# Top **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=523&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:** 524 --- ## [Ax the person who's never going to ride in a car again](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ax-the-person-whos-never-going-to-ride-in-a-car-again/694557)
**Author:** [@Tom\_Tildrum](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tom_Tildrum)\ **Replies:** 63\ **Last updated:** [August 7, 2014, 2:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ax-the-person-whos-never-going-to-ride-in-a-car-again/694557 "2014-08-07T02:06:33Z")
When they say, “Live each day as if it might be your last,” this is the sort of thing they’re referring to. Flying ax, I-95 – oh, just go look at the picture. That poor passenger. Of all days, to be wearing white pant… --- ## [Sherlock January 15 2017 "The Final Problem" (open spoilers)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sherlock-january-15-2017-the-final-problem-open-spoilers/777270)
**Author:** [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Replies:** 122\ **Last updated:** [February 1, 2017, 4:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sherlock-january-15-2017-the-final-problem-open-spoilers/777270 "2017-02-01T16:24:54Z")
Aired in the UK, we await the American airing. Any thoughts? --- ## [Why is Football in America so very regimented?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-football-in-america-so-very-regimented/606992)
**Author:** [@Dennis\_Arthur\_PERRETT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dennis_Arthur_PERRETT)\ **Replies:** 101\ **Last updated:** [December 26, 2011, 7:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-football-in-america-so-very-regimented/606992 "2011-12-26T07:06:34Z")
Ever since the digital TV stations came to Australia I can now follow the footy, not only all year round, but different codes in different countries as well. At the moment I have been following the US footy and as of ye… --- ## [Alcoholism is a disease, but we really don't think so](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alcoholism-is-a-disease-but-we-really-dont-think-so/696822)
**Author:** [@UltraVires](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/UltraVires)\ **Replies:** 91\ **Last updated:** [September 1, 2014, 5:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alcoholism-is-a-disease-but-we-really-dont-think-so/696822 "2014-09-01T05:41:38Z")
So, we’ve all heard it said: Alcoholism is a disease. No different than cancer or diabetes, right? Then why does society almost never treat it that way? If someone gets 5 DUIs or tears up the town on a drunken rampag… --- ## [Best way to give money to people anonymously?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-way-to-give-money-to-people-anonymously/547777)
**Author:** [@jharvey963](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jharvey963)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [July 25, 2010, 4:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-way-to-give-money-to-people-anonymously/547777 "2010-07-25T04:26:31Z")
I couldn’t get all of the details in the subject, so here’s the idea: let’s say you have extra money and want to distribute it to people (probably family members), but: You don’t want anyone to know it is you giving it… --- ## [Actors always associated with two separate roles](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/actors-always-associated-with-two-separate-roles/553721)
**Author:** [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\ **Replies:** 155\ **Last updated:** [September 23, 2010, 11:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/actors-always-associated-with-two-separate-roles/553721 "2010-09-23T23:21:03Z")
Most actors either get typecasted or get associated with a single role (Hannibal Lecter anyone?) John Ritter use to say that if he got a Nobel Prize, as he walked up on stage to accept it they would play “Come and knock … --- ## [How did people actually live 50,000 - 100,000 years ago? Were there clans & tribes & language?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-did-people-actually-live-50-000-100-000-years-ago-were-there-clans-tribes-language/531653)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [March 11, 2010, 8:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-did-people-actually-live-50-000-100-000-years-ago-were-there-clans-tribes-language/531653 "2010-03-11T08:46:55Z")
I’m having trouble picturing life 50,000 - 100,000 years ago. Was it wandering tribes with complex interpersonal relationships as seen in the African Bushmen or Australian aborigines … or more “2001 - A Space Odyssey” st… --- ## [I have an I. P. Freely example, IRL!!!!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-an-i-p-freely-example-irl/680748)
**Author:** [@kambuckta](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kambuckta)\ **Replies:** 93\ **Last updated:** [February 18, 2014, 1:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-an-i-p-freely-example-irl/680748 "2014-02-18T13:13:56Z")
Well, not I. P. Freely exactly, but close enough. Was sorting out some boxes of old letters, memorabilia and kids school stuff tonight when I came across some school work of my son when he was in primary school (he’s 29… --- ## [Cheating: would a proactive confession differ at all from seeking forgiveness after being caught?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cheating-would-a-proactive-confession-differ-at-all-from-seeking-forgiveness-after-being-caught/689534)
