# Top **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=453&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:** 454 --- ## [Why doesn't delete mean delete?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-doesnt-delete-mean-delete/628685)
**Author:** [@Victor\_Charlie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Victor_Charlie)\ **Replies:** 100\ **Last updated:** [August 1, 2012, 12:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-doesnt-delete-mean-delete/628685 "2012-08-01T00:57:55Z")
Why can’t/don’t they make a computer that completely, totally eliminates all traces of a file when you delete it? Not to give the impression I have any untoward behavior to hide, but I’ve always wondered why the experts… --- ## [Why do yuppies sit in the backyard and pofolks sit in the front yard?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-yuppies-sit-in-the-backyard-and-pofolks-sit-in-the-front-yard/633734)
**Author:** [@Diamonds02](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Diamonds02)\ **Replies:** 72\ **Last updated:** [September 7, 2012, 10:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-yuppies-sit-in-the-backyard-and-pofolks-sit-in-the-front-yard/633734 "2012-09-07T22:26:04Z")
Ahh front yard for the latter! I’ve noticed that people tend to hang out in the backyard in higher income areas, and in the front yard in lower income areas. Why is that? One would think it would be the other way aroun… --- ## [Who was Gus Fring (Breaking Bad Character)?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-was-gus-fring-breaking-bad-character/673037)
**Author:** [@DrForrester](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrForrester)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [November 7, 2013, 11:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-was-gus-fring-breaking-bad-character/673037 "2013-11-07T23:01:55Z")
In the episode, “Hermanos” (S4 E8), we see the cartel leader, Don Eladio, spare Gus’ life because, “I know who you are”. “But understand,” he warns “You are not in Chile anymore.” In the episode, “One Minute” (S3 E7), … --- ## [Which names for sports teams do you find offensive?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-names-for-sports-teams-do-you-find-offensive/669604)
**Author:** [@NDP](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NDP)\ **Replies:** 103\ **Last updated:** [June 27, 2014, 4:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-names-for-sports-teams-do-you-find-offensive/669604 "2014-06-27T04:16:58Z")
Choose from the list below. --- ## [How to pronounce "pwn" and "pwnd" ?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-pronounce-pwn-and-pwnd/540474)
**Author:** [@TreacherousCretin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TreacherousCretin)\ **Replies:** 62\ **Last updated:** [May 25, 2010, 9:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-pronounce-pwn-and-pwnd/540474 "2010-05-25T21:01:35Z")
“Pwn” or “Pwnd” I think I know what it means, don’t know how or even if it’s supposed to be pronounced. Thanks. Now get off my lawn. . --- ## [A Pre-Hijacked MMP](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-pre-hijacked-mmp/526301)
**Author:** [@swampbear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/swampbear)\ **Replies:** 307\ **Last updated:** [February 1, 2010, 11:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-pre-hijacked-mmp/526301 "2010-02-01T11:31:40Z")
Just some miscellanous stuff to kick things off. Since there’s really no topic, it ain’t like it’s a real OP, thus it is pre-hijacked for your postin’ pleasure. :smiley: I have two wall calendars in da cave. Both of ‘e… --- ## [He (or she) is alive...........](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/he-or-she-is-alive/817531)
**Author:** [@E-DUB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/E-DUB)\ **Replies:** 173\ **Last updated:** [September 14, 2018, 11:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/he-or-she-is-alive/817531 "2018-09-14T23:22:05Z")
Real simple. Think of a celebrity who you think is dead, check, find out they’re not. Post name here. Ray Stevens. --- ## [Should airlines be required to offer obese passengers another seat or two at no extra charge?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-airlines-be-required-to-offer-obese-passengers-another-seat-or-two-at-no-extra-charge/985445)
**Author:** [@Omar\_Little](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omar_Little)\ **Replies:** 220\ **Last updated:** [August 29, 2023, 8:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-airlines-be-required-to-offer-obese-passengers-another-seat-or-two-at-no-extra-charge/985445 "2023-08-29T20:28:55Z")
There is a current change.org petition authored by a social media influencer, Jaelynn Chaney, asking for the FAA to regulate airlines that fly in the US to provide obese passengers, at no cost to the passengers, an extra… --- ## [Hey Jim's Son? Go fuck yourself](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-jims-son-go-fuck-yourself/819355)
**Author:** [@Guinastasia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guinastasia)\ **Replies:** 175\ **Last updated:** [September 2, 2018, 4:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-jims-son-go-fuck-yourself/819355 "2018-09-02T16:00:14Z")
Better a nutjob than one who smears someone with a debilitating illness. (Hint: protesting a war isn’t “smearing the troops”. Fuck you.) --- ## [Did the Nazi's kill their own wounded soldiers?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-the-nazis-kill-their-own-wounded-soldiers/595063)
