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**Author:** [@Neo-Calredic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Neo-Calredic)\ **Replies:** 92\ **Last updated:** [December 18, 2013, 7:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-starting-to-go-bald-and-it-makes-me-feel-like-a-worse-person/676201 "2013-12-18T07:48:51Z")
At almost 37, I have a slowly-expanding but unmistakeably thin patch forming at the back of my head, and my hair overall is getting noticeably (to me) thinner than it was just a few years back. I have really dark hair, … --- ## [Fuck Adrian Peterson](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fuck-adrian-peterson/698357)
**Author:** [@Sateryn76](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sateryn76)\ **Replies:** 87\ **Last updated:** [September 18, 2014, 3:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fuck-adrian-peterson/698357 "2014-09-18T03:10:14Z")
So, in the latest NFL kerflfuffle, Minnesota Vikings running back has been indicted for hitting his kid with a switch on his bare bottom, which also wrapped around his legs, leaving welts on his thighs and scrotum. Plus… --- ## [Why do house bricks have holes in them?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-house-bricks-have-holes-in-them/659339)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [May 27, 2013, 3:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-house-bricks-have-holes-in-them/659339 "2013-05-27T15:10:21Z")
Pavers are solid. Construction bricks have two or sometimes three holes. I’ve seen old time bricks made on tv reno shows. Wood forms with red clay packed in. Then placed in a kiln and fired. But can’t recall them makin… --- ## [The Panama Papers - Mossack Fonseca leak](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-panama-papers-mossack-fonseca-leak/751136)
**Author:** [@jasg](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jasg)\ **Replies:** 130\ **Last updated:** [April 9, 2024, 1:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-panama-papers-mossack-fonseca-leak/751136 "2024-04-09T13:21:06Z")
A German newspaper, Süddeutsche Zeitung, just released the “Panama Papers”. A 2.6 terabyte document dump exposing over two hundred thousand of offshore shell companies. USA Today is also reporting on this story. A mu… --- ## [Will rats eat the soles of your feet while you sleep?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-rats-eat-the-soles-of-your-feet-while-you-sleep/541228)
**Author:** [@No\_Wikipedia\_Cites](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/No_Wikipedia_Cites)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [July 12, 2013, 12:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-rats-eat-the-soles-of-your-feet-while-you-sleep/541228 "2013-07-12T00:15:37Z")
In THe other side of Heaven the missionary sleeps with his feet uncovered and wakes up with his feet covered in his own blood; the rats nibbled it good. Is this true? Will rats do this? Why not eat other parts (like the… --- ## [The best part of the fact that The Avengers is about to make a Gazillion dollars is...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-best-part-of-the-fact-that-the-avengers-is-about-to-make-a-gazillion-dollars-is/620869)
**Author:** [@Quimby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quimby)\ **Replies:** 118\ **Last updated:** [October 11, 2012, 9:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-best-part-of-the-fact-that-the-avengers-is-about-to-make-a-gazillion-dollars-is/620869 "2012-10-11T21:24:44Z")
…that Joss Whedon is going to be able to green light absolutely anything he wants to. I can’t wait to see what it is! --- ## [Why does my tongue taste funny?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-my-tongue-taste-funny/544395)
**Author:** [@Merijeek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Merijeek)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [June 26, 2010, 8:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-my-tongue-taste-funny/544395 "2010-06-26T20:25:43Z")
So, I first noticed this on Tuesday at lunch. I’m eating my Tomato soup. The middle of my tongue tasted a bit alkaline, and the soup tasted like crap. Tuesday’s dinner tasted funny, and all the food on Wednesday tasted … --- ## [On TV, why do alcoholics always order club soda?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/on-tv-why-do-alcoholics-always-order-club-soda/704747)
**Author:** [@RivkahChaya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RivkahChaya)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [November 18, 2014, 5:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/on-tv-why-do-alcoholics-always-order-club-soda/704747 "2014-11-18T17:54:11Z")
Got to thinking about this on the “Asinine laws” thread. On TV, whenever the grizzled cop (who most of the recovering alcoholics are) go into a bar, they order club soda. They never order Coke, or ginger ale, or juice, o… --- ## [Indefensible position 1 Have Bad News for Atheists](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/indefensible-position-1-have-bad-news-for-atheists/720080)
