# Top **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=297&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:** 298 --- ## [A rather sad overlord \[DevNull puts forth his political beliefs\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-rather-sad-overlord-devnull-puts-forth-his-political-beliefs/410823)
**Author:** [@DevNull](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DevNull)\ **Replies:** 355\ **Last updated:** [July 24, 2007, 7:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-rather-sad-overlord-devnull-puts-forth-his-political-beliefs/410823 "2007-07-24T19:37:40Z")
Maybe this is pit material, but… The way I see things is that it has been over six years of President GW Bush: “Wiping his ass with the Constitution” “Flushing the country down the toilet” “Enslaving the citizens of t… --- ## [March 3rd Republican debate](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/march-3rd-republican-debate/747875)
**Author:** [@Frank](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frank)\ **Replies:** 147\ **Last updated:** [March 4, 2016, 8:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/march-3rd-republican-debate/747875 "2016-03-04T20:50:27Z")
This should be a good one. I may even force myself to put my TV on Fox News, that’s how good I think it will be. Following Super Tuesday results, and Romney’s comments this morning, the knives will be out. I think even … --- ## [Sex Offenders](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sex-offenders/645805)
**Author:** [@Simple\_Linctus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Simple_Linctus)\ **Replies:** 92\ **Last updated:** [June 4, 2020, 5:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sex-offenders/645805 "2020-06-04T17:44:23Z")
I am aware that the answers to the following will differ hugely by country/state but would like to hear them for any jursitriciton anyone knows about. \[ol\] \[li\]What did the typical sex offender do? \[/li\]\[li\]Or if that … --- ## [Missing Dorothy Parker Quote Still Missing](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/missing-dorothy-parker-quote-still-missing/573717)
**Author:** [@Exapno\_Mapcase](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Exapno_Mapcase)\ **Replies:** 60\ **Last updated:** [July 10, 2013, 1:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/missing-dorothy-parker-quote-still-missing/573717 "2013-07-10T13:54:40Z")
“This is not a novel to be tossed aside lightly. It should be thrown with great force.” Everybody knows Dorothy Parker said this. Everybody knows she wrote this in one of her terribly witty and catty Constant Reader rev… --- ## [The arrogance of the left-wing](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-arrogance-of-the-left-wing/772037)
**Author:** [@Crisstti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crisstti)\ **Replies:** 106\ **Last updated:** [November 29, 2016, 2:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-arrogance-of-the-left-wing/772037 "2016-11-29T14:17:15Z")
It’s one of the most unappealing aspects of it, and it’s been in full display with the whole elections thing, including on this fórum… so many people are so completely certain they are right and so whoever disagrees with… --- ## [Which poem should I memorize?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-poem-should-i-memorize/479899)
**Author:** [@Jamaika\_a\_jamaikaiake](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jamaika_a_jamaikaiake)\ **Replies:** 106\ **Last updated:** [January 10, 2009, 9:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-poem-should-i-memorize/479899 "2009-01-10T21:13:11Z")
I have a fetish for memorization. For example, I’ve memorized all the national capital cities in the world. I also believe that knowledge is a part of intelligence, and that memorizing can be beneficial. In the past, … --- ## [Butterface girls](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/butterface-girls/339855)
**Author:** [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Replies:** 114\ **Last updated:** [January 20, 2006, 10:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/butterface-girls/339855 "2006-01-20T22:49:33Z")
Well, there doesn’t appear to be a sexist, objectifying thread active in CS right now, and that certainly isn’t natural, so I’ll start one! What celebrities do you find possessed of a significant disconnect between the … --- ## [How Easy Is It For A Woman To Get Pregnant?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-easy-is-it-for-a-woman-to-get-pregnant/519267)
**Author:** [@DMark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DMark)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [May 13, 2013, 11:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-easy-is-it-for-a-woman-to-get-pregnant/519267 "2013-05-13T23:40:21Z")
Assuming both male and female are healthy (with regards to reproduction abilities) and of the right age, how easy is it for a woman to get pregnant? Could you say 98% chance in first month of “trying” without birth cont… --- ## [Where did the "restricted language in the Pit" rules come from?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-did-the-restricted-language-in-the-pit-rules-come-from/624246)
