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**Author:** [@Church\_Key\_Kid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Church_Key_Kid)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [November 5, 2001, 4:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scratching-my-cat-near-her-tail-causes-her-to/91333 "2001-11-05T16:09:33Z")
If we scratch our cats at the base of their back, right next to their tail, they raise their butts in the air and lean forward. If we scratch it’s shoulders it doesn’t really raise its shoulders in the air. My friend s… --- ## [Singers - what is "pitchy"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/singers-what-is-pitchy/618131)
**Author:** [@Don\_Draper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Don_Draper)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [April 12, 2012, 7:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/singers-what-is-pitchy/618131 "2012-04-12T19:05:38Z")
Twice in the past week or so I have seen recent TV shows use this term. The first was a “Modern Family” episode, in which Cam & Mitchell sing a duet, and a woman remarked that Cam sounded “pitchy” - which crushed him. … --- ## [Questions songs will never answer.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/questions-songs-will-never-answer/573005)
**Author:** [@RandMcnally](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RandMcnally)\ **Replies:** 113\ **Last updated:** [March 29, 2011, 9:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/questions-songs-will-never-answer/573005 "2011-03-29T09:04:07Z")
Why do fools fall in love? Who Put the Bomp (In the Bomp, Bomp, Bomp? --- ## [What's Your Favorite Word You Rarely Get To Use?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-favorite-word-you-rarely-get-to-use/581270)
**Author:** [@FoieGrasIsEvil](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FoieGrasIsEvil)\ **Replies:** 146\ **Last updated:** [June 29, 2011, 1:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-favorite-word-you-rarely-get-to-use/581270 "2011-06-29T01:56:54Z")
There’s a lot of words that are fun to say, sound cool, have obscure meanings, etc. What words do you like to say but hardly ever get the opportunity to use? Mine’s insouciance. I love the way that word sounds, and wh… --- ## [Vincent D'Onofrio - Is he a bad actor or just miscast in that Law and Order spin-off?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vincent-donofrio-is-he-a-bad-actor-or-just-miscast-in-that-law-and-order-spin-off/325391)
**Author:** [@johnnyboy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/johnnyboy)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [October 11, 2005, 4:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vincent-donofrio-is-he-a-bad-actor-or-just-miscast-in-that-law-and-order-spin-off/325391 "2005-10-11T04:08:05Z")
I have some really mixed feelings about that guy. I mean he sucks the air out of Law & Order: CI, and ruins any chance of it being even remotely watchable. But on the other hand he’s been great in quite a few movies tha… --- ## [So, should I go to my sister's wedding or not? (long and full of stupid family drama)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-should-i-go-to-my-sisters-wedding-or-not-long-and-full-of-stupid-family-drama/485239)
**Author:** [@Mahna\_Mahna](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahna_Mahna)\ **Replies:** 67\ **Last updated:** [February 12, 2009, 2:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-should-i-go-to-my-sisters-wedding-or-not-long-and-full-of-stupid-family-drama/485239 "2009-02-12T02:33:24Z")
So I just received any invitation in the mail for my sister’s wedding, which she’s decided to hold in Halifax at the end of May. For most people, that’s probably not cause for a crisis, but there’s a whole bunch of fami… --- ## [God's Tebow-bias](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gods-tebow-bias/609386)
**Author:** [@Dr.Colossus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr.Colossus)\ **Replies:** 100\ **Last updated:** [January 16, 2012, 4:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gods-tebow-bias/609386 "2012-01-16T04:59:42Z")
An undoubtedly scientifically blind and rigorous recent nation-wide pollfound that 43% of all Americans believe Tebow is winning due to divine intervention. They think God wants Tebow to win so He comes and helps. What h… --- ## [Was JFK Ever Court-Martialed? (PT-109 Loss)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-jfk-ever-court-martialed-pt-109-loss/601658)
**Author:** [@ralph124c](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ralph124c)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [April 13, 2017, 12:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-jfk-ever-court-martialed-pt-109-loss/601658 "2017-04-13T12:49:49Z")
I was reading the Wilkapedia account of the loss of PT-109. The article did not mention if Lt. Kennedy was subjected to a court martial, regarding the loss of his command. From what I understand, PT-109 was sliced in … --- ## [Hey Polly Prissypants, fuck off back to your side of the property line.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-polly-prissypants-fuck-off-back-to-your-side-of-the-property-line/709626)
