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**Author:** [@An\_Gadai](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/An_Gadai)\ **Replies:** 182\ **Last updated:** [October 18, 2008, 6:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/abominable-local-cuisine/467322 "2008-10-18T06:21:31Z")
Here in Ireland (as in perhaps the rest of the world) Chinese takeaways are ubiquitous and popular. One local ‘dish’ that I don’t know is too common elsewhere is a ‘3-in-1’ or ‘half and half’ which consists of an alumini… --- ## [Oakminster's hardon for me](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oakminsters-hardon-for-me/579616)
**Author:** [@SenorBeef](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SenorBeef)\ **Replies:** 100\ **Last updated:** [May 1, 2011, 3:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oakminsters-hardon-for-me/579616 "2011-05-01T03:55:06Z")
I’d considered pitting Oakminster a few months ago because he has a crazy over the top hardon for me and I really don’t know where it came from. But it didn’t really seem worth it. I actually haven’t pitted anyone in my … --- ## [Most Shaggable Female Politician.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-shaggable-female-politician/605714)
**Author:** [@studmuffin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/studmuffin)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [December 14, 2011, 2:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-shaggable-female-politician/605714 "2011-12-14T02:57:04Z")
You know you want dirteeeee things done to you by a nakkit Sarah Palin doncha ? Or Jenny Granholm, or Condoleeza and Miss Bachman, maybe Aussie Prime MILF Julia Gillard ? Anyone who mentions Golda Mier or Angela Me… --- ## [IKEA: Love it or hate it?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ikea-love-it-or-hate-it/567343)
**Author:** [@PunditLisa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PunditLisa)\ **Replies:** 124\ **Last updated:** [January 18, 2011, 2:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ikea-love-it-or-hate-it/567343 "2011-01-18T14:33:13Z")
Over the holidays, my husband and I went to IKEA to buy a futon for my daughter. I’d picked one out from their online catalog, but they wanted $100 to ship a $300 item (!), so I decided to just go pick it up. Besides, … --- ## [I Pit The CA Supreme Court for Destroying the Good Samaritan Law](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-the-ca-supreme-court-for-destroying-the-good-samaritan-law/477961)
**Author:** [@Algher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Algher)\ **Replies:** 166\ **Last updated:** [December 24, 2008, 3:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-the-ca-supreme-court-for-destroying-the-good-samaritan-law/477961 "2008-12-24T03:41:51Z")
Fuck off (some of you) judges. While I feel for the woman who is now a paraplegic POSSIBLY due to being moved from the vehicle, making it possible to sue someone for TRYING to help is NOT what the legislature intende… --- ## [How much do you tip the hotel maid?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-do-you-tip-the-hotel-maid/695730)
**Author:** [@flatlined](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/flatlined)\ **Replies:** 96\ **Last updated:** [August 22, 2014, 11:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-do-you-tip-the-hotel-maid/695730 "2014-08-22T23:40:10Z")
Or do you even tip them? I usually leave 2 bucks a day, but was recently told that I should tip daily and then bigger at the end of my stay. What do you folks do? --- ## [Father of 9/11 victim fights to have "Murdered by Muslim Terrorists" inscribed on son's memorial](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/father-of-9-11-victim-fights-to-have-murdered-by-muslim-terrorists-inscribed-on-sons-memorial/516414)
**Author:** [@Crafter\_Man](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crafter_Man)\ **Replies:** 118\ **Last updated:** [November 10, 2009, 11:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/father-of-9-11-victim-fights-to-have-murdered-by-muslim-terrorists-inscribed-on-sons-memorial/516414 "2009-11-10T23:49:21Z")
I don’t have a problem with it; the text for the plaque seems accurate. --- ## [Fucking Deadbeats Not Paying Child Support](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fucking-deadbeats-not-paying-child-support/657239)
**Author:** [@AnthonyElite](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AnthonyElite)\ **Replies:** 101\ **Last updated:** [May 7, 2013, 9:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fucking-deadbeats-not-paying-child-support/657239 "2013-05-07T21:04:12Z")
Fuck all you deadbeats who don’t pay child support. Fuck you for not being man or woman enough to take care of your own and making a single parent try to make it work, or burdening taxpayers. Fuck you for knowing that so… --- ## [What ACTUALLY Works?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-actually-works/506326)
