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**Author:** [@Drain\_Bead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Drain_Bead)\ **Replies:** 171\ **Last updated:** [September 8, 2008, 10:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/and-so-the-code-words-begin/462066 "2008-09-08T10:48:04Z")
Georgia Congressman refers to Obama as “uppity.” I’m just waiting for the day someone slips up and uses the N-word at this point. --- ## [40% of Top Gear viewers are women. Why?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/40-of-top-gear-viewers-are-women-why/644873)
**Author:** [@dropzone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dropzone)\ **Replies:** 64\ **Last updated:** [December 30, 2012, 10:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/40-of-top-gear-viewers-are-women-why/644873 "2012-12-30T22:10:20Z")
I heard that statistic in a 60 Minutes feature on the show. Now, I can understand the appeal for us guys: Hot cars, crappy cars (the best ones), and three blithering idiots set loose with them. We laugh at them and la… --- ## [What meals represent stereotypical indulgence/luxury at higher incomes or in non-US nations](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-meals-represent-stereotypical-indulgence-luxury-at-higher-incomes-or-in-non-us-nations/635643)
**Author:** [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Replies:** 63\ **Last updated:** [October 3, 2012, 6:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-meals-represent-stereotypical-indulgence-luxury-at-higher-incomes-or-in-non-us-nations/635643 "2012-10-03T06:32:52Z")
So I was thinking that for most people, at least in the US, surf and turf is considered to be the go to food to represent a luxury meal for people who aren’t wealthy. In the US that meal consists of a high quality steak … --- ## [Where The Hell Did This Piers Morgan Craziness Come From?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-the-hell-did-this-piers-morgan-craziness-come-from/568045)
**Author:** [@RickJay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RickJay)\ **Replies:** 80\ **Last updated:** [January 5, 2013, 4:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-the-hell-did-this-piers-morgan-craziness-come-from/568045 "2013-01-05T04:41:35Z")
I didn’t want to shit on the other thread. Seriously, until a month ago the name “Piers Morgan” meant nothing to me. Now he’s the goddamned Second Coming. I can’t look right or left without seeing some urgent report on… --- ## [Employees are 100% responsible for detecting underpayment of insurance?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/employees-are-100-responsible-for-detecting-underpayment-of-insurance/541327)
**Author:** [@statsman1982](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/statsman1982)\ **Replies:** 63\ **Last updated:** [June 2, 2010, 12:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/employees-are-100-responsible-for-detecting-underpayment-of-insurance/541327 "2010-06-02T00:55:09Z")
This is a serious question about the law as it pertains to Texas state employees. I’m only wondering if there is any basis in law for my idea that an employee, who has not misrepresented his information, should not be he… --- ## [What 6' tall bird did I just see in Madison?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-6-tall-bird-did-i-just-see-in-madison/636233)
**Author:** [@Boyo\_Jim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Boyo_Jim)\ **Replies:** 91\ **Last updated:** [August 15, 2014, 2:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-6-tall-bird-did-i-just-see-in-madison/636233 "2014-08-15T02:09:15Z")
I almost ran over a bird this morning – three birds together. This wasn’t out in the boonies, but in the middle of a mid-sized city in southern WI. They were about 6’ tall, very long legs, very long necks. Their bodie… --- ## [With Great Mustache Comes Great Responsibility](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/with-great-mustache-comes-great-responsibility/491711)
**Author:** [@Wile\_E](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wile_E)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [April 3, 2009, 6:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/with-great-mustache-comes-great-responsibility/491711 "2009-04-03T18:59:07Z")
Yes, it’s a Family Guy quote but this is about mustaches. Maybe this should be in IMHO but since it may involve celebrities I will put it here. What are some of the greatest mustaches of our time? Personally, I think To… --- ## [Amazing, idiotic things drivers do!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/amazing-idiotic-things-drivers-do/61764)
**Author:** [@dougie\_monty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dougie_monty)\ **Replies:** 115\ **Last updated:** [November 22, 2002, 3:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/amazing-idiotic-things-drivers-do/61764 "2002-11-22T03:07:03Z")
In San Francisco, in 1982, I was waiting at Beach and Hyde for the next cable car to roll down into the park for people to board at the turntable. There’s a STOP signal on Hyde so cars won’t cross the tracks when a cable… --- ## [We hate the Wii; what a piece of garbage, and a missed opportunity too.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/we-hate-the-wii-what-a-piece-of-garbage-and-a-missed-opportunity-too/486050)
