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**Author:** [@Spoke](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spoke)\ **Replies:** 109\ **Last updated:** [March 16, 2012, 12:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/resolved-delaware-does-not-exist/30358 "2012-03-16T12:49:01Z")
I don’t get it. I never meet anyone who admits to being from Delaware. I would like to knock it off of my “states not visited” list, but it always seems to be out of the way, wherever I happen to be (as if the whole stat… --- ## [Oak's NFL Fantasy League 2011](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oaks-nfl-fantasy-league-2011/588812)
**Author:** [@Oakminster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Oakminster)\ **Replies:** 229\ **Last updated:** [December 27, 2011, 7:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oaks-nfl-fantasy-league-2011/588812 "2011-12-27T19:22:49Z")
As promised, I’m running an NFL Fantasy League this year. It’s got 2 QBs, 1 Offensive flex position, and a few other random tweaks to the default settings. 14 teams, 2 Divisions, 4 teams make the playoffs. Live Draft … --- ## [Lost your car keys?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lost-your-car-keys/572995)
**Author:** [@jsc1953](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jsc1953)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [November 9, 2012, 6:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lost-your-car-keys/572995 "2012-11-09T18:53:03Z")
I just spent a weekend on a car trip in a strange town, hundreds of miles from home. And I had a disquieting thought while walking on the beach…WTF would I do if I lost the keys to the car? This little thought experime… --- ## [Serious question: Why didn't Bush face impeachment over Iraq?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/serious-question-why-didnt-bush-face-impeachment-over-iraq/691224)
**Author:** [@2ManyTacos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/2ManyTacos)\ **Replies:** 123\ **Last updated:** [July 2, 2014, 3:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/serious-question-why-didnt-bush-face-impeachment-over-iraq/691224 "2014-07-02T15:25:24Z")
A bit of disclosure: I’m only 22. When 9/11 happened, I was still in elementary school, so all of the military and political decisions that subsequently took place went way above my head at the time. Honestly, I don’t … --- ## [Really? Professors aren't taught how to teach?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/really-professors-arent-taught-how-to-teach/638491)
**Author:** [@Reply](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Reply)\ **Replies:** 107\ **Last updated:** [October 25, 2012, 2:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/really-professors-arent-taught-how-to-teach/638491 "2012-10-25T14:38:17Z")
A friend of mine wants to become a college professor. He’s in the English graduate program and I asked him why he wasn’t in the teaching program instead. According to him, there isn’t a college major (or supplemental pr… --- ## [Freemason Passwords](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/freemason-passwords/63859)
**Author:** [@Starbury](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Starbury)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [May 21, 2016, 11:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/freemason-passwords/63859 "2016-05-21T23:09:32Z")
I’ve searched the previous Freemason topics here, but I haven’t found an answer to this question: Can someone explain to me the meaning behind the word ‘BOAZ’, the password for Masons? From what I have read, this is the… --- ## [Pistol-packing soccer mom's loss of carry permit causes her vagina to close up](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pistol-packing-soccer-moms-loss-of-carry-permit-causes-her-vagina-to-close-up/474391)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 261\ **Last updated:** [December 9, 2008, 1:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pistol-packing-soccer-moms-loss-of-carry-permit-causes-her-vagina-to-close-up/474391 "2008-12-09T01:49:03Z")
This is the final sorry episodeof the story reported some time ago about the woman who liked to attend various community and social functions like soccer games etc. while packing heat. --- ## [What exactly does bad gas \[gas that has sat for a while\] do to an older vehicle?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-exactly-does-bad-gas-gas-that-has-sat-for-a-while-do-to-an-older-vehicle/588767)
**Author:** [@Phlosphr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Phlosphr)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [September 6, 2013, 1:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-exactly-does-bad-gas-gas-that-has-sat-for-a-while-do-to-an-older-vehicle/588767 "2013-09-06T13:21:26Z")
As I have posted before - this ought to be a blog by now - I have a 1982 Jeep J-20 and am trying to get it back to perfect working order, and I know I am close! Re-built the carburetor, changed all the lines, all the bel… --- ## [Search for the cutest animal ever](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/search-for-the-cutest-animal-ever/544975)
