# Top **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=362&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:** 363 --- ## [Free sample abusers](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/free-sample-abusers/696578)
**Author:** [@HoneyBadgerDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HoneyBadgerDC)\ **Replies:** 88\ **Last updated:** [September 3, 2014, 3:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/free-sample-abusers/696578 "2014-09-03T03:45:52Z")
At the grocery market yesterday and I noticed they had set up a serve yourself free sample dispenser in the bakery section. They had it loaded up with peanut butter cookies. I was going to finish up my order at the deli … --- ## [What are the worst songs?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-the-worst-songs/628663)
**Author:** [@Filbert](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Filbert)\ **Replies:** 113\ **Last updated:** [August 8, 2012, 12:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-the-worst-songs/628663 "2012-08-08T12:50:32Z")
What is the worst music you’ve ever heard? I’m trying to put together a playlist of truly awful music, so please help me by adding your nominations! Just a few rules: it must have been commercially released and it can’… --- ## [Does the school have the right to know why your kid was absent?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-the-school-have-the-right-to-know-why-your-kid-was-absent/643117)
**Author:** [@Rhiannon8404](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rhiannon8404)\ **Replies:** 74\ **Last updated:** [December 8, 2012, 1:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-the-school-have-the-right-to-know-why-your-kid-was-absent/643117 "2012-12-08T01:06:45Z")
A friend of mine is angry about the fact that her child’s school told her that if she didn’t put the reason her child was absent on the note, her child would not be considered excused. She contends that it is none of the… --- ## [Synagogue shooting in Pittsburgh, 2018 October 27](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/synagogue-shooting-in-pittsburgh-2018-october-27/823600)
**Author:** [@foolsguinea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/foolsguinea)\ **Replies:** 181\ **Last updated:** [August 2, 2023, 5:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/synagogue-shooting-in-pittsburgh-2018-october-27/823600 "2023-08-02T17:20:44Z")
I’m just so angry. Shooting up a synagogue? What exactly is this supposed to help? Death toll at 10 so far. --- ## [Best way to keep eyeglasses clean?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-way-to-keep-eyeglasses-clean/565649)
**Author:** [@Quimby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quimby)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [July 11, 2015, 2:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-way-to-keep-eyeglasses-clean/565649 "2015-07-11T14:11:27Z")
Got new glasses in July and for some reason they are really hard to keep clean. Admittedly I have oily skin but it is more than that. Any suggestions on the best way to keep them clean? Thanks. --- ## [Lost Wallet--Part Deux](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lost-wallet-part-deux/440306)
**Author:** [@curlcoat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/curlcoat)\ **Replies:** 87\ **Last updated:** [July 8, 2014, 8:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lost-wallet-part-deux/440306 "2014-07-08T08:24:35Z")
I’m not sure I’m doing this right since this is the first time I’ve started a thread, but I no sooner posted to a thread than it was closed! Anyway, I wanted to respond to the person that asked what new I could do for t… --- ## [Actors who played many nationalities](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/actors-who-played-many-nationalities/680080)
**Author:** [@TV\_time](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TV_time)\ **Replies:** 109\ **Last updated:** [January 18, 2016, 4:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/actors-who-played-many-nationalities/680080 "2016-01-18T16:47:49Z")
The guy that played the most had to be Anthony Quinn. Off the top of my head I can name about eight that the Mexican/American actor portrayed. Arab – Lawrence of Arabia Mexican - Viva Zapata Greek - Zorba the Greek … --- ## [In which Mangetout takes the upper hand with telemarketers.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-which-mangetout-takes-the-upper-hand-with-telemarketers/269919)
**Author:** [@Mangetout](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mangetout)\ **Replies:** 242\ **Last updated:** [December 10, 2005, 5:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-which-mangetout-takes-the-upper-hand-with-telemarketers/269919 "2005-12-10T17:46:56Z")
\ \ \*\*Telemarketer: \*\*Um… hullo? \*\*Mangetout: \*\*\ \*\*T: \*\*Hello? \*\*M: \*\*\ **Author:** [@AHunter3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AHunter3)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [August 15, 2015, 8:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/air-conditioner-energy-saver-mode/727840 "2015-08-15T08:40:21Z") I have an air conditioner for a midsized room (10000 BTU) with regular “cool” mode, “fan only” mode, and “energy saver” mode. My inclination would be to stick it on “energy saver” but it has rather annoying behavior. \*… --- ## [Man with baseball bat versus wolf](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/man-with-baseball-bat-versus-wolf/711767)