**Author:** [@Freejooky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Freejooky)\ **Replies:** 139\ **Last updated:** [March 4, 2009, 12:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/we-hate-the-wii-what-a-piece-of-garbage-and-a-missed-opportunity-too/486050 "2009-03-04T00:21:39Z")
I’m a Wii owner, and I hate my Wii. I hope for this thread to be a Wii-bash thread where we all talk about what a toilet-circling piece of garbage the system is and how disappointed we are in it. I think that the Wii mi… --- ## [Just saw Gran Torino (spoilers)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-saw-gran-torino-spoilers/477942)
**Author:** [@Rainbowthief](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rainbowthief)\ **Replies:** 122\ **Last updated:** [November 24, 2009, 6:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-saw-gran-torino-spoilers/477942 "2009-11-24T18:04:55Z")
Like Million Dollar Baby, I think this will come out of nowhere to grab a ton of Oscar nominations. Eastwood is fntastic in it and the supporting cast, especially the Asian actors, are extremely convincing. I like the … --- ## [The Platypus and Evolution](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-platypus-and-evolution/610477)
**Author:** [@GeddyClaypoolBurton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GeddyClaypoolBurton)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [January 31, 2012, 8:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-platypus-and-evolution/610477 "2012-01-31T08:15:22Z")
I frequently do research on pseudoscience. One day, I was looking around a young-earth creationist website called AnswersinGenesis.org, perhaps some of you have heard of it. Anyway, I was watching the leader, one Ken Ham… --- ## [Worst Christmas gifts EVER!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worst-christmas-gifts-ever/602950)
**Author:** [@Lancia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lancia)\ **Replies:** 89\ **Last updated:** [November 18, 2011, 3:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worst-christmas-gifts-ever/602950 "2011-11-18T03:46:33Z")
Mentioned in another thread by voguevixen, so here it is: what are the stupidest, crappiest, thoughtless or offensive Christmas gifts you’ve ever recieved? My contribution: one year my parents gave me and my wife a Nurs… --- ## [NFL 2023: Wildcard Weekend](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-2023-wildcard-weekend/995866)
**Author:** [@Railer13](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Railer13)\ **Replies:** 353\ **Last updated:** [January 20, 2024, 5:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-2023-wildcard-weekend/995866 "2024-01-20T05:25:02Z")
Wildcard weekend is upon us. Two games on Saturday, three on Sunday, and the finale Monday night. As always, all lines taken from DraftKings. Times listed are Central time. Saturday: Browns @ Texans (+2.5) 3:30 pm, … --- ## ["Vegas Golden Knights" - Ha ha ha ha](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vegas-golden-knights-ha-ha-ha-ha/772888)
**Author:** [@RickJay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RickJay)\ **Replies:** 87\ **Last updated:** [December 31, 2016, 3:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vegas-golden-knights-ha-ha-ha-ha/772888 "2016-12-31T03:51:56Z")
The NHL has decided to add a 31st team in Las Vegas. They will be known, hilariously to my mind, as the “Vegas Golden Knights.” Note the absence of “La.” They’re just to be styled “Vegas.” Of course, this franchise … --- ## [Stupidest thing one of your teachers ever said or did?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupidest-thing-one-of-your-teachers-ever-said-or-did/68198)
**Author:** [@Ben](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ben)\ **Replies:** 147\ **Last updated:** [June 19, 2001, 11:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupidest-thing-one-of-your-teachers-ever-said-or-did/68198 "2001-06-19T11:42:17Z")
Back when I was 11 or 12 or so, I had a teacher who lectured us on the habits of the Jyla monster of the deserts of the American Southwest. One day this same teacher had us read a poem on sand in English class. The auth… --- ## [Ask the Los Angeles Native](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-los-angeles-native/464856)
**Author:** [@NAF1138](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NAF1138)\ **Replies:** 107\ **Last updated:** [September 27, 2008, 6:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-los-angeles-native/464856 "2008-09-27T06:19:59Z")
There have been a lot of location based Ask The… threads recently, and I figure I wanted to get on the bandwagon. :wink: This was actually inspired primarily by Boyo Jim’s silly Ask The American thread and a response fr… --- ## [bona fide - How in the HELL do you pronounce that, anyway?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bona-fide-how-in-the-hell-do-you-pronounce-that-anyway/274251)
