# Top **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=517&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:** 518 --- ## [Bush won fair and square...quit yer bitch'n](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bush-won-fair-and-square-quit-yer-bitchn/167184)
**Author:** [@newcrasher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/newcrasher)\ **Replies:** 199\ **Last updated:** [April 20, 2003, 5:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bush-won-fair-and-square-quit-yer-bitchn/167184 "2003-04-20T17:45:26Z")
You libs have GOT to get over the 2000 election results. I still hear with startling frequency that he was “selected. not elected” or other witicisms aimed at calling into question his victory. I remember in Government… --- ## [Why do capacitors short out at high frequencies?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-capacitors-short-out-at-high-frequencies/156128)
**Author:** [@Cubsfan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cubsfan)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [February 20, 2003, 1:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-capacitors-short-out-at-high-frequencies/156128 "2003-02-20T01:51:52Z")
Simple question I guess. What causes capacitors to short out at high frequencies? Not neccessarily “high” but why does the frequency of a signal cause a cap to act as a short? --- ## [Ever try a food because of a movie/show/song?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ever-try-a-food-because-of-a-movie-show-song/580125)
**Author:** [@installLSC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/installLSC)\ **Replies:** 137\ **Last updated:** [May 5, 2011, 1:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ever-try-a-food-because-of-a-movie-show-song/580125 "2011-05-05T01:09:03Z")
I was drinking Bubble Up (a lemon line soda) today when I remembered why I started drinking it. Back in the early 80s, Merle Haggard had a hit called “Rainbow Stew” that mentioned Bubble Up. When I found out five years… --- ## [So I won't let my 10 yo son play PlanetSide 2 - Am I wrong?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-i-wont-let-my-10-yo-son-play-planetside-2-am-i-wrong/683154)
**Author:** [@Wakinyan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wakinyan)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [August 3, 2014, 11:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-i-wont-let-my-10-yo-son-play-planetside-2-am-i-wrong/683154 "2014-08-03T11:07:57Z")
I have four children. The oldest is ten, and he’s keen on computer gaming. He is also reads books (read The Lord of the Rings, for instance, hooray I guess), and have lots of friends, is social, and we play board games e… --- ## [Why do women always seem to want a boyfriend they don't need to sleep with?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-women-always-seem-to-want-a-boyfriend-they-dont-need-to-sleep-with/258342)
**Author:** [@Lizard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lizard)\ **Replies:** 197\ **Last updated:** [August 10, 2004, 3:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-women-always-seem-to-want-a-boyfriend-they-dont-need-to-sleep-with/258342 "2004-08-10T15:21:36Z")
What is the deal with women who turn guys down, then say they want to be friends? Do they seriously think friendship is easily attainable with someone they’ve rejected, as if that weren’t a jagged little pill? Of course… --- ## [MMP - The Fire Within](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mmp-the-fire-within/343222)
**Author:** [@Sean\_Factotum](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sean_Factotum)\ **Replies:** 405\ **Last updated:** [February 13, 2006, 2:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mmp-the-fire-within/343222 "2006-02-13T02:58:34Z")
I make good fires. The key is a clean fireplace and visualizing the result. First I clean out the ashes and unburned log bits. Then I take only one section of the newspaper, and crumple the pages up one at a time, int… --- ## [Question for women who use locker rooms](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-for-women-who-use-locker-rooms/676039)
**Author:** [@FairyChatMom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FairyChatMom)\ **Replies:** 72\ **Last updated:** [December 13, 2013, 10:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-for-women-who-use-locker-rooms/676039 "2013-12-13T22:06:18Z")
On the advice of my doctor, I’ve recently joined a gym. It’s the fitness and aquatics center of the local college - very nice, new facility with one of the nicer locker rooms I’ve ever used. I’ve noticed a great many o… --- ## [Lighthouses and Giant Squids: A Debate about Libertarianism](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lighthouses-and-giant-squids-a-debate-about-libertarianism/144251)
