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**Author:** [@AWB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AWB)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [May 18, 2010, 8:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mike-lablues-family-died-in-a-fire-where/539854 "2010-05-18T20:24:45Z")
A friend on Facebook posted this prayer request: Curious about this story, I did a Google seach, which usually finds a new source’s story. Instead, all I found were similar or exact prayer requests in blogs, Twitter, … --- ## [Who's received a speeding ticket on a freeway? How fast were you going?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whos-received-a-speeding-ticket-on-a-freeway-how-fast-were-you-going/550785)
**Author:** [@mhendo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mhendo)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [August 23, 2010, 11:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whos-received-a-speeding-ticket-on-a-freeway-how-fast-were-you-going/550785 "2010-08-23T23:16:20Z")
I ask the question because i’ve lived in Southern California for two years now and, like most other drivers, i spend most of my time on the freeways going 75-80 mph, despite the fact that the speed limit is 65. In this … --- ## [Has the SDMB community ever witnessed someone go insane?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-the-sdmb-community-ever-witnessed-someone-go-insane/686106)
**Author:** [@Sicks\_Ate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sicks_Ate)\ **Replies:** 111\ **Last updated:** [April 24, 2014, 1:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-the-sdmb-community-ever-witnessed-someone-go-insane/686106 "2014-04-24T01:36:03Z")
I can’t remember names, but every once in a while someone will mention a poster who was clearly very mentally disturbed. And there are posters who are open about their depression, Bi-polar disorder or other mental condit… --- ## [What's this sticker in my mailbox?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-this-sticker-in-my-mailbox/451504)
**Author:** [@FatBaldGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FatBaldGuy)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [June 7, 2008, 1:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-this-sticker-in-my-mailbox/451504 "2008-06-07T13:52:48Z")
About a week ago, a new sticker appeared on the inside of my mailbox door. It has the USPS logo on it, and it says “Managed Service Point” along with my address and a bar code. My WAG is that this is either a) somethi… --- ## [nonpolar, front and center](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nonpolar-front-and-center/262553)
**Author:** [@The\_Asbestos\_Mango](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Asbestos_Mango)\ **Replies:** 198\ **Last updated:** [September 6, 2004, 10:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nonpolar-front-and-center/262553 "2004-09-06T22:41:32Z")
OK, you’ve disgusted us with your descriptions of jacking off while surfing porn on the 'net and your descriptions of your diseased penis. You’ve offended us with your anti-Americanism and your praise of Hitler. Yet, th… --- ## [Mad Hatter -- "it's believed"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mad-hatter-its-believed/58244)
**Author:** [@argybarg](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/argybarg)\ **Replies:** 71\ **Last updated:** [September 1, 2001, 5:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mad-hatter-its-believed/58244 "2001-09-01T05:02:29Z")
http://www.straightdope.com/mailbag/mmadhatter.html “The origin of the phrase, it’s believed, is that hatters really did go mad.” It’s believed? It’s believed? Hasn’t the staff around here heard of sources? Research? I… --- ## [Prevent/remove scratches from rings](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/prevent-remove-scratches-from-rings/584174)
**Author:** [@AaronX](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AaronX)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [June 3, 2011, 4:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/prevent-remove-scratches-from-rings/584174 "2011-06-03T16:02:38Z")
How can I prevent scratches on a ring? Do they do case hardening? Can I get it tungsten carbide plated? I’m guessing I can send it to be polished to remove existing scratches. Does anyone know how much ring material is … --- ## [how do you get a dog to take tylosin tartrate?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-get-a-dog-to-take-tylosin-tartrate/611134)
**Author:** [@booklover](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/booklover)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [June 9, 2015, 7:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-get-a-dog-to-take-tylosin-tartrate/611134 "2015-06-09T19:18:39Z")
We took our dog to the emergency vet today due to a lovely combo of constipation combined with vomiting and bloody diarrhea. The upshot is that she’s got too much Clostridium in her stool and we were prescribed an anta… --- ## [Gotta pit- the cops.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gotta-pit-the-cops/480892)
