# Top **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=266&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:** 267 --- ## [What's up with smelling toast?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-up-with-smelling-toast/422313)
**Author:** [@Binky\_doll](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Binky_doll)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [October 12, 2007, 12:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-up-with-smelling-toast/422313 "2007-10-12T00:06:24Z")
So, all I can find about ‘phantom’ toast aroma (smelling toast or burning toast when there isn’t any around) is that it is a sign of impending stroke or heart attack… well…I’ve been smelling toast for ages (just had an … --- ## [dropping a basketball off empire state building](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dropping-a-basketball-off-empire-state-building/401751)
**Author:** [@onesmellydog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/onesmellydog)\ **Replies:** 104\ **Last updated:** [May 4, 2007, 3:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dropping-a-basketball-off-empire-state-building/401751 "2007-05-04T15:07:21Z")
What would happen if someone dropped a basketball off the top of the Empire State Building? Would it bounce or pop? --- ## [Grocery stores are changing and its making shopping much more difficult for disabled and elderly.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/grocery-stores-are-changing-and-its-making-shopping-much-more-difficult-for-disabled-and-elderly/717138)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 110\ **Last updated:** [April 16, 2015, 8:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/grocery-stores-are-changing-and-its-making-shopping-much-more-difficult-for-disabled-and-elderly/717138 "2015-04-16T08:33:22Z")
I’ve recently seen two my of my local Kroger stores reorganize their aisles. Traditionally there’s always been a center aisle that runs horizontally across the width of the store. You walk down the center aisle, and tur… --- ## [How do self-driving cars deal with stoplights?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-self-driving-cars-deal-with-stoplights/751031)
**Author:** [@chacoguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chacoguy)\ **Replies:** 123\ **Last updated:** [April 14, 2016, 3:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-self-driving-cars-deal-with-stoplights/751031 "2016-04-14T03:29:51Z")
How do they know that particular object is actually a stoplight? How do they, then, react to Red, Yellow, Green? --- ## [Anyone here ever had heel spur surgery?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-here-ever-had-heel-spur-surgery/528477)
**Author:** [@Skammer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skammer)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [January 22, 2014, 8:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-here-ever-had-heel-spur-surgery/528477 "2014-01-22T20:02:39Z")
So for a while now, I’ve had pain in my feet. It’s worse in the mornings or when I’ve been sitting for a while or when I’ve been wearing shoes without much support. I went to a foot doctor who said “plantar fasciatis” an… --- ## [Please talk me down this ledge (my 8 year old is starting puberty)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-talk-me-down-this-ledge-my-8-year-old-is-starting-puberty/666838)
**Author:** [@Mighty\_Girl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mighty_Girl)\ **Replies:** 88\ **Last updated:** [December 3, 2013, 3:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-talk-me-down-this-ledge-my-8-year-old-is-starting-puberty/666838 "2013-12-03T03:51:19Z")
This is how I am feeling right now: :eek::smack::eek: My daughter has just turned 8, and today when I hugged her I noticed a lump under one of her nipples. Panic! Checked the other one. Phew! Wait… Panic! I got my per… --- ## [Grammar question: "my dad" or "my father?"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/grammar-question-my-dad-or-my-father/553808)
**Author:** [@Chris\_Luongo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chris_Luongo)\ **Replies:** 77\ **Last updated:** [September 16, 2010, 11:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/grammar-question-my-dad-or-my-father/553808 "2010-09-16T23:18:19Z")
I’m 36 and in the U.S., if that matters. When I was growing up, I referred to my parents as “my father” and “my mother.” So did all the other kids. Mom and Dad were their first names, as far as I was concerned. It se… --- ## [How do the parking cops know how long you've been parked in the same spot?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-the-parking-cops-know-how-long-youve-been-parked-in-the-same-spot/147563)
**Author:** [@DrLiver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrLiver)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [January 11, 2003, 4:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-the-parking-cops-know-how-long-youve-been-parked-in-the-same-spot/147563 "2003-01-11T16:23:08Z")
Being a poor student; rich enough to have a car but too poor to afford a parking space, I park on the street and move my car once in a while, so I don’t get a ticket. Since I park in the spots where there are time limits… --- ## [What is wrong with having standards?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-wrong-with-having-standards/752513)
