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**Author:** [@LawMonkey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LawMonkey)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [December 13, 2012, 1:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/crossing-your-legs-offensive/643358 "2012-12-13T01:19:54Z")
Once upon a time, I hopped on a Cincinnati Metro bus to ride to law school, like I did most every day when I wasn’t risking life and limb to ride my bike. The bus was empty and I’ve got great big gangly ol’ legs that ar… --- ## [Your First Car](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-first-car/628739)
**Author:** [@Taomist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Taomist)\ **Replies:** 104\ **Last updated:** [August 2, 2012, 7:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-first-car/628739 "2012-08-02T19:07:57Z")
Or motorcycle. Or major mode of transportation; if that was a plane, wahooo! Mine was an old Chevy station wagon. It was uuuuugly! Puke green, extra seat in the back, and, apparantly, a radiator from a Ford Escort, whic… --- ## [Why Do Hookers Utilize Pimps?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-hookers-utilize-pimps/233718)
**Author:** [@Surreal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Surreal)\ **Replies:** 75\ **Last updated:** [October 9, 2016, 3:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-hookers-utilize-pimps/233718 "2016-10-09T15:50:29Z")
Why would a prostitute hand over a significant percentage of her hard-earned income to a pimp? What do pimps do for prostitutes besides taking their money?? Pimps don’t appear to do anything to increase a prostitute’s e… --- ## ["Run in circles, scream and shout" - from where?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/run-in-circles-scream-and-shout-from-where/467313)
**Author:** [@Mama\_Zappa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mama_Zappa)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [December 1, 2015, 6:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/run-in-circles-scream-and-shout-from-where/467313 "2015-12-01T18:43:54Z")
“When in trouble or in doubt, run in circles, scream and shout” - where did this quote come from? I googled it - and got a lot of hits using it, but none citing who wrote it. --- ## [What is the antonym idiom of "Low Hanging Fruit"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-antonym-idiom-of-low-hanging-fruit/838623)
**Author:** [@Ashtura](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ashtura)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [August 15, 2019, 4:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-antonym-idiom-of-low-hanging-fruit/838623 "2019-08-15T16:41:45Z")
What would be the opposite of this term, as an idiom? Obviously “High hanging fruit” would be the literal opposite, but no one says this. --- ## [A Monday without an MMP is like . . . (a substitute MMP)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-monday-without-an-mmp-is-like-a-substitute-mmp/418662)
**Author:** [@anyrose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/anyrose)\ **Replies:** 358\ **Last updated:** [September 17, 2007, 10:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-monday-without-an-mmp-is-like-a-substitute-mmp/418662 "2007-09-17T10:58:10Z")
A Monday without an MMP is like a morning withouot coffee FCM - You are still required to post tales and pictures of the crafts fair, you know that, right? off to work - carry on! --- ## [Ongoing Euro '08 matches. Spoilers included](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ongoing-euro-08-matches-spoilers-included/452387)
**Author:** [@RedFury](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RedFury)\ **Replies:** 343\ **Last updated:** [July 3, 2008, 3:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ongoing-euro-08-matches-spoilers-included/452387 "2008-07-03T03:50:31Z")
Tile says it all. Day Four, Group D – end of first round: Spain/Russia Greece (holders)/Sweden --- ## [My OCD flatmate makes me check his car's windows](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-ocd-flatmate-makes-me-check-his-cars-windows/751875)
**Author:** [@JohnClay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnClay)\ **Replies:** 162\ **Last updated:** [July 19, 2016, 10:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-ocd-flatmate-makes-me-check-his-cars-windows/751875 "2016-07-19T10:00:25Z")
My flatmate has OCD and asks me to check his car’s windows 2-3 times each to see if they’re wound up by getting me to touch them with my finger. He says his wife and the other flatmate no longer will do it. His wife’s fr… --- ## [Your "I'm getting old" moments](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-im-getting-old-moments/646046)
**Author:** [@Ranchoth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ranchoth)\ **Replies:** 120\ **Last updated:** [January 15, 2013, 6:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-im-getting-old-moments/646046 "2013-01-15T06:49:19Z")
(Inspired by the Your “I’m an Adult Now” moments thread) For myself: Seeing the latest pictures of some beautiful celebrity or another frolicking in the surf on some tropical beach in a skimpy swimsuit…and being more me… --- ## [When did "no worries" come into use?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-did-no-worries-come-into-use/573453)