**Author:** [@Freudian\_Slit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Freudian_Slit)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [July 1, 2010, 11:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/search-for-the-cutest-animal-ever/544975 "2010-07-01T23:07:17Z")
Or at least on the Internet. Now, I’m not looking for a species. Saying, “I think dogs/cats/vultures” are the cutest animals isn’t enough. We’re looking for a specific animal. So far, I nominate this happy puffer fish,… --- ## [What if the recounts go Clinton's way?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-if-the-recounts-go-clintons-way/773087)
**Author:** [@Quartz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quartz)\ **Replies:** 121\ **Last updated:** [December 1, 2016, 8:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-if-the-recounts-go-clintons-way/773087 "2016-12-01T20:37:05Z")
Assorted recounts are in the works. What if they go Clinton’s way and hand her the Presidency? Outside the US I expect there will be huge - no, huuuuge :slight\_smile: - sighs of relief but what about inside the US? --- ## [Tingling Hands After Exhale](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tingling-hands-after-exhale/541352)
**Author:** [@jsmaine22](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jsmaine22)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [August 24, 2019, 1:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tingling-hands-after-exhale/541352 "2019-08-24T01:28:26Z")
This has happened to me since I was in high school, but I think for many years didn’t recur. Lately, I am noticing it more. When I take an deep involuntary breath or sigh, at the point I finish my exhalation there is a l… --- ## [People do not know how to act around mixed heritage people](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/people-do-not-know-how-to-act-around-mixed-heritage-people/572389)
**Author:** [@rogerbox](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rogerbox)\ **Replies:** 155\ **Last updated:** [February 26, 2011, 6:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/people-do-not-know-how-to-act-around-mixed-heritage-people/572389 "2011-02-26T18:54:36Z")
I’m not sure what it is, but otherwise rational, open minded people seem to become utterly inept socially when they are exposed to mixed people. They will do and say things that would be considered impolite or stupid ar… --- ## [How well do electric vehicles handle extreme cold?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-well-do-electric-vehicles-handle-extreme-cold/957318)
**Author:** [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Replies:** 166\ **Last updated:** [February 25, 2022, 8:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-well-do-electric-vehicles-handle-extreme-cold/957318 "2022-02-25T20:11:52Z")
Just curious. The thread about the I-95 jam mentions in passing that EVs may not handle cold well and run out of charge. I’m going to drive to work in an hour in -36C, in my gas powered vehicle. How would an EV handle t… --- ## [Dispatches from post-racial America.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dispatches-from-post-racial-america/714618)
**Author:** [@mhendo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mhendo)\ **Replies:** 110\ **Last updated:** [March 21, 2015, 6:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dispatches-from-post-racial-america/714618 "2015-03-21T18:03:55Z")
As we all know, the election of Barack Obama clearly demonstrates that the United States is a post-racial society. We might have had a few problems in the past, but they’re all behind us now. Color-blindness is the new n… --- ## [Saudi Arabia severs ties with Iran - what does it mean?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/saudi-arabia-severs-ties-with-iran-what-does-it-mean/742105)
**Author:** [@Chetumal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chetumal)\ **Replies:** 133\ **Last updated:** [January 8, 2016, 7:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/saudi-arabia-severs-ties-with-iran-what-does-it-mean/742105 "2016-01-08T19:43:32Z")
Is this ok, good, or really bad? I’ve read the news reports but can’t get a take on what this means for the region and/or the rest of the world. Can anyone explain this, using small words? --- ## [American Academy of Pediatrics Now Says Circumcision's Benefits Outweigh Risks](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-academy-of-pediatrics-now-says-circumcisions-benefits-outweigh-risks/632857)
**Author:** [@Frylock](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frylock)\ **Replies:** 172\ **Last updated:** [September 3, 2012, 8:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-academy-of-pediatrics-now-says-circumcisions-benefits-outweigh-risks/632857 "2012-09-03T20:09:22Z")
Does this mean we need to get to hacking? --- ## [Godfather II question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/godfather-ii-question/515938)
