# Top **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=317&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:** 318 --- ## [The underuse of Dr Pepper in cocktails](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-underuse-of-dr-pepper-in-cocktails/650024)
**Author:** [@whc.03grady](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/whc.03grady)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [February 14, 2013, 1:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-underuse-of-dr-pepper-in-cocktails/650024 "2013-02-14T01:22:33Z")
Dr Pepper is older than Coca-Cola, and is a very popular soft drink, like 5th or 6th in the US. Why aren’t more mixed drinks made with it? The flavor is distinctive, I guess, but only in comparison to colas which themse… --- ## [Stuff you were embarrassed that you didn't know](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stuff-you-were-embarrassed-that-you-didnt-know/561206)
**Author:** [@Nobody](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nobody)\ **Replies:** 153\ **Last updated:** [November 25, 2010, 4:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stuff-you-were-embarrassed-that-you-didnt-know/561206 "2010-11-25T04:28:04Z")
This can be about any subject. I’m 37. When I heard about the movie “Harold and Kumar go to White Castle”, I had no clue what White Castle was. When the movie “Hostel” came out, I was thinking it was hostile. I’d nev… --- ## [whats the dirtiest movie (non porn) you have seen ?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-dirtiest-movie-non-porn-you-have-seen/358944)
**Author:** [@Minotaurus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Minotaurus)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [June 1, 2006, 7:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-dirtiest-movie-non-porn-you-have-seen/358944 "2006-06-01T19:14:11Z")
i’m not talking about soft-core porn either, but ordninary movies with explicit sex-scenes who shocked you For me it was these movies: Caligula Kundskapens træ Carrie Dressed to kill Body double Ken park Delta of… --- ## [Under Class, Lower Class, Working Class,Middle Class](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/under-class-lower-class-working-class-middle-class/511132)
**Author:** [@The\_Falling\_Reverend](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Falling_Reverend)\ **Replies:** 75\ **Last updated:** [October 3, 2009, 11:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/under-class-lower-class-working-class-middle-class/511132 "2009-10-03T23:38:14Z")
I’ve been perusing the threads on UHC here over the last couple of days & I keep seeing these terms being thrown around. Now I’m sure people may have different views on the exact definition of each term but some people s… --- ## [Did your parents tell you Santana was real when you were little?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-your-parents-tell-you-santana-was-real-when-you-were-little/675999)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 141\ **Last updated:** [December 23, 2013, 12:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-your-parents-tell-you-santana-was-real-when-you-were-little/675999 "2013-12-23T00:59:59Z")
Inspired by a Qadgop The Mercotan thread. If so, do you feel that doing so enriched or diminished your childhood? If NOT, do you feel your childhood was enriched or diminished? --- ## [Indiana Jews and the Temple of Broomstick](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/indiana-jews-and-the-temple-of-broomstick/798018)
**Author:** [@Broomstick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Broomstick)\ **Replies:** 207\ **Last updated:** [June 26, 2024, 2:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/indiana-jews-and-the-temple-of-broomstick/798018 "2024-06-26T14:11:29Z")
I had some food pantry items for donation and just couldn’t bear going to one of the many church-based pantries around here. I really, really hate the hard-sell proselytizing attempts by so many of them, and I still hav… --- ## [Hoagie, grinder, Sub, Hero, Po'boy...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hoagie-grinder-sub-hero-poboy/692664)
**Author:** [@DrDeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrDeth)\ **Replies:** 89\ **Last updated:** [July 30, 2014, 3:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hoagie-grinder-sub-hero-poboy/692664 "2014-07-30T15:50:47Z")
Are these all basically the same sandwich with different regional names, or are there differences that are mostly agreed upon? To me, a Submarine or Sub sandwich was always Italian Cold cuts, but others make them with … --- ## [What, exactly, kills you when you leap off of a high bridge into water?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-exactly-kills-you-when-you-leap-off-of-a-high-bridge-into-water/587677)
**Author:** [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [July 6, 2011, 6:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-exactly-kills-you-when-you-leap-off-of-a-high-bridge-into-water/587677 "2011-07-06T18:38:59Z")
I am referring to suicide attempts. I have been semi-baffled about this for some time. Is it the impact with the water? Seems unlikely, since cliff divers have been high-diving for centuries. Unless you do a spectacular… --- ## [Game of Thrones, Lord Snow, 5/1/11](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-of-thrones-lord-snow-5-1-11/580390)
