# Top **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=502&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:** 503 --- ## [Fatherless daughter term?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fatherless-daughter-term/573527)
**Author:** [@Thinktank](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Thinktank)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [July 12, 2011, 5:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fatherless-daughter-term/573527 "2011-07-12T05:09:26Z")
I promise I Googled first -but while a fatherless Son is called a “bastard” What is a fatherless daughter? Or to match the relationship in this question What is a motherless daughter called? Are there any o0ther terms to… --- ## [Did Tom's of Maine do something controversial?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-toms-of-maine-do-something-controversial/558041)
**Author:** [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [December 14, 2010, 1:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-toms-of-maine-do-something-controversial/558041 "2010-12-14T01:20:42Z")
I was watching a commercial for Tom’s of Maine on Hulu. If you’re not familiar with Tom’s of Maine, they’re a “green” company that makes toothpaste and soap. (the company is now a subsidiary of Colgate-Palmolive.) The ad… --- ## [If Pence lies on Jan. 6?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-pence-lies-on-jan-6/928112)
**Author:** [@Hari\_Seldon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hari_Seldon)\ **Replies:** 165\ **Last updated:** [January 7, 2021, 2:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-pence-lies-on-jan-6/928112 "2021-01-07T02:25:48Z")
Just suppose, as Pence is presiding over the counting of the electoral votes, he opens the envelope from California and announces, “55 votes for Trump for president and 55 votes for Pence for vice-president.” What happe… --- ## [Interesting Work "Lessons"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/interesting-work-lessons/512995)
**Author:** [@Chimera](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chimera)\ **Replies:** 102\ **Last updated:** [October 22, 2009, 4:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/interesting-work-lessons/512995 "2009-10-22T04:54:30Z")
I’m starting this in the Pit because this is pretty much where it belongs. I learned another lesson at work today. But what I learned is completely different from what my boss and my quality coach both told me I should… --- ## [Help me out here, what am I missing in this contraception controversy?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-out-here-what-am-i-missing-in-this-contraception-controversy/770406)
**Author:** [@Memnon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Memnon)\ **Replies:** 121\ **Last updated:** [November 7, 2016, 5:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-out-here-what-am-i-missing-in-this-contraception-controversy/770406 "2016-11-07T17:21:11Z")
Recently, there were several stories about a medical trial for a so-called “male birth control shot”, an injection for men that is 96% effective in preventing pregnancy, that was terminated because about 10% of the men e… --- ## [What use is an IRA?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-use-is-an-ira/543070)
**Author:** [@Hermitian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hermitian)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [June 23, 2010, 11:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-use-is-an-ira/543070 "2010-06-23T23:32:27Z")
Is there any use in using an Individual Retirement Account (IRA) if you already have a 401(k) from your employer? I assume many small businesses and the vast majority of medium and large businesses offer traditional and… --- ## [Algorithm to calculate sun/moon rise/set with example](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/algorithm-to-calculate-sun-moon-rise-set-with-example/236751)
**Author:** [@Parallax](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Parallax)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [March 28, 2004, 12:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/algorithm-to-calculate-sun-moon-rise-set-with-example/236751 "2004-03-28T12:39:00Z")
For the last few weeks I’ve been trying to write some code to calculate the rise and set times for the sun and moon for a given day. I’ve been following an explanation of the algorithm on these pages: http://www.stjarnh… --- ## [Keira Knightly: disgustingly thin](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keira-knightly-disgustingly-thin/417481)
**Author:** [@dnooman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dnooman)\ **Replies:** 91\ **Last updated:** [September 6, 2007, 6:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keira-knightly-disgustingly-thin/417481 "2007-09-06T18:58:50Z")
Compare this to this. Gross. --- ## [Best Quotes by Hank Hill (or friends/family)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-quotes-by-hank-hill-or-friends-family/229753)
