# Top **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=305&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:** 306 --- ## [Porn stars' personal lives](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/porn-stars-personal-lives/576355)
**Author:** [@TNWPsycho](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TNWPsycho)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [March 30, 2011, 5:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/porn-stars-personal-lives/576355 "2011-03-30T17:52:46Z")
How is a porn stars real-life in terms of forming relationships with the opposite sex? Is there a code of conduct saying they cant go meet random dudes at a club every night? Do a lot of them just lead normal “monogam… --- ## [Disappointing movie quotes](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/disappointing-movie-quotes/719975)
**Author:** [@RealityChuck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RealityChuck)\ **Replies:** 315\ **Last updated:** [August 13, 2015, 10:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/disappointing-movie-quotes/719975 "2015-08-13T22:00:59Z")
This was proposed by a Facebook friend, so I thought I might try it here. Change a famous movie quote so that it keeps the same meaning, but loses all emotional impact. For instance: “You can’t fool me. There isn’t a… --- ## [Trump going to win after all?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-going-to-win-after-all/770089)
**Author:** [@pool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pool)\ **Replies:** 133\ **Last updated:** [November 5, 2016, 12:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-going-to-win-after-all/770089 "2016-11-05T00:01:38Z")
I don’t know if I can quantify this, its more just a gut feeling. Does anyone else feel that despite everything Trump is going to win the election after all? I’ve had this sneaky suspicion for a while that after all that… --- ## [The SDMB is serving up malware again](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-sdmb-is-serving-up-malware-again/543949)
**Author:** [@Terry\_Kennedy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Terry_Kennedy)\ **Replies:** 77\ **Last updated:** [December 3, 2010, 4:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-sdmb-is-serving-up-malware-again/543949 "2010-12-03T04:01:28Z")
I’ve been tolerating the broken ad-serving code that prevents the browser “back” from working some of the time, but this is a much more serious problem. On clicking “back” a second time (IE 8), the browser closed excep… --- ## [Ran over a wild animal. Do you go stop or go back?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ran-over-a-wild-animal-do-you-go-stop-or-go-back/532467)
**Author:** [@moonstarssun](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/moonstarssun)\ **Replies:** 77\ **Last updated:** [March 23, 2010, 2:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ran-over-a-wild-animal-do-you-go-stop-or-go-back/532467 "2010-03-23T02:06:32Z")
Last night Mr moon and I were on our way home and ran over a raccoon. It was in the other lane, but was around a curve, so we didn’t see it until we were already pretty close. Instead of going forward, it turned around a… --- ## [Party II (game)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/party-ii-game/419379)
**Author:** [@Idle\_Thoughts](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Idle_Thoughts)\ **Replies:** 482\ **Last updated:** [October 1, 2007, 2:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/party-ii-game/419379 "2007-10-01T14:24:20Z")
Read the OP in this thread for how it’s played. This is the sign up and will be the game topic. I’ll begin the game on Monday morning or afternoon. Sign up if you want to. This game is great in the regards that it cou… --- ## [Obama Sets New Auto Emissions Standards](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obama-sets-new-auto-emissions-standards/497038)
**Author:** [@UltraVires](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/UltraVires)\ **Replies:** 153\ **Last updated:** [May 29, 2009, 4:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obama-sets-new-auto-emissions-standards/497038 "2009-05-29T04:18:58Z")
Let’s chalk up yet another disappointment towards the Obama Administration http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090519/ap\_on\_bi\_ge/us\_autos\_fleet\_of\_the\_future 35 miles to the gallon on average?!? Place pickup trucks outside … --- ## [Anybody with TURP surgery experience?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-with-turp-surgery-experience/613931)
**Author:** [@Senegoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Senegoid)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [April 13, 2022, 11:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-with-turp-surgery-experience/613931 "2022-04-13T23:16:16Z")
Well, we’ve had threads about colonoscopy experience (several recently) and other scary-sounding medical procedures. Anybody here know anything about, or ever had, or knew someone who had, a Transurethral resection of t… --- ## [Romney a dog abuser?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/romney-a-dog-abuser/599720)
