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**Author:** [@Cardinal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cardinal)\ **Replies:** 86\ **Last updated:** [May 23, 2010, 5:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-the-uk-conservatives-options-now/538709 "2010-05-23T17:37:39Z")
Does Cameron probably have to put some Liberal Democrats into the cabinet, or is there something he can offer that keeps more power for his party but still keeps him shy of a no confidence vote? Why would the LDs give in… --- ## [I am 17. It's dark and raining and this creep is following me, what should I do? Need answer fast.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-17-its-dark-and-raining-and-this-creep-is-following-me-what-should-i-do-need-answer-fast/617864)
**Author:** [@The\_Tao\_s\_Revenge](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Tao_s_Revenge)\ **Replies:** 114\ **Last updated:** [May 15, 2012, 11:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-17-its-dark-and-raining-and-this-creep-is-following-me-what-should-i-do-need-answer-fast/617864 "2012-05-15T23:02:20Z")
I am a 17 year old kid in Florida. It’s dark and raining, and this creepy guy has been tailing me and won’t leave me alone. Driving slowly next to me. He’s making me pretty scared. My girlfriend thinks I should run. I’m … --- ## [Guys - do you feel an 'ick' factor if you see a gay couple kiss?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guys-do-you-feel-an-ick-factor-if-you-see-a-gay-couple-kiss/616787)
**Author:** [@Mr.Kobayashi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Kobayashi)\ **Replies:** 103\ **Last updated:** [March 27, 2012, 5:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guys-do-you-feel-an-ick-factor-if-you-see-a-gay-couple-kiss/616787 "2012-03-27T17:47:39Z")
I’m sure I’ve seen this discussed on the Dope before, but I’ll be damned if I can find the thread. Put simply, if while out and about you see two normal looking chaps plant one on each others lips, do you feel any sort … --- ## [Why do white people eat mayo sandwiches?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-white-people-eat-mayo-sandwiches/619575)
**Author:** [@grude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/grude)\ **Replies:** 64\ **Last updated:** [April 24, 2012, 3:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-white-people-eat-mayo-sandwiches/619575 "2012-04-24T15:42:42Z")
Whats the connection here in this phrase? I saw someone say a black guy should eat a mayo sandwich to turn white, in a sarcastic manner. I have seen this several places and it doesn’t seem to make much sense unless it is… --- ## [Why don't the major fast food chains serve hot dogs?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-dont-the-major-fast-food-chains-serve-hot-dogs/577483)
**Author:** [@LaurenIpsum](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LaurenIpsum)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [April 11, 2011, 3:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-dont-the-major-fast-food-chains-serve-hot-dogs/577483 "2011-04-11T15:58:50Z")
In summertime, at picnics or barbecues, it’s almost taken for granted that there will be hot dogs and hamburgers (at least in my locale). They seem to just go together. Why, then, do all the major fast food chains (McDon… --- ## [Michael Moore tears CNN a new one](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/michael-moore-tears-cnn-a-new-one/411143)
**Author:** [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)\ **Replies:** 257\ **Last updated:** [July 20, 2007, 11:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/michael-moore-tears-cnn-a-new-one/411143 "2007-07-20T23:02:14Z")
In response to this “fact-checking” piece by Sanjay Gupta on Sicko, Michael Moore appeared today on Wolf Blitzer’s show and delivered a diatribe directed not only at the piece, but at CNN and the MSM in general. Who has… --- ## [Steve Jobs is a plague upon humanity!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/steve-jobs-is-a-plague-upon-humanity/553245)
**Author:** [@gaffa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gaffa)\ **Replies:** 128\ **Last updated:** [September 15, 2010, 2:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/steve-jobs-is-a-plague-upon-humanity/553245 "2010-09-15T02:53:43Z")
I’m not flaming Apple here. They make many fine products and employ many fine people. But all those products are perverted, and the leadership warped, by the will of a fucking madman. As those who have done so will doub… --- ## [I'm begging you, America!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-begging-you-america/746343)
**Author:** [@catflea12](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/catflea12)\ **Replies:** 132\ **Last updated:** [February 24, 2016, 7:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-begging-you-america/746343 "2016-02-24T19:53:50Z")
Do not elect Donald Trump as POTUS! That idiotic nutjob got no brain to mouth filter and would make the 2nd Bush president look like a shining example of statesmanship. Trump has managed to insult women, veterans, the … --- ## [Fantasy novels with an Asian setting or Asian theme](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fantasy-novels-with-an-asian-setting-or-asian-theme/542672)
