# Top **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=310&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:** 311 --- ## [1960's TV Series "Lost In Space"-How Does It End?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/1960s-tv-series-lost-in-space-how-does-it-end/633561)
**Author:** [@ralph124c](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ralph124c)\ **Replies:** 78\ **Last updated:** [September 11, 2012, 5:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/1960s-tv-series-lost-in-space-how-does-it-end/633561 "2012-09-11T17:37:13Z")
I saw an episode of this dreadful TV show-it is essentially a fantasy series-very little SciFi about it. The one I saw featured Dr. Smith and the boy getting shanghied aboard a spaceship (commanded by an admiral in 18th… --- ## [Post your list of things you will never again do](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-your-list-of-things-you-will-never-again-do/675319)
**Author:** [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Replies:** 166\ **Last updated:** [December 24, 2013, 1:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-your-list-of-things-you-will-never-again-do/675319 "2013-12-24T13:23:21Z")
(and including a brief commentary would be the polite thing to do) Change the oil in my car. Haven’t done it in three decades or so. Simply not worth the bother when I can get it done in ten minutes for a double sawbu… --- ## [Worldviews that are hard to fathom](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worldviews-that-are-hard-to-fathom/667375)
**Author:** [@grude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/grude)\ **Replies:** 142\ **Last updated:** [September 4, 2013, 3:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worldviews-that-are-hard-to-fathom/667375 "2013-09-04T15:40:06Z")
Ever talk to someone and they will say something just so out there you request clarification, only to realize they are 100% sincere! Hell it has happened to me with my own parents. From there on out you sometimes just av… --- ## [Is it OK to quit a minimum wage job that I hate after 4 months due to these reasons?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-ok-to-quit-a-minimum-wage-job-that-i-hate-after-4-months-due-to-these-reasons/671870)
**Author:** [@ManMadeMachine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ManMadeMachine)\ **Replies:** 61\ **Last updated:** [October 23, 2013, 11:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-ok-to-quit-a-minimum-wage-job-that-i-hate-after-4-months-due-to-these-reasons/671870 "2013-10-23T23:03:21Z")
OK, first off it is my first job, right now I am 18 and just graduated. My first job I signed onto was a General Service Technician which shamefully lasted 3 days, and I was forced to quit after 3 days for having no mon… --- ## [The Big Bang Theory 9-27-12: The Date Night Variable](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-big-bang-theory-9-27-12-the-date-night-variable/636029)
**Author:** [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Replies:** 79\ **Last updated:** [October 3, 2012, 6:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-big-bang-theory-9-27-12-the-date-night-variable/636029 "2012-10-03T18:02:56Z")
Season 6 blasts off with Wolowitz in space, and despite that, he still has to intervene in an earthbound argument between his mother and Bernadette. Meanwhile, all Raj’s friends are on dates, leaving him to ponder a solu… --- ## [Don't Move to Portland: A Rant](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dont-move-to-portland-a-rant/688898)
**Author:** [@protoboard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/protoboard)\ **Replies:** 79\ **Last updated:** [December 15, 2015, 1:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dont-move-to-portland-a-rant/688898 "2015-12-15T01:24:53Z")
I’ve lived in the “Rose City” for over 3 years now and personally I can’t wait until I can find a way out and move to another city. While it’s become a hip place to live over the past 10 or 20 years, it’s totally overhy… --- ## [Paris is Burning](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/paris-is-burning/737523)
**Author:** [@John\_Mace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_Mace)\ **Replies:** 200\ **Last updated:** [November 16, 2015, 9:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/paris-is-burning/737523 "2015-11-16T09:44:15Z")
Anyone watching the news tonight is probably shocked by this highly sophisticated attack in Paris, killing over 100 people. France has closed it borders. This is apparently the worst attack in France since WWII. As th… --- ## [Olbermann calls for Bush & Cheney to resign](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/olbermann-calls-for-bush-cheney-to-resign/410513)
**Author:** [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)\ **Replies:** 284\ **Last updated:** [July 19, 2007, 5:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/olbermann-calls-for-bush-cheney-to-resign/410513 "2007-07-19T05:45:24Z")
Video and transcript here. An awesome classic rant! --- ## [Faith](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/faith/658996)