**Author:** [@Sir\_T-Cups](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sir_T-Cups)\ **Replies:** 141\ **Last updated:** [September 6, 2009, 11:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-actually-works/506326 "2009-09-06T23:26:41Z")
As with most things in my life this started as a crazy thought progression… I was doing laundry using cold water which reminded me of the Tide Coldwater detergent. I think to myself “I should get that because I use cold… --- ## [How does the Secret Service prevent long range snipers from getting to the President?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-does-the-secret-service-prevent-long-range-snipers-from-getting-to-the-president/647859)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [January 23, 2013, 2:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-does-the-secret-service-prevent-long-range-snipers-from-getting-to-the-president/647859 "2013-01-23T14:25:54Z")
As much intense and hostile negative attitudes as there are in some of the crazier quarters toward the President how does the Secret Service prevent this? A sniper with a high powered weapon could perch practically anyw… --- ## [Why Do Rich People "Go Slumming"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-rich-people-go-slumming/534912)
**Author:** [@ralph124c](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ralph124c)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [April 9, 2010, 3:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-rich-people-go-slumming/534912 "2010-04-09T15:00:54Z")
Is it because the rich get jaded by their opulent lives? Golf and lunch at the country club starts to wear on you? It seems a common behavior-Marie Antoinette liked to dress up as , and work as a milkmaid. More recently… --- ## [Human Resource Question- Butt Smacking at work?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/human-resource-question-butt-smacking-at-work/574857)
**Author:** [@Sally939](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sally939)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [March 18, 2011, 2:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/human-resource-question-butt-smacking-at-work/574857 "2011-03-18T02:12:49Z")
My male work partner recently told me that our male manager has smacked him on the butt a few times in the past and once recently. My male counterpart said it made him uncomfortable and wonders if he should report it to … --- ## [Could you date/marry someone who is bisexual?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-you-date-marry-someone-who-is-bisexual/499254)
**Author:** [@hroark2112](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hroark2112)\ **Replies:** 115\ **Last updated:** [June 16, 2009, 11:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-you-date-marry-someone-who-is-bisexual/499254 "2009-06-16T11:18:32Z")
Along the lines of the threads asking Could you easily be friends with someone who's had hundreds of sexual partners? - In My Humble Opinion - Straight Dope Message Board and Could you date/marry someone who has had hund… --- ## [Appropriate reply to penis size bragging?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/appropriate-reply-to-penis-size-bragging/198503)
**Author:** [@js\_africanus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/js_africanus)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [September 1, 2003, 6:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/appropriate-reply-to-penis-size-bragging/198503 "2003-09-01T06:35:27Z")
If a gentleman is bragging that he has a particularly large wang, would it be appropriate to suggest that (since a longer penis allows for insertion of sperm deeper than the “smaller” competitors) it is safe to surmise t… --- ## [How important is height for girls?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-important-is-height-for-girls/641324)
**Author:** [@Hans35](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hans35)\ **Replies:** 82\ **Last updated:** [December 10, 2012, 4:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-important-is-height-for-girls/641324 "2012-12-10T16:35:45Z")
Am I totally doomed being 5"7 (170 cm) at 18? Just read about a girl who was going to break up with her BF, cus she didn’t feel “safe”. (Dno their heights). I’m taller than most women but short amongst males, I work out … --- ## [What is the minimum amount of votes needed?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-minimum-amount-of-votes-needed/545248)
**Author:** [@Stoneburg](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stoneburg)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [July 5, 2010, 7:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-minimum-amount-of-votes-needed/545248 "2010-07-05T19:12:59Z")
Asuming 50% voter turnout in every state, what is the minimum amount of votes to win the presidency? --- ## [Resolved: WTC Site is not "sacred ground"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/resolved-wtc-site-is-not-sacred-ground/549473)
**Author:** [@davidw](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/davidw)\ **Replies:** 88\ **Last updated:** [August 11, 2010, 10:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/resolved-wtc-site-is-not-sacred-ground/549473 "2010-08-11T22:58:55Z")
The controversy over the Park51 mosque is based partly on the idea that the WTC is somehow sacred ground. But it’s not. We had a choice after 9/11, when we could have decided to make the entire site a memorial. Instead, … --- ## [Can I use regular waffle batter in Belgian waffle iron? NEED ANSWER FAST](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-i-use-regular-waffle-batter-in-belgian-waffle-iron-need-answer-fast/594097)
