# Top **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=402&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:** 403 --- ## [Tyre Nichols death - discussion as the video comes out](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tyre-nichols-death-discussion-as-the-video-comes-out/978910)
**Author:** [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Replies:** 332\ **Last updated:** [February 26, 2024, 8:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tyre-nichols-death-discussion-as-the-video-comes-out/978910 "2024-02-26T20:58:01Z")
Perhaps this goes in another forum? I’m not a “Great Debates” poster, but this feels political and social so I put it here. It is clear in advance of the video that the police were wrong and massively so. All five offic… --- ## [Bikinis - immodest or not?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bikinis-immodest-or-not/693354)
**Author:** [@missyevelyn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/missyevelyn)\ **Replies:** 65\ **Last updated:** [July 31, 2014, 12:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bikinis-immodest-or-not/693354 "2014-07-31T12:15:48Z")
Started this thread after a few comments on a previous one. Why do some act as if bikinis are so immodest? I know some people that honestly freak out at them. It’s only like a one piece but with the middle cut out. No o… --- ## [A Woman Impregnating Herself With a Discarded Condom. Has this happened?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-woman-impregnating-herself-with-a-discarded-condom-has-this-happened/286626)
**Author:** [@Duderdude2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Duderdude2)\ **Replies:** 73\ **Last updated:** [February 24, 2005, 6:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-woman-impregnating-herself-with-a-discarded-condom-has-this-happened/286626 "2005-02-24T18:06:26Z")
I recall hearing a story a few years back about a woman impregnating herself with a discarded condom. If I remember correctly, the father was also obligated to pay child support. Did this actually happen? I searched Goo… --- ## [Cry me a fucking river, rich and/or famous people (re: privacy)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cry-me-a-fucking-river-rich-and-or-famous-people-re-privacy/649682)
**Author:** [@Snowboarder\_Bo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snowboarder_Bo)\ **Replies:** 112\ **Last updated:** [March 21, 2013, 6:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cry-me-a-fucking-river-rich-and-or-famous-people-re-privacy/649682 "2013-03-21T18:40:56Z")
Hey, you want to sunbathe on public beach without having your picture taken by everyone and their brother? Well, you shoulda thought of that before you worked so hard to be rich and/or famous. \[ \](http://hosted.ap.o… --- ## [I have more stupid questions: How does one cash a money order?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-more-stupid-questions-how-does-one-cash-a-money-order/662807)
**Author:** [@MeanOldLady](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MeanOldLady)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [July 10, 2013, 8:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-more-stupid-questions-how-does-one-cash-a-money-order/662807 "2013-07-10T20:47:18Z")
Well, only one question, and hopefully it’s not \*that \*stupid. I do not bank with a brick and mortar bank. I bank online with ING/Capital 300 or whatever they’re calling themselves now. On the rare occasion that I have … --- ## [How much does one cubic FOOT of concrete weigh?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-does-one-cubic-foot-of-concrete-weigh/309827)
**Author:** [@Carnac\_the\_Magnificent](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Carnac_the_Magnificent)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [June 29, 2005, 4:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-does-one-cubic-foot-of-concrete-weigh/309827 "2005-06-29T16:57:18Z")
A contractor is delivering freshly mixed concrete to a friend’s house for repair work. This friend is curious re: how much 1 cubic FOOT on liquid concrete weighs, allowing for variances in mixes. I guessed somewhere in… --- ## [When does hanging out with your ex girlfriend considered foul?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-does-hanging-out-with-your-ex-girlfriend-considered-foul/561222)
**Author:** [@divisibleBYone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/divisibleBYone)\ **Replies:** 102\ **Last updated:** [November 22, 2010, 4:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-does-hanging-out-with-your-ex-girlfriend-considered-foul/561222 "2010-11-22T16:59:07Z")
My boyfriend and I hang out 24/7, since we work in the same building, we share a carpool going to and coming from work, we share the same friends (though they are originally he’s circle of friends) and we kind of do thin… --- ## [Physically impossible to drink an entire gallon of milk?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/physically-impossible-to-drink-an-entire-gallon-of-milk/30205)
**Author:** [@schief2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/schief2)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [June 22, 2001, 7:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/physically-impossible-to-drink-an-entire-gallon-of-milk/30205 "2001-06-22T07:58:32Z")
A friend of mine has a standing offer that he will shell out $20 to anyone who will drink an entire gallon of milk and keep it down for a full hour. Having a penchant for taking up (and winning) ridiculous food-related d… --- ## [Double decker buses – why aren't there more of them?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/double-decker-buses-why-arent-there-more-of-them/651985)
