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**Author:** [@Soul](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Soul)\ **Replies:** 224\ **Last updated:** [June 12, 2008, 7:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/commercials-that-make-me-furious/449984 "2008-06-12T19:39:48Z")
I’m sitting here watching The Price Is Right (and might I say, Drew Carey is really coming into his own as a host). I am not furious. Wait. Here’s a commercial for Charmin toilet paper. I HATE CHARMIN COMMERCIALS. I ca… --- ## [In the Marvel films, is Steve Rogers a virgin (so far)?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-the-marvel-films-is-steve-rogers-a-virgin-so-far/684484)
**Author:** [@bienville](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bienville)\ **Replies:** 68\ **Last updated:** [March 28, 2014, 5:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-the-marvel-films-is-steve-rogers-a-virgin-so-far/684484 "2014-03-28T17:39:34Z")
I was just rewatching Captain America: The First Avenger. In the scene in the back of the car with Agent Carter, on the way to get Steve juiced, they have a conversation about how Steve doesn’t know how to talk to a woma… --- ## [The "rockford files" ca. 1970](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-rockford-files-ca-1970/654648)
**Author:** [@ralph124c](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ralph124c)\ **Replies:** 93\ **Last updated:** [May 28, 2013, 12:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-rockford-files-ca-1970/654648 "2013-05-28T00:30:58Z")
I like this old show-I catch it on METV. Anyway, I had a few questions: -Jim Rockford lives in a decrepit old trailor parked in a lot in Malibu Beach-is this for real? (Malibu has the most expensive real estate in the U… --- ## [Should we say "Amen" after the pledge of allegiance?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-we-say-amen-after-the-pledge-of-allegiance/631001)
**Author:** [@claramorena](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/claramorena)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [August 13, 2012, 12:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-we-say-amen-after-the-pledge-of-allegiance/631001 "2012-08-13T12:31:35Z")
To anyone who is not a U.S citizen feel free to chime in and express your opinion! I was at an event (non religious)and we had to say the pledge of allegiance. I usually don’t have a problem with the Pledge of allegianc… --- ## [47% not paying federal income taxes - what should the distribution be?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/47-not-paying-federal-income-taxes-what-should-the-distribution-be/706336)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 126\ **Last updated:** [December 29, 2014, 7:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/47-not-paying-federal-income-taxes-what-should-the-distribution-be/706336 "2014-12-29T19:27:48Z")
Mitt Romney’s remarks notwithstanding, what would an ideal taxpayer distribution look like to you? Keep it at 53% paying federal income taxes and 47% not paying? Distribute it a bit more broadly/evenly; perhaps 80% pay… --- ## [Dumb question: can I just drop a raw egg into a cup of instant ramen?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dumb-question-can-i-just-drop-a-raw-egg-into-a-cup-of-instant-ramen/967475)
**Author:** [@purplehorseshoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/purplehorseshoe)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [July 8, 2022, 11:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dumb-question-can-i-just-drop-a-raw-egg-into-a-cup-of-instant-ramen/967475 "2022-07-08T23:47:03Z")
… and get something edible after a few minutes? I like my eggs soft cooked, but I don’t know if a few minutes in hot broth is enough. Has anyone done this, to brush up a cuppa instant ramen? --- ## [Funny little kitchen tips & tricks](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/funny-little-kitchen-tips-tricks/580051)
**Author:** [@purplehorseshoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/purplehorseshoe)\ **Replies:** 98\ **Last updated:** [May 30, 2011, 4:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/funny-little-kitchen-tips-tricks/580051 "2011-05-30T04:11:32Z")
Been a while since one of these got started, so here we go! I have a set of metal piping tips (for frosting, devilled egg filling, etc.) but don’t bake much. The metal tips get a LOT of use in our house, though… because… --- ## [Boobies on Television](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/boobies-on-television/558861)
**Author:** [@unclviny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/unclviny)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [November 3, 2010, 6:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/boobies-on-television/558861 "2010-11-03T06:24:39Z")
Who (do you think) has the “best” Tits on TV? Feel free to make up the criteria for “best”, being Human and Female and HUGE is certainly NOT a requirement! My vote is Kaley Cuoco. Unclviny --- ## [what do undercover cops do when forced to do something illegal?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-undercover-cops-do-when-forced-to-do-something-illegal/545927)
