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**Author:** [@Revenant\_Threshold](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Revenant_Threshold)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [January 22, 2006, 5:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-doms-subs-flirt/340830 "2006-01-22T17:44:34Z")
This is a question, but i’m looking for opinions of actual doms/subs to answer this. How do you flirt? It seems to me that people tend to flirt in a way that matches their sexual preferences - so a misogynist, for exampl… --- ## [Good characters who do horrible, horrible things](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-characters-who-do-horrible-horrible-things/578504)
**Author:** [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Replies:** 127\ **Last updated:** [April 23, 2011, 10:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-characters-who-do-horrible-horrible-things/578504 "2011-04-23T22:51:21Z")
In which we discuss good characters whose creators just heap on reasosn to feel guilty. But first a couple of notes: By good character, I don’t necessarily mean engaging or well-written ones (though such are obviousl… --- ## [Medical ethicists: sure, it's ok to kill babies. "After-birth abortions".](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/medical-ethicists-sure-its-ok-to-kill-babies-after-birth-abortions/614527)
**Author:** [@Terr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Terr)\ **Replies:** 118\ **Last updated:** [March 11, 2012, 6:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/medical-ethicists-sure-its-ok-to-kill-babies-after-birth-abortions/614527 "2012-03-11T18:28:20Z")
Ah the logical conclusion of the “freedom to choose”. Hey - if it’s a parasite, you get it out, look at it then squash it, right? Or, as Dr. Stammers in the article expressed it: “What these young colleagues are spel… --- ## [What happens to adult children who never move out?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happens-to-adult-children-who-never-move-out/717413)
**Author:** [@X.L.Lent](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/X.L.Lent)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [April 15, 2015, 7:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happens-to-adult-children-who-never-move-out/717413 "2015-04-15T19:04:26Z")
I know a guy who hit 50 last year and is still living with his mom. He has never moved out on his own. He had a full time job until the recession but has just been working part-time since then. Even with the improving … --- ## [Wimbledon 2009](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wimbledon-2009/500155)
**Author:** [@Chez\_Guevara](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chez_Guevara)\ **Replies:** 310\ **Last updated:** [July 11, 2009, 3:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wimbledon-2009/500155 "2009-07-11T15:02:51Z")
The one certainty this year will be the massive British interest in Andy Murray’s prospects of victory. As a reminder to citizens of the more successful tennis playing countries among us, this was last achieved by Fred P… --- ## [Did the Page FISA applications omit?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-the-page-fisa-applications-omit/818620)
**Author:** [@Jim\_Peebles](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jim_Peebles)\ **Replies:** 262\ **Last updated:** [December 19, 2019, 5:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-the-page-fisa-applications-omit/818620 "2019-12-19T05:59:45Z")
There are two sides arguing in mainstream and alternative media. One side says the FISA applications to surveil Carter Page omitted the fact that the “Dirty Dossier” was paid for, in part, by the Clinton campaign. The ot… --- ## [Harry Belafonte sticks his head up his ass](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/harry-belafonte-sticks-his-head-up-his-ass/339237)
**Author:** [@Clothahump](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Clothahump)\ **Replies:** 259\ **Last updated:** [January 17, 2006, 9:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/harry-belafonte-sticks-his-head-up-his-ass/339237 "2006-01-17T21:28:00Z")
The story speaks for itself. --- ## [Why is Monsanto evil?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-monsanto-evil/705658)
**Author:** [@Budget\_Player\_Cadet](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Budget_Player_Cadet)\ **Replies:** 121\ **Last updated:** [December 7, 2014, 9:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-monsanto-evil/705658 "2014-12-07T21:46:56Z")
I never quite got this. I keep hearing in conversations about GMOs how evil Monsanto is. Not because they produce GMOs, mind, but as evidence that the research on GMOs cannot be trusted. So… Why are they evil? I can neve… --- ## [The Elmer Fud "Accent"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-elmer-fud-accent/92118)
**Author:** [@Markxxx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Markxxx)\ **Replies:** 91\ **Last updated:** [July 26, 2020, 8:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-elmer-fud-accent/92118 "2020-07-26T20:41:59Z")
What causes this? Is it a speech impediment? If so what causes it? Or is it just another way of talking? Do other languages have it? --- ## [Having a boner in public is illegal. Just thought you'd like to know.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/having-a-boner-in-public-is-illegal-just-thought-youd-like-to-know/42593)