**Author:** [@panaccione](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panaccione)\ **Replies:** 188\ **Last updated:** [May 31, 2013, 6:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/faith/658996 "2013-05-31T06:04:03Z")
What is going on with this faith in god that people have? It just seems so easy to point out the fallacies in faith, and yet they seem to go completely ignored by those who have it. It did not take long for me to reali… --- ## [English as a Scandinavian language?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/english-as-a-scandinavian-language/640868)
**Author:** [@yelimS](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/yelimS)\ **Replies:** 88\ **Last updated:** [December 3, 2012, 1:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/english-as-a-scandinavian-language/640868 "2012-12-03T01:18:04Z")
I’ve no idea why I couldn’t find their paper online (only this), but linguistics professors Jan Terje Faarlund (Oslo) and Joseph Emonds (Palacky) claims it is. According to them, Middle English represents too much of a b… --- ## [More Missing Nat. Guard Documents](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/more-missing-nat-guard-documents/263303)
**Author:** [@Voyager](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Voyager)\ **Replies:** 299\ **Last updated:** [September 19, 2004, 5:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/more-missing-nat-guard-documents/263303 "2004-09-19T05:09:55Z")
Cite The AP reports, after an analysis of Bush’s National Guard records, that not only are records missing, but the documents that were supposed to document the missing records are missing also. True, some of the recor… --- ## [Election Day Omnibus thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/election-day-omnibus-thread/1009683)
**Author:** [@Saint\_Cad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saint_Cad)\ **Replies:** 1396\ **Last updated:** [November 11, 2024, 7:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/election-day-omnibus-thread/1009683 "2024-11-11T19:25:27Z")
I know it’s a little bit early but I thought we could all use a laugh before Tuesday https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KAG37Kw1-aw This thread is for all things on Election Day Tuesday 11/5/24 Polling Results Going on… --- ## [How has the sagging pants - exposed underpants look survived decades?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-has-the-sagging-pants-exposed-underpants-look-survived-decades/629812)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 88\ **Last updated:** [August 10, 2012, 6:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-has-the-sagging-pants-exposed-underpants-look-survived-decades/629812 "2012-08-10T18:50:14Z")
Fashion trends come and go but sagging pants with exposed underwear seems to have remained in vogue as an urban youth style for a remarkably long time. I’m thinking it’s got to be close to 20 years now. What’s keeping i… --- ## [Motherfreakin' redneck Obama haters!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/motherfreakin-redneck-obama-haters/636277)
**Author:** [@AtomicDog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AtomicDog)\ **Replies:** 119\ **Last updated:** [October 13, 2012, 10:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/motherfreakin-redneck-obama-haters/636277 "2012-10-13T10:48:41Z")
This afternoon, I had eaten lunch at a Bojangles restaurant in Pendergrass, Georgia off of Interstate 85. I had finished eating and was sitting in my car in the parking lot, checking the Dope on my smartphone before head… --- ## [What does non-toxic masculinity look like?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-non-toxic-masculinity-look-like/827935)
**Author:** [@Ulfreida](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ulfreida)\ **Replies:** 253\ **Last updated:** [February 18, 2019, 11:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-non-toxic-masculinity-look-like/827935 "2019-02-18T23:58:56Z")
I’m a straight female. As such, I appreciate masculinity as a quality. It isn’t just sexy, it is vital. A feminine-inspired human culture has many wonderful (and very under-explored) aspects, but also lacks something ess… --- ## [(Iraq-Related) Am I the only one...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/iraq-related-am-i-the-only-one/315406)
**Author:** [@MrDibble](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MrDibble)\ **Replies:** 297\ **Last updated:** [August 6, 2005, 3:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/iraq-related-am-i-the-only-one/315406 "2005-08-06T15:35:52Z")
… who roots for the insurgency? That’s all, really. I see the American invasion as the unjustifiable aggressive act of a global bully, and would dearly like the American/coalition forces to leave. Right now, that only l… --- ## [The 2009 NFL draft thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-2009-nfl-draft-thread/484914)
**Author:** [@crypto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/crypto)\ **Replies:** 281\ **Last updated:** [April 25, 2009, 7:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-2009-nfl-draft-thread/484914 "2009-04-25T19:06:43Z")
Since mock drafts are becoming an almost daily article by some sportswriter, I thought it might be a good time to look at the needs of your favorite team and taking a stab at who they might draft. The Steelers draft las… --- ## [Chinese female Gymnast](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chinese-female-gymnast/459546)