**Author:** [@kidneyfailure](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kidneyfailure)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [July 8, 2010, 9:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-undercover-cops-do-when-forced-to-do-something-illegal/545927 "2010-07-08T21:03:56Z")
Let’s say an undercover cop has infiltrated a Mafia family ala Donnie Brasco. At some point early in the investigation he is told to murder or seriously assault someone or commit some other kind of serious crime. What do… --- ## [Sorority/frat members: Explain pinning to me](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sorority-frat-members-explain-pinning-to-me/167972)
**Author:** [@Wordy\_One](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wordy_One)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [April 12, 2003, 7:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sorority-frat-members-explain-pinning-to-me/167972 "2003-04-12T07:28:51Z")
So, like a million other pretentious young women who dress from head to toe in black on an alarmingly frequent basis, I’m writing a novel. The protagonist is in college (at least when the book starts), as is her sister,… --- ## [Shooting of Walter Scott: a death penalty case under South Carolina law?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shooting-of-walter-scott-a-death-penalty-case-under-south-carolina-law/717134)
**Author:** [@Donnerwetter](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Donnerwetter)\ **Replies:** 97\ **Last updated:** [December 2, 2016, 10:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shooting-of-walter-scott-a-death-penalty-case-under-south-carolina-law/717134 "2016-12-02T22:26:36Z")
Will the district attorney in South Carolina seek the death penalty against the police officer? --- ## [I made judgment errors and now I'm being stalked](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-made-judgment-errors-and-now-im-being-stalked/481139)
**Author:** [@Tracy\_Lord](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tracy_Lord)\ **Replies:** 164\ **Last updated:** [January 27, 2009, 5:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-made-judgment-errors-and-now-im-being-stalked/481139 "2009-01-27T05:47:00Z")
Last Sunday night myself and some musician friends went on an epic pub crawl. My bag was stolen from a Camden pub at 2 am, and I accepted a ride home from a late-40s mandolin player who, while I’d seen him once or twice … --- ## [How horrible are biker gangs really? And: are undercover investigations worth it?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-horrible-are-biker-gangs-really-and-are-undercover-investigations-worth-it/660671)
**Author:** [@Toffe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Toffe)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [June 30, 2013, 1:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-horrible-are-biker-gangs-really-and-are-undercover-investigations-worth-it/660671 "2013-06-30T13:28:38Z")
I recently read “Under and Alone” by William Queen, about an ATF agent who infiltrated the Mongols motorcycle gang. It led me to think some more about two questions I’ve wondered before. Not sure if it fits best as a G… --- ## [Examples of songs with multiple concurrent vocal lines](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/examples-of-songs-with-multiple-concurrent-vocal-lines/577030)
**Author:** [@SenorBeef](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SenorBeef)\ **Replies:** 77\ **Last updated:** [June 18, 2011, 5:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/examples-of-songs-with-multiple-concurrent-vocal-lines/577030 "2011-06-18T05:12:37Z")
I was watching an episode of Mad Men which ended with a cover of Don Mclean’s River of Babylon. I linked the episode song rather than the original since I prefer it a bit. Anyway, it reminded me that it’s a shame that m… --- ## [Spell My Name With An Eth: Why is 'Odin' pronounced like it is?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spell-my-name-with-an-eth-why-is-odin-pronounced-like-it-is/625796)
**Author:** [@Derleth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Derleth)\ **Replies:** 116\ **Last updated:** [November 20, 2019, 10:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spell-my-name-with-an-eth-why-is-odin-pronounced-like-it-is/625796 "2019-11-20T22:13:57Z")
I’ll just quote from Wikipedia to establish this, but if you don’t already know what I’m talking about I doubt you’ll be able to help: So, through the magic of Unicode, we can see that the first consonant in the name i… --- ## [The best double edged razor blades](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-best-double-edged-razor-blades/567961)
**Author:** [@MichaelEmouse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MichaelEmouse)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [January 26, 2011, 3:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-best-double-edged-razor-blades/567961 "2011-01-26T15:48:23Z")
After having read some commenters (Zsofia, notably) praise old style double edged safety razor (like these: http://images.knifecenter.com/knifecenter/conk/images/cc022.jpg ) I bought one and have been quite satisfied wit… --- ## [Anyone ever bury a pet in their backyard?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-ever-bury-a-pet-in-their-backyard/396523)
