# Top **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=332&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:** 333 --- ## [Military MOS : In wars, how often do soldiers get shoved into infantry instead?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/military-mos-in-wars-how-often-do-soldiers-get-shoved-into-infantry-instead/733233)
**Author:** [@Habeed](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Habeed)\ **Replies:** 118\ **Last updated:** [October 10, 2015, 12:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/military-mos-in-wars-how-often-do-soldiers-get-shoved-into-infantry-instead/733233 "2015-10-10T00:16:00Z")
So, in the Iraq and Afghanistan wars, if you joined the army as a tank crewmember, enlisted artillery soldier, or MP, as I understand it, it was extremely common to end up having to fight on the streets of Iraq or Afghan… --- ## [Why do Americans call our Black Pudding "Blood Pie"? And why the hostility towards](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-americans-call-our-black-pudding-blood-pie-and-why-the-hostility-towards/467254)
**Author:** [@Lobsang](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lobsang)\ **Replies:** 122\ **Last updated:** [October 11, 2008, 6:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-americans-call-our-black-pudding-blood-pie-and-why-the-hostility-towards/467254 "2008-10-11T18:49:14Z")
it? If you taste it I am convinced you would like it. I know it’s pig’s blood but it tastes darn good. --- ## [Who best epitomized the out-of-control lifestyle of rock and roll?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-best-epitomized-the-out-of-control-lifestyle-of-rock-and-roll/708677)
**Author:** [@Crafter\_Man](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crafter_Man)\ **Replies:** 110\ **Last updated:** [February 11, 2015, 5:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-best-epitomized-the-out-of-control-lifestyle-of-rock-and-roll/708677 "2015-02-11T05:18:02Z")
Non-stop partying… drugs… booze… sex… property damage… lavish spending… self destruction. I’m thinking Keith Moon. --- ## [Attack ads "accuse" politician of believing in evolution](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/attack-ads-accuse-politician-of-believing-in-evolution/539517)
**Author:** [@Revtim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Revtim)\ **Replies:** 141\ **Last updated:** [May 30, 2010, 6:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/attack-ads-accuse-politician-of-believing-in-evolution/539517 "2010-05-30T18:55:01Z")
http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2010/05/13/ad-questioning-candidates-faith-jolts-alabama-governor-contest/ Believing science is a political liability in Alabama. How does this happen in the 21st century? --- ## [My first emergency repair in the new house; a handy MMP](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-first-emergency-repair-in-the-new-house-a-handy-mmp/363846)
**Author:** [@VunderBob](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/VunderBob)\ **Replies:** 519\ **Last updated:** [July 17, 2006, 3:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-first-emergency-repair-in-the-new-house-a-handy-mmp/363846 "2006-07-17T03:00:20Z")
When I \[del\] was railroaded into doing\[/del\] volunteered for today’s MMP, I said that with the plans for the weekend involving working on the new house to convert it into a proper VunderLair, that I’d probably have a goo… --- ## [What happened to the slaves after they were freed?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happened-to-the-slaves-after-they-were-freed/551722)
**Author:** [@mittu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mittu)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [May 18, 2013, 10:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happened-to-the-slaves-after-they-were-freed/551722 "2013-05-18T22:13:04Z")
Aside from the awkward goodbyes what did the slaves do after slavery was abolished and they were given their freedom? Presumably a whole bunch of people (how many?) suddenly found themselves homeless and jobless a few t… --- ## ["Fucking carpet munchers, you should've been put down at birth"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fucking-carpet-munchers-you-shouldve-been-put-down-at-birth/517760)
**Author:** [@SanVito](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SanVito)\ **Replies:** 137\ **Last updated:** [November 24, 2009, 9:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fucking-carpet-munchers-you-shouldve-been-put-down-at-birth/517760 "2009-11-24T21:12:05Z")
So, it’s a nice sunny Sunday lunchtime, I’m standing at the bar with my girlfriend, just trying to pay for our drinks. That’s all folks. No hand holding, no snogging, just standing there. Pissed neanderthal starts throwi… --- ## [Don't plan a parade route to cross railroad tracks](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dont-plan-a-parade-route-to-cross-railroad-tracks/641192)
**Author:** [@FatBaldGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FatBaldGuy)\ **Replies:** 110\ **Last updated:** [January 12, 2013, 8:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dont-plan-a-parade-route-to-cross-railroad-tracks/641192 "2013-01-12T08:16:26Z")
Story here: To the idiots in Midland, Texas: If you’re planning a parade, don’t have it go across active train tracks, unless you coordinate with the railroad to make sure no trains are scheduled. This is a tragic dis… --- ## [Any Other Lefties Dubious on AGW?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-other-lefties-dubious-on-agw/501156)