**Author:** [@Stan\_Shmenge](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stan_Shmenge)\ **Replies:** 132\ **Last updated:** [January 18, 2009, 10:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gotta-pit-the-cops/480892 "2009-01-18T22:38:35Z")
I have now received the fifth ticket of my life. Let me tell y’all about them. All but one were bogus. First ticket- I was driving up Harbor Blvd., in Anaheim, CA. Probably 17, just got my driver’s license. Was in a li… --- ## [Wheel of Fortune / Hangman Game](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wheel-of-fortune-hangman-game/199612)
**Author:** [@Flamsterette\_X](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Flamsterette_X)\ **Replies:** 526\ **Last updated:** [November 5, 2003, 9:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wheel-of-fortune-hangman-game/199612 "2003-11-05T09:21:37Z")
I stole this game off another message board that I frequent. (as much as I can, despite the superimposition that invariably results on my home computer!) It basically works like Hangman or Wheel of Fortune. I’ll post a… --- ## [Origins of the slang word - Poontang?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/origins-of-the-slang-word-poontang/608427)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [January 5, 2012, 7:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/origins-of-the-slang-word-poontang/608427 "2012-01-05T19:40:17Z")
If you don’t know what it means. :stuck\_out\_tongue: Any information on its origins? Does Poon or tang mean anything in other languages? urbandictionary seems to think its Korean, but they aren’t exactly an academic … --- ## [Comcast Bastards](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/comcast-bastards/681248)
**Author:** [@CandidGamera](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CandidGamera)\ **Replies:** 84\ **Last updated:** [March 10, 2014, 2:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/comcast-bastards/681248 "2014-03-10T14:30:21Z")
They’re coming for my cable, internet, and phone. Please, please, for the love of all that is holy, let Congress nix this deal. Or whoever is responsible for approving these things. I like TimeWarner. I do not want to … --- ## [I’m from the government and I’m here with your MMP](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-m-from-the-government-and-i-m-here-with-your-mmp/424427)
**Author:** [@FairyChatMom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FairyChatMom)\ **Replies:** 378\ **Last updated:** [November 5, 2007, 4:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-m-from-the-government-and-i-m-here-with-your-mmp/424427 "2007-11-05T04:07:41Z")
Just to refresh your memories and put this in perspective, I’ve been a gummint employee since I was 19 when I enlisted in the Navy. I served on active duty for about 11½ years, and come December, I’ll have been a civili… --- ## [How to block a certain person on Facebook from seeing my updates without de-friending them?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-block-a-certain-person-on-facebook-from-seeing-my-updates-without-de-friending-them/583475)
**Author:** [@kwc27](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kwc27)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [May 28, 2011, 1:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-block-a-certain-person-on-facebook-from-seeing-my-updates-without-de-friending-them/583475 "2011-05-28T13:55:08Z")
I have an 80 year old great aunt who, bless her soul, really doesn’t understand the concept of the “like” button on Facebook. She “likes” EVERY SINGLE post, picture, comment, and otherwise I put on my profile. She even … --- ## [(Derogatory) Regional Stereotypes Around the Globe](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/derogatory-regional-stereotypes-around-the-globe/523538)
**Author:** [@KarlGauss](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KarlGauss)\ **Replies:** 80\ **Last updated:** [January 11, 2010, 9:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/derogatory-regional-stereotypes-around-the-globe/523538 "2010-01-11T21:34:23Z")
Although less commonly held than in the past , there is still in Canada a rather bigoted stereotype about people from the province of Newfoundland. Specifically, the prototypical “Newfie” is held to be ignorant, stupid, … --- ## [Ink Master](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ink-master/688405)
**Author:** [@crypto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/crypto)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [May 22, 2014, 8:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ink-master/688405 "2014-05-22T20:39:19Z")
Anyone watching this show? If there is already a thread, I apologize. The search function would not work for me and turned up nothing… A quick eye scan turned up nada, so I thought I’d start a thread just in case. --- ## [Ask the Psychiatrist](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-psychiatrist/612161)
**Author:** [@Purple\_Scottie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Purple_Scottie)\ **Replies:** 90\ **Last updated:** [February 14, 2012, 8:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-psychiatrist/612161 "2012-02-14T20:56:01Z")
Mandatory pre-post disclaimer: While I am a physician, I am not your physician, there is not a doctor-patient relationship, and I am not providing medical advice. Additionally, I will not post anything that may violate p… --- ## [Legal status of polygamy in the US - justification on other than moral grounds?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/legal-status-of-polygamy-in-the-us-justification-on-other-than-moral-grounds/694354)
