# Top **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=431&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:** 432 --- ## [Never heard of Mike Epps, but his getting publicly busted by his wife on Twitter is HI-larious](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/never-heard-of-mike-epps-but-his-getting-publicly-busted-by-his-wife-on-twitter-is-hi-larious/728217)
**Author:** [@SlackerInc](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SlackerInc)\ **Replies:** 101\ **Last updated:** [August 29, 2015, 2:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/never-heard-of-mike-epps-but-his-getting-publicly-busted-by-his-wife-on-twitter-is-hi-larious/728217 "2015-08-29T02:09:22Z")
Oops. --- ## [Apologies](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/apologies/6206)
**Author:** [@C\_K\_Dexter\_Haven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/C_K_Dexter_Haven)\ **Replies:** 150\ **Last updated:** [December 10, 2000, 7:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/apologies/6206 "2000-12-10T07:23:37Z")
Golly, now that I see how things are going, I want to apologize (and apologize in advance) to all and sundry. I might have said things that someone took offense at, and I see now that would be wrong. I might have made a … --- ## [Trade your Bibles for Porn -- "Smut for Smut" Event!!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trade-your-bibles-for-porn-smut-for-smut-event/531251)
**Author:** [@ragerdude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ragerdude)\ **Replies:** 128\ **Last updated:** [March 13, 2010, 8:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trade-your-bibles-for-porn-smut-for-smut-event/531251 "2010-03-13T08:44:58Z")
The Atheist Agenda, a student group at the University of Texas at San Antonio, hosted a provocative event over the past few days. Students would receive free porn in exchange for their holy texts. I as a … --- ## [Worst English accents on US TV (And vice versa)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worst-english-accents-on-us-tv-and-vice-versa/446607)
**Author:** [@Lobsang](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lobsang)\ **Replies:** 185\ **Last updated:** [December 30, 2011, 2:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worst-english-accents-on-us-tv-and-vice-versa/446607 "2011-12-30T14:40:16Z")
I wonder if the average American fan of Frasier can tell (without actually knowing who the guy is) that dafne’s Obnoxious brother is not English. His is, to my mind, the worst English accent by an American Actor on an A… --- ## [Ladies, a guy asks if he can kiss you. Is it cute?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ladies-a-guy-asks-if-he-can-kiss-you-is-it-cute/323799)
**Author:** [@Eonwe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eonwe)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [October 1, 2005, 6:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ladies-a-guy-asks-if-he-can-kiss-you-is-it-cute/323799 "2005-10-01T06:07:57Z")
Recently I was just told it was really cute when I asked a girl if I could kiss her. I just did it because, even though I was 110% sure she’d be more than fine with it, I’m super nervous and shy, and didn’t really know … --- ## [A taco truck on every corner.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-taco-truck-on-every-corner/764855)
**Author:** [@Morgenstern](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Morgenstern)\ **Replies:** 150\ **Last updated:** [September 9, 2016, 11:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-taco-truck-on-every-corner/764855 "2016-09-09T23:55:56Z")
Yummy. This is, perhaps, the first great idea from the Trump campaign. I’m just not seeing a down side here. The opportunities are endless, tacos today, chimichangas tomorrow. Dos Equis beer. Breakfast … --- ## [Corrupt Juvie Court Judges](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/corrupt-juvie-court-judges/485499)
**Author:** [@The\_Second\_Stone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Second_Stone)\ **Replies:** 130\ **Last updated:** [May 14, 2013, 6:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/corrupt-juvie-court-judges/485499 "2013-05-14T18:58:57Z")
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/29142654/ These two juvenile court judges are accused of getting kickbacks from private detention facilities for harsh sentences they imposed on their charges. Weirdly, the kicking back priva… --- ## [Pharmacists, and fulfilling prescriptions against that go against their moral beliefs](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pharmacists-and-fulfilling-prescriptions-against-that-go-against-their-moral-beliefs/672210)
**Author:** [@Boyo\_Jim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Boyo_Jim)\ **Replies:** 101\ **Last updated:** [January 18, 2014, 10:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pharmacists-and-fulfilling-prescriptions-against-that-go-against-their-moral-beliefs/672210 "2014-01-18T22:54:51Z")
In the question of filling out prescriptions for birth control and so-called “abortion pills”, I have been firmly on the side that says that pharmacists should be required to fill any valid prescription regardless of the… --- ## [Explain this 'new math'](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/explain-this-new-math/729132)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 145\ **Last updated:** [September 2, 2015, 10:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/explain-this-new-math/729132 "2015-09-02T22:18:01Z")
