# Top **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=457&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:** 458 --- ## [Do people really dip their grilled cheese sandwhich in ketchup?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-people-really-dip-their-grilled-cheese-sandwhich-in-ketchup/570370)
**Author:** [@PSXer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PSXer)\ **Replies:** 82\ **Last updated:** [February 9, 2011, 3:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-people-really-dip-their-grilled-cheese-sandwhich-in-ketchup/570370 "2011-02-09T03:25:25Z")
someone told me they do, but I think it is gross --- ## [Do some cultures perform sex acts on babies to help them sleep?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-some-cultures-perform-sex-acts-on-babies-to-help-them-sleep/644034)
**Author:** [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [December 20, 2012, 12:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-some-cultures-perform-sex-acts-on-babies-to-help-them-sleep/644034 "2012-12-20T12:50:36Z")
Wow! Interesting… and icky. I had no idea. I noticed the credit line below the link on the Straight Dope homepage says “By” and then nothing else. Cecil deserves full credit, of course. --- ## [How long, seriously, before we have a cure for cancer?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-long-seriously-before-we-have-a-cure-for-cancer/617329)
**Author:** [@Stelios](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stelios)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [September 28, 2012, 5:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-long-seriously-before-we-have-a-cure-for-cancer/617329 "2012-09-28T17:54:07Z")
I read this NYT article today which stated that, after having adjusted for increased population, the death rate for cancer has fallen a mere 5% since 1950. I found this pretty horrifying, and have been googling ever sin… --- ## [Kill Bill: Volume 2 (spoilers)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kill-bill-volume-2-spoilers/240483)
**Author:** [@Diogenes\_the\_Cynic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Diogenes_the_Cynic)\ **Replies:** 155\ **Last updated:** [April 30, 2004, 7:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kill-bill-volume-2-spoilers/240483 "2004-04-30T19:27:06Z")
I have to admit, I am completely Quentin Tarantino’s bitch. I love everything he does. KBV2 was a great second half to a great story. I love how QT was able to get some real dramatic resonance and emotion using only the… --- ## [Sampiro, you need help.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sampiro-you-need-help/430274)
**Author:** [@Sapo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sapo)\ **Replies:** 199\ **Last updated:** [December 18, 2007, 7:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sampiro-you-need-help/430274 "2007-12-18T19:03:49Z")
Professional help. Your obsession with what other people think is taking over your life and making you a dull one trick ponny. In your latest opus, CarnalK calls you on a point that you yourself (in post 25) admit to be… --- ## [Have you ever been glad that someone died?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-been-glad-that-someone-died/482074)
**Author:** [@Rodgers01](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rodgers01)\ **Replies:** 101\ **Last updated:** [June 14, 2016, 2:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-been-glad-that-someone-died/482074 "2016-06-14T02:21:59Z")
I don’t mean being glad that a very sick loved one no longer had to suffer through their illness, or being glad that some serial killer or evil dictator was finally strung up by their neck. No. Have you ever been secre… --- ## [Is gravy bad for you?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-gravy-bad-for-you/308556)
**Author:** [@The\_Controvert](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Controvert)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [June 17, 2005, 8:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-gravy-bad-for-you/308556 "2005-06-17T20:21:37Z")
It seems to be like any other food, yet I’ve heard it’s unhealthy. On the scale of tasty, but bad for you, where would it rank? --- ## [Bricker is becoming more and more like Trump](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bricker-is-becoming-more-and-more-like-trump/816261)
**Author:** [@septimus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/septimus)\ **Replies:** 195\ **Last updated:** [July 3, 2018, 6:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bricker-is-becoming-more-and-more-like-trump/816261 "2018-07-03T06:33:27Z")
I just noticed that Bricker dropped this turd in a GD thread: You have to wonder, does he not believe in the spark of divinity, the dignity and worth of every person? It is, of course, Republicans who are eager to t… --- ## [Help needed! I'm going to Lion Country](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-needed-im-going-to-lion-country/541230)
