# Top **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=438&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:** 439 --- ## [Bullshit fake news from the left](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bullshit-fake-news-from-the-left/779641)
**Author:** [@aldiboronti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aldiboronti)\ **Replies:** 97\ **Last updated:** [February 26, 2017, 12:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bullshit-fake-news-from-the-left/779641 "2017-02-26T00:56:03Z")
And, yes, I know the right does it too. Circulating widely at present is this fake photoshopped picture of Steve Bannon. Now come on, he’s ugly enough as he is, why the fuck would people need to add to it? This stupid c… --- ## [Ex Canadian JTF2 commando makes eye-popping revelations](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ex-canadian-jtf2-commando-makes-eye-popping-revelations/512705)
**Author:** [@trupa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/trupa)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [October 8, 2009, 5:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ex-canadian-jtf2-commando-makes-eye-popping-revelations/512705 "2009-10-08T17:28:47Z")
I recently picked up a book written in French titled “Nous Etions Invincibles” (We were invincible) which is an autobiographical account of a former member of Canada’s secretive Joint-Task-Force two. Now I have an inter… --- ## [Taking a sick day when too hungover to work](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/taking-a-sick-day-when-too-hungover-to-work/469837)
**Author:** [@Rysto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rysto)\ **Replies:** 78\ **Last updated:** [October 30, 2008, 4:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/taking-a-sick-day-when-too-hungover-to-work/469837 "2008-10-30T16:12:58Z")
Inspired by this.(Short version: employee calls in sick but posts to Facebook that he’s actually too hungover to work; gets caught) At another board I post to, there’s been a lot of discussion about this story. What’s … --- ## [Trump to visit Mexico's President today](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-to-visit-mexicos-president-today/764552)
**Author:** [@harmonicamoon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/harmonicamoon)\ **Replies:** 150\ **Last updated:** [September 2, 2016, 10:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-to-visit-mexicos-president-today/764552 "2016-09-02T22:18:44Z")
And the plot gets thicker. --- ## [Is it illegal to impersonate a lawyer if you are representing yourself?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-illegal-to-impersonate-a-lawyer-if-you-are-representing-yourself/509922)
**Author:** [@TheMadHun](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TheMadHun)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [March 18, 2015, 6:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-illegal-to-impersonate-a-lawyer-if-you-are-representing-yourself/509922 "2015-03-18T18:56:37Z")
I’m not talking about practicing law. Say I want a debtor to think I have turned his case over to a lawyer. Can I make up stationery with a random alias, with the word Esq at the end, and a lawyerly “company line” in t… --- ## ["We were on a break!"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/we-were-on-a-break/589877)
**Author:** [@Strassia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Strassia)\ **Replies:** 150\ **Last updated:** [September 7, 2011, 12:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/we-were-on-a-break/589877 "2011-09-07T12:26:14Z")
Weird things pop into my head late at night and it is too hot to sleep. I found myself actually getting mad about this last night. In case anyone kept there television off during the last decade, that is a refrain from… --- ## [Why do cashiers have such a problem rounding up?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-cashiers-have-such-a-problem-rounding-up/690964)
**Author:** [@grude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/grude)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [June 25, 2014, 3:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-cashiers-have-such-a-problem-rounding-up/690964 "2014-06-25T15:10:22Z")
If my total is say 99.25 I like to hand the clerk a hundred and a quarter, so I can get back whole bills. The lower the cent amount the more I like it, once was given ninety something cents in change in nickels:mad: It … --- ## [Need help: Stray cat, heating pad question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-help-stray-cat-heating-pad-question/431959)
**Author:** [@Cherry2000](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cherry2000)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [January 3, 2008, 9:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-help-stray-cat-heating-pad-question/431959 "2008-01-03T21:05:49Z")
Ok, here’s the situation: We have a stray cat as a guest in our garage. It is VERY cold outside right now, and we didn’t want to leave the poor guy out there to freeze. Apparently, his “people” have moved and left him b… --- ## [Why are burglars associated with striped jerseys?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-burglars-associated-with-striped-jerseys/629061)
