# Top **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=404&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:** 405 --- ## [I was married for \_\_\_\_\_ years, and my ex could never understand that \_\_\_\_\_.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-was-married-for-_____-years-and-my-ex-could-never-understand-that-_____/575190)
**Author:** [@Philster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Philster)\ **Replies:** 113\ **Last updated:** [March 28, 2011, 2:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-was-married-for-_____-years-and-my-ex-could-never-understand-that-_____/575190 "2011-03-28T14:06:54Z")
I was married for 12 years, and my ex could never understand that it’s better to earn interest on something, and then pay taxes on the interest, than to never have earned interest at all. SERIOUSLY… She never wanted ou… --- ## [3-Year-Old Boy Remembers Being Murdered In Past Life And Leads Adults To Proof](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/3-year-old-boy-remembers-being-murdered-in-past-life-and-leads-adults-to-proof/688964)
**Author:** [@Mr\_Quatro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr_Quatro)\ **Replies:** 64\ **Last updated:** [May 28, 2014, 1:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/3-year-old-boy-remembers-being-murdered-in-past-life-and-leads-adults-to-proof/688964 "2014-05-28T13:19:12Z")
I never really believed in reincarnation, but this is one odd story that in my humble opinion sounds true: http://www.opposingviews.com/i/society/3-year-old-boy-remembers-being-murdered-past-life-and-leads-adults-proof --- ## [Movies without any semblance of a happy ending.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-without-any-semblance-of-a-happy-ending/413485)
**Author:** [@Spiral\_Stairs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spiral_Stairs)\ **Replies:** 209\ **Last updated:** [August 3, 2007, 11:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-without-any-semblance-of-a-happy-ending/413485 "2007-08-03T23:01:10Z")
There aren’t too many. Even a depressing movie usually has some uplifting note at the end. (First to mind is The Ice Storm, one of my faves.) Sometimes it’s two previously antagonistic characters (like fighting spouse… --- ## [Movie/books scenes that tear you up every time.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-books-scenes-that-tear-you-up-every-time/775618)
**Author:** [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\ **Replies:** 137\ **Last updated:** [January 14, 2017, 3:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-books-scenes-that-tear-you-up-every-time/775618 "2017-01-14T15:12:17Z")
I just finished watching the 1959 Ben-Hur. The next to last scene, where Judah sees his mother and sister restored to health, always gets me teary, and I’ve seen it dozens of times. And in Robert Heinlein’s story The M… --- ## [Stores or restaurants you used to go to in your youth](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stores-or-restaurants-you-used-to-go-to-in-your-youth/925972)
**Author:** [@CorpusNeptune](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CorpusNeptune)\ **Replies:** 292\ **Last updated:** [February 21, 2021, 2:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stores-or-restaurants-you-used-to-go-to-in-your-youth/925972 "2021-02-21T02:21:11Z")
I used to go to Toys-R-Us occasionally, and I went to Best Buy a ton too. I believe I also went to some bars in Lake Geneva as well. -Baleaf --- ## [Put a face on a Doper you've never seen -- Round 2](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/put-a-face-on-a-doper-youve-never-seen-round-2/397678)
**Author:** [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Replies:** 237\ **Last updated:** [March 31, 2007, 10:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/put-a-face-on-a-doper-youve-never-seen-round-2/397678 "2007-03-31T22:01:39Z")
Right at a year ago Put a face on a Doper you’ve never seen generated three pages of responses. Maybe it’s time for an update? If you have met the Doper in question, or have seen her or his picture in one of the “pic th… --- ## [Things I firmly believe about posters I never met](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-i-firmly-believe-about-posters-i-never-met/71246)
**Author:** [@Biggirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biggirl)\ **Replies:** 258\ **Last updated:** [July 21, 2001, 6:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-i-firmly-believe-about-posters-i-never-met/71246 "2001-07-21T18:21:01Z")
I beleive that tomndeb are actually two people. This is the only way he can be so versed in such a wide range of interest. It’s also the only way he can remain so level headed. When tom gets fustrated with a particularly… --- ## [Which show or movie really shocked you? Spoilers, obviously.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-show-or-movie-really-shocked-you-spoilers-obviously/633601)
**Author:** [@Omega\_Glory](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omega_Glory)\ **Replies:** 113\ **Last updated:** [September 10, 2012, 9:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-show-or-movie-really-shocked-you-spoilers-obviously/633601 "2012-09-10T21:31:55Z")
Being Human - UK – Boxing it since the episode is relatively new. --- ## [Crimson Glyph forbidden thread:](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/crimson-glyph-forbidden-thread/494861)