**Author:** [@Lethal\_Babydoll](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lethal_Babydoll)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [May 16, 2011, 8:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/godfather-ii-question/515938 "2011-05-16T08:53:08Z")
After reading Cafe Society during my lunch break for the past 7 years, I’ve finally decided to join in on the fun. You guys are so entertaining. Here’s the question I’ve always wanted to ask (and, lord I hope i didn’t m… --- ## [New game: Neverending thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-game-neverending-thread/34569)
**Author:** [@Homer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Homer)\ **Replies:** 622\ **Last updated:** [November 27, 2000, 12:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-game-neverending-thread/34569 "2000-11-27T00:25:35Z")
I got this from a newsgroup. It’s the thread that never dies, it’s a word association thread. I post a single word. You post the first word related to it that pops into your head. When you reply, you copy (not quote) t… --- ## [Your Pets' Names?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-pets-names/572409)
**Author:** [@Quasimodem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quasimodem)\ **Replies:** 173\ **Last updated:** [March 12, 2011, 7:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-pets-names/572409 "2011-03-12T19:45:02Z")
Please share with me your dog’s and cat’s names and how you decided on that particular name? My Maine Coon is named Bertrand after Bertrand Russell, (Bertrand Russell - Wikipedia) a man I have admired all my adult life. … --- ## [Need $100,000 fast. Any suggestions?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-100-000-fast-any-suggestions/432667)
**Author:** [@Winston\_Smith](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Winston_Smith)\ **Replies:** 106\ **Last updated:** [March 14, 2016, 8:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-100-000-fast-any-suggestions/432667 "2016-03-14T08:29:09Z")
I need to make some extra money. $100,000 as a matter of fact. It’s sort of beyond the scope of what I could make with a paper route or a part-time job at Starbucks, I think. Plus, I’ve got a very demanding job, so I don… --- ## [Mr. brown caves and uses neti pot - and he loves it](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mr-brown-caves-and-uses-neti-pot-and-he-loves-it/475878)
**Author:** [@teela\_brown](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/teela_brown)\ **Replies:** 204\ **Last updated:** [February 19, 2009, 2:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mr-brown-caves-and-uses-neti-pot-and-he-loves-it/475878 "2009-02-19T14:19:34Z")
I posted a couple of years ago about the use of a neti pot to relieve symptoms of sinusitis, as Mr. brown is a chronic sufferer. As discussed in my original thread, he was adamant about not trying a neti pot, as he cons… --- ## [Dice probability paradox](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dice-probability-paradox/479298)
**Author:** [@Fantome](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fantome)\ **Replies:** 157\ **Last updated:** [January 13, 2009, 4:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dice-probability-paradox/479298 "2009-01-13T04:26:47Z")
There are 36 equally probable ways two dice can land: 1 - 1, 1 - 2, 1 - 3, 1 - 4, 1 - 5, 1 - 6 2 - 1, 2 - 2, 2 - 3, 2 - 4, 2 - 5, 2 - 6 3 - 1, 3 - 2, 3 - 3, 3 - 4, 3 - 5, 3 - 6 4 - 1, 4 - 2, 4 - 3, 4 - 4, 4 - 5, 4 - … --- ## [Time To Dismember (Rants of September){OLD}](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/time-to-dismember-rants-of-september-old/989475)
**Author:** [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Replies:** 546\ **Last updated:** [June 11, 2024, 11:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/time-to-dismember-rants-of-september-old/989475 "2024-06-11T23:14:43Z")
I think this is new for this month. Went to our local bank today to attempt to open a savings account to deposit a fairly hefty check in. Talked to a rather sleepy cashier who told me that “both managers are off for the… --- ## [Is low HDL a problem when you have low LDL?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-low-hdl-a-problem-when-you-have-low-ldl/650713)
**Author:** [@Gary\_Robson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gary_Robson)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [February 20, 2013, 10:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-low-hdl-a-problem-when-you-have-low-ldl/650713 "2013-02-20T10:38:46Z")
I’ve been perusing medical sites trying to get an answer to this but I haven’t found anything that really makes it clear to me. Can anyone explain it to me? I just got back lab results from my latest checkup. My total c… --- ## [Why don't Mcdonalds serve their breakfast menu all day?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-dont-mcdonalds-serve-their-breakfast-menu-all-day/527569)
**Author:** [@Lobsang](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lobsang)\ **Replies:** 74\ **Last updated:** [February 9, 2010, 5:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-dont-mcdonalds-serve-their-breakfast-menu-all-day/527569 "2010-02-09T17:42:10Z")
I think they’d make a killing. I sit here at 19:30 looking at the mcdonalds website (.co.uk) deciding what to have. And I find myself salivating over the sausage’n egg mcmuffin. It’s all I want, but I can’t have it. S… --- ## [The Control-V game](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-control-v-game/194722)