**Author:** [@Yodalicious](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yodalicious)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [August 23, 2014, 5:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fantasy-novels-with-an-asian-setting-or-asian-theme/542672 "2014-08-23T05:54:34Z")
I’m aware of Tales of the Otori, and the old Forgotten Realms Empire Trilogy. There has to be more. Any suggestions? --- ## [Bra in the Freezer, I don't Get It](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bra-in-the-freezer-i-dont-get-it/123603)
**Author:** [@Wolfian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wolfian)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [October 21, 2020, 11:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bra-in-the-freezer-i-dont-get-it/123603 "2020-10-21T23:10:46Z")
Shaving cream on the hand and tickle the nose I get. Hand in a warm glass of water I get. Bra in the freezer, I don’t. I imagine it would be painful to put on, but wouldn’t the wearer notice the coldness in her hand b… --- ## [Anyone tried the Crusader Kings 2 demo?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-tried-the-crusader-kings-2-demo/611909)
**Author:** [@Illuminatiprimus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Illuminatiprimus)\ **Replies:** 78\ **Last updated:** [April 20, 2012, 5:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-tried-the-crusader-kings-2-demo/611909 "2012-04-20T05:47:51Z")
It was released this weekend from Paradox. Played it for a few hours and I have to say I’m really enjoying it, although it sucks being stuck playing effectively one country (no way I’m going to play a Duke or Baron/Count… --- ## [Fuck scratch-off lottery tickets](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fuck-scratch-off-lottery-tickets/733693)
**Author:** [@brovolone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/brovolone)\ **Replies:** 120\ **Last updated:** [October 9, 2015, 2:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fuck-scratch-off-lottery-tickets/733693 "2015-10-09T02:11:12Z")
I rarely buy these things anymore, but I bought 15 $1 ones of the same type-- ‘Fab 4s’ and all I won was 2 fucking dollars. It’s like I paid $13 to clean up the scratch-off dust in my car. --- ## [I must exploit my ugliness to conquer the world!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-must-exploit-my-ugliness-to-conquer-the-world/286624)
**Author:** [@Eats\_Crayons](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eats_Crayons)\ **Replies:** 166\ **Last updated:** [February 2, 2005, 5:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-must-exploit-my-ugliness-to-conquer-the-world/286624 "2005-02-02T17:34:47Z")
So my replacement, Sniffs\_Markers’s new SO – I shall call her Chlamydia – looks like a cross between Gollum and an airedale terrier. And I was thinking to myself: “Crayons…” mused I, “what does that say about your appe… --- ## [Does a beating heart signify life exists in a human?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-a-beating-heart-signify-life-exists-in-a-human/538538)
**Author:** [@Clu-Me-In](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Clu-Me-In)\ **Replies:** 86\ **Last updated:** [May 7, 2010, 3:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-a-beating-heart-signify-life-exists-in-a-human/538538 "2010-05-07T03:58:44Z")
When a pregnancy occurs, can a beating heart be detected? If a beating heart is detected in a human being, does that mean that human being is alive? --- ## [What is the derivative of e^(x/2)?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-derivative-of-e-x-2/613351)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [February 20, 2012, 5:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-derivative-of-e-x-2/613351 "2012-02-20T05:15:03Z")
Not homework; just trying to remember how. ∫e\[sup\]x/2\[/sup\]\*dx IIRC, you take the derivative of the ‘inner’ function (x/2) and multiply it by the derivative of the ‘outer’ function (e\[sup\]x/2\[/sup\]). So the derivative… --- ## [Are button-up shirts really that attractive on men?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-button-up-shirts-really-that-attractive-on-men/694618)
**Author:** [@Cognoscant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cognoscant)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [August 17, 2014, 12:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-button-up-shirts-really-that-attractive-on-men/694618 "2014-08-17T12:24:31Z")
I swear this is not a humblebrag thread. The attention was kind of unwanted. I’m on the wrong side of 40 and up till now I’ve been hit on by women twice, and once by a man whose gaydar was all broke. But on a trip I r… --- ## [Should ex-felons be allowed to vote?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-ex-felons-be-allowed-to-vote/402189)
**Author:** [@Sunrazor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sunrazor)\ **Replies:** 287\ **Last updated:** [May 14, 2007, 9:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-ex-felons-be-allowed-to-vote/402189 "2007-05-14T21:32:42Z")
Talk about being naive! I always thought that all Americans were automatically guaranteed the right to vote, except those who were actually serving some sort of prison or jail term, on parole or on probation. Apparently,… --- ## [Whatcha Readin' April 2012 Edition](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whatcha-readin-april-2012-edition/617388)