**Author:** [@Trepa\_Mayfield](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Trepa_Mayfield)\ **Replies:** 276\ **Last updated:** [June 9, 2009, 8:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/crimson-glyph-forbidden-thread/494861 "2009-06-09T20:12:26Z")
For those of you following along, you can comment here. That includes dead players. No spoilers in here. NO ACTIVE PLAYERS MAY READ THIS THREAD!. --- ## [The Walking Dead; 5.09 "What Happened and What's Going On" (open spoilers)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-walking-dead-5-09-what-happened-and-whats-going-on-open-spoilers/712169)
**Author:** [@alphaboi867](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/alphaboi867)\ **Replies:** 117\ **Last updated:** [February 12, 2015, 1:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-walking-dead-5-09-what-happened-and-whats-going-on-open-spoilers/712169 "2015-02-12T01:21:22Z")
\[QUOTE=AMC\] After facing all of the recent trials, a slight detour may offer the solution that the group has been seeking. \[/QUOTE\] Season 5 resumes tonight; though Talking Dead is being delayed an hour for the premie… --- ## [Bishop negotiates child sex settlement, and then . . .](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bishop-negotiates-child-sex-settlement-and-then/512257)
**Author:** [@Muffin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Muffin)\ **Replies:** 113\ **Last updated:** [May 23, 2012, 4:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bishop-negotiates-child-sex-settlement-and-then/512257 "2012-05-23T04:42:27Z")
There have been many horrendous examples of Roman Catholic priests in the Maritimes sexually abusing children in their care over many decades. In 2003, the Pope appointed Raymond Lahey as bishop for a diocese in Nova Sc… --- ## [Didn't you shower after gym-class?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/didnt-you-shower-after-gym-class/484773)
**Author:** [@WormTheRed](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WormTheRed)\ **Replies:** 143\ **Last updated:** [February 9, 2009, 7:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/didnt-you-shower-after-gym-class/484773 "2009-02-09T07:53:45Z")
I guess this is a question for our American Dopers (which admittedly is most of you), but in a few threads I’ve seen it mentioned that people didn’t shower after gym (or PE) and thus didn’t see the “private parts” of the… --- ## [How do you get addicted to painkillers if you have no pain?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-get-addicted-to-painkillers-if-you-have-no-pain/590935)
**Author:** [@YogSothoth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/YogSothoth)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [August 5, 2011, 4:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-get-addicted-to-painkillers-if-you-have-no-pain/590935 "2011-08-05T16:52:53Z")
I’ve heard that painkillers like Vicodin is addictive, but it seems to me that it would only make sense if the person was in actual pain, and if he were, then he should rightly be getting the medicine. But apparently lo… --- ## [Do you take your "crap" clothes to Goodwill, or just the stuff that's still in good shape?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-take-your-crap-clothes-to-goodwill-or-just-the-stuff-thats-still-in-good-shape/588400)
**Author:** [@Win\_Place\_Show](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Win_Place_Show)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [July 4, 2014, 4:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-take-your-crap-clothes-to-goodwill-or-just-the-stuff-thats-still-in-good-shape/588400 "2014-07-04T16:25:17Z")
Planning on cleaning out the closets this weekend, and I’m debating what to do with probably 50 - 60 old articles of clothing that I haven’t touched in probably two years. The only problem is that most of this stuff wou… --- ## [What do various countries/languages sing at birthdays?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-various-countries-languages-sing-at-birthdays/407143)
**Author:** [@WhyNot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WhyNot)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [June 11, 2007, 2:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-various-countries-languages-sing-at-birthdays/407143 "2007-06-11T14:57:17Z")
Assuming they do sing, of course. Americans, far and away, sing that horrid little “Happy Birthday” ditty, which is actually copyrighted, unless they’re on TV or in a movie and don’t want to pay royalties, in which case… --- ## [Has there ever been a Protestant dictator?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-there-ever-been-a-protestant-dictator/653073)
**Author:** [@LC\_Strawhouse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LC_Strawhouse)\ **Replies:** 93\ **Last updated:** [March 22, 2013, 8:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-there-ever-been-a-protestant-dictator/653073 "2013-03-22T20:47:46Z")
The only one I can think of is Quisling, and he’s a very borderline example since he was a short-lived puppet figure. --- ## [The Walking Dead; 1.03 "Tell It to the Frogs" (open spoilers)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-walking-dead-1-03-tell-it-to-the-frogs-open-spoilers/560697)
