# Top **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=461&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:** 462 --- ## [Mumping for Dollars (or writing an MMPOP when you have no ideas)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mumping-for-dollars-or-writing-an-mmpop-when-you-have-no-ideas/528094)
**Author:** [@anyrose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/anyrose)\ **Replies:** 311\ **Last updated:** [February 15, 2010, 3:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mumping-for-dollars-or-writing-an-mmpop-when-you-have-no-ideas/528094 "2010-02-15T03:21:14Z")
\[QUOTE=Smokey (with a little help from me)\] '/¿'b\[ uiiiow;lt pp; viszz l 01 k j h \[/QUOTE\] So, you say you have this MMP you need to write and no ideas with which to fill it? Well, for a limited time, you can own… --- ## [What item would you spend a lot of money on and most people would think you were crazy to do so?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-item-would-you-spend-a-lot-of-money-on-and-most-people-would-think-you-were-crazy-to-do-so/575163)
**Author:** [@Infovore](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Infovore)\ **Replies:** 127\ **Last updated:** [March 31, 2011, 10:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-item-would-you-spend-a-lot-of-money-on-and-most-people-would-think-you-were-crazy-to-do-so/575163 "2011-03-31T22:10:52Z")
Inspired by this thread: I said that I thought everybody had that thing that they’d spend what most “sane” people would think is an excessive amount of money on. Some people love expensive shoes or handbags, fine wine o… --- ## [Finally! Low-Carb/Atkins gets a little respect! About damn time!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/finally-low-carb-atkins-gets-a-little-respect-about-damn-time/137488)
**Author:** [@Stoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stoid)\ **Replies:** 326\ **Last updated:** [March 10, 2003, 4:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/finally-low-carb-atkins-gets-a-little-respect-about-damn-time/137488 "2003-03-10T16:09:27Z")
From the NY TImes: Well, YEAH, hello, this has been the clinical result for what, 30-odd years now? About damn time, boys, pay attention! Perhaps now all the smug “calories in, calories out is the only thing that mat… --- ## [Most men would kill for body like that - Why doesn't Cristiano Ronaldo bring the sexy?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-men-would-kill-for-body-like-that-why-doesnt-cristiano-ronaldo-bring-the-sexy/525418)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 72\ **Last updated:** [January 23, 2010, 2:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-men-would-kill-for-body-like-that-why-doesnt-cristiano-ronaldo-bring-the-sexy/525418 "2010-01-23T02:49:57Z")
This Cristiano Ronaldo Armani ad campaign is apparently being more mocked than lusted after by the ladies. He seems to have the body of god. Why doesn’t he bring the sexy? --- ## [Pirate Bay Found Guilty](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pirate-bay-found-guilty/493430)
**Author:** [@hobscrk777](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hobscrk777)\ **Replies:** 168\ **Last updated:** [April 27, 2009, 2:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pirate-bay-found-guilty/493430 "2009-04-27T14:20:18Z")
Stories here (Engadget), here (Gizmodo), and here (Torrent Freak). Each of the four founders has been sentenced to one year in prison and fined $905,000. Strangely, the verdict doesn’t also mandate the shutdown of the w… --- ## [Ignorant racist motherfuckers!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ignorant-racist-motherfuckers/142517)
**Author:** [@Raymond\_Luxury\_Yacht](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Raymond_Luxury_Yacht)\ **Replies:** 229\ **Last updated:** [December 17, 2002, 6:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ignorant-racist-motherfuckers/142517 "2002-12-17T18:18:46Z")
I just read through thread on African sounding names here that is simply apalling. The majority of the posts are mocking in tone of certain names in the black community. One poster even said that as a human resource ma… --- ## [Question for those who don't eat peanut butter and jelly sandwiches](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-for-those-who-dont-eat-peanut-butter-and-jelly-sandwiches/713313)
**Author:** [@Brynda](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Brynda)\ **Replies:** 96\ **Last updated:** [February 28, 2015, 1:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-for-those-who-dont-eat-peanut-butter-and-jelly-sandwiches/713313 "2015-02-28T01:25:25Z")
Those of you who are from cultures where the idea of eating peanut butter and jelly or jam together–and you know who you are–what do you think about peanut butter cookies? I just made some delicious ones tonight, and it… --- ## [Have You Ever Known Any Who Was Stood Up At The Aisle?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-known-any-who-was-stood-up-at-the-aisle/526852)