**Author:** [@Absolute](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Absolute)\ **Replies:** 148\ **Last updated:** [June 13, 2012, 1:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-did-the-restricted-language-in-the-pit-rules-come-from/624246 "2012-06-13T13:53:14Z")
It seems bizarre to me that, in a forum dedicated specifically (in part) to complaints about other posters, we are allowed to say whatever nasty things we want about another poster, except a certain list of specific Very… --- ## [Tucking in T-shirts](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tucking-in-t-shirts/642266)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 84\ **Last updated:** [December 11, 2012, 6:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tucking-in-t-shirts/642266 "2012-12-11T18:15:52Z")
Walking around Seattle, I see many tourist-looing men who tuck their T-shirts into their trousers or jeans or shorts. May it’s just me, coming from California where things tend to be casual and weather tends to be hot, … --- ## [Who's the guy in the McDonalds McNugget commercial?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whos-the-guy-in-the-mcdonalds-mcnugget-commercial/617636)
**Author:** [@Sir\_T-Cups](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sir_T-Cups)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [June 21, 2012, 3:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whos-the-guy-in-the-mcdonalds-mcnugget-commercial/617636 "2012-06-21T15:41:38Z")
I keep seeing the “Buy her a 20 piece McNugget meal because I’ve been around” commercial and I’m wondering who the guy is. Is he someone famous? or is he just an older guy who has experience in life cuz he’s old? --- ## [Timeshare tycoon: If Obama re-elected, "I'll have no choice but to reduce the size of this company."](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/timeshare-tycoon-if-obama-re-elected-ill-have-no-choice-but-to-reduce-the-size-of-this-company/637270)
**Author:** [@joebuck20](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/joebuck20)\ **Replies:** 119\ **Last updated:** [November 15, 2012, 5:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/timeshare-tycoon-if-obama-re-elected-ill-have-no-choice-but-to-reduce-the-size-of-this-company/637270 "2012-11-15T17:10:49Z")
David Siegel, CEO of timeshare company Westgate Resorts sent a lot a letter to his employees yesterday warning them of the apparent dangers of re-electing Obama. A few choice bits: And And There’s also this gem: … --- ## [Because We Can Never Get Enough… It’s A Monty Python MMP](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/because-we-can-never-get-enough-it-s-a-monty-python-mmp/449801)
**Author:** [@swampbear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/swampbear)\ **Replies:** 500\ **Last updated:** [May 26, 2008, 11:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/because-we-can-never-get-enough-it-s-a-monty-python-mmp/449801 "2008-05-26T11:33:12Z")
Y’all know, me bein’ the perfect lil’ angel that I am, I pretty much go to church every Sunday. Now,now, don’t be frightened by the brightness of my halo, it’s alright children. :smiley: Anywho, yesterday (yes, I know,… --- ## [Greatest Warriors of All Time](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/greatest-warriors-of-all-time/537098)
**Author:** [@deadindays](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/deadindays)\ **Replies:** 89\ **Last updated:** [April 28, 2010, 5:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/greatest-warriors-of-all-time/537098 "2010-04-28T17:34:27Z")
Who are the greatest warriors of all time? I’m not looking for groups of people like knights, the samurai or Vikings nor great generals or strategists who never actually fought in combat. I need fighters like that Sparta… --- ## [Pooping in a College Dorm...How does One Do It?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pooping-in-a-college-dorm-how-does-one-do-it/55504)
**Author:** [@DoperChic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DoperChic)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [February 24, 2001, 7:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pooping-in-a-college-dorm-how-does-one-do-it/55504 "2001-02-24T07:33:49Z")
I recently moved into a dorm room about a month ago. I brought everything I could possibly need to bring (even asked ya’ll friendly straight dopers for suggestions). There was one little thing I forgot to ask about… How… --- ## [Excluding a Relative From Funeral and Burial](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/excluding-a-relative-from-funeral-and-burial/589735)
**Author:** [@MysteryFellow63427](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MysteryFellow63427)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [January 29, 2016, 9:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/excluding-a-relative-from-funeral-and-burial/589735 "2016-01-29T21:03:17Z")
I’m wondering who can be legally excluded from a funeral. For example, say one child murders his parents. Can the other child or other children legally prevent the suspect son from attending the funeral? My WAG is tha… --- ## [Breastfeeding in public- Are you OK with it?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/breastfeeding-in-public-are-you-ok-with-it/543333)
