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**Author:** [@Spiff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spiff)\ **Replies:** 139\ **Last updated:** [June 12, 2006, 10:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poor-little-me-my-parents-gave-me-a-stupid-name/359023 "2006-06-12T22:11:59Z")
A “New baby” announcement was just e-mailed to everyone here at work. The name of the new sprog: Piper Gaby Smith\* \*Only the surname Smith is made up. The rest is real. To the parents, I give you this as a welcome gif… --- ## [Mrs Hudson's teatime gathering - Mafia penut gallery \[No Spoilers\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mrs-hudsons-teatime-gathering-mafia-penut-gallery-no-spoilers/681219)
**Author:** [@Precambrianmollusc](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Precambrianmollusc)\ **Replies:** 171\ **Last updated:** [April 5, 2014, 1:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mrs-hudsons-teatime-gathering-mafia-penut-gallery-no-spoilers/681219 "2014-04-05T01:22:04Z")
NO SPOILERS - NO LIVING ACTIVE PLAYERS! With Storyteller’s permission I am starting the peanut gallery thread. This is for observers to pass comment on the game, ask questions, discuss the game mechanics, make wild arse… --- ## [Everything Changed- LONG Narrative (Resurrection of a historic thread.)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/everything-changed-long-narrative-resurrection-of-a-historic-thread/81635)
**Author:** [@Cartooniverse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cartooniverse)\ **Replies:** 82\ **Last updated:** [September 15, 2019, 12:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/everything-changed-long-narrative-resurrection-of-a-historic-thread/81635 "2019-09-15T00:46:36Z")
I have no idea if this is too long to post, OR if it’s just so long it will clog the servers. IN any event, if it’s not workable then I hereby state categorically that I INSIST that the Mods lock the thread. GingerOfTheN… --- ## [Campbell's french onion soup? Any good?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/campbells-french-onion-soup-any-good/576434)
**Author:** [@Rachellelogram](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rachellelogram)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [March 31, 2011, 3:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/campbells-french-onion-soup-any-good/576434 "2011-03-31T03:44:10Z")
I do not cook. Ever. At all. I just microwave, eat out, or eat cold items. But I really have a craving for french onion soup that just won’t quit, and I don’t feel like going to a sit-down place to have it. How is the pr… --- ## [Friends with Benefits -- WTF?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/friends-with-benefits-wtf/671531)
**Author:** [@jayrey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jayrey)\ **Replies:** 113\ **Last updated:** [October 23, 2013, 4:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/friends-with-benefits-wtf/671531 "2013-10-23T16:07:11Z")
I’ve been divorced for two years now. I’m a 56 y.o. female, have a good job and a full life. I haven’t put a huge amount of effort into online dating but every few months, I dip a toe in for a few weeks. Each time, I’ve … --- ## [HGTV - House Hunters](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hgtv-house-hunters/681083)
**Author:** [@Onomatopoeia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Onomatopoeia)\ **Replies:** 82\ **Last updated:** [February 18, 2014, 5:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hgtv-house-hunters/681083 "2014-02-18T17:40:56Z")
What the heck has happened to HGTV? It has been years since my wife and I watched the station almost religiously. When we gave up our cable HGTV was one of the stations we thought we’d miss, but turns out we really didn… --- ## [Are A Lot Of Ladies' Fashion Models Actually Men?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-a-lot-of-ladies-fashion-models-actually-men/231924)
**Author:** [@Surreal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Surreal)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [March 4, 2004, 1:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-a-lot-of-ladies-fashion-models-actually-men/231924 "2004-03-04T13:41:00Z")
Is it true that men who are born with Androgen Insensitivity Syndrome not only fail to sprout a penis, but they also become extremely feminine looking, more so than most genetic females, and so much so as to make many of… --- ## [Origin of mice eating cheese myth](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/origin-of-mice-eating-cheese-myth/62983)
**Author:** [@DAVEW0071](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DAVEW0071)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [July 23, 2001, 7:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/origin-of-mice-eating-cheese-myth/62983 "2001-07-23T07:13:10Z")
I’ve done a few searches, but Snopes has nothing, and other venues were dead ends. We’ve always heard that mice like to eat cheese. But, as a professional hired killer, I know this is not so. Peanut butter and even baco… --- ## [I think Elizabeth is in for a big surprise (FBOFW Comic)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-think-elizabeth-is-in-for-a-big-surprise-fbofw-comic/386670)
