# Top **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=481&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:** 482 --- ## [Name that fictional ship!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-that-fictional-ship/402914)
**Author:** [@Fish](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fish)\ **Replies:** 287\ **Last updated:** [May 20, 2007, 7:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-that-fictional-ship/402914 "2007-05-20T19:45:54Z")
As long as I’m stuck at work with name that book going on, I’ll throw in this as well: name that ship! Below is a list of ships— both seafaring and spacefaring — from movies, books, comics, television, and … well, from… --- ## [Today's ethical dilemma brought to by Mt. Everest and a man with no legs.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/todays-ethical-dilemma-brought-to-by-mt-everest-and-a-man-with-no-legs/357956)
**Author:** [@Shirley\_Ujest](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shirley_Ujest)\ **Replies:** 193\ **Last updated:** [May 29, 2006, 11:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/todays-ethical-dilemma-brought-to-by-mt-everest-and-a-man-with-no-legs/357956 "2006-05-29T23:15:08Z")
Everest Climber passes dying Briton. I am interested in others thoughts on this story. --- ## [Why do gas pumps slow down before they stop?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-gas-pumps-slow-down-before-they-stop/358191)
**Author:** [@Vashbul](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Vashbul)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [June 18, 2022, 2:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-gas-pumps-slow-down-before-they-stop/358191 "2022-06-18T14:56:47Z")
Whenever you pump gas at a self-service filling station, there’s always that awful moment when you’re about 30 cents from your prepaid amount when the pump slows down to a crawl. Getting that last bit into the tank can s… --- ## [What are the worst movies you've ever seen?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-the-worst-movies-youve-ever-seen/157739)
**Author:** [@airdisc](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/airdisc)\ **Replies:** 240\ **Last updated:** [March 15, 2003, 4:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-the-worst-movies-youve-ever-seen/157739 "2003-03-15T16:11:28Z")
I’ll go first: Moonraker - The only James Bond flick that I actually hated. Bats - This just sucked. Giant monster movies went out in the 50s. Let’s keep them there, and never speak of them again. Eight Legged Freaks … --- ## [Psychopaths have attached earlobes?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/psychopaths-have-attached-earlobes/665998)
**Author:** [@No\_Wikipedia\_Cites](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/No_Wikipedia_Cites)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [August 16, 2013, 6:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/psychopaths-have-attached-earlobes/665998 "2013-08-16T18:55:21Z")
I read somewhere in a book review about genetic predispositions to crime (I forgot where though) that one of the signs of psychopaths is that they have an attached earlobe. Does anyone know more about this? Is this true… --- ## [So what's your verdict on the iPad?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-whats-your-verdict-on-the-ipad/538394)
**Author:** [@GuanoLad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GuanoLad)\ **Replies:** 160\ **Last updated:** [May 15, 2010, 2:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-whats-your-verdict-on-the-ipad/538394 "2010-05-15T02:35:24Z")
The iPad has been out in the US for a couple of months now, and many of the SDMB have bought one. What’s the verdict? Do you use it a lot? What do you use it for? Does it have the potential to be an indispensable tool,… --- ## [Colloidal oatmeal baths: relaxing soak or POOL OF POISON?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/colloidal-oatmeal-baths-relaxing-soak-or-pool-of-poison/437480)
**Author:** [@elmwood](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elmwood)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [December 5, 2015, 12:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/colloidal-oatmeal-baths-relaxing-soak-or-pool-of-poison/437480 "2015-12-05T12:26:35Z")
My girlfriend, label reader that she is, had a look at the packet of colloidal oatmeal I used for one of my baths. "Did you see this? Look here … KEEP AWAY FROM CHILDREN … IF INGESTED, CALL POISON CONTROL … you want th… --- ## ["My kid sister could draw that!" Why in Art Museums?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-kid-sister-could-draw-that-why-in-art-museums/399711)
**Author:** [@HubZilla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HubZilla)\ **Replies:** 129\ **Last updated:** [April 15, 2007, 9:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-kid-sister-could-draw-that-why-in-art-museums/399711 "2007-04-15T09:47:37Z")
Philistine-boy wants an explanation of abstract art. By that, I mean the things that look like “what’s that” or “a kid could do that”. Sometimes it’s a picture of 3 shapes labeled “Untitled” (which appears the artist did… --- ## [American Civil War: Confederate soldiers who joined US Army after surrender?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-civil-war-confederate-soldiers-who-joined-us-army-after-surrender/619449)
