# Top **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=466&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:** 467 --- ## [Parents who name their child just the diminutive/short form of a given name](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/parents-who-name-their-child-just-the-diminutive-short-form-of-a-given-name/994382)
**Author:** [@Oswald\_Bastable](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Oswald_Bastable)\ **Replies:** 297\ **Last updated:** [December 18, 2023, 1:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/parents-who-name-their-child-just-the-diminutive-short-form-of-a-given-name/994382 "2023-12-18T13:42:29Z")
Why? I know it’s an irrational disdain, but it just makes me cringe. This isn’t about parents giving their children unusual names, or even names they’ve just made up, and generally I’m pretty much in the ‘call your kid … --- ## [What would surprise someone from 1959?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-surprise-someone-from-1959/517585)
**Author:** [@The\_Hamster\_King](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Hamster_King)\ **Replies:** 150\ **Last updated:** [December 2, 2009, 5:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-surprise-someone-from-1959/517585 "2009-12-02T17:43:12Z")
Say I take my time machine and travel back 50 years. I grab an average man (or woman) off the street and whisk them forward to 2009, the distant science-fiction future. What do you think they’d find surprising about Am… --- ## [Who wants to be the Dungeon Master?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-wants-to-be-the-dungeon-master/308657)
**Author:** [@Batsinma\_Belfry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Batsinma_Belfry)\ **Replies:** 446\ **Last updated:** [September 2, 2005, 6:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-wants-to-be-the-dungeon-master/308657 "2005-09-02T18:39:22Z")
Once upon a time, on a message board just like this one, but in a parallel universe or something… There was a thread, in which the posters were D&D characters, and someone was the dungeon master. And it was funny as hel… --- ## [A Very Early and Stolen MMP](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-very-early-and-stolen-mmp/356798)
**Author:** [@Lissla\_Lissar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lissla_Lissar)\ **Replies:** 423\ **Last updated:** [May 22, 2006, 2:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-very-early-and-stolen-mmp/356798 "2006-05-22T02:38:58Z")
Not only am I stealing this MMP from mr. bus guy, I’m not even going to write one! Hah! Some time ago I was invited to share some of my stored up Best of Straight Dope quotes in MMP format, so that’s what I’m going to d… --- ## [What is your claim to fame?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-claim-to-fame/645987)
**Author:** [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Replies:** 112\ **Last updated:** [January 16, 2013, 6:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-claim-to-fame/645987 "2013-01-16T18:04:49Z")
I was thinking about mortality this morning and pondering what I’ve done in my life that might be somewhat unique. I came up with the following: I may be the only person on the planet who has capsized a sailboat in Afr… --- ## [Tipping a flat amount](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tipping-a-flat-amount/663203)
**Author:** [@Dave\_Hartwick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dave_Hartwick)\ **Replies:** 92\ **Last updated:** [July 16, 2013, 3:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tipping-a-flat-amount/663203 "2013-07-16T03:29:34Z")
I find tipping to be an immoral practice, but accept that American restaurant workers rely on the income. I will be visiting the US later this year and I’m thinking about adopting a flat tip personal policy as I don’t th… --- ## [So Trump wins, odds of Impeachment?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-trump-wins-odds-of-impeachment/739995)
**Author:** [@Sputnikkk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sputnikkk)\ **Replies:** 97\ **Last updated:** [June 3, 2016, 2:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-trump-wins-odds-of-impeachment/739995 "2016-06-03T14:21:29Z")
So, Trump’s already accused of violating the constitution by his own party, and this is only the primaries. So if he is elected as president, how long will it take for them to impeach him? --- ## [You know you've gotten old when...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-know-youve-gotten-old-when/776452)
**Author:** [@Knowed\_Out](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Knowed_Out)\ **Replies:** 135\ **Last updated:** [January 26, 2017, 2:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-know-youve-gotten-old-when/776452 "2017-01-26T14:41:39Z")
We had an all hands meeting at my workplace a few weeks ago, and each manager introduced their group members and mentioned an interesting fact about each of them. My manager said “Knowed Out once received an email from R… --- ## [Original Joke Creation-Man Walks Into Bar Division](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/original-joke-creation-man-walks-into-bar-division/664298)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 82\ **Last updated:** [August 7, 2013, 2:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/original-joke-creation-man-walks-into-bar-division/664298 "2013-08-07T02:12:06Z")
