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**Author:** [@ducati](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ducati)\ **Replies:** 90\ **Last updated:** [September 9, 2013, 9:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hell-officially-scared-out-of-me/668102 "2013-09-09T21:02:13Z")
I’m home alone. Doors locked, alarm on. Standard day. From the basement, I hear a voice upstairs. Then more. Shit. :eek: The alarm didn’t go off and the dogs aren’t barking. Luckily, I have things available to me… --- ## [I Pit the Entire BBQ Pit Community](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-the-entire-bbq-pit-community/552161)
**Author:** [@Gangster\_Octopus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gangster_Octopus)\ **Replies:** 125\ **Last updated:** [September 2, 2010, 4:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-the-entire-bbq-pit-community/552161 "2010-09-02T16:17:05Z")
That’s right. All of you MFers! Why? For engaging and debating Rand Rover as if anything rational can come from his other side. It is a complete waste of time. I suggest when Rand Rover posts something infuriatingly … --- ## [Objects in pop culture that are bigger on the inside](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/objects-in-pop-culture-that-are-bigger-on-the-inside/689595)
**Author:** [@Don\_Draper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Don_Draper)\ **Replies:** 131\ **Last updated:** [October 29, 2014, 8:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/objects-in-pop-culture-that-are-bigger-on-the-inside/689595 "2014-10-29T20:42:32Z")
Of course, the most obvious one is the TARDIS from “Doctor Who.” But there’s also Mary Poppins’ Carpet Bag. There is also Snoopy’s doghouse which was supposed to be a veritable palace as soon as you got past the humble … --- ## [Delusional parasitosis](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/delusional-parasitosis/312154)
**Author:** [@Ever\_Hopeful](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ever_Hopeful)\ **Replies:** 113\ **Last updated:** [November 1, 2012, 12:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/delusional-parasitosis/312154 "2012-11-01T12:10:31Z")
In response to this column: http://www.straightdope.com/columns/000623.html For some photos of my delusions, including a video, and text questioning the way this diagnosis is currently applied, please see my website: w… --- ## [I Pit the K-E Diet for (Stupid) Brides](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-the-k-e-diet-for-stupid-brides/619595)
**Author:** [@Broomstick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Broomstick)\ **Replies:** 113\ **Last updated:** [April 26, 2012, 2:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-the-k-e-diet-for-stupid-brides/619595 "2012-04-26T14:34:04Z")
Here is a link to this new “fad” - women wanting to lose weight for their weddings undergo a “minor” medical procedure so they get their daily calories shot through their nose instead of eating like a sane, normal human … --- ## [New deadbolt won't turn with the key](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-deadbolt-wont-turn-with-the-key/558192)
**Author:** [@sparky\_1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sparky_1)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [October 25, 2010, 5:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-deadbolt-wont-turn-with-the-key/558192 "2010-10-25T05:46:32Z")
I replaced my deadbolt about two months ago. All of a sudden it will no longer turn by using the key. It still turns freely if using the interior lever. Also, the key goes in fine, but will not turn. I’ve tried 2 keys w… --- ## [Girlfriend ranting (longer than I had originally thought)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/girlfriend-ranting-longer-than-i-had-originally-thought/129282)
**Author:** [@NPavelka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NPavelka)\ **Replies:** 187\ **Last updated:** [October 9, 2002, 5:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/girlfriend-ranting-longer-than-i-had-originally-thought/129282 "2002-10-09T05:19:28Z")
Ok, speaking as a guy I have no idea if I’m even “allowed” to be upset over this. I went out with my girlfriend and her friend last night, her friend has known her for years and I have been datting this woman for about … --- ## [What is the best music video you've ever seen?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-best-music-video-youve-ever-seen/751544)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 111\ **Last updated:** [April 15, 2016, 2:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-best-music-video-youve-ever-seen/751544 "2016-04-15T14:31:57Z")
After cringing through some of the gawdawful examples given in this thread about bad music videos, I thought it would be nice to take the other extreme. What, in your opinion, is the best music video you’ve ever seen, w… --- ## [Favorite glasses - a beverage-ish MMP](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-glasses-a-beverage-ish-mmp/614805)
