campaign a… --- ## [Fucking Dove moisturizing commercial (very lame; please share your own infuriating commercials)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fucking-dove-moisturizing-commercial-very-lame-please-share-your-own-infuriating-commercials/510476)
**Author:** [@Qazzz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qazzz)\ **Replies:** 151\ **Last updated:** [October 13, 2009, 9:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fucking-dove-moisturizing-commercial-very-lame-please-share-your-own-infuriating-commercials/510476 "2009-10-13T21:53:43Z")
It’s ridiculous and I hate it and I hope whoever thought it up it gets fired and has a hard time finding a new job. :mad: Yeah, there have been commercials since the beginning of time with blue liquid dripping onto max… --- ## [The do-over MMP](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-do-over-mmp/678646)
**Author:** [@Spiderman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spiderman)\ **Replies:** 323\ **Last updated:** [January 20, 2014, 3:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-do-over-mmp/678646 "2014-01-20T03:44:55Z")
Imagine if life had a reset button, allowing you to go back & change one decision in your life. It might be taking/turning down a new job only to have the old/new company go under, or not/changing lanes which avoids a c… --- ## [New Fridge won’t support magnets](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-fridge-won-t-support-magnets/670136)
**Author:** [@Rhythmdvl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rhythmdvl)\ **Replies:** 60\ **Last updated:** [January 22, 2016, 4:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-fridge-won-t-support-magnets/670136 "2016-01-22T16:33:56Z")
We absolutely love our new fridge except for one thing—magnets won’t stick to its face. Magnets will stick to the side, but that’s just not the same thing. We tried using boogers to stick things on it, but that just ma… --- ## [McDonald's coffee lawsuit revisited](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mcdonalds-coffee-lawsuit-revisited/121503)
**Author:** [@blowero](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/blowero)\ **Replies:** 327\ **Last updated:** [March 10, 2003, 11:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mcdonalds-coffee-lawsuit-revisited/121503 "2003-03-10T11:59:37Z")
In the current fast food lawsuit thread: http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?s=&threadid=127406 the subject of the infamous coffee lawsuit came up. I know this has been debated to death in the past - he… --- ## [New Boticelli](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-boticelli/621169)
**Author:** [@etv78](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/etv78)\ **Replies:** 297\ **Last updated:** [May 22, 2012, 1:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-boticelli/621169 "2012-05-22T01:55:40Z")
Your letter is M --- ## [What Can I Feed My Cat To Help Him Gain Weight?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-can-i-feed-my-cat-to-help-him-gain-weight/318881)
**Author:** [@Hello\_Again](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hello_Again)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [October 25, 2005, 2:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-can-i-feed-my-cat-to-help-him-gain-weight/318881 "2005-10-25T02:24:17Z")
My cat Smokie has gotten a bit thin in the past year. When you stroke his back you can clearly feel his spine and hips. I took him to the vet where he had a full blood workup and his liver, kidney, blood glucose and thy… --- ## [POLL: How was your vaccine reaction?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-how-was-your-vaccine-reaction/939463)
**Author:** [@squeegee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/squeegee)\ **Replies:** 312\ **Last updated:** [December 23, 2021, 3:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-how-was-your-vaccine-reaction/939463 "2021-12-23T03:14:18Z")
I’m on day 3 of feeling like heck from my first Moderna shot. I thought I’d throw out a poll to see how everyone is doing, now that there’s a steady stream of vax happening. Enjoy. poll poll Note that if you’re on a two… --- ## [Why did the movie Showgirls do so badly?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-did-the-movie-showgirls-do-so-badly/704393)
**Author:** [@MichaelEmouse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MichaelEmouse)\ **Replies:** 131\ **Last updated:** [December 19, 2014, 9:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-did-the-movie-showgirls-do-so-badly/704393 "2014-12-19T21:17:50Z")
What was wrong with Showgirls? When I say “do badly”, I mean in terms of sale, critical reception and being remembered as a horrible movie. It made 37M$ from a 45M$ budget. As a point of comparison, Striptease, which ca… --- ## [\[RIP\] This afternoon my beloved wife of 40 years entered hospice care. Don't want to talk about it.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-this-afternoon-my-beloved-wife-of-40-years-entered-hospice-care-dont-want-to-talk-about-it/787803)