**Author:** [@Beast\_Model](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beast_Model)\ **Replies:** 117\ **Last updated:** [October 20, 2011, 3:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/romney-a-dog-abuser/599720 "2011-10-20T15:31:23Z")
Did Mitt Romney really drive 300 miles with a dog tied to the roof of his car? --- ## [Svt4Him, the cock is crowing](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/svt4him-the-cock-is-crowing/190331)
**Author:** [@Ben](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ben)\ **Replies:** 328\ **Last updated:** [August 1, 2003, 4:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/svt4him-the-cock-is-crowing/190331 "2003-08-01T04:26:59Z")
Svt4Him, I’ve asked you a simple question about your dearly held beliefs. To wit: \*\* And yet, for some reason, you’re unwilling to stand and be counted. You believe that nonchristians all go to hell, and yet you wea… --- ## [Most surprising travel destination or tourist attraction](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-surprising-travel-destination-or-tourist-attraction/574951)
**Author:** [@Idle\_Thoughts](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Idle_Thoughts)\ **Replies:** 81\ **Last updated:** [July 19, 2015, 5:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-surprising-travel-destination-or-tourist-attraction/574951 "2015-07-19T17:10:53Z")
Sort of the opposite of this thread. Simply put: What country/site/place/monument/tourist attraction did you find met or exceeded all/any expectations you had before you saw it? Was any place just as amazing as you pic… --- ## [Colours as surnames](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/colours-as-surnames/10145)
**Author:** [@GuanoLad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GuanoLad)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [April 11, 2000, 10:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/colours-as-surnames/10145 "2000-04-11T22:35:00Z")
There are some surnames in the ‘Western’ English-speaking world based around colours - but there seem to be limits. White, Black, Green, Brown. But I’ve not seen a Mr. Red, or a Miss Yellow. No Ms. Blue, or even a Mrs.… --- ## [No spare tire in new cars because of the 'guvmint?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-spare-tire-in-new-cars-because-of-the-guvmint/684507)
**Author:** [@pkbites](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pkbites)\ **Replies:** 143\ **Last updated:** [April 7, 2014, 9:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-spare-tire-in-new-cars-because-of-the-guvmint/684507 "2014-04-07T21:48:43Z")
Every car I’ve ever purchased, whether new or used, had a spare tire. Either a full size or donut. The last new car I bought was a 2011 and it had a full sized spare. I’ve observed over the last few years some cars ha… --- ## [Is there any realistic way to fight global warming?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-any-realistic-way-to-fight-global-warming/677345)
**Author:** [@grude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/grude)\ **Replies:** 148\ **Last updated:** [January 6, 2014, 2:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-any-realistic-way-to-fight-global-warming/677345 "2014-01-06T02:17:52Z")
Lets just assume human caused global warming is real, stay with me ok. And please note I am not a rabid right winger, I am concerned about environmental issues. What realistically could be done about it? Sure token gest… --- ## [An honest discussion re: JW hatred](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/an-honest-discussion-re-jw-hatred/670310)
**Author:** [@Uber\_the\_Goober](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Uber_the_Goober)\ **Replies:** 189\ **Last updated:** [October 4, 2013, 6:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/an-honest-discussion-re-jw-hatred/670310 "2013-10-04T18:22:40Z")
I’m not interested in witnessing to ya’all. I just want to have a legit discussion. There’s a flameoutgoing on down in the pit spurred by a thread about some Jehovah’s Witnesses being shot at. I’m done wasting my time… --- ## [Attacking Marine guards at Tomb of the Unknown Soldier](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/attacking-marine-guards-at-tomb-of-the-unknown-soldier/402647)
**Author:** [@chappachula](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chappachula)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [September 12, 2019, 3:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/attacking-marine-guards-at-tomb-of-the-unknown-soldier/402647 "2019-09-12T15:24:22Z")
The Tomb of the Unknown Soldier is an impressive site. The Marine honor guards are proud, and they do their job , well, seriously. So what happens when things go wrong? Either minor, obnoxious behavior, or serious physi… --- ## [Give me a clean death, a soldier's death (historical q about Gladiator)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/give-me-a-clean-death-a-soldiers-death-historical-q-about-gladiator/385911)
**Author:** [@Lazlo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lazlo)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [December 5, 2012, 10:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/give-me-a-clean-death-a-soldiers-death-historical-q-about-gladiator/385911 "2012-12-05T22:46:43Z")
I just finished watching Gladiator for the umpteenth time and I am still puzzled by the scene where they’re going to execute Maximus (Russel Crowe). The soldier charged with killing him has Maximus kneel and he lifts hi… --- ## [Stealing from the SDMB? Metatus.com](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stealing-from-the-sdmb-metatus-com/126000)