**Author:** [@Donnerwetter](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Donnerwetter)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [March 19, 2018, 3:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-civil-war-confederate-soldiers-who-joined-us-army-after-surrender/619449 "2018-03-19T03:37:25Z")
Was there a significant number of Confederate soldiers who continued their military service after the surrender of the Confederacy by joining the US Army (US Navy, US Marine Corps) after 1865? I have read about at least… --- ## [LSD Manslaughter charge](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lsd-manslaughter-charge/139061)
**Author:** [@cegan523](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cegan523)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [November 28, 2002, 2:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lsd-manslaughter-charge/139061 "2002-11-28T14:32:51Z")
Hey, all. Here’s one that I’ve always wondered if it was reality or legand. I’ve always heard that a large possesion of LSD counted against you legally as various counts of manslaughter. Of course, I’ve always heard i… --- ## [Why does American mass-produced beer suck so hard?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-american-mass-produced-beer-suck-so-hard/478166)
**Author:** [@lissener](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lissener)\ **Replies:** 85\ **Last updated:** [December 28, 2008, 5:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-american-mass-produced-beer-suck-so-hard/478166 "2008-12-28T17:53:15Z")
Someone told me that nasty taste that cheap, mass-produced American beers (PBR, Miller, ad nauseum) have is because it’s made with corn, instead of barley. Is that true? --- ## [Did Rodney Dangerfield do his own dive in Back to School?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-rodney-dangerfield-do-his-own-dive-in-back-to-school/653406)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [March 21, 2013, 12:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-rodney-dangerfield-do-his-own-dive-in-back-to-school/653406 "2013-03-21T12:38:38Z")
The Triple Lundy Did Rodney do it or at least parts of it? Wikipedia claims he was a trick diver in his younger days. Pause the clip at 51 seconds. Is that him? I’m assuming the sections where the diver lands on the … --- ## [A 17 day vacation? Are you shitting me?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-17-day-vacation-are-you-shitting-me/792787)
**Author:** [@Ravenman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ravenman)\ **Replies:** 153\ **Last updated:** [August 9, 2017, 3:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-17-day-vacation-are-you-shitting-me/792787 "2017-08-09T03:07:12Z")
Look, I’m a deskbound drone in section 7G of D.C. I’m trying to make the world better in my own little corner of it, and sometimes I think I have successes. I’m starting to think I’ve been a fucking dupe for years. A s… --- ## [Have you ever been called an ethnic slur in real life?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-been-called-an-ethnic-slur-in-real-life/733594)
**Author:** [@Idle\_Thoughts](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Idle_Thoughts)\ **Replies:** 164\ **Last updated:** [October 20, 2015, 12:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-been-called-an-ethnic-slur-in-real-life/733594 "2015-10-20T00:48:52Z")
How did you react/respond? Alternatively (if you never have or if it doesn’t apply to you), what is the worst thing you’ve ever been called by someone, in real life, who wasn’t joking? --- ## [Kavanaugh supporters: Do you think he lied?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kavanaugh-supporters-do-you-think-he-lied/822225)
**Author:** [@RitterSport](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RitterSport)\ **Replies:** 173\ **Last updated:** [October 8, 2018, 2:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kavanaugh-supporters-do-you-think-he-lied/822225 "2018-10-08T14:28:13Z")
I’m addressing these questions to those on this board who would like to see Kavanaugh confirmed. Is it possible to keep this thread civil? Do you think he lied when asked about the definitions of boof, Devil’s Triangl… --- ## [Would murder and/or death rates rise, or lower, if the 2nd Amendment was abolished?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-murder-and-or-death-rates-rise-or-lower-if-the-2nd-amendment-was-abolished/810491)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 256\ **Last updated:** [March 23, 2018, 3:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-murder-and-or-death-rates-rise-or-lower-if-the-2nd-amendment-was-abolished/810491 "2018-03-23T15:08:16Z")
NOTE: This is not a claim that this is the only reason to for the 2nd Amendment. This thread is for the discussion of claims that the murder rate and/or the total death rate(including accidents and suicides) would go up… --- ## [Isn't Miley Cyrus like, 37 years old?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/isnt-miley-cyrus-like-37-years-old/488768)