**Author:** [@Markxxx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Markxxx)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [August 15, 2010, 10:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-known-any-who-was-stood-up-at-the-aisle/526852 "2010-08-15T22:02:06Z")
I never have, but it makes for some fun situations in sit-coms So have you ever known anyone that was actually stood up at the alter. I mean the wedding was taking place then they changed their mind --- ## [Cheerful-sounding songs with surprisingly dark lyrics](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cheerful-sounding-songs-with-surprisingly-dark-lyrics/812217)
**Author:** [@Maggie\_the\_Ocelot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Maggie_the_Ocelot)\ **Replies:** 190\ **Last updated:** [January 5, 2022, 3:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cheerful-sounding-songs-with-surprisingly-dark-lyrics/812217 "2022-01-05T03:03:18Z")
I was thinking about how there are some songs that you kinda just bop along to, then when you listen to the lyrics it’s like “Well. That’s not cheerful at all.” Examples (Sorry, I can’t link, YouTube is blocked at work)… --- ## [Laundry Soap Substitute?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/laundry-soap-substitute/5423)
**Author:** [@Kilgore\_Trout\_1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kilgore_Trout_1)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [December 20, 1999, 2:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/laundry-soap-substitute/5423 "1999-12-20T14:43:00Z")
i have a practical question to ask… when i need to do laundry, and i lack laundry soap, what other household soap should i use instead? assuming i’m too lazy to go out and buy laundry soap. last night i used pantene … --- ## [The Contents Of My Pantry... The MMP](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-contents-of-my-pantry-the-mmp/371388)
**Author:** [@swampbear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/swampbear)\ **Replies:** 448\ **Last updated:** [September 11, 2006, 4:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-contents-of-my-pantry-the-mmp/371388 "2006-09-11T04:32:30Z")
I thought it would be of interest to the Cool Kids to know what I have in the way of stuff in my pantry. This is by no means a definitive listing of all my pantry stuff, but most of it. Why a list like this you ask? Well… --- ## [Designer Vaginas - why is this there any consumer interest or demand?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/designer-vaginas-why-is-this-there-any-consumer-interest-or-demand/721657)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 95\ **Last updated:** [June 11, 2015, 4:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/designer-vaginas-why-is-this-there-any-consumer-interest-or-demand/721657 "2015-06-11T16:43:16Z")
I just don’t see the appeal or need for a custom vagina. Who the hell set the beauty standard anyhow? :confused: Was there a beauty pageant I missed? Miss Labia Lips 2014? Her gown includes a see thru feature designed… --- ## [Why does chicken get stuck in my throat?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-chicken-get-stuck-in-my-throat/172103)
**Author:** [@GuanoLad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GuanoLad)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [June 5, 2023, 11:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-chicken-get-stuck-in-my-throat/172103 "2023-06-05T11:04:48Z")
I looooove chicken. I eat it a lot, and it has never been a problem for me (except for one single instance of food poisoning). But in the last six months, most times when I eat it some of it gets stuck in my throat. It … --- ## [Is it inappropiate for a 16yo daughter to sit on her Daddy's lap?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-inappropiate-for-a-16yo-daughter-to-sit-on-her-daddys-lap/364029)
**Author:** [@Grrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrr)\ **Replies:** 108\ **Last updated:** [July 13, 2006, 3:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-inappropiate-for-a-16yo-daughter-to-sit-on-her-daddys-lap/364029 "2006-07-13T03:01:22Z")
Forgive that I even have to ask this. Me and some of my buds were debating this today. The subject came up because my buds and I have a mutual friend whos 16yo daughter does exactly this. The general consensus was that… --- ## [What would happen if I shipped polar bears to Antarctica?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-happen-if-i-shipped-polar-bears-to-antarctica/715691)
**Author:** [@dr\_zippermeyer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dr_zippermeyer)\ **Replies:** 70\ **Last updated:** [March 26, 2015, 4:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-happen-if-i-shipped-polar-bears-to-antarctica/715691 "2015-03-26T16:58:44Z")
If polar bears suddenly appeared on Antarctica, what would happen? Would penguins and other local animals stood any chance against them? Or would it just lead to a swift disappearance of any sizeable local animals and su… --- ## [German Tiger II tank vs Abrams M1 in wooded European terrain. Does it stand a chance?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/german-tiger-ii-tank-vs-abrams-m1-in-wooded-european-terrain-does-it-stand-a-chance/325573)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [May 12, 2009, 2:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/german-tiger-ii-tank-vs-abrams-m1-in-wooded-european-terrain-does-it-stand-a-chance/325573 "2009-05-12T02:34:37Z")