**Author:** [@irishgirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/irishgirl)\ **Replies:** 232\ **Last updated:** [June 21, 2010, 1:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/breastfeeding-in-public-are-you-ok-with-it/543333 "2010-06-21T13:21:51Z")
I’m still breastfeeding Irishbaby at 11 months- she refuses to take a bottle or cup if I am with her and won’t feed if her head is covered. Now, I’m as discreet as possible- layered clothing, cardigans, not making a son… --- ## [Men: Do you like brown skin?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/men-do-you-like-brown-skin/263951)
**Author:** [@Anaamika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anaamika)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [September 14, 2004, 10:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/men-do-you-like-brown-skin/263951 "2004-09-14T22:43:30Z")
I ask the men because I’m female, and I’m straight. Ok, I have brown skin. It’s not uniform, but mostly it’s the shade and color of coffee with a lot of cream in it. (Which coincidentally, is the way I like my coffee).… --- ## [Hour BACK - get it? Dice Clay](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hour-back-get-it-dice-clay/645415)
**Author:** [@TGWATY](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TGWATY)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [April 11, 2020, 9:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hour-back-get-it-dice-clay/645415 "2020-04-11T21:34:48Z")
Can someone explain this to me? It makes no sense to me. --- ## [My boyfriend might go to jail for up to sixty days](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-boyfriend-might-go-to-jail-for-up-to-sixty-days/578916)
**Author:** [@The\_wind\_of\_my\_soul](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_wind_of_my_soul)\ **Replies:** 102\ **Last updated:** [April 22, 2011, 9:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-boyfriend-might-go-to-jail-for-up-to-sixty-days/578916 "2011-04-22T21:43:56Z")
I don’t want to type out the details, because it’s a long story and if I abridge it you may be tempted to pass judgment. And the details aren’t the point anyways. He’s stressing out about it. I’m stressing too, though… --- ## [Things you can't believe ever existed](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-you-cant-believe-ever-existed/646095)
**Author:** [@Jackknifed\_Juggernaut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackknifed_Juggernaut)\ **Replies:** 111\ **Last updated:** [January 8, 2013, 10:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-you-cant-believe-ever-existed/646095 "2013-01-08T10:39:51Z")
Kissing booths - Hold up. I pay you a nickel and I get to kiss you on the lips? Sorry, I don’t care how hot you are. I’m not risking mono or HSV. --- ## [Is there a non-destructive way to test titanum jewelry to confrm it's titanium?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-non-destructive-way-to-test-titanum-jewelry-to-confrm-its-titanium/666510)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [August 19, 2013, 5:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-non-destructive-way-to-test-titanum-jewelry-to-confrm-its-titanium/666510 "2013-08-19T05:44:15Z")
Got an inexpensive titanium ring the other day for less than 10 dollars off ebay. I thought I measured my ring size correctly but it’s too big (size 15) and I’ll probably use it as a key ring fob. I m curious if there a… --- ## [Best Way to Transfer Money Between Banks](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-way-to-transfer-money-between-banks/532693)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [March 17, 2010, 4:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-way-to-transfer-money-between-banks/532693 "2010-03-17T16:21:01Z")
I recently had to transfer $4000 from my Credit Union to my Checking. It’s was two different banks. The Credit Union is the biggest one in my state. I went inside and requested they transfer the funds electronically. Th… --- ## [Taking a sleeping pill and a caffeine pill at the same time?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/taking-a-sleeping-pill-and-a-caffeine-pill-at-the-same-time/143475)
**Author:** [@Guinastasia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guinastasia)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [September 23, 2006, 3:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/taking-a-sleeping-pill-and-a-caffeine-pill-at-the-same-time/143475 "2006-09-23T03:47:17Z")
I was watching the Simpsons earlier, and in this episode, Homer takes an overdose of pep pills and “balances it out” with a bunch of sleeping pills. However, this causes me to wonder (and rest assured, people that I am … --- ## [Diablo 3 expansion goes live tonight](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/diablo-3-expansion-goes-live-tonight/684498)
**Author:** [@Reply](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Reply)\ **Replies:** 115\ **Last updated:** [December 25, 2014, 11:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/diablo-3-expansion-goes-live-tonight/684498 "2014-12-25T23:56:57Z")
Reaper of Souls goes live at 9pm PDT tonight (3/24). I’ll be starting a new Crusader character and playing through the campaign, if anyone would like to join. The last patch implemented social features, so it’s actually … --- ## [Should I Turn Off the Engine While Pumping Gas?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-i-turn-off-the-engine-while-pumping-gas/248089)
