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**Author:** [@Covered\_In\_Bees](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Covered_In_Bees)\ **Replies:** 120\ **Last updated:** [November 9, 2010, 6:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wsop-2010-world-series-of-poker/540762 "2010-11-09T18:57:16Z")
Starts on Friday with the casual casino employee tournament then jumps head first into some hardcore action with the first tournament of its kind in the WS: $50,000 Poker Player’s Championship. PPC consists of eight pok… --- ## [Ask The Real Live Guy In A Real Wheelchair.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-real-live-guy-in-a-real-wheelchair/630307)
**Author:** [@BMalion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BMalion)\ **Replies:** 90\ **Last updated:** [September 26, 2012, 7:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-real-live-guy-in-a-real-wheelchair/630307 "2012-09-26T19:01:51Z")
Unlike some people I could mention, I exist. I have been to several Dopefests, hosted a couple, and count Dopers, Moderators and even member of the SDSAB as my dear friends. I just got my wheelchair! I am so happy I c… --- ## [UK show "Misfits" accent question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/uk-show-misfits-accent-question/548007)
**Author:** [@Tristan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tristan)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [August 2, 2010, 5:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/uk-show-misfits-accent-question/548007 "2010-08-02T17:00:38Z")
So my friends and I are watching this fine fine show, and we have placed most of the accents, and we are still stuck on Kelly. A fine girl, if a bit rough, and clearly a bit Chav, but that’s ok. What I am trying to fig… --- ## [I'm not impressed with home LED lighting](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-not-impressed-with-home-led-lighting/611224)
**Author:** [@Mangetout](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mangetout)\ **Replies:** 90\ **Last updated:** [May 23, 2012, 1:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-not-impressed-with-home-led-lighting/611224 "2012-05-23T01:26:10Z")
I just tried out some 5W ‘corn cob’ LED cluster bulbs for the home - I installed 3 of them in a ceiling fitting - each bulb has 108 SMT ‘Warm White’ LEDs arranged in rows around the side of a plastic cylinder. I ordered… --- ## [Donald Trump finds out where the GOP draws the line & it's at Megyn Kelly's bloody vagina](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/donald-trump-finds-out-where-the-gop-draws-the-line-its-at-megyn-kellys-bloody-vagina/727408)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 129\ **Last updated:** [August 17, 2015, 11:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/donald-trump-finds-out-where-the-gop-draws-the-line-its-at-megyn-kellys-bloody-vagina/727408 "2015-08-17T23:45:48Z")
I did not know where that line was going to be drawn, but apparently attacking a Fox News Anchor is goring one ox too many. Donald Trump banned from RedState over menstruation jibe at Megyn Kelly --- ## [Garage Doors Left Open and Unattended](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/garage-doors-left-open-and-unattended/639622)
**Author:** [@SmellMyWort](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SmellMyWort)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [November 3, 2012, 3:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/garage-doors-left-open-and-unattended/639622 "2012-11-03T15:31:08Z")
I own a single family home with attached garage. The garage door stays closed probably 95% of the time with the exception of when someone is pulling in or out of the garage or when some sort of activity is going on where… --- ## [Why no roast pork in American delis?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-no-roast-pork-in-american-delis/673754)
**Author:** [@Kyrie\_Eleison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kyrie_Eleison)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [November 14, 2013, 10:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-no-roast-pork-in-american-delis/673754 "2013-11-14T22:47:53Z")
Of course, I generalize. I’m sure there’s a deli out there somewhere that has roast pork. But in this area, if you go to the deli counter at any local supermarket, you’ll find roast turkey, roast chicken, roast beef, a… --- ## [bad cold- why gunk out of one nostril only?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bad-cold-why-gunk-out-of-one-nostril-only/253432)
**Author:** [@scm1001](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/scm1001)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [July 5, 2004, 4:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bad-cold-why-gunk-out-of-one-nostril-only/253432 "2004-07-05T16:56:21Z")
sorry, I have probably got too much time on my hands sitting at home feeling miserable, but I have been producing lots of impressive thick yellow gunk, but out of one nostril only. Is this because (i) only one lung is i… --- ## [Draining pool for the first time--need answer fast!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/draining-pool-for-the-first-time-need-answer-fast/538480)
