# Top **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=518&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:** 519 --- ## [How would I, a Gentile, go about attending a Seder?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-would-i-a-gentile-go-about-attending-a-seder/578070)
**Author:** [@Smapti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smapti)\ **Replies:** 73\ **Last updated:** [April 21, 2011, 11:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-would-i-a-gentile-go-about-attending-a-seder/578070 "2011-04-21T11:47:49Z")
I am not of the Jewish faith, nor do I, to the best of my knowledge, have any Jewish ancestry. I never had much of a religious upbringing and to the extent that I consider myself to be anything, i’m an atheist. That bei… --- ## [Profuse sweating after showering?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/profuse-sweating-after-showering/690959)
**Author:** [@HelloKindWorld](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HelloKindWorld)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [March 9, 2017, 5:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/profuse-sweating-after-showering/690959 "2017-03-09T17:54:10Z")
Hey guys. As you may have guessed from the title that you just clicked on, I experience excessive sweat after showering. Specifically, on my back… a bit under the armpits sometimes, but not as often or nearly as severely… --- ## [Name-Checking Yourself In Rock Music](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-checking-yourself-in-rock-music/681822)
**Author:** [@ZipperJJ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ZipperJJ)\ **Replies:** 126\ **Last updated:** [February 24, 2014, 9:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-checking-yourself-in-rock-music/681822 "2014-02-24T21:23:39Z")
Was enjoying some Beastie Boys last night when it occurred to me that while name-checking yourself in rap and hip-hop is near required, it’s not really something you hear in other genres. Examples: “One-two-three-to-th… --- ## [Will there ever be a time without capitalism and what would it look like?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-there-ever-be-a-time-without-capitalism-and-what-would-it-look-like/992862)
**Author:** [@Persimmon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Persimmon)\ **Replies:** 310\ **Last updated:** [December 11, 2023, 10:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-there-ever-be-a-time-without-capitalism-and-what-would-it-look-like/992862 "2023-12-11T22:15:00Z")
Money is great, if you have it. Those on the wrong end of the system might feel like capitalism is greed, manipulation, and unjust for various reasons. Those who have mastered the system are at the top of the heap and … --- ## [Jerry Falwell near death!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jerry-falwell-near-death/404198)
**Author:** [@CynicalGabe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CynicalGabe)\ **Replies:** 179\ **Last updated:** [May 18, 2007, 1:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jerry-falwell-near-death/404198 "2007-05-18T13:22:14Z")
I know we aren’t supposed to wish death on anyone, so I won’t. I’ll just not shed any tears if this bigoted old bastard croaks. --- ## [all my friends like empire strikes back the best but I like return of the jedi](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/all-my-friends-like-empire-strikes-back-the-best-but-i-like-return-of-the-jedi/538257)
**Author:** [@PSXer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PSXer)\ **Replies:** 105\ **Last updated:** [May 7, 2010, 1:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/all-my-friends-like-empire-strikes-back-the-best-but-i-like-return-of-the-jedi/538257 "2010-05-07T01:02:33Z")
spoilers for if you live under a rock my favorite part is when anakin redeems himself and kills the emperor this makes up in my opinion for the ewoks, which seem to be the biggest complaint i hear why does everyone ha… --- ## [A word about SDMB privacy](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-word-about-sdmb-privacy/289795)
**Author:** [@Ed\_Zotti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ed_Zotti)\ **Replies:** 150\ **Last updated:** [March 15, 2005, 12:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-word-about-sdmb-privacy/289795 "2005-03-15T00:46:11Z")
Since the topic has come up a lot lately, let me clarify that the staff of the Straight Dope Message Board, including me, has access to very little private information about SDMB users. This information is limited to: \[… --- ## [What happens if Kate Middleton's baby turns out retarded?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happens-if-kate-middletons-baby-turns-out-retarded/692270)
**Author:** [@Suicide](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Suicide)\ **Replies:** 70\ **Last updated:** [July 9, 2014, 4:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happens-if-kate-middletons-baby-turns-out-retarded/692270 "2014-07-09T16:39:42Z")
What happens if Prince William and Kate Middleton’s baby, Prince George, turns out to be retarded or autisitic or have some other disability that would make it impossible for him to be King of England? Does he get skippe… --- ## [Positions you support which are worst argued on the SDMB](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/positions-you-support-which-are-worst-argued-on-the-sdmb/501390)
