# Top **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=460&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:** 461 --- ## [So, I had my first prostate exam today](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-i-had-my-first-prostate-exam-today/285212)
**Author:** [@The\_Big\_Cheese](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Big_Cheese)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [January 21, 2005, 2:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-i-had-my-first-prostate-exam-today/285212 "2005-01-21T02:04:57Z")
Paper and pencil not necessary. No Mazoots, this is what they call a ‘digital’ exam–and we’re not talking I-Pod stuff here. Oh the horrors of getting old. I put off the physical partially because i knew this was coming.… --- ## [What is "Fukengruven"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-fukengruven/27590)
**Author:** [@Johanna](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johanna)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [August 4, 2000, 7:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-fukengruven/27590 "2000-08-04T19:40:55Z")
I keep seeing this dancing stick figure on bumper stickers with a single word: “Fukengrüven”. I know it’s a mock-Teutonic spelling of a vulgar phrase, but what the heck is the referent? What’s the point of it? Usually w… --- ## [Here's The New MMP](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/heres-the-new-mmp/728705)
**Author:** [@swampbear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/swampbear)\ **Replies:** 247\ **Last updated:** [August 31, 2015, 4:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/heres-the-new-mmp/728705 "2015-08-31T04:53:50Z")
Good Mornin’ Y’all! Up and caffeinatin’. YAWN ‘Tis 75 Amurrkin out with a predicted high of 94 with maybe rain/tstorms/apocalypse later this afternoon or not. I get to hang in the near forty today as I continue the never… --- ## [I pay 10% to God, Why should you get 18?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pay-10-to-god-why-should-you-get-18/648936)
**Author:** [@drewtwo99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drewtwo99)\ **Replies:** 124\ **Last updated:** [February 5, 2013, 4:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pay-10-to-god-why-should-you-get-18/648936 "2013-02-05T04:19:08Z")
This article is sad and frustrating. An Applebee’s employee uploaded a photo of a customer’s receipt where they had written an offensive note and tried not to tip (but still ended up tipping). Applebee’s responded by fir… --- ## [My kid slammed the toilet seat on his weiner](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-kid-slammed-the-toilet-seat-on-his-weiner/523143)
**Author:** [@Simmerdown](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Simmerdown)\ **Replies:** 63\ **Last updated:** [January 18, 2011, 8:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-kid-slammed-the-toilet-seat-on-his-weiner/523143 "2011-01-18T20:39:59Z")
Klunk… short pause… WAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA! Mom is around the corner in the laundry room and says “Oh no! Oh no! Oh no!” Man, I was afraid to look. The tip of his little Kohler was all re… --- ## [Can one purposely raise a super-friendly cat?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-one-purposely-raise-a-super-friendly-cat/570180)
**Author:** [@bordelond](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bordelond)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [February 6, 2011, 6:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-one-purposely-raise-a-super-friendly-cat/570180 "2011-02-06T06:37:26Z")
My sister-in-law has a housecat\*\* that’s really, really friendly and forward with people. In my experience, this is unusual among felines – a lot of (adult) housecats are standoffish and will run off and hide if unfamili… --- ## [Why are some British nurses called "Sister"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-some-british-nurses-called-sister/495214)
**Author:** [@taffygirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/taffygirl)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [May 4, 2009, 3:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-some-british-nurses-called-sister/495214 "2009-05-04T15:22:15Z")
OK, I’ve done some research, and I know that there is a sort of hierarchy of nurses in Britain, and that not every nurse is called “Sister,” though it sure seems like it if you read enough British novels. What I can’t fi… --- ## [Question for physicians \[patients exaggerating symptoms\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-for-physicians-patients-exaggerating-symptoms/645028)
**Author:** [@HoneyBadgerDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HoneyBadgerDC)\ **Replies:** 90\ **Last updated:** [January 2, 2013, 6:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-for-physicians-patients-exaggerating-symptoms/645028 "2013-01-02T18:21:41Z")
As a lifetime truck mechanic I have to say that one big problem we have is customers exagerating a problem with the belief it will be more helpful in us isolating and repairing it. Nothing could be further from the truth… --- ## [Do all monotheistic religions worship the same God?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-all-monotheistic-religions-worship-the-same-god/563169)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 126\ **Last updated:** [May 22, 2014, 3:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-all-monotheistic-religions-worship-the-same-god/563169 "2014-05-22T03:27:36Z")
