# Top **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=347&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:** 348 --- ## [One thing I don't get about tattoos: They are (mostly) invisible](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-thing-i-dont-get-about-tattoos-they-are-mostly-invisible/649742)
**Author:** [@Aji\_de\_Gallina](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aji_de_Gallina)\ **Replies:** 97\ **Last updated:** [February 3, 2014, 4:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-thing-i-dont-get-about-tattoos-they-are-mostly-invisible/649742 "2014-02-03T16:52:14Z")
Two disclaimers: I will never get a tattoo. If you want to get 1034.7 tattoos I have no problem. Most of the tattoos people get are either invisilbe to you (in the back, the outside of the leg) needing mirrors for a c… --- ## [California Schools not allowed to ban students, your opinion?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/california-schools-not-allowed-to-ban-students-your-opinion/840011)
**Author:** [@Urbanredneck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Urbanredneck)\ **Replies:** 202\ **Last updated:** [September 16, 2019, 5:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/california-schools-not-allowed-to-ban-students-your-opinion/840011 "2019-09-16T17:11:28Z")
THIS BILL just passed says schools in California grades k-8 are no longer allowed to suspend students for “willful defiance”. The idea behind it was that too many students of color were being suspended and they want scho… --- ## [What do you do when drunk alone?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-do-when-drunk-alone/269424)
**Author:** [@klintypooh](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/klintypooh)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [January 27, 2016, 9:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-do-when-drunk-alone/269424 "2016-01-27T21:23:27Z")
Just wondering, what do you do when you’re drunk and nobody can see you??? Now I mean dancing or whatever, nothing perverted… Well maybe some then :smiley: --- ## [Volunteers Needed: "The War On Terror Cannot Be Won If We Fail In Iraq"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/volunteers-needed-the-war-on-terror-cannot-be-won-if-we-fail-in-iraq/387887)
**Author:** [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Replies:** 275\ **Last updated:** [January 19, 2007, 3:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/volunteers-needed-the-war-on-terror-cannot-be-won-if-we-fail-in-iraq/387887 "2007-01-19T03:46:14Z")
The White House says the stuff in quotes, and if it’s true, then this is a battle to save Western civilization. If we lose in Iraq, then the terrorists win. So where are the lines of Young Republicans and right-wing bl… --- ## [Do you move over when someone is merging onto the highway?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-move-over-when-someone-is-merging-onto-the-highway/704869)
**Author:** [@gigi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gigi)\ **Replies:** 97\ **Last updated:** [November 26, 2014, 1:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-move-over-when-someone-is-merging-onto-the-highway/704869 "2014-11-26T01:58:04Z")
Around here, there are two lanes on the highway each way and not much traffic. I head to work after the busiest time so there are rarely more than a few cars on the road with me. Yet, drivers still insist on staying in… --- ## [Broken pelvis mortality for elderly patient](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/broken-pelvis-mortality-for-elderly-patient/670538)
**Author:** [@TMifune](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TMifune)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [January 20, 2016, 7:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/broken-pelvis-mortality-for-elderly-patient/670538 "2016-01-20T19:07:39Z")
My 95yr Great aunt just broke her arm and two bones in her pelvis. My sister said this can be fatal. Is that true? I thought she would just take a bit longer to heal. :confused: --- ## [Characters that ruin a work for you](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/characters-that-ruin-a-work-for-you/635195)
**Author:** [@Anaamika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anaamika)\ **Replies:** 127\ **Last updated:** [April 15, 2015, 11:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/characters-that-ruin-a-work-for-you/635195 "2015-04-15T23:57:30Z")
Could be books, TV, movies, anything. Torchwood wasn’t that good to start with, but I could not get past Gwen at all. I’ve talked about her before, how the audience surrogate in this case just makes you want to brick he… --- ## [Do you hate it when authors write out dialects?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-hate-it-when-authors-write-out-dialects/643188)
