# Top **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=493&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:** 494 --- ## [Lying about your nationality/ethnicity etc.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lying-about-your-nationality-ethnicity-etc/649059)
**Author:** [@TheCrow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TheCrow)\ **Replies:** 75\ **Last updated:** [February 28, 2013, 12:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lying-about-your-nationality-ethnicity-etc/649059 "2013-02-28T12:50:21Z")
I’ll get right to the point. Let’s say you meet someone new. He said he was from X country or of X origin. Thereafter, somehow you realized he was not from X country or of X origin, and asked him/her why he had lied to y… --- ## [Harry Shearer Leaves The Simpsons](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/harry-shearer-leaves-the-simpsons/720017)
**Author:** [@TCMF-2L](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TCMF-2L)\ **Replies:** 93\ **Last updated:** [July 8, 2015, 2:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/harry-shearer-leaves-the-simpsons/720017 "2015-07-08T14:36:32Z")
The voice of Mr Burns, Smithers, Ned Flanders, Otto and Seymour Skinner leaves the show after a contract dispute: TCMF-2L --- ## [Mistakes I have observed in child rearing](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mistakes-i-have-observed-in-child-rearing/480302)
**Author:** [@mswas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mswas)\ **Replies:** 170\ **Last updated:** [January 15, 2009, 8:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mistakes-i-have-observed-in-child-rearing/480302 "2009-01-15T20:06:29Z")
I have observed some mistakes that my wife and I have made. Now these are just my interpretation and are not based on anything. I invite others to point out their views too. Here is the one on my mind right now: Gett… --- ## ["Bride of Peace" hitchhiker murdered in Turkey](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bride-of-peace-hitchhiker-murdered-in-turkey/445061)
**Author:** [@LonesomePolecat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LonesomePolecat)\ **Replies:** 193\ **Last updated:** [April 16, 2008, 7:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bride-of-peace-hitchhiker-murdered-in-turkey/445061 "2008-04-16T19:51:15Z")
A peace activist who tried to hitchhike around the world dressed as a bride to demonstrate the inherent goodness of people was found dead in Turkey. Just when I think progressives couldn’t possibly get more stupid and n… --- ## [West Memphis 3 getting released?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/west-memphis-3-getting-released/593293)
**Author:** [@MOIDALIZE](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MOIDALIZE)\ **Replies:** 110\ **Last updated:** [August 22, 2011, 8:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/west-memphis-3-getting-released/593293 "2011-08-22T20:55:33Z")
http://maraleveritt.com/2011/08/wm3-leave-prison-with-all-belongings-source-says-they-are-not-expected-back/ --- ## [Porn Stamina](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/porn-stamina/150612)
**Author:** [@Ooze](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ooze)\ **Replies:** 64\ **Last updated:** [February 28, 2003, 5:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/porn-stamina/150612 "2003-02-28T17:27:40Z")
I hate to rain on your parade, but I spent four years in the porn industry as a cameraman, shooting over 200 movies. Guess what? The guys really do last that long. A typical porn scene is shot in one take, and often edi… --- ## [My wife died tonight](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-wife-died-tonight/629804)
**Author:** [@Rico](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rico)\ **Replies:** 172\ **Last updated:** [August 7, 2012, 6:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-wife-died-tonight/629804 "2012-08-07T18:25:09Z")
My wife Kathy died tonight at 6:25PM. Those of you who have been here a while might remember her as cadolphin. She had been sick and in pain for 16 years. It is a comfort knowing she is out of pain and not suffering any… --- ## [sucking vs blowing](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sucking-vs-blowing/44381)
**Author:** [@morris](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/morris)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [December 9, 2000, 3:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sucking-vs-blowing/44381 "2000-12-09T15:46:38Z")
this is a little bit of a spin off from the gravitists vs downists thread but its been bothering me ever since i started thinking about it despite the opposing literal meanings of these two terms their slang “meanings” … --- ## [Cricket - India in England](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cricket-india-in-england/692740)
