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**Author:** [@tofor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tofor)\ **Replies:** 228\ **Last updated:** [October 20, 2021, 5:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rand-paul-and-fauci/946905 "2021-10-20T17:28:15Z")
In this video, Rand Paul is arguing that the NIH funded gain-of-function research in Wuhan. Fauci denies it, but mostly blusters and attacks a strawman (within the context of this video). Paul says (summar… --- ## [What are the most common rifle calibers?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-the-most-common-rifle-calibers/534668)
**Author:** [@Lumpy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lumpy)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [April 7, 2010, 12:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-the-most-common-rifle-calibers/534668 "2010-04-07T00:17:01Z")
I know they’ve made dozens of different calibers over more than a century. But what would be, say, the ten or twelve most common calibers produced today? (I’ll count incompatible cartridges with the same bullet diameter … --- ## [Haha- fuck you Oafrah!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haha-fuck-you-oafrah/424606)
**Author:** [@Wee\_Bairn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wee_Bairn)\ **Replies:** 345\ **Last updated:** [November 1, 2007, 5:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haha-fuck-you-oafrah/424606 "2007-11-01T05:59:06Z")
Maybe now you’ll realize when you go so far as to put your goddamn stupid name in 20 feet high letters on a school (to glorify yourself) for young girls in a dangerous country, maybe you’ll actually, oh I don’t know, hav… --- ## [Mad-Men: 7.03"Field Trip" (open spoilers)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mad-men-7-03-field-trip-open-spoilers/687142)
**Author:** [@alphaboi867](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/alphaboi867)\ **Replies:** 163\ **Last updated:** [May 9, 2014, 2:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mad-men-7-03-field-trip-open-spoilers/687142 "2014-05-09T14:42:50Z")
\[QUOTE=AMC\] Don takes an impromptu trip; Betty has lunch with a friend. \[/QUOTE\] It look’s like we’re seeing Betty again; I wonder who the friend is. Is Cutthroat Bitch too much to ask for? :wink: --- ## [Creepy or not? Waiter getting someone a date.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/creepy-or-not-waiter-getting-someone-a-date/624933)
**Author:** [@StusBlues](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/StusBlues)\ **Replies:** 137\ **Last updated:** [April 15, 2013, 12:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/creepy-or-not-waiter-getting-someone-a-date/624933 "2013-04-15T12:34:47Z")
There is a nice little Thai place where I often go for lunch. The other day I noticed this very cute woman dining alone. I know the head waiter very well, and was going to ask him if he knew her (since he knows a majorit… --- ## [what do boxers sniff before the match](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-boxers-sniff-before-the-match/568630)
**Author:** [@PSXer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PSXer)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [January 24, 2011, 2:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-boxers-sniff-before-the-match/568630 "2011-01-24T02:51:14Z")
like I see it in Rocky what is it --- ## [Southern pride: Why?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/southern-pride-why/435041)
**Author:** [@wonky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wonky)\ **Replies:** 282\ **Last updated:** [February 2, 2008, 4:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/southern-pride-why/435041 "2008-02-02T16:27:52Z")
It seems every time there’s a discussion about the Confederate flag, someone will defend its use by saying it’s a symbol of “Southern pride.” But Southern pride makes no sense to me. I don’t feel any Northern pride. I… --- ## [Is short hair on women deeply out of fashion now? \[Exhibit A: female Olympians\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-short-hair-on-women-deeply-out-of-fashion-now-exhibit-a-female-olympians/629945)
**Author:** [@John\_DiFool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_DiFool)\ **Replies:** 93\ **Last updated:** [August 5, 2012, 8:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-short-hair-on-women-deeply-out-of-fashion-now-exhibit-a-female-olympians/629945 "2012-08-05T20:32:55Z")
I generally have been favorably disposed towards women with short hair. However, to be honest I very rarely see one with a short 'do anymore. None of my high school students has one (going back a number of years), and … --- ## [New edition of D&D coming](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-edition-of-d-d-coming/609179)
**Author:** [@Candyman74](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Candyman74)\ **Replies:** 196\ **Last updated:** [February 1, 2012, 8:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-edition-of-d-d-coming/609179 "2012-02-01T20:50:05Z")
D&D 5th Edition has been announced. Lots of info here. Looks like they’re crowdsourcing the rules this time (last time they released an edition, they managed to upset a lot of people with sweeping changes). --- ## [Anatomy: why is it hard for a man to pee shortly after ejaculation?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anatomy-why-is-it-hard-for-a-man-to-pee-shortly-after-ejaculation/668385)
