# Top **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=295&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:** 296 --- ## [I do not believe you. In fact, I think you're a liar.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-do-not-believe-you-in-fact-i-think-youre-a-liar/511154)
**Author:** [@wonky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wonky)\ **Replies:** 168\ **Last updated:** [October 19, 2009, 5:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-do-not-believe-you-in-fact-i-think-youre-a-liar/511154 "2009-10-19T17:23:31Z")
No, you do not know someone named “Oranjello” or “Lemonjello.” No, you do not know someone named “Shithead Asshole” pronounced “Shih THAYD ah SHO lee” or otherwise. No, you do not know people named Female, Vagina, Clit… --- ## [Help me convince my boyfriend to split birth control costs](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-convince-my-boyfriend-to-split-birth-control-costs/493329)
**Author:** [@MissIntent](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MissIntent)\ **Replies:** 193\ **Last updated:** [April 22, 2009, 6:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-convince-my-boyfriend-to-split-birth-control-costs/493329 "2009-04-22T18:36:32Z")
Short and sweet: I just lost my health insurance and now have to full price for birth control, which will now be $60 every 4 weeks, as opposed to $25. I asked my boyfriend to split the price and he gave me a very grey … --- ## [What is wrong with the heater/temperature gauge in my car?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-wrong-with-the-heater-temperature-gauge-in-my-car/566250)
**Author:** [@Kkrose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kkrose)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [January 4, 2011, 5:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-wrong-with-the-heater-temperature-gauge-in-my-car/566250 "2011-01-04T17:23:05Z")
I have a 2004 Mazda Tribute that I adore. It has never caused me any problems and other than routine maintenance has never cost me anything in repairs. I guess it’s about time, but I am hoping this is a relatively cheap … --- ## [Hot, or not? Honestly rate your looks](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hot-or-not-honestly-rate-your-looks/666432)
**Author:** [@Rodgers01](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rodgers01)\ **Replies:** 164\ **Last updated:** [August 28, 2013, 7:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hot-or-not-honestly-rate-your-looks/666432 "2013-08-28T07:48:21Z")
On a scale of 1 to 10, 1 being the ugliest, 10 being the most beautiful/handsome, how do you rate? And I don’t mean all-dolled-up-ready-for-your-glamour-shot looks, but your normal, natural, god-given looks. Anonymous … --- ## [Saying "I Love You" at the end of phone conversations](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/saying-i-love-you-at-the-end-of-phone-conversations/518189)
**Author:** [@mauxlicious](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mauxlicious)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [November 23, 2009, 4:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/saying-i-love-you-at-the-end-of-phone-conversations/518189 "2009-11-23T16:19:33Z")
My SO travels often for work. When she is gone (generally 3-4 nights a week)it is customary for us to speak on the telephone before we go to bed. At the end of these phone conversations we always say “I Love You” to ea… --- ## [Your top 5 favorite books of all time](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-top-5-favorite-books-of-all-time/486049)
**Author:** [@Sir\_T-Cups](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sir_T-Cups)\ **Replies:** 184\ **Last updated:** [February 25, 2009, 11:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-top-5-favorite-books-of-all-time/486049 "2009-02-25T23:14:37Z")
Inspired actually by this thread, although I am sure it has been asked before I wanna know everyone’s top 5 favorite books of all time. Don’t separate them by genre, year, author, or any of that stuff. I want your top … --- ## [Iran: If our oil exports are sanctioned, we'll allow NO oil to pass the Straits of Hormuz](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/iran-if-our-oil-exports-are-sanctioned-well-allow-no-oil-to-pass-the-straits-of-hormuz/607641)
**Author:** [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)\ **Replies:** 150\ **Last updated:** [January 5, 2012, 9:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/iran-if-our-oil-exports-are-sanctioned-well-allow-no-oil-to-pass-the-straits-of-hormuz/607641 "2012-01-05T21:24:57Z")
So say VP Rahimi. IOW, they are threatening to interdict the oil exports of Iraq and Kuwait and all the Gulf States. It’s just bluster, right? They wouldn’t actually try that, would they? The Iranians can’t possibly … --- ## [The ACLU, Prior Restraint, Stalking, and Guns](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-aclu-prior-restraint-stalking-and-guns/685001)
**Author:** [@Bricker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bricker)\ **Replies:** 132\ **Last updated:** [April 17, 2014, 9:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-aclu-prior-restraint-stalking-and-guns/685001 "2014-04-17T21:55:26Z")
I have at times criticized the ACLU for what has been, in my view, spirited defense of nine amendments of the Bill of Rights, and a somewhat less passionate attitude about Amendment the Second. However, here’s a case wh… --- ## [NFL Week 6](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-week-6/599657)