**Author:** [@aldiboronti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aldiboronti)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [April 12, 2018, 1:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-burglars-associated-with-striped-jerseys/629061 "2018-04-12T13:43:39Z")
In the kids’ comics of the 50s (at least here in the UK) the burglar was always depicted with a domino mask, a red and black striped jersey and a bag marked SWAG. Just search for ‘burglars comics’ in Google Images and in… --- ## [Going to the movies on Christmas or other big holidays makes you an asshole.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/going-to-the-movies-on-christmas-or-other-big-holidays-makes-you-an-asshole/386871)
**Author:** [@TLDRIDKJKLOLFTW](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TLDRIDKJKLOLFTW)\ **Replies:** 172\ **Last updated:** [January 11, 2007, 4:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/going-to-the-movies-on-christmas-or-other-big-holidays-makes-you-an-asshole/386871 "2007-01-11T16:55:22Z")
From the Children of Men thread - “Theaters are packed here on Christmas Day. It’s a family tradition of ours to go see a movie on Xmas, and we’re not the only ones.” My family tried to pull this crap this year, and I … --- ## [Charity drive to feed the empty heads of the Nasa/moon conspiracy theorists](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/charity-drive-to-feed-the-empty-heads-of-the-nasa-moon-conspiracy-theorists/54685)
**Author:** [@Patty\_O\_Furniture](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Patty_O_Furniture)\ **Replies:** 212\ **Last updated:** [March 7, 2001, 8:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/charity-drive-to-feed-the-empty-heads-of-the-nasa-moon-conspiracy-theorists/54685 "2001-03-07T20:37:31Z")
You-know-what is on FOX right now, and it’s been quite a chuckle so far. I haven’t seen anything new, aside from the same old trash that’s been circulating via email for years. In case you haven’t seen the conspiracy th… --- ## [Latinists: How do you pronounce "Principia"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/latinists-how-do-you-pronounce-principia/448505)
**Author:** [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [June 28, 2015, 10:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/latinists-how-do-you-pronounce-principia/448505 "2015-06-28T10:51:31Z")
As in Newton’s “Principia Mathematica”? is the “ci” a “ch” sound, or a “se” sound? --- ## [Are there sex toys for your pets?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-sex-toys-for-your-pets/578778)
**Author:** [@YogSothoth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/YogSothoth)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [November 16, 2020, 12:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-sex-toys-for-your-pets/578778 "2020-11-16T12:30:24Z")
During lunch, my friend and I got to talking about how her fixed female dog seems to calm down from her typical hyperness when around other dogs. I suggested that maybe she’s having sex with those dogs. That got me thi… --- ## [Billygoat eats TNT. That a problem?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/billygoat-eats-tnt-that-a-problem/555234)
**Author:** [@tdn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tdn)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [October 17, 2010, 12:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/billygoat-eats-tnt-that-a-problem/555234 "2010-10-17T00:38:16Z")
This is going to be one of the weirder questions that this board has ever seen, I’m sure. It came from the plot of an episode of the Andy Griffith Show. A goat found a case of dynamite and ate the whole thing. Andy, Bar… --- ## [What is the most Libertarian country in the world?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-most-libertarian-country-in-the-world/531533)
**Author:** [@El\_Zagna](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/El_Zagna)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [March 9, 2010, 7:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-most-libertarian-country-in-the-world/531533 "2010-03-09T19:07:24Z")
I’ve been reading up on Ayn Rand :eek: lately and got to wondering if there are any countries that have the kind of pure free market systems that she advocated. What countries come closest and how are they doing? --- ## [Ramen restaurants in Japan, what is the deal?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ramen-restaurants-in-japan-what-is-the-deal/709628)
**Author:** [@grude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/grude)\ **Replies:** 102\ **Last updated:** [January 24, 2015, 2:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ramen-restaurants-in-japan-what-is-the-deal/709628 "2015-01-24T02:29:34Z")
I’ve seen these places and I can come up with a few options: They make REALLY GOOD ramen, like really good which makes it worth the money. But ramen is so easy to make at home, even livening it up by tossing in some fre… --- ## [Why is southeast Asia so advanced?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-southeast-asia-so-advanced/418601)
