# Top **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=531&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:** 532 --- ## [The Notorious Indiana Bill Just Signed Into Law--Other States Have It?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-notorious-indiana-bill-just-signed-into-law-other-states-have-it/716109)
**Author:** [@Frylock](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frylock)\ **Replies:** 94\ **Last updated:** [April 3, 2015, 2:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-notorious-indiana-bill-just-signed-into-law-other-states-have-it/716109 "2015-04-03T14:18:51Z")
The bill was modeled after the federal Religious Freedom Restoration Act, but on NPR this morning a reporter casually mentioned in passing that twentysomething other states have passed “the law”, i.e., a state version of… --- ## [Who is the bigger jerk?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-the-bigger-jerk/646807)
**Author:** [@Irishman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Irishman)\ **Replies:** 91\ **Last updated:** [January 13, 2013, 1:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-the-bigger-jerk/646807 "2013-01-13T01:32:38Z")
Went to a movie. At the end, I’m watching the credits roll, and got to enjoy a new drama unfold in the seats. Guy from my row goes past muttering to his date. I’m not clear what about, but then he strolls back in to g… --- ## [Why didn't trump ban countries that actually committed terrorist attacks that resulted in US deaths?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-didnt-trump-ban-countries-that-actually-committed-terrorist-attacks-that-resulted-in-us-deaths/778599)
**Author:** [@Barack\_Obama](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Barack_Obama)\ **Replies:** 105\ **Last updated:** [February 15, 2017, 2:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-didnt-trump-ban-countries-that-actually-committed-terrorist-attacks-that-resulted-in-us-deaths/778599 "2017-02-15T14:36:34Z")
Why didn’t he ban muslims from Saudi arabia, egypt, or even pakistan? This makes literally no sense, is it completely politically-ignorant driven? On the basis that people believe folks from these countries are terrorist… --- ## [Can those brilliant professor types really look at those long ass equations on the whiteboard?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-those-brilliant-professor-types-really-look-at-those-long-ass-equations-on-the-whiteboard/663742)
**Author:** [@Grrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrr)\ **Replies:** 67\ **Last updated:** [September 3, 2016, 2:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-those-brilliant-professor-types-really-look-at-those-long-ass-equations-on-the-whiteboard/663742 "2016-09-03T14:38:32Z")
Okay, I know I probably need to step away from the TV. You know how in those (usually) sci-fi flicks, you’ll have some nutty genius looking at a giant whiteboard filled with one singular large equation? And they just so… --- ## [The Lies of Sam Harris](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-lies-of-sam-harris/487748)
**Author:** [@ITR\_champion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ITR_champion)\ **Replies:** 125\ **Last updated:** [March 9, 2009, 5:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-lies-of-sam-harris/487748 "2009-03-09T17:29:41Z")
Another Doper has asked me for a thread exposing the malicious lies that Sam Harris tells about Christians. Well, seek and ye shall find. Unfortunately the lies that Mr. Harris tells are too numerous to list and debunk… --- ## [I have absolutely no pregnancy-dar or how my small business is going to crash and burn](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-absolutely-no-pregnancy-dar-or-how-my-small-business-is-going-to-crash-and-burn/711189)
**Author:** [@psychobunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychobunny)\ **Replies:** 108\ **Last updated:** [September 14, 2015, 10:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-absolutely-no-pregnancy-dar-or-how-my-small-business-is-going-to-crash-and-burn/711189 "2015-09-14T22:47:49Z")
I can’t believe I did it again! I finally found a decent employee who has been here for a month and is almost up to speed and now she let me know that she’s 3 months pregnant. It’s a little better than the last time whe… --- ## [How to live long-term on a million dollars](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-live-long-term-on-a-million-dollars/632760)