**Author:** [@Berkut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Berkut)\ **Replies:** 190\ **Last updated:** [September 22, 2002, 3:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stealing-from-the-sdmb-metatus-com/126000 "2002-09-22T15:25:46Z")
I received a spam email today, which I reproduce below: I hate being spammed. I decide to visit the site and see what’s up. As I scroll through the messages, I notice things look a little familiar: Do headphones cause… --- ## [We Have a Robber Baron on the Board!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/we-have-a-robber-baron-on-the-board/337061)
**Author:** [@Polycarp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Polycarp)\ **Replies:** 307\ **Last updated:** [December 31, 2005, 7:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/we-have-a-robber-baron-on-the-board/337061 "2005-12-31T19:57:08Z")
http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?p=6931928#post6931928 Our esteemed member Shagnasty is 100% opposed to labor unions, collective bargaining, or any similar phenomenon. In case you don’t feel like look… --- ## [southwest 'early bird checkin' worth it?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/southwest-early-bird-checkin-worth-it/678662)
**Author:** [@Sigene](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sigene)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [January 17, 2014, 11:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/southwest-early-bird-checkin-worth-it/678662 "2014-01-17T23:51:46Z")
I’m leaving for vegas on SW air next sunday. Early bird check in is and extra $12.50 ($50 total for two people both ways). I’ve never flown southwest. Is the early bird checkin really worth it? --- ## [Advice on traveling long distance by Amtrak](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/advice-on-traveling-long-distance-by-amtrak/950896)
**Author:** [@WildaBeast](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WildaBeast)\ **Replies:** 238\ **Last updated:** [September 21, 2022, 6:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/advice-on-traveling-long-distance-by-amtrak/950896 "2022-09-21T18:26:47Z")
I’ve always wanted to take a long distance trip by train, and I’m seriously considering taking the train when I go visit my parents in Wisconsin for Christmas. If I go to Amtrak’s website and search for trains from Sacr… --- ## [How offensive is "Merry Christmas" to a Jew? (Bill O'Riley situation)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-offensive-is-merry-christmas-to-a-jew-bill-oriley-situation/334008)
**Author:** [@Race\_Bannon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Race_Bannon)\ **Replies:** 236\ **Last updated:** [December 14, 2005, 2:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-offensive-is-merry-christmas-to-a-jew-bill-oriley-situation/334008 "2005-12-14T14:41:41Z")
The other day Bill O’Riley was gloating about some stores/towns that have renamed their “holiday” celebrations back to “Christmas” events. He included a clip from Comedy Central (which he called “Secular Central”). At … --- ## [Obama orders clandestine support of Syrian rebels](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obama-orders-clandestine-support-of-syrian-rebels/630116)
**Author:** [@Bricker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bricker)\ **Replies:** 133\ **Last updated:** [August 8, 2012, 5:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obama-orders-clandestine-support-of-syrian-rebels/630116 "2012-08-08T17:18:07Z")
NBC News just reported that the President Obama has signed an order allowing military support (unmanned, I think) for the rebels in Syria. It’s the right thing to do. Good for him. --- ## [Sarah Palin may leave Republican Party.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sarah-palin-may-leave-republican-party/662291)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 142\ **Last updated:** [July 14, 2013, 12:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sarah-palin-may-leave-republican-party/662291 "2013-07-14T00:49:49Z")
Don’t Let the Door Hit Your Ass on the Way Out. I’ll never forgive McCain for inflicting this witch on America. Maybe the Republicans national embarrassment is coming to an end? The sooner she’s gone the better. --- ## [Dishwashing Detergent - Liquid vs Powdered](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dishwashing-detergent-liquid-vs-powdered/652248)
**Author:** [@Backwater\_Under\_Duck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Backwater_Under_Duck)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [March 8, 2013, 4:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dishwashing-detergent-liquid-vs-powdered/652248 "2013-03-08T16:58:34Z")
We were having our dishwasher services today. We’re in So Cal and our water is hard. If I forget to regularly check the filter, all kinds of mean and nasty stuff can accumulate. So anyway, the brave, young highly-traine… --- ## [Why do truthers espouse such an out-there theory?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-truthers-espouse-such-an-out-there-theory/636518)