**Author:** [@MaxTheVool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MaxTheVool)\ **Replies:** 101\ **Last updated:** [July 7, 2009, 11:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/positions-you-support-which-are-worst-argued-on-the-sdmb/501390 "2009-07-07T23:43:46Z")
Of positions you generally agree with/side with/support, which do you think people generally do the worst job of supporting in SDMB debates? For me, there are two: (1) Anti-Torture. On any reasonable scale, I’m anti to… --- ## [What's the weirdest reason you stopped watching a show?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-weirdest-reason-you-stopped-watching-a-show/670579)
**Author:** [@Quimby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quimby)\ **Replies:** 105\ **Last updated:** [October 14, 2013, 1:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-weirdest-reason-you-stopped-watching-a-show/670579 "2013-10-14T01:42:25Z")
This is going to sound crazy but I decided to stop watching Sleepy Hollow because it was renewed. I liked the show but didn’t love it and when I read the news of its renewal I asked myself, “Will I want to watch this sh… --- ## [It's about time we started branding women.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-about-time-we-started-branding-women/475491)
**Author:** [@don\_t\_ask](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/don_t_ask)\ **Replies:** 122\ **Last updated:** [December 12, 2008, 8:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-about-time-we-started-branding-women/475491 "2008-12-12T08:58:30Z")
Well not branding perhaps but it’s summer here and all the young girls are getting around in skimpy outfits. Sometimes you see a great set of legs in front of you and if they are not below a school uniform you start star… --- ## [Dark money, Jane Mayer (2016) book](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dark-money-jane-mayer-2016-book/752122)
**Author:** [@Iamnotivan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Iamnotivan)\ **Replies:** 100\ **Last updated:** [June 22, 2016, 6:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dark-money-jane-mayer-2016-book/752122 "2016-06-22T18:35:39Z")
If you have not read this book, you must. A large portion of it concerns the two Koch bros. and their organizing a cult of billionaire oligarch followers, and the profound effects it has had on the U.S. govt and democrat… --- ## [Extreme Girlie TMI: The Period Products Poll](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/extreme-girlie-tmi-the-period-products-poll/189622)
**Author:** [@AntaresJB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AntaresJB)\ **Replies:** 199\ **Last updated:** [July 21, 2011, 1:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/extreme-girlie-tmi-the-period-products-poll/189622 "2011-07-21T13:45:32Z")
Boys, this is gonna be some heavy-duty discussion of menstrual items here, so unless you’ve got some fetish for that stuff or you are morbidly curious, you may want to leave now. From this point on, it’s period talk time… --- ## [English money before decimalization](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/english-money-before-decimalization/642477)
**Author:** [@Bricker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bricker)\ **Replies:** 95\ **Last updated:** [December 4, 2012, 6:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/english-money-before-decimalization/642477 "2012-12-04T18:04:51Z")
Can someone give me a comprehensive list of the terms – both official and slang – for pre-decimal English money. Pence, half-crown, crown, pound, bob, quid, guinea, shilling – what else? What are they in relation to eac… --- ## [can you cancel out light in the same way noise cancelling headphones work?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-cancel-out-light-in-the-same-way-noise-cancelling-headphones-work/514146)
**Author:** [@coremelt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/coremelt)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [October 22, 2009, 12:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-cancel-out-light-in-the-same-way-noise-cancelling-headphones-work/514146 "2009-10-22T00:39:44Z")
Noise canceling headphones work by creating an audio wave with opposite phase to the noise you are hearing. Does this work for light? If so that would let you “project dark” which would be great for increasing contrast… --- ## [How many credit cards are too many?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-credit-cards-are-too-many/675885)
**Author:** [@drewtwo99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drewtwo99)\ **Replies:** 85\ **Last updated:** [December 15, 2013, 8:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-credit-cards-are-too-many/675885 "2013-12-15T20:12:47Z")
I have a metric buttload of credit cards. I don’t know why honestly. I’m only 27 and I’ve managed to accumulate several. Bank Of America - 3 different credit cards. Two of them didn’t start out as BoA cards but have bee… --- ## [Battlestar Galactica; "The Ties That Bind" 18 April '08 (open spoilers)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/battlestar-galactica-the-ties-that-bind-18-april-08-open-spoilers/445966)