Just curious. Is the M1A1 Abrams Main Battle Tank completely dominant in all modes or could superior strategy win the day for the Panzerkampfwagen VI Ausf. B Tiger II? --- ## [I don't like oatmeal, what should I eat instead? (and other diet questions)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-dont-like-oatmeal-what-should-i-eat-instead-and-other-diet-questions/531210)
**Author:** [@mazinger\_z](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mazinger_z)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [March 8, 2010, 2:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-dont-like-oatmeal-what-should-i-eat-instead-and-other-diet-questions/531210 "2010-03-08T02:20:57Z")
So, I’m trying to get in fighting shape for my upcoming wedding. While I’m stronger than I have ever been in my entire life, I am 40lbs heavier than when I was a three sport athlete in high school. In high school, I wa… --- ## [Why is porn banned in American prisons?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-porn-banned-in-american-prisons/639185)
**Author:** [@Atakapa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Atakapa)\ **Replies:** 68\ **Last updated:** [October 31, 2012, 8:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-porn-banned-in-american-prisons/639185 "2012-10-31T20:43:56Z")
I’m unaware if this is the case in all US states and other countries, but from TV shows, books, and personal experience\* I’ve learned that porn is often illegal for an inmate to have. What’s the rationale behind this? I… --- ## [opinion on relationship boundaries](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/opinion-on-relationship-boundaries/691990)
**Author:** [@sjmesf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sjmesf)\ **Replies:** 120\ **Last updated:** [July 1, 2014, 11:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/opinion-on-relationship-boundaries/691990 "2014-07-01T23:43:49Z")
Dear All, I’d like to get some opinions on this. I started dating a woman about 7 weeks ago, and we really hit it off. We are exclusively dating. Two nights ago we went to a bar. We spent a total of around 3.5 hours… --- ## [Do dishwashers actually work?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-dishwashers-actually-work/662880)
**Author:** [@Mdcastle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mdcastle)\ **Replies:** 65\ **Last updated:** [August 27, 2013, 7:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-dishwashers-actually-work/662880 "2013-08-27T07:12:26Z")
My sister and I want a dishwasher installed, but my stepfather and mother keep trying to talk us out of it, saying it’s pointless because you have to wash dishes before putting them in the dishwasher anyway, so what’s th… --- ## [Women's attraction to "bad boys"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/womens-attraction-to-bad-boys/573715)
**Author:** [@Polerius](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Polerius)\ **Replies:** 65\ **Last updated:** [March 11, 2011, 2:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/womens-attraction-to-bad-boys/573715 "2011-03-11T02:38:07Z")
There are several reasons some (if not many) women are attracted to bad boys (I’ll leave the definition vague). Of the various reasons mentioned (e.g. “gentle, sensitive guys are boring, in and out of bed, while bad boys… --- ## [Did Humans Evolve on Mars?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-humans-evolve-on-mars/379318)
**Author:** [@ralph124c](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ralph124c)\ **Replies:** 77\ **Last updated:** [January 8, 2016, 5:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-humans-evolve-on-mars/379318 "2016-01-08T05:17:42Z")
The earth’s rotation 9day0 is 24 hours, but the circadian rhythm 9which is the internal clock that humans run on) is about 24 hours, 53 minutes-almost excatly the length of a martian “day”. So is it possible that humans… --- ## [Japanese hibachi egg yolk sauce -- any good recipes?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/japanese-hibachi-egg-yolk-sauce-any-good-recipes/574094)
**Author:** [@Drain\_Bead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Drain_Bead)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [November 20, 2011, 3:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/japanese-hibachi-egg-yolk-sauce-any-good-recipes/574094 "2011-11-20T15:31:27Z")
My local Japanese Steakhouse (conveniently called Japanese Steakhouse) makes this wonderful stuff that they call Sakura Sauce. It’s like a very stiff, almost buttery-tasting mayonnaise, very yellow in color, that they s… --- ## [F. Christians: is it a sin for a man to be sodomized?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/f-christians-is-it-a-sin-for-a-man-to-be-sodomized/148100)
**Author:** [@Ben](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ben)\ **Replies:** 117\ **Last updated:** [January 27, 2003, 5:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/f-christians-is-it-a-sin-for-a-man-to-be-sodomized/148100 "2003-01-27T17:18:50Z")
The ex-gay ministries thread got me wondering what the fundamentalist Christians here think. (Specifically, the ones who think that homosexual sex is a sin.) Do you believe that it is always sinful for a man to be on t… --- ## [USA Unfreedom of Speach](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/usa-unfreedom-of-speach/200383)