**Author:** [@Leo\_Bloom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leo_Bloom)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [March 13, 2011, 1:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-did-no-worries-come-into-use/573453 "2011-03-13T01:06:35Z")
I’ve noticed for a while that people have been saying “no worries” for what I used to say “don’t worry about it,” or less formally, “no problem.” (There was a short time when “no prob” was floating around, but I havent n… --- ## [Judge's final words to Ted Bundy after sentencing...what?!?!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/judges-final-words-to-ted-bundy-after-sentencing-what/444024)
**Author:** [@Argent\_Towers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Argent_Towers)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [April 5, 2008, 8:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/judges-final-words-to-ted-bundy-after-sentencing-what/444024 "2008-04-05T20:10:41Z")
According to Wikipedia, this is what the judge said to Ted Bundy at the conclusion of his trial: “Take care of yourself?” He said it not once but four times. Why would a judge tell a man who was going to be executed to… --- ## [Why I'm joining the prop 8 protests](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-im-joining-the-prop-8-protests/471606)
**Author:** [@Antinor01](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Antinor01)\ **Replies:** 153\ **Last updated:** [November 24, 2008, 5:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-im-joining-the-prop-8-protests/471606 "2008-11-24T05:06:51Z")
I haven’t had the opportunity the last two nights, but tomorrow I will be joining my brothers and sisters on the streets of Los Angeles to protest prop 8. I truly believe that this is an historic event and I would not b… --- ## [On the omnipresence of food-snobbery in everyday recipes](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/on-the-omnipresence-of-food-snobbery-in-everyday-recipes/995007)
**Author:** [@Al128](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Al128)\ **Replies:** 242\ **Last updated:** [January 18, 2024, 8:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/on-the-omnipresence-of-food-snobbery-in-everyday-recipes/995007 "2024-01-18T20:56:52Z")
this has been grating me (;-)) for quite some time … every crappy ass food recipe calls for premium ingredients nowadays: You need an example? 1980: add a dash of oil to your crappy onions 2000: add a dash of olive-o… --- ## [Conservatives rally behind Santorum](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/conservatives-rally-behind-santorum/609651)
**Author:** [@Damuri\_Ajashi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Damuri_Ajashi)\ **Replies:** 62\ **Last updated:** [February 2, 2012, 6:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/conservatives-rally-behind-santorum/609651 "2012-02-02T18:54:27Z")
So the conservative conclave in Texas has sent up some white smoke. They have anointed Santorum as the standard bearer for the conservative cause. I think this might bode well for Obama. --- ## [Vikings on History Channel \[OPEN SPOILERS\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vikings-on-history-channel-open-spoilers/651921)
**Author:** [@Cyros](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cyros)\ **Replies:** 79\ **Last updated:** [April 14, 2014, 7:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vikings-on-history-channel-open-spoilers/651921 "2014-04-14T19:33:33Z")
A new show premiers to night on the History Channel called Vikings. I am beginning to doubt that vikings even existed. The commercials look awful but I think I may give it a go anyway. Is anyone else going to subject t… --- ## [What happened after the end of Pet Sematary?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happened-after-the-end-of-pet-sematary/363836)
**Author:** [@Feces\_Of\_Death](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Feces_Of_Death)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [March 2, 2018, 10:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happened-after-the-end-of-pet-sematary/363836 "2018-03-02T22:08:12Z")
The book leaves it unclear though the movie seems to indicate that Louis Creed was killed by his resurrected wife. Is this in fact what happened, and if so, what happend to his zombie-wife after that? Did it go around ki… --- ## [What are the misconceptions of your hometown?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-the-misconceptions-of-your-hometown/546086)
**Author:** [@Lamar\_Mundane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lamar_Mundane)\ **Replies:** 157\ **Last updated:** [July 14, 2010, 5:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-the-misconceptions-of-your-hometown/546086 "2010-07-14T17:43:54Z")
I live in Boulder, Colorado. It is widely believed to be a haven for hippies and stoners, up there with Madison, WI and Berkeley, CA. It hasn’t been that way for at least 20 years. The hippies have all moved up in the… --- ## [Not wearing a watch because it is supposedly replaced by phone/other device - I do not get it.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/not-wearing-a-watch-because-it-is-supposedly-replaced-by-phone-other-device-i-do-not-get-it/557824)