**Author:** [@Scylla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scylla)\ **Replies:** 137\ **Last updated:** [May 29, 2015, 10:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/indefensible-position-1-have-bad-news-for-atheists/720080 "2015-05-29T22:18:22Z")
Note: I think I remember reading somewhere a series of articles called “Indefensible Postion” where the author made fun, off the wall arguments. They were tounge in cheek but thought provoking. I can’t find them now, … --- ## [Favourite Wise sayings to Live your life by!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favourite-wise-sayings-to-live-your-life-by/742052)
**Author:** [@TheAllSeeingEye](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TheAllSeeingEye)\ **Replies:** 128\ **Last updated:** [January 13, 2016, 3:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favourite-wise-sayings-to-live-your-life-by/742052 "2016-01-13T03:51:18Z")
i like sayings that rhyme or balance, prob cause i remember them easier, share yours! Also there are some that seem to me to be bollocks. Heres some examples. Recognise the idiot by the way he laughs (poznaj głupiego p… --- ## [Explain the love for Chick-Fil-A?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/explain-the-love-for-chick-fil-a/837654)
**Author:** [@Dongyang2016](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dongyang2016)\ **Replies:** 187\ **Last updated:** [August 4, 2019, 4:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/explain-the-love-for-chick-fil-a/837654 "2019-08-04T16:48:10Z")
I don’t know if this is a Great debate or a Cafe Society question or discussion. You decide. I live abroad but come back to my hometown in the Southeastern USA every couple of months. One thing I find absolutely amazing… --- ## [Must Lifetime Network movies suck quite so hard?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/must-lifetime-network-movies-suck-quite-so-hard/315670)
**Author:** [@Loopydude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Loopydude)\ **Replies:** 127\ **Last updated:** [August 10, 2005, 11:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/must-lifetime-network-movies-suck-quite-so-hard/315670 "2005-08-10T23:38:05Z")
I had to vacate the room. My wife’s vegging out as I post this to another Lifetime made-for-TV movie. It appears to star Beau Bridges and…Pam-frickin-Dawber! Beau and Mindy! Holy crap! Is poor Beau slumming it hard … --- ## [How did Bilbo get the ring from Gollum?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-did-bilbo-get-the-ring-from-gollum/573816)
**Author:** [@Wakinyan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wakinyan)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [March 8, 2011, 5:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-did-bilbo-get-the-ring-from-gollum/573816 "2011-03-08T17:33:50Z")
In The Hobbit we are told that Bilbo found the ring in the caves of the Misty Mountains. Gollum had lost it and Bilbo found it. Without knowing that it was Gollum’s ring on the one hand, and without Gollum even knowing h… --- ## [On the clock - 2008 NFL Draft](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/on-the-clock-2008-nfl-draft/446429)
**Author:** [@EllisDee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EllisDee)\ **Replies:** 454\ **Last updated:** [May 2, 2008, 7:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/on-the-clock-2008-nfl-draft/446429 "2008-05-02T19:04:26Z")
Here is for any NFL discussion during the run up to the draft, as well as realtime draft commentary as it happens live. EDIT: Oh, and just for the record, there is no way in hell Jerry Reese is going to trade away Jerem… --- ## [My ex was so dumb they thought](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-ex-was-so-dumb-they-thought/928047)
**Author:** [@jonpluc](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jonpluc)\ **Replies:** 160\ **Last updated:** [October 24, 2021, 12:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-ex-was-so-dumb-they-thought/928047 "2021-10-24T00:51:20Z")
That i was lying about graduating from Syracuse University because my Diploma hanging on the wall read: Universitas Syracusana After living in this State thier entire life and having a Drivers Licence in said State for … --- ## [The Health Benefits of Circumcision: The "Naturalistic Fallacy" gets the boot.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-health-benefits-of-circumcision-the-naturalistic-fallacy-gets-the-boot/432959)
**Author:** [@ambushed](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ambushed)\ **Replies:** 167\ **Last updated:** [December 4, 2009, 6:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-health-benefits-of-circumcision-the-naturalistic-fallacy-gets-the-boot/432959 "2009-12-04T18:34:59Z")
This is a revised copy of my manuscript, submitted for consideration of publication in The Skeptical Inquirer. The Skeptical Inquirer is the main publication of the Committee for Skeptical Inquiry, abbreviated as CSI (fo… --- ## [Charlottesville: can both sides be blamed for violence?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/charlottesville-can-both-sides-be-blamed-for-violence/793787)
