# Top **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=422&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:** 423 --- ## [I would like to see RSSchen/MizGrand banned from this message board](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-would-like-to-see-rsschen-mizgrand-banned-from-this-message-board/399497)
**Author:** [@Cat\_Whisperer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cat_Whisperer)\ **Replies:** 186\ **Last updated:** [April 11, 2007, 8:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-would-like-to-see-rsschen-mizgrand-banned-from-this-message-board/399497 "2007-04-11T20:56:37Z")
In an attempt to avoid the chickens she laid coming home to roost, RSSchen has now become MizGrand. I think it is important that Dopers are aware of this name change now and in the future (if she has any here), so you kn… --- ## [Would you wear this type of t-shirt in public?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-wear-this-type-of-t-shirt-in-public/722377)
**Author:** [@Omar\_Little](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omar_Little)\ **Replies:** 102\ **Last updated:** [November 1, 2015, 11:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-wear-this-type-of-t-shirt-in-public/722377 "2015-11-01T23:52:54Z")
So I’m traveling for work today and was flying out of O’Hare. I’m waiting at my gate and see this dude wearing an orange t-shirt that says" I Love Vaginas" in 4" letters with the Kool-Aid man image saying "Oh yeah!!!. … --- ## [A stripper gave me her number. Think it's legit?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-stripper-gave-me-her-number-think-its-legit/655418)
**Author:** [@Fazzar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fazzar)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [July 1, 2013, 7:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-stripper-gave-me-her-number-think-its-legit/655418 "2013-07-01T19:47:38Z")
Maybe 3 times a year, I’ll go to a strip club. So I am by no means, a stripper expert. A Stripperologist? Anyway, when I go, I spend big. This past weekend I spent some time with a lovely lady in a private room and a… --- ## [Pork Chops and Apple Sauce](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pork-chops-and-apple-sauce/530351)
**Author:** [@UncleFred](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/UncleFred)\ **Replies:** 73\ **Last updated:** [March 3, 2010, 6:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pork-chops-and-apple-sauce/530351 "2010-03-03T18:29:11Z")
I have encountered a number of people who believe that you must accompany a meal of pork chops with apple sauce. Often if you ask why they’ll reply that either “you’ll get sick if you skip the apple sauce” or that they d… --- ## [Why no Jewish US President?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-no-jewish-us-president/655986)
**Author:** [@the\_diego](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/the_diego)\ **Replies:** 97\ **Last updated:** [April 23, 2013, 10:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-no-jewish-us-president/655986 "2013-04-23T22:05:10Z")
Wanted to ask whether or not there was one but googling the answer was easy enough: none. So now I’d ask why? Lots of senators, representatives and mayors (notably Bloomberg) so Abraham’s kids aren’t exactly shy of publi… --- ## [Its a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-a-mad-mad-mad-mad-world/785767)
**Author:** [@Banksiaman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Banksiaman)\ **Replies:** 129\ **Last updated:** [August 21, 2017, 1:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-a-mad-mad-mad-mad-world/785767 "2017-08-21T01:31:47Z")
I had nothing better to do with my life this weekend than to watch Its a Mad, Mad, Mad Mad World. Somehow I sat through nearly 3 1/2 hours of scenery-chewing and bad acting to catch my favourite ~10 mins of pure comedy … --- ## [Loyalty oath in Virginia](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loyalty-oath-in-virginia/607903)
**Author:** [@zoo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zoo)\ **Replies:** 105\ **Last updated:** [January 9, 2012, 9:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loyalty-oath-in-virginia/607903 "2012-01-09T21:11:28Z")
They want a loyalty oath to vote in the primary? Are they afraid of some kind of “Operation Chaos”? --- ## [People with an Aversion to Changing Toilet Paper Roll](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/people-with-an-aversion-to-changing-toilet-paper-roll/686091)
**Author:** [@Jackknifed\_Juggernaut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackknifed_Juggernaut)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [April 19, 2014, 2:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/people-with-an-aversion-to-changing-toilet-paper-roll/686091 "2014-04-19T14:39:15Z")
When growing up, I noticed that my sister would never actually change the toilet paper roll. She would leave the old cardboard roll there and put a new roll on top of it. I questioned her on it numerous times, but she … --- ## [Personal beliefs based on an appeal to authority . . . in science?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/personal-beliefs-based-on-an-appeal-to-authority-in-science/504639)