**Author:** [@Fotheringay-Phipps](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fotheringay-Phipps)\ **Replies:** 91\ **Last updated:** [February 16, 2015, 4:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/man-with-baseball-bat-versus-wolf/711767 "2015-02-16T04:22:31Z")
For some reason I tend to think the man wins. Unless he gets knocked down before he gets a chance to unleash his bat and the wolf gets him by the throat. But if he sees the wolf coming and takes a solid swing with the ba… --- ## [FiveThirtyEight launches their predictions for the primaries/caucuses](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fivethirtyeight-launches-their-predictions-for-the-primaries-caucuses/606465)
**Author:** [@ultrafilter](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ultrafilter)\ **Replies:** 75\ **Last updated:** [February 1, 2012, 7:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fivethirtyeight-launches-their-predictions-for-the-primaries-caucuses/606465 "2012-02-01T19:13:52Z")
The predictions are available here, and there’s an explanation of the methodology here. Nate Silver is a damn good statistician, and I’ll be following his blog pretty closely for the next year or so. --- ## [HS expels student for shotguns being in his truck \*off\* school property. Can they really do this?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hs-expels-student-for-shotguns-being-in-his-truck-off-school-property-can-they-really-do-this/518534)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 105\ **Last updated:** [January 25, 2010, 5:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hs-expels-student-for-shotguns-being-in-his-truck-off-school-property-can-they-really-do-this/518534 "2010-01-25T05:59:17Z")
Per this news items via fark, it seems kind of reaching. Is it really within the power of a school administration to direct that police enter and search a kid’s truck parked off campus on a residential side street, and t… --- ## [Ever get the urge to deface or destroy religious propoganda in a public place?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ever-get-the-urge-to-deface-or-destroy-religious-propoganda-in-a-public-place/489055)
**Author:** [@Rigamarole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rigamarole)\ **Replies:** 250\ **Last updated:** [March 23, 2009, 2:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ever-get-the-urge-to-deface-or-destroy-religious-propoganda-in-a-public-place/489055 "2009-03-23T14:46:22Z")
It’s not exceedingly rare for me to see posters for Jesus this and Bible that around town on telephone poles, or an announcement for a Bible-study group on one of the bulletin boards at my college campus. I always have a… --- ## [American Civil War: questions from a Canadian](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-civil-war-questions-from-a-canadian/842680)
**Author:** [@Dr\_Paprika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_Paprika)\ **Replies:** 177\ **Last updated:** [May 1, 2024, 6:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-civil-war-questions-from-a-canadian/842680 "2024-05-01T18:48:01Z")
Recently enjoyed the Ken Burns series on the Civil War. I’d read some histories many years ago, but learned a lot from this documentary. Not being that smart, however, I had some questions at the end of it. In an ea… --- ## [Con someone explain electricity to me...in small words?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/con-someone-explain-electricity-to-me-in-small-words/552807)
**Author:** [@WhyNot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WhyNot)\ **Replies:** 85\ **Last updated:** [September 10, 2010, 3:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/con-someone-explain-electricity-to-me-in-small-words/552807 "2010-09-10T15:48:07Z")
We’re considering getting a generator for our trailer, and discussions have revealed that I know jack about electricity and the way we store and use it. Volts, amps (these are measures of how much electricity is there, I… --- ## ['Forgotten' songs from the 60's (i.e. 1964 to 1974ish)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/forgotten-songs-from-the-60s-i-e-1964-to-1974ish/835992)
**Author:** [@KarlGauss](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KarlGauss)\ **Replies:** 212\ **Last updated:** [July 2, 2019, 11:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/forgotten-songs-from-the-60s-i-e-1964-to-1974ish/835992 "2019-07-02T23:38:00Z")
There is no shortage of underappreciated tracks from this era. Some seem to have been totally forgotten. (Sure, not ‘totally’, but I think you know what I mean). What track would you include in a list of forgotten cuts? … --- ## [The non-offensive version of soulfrost's "Madam, I must protest"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-non-offensive-version-of-soulfrosts-madam-i-must-protest/591913)
**Author:** [@armedmonkey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/armedmonkey)\ **Replies:** 145\ **Last updated:** [August 15, 2011, 9:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-non-offensive-version-of-soulfrosts-madam-i-must-protest/591913 "2011-08-15T21:32:39Z")
The words are still his, but I’ve taken the liberty of snipping out the most offensive bits, so that his complaints may still be addressed. My edits will be in blue. Here goes: From the Polling without commentary thre… --- ## [How come Rome never entered the Industrial age?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-come-rome-never-entered-the-industrial-age/114831)
