# Top **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=549&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:** 550 --- ## [Alternative uses for teleportation](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alternative-uses-for-teleportation/684890)
**Author:** [@Mangetout](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mangetout)\ **Replies:** 93\ **Last updated:** [March 31, 2014, 10:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alternative-uses-for-teleportation/684890 "2014-03-31T22:09:58Z")
Doctor Hubert Hypothetical invents a working teleportation device. It can be used to transport anything from a single hydogen atom to an elephant and it’s absurdly simple to use, due to the built in targeting system whic… --- ## [Culture shock and reunion adventures: it's the MMP!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/culture-shock-and-reunion-adventures-its-the-mmp/369570)
**Author:** [@gardentraveler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gardentraveler)\ **Replies:** 381\ **Last updated:** [August 28, 2006, 2:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/culture-shock-and-reunion-adventures-its-the-mmp/369570 "2006-08-28T02:50:40Z")
Those who have been closely following my life story already know(that’s all of you, right?) I went home this weekend for my 30th high school reunion. You also know there was a Dopefest. The fest was lovely. Interestin… --- ## [Student loans are the work of Satan](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/student-loans-are-the-work-of-satan/698323)
**Author:** [@MrQwertyasd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MrQwertyasd)\ **Replies:** 88\ **Last updated:** [September 22, 2014, 8:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/student-loans-are-the-work-of-satan/698323 "2014-09-22T20:11:50Z")
Boy, I thought the UK was bad but I read that American student loans can never be forgiven ? Why should student loans be different from other ones ? --- ## [Dating in the US vs. the UK (LONG)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dating-in-the-us-vs-the-uk-long/124707)
**Author:** [@bmerton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bmerton)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [August 20, 2002, 9:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dating-in-the-us-vs-the-uk-long/124707 "2002-08-20T21:24:06Z")
There has been much debate in the UK press recently about the concept of what North Americans call ‘dating’. Gwyneth Paltrow rallied to the defence of a Canadian girl who wrote an article for a UK magazine. For those A… --- ## [He hit my kid. Someone talk me down.....](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/he-hit-my-kid-someone-talk-me-down/335050)
**Author:** [@Man\_With\_a\_Cat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Man_With_a_Cat)\ **Replies:** 164\ **Last updated:** [December 15, 2005, 7:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/he-hit-my-kid-someone-talk-me-down/335050 "2005-12-15T07:34:17Z")
Last winter, the Bus Kid’s BF and her had a very brief altercation. She told me about it, and basically it involved her drinking too much, being kind of bitchy and trying to walk away. He responded by grabbing her wris… --- ## [What would cause tingling above my top lip?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-cause-tingling-above-my-top-lip/436458)
**Author:** [@diggleblop](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/diggleblop)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [February 6, 2008, 4:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-cause-tingling-above-my-top-lip/436458 "2008-02-06T16:35:14Z")
Right in my mustache area, I have been getting really pronounced tingling. Almost like when your hand falls asleep and is starting to wake up again, you know that tingling you get then? But this is also a little painfu… --- ## [can i plead the fifth on cases i'm clearly not guilty on?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-i-plead-the-fifth-on-cases-im-clearly-not-guilty-on/518607)
**Author:** [@doubled](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/doubled)\ **Replies:** 64\ **Last updated:** [December 2, 2009, 11:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-i-plead-the-fifth-on-cases-im-clearly-not-guilty-on/518607 "2009-12-02T23:05:08Z")
I’m sure this has been asked before but i can’t find it. Can I plead the fifth amendment even on cases where it’s obvious that I wouldn’t be incriminating myself? Like my friend is accused of something and I don’t want t… --- ## [Finish the Sci-Fi Story III - Murder Mystery](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/finish-the-sci-fi-story-iii-murder-mystery/262673)
**Author:** [@AncientHumanoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AncientHumanoid)\ **Replies:** 154\ **Last updated:** [November 7, 2004, 9:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/finish-the-sci-fi-story-iii-murder-mystery/262673 "2004-11-07T21:47:27Z")
The room was dark as the area attendant opened it. Why the automatic lights didn’t come on caused no questions in the mind of the attendant. Just last week, he had attended to a species that didn’t have eyes as such, but… --- ## [Man Overboard! -- Navy procedure](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/man-overboard-navy-procedure/377676)
