# Top **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=476&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:** 477 --- ## [How do I 'soften up' a tough pair of jeans?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-soften-up-a-tough-pair-of-jeans/201329)
**Author:** [@kambuckta](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kambuckta)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [November 14, 2013, 9:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-soften-up-a-tough-pair-of-jeans/201329 "2013-11-14T21:49:37Z")
My kid bought himself a pair of those ugly, monstrously oversized Fubu jeans, and is now complaining that he cannot wear them because they are ‘too hard’. Is there any thing or any process to de-stiff the denim (apart f… --- ## [Being Working Poor Sucks and So Does Hayward](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/being-working-poor-sucks-and-so-does-hayward/298447)
**Author:** [@inkleberry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/inkleberry)\ **Replies:** 226\ **Last updated:** [April 15, 2005, 9:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/being-working-poor-sucks-and-so-does-hayward/298447 "2005-04-15T21:17:05Z")
Our car got broken into last night. So did 5 others in our small parking lot. They didn’t steal anything from our car (that we can tell right now), but they fucked it up. What, suddenly my diaper wipes aren’t good enoug… --- ## [What is a reasonable time for 7 kms (or approx 5 miles)?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-a-reasonable-time-for-7-kms-or-approx-5-miles/426249)
**Author:** [@Poysyn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Poysyn)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [November 13, 2007, 7:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-a-reasonable-time-for-7-kms-or-approx-5-miles/426249 "2007-11-13T19:46:16Z")
I am running my first race on New Years Day and am pretty excited about it (although I am hoping it won’t be too cold). My first goal is to finish. As I am training and seeing definite improvments I got to wondering - … --- ## [Let's make Earth the #1 Planet](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-make-earth-the-1-planet/919032)
**Author:** [@Hatchie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hatchie)\ **Replies:** 196\ **Last updated:** [November 5, 2026, 11:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-make-earth-the-1-planet/919032 "2026-11-05T23:57:49Z")
Our planet Earth (also called the World, as well as the scientific name which is Terra) is, I’m sure you’ll agree, one of the top planets in the Solar System. For a start, it is not one of the Gas Giants like Jupiter, on… --- ## [Ugly chick is "too pretty to fly"? WTF? (RO)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ugly-chick-is-too-pretty-to-fly-wtf-ro/439218)
**Author:** [@atomicbadgerrace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/atomicbadgerrace)\ **Replies:** 166\ **Last updated:** [March 4, 2008, 6:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ugly-chick-is-too-pretty-to-fly-wtf-ro/439218 "2008-03-04T06:36:32Z")
Video link: Girls claim airline discriminated against them because they were good looking The hell? I can’t really imagine an airline discriminating against a passenger because of their looks – let alone because they’re… --- ## [need to recreate an old recipe for peanut butter balls](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-to-recreate-an-old-recipe-for-peanut-butter-balls/477325)
**Author:** [@OpalCat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OpalCat)\ **Replies:** 66\ **Last updated:** [December 19, 2008, 4:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-to-recreate-an-old-recipe-for-peanut-butter-balls/477325 "2008-12-19T16:18:58Z")
I used to have an awesome recipe for peanut butter balls. It was very simple. I think that it was something like peanut butter, graham cracker crumbs, and powdered sugar for the inside, and melted chocolate chips for the… --- ## [Have we ever elected a US president with no prior political experience?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-we-ever-elected-a-us-president-with-no-prior-political-experience/719266)
**Author:** [@The\_wind\_of\_my\_soul](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_wind_of_my_soul)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [November 10, 2015, 7:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-we-ever-elected-a-us-president-with-no-prior-political-experience/719266 "2015-11-10T19:50:12Z")
The recently announced candidacies of Carly Fiorina and Ben Carson have me wondering about their chances of success. Clearly their lack of previous political experience doesn’t help them, as all recent presidents I can … --- ## [Dancing School For Pigs. OPEN 24/7. (local sustainability)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dancing-school-for-pigs-open-24-7-local-sustainability/547056)
**Author:** [@adhay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/adhay)\ **Replies:** 112\ **Last updated:** [August 22, 2010, 3:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dancing-school-for-pigs-open-24-7-local-sustainability/547056 "2010-08-22T03:19:41Z")
In a previous thread http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=567501&highlight=adhay, I said that teaching (here to Dopers but anywhere, The Dope has no corner on pigness, need I remake my point) that our glo… --- ## [Diplomacy - Dominatrix](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/diplomacy-dominatrix/185727)
