# Top **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=475&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:** 476 --- ## [Roundtrip airfare cheaper than one way--can I just not go back?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/roundtrip-airfare-cheaper-than-one-way-can-i-just-not-go-back/523881)
**Author:** [@LawMonkey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LawMonkey)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [January 9, 2010, 2:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/roundtrip-airfare-cheaper-than-one-way-can-i-just-not-go-back/523881 "2010-01-09T14:50:39Z")
For various reasons, I’m looking at getting out of Russia earlier than I had originally planned. (Various reasons include I’m just not enjoying it much, and since I’m just doing this for myself, that doesn’t leave much r… --- ## [Alan Rickman dies at 69 of cancer](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alan-rickman-dies-at-69-of-cancer/743124)
**Author:** [@JustinC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JustinC)\ **Replies:** 128\ **Last updated:** [May 6, 2016, 3:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alan-rickman-dies-at-69-of-cancer/743124 "2016-05-06T03:53:57Z")
RIP, Mr Gruber. --- ## [If I had a Monty Python username, it would be....](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-i-had-a-monty-python-username-it-would-be/384912)
**Author:** [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Replies:** 161\ **Last updated:** [December 26, 2006, 1:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-i-had-a-monty-python-username-it-would-be/384912 "2006-12-26T13:59:32Z")
I’m a little envious of Dinsdale and Spiny Norman, frankly. If I had a Pythonesque username, it would probably be either H.M. Minister of Silly Walks, or Jethro Q. Walrustitty. Or maybe even (deep breath now) Johann Ga… --- ## [Why do I weigh more in the morning than at night?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-i-weigh-more-in-the-morning-than-at-night/503328)
**Author:** [@Liberal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Liberal)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [July 17, 2009, 7:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-i-weigh-more-in-the-morning-than-at-night/503328 "2009-07-17T19:56:10Z")
I’m losing weight. Nothing fancy. Just being much more active, and cutting way down on the portions, and taking multi-vitamins with extra vitamin D. I’ve lost 50 pounds so far (at a rate of about 5-10 pounds per week). M… --- ## [Crusader Kings II - succession game - Sword of Islam](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/crusader-kings-ii-succession-game-sword-of-islam/660977)
**Author:** [@clairobscur](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/clairobscur)\ **Replies:** 95\ **Last updated:** [July 29, 2013, 12:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/crusader-kings-ii-succession-game-sword-of-islam/660977 "2013-07-29T12:15:42Z")
So, we’re starting a new succession game for Crusader Kings II while the first game (King of Aragon) is in progress. This time we will be playing a Muslim ruler. As a reminder, each player in turn will be in control of … --- ## [So, why does Greg Kelly's accuser get to remain anonymous?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-why-does-greg-kellys-accuser-get-to-remain-anonymous/611012)
**Author:** [@RogerDalien](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RogerDalien)\ **Replies:** 78\ **Last updated:** [February 3, 2012, 5:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-why-does-greg-kellys-accuser-get-to-remain-anonymous/611012 "2012-02-03T17:53:49Z")
This person: Cheated on her current Boyfriend Got pregnant Had an abortion Falsely accuses Greg Kelly of rape. His name is being dragged through the dirt, she gets to remain anonymous. She is apparently the … --- ## [Why are their only Asians working at Chinese food places?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-their-only-asians-working-at-chinese-food-places/582501)
**Author:** [@spunkymuzicnote](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/spunkymuzicnote)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [May 21, 2011, 2:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-their-only-asians-working-at-chinese-food-places/582501 "2011-05-21T02:19:09Z")
Seriously, not trying to be racist here but I have never seen a non-Asian working at a Chinese food place (or Japanese for that matter). Is there a hiring freeze on people of other races or do people of other races just … --- ## [Should parents tolerate children watching porn?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-parents-tolerate-children-watching-porn/620344)
**Author:** [@gvozd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gvozd)\ **Replies:** 82\ **Last updated:** [May 5, 2012, 3:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-parents-tolerate-children-watching-porn/620344 "2012-05-05T15:21:58Z")
Almost all parents seem to think that their kids should not watch porn, and they should prevent them from watching, or least try to. As it is the case for 99.9% of male teenagers, it certainly didn’t stop me, and now tha… --- ## [Entertainers who sold their soul to the devil...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/entertainers-who-sold-their-soul-to-the-devil/590610)