**Author:** [@guizot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/guizot)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [August 26, 2011, 12:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-i-use-regular-waffle-batter-in-belgian-waffle-iron-need-answer-fast/594097 "2011-08-26T12:02:50Z")
Seems like a dumb question, but I don’t have time for waffle polemics: yes or no? --- ## [Is female masturbation a sin?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-female-masturbation-a-sin/560659)
**Author:** [@mangeorge](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mangeorge)\ **Replies:** 72\ **Last updated:** [November 20, 2010, 1:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-female-masturbation-a-sin/560659 "2010-11-20T01:46:30Z")
Is masturbation by women prohibited anywhere in the Bible? There’s no Onan involved. How about the Talmud, the koran, or the Torah or other holy writings, but especially the Bible. Peace, mangeorge --- ## [How many musical keys are there and what are they?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-musical-keys-are-there-and-what-are-they/323971)
**Author:** [@roger\_thornhill](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/roger_thornhill)\ **Replies:** 64\ **Last updated:** [October 20, 2005, 6:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-musical-keys-are-there-and-what-are-they/323971 "2005-10-20T06:23:30Z")
I have a funny feeling that there may be different answers to this, depending on the classificatory procedures used, but there we go. Answers, please. --- ## [Botticelli - January 2020](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-january-2020/845679)
**Author:** [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)\ **Replies:** 295\ **Last updated:** [February 4, 2020, 5:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-january-2020/845679 "2020-02-04T05:39:37Z")
Happy New Year! I am D! Last month’s thread: https://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?p=22054150#post22054150 --- ## ["not negotiable" on cheques, banking cheques ("checks")](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/not-negotiable-on-cheques-banking-cheques-checks/299098)
**Author:** [@abby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/abby)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [April 14, 2005, 5:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/not-negotiable-on-cheques-banking-cheques-checks/299098 "2005-04-14T05:54:31Z")
Hi I run a company in Australia that regularly has to write cheques to American people or companies. Because there are a lot of cheques to be written, we get them pre-printed at A4 size, then run them through our printe… --- ## [What's the collective name for flour, sugar and so on?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-collective-name-for-flour-sugar-and-so-on/428751)
**Author:** [@Rilchiam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rilchiam)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [December 6, 2007, 6:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-collective-name-for-flour-sugar-and-so-on/428751 "2007-12-06T18:49:06Z")
Flour, sugar, powdered sugar, brown sugar, cornstarch, Bisquick and cornmeal. All these items are in canisters in my kitchen. I’m fairly certain there’s a collective name for them, but I can’t remember it. I’m picturing … --- ## [Re-heating corn on the cob](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/re-heating-corn-on-the-cob/200318)
**Author:** [@Fredge](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fredge)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [September 11, 2003, 1:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/re-heating-corn-on-the-cob/200318 "2003-09-11T01:32:04Z")
I made some nice corn on the cob (boiled) to go with my football-watching meal yesterday. Today, I’ve got some leftovers and I’d like to re-heat them. In the past, whenever I re-heat corn on the cob in the microwave it … --- ## [Can you turn gay?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-turn-gay/504755)
**Author:** [@panaccione](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panaccione)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [August 1, 2009, 11:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-turn-gay/504755 "2009-08-01T11:28:35Z")
Anytime a gay woman or man’s nature is brought up, almost always a corresponding phrase such as, “they were born that way” goes along with it. It makes sense, and could certainly be the case for most gay people, but is… --- ## [Male and female bike differences](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/male-and-female-bike-differences/517797)
**Author:** [@YogSothoth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/YogSothoth)\ **Replies:** 70\ **Last updated:** [December 24, 2009, 5:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/male-and-female-bike-differences/517797 "2009-12-24T05:16:27Z")
Why do bikes designed for men have that bar in the middle of it while female bikes do not? It seems like it should be the other way around --- ## [John Boehner sex scandal](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/john-boehner-sex-scandal/570853)