Inspired by this thread, the challenge is to come up with an original “A (blank) walks into a bar…” joke. It has to be totally original-I and other posters will be checking the internet. If we happen to get more than o… --- ## [Whatcha Readin' Sept 09 Edition](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whatcha-readin-sept-09-edition/508154)
**Author:** [@Khadaji](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Khadaji)\ **Replies:** 150\ **Last updated:** [September 30, 2009, 12:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whatcha-readin-sept-09-edition/508154 "2009-09-30T12:44:58Z")
As mentioned at the end of the August thread, I’m traveling and although I expect to have internet access, I’m not sure I will. So I may not be around to start this on Monday, which is the day I would traditionally star… --- ## [Damar Hamlin collapses on field (Now cleared to play football)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/damar-hamlin-collapses-on-field-now-cleared-to-play-football/977560)
**Author:** [@Magiver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Magiver)\ **Replies:** 291\ **Last updated:** [November 4, 2025, 2:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/damar-hamlin-collapses-on-field-now-cleared-to-play-football/977560 "2025-11-04T02:08:23Z")
There wasn’t anything dangerous looking with his tackle. He got up and just collapsed. They did CPR for 10 mins and brought an ambulance onto the field. Extremely serious. I’m not sure how you can continue to play aft… --- ## [Largest U.S. City You Never Heard Of](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/largest-u-s-city-you-never-heard-of/530682)
**Author:** [@Ronald\_C.Semone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ronald_C.Semone)\ **Replies:** 164\ **Last updated:** [March 5, 2010, 2:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/largest-u-s-city-you-never-heard-of/530682 "2010-03-05T14:27:10Z")
I was looking at the Wikipedia listing of the largest cities in the U.S. and I ran across Mesa, Arizona. With a population of 463,552 it is the 39th largest city in the U.S. and by far the largest U.S. city I had never … --- ## [Discussion on the fairness of child support being used to support people other than the children](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-on-the-fairness-of-child-support-being-used-to-support-people-other-than-the-children/557217)
**Author:** [@Green\_Cymbeline](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Green_Cymbeline)\ **Replies:** 110\ **Last updated:** [November 30, 2010, 9:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-on-the-fairness-of-child-support-being-used-to-support-people-other-than-the-children/557217 "2010-11-30T21:11:15Z")
The main premise of my story/question is, how can fairness be assured in child support scenarios? The story: You all may remember my past stories about “Greg” and “Susan.” Greg is my boyfriend and Susan is his ex-wife. … --- ## [Sleeping alone-- in the middle or on one side of the bed?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sleeping-alone-in-the-middle-or-on-one-side-of-the-bed/752324)
**Author:** [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [April 18, 2016, 8:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sleeping-alone-in-the-middle-or-on-one-side-of-the-bed/752324 "2016-04-18T20:37:48Z")
If you usually sleep in a double bed or larger without another human being, do you sleep on one side or in the middle? I have a queen-sized bed and I sleep on one side (the right side, if you’re lying down looking up at… --- ## [Correct my understanding of the First Amendment](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/correct-my-understanding-of-the-first-amendment/683631)
**Author:** [@ITR\_champion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ITR_champion)\ **Replies:** 135\ **Last updated:** [March 20, 2014, 9:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/correct-my-understanding-of-the-first-amendment/683631 "2014-03-20T21:40:54Z")
Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to … --- ## [Henry VIII: Nice guy or psychopath?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/henry-viii-nice-guy-or-psychopath/452488)
**Author:** [@Evil\_Captor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Evil_Captor)\ **Replies:** 105\ **Last updated:** [September 2, 2017, 3:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/henry-viii-nice-guy-or-psychopath/452488 "2017-09-02T03:22:04Z")
I watched a PBS showing of Henry VIII on Monday night. This one to be exact. It was very interesting. Apparently, Henry VIII was this very nice but lonely guy who, through no fault of his own, occasionally had to have h… --- ## [So mundane -- Mommy issues. Got 'em?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-mundane-mommy-issues-got-em/590437)
**Author:** [@smaje1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/smaje1)\ **Replies:** 98\ **Last updated:** [September 17, 2012, 9:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-mundane-mommy-issues-got-em/590437 "2012-09-17T21:59:33Z")
I know that in the grand scheme of things, my mom is not so bad. She never beat me, we always had food on the table, etc. But man, she can be mean. I’m a fairly sensitive lady in my mid 30s. I don’t see my mom often, bu… --- ## [What would happen if women were as horny as men?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-happen-if-women-were-as-horny-as-men/334912)