**Author:** [@alphaboi867](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/alphaboi867)\ **Replies:** 112\ **Last updated:** [November 23, 2010, 4:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-walking-dead-1-03-tell-it-to-the-frogs-open-spoilers/560697 "2010-11-23T16:28:57Z")
As a courtesy to others lease use spoiler tags when talking about stuff in the comics that hasn’t been shown or contradicted onscreen yet. Do not use spoiler tags for anything that’s aired. --- ## [Can men ejaculate without orgasming? TMI, I suppose.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-men-ejaculate-without-orgasming-tmi-i-suppose/548615)
**Author:** [@alice\_in\_wonderland](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/alice_in_wonderland)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [July 31, 2010, 4:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-men-ejaculate-without-orgasming-tmi-i-suppose/548615 "2010-07-31T16:40:22Z")
The title pretty well says it all. Is it possible for a man to ejaculate without having an orgasm? I’ve heard this, but I’ve always been a touch suspicious. I mean, I have girl orgasms and they come in many shapes and … --- ## [I Walked Out On My Job Today](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-walked-out-on-my-job-today/503928)
**Author:** [@Alice\_The\_Goon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alice_The_Goon)\ **Replies:** 105\ **Last updated:** [August 20, 2009, 3:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-walked-out-on-my-job-today/503928 "2009-08-20T15:24:14Z")
Ohmigod ohmigod ohmigod. I did it. I just snapped. The Princess got to me one last time, and I left. There have been several documentations over the last 5 years of my conflicts with the Princess, and charges of host… --- ## [Trying to buy a used car from a dealer. Are they insane or off or just me?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trying-to-buy-a-used-car-from-a-dealer-are-they-insane-or-off-or-just-me/1002536)
**Author:** [@obbn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/obbn)\ **Replies:** 276\ **Last updated:** [February 16, 2025, 8:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trying-to-buy-a-used-car-from-a-dealer-are-they-insane-or-off-or-just-me/1002536 "2025-02-16T20:34:00Z")
Hello Everyone, Tonight our 21 year old Son found a used car that he wanted at a local Honda dealer. This is his first car purchase and he asked me to go with him. To say I was shocked at the deal they offered us an und… --- ## [How do they prevent the sharks in aquariums from eating all the other fish?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-they-prevent-the-sharks-in-aquariums-from-eating-all-the-other-fish/385606)
**Author:** [@Argent\_Towers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Argent_Towers)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [December 30, 2006, 11:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-they-prevent-the-sharks-in-aquariums-from-eating-all-the-other-fish/385606 "2006-12-30T23:23:14Z")
While visiting extended family in Cincinnati for Christmas, we stopped at the Newport Aquarium across the river in Kentucky. It was quite good. There was one section which consisted of a long hallway, surrounded on all s… --- ## [Need gift ideas for a man: Cotton themed](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-gift-ideas-for-a-man-cotton-themed/344054)
**Author:** [@Anastasaeon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anastasaeon)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [February 13, 2006, 11:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-gift-ideas-for-a-man-cotton-themed/344054 "2006-02-13T23:24:02Z")
On the 19th, I will have been married to my husband for two years. Yay! Anyway, last year, my in-laws sent anniversary gifts to us - they all gave us paper themed gifts. I didn’t realise that each year actually had a sp… --- ## [Name a TV character who doesn't belong in a series](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-a-tv-character-who-doesnt-belong-in-a-series/979248)
**Author:** [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Replies:** 202\ **Last updated:** [March 1, 2023, 3:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-a-tv-character-who-doesnt-belong-in-a-series/979248 "2023-03-01T15:43:21Z")
“Frasier” is one of my favorite sitcoms, but I cringe whenever the character of Bulldog comes crashing into a scene. He only appeared in five of the eleven seasons, thankfully. And I will concede that they dialed his ho… --- ## [UK Dopers: Tell Me About British Tea](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/uk-dopers-tell-me-about-british-tea/607494)
**Author:** [@Broomstick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Broomstick)\ **Replies:** 133\ **Last updated:** [August 27, 2019, 5:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/uk-dopers-tell-me-about-british-tea/607494 "2019-08-27T17:31:33Z")
I’ve been a tea drinker for, oh, about 30 years now. Yes, yes, I know, we Americans can be bar’brous what with the tea bags and Lipton’s and lukewarm water offered in restaurants, however, some of us do understand that … --- ## [My Anti-Tailgating device works :)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-anti-tailgating-device-works/231046)