**Author:** [@Smurfie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smurfie)\ **Replies:** 64\ **Last updated:** [July 30, 2011, 5:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/entertainers-who-sold-their-soul-to-the-devil/590610 "2011-07-30T17:57:29Z")
You know the old Hollywood story. A man or woman isn’t doing all that well in their field and so sell their soul to the devil for a few years of fame. For the sake of fun, say it can happen :smiley: Who currently has … --- ## [I find the most erotic part of the woman is the boobies.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-find-the-most-erotic-part-of-the-woman-is-the-boobies/539272)
**Author:** [@Autolycus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Autolycus)\ **Replies:** 104\ **Last updated:** [May 19, 2010, 3:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-find-the-most-erotic-part-of-the-woman-is-the-boobies/539272 "2010-05-19T15:19:08Z")
Ah yes, I’m sure this has been done to death, but who can complain about rhapsodizing about the female form? What do you find is the most erotic part of a woman? The boobies, the buttocks, or perhaps something else? --- ## [Atheist getting married in Catholic church - need help with readings](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/atheist-getting-married-in-catholic-church-need-help-with-readings/525665)
**Author:** [@JHE1967](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JHE1967)\ **Replies:** 87\ **Last updated:** [January 29, 2010, 5:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/atheist-getting-married-in-catholic-church-need-help-with-readings/525665 "2010-01-29T17:15:16Z")
Getting married in a few months and it’s time we picked out the readings. This will be in a Catholic church but won’t be the full mass and a deacon will be doing the ceremony. I’m an atheist and my fiancé is well short o… --- ## [Best way to thicken packet-mix ranch?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-way-to-thicken-packet-mix-ranch/622073)
**Author:** [@Smapti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smapti)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [May 19, 2012, 7:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-way-to-thicken-packet-mix-ranch/622073 "2012-05-19T07:29:54Z")
Awhile back I discovered the sheer deliciousness that is old-fashioned Hidden Valley ranch dressing. Quite simply, there isn’t a bottled ranch on the market that matches up to the flavor of mixing it up at home with butt… --- ## [Why did my vet (indirectly) kill my epileptic dog?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-did-my-vet-indirectly-kill-my-epileptic-dog/738105)
**Author:** [@Stoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stoid)\ **Replies:** 96\ **Last updated:** [December 14, 2015, 3:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-did-my-vet-indirectly-kill-my-epileptic-dog/738105 "2015-12-14T03:05:35Z")
My darling little pibble, Zusje (playing with her big bro, my Rotty/Border Collie when she was just 4 months old) is dead. At the tender age of two and a half. Long painful story as short as possible while still making … --- ## [Bishop John Shelby Spong: heretic or visionary?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bishop-john-shelby-spong-heretic-or-visionary/158016)
**Author:** [@Diogenes\_the\_Cynic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Diogenes_the_Cynic)\ **Replies:** 263\ **Last updated:** [March 19, 2003, 12:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bishop-john-shelby-spong-heretic-or-visionary/158016 "2003-03-19T00:01:11Z")
John Shelby Spong is an Episcopalian Bishop (retired) who is one of the most important and revolutionary Christian voices in the world today. He is the author of several provocative books such as Why Christianity Must ch… --- ## [Can I get some good thoughts/prayers for my mom?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-i-get-some-good-thoughts-prayers-for-my-mom/713231)
**Author:** [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\ **Replies:** 143\ **Last updated:** [August 24, 2015, 9:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-i-get-some-good-thoughts-prayers-for-my-mom/713231 "2015-08-24T21:33:05Z")
My mother was admitted to the hospital early this morning, with severe abdominal pain. At first the pain meds helped, but then it became less effective. She’s had three kinds of painkillers, including morphine, yet her… --- ## [Crypto is NOT a Ponzi scheme](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/crypto-is-not-a-ponzi-scheme/975417)
**Author:** [@scarbrow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/scarbrow)\ **Replies:** 172\ **Last updated:** [February 25, 2023, 10:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/crypto-is-not-a-ponzi-scheme/975417 "2023-02-25T10:52:28Z")
I’m here to argue for keeping the meaning of Ponzi scheme to its original definition. It’s supposed to be a scheme where the money coming in is used to deliver fake returns to the earlier investors. One of the signs of a… --- ## [Halloween OhDope! (that's right, Ohio!) v.2](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/halloween-ohdope-thats-right-ohio-v-2/79067)