**Author:** [@Chihuahua](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chihuahua)\ **Replies:** 204\ **Last updated:** [April 27, 2016, 2:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-wrong-with-having-standards/752513 "2016-04-27T02:16:51Z")
So over the last few weeks I’ve either started participated in a number of threads that revolve around the idea of social and behavioral expectations. I see this is a pretty common theme around here, even though it’s us… --- ## [Police shoot U.S. student's laptop upon entry to Israel](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/police-shoot-u-s-students-laptop-upon-entry-to-israel/521458)
**Author:** [@Desert\_Nomad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Desert_Nomad)\ **Replies:** 121\ **Last updated:** [January 9, 2010, 5:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/police-shoot-u-s-students-laptop-upon-entry-to-israel/521458 "2010-01-09T05:19:22Z")
http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/1135243.html Isn’t this just a bit over the top? Sure doesn’t inspire me to want to go there with my laptop, as mine is currently free of bullet holes. --- ## [What parts of the Bible ban homosexuality?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-parts-of-the-bible-ban-homosexuality/489128)
**Author:** [@Laudenum](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Laudenum)\ **Replies:** 174\ **Last updated:** [March 20, 2009, 5:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-parts-of-the-bible-ban-homosexuality/489128 "2009-03-20T05:06:58Z")
There is “man will not lie with man…” in one part, and there is the whole nuking a city cause its full of gays in another. (Sodom) Are there any other references? --- ## [Let's talk about Hell](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-talk-about-hell/549059)
**Author:** [@Diogenes\_the\_Cynic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Diogenes_the_Cynic)\ **Replies:** 121\ **Last updated:** [September 12, 2011, 9:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-talk-about-hell/549059 "2011-09-12T09:22:48Z")
Specifically, let’s talk about whether or not the concept of Hell as a place of eternal, conscious suffering exists in the Bible. This thread is a response to some requests in this thread, which has given rise to a few s… --- ## [Where to buy a Hitachi Magic Wand in store? (need answer fastish)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-to-buy-a-hitachi-magic-wand-in-store-need-answer-fastish/644887)
**Author:** [@China\_Guy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/China_Guy)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [December 23, 2012, 11:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-to-buy-a-hitachi-magic-wand-in-store-need-answer-fastish/644887 "2012-12-23T23:41:30Z")
This multi purpose massager actually seems to be goot for foot and shoulder massages, as well as other functions. I’m hoping it’s the gift that keeps on giving. :wink: That said, not sure where to buy things in person a… --- ## [American Horror Story: Asylum](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-horror-story-asylum/638152)
**Author:** [@EllisDee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EllisDee)\ **Replies:** 109\ **Last updated:** [January 26, 2013, 3:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-horror-story-asylum/638152 "2013-01-26T15:34:11Z")
The new season started last night, and I for one was impressed. The first episode was excellent, and the premise has a lot of potential. However, what fuck with the scheduling? Due to a logjam at 10pm Weds I set my DVR … --- ## [Consequences of failure of an American to pay an Italian traffic ticket](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/consequences-of-failure-of-an-american-to-pay-an-italian-traffic-ticket/546409)
**Author:** [@CookingWithGas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CookingWithGas)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [August 2, 2011, 7:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/consequences-of-failure-of-an-american-to-pay-an-italian-traffic-ticket/546409 "2011-08-02T19:10:42Z")
I drove a rental car in Italy last year during a vacation in August. Yesterday I received a notice from an Italian municipality that I am being fined 188.10 euros for going 85 kph in a 60. (The American translation of th… --- ## [Which to visit: Stockholm, Oslo, Helsinki or Copenhagen?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-to-visit-stockholm-oslo-helsinki-or-copenhagen/355413)
**Author:** [@Carnac\_the\_Magnificent](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Carnac_the_Magnificent)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [May 7, 2006, 4:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-to-visit-stockholm-oslo-helsinki-or-copenhagen/355413 "2006-05-07T04:51:26Z")
I’ve been to most of Europe’s great cities–and many small–but now have the opprotunity to visit a city up north in Scandinavia. Based on architecture, beauty, food, etc, which would you recommend? --- ## [Which actors do you dislike to watch?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-actors-do-you-dislike-to-watch/721945)