**Author:** [@The\_Man\_With\_The\_Golden\_Gun](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Man_With_The_Golden_Gun)\ **Replies:** 350\ **Last updated:** [December 11, 2013, 6:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-control-v-game/194722 "2013-12-11T18:48:19Z")
Here, we play the Control-V game. The rules are simple. You hit Control-V, which pastes whatever you have on your clipboard, the last thing you copied, and post it. Here’s mine: UMCALIMA CASAR! UMCALIMA CASAR! --- ## [65 years old, blind, suffering from dementia, and now crippled...\[update: passed away\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/65-years-old-blind-suffering-from-dementia-and-now-crippled-update-passed-away/820450)
**Author:** [@kaylasdad99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kaylasdad99)\ **Replies:** 208\ **Last updated:** [February 9, 2020, 4:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/65-years-old-blind-suffering-from-dementia-and-now-crippled-update-passed-away/820450 "2020-02-09T04:48:04Z")
Not sure if this is a Pit rant, or an MPSIMS post. Not sure if I’m going to post it after I finish writing it. I’ve been composing it inside my head for weeks. Maybe I’ll write it out, then decide to C&P it to a documen… --- ## [Limiting/flagging/forbidding post with content offensive to other members.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/limiting-flagging-forbidding-post-with-content-offensive-to-other-members/814854)
**Author:** [@Morgenstern](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Morgenstern)\ **Replies:** 261\ **Last updated:** [May 30, 2018, 3:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/limiting-flagging-forbidding-post-with-content-offensive-to-other-members/814854 "2018-05-30T15:59:13Z")
I didn’t want to post another thread because I’m certainly the wrong one to define the issues behind this. I’m afraid that those who can define and explain this feel their voices won’t be heard, so why bother. It’s no… --- ## [Um, that doesn't mean what you think it does...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/um-that-doesnt-mean-what-you-think-it-does/426303)
**Author:** [@Chessic\_Sense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chessic_Sense)\ **Replies:** 225\ **Last updated:** [December 13, 2007, 10:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/um-that-doesnt-mean-what-you-think-it-does/426303 "2007-12-13T22:17:29Z")
While at work (daycare) today, a parent said of her husband “He really likes country music…the circle jerk that he is.” I asked her to repeat it. “…the circle jerk that he is.” Instead of correcting her, I just let it… --- ## [Wow, I hate this new format](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wow-i-hate-this-new-format/795610)
**Author:** [@Son\_of\_a\_Rich](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Son_of_a_Rich)\ **Replies:** 289\ **Last updated:** [September 17, 2017, 3:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wow-i-hate-this-new-format/795610 "2017-09-17T15:20:39Z")
It’ll take a while to get used to it. What was wrong with thw ay it was? --- ## [I am going to trade oil after the bottom](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-going-to-trade-oil-after-the-bottom/739909)
**Author:** [@Try2B\_Comprehensive](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Try2B_Comprehensive)\ **Replies:** 145\ **Last updated:** [March 12, 2016, 12:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-going-to-trade-oil-after-the-bottom/739909 "2016-03-12T00:10:40Z")
I have had a long-standing rule against ever buying any oil stock. I have made tens of thousands investing in alternative energy and industrial/transportation stocks. I am not giving up on that thesis. But. At some poin… --- ## [Why are Nurses "Sexy"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-nurses-sexy/450185)
**Author:** [@Furious\_Marmot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Furious_Marmot)\ **Replies:** 104\ **Last updated:** [May 29, 2008, 9:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-nurses-sexy/450185 "2008-05-29T21:21:35Z")
The idea of the “sexy nurse” seems to be well established in our culture. Why? Most of the nurses I’ve met remind me of my matronly aunties. Furthermore, in my experience, the presence of a nurse means something unple… --- ## [S.h.i.e.l.d 3.4.14 t.a.h.i.t.i](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/s-h-i-e-l-d-3-4-14-t-a-h-i-t-i/682899)
**Author:** [@Intergalactic\_Gladiator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Intergalactic_Gladiator)\ **Replies:** 110\ **Last updated:** [March 11, 2014, 1:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/s-h-i-e-l-d-3-4-14-t-a-h-i-t-i/682899 "2014-03-11T01:24:24Z")
Holy guacamole! What the heck was that? I missed the first 20 minutes but damn that was something at the end. I wish they could have not killed those two guards at the hidden base – those guys were just doing their jobs… --- ## [Can you still stay at the YMCA?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-still-stay-at-the-ymca/615346)