**Author:** [@thinksnow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/thinksnow)\ **Replies:** 375\ **Last updated:** [August 28, 2002, 5:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/halloween-ohdope-thats-right-ohio-v-2/79067 "2002-08-28T05:12:22Z")
Apparently, the original was getting a touch long, so we’ve got a second chance to inundate the Board with our enthusiasm for OhDope, the Halloween Edition. So, once again: And away we go! --- ## [Does squeezing (and sealing) a soda/soft drink bottle keep it carbonated for longer?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-squeezing-and-sealing-a-soda-soft-drink-bottle-keep-it-carbonated-for-longer/459595)
**Author:** [@Bravo\_Romeo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bravo_Romeo)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [August 14, 2008, 12:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-squeezing-and-sealing-a-soda-soft-drink-bottle-keep-it-carbonated-for-longer/459595 "2008-08-14T00:33:30Z")
My dad always told me it did as I was growing up and I just blindly believed until a few weeks ago. Now I’m plagued with doubt. I did a quick search but couldn’t find any Cecil studies on the subject. Can anyone help … --- ## [Juno's cunt! What slang/swearing has historical/fantasy fiction taught you?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/junos-cunt-what-slang-swearing-has-historical-fantasy-fiction-taught-you/450360)
**Author:** [@Koxinga](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Koxinga)\ **Replies:** 74\ **Last updated:** [June 1, 2008, 1:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/junos-cunt-what-slang-swearing-has-historical-fantasy-fiction-taught-you/450360 "2008-06-01T13:18:36Z")
I’ve been watching HBO’s Rome, and hereby resolve that I will no longer use dull commonplace swear words like “shit” and “son of a bitch”, but instead “CAC!” and “JUNO’S CUNT!” The characters in that show say it with suc… --- ## [Purpose of "Broken Bar" Character -- "|"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/purpose-of-broken-bar-character/237458)
**Author:** [@gregongie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gregongie)\ **Replies:** 68\ **Last updated:** [November 7, 2015, 1:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/purpose-of-broken-bar-character/237458 "2015-11-07T13:42:16Z")
It’s in the shift position on the backslash key, idly minding its own business, but the only time I’ve used it was as “or” in programming. Regardless, this hardly seems to warrant a whole new character. Is there a bett… --- ## [Why do news anchors talk like they do?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-news-anchors-talk-like-they-do/195514)
**Author:** [@kuppoppo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kuppoppo)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [August 18, 2003, 1:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-news-anchors-talk-like-they-do/195514 "2003-08-18T01:59:05Z")
Hey all. I didn’t join this board because I liked any of you, but because I have a question. :wink: um. Just kidding. Why do news anchors talk with the inflection, timing, and tone that they do? Do you know what I’m eve… --- ## [Al Gore the Scam Artist](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/al-gore-the-scam-artist/537879)
**Author:** [@randy054](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/randy054)\ **Replies:** 101\ **Last updated:** [June 1, 2010, 11:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/al-gore-the-scam-artist/537879 "2010-06-01T23:49:47Z")
I watched An Inconvenient Truth a few years back with a friend and thought Al was really sincere in regards to Global Warming. But, then I did some research in regards to his own life style and clearly he is the biggest … --- ## [Who are the best QI regular panelists?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-are-the-best-qi-regular-panelists/598648)
**Author:** [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [October 9, 2011, 5:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-are-the-best-qi-regular-panelists/598648 "2011-10-09T17:20:35Z")
Poll coming. I’ve limited it to those appearing more than 9 times. Arbitrary, I guess, but it seemed about right. Stephen Fry does not count, as he is the host. --- ## [Ask pointless questions.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-pointless-questions/753219)
**Author:** [@CCitizen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CCitizen)\ **Replies:** 167\ **Last updated:** [November 12, 2021, 2:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-pointless-questions/753219 "2021-11-12T02:49:33Z")
I have asked them on r/AskReddit Can you prove that you are not a camel? Does your boss mistake you for an electric locomotive? Have you been banned from many forums? Do you suffer from insanity or do you enjoy it? A… --- ## [I Pit Minor Dating](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-minor-dating/640782)
**Author:** [@R3d\_Anonymous](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/R3d_Anonymous)\ **Replies:** 125\ **Last updated:** [November 20, 2012, 3:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-minor-dating/640782 "2012-11-20T03:24:53Z")
“God damn you’re 13; you’re way to young to date!!! What will you do to pleasure her, give her animal crackers?” - Yahoo! Answers (I fixed the bad grammar) I completely agree with this quote. What can minors really do?… --- ## [Are there literally people who think Goodfellas is as good as The Godfather](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-literally-people-who-think-goodfellas-is-as-good-as-the-godfather/578271)