**Author:** [@Khadaji](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Khadaji)\ **Replies:** 129\ **Last updated:** [April 30, 2012, 9:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whatcha-readin-april-2012-edition/617388 "2012-04-30T21:10:05Z")
Happy April fools day! I can’t believe 1/4 of the year is over already. And spring has sprung! (Although it is chilly and rainy here today.) Finished Shadow Prowler by Alexey Pehov, the first in a trilogy - what I wi… --- ## [Are most Samoans fat ?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-most-samoans-fat/512646)
**Author:** [@Indian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Indian)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [October 6, 2009, 10:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-most-samoans-fat/512646 "2009-10-06T22:20:20Z")
or is it that they show only fat Samoans on TV ? Is it a misconception or is there some thing in their genes which makes them fat ? --- ## [For Don123 and his fuckwit brethren](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-don123-and-his-fuckwit-brethren/549263)
**Author:** [@El\_Kabong](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/El_Kabong)\ **Replies:** 110\ **Last updated:** [August 18, 2010, 9:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-don123-and-his-fuckwit-brethren/549263 "2010-08-18T21:28:55Z")
Thread opened by popular demand. Apparently one of the side effects of bullrun’s short stay here was the arrival of Don123, a self-avowed racist who finds people of dark skin color to be ugly and annoying. Don’s also a … --- ## [Can I do a citizen's arrest on a trespasser?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-i-do-a-citizens-arrest-on-a-trespasser/497073)
**Author:** [@Dripping](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dripping)\ **Replies:** 91\ **Last updated:** [April 22, 2011, 12:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-i-do-a-citizens-arrest-on-a-trespasser/497073 "2011-04-22T12:25:52Z")
Suppose I am fed up with Jehovah’s Witnesses and door-to-door salespeople knocking on my door at all hours. So I post signs on the edge of my property similar to the “POSTED” signs that landowners use in rural areas to … --- ## [A peek inside the SDMB server room](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-peek-inside-the-sdmb-server-room/440574)
**Author:** [@Rick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rick)\ **Replies:** 92\ **Last updated:** [March 29, 2008, 4:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-peek-inside-the-sdmb-server-room/440574 "2008-03-29T04:48:31Z")
Our undercover agent has smuggled out a picture of the top secret SDMB server. --- ## [Why do teenagers say "like" so much?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-teenagers-say-like-so-much/425639)
**Author:** [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [November 9, 2007, 2:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-teenagers-say-like-so-much/425639 "2007-11-09T02:58:22Z")
So I’m, like, listening to some, like, teenagers talking today and they’re, like, using the word “like”, like, all the time. What’s the reason for this? Pre-teens don’t do this. Adults don’t do this. Is it some hormonal… --- ## [The Great British English vs US English Playoff](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-great-british-english-vs-us-english-playoff/821123)
**Author:** [@Fiendish\_Astronaut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fiendish_Astronaut)\ **Replies:** 282\ **Last updated:** [September 26, 2018, 1:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-great-british-english-vs-us-english-playoff/821123 "2018-09-26T13:11:26Z")
Brit. action replay US instant replay Result: US win Reason: The Don Hartman Song Brit. agony aunt US advice columnist \*\*Result: \*\* US win Reason: agony aunt would have won this but the UK loses for being outd… --- ## [Cartoon MILFs](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cartoon-milfs/426132)
**Author:** [@Resistance\_is\_Character-Formin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Resistance_is_Character-Formin)\ **Replies:** 66\ **Last updated:** [November 16, 2007, 1:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cartoon-milfs/426132 "2007-11-16T01:15:19Z")
Animators like to draw hot moms. Sometime’s they aren’t drawn to be attractive, but they are anyway. What are some of your favorite animated MILFs? I’m going to ask that we concentrate on Western animation, or else we… --- ## [Who invented silent letters?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-invented-silent-letters/659418)
**Author:** [@buddha\_david](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/buddha_david)\ **Replies:** 84\ **Last updated:** [June 1, 2013, 4:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-invented-silent-letters/659418 "2013-06-01T16:44:43Z")
This question’s been bugging me for quite some time. If I’m not mistaken, human language was spoken long before it was written down, right? So when writing was first invented, with different symbols created to indicate… --- ## [Disappointments: things you thought you'd like but didn't](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/disappointments-things-you-thought-youd-like-but-didnt/954291)