**Author:** [@sweeteviljesus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sweeteviljesus)\ **Replies:** 173\ **Last updated:** [October 6, 2012, 12:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-truthers-espouse-such-an-out-there-theory/636518 "2012-10-06T00:49:08Z")
Instead of a more plausible theory, like the hijackers were really CIA assets or that somehow the powers that be let the hijackers slip through, most truthers want you to believe that the Twin Towers (and WTC7) were some… --- ## [I don't think Aaron Shock (R-IL) is going to survive the endless scandal news](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-dont-think-aaron-shock-r-il-is-going-to-survive-the-endless-scandal-news/714018)
**Author:** [@dalej42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalej42)\ **Replies:** 91\ **Last updated:** [March 6, 2020, 1:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-dont-think-aaron-shock-r-il-is-going-to-survive-the-endless-scandal-news/714018 "2020-03-06T01:05:45Z")
Aaron Shock, of the solidly Republican 18th district of Illinois, isn’t going to survive the constant scandal reporting. I believe he will be forced to resign his seat. It’s been quite interesting to watch. He’s been a … --- ## [I'm glad Ryan Dunn is dead.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-glad-ryan-dunn-is-dead/586203)
**Author:** [@Xan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Xan)\ **Replies:** 150\ **Last updated:** [June 24, 2011, 2:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-glad-ryan-dunn-is-dead/586203 "2011-06-24T02:37:30Z")
Link So he is seen drinking hours before the crash and was likely speeding. Fuck him. I’m glad that waste of oxygen is dead. His little fucking joyride could have got a lot more people hurt than actually were. Now if on… --- ## [Removing aluminum tire valve caps](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/removing-aluminum-tire-valve-caps/581973)
**Author:** [@Nanoda](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nanoda)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [November 5, 2011, 3:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/removing-aluminum-tire-valve-caps/581973 "2011-11-05T15:52:29Z")
I got some nifty-looking aluminium valve caps sometime last year, and they’ve been left on my car all winter. Unfortunately, I can no longer get them off. :frowning: I’ve tried pliers (the stem just turns), oil, and h… --- ## [Is having a low alcohol tolerance really a big deal?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-having-a-low-alcohol-tolerance-really-a-big-deal/195282)
**Author:** [@Incubus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Incubus)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [August 16, 2003, 9:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-having-a-low-alcohol-tolerance-really-a-big-deal/195282 "2003-08-16T21:37:29Z")
I have a low alcohol tolerance. I can easily get drunk off a mere 2 alcoholic beverages. I am not particularly small (180 lbs), I suppose my body just doesn’t metabolize alcohol very well or something. For some reason, … --- ## [What happens to incredibly picky eaters in adulthood?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happens-to-incredibly-picky-eaters-in-adulthood/353126)
**Author:** [@Incubus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Incubus)\ **Replies:** 258\ **Last updated:** [April 25, 2006, 6:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happens-to-incredibly-picky-eaters-in-adulthood/353126 "2006-04-25T06:09:35Z")
I was watching a preview for a program on TV where they estimate what kids will look like in adulthood if they continue their dietary habits. This made me wonder about incredibly picky eaters in general. I know there hav… --- ## [Can you be prosecuted for a US crime committed in another country?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-be-prosecuted-for-a-us-crime-committed-in-another-country/320749)
**Author:** [@Whack-a-Mole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Whack-a-Mole)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [December 2, 2015, 4:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-be-prosecuted-for-a-us-crime-committed-in-another-country/320749 "2015-12-02T04:32:48Z")
More spcifically can the State prosecute you for a crime you commit in another country that the US considers a crime but the other country does not (so the other country lets you go)? Say you kill your wife in a country… --- ## [Grand Canyon Trip: What else to do near there?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/grand-canyon-trip-what-else-to-do-near-there/581717)
**Author:** [@Khadaji](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Khadaji)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [May 18, 2011, 8:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/grand-canyon-trip-what-else-to-do-near-there/581717 "2011-05-18T20:04:54Z")
I am thinking of going to the Grand Canyon in the fall. Since I am not really a Vegas kind of guy, what else can I do near there? I figure if I’m out there, I want to maximize my experience and do some other sight-seei… --- ## [Foodies: what does 'savory' mean?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/foodies-what-does-savory-mean/605170)
**Author:** [@Sitnam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sitnam)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [December 15, 2011, 12:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/foodies-what-does-savory-mean/605170 "2011-12-15T00:59:03Z")
It’s a descriptive term that seems to be nebulously defined. ‘Pungently flavorful without sweetness’ is the most common version I can find, but just about everyone using the word in shows like Chopped or Iron Chef use i… --- ## [What is happening when the airplane lands?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-happening-when-the-airplane-lands/556909)