**Author:** [@alphaboi867](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/alphaboi867)\ **Replies:** 278\ **Last updated:** [April 25, 2008, 3:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/battlestar-galactica-the-ties-that-bind-18-april-08-open-spoilers/445966 "2008-04-25T15:44:58Z")
It’s 10:00pm and nobody’s started a thread yet? Who doesn’t think Cally will die tonight? --- ## [Talk about some of the rotten things you did as a kid](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/talk-about-some-of-the-rotten-things-you-did-as-a-kid/579731)
**Author:** [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Replies:** 105\ **Last updated:** [May 14, 2011, 2:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/talk-about-some-of-the-rotten-things-you-did-as-a-kid/579731 "2011-05-14T14:56:06Z")
A buddy and I found a large vanity mirror that was being thrown away. It was a very sunny summer day, and we found that we could reflect the sun’s rays and redirect them for what seemed like a mile away. We saw the mailm… --- ## [Exercise: Describe Yourself in 20 Words or Less](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/exercise-describe-yourself-in-20-words-or-less/54334)
**Author:** [@eponymous](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/eponymous)\ **Replies:** 70\ **Last updated:** [February 17, 2001, 6:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/exercise-describe-yourself-in-20-words-or-less/54334 "2001-02-17T18:48:42Z")
Ground rules to make this a bit more challenging: You are to describe yourself in 20 words or less in sentence form. No acronyms are allowed, but hyphenated words are allowable. Use of commas, semi-colons, dashes, etc. … --- ## [Oklahoma, Texas, New Mexico state line oddity](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oklahoma-texas-new-mexico-state-line-oddity/531999)
**Author:** [@Desert\_Nomad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Desert_Nomad)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [September 8, 2017, 4:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oklahoma-texas-new-mexico-state-line-oddity/531999 "2017-09-08T04:00:26Z")
At the far western end of the Oklahoma panhandle, why does it not extend to the same longitude as the NM/TX border, but stops about 2 miles east of there? This causes NM to have a small “extension” of 2 miles to the eas… --- ## [Should aggressive dog breeds be banned?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-aggressive-dog-breeds-be-banned/52272)
**Author:** [@Avumede](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Avumede)\ **Replies:** 138\ **Last updated:** [February 7, 2001, 8:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-aggressive-dog-breeds-be-banned/52272 "2001-02-07T20:30:54Z")
This topic has been brought to mind because of the recent case of the San Francisco woman who was mauled outsider her apartment by two neighbor dogs of a notoriously aggressive breed. Back when I was staying in Trinidad… --- ## [Wow they really can't act!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wow-they-really-cant-act/430551)
**Author:** [@Kuboydal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kuboydal)\ **Replies:** 173\ **Last updated:** [January 6, 2008, 1:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wow-they-really-cant-act/430551 "2008-01-06T13:09:19Z")
Lindsay Lohan and a Prairie Home Companion. I’ve never seen her before or since, except in the grocery checkout line, but wow, was that just a target audience maneuver? --- ## [Married Dopers, do you keep separate finances from your SO?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/married-dopers-do-you-keep-separate-finances-from-your-so/575624)
**Author:** [@Enderw24](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Enderw24)\ **Replies:** 145\ **Last updated:** [March 25, 2011, 4:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/married-dopers-do-you-keep-separate-finances-from-your-so/575624 "2011-03-25T16:12:01Z")
I’m not talking about each person having a small account on the side for discretionary spending or as a holdover from pre-marriage times. I’m talking about NO shared bank account. Person A deposits into one bank account … --- ## [Do we swear more today?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-we-swear-more-today/547134)
**Author:** [@Sinisterniik](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sinisterniik)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [July 22, 2010, 6:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-we-swear-more-today/547134 "2010-07-22T18:12:36Z")
It’s well documented that we swear more in the media (meaning film, tv, and literature). It’s also well documented that we think we swear more today -at least in the U.S. But do we really swear more today than we used t… --- ## [Annoying police by remaining silent](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/annoying-police-by-remaining-silent/679076)
**Author:** [@Alpha\_Twit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alpha_Twit)\ **Replies:** 80\ **Last updated:** [January 30, 2014, 8:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/annoying-police-by-remaining-silent/679076 "2014-01-30T20:18:03Z")
I’m not looking for legal advice and all answers to my query are accepted as non-expert and non-binding. Hypothetical situation: You are brought into the local police station for questioning regarding a serious crime. I… --- ## [Why No Space Stations with Artificial (centrifugal) Gravity?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-no-space-stations-with-artificial-centrifugal-gravity/707956)