**Author:** [@QuanSu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/QuanSu)\ **Replies:** 61\ **Last updated:** [June 29, 2010, 11:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-needed-im-going-to-lion-country/541230 "2010-06-29T23:40:23Z")
After planning this for a few years, in a few weeks, I’m heading over to South Africa to watch a few soccer matches. I’m going to be in Cape Town, Port Elizabeth and Johannesburg. I got lots of general facts for those ci… --- ## [Oh god I'm having a crisis of wedding dress!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oh-god-im-having-a-crisis-of-wedding-dress/610932)
**Author:** [@Zsofia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zsofia)\ **Replies:** 123\ **Last updated:** [August 22, 2012, 2:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oh-god-im-having-a-crisis-of-wedding-dress/610932 "2012-08-22T14:30:14Z")
Do not need answer fast; not getting married until October. So I bought a dress, okay? I liked it, but it wasn’t my absolute favorite - my absolute favorite was $1800 and this one was $180. It’s flattering, it’s not w… --- ## [Carrying registration in your car?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/carrying-registration-in-your-car/606565)
**Author:** [@Mdcastle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mdcastle)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [December 21, 2011, 5:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/carrying-registration-in-your-car/606565 "2011-12-21T05:31:20Z")
I live in Minnesota where it’s not required to carry registration in non-commercial vehicles. Every cop show I’ve seen they ask for “license, insurance, and registration” when they pull someone over. So does that mean I … --- ## [Did Obama really raise the deficit that much?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-obama-really-raise-the-deficit-that-much/633153)
**Author:** [@Learjeff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Learjeff)\ **Replies:** 77\ **Last updated:** [September 7, 2012, 11:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-obama-really-raise-the-deficit-that-much/633153 "2012-09-07T11:07:16Z")
Did Obama really raise the debt or deficit as much as my father (who has an IV to Fox News) tells me, compared with Bush? Or did the swelling of the budget in his first term reflect things that were set in motion alread… --- ## [American Idol 4/20-21](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-4-20-21/536793)
**Author:** [@BigBertha](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BigBertha)\ **Replies:** 117\ **Last updated:** [April 24, 2010, 8:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-4-20-21/536793 "2010-04-24T08:47:41Z")
Okay. --- ## [Did JFK have a combover?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-jfk-have-a-combover/496529)
**Author:** [@Horatio\_Hellpop](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Horatio_Hellpop)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [May 17, 2009, 5:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-jfk-have-a-combover/496529 "2009-05-17T05:58:13Z")
President Kennedy was one handsome guy, and his defining feature was that boyishly full head of hair. Looking at a photo, though, I am shocked to notice that the part for it barely clears the top of his ear. Other famo… --- ## [Anyone use Diatomaceous Earth for Bed Bugs?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-use-diatomaceous-earth-for-bed-bugs/658715)
**Author:** [@pauly1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pauly1)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [January 26, 2016, 1:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-use-diatomaceous-earth-for-bed-bugs/658715 "2016-01-26T13:36:06Z")
http://www.amazon.com/Earth-Diatomaceous-lbs-Powder/dp/B001THVH9G/ref=sr\_1\_6?ie=UTF8&qid=1368835332&sr=8-6&keywords=diatomaceous+earth+food+grade I read about this while researching and saw this on amazon. Many ppl who … --- ## [Should Scientology be destroyed?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-scientology-be-destroyed/599263)
**Author:** [@Argent\_Towers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Argent_Towers)\ **Replies:** 106\ **Last updated:** [October 14, 2011, 11:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-scientology-be-destroyed/599263 "2011-10-14T23:54:14Z")
The more I read about Scientology, the more I am amazed that something like it exists. Should a concerted effort be made to dismantle the organization and interfere with its activities to the point where it ceases to exi… --- ## [Whatcha Readin' November 2011 Edition](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whatcha-readin-november-2011-edition/601422)
**Author:** [@Khadaji](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Khadaji)\ **Replies:** 132\ **Last updated:** [December 1, 2011, 12:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whatcha-readin-november-2011-edition/601422 "2011-12-01T00:26:10Z")
Happy Halloween all! I wasn’t sure when I’d be able to start November’s thread. We’ve been without power since 3PM Saturday. And I was hearing Tuesday or Wednesday for it to come back. But I got a nice surprise comin… --- ## [Zell Miller Speaks From the Heart](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/zell-miller-speaks-from-the-heart/262700)
