# Top **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=390&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:** 391 --- ## [Why the vape-hate?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-the-vape-hate/761505)
**Author:** [@MrLee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MrLee)\ **Replies:** 162\ **Last updated:** [September 3, 2016, 10:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-the-vape-hate/761505 "2016-09-03T22:58:48Z")
Disclaimer: I am a long-time \[ex\]-smoker, who now smokes e-cigarettes. One would think that on the face of it e-cigarettes are a good compromise for the now, perhaps rightly, much maligned smokers. After all, with e-cig… --- ## [Brass knucles. Effective?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brass-knucles-effective/572442)
**Author:** [@Dog80](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dog80)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [February 26, 2011, 3:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brass-knucles-effective/572442 "2011-02-26T03:02:53Z")
I’ve worn one and it felt very uncomfortable. It felt like I could break my fingers if I hit something with enough force. Also in boxing they teach us to keep our wrists slightly bent so the fist lands with the major knu… --- ## [The Big Bang's Trinity?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-big-bangs-trinity/609198)
**Author:** [@IntelliQ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/IntelliQ)\ **Replies:** 119\ **Last updated:** [January 23, 2012, 12:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-big-bangs-trinity/609198 "2012-01-23T00:44:10Z")
I was feeling pretty good about the big bang until it hit a wall (or cosmic speed bump?). Cecil’s recent (disappointing) answer on God combined with a conversation I had with a Christian friend of mine got me to thinkin… --- ## [Dirty talk: Do you like it?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dirty-talk-do-you-like-it/549080)
**Author:** [@woodstockbirdybird](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/woodstockbirdybird)\ **Replies:** 107\ **Last updated:** [August 7, 2010, 6:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dirty-talk-do-you-like-it/549080 "2010-08-07T06:15:22Z")
In sexual situations, do you enjoy dirty talk, or do you find it a turn-off? Or do you enjoy it up to a point, but get turned off if it’s too graphic and/or effusive? I’ve dated women across the spectrum - some who initi… --- ## [Which season of The Wire is best?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-season-of-the-wire-is-best/586813)
**Author:** [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [August 23, 2011, 2:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-season-of-the-wire-is-best/586813 "2011-08-23T02:09:05Z")
Self-explanatory. Please do not give away major spoilers in the discussion. mmm --- ## [So why shouldn't I eat the brown acid?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-why-shouldnt-i-eat-the-brown-acid/119835)
**Author:** [@Cabbage](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cabbage)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [February 20, 2016, 12:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-why-shouldnt-i-eat-the-brown-acid/119835 "2016-02-20T00:57:18Z")
You always hear about the brown acid at Woodstock, “Don’t eat the brown acid!” What I’ve never heard is, what was wrong with the brown acid? Was it simply giving people bad trips? And was that just from the power of … --- ## [qpw3141, you are an idiot](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/qpw3141-you-are-an-idiot/553452)
**Author:** [@Peeta\_Mellark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Peeta_Mellark)\ **Replies:** 156\ **Last updated:** [September 15, 2010, 5:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/qpw3141-you-are-an-idiot/553452 "2010-09-15T17:50:20Z")
You are a flaming, shit-eating, moron who may very well be pissing himself and drooling onto his keyboard as he reads this. You claim to have read all of Richard Dawkins’ books and yet you lack the most basic grasp of ho… --- ## [American Restoration- Does it seem too good to be true?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-restoration-does-it-seem-too-good-to-be-true/623204)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [July 3, 2017, 3:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-restoration-does-it-seem-too-good-to-be-true/623204 "2017-07-03T03:10:08Z")
I watch American Restoration and enjoy the show. I’ve noticed Rick Dale and his shop seems to restore/fix everything and claim it’s like new. I’ve done some welding on home repair projects and made my own wrought iron … --- ## [Samantha Bee's "Feckless Cunt" comment.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/samantha-bees-feckless-cunt-comment/815214)
**Author:** [@Grrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrr)\ **Replies:** 201\ **Last updated:** [June 7, 2018, 3:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/samantha-bees-feckless-cunt-comment/815214 "2018-06-07T15:45:31Z")
Story here. Short story: Bee called Ivanka a “Feckless cunt”. So, are Liberals hypocrites for not getting out raged like they did with Rosanne? I’m sure this will seem like weak sauce to conservatives, but personally,… --- ## [Tolkien Fan Entmoot](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tolkien-fan-entmoot/437328)