**Author:** [@bldysabba](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bldysabba)\ **Replies:** 129\ **Last updated:** [September 7, 2014, 6:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cricket-india-in-england/692740 "2014-09-07T18:16:02Z")
For a 5 test match series! I’m really pleased that the shortsighted money grubbers in the Indian board have finally organised a 5 match series. The Indian team is fairly untested, with Kohli and Pujara being the only ba… --- ## [Tell me about Eve Online](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-about-eve-online/452278)
**Author:** [@mswas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mswas)\ **Replies:** 319\ **Last updated:** [July 4, 2008, 4:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-about-eve-online/452278 "2008-07-04T16:11:59Z")
I am getting a demo for Eve Online. Please let me know what you think of this game if you’ve played it. It’s the first MMORPG that I’ll have played. --- ## [Wonder Woman 1984 (WW84) Seen it \[Spoilers\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wonder-woman-1984-ww84-seen-it-spoilers/928928)
**Author:** [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\ **Replies:** 286\ **Last updated:** [May 30, 2021, 12:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wonder-woman-1984-ww84-seen-it-spoilers/928928 "2021-05-30T00:32:48Z")
I enjoyed the first movie. Though I don’t enjoy many DC movies. In fact Wonder Woman and Shazam are probably about it in the modern run. Mouseover filler . . . . This one was slow paced. Not very much fun. I wond… --- ## [Have you ever met the President?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-met-the-president/365734)
**Author:** [@dalej42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalej42)\ **Replies:** 95\ **Last updated:** [March 23, 2014, 4:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-met-the-president/365734 "2014-03-23T04:30:55Z")
Has anyone ever met a sitting or former President of the United States? If so, what was the occasion? --- ## [Huck Finn publisher removes some offensive language - Thoughts?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/huck-finn-publisher-removes-some-offensive-language-thoughts/566441)
**Author:** [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Replies:** 116\ **Last updated:** [January 8, 2011, 6:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/huck-finn-publisher-removes-some-offensive-language-thoughts/566441 "2011-01-08T18:35:16Z")
They are removing “nigger” and “injun” from a new version of the book and replacing it with the word “slave”. I think it is a stupid idea. I don’t like racial slurs and never use them myself, but if it is in the book, i… --- ## [Weapons with personal names in myth/folklore](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weapons-with-personal-names-in-myth-folklore/536069)
**Author:** [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Replies:** 65\ **Last updated:** [April 19, 2010, 3:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weapons-with-personal-names-in-myth-folklore/536069 "2010-04-19T15:56:06Z")
King Arthur had his sword Excalibur, or course, and Thor had his hammer Mjolnir. Any others you can think of? Do or did the Greeks, Romans, Russians, Chinese, Indians, Spanish, etc. have a myth or folklore tradition of… --- ## [Auguries of Sweltering (monthly mini-rants)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/auguries-of-sweltering-monthly-mini-rants/987909)
**Author:** [@LSLGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LSLGuy)\ **Replies:** 408\ **Last updated:** [September 29, 2023, 5:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/auguries-of-sweltering-monthly-mini-rants/987909 "2023-09-29T17:01:15Z")
Hi all - Starting the new month off right here. It’s before sunrise on August 1st down here in South Florida. It’s 80F/27C already and the dewpoint is 77, which makes the relative humidity 91%. And there’s rain & light… --- ## [Who DIDN'T like the Beatles in 1964](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-didnt-like-the-beatles-in-1964/681120)
**Author:** [@installLSC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/installLSC)\ **Replies:** 104\ **Last updated:** [February 19, 2014, 5:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-didnt-like-the-beatles-in-1964/681120 "2014-02-19T17:32:48Z")
With the 50th anniversary of the famous Ed Sullivan appearance, there’s a lot of mention how the youth of America flocked to the Beatles in 1964. But there had to be people of teen/college age who didn’t like the Beatle… --- ## [I take umbrage with both this warning and the mod attitude](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-take-umbrage-with-both-this-warning-and-the-mod-attitude/619138)
**Author:** [@Martini\_Enfield](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Martini_Enfield)\ **Replies:** 95\ **Last updated:** [October 21, 2012, 4:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-take-umbrage-with-both-this-warning-and-the-mod-attitude/619138 "2012-10-21T16:44:46Z")
In this thread here on Spitfires buried in Burma (Spitfires buried in Burma for 67 years - is this true and could they fly? - Factual Questions - Straight Dope Message Board) Another poster (IMHO) acts like a jerk and I’… --- ## [Other "punks" besides steampunk and cyberpunk](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/other-punks-besides-steampunk-and-cyberpunk/560381)
