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**Author:** [@Salvor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Salvor)\ **Replies:** 125\ **Last updated:** [July 15, 2016, 9:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/were-the-cops-justified-in-using-a-robot-to-blow-up-the-police-killing-sniper/759531 "2016-07-15T09:37:11Z")
I ask because after reading several articles, and more interestingly, the comments, there seems to be a segment of the population (if not a majority) that finds the killing of the sniper immoral, or nothing more than exe… --- ## [I must stop looking at crotches](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-must-stop-looking-at-crotches/302337)
**Author:** [@Cherry8943](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cherry8943)\ **Replies:** 69\ **Last updated:** [October 7, 2010, 10:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-must-stop-looking-at-crotches/302337 "2010-10-07T22:27:13Z")
When I talk to a guy or sometimes girl I always stare at their crotch. It’s a weird thing because I never intend to stare at their crotch…but my eyes just seem to wander down there. Some have noticed me looking and stand… --- ## [Tips for first time cat owner?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tips-for-first-time-cat-owner/579560)
**Author:** [@NAF1138](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NAF1138)\ **Replies:** 91\ **Last updated:** [April 30, 2011, 1:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tips-for-first-time-cat-owner/579560 "2011-04-30T13:36:08Z")
Well, it’s kind of going to be the first time I have owned a cat. I had cats growing up as a kid but they both died by the time I was 16 and they weren’t my responsibility to take care of anyway. I have owned dogs as a… --- ## [What's Next, Tri-Polar?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-next-tri-polar/148784)
**Author:** [@Monalisa9](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Monalisa9)\ **Replies:** 182\ **Last updated:** [January 27, 2003, 1:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-next-tri-polar/148784 "2003-01-27T13:48:42Z")
Is it my imagination or does it seem that every other person these days is suffering from ‘Bi-polar Disorder’? As I understand it, manic-depressive syndrome is an extremely rare condition, but almost everyone I speak t… --- ## [Dog bite - should I go to the doctor?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dog-bite-should-i-go-to-the-doctor/506801)
**Author:** [@Risha](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Risha)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [September 16, 2012, 7:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dog-bite-should-i-go-to-the-doctor/506801 "2012-09-16T19:24:05Z")
(Somehow this turned out really long - sorry.) I went to the dog park this evening, as I do a few times a week. This is a large (maybe one acre?) fenced in area. It’s very popular, so there’s usually anywhere between tw… --- ## [An Analysis of the Graduate Soundtrack- Do you really think it works?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/an-analysis-of-the-graduate-soundtrack-do-you-really-think-it-works/244766)
**Author:** [@bienville](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bienville)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [June 6, 2016, 4:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/an-analysis-of-the-graduate-soundtrack-do-you-really-think-it-works/244766 "2016-06-06T16:14:30Z")
Don’t even LOOK at this Thread of you don’t want The Graduate spoiled for you! I’ve seen The Graduate numerous times. Now, it’s got the famous soundtrack of Simon and Garfunkel tunes for which I’ve really only ever hea… --- ## [Oh the horror! First Bowling Green, now Atlanta! When will it end?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oh-the-horror-first-bowling-green-now-atlanta-when-will-it-end/779373)
**Author:** [@davidm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/davidm)\ **Replies:** 116\ **Last updated:** [February 22, 2017, 10:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oh-the-horror-first-bowling-green-now-atlanta-when-will-it-end/779373 "2017-02-22T10:39:21Z")
Spicer mentioned Atlanta three different times. 1/29 On ABC’s “This Week”: 1/30 on MSNBC’s “Morning Joe”: Spicer’s 1/30 press briefing: Atlanta? What’s he talking about? If we don’t want any repeats, I suppose … --- ## ["A vicious \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-vicious-________/549937)
**Author:** [@Asimovian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Asimovian)\ **Replies:** 119\ **Last updated:** [November 9, 2010, 4:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-vicious-________/549937 "2010-11-09T16:25:55Z")
Vote. Discuss. --- ## [Apple: Please stop "improving" iPads and operating systems](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/apple-please-stop-improving-ipads-and-operating-systems/682796)
