# Top **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=381&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:** 382 --- ## [The Last MMP of 2008 - What's your resolution?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-last-mmp-of-2008-whats-your-resolution/479019)
**Author:** [@anyrose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/anyrose)\ **Replies:** 303\ **Last updated:** [January 5, 2009, 4:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-last-mmp-of-2008-whats-your-resolution/479019 "2009-01-05T04:02:33Z")
I thought since I’d hosted the first MMP of 2008, it’s be kind of cool to host the last one as well - so here I am. Nothing specific in mind. But since 2009 is mere days away, I thought it would be fitting to broach th… --- ## [Where would you travel if you had two weeks vacation, a passport, and $3,000?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-would-you-travel-if-you-had-two-weeks-vacation-a-passport-and-3-000/613204)
**Author:** [@Captain\_C](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Captain_C)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [February 21, 2012, 5:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-would-you-travel-if-you-had-two-weeks-vacation-a-passport-and-3-000/613204 "2012-02-21T05:00:44Z")
Well dopers, I think it is time for a vacation. I have the itch to pack my bags, get out of my comfort zone, and head off into the great unknown. There’s two weeks worth of vacation and $3,000 burning a hole in my pock… --- ## [What's the big deal about Oxycontin?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-big-deal-about-oxycontin/466939)
**Author:** [@RickJay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RickJay)\ **Replies:** 108\ **Last updated:** [May 22, 2016, 6:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-big-deal-about-oxycontin/466939 "2016-05-22T18:08:13Z")
According to what I’m reading and watching from the media, Oxycontin is the biggest thing in addictive drugs since the invention of alcohol. Prescriptions have multiplied exponentially. It’s being stolen and resold und… --- ## [I'm now boycotting any food product that says anything about "Carbs"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-now-boycotting-any-food-product-that-says-anything-about-carbs/238263)
**Author:** [@pizzabrat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pizzabrat)\ **Replies:** 283\ **Last updated:** [April 26, 2004, 10:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-now-boycotting-any-food-product-that-says-anything-about-carbs/238263 "2004-04-26T22:07:24Z")
…damned if I let the Atkins freaks take over. --- ## [Black athletes benefiting from slavery](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/black-athletes-benefiting-from-slavery/545059)
**Author:** [@The\_Controvert](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Controvert)\ **Replies:** 84\ **Last updated:** [July 9, 2010, 6:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/black-athletes-benefiting-from-slavery/545059 "2010-07-09T06:25:59Z")
Somewhat inspired from this thread, I am asking what effect the selective pressure of slavery in the Americas had on black athletes today. A friend of mine thinks that selective pressure makes American blacks physically… --- ## [Do police have to show the actual search warrant to you?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-police-have-to-show-the-actual-search-warrant-to-you/607485)
**Author:** [@IMfez](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/IMfez)\ **Replies:** 61\ **Last updated:** [January 5, 2012, 7:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-police-have-to-show-the-actual-search-warrant-to-you/607485 "2012-01-05T07:20:06Z")
About a year ago I saw a video (which I can’t find now) where the police were in confrontation with a dad on the doorstep of his house, because they were searching for his child (regarding some crime) The parents demande… --- ## [Is it ok to run up a score to 161-2?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-ok-to-run-up-a-score-to-161-2/710275)
**Author:** [@Urbanredneck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Urbanredneck)\ **Replies:** 131\ **Last updated:** [January 23, 2015, 9:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-ok-to-run-up-a-score-to-161-2/710275 "2015-01-23T21:37:25Z")
A California girls basketball coach was suspended because her team ran up a score to 161-2.LINK What do you all think? I think first of all it is going to happen that some teams are just darn good and others are totall… --- ## [MMP: Garage Sales, an early Father's Day and a birthday party](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mmp-garage-sales-an-early-fathers-day-and-a-birthday-party/357715)
**Author:** [@Man\_With\_a\_Cat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Man_With_a_Cat)\ **Replies:** 432\ **Last updated:** [May 29, 2006, 2:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mmp-garage-sales-an-early-fathers-day-and-a-birthday-party/357715 "2006-05-29T02:42:04Z")
Ok, it’s officially Monday, so here I am… Friday being fairly uneventful, save for the impromptu pizza a beer-fest at Rob & Chrissy’s, we can start the weekend with Saturday. Huh? Oh, Ok, since I mentioned it….. Rob &… --- ## [Bradley Manning verdict is in - 35 years for leaking info; will ask Obama for a pardon](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bradley-manning-verdict-is-in-35-years-for-leaking-info-will-ask-obama-for-a-pardon/666855)