**Author:** [@PSXer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PSXer)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [April 15, 2011, 3:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-literally-people-who-think-goodfellas-is-as-good-as-the-godfather/578271 "2011-04-15T15:40:11Z")
damn kids these days --- ## [Post your favourite "Muldoons"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-your-favourite-muldoons/462647)
**Author:** [@Malthus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Malthus)\ **Replies:** 62\ **Last updated:** [February 19, 2009, 11:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-your-favourite-muldoons/462647 "2009-02-19T23:10:51Z")
Some explaination is in order - a “Muldoon” is a neologism a friend of mine invented to describe a lurking home improvement nightmare created by the person who owned your house before you, which you only discovered after… --- ## [Bullets as a metaphor](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bullets-as-a-metaphor/590537)
**Author:** [@Bricker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bricker)\ **Replies:** 65\ **Last updated:** [August 4, 2011, 1:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bullets-as-a-metaphor/590537 "2011-08-04T13:05:54Z")
Via YouTube, Steny Hoyer: In the immediate wake of the Tuscon shooting, it seemed (for a couple of days, anyway) that there was on this board some fairly wide-spread agreement that bullets as metaphors produced a dange… --- ## [So who were the first successful AMERICAN rock band?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-who-were-the-first-successful-american-rock-band/576381)
**Author:** [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\ **Replies:** 105\ **Last updated:** [April 6, 2011, 4:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-who-were-the-first-successful-american-rock-band/576381 "2011-04-06T04:17:54Z")
I was talking the history of early rock bands with a 13 year old who asked why the first bands were all British. I explained that rhythm & blues music was essential to the development of the genre. most R&B bands were “c… --- ## [Does the restaurant actually NEED the credit card slip signed to charge you?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-the-restaurant-actually-need-the-credit-card-slip-signed-to-charge-you/224376)
**Author:** [@Chastain86](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chastain86)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [February 3, 2012, 3:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-the-restaurant-actually-need-the-credit-card-slip-signed-to-charge-you/224376 "2012-02-03T03:42:59Z")
As Mrs. Chastain and I were walking out of Ye Olde TGI Fridaye’s the other day, I noticed that we’d grabbed the wrong credit card slip on the way out. An honest mistake, and one I’m certain gets made on a fairly frequen… --- ## [Rank Hypocrisy over Guantanamo](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rank-hypocrisy-over-guantanamo/689754)
**Author:** [@Pjen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pjen)\ **Replies:** 111\ **Last updated:** [June 3, 2014, 8:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rank-hypocrisy-over-guantanamo/689754 "2014-06-03T08:01:20Z")
A few hours after the release of American’s only prisoner of war, who had been held in captivity for five years, his parents joined President Obama at the White House. The President had telephoned Sergeant Bowe Bergdahl… --- ## [Tell me about LOTR Online](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-about-lotr-online/555572)
**Author:** [@Omi\_no\_Kami](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omi_no_Kami)\ **Replies:** 107\ **Last updated:** [November 4, 2010, 9:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-about-lotr-online/555572 "2010-11-04T21:22:04Z")
So I just found out that LOTR Online has gone free-to-play, and I love me some MMORPGs, but I’m in a fairly low-bandwidth situation and have to think about whether it would get that much use. So I guess I’m looking for a… --- ## [Ok, so what exactly do the Americans think is a British accent](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ok-so-what-exactly-do-the-americans-think-is-a-british-accent/591305)
**Author:** [@AK84](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AK84)\ **Replies:** 90\ **Last updated:** [August 19, 2011, 1:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ok-so-what-exactly-do-the-americans-think-is-a-british-accent/591305 "2011-08-19T01:53:23Z")
I have been told by Americans friends that I have a British accent; which I don’t and nobody else has mentioned it. I have lived in the UK for a while so perhaps I did pick something up. But I have also been told (by Am… --- ## [A vengeful nutjob with a gun is coming for you RIGHT NOW.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-vengeful-nutjob-with-a-gun-is-coming-for-you-right-now/727424)
**Author:** [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Replies:** 186\ **Last updated:** [August 16, 2015, 7:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-vengeful-nutjob-with-a-gun-is-coming-for-you-right-now/727424 "2015-08-16T19:00:06Z")
Imagine that some time ago you inadvertently pissed off a random nutjob who swore to get you eventually, though never specifying how. Now your phone rings, and a person you know well and trust implicitly tells you the nu… --- ## [Gun Control - The ninth amendment](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gun-control-the-ninth-amendment/100732)