**Author:** [@Omniscient](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omniscient)\ **Replies:** 374\ **Last updated:** [October 16, 2003, 4:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/diplomacy-dominatrix/185727 "2003-10-16T04:31:06Z")
I’ve decided to begin a new thread now that this game has gotten itself together finally. A email has been sent to the players (go read it and start dipping kids!). The Text of which is mostly included below. There you… --- ## [Haha very funny motherfuckers (hiking trail boobytrapped)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haha-very-funny-motherfuckers-hiking-trail-boobytrapped/619784)
**Author:** [@Snowboarder\_Bo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snowboarder_Bo)\ **Replies:** 93\ **Last updated:** [June 11, 2012, 9:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haha-very-funny-motherfuckers-hiking-trail-boobytrapped/619784 "2012-06-11T21:45:26Z")
\[ \](http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US\_BOOBY\_TRAPS\_HIKING\_TRAIL?SITE=AP&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT&CTIME=2012-04-23-20-39-57)What the fuck was going on in these guys heads? Did they think this would be a ter… --- ## [Wonderfully funny business names](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wonderfully-funny-business-names/834655)
**Author:** [@RickJay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RickJay)\ **Replies:** 161\ **Last updated:** [July 29, 2019, 5:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wonderfully-funny-business-names/834655 "2019-07-29T05:23:58Z")
Nothing delights me more than a really clever funny business name. just the other day I saw a truck for a landscaping firm called simply “Mowtown,” which is great. It’s not the best in town though. Just minutes from m… --- ## [We can actually get rid of nearly all unauthorized immigrants](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/we-can-actually-get-rid-of-nearly-all-unauthorized-immigrants/750304)
**Author:** [@adaher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/adaher)\ **Replies:** 161\ **Last updated:** [April 6, 2016, 12:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/we-can-actually-get-rid-of-nearly-all-unauthorized-immigrants/750304 "2016-04-06T00:57:58Z")
Explain to me why this wouldn’t work: Require e-verify for all companies and for all professional licensing and for all business licensing. All employers must run e-verify on their current workforces. Understanding that… --- ## [Pigeons on Powerlines are shitting on my Car. Please Help](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pigeons-on-powerlines-are-shitting-on-my-car-please-help/656639)
**Author:** [@Klaatu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Klaatu)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [April 28, 2013, 6:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pigeons-on-powerlines-are-shitting-on-my-car-please-help/656639 "2013-04-28T18:29:55Z")
My apt. complex has assigned parking spots. Convenient. However, my spot among others is located under a row of power/telephone poles. When you pull in your car is under these lines. The pigeons like to congregate on the… --- ## [The Democrats' Contract with America](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-democrats-contract-with-america/326058)
**Author:** [@Left\_Hand\_of\_Dorkness](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Left_Hand_of_Dorkness)\ **Replies:** 310\ **Last updated:** [October 23, 2005, 7:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-democrats-contract-with-america/326058 "2005-10-23T19:09:28Z")
For the first time, I’m seeing important folks explicitly agree with what I’ve been saying for years. According to The New York Times: So the question is: what should such a campaign consist of? I think it’s got to … --- ## [I pit Spectre of Pithecanthropus' wife](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-spectre-of-pithecanthropus-wife/770314)
**Author:** [@The\_Great\_Unwashed](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Great_Unwashed)\ **Replies:** 141\ **Last updated:** [November 8, 2016, 2:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-spectre-of-pithecanthropus-wife/770314 "2016-11-08T14:16:31Z")
What is it with people? The moment they see anything different they freak out (I’m looking at you Donald Trump but also at Spectre of Pithecanthropus’ wife). I don’t think bugs feel pain, the bug in question did not gi… --- ## [Busted: My Daughter Reveals My Family's Rampant Domestic Abuse](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/busted-my-daughter-reveals-my-familys-rampant-domestic-abuse/514852)
**Author:** [@Hal\_Briston](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hal_Briston)\ **Replies:** 115\ **Last updated:** [October 31, 2009, 4:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/busted-my-daughter-reveals-my-familys-rampant-domestic-abuse/514852 "2009-10-31T04:16:44Z")
Yesterday was a milestone – it was the first parent-teacher conference where I wasn’t the one being discussed. The Littlest Briston is in Pre-K3, and she’s loving it. Every morning she bounces out of bed because “I get t… --- ## [Lottery probability question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lottery-probability-question/537594)