**Author:** [@Machine\_Elf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Machine_Elf)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [June 6, 2015, 10:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anatomy-why-is-it-hard-for-a-man-to-pee-shortly-after-ejaculation/668385 "2015-06-06T22:23:43Z")
Subject line contains the basic question: shortly after orgasm/ejaculation, it’s usually a few minutes before I can pass urine. What’s happening to produce this phenomenon? --- ## [Pepe Le Pew...innocent cartoon, or stalker/rapist?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pepe-le-pew-innocent-cartoon-or-stalker-rapist/16902)
**Author:** [@kellibelli](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kellibelli)\ **Replies:** 116\ **Last updated:** [January 11, 2014, 11:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pepe-le-pew-innocent-cartoon-or-stalker-rapist/16902 "2014-01-11T23:04:25Z")
Remember those cartoons? The way he tries to force himself on the poor hapless black kitty (who unfortunately has a mishap with the white paint) that he thinks is a skunk. Isnt that a metaphor for the over amourous dat… --- ## [Do you know someone that yells? How do you deal with it?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-know-someone-that-yells-how-do-you-deal-with-it/382791)
**Author:** [@purple\_haze](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/purple_haze)\ **Replies:** 101\ **Last updated:** [March 25, 2007, 4:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-know-someone-that-yells-how-do-you-deal-with-it/382791 "2007-03-25T16:05:25Z")
Tonight DH and I got into an argument. The problem is that he doesn’t have any control over his temper when he’s pissed off. He gets right in my face, points his finger in my face (I really hate that) and yells as loud… --- ## [Jill Stein campaign thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jill-stein-campaign-thread/757088)
**Author:** [@adaher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/adaher)\ **Replies:** 144\ **Last updated:** [October 9, 2016, 4:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jill-stein-campaign-thread/757088 "2016-10-09T04:23:19Z")
Since even the Green party seems to be getting more coverage than usual from the media, I figure we probably need this thread too. Came across this interesting piece of rhetoric from Stein: http://thehill.com/blogs/bal… --- ## [Adult bicyclists: get off the damn sidewalk!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/adult-bicyclists-get-off-the-damn-sidewalk/396118)
**Author:** [@blondebear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/blondebear)\ **Replies:** 427\ **Last updated:** [March 30, 2007, 6:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/adult-bicyclists-get-off-the-damn-sidewalk/396118 "2007-03-30T18:26:35Z")
I’m tired of the slackers and culturally retarded bike riders who don’t want to ride in the street. In my walk around the neighborhood today, I was nearly run over not once, not twice, but FIVE times. We’re not talking b… --- ## [Is Obamacare causing layoffs?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-obamacare-causing-layoffs/641685)
**Author:** [@El\_Zagna](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/El_Zagna)\ **Replies:** 140\ **Last updated:** [November 29, 2012, 9:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-obamacare-causing-layoffs/641685 "2012-11-29T21:29:31Z")
The conservativeblogs are ablaze with claims that Obamacare is causing layoffs and increasing - even doubling - the cost of health insurance premiums. Dozens of layoffs here, hundreds there, thousands over yonder. The ma… --- ## [Ellen Page - A cup or B cup?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ellen-page-a-cup-or-b-cup/439857)
**Author:** [@Two\_and\_a\_Half\_Inches\_of\_Fun](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Two_and_a_Half_Inches_of_Fun)\ **Replies:** 86\ **Last updated:** [February 12, 2013, 12:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ellen-page-a-cup-or-b-cup/439857 "2013-02-12T00:54:09Z")
Does Ellen Page wear an A or a B cup bra? --- ## [Foundation: TV series discussion (open spoilers; comparison to the books allowed)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/foundation-tv-series-discussion-open-spoilers-comparison-to-the-books-allowed/951328)
**Author:** [@Whack-a-Mole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Whack-a-Mole)\ **Replies:** 320\ **Last updated:** [August 23, 2026, 8:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/foundation-tv-series-discussion-open-spoilers-comparison-to-the-books-allowed/951328 "2026-08-23T20:44:06Z")
Note: OPEN SPOILERS in this thread Yesterday Apple TV+ released the first two episodes “Foundation” based on the Foundation series by Isaac Asimov. For this thread open spoilers are allowed (although you can spoiler ta… --- ## [For Der Trihs](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-der-trihs/443601)