**Author:** [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)\ **Replies:** 107\ **Last updated:** [December 15, 2005, 7:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-happen-if-women-were-as-horny-as-men/334912 "2005-12-15T19:21:31Z")
Inspired by this thread: http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=348774 The male sex drive might not really be any more powerful than the female, but it is definitely more urgent. The Sexual Revolution cha… --- ## [The most shameless product placement seen in a movie. (and ruins the movie for you)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-most-shameless-product-placement-seen-in-a-movie-and-ruins-the-movie-for-you/183709)
**Author:** [@GIGObuster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GIGObuster)\ **Replies:** 150\ **Last updated:** [September 7, 2004, 6:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-most-shameless-product-placement-seen-in-a-movie-and-ruins-the-movie-for-you/183709 "2004-09-07T18:53:15Z")
The thread on fake product placements on The Lord of the rings made me wonder about the real placements that ruined movies, by “destroy” I mean that the ad’s appearance damaged the enjoyment of the movie for you. On TV,… --- ## [Women who pretend to be thin online](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/women-who-pretend-to-be-thin-online/514038)
**Author:** [@Incubus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Incubus)\ **Replies:** 71\ **Last updated:** [October 19, 2009, 9:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/women-who-pretend-to-be-thin-online/514038 "2009-10-19T21:44:19Z")
Whenever people share ‘bad online date’ stories, the overwhelming theme for guys seems to be “Pictures of her looked pretty good online, but when I met her she was 80 lbs heavier than she claimed to be”. The date goes aw… --- ## [Another Manic Moanday MMP](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-manic-moanday-mmp/731190)
**Author:** [@dogbutler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dogbutler)\ **Replies:** 272\ **Last updated:** [September 21, 2015, 7:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-manic-moanday-mmp/731190 "2015-09-21T07:19:09Z")
It’s Moanday, it’s dark, and 50 degrees(Fahrenheit). But it’s also my Firday, so there’s that. How’s everybody’s weather this A.M.? --- ## [Who is going to pay for health insurance for those individuals who cannot afford it?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-going-to-pay-for-health-insurance-for-those-individuals-who-cannot-afford-it/645593)
**Author:** [@Alzarian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alzarian)\ **Replies:** 76\ **Last updated:** [January 5, 2013, 6:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-going-to-pay-for-health-insurance-for-those-individuals-who-cannot-afford-it/645593 "2013-01-05T06:15:09Z")
I could use some assistance on this one. I’m in the midst of having a discussion with someone who is rather upset about the upcoming changes coming about because of the Affordable Healthcare Act. Her main complaint see… --- ## [The lost art of Letter Writing - for your MMP consideration](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-lost-art-of-letter-writing-for-your-mmp-consideration/427784)
**Author:** [@FairyChatMom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FairyChatMom)\ **Replies:** 394\ **Last updated:** [December 3, 2007, 7:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-lost-art-of-letter-writing-for-your-mmp-consideration/427784 "2007-12-03T07:30:40Z")
How many generations to go until the term “pen pal” is considered to be quaint and archaic? It seems already that writing a real honest-to-goodness letter on nice stationery and sending it on its way in a stamped envelo… --- ## [Obama's Birth Certificate Discrepancies](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obamas-birth-certificate-discrepancies/677905)
**Author:** [@barbitu8](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/barbitu8)\ **Replies:** 68\ **Last updated:** [January 6, 2014, 9:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obamas-birth-certificate-discrepancies/677905 "2014-01-06T21:51:42Z")
Those who question the validity of Obama’s birth certificate are vilified as prejudiced. I am not prejudiced, but how do you reconcile these discrepancies: http://www.theminorityreportblog.com/2014/01/03/obama-busted-b… --- ## [Burger King and the possible dissolution of my otherwise happy marriage](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/burger-king-and-the-possible-dissolution-of-my-otherwise-happy-marriage/103058)
**Author:** [@CrankyAsAnOldMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CrankyAsAnOldMan)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [November 12, 2003, 2:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/burger-king-and-the-possible-dissolution-of-my-otherwise-happy-marriage/103058 "2003-11-12T02:46:59Z")
Ever since Burger King changed their french fry recipe, I’ve taken to eating their onion rings. In fact, I love their onion rings. Now, let me immediately head off some nitpickers here who are apt to say (rightfully so… --- ## [A panicky MMP!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-panicky-mmp/478299)
