# Top **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=424&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:** 425 --- ## [Why NOT bow to King Abdullah?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-not-bow-to-king-abdullah/498581)
**Author:** [@Paul\_in\_Qatar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Paul_in_Qatar)\ **Replies:** 214\ **Last updated:** [June 11, 2009, 3:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-not-bow-to-king-abdullah/498581 "2009-06-11T03:26:04Z")
So the President was at the G-20 meeting and bowed to King Abdullah, he bowed toward the king when they were setting up the class photo. The White House made an excuse, but it was a bow. I saw it on YouTube. Presume it … --- ## [Game of Thrones, Cripples, Bastards, and Broken Things, 5/8/11](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-of-thrones-cripples-bastards-and-broken-things-5-8-11/581163)
**Author:** [@Snarky\_Kong](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snarky_Kong)\ **Replies:** 116\ **Last updated:** [May 20, 2011, 11:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-of-thrones-cripples-bastards-and-broken-things-5-8-11/581163 "2011-05-20T23:12:56Z")
Again and always, this is the spoiler free thread. If you want spoilers, head over there. Last week Jon made it to the Wall and found out that people like his uncle are few and far between; the Wall is not a glorious pl… --- ## [Why is moving in together supposedly a death sentence for a relationship?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-moving-in-together-supposedly-a-death-sentence-for-a-relationship/565424)
**Author:** [@Stauderhorse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stauderhorse)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [December 29, 2010, 6:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-moving-in-together-supposedly-a-death-sentence-for-a-relationship/565424 "2010-12-29T06:46:23Z")
Just got a new boyfriend six weeks ago :slight\_smile: and am quickly falling in love. We spend a lot of time together and enjoy every second of it. He’s moving out of the dorm and getting an apartment with some friends… --- ## [The Dawkins' Belief Scale: Where Do You Fall?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-dawkins-belief-scale-where-do-you-fall/599653)
**Author:** [@Fatwater\_Fewl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fatwater_Fewl)\ **Replies:** 147\ **Last updated:** [October 19, 2011, 10:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-dawkins-belief-scale-where-do-you-fall/599653 "2011-10-19T22:45:15Z")
I’m posting this poll in response to the suggestion in this post by Skammer. So where do Dopers fit on this scale? Feel to break it down to decimal points in your posts – I figure I’m about a 6.5 these days. --- ## [My Boyfriend's Moving In, Roommates Demand More Rent](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-boyfriends-moving-in-roommates-demand-more-rent/638538)
**Author:** [@jders1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jders1)\ **Replies:** 77\ **Last updated:** [October 26, 2012, 6:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-boyfriends-moving-in-roommates-demand-more-rent/638538 "2012-10-26T18:32:14Z")
Ok, so I’m currently living with two other girls, we’ve been living together for about 3 month and I’m not going to lie, it’s kind of been hell for me. We all knew each other before we moved in, but as it’s their first t… --- ## [Recommend any great folk/bluegrass duets?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-any-great-folk-bluegrass-duets/609000)
**Author:** [@ecoaster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ecoaster)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [January 12, 2012, 2:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-any-great-folk-bluegrass-duets/609000 "2012-01-12T02:42:12Z")
I love John Prine and Iris Dement singing In Spite of Ourselves. What else do you Dopers suggest in a similar vein? I should say that I normally shy away from contemporary country music that seems drippy, cliched and se… --- ## [Olive Garden vs. Authentic Italian Restaurants](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/olive-garden-vs-authentic-italian-restaurants/574720)
**Author:** [@Diamonds02](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Diamonds02)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [March 18, 2011, 1:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/olive-garden-vs-authentic-italian-restaurants/574720 "2011-03-18T01:29:22Z")
I’m going to say someting that makes foodies drop their jaws… I’ve eaten at Olive Garden many times and I’ve eaten at many authentic Italian restaurants, some very pricey. I really can’t tell the difference between the … --- ## [back pain and benadryl-WTF](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/back-pain-and-benadryl-wtf/30658)