**Author:** [@Palo\_Verde](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Palo_Verde)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [August 30, 2012, 4:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-live-long-term-on-a-million-dollars/632760 "2012-08-30T04:00:01Z")
Your twice-removed great-aunt Flo, who you never even knew about, just died and left you exactly one million dollars. It is your goal to live on this money for the next 50 years without having a job. What would you do … --- ## [Songs About Clothes?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-about-clothes/431195)
**Author:** [@Sir\_Rhosis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sir_Rhosis)\ **Replies:** 139\ **Last updated:** [August 6, 2016, 9:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-about-clothes/431195 "2016-08-06T09:40:44Z")
So, I’m really bored and this is truly the most trivial thing I’ve ever posted. Name songs that center around clothes, or mention clothes prominently. Got to thinking of it as I listened to Mary Chapin Carpenter’s nost… --- ## [Looks like I may be adopting this little furry bundle of squee.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looks-like-i-may-be-adopting-this-little-furry-bundle-of-squee/705180)
**Author:** [@leftfield6](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/leftfield6)\ **Replies:** 84\ **Last updated:** [February 24, 2015, 2:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looks-like-i-may-be-adopting-this-little-furry-bundle-of-squee/705180 "2015-02-24T02:10:47Z")
Pretty sure, if all the moving parts line up, that I’m going to be adopting this little furry ball of cute dogness this weekend. So there. Say she is not absolutely adorable, I dare you. :):slight\_smile: --- ## [Most obviously surgically enhanced actors/actresses](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-obviously-surgically-enhanced-actors-actresses/324694)
**Author:** [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Replies:** 64\ **Last updated:** [October 27, 2005, 3:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-obviously-surgically-enhanced-actors-actresses/324694 "2005-10-27T15:24:08Z")
I watched the show Medium this evening. The producers made the odd choice of casting Patricia Arquette as the lead character until such time as they can find a regular actress (at least I assume that’s what they’re doin… --- ## [Unkown car registered at my address - should I be concerned?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unkown-car-registered-at-my-address-should-i-be-concerned/580683)
**Author:** [@BigDadWolf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BigDadWolf)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [May 5, 2011, 12:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unkown-car-registered-at-my-address-should-i-be-concerned/580683 "2011-05-05T12:42:57Z")
I was getting online quotes for auto insurance and, after providing some information like name and address, was shown a list of vehicles registered at my address. My wife’s van is listed and my truck is shown which is al… --- ## [So, what do think Ted Cruz's "Big Announcement" is going to be?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-what-do-think-ted-cruzs-big-announcement-is-going-to-be/753256)
**Author:** [@67java89](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/67java89)\ **Replies:** 128\ **Last updated:** [April 29, 2016, 2:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-what-do-think-ted-cruzs-big-announcement-is-going-to-be/753256 "2016-04-29T02:28:56Z")
I think he’s going to announce his wife is pregnant. Any other guesses? --- ## [Actors who got their "start" on Twilight Zone](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/actors-who-got-their-start-on-twilight-zone/608058)
**Author:** [@Mangosteen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mangosteen)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [January 6, 2012, 12:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/actors-who-got-their-start-on-twilight-zone/608058 "2012-01-06T00:38:32Z")
It might not have been their very first paid acting experience, but it seems that quite a few actors and actresses appeared on Twilight Zone before they became famous. Somehow Rod Serling seemed to have an ability to cas… --- ## [The big three Automakers throw themselvels under the bus.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-big-three-automakers-throw-themselvels-under-the-bus/473913)
**Author:** [@gravitycrash](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gravitycrash)\ **Replies:** 140\ **Last updated:** [December 4, 2008, 1:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-big-three-automakers-throw-themselvels-under-the-bus/473913 "2008-12-04T13:51:00Z")
Who in the hell pays for these morons salaries in the first place? Coming to Washington on private corporate jets asking for 25 Billion, nobody ever thought that this might be a bad idea? What the hell. They are deservi… --- ## [Would modern tactics have ended World War II quicker?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-modern-tactics-have-ended-world-war-ii-quicker/709275)