**Author:** [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\ **Replies:** 284\ **Last updated:** [October 8, 2023, 3:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tolkien-fan-entmoot/437328 "2023-10-08T03:14:04Z")
I tend to notice many of the frequent posters to Tolkien threads or those with Tolkien related names. This is the short list I have: \*\*artemis athelas bbs2k Captain Carrot Cyn eleanorigby Elendil’s Heir Eonwe E… --- ## [Youuu!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/youuu/551597)
**Author:** [@Genericuser234](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Genericuser234)\ **Replies:** 143\ **Last updated:** [September 8, 2010, 5:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/youuu/551597 "2010-09-08T05:31:07Z")
That’s right! I’m pitting YOU. I’ve tried being patient but clearly all of you are too important to help me with my question. http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=575975 You’re all a bunch of pretentious… --- ## [The SDMB Stupid, Stupid Movie Awards](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-sdmb-stupid-stupid-movie-awards/327633)
**Author:** [@Seven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Seven)\ **Replies:** 167\ **Last updated:** [November 4, 2005, 3:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-sdmb-stupid-stupid-movie-awards/327633 "2005-11-04T15:04:33Z")
I had the television on the other night and Face/Off came on. I caught this movie years ago and never thought much about it. This time around I watched a few scenes as I read SDMB and Slashdot. I was blown away by how st… --- ## [I signed up for Japanese lessons!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-signed-up-for-japanese-lessons/501529)
**Author:** [@Sunspace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sunspace)\ **Replies:** 156\ **Last updated:** [December 14, 2009, 8:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-signed-up-for-japanese-lessons/501529 "2009-12-14T20:03:31Z")
In this thread, I described taking a trial lesson of a full-immersion Japanese class. That was three years ago. Tonight, I put my debit card on the line and signed up for the beginner’s class. :slight\_smile: Class start… --- ## [Do pigs eat people?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-pigs-eat-people/235728)
**Author:** [@aka\_10003](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aka_10003)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [March 24, 2004, 6:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-pigs-eat-people/235728 "2004-03-24T18:14:29Z")
(…and why do I ask?) In the HBO gritty Western Deadwood, a dead man is dumped into a pig sty and the pigs are happily sucking on the cadaver. Is that more than Artisitic License? --- ## [The equality of the Iraki savages and the avoidance of racist](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-equality-of-the-iraki-savages-and-the-avoidance-of-racist/697711)
**Author:** [@Ramira](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ramira)\ **Replies:** 86\ **Last updated:** [September 14, 2014, 2:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-equality-of-the-iraki-savages-and-the-avoidance-of-racist/697711 "2014-09-14T02:42:00Z")
This is what is learned from the Great Debates The moderation: So it is the same offense to ask to avoid the making of racist commentary and insult and to make a racist comment. It continues to be interesting what … --- ## [The Thoroughly Hijackable MMP](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-thoroughly-hijackable-mmp/596794)
**Author:** [@anyrose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/anyrose)\ **Replies:** 256\ **Last updated:** [September 26, 2011, 10:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-thoroughly-hijackable-mmp/596794 "2011-09-26T10:03:13Z")
It’s Monday. I hate Mondays. I have nothing of import or interest to say. On the mundane front, I started taking Zyrtec again (after being off it because I ran out and kept forgetting to buy more) and I seem to be hav… --- ## [IVF (and hot teachers) makes baby Jesus cry..](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ivf-and-hot-teachers-makes-baby-jesus-cry/620162)
**Author:** [@Grrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrr)\ **Replies:** 112\ **Last updated:** [May 1, 2012, 8:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ivf-and-hot-teachers-makes-baby-jesus-cry/620162 "2012-05-01T20:06:54Z")
Yet another reason to hate the Catholic church. Here. You know, it’s pretty fucking sad when your religious affiliation does more damage than Fred Phelps and his crazy clan. I’d really like to know what part of the bi… --- ## [Why not "demand-side economics"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-not-demand-side-economics/545790)