**Author:** [@The\_Asbestos\_Mango](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Asbestos_Mango)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [August 26, 2000, 11:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/back-pain-and-benadryl-wtf/30658 "2000-08-26T23:26:48Z")
I suffer from chronic back pain. Have for about ten years, mostly for the last eight years or so, it’s been pretty much nuisance level. But the last few weeks I’ve been having a flare-up that’s been absolutely excruciati… --- ## [Libya after Gaddafi?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/libya-after-gaddafi/588541)
**Author:** [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)\ **Replies:** 108\ **Last updated:** [November 1, 2011, 4:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/libya-after-gaddafi/588541 "2011-11-01T04:53:44Z")
IMO, the Gaddafi government will be gone in no more than six months. If nothing else, Tripoli will be starved into surrendering, eventually. What then? Whatever the Libyans want, presumably. But what do they want? I… --- ## [How to Talk To Atheists](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-talk-to-atheists/479255)
**Author:** [@jali](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jali)\ **Replies:** 187\ **Last updated:** [January 10, 2009, 2:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-talk-to-atheists/479255 "2009-01-10T02:04:10Z")
http://www.joethepeacock.com/2008/03/how-to-actually-talk-to-atheists-if.php I’m sharing this with my Christian as well as non-Christian friends. I love his explaination. (If this has been posted before, I’m sorry - I … --- ## [MLB: May](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-may/687430)
**Author:** [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Replies:** 153\ **Last updated:** [June 6, 2014, 1:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-may/687430 "2014-06-06T01:15:25Z")
After a rainout in Minnesota, the Dodgers get back on track with their offense. Weird and somehow unnatural to see Andre Ethier as a DH, but it’s a way of getting all 4 outfielders to start the same game. :wink: --- ## [Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D Season 1 Episode 2: 0-8-4 (Spoilers)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/agents-of-s-h-i-e-l-d-season-1-episode-2-0-8-4-spoilers/670156)
**Author:** [@pricciar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pricciar)\ **Replies:** 117\ **Last updated:** [October 18, 2013, 3:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/agents-of-s-h-i-e-l-d-season-1-episode-2-0-8-4-spoilers/670156 "2013-10-18T15:27:34Z")
Picking up from the end of last episode the group travels to an ancient site in Peru to investigate a strange object. While there they find an old friend of Coulson’s and get drawn in to a battle between her rebellion fo… --- ## [Pitting Steophan](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pitting-steophan/795678)
**Author:** [@iiandyiiii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iiandyiiii)\ **Replies:** 316\ **Last updated:** [December 6, 2021, 9:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pitting-steophan/795678 "2021-12-06T09:02:55Z")
Original Title: Pitting Steophan for lying about me Steophan said something incorrect about me: I hadn’t said that. I challenged him on it. Over and over again, he made excuses why he couldn’t/wouldn’t find an examp… --- ## [Anal--Guys who Don't and Women who Won't](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anal-guys-who-dont-and-women-who-wont/503399)
**Author:** [@SSG\_Schwartz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SSG_Schwartz)\ **Replies:** 131\ **Last updated:** [July 27, 2009, 2:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anal-guys-who-dont-and-women-who-wont/503399 "2009-07-27T14:43:49Z")
Inspired by this thread, and more specifically, this post, I am interested. Let’s talk about people who do/don’t do buttsex. Women: Are you one? Have you ever been one? Why don’t you do it? Do you know any? What do the… --- ## [German soldier in "Saving Private Ryan" (OPEN SPOILERS!)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/german-soldier-in-saving-private-ryan-open-spoilers/381395)
**Author:** [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [June 5, 2013, 4:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/german-soldier-in-saving-private-ryan-open-spoilers/381395 "2013-06-05T16:10:47Z")
Is the captured German soldier that Capt. Miller (Tom Hanks) orders released (because Miller doesn’t want to just shoot him in cold blood, and can’t afford to take him along and continuously guard him) the same guy who s… --- ## [Non-PC Food Names](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/non-pc-food-names/753587)
**Author:** [@WordMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WordMan)\ **Replies:** 122\ **Last updated:** [July 16, 2017, 7:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/non-pc-food-names/753587 "2017-07-16T19:57:29Z")
I usually have a box of Goya’s Moros Y Christianos black beans and rice on hand: Moros y Cristianos - Black Beans and Rice About a year ago, it hit me: “Moros Y Christianos” = Moors & Christians = Black Moor Beans & … --- ## [What if i buy a car that has unpaid parking tickets?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-if-i-buy-a-car-that-has-unpaid-parking-tickets/316285)