**Author:** [@lobotomyboy63](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lobotomyboy63)\ **Replies:** 198\ **Last updated:** [January 15, 2022, 6:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/disappointments-things-you-thought-youd-like-but-didnt/954291 "2022-01-15T18:20:40Z")
There’s another thread… Things you didn’t think you’d like This is intended to be the opposite. Maybe it was a sequel to a film that let you down or a dud album by a favorite artist, etc. I’ll start. Earliest exampl… --- ## [Justice or Not?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/justice-or-not/520544)
**Author:** [@Qin\_Shi\_Huangdi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qin_Shi_Huangdi)\ **Replies:** 145\ **Last updated:** [December 14, 2009, 7:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/justice-or-not/520544 "2009-12-14T19:21:01Z")
Suppose a person you knew was murdered in front of your eyes but when the murderer was arrested he was acquited but everyone thinks he’s guilty like say OJ Simpson. Would you seek revenge? If you are arrested public opin… --- ## [Do women derive pleasure from anal sex?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-women-derive-pleasure-from-anal-sex/329892)
**Author:** [@Grey\_area](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grey_area)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [November 11, 2005, 4:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-women-derive-pleasure-from-anal-sex/329892 "2005-11-11T16:30:01Z")
I don’t think I have the google-fu to find a scientific answer to this question. I know men do because of their prostate, but do women? I mean there is a lot of porn with anal sex but that doesnt really mean anything s… --- ## [Once-Famous Stars Who Have Come To a Sad end](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/once-famous-stars-who-have-come-to-a-sad-end/136711)
**Author:** [@ralph124c](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ralph124c)\ **Replies:** 110\ **Last updated:** [June 29, 2006, 4:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/once-famous-stars-who-have-come-to-a-sad-end/136711 "2006-06-29T04:33:40Z")
I just saw a TV ad for a local ambulance-chaser law firm…the announcer was somebody I dimly recognized…it was Robert Vaughn (of the “MAN FROM UNCLE”, and a few other roles). It made me wonder…when you’ve fallen out of fa… --- ## [How to get Post Office to stop delivering someone else's mail to our house](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-get-post-office-to-stop-delivering-someone-elses-mail-to-our-house/684359)
**Author:** [@Napier](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Napier)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [March 24, 2014, 10:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-get-post-office-to-stop-delivering-someone-elses-mail-to-our-house/684359 "2014-03-24T22:10:51Z")
This is insanely frustrating. Years ago our daughter moved from our house to the other side of town (same zip code), and the post office keeps delivering mail sent to her new address to our house. It’s got her correct na… --- ## [Temporary blurred vision when I wake up in the morning](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/temporary-blurred-vision-when-i-wake-up-in-the-morning/298674)
**Author:** [@Spectre\_of\_Pithecanthropus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spectre_of_Pithecanthropus)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [April 11, 2005, 5:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/temporary-blurred-vision-when-i-wake-up-in-the-morning/298674 "2005-04-11T17:13:29Z")
I’ve noticed that I sometimes have temporarily blurred vision upon getting up in the morning. Clear vision returns gradually, over an hour or so. What could cause this? Is it from sleeping on my side? When sle… --- ## [The most libeled people in history](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-most-libeled-people-in-history/690205)
**Author:** [@Don\_t\_Panic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Don_t_Panic)\ **Replies:** 92\ **Last updated:** [June 16, 2014, 12:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-most-libeled-people-in-history/690205 "2014-06-16T12:04:16Z")
My nominations: Salieri. Despite what you might think after seeing that movie, no, Salieri didn’t kill Mozart. There might have been some rivalry there at one stage, but the two men were actually friends, and supporte… --- ## [Do the new style of car keys actually prevent theft?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-the-new-style-of-car-keys-actually-prevent-theft/610157)
**Author:** [@Tastes\_of\_Chocolate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tastes_of_Chocolate)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [January 30, 2012, 6:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-the-new-style-of-car-keys-actually-prevent-theft/610157 "2012-01-30T18:55:22Z")
We just bought a new car, and it came with the new style of smart keys. I gotta say, I hate the things. In addition to being “smart” it includes the remote in the key head, which is now the size of an old car remote. No… --- ## [Support your local farmers - a healthy and wholesome MMP](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/support-your-local-farmers-a-healthy-and-wholesome-mmp/539743)