**Author:** [@doubled](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/doubled)\ **Replies:** 73\ **Last updated:** [May 1, 2010, 4:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lottery-probability-question/537594 "2010-05-01T04:44:26Z")
I asked this question before and got clearly wrong answers. :slight\_smile: I’ll try again. There’s a lottery with odds of 1 in 200,000,000. I buy a ticket, and the next day, I check the lottery webpage and see that ther… --- ## [Your favorite non-English curse words?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-non-english-curse-words/29796)
**Author:** [@Rock-n-Rolga](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rock-n-Rolga)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [August 26, 2000, 8:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-non-english-curse-words/29796 "2000-08-26T08:22:52Z")
Don’t think this topic has come up before. Figured it should go here and not the Pit, even though it may have some naughty words in it. So first, let me just cover my backside with this little disclaimer: If you don’t l… --- ## [Do you try to 'keep up with the Joneses'?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-try-to-keep-up-with-the-joneses/681095)
**Author:** [@compositejoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/compositejoe)\ **Replies:** 92\ **Last updated:** [February 20, 2014, 2:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-try-to-keep-up-with-the-joneses/681095 "2014-02-20T02:22:21Z")
I know plenty of people who do. Getting a more upmarket Mercedes than their neighbour. A Rolex rather than a Seiko, $1000 Snap-On socket set for fixing a bike once a year and $5,000 SLR camera and lenses just for a few h… --- ## [Prequels nobody wants to see.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/prequels-nobody-wants-to-see/356186)
**Author:** [@zamboniracer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zamboniracer)\ **Replies:** 190\ **Last updated:** [May 20, 2006, 12:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/prequels-nobody-wants-to-see/356186 "2006-05-20T00:05:44Z")
What prequels should be avoided at all costs? Personally, I don’t want to see Patrolman Columbo . Can you imagine what a pain it would be to share a squad car with that guy? --- ## [Why has the U.S. Army changed its basic uniform color so often?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-has-the-u-s-army-changed-its-basic-uniform-color-so-often/602405)
**Author:** [@Acsenray](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Acsenray)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [December 10, 2011, 11:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-has-the-u-s-army-changed-its-basic-uniform-color-so-often/602405 "2011-12-10T11:11:35Z")
I was just reading about the transition from “army green” to blue that is underway right now as the basic color of everyday Army service uniforms. A few links later, and I was reading about all kinds of colors used over … --- ## [Bill the feminist, sex workers speaking for their damn selves, and assorted feminist issues........](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bill-the-feminist-sex-workers-speaking-for-their-damn-selves-and-assorted-feminist-issues/591112)
**Author:** [@Indygrrl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Indygrrl)\ **Replies:** 132\ **Last updated:** [August 6, 2011, 4:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bill-the-feminist-sex-workers-speaking-for-their-damn-selves-and-assorted-feminist-issues/591112 "2011-08-06T16:00:15Z")
(Didn’t wanna go right to the Pit with this, but if you think it needs to be there, mods, I defer to your judgment.) I feel only a momentary twinge of guilt putting this guy on the block (Bill, not Argent, haha). Allow… --- ## [Strange New Worlds season 2 to start June 15, 2023](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/strange-new-worlds-season-2-to-start-june-15-2023/984959)
**Author:** [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\ **Replies:** 297\ **Last updated:** [March 26, 2025, 4:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/strange-new-worlds-season-2-to-start-june-15-2023/984959 "2025-03-26T04:35:56Z")
The best Star Trek since the original returns this month! Now with Carol Kane. (New Chief Engineer) And a live action cross-over with “Below Decks”. The Official Trailer: So yes, I need to subscribe to P… --- ## [Why do other countries dub English language movies/tv?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-other-countries-dub-english-language-movies-tv/625941)
**Author:** [@Victor\_Charlie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Victor_Charlie)\ **Replies:** 64\ **Last updated:** [June 26, 2012, 3:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-other-countries-dub-english-language-movies-tv/625941 "2012-06-26T15:46:39Z")
Outside of cheesy '70 kung fu movies and some animation, I can think of no example where I’ve seen a foreign launguage film or television show voice-dubbed into English. Yet, in most of the world, English language film a… --- ## [Eutychus!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eutychus/156264)