**Author:** [@megas\_alexandros](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/megas_alexandros)\ **Replies:** 260\ **Last updated:** [October 2, 2007, 7:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-southeast-asia-so-advanced/418601 "2007-10-02T19:27:39Z")
Why do you think Korea/Japan/Taiwan so outpaced West when it comes to technology, computers, and gadgets over the last few decades. I read somewhere that it was because of the 1973 oil crisis, which made those countries… --- ## [Baby in a Convertible](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baby-in-a-convertible/496135)
**Author:** [@Hazle\_Weatherfield](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hazle_Weatherfield)\ **Replies:** 95\ **Last updated:** [May 14, 2009, 2:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baby-in-a-convertible/496135 "2009-05-14T14:37:46Z")
I am so scared about this. I’m a Nanny to a five-month old with a Mom who can’t give up her Audi convertible and sees nothing wrong with strapping him into the front passenger seat (in his rear-facing car-seat.) Dad in… --- ## [Ridiculous M\*A\*S\*H hypocrisy](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ridiculous-m-a-s-h-hypocrisy/577105)
**Author:** [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Replies:** 114\ **Last updated:** [April 7, 2011, 3:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ridiculous-m-a-s-h-hypocrisy/577105 "2011-04-07T03:10:00Z")
Just gotta get this off my chest. I’ve got MAS\*H on the telly as I’m checking out the Dope, and Klinger tells Potter he saw one of the nurses in the supply tent last night and she was (gasp) drunk. Potter talks to Houlih… --- ## [What's hot about men's shoulders?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-hot-about-mens-shoulders/468102)
**Author:** [@Love\_Rhombus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Love_Rhombus)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [October 16, 2008, 10:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-hot-about-mens-shoulders/468102 "2008-10-16T22:05:28Z")
Apparently it’s a “hotspot”, and that broad shoulders are attractive? Is it a fitness indicator? --- ## [Where do I buy a women's suit?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-do-i-buy-a-womens-suit/613358)
**Author:** [@even\_sven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/even_sven)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [December 28, 2012, 3:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-do-i-buy-a-womens-suit/613358 "2012-12-28T03:49:34Z")
I’ve got some job interviews coming up, and need something a bit better than my cheapie H&M stuff. What is the best place to buy a quality suit that will last me a while? I’m probably hoping for a shapely fit and pencil … --- ## [Crowning Moments of Awesome](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/crowning-moments-of-awesome/462539)
**Author:** [@phouka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/phouka)\ **Replies:** 156\ **Last updated:** [September 24, 2008, 1:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/crowning-moments-of-awesome/462539 "2008-09-24T13:40:33Z")
I’ve been reading tvtropes.org too much, but at least it gave me an idea. What are the moments seen in movies or TV shows, read in books, graphic novels, or other media, listened to in music that make you stand up and y… --- ## [What is the Tea Party movement, really?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-tea-party-movement-really/664271)
**Author:** [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)\ **Replies:** 123\ **Last updated:** [July 25, 2013, 8:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-tea-party-movement-really/664271 "2013-07-25T20:13:01Z")
The Tea Party Movement. Is it a reactionary movement as Christopher S. Parker maintains, or a reform movement as adaher insists in this thread, or both at once (which would be unprecedented)? Is it a true grassroots mo… --- ## [Walmartians](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/walmartians/175592)
**Author:** [@Scylla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scylla)\ **Replies:** 123\ **Last updated:** [November 30, 2003, 1:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/walmartians/175592 "2003-11-30T01:54:23Z")
Walmart people aren’t like us. They are strange and different and disturbing. Now I understand why we have the gene for prejudice. All through life we are told not to judge people, to meet them on their own terms. Ye… --- ## [No power at electrical outlet](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-power-at-electrical-outlet/540868)
**Author:** [@Fantome](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fantome)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [May 26, 2010, 11:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-power-at-electrical-outlet/540868 "2010-05-26T23:05:11Z")
An electrical outlet in my tenant’s living room recently stopped working. All other nearby outlets work fine. I bought another outlet at Lowe’s, shut off the breaker for another outlet a few feet away (assuming they run … --- ## [Why didn't William Shatner appear in Star Trek the Next Generation?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-didnt-william-shatner-appear-in-star-trek-the-next-generation/523004)