**Author:** [@Llama\_Llogophile](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Llama_Llogophile)\ **Replies:** 78\ **Last updated:** [March 12, 2014, 4:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/apple-please-stop-improving-ipads-and-operating-systems/682796 "2014-03-12T16:39:41Z")
This is a companion thread to my earlier one about Yahoo Mail. Today I traded up from an iPad 2 to a 4, and got the new IOS. My first reaction has been to hurl it against a wall. I realize it’s necessary to plug securit… --- ## [is the president gaining weight?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-president-gaining-weight/782370)
**Author:** [@JackieLikesVariety](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JackieLikesVariety)\ **Replies:** 84\ **Last updated:** [May 20, 2020, 3:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-president-gaining-weight/782370 "2020-05-20T03:26:49Z")
I’m putting this in GQ because I want to keep it factual, or at least out of the pit, and I’d appreciate help with this. I suspect the president almost \*has \*to be gaining weight given that he doesn’t exercise loves f… --- ## [Is it just me, or does Coke Zero go bad much more quickly than other diet sodas?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-just-me-or-does-coke-zero-go-bad-much-more-quickly-than-other-diet-sodas/493505)
**Author:** [@GameHat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GameHat)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [May 16, 2009, 3:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-just-me-or-does-coke-zero-go-bad-much-more-quickly-than-other-diet-sodas/493505 "2009-05-16T03:51:00Z")
After years of Diet Coke, Coke Zero was a happy surprise. It’s probably my favorite carbonated beverage these days. But there seems to be an oddity with it - with Diet Coke, I pretty much ignored expiration dates. By … --- ## [Add a letter to a movie title](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/add-a-letter-to-a-movie-title/590385)
**Author:** [@furryman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/furryman)\ **Replies:** 131\ **Last updated:** [October 25, 2011, 2:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/add-a-letter-to-a-movie-title/590385 "2011-10-25T14:54:58Z")
Jawas: Small alien sand people menace a New England town. Start Wars: “Anakin, that’s the ugliest getup I’ve ever seen.” Roocky: A boxing kangaroo gets a chance to fight the heavyweight champ. TerminaToro: Get rid of … --- ## [Legal age of consent vs legal age to appear naked in a magazine/video etc.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/legal-age-of-consent-vs-legal-age-to-appear-naked-in-a-magazine-video-etc/459257)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [August 18, 2008, 12:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/legal-age-of-consent-vs-legal-age-to-appear-naked-in-a-magazine-video-etc/459257 "2008-08-18T00:52:09Z")
Does the age of sexual consent correlate to the the age at which one could legally appear naked in a magazine etc.? Nationwide 18 is generally seen as the minimum age of legal consent to appear nude in a magazine. In som… --- ## [What Nickname Would You Give Your State?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-nickname-would-you-give-your-state/712297)
**Author:** [@hyperspaz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hyperspaz)\ **Replies:** 118\ **Last updated:** [March 4, 2015, 1:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-nickname-would-you-give-your-state/712297 "2015-03-04T01:56:33Z")
Last night, we were joking about how we would change Pennsylvania from the Keystone State to the Pothole State, and Colorado to the Stoner State. We got to thinking that surely people from other places do stuff like this… --- ## [Easy reads for a thirty-something who wants to get started on the classics](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/easy-reads-for-a-thirty-something-who-wants-to-get-started-on-the-classics/611922)
**Author:** [@Joey\_P](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Joey_P)\ **Replies:** 91\ **Last updated:** [April 3, 2012, 1:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/easy-reads-for-a-thirty-something-who-wants-to-get-started-on-the-classics/611922 "2012-04-03T13:56:33Z")
I’m only phrasing the title like that because it seemed appropraite should this thread get legs and find itself added to the SDMB Book Recommendation Thread Compendium…that’s what it’s basically about. Anyways a little … --- ## [Can Tasmanian Devils Be Pets?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-tasmanian-devils-be-pets/196588)
**Author:** [@ricksummon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ricksummon)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [August 25, 2003, 1:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-tasmanian-devils-be-pets/196588 "2003-08-25T01:58:40Z")
I was researching Tasmanian Devils on the Web the other day and I found a site that said Australia was debating whether or not to allow the export of native wildlife as pets. Some people thought that a Tasmanian Devil c… --- ## [Survivor: South Pacific Finale December 18 2011](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/survivor-south-pacific-finale-december-18-2011/606658)
