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**Author:** [@Fridgemagnet](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fridgemagnet)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [January 11, 2015, 12:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-the-dutch-so-tall/289178 "2015-01-11T12:59:13Z")
I’ve spent a fair bit of time in the Netherlands, and it’s the one country in the world where I don’t tower over the majority of the population, and I’m about 6’3". Why are the Dutch so tall? I know it can be partly exp… --- ## [Tell me about Greek Gyro's. What do they taste like?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-about-greek-gyros-what-do-they-taste-like/638347)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [October 29, 2012, 12:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-about-greek-gyros-what-do-they-taste-like/638347 "2012-10-29T00:16:34Z")
I’m very tempted to give a Greek Gyro place a try. This place has been a tradition in my city for decades. Biggest concern is whether it’s spicy? My last scope procedure found irritation in my esophagus and I can’t ha… --- ## [Children saying "sir" and "ma'am": Asshole parents?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/children-saying-sir-and-maam-asshole-parents/540775)
**Author:** [@NinetyWt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NinetyWt)\ **Replies:** 160\ **Last updated:** [June 5, 2010, 6:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/children-saying-sir-and-maam-asshole-parents/540775 "2010-06-05T18:23:42Z")
You see a family whom you don’t know. You notice that the children address their parents as “sir” and “ma’am”. Do you automatically think those parents are assholes? --- ## [Venezuela is Coming Apart at the Seams](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/venezuela-is-coming-apart-at-the-seams/543958)
**Author:** [@Sam\_Stone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sam_Stone)\ **Replies:** 134\ **Last updated:** [July 13, 2010, 1:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/venezuela-is-coming-apart-at-the-seams/543958 "2010-07-13T13:42:27Z")
Once again, History repeats itself: Hugo Chavez Spearheads Raids as Food Prices Skyrocket This was predictable as rain. Marxist idiot nationalizes wide swaths of the economy, which then under-perform. The economy ta… --- ## [Colorado baker sued again](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/colorado-baker-sued-again/819732)
**Author:** [@Damuri\_Ajashi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Damuri_Ajashi)\ **Replies:** 241\ **Last updated:** [January 29, 2023, 2:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/colorado-baker-sued-again/819732 "2023-01-29T14:02:47Z")
Do the comments of the regulatory body forever taint it so that it is vulnerable against accusations of religious antipathy? Is this case different because there is no sacrament involved? Does it matter that the bake… --- ## [What English words and rules of grammar are most confusing for people learning ESL?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-english-words-and-rules-of-grammar-are-most-confusing-for-people-learning-esl/570835)
**Author:** [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Replies:** 106\ **Last updated:** [February 19, 2011, 5:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-english-words-and-rules-of-grammar-are-most-confusing-for-people-learning-esl/570835 "2011-02-19T05:56:14Z")
As mentioned in a couple of other threads I have a Mexican cleaning lady who is trying to learn English. She’s plenty bright but just cannot get a grasp on the language. A few things I’ve noticed: I’d always assumed t… --- ## [Ongoing thread: The story of a five-dollar bill](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ongoing-thread-the-story-of-a-five-dollar-bill/137089)
**Author:** [@dougie\_monty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dougie_monty)\ **Replies:** 272\ **Last updated:** [December 14, 2002, 11:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ongoing-thread-the-story-of-a-five-dollar-bill/137089 "2002-12-14T11:18:26Z")
The story begins, of course, at the Bureau of Engraving and Printing. The $5 bill, whose serial number ends in 26F, was printed for the FR Bank in San Francisco. There, it was picked up by a merchant customer, a publishi… --- ## [British Dopers, are things in the UK as bad as this Harper's article says they are?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/british-dopers-are-things-in-the-uk-as-bad-as-this-harpers-article-says-they-are/600610)
**Author:** [@NDP](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NDP)\ **Replies:** 122\ **Last updated:** [November 14, 2011, 6:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/british-dopers-are-things-in-the-uk-as-bad-as-this-harpers-article-says-they-are/600610 "2011-11-14T18:10:56Z")
The “Broken Britain” cover story in the November 2011 of Harper’s states that the overall condition of the UK in terms of socio-economics, infrastructure, personal freedoms, and general quality of life has deteriorated s… --- ## [Could we kill something like Godzilla?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-we-kill-something-like-godzilla/682371)