**Author:** [@malkavia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/malkavia)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [May 7, 2014, 6:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/draining-pool-for-the-first-time-need-answer-fast/538480 "2014-05-07T18:11:15Z")
When I bought this house last August, my boyfriend requested that we drain the pool for summer 2010 as the pool is now 7 years old and has never been fully drained. I agreed and the months went by with little thought gi… --- ## [What should I do about my child's father?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-should-i-do-about-my-childs-father/538012)
**Author:** [@Blackberry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Blackberry)\ **Replies:** 130\ **Last updated:** [May 9, 2010, 10:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-should-i-do-about-my-childs-father/538012 "2010-05-09T22:36:50Z")
My daughter is 10 years old. When she was born I was barely 18 and her dad was 20. I broke up with him for good when she was a couple months old, but for the first 5 years of her life, her dad was very involved with he… --- ## [Having my wisdom teeth out on Monday, what can I expect?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/having-my-wisdom-teeth-out-on-monday-what-can-i-expect/489266)
**Author:** [@ReuvenB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ReuvenB)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [March 17, 2009, 9:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/having-my-wisdom-teeth-out-on-monday-what-can-i-expect/489266 "2009-03-17T21:39:32Z")
So I’m finally getting my wisdom teeth out. Even though none of them are impacted, it seems I’ve developed something called an operculum, which led to an infection that was ridiculously painful, and in order to prevent … --- ## [‘Flo’ (Progressive Insurance) Is A Bad Model](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/flo-progressive-insurance-is-a-bad-model/686789)
**Author:** [@UncleFred](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/UncleFred)\ **Replies:** 88\ **Last updated:** [May 5, 2014, 8:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/flo-progressive-insurance-is-a-bad-model/686789 "2014-05-05T20:28:03Z")
I am very disturbed by the character ‘Flo’ in all the Progressive Insurance ads on TV. And I don’t just mean her appearance. This is a person with a low-ranking job who lives, eats, and sleeps for her company. She wears… --- ## [What can women do to get their SO interested in them sexually?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-can-women-do-to-get-their-so-interested-in-them-sexually/490395)
**Author:** [@Plan\_B](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Plan_B)\ **Replies:** 164\ **Last updated:** [March 24, 2009, 11:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-can-women-do-to-get-their-so-interested-in-them-sexually/490395 "2009-03-24T23:04:53Z")
For the record, I’m a happily married middle-aged guy. But I work with a lot of women and one conversation that comes up from time to time is how their marriage has become stale, passionless and all that. And they seem… --- ## [Store and other business names that bug you](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/store-and-other-business-names-that-bug-you/852001)
**Author:** [@Reeses\_Monkey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Reeses_Monkey)\ **Replies:** 230\ **Last updated:** [May 5, 2020, 5:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/store-and-other-business-names-that-bug-you/852001 "2020-05-05T17:22:06Z")
For me, it’s Ruth’s Chris Steak House. What is a ‘Chris Steak’? (I know she added her name to the original Chris Steak House, but that still doesn’t answer my question.) --- ## [US expats still paying taxes to the US](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/us-expats-still-paying-taxes-to-the-us/536195)
**Author:** [@SanVito](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SanVito)\ **Replies:** 66\ **Last updated:** [April 21, 2010, 6:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/us-expats-still-paying-taxes-to-the-us/536195 "2010-04-21T18:03:22Z")
In this thread, the topic of US expats paying taxes back home crops up frequently, and I was surprised to read that if you hold a US passport you’re supposed to pay US taxes, even if you’ve never lived there. What I wan… --- ## [How do deaf people think?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-deaf-people-think/694515)
**Author:** [@Grrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrr)\ **Replies:** 80\ **Last updated:** [August 7, 2014, 2:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-deaf-people-think/694515 "2014-08-07T14:45:26Z")
Like, if a deaf person is sitting on a couch trying to decide whether or not he wants to do laundry today, what goes on internally? With me (and I assume most people) I can “hear” the conversation going on in my head. B… --- ## [Redskins Trademark may be canceled.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/redskins-trademark-may-be-canceled/691059)