**Author:** [@KarlGauss](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KarlGauss)\ **Replies:** 66\ **Last updated:** [August 4, 2014, 12:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/legal-status-of-polygamy-in-the-us-justification-on-other-than-moral-grounds/694354 "2014-08-04T00:50:11Z")
As far as I can tell from a (not exhaustive) Google search, polygamy remains illegal in the US. Recent appeals against bigamy laws in Utah succeeded only insofar as clarifying that simple cohabitation per se by multiple… --- ## [Islam cannot coexist with a peaceful world.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/islam-cannot-coexist-with-a-peaceful-world/580000)
**Author:** [@Sablicious](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sablicious)\ **Replies:** 94\ **Last updated:** [April 29, 2011, 10:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/islam-cannot-coexist-with-a-peaceful-world/580000 "2011-04-29T22:06:48Z")
Islam is the only true ‘way’ and all beliefs are effectively heresy that challenge / corrupt Islam itself; thus classified as blaspemy, punishable by, what’s more often than not, a barabrous death. Members of an Indones… --- ## [What is the Benghazi controversy?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-benghazi-controversy/641217)
**Author:** [@sweeteviljesus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sweeteviljesus)\ **Replies:** 61\ **Last updated:** [November 21, 2012, 4:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-benghazi-controversy/641217 "2012-11-21T16:54:32Z")
I don’t get exactly what the controversy is regarding the attack on the consolate in Libya? What exactly is the administration being accused of? Thanks, Rob --- ## [Genesis' 'Misunderstanding'/Zeppelin's 'Fool In The Rain'](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/genesis-misunderstanding-zeppelins-fool-in-the-rain/32702)
**Author:** [@Stephe96](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stephe96)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [September 16, 2024, 12:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/genesis-misunderstanding-zeppelins-fool-in-the-rain/32702 "2024-09-16T12:43:35Z")
OK. This just might be stretching the boundaries of ‘mundane’ and ‘pointless’ to the breaking point, but has anyone else beside me noticed the striking similarities between ‘Misunderstanding’ by Genesis and ‘Fool In The … --- ## [So Bob Ross. He's a good painter, but he sucks, right?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-bob-ross-hes-a-good-painter-but-he-sucks-right/842690)
**Author:** [@Happy\_Lendervedder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Happy_Lendervedder)\ **Replies:** 79\ **Last updated:** [August 25, 2021, 3:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-bob-ross-hes-a-good-painter-but-he-sucks-right/842690 "2021-08-25T15:38:43Z")
I remember catching Bob Ross on PBS when flipping channels back in the 90s, and being just mesmerized: by his hair, his voice, his application of Prussian Blue and Van Dyke Brown and Sap Green with a two-inch brush to m… --- ## [Is 48 Laws of power written by a psychopath?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-48-laws-of-power-written-by-a-psychopath/641676)
**Author:** [@Ryan\_Liam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ryan_Liam)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [November 27, 2012, 6:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-48-laws-of-power-written-by-a-psychopath/641676 "2012-11-27T18:15:46Z")
I showed it my girlfriend and she freaked out and seems to think so, I just thought it was something to use in an office environment/workplace. She said to me that it’s the dysfuntional environment that’s the problem, an… --- ## [Running is easier after the first mile...why?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/running-is-easier-after-the-first-mile-why/557840)
**Author:** [@Brown\_Eyed\_Girl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Brown_Eyed_Girl)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [October 22, 2010, 5:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/running-is-easier-after-the-first-mile-why/557840 "2010-10-22T05:19:28Z")
I’ve been doing Couch to 5K and I’m up to week 7 at which point I run for 25 minutes straight. My average pace is about 9:45/mile and I have completed 5K in about 31 minutes. I’ve noticed that every time I run, the firs… --- ## [Is "Ad Astra" bombing?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-ad-astra-bombing/840604)
**Author:** [@SlackerInc](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SlackerInc)\ **Replies:** 149\ **Last updated:** [December 27, 2019, 2:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-ad-astra-bombing/840604 "2019-12-27T14:07:29Z")
I went to the opening weekend Friday night 10pm showing, and there were literally four of us in the auditorium. Me, and a group of three guys. That doesn’t seem good, and I don’t see any thread about it here which compou… --- ## [I pit the liberal media. Just another day at the office,right?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-the-liberal-media-just-another-day-at-the-office-right/326595)