**Author:** [@FairyChatMom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FairyChatMom)\ **Replies:** 178\ **Last updated:** [March 12, 2012, 10:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-glasses-a-beverage-ish-mmp/614805 "2012-03-12T10:00:03Z")
Yesterday, I broke one of the last of my favorite glasses. I started out with a dozen over 20 years ago, and now I just have 4. I got them at Albertson’s for a quarter each - they were the remainders of a glassware pro… --- ## [Ginormous Bee?!?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ginormous-bee/494754)
**Author:** [@TruCelt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TruCelt)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [May 1, 2009, 3:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ginormous-bee/494754 "2009-05-01T15:57:37Z")
An absolute mega-creature was buzzing around my home last night. \[shudder\] I captured it and gave it a good shot of Raid - it’s now waiting in a jar for identification by the exterminator tomorrow. This bee-like creat… --- ## [Cleavage at church wedding](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cleavage-at-church-wedding/618217)
**Author:** [@etv78](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/etv78)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [April 11, 2012, 1:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cleavage-at-church-wedding/618217 "2012-04-11T01:36:57Z")
I don’t know if I learned this as a young adult, or pulled outta my arse, but I thought it was frowned upon for a bride to show cleavage if she was marrying in a house of worship. (I’m Catholic FWIW) --- ## [What is The Jew's Ear Juice? Chinese translation wanted.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-jews-ear-juice-chinese-translation-wanted/538563)
**Author:** [@GilaB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GilaB)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [May 10, 2010, 7:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-jews-ear-juice-chinese-translation-wanted/538563 "2010-05-10T07:36:13Z")
As part of a piece on Chinglish (poor translations of Chinese into English), the New York Times had a slide show of some excellent examples of the form. One of them was of cans of a beverage whose English name is The Je… --- ## [Who lived at this address? The Game.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-lived-at-this-address-the-game/463730)
**Author:** [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Replies:** 98\ **Last updated:** [September 19, 2008, 8:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-lived-at-this-address-the-game/463730 "2008-09-19T20:32:35Z")
Rules are simple: answer the most famous real or fictional resident of a real or fictional address and leave another address in return. No using addresses such as 1600 Pennsylvania Ave or 10 Downing St. where there hav… --- ## [Two mean things women do to themselves.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/two-mean-things-women-do-to-themselves/507720)
**Author:** [@mangeorge](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mangeorge)\ **Replies:** 144\ **Last updated:** [August 29, 2009, 5:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/two-mean-things-women-do-to-themselves/507720 "2009-08-29T17:48:50Z")
High Heels and short skirts. And many do both at the same time! Age and meds have made it easier to be objective. And most don’t do it for us men. :frowning: As Van Morrison said in Wild Nights; “And all the girls w… --- ## [\[OLD\] June Bugs (monthly mini-rants)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-june-bugs-monthly-mini-rants/984892)
**Author:** [@Atamasama](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Atamasama)\ **Replies:** 386\ **Last updated:** [July 3, 2023, 3:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-june-bugs-monthly-mini-rants/984892 "2023-07-03T15:43:35Z")
Continuing the discussion from There May be rants (monthly mini-rants): Starting off the month with a rant that my allergies have been going berserk the last couple of weeks. I’ve seen more cottonwood flying around tha… --- ## [This board needs "likes"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-board-needs-likes/832496)
**Author:** [@SlackerInc](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SlackerInc)\ **Replies:** 161\ **Last updated:** [June 28, 2019, 12:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-board-needs-likes/832496 "2019-06-28T00:43:57Z")
Not upvotes and downvotes as on Reddit. And not the menu of choices Facebook now has. Just the option to like a comment, as you have on Twitter. When someone says something smart, or makes a funny joke, I’d like to be… --- ## [Interpol to issue international arrest warrant for Dick Cheney](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/interpol-to-issue-international-arrest-warrant-for-dick-cheney/562691)