**Author:** [@Jackknifed\_Juggernaut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackknifed_Juggernaut)\ **Replies:** 116\ **Last updated:** [October 3, 2014, 6:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-i-turn-off-the-engine-while-pumping-gas/248089 "2014-10-03T18:50:45Z")
My wife always insists that I turn the engine off while pumping gas. I’ve never heard of an incident where a car blew up or caught fire just because the engine was on. Now we have a 7-month old baby and I figured it’s … --- ## [Hallucinogen from rye bread?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hallucinogen-from-rye-bread/153767)
**Author:** [@cw](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cw)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [February 9, 2003, 2:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hallucinogen-from-rye-bread/153767 "2003-02-09T14:26:49Z")
Those biscuit and cornbread posts made me think of this for some reason. When I was in high school, I heard and read about people in prison making hallucinogens from rye bread. The process, as I understood at the time,… --- ## [Oh God- Anchor straight reads racist joke names of Asiana pilots](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oh-god-anchor-straight-reads-racist-joke-names-of-asiana-pilots/663380)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 108\ **Last updated:** [July 29, 2013, 5:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oh-god-anchor-straight-reads-racist-joke-names-of-asiana-pilots/663380 "2013-07-29T05:12:20Z")
Not even a pause as she sounds the names out. KTVU Reports Racist Joke As Names Of Asiana 214 Pilots (VIDEO) (UPDATE) --- ## [What's the Worst Thing You Ever Ate at a Restaurant?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-worst-thing-you-ever-ate-at-a-restaurant/974287)
**Author:** [@Two\_Many\_Cats2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Two_Many_Cats2)\ **Replies:** 347\ **Last updated:** [November 25, 2022, 4:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-worst-thing-you-ever-ate-at-a-restaurant/974287 "2022-11-25T04:55:49Z")
I mean worst tasting. I’ve eaten restaurant food that had me throwing up afterwards, but didn’t taste so bad on the way in. There was a chicken soup in a little Montana hole in the wall place that I have remembered for… --- ## [What does very extreme cold feel like?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-very-extreme-cold-feel-like/612211)
**Author:** [@Sicks\_Ate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sicks_Ate)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [February 10, 2012, 3:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-very-extreme-cold-feel-like/612211 "2012-02-10T03:02:10Z")
Browsed this article about the Russian research station at Lake Vostok in Antarctica. Excerpt: “While temperatures on the Vostok Station on the surface above have registered the coldest ever recorded on Earth, reaching… --- ## [Best works with the dumbest plot elements](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-works-with-the-dumbest-plot-elements/790326)
**Author:** [@Derleth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Derleth)\ **Replies:** 182\ **Last updated:** [July 14, 2017, 9:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-works-with-the-dumbest-plot-elements/790326 "2017-07-14T09:35:06Z")
OK, this might take some explaining. There’s a very good Star Trek: TOS episode “The Conscience of the King” which relies on a rather dumb plot element to get the plot going and provide pathos: \[spoiler\]There is an act… --- ## [I just sat on my cat. Help Me.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-sat-on-my-cat-help-me/164490)
**Author:** [@The\_Man\_Who](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Man_Who)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [March 28, 2003, 6:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-sat-on-my-cat-help-me/164490 "2003-03-28T18:05:02Z")
I stood up to adjust my computer and my silent little four month old kitten hopped onto my chair and I sat on her! She squawked and pooped and now she hisses rather than come near me or let me near her. And she’s walki… --- ## [What Drinks Automatically Confer Credibility?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-drinks-automatically-confer-credibility/560224)
**Author:** [@StusBlues](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/StusBlues)\ **Replies:** 188\ **Last updated:** [November 16, 2010, 4:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-drinks-automatically-confer-credibility/560224 "2010-11-16T04:50:21Z")
I think we’ve established that Long Island iced tea and and the various -tini drinks automatically peg the drinker as someone of poor taste (or something - if you like 'em, I won’t hold it against you). Are there any dr… --- ## [What is the most painful thing you can think of](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-most-painful-thing-you-can-think-of/596230)