**Author:** [@DanBlather](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DanBlather)\ **Replies:** 154\ **Last updated:** [July 2, 2009, 1:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-other-lefties-dubious-on-agw/501156 "2009-07-02T13:47:44Z")
I like science and understand the difference between mainstream viewpoints and a few fringe whackos, but there is something about AGW that sets off warning signals in my mind. I don’t like AGW opponents being marginalize… --- ## [Come out of the closet: What SDMB rules of a"cool" do you break?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/come-out-of-the-closet-what-sdmb-rules-of-a-cool-do-you-break/430289)
**Author:** [@Ruffian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ruffian)\ **Replies:** 287\ **Last updated:** [January 6, 2008, 4:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/come-out-of-the-closet-what-sdmb-rules-of-a-cool-do-you-break/430289 "2008-01-06T04:41:29Z")
Okay, let’s get this out of the way first and foremost: no flaming, no debating, no pointing and saying, “You WHAT?” The whole point of this thread is to come out of the shadows and admit to swiming against ther stream… --- ## [Am wondering if I've been scammed out of $2300.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/am-wondering-if-ive-been-scammed-out-of-2300/732996)
**Author:** [@Crafter\_Man](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crafter_Man)\ **Replies:** 118\ **Last updated:** [December 22, 2015, 4:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/am-wondering-if-ive-been-scammed-out-of-2300/732996 "2015-12-22T16:03:54Z")
I had a 40’ X 40’ pole barn built a few years ago. I would now like to install a metal (steel) ceiling inside the barn, and then install fluorescent light fixtures. The distance from the floor to the bottom of the truss… --- ## [This Michael Flynn guy just can't stop committing treason](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-michael-flynn-guy-just-cant-stop-committing-treason/779770)
**Author:** [@Evil\_Economist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Evil_Economist)\ **Replies:** 161\ **Last updated:** [February 18, 2017, 11:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-michael-flynn-guy-just-cant-stop-committing-treason/779770 "2017-02-18T23:12:59Z")
Michael Flynn was fired from the DIA for being “Abusive with staff, didn’t listen, worked against policy, bad management, etc.” But strangely he wasn’t fired for providing military secrets to foreign governments, which i… --- ## [Resolved: Conservatives get whatever they want](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/resolved-conservatives-get-whatever-they-want/687019)
**Author:** [@Drum\_God](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Drum_God)\ **Replies:** 178\ **Last updated:** [May 6, 2014, 12:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/resolved-conservatives-get-whatever-they-want/687019 "2014-05-06T00:25:54Z")
\[ul\] \[li\]Whereas, conservatives (however you want to define the term) are decent people who genuinely want what is best for the country;\[/li\]\[li\]Whereas, conservatives propose many policies to achieve their goal of a mo… --- ## [Are Americans without degrees completely banned from moving to Canada?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-americans-without-degrees-completely-banned-from-moving-to-canada/718246)
**Author:** [@protoboard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/protoboard)\ **Replies:** 122\ **Last updated:** [May 2, 2015, 2:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-americans-without-degrees-completely-banned-from-moving-to-canada/718246 "2015-05-02T02:23:57Z")
I would really like to live in Canada but getting a professional 4 year degree is out of the question for me. I’m just not willing to spend that much time in college, and it’s mostly because I can’t think of any field I … --- ## [White people who are afraid of black people](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/white-people-who-are-afraid-of-black-people/531839)
**Author:** [@SecretaryofEvil](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SecretaryofEvil)\ **Replies:** 171\ **Last updated:** [March 15, 2010, 12:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/white-people-who-are-afraid-of-black-people/531839 "2010-03-15T12:01:29Z")
You are cowards. You are also stupid. Please leave my race and start a new race for stupid cowards. That is all. --- ## [If you get drunk on an airplane, forcing it to be diverted, should you lose your job?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-get-drunk-on-an-airplane-forcing-it-to-be-diverted-should-you-lose-your-job/605208)
**Author:** [@KarlGauss](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KarlGauss)\ **Replies:** 157\ **Last updated:** [December 16, 2011, 9:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-get-drunk-on-an-airplane-forcing-it-to-be-diverted-should-you-lose-your-job/605208 "2011-12-16T09:10:24Z")
Recently, a couple of Research in Motion executives got drunk and disorderly on an Air Canada flight. As a result, the plane was brought down early at an unplanned destination. Among other things, this caused a number of… --- ## [Why don't cigarettes set off smoke detectors?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-dont-cigarettes-set-off-smoke-detectors/83188)