**Author:** [@FairyChatMom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FairyChatMom)\ **Replies:** 255\ **Last updated:** [May 24, 2010, 1:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/support-your-local-farmers-a-healthy-and-wholesome-mmp/539743 "2010-05-24T01:37:54Z")
I’ve mentioned before that I live in an area with lots of Amish. And lots of them are farmers. There are also lots of non-Amish farmers. But one thing many of them have in common is the roadside produce stand. And th… --- ## [I'm rather upset about work. Someone reported me for drinking on the job.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-rather-upset-about-work-someone-reported-me-for-drinking-on-the-job/789577)
**Author:** [@Leaffan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaffan)\ **Replies:** 144\ **Last updated:** [July 4, 2017, 3:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-rather-upset-about-work-someone-reported-me-for-drinking-on-the-job/789577 "2017-07-04T15:41:39Z")
This morning I got called into a meeting room at like 9:00 AM where I was asked flat out " Have you been drinking?" What! In all honesty I had 2 beers last night and although they were 500 ml and mixed with Clamato, I … --- ## [Mexican food or Italian food](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mexican-food-or-italian-food/679389)
**Author:** [@JohnT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnT)\ **Replies:** 104\ **Last updated:** [January 25, 2014, 9:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mexican-food-or-italian-food/679389 "2014-01-25T21:22:20Z")
My 12yo asked me “Daddy, which do you prefer: Mexican food or Italian food” I thought it would be an easy question… but it took so long to decide! I post this challenge of the ages to you. You must choose one. Poll fo… --- ## [Crazy neighbor opinions, advice or other stories, please :)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/crazy-neighbor-opinions-advice-or-other-stories-please/595322)
**Author:** [@flatlined](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/flatlined)\ **Replies:** 92\ **Last updated:** [September 14, 2011, 4:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/crazy-neighbor-opinions-advice-or-other-stories-please/595322 "2011-09-14T04:20:30Z")
I live in a very rural, low traffic area. If I see 3 cars drive past in an hour, I figure someone is having a party or something. There are some young kids who live across from the crazy neighbor. They do things like … --- ## [Why doesn't modern recorded music use the stereo effect much anymore?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-doesnt-modern-recorded-music-use-the-stereo-effect-much-anymore/607285)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [March 1, 2023, 1:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-doesnt-modern-recorded-music-use-the-stereo-effect-much-anymore/607285 "2023-03-01T13:36:22Z")
I’ve been listening to a lot of Christmas music recorded in the 50’s & 60’s. I’m loving their use of the stereo effect. They’ll have totally different music in each channel. Chorus might be in the right and the lead in … --- ## [Mornington Crescent Game (Beginners welcome)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mornington-crescent-game-beginners-welcome/408347)
**Author:** [@lynne-42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lynne-42)\ **Replies:** 357\ **Last updated:** [June 23, 2007, 2:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mornington-crescent-game-beginners-welcome/408347 "2007-06-23T14:36:03Z")
One of the SD’s MC experts, Ianzin, has offered to provide commentary and adjudicate for a MC game. I am pretty new to this, and nowhere near the level of the Brits, so hope some other international learners will join in… --- ## [ADHD wildly overdiagnosed; new study finds kids born in August 75% more likely to be diagnosed](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/adhd-wildly-overdiagnosed-new-study-finds-kids-born-in-august-75-more-likely-to-be-diagnosed/748974)
**Author:** [@Rigamarole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rigamarole)\ **Replies:** 196\ **Last updated:** [September 12, 2018, 1:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/adhd-wildly-overdiagnosed-new-study-finds-kids-born-in-august-75-more-likely-to-be-diagnosed/748974 "2018-09-12T01:53:02Z")
The Journal of Pediatrics recently published a study conducted over 15 years in Taiwan: Influence of Relative Age on Diagnosis and Treatment of Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder in Taiwanese Children Summary/ana… --- ## [How can you all be so horrible?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-can-you-all-be-so-horrible/663575)
**Author:** [@jaymac1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jaymac1)\ **Replies:** 115\ **Last updated:** [July 16, 2013, 3:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-can-you-all-be-so-horrible/663575 "2013-07-16T15:12:33Z")
I’m fucking sickened with the way you’re all treating me when I’ve just come onto the forums. OK I’ve been reading the forums for a lot longer than I said (about 18 months) so I know about Umkay already but I did nae say… --- ## [If Asian education systems are so rigorous, why do so many Asian students come to the U.S.?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-asian-education-systems-are-so-rigorous-why-do-so-many-asian-students-come-to-the-u-s/631574)