**Author:** [@Bricker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bricker)\ **Replies:** 290\ **Last updated:** [September 11, 2004, 12:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/zell-miller-speaks-from-the-heart/262700 "2004-09-11T12:17:01Z")
He’s retiring. He’s a Democrat. I have to believe that what he said tonight came from the heart, not calculated for his political advantage. But I wish I could vote for him. After that speech, I would. --- ## [Hi, Dio!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hi-dio/473910)
**Author:** [@A\_Priori\_Tea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/A_Priori_Tea)\ **Replies:** 181\ **Last updated:** [November 28, 2008, 5:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hi-dio/473910 "2008-11-28T17:05:21Z")
My very first pitting of a specific board member, and it’s all yours, baby. I hope you’re as thrilled as I think you are. :smiley: Dio, you’re a mouthbreathing troglodyte when it comes to sex. On many other topics, yo… --- ## [How much health care are you "entitled"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-health-care-are-you-entitled/523626)
**Author:** [@Dinsdale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dinsdale)\ **Replies:** 122\ **Last updated:** [January 12, 2010, 3:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-health-care-are-you-entitled/523626 "2010-01-12T15:05:12Z")
I’m sure this has been discussed before, but I started thinking about it when reading this thread. I firmly believe that every American citizen should be provided catastrophic health care, and at least some routine prev… --- ## [Why are Americans...what's the technical term...dumb as shit?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-americans-whats-the-technical-term-dumb-as-shit/643756)
**Author:** [@msmith537](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/msmith537)\ **Replies:** 96\ **Last updated:** [January 1, 2013, 8:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-americans-whats-the-technical-term-dumb-as-shit/643756 "2013-01-01T20:40:08Z")
Studies consistently show America lags behind most of the developed world in math, reading and the sciences. That means we are only ahead of countries that haven’t enough resources to actually build schools. A casual l… --- ## [American Fascism, The Irony of Democracy, and why the Left Should Be Worried](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-fascism-the-irony-of-democracy-and-why-the-left-should-be-worried/289723)
**Author:** [@annaplurabelle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/annaplurabelle)\ **Replies:** 259\ **Last updated:** [February 27, 2005, 7:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-fascism-the-irony-of-democracy-and-why-the-left-should-be-worried/289723 "2005-02-27T19:36:15Z")
I know fascism is a loaded word. No, I don’t think the US is quite there yet, but I’m more concerned with the general populace’s mindset that precedes the rise of fascism, rather than any direct comparisons to previous l… --- ## [The dumbest thing you've heard anyone say this week is...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-dumbest-thing-youve-heard-anyone-say-this-week-is/501630)
**Author:** [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Replies:** 150\ **Last updated:** [July 14, 2009, 7:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-dumbest-thing-youve-heard-anyone-say-this-week-is/501630 "2009-07-14T19:03:17Z")
I’ll start with a remark my wife’s pastor made. He was talking about a local scandal. The Memphis Sexual Assault Resource Center, formerly national model, has, for several months, not been properly funded and staffed; a… --- ## [Home improvement to help shave legs in standup shower?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/home-improvement-to-help-shave-legs-in-standup-shower/646023)
**Author:** [@Rachellelogram](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rachellelogram)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [January 5, 2013, 1:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/home-improvement-to-help-shave-legs-in-standup-shower/646023 "2013-01-05T13:34:03Z")
I moved into a new place, and it’s great except for one thing. The shower is a stand-up with no tub. There are no corners to put my leg up on to shave, it’s just straight walls. I’m sure there’s a home improvement soluti… --- ## [What little things did your mom or dad do that you realize now are big deals?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-little-things-did-your-mom-or-dad-do-that-you-realize-now-are-big-deals/677805)
**Author:** [@Sauron](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sauron)\ **Replies:** 69\ **Last updated:** [January 16, 2014, 5:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-little-things-did-your-mom-or-dad-do-that-you-realize-now-are-big-deals/677805 "2014-01-16T05:14:32Z")
My dad died on December 19. He was 91 years old. While Mom and I were sitting with him in the hospital one night, I started making notes for his eulogy. (He’d suffered a heart attack, and we knew he wasn’t going to rega… --- ## [Dio couldn't be assed to provide a cite](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dio-couldnt-be-assed-to-provide-a-cite/512613)