**Author:** [@Love\_Rhombus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Love_Rhombus)\ **Replies:** 169\ **Last updated:** [June 23, 2015, 12:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-actors-do-you-dislike-to-watch/721945 "2015-06-23T00:52:10Z")
It occurred to me while watching “The Island of Dr. Moreau” with Michael York than I have never liked him in anything. I’m sure he’s a perfectly nice guy, it’s just something about the way he acts that rubs me the wrong … --- ## [\[Dr. Horrible\] Something new from Joss Whedon, Nathan Fillion & Neil Patrick Harris](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dr-horrible-something-new-from-joss-whedon-nathan-fillion-neil-patrick-harris/454584)
**Author:** [@Tal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tal)\ **Replies:** 243\ **Last updated:** [December 6, 2008, 3:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dr-horrible-something-new-from-joss-whedon-nathan-fillion-neil-patrick-harris/454584 "2008-12-06T15:52:57Z")
Dr. Horrible’s Sing-Along Blog is a 40 minute, 3 part musical produced for the internet, telling the story of a low-rent supervillain \[Neil Patrick Harris How I Met Your Mother\], the hero \[Nathan Fillion Firefly/Serenity… --- ## [Highly Honored Heritage Hipsters -- Part 2](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/highly-honored-heritage-hipsters-part-2/679847)
**Author:** [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Replies:** 105\ **Last updated:** [February 5, 2014, 3:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/highly-honored-heritage-hipsters-part-2/679847 "2014-02-05T03:02:45Z")
The other thread is getting pretty big and may be too hard to wade through for those who haven’t posted in a while. So there’s this for that purpose. The other thread is still active as of this post. :slight\_smile: --- ## ["Wendy's" Baked Potatoes. Why does my daughter love these more than any other normal baked potato?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wendys-baked-potatoes-why-does-my-daughter-love-these-more-than-any-other-normal-baked-potato/542196)
**Author:** [@Leaffan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaffan)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [August 28, 2011, 12:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wendys-baked-potatoes-why-does-my-daughter-love-these-more-than-any-other-normal-baked-potato/542196 "2011-08-28T00:08:55Z")
Any former Wendy’s employees here who can enlighten me as to the preparation and cooking of these wonderful tubers compared to the really crappy baked potatoes we apparently serve at home? Potato type? Microwaved? Pre… --- ## [TV characters whose personalities drastically changed during series](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-characters-whose-personalities-drastically-changed-during-series/475473)
**Author:** [@Mesquite-oh](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mesquite-oh)\ **Replies:** 138\ **Last updated:** [April 9, 2009, 6:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-characters-whose-personalities-drastically-changed-during-series/475473 "2009-04-09T18:24:02Z")
What TV characters have changed personalities or other characteristics drastically from pilot or first episodes as compared to their present state? I am not necessarily refering to characters in which the writers have s… --- ## [In Memory of Daryl](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-memory-of-daryl/156846)
**Author:** [@Polycarp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Polycarp)\ **Replies:** 334\ **Last updated:** [March 3, 2003, 9:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-memory-of-daryl/156846 "2003-03-03T21:53:38Z")
I never knew Daryl. Now I never will. He’s a teenager whom Andygirl knew and counseled, a kid with a secret – he was gay. His parents were fundamentalists. Now he’s dead – a suicide. Andy tells the story, in little … --- ## [Were you dating someone else when you met "the one"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/were-you-dating-someone-else-when-you-met-the-one/393186)
**Author:** [@elfkin477](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elfkin477)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [February 24, 2007, 9:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/were-you-dating-someone-else-when-you-met-the-one/393186 "2007-02-24T21:13:13Z")
Threads like this one coinciding with (non)events in my personal life\* have created within me the perfect storm of curiousity :wink: So, were you dating someone else when you met the one you love? If so, did meeting “th… --- ## [Federal Judge moves towards overturning DOMA](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/federal-judge-moves-towards-overturning-doma/568294)
**Author:** [@Roderick\_Femm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roderick_Femm)\ **Replies:** 205\ **Last updated:** [March 2, 2011, 11:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/federal-judge-moves-towards-overturning-doma/568294 "2011-03-02T23:34:49Z")
Story here. Although a Mass. federal judge has already ruled DOMA unconstitutional (which the Justice Dept. is appealing), another judge in Oakland, CA has ruled that The argument in this case is that DOMA has DOMA … --- ## [Second try at relationships...ever work?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/second-try-at-relationships-ever-work/597416)