**Author:** [@mhendo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mhendo)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [August 10, 2005, 4:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-if-i-buy-a-car-that-has-unpaid-parking-tickets/316285 "2005-08-10T04:05:28Z")
My wife and i are about to buy a second-hand car. We’re buying it from a friend, so this scenario is unlikely to be a problem, but i was wondering what would happen if you purchased a second-hand car and it had a whole b… --- ## [CW TV Superhero 4-way Crossover 2016 (Spoilers after airing)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cw-tv-superhero-4-way-crossover-2016-spoilers-after-airing/772408)
**Author:** [@Terminus\_Est](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Terminus_Est)\ **Replies:** 118\ **Last updated:** [December 9, 2016, 4:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cw-tv-superhero-4-way-crossover-2016-spoilers-after-airing/772408 "2016-12-09T04:00:26Z")
Heroes vs Aliens trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qQD0FF15zrI Entertainment Weekly cover: http://www.ew.com/sites/default/files/styles/tout\_image\_gallery\_612/public/1478716418/0055006611-EW-1440\_459x612.jpg?itok… --- ## [Raising Arizona, Was Leonard Smalls H.I.'s dad?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/raising-arizona-was-leonard-smalls-h-i-s-dad/565300)
**Author:** [@NurseCarmen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NurseCarmen)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [November 10, 2018, 3:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/raising-arizona-was-leonard-smalls-h-i-s-dad/565300 "2018-11-10T15:55:01Z")
The classic Raising Arizona was on last night, and at moment before Leonard’s death I turned to my wife and said He is H.I.'s dad. I’ve always thought that, because of the matching tattoos and the baby shoes that fly of… --- ## [Right to Assemble](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/right-to-assemble/602882)
**Author:** [@What\_the](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_the)\ **Replies:** 120\ **Last updated:** [November 28, 2011, 1:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/right-to-assemble/602882 "2011-11-28T01:00:13Z")
What reasonable limitations can be placed on that right? Have they been reasonable with the Occupiers? --- ## [How often do you give/get oral sex (honestly)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-often-do-you-give-get-oral-sex-honestly/113579)
**Author:** [@Chekmate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chekmate)\ **Replies:** 65\ **Last updated:** [June 21, 2002, 7:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-often-do-you-give-get-oral-sex-honestly/113579 "2002-06-21T07:13:02Z")
give: 1-2 times/month get: 3-7 times/month --- ## [Catherine Zeta Jones lies about her age?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/catherine-zeta-jones-lies-about-her-age/49112)
**Author:** [@Badtz\_Maru](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Badtz_Maru)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [January 11, 2001, 3:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/catherine-zeta-jones-lies-about-her-age/49112 "2001-01-11T03:22:06Z")
Someone told me that when she went to the Kennedy Honors Center she had to show her ID and it was revealed she was 42 or 43 years old at the time. She officially claims to have been born September 25, 1969. Which is corr… --- ## [Visitation/Funeral Attire](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/visitation-funeral-attire/415364)
**Author:** [@Hazle\_Weatherfield](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hazle_Weatherfield)\ **Replies:** 68\ **Last updated:** [August 17, 2007, 4:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/visitation-funeral-attire/415364 "2007-08-17T16:50:01Z")
I think this was done back in January, but it came up recently in my life and I just wondered if this is common or just a function of small midwestern towns. More and more, I find that I am dressed more formally than at… --- ## [Back to the Future reboot](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/back-to-the-future-reboot/559782)
**Author:** [@Nobody](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nobody)\ **Replies:** 106\ **Last updated:** [November 18, 2010, 2:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/back-to-the-future-reboot/559782 "2010-11-18T14:16:41Z")
Seeing as how so many movies are being re-imagined or re-booted, I can’t help but think that sooner or later there will be a Back to the Future reboot. If it were to be made today, who would play the main characters? I… --- ## [Inverse of cross product?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/inverse-of-cross-product/257087)
**Author:** [@av8rmike](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/av8rmike)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [July 29, 2004, 5:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/inverse-of-cross-product/257087 "2004-07-29T05:54:40Z")
Question to other math geeks out there: If I have vectors u and v, it’s trivial to compute the cross product, u x v. Unfortunately, what I have is u x v and v, and I need u. Is there a property of cross products that … --- ## [Scott Adams says he is dying {Died January 13th, 2026 at age 68}](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scott-adams-says-he-is-dying-died-january-13th-2026-at-age-68/1018677)