**Author:** [@FuriousGeorge](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FuriousGeorge)\ **Replies:** 70\ **Last updated:** [January 17, 2015, 8:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-polly-prissypants-fuck-off-back-to-your-side-of-the-property-line/709626 "2015-01-17T20:24:21Z")
The word ‘fuck’ is not a reason to run over to my driveway and try to lecture me on language etiquette, you pansy little cunt. It is also not a reason call the police you offended little bitch, especially when you weren’… --- ## [Was I alive in 3 or 4 different decades?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-i-alive-in-3-or-4-different-decades/650018)
**Author:** [@donnie\_darko](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/donnie_darko)\ **Replies:** 81\ **Last updated:** [July 30, 2013, 1:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-i-alive-in-3-or-4-different-decades/650018 "2013-07-30T01:44:49Z")
I was born on the 16th of January, 1990. Most people have told me I was only alive in 3 (1990s, 2000s and 2010s) but I would argue I was technically alive in the 1980s as well. My reasoning for this is that: Third tr… --- ## [Is China preparing to attack Taiwan?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-china-preparing-to-attack-taiwan/952233)
**Author:** [@Whack-a-Mole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Whack-a-Mole)\ **Replies:** 212\ **Last updated:** [April 8, 2023, 2:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-china-preparing-to-attack-taiwan/952233 "2023-04-08T02:26:51Z")
I have seen a lot of news reports lately that suggest Taiwan is now super spooked that China will invade them. Is there anything to this? Is China gearing up to invade Taiwan or is this just more of their perpetual sab… --- ## [Who's stupider? Wheaton college or the woman who wants to stay there?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whos-stupider-wheaton-college-or-the-woman-who-wants-to-stay-there/742369)
**Author:** [@CC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CC)\ **Replies:** 113\ **Last updated:** [January 26, 2016, 3:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whos-stupider-wheaton-college-or-the-woman-who-wants-to-stay-there/742369 "2016-01-26T15:02:42Z")
Hard to understand why someone would fight to stay at Wheaton College. Their argument is beyond ludicrous - that Muslims’ god is different from Christians’ god. It’s similar to little kids fighting over who’s stronger … --- ## [Explain Zoe Quinn in the least hate-filled way possible, please.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/explain-zoe-quinn-in-the-least-hate-filled-way-possible-please/698670)
**Author:** [@Spice\_Weasel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spice_Weasel)\ **Replies:** 63\ **Last updated:** [September 19, 2014, 6:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/explain-zoe-quinn-in-the-least-hate-filled-way-possible-please/698670 "2014-09-19T06:36:46Z")
So, this happened. As a feminist and a gamer, I feel like I should understand this issue better. I really should know better than to look for information from Cracked commenters, but I am apparently a hypocritical bitch… --- ## [Trans etiquette: how bad is this?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trans-etiquette-how-bad-is-this/789813)
**Author:** [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Replies:** 189\ **Last updated:** [June 29, 2017, 6:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trans-etiquette-how-bad-is-this/789813 "2017-06-29T18:02:57Z")
To be clear from the start, I didn’t do this. I just happened to be in the room when somebody else did it. I was at a social gathering today. It’s a group of people that get together on a regular basis. We were having a… --- ## [A Brief History of Ratdom - AKA the MMP](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-brief-history-of-ratdom-aka-the-mmp/404014)
**Author:** [@Sage\_Rat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sage_Rat)\ **Replies:** 357\ **Last updated:** [May 21, 2007, 3:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-brief-history-of-ratdom-aka-the-mmp/404014 "2007-05-21T03:01:30Z")
Well 2am is Monday so I might as well get this going… Our story begins a few years ago. I was a sickly lad, oft busy in pursuits of…oh wait no, wrong beginning. Actually I was a programmer, working in Tokyo and planning… --- ## [How Hard Is It For A Non-Muslim To Get Into Mecca](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-hard-is-it-for-a-non-muslim-to-get-into-mecca/533401)
**Author:** [@Markxxx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Markxxx)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [March 23, 2010, 2:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-hard-is-it-for-a-non-muslim-to-get-into-mecca/533401 "2010-03-23T14:30:32Z")
From the Wikipedia article on Mecca Obviously there have been some non-Muslims to go into the city, but I was wondering if anyone had any first, second or third hand knowledge of this. Is the WHOLE city really closed … --- ## [Why WASN'T Osama Bin Laden Armed?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-wasnt-osama-bin-laden-armed/580820)