**Author:** [@Machine\_Elf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Machine_Elf)\ **Replies:** 202\ **Last updated:** [August 19, 2017, 5:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/charlottesville-can-both-sides-be-blamed-for-violence/793787 "2017-08-19T05:49:33Z")
In the past several days, President Trump has taken great pains to not piss off his white/right constituents when addressing the events in Charlottesville. Yesterday he huffed and puffed while trying to draw bizarre dis… --- ## [SDMB book contest!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-book-contest/237408)
**Author:** [@Ed\_Zotti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ed_Zotti)\ **Replies:** 272\ **Last updated:** [April 3, 2004, 12:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-book-contest/237408 "2004-04-03T12:38:23Z")
Two things: Many people have complained that the user title “Charter Member” under their names is too snooty. SDMB member MonkeyMule, who works for a big NY publishing house, is trying to unload a bunch of books. (… --- ## [Does sweeping compound really work?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-sweeping-compound-really-work/548627)
**Author:** [@carnut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnut)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [December 29, 2016, 10:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-sweeping-compound-really-work/548627 "2016-12-29T22:13:53Z")
I remember the janitors in elementary school sprinkling green powder on the floor and then sweeping it up. The general consensus of us kids was that they were doing it to look busy. It seemed pointless. In fact, it still… --- ## [The Joe Horn "He Needed Killin'" Shooting Case: Your Opinions on His Acquittal](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-joe-horn-he-needed-killin-shooting-case-your-opinions-on-his-acquittal/455100)
**Author:** [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Replies:** 219\ **Last updated:** [July 7, 2008, 10:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-joe-horn-he-needed-killin-shooting-case-your-opinions-on-his-acquittal/455100 "2008-07-07T22:23:49Z")
Apologies if there’s already a thread- I couldn’t find one through various searches. For those who haven’t been following the story through various print and cable news magazines, Wiki has a good synopsis of the case. … --- ## [Confederate Flags in West Virginia?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/confederate-flags-in-west-virginia/620590)
**Author:** [@ZPG\_Zealot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ZPG_Zealot)\ **Replies:** 67\ **Last updated:** [May 10, 2012, 2:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/confederate-flags-in-west-virginia/620590 "2012-05-10T02:34:17Z")
I just finished watching a very interesting film the Wild and Wonderful Whites of West Virginia. One thing that stood out prominently as I watched was all the Confederate flags displayed by the family. If I am remember… --- ## [What's the difference between a rifle (or gun) and a cannon?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-difference-between-a-rifle-or-gun-and-a-cannon/310510)
**Author:** [@Whack-a-Mole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Whack-a-Mole)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [July 4, 2005, 4:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-difference-between-a-rifle-or-gun-and-a-cannon/310510 "2005-07-04T16:42:03Z")
Title pretty much says it all but for some examples: You hear of the big guns on a battleship referred to as a naval rifle. Tanks are described as using cannons…not rifles. The F86 Sabre aircraft used a 20mm cannon. … --- ## [The watch the birdie MMP](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-watch-the-birdie-mmp/702632)
**Author:** [@Spiderman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spiderman)\ **Replies:** 235\ **Last updated:** [November 3, 2014, 4:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-watch-the-birdie-mmp/702632 "2014-11-03T04:01:36Z")
On Sunday, we piled up the cars & headed out to Hawk Mountain to watch the birdies & the tree colors in the valley (mostly golden). This week, there are far more eagles than hawks; but the animal with the highest count,… --- ## [Fallout from Rick Perry's "Debate Performance"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fallout-from-rick-perrys-debate-performance/597407)
**Author:** [@Frank](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frank)\ **Replies:** 80\ **Last updated:** [October 2, 2011, 6:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fallout-from-rick-perrys-debate-performance/597407 "2011-10-02T18:25:54Z")
I haven’t watched the debate myself yet of course, but reviews & discussion ranging from the Los Angeles Times to the Huffington Postare painting this in rather dire tones. And yet, the SDMB elections forum is oddly quie… --- ## [Mac users - why do you like so few choices?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mac-users-why-do-you-like-so-few-choices/598949)
**Author:** [@Bijou\_Drains](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bijou_Drains)\ **Replies:** 150\ **Last updated:** [October 12, 2011, 5:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mac-users-why-do-you-like-so-few-choices/598949 "2011-10-12T05:13:42Z")
When I buy a product I like to have a lot of choices. For a car, TV, clothes, furniture, watch, radio, guitar, beer, wine, etc. I can choose from many different models and styles from many different companies. B… --- ## [Being "Stood Up" for a date... why does it happen?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/being-stood-up-for-a-date-why-does-it-happen/489472)