**Author:** [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\ **Replies:** 150\ **Last updated:** [January 21, 2007, 8:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-think-elizabeth-is-in-for-a-big-surprise-fbofw-comic/386670 "2007-01-21T08:38:38Z")
So, who else thinks that if Elizabeth goes north a day early that she’ll find out Paul has been seeing that other gal? And Warren will just happen to be there to console her? Looks like Anthony comes in third again! --- ## [Sharing: A Cool-Things-on-the-Internet MMP](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sharing-a-cool-things-on-the-internet-mmp/529030)
**Author:** [@gardentraveler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gardentraveler)\ **Replies:** 254\ **Last updated:** [February 22, 2010, 4:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sharing-a-cool-things-on-the-internet-mmp/529030 "2010-02-22T16:20:55Z")
So, I started using Twitter to follow some interesting sites and people sometime last year. I think it started with Scott Simon, who has been my favorite NPR host since about forever and is an active Twitter user. My a… --- ## [Why don't Julia Roberts and Eric Roberts speak?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-dont-julia-roberts-and-eric-roberts-speak/204499)
**Author:** [@Breezy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Breezy)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [October 3, 2003, 1:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-dont-julia-roberts-and-eric-roberts-speak/204499 "2003-10-03T13:06:30Z")
I have read in magazines, and on the boards that Julia Roberts and her brother Eric Roberts are estranged. How is it that they don’t talk, but Julie is ver close with her neice (his daughter)? Also, what is the feud, o… --- ## [Spanish question: "No molesten" (Do Not Disturb) hotel doorknob tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spanish-question-no-molesten-do-not-disturb-hotel-doorknob-tags/515145)
**Author:** [@Spectre\_of\_Pithecanthropus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spectre_of_Pithecanthropus)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [October 31, 2009, 5:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spanish-question-no-molesten-do-not-disturb-hotel-doorknob-tags/515145 "2009-10-31T17:27:22Z")
I’ve seen this on the door tags of hotels, and was wondering what the grammatical construction is. “Molesten” doesn’t look like an infinitive, which I assume would end “-ar”, “-er”, or “-ir”; nor does it look like a se… --- ## [The Wire -- all seasons discussion thread with OPEN SPOILERS](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-wire-all-seasons-discussion-thread-with-open-spoilers/548807)
**Author:** [@AuntiePam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AuntiePam)\ **Replies:** 94\ **Last updated:** [January 17, 2012, 10:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-wire-all-seasons-discussion-thread-with-open-spoilers/548807 "2012-01-17T22:55:19Z")
Zeldar and I have been watching/rewatching The Wire, aka The Best TV Series Ever, and wondered if there might be some interest in a general discussion thread. I know I still have questions, even after watching several t… --- ## [The White Stripes: Tell me about them please](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-white-stripes-tell-me-about-them-please/646938)
**Author:** [@Leaffan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaffan)\ **Replies:** 84\ **Last updated:** [June 1, 2015, 6:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-white-stripes-tell-me-about-them-please/646938 "2015-06-01T18:20:27Z")
I have heard references to them in the past, and am pretty sure I’ve read about them here, but I’d never heard any music by them. In the last 3 or 4 weeks I’ve heard “Seven Nation Army” three times on the classic radio … --- ## ["The Hunt:" A movie about hunting "deplorables" for fun](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-hunt-a-movie-about-hunting-deplorables-for-fun/838385)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 115\ **Last updated:** [December 15, 2020, 2:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-hunt-a-movie-about-hunting-deplorables-for-fun/838385 "2020-12-15T14:24:12Z")
NBC Universal Pictures is filming a movie in which people to get to stalk and shoot “deplorables” for fun. Titled “The Hunt,” it stars Hilary Swank, but its ads have been temporarily pulled in wake of the El Paso and Day… --- ## [Women being upset by ma'am (mild)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/women-being-upset-by-maam-mild/563536)
**Author:** [@elninost0rm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elninost0rm)\ **Replies:** 122\ **Last updated:** [July 13, 2016, 2:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/women-being-upset-by-maam-mild/563536 "2016-07-13T02:48:59Z")
So everything is going good at work. The day is flying by, and there really isn’t that much work to be done. The woman that trained me 7-8 months ago walks by and gives me some work to do. Sweet, boredom relieved. I … --- ## [Khadaji's Whatcha Readin' - November 2013](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/khadajis-whatcha-readin-november-2013/672763)