**Author:** [@Edward\_The\_Head](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Edward_The_Head)\ **Replies:** 86\ **Last updated:** [June 24, 2017, 7:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/redskins-trademark-may-be-canceled/691059 "2017-06-24T07:53:48Z")
Seems the US Patent Office has ruled that the Redskins’ name is “disparaging of Native Americans”, and the trademark must be canceled. Not sure how I feel about this. I get why people don’t like the name, but I don’t li… --- ## [Everybody has a topic they can bore people to death talking about...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/everybody-has-a-topic-they-can-bore-people-to-death-talking-about/630882)
**Author:** [@janis\_and\_c0](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/janis_and_c0)\ **Replies:** 163\ **Last updated:** [August 8, 2013, 1:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/everybody-has-a-topic-they-can-bore-people-to-death-talking-about/630882 "2013-08-08T01:04:53Z")
What’s yours? With apologies to DoctorJ --- ## [Can lungs remove food?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-lungs-remove-food/144739)
**Author:** [@badmana](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/badmana)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [December 28, 2002, 2:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-lungs-remove-food/144739 "2002-12-28T14:42:16Z")
Today while eating lunch (fried rice) I (nearly) sent food the “wrong way”. It got me thinking…can our lungs remove food? I know I’ve heard that lungs can “clean” themselves of smoke and all sorts of other particles bu… --- ## [Ed: 2 things. 1) You win! Congrats. 2) One last try](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ed-2-things-1-you-win-congrats-2-one-last-try/488942)
**Author:** [@Fenris](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fenris)\ **Replies:** 142\ **Last updated:** [March 21, 2009, 2:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ed-2-things-1-you-win-congrats-2-one-last-try/488942 "2009-03-21T14:12:37Z")
From here Ed, who are you arguing with? 1500 posts on this topic and I can’t find one post, not ONE suggesting that “cunt” or “fuck off and die” is an appropriate response (yes–I know–someone will now link to the one … --- ## [Do Women Go Through a "Cute & Little" Phase?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-women-go-through-a-cute-little-phase/745558)
**Author:** [@LinusK](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LinusK)\ **Replies:** 132\ **Last updated:** [February 23, 2016, 10:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-women-go-through-a-cute-little-phase/745558 "2016-02-23T22:44:21Z")
Kathleen Reardonsays young women support Bernie Sanders because they go through a “Cute and Little” stage: Do young women go through a “cute and little” stage? --- ## [Are revolvers really better to commit crimes with?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-revolvers-really-better-to-commit-crimes-with/668357)
**Author:** [@Keyzer\_Soza](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Keyzer_Soza)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [September 10, 2013, 6:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-revolvers-really-better-to-commit-crimes-with/668357 "2013-09-10T06:27:02Z")
I can’t remember where i’ve heard this but it may just be from a movie or tv show but it was described how if you were to use a gun in a crime it would be smarter to use a revolver just due to the fact that the cartridge… --- ## [Wherefore & whither the GOP? (Sept 2010)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wherefore-whither-the-gop-sept-2010/553343)
**Author:** [@foolsguinea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/foolsguinea)\ **Replies:** 93\ **Last updated:** [October 10, 2010, 8:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wherefore-whither-the-gop-sept-2010/553343 "2010-10-10T20:14:24Z")
or, “Why is anyone still voting for the GOP anyway?” Since I was hijacking the Why SPECIFICALLY do Republicans hate Obama? thread, I started this one for “Why is anyone still voting for the GOP anyway?” If Huckabee em… --- ## [NFL: Give an HONEST assessment of your team](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-give-an-honest-assessment-of-your-team/562489)
**Author:** [@DCnDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DCnDC)\ **Replies:** 106\ **Last updated:** [December 17, 2010, 3:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-give-an-honest-assessment-of-your-team/562489 "2010-12-17T15:10:17Z")
As the season begins to wind down and the playoff race gets into full swing, I wanted to make a thread about everyone’s respective team and where they are. The point of this is to provide an honest, no bullshit assessme… --- ## [Neo-Nazi leader in southwest killed by 10-year-old son](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/neo-nazi-leader-in-southwest-killed-by-10-year-old-son/580717)
**Author:** [@LonesomePolecat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LonesomePolecat)\ **Replies:** 115\ **Last updated:** [May 19, 2011, 1:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/neo-nazi-leader-in-southwest-killed-by-10-year-old-son/580717 "2011-05-19T01:50:30Z")
Story here. If the father had gotten killed doing something stupid, I’d laugh it off. But he was murdered in his sleep by his own 10-year-old son. What kind of sick things do you have to do to your own kid to make him … --- ## [Why I think Chaffetz is really stepping down](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-i-think-chaffetz-is-really-stepping-down/785054)