**Author:** [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Replies:** 79\ **Last updated:** [March 31, 2004, 1:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-quotes-by-hank-hill-or-friends-family/229753 "2004-03-31T01:10:40Z")
Sampiro My votes: to Bobby: Boy, you’re teasin’ the gorilla in the monkey house. If you weren’t my son I’d hug you. to Luanne: Damn it girl, every time I think you’ve said the dummest thing you could ever say you k… --- ## [Other countries that don't care much about soccer/football?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/other-countries-that-dont-care-much-about-soccer-football/690921)
**Author:** [@EdwardLost](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EdwardLost)\ **Replies:** 61\ **Last updated:** [June 21, 2014, 5:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/other-countries-that-dont-care-much-about-soccer-football/690921 "2014-06-21T05:43:39Z")
The whole world is mad about football - except for us here in the United States. At least that’s the impression we get from the press. It’s a little hard to believe; surely there are other parts of the world where soccer… --- ## [What vibrator should I get my girlfriend?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-vibrator-should-i-get-my-girlfriend/205013)
**Author:** [@Kombucha\_ShroomPerson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kombucha_ShroomPerson)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [October 5, 2003, 9:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-vibrator-should-i-get-my-girlfriend/205013 "2003-10-05T09:49:34Z")
Okay to set the scene a little, my girlfriend would like a vibrator, and I would like to buy her one. But neither of us have any prior experience in purchasing such an item. Since this seems the sort of thing the teeming… --- ## [Fort Hood Shooter Hasan: Coward? \[edited title\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fort-hood-shooter-hasan-coward-edited-title/517305)
**Author:** [@monavis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/monavis)\ **Replies:** 107\ **Last updated:** [November 23, 2009, 3:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fort-hood-shooter-hasan-coward-edited-title/517305 "2009-11-23T03:09:47Z")
I wonder how many dopers watched the CNN program about Major Hasan and saw the 2 radical Muslims in New York praising Osama. One was ranting about his beliefs, but were he in a different religion in a Muslim country he … --- ## [Economics/Psychology of Taxation](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/economics-psychology-of-taxation/626865)
**Author:** [@Hellestal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hellestal)\ **Replies:** 116\ **Last updated:** [July 6, 2012, 2:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/economics-psychology-of-taxation/626865 "2012-07-06T02:52:55Z")
Since the recent SCOTUS health care decision, there’s been a lot of misinformation about taxation bouncing around the boards. Best to deal with it all at once in a new thread. We start with a quiz, which I’m borrowing f… --- ## [Why the Sam Hill don't I have DC in my house?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-the-sam-hill-dont-i-have-dc-in-my-house/500891)
**Author:** [@JonathanTheRed](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JonathanTheRed)\ **Replies:** 117\ **Last updated:** [July 10, 2009, 2:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-the-sam-hill-dont-i-have-dc-in-my-house/500891 "2009-07-10T02:45:58Z")
Way back in the early days of the electrification of America, Thomas Edison advocated using direct current to transfer power from utilities to homes. In this he was opposed by George Westinghouse (and his former employee… --- ## [Political Compass #20: The freer the market, the freer the people.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/political-compass-20-the-freer-the-market-the-freer-the-people/244428)
**Author:** [@SentientMeat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SentientMeat)\ **Replies:** 66\ **Last updated:** [May 13, 2004, 4:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/political-compass-20-the-freer-the-market-the-freer-the-people/244428 "2004-05-13T16:17:54Z")
Many political debates here have included references to The Political Compass, which uses a set of 61 questions to assess one’s political orientation in terms of economic left/right and social libertarianism/authoritaria… --- ## [The Insulting Palindrome Thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-insulting-palindrome-thread/374436)
**Author:** [@Scissorjack](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scissorjack)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [September 29, 2006, 11:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-insulting-palindrome-thread/374436 "2006-09-29T23:15:11Z")
God! Red, nude, yo’ ma’s a samoyed underdog! --- ## [Why does American Beer Suck?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-american-beer-suck/232060)
**Author:** [@Monsieur\_Hood](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Monsieur_Hood)\ **Replies:** 126\ **Last updated:** [July 16, 2012, 1:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-american-beer-suck/232060 "2012-07-16T01:11:39Z")
I think Monty Python said it best when they said…“American Beer is like making love in a canoe…It’s fu\*king close to water”. Sounds to me like they hit the nail right on the head with that one. --- ## [D&D Style Pewter Figures - Where to buy online](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/d-d-style-pewter-figures-where-to-buy-online/524871)