**Author:** [@Snarky\_Kong](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snarky_Kong)\ **Replies:** 122\ **Last updated:** [May 7, 2011, 4:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-of-thrones-lord-snow-5-1-11/580390 "2011-05-07T04:24:06Z")
Here’s this week’s episode. NO SPOILERS. Don’t hint at them, no segues. If new readers request a spoiler… PM them? Not sure how that’s going to work. Thoughts on that? Last week we saw Tyrion slap the shit out of Joffr… --- ## [Moving "stars" in the sky at night,what could they be?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/moving-stars-in-the-sky-at-night-what-could-they-be/184405)
**Author:** [@sonicsink](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sonicsink)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [August 11, 2015, 1:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/moving-stars-in-the-sky-at-night-what-could-they-be/184405 "2015-08-11T13:49:19Z")
Last night hubby and I were out on the roof star gazing when suddenly we saw movement.There was this object that looked exactly like a star except it was moving pretty quickly from approx. north east to south east. As we… --- ## [Big house with no yard or small house with a big yard?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/big-house-with-no-yard-or-small-house-with-a-big-yard/596170)
**Author:** [@DCnDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DCnDC)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [September 16, 2011, 3:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/big-house-with-no-yard-or-small-house-with-a-big-yard/596170 "2011-09-16T03:56:21Z")
You’ve moved to a new city and you’re buying a house. This city has only two types of houses that fall squarely into one of these two descriptions: A) a big house with no yard, like just a couple of feet all around, if… --- ## [how long does an Rx pill stay in your stomach?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-long-does-an-rx-pill-stay-in-your-stomach/624850)
**Author:** [@purplehorseshoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/purplehorseshoe)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [July 17, 2014, 10:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-long-does-an-rx-pill-stay-in-your-stomach/624850 "2014-07-17T10:21:17Z")
I took my BC pill around 2 1/2 hours ago. I just threw up - hard, so I’m pretty sure my stomach is totally emptied out. Should I take another pill? (I have a couple lying around from very rare “oops, forgot” days.) Need… --- ## [Would you tell a 6 year old his dad is in jail?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-tell-a-6-year-old-his-dad-is-in-jail/422086)
**Author:** [@ShelliBean](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ShelliBean)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [June 8, 2016, 7:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-tell-a-6-year-old-his-dad-is-in-jail/422086 "2016-06-08T19:16:02Z")
My ex-husband is in jail. I do not know for how long. As soon as he is released he will probably be picked up by the next county. So, if you were me would you tell your six year old son that his father is in jail? Dear … --- ## [The accumulated advice thread.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-accumulated-advice-thread/298725)
**Author:** [@Lobsang](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lobsang)\ **Replies:** 323\ **Last updated:** [April 26, 2005, 2:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-accumulated-advice-thread/298725 "2005-04-26T14:35:57Z")
This works like a game, but I would hope it serves a useful enough purpose not to be considered a game thread under the SDMB rules. The idea is this: Each post provides some advice for the problem in the previous post… --- ## [The Ultimate Question for a Creationist?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-ultimate-question-for-a-creationist/423774)
**Author:** [@solkoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/solkoe)\ **Replies:** 342\ **Last updated:** [November 2, 2007, 4:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-ultimate-question-for-a-creationist/423774 "2007-11-02T16:39:14Z")
Suppose you could ask a creationist one question that would absolute make them pee in their pants. One that would make them look like an idiot in front of the loyal audience that they usually seem to have in attendance.… --- ## [Resume/ How to Ask Not to Contact Current Employer](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/resume-how-to-ask-not-to-contact-current-employer/466187)
**Author:** [@SiXSwordS](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SiXSwordS)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [October 3, 2008, 2:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/resume-how-to-ask-not-to-contact-current-employer/466187 "2008-10-03T14:34:59Z")
I’m looking for a new job. I would prefer that prospective employers not contact my current employer. Straight up — I don’t want my current employer to know I’m looking. I would expect personal and work related reprisal… --- ## [Countries where murder is not a crime?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/countries-where-murder-is-not-a-crime/152002)