**Author:** [@adaher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/adaher)\ **Replies:** 93\ **Last updated:** [July 3, 2017, 2:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-i-think-chaffetz-is-really-stepping-down/785054 "2017-07-03T02:42:36Z")
To put it simply, modern politics is to polarized that it’s unthinkable for a party to investigate its own President anymore. Chaffetz always had a reputation for honesty and reaching out to the other side. Rather than s… --- ## [How Much Does a Turd Weigh?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-does-a-turd-weigh/512667)
**Author:** [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [October 9, 2009, 3:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-does-a-turd-weigh/512667 "2009-10-09T03:02:57Z")
I mean I get that there will be lots of variation based on the “provider’s” age, diet, eating habits, bowel habits, size, etc. But in general, how much should a deuce from a 30-year-old, 200-pound male with a once-daily … --- ## [Origin of the phrase “the shit has hit the fan”](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/origin-of-the-phrase-the-shit-has-hit-the-fan/193515)
**Author:** [@Orange\_Skinner](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Orange_Skinner)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [January 5, 2012, 3:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/origin-of-the-phrase-the-shit-has-hit-the-fan/193515 "2012-01-05T03:53:18Z")
I’ve wondered about this for sometime. Does anyone know how we wound up with the expression “the shit has hit the fan?” --- ## [Will Chicken Bones Hurt My Dog?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-chicken-bones-hurt-my-dog/26736)
**Author:** [@Fear\_Itself](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fear_Itself)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [July 5, 2011, 7:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-chicken-bones-hurt-my-dog/26736 "2011-07-05T19:07:14Z")
Growing up, I was always told that you should never feed chicken bones to a dog, because they would splinter and kill the animal. Then, I married my ex, and she fed chicken bones to her dog all the time, much to my horro… --- ## [What Mainstream Food Item have You Never Tasted?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-mainstream-food-item-have-you-never-tasted/820463)
**Author:** [@Two\_Many\_Cats](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Two_Many_Cats)\ **Replies:** 254\ **Last updated:** [September 8, 2018, 12:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-mainstream-food-item-have-you-never-tasted/820463 "2018-09-08T00:57:36Z")
I don’t remember this ever being a topic. So, I was browsing the online collection of menus at the New York Library, and I saw a dish that is fairly common that I’ve never (to my memory) eaten. And that dish is Filet o… --- ## [What kind of deodorant do mature men in their mid 20s use?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-kind-of-deodorant-do-mature-men-in-their-mid-20s-use/576459)
**Author:** [@PSXer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PSXer)\ **Replies:** 88\ **Last updated:** [February 23, 2018, 10:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-kind-of-deodorant-do-mature-men-in-their-mid-20s-use/576459 "2018-02-23T22:38:23Z")
I’ve been using Old Spice stick but people are telling me thats just as bad as using Axe --- ## [Claim: the NSA records and stores 80% of U.S. phone calls](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/claim-the-nsa-records-and-stores-80-of-u-s-phone-calls/692912)
**Author:** [@Leaper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaper)\ **Replies:** 94\ **Last updated:** [July 22, 2014, 2:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/claim-the-nsa-records-and-stores-80-of-u-s-phone-calls/692912 "2014-07-22T14:05:20Z")
According to the Guardian. What do you think? True? Police state, as I’ve seen some say? Will anything be done about it, ever, if true? --- ## [Scene in Goodfellas. How did they do it?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scene-in-goodfellas-how-did-they-do-it/542163)
**Author:** [@Crafter\_Man](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crafter_Man)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [June 9, 2010, 3:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scene-in-goodfellas-how-did-they-do-it/542163 "2010-06-09T15:46:31Z")
Watched \*\*Goodfellas \*\*last night. There is a scene where Ray Liotta takes Lorraine Bracco to a restaurant called The Copacabana. The scene shows them getting out of the car, entering the restaurant through a backdoor (i… --- ## [Can I grow my peppers from seeds in a store bought pepper?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-i-grow-my-peppers-from-seeds-in-a-store-bought-pepper/535060)