Here. Conservatives say that ‘new math’ (Common Core math, whatever) is ridiculously complicated. Not being a conservative, and not having children, I don’t know. What is the process going on in the ‘new math’ problem… --- ## [Will Trump have 60 votes in the 2018 Senate?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-trump-have-60-votes-in-the-2018-senate/796832)
**Author:** [@Silver\_lining](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Silver_lining)\ **Replies:** 117\ **Last updated:** [April 16, 2018, 9:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-trump-have-60-votes-in-the-2018-senate/796832 "2018-04-16T09:53:05Z")
Democrats must defend more seats. A lot more. The party starts with five crimson red seats to defend: Indiana, Missouri, Montana, North Dakota and West Virginia. Then, Democrats have a slew of Senate seats up in traditi… --- ## [I have a few problems with these theories on the universe. Why am I wrong?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-a-few-problems-with-these-theories-on-the-universe-why-am-i-wrong/641372)
**Author:** [@CanTak3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CanTak3)\ **Replies:** 89\ **Last updated:** [November 29, 2012, 9:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-a-few-problems-with-these-theories-on-the-universe-why-am-i-wrong/641372 "2012-11-29T21:23:58Z")
I’ve got a few issues with some theories I see commonly presented. Do any of these theories hold water? If so, what’s wrong with my logic? Every time I see a program on the multiverse (Brian Greene’s Nova episodes, “… --- ## [21-year-old fratboy Superdelegate; the statue of liberty is kaput, democracy is dead](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/21-year-old-fratboy-superdelegate-the-statue-of-liberty-is-kaput-democracy-is-dead/437521)
**Author:** [@TLDRIDKJKLOLFTW](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TLDRIDKJKLOLFTW)\ **Replies:** 223\ **Last updated:** [February 17, 2008, 8:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/21-year-old-fratboy-superdelegate-the-statue-of-liberty-is-kaput-democracy-is-dead/437521 "2008-02-17T08:50:44Z")
In all of this talk of how ridiculous and convoluted the primary process is, with all of the talk of how superdelegates might just decide who they want to run with no regard for how the people actually voted, I saw this … --- ## [MLB: July 2019](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-july-2019/836345)
**Author:** [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Replies:** 188\ **Last updated:** [August 1, 2019, 7:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-july-2019/836345 "2019-08-01T19:15:38Z")
The Dodgers are still leading the NL West by a ton. Life is good. Old thread here. --- ## [Say something incomprehensible in the jargon of your industry!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/say-something-incomprehensible-in-the-jargon-of-your-industry/549075)
**Author:** [@The\_Hamster\_King](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Hamster_King)\ **Replies:** 117\ **Last updated:** [January 7, 2011, 10:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/say-something-incomprehensible-in-the-jargon-of-your-industry/549075 "2011-01-07T22:16:01Z")
“I’m looking at the gray box and the geometry is screwing the cadence of the third set-up. I think the LODs are breaking the LOS. Tell the scripters to throw in some bounding volumes so I can finish the progression.” \[… --- ## [Whatever you do, avoid stepping on a nail](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whatever-you-do-avoid-stepping-on-a-nail/537300)
**Author:** [@sparky\_1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sparky_1)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [April 27, 2010, 11:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whatever-you-do-avoid-stepping-on-a-nail/537300 "2010-04-27T11:43:59Z")
I helped a friend with a little demo project yesterday. Unfortunately, I wore my sneakers instead of boots. Anyway, I had a large beam torn down that had nails from the joist hangers exposed. I was going to cut the be… --- ## [Bringing back manufacturing jobs -- why would this not work?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bringing-back-manufacturing-jobs-why-would-this-not-work/676025)
**Author:** [@Billy-o](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Billy-o)\ **Replies:** 128\ **Last updated:** [June 8, 2025, 5:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bringing-back-manufacturing-jobs-why-would-this-not-work/676025 "2025-06-08T17:58:22Z")
I’m not terribly well educated in economics, so I’d welcome any comments on why this suggestion would be impractical or ill-advised. As several recent threads in GD and the Pit have noted, the number of unemployed in th… --- ## [boiling popcorn?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/boiling-popcorn/35711)