**Author:** [@Rebo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rebo)\ **Replies:** 258\ **Last updated:** [December 30, 2008, 1:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-panicky-mmp/478299 "2008-12-30T01:33:35Z")
I think I’m supposed to do the MMP this morning! So of course I completely forgot. :smack: This quickly cobbled together MMP will feature a picture of my Christmas tree. I tried to do a teddy bear theme this year, bu… --- ## [Whatever happened to those (godawful) spinning rims?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whatever-happened-to-those-godawful-spinning-rims/659274)
**Author:** [@Hail\_Ants](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hail_Ants)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [May 26, 2013, 12:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whatever-happened-to-those-godawful-spinning-rims/659274 "2013-05-26T00:30:14Z")
You know, the ones young, ahem, ‘urban’ guys used to have on their cars. It seems like they disappeared as fast as they appeared. The only place I ever see them now is in a parody of something. I know some localities mad… --- ## [Bush gave away $30-billion the other day for AIDs research.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bush-gave-away-30-billion-the-other-day-for-aids-research/406610)
**Author:** [@GuyNblueJeans](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GuyNblueJeans)\ **Replies:** 225\ **Last updated:** [June 27, 2007, 1:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bush-gave-away-30-billion-the-other-day-for-aids-research/406610 "2007-06-27T13:36:16Z")
As a hard-working tax payer, How does that make you feel? --- ## [Screaming Neighbor- Child Abuse or Just Plain Obnoxious?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/screaming-neighbor-child-abuse-or-just-plain-obnoxious/209025)
**Author:** [@DaisyFace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DaisyFace)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [October 31, 2003, 12:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/screaming-neighbor-child-abuse-or-just-plain-obnoxious/209025 "2003-10-31T00:16:38Z")
I live in a pretty, suburban co-op apartment complex. I live in the lovely corner apartment on the first floor. I share ahallway with only one other neighbor. This is where the idyll comes apart. My neighbor is a single… --- ## [Outlander on Starz Season 2 Discussion Thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/outlander-on-starz-season-2-discussion-thread/751427)
**Author:** [@ivylass](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ivylass)\ **Replies:** 104\ **Last updated:** [November 7, 2022, 9:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/outlander-on-starz-season-2-discussion-thread/751427 "2022-11-07T21:10:55Z")
The season 2 premier isn’t until Saturday, but if you are a Starz subscriber you can stream it beginning 12:01am on 4/7, which is what I will be doing tonight. The reviews for this season have been positive, with much c… --- ## [Islamic Mad Dog Murders Dutch Filmmaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/islamic-mad-dog-murders-dutch-filmmaker/272548)
**Author:** [@Roseworm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roseworm)\ **Replies:** 286\ **Last updated:** [November 13, 2004, 5:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/islamic-mad-dog-murders-dutch-filmmaker/272548 "2004-11-13T05:29:15Z")
In the Netherlands, the filmmaker Theo Van Gogh (great-grandson of Vincent Van Gogh’s brother, Theo) has been murdered in the street by an Islamic assassin. The killing was apparently in retaliation for Theo’s film \*Sub… --- ## [Let's Talk Pokemon!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-talk-pokemon/502504)
**Author:** [@MeDrewNotYou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MeDrewNotYou)\ **Replies:** 224\ **Last updated:** [August 18, 2009, 12:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-talk-pokemon/502504 "2009-08-18T00:06:01Z")
For whatever reason, I’m back on a Pokemon kick and I’m struggling to catch em’ all. Any Dopers interested in trades? I figure we can discuss them here to sort out the details, trade friend codes, then hook up over Wi-… --- ## [Make 2 million dollars last](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/make-2-million-dollars-last/587735)
**Author:** [@dauerbach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dauerbach)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [July 8, 2011, 2:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/make-2-million-dollars-last/587735 "2011-07-08T14:12:48Z")
I am 48 years old and just inherited 2.25 million dollars. I want to make that last the rest of my life. Here is what I am thinking of doing. Pay off the mortgage. There is 230,000 left. That is the equivalent of a… --- ## [Rape isn't just a women's issue, and women commit rape too](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rape-isnt-just-a-womens-issue-and-women-commit-rape-too/644649)
**Author:** [@blindboyard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/blindboyard)\ **Replies:** 73\ **Last updated:** [December 27, 2012, 8:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rape-isnt-just-a-womens-issue-and-women-commit-rape-too/644649 "2012-12-27T20:28:40Z")
It came up in the recent rape threads, where it was something of a hijack, someone pointed out that MRAs object to envelopment (women raping with their vaginas) not being counted, some people said rape was a primarily wo… --- ## [Born Alive Infant Protection Act](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/born-alive-infant-protection-act/666382)