**Author:** [@Cisco](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cisco)\ **Replies:** 91\ **Last updated:** [February 16, 2011, 4:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/john-boehner-sex-scandal/570853 "2011-02-16T04:01:02Z")
Anyone heard of the possible sex scandal brewing for John Boehner? Not a lot of major news sources have picked it up yet. -From here. The first thing you’ll notice is that this story broke in the National Enquirer, b… --- ## [SLOWLY I TURNED, step by step, inch by inch . . .](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/slowly-i-turned-step-by-step-inch-by-inch/249621)
**Author:** [@bienville](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bienville)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [June 13, 2004, 4:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/slowly-i-turned-step-by-step-inch-by-inch/249621 "2004-06-13T04:13:36Z")
How many of you know this bit? I don’t know the origins but I assume it’s just an old vaudeville bit because I’ve seen it done by a few comedy teams, each putting their own spin on it. If you can, help refresh my memor… --- ## [Sacred Cow. Is the phrase offensive?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sacred-cow-is-the-phrase-offensive/397272)
**Author:** [@Danalan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Danalan)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [February 4, 2017, 10:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sacred-cow-is-the-phrase-offensive/397272 "2017-02-04T22:26:53Z")
That’s the question. Is the phrase “Sacred Cow”, defined as a treasured belief or process that should not be changed, offensive in any way, to any group. I’m specifically thinking of Hinduism, but am open to any other … --- ## [Some questions about Chewbacca](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/some-questions-about-chewbacca/361792)
**Author:** [@psychonaut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychonaut)\ **Replies:** 118\ **Last updated:** [July 12, 2006, 12:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/some-questions-about-chewbacca/361792 "2006-07-12T12:45:07Z")
I’m watching the original Star Wars trilogy for the first time tonight. I’ve gotten through the first two movies, and I’ve got some questions about this Chewbacca character. \[ol\] \[li\]What’s the purpose of the strap he… --- ## [Topless beaches near Cancun?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topless-beaches-near-cancun/664985)
**Author:** [@corkboard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/corkboard)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [August 2, 2013, 3:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topless-beaches-near-cancun/664985 "2013-08-02T03:57:24Z")
My wife and I are heading down to the Cancun area later this year for a few days of romantic adult time. We’ve never been there before but have heard good things, plus it will give us a good reason to finally renew our … --- ## [Halal Chicken: You MUST try this.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/halal-chicken-you-must-try-this/696751)
**Author:** [@QuickSilver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/QuickSilver)\ **Replies:** 108\ **Last updated:** [September 28, 2014, 1:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/halal-chicken-you-must-try-this/696751 "2014-09-28T01:47:24Z")
Serious eats, indeed. But you have to cook the chicken until it’s got crispy edges. Else you’re going to miss out on the epic goodness of this dish. Epic. Goodness. ETA: What’s your current MUST TRY dish? --- ## [The Alt-Right is Abandonign Trump, and the Left Will Soon Give Him "Strange New Respect"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-alt-right-is-abandonign-trump-and-the-left-will-soon-give-him-strange-new-respect/784010)
**Author:** [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Replies:** 127\ **Last updated:** [April 17, 2017, 9:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-alt-right-is-abandonign-trump-and-the-left-will-soon-give-him-strange-new-respect/784010 "2017-04-17T21:55:30Z")
Steve Bannon is on the way out. Far from being an evil Svengali whom Trump can’t resist, Bannon was a useful hanger on whom Trump has more or less dumped. So, who IS Trump listening to now? His son-in-law Jared Kushner … --- ## [Constipation, fiber, peristalsis and stool softener...POO!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/constipation-fiber-peristalsis-and-stool-softener-poo/553364)
**Author:** [@Stoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stoid)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [September 20, 2010, 10:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/constipation-fiber-peristalsis-and-stool-softener-poo/553364 "2010-09-20T10:09:14Z")
Yes, a poo thread. When you stop giggling, perhaps you can enlighten me about the nature of constipation and what cures it. Does fiber actually trigger and enhance peristalsis? (The contractions of the gut that push th… --- ## [The I'm up early on my day off MMP](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-im-up-early-on-my-day-off-mmp/777303)