**Author:** [@Clark\_K](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Clark_K)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [December 29, 2006, 10:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/man-overboard-navy-procedure/377676 "2006-12-29T22:09:14Z")
minor spoiler for “Flags of our Fathers” –blank space– –blank space– –blank space– In one scene, scores of transport ships are carrying the Marines to Iwo Jima and one young man falls overboard. The Marines all hoot … --- ## [Movie 'Training Day' gives the wrong message to the naive and young](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-training-day-gives-the-wrong-message-to-the-naive-and-young/594010)
**Author:** [@shakabroh](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/shakabroh)\ **Replies:** 63\ **Last updated:** [September 17, 2011, 7:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-training-day-gives-the-wrong-message-to-the-naive-and-young/594010 "2011-09-17T19:36:18Z")
Training Day with Denzel Washington is one of my most favorite movies of all time. Denzel’s acting is excellent. The movie is scary for it’s realism. When the movie starts, I’m on Denzel Washington’s (Alonz… --- ## [The FBI and "John Doe 27"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-fbi-and-john-doe-27/705471)
**Author:** [@Vashbul](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Vashbul)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [January 11, 2022, 8:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-fbi-and-john-doe-27/705471 "2022-01-11T20:32:00Z")
Just a little over a year ago a story that the FBI was looking for a man they called “John Doe 27” circulated in the national press. I read about it first in Slate. A day or two later, the FBI released a statement that … --- ## [Is there a difference between Arachnophobia and common Idiot Fear of Spiders?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-difference-between-arachnophobia-and-common-idiot-fear-of-spiders/720542)
**Author:** [@bienville](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bienville)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [May 29, 2015, 11:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-difference-between-arachnophobia-and-common-idiot-fear-of-spiders/720542 "2015-05-29T23:14:52Z")
The Wiki page for Arachnophobia says that this phobia affects 3.5 to 6.1 percent of the population. Since far more than one in twenty of the people I have encountered in life seem to have an irrational fear of spiders, I… --- ## [Is 1917 one giant plot hole? \[spoilers\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-1917-one-giant-plot-hole-spoilers/847103)
**Author:** [@psychonaut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychonaut)\ **Replies:** 154\ **Last updated:** [March 23, 2020, 2:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-1917-one-giant-plot-hole-spoilers/847103 "2020-03-23T02:00:54Z")
The basic plot of 1917 is as follows: In World War I, in northern France, the German and British armies occupy trenches separated by a narrow strip of no man’s land. The Germans make a tactical withdrawal, setting a tr… --- ## [New Disease of the Day: Ankylosing Spondylitis](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-disease-of-the-day-ankylosing-spondylitis/653407)
**Author:** [@dropzone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dropzone)\ **Replies:** 73\ **Last updated:** [March 6, 2015, 4:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-disease-of-the-day-ankylosing-spondylitis/653407 "2015-03-06T16:33:35Z")
Note: This is not intended to insult people who actually suffer from this and other painful and debilitating conditions. Far from it. Instead, I would like to insult those who claim it and other diseases without benef… --- ## [Kim Davis asks Supreme Court to overturn gay marriage ruling of 2015](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kim-davis-asks-supreme-court-to-overturn-gay-marriage-ruling-of-2015/1021943)
**Author:** [@ekedolphin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ekedolphin)\ **Replies:** 357\ **Last updated:** [June 11, 2026, 7:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kim-davis-asks-supreme-court-to-overturn-gay-marriage-ruling-of-2015/1021943 "2026-06-11T19:08:06Z")
Kentucky clerk Kim Davis, who was sanctioned for refusing to grant same-sex marriage licenses some years ago, is now petitioning the Supreme Court to overturn Obergefell v. Hodges, the landmark ruling that legalized same… --- ## [That pony commercial!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/that-pony-commercial/519343)
**Author:** [@mangeorge](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mangeorge)\ **Replies:** 76\ **Last updated:** [December 8, 2009, 8:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/that-pony-commercial/519343 "2009-12-08T20:49:26Z")
This one. Both of those little girls reactions look real. If they are, it seems pretty mean to me. Peace, mangeorge --- ## [Which evil, malicious, despicable characters light up the screen?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-evil-malicious-despicable-characters-light-up-the-screen/649532)
**Author:** [@koeeoaddi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/koeeoaddi)\ **Replies:** 122\ **Last updated:** [February 12, 2013, 3:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-evil-malicious-despicable-characters-light-up-the-screen/649532 "2013-02-12T03:59:08Z")
Inspired by the discussion in this thread about who is the more depraved Francis Urqhart/Underwood, Ian Richardson or Kevin Spacey, which villains do you love to watch? As I said in the thread, I absolutely loved Ian Ri… --- ## [Doper Guys: Do you know when you're being checked out by a woman?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doper-guys-do-you-know-when-youre-being-checked-out-by-a-woman/497607)