In a currently running IMHO thread, The most significant person in the history of the whole world, sitchensis posts this: Leaving aside the problem that “God” doesn’t qualify as a person, I have heard this from various… --- ## [Is The Withdrawal of Surge Troops A Mistake](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-withdrawal-of-surge-troops-a-mistake/586569)
**Author:** [@Qin\_Shi\_Huangdi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qin_Shi_Huangdi)\ **Replies:** 167\ **Last updated:** [July 4, 2011, 5:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-withdrawal-of-surge-troops-a-mistake/586569 "2011-07-04T17:35:20Z")
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/06/23/world/asia/23prexy.html?pagewanted=1&\_r=2&hp Is the withdrawal of American troops from Afghanistan going too fast? General Petreaus had advised against it and the main supporters of the… --- ## [Avatar: How much do you have to wear those stupid glasses? (No spoilers)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/avatar-how-much-do-you-have-to-wear-those-stupid-glasses-no-spoilers/522163)
**Author:** [@Erdosain](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Erdosain)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [December 23, 2009, 2:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/avatar-how-much-do-you-have-to-wear-those-stupid-glasses-no-spoilers/522163 "2009-12-23T02:10:04Z")
I’ve been avoiding the Avatar threads so as not to get spoiled, so I don’t know if this has been discussed. I’m planning on seeing the movie tomorrow, and I have two options at my local gigaplex: Avatar 3D (Real D 3D) o… --- ## [Another public display of weapons for no reason whatsoever](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-public-display-of-weapons-for-no-reason-whatsoever/647715)
**Author:** [@Uber\_the\_Goober](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Uber_the_Goober)\ **Replies:** 111\ **Last updated:** [January 24, 2013, 10:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-public-display-of-weapons-for-no-reason-whatsoever/647715 "2013-01-24T22:34:17Z")
Really? The story says he’s 22. No surprise there. A \*former \*member of the military - gave up at 22 did you? Also, he frequently carries weapons like these into department stores. He does it to protect children fro… --- ## [Another pronunciation pitting](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-pronunciation-pitting/468180)
**Author:** [@Rebo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rebo)\ **Replies:** 200\ **Last updated:** [October 30, 2008, 6:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-pronunciation-pitting/468180 "2008-10-30T06:08:29Z")
I heard this on a radio commercial this morning. Real-a-tor. It’s real-tor, people! What is wrong with people that they have to add another syllable in there? Jool-er-y. Nuke-u-lar. Just stop it, dammit! You sound… --- ## [Non-colorblind people: How hard are the Ishihara Color Test circles for you to answer correctly?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/non-colorblind-people-how-hard-are-the-ishihara-color-test-circles-for-you-to-answer-correctly/717960)
**Author:** [@Frylock](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frylock)\ **Replies:** 89\ **Last updated:** [April 28, 2015, 6:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/non-colorblind-people-how-hard-are-the-ishihara-color-test-circles-for-you-to-answer-correctly/717960 "2015-04-28T06:26:19Z")
I’ve always kind of idly wondered about this. I always get every one of these things right–but many of htem, I have to sit there and puzzle it out a bit to some extent. I can see the number shapes, but sometimes, have to… --- ## [Dems should confirm Kavanaugh as soon as possible](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dems-should-confirm-kavanaugh-as-soon-as-possible/817685)
**Author:** [@TonySinclair](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TonySinclair)\ **Replies:** 187\ **Last updated:** [July 18, 2018, 10:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dems-should-confirm-kavanaugh-as-soon-as-possible/817685 "2018-07-18T22:00:32Z")
We can’t keep Trump from nominating an ultra-conservative who wants to overturn Roe v Wade. We can’t stall a confirmation for two years. So Trump is going to get someone he picks confirmed. It could be a lot worse tha… --- ## [Roman Writing Vsing V Instead Of U](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/roman-writing-vsing-v-instead-of-u/140146)
**Author:** [@FriendBill](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FriendBill)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [December 4, 2002, 10:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/roman-writing-vsing-v-instead-of-u/140146 "2002-12-04T10:59:17Z")
I ran a search on the archives, but did not come up with anything…sorry if this has been addressed already and I couldn’t unearth it! The question actually came up the other day in my 3rd grade class: “Mr Wright, they s… --- ## [Brooklyn Nine-Nine](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brooklyn-nine-nine/679433)