**Author:** [@Civil\_Defense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Civil_Defense)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [February 2, 2003, 3:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/countries-where-murder-is-not-a-crime/152002 "2003-02-02T03:29:13Z")
I was watching a TLC special earlier and a thought crossed my mind idly… are there any countries in the world where murder is not a crime? Or at least not a huge crime? And if so, what prevents the psychos on TV from t… --- ## [How well would modern society handle the dinosaur killing meteor if it happened today?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-well-would-modern-society-handle-the-dinosaur-killing-meteor-if-it-happened-today/933856)
**Author:** [@Moriarty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Moriarty)\ **Replies:** 326\ **Last updated:** [May 14, 2021, 4:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-well-would-modern-society-handle-the-dinosaur-killing-meteor-if-it-happened-today/933856 "2021-05-14T16:17:56Z")
Suppose a meteor, the same size and scope as the Chicxulub impactor, came barreling upon the modern Gulf of Mexico. Could modern society survive? How much advance notice would our astronomers give us? Would we try to … --- ## [Biggest nincompoop: Timothy Treadwell, Chris McCandless, or Vitaly Nikolayenko?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/biggest-nincompoop-timothy-treadwell-chris-mccandless-or-vitaly-nikolayenko/538059)
**Author:** [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Replies:** 76\ **Last updated:** [May 7, 2010, 9:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/biggest-nincompoop-timothy-treadwell-chris-mccandless-or-vitaly-nikolayenko/538059 "2010-05-07T21:27:35Z")
I’m in one of those special moods where I hate everyone, even the dead. Yeah, yeah, I know what you’re thinking. "That’s your usual mood, isn’t it, Skaldirimus? Well, my response to that is … um, okay, I don’t actually… --- ## [English names that sound funny in other languages](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/english-names-that-sound-funny-in-other-languages/510236)
**Author:** [@Malleus\_Incus\_Stapes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Malleus_Incus_Stapes)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [October 12, 2019, 4:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/english-names-that-sound-funny-in-other-languages/510236 "2019-10-12T16:23:57Z")
In weird name threads, a good proportion of posts are foreign names (usually Asian) that happen to phonectically resemble dirty words or silly phrases in English. Phuoc Yu, Porn, Deepender- need I go on? I want to turn t… --- ## [Where did you go to high school?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-did-you-go-to-high-school/267411)
**Author:** [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Replies:** 307\ **Last updated:** [October 25, 2004, 2:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-did-you-go-to-high-school/267411 "2004-10-25T02:15:03Z")
I’m thinking there may be some people who may have gone to high school together without realizing it. (Hey, koeeoaddi once dated a guy I went to junior high with.) So – where and when (graduation year)? Point Loma High… --- ## [Republican “migrants stunt”](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/republican-migrants-stunt/971656)
**Author:** [@Kyomara](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kyomara)\ **Replies:** 331\ **Last updated:** [October 17, 2022, 5:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/republican-migrants-stunt/971656 "2022-10-17T17:04:58Z")
In a nutshell, my question is: What is actually happening in border towns, and does it in anyway validate Texas and Florida bussing and flying migrants to New York and Massachusetts? Long version: As you might have hea… --- ## [Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D S02E21 S02E22 - S.O.S. Parts 1 and 2](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/agents-of-s-h-i-e-l-d-s02e21-s02e22-s-o-s-parts-1-and-2/719899)
**Author:** [@pricciar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pricciar)\ **Replies:** 134\ **Last updated:** [May 22, 2015, 9:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/agents-of-s-h-i-e-l-d-s02e21-s02e22-s-o-s-parts-1-and-2/719899 "2015-05-22T21:03:39Z")
“S.O.S.” Part 1 Directed by Vincent Misiano Written by Jeffrey Bell “S.O.S.” Part 2 Directed by Billy Gierhart Written by Jed Whedon & Maurissa Tancharoen Final two episodes of the season in a two hour finale. How … --- ## [A Happy Thanksgiving MMP](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-happy-thanksgiving-mmp/603607)
**Author:** [@IvoryTowerDenizen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/IvoryTowerDenizen)\ **Replies:** 269\ **Last updated:** [November 28, 2011, 11:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-happy-thanksgiving-mmp/603607 "2011-11-28T11:22:57Z")
(I know it’s early, but I’m off to bed soon and have a pretty busy morning, so here we go!) Menu: Maple and herb turkey herb and leek dressing marbleized root vegetable puree cider-glazed sweet potatoes and dried cr… --- ## [Classical music haters: Why?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/classical-music-haters-why/838957)