**Author:** [@lavenderviolet](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lavenderviolet)\ **Replies:** 153\ **Last updated:** [August 28, 2013, 7:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bradley-manning-verdict-is-in-35-years-for-leaking-info-will-ask-obama-for-a-pardon/666855 "2013-08-28T19:45:34Z")
Bradley Manning has been sentenced to 35 years in prison for releasing classified info. He plans to request a pardon from Obama. I would be very surprised if Obama intervenes in this case, but the New Yorker argues his… --- ## [Ads I Hate, As Of Late](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ads-i-hate-as-of-late/498229)
**Author:** [@Hyperelastic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hyperelastic)\ **Replies:** 135\ **Last updated:** [July 13, 2009, 7:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ads-i-hate-as-of-late/498229 "2009-07-13T19:27:28Z")
There are so many dumbfuck or annoying ads out there it’s hard to know where to start. Internet ads: OBAMA SIGNS HOUSING BILL! THOUSANDS IN AID AVAILABLE! or OBAMA TELLS MOMS TO GO BACK TO SCHOOL: GOVERNMENT AID AVAIL… --- ## [why is Jesus a common name in Spanish-speaking countries but nowhwere else?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-jesus-a-common-name-in-spanish-speaking-countries-but-nowhwere-else/628980)
**Author:** [@Victor\_Charlie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Victor_Charlie)\ **Replies:** 87\ **Last updated:** [August 22, 2012, 12:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-jesus-a-common-name-in-spanish-speaking-countries-but-nowhwere-else/628980 "2012-08-22T00:14:29Z")
I’ve met a few Hispanic fellows in my day named Jesus. But i’d be stunned to be introduced to Caucasian with the English pronunciation of the same name. Why the discrepancy? --- ## [What Kind Of Doctors Perform Abortions](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-kind-of-doctors-perform-abortions/418312)
**Author:** [@ernesto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ernesto)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [September 8, 2007, 4:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-kind-of-doctors-perform-abortions/418312 "2007-09-08T16:35:14Z")
I mean like there are ear nose and throat doctors, dermatologists, surgeons, GPs, gynecologists and such. What type of doctor do you have to be to perform an abortion? --- ## [The biggest money hog in music](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-biggest-money-hog-in-music/493549)
**Author:** [@Cardinal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cardinal)\ **Replies:** 144\ **Last updated:** [August 9, 2015, 6:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-biggest-money-hog-in-music/493549 "2015-08-09T18:50:57Z")
Who has made the most money in popular music for the least artistic contribution? Now, before people jump in with Celine Dion, you have to admit that she really can sing. She may have saccharine tastes, but she can actu… --- ## [Things that are disturbing about the "Little House" series](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-that-are-disturbing-about-the-little-house-series/685088)
**Author:** [@Palo\_Verde](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Palo_Verde)\ **Replies:** 88\ **Last updated:** [November 22, 2017, 2:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-that-are-disturbing-about-the-little-house-series/685088 "2017-11-22T02:13:12Z")
I loved these books as a child, and now I’m re-reading them as an adult with my daughter. There’s some weird stuff in those books! Maybe it just went over my head as a child, but I’m really noticing now some really wei… --- ## [The more water I drink, the thirstier I get](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-more-water-i-drink-the-thirstier-i-get/180856)
**Author:** [@godzillatemple](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/godzillatemple)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [March 13, 2012, 9:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-more-water-i-drink-the-thirstier-i-get/180856 "2012-03-13T21:53:06Z")
I’m not sure if this belongs here or in IMHO, so I won’t be offended if it gets moved… I used to drink soda all day long (Mountain Dew in the daytime, root beer in the evenings) and recently started drinking more water … --- ## [New and improved nuclear plants may cost more than expected.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-and-improved-nuclear-plants-may-cost-more-than-expected/498880)
**Author:** [@DSeid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DSeid)\ **Replies:** 200\ **Last updated:** [June 12, 2009, 9:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-and-improved-nuclear-plants-may-cost-more-than-expected/498880 "2009-06-12T09:27:00Z")
A cautionary tale. --- ## [Car stereos and "random" shuffling from MP3s on flash drives](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/car-stereos-and-random-shuffling-from-mp3s-on-flash-drives/711221)