**Author:** [@mswas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mswas)\ **Replies:** 361\ **Last updated:** [April 25, 2008, 1:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-der-trihs/443601 "2008-04-25T13:15:55Z")
No, it’s because I think you are a fucking moron who doesn’t even put in the effort to debunk a topic effectively. Who doesn’t even know the basic arguments, and yet condescends to them regularly. I don’t have a proble… --- ## [do you have catch phrases, song lyrics, movie quotes you cannot not say when certain things happen](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-have-catch-phrases-song-lyrics-movie-quotes-you-cannot-not-say-when-certain-things-happen/846974)
**Author:** [@Mike\_Mabes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mike_Mabes)\ **Replies:** 244\ **Last updated:** [September 21, 2020, 7:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-have-catch-phrases-song-lyrics-movie-quotes-you-cannot-not-say-when-certain-things-happen/846974 "2020-09-21T19:46:10Z")
Examples- I’ll start with one from the comedian who can no longer be named, about an operation and the patient is under general anesthia, and the doctor says “Ooops!” And the patient says “What did you say!?” Every time… --- ## [Stuff worse than it used to be](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stuff-worse-than-it-used-to-be/745556)
**Author:** [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Replies:** 188\ **Last updated:** [February 21, 2016, 3:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stuff-worse-than-it-used-to-be/745556 "2016-02-21T03:43:04Z")
Time to be and old man or old lady and complain about stuff that used to be better. Food, media, maybe just stuff you liked. Please be specific(not just “music” or something). I’ll go first: Pączki’s - Yes, I get mine … --- ## [Can deism be rationally believed given the current scientific theories?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-deism-be-rationally-believed-given-the-current-scientific-theories/695712)
**Author:** [@FlikTheBlue](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FlikTheBlue)\ **Replies:** 98\ **Last updated:** [August 22, 2014, 4:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-deism-be-rationally-believed-given-the-current-scientific-theories/695712 "2014-08-22T16:37:38Z")
I am a deist, and base my belief on my current understanding of physics, cosmology, quantum mechanics and neuroscience. Like Mulder from the X-files, however their is a part of me that wants to believe. Basically, from h… --- ## [When aluminum can collectors sell their cans at the scrap dealer approx how much is each can worth?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-aluminum-can-collectors-sell-their-cans-at-the-scrap-dealer-approx-how-much-is-each-can-worth/506032)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [August 19, 2009, 6:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-aluminum-can-collectors-sell-their-cans-at-the-scrap-dealer-approx-how-much-is-each-can-worth/506032 "2009-08-19T18:55:43Z")
Just curious. Sometimes I see homeless people with huge caches of cans they are assembling for sale to a scrap metal dealer, and I wonder how much each can is worth. If you collect (say) 1000 aluminum cans how much is e… --- ## [Skipping jury duty](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/skipping-jury-duty/594505)
**Author:** [@Hazle\_Weatherfield](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hazle_Weatherfield)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [August 30, 2011, 5:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/skipping-jury-duty/594505 "2011-08-30T17:18:06Z")
I live in Missouri. What will happen to me if I blow off jury duty completely? --- ## [How big is 300 lbs.?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-big-is-300-lbs/92871)
**Author:** [@Badtz\_Maru](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Badtz_Maru)\ **Replies:** 60\ **Last updated:** [November 19, 2001, 4:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-big-is-300-lbs/92871 "2001-11-19T16:35:02Z")
I was reading Roger Ebert’s review of Shallow Hal, where he mentions that the character of Rosemarie weighs ‘around 300 pounds’. This really stood out and made me think, because I’m pretty good at guessing weights and ha… --- ## [Does "Reply to all" go to BCC addresses?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-reply-to-all-go-to-bcc-addresses/135686)
**Author:** [@Colophon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Colophon)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [November 8, 2002, 1:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-reply-to-all-go-to-bcc-addresses/135686 "2002-11-08T01:02:51Z")
Er, what the subject says. If I send out a group email using a BCC list, and somebody hits “reply to all”, does their reply go to the BCC’d addresses to? --- ## [Holiday baking in the MMP](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/holiday-baking-in-the-mmp/774508)