**Author:** [@Unauthorized\_Cinnamon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Unauthorized_Cinnamon)\ **Replies:** 119\ **Last updated:** [November 23, 2014, 3:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-hate-it-when-authors-write-out-dialects/643188 "2014-11-23T15:43:18Z")
I’m reading Cloud Atlas. I like some of the stories, others are just OK, but I’m willing to read through and get the whole experience. Well, I was willing, until I hit the central tale, told completely in dialect. Soo… --- ## [Perk, or perq?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/perk-or-perq/637418)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [October 15, 2012, 7:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/perk-or-perq/637418 "2012-10-15T07:58:59Z")
I often see people write that they receive ‘perks’. I never see them write that they receive ‘perqs’. Is a perquisite a ‘perq’, or a ‘perk’? (And is free office coffee a ‘perk perq’?) --- ## [Omnibus College Football Thread 2021-22](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-college-football-thread-2021-22/949688)
**Author:** [@madsircool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/madsircool)\ **Replies:** 402\ **Last updated:** [January 12, 2022, 2:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-college-football-thread-2021-22/949688 "2022-01-12T02:16:07Z")
Im watching the UCLA v Hawaii game and UCLA defense made a stop on Hawaiis first drive. Hawaii punts and it was a magnificent 55 yard kick. But,but…the snap was low and the punters knee touched the ground. This being co… --- ## [Why do Christians openly worship torture-murder and practice cannabalism?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-christians-openly-worship-torture-murder-and-practice-cannabalism/649721)
**Author:** [@Amateur\_Barbarian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Amateur_Barbarian)\ **Replies:** 130\ **Last updated:** [March 26, 2013, 12:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-christians-openly-worship-torture-murder-and-practice-cannabalism/649721 "2013-03-26T12:05:11Z")
Atheist here, just curious: Why do you Christians obsess over and venerate gruesome torture-murders as the centerpiece of your beliefs, and participate in ritual cannibalism you believe is real in celebration of that bel… --- ## [Standard nicknames that have no apparent resemblance to the full name](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/standard-nicknames-that-have-no-apparent-resemblance-to-the-full-name/598699)
**Author:** [@Rigamarole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rigamarole)\ **Replies:** 109\ **Last updated:** [October 17, 2011, 6:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/standard-nicknames-that-have-no-apparent-resemblance-to-the-full-name/598699 "2011-10-17T06:25:45Z")
For example, Dick is short for Richard but I never quite got why. What other common nicknames can you think of that have little or no resemblance to their longer counterpart? --- ## [I pit my wife and her son. Should I divorce them?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-my-wife-and-her-son-should-i-divorce-them/492132)
**Author:** [@shiftless](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/shiftless)\ **Replies:** 93\ **Last updated:** [April 15, 2009, 1:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-my-wife-and-her-son-should-i-divorce-them/492132 "2009-04-15T01:04:53Z")
Wow, this turned out long. Sorry. I love my wife, I do, it’s just that a man can only take so much. I have to draw a line somewhere. Here’s the background: My wife was married before to a real jerk. A manipulative … --- ## [Quit smoking and then you have trouble breathing!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quit-smoking-and-then-you-have-trouble-breathing/140738)
**Author:** [@Faith](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Faith)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [January 18, 2017, 1:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quit-smoking-and-then-you-have-trouble-breathing/140738 "2017-01-18T01:53:57Z")
Hi everyone, I cannot believe this! I have read so many posts where people have quit smoking and then follows that they find it difficult to catch their breath, the feeling that you can’t get enough oxygen into your lun… --- ## [How did Derren Brown predict the lottery numbers?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-did-derren-brown-predict-the-lottery-numbers/509542)
**Author:** [@sandra\_nz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sandra_nz)\ **Replies:** 134\ **Last updated:** [September 18, 2009, 11:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-did-derren-brown-predict-the-lottery-numbers/509542 "2009-09-18T23:48:26Z")
One for the UK Dopers, perhaps… Last night, Derren Brown predicted all six lottery numbers, which you can watch here. On Friday, he may or may not (the press releases are a bit vague) reveal exactly how he did it. Pers… --- ## [What do you call that thing you boop to lock your car doors as you walk away?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-call-that-thing-you-boop-to-lock-your-car-doors-as-you-walk-away/662516)
**Author:** [@Leo\_Bloom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leo_Bloom)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [July 28, 2013, 6:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-call-that-thing-you-boop-to-lock-your-car-doors-as-you-walk-away/662516 "2013-07-28T06:09:24Z")
See subject. I don’t drive. That’s actually a funny question. I do know what a carburetor is, however. --- ## [Does anyone else enjoy just eating dry cereal?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-else-enjoy-just-eating-dry-cereal/411616)