**Author:** [@Montezuma](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Montezuma)\ **Replies:** 130\ **Last updated:** [February 23, 2012, 4:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-come-rome-never-entered-the-industrial-age/114831 "2012-02-23T04:53:37Z")
The Empire was the forefront, after greece was conquered, of technological advancement and development so why didn’t it develop things such as making machinery at such a faster rate or use steam driven engines etc? I kn… --- ## [I pit WIC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-wic/420491)
**Author:** [@Sarahfeena](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sarahfeena)\ **Replies:** 301\ **Last updated:** [October 2, 2007, 2:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-wic/420491 "2007-10-02T14:50:06Z")
Don’t get me wrong, WIC is the kind of social program I tend to like, in that it fulfulls a specific need, generally on a short-term basis. Plus, it’s specifically designed to help children. But it really pisses me off… --- ## [Best drink name ever (poll)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-drink-name-ever-poll/368508)
**Author:** [@Harbinger\_of\_Courteous\_Debate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Harbinger_of_Courteous_Debate)\ **Replies:** 91\ **Last updated:** [August 16, 2006, 1:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-drink-name-ever-poll/368508 "2006-08-16T01:07:37Z")
Mayhap this belongs in IMHO, but it’s beverage related so I’ll stick it here. As the title suggests, what I want to know is: What is the best drink name ever? Provide a recipe, if you know it. It doesn’t have to be alco… --- ## ["You can't blame me for being oversensitve on my period." Bullshit.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-cant-blame-me-for-being-oversensitve-on-my-period-bullshit/372835)
**Author:** [@Lord\_Ashtar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lord_Ashtar)\ **Replies:** 236\ **Last updated:** [September 24, 2006, 12:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-cant-blame-me-for-being-oversensitve-on-my-period-bullshit/372835 "2006-09-24T00:01:23Z")
I’m sick and tired of women who act like hypersensitive drama queens for three or four days a month, every month, and blame it on their period. They pick fights for no reason other than they feel like fighting. Everyth… --- ## [Chinese/Japanese incestuous relations?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chinese-japanese-incestuous-relations/75503)
**Author:** [@ShibbOleth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ShibbOleth)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [August 11, 2001, 7:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chinese-japanese-incestuous-relations/75503 "2001-08-11T19:21:27Z")
This morning on the way to work, I was changing through radio stations and heard a few minutes of the local broadcast of the Howard Stern Show. Apparently they were fielding calls from listeners to discuss their incestuo… --- ## [Do transgenders who have had sex changes have the obligation to tell their future partners?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-transgenders-who-have-had-sex-changes-have-the-obligation-to-tell-their-future-partners/626354)
**Author:** [@the\_apples\_fell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/the_apples_fell)\ **Replies:** 115\ **Last updated:** [June 29, 2012, 11:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-transgenders-who-have-had-sex-changes-have-the-obligation-to-tell-their-future-partners/626354 "2012-06-29T23:47:05Z")
If a biological male has a sex change and now identifies as a female, does she have the obligation to tell her future partners, whether they be male or female, about the sex change and her biological sex? Same applies fo… --- ## [Bitten and scratched by a cat. What to do?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bitten-and-scratched-by-a-cat-what-to-do/629976)
**Author:** [@Dog80](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dog80)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [August 24, 2013, 4:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bitten-and-scratched-by-a-cat-what-to-do/629976 "2013-08-24T16:28:53Z")
I was bitten and scratched by a young feral cat. I immediately washed rigorously the wounds with soap and water, dryed them and applied generously Betadine surgical scrub and let it for at least two minutes before washin… --- ## [Dopictures](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dopictures/510523)
**Author:** [@Inigo\_Montoya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Inigo_Montoya)\ **Replies:** 128\ **Last updated:** [October 5, 2009, 10:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dopictures/510523 "2009-10-05T22:46:31Z")
Me ‘n’ Evlkitty here. --- ## ["\[Immigrants\] breed like rabbits"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/immigrants-breed-like-rabbits/834483)