**Author:** [@vex77](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/vex77)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [September 23, 2001, 12:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-dont-cigarettes-set-off-smoke-detectors/83188 "2001-09-23T12:57:08Z")
I just think it is odd that the second my one piece of toast get dark brown my smoke detector is sounding the alarm but when I have a ton of friends over and the place looks like a fog factory it doesn’t even make a peep… --- ## [Car was turned off but radio still turned on. How?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/car-was-turned-off-but-radio-still-turned-on-how/586934)
**Author:** [@I\_Know\_Nothing](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/I_Know_Nothing)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [June 28, 2011, 12:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/car-was-turned-off-but-radio-still-turned-on-how/586934 "2011-06-28T00:40:34Z")
I removed the keys from my ignition and the radio did not turn off. How does this happen? I just recently installed a new battery. I noticed that the ground wire from the - terminal broke off at the end and is no long… --- ## [Movies that still hold up but only God knows why](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-that-still-hold-up-but-only-god-knows-why/836541)
**Author:** [@Dale\_Sams](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dale_Sams)\ **Replies:** 169\ **Last updated:** [August 2, 2019, 6:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-that-still-hold-up-but-only-god-knows-why/836541 "2019-08-02T18:29:38Z")
Superman II The insane tone, the massive plot holes and forced script writing. But it still works cause…Terrence Stamp? I dunno. --- ## [Insurance company poopyheads](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/insurance-company-poopyheads/502151)
**Author:** [@Maia\_s\_Well](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Maia_s_Well)\ **Replies:** 219\ **Last updated:** [July 24, 2009, 5:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/insurance-company-poopyheads/502151 "2009-07-24T05:54:11Z")
I don’t usually pit. I don’t usually even post. But I’m going crazy with this and want to vent in a forum where intelligent people can talk me down if I am overreacting, or at least make fun of me in a manner that will… --- ## [A word about Melania Trump.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-word-about-melania-trump/778001)
**Author:** [@Cartooniverse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cartooniverse)\ **Replies:** 138\ **Last updated:** [January 30, 2017, 3:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-word-about-melania-trump/778001 "2017-01-30T03:24:22Z")
I don’t know anything about her past what I’ve read during the campaign and what I’ve seen in the last few weeks. I do know that I stood no more than 30 feet away from her and The Donald as they walked on Pennsylvania Av… --- ## [Does the free market really work?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-the-free-market-really-work/520868)
**Author:** [@blinkie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/blinkie)\ **Replies:** 176\ **Last updated:** [December 16, 2009, 3:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-the-free-market-really-work/520868 "2009-12-16T15:13:18Z")
When it comes to wages I don’t really think so. Is a good teacher really worth less than a bad baseball player? Is a soldier worth less than a talk show host? What specifically has the free market solved without any reg… --- ## [American Idol 3/16-18](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-3-16-18/532667)
**Author:** [@BigBertha](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BigBertha)\ **Replies:** 202\ **Last updated:** [March 19, 2010, 1:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-3-16-18/532667 "2010-03-19T13:55:00Z")
So here we go again. Last I heard, there was a petition to get a contestant who left back on. Seriously, isn’t the voting process supposed to be followed? Anyway, anyone know the song choices yet? --- ## [I pit the short-sighted self serving twits at the New York Times](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-the-short-sighted-self-serving-twits-at-the-new-york-times/362359)
**Author:** [@Evil\_One](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Evil_One)\ **Replies:** 358\ **Last updated:** [July 4, 2006, 7:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-the-short-sighted-self-serving-twits-at-the-new-york-times/362359 "2006-07-04T07:12:07Z")
It’s been a couple of days since the story broke…and since nobody else has taken the plunge, I guess I will. The New York Times has decided to expose an effective program that tracks money to terrorists and organization… --- ## [Was Freud Scientific?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-freud-scientific/596444)