**Author:** [@No\_Wikipedia\_Cites](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/No_Wikipedia_Cites)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [December 31, 2009, 6:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-didnt-william-shatner-appear-in-star-trek-the-next-generation/523004 "2009-12-31T06:31:45Z")
I never thought this day would come, but I need help from ‘trekkies’. I notice that several of the original series actors appeared in the Next Generation series. But why not Kirk? He would be the biggest star. Was th… --- ## ["Problematic" or potentially harmful Film/Television Shows](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/problematic-or-potentially-harmful-film-television-shows/1001076)
**Author:** [@MyFootsZZZ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MyFootsZZZ)\ **Replies:** 187\ **Last updated:** [July 5, 2024, 11:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/problematic-or-potentially-harmful-film-television-shows/1001076 "2024-07-05T23:26:10Z")
I’m pretty lame. I like watching “reaction videos” on YouTube. I’m guess I’m curious to see how other people respond to TV and movies that I found particularly interesting or shocking. It’s not about watching what I enjo… --- ## [College Football 2023](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/college-football-2023/989861)
**Author:** [@dalej42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalej42)\ **Replies:** 285\ **Last updated:** [January 19, 2024, 11:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/college-football-2023/989861 "2024-01-19T23:02:19Z")
I didn’t see a thread for this season. Here’s a thread to discuss week to week action in college football. There’s another thread for all the conference realignment stuff. Watching FSU vs Southern Miss now but keeping a… --- ## [Is corn on the cob commonly eaten in any other countries?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-corn-on-the-cob-commonly-eaten-in-any-other-countries/617451)
**Author:** [@Shagnasty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shagnasty)\ **Replies:** 79\ **Last updated:** [April 7, 2012, 2:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-corn-on-the-cob-commonly-eaten-in-any-other-countries/617451 "2012-04-07T14:15:41Z")
We eat it the U.S. and I presume Canada but do they eat it on the cob anywhere else (boiled or grilled)? --- ## [Another God question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-god-question/592655)
**Author:** [@obbn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/obbn)\ **Replies:** 120\ **Last updated:** [August 24, 2011, 11:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-god-question/592655 "2011-08-24T11:20:26Z")
Hello Again, Thanks to everyone for the food for though on my previous God question. I have a few and I think a new thread would be appropriate for each, so the discussion stays focused. Okay, while pondering the God q… --- ## [Closing Miegs Field](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/closing-miegs-field/165525)
**Author:** [@lee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lee)\ **Replies:** 209\ **Last updated:** [October 28, 2004, 3:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/closing-miegs-field/165525 "2004-10-28T03:26:44Z")
Last night, under the cover of darkness, Mayor Daley closed Miegs field and had the runway torn up. Today he said the closing was due to security reasons, as the airport is in the middle of the Chicago no-fly zone. The c… --- ## [Why did Qin Shi Huangdi get a warning for suggesting Rubio is gay?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-did-qin-shi-huangdi-get-a-warning-for-suggesting-rubio-is-gay/746554)
**Author:** [@Richard\_Parker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Richard_Parker)\ **Replies:** 122\ **Last updated:** [March 21, 2016, 5:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-did-qin-shi-huangdi-get-a-warning-for-suggesting-rubio-is-gay/746554 "2016-03-21T17:04:41Z")
In the post explaining Qin Shi Huangdi’s suspension, it notes that one of his warnings was for suggesting that Marco Rubio is a closeted gay man. Just curious what rule that violates. Thanks! --- ## [Dangers to boiling to rubbing alcohol?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dangers-to-boiling-to-rubbing-alcohol/273117)
**Author:** [@saluki\_fan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/saluki_fan)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [November 5, 2004, 8:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dangers-to-boiling-to-rubbing-alcohol/273117 "2004-11-05T08:04:10Z")
If I wanted to sterilize and clean some equipment out in my garage, would placing the parts in a pan of boiling rubbing alcohol be a safe way to clean them? The reason I want to use rubbing alcohol is I know that the al… --- ## [Why is Mexico such a dump compared to the USA?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-mexico-such-a-dump-compared-to-the-usa/739795)