**Author:** [@Aldebaran](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aldebaran)\ **Replies:** 280\ **Last updated:** [September 17, 2003, 4:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/usa-unfreedom-of-speach/200383 "2003-09-17T16:21:37Z")
http://www.sundayherald.com/36460 Introduction of the article… \*\*America’s Haul Of Shame Last week at the Venice Film Festival Tim Robbins said Hollywood’s rejection of him and his wife Susan Sarandon for their anti-w… --- ## [Landlord/Tenant Question.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/landlord-tenant-question/583709)
**Author:** [@RADTENN](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RADTENN)\ **Replies:** 112\ **Last updated:** [June 1, 2011, 11:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/landlord-tenant-question/583709 "2011-06-01T11:29:21Z")
I have lived at my current residence for 6 years. My roommate and I both have oral agreements-Roommate has a ten year agreement which is up next year and my agreement is month to month. Recently in march I was hospitaliz… --- ## [Santorum has dropped out of the race](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/santorum-has-dropped-out-of-the-race/618391)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 90\ **Last updated:** [April 13, 2012, 12:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/santorum-has-dropped-out-of-the-race/618391 "2012-04-13T00:58:06Z")
Santorum is out. --- ## [Obama: don't give in to those fuckers](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obama-dont-give-in-to-those-fuckers/563158)
**Author:** [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Replies:** 141\ **Last updated:** [July 14, 2011, 3:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obama-dont-give-in-to-those-fuckers/563158 "2011-07-14T03:12:50Z")
Please grow a fucking backbone and don’t compromise on the tax cut expiration. Compromise would be nice, but since they are refusing to reasonably do so, fuck them. Extended cuts for the rich will only hurt the country… --- ## [Liberal Christians: Genealogies in the Bible?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/liberal-christians-genealogies-in-the-bible/662507)
**Author:** [@JohnClay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnClay)\ **Replies:** 124\ **Last updated:** [July 9, 2013, 12:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/liberal-christians-genealogies-in-the-bible/662507 "2013-07-09T12:10:40Z")
I initially asked this in Christians: Why are scientists more likely to be non-believers? Since I didn’t seem to get any replies from Christians and since that thread is full up of non-Christian arguments I thought I’d … --- ## [Super-Dense Cheesecake](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/super-dense-cheesecake/279841)
**Author:** [@Misery\_Loves\_Co](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Misery_Loves_Co)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [December 12, 2023, 7:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/super-dense-cheesecake/279841 "2023-12-12T07:35:25Z")
somewhat inspired by this thread: When I was living in Albuquerque, NM the best cheesecake available was from a place called “Dee’s Cheesecake Factory”, which sadly does not have a website. It was UNBELIEVABLY dense an… --- ## [The Museum of Bad Design - your favorite exhibits.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-museum-of-bad-design-your-favorite-exhibits/841728)
**Author:** [@JohnT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnT)\ **Replies:** 154\ **Last updated:** [October 23, 2019, 1:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-museum-of-bad-design-your-favorite-exhibits/841728 "2019-10-23T13:07:46Z")
Here at the Museum of Bad Design we celebrate all manner of bad design - industrial design, website design, process design, coding kludges, more… This museum defines “bad design” as “form which inhibits function” (allow… --- ## [Ok, I give up: What is with the tension between "FYR" Macedonia and Greece Proper?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ok-i-give-up-what-is-with-the-tension-between-fyr-macedonia-and-greece-proper/573500)
**Author:** [@No\_Wikipedia\_Cites](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/No_Wikipedia_Cites)\ **Replies:** 103\ **Last updated:** [January 16, 2019, 9:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ok-i-give-up-what-is-with-the-tension-between-fyr-macedonia-and-greece-proper/573500 "2019-01-16T09:59:02Z")
Ok, I give up: There have been very emotional mass protests in the recent past by Greeks who protest against the new country of Macedonia (or FYROM, it’s capital at Skopjye). The issue seems to be because of the name Ma… --- ## [Unfortunate Company Names](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unfortunate-company-names/509720)
**Author:** [@Shot\_From\_Guns](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shot_From_Guns)\ **Replies:** 143\ **Last updated:** [July 2, 2010, 4:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unfortunate-company-names/509720 "2010-07-02T16:54:30Z")
This afternoon, I realized that with minimal shuffling of letters, Deloitte & Touche --\> Toilette & Douche Anybody else noticed any names recently that could easily be anagrammized into something mockable or were just … --- ## [Doper coffee mug exchange](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doper-coffee-mug-exchange/270700)