**Author:** [@Charlie\_Wayne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Charlie_Wayne)\ **Replies:** 90\ **Last updated:** [May 18, 2015, 11:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brooklyn-nine-nine/679433 "2015-05-18T11:03:50Z")
Have you seen this new TV series titled, “Brooklyn Nine-Nine”? It stars Andy Samberg from SNL and Andre Braugher who is an excellent actor and I can’t understand what he is doing in this show. I think it may be on so… --- ## [Brits: Please explain Forms vs our Grades.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brits-please-explain-forms-vs-our-grades/491217)
**Author:** [@KlondikeGeoff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KlondikeGeoff)\ **Replies:** 63\ **Last updated:** [April 2, 2009, 4:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brits-please-explain-forms-vs-our-grades/491217 "2009-04-02T04:22:22Z")
In the US we start with Grade 1 and to to Grade 12 in high school. Most kids start at five years old and graduaate at 17 or 18. Each grade lasts an entire year. How do your Forms work? Is there a formula whereby we can … --- ## [Is there a way to ignore someone on facebook without defriending them?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-way-to-ignore-someone-on-facebook-without-defriending-them/554096)
**Author:** [@Blalron](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Blalron)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [September 20, 2010, 2:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-way-to-ignore-someone-on-facebook-without-defriending-them/554096 "2010-09-20T02:37:06Z")
There’s an aquaintance mine who has been making a lot of posts that I find annoying. I’d like to stop seeing his posts. Do I have any way to “ignore” him without possibly causing any hurt feelings by removing him from m… --- ## [American Idol: 4/6-4/7/11](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-4-6-4-7-11/577474)
**Author:** [@Diogenes\_the\_Cynic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Diogenes_the_Cynic)\ **Replies:** 98\ **Last updated:** [April 11, 2011, 9:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-4-6-4-7-11/577474 "2011-04-11T21:02:58Z")
Too bad Jeff Beck cancelled. That was the shittiest version of Piece of My Heart I’ve ever heard on this show. That chick has no soul at all, plus she was pitchy as shit. I wish Simon was still here to tell these kids h… --- ## ["How I Met Your Mother" Season Finale (You bet there's spoilers)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-i-met-your-mother-season-finale-you-bet-theres-spoilers/621965)
**Author:** [@Cat\_Whisperer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cat_Whisperer)\ **Replies:** 90\ **Last updated:** [May 18, 2012, 3:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-i-met-your-mother-season-finale-you-bet-theres-spoilers/621965 "2012-05-18T03:15:15Z")
I WIN! And Ted apparently is going to douche-out after all. Bad Ted! Bad! --- ## [Are we perpetually stuck in the early 1990s?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-we-perpetually-stuck-in-the-early-1990s/687570)
**Author:** [@protoboard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/protoboard)\ **Replies:** 79\ **Last updated:** [June 6, 2014, 12:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-we-perpetually-stuck-in-the-early-1990s/687570 "2014-06-06T12:58:42Z")
I was thinking how little society and fashion has really changed since the early 1990s. Kids still sag their pants and wear backwards baseball caps, yuppies and valley girls are still everywhere, “End of History” style c… --- ## [Anyone got a spare SWTOR friend trial pass?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-got-a-spare-swtor-friend-trial-pass/617664)
**Author:** [@Smapti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smapti)\ **Replies:** 109\ **Last updated:** [January 21, 2014, 2:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-got-a-spare-swtor-friend-trial-pass/617664 "2014-01-21T02:51:36Z")
I’ve been thinking about trying The Old Republic for awhile since World of Warcraft has gotten old and stale to me, but I don’t want to drop $60 on an MMO before I know if i’m going to like it. It’s been a few months sin… --- ## [Fuck you Ann, hell has a special place for you](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fuck-you-ann-hell-has-a-special-place-for-you/597175)
**Author:** [@Whack-a-Mole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Whack-a-Mole)\ **Replies:** 113\ **Last updated:** [September 26, 2011, 3:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fuck-you-ann-hell-has-a-special-place-for-you/597175 "2011-09-26T15:46:38Z")
'Nuff said. --- ## [Is there anything more curious to still find in grocery stores than lard?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-anything-more-curious-to-still-find-in-grocery-stores-than-lard/784659)