**Author:** [@Boyo\_Jim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Boyo_Jim)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [September 19, 2022, 4:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/car-stereos-and-random-shuffling-from-mp3s-on-flash-drives/711221 "2022-09-19T04:53:47Z")
I don’t know if this is a universal problem, but I’m in a carpool and the problem happens in one form or another in all 3 cars – a Chevy, a Toyota and my own Mazda. The problem is that random shuffle … isn’t. In my car… --- ## [Should a pregnant woman be given a seat on a crowded train?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-a-pregnant-woman-be-given-a-seat-on-a-crowded-train/367936)
**Author:** [@jaderabbit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jaderabbit)\ **Replies:** 217\ **Last updated:** [August 15, 2006, 5:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-a-pregnant-woman-be-given-a-seat-on-a-crowded-train/367936 "2006-08-15T17:02:56Z")
I’m visibly pregnant with twins, and despite the cheerful assertions of my friends and co-workers, it doesn’t mean that I always get to sit down on the train. I have to hunt through the cars just like I always have. The… --- ## [Octomom update: She's Still a Piece of Crap](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/octomom-update-shes-still-a-piece-of-crap/587525)
**Author:** [@Cat\_Whisperer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cat_Whisperer)\ **Replies:** 109\ **Last updated:** [July 11, 2011, 4:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/octomom-update-shes-still-a-piece-of-crap/587525 "2011-07-11T16:19:44Z")
Nadya Suleman article. Hates her babies, is surprised that having 14 kids is somewhat stressful and wishes she hadn’t had them. She can still give her babies up for adoption, can’t she? In case there was any doubt that N… --- ## [Kaboom! A Dynamite MMP](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kaboom-a-dynamite-mmp/374023)
**Author:** [@dogbutler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dogbutler)\ **Replies:** 356\ **Last updated:** [October 2, 2006, 4:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kaboom-a-dynamite-mmp/374023 "2006-10-02T04:46:09Z")
It all started one summer many years ago(hopefully the statute of limitations has run out). Some friends and I had gone to Myrtle Beach for the weekend, and we stopped at South of the Border, and bought some fireworks. … --- ## [Do black people like fried ice cream?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-black-people-like-fried-ice-cream/338415)
**Author:** [@friedo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/friedo)\ **Replies:** 257\ **Last updated:** [January 10, 2006, 4:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-black-people-like-fried-ice-cream/338415 "2006-01-10T16:11:38Z")
I want to know because my friend says he saw a black person eating fried ice cream once, but I don’t believe him. I heard that Jews used to like polka music, but I’m pretty sure that’s not true anymore. Word on the stre… --- ## [Have Lego kits ruined kids imagination wrt Legos?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-lego-kits-ruined-kids-imagination-wrt-legos/574535)
**Author:** [@Cubsfan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cubsfan)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [March 16, 2011, 8:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-lego-kits-ruined-kids-imagination-wrt-legos/574535 "2011-03-16T20:33:52Z")
When I was growing up you bought packs of Legos, just basic Legos, and used your imagination to create things. You coveted the times you would get the wheels and Lego dudes because you could then make a blocky vehicle t… --- ## [Disgusting Food Combinations (that people actually eat)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/disgusting-food-combinations-that-people-actually-eat/536998)
**Author:** [@Arglefraster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Arglefraster)\ **Replies:** 98\ **Last updated:** [April 29, 2010, 9:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/disgusting-food-combinations-that-people-actually-eat/536998 "2010-04-29T21:10:52Z")
At a recent family gathering, I was tasked with picking up food from the local chili dog place. My uncle-in-law asked for a foot long with chili, onions … and mayonaise. Now, I know some people like mayo on hot dogs. No… --- ## [Upd: Kim Potter trial resolved: guilty of manslaughter 1&2](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/upd-kim-potter-trial-resolved-guilty-of-manslaughter-1-2/956384)
**Author:** [@Omar\_Little](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omar_Little)\ **Replies:** 287\ **Last updated:** [April 25, 2023, 6:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/upd-kim-potter-trial-resolved-guilty-of-manslaughter-1-2/956384 "2023-04-25T06:42:50Z")
The former Minneapolis, Minnesota police officer charged with manslaughter in the deadly shooting of Daunte Wright during a traffic stop when the officer mistakenly shot the victim with her sidearm, when she thought she … --- ## [BIG bugs](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/big-bugs/492377)
**Author:** [@Panurge](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Panurge)\ **Replies:** 101\ **Last updated:** [April 17, 2009, 6:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/big-bugs/492377 "2009-04-17T18:19:17Z")
Inspired by stoid’s spider thread in the Pit, I did a little googling in an effort to find the biggest, nastiest bug out there. I might have found it: If you are frightened by the size of the Australian Huntsman Spider,… --- ## [What happens if I take my vitamins on an empty stomach?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happens-if-i-take-my-vitamins-on-an-empty-stomach/525833)