**Author:** [@EmAnJ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EmAnJ)\ **Replies:** 87\ **Last updated:** [October 22, 2010, 5:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-happening-when-the-airplane-lands/556909 "2010-10-22T17:09:28Z")
I have a fear of flying, but through a lot of reading (about the safety of flying and airplanes in general) and sucking it up and doing it anyway, I’ve become a better flyer. I still hate take off and come close to panic… --- ## [Hun, Please tell me your mom will throw you out for having a boyfriend \_before\_ I become your first](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hun-please-tell-me-your-mom-will-throw-you-out-for-having-a-boyfriend-_before_-i-become-your-first/630522)
**Author:** [@Budget\_Player\_Cadet](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Budget_Player_Cadet)\ **Replies:** 105\ **Last updated:** [September 2, 2012, 12:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hun-please-tell-me-your-mom-will-throw-you-out-for-having-a-boyfriend-_before_-i-become-your-first/630522 "2012-09-02T12:59:25Z")
Argh, I need some advice here. I’ve been dating this girl for a couple of weeks now, and we recently started getting intimate. I knew her mom is theoretically disapproving, but I thought that was the extent of the proble… --- ## [In the song "Hotel California," what does "colitas" mean?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-the-song-hotel-california-what-does-colitas-mean/51589)
**Author:** [@joejoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/joejoe)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [May 1, 2004, 1:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-the-song-hotel-california-what-does-colitas-mean/51589 "2004-05-01T13:40:05Z")
Just as an addition to the fab info in the article, I want to say that there was an episode of that famous adventure tv show “The Avengers” in 1966, where Steed checks into a hotel, and is not allowed to check out. The “… --- ## [Why I Keep AR-15 Platform Rifles](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-i-keep-ar-15-platform-rifles/810269)
**Author:** [@Bone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bone)\ **Replies:** 303\ **Last updated:** [March 18, 2018, 9:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-i-keep-ar-15-platform-rifles/810269 "2018-03-18T21:22:17Z")
When I hear proposals to ban the AR-15 or things along those lines, I am reminded of this quote:“The rifle itself has no moral stature, since it has no will of its own. Naturally, it may be used by evil men for evil purp… --- ## [Do you shave/wax your butt crack?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-shave-wax-your-butt-crack/396478)
**Author:** [@Chasing\_Dreams](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chasing_Dreams)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [March 20, 2007, 5:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-shave-wax-your-butt-crack/396478 "2007-03-20T17:30:00Z")
You heard me. How else do you think all those porn stars get a clean crack? So, what’s the proper technique? Is there a special position that you use? --- ## [Obama be shuckin' 'n' jivin', dontchyaknow!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obama-be-shuckin-n-jivin-dontchyaknow/638784)
**Author:** [@Happy\_Lendervedder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Happy_Lendervedder)\ **Replies:** 138\ **Last updated:** [October 29, 2012, 3:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obama-be-shuckin-n-jivin-dontchyaknow/638784 "2012-10-29T15:27:58Z")
Sarah Palin accused the president today of shucking and jiving. What a fucking ignorant, hateful piece of shit. What’s next, Ann Coulter calling the president a retard twitter? Oh right… That being said, are there any… --- ## [Watering plants during the day = burning them up?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/watering-plants-during-the-day-burning-them-up/494747)
**Author:** [@RiverRunner](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RiverRunner)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [August 15, 2010, 3:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/watering-plants-during-the-day-burning-them-up/494747 "2010-08-15T03:58:30Z")
I was planting some 'maters (cue pseudo-Samwise: “Toe-MAY-toes!”) the other evening and, when it came time to water them I remembered the days of my youth – oh, so long ago – and the sage advice of my father never to wat… --- ## [Increase private message storage MASSIVELY](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/increase-private-message-storage-massively/614608)
**Author:** [@spankthecrumpet](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/spankthecrumpet)\ **Replies:** 149\ **Last updated:** [April 28, 2012, 8:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/increase-private-message-storage-massively/614608 "2012-04-28T20:07:59Z")
My gmail inbox is allowed to reach 7685MB as of today. I currently have thirty thousand, nine hundred and thirteen emails in my inbox, excluding the many others marked as spam. And that takes up only 3310MB. And there ar… --- ## [Why does England compete as a separate entity in the World Cup instead of a UK team?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-england-compete-as-a-separate-entity-in-the-world-cup-instead-of-a-uk-team/542900)