**Author:** [@Capt.Ridley\_s\_Shooting\_Party](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Capt.Ridley_s_Shooting_Party)\ **Replies:** 71\ **Last updated:** [December 5, 2010, 11:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/interpol-to-issue-international-arrest-warrant-for-dick-cheney/562691 "2010-12-05T23:47:40Z")
See here, and a story from the BBC here. It’s reported that the Nigerian anti-corruption agency is set to issue an arrest warrant for Cheney in connection with a £115m bribery case involving Halliburton, the company tha… --- ## [New trick drivers in my town are doing... is there a reason for it?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-trick-drivers-in-my-town-are-doing-is-there-a-reason-for-it/585122)
**Author:** [@K364](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/K364)\ **Replies:** 91\ **Last updated:** [June 19, 2011, 8:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-trick-drivers-in-my-town-are-doing-is-there-a-reason-for-it/585122 "2011-06-19T20:07:56Z")
I have encountered, more and more often, that drivers doing a left-turn will not pull out into the intersection. They sit back at the “Stop Here” line and wait. This is really annoying, because from their vantage they c… --- ## [What is the job title of the galley-slave drum beater?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-job-title-of-the-galley-slave-drum-beater/179670)
**Author:** [@Earl\_Snake-Hips\_Tucker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Earl_Snake-Hips_Tucker)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [January 19, 2019, 2:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-job-title-of-the-galley-slave-drum-beater/179670 "2019-01-19T14:40:12Z")
I guess he’s sorta like the coxswain of the galley slaves. Also, in the silent version of “Ben-Hur,” it looks as though the drummer looks to the left with one beat, then looks to the right with the next, and so on. Any… --- ## [Florida Man charged with stealing Speaker's podium](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/florida-man-charged-with-stealing-speakers-podium/930157)
**Author:** [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Replies:** 166\ **Last updated:** [February 28, 2022, 4:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/florida-man-charged-with-stealing-speakers-podium/930157 "2022-02-28T04:24:11Z")
Thought it might be useful to have a thread to track the steady grinding of the wheels of the law following the insurrection at the Capitol: And then there’s Desk Man, who has got the US Postal Police on his tail, for… --- ## [McConnell vs. McGrath for Kentucky Senate seat!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mcconnell-vs-mcgrath-for-kentucky-senate-seat/836773)
**Author:** [@Snowboarder\_Bo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snowboarder_Bo)\ **Replies:** 108\ **Last updated:** [July 17, 2020, 9:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mcconnell-vs-mcgrath-for-kentucky-senate-seat/836773 "2020-07-17T21:41:46Z")
Mitch McConnell has a challenger! And she’s actually got a shot at this, IMO. --- ## [average doper age?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/average-doper-age/140625)
**Author:** [@Pablito](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pablito)\ **Replies:** 284\ **Last updated:** [January 27, 2003, 8:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/average-doper-age/140625 "2003-01-27T08:05:38Z")
So, what do you think is the average age of a poster to the sdmb? Feel free to differentiate avg newbie age vs avg oldie age if that helps. I’m just trying to get a feel for things here. Sometimes it seems like most e… --- ## [Songs You Didn't Know Had Lyrics](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-you-didnt-know-had-lyrics/670574)
**Author:** [@Qin\_Shi\_Huangdi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qin_Shi_Huangdi)\ **Replies:** 82\ **Last updated:** [October 10, 2013, 10:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-you-didnt-know-had-lyrics/670574 "2013-10-10T22:28:55Z")
I always thought “Stars and Stripes Forever” by Sousa was just a march until recently: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=drba7wWZ5wg --- ## [Three Word Posts](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/three-word-posts/100792)
**Author:** [@Witch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Witch)\ **Replies:** 472\ **Last updated:** [April 5, 2002, 5:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/three-word-posts/100792 "2002-04-05T05:19:59Z")
It’ll be fun. :smiley: --- ## [On a scale of 1 to 10, how crappy is my husband?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/on-a-scale-of-1-to-10-how-crappy-is-my-husband/662859)
**Author:** [@tesseract](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tesseract)\ **Replies:** 119\ **Last updated:** [July 9, 2013, 4:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/on-a-scale-of-1-to-10-how-crappy-is-my-husband/662859 "2013-07-09T04:29:52Z")
First of all, I’m not leaving him so if that is going to be your suggestion, may I kindly ask that you do not post in this thread. This thread is so I can get a sense of how unreasonable/bitchy I am and just how crappy h… --- ## [Is turning right on Red legal in all 50 states?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-turning-right-on-red-legal-in-all-50-states/502023)