**Author:** [@Milossarian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Milossarian)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [November 26, 2000, 5:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/having-a-boner-in-public-is-illegal-just-thought-youd-like-to-know/42593 "2000-11-26T17:29:20Z")
I was doing some internet research for my job today, and while looking for something on the U.S. Supreme Court on a search engine, I came across the amazing information that a guy sporting wood in public, even if he is f… --- ## [The best ass in Hollywood](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-best-ass-in-hollywood/481652)
**Author:** [@Lord\_Ashtar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lord_Ashtar)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [January 18, 2009, 12:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-best-ass-in-hollywood/481652 "2009-01-18T00:35:36Z")
I say it belongs to Kate Hudson. It is quite possibly the most perfect posterior upon which I have ever laid eyes. What say you? --- ## [Fucker's that work at Wendy's; A.K.A A tribute to the crew that work under me!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fuckers-that-work-at-wendys-a-k-a-a-tribute-to-the-crew-that-work-under-me/193552)
**Author:** [@Upside\_Down\_Amber](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Upside_Down_Amber)\ **Replies:** 235\ **Last updated:** [August 19, 2003, 3:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fuckers-that-work-at-wendys-a-k-a-a-tribute-to-the-crew-that-work-under-me/193552 "2003-08-19T15:18:17Z")
As some of you may already know I work at Wendy’s here in Montreal. And as much as I enjoy my job it seems to be the root of most of my headaches. Tonight was no exception. I try to be a good manager. I am friendly wi… --- ## [People who open carry, how much police harassment do you put up with?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/people-who-open-carry-how-much-police-harassment-do-you-put-up-with/708710)
**Author:** [@grude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/grude)\ **Replies:** 113\ **Last updated:** [January 5, 2015, 6:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/people-who-open-carry-how-much-police-harassment-do-you-put-up-with/708710 "2015-01-05T18:45:23Z")
Just curious because in another thread there is a poster who says come hell or high water they are going to call 911 whenever they see open carry, legal or not. I imagine with the polarized politics in the USA they aren… --- ## [Video games that would NEVER see the light of day](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/video-games-that-would-never-see-the-light-of-day/423363)
**Author:** [@Argent\_Towers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Argent_Towers)\ **Replies:** 139\ **Last updated:** [November 5, 2009, 6:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/video-games-that-would-never-see-the-light-of-day/423363 "2009-11-05T06:02:13Z")
SimPlantation: you control an antebellum cotton plantation in the South, complete with slaves. Gameplay elements would include hiring overseers, hunting for runaways, slave auctions, and trying to keep the “boss lady” fr… --- ## [Gimme 3 last names](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gimme-3-last-names/849606)
**Author:** [@blondebear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/blondebear)\ **Replies:** 414\ **Last updated:** [June 2, 2020, 1:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gimme-3-last-names/849606 "2020-06-02T01:09:16Z")
(Disclaimer: I did this over a decade ago, before there was a Thread Games forum…figured it would be okay to recycle it) Simple enough, post three surnames in response to the previous poster’s first name. Real or fictio… --- ## [Do all tattoos eventually turn blue?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-all-tattoos-eventually-turn-blue/478883)
**Author:** [@Hazle\_Weatherfield](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hazle_Weatherfield)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [December 29, 2008, 4:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-all-tattoos-eventually-turn-blue/478883 "2008-12-29T04:18:20Z")
My husband swears that this is true (probably based on the fact that his did; however, I feel that his is just a bad tattoo!) I completely disagree. If this were the case, no one would ever get a single tattoo, let alo… --- ## [What is the GOP's long game on filling Scalia's seat if Hillary is elected?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-gops-long-game-on-filling-scalias-seat-if-hillary-is-elected/746827)
**Author:** [@Fear\_Itself](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fear_Itself)\ **Replies:** 171\ **Last updated:** [March 1, 2016, 3:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-gops-long-game-on-filling-scalias-seat-if-hillary-is-elected/746827 "2016-03-01T15:49:24Z")
What is the GOP’s long game on filling Scalia’s seat if Hillary is elected? Will they reverse themselves on letting the next president nominate a replacement, and refuse to consider any of her nominees as well? Is it u… --- ## [Military people: Please critique the opening scene from Full Metal Jacket](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/military-people-please-critique-the-opening-scene-from-full-metal-jacket/551668)