**Author:** [@robert\_columbia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/robert_columbia)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [March 12, 2012, 3:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-still-stay-at-the-ymca/615346 "2012-03-12T15:36:37Z")
I know it’s supposed to be fun. I found this previous SD thread, but all the links are now broken. --- ## [What's the betting on the election - can Bush win?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-betting-on-the-election-can-bush-win/218769)
**Author:** [@don\_t\_ask](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/don_t_ask)\ **Replies:** 364\ **Last updated:** [April 21, 2004, 7:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-betting-on-the-election-can-bush-win/218769 "2004-04-21T19:52:50Z")
I only ask because all my friends and I assumed Bush would be getting the bum’s rush in 2004. Recently I saw Letterman and part of his monologue was along the lines of, “People ask what are the Democrat primaries for…to … --- ## [Where did this "Moon god" nonsense come from?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-did-this-moon-god-nonsense-come-from/720111)
**Author:** [@Dave\_Enn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dave_Enn)\ **Replies:** 182\ **Last updated:** [May 27, 2015, 5:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-did-this-moon-god-nonsense-come-from/720111 "2015-05-27T05:20:02Z")
Every forum I’m reading these days, wherever Islam comes up, some fundy-tard throws out this crap that Allah is not the God of Abraham. Every Muslim that I’ve ever spoken to affirms that, yes, Allah is the Judeo-Christia… --- ## [When people die in a car crash what specific injuries usually kill them?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-people-die-in-a-car-crash-what-specific-injuries-usually-kill-them/317994)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [August 22, 2005, 2:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-people-die-in-a-car-crash-what-specific-injuries-usually-kill-them/317994 "2005-08-22T02:03:59Z")
Morbid curiosity - When someone gets hit in a car crash what are the usual injuries they die of, and how specifically do these injuries kill them? --- ## [who invented anal sex?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-invented-anal-sex/90934)
**Author:** [@Niobium\_Knight](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Niobium_Knight)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [November 4, 2001, 6:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-invented-anal-sex/90934 "2001-11-04T18:40:35Z")
did someone miss-aim? --- ## [One sentence summaries that miss the point.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-sentence-summaries-that-miss-the-point/161774)
**Author:** [@3trew](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/3trew)\ **Replies:** 242\ **Last updated:** [March 26, 2009, 6:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-sentence-summaries-that-miss-the-point/161774 "2009-03-26T18:29:19Z")
The challenge is to summarize a book or movie in a single sentence or sentence fragment, managing to be right but still miss something important. Examples: (This one is stolen from the National Lampoon) The Diary of An… --- ## [Describe how a 'good' TV or movie character was actually a villian. Show your work](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/describe-how-a-good-tv-or-movie-character-was-actually-a-villian-show-your-work/969019)
**Author:** [@solost](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/solost)\ **Replies:** 278\ **Last updated:** [January 21, 2023, 12:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/describe-how-a-good-tv-or-movie-character-was-actually-a-villian-show-your-work/969019 "2023-01-21T00:55:02Z")
I just found this article speculating that Jim Halpert was actually the villain of The Office. I hadn’t heard this theory before, but I had always thought “y’know, for a ‘good guy’ Jim is actually really kind of a jerk” … --- ## [Tell Me About Your First Cigarette](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-about-your-first-cigarette/422858)
**Author:** [@ShibbOleth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ShibbOleth)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [November 21, 2014, 7:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-about-your-first-cigarette/422858 "2014-11-21T19:49:19Z")
This is for anyone who has ever tried a cigarette, whether or not you continue(d) to smoke. Why did you first light up a cigarette? How old were you? What do you remember about the experience? Do you still smoke? If… --- ## [lawn aeration: beneficial, or bullshit?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lawn-aeration-beneficial-or-bullshit/579232)
**Author:** [@Machine\_Elf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Machine_Elf)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [April 22, 2011, 5:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lawn-aeration-beneficial-or-bullshit/579232 "2011-04-22T17:54:10Z")
professional lawn maintenance folks all offer lawn aeration as one of their services. It doesn’t seem to me like pulling a plug of soil every foot or so would make much difference, but then again my yard looks like shi… --- ## [Permitted Rave shut down by People in Fatigues with Assault Rifles](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/permitted-rave-shut-down-by-people-in-fatigues-with-assault-rifles/318126)