**Author:** [@Liberal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Liberal)\ **Replies:** 239\ **Last updated:** [December 29, 2002, 11:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lighthouses-and-giant-squids-a-debate-about-libertarianism/144251 "2002-12-29T23:03:46Z")
This thread is for anyone who cares to debate libertarianism. My assertion is this, that allowing peaceful honest people to pursue their own happiness in their own way is a good and reasonable ethic. Rebuttals? --- ## [Best Beer-Category: Lager](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-beer-category-lager/693948)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 64\ **Last updated:** [July 29, 2014, 9:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-beer-category-lager/693948 "2014-07-29T21:05:21Z")
I’m looking for the best lager out there, in your opinion. It’s time to put aside the IBU’s and special hops-give me those slow cooked lagers, both light and dark, American and ferriner. --- ## [Oxford High school shooting in Michigan \[1-DEC-2021\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oxford-high-school-shooting-in-michigan-1-dec-2021/955294)
**Author:** [@Two\_Many\_Cats2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Two_Many_Cats2)\ **Replies:** 201\ **Last updated:** [April 10, 2024, 1:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oxford-high-school-shooting-in-michigan-1-dec-2021/955294 "2024-04-10T01:10:39Z")
WOW. Can you imagine this genius move? Apparently, the kids in a barricaded room during the Oxford High school shooting had someone claiming to be a sheriff’s deputy trying to get them to open the door. The kids notic… --- ## [At the onset of monthly menstruation, can women "hold it \[blood\] in?"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/at-the-onset-of-monthly-menstruation-can-women-hold-it-blood-in/631477)
**Author:** [@Leo\_Bloom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leo_Bloom)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [August 16, 2012, 6:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/at-the-onset-of-monthly-menstruation-can-women-hold-it-blood-in/631477 "2012-08-16T18:22:02Z")
I don’t think so, but I never understood female troubles. --- ## [Why would anyone get a 30 year loan on a house?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-would-anyone-get-a-30-year-loan-on-a-house/573227)
**Author:** [@snailboy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/snailboy)\ **Replies:** 103\ **Last updated:** [March 7, 2011, 5:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-would-anyone-get-a-30-year-loan-on-a-house/573227 "2011-03-07T17:33:56Z")
I’m not sure how factual of an answer I can get to this. I’m not thinking of getting a house in the near future, but I was just playing around with the numbers. I assumed a 5% interest rate as I believe that’s pretty clo… --- ## [Men are attracted to lesbians, but women are not attracted to gay men...how come?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/men-are-attracted-to-lesbians-but-women-are-not-attracted-to-gay-men-how-come/315148)
**Author:** [@Thin\_Lizzy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Thin_Lizzy)\ **Replies:** 127\ **Last updated:** [August 12, 2005, 12:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/men-are-attracted-to-lesbians-but-women-are-not-attracted-to-gay-men-how-come/315148 "2005-08-12T00:47:26Z")
Ever noticed that men like to watch 2 women getting it on, but 2 guys getting it on would disgust a woman (and most men) how come there is a double standard? --- ## [Help! I need some crude pick-up lines about boobies and butts!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-i-need-some-crude-pick-up-lines-about-boobies-and-butts/257603)
**Author:** [@LionelLives](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LionelLives)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [July 31, 2004, 5:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-i-need-some-crude-pick-up-lines-about-boobies-and-butts/257603 "2004-07-31T17:45:06Z")
I’m not some dirty ol’ man who’s going to use them to try to pick up ladies at a bar. I’m a girl. I’m just…collecting them. Actually, I want to use boob/butt lines on guys to see how they react to it. I looked at webs… --- ## [Can you dry clean a crocheted afghan/blanket?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-dry-clean-a-crocheted-afghan-blanket/630832)
**Author:** [@Angel\_of\_the\_Lord](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Angel_of_the_Lord)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [August 11, 2012, 7:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-dry-clean-a-crocheted-afghan-blanket/630832 "2012-08-11T19:45:51Z")
Simple enough question. I have one that my mom made thirty years ago. No idea what kind of yarn she used. I’d like to clean it before using it on my bed. Can I have it dry cleaned? Or should I do something else? I did t… --- ## [Funniest youtube videos](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/funniest-youtube-videos/691913)
**Author:** [@Scathach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scathach)\ **Replies:** 66\ **Last updated:** [July 3, 2014, 5:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/funniest-youtube-videos/691913 "2014-07-03T05:18:13Z")
Or other video sharing website of your choice… As the first contribution I nominate this clip from a very popular kids show in Ireland. They try their best to play 20 questions, but it just goes so very wrong… E.T.A: … --- ## [Cryptocurrency exchange founder dies and takes password to the grave](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cryptocurrency-exchange-founder-dies-and-takes-password-to-the-grave/828963)