**Author:** [@Nars\_Glinley](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nars_Glinley)\ **Replies:** 78\ **Last updated:** [September 2, 2010, 7:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/military-people-please-critique-the-opening-scene-from-full-metal-jacket/551668 "2010-09-02T19:42:07Z")
If you haven’t seen it, which I’d think unlikely, you can find it here. Very NSFW language. How realistic was it? Does the movie match your experience with basic training? If you’d include when you went through basic… --- ## [Dexter's Sedative](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dexters-sedative/476196)
**Author:** [@thwartme](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/thwartme)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [August 21, 2011, 4:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dexters-sedative/476196 "2011-08-21T16:19:24Z")
Hey, Anyone know what sedative Dexter (you know, the ‘good guy’ serial killer) supposedly uses? Is there a real sedative that works that fast? It seems like he injects people and they instantly fall unconscious… I fi… --- ## [Why are motorcycles so loud?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-motorcycles-so-loud/695628)
**Author:** [@jayrey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jayrey)\ **Replies:** 101\ **Last updated:** [August 21, 2014, 6:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-motorcycles-so-loud/695628 "2014-08-21T06:32:28Z")
It seems that most all motorcycles, from big road hogs to small dirt bikes, are obnoxiously loud, whether they sound like Thor gargling gravel or a mosquito on meth. Why? Can’t they make mufflers for motorcycle engines… --- ## [NBA Hawks owner to sell team after revelations of racist emails from 2012](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nba-hawks-owner-to-sell-team-after-revelations-of-racist-emails-from-2012/697779)
**Author:** [@YogSothoth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/YogSothoth)\ **Replies:** 120\ **Last updated:** [September 15, 2014, 1:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nba-hawks-owner-to-sell-team-after-revelations-of-racist-emails-from-2012/697779 "2014-09-15T13:15:18Z")
The emailstereotyped black fans and made assumptions that white fans were more valuable to the franchise. Owner Bruce Levenson has apologized for it and had apparently talked to NBA commissioner Adam Silver before makin… --- ## [My obesity: Finally an answer that makes sense!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-obesity-finally-an-answer-that-makes-sense/735865)
**Author:** [@up\_the\_junction](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/up_the_junction)\ **Replies:** 203\ **Last updated:** [February 17, 2016, 9:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-obesity-finally-an-answer-that-makes-sense/735865 "2016-02-17T21:28:37Z")
I’ve counted calories, i’ve run triathlons, I’ve generally tried to exercise regularly but all my adult life I’ve struggled with my weight. Currently I’m about 28 BMI. For a while I thought the answer was in high fructo… --- ## [How "with it" are you?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-with-it-are-you/616892)
**Author:** [@voguevixen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/voguevixen)\ **Replies:** 125\ **Last updated:** [April 7, 2012, 8:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-with-it-are-you/616892 "2012-04-07T20:36:01Z")
And as a subset: How “with it” are you ACTUALLY and How “with it” do you see yourself? For some inexplicable reason it’s bizarrely important to me at my advanced age to remain “up” on things in order to interact with… --- ## [Did any Star Trek episode have a character with no job?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-any-star-trek-episode-have-a-character-with-no-job/773913)
**Author:** [@Mr\_Shine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr_Shine)\ **Replies:** 154\ **Last updated:** [December 17, 2016, 12:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-any-star-trek-episode-have-a-character-with-no-job/773913 "2016-12-17T00:15:00Z")
I don’t recall one. The conceit by which Star Trek works is that the Federation is a post-scarcity economy, even doing away with currency. :dubious: The logical extension of that is that there would be people either by … --- ## [Anal Sex is Unnatural](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anal-sex-is-unnatural/65452)
**Author:** [@Der\_Kommissar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Der_Kommissar)\ **Replies:** 152\ **Last updated:** [May 30, 2001, 5:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anal-sex-is-unnatural/65452 "2001-05-30T05:35:24Z")
First, it is clearly condemned in the bible. But even ignoring that, it’s clearly unnatural. Let’s suppose you saw somebody putting gas in the tailpipe of a car. It’s clearly a nutty thing to do. And if the person clai… --- ## [Can you encircle your wrist with your thumb and pinky?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-encircle-your-wrist-with-your-thumb-and-pinky/573439)