**Author:** [@Argent\_Towers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Argent_Towers)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [December 29, 2013, 8:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/other-punks-besides-steampunk-and-cyberpunk/560381 "2013-12-29T20:12:35Z")
How many other “punk” alternate-history scenarios are there besides cyberpunk (the original) and steampunk? Wikipedia’s article on cyberpunk derivatives includes atompunk, dieselpunk, clockpunk, biopunk, and atompunk. A… --- ## [Are Republicans That Afraid of Limbaugh?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-republicans-that-afraid-of-limbaugh/615018)
**Author:** [@IceQube](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/IceQube)\ **Replies:** 70\ **Last updated:** [March 17, 2012, 7:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-republicans-that-afraid-of-limbaugh/615018 "2012-03-17T07:51:44Z")
Santorum makes the case that Limbaugh is an entertainer, therefore, Limbaugh has the right to call people names. Romney initially makes no comment, and only comments after Limbaugh himself “apologizes.” Bachmann refuse… --- ## [How does Superman fly](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-does-superman-fly/705556)
**Author:** [@Caneknife](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Caneknife)\ **Replies:** 111\ **Last updated:** [April 1, 2016, 1:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-does-superman-fly/705556 "2016-04-01T01:12:44Z")
Superman has no jets, wings to help him fly, so how does he do it, yes we know he is not real and uses a green screen on camera, but if he was, How :question::question::question::question::question::question: --- ## [I pit people who don't donate blood!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-people-who-dont-donate-blood/361496)
**Author:** [@OneCentStamp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OneCentStamp)\ **Replies:** 184\ **Last updated:** [September 15, 2006, 5:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-people-who-dont-donate-blood/361496 "2006-09-15T17:36:12Z")
So the bloodmobile (mobile donation station; think of an extremely clean bus with only eight seats) made a stop at my workplace not too long ago. This visit was announced internally a month in advance via e-mail. Signs… --- ## [Why are males better at competitive gaming?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-males-better-at-competitive-gaming/537944)
**Author:** [@Rigamarole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rigamarole)\ **Replies:** 131\ **Last updated:** [May 7, 2010, 7:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-males-better-at-competitive-gaming/537944 "2010-05-07T19:12:28Z")
I’ve been gaming a long time. I’m glad that the numbers of female gamers have been steadily increasing over the years, but one thing that the female gamers I know seem to be almost categorically bad at is PvP/competitive… --- ## [Poll and discussion for Democratic/liberal/progressive voters: your early preference for 2020](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-and-discussion-for-democratic-liberal-progressive-voters-your-early-preference-for-2020/825263)
**Author:** [@iiandyiiii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iiandyiiii)\ **Replies:** 200\ **Last updated:** [January 7, 2019, 6:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-and-discussion-for-democratic-liberal-progressive-voters-your-early-preference-for-2020/825263 "2019-01-07T18:28:36Z")
The poll is meant only for those who believe they are likely to support the Democratic candidate for President in 2020; discussion is for anyone who’d like to take part. Candidates included are selected ones featured in … --- ## [Rhyming Haiku Madness](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rhyming-haiku-madness/819727)
**Author:** [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\ **Replies:** 290\ **Last updated:** [June 25, 2019, 1:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rhyming-haiku-madness/819727 "2019-06-25T13:22:18Z")
A variation on the Haiku Madness game. The first and the third lines of five syllables must rhyme. The next poster turns the middle seven syllable line into a five syllable line, makes up a new seven syllable middle line… --- ## [Just when is a trans-vaginal ultrasound medically necessary?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-when-is-a-trans-vaginal-ultrasound-medically-necessary/613926)
**Author:** [@alphaboi867](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/alphaboi867)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [February 26, 2012, 7:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-when-is-a-trans-vaginal-ultrasound-medically-necessary/613926 "2012-02-26T19:25:00Z")
When exactly is a trans-vaginal ultrasound actually medically necessary or advisable? --- ## [(Old) I owe, I owe, so off to Mump I go - A Tax Season MMP](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-i-owe-i-owe-so-off-to-mump-i-go-a-tax-season-mmp/995761)