**Author:** [@Mr.Kobayashi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Kobayashi)\ **Replies:** 67\ **Last updated:** [January 14, 2015, 10:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-modern-tactics-have-ended-world-war-ii-quicker/709275 "2015-01-14T22:08:35Z")
A spin off from this thread, on the same question applied to the first installment of the Weltkrieg. Consensus was - no, modern strategy and tactics would have a hard time adapting to World War I conditions. So let’s tu… --- ## [The "new" Arby's "Roastburger"--w.t.f.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-new-arbys-roastburger-w-t-f/488850)
**Author:** [@Indygrrl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Indygrrl)\ **Replies:** 81\ **Last updated:** [March 15, 2009, 7:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-new-arbys-roastburger-w-t-f/488850 "2009-03-15T19:28:38Z")
\[lame rant\] Um, is this not just a regular roast beef with toppings? It’s not innovative or different, just the same ol shit with a very subtle difference. And it’s not even good…at 12:30 pm when everything should be … --- ## [Do American states have the most iconic shapes of any national subdivisions?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-american-states-have-the-most-iconic-shapes-of-any-national-subdivisions/729845)
**Author:** [@buddha\_david](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/buddha_david)\ **Replies:** 103\ **Last updated:** [March 19, 2016, 3:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-american-states-have-the-most-iconic-shapes-of-any-national-subdivisions/729845 "2016-03-19T15:58:40Z")
I love the way American states are shaped. Each one is unique, has character, and can be readily identified from silhouette – Texas, for example, is immediately distinguishable from Montana, or Virginia, or any other st… --- ## [Is this offensive, or am I too sensitive?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-offensive-or-am-i-too-sensitive/619907)
**Author:** [@DivineComedienne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DivineComedienne)\ **Replies:** 82\ **Last updated:** [May 2, 2012, 9:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-offensive-or-am-i-too-sensitive/619907 "2012-05-02T09:25:30Z")
Every spring, my son’s school holds a show in which the entire school participates. Each grade is assigned a country, and the kids do a short singing performance (and sometimes dancing) of songs that represent that count… --- ## [How far can you go in Physics without Maths?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-far-can-you-go-in-physics-without-maths/587425)
**Author:** [@scruffycat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/scruffycat)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [July 2, 2011, 12:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-far-can-you-go-in-physics-without-maths/587425 "2011-07-02T12:03:11Z")
I love physics, I love the ideas behind it and this forum has been especially enlightening to me over the few short months I have been on it. As a very quick example a thread threads like http://boards.straightdope.com/s… --- ## [Jan 6 NYC Dopefest: Official Countdown(Linked! Don't Delete!)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jan-6-nyc-dopefest-official-countdown-linked-dont-delete/45929)
**Author:** [@Billdo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Billdo)\ **Replies:** 324\ **Last updated:** [January 9, 2001, 11:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jan-6-nyc-dopefest-official-countdown-linked-dont-delete/45929 "2001-01-09T23:35:32Z")
In the spirit of the official countdown to a prior NYC dopefest, I hereby present the: OFFICIAL COUNTDOWN TO NYC DOPEFEST VI: CHAOS AT CHUMLEY’S Three Weeks and counting When: January 6, 2001. 6:00 p.m. Eastern Stand… --- ## [Baseball bleachers torn down after ruling that girls softball team's seats must be equal](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baseball-bleachers-torn-down-after-ruling-that-girls-softball-teams-seats-must-be-equal/685051)
**Author:** [@Terr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Terr)\ **Replies:** 105\ **Last updated:** [April 3, 2014, 6:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baseball-bleachers-torn-down-after-ruling-that-girls-softball-teams-seats-must-be-equal/685051 "2014-04-03T18:53:08Z")
A new set of seating is being torn down outside the Plymouth Wildcats varsity boys’ baseball field, not long before the season begins, because the fields for boys’ and girls’ athletics must be equal. A group of parent… --- ## [what american girls think about Middle eastern men?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-american-girls-think-about-middle-eastern-men/635434)