**Author:** [@Cardigan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cardigan)\ **Replies:** 133\ **Last updated:** [May 6, 2017, 2:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-anything-more-curious-to-still-find-in-grocery-stores-than-lard/784659 "2017-05-06T02:19:31Z")
Intended as sort of a counterpart to this threadhttp://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=823876. Ever notice how most grocery stores still carry buckets/tubs of lardsomewhere in their meat sections? What is … --- ## [Unusual Name of The Week...or Mom, what were you thinking?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unusual-name-of-the-week-or-mom-what-were-you-thinking/410340)
**Author:** [@kittenblue](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kittenblue)\ **Replies:** 196\ **Last updated:** [July 19, 2007, 8:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unusual-name-of-the-week-or-mom-what-were-you-thinking/410340 "2007-07-19T08:56:50Z")
We’ve had lots of threads on unusual names, so why not another? This week’s entry…a young lady 20-something- named Tomaine. I can only hope her mom already had a Jermaine and a Charmaine at home and just wanted to contin… --- ## [Design the most hated Doper - with two rules.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/design-the-most-hated-doper-with-two-rules/620462)
**Author:** [@Mr.Kobayashi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Kobayashi)\ **Replies:** 131\ **Last updated:** [May 15, 2012, 6:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/design-the-most-hated-doper-with-two-rules/620462 "2012-05-15T06:59:09Z")
Your job is to design a Doper who would earn the coveted ‘most hated’ award. Think of it as a 'we don’t like those types round ‘ere’ list for purposes of codifying. There are two rules: You can’t just name a current Do… --- ## [Screw policy, I'm carding EVERYBODY!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/screw-policy-im-carding-everybody/430135)
**Author:** [@alphaboi867](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/alphaboi867)\ **Replies:** 203\ **Last updated:** [December 28, 2007, 3:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/screw-policy-im-carding-everybody/430135 "2007-12-28T15:38:17Z")
I pit myself for being stupid enough to follow company policy on tobacco sales :smack: . This morning someone from BARS\* came into my store. He asked for a pack of USA Gold; I didn’t card him and thus got a red card… --- ## [Please help me identify this 80's music video](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-help-me-identify-this-80s-music-video/713119)
**Author:** [@Soylent\_Juicy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Soylent_Juicy)\ **Replies:** 72\ **Last updated:** [October 7, 2026, 7:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-help-me-identify-this-80s-music-video/713119 "2026-10-07T19:06:38Z")
This would be the early 80’s, when music videos first started playing on TV. I don’t remember the song or the band, but the story of the video was of a teenage girl who has a crappy home life and runs away. At the end … --- ## [You have a flat tire on a lonely road, and your cell's dead. How screwed are you?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-have-a-flat-tire-on-a-lonely-road-and-your-cells-dead-how-screwed-are-you/707954)
**Author:** [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Replies:** 133\ **Last updated:** [December 26, 2014, 5:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-have-a-flat-tire-on-a-lonely-road-and-your-cells-dead-how-screwed-are-you/707954 "2014-12-26T05:36:44Z")
Assume, for purposes of this discussion, that no one else is in the car with you; that the car in question is the one you normally drive; that you haven’t seen another vehicle in quite some time; and that you can’t reac… --- ## [General Life Advice For Others](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/general-life-advice-for-others/404997)
**Author:** [@DudleyGarrett](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DudleyGarrett)\ **Replies:** 121\ **Last updated:** [January 29, 2008, 6:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/general-life-advice-for-others/404997 "2008-01-29T18:50:04Z")
I’d like to start a thread that offers others little secrets to making life easier for others… I’ll start. Know makes and models of cars – you’d be surprised how helpful this could be in a myriad of situations. --- ## [Use of the word Cracker](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/use-of-the-word-cracker/713446)
**Author:** [@D\_Anconia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/D_Anconia)\ **Replies:** 100\ **Last updated:** [February 26, 2015, 9:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/use-of-the-word-cracker/713446 "2015-02-26T21:01:42Z")
Is it OK to refer to groups of poor white southern people as “Crackers”? Mr. Glutton seems to think so, presumably based on the idea that some of the people in that group call themselves that. But, more than a few Afri… --- ## [Did soldiers really frag officers in Vietnam?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-soldiers-really-frag-officers-in-vietnam/501779)
**Author:** [@Aimew](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aimew)\ **Replies:** 70\ **Last updated:** [December 8, 2017, 1:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-soldiers-really-frag-officers-in-vietnam/501779 "2017-12-08T01:49:04Z")
Being a Vietnam Veteran (in country 11/67-9/68) I heard a lot about fragging but had no close experiences with it; however I do have an alternate possibility for the disparity between the numbers from Vietnam and other w… --- ## [Laundry advice - removal of skid marks (poss. TMI)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/laundry-advice-removal-of-skid-marks-poss-tmi/496171)