**Author:** [@Left\_Hand\_of\_Dorkness](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Left_Hand_of_Dorkness)\ **Replies:** 168\ **Last updated:** [June 17, 2019, 1:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/immigrants-breed-like-rabbits/834483 "2019-06-17T13:55:58Z")
We have a new member (welcome, new member!) who likes to write things about immigrants like: To their credit, all three of the mods of Great Debates have responded, two with their mod hats on. But there’s no warning, … --- ## [Heath Bar versus Skor Bar?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/heath-bar-versus-skor-bar/404511)
**Author:** [@ShibbOleth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ShibbOleth)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [December 9, 2012, 11:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/heath-bar-versus-skor-bar/404511 "2012-12-09T23:12:51Z")
What is the difference between a Heath bar and a Skor bar? Both are chocolate covered toffee. Both are made by Hershey’s. Why have both? --- ## [Why do cashiers have to stand?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-cashiers-have-to-stand/679745)
**Author:** [@Leaffan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaffan)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [August 12, 2018, 1:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-cashiers-have-to-stand/679745 "2018-08-12T01:14:24Z")
This has been weighing on my mind for some time now. As I get older, my back isn’t what it used to be. Standing for any prolonged period is painful. Mind you, I have no problems walking around a golf course, but stand… --- ## [Latest Sarah Palin idiocy: Oh noes, I have neighbors! How awful!!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/latest-sarah-palin-idiocy-oh-noes-i-have-neighbors-how-awful/540810)
**Author:** [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Replies:** 150\ **Last updated:** [May 31, 2010, 8:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/latest-sarah-palin-idiocy-oh-noes-i-have-neighbors-how-awful/540810 "2010-05-31T20:49:17Z")
I’m not one to dump on Sarah Palin over every little thing, but this one struck me as an impressively stupid and self-centered use of the victim card. And it’s right from her Facebook page. Yeah, part of her ire is tha… --- ## [Critique the design of the U.S. flag](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/critique-the-design-of-the-u-s-flag/596947)
**Author:** [@Sacrilegium](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sacrilegium)\ **Replies:** 109\ **Last updated:** [September 29, 2011, 3:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/critique-the-design-of-the-u-s-flag/596947 "2011-09-29T15:43:31Z")
I’ve come to realize that, aesthetically, I don’t really like the American flag. I’m not crazy about the colors, and I’m even less crazy about the design itself. I’m sure you know what it looks like, but just in case, h… --- ## [tomndebb, please explain why I was noted for saying Jew-bros.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tomndebb-please-explain-why-i-was-noted-for-saying-jew-bros/736248)
**Author:** [@MrDibble](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MrDibble)\ **Replies:** 231\ **Last updated:** [November 4, 2015, 8:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tomndebb-please-explain-why-i-was-noted-for-saying-jew-bros/736248 "2015-11-04T20:42:47Z")
In what way is referring to a Jewish fraternity as Jew-bros worthy of a mod note? They’re Jews, and they’re bros. It’s a nifty portmanteau. Or is all use of ‘Jew’ off the table? Would it have been acceptable to call the… --- ## [Notes on Game & Post-Count Padding/Party Threads](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/notes-on-game-post-count-padding-party-threads/221118)
**Author:** [@UncleBeer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/UncleBeer)\ **Replies:** 83\ **Last updated:** [May 7, 2004, 6:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/notes-on-game-post-count-padding-party-threads/221118 "2004-05-07T06:30:14Z")
Folks, we’ve noticed a vast increase in game type threads here in MPSISMS. While this isn’t necessarily a “Bad Thing,” and some of them have been rather clever, we find that they use up an inordinate share of our very l… --- ## [Are italian beef sandwiches popular outside of Chicago area?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-italian-beef-sandwiches-popular-outside-of-chicago-area/689535)
**Author:** [@chicagowhitesox1173](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chicagowhitesox1173)\ **Replies:** 126\ **Last updated:** [August 5, 2014, 2:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-italian-beef-sandwiches-popular-outside-of-chicago-area/689535 "2014-08-05T02:49:35Z")
I was reading the Philly cheese steak thread and I was curious if Italian Beef sandwiches are Nationally known like Philly Cheesesteaks are. I know I’ve seen a few places outside of the Chicago area that serve Italian Be… --- ## [What does that joke from "Training Day" mean?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-that-joke-from-training-day-mean/171735)
**Author:** [@Linty\_Fresh](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Linty_Fresh)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [January 29, 2013, 1:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-that-joke-from-training-day-mean/171735 "2013-01-29T13:48:07Z")
In Training Day, Scott Glenn’s drug-dealer character tells Jake Hoyt a story about a snail on the porch and who gets busted up by the house owner, finally getting kicked into the lawn. After a year, he climbs all the wa… --- ## [Sailing Maine – a post-vacation MMP](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sailing-maine-a-post-vacation-mmp/547203)