**Author:** [@Clothahump](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Clothahump)\ **Replies:** 165\ **Last updated:** [October 25, 2005, 6:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-the-liberal-media-just-another-day-at-the-office-right/326595 "2005-10-25T18:59:02Z")
Ok, let’s see what the top headlines are. From AP, Top Stories: Iraqis: Civilians Killed in U.S. Bombing - 15 minutes ago Tropical Storm Wilma Forms in Caribbean - 2 hours ago Israel Suspends Contacts With Palestin… --- ## [is it legal to have an opening prayer before a corporate meeting ?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-legal-to-have-an-opening-prayer-before-a-corporate-meeting/343410)
**Author:** [@mrrealtime](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mrrealtime)\ **Replies:** 64\ **Last updated:** [February 9, 2006, 8:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-legal-to-have-an-opening-prayer-before-a-corporate-meeting/343410 "2006-02-09T08:59:14Z")
I was recently at a corporate function of a publicly traded company to celebrate a recent aquisition, and they had an opening prayer (that happened to be overtly evangelical in nature), which lasted for about 3-4 minutes… --- ## [Will your children be gay?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-your-children-be-gay/209347)
**Author:** [@lissener](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lissener)\ **Replies:** 294\ **Last updated:** [November 4, 2003, 3:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-your-children-be-gay/209347 "2003-11-04T15:57:26Z")
To those of you who “disapprove” of homosexuality on religious grounds; or those who feel legal marriage should be reserved for male-female couples; or who feel homosexuals should have distinct legal status in regards … --- ## [Sinking the Black Ball on a break...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sinking-the-black-ball-on-a-break/29186)
**Author:** [@MadHatter](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MadHatter)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [August 15, 2000, 4:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sinking-the-black-ball-on-a-break/29186 "2000-08-15T16:14:19Z")
…in a pool game. Does this reuslt in a win for the person who broke? --- ## [The deepest circle of hell is reserved for busybody work snitches](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-deepest-circle-of-hell-is-reserved-for-busybody-work-snitches/353229)
**Author:** [@dmatsch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dmatsch)\ **Replies:** 173\ **Last updated:** [April 24, 2006, 7:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-deepest-circle-of-hell-is-reserved-for-busybody-work-snitches/353229 "2006-04-24T19:34:02Z")
Backround: I’m a programmer. I sit safely at a desk and am good at what I do and have a good work ethic. I have a serious deadline due for a project that grew WAY beyond original expectations, (but not the due date, n… --- ## [What was the Big Bang before it Banged?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-the-big-bang-before-it-banged/501099)
**Author:** [@jakesteele](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jakesteele)\ **Replies:** 61\ **Last updated:** [June 30, 2009, 12:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-the-big-bang-before-it-banged/501099 "2009-06-30T00:28:57Z")
As a thought experiment I like to try to visualize/comprend/apprehend, etc. things like what’ on the other side of a black hole and things like that. Lately I’ve been playing with the thought experiment of what happened… --- ## [And in goes Beto](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/and-in-goes-beto/831119)
**Author:** [@Jonathan\_Chance](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jonathan_Chance)\ **Replies:** 141\ **Last updated:** [November 5, 2019, 9:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/and-in-goes-beto/831119 "2019-11-05T09:48:22Z")
I figure this isn’t a real surprise, though honestly I wouldn’t be surprised if he hadn’t and shot for something else. His profile is certainly high enough after his Senate run. Still, what’s his angle here? I have … --- ## [Detecting Landlord Snooping In My Room!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/detecting-landlord-snooping-in-my-room/694976)
**Author:** [@BlueValley45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BlueValley45)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [February 20, 2025, 3:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/detecting-landlord-snooping-in-my-room/694976 "2025-02-20T03:12:15Z")
Hi Dopers . . I am told my landlord likes to snoop in the rented rooms in his house. I know of the taping the door to the door trim trick, the toothpick or bit of paper in the hinge side trick etc. . . and he does now b… --- ## [Hey Everybody! ZIMMY'S BACK!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-everybody-zimmys-back/698334)