**Author:** [@Agent\_Foxtrot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Agent_Foxtrot)\ **Replies:** 60\ **Last updated:** [August 19, 2012, 7:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-asian-education-systems-are-so-rigorous-why-do-so-many-asian-students-come-to-the-u-s/631574 "2012-08-19T19:59:29Z")
I’m not sure if this is a GQ or a GD, but as a university student, this question has been burning me. Both universities I’ve attended have an extremely large Asian student population (especially in the sciences), mostly… --- ## [Do defense attorneys feel remorse about helping guilty defendants get off scot-free?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-defense-attorneys-feel-remorse-about-helping-guilty-defendants-get-off-scot-free/714297)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 105\ **Last updated:** [March 12, 2015, 6:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-defense-attorneys-feel-remorse-about-helping-guilty-defendants-get-off-scot-free/714297 "2015-03-12T06:05:56Z")
This may sound like an inflammatory or rant thread, but it’s not at all, actually. It’s a genuine question, but more suited for IMHO than General Questions. I’m sure there are times when defense attorneys \*know \*that th… --- ## [Disney villains wear dark clothes: does that reinforce racism?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/disney-villains-wear-dark-clothes-does-that-reinforce-racism/411084)
**Author:** [@Leaper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaper)\ **Replies:** 155\ **Last updated:** [July 12, 2007, 5:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/disney-villains-wear-dark-clothes-does-that-reinforce-racism/411084 "2007-07-12T17:34:31Z")
fessie in this thread argues that it does. (A lot of quoting follows; this is to give readers who haven’t seen the thread in question an idea of the arguments in play here.) Now, is the trend of dressing villains up i… --- ## [What is the Standard Deviation of Penis Size?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-standard-deviation-of-penis-size/288334)
**Author:** [@Washoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Washoe)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [February 8, 2005, 8:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-standard-deviation-of-penis-size/288334 "2005-02-08T08:18:50Z")
As we all know, the subject of human penis size has been a topic of considerable discussion both on this message board and in Cecil’s columns. I recall from following links which were provided by Cecil in his columns tha… --- ## [Left eye vision fine, don't bother correcting the right?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/left-eye-vision-fine-dont-bother-correcting-the-right/637044)
**Author:** [@SeaDragonTattoo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SeaDragonTattoo)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [October 26, 2015, 3:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/left-eye-vision-fine-dont-bother-correcting-the-right/637044 "2015-10-26T03:13:00Z")
This doesn’t sound right to me, but I’m hoping someone with more ophthalmic knowledge can ring in on this one. I was talking to a work friend the other day due to my excitement over finding cheap Rx glasses that I ordere… --- ## [Tell us about books you most often find yourself recommending NOT to be read](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-us-about-books-you-most-often-find-yourself-recommending-not-to-be-read/602274)
**Author:** [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\ **Replies:** 121\ **Last updated:** [November 11, 2011, 4:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-us-about-books-you-most-often-find-yourself-recommending-not-to-be-read/602274 "2011-11-11T16:47:46Z")
Obviously inspired by this thread. My tops are Patricia Cornwall’s Jack the Ripper book and ANYTHING by Sue Grafton. --- ## [Doper prom picture thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doper-prom-picture-thread/466604)
**Author:** [@Litoris](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Litoris)\ **Replies:** 74\ **Last updated:** [October 9, 2008, 1:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doper-prom-picture-thread/466604 "2008-10-09T13:56:25Z")
We’ve had the SFW pictures thread, the NSFW picture thread, cats, dogs, etc. Let’s have a prom (or, if you didn’t go to prom, wedding) picture thread. Go ahead, dig out that picture, scan it and show us your best prom/… --- ## [Ninja Throwing Stars](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ninja-throwing-stars/518603)
**Author:** [@Hypno-Toad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hypno-Toad)\ **Replies:** 62\ **Last updated:** [February 14, 2010, 1:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ninja-throwing-stars/518603 "2010-02-14T01:09:43Z")
How deadly is a ninja throwing star? Apart from putting out an eye, I just can’t imagine them doing much real damage. MAYBE if you get lucky you can sever the jugular. But it seems like a weapon of annoyance rather th… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=471&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=473&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)