**Author:** [@brocks](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/brocks)\ **Replies:** 97\ **Last updated:** [May 9, 2011, 12:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-wasnt-osama-bin-laden-armed/580820 "2011-05-09T12:07:05Z")
If I was on the third floor of a building, and I heard what I could only assume were enemy helicopters approach (and in the case of one of them, crash), and then people shooting their way up the first two floors, I sure … --- ## [Trekkies: How can Data eat?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trekkies-how-can-data-eat/711762)
**Author:** [@Valteron](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Valteron)\ **Replies:** 82\ **Last updated:** [February 14, 2015, 5:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trekkies-how-can-data-eat/711762 "2015-02-14T17:38:09Z")
Since I can now stream all the Star Trek TNGs, I have been studying my favourite character, Data. But my question is this: I have on more than one occasion seen him eat and drink things. Where does it go? Since he is a m… --- ## [What the fuck crawled up Coldfire's ass and died?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-the-fuck-crawled-up-coldfires-ass-and-died/65500)
**Author:** [@OpalCat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OpalCat)\ **Replies:** 115\ **Last updated:** [May 16, 2001, 1:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-the-fuck-crawled-up-coldfires-ass-and-died/65500 "2001-05-16T13:14:42Z")
God that man is the most pathetic piece of shit moderator I’ve ever seen. I post a thread. He posts a link to an old thread of similar topic. No problem. He used rather dismissive language, IMO, by simply stating “it’s b… --- ## [Suppose the world does nothing about climate change. Will we adapt?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/suppose-the-world-does-nothing-about-climate-change-will-we-adapt/780525)
**Author:** [@sweeteviljesus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sweeteviljesus)\ **Replies:** 90\ **Last updated:** [March 7, 2017, 3:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/suppose-the-world-does-nothing-about-climate-change-will-we-adapt/780525 "2017-03-07T15:00:37Z")
Suppose the world does nothing about climate change (or what we do is too little, too late). Humans are fantastic at adapting to new environments, and our ability to adapt increases as our technology does. Will we be a… --- ## [Non pet owners: Are pet owners gross?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/non-pet-owners-are-pet-owners-gross/664584)
**Author:** [@Grrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrr)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [July 29, 2013, 12:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/non-pet-owners-are-pet-owners-gross/664584 "2013-07-29T12:18:13Z")
Just curious. I’ve got these black out curtains in my bedroom. I just noticed today that somehow, pet hair has managed to make it all the way up to the top of my curtains. Then I looked down at my bedspread and see it’s… --- ## [What is "wealth generation"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-wealth-generation/596633)
**Author:** [@Frylock](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frylock)\ **Replies:** 81\ **Last updated:** [September 21, 2011, 3:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-wealth-generation/596633 "2011-09-21T15:32:27Z")
This may be a GQ instead of a GD thread. I’m not sure. Suppose I create a work of art. I spend five dollars on the material. The work ends up getting appraised at $505. Have I just generated $500 of wealth? It would s… --- ## [What was Weyland-Yutani's plan in Alien and Aliens?!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-weyland-yutanis-plan-in-alien-and-aliens/619532)
**Author:** [@grude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/grude)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [April 26, 2012, 5:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-weyland-yutanis-plan-in-alien-and-aliens/619532 "2012-04-26T17:22:30Z")
So in Alien WY secretly advises Ash to bring back a specimen which is why he opens the ship. So now WY knows about the planet and presumably the alien and derelict ship, and the freighter dissapears with all crew presum… --- ## [Revolution? Civil War? What's going to happen to the US?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/revolution-civil-war-whats-going-to-happen-to-the-us/779892)
**Author:** [@ultimate11](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ultimate11)\ **Replies:** 87\ **Last updated:** [January 18, 2021, 8:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/revolution-civil-war-whats-going-to-happen-to-the-us/779892 "2021-01-18T20:56:36Z")
I thought about making a topic like this for a couple of months, if not this month after my polls, I’ve notice the US is a bit tense. Riots over speeches, complete panic over a button pressed that Donald Trump pushed and… --- ## [Resolved: The US should bomb Syria](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/resolved-the-us-should-bomb-syria/667695)