**Author:** [@Argent\_Towers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Argent_Towers)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [January 20, 2017, 3:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-else-enjoy-just-eating-dry-cereal/411616 "2017-01-20T03:37:29Z")
Right now as I type this, I’m eating a bowl of plain, dry Cheerios. This is one of my comfort foods. But when I tell this to people, they look at me like I just stepped off a Martian spacecraft. Am I really that fucked u… --- ## [Myths you were taught in school](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/myths-you-were-taught-in-school/325952)
**Author:** [@jsmith](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jsmith)\ **Replies:** 195\ **Last updated:** [October 21, 2005, 10:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/myths-you-were-taught-in-school/325952 "2005-10-21T22:52:54Z")
Another thread got me thinking, what were you taught in school that you found out later was completely inaccurate? My first revelation was that Columbus wasn’t the first to think the Earth was round. I remember in grad… --- ## [Lenin and the "4 million killed"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lenin-and-the-4-million-killed/217125)
**Author:** [@Sandino](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sandino)\ **Replies:** 170\ **Last updated:** [December 14, 2003, 3:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lenin-and-the-4-million-killed/217125 "2003-12-14T03:19:23Z")
xtisme, in another thread cited a figure cited by Cecil, which refers to the “historian” Rummell, the effect that Vladimir Lenin killed 4 million people. I thought that deserved a thread all its own. For once I would l… --- ## [My boss thinks she's invited to my wedding... help!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-boss-thinks-shes-invited-to-my-wedding-help/520447)
**Author:** [@Serenata67](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Serenata67)\ **Replies:** 137\ **Last updated:** [December 15, 2009, 8:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-boss-thinks-shes-invited-to-my-wedding-help/520447 "2009-12-15T20:13:21Z")
My bosskeeps hinting that I need to invite her to my wedding. She “jokes” that she’s going to crash if she doesn’t get an invite… but we all know she doesn’t joke. If she “jokes” that you’re getting audited tomorrow, y… --- ## [Damn murderers!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/damn-murderers/597186)
**Author:** [@Norse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Norse)\ **Replies:** 173\ **Last updated:** [September 26, 2011, 2:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/damn-murderers/597186 "2011-09-26T14:43:29Z")
Troy Davis was executed on September 21st despite international pressure. Even if one were to accept the death penalty for certain crimes (something I definitely don’t) when the question of guilt is beyond any doubt, th… --- ## [New cat always hiding: Is this normal?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-cat-always-hiding-is-this-normal/524347)
**Author:** [@Polerius](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Polerius)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [July 13, 2013, 1:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-cat-always-hiding-is-this-normal/524347 "2013-07-13T01:33:21Z")
We got a new female cat 1 week ago. The cat is pretty nice, but she is always hiding in small spaces. We got her mainly for my tween-aged daughter, but I’m a cat person as well, and we are both a bit bummed about the sit… --- ## [Carpet is gross.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/carpet-is-gross/535229)
**Author:** [@DCnDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DCnDC)\ **Replies:** 63\ **Last updated:** [April 9, 2010, 10:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/carpet-is-gross/535229 "2010-04-09T22:49:23Z")
I have serious issues with wall-to-wall carpet. They’re gross. I understand why people like it-- it’s soft, it feels nice to walk on; there are few things in the world more pleasurable than walking around in bare feet … --- ## [Khadaji's Whatcha Readin' - August 2013](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/khadajis-whatcha-readin-august-2013/665055)
**Author:** [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Replies:** 140\ **Last updated:** [September 10, 2013, 3:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/khadajis-whatcha-readin-august-2013/665055 "2013-09-10T15:00:21Z")
Opened at the request of our usual OP, Le Ministre de l’au-delà, who’s off the grid at the moment. Just finished Diane Duane’s Doctor’s Orders, a favorite old Star Trek novel about Dr. McCoy being left in command of the… --- ## [how to approach GF with issues?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-approach-gf-with-issues/698637)