**Author:** [@Trinopus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Trinopus)\ **Replies:** 91\ **Last updated:** [February 10, 2013, 9:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-freud-scientific/596444 "2013-02-10T21:11:45Z")
Inspired by my earlier question, “Was Phlogiston Scientific?” Please go easy on me: I’m kinda new here still, and this is a topic that is very likely beyond my reach. (“But what’s a heaven for?”) I’ve heard a lot of … --- ## [Voynich Manuscript](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/voynich-manuscript/753076)
**Author:** [@daggaes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/daggaes)\ **Replies:** 122\ **Last updated:** [February 6, 2018, 12:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/voynich-manuscript/753076 "2018-02-06T00:18:44Z")
Some time ago, while article-and-search hopping, I came across the Voynich Manuscript. It seems no one is quite sure whether it is an elaborate hoax, a complex code, or one of the best ‘just for sh\*ts and giggles’ pieces… --- ## [The Andy Griffith Show; where Andy had un-Andy moments..](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-andy-griffith-show-where-andy-had-un-andy-moments/519378)
**Author:** [@UltraVires](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/UltraVires)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [December 3, 2009, 9:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-andy-griffith-show-where-andy-had-un-andy-moments/519378 "2009-12-03T21:43:42Z")
When I was a kid, the old man turned on reruns of the Andy Griffith show. I am now about the age that he was then, and I have been hooked on the TV Land reruns. I know, it’s not realistic, but damn if it can’t relax yo… --- ## [Reducing the odor of cat poop](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reducing-the-odor-of-cat-poop/81263)
**Author:** [@KV](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KV)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [September 24, 2001, 3:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reducing-the-odor-of-cat-poop/81263 "2001-09-24T03:25:39Z")
Are there any additives I can combine with my cat’s food to lessen the smell? --- ## [Ron Paul: Why/how is he snapping up delegates? To what purpose?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ron-paul-why-how-is-he-snapping-up-delegates-to-what-purpose/621182)
**Author:** [@Whack-a-Mole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Whack-a-Mole)\ **Replies:** 89\ **Last updated:** [June 7, 2012, 4:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ron-paul-why-how-is-he-snapping-up-delegates-to-what-purpose/621182 "2012-06-07T16:17:15Z")
I suppose this may fit in GQ but considering it is politics I am guessing here is the place for it. I have been reading lately that Ron Paul and his cohort are managing to scoop large numbers of delegates to the Republi… --- ## [Top U.S. Chain Restaurants - where HAVEN'T you been?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/top-u-s-chain-restaurants-where-havent-you-been/520674)
**Author:** [@ataraxy22](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ataraxy22)\ **Replies:** 202\ **Last updated:** [December 14, 2009, 4:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/top-u-s-chain-restaurants-where-havent-you-been/520674 "2009-12-14T16:55:49Z")
I’ve been looking at this list of the Top 400 Restaurant Chains in the United States in 2009, as ranked by Restaurants & Institutions (R&I) in order of 2008 sales. There are many that I’ve never hear of! What is the h… --- ## [If/when Trump and Musk fall out, what will it be over? The results?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-when-trump-and-musk-fall-out-what-will-it-be-over-the-results/1014346)
**Author:** [@Leaper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaper)\ **Replies:** 445\ **Last updated:** [January 2, 2026, 8:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-when-trump-and-musk-fall-out-what-will-it-be-over-the-results/1014346 "2026-01-02T20:38:23Z")
A speculation thread that could potentially be a little lighter than most. As has been observed many times, Trump and Musk are very similar in many ways. They are both rich, powerful, arrogant, and self-centered, with h… --- ## [Fuck it, I'm choking my chicken](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fuck-it-im-choking-my-chicken/470151)
**Author:** [@Inigo\_Montoya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Inigo_Montoya)\ **Replies:** 111\ **Last updated:** [November 8, 2008, 4:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fuck-it-im-choking-my-chicken/470151 "2008-11-08T04:34:13Z")
That little bastard just struts around the coop all damn day clucking and crowing anyway. He’s destined for the stewpot and no mistake. --- ## [Why does abusing drugs make peoples faces (especially women's) look beat up & older](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-abusing-drugs-make-peoples-faces-especially-womens-look-beat-up-older/509191)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [January 30, 2014, 11:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-abusing-drugs-make-peoples-faces-especially-womens-look-beat-up-older/509191 "2014-01-30T11:21:14Z")
Just curious re the physical mechanism works that causes them to look so beat up, especially in the face. You see many stars, especially female stars like Amy Winehouse, Courtney Love, Lindsay Lohan and Britney Spears wh… --- ## [Basement apartment - bad idea?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/basement-apartment-bad-idea/468695)