**Author:** [@Atomic\_Alex](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Atomic_Alex)\ **Replies:** 60\ **Last updated:** [September 6, 2011, 4:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-the-nazis-kill-their-own-wounded-soldiers/595063 "2011-09-06T16:15:12Z")
I’m currently reading The Holocaust by Martin Gilbert, a fascinating book in a horrifying way. There’s only so many times you can read, "and 7000 Jews of village ‘X’ were marched off and shot’ and similar phrases before… --- ## ["Eat to Live" by Joel Fuhrman: Legit/healthy diet or no?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eat-to-live-by-joel-fuhrman-legit-healthy-diet-or-no/311534)
**Author:** [@zweisamkeit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zweisamkeit)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [January 25, 2012, 9:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eat-to-live-by-joel-fuhrman-legit-healthy-diet-or-no/311534 "2012-01-25T09:12:37Z")
My mom bought this book (found here: http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0316735507/ref=sib\_rdr\_dp/002-1926104-7752054?\_encoding=UTF8&no=283155&me=ATVPDKIKX0DER&st=books ). While I haven’t had time to read it … --- ## [Superior/Inferior Human Beings?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/superior-inferior-human-beings/542273)
**Author:** [@Adroit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Adroit)\ **Replies:** 72\ **Last updated:** [June 15, 2010, 12:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/superior-inferior-human-beings/542273 "2010-06-15T12:01:15Z")
In your opinion, will the human race ever split off into different sub species similar to Neanderthals and Homo Sapiens? Will something similar ever occur again? --- ## [Errors in Roger Ebert's reviews. How many are there?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/errors-in-roger-eberts-reviews-how-many-are-there/686383)
**Author:** [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Replies:** 87\ **Last updated:** [July 15, 2014, 7:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/errors-in-roger-eberts-reviews-how-many-are-there/686383 "2014-07-15T19:06:23Z")
Several folks mentioned that Ebert made a lot of errors in his reviews. I’m a fan of Ebert and even I remember one. Anyway, I’m wondering if it was as bad as folks remember. Six years ago, I pointed out an error in Want… --- ## [Senator Boxer (D-CA) Lies and doesn't even admit it!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/senator-boxer-d-ca-lies-and-doesnt-even-admit-it/578116)
**Author:** [@Bricker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bricker)\ **Replies:** 150\ **Last updated:** [April 19, 2011, 2:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/senator-boxer-d-ca-lies-and-doesnt-even-admit-it/578116 "2011-04-19T14:28:00Z")
During the run-up to the potential government shutdown, Boxer claimed that Republicans targeting Planned Parenthood would cut off vital non-abortion services that they offer, including mammograms. This was an oft-repeate… --- ## [What band have you seen the most times in concert?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-band-have-you-seen-the-most-times-in-concert/671588)
**Author:** [@Idle\_Thoughts](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Idle_Thoughts)\ **Replies:** 132\ **Last updated:** [October 26, 2013, 11:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-band-have-you-seen-the-most-times-in-concert/671588 "2013-10-26T23:45:55Z")
I’m defining band here as group that would probably be recognized by name by at least 60-70 percent of readers of the SDMB. For example, I’ve read enough concert threads to know Jonathan Chance has seen Rush about 60 ti… --- ## [How will the Moral Monday movement affect politics in NC & the South?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-will-the-moral-monday-movement-affect-politics-in-nc-the-south/681900)
**Author:** [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)\ **Replies:** 72\ **Last updated:** [November 6, 2014, 6:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-will-the-moral-monday-movement-affect-politics-in-nc-the-south/681900 "2014-11-06T06:43:02Z")
The Nation article here; Wiki article here. So far, all MM has tangibly accomplished is to file a lot of lawsuits. But they have high hopes. So: Will this movement fizzle out like OWS, or will it get somewhere, perh… --- ## [Closeted gays in straight relationships - Or, Is my boyfriend gay?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/closeted-gays-in-straight-relationships-or-is-my-boyfriend-gay/281622)
**Author:** [@chula](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chula)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [December 28, 2004, 3:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/closeted-gays-in-straight-relationships-or-is-my-boyfriend-gay/281622 "2004-12-28T03:23:09Z")
I was reading the current thread in which LGBT Dopers shared their personal experiences of coming out of the closet with some interest. I think I have a friend who is in the closet. He is my boyfriend actually. The relat… --- ## [How does a modern aircraft land at the wrong airport? How will the dreamlifter take off again?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-does-a-modern-aircraft-land-at-the-wrong-airport-how-will-the-dreamlifter-take-off-again/674420)