**Author:** [@gravitycrash](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gravitycrash)\ **Replies:** 166\ **Last updated:** [August 24, 2008, 6:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chinese-female-gymnast/459546 "2008-08-24T06:48:07Z")
Give me a fucking break. If these girls are sixteen I will bend down and kiss my own ass. It looks like a few of them could be as young as twelve. Do they really expect us to believe this? Now, if the IOC lifts the age … --- ## [Another Moment in Stupidity: I left my car running all night](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-moment-in-stupidity-i-left-my-car-running-all-night/410041)
**Author:** [@anamnesis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/anamnesis)\ **Replies:** 72\ **Last updated:** [July 3, 2007, 6:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-moment-in-stupidity-i-left-my-car-running-all-night/410041 "2007-07-03T18:18:40Z")
In what is surely one of the biggest bonehead maneuvers I’ve pulled off in a very long time, I came outside this morning to realize … I’d left my car on all night. It was idling in the driveway, headlights on and radio … --- ## [What are your fitness goals for 2013?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-fitness-goals-for-2013/642691)
**Author:** [@ladyfoxfyre](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ladyfoxfyre)\ **Replies:** 158\ **Last updated:** [September 28, 2013, 1:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-fitness-goals-for-2013/642691 "2013-09-28T01:46:57Z")
This year, I am going to run a half marathon in February and one more in March. Once I complete that I will probably evaluate my desire to complete a full marathon, simply as a personal achievement. I’ve never enjoyed ru… --- ## [Gatorade making my poop green?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gatorade-making-my-poop-green/68694)
**Author:** [@Photog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Photog)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [April 19, 2017, 2:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gatorade-making-my-poop-green/68694 "2017-04-19T02:34:20Z")
I drink quite a bit of Gatorade on the weekends while doing yard work, etc. I’ve noticed that every Monday morning visit to the toilet yields green poop. Any connection? (BTW, It’s not the dye in the Gatorade, I never to… --- ## [Deficit spending is awesome! No wait, it's dung from the anus of Satan.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/deficit-spending-is-awesome-no-wait-its-dung-from-the-anus-of-satan/573645)
**Author:** [@HMS\_Irruncible](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HMS_Irruncible)\ **Replies:** 161\ **Last updated:** [March 17, 2011, 6:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/deficit-spending-is-awesome-no-wait-its-dung-from-the-anus-of-satan/573645 "2011-03-17T18:58:43Z")
I thought about putting this in GQ, but realistically, this is going to turn into a GD. Up until this point in history, the centerpiece of the Reagan hero legend is that he used deficit spending to fix the economy, defe… --- ## [Do you use your Oven Broiler?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-use-your-oven-broiler/621343)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 97\ **Last updated:** [September 9, 2019, 3:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-use-your-oven-broiler/621343 "2019-09-09T15:23:56Z")
My first apartment after college had a new oven and broiler pan. I used it maybe three or four times cooking steaks and pork chops. That’s all it took to teach me an unpleasant lesson. Spend 10 minutes broiling a stea… --- ## [Can I sue someone for spreading lies about me?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-i-sue-someone-for-spreading-lies-about-me/301736)
**Author:** [@dragongirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dragongirl)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [April 30, 2005, 7:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-i-sue-someone-for-spreading-lies-about-me/301736 "2005-04-30T07:45:32Z")
I found out last night that my father in law (really long history there) is telling lies about me. He claims he has this “proof” that I did some really horrible things, but he won’t tell anyone what that proof is. I fi… --- ## [BoA CEO "Incensed" About Public Hostility](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/boa-ceo-incensed-about-public-hostility/600896)
**Author:** [@Steve\_MB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Steve_MB)\ **Replies:** 135\ **Last updated:** [November 1, 2011, 8:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/boa-ceo-incensed-about-public-hostility/600896 "2011-11-01T20:32:03Z")
Look up “self-absorbed” in the dictionary, find Bryan Moynihan’s picture: (I figure I might as well just post this direct to the Pit, since it’s going to end up there anyway.) --- ## [Help! Gotta hang a 30-lb mirror, and need some advice](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-gotta-hang-a-30-lb-mirror-and-need-some-advice/662986)