**Author:** [@Urbanredneck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Urbanredneck)\ **Replies:** 98\ **Last updated:** [December 22, 2015, 2:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-mexico-such-a-dump-compared-to-the-usa/739795 "2015-12-22T14:40:53Z")
What is it with Mexico that makes it so poor when its next door neighbor is so rich? Come to think of it, most groups of countries in the world are pretty mcu on the same economic level. For example, is France that far … --- ## [Plumbing issue - pulsing water supply, only at kitchen sink](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/plumbing-issue-pulsing-water-supply-only-at-kitchen-sink/610237)
**Author:** [@KneadToKnow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KneadToKnow)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [January 25, 2012, 1:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/plumbing-issue-pulsing-water-supply-only-at-kitchen-sink/610237 "2012-01-25T01:35:56Z")
I have a minor issue with the plumbing in my home which has never been more than an amusing sound effect, but the other day moved up a notch to minor nuisance. Let me state first that this problem occurs, as far as I ca… --- ## [So, what are your sexual fetishes?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-what-are-your-sexual-fetishes/407197)
**Author:** [@Autolycus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Autolycus)\ **Replies:** 160\ **Last updated:** [June 18, 2012, 5:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-what-are-your-sexual-fetishes/407197 "2012-06-18T05:21:33Z")
In the tradition of, “Auto, you’re really the last person to start such threads,” haha. That doesn’t stop me though! Ok, so, I was perusing one of my favorite sites Japan Sugoi lately, when it dawned upon me that I re… --- ## [Slang names for dice and dominoes](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/slang-names-for-dice-and-dominoes/244531)
**Author:** [@JGoldman10](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JGoldman10)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [June 3, 2004, 6:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/slang-names-for-dice-and-dominoes/244531 "2004-06-03T18:03:11Z")
What are slang names for dice and dominoes, besides ivories and bones? Are there slang names for polyominoes, dominoes of orders higher than six (Double nine, double twelve, etc.), and multi-facted dice? Please let me k… --- ## [Eric Holder kills it: You don't want to go there, buddy.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eric-holder-kills-it-you-dont-want-to-go-there-buddy/686251)
**Author:** [@Honesty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Honesty)\ **Replies:** 93\ **Last updated:** [April 22, 2014, 12:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eric-holder-kills-it-you-dont-want-to-go-there-buddy/686251 "2014-04-22T00:55:49Z")
I am surprised this\* hasn’t been posted. I love when he wags and shakes his finger at the Congressman Gohmert. His facial expression was pure delight. I only wish Obama would be this forceful in confronting Republicans… --- ## [Got A Beer Complaint? Tell Me All About It! The MMP](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/got-a-beer-complaint-tell-me-all-about-it-the-mmp/417067)
**Author:** [@swampbear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/swampbear)\ **Replies:** 410\ **Last updated:** [September 3, 2007, 6:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/got-a-beer-complaint-tell-me-all-about-it-the-mmp/417067 "2007-09-03T06:19:57Z")
Backstory: One of the joys of my new found employment is a thing called the “Monthly Update” meeting. It’s about twenty minutes of listenin’ to the Unit Manager go on and on and on about goals, operations, efficiency an… --- ## [How old is too old to still be a virgin](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-old-is-too-old-to-still-be-a-virgin/549208)
**Author:** [@PSXer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PSXer)\ **Replies:** 114\ **Last updated:** [August 8, 2010, 5:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-old-is-too-old-to-still-be-a-virgin/549208 "2010-08-08T05:37:24Z")
my friend wants to know --- ## [What do people actually want from healthcare?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-people-actually-want-from-healthcare/782904)
**Author:** [@HumbleThinker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HumbleThinker)\ **Replies:** 124\ **Last updated:** [April 4, 2017, 4:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-people-actually-want-from-healthcare/782904 "2017-04-04T16:41:06Z")
Going through some backlogs of Left, Right, and Center podcasts, someone made a claim that what people in general want from healthcare is mathematically impossible. Couldn’t find a transcript but she basically claimed th… --- ## [Oak's Bowl Pick'em 2011](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oaks-bowl-pickem-2011/605034)
**Author:** [@Oakminster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Oakminster)\ **Replies:** 113\ **Last updated:** [January 10, 2012, 3:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oaks-bowl-pickem-2011/605034 "2012-01-10T15:22:51Z")
I sent invitations to everyone that played last year, but anyone is welcome to join, there is no limit on the number of players. We’re at Yahoo again, and we’re using confidence point scoring. Group ID# 8618 Password:… --- ## [Jussie Smollett - Say It Ain't So](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jussie-smollett-say-it-aint-so/829698)
