# Top **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=432&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:** 433 --- ## [Plot Hole: Original Sin? Huh?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/plot-hole-original-sin-huh/677682)
**Author:** [@eschereal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/eschereal)\ **Replies:** 105\ **Last updated:** [February 18, 2014, 9:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/plot-hole-original-sin-huh/677682 "2014-02-18T21:16:07Z")
Sorry if this amounts to flagellating a fallen freiberger, but I was kind of inspired by a Café thread, as well as a discussion on another site. Taking the convergent story of the “fall of man” in the biblical Genesis, … --- ## [Toilet paper v hand: is the latter really more sanitary?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/toilet-paper-v-hand-is-the-latter-really-more-sanitary/550598)
**Author:** [@handsomeharry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/handsomeharry)\ **Replies:** 76\ **Last updated:** [August 23, 2010, 5:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/toilet-paper-v-hand-is-the-latter-really-more-sanitary/550598 "2010-08-23T17:59:23Z")
Back in the college days, I took a few classes on the Middle East. Invariably, when somebody would do a report on the culture, they would mention that there was little/no toilet paper, so the locals would use their hands… --- ## [Human evolution](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/human-evolution/584121)
**Author:** [@Patrick\_Mc](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Patrick_Mc)\ **Replies:** 163\ **Last updated:** [June 10, 2011, 1:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/human-evolution/584121 "2011-06-10T13:26:18Z")
Are humans still evolving? Will they finally lose their appendix since it is no longer needed since we do not digest bark and other vegatation? In the next 100,000 years what else may become vestigial? --- ## [Do pilots in modern jets have failsafe instruments to fall back on? (Air France 447 revisited)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-pilots-in-modern-jets-have-failsafe-instruments-to-fall-back-on-air-france-447-revisited/627325)
**Author:** [@Whack-a-Mole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Whack-a-Mole)\ **Replies:** 91\ **Last updated:** [July 12, 2012, 10:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-pilots-in-modern-jets-have-failsafe-instruments-to-fall-back-on-air-france-447-revisited/627325 "2012-07-12T22:45:08Z")
I know we discussed this at length in the past but I bring it up again because it is in the news again. Technology is wonderful and when it comes to flying I think it has mostly made things safer. However here is a pr… --- ## [Cricket: Ashes 2015](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cricket-ashes-2015/724488)
**Author:** [@Teuton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Teuton)\ **Replies:** 169\ **Last updated:** [August 25, 2015, 12:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cricket-ashes-2015/724488 "2015-08-25T00:23:49Z")
Tomorrow is the first day of the Ashes, in Cardiff, and I’m writing this now because I’m going there to see it so won’t be able to say anything until I get back. There’s some promise that this will be a cracker of a ser… --- ## [Do virgin woman get horny often?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-virgin-woman-get-horny-often/727369)
**Author:** [@Bruinoboy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bruinoboy)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [August 11, 2015, 3:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-virgin-woman-get-horny-often/727369 "2015-08-11T03:47:43Z")
Hi ladies. I was just wondering do woman who are virgins get horny often or think about sex alot? What do you do if this is so? --- ## [Because the lady asked, A MMP](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/because-the-lady-asked-a-mmp/599155)
**Author:** [@dogbutler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dogbutler)\ **Replies:** 276\ **Last updated:** [October 17, 2011, 2:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/because-the-lady-asked-a-mmp/599155 "2011-10-17T02:40:36Z")
Since rosie threatened to confiscate my hockey unless I did the next MMP, here it is: Friday was the opening season tailgate. We had beer and brats, and burgers and boilermakers. My usual crew(including Roomie) wasn’t… --- ## [Roe vs. Wade's Dirty Little Secret](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/roe-vs-wades-dirty-little-secret/225621)
**Author:** [@Razorsharp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Razorsharp)\ **Replies:** 264\ **Last updated:** [February 6, 2004, 1:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/roe-vs-wades-dirty-little-secret/225621 "2004-02-06T13:20:05Z")
Today, January 22, many accross the nation will celebrate another anniversary of an event that they revere as significant to the American ideals of freedom and liberty, as the Fourth of July – the Supreme Court’s landmar… --- ## [When dogs howl at music, are they in pain, or what?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-dogs-howl-at-music-are-they-in-pain-or-what/604592)