**Author:** [@Machine\_Elf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Machine_Elf)\ **Replies:** 111\ **Last updated:** [January 14, 2014, 8:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-does-a-modern-aircraft-land-at-the-wrong-airport-how-will-the-dreamlifter-take-off-again/674420 "2014-01-14T08:01:24Z")
In news of the weird, Boeing’s Dreamlifter cargo plane landed at the wrong airport last night. The runway is reportedly too short for them to take off again in a loaded configuration, and depending on who you talk to, i… --- ## [Is it racist to describe a black person as being black?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-racist-to-describe-a-black-person-as-being-black/117525)
**Author:** [@Cubsfan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cubsfan)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [July 7, 2002, 11:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-racist-to-describe-a-black-person-as-being-black/117525 "2002-07-07T23:43:26Z")
I know my question doesn’t make much sense so let me giev you an example. You area at a party and there is is like 30 white guys and one black guy. You want to point out the black guy to your friend for whatever reason.… --- ## [How much of a TV delay is there in a "live" sports broadcast?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-of-a-tv-delay-is-there-in-a-live-sports-broadcast/484069)
**Author:** [@John\_DiFool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_DiFool)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [February 4, 2009, 2:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-of-a-tv-delay-is-there-in-a-live-sports-broadcast/484069 "2009-02-04T02:48:07Z")
Something that Al Michaels mentioned made me ask something I’ve actually wondered about for awhile. When Fitzgerald scored his 2nd TD tonite, Michaels said that the video feed on the scoreboard showed Fitz at the 15 whe… --- ## [Can gays go straight? Science says yes](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-gays-go-straight-science-says-yes/64878)
**Author:** [@puddleglum](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/puddleglum)\ **Replies:** 275\ **Last updated:** [May 19, 2001, 1:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-gays-go-straight-science-says-yes/64878 "2001-05-19T01:16:28Z")
Here is the article: http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/aponline/20010509/aponline013921\_000.htm In the article Dr. Spitzer the man who spearheaded the APA delisting homosexuality as a disorder discusses the results f… --- ## [Does crossing the street to avoid certain people reduce your chances of being victimized by crime?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-crossing-the-street-to-avoid-certain-people-reduce-your-chances-of-being-victimized-by-crime/518456)
**Author:** [@What\_the\_deuce](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_the_deuce)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [November 27, 2009, 5:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-crossing-the-street-to-avoid-certain-people-reduce-your-chances-of-being-victimized-by-crime/518456 "2009-11-27T17:12:33Z")
I’ve got to handle this delicately; I don’t want to be accused of being a racist, which (I hope) I am not. However, I’m putting this directly into the BBQ pit, because there’s no way people will be able to maintain a ca… --- ## [Why does a Boeing 737 have a tail pipe (exhaust)?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-a-boeing-737-have-a-tail-pipe-exhaust/122964)
**Author:** [@Whack-a-Mole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Whack-a-Mole)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [August 9, 2002, 1:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-a-boeing-737-have-a-tail-pipe-exhaust/122964 "2002-08-09T13:21:03Z")
I noticed this while taxiing around an airport a few days ago and couldn’t figure out why 737’s seem to have an exhaust pipe at the back of the plane. I had a hard time finding a photo of the back of a 737 but here is o… --- ## [Breakfasts gone horribly wrong](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/breakfasts-gone-horribly-wrong/504729)
**Author:** [@alphaboi867](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/alphaboi867)\ **Replies:** 114\ **Last updated:** [August 16, 2009, 2:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/breakfasts-gone-horribly-wrong/504729 "2009-08-16T02:07:37Z")
I tried waking up 15 minutes early this moring so I could try eating breakfast at home instead of at work. So I got a bowl out the cupboard and put some cornflakes in it. Then I went over to the fridge and took tw… --- ## [Let's name a Biden Cabinet](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-name-a-biden-cabinet/925040)
**Author:** [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Replies:** 315\ **Last updated:** [July 14, 2021, 5:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-name-a-biden-cabinet/925040 "2021-07-14T17:17:26Z")
Just for fun - and to see how close each of us get to the eventual real thing: State - Either Susan Rice or Samantha Power, both important Obama foreign policy appointees Treasury - I’d love to see Elizabeth Warren her… --- ## [Whatcha reading Sept. (08) edition](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whatcha-reading-sept-08-edition/461684)