**Author:** [@ioioio](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ioioio)\ **Replies:** 355\ **Last updated:** [January 14, 2005, 8:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doper-coffee-mug-exchange/270700 "2005-01-14T20:02:11Z")
Anyone interested? If so, email me and I’ll put you on the list. Send username, email address at which I can contact you, and name and address for mailing. Each person on the list will be randomly assigned another per… --- ## [Limbaugh: "Hitler, Lenin, Stalin were all men of the left"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/limbaugh-hitler-lenin-stalin-were-all-men-of-the-left/505972)
**Author:** [@Whack-a-Mole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Whack-a-Mole)\ **Replies:** 212\ **Last updated:** [August 16, 2009, 12:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/limbaugh-hitler-lenin-stalin-were-all-men-of-the-left/505972 "2009-08-16T00:08:06Z")
Pitting Rush Limbaugh is, for lack of a better word, redundant. We could do it daily with ease. But this buffoon outdid even himself recently by comparing the Obama administration to Hitler. He caught a good deal of f… --- ## [Erasers on pencils](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/erasers-on-pencils/750624)
**Author:** [@kayT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayT)\ **Replies:** 102\ **Last updated:** [April 15, 2016, 7:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/erasers-on-pencils/750624 "2016-04-15T19:25:38Z")
Not sure if this is really a GQ but we’ll try it here. Today’s Writer’s Almanac had the following: On this day in 1858, Hymen Lipman of Philadelphia patented the first pencil to have an attached eraser. The eraser-tipp… --- ## [Do not threaten suicide in front of your math tutor, please.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-not-threaten-suicide-in-front-of-your-math-tutor-please/302684)
**Author:** [@Humanist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Humanist)\ **Replies:** 242\ **Last updated:** [May 22, 2005, 2:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-not-threaten-suicide-in-front-of-your-math-tutor-please/302684 "2005-05-22T14:44:17Z")
I know you were probably joking. But I don’t know you well enough to make that call. College suicides are a real major issue nationwide, and now I have to ruin your day as well as mine by notifying the proper people on… --- ## [Funniest porn ever!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/funniest-porn-ever/464336)
**Author:** [@Mississippienne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mississippienne)\ **Replies:** 82\ **Last updated:** [September 28, 2008, 6:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/funniest-porn-ever/464336 "2008-09-28T18:19:44Z")
Note: This thread is not about sick porn. There is a lot of sick, depraved, disgusting pornography out there. If it’s sick, depraved, disgusting AND hilarious, then it’s acceptable for this thread. But it must first and … --- ## ["Some blacks are just dumb and enjoy killing each other" - no warning issued, Tom?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/some-blacks-are-just-dumb-and-enjoy-killing-each-other-no-warning-issued-tom/819511)
**Author:** [@MrDibble](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MrDibble)\ **Replies:** 208\ **Last updated:** [August 21, 2018, 4:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/some-blacks-are-just-dumb-and-enjoy-killing-each-other-no-warning-issued-tom/819511 "2018-08-21T16:38:55Z")
This post earns this moderation. What an absolute moderation fail. So, about that money you’d like me to spend on membership? Still not happening. --- ## [Bachelor Party Stories](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bachelor-party-stories/99109)
**Author:** [@sidle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sidle)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [March 23, 2015, 12:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bachelor-party-stories/99109 "2015-03-23T00:56:50Z")
C’mon, guys (and girls), give me the straight dope. I want stories! (True ones, not “I heard about this guy” or the “72DD suffocated groom”.) Most girls in my 20 and 30-somethings circle have an idea that a) The avera… --- ## [I'm betting (Australia) has it beaten](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-betting-australia-has-it-beaten/850459)
**Author:** [@Melbourne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Melbourne)\ **Replies:** 182\ **Last updated:** [September 2, 2021, 3:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-betting-australia-has-it-beaten/850459 "2021-09-02T03:27:47Z")
Not a medical breakthrough, I’m just betting that Australia has it beaten in the same way that China does, and is not like the USA. It is difficult to get a handle on this. News is sensationalist at any time on any subj… --- ## [Shows where everyone remembers one episode.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shows-where-everyone-remembers-one-episode/781055)