**Author:** [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Really_Not_All_That_Bright)\ **Replies:** 233\ **Last updated:** [October 21, 2011, 11:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-week-6/599657 "2011-10-21T23:57:42Z")
Rumor has it that the Broncos are shopping Brandon Lloyd. This seems like a pretty bad idea, since Denver has Lloyd and a whole bunch of #3 wideouts, and Lloyd is assuredly better than the third round pick they’re asking… --- ## [Are There Any FACTUAL Studies Showing Average Lifespan of NFL Players?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-any-factual-studies-showing-average-lifespan-of-nfl-players/529351)
**Author:** [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [April 11, 2011, 4:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-any-factual-studies-showing-average-lifespan-of-nfl-players/529351 "2011-04-11T16:50:22Z")
Every so often, I’ll hear or read some outrageous claims that “the average NFL player only lives to be 58” or some such number. Most recently, I heard Floyd Little repeating this number, as if it were a proven fact. I … --- ## [Why are car leases considered a bad move?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-car-leases-considered-a-bad-move/583171)
**Author:** [@sweeteviljesus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sweeteviljesus)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [May 29, 2011, 1:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-car-leases-considered-a-bad-move/583171 "2011-05-29T01:03:12Z")
I have heard it said by Suze Orman among others that leasing a car is a dumb move, but I have never been clear on why that is. Can you enlighten me? Thanks, Rob --- ## [Where is APO AE 09330?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-is-apo-ae-09330/590128)
**Author:** [@Mangosteen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mangosteen)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [July 24, 2011, 7:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-is-apo-ae-09330/590128 "2011-07-24T19:48:09Z")
I have to send a package to someone who is apparently serving in the military who has given me the address APO AE 09330. The address comes up somewhere off the west coast of Africa. Where is this place and how does post… --- ## [Why do so many people badmouth video games?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-so-many-people-badmouth-video-games/673941)
**Author:** [@Earth001](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Earth001)\ **Replies:** 117\ **Last updated:** [December 11, 2013, 7:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-so-many-people-badmouth-video-games/673941 "2013-12-11T19:13:51Z")
I am 20 and I have been gaming for most of my free time and since it is the year 2013 I have always thought we were passed the ignorance of when other people looked down on gaming. But apparently I was wrong and I have f… --- ## [Need new user name with a Beatles theme...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-new-user-name-with-a-beatles-theme/214073)
**Author:** [@Stratocaster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stratocaster)\ **Replies:** 66\ **Last updated:** [November 25, 2003, 1:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-new-user-name-with-a-beatles-theme/214073 "2003-11-25T13:09:37Z")
I’m probably going to ask to have my user name changed shortly. I’m thinking of changing to something Beatle-themed, given my great love of their music. I prefer actual “people names,” as opposed to some phrase, but I’… --- ## [Conservatives hate being forced to buy health insurance, but they're OK with mandating ultrasounds?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/conservatives-hate-being-forced-to-buy-health-insurance-but-theyre-ok-with-mandating-ultrasounds/615672)
**Author:** [@2ManyTacos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/2ManyTacos)\ **Replies:** 140\ **Last updated:** [March 22, 2012, 3:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/conservatives-hate-being-forced-to-buy-health-insurance-but-theyre-ok-with-mandating-ultrasounds/615672 "2012-03-22T03:12:55Z")
I’m just really trying to understand the GOP mindset on this one; conservatives, generally, hate the idea of being forced to buy health insurance in the HC reform bill (even though, well, the GOP came up with that idea i… --- ## [The Great SDMB Spring 2014 Postcard Exchange!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-great-sdmb-spring-2014-postcard-exchange/686739)
**Author:** [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Replies:** 213\ **Last updated:** [June 15, 2014, 4:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-great-sdmb-spring-2014-postcard-exchange/686739 "2014-06-15T16:35:25Z")
Winter 2014 thread here: The Great SDMB Winter 2014 Postcard Exchange! - Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share - Straight Dope Message Board Here’s how it works: If you want to get three (3), count 'em, THREE! … --- ## [Putting in new tile, new vanity, new toilet in a bathroom: in what order should it be done?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/putting-in-new-tile-new-vanity-new-toilet-in-a-bathroom-in-what-order-should-it-be-done/602442)