**Author:** [@Meeko](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Meeko)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [July 29, 2009, 12:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-turning-right-on-red-legal-in-all-50-states/502023 "2009-07-29T12:48:53Z")
Is there a state in the US where turning right on Red is against the law? --- ## [What's your favorite cooking show of all time?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-favorite-cooking-show-of-all-time/555109)
**Author:** [@MTCicero](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MTCicero)\ **Replies:** 92\ **Last updated:** [September 30, 2010, 8:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-favorite-cooking-show-of-all-time/555109 "2010-09-30T20:15:52Z")
Inspired by the Two Fat Ladies accent thread. As for mine, I’d have to say that it’d have to be one of these three: The French Chef, The Frugal Gourmet, or the aforementioned Two Fat Ladies. And it’s almost too close … --- ## [yadda yadda origin](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yadda-yadda-origin/543690)
**Author:** [@phillip\_leslie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/phillip_leslie)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [January 4, 2016, 8:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yadda-yadda-origin/543690 "2016-01-04T20:21:11Z")
yes lenny bruce did use yadda yadda in his act to describe the act of copulation not as a subsitute for etc. etc. or blah blah blah . I first heard it as a sound effect in a cartoon in the late 50’s when a dog named g… --- ## [The ethics of my accident](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-ethics-of-my-accident/594237)
**Author:** [@Ambivalid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ambivalid)\ **Replies:** 101\ **Last updated:** [August 28, 2011, 6:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-ethics-of-my-accident/594237 "2011-08-28T06:42:24Z")
I was paralyzed at the age of 20 as a result of complications from emergency surgery necessitated by a ruptured aorta brought about by a car accident; a car accident in which I unlawfully had alcohol in my system (as I w… --- ## [Why do some people hate the Red Cross?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-some-people-hate-the-red-cross/319442)
**Author:** [@dalej42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalej42)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [December 25, 2010, 5:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-some-people-hate-the-red-cross/319442 "2010-12-25T17:08:57Z")
Every now and then, I’ll run across a person who hates the Red Cross. I can think of two reasons: The Red Cross will raise enormous amounts of money during major disasters. Not all of this money will be spent on that … --- ## [Asexual? Or just projecting?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/asexual-or-just-projecting/608627)
**Author:** [@Incubus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Incubus)\ **Replies:** 71\ **Last updated:** [January 18, 2012, 1:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/asexual-or-just-projecting/608627 "2012-01-18T13:52:48Z")
Lately I’ve been seeing a lot of people on the internet who describe themselves as “asexual”. While I am aware people are actually asexual, I feel its kind of overstated on the internet. I’m wondering if a lot of people… --- ## [The Twenty Dollar Trick. Have you used it?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-twenty-dollar-trick-have-you-used-it/597320)
**Author:** [@beagledave](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/beagledave)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [September 28, 2011, 10:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-twenty-dollar-trick-have-you-used-it/597320 "2011-09-28T22:23:21Z")
http://www.thetwentydollartrick.com/ What have been your experiences using this kind of advice? --- ## [Does anyone think prog rock is good any more?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-think-prog-rock-is-good-any-more/697789)
**Author:** [@Aeschines](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aeschines)\ **Replies:** 89\ **Last updated:** [August 20, 2015, 8:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-think-prog-rock-is-good-any-more/697789 "2015-08-20T20:51:59Z")
I got the album “Fragile” by Yes when I was a teen and still think it’s great. But I was never sold on any other Yes material from their prog era (I think “90125” is great too). I just heard the song “Close to the Edge” … --- ## [Cecil's column \[From 1999 - Zombie, closed \]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cecils-column-from-1999-zombie-closed/12)