**Author:** [@Ambivalid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ambivalid)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [September 28, 2011, 9:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/second-try-at-relationships-ever-work/597416 "2011-09-28T21:49:23Z")
I’m curious what people’s opinions are on the subject of dating the same person a second time after an initial break up; does this ever work? It would seem to me that if a relationship ends, or isn’t working, it’s pro… --- ## [What commercials drive you insane?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-commercials-drive-you-insane/56336)
**Author:** [@Fionn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fionn)\ **Replies:** 206\ **Last updated:** [August 31, 2002, 7:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-commercials-drive-you-insane/56336 "2002-08-31T19:26:19Z")
What commercials give you an urge to throw the remote through the TV screen? Any commercial featuring the little Pepsi girl are automatically assumed, but luckily I haven’t seen her on TV lately. Now she just taints my m… --- ## [a contentious question about hymens](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-contentious-question-about-hymens/542405)
**Author:** [@AllFreedomUnlessDefyingScience](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AllFreedomUnlessDefyingScience)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [June 15, 2010, 8:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-contentious-question-about-hymens/542405 "2010-06-15T20:34:22Z")
This question may possibly belong in Great Debates, if so please move it and I apologize. As a Male, in my personal experience, I have never had a single women who would share confidences about losing her virginity that… --- ## [Convince me to stop smoking!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/convince-me-to-stop-smoking/562315)
**Author:** [@Doctor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Doctor)\ **Replies:** 187\ **Last updated:** [December 10, 2010, 5:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/convince-me-to-stop-smoking/562315 "2010-12-10T05:46:19Z")
I need some moral support here. I need to quit smoking and I need to do it now. But, anyone who has been there and done that knows it ain’t easy. I tried earlier this year and made it a few weeks before I got hit with so… --- ## [clean well groomed homeless people](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/clean-well-groomed-homeless-people/606134)
**Author:** [@curlcoat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/curlcoat)\ **Replies:** 103\ **Last updated:** [October 9, 2014, 1:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/clean-well-groomed-homeless-people/606134 "2014-10-09T13:38:59Z")
I know this is an inane thing to ask about, but I see it so much here, so… Is there a legitimate reason why a homeless person would be clean, shaved, freshly shampooed/trimmed and wearing clean well cared for clothes? … --- ## [Ethernet Cable vs Coaxial Cable](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ethernet-cable-vs-coaxial-cable/508505)
**Author:** [@emacknight](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/emacknight)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [October 7, 2009, 5:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ethernet-cable-vs-coaxial-cable/508505 "2009-10-07T05:33:07Z")
I recently bought a house, and in the process of setting up my cable the cableguy told me that I have the oldest/ cheapest/worst coaxial cable he’s ever seen. Because of a lack of shielding, I’m losing a lot of signal s… --- ## [NFL 2010 Week 1 discussion.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-2010-week-1-discussion/553188)
**Author:** [@Diogenes\_the\_Cynic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Diogenes_the_Cynic)\ **Replies:** 218\ **Last updated:** [September 16, 2010, 4:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-2010-week-1-discussion/553188 "2010-09-16T04:50:34Z")
The season starts tonight with the Vikings going back to the Superdome to face the Saints in a rematch of the 2009 NFC Championship game (a game I’d rather not talk about). The Saints are favored, and probably should be… --- ## [What TV shows have the most inconsistencies?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-tv-shows-have-the-most-inconsistencies/584716)
**Author:** [@joebuck20](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/joebuck20)\ **Replies:** 77\ **Last updated:** [June 12, 2011, 4:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-tv-shows-have-the-most-inconsistencies/584716 "2011-06-12T16:01:24Z")
According to a recent thread here, the Golden Girls would surely be a contender. Throughout the series it seems like they could never get the women’s ages straight, or for that matter their kids’ ages, the number of kids… --- ## [Applesauce - how long does it keep in the fridge?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/applesauce-how-long-does-it-keep-in-the-fridge/651267)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [February 27, 2013, 4:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/applesauce-how-long-does-it-keep-in-the-fridge/651267 "2013-02-27T16:50:03Z")
Bought a pint jar of applesauce last Tues. No sugar just apples and water. Ascorbic acid to keep it from turning brown. Opened it and had a few spoonfuls. Looking on the internet some sources say it’s only good 3 days??… --- ## [How much should the average 4-year-old weigh?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-should-the-average-4-year-old-weigh/176498)