**Author:** [@SenorBeef](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SenorBeef)\ **Replies:** 285\ **Last updated:** [April 8, 2002, 8:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gun-control-the-ninth-amendment/100732 "2002-04-08T20:02:06Z")
A lot of you that already have the preconception that “guns are Bad” have deluded yourself into thinking the semantics of the second amendment restricts the right to gun ownership to pretty much nothing today. This is de… --- ## [Dog food thread. What should we be feeding them? BARF? Iams? Snacks? Rawhides? Et al](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dog-food-thread-what-should-we-be-feeding-them-barf-iams-snacks-rawhides-et-al/598805)
**Author:** [@stpauler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/stpauler)\ **Replies:** 82\ **Last updated:** [October 11, 2011, 10:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dog-food-thread-what-should-we-be-feeding-them-barf-iams-snacks-rawhides-et-al/598805 "2011-10-11T22:09:32Z")
Inspired by this thread, there seems to be way too much conflicting and underwritten information on what constitutes good food for dogs and what will probably kill them immediately. Currently, we’ve got our pug and our O… --- ## [Personal Identity](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/personal-identity/628565)
**Author:** [@Man\_About\_Town](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Man_About_Town)\ **Replies:** 110\ **Last updated:** [July 22, 2012, 11:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/personal-identity/628565 "2012-07-22T11:46:01Z")
This issue has been bothering me for quite some time so I decided to seek some opinions here on this board in hope to get a sensible solution. So, here it goes. Let’s imagine that we have a technology which allows us … --- ## [Why Do Gays Feel The Need To Go Public?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-gays-feel-the-need-to-go-public/192896)
**Author:** [@Isabelle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Isabelle)\ **Replies:** 189\ **Last updated:** [September 8, 2003, 3:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-gays-feel-the-need-to-go-public/192896 "2003-09-08T03:43:36Z")
I have lesbian friends and I just don’t get it. Why do gays/lesbians feel the need to be public about being gay? I mean i don’t walk around saying “I’m heterosexual”. Does Walt Disney World have a Heterosexual Day? N… --- ## [First gay "first kiss" in US Navy happens; world doesn't end](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/first-gay-first-kiss-in-us-navy-happens-world-doesnt-end/607016)
**Author:** [@Snowboarder\_Bo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snowboarder_Bo)\ **Replies:** 156\ **Last updated:** [December 26, 2011, 6:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/first-gay-first-kiss-in-us-navy-happens-world-doesnt-end/607016 "2011-12-26T06:38:34Z")
The AP is reporting that 2 women shared the “first kiss” when one of them returned from 80 days at sea aboard the USS Oak Hill. \[ \](http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US\_NAVY\_GAY\_KISS?SITE=AP&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE… --- ## [Do we cut women more slack than men?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-we-cut-women-more-slack-than-men/541802)
**Author:** [@Freudian\_Slit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Freudian_Slit)\ **Replies:** 90\ **Last updated:** [June 8, 2010, 1:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-we-cut-women-more-slack-than-men/541802 "2010-06-08T01:57:34Z")
Okay, I got the idea for this thread when I read the thread about the guy whose wife found strange panties in the wash and thought he was cheating. A lot of people pointed out that the wife is pregnant/hormonal and to go… --- ## [Physics: rotating dumbbell vs. fixed dumbbell](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/physics-rotating-dumbbell-vs-fixed-dumbbell/581843)
**Author:** [@x-ray\_vision](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/x-ray_vision)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [December 5, 2014, 8:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/physics-rotating-dumbbell-vs-fixed-dumbbell/581843 "2014-12-05T20:48:35Z")
In the video in the link above (see from 3:30 to 4:40), Mark Rippetoe makes an argument for the superiority of rotating dumbbells. He doesn’t go into specifics, but I’m assuming he’s claiming that snatching a fixed dum… --- ## [What can. I legally do (neighbor question - long)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-can-i-legally-do-neighbor-question-long/687149)
**Author:** [@crypto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/crypto)\ **Replies:** 61\ **Last updated:** [April 30, 2014, 10:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-can-i-legally-do-neighbor-question-long/687149 "2014-04-30T10:03:49Z")
My neighbor and I don’t get along. No need to get into the details, since it doesn’t matter for this incident. However, let’s just say I wouldn’t be sorry if he and his family just packed up and moved like the Baltimor… --- ## [Jojo fries](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jojo-fries/539802)