**Author:** [@Covered\_In\_Bees](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Covered_In_Bees)\ **Replies:** 79\ **Last updated:** [June 8, 2009, 1:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doper-guys-do-you-know-when-youre-being-checked-out-by-a-woman/497607 "2009-06-08T01:43:17Z")
Another shameless rip-off thread, brought to you by Covered In Bees! So guys, can you tell when a woman is checking you out? While at a mall, or perhaps a theater, or grocery store. Or maybe doing something manly wher… --- ## [Democrats and Liberals, Who Do You Want to be the Next Republican President?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/democrats-and-liberals-who-do-you-want-to-be-the-next-republican-president/556570)
**Author:** [@Shagnasty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shagnasty)\ **Replies:** 124\ **Last updated:** [October 12, 2010, 8:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/democrats-and-liberals-who-do-you-want-to-be-the-next-republican-president/556570 "2010-10-12T20:15:13Z")
I know my thread title has a foregone and premature conclusion in it but let’s face facts, Obama isn’t doing that well to say the least. I listen to NPR in my office all day every day because it is the only radio station… --- ## [Taser Use Justified?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/taser-use-justified/307161)
**Author:** [@Bricker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bricker)\ **Replies:** 317\ **Last updated:** [June 14, 2005, 11:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/taser-use-justified/307161 "2005-06-14T23:43:47Z")
In this series of video clips from a police cruiser, we see a traffic stop that escalates into a police tasering and arrest. The message board comments on that site, while not remarkable for their cogency, reflect quite… --- ## [Fuck you, ultra-modern parking meter](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fuck-you-ultra-modern-parking-meter/544257)
**Author:** [@Machine\_Elf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Machine_Elf)\ **Replies:** 96\ **Last updated:** [September 28, 2026, 9:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fuck-you-ultra-modern-parking-meter/544257 "2026-09-28T21:17:04Z")
My home city, in all of its wisdom, recently replaced the old-fashioned individual parking meters with a new, “better” system. The old meters worked like this: -Park your car, get out. -If you’re lucky, there’s still … --- ## [A twofer hypothetical about infidelity, pregnancy, and (un)reasonable demands.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-twofer-hypothetical-about-infidelity-pregnancy-and-un-reasonable-demands/556682)
**Author:** [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Replies:** 140\ **Last updated:** [October 14, 2010, 7:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-twofer-hypothetical-about-infidelity-pregnancy-and-un-reasonable-demands/556682 "2010-10-14T19:26:24Z")
As indicated in the thread title, I’m doing two hypotheticals in one post today. The stories are connected only by theme. Sitch #1 stars Bob and Carol, a married couple in their late thirties. After twenty years of wedd… --- ## [Should Congress override Obama's veto on Saudi waiver?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-congress-override-obamas-veto-on-saudi-waiver/766714)
**Author:** [@aldiboronti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aldiboronti)\ **Replies:** 161\ **Last updated:** [October 3, 2016, 3:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-congress-override-obamas-veto-on-saudi-waiver/766714 "2016-10-03T15:43:33Z")
President Obama vetoed as expected the bill that would waive sovereign immunity protections for Saudi Arabia. It looks as if both Houses of Congress have the muscle needed to override his veto. But should they? Personal… --- ## [The NaNoWriMo Support Group for Novice Novel Writers with Too Much Time Thread!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-nanowrimo-support-group-for-novice-novel-writers-with-too-much-time-thread/268081)
**Author:** [@FilmGeek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FilmGeek)\ **Replies:** 396\ **Last updated:** [December 6, 2004, 8:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-nanowrimo-support-group-for-novice-novel-writers-with-too-much-time-thread/268081 "2004-12-06T20:17:55Z")
In this thread Kythereia laments that she has just signed up for the NaNoWriMo novel writing contest. More info about NaNoWriMo can be found here. So, this is the support group thread. Got story ideas to share? Do it … --- ## [Question about Christian Theology--Christ as Sacrifice to Whom?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-christian-theology-christ-as-sacrifice-to-whom/668668)
**Author:** [@Frylock](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frylock)\ **Replies:** 100\ **Last updated:** [September 23, 2013, 4:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-christian-theology-christ-as-sacrifice-to-whom/668668 "2013-09-23T16:41:08Z")
The traditional idea of course is that Christ was offered as a sacrifice to God to satisfy his wrath etc etc. I’m wondering whether there have been any theologians who ever suggested that it wasn’t God whom this sacrifi… --- ## [What to do about a bad real estate agent? \[UPDATE\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-to-do-about-a-bad-real-estate-agent-update/700057)