**Author:** [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Replies:** 98\ **Last updated:** [December 31, 2011, 6:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/survivor-south-pacific-finale-december-18-2011/606658 "2011-12-31T18:59:47Z")
Airs tonight, folks, from 8-10, with the reunion from 10-11. Football has a double-header and 60 Minutes has to air, so expect delays for those of us in the Eastern Time zone. Oh, and Probst has said he will try live-t… --- ## [Why is so much political debate in the US seemingly based on pure BS?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-so-much-political-debate-in-the-us-seemingly-based-on-pure-bs/523415)
**Author:** [@Illuminatiprimus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Illuminatiprimus)\ **Replies:** 116\ **Last updated:** [January 7, 2010, 6:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-so-much-political-debate-in-the-us-seemingly-based-on-pure-bs/523415 "2010-01-07T06:59:08Z")
I know this is a somewhat contentious things to ask and it may even be a GQ rather than a GD because I honestly don’t know the answer and I’m not from the US. Over the last year with the healthcare reform debates I’ve b… --- ## [What are the crumbs on the bottom of an English Muffin?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-the-crumbs-on-the-bottom-of-an-english-muffin/391612)
**Author:** [@Phlosphr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Phlosphr)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [February 11, 2007, 9:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-the-crumbs-on-the-bottom-of-an-english-muffin/391612 "2007-02-11T21:40:07Z")
Does anyone know what the crumbs are on the bottom of an English Muffin? You know usually you fin them on the Thomas’ English Muffins…the little white flecks of salt looking things… What the heck are they? --- ## [The World If The USA had Stayed Out of WWII](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-world-if-the-usa-had-stayed-out-of-wwii/524364)
**Author:** [@Zeke\_N.Destroi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeke_N.Destroi)\ **Replies:** 65\ **Last updated:** [January 12, 2010, 11:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-world-if-the-usa-had-stayed-out-of-wwii/524364 "2010-01-12T23:13:07Z")
A response I got to a thread I started in the pit got me to wondering about this and so I ask: Had the USA not entered WWII then, from all I’ve been lead to believe, the Nazis would likely have won. This I can accept be… --- ## [Non-US restaurants that fail at "American cuisine"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/non-us-restaurants-that-fail-at-american-cuisine/511559)
**Author:** [@BrandonR](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrandonR)\ **Replies:** 105\ **Last updated:** [October 1, 2009, 12:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/non-us-restaurants-that-fail-at-american-cuisine/511559 "2009-10-01T00:21:21Z")
In response to the thread about taking Mexicans to Taco Bell, Italians to Olive Garden, etc., I’m wondering if anyone has ever come across a restaurant outside the US purporting to have “authentic American cuisine” but u… --- ## [Why the HELL does anyone smoke?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-the-hell-does-anyone-smoke/2214)
**Author:** [@system](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/system)\ **Replies:** 160\ **Last updated:** [September 15, 1999, 5:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-the-hell-does-anyone-smoke/2214 "1999-09-15T05:33:00Z")
People seem to feel as strongly about this as about religion and the Jill vs. Melin Celebrity Death-Match, so I hope I have opened a nice wriggly can of worms. Shall I start? No, I don’t believe cigarettes should be mad… --- ## [Why are Libertarians more Manly?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-libertarians-more-manly/671604)
**Author:** [@IceQube](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/IceQube)\ **Replies:** 104\ **Last updated:** [October 20, 2013, 12:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-libertarians-more-manly/671604 "2013-10-20T00:48:40Z")
University of Virginia’s Jonathan Haidt has shown that libertarians are the most masculine among conservatives and liberals and that liberals care more about a “generic other” than even members of their own families. … --- ## [Jaw-Dropping, Gut-Busting, Or Nauseating YouTube Clips: Give Me Some](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jaw-dropping-gut-busting-or-nauseating-youtube-clips-give-me-some/379445)
**Author:** [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Replies:** 134\ **Last updated:** [November 28, 2006, 11:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jaw-dropping-gut-busting-or-nauseating-youtube-clips-give-me-some/379445 "2006-11-28T23:27:43Z")
I’m currently unemployed and spend quite a bit of time on the internet, looking for the Next Big Thing™ to show up on YouTube. So far, my results have been hit-and-miss. So, dear friends of the SDMB: give me some YouTub… --- ## [Guns And Threats: A Thought Experiment](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guns-and-threats-a-thought-experiment/728207)