**Author:** [@The\_Man\_In\_Black](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Man_In_Black)\ **Replies:** 87\ **Last updated:** [March 18, 2014, 6:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-we-kill-something-like-godzilla/682371 "2014-03-18T18:55:55Z")
I am not posting this Cafe Society because my question is not about the movies. But this may not have a “real” answer, so move it if you see fit. My question is if a Godzilla like creature was attacking us, would we (t… --- ## [Will eating meat make a vegetarian sick or just whiny?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-eating-meat-make-a-vegetarian-sick-or-just-whiny/649436)
**Author:** [@homeskillet](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/homeskillet)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [April 14, 2014, 3:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-eating-meat-make-a-vegetarian-sick-or-just-whiny/649436 "2014-04-14T03:52:50Z")
My exSO is a pescatarian and this Sunday accidently ingested a small amount of ham that was on his pizza by mistake. He swears this gave him a rash and that he will get very sick if he eats meat of any kind. I’ve heard… --- ## [Most right and left wing TV shows?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-right-and-left-wing-tv-shows/505476)
**Author:** [@TV\_time](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TV_time)\ **Replies:** 106\ **Last updated:** [August 18, 2009, 5:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-right-and-left-wing-tv-shows/505476 "2009-08-18T17:25:03Z")
I was thinking the other day of what could be the most right and left wing TV shows (scripted dramas or comedies - not shows like the Daily Show, Keith Oberman or Bill O). I think currently “24” with its “Anything for t… --- ## [Harry Potter and the Methods of Rationality](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/harry-potter-and-the-methods-of-rationality/561004)
**Author:** [@Infovore](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Infovore)\ **Replies:** 103\ **Last updated:** [March 22, 2015, 5:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/harry-potter-and-the-methods-of-rationality/561004 "2015-03-22T17:47:03Z")
Is anybody else reading this? I’m about 8 chapters in and finding it highly amusing (and probably the most well written Harry Potter fanfic I’ve seen). It’s very long and definitely not for everybody, but if you like HP … --- ## [This is why people hate bicyclists](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-is-why-people-hate-bicyclists/685582)
**Author:** [@jsc1953](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jsc1953)\ **Replies:** 128\ **Last updated:** [April 12, 2014, 4:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-is-why-people-hate-bicyclists/685582 "2014-04-12T16:31:48Z")
I know, this is not an original idea for a rant. Just throwing my anecdote on the pile. Yesterday I was taking a cross-town trip of a few miles, all via city streets, with many stop signs & street lights. And a bicycl… --- ## [Finding old unexploded WWII era bombs: preferred to defuse it in place or move it first?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/finding-old-unexploded-wwii-era-bombs-preferred-to-defuse-it-in-place-or-move-it-first/681308)
**Author:** [@Koxinga](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Koxinga)\ **Replies:** 177\ **Last updated:** [October 18, 2026, 7:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/finding-old-unexploded-wwii-era-bombs-preferred-to-defuse-it-in-place-or-move-it-first/681308 "2026-10-18T19:17:22Z")
Construction workers found a 500 pound WWII vintage American bomb in Taipei yesterday. Hardly uncommon in many parts of the world, I know, but what struck me as curious was that the Taiwan military loaded the bomb up int… --- ## [Ask the BPD survivor](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-bpd-survivor/662385)
**Author:** [@Dog80](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dog80)\ **Replies:** 70\ **Last updated:** [April 27, 2018, 9:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-bpd-survivor/662385 "2018-04-27T21:09:09Z")
Hello, I am Dog80 and a month ago I broke free from a 3 year relationship with a girl suffering from Borderline Personality Disorder. She’s not actually diagnosed by a professional, the diagnosis is mine, after reading s… --- ## [So is Ketanji Brown Jackson getting on the Supreme Court or not?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-is-ketanji-brown-jackson-getting-on-the-supreme-court-or-not/961573)
**Author:** [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Replies:** 363\ **Last updated:** [April 9, 2022, 2:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-is-ketanji-brown-jackson-getting-on-the-supreme-court-or-not/961573 "2022-04-09T14:35:08Z")
I can not believe this woman has to respectfully listen to these disgraceful and embarrassing questions. However, in the end, is she on track to join the court or are they actually going to reject her? I mean, is the ge… --- ## [Doper Acquaintances You'd Like to Make](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doper-acquaintances-youd-like-to-make/471416)
**Author:** [@joyfool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/joyfool)\ **Replies:** 175\ **Last updated:** [November 13, 2008, 1:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doper-acquaintances-youd-like-to-make/471416 "2008-11-13T01:51:38Z")
Online, that is. And you’ve been really too shy to send them a PM or make yourself noticable in any other way. So now’s your chance to spill. Anybody got one / some ? I have at least one in mind, but I’m not gonna go… --- ## [Kim and Kanye on Vogue - why the furor?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kim-and-kanye-on-vogue-why-the-furor/684432)