**Author:** [@pkbites](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pkbites)\ **Replies:** 84\ **Last updated:** [June 27, 2015, 1:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-to-do-about-a-bad-real-estate-agent-update/700057 "2015-06-27T13:58:13Z")
Every property I’ve sold over the years I did myself, not involving a real estate agent. This summer my wife inherited some property far from where we live and we decided this time we’d list it with an agency to save us… --- ## [NBC's "Whitney" starring Whitney Cummings: I'm giving up on you](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nbcs-whitney-starring-whitney-cummings-im-giving-up-on-you/603368)
**Author:** [@Acsenray](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Acsenray)\ **Replies:** 75\ **Last updated:** [February 17, 2012, 11:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nbcs-whitney-starring-whitney-cummings-im-giving-up-on-you/603368 "2012-02-17T23:53:13Z")
Has anyone been watching Whitney? I thought I’d give it a chance since it’s on the Thursday sitcom lineup and Whitney Cummings seemed so adorable in her interview with Marc Maron. But, yech, this show is horrible. And m… --- ## [I just left my service dog behind as I began to leave a flea market](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-left-my-service-dog-behind-as-i-began-to-leave-a-flea-market/704719)
**Author:** [@Leo\_Bloom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leo_Bloom)\ **Replies:** 74\ **Last updated:** [November 21, 2014, 5:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-left-my-service-dog-behind-as-i-began-to-leave-a-flea-market/704719 "2014-11-21T17:20:37Z")
Open air. About five steps into the exit to the street. In panic, turned around found him in panic looking for me. Am about to drop 0.5 Clonazepam. Five years ago on a bus. Two years ago on a subway. Bus, door closed, … --- ## [Broke my humerus; now I want to punch myself unconscious](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/broke-my-humerus-now-i-want-to-punch-myself-unconscious/574768)
**Author:** [@Cuckoorex](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cuckoorex)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [March 20, 2011, 11:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/broke-my-humerus-now-i-want-to-punch-myself-unconscious/574768 "2011-03-20T23:59:38Z")
Last Friday night I slipped on some ice, fell straight backwards, put my left arm back to catch myself and broke my humerus just below the shoulder, also spraining my wrist. I was prescribed oxycoton for pain, but now th… --- ## [Are female names beginning with "V" the sexiest?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-female-names-beginning-with-v-the-sexiest/600478)
**Author:** [@Argent\_Towers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Argent_Towers)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [November 18, 2011, 10:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-female-names-beginning-with-v-the-sexiest/600478 "2011-11-18T22:42:54Z")
As long as I can remember, I have always felt that the absolute sexiest female names were the ones beginning with the letter V. I think “Vanessa” is the sexiest name of all time, but most of the other V names, to me, ooz… --- ## [NHL 103 (2019/2020 season) pre-season thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nhl-103-2019-2020-season-pre-season-thread/835538)
**Author:** [@Snowboarder\_Bo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snowboarder_Bo)\ **Replies:** 162\ **Last updated:** [October 1, 2019, 7:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nhl-103-2019-2020-season-pre-season-thread/835538 "2019-10-01T19:56:40Z")
Since the very good idea for an off-season thread was made (& seconded) in the tail end of last season’s thread, I thirded the idea and went ahead and started this. This will be the 103rd season of operation for the NHL… --- ## [Is popcorn cooked with a Hot Air Popper really the healthiest method?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-popcorn-cooked-with-a-hot-air-popper-really-the-healthiest-method/573774)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [March 11, 2011, 5:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-popcorn-cooked-with-a-hot-air-popper-really-the-healthiest-method/573774 "2011-03-11T17:22:50Z")
I remember when the hot air poppers came out in the mid 1970’s. Mom fixed a bowl of popcorn several nights a week because it was considered almost zero calories. There was no oil, salt etc. She even ate it when dieting. … --- ## [Which fictional detective is the most personally miserable?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-fictional-detective-is-the-most-personally-miserable/820301)
**Author:** [@iiandyiiii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iiandyiiii)\ **Replies:** 154\ **Last updated:** [September 8, 2019, 11:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-fictional-detective-is-the-most-personally-miserable/820301 "2019-09-08T23:40:26Z")
Watching Hinterland on Netflix, I’m tempted to vote for Welsh detective Tom Mathias, but there’s a long tradition of fictional detectives with absolutely pathetic personal lives. So who else is up there with Tom in term… --- ## [LaTeX and Word](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/latex-and-word/589198)