**Author:** [@Qwisp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qwisp)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [August 23, 2013, 5:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/boiling-popcorn/35711 "2013-08-23T05:34:44Z")
Okay we all know why popcorn pops. What would happen if you boiled it? Would it pop into a soggy mess? Maybe the kernels would just soften up.I don’t know and unfortunatly I have none in the house to experiment with. Thi… --- ## [Why don't liberals and Democrats fully embrace atheism?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-dont-liberals-and-democrats-fully-embrace-atheism/946421)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 257\ **Last updated:** [August 24, 2021, 1:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-dont-liberals-and-democrats-fully-embrace-atheism/946421 "2021-08-24T01:02:21Z")
First off, I recognize that “Democratic Party” and “liberalism” are not one and the same. Nevertheless, in order to avoid the OP turning into a long meandering sprawl of words, I’m going to have to conflate the two a lot… --- ## [India and rape. What the hell is going on over there?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/india-and-rape-what-the-hell-is-going-on-over-there/689501)
**Author:** [@obbn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/obbn)\ **Replies:** 76\ **Last updated:** [June 13, 2014, 2:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/india-and-rape-what-the-hell-is-going-on-over-there/689501 "2014-06-13T02:05:03Z")
Hello Everyone, I was reading an article on a Indian news site (the Country of India) and when I finished the article I looked at the linked articles. Out of the eight links six were about rapes or gang rapes. Clicking … --- ## [WWII: Did Allied naval bombardments EVER do anything?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wwii-did-allied-naval-bombardments-ever-do-anything/665822)
**Author:** [@toadspittle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/toadspittle)\ **Replies:** 79\ **Last updated:** [March 18, 2018, 7:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wwii-did-allied-naval-bombardments-ever-do-anything/665822 "2018-03-18T19:17:45Z")
Every time I read about or see a documentary about Allied amphibious assaults in WWII (Iwo Jima, Normandy, etc.), the story always seems to be the same: The naval ships fire thousands of tons of shells at the beach defen… --- ## [Fast Food Chains Big Elsewhere But Not In The USA](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fast-food-chains-big-elsewhere-but-not-in-the-usa/493128)
**Author:** [@Markxxx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Markxxx)\ **Replies:** 117\ **Last updated:** [May 8, 2009, 4:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fast-food-chains-big-elsewhere-but-not-in-the-usa/493128 "2009-05-08T16:30:15Z")
In the USA we have fast food chains like “McDonalds,” “KFC,” “Pizza Hut,” etc that are big in the USA and they are all over the world too. I was just wondering if there are fast food chains that are big all over the res… --- ## [Mundane "super powers" you have](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mundane-super-powers-you-have/638078)
**Author:** [@drewtwo99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drewtwo99)\ **Replies:** 114\ **Last updated:** [November 4, 2012, 6:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mundane-super-powers-you-have/638078 "2012-11-04T18:48:49Z")
I can blow bubbles out of my mouth that float through the air and eventually land, using nothing but the spit in my mouth. I can even do this in rapid succession, like a machine gun of saliva bubbles. I’ve always consid… --- ## [Democrats push to make gun control a 2018 issue](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/democrats-push-to-make-gun-control-a-2018-issue/809184)
**Author:** [@adaher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/adaher)\ **Replies:** 240\ **Last updated:** [March 18, 2018, 5:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/democrats-push-to-make-gun-control-a-2018-issue/809184 "2018-03-18T17:28:53Z")
https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2018/02/20/democrats\_push\_for\_gun\_control\_as\_campaign\_issue.html I’ve been sarcastically calling for them to do this, didn’t think they were actually dumb enough to do it. When… --- ## [How did cannons kill people?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-did-cannons-kill-people/78522)
**Author:** [@cygnus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cygnus)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [August 30, 2001, 11:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-did-cannons-kill-people/78522 "2001-08-30T23:24:46Z")
After watching a superb video about Napoleon, I find myself still wondering about something I have never quite understood. How, specifically, did cannons kill lots of people at once? As I understand it, the powder in the… --- ## [Do all men find the sight of pubescent girls tantalising?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-all-men-find-the-sight-of-pubescent-girls-tantalising/769232)
**Author:** [@Lola181](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lola181)\ **Replies:** 133\ **Last updated:** [October 29, 2016, 5:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-all-men-find-the-sight-of-pubescent-girls-tantalising/769232 "2016-10-29T17:06:57Z")
Hello, I was talking to a potential partner about ageing. I’m 35, he’s 46. I said women in France, culturally, seem to be comfortable being/dressing sexy for a lot longer than our culture, the French don’t worship youth… --- ## [My mom loves me enough to tell me, "Hide the child porn"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-mom-loves-me-enough-to-tell-me-hide-the-child-porn/349937)
