# Top **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=251&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:** 252 --- ## [Can you solve this riddle? #2](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-solve-this-riddle-2/719240)
**Author:** [@Biotop](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biotop)\ **Replies:** 198\ **Last updated:** [May 6, 2015, 9:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-solve-this-riddle-2/719240 "2015-05-06T21:14:06Z")
Let us try this again with a slight change to the rules. This is another riddle that arose during our family weekend gathering where conundrums are always part of the fun. If you wish to post hints or spoilers that is O… --- ## [Are there states where something is uniquely illegal?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-states-where-something-is-uniquely-illegal/948195)
**Author:** [@Moriarty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Moriarty)\ **Replies:** 270\ **Last updated:** [October 3, 2022, 2:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-states-where-something-is-uniquely-illegal/948195 "2022-10-03T14:30:19Z")
Everywhere you go, it’s illegal to kill somebody with malice. It’s going to be illegal to steal or punch somebody without consent, too. No surprises there. But people are presumed to know all of the laws. So, my ques… --- ## [There are currently SIX article on the Huffpo regarding Miley's performance at the VMAs](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/there-are-currently-six-article-on-the-huffpo-regarding-mileys-performance-at-the-vmas/667343)
**Author:** [@Grrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrr)\ **Replies:** 155\ **Last updated:** [September 11, 2013, 6:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/there-are-currently-six-article-on-the-huffpo-regarding-mileys-performance-at-the-vmas/667343 "2013-09-11T18:22:58Z")
Never really cared much for the VMAs, but after seeing (not reading) six damn articles on the Huffpo, I figured I’d check her out on Youtube. OK, so it’s a little weird with the giant teddy bears. I’ll grant you that. B… --- ## [How do actors do naked sex scenes?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-actors-do-naked-sex-scenes/441854)
**Author:** [@Sycorax](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sycorax)\ **Replies:** 76\ **Last updated:** [April 3, 2008, 11:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-actors-do-naked-sex-scenes/441854 "2008-04-03T23:38:04Z")
Okay, I know that, beyond kissing, sex scenes are simulated (well, except for those in the porn industry). How do actors simulate copulation when there are multiple close ups of nakedness, or when the man is obviously t… --- ## [Hmm, good question, what DO you buy the mistress for Christmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hmm-good-question-what-do-you-buy-the-mistress-for-christmas/428189)
**Author:** [@Man\_With\_a\_Cat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Man_With_a_Cat)\ **Replies:** 64\ **Last updated:** [November 11, 2020, 3:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hmm-good-question-what-do-you-buy-the-mistress-for-christmas/428189 "2020-11-11T15:13:51Z")
A buddy of mine e-mailed me this morning the oddest question ever. Important Note: NO, said ‘buddy’ is not me, and yes I know that’s what they all say, but it’s true - 'tisn’t me, I have a great wife and am not cheatin… --- ## [Hospitalized with no insurance....a true story](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hospitalized-with-no-insurance-a-true-story/597645)
**Author:** [@jon138](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jon138)\ **Replies:** 214\ **Last updated:** [October 3, 2011, 1:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hospitalized-with-no-insurance-a-true-story/597645 "2011-10-03T01:01:07Z")
There’s a lot of talk going on about health care issues, and the people talking the loudest are the conservatives who think nothing of spending trillions of dollars on endless wars, but the thought of contributing to a h… --- ## [Most UNIQUE Movie You've Seen?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-unique-movie-youve-seen/937211)
**Author:** [@MortSahlFan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MortSahlFan)\ **Replies:** 226\ **Last updated:** [January 9, 2023, 9:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-unique-movie-youve-seen/937211 "2023-01-09T21:05:15Z")
And one that’s great, a favorite of yours… Most of the unique movies I’m thinking of are either shitty, or just “good”. “Buffalo '66” is mine. … “The Swimmer” (1968) would be my second choice. I had this conversation e… --- ## [At what age do you begin manscaping or shescaping?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/at-what-age-do-you-begin-manscaping-or-shescaping/575881)