**Author:** [@Measure\_for\_Measure](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Measure_for_Measure)\ **Replies:** 119\ **Last updated:** [September 7, 2013, 4:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/resolved-the-us-should-bomb-syria/667695 "2013-09-07T04:08:37Z")
There are a number of terrible arguments for US military action IMHO, but I maintain that Assad’s use of chemical weapon presents a security challenge that requires a high level response. I am, however, open to diplomati… --- ## [Would you eat a three-day-old ham sandwich?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-eat-a-three-day-old-ham-sandwich/324215)
**Author:** [@Sal\_Ammoniac](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sal_Ammoniac)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [October 2, 2005, 12:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-eat-a-three-day-old-ham-sandwich/324215 "2005-10-02T00:22:30Z")
Friday, and time for another trivial poll. So let us posit a ham sandwich, with lettuce, tomato, cheese, your choice of mayo or mustard, nicely bagged and kept in the fridge for three days. Do you eat it, or throw it g… --- ## [Name Anagrams](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-anagrams/678453)
**Author:** [@Aquadementia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aquadementia)\ **Replies:** 125\ **Last updated:** [February 7, 2014, 12:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-anagrams/678453 "2014-02-07T12:34:58Z")
Take the name of something. Mix up the letters in that name to form a different word or a phase. That will give you an anagram, ma’am. To make a game of it you can suggest another name for the next poster. Scoring: … --- ## [Was dynamite ever available for purchase at farm stores or hardware stores?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-dynamite-ever-available-for-purchase-at-farm-stores-or-hardware-stores/679165)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [January 19, 2014, 8:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-dynamite-ever-available-for-purchase-at-farm-stores-or-hardware-stores/679165 "2014-01-19T08:43:20Z")
I vaguely recall older people talk about buying dynamite for clearing stumps or large rocks on their farms. Or even small one or two man mining operations needed dynamite. Was there ever a point in time when the Farmers… --- ## [The best steak you've ever eaten](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-best-steak-youve-ever-eaten/539540)
**Author:** [@MTCicero](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MTCicero)\ **Replies:** 85\ **Last updated:** [May 19, 2010, 3:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-best-steak-youve-ever-eaten/539540 "2010-05-19T15:27:00Z")
What cut was it and where did you eat it? My top three consist of one local independent place, one (gasp) chain, and one at a theme park hotel restaurant. The chain: the bone in cowboy ribeye at Eddie Merlot’s is pro… --- ## [How long would you survive?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-long-would-you-survive/694513)
**Author:** [@Mr.Kobayashi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Kobayashi)\ **Replies:** 84\ **Last updated:** [August 7, 2014, 4:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-long-would-you-survive/694513 "2014-08-07T16:08:41Z")
…in a wilderness situation? You’re on a ship in the Pacific Ocean that is shipwrecked. You are the only survivor, waking up on Auckland Island (although you don’t know where you are). You are sodden casualware; combing … --- ## [Which Over-40 Actress Is Prettier Than Michelle Pfeiffer?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-over-40-actress-is-prettier-than-michelle-pfeiffer/412122)
**Author:** [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Replies:** 83\ **Last updated:** [July 20, 2007, 12:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-over-40-actress-is-prettier-than-michelle-pfeiffer/412122 "2007-07-20T00:13:21Z")
Michelle Pfeiffer will turn 50 next April. She was on Letterman last night. On seeing her there, my wife said, “My sister doesn’t think Michelle is pretty. What do you think?” I gave it some thought and tried to decide … --- ## [Savage Love Column -- Who Was Out of Line?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/savage-love-column-who-was-out-of-line/473818)
**Author:** [@Freudian\_Slit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Freudian_Slit)\ **Replies:** 164\ **Last updated:** [November 24, 2008, 8:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/savage-love-column-who-was-out-of-line/473818 "2008-11-24T08:43:36Z")
From the newest Dan Savage column: Dan seems to agree with the guy, but thinks he’s a controlling jerk for bringing this up in a public column that he knows the dominatrix reads. I guess that never really occurred t… --- ## [Worst working actors who are highly successful](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worst-working-actors-who-are-highly-successful/482545)