**Author:** [@MacTech](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MacTech)\ **Replies:** 82\ **Last updated:** [April 19, 2004, 7:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-anti-tailgating-device-works/231046 "2004-04-19T19:39:37Z")
I pit tailgaters, if i didn’t respect my car so much, i’d slam on the brakes, tailgaters are friggin’ annoying and should be beaten with a tire iron tonight on the drive home, i had some moron in a Toyota tailgating me … --- ## [Most Effective Movie Speeches](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-effective-movie-speeches/629279)
**Author:** [@Qin\_Shi\_Huangdi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qin_Shi_Huangdi)\ **Replies:** 92\ **Last updated:** [August 13, 2012, 8:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-effective-movie-speeches/629279 "2012-08-13T20:35:21Z")
I think Charlie Chaplin’s closing speech from The Great Dictator takes the cake: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QcvjoWOwnn4&list=FLVjwqObyhx\_NeZgajyw-sfQ&index=12&feature=plpp\_video --- ## [Ideological Turing Test](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ideological-turing-test/588887)
**Author:** [@Bricker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bricker)\ **Replies:** 95\ **Last updated:** [June 25, 2012, 9:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ideological-turing-test/588887 "2012-06-25T09:55:24Z")
In this blog, a strong atheist writes about her debates with her devoutly Catholic boyfriend. In keeping with those explorations, she’s decided to host an ideological Turing test: How vaild an exploratory device is thi… --- ## [Ever hit a bird with your car?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ever-hit-a-bird-with-your-car/121822)
**Author:** [@Chekmate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chekmate)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [August 11, 2002, 5:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ever-hit-a-bird-with-your-car/121822 "2002-08-11T17:34:08Z")
Reading this thread made me wonder. Have any of you ever hit a bird with your car? I’ve come close, but bever quite hit one. How much damage did it do? --- ## [Strangest place you've gone to the bathroom at.........](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/strangest-place-youve-gone-to-the-bathroom-at/693175)
**Author:** [@amyvjacobs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/amyvjacobs)\ **Replies:** 68\ **Last updated:** [July 17, 2014, 4:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/strangest-place-youve-gone-to-the-bathroom-at/693175 "2014-07-17T16:17:58Z")
Weird thought, I know. A few years back, my family and I (Mom, Dad, and my two older sisters) went on a family road trip from Boston to Florida for summer vacation. We were driving in South Carolina, and it was baking … --- ## [My new novel is out! (Urban fantasy, #1 in the series)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-new-novel-is-out-urban-fantasy-1-in-the-series/715118)
**Author:** [@Infovore](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Infovore)\ **Replies:** 104\ **Last updated:** [March 24, 2018, 12:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-new-novel-is-out-urban-fantasy-1-in-the-series/715118 "2018-03-24T00:43:40Z")
A few of you might remember that I released a couple of self-published novels a couple of years ago. Then I wrote some more stuff, and about that time I realized I had a series on my hands instead of a trilogy, so I pull… --- ## [Alimony in 2006?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alimony-in-2006/357148)
**Author:** [@Foxy40](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Foxy40)\ **Replies:** 188\ **Last updated:** [May 31, 2006, 7:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alimony-in-2006/357148 "2006-05-31T19:51:04Z")
I don’t know if this belongs here because it may or may not turn into a debate. However, here is my story. I am in love with a man who is currently going through a divorce. We had planned to start a life together when… --- ## [Porn fetishes you never knew you had until you became internet-savvy](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/porn-fetishes-you-never-knew-you-had-until-you-became-internet-savvy/402250)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_Hildo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_Hildo)\ **Replies:** 102\ **Last updated:** [May 13, 2007, 3:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/porn-fetishes-you-never-knew-you-had-until-you-became-internet-savvy/402250 "2007-05-13T03:41:17Z")
Myself: “Oh my God. That naked chick HAS to be nine-months pregnant. Interesting.” “Oh my God. That naked chick HAS to be fifty years old. But she looks so spry. Interesting.” “Oh my God. That naked chick has a … --- ## [Ask the Nurse who works with Alzheimer's and Related Dementias](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-nurse-who-works-with-alzheimers-and-related-dementias/517661)
**Author:** [@Mona\_Lisa\_Simpson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mona_Lisa_Simpson)\ **Replies:** 120\ **Last updated:** [August 10, 2010, 6:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-nurse-who-works-with-alzheimers-and-related-dementias/517661 "2010-08-10T06:34:18Z")
To prevent further cross-talk in Blinkie’s thread, and on the request of Olives, Twickster and others… I started my own Ask the… So a bit of back ground, Im a Registered Nurse (Registered Nerd, as well) and have been fo… --- ## [The legend of Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-legend-of-zeldar/725866)