**Author:** [@FairyChatMom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FairyChatMom)\ **Replies:** 261\ **Last updated:** [July 26, 2010, 12:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sailing-maine-a-post-vacation-mmp/547203 "2010-07-26T00:05:10Z")
Friday July 2 – After spending the night at my mom’s house, to cut 2 hours off our drive, we drove north on I-95, a toll-filled disaster, especially when it went across the George Washington Bridge in NYC – what a mess o… --- ## [memorable and notorious happenings in live broadcasts](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/memorable-and-notorious-happenings-in-live-broadcasts/346215)
**Author:** [@cactus\_waltz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cactus_waltz)\ **Replies:** 168\ **Last updated:** [March 13, 2006, 2:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/memorable-and-notorious-happenings-in-live-broadcasts/346215 "2006-03-13T14:22:51Z")
We’ve all seen them - the live broadcasts. Often big fancy television shows broadcast nationwide or internationally. Of course, when it’s live, anything can happen and the audience will know. What screw ups do you remem… --- ## [Gay sports bar names](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gay-sports-bar-names/687551)
**Author:** [@Happy\_Lendervedder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Happy_Lendervedder)\ **Replies:** 81\ **Last updated:** [May 30, 2014, 1:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gay-sports-bar-names/687551 "2014-05-30T13:43:12Z")
I’m a fan of sports bars. I’m a fan of dirty sounding gay bar names (The Man Hole, Jackhammers, etc). And, while not gay myself, when I lived in Chicago I frequented a gay sports bar in Uptown for their awesome burgers (… --- ## [Which U.S. State do You Associate With The Game Euchre?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-u-s-state-do-you-associate-with-the-game-euchre/645236)
**Author:** [@Sir\_T-Cups](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sir_T-Cups)\ **Replies:** 87\ **Last updated:** [January 17, 2013, 8:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-u-s-state-do-you-associate-with-the-game-euchre/645236 "2013-01-17T08:35:22Z")
While playing Euchre with my family today we had a debate over which state most people associate with the game. I won’t say which states we were saying because I think that would ruin a bit of it. --- ## [My old friend just went to jail for killing his baby. how would you feel?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-old-friend-just-went-to-jail-for-killing-his-baby-how-would-you-feel/598939)
**Author:** [@mister\_mistro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mister_mistro)\ **Replies:** 122\ **Last updated:** [October 10, 2011, 3:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-old-friend-just-went-to-jail-for-killing-his-baby-how-would-you-feel/598939 "2011-10-10T15:42:15Z")
I just found out today, that yesterday, a guy used to hang out with every day for like two years went to jail for killing his baby. I knew his wife too, and it is so maddening to listen to people talk about this guy like… --- ## [Observations of the 3rd Democratic Debate](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/observations-of-the-3rd-democratic-debate/840136)
**Author:** [@VOW](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/VOW)\ **Replies:** 214\ **Last updated:** [September 21, 2019, 7:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/observations-of-the-3rd-democratic-debate/840136 "2019-09-21T19:31:28Z")
My first impression: Yang is buying votes? Raffling off votes? ~VOW --- ## [Does dowsing for water really work?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-dowsing-for-water-really-work/162555)
**Author:** [@gordon451](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gordon451)\ **Replies:** 160\ **Last updated:** [March 13, 2013, 2:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-dowsing-for-water-really-work/162555 "2013-03-13T14:26:18Z")
Cecil, I really must take exception to some of your comments in the dowsing article (http://www.straightdope.com/classics/a1\_168.html). You make the rather strained statement that “Any of four minor muscle movements wil… --- ## [My first TMI thread...or, where my best friend lets me go down on his wife...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-first-tmi-thread-or-where-my-best-friend-lets-me-go-down-on-his-wife/166064)
**Author:** [@DirkGntly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DirkGntly)\ **Replies:** 158\ **Last updated:** [April 10, 2003, 3:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-first-tmi-thread-or-where-my-best-friend-lets-me-go-down-on-his-wife/166064 "2003-04-10T03:40:24Z")
First, Mods, if this needs to be in a different forum, please move it… Inspired by a comment from this thread, I present the following for your consideration: Let me preface this by saying that the woman in question ma… --- ## [How can I wear a button-down shirt casually?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-can-i-wear-a-button-down-shirt-casually/317400)