**Author:** [@Loopydude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Loopydude)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [November 13, 2004, 7:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bona-fide-how-in-the-hell-do-you-pronounce-that-anyway/274251 "2004-11-13T19:15:56Z")
I used to say "bo-nah fide (rhymes with “tide”). Then I went to Ireland. First time bona fide came out of my mouth, nearly a half-dozen Irish youths collapsed beneath the table in laughter. “It’s bo-nah FEE-day, you b… --- ## [Mispronounced words and descriptions that drive you crazy](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mispronounced-words-and-descriptions-that-drive-you-crazy/824951)
**Author:** [@lingyi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lingyi)\ **Replies:** 209\ **Last updated:** [January 22, 2019, 1:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mispronounced-words-and-descriptions-that-drive-you-crazy/824951 "2019-01-22T01:28:27Z")
Inspired by a thread on another forum about proper way to pronounce certain videogame names in their original form. What mispronounced words and descriptions drive you crazy? Here’s the top of my list: No. 1 for me…car… --- ## [How many championships have "your teams" won since you started following them?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-championships-have-your-teams-won-since-you-started-following-them/685967)
**Author:** [@Moonchild](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Moonchild)\ **Replies:** 120\ **Last updated:** [July 23, 2014, 12:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-championships-have-your-teams-won-since-you-started-following-them/685967 "2014-07-23T00:39:21Z")
As a Lakers-Dodgers-Rams (L.A. only) & USC football fan, I probably have something of an embarrassment of riches by comparison to others: Dodgers (fan since 1971): 81, 88 Lakers (fan since 1980): 80, 82, 85, 87, 88, 00… --- ## [is it safe?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-safe/468621)
**Author:** [@samarm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/samarm)\ **Replies:** 102\ **Last updated:** [October 31, 2008, 11:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-safe/468621 "2008-10-31T23:25:27Z")
I’m thinking of cleaning my gnu. Got any tips?? --- ## [Widow's beloved mother-in-law asks her to disregard hubby's body-disposal wishes. Should she?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/widows-beloved-mother-in-law-asks-her-to-disregard-hubbys-body-disposal-wishes-should-she/556904)
**Author:** [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Replies:** 154\ **Last updated:** [October 24, 2010, 12:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/widows-beloved-mother-in-law-asks-her-to-disregard-hubbys-body-disposal-wishes-should-she/556904 "2010-10-24T00:32:27Z")
Skaldirimus trapped in a six-hour meeting that has not God! Damn! Thing! to do with his God! Damn! job, but which includes a LOT of PowerPoints presentations BEING READ ALOUD AND ALSO PRINTED OUT = a hypothetical thread … --- ## [Explain the ending of Dirk Gently's Detective Agency](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/explain-the-ending-of-dirk-gentlys-detective-agency/220361)
**Author:** [@Yumblie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yumblie)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [April 11, 2024, 3:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/explain-the-ending-of-dirk-gentlys-detective-agency/220361 "2024-04-11T15:04:57Z")
I’m not well read on Coleridge poetry, so I’m not sure exactly what happened at the end. From what I gather, Dirk interrupts Coleridge and prevents him from finishing the poem that inspired Michael to be possessed by th… --- ## [So how many partners is too many partners?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-how-many-partners-is-too-many-partners/511017)
**Author:** [@gurujulp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gurujulp)\ **Replies:** 172\ **Last updated:** [September 30, 2009, 7:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-how-many-partners-is-too-many-partners/511017 "2009-09-30T19:57:13Z")
From something that came up in a related thread- The whole how promiscuity is viewed being rather skewed, as in: He screwed every cheerleader in school. vs She slept with the whole football team. Some of the respons… --- ## [Since when is anti-Semitism a liberal idea?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/since-when-is-anti-semitism-a-liberal-idea/371339)
**Author:** [@FrantzJ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FrantzJ)\ **Replies:** 230\ **Last updated:** [December 19, 2006, 4:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/since-when-is-anti-semitism-a-liberal-idea/371339 "2006-12-19T16:20:35Z")
A couple weeks ago, I picked up a copy of Eat The State (Seattle area liberal newspaper). The cover said “free from influence by the Israeli lobby.” Ha, ha, ha, nice pun. The inside contained an article by Alexander C… --- ## ["Be sure to wash behind your ears!" WTF?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/be-sure-to-wash-behind-your-ears-wtf/488495)
**Author:** [@Stan\_Shmenge](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stan_Shmenge)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [January 27, 2013, 7:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/be-sure-to-wash-behind-your-ears-wtf/488495 "2013-01-27T19:03:37Z")
We have all heard the admonishment. Was there ever a scourge of dirt behind children’s ears? I never scrub my back, and have never developed a malignant fungus there, either! What is the purpose of this warning? --- ## [Joke with punchline: "what do you mean we, whiteman"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/joke-with-punchline-what-do-you-mean-we-whiteman/316973)