**Author:** [@Frylock](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frylock)\ **Replies:** 89\ **Last updated:** [July 18, 2011, 4:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/latex-and-word/589198 "2011-07-18T16:20:24Z")
Is there something I can do in LaTeX that it is impossible to do in Word? --- ## [The SDMB 2016 Gardening Thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-sdmb-2016-gardening-thread/742126)
**Author:** [@Eva\_Luna](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eva_Luna)\ **Replies:** 96\ **Last updated:** [November 4, 2016, 10:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-sdmb-2016-gardening-thread/742126 "2016-11-04T22:43:19Z")
Just ordered my seeds for this year. Yes, I realize this list is insane, but no squashes or broccoli or cauliflower this time, and I vow to thin early and often! Fingers crossed that my big, dumb, muscly cat Boris does… --- ## [What would cause hair and fingernails to stop growing?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-cause-hair-and-fingernails-to-stop-growing/383606)
**Author:** [@Swallowed\_My\_Cellphone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Swallowed_My_Cellphone)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [December 11, 2006, 6:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-cause-hair-and-fingernails-to-stop-growing/383606 "2006-12-11T18:28:19Z")
What kind of medical condition would cause fingernails to stop growing? And why? (Other than malnutrition.) I have been googling but have had no luck so far. Thank you. --- ## [Okay, cop defenders, here's one for you (attempt to frame DUI driver)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/okay-cop-defenders-heres-one-for-you-attempt-to-frame-dui-driver/505002)
**Author:** [@wonky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wonky)\ **Replies:** 105\ **Last updated:** [August 5, 2009, 3:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/okay-cop-defenders-heres-one-for-you-attempt-to-frame-dui-driver/505002 "2009-08-05T15:15:39Z")
There are a few members of this forum who defend cops no matter what, (and a few who attack no matter what) so here’s a test of just how dedicated you all are to defense: The charges against the driver have been droppe… --- ## [so I kind of crossed a line today at work (long)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-i-kind-of-crossed-a-line-today-at-work-long/575579)
**Author:** [@madmonk28](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/madmonk28)\ **Replies:** 97\ **Last updated:** [March 28, 2011, 2:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-i-kind-of-crossed-a-line-today-at-work-long/575579 "2011-03-28T14:14:23Z")
Background: I am a foreign aid worker in Afghanistan and several units working for me. Two of the units are working on a joint activity. One of the units is high maintenance and IMHO lazy; they are the type to take t… --- ## [Discovering the 'New World'](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discovering-the-new-world/599227)
**Author:** [@dolphinboy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dolphinboy)\ **Replies:** 84\ **Last updated:** [October 27, 2011, 2:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discovering-the-new-world/599227 "2011-10-27T14:17:13Z")
Most of us were taught in primary school that Columbus and his men were the first Europeans to step foot in the ‘new world’ in 1492. We were also taught that he was trying to find a short cut to the Far East and wasn’t … --- ## [A Question for Atheists](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-question-for-atheists/71926)
**Author:** [@Mambo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mambo)\ **Replies:** 244\ **Last updated:** [August 1, 2001, 2:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-question-for-atheists/71926 "2001-08-01T02:07:26Z")
If not God then what? For this thread I think we can agree that most atheists in the western world were not raised as atheists but rejected God/Christianity at some point in their life and of their own choosing. Given t… --- ## [I pit LIPA](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-lipa/640005)
**Author:** [@BigAppleBucky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BigAppleBucky)\ **Replies:** 85\ **Last updated:** [February 10, 2015, 11:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-lipa/640005 "2015-02-10T23:10:00Z")
Long Island Power Authority No power for seven days now. Posting from a neighboring town’s public library. It’s COLD out tonight and my house is already freezing. My kid’s green iguana probably dies tonight. It’s been… --- ## [Interesting bikini photo series of the woman Weiner gave up his political career to sext with](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/interesting-bikini-photo-series-of-the-woman-weiner-gave-up-his-political-career-to-sext-with/664918)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 80\ **Last updated:** [August 5, 2013, 9:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/interesting-bikini-photo-series-of-the-woman-weiner-gave-up-his-political-career-to-sext-with/664918 "2013-08-05T21:40:35Z")
Interesting … not what I was expecting when a 23 year old agrees to do a bikini shoot. Very safe for work! Story here Bikini montage here She’s all woman! --- ## [Conservative Dopers- would this bother you?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/conservative-dopers-would-this-bother-you/584938)