**Author:** [@FairyChatMom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FairyChatMom)\ **Replies:** 310\ **Last updated:** [December 21, 2016, 11:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/holiday-baking-in-the-mmp/774508 "2016-12-21T11:44:08Z")
I baked oatmeal cookies yesterday. OK, they weren’t for any particular reason or season - I just wanted to make them. Since there are just 2 of us in the household, I don’t do the big baking I used to when there were 3… --- ## [Toll tag placement - does it REALLY make a difference?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/toll-tag-placement-does-it-really-make-a-difference/375435)
**Author:** [@happywaffle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/happywaffle)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [October 6, 2006, 4:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/toll-tag-placement-does-it-really-make-a-difference/375435 "2006-10-06T16:22:46Z")
Got my new toll tag (sarcastic “yay”) and it came with very specific instructions on placement on my windshield: one-half inch below the rear view mirror in the center of the windshield. Also included plenty of scary wa… --- ## [Incels, terrorism, and preventative measures](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/incels-terrorism-and-preventative-measures/816002)
**Author:** [@Left\_Hand\_of\_Dorkness](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Left_Hand_of_Dorkness)\ **Replies:** 292\ **Last updated:** [June 19, 2018, 4:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/incels-terrorism-and-preventative-measures/816002 "2018-06-19T16:38:08Z")
There’s been conversation elsewhere about the Incel movement (“involuntary celibates”). Distinct from just any old sexually frustrated person, incels tend heavily toward the misogynistic and violent fantasist, with sever… --- ## [Why Don't Youth Predominate SD Like Other Forums?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-dont-youth-predominate-sd-like-other-forums/649776)
**Author:** [@GreenElf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GreenElf)\ **Replies:** 150\ **Last updated:** [February 15, 2013, 4:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-dont-youth-predominate-sd-like-other-forums/649776 "2013-02-15T04:10:44Z")
Most all forums I’ve posted on have a predominance of youth, average age less than 25, of the forum members. Why don’t the youth predominate here at the SD? --- ## [Why Americans don't like soccer?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-americans-dont-like-soccer/580111)
**Author:** [@pinguin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pinguin)\ **Replies:** 176\ **Last updated:** [May 3, 2011, 10:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-americans-dont-like-soccer/580111 "2011-05-03T22:32:20Z")
Why do you think? Some of my hypothesis: (1) Because they consider it a game for women. (2) Because Americans never win at soccer, so they don’t want to be defeated… (3) Because it is a real team game and Americans a… --- ## [Whose success (or at least fame) do you simply not understand?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whose-success-or-at-least-fame-do-you-simply-not-understand/574823)
**Author:** [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Replies:** 109\ **Last updated:** [March 23, 2011, 12:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whose-success-or-at-least-fame-do-you-simply-not-understand/574823 "2011-03-23T00:56:37Z")
Visiting my sister last night, I found her and her husband watching professional wrestling on USA. Apparently they have rotating hosts, and last night’s was a person named Snooki, a reality television show everyone but m… --- ## [What's your favorite "Holy \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_, Batman!" line? (60s TV show)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-favorite-holy-___________-batman-line-60s-tv-show/558601)
**Author:** [@Chef\_Troy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chef_Troy)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [November 10, 2014, 11:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-favorite-holy-___________-batman-line-60s-tv-show/558601 "2014-11-10T23:06:55Z")
I was just reading this thread about the 60s “Batman” TV show, and it made me think about all the times Robin said “Holy (insert word or phrase here), Batman!” There must have been a bunch of them during the show’s run. … --- ## [I don't get the joke on this T-Shirt?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-dont-get-the-joke-on-this-t-shirt/686659)
**Author:** [@WallFloor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WallFloor)\ **Replies:** 97\ **Last updated:** [October 2, 2020, 8:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-dont-get-the-joke-on-this-t-shirt/686659 "2020-10-02T20:20:38Z")
Mac was wearing this shirt on an episode of ‘Always Sunny’ and Dennis didn’t get it. Neither do I. It says ‘Come to Philly for the Crack’ with a picture of the Liberty Bell. Here’s a Picture of It: http://skreened.co… --- ## [Couch in women's restrooms: what's the real purpose?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/couch-in-womens-restrooms-whats-the-real-purpose/426986)