**Author:** [@Smeghead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smeghead)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [February 12, 2015, 7:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-gotta-hang-a-30-lb-mirror-and-need-some-advice/662986 "2015-02-12T19:11:30Z")
We just bought a new mirror for our bathroom, and when we got it out of the box, we had a couple of surprises. First, there was no hanging hardware included, and second, the mirror just has a couple of D rings on the ba… --- ## [Deja Vu: A Frosh TMP](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/deja-vu-a-frosh-tmp/461741)
**Author:** [@eleanorigby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/eleanorigby)\ **Replies:** 376\ **Last updated:** [September 8, 2008, 7:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/deja-vu-a-frosh-tmp/461741 "2008-09-08T19:43:06Z")
Ok, I could copy and paste my whole saga about my feet and getting Daughter off to BU etc, but you’ve already read that. So, for all those Mumpers (Tumpers?) who went to college/military/sleep away camp, use this thread … --- ## [Why does "this" bug you? Poll-ish](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-this-bug-you-poll-ish/523996)
**Author:** [@CanvasShoes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CanvasShoes)\ **Replies:** 117\ **Last updated:** [February 2, 2010, 11:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-this-bug-you-poll-ish/523996 "2010-02-02T23:40:31Z")
Okay, I’ll start. This is not the least bit reasonable and I have no idea why I find it mildly annoying, but the new trendy way of wearing scarves bugs me a bit. The slimming scarf - YLF (the girl on the far right in … --- ## [Is nicotine by itself bad?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-nicotine-by-itself-bad/560781)
**Author:** [@Rachellelogram](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rachellelogram)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [November 16, 2010, 8:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-nicotine-by-itself-bad/560781 "2010-11-16T20:18:45Z")
I’m comparing it mentally to caffeine. It’s considered normal (and sometimes even beneficial, for high-powered/ultra-motivated types) to be addicted to caffeine. We have soft drinks and sweets (chocolate) with caffeine i… --- ## [Poll: Jennifer Love Hewitt or Sarah Michelle Gellar?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-jennifer-love-hewitt-or-sarah-michelle-gellar/565295)
**Author:** [@Boyo\_Jim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Boyo_Jim)\ **Replies:** 66\ **Last updated:** [February 11, 2011, 5:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-jennifer-love-hewitt-or-sarah-michelle-gellar/565295 "2011-02-11T05:19:35Z")
Pick your own criteria. I’m always confusing them. --- ## [My roommate knows (and doesn't know) the weirdest things](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-roommate-knows-and-doesnt-know-the-weirdest-things/495496)
**Author:** [@Captain\_Carrot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Captain_Carrot)\ **Replies:** 258\ **Last updated:** [May 8, 2009, 6:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-roommate-knows-and-doesnt-know-the-weirdest-things/495496 "2009-05-08T18:18:50Z")
He’s heard of Ron Paul (and thinks he’s really famous), but had never heard of Nancy Pelosi three months ago. He thinks Rand Al’Thor is as famous as Ayn Rand. He thinks that the Lord of the Rings being an allegory of W… --- ## [German speakers: Um berufen?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/german-speakers-um-berufen/236843)
**Author:** [@commasense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/commasense)\ **Replies:** 64\ **Last updated:** [January 7, 2025, 7:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/german-speakers-um-berufen/236843 "2025-01-07T19:23:23Z")
I came across this phrase in a Jeeves and Wooster story. It’s obviously an idiom, and my German dictionary and several online translation services have not been very helpful. Here’s the context: Bertie, speaking to his … --- ## ["A buck three-eighty"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-buck-three-eighty/4619)
**Author:** [@system](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/system)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [November 19, 2025, 12:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-buck-three-eighty/4619 "2025-11-19T00:50:02Z")
This must be an East Coast thing, because I’ve never heard it out here on the Pacific. I was first exposed to the phrase “a buck three-eighty” in Billy Joel’s song “Close to the Borderline” from the “Glass Houses” album,… --- ## [What happened to the Food Network?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happened-to-the-food-network/484820)
**Author:** [@Sapo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sapo)\ **Replies:** 173\ **Last updated:** [February 13, 2009, 6:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happened-to-the-food-network/484820 "2009-02-13T18:44:06Z")
It seems to me that their line up of chefs has really gone down the hill. Is this just my opinion or do others think the same? I miss Sara Moulton, Tyler Florence, Ming Tsai, and many others. Even those I didn’t like mu… --- ## [Labor Theory of Value](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/labor-theory-of-value/756606)