**Author:** [@Loveforever](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Loveforever)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [September 27, 2012, 1:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-american-girls-think-about-middle-eastern-men/635434 "2012-09-27T01:35:44Z")
Do American Girls like to date middle eastern men? --- ## [If you could click your fingers and make all religions instantly disappear, would you?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-could-click-your-fingers-and-make-all-religions-instantly-disappear-would-you/692310)
**Author:** [@scoots](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/scoots)\ **Replies:** 101\ **Last updated:** [July 8, 2014, 12:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-could-click-your-fingers-and-make-all-religions-instantly-disappear-would-you/692310 "2014-07-08T12:31:16Z")
I was watching The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse in which Richard Dawkins, Daniel Dennett, Christopher Hitchens and Sam Harris discuss religion and one of the questions raised was whether, if they could, they would mak… --- ## [Is the "Aboot Canada, eh?" accent associated with a particular region?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-aboot-canada-eh-accent-associated-with-a-particular-region/548346)
**Author:** [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [August 1, 2010, 6:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-aboot-canada-eh-accent-associated-with-a-particular-region/548346 "2010-08-01T18:34:37Z")
Is the stereotypical Canadian accent- the most famous parts probably being aboot and eh- used in South Park episodes and Rick Moranis/Dave Thomas and by comedians- associated with a particular region of Canada? And do y… --- ## [How to get rid of a bee nest](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-get-rid-of-a-bee-nest/543982)
**Author:** [@Palo\_Verde](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Palo_Verde)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [June 22, 2010, 11:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-get-rid-of-a-bee-nest/543982 "2010-06-22T23:12:34Z")
My neighbors are out of town for an extended period and are paying my children to take care of their chickens. When the kids went over there they noticed a swarm of bees near the gate they have to go through. I took a … --- ## [Is it legal to hold your staff personally accountable for mistakes they make on the job?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-legal-to-hold-your-staff-personally-accountable-for-mistakes-they-make-on-the-job/526107)
**Author:** [@The\_Great\_Philosopher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Great_Philosopher)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [January 28, 2010, 10:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-legal-to-hold-your-staff-personally-accountable-for-mistakes-they-make-on-the-job/526107 "2010-01-28T22:36:58Z")
If you run a small company (or even a large one) and one of your staff makes a mistake and accidentally transfers $100 from a company account to the wrong recipient, is it legal to deduct $100 from that staff member’s wa… --- ## [Trump threatens to move GOP convention from NC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-threatens-to-move-gop-convention-from-nc/854440)
**Author:** [@Bijou\_Drains](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bijou_Drains)\ **Replies:** 180\ **Last updated:** [August 2, 2020, 12:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-threatens-to-move-gop-convention-from-nc/854440 "2020-08-02T12:49:55Z")
As someone who lives here, can I help pay to have it moved? He would be more happy in Alabama, OK, South Dakota, etc. --- ## [F-14, F-15, F-16, F-18..which one should I have in a dogfight?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/f-14-f-15-f-16-f-18-which-one-should-i-have-in-a-dogfight/170663)
**Author:** [@Marine\_One](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marine_One)\ **Replies:** 68\ **Last updated:** [April 30, 2003, 3:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/f-14-f-15-f-16-f-18-which-one-should-i-have-in-a-dogfight/170663 "2003-04-30T15:07:14Z")
…with guns only, no missiles. Against anything that is currently flying. My wild guess is: F-15, F-16, F-18, F-14 And where is the MiG 29 in this group? --- ## [What did George Lucas do right in the prequels?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-did-george-lucas-do-right-in-the-prequels/565085)