**Author:** [@Master\_Wang-Ka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Master_Wang-Ka)\ **Replies:** 131\ **Last updated:** [September 7, 2015, 6:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guns-and-threats-a-thought-experiment/728207 "2015-09-07T18:41:11Z")
First of all, I don’t wanna argue about gun control. I am not anti-gun. I’m anti-idiot. Regrettably, the process of legally restricting and controlling idiots has historically run into problems due to our bad habit of el… --- ## [Ask the Guy who has become Death, the Destroyer of Worlds](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-guy-who-has-become-death-the-destroyer-of-worlds/200691)
**Author:** [@Satisfying\_Andy\_Licious](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Satisfying_Andy_Licious)\ **Replies:** 248\ **Last updated:** [September 30, 2003, 4:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-guy-who-has-become-death-the-destroyer-of-worlds/200691 "2003-09-30T16:07:15Z")
I am become Death, the Destroyer of Worlds. Hey, it’s a living. Any questions? --- ## [Steve Irwin: The man's dead, stop picking on him!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/steve-irwin-the-mans-dead-stop-picking-on-him/371470)
**Author:** [@Rilchiam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rilchiam)\ **Replies:** 166\ **Last updated:** [September 9, 2006, 11:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/steve-irwin-the-mans-dead-stop-picking-on-him/371470 "2006-09-09T11:35:54Z")
At featherlou’s suggestion, I’ve opened a thread to discuss whether or not he “had it coming” or however you want to put it. For the record, I don’t think he did. The stingray was buried; he didn’t even know it was ther… --- ## [People defending Graham Platner are pathetic and intellectually bankrupt](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/people-defending-graham-platner-are-pathetic-and-intellectually-bankrupt/1030839)
**Author:** [@Snarky\_Kong](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snarky_Kong)\ **Replies:** 619\ **Last updated:** [November 5, 2026, 9:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/people-defending-graham-platner-are-pathetic-and-intellectually-bankrupt/1030839 "2026-11-05T21:58:06Z")
Go ahead and say you should vote for him because 1 more in the senate is more important than a Nazi tattoo, that’s defensible. However, there are many people in P&E saying “oh no, that’s not a totenkopf, that’s just a s… --- ## [A Blazing Saddles question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-blazing-saddles-question/458996)
**Author:** [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Replies:** 65\ **Last updated:** [August 11, 2008, 3:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-blazing-saddles-question/458996 "2008-08-11T15:04:11Z")
In the first conversation between Hedley Lamarr and Boris the executioner, Boris says that he’s currently working on “a doozy” and indicates the grey-bearded man in a wheelchair he’s about to hang. Hedley says “Oh yes, t… --- ## [Is a clear, well spoken English accent really difficult to understand for some Americans?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-a-clear-well-spoken-english-accent-really-difficult-to-understand-for-some-americans/519528)
**Author:** [@Lobsang](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lobsang)\ **Replies:** 101\ **Last updated:** [December 6, 2009, 9:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-a-clear-well-spoken-english-accent-really-difficult-to-understand-for-some-americans/519528 "2009-12-06T21:11:05Z")
In the call center of my place of work our operatives (all of which speak exceptionally clearly and without strong localized accents) are occasionally told “Ahhh can’t understand urr aaaceent”. Usually from old people i… --- ## [Invisible Idiots](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/invisible-idiots/162968)
**Author:** [@Q.E.D](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Q.E.D)\ **Replies:** 368\ **Last updated:** [March 26, 2003, 4:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/invisible-idiots/162968 "2003-03-26T04:50:23Z")
In one of a series of short stories about a bar called Callahan’s, Spider Robinson introduced a type of puzzle he called Invisible Idiots, so named because of a story about a language-translation program that when fed th… --- ## [Ask the person from a small, but not \*really\* tiny country (Norway)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-person-from-a-small-but-not-really-tiny-country-norway/613653)
**Author:** [@Norse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Norse)\ **Replies:** 76\ **Last updated:** [March 6, 2012, 6:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-person-from-a-small-but-not-really-tiny-country-norway/613653 "2012-03-06T06:49:54Z")
Since it seems as ifthe Tour des Nordiques has started again, I checked to see if there were “Ask the…” threads from other Nordic countries. Sure: Iceland, Sweden and Finland have been covered, but I couldn’t find Norway… --- ## [Lab-created diamond vs. mined diamond -- what are the differences?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lab-created-diamond-vs-mined-diamond-what-are-the-differences/553722)