**Author:** [@timewilltell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/timewilltell)\ **Replies:** 134\ **Last updated:** [September 22, 2014, 11:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-approach-gf-with-issues/698637 "2014-09-22T11:31:13Z")
A few weeks ago I broke up with my GF and then got back with her. After getting back together with her (we were apart for 2 weeks), I told her that what she did during our break up was not my business but asked if there… --- ## [Donald Trump and Women: An Interesting Video](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/donald-trump-and-women-an-interesting-video/767896)
**Author:** [@PastTense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PastTense)\ **Replies:** 114\ **Last updated:** [October 15, 2016, 6:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/donald-trump-and-women-an-interesting-video/767896 "2016-10-15T18:31:25Z")
Washington Post article: Huffington Post article: --- ## [One night stands & a Big Penis](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-night-stands-a-big-penis/146604)
**Author:** [@Meatros](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Meatros)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [January 5, 2003, 10:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-night-stands-a-big-penis/146604 "2003-01-05T22:23:21Z")
Alright, I’ve never had a one night stand, and since I’m getting married I doubt I’ll ever have one. I’m not against them, I’m just not altogether comfortable with the idea of me having one. Anyway, I know this guy who… --- ## [I blew up a Toastmasters group last night](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-blew-up-a-toastmasters-group-last-night/918672)
**Author:** [@JohnT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnT)\ **Replies:** 239\ **Last updated:** [October 13, 2024, 11:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-blew-up-a-toastmasters-group-last-night/918672 "2024-10-13T11:33:58Z")
Just gonna put this in the Pit, even though it isn’t really aimed at anyone or anything… it’s too political for MPSIMS, not debatey enough for GD, and even though it’s political in nature, not really suitable for P&E… so… --- ## [What happens if someone orders 100 hamburgers at McDonalds?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happens-if-someone-orders-100-hamburgers-at-mcdonalds/655997)
**Author:** [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [April 21, 2013, 4:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happens-if-someone-orders-100-hamburgers-at-mcdonalds/655997 "2013-04-21T16:43:53Z")
Or any fast food place, for that matter. If you walk in, order 100 hamburgers and pay in full, will they make them for you? Is there an upper limit to how many they’ll make? If they do make them, how long do they make y… --- ## [My Top Peeves of 2011](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-top-peeves-of-2011/607200)
**Author:** [@Cat\_Whisperer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cat_Whisperer)\ **Replies:** 117\ **Last updated:** [December 29, 2011, 5:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-top-peeves-of-2011/607200 "2011-12-29T05:10:18Z")
My top peeves of 2011: People who speed in parking lots. Not people who go a little over the speed limit, but people who treat a parking lot like it’s a regular road. It isn’t. Icy sidewalks. I love to walk, and it… --- ## [Libertarian Topic of the Week 2: Taxes](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/libertarian-topic-of-the-week-2-taxes/687065)
**Author:** [@John\_Mace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_Mace)\ **Replies:** 142\ **Last updated:** [May 5, 2014, 3:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/libertarian-topic-of-the-week-2-taxes/687065 "2014-05-05T03:28:47Z")
This is the 2nd of a series of threads on Libertarianism in practice. I’m hoping this helps get us away from endless debate about “what is Libertarianism” by focusing on specific issues instead of broad, sweeping general… --- ## [Four year old waking up with leg pain?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/four-year-old-waking-up-with-leg-pain/235849)
**Author:** [@Laughing\_Lagomorph](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Laughing_Lagomorph)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [June 10, 2006, 10:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/four-year-old-waking-up-with-leg-pain/235849 "2006-06-10T22:21:49Z")
What could be causing an otherwise healthy four year old child to wake up howling in agony with leg pain? It has been happening sporadically over the last two months or so, maybe a total of four nights in that span. Th… --- ## [Another secret thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-secret-thread/791239)
**Author:** [@iiandyiiii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iiandyiiii)\ **Replies:** 119\ **Last updated:** [January 29, 2018, 11:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-secret-thread/791239 "2018-01-29T11:32:31Z")
We’ve done this before (thanks Zebra!) and I thought it’d be fun to do it again. Here’s the old one: There may have been another one since. We’ll use email, not PM, so people can make a throwaway email account if th… --- ## [It's Peanut Paste not Peanut Butter](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-peanut-paste-not-peanut-butter/641694)