**Author:** [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Replies:** 114\ **Last updated:** [December 29, 2010, 11:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-did-george-lucas-do-right-in-the-prequels/565085 "2010-12-29T11:57:51Z")
I hate the prequels to Star Wars(although Episode III has a few moments). My question, though, is about what it good about the prequels. What things were successful despite Lucas? I know most of these aren’t things Luca… --- ## [Cafe Society](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cafe-society/413426)
**Author:** [@Small\_British\_Shop\_Owner](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Small_British_Shop_Owner)\ **Replies:** 187\ **Last updated:** [August 2, 2007, 3:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cafe-society/413426 "2007-08-02T15:30:20Z")
This isn’t a pitting, it’s just an observation put in the pit, because I think it is the correct place to put it according to the categories. Cafe Society is pretty… low brow? Isn’t it? I just think it’s a bit disappoin… --- ## [Planning a US Thanksgiving dinner for the first time - how much food?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/planning-a-us-thanksgiving-dinner-for-the-first-time-how-much-food/561433)
**Author:** [@SecondJudith](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SecondJudith)\ **Replies:** 108\ **Last updated:** [December 1, 2010, 3:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/planning-a-us-thanksgiving-dinner-for-the-first-time-how-much-food/561433 "2010-12-01T15:33:22Z")
Last week my US American husband decided he wanted to do a Thanksgiving dinner at our house, and since I’d never had one before and thought they looked like fun, I agreed. We asked a few friends over, and estimate we hav… --- ## [Political Correctness ruining the US (or at least the holidays?)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/political-correctness-ruining-the-us-or-at-least-the-holidays/674371)
**Author:** [@crypto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/crypto)\ **Replies:** 101\ **Last updated:** [November 28, 2013, 12:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/political-correctness-ruining-the-us-or-at-least-the-holidays/674371 "2013-11-28T00:09:20Z")
After seeing Annie-Xmas’ Pit Threadabout being called racist for asking some young black folks to give up their seat made me wonder if being PC has twisted the minds of everyone in the US to look for a way to be a “victi… --- ## [So what movies made you cry?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-what-movies-made-you-cry/634235)
**Author:** [@Hottius\_Maximus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hottius_Maximus)\ **Replies:** 141\ **Last updated:** [October 16, 2012, 3:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-what-movies-made-you-cry/634235 "2012-10-16T03:42:36Z")
I’m pushing 50 and I’m not ashamed to say that there are nine films that I cried in: As a child: “Pinocchio” (when he drowns saving Gepetto from Monstro the Whale) “Gunga Din” (as an adult too) 24 Eyes" (A Japanese … --- ## [Anybody have a typewriter?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-have-a-typewriter/684500)
**Author:** [@Spiderman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spiderman)\ **Replies:** 60\ **Last updated:** [April 1, 2014, 2:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-have-a-typewriter/684500 "2014-04-01T02:36:23Z")
I need to fill out a state form, the instructions are as follows: Really? Print out the form & type your answers? Then fax it in? I wouldn’t even know where to find a typewriter anymore; faxes are few & far between… --- ## [Windshield Wiper Fluid... and the assholes who use it](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/windshield-wiper-fluid-and-the-assholes-who-use-it/177689)
**Author:** [@macabresoul](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/macabresoul)\ **Replies:** 216\ **Last updated:** [May 30, 2003, 2:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/windshield-wiper-fluid-and-the-assholes-who-use-it/177689 "2003-05-30T14:55:09Z")
So there i am, driving down PCH minding my own business. When this assnozzle in front of me turns on his windshield wiper fluid shit and spews his gunky ass water all over my fucking hood. Look you dickrag, see all tha… --- ## [What would make a finger turn white for a couple of minutes without apparent cause?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-make-a-finger-turn-white-for-a-couple-of-minutes-without-apparent-cause/602683)