**Author:** [@system](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/system)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [July 7, 2014, 12:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cecils-column-from-1999-zombie-closed/12 "2014-07-07T00:29:49Z")
Thanks to your column my dad is looking to buy his first computer. I’ve tried to interest him in the wonders of computers for years and on his last visit \[a few days ago\] I finally got him in front of mine. After a few m… --- ## [Why the South seceded from the Union](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-the-south-seceded-from-the-union/794974)
**Author:** [@Hectorik](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hectorik)\ **Replies:** 139\ **Last updated:** [September 11, 2017, 5:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-the-south-seceded-from-the-union/794974 "2017-09-11T17:02:36Z")
And… Why we need to do it AGAIN! The real reason why the South seceded from the Union You wonder why you don’t get any results from ‘writing to your congressman?’ Representatives are capped at 435 individuals. This … --- ## [Do you know of anyone that died because of Hospital or Doctor error?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-know-of-anyone-that-died-because-of-hospital-or-doctor-error/704883)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 71\ **Last updated:** [December 1, 2014, 5:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-know-of-anyone-that-died-because-of-hospital-or-doctor-error/704883 "2014-12-01T17:08:53Z")
Beside the Dallas Ebola patient that the ER sent home with antibiotics, :rolleyes: Nearly 8 years ago the ER contributed to my neighbor’s death and it still makes me angry. She had inherited her mom’s house and lived … --- ## [Very simple grammar question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/very-simple-grammar-question/535180)
**Author:** [@MatthewGerlach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MatthewGerlach)\ **Replies:** 63\ **Last updated:** [April 8, 2010, 1:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/very-simple-grammar-question/535180 "2010-04-08T13:07:30Z")
When referring to a circumstance, is stating something as “very hypothetical” gramatically correct? I ask this because something that is hypothetical has not been proven, and therefore “very” would not make any sense (I … --- ## [Share your favorite story from when you were in the military.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/share-your-favorite-story-from-when-you-were-in-the-military/655336)
**Author:** [@Nars\_Glinley](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nars_Glinley)\ **Replies:** 62\ **Last updated:** [April 19, 2013, 7:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/share-your-favorite-story-from-when-you-were-in-the-military/655336 "2013-04-19T19:37:16Z")
Everyone that I know that has served in the military has a story that they like to tell, their “Now this is no shit” story. I never served so I don’t have one but I’d like to hear yours. --- ## [How many on the left are really anti-GMO? Anti-vax?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-on-the-left-are-really-anti-gmo-anti-vax/795440)
**Author:** [@XT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/XT)\ **Replies:** 168\ **Last updated:** [September 13, 2017, 9:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-on-the-left-are-really-anti-gmo-anti-vax/795440 "2017-09-13T21:28:32Z")
I’m curious…just how large is the group on the left in the US or Europe who are really, genuinely opposed to GMOs and vaccines? I was in California this past weekend meeting a bunch of friends from all over the world fo… --- ## [Moving Isreal](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/moving-isreal/524607)
**Author:** [@Odaran09](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Odaran09)\ **Replies:** 113\ **Last updated:** [January 20, 2010, 1:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/moving-isreal/524607 "2010-01-20T01:11:47Z")
Why can’t we relocate Isreal to a more European location. I mean give them a safe corridor to travel through. They can even transport the buildings/land underneath that they hold sacred. I have seen houses moved and I w… --- ## [The Language of Cinema Cliche: This is how you know that ...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-language-of-cinema-cliche-this-is-how-you-know-that/295317)
**Author:** [@Acsenray](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Acsenray)\ **Replies:** 201\ **Last updated:** [May 4, 2005, 2:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-language-of-cinema-cliche-this-is-how-you-know-that/295317 "2005-05-04T14:05:21Z")
You know a male character is unemployed when he is shown ironing shirts in the middle of the day. Next? --- ## [Why do grocery store baggers do this?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-grocery-store-baggers-do-this/504369)
**Author:** [@Spectre\_of\_Pithecanthropus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spectre_of_Pithecanthropus)\ **Replies:** 73\ **Last updated:** [January 31, 2013, 10:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-grocery-store-baggers-do-this/504369 "2013-01-31T22:40:39Z")
(NB: I was going to pit grocery store baggers and their bourgeois classist assumptions, but I decided it would be too mild for a Pitting.). When I bring my own bags to the store, why is it that no matter how many bags I… --- ## [two left feet - actual medical condition?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/two-left-feet-actual-medical-condition/324870)