**Author:** [@Ambivalid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ambivalid)\ **Replies:** 87\ **Last updated:** [June 1, 2014, 7:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cheating-would-a-proactive-confession-differ-at-all-from-seeking-forgiveness-after-being-caught/689534 "2014-06-01T19:01:23Z")
So let’s say that husband comes to wife, un-prompted/solicited, and admits to having sexual relations with another woman in the past (but during the marriage). He says that he is doing so because he loves and respects h… --- ## [Oh Midwest, what won't you turn into a salad](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oh-midwest-what-wont-you-turn-into-a-salad/493045)
**Author:** [@mattomic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mattomic)\ **Replies:** 110\ **Last updated:** [April 17, 2009, 8:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oh-midwest-what-wont-you-turn-into-a-salad/493045 "2009-04-17T20:20:26Z")
While browsing oddities on Wikipedia - a handy hobby for any bleary-eyed insomniac, surely - I came across something that gave me an immediate feeling of both desire and disgust. No, not the article on Britney Spears - a… --- ## [Which countries do open casket funerals](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-countries-do-open-casket-funerals/143251)
**Author:** [@amarone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/amarone)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [December 20, 2002, 10:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-countries-do-open-casket-funerals/143251 "2002-12-20T22:33:31Z")
Another thread in GQ asks a question related to open casket funerals. I’m from the UK and have never been to an open casket funderal and have never heard of one in the UK. They seem to be relatively common in the US, a… --- ## [Bathtub caulking keeps cracking](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bathtub-caulking-keeps-cracking/580763)
**Author:** [@BrandonR](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrandonR)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [May 5, 2011, 2:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bathtub-caulking-keeps-cracking/580763 "2011-05-05T14:31:50Z")
My apartment bathroom has an ongoing issue: the caulking where the tub meets up to the tiles keeps cracking. The bottom of the tub is pretty flexible and the gap in the crack gets noticable bigger when you step in and wa… --- ## [Britishisms](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/britishisms/281462)
**Author:** [@START](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/START)\ **Replies:** 248\ **Last updated:** [January 10, 2005, 7:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/britishisms/281462 "2005-01-10T19:18:01Z")
Instead of; Right away they say Straight away Sweaters they say Jumpers Vacation they say Holiday Friends they say Mates French Fries they say Chips Butt they say Bum --- ## [The Aesthetical Jesus, Part II](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-aesthetical-jesus-part-ii/497618)
**Author:** [@Liberal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Liberal)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [June 3, 2009, 3:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-aesthetical-jesus-part-ii/497618 "2009-06-03T03:16:47Z")
Particpants in this thread all accept the following premise for purposes of discussion: aesthetics is the evalution of worth. This premise was agreed upon in Part I. I politely request that no one particapate in this thr… --- ## [We don't talk about that here, thank you. House rule.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/we-dont-talk-about-that-here-thank-you-house-rule/624925)
**Author:** [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Replies:** 105\ **Last updated:** [June 20, 2012, 3:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/we-dont-talk-about-that-here-thank-you-house-rule/624925 "2012-06-20T03:55:50Z")
It is, of course, terribly silly to pretend that a given entry in a TV series, movie franchise, comic book run, or whatnot never happened. Why, even I refuse to do it any more, and I’m a nutjob. That said … there are st… --- ## [SDMB NFL Yardage Pool Competition 2014](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-nfl-yardage-pool-competition-2014/697349)
**Author:** [@SenorBeef](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SenorBeef)\ **Replies:** 125\ **Last updated:** [January 6, 2015, 7:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-nfl-yardage-pool-competition-2014/697349 "2015-01-06T19:45:17Z")
Here’s how it works: Every week you pick 3 players: One for passing yards, one for rushing, and one for receiving. You can only use each player once per year. At the end of the week, however many yards those 3 players i… --- ## [Ouch...possible illegal killing of an insurgent in Fallujah.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ouch-possible-illegal-killing-of-an-insurgent-in-fallujah/274985)