**Author:** [@Enright3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Enright3)\ **Replies:** 72\ **Last updated:** [April 2, 2011, 5:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/at-what-age-do-you-begin-manscaping-or-shescaping/575881 "2011-04-02T05:42:51Z")
According to the sub line of this forum it’s for “frivolous chatter to deep thoughts” This is about as frivolous as it gets I suppose. The other day on my commute home from work I started thinking about body hair-scapi… --- ## [Why is Diamonds02 limited to starting one new thread per week?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-diamonds02-limited-to-starting-one-new-thread-per-week/635934)
**Author:** [@Boyo\_Jim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Boyo_Jim)\ **Replies:** 132\ **Last updated:** [October 19, 2012, 3:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-diamonds02-limited-to-starting-one-new-thread-per-week/635934 "2012-10-19T03:15:23Z")
Is this real? Is it limited to the particular forum? I mean, I know Diamonds02 is an… (something I can’t say in this forum), but I can’t recall ever seeing this kind of restriction before. I don’t wanna point out peop… --- ## [Best Moments for Looney Tunes Characters](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-moments-for-looney-tunes-characters/213353)
**Author:** [@Mofo\_Rising](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mofo_Rising)\ **Replies:** 203\ **Last updated:** [March 19, 2019, 1:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-moments-for-looney-tunes-characters/213353 "2019-03-19T01:14:20Z")
I know everybody has got to have their favorite moments from Looney Tunes. For example, my favorite moment for Yosemite Sam is during the cartoon where he’s a pirate and Bugs is aboard his ship. There’s a moment where … --- ## [Difference between Shopping Center, Plaza, and Strip Mall](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/difference-between-shopping-center-plaza-and-strip-mall/720534)
**Author:** [@boffking](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/boffking)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [July 24, 2019, 1:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/difference-between-shopping-center-plaza-and-strip-mall/720534 "2019-07-24T01:29:17Z")
I tend to think of a shopping center as bigger than a plaza, and a strip mall as a place like this. Is there a real difference between the three or is it just marketing? --- ## [Dear Guy Who Brushes His Teeth in the Office Restroom,](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dear-guy-who-brushes-his-teeth-in-the-office-restroom/621209)
**Author:** [@johnspartan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/johnspartan)\ **Replies:** 95\ **Last updated:** [June 29, 2012, 3:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dear-guy-who-brushes-his-teeth-in-the-office-restroom/621209 "2012-06-29T15:08:03Z")
Dear Guy Who Brings in Everything and Brushing His Teeth in the Middle of the Day in the Office’s Bathroom, Eww. I can’t really explain why, just… eww. Hugs and kisses, Me. I’m struggling with WHY it weirds me out s… --- ## [Psychologists Are Overwhelmingly Liberal](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/psychologists-are-overwhelmingly-liberal/570674)
**Author:** [@Fotheringay-Phipps](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fotheringay-Phipps)\ **Replies:** 123\ **Last updated:** [February 15, 2011, 2:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/psychologists-are-overwhelmingly-liberal/570674 "2011-02-15T14:09:42Z")
From the NYT It’s worth reading the article. ISTM that this has significant relevance when discussing the mainsteam position or consensus of professionals in the field of psychology, when the issue touches on politic… --- ## [Georgia purges 1 in 10 voters from voter rolls](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/georgia-purges-1-in-10-voters-from-voter-rolls/822742)
**Author:** [@Budget\_Player\_Cadet](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Budget_Player_Cadet)\ **Replies:** 280\ **Last updated:** [November 8, 2018, 3:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/georgia-purges-1-in-10-voters-from-voter-rolls/822742 "2018-11-08T15:15:55Z")
(Courtesy of Eonwe’s ongoing thread in the pit, I figured starting this thread in elections might be sensible.) Now, it’s worth noting that the supreme court, in a 5-4 partisan split, has deemed this sort of purge le… --- ## [Good and failed catch phrases from TV series](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-and-failed-catch-phrases-from-tv-series/669124)