**Author:** [@Quintas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quintas)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [June 19, 2010, 3:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-england-compete-as-a-separate-entity-in-the-world-cup-instead-of-a-uk-team/542900 "2010-06-19T15:20:04Z")
England, Scotland, Wales, N Ireland aren’t separate entities in the Olympics, so why in the World Cup? The german states haven’t always been united but you don’t have a Bavarian team competing, for example. --- ## ["Everybody Loves Raymond" Houses Question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/everybody-loves-raymond-houses-question/469147)
**Author:** [@Markxxx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Markxxx)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [April 7, 2013, 11:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/everybody-loves-raymond-houses-question/469147 "2013-04-07T23:56:09Z")
I’ve been watching Everybody Loves Raymond in reruns and I was just wondering where the parents live in relation to Raymond. Do the parents live across the street or behind them? Because a lot of time the parents or Rob… --- ## [What's the "weirdest" thing you've ever eaten?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-weirdest-thing-youve-ever-eaten/657620)
**Author:** [@CoastalMaineiac](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CoastalMaineiac)\ **Replies:** 112\ **Last updated:** [May 24, 2013, 2:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-weirdest-thing-youve-ever-eaten/657620 "2013-05-24T02:29:15Z")
I don’t know how high on the weirdness scale this one goes, but I had deep fried alligator at a fair here once; I’ll probably get slapped for saying this, but it really did taste like chicken. --- ## [Go ahead, tell me again how we're NOT going to war with Iran](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/go-ahead-tell-me-again-how-were-not-going-to-war-with-iran/424026)
**Author:** [@Onomatopoeia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Onomatopoeia)\ **Replies:** 309\ **Last updated:** [November 14, 2007, 8:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/go-ahead-tell-me-again-how-were-not-going-to-war-with-iran/424026 "2007-11-14T08:15:34Z")
US slaps broad new sanctions on Iran See Condi’s video here \[Quote=Associated Press\] WASHINGTON - The Bush administration imposed sweeping new sanctions against Iran Thursday — the harshest in nearly three decades — c… --- ## ["...and you, sir, are no Abraham Lincoln."](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/and-you-sir-are-no-abraham-lincoln/666501)
**Author:** [@Bricker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bricker)\ **Replies:** 156\ **Last updated:** [August 23, 2013, 3:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/and-you-sir-are-no-abraham-lincoln/666501 "2013-08-23T03:29:25Z")
In the Wall Street Journal of August 16th, Nicholas Quinn Rosenkranz offers up an op-ed on President Obama’s unilateral suspension of the employer mandate for Obamacare, and unfavorably compares it to Lincoln’s unilatera… --- ## [What happens to Gluten in a deep fryer? (Allergy related)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happens-to-gluten-in-a-deep-fryer-allergy-related/569272)
**Author:** [@Amblydoper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Amblydoper)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [February 24, 2011, 11:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happens-to-gluten-in-a-deep-fryer-allergy-related/569272 "2011-02-24T23:49:38Z")
I work in a restaurant, and it seems “gluten allergies” are trendy these days. I get all these people freaking out about the tiniest trace of gluten that could be in something (maybe) and the web isn’t much help in sort… --- ## [It's the old fart's MMP!!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-the-old-farts-mmp/664800)
**Author:** [@FairyChatMom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FairyChatMom)\ **Replies:** 315\ **Last updated:** [August 11, 2013, 11:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-the-old-farts-mmp/664800 "2013-08-11T23:23:48Z")
Tune up the orchestra, hang the streamers, load the confetti cannon, light the candles: It’s swampbear’s birthday!!! Yes, the MMP’s senior (in more ways than one) bear is another year older, tho not necessarily wiser. … --- ## [In Australia, is it illegal to kill a poisonous snake?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-australia-is-it-illegal-to-kill-a-poisonous-snake/659455)
**Author:** [@chappachula](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chappachula)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [May 30, 2013, 3:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-australia-is-it-illegal-to-kill-a-poisonous-snake/659455 "2013-05-30T03:04:02Z")
Huh? So just how are you Aussies allowed to defend yourselves against a dangerous critter? (this quote is taken from a totally unrelated thread in IMHO about questions asked during job interviews. ) But I’m not askin… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=304&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=306&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)