**Author:** [@Quimby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quimby)\ **Replies:** 306\ **Last updated:** [January 21, 2026, 4:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scott-adams-says-he-is-dying-died-january-13th-2026-at-age-68/1018677 "2026-01-21T16:54:10Z")
Scott Adams revealed today that he, like Biden, has aggressive Prostate cancer and says he will be gone by the Summer. A few years ago he revealed himself to be a pretty awful person (I suspect his first divorce broke … --- ## [What the heck is going on with the Royal Family ("Megxit")](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-the-heck-is-going-on-with-the-royal-family-megxit/846203)
**Author:** [@Leo\_Bloom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leo_Bloom)\ **Replies:** 165\ **Last updated:** [January 21, 2020, 7:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-the-heck-is-going-on-with-the-royal-family-megxit/846203 "2020-01-21T19:56:46Z")
Harry and Megan are moving to America. Huge event, surely. But he wants to unlink himself, somehow (I forget the word \[“official?”\] which was used) from such-and-such something or other which was his up-til-now customary… --- ## [Movie of the Year](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-of-the-year/772780)
**Author:** [@RivkahChaya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RivkahChaya)\ **Replies:** 182\ **Last updated:** [March 13, 2017, 9:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-of-the-year/772780 "2017-03-13T09:19:57Z")
Since the “Year of Death” thread is popular, and the alphabetical movies one we did a while ago was pretty popular, I thought we could do a movie list by year. We’ll start with 1916, name a movie released that year, and … --- ## [Will UGGS keep my feet warm?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-uggs-keep-my-feet-warm/569912)
**Author:** [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [February 4, 2011, 12:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-uggs-keep-my-feet-warm/569912 "2011-02-04T12:58:59Z")
I spend a lot of time sitting at my computer working, and my feet get soooo cold. I thought I had solved my problem when I bought some Uggs knock-offs at Walmart. For the first month or so, my feet were toasty warm all d… --- ## [Have you NEVER seen a Black woman NAKED?????!!!!!!!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-never-seen-a-black-woman-naked/84986)
**Author:** [@vivian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/vivian)\ **Replies:** 117\ **Last updated:** [October 6, 2001, 12:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-never-seen-a-black-woman-naked/84986 "2001-10-06T00:27:47Z")
okay…i have this problem at my gym where it seems that other women seem to think that i may have different female parts that they have never seen before. i swear to God/Allah/Elohim/Jehovah/Buddha etc,. that these women… --- ## [Moderating When You're Involved](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/moderating-when-youre-involved/557821)
**Author:** [@Shot\_From\_Guns](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shot_From_Guns)\ **Replies:** 71\ **Last updated:** [November 1, 2010, 5:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/moderating-when-youre-involved/557821 "2010-11-01T17:32:45Z")
This is regarding the thread I think I’m an alcoholic. Can’t multiquote, as the thread is locked, so I’m linking manually. twickster: Calling someone an asshole is 100% unacceptable in any forum but the Pit. Fortunate… --- ## [How often do people try to convert you to their religion?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-often-do-people-try-to-convert-you-to-their-religion/983176)
**Author:** [@Thing.Fish](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Thing.Fish)\ **Replies:** 333\ **Last updated:** [January 21, 2024, 3:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-often-do-people-try-to-convert-you-to-their-religion/983176 "2024-01-21T15:12:49Z")
In any thread about atheism on this board, many people will complain about being constantly put upon by people aggressively proselytizing to them. I certainly agree that it is rude and offensive to proselytize, but it’s … --- ## [Quick, fill-in MMP](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quick-fill-in-mmp/384625)
**Author:** [@ShibbOleth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ShibbOleth)\ **Replies:** 461\ **Last updated:** [December 25, 2006, 11:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quick-fill-in-mmp/384625 "2006-12-25T11:57:01Z")
So, I didn’t see one already, which is quite unusual, as it’s going on 9 am East Coast. Of course I am fairly blind so may have missed it. Today is my eldest’s birthday, my darling girl is now 11 years old. She was bo… --- ## [What's so great about the Christian heaven?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-so-great-about-the-christian-heaven/610544)