**Author:** [@Ranger\_Jeff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ranger_Jeff)\ **Replies:** 227\ **Last updated:** [October 3, 2013, 4:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-and-failed-catch-phrases-from-tv-series/669124 "2013-10-03T04:25:22Z")
From “The Office” “That’s what she said” probably got the most traction out of anything uttered on that show. “We can go throw stuff into the quarry” just never made it. Any other good and failed catch phrases from a s… --- ## [What was that one game Dopers found that had the computer guessing who they were?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-that-one-game-dopers-found-that-had-the-computer-guessing-who-they-were/579627)
**Author:** [@Idle\_Thoughts](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Idle_Thoughts)\ **Replies:** 211\ **Last updated:** [August 23, 2011, 2:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-that-one-game-dopers-found-that-had-the-computer-guessing-who-they-were/579627 "2011-08-23T02:09:51Z")
I cannot, for the life of me, find the topic that dopers were playing in where there was this site that could guess who they were after a series of questions. I’m NOT thinking of the 20 Questions site. This was a differ… --- ## [Martin Luther King's "I have a Dream" speech: What's up with the white hats?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/martin-luther-kings-i-have-a-dream-speech-whats-up-with-the-white-hats/667063)
**Author:** [@chappachula](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chappachula)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [August 18, 2025, 2:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/martin-luther-kings-i-have-a-dream-speech-whats-up-with-the-white-hats/667063 "2025-08-18T14:23:03Z")
In honor of the 50 year aniversary of the greatest speech in American history: Who are the people standing behind Martin L. King, and why are they all wearing white caps ? You can see the people and their caps in the f… --- ## [When teachers curve grades, does it ever lower someone's grade?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-teachers-curve-grades-does-it-ever-lower-someones-grade/651146)
**Author:** [@the\_apples\_fell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/the_apples_fell)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [February 24, 2013, 4:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-teachers-curve-grades-does-it-ever-lower-someones-grade/651146 "2013-02-24T04:08:09Z")
When teachers curve grades, does it ever happen that someone ends up with a lower grade than their raw score? I.e. getting 80% but ending up with lower than a B-, getting 75% but lower than a C, etc? Or does curving gra… --- ## [Excel chart to hi-res image?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/excel-chart-to-hi-res-image/562988)
**Author:** [@Lobot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lobot)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [January 9, 2013, 1:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/excel-chart-to-hi-res-image/562988 "2013-01-09T13:56:28Z")
I’ve got an Excel chart that I need in a 1200dpi format as part of a Word document, as per a journal article format. I’m using Windows 7 64bit. Is there a solution? --- ## [Scrap metal value of a gas grill](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scrap-metal-value-of-a-gas-grill/660198)
**Author:** [@What\_the](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_the)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [June 7, 2013, 7:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scrap-metal-value-of-a-gas-grill/660198 "2013-06-07T19:55:23Z")
Normally I would put the old one out by the road and it would magically dissapear over night. Then it dawned on me why. Since my buddy is going to help me pick up the new one with his truck and the scrap metal yard is … --- ## [Men, check in if you've ever been groped unwillingly](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/men-check-in-if-youve-ever-been-groped-unwillingly/666874)
**Author:** [@The\_Flying\_Dutchman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Flying_Dutchman)\ **Replies:** 103\ **Last updated:** [August 31, 2013, 8:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/men-check-in-if-youve-ever-been-groped-unwillingly/666874 "2013-08-31T20:21:04Z")
by a woman. by a man. A boy/classmate who bullied me around for laughs when I was 13 grabbed my testicles through my pants and hung on real tight for half a minute in front of an entire line of boys waiting to enter i… --- ## [Is it standard practice for young(ish) women to shave/wax pubic hair...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-standard-practice-for-young-ish-women-to-shave-wax-pubic-hair/650544)