**Author:** [@bucketybuck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bucketybuck)\ **Replies:** 103\ **Last updated:** [July 24, 2015, 5:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-legend-of-zeldar/725866 "2015-07-24T17:27:38Z")
This isn’t really a pitting, I have no anger or bile on this topic but it is about a poster and so I’m putting it here. Zeldar. Seriously my good man, what the fuck is your deal with lists and polls and orderly little s… --- ## [Do detectives have rank over uniform police?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-detectives-have-rank-over-uniform-police/432006)
**Author:** [@diggleblop](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/diggleblop)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [January 5, 2008, 9:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-detectives-have-rank-over-uniform-police/432006 "2008-01-05T21:31:25Z")
I’ve always been curious, because when I watch The First 48, the detectives will give orders (politely though) to the officers in blues and they are like “Yes sir, it’s done.” etc… So I was wondering, since they’re dete… --- ## [Diabetics: How do you satisfy the nom nom nom?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/diabetics-how-do-you-satisfy-the-nom-nom-nom/645831)
**Author:** [@tdn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tdn)\ **Replies:** 94\ **Last updated:** [January 25, 2013, 5:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/diabetics-how-do-you-satisfy-the-nom-nom-nom/645831 "2013-01-25T05:56:26Z")
Good morning diabetics! I have recently joined the Lancet Club, and have a ton of questions. The first is about food – as in, how and what do you eat? What’s a typical food day for you? Does it satisfy? How much and ho… --- ## [US Civics test - how well can YOU do?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/us-civics-test-how-well-can-you-do/584023)
**Author:** [@ElvisL1ves](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ElvisL1ves)\ **Replies:** 131\ **Last updated:** [June 4, 2011, 12:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/us-civics-test-how-well-can-you-do/584023 "2011-06-04T12:12:49Z")
http://www.isi.org/quiz.aspx?q=FE5C3B47-9675-41E0-9CF3-072BB31E2692 The opening page sez, FWIW: "The average score for all 2,508 Americans taking the following test was 49%; college educators scored 55%. Can you do bett… --- ## [Why is the Obama administration fighting so hard to legally restrict access to contraception?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-the-obama-administration-fighting-so-hard-to-legally-restrict-access-to-contraception/657270)
**Author:** [@Condescending\_Robot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Condescending_Robot)\ **Replies:** 140\ **Last updated:** [May 7, 2013, 9:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-the-obama-administration-fighting-so-hard-to-legally-restrict-access-to-contraception/657270 "2013-05-07T21:13:25Z")
It wasn’t enough for the foreign policy, the secrecy, and the domestic surveillance to be George W Bush’s third and fourth terms, we had to go there on women’s health too? --- ## [Blazing Saddles Question - Mongo](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blazing-saddles-question-mongo/627022)
**Author:** [@notfrommensa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/notfrommensa)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [July 9, 2012, 3:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blazing-saddles-question-mongo/627022 "2012-07-09T03:44:15Z")
Watched Blazing Saddles last night, uncut. on Dish Satellite’s HD Movie Channel (Channel 130) But I do think a scene or two was cut out when Sheriff Bart was capturing Mongo. They showed Bart giving Mongo a CandyGram.… --- ## [Ask Bob (the Chick tract guy)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-bob-the-chick-tract-guy/153825)
**Author:** [@Diogenes\_the\_Cynic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Diogenes_the_Cynic)\ **Replies:** 366\ **Last updated:** [February 17, 2003, 4:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-bob-the-chick-tract-guy/153825 "2003-02-17T16:26:50Z")
These boards are supposed to about fighting ignorance, but you are all ignorant of the most important thing-- that you’re going to burn forever in a lake of fire! Did Ceceil Adams die for your sins? No! Only Jesus did! I… --- ## [being shot with an arrow](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/being-shot-with-an-arrow/546286)
**Author:** [@crypto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/crypto)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [July 13, 2010, 3:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/being-shot-with-an-arrow/546286 "2010-07-13T15:34:09Z")
I’ve seen enough westerns to know that if you are shot with an arrow, you don’t pulll the arrow out… you need to push it through your body. My question is why? I can understand if an arrow is made of steel, and has bar… --- ## [How Long Can One Take Tylenol Or Advil Safely?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-long-can-one-take-tylenol-or-advil-safely/646984)