**Author:** [@dropzone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dropzone)\ **Replies:** 246\ **Last updated:** [June 18, 2017, 8:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-this-afternoon-my-beloved-wife-of-40-years-entered-hospice-care-dont-want-to-talk-about-it/787803 "2017-06-18T20:28:35Z")
Thought you might like to know. --- ## [Why do different races have different body odors?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-different-races-have-different-body-odors/363041)
**Author:** [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [July 6, 2006, 2:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-different-races-have-different-body-odors/363041 "2006-07-06T02:07:27Z")
Not a myth. This is something I noticed for myself in junior-high-school locker rooms long before I learned it was a racial stereotype. Blacks – not all, but many – have a smell I find highly unpleasant, and which I ne… --- ## [Do You Hate Your \[real\] Name?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-hate-your-real-name/606216)
**Author:** [@SunSandSuffering](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SunSandSuffering)\ **Replies:** 156\ **Last updated:** [January 2, 2012, 4:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-hate-your-real-name/606216 "2012-01-02T04:48:52Z")
My parents chose to give me the Christian name “Hywel”. It’s Welsh so the “Y” is a vowel which sounds like a cross between “O” and “U” so the name is pronounced “H\wel”. Only my mum can pronounce it correctly. EVERY… --- ## [I hate this product and,](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-hate-this-product-and/333408)
**Author:** [@Zebra](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zebra)\ **Replies:** 138\ **Last updated:** [December 9, 2005, 1:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-hate-this-product-and/333408 "2005-12-09T13:31:41Z")
The people who made this product and the people that demand this product. The product is dumb. Dumb to the level of being offensive. This is what is wrong with America. This product, the people who make it and the p… --- ## [HOw much water is needed to flush kidney stones?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-water-is-needed-to-flush-kidney-stones/244226)
**Author:** [@Trafalgar\_Laura](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Trafalgar_Laura)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [May 10, 2004, 12:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-water-is-needed-to-flush-kidney-stones/244226 "2004-05-10T00:18:02Z")
Sure hope someone out there can give me some very needed advice. I have struggled with kidney stones for years and currently have 2 large stones in my left kidney and 4 or 5 in my right kidney. Last week, my urologist … --- ## [Breaking Bad - Full Measure - 6/13 (Season 3 Finale)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/breaking-bad-full-measure-6-13-season-3-finale/543090)
**Author:** [@cmyk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cmyk)\ **Replies:** 107\ **Last updated:** [July 3, 2010, 5:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/breaking-bad-full-measure-6-13-season-3-finale/543090 "2010-07-03T05:13:31Z")
Just wanted to get a thread started… Woah. --- ## [For Geezers Only](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-geezers-only/600855)
**Author:** [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Replies:** 133\ **Last updated:** [April 25, 2013, 12:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-geezers-only/600855 "2013-04-25T12:34:46Z")
First off, you decide if you’re a “geezer” by recognizing or appreciating the relevance of these things. If so, add to the list. Second, if you have the notion, explain how long ago and from what source you first became… --- ## [Do you eat the soft chicken bones?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-eat-the-soft-chicken-bones/575854)
**Author:** [@cuauhtemoc](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cuauhtemoc)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [February 3, 2014, 1:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-eat-the-soft-chicken-bones/575854 "2014-02-03T13:15:30Z")
When I eat chicken on the bone, there’s almost nothing left when I’m done. After I eat every last morsel of meat, I eat the ribs, and any other bones that look like they might be chewable, like the breastbone. Then I t… --- ## [Youngest Civil War Grandchild?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/youngest-civil-war-grandchild/175389)