**Author:** [@Koxinga](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Koxinga)\ **Replies:** 194\ **Last updated:** [August 10, 2009, 11:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/personal-beliefs-based-on-an-appeal-to-authority-in-science/504639 "2009-08-10T23:26:28Z")
I have very little doubt that Einstein’s theories of relativity are accurate descriptions of the way the world works. I am confident that if I were to go up in a space ship and approach the speed of light, and then retur… --- ## [Concert etiquette: sit or stand](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/concert-etiquette-sit-or-stand/641850)
**Author:** [@PunditLisa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PunditLisa)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [February 28, 2017, 1:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/concert-etiquette-sit-or-stand/641850 "2017-02-28T01:28:54Z")
Last night we went to to the Chris Isaak concert in town. He put on a great, energetic show, though there were times when he toned it down for more intimate songs, such as “Wicked Game” and “Can’t Help Falling in Love.… --- ## [Fuck it](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fuck-it/414006)
**Author:** [@Small\_British\_Shop\_Owner](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Small_British_Shop_Owner)\ **Replies:** 160\ **Last updated:** [August 5, 2007, 7:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fuck-it/414006 "2007-08-05T19:13:50Z")
Just ban me then, I’ve done my best and it isn’t good enough. --- ## [SDMB Auction Fantasy Football 2012](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-auction-fantasy-football-2012/628393)
**Author:** [@SenorBeef](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SenorBeef)\ **Replies:** 154\ **Last updated:** [December 27, 2012, 7:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-auction-fantasy-football-2012/628393 "2012-12-27T07:59:41Z")
Last year’s thread We are not yet recruiting - everyone has a chance to take your slot from last year. If you want to keep track of recruiting leagues, go to the general FF discussion thread. The draft is currently set… --- ## [What would happen if we put an X on CNN?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-happen-if-we-put-an-x-on-cnn/333069)
**Author:** [@Clothahump](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Clothahump)\ **Replies:** 194\ **Last updated:** [December 7, 2005, 1:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-happen-if-we-put-an-x-on-cnn/333069 "2005-12-07T01:52:27Z")
CNN apparently deliberately put an X on Dick Cheney’s face during a speech last week, then lied about doing it. Their reason for putting the X on his face: to get Cheney (and Bush) to stop lying. Apparently, someone ca… --- ## [Can you do a DNA test on feces?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-do-a-dna-test-on-feces/463704)
**Author:** [@Cluricaun](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cluricaun)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [September 15, 2008, 11:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-do-a-dna-test-on-feces/463704 "2008-09-15T23:24:28Z")
Long back story that involves some local vandalism done and several neighborhood kids that could be involved. The police said they were going to have DNA testing done on some feces that were left at the scene, but I did… --- ## [A coworker always compliments you about your looks.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-coworker-always-compliments-you-about-your-looks/658700)
**Author:** [@monstro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/monstro)\ **Replies:** 61\ **Last updated:** [May 20, 2013, 6:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-coworker-always-compliments-you-about-your-looks/658700 "2013-05-20T18:36:42Z")
Almost every day, this person says something complimentary. Not pervy or borderline inappropriate. Just incessant. You’ll be standing in the breakroom in a mixed group, and this coworker will chime in with comments dir… --- ## [What's the real difference between O'Keefe and other media?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-real-difference-between-okeefe-and-other-media/574309)
**Author:** [@Mr.Moto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Moto)\ **Replies:** 173\ **Last updated:** [March 17, 2011, 8:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-real-difference-between-okeefe-and-other-media/574309 "2011-03-17T20:13:27Z")
Okay. So James O’Keefe tells fibs, hides a camera, and gets people to say things on camera they might regret later. We can argue endlessly about how these remarks fit into a broader context. We can also argue about wh… --- ## [Stranded in airport for a week...with no money. Now what?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stranded-in-airport-for-a-week-with-no-money-now-what/564900)
**Author:** [@Fell\_through\_the\_Ice](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fell_through_the_Ice)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [May 15, 2012, 2:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stranded-in-airport-for-a-week-with-no-money-now-what/564900 "2012-05-15T14:22:16Z")
Hypothetical. Poor young student/backpacker traveler on his way home is stranded at London’s Heathrow airport. He has no credit or debit cards, only his last twenty bucks in his pocket His airline informs him he might … --- ## [What to name a set of twin girl puppies? And yes, of course there are pictures!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-to-name-a-set-of-twin-girl-puppies-and-yes-of-course-there-are-pictures/620523)