**Author:** [@Grits\_and\_Hard\_Toast](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grits_and_Hard_Toast)\ **Replies:** 60\ **Last updated:** [March 20, 2007, 11:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-ever-bury-a-pet-in-their-backyard/396523 "2007-03-20T23:19:39Z")
I guess I would rather think about all this before the time comes, instead of having to think through this while dealing with the grief. So I would appreciate any experience you all may have had. The 17 year old cat wh… --- ## [On election Eve, Freepers hit a new low](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/on-election-eve-freepers-hit-a-new-low/470946)
**Author:** [@Drain\_Bead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Drain_Bead)\ **Replies:** 219\ **Last updated:** [November 6, 2008, 3:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/on-election-eve-freepers-hit-a-new-low/470946 "2008-11-06T03:44:55Z")
Yeah, I know, I know, there’s not much lower than simply being a Freeper in the first place, but many of them are suggesting that Barack Obama had his own grandmother killed for political reasons. The sad thing is that … --- ## [Ignorant Bigots Raise Racist Flag Yet Again](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ignorant-bigots-raise-racist-flag-yet-again/759644)
**Author:** [@Monty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Monty)\ **Replies:** 154\ **Last updated:** [June 10, 2020, 6:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ignorant-bigots-raise-racist-flag-yet-again/759644 "2020-06-10T18:50:16Z")
So, who didn’t see this coming? Seriously, what is it with the love affair with those who pretend the south was hunky dory and that damn rag? --- ## [Anal bleaching: Have you? Would you?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anal-bleaching-have-you-would-you/519775)
**Author:** [@Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qadgop_the_Mercotan)\ **Replies:** 94\ **Last updated:** [December 4, 2009, 5:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anal-bleaching-have-you-would-you/519775 "2009-12-04T05:01:54Z")
Anal Bleaching. Yes, it’s true, it’s out there, people are doing it, and some are experiencing significant side effects and complications. Others swear it is the best thing since sliced bread, and are proud to show the… --- ## [Dungeons and Dopers](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dungeons-and-dopers/615446)
**Author:** [@Babale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Babale)\ **Replies:** 177\ **Last updated:** [December 31, 2012, 5:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dungeons-and-dopers/615446 "2012-12-31T05:35:54Z")
The wind howls through the cracks in the wood of The Straight Dope Inn’s walls. From inside, you hear the rain battering the roof of the old building, but the fire burns brightly and the room is warm. All around, dozens … --- ## [The death of PC games is nigh!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-death-of-pc-games-is-nigh/298016)
**Author:** [@Gozu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gozu)\ **Replies:** 255\ **Last updated:** [December 2, 2005, 12:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-death-of-pc-games-is-nigh/298016 "2005-12-02T12:51:44Z")
Or is it? I’m aware that the doom of pc gaming has been predicted by alarmists for some years now but I think that soon, this may prove right and I’m going to explain why. A few notes before I start: I’m mainly going … --- ## [You like titties. We get it. Stop sharing.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-like-titties-we-get-it-stop-sharing/311127)
**Author:** [@Otto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Otto)\ **Replies:** 224\ **Last updated:** [July 8, 2005, 2:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-like-titties-we-get-it-stop-sharing/311127 "2005-07-08T02:13:57Z")
Inspired by, but certainly not limited to, post 7 in this thread. We get it. The whole board gets it. You like breasts. You like looking at breasts. Could you not fucking bring threads to screeching halts to let us … --- ## [The Dark Knight Rises: Is Christopher Nolan taking a shot at the Occupy protestors?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-dark-knight-rises-is-christopher-nolan-taking-a-shot-at-the-occupy-protestors/606789)
**Author:** [@Spoke](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spoke)\ **Replies:** 107\ **Last updated:** [December 22, 2011, 4:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-dark-knight-rises-is-christopher-nolan-taking-a-shot-at-the-occupy-protestors/606789 "2011-12-22T04:19:40Z")
While I enjoyed The Dark Knight, I thought it reeked of a conservative defense of the Bush administration and its war on terror. Which made me wonder if Christopher Nolan is of a conservative bent. Now comes a new trail… --- ## [Ed, at some point you'll need to quell the rebellion.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ed-at-some-point-youll-need-to-quell-the-rebellion/487670)
**Author:** [@raindog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/raindog)\ **Replies:** 212\ **Last updated:** [February 28, 2009, 11:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ed-at-some-point-youll-need-to-quell-the-rebellion/487670 "2009-02-28T23:33:01Z")
This has gone from mildly irritating, to amusing, to surreal. Love Me Vol. 1, apparently, is off the ledge. Ambushed is afraid that the end of Western Civilization is nigh. Mhendo posted a melodramatic tear jerker and … --- ## [Do you have to say 'thank you' to waiters?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-have-to-say-thank-you-to-waiters/539236)