**Author:** [@VinylTurnip](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/VinylTurnip)\ **Replies:** 87\ **Last updated:** [September 15, 2014, 6:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-everybody-zimmys-back/698334 "2014-09-15T18:18:07Z")
Road-ragin’ some dude, pulling the “do you know who I am?” card, and threatening to kill him, then showing up at the guy’s workplace two days later. (Allegedly.) Heh heh, that’s our Zimmy! \ --- ## ["10 Book Series So Addictive, You Never Want Them to End"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/10-book-series-so-addictive-you-never-want-them-to-end/674680)
**Author:** [@Maserschmidt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Maserschmidt)\ **Replies:** 85\ **Last updated:** [December 3, 2013, 9:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/10-book-series-so-addictive-you-never-want-them-to-end/674680 "2013-12-03T21:53:01Z")
I came across this article via StumbleUpon earlier this year, and I thought it would be fun to start working my way through these series, none of which I had read. Here’s the full list…I’m curious what you guys think … --- ## [How does the post office know if a stamp has been used?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-does-the-post-office-know-if-a-stamp-has-been-used/144136)
**Author:** [@Jayrot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jayrot)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [December 21, 2002, 10:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-does-the-post-office-know-if-a-stamp-has-been-used/144136 "2002-12-21T22:29:05Z")
\[sup\]OK, I know that cheating the post office out of money is illegal, so don’t do it! I’m not advocating it and please don’t get my thread closed! \[/sup\] When I mail a letter, I usually put some clear tape over the sta… --- ## [Is bird ownership ethical?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-bird-ownership-ethical/620769)
**Author:** [@CyclopticXander](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CyclopticXander)\ **Replies:** 82\ **Last updated:** [February 18, 2015, 5:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-bird-ownership-ethical/620769 "2015-02-18T17:43:55Z")
I’m really not sure how I feel about this one. I’m big on animal issues. I don’t eat them. I also love animals as pets and think that bonding with animals makes us better more empathetic humans. Birds as pets in smallis… --- ## [Why do burns hurt so much?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-burns-hurt-so-much/451039)
**Author:** [@Zsofia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zsofia)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [June 8, 2008, 2:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-burns-hurt-so-much/451039 "2008-06-08T14:34:25Z")
I’d imagine pretty much everybody would agree that a burn is the most painful common household injury around, particularly when it comes to the “inches to pain” measurement. A year or so ago I got a new dishwasher and b… --- ## [We're finally moving!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/were-finally-moving/488654)
**Author:** [@Liberal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Liberal)\ **Replies:** 118\ **Last updated:** [May 5, 2009, 3:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/were-finally-moving/488654 "2009-05-05T03:08:40Z")
My threads in MPSIMS usually drop off the front page within five minutes, and this will probably be no exception. But we were so excited about the news that we just had to share! Our new house is a wonderful place. It’s… --- ## [Stories of Snot (TMI)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stories-of-snot-tmi/231688)
**Author:** [@Jervoise](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jervoise)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [March 21, 2004, 5:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stories-of-snot-tmi/231688 "2004-03-21T17:44:23Z")
I have tonsillitis. Upon waking this morning, I staggered to the shower. Under the hot water, I blew my nose into the palm of my right hand. And blew, and blew. It felt like warm custard pouring from my nose. The en… --- ## [Culture War - Religious cannot win a debate so they start a war.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/culture-war-religious-cannot-win-a-debate-so-they-start-a-war/383864)
**Author:** [@Ammonius\_Saccus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ammonius_Saccus)\ **Replies:** 275\ **Last updated:** [December 29, 2006, 7:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/culture-war-religious-cannot-win-a-debate-so-they-start-a-war/383864 "2006-12-29T07:28:35Z")
First just let me say that I fully support people to hold their own individual beliefs on religion and even to even celebrate their religion in a public and community based manner. But how can the religious individuals … --- ## [McDonald's refill policy in America](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mcdonalds-refill-policy-in-america/104498)
**Author:** [@Schnitte](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Schnitte)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [April 22, 2002, 11:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mcdonalds-refill-policy-in-america/104498 "2002-04-22T23:03:03Z")
What’s the most fascinating thing for Germans when visiting America? Free refills. When a classmate of mine and I went to Arizona on a student exchange, this was one of the questions that has been much on our mind ever… --- ## [Neighborly needs.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/neighborly-needs/735832)