**Author:** [@RickJay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RickJay)\ **Replies:** 110\ **Last updated:** [March 21, 2009, 2:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/isnt-miley-cyrus-like-37-years-old/488768 "2009-03-21T02:06:33Z")
I noted something on CNN that cited Miley Cyrus’s age as 16. Honestly, I swear to Christ, that kid has been on TV since 1983, hasn’t she? She can’t be 16, she’s been on TV since it was black and white. Hasn’t “Hannah … --- ## [I might be leaving...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-might-be-leaving/195987)
**Author:** [@80sHairMetalMaven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/80sHairMetalMaven)\ **Replies:** 181\ **Last updated:** [August 22, 2003, 6:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-might-be-leaving/195987 "2003-08-22T18:37:16Z")
Or at least just go into lurker mode for a long, long time. Apparently, I can’t say ANYTHING around here without offending somebody, even if what I said was intended to be humourous. Apparently, I don’t quite fit in her… --- ## [Anyone ever sell Grit?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-ever-sell-grit/556579)
**Author:** [@Patch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Patch)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [December 2, 2016, 4:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-ever-sell-grit/556579 "2016-12-02T16:45:43Z")
I remember seeing ads asking kids to sell Grit in comics of my youth, right alongside the amazing X-ray specs and Charles Atlas ads. Apparently, they were enough for Richie Rich to get started on his millions, but what … --- ## [Kaylee with a strawberry vs Bailey in a Black Death t-shirt](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kaylee-with-a-strawberry-vs-bailey-in-a-black-death-t-shirt/538961)
**Author:** [@JThunder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JThunder)\ **Replies:** 79\ **Last updated:** [May 16, 2010, 4:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kaylee-with-a-strawberry-vs-bailey-in-a-black-death-t-shirt/538961 "2010-05-16T04:47:47Z")
Who wins? --- ## [Why do circles have 360 degrees](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-circles-have-360-degrees/518)
**Author:** [@Seth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Seth)\ **Replies:** 161\ **Last updated:** [February 13, 2000, 9:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-circles-have-360-degrees/518 "2000-02-13T21:52:00Z")
In the column Cecil correctly states that the reason is based on the Babylonian calendar. That was completely correct but then He goes on to try to explain the difference in days by saying “Standards of scientific measur… --- ## [America's Got Talent is baaaaaaaack!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/americas-got-talent-is-baaaaaaaack/756201)
**Author:** [@BeepKillBeep](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BeepKillBeep)\ **Replies:** 122\ **Last updated:** [September 16, 2016, 1:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/americas-got-talent-is-baaaaaaaack/756201 "2016-09-16T01:13:03Z")
Simon Cowell replaces Howard Stern as a judge which is too bad I liked Stern. Good acts so far, 45 minutes into the show. I love magic acts, I don’t try to figure it out, I don’t want to know how it all works. I love t… --- ## [People with contacts, do you open your eyes underwater?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/people-with-contacts-do-you-open-your-eyes-underwater/591321)
**Author:** [@Athena](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Athena)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [August 3, 2011, 6:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/people-with-contacts-do-you-open-your-eyes-underwater/591321 "2011-08-03T18:49:23Z")
Title pretty much says it all. I never was much for opening my eyes underwater while swimming, so I’ve never done it, but lately I’m intrigued. Problem is, I wear contacts. My gut feeling is that opening my eyes in the … --- ## [Funny Real Life Names](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/funny-real-life-names/395773)
**Author:** [@WorkInProgress](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WorkInProgress)\ **Replies:** 167\ **Last updated:** [October 10, 2022, 8:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/funny-real-life-names/395773 "2022-10-10T20:31:24Z")
Disclaimer! If you have an offensive or funny name, turn back now. We are having a laugh at your expense. What is the funniest real name you have ever come across? Can you prove it? For example you can look up a Mik… --- ## [How do you pronounce "Dulce de Leche"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-pronounce-dulce-de-leche/289960)
**Author:** [@RancidYakButterTeaParty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RancidYakButterTeaParty)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [February 15, 2005, 2:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-pronounce-dulce-de-leche/289960 "2005-02-15T02:14:00Z")
A great flavor of ice cream to be sure, but I always feel unsure telling someone it is one of my favorites, because I have no idea how it is pronounced. Please eliminate my ignorance so that I may spread the good news a… --- ## [TruePisces' Flirting Workshop - Come One, Come All](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/truepisces-flirting-workshop-come-one-come-all/60347)