**Author:** [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Replies:** 117\ **Last updated:** [February 22, 2013, 8:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-standard-practice-for-young-ish-women-to-shave-wax-pubic-hair/650544 "2013-02-22T20:15:58Z")
…completely or almost completely? If you’re a woman, do you? Age, please? At what age did you start taking it all or almost all off? Men: show of hands, please. How many have never seen (in person) a woman’s genital are… --- ## [The Big Meat Industry caught on video abusing pigs](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-big-meat-industry-caught-on-video-abusing-pigs/587422)
**Author:** [@lavenderviolet](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lavenderviolet)\ **Replies:** 160\ **Last updated:** [July 29, 2011, 6:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-big-meat-industry-caught-on-video-abusing-pigs/587422 "2011-07-29T18:29:22Z")
Animal Cruelty: Could a Barbaric Pig-Handling Video Hurt Major Grocery Chains? The video in question can be seen on Pig Abuse Exposed - Mercy For Animals I think most people don’t support this kind of mistreatment but … --- ## [Why did Ray Charles have physical difficulty walking?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-did-ray-charles-have-physical-difficulty-walking/317264)
**Author:** [@Revtim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Revtim)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [August 17, 2005, 11:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-did-ray-charles-have-physical-difficulty-walking/317264 "2005-08-17T23:43:27Z")
Watched ‘Ray’ a couple nights ago, and either I missed it or they didn’t explain, but why did Ray have difficulty walking? He seemed arthritic, was it simply that? --- ## [Superbowl Commercials, 2011](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/superbowl-commercials-2011/570449)
**Author:** [@Vlad\_Igor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Vlad_Igor)\ **Replies:** 157\ **Last updated:** [February 7, 2011, 11:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/superbowl-commercials-2011/570449 "2011-02-07T23:53:29Z")
Discuss the commercials! The real reason for watching the Super Bowl! --- ## [When did the meaning of "martini" change](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-did-the-meaning-of-martini-change/631278)
**Author:** [@oreally](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/oreally)\ **Replies:** 95\ **Last updated:** [August 18, 2012, 11:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-did-the-meaning-of-martini-change/631278 "2012-08-18T23:46:10Z")
Over at a friend’s awhile back and recall him saying he was big into “martinis.” Silly me I assumed he meant gin and vermouth, which surprised me as I’ve never known him to drink gin in any way, let alone martinis. And… --- ## [Defending western values against the attack of Islam](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/defending-western-values-against-the-attack-of-islam/397877)
**Author:** [@Valteron](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Valteron)\ **Replies:** 379\ **Last updated:** [April 6, 2007, 12:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/defending-western-values-against-the-attack-of-islam/397877 "2007-04-06T00:27:52Z")
\]". . . in our opposition to the worldview of Islam, we confront a civilzation with an arrested history. It is as though a portal in time has opened, and fourteenth-century hordes are pouring into our world." (Sam Harri… --- ## [FBI agents ask me questions about a neighbor/relative/coworker without explaining. Must I answer?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fbi-agents-ask-me-questions-about-a-neighbor-relative-coworker-without-explaining-must-i-answer/556398)
**Author:** [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [October 12, 2010, 12:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fbi-agents-ask-me-questions-about-a-neighbor-relative-coworker-without-explaining-must-i-answer/556398 "2010-10-12T00:14:04Z")
No, I don’t need an aswer fast. I’m just wondering idly. Assuming I lack the right to decline to answer the questions, which are clearly not about me, why not? Assuming I do have the right to answer, what legal pressur… --- ## [I'm fairly sure my best friend's wife is cheating on him. What to do?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-fairly-sure-my-best-friends-wife-is-cheating-on-him-what-to-do/447425)