**Author:** [@Revtim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Revtim)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [December 30, 2011, 2:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-dogs-howl-at-music-are-they-in-pain-or-what/604592 "2011-12-30T14:27:15Z")
A friend had a dog (a Pomeranian) that would howl when she played the flute. I just watched a video of a dog howling at piano notes (that it itself was accidentally playing with its paws). I feel a little guilty being … --- ## [Chess: glee v Mosier comments](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chess-glee-v-mosier-comments/605264)
**Author:** [@glee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/glee)\ **Replies:** 101\ **Last updated:** [April 4, 2012, 12:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chess-glee-v-mosier-comments/605264 "2012-04-04T12:35:17Z")
I’ve set this thread up so spectators can make comments or ask questions without interrupting the flow of the game thread here: To start with here’s a reply to Amarone’s post in the game thread: Certainly computers … --- ## [Why are Swedes so much richer in the USA than in Sweden?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-swedes-so-much-richer-in-the-usa-than-in-sweden/634761)
**Author:** [@adaher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/adaher)\ **Replies:** 74\ **Last updated:** [September 16, 2012, 7:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-swedes-so-much-richer-in-the-usa-than-in-sweden/634761 "2012-09-16T19:35:18Z")
http://www.cato-at-liberty.org/if-swedens-big-welfare-state-is-superior-to-americas-medium-welfare-state-then-why-do-swedes-in-america-earn-far-more-than-swedes-in-sweden/ The 4.4 million or so Americans with Swedish or… --- ## [A School District Finally Brave Enough to Challenge Darwin](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-school-district-finally-brave-enough-to-challenge-darwin/302045)
**Author:** [@Guy\_Incognito\_1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guy_Incognito_1)\ **Replies:** 231\ **Last updated:** [May 8, 2005, 8:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-school-district-finally-brave-enough-to-challenge-darwin/302045 "2005-05-08T20:59:02Z")
Link So it seems that after more than 150 years of tacit compliance and issue-avoidance since Darwin’s On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection, one lone school board has finally summoned the courage to ta… --- ## [US Military Parade](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/us-military-parade/808340)
**Author:** [@eschereal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/eschereal)\ **Replies:** 233\ **Last updated:** [February 16, 2018, 12:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/us-military-parade/808340 "2018-02-16T00:08:20Z")
The current administration is planning a military parade, possibly on November 11\[sup\]th\[/sup\] (the hundredth anniversary of the end of the WtEAWs). This will be similar to those images you might have seen from the Sovie… --- ## [Recommend a classic novel that's also a page-turner?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-a-classic-novel-thats-also-a-page-turner/541270)
**Author:** [@The\_Seventh\_Deadly\_Finn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Seventh_Deadly_Finn)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [May 31, 2010, 1:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-a-classic-novel-thats-also-a-page-turner/541270 "2010-05-31T01:06:58Z")
Here’s the situation: idle and (not incidentally) penniless as I wait for my new job to start, I thought I’d take advantage of my copious free time to read a few novels. I’m hoping to write a novel myself soon, but I mos… --- ## [The Iraq War in retrospect: Victory on almost all fronts](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-iraq-war-in-retrospect-victory-on-almost-all-fronts/432068)
**Author:** [@Chouan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chouan)\ **Replies:** 302\ **Last updated:** [January 9, 2008, 6:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-iraq-war-in-retrospect-victory-on-almost-all-fronts/432068 "2008-01-09T18:23:01Z")
Despite the left’s premature proclamations of failure, all the evidence in recent news reports indicate that the situation in Iraq has vastly improved, especially since the troop surge began last year. Violence is down … --- ## [funniest sentence in literature, IMO](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/funniest-sentence-in-literature-imo/414946)
**Author:** [@Mark\_Ryle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mark_Ryle)\ **Replies:** 113\ **Last updated:** [August 16, 2007, 12:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/funniest-sentence-in-literature-imo/414946 "2007-08-16T12:23:41Z")
It’s on this page. I first read it 25 years ago. Whenver I think of it I chuckle. Never have I run across a funnier line, actually, the last two sentences of this passage from P.G. Wodehouse’s Right Ho, Jeeves. Bertie Wo… --- ## [Examples of secondary characters completely taking over a TV or book series?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/examples-of-secondary-characters-completely-taking-over-a-tv-or-book-series/694493)