**Author:** [@No\_Wikipedia\_Cites](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/No_Wikipedia_Cites)\ **Replies:** 92\ **Last updated:** [May 15, 2010, 10:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-have-to-say-thank-you-to-waiters/539236 "2010-05-15T22:35:13Z")
When Sass was a Lass, the parental units forced me to say ‘thank you’ whenever the flair-bedecked TGI Friday’s servers dropped off the latest faux-tex-mex fajitas on my plate. And indeed whenever a sever delivered someth… --- ## [Jim Butcher Fans: The new Dresden Shipped today! \[Open Spoilers\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jim-butcher-fans-the-new-dresden-shipped-today-open-spoilers/535069)
**Author:** [@Khadaji](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Khadaji)\ **Replies:** 88\ **Last updated:** [August 11, 2010, 1:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jim-butcher-fans-the-new-dresden-shipped-today-open-spoilers/535069 "2010-08-11T13:42:29Z")
Amazon just sent me a notice saying that the latest Harry Dresden is out! Hooray! :slight\_smile: --- ## [Credit union kicks us while we're down](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/credit-union-kicks-us-while-were-down/513975)
**Author:** [@moonstarssun](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/moonstarssun)\ **Replies:** 197\ **Last updated:** [October 21, 2009, 6:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/credit-union-kicks-us-while-were-down/513975 "2009-10-21T18:33:15Z")
The huz and I lost our jobs back in March–within a week of each other. Until that time, we’d been longstanding, loyal customers with our credit union, so we did what responsible consumers do: we called them to let them k… --- ## [Sports feats that have never been accomplished](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sports-feats-that-have-never-been-accomplished/580362)
**Author:** [@MaxTheVool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MaxTheVool)\ **Replies:** 121\ **Last updated:** [September 19, 2012, 9:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sports-feats-that-have-never-been-accomplished/580362 "2012-09-19T21:41:04Z")
There are some sports feats that have been accomplished so rarely that every occurrence of them can be tracked… unassisted triple plays and perfect games in baseball, for instance. What are some such feats that can be h… --- ## [NFL Week 10](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-week-10/602529)
**Author:** [@SenorBeef](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SenorBeef)\ **Replies:** 151\ **Last updated:** [November 16, 2011, 5:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-week-10/602529 "2011-11-16T17:13:47Z")
The Thursday games this week start this week, update your fantasy teams and do your pick 'em and survival pools accordingly. Thursday OAK @ SD Sunday early NO @ ATL TEN @ CAR PIT @ CIN STL @ CLE BUF @ DAL JAC @ … --- ## [American Exceptionalism](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-exceptionalism/758853)
**Author:** [@DerekMichaels00](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DerekMichaels00)\ **Replies:** 226\ **Last updated:** [July 8, 2016, 6:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-exceptionalism/758853 "2016-07-08T18:39:44Z")
On July 4, 240 years ago, a nation was founded. Some people believe America is an exceptional nation, some don’t. What’s your take? I think America is the hope of the Earth, the city on the hill, and the gem of the wor… --- ## [The "car train" revisited.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-car-train-revisited/481381)
**Author:** [@DSeid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DSeid)\ **Replies:** 115\ **Last updated:** [November 22, 2012, 4:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-car-train-revisited/481381 "2012-11-22T16:14:32Z")
Back in July Sam Stone created a thread devoted to the idea of what he called “the car train” and provoked discussion regarding wireless communication between cars and ad hoc “platooning” of vehicles. Now this update: … --- ## [Do plants/flowers grow faster during the day or night?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-plants-flowers-grow-faster-during-the-day-or-night/507877)
**Author:** [@Mr\_Buttons](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr_Buttons)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [November 6, 2014, 3:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-plants-flowers-grow-faster-during-the-day-or-night/507877 "2014-11-06T15:42:23Z")
Just started on my first garden on the porch this summer. 75% of the plants have survived through my first summer of testing my green thumb, I can live with that percentage. :slight\_smile: I’m just wondering if your a… --- ## [Khadaji's Whatcha Readin' - December 2013](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/khadajis-whatcha-readin-december-2013/675133)