**Author:** [@Le\_Ministre\_de\_l\_au-dela](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Le_Ministre_de_l_au-dela)\ **Replies:** 85\ **Last updated:** [December 16, 2013, 2:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/khadajis-whatcha-readin-november-2013/672763 "2013-12-16T14:25:28Z")
Happy Hallowe’en, everyone! October was a great month for reading, and I’ll be sorry to see it go. I thought I’d get this thread started before I have to start decorating, doing last minute repairs to costumes and hand… --- ## [What is the naval rank held by Prince Charles?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-naval-rank-held-by-prince-charles/623995)
**Author:** [@Bricker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bricker)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [June 18, 2012, 1:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-naval-rank-held-by-prince-charles/623995 "2012-06-18T13:20:09Z")
I know he’s an honorary this and honorary that, but in terms of his actual military rank attained in his naval service… what is it? --- ## [I have a $100 gift card to Ruth's Chris Steakhouse!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-a-100-gift-card-to-ruths-chris-steakhouse/665670)
**Author:** [@Drum\_God](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Drum_God)\ **Replies:** 69\ **Last updated:** [August 14, 2013, 3:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-a-100-gift-card-to-ruths-chris-steakhouse/665670 "2013-08-14T15:51:02Z")
So, I won a $100 gift card to Ruth’s Chris Steakhouse. I’ve never been before, so I’m curious what to expect. I am more familiar with chains like Chili’s, rather than high-dollar places like Ruth’s Chris. So, what is … --- ## [Clicking on SDMB link redirects my mobile device to porn site (WAS: Should SDMB obey own rules?)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/clicking-on-sdmb-link-redirects-my-mobile-device-to-porn-site-was-should-sdmb-obey-own-rules/708353)
**Author:** [@Mangetout](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mangetout)\ **Replies:** 77\ **Last updated:** [January 20, 2015, 12:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/clicking-on-sdmb-link-redirects-my-mobile-device-to-porn-site-was-should-sdmb-obey-own-rules/708353 "2015-01-20T00:16:28Z")
This is mostly a complaint about ads, but led me to wonder about a point of principle… The SDMB has rules, quite a lot of them. Is it reasonable to say that if the SDMB membership is to be bound by these rules, then the… --- ## [What Major Misconceptions Did You Have About Creative Works?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-major-misconceptions-did-you-have-about-creative-works/677868)
**Author:** [@Penfeather](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Penfeather)\ **Replies:** 101\ **Last updated:** [January 16, 2014, 11:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-major-misconceptions-did-you-have-about-creative-works/677868 "2014-01-16T23:22:43Z")
Because of The Grapes Of Wrath and Of Mice And Men, I guess, I always assumed that John Steinbeck’s Cannery Row was a grim expose of conditions in the fish-processing industry. Turned out it was a gentle, sweet-natured b… --- ## [Would you lie to donate blood?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-lie-to-donate-blood/466148)
**Author:** [@Punintentional](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Punintentional)\ **Replies:** 94\ **Last updated:** [October 8, 2008, 9:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-lie-to-donate-blood/466148 "2008-10-08T21:47:49Z")
(This may belong in IMHO, im not sure!) Im a male who used to donate blood regularly, i got my first piercing so had to delay donating for 12 months, but during that 12 months i started having protected sex with men. B… --- ## [What is the reasoning behind the headscarves worn by Muslim women?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-reasoning-behind-the-headscarves-worn-by-muslim-women/498769)
**Author:** [@starryspice](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/starryspice)\ **Replies:** 86\ **Last updated:** [June 12, 2009, 1:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-reasoning-behind-the-headscarves-worn-by-muslim-women/498769 "2009-06-12T01:54:37Z")
I am posting in IMHO because I don’t really want a debate, I just want opinions. I probably won’t post again, but I will read all the posts because I really am curious about people’s answers to this question. I really … --- ## [Why Do Overweight Women Have Bruises On Their Thighs?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-overweight-women-have-bruises-on-their-thighs/369696)
**Author:** [@Surreal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Surreal)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [August 23, 2006, 7:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-overweight-women-have-bruises-on-their-thighs/369696 "2006-08-23T19:12:22Z")
The warm weather we’ve been having recently appears to have brought on changes in people’s casual attire, with many women opting to wear shorter shorts/skirts than they would ordinarily wear. As a result, I’ve noticed t… --- ## [New Diplomacy](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-diplomacy/138279)