**Author:** [@John\_DiFool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_DiFool)\ **Replies:** 100\ **Last updated:** [May 31, 2011, 3:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-not-demand-side-economics/545790 "2011-05-31T03:12:23Z")
Again I am tossing in a debate idea in the hopes that I will become more enlightened about this issue. We hear a lot about “supply side economics”, but I rarely hear a peep about its converse. Wasn’t it Henry Ford I wh… --- ## [Battlestar Galactica 4.15 - "The Oath" (spoiler warning)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/battlestar-galactica-4-15-the-oath-spoiler-warning/483723)
**Author:** [@Cervaise](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cervaise)\ **Replies:** 189\ **Last updated:** [February 6, 2009, 10:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/battlestar-galactica-4-15-the-oath-spoiler-warning/483723 "2009-02-06T22:51:19Z")
Spoiler policy: If you want to discuss a plot point from an upcoming episode, something you know is going to happen because it’s been revealed in interviews or some other canon source, put it in a spoiler box, and label … --- ## [Why do so many deer get hit by cars?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-so-many-deer-get-hit-by-cars/273919)
**Author:** [@Boyo\_Jim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Boyo_Jim)\ **Replies:** 63\ **Last updated:** [November 16, 2004, 4:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-so-many-deer-get-hit-by-cars/273919 "2004-11-16T16:36:15Z")
Correct me if I’m wrong, but I understood that deer have realtively sharp senses and quick reflexes compared to humans. Don’t they see these big things are making noises and charging at them? Why don’t they run away? … --- ## [Harry Potter 6 Thread--'Ware Spoilers!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/harry-potter-6-thread-ware-spoilers/503093)
**Author:** [@eleanorigby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/eleanorigby)\ **Replies:** 165\ **Last updated:** [September 4, 2009, 10:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/harry-potter-6-thread-ware-spoilers/503093 "2009-09-04T10:18:58Z")
Wow. That’s all I can say is wow. IMHO, this is the best HP yet. I want to see it again. It is quite funny in many parts and ways. Well done by the cast and the director (whom I don’t really care for). Thoughts? Comment… --- ## [Could the Dems win the white-working-class vote by getting more aggressively progressive?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-the-dems-win-the-white-working-class-vote-by-getting-more-aggressively-progressive/685747)
**Author:** [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)\ **Replies:** 109\ **Last updated:** [April 17, 2014, 8:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-the-dems-win-the-white-working-class-vote-by-getting-more-aggressively-progressive/685747 "2014-04-17T20:15:08Z")
That is the thesis of this article. It seems to go against the conventional wisdom, but: Most members of the white working class also support a higher minimum wage, Social Security and oppose “free trade” deals with m… --- ## [Remember the finger-circle-punch-in-the-shoulder game?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/remember-the-finger-circle-punch-in-the-shoulder-game/248336)
**Author:** [@Happy\_Lendervedder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Happy_Lendervedder)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [August 26, 2022, 11:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/remember-the-finger-circle-punch-in-the-shoulder-game/248336 "2022-08-26T11:30:15Z")
Did anyone else play that game where you make your thumb and forefinger into a circle, place it below your waist, hope the poor sap next to you looked down, and if he did you got to whale on him? But if he happened to br… --- ## [99 little-known facts about Cecil Adams. Fascinating stuff.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/99-little-known-facts-about-cecil-adams-fascinating-stuff/320627)
**Author:** [@Happy\_Lendervedder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Happy_Lendervedder)\ **Replies:** 131\ **Last updated:** [September 24, 2005, 10:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/99-little-known-facts-about-cecil-adams-fascinating-stuff/320627 "2005-09-24T22:26:20Z")
\-Never looks a woman in the eyes when shaking her hand. -Rinses his mouth daily with diluted ammonia. -Smokes Vantage 100 Menthols. -Has never seen an episode of “The Honeymooners.” -Vacations in Idaho. -His cousin … --- ## [Why Did Esso become Exxon in USA?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-did-esso-become-exxon-in-usa/146127)
**Author:** [@Jinx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jinx)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [September 22, 2013, 3:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-did-esso-become-exxon-in-usa/146127 "2013-09-22T15:09:27Z")
Maybe someone can explain why Esso had to become Exxon, and yet no other station had to change (unless Amoco came from Standard Oil, IIRC\]? It had something to do with anti-trust. something about how the parent co coul… --- ## [Arrow Season 2 (Green Arrow show on CW)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/arrow-season-2-green-arrow-show-on-cw/671805)