**Author:** [@WarmNPrickly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WarmNPrickly)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [April 7, 2010, 6:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-i-grow-my-peppers-from-seeds-in-a-store-bought-pepper/535060 "2010-04-07T06:55:29Z")
I can never find poblano or anaheim pepper seed packets, so yesterday I got this crazy idea to just buy the peppers and use the seeds in them to start my plants. Will this work? --- ## [General Doctor Who questions](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/general-doctor-who-questions/603081)
**Author:** [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Replies:** 84\ **Last updated:** [December 1, 2011, 3:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/general-doctor-who-questions/603081 "2011-12-01T03:08:59Z")
I’m new to Doctor Who- I’ve watched about 3.5 seasons starting with Eccleston and currently on the adventures of The Doctor and Martha. A few questions that I have though: The first Doctor was portrayed as somewhat eld… --- ## [My kid is into Pokemon cards and I need help](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-kid-is-into-pokemon-cards-and-i-need-help/670868)
**Author:** [@Anonymous\_Coward](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anonymous_Coward)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [November 10, 2013, 5:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-kid-is-into-pokemon-cards-and-i-need-help/670868 "2013-11-10T17:49:34Z")
So my kid is just getting into Pokemon cards and I could use a quick rundown on the basics of buying cards. He’s not playing games yet but once his reading improves I imagine that’ll come as well. As a former Magic pl… --- ## [What TV character would you most like to be friends with?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-tv-character-would-you-most-like-to-be-friends-with/545071)
**Author:** [@furryman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/furryman)\ **Replies:** 123\ **Last updated:** [July 6, 2010, 5:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-tv-character-would-you-most-like-to-be-friends-with/545071 "2010-07-06T17:22:23Z")
Most sitcom characters are too snarky all the time. If your friends with an action hero your likely to die. If you freinds with a drama character your life is likely to be filled with drama. I think I’d pick Bill Cros… --- ## [Should I worry about this? (Possible identity/cc theft)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-i-worry-about-this-possible-identity-cc-theft/620507)
**Author:** [@tdn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tdn)\ **Replies:** 66\ **Last updated:** [May 5, 2012, 11:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-i-worry-about-this-possible-identity-cc-theft/620507 "2012-05-05T23:32:45Z")
I received this e-mail this morning from Andre Shults \[support@gredine.com\]: Should I contact my bank? --- ## [“Wordle,” a strangely compelling word game (Part 4)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-4/1032553)
**Author:** [@Chronos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chronos)\ **Replies:** 1083\ **Last updated:** [November 10, 2026, 6:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-4/1032553 "2026-11-10T18:55:19Z")
Continued from “Wordle,” a strangely compelling word game (Part 3) --- ## [MLB: June 2010](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-june-2010/541521)
**Author:** [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Replies:** 166\ **Last updated:** [July 1, 2010, 4:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-june-2010/541521 "2010-07-01T16:14:55Z")
The Dodgers end May with a 20-8 record, the second-best May they’ve ever had. The capper was last night’s “balk-off” win against the Diamondbacks. --- ## [explain to me the concept of "chemistry" between two romantic leads](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/explain-to-me-the-concept-of-chemistry-between-two-romantic-leads/551579)
**Author:** [@Arnold\_Winkelried](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Arnold_Winkelried)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [August 2, 2016, 3:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/explain-to-me-the-concept-of-chemistry-between-two-romantic-leads/551579 "2016-08-02T03:21:35Z")
I will read sometimes in a movie review (especially for romantic comedies) that the two lead actors have “no chemistry”. How can you tell? I have seen movies that were described as such, and usually it seems to me that … --- ## [Coworker asks if her teenaged son can live with you. What do you tell her?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coworker-asks-if-her-teenaged-son-can-live-with-you-what-do-you-tell-her/772424)
**Author:** [@monstro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/monstro)\ **Replies:** 141\ **Last updated:** [December 3, 2016, 4:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coworker-asks-if-her-teenaged-son-can-live-with-you-what-do-you-tell-her/772424 "2016-12-03T04:42:25Z")
This happened yesterday, and I’m trying to figure out how my response squares with the general consensus. Yesterday after staff meeting, a coworker came into my office and said in a whispery voice that she had a persona… --- ## [Decades Of Child Abuse In Ireland: Surprise - Catholic Church Responsible!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/decades-of-child-abuse-in-ireland-surprise-catholic-church-responsible/497099)