**Author:** [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\ **Replies:** 230\ **Last updated:** [January 24, 2017, 12:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-im-up-early-on-my-day-off-mmp/777303 "2017-01-24T00:39:36Z")
Damn, I have a holiday and I can’t sleep longer. I took a hydrocodone before bed, for the pain in my right ribcage. It helped for the pain, but I still kept waking up. And it’s wearing off, I may take another. Tried … --- ## [Note To Winemakers: Get Rid of those Stupid, Effin Corks!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/note-to-winemakers-get-rid-of-those-stupid-effin-corks/537456)
**Author:** [@ralph124c](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ralph124c)\ **Replies:** 99\ **Last updated:** [May 6, 2010, 7:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/note-to-winemakers-get-rid-of-those-stupid-effin-corks/537456 "2010-05-06T19:49:18Z")
Why in this day do I have to use a corkscrew? Screw caps are better (they don’t leak), keep oxygen out, and you don’t need a stupid corkscrew to open the bottle! Of course, the “purists” insist that corks are better-I … --- ## [What Movie/TV Prop Would You Love To Own?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-movie-tv-prop-would-you-love-to-own/667580)
**Author:** [@DMark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DMark)\ **Replies:** 110\ **Last updated:** [September 5, 2013, 5:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-movie-tv-prop-would-you-love-to-own/667580 "2013-09-05T17:50:47Z")
I am talking about the actual prop from the movie, not a real life time machine or flying car or whatever it was supposed to represent and/or do in fiction. Which prop from a movie or TV show would you love to have at h… --- ## [Who is the "Face of the Franchise" for each major sports team in your city?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-the-face-of-the-franchise-for-each-major-sports-team-in-your-city/639058)
**Author:** [@DCnDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DCnDC)\ **Replies:** 126\ **Last updated:** [December 23, 2012, 5:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-the-face-of-the-franchise-for-each-major-sports-team-in-your-city/639058 "2012-12-23T05:45:21Z")
Who is that one player who could be considered the “Face of the Franchise” for each of the major sports leagues in your city, wherever you may be, be it NFL, MLB, NBA, NHL, soccer, rugby, etc., current and all-time? For… --- ## [Do women steal their friend's boyfriends more often than men steal friend's GFs?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-women-steal-their-friends-boyfriends-more-often-than-men-steal-friends-gfs/376024)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 69\ **Last updated:** [August 11, 2010, 9:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-women-steal-their-friends-boyfriends-more-often-than-men-steal-friends-gfs/376024 "2010-08-11T21:02:50Z")
Some people have commented to me than women are generally less respectful of boundaries in boyfriend - girlfriend relationships than men are, and will go after a friend’s boyfriend if they are attracted to him, more rea… --- ## [Is getting beeped at in the West a huge insult?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-getting-beeped-at-in-the-west-a-huge-insult/629193)
**Author:** [@griffon502](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/griffon502)\ **Replies:** 100\ **Last updated:** [July 26, 2012, 4:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-getting-beeped-at-in-the-west-a-huge-insult/629193 "2012-07-26T16:27:37Z")
So I just got back from uni. I got beeped when I was crossing a street near the uni, I don’t want to get into details but it’s safe to say it wasn’t my fault. It’s not a busy street, no traffic light, basically leading t… --- ## [Menstruation and orgasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/menstruation-and-orgasm/518851)
**Author:** [@Ryzhaya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ryzhaya)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [November 26, 2009, 11:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/menstruation-and-orgasm/518851 "2009-11-26T23:55:54Z")
It seems to be widely agreed upon among females that having an orgasm during menstruation will 1) help with cramps; and 2) make the menstrual flow heavier. My question, then, is: if having an orgasm makes one’s flow heav… --- ## [Whose Line is it Anyway--the fat guy, the tall guy, the bald guy or the black guy?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whose-line-is-it-anyway-the-fat-guy-the-tall-guy-the-bald-guy-or-the-black-guy/521220)
**Author:** [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [December 24, 2009, 7:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whose-line-is-it-anyway-the-fat-guy-the-tall-guy-the-bald-guy-or-the-black-guy/521220 "2009-12-24T07:28:24Z")
Inspired by this thread started beford we had pollls. --- ## [So the restaurant industry doesn't like paying minimum wage? Too bad, so sad!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-the-restaurant-industry-doesnt-like-paying-minimum-wage-too-bad-so-sad/783933)