**Author:** [@N9IWP](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/N9IWP)\ **Replies:** 123\ **Last updated:** [March 29, 2014, 11:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kim-and-kanye-on-vogue-why-the-furor/684432 "2014-03-29T11:26:35Z")
(maybe this should be in Café Society) Vogue has put Kim Kardashian and Kanye West on the cover of Vogue. This has apparently caused uproar. Sarah Michelle Gellar has tweeted about cancelling her subscription. I’m not… --- ## [Marine Dog Tags stuck between teeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/marine-dog-tags-stuck-between-teeth/628731)
**Author:** [@Enola\_Straight](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Enola_Straight)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [July 31, 2016, 7:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/marine-dog-tags-stuck-between-teeth/628731 "2016-07-31T19:32:40Z")
In a half-remembered episode of NCIS, Gibbs is exhuming a Marine from Iwo Jima for evidence of a murder by a Medal of Honor recipient. It is noted that the remains has the dog tag jammed between the teeth. Gibbs inform… --- ## [The Why the Heck am I up Now???? MMP](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-why-the-heck-am-i-up-now-mmp/621858)
**Author:** [@congodwarf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/congodwarf)\ **Replies:** 227\ **Last updated:** [May 21, 2012, 3:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-why-the-heck-am-i-up-now-mmp/621858 "2012-05-21T03:13:23Z")
It’s 3:17 and I’m up because Sweetie has to leave for work by 4am because his boss is a madman. I made him his thermos (full pot of regular coffee) and his morning cuppa+3travel mugs worth of coffee (Gnarly Boy). The do… --- ## [Good natured gay jokes are holding back acceptance of gays as equals](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-natured-gay-jokes-are-holding-back-acceptance-of-gays-as-equals/606682)
**Author:** [@Illuminatiprimus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Illuminatiprimus)\ **Replies:** 149\ **Last updated:** [December 21, 2011, 8:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-natured-gay-jokes-are-holding-back-acceptance-of-gays-as-equals/606682 "2011-12-21T20:04:25Z")
Another “this is so banal I can barely believe I’m writing it” thread, two in one night! Must be something I ate. Disclosure: I’m gay and 32 and I live in the UK. I had a hellish time growing up in school and experience… --- ## [So Trump won and some Clinton supporters seem to be having a hard time accepting that](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-trump-won-and-some-clinton-supporters-seem-to-be-having-a-hard-time-accepting-that/771320)
**Author:** [@HurricaneDitka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HurricaneDitka)\ **Replies:** 147\ **Last updated:** [November 16, 2016, 3:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-trump-won-and-some-clinton-supporters-seem-to-be-having-a-hard-time-accepting-that/771320 "2016-11-16T03:24:52Z")
First off, trying to give credit where credit is due, I think Clinton’s concession speech this morning, while about 8 hours late, was very gracious and really, all around, a great speech. Obama also appears to be working… --- ## [SDMB Diplomacy - Here we go again!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-diplomacy-here-we-go-again/97833)
**Author:** [@Jonathan\_Chance](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jonathan_Chance)\ **Replies:** 478\ **Last updated:** [May 30, 2002, 11:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-diplomacy-here-we-go-again/97833 "2002-05-30T11:37:43Z")
Hello everyone! While the board was down Dip Cecil 934 ended in a draw and Dip Adams 936 fell apart and has been restarted. So the first turn for Dip 936 has been adjudicated. It can be seen at: http://www.wooleysark… --- ## [Do you know this comic strip character?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-know-this-comic-strip-character/707449)
**Author:** [@cochrane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cochrane)\ **Replies:** 134\ **Last updated:** [January 8, 2015, 2:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-know-this-comic-strip-character/707449 "2015-01-08T14:13:17Z")
On Jeopardy! today, one of the clues was “Ernie Bushmiller created this comic strip character seen here.” To my surprise, not one of the contestants even attempted to come up with the correct question. I thought this ch… --- ## [So what does space look like...from space?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-what-does-space-look-like-from-space/518438)
**Author:** [@kombatminipig](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kombatminipig)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [December 3, 2009, 3:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-what-does-space-look-like-from-space/518438 "2009-12-03T03:48:44Z")
In most scifi movies and video games, space is terribly dramatic. Lots of big blue and red clouds, nebulae and such. I’m presuming that humans have seen space at some point with a minimum of light pollution, either while… --- ## [Please Help Me Annoy My Daughter](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-help-me-annoy-my-daughter/450935)