**Author:** [@DanBlather](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DanBlather)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [August 16, 2005, 1:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/joke-with-punchline-what-do-you-mean-we-whiteman/316973 "2005-08-16T01:07:27Z")
This is the latest place I saw this. What was the original joke with the punch line “what do you mean ‘we’ white man”? --- ## [Can Sloths Move Fast? (if they wanted to)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-sloths-move-fast-if-they-wanted-to/709323)
**Author:** [@Sir\_T-Cups](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sir_T-Cups)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [January 16, 2015, 11:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-sloths-move-fast-if-they-wanted-to/709323 "2015-01-16T23:57:08Z")
So on the Grantland NFL Podcast did a silly question of “Which animal could play QB with Peyton Manning’s Brain.” One of the guys said Sloth, because it would be funny. It’s funny because of the obvious thoguht of “wel… --- ## [How do I get the horsepower rating for other animals? (Elephants, Oxen, Mice, etc.)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-get-the-horsepower-rating-for-other-animals-elephants-oxen-mice-etc/496421)
**Author:** [@Ranchoth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ranchoth)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [May 15, 2009, 5:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-get-the-horsepower-rating-for-other-animals-elephants-oxen-mice-etc/496421 "2009-05-15T17:55:52Z")
…in the off chance that someone else has already done the calculations, or at least knows how they could be made, I thought I’d check here. How many horses does a hamster produce, anyway? And how good would my chances be… --- ## [Is there any truth to the stereotype that crazy women are good in bed?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-any-truth-to-the-stereotype-that-crazy-women-are-good-in-bed/632089)
**Author:** [@Diamonds02](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Diamonds02)\ **Replies:** 60\ **Last updated:** [September 4, 2012, 7:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-any-truth-to-the-stereotype-that-crazy-women-are-good-in-bed/632089 "2012-09-04T07:22:04Z")
I don’t have enough experience to weigh in on this. I do notice, however, that crazy women are more likely to have more sexual partners and talk about their exploits. I am curious if they are actually better in bed than… --- ## [Operation Overlord fails - now what ?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/operation-overlord-fails-now-what/594684)
**Author:** [@Kobal2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kobal2)\ **Replies:** 60\ **Last updated:** [September 6, 2011, 1:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/operation-overlord-fails-now-what/594684 "2011-09-06T01:45:30Z")
Pretty much as the title says. Let us arbitrarily assume that D-Day was a disaster, for whatever reason you might come up with - the beach defenses end up all being like Omaha’s, the Führer didn’t sleep so reserve tank … --- ## [Ashley Todd, you're a cumstain on humanity](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ashley-todd-youre-a-cumstain-on-humanity/469409)
**Author:** [@Equipoise](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Equipoise)\ **Replies:** 157\ **Last updated:** [October 30, 2008, 8:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ashley-todd-youre-a-cumstain-on-humanity/469409 "2008-10-30T20:32:42Z")
Fucking Republican bitch, volunteer for the McCain campaign, you tell the world you were attacked by a big black man who was only going to mug you, until he saw the McCain sticker on your car (or was it your McCain butto… --- ## [Right vs left Brain optical illusion](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/right-vs-left-brain-optical-illusion/422664)
**Author:** [@mr.jp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mr.jp)\ **Replies:** 186\ **Last updated:** [November 11, 2007, 3:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/right-vs-left-brain-optical-illusion/422664 "2007-11-11T03:58:14Z")
I found this animation, which supposedly is able to test whether you are dominantly right or left brained. I can’t find the research that supposedly backs up this claim. Could it be true? I’m sure that the right/left d… --- ## [I Pit People Who Drive Like Maniacs](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-people-who-drive-like-maniacs/592102)
**Author:** [@OneMissedPost](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OneMissedPost)\ **Replies:** 127\ **Last updated:** [August 12, 2011, 10:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-people-who-drive-like-maniacs/592102 "2011-08-12T22:06:27Z")
Seriously, I’m not sure what has been going on lately, but there have been a lot of people who have been driving like maniacs. I often wonder how these people ever got a license in the first place. I am constantly seei… --- ## [Trump Crowds vs Biden Crowds](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-crowds-vs-biden-crowds/924062)