**Author:** [@Abe\_Babe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Abe_Babe)\ **Replies:** 409\ **Last updated:** [May 12, 2003, 9:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-diplomacy/138279 "2003-05-12T21:07:35Z")
Having put in plenty of hours playing in various games, I want to GM a gain. It will be a slight variant in which Italy starts out with a fleet in Rome, rather than an army. It’s a very small change, but I am eager to … --- ## [Which is harder to build/maintain, a habitable lunar colony or deep ocean floor base?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-is-harder-to-build-maintain-a-habitable-lunar-colony-or-deep-ocean-floor-base/599144)
**Author:** [@Koxinga](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Koxinga)\ **Replies:** 125\ **Last updated:** [January 28, 2019, 3:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-is-harder-to-build-maintain-a-habitable-lunar-colony-or-deep-ocean-floor-base/599144 "2019-01-28T03:52:52Z")
I suspect both would be beyond the reach of today’s technology. But imagine that some time in the next century, you have the choice of funding one of these two projects. (A) A lunar base that can support say fifty peopl… --- ## [The best Trek series](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-best-trek-series/486359)
**Author:** [@Gorgon\_Heap](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gorgon_Heap)\ **Replies:** 118\ **Last updated:** [December 31, 2009, 3:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-best-trek-series/486359 "2009-12-31T15:11:47Z")
After reading through this thread: Redo Star Trek: TNG so it makes sense (or at least is less stupid) - Cafe Society - Straight Dope Message Board, I wondered what people thought was the best overall series. Certainly … --- ## [Welcome to the Thread Games forum](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/welcome-to-the-thread-games-forum/711006)
**Author:** [@Ed\_Zotti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ed_Zotti)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [October 4, 2019, 8:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/welcome-to-the-thread-games-forum/711006 "2019-10-04T20:24:36Z")
This forum is for games in which the thread itself is a game. Typically the thread starter posts a challenge or premise, to which other posters respond. The rules for this forum will evolve, but for now: This forum is… --- ## [What has Jenna Elfman done to her face?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-has-jenna-elfman-done-to-her-face/340796)
**Author:** [@Large\_Marge](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Large_Marge)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [January 24, 2006, 3:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-has-jenna-elfman-done-to-her-face/340796 "2006-01-24T15:55:45Z")
I think she’s had her eyes done, but it has changed her face so much, I didn’t recognize her until she began speaking. It reminds me a bit of what Jennifer Gray’s nose job did to her face. Jenna before Jenna after --- ## [Oh the horror! Cruise ship story](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oh-the-horror-cruise-ship-story/560446)
**Author:** [@KlondikeGeoff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KlondikeGeoff)\ **Replies:** 121\ **Last updated:** [November 16, 2010, 2:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oh-the-horror-cruise-ship-story/560446 "2010-11-16T14:12:58Z")
I felt great sorrow over the report from one of the “survivors” of the cruise ship episode. This poor lady said that it was so horrible not to be able to have a cup of coffee for four (whole) days. I wonder how she could… --- ## [Just got my first progressive lenses - help!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-got-my-first-progressive-lenses-help/561346)
**Author:** [@Cat\_Whisperer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cat_Whisperer)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [November 22, 2010, 10:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-got-my-first-progressive-lenses-help/561346 "2010-11-22T22:33:03Z")
I just got my first pair of progressive lenses (archaically known as bi-focals to you non-glasses wearing folk), and my adaptation is going…interestingly. Are there any tips to getting used to these things easily? Do you… --- ## [Cat puts stuff in the water dish: Why?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cat-puts-stuff-in-the-water-dish-why/590579)
**Author:** [@Sudden\_Kestrel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sudden_Kestrel)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [August 1, 2011, 9:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cat-puts-stuff-in-the-water-dish-why/590579 "2011-08-01T21:13:14Z")
Since nobody really knows why cats do stuff like this, I’m putting it in IMHO rather than GQ, but mods, feel free to move it if you see fit. I’ve had cats all my life, so I’m pretty familiar with their cool/annoying, hi… --- ## [Signs or graffiti that give you pause...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/signs-or-graffiti-that-give-you-pause/651621)
**Author:** [@Rack-a-Bones](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rack-a-Bones)\ **Replies:** 108\ **Last updated:** [March 30, 2013, 3:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/signs-or-graffiti-that-give-you-pause/651621 "2013-03-30T03:35:04Z")
On my way to downtown Portland on the MAX everyday I see graffiti on the side of a bridge that says “May Day = May 1” Always wondered why someone felt compelled to point that out. On a sign outside of a, umm, Gentleman… --- ## [What things were quantifiably better in the past?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-things-were-quantifiably-better-in-the-past/617846)