**Author:** [@Shodan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shodan)\ **Replies:** 140\ **Last updated:** [September 6, 2009, 2:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-help-me-annoy-my-daughter/450935 "2009-09-06T02:34:17Z")
Recently my daughter has noticed that my preferred foot wear is seriously un-cool. Actually, she mentioned that they were not “tight”, and when I agreed that instead they were quite comfortable, she became upset. They … --- ## [My new dating strategy (which also won't work)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-new-dating-strategy-which-also-wont-work/717852)
**Author:** [@Boyo\_Jim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Boyo_Jim)\ **Replies:** 152\ **Last updated:** [September 12, 2015, 11:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-new-dating-strategy-which-also-wont-work/717852 "2015-09-12T23:00:35Z")
I’m finished with face to face rejection. It’s very uncomfortable for both parties, but epecially for the person being rejected, which is always me. So the new idea is to send an email explaining this, that I find her … --- ## [No, you are not a doctor!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-you-are-not-a-doctor/467423)
**Author:** [@mcott](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mcott)\ **Replies:** 217\ **Last updated:** [October 21, 2008, 10:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-you-are-not-a-doctor/467423 "2008-10-21T22:55:43Z")
Hi there, I’m a travel agent. I book your flights, and send you on your way to many merry places. I can find you a cheap-ass trip to Vladivostok. I respect the fact that you worked hard to earn your PhD. Unfortunatel… --- ## [Cool or not cool](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cool-or-not-cool/721110)
**Author:** [@Winston\_Smith](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Winston_Smith)\ **Replies:** 308\ **Last updated:** [October 17, 2019, 3:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cool-or-not-cool/721110 "2019-10-17T15:00:50Z")
Here’s your chance to define, once and for all, if it’s cool or not cool. I’ll start… Freddy Mercury/Queen. Cool. Next… Crocs --- ## [Reacher - the full-sized version is a vast improvement {Season 2, 1st 3 episodes available 2023-12-15}](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reacher-the-full-sized-version-is-a-vast-improvement-season-2-1st-3-episodes-available-2023-12-15/958978)
**Author:** [@Dinsdale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dinsdale)\ **Replies:** 249\ **Last updated:** [February 27, 2025, 3:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reacher-the-full-sized-version-is-a-vast-improvement-season-2-1st-3-episodes-available-2023-12-15/958978 "2025-02-27T03:04:42Z")
The new TV show Reacher came out on Amazon yesterday. My wife and I binged 5 eps yesterday. I’m a longtime fan of the books, and I found it quite enjoyable. Haven’t read Killing Floor in some time, but much of it capt… --- ## [Actors/Actresses whose looks changed drastically](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/actors-actresses-whose-looks-changed-drastically/922813)
**Author:** [@ZipperJJ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ZipperJJ)\ **Replies:** 190\ **Last updated:** [July 29, 2022, 1:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/actors-actresses-whose-looks-changed-drastically/922813 "2022-07-29T01:44:41Z")
I was recently re-watching Newsradio and it struck me how much both Dave Foley and Joe Rogan’s looks have changed since the series (and since Kids in the Hall, but Dave pretty much looked the same in KITH and Newsradio).… --- ## [Obsolete Star Trek technology](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obsolete-star-trek-technology/578709)
**Author:** [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\ **Replies:** 130\ **Last updated:** [April 21, 2011, 6:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obsolete-star-trek-technology/578709 "2011-04-21T18:31:19Z")
In the entire Star Trek universe, how many things are already obsolete? --- ## [Are people in the UK jailed for "insulting the Queen"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-people-in-the-uk-jailed-for-insulting-the-queen/730648)
**Author:** [@Ibn\_Warraq](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ibn_Warraq)\ **Replies:** 76\ **Last updated:** [November 14, 2015, 11:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-people-in-the-uk-jailed-for-insulting-the-queen/730648 "2015-11-14T11:41:18Z")
While on vacation recently a friend claimed that it was “illegal” in the UK to “insult the Queen” so it was hypocritical for people in the UK to criticize Turkey’s banning of “insulting Turkishness”? Are people in the U… --- ## [Who Won the Sexual Revolution?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-won-the-sexual-revolution/601593)
**Author:** [@Jim\_B](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jim_B)\ **Replies:** 152\ **Last updated:** [November 21, 2011, 10:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-won-the-sexual-revolution/601593 "2011-11-21T10:52:54Z")
This question is actually inspired in part by Bill Maher. On his show recently, he said with talk of gay marriage and the like, clearly the Liberals won the so-called Sexual Revolution of the 60s and 70s. Yeah, as I’ve … --- ## [Worst town in America?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worst-town-in-america/390635)