**Author:** [@Terrifel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Terrifel)\ **Replies:** 63\ **Last updated:** [April 18, 2006, 4:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-mom-loves-me-enough-to-tell-me-hide-the-child-porn/349937 "2006-04-18T04:52:43Z")
–or, “Ever receive advice so far out of left field that your brain has absolutely no clue how to process it?” I’ve had some computer difficulties recently. Turns out that the problem was a bad graphics card, but for a … --- ## [What movie would you like to see remade, but better?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-movie-would-you-like-to-see-remade-but-better/915072)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 298\ **Last updated:** [November 2, 2020, 4:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-movie-would-you-like-to-see-remade-but-better/915072 "2020-11-02T16:20:14Z")
Did you ever see a movie and think, “If they only had(more money, a better director, better or different actors, a tighter script) this would have been great!”? My submission would be the first theatrical Hulk movie. Th… --- ## [I just finished watching Avatar: The Last Airbender (the show)(open spoilers on the entire series)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-finished-watching-avatar-the-last-airbender-the-show-open-spoilers-on-the-entire-series/543850)
**Author:** [@Cisco](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cisco)\ **Replies:** 75\ **Last updated:** [June 17, 2012, 3:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-finished-watching-avatar-the-last-airbender-the-show-open-spoilers-on-the-entire-series/543850 "2012-06-17T15:43:21Z")
What a phenomenal show. A few years back a good friend of mine enthusiastically told me about this tv show. He explained the plot and the characters and really hyped it up. This guy was in his mid-30s, and his other int… --- ## [Reverend Mykeru, you are such a fucking tool](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reverend-mykeru-you-are-such-a-fucking-tool/155150)
**Author:** [@White\_Lightning](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/White_Lightning)\ **Replies:** 187\ **Last updated:** [February 22, 2003, 5:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reverend-mykeru-you-are-such-a-fucking-tool/155150 "2003-02-22T17:25:06Z")
Personal experience in SDMB debates. Badly hijacked. Ongoing argument between Libertarian, iampunha, mhendo et al and the aforementioned Reverend Mykeru about whether or not it’s ok to hate people and wish cancer on th… --- ## [I'm at your nationality's restaurant. What should I get?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-at-your-nationalitys-restaurant-what-should-i-get/694120)
**Author:** [@Lakai](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lakai)\ **Replies:** 105\ **Last updated:** [August 7, 2014, 2:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-at-your-nationalitys-restaurant-what-should-i-get/694120 "2014-08-07T02:22:01Z")
I’m mostly interested in food that is not commonly served elsewhere. For example, borsch or blintzes for Russian food. You generally cannot find those in non-Russian restaurants. Also, Russian black bread is different f… --- ## [$400 million bribe if the GOP repeals the Affordable Care Act? It can't be true, right...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/400-million-bribe-if-the-gop-repeals-the-affordable-care-act-it-cant-be-true-right/796934)
**Author:** [@SamuelA](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SamuelA)\ **Replies:** 217\ **Last updated:** [September 29, 2017, 3:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/400-million-bribe-if-the-gop-repeals-the-affordable-care-act-it-cant-be-true-right/796934 "2017-09-29T03:28:17Z")
This sounds like one of those conspiracy theories that old people share on facebook. It has all the elements of one - it makes sense, it’s a large organization causing world events, it’s not fully vetted… Anyways, supp… --- ## [(Longhorn Steakhouse Ad) Lobster Tail not avail ME, RI, NH](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/longhorn-steakhouse-ad-lobster-tail-not-avail-me-ri-nh/673113)
**Author:** [@JXJohns](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JXJohns)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [November 8, 2013, 4:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/longhorn-steakhouse-ad-lobster-tail-not-avail-me-ri-nh/673113 "2013-11-08T16:17:32Z")
So I’m watching an ad for the Longhorn Steakhouse surf and turf special. Lobster Tail and a Sirloin or something. Whatever. What did surprise me was that the fine print during the commercial stated that lobster was not a… --- ## [Concrete half wall in the basement by the door: can we tear it out?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/concrete-half-wall-in-the-basement-by-the-door-can-we-tear-it-out/587554)
**Author:** [@Renee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Renee)\ **Replies:** 65\ **Last updated:** [March 28, 2012, 5:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/concrete-half-wall-in-the-basement-by-the-door-can-we-tear-it-out/587554 "2012-03-28T17:55:52Z")
As seen in this photo, there is a 4ish foot tall concrete wall in our basement next to the exterior door. (Please excuse the absolute disaster that our basement currently is; we’re doing some renovations and this is a “b… --- ## [What \[I\]would\[/I\] it take to disable a Nimitz class supercarrier?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-i-would-i-it-take-to-disable-a-nimitz-class-supercarrier/680453)