**Author:** [@CookingWithGas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CookingWithGas)\ **Replies:** 100\ **Last updated:** [February 5, 2022, 12:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cryptocurrency-exchange-founder-dies-and-takes-password-to-the-grave/828963 "2022-02-05T00:38:38Z")
$190M of cryptocurrency at the QuadrigaCX exchange is inaccessible after apparently the only person with the key has died, leaving nobody else in the company knowing it or how to get it. What does a cryptocurrency excha… --- ## [Has the left figured out why Trump won the election?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-the-left-figured-out-why-trump-won-the-election/818827)
**Author:** [@Silver\_lining](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Silver_lining)\ **Replies:** 197\ **Last updated:** [August 4, 2018, 5:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-the-left-figured-out-why-trump-won-the-election/818827 "2018-08-04T05:39:36Z")
Let’s stay away from Russia topic, as there is zero evidence of collusion and absolutely no evidence that one vote was tapered with on the voting machines. I’m asking has the left come to grips with the reality as to wh… --- ## [Fuck the First Amendment, then](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fuck-the-first-amendment-then/625135)
**Author:** [@foolsguinea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/foolsguinea)\ **Replies:** 106\ **Last updated:** [June 23, 2012, 1:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fuck-the-first-amendment-then/625135 "2012-06-23T01:05:36Z")
So, should we burn you with copies of the Constitution, or burn the Constitution with your dried bones? Constitutions are not perfect and eternal. They can be changed. We can do any of three things: reinterpret the F… --- ## [Oh dopers! Why are you so pedantic?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oh-dopers-why-are-you-so-pedantic/629930)
**Author:** [@Indian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Indian)\ **Replies:** 86\ **Last updated:** [August 10, 2012, 5:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oh-dopers-why-are-you-so-pedantic/629930 "2012-08-10T17:47:20Z")
… --- ## [Chain restaurants that are actually rather good?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chain-restaurants-that-are-actually-rather-good/543519)
**Author:** [@MTCicero](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MTCicero)\ **Replies:** 109\ **Last updated:** [June 24, 2010, 10:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chain-restaurants-that-are-actually-rather-good/543519 "2010-06-24T10:36:31Z")
So, as a flip side to the other poll I just posted, what chain restaurants actually provide a decent dining experience? Again, after much consideration, I must go with my cherished White Castle (the nation’s first fast … --- ## [Mentalist stage acts: how do they do it?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mentalist-stage-acts-how-do-they-do-it/949107)
**Author:** [@jsc1953](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jsc1953)\ **Replies:** 185\ **Last updated:** [September 12, 2021, 11:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mentalist-stage-acts-how-do-they-do-it/949107 "2021-09-12T23:15:02Z")
I watch America’s Got Talent (don’t judge!) and virtually every season one of the finalist acts is a mentalist. The details vary, of course, but a typical act would boil down to: a stooge (usually one of the judges) wri… --- ## [Torment: Tides of Numenera](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/torment-tides-of-numenera/652393)
**Author:** [@Ferret\_Herder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ferret_Herder)\ **Replies:** 91\ **Last updated:** [March 9, 2017, 7:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/torment-tides-of-numenera/652393 "2017-03-09T07:03:15Z")
AKA, Shut up and take my money! inXile Entertainment, the makers of Wasteland 2, launched their Kickstarter on Wednesday for the spiritual successor to Planescape: Torment, set in Monty Cook’s Numenera world. (No, it doe… --- ## [Why Do Squirrels Put Their Paw On Their Chest?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-squirrels-put-their-paw-on-their-chest/724299)
**Author:** [@Jim\_B](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jim_B)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [July 8, 2015, 3:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-squirrels-put-their-paw-on-their-chest/724299 "2015-07-08T15:45:04Z")
When I was a little kid, we used to feed the neighborhood squirrels all the time. (Short story: My mother used to get raw peanuts, since roasted, salted ones might make the squirrels sick, she reasoned.) Anyways, the squ… --- ## [Is rape worse than murder?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-rape-worse-than-murder/487419)