**Author:** [@ratty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ratty)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [May 27, 2003, 12:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-should-the-average-4-year-old-weigh/176498 "2003-05-27T12:21:32Z")
I was at Kids R Us today buying a birthday gift for a friend’s son. The saleslady was helping me out since I have no idea how to buy kid’s clothes, and as we’re talking about what I should get and I’m trying to estimate … --- ## [Historical myths DEBUNKED!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/historical-myths-debunked/1022251)
**Author:** [@DrDeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrDeth)\ **Replies:** 478\ **Last updated:** [March 6, 2026, 1:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/historical-myths-debunked/1022251 "2026-03-06T01:29:26Z")
Okat, this thread is not for modern Urban Legends- we have Snopes and Brunvand for that. I mean myth out of history- and NO RELIGIOUS MYTHS. Please. Atlantis- there is no Atlantis, they will never find Atlantis, they ca… --- ## [Why do we have stop signs?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-we-have-stop-signs/548211)
**Author:** [@Nars\_Glinley](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nars_Glinley)\ **Replies:** 85\ **Last updated:** [August 2, 2010, 9:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-we-have-stop-signs/548211 "2010-08-02T21:40:23Z")
Couldn’t all stop signs (or maybe 95%) be replaced with yield signs? I would think that the amount of gasoline conserved would be staggering. I just can’t think of any logical or compelling reason that I should have to… --- ## [On: Is self-representing in court a bad idea?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/on-is-self-representing-in-court-a-bad-idea/707719)
**Author:** [@Brady\_Kelly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Brady_Kelly)\ **Replies:** 96\ **Last updated:** [March 11, 2015, 5:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/on-is-self-representing-in-court-a-bad-idea/707719 "2015-03-11T05:41:49Z")
Bricker reckons someone who represents himself in court is a “pre se” litigant. A quick google on that term yields zero results, versus “pro se”, which brings up the host of further reading I was hoping for. --- ## [Your first concert experience?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-first-concert-experience/555010)
**Author:** [@Alpha\_Twit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alpha_Twit)\ **Replies:** 159\ **Last updated:** [March 7, 2016, 6:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-first-concert-experience/555010 "2016-03-07T06:40:30Z")
Pretty simple question really, tell us about seeing your first real concert. Who did you see and where/when were they playing? What, if anything, about the event was there that really sticks in your mind as being notewor… --- ## [Bathroom fan venting into attic -- is this okay?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bathroom-fan-venting-into-attic-is-this-okay/583792)
**Author:** [@Erdosain](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Erdosain)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [May 31, 2011, 3:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bathroom-fan-venting-into-attic-is-this-okay/583792 "2011-05-31T15:43:46Z")
I actually have a bunch of attic questions. Background: I have an attic about 35 or 40 feet long and about 4 feet high. One end of the attic has a set of louvers (sized about 3 feet by 3 feet) that are currently open. T… --- ## ["Dear Advice Columnist: I'm divorcing my porn-loving husband."](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dear-advice-columnist-im-divorcing-my-porn-loving-husband/347118)
**Author:** [@Aeschines](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aeschines)\ **Replies:** 228\ **Last updated:** [March 10, 2006, 10:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dear-advice-columnist-im-divorcing-my-porn-loving-husband/347118 "2006-03-10T10:10:36Z")
I have seen columns like this appearing in newspapers ever since I knew what sex was. They go something like this: Dear Advice Columnist, We used to have a great marriage, but six months ago I caught my husband looking… --- ## [Why do you think America dominates the sports world?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-you-think-america-dominates-the-sports-world/580839)
**Author:** [@Rondembo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rondembo)\ **Replies:** 130\ **Last updated:** [July 15, 2012, 9:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-you-think-america-dominates-the-sports-world/580839 "2012-07-15T21:19:07Z")
One thing is undeniable, we have the greatest athletes on the planet. From LeBron James to Peyton Manning to Alex Rodriguez, no other country can offer so many elite athletes. We dominate the Olympics (the only relevant … --- ## [Anti-tattoo discrimination; should this be a thing?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anti-tattoo-discrimination-should-this-be-a-thing/695821)