**Author:** [@Q.E.D](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Q.E.D)\ **Replies:** 233\ **Last updated:** [March 3, 2003, 12:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eutychus/156264 "2003-03-03T12:05:59Z")
Well, you wanted to be pitted so bad, so here it is. Errrrm…I really haven’t anything bad to say… ummm… You’re a poopyhead! \[sub\]sorry to be so harsh, there, but you had it coming!\[/sub\]. --- ## [Alcohol and Radiation Poisoning](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alcohol-and-radiation-poisoning/444414)
**Author:** [@Omoikane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omoikane)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [July 26, 2012, 2:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alcohol-and-radiation-poisoning/444414 "2012-07-26T14:08:14Z")
VICE - VICE is the definitive guide to enlightening information. \<–a visit to Chernobyl, ~8 min So these fellas load up on alcohol to prevent radiation poisoning, they say. And come to think of it, I’ve come across the… --- ## [Have I been "Left Behind"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-i-been-left-behind/337331)
**Author:** [@gooftroopag](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gooftroopag)\ **Replies:** 200\ **Last updated:** [January 8, 2006, 4:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-i-been-left-behind/337331 "2006-01-08T16:18:22Z")
According to mswas, Christ was to return December 25, 2005. I checked the Messiahcam and didn’t see anything, but I realize based on my own religious beliefs (biases) I would likely be one of those people that does not r… --- ## [The SDMB Weight Loss Club!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-sdmb-weight-loss-club/162354)
**Author:** [@liirogue](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/liirogue)\ **Replies:** 360\ **Last updated:** [May 12, 2003, 12:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-sdmb-weight-loss-club/162354 "2003-05-12T12:31:44Z")
Okay all you wishy-washy pansies! It’s almost spring, and now is the start of the official SDMB Weight Loss Club! All of us New Years Resolutions backsliders will unite and backslide no more! You have 2 days before sprin… --- ## [Bad tipping AND conservative nonsense? Straight Dopers, assemble!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bad-tipping-and-conservative-nonsense-straight-dopers-assemble/646436)
**Author:** [@DiosaBellissima](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DiosaBellissima)\ **Replies:** 95\ **Last updated:** [January 14, 2013, 7:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bad-tipping-and-conservative-nonsense-straight-dopers-assemble/646436 "2013-01-14T19:57:58Z")
This picture has been making its way around Tumblr and if the micro-blogging site is to be believed, this was left on a table for a waitperson to find. Apparently, this person’s discretionary spending is still such that … --- ## [The most awkward Jesus painting is ...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-most-awkward-jesus-painting-is/672040)
**Author:** [@ElvisL1ves](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ElvisL1ves)\ **Replies:** 72\ **Last updated:** [October 27, 2013, 8:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-most-awkward-jesus-painting-is/672040 "2013-10-27T20:51:47Z")
There are plenty of ways to blaspheme, even unintentionally, but I think artist Nathan Greene has hit enough of them here. --- ## [CanvasShoes](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/canvasshoes/197274)
**Author:** [@Ryle\_Dup](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ryle_Dup)\ **Replies:** 206\ **Last updated:** [August 29, 2003, 12:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/canvasshoes/197274 "2003-08-29T00:53:10Z")
Fuck you, just fuck you. That’s all. I can’t exactly remember why, nor can I express my thoughts, but this is all I have to say. Fuck you. --- ## [Can Someone prove to me that God doesn't exist?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-someone-prove-to-me-that-god-doesnt-exist/85042)
**Author:** [@Cyrin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cyrin)\ **Replies:** 334\ **Last updated:** [May 13, 2002, 4:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-someone-prove-to-me-that-god-doesnt-exist/85042 "2002-05-13T16:56:31Z")
I have been reading posts from many Dopers who claim to be atheists. My question is this: If anyone can PROVE beyond doubt that God (or anything else for that matter) doesn’t exist, should we all then consider that pers… --- ## [Was Washington a good general?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-washington-a-good-general/510272)
**Author:** [@Love\_Rhombus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Love_Rhombus)\ **Replies:** 70\ **Last updated:** [August 31, 2026, 10:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-washington-a-good-general/510272 "2026-08-31T22:41:05Z")
By which I mean did his military record show that he was competent in tactics, strategy, ect? --- ## [Are we making wrong & lazy assumptions about Trump's appeal & his followers?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-we-making-wrong-lazy-assumptions-about-trumps-appeal-his-followers/748167)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 115\ **Last updated:** [March 21, 2016, 3:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-we-making-wrong-lazy-assumptions-about-trumps-appeal-his-followers/748167 "2016-03-21T15:23:11Z")