**Author:** [@Troubles](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Troubles)\ **Replies:** 60\ **Last updated:** [March 4, 2011, 10:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-encircle-your-wrist-with-your-thumb-and-pinky/573439 "2011-03-04T22:33:18Z")
This is a rather odd question to ask, but I’d like to know if my…err, ‘ability’ to put my pinky and thumb completely around my wrist is unusual. My brother and mother couldn’t do it. Now I’d like to see how you guys do. --- ## [The Heat Is On-A Start Of Summer MMP](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-heat-is-on-a-start-of-summer-mmp/757880)
**Author:** [@dogbutler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dogbutler)\ **Replies:** 241\ **Last updated:** [June 27, 2016, 4:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-heat-is-on-a-start-of-summer-mmp/757880 "2016-06-27T04:06:23Z")
So today is the start of summer, and it’s gonna get hot here soon. Anybody who hasn’t already retired and headed out to parts unknown have any summer plans? Or just hijack this puppy away. --- ## [My brother's father-in-law is my what?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-brothers-father-in-law-is-my-what/425096)
**Author:** [@Revenant\_Threshold](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Revenant_Threshold)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [November 6, 2007, 4:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-brothers-father-in-law-is-my-what/425096 "2007-11-06T04:01:35Z")
Title says it all, really. Is there a word for this relationship? --- ## [Peeing in the back yard to scare off coyotes](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/peeing-in-the-back-yard-to-scare-off-coyotes/305861)
**Author:** [@Typo\_Negative](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Typo_Negative)\ **Replies:** 88\ **Last updated:** [March 16, 2006, 11:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/peeing-in-the-back-yard-to-scare-off-coyotes/305861 "2006-03-16T23:41:31Z")
My wife wants me to pee in the backyard. She says it will scare off coyotes so that they won’t get the cats. It sounds a little suspicious to me. Anyone know for sure? --- ## [Name a word that doesn't mean what most people think it means](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-a-word-that-doesnt-mean-what-most-people-think-it-means/480523)
**Author:** [@RickJay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RickJay)\ **Replies:** 197\ **Last updated:** [January 20, 2009, 7:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-a-word-that-doesnt-mean-what-most-people-think-it-means/480523 "2009-01-20T19:21:47Z")
… But you’re not allowed to say “literally.” That’s too easy. What word can you think of that people sometimes use despite not knowing what it actually means? I’ll start: Bemused. Often used (including on this board… --- ## [Owah Tagu Siam?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/owah-tagu-siam/495430)
**Author:** [@Jormungandr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jormungandr)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [August 7, 2016, 5:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/owah-tagu-siam/495430 "2016-08-07T05:04:45Z")
I was reading the comics when I came up today’s Bizarro strip that I honestly don’t get. It’s not online, as the archive is a month behind, so I’ll try my best to describe it. Three basketball players are facing away fro… --- ## [What would happen if the US started withdrawing support from Israel?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-happen-if-the-us-started-withdrawing-support-from-israel/534134)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 129\ **Last updated:** [April 3, 2010, 12:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-happen-if-the-us-started-withdrawing-support-from-israel/534134 "2010-04-03T12:25:59Z")
The Israeli’s (at least those currently in power) have shown they really don’t care much for the US notion of how to achieve peace in the region. The Israeli government’s attitude toward the Obama administration’s attemp… --- ## [Do Car Boot Sales exist in the USA?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-car-boot-sales-exist-in-the-usa/222789)
**Author:** [@Mangetout](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mangetout)\ **Replies:** 64\ **Last updated:** [August 30, 2012, 2:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-car-boot-sales-exist-in-the-usa/222789 "2012-08-30T02:01:14Z")
The BBQ pit about yard sales started me wondering: In the UK, yard/garage sales are very uncommon; instead, people tend to dispose of their stuff at organised ‘Boot Sales’ - the seller turns up with a car boot (or somet… --- ## [Buying a ticket for one movie, deliberately seeing another - how wrong?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/buying-a-ticket-for-one-movie-deliberately-seeing-another-how-wrong/452597)
**Author:** [@Bricker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bricker)\ **Replies:** 165\ **Last updated:** [June 28, 2008, 12:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/buying-a-ticket-for-one-movie-deliberately-seeing-another-how-wrong/452597 "2008-06-28T00:05:58Z")
In this thread discussing Ben Stein’s movie extolling the brilliance of “Intelligent Design,” at least two posters proudly announce that they’ve seen the movie, but that they paid for tickets to other shows at the theat… --- ## [Does chlorhexidine really become ineffective after its expiry date?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-chlorhexidine-really-become-ineffective-after-its-expiry-date/713405)