**Author:** [@Mops](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mops)\ **Replies:** 158\ **Last updated:** [October 27, 2010, 6:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/not-wearing-a-watch-because-it-is-supposedly-replaced-by-phone-other-device-i-do-not-get-it/557824 "2010-10-27T06:49:37Z")
I dimly recollect people on this board referring to less people wearing watches, and this article in this month’s (next month’s, actually) The Atlantic reminds me of that. Supposedly wearing wristwatches is going out of… --- ## [Is there such a thing as a polarized to non-polarized adapter?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-such-a-thing-as-a-polarized-to-non-polarized-adapter/738406)
**Author:** [@lithrawind\_gmail.com](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lithrawind_gmail.com)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [November 25, 2015, 7:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-such-a-thing-as-a-polarized-to-non-polarized-adapter/738406 "2015-11-25T07:16:54Z")
Because if there is, I can’t find it ANYWHERE. My house is old enough that several of the outlets are non-polarized and I can’t find ANY adapters ANYWHERE with male non-polarized plugs. Anybody know where I can get such … --- ## [Spam, Spam, Spam, Spam ...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spam-spam-spam-spam/785504)
**Author:** [@Siam\_Sam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Siam_Sam)\ **Replies:** 104\ **Last updated:** [October 2, 2022, 9:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spam-spam-spam-spam/785504 "2022-10-02T21:22:33Z")
Woo Hoo! It’s time again for the annual Waikiki Spam Jam! It didn’t start until after we left Hawaii so many years ago, so I’m psyched. And it’s right here in my own backyard of Waikiki. I think I’ll order me some spam … --- ## [10 year olds in bikinis on the modelling catwalk - Valid art or crypto child porn?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/10-year-olds-in-bikinis-on-the-modelling-catwalk-valid-art-or-crypto-child-porn/377337)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 90\ **Last updated:** [October 27, 2006, 11:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/10-year-olds-in-bikinis-on-the-modelling-catwalk-valid-art-or-crypto-child-porn/377337 "2006-10-27T23:49:36Z")
In this article via fark, the article really doesn’t make much of an impression until you see the little girl (maybe not even 10) in the not so little girl bikini. I don’t consider myself prude, but I though this was a… --- ## [Naked Tribes and Sexual Arousal](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/naked-tribes-and-sexual-arousal/46990)
**Author:** [@Johanna](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johanna)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [January 4, 2001, 3:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/naked-tribes-and-sexual-arousal/46990 "2001-01-04T03:09:51Z")
You know how some tribes have traditionally gone stark naked all the time? Australian Aborigines, some Nilotic tribes, Amazonian Indians. Our habitual way of thinking about sexual arousal has to do with removing clothes… --- ## [Do extraordinarily good-looking people have an easier time in life, in your opinion?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-extraordinarily-good-looking-people-have-an-easier-time-in-life-in-your-opinion/594499)
**Author:** [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Replies:** 81\ **Last updated:** [September 1, 2011, 4:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-extraordinarily-good-looking-people-have-an-easier-time-in-life-in-your-opinion/594499 "2011-09-01T16:28:26Z")
The question is exactly what it seems like. Assume, for the sake of discussion, that the hypothetical hotties are of average intelligence and comes from a middle- or working-class background (and thus does not have the … --- ## [Social Darwinism - the only logical explanation?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/social-darwinism-the-only-logical-explanation/569468)
**Author:** [@Le\_Jacquelope](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Le_Jacquelope)\ **Replies:** 106\ **Last updated:** [February 7, 2011, 3:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/social-darwinism-the-only-logical-explanation/569468 "2011-02-07T15:58:09Z")
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20110129/ap\_on\_re\_us/us\_expired\_benefits\_nevada\_unemployment Is the whole point of this economy to get rid of the jobless? Hope they starve to death or something? Everyone knows these people … --- ## [666 on tax form causes Christian worker to quit his job](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/666-on-tax-form-causes-christian-worker-to-quit-his-job/649594)
**Author:** [@Revtim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Revtim)\ **Replies:** 101\ **Last updated:** [February 18, 2013, 1:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/666-on-tax-form-causes-christian-worker-to-quit-his-job/649594 "2013-02-18T13:20:13Z")
Well, it frees up a job for a non-idiot, I suppose. --- ## [Why is it that the penis is funny and the vagina is not?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-it-that-the-penis-is-funny-and-the-vagina-is-not/581686)