**Author:** [@Blalron](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Blalron)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [March 17, 2009, 5:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/being-stood-up-for-a-date-why-does-it-happen/489472 "2009-03-17T17:10:55Z")
I think I may have just been stood up. Perhaps there was a legitimate misunderstanding or some emergency, but this young woman that I invited for coffee and conversation at Starbucks was a no show on the agreed upon time… --- ## [The White Elephant Exchange 2007](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-white-elephant-exchange-2007/423597)
**Author:** [@Zebra](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zebra)\ **Replies:** 353\ **Last updated:** [December 3, 2007, 5:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-white-elephant-exchange-2007/423597 "2007-12-03T05:49:30Z")
I have obtained permission from a mod to host this. We will now, exchange White Elephant gifts. The basics are this. You email me, the host of the White Elephant Exchange sdmbwhiteelephant@hotmail.com You provide th… --- ## [Fuck Trump and his followers](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fuck-trump-and-his-followers/1009749)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 461\ **Last updated:** [January 20, 2025, 4:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fuck-trump-and-his-followers/1009749 "2025-01-20T16:03:37Z")
Fuck all you supposed “fence sitters” who were capable of ignoring the nasty and illegal crap he has done and has promised to do…but had no problem finding nits to pick to make it look like both sides were equally bad i… --- ## [Why do people start smoking in this day and age?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-people-start-smoking-in-this-day-and-age/560229)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 124\ **Last updated:** [November 15, 2010, 6:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-people-start-smoking-in-this-day-and-age/560229 "2010-11-15T18:35:42Z")
I’m always kind of surprised when I see young teen and twenty something celebrities smoking. Who are they modeling their behavior on? Smoking has been a known killer for decades and it’s virtually equivalent to taking a… --- ## [Do you have a tattoo?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-have-a-tattoo/545215)
**Author:** [@Kyla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kyla)\ **Replies:** 146\ **Last updated:** [July 12, 2010, 4:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-have-a-tattoo/545215 "2010-07-12T16:49:40Z")
Inspired by this thread. Poll coming. --- ## [How big are a blue whale's schlong and nuts?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-big-are-a-blue-whales-schlong-and-nuts/436255)
**Author:** [@OneCentStamp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OneCentStamp)\ **Replies:** 72\ **Last updated:** [October 19, 2014, 2:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-big-are-a-blue-whales-schlong-and-nuts/436255 "2014-10-19T02:07:28Z")
I imagine they must be epic. I mean, their freaking hearts weigh over half a ton. --- ## [Is An Undersatnding Of Evolution Essential To An Understanding Of Biology?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-an-undersatnding-of-evolution-essential-to-an-understanding-of-biology/322757)
**Author:** [@Contrapuntal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Contrapuntal)\ **Replies:** 348\ **Last updated:** [September 30, 2005, 2:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-an-undersatnding-of-evolution-essential-to-an-understanding-of-biology/322757 "2005-09-30T14:32:44Z")
This Pit thread (pages 4,5) was semi-hijacked, so I thought I would bring the discussion here. The (in my mind) extreme position being argued is summed up by this quote from Diogenes the Cynic– with respect to whether… --- ## [My five year old son has leukemia...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-five-year-old-son-has-leukemia/584525)
**Author:** [@Woeg](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Woeg)\ **Replies:** 151\ **Last updated:** [December 6, 2011, 8:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-five-year-old-son-has-leukemia/584525 "2011-12-06T20:28:27Z")
Got told by the doctors today that my five year old son has leukemia; he gets sick an awful lot, and this last week, was running a fever since Tuesday that kept spiking to 103, so my ex took him to an emergency pediatric… --- ## ["Cheers" was an Autistic child's dream. (Possible spoilers of old 80s shows).](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cheers-was-an-autistic-childs-dream-possible-spoilers-of-old-80s-shows/705832)
**Author:** [@davidm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/davidm)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [December 21, 2014, 3:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cheers-was-an-autistic-childs-dream-possible-spoilers-of-old-80s-shows/705832 "2014-12-21T15:34:35Z")
So was “Frasier”. Exhibit A: A clip from “St. Elsewhere” where the doctors visited a Boston bar name “Cheers” where Carla insults the doctors, Cliff tries to get free medical advice, and Norm is Dr. Auschlander’s former… --- ## [What do immigrants to the US need to be taught?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-immigrants-to-the-us-need-to-be-taught/719689)