**Author:** [@Zoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zoe)\ **Replies:** 92\ **Last updated:** [December 16, 2025, 2:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/youngest-civil-war-grandchild/175389 "2025-12-16T02:19:07Z")
Do any of you know of a surviving grandchild, under the age of 60, of a Civil War soldier? --- ## [Warning! VCO3 Will Tamper With Your Food!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/warning-vco3-will-tamper-with-your-food/405383)
**Author:** [@Jodi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jodi)\ **Replies:** 285\ **Last updated:** [May 31, 2007, 1:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/warning-vco3-will-tamper-with-your-food/405383 "2007-05-31T13:04:32Z")
A discussion gets underway after Sampiro’s friend, a waiter, drafts a screed against crappy customers and Sampiro solicits comments on it. The link is here. Several people comment that the anti-customer rant seems over… --- ## [What sayings are the equivalent of "Go F\*ck Yourself" in other languages?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-sayings-are-the-equivalent-of-go-f-ck-yourself-in-other-languages/556419)
**Author:** [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Replies:** 83\ **Last updated:** [October 15, 2010, 6:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-sayings-are-the-equivalent-of-go-f-ck-yourself-in-other-languages/556419 "2010-10-15T18:58:40Z")
Calling on Dopers to share their multingual vulgarities: How would you convey the same sentiments as Go Fck yourself (asterix because I’m not sure what policy is on profanity outside of the Pit) in other languages? It … --- ## [What's the temp of a static charge spark?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-temp-of-a-static-charge-spark/149198)
**Author:** [@Daylon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Daylon)\ **Replies:** 67\ **Last updated:** [September 1, 2021, 1:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-temp-of-a-static-charge-spark/149198 "2021-09-01T01:49:34Z")
You know…the little blue arc that shocks the hell outta ya and causes people to pull an orange robe buddhist at the gas station? Why doesn’t it burn ya? Too short a timeframe? I’m thinking it’s gotta be a couple thous… --- ## [Visual misinterpretations](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/visual-misinterpretations/513804)
**Author:** [@Unauthorized\_Cinnamon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Unauthorized_Cinnamon)\ **Replies:** 60\ **Last updated:** [October 17, 2009, 2:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/visual-misinterpretations/513804 "2009-10-17T14:55:30Z")
I was driving behind a pickup with a deer decal today. For the longest time (and still if I don’t force myself to see it right) this looked to me like a little man, clutching his chest with his right hand, while his hea… --- ## [The 2012 Election Schadenfreude thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-2012-election-schadenfreude-thread/640156)
**Author:** [@iiandyiiii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iiandyiiii)\ **Replies:** 127\ **Last updated:** [November 13, 2012, 2:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-2012-election-schadenfreude-thread/640156 "2012-11-13T14:40:06Z")
Not sure if this is more appropriate for Elections or the Pit, so mods, feel free to move it. I want to see the gnashing of the teeth, taste the sweet tears of dismay, and listen to the wailing of the sky-is-falling typ… --- ## [Lost 2.14 "One of Them"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lost-2-14-one-of-them/344668)
**Author:** [@John\_Mace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_Mace)\ **Replies:** 270\ **Last updated:** [February 28, 2006, 2:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lost-2-14-one-of-them/344668 "2006-02-28T14:15:16Z")
First, the thread rules: So, there’s a new sheriff in town, folks! I wonder what the new laws will be? And, will Kate be the new deputy??? Does Hurley find his soul-mate? And whatever happened to that little kid, … --- ## ["Never Had a Factually Innocent Defendant" -- Seriously, Bricker?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/never-had-a-factually-innocent-defendant-seriously-bricker/549443)
**Author:** [@StusBlues](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/StusBlues)\ **Replies:** 131\ **Last updated:** [August 23, 2010, 2:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/never-had-a-factually-innocent-defendant-seriously-bricker/549443 "2010-08-23T14:32:20Z")
In this thread, \*\*Bricker \*\*makes the comment that he’s (probably) never had a defendant who was innocent of the crime according the facts. I’d like to ask Bricker and all the other attorneys (and other workers in crimi… --- ## [I Pit Obama and his Kool Aid Drinking Puppets](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-obama-and-his-kool-aid-drinking-puppets/453845)