**Author:** [@Qin\_Shi\_Huangdi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qin_Shi_Huangdi)\ **Replies:** 125\ **Last updated:** [August 26, 2013, 4:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/born-alive-infant-protection-act/666382 "2013-08-26T04:52:00Z")
What is your opinion of the various iterations of the Born Alive Infant Protection Act which essentially guarantee full protection of the law to fetuses that survived an abortion procedure? While some versions of the law… --- ## [Is eating healthy the best way to lose weight?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-eating-healthy-the-best-way-to-lose-weight/701387)
**Author:** [@JohnClay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnClay)\ **Replies:** 94\ **Last updated:** [October 20, 2014, 10:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-eating-healthy-the-best-way-to-lose-weight/701387 "2014-10-20T10:30:17Z")
Let’s just ignore exercise for now… Some books say that dieting doesn’t work and instead they say to just eat healthy (and have good portion sizes \[and exercise\]) Is that the consensus of the experts? I wonder if ther… --- ## [I'm looking for some friendly type names to call people](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-looking-for-some-friendly-type-names-to-call-people/704518)
**Author:** [@Charlie\_Wayne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Charlie_Wayne)\ **Replies:** 64\ **Last updated:** [November 15, 2014, 1:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-looking-for-some-friendly-type-names-to-call-people/704518 "2014-11-15T13:06:11Z")
I’d like to find a source of some of the various names that one stranger might call another when greeting them. For example: Buddy, Chief, Pal, “Shorty”, “Big Guy”, etc. Very often, I will walk into a store and one of … --- ## [Fuck you, Stockton, CA, University of the Pacific and your lame-ass rapist basketball team!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fuck-you-stockton-ca-university-of-the-pacific-and-your-lame-ass-rapist-basketball-team/578789)
**Author:** [@El\_Presidente](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/El_Presidente)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [April 19, 2011, 6:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fuck-you-stockton-ca-university-of-the-pacific-and-your-lame-ass-rapist-basketball-team/578789 "2011-04-19T18:36:29Z")
(I should carefully note, this post refers to University of the Pacific, in Stockton, CA and NOT Pacific University in Oregon!) Just saw a profile on 60-minutes that made my blood boil: http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/… --- ## [Is attraction usually mutual?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-attraction-usually-mutual/385715)
**Author:** [@moonstarssun](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/moonstarssun)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [January 2, 2007, 5:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-attraction-usually-mutual/385715 "2007-01-02T17:32:40Z")
Strinka’s thread made me wonder about this… If you’re attracted to someone, do you think that’s usually because they also have an attraction to you? That part of the attraction is the mutual thrill of seeing each other? … --- ## [Should you ever even go to an interrogation room with the police? Like, even with your lawyer?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-you-ever-even-go-to-an-interrogation-room-with-the-police-like-even-with-your-lawyer/953194)
**Author:** [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Replies:** 259\ **Last updated:** [January 5, 2022, 12:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-you-ever-even-go-to-an-interrogation-room-with-the-police-like-even-with-your-lawyer/953194 "2022-01-05T12:33:07Z")
This lawyer here says that not only should you never speak to the police, you shouldn’t even go in there with your legal representation. Let your lawyer speak to the police without you being there and you can speak priva… --- ## [Fire and Fury (upcoming Trump book) - intend to read it?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fire-and-fury-upcoming-trump-book-intend-to-read-it/805855)
**Author:** [@Dinsdale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dinsdale)\ **Replies:** 181\ **Last updated:** [January 21, 2018, 12:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fire-and-fury-upcoming-trump-book-intend-to-read-it/805855 "2018-01-21T00:41:03Z")
There has been some discussion of this upcoming book, to be available 1/9. Any of you intend on reading it? Why or why not. I doubt I will. Not sure if I find the excerpt more amusing or horrifying - but it basically… --- ## [I wonder why Mcdonald's breakfast hours always ended at 11am?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-wonder-why-mcdonalds-breakfast-hours-always-ended-at-11am/695246)
**Author:** [@7e42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/7e42)\ **Replies:** 70\ **Last updated:** [August 22, 2014, 1:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-wonder-why-mcdonalds-breakfast-hours-always-ended-at-11am/695246 "2014-08-22T01:11:56Z")
I mean what’s wrong with 12pm since the 11am hour is still considered morning time? And on the weekends it should be extended to 1pm since it’s a day where most people are off from work Just something pointless I need… --- ## [Brushes with Fame-Celebrity Encounters](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brushes-with-fame-celebrity-encounters/623900)