**Author:** [@Jonathan\_Chance](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jonathan_Chance)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [January 18, 2010, 1:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/d-d-style-pewter-figures-where-to-buy-online/524871 "2010-01-18T01:06:51Z")
Having trouble finding D&D figures suitable for painting. Lady Chance adores painting these and has for - literally - decades. For whatever reasons I can’t seem to find a source online for her. Can any of the teeming … --- ## [what does "a little while" mean to you?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-a-little-while-mean-to-you/462298)
**Author:** [@amaguri](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/amaguri)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [May 9, 2023, 11:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-a-little-while-mean-to-you/462298 "2023-05-09T11:37:30Z")
i was on the phone with someone who said “i’ll call you back in a little while.” how long until a little while is no longer little? --- ## [Illinois Police Killing...Anyone Else Getting a Weird Vibe?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/illinois-police-killing-anyone-else-getting-a-weird-vibe/729731)
**Author:** [@Lamar\_Mundane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lamar_Mundane)\ **Replies:** 105\ **Last updated:** [April 10, 2025, 10:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/illinois-police-killing-anyone-else-getting-a-weird-vibe/729731 "2025-04-10T22:44:26Z")
I suspect that I will take a lot of crap for this post, but I mean no harm to anyone. I feel awful for the people of the area (several of whom I know) and especially the deceased officer and his family and co-workers. I… --- ## [Memories of Catholic school?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/memories-of-catholic-school/339928)
**Author:** [@Guinastasia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guinastasia)\ **Replies:** 86\ **Last updated:** [January 23, 2006, 11:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/memories-of-catholic-school/339928 "2006-01-23T23:59:59Z")
I doubt I’m the only one here who attended parochial school from kindergarten up through 8th grade. Let’s share our experiences. Some of mine: We used to attend Mass every Tuesday and during Lent, every Friday we had … --- ## [Old Dopers: Age gap of sexual attraction.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-dopers-age-gap-of-sexual-attraction/587367)
**Author:** [@Grrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrr)\ **Replies:** 103\ **Last updated:** [April 3, 2013, 11:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-dopers-age-gap-of-sexual-attraction/587367 "2013-04-03T11:19:46Z")
I’m 40. I like 18yo’s. I think they make nice eye candy. I could even have sex with one legally. But The act of actually doing such a thing just seems gross to me. So this leaves me wondering: When I’m 60, will I think … --- ## [Mezuzot on a Christian home](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mezuzot-on-a-christian-home/189807)
**Author:** [@brianmelendez](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/brianmelendez)\ **Replies:** 79\ **Last updated:** [September 19, 2022, 2:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mezuzot-on-a-christian-home/189807 "2022-09-19T02:25:14Z")
I have asked this question of several close friends, both Jewish and Christian–including my best friend Miriam, who is Jewish and whose husband is a Talmudic scholar. I have gotten differing initial reactions, but Miriam… --- ## [Was Atlantis once a continent, or just an “unusual” once-upon-a-time…Myth?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-atlantis-once-a-continent-or-just-an-unusual-once-upon-a-time-myth/709899)
**Author:** [@Watchtower](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Watchtower)\ **Replies:** 113\ **Last updated:** [January 16, 2015, 7:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-atlantis-once-a-continent-or-just-an-unusual-once-upon-a-time-myth/709899 "2015-01-16T19:03:18Z")
If I’m not mistaken about the exact date, in the early 1950s a group of English newspapermen voted the “resurgence” of Atlantis as the fourth most important news story they could imagine—five places ahead of the Second C… --- ## [When did Wednesday start to be church day for Christians?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-did-wednesday-start-to-be-church-day-for-christians/384622)
**Author:** [@elmwood](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elmwood)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [December 20, 2006, 4:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-did-wednesday-start-to-be-church-day-for-christians/384622 "2006-12-20T16:32:41Z")
At my job, I have to arrange night meetings with different cities and towns, to discuss their comprehensive plans. In the past year, Wednesday has become an off-limits day for holding night meetings. Why? “It’s church … --- ## [Garbage Disposal Units a US thing?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/garbage-disposal-units-a-us-thing/523223)