**Author:** [@TruePisces](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TruePisces)\ **Replies:** 413\ **Last updated:** [April 17, 2001, 12:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/truepisces-flirting-workshop-come-one-come-all/60347 "2001-04-17T12:10:23Z")
Having problems knowing how to flirt? Don’t know what to say when someone comes up to you in a thread and starts flirting with you? Well, we can help! Here is the place to learn all the best flirting techniques from thos… --- ## [Ancient Aliens](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ancient-aliens/540083)
**Author:** [@Apocalypso](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Apocalypso)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [December 20, 2010, 2:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ancient-aliens/540083 "2010-12-20T14:55:28Z")
Flipping through the channels last night bought me to a show on the History Channel called Ancient Aliens, episode 4 in a series IIRC. It started out talking about the nuclear testing in the Nevada desert back in the 19… --- ## [Afghanistan's Dirty Little Secret](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/afghanistans-dirty-little-secret/552556)
**Author:** [@Siam\_Sam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Siam_Sam)\ **Replies:** 97\ **Last updated:** [September 13, 2010, 7:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/afghanistans-dirty-little-secret/552556 "2010-09-13T19:14:58Z")
Whether you’re in favor of our involvement in Afghanistan or against it, this report is rather interesting, not to mention bizarre. More proof that it’s a whole other world there. (As if more were needed.) --- ## [Expressions that replace "Oh, my god!"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/expressions-that-replace-oh-my-god/619219)
**Author:** [@SDMBKL](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SDMBKL)\ **Replies:** 62\ **Last updated:** [April 20, 2012, 4:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/expressions-that-replace-oh-my-god/619219 "2012-04-20T16:25:11Z")
Don’t be a wisecrack, and say “Dios mio!” or “Oh, my god” in some other foreign language. Anyway, is there an expression to replace “Oh, my god”, especially for an atheist? “Oh, my goodness!” “Goodness gracious!” “For… --- ## [The 2006 Weight loss club](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-2006-weight-loss-club/337789)
**Author:** [@Khadaji](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Khadaji)\ **Replies:** 320\ **Last updated:** [March 15, 2006, 8:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-2006-weight-loss-club/337789 "2006-03-15T20:18:01Z")
OK, once again I find that I need to lose some weight. Less than last year, more than I wish it were. So I’m inviting dopers to join me. Most of my weight comes from processed sugar. Mostly candy but also other sweet… --- ## [Republican Analyst Says 2014 Was Disaster for Republicans, Long Term](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/republican-analyst-says-2014-was-disaster-for-republicans-long-term/705289)
**Author:** [@Evil\_Captor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Evil_Captor)\ **Replies:** 102\ **Last updated:** [November 28, 2014, 7:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/republican-analyst-says-2014-was-disaster-for-republicans-long-term/705289 "2014-11-28T19:30:43Z")
An article in The Daily Kos points to an analysis by Houston Columnist Chris Ladd, who says the week of the 2014 midterms was, "a dark week for Republicans, and for everyone who wants to see America remain the world’s mo… --- ## [The Influence and Ethics of Advertising](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-influence-and-ethics-of-advertising/534215)
**Author:** [@Odesio](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Odesio)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [April 2, 2010, 4:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-influence-and-ethics-of-advertising/534215 "2010-04-02T16:30:04Z")
From this http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/newreply.php?do=newreply&noquote=1&p=12276468 thread in the OP of a Pit thread we get the following quote from http://encyclopedia2.thefreedictionary.com/Manufactured+demand: … --- ## [Does anyone else here actually enjoy jury duty?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-else-here-actually-enjoy-jury-duty/627820)
**Author:** [@Agent\_Foxtrot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Agent_Foxtrot)\ **Replies:** 109\ **Last updated:** [August 22, 2024, 7:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-else-here-actually-enjoy-jury-duty/627820 "2024-08-22T07:56:09Z")
I’m scheduled to show up on July 20. I really like it… I get a day off work, get to sit for a few hours and read a book or play around on my laptop while I wait to be called, perhaps get called to a fairly interesting ca… --- ## [Happy Hump Day! Share your funny sex stories](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-hump-day-share-your-funny-sex-stories/540824)