**Author:** [@Le\_Ministre\_de\_l\_au-dela](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Le_Ministre_de_l_au-dela)\ **Replies:** 95\ **Last updated:** [December 31, 2013, 9:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/khadajis-whatcha-readin-december-2013/675133 "2013-12-31T21:49:27Z")
The cold weather has settled in and it is nearly December. I’m so far behind, two clones and a time machine couldn’t get me caught up. I’m hoping I’ll get a bit more time to myself in the coming month, though I somehow … --- ## [Fuck you, FlyLady!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fuck-you-flylady/387966)
**Author:** [@Zsofia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zsofia)\ **Replies:** 102\ **Last updated:** [October 28, 2021, 11:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fuck-you-flylady/387966 "2021-10-28T23:16:49Z")
And fuck me for needing you! So, I’m a filthy person. I’m one of those people who can every so often mount a cleaning campaign, but who is incapable of cultivating clean habits and ends up right back at the start befor… --- ## [What movie do you actively loath?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-movie-do-you-actively-loath/36131)
**Author:** [@Mofo\_Rising](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mofo_Rising)\ **Replies:** 271\ **Last updated:** [November 1, 2003, 6:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-movie-do-you-actively-loath/36131 "2003-11-01T06:21:19Z")
I have seen quite a few films that I haven’t liked. However, there are a select few that have aroused an active hatred. The type of movie that you would leave somebody’s house if they decided to throw it in. Even if you … --- ## [Questions for white people \[the U.S edition\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/questions-for-white-people-the-u-s-edition/686068)
**Author:** [@Honesty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Honesty)\ **Replies:** 159\ **Last updated:** [April 27, 2014, 2:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/questions-for-white-people-the-u-s-edition/686068 "2014-04-27T14:46:12Z")
Why are you always other people’s business? Why do stay awake all night worrying what paltry benefits Tamika Johnson is getting from the government, whether Amy O’Connor is getting an abortion clear across the countr… --- ## [Highest paying jobs with littlest social interaction?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/highest-paying-jobs-with-littlest-social-interaction/132980)
**Author:** [@Church\_Key\_Kid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Church_Key_Kid)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [October 21, 2002, 2:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/highest-paying-jobs-with-littlest-social-interaction/132980 "2002-10-21T02:32:13Z")
I’m not really asking for advice on what you think I should do for a career. I want to know what kind of jobs there are that have a high salary, but are also well-suited for anti-socials (such as myself). I don’t have a… --- ## [Do snakes get inside Florida houses?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-snakes-get-inside-florida-houses/377270)
**Author:** [@Sonia\_Montdore](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sonia_Montdore)\ **Replies:** 70\ **Last updated:** [January 4, 2017, 4:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-snakes-get-inside-florida-houses/377270 "2017-01-04T16:23:53Z")
Floridopers, do snakes get into your house ever? I was thinking of buying a house in Florida but I think I would die if I found one in my house, even a little garter snake. I am terrified of snakes. I can’t watch them o… --- ## [Being overweight and getting a job.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/being-overweight-and-getting-a-job/558707)
**Author:** [@Kyla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kyla)\ **Replies:** 113\ **Last updated:** [November 2, 2010, 5:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/being-overweight-and-getting-a-job/558707 "2010-11-02T17:07:01Z")
My younger sister recently had a friend, whom she’d met on the internet, stay with our parents for a couple months. I’ll call her Mary. Mary is from Arkansas and decided she wanted to live in California, so she worked … --- ## [Name and Exemplify Sitcom Syndromes](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-and-exemplify-sitcom-syndromes/317218)
**Author:** [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Replies:** 235\ **Last updated:** [September 11, 2005, 7:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-and-exemplify-sitcom-syndromes/317218 "2005-09-11T19:56:38Z")
Note: the fact that a syndrome can be applied to a sitcom or its episodes doesn’t necessarily mean that it was a bad show. Some examples to show what I’m talking about appear below. Feel free either to add new syndrome… --- ## [Is an endless siphon possible?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-an-endless-siphon-possible/598331)
**Author:** [@I\_am\_Snake](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/I_am_Snake)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [July 8, 2013, 1:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-an-endless-siphon-possible/598331 "2013-07-08T01:34:09Z")
I’ve been wondering about this for a while now. If a siphon works by having a greater sum force of gravity on the water in one end of the tube than the other, then couldn’t you create a never-ending siphon by having one… --- ## [Challenge - Name the Butt Ugliest Celebrity male or female.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/challenge-name-the-butt-ugliest-celebrity-male-or-female/637588)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 92\ **Last updated:** [October 20, 2012, 6:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/challenge-name-the-butt-ugliest-celebrity-male-or-female/637588 "2012-10-20T18:30:16Z")