**Author:** [@Hellestal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hellestal)\ **Replies:** 178\ **Last updated:** [September 15, 2016, 11:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/labor-theory-of-value/756606 "2016-09-15T23:30:49Z")
A long one here. This might not be the greatest of debates, rather more of a crash course into the history of economic thought, specifically the inquiry into value in economic circles into the 19th century. But the disc… --- ## [Wall-E - Pixar's next film](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wall-e-pixars-next-film/453398)
**Author:** [@AlmondJoy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AlmondJoy)\ **Replies:** 224\ **Last updated:** [September 8, 2008, 3:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wall-e-pixars-next-film/453398 "2008-09-08T03:24:10Z")
So there have been a few Wall-E postings before but I found this article/clip about the idea behind the design of Wall-E…clearly Pixar does their homework. I love these behind the scenes types of things. I am looking f… --- ## [So How Will Fox Spin OBL Death?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-how-will-fox-spin-obl-death/580451)
**Author:** [@fumster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fumster)\ **Replies:** 145\ **Last updated:** [May 6, 2011, 6:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-how-will-fox-spin-obl-death/580451 "2011-05-06T18:52:56Z")
Obama did what Bush couldn’t, how is Fox going to make him pay for it? --- ## [What makes a guy (or girl) look "creepy"? Appearance only, no behavior!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-makes-a-guy-or-girl-look-creepy-appearance-only-no-behavior/407447)
**Author:** [@Maastricht](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Maastricht)\ **Replies:** 95\ **Last updated:** [August 10, 2007, 1:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-makes-a-guy-or-girl-look-creepy-appearance-only-no-behavior/407447 "2007-08-10T13:53:41Z")
In this post, Zsofia said somthing we all know, but we can’t quite put a finger on; what, exactly, makes a guy look “creepy” at first glance? I’m not talking the behavior or the looks he throws us: a guy can sit somewher… --- ## [General counsel for Hillary's campaign announces that the campaign will participate in recounts.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/general-counsel-for-hillarys-campaign-announces-that-the-campaign-will-participate-in-recounts/773068)
**Author:** [@davidm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/davidm)\ **Replies:** 119\ **Last updated:** [December 1, 2016, 7:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/general-counsel-for-hillarys-campaign-announces-that-the-campaign-will-participate-in-recounts/773068 "2016-12-01T07:59:20Z")
Marc Elias, general counsel for Hillary Clinton’s campaign has announced that the campaign will be participating in Jill Stein’s recounts. https://twitter.com/marceelias/status/802529071020339200 In a statement on med… --- ## [Misogyny on the SDMB, Sept. 2018 edition](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/misogyny-on-the-sdmb-sept-2018-edition/821899)
**Author:** [@engineer\_comp\_geek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/engineer_comp_geek)\ **Replies:** 206\ **Last updated:** [December 1, 2018, 2:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/misogyny-on-the-sdmb-sept-2018-edition/821899 "2018-12-01T14:26:10Z")
This subject has come up many times before on the SDMB, hence the subject title. This is obviously an issue for many people here. While previous discussions have had a tendency to go around and around with no resolution… --- ## [How old were your parents when you were born? What was their age difference?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-old-were-your-parents-when-you-were-born-what-was-their-age-difference/552191)
**Author:** [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Replies:** 137\ **Last updated:** [October 2, 2010, 5:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-old-were-your-parents-when-you-were-born-what-was-their-age-difference/552191 "2010-10-02T17:00:56Z")
Short OP: How old were your parents when you were born? (The age difference can be picked up from their ages, obviously. ;)) Long OP (or, why I’m interested): Whenever I’m helping people do genealogy or when I’m tryi… --- ## [What is the best OTC medicine to cause sleep (for adults) on long flights?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-best-otc-medicine-to-cause-sleep-for-adults-on-long-flights/631393)
**Author:** [@Disheavel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Disheavel)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [August 15, 2012, 4:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-best-otc-medicine-to-cause-sleep-for-adults-on-long-flights/631393 "2012-08-15T04:58:16Z")
I have 4 red-eye flights in the next two weeks (3 trans-pacific and greater than 10 hours). It takes too much alcohol to make me drousy to make it worthwhile. I had a vicodin that I had to take after some dental work wh… --- ## [If there is no God, where do our inalienable rights come from?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-there-is-no-god-where-do-our-inalienable-rights-come-from/551823)