**Author:** [@Muffin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Muffin)\ **Replies:** 183\ **Last updated:** [October 8, 2009, 4:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dio-couldnt-be-assed-to-provide-a-cite/512613 "2009-10-08T16:20:30Z")
From here: http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showpost.php?p=11628428&postcount=43 You know, Dio, there are some folks on these boards who are careful to set out correct facts, so that when they state a fact, I accept… --- ## [What's a non-offensive synonym for "lame"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-a-non-offensive-synonym-for-lame/642980)
**Author:** [@tim314](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tim314)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [December 10, 2012, 3:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-a-non-offensive-synonym-for-lame/642980 "2012-12-10T15:04:03Z")
So apparently some people are offended by the use of the word “lame”, which I use to mean something like “mildly pathetic”. I guess because the word “lame” literally means “disabled”. I’m not seeking to debate if this … --- ## [Why I don't like cats](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-i-dont-like-cats/583363)
**Author:** [@Stoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stoid)\ **Replies:** 79\ **Last updated:** [June 1, 2011, 7:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-i-dont-like-cats/583363 "2011-06-01T19:22:29Z")
I adore dogs. I’m just stupid crazy about them and it gets more true with every single passing day. I have never lived one single day of my adult life without one, usually two, and I never intend to. My life would be a … --- ## [How does the fabric softener dispenser work in my washing machine?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-does-the-fabric-softener-dispenser-work-in-my-washing-machine/635326)
**Author:** [@xanthous](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/xanthous)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [September 25, 2012, 12:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-does-the-fabric-softener-dispenser-work-in-my-washing-machine/635326 "2012-09-25T00:17:06Z")
In my washing machine, the center post has a receptacle in it for fabric softener. I’m not exactly sure how the fabric softener gets from there onto the clothes. If I don’t set the extra rinse cycle, fabric softener is j… --- ## [What was wrong with the overhead toilet tank system?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-wrong-with-the-overhead-toilet-tank-system/506270)
**Author:** [@TheMadHun](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TheMadHun)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [August 16, 2009, 8:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-wrong-with-the-overhead-toilet-tank-system/506270 "2009-08-16T20:15:15Z")
Now seldom seen, except in Godfather movies. I’m not clear on why the tanks were overhead in the first place. I suppose the premise was that the water would pick up speed on the way down. But the overall speed is cons… --- ## [How does one deal with not being 100% certain?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-does-one-deal-with-not-being-100-certain/794500)
**Author:** [@Machinaforce](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Machinaforce)\ **Replies:** 158\ **Last updated:** [October 29, 2017, 1:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-does-one-deal-with-not-being-100-certain/794500 "2017-10-29T01:52:38Z")
Like the video says, we cannot know with total certainty that we aren’t living in a simulation or that reality is some kind of mental construct. It’s a very lonely and isolating feeling that is rooted in so… --- ## [Sotomayor Hearings](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sotomayor-hearings/502858)
**Author:** [@Diogenes\_the\_Cynic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Diogenes_the_Cynic)\ **Replies:** 189\ **Last updated:** [July 18, 2009, 3:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sotomayor-hearings/502858 "2009-07-18T03:46:44Z")
She hasn’t answered a question yet. They’re all just giving opening statements. Pretty predictable stuff so far. The Dems are praising her, and the Republicans are calling her a racist. I’m not familiar with Senator Kyl… --- ## [It's amazing! (Mansplaining)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-amazing-mansplaining/824564)
**Author:** [@catflea12](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/catflea12)\ **Replies:** 205\ **Last updated:** [December 7, 2018, 11:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-amazing-mansplaining/824564 "2018-12-07T23:03:44Z")
It’s amazing how upset the guys get when mansplaining something and you tell them to STFU. I got blocked by a relative when I did that. Oddly enough, I don’t care. --- ## [USA Geography Blind Spots](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/usa-geography-blind-spots/553163)
**Author:** [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Replies:** 105\ **Last updated:** [September 13, 2010, 5:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/usa-geography-blind-spots/553163 "2010-09-13T17:00:26Z")
Look at this map: http://www.intellicast.com/National/Radar/Current.aspx or another one that shows the USA and its “contiguous” states. Add to the list of things that you can see with your eyes but not keep straight i… --- ## [Strange jaw alignment problem--who to see?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/strange-jaw-alignment-problem-who-to-see/704246)