**Author:** [@Locrian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Locrian)\ **Replies:** 182\ **Last updated:** [February 28, 2019, 6:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jussie-smollett-say-it-aint-so/829698 "2019-02-28T18:18:39Z")
It appears Jussie PAID his attackers and staged his racist mugging. Oh, fuck. I’m really hoping this isn’t true. Really, REALLY hoping, but not looking that way. The Orange Dick Suckers will eat this up as “proof” tha… --- ## [Did Left-Handed People 'Absorb' Their Right-Handed Twins?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-left-handed-people-absorb-their-right-handed-twins/239607)
**Author:** [@Surreal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Surreal)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [June 8, 2011, 8:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-left-handed-people-absorb-their-right-handed-twins/239607 "2011-06-08T20:32:26Z")
Is it true that most left-handed people were once part of a pair of mirror-image twins, and, while still in the womb, they somehow managed to absorb the proteins contained in their right-handed twin until there was nothi… --- ## [Court strikes down net neutrality. Who's on the side of the angels here?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/court-strikes-down-net-neutrality-whos-on-the-side-of-the-angels-here/678801)
**Author:** [@aldiboronti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aldiboronti)\ **Replies:** 123\ **Last updated:** [February 6, 2014, 10:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/court-strikes-down-net-neutrality-whos-on-the-side-of-the-angels-here/678801 "2014-02-06T22:59:46Z")
Story here. I have to admit I’m more than a little confused. Ensuring the openness of the internet is something I’m all for but further on in that story I see that one of the options open to the FCC is to reclassify th… --- ## [Man vs Chimp - fight to the death (a different perspective)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/man-vs-chimp-fight-to-the-death-a-different-perspective/735663)
**Author:** [@guitario](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/guitario)\ **Replies:** 60\ **Last updated:** [June 17, 2016, 6:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/man-vs-chimp-fight-to-the-death-a-different-perspective/735663 "2016-06-17T18:13:14Z")
My apologies in advance - this is quite a long post. I know these threads have been around in the past, and I know the internet in general is awash with similar debates, but they all flawed. Here’s why… It’s always the… --- ## [I'm gunna ask again, how do i make reasonable money quickly? With minimal experience?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-gunna-ask-again-how-do-i-make-reasonable-money-quickly-with-minimal-experience/727490)
**Author:** [@justjake](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/justjake)\ **Replies:** 153\ **Last updated:** [August 15, 2015, 10:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-gunna-ask-again-how-do-i-make-reasonable-money-quickly-with-minimal-experience/727490 "2015-08-15T22:51:51Z")
So, i just found out both my friends (ages 18 and 21 respectively) both landed FULL TIME jobs in portland oregon making 12-20$ an hour respectively. Both of these kids have similar experience to me (working minimal level… --- ## [College Basketball 2009](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/college-basketball-2009/518256)
**Author:** [@dalej42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalej42)\ **Replies:** 145\ **Last updated:** [March 20, 2010, 8:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/college-basketball-2009/518256 "2010-03-20T20:11:57Z")
Not sure how many threads we’ll need for college basketball, so I thought I’d start one for the rest of 2009. Maybe monthly threads as we head into conference play in January and then a tournament thread in March? Anywa… --- ## [Really, samclem?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/really-samclem/604095)
**Author:** [@AClockworkMelon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AClockworkMelon)\ **Replies:** 110\ **Last updated:** [November 28, 2011, 12:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/really-samclem/604095 "2011-11-28T00:31:06Z")
In this thread ralph asks what happened to the Russian camera manufacturing industry and Hail Ants makes the following joke: wat Did a Soviet camera maker kill your dog or something? --- ## [Oil Additive Question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oil-additive-question/620005)
**Author:** [@FoieGrasIsEvil](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FoieGrasIsEvil)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [April 27, 2012, 8:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oil-additive-question/620005 "2012-04-27T08:24:06Z")
I have a 2001 Hyundai XG 300 that’s more or less my beater/daily driver. Its in reasonable shape at 140k miles but it does burn a bit of oil, especially upon throttle from a dead stop and it seems to start spewing smoke … [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=437&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=439&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)