David Remnick weighs in with his take on Trump which I thought might have some interesting analysis given his gravitas as head of the New Yorker, but in tucking into it it’s just more disgusted pearl clutching, more eleg… --- ## [Need an team name, hopefully electronic component related](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-an-team-name-hopefully-electronic-component-related/625868)
**Author:** [@Tastes\_of\_Chocolate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tastes_of_Chocolate)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [June 22, 2012, 5:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-an-team-name-hopefully-electronic-component-related/625868 "2012-06-22T17:09:39Z")
I got volunteered to come up with a team name, and I’m totally blanking out. Anyone have a witty idea, ideally a play on electronics somehow? --- ## [Newt Gingrich's latest entry in the shoot-off-your-mouth contest \[re: judges\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/newt-gingrichs-latest-entry-in-the-shoot-off-your-mouth-contest-re-judges/606716)
**Author:** [@dougie\_monty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dougie_monty)\ **Replies:** 103\ **Last updated:** [December 23, 2011, 2:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/newt-gingrichs-latest-entry-in-the-shoot-off-your-mouth-contest-re-judges/606716 "2011-12-23T02:13:32Z")
According to a news item in the “Huffington” press last night, Gingrich has outdone himself: not only does he intend to abolish courts, he wants judges whose decisions run counter to his political notions arrested. The … --- ## [When Come Back Bring PII A Mobile MMP](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-come-back-bring-pii-a-mobile-mmp/468718)
**Author:** [@swampbear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/swampbear)\ **Replies:** 353\ **Last updated:** [October 27, 2008, 3:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-come-back-bring-pii-a-mobile-mmp/468718 "2008-10-27T03:01:31Z")
For those of you who forget that the whole purpose of your existence is to be utterly fascinated by the minutiae of my life, I started a new work gig last week. I shall be doing QA for a call center that handles AT&T Mob… --- ## [Poll: Is Frazz a rip-off of Calvin and Hobbes?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-is-frazz-a-rip-off-of-calvin-and-hobbes/597504)
**Author:** [@Nzinga\_Seated](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nzinga_Seated)\ **Replies:** 72\ **Last updated:** [March 1, 2021, 7:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-is-frazz-a-rip-off-of-calvin-and-hobbes/597504 "2021-03-01T19:10:12Z")
Inspired by this thread, I have to ask: Is Frazza rip-off of Calvinand Hobbes I read C&H as a kid, and I never heard of Frazz until today. So I will admit right up front, I don’t know much about Frazz. I have, howeve… --- ## [Brexit chaos at the ports: why is this a problem now, but was not a problem before the EU?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brexit-chaos-at-the-ports-why-is-this-a-problem-now-but-was-not-a-problem-before-the-eu/827260)
**Author:** [@chappachula](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chappachula)\ **Replies:** 221\ **Last updated:** [January 11, 2019, 8:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brexit-chaos-at-the-ports-why-is-this-a-problem-now-but-was-not-a-problem-before-the-eu/827260 "2019-01-11T20:07:26Z")
Brexit is going to cause chaos, and there is genuine reason to be concerned about shortages of food drugs and everything else , due to the delays at the border and customs inspections. But it wasn’t long ago that the Eu… --- ## [Why is finding a job so much harder than decades ago?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-finding-a-job-so-much-harder-than-decades-ago/644378)
**Author:** [@oyster11](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/oyster11)\ **Replies:** 60\ **Last updated:** [December 21, 2012, 6:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-finding-a-job-so-much-harder-than-decades-ago/644378 "2012-12-21T18:29:31Z")
Decades ago, not many people go to college. Most people graduated fresh from highschool and found good jobs. Nowadays, this is unimaginable, as everybody who wants a half-decent jobs need a college degree. Even people wi… --- ## [Wal-Mart Ice Cream doesn't melt, apparently](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wal-mart-ice-cream-doesnt-melt-apparently/694059)
**Author:** [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Replies:** 69\ **Last updated:** [August 9, 2014, 9:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wal-mart-ice-cream-doesnt-melt-apparently/694059 "2014-08-09T09:50:23Z")
Wal-Mart responded that their ice cream contains a lot of cream, and therefore melta at a slower rate. Yeah See – THIS is why I miss the old Breyer’s Ice Cream. I refuse to buy it since the new management started a… --- ## [Women: how interested are you in seeing attractive nude persons of your preferred gender?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/women-how-interested-are-you-in-seeing-attractive-nude-persons-of-your-preferred-gender/645726)