**Author:** [@CoastalMaineiac](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CoastalMaineiac)\ **Replies:** 142\ **Last updated:** [April 29, 2017, 3:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-the-restaurant-industry-doesnt-like-paying-minimum-wage-too-bad-so-sad/783933 "2017-04-29T15:57:17Z")
We had a referendum in Maine on the minimum wage last election. The referendum question passed by popular vote. It raised minimum wage to $9 per hour and $5 for tipped employees. Each year thereafter, the normal minimum… --- ## [I'm heart broken- How do I get through this?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-heart-broken-how-do-i-get-through-this/633402)
**Author:** [@I\_m\_Sad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/I_m_Sad)\ **Replies:** 80\ **Last updated:** [September 4, 2012, 2:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-heart-broken-how-do-i-get-through-this/633402 "2012-09-04T14:40:02Z")
Long story short- Four years ago I met a great girl. I dated her about 6 times and something happened (long story) and that was it- we never contacted each other again. I’ve literally thought about her every day for four… --- ## [This thread is just about this thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-thread-is-just-about-this-thread/196908)
**Author:** [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Replies:** 290\ **Last updated:** [September 23, 2003, 5:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-thread-is-just-about-this-thread/196908 "2003-09-23T17:03:19Z")
Right now there’s nothing in this thread but this post and this post is about nothing but this thread. It could be that some other posts about this thread may expand on the idea of this thread, but if they are really a p… --- ## [Will the GOP (inadvertently) destroy itself to stop Trump?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-the-gop-inadvertently-destroy-itself-to-stop-trump/751963)
**Author:** [@coremelt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/coremelt)\ **Replies:** 105\ **Last updated:** [April 25, 2016, 4:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-the-gop-inadvertently-destroy-itself-to-stop-trump/751963 "2016-04-25T16:20:04Z")
The #NeverTrump crowd appear to be getting serious (and worried). This article claims that the GOP is planning to hand the nomination to Kasich / Rubio after a contested convention: And we’ve just seen that Colorado s… --- ## [Dave Pelzer (Author of A Child Called It) -- Fraud?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dave-pelzer-author-of-a-child-called-it-fraud/478342)
**Author:** [@Freudian\_Slit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Freudian_Slit)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [July 30, 2011, 5:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dave-pelzer-author-of-a-child-called-it-fraud/478342 "2011-07-30T05:23:03Z")
In another thread on parents who hate their kids, Dave Pelzer was alluded to. Based on other articles I’ve read (thisone in Slate and this in NYTimes) , he comes off as something of a charlatan. Obviously, it seems like… --- ## [What causes "Hangover Horniness"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-causes-hangover-horniness/567665)
**Author:** [@Banquo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Banquo)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [September 8, 2014, 6:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-causes-hangover-horniness/567665 "2014-09-08T18:37:49Z")
Apparently, a percentage of the population (myself included) experiences a sharp rise in libidinous energy the night after tossing back one too many. I decide to research the phenomenon earlier today on account of being … --- ## [Great TV Mysteries... Never solved](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/great-tv-mysteries-never-solved/659996)
**Author:** [@crypto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/crypto)\ **Replies:** 103\ **Last updated:** [June 6, 2013, 2:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/great-tv-mysteries-never-solved/659996 "2013-06-06T14:16:56Z")
List your favorite mystery that you never got an answer for, and presumably there is no answer for. I’m not talking about something like “Who shot JR?” I’m talking about an event in the series that seemed important at … --- ## [What makes a douchebag?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-makes-a-douchebag/513735)
**Author:** [@BKReporter](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BKReporter)\ **Replies:** 66\ **Last updated:** [January 1, 2010, 1:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-makes-a-douchebag/513735 "2010-01-01T13:58:58Z")
Douchebag is a term that gets thrown around a lot on the message boards here. But how would you define it. When I hear the term, the stereotype I envision is that of a smug, self-centered pretty boy with greased spiked h… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=468&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=470&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)