**Author:** [@cmyk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cmyk)\ **Replies:** 86\ **Last updated:** [January 13, 2015, 12:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-no-space-stations-with-artificial-centrifugal-gravity/707956 "2015-01-13T12:11:46Z")
The kinds we read in books and see in movies like 2001: ASO all the time: a moderate-sized, rotating ring, or torus really, that would keep the astronauts pinned to the curved “floor”. Is it too impractical to build and… --- ## [Mad-Men: 6.05 "The Flood" (open spoiler)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mad-men-6-05-the-flood-open-spoiler/656977)
**Author:** [@alphaboi867](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/alphaboi867)\ **Replies:** 126\ **Last updated:** [January 16, 2018, 6:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mad-men-6-05-the-flood-open-spoiler/656977 "2018-01-16T18:19:00Z")
\[QUOTE=AMC\] Peggy plans for the future; Roger woos a potential client. \[/QUOTE\] Looks like a Peggy centric episode. I wonder if we’ll ever get to see her interacting with Abe’s family. I’m sure they’re pleased as … --- ## [Chicken McNugget Ingredients Revealed](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chicken-mcnugget-ingredients-revealed/568343)
**Author:** [@Sparky812](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sparky812)\ **Replies:** 61\ **Last updated:** [January 24, 2011, 2:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chicken-mcnugget-ingredients-revealed/568343 "2011-01-24T02:30:29Z")
Finally, someone with some common sense has decided to reveal what is actually contained in McDonald’s Chicken McNuggets. Story here Will this bring an end to the fearmongering “health experts”, the e-mail chain letter… --- ## [A Criticism Of the Adverstisements in the Time Edition of February 22nd, 2010](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-criticism-of-the-adverstisements-in-the-time-edition-of-february-22nd-2010/528915)
**Author:** [@Qin\_Shi\_Huangdi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qin_Shi_Huangdi)\ **Replies:** 108\ **Last updated:** [February 19, 2010, 8:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-criticism-of-the-adverstisements-in-the-time-edition-of-february-22nd-2010/528915 "2010-02-19T08:20:08Z")
I subscribe to Time and when I got the new issue yesterday I read through it. Than near the end I saw an advertisement for the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue. Now I usually roll my eyes when people speak of the moral … --- ## [Master List](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/master-list/1214)
**Author:** [@Chrome\_Toaster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chrome_Toaster)\ **Replies:** 444\ **Last updated:** [May 26, 2000, 12:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/master-list/1214 "2000-05-26T12:39:31Z")
Is there a list of all of the SDMB members accessible anywhere? “A slightly altered view of the world…” Chrome Toaster --- ## [A very interesting MMP](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-very-interesting-mmp/533297)
**Author:** [@Sticks\_and\_Scones](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sticks_and_Scones)\ **Replies:** 307\ **Last updated:** [March 29, 2010, 10:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-very-interesting-mmp/533297 "2010-03-29T10:55:28Z")
:D:D Ok, GO! --- ## [Can someone explain to me this FIFA thingy?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-someone-explain-to-me-this-fifa-thingy/721076)
**Author:** [@XT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/XT)\ **Replies:** 132\ **Last updated:** [June 3, 2015, 3:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-someone-explain-to-me-this-fifa-thingy/721076 "2015-06-03T03:58:17Z")
So, I’ve been following the news on this FIFA scandal or whatever, and I saw the latest (CNN link, it plays a video so be warned), where Putin is telling the US to back off of ‘illegally persecuting people’ and was wonde… --- ## [Enlighten the newb: Who are the SDMB woo-woos who argue WELL?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/enlighten-the-newb-who-are-the-sdmb-woo-woos-who-argue-well/543760)
**Author:** [@Cyningablod](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cyningablod)\ **Replies:** 108\ **Last updated:** [June 23, 2010, 12:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/enlighten-the-newb-who-are-the-sdmb-woo-woos-who-argue-well/543760 "2010-06-23T00:59:37Z")
I’ve not been on SDMB that long and in fact, am still in the process of being housebroken. :smiley: I still have a lot of questions. One of them being, who are the resident SDMB woo-woos (religionists, mystics, creati… --- ## [Courage to Change: another bad AOC idea](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/courage-to-change-another-bad-aoc-idea/848326)