**Author:** [@elmwood](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elmwood)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [November 20, 2007, 4:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/couch-in-womens-restrooms-whats-the-real-purpose/426986 "2007-11-20T04:38:21Z")
At my place of employment, each of the two women’s bathrooms have an upholstered couch in them. I’ve heard that this is a relatively common phenomenon. My question to the Doper community: what’s the real purpose of hav… --- ## [No ISP for iPad?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-isp-for-ipad/534833)
**Author:** [@mangeorge](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mangeorge)\ **Replies:** 80\ **Last updated:** [September 23, 2011, 8:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-isp-for-ipad/534833 "2011-09-23T20:57:17Z")
Or iPhone? I just realized that when I come here on my iPhone there’s no earthlink involved. At least not that I can see. Is this so, and is it the same for an iPad? I’ve had iPhone since the first, and never noticed. … --- ## [The Best Stripper Names Ever](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-best-stripper-names-ever/418437)
**Author:** [@Alice\_The\_Goon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alice_The_Goon)\ **Replies:** 150\ **Last updated:** [September 14, 2007, 4:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-best-stripper-names-ever/418437 "2007-09-14T04:59:17Z")
I was bored at work yesterday and started asking coworkers what was 1)the name of the first pet they had and 2)the name of the street they grew up on. From this I formed their stripper names. My own is Pepper Nitz- ki… --- ## [When nature grosses you out](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-nature-grosses-you-out/395612)
**Author:** [@gigi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gigi)\ **Replies:** 202\ **Last updated:** [March 27, 2007, 2:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-nature-grosses-you-out/395612 "2007-03-27T02:37:20Z")
You know how seals have those sweet brown eyes? I just found out that they look like that because seals have eyeballs as big as a fist (something about them being made to not collapse from water pressure) and you’re onl… --- ## [Is panty sniffing a purely male activity?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-panty-sniffing-a-purely-male-activity/644724)
**Author:** [@drewtwo99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drewtwo99)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [December 25, 2012, 5:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-panty-sniffing-a-purely-male-activity/644724 "2012-12-25T17:59:38Z")
Inspired by the Crime Scene thread that I’m sure we’re all familiar with by now, I just wanted to ask this question. Obviously not all males sniff panties. I don’t know the percentage of men who make a regular activity … --- ## [Trump Summons TV Figures for Private Meeting, and Lets Them Have It](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-summons-tv-figures-for-private-meeting-and-lets-them-have-it/772737)
**Author:** [@Bridget\_Burke](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bridget_Burke)\ **Replies:** 114\ **Last updated:** [November 25, 2016, 9:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-summons-tv-figures-for-private-meeting-and-lets-them-have-it/772737 "2016-11-25T09:55:56Z")
From the NYT: From the Washington Post: Stephen Bannon, Reince Priebus & Trump’s son-in-law attended the meeting. --- ## [Can Jello be \*re\*set?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-jello-be-re-set/174483)
**Author:** [@StarvingButStrong](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/StarvingButStrong)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [February 15, 2022, 4:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-jello-be-re-set/174483 "2022-02-15T16:28:00Z")
Okay, I screwed up. I was supposed to let the jello ‘thicken’ before adding fruit and pouring into the mold. I got distracted, and when I remembered the jello it was already completely hard. I was wondering: I know Je… --- ## [My Underarms Smell Like Vagina](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-underarms-smell-like-vagina/356317)
**Author:** [@Shagnasty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shagnasty)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [July 8, 2016, 3:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-underarms-smell-like-vagina/356317 "2016-07-08T03:22:23Z")
I have never had much problem with underarm odor. I have certainly never had strong BO. Many other people’s underarm odor smells like onions or perhaps some canned food gone bad. Mine smells like vagina. I ran out of deo… --- ## [Ethical to screen out Trump supporters applying for a job?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ethical-to-screen-out-trump-supporters-applying-for-a-job/928467)
**Author:** [@Akaj](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Akaj)\ **Replies:** 353\ **Last updated:** [February 6, 2021, 2:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ethical-to-screen-out-trump-supporters-applying-for-a-job/928467 "2021-02-06T02:09:52Z")
This thread got me thinking … IANAHRP, but if I were a hiring manager, I would review social media accounts for anyone I was considering and eliminate those whose feeds indicated strong support for Trump. IMHO, anyone w… --- ## [The realisticness of Mad Men?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-realisticness-of-mad-men/528899)