**Author:** [@Mindfield](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mindfield)\ **Replies:** 68\ **Last updated:** [January 6, 2010, 4:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/garbage-disposal-units-a-us-thing/523223 "2010-01-06T16:47:12Z")
Based on a discussion about a clogged garbage disposal in MPSIMS, it reminded me of something I’ve wondered for a good long time. Are dual sink garbage disposal systems an American thing? For as long as I’ve lived in C… --- ## [Larry Niven's "Inconstant Moon" comes true. What do you do?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/larry-nivens-inconstant-moon-comes-true-what-do-you-do/598713)
**Author:** [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Replies:** 74\ **Last updated:** [October 21, 2011, 10:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/larry-nivens-inconstant-moon-comes-true-what-do-you-do/598713 "2011-10-21T22:31:00Z")
For those who’ve never read it, the aforementioned story tells the story of a technical writer, Stan, who, while working late one notices that the full moon has suddenly becomes impossibly bright – as bright as the sun a… --- ## [Thread for Discussion of Political Ramifications of Trump Injury from Shooting at the Butler, PA Rally](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thread-for-discussion-of-political-ramifications-of-trump-injury-from-shooting-at-the-butler-pa-rally/1004185)
**Author:** [@Aspenglow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aspenglow)\ **Replies:** 391\ **Last updated:** [September 30, 2026, 10:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thread-for-discussion-of-political-ramifications-of-trump-injury-from-shooting-at-the-butler-pa-rally/1004185 "2026-09-30T22:00:24Z")
Rather than clutter the thread discussing the facts surrounding the shooting, let’s discuss what people feel are the political ramifications of that shooting in this thread. Thanks. --- ## [My Dad was with Glenn Miller in his final moments](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-dad-was-with-glenn-miller-in-his-final-moments/502509)
**Author:** [@erynnsmama](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/erynnsmama)\ **Replies:** 64\ **Last updated:** [April 13, 2011, 2:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-dad-was-with-glenn-miller-in-his-final-moments/502509 "2011-04-13T14:25:11Z")
I just learned from my 74 year old brother (I’m female 52) that my father, Charles “Red” Lackey was a drummer with Glenn Miller when he was stabbed by a French dancer, after the US saved France from Germany. My dad w… --- ## ["Slower traffic keep right" vs "keep right except to pass"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/slower-traffic-keep-right-vs-keep-right-except-to-pass/665425)
**Author:** [@CoastalMaineiac](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CoastalMaineiac)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [August 8, 2013, 10:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/slower-traffic-keep-right-vs-keep-right-except-to-pass/665425 "2013-08-08T22:30:39Z")
You see these signs often on multi-lane highways, and I have always assumed that they mean the same thing to me as a driver: drive in the (non-turning) lane furthest to the right unless passing someone else or preparing … --- ## [She's back! Palin endorses Trump](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shes-back-palin-endorses-trump/743633)
**Author:** [@TriPolar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TriPolar)\ **Replies:** 124\ **Last updated:** [January 25, 2016, 12:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shes-back-palin-endorses-trump/743633 "2016-01-25T00:56:03Z")
C’mon, you knew it was gonna happen. This election is the gift that keeps on giving. --- ## [Restaurant Authenticity FAILS](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/restaurant-authenticity-fails/838348)
**Author:** [@Treppenwitz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Treppenwitz)\ **Replies:** 121\ **Last updated:** [August 21, 2019, 8:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/restaurant-authenticity-fails/838348 "2019-08-21T08:12:53Z")
Obviously inspired by this thread, my mind turned to - well, a specific evening in Stockholm nearly twenty years ago. Two colleagues from a partner company took me out for the evening to sample the very latest thing - St… --- ## [Bad news for Chick-fil-A haters](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bad-news-for-chick-fil-a-haters/684858)
**Author:** [@Flyer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Flyer)\ **Replies:** 80\ **Last updated:** [April 16, 2014, 4:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bad-news-for-chick-fil-a-haters/684858 "2014-04-16T04:31:05Z")
Chick-fil-A has now passed KFC in revenue, even though KFC has far more stores. I personally vastly prefer Chick-fil-A’s version of chicken over KFC’s, and I’m clearly not the only one. --- ## [Brady Bunch star Maureen McCormick traded sex for drugs](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brady-bunch-star-maureen-mccormick-traded-sex-for-drugs/468674)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [October 22, 2008, 5:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brady-bunch-star-maureen-mccormick-traded-sex-for-drugs/468674 "2008-10-22T05:31:19Z")