**Author:** [@dalej42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalej42)\ **Replies:** 168\ **Last updated:** [March 5, 2020, 10:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/courage-to-change-another-bad-aoc-idea/848326 "2020-03-05T22:45:49Z")
What a dumb idea from AOC, who hasn’t even completed a term in Congress. Perhaps AOC still lives in her bubble, but she should understand that it wasn’t the squad who flipped the House in 2018, it was reasonable Democr… --- ## [Ancient Aliens? Possible or bullshit?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ancient-aliens-possible-or-bullshit/659994)
**Author:** [@Beelzebubba](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beelzebubba)\ **Replies:** 88\ **Last updated:** [June 9, 2013, 5:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ancient-aliens-possible-or-bullshit/659994 "2013-06-09T05:39:52Z")
The program “Ancient Aliens” on H2 (History 2) explores the theories and possibility that alien beings could have been involved in ancient human history and development. Some of the evidence used to support certain theo… --- ## [Tell us about the time you were most frightened](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-us-about-the-time-you-were-most-frightened/375794)
**Author:** [@Dung\_Beetle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dung_Beetle)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [October 17, 2006, 1:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-us-about-the-time-you-were-most-frightened/375794 "2006-10-17T01:41:35Z")
This topic came up the other day when I was visiting with family, and my mom told this story: When she was about twenty years old, she was staying alone at her parents’ house while they were out of town, and she decided… --- ## [The 'Put it Back on the Menu, Dammit' thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-put-it-back-on-the-menu-dammit-thread/452202)
**Author:** [@El\_Kabong](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/El_Kabong)\ **Replies:** 181\ **Last updated:** [June 20, 2008, 10:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-put-it-back-on-the-menu-dammit-thread/452202 "2008-06-20T22:44:04Z")
This is the thread to lament, if one cares to, items that you love that have been taken off the menus of chain restaurants. For example: I know that many folks don’t care much for Denny’s, but there’s a very well-run on… --- ## [Someone breaks into your house with intent to do you harm. What are they met with?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/someone-breaks-into-your-house-with-intent-to-do-you-harm-what-are-they-met-with/489954)
**Author:** [@Idle\_Thoughts](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Idle_Thoughts)\ **Replies:** 166\ **Last updated:** [April 1, 2009, 12:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/someone-breaks-into-your-house-with-intent-to-do-you-harm-what-are-they-met-with/489954 "2009-04-01T00:30:16Z")
In terms of home defense, I mean? I don’t own any weapons, although I do have a nice butcher knife that might come in handy if I need to use self defense. Oh, and three cats, although they aren’t really the type to gou… --- ## [Will This Be The New Year MMP?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-this-be-the-new-year-mmp/776135)
**Author:** [@swampbear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/swampbear)\ **Replies:** 245\ **Last updated:** [January 9, 2017, 3:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-this-be-the-new-year-mmp/776135 "2017-01-09T03:39:08Z")
Good Mornin’ Y’all! Up and caffeinatin’. YAWN ‘Tis 64 Amurrkin out and rainy with a predicted high of 72 and rain for the day. It started rainin’ last night and looks like it’s been pretty steady. Right now it just quit … --- ## [Washing your hands after going into the bathroom.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/washing-your-hands-after-going-into-the-bathroom/661912)
**Author:** [@Caiterz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Caiterz)\ **Replies:** 88\ **Last updated:** [June 29, 2013, 1:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/washing-your-hands-after-going-into-the-bathroom/661912 "2013-06-29T13:51:29Z")
^ Yes i’ve read that. My fiancee and I have an issue. (We’ve been together for 4 years, lives together 3 of them and plan to be married soon) He wont wash his hands after using the bathroom. I have extreme paranoia a… --- ## [Jesus Camp: Evangelical Christians "taking back" America](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jesus-camp-evangelical-christians-taking-back-america/372118)
**Author:** [@B.Serum](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/B.Serum)\ **Replies:** 170\ **Last updated:** [November 11, 2006, 9:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jesus-camp-evangelical-christians-taking-back-america/372118 "2006-11-11T21:16:03Z")
Since 2000, I have seen a trend towards “conservative Christian” values in governmental policies. But I considered that as an inevitible pendulum swing of the way that America’s culture has always drifted back and forth … --- ## [Were novels ever really a great art form?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/were-novels-ever-really-a-great-art-form/758516)