**Author:** [@GreedySmurf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GreedySmurf)\ **Replies:** 66\ **Last updated:** [October 2, 2015, 12:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-peanut-paste-not-peanut-butter/641694 "2015-10-02T00:00:32Z")
Growing up in the late 70’s early 80’s, what most of you call Peanut Butter, in our household was called Peanut Paste. In fact I still call it Peanut Paste. I get ridiculed by my wife when I say it, and pretty much ever… --- ## [Kleenex with a prostate exam](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kleenex-with-a-prostate-exam/707839)
**Author:** [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [January 4, 2015, 4:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kleenex-with-a-prostate-exam/707839 "2015-01-04T16:13:04Z")
Not to hijack this thread . . . Guys: Has your doctor given you a tissue before a prostate exam? I assume it’s just in case you have an orgasm. Now ok, I happen to be gay, and the doc happens to be very goodlooking . . … --- ## [Baldur's Gate Enhanced Edition](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baldurs-gate-enhanced-edition/642369)
**Author:** [@Kinthalis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kinthalis)\ **Replies:** 105\ **Last updated:** [December 28, 2012, 10:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baldurs-gate-enhanced-edition/642369 "2012-12-28T22:52:58Z")
… Is out today! I’m pre-loading and counting the friggin minutes at work until I get home. Here’s a comprehensive list of what’s new in this version of the game, from this thread: http://www.reddit.com/r/Games/comment… --- ## [The historical action figure game](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-historical-action-figure-game/387069)
**Author:** [@Sonia\_Montdore](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sonia_Montdore)\ **Replies:** 343\ **Last updated:** [March 14, 2007, 1:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-historical-action-figure-game/387069 "2007-03-14T13:24:21Z")
Suggested by this Ben Franklin Action Figure: http://www.mcphee.com/items/11103.html Thanks to Lord Il Palazzo for originally posting the link in another thread. Here’s how to play. I’ll name a real-life historical pers… --- ## [Obama's Jobs Speech](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obamas-jobs-speech/595442)
**Author:** [@John\_Mace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_Mace)\ **Replies:** 161\ **Last updated:** [September 15, 2011, 1:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obamas-jobs-speech/595442 "2011-09-15T01:22:13Z")
This is so much in the news, I figured an omnibus thread on the subject would be worthwhile. I’m going to talk about what I think Obama will say, but have no problem with broadening the subject in any area related to th… --- ## [Is it really common not to have one's choices of not eating some kinds of food respected?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-really-common-not-to-have-ones-choices-of-not-eating-some-kinds-of-food-respected/553176)
**Author:** [@Mops](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mops)\ **Replies:** 191\ **Last updated:** [October 24, 2010, 1:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-really-common-not-to-have-ones-choices-of-not-eating-some-kinds-of-food-respected/553176 "2010-10-24T01:17:04Z")
This is apropos of something referred to in the Are (almost) all fat people “allergic” to artificial sweeteners? thread This is something that irritates me. WHY can’t people accept the fact that other people might not… --- ## [NFL Week 1](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-week-1/509569)
**Author:** [@SenorBeef](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SenorBeef)\ **Replies:** 297\ **Last updated:** [September 19, 2009, 1:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-week-1/509569 "2009-09-19T01:55:37Z")
It’s here. Counts-for-real football. Tonight. I’m so hooked on the NFL that I look forward to the start of the season for months and play in all sorts of fantasy football and other competitions. Ah, the fresh start of t… --- ## [A Clockwork Orange, am I missing something?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-clockwork-orange-am-i-missing-something/628395)
**Author:** [@grude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/grude)\ **Replies:** 79\ **Last updated:** [July 21, 2012, 6:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-clockwork-orange-am-i-missing-something/628395 "2012-07-21T18:36:38Z")
This is a rather strange film I’ve never been able to wrap my head around, I sometimes wonder if it is because of a time and place distance. The movie seems to both condemn what it shows but also glorifies it, it takes … --- ## [How do you like your steak cooked?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-like-your-steak-cooked/574047)
**Author:** [@DCnDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DCnDC)\ **Replies:** 165\ **Last updated:** [March 22, 2011, 6:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-like-your-steak-cooked/574047 "2011-03-22T18:06:51Z")
I’m talking about a steak. Like one of these or one of these. How would you like that cooked? --- ## [Tell us what you know about the theory of evolution without using anything but your own brain.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-us-what-you-know-about-the-theory-of-evolution-without-using-anything-but-your-own-brain/524419)