**Author:** [@Napier](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Napier)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [November 17, 2011, 2:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-make-a-finger-turn-white-for-a-couple-of-minutes-without-apparent-cause/602683 "2011-11-17T02:47:15Z")
This is a medical question but it’s about somebody else. I can’t go to a doctor to get somebody else’s finger fixed, obviously. But it has me wondering now. About 5 times now over the last couple of months, one of her f… --- ## [Characters who have changed race from book to movie](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/characters-who-have-changed-race-from-book-to-movie/482244)
**Author:** [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Replies:** 100\ **Last updated:** [February 4, 2009, 9:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/characters-who-have-changed-race-from-book-to-movie/482244 "2009-02-04T21:02:10Z")
I just finished reading Neil Gaiman’s novel Anansi Boys (one of his better ones imo). For those not familiar, a very brief intro without spoilers: Fat Charlie Nancy is a 30 year old English guy (who is not fat- childho… --- ## [Males of all persuasions: When did your beard stop getting thicker?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/males-of-all-persuasions-when-did-your-beard-stop-getting-thicker/375813)
**Author:** [@Dervorin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dervorin)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [October 10, 2006, 4:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/males-of-all-persuasions-when-did-your-beard-stop-getting-thicker/375813 "2006-10-10T16:32:49Z")
I suppose women can answer too, if they are so inclined. :dubious: Anyway, I’m 26, and, as Calvin put it, I seem to be cursed with a thin beard. Not that this bothers me overly; in fact it’s very useful, because I can … --- ## [Japanese Nipples of Fury?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/japanese-nipples-of-fury/191188)
**Author:** [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [August 2, 2003, 4:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/japanese-nipples-of-fury/191188 "2003-08-02T04:00:24Z")
I was just watching “Fist of Fury”, a badly dubbed old Bruce Lee film. In one scene, Bruce bursts into a room where the two men who killed his teacher are conspiring. Via the camera, he looks at one man’s nipples and s… --- ## [Parents who won't discipline their children because they're afraid of CPS](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/parents-who-wont-discipline-their-children-because-theyre-afraid-of-cps/677954)
**Author:** [@nearwildheaven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nearwildheaven)\ **Replies:** 70\ **Last updated:** [February 6, 2014, 5:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/parents-who-wont-discipline-their-children-because-theyre-afraid-of-cps/677954 "2014-02-06T17:01:22Z")
CPS = child protective services, if you don’t know. Do these people really exist? I keep hearing and reading about them, and can’t think of ANYONE who got CPS called on them for what turned out to be legitimate discipl… --- ## [Is this article a joke (Samantha Brick: I'm hated because I'm beautiful)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-article-a-joke-samantha-brick-im-hated-because-im-beautiful/617852)
**Author:** [@RickJay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RickJay)\ **Replies:** 99\ **Last updated:** [April 15, 2012, 5:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-article-a-joke-samantha-brick-im-hated-because-im-beautiful/617852 "2012-04-15T17:33:22Z")
This article is much linked to on Facebook and has gotten, as you might imagine, thousands of negative comments: I can’t decide if it’s serious or not. Arguments For It Being A Joke: Samantha Brick, if that’s who … --- ## [Greatest Hits By (Not the lead singer)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/greatest-hits-by-not-the-lead-singer/676601)
**Author:** [@Dale\_Sams](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dale_Sams)\ **Replies:** 94\ **Last updated:** [January 11, 2014, 10:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/greatest-hits-by-not-the-lead-singer/676601 "2014-01-11T10:32:51Z")
Ever heard a song and when you find out who the band is, you say…“Huh? Who is singing?” Examples: “Dirty Work” by Steely Dan “Don’t Want to Wait Anymore” by The Tubes “Any Other Day” by The Police would be an example… --- ## [What in the hell is the point of having Monster Energy Drink stickers (yes, stickerS) on your car?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-in-the-hell-is-the-point-of-having-monster-energy-drink-stickers-yes-stickers-on-your-car/582705)