**Author:** [@Arnold\_Winkelried](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Arnold_Winkelried)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [November 11, 2011, 10:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/putting-in-new-tile-new-vanity-new-toilet-in-a-bathroom-in-what-order-should-it-be-done/602442 "2011-11-11T22:08:49Z")
I have a bathroom with a linoleum floor, an older toilet, a vanity (sink+cabinet combo). Suppose I want to replace all three: the linoleum floor with a ceramic tile floor, and the toilet/vanity with a new toilet/vanity. … --- ## [Would you wear a sari, even if you aren't Indian?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-wear-a-sari-even-if-you-arent-indian/195458)
**Author:** [@liirogue](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/liirogue)\ **Replies:** 146\ **Last updated:** [June 25, 2013, 7:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-wear-a-sari-even-if-you-arent-indian/195458 "2013-06-25T19:05:34Z")
I love the look of the sari, but I don’t have the guts to wear one (for 2 reasons… The first being I’m not Indian, and the second that I’m not happy with the way my body looks right now.) Would any of you wear a sari out… --- ## [Should we have bailed out the homeowners instead of the banks?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-we-have-bailed-out-the-homeowners-instead-of-the-banks/608424)
**Author:** [@FixMyIgnorance](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FixMyIgnorance)\ **Replies:** 106\ **Last updated:** [January 6, 2012, 10:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-we-have-bailed-out-the-homeowners-instead-of-the-banks/608424 "2012-01-06T22:41:50Z")
A legitimate question that I think deserves some elucidation – please discuss --- ## [Social Justice Warriors](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/social-justice-warriors/781207)
**Author:** [@Fotheringay-Phipps](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fotheringay-Phipps)\ **Replies:** 162\ **Last updated:** [March 11, 2017, 12:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/social-justice-warriors/781207 "2017-03-11T00:01:41Z")
I’ve commented on SJWs on this board before, and the essence of what I said is below. As it happens there’s apparently a new study out which lends some support to this view. From the abstract: The study is behind a p… --- ## [Favorite TV commercials from your childhood](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-tv-commercials-from-your-childhood/532578)
**Author:** [@tdn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tdn)\ **Replies:** 94\ **Last updated:** [April 4, 2010, 4:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-tv-commercials-from-your-childhood/532578 "2010-04-04T04:44:58Z")
Inspired by the Indian/Native American thread… The (Sicilian) Indian by the side of the road PSA. “I’d like to teach the world to sing.” The gorilla handling luggage. “I can’t believe I ate the whole thing.” There w… --- ## [Help me understand "Gay Pride"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-understand-gay-pride/836670)
**Author:** [@Urbanredneck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Urbanredneck)\ **Replies:** 239\ **Last updated:** [July 15, 2019, 1:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-understand-gay-pride/836670 "2019-07-15T13:13:40Z")
I have this Facebook friend who is very big on gay pride. Thing is, to me, pride is something you have done. An accomplishment. He earned a masters degree. THAT was an accomplishment to have pride in. He has been succes… --- ## [Help Needed -- Evil Coworker Needs Comeuppance!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-needed-evil-coworker-needs-comeuppance/239687)
**Author:** [@Mama\_Tiger](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mama_Tiger)\ **Replies:** 98\ **Last updated:** [April 19, 2004, 1:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-needed-evil-coworker-needs-comeuppance/239687 "2004-04-19T01:19:44Z")
Okay, here’s the situation: I’ve worked in this office for six months. Evil Coworker (EC) has been there for several years, and apparently worked with Office Administrator (OA) prior to that at another company. OA pro… --- ## [Rally to Restore Sanity/Keep Fear Alive watch along thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rally-to-restore-sanity-keep-fear-alive-watch-along-thread/558871)
**Author:** [@Diogenes\_the\_Cynic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Diogenes_the_Cynic)\ **Replies:** 148\ **Last updated:** [November 2, 2010, 5:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rally-to-restore-sanity-keep-fear-alive-watch-along-thread/558871 "2010-11-02T17:31:47Z")
Coverage of the Rally starts at 12:00 EDT (11:00 AM CDT) on Comedy Central. Don’t know if the cable news networks will cover it, but I thought it might be worthwhile to have a live thread going for comments as it goes on… --- ## [Can bullets knock people down?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-bullets-knock-people-down/630564)
**Author:** [@the\_diego](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/the_diego)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [August 12, 2012, 7:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-bullets-knock-people-down/630564 "2012-08-12T19:20:51Z")
Read this FBI report saying this whole “stopping power” and “knock-down ability” in large caliber handguns was a myth. There was also an episode in Mythbusters supporting this. But I have a couple of mouthfuls to say to … --- ## ["An End To the Ban on Gun-Violence Studies"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/an-end-to-the-ban-on-gun-violence-studies/647032)