**Author:** [@A\_Sniveling\_Mess](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/A_Sniveling_Mess)\ **Replies:** 128\ **Last updated:** [July 14, 2012, 5:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brushes-with-fame-celebrity-encounters/623900 "2012-07-14T05:19:38Z")
Have any of you here ever met a celebrity?If so,please tell us about it.Any celebrity counts,so long as they’re famous enough that the average person has probably heard of them. --- ## [Who is the Greatest Athlete Whose Career Was Ruined Due to Injury?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-the-greatest-athlete-whose-career-was-ruined-due-to-injury/455347)
**Author:** [@minlokwat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/minlokwat)\ **Replies:** 118\ **Last updated:** [November 3, 2009, 2:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-the-greatest-athlete-whose-career-was-ruined-due-to-injury/455347 "2009-11-03T02:56:43Z")
Had a discussion recently about Tiger Woods and his knee injury. Someone made the comment that it was a terrible shame and all that and someone else contended that even if Woods never hits another golf ball, he would st… --- ## [What language has the most loan words?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-language-has-the-most-loan-words/608176)
**Author:** [@Meeko](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Meeko)\ **Replies:** 76\ **Last updated:** [January 8, 2012, 1:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-language-has-the-most-loan-words/608176 "2012-01-08T01:45:20Z")
I’m not looking for a constructed language… an esperanto, or an interlingua. I am after what “established” language has the most, non-trivial loan words. That is, words that are used in daily conversation. I’m guessing … --- ## [I hate my fucking iPad!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-hate-my-fucking-ipad/616831)
**Author:** [@Stelios](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stelios)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [April 2, 2012, 7:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-hate-my-fucking-ipad/616831 "2012-04-02T19:42:04Z")
I’m currently laid up in bed ill, and I’m relying on my iPad for entertainment, and I’ve realised something about Apple’s revolutionary wonder product: It’s buggy as fuck and doesn’t work. Here’s a brief rundown of the… --- ## [Why aren't Progressives questioning the legality & morality of Obama's drone targeting policy?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-arent-progressives-questioning-the-legality-morality-of-obamas-drone-targeting-policy/652659)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 95\ **Last updated:** [March 20, 2013, 2:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-arent-progressives-questioning-the-legality-morality-of-obamas-drone-targeting-policy/652659 "2013-03-20T14:43:35Z")
Oddly, it seems like the Libertarians might be on the right side of history and morality on this issue. Progressives seem almost supine re the moral and legal questions surrounding the targeting of Americans to be killed… --- ## [Pitting Urbanredneck for making shit up and claiming it's facts](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pitting-urbanredneck-for-making-shit-up-and-claiming-its-facts/851236)
**Author:** [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Replies:** 171\ **Last updated:** [November 11, 2020, 5:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pitting-urbanredneck-for-making-shit-up-and-claiming-its-facts/851236 "2020-11-11T17:09:09Z")
In the When is a Covid-19 death NOT a Covid-19 death? thread, Urbanredneck says this about a Connecticut case: If you click through to the link, it says: As HMS Irruncible neatly summed up a couple posts downthread: … --- ## [How long would a million bucks last you (if you had to use it every time you paid for something)?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-long-would-a-million-bucks-last-you-if-you-had-to-use-it-every-time-you-paid-for-something/586137)
**Author:** [@Idle\_Thoughts](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Idle_Thoughts)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [June 24, 2011, 6:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-long-would-a-million-bucks-last-you-if-you-had-to-use-it-every-time-you-paid-for-something/586137 "2011-06-24T18:37:51Z")
Suppose I gave you a million dollars, right now, in US funds. You’re allowed to spend the money any way you wish so as long as you spend it. Any/Every time you need to pay for something, it would come out of that millio… --- ## [Advice for stressed out newbie cashier](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/advice-for-stressed-out-newbie-cashier/255354)
**Author:** [@kushiel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kushiel)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [July 21, 2004, 6:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/advice-for-stressed-out-newbie-cashier/255354 "2004-07-21T18:58:25Z")
I just started my first retail job, and to say the least, I’m not coping well. I’m fine when it isn’t busy, but when the busy times start, I freak. I usually make most of my mistakes then, so it all piles up and I feel… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=465&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=467&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)