**Author:** [@melodyharmonius](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/melodyharmonius)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [November 23, 2010, 9:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-hump-day-share-your-funny-sex-stories/540824 "2010-11-23T09:20:49Z")
Happy Hump Day! I thought on this wednesday, we could share funny things that happened to us while we were having or trying to have. . . .horizontal relations. Tell us something to make us laugh and get us over the hum… --- ## [Better Call Saul 2.02 "Cobbler" 2/22/16](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/better-call-saul-2-02-cobbler-2-22-16/746804)
**Author:** [@SenorBeef](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SenorBeef)\ **Replies:** 125\ **Last updated:** [March 3, 2016, 12:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/better-call-saul-2-02-cobbler-2-22-16/746804 "2016-03-03T00:05:35Z")
2.01 Switch Open discussion for content about of the episode after it airs. I would prefer if discussion based on the “next week on Better Call Saul” previews were spoiler boxed. I, and a lot of others, try to avoid the… --- ## [Will Trump serve a full term?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-trump-serve-a-full-term/777801)
**Author:** [@boffking](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/boffking)\ **Replies:** 77\ **Last updated:** [January 25, 2017, 2:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-trump-serve-a-full-term/777801 "2017-01-25T14:58:36Z")
Gambling odds are currently 50-50 on Trump spending four years in the White House. There are many reasons why he may get impeached. I have also heard a lot of speculation that he might get tired of it and resign. --- ## [Why is everything hackable?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-everything-hackable/709896)
**Author:** [@Cardboard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cardboard)\ **Replies:** 91\ **Last updated:** [January 22, 2015, 5:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-everything-hackable/709896 "2015-01-22T17:47:32Z")
This might be a dumb question, but: Why does it seem no matter how sophisticated the computer code, someone always seems to be able to hack it? This especially refers to code for safety and security programs and applica… --- ## [Mind dating someone with the same first name at all?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mind-dating-someone-with-the-same-first-name-at-all/591717)
**Author:** [@Leaper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaper)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [August 8, 2011, 4:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mind-dating-someone-with-the-same-first-name-at-all/591717 "2011-08-08T04:42:12Z")
Something that randomly popped into my head one day during an unrelated thought process. Would you mind at all dating someone with the same first name as you? I’d like those with fairly (or greater) gender-specific nam… --- ## [SDMB Subscription Help 2009-2010 edition](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-subscription-help-2009-2010-edition/483110)
**Author:** [@TubaDiva](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TubaDiva)\ **Replies:** 157\ **Last updated:** [February 6, 2010, 12:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-subscription-help-2009-2010-edition/483110 "2010-02-06T00:55:42Z")
We’ve had some requests for a “subscription help” thread here in ATMB – as we’ve had before this is a place where people could offer to help Dopers having various problems/difficulties with the subscription process, spon… --- ## [Decoding woman-speak](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/decoding-woman-speak/301108)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 132\ **Last updated:** [July 22, 2005, 1:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/decoding-woman-speak/301108 "2005-07-22T01:58:18Z")
Equal time. It’s not you. It’s me. It’s you. You’re so sweet! You’re a nice guy, but I’m not going to kiss you/go to bed with you. You’d make a wonderful husband/father/boyfriend. But not with me. --- ## [NFL Training Camp & Preseason 2014](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-training-camp-preseason-2014/694899)
**Author:** [@garygnu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/garygnu)\ **Replies:** 91\ **Last updated:** [September 4, 2014, 1:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-training-camp-preseason-2014/694899 "2014-09-04T01:04:00Z")
How is your team doing so far in training camp? A couple teams have already played, but most are on their second week, with games this weekend. My 49ers are getting hit with injuries. Starting NT Glenn Dorsey and primar… --- ## [Federal bankruptcy court blasts Defense of Marriage Act](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/federal-bankruptcy-court-blasts-defense-of-marriage-act/585528)
**Author:** [@Roderick\_Femm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roderick_Femm)\ **Replies:** 149\ **Last updated:** [June 28, 2011, 12:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/federal-bankruptcy-court-blasts-defense-of-marriage-act/585528 "2011-06-28T00:49:11Z")
Story here. \[QUOTE=Bob Egelko, SF Chronicle staff writer\] The latest legal manifesto for gay rights comes from an unlikely source - a 20-judge federal bankruptcy court, which unanimously declared that a law denying fed… --- ## [What's the most Extreme Thing you've ever done?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-extreme-thing-youve-ever-done/528615)