**Author:** [@Cartooniverse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cartooniverse)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [May 14, 2011, 2:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-it-that-the-penis-is-funny-and-the-vagina-is-not/581686 "2011-05-14T02:55:26Z")
In this thread, the following post caught my -ahem- eye. What’s WITH this? I mean yes, yes, making love / fucking / whatevering should have some laughter as a component. It’s fun. It feels very nice. ( hopefully ). It… --- ## [How safe is mailing a personal check?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-safe-is-mailing-a-personal-check/435060)
**Author:** [@NinjaChick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NinjaChick)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [January 30, 2008, 2:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-safe-is-mailing-a-personal-check/435060 "2008-01-30T14:32:26Z")
I need to write a check to an individual for about $700. They are on the other side of the country, so I need to mail said check. He doesn’t have a PayPal account and does not trust PayPal for such large sums of money. … --- ## [Why are girl fights more vicious?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-girl-fights-more-vicious/322943)
**Author:** [@RandMcnally](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RandMcnally)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [September 24, 2005, 9:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-girl-fights-more-vicious/322943 "2005-09-24T21:57:05Z")
A line in a post in this thread made me ask this question. When I went to school, I noticed that when girls fought, it was a lot uglier then when two guys did. Why is this? My theory that I spent a whole 5 seconds thin… --- ## [How long do I need to make a replacement FM antenna wire on a clock radio?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-long-do-i-need-to-make-a-replacement-fm-antenna-wire-on-a-clock-radio/209840)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [June 30, 2013, 1:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-long-do-i-need-to-make-a-replacement-fm-antenna-wire-on-a-clock-radio/209840 "2013-06-30T01:27:31Z")
Obtained a nice Proton 320 clock radio (it’s a classic as clock radios go) that cleaned up very nicely the other day. The antenna wire is not a “T” dipole, but just a single strand, relatively thin insulated copper wire.… --- ## ["The Captain always goes down with the ship"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-captain-always-goes-down-with-the-ship/339809)
**Author:** [@gaucho](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gaucho)\ **Replies:** 90\ **Last updated:** [November 23, 2023, 2:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-captain-always-goes-down-with-the-ship/339809 "2023-11-23T02:29:51Z")
Has the ever actually (voluntarily) happened? Is it a literary/Hollywood invention, or was it once part of some honor code of the sea? --- ## [I've just invited you over for a sit-down dinner. Do you bring anything?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-just-invited-you-over-for-a-sit-down-dinner-do-you-bring-anything/703533)
**Author:** [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Replies:** 152\ **Last updated:** [November 12, 2014, 4:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-just-invited-you-over-for-a-sit-down-dinner-do-you-bring-anything/703533 "2014-11-12T16:05:07Z")
Assume, for the sake of this discussion, that it the dinner in question is NOT a potluck; that the only attendees are me and my immediate family and you and your date; that I have neither asked nor forbidden you to bring… --- ## [Mini-Rants for April Fools](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mini-rants-for-april-fools/939176)
**Author:** [@digs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/digs)\ **Replies:** 222\ **Last updated:** [May 1, 2021, 1:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mini-rants-for-april-fools/939176 "2021-05-01T13:10:53Z")
Ok, I posted this in the Mini-Rants then realized it’s not March any more. So, I’ll be That Guy, continuing a rant… This is so fucked up. Come ON, guys, step up. I was raised in a typical 50s/60s home where girls wer… --- ## [Simple Alcoholic Drink Suggestions](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/simple-alcoholic-drink-suggestions/507745)
**Author:** [@Taenia\_spp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Taenia_spp)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [August 29, 2009, 1:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/simple-alcoholic-drink-suggestions/507745 "2009-08-29T13:35:51Z")
So. I’m sort of new to this whole alcohol thing. Sure, I’ve had a few drinks in my day, but I’ve never been that selective when confronted by alcoholic drinks, mostly I’ve just had whatever’s being consumed at the part… --- ## [Pulled "SCM" muscle - how long to recover?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pulled-scm-muscle-how-long-to-recover/467858)