**Author:** [@SanVito](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SanVito)\ **Replies:** 60\ **Last updated:** [April 6, 2013, 4:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/double-decker-buses-why-arent-there-more-of-them/651985 "2013-04-06T04:03:19Z")
Here in the UK, double decker buses are standard. No London tourist’s photo album is complete without the pic of a red bus trundling over Westminster Bridge. These buses are not confined to London either, they appear up… --- ## [SNL 40th Reunion: Anyone watching?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/snl-40th-reunion-anyone-watching/712767)
**Author:** [@notfrommensa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/notfrommensa)\ **Replies:** 117\ **Last updated:** [February 22, 2015, 3:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/snl-40th-reunion-anyone-watching/712767 "2015-02-22T15:20:44Z")
The “pre-game” show is airing right now. Fan Votes: 1970’s sketch: Hamburger Hamburger Hamburger (John Belushi centric) 1980’s sketch: Mr Robinson’s neighborhood (Eddie Murphy) To me SNL is kind of a like Dave Kin… --- ## [Khadaji's Whatcha Readin' - October 2013](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/khadajis-whatcha-readin-october-2013/669990)
**Author:** [@Le\_Ministre\_de\_l\_au-dela](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Le_Ministre_de_l_au-dela)\ **Replies:** 102\ **Last updated:** [November 1, 2013, 3:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/khadajis-whatcha-readin-october-2013/669990 "2013-11-01T15:47:17Z")
That was an incredibly busy September! I wish I could say things will settle down soon, but I’d be lying. At least there’s been some time to read in with all the craziness. I’ve just begun ‘Who’s my Bottom?’, which is… --- ## [Climate Change Editorial](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/climate-change-editorial/631840)
**Author:** [@bobot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bobot)\ **Replies:** 92\ **Last updated:** [August 26, 2012, 7:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/climate-change-editorial/631840 "2012-08-26T07:21:08Z")
The Chicago Tribune, for those not familiar, is a conservative newspaper. In general, of course. Their endorsement of Obama for President was the first time in their history that a Democrat was endorsed. I am inclined t… --- ## [John Wayne vs. Clint Eastwood](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/john-wayne-vs-clint-eastwood/534829)
**Author:** [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Replies:** 66\ **Last updated:** [May 4, 2015, 10:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/john-wayne-vs-clint-eastwood/534829 "2015-05-04T22:09:57Z")
There may be other movie stars with the mass appeal of these two, and with the credentials to put them into the same category. But for the sake of this thread, try to put into words why you prefer one of them over the o… --- ## [Which country can claim to be the oldest uninterrupted democracy?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-country-can-claim-to-be-the-oldest-uninterrupted-democracy/581195)
**Author:** [@Bpelta](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bpelta)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [May 12, 2011, 12:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-country-can-claim-to-be-the-oldest-uninterrupted-democracy/581195 "2011-05-12T00:24:51Z")
I’ve been reading and listening to a lot of British media recently. I’ve heard/read several times from reliable-seeming sources (e.g. Janan Ganesh, Chris Skidmore, Shami Chakrabarti) that Britain is the oldest continuous… --- ## [What would make Trumps base supporters turn on him?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-make-trumps-base-supporters-turn-on-him/814963)
**Author:** [@enipla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/enipla)\ **Replies:** 181\ **Last updated:** [May 24, 2019, 7:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-make-trumps-base-supporters-turn-on-him/814963 "2019-05-24T07:59:25Z")
Is there anything? A crashed economy won’t do it. They will blame Obama. He is already making the US a mockery on the world stage. Hell, electing him in the first place did that. They don’t care. Another war or two… --- ## [TV shows that aged well?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-shows-that-aged-well/522729)
**Author:** [@The\_Why\_Bird](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Why_Bird)\ **Replies:** 116\ **Last updated:** [December 31, 2009, 6:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-shows-that-aged-well/522729 "2009-12-31T18:57:22Z")
Over Christmas, I found myself watching an episode of Rising Damp. For non-Brits, you can watch it courtesy of youtube. It did not age well. In contrast, I have been watching a lot of the old Addams Family TV shows rece… --- ## [Waco biker war](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/waco-biker-war/720312)