**Author:** [@Mr.Nuggets](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Nuggets)\ **Replies:** 176\ **Last updated:** [August 16, 2010, 4:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worst-town-in-america/390635 "2010-08-16T04:51:05Z")
I bought this book, The Worst Places to Live in America, by Dave Gilmartin, and it’s raised my curiosity. What do you think the worst place in America is? And real reasons, not, for example Louisianians saying “I hate Ph… --- ## [Where can I buy a gold brick and how much will cost me?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-can-i-buy-a-gold-brick-and-how-much-will-cost-me/289269)
**Author:** [@aaslatten](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aaslatten)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [February 12, 2005, 2:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-can-i-buy-a-gold-brick-and-how-much-will-cost-me/289269 "2005-02-12T02:31:42Z")
I’m just curious about how easy or difficult it is to buy a gold brick in the United States. I realize the price will fluctuate with market, so I’m just looking for an approximate price at this time. --- ## [What's the difference between bowling shoes and regular shoes?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-difference-between-bowling-shoes-and-regular-shoes/331695)
**Author:** [@AThingWithFeathers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AThingWithFeathers)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [July 6, 2013, 2:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-difference-between-bowling-shoes-and-regular-shoes/331695 "2013-07-06T02:40:27Z")
I was at a bowling alley the other day and noticed the bowling shoes they were selling looked almost like sneakers, some of them with no differences that I could tell (I was only looking at them from the side, not taking… --- ## [This article is by far best explanation I've seen as to why Trump is dominating -](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-article-is-by-far-best-explanation-ive-seen-as-to-why-trump-is-dominating/729449)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 130\ **Last updated:** [December 8, 2015, 7:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-article-is-by-far-best-explanation-ive-seen-as-to-why-trump-is-dominating/729449 "2015-12-08T19:45:13Z")
I’m not a huge fan of the Weekly Standard but this article is by far the most cogent explanation I’ve seen so far for the power and reach of the appeal of Donald Trump. In sum, beyond the PT Barnum hucksterism the serio… --- ## [All-purpose baby, pregnancy, and parenting thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/all-purpose-baby-pregnancy-and-parenting-thread/649725)
**Author:** [@Troppus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Troppus)\ **Replies:** 180\ **Last updated:** [April 26, 2013, 10:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/all-purpose-baby-pregnancy-and-parenting-thread/649725 "2013-04-26T22:33:33Z")
Prompted by an IM from a mom of a babe the same age as mine, and congratulations to a pregnant Doper. The good: my 8 month old flips through her picture books and pretends to read “Bah ba ba ba” with changing tones, cad… --- ## [Have you ever been caught masturbating?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-been-caught-masturbating/57603)
**Author:** [@City\_Gent](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/City_Gent)\ **Replies:** 79\ **Last updated:** [December 30, 2025, 8:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-been-caught-masturbating/57603 "2025-12-30T20:54:23Z")
Where? By whom? How embarrassed were you? What happened the next time you saw the person? Since it wouldn’t be fair to post a question like this without offering my own story, I feel it is necessary to point out that I … --- ## [SCOTUS: Cities can seize homes for economic development](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scotus-cities-can-seize-homes-for-economic-development/309535)
**Author:** [@Binarydrone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Binarydrone)\ **Replies:** 318\ **Last updated:** [July 3, 2005, 3:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scotus-cities-can-seize-homes-for-economic-development/309535 "2005-07-03T15:25:04Z")
SCOTUS: Cities can seize homes for economic development. This just strikes me as seriously fucked up. How in the world can this happen? I really don’t want to be one of those posters that just drops a link to a controve… --- ## [I Pit Those who Believe in a War on Religion](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-those-who-believe-in-a-war-on-religion/612923)
**Author:** [@Budget\_Player\_Cadet](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Budget_Player_Cadet)\ **Replies:** 126\ **Last updated:** [February 20, 2012, 10:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-those-who-believe-in-a-war-on-religion/612923 "2012-02-20T22:02:25Z")
So the latest big religious scandal: the diocese are up in arms about religiously affiliated institutions needing to provide health care to their employees in the same way as is federally mandated to any other employer. … --- ## [Intelligent Design prof requires student to troll on 'hostile' websites.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/intelligent-design-prof-requires-student-to-troll-on-hostile-websites/506072)