**Author:** [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\ **Replies:** 90\ **Last updated:** [August 11, 2014, 3:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/examples-of-secondary-characters-completely-taking-over-a-tv-or-book-series/694493 "2014-08-11T15:03:30Z")
Admit it: Did you watch Will & Grace for Will and Grace? Or was it Jack & Karen that really carried the series? Ramona Quimby was introduced in Beverly Clearly’s Henry Higgins series as a little sister to Henry’s friend… --- ## [Does Trump Think That He Will Be Welcomed In The UK?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-trump-think-that-he-will-be-welcomed-in-the-uk/803151)
**Author:** [@bob\_2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bob_2)\ **Replies:** 173\ **Last updated:** [January 22, 2018, 1:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-trump-think-that-he-will-be-welcomed-in-the-uk/803151 "2018-01-22T01:31:32Z")
It may possibly be confirmation bias, but I hardly ever read anything complimentary about him personally or his policies. The only exception seems to be that he handled China less badly than expected. Theresa May has sa… --- ## [Why has badchad not been banned yet?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-has-badchad-not-been-banned-yet/395930)
**Author:** [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Replies:** 208\ **Last updated:** [March 19, 2007, 6:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-has-badchad-not-been-banned-yet/395930 "2007-03-19T18:02:46Z")
I know I’m going to regret asking this, but: If the #1 rule of the SDMB is “don’t be a jerk,” and no one seems to be able to find any evidence of his behaving in any other way than jerkishly, why hasn’t he been banned? … --- ## [Define physical fitness.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/define-physical-fitness/553229)
**Author:** [@DSeid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DSeid)\ **Replies:** 105\ **Last updated:** [October 16, 2010, 2:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/define-physical-fitness/553229 "2010-10-16T02:53:34Z")
Assuming that someone does not have a particular event or sport in mind, then what should be defined as physical fitness: better endurance, more strength, flexibility, anaerobic capacity … and if one says “all” then in w… --- ## [Internet, give me objective advice on a new haircut!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/internet-give-me-objective-advice-on-a-new-haircut/536266)
**Author:** [@trentarren](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/trentarren)\ **Replies:** 111\ **Last updated:** [April 28, 2010, 5:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/internet-give-me-objective-advice-on-a-new-haircut/536266 "2010-04-28T17:08:14Z")
Alright, I know the internet is the best place to get the answers to anything, and so I’m turning to you for your help (or lols). You see, I’m going through a big life change right now, and as part of it I’m going to try… --- ## [What's up with young people's aversion to gambling?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-up-with-young-peoples-aversion-to-gambling/609345)
**Author:** [@Diamonds02](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Diamonds02)\ **Replies:** 138\ **Last updated:** [January 24, 2012, 1:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-up-with-young-peoples-aversion-to-gambling/609345 "2012-01-24T13:00:06Z")
Sure it has the potential to become a foolish behavior. But so is having sex, drinking, and speeding. But many young people happily engage in those behaviors. I however, know very few people my age who are open to gambl… --- ## [What is "Audition Posting"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-audition-posting/545541)
**Author:** [@chacoguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chacoguy)\ **Replies:** 69\ **Last updated:** [July 21, 2010, 3:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-audition-posting/545541 "2010-07-21T15:55:51Z")
I just found out that one can get banned for it. I’ve never heard of such a thing, What is it? Note: This is NOT one of those threads to find out what the line is so that I can tiptoe right up to it and go ‘Neener Neene… --- ## [Do Car Dealers Own The Cars???](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-car-dealers-own-the-cars/538582)
**Author:** [@Jinx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jinx)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [November 28, 2017, 3:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-car-dealers-own-the-cars/538582 "2017-11-28T15:43:01Z")
How does running a car dealership work? Do some actually own their stock outright? Or, are some on loan from the factory, perhaps? What other options are there, or does the OME force the local dealership to take all t… --- ## [Who are the Deep Cover Liberals on this board?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-are-the-deep-cover-liberals-on-this-board/633977)
**Author:** [@drewtwo99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drewtwo99)\ **Replies:** 106\ **Last updated:** [September 15, 2012, 6:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-are-the-deep-cover-liberals-on-this-board/633977 "2012-09-15T06:26:24Z")
I would have put this in IMHO with a poll, but I figured it probably better belongs in the pit since we’re making accusations about other posters. For those who are curious, a Deep Cover Liberal is a hypothetical person… --- ## [Blade Runner 2049 teaser trailer](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blade-runner-2049-teaser-trailer/775145)