**Author:** [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Replies:** 133\ **Last updated:** [January 26, 2009, 2:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worst-working-actors-who-are-highly-successful/482545 "2009-01-26T14:40:29Z")
I think the thread title is pretty clear. The only qualifications I’d like to add are to restrict yourself to performers whose primary occupation is acting–that is, Britney Spears’ performance in whatever that horrible … --- ## [Bait Bus!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bait-bus/214250)
**Author:** [@pizzabrat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pizzabrat)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [May 10, 2010, 4:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bait-bus/214250 "2010-05-10T16:00:42Z")
I know it has to be fake, but it’s hilarious! …is it fake? And if it’s real, I know there’s an argument that it’s morally repugnant because of it’s deception (I was watching it with a friend and he said he couldn’t wat… --- ## [Share something vulgar, crude, tasteless, and HILARIOUS](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/share-something-vulgar-crude-tasteless-and-hilarious/512868)
**Author:** [@Shig](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shig)\ **Replies:** 109\ **Last updated:** [October 14, 2009, 4:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/share-something-vulgar-crude-tasteless-and-hilarious/512868 "2009-10-14T16:12:12Z")
OK, let’s make a deal: If you’re the type to get feelings hurt or call someone a bigot or or a meanie-head, just don’t read any further. So anyway, I would like to know the filthiest joke you’ve ever heard. Those type… --- ## [Ought skiplagging be permitted?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ought-skiplagging-be-permitted/988795)
**Author:** [@Dinsdale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dinsdale)\ **Replies:** 263\ **Last updated:** [November 30, 2023, 2:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ought-skiplagging-be-permitted/988795 "2023-11-30T02:26:29Z")
Read an article in the paper yesterday about skiplagging, the practice of using only the first leg of a multi-leg flight. Apparently for some routes, you can buy a cheaper ticket from Chicago to San Fran with a stop in … --- ## [Three Coke Zero's per day. Excessive?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/three-coke-zeros-per-day-excessive/609954)
**Author:** [@rostfrei](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rostfrei)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [January 20, 2012, 1:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/three-coke-zeros-per-day-excessive/609954 "2012-01-20T01:31:11Z")
For the past 15 years or so, I’ve gone thru two 8 packs of Coke Zero per week sometimes less, sometimes more, but most of the time, it’s 2.5 to 3 per day. They are the small plastic 12 ounce bottles, in my defense. My… --- ## [Has anyone ever owned a Lincoln Town car? Did you like it](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-anyone-ever-owned-a-lincoln-town-car-did-you-like-it/579564)
**Author:** [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [June 3, 2011, 6:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-anyone-ever-owned-a-lincoln-town-car-did-you-like-it/579564 "2011-06-03T06:07:39Z")
Normally I check reviews on carsurvey.org to see how positive they are for a car and how many would buy another model of the car. If more than 70% of reviewers say they’d buy another one and the majority of reviews are p… --- ## [The Alabama Men's Clinic: Apparently, their job is making terrible radio ads](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-alabama-mens-clinic-apparently-their-job-is-making-terrible-radio-ads/657435)
**Author:** [@Sauron](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sauron)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [June 8, 2014, 5:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-alabama-mens-clinic-apparently-their-job-is-making-terrible-radio-ads/657435 "2014-06-08T05:04:56Z")
Oh, those annoying radio ads. You know the type of ads I’m talking about … there’s always at least one on your local radio station(s) that bothers you no end. It can be for a variety of reasons – you don’t like the busi… --- ## [It's Jeopardy online test time!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-jeopardy-online-test-time/524697)
**Author:** [@Fear\_Itself](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fear_Itself)\ **Replies:** 102\ **Last updated:** [January 30, 2010, 5:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-jeopardy-online-test-time/524697 "2010-01-30T17:01:17Z")
Just received a notice about this year’s online test schedule: Don’t forget to register early! --- ## [NPR correspondent?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/npr-correspondent/517413)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [November 18, 2009, 11:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/npr-correspondent/517413 "2009-11-18T23:40:11Z")
What is the name of the NPR correspondent whose name sounds like ‘Duwahili Sykautau’? --- ## [Refrigerator door closing by itself.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/refrigerator-door-closing-by-itself/544208)