**Author:** [@CookingWithGas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CookingWithGas)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [November 14, 2014, 11:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/strange-jaw-alignment-problem-who-to-see/704246 "2014-11-14T23:16:02Z")
I had a strange problem crop up last week and am considering checking in with a doctor but I can’t figure out if I should see my internist, a dentist, or some kind of jaw specialist (what do you call a jaw specialist?). … --- ## [Sit-com Rasputins: Worst sit-coms ever to last 5 or more years](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sit-com-rasputins-worst-sit-coms-ever-to-last-5-or-more-years/303365)
**Author:** [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Replies:** 201\ **Last updated:** [May 18, 2005, 1:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sit-com-rasputins-worst-sit-coms-ever-to-last-5-or-more-years/303365 "2005-05-18T01:54:59Z")
My votes: Gimme a Break- it was never good. When the Chief (Dolph Sweet) died, the show should have died with him, but it went on and on and on and on… They changed the cast, they changed the locale, they brought in a… --- ## [I don't understand how gyros meat passes food safety rules](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-dont-understand-how-gyros-meat-passes-food-safety-rules/707214)
**Author:** [@SlackerInc](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SlackerInc)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [March 31, 2017, 11:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-dont-understand-how-gyros-meat-passes-food-safety-rules/707214 "2017-03-31T23:36:16Z")
I had a gyros yesterday, as I do every couple months or so, and maan was it good. But every time I watch them make one, I wonder how this system passes muster. They’ve got this giant hunk of unrefrigerated meat sitting… --- ## [My first cruise - advice sought!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-first-cruise-advice-sought/676435)
**Author:** [@saramamalana](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/saramamalana)\ **Replies:** 91\ **Last updated:** [January 8, 2014, 5:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-first-cruise-advice-sought/676435 "2014-01-08T17:01:48Z")
In a few weeks I will be going on my first cruise. It leaves from Baltimore and stops in Florida and the Bahamas. I am traveling with friends that have been on cruises before, but not in the wintertime. What I’m strug… --- ## [Nipple Nerve](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nipple-nerve/232725)
**Author:** [@pohlcat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pohlcat)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [March 6, 2004, 4:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nipple-nerve/232725 "2004-03-06T04:04:57Z")
My sister told me the most disgusting story in the world. I almost passed out when I heard it. Apparently a “friend of a friend” noticed something small and white poking out of his nipple. It looked like a maggot or t… --- ## [They say Sarah Palin isn't smart enough to be POTUS](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/they-say-sarah-palin-isnt-smart-enough-to-be-potus/518063)
**Author:** [@Paleface](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Paleface)\ **Replies:** 162\ **Last updated:** [November 24, 2009, 4:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/they-say-sarah-palin-isnt-smart-enough-to-be-potus/518063 "2009-11-24T04:15:50Z")
But this guy is? --- ## [I pit the idiots who couldn't get healthcare.gov up and running despite being paid $600 million](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-the-idiots-who-couldnt-get-healthcare-gov-up-and-running-despite-being-paid-600-million/672277)
**Author:** [@Damuri\_Ajashi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Damuri_Ajashi)\ **Replies:** 110\ **Last updated:** [December 5, 2013, 4:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-the-idiots-who-couldnt-get-healthcare-gov-up-and-running-despite-being-paid-600-million/672277 "2013-12-05T16:53:48Z")
If you get paid $600 million to set up a fucking website and insurance market over 3 years, I don’t think any excuse is acceptable for poor performance. People have set up perfectly good ecommerce website in their fucki… --- ## [Sammy Davis, JR. and the Church of Satan](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sammy-davis-jr-and-the-church-of-satan/646721)
**Author:** [@Hottius\_Maximus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hottius_Maximus)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [January 14, 2013, 11:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sammy-davis-jr-and-the-church-of-satan/646721 "2013-01-14T23:16:26Z")
There is a photograph of Sammy Davis, JR. wearing a baphomet and apparently joined to the Church of Satan which was founded by Anton LaVey. WHY would Sammy Davis, Jr. join such a group, especially since he was supposed … --- ## [Anti-gay republican gets DUI after leaving gay nightclub](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anti-gay-republican-gets-dui-after-leaving-gay-nightclub/531307)