**Author:** [@XT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/XT)\ **Replies:** 275\ **Last updated:** [November 28, 2004, 2:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ouch-possible-illegal-killing-of-an-insurgent-in-fallujah/274985 "2004-11-28T02:27:47Z")
Yikes…just the kind of bad press the US doesn’t need. This story is unconfirmed btw, but I KNOW there will be a thead about it so I thought I’d get one started. Obviously a bad thing. Things like this happen in war u… --- ## [I might become a Navy CTN, any advice?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-might-become-a-navy-ctn-any-advice/710571)
**Author:** [@boffking](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/boffking)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [January 31, 2015, 6:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-might-become-a-navy-ctn-any-advice/710571 "2015-01-31T06:41:42Z")
I went into an Armed Forces Career Center yesterday, asking for advice on how to get a secret clearance so I could get a job in cybersecurity. They gave me a lot of information on the training program for CTN in the Nav… --- ## [Atheists, Explain Yourselves.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/atheists-explain-yourselves/582260)
**Author:** [@SSgtBaloo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SSgtBaloo)\ **Replies:** 124\ **Last updated:** [October 16, 2011, 2:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/atheists-explain-yourselves/582260 "2011-10-16T02:21:11Z")
The title might seem provocative, but the subject isn’t. Basically, I’m a Christian who has had many friends who were either atheist, agnostic, or at least subscribed to a different brand (paganism) than mine. I kind of … --- ## [How is OWS Supposed to Work?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-is-ows-supposed-to-work/602191)
**Author:** [@Hi\_Medlo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hi_Medlo)\ **Replies:** 98\ **Last updated:** [November 14, 2011, 5:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-is-ows-supposed-to-work/602191 "2011-11-14T17:48:53Z")
OK, I have a general understanding of what most of the Occupy protesters want. My question is, how is occupying some public place, closing businesses and ports, disrupting politicians speeches and so forth supposed to c… --- ## [Clinton v. Trump: Who would make the better POTUS?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/clinton-v-trump-who-would-make-the-better-potus/757031)
**Author:** [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)\ **Replies:** 128\ **Last updated:** [June 25, 2016, 2:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/clinton-v-trump-who-would-make-the-better-potus/757031 "2016-06-25T14:37:14Z")
This is not a horserace thread; predictions of election results do not belong here, we have other threads for that. Comments on how the candidates’ campaigns are going, their gaffes and zingers, coups and blunders, do n… --- ## [Is there a fictional character more popular than Sherlock Holmes?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-fictional-character-more-popular-than-sherlock-holmes/696211)
**Author:** [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Replies:** 76\ **Last updated:** [September 2, 2014, 9:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-fictional-character-more-popular-than-sherlock-holmes/696211 "2014-09-02T21:19:19Z")
Counting the numbers of different media where the character may have appeared, and the number of individual actors that may have portrayed him/her, and the span of time where the same character has been in popular cultur… --- ## [Who is genetically closer, father and son or brothers?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-genetically-closer-father-and-son-or-brothers/443820)
**Author:** [@diggleblop](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/diggleblop)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [April 7, 2008, 3:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-genetically-closer-father-and-son-or-brothers/443820 "2008-04-07T15:50:12Z")
I was just wondering for no particular reason. Am I genetically closer to my brother or to my son? Or is it the same? --- ## [Mad-Men: 6.09 "The Better Half" (open spoilers)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mad-men-6-09-the-better-half-open-spoilers/659435)
**Author:** [@alphaboi867](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/alphaboi867)\ **Replies:** 96\ **Last updated:** [June 6, 2013, 9:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mad-men-6-09-the-better-half-open-spoilers/659435 "2013-06-06T21:27:55Z")
\[QUOTE=AMC\] Roger is plagued by a recurring dream. \[/QUOTE\] I really hope tonight’s episode will be a lot better than last week’s. --- ## [Hosting a student from China - need answer fast!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hosting-a-student-from-china-need-answer-fast/725106)
**Author:** [@Mama\_Zappa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mama_Zappa)\ **Replies:** 99\ **Last updated:** [August 2, 2016, 3:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hosting-a-student-from-china-need-answer-fast/725106 "2016-08-02T03:36:36Z")
So late last week we wound up signing on to host a student from China for 3 weeks (Beijing, I believe). It’s through a summer program target at high-school-age students, and we’ve done similar things in the past. Of cou… --- ## [Selena Gomez - pretty girl but bowlegged](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/selena-gomez-pretty-girl-but-bowlegged/624720)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [February 26, 2017, 3:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/selena-gomez-pretty-girl-but-bowlegged/624720 "2017-02-26T15:18:17Z")