**Author:** [@Amateur\_Barbarian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Amateur_Barbarian)\ **Replies:** 95\ **Last updated:** [November 2, 2015, 9:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/waco-biker-war/720312 "2015-11-02T21:06:56Z")
So am I the only one who looked at the news stories of this massive biker gunfight in Waco and thought, “Huh… I thought the Sons of Anarchy finale was back in December…” Nine dead, many injured, “hundreds” of weapons am… --- ## [Dress Code at Work? Why no denim allowed?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dress-code-at-work-why-no-denim-allowed/141876)
**Author:** [@rostfrei](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rostfrei)\ **Replies:** 158\ **Last updated:** [February 10, 2025, 8:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dress-code-at-work-why-no-denim-allowed/141876 "2025-02-10T20:42:13Z")
I’ve just gotten a memo at work, reminding everyone about our “dress code”. Among all the basic standards of attire, it stipulates that “denim of any type” is not allowed. All of my other previous jobs had similar rule… --- ## [Let the sequester cuts take place, and if I perish, I perish.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/let-the-sequester-cuts-take-place-and-if-i-perish-i-perish/651632)
**Author:** [@ITR\_champion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ITR_champion)\ **Replies:** 133\ **Last updated:** [March 17, 2013, 5:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/let-the-sequester-cuts-take-place-and-if-i-perish-i-perish/651632 "2013-03-17T17:45:35Z")
Today is the day of the the sequester. If no deal is reached, then most federal programs have to take a budget cut totaling 44 billion dollars during this fiscal year. The federal budget, meanwhile, is over 3.5 trillio… --- ## [Homeopathy--quackery or legit medicine?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/homeopathy-quackery-or-legit-medicine/589899)
**Author:** [@Indygrrl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Indygrrl)\ **Replies:** 131\ **Last updated:** [July 26, 2011, 10:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/homeopathy-quackery-or-legit-medicine/589899 "2011-07-26T22:14:02Z")
Recently I’ve been reading a lot about the practice of homeopathy and have come to the conclusion is that it’s absolute and total quackery. I made an offhanded comment on Facebook and was surprised to find out that some… --- ## [If you headbutted someone in the nose, how likely would you be to kill them?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-headbutted-someone-in-the-nose-how-likely-would-you-be-to-kill-them/539533)
**Author:** [@Koxinga](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Koxinga)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [May 18, 2010, 4:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-headbutted-someone-in-the-nose-how-likely-would-you-be-to-kill-them/539533 "2010-05-18T16:08:41Z")
As titled. If you grabbed somebody by the sides of the his head and slammed down your forehead on the bridge of his nose as hard as you could, would you kill him? Just curious. If it helps, you can presume I’m writing a… --- ## [Is Child Nudity legal?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-child-nudity-legal/21017)
**Author:** [@ronxfyre](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ronxfyre)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [June 12, 2015, 11:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-child-nudity-legal/21017 "2015-06-12T11:36:32Z")
There was a controvery that started at a club at collegeclub.com. Several clubs received emails from different sender spamming their site are called teensforyou.com and underageillegals.com. Several members thought it wa… --- ## [And the Oscar goes to the MMP!!!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/and-the-oscar-goes-to-the-mmp/780937)
**Author:** [@FairyChatMom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FairyChatMom)\ **Replies:** 229\ **Last updated:** [March 6, 2017, 2:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/and-the-oscar-goes-to-the-mmp/780937 "2017-03-06T02:20:04Z")
No, I didn’t watch the Oscars. I did see on the news this morning about the Best Picture fiasco. Regardless, I think we, in the MMP deserve an Oscar. OK, do with that what you will. Happy Moanday! --- ## [Dirty jokes in Shakespeare](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dirty-jokes-in-shakespeare/230332)
**Author:** [@Miercoles](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Miercoles)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [April 21, 2012, 10:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dirty-jokes-in-shakespeare/230332 "2012-04-21T22:58:01Z")
Inspired by several previous threads on this board, I just wanted to see if we could get one going involving dirty jokes Shakespeare through into his works. They’re actually quite plentiful, but elusive, since in Shakes… --- ## [Does Robyn even understand her song "Call Your Girlfriend"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-robyn-even-understand-her-song-call-your-girlfriend/605898)