**Author:** [@dogbutler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dogbutler)\ **Replies:** 439\ **Last updated:** [January 16, 2024, 5:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-i-owe-i-owe-so-off-to-mump-i-go-a-tax-season-mmp/995761 "2024-01-16T17:44:11Z")
W-2 are going out. Unfortunately 44 2lbs W-2 packs in a bag is not fun to dump. All you retired slackers can highjack this after Pee O’clock --- ## [What is the mechanism of gravity?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-mechanism-of-gravity/702397)
**Author:** [@Rigamarole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rigamarole)\ **Replies:** 131\ **Last updated:** [October 29, 2014, 2:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-mechanism-of-gravity/702397 "2014-10-29T02:59:07Z")
This question has been bugging me for some time now. We take it as a given that gravity is a force of attraction between two bodies of mass, for example the force that compels us toward the ground at about 9.8 meters per… --- ## [If I'm off today, why am I starting the MMP?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-im-off-today-why-am-i-starting-the-mmp/764380)
**Author:** [@MsRobyn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MsRobyn)\ **Replies:** 238\ **Last updated:** [September 5, 2016, 4:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-im-off-today-why-am-i-starting-the-mmp/764380 "2016-09-05T04:24:37Z")
Mods, as per usual, please merge this with any other MMP that may have been started. I’m off today. I was off last Monday. I will be off next Monday. It’s 5:19 Eastern Daylight Time. There is absolutely no reason to be … --- ## [Why, in the US, are attractive women called foxes?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-in-the-us-are-attractive-women-called-foxes/697563)
**Author:** [@njtt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/njtt)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [September 6, 2014, 5:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-in-the-us-are-attractive-women-called-foxes/697563 "2014-09-06T17:22:37Z")
What is the etymology of this expression? Foxes can be quite handsome animals, but no more than many other species, and attractive women do not generally have bushy tails, or long pointy snouts, or live in holes in the … --- ## [Come backs that work](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/come-backs-that-work/504237)
**Author:** [@Lust4Life](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lust4Life)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [July 29, 2009, 5:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/come-backs-that-work/504237 "2009-07-29T17:33:55Z")
This thread is a genuine mission on my part to learn "Come Backs "that actually work. Have you ever had someone come out with a snide remark and not been able to verbally slap them down with an off the cuff saying? I a… --- ## [Apollo 11 Question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/apollo-11-question/741695)
**Author:** [@dolphinboy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dolphinboy)\ **Replies:** 97\ **Last updated:** [June 21, 2019, 9:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/apollo-11-question/741695 "2019-06-21T21:40:32Z")
I’m sure this has been asked before, but I can’t seem to find the answer. If Armstrong and Aldrin and been marooned on the moon for some reason would Collins have had any problem getting back to Earth on his own? In oth… --- ## [i have a metal nail enterd now in my foot](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-a-metal-nail-enterd-now-in-my-foot/713079)
**Author:** [@riaz201080](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/riaz201080)\ **Replies:** 103\ **Last updated:** [April 6, 2015, 3:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-a-metal-nail-enterd-now-in-my-foot/713079 "2015-04-06T15:26:21Z")
A metal nail entered in my foot, it was bleeding for 4 minutes, but i put spirits and pressed by thread , what should i do with, is it danger…? It my Cause Cancer or any other disease .?:confused: --- ## [X-Men 3 inspired question about Mutant Classes (mild spoilers)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/x-men-3-inspired-question-about-mutant-classes-mild-spoilers/358785)
**Author:** [@Omniscient](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omniscient)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [June 1, 2006, 1:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/x-men-3-inspired-question-about-mutant-classes-mild-spoilers/358785 "2006-06-01T13:08:50Z")
FTR, I’ve seen all three movies and not read any of the comics, so I’m not a junkie by any stretch. In the third movie they make a big deal of Mutant Classes, saying Jean Grey/Pheonix is a Class 5 and is the most powerf… --- ## [Do any famous writers refuse to be edited?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-any-famous-writers-refuse-to-be-edited/598130)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 71\ **Last updated:** [October 6, 2011, 4:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-any-famous-writers-refuse-to-be-edited/598130 "2011-10-06T16:02:04Z")