**Author:** [@Igrapeape](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Igrapeape)\ **Replies:** 123\ **Last updated:** [September 27, 2011, 7:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-most-painful-thing-you-can-think-of/596230 "2011-09-27T07:24:45Z")
I’m curious what you think is the most painful thing which can be done to our body is. At first I started out putting medical procedure, but I can remember a few times which weren’t medical procedures, like while in ser… --- ## [What's up with poverty and obesity?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-up-with-poverty-and-obesity/321446)
**Author:** [@tdn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tdn)\ **Replies:** 273\ **Last updated:** [October 7, 2005, 1:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-up-with-poverty-and-obesity/321446 "2005-10-07T01:38:46Z")
On the front page of www.msn.com today, there’s a story about poor black people on the Gulf coast. It has a picture of a woman that looks, uh, well-fed. I’ve noticed that among a lot of poor people, morbid obesity seems … --- ## [Whatcha Readin' May 2010 Edition](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whatcha-readin-may-2010-edition/537958)
**Author:** [@Khadaji](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Khadaji)\ **Replies:** 110\ **Last updated:** [June 2, 2010, 10:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whatcha-readin-may-2010-edition/537958 "2010-06-02T10:51:24Z")
Sorry for being late! Have a great Cinco Del Mayo all! I am reading the first in the Temperance Brennan novels by Kathy Reich. Last Month’s thread. --- ## [Is it sick and wrong? Or a clever way to pay for your kid's college education?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-sick-and-wrong-or-a-clever-way-to-pay-for-your-kids-college-education/73577)
**Author:** [@Stoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stoid)\ **Replies:** 272\ **Last updated:** [August 6, 2001, 8:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-sick-and-wrong-or-a-clever-way-to-pay-for-your-kids-college-education/73577 "2001-08-06T20:27:25Z")
I just finished reading this article: http://www.wired.com/news/business/0,1367,45346-2,00.html At first, I was kinda mortified…but once I got to thinking about it, I realized that there’s really nothing wrong going on… --- ## [NPR's ultra-liberal bias](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nprs-ultra-liberal-bias/557903)
**Author:** [@Walmarticus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Walmarticus)\ **Replies:** 116\ **Last updated:** [October 28, 2010, 5:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nprs-ultra-liberal-bias/557903 "2010-10-28T17:48:24Z")
I’ve heard this accusation many times before, and have responded similar to Dioin this thread that they seem non-partisan, only to be met by many an :eek:. NPR is the only radio I ever listen to, and only rarely do I eve… --- ## [Getting a motorcycle started on a completely dead battery?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/getting-a-motorcycle-started-on-a-completely-dead-battery/564137)
**Author:** [@Patch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Patch)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [December 15, 2010, 6:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/getting-a-motorcycle-started-on-a-completely-dead-battery/564137 "2010-12-15T06:06:22Z")
So I went and left my grip heaters on overnight, and my battery is dead dead dead. It’s so low my battery tender won’t even activate. I tried bump starting it using videos on YouTube as guidance, but I can barely get t… --- ## [Oh, so THAT'S what that button's for! Your "Duh" techno moments](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oh-so-thats-what-that-buttons-for-your-duh-techno-moments/593600)
**Author:** [@tdn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tdn)\ **Replies:** 124\ **Last updated:** [September 15, 2011, 7:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oh-so-thats-what-that-buttons-for-your-duh-techno-moments/593600 "2011-09-15T19:07:57Z")
I’ve been borring laptops from work for decades, but never owned my own until about a year and a half ago. It has this weird plastic removabale thingy that was a complete mystery to me. Since I couldn’t figure out what i… --- ## [Assholes, the jealous, and mediocretins. Cemetary Savior, spoke-, Fessie, Treis, etc](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/assholes-the-jealous-and-mediocretins-cemetary-savior-spoke-fessie-treis-etc/303591)
**Author:** [@FinnAgain](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FinnAgain)\ **Replies:** 349\ **Last updated:** [May 18, 2005, 2:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/assholes-the-jealous-and-mediocretins-cemetary-savior-spoke-fessie-treis-etc/303591 "2005-05-18T14:52:15Z")
I responded to this thread, and was wooshed. I misunderstood the topic under discussion and apologized for my mistake. But then of course I had the mediocrity crew jump on me, and take me to task for daring to (gasp!) … --- ## [Watch-a-long Oscar thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/watch-a-long-oscar-thread/231821)
**Author:** [@Iteki](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Iteki)\ **Replies:** 362\ **Last updated:** [March 2, 2004, 3:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/watch-a-long-oscar-thread/231821 "2004-03-02T03:23:12Z")
Starting soon and I am as usual staying up all night to watch. I am usually slightly late for work in the morning because it goes long. They start at 2.30 am here. Anyone want to join me in watching? We can bitch about … --- ## [OK to play at school playgrounds on weekends?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ok-to-play-at-school-playgrounds-on-weekends/534809)