**Author:** [@Plan\_B](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Plan_B)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [January 25, 2010, 1:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happens-if-i-take-my-vitamins-on-an-empty-stomach/525833 "2010-01-25T01:04:31Z")
The bottle of fish oil capsules I bought says to take three a day, preferably with meals. But what if I don’t? What if I just consume enough water to wash it down? And while we’re at it is their any agreement on how … --- ## [The Biden Administration: a puppy-hug in the making](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-biden-administration-a-puppy-hug-in-the-making/930886)
**Author:** [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Replies:** 213\ **Last updated:** [May 1, 2024, 4:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-biden-administration-a-puppy-hug-in-the-making/930886 "2024-05-01T16:43:40Z")
Sure, it will probably be all rainbows and unicorns compared to The Trump Years, but we can have a place-holder thread waiting here, just in case. --- ## [Guantanamo is STILL open. Why isn't the left bitching about it?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guantanamo-is-still-open-why-isnt-the-left-bitching-about-it/614046)
**Author:** [@pkbites](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pkbites)\ **Replies:** 121\ **Last updated:** [March 1, 2012, 12:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guantanamo-is-still-open-why-isnt-the-left-bitching-about-it/614046 "2012-03-01T12:49:21Z")
Is it because Bush isn’t President any more? All the left did was bitch, and BITCH, and \*\*BITCH \*\*about Gitmo when W. was POTUS. It’s been over 3 years and it’s still open. But, overall, not a peep from the left. Obam… --- ## [Rental car sustains minor damage. What should I do?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rental-car-sustains-minor-damage-what-should-i-do/177305)
**Author:** [@occ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/occ)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [June 6, 2003, 1:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rental-car-sustains-minor-damage-what-should-i-do/177305 "2003-06-06T01:37:27Z")
Ok, here’s the story: a couple of weeks ago, my car was involved in an accident. The accident was completely the fault of the other party involved, and was ruled as such. Fast forward to a few days ago; I’m talking to … --- ## [College Football Thread - BCS, Bowls, Conference Championship, Coaching Changes](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/college-football-thread-bcs-bowls-conference-championship-coaching-changes/427979)
**Author:** [@Omniscient](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omniscient)\ **Replies:** 362\ **Last updated:** [January 8, 2008, 4:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/college-football-thread-bcs-bowls-conference-championship-coaching-changes/427979 "2008-01-08T16:07:51Z")
Things are just starting to get interesting. We’ve got the final few games of the season with some key conference championship games this weekend. They will decide the final BCS matchups and bowl invites. There is alread… --- ## [Do Smarties Have Flavours?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-smarties-have-flavours/522958)
**Author:** [@Mindfield](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mindfield)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [October 30, 2021, 2:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-smarties-have-flavours/522958 "2021-10-30T14:40:46Z")
Note: For you 'muricans who don’t get these there (presumably because the things you call Smarties are sweet candies we call Rockets here), I’m referring to Nestle’s candy-coated chocolates similar to plain M&Ms. Now, I… --- ## [Brett Favre to the Vikings](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brett-favre-to-the-vikings/495333)
**Author:** [@Khadaji](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Khadaji)\ **Replies:** 233\ **Last updated:** [September 1, 2009, 10:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brett-favre-to-the-vikings/495333 "2009-09-01T22:40:35Z")
Anyone else hear this rumor? Vikings fans, what do you think about it? --- ## [Czarcasm, I'd like to continue this conversation...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/czarcasm-id-like-to-continue-this-conversation/533553)
**Author:** [@Oakminster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Oakminster)\ **Replies:** 83\ **Last updated:** [April 20, 2010, 10:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/czarcasm-id-like-to-continue-this-conversation/533553 "2010-04-20T22:10:21Z")
And since you are apparently unwilling to provide a substantive answer via PM, I’ll just reprise our exchange here: You replied thusly: To which I responded: Said reply being sent about 4 hours ago, during which ti… --- ## [Inheritance Loans. How do they work? should I do it?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/inheritance-loans-how-do-they-work-should-i-do-it/681557)