**Author:** [@Argent\_Towers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Argent_Towers)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [April 3, 2014, 8:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-in-the-hell-is-the-point-of-having-monster-energy-drink-stickers-yes-stickers-on-your-car/582705 "2014-04-03T20:31:24Z")
Near where I live, there is a car with what might be the lamest stickers I have ever seen on it. Three different Monster Energy Drink stickers (looks like this), one large bumper sticker and a small “M” on the back and t… --- ## [Pressing Scientific Issue: Do Pump-Caps Preserve Soda Fizz?, Part II](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pressing-scientific-issue-do-pump-caps-preserve-soda-fizz-part-ii/168380)
**Author:** [@Measure\_for\_Measure](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Measure_for_Measure)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [November 21, 2016, 2:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pressing-scientific-issue-do-pump-caps-preserve-soda-fizz-part-ii/168380 "2016-11-21T02:12:46Z")
There is a device called Fizz-Keeper, which allows the user to pump compressed air into soda bottles, thereby allegedly “preserving the fizz”. I am curious about this item’s effectiveness. A recent thread discussed thi… --- ## [eliminating factory farms: impossible or just diffiicult?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eliminating-factory-farms-impossible-or-just-diffiicult/716688)
**Author:** [@sbunny8](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sbunny8)\ **Replies:** 81\ **Last updated:** [April 20, 2015, 9:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eliminating-factory-farms-impossible-or-just-diffiicult/716688 "2015-04-20T21:44:08Z")
Cecil makes a strong argument that, while giving up meat would certainly free up lots of resources, it would be difficult to convince people to give up meat willingly. But difficult doesn’t equate to impossible. Consid… --- ## [Arby's is back!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/arbys-is-back/671410)
**Author:** [@ralph124c](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ralph124c)\ **Replies:** 73\ **Last updated:** [January 27, 2014, 12:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/arbys-is-back/671410 "2014-01-27T00:02:06Z")
I saw several TV ads-they are now saying that they use real meat (smoked brisket)! I remember when they served something resembling vulcanized rubber. Has anyone had a sandwich at the NEW Arbies? Is it good? --- ## [Is there a logical method in composing palindromes?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-logical-method-in-composing-palindromes/697562)
**Author:** [@Duke\_of\_York](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Duke_of_York)\ **Replies:** 60\ **Last updated:** [September 12, 2014, 8:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-logical-method-in-composing-palindromes/697562 "2014-09-12T20:37:48Z")
My brain hurts just trying to compose a 2 or three word palindrome, but some people manage to make them a couple of pages long. Do they start off from the beginning, like you would a letter?, or do they work from each … --- ## [Anthony Bourdain takes Alton Brown to a strip club](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anthony-bourdain-takes-alton-brown-to-a-strip-club/647971)
**Author:** [@Fear\_Itself](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fear_Itself)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [January 25, 2013, 9:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anthony-bourdain-takes-alton-brown-to-a-strip-club/647971 "2013-01-25T21:41:56Z")
Anybody else catch Bourdain’s show, The Layover in Atlanta? Alton Brown takes him to a couple of high end restaurants, then Bourdain takes Brown to a strip club featuring older performers. It was hilarious. Bourdain i… --- ## [Meet Pinguin](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/meet-pinguin/577881)
**Author:** [@even\_sven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/even_sven)\ **Replies:** 106\ **Last updated:** [May 1, 2011, 4:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/meet-pinguin/577881 "2011-05-01T16:10:17Z")
Our new Africa troll. How droll. --- ## [Vetbridge's Obligation to Recognize Veterinary Ethics](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vetbridges-obligation-to-recognize-veterinary-ethics/357497)
**Author:** [@Zoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zoe)\ **Replies:** 160\ **Last updated:** [May 24, 2006, 2:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vetbridges-obligation-to-recognize-veterinary-ethics/357497 "2006-05-24T02:48:53Z")
This is intended as a mild pitting even thought it’s a little long. I realize that there is much that I don’t know about veterinary medicine, the ethics of that profession, and of vetbridge personally including gender. … [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=530&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=532&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)