**Author:** [@SparkleLilly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SparkleLilly)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [January 15, 2013, 7:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-long-can-one-take-tylenol-or-advil-safely/646984 "2013-01-15T19:34:27Z")
Medical folks: For how many consecutive days may 500mg tylneol OR 400mg advil be taken safely, assuming max daily dose of 1000mg / 800mg for a normal adult not on any sort of conflicting meds nor with any bleeding/stomac… --- ## [Apollo 11's chance of failure](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/apollo-11s-chance-of-failure/698552)
**Author:** [@Mr.Kobayashi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Kobayashi)\ **Replies:** 72\ **Last updated:** [September 20, 2014, 8:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/apollo-11s-chance-of-failure/698552 "2014-09-20T20:37:35Z")
\*'Fate has ordained that the men who went to the moon to explore in peace will stay on the moon to rest in peace. These brave men, Neil Armstrong and Edwin Aldrin, know that there is no hope for their recovery. But they… --- ## [Mainstream Christians and Jews: Be honest, what do you think of Mormons?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mainstream-christians-and-jews-be-honest-what-do-you-think-of-mormons/614289)
**Author:** [@TonySinclair](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TonySinclair)\ **Replies:** 118\ **Last updated:** [March 10, 2012, 3:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mainstream-christians-and-jews-be-honest-what-do-you-think-of-mormons/614289 "2012-03-10T03:00:47Z")
I have never (knowingly) been around many Mormons, never knew much about them, never thought much about them. I think most Americans are in the same boat, or at least they were until Romney’s candidacy got a lot of conv… --- ## [Is it normal to be dismissed from a job for no reason?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-normal-to-be-dismissed-from-a-job-for-no-reason/713396)
**Author:** [@Syne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Syne)\ **Replies:** 136\ **Last updated:** [March 1, 2015, 6:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-normal-to-be-dismissed-from-a-job-for-no-reason/713396 "2015-03-01T18:07:08Z")
A few months ago I was dismissed from my job of 2+ years for no reason. They veiled it as a ‘restructuring’ that affected no other employee but me. When asked for the motivating factors behind the restructuring, manageme… --- ## [White Elephant 2008 Update Thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/white-elephant-2008-update-thread/463043)
**Author:** [@alice\_in\_wonderland](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/alice_in_wonderland)\ **Replies:** 280\ **Last updated:** [December 10, 2008, 6:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/white-elephant-2008-update-thread/463043 "2008-12-10T06:59:09Z")
Hello White Elephanters! I can’t actually find the other thread, so I started this one - Mods please merge, close, etc if necessary. As usual, as soon as I start a White Elephant exchange a small percentage of posters … --- ## [Interesting hard data on UK Christian Belief](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/interesting-hard-data-on-uk-christian-belief/612916)
**Author:** [@Novelty\_Bobble](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Novelty_Bobble)\ **Replies:** 113\ **Last updated:** [February 24, 2012, 4:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/interesting-hard-data-on-uk-christian-belief/612916 "2012-02-24T04:12:23Z")
In a week when religious freedom and privilege have been hot topics, we have just had a fascinating insight into the beliefs and motivations of UK Christians. A little background. We had a census taken last year and th… --- ## [Cases Where the Movie Version Has Taken Over](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cases-where-the-movie-version-has-taken-over/1001711)
**Author:** [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Replies:** 246\ **Last updated:** [June 6, 2024, 8:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cases-where-the-movie-version-has-taken-over/1001711 "2024-06-06T20:12:27Z")
Too many cases here. A story or character starts out as a story or novel. It gets turned into a movie and becomes iconic, and that has become the standard even when it contradicts the original. Even (especially?) when th… --- ## [Post Tattoo Shivers](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-tattoo-shivers/321794)
**Author:** [@vetbridge](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/vetbridge)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [September 16, 2005, 2:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-tattoo-shivers/321794 "2005-09-16T14:37:21Z")
I have some tattoos. OK, many tattoos. With the most recent few (during the last 5 years) I have notice chills/shivering an hour or so after a session. I have tattooing done for 3 to 4 hours, go home, then begin intens… --- ## [Starz - Pillars of the Earth](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/starz-pillars-of-the-earth/548133)
**Author:** [@pancakes3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pancakes3)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [September 23, 2012, 10:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/starz-pillars-of-the-earth/548133 "2012-09-23T22:14:03Z")
This show is riveting, if you’re into 12th century politicking, which i kind of am. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=403&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=405&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)