**Author:** [@Rael](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rael)\ **Replies:** 320\ **Last updated:** [June 30, 2008, 3:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-obama-and-his-kool-aid-drinking-puppets/453845 "2008-06-30T03:56:46Z")
The level of groupthink present among the Obamamessiah’s disciples is astrounding. Is Obama truly stupid enough to believe the asinine things spewing out of his mouth on a daily basis? Do they not teach economics at Harv… --- ## [How do you call someone born in the USA?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-call-someone-born-in-the-usa/108087)
**Author:** [@DonJorge](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DonJorge)\ **Replies:** 68\ **Last updated:** [May 17, 2002, 6:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-call-someone-born-in-the-usa/108087 "2002-05-17T06:16:02Z")
How do you call someone born in the USA? It certainly shouldn’t be American, as it refers to the whole continent of America. --- ## [How long to get over the physical addiction of nicotine? (kind of long)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-long-to-get-over-the-physical-addiction-of-nicotine-kind-of-long/195561)
**Author:** [@Seven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Seven)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [December 17, 2014, 11:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-long-to-get-over-the-physical-addiction-of-nicotine-kind-of-long/195561 "2014-12-17T23:39:13Z")
I’ve been a smoker for quite some time. About a year ago I decided quiting was someting I should do. I started the mental process of quiting. I started reading about the effects of it, how bad it is for you, doing the m… --- ## [The Dumbest Joke in the World, and I can't stop laughing](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-dumbest-joke-in-the-world-and-i-cant-stop-laughing/101805)
**Author:** [@RiverRunner](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RiverRunner)\ **Replies:** 134\ **Last updated:** [April 9, 2002, 2:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-dumbest-joke-in-the-world-and-i-cant-stop-laughing/101805 "2002-04-09T14:09:31Z")
I heard this one two days ago: Joker: Knock, knock. Jokee: Who’s there? Joker: An impatient cow. Jokee: An impa . . . Joker (bursting in): Moo! Why on God’s green earth do I find this so funny? I’m laughing now ju… --- ## [Schick Shadel--how's it work?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/schick-shadel-hows-it-work/429153)
**Author:** [@Rocketeer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rocketeer)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [October 7, 2014, 5:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/schick-shadel-hows-it-work/429153 "2014-10-07T17:53:17Z")
Every morning, about the time I turn onto May Valley Road, the local radio station broadcasts a spot for Schick Shadel Hospital, which claims that in just ten days they can, well, cure alcoholism. But they’re a tad reti… --- ## [Can anyone tell the difference between Office Depot and Office Max?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-anyone-tell-the-difference-between-office-depot-and-office-max/534735)
**Author:** [@Enderw24](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Enderw24)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [April 11, 2010, 11:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-anyone-tell-the-difference-between-office-depot-and-office-max/534735 "2010-04-11T23:52:05Z")
The names are similar. They’re both laid out basically the same. They stock the same stuff in each. They both have a red color pattern running through the store. Neither of them have a catch phrase or a branded slogan th… --- ## [I'm appealing. Attorneys: ultimate facts/ law v. equity in practice...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-appealing-attorneys-ultimate-facts-law-v-equity-in-practice/484669)
**Author:** [@Stoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stoid)\ **Replies:** 131\ **Last updated:** [May 4, 2009, 1:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-appealing-attorneys-ultimate-facts-law-v-equity-in-practice/484669 "2009-05-04T01:24:54Z")
Well, I’m knee deep in my appeal work and slogging through some rather thorny concepts. (If any of the folks that were around 18 months or so ago and weighed in about my handling my own case are wondering, see the end of… --- ## [Huh. Wendy's overhauled their burgers. Opinions?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/huh-wendys-overhauled-their-burgers-opinions/597020)