**Author:** [@Quimby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quimby)\ **Replies:** 139\ **Last updated:** [March 7, 2017, 8:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shows-where-everyone-remembers-one-episode/781055 "2017-03-07T20:43:21Z")
Assuming you are a of a certain age group…even if you forgot every other episode of a show there is always a certain episode (or group of episodes) that nearly everyone remembers Everyone remembers the Big Foot episod… --- ## [Ding Dongs, King Dons, Ding Dongs again. Why?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ding-dongs-king-dons-ding-dongs-again-why/28065)
**Author:** [@ZenBeam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ZenBeam)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [August 7, 2012, 5:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ding-dongs-king-dons-ding-dongs-again-why/28065 "2012-08-07T17:33:51Z")
You know, the cream filled, chocolate covered, chocolate cake, hockey puck shaped things from Hostess. When I was little, they were called Ding Dongs. Then they became King Dons. Then they were Ding Dongs again, then Ki… --- ## [So, what should Americans be retraining for?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-what-should-americans-be-retraining-for/576026)
**Author:** [@Le\_Jacquelope](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Le_Jacquelope)\ **Replies:** 125\ **Last updated:** [April 6, 2011, 4:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-what-should-americans-be-retraining-for/576026 "2011-04-06T04:52:21Z")
What errors are to be found Ross Eisenbrey’s statement, if any? And what is there for America’s 15 million unemployed and countless more underemployed to retrain for? The statement “When you have five people unemployed… --- ## [Why are classics (books) praised by everyone but read by no one?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-classics-books-praised-by-everyone-but-read-by-no-one/615454)
**Author:** [@No\_Wikipedia\_Cites](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/No_Wikipedia_Cites)\ **Replies:** 85\ **Last updated:** [March 19, 2012, 5:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-classics-books-praised-by-everyone-but-read-by-no-one/615454 "2012-03-19T17:11:29Z")
I remember Mark Twain’s quote of that. But is this true? Why do people not read the classics? If they aren’t read much, why are they ‘classics’? Please explain. --- ## [Do women still wear girdles?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-women-still-wear-girdles/357035)
**Author:** [@RCGDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RCGDC)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [September 29, 2022, 2:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-women-still-wear-girdles/357035 "2022-09-29T14:15:43Z")
Do women still wear girdles? When I was growing up in the 70s I would see ads for them. I don’t see it now. But do they still wear girdles and just not talk about it. Or has something else replaced the girdles? --- ## [Board Lore: The mysterious demise of WallyM7](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/board-lore-the-mysterious-demise-of-wallym7/349958)
**Author:** [@George\_Kaplin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/George_Kaplin)\ **Replies:** 83\ **Last updated:** [October 28, 2008, 10:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/board-lore-the-mysterious-demise-of-wallym7/349958 "2008-10-28T22:06:30Z")
In this thread, hajaro writes: Now, whoever WallyM7 is/was his demise (real or imagined) was a bit before my time. However, intrigued by hajaro’s statement, I did a quick search and came up with lots of threads mournin… --- ## [Movie WTF moments](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-wtf-moments/348954)
**Author:** [@Unintentionally\_Blank](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Unintentionally_Blank)\ **Replies:** 149\ **Last updated:** [July 22, 2016, 3:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-wtf-moments/348954 "2016-07-22T15:51:24Z")
I’m all for stories that are bigger than the narrative can convey, things that happen that aren’t described to you in nauseating detail…gives the story depth. But sometimes, I just gotta wonder. Case in point: Fifth El… --- ## [Where does the "97% agree with GW" number come from?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-does-the-97-agree-with-gw-number-come-from/616265)
**Author:** [@Aji\_de\_Gallina](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aji_de_Gallina)\ **Replies:** 82\ **Last updated:** [March 27, 2012, 2:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-does-the-97-agree-with-gw-number-come-from/616265 "2012-03-27T02:41:50Z")
In GW debates there is the claim that “97% of (climate) scientists agree with GW”. Where does the number come from? How many scientists are/were part of the 97%? --- ## [Use smaller wheel on angle grinder?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/use-smaller-wheel-on-angle-grinder/721795)
**Author:** [@DCnDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DCnDC)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [June 8, 2015, 11:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/use-smaller-wheel-on-angle-grinder/721795 "2015-06-08T23:53:32Z")
Quick question: I need to cut a padlock off a hasp. I went to the store but I can never remember if I have a 4" or 4.5" grinder. I bought the 4" metal cutting wheel, but it turns out I have a 4.5" grinder. As long as… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=460&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=462&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)