I had posted an OP about a week or so ago about how ponderous the popular Honor Harrington science fiction series was becoming. It just seemed lots of the book around book 5 and forward was becoming sheer padding with e… --- ## [How long can a lasagna be prepared before baking it?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-long-can-a-lasagna-be-prepared-before-baking-it/533968)
**Author:** [@Enright3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Enright3)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [March 27, 2010, 8:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-long-can-a-lasagna-be-prepared-before-baking-it/533968 "2010-03-27T20:54:11Z")
I’m having some friends over tomorrow, and I’m making lasagna. I thought about assembling it tonight and baking it tomorrow. Is that a bad idea? If so, why? My recipe does use egg. Would I be better off making & baking … --- ## [Abandon Every Hope.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/abandon-every-hope/733524)
**Author:** [@CCitizen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CCitizen)\ **Replies:** 153\ **Last updated:** [October 14, 2015, 2:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/abandon-every-hope/733524 "2015-10-14T02:42:11Z")
I have a PhD in Mathematics which hated with passion since '96. Now I am in the 6th year of an internship in which I am paid irregularly – about $3k/year. My parents support me and give me an allowance. But still I fe… --- ## [Protesting the Warning I was given](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/protesting-the-warning-i-was-given/632981)
**Author:** [@UltraVires](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/UltraVires)\ **Replies:** 122\ **Last updated:** [September 3, 2012, 2:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/protesting-the-warning-i-was-given/632981 "2012-09-03T14:01:47Z")
Okay. So, it’s been six days since I’ve posted and thought about this. Although my choice of words may have been wrong, I didn’t deserve a warning: http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?p=15412921#post1541… --- ## [Please help me to be pretentious!!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-help-me-to-be-pretentious/112144)
**Author:** [@Spritle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spritle)\ **Replies:** 115\ **Last updated:** [November 26, 2004, 9:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-help-me-to-be-pretentious/112144 "2004-11-26T21:00:27Z")
Help!! I’m tired of being nice, friendly, compassionate and all that other namby-pamby stuff. I tried being aloof, but I just didn’t care for it that much. I’ve made a decision; the new me will be pretentious. B’cept… --- ## [What are the natural strength limits for men and women?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-the-natural-strength-limits-for-men-and-women/455554)
**Author:** [@frackthetoasters](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/frackthetoasters)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [May 25, 2011, 9:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-the-natural-strength-limits-for-men-and-women/455554 "2011-05-25T21:42:21Z")
I’ve started working out at the gym. I’m sure I could grow enough muscle to bench press more than I do now…but never enough to bench press, say, a car. Of course every individual is different, but there must be a bell … --- ## [Women: How have you felt and reacted when a date/mate has made a sexual move you didn't want?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/women-how-have-you-felt-and-reacted-when-a-date-mate-has-made-a-sexual-move-you-didnt-want/599801)
**Author:** [@MichaelEmouse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MichaelEmouse)\ **Replies:** 76\ **Last updated:** [October 24, 2011, 6:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/women-how-have-you-felt-and-reacted-when-a-date-mate-has-made-a-sexual-move-you-didnt-want/599801 "2011-10-24T06:54:52Z")
When I say “sexual move”, it spans anything from a kiss to a grope to intercourse. I am not talking about how you felt if you clearly indicated you didn’t want it and he kept going. I am only talking about cases where s… --- ## [In Soviet Russia, Mafia plays you! (Forbidden Thread for Glasnost Mafia -- No Players!)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-soviet-russia-mafia-plays-you-forbidden-thread-for-glasnost-mafia-no-players/572259)
**Author:** [@Hoopy\_Frood](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hoopy_Frood)\ **Replies:** 174\ **Last updated:** [March 18, 2011, 3:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-soviet-russia-mafia-plays-you-forbidden-thread-for-glasnost-mafia-no-players/572259 "2011-03-18T03:54:33Z")
For unspoiled discussion. --- ## [Laundry in boot camp: Procedures?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/laundry-in-boot-camp-procedures/544078)
**Author:** [@handsomeharry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/handsomeharry)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [June 24, 2010, 12:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/laundry-in-boot-camp-procedures/544078 "2010-06-24T00:01:30Z")
I was in my shower today thinking of tales of horror of sailors that only have 2 minutes to shower. Then, I got to thinking about the towels. What is protocol for dirty towels, washcloths for soldiers? How about the pers… --- ## [How good an exercise is masturbation?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-good-an-exercise-is-masturbation/373744)