**Author:** [@DiosaBellissima](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DiosaBellissima)\ **Replies:** 68\ **Last updated:** [May 24, 2012, 3:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-to-name-a-set-of-twin-girl-puppies-and-yes-of-course-there-are-pictures/620523 "2012-05-24T03:06:41Z")
Last week, we finalized the eviction process of a tenant in one of our houses\*. When we showed up to do the Sheriff lock out, we found a crate in the garage with two bony, shaking puppies and no food or water in sight. A… --- ## [Tea time and airport hotels in England](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tea-time-and-airport-hotels-in-england/539471)
**Author:** [@Saint\_Cad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saint_Cad)\ **Replies:** 88\ **Last updated:** [May 19, 2010, 2:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tea-time-and-airport-hotels-in-england/539471 "2010-05-19T14:11:46Z")
Going to England for a couple days and I’ll be staying in Coventry (actually Kenilworth) and going to classes at Warwick. What should I know about afternoon tea? Will the city stop for 2 hours? Will it be available fo… --- ## [What exactly was Chandler's job?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-exactly-was-chandlers-job/581827)
**Author:** [@Grapefruit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grapefruit)\ **Replies:** 107\ **Last updated:** [May 18, 2011, 2:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-exactly-was-chandlers-job/581827 "2011-05-18T02:47:40Z")
In the episode where they play the game of betting their apartments, the girls don’t know that he’s a “Processor”. At one point earlier in the series, before he realizes he wants to do marketing, they offer him quite a … --- ## [If you were able to collect all human ejaculate across the world...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-were-able-to-collect-all-human-ejaculate-across-the-world/638283)
**Author:** [@drewtwo99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drewtwo99)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [November 6, 2012, 1:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-were-able-to-collect-all-human-ejaculate-across-the-world/638283 "2012-11-06T13:45:32Z")
…how long would it take to fill your average American, back-yard, in-ground swimming pool? No… this is not a needs answer fast. I’m just curious how one would go about calculating this. Ignore all feasability and logis… --- ## [Lyrics that tick you off](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lyrics-that-tick-you-off/608351)
**Author:** [@Don\_t\_Panic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Don_t_Panic)\ **Replies:** 109\ **Last updated:** [January 11, 2012, 7:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lyrics-that-tick-you-off/608351 "2012-01-11T19:15:51Z")
Blackbird fly / Into the light of the dark black night Well, which is it, Sir Paul? Is it light, or is it dark? Make up your mind already. As it stands, that makes no sense. --- ## [Why Can’t You Turn Around At An Oasis?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-can-t-you-turn-around-at-an-oasis/643476)
**Author:** [@zoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zoid)\ **Replies:** 88\ **Last updated:** [December 13, 2012, 1:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-can-t-you-turn-around-at-an-oasis/643476 "2012-12-13T01:53:30Z")
Is there any good reason? There are stretches of highway around my home where exits may be miles apart so if you miss an exit you may have to drive 10 miles or more out of your way to turn around. However, there is often… --- ## [How do some people find it difficult to lose their virginity?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-some-people-find-it-difficult-to-lose-their-virginity/772253)
**Author:** [@femmejean](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/femmejean)\ **Replies:** 116\ **Last updated:** [November 27, 2016, 5:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-some-people-find-it-difficult-to-lose-their-virginity/772253 "2016-11-27T17:51:28Z")
First let me start with the disclaimer that I am non-sexual/asexual virgin in their 20s, So I’m not as arrogant as to think that virginity is important and those who aren’t interested in sex are not ‘functionally normal’… --- ## [Is anyone who takes up smoking today a friggin' idiot?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-anyone-who-takes-up-smoking-today-a-friggin-idiot/653958)
**Author:** [@Mr.Kobayashi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Kobayashi)\ **Replies:** 141\ **Last updated:** [February 16, 2018, 2:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-anyone-who-takes-up-smoking-today-a-friggin-idiot/653958 "2018-02-16T14:34:39Z")
Inspired by something I heard on the radio; a doc who said she couldn’t imagine why anyone today would start smoking. Back in the day of course smoking was the norm, depicted as fashionable for men and women in film; it… --- ## [Coulter at it again. My apologies to our Canadian friends.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coulter-at-it-again-my-apologies-to-our-canadian-friends/278007)