**Author:** [@Trinopus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Trinopus)\ **Replies:** 111\ **Last updated:** [January 19, 2013, 1:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/an-end-to-the-ban-on-gun-violence-studies/647032 "2013-01-19T01:47:06Z")
Okay, yeah, I’m listening to ultra-left-wing National Public Media, but… In a story about the Biden Gun-Control panel, one of the items they said that Biden would likely recommend was an “End to the ban on gun-violence … --- ## [Fage Yogurt? how to eat this stuff?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fage-yogurt-how-to-eat-this-stuff/636588)
**Author:** [@purplehorseshoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/purplehorseshoe)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [October 9, 2012, 8:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fage-yogurt-how-to-eat-this-stuff/636588 "2012-10-09T20:30:03Z")
I bought a container of Fage yogurt after hearing a few friends rave about the superiority of this brand of Greek-style yogurt. For those who haven’t seen it, it comes in a little tub with a tiny little side container of… --- ## [When Is Rebellion/Revolution Justified?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-is-rebellion-revolution-justified/588941)
**Author:** [@Qin\_Shi\_Huangdi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qin_Shi_Huangdi)\ **Replies:** 94\ **Last updated:** [July 19, 2011, 4:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-is-rebellion-revolution-justified/588941 "2011-07-19T04:01:46Z")
When is a rebellion or a revolution against a government justified. From what I can gather of Romans 13:1-7, I believe rebellion/revolution is only justified in order to protect human lives and then only because there is… --- ## [Remember old advertising jingles?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/remember-old-advertising-jingles/719795)
**Author:** [@dougie\_monty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dougie_monty)\ **Replies:** 109\ **Last updated:** [July 5, 2017, 1:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/remember-old-advertising-jingles/719795 "2017-07-05T13:23:28Z")
Such as: Say the magic words, say “Mission Pak” And it’s on its merry way; No gift so bright, so gay, so right, It’s the Mission Pak magic way. To find your nearest Mission Pak store Call ADams 2-5984…Now! \* or: C… --- ## [Why don't females like model trains?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-dont-females-like-model-trains/706106)
**Author:** [@Urbanredneck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Urbanredneck)\ **Replies:** 120\ **Last updated:** [October 26, 2023, 10:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-dont-females-like-model-trains/706106 "2023-10-26T22:38:00Z")
It’s something I dont understand. The model train gene. I have been to many train exhibits from small “Thomas the Tank Engine” events to bigger shows and its something that always amazes me. Scenario: The big model tra… --- ## [Roulette wagering - why forbid red and black?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/roulette-wagering-why-forbid-red-and-black/3756)
**Author:** [@system](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/system)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [January 23, 2021, 2:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/roulette-wagering-why-forbid-red-and-black/3756 "2021-01-23T14:27:16Z")
This week-end in Las Vegas, I tried my hand at roulette the first time. While I put some chips on red, my girlfriend simultaneously placed some on black. Shaking his head at our naivete, the croupier informed us that su… --- ## [Obsolete(?) Kitchen Implements](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obsolete-kitchen-implements/418458)
**Author:** [@zagloba](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zagloba)\ **Replies:** 173\ **Last updated:** [September 12, 2007, 5:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obsolete-kitchen-implements/418458 "2007-09-12T17:15:12Z")
I was watching Brokeback Mountain last night (no, this thread isn’t about ladels). There are juxtaposed scenes from the mid 70s of Jack and Ennis having Thanksgiving dinner with their respective families. I was distracte… --- ## [Why, and how, do Scandinavians drink so much coffee?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-and-how-do-scandinavians-drink-so-much-coffee/656494)
**Author:** [@SlackerInc](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SlackerInc)\ **Replies:** 74\ **Last updated:** [April 30, 2013, 6:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-and-how-do-scandinavians-drink-so-much-coffee/656494 "2013-04-30T06:06:11Z")
For any consumable product, there will naturally some country that uses the most of it per capita. But even acknowledging that, Scandinavian consumption of coffee seems remarkably high to me: Eight cups seems like a la… --- ## [Bigotry allowed, pointing it out forbidden](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bigotry-allowed-pointing-it-out-forbidden/710963)