**Author:** [@Shamozzle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shamozzle)\ **Replies:** 210\ **Last updated:** [May 22, 2008, 1:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-fairly-sure-my-best-friends-wife-is-cheating-on-him-what-to-do/447425 "2008-05-22T01:30:42Z")
Ok, here’s the situation. My best friend and his wife (who is also a very good friend of mine) have a male mutual friend who visits them often. I am only vaguely familiar with their friend. When he visits them he parks … --- ## [Single Doper and Nerd Hookup Thread and Cotillion](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/single-doper-and-nerd-hookup-thread-and-cotillion/244741)
**Author:** [@Doomtrain](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Doomtrain)\ **Replies:** 382\ **Last updated:** [June 10, 2004, 9:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/single-doper-and-nerd-hookup-thread-and-cotillion/244741 "2004-06-10T21:42:18Z")
Inspired by the rapidly growing trainwreck of a thread here and a number of “We need another personals thread”, I invite all of you to post your personal ads/“How you doin’?”/“Hey, baby, wanna wrestles?” There’s no othe… --- ## [Hedge Fund Manager Buys Rights To Critical Drug, Hikes Price By 5000%](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hedge-fund-manager-buys-rights-to-critical-drug-hikes-price-by-5000/732144)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 166\ **Last updated:** [December 18, 2015, 4:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hedge-fund-manager-buys-rights-to-critical-drug-hikes-price-by-5000/732144 "2015-12-18T16:23:59Z")
Hedge Fund Manager Buys Rights To Critical Drug, Hikes Price By 5000% This is one reason why we need to nationalize the health care system and have universal, single-payer coverage. Right there, the OMG! SOCIALIST! … --- ## [Ugliest language on the face of the earth](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ugliest-language-on-the-face-of-the-earth/665836)
**Author:** [@Batistuta](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Batistuta)\ **Replies:** 77\ **Last updated:** [August 12, 2013, 3:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ugliest-language-on-the-face-of-the-earth/665836 "2013-08-12T15:38:55Z")
So, I just came back from a trip to Copenhagen. Having lived in Sweden for a while, I have got used to the melodic sounds of the Swedish language, and assumed that Danish would be similar. Dear God, I could not have bee… --- ## [How loud is a NASA rocket launch (for public observers)?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-loud-is-a-nasa-rocket-launch-for-public-observers/588911)
**Author:** [@Machine\_Elf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Machine_Elf)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [June 15, 2013, 6:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-loud-is-a-nasa-rocket-launch-for-public-observers/588911 "2013-06-15T18:17:57Z")
At the launch pad, a space shuttle launch is obscenely loud - so loud, in fact, that they have a dedicated sound supression system to prevent the reflected sound waves from damaging the vehicle. How about way back where… --- ## [Which "arms" should be protected by the Second Amendment?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-arms-should-be-protected-by-the-second-amendment/749795)
**Author:** [@HurricaneDitka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HurricaneDitka)\ **Replies:** 211\ **Last updated:** [July 7, 2016, 8:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-arms-should-be-protected-by-the-second-amendment/749795 "2016-07-07T20:54:39Z")
This thread was inspired by the SCOTUS decision today overturning Massachussettes’ stun gun ban (cite, PDF, starts on page 15) The ‘great debate’ I see here is: Which “arms” should be protected by the Second Amendment? … --- ## [Should I tip the piercer? How much?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-i-tip-the-piercer-how-much/421758)
**Author:** [@WhyNot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WhyNot)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [October 15, 2007, 1:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-i-tip-the-piercer-how-much/421758 "2007-10-15T01:20:19Z")
I’m going (rather impulsively, but a piercing’s not a lifelong commitment like a tattoo) to get a helix (big round cartilage part of the ear) piercing this afternoon, and I don’t know the tipping etiquette. I think the p… --- ## [Mama's Dyin' Who's Got the Will... NOBODY! THAT'S THE FUCKING PROBLEM!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mamas-dyin-whos-got-the-will-nobody-thats-the-fucking-problem/357510)