**Author:** [@Les\_Espaces\_Du\_Sommeil](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Les_Espaces_Du_Sommeil)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [February 26, 2015, 7:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-chlorhexidine-really-become-ineffective-after-its-expiry-date/713405 "2015-02-26T07:05:38Z")
This morning, I applied some chlorhexidine on a patch of scratched skin that I had previously washed with some soap and water. After I had done so, I remembered that the bottle had sat on the shelf for a long time (I wa… --- ## [if you ate an uncooked popcorn kernel, would it pop inside you?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-ate-an-uncooked-popcorn-kernel-would-it-pop-inside-you/606385)
**Author:** [@cookie\_eater](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cookie_eater)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [December 18, 2011, 4:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-ate-an-uncooked-popcorn-kernel-would-it-pop-inside-you/606385 "2011-12-18T04:23:56Z")
I’m not saying this is safe, or that I would ever want to try it… cough cough but if you were to eat an uncooked popcorn kernel, would it pop inside you? Also if you feed a pigeon or a chicken uncooked popcorn kernels an… --- ## [Khadaji's Whatcha Readin' Thread - June 2015 Edition](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/khadajis-whatcha-readin-thread-june-2015-edition/721239)
**Author:** [@DZedNConfused](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DZedNConfused)\ **Replies:** 132\ **Last updated:** [July 2, 2015, 12:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/khadajis-whatcha-readin-thread-june-2015-edition/721239 "2015-07-02T12:11:49Z")
Summer time! I remember being all excited as a kid for the Summer Reading Program at the little library around the corner from our house. Games, prizes and time to read! So here we are, starting our summer reading. Khad… --- ## [Diamonds, Booze, and a Cruise MMP](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/diamonds-booze-and-a-cruise-mmp/611178)
**Author:** [@FairyChatMom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FairyChatMom)\ **Replies:** 228\ **Last updated:** [February 6, 2012, 11:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/diamonds-booze-and-a-cruise-mmp/611178 "2012-02-06T11:12:59Z")
Part the first Last year, my mom declared her intent to take the whole family on a cruise. Because of scheduling and other issues, only 6 of us ended up going with her – besides my sweetie and me, there was the oldest … --- ## [Michelle Shocked SHOCKED to find that GAYmbling is going on in here!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/michelle-shocked-shocked-to-find-that-gaymbling-is-going-on-in-here/653327)
**Author:** [@bienville](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bienville)\ **Replies:** 130\ **Last updated:** [March 30, 2013, 9:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/michelle-shocked-shocked-to-find-that-gaymbling-is-going-on-in-here/653327 "2013-03-30T21:12:33Z")
Michelle Shocked wasn’t feeling very gay at her show last night. A lot of people in the audience were angry, but they all bought tickets to a Michelle Shocked show- so I can’t really trust their opinion on anything. --- ## [Breakfast Club and the Confederate Flag?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/breakfast-club-and-the-confederate-flag/60336)
**Author:** [@riley\_dieffenbach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/riley_dieffenbach)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [May 21, 2019, 6:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/breakfast-club-and-the-confederate-flag/60336 "2019-05-21T06:47:06Z")
I had no idea where to post this query but I really must know the answer. I was watching the movie “The Breakfast Club” which I assume most everyone has seen umpteen times. In several scenes the library in which they ar… --- ## [RIP Roger Ebert 1942-2013 \[was 'Roger Ebert's cancer is back'\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-roger-ebert-1942-2013-was-roger-eberts-cancer-is-back/654744)
**Author:** [@StGermain](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/StGermain)\ **Replies:** 144\ **Last updated:** [April 4, 2023, 10:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-roger-ebert-1942-2013-was-roger-eberts-cancer-is-back/654744 "2023-04-04T22:11:46Z")
Taking a “Leave of Presence” from the Sun-Times. Damned cancer. StG --- ## [Grandpa, what does "wind up a watch" mean?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/grandpa-what-does-wind-up-a-watch-mean/327080)
**Author:** [@Nature\_s\_Call](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nature_s_Call)\ **Replies:** 246\ **Last updated:** [December 28, 2005, 1:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/grandpa-what-does-wind-up-a-watch-mean/327080 "2005-12-28T01:05:47Z")
Inspired by this quote from an old Bloom County episode, at work we’re compiling a list of phrases kids these days won’t understand or whose original meaning is lost - phrases describing some action or process obsoleted … --- ## [Dope on FL senate election](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dope-on-fl-senate-election/536703)