**Author:** [@Left\_Hand\_of\_Dorkness](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Left_Hand_of_Dorkness)\ **Replies:** 133\ **Last updated:** [January 30, 2015, 1:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bigotry-allowed-pointing-it-out-forbidden/710963 "2015-01-30T01:22:41Z")
Tom has issued an instruction in a thread in GD: This is, I think, nonsense on two levels. First, accusing an argument of being bigoted is NOT a demonizing tactic. If anything, it’s a humanizing tactic. Bigotry is par… --- ## [Will Democrats ever figure out why they lost?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-democrats-ever-figure-out-why-they-lost/703925)
**Author:** [@adaher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/adaher)\ **Replies:** 145\ **Last updated:** [November 14, 2014, 11:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-democrats-ever-figure-out-why-they-lost/703925 "2014-11-14T11:56:25Z")
Actually, I’m not just being dickish here. The reason Democrats lost seems to me to involve factors that are much, much easier to fix than the problems that have made Republicans lose. Or at least where they are hard to… --- ## [Is it OK to butter bread first...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-ok-to-butter-bread-first/600763)
**Author:** [@Jake](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jake)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [October 27, 2011, 8:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-ok-to-butter-bread-first/600763 "2011-10-27T20:22:11Z")
Before putting it in the toaster? Upright toaster. That’s about it… --- ## [Does driving my car charge the battery?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-driving-my-car-charge-the-battery/679850)
**Author:** [@tim\_mcdonough](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tim_mcdonough)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [January 27, 2014, 10:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-driving-my-car-charge-the-battery/679850 "2014-01-27T22:48:45Z")
Somewhere I got the idea that driving your car for 30 minutes at highway speeds helps to charge up the battery. My car battery has never died (it’s pretty new, less than a month old) but I want to make sure my car starts… --- ## [Death by "toaster in the bath" - how much water before you survive?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/death-by-toaster-in-the-bath-how-much-water-before-you-survive/742004)
**Author:** [@Scougs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scougs)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [January 5, 2016, 10:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/death-by-toaster-in-the-bath-how-much-water-before-you-survive/742004 "2016-01-05T22:38:43Z")
This will seem like a really, really bizarre question, but I reckon there is a factual answer, so here goes. This started, unsurprisingly, as a pub debate. The premise is this: if we take as fact that you can murder som… --- ## [Vinegar body odor](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vinegar-body-odor/476236)
**Author:** [@C3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/C3)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [April 3, 2013, 4:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vinegar-body-odor/476236 "2013-04-03T04:41:58Z")
What causes someone to smell like vinegar when they sweat? My little boy (2) has a very strong vinegar smell - to the point that I have to wash his bedclothes almost daily, because he sweats at night and his sheets smell… --- ## [Tell what the benefits are of not having children.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-what-the-benefits-are-of-not-having-children/686176)
**Author:** [@EmAnJ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EmAnJ)\ **Replies:** 152\ **Last updated:** [April 29, 2014, 12:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-what-the-benefits-are-of-not-having-children/686176 "2014-04-29T00:26:37Z")
As some of you might remember, my husband and I have been trying for a number of years to have children. We’ve done a number of fertility treatments with no success, and I’ve had multiple miscarriages. We were on the roa… --- ## [I pit the republican party for incredibly hypocrisy regarding taxes](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-the-republican-party-for-incredibly-hypocrisy-regarding-taxes/593639)
**Author:** [@Budget\_Player\_Cadet](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Budget_Player_Cadet)\ **Replies:** 163\ **Last updated:** [August 25, 2011, 7:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-the-republican-party-for-incredibly-hypocrisy-regarding-taxes/593639 "2011-08-25T19:58:29Z")
http://www.cnbc.com/id/44218605 Okay, so payroll taxes are paid into social security, in part by the employer and in part by the employee. Obama subsidized the employee end of this last year, and wants to renew this tax… --- ## ["Corporation"="consummate evil"; how can a corporation be a person?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/corporation-consummate-evil-how-can-a-corporation-be-a-person/630987)
**Author:** [@greenslime1951](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/greenslime1951)\ **Replies:** 154\ **Last updated:** [August 14, 2012, 7:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/corporation-consummate-evil-how-can-a-corporation-be-a-person/630987 "2012-08-14T19:13:28Z")
I’ve seen it here and elsewhere: “corporation” has become an inherently pejorative term, like, for instance, “bastard.” Corporations rob the public. Corporations wreck the environment. Corporations don’t pay their pair s… --- ## [John Kerry did nothing for 40 minutes on September 11th.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/john-kerry-did-nothing-for-40-minutes-on-september-11th/258855)