**Author:** [@Santos\_L\_Halper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Santos_L_Halper)\ **Replies:** 101\ **Last updated:** [October 5, 2017, 4:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blade-runner-2049-teaser-trailer/775145 "2017-10-05T16:59:37Z")
I guess I haven’t been paying attention, because I didn’t know that a sequel was coming out (as opposed to the regular rumors of one we’ve been getting for the last 30 years or so :)) Harrison Ford, Ryan Gosling, Robin … --- ## [Best tear-jerking line(s) in a modern movie.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-tear-jerking-line-s-in-a-modern-movie/308971)
**Author:** [@Lobsang](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lobsang)\ **Replies:** 198\ **Last updated:** [July 12, 2005, 1:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-tear-jerking-line-s-in-a-modern-movie/308971 "2005-07-12T13:31:01Z")
Post the line or lines that have made you well up and have inspired strong emotions in you. My vote goes for this scene… \[spoiler\] “Come on Mr Frodo, I can’t carry it for you. But I can carry you!” The music cha… --- ## [Why am I so freakin' hungry all the time?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-am-i-so-freakin-hungry-all-the-time/518461)
**Author:** [@MeanOldLady](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MeanOldLady)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [November 24, 2009, 5:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-am-i-so-freakin-hungry-all-the-time/518461 "2009-11-24T17:35:38Z")
Stop right there. I am not pregnant. At all. For the past two or three weeks, I have been a constantly-hungry eating machine. I’m not gaining any weight, I’m actually losing it, and I’ve been eating nonstop. This mornin… --- ## [Cited for Expired/No Vehicle Inspection in a Different State?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cited-for-expired-no-vehicle-inspection-in-a-different-state/676500)
**Author:** [@whc.03grady](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/whc.03grady)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [December 18, 2013, 8:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cited-for-expired-no-vehicle-inspection-in-a-different-state/676500 "2013-12-18T08:40:04Z")
If your vehicle is registered in an inspection state yet isn’t inspected or has an expired inspection tag, what can and can’t happen if you drive in a second state? They can report you to your home state, I suspect, but … --- ## [weight after burning](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weight-after-burning/612683)
**Author:** [@copperwindow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/copperwindow)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [February 15, 2012, 2:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weight-after-burning/612683 "2012-02-15T02:55:42Z")
if I burn 5 pounds of paper, will the ashes weigh 5 pounds, and if not, why? --- ## [Texas Federal Prisoner gets 40% of vote in WV Dem Primary](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/texas-federal-prisoner-gets-40-of-vote-in-wv-dem-primary/621387)
**Author:** [@UltraVires](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/UltraVires)\ **Replies:** 84\ **Last updated:** [July 21, 2012, 12:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/texas-federal-prisoner-gets-40-of-vote-in-wv-dem-primary/621387 "2012-07-21T00:52:19Z")
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/arti...a-primary.html Yep…Obama is so unpopular in WV that he only wins 60-40 against a man currently in federal prison. We can blame coal, guns, or racism, but to have 4 in 10 of YOUR O… --- ## [If you check isn't in the bank it may be because....](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-check-isnt-in-the-bank-it-may-be-because/663314)
**Author:** [@AnthonyElite](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AnthonyElite)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [July 15, 2013, 10:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-check-isnt-in-the-bank-it-may-be-because/663314 "2013-07-15T22:01:48Z")
Because the FUCKING BANK HASN’T EVEN OPENED YET! I run payroll for a small southern city. Payroll is processed on Wednesday and direct deposited Thursday. It is due to employee by 2:00 on Friday. We give employees their… --- ## [Why do we (the U.S.) have 5 seperate military branches?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-we-the-u-s-have-5-seperate-military-branches/580693)
**Author:** [@Reloy3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Reloy3)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [May 9, 2011, 8:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-we-the-u-s-have-5-seperate-military-branches/580693 "2011-05-09T20:51:35Z")
This thread - http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=607175 got me thinking. Why does the U.S. Military have five seperate branches? The Navy has pilots. They all have “special forces” units. The navy can g… --- ## [The Awesomeness of the "Day the Earth Stood Still" (1951)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-awesomeness-of-the-day-the-earth-stood-still-1951/591709)