Selena Gomez is the newest hot actress coming out of Disney. I haven’t seen anything she’s acted in. That’ll change as she makes grown up movies. Not sure short, shorts are a good idea for anyone this bowlegged. It’s re… --- ## [Yogi Levitation, What physics need bent?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yogi-levitation-what-physics-need-bent/706501)
**Author:** [@ziggydsw](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ziggydsw)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [December 19, 2014, 3:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yogi-levitation-what-physics-need-bent/706501 "2014-12-19T15:00:44Z")
Let’s say Yogis could levitate… what rules would need to be adjusted in order to accommodate the avoidance of Gravity? --- ## [What happens to all the blow jobs after marriage?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happens-to-all-the-blow-jobs-after-marriage/36119)
**Author:** [@madd1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/madd1)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [February 3, 2014, 5:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happens-to-all-the-blow-jobs-after-marriage/36119 "2014-02-03T17:56:46Z")
What happens to all the blow jobs after marriage? Before marriage, all the time, no problem. After marriage…forget it, go away, and do not even bring it up. I’m talking about ‘completing’ the act. --- ## [losing weight, my fingers get thinner?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/losing-weight-my-fingers-get-thinner/423772)
**Author:** [@Spectre\_of\_Pithecanthropus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spectre_of_Pithecanthropus)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [October 24, 2007, 7:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/losing-weight-my-fingers-get-thinner/423772 "2007-10-24T19:26:11Z")
About three months ago we got a new boss. Since then I have lost about 9 pounds. (These facts are not unrelated, but that’s a subject for another thread.) Anyway, I just lost my wedding ring that I’ve worn for 11 ye… --- ## [What's with old people](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-with-old-people/503063)
**Author:** [@Frylock](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frylock)\ **Replies:** 152\ **Last updated:** [July 27, 2009, 2:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-with-old-people/503063 "2009-07-27T02:45:01Z")
who don’t know their information is 30 years out of date? Mother-in-Law to wife: “Oh come on. You can get a hired anywhere you want. You have a bachelor’s degree.” --- ## [How much are your condo fees, and what do they cover](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-are-your-condo-fees-and-what-do-they-cover/597519)
**Author:** [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [September 28, 2011, 12:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-are-your-condo-fees-and-what-do-they-cover/597519 "2011-09-28T00:12:59Z")
A lot of condos I’ve looked at are 100k or less. With a 20% down payment on a 100k condo and a 30 year mortgage the monthly payments should be \<$400 a month. But the fees seem all over the board. I’ve heard of fees as l… --- ## [McRib Mania!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mcrib-mania/559991)
**Author:** [@OnyxGold](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OnyxGold)\ **Replies:** 103\ **Last updated:** [November 16, 2013, 4:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mcrib-mania/559991 "2013-11-16T04:21:11Z")
I was at work one day and I met a McDonalds Executive. I asked her why the McRib Sandwich, albeit popular, remains a limited time item. If it’s so popular why not have it be a permanent item on the menu? Her response cam… --- ## [Is this practical joke salvageable?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-practical-joke-salvageable/423234)
**Author:** [@Otto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Otto)\ **Replies:** 100\ **Last updated:** [October 26, 2007, 5:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-practical-joke-salvageable/423234 "2007-10-26T17:01:12Z")
It’s a really lame joke, conceived in a moment of semi-drunkenness last night at a friend’s place and not at all well thought out. She has a change jar on her kitchen table. She’s had three $20s and a mound of change in … --- ## [TubaDiva, you've become a numbskull](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tubadiva-youve-become-a-numbskull/468150)
**Author:** [@Frank](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frank)\ **Replies:** 127\ **Last updated:** [October 19, 2008, 6:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tubadiva-youve-become-a-numbskull/468150 "2008-10-19T18:16:06Z")
placebo already pitted Rico about the closure of the originalthread. Rico agreed that he had made a mistake, and though he should have properly reopened the thread, he at least agreed that the OP could start a new thread… --- ## [Difference between a Sorcerer and a Wizard?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/difference-between-a-sorcerer-and-a-wizard/117879)