**Author:** [@Yersenia\_Pestis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yersenia_Pestis)\ **Replies:** 79\ **Last updated:** [May 3, 2010, 2:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dope-on-fl-senate-election/536703 "2010-05-03T02:30:41Z")
What is the deal with all the Reps jumping ship on Charlie Crist?? Is this because the tea baggers decided to back Marco Rubio (who I find repulsive) and therefore they must back him as well? Any inside info on this?? f… --- ## [Is O'Rourke deliberately sabotaging the Dems?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-orourke-deliberately-sabotaging-the-dems/841637)
**Author:** [@HurricaneDitka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HurricaneDitka)\ **Replies:** 197\ **Last updated:** [October 17, 2019, 9:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-orourke-deliberately-sabotaging-the-dems/841637 "2019-10-17T21:50:38Z")
Here he is, giving the Republicans more ammunition for the general election. At this point, I’m starting to wonder if this is intentional. --- ## ["Chipping" My Audi A4 - Long Term Effects?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chipping-my-audi-a4-long-term-effects/241666)
**Author:** [@larsenmtl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/larsenmtl)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [March 23, 2014, 5:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chipping-my-audi-a4-long-term-effects/241666 "2014-03-23T17:02:16Z")
I’m the proud owner of a 2003 Audi A4 1.8 T with about 5000 miles. I’m currently looking into “chipping” it. Does anyone know of long term damage to the engine or other mechincal problems? I’d like to keep this car fo… --- ## [Men's haircut place that had topless women as stylists and had football on TV's](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mens-haircut-place-that-had-topless-women-as-stylists-and-had-football-on-tvs/814202)
**Author:** [@Asuka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Asuka)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [May 18, 2018, 7:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mens-haircut-place-that-had-topless-women-as-stylists-and-had-football-on-tvs/814202 "2018-05-18T19:44:32Z")
I swear this was an actual thing I saw a news story for and was actually a chain of them, but my google-fu is just showing me random one-off barbershops that have done this in the past but are now defunct. I distinctly … --- ## [It's too hot MMP](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-too-hot-mmp/618939)
**Author:** [@IvoryTowerDenizen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/IvoryTowerDenizen)\ **Replies:** 261\ **Last updated:** [April 23, 2012, 3:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-too-hot-mmp/618939 "2012-04-23T03:41:53Z")
Didn’t see another, so here we go… It’s too hot! It’s April! What the hell is it doing kissing mid-80s? I barely tolerate summer and love winter. This does NOT please me. Barely slept last night- hot and stuffy. So the… --- ## [Bed-talk and (brutal) honesty](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bed-talk-and-brutal-honesty/726766)
**Author:** [@Stringbean](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stringbean)\ **Replies:** 153\ **Last updated:** [August 5, 2015, 3:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bed-talk-and-brutal-honesty/726766 "2015-08-05T03:12:50Z")
I have a problem I keep encountering and I am wondering the opinions of others on this. Basically, I open up like a book after sleeping with a woman. I don’t know why I do this, but after sex I feel like you should be a… --- ## [Copyright: Using Google Street View](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/copyright-using-google-street-view/538914)
**Author:** [@Sage\_Rat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sage_Rat)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [May 19, 2010, 9:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/copyright-using-google-street-view/538914 "2010-05-19T21:22:13Z")
I’d like to use Google Street View as a method of filling in the background of a comic with real places, for instance all across the planet. The Terms of Service are here: Google Maps/Earth Additional Terms of Service –… --- ## [Community: 5/6/10](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/community-5-6-10/538596)
**Author:** [@Diogenes\_the\_Cynic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Diogenes_the_Cynic)\ **Replies:** 105\ **Last updated:** [May 12, 2010, 7:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/community-5-6-10/538596 "2010-05-12T19:40:23Z")
One of the best episodes of the entire shpw so far. I loved the whole tone of the paintball scenario and all the little movie references. “Come with me if you don’t want to get paint on your clothes.” [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=356&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=358&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)