**Author:** [@DMark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DMark)\ **Replies:** 157\ **Last updated:** [June 5, 2009, 3:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/decades-of-child-abuse-in-ireland-surprise-catholic-church-responsible/497099 "2009-06-05T03:37:59Z")
From this CNN article. As an avowed ex-Catholic, this is just further proof of the hypocrisy of the Catholic Church with regards to what they practice vs. what they preach. I am sure someone will say, “Oh, but it is ju… --- ## [The Great Ongoing Photography Thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-great-ongoing-photography-thread/777503)
**Author:** [@TwoCarrotSnowman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TwoCarrotSnowman)\ **Replies:** 105\ **Last updated:** [October 4, 2017, 9:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-great-ongoing-photography-thread/777503 "2017-10-04T21:45:40Z")
Hi all, Firstly, I searched and didn’t find any threads of this nature… if I missed one, please point me at it (and slap me around the head with a tripod…) I bet there are a lot of people on the Dope who have an intere… --- ## [interview dress code - ask the interviewer??](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/interview-dress-code-ask-the-interviewer/566720)
**Author:** [@ultraman100](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ultraman100)\ **Replies:** 68\ **Last updated:** [January 14, 2011, 12:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/interview-dress-code-ask-the-interviewer/566720 "2011-01-14T00:35:23Z")
If you have an interview at a location that is far enough away where you can’t just visit easily, would you be alright asking the interviewer what the dress code is at the place so you can match the right level of dress?… --- ## [why does my fart stink like pig shit?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-my-fart-stink-like-pig-shit/680522)
**Author:** [@marcin\_bykowski](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/marcin_bykowski)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [February 11, 2014, 2:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-my-fart-stink-like-pig-shit/680522 "2014-02-11T02:28:10Z")
i think im turning into a walking pile of poop! D= it sucks so bad cause I fart a lot more than people round me :frowning: do i have something wrong with my guts? what do I do? its screwing up my social life :smack: --- ## [Old Magazine Ad: Spider Monkeys Through The Mail](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-magazine-ad-spider-monkeys-through-the-mail/190855)
**Author:** [@exvex](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/exvex)\ **Replies:** 93\ **Last updated:** [May 18, 2022, 1:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-magazine-ad-spider-monkeys-through-the-mail/190855 "2022-05-18T01:55:51Z")
This must have been 25+ years ago but there used to be an ad every month in the back of Boy’s Life magazine that advertised live spider monkeys you could purchase through the mail. The ad featured a picture of a littl… --- ## [Talk to me about tiers in D&D](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/talk-to-me-about-tiers-in-d-d/616308)
**Author:** [@FinnAgain](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FinnAgain)\ **Replies:** 70\ **Last updated:** [March 25, 2012, 4:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/talk-to-me-about-tiers-in-d-d/616308 "2012-03-25T16:25:41Z")
So, thanks to one of the many SDMB Doper D&D games, I’ve been getting back into gaming. I haven’t played since 2nd edition when psionicists were flashy and new. In my research into the 3.5 edition of the game (we aren’t… --- ## [Which bullet hits the ground first: fired or dropped?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-bullet-hits-the-ground-first-fired-or-dropped/187268)
**Author:** [@Hampshire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hampshire)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [July 12, 2003, 1:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-bullet-hits-the-ground-first-fired-or-dropped/187268 "2003-07-12T13:16:17Z")
I’ve bet against three of my friends that I am correct on this one. On a completely level plane (no earth curvature) if a gun is fired parallel to the ground from say 5 feet up, and at the moment the bullet leaves the m… --- ## [Shaved pussies](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shaved-pussies/630097)
**Author:** [@Rune](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rune)\ **Replies:** 66\ **Last updated:** [February 1, 2013, 5:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shaved-pussies/630097 "2013-02-01T17:46:43Z")
I had always thought that girls shaving their muffs was a relatively recent fashion trend. From around the early 90s or so. But then I found myself browsing some naughty vintage pictures and saw that a minority even back… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=425&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=427&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)