**Author:** [@Jimmyhat4](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jimmyhat4)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [February 23, 2014, 7:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/inheritance-loans-how-do-they-work-should-i-do-it/681557 "2014-02-23T07:26:15Z")
Recently I came into some inheritance money via death of a relative. The catch is the way the fund is set up I cannot access the money until i am 30 years of age (now 25 years old) so i will not be able to see the money … --- ## [World population declining?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/world-population-declining/943197)
**Author:** [@Dewey\_Finn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dewey_Finn)\ **Replies:** 215\ **Last updated:** [April 27, 2024, 10:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/world-population-declining/943197 "2024-04-27T22:23:22Z")
The New York Times ran an article (paywall warning) on Sunday last week (“World Is Facing First Long Slide in Its Population”, May 23, 2021) about how the world population is in the middle of a long slide downward with m… --- ## [Sad news about my husband, RickQ](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sad-news-about-my-husband-rickq/489331)
**Author:** [@Brynda](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Brynda)\ **Replies:** 146\ **Last updated:** [March 23, 2009, 2:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sad-news-about-my-husband-rickq/489331 "2009-03-23T14:13:50Z")
My beloved, RickQ, was diagnosed with kidney cancer in January. He wrote about it in a thread that I am too upset to find right now. He is dying. I know that sounds blunt, but I am tired of people asking me if there isn… --- ## [keeping water pipes from freezing](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keeping-water-pipes-from-freezing/519188)
**Author:** [@rowrrbazzle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rowrrbazzle)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [November 30, 2009, 4:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keeping-water-pipes-from-freezing/519188 "2009-11-30T04:06:04Z")
Here’s the situation. A relative of mine died, and I’ve inherited the house. It needs cleanup before I move in. That will take a few weeks. At the moment I stop at the house on Tuesday and Thursday to check up on it an… --- ## [Megan Kelly wtf?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/megan-kelly-wtf/797437)
**Author:** [@Snowboarder\_Bo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snowboarder_Bo)\ **Replies:** 176\ **Last updated:** [January 16, 2019, 3:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/megan-kelly-wtf/797437 "2019-01-16T15:09:17Z")
Just saw this on the AP feed: What comments? These: :confused: WTF??? --- ## [Wal-Mart security measures](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wal-mart-security-measures/364969)
**Author:** [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)\ **Replies:** 175\ **Last updated:** [July 23, 2006, 3:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wal-mart-security-measures/364969 "2006-07-23T15:34:02Z")
Wal-Mart is the only store I’ve ever been in where, after you check out, you have to show your receipt to a guy at the door before leaving! And he looks in your cart to make sure it matches! Jeez, how tightassed are th… --- ## [First paycheck! Hooray! Got to keep a whole 28% of it...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/first-paycheck-hooray-got-to-keep-a-whole-28-of-it/766203)
**Author:** [@Chessic\_Sense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chessic_Sense)\ **Replies:** 157\ **Last updated:** [September 26, 2016, 4:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/first-paycheck-hooray-got-to-keep-a-whole-28-of-it/766203 "2016-09-26T16:23:41Z")
I worked a total of four days. For my efforts, my check shows… 31.5% FICA tax 14.9% Social Security tax 3.5% Medicare tax 12.5% state tax 9.5% medical/dental/vision insurance premium. The government took 62%. One… --- ## [Weight Watchers Support Group](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weight-watchers-support-group/169589)
**Author:** [@skittles](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/skittles)\ **Replies:** 351\ **Last updated:** [October 17, 2003, 1:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weight-watchers-support-group/169589 "2003-10-17T01:48:58Z")
In this thread it was decided that maybe its time to start another Weight Watchers Support Thread. Now, I’ve just recently joined a WW at Work program. tramp just signed up with the online program. I know there are ot… --- ## [The Great Dope Post Card Exchange](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-great-dope-post-card-exchange/236181)
**Author:** [@misstee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/misstee)\ **Replies:** 404\ **Last updated:** [October 7, 2004, 10:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-great-dope-post-card-exchange/236181 "2004-10-07T22:50:33Z")
In this thread there are a few people who mention being able to send post cards from where they are. So I am proposing a post card exchange. If you are interested you can email me at misstee\_dawn@yahoo(dot)com. I can … --- ## [Hey assholes, how about you stop poking Evil Captor with a stick?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-assholes-how-about-you-stop-poking-evil-captor-with-a-stick/345662)