**Author:** [@Le\_Ministre\_de\_l\_au-dela](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Le_Ministre_de_l_au-dela)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [May 15, 2009, 2:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/laundry-advice-removal-of-skid-marks-poss-tmi/496171 "2009-05-15T14:27:43Z")
Well, the title says it all - my biggest problem with the laundry is the persistence of little brown lines or spots in my y-fronts. While I find prevention is a better approach than anything else, eg. wash your arse aft… --- ## [If you were on death row, what would be your last meal?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-were-on-death-row-what-would-be-your-last-meal/667751)
**Author:** [@SeanHallam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SeanHallam)\ **Replies:** 81\ **Last updated:** [September 16, 2013, 4:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-were-on-death-row-what-would-be-your-last-meal/667751 "2013-09-16T16:15:44Z")
If you were on death row, what would be your last meal? Since Most states allow the meal to cost up to $50, that will be the budget to keep in mind for this question. --- ## [Are Hansen's soda's any healthier?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-hansens-sodas-any-healthier/637063)
**Author:** [@Palo\_Verde](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Palo_Verde)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [October 13, 2012, 1:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-hansens-sodas-any-healthier/637063 "2012-10-13T01:42:45Z")
I have several health conscious friends, and when they have a party, they inevitably serve Hansen’s sodas. These are advertised as “all natural” and they don’t have high fructose corn syrup. But my question is, are the… --- ## [Ireland SSM referendum heats up](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ireland-ssm-referendum-heats-up/720106)
**Author:** [@Gyrate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gyrate)\ **Replies:** 105\ **Last updated:** [May 27, 2015, 12:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ireland-ssm-referendum-heats-up/720106 "2015-05-27T12:02:13Z")
I’m surprised not to see a thread about this as I know we have a few Irish types here, although I suppose UK Dopers who might also have chimed in will have been occupied by the OTHER recent election. Anyway, this is hap… --- ## [Ontario provincial election: The Return of Ford Nation, Part II](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ontario-provincial-election-the-return-of-ford-nation-part-ii/813506)
**Author:** [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Replies:** 191\ **Last updated:** [June 11, 2018, 8:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ontario-provincial-election-the-return-of-ford-nation-part-ii/813506 "2018-06-11T20:48:06Z")
Ontario has a provincial election next month, June 7th. The current Premier, Wynne, is fighting for reelection. She’s been in office since she replaced Dalton McGuinty as Premier in 2013, and led the Liberals to a fourt… --- ## [How Many of the 20 Largest Cities in Your State Have You Been To?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-of-the-20-largest-cities-in-your-state-have-you-been-to/690116)
**Author:** [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Replies:** 132\ **Last updated:** [June 12, 2014, 7:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-of-the-20-largest-cities-in-your-state-have-you-been-to/690116 "2014-06-12T07:13:36Z")
Most Populous Cities in Illinois Chicago: Yes Aurora: Yes Rockford: No Joliet: Yes Naperville: Maybe; those Chicago suburbs all start to run together after a while Springfield: Yes (lived here most of my life) Peo… --- ## [A Juggernaut Journal of Justice-Jammed Jargon (for superhero fans and aspirants)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-juggernaut-journal-of-justice-jammed-jargon-for-superhero-fans-and-aspirants/290850)
**Author:** [@Askia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Askia)\ **Replies:** 120\ **Last updated:** [April 6, 2005, 3:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-juggernaut-journal-of-justice-jammed-jargon-for-superhero-fans-and-aspirants/290850 "2005-04-06T15:43:06Z")
Jargon is specialized terminology used within a field of expertise. I thought it would be interesting to formalize superhero terms, words, concepts and ideas. A) Please keep your contributions short. Instead of showing … --- ## [How Do They Do Wet Dreams In the Army](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-they-do-wet-dreams-in-the-army/508111)
**Author:** [@Qin\_Shi\_Huangdi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qin_Shi_Huangdi)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [August 31, 2009, 8:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-they-do-wet-dreams-in-the-army/508111 "2009-08-31T20:57:22Z")
What happens when a soldier has a wet dream in the Army or any other branch of the military? --- ## [I pit Tenthers](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-tenthers/605376)