**Author:** [@Ranchoth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ranchoth)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [July 9, 2002, 2:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/difference-between-a-sorcerer-and-a-wizard/117879 "2002-07-09T02:57:00Z")
Well, my question is as the title says. IS there any difference between a “Sorcerer” and a “Wizard”? Besides the fact that “sorcerer” sounds cooler? And…is there a feminine version of “Wizard,” or is “Sorceress” the bes… --- ## [Christians, Muslims, & Jews: do adherents of the other faiths worship the same God that you do?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/christians-muslims-jews-do-adherents-of-the-other-faiths-worship-the-same-god-that-you-do/607000)
**Author:** [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Replies:** 112\ **Last updated:** [December 28, 2011, 2:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/christians-muslims-jews-do-adherents-of-the-other-faiths-worship-the-same-god-that-you-do/607000 "2011-12-28T02:31:13Z")
If not, what is the difference? If so, what makes your faith’s interpretation of that deity superior (if it is) to the other two? I’m not aiming to prove or disprove any thesis here. I just want to hear (well, read) wh… --- ## [Tell me about XM Sirius radio](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-about-xm-sirius-radio/661899)
**Author:** [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Replies:** 69\ **Last updated:** [August 31, 2013, 1:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-about-xm-sirius-radio/661899 "2013-08-31T13:37:14Z")
I rented a vehicle last week that had it, and I really liked it. I was driving out into and through the boonies, and it was great to have NPR the whole way. I went to the Sirius site and found it not at all clear, which… --- ## [Semi-obscure mid-90s Canadian rock bands](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/semi-obscure-mid-90s-canadian-rock-bands/450968)
**Author:** [@some\_white\_dude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/some_white_dude)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [May 9, 2012, 5:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/semi-obscure-mid-90s-canadian-rock-bands/450968 "2012-05-09T17:07:00Z")
As a teenager my preferred radio station was Windsor/Detroit’s 89X. I remember the station playing a decent amount of Canadian bands that seemed to otherwise go unnoticed in the states. I don’t listen to the station much… --- ## [We Gotta Have One, So This Is The MMP](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/we-gotta-have-one-so-this-is-the-mmp/581252)
**Author:** [@swampbear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/swampbear)\ **Replies:** 215\ **Last updated:** [May 16, 2011, 11:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/we-gotta-have-one-so-this-is-the-mmp/581252 "2011-05-16T11:43:10Z")
Plus, I’m all nice and stuff so I’ll start it. :smiley: Good Mornin’ Y’all! Up and caffienatin’. YAWN ‘Tis 67 Amurrkin out with a high around 92 predicted. This means, it’s officially tryin’ to be Summer heah. This is s… --- ## [Ladies, Whats So Special About Manolo Blahnick Shoes?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ladies-whats-so-special-about-manolo-blahnick-shoes/596878)
**Author:** [@ralph124c](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ralph124c)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [September 21, 2011, 6:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ladies-whats-so-special-about-manolo-blahnick-shoes/596878 "2011-09-21T18:27:52Z")
This high-fashion shoe brand seems to have no trouble selling everything they can make-even though they start at $600 and go on up? I fail to see what is so great about them. Plus-the rather strange name-is it a real … --- ## [What "old news" candidate would you like to see again?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-old-news-candidate-would-you-like-to-see-again/710530)
**Author:** [@adaher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/adaher)\ **Replies:** 103\ **Last updated:** [February 11, 2015, 7:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-old-news-candidate-would-you-like-to-see-again/710530 "2015-02-11T19:41:26Z")
With Mitt Romney in the news trying to run for President a third time, and with Hillary Clinton definitely trying a second time, it got me thinking about failed Presidential candidates who deserve another look from the p… --- ## [Big Brother - 2013. It's baaack!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/big-brother-2013-its-baaack/661373)
**Author:** [@randwill](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/randwill)\ **Replies:** 91\ **Last updated:** [September 16, 2013, 9:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/big-brother-2013-its-baaack/661373 "2013-09-16T21:23:03Z")
“Big Brother” returns to CBS on June 26th. Though I’ll hate myself for indulging, there goes three hours a week of my precious time. A couple of ‘twists’ have been announced here: http://insidetv.ew.com/2013/06/19/big-… --- ## [Joe Biden would be an ineffective president who would accomplish very little, if anything.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/joe-biden-would-be-an-ineffective-president-who-would-accomplish-very-little-if-anything/849102)