**Author:** [@Agent\_Foxtrot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Agent_Foxtrot)\ **Replies:** 99\ **Last updated:** [January 24, 2013, 8:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-rape-worse-than-murder/487419 "2013-01-24T08:37:38Z")
In this thread in the Pit, a man serving time for raping a teenage girl is out of prison on pass, sees the mother of the daughter in the street, and taunts her. The mother responds by dousing him in combustibles and set… --- ## [Feeding starvation victims](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/feeding-starvation-victims/485789)
**Author:** [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [September 1, 2014, 2:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/feeding-starvation-victims/485789 "2014-09-01T02:52:04Z")
We’ve all heard of Concentration Camp victims who died when well-meaning liberators fed them food or candy bars. The supposed reason was that their digestive systems were no longer used to digesting food (or especially s… --- ## [We're never going to see these books, are we?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/were-never-going-to-see-these-books-are-we/841830)
**Author:** [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Replies:** 171\ **Last updated:** [February 14, 2026, 1:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/were-never-going-to-see-these-books-are-we/841830 "2026-02-14T01:01:24Z")
Harlan Ellison \*The Last Dangerous Visions \* current status: Originally due in 1972. Ellison died in 2018. Some stories from the book have been published separately David Gerrold A Method For Madness and the rest of T… --- ## [Botticelli, Feb. 2012](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-feb-2012/612308)
**Author:** [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Replies:** 114\ **Last updated:** [March 7, 2012, 5:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-feb-2012/612308 "2012-03-07T17:55:40Z")
Previous thread: Botticelli, January 2012 - Thread Games - Straight Dope Message Board Our next letter: C. Have at it! --- ## [I'm sick and tired of...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-sick-and-tired-of/658350)
**Author:** [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Replies:** 149\ **Last updated:** [June 5, 2013, 3:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-sick-and-tired-of/658350 "2013-06-05T03:28:37Z")
Kale. Enough with the kale already. It’s been around forever, but we’ve just discovered it. Jennifer Hudson’s Weight Watchers commercials. She looks great. Move on. The word “awesome.” Give it up. Find another word. T… --- ## [The Most Base, Crude, Grossest Come-On You've Fielded](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-most-base-crude-grossest-come-on-youve-fielded/491489)
**Author:** [@Bricker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bricker)\ **Replies:** 132\ **Last updated:** [April 7, 2009, 3:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-most-base-crude-grossest-come-on-youve-fielded/491489 "2009-04-07T15:31:31Z")
OK, let’s wallow in the mud. We’ve all heard pick-up lines from corny to crude… what’s the absolute worst? Not the most ineffectual – what’s the most vile, base, crude line that’s been used on you? (I guess I’ll add “…or… --- ## [Is it even worth it for Democrats to try to convert Trump supporters?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-even-worth-it-for-democrats-to-try-to-convert-trump-supporters/792520)
**Author:** [@Blalron](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Blalron)\ **Replies:** 139\ **Last updated:** [August 3, 2017, 9:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-even-worth-it-for-democrats-to-try-to-convert-trump-supporters/792520 "2017-08-03T21:08:35Z")
From a perspective of electoral success, how much sense does it make to try to reach out to Trump supporters and convince them to vote Democrat? I think it makes a lot more sense for Democrats to reach out to the apathet… --- ## [How Much Do Breasts Weigh?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-do-breasts-weigh/418907)
**Author:** [@Spice\_Weasel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spice_Weasel)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [September 13, 2007, 1:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-do-breasts-weigh/418907 "2007-09-13T13:06:50Z")
Inspired by the ‘‘bouncing breasts’’ thread. And utterly serious. I’ve been wondering this for a while, trying to figure out the appropriate weight for my height. I don’t think those charts on BMI are really accurate … --- ## [Are things "dumbed down" for Americans that aren't for other nations or cultures?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-things-dumbed-down-for-americans-that-arent-for-other-nations-or-cultures/431625)
**Author:** [@elmwood](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elmwood)\ **Replies:** 164\ **Last updated:** [January 3, 2008, 3:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-things-dumbed-down-for-americans-that-arent-for-other-nations-or-cultures/431625 "2008-01-03T15:48:55Z")
It’s a frequent meme both on the Internet and elsewhere, that cultural imports from other countries, whether television show concepts, food, or something else, are “dumbed down for Americans”, apparently because we’re co… --- ## ["Screw" is always a swear word. Really?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/screw-is-always-a-swear-word-really/498511)