**Author:** [@Khadaji](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Khadaji)\ **Replies:** 170\ **Last updated:** [September 30, 2008, 7:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whatcha-reading-sept-08-edition/461684 "2008-09-30T19:41:27Z")
OK guys, welcome back. As always, here is the September thread and here is a link to the old thread. Link (warning, when the DNS is propagated I guess this will break.) I am in the middle of The Mysterious Benedict So… --- ## [Who would you REALLY like to be president](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-would-you-really-like-to-be-president/613054)
**Author:** [@Buck\_Godot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Buck_Godot)\ **Replies:** 98\ **Last updated:** [April 26, 2012, 12:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-would-you-really-like-to-be-president/613054 "2012-04-26T00:06:27Z")
Suppose that you could choose anyone living or dead and poof make him president starting January 2012. Who would you choose? I assume the following ground rules through the magic of “don’t fight the hypothetical”" Th… --- ## [Rules regarding yielding to pedestrians at crosswalks](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rules-regarding-yielding-to-pedestrians-at-crosswalks/552823)
**Author:** [@supergoose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/supergoose)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [September 10, 2010, 9:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rules-regarding-yielding-to-pedestrians-at-crosswalks/552823 "2010-09-10T21:52:46Z")
I’m somewhat confused about this. I live in Maryland but am hoping that if no one knows the specifics regarding the laws in Maryland, the laws across the United States are similar. I understand that if a pedestrian is a… --- ## [They're back! - the door-to-door salesmen from hell](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/theyre-back-the-door-to-door-salesmen-from-hell/147402)
**Author:** [@Mangetout](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mangetout)\ **Replies:** 78\ **Last updated:** [January 12, 2025, 4:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/theyre-back-the-door-to-door-salesmen-from-hell/147402 "2025-01-12T16:10:58Z")
Well, not actually from hell; that’s just what the estate agents call it ‘North Hell’ they often say, but really it’s not even a suburb and the climate is quite different. Anyway, they’re back! - the door-to-door salesm… --- ## [Are Rat Kings real?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-rat-kings-real/634762)
**Author:** [@MetroGnome](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MetroGnome)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [March 9, 2014, 12:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-rat-kings-real/634762 "2014-03-09T00:18:35Z")
First, the definition of a rat king (from Wikipedia): “…phenomena said to arise when a number of rats become intertwined at their tails, which become stuck together with blood, dirt, ice, excrement or simply knotted.” T… --- ## [NY Gov Spitzer Admits Involvement in Prostitution Ring](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ny-gov-spitzer-admits-involvement-in-prostitution-ring/440859)
**Author:** [@Bricker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bricker)\ **Replies:** 269\ **Last updated:** [March 17, 2008, 8:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ny-gov-spitzer-admits-involvement-in-prostitution-ring/440859 "2008-03-17T20:36:34Z")
The New York Times is reporting that NY Governor Eliot Spitzer has told his senior aides that he was involved in a prostitution ring. As is almost always the case, his decision to come clean about this was after months o… --- ## [Iowa Family Policy Center's "Marriage Vow"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/iowa-family-policy-centers-marriage-vow/588340)
**Author:** [@Big\_Norse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Big_Norse)\ **Replies:** 109\ **Last updated:** [July 14, 2011, 9:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/iowa-family-policy-centers-marriage-vow/588340 "2011-07-14T21:34:31Z")
So Michele Bachmann signed the “Marriage Vow”. Have you read this thing? It’s nuts! I couldn’t get past the first sentence without my jaw dropping: Where did the founding fathers discuss what marriage should be? Soc… --- ## [Mental health situation of a person who plays the same damed 7 or 8 songs over and over daily?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mental-health-situation-of-a-person-who-plays-the-same-damed-7-or-8-songs-over-and-over-daily/642644)
**Author:** [@Leaffan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaffan)\ **Replies:** 95\ **Last updated:** [December 9, 2012, 3:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mental-health-situation-of-a-person-who-plays-the-same-damed-7-or-8-songs-over-and-over-daily/642644 "2012-12-09T15:59:05Z")
Jesus fucking Christ. She plays the same 7 or 8 songs over, and over, and over, every day, every night. She’s 48 years old, and it’s all recent pop shit that you hear on teeny-bopper stations. I’m at my wits end with … --- ## [JK Rowling's writing style](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jk-rowlings-writing-style/550943)