**Author:** [@bup](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bup)\ **Replies:** 68\ **Last updated:** [November 12, 2013, 11:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-robyn-even-understand-her-song-call-your-girlfriend/605898 "2013-11-12T11:29:37Z")
I know she has co-writing credit for it, but I suspect it’s not the lyrics. I became aware of the song, in my clueless middle-aged way, when somebody in my facebook friends posted the Erato margarine-tub cover of the so… --- ## [Things people say they want, but probably wouldn't actually like](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-people-say-they-want-but-probably-wouldnt-actually-like/764513)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 142\ **Last updated:** [September 23, 2016, 12:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-people-say-they-want-but-probably-wouldnt-actually-like/764513 "2016-09-23T00:24:54Z")
I think many of the folks who demand an end to importing “Made in China” products and demand Made-in-America instead would probably quickly complain about the steep jump in product prices that would ensue. They want to … --- ## [I don't believe those tears - not for a second](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-dont-believe-those-tears-not-for-a-second/640643)
**Author:** [@mhashi22](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mhashi22)\ **Replies:** 112\ **Last updated:** [November 18, 2012, 5:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-dont-believe-those-tears-not-for-a-second/640643 "2012-11-18T17:31:29Z")
Obama is ‘Amazing’ and ‘Remarkable’ when he cries for his campaign staff. Really? We should see some tears for our brave Americans in Benghazi. Do you think he has was shedding any tears while he watched our people figh… --- ## [What science fiction series have FTL travel but no intelligent alien life?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-science-fiction-series-have-ftl-travel-but-no-intelligent-alien-life/604074)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 91\ **Last updated:** [December 20, 2011, 1:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-science-fiction-series-have-ftl-travel-but-no-intelligent-alien-life/604074 "2011-12-20T01:26:24Z")
The two main ones I can think of are “Dune” and “Foundation”. Any others? --- ## [Who was Doghouse Riley?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-was-doghouse-riley/676373)
**Author:** [@Picaro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Picaro)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [November 7, 2026, 12:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-was-doghouse-riley/676373 "2026-11-07T00:09:19Z")
A couple of pop culture references from the 1930s indicate there was a character named Doghouse Riley-- perhaps in a song, or a radio show, or a comic strip. Do any octagenarians on this list know who this was? The re… --- ## [Whatcha reading Dec. (08) edition](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whatcha-reading-dec-08-edition/475075)
**Author:** [@Khadaji](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Khadaji)\ **Replies:** 200\ **Last updated:** [January 5, 2009, 3:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whatcha-reading-dec-08-edition/475075 "2009-01-05T03:25:03Z")
OK, first the important stuff: December 1st I’ll turn 47, send cards! :slight\_smile: Here is the December version of our reading threads. Here is last month’s thread. Just finished The Good Guy by Dean Koontz. As I’… --- ## [Ugliest "classic rock" star ever](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ugliest-classic-rock-star-ever/628338)
**Author:** [@oreally](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/oreally)\ **Replies:** 83\ **Last updated:** [July 20, 2012, 11:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ugliest-classic-rock-star-ever/628338 "2012-07-20T23:38:33Z")
I say “classic rock” vs just rock because I’m sure there are many newer ones who are great candidates :slight\_smile: And yet still numerous choices - IMO the top are: Steve Tyler Mick Jaggar Jimi Hendrix Keith Rich… --- ## [A Crafty MMP, no frankenpuppies allowed!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-crafty-mmp-no-frankenpuppies-allowed/545584)
**Author:** [@Sticks\_and\_Scones](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sticks_and_Scones)\ **Replies:** 235\ **Last updated:** [July 12, 2010, 3:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-crafty-mmp-no-frankenpuppies-allowed/545584 "2010-07-12T03:06:11Z")
I don’t have any great ideas for this coming week, but I thought I’d start us out by showing you my prototypetree and asking other crafty mumpers to show off their work, too. So, show us your stuff(careful there, swampy)… --- ## [Things that go "HELP!!!!" in the night... my first MMP](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-that-go-help-in-the-night-my-first-mmp/383657)
**Author:** [@bbs2k](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bbs2k)\ **Replies:** 426\ **Last updated:** [December 18, 2006, 1:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-that-go-help-in-the-night-my-first-mmp/383657 "2006-12-18T13:27:23Z")
This is a story of a very odd event that happened to me about 2 months ago. Even though it makes quite the story I never told it before here on SDMB, simply because I’ve been too lazy to write a post this long. Now that… --- ## [I Got Nuttin’… The Worst Ever MMP](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-got-nuttin-the-worst-ever-mmp/389949)