**Author:** [@Moirai](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Moirai)\ **Replies:** 100\ **Last updated:** [July 13, 2011, 5:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/conservative-dopers-would-this-bother-you/584938 "2011-07-13T05:38:40Z")
Long story short- I am planning to get my nose pierced. My kids go to a “Christian with a small c” private school, and my husband is worried that other parents might be freaked out. If you are Christian or otherwise co… --- ## [Bit part actors: do they live in the lap of luxury](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bit-part-actors-do-they-live-in-the-lap-of-luxury/506687)
**Author:** [@Rumor\_Watkins](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rumor_Watkins)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [August 19, 2009, 6:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bit-part-actors-do-they-live-in-the-lap-of-luxury/506687 "2009-08-19T06:47:28Z")
first, some examples: so basically actors who have been in a fair number of movies, maybe one or two feature films as a lead, guest roles on TV episodes, etc. what kind of lifestyle would they live: living in a 1.… --- ## [I could smack, strangle, and lecture you for 3 hrs, but you still won't get it, will you?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-could-smack-strangle-and-lecture-you-for-3-hrs-but-you-still-wont-get-it-will-you/591720)
**Author:** [@Indygrrl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Indygrrl)\ **Replies:** 103\ **Last updated:** [August 10, 2011, 4:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-could-smack-strangle-and-lecture-you-for-3-hrs-but-you-still-wont-get-it-will-you/591720 "2011-08-10T16:05:18Z")
I’ve got so many things that need to be said, I hardly know where to begin. Had you said ONE more insulting thing to me today, not only would I have ripped into you with a vengeance, I would have been incredibly tempted… --- ## [Help me convince my wife to name our hypothetical son "Lester."](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-convince-my-wife-to-name-our-hypothetical-son-lester/555150)
**Author:** [@Larry\_Mudd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Larry_Mudd)\ **Replies:** 127\ **Last updated:** [October 24, 2010, 6:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-convince-my-wife-to-name-our-hypothetical-son-lester/555150 "2010-10-24T18:56:07Z")
My rationale is thus: Our daughter is named Stella, which means “star”, and is comprised of the initial sounds of her parents’ names, with her mother’s bit first. A reversal of this (with a minimum of hyper-rhotic fudg… --- ## [I have way too much cat hair in my nose](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-way-too-much-cat-hair-in-my-nose/410763)
**Author:** [@alice\_in\_wonderland](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/alice_in_wonderland)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [December 22, 2023, 2:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-way-too-much-cat-hair-in-my-nose/410763 "2023-12-22T14:31:35Z")
After about 34 years of being totally cat free, I have now acquired two of the beasties. They are delightful (well, except for the 3:00 am cat fights that wake me up). However, I have a LARGE amount of cat hair in my no… --- ## [Another sleepless MMP?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-sleepless-mmp/778575)
**Author:** [@Buttercup\_Smith](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Buttercup_Smith)\ **Replies:** 235\ **Last updated:** [February 6, 2017, 7:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-sleepless-mmp/778575 "2017-02-06T07:17:46Z")
I had a little nap today,no more than an hour or two at the most and here I am at nearly 3 AM wide awake. I am considering just getting up and going to irk stupid early or taking a sleep aid. Decisions, decisions. For… --- ## [Why is it bad to let gasoline powered vehicles idle for extended periods of time?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-it-bad-to-let-gasoline-powered-vehicles-idle-for-extended-periods-of-time/317796)
**Author:** [@Shagnasty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shagnasty)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [August 20, 2005, 3:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-it-bad-to-let-gasoline-powered-vehicles-idle-for-extended-periods-of-time/317796 "2005-08-20T15:05:56Z")
I always heard it was a bad thing anyway. However, I was also told that you could let diesel powered vehicles idle as long as you want. Indeed, I hear that truckers sometimes let the Big Rigs idle all night long. I went… --- ## [I'm Rula Lenska. Friends are visiting from Europe.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-rula-lenska-friends-are-visiting-from-europe/539604)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [September 13, 2020, 12:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-rula-lenska-friends-are-visiting-from-europe/539604 "2020-09-13T00:18:40Z")
Did Rula Lenska actually say ‘Friends are visiting from Europe’ in one of her American commercials? Or was that line made up for The Pee-Wee Herman Show? [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=548&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=550&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)