**Author:** [@Gestalt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gestalt)\ **Replies:** 87\ **Last updated:** [July 2, 2012, 10:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-realisticness-of-mad-men/528899 "2012-07-02T22:30:50Z")
I’m officially hooked on this show, but have only watched up to ep. 9 season 1. It is, however, very intriguing. So, does anyone have any idea (preferably first-hand experience) of how realistically the show portrays ex… --- ## [What is a functioning democracy and why I suspect it's an empty, ignorant term](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-a-functioning-democracy-and-why-i-suspect-its-an-empty-ignorant-term/680995)
**Author:** [@Inbred\_Mm\_domesticus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Inbred_Mm_domesticus)\ **Replies:** 93\ **Last updated:** [February 15, 2014, 6:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-a-functioning-democracy-and-why-i-suspect-its-an-empty-ignorant-term/680995 "2014-02-15T18:14:18Z")
The question came to mind after reading this post and the reply it caused. I thought that the Turkish government functions as a democracy, but maybe I am missing something. In searching I found that Jimmy Carter thinks … --- ## [Fuck HOAs](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fuck-hoas/545023)
**Author:** [@joebuck20](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/joebuck20)\ **Replies:** 124\ **Last updated:** [July 8, 2010, 6:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fuck-hoas/545023 "2010-07-08T18:32:47Z")
This story sums up why I will never, ever move into an HOA community. In fact when I was looking for a house last year that was pretty much the one condition I was completely inflexible on. http://www.npr.org/templates/… --- ## [To the members of SDMB: Another one bites the dust. Are you next?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/to-the-members-of-sdmb-another-one-bites-the-dust-are-you-next/71010)
**Author:** [@robgruver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/robgruver)\ **Replies:** 275\ **Last updated:** [July 5, 2001, 1:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/to-the-members-of-sdmb-another-one-bites-the-dust-are-you-next/71010 "2001-07-05T13:08:18Z")
::turns on a fan and starts throwing shit at it:: In yet another outstanding move by our lovely Moderators and Admin’s yet another poster bites the dust. Let’s all give our goodbye’s to Silo. Yes folks, you heard me cor… --- ## [Straight married men: did you ask your wife's father for her hand in marriage?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/straight-married-men-did-you-ask-your-wifes-father-for-her-hand-in-marriage/704478)
**Author:** [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Replies:** 191\ **Last updated:** [November 17, 2014, 6:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/straight-married-men-did-you-ask-your-wifes-father-for-her-hand-in-marriage/704478 "2014-11-17T18:16:13Z")
For that matter: straight married women, did your husband ask your father for your hand? For anyone who answers yes: how did you feel about doing so? I am not going to apologize for asking the question only of persons … --- ## ["Princess Bride" nitpick?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/princess-bride-nitpick/688709)
**Author:** [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)\ **Replies:** 92\ **Last updated:** [June 11, 2014, 2:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/princess-bride-nitpick/688709 "2014-06-11T14:00:53Z")
Why does Westley have to go away and earn money before he can marry Buttercup? “No money for marriage”? So what? Buttercup has her own farm and Westley already lives there and works it. They need only tie the knot, m… --- ## [But... I'm white... and I have a jacket!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/but-im-white-and-i-have-a-jacket/511058)
**Author:** [@Stoneburg](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stoneburg)\ **Replies:** 190\ **Last updated:** [December 2, 2009, 4:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/but-im-white-and-i-have-a-jacket/511058 "2009-12-02T16:57:11Z")
Yesterday I got on the tram to go down town and have lunch with a woman. Since she works as a civil servant and I am a politician, I dressed up a notch. I usually wear a T-shirt or sweater. This time I wore a brown manch… --- ## [Waitstaff pays for "walk out" tabs - defend this practice](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/waitstaff-pays-for-walk-out-tabs-defend-this-practice/675919)
**Author:** [@MikeF](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MikeF)\ **Replies:** 169\ **Last updated:** [January 3, 2014, 10:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/waitstaff-pays-for-walk-out-tabs-defend-this-practice/675919 "2014-01-03T22:43:57Z")
Slate has an article about how many/most restaurants hold the waiter responsible when customers sneak out w/o paying. Are there any Doper/owners out there who care to defend this practice? How can it be so prevalent when… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=253&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=255&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)