**Author:** [@Remarkable](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Remarkable)\ **Replies:** 135\ **Last updated:** [April 19, 2014, 2:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-extreme-thing-youve-ever-done/528615 "2014-04-19T02:51:10Z")
Skydiving or Bungee Jumping? The bulls in Pamplona? Been hunted as sport?? A 3 day DVD-athon??? … even putting that extra shot of brandy into the Christmas cake is good if thats you living it up. :smiley: --- ## [Why do similar businesses cluster together?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-similar-businesses-cluster-together/540512)
**Author:** [@DivineComedienne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DivineComedienne)\ **Replies:** 60\ **Last updated:** [October 6, 2013, 6:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-similar-businesses-cluster-together/540512 "2013-10-06T18:41:04Z")
Today I was buying gas, and went to my usual gas station. Now, this station sits at the intersection of two roads, and on this intersection there are THREE GAS STATIONS on the corners (corner #4 is a house). Usually, o… --- ## [Spammimic: Fun, but how is the message encoded?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spammimic-fun-but-how-is-the-message-encoded/238232)
**Author:** [@Musicat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Musicat)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [November 20, 2025, 10:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spammimic-fun-but-how-is-the-message-encoded/238232 "2025-11-20T22:03:39Z")
Ever heard of Spam Mimic? Researching Steganography recently, I ran across this interesting site, spammimic.com. Anyone can type a short message and have it encoded into spam-like text. For example, “Now is the time” … --- ## [Bands that have the best lyrics?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bands-that-have-the-best-lyrics/505963)
**Author:** [@TNWPsycho](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TNWPsycho)\ **Replies:** 62\ **Last updated:** [August 22, 2009, 8:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bands-that-have-the-best-lyrics/505963 "2009-08-22T20:17:48Z")
I probably enjoy lyrics more than the actual songs most of the time. In your opinion, what band has the best lyrics? I really enjoy Danial Davey’s lyrics (Cradle of Filth), also Elijah Alleman (Deadsy) ranks high on my … --- ## [Lost 5.15 "Follow The Leader"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lost-5-15-follow-the-leader/495571)
**Author:** [@Trion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Trion)\ **Replies:** 150\ **Last updated:** [May 9, 2009, 4:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lost-5-15-follow-the-leader/495571 "2009-05-09T16:17:58Z")
Thread rules: From the on-line description for tonight’s episode: Some useful Café Society links are given below: Thread index for Season 1 Episodes: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 T… --- ## [Lee Harvey Oswald motivation](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lee-harvey-oswald-motivation/648529)
**Author:** [@crucible](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/crucible)\ **Replies:** 102\ **Last updated:** [January 30, 2013, 2:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lee-harvey-oswald-motivation/648529 "2013-01-30T02:14:16Z")
The thing that always struck me about his actions was that I could never determine if he had any motive for killing Kennedy. I am thinking that if I can’t find a motive, he must have been a pawn, and there must have b… --- ## [Injured by a popsicle--What would you have done?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/injured-by-a-popsicle-what-would-you-have-done/668929)
**Author:** [@monstro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/monstro)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [September 16, 2013, 6:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/injured-by-a-popsicle-what-would-you-have-done/668929 "2013-09-16T18:12:38Z")
Today while working the farmer’s market, I decided to get a popsicle (think “fudge bar” except cookies-and-cream) from the girl selling them over yonder. The popsicle was real icy when I took off the wrapper, but I figu… --- ## [The gun and ammo hoarders may have been right](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-gun-and-ammo-hoarders-may-have-been-right/778837)
**Author:** [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Replies:** 161\ **Last updated:** [February 8, 2017, 4:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-gun-and-ammo-hoarders-may-have-been-right/778837 "2017-02-08T16:48:48Z")
Not because Obama was ever going to “come for their guns”, but because they may just need them soon to defend their cities and homes against an occupying Trump army. The moves being made right now are clearly to test the… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=480&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=482&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)