**Author:** [@mozchron](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mozchron)\ **Replies:** 149\ **Last updated:** [March 10, 2010, 10:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anti-gay-republican-gets-dui-after-leaving-gay-nightclub/531307 "2010-03-10T22:06:02Z")
Story here Not really a pit - just a laugh. Why do these stories tickle me so? And before the conservatives come out to chastise me as a typical “librul”, I’m not anti-republican - just anti-hypocrite. I’d post the s… --- ## [Aftermath of the Sturgis SD Motorcycle Rally](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aftermath-of-the-sturgis-sd-motorcycle-rally/919616)
**Author:** [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Replies:** 221\ **Last updated:** [August 28, 2021, 12:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aftermath-of-the-sturgis-sd-motorcycle-rally/919616 "2021-08-28T00:13:50Z")
This might not be Mundane or Pointless, but I’m note sure where else to put it. In the wake of the Sturgis Motocycle Rally held on August 7-16 2020, I notice that South Dakota has, according to the Johns Hopkins coronav… --- ## [Infinity = string of nines?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/infinity-string-of-nines/534448)
**Author:** [@Staggerlee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Staggerlee)\ **Replies:** 73\ **Last updated:** [April 3, 2010, 6:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/infinity-string-of-nines/534448 "2010-04-03T18:50:09Z")
This is probably a stupid question, so I’ll be brief. If you were to start ‘writing down’ infinity using our (‘base ten’?) numerical system, would it necessarily be a never-ending string of nines? It just seems to me tha… --- ## [China's got our men and our plane](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chinas-got-our-men-and-our-plane/60574)
**Author:** [@Milossarian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Milossarian)\ **Replies:** 312\ **Last updated:** [April 16, 2001, 4:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chinas-got-our-men-and-our-plane/60574 "2001-04-16T16:34:07Z")
I see this as very serious, and I’m surprised at how little interest it seems to be sparking. This could have the makings of another Cuban Missile Crisis-style standoff, if things don’t rapidly take a different tone than… --- ## [Dear Pancho: (My sick, sick, sick right kidney) Let's talk!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dear-pancho-my-sick-sick-sick-right-kidney-lets-talk/848742)
**Author:** [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Replies:** 276\ **Last updated:** [March 16, 2020, 6:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dear-pancho-my-sick-sick-sick-right-kidney-lets-talk/848742 "2020-03-16T18:51:39Z")
Yes, Pancho. I get it. You’re sick and disgusted. But, you gotta go. In what promises to be a HUGE media (:))event, you’re outta here. You’re down to hours. It’s over big boy. So why are you paining me, tonight? Is th… --- ## [Okay, is this tattoo bad enough?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/okay-is-this-tattoo-bad-enough/709768)
**Author:** [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [January 18, 2015, 3:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/okay-is-this-tattoo-bad-enough/709768 "2015-01-18T15:11:25Z")
There have been previous threads in which somebody has pitted a tattoo for being stupid or offensive. And there are always other people who will jump in to defend the tattoo with the argument that it’s not on your body s… --- ## [What is the circumference of a newborn baby's head?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-circumference-of-a-newborn-babys-head/447662)
**Author:** [@Green\_Cymbeline](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Green_Cymbeline)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [May 1, 2008, 11:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-circumference-of-a-newborn-babys-head/447662 "2008-05-01T23:57:59Z")
I am about to start knitting a cap for my nephew who is due around July 4. Before I start the hat - which is a pattern of my own design - I need to know the average circumference of a newborn’s head. Is it like 12 inches… --- ## [3 year old won't go to sleep - Advice?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/3-year-old-wont-go-to-sleep-advice/535403)
**Author:** [@gonzoron](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gonzoron)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [May 7, 2010, 2:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/3-year-old-wont-go-to-sleep-advice/535403 "2010-05-07T14:04:38Z")
My daughter’s just over 3, and suddenly having trouble going to sleep. She stalls and stalls, inventing new reasons to call mom&dad back into the room every night. (thirsty, hungry, itchy, potty, needs specific doll/st… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=456&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=458&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)