**Author:** [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Replies:** 178\ **Last updated:** [January 16, 2010, 6:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-us-what-you-know-about-the-theory-of-evolution-without-using-anything-but-your-own-brain/524419 "2010-01-16T18:49:09Z")
I thought about opening this thread in IMHO or MPSIMS, but if the thread gets any legs at all I’m sure a discussion will break out so I decided not to bother. I opened the thread here rather than in GQ because my primar… --- ## [The "I wonder what ever happened to..." MMP](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-i-wonder-what-ever-happened-to-mmp/522002)
**Author:** [@anyrose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/anyrose)\ **Replies:** 269\ **Last updated:** [December 28, 2009, 2:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-i-wonder-what-ever-happened-to-mmp/522002 "2009-12-28T02:26:34Z")
Every year when the toy ads begin, I start thinking about toys from my youth (also known as the 60’s) that don’t seem to be around any longer - some of them for good reason. I know in the past I have mentioned one in pa… --- ## [What is a legitimate government function?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-a-legitimate-government-function/528886)
**Author:** [@Blalron](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Blalron)\ **Replies:** 104\ **Last updated:** [February 19, 2010, 1:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-a-legitimate-government-function/528886 "2010-02-19T01:51:45Z")
Throughout the countless threads on this board concerning health care, conservatives have repeatedly opined that our government just shouldn’t be in the business of universal health care (but even amongst conservatives, … --- ## [Having Sex With Menstrual Cups](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/having-sex-with-menstrual-cups/508312)
**Author:** [@Magicicada](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Magicicada)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [August 11, 2015, 5:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/having-sex-with-menstrual-cups/508312 "2015-08-11T17:42:17Z")
About 2 months ago, I started using Instead disposable menstrual cups. I’ve gotten used to all the extra hands-on required for insertion and removal, and I find that once they’re in properly I can’t feel them. Meanwhil… --- ## [So the .22 ammo "shortage" is still a thing?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-the-22-ammo-shortage-is-still-a-thing/716164)
**Author:** [@River\_Hippie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/River_Hippie)\ **Replies:** 89\ **Last updated:** [August 11, 2015, 9:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-the-22-ammo-shortage-is-still-a-thing/716164 "2015-08-11T21:09:28Z")
I stopped by a gun store I hadn’t been to and they happened to have a .22 rifle that I’ve had my eye on for a while. I asked the guy if they had ammo for it and he said they didn’t have any in store but if I bought the g… --- ## [Neighbors burglar alarm has been sounding for a solid week](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/neighbors-burglar-alarm-has-been-sounding-for-a-solid-week/580019)
**Author:** [@JHE1967](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JHE1967)\ **Replies:** 78\ **Last updated:** [June 22, 2011, 5:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/neighbors-burglar-alarm-has-been-sounding-for-a-solid-week/580019 "2011-06-22T17:45:56Z")
Well, 6 days to be exact. My wife and I live in a condo in the middle of the city–inexplicably the unit directly across from us (about 10 feet away) security alarm has been sounding since last Friday. We own the condo—do… --- ## [Cars: New battery, sluggish crank?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cars-new-battery-sluggish-crank/681391)
**Author:** [@Jinx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jinx)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [February 15, 2014, 2:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cars-new-battery-sluggish-crank/681391 "2014-02-15T14:43:39Z")
Even after getting a new battery, the car still seems sluggish to crank during starting. What is the next step? For one, does the starter need to be replaced if it ain’t broke? The alternator is three years old with n… --- ## [Is Superman Circumcised?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-superman-circumcised/157445)
**Author:** [@Enola\_Straight](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Enola_Straight)\ **Replies:** 103\ **Last updated:** [March 5, 2003, 5:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-superman-circumcised/157445 "2003-03-05T05:26:01Z")
Has a doctor (human or Kryptonian) ever cut the dickie-bird of steel? Hack-saw? Chainsaw? 14.3 Terawatt laser??? [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=346&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=348&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)