**Author:** [@TLDRIDKJKLOLFTW](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TLDRIDKJKLOLFTW)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [August 22, 2005, 5:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-can-i-wear-a-button-down-shirt-casually/317400 "2005-08-22T17:05:42Z")
I have a few shirts from H&M that are long-sleeved button-downs - they’re businessy enough for “the office,” but are definitely much more stylish than comparable garments from department stores. How do I wear these casua… --- ## [Football Jersey Wearing Etiquete Question: Undershirt or No?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/football-jersey-wearing-etiquete-question-undershirt-or-no/566675)
**Author:** [@Covered\_In\_Bees](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Covered_In_Bees)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [January 8, 2011, 11:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/football-jersey-wearing-etiquete-question-undershirt-or-no/566675 "2011-01-08T23:37:57Z")
If a male was about to put on a nonsee through football jersey, does proper etiquette mandate he wear a shirt of some sort underneath? Does outdoor temperature matter? Also, does it matter if it’s actually being worn a… --- ## [There's a registered sex offender living in my neighborhood...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/theres-a-registered-sex-offender-living-in-my-neighborhood/289305)
**Author:** [@KGS](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KGS)\ **Replies:** 177\ **Last updated:** [March 18, 2005, 3:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/theres-a-registered-sex-offender-living-in-my-neighborhood/289305 "2005-03-18T03:28:48Z")
A few days ago, somebody at my apartment complex took a screenshot from The California Sex Offender Registry and tacked it onto the bulletin board next to the mailboxes. It had the guy’s name, address, picture and every… --- ## [Guitar Heads - Your Rig - Your Tone](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guitar-heads-your-rig-your-tone/531733)
**Author:** [@BubbaDog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BubbaDog)\ **Replies:** 83\ **Last updated:** [March 27, 2010, 6:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guitar-heads-your-rig-your-tone/531733 "2010-03-27T18:39:01Z")
First - Apologies to E-Sabbath for not supporting the ongoing guitar thread but I wanted to keep the conversation about rigs and tone. And on the subject of Guitar-Acquisition-Syndrome, Wordman asked me to describe mine… --- ## [How much did the Jedi know about Anakin and Padme](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-did-the-jedi-know-about-anakin-and-padme/632231)
**Author:** [@AK84](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AK84)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [August 25, 2012, 5:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-did-the-jedi-know-about-anakin-and-padme/632231 "2012-08-25T05:27:11Z")
I presume they did not know about the pregnancy until near the end of the ROTS. As they have not kicked Anakin out, I suppose they were in the dark about the marriage too. It would seem that they were oblivious. But Obi … --- ## [What does Heart of Palm taste like?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-heart-of-palm-taste-like/584021)
**Author:** [@YogSothoth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/YogSothoth)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [June 4, 2011, 8:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-heart-of-palm-taste-like/584021 "2011-06-04T08:03:31Z")
I saw a jar of it in the market. I was curious and wanted to try it, but it was expensive. Does it taste like artichoke hearts? Is it sweet, sour, salty? It was in a jar in some kind of liquid, I can’t remember if it… --- ## [Wednesday's Child is full of Woe. But I'm looking forward to new Wednesday series. Addams Family spinoff \[Open Spoilers season 1\]\[Season 2 Part 1 August 6th 2025\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wednesdays-child-is-full-of-woe-but-im-looking-forward-to-new-wednesday-series-addams-family-spinoff-open-spoilers-season-1-season-2-part-1-august-6th-2025/965793)
**Author:** [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\ **Replies:** 234\ **Last updated:** [July 31, 2025, 10:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wednesdays-child-is-full-of-woe-but-im-looking-forward-to-new-wednesday-series-addams-family-spinoff-open-spoilers-season-1-season-2-part-1-august-6th-2025/965793 "2025-07-31T22:53:41Z")
The show is in production and the cast is amazing. Tim Burton is the showrunner. Jenna Ortega is starring as a college age Wednesday. Catherine Zeta-Jones & Luis Guzman as Morticia and Gomez. Christina Ricci & Riki L… --- ## [McCain Gaffe Thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mccain-gaffe-thread/452582)
**Author:** [@Gangster\_Octopus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gangster_Octopus)\ **Replies:** 249\ **Last updated:** [September 21, 2008, 2:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mccain-gaffe-thread/452582 "2008-09-21T02:13:37Z")
I propose a thread for McCain’s gaffes. If someone wishes to start an Obama gaffe thread be my guest. Let’s start… Sunni/Shia: McCain has frequently mistaken the difference between Sunni and Shia Climate Change: E… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=361&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=363&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)