**Author:** [@Mr.Moto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Moto)\ **Replies:** 332\ **Last updated:** [August 24, 2004, 11:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/john-kerry-did-nothing-for-40-minutes-on-september-11th/258855 "2004-08-24T23:09:54Z")
And said as much on Larry King’s show. Now, the second tower was hit at 9:03 AM, and the Pentagon was hit at 9:43 AM. That makes forty minutes Kerry sat around, not thinking, while our country was being attacked. Kin… --- ## [Name a scent that, whenever you smell it, it takes you back to your childhood.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-a-scent-that-whenever-you-smell-it-it-takes-you-back-to-your-childhood/713484)
**Author:** [@Idle\_Thoughts](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Idle_Thoughts)\ **Replies:** 141\ **Last updated:** [March 8, 2015, 12:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-a-scent-that-whenever-you-smell-it-it-takes-you-back-to-your-childhood/713484 "2015-03-08T12:26:16Z")
The smell of a newspaper. My dad would have the daily paper all over the house as he read it, and many days previous to that as well. Then, at the end of every week, he’d finally throw that weeks worth of paper out,… …… --- ## [The Hymen (Is There Such A Thing?)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-hymen-is-there-such-a-thing/388204)
**Author:** [@indierock82](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/indierock82)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [April 12, 2013, 1:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-hymen-is-there-such-a-thing/388204 "2013-04-12T01:20:46Z")
Inspired by the question asked of Cecil, I asked my girlfriend about the purpose of the hymen and she, too my utter surprise, said that there is no such thing as a hymen - it is apparently a social construction to bely t… --- ## [Songs you didn't realize were covers](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-you-didnt-realize-were-covers/927496)
**Author:** [@WildaBeast](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WildaBeast)\ **Replies:** 220\ **Last updated:** [October 8, 2026, 8:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-you-didnt-realize-were-covers/927496 "2026-10-08T20:47:39Z")
I’m a little embarrassed to admit this, but a few days ago I very nearly posted something in the retro music genre thread about how the Red Hot Chili Peppers’ “Love Rollercoaster” had a very 1970s sound. Then I Googled … --- ## [I have leftover cooked pork. What shall I do with it?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-leftover-cooked-pork-what-shall-i-do-with-it/581569)
**Author:** [@purplehorseshoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/purplehorseshoe)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [May 12, 2011, 11:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-leftover-cooked-pork-what-shall-i-do-with-it/581569 "2011-05-12T23:14:38Z")
I cooked two nice, thick boneless pork chops last night (seasoned, lightly floured, browned in a skillet) and we have some leftover meat. I cooked it perfectly - still barely translucent in the center, not that overcooke… --- ## [Courtroom 101: things defendants shouldn't do](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/courtroom-101-things-defendants-shouldnt-do/649453)
**Author:** [@SeaDragonTattoo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SeaDragonTattoo)\ **Replies:** 146\ **Last updated:** [February 13, 2013, 2:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/courtroom-101-things-defendants-shouldnt-do/649453 "2013-02-13T02:49:09Z")
Had to share this, I thought the judge was being rather nice until the last few seconds when his incredulity took over and he sent numbnuts with the Rick Ross bling to County for a month. Stupid, high, or both? Article f… --- ## [Describe your conversion from religion to atheism or agnosticism.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/describe-your-conversion-from-religion-to-atheism-or-agnosticism/529214)
**Author:** [@gonzomax](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gonzomax)\ **Replies:** 110\ **Last updated:** [March 28, 2010, 1:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/describe-your-conversion-from-religion-to-atheism-or-agnosticism/529214 "2010-03-28T01:53:23Z")
I response to the endless witnessing on this so called atheistic board by the religious and to yet another religious thread by Curtis, I ask," how did you turn away from religion"? For me I was raised a Catholic, I went… --- ## [Why doesn't the death penalty deter crime?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-doesnt-the-death-penalty-deter-crime/707600)
**Author:** [@InfiniteJest](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/InfiniteJest)\ **Replies:** 97\ **Last updated:** [January 2, 2015, 5:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-doesnt-the-death-penalty-deter-crime/707600 "2015-01-02T17:00:17Z")
Cute example, but this is just one state. Are there other states which experienced a similar trend or the opposite trend? Cool, but perhaps states with the death penalty instituted the DP precisely because there wa… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=294&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=296&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)