**Author:** [@2ManyTacos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/2ManyTacos)\ **Replies:** 178\ **Last updated:** [March 15, 2020, 10:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/joe-biden-would-be-an-ineffective-president-who-would-accomplish-very-little-if-anything/849102 "2020-03-15T10:32:13Z")
This is my biggest issue with Biden, & it has nothing to do with him being a squishy “moderate.” I fully recognize that his platform, such as it is, would make him the most leftwing president in history if he were to wi… --- ## [“Gunnar’s Wheels” needs you, Dopers!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gunnar-s-wheels-needs-you-dopers/784203)
**Author:** [@burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/burpo_the_wonder_mutt)\ **Replies:** 125\ **Last updated:** [December 11, 2018, 3:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gunnar-s-wheels-needs-you-dopers/784203 "2018-12-11T15:44:44Z")
\[Moderator approved for your dancing and dining pleasure.\] Gunnar’s Wheels \[\<–Facebook link\] is a non-profit, husband & wife team (Jason & Stephanie Parker) that — since Aug. 2016 — secures and provides wheelchairs for … --- ## [How do I help my Girlfriend with her depression](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-help-my-girlfriend-with-her-depression/650317)
**Author:** [@Ryan\_Liam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ryan_Liam)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [February 20, 2013, 4:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-help-my-girlfriend-with-her-depression/650317 "2013-02-20T04:15:33Z")
My girlfriend has depression, and she has had said numerous times that we should split up in her low points, and it’s very hard for me to listen sometimes to her wishing to die and just not wanting to do anything, it’s t… --- ## [The two meanings of gimp - which do you know?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-two-meanings-of-gimp-which-do-you-know/579925)
**Author:** [@Anaamika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anaamika)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [May 2, 2011, 6:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-two-meanings-of-gimp-which-do-you-know/579925 "2011-05-02T18:29:55Z")
This thread, “Are women gimpier than men?”, reminds me of something that always makes me pause and think: many, many people use the word “gimp” in a different manner than I am accustomed to. To me, “gimp” means the guy … --- ## [Things you're supposed to find sexy, but don't](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-youre-supposed-to-find-sexy-but-dont/448608)
**Author:** [@Licentious\_Ectomorph](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Licentious_Ectomorph)\ **Replies:** 174\ **Last updated:** [May 20, 2008, 3:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-youre-supposed-to-find-sexy-but-dont/448608 "2008-05-20T15:39:26Z")
As a response/companion to this thread. I’ll start: Tattoos. I hate them, hate them, HATE them. I know lots of people find them hot in an “Ooh, he must be a rebel!” kind of way, but I find them ridiculous, trashy and… --- ## [Matthew Perry from Friends dies, RIP](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/matthew-perry-from-friends-dies-rip/992250)
**Author:** [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Replies:** 200\ **Last updated:** [October 29, 2026, 2:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/matthew-perry-from-friends-dies-rip/992250 "2026-10-29T02:00:00Z")
Drowned. --- ## [Why isn't it a sin for Orthodox Jews to ask non-Jews to turn on lights?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-isnt-it-a-sin-for-orthodox-jews-to-ask-non-jews-to-turn-on-lights/677653)
**Author:** [@Tante\_Dillie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tante_Dillie)\ **Replies:** 90\ **Last updated:** [January 6, 2014, 9:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-isnt-it-a-sin-for-orthodox-jews-to-ask-non-jews-to-turn-on-lights/677653 "2014-01-06T21:33:15Z")
My family, Christians, have on occasion been asked by orthodox Jewish neighbors to turn on/off their lights, stoves and other mechanical devices. We are happy to comply as we like our neighbors. However, if it is a sin … --- ## [Spiritual folk: Is praying for someone to die acceptable?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spiritual-folk-is-praying-for-someone-to-die-acceptable/593587)
**Author:** [@Sudden\_Kestrel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sudden_Kestrel)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [March 26, 2014, 10:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spiritual-folk-is-praying-for-someone-to-die-acceptable/593587 "2014-03-26T10:29:34Z")
OK, I’m not optimistic that this will stay in IMHO long, but I’m starting it here because I actually want opinions rather than argument. I’m sure the mods will move it if it gets out of hand, but can’t we all just get al… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=522&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=524&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)