**Author:** [@hotflungwok](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hotflungwok)\ **Replies:** 192\ **Last updated:** [August 14, 2009, 2:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/intelligent-design-prof-requires-student-to-troll-on-hostile-websites/506072 "2009-08-14T14:41:18Z")
Yes, really. That’s just the undergrad class, the higher level classes require more words. I looked around a bit, and noticed that it never says the students are supposed to actually argue anything, just post. I didn’t … --- ## [Does Porn Turn You Off of Sex With Real People?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-porn-turn-you-off-of-sex-with-real-people/427522)
**Author:** [@Freudian\_Slit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Freudian_Slit)\ **Replies:** 212\ **Last updated:** [December 1, 2007, 9:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-porn-turn-you-off-of-sex-with-real-people/427522 "2007-12-01T21:21:29Z")
We’ve got sooo many threads on porn (or, if you prefer, pr0n) that I figured one more wouldn’t clog the system. According to Naomi Wolf (she of “The Beauty Myth”), it does. I just read “Beauty Myth” and was looking for … --- ## [Evidence is irrelevant to mister nyxx](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/evidence-is-irrelevant-to-mister-nyxx/624001)
**Author:** [@Boyo\_Jim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Boyo_Jim)\ **Replies:** 154\ **Last updated:** [July 7, 2012, 12:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/evidence-is-irrelevant-to-mister-nyxx/624001 "2012-07-07T12:34:01Z")
There is another thread about a rather offensive mailing done by a Democratic (leaning) organization called the Greater Wisconsin Political Fund. It is an attempt to shame voters into getting out and voting against Scot… --- ## [The 40-Year-Old Virgin is supposed to be a comedy?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-40-year-old-virgin-is-supposed-to-be-a-comedy/673025)
**Author:** [@Leaffan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaffan)\ **Replies:** 135\ **Last updated:** [November 9, 2013, 2:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-40-year-old-virgin-is-supposed-to-be-a-comedy/673025 "2013-11-09T02:56:15Z")
I never saw it when it came out in 2005. People told me it was funny. I’m watching it now (uncensored) on TV. It’s not funny. It’s not funny at all. This might be funny if I was 13. Probably not though. Now I know… --- ## [What's going on when a pill gets stuck in your throat? (Slight TMI)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-going-on-when-a-pill-gets-stuck-in-your-throat-slight-tmi/724496)
**Author:** [@pkbites](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pkbites)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [March 9, 2017, 5:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-going-on-when-a-pill-gets-stuck-in-your-throat-slight-tmi/724496 "2017-03-09T17:39:04Z")
Yesterday I took a fish oil mini soft gel like I do every day. The damned thing got stuck in my throat. I chugged half a can of soda and it still wouldn’t go down. Then I took a couple of my other pills and they went ri… --- ## [What should be done about Gettysburg?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-should-be-done-about-gettysburg/793853)
**Author:** [@Bricker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bricker)\ **Replies:** 206\ **Last updated:** [November 7, 2017, 5:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-should-be-done-about-gettysburg/793853 "2017-11-07T17:53:26Z")
There are one or two Confederate statues and memorials there. What, if anything, should be done to them? --- ## [Which celebrity death really affected you when you first heard about it?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-celebrity-death-really-affected-you-when-you-first-heard-about-it/552366)
**Author:** [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Replies:** 164\ **Last updated:** [October 7, 2010, 4:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-celebrity-death-really-affected-you-when-you-first-heard-about-it/552366 "2010-10-07T16:51:07Z")
I was watching Monday Night Football the night John Lennon was killed, and I remember hearing Howard Cosell announce it like it was yesterday. I stumbled across a YouTube video of this and it brought it all back again. S… --- ## [Ibuprofen and dogs.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ibuprofen-and-dogs/385826)
**Author:** [@Sapo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sapo)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [June 6, 2013, 8:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ibuprofen-and-dogs/385826 "2013-06-06T20:40:47Z")
Not long ago I stumbled upon the rumour that Ibuprofen was highly toxic to dogs. I did some googleing and found several pages that mentioned the fact and stated that it took as little as one pill to kill a dog. Granted, … [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=299&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=301&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)