**Author:** [@The\_Shroud](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Shroud)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [June 7, 2014, 4:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/basement-apartment-bad-idea/468695 "2014-06-07T16:14:14Z")
I saw an apartment I liked today, scoped out the neighborhood, and was planning on putting in my application tomorrow morning. However, when I mentioned to my friend that it’s a basement apartment, his response was “wat… --- ## [Agnosticism is goofy.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/agnosticism-is-goofy/422352)
**Author:** [@Mosier](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mosier)\ **Replies:** 375\ **Last updated:** [October 23, 2007, 12:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/agnosticism-is-goofy/422352 "2007-10-23T12:34:00Z")
What’s the difference between an agnostic and an atheist? They both answer the question of god in the same way, “there is insufficient evidence to conclude the existence of God, or make any assertions about the likely n… --- ## [Seattle Pub Trivia '08: With a Vengeance](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seattle-pub-trivia-08-with-a-vengeance/432754)
**Author:** [@stargazer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/stargazer)\ **Replies:** 469\ **Last updated:** [January 13, 2009, 5:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seattle-pub-trivia-08-with-a-vengeance/432754 "2009-01-13T17:59:35Z")
So, a new year, a new trivia thread! The rundown, in case you’ve been wanting to join us and haven’t yet: a group of Seattle-area Dopers meet to play pub trivia, usually on Tuesday nights at The Old Pequliar in Ballard,… --- ## [Frank Sinatra Says The Lady Is a Tramp; He's Insulting Her, Right?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/frank-sinatra-says-the-lady-is-a-tramp-hes-insulting-her-right/632649)
**Author:** [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [October 3, 2018, 2:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/frank-sinatra-says-the-lady-is-a-tramp-hes-insulting-her-right/632649 "2018-10-03T02:56:06Z")
My understanding of 50’s-era slang is limited. When Frank sings “That’s why the lady is a tramp,” is he insulting her? To me it sounds like he’s calling her a low-class broad. Or does (did) tramp mean something else in … --- ## [Is UPS liable for stolen packages?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-ups-liable-for-stolen-packages/561793)
**Author:** [@ratatoskK](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ratatoskK)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [November 25, 2010, 8:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-ups-liable-for-stolen-packages/561793 "2010-11-25T20:02:12Z")
Our condo building has a keystore outside, which is a small box attached to the building that contains the front door key. A numeric code opens the box. UPS has the code and is supposed to leave packages inside the fro… --- ## [If you get a cut on a tattoo, and the cut scabs over, does it ruin the tattoo?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-get-a-cut-on-a-tattoo-and-the-cut-scabs-over-does-it-ruin-the-tattoo/570128)
**Author:** [@Shabbyskunk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shabbyskunk)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [February 4, 2011, 11:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-get-a-cut-on-a-tattoo-and-the-cut-scabs-over-does-it-ruin-the-tattoo/570128 "2011-02-04T23:18:48Z")
Say it’s a rather large cut, when it eventually heals, would it leave a blank space of normal skin where part of the tattoo was? --- ## [WHERE was the most exotic place you've had sex?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-was-the-most-exotic-place-youve-had-sex/539462)
**Author:** [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Replies:** 125\ **Last updated:** [May 20, 2010, 6:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-was-the-most-exotic-place-youve-had-sex/539462 "2010-05-20T18:43:26Z")
Spun off from this thread, at dhkendall’s suggestion. We’ve polled for where the first place was. Now tell us the most exotic or unusual place you’ve had sex. For me, the one that comes to mind first is on the hood and… --- ## [Should non-vaccinating parents be held liable for disease transmitted by their child?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-non-vaccinating-parents-be-held-liable-for-disease-transmitted-by-their-child/711297)
**Author:** [@davidm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/davidm)\ **Replies:** 121\ **Last updated:** [March 16, 2015, 4:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-non-vaccinating-parents-be-held-liable-for-disease-transmitted-by-their-child/711297 "2015-03-16T04:07:20Z")
Could criminal charges be successful? Should they be? What about a civil case? The article points out that the scientific capability exists to show that one person transmitted the disease to another with a high degre… --- ## [F You! (Tourists in Crosswalks)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/f-you-tourists-in-crosswalks/690999)