**Author:** [@Ensign\_Edison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ensign_Edison)\ **Replies:** 254\ **Last updated:** [February 27, 2006, 8:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-assholes-how-about-you-stop-poking-evil-captor-with-a-stick/345662 "2006-02-27T20:56:23Z")
Right, I’m keeping it short and sweet. What you call people out in the Pit is your business, but even here there are some fucking standards, and this is not the only place it’s happening. If I remember correctly, Evil Ca… --- ## [Note to Dairy Queen customers: Please, please, please do not order Pecan Mudslides.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/note-to-dairy-queen-customers-please-please-please-do-not-order-pecan-mudslides/65786)
**Author:** [@matt\_mcl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/matt_mcl)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [May 26, 2001, 10:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/note-to-dairy-queen-customers-please-please-please-do-not-order-pecan-mudslides/65786 "2001-05-26T10:47:51Z")
And especially not at the Dairy Queen on Sherbrooke Street in Montreal near Vendome metro. Ok. In order to survive, I have gone and gotten a job at the local Dairy Queen. I’ve been working there for about a week now. O… --- ## [Painful confession time: Things you \*ought\* to know but \*don't\*](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/painful-confession-time-things-you-ought-to-know-but-dont/537836)
**Author:** [@Koxinga](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Koxinga)\ **Replies:** 169\ **Last updated:** [May 19, 2010, 6:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/painful-confession-time-things-you-ought-to-know-but-dont/537836 "2010-05-19T06:21:44Z")
No peeking at Wikipedia 'til you confess! Being in the field I am, and the part of the world I’m in, and the relevance of recent events, I really ought to be able to tell you all about the 1997 Asian Financial Crisis, b… --- ## [Alien 1979, deleted scene and the eggs](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alien-1979-deleted-scene-and-the-eggs/625136)
**Author:** [@grude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/grude)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [July 2, 2012, 6:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alien-1979-deleted-scene-and-the-eggs/625136 "2012-07-02T18:34:55Z")
There is a deleted scene on the Alien DVD where Ripley finds the still living crew members “cocooned” and in the process of being turned into facehugger eggs, Dallas begs her to burn them all with the flamethrower before… --- ## [Should declawing cats be illegal?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-declawing-cats-be-illegal/754970)
**Author:** [@T-Minus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/T-Minus)\ **Replies:** 199\ **Last updated:** [May 23, 2016, 7:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-declawing-cats-be-illegal/754970 "2016-05-23T19:35:43Z")
I heard of people declawing cats and said it was no different then fixing a cat. What is your guys opinion on it? Should it be illegal? Or do you think nothing is wrong with it? --- ## [4 verses 6 cylinder engines](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/4-verses-6-cylinder-engines/685556)
**Author:** [@davida03801](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/davida03801)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [April 9, 2014, 2:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/4-verses-6-cylinder-engines/685556 "2014-04-09T14:28:30Z")
What are the advantages and disadvantages on a 4 cylinder verses 6 cylinder engine for cars-SUV’s these days ? New crossover SUV to me this year and starting the search. I drive a fair bit, and would say on average ev… --- ## [FYI: Tramadol becomes a controlled substance today, August 18th](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fyi-tramadol-becomes-a-controlled-substance-today-august-18th/695818)
**Author:** [@JayRx1981](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JayRx1981)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [August 27, 2014, 4:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fyi-tramadol-becomes-a-controlled-substance-today-august-18th/695818 "2014-08-27T16:09:49Z")
It might be a little late to view this post as proactive (I intended to post last week but got distracted and forgot–apologies), but the DEA has reclassified tramadol (Ultram) as a Schedule IV substance. State laws are g… --- ## [What are the biggest "fuck yous" from creators to fanbases? (OPEN SPOILERS)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-the-biggest-fuck-yous-from-creators-to-fanbases-open-spoilers/328240)
**Author:** [@TLDRIDKJKLOLFTW](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TLDRIDKJKLOLFTW)\ **Replies:** 175\ **Last updated:** [November 1, 2005, 2:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-the-biggest-fuck-yous-from-creators-to-fanbases-open-spoilers/328240 "2005-11-01T14:46:46Z")
I was thinking earlier about how Stephen King decided to end his Dark Tower series, a three-decade series of books whose fanbase defined “dedicated” - they made Star Wars fans and Trekkies look casual by comparison. Whe… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=380&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=382&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)