**Author:** [@Superhal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Superhal)\ **Replies:** 60\ **Last updated:** [August 25, 2010, 1:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jk-rowlings-writing-style/550943 "2010-08-25T01:12:44Z")
I am going through the Harry Potter series again, and I raced through the first 4 books in the series. However, when I got to the 5th book, I’m having a hard time getting through some of her scenes. Did anybody else noti… --- ## [Sleeping Gas Theory](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sleeping-gas-theory/492939)
**Author:** [@lcripe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lcripe)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [August 16, 2010, 7:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sleeping-gas-theory/492939 "2010-08-16T19:14:31Z")
There is a rumor going around in our area that thieves are breaking into peoples houses at night, gasing the occupants and then robbing the house. The belief is that the robbers are using some sort of gas that keeps … --- ## [GLAAD. Holy shit. Enough already.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/glaad-holy-shit-enough-already/602364)
**Author:** [@Cubsfan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cubsfan)\ **Replies:** 115\ **Last updated:** [November 15, 2011, 4:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/glaad-holy-shit-enough-already/602364 "2011-11-15T16:55:39Z")
In the latest celebrity verbal fuck-up Brett Ratner used the word fag in an insulting and bigoted way. Great. He’s an asshole. But this trend of all celebs reporting to the minority interest group of which they offe… --- ## [Creation vs. Evolution](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/creation-vs-evolution/184854)
**Author:** [@Nomadic\_One](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nomadic_One)\ **Replies:** 226\ **Last updated:** [July 25, 2003, 10:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/creation-vs-evolution/184854 "2003-07-25T22:47:34Z")
(This is in honor of a good friend of mine, that doesn’t read this board) We must not be fooled that there is an overwhelming body of evidence for the evolutionist imagination. To put it bluntly - the evidence just isn’… --- ## [Why does it feel so good to have sore muscles massaged?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-it-feel-so-good-to-have-sore-muscles-massaged/448207)
**Author:** [@teela\_brown](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/teela_brown)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [May 8, 2008, 6:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-it-feel-so-good-to-have-sore-muscles-massaged/448207 "2008-05-08T18:19:06Z")
It seems kind of counter-intuitive when you think about it, doesn’t it? I mean, you don’t crave to have a bruise rubbed (ouch!). You certainly don’t want anyone rubbing a cut or a gash. However, massaging an aching mu… --- ## [Do people really have sex in strip clubs? (L.A. anti-lap dance ordinance)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-people-really-have-sex-in-strip-clubs-l-a-anti-lap-dance-ordinance/206887)
**Author:** [@tclouie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tclouie)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [October 14, 2003, 2:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-people-really-have-sex-in-strip-clubs-l-a-anti-lap-dance-ordinance/206887 "2003-10-14T02:03:16Z")
The Los Angeles City Council recently passed (and the Mayor signed) an ordinance banning lap dancing in strip clubs. Also, dancers have to stay 10 feet away from patrons while performing, patrons may not directly tip dan… --- ## [M\*A\*S\*H Fans: Did Father Mulcahy Ever Once Say...?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/m-a-s-h-fans-did-father-mulcahy-ever-once-say/239084)
**Author:** [@Jinx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jinx)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [April 11, 2004, 6:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/m-a-s-h-fans-did-father-mulcahy-ever-once-say/239084 "2004-04-11T06:19:42Z")
My friends used to quote from MASH like some quote the bible. One of our running jokes was imitating Father Mulcahy saying “jocularity, jocularity”. But, did he himself ever say that that line or phrase??? Most recently… --- ## [You come into a huge fortune. What frivious thing do you buy?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-come-into-a-huge-fortune-what-frivious-thing-do-you-buy/546440)
**Author:** [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Replies:** 180\ **Last updated:** [July 26, 2010, 1:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-come-into-a-huge-fortune-what-frivious-thing-do-you-buy/546440 "2010-07-26T13:50:54Z")
Let’s define huge fortune as being over $100 million. Define frivolous however suits you. All that matters is your own opinion. How you acquire the money is irrelevant. Maybe you win the lottery; maybe Bill Gates dec… --- ## [What Cuisine Do You Just Not Care For?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-cuisine-do-you-just-not-care-for/765326)
**Author:** [@Two\_Many\_Cats](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Two_Many_Cats)\ **Replies:** 186\ **Last updated:** [September 16, 2016, 1:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-cuisine-do-you-just-not-care-for/765326 "2016-09-16T01:20:40Z")
I, for one, think Southern American cooking has been waaayyy overpraised. The premise of Southern cooking appears to be, “Hey ya’ll, let’s batter and deep fry THIS!” I mean, c’mon! Chicken fried steak? Catfish nugget… --- ## [Ever Had a Cat Go Missing?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ever-had-a-cat-go-missing/588796)