**Author:** [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\ **Replies:** 236\ **Last updated:** [August 27, 2019, 7:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/classical-music-haters-why/838957 "2019-08-27T19:57:09Z")
Question for people who absolutely can’t stand classical music: Why? --- ## [Loach is a dickhead fucking cop](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loach-is-a-dickhead-fucking-cop/372672)
**Author:** [@Eleusis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eleusis)\ **Replies:** 223\ **Last updated:** [October 13, 2006, 4:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loach-is-a-dickhead-fucking-cop/372672 "2006-10-13T16:06:19Z")
“I observed a blue pinto travelling south on RT 66 with a cracked winshield. I initiated a motor vehilce stop. As I spoke to the driver he was visibly nervous.” I hate you. Granted, it’s out of context, so here’s the r… --- ## [Restless Leg Syndrome FUCKING SUCKS!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/restless-leg-syndrome-fucking-sucks/426665)
**Author:** [@Stoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stoid)\ **Replies:** 192\ **Last updated:** [November 16, 2022, 3:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/restless-leg-syndrome-fucking-sucks/426665 "2022-11-16T15:51:16Z")
:mad: :mad: :mad: :mad: :mad: :mad: :mad: :mad: :mad: :mad: :mad: :mad: :mad: :mad: :mad: :mad: :mad: :mad: :mad: :mad: :mad: :mad: :mad: :mad: :mad: :mad: :mad: :mad: :mad: :mad: :mad: :ma… --- ## [Whatcha Readin' July 2010 Edition](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whatcha-readin-july-2010-edition/545121)
**Author:** [@Khadaji](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Khadaji)\ **Replies:** 148\ **Last updated:** [August 2, 2010, 3:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whatcha-readin-july-2010-edition/545121 "2010-08-02T15:42:23Z")
Am reading Heal Your Mind, Rewire Your Brain because the book on neuroplasticity (mentioned in last month’s thread) got me excited and because I have been so saddened at the decline of my memory and other issues with my … --- ## [Words that sound like other words in another accent](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/words-that-sound-like-other-words-in-another-accent/649205)
**Author:** [@AaronX](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AaronX)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [February 3, 2013, 10:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/words-that-sound-like-other-words-in-another-accent/649205 "2013-02-03T22:30:19Z")
I’m wondering what words/phrases are like that? e.g. “beer can” sounds like “bacon” in a Jamaican accent. And of course, “to die” sounds like “today” in an Australian accent. I think there’s one going around now about “k… --- ## [Public defender arrested--is this a Federal civil rights violation?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/public-defender-arrested-is-this-a-federal-civil-rights-violation/711763)
**Author:** [@get\_lives](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/get_lives)\ **Replies:** 128\ **Last updated:** [February 12, 2015, 3:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/public-defender-arrested-is-this-a-federal-civil-rights-violation/711763 "2015-02-12T15:46:24Z")
http://http://www.inquisitr.com/1806172/police-arrest-public-defender-for-publicly-defending-client-video/ This looks like it could be an effort by police to subvert the right to counsel. What could the police be charge… --- ## [Plumbing help - stuck sink plug](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/plumbing-help-stuck-sink-plug/614336)
**Author:** [@Telemark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Telemark)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [March 1, 2012, 2:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/plumbing-help-stuck-sink-plug/614336 "2012-03-01T02:02:40Z")
In my bathroom sink the metal plug has become stuck in the drain. The rod that allows you to open and close the drain came off, and the plug is set solid so I can’t get it out. I’ve tried slipping a knife in to pry it … --- ## [Who was the Most Important Person in History?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-was-the-most-important-person-in-history/479753)
**Author:** [@Spin\_Master](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spin_Master)\ **Replies:** 169\ **Last updated:** [January 15, 2009, 3:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-was-the-most-important-person-in-history/479753 "2009-01-15T03:30:22Z")
There have been many greats in human history: Emperors, military generals, philosophers, inventors, industrialists, scientists, and statesmen. But let’s focus on the top of the top–the best of the best. Much more than th… --- ## [Are there any TV shows that fail the Bechdel Test?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-any-tv-shows-that-fail-the-bechdel-test/712653)