**Author:** [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Replies:** 158\ **Last updated:** [June 22, 2006, 5:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mamas-dyin-whos-got-the-will-nobody-thats-the-fucking-problem/357510 "2006-06-22T17:44:11Z")
or, THE LIONESS IN WINTER: “Whatever shall we do about Mother?” I’ve spent the past week administering Suddenly Initiated Caregiving & Kinfolk /Maternally Affiliated Medical Assistance (SICK-MAMA). My mother is a hypoc… --- ## [My car door hit my co-workers car causing slight notch - is she right to insist on having it fixed?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-car-door-hit-my-co-workers-car-causing-slight-notch-is-she-right-to-insist-on-having-it-fixed/655194)
**Author:** [@Isaacedwardleibowitz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Isaacedwardleibowitz)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [April 9, 2013, 7:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-car-door-hit-my-co-workers-car-causing-slight-notch-is-she-right-to-insist-on-having-it-fixed/655194 "2013-04-09T19:29:07Z")
This morning my co-worker and I parked next to each other at almost the same time. When I opened my door, I hit the body of her car right above the wheel. Once I rubbed some residue off with my thumb, all that remained w… --- ## [Mommie Dearest: Was Joan Crawford really a whacko?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mommie-dearest-was-joan-crawford-really-a-whacko/109053)
**Author:** [@Jadis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jadis)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [May 20, 2002, 4:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mommie-dearest-was-joan-crawford-really-a-whacko/109053 "2002-05-20T16:00:09Z")
I haven’t seen the movie or read the book in quite some time, so forgive me if I get any details wrong. :slight\_smile: For some reason, I was thinking today about Christina Crawford and her portrayal of her mother in M… --- ## [Ethics of underage looking sexdolls](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ethics-of-underage-looking-sexdolls/525260)
**Author:** [@Incubus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Incubus)\ **Replies:** 75\ **Last updated:** [October 22, 2012, 4:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ethics-of-underage-looking-sexdolls/525260 "2012-10-22T16:52:40Z")
Wierd thread title aside, I was reading an article about Realdolls and the author was talking about all the weird custom requests he got. One particularly disturbing request was underage-looking dolls. Of course at first… --- ## [Cases where the parody are more well known than the Original](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cases-where-the-parody-are-more-well-known-than-the-original/746465)
**Author:** [@Buck\_Godot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Buck_Godot)\ **Replies:** 179\ **Last updated:** [May 22, 2020, 2:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cases-where-the-parody-are-more-well-known-than-the-original/746465 "2020-05-22T02:55:33Z")
I was just thinking the other day about Pogo and the phrase “We have met the enemy and he is us”. This is of course a parody of Oliver Hazard Perry’s message, “We have met the enemy and they are ours.” But these days, … --- ## [Thank God It's Tiny Rants](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thank-god-its-tiny-rants/390597)
**Author:** [@Jodi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jodi)\ **Replies:** 276\ **Last updated:** [February 23, 2007, 7:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thank-god-its-tiny-rants/390597 "2007-02-23T19:00:44Z")
Time for Tiny Rants, what say? Here’s mine of the moment: Lord knows that nitpicking is a sin I have been guilty of many times in my life. If it was a sport, I could medal in it. But nothing makes me resolve to be le… --- ## [Use of X in Medical Abbreviations (or Ux of X in Mx Ax)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/use-of-x-in-medical-abbreviations-or-ux-of-x-in-mx-ax/408500)
**Author:** [@Alan\_Smithee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alan_Smithee)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [October 8, 2014, 5:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/use-of-x-in-medical-abbreviations-or-ux-of-x-in-mx-ax/408500 "2014-10-08T17:43:38Z")
Medical abbreviation are often formed by the initial letter followed by x, so Sx=symptoms, Tx=treatment, Hx=history, etc. What is the origin of this? Did it originate in Latin, lice so many medical abbreviations and ter… --- ## [Possible severe or long-term problems from a splinter?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/possible-severe-or-long-term-problems-from-a-splinter/677740)