**Author:** [@Grrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrr)\ **Replies:** 141\ **Last updated:** [July 20, 2016, 11:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/neighborly-needs/735832 "2016-07-20T23:50:32Z")
The game: List something that you currently need in your home that you do not have that you could reasonably borrow from a neighbor. It could be anything from a cup of sugar, to a screwdriver, to a wine bottle opener. T… --- ## [The Unused User Name Repository](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-unused-user-name-repository/683032)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 125\ **Last updated:** [March 22, 2014, 5:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-unused-user-name-repository/683032 "2014-03-22T05:03:29Z")
Help stomp out thye "bob31355"s and the “JulieA416”, and help me come up with a list of interesting/colorful/insane user names for newbies to choose from. All contributions must follow the rules of the SDMB, and must n… --- ## [Three steps to the ban](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/three-steps-to-the-ban/603833)
**Author:** [@Measure\_for\_Measure](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Measure_for_Measure)\ **Replies:** 98\ **Last updated:** [December 8, 2011, 2:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/three-steps-to-the-ban/603833 "2011-12-08T02:15:12Z")
First you are warned. Then you are suspended. Then you are banned. Should we add additional intermediate steps? I perceive no injustice under the status quo, but I do question whether we could improve the board increment… --- ## [Why evolution by 'random chance' can't exist without the supernatural](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-evolution-by-random-chance-cant-exist-without-the-supernatural/774727)
**Author:** [@Calico\_Jack](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Calico_Jack)\ **Replies:** 113\ **Last updated:** [December 21, 2016, 9:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-evolution-by-random-chance-cant-exist-without-the-supernatural/774727 "2016-12-21T21:00:33Z")
The notion of evolution by “random chance” actually refutes atheistic materialism, and I’ll easily explain why: If nothing but the physical universe exists, and therefore in essence the universe is one giant machine, t… --- ## [Have I been Have you ever been "convicted for any violation(s) of law"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-i-been-have-you-ever-been-convicted-for-any-violation-s-of-law/531369)
**Author:** [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [March 14, 2010, 6:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-i-been-have-you-ever-been-convicted-for-any-violation-s-of-law/531369 "2010-03-14T18:20:40Z")
All disclaimers in space about “not holding anybody accountable for legal advice” or what not, but I’m hoping somebody with some experience in legalese or human resources policies can answer. I’m applying for a position… --- ## [Why do people steal laundry?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-people-steal-laundry/626160)
**Author:** [@dalej42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalej42)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [June 27, 2012, 7:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-people-steal-laundry/626160 "2012-06-27T19:03:30Z")
I live in a large high rise apartment complex in Chicago. Last night, I washed a load of new towels and then put them in the dryer. I fell asleep and the woke up this morning at 6 am and went to the laundry room to get t… --- ## [Test Subjects Wanted (clothing optional) Part II](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test-subjects-wanted-clothing-optional-part-ii/462152)
**Author:** [@Pixilated](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pixilated)\ **Replies:** 150\ **Last updated:** [January 1, 2009, 2:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test-subjects-wanted-clothing-optional-part-ii/462152 "2009-01-01T14:43:41Z")
For those of you who missed the free-for-all thread: I did some Tarot readings for some posters and after talking it over with my SO, I decided to do another thread for fun & practice. For those of you who posted on the… --- ## [Laptops are stupid and shitty. Why would anyone buy one?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/laptops-are-stupid-and-shitty-why-would-anyone-buy-one/430648)
**Author:** [@TLDRIDKJKLOLFTW](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TLDRIDKJKLOLFTW)\ **Replies:** 137\ **Last updated:** [December 23, 2007, 6:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/laptops-are-stupid-and-shitty-why-would-anyone-buy-one/430648 "2007-12-23T18:13:54Z")
This is the lamest pitting I’ll ever write, but I have to get it off my chest. Laptops are stupid. Even the best ones have crap performance due to all the little weird design and architecture compromises that they have … [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=538&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=540&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)