Not a very Brady thing to do! Kind of a surprise. I never heard a peep about this. --- ## [I'm going to call the kettle black: Let's see the birth certificate!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-going-to-call-the-kettle-black-lets-see-the-birth-certificate/715749)
**Author:** [@WPA-Guy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WPA-Guy)\ **Replies:** 96\ **Last updated:** [April 8, 2015, 1:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-going-to-call-the-kettle-black-lets-see-the-birth-certificate/715749 "2015-04-08T01:00:30Z")
Ted Cruz has announced that he is a candidate for President in 2016, however, he was born in Canada, not the US. And his father is Cuban, although his mother is American, born in Delaware. So, if a big stink was made i… --- ## [do you lie to donate blood?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-lie-to-donate-blood/175744)
**Author:** [@Pablito](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pablito)\ **Replies:** 77\ **Last updated:** [April 2, 2012, 9:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-lie-to-donate-blood/175744 "2012-04-02T21:47:54Z")
Every time I donate at the Red Cross (every 8 weeks), there seem to be additional questions that have become part of the screening process. The need and urgency increase as the pool of potential donors shrinks. So that… --- ## [Ship Names in Greek Mythology](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ship-names-in-greek-mythology/333199)
**Author:** [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [December 1, 2005, 7:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ship-names-in-greek-mythology/333199 "2005-12-01T19:34:03Z")
Yesterday one of the R&D head honchos came up to me and asked me the name of Odysseus’s ship. (I work on optics and lasers at a high tech company. This sort of thing comes up all the time.) He couldn’t think of it. Neit… --- ## [Hillary Clinton v. Bernie Sanders 2016 Predictions](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hillary-clinton-v-bernie-sanders-2016-predictions/719328)
**Author:** [@Billdo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Billdo)\ **Replies:** 99\ **Last updated:** [May 29, 2015, 6:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hillary-clinton-v-bernie-sanders-2016-predictions/719328 "2015-05-29T18:20:22Z")
The race for the 2016 Republican nomination has always been seen as a giant scrum, a kicking, screaming, writhing mass of bodies composed of anyone and everyone from that side of the aisle with a hope, prayer or fantasy … --- ## [What perks do hot women get?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-perks-do-hot-women-get/518697)
**Author:** [@Gestalt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gestalt)\ **Replies:** 128\ **Last updated:** [December 8, 2009, 2:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-perks-do-hot-women-get/518697 "2009-12-08T02:38:01Z")
Inspired by Freudian Slit’s thread about Randy Cohen’s column, in particular by this post by Voguevixen. http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showpost.php?p=11810919&postcount=51 How do people fall all over themselves to… --- ## [Paranormal Activity - 'Ware Open Spoilers](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/paranormal-activity-ware-open-spoilers/514074)
**Author:** [@cerberus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cerberus)\ **Replies:** 67\ **Last updated:** [November 29, 2009, 9:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/paranormal-activity-ware-open-spoilers/514074 "2009-11-29T21:56:25Z")
This space left intentionally blank to avoid previews. Stay out of this thread until you have seen the movie. X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X --- ## [Official Mayan End of the World Thread. Midnight tonight. Post your observations.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/official-mayan-end-of-the-world-thread-midnight-tonight-post-your-observations/644646)
**Author:** [@davidm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/davidm)\ **Replies:** 92\ **Last updated:** [December 22, 2012, 2:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/official-mayan-end-of-the-world-thread-midnight-tonight-post-your-observations/644646 "2012-12-22T02:32:36Z")
Tonight, as the calendar rolls over to 12/21/2012, we should all post here describing the end of the world as it happens around us. Make sure to charge up your laptops or UPS batteries. One question. Will destruction ro… --- ## [Simpson quotes that made it past the censors](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/simpson-quotes-that-made-it-past-the-censors/122718)
**Author:** [@sleestak](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sleestak)\ **Replies:** 149\ **Last updated:** [August 18, 2002, 7:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/simpson-quotes-that-made-it-past-the-censors/122718 "2002-08-18T07:15:27Z")
I am a huge Simpsons fan but every once in a while I am amazed some of the material actually airs. For example, on tonights rerun Marge, Lisa, Bart and Homer go to the mall. Marge sees a sale on shoes and decides to buy… --- ## ["reasons" for breakups](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reasons-for-breakups/385142)