**Author:** [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Replies:** 84\ **Last updated:** [January 8, 2013, 3:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/women-how-interested-are-you-in-seeing-attractive-nude-persons-of-your-preferred-gender/645726 "2013-01-08T15:15:19Z")
Before you answer, please take note of what this question is NOT. I’m not interested in what specifically you find attractive. This is not the place to debate muscular versus skinny, hirsute versus glabrous, black versu… --- ## [Rep. Kucinich reads articles of impeachment. Is there any point?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rep-kucinich-reads-articles-of-impeachment-is-there-any-point/452390)
**Author:** [@drewbert](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drewbert)\ **Replies:** 289\ **Last updated:** [June 25, 2008, 2:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rep-kucinich-reads-articles-of-impeachment-is-there-any-point/452390 "2008-06-25T02:03:21Z")
Dennis Kucinich is on C-SPAN right now, about halfway through 35 articles against GWB. At this pace it looks like he’ll be talking until midnight. Not much in the way of a link yet. Not that I disagree with the sentime… --- ## [Is there actually a "Rue Morgue" in Paris?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-actually-a-rue-morgue-in-paris/457719)
**Author:** [@Schnitte](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Schnitte)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [February 4, 2011, 3:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-actually-a-rue-morgue-in-paris/457719 "2011-02-04T03:56:51Z")
Reading the world’s first modern mystery story “The Murders in the Rue Morgue,” I wonder if Poe made up the telling name of the street, or if there actually is a Rue Morgue in Paris. There are certainly morgues in the ci… --- ## [Am I unique in wishing zombie threads were still disallowed?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/am-i-unique-in-wishing-zombie-threads-were-still-disallowed/578386)
**Author:** [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Replies:** 117\ **Last updated:** [November 14, 2014, 3:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/am-i-unique-in-wishing-zombie-threads-were-still-disallowed/578386 "2014-11-14T15:00:53Z")
I’m not complaining, just wondering. --- ## [Parents: your young adult child decides to become a nude model. Are you okay with it?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/parents-your-young-adult-child-decides-to-become-a-nude-model-are-you-okay-with-it/585738)
**Author:** [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [June 20, 2011, 6:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/parents-your-young-adult-child-decides-to-become-a-nude-model-are-you-okay-with-it/585738 "2011-06-20T18:19:04Z")
A couple of things before we start: For purposes of this discussion, parent includes adoptive parents, stepparents, and other legal guardians as well as biological parents, so long as there is a strong emotional conne… --- ## [Dowsing on photos - Test](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dowsing-on-photos-test/512774)
**Author:** [@pramanujan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pramanujan)\ **Replies:** 128\ **Last updated:** [December 21, 2009, 4:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dowsing-on-photos-test/512774 "2009-12-21T16:32:05Z")
This has reference to the various threads on “Water witching” and the test I had undertaken on the 50 photos sent by RJKUgly. Let’s start a fresh thread on this. Link to column: Does dowsing for water really work? - T… --- ## [Is This the Dumbest New Congressmember?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-the-dumbest-new-congressmember/561786)
**Author:** [@StusBlues](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/StusBlues)\ **Replies:** 71\ **Last updated:** [March 2, 2011, 1:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-the-dumbest-new-congressmember/561786 "2011-03-02T01:36:24Z")
Florida lawmaker calls House ban on hats ‘sexist’ Is it wise in any way to make an issue of the right to look like an idiot? Or am I missing some nuance of the spirit of American liberty? --- ## [Mary Steenburgen's appearance](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mary-steenburgens-appearance/612844)
**Author:** [@Ellen\_Cherry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ellen_Cherry)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [February 17, 2012, 1:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mary-steenburgens-appearance/612844 "2012-02-17T01:28:56Z")
I cannot believe how much Mary Steenburgen has changed in looks. Last week she appeared on 30 Rock as Jack’s mother-in-law, and I had no idea who it was. The voice sounded familiar and the awkward, wooden acting certainl… --- ## [Male vs. female nipples](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/male-vs-female-nipples/491584)
**Author:** [@guizot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/guizot)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [March 19, 2013, 9:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/male-vs-female-nipples/491584 "2013-03-19T21:45:35Z")
Another question is why male nipples aren’t able to be sexually stimulated. Two women have asked me about this, and I just said, “I don’t know.” But I think the answer is that, if they can’t provide milk, they’re pretty… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=475&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=477&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)