**Author:** [@Tangent](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tangent)\ **Replies:** 119\ **Last updated:** [June 16, 2014, 1:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/arrow-season-2-green-arrow-show-on-cw/671805 "2014-06-16T01:26:59Z")
Are you guys watching this season? I couldn’t find a newer thread. I recently watched season 1 via Netflix after hearing good things about it, and I really enjoyed it. Now we’re two episodes into season 2. I loved th… --- ## [Should the "vilification" argument ever work?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-the-vilification-argument-ever-work/723570)
**Author:** [@wonky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wonky)\ **Replies:** 184\ **Last updated:** [July 6, 2015, 8:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-the-vilification-argument-ever-work/723570 "2015-07-06T20:29:43Z")
In his dissent to today’s SSM ruling, Samuel Alito said that this will lead to vilification of SSM opponents: But is there ever a major decision that can’t be used to vilify someone? Would there ever be a time when it… --- ## [Is Benedict Cumberbatch the best (gay or not) Sherlock Holmes ever?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-benedict-cumberbatch-the-best-gay-or-not-sherlock-holmes-ever/607926)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 92\ **Last updated:** [January 22, 2012, 12:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-benedict-cumberbatch-the-best-gay-or-not-sherlock-holmes-ever/607926 "2012-01-22T00:19:16Z")
In the comments to this somewhat snarky article people seem to be gushing over how great his Sherlock Holmes is in a recent BBC series. Better than Robert Downey and Jeremy Brett. Are they correct is he the best ever? I… --- ## [PC Gaming. Is it dying?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pc-gaming-is-it-dying/559986)
**Author:** [@BrianJ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrianJ)\ **Replies:** 152\ **Last updated:** [November 18, 2010, 4:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pc-gaming-is-it-dying/559986 "2010-11-18T16:25:38Z")
I’ve been following the development of Dragon Age 2 on the Bioware forums, and it’s come up that Dragon Age: Origins, the original, sold way better on consoles than on the PC. This despite the fact that the PC game play… --- ## [When to go to the Emergency Room](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-to-go-to-the-emergency-room/618133)
**Author:** [@pendgwen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pendgwen)\ **Replies:** 96\ **Last updated:** [April 12, 2012, 7:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-to-go-to-the-emergency-room/618133 "2012-04-12T19:42:32Z")
The following do not require a visit to the ER: \[ul\] \[li\]Your otherwise healthy school aged child has had a fever for the last 2 hours.\[/li\]\[li\]You twisted your ankle but you can walk on it without difficulty despite n… --- ## [English Use Of "BUT" At the End of A Sentence](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/english-use-of-but-at-the-end-of-a-sentence/603545)
**Author:** [@BeaMyra](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BeaMyra)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [October 30, 2012, 4:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/english-use-of-but-at-the-end-of-a-sentence/603545 "2012-10-30T04:29:12Z")
I’ve been watching some Brit-Coms and I noticed a few characters, usually the uneducated ones, speak and use the word “but” at the end of a sentence. Such as, “I don’t mind looking at TV but.” It’s like the word but is… --- ## [So, let's debate Obamacare](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-lets-debate-obamacare/685021)
**Author:** [@ITR\_champion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ITR_champion)\ **Replies:** 104\ **Last updated:** [April 19, 2014, 10:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-lets-debate-obamacare/685021 "2014-04-19T22:56:56Z")
Well, the initial enrollment period is in its final hours. Fans of the legislation are telling us to celebrate the six million people who signed up for individual insurance. (Of course they previously told us “success … --- ## [Do lesbians like breasts?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-lesbians-like-breasts/43125)
**Author:** [@Major\_Feelgud](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Major_Feelgud)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [December 6, 2000, 8:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-lesbians-like-breasts/43125 "2000-12-06T08:43:37Z")
OK, after reading the other thread about the guy asking why he as a guy liked breasts, it brought up the question. So do lesbians look at womens’ breasts? Do lesbians like breasts? Do lesbians like to fondle each other’s… --- ## [The Question Game](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-question-game/141961)