**Author:** [@GameHat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GameHat)\ **Replies:** 104\ **Last updated:** [October 9, 2011, 12:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/huh-wendys-overhauled-their-burgers-opinions/597020 "2011-10-09T00:20:41Z")
Not that I’m a huge Wendy’s fan, but they are close to work so I probably end up eating there every other week or so. It’s decent, as fast food goes, I guess. I heard on a Marketplace podcast, of all places, a short li… --- ## [Chick-fil-A - just meat/bread what the heck?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chick-fil-a-just-meat-bread-what-the-heck/570309)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 92\ **Last updated:** [February 7, 2011, 10:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chick-fil-a-just-meat-bread-what-the-heck/570309 "2011-02-07T22:49:31Z")
Finally tried Chick-fil-A. Both sandwiches were only meat and bread. :confused: No mayo, ketchup, or mustard. We had trouble choking it down. wtf is wrong with these people? here’s their online menu. No sauce or condi… --- ## [Men how you feel about being quizzed about your "3, 5 and 10 year life plans" on a first date?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/men-how-you-feel-about-being-quizzed-about-your-3-5-and-10-year-life-plans-on-a-first-date/696525)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 127\ **Last updated:** [September 2, 2014, 10:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/men-how-you-feel-about-being-quizzed-about-your-3-5-and-10-year-life-plans-on-a-first-date/696525 "2014-09-02T22:00:41Z")
The topic is making conversation but the suggestions in this video’s suggestion come across (to me) like ham handed job performance or job interview questions. How would you react to a woman wanting to know your your 3, … --- ## [A lady at a restaurant didn't know what carrots or cucumbers were.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-lady-at-a-restaurant-didnt-know-what-carrots-or-cucumbers-were/634230)
**Author:** [@FloatyGimpy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FloatyGimpy)\ **Replies:** 162\ **Last updated:** [September 16, 2012, 11:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-lady-at-a-restaurant-didnt-know-what-carrots-or-cucumbers-were/634230 "2012-09-16T23:02:47Z")
I was at Tokyo Express for lunch and the lady in front of me placed her order: Lady: “I’d like the teriyaki chicken bowl but I don’t want any of that orange or green stuff that comes with it” Server: “wha?” Lady: “you… --- ## [How "real" is Aspergers](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-real-is-aspergers/600058)
**Author:** [@CheeseDonkey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CheeseDonkey)\ **Replies:** 109\ **Last updated:** [October 28, 2011, 10:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-real-is-aspergers/600058 "2011-10-28T10:04:22Z")
Is Aspergers something that some can go to a doctor and have diagnosed, or is it one of these vague ailments like “pain” or “general malaise?” The reason I ask is because very often, when I read about someone with Asperg… --- ## [Origin of "Ignore alien orders" phrase](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/origin-of-ignore-alien-orders-phrase/212389)
**Author:** [@Spiff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spiff)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [December 23, 2023, 10:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/origin-of-ignore-alien-orders-phrase/212389 "2023-12-23T22:51:27Z")
Just what the subject says. I’ve Googled my butt off, but I can’t track down the origin of this phrase. Does anyone have the answer? --- ## [Making furniture out of pine?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/making-furniture-out-of-pine/521544)
**Author:** [@Mr.Lahey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Lahey)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [October 9, 2020, 12:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/making-furniture-out-of-pine/521544 "2020-10-09T12:04:22Z")
Is there a way to make pine work well for furniture such as tables? Is there a decent stain and coating that can be used to make it look like a higher quality wood and increase the durability? --- ## [I just got back from a Catholic funeral, and boy, was it long.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-got-back-from-a-catholic-funeral-and-boy-was-it-long/430848)
**Author:** [@Musicat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Musicat)\ **Replies:** 77\ **Last updated:** [December 25, 2007, 10:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-got-back-from-a-catholic-funeral-and-boy-was-it-long/430848 "2007-12-25T22:09:47Z")
Funerals aren’t my bag, but a friend died recently and I felt obligated to attend the funeral. Not having been raised a Catholic, I was unsure what to expect. Other funerals I have been to – which is not many – the ser… --- ## [To what extent can a group member's character be inferred from others'?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/to-what-extent-can-a-group-members-character-be-inferred-from-others/680677)