**Author:** [@Polerius](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Polerius)\ **Replies:** 108\ **Last updated:** [April 21, 2012, 4:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-things-were-quantifiably-better-in-the-past/617846 "2012-04-21T16:16:07Z")
Today, as I was changing channels on my DVR, I realized that the speed of changing channels is something that got quantifiably worse compared to the past. Yes, of course, now we have HD content, and a DVR allows you to … --- ## [Which is better, Star Trek: TOS or Star Trek: TNG?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-is-better-star-trek-tos-or-star-trek-tng/723187)
**Author:** [@MyFootsZZZ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MyFootsZZZ)\ **Replies:** 139\ **Last updated:** [June 27, 2015, 1:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-is-better-star-trek-tos-or-star-trek-tng/723187 "2015-06-27T01:16:09Z")
I can’t say, because I’ve only seen a handful of TOS episodes when I was younger. Was TOS “campier?” If so, was that just a product of it’s era? I heard the TNG’s sets were sometimes filled with recycled trash with a c… --- ## [Swimmers - how do you deal with this wet bathing suit thing?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/swimmers-how-do-you-deal-with-this-wet-bathing-suit-thing/579255)
**Author:** [@Zsofia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zsofia)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [January 12, 2012, 11:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/swimmers-how-do-you-deal-with-this-wet-bathing-suit-thing/579255 "2012-01-12T23:51:55Z")
So I’ve started this swimming thing, and there are all these things about it that are a giant pain in the ass and I don’t know how other people deal with them. Like the swimsuit thing - so I don’t change there at the po… --- ## [Oddly chosen words in songs](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oddly-chosen-words-in-songs/671153)
**Author:** [@installLSC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/installLSC)\ **Replies:** 107\ **Last updated:** [October 20, 2013, 5:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oddly-chosen-words-in-songs/671153 "2013-10-20T17:54:05Z")
I hear Van Halen’s “Jump” today on the radio, and as always noted that odd “standing with my back to the record machine” line. First off what is a “record machine”? And why mention it in the song? It reminded me of We… --- ## [Middle age and becoming "invisible"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/middle-age-and-becoming-invisible/653176)
**Author:** [@F.U.Shakespeare](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/F.U.Shakespeare)\ **Replies:** 94\ **Last updated:** [April 8, 2013, 11:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/middle-age-and-becoming-invisible/653176 "2013-04-08T23:59:30Z")
In one of his ‘Dilbert’ books, Scott Adams asserted that when out in public, a middle-aged white male of average height or below is basically invisible, especially to younger people. (I believe he went on to describe ho… --- ## [Bruxism anyone? (Clenching jaw at night)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bruxism-anyone-clenching-jaw-at-night/526017)
**Author:** [@Swallowed\_My\_Cellphone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Swallowed_My_Cellphone)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [January 29, 2010, 7:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bruxism-anyone-clenching-jaw-at-night/526017 "2010-01-29T19:22:37Z")
Anyone else deal with this? If so, what methods of worked for you as far as making you stop? I go through periods of clenching my jaw at night. It started (perhaps just coincidentally) back when I nearly lost my ear a… --- ## [The Dropping Out Thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-dropping-out-thread/743146)
**Author:** [@The\_wind\_of\_my\_soul](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_wind_of_my_soul)\ **Replies:** 132\ **Last updated:** [February 21, 2016, 11:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-dropping-out-thread/743146 "2016-02-21T11:56:44Z")
We’ve talked a bit about people dropping out in other threads, but I thought it would be nice to have a dedicated thread for news and predictions. So far, we’ve had Scott Walker, Rick Perry, Bobby Jindal, and Lindsey Gr… --- ## [So WHAT is the Deal With Peppermint Patty?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-what-is-the-deal-with-peppermint-patty/328669)
**Author:** [@Tuckerfan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tuckerfan)\ **Replies:** 71\ **Last updated:** [November 30, 2011, 3:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-what-is-the-deal-with-peppermint-patty/328669 "2011-11-30T15:58:55Z")
We all know the gag about her and Marcie being “an item”, but what was Schulz thinking when he created the characters? And didn’t he ever think that maybe he should change the characters once folks began making jokes? --- ## [Barbara Boxer Lied!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/barbara-boxer-lied/285911)