**Author:** [@Urbanredneck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Urbanredneck)\ **Replies:** 125\ **Last updated:** [June 4, 2015, 6:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-immigrants-to-the-us-need-to-be-taught/719689 "2015-06-04T06:23:37Z")
I was talking to a man who was helping out some immigrant neighbors who were saying their homes were cold. When asked how their furnace was working they basically got the answer “Whats a furnace?”. Well they were from l… --- ## [Percentage of Str8 vs. Gay Pedophiles discussion](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/percentage-of-str8-vs-gay-pedophiles-discussion/680061)
**Author:** [@Beelzebubba](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beelzebubba)\ **Replies:** 65\ **Last updated:** [February 4, 2014, 4:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/percentage-of-str8-vs-gay-pedophiles-discussion/680061 "2014-02-04T16:55:20Z")
The thread on this topic in General Questions was closed by a Moderator just a few minutes ago before I had a chance to comment on it, so I started the new topic here in Great Debates as the Mod’s note suggested. Here’s… --- ## [Is it okay to step on neighbor's property while mowing my own?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-okay-to-step-on-neighbors-property-while-mowing-my-own/508212)
**Author:** [@filmore](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/filmore)\ **Replies:** 65\ **Last updated:** [September 13, 2009, 8:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-okay-to-step-on-neighbors-property-while-mowing-my-own/508212 "2009-09-13T08:55:00Z")
I’m having a bit of a dispute with a next door neighbor. My property line goes along my driveway about 6" away. It’s grass, and my neighbor’s property which butts up against it is also grass. While mowing my yard I a… --- ## [Have you ever found out that your coworkers were talking about you behind your back?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-found-out-that-your-coworkers-were-talking-about-you-behind-your-back/573541)
**Author:** [@monstro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/monstro)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [March 9, 2011, 1:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-found-out-that-your-coworkers-were-talking-about-you-behind-your-back/573541 "2011-03-09T01:51:22Z")
A coworker told me that a couple of guys that we work with were talking about me, saying how they really thought I should get a man and “get out” more. They were puzzled why I never talk about my social life (like every… --- ## [How to abbreviate compound surnames to initials?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-abbreviate-compound-surnames-to-initials/609745)
**Author:** [@Mr.Bear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Bear)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [January 18, 2012, 7:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-abbreviate-compound-surnames-to-initials/609745 "2012-01-18T19:24:19Z")
Howdy, y’all: This is my first post in this forum, and it’s driven by a certain need to know. I hope to find an answer here. How are compound surnames reduced to initials, and is it done the same way in Spanish-speakin… --- ## [Do birds fly in front of cars on purpose?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-birds-fly-in-front-of-cars-on-purpose/121787)
**Author:** [@SenorBeef](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SenorBeef)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [August 2, 2002, 5:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-birds-fly-in-front-of-cars-on-purpose/121787 "2002-08-02T05:27:47Z")
Since I started driving, I’ve noticed that birds tend to fly right in front of cars a few feet away from being hit. They could easily fly higher and avoid the car entirely - or wait till the car passes - but it looks lik… --- ## [Help Me Heat My Pool!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-heat-my-pool/622963)
**Author:** [@ducati](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ducati)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [April 20, 2014, 2:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-heat-my-pool/622963 "2014-04-20T02:07:03Z")
We have a medium sized inground pool, and every spring I think about heating it somehow, but never get around to it. The kids survive in the frigid waters from Memorial Day to Labor Day or so, but I’d like to kick it up… --- ## [Do Americans that move to another country lose weight?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-americans-that-move-to-another-country-lose-weight/507727)
**Author:** [@Malienation](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Malienation)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [September 7, 2009, 9:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-americans-that-move-to-another-country-lose-weight/507727 "2009-09-07T21:57:24Z")
We’ve all seen immigrants that move here from another country, start eating like Americans, and blow up like balloons. Does the reverse happen? Do Americans that move to another country start eating like the inhabitants … --- ## [Fargo (the series) S01E04 "Eating the Blame" \[Open spoilers\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fargo-the-series-s01e04-eating-the-blame-open-spoilers/687865)