**Author:** [@Fiddle\_Peghead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fiddle_Peghead)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [January 21, 2013, 12:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ever-had-a-cat-go-missing/588796 "2013-01-21T00:22:13Z")
My brother’s cat was missing for three weeks and then showed up on his deck Sunday night as if nothing had happened. He just was sitting there, pretty as you please, having a smoke and yawning. Okay, he wasn’t really ya… --- ## [2016: Obama's America (no, not the stupid movie)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2016-obamas-america-no-not-the-stupid-movie/641436)
**Author:** [@John\_Stamos\_Left\_Ear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_Stamos_Left_Ear)\ **Replies:** 79\ **Last updated:** [December 12, 2012, 1:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2016-obamas-america-no-not-the-stupid-movie/641436 "2012-12-12T01:42:02Z")
It’s 2016. Obama’s second term is winding down. What does America look like? What issues has he faced and how did he handle them? Are we better off than we were four years ago? I laughed at the many Doomsday predict… --- ## [Ammunition shelf-life urban legend?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ammunition-shelf-life-urban-legend/632927)
**Author:** [@Crotalus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crotalus)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [November 7, 2013, 11:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ammunition-shelf-life-urban-legend/632927 "2013-11-07T11:45:39Z")
My wife and I recently completed the required training to apply for a concealed carry handgun permit. The teacher was sheriff-approved, NRA-certified instructor who seemed really knowledgeable about all of the topics she… --- ## [Lawn Mower: how to empty "bad gas"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lawn-mower-how-to-empty-bad-gas/447106)
**Author:** [@phungi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/phungi)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [April 29, 2008, 7:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lawn-mower-how-to-empty-bad-gas/447106 "2008-04-29T19:01:50Z")
I forgot to drain the gas from my mower this winter, which was a major blunder since I had it tuned up last year. So, it will not start, and I assume it is because of bad gasoline. I don’t want to take it into the shop… --- ## [The Librarians (new TNT show--spoilers probably)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-librarians-new-tnt-show-spoilers-probably/706740)
**Author:** [@BrassyPhrase](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrassyPhrase)\ **Replies:** 85\ **Last updated:** [December 25, 2017, 9:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-librarians-new-tnt-show-spoilers-probably/706740 "2017-12-25T21:28:43Z")
Did anyone else watch this? I saw commercials for it while I was finishing up Z Nation (I do love that goofy show), so I decided to record it and watched it tonight. I have to say I liked it and it’s definitely going i… --- ## [Does anything increase or decrease the effects of marijuana?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anything-increase-or-decrease-the-effects-of-marijuana/399444)
**Author:** [@teemingONE](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/teemingONE)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [April 11, 2007, 1:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anything-increase-or-decrease-the-effects-of-marijuana/399444 "2007-04-11T01:45:56Z")
I am not a smoker but most all of my friends are. When they smoke marijuana, some often start smoking cigarettes because according to them it increases their high. Is this true? Do any other substances increase the ef… --- ## [The mother of all questions: How important is sex to WOMEN?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-mother-of-all-questions-how-important-is-sex-to-women/596359)
**Author:** [@2ManyTacos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/2ManyTacos)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [September 19, 2011, 3:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-mother-of-all-questions-how-important-is-sex-to-women/596359 "2011-09-19T15:47:08Z")
In some ways this topic is the culmination of my two previous topics about women’s overall level of sexuality and their interest in sexual enthusiasm. I don’t really have any reason for continuing to post questions like… --- ## [Most realistic WWIII/post-apocalyptic novels?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-realistic-wwiii-post-apocalyptic-novels/584151)
**Author:** [@An\_Gadai](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/An_Gadai)\ **Replies:** 70\ **Last updated:** [June 15, 2011, 1:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-realistic-wwiii-post-apocalyptic-novels/584151 "2011-06-15T01:45:40Z")
I’ve read quite a bit of post-apocalypic/nuclear war/WWIII fiction and I was wondering what everyone thought was the most realistic? I’m specifically interested in treatments of the immediate and medium-term aftermaths. … [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=452&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=454&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)