**Author:** [@Treviathan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Treviathan)\ **Replies:** 561\ **Last updated:** [May 18, 2003, 4:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-question-game/141961 "2003-05-18T04:30:58Z")
For the uninitiated: every response must be a question, preferable related somehow to the previous question. I’ll start. What are you looking at? --- ## [Most Revolutionary TV series](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-revolutionary-tv-series/838839)
**Author:** [@E-DUB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/E-DUB)\ **Replies:** 168\ **Last updated:** [October 13, 2020, 8:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-revolutionary-tv-series/838839 "2020-10-13T20:48:23Z")
Looking for those shows that basically broke all the rules, turned the tropes on their heads, and made it so that, from here on, nothing was the same. Discuss, and I’ll be back with my entrant. --- ## [Female Band Members](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/female-band-members/593180)
**Author:** [@ZipperJJ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ZipperJJ)\ **Replies:** 95\ **Last updated:** [August 29, 2011, 10:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/female-band-members/593180 "2011-08-29T22:17:39Z")
List time! Trying to think of bands that are mostly male and have non-lead-singer female members. Perfect example: Smashing Pumpkins with D’arcy Wretzky on bass. Not a good example: No Doubt, Hole, Florence + The Mach… --- ## [How do theists reconcile disbelief in predestination with an omniscient deity?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-theists-reconcile-disbelief-in-predestination-with-an-omniscient-deity/573233)
**Author:** [@Projammer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Projammer)\ **Replies:** 167\ **Last updated:** [March 10, 2011, 5:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-theists-reconcile-disbelief-in-predestination-with-an-omniscient-deity/573233 "2011-03-10T17:46:57Z")
The title pretty much says it all. There is a subset of people who believe that their god is omniscient, omnipotent, omni-etc but also that where they will be spending their afterlife is based upon their beliefs and act… --- ## [What happened to the Spanish Empire?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happened-to-the-spanish-empire/462597)
**Author:** [@Martini\_Enfield](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Martini_Enfield)\ **Replies:** 73\ **Last updated:** [September 12, 2008, 3:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happened-to-the-spanish-empire/462597 "2008-09-12T15:01:37Z")
At one point, the Spanish Empire was THE pre-eminent military power in the world, controlling nearly all of Central and South America, large chunks of the Caribbean, as well as the Philippines, Morocco, parts of West Afr… --- ## [Lost 2.9: "What Kate Did"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lost-2-9-what-kate-did/333336)
**Author:** [@John\_Mace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_Mace)\ **Replies:** 206\ **Last updated:** [December 5, 2005, 3:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lost-2-9-what-kate-did/333336 "2005-12-05T15:20:31Z")
First, the thread rules: The episode we’ve all been waiting for: What did Kate do??? And let’s hope there’s some serious Locke/Eko interaction-- or should I say Gilgamesh/Enkidu? I believe this will be the last new… --- ## [What are things that non-parents cannot understand?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-things-that-non-parents-cannot-understand/942756)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 265\ **Last updated:** [June 25, 2021, 1:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-things-that-non-parents-cannot-understand/942756 "2021-06-25T13:55:30Z")
As a single person in my 30s with no kids, I’ve heard or seen comments quite few times to the effect of “You don’t understand (this or that) until you have kids yourself.” Or, a non-parent simply cannot understand what i… --- ## [Thank you notes for condolence cards: Yea or nay?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thank-you-notes-for-condolence-cards-yea-or-nay/521058)
**Author:** [@freckafree](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/freckafree)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [September 12, 2012, 6:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thank-you-notes-for-condolence-cards-yea-or-nay/521058 "2012-09-12T06:15:51Z")
Miss Manners and Emily Post both say “Yea.” One should write thank you notes for condolence cards received. I can’t imagine a more onerous thing for a bereaved family. I’m kind of stickler for the formalities – handwrit… --- ## [What exactly caused women to die in childbirth](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-exactly-caused-women-to-die-in-childbirth/61245)
**Author:** [@Markxxx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Markxxx)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [April 9, 2001, 10:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-exactly-caused-women-to-die-in-childbirth/61245 "2001-04-09T22:55:25Z")
I’ve been reading some novels and inevitably one of the women in them dies in childbirth. Now all these were set in about 1900… In one it was said the woman was old and a theraputic abortion was in order to save the li… --- ## [Should retiring "Boomers" prepare for some hostility from younger workers?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-retiring-boomers-prepare-for-some-hostility-from-younger-workers/711507)