**Author:** [@Namkcalb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Namkcalb)\ **Replies:** 98\ **Last updated:** [April 3, 2012, 9:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-so-great-about-the-christian-heaven/610544 "2012-04-03T21:49:19Z")
as above. /\\ --- ## [CA lawyers: What's "Furtherance of justice"??](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ca-lawyers-whats-furtherance-of-justice/523644)
**Author:** [@Chessic\_Sense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chessic_Sense)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [March 18, 2012, 1:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ca-lawyers-whats-furtherance-of-justice/523644 "2012-03-18T01:10:53Z")
Mods: This is a fictional scenario tangentially related to my work. Though I’m asking this question in order to perform my job better, this is not a petition for legal advice. A part of my duties requires reading thou… --- ## [I inherit a 400 oz bar of Swastika stamped Nazi Gold from WWII - Can I sell it on ebay?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-inherit-a-400-oz-bar-of-swastika-stamped-nazi-gold-from-wwii-can-i-sell-it-on-ebay/737749)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [November 22, 2015, 8:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-inherit-a-400-oz-bar-of-swastika-stamped-nazi-gold-from-wwii-can-i-sell-it-on-ebay/737749 "2015-11-22T08:31:34Z")
I was viewing this fascinating wikion a huge Nazi gold cache discovered at the end of WWII and I wondered what would happen if I somehow came into possession of a 400 troy oz bar of gold with a Nazi stamp on it. If I put… --- ## [Fuck the Neocolonialist. Fuck them hard.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fuck-the-neocolonialist-fuck-them-hard/402100)
**Author:** [@MrDibble](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MrDibble)\ **Replies:** 209\ **Last updated:** [May 5, 2007, 11:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fuck-the-neocolonialist-fuck-them-hard/402100 "2007-05-05T23:40:21Z")
Thing I’ve seen come up time and again in debates about Africa: some clever wag will come up with the notion that things were “better” under colonialist governments, and really, all Africa needs is a bit of “‘Colonial’ … --- ## [OMG, call 911](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omg-call-911/525133)
**Author:** [@flickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/flickster)\ **Replies:** 114\ **Last updated:** [January 20, 2010, 1:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omg-call-911/525133 "2010-01-20T13:48:01Z")
What an f’ing mamsy pamsy society we live in Hunters spark lockdown of Texas nuclear weapons plant WTF, some pencil-neck sees hunters TWO MILES from the plant and calls the cops. :rolleyes: I hope the nit wit gets… --- ## [Okay to drink/abuse your body if you're pregnant but intending to abort?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/okay-to-drink-abuse-your-body-if-youre-pregnant-but-intending-to-abort/432045)
**Author:** [@Freudian\_Slit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Freudian_Slit)\ **Replies:** 86\ **Last updated:** [January 4, 2008, 8:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/okay-to-drink-abuse-your-body-if-youre-pregnant-but-intending-to-abort/432045 "2008-01-04T20:06:51Z")
I’ve wondered this question a lot. At a New Year’s Eve party, I couldn’t drink due to meds that I’ll be on for a week and a half, so I told everyone who inquired about my complaining about it, that I was maybe preggers … --- ## [Why do guys call each other by their last names?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-guys-call-each-other-by-their-last-names/169245)
**Author:** [@Bob55](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bob55)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [April 20, 2003, 2:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-guys-call-each-other-by-their-last-names/169245 "2003-04-20T02:20:53Z")
A girl at work asked me an interesting question - why do guys (especially in athletics) call each other by their last names, but girls generally do not? I thought up a few reasons, but they’re just guesses. Is there a … --- ## [The Omnibus Republican Snowflake Thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-omnibus-republican-snowflake-thread/788786)
**Author:** [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Replies:** 131\ **Last updated:** [July 9, 2017, 8:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-omnibus-republican-snowflake-thread/788786 "2017-07-09T20:12:19Z")
I’ll start this off with a rousing cheer to our Snowflake-in-Chief! Apparently Britain has to be a safe space if Trump’s gonna go over there. Poor thing won’t go somewhere where there might be big protests, it might hu… --- ## [Hot Gun Barrels Burn People](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hot-gun-barrels-burn-people/612850)
**Author:** [@Baruch\_Spinoza](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baruch_Spinoza)\ **Replies:** 69\ **Last updated:** [February 21, 2012, 6:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hot-gun-barrels-burn-people/612850 "2012-02-21T18:52:31Z")
In too many TV shows and movies, someone fires a revolver and then puts it into the front waistband of their pants, barrel pointing downward to a sensitive area. Isn’t the barrel very hot, enough to burn your hand if yo… --- ## [I think I passed a kidney stone last night](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-think-i-passed-a-kidney-stone-last-night/572275)