**Author:** [@swampbear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/swampbear)\ **Replies:** 469\ **Last updated:** [February 5, 2007, 1:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-got-nuttin-the-worst-ever-mmp/389949 "2007-02-05T13:16:59Z")
Really. I got nuttin’ here. There’s just not that much goin’ on in my life right now. I mean, thing’s are pretty good on the home and work fronts right now. The love life’s going good. Pretty much everybody I want to lik… --- ## [Can you buy individual (or low quantity) prescription bottles? Especially really small ones?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-buy-individual-or-low-quantity-prescription-bottles-especially-really-small-ones/605746)
**Author:** [@OpalCat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OpalCat)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [December 14, 2011, 5:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-buy-individual-or-low-quantity-prescription-bottles-especially-really-small-ones/605746 "2011-12-14T17:04:50Z")
I’ve done some searching and all I can find is bulk orders of like several hundred bottles at a time. Here is what I’m looking for: really small prescription bottles. When I got sick in Curaçao the doctor came to my hote… --- ## [Underappreciated music from the 60s - a proselytizing thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/underappreciated-music-from-the-60s-a-proselytizing-thread/668853)
**Author:** [@KarlGauss](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KarlGauss)\ **Replies:** 72\ **Last updated:** [October 27, 2013, 2:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/underappreciated-music-from-the-60s-a-proselytizing-thread/668853 "2013-10-27T02:44:37Z")
For good reason, lots of people still listen to and enjoy early Beatles and Stones stuff. Absolutely. But there’s a lot of really fine music from that era that, regrettably, seldom gets mentioned let alone played. Here… --- ## [It's a Pretty Lame Protest if No One Gets Upset](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-a-pretty-lame-protest-if-no-one-gets-upset/797186)
**Author:** [@Broomstick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Broomstick)\ **Replies:** 211\ **Last updated:** [October 3, 2017, 2:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-a-pretty-lame-protest-if-no-one-gets-upset/797186 "2017-10-03T02:20:13Z")
This is largely in response to the latest brou-ha-ha over professional sports players not standing during the US nation anthem. Look, I get that some people are not happy about that - that’s the point. As the title say… --- ## [Can people tell the difference between skim and whole milk?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-people-tell-the-difference-between-skim-and-whole-milk/594829)
**Author:** [@Frylock](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frylock)\ **Replies:** 88\ **Last updated:** [September 6, 2011, 7:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-people-tell-the-difference-between-skim-and-whole-milk/594829 "2011-09-06T19:50:32Z")
They taste identical to me, but I know many people prefer one to the other on grounds of taste. Is there research out there showing that some people can reliably make the distinction? My wife says she much prefers 1% t… --- ## [Will This Be The MMP](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-this-be-the-mmp/543122)
**Author:** [@swampbear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/swampbear)\ **Replies:** 300\ **Last updated:** [June 21, 2010, 8:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-this-be-the-mmp/543122 "2010-06-21T08:45:39Z")
Will this be the first MMP up today? One never knows! That’s part of the mystery, the intrigue, the nonstop fun and overall weirdness of the MMP! Who knows what will happen! It’s madcap! It’s carefree! It’s the MMP! WHEE… --- ## [Wife found dead bat in house -- rabies confirmed..](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wife-found-dead-bat-in-house-rabies-confirmed/695674)
**Author:** [@SmartAlecCat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SmartAlecCat)\ **Replies:** 67\ **Last updated:** [August 22, 2014, 12:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wife-found-dead-bat-in-house-rabies-confirmed/695674 "2014-08-22T12:41:14Z")
While I was (thankfully!) away for several days, my wife found a dead bat in our house. She took it to the health department. They called her the next day and said “Yes, rabid! Go immediately to the ER and start rabie… --- ## [Safe to eat - cold lasagna left out all day](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/safe-to-eat-cold-lasagna-left-out-all-day/650811)
**Author:** [@DCnDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DCnDC)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [February 20, 2013, 2:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/safe-to-eat-cold-lasagna-left-out-all-day/650811 "2013-02-20T14:46:57Z")
I made a lasagna Sunday. Had some for dinner, covered it up and put it in the refrigerator. Monday morning I put a couple slices in a container and put that in a plastic bag to take for lunch, but I forgot it when I le… --- ## [Is it legal to put your breaker box in a cabinet?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-legal-to-put-your-breaker-box-in-a-cabinet/571238)
**Author:** [@Zsofia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zsofia)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [February 16, 2011, 2:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-legal-to-put-your-breaker-box-in-a-cabinet/571238 "2011-02-16T02:21:07Z")
Like, a kitchen cabinet with stuff in it? (Mine is currently in a little fake 2-inch deep cabinet to hide it.) I have a whole wall that I’d love to put more cabinets on, but I can’t because of the stupid breaker box an… --- ## [Is the distribution of instant lottery tickets purely random?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-distribution-of-instant-lottery-tickets-purely-random/562156)