**Author:** [@pullin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pullin)\ **Replies:** 109\ **Last updated:** [February 9, 2015, 6:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-retiring-boomers-prepare-for-some-hostility-from-younger-workers/711507 "2015-02-09T18:43:01Z")
Not a whine, just curious what everyone thinks. I’ll admit I haven’t been paying much attention to social issues for the last few decades, having been caught up in career/kids/family for most of my waking hours. Now th… --- ## [Rapid back-and-forth eye movements: what is this?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rapid-back-and-forth-eye-movements-what-is-this/509015)
**Author:** [@Rigamarole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rigamarole)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [September 7, 2009, 6:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rapid-back-and-forth-eye-movements-what-is-this/509015 "2009-09-07T06:56:44Z")
Another student in one of my classes has this strange eye condition. His eyes track back and forth rapidly and constantly. The movement is small but it’s noticeable and has a very unsettling, almost creepy effect. I had … --- ## [John Carter is not the biggest box office bomb of all time](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/john-carter-is-not-the-biggest-box-office-bomb-of-all-time/616741)
**Author:** [@blueslipper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/blueslipper)\ **Replies:** 90\ **Last updated:** [November 1, 2012, 7:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/john-carter-is-not-the-biggest-box-office-bomb-of-all-time/616741 "2012-11-01T19:17:54Z")
So can someone please take it off this list List of biggest box-office bombs - Wikipedia until its theatrical run is finished. No movie should be on that list until its theatrical run is finished. Why not put the Hunge… --- ## [Should we go to Mars? How would we get there? How do we live there?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-we-go-to-mars-how-would-we-get-there-how-do-we-live-there/611205)
**Author:** [@iiandyiiii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iiandyiiii)\ **Replies:** 143\ **Last updated:** [February 3, 2012, 3:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-we-go-to-mars-how-would-we-get-there-how-do-we-live-there/611205 "2012-02-03T15:36:28Z")
I know there are a lot of space exploration threads, but on a cursory look I did not see one just about Mars. I believe that space exploration is as worthwhile and valuable as any other scientific endeavor. I also beli… --- ## [Do Any New Cars Still Have The Following?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-any-new-cars-still-have-the-following/719916)
**Author:** [@bb49](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bb49)\ **Replies:** 121\ **Last updated:** [May 26, 2015, 1:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-any-new-cars-still-have-the-following/719916 "2015-05-26T01:06:42Z")
I’ve been wondering about cars today that have standard and optional equipment that we just don’t see anymore. Such as: Vinyl roofs Three on the tree/three speed standard column shifter. Real front bench seats. You k… --- ## [My friend is cheating on his wife](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-friend-is-cheating-on-his-wife/756812)
**Author:** [@Rodgers01](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rodgers01)\ **Replies:** 144\ **Last updated:** [June 15, 2016, 8:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-friend-is-cheating-on-his-wife/756812 "2016-06-15T20:13:12Z")
A friend of mine recently revealed to me that he cheats on his wife. They’ve been married 6-7 years, and apparently he’s been unfaithful the entire time. From what I gather it’s not that he’s had a passionate affair wi… --- ## [Sump Pump - plugging into a UPS?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sump-pump-plugging-into-a-ups/638921)
**Author:** [@Mama\_Zappa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mama_Zappa)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [November 1, 2012, 4:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sump-pump-plugging-into-a-ups/638921 "2012-11-01T16:42:48Z")
So we’re looking at a “spot of rain” around here starting Sunday. And we have a sump pump - AC/powered of course. So if the power goes out, it could be a bit messy. We could lay out 300ish dollars for a battery-powere… --- ## [Your top five dog breeds](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-top-five-dog-breeds/564800)
**Author:** [@Pierrot\_Le\_Fou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pierrot_Le_Fou)\ **Replies:** 80\ **Last updated:** [April 14, 2011, 3:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-top-five-dog-breeds/564800 "2011-04-14T03:42:06Z")
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