**Author:** [@smartyjosh](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/smartyjosh)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [June 8, 2010, 7:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jojo-fries/539802 "2010-06-08T19:46:45Z")
I’m originally from KY, but have moved to the Seattle area. Recently I have encountered “jojo fries” which seem to be nothing more than spiced potato wedges. My friends are insistent in calling them jojo’s, but this term… --- ## [Man shoots prowler, finds out he killed his son](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/man-shoots-prowler-finds-out-he-killed-his-son/636453)
**Author:** [@AaronX](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AaronX)\ **Replies:** 105\ **Last updated:** [October 20, 2012, 1:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/man-shoots-prowler-finds-out-he-killed-his-son/636453 "2012-10-20T01:23:08Z")
http://news.yahoo.com/attorney-conn-man-shot-masked-son-devastated-204702772.html Man’s next-door neighbour (sister) says someone is trying to break into her house. He goes outside with a gun, sees an armed intruder in … --- ## [Prostitution is immoral and therefore should be outlawed](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/prostitution-is-immoral-and-therefore-should-be-outlawed/336149)
**Author:** [@Bricker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bricker)\ **Replies:** 236\ **Last updated:** [December 20, 2005, 2:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/prostitution-is-immoral-and-therefore-should-be-outlawed/336149 "2005-12-20T02:01:33Z")
Legislators on the left and the right agree: Prostitution is immoral. I agree. I don’t think there can be any discussion. It’s immoral, and thus should be prohibited by law. When such diverse elements on the left and t… --- ## [Create your own Tract. HAW HAW HAW!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/create-your-own-tract-haw-haw-haw/155652)
**Author:** [@kingpengvin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kingpengvin)\ **Replies:** 275\ **Last updated:** [March 12, 2003, 2:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/create-your-own-tract-haw-haw-haw/155652 "2003-03-12T14:12:25Z")
In the vien of Jack Chick we wish to create our own Tract. This of course will not have drawings but will be a script (see this thread for the back ground on this. Essentially the theme will be a story about Bob trying… --- ## [What's the difference in taste between scotch, bourbon and whiskey?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-difference-in-taste-between-scotch-bourbon-and-whiskey/720120)
**Author:** [@spifflog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/spifflog)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [May 16, 2015, 2:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-difference-in-taste-between-scotch-bourbon-and-whiskey/720120 "2015-05-16T14:08:08Z")
I don’t mean the corn mash percentage, or the legal requirements of where it’s made and I know that all bourbon is whiskey, but not all whiskey is bourbon. The internet is filled that that info. And while that’s good i… --- ## [How does gazelle.com make money?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-does-gazelle-com-make-money/523458)
**Author:** [@doubled](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/doubled)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [January 6, 2010, 12:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-does-gazelle-com-make-money/523458 "2010-01-06T00:17:41Z")
gazelle.com is my new favorite website but I have no idea how they stay in business. The idea is you send them your old computers, cell phone, electronics, etc (shipping is paid by them), and they recycle them for scrap … --- ## [The social phenomenon of giving girls male-associated names](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-social-phenomenon-of-giving-girls-male-associated-names/677803)
**Author:** [@MichaelEmouse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MichaelEmouse)\ **Replies:** 95\ **Last updated:** [January 10, 2014, 6:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-social-phenomenon-of-giving-girls-male-associated-names/677803 "2014-01-10T06:18:48Z")
Perhaps you already know that “Stacey”, “Courtney”, “Hilary” and “Evelyn” used to be male names. What seems to happen is that a few parents give their daughters that name which gradually makes it more socially acceptable… --- ## [Our little nest of vipers: Ramira.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/our-little-nest-of-vipers-ramira/807231)
**Author:** [@QuickSilver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/QuickSilver)\ **Replies:** 184\ **Last updated:** [January 26, 2018, 5:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/our-little-nest-of-vipers-ramira/807231 "2018-01-26T05:43:11Z")
Seems not a day goes by that our erudite friend, Ramira, isn’t a belligerent or condescending asshole. Even when she’s obviously wrong and inarticulate, she seems constitutionally incapable of admitting she made a poor… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=474&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=476&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)