**Author:** [@MikeF](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MikeF)\ **Replies:** 111\ **Last updated:** [June 30, 2014, 10:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/f-you-tourists-in-crosswalks/690999 "2014-06-30T10:41:10Z")
Well, its that time of the year again here at the shore. I generally don’t have a problem with tourists. They spend a lot of money and eventually leave. Two things about them are very frustrating. One - they can’t drive … --- ## [The "Nice Guy" Logical Fallacy](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-nice-guy-logical-fallacy/650903)
**Author:** [@AnthonyElite](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AnthonyElite)\ **Replies:** 153\ **Last updated:** [February 25, 2013, 5:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-nice-guy-logical-fallacy/650903 "2013-02-25T17:20:18Z")
I have a friend who is a real nice guy and he can’t figure out why women don’t like him. I honestly think I understand why women don’t like “nice” guys and, best of all, I think that most women will agree with my assessm… --- ## [Sick and tired](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sick-and-tired/488635)
**Author:** [@lissener](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lissener)\ **Replies:** 150\ **Last updated:** [March 9, 2009, 5:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sick-and-tired/488635 "2009-03-09T17:24:44Z")
I’m tired of: \[ul\] \[li\]Kevin Smith\[/li\]\[li\]Seth Rogan\[/li\]\[li\]The whole “Asian girlfriend” thing. What’s the next racist fad gonna be?\[/li\]\[li\]Fake-faded jean thighs\[/li\]\[li\]Woody Fucking Allen\[/li\]\[li\]TV shows made in… --- ## [Harsh Commentary from Ex-Obama Supporters](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/harsh-commentary-from-ex-obama-supporters/551839)
**Author:** [@Sam\_Stone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sam_Stone)\ **Replies:** 136\ **Last updated:** [September 12, 2010, 7:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/harsh-commentary-from-ex-obama-supporters/551839 "2010-09-12T07:08:59Z")
This week there have been several Op-Eds from people who were strong Obama supporters, which are just scathing in their judgment. First, we have Mort Zuckerman, who was a big Obama booster, and even wrote one of his spe… --- ## [Handicapped parking placards: If you aren't disabled, would you ever use one?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/handicapped-parking-placards-if-you-arent-disabled-would-you-ever-use-one/629826)
**Author:** [@Ecamp1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ecamp1)\ **Replies:** 105\ **Last updated:** [August 4, 2012, 3:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/handicapped-parking-placards-if-you-arent-disabled-would-you-ever-use-one/629826 "2012-08-04T15:20:45Z")
This is one of my biggest Pet peeves. I don’t know why because I am by no means self-righteous, and I try not to be judgmental, but it really bugs me! I know this guy who received a handicap parking placard from his elde… --- ## [I thought big guns like this where in impossible?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-thought-big-guns-like-this-where-in-impossible/703085)
**Author:** [@sweat209](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sweat209)\ **Replies:** 66\ **Last updated:** [December 26, 2014, 8:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-thought-big-guns-like-this-where-in-impossible/703085 "2014-12-26T20:59:51Z")
Being a scfi buff I came across this web site of future big guns for the military. I thought big guns like this where in impossible? Look like we have big guns like that now. http://www.tacticalfanboy.com/category/guns… --- ## [Why are you pro choice or pro life?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-you-pro-choice-or-pro-life/949904)
**Author:** [@Cathy967](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cathy967)\ **Replies:** 376\ **Last updated:** [April 7, 2022, 7:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-you-pro-choice-or-pro-life/949904 "2022-04-07T19:31:14Z")
I am pro choice because… The pro-life movement is built on lying and twisting the emotions of others. The pro-life movement is built on the use of religious dogma to control the lives of others. The pro-life movement … --- ## [Hot water makes ice cubes freeze quicker?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hot-water-makes-ice-cubes-freeze-quicker/356662)
**Author:** [@RockoSoBe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RockoSoBe)\ **Replies:** 78\ **Last updated:** [November 6, 2013, 2:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hot-water-makes-ice-cubes-freeze-quicker/356662 "2013-11-06T02:44:27Z")
Someone please confirm that this is false so I can get my friend to believe it! --- ## [At what age is a man too old to wear cargo shorts?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/at-what-age-is-a-man-too-old-to-wear-cargo-shorts/780505)
**Author:** [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Replies:** 138\ **Last updated:** [March 3, 2017, 1:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/at-what-age-is-a-man-too-old-to-wear-cargo-shorts/780505 "2017-03-03T13:17:01Z")
I’ve always liked cargo shorts (pants too). They are super comfy and, at least in my mind, look, um, cool :). But I’ve come to realize that they are viewed as sloppy dress, and definitely for the younger crowd; a crowd … [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=331&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=333&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)