**Author:** [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)\ **Replies:** 114\ **Last updated:** [February 14, 2014, 3:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/to-what-extent-can-a-group-members-character-be-inferred-from-others/680677 "2014-02-14T03:01:05Z")
Spinoff from this thread, which was getting hijacked. There are racists in the GOP – that is, that is where most white American racists who vote ended up after they exited the Dems in the 1960s and 1970s. No one (on th… --- ## [Homage to Our Founder, Rue DeDay - MMP](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/homage-to-our-founder-rue-deday-mmp/434360)
**Author:** [@Tupug\_Anachi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tupug_Anachi)\ **Replies:** 459\ **Last updated:** [January 28, 2008, 5:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/homage-to-our-founder-rue-deday-mmp/434360 "2008-01-28T05:19:03Z")
With absolutely no relevance to anything at all, I thought I’d dedicate this MMP to our dear-departed founder, Rue De Day who I secretly fantasize will some day return to dazzle us yet again with tales of Katcha and Soup… --- ## [Dear Mississippi Tea Party: Are You Sure Inciting Treason Isn't A Crime?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dear-mississippi-tea-party-are-you-sure-inciting-treason-isnt-a-crime/626885)
**Author:** [@Budget\_Player\_Cadet](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Budget_Player_Cadet)\ **Replies:** 178\ **Last updated:** [July 16, 2012, 1:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dear-mississippi-tea-party-are-you-sure-inciting-treason-isnt-a-crime/626885 "2012-07-16T13:45:16Z")
http://msteaparty.ning.com/?xg\_source=msg\_mes\_network I can’t quote the whole thing due to content rules here, but you should go read it, it’s really worth a look. Guys, can we stop? Please? It’s over, you lost (twice… --- ## [Terri Schiavo, Now that we have all calmed down](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/terri-schiavo-now-that-we-have-all-calmed-down/305375)
**Author:** [@Paul\_in\_Qatar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Paul_in_Qatar)\ **Replies:** 277\ **Last updated:** [June 23, 2005, 11:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/terri-schiavo-now-that-we-have-all-calmed-down/305375 "2005-06-23T11:35:29Z")
Perhaps it is too soon to start a reasonable discussion about this emotional issue, but let’s try. She died in March. Now that we have all had a chance to reflect upon it, what do we think? On another (lesser) board, is… --- ## [Riding my tail with highbeams on is a recipe to make me go slower, not faster...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/riding-my-tail-with-highbeams-on-is-a-recipe-to-make-me-go-slower-not-faster/215697)
**Author:** [@Windwalker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Windwalker)\ **Replies:** 342\ **Last updated:** [December 14, 2003, 11:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/riding-my-tail-with-highbeams-on-is-a-recipe-to-make-me-go-slower-not-faster/215697 "2003-12-14T23:17:34Z")
I’m sure many of you will probably hate me for this, but here goes. Coming back from Thanksgiving dinner at a family friend’s house, I found myself on a narrow two-lane road with no shoulder (common where I live, and was… --- ## [Welcome to Canadoper Pub, 2019!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/welcome-to-canadoper-pub-2019/827022)
**Author:** [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Replies:** 265\ **Last updated:** [May 23, 2020, 7:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/welcome-to-canadoper-pub-2019/827022 "2020-05-23T19:59:18Z")
It’s New Year’s already on Cape Spear, Canada’s easternmost point! Come in, come in, out of the cold and the storm. Canadoper Pub is open for another year. There’s a fire burning in the corner fireplace, and friendly Ca… --- ## [Guys: Why do men get so many erections while asleep? (could be TMI)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guys-why-do-men-get-so-many-erections-while-asleep-could-be-tmi/260885)
**Author:** [@Amazon\_Floozy\_Goddess](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Amazon_Floozy_Goddess)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [August 24, 2004, 1:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guys-why-do-men-get-so-many-erections-while-asleep-could-be-tmi/260885 "2004-08-24T01:17:11Z")
My husband has a nearly nonexistent sex drive due to medication for depression he is on. He has a lot of difficulty getting and maintaining an erection. But I’ve noticed very often that when he is sleeping, he is just bu… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=247&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=249&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)