**Author:** [@Oregon\_sunshine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Oregon_sunshine)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [July 26, 2011, 1:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pulled-scm-muscle-how-long-to-recover/467858 "2011-07-26T01:51:40Z")
I’m not looking for medical advice of course, only people’s experiences and medical types’ anecdotes are welcome too. About two and a half weeks ago I pulled my sternocleidomastoid muscle, to great despair on my part. … --- ## [Toy Story 3: The "I saw it" thread \*UNBOXED SPOILERS\*](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/toy-story-3-the-i-saw-it-thread-unboxed-spoilers/543852)
**Author:** [@Red\_Barchetta](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Red_Barchetta)\ **Replies:** 84\ **Last updated:** [October 8, 2010, 3:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/toy-story-3-the-i-saw-it-thread-unboxed-spoilers/543852 "2010-10-08T03:28:38Z")
Just got back from Toy Story 3…and it didn’t live up to my expectations. This despite loving the hell out of the first two, which are among my favorite movies ever. So what went wrong? I thought the first few minutes we… --- ## [Is Air Force One literally an Air Force plane?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-air-force-one-literally-an-air-force-plane/774112)
**Author:** [@CookingWithGas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CookingWithGas)\ **Replies:** 74\ **Last updated:** [December 14, 2016, 6:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-air-force-one-literally-an-air-force-plane/774112 "2016-12-14T18:52:05Z")
Whatever plane the president is in is assigned the call sign Air Force One for air traffic control. This is typically the 747 outfitted and secured for presidential use (there might be more than one of them). Is this cal… --- ## [Reassure me that my outdoor feral kitten will be ok this winter.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reassure-me-that-my-outdoor-feral-kitten-will-be-ok-this-winter/605147)
**Author:** [@rostfrei](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rostfrei)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [December 9, 2011, 11:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reassure-me-that-my-outdoor-feral-kitten-will-be-ok-this-winter/605147 "2011-12-09T23:01:58Z")
About 3 months ago, while taking trash to the dumpster in my apartment complex, I noticed an adult cat and a kitten foraging for food. They looked a bit skinny and malnourished, so I went back to my fridge and gave them… --- ## [Has anyone successfully contested a traffic ticket](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-anyone-successfully-contested-a-traffic-ticket/574260)
**Author:** [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [March 21, 2011, 10:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-anyone-successfully-contested-a-traffic-ticket/574260 "2011-03-21T22:51:15Z")
If so, how did you do it. --- ## [Test Thread: Bakers Dozen Categories So Far](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test-thread-bakers-dozen-categories-so-far/661653)
**Author:** [@Bullitt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bullitt)\ **Replies:** 85\ **Last updated:** [August 27, 2015, 5:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test-thread-bakers-dozen-categories-so-far/661653 "2015-08-27T17:39:31Z")
I’m building a list of The Game Room thread Bakers Dozen. I’m only about a third of the way through so far, and that list follows. Little Nemo compiled one here, and that was almost 3 years and about 15,000 posts earlier… --- ## [Sign your marriage license with your current last name or new last name?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sign-your-marriage-license-with-your-current-last-name-or-new-last-name/102006)
**Author:** [@Kiki](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kiki)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [April 6, 2002, 10:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sign-your-marriage-license-with-your-current-last-name-or-new-last-name/102006 "2002-04-06T22:14:23Z")
I just read and replied to this thread and it got me thinking about signing my marriage license. The first time I got married we signed the marriage certificate after the ceremony and I used my husband’s last name even… --- ## [Most efficient use of land for growing food?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-efficient-use-of-land-for-growing-food/595836)
**Author:** [@Darth\_Ayebaw](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darth_Ayebaw)\ **Replies:** 60\ **Last updated:** [December 25, 2015, 9:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-efficient-use-of-land-for-growing-food/595836 "2015-12-25T09:41:46Z")
I’m arguing with someone about using land to grow animals, or grow plants. Eventually he decided to pull out some hard figures: Idk man, so if I had a 5x5 foot chicken coup I could house about a 10 chickens comfortably,… --- ## [Burned my finger but didn't hurt. WTF?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/burned-my-finger-but-didnt-hurt-wtf/667825)