**Author:** [@Aeschines](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aeschines)\ **Replies:** 156\ **Last updated:** [July 6, 2016, 1:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/were-novels-ever-really-a-great-art-form/758516 "2016-07-06T01:25:35Z")
In this article, Will Self says, The novel is dead (this time it’s for real) I have an elaborate theory about why the novel was never really a great art form, but I’m going to give you the TL;DR version, as I’m more in… --- ## [Are the French 'lazy'?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-the-french-lazy/652861)
**Author:** [@XT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/XT)\ **Replies:** 112\ **Last updated:** [March 20, 2013, 3:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-the-french-lazy/652861 "2013-03-20T15:49:41Z")
Apologies in advance, but I’m on travel atm so might not be able to post that much to the thread. I’ll try and get back as often as I can, and certainly I’ll be reading and following what I hope is a discussion on the a… --- ## [People wandering from Africa , affecting IQ?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/people-wandering-from-africa-affecting-iq/543753)
**Author:** [@scamartistry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/scamartistry)\ **Replies:** 88\ **Last updated:** [July 6, 2010, 7:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/people-wandering-from-africa-affecting-iq/543753 "2010-07-06T07:25:14Z")
In short: (i will post more cites if needed) the theory is simple: Since the early man emigrating from Africa. People went “first” to Europe, then after a long period ended up in the East-Asia. The longer people mig… --- ## [Sexuality: Choice or not, and does it matter?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sexuality-choice-or-not-and-does-it-matter/526190)
**Author:** [@Todderbob](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Todderbob)\ **Replies:** 130\ **Last updated:** [February 3, 2010, 10:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sexuality-choice-or-not-and-does-it-matter/526190 "2010-02-03T22:34:43Z")
Let me start off by saying that I’m not anti-gay. I support homosexual marriage, heterosexual marriage and even a few dozen types of polygamous marriage. No reason any form of love should be excluded. Often times, as … --- ## [Dachshund injury; can't move back legs.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dachshund-injury-cant-move-back-legs/491624)
**Author:** [@Ca3799](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ca3799)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [April 2, 2009, 6:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dachshund-injury-cant-move-back-legs/491624 "2009-04-02T18:26:00Z")
Brownie is 6 and not overweight. I’m familiar with dachshunds and their back problems, so have used theraband strips to block her from jumping of the bed, etc. We don’t have stairs. This morning, she was in the hallway … --- ## [Does space have mass?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-space-have-mass/607907)
**Author:** [@patrickharris](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/patrickharris)\ **Replies:** 66\ **Last updated:** [January 3, 2014, 10:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-space-have-mass/607907 "2014-01-03T22:42:21Z")
Dear Cecil: In my (so far) futile attempts to truly understand the mechanics of our beautiful universe, I can never get a satisfactory answer from astronomers, cosmologists, physicists, and other smart-guys about the na… --- ## [Most Stunning Miscasts Of All Time](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-stunning-miscasts-of-all-time/177644)
**Author:** [@Lemur866](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lemur866)\ **Replies:** 178\ **Last updated:** [May 31, 2003, 6:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-stunning-miscasts-of-all-time/177644 "2003-05-31T18:23:52Z")
What movies or TV shows have featured the most bizarre miscasts? I have to hold out for “The Conquerer”, starring John Wayne as Ghenghis Khan. The sound of John Wayne drawling out the bizarre psuedo-classical dialogue … --- ## [NFL Coaching carousel, who stays and who goes?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-coaching-carousel-who-stays-and-who-goes/677430)
**Author:** [@dalej42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalej42)\ **Replies:** 142\ **Last updated:** [February 11, 2014, 9:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-coaching-carousel-who-stays-and-who-goes/677430 "2014-02-11T21:25:27Z")
Tomorrow is Black Monday, when several NFL coaches are likely to be fired. Who do you think is likely to be fired? My guesses on the hot seat coaches. Mike Shanahan. Washington has been a circus, it’s time for a chan… --- ## [Mother-In-Law, Please Don't Cook For Me.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mother-in-law-please-dont-cook-for-me/126543)
**Author:** [@Cazzle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cazzle)\ **Replies:** 64\ **Last updated:** [May 20, 2003, 9:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mother-in-law-please-dont-cook-for-me/126543 "2003-05-20T21:09:11Z")
I am sick to death of my Mother-In-Law’s “cooking”. Tonight’s poor excuse for a meal featured the following: Lasagne Sausages Potato Salad (potatoes, boiled eggs and mayonaisse) Coleslaw Agh! I’ve been a part of thi… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=517&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=519&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)