**Author:** [@pkbites](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pkbites)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [June 6, 2009, 1:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/screw-is-always-a-swear-word-really/498511 "2009-06-06T01:47:46Z")
While helping someone fix something today I uttered “whomever put this together kind of screwed it up”. Which resulted in a mini lecture that I might as well have used the “F” word in front of their children \[who were i… --- ## [Six, Two and Even](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/six-two-and-even/7617)
**Author:** [@NickyLarson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NickyLarson)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [April 24, 2010, 10:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/six-two-and-even/7617 "2010-04-24T22:39:25Z")
Anyone know the origin and meaning? --- ## [Don we now our \*bright\* apparel?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/don-we-now-our-bright-apparel/605388)
**Author:** [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\ **Replies:** 106\ **Last updated:** [December 19, 2011, 9:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/don-we-now-our-bright-apparel/605388 "2011-12-19T21:11:29Z")
Michigan teacher changed lyrics from “gay” to “bright” because the pupils kept laughing. Wanna weigh in on this? --- ## [College Student Suspended for Writing Essay “Hot for Teacher”](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/college-student-suspended-for-writing-essay-hot-for-teacher/664346)
**Author:** [@PastTense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PastTense)\ **Replies:** 104\ **Last updated:** [July 28, 2013, 7:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/college-student-suspended-for-writing-essay-hot-for-teacher/664346 "2013-07-28T19:28:34Z")
" A college student suspended for writing an essay called “Hot for Teacher” has no First Amendment right to express his sexual attraction to his instructor, a judge said Tuesday… Corlett, 57, was suspended in 2012 after… --- ## [Breaking Bad 4.07 "Problem Dog" 8/29](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/breaking-bad-4-07-problem-dog-8-29/594449)
**Author:** [@Tarwater](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tarwater)\ **Replies:** 109\ **Last updated:** [September 4, 2011, 6:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/breaking-bad-4-07-problem-dog-8-29/594449 "2011-09-04T18:34:32Z")
A spoilery summary from TV Guide: A frustrated Walt takes on a risky gamble; Skyler encounters problems with her latest business venture; Hank requires Walter Jr.'s services for an unusual reason. --- ## [Do you call your wife, mother?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-call-your-wife-mother/256065)
**Author:** [@START](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/START)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [July 24, 2004, 12:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-call-your-wife-mother/256065 "2004-07-24T12:09:31Z")
I met a couple the other day and they were both in their 60’s I guess and the wife kept calling her husband “Daddy” and I said “That’s your dad!!??” and everybody started laughing, then I was pretty embarassed, but I got… --- ## [Cutting him off: No more sex until after we're married](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cutting-him-off-no-more-sex-until-after-were-married/518792)
**Author:** [@Serenata67](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Serenata67)\ **Replies:** 143\ **Last updated:** [November 25, 2009, 5:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cutting-him-off-no-more-sex-until-after-were-married/518792 "2009-11-25T17:36:30Z")
I’m getting married in January, and I’m thinking about cutting off sex for a month or so until our wedding night. I know, we live together and we’re had sex, so it’s not like we’re saving ourselves or anything. Do any … --- ## [Color pictures of Nazi Germany](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/color-pictures-of-nazi-germany/486219)
**Author:** [@MOIDALIZE](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MOIDALIZE)\ **Replies:** 102\ **Last updated:** [February 19, 2009, 9:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/color-pictures-of-nazi-germany/486219 "2009-02-19T21:19:30Z")
Very interesting. http://community.livejournal.com/photo\_polygon/991878.html (WARNING: one of the pictures contains a nude girl) --- ## [How many people can you kill with one bullet?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-people-can-you-kill-with-one-bullet/754760)
**Author:** [@bomberswarm2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bomberswarm2)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [May 16, 2016, 5:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-people-can-you-kill-with-one-bullet/754760 "2016-05-16T05:29:48Z")
Say you line up a bunch of people’s heads in a line, all touching one another, and you put the gun on the first guy’s head, how many people will be killed when you fire? --- ## [American teenage hot chix go to UK to exorcise Harry Potter](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-teenage-hot-chix-go-to-uk-to-exorcise-harry-potter/668635)