**Author:** [@Dog80](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dog80)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [September 3, 2013, 7:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/burned-my-finger-but-didnt-hurt-wtf/667825 "2013-09-03T19:04:56Z")
This happened about a year ago. I was soldering some stuff and accidentally touched my the side of my index finger on the soldering iron. For some bizzare reason I didn’t realize it at first and only felt a minor discom… --- ## [How many ways can we say male masterbation?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-ways-can-we-say-male-masterbation/14831)
**Author:** [@aha](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aha)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [March 18, 2000, 6:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-ways-can-we-say-male-masterbation/14831 "2000-03-18T06:58:00Z")
Here’s my contribution: Pumping the Bishop Yours truly, aha --- ## [An early Trick or Treat rant.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/an-early-trick-or-treat-rant/639087)
**Author:** [@spotthegerbil](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/spotthegerbil)\ **Replies:** 73\ **Last updated:** [November 1, 2012, 11:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/an-early-trick-or-treat-rant/639087 "2012-11-01T23:54:17Z")
It is Saturday 27th October around 7.30pm. There’s a knock at the door. Opening the door I am met with two children disguised as witches, aged 9 or 10ish, on my doorstep, with an accompanying parent at the end of the p… --- ## [Question regarding capitalization of body parts.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-regarding-capitalization-of-body-parts/534054)
**Author:** [@EmAnJ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EmAnJ)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [October 27, 2017, 2:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-regarding-capitalization-of-body-parts/534054 "2017-10-27T14:15:48Z")
I am currently writing a paper that requires referencing a number of muscles in the body. In some of the literature I am reading, the muscle names are capitalized (Rectus Abdominus) and in some it is not (transverse abdo… --- ## [Is the childhood obesity epidemic mostly media hype?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-childhood-obesity-epidemic-mostly-media-hype/566531)
**Author:** [@Hampshire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hampshire)\ **Replies:** 83\ **Last updated:** [January 11, 2011, 2:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-childhood-obesity-epidemic-mostly-media-hype/566531 "2011-01-11T02:04:41Z")
If the topic of kids and nutrition comes up these days it seems every media outlet is on the childhood obesity bandwagon and think all kids do these days is sit in front of the TV, play video games, and eat McDonalds. I… --- ## [How long does it take you to fall asleep?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-long-does-it-take-you-to-fall-asleep/238271)
**Author:** [@Leaper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaper)\ **Replies:** 62\ **Last updated:** [April 8, 2004, 1:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-long-does-it-take-you-to-fall-asleep/238271 "2004-04-08T01:19:13Z")
One of those dumb “fact lists” circulating over the 'Net claims that it takes the average person seven minutes to fall asleep. I just can’t believe this. It regularly takes me at least 45 minutes to an hour to fall asl… --- ## [Auto-Fellatio: Physiologically Possible or Not?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/auto-fellatio-physiologically-possible-or-not/506952)
**Author:** [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [August 19, 2009, 9:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/auto-fellatio-physiologically-possible-or-not/506952 "2009-08-19T21:27:20Z")
Setting aside notions of surgery to remove bones (heh) in order to facilitate the process (and urban legends about rock stars who have done same), is it physiologically possible for an adult male to suck his own dick? As… --- ## [Blacked-out drunk: How realistic?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blacked-out-drunk-how-realistic/601518)
**Author:** [@ZipperJJ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ZipperJJ)\ **Replies:** 67\ **Last updated:** [November 23, 2014, 6:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blacked-out-drunk-how-realistic/601518 "2014-11-23T18:40:05Z")
I’ll admit that I watch a fair number of reality shows and in these shows I’ve noticed that the go-to answer for almost all bad behavior is “Really? I did that? I don’t remember, I was blacked-out drunk.” The drunk pers… --- ## [Could a falling pumpkin kill you?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-a-falling-pumpkin-kill-you/472260)
**Author:** [@Mosier](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mosier)\ **Replies:** 68\ **Last updated:** [December 20, 2008, 12:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-a-falling-pumpkin-kill-you/472260 "2008-12-20T00:43:55Z")
If I were to hypothetically toss a pumpkin off the roof of a 50 story building, would it kill or seriously hurt anyone it fell on? My wife seems to think it would, but I think it would squish up and break apart enough up… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=504&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=506&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)