**Author:** [@AuntiePam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AuntiePam)\ **Replies:** 83\ **Last updated:** [May 10, 2014, 4:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fargo-the-series-s01e04-eating-the-blame-open-spoilers/687865 "2014-05-10T04:45:34Z")
Does anyone else think the actress who plays Molly is the suspicious wife from the “It’s Jake – from State Farm” commercial? “She sounds hideous!” The pieces are coming together nicely. Have we met Stavros’ wife? His… --- ## [No CLASS Obama!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-class-obama/599769)
**Author:** [@Bricker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bricker)\ **Replies:** 145\ **Last updated:** [October 20, 2011, 12:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-class-obama/599769 "2011-10-20T12:39:03Z")
So now the administration has announced the proposed long term care package in the health care law is cancelled. Apparently it’s unworkable. My fifth grade son accurately identified the problem with the program when it… --- ## [Sims 3](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sims-3/496967)
**Author:** [@Aghris](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aghris)\ **Replies:** 104\ **Last updated:** [December 11, 2009, 9:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sims-3/496967 "2009-12-11T21:58:19Z")
So, Sims 3 has leaked and is now widely available on Torrents sites. How many of you are tempted to download it two weeks in advance in stead of buying it? I must admit that I am. Big time. I don’t have a problem with bu… --- ## [And my daughter announces... \[that she's bisexual\].](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/and-my-daughter-announces-that-shes-bisexual/274169)
**Author:** [@Kiminy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kiminy)\ **Replies:** 119\ **Last updated:** [February 23, 2016, 5:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/and-my-daughter-announces-that-shes-bisexual/274169 "2016-02-23T17:22:23Z")
Yesterday evening, as I was driving my 13yo daughter to handbell practice (with her 10yo brother in the back seat), she tells me that she wants to tell me something, but she’s afraid I’ll get mad about it. I tell her tha… --- ## [Origin of "The" freeway in Southern California.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/origin-of-the-freeway-in-southern-california/612543)
**Author:** [@Maggie\_the\_Ocelot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Maggie_the_Ocelot)\ **Replies:** 92\ **Last updated:** [February 20, 2012, 4:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/origin-of-the-freeway-in-southern-california/612543 "2012-02-20T04:42:44Z")
I understand that using “the” before a freeway name or number is a Southern California-specific regionalism. (“Take the 10 West to the 5 north, get off at Hollywood Way…”) My question is, why do we do it that way? When… --- ## [Difference between vaginal and clitoral orgasms?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/difference-between-vaginal-and-clitoral-orgasms/664686)
**Author:** [@Ambivalid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ambivalid)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [July 29, 2013, 4:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/difference-between-vaginal-and-clitoral-orgasms/664686 "2013-07-29T04:43:12Z")
What is the difference? Do they feel different from each other? Is one more enjoyable than the other? If they are actually separate, distinct events, then could the two theoretically be achieved simultaneously? (Sorr… --- ## [Most effective OTC anti-inflammatory?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-effective-otc-anti-inflammatory/391999)
**Author:** [@SenorBeef](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SenorBeef)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [February 15, 2007, 12:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-effective-otc-anti-inflammatory/391999 "2007-02-15T00:37:53Z")
I have, what I suspect to be, a torn rotator cuff. Don’t have money for an MRI to confirm that, but even if it were, chances are the doctor is just going to tell me to ice it and take anti-inflammatories until it heals n… --- ## [Toronto Mayoral Race, 2014](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/toronto-mayoral-race-2014/698171)
**Author:** [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Replies:** 95\ **Last updated:** [May 24, 2023, 8:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/toronto-mayoral-race-2014/698171 "2023-05-24T20:51:13Z")
For those of you who have been following the Rob Ford Saga (see: Toronto’s alleged crack smoking mayor. Why is he still in office?), the municipal elections are in full swing, and Rob Ford is running. The other two mai… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=427&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=429&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)