**Author:** [@Bricker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bricker)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [September 20, 2010, 3:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lab-created-diamond-vs-mined-diamond-what-are-the-differences/553722 "2010-09-20T15:16:21Z")
What does a jeweler look at to determine if he’s holding a lab-created diamond or a naturally-occurring, mined diamond? --- ## [Bands that booted an original member before hitting it big.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bands-that-booted-an-original-member-before-hitting-it-big/675666)
**Author:** [@enomaj](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/enomaj)\ **Replies:** 121\ **Last updated:** [December 12, 2013, 2:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bands-that-booted-an-original-member-before-hitting-it-big/675666 "2013-12-12T02:11:12Z")
Dixie Chicks TLC (Found out about this one from the VH1 TLC movie) --- ## [Working Retail=Stupid Customers](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/working-retail-stupid-customers/501441)
**Author:** [@Sir\_T-Cups](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sir_T-Cups)\ **Replies:** 101\ **Last updated:** [July 29, 2009, 4:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/working-retail-stupid-customers/501441 "2009-07-29T16:58:24Z")
Inspired by this thread because something stupid happened to me today, but I didn’t wanna take over the other thread. I am loading yogurt and talking to a co-worker of mine who is telling me about her family… Her: I lo… --- ## [Father kills "gay" toddler](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/father-kills-gay-toddler/312486)
**Author:** [@Otto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Otto)\ **Replies:** 170\ **Last updated:** [July 18, 2005, 7:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/father-kills-gay-toddler/312486 "2005-07-18T07:10:17Z")
I think I may be sick. If there’s anything that could make me re-think my opposition to the death penalty, this just might be it. --- ## [A fucking contest making fucking sentences...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-fucking-contest-making-fucking-sentences/39557)
**Author:** [@Satan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Satan)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [November 4, 2000, 12:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-fucking-contest-making-fucking-sentences/39557 "2000-11-04T00:23:12Z")
Well, we all know that the word “fuck,” thanks to its various forms, is probably the most versatile word in the English language. So, let’s have a contest: Who can use the word “fuck” or one of its forms (fucking, fucke… --- ## [Howard Stern](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/howard-stern/548400)
**Author:** [@scamartistry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/scamartistry)\ **Replies:** 89\ **Last updated:** [August 4, 2010, 6:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/howard-stern/548400 "2010-08-04T06:15:08Z")
Not an american myself. Picked up a couple of recent satellite radio shows from Howard Stern. Dont know much about this guy (saw the movie Private Parts, which was great), and seen him a couple of times on Letterman Bu… --- ## [Vulcan Pick Up Lines](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vulcan-pick-up-lines/562995)
**Author:** [@janis\_and\_c0](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/janis_and_c0)\ **Replies:** 75\ **Last updated:** [April 8, 2015, 3:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vulcan-pick-up-lines/562995 "2015-04-08T15:16:32Z")
It is my observation you display superior taste in footwear. In an unrelated matter, would you care to engage in coitus? --- ## [Parenting help: my in-laws and extended family are trolls.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/parenting-help-my-in-laws-and-extended-family-are-trolls/634525)
**Author:** [@Troppus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Troppus)\ **Replies:** 100\ **Last updated:** [October 24, 2012, 5:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/parenting-help-my-in-laws-and-extended-family-are-trolls/634525 "2012-10-24T17:08:51Z")
TL;DR version: large in-law family members tease and pick at one another to excess, and I’m very uncomfortable with that behavior. Help. I am the mother of a laid back 3 month old who is committed to ensuring that she s… --- ## [Men: Shirt Tails - tuck or untuck?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/men-shirt-tails-tuck-or-untuck/490251)
**Author:** [@Jinx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jinx)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [March 23, 2009, 9:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/men-shirt-tails-tuck-or-untuck/490251 "2009-03-23T09:59:52Z")
I was wondering the SD opinion on wearing, say, a golf (ie polo) shirt. Do you tuck in the shirt tails, or go untucked? Personally, I like it hanging out, but do most consider this “sloppy”? Personally, I think people… --- ## [ALIEN (1979) What's going on in the shuttle?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alien-1979-whats-going-on-in-the-shuttle/431322)
**Author:** [@brewha](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/brewha)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [January 12, 2008, 7:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alien-1979-whats-going-on-in-the-shuttle/431322 "2008-01-12T07:24:04Z")
::WARNING! SPOILERS ABOUND!:: Like I need that ^ in a 28 YO movie After reading a thread on the Best Action Movie Evah here at the SDMB, I decided that ALIEN is a movie that I should see. So, I put it on the top of my … --- ## [Dry skin and facial stubble](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dry-skin-and-facial-stubble/559352)