**Author:** [@Reeder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Reeder)\ **Replies:** 291\ **Last updated:** [December 10, 2004, 8:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coulter-at-it-again-my-apologies-to-our-canadian-friends/278007 "2004-12-10T20:08:56Z")
http://mediamatters.org/items/200412010011 It’s sad. She would be funny if she had any humor about her. Let’s hope her idiotic mindset is not par for the course in the repug party. --- ## [Tucker Carlson deserves to be afraid](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tucker-carlson-deserves-to-be-afraid/824235)
**Author:** [@Budget\_Player\_Cadet](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Budget_Player_Cadet)\ **Replies:** 214\ **Last updated:** [November 21, 2018, 3:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tucker-carlson-deserves-to-be-afraid/824235 "2018-11-21T15:29:53Z")
So in recent news, Tucker Carlson was accosted by a group of antifascist protesters at his home. And I cannot even begin to summon the slightest shit to give about this. I tried, and I failed. Tucker Carlson is a whi… --- ## [FYI: A lady's corset provides minimal protection against a dildo attack.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fyi-a-ladys-corset-provides-minimal-protection-against-a-dildo-attack/254896)
**Author:** [@Stonebow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stonebow)\ **Replies:** 77\ **Last updated:** [April 28, 2006, 3:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fyi-a-ladys-corset-provides-minimal-protection-against-a-dildo-attack/254896 "2006-04-28T03:01:59Z")
Okay, I’ll preface this by saying that my wife and I are in the SCA (medieval research/ re-enactment society), so you know that we’re not quite right. My wife was working on making a new corset. It’s a very nice corset.… --- ## [Other species and anal sex](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/other-species-and-anal-sex/469198)
**Author:** [@Jesus\_Harold\_Christ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jesus_Harold_Christ)\ **Replies:** 91\ **Last updated:** [January 9, 2023, 2:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/other-species-and-anal-sex/469198 "2023-01-09T14:15:54Z")
Do other species engage in intraspecies anal sex? --- ## [Can I grow an oak tree form an acorn?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-i-grow-an-oak-tree-form-an-acorn/501434)
**Author:** [@jebert](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jebert)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [February 24, 2011, 3:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-i-grow-an-oak-tree-form-an-acorn/501434 "2011-02-24T15:22:23Z")
About a year and half ago I gathered a few acorns from beheath some of the neighborhood oak trees and planted them about 4 or five inches into the soil in my yard. Nothing happened. What do I have to do to successfully… --- ## [NYT report on Benghazi should be a wakeup call to liberals too](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nyt-report-on-benghazi-should-be-a-wakeup-call-to-liberals-too/678141)
**Author:** [@SlackerInc](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SlackerInc)\ **Replies:** 141\ **Last updated:** [January 16, 2014, 7:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nyt-report-on-benghazi-should-be-a-wakeup-call-to-liberals-too/678141 "2014-01-16T07:44:58Z")
Many are understandably gloating over the way this report rebuts many of the feverish paranoiac claims from the right. But that is only because it is now clear that much of the violence really did stem from rioting in re… --- ## [Deadliest Catch: how much of the drama is fabrication?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/deadliest-catch-how-much-of-the-drama-is-fabrication/660201)
**Author:** [@Machine\_Elf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Machine_Elf)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [July 24, 2013, 4:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/deadliest-catch-how-much-of-the-drama-is-fabrication/660201 "2013-07-24T04:06:05Z")
I’ve been a fan of Deadliest Catch for several years now. The harsh and hazardous working conditions make for interesting television, and some of the personal drama (the death of Phil Harris, Jake Anderson losing his fa… --- ## [Untruthful Accusations](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/untruthful-accusations/139724)
**Author:** [@lynn73](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lynn73)\ **Replies:** 264\ **Last updated:** [December 9, 2002, 6:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/untruthful-accusations/139724 "2002-12-09T18:35:33Z")
Don’t know if this is the proper place for this but it was all I could think of. I’ve been continuing to read comments in the Pit thread about me, Joe\_Cool and Jersey Diamond. I want to try and set something straight f… --- ## [What's the difference between hillbillies, rednecks, and briars?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-difference-between-hillbillies-rednecks-and-briars/193202)