**Author:** [@Jackknifed\_Juggernaut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackknifed_Juggernaut)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [January 6, 2014, 4:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/possible-severe-or-long-term-problems-from-a-splinter/677740 "2014-01-06T16:19:11Z")
A few weeks ago, I was shoveling snow barehanded with an old shovel with a wooden handle. I ended up getting a few splinters. My girlfriend removed most of them, but I later discovered there was one more in finger. I … --- ## [Idle Curiosity re British royal succession](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/idle-curiosity-re-british-royal-succession/578618)
**Author:** [@StarvingButStrong](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/StarvingButStrong)\ **Replies:** 142\ **Last updated:** [May 2, 2011, 11:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/idle-curiosity-re-british-royal-succession/578618 "2011-05-02T23:04:46Z")
According to Wikipedia, right now the line goes: Prince Charles Prince William Prince Henry Prince Andrew Beatrice (is she a princess?) Eugenie (Ditto?) Prince Edward His children 9ish) Princess Anne 10ish) Her child… --- ## [$700 Health Insurance](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/700-health-insurance/543986)
**Author:** [@DanBlather](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DanBlather)\ **Replies:** 198\ **Last updated:** [July 2, 2010, 4:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/700-health-insurance/543986 "2010-07-02T16:17:04Z")
Happy Birthday to me. My health insurance was raised to over $700 a month. I applied for different insurance and was turned down for pre-existing conditions. So what now, drop insurance and pay out of pocket, hoping that… --- ## [Why do we have to take irrational questions seriously in GQ?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-we-have-to-take-irrational-questions-seriously-in-gq/564992)
**Author:** [@Diogenes\_the\_Cynic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Diogenes_the_Cynic)\ **Replies:** 137\ **Last updated:** [December 28, 2010, 3:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-we-have-to-take-irrational-questions-seriously-in-gq/564992 "2010-12-28T03:30:41Z")
Here, the OP asks how to exorcise her house of ghosts. Tomndebb jumps in immediately and says only factual answers are allowed (even though no factual answers are possible), and no one is allowed to say there is no such … --- ## [Why do my ears hurt when I have a cold?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-my-ears-hurt-when-i-have-a-cold/446694)
**Author:** [@Sarahfeena](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sarahfeena)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [April 27, 2008, 9:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-my-ears-hurt-when-i-have-a-cold/446694 "2008-04-27T21:36:16Z")
I’ve had a cold for the last couple of days, with a bad sore throat and ear pain. I tend to get colds this way…the sore throat and ear pain is bad for a couple of days, and the runny nose and cough that follows is relat… --- ## [Can drinking moonshine or Everclear make you blind?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-drinking-moonshine-or-everclear-make-you-blind/261783)
**Author:** [@Jackknifed\_Juggernaut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackknifed_Juggernaut)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [August 28, 2004, 10:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-drinking-moonshine-or-everclear-make-you-blind/261783 "2004-08-28T10:24:13Z")
I’ve always heard that drinking almost pure alcohol can make you lose your vision. Is this true? If so, how does this happen? --- ## [Songs that break the 4th wall](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-that-break-the-4th-wall/579253)
**Author:** [@Superdude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Superdude)\ **Replies:** 156\ **Last updated:** [December 16, 2011, 2:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-that-break-the-4th-wall/579253 "2011-12-16T14:47:40Z")
I can only think of a few right off the top of my head: Philosophy by Ben Folds Five (“and now it’s time for this song to end”) This Song Is Just Six Words Long by Weird Al Yankovic (this one should be obvious) L… --- ## [Gone Girl movie - open spoilers](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gone-girl-movie-open-spoilers/700253)
**Author:** [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Replies:** 129\ **Last updated:** [December 15, 2016, 8:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gone-girl-movie-open-spoilers/700253 "2016-12-15T20:53:58Z")
Saw it in a sneak peek on Thurs. night in Cleveland, with a New York Film Critics Series simulcast interview of book author and screenplay writer Gillian Flynn, by Rolling Stone movie critic Peter Travers, afterwards. I… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=250&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=252&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)