**Author:** [@Mr.Kobayashi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Kobayashi)\ **Replies:** 106\ **Last updated:** [August 22, 2014, 7:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anti-tattoo-discrimination-should-this-be-a-thing/695821 "2014-08-22T19:37:14Z")
As reported by the beeb there are some who call for anti-tattoo discrimination in employer-employee relations to be illegal. Let’s take an example from the article. There’s a lady working as a consultant, has all the ski… --- ## [Man... Linda Hamilton's looking a bit rough for 52!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/man-linda-hamiltons-looking-a-bit-rough-for-52/465119)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 63\ **Last updated:** [May 24, 2016, 6:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/man-linda-hamiltons-looking-a-bit-rough-for-52/465119 "2016-05-24T18:29:07Z")
Wow! --- ## [Men expelled from Saudi Arabia for being just too good looking](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/men-expelled-from-saudi-arabia-for-being-just-too-good-looking/655922)
**Author:** [@Der\_Trihs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Der_Trihs)\ **Replies:** 79\ **Last updated:** [May 2, 2013, 6:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/men-expelled-from-saudi-arabia-for-being-just-too-good-looking/655922 "2013-05-02T18:32:35Z")
Really. That’s got to make for great pick-up lines. “Hey baby, I’m so sexy I’ve been officially declared a national threat!” --- ## [OK. I give up. Why all the hate on Guinastasia?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ok-i-give-up-why-all-the-hate-on-guinastasia/596654)
**Author:** [@monstro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/monstro)\ **Replies:** 140\ **Last updated:** [September 22, 2011, 8:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ok-i-give-up-why-all-the-hate-on-guinastasia/596654 "2011-09-22T20:30:30Z")
Inspired by this I’ve been on the Dope for a long time now, but I guess I’m just not quick enough or something. Why does everyone hate on Guin all the time? She’s like the Meg Griffin of the Straight Dope. I know she… --- ## [What's so wrong about passing on the right?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-so-wrong-about-passing-on-the-right/255717)
**Author:** [@rostfrei](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rostfrei)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [August 18, 2004, 8:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-so-wrong-about-passing-on-the-right/255717 "2004-08-18T08:27:37Z")
While driving on Interstate 95 from Northern Virginia to Southside, my passenger, who is from Germany, was horrified that I’d passed a slow vehicle on the right. He said that it was illegal in Germany and “most everywhe… --- ## [How long will republicans play chicken with the economy?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-long-will-republicans-play-chicken-with-the-economy/586873)
**Author:** [@JimH52](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JimH52)\ **Replies:** 184\ **Last updated:** [July 21, 2011, 10:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-long-will-republicans-play-chicken-with-the-economy/586873 "2011-07-21T22:17:58Z")
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/43516656/ns/business-eye\_on\_the\_economy/t/debt-talks-break-down-clock-ticks-toward-crisis/ Let’s see… -tax breaks for oil companies are off limits -pre-W tax rates for the wealthy are off l… --- ## [Read me quick, by morning I will have disappeared! (mod rant)(long)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/read-me-quick-by-morning-i-will-have-disappeared-mod-rant-long/413945)
**Author:** [@bbs2k](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bbs2k)\ **Replies:** 236\ **Last updated:** [August 11, 2007, 1:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/read-me-quick-by-morning-i-will-have-disappeared-mod-rant-long/413945 "2007-08-11T01:37:23Z")
I’ve been a member here for years and years now, and this is only the second pit I’ve started regarding the moderation on this board. Given the only other one was earlier this week, but that was more tongue-in-cheek. H… --- ## [Police/pedestrian encounter (rights violated). What would you have done?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/police-pedestrian-encounter-rights-violated-what-would-you-have-done/565592)
**Author:** [@rostfrei](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rostfrei)\ **Replies:** 157\ **Last updated:** [January 3, 2012, 7:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/police-pedestrian-encounter-rights-violated-what-would-you-have-done/565592 "2012-01-03T19:13:23Z")
I had an interesting experience with the police last night that I’d like to get some opinions on. Last night, at about 10pm, I discovered that I needed something from the grocery store. So, I decided to truck on down t… --- ## [What was the most shocking turn on series TV? \[LOTS OF OPEN SPOILERS -- edited title\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-the-most-shocking-turn-on-series-tv-lots-of-open-spoilers-edited-title/706586)
**Author:** [@Amateur\_Barbarian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Amateur_Barbarian)\ **Replies:** 151\ **Last updated:** [December 10, 2023, 2:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-the-most-shocking-turn-on-series-tv-lots-of-open-spoilers-edited-title/706586 "2023-12-10T14:46:49Z")
These days, it’s almost impossible for a television show to have a surprise turn without it being telegraphed - f’rex, everyone knew that someone was going to die in the last episode of Walking Dead; the only surprise wa… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=265&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=267&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)