**Author:** [@Sam\_Stone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sam_Stone)\ **Replies:** 238\ **Last updated:** [December 1, 2020, 3:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-crowds-vs-biden-crowds/924062 "2020-12-01T15:48:34Z")
Today CNN has a ‘Campaign in Pictures’ story which highlights the huge disparity in crowd sizes between Biden and Trump: The right wing Twitter folks have been posting things like this for a while - Trump driving down… --- ## [American Idol is back! 1/12-1/13 Audition shows](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-is-back-1-12-1-13-audition-shows/524653)
**Author:** [@Drain\_Bead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Drain_Bead)\ **Replies:** 119\ **Last updated:** [January 16, 2010, 5:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-is-back-1-12-1-13-audition-shows/524653 "2010-01-16T05:16:36Z")
Didn’t see a thread, so I figured I’d start one. Paula’s gone, and this is Simon’s last year. Will it still be the Idol we know and love? I’ll call it and say that they’re wanting someone female to win this year. AI … --- ## [C K Dexter Haven](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/c-k-dexter-haven/328187)
**Author:** [@Binarydrone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Binarydrone)\ **Replies:** 164\ **Last updated:** [November 4, 2005, 10:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/c-k-dexter-haven/328187 "2005-11-04T22:41:56Z")
I have to say that this sort of bothers me. I can intuit, based on the rest of the thread, that Wierddave was probably poking at lissner for his well know defense of either Starship Troopers of Showgirls, and I can furth… --- ## [Cost of having concrete poured](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cost-of-having-concrete-poured/649937)
**Author:** [@obbn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/obbn)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [February 12, 2013, 5:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cost-of-having-concrete-poured/649937 "2013-02-12T17:23:25Z")
Hello Everyone, I was hoping some of you could give me a guesstimate on the price of some concrete work. We need two parking pads on our property and we are trying to decide between having concrete poured or putting in … --- ## [Self defence for dummies](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/self-defence-for-dummies/565388)
**Author:** [@Mr.Kobayashi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Kobayashi)\ **Replies:** 95\ **Last updated:** [May 3, 2011, 5:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/self-defence-for-dummies/565388 "2011-05-03T17:50:40Z")
One for the martial arts aficionados, or anyone with a knowledge of self defence. In IMHO, as I doubt there’s a factual answer, but hope there’s something that comes kinda close. Ages ago I asked a q regarding how effec… --- ## [WRONG guy to pull a gun on, dumbass](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wrong-guy-to-pull-a-gun-on-dumbass/512789)
**Author:** [@Washoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Washoe)\ **Replies:** 95\ **Last updated:** [February 17, 2010, 5:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wrong-guy-to-pull-a-gun-on-dumbass/512789 "2010-02-17T17:30:20Z")
This is about as pointless and mundane as they come, but my life has been insufferably boring lately, so I’ll just toss it out there and share with anybody who happens to give a shit. I recently took a job as a shift man… --- ## [Scariest road you've ever driven on?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scariest-road-youve-ever-driven-on/524051)
**Author:** [@cjepson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cjepson)\ **Replies:** 114\ **Last updated:** [January 16, 2010, 4:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scariest-road-youve-ever-driven-on/524051 "2010-01-16T04:08:29Z")
A few years ago I was in California and had the occasion to drive several times between San Jose and Berkeley. I’m not sure which road I took – presumably either I-880 or US 101 – but it has stood out in my memory ever … --- ## [A Hammers and Chisels and Knees: Oh My! MMP (With Bonus Kitty Goodness!)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-hammers-and-chisels-and-knees-oh-my-mmp-with-bonus-kitty-goodness/394624)
**Author:** [@Mama\_Tiger](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mama_Tiger)\ **Replies:** 356\ **Last updated:** [March 12, 2007, 2:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-hammers-and-chisels-and-knees-oh-my-mmp-with-bonus-kitty-goodness/394624 "2007-03-12T02:33:30Z")
As most of you are aware, I got myself a brand-new bionic BioMet knee last Monday. Even though I’m not a morning person, I did think a reporting time to the hospital of 1:50 p.m. was a bit much, so Lapin Blanc\*\* and I w… --- ## [$100,000 in credit card debt. What to do?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/100-000-in-credit-card-debt-what-to-do/458487)