**Author:** [@Bricker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bricker)\ **Replies:** 241\ **Last updated:** [February 1, 2005, 8:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/barbara-boxer-lied/285911 "2005-02-01T20:33:09Z")
Applying the same standards to Senator Boxer as are applied to the President by those who insist he lied about Iraq… Senator Boxer’s comment to Ms. Rice, when Ms. Rice suggested there were other good reasons for the use… --- ## [What are the actual rules around endorsed checks?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-the-actual-rules-around-endorsed-checks/652103)
**Author:** [@yellowjacketcoder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/yellowjacketcoder)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [March 7, 2013, 9:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-the-actual-rules-around-endorsed-checks/652103 "2013-03-07T21:12:14Z")
Actual Question: When a check is endorsed, what further restrictions are on it? Boring Backstory: When I was born, my grandfather bought me some stock as a ‘college fund’. In case anything needed to be done with it, he … --- ## [I can't get over this way of thinking](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-cant-get-over-this-way-of-thinking/661667)
**Author:** [@lankyBlonde](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lankyBlonde)\ **Replies:** 153\ **Last updated:** [June 26, 2013, 9:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-cant-get-over-this-way-of-thinking/661667 "2013-06-26T21:22:55Z")
I absolutely abhor and despise my parents for giving me life and thrusting me into this world WITHOUT MY PERMISSION. This isn’t a little \*\*\*\*\*y rant about how difficult my privileged life but rather a rant about humanity… --- ## [Coal company CEO to sue EPA over global warming lying](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coal-company-ceo-to-sue-epa-over-global-warming-lying/690515)
**Author:** [@Rick\_Kitchen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rick_Kitchen)\ **Replies:** 85\ **Last updated:** [June 20, 2015, 2:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coal-company-ceo-to-sue-epa-over-global-warming-lying/690515 "2015-06-20T02:15:37Z")
Robert Murray, CEO of Murray Energy Corp., is suing the Environmental Protection Agency because they are knowingly lying about global warming, and they are violating the federal law that government agencies must rely on … --- ## [Why do people hate Jews?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-people-hate-jews/278711)
**Author:** [@Cisco](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cisco)\ **Replies:** 216\ **Last updated:** [December 22, 2004, 8:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-people-hate-jews/278711 "2004-12-22T08:59:49Z")
I grew up in the conservative, old-south bible belt. I didn’t know what a Jew was (apart from that Hitler killed lots of them) until I read the bible when I was 14, and even then I wasn’t real clear on who or what they w… --- ## [Can anyone identify this old gadget?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-anyone-identify-this-old-gadget/834688)
**Author:** [@TreacherousCretin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TreacherousCretin)\ **Replies:** 158\ **Last updated:** [June 3, 2019, 7:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-anyone-identify-this-old-gadget/834688 "2019-06-03T19:49:41Z")
This gadget/tool is from a box of old trinkets, and is apparently a giveaway from an old political campaign. I prefer a definitive identification but will settle for guesses. The object is five inches long. None of u… --- ## [Part-time worker hard to find](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/part-time-worker-hard-to-find/657018)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 120\ **Last updated:** [May 7, 2013, 8:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/part-time-worker-hard-to-find/657018 "2013-05-07T20:45:08Z")
My boss, our customer service person, and I went to lunch Friday. CSR is overworked. She can really use some part-time help. In the past, we’ve hired temps; but the new president doesn’t want to spend the money on tem… --- ## [Chocolate Milk](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chocolate-milk/567121)
**Author:** [@tr0psn4j](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tr0psn4j)\ **Replies:** 150\ **Last updated:** [January 16, 2011, 3:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chocolate-milk/567121 "2011-01-16T03:11:32Z")
Isn’t it silly for a grownup to order chocolate milk at a restaurant? I was having breakfast today and the guy sitting one table over and I couldn’t help but laugh. :slight\_smile: --- ## [Businesses that are fronts for crime](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/businesses-that-are-fronts-for-crime/656892)
**Author:** [@MaxTheVool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MaxTheVool)\ **Replies:** 98\ **Last updated:** [May 12, 2013, 12:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/businesses-that-are-fronts-for-crime/656892 "2013-05-12T12:50:06Z")
A common trope in shows like The Sopranos or The Wire is that there are businesses (a butcher, a greek restaurant) which are owned by some criminal organization, and where many of their meetings and discussions take plac… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=505&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=507&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)