**Author:** [@Waterman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Waterman)\ **Replies:** 105\ **Last updated:** [September 23, 2011, 10:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-awesomeness-of-the-day-the-earth-stood-still-1951/591709 "2011-09-23T22:51:04Z")
I watched the 1951 original last night and marvelled at the fact that, during the height of McCarthyism and the Cold War, that this movie carried such a blatant anti-war and anti-nuclear message. In reading further abou… --- ## [HRC supporters coming after Bernie Sanders & his party re-vamping suggestions with knives out](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hrc-supporters-coming-after-bernie-sanders-his-party-re-vamping-suggestions-with-knives-out/785182)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 122\ **Last updated:** [May 10, 2017, 11:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hrc-supporters-coming-after-bernie-sanders-his-party-re-vamping-suggestions-with-knives-out/785182 "2017-05-10T11:24:00Z")
This article below is representative of some I have seen lately where the knives are out for Bernie Sanders recent suggestions that the Dems need to step away from hard line identity politics and become more bottom up gr… --- ## [Survivor: May 13, 2010](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/survivor-may-13-2010/539387)
**Author:** [@Dancer\_Flight](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dancer_Flight)\ **Replies:** 111\ **Last updated:** [May 16, 2010, 8:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/survivor-may-13-2010/539387 "2010-05-16T08:39:50Z")
I’m watching my first episode in HD (just found the HD versions of our local channels). So very pretty. Anyways, on with the discussions. This week on… Survivor: --- ## [Pour Coke on Pork and out crawl the worms?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pour-coke-on-pork-and-out-crawl-the-worms/163530)
**Author:** [@seriousart](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/seriousart)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [March 25, 2003, 4:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pour-coke-on-pork-and-out-crawl-the-worms/163530 "2003-03-25T04:41:50Z")
Good friend of mine won’t eat pork because her high school science teacher once told her that if you submerged pork in Coke (the beverage, that is) worms would crawl out of it. After some searching, I came across this s… --- ## [Woman sentenced for murder of her rapist](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/woman-sentenced-for-murder-of-her-rapist/760033)
**Author:** [@aldiboronti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aldiboronti)\ **Replies:** 153\ **Last updated:** [July 27, 2016, 5:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/woman-sentenced-for-murder-of-her-rapist/760033 "2016-07-27T05:08:26Z")
Woman who pointed out alleged rapist is sentenced in killing Such are the facts, although I should well have used the qualifier ‘alleged’ before rapist in the topic heading. In any case the following is my reason for p… --- ## [Does it take more energy to go downstairs than upstairs?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-it-take-more-energy-to-go-downstairs-than-upstairs/1167)
**Author:** [@system](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/system)\ **Replies:** 77\ **Last updated:** [September 17, 1999, 11:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-it-take-more-energy-to-go-downstairs-than-upstairs/1167 "1999-09-17T23:26:00Z")
I just found this website today, and there’s some very interesting information here. One thing I do have to comment on, although I’m sure someone has already mentioned it: there are two types of actions your muscles can … --- ## [Is this bestiality, and if so should it be illegal?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-bestiality-and-if-so-should-it-be-illegal/514134)
**Author:** [@Happy\_Poster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Happy_Poster)\ **Replies:** 79\ **Last updated:** [October 23, 2009, 4:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-bestiality-and-if-so-should-it-be-illegal/514134 "2009-10-23T04:58:05Z")
There are apocryphal tales of both men and women putting peanut butter (or similar) on their genitals and then having a dog lick it off. Is this bestiality, and ought it be illegal? For me the answers are “yes” and “no… --- ## [Roland Deschain - 167 posts in 11 days - What the Fuck ?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/roland-deschain-167-posts-in-11-days-what-the-fuck/242069)
**Author:** [@Achilles](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Achilles)\ **Replies:** 176\ **Last updated:** [May 15, 2004, 10:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/roland-deschain-167-posts-in-11-days-what-the-fuck/242069 "2004-05-15T10:05:55Z")
I’m all for asking questions, but the sheer volume indicates a dearth human contact on the part of Mr. Deschain. Anyway, not really a pitting, just a comment. Maybe he’d care to explain why all the questions, and more … --- ## [Scientists recreate Out-of-Body Experience](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scientists-recreate-out-of-body-experience/416807)
**Author:** [@MrDibble](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MrDibble)\ **Replies:** 288\ **Last updated:** [September 5, 2007, 12:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scientists-recreate-out-of-body-experience/416807 "2007-09-05T12:57:17Z")
The BBC Article: It sounds like quite a complicated VR setup to replicate what otherwise occurs au naturel, but the upshot is that the OBE’s sensation of being disconnected from the physical body can be reproduced. N… --- ## [Recreational Outrage Time: Texas Jailers Run A Rape Camp](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recreational-outrage-time-texas-jailers-run-a-rape-camp/661189)