**Author:** [@Shalmanese](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shalmanese)\ **Replies:** 62\ **Last updated:** [February 20, 2015, 2:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-any-tv-shows-that-fail-the-bechdel-test/712653 "2015-02-20T02:55:04Z")
The Bechdel Test is a test for whether a movie contains: Two named female characters, who talk to each other, about something besides a man. It’s commonly used as a commentary about the lack of female representation i… --- ## [How can I get my socially awkward son to learn social skills?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-can-i-get-my-socially-awkward-son-to-learn-social-skills/625935)
**Author:** [@Palo\_Verde](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Palo_Verde)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [June 25, 2012, 12:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-can-i-get-my-socially-awkward-son-to-learn-social-skills/625935 "2012-06-25T12:14:33Z")
Ben is 12. He talks about weird topics others aren’t interested in and won’t drop them even with very clear signs that the other person wants him to. He tells jokes others don’t find funny, over and over and over. He’l… --- ## [Another sleepless MMP](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-sleepless-mmp/717550)
**Author:** [@Seanette](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Seanette)\ **Replies:** 258\ **Last updated:** [April 20, 2015, 1:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-sleepless-mmp/717550 "2015-04-20T13:49:35Z")
Insomnia is a very bad thing. DH is all restless, I’m having trouble settling down, and for bonus points I nearly had heart failure on realizing that an assignment was due at 9pm Sunday. I realized this at about 1:30am … --- ## [Ask the 50's Dad...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-50s-dad/322546)
**Author:** [@Winston\_Smith](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Winston_Smith)\ **Replies:** 167\ **Last updated:** [September 27, 2005, 1:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-50s-dad/322546 "2005-09-27T01:45:25Z")
Need some good advise about dating, Rock n Roll, or decorating the Den? Having trouble with “The Fonz”? Ask 50’s Dad! 50’s Dad is: a conservative, white-collar high-tech worker who lives in a bedroom community; 50’s s… --- ## [Should Obama salute military people?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-obama-salute-military-people/485362)
**Author:** [@BarnOwl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BarnOwl)\ **Replies:** 114\ **Last updated:** [January 30, 2013, 10:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-obama-salute-military-people/485362 "2013-01-30T22:06:51Z")
i always thought he should not, even though he’s the CIC. He’s still a civilian, and civilians don’t even salute the flag; we put our hands over our hearts. Just wondering. --- ## [Air America: Bankrupt Again.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/air-america-bankrupt-again/526111)
**Author:** [@KLR\_650](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KLR_650)\ **Replies:** 169\ **Last updated:** [January 28, 2010, 8:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/air-america-bankrupt-again/526111 "2010-01-28T20:22:51Z")
Air America is bankrupt, again. Why can’t “liberal” talk radio pay its own way? --- ## [A (M)ad Lib MMP](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-m-ad-lib-mmp/446209)
**Author:** [@eleanorigby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/eleanorigby)\ **Replies:** 556\ **Last updated:** [April 28, 2008, 3:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-m-ad-lib-mmp/446209 "2008-04-28T03:55:03Z")
Good morning all and welcome to the first interactive MMP. I would like all of you to post your versions of the following. Bold your contributions. Off to find tea because it’s early here! Once upon a time, there lived … --- ## [Remake THE WIZARD OF OZ using contemporary FX & actors](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/remake-the-wizard-of-oz-using-contemporary-fx-actors/606755)
**Author:** [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Replies:** 79\ **Last updated:** [March 24, 2012, 6:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/remake-the-wizard-of-oz-using-contemporary-fx-actors/606755 "2012-03-24T18:45:32Z")
By the usual absurd, thieving, and occasionally murderous means, I have acquired a $100,000,000 I need to launder. I’ve decided to remake the The Wizard of Oz. Being hella lazy I will be sloughing the actual work onto on… --- ## [Top Secret American Destupization Project](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/top-secret-american-destupization-project/507272)
**Author:** [@wierdaaron](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wierdaaron)\ **Replies:** 198\ **Last updated:** [August 26, 2009, 4:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/top-secret-american-destupization-project/507272 "2009-08-26T16:55:45Z")
Hypothetical: You’re called in to a secret meeting at the White House. An unmarked black sedan shows up at your home, drives you to the east wing. You enter, pass some security gates, and then are taken into an elevator… --- ## [What cartoon MILF would you do?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-cartoon-milf-would-you-do/644647)