**Author:** [@Habeed](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Habeed)\ **Replies:** 114\ **Last updated:** [February 12, 2014, 5:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-i-would-i-it-take-to-disable-a-nimitz-class-supercarrier/680453 "2014-02-12T17:57:10Z")
Assume you are a technologically advanced nation, at the level of modern day Germany, Japan, or China. You want to mission-kill a Nimitz class supercarrier refitted recently. The time of the attack is December 2013, an… --- ## [DOGE; the department of Government Efficiency](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doge-the-department-of-government-efficiency/1010227)
**Author:** [@Paul\_was\_in\_Saudi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Paul_was_in_Saudi)\ **Replies:** 429\ **Last updated:** [April 18, 2025, 6:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doge-the-department-of-government-efficiency/1010227 "2025-04-18T18:36:47Z")
If I wanted my government efficient, I would live in a dictatorship. But in any case, What government programs do you want to cut? Ten percent of the post offices. Both Littoral combat ship classes Milk price supports,… --- ## [Will you become lactose intolerant if you stop drinking milk?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-you-become-lactose-intolerant-if-you-stop-drinking-milk/235280)
**Author:** [@Truth\_Seeker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Truth_Seeker)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [August 25, 2015, 2:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-you-become-lactose-intolerant-if-you-stop-drinking-milk/235280 "2015-08-25T14:27:24Z")
I recently heard a radio report on lactose intolerance. Now I know that a certain percentage of the population become lactose intolerant as they age. But according to this show, you can also become lactose intolerant i… --- ## [Kiddie porn producers: who are these people?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kiddie-porn-producers-who-are-these-people/477241)
**Author:** [@sweeteviljesus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sweeteviljesus)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [July 14, 2014, 6:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kiddie-porn-producers-who-are-these-people/477241 "2014-07-14T18:00:24Z")
If I had to guess, all producers of kiddie porn are pedophiles who are producing the material for their own gratification and distributing it on the side. Has there ever been a case of kiddie porn production where it wa… --- ## [Can you have intercourse the night before a pap smear?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-have-intercourse-the-night-before-a-pap-smear/579704)
**Author:** [@67java89](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/67java89)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [April 26, 2011, 6:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-have-intercourse-the-night-before-a-pap-smear/579704 "2011-04-26T18:48:29Z")
Need answer quick! --- ## [Poll: The most pretentious song ever.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-the-most-pretentious-song-ever/246223)
**Author:** [@Biggirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biggirl)\ **Replies:** 109\ **Last updated:** [May 29, 2004, 2:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-the-most-pretentious-song-ever/246223 "2004-05-29T02:15:25Z")
The thing about today’s pop music is that it doesn’t think it’s anything but pop music. Not like the olden days when Jim Morrison fancied himself a poet and Marvin Gaye stopped singing about screwing and started singing … --- ## [Were the Muscles in 300 Digitally Enhanced?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/were-the-muscles-in-300-digitally-enhanced/650439)
**Author:** [@brazil84](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/brazil84)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [February 17, 2013, 7:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/were-the-muscles-in-300-digitally-enhanced/650439 "2013-02-17T19:53:45Z")
Unfortunately the board would not let me search for “300” to see if this has come up before. --- ## [Hip-hop SUCKS](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hip-hop-sucks/369594)
**Author:** [@DragonAsh](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DragonAsh)\ **Replies:** 255\ **Last updated:** [August 25, 2006, 12:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hip-hop-sucks/369594 "2006-08-25T12:26:16Z")
My gf and I went with a friend to AmsterJam 2006 at Randall’s Island this past weekend. We had a great time - it was overcast so we weren’t getting baked to death. It rained a little bit in the evening, but not all that … --- ## [A half century gone. A very early MMP](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-half-century-gone-a-very-early-mmp/465649)