**Author:** [@magellan01](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/magellan01)\ **Replies:** 114\ **Last updated:** [September 17, 2008, 12:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/100-000-in-credit-card-debt-what-to-do/458487 "2008-09-17T00:36:29Z")
A cousin of mine has gotten herself into some serious debt. Evidently, she had been living rather large over the years, then lost her job and, thinking she’d get another pretty easily (at which she’d be making the very g… --- ## [I'm tired of women being discriminated against for healthcare](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-tired-of-women-being-discriminated-against-for-healthcare/398910)
**Author:** [@Ghanima](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ghanima)\ **Replies:** 221\ **Last updated:** [April 14, 2007, 7:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-tired-of-women-being-discriminated-against-for-healthcare/398910 "2007-04-14T19:32:14Z")
Today this lovely article came out, describing how women pay more than twice what men do on high-deductible health insurance plans “favored by many employers”. And in case you missed it, a court recently ruled that it w… --- ## [Most annoying misspellings](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-annoying-misspellings/531123)
**Author:** [@fuzzypickles](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fuzzypickles)\ **Replies:** 133\ **Last updated:** [March 8, 2010, 7:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-annoying-misspellings/531123 "2010-03-08T19:16:30Z")
“Bare with me.” Look, if you wanna get naked go right ahead, but please don’t ask me to join you. It’s still winter where I live. “I’m hungary.” I don’t understand – do you lack satiety? Or are you claiming to b… --- ## [I lied.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-lied/351027)
**Author:** [@Updike](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Updike)\ **Replies:** 130\ **Last updated:** [April 3, 2006, 3:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-lied/351027 "2006-04-03T15:39:56Z")
I am so sorry, and there’s no excuse. It won’t happen again. I’ll shut up now. --- ## [What was the first concert you attended?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-the-first-concert-you-attended/576298)
**Author:** [@Superdude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Superdude)\ **Replies:** 148\ **Last updated:** [April 10, 2011, 4:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-the-first-concert-you-attended/576298 "2011-04-10T16:47:54Z")
Mine’s kind of embarrassing. When I was in the 6th grade, my aunt took my older brother and myself to see Rick Springfield and Corey Hart. Louisville, KY. God, that had to have been over 25 years ago (I’m 38 now). C’… --- ## [Legality of Oral Sex in various countries](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/legality-of-oral-sex-in-various-countries/586898)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [March 27, 2018, 1:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/legality-of-oral-sex-in-various-countries/586898 "2018-03-27T13:16:52Z")
I recall as a teen that certain types of sex were considered illegal. Sodomy laws for example, are still on the books in many states. IIRC oral sex was also illegal in many (most??) U.S. states. Did this apply to both f… --- ## [Best way to make money out of $2000?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-way-to-make-money-out-of-2000/117888)
**Author:** [@xejkh](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/xejkh)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [July 11, 2002, 1:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-way-to-make-money-out-of-2000/117888 "2002-07-11T13:33:52Z")
Assume that I have $2000. (Well, I do have it). What would be the best way to make a profit out of this sum of money? This must be done through legal means - no smuggling, drugs, robbery or whatsoever. What kind of in… --- ## [Tennis skirt... for hiking?!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tennis-skirt-for-hiking/587265)
**Author:** [@Mauvaise](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mauvaise)\ **Replies:** 72\ **Last updated:** [July 8, 2011, 8:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tennis-skirt-for-hiking/587265 "2011-07-08T20:08:57Z")
I’m going on a hike this weekend and since it’s going to be in the 90’s I don’t want to wear long pants. My only shorts options are basketball-type shorts that aren’t the most attractive (but work for tennis just fine). … --- ## [What is the stupidest thing you've ever heard in a movie.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-stupidest-thing-youve-ever-heard-in-a-movie/714531)
**Author:** [@Biggirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biggirl)\ **Replies:** 94\ **Last updated:** [March 11, 2015, 2:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-stupidest-thing-youve-ever-heard-in-a-movie/714531 "2015-03-11T02:18:52Z")
I’m sure there has to be a thread just like this one but I wouldn’t know how to search for it. Some one utters a line so dumb, so inane that it takes you right out of the movie. What prompted this thread was Battle for L… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=541&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=543&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)