**Author:** [@Evil\_Captor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Evil_Captor)\ **Replies:** 89\ **Last updated:** [July 10, 2013, 4:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recreational-outrage-time-texas-jailers-run-a-rape-camp/661189 "2013-07-10T04:00:17Z")
Apparently, a county jail in Live Oak County, Texas, was a rape camp, where female inmates were repeatedly harassed, fondled, raped and forced to perform sex acts on each other for the amusement of jailers. A lawsuit by … --- ## [You're GAY! You're out of the family!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/youre-gay-youre-out-of-the-family/358515)
**Author:** [@GingerOfTheNorth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GingerOfTheNorth)\ **Replies:** 214\ **Last updated:** [May 31, 2006, 10:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/youre-gay-youre-out-of-the-family/358515 "2006-05-31T22:59:14Z")
Brought on by this thread: So I’m out of the family: or, Fionn comes out I was raised by church-going people. Christians who have always followed the ‘do unto others as you would have done to you’ and ‘whatsoever you d… --- ## [Do US sports fans ever regret the absence of international competition?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-us-sports-fans-ever-regret-the-absence-of-international-competition/518419)
**Author:** [@don\_t\_ask](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/don_t_ask)\ **Replies:** 201\ **Last updated:** [December 3, 2009, 9:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-us-sports-fans-ever-regret-the-absence-of-international-competition/518419 "2009-12-03T09:06:52Z")
I am just about to watch Australia play Scotland at rugby union. Last week they played Ireland. Last week Australia beat England in the Four Nations rugby league tournament having previously played New Zealand and France… --- ## [Do rats eating cereal box cardboard live longer than rats eating cereal?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-rats-eating-cereal-box-cardboard-live-longer-than-rats-eating-cereal/582556)
**Author:** [@thebeaglebeagle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/thebeaglebeagle)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [December 17, 2011, 9:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-rats-eating-cereal-box-cardboard-live-longer-than-rats-eating-cereal/582556 "2011-12-17T21:24:50Z")
Apparently, someone did a “study” or “series of studies” in which rats were fed cornflakes/shredded wheat/some other cereal and other rats were fed shredded cardboard. The shredded cardboard eating rats lived longer. I’… --- ## [Pavers vs. Concrete?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pavers-vs-concrete/574555)
**Author:** [@PeskiPiksi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PeskiPiksi)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [April 11, 2012, 7:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pavers-vs-concrete/574555 "2012-04-11T07:31:15Z")
Hi all. My husband and I want to install a large patio in our backyard this winter, and we’ve been looking at both paving stones and stamped concrete. As far as we can tell, they’re about the same price in our area, so… --- ## [Tell me the stupid stuff Obama has done lately.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-the-stupid-stuff-obama-has-done-lately/632246)
**Author:** [@CastleAnthrax](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CastleAnthrax)\ **Replies:** 81\ **Last updated:** [September 10, 2012, 3:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-the-stupid-stuff-obama-has-done-lately/632246 "2012-09-10T15:55:45Z")
I am pretty liberal and have leaned heavily Democrat lately, and so are most of my friends and people I Facebook with. Because of this self-selection, I hear a lot about the stupid things that Romney and the Republicans… --- ## [E-Mail Addresses With Hyphens?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/e-mail-addresses-with-hyphens/87513)
**Author:** [@Quasimodem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quasimodem)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [October 16, 2001, 4:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/e-mail-addresses-with-hyphens/87513 "2001-10-16T16:32:52Z")
I’m trying to send an e-mail to a new friend I met while in Germany recently who has three hyphens in his e-mail address, and Hotmail keeps sending my mail back. I am assuming it is because of those hyphens. Is there so… --- ## [a lot of arrogant people here on the dope](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-lot-of-arrogant-people-here-on-the-dope/370072)
**Author:** [@Wildfire\_MM](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wildfire_MM)\ **Replies:** 226\ **Last updated:** [August 26, 2006, 9:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-lot-of-arrogant-people-here-on-the-dope/370072 "2006-08-26T21:12:52Z")
This is my impression so far. Not all bad, but there are not many great debates on great debate. Many users are arrogant besserwissers. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=431&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=433&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)