**Author:** [@anyrose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/anyrose)\ **Replies:** 355\ **Last updated:** [October 6, 2008, 4:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-half-century-gone-a-very-early-mmp/465649 "2008-10-06T04:28:57Z")
So I started writing this OP three times. The first time I was going to give you a year by year account of my life to date (as best I could remember it) peppering it with references to historical events and how, for the… --- ## [Why do none of my sport coats have tags?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-none-of-my-sport-coats-have-tags/553942)
**Author:** [@Love\_Rhombus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Love_Rhombus)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [September 16, 2010, 3:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-none-of-my-sport-coats-have-tags/553942 "2010-09-16T15:19:33Z")
Pants, yes. Shoes, shirts, everything else, yes. No size tags on my sportcoats or the jacket half of my suit. Why? And is there an easy way to eyeball what my jacket size is? --- ## [What is the value of faith?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-value-of-faith/401355)
**Author:** [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)\ **Replies:** 311\ **Last updated:** [May 15, 2007, 8:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-value-of-faith/401355 "2007-05-15T20:05:51Z")
In our American culture, so heavily permeated with the ethics and sensibilities of Protestant Christianity (“by faith alone are we saved”), we tend to respect a person “having faith” even when we disgree with the content… --- ## [Come Geek Out with me on Dark Shadows (the Original Series)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/come-geek-out-with-me-on-dark-shadows-the-original-series/803917)
**Author:** [@Grumbacher\_Red](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grumbacher_Red)\ **Replies:** 127\ **Last updated:** [February 7, 2018, 8:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/come-geek-out-with-me-on-dark-shadows-the-original-series/803917 "2018-02-07T20:37:49Z")
I have quite a backstory with Dark Shadows because my mother watched it during the original run, and I was petrified of it. My 6 year-old self would hear the opening music and bolt for the nearest door and stand out on … --- ## [Forked Sequential Threads](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/forked-sequential-threads/466226)
**Author:** [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\ **Replies:** 428\ **Last updated:** [December 18, 2008, 7:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/forked-sequential-threads/466226 "2008-12-18T19:19:46Z")
From New Posts: \*\*My chauffeur just saw someone… Drive Only Mentality \*\* --- ## [You don't get to vote unless:](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-dont-get-to-vote-unless/627971)
**Author:** [@greenslime1951](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/greenslime1951)\ **Replies:** 165\ **Last updated:** [July 15, 2012, 7:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-dont-get-to-vote-unless/627971 "2012-07-15T07:18:44Z")
How about this: you are only eligible to vote if: You can demonstrate English competency at at least the eighth-grade level. You can pass the equivalent of a eighth-grade civics test. 2a. Specifically, you can’t vote … --- ## [Is it illegal to tell someone you will kill them?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-illegal-to-tell-someone-you-will-kill-them/55230)
**Author:** [@bladeohlsson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bladeohlsson)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [February 22, 2001, 1:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-illegal-to-tell-someone-you-will-kill-them/55230 "2001-02-22T13:22:35Z")
I heard a story about a woman who is in the process of trying to divorce her husband because of his abusive behavior and cheating on her in front of her. She started getting strange credit card bills in the mail with na… --- ## [Rock songs and guitar solos in a MAJOR key](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rock-songs-and-guitar-solos-in-a-major-key/599129)
**Author:** [@Argent\_Towers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Argent_Towers)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [October 16, 2011, 10:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rock-songs-and-guitar-solos-in-a-major-key/599129 "2011-10-16T22:54:31Z")
I’ve always thought that major keys were neglected in rock music and that minor and blues scales are vastly overused in guitar solos. So I’m trying to find all the guitar solos (and songs in general) played in a major ke… --- ## [Do All 50 States Have a State Fair? And a few other state fair Qs.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-all-50-states-have-a-state-fair-and-a-few-other-state-fair-qs/259833)
**Author:** [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Replies:** 63\ **Last updated:** [August 19, 2004, 5:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-all-50-states-have-a-state-fair-and-a-few-other-state-fair-qs/259833 "2004-08-19T17:01:10Z")
It’s Illinois State Fair season here in Springfield. The city is, quite expectedly, abuzz. Ten days of butter cows, greasy foods, farm animals, cooking contests, junk vendors, beer tents and washed-up 80’s rock bands per… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=430&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=432&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)