**Author:** [@Crafter\_Man](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crafter_Man)\ **Replies:** 84\ **Last updated:** [June 30, 2017, 1:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-difference-between-hillbillies-rednecks-and-briars/193202 "2017-06-30T01:06:09Z")
Not the most politically-correct topic, I readily admit, and I rarely (if ever?) use these terms myself. But all my life I’ve hear these terms thrown around more-or-less interchangeably, though I sense there may be subt… --- ## [Excruciatingly Hot, Burning Surge up the Back of the Neck/Head](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/excruciatingly-hot-burning-surge-up-the-back-of-the-neck-head/426545)
**Author:** [@cmyk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cmyk)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [November 5, 2019, 3:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/excruciatingly-hot-burning-surge-up-the-back-of-the-neck-head/426545 "2019-11-05T15:11:48Z")
Since I was a youngin’, every so often (maybe once a year), if I tweak my head the wrong way (and it doesn’t seem at all as if I’m really over extending my neck), I’ll get in almost incapacitating painful, hot surge the … --- ## [Dogs wearing clothing...just don't do it!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dogs-wearing-clothing-just-dont-do-it/517417)
**Author:** [@kidneyfailure](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kidneyfailure)\ **Replies:** 105\ **Last updated:** [November 20, 2009, 12:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dogs-wearing-clothing-just-dont-do-it/517417 "2009-11-20T00:45:11Z")
I hereby pit the dumbasses who like to dress their dogs in clothing. What the fuck is that shit all about, huh? Out on the street just now I saw a dog in a blue sweater, cap, and little booties being carried around like … --- ## [A few general questions about illegal immigration.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-few-general-questions-about-illegal-immigration/540772)
**Author:** [@ChrisBooth12](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ChrisBooth12)\ **Replies:** 72\ **Last updated:** [June 6, 2010, 5:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-few-general-questions-about-illegal-immigration/540772 "2010-06-06T17:47:52Z")
The new law in Arizona has made me start thinking more about the issue. I was under the impression that people who come to the US not through the proper channels wont get things like SSN numbers meaning they have to work… --- ## [Transsexuals and the "gender assigned at birth" phrase](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/transsexuals-and-the-gender-assigned-at-birth-phrase/779777)
**Author:** [@HurricaneDitka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HurricaneDitka)\ **Replies:** 154\ **Last updated:** [February 19, 2017, 3:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/transsexuals-and-the-gender-assigned-at-birth-phrase/779777 "2017-02-19T03:59:11Z")
I hear “gender assigned at birth” come up a lot in discussions with / about trans folks. It seems like a really bizarre phrase to me. Their (I’m sure someone would complain whichever adjective I used here, so I’ll just l… --- ## [What's the manliest weapon?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-manliest-weapon/685259)
**Author:** [@Richard\_North](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Richard_North)\ **Replies:** 125\ **Last updated:** [April 10, 2014, 2:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-manliest-weapon/685259 "2014-04-10T14:20:55Z")
Hey guys, what in your opinion is the manliest weapon??? Dog is man’s best friend, a nice weapon is man’s second best friend. Weapons should be chosen wisely. They can enhance manliness or detract from your manliness!!! … --- ## [Khadaji's Whatcha Readin' thread -- March 2017 Edition](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/khadajis-whatcha-readin-thread-march-2017-edition/780974)
**Author:** [@DZedNConfused](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DZedNConfused)\ **Replies:** 122\ **Last updated:** [April 1, 2017, 12:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/khadajis-whatcha-readin-thread-march-2017-edition/780974 "2017-04-01T00:41:45Z")
Welcome to theend of winter in the Western US! (And the rest of the Northern Hemisphere) Here in Northern Utah, we’ve had all four seasons in the last week…and it’s snowing again. The only thing to do is curl up with a w… --- ## [How I keep large loft-style apartment warm?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-i-keep-large-loft-style-apartment-warm/564276)
**Author:** [@uffs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/uffs)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [December 17, 2010, 3:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-i-keep-large-loft-style-apartment-warm/564276 "2010-12-17T03:17:45Z")
Hi All, I’m hoping someone can help me with an issue we’re having in our apartment… We live in an large open apartment, basically a huge studio in Jersey City, NJ. Its about 25-30 feet wide by almost 100 feet long, wi… --- ## [iphone 4S just announced](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/iphone-4s-just-announced/598595)
**Author:** [@Patty\_O\_Furniture](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Patty_O_Furniture)\ **Replies:** 112\ **Last updated:** [October 20, 2011, 9:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/iphone-4s-just-announced/598595 "2011-10-20T21:57:37Z")
A bit underwhelming for me. I’ll probably end up buying a regular iphone 4 (which is now available at $549, down from something like $749 (unlocked). The most interesting thing to me was the Siri voice assistant. It a… --- ## [Weird compliments you've received.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weird-compliments-youve-received/610292)