**Author:** [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)\ **Replies:** 99\ **Last updated:** [September 20, 2013, 9:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-teenage-hot-chix-go-to-uk-to-exorcise-harry-potter/668635 "2013-09-20T21:52:50Z")
Story here. May your so-called holy water rot and burn your sweet lovely sexy flesh, Christian grrllzz, and may your false God burn in his own Hell. May such a curse fall between your thighs that the fairest swain betw… --- ## [why does U.S spelling omit the 'u'?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-u-s-spelling-omit-the-u/670007)
**Author:** [@sentrix](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sentrix)\ **Replies:** 125\ **Last updated:** [October 7, 2013, 12:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-u-s-spelling-omit-the-u/670007 "2013-10-07T00:48:48Z")
from a vast majority of words. i was having this debate with a couple of american friends who had no clear explanation. one went ‘you say potato, i say tomato’ some such thing. tried to do a little digging but came up w… --- ## [Rule Changes In Great Debates](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rule-changes-in-great-debates/526517)
**Author:** [@tomndebb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tomndebb)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [July 18, 2013, 4:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rule-changes-in-great-debates/526517 "2013-07-18T16:38:44Z")
There is currently an open discussion regarding changes or additions to rules regarding Great Debates in the ATMB forum. What rule changes would you propose to strengthen/improve GD? Everyone is welcome to participate. … --- ## [Famous People Who Look Like They Need A Bath](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/famous-people-who-look-like-they-need-a-bath/521870)
**Author:** [@Markxxx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Markxxx)\ **Replies:** 72\ **Last updated:** [December 23, 2009, 11:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/famous-people-who-look-like-they-need-a-bath/521870 "2009-12-23T23:55:53Z")
I saw Josh Groban on TV and though he has an exceptional voice, even dressed up in a suit, he always looks like he needs a bath. Alec Baldwin is another guy, that to me, always looks like he needs a good washing So wha… --- ## [Memory Foam v. Feather Bed?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/memory-foam-v-feather-bed/405067)
**Author:** [@Rubystreak](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rubystreak)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [November 11, 2007, 4:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/memory-foam-v-feather-bed/405067 "2007-11-11T04:19:44Z")
My mattress is hard as a concrete slab. I bought it 2years ago because it was supposed to be good for my back, but alas, it is not so, and it’s not in the budget to get another one. I am debating between getting a feat… --- ## [Should the US Lower Muslim Immigration?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-the-us-lower-muslim-immigration/757497)
**Author:** [@DerekMichaels00](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DerekMichaels00)\ **Replies:** 117\ **Last updated:** [June 19, 2016, 1:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-the-us-lower-muslim-immigration/757497 "2016-06-19T13:41:11Z")
Should the US lower Muslim immigration until Islamist ideas and sentiments cool down in the region? Now that its out in the open, lets have a Great Debate! --- ## [What are the rudest movie lines to say after sex?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-the-rudest-movie-lines-to-say-after-sex/558202)
**Author:** [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Replies:** 144\ **Last updated:** [November 1, 2010, 11:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-the-rudest-movie-lines-to-say-after-sex/558202 "2010-11-01T23:15:48Z")
Title’s self explanatory- it’s a trash thread. What’s the rudest thing movie line you can say to somebody after having sex with them? I’ll start: “That’ll do pig.” (BABE) “What we’ve got here is failure to communicat… --- ## [Star Trek Enterprise 3x18 Azati Prime (spoilers)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/star-trek-enterprise-3x18-azati-prime-spoilers/232299)
**Author:** [@yosemite](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/yosemite)\ **Replies:** 375\ **Last updated:** [April 17, 2004, 4:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/star-trek-enterprise-3x18-azati-prime-spoilers/232299 "2004-04-17T04:54:05Z")
Just saw it. Oh my goodness. I just thought I’d get the thread started, that’s all. No spoilers from me yet. Just . . . oh my goodness. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=516&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=518&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)