**Author:** [@Mesquite-oh](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mesquite-oh)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [April 6, 2010, 7:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ok-to-play-at-school-playgrounds-on-weekends/534809 "2010-04-06T19:25:36Z")
I have a toddler and the local parks are nice but very crowded (sometimes with unsupervised rowdy kids). The elementary school playgounds are also nice but usually have only a family or two playing. The school playgro… --- ## [things from 70s childhood that don't exist anymore](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-from-70s-childhood-that-dont-exist-anymore/220336)
**Author:** [@aaslatten](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aaslatten)\ **Replies:** 189\ **Last updated:** [December 28, 2003, 7:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-from-70s-childhood-that-dont-exist-anymore/220336 "2003-12-28T07:50:04Z")
at least i don’t think these exist anymore, but they sure played an important role in my life: the milkman the bookmobile the vegetable co-op now add yours --- ## [Real music died in the 1970s](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/real-music-died-in-the-1970s/944199)
**Author:** [@asahi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/asahi)\ **Replies:** 394\ **Last updated:** [July 17, 2021, 5:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/real-music-died-in-the-1970s/944199 "2021-07-17T05:02:15Z")
Chilling out, listening to the Allman Brothers, America, the Eagles, Bread, the O’Jays, the Isley Brothers, Santana, Christopher Cross, etc. Great music. What the hell happened after 1979? --- ## [A Melancholy MMP](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-melancholy-mmp/456397)
**Author:** [@Catamount](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Catamount)\ **Replies:** 528\ **Last updated:** [July 21, 2008, 12:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-melancholy-mmp/456397 "2008-07-21T12:30:54Z")
One year ago today… I got a phone call at 5 in the morning. One of my sisters was letting me know that my dad found my mom not breathing. I was totally frozen for several hours. I kept getting updates until 9 when th… --- ## [Am I missing something or is the Boondocks extremely racist?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/am-i-missing-something-or-is-the-boondocks-extremely-racist/688523)
**Author:** [@Budget\_Player\_Cadet](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Budget_Player_Cadet)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [June 4, 2014, 11:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/am-i-missing-something-or-is-the-boondocks-extremely-racist/688523 "2014-06-04T11:47:25Z")
So I decided on a whim to start watching The Boondocks, and I’m three episodes in and already thinking “Holy shit this is the most insanely racist thing I have ever seen on TV”. Like, holy shit that’s racist. The whole s… --- ## [Dubious Devices](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dubious-devices/829542)
**Author:** [@Cardigan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cardigan)\ **Replies:** 341\ **Last updated:** [September 24, 2019, 3:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dubious-devices/829542 "2019-09-24T03:27:10Z")
I’m not sure whose idea it was to combine a clock with a radio, but there’s no question that combining the two different devices into one proved to be a great marketing success. But about the rest of us wannabe inventin… --- ## [Toilet won't flush completely](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/toilet-wont-flush-completely/509093)
**Author:** [@tofergregg](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tofergregg)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [September 8, 2009, 12:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/toilet-wont-flush-completely/509093 "2009-09-08T00:06:19Z")
Hey everybody, Does anyone have suggestions for fixing a toilet that won’t flush entirely? Here’s the symptom and what I’ve tried: \[ul\] \[li\]when I flush, water comes into the bowl, and swirls around a bit, but not en… --- ## [Redo Star Trek: TNG so it makes sense (or at least is less stupid)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/redo-star-trek-tng-so-it-makes-sense-or-at-least-is-less-stupid/485235)
**Author:** [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Replies:** 201\ **Last updated:** [February 18, 2009, 12:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/redo-star-trek-tng-so-it-makes-sense-or-at-least-is-less-stupid/485235 "2009-02-18T00:29:14Z")
I happened to see a bit of a TNG rerun last night: it was “Lonely Among Us,” the first-season effort in which Picard gets possessed by an alien presence and Data discovers Sherlock Holmes. It was, of course, awful, rede… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=296&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=298&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)