**Author:** [@Budget\_Player\_Cadet](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Budget_Player_Cadet)\ **Replies:** 132\ **Last updated:** [December 12, 2011, 5:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-tenthers/605376 "2011-12-12T17:19:04Z")
What’s a tenther, you might ask? Well, here’s a few of them: -Michelle Bachmann -Ron Paul -Rick Perry -a great many libertarians What do all of these people have in common? Well, they oppose legislature like Obamac… --- ## [You who who grew up tall and proud, in the shadow of the mushroom cloud](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-who-who-grew-up-tall-and-proud-in-the-shadow-of-the-mushroom-cloud/702022)
**Author:** [@Mr.Kobayashi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Kobayashi)\ **Replies:** 150\ **Last updated:** [October 24, 2014, 12:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-who-who-grew-up-tall-and-proud-in-the-shadow-of-the-mushroom-cloud/702022 "2014-10-24T00:03:49Z")
One for Cold War Dopers. When you were growing up, if the hammer had fallen and all out nuclear war occurred between the USA and USSR, on a scale of dying to dead how fucked would you be? Were you living next to a Minute… --- ## [Lessons learned the hard way](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lessons-learned-the-hard-way/788737)
**Author:** [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Replies:** 124\ **Last updated:** [July 2, 2017, 2:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lessons-learned-the-hard-way/788737 "2017-07-02T02:41:03Z")
Do not pour gasoline into a styrofoam container. Do not attempt to drink anything or put on eye makeup if there is a cat anywhere near your elbow. When using an instant-read thermometer that opens like a jacknife (e.g.… --- ## [American's Test Kitchen-Trustworthy or Not?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/americans-test-kitchen-trustworthy-or-not/594686)
**Author:** [@Fenris](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fenris)\ **Replies:** 97\ **Last updated:** [September 23, 2015, 2:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/americans-test-kitchen-trustworthy-or-not/594686 "2015-09-23T02:27:48Z")
A friend loaned me her DVDs of the first like 5 or 6 seasons and I’m pretty :dubious: about them. The thin, smarmy, wimpy guy (I hate how smarmy he is towards the chefs who actually do all the work) who’s the host is s… --- ## [NFL casts down the Saints](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-casts-down-the-saints/616427)
**Author:** [@Frank](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frank)\ **Replies:** 107\ **Last updated:** [March 23, 2012, 5:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-casts-down-the-saints/616427 "2012-03-23T17:06:36Z")
CNN Wow. This is really amazing. I certainly didn’t expect the league to come down this severely. --- ## [What is my second cousin's parent to me? 2nd Uncle?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-my-second-cousins-parent-to-me-2nd-uncle/616470)
**Author:** [@Hail\_Ants](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hail_Ants)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [March 24, 2012, 3:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-my-second-cousins-parent-to-me-2nd-uncle/616470 "2012-03-24T03:15:34Z")
Okay, so my mother’s first cousin’s kids are my second cousins (as opposed to the children of my first cousins who are my first cousins once removed). But what are the parents of my second cousin to me? They’re colloquia… --- ## [Michael Moore = ass.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/michael-moore-ass/163688)
**Author:** [@Muad\_Dib](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Muad_Dib)\ **Replies:** 266\ **Last updated:** [April 29, 2003, 10:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/michael-moore-ass/163688 "2003-04-29T22:43:21Z")
Is there really any doubt anymore? --- ## [Recent SDMB peeves, major and minor](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recent-sdmb-peeves-major-and-minor/336671)
**Author:** [@MaxTheVool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MaxTheVool)\ **Replies:** 167\ **Last updated:** [December 28, 2005, 3:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recent-sdmb-peeves-major-and-minor/336671 "2005-12-28T15:23:54Z")
Here are some SDMB things that have pissed me off recently, but I was too lazy to respond in the actual context. Note that these three items are quite different from each other in their level of seriousness, so don’t try… --- ## [So help me Aquaman looks like a good movie!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-help-me-aquaman-looks-like-a-good-movie/818347)
**Author:** [@Quimby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quimby)\ **Replies:** 179\ **Last updated:** [September 13, 2022, 3:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-help-me-aquaman-looks-like-a-good-movie/818347 "2022-09-13T03:33:05Z")
The trailer is here. It looks like a good, fun to watch movie. Full disclosure, I actually liked Justice League. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=459&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=461&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)