**Author:** [@pseudotriton\_ruber\_ruber](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pseudotriton_ruber_ruber)\ **Replies:** 228\ **Last updated:** [December 29, 2006, 5:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reasons-for-breakups/385142 "2006-12-29T17:01:10Z")
In this thread, it’s been universally acknowledged that no reason for a breakup is ever wholly satisfying or even understandable. You deal with the fact, and move on with your life. But can we list reasons that have been… --- ## [Record Flooding in Thailand](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/record-flooding-in-thailand/599013)
**Author:** [@septimus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/septimus)\ **Replies:** 113\ **Last updated:** [November 13, 2011, 4:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/record-flooding-in-thailand/599013 "2011-11-13T04:34:33Z")
Severe floods are relatively common in Thailand, but this years’ are the “worst in modern history.” 250 deaths are reported already, with flooding expected for at least another month. Economic damages will be several bi… --- ## [I pitt D'Anconia](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pitt-danconia/735148)
**Author:** [@Robert163](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Robert163)\ **Replies:** 178\ **Last updated:** [February 10, 2023, 3:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pitt-danconia/735148 "2023-02-10T15:01:57Z")
from 155 from here, Hillary makes bogus claim of racism in Alabama (about voting and drivers licenses), a thread by everyone elses favorite person, ITR Champion. I do not like him. I do not trust him. I do not know if… --- ## [Lather, Rinse, Repeat](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lather-rinse-repeat/648316)
**Author:** [@Hottius\_Maximus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hottius_Maximus)\ **Replies:** 70\ **Last updated:** [February 5, 2013, 9:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lather-rinse-repeat/648316 "2013-02-05T21:35:20Z")
I’ve seen the instructions on shampoo bottles to lather, rinse, repeat. But WHY? What is the purpose of performing this ritual twice, especially if you have short hair? It seems that it would cause the consumer to use … --- ## [How fast can you tap your finger -- a really meaningless little contest](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-fast-can-you-tap-your-finger-a-really-meaningless-little-contest/595945)
**Author:** [@Boyo\_Jim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Boyo_Jim)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [December 8, 2017, 4:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-fast-can-you-tap-your-finger-a-really-meaningless-little-contest/595945 "2017-12-08T04:37:32Z")
I have been using this little online tool for finding out the beats per minute of my music. Then came my moment of genius – “Hmmm, how fast can I tap my finger?” So I tried. I can sustain 400 taps per minute for about … --- ## [Most hilariously bad song ever?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-hilariously-bad-song-ever/481891)
**Author:** [@Vox\_Imperatoris](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Vox_Imperatoris)\ **Replies:** 162\ **Last updated:** [January 27, 2009, 12:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-hilariously-bad-song-ever/481891 "2009-01-27T00:39:12Z")
What is the most hilariously bad song ever to have received any amount of commercial success? It doesn’t count if the song is funny on purpose (unless it fails in that aim and is funny despite it), really bad but not fun… --- ## [Nitpick the 50 states' movies -- especially your own](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nitpick-the-50-states-movies-especially-your-own/692366)
**Author:** [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Replies:** 94\ **Last updated:** [July 7, 2014, 3:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nitpick-the-50-states-movies-especially-your-own/692366 "2014-07-07T15:21:40Z")
Examine 50 Films for 50 States and offer inprovements. For Tennessee I would have preferred Walking Tall (1973) but they got Alabama right. Pretty good list all things considered. --- ## [Mad-Men: 7.08 "Severance" (open spoilers)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mad-men-7-08-severance-open-spoilers/716920)
**Author:** [@alphaboi867](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/alphaboi867)\ **Replies:** 80\ **Last updated:** [April 11, 2015, 12:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mad-men-7-08-severance-open-spoilers/716920 "2015-04-11T00:00:45Z")
\[QUOTE=AMC\] Don attempts to track down a friend; Joan tries to solve a problem with an account; an unlikely person sets up Peggy. \[/QUOTE\] Happy Easter! Mad Men is back for \[del\]season 8\[/del\] “season 7B”. AMC’s been… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=501&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=503&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)