**Author:** [@cosmosdan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cosmosdan)\ **Replies:** 167\ **Last updated:** [August 31, 2010, 11:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-there-is-no-god-where-do-our-inalienable-rights-come-from/551823 "2010-08-31T23:06:59Z")
I started listening to Glenn Beck’s speech today and noticed he was on Fox in a discussion group. A room full of college kids they are discussing our government with a lot about our founders. His guestDavid Barton of Wa… --- ## [Would you want armed civilians that were non-police patrolling your neighborhood?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-want-armed-civilians-that-were-non-police-patrolling-your-neighborhood/663401)
**Author:** [@desertmonk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/desertmonk)\ **Replies:** 174\ **Last updated:** [July 24, 2013, 11:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-want-armed-civilians-that-were-non-police-patrolling-your-neighborhood/663401 "2013-07-24T23:59:47Z")
To elaborate on the title: Your town has a functioning police department. Self appointed people have began to patrol the streets in cars/on foot. They have (legally) armed themselves with semi-automatic pistols and ri… --- ## [TV ad crush smackdown: Flo vs. Jan vs. Lily](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-ad-crush-smackdown-flo-vs-jan-vs-lily/685442)
**Author:** [@RealityChuck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RealityChuck)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [May 22, 2014, 8:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-ad-crush-smackdown-flo-vs-jan-vs-lily/685442 "2014-05-22T20:52:39Z")
The cute, perky spokeswomen now currently on TV. Flo (Progressive Insurance). Got a head start on the others, but is she still the leader? Jan (Toyota). A challenge to the long-time champ? Lily. The newest contende… --- ## [Why do blind people rock back and forth?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-blind-people-rock-back-and-forth/345735)
**Author:** [@festusQ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/festusQ)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [December 3, 2017, 7:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-blind-people-rock-back-and-forth/345735 "2017-12-03T07:44:16Z")
I’ve always wondered why Ray Charles, Stevie Wonder, etc. seem to rock back and forth while seated. I met a blind person recently who did the same thing while sitting in a chair. Why do blind people do this? Thanks. --- ## [So how old is Frodo Baggins supposed to be in the LOTR? (spoilers)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-how-old-is-frodo-baggins-supposed-to-be-in-the-lotr-spoilers/210230)
**Author:** [@Phlosphr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Phlosphr)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [November 1, 2003, 7:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-how-old-is-frodo-baggins-supposed-to-be-in-the-lotr-spoilers/210230 "2003-11-01T19:22:06Z")
Quick time line question here for the series… First how old is Frodo Baggins supposed to be? And how much time passes from when Bilbo gives Frodo the Ring and when Frodo ? --- ## [Tops off! The acceptability of public half-nudity for women](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tops-off-the-acceptability-of-public-half-nudity-for-women/648630)
**Author:** [@Gyrate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gyrate)\ **Replies:** 117\ **Last updated:** [February 1, 2013, 3:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tops-off-the-acceptability-of-public-half-nudity-for-women/648630 "2013-02-01T15:52:06Z")
Despite the unfortunate trainwreck of this thread I thought the OP had a germ of an interesting topic on the subject of whether public toplessness for women is and/or should be acceptable in contexts where toplessness fo… --- ## [Breaking Bad 4.05 "Shotgun" 8/14](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/breaking-bad-4-05-shotgun-8-14/592703)
**Author:** [@SenorBeef](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SenorBeef)\ **Replies:** 101\ **Last updated:** [August 19, 2011, 1:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/breaking-bad-4-05-shotgun-8-14/592703 "2011-08-19T01:04:11Z")
Open spoilers for discussion of the show. Please spoilerbox stuff in the previews. We left off with Mike dragging Jesse to somewhere mysterious and Walt refusing to work without him. Hank may be showing a little bit of … --- ## [Our Visit to New Orleans, or a What Hath Katrina Wrought MMP](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/our-visit-to-new-orleans-or-a-what-hath-katrina-wrought-mmp/402135)
**Author:** [@Mama\_Tiger](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mama_Tiger)\ **Replies:** 366\ **Last updated:** [May 7, 2007, 1:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/our-visit-to-new-orleans-or-a-what-hath-katrina-wrought-mmp/402135 "2007-05-07T13:59:02Z")
Part The First: Having Fun As we have been told repeatedly, we moved away from New Orleans with astonishingly good timing, selling our house and leaving a month to the day before Katrina. We, of course, didn’t feel luc… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=309&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=311&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)