**Author:** [@dzero](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dzero)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [January 13, 2015, 2:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-distribution-of-instant-lottery-tickets-purely-random/562156 "2015-01-13T14:50:20Z")
In essence this is really a question about how winning tickets are generated during the manufacturing process. I assume that the process is random in the broadest sense. But since purely random assignment would mean th… --- ## [Recipes that don't work. Please bitch here.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recipes-that-dont-work-please-bitch-here/612234)
**Author:** [@Biggirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biggirl)\ **Replies:** 94\ **Last updated:** [August 1, 2017, 6:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recipes-that-dont-work-please-bitch-here/612234 "2017-08-01T18:22:46Z")
There was a thread recently about making pudding.When my kids were wee little bairns I used to make them a very simple pudding using milk and flour. They loved it (I found it a little bland but, hey, pudding!). That was … --- ## [SDMB Charging for Access - Comments](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-charging-for-access-comments/92489)
**Author:** [@Una\_Persson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Una_Persson)\ **Replies:** 234\ **Last updated:** [November 24, 2001, 3:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-charging-for-access-comments/92489 "2001-11-24T15:09:32Z")
First off, although I think donations were a better idea, I understand the reasoning behind your decision process, and am not questioning it. I have two comments/suggestions: I’m assuming you are going to now have to … --- ## [Yet more Catholic priests are rapists? Oh. Say it ain't so.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yet-more-catholic-priests-are-rapists-oh-say-it-aint-so/819624)
**Author:** [@Cartooniverse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cartooniverse)\ **Replies:** 171\ **Last updated:** [September 5, 2018, 12:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yet-more-catholic-priests-are-rapists-oh-say-it-aint-so/819624 "2018-09-05T00:03:10Z")
Pennsylvania, a breeding ground for Catholic Priest rapists. Yanno… a lot of years ago, Catholic Dopers around here got really all up in arms because I wanted Bernard Cardinal Law to be arrested. They thought I was just… --- ## [Ask the guy raised in an Orgone-energy-believing household](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-guy-raised-in-an-orgone-energy-believing-household/166466)
**Author:** [@tracer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tracer)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [April 9, 2015, 9:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-guy-raised-in-an-orgone-energy-believing-household/166466 "2015-04-09T21:37:36Z")
Some people are raised in a Catholic family. Some people are raised in a Jewish family. Me? I was raised in an Orgonomy family. My dad became a True Believer in various aspects of Wilhelm Reich’s worldview when I was… --- ## [Best way to deal with the silent treatment?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-way-to-deal-with-the-silent-treatment/659244)
**Author:** [@Grrlbrarian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrlbrarian)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [March 20, 2015, 12:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-way-to-deal-with-the-silent-treatment/659244 "2015-03-20T00:45:44Z")
Anyone got a tried-and-true way to deal with the silent treatment? I’m curious how people deal with it (preferably, in a mature and productive fashion) when they get the silent treatment in the following scenarios: Fr… --- ## [Resolved, that using "karen" as a pejorative is off limits](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/resolved-that-using-karen-as-a-pejorative-is-off-limits/987430)
**Author:** [@DrDeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrDeth)\ **Replies:** 292\ **Last updated:** [August 16, 2023, 5:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/resolved-that-using-karen-as-a-pejorative-is-off-limits/987430 "2023-08-16T17:15:16Z")
We have a new thread where the term “karen” used as a pejorative is the topic. Several posters, including myself have said that he term is hurtful, bigoted and sexist. More or less it is taking the place of “bitch” a… --- ## [I had no idea boobs could do that](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-had-no-idea-boobs-could-do-that/529839)
**Author:** [@friedo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/friedo)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [February 28, 2010, 6:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-had-no-idea-boobs-could-do-that/529839 "2010-02-28T06:06:06Z")
In case you were wondering, this is how you turn some boobs inside-out. NSFW: [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=401&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=403&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)