**Author:** [@pkbites](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pkbites)\ **Replies:** 90\ **Last updated:** [January 10, 2013, 11:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-cartoon-milf-would-you-do/644647 "2013-01-10T23:37:58Z")
You read the thread title and still opened it? Sicko!:wink: You find yourself in Toontown and have an itch. Rules are, she has to be a mom. So Betty Rubble makes the cut, Leela from Futurama doesn’t. Marge Simpson is … --- ## [What does my doctor mean?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-my-doctor-mean/514595)
**Author:** [@Heckity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Heckity)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [October 25, 2009, 5:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-my-doctor-mean/514595 "2009-10-25T17:50:51Z")
I have a few health issues. I’m seeing a new doctor for sigh a new health problem and he requested the files from some of my other specialists. A file from my neurologist was sent to my home, to my attention, so I read… --- ## [The trouble with The Trouble With Tribbles - open spoilers](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trouble-with-the-trouble-with-tribbles-open-spoilers/624408)
**Author:** [@Irishman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Irishman)\ **Replies:** 129\ **Last updated:** [September 16, 2013, 2:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trouble-with-the-trouble-with-tribbles-open-spoilers/624408 "2013-09-16T14:06:57Z")
So for some inexplicable reason, the classic Star Trek episode “The Trouble With Tribbles” came to mind. If you recall, the tribbles are known for two things: being furry and cute, and reproducing like crazy. Because o… --- ## [The teenager mustache. I fucking hate it.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-teenager-mustache-i-fucking-hate-it/694517)
**Author:** [@Grrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrr)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [August 10, 2014, 9:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-teenager-mustache-i-fucking-hate-it/694517 "2014-08-10T21:03:01Z")
So my youngest son’s mustache has grown in. I keep dropping hints to my son that he should shave it, but he just wont take the hint! I’m starting this thread to gauge other people’s opinion on the teenaged mustache. (No… --- ## [Trump won't rule out 3rd term](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-wont-rule-out-3rd-term/1016371)
**Author:** [@survinga](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/survinga)\ **Replies:** 646\ **Last updated:** [January 1, 2026, 9:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-wont-rule-out-3rd-term/1016371 "2026-01-01T21:00:14Z")
I hate that the media even asked him. But we all knew what he’d say if asked. https://www.nytimes.com/2025/03/30/us/politics/trump-third-term.html?smid=url-share The 22nd Amendment won’t allow him to be elected POTUS.… --- ## [Admit It!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/admit-it/181398)
**Author:** [@tiny\_ham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tiny_ham)\ **Replies:** 217\ **Last updated:** [November 30, 2006, 9:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/admit-it/181398 "2006-11-30T21:38:27Z")
Here is where we must be truthful. We must reveal mild, but embarrassing truths, and suffer the finger pointing and uproarious laughter with pride. Here we do not reveal such silliness and objective popular culture ref… --- ## [The Offensive Joke Thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-offensive-joke-thread/548883)
**Author:** [@pancakes3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pancakes3)\ **Replies:** 126\ **Last updated:** [October 21, 2010, 6:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-offensive-joke-thread/548883 "2010-10-21T18:09:23Z")
just because i like to have cheap laughs at other people’s expense. anti-asian jokes if you have them just because i just haven’t heard any real good ones ever really. How can you tell if a pedophile is jewish? --- ## [The Search for Sequential Threads Is Over](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-search-for-sequential-threads-is-over/443125)
**Author:** [@Harriet\_the\_Spry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Harriet_the_Spry)\ **Replies:** 524\ **Last updated:** [June 17, 2008, 1:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-search-for-sequential-threads-is-over/443125 "2008-06-17T13:42:23Z")
In IMHO - \*\*The least erotic sexual fetish Tell me about your colon. \*\* --- ## [The Walking Dead; 3.02 "Sick" (open spoilers)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-walking-dead-3-02-sick-open-spoilers/638468)
**Author:** [@alphaboi867](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/alphaboi867)\ **Replies:** 167\ **Last updated:** [October 29, 2012, 2:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-walking-dead-3-02-sick-open-spoilers/638468 "2012-10-29T02:35:26Z")
The group’s at the prison, Lori may have a zombaby inside her, Hershel’s been biten & gotten his leg chopped off by Rick, a group of prisoners is still alive, and Andrea’s getting over the flu. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=316&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=318&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)