**Author:** [@notfrommensa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/notfrommensa)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [February 24, 2011, 11:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-think-i-passed-a-kidney-stone-last-night/572275 "2011-02-24T23:21:40Z")
Early this morning (about 2:30 am), I woke up with an intense pain in my left kidney region. Not a sharp pain, (and not agonizing) but one that felt like was apply a lot of pressure to the left side of my lower back. P… --- ## [John Carter (of Mars)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/john-carter-of-mars/615203)
**Author:** [@Alessan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alessan)\ **Replies:** 99\ **Last updated:** [June 12, 2012, 6:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/john-carter-of-mars/615203 "2012-06-12T18:49:25Z")
So I saw \*John Carter \*tonight. Good movie. Actually, it was a damn good movie, even a great one, despite a weak first third. It came \*this \*close to being another Clash of the Titans, but it was such an obvious labor o… --- ## [Survivor finale tonight Who wins? Speculation and Spoilers](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/survivor-finale-tonight-who-wins-speculation-and-spoilers/582000)
**Author:** [@notfrommensa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/notfrommensa)\ **Replies:** 129\ **Last updated:** [May 19, 2011, 4:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/survivor-finale-tonight-who-wins-speculation-and-spoilers/582000 "2011-05-19T16:29:02Z")
1 episode, 8 players :eek: left. Its time for the Shark to get his redemption. Rob Natalie Ashley (or is it Andrea?) Phillip :eek: and the Redemption Island castaway Castaways Grant Matt Mike Andrea (or is it A… --- ## [Weiner dog owners, can we talk?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weiner-dog-owners-can-we-talk/782371)
**Author:** [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\ **Replies:** 147\ **Last updated:** [April 29, 2017, 5:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weiner-dog-owners-can-we-talk/782371 "2017-04-29T05:20:00Z")
I am the proud and loving owner of Nathan, a brown and tan/dappled dachshund. This is how I found him. Just now I am worried for him. He’s not been well. Somehow he got really constipated. I noticed he was moving … --- ## [I Pit Fenris](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-fenris/160703)
**Author:** [@Eutychus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eutychus)\ **Replies:** 98\ **Last updated:** [June 21, 2021, 3:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-fenris/160703 "2021-06-21T03:28:09Z")
Link Fenris … You know that we agree on a lot of things. Things of importance. Things of merit. We respect each other’s opinions. But goddamn it son, have you fucking lost your mind!! Bedknobs and Broomsticks is bette… --- ## [Change the name of the Washington Redskins](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/change-the-name-of-the-washington-redskins/659674)
**Author:** [@dflower](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dflower)\ **Replies:** 139\ **Last updated:** [July 21, 2025, 5:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/change-the-name-of-the-washington-redskins/659674 "2025-07-21T05:49:36Z")
So congress may pass a law to rid the team of the name Redskins. OK what should the new name be? The Washington Hogs? --- ## [Can Anyone Help Me Understand the Subject-Object Dichotomy in Feminism?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-anyone-help-me-understand-the-subject-object-dichotomy-in-feminism/697569)
**Author:** [@Budget\_Player\_Cadet](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Budget_Player_Cadet)\ **Replies:** 60\ **Last updated:** [October 5, 2014, 3:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-anyone-help-me-understand-the-subject-object-dichotomy-in-feminism/697569 "2014-10-05T03:06:23Z")
I’m going to preface this by saying that so far, every time I’ve opened my mouth on feminism, I’ve ended up changing my position after someone else explained it to me. It was mostly a matter of me not understanding the i… --- ## [Any good news re: COVID-19?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-good-news-re-covid-19/849610)
**Author:** [@nelliebly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nelliebly)\ **Replies:** 175\ **Last updated:** [April 25, 2020, 1:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-good-news-re-covid-19/849610 "2020-04-25T01:20:10Z")
I’ve been trying to keep my chin up during this COVID-19 crisis, but it gets harder and harder as the news gets grimmer, both in terms of the disease itself and what it’s doing to the economy. I know most people survive … [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=423&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=425&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)