**Author:** [@mswas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mswas)\ **Replies:** 315\ **Last updated:** [August 31, 2005, 3:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/permitted-rave-shut-down-by-people-in-fatigues-with-assault-rifles/318126 "2005-08-31T15:13:34Z")
This is for those of you who scoff everytime someone talks about this country turning into a fascist police state. http://homepage.mac.com/apexgrin/.Public/fascism.mov I know a lot of people are going to try to shut th… --- ## [So, what's the deal with Wyoming?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-whats-the-deal-with-wyoming/615693)
**Author:** [@Rachellelogram](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rachellelogram)\ **Replies:** 93\ **Last updated:** [March 27, 2012, 3:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-whats-the-deal-with-wyoming/615693 "2012-03-27T03:57:54Z")
It doesn’t seem like it should be so sparsely populated. It’s just north of Colorado and Utah, and lots people seem to live there. And I’ve met plenty of other people (online & at college) who are from Idaho, but I’ve ne… --- ## [peeing with a tampon in](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/peeing-with-a-tampon-in/621104)
**Author:** [@copperwindow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/copperwindow)\ **Replies:** 83\ **Last updated:** [July 21, 2014, 5:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/peeing-with-a-tampon-in/621104 "2014-07-21T05:18:48Z")
My girlfriend doesn’t like tampons because she says the string gets wet when she pees and makes it smell and she wonders what other women do about this. What do other women do about this? --- ## [Emilia Clarke, nudity, GOT, contracts, etc.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/emilia-clarke-nudity-got-contracts-etc/754605)
**Author:** [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Replies:** 172\ **Last updated:** [May 21, 2016, 10:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/emilia-clarke-nudity-got-contracts-etc/754605 "2016-05-21T22:53:02Z")
There has been considerable, even interminable, discussion in this Game of Thrones show-only thread about Clarke’s refusal to do any more nude scenes: Game of Thrones 6.03 "Oathbreaker" 5/8/2016 \[Show discussion\] - Cafe … --- ## [(Old) Don't Sleep On The President's Day Sales - A Mattress MMP](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-dont-sleep-on-the-presidents-day-sales-a-mattress-mmp/997754)
**Author:** [@dogbutler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dogbutler)\ **Replies:** 365\ **Last updated:** [February 28, 2024, 7:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-dont-sleep-on-the-presidents-day-sales-a-mattress-mmp/997754 "2024-02-28T19:30:36Z")
It’s President’s Day, and the traditional mattress sales are on. Which means heaving 116lbs. mattresses in a box for the next week. Oy vey. On the other hand, my nice firm OMF mattress will be calling my name after wor… --- ## [Has anyone been seriously lost in a corn field?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-anyone-been-seriously-lost-in-a-corn-field/406495)
**Author:** [@Crafter\_Man](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crafter_Man)\ **Replies:** 74\ **Last updated:** [November 17, 2014, 10:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-anyone-been-seriously-lost-in-a-corn-field/406495 "2014-11-17T22:21:56Z")
Some of the corn fields around here are huge. And the ones in Iowa and Kansas are much bigger than the ones around here. I would imagine a person could get easily lost when walking in such a corn field when the stalks a… --- ## [Una: Go Drink a Juicebox](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/una-go-drink-a-juicebox/560481)
**Author:** [@Shot\_From\_Guns](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shot_From_Guns)\ **Replies:** 168\ **Last updated:** [November 24, 2010, 7:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/una-go-drink-a-juicebox/560481 "2010-11-24T19:44:56Z")
Una Persson: You asked a stupid question in the thread about Cooks Source. I pointed out it was a stupid question by answering it in a snarky way. When various people there didn’t immediately leap to your defense and ag… --- ## [Do you know how to use the seatbelt on an airplane?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-know-how-to-use-the-seatbelt-on-an-airplane/626851)
**Author:** [@emacknight](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/emacknight)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [August 28, 2015, 6:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-know-how-to-use-the-seatbelt-on-an-airplane/626851 "2015-08-28T06:32:54Z")
Can you tell I’ve been flying a lot lately? I recently had a flight that involved changing planes twice. On the third plane there was mechanical trouble so we had to go back in to the terminal and wait for a new plane.… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=258&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=260&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)