Even celebrities can be photogenically challenged. Thank god they have talent or they’d starve. Who do you consider the ugliest among the stars? Male or female? I nominate Nicki Minaj. How could someone so young look … --- ## [Has anyone dared to suggest that 9/11 shouldn't have been that big of a deal?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-anyone-dared-to-suggest-that-9-11-shouldnt-have-been-that-big-of-a-deal/496751)
**Author:** [@Koxinga](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Koxinga)\ **Replies:** 170\ **Last updated:** [May 22, 2009, 5:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-anyone-dared-to-suggest-that-9-11-shouldnt-have-been-that-big-of-a-deal/496751 "2009-05-22T05:54:30Z")
Looking back on 9/11/2001, yes, it was a shock and around 3,000 people were killed tragically. But from the standpoint of us as a nation, might we have been better off if we had done not nearly so much, or even nothing? … --- ## [Carrie Prejean vs. Larry King \[merged threads\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/carrie-prejean-vs-larry-king-merged-threads/517294)
**Author:** [@DiosaBellissima](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DiosaBellissima)\ **Replies:** 217\ **Last updated:** [November 19, 2009, 3:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/carrie-prejean-vs-larry-king-merged-threads/517294 "2009-11-19T03:46:29Z")
And the real question is: does she even know what that word means? See the video for yourself here. I always thought Prejean came across as a twit, but this just takes the cake. For cryin’ out loud. . . For those who … --- ## [An idea for peace in the Jerusalem/Isreal](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/an-idea-for-peace-in-the-jerusalem-isreal/728693)
**Author:** [@Robert163](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Robert163)\ **Replies:** 203\ **Last updated:** [August 30, 2015, 1:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/an-idea-for-peace-in-the-jerusalem-isreal/728693 "2015-08-30T01:57:08Z")
No Jews or Muslims are allowed to live there as permanent citizens. Any Jew or Muslim is allowed to visit there as a religious tourist any time they want. No police or military forces are allowed to operate that is eithe… --- ## [Dogs running loose in my neighbourhood - how do I protect myself walking?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dogs-running-loose-in-my-neighbourhood-how-do-i-protect-myself-walking/586365)
**Author:** [@Cat\_Whisperer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cat_Whisperer)\ **Replies:** 88\ **Last updated:** [June 25, 2011, 2:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dogs-running-loose-in-my-neighbourhood-how-do-i-protect-myself-walking/586365 "2011-06-25T14:45:53Z")
For some reason (probably lack of enforcement), there is a real problem with dogs of all sizes running loose in my neighbourhood this summer. I walk A LOT around here, and I’m concerned that a dog may attack me at some p… --- ## [Elizabeth II's health](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/elizabeth-iis-health/550270)
**Author:** [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\ **Replies:** 67\ **Last updated:** [August 18, 2010, 6:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/elizabeth-iis-health/550270 "2010-08-18T18:01:34Z")
Britain’s Queen Elizabeth is currently the third longest-reigning British monarch. On May 12, 2011, she will surpass George III. And on September 10, 2015, she will surpass Victoria. She will be 89 then. As someone who … --- ## [Things that annoy you about the SDMB](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-that-annoy-you-about-the-sdmb/603809)
**Author:** [@Jackknifed\_Juggernaut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackknifed_Juggernaut)\ **Replies:** 110\ **Last updated:** [December 2, 2011, 3:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-that-annoy-you-about-the-sdmb/603809 "2011-12-02T03:05:41Z")
“This forum requires that you wait 120 seconds between searches. Please try again in 1 seconds.” 1 seconds??? I don’t know why it’s annoying, since I’m not a language Nazi. Maybe it’s because everything else about the S… --- ## [Do you wash your pubic hair with shampoo and conditioner?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-wash-your-pubic-hair-with-shampoo-and-conditioner/430803)
**Author:** [@Chasing\_Dreams](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chasing_Dreams)\ **Replies:** 62\ **Last updated:** [May 20, 2014, 2:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-wash-your-pubic-hair-with-shampoo-and-conditioner/430803 "2014-05-20T02:12:35Z")
You don’t want to get split ends, do you? It is hair after all and using soap is too harsh because it will wash away the essential oils. With that said, I just use regular soap on mine. I should probably switch to shamp… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=323&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=325&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)