**Author:** [@Farmer\_Jane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Farmer_Jane)\ **Replies:** 114\ **Last updated:** [January 29, 2012, 5:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weird-compliments-youve-received/610292 "2012-01-29T05:51:45Z")
So the other day, I’m leading our Ladies Room group (it’s like affective ed. for teenage girls) and a student says, “Yeah, this white girl…” and I say, “Hey! There’s a white girl in the room!” Without missing a beat, she… --- ## [Was burning trash once common in suburban American homes?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-burning-trash-once-common-in-suburban-american-homes/725096)
**Author:** [@gracefulfatsheba](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gracefulfatsheba)\ **Replies:** 71\ **Last updated:** [July 16, 2015, 10:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-burning-trash-once-common-in-suburban-american-homes/725096 "2015-07-16T22:10:38Z")
I was watching an episode of “My Three Sons” today from 1960. The father repeatedly instructs his son to remember to burn the trash. It seems to be part of their Monday routine. They briefly show the trash in question an… --- ## [Windows: How do I delete a folder, without deleting the contents?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/windows-how-do-i-delete-a-folder-without-deleting-the-contents/684912)
**Author:** [@Earl\_Snake-Hips\_Tucker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Earl_Snake-Hips_Tucker)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [April 3, 2014, 8:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/windows-how-do-i-delete-a-folder-without-deleting-the-contents/684912 "2014-04-03T08:21:47Z")
Let’s say I have “My Documents” Inside that folder I have an additional folder called “Additional Documents.” I want the contents in the subfolder to simply reside in “My Documents” without an additional level. How do… --- ## [When was Irish slavery in the New World illegalized?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-was-irish-slavery-in-the-new-world-illegalized/530937)
**Author:** [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [August 6, 2015, 2:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-was-irish-slavery-in-the-new-world-illegalized/530937 "2015-08-06T14:21:49Z")
For those not familiar, in the 17th century tens of thousands Irish prisoners (estimates range from a conservative ~30,000 to well over 100,000) were sent to the New World as slaves. The vast majority were sent during t… --- ## [How to kill flies without a flyswatter?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-kill-flies-without-a-flyswatter/80003)
**Author:** [@andyrose2000](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/andyrose2000)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [May 28, 2013, 6:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-kill-flies-without-a-flyswatter/80003 "2013-05-28T06:38:38Z")
What a question… My house is very clean, except for the dozens of flies that have somehow invaded it. My friend broke off the end of the fly swatter(we mourned its passing, ol ethel had killed a lot of flies…) the othe… --- ## [The dirt on Christopher Reeve?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-dirt-on-christopher-reeve/483668)
**Author:** [@handsomeharry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/handsomeharry)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [January 30, 2009, 8:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-dirt-on-christopher-reeve/483668 "2009-01-30T20:19:27Z")
I have read many times here that Superman was quite the jerk. Of course, I feel horrible for his death, and his tragic suffering before, but I’m dying to hear of as much of the dirt about him as possible that made everyb… --- ## [Death is not an option: Sex](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/death-is-not-an-option-sex/606892)
**Author:** [@Happy\_Lendervedder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Happy_Lendervedder)\ **Replies:** 139\ **Last updated:** [December 24, 2011, 8:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/death-is-not-an-option-sex/606892 "2011-12-24T20:09:26Z")
In college, my friends and I would play a game called “Death is Not an Option.” You present participants with two equally gruesome options, and they HAVE to pick one-- death is not an option. Therefore, if you’ve opened … --- ## [Ladies: Which male physique would you prefer?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ladies-which-male-physique-would-you-prefer/409742)
**Author:** [@dgrdfd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dgrdfd)\ **Replies:** 152\ **Last updated:** [July 3, 2007, 2:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ladies-which-male-physique-would-you-prefer/409742 "2007-07-03T02:53:59Z")
I am into weightlifting (possibly beginning bodybuilding), and I often times hear of how some ladies are put off by guys who get too much muscle or lose too much of their body fat. I found these pictures on the internet … [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=421&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=423&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)