**Author:** [@inc\_anon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/inc_anon)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [October 6, 2005, 8:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/two-left-feet-actual-medical-condition/324870 "2005-10-06T08:11:46Z")
afternoon been googling this but going round in circles. my question is, have there ever been any reported cases of someone having two actual left feet (or right, or hands)? i don’t mean a condition to do with clumsin… --- ## [I know how to say my own fucking name!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-know-how-to-say-my-own-fucking-name/141112)
**Author:** [@pkbites](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pkbites)\ **Replies:** 192\ **Last updated:** [May 4, 2003, 1:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-know-how-to-say-my-own-fucking-name/141112 "2003-05-04T13:49:47Z")
All relationships are about power. Power makes people feel good about themselves. Some of you will post here and try to explain that I’m wrong, that not all relationships are about power. GUESS WHAT? If you do that, then… --- ## [Shot himself in the face cleaning his rifle](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shot-himself-in-the-face-cleaning-his-rifle/715202)
**Author:** [@gigi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gigi)\ **Replies:** 73\ **Last updated:** [March 22, 2015, 6:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shot-himself-in-the-face-cleaning-his-rifle/715202 "2015-03-22T18:58:20Z")
So I’m watching a trauma center reality show on Lifetime last night. It showed the helicopter trauma teams and the ER docs working on various hideous injuries. One was definitely a self-inflicted gunshot to the head wi… --- ## [What's that clown music?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-that-clown-music/243542)
**Author:** [@Otto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Otto)\ **Replies:** 127\ **Last updated:** [May 17, 2004, 2:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-that-clown-music/243542 "2004-05-17T14:04:23Z")
You know exactly what music I’m talking about. That ditty that’s stereotypically associated with clowns. You’re hearing it in your head right now. What’s it called? --- ## [How do you pronounce "biopic"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-pronounce-biopic/481595)
**Author:** [@Dilton\_Doiley\_Philosopher\_King](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dilton_Doiley_Philosopher_King)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [January 24, 2012, 8:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-pronounce-biopic/481595 "2012-01-24T20:45:32Z")
I’ve always pronounced it (in my head) as rhyming with “myopic”, with a short ‘o’ sound. But now I realize that it could be pronounced like “bio - pick”. --- ## [Save Middle-earth on the cheap.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/save-middle-earth-on-the-cheap/555242)
**Author:** [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Replies:** 162\ **Last updated:** [October 5, 2010, 6:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/save-middle-earth-on-the-cheap/555242 "2010-10-05T18:15:55Z")
During a recent cross-time hunting trip to Fangorn Forest\*, I seem to have accidentally murdered Treebeard, Aragorn,† Merry, Pippin, Gimli, Legolas, and Gandalf the White‡. Occuring just after the Three Hunters entered … --- ## [MSNBC drops Sharpton](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/msnbc-drops-sharpton/729052)
**Author:** [@Bimmer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bimmer)\ **Replies:** 116\ **Last updated:** [August 28, 2015, 12:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/msnbc-drops-sharpton/729052 "2015-08-28T00:23:00Z")
That’s right. Sharpton has been given a new show to air at 8:00 AM on Sunday mornings . The race whore is gone from prime time. I see a problem though. How many of the ‘base’ will be awake at that time on Sunday mornin… --- ## [How did the Tea Party do?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-did-the-tea-party-do/559321)
**Author:** [@Gyrate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gyrate)\ **Replies:** 62\ **Last updated:** [December 20, 2010, 3:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-did-the-tea-party-do/559321 "2010-12-20T15:44:55Z")
I’ll admit that I’ve lost track of all the candidates who were TP-identified (or TP-enabled) but early results seem to indicate that they’re not exactly taking the country by storm. Of the ones I can remember, Sharron A… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=544&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=546&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)