**Author:** [@Bippy\_the\_Beardless](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bippy_the_Beardless)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [October 5, 2006, 3:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-good-an-exercise-is-masturbation/373744 "2006-10-05T15:58:39Z")
OK time for a Friday question. How effective in an exercise regime would be masturbation? Would it be more effective for women or men? D oes it use up more energy than walking or running? How many reps are necessary … --- ## [What weird thing frightens the bejesus out of you?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-weird-thing-frightens-the-bejesus-out-of-you/483745)
**Author:** [@Sir\_T-Cups](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sir_T-Cups)\ **Replies:** 126\ **Last updated:** [February 8, 2009, 4:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-weird-thing-frightens-the-bejesus-out-of-you/483745 "2009-02-08T04:40:57Z")
For me…ants. I HATE ants. and I am not scared of them, I am freakin petrified, terror consumes me when I see even a number as small as 4 ants crawling around something. Walking down the street and seeing that big blac… --- ## [Postal Carrier wants me to move my car. I say I dont have to....](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/postal-carrier-wants-me-to-move-my-car-i-say-i-dont-have-to/384696)
**Author:** [@Meeko](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Meeko)\ **Replies:** 116\ **Last updated:** [April 17, 2018, 2:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/postal-carrier-wants-me-to-move-my-car-i-say-i-dont-have-to/384696 "2018-04-17T02:29:35Z")
I’m home for the hollidays since last Wednesday. I am at home with the family, and I parked my Explorer on the street/Cul-de-sac next to our yard. As straight as one can get a non-curved car, on a non-curved stretch of… --- ## [Top 10 BBQ joints in the US.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/top-10-bbq-joints-in-the-us/668864)
**Author:** [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Replies:** 84\ **Last updated:** [September 20, 2013, 4:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/top-10-bbq-joints-in-the-us/668864 "2013-09-20T16:22:15Z")
http://www.foxnews.com/leisure/2013/09/12/top-10-barbecue-restaurants-in-us/ Proof that Fox doesn’t know jack shit about anything! Their #1 is in NYC, and they illustrate it by showing a burger. Any list that doesn’t h… --- ## [I don't like \_\_\_\_\_\_\_ (Sacriledge, I know)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-dont-like-_______-sacriledge-i-know/837193)
**Author:** [@Lucas\_Jackson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lucas_Jackson)\ **Replies:** 211\ **Last updated:** [July 25, 2019, 2:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-dont-like-_______-sacriledge-i-know/837193 "2019-07-25T02:36:27Z")
I didn’t want to threadshit the Janis Joplin thread so I started this one. Let’s begin. I don’t like the Foo Fighters. I like grunge (or are they modern pop?) but I don’t really get TFFs. As a matter of fact I’m not rea… --- ## [How do you like your breakfast eggs?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-like-your-breakfast-eggs/533128)
**Author:** [@Avarie537](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Avarie537)\ **Replies:** 108\ **Last updated:** [March 29, 2010, 7:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-like-your-breakfast-eggs/533128 "2010-03-29T19:44:25Z")
Just a simple question that’s been on my mind. --- ## [Working in Closed Captioning](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/working-in-closed-captioning/540701)
**Author:** [@Typo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Typo)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [January 9, 2014, 1:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/working-in-closed-captioning/540701 "2014-01-09T01:49:11Z")
After several years in medical transcription, I was curious about closed captioning work for a few different reasons, which I won’t go into here. During the course of some research, I found a book on Amazon called "The … --- ## [Did Obama tell Israel to Raise a UN Flag at the Wailing Wall?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-obama-tell-israel-to-raise-a-un-flag-at-the-wailing-wall/500542)
**Author:** [@jason\_zee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jason_zee)\ **Replies:** 171\ **Last updated:** [June 26, 2009, 3:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-obama-tell-israel-to-raise-a-un-flag-at-the-wailing-wall/500542 "2009-06-26T03:52:02Z")
I’ve read on Israel & Jewish websites that Obama attempted to apply pressure on the israeli prime minister to fly a United Nations flag at the wailing wall. For some strange reason I have been unable to find a single we… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=492&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=494&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)