**Author:** [@Lakai](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lakai)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [November 11, 2010, 4:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dry-skin-and-facial-stubble/559352 "2010-11-11T04:31:08Z")
It seems that my skin only gets flaky on my face when I have stubble. Moisturizer doesn’t seem to work, as eventually the stubble area gets flaky again if anything touches it. Anyone have this problem? I’ve been readi… --- ## [Can anyone explain the government shutdown to me?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-anyone-explain-the-government-shutdown-to-me/669994)
**Author:** [@Budget\_Player\_Cadet](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Budget_Player_Cadet)\ **Replies:** 100\ **Last updated:** [October 7, 2013, 4:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-anyone-explain-the-government-shutdown-to-me/669994 "2013-10-07T04:42:23Z")
What, exactly, is going on here? Why is the government shutting down, because they can’t pass a budget? How is it that the republicans are shifting the blame here? --- ## [The 3DS is very slick](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-3ds-is-very-slick/576254)
**Author:** [@Bricker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bricker)\ **Replies:** 106\ **Last updated:** [September 8, 2011, 5:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-3ds-is-very-slick/576254 "2011-09-08T17:43:17Z")
Just got it for Bricker Jr. I don’t know what the technology is… but that flat screen, without the use of any glasses, does produce an amazingingly real 3D effect. We got him the Star Wars III game, and I watched him pl… --- ## [Chicken in the car and the car can't go](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chicken-in-the-car-and-the-car-cant-go/22391)
**Author:** [@njk8](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/njk8)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [February 6, 2022, 1:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chicken-in-the-car-and-the-car-cant-go/22391 "2022-02-06T01:48:02Z")
Does anyone know the origen or purpose of the saying, “Chicken in the car and the car can’t go,” and i believe it also has “and thats how you spell chicago.” --- ## [How long would slavery have lasted if there were no US Civil War](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-long-would-slavery-have-lasted-if-there-were-no-us-civil-war/563218)
**Author:** [@Lazy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lazy)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [December 11, 2010, 2:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-long-would-slavery-have-lasted-if-there-were-no-us-civil-war/563218 "2010-12-11T14:28:13Z")
Say the US civil war had somehow been averted. Maybe the South peacefully seceded, or maybe some accommodation was reached. Is it conceivable that slavery would have lasted into the 20th century? Into the 21st? --- ## [Guys~Would you spank her?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guys-would-you-spank-her/580122)
**Author:** [@Ladymarmalade](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ladymarmalade)\ **Replies:** 71\ **Last updated:** [May 4, 2011, 4:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guys-would-you-spank-her/580122 "2011-05-04T04:22:49Z")
If you’re single, say you were dating a woman you liked enough to date, and she asked you for an erotic spanking. Or, if you’re married, your wife asked you for an erotic spanking. Would you do it? --- ## [Do the French see Napoleon as a villain?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-the-french-see-napoleon-as-a-villain/558981)
**Author:** [@Mr.Excellent](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Excellent)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [November 2, 2010, 11:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-the-french-see-napoleon-as-a-villain/558981 "2010-11-02T11:17:03Z")
No German who counts himself a civilized man laments Hitler’s defeat or death (with the caveat that some, I suppose, would have liked to have seen him tried and executed rather than die by his own hand.) He was a monster… --- ## [How the HELL do I get rid of this porn spam mail??](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-the-hell-do-i-get-rid-of-this-porn-spam-mail/71172)
**Author:** [@Mats\_K](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mats_K)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [July 5, 2001, 7:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-the-hell-do-i-get-rid-of-this-porn-spam-mail/71172 "2001-07-05T07:44:31Z")
OK, first it started as one or two a week, and now I’m getting about 15 per day… How the hell do they get my e-mail address when I don’t look up porn? [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=563&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=565&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)