**Author:** [@Captain\_Midnight](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Captain_Midnight)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [June 24, 2010, 12:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/refrigerator-door-closing-by-itself/544208 "2010-06-24T00:08:04Z")
Howdy! Maybe someone who knows physics can help me. We bought a new refrigerator about two months ago. Actually the wife bought it. Anyway, there is one small problem with it. The door wont remain open. I will open th… --- ## [The Civil War was not about states' rights](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-civil-war-was-not-about-states-rights/840085)
**Author:** [@kirkrapine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kirkrapine)\ **Replies:** 200\ **Last updated:** [September 18, 2019, 6:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-civil-war-was-not-about-states-rights/840085 "2019-09-18T18:15:49Z")
It could not have been. Southern states started announcing their secession immediately after Lincoln was elected – before he had actually done anything to threaten their internal autonomy – before he had even taken offi… --- ## [What's the best upholstery if you have pets?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-best-upholstery-if-you-have-pets/501073)
**Author:** [@Zsofia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zsofia)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [April 26, 2013, 5:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-best-upholstery-if-you-have-pets/501073 "2013-04-26T17:00:52Z")
Eventually, if I can keep the damned house clean with the help of miracles and paid help, I’m going to upgrade my furniture so it doesn’t look like a college apartment anymore. The first thing I’d like to replace is the… --- ## [Israel is developing a weapon targeting Arabs](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/israel-is-developing-a-weapon-targeting-arabs/371146)
**Author:** [@Xan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Xan)\ **Replies:** 206\ **Last updated:** [September 14, 2006, 3:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/israel-is-developing-a-weapon-targeting-arabs/371146 "2006-09-14T15:22:51Z")
According to Wired News And what do we call this class? Genocide. Yes, that’s right Israel is going to try to commit genocide. This disgusts me. --- ## [Neighbor shoots GF’s cat (cat fine). “Iron Curtain of Mid-GA" work starts tomorrow.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/neighbor-shoots-gf-s-cat-cat-fine-iron-curtain-of-mid-ga-work-starts-tomorrow/387992)
**Author:** [@Tripler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tripler)\ **Replies:** 167\ **Last updated:** [January 20, 2007, 5:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/neighbor-shoots-gf-s-cat-cat-fine-iron-curtain-of-mid-ga-work-starts-tomorrow/387992 "2007-01-20T17:25:25Z")
This is a long weekend for me. I’m temporarily in Alabama for a 5-week class where I happen to run into a few friends from around the Air Force, and one of my roommates from college. Being Monday’s a federal holiday he… --- ## [Why are there so many 20-30 year old smokers?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-there-so-many-20-30-year-old-smokers/579768)
**Author:** [@Omar\_Little](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omar_Little)\ **Replies:** 108\ **Last updated:** [April 29, 2011, 10:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-there-so-many-20-30-year-old-smokers/579768 "2011-04-29T22:22:35Z")
I am in my mid 40’s and I do not smoke. Both of my parents smoked in our house where I grew up. I was able to convince both of them to quit, after I moved out. Most people I know that do smoke do it because they are a… --- ## [Savannah Guthrie (Today Show, co-anchor) mother missing](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/savannah-guthrie-today-show-co-anchor-mother-missing/1027414)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 332\ **Last updated:** [August 3, 2026, 5:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/savannah-guthrie-today-show-co-anchor-mother-missing/1027414 "2026-08-03T17:25:44Z")
Anyone, else following the case? It’s looking more and more like kidnapping. The ransom note mailed to TMZ included private details an scummy, opportunist wouldn’t know. Blood drops on front steps were tested and cam… --- ## [Feminist Utopian Fiction](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/feminist-utopian-fiction/209050)
**Author:** [@Satisfying\_Andy\_Licious](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Satisfying_Andy_Licious)\ **Replies:** 163\ **Last updated:** [November 11, 2003, 2:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/feminist-utopian-fiction/209050 "2003-11-11T14:15:14Z")
(Note: I wrote this up the following for an annoying cite-monger on another thread, but I thought I would post it in Cafe Society as well, fwiw.) Feminist utopian fiction is a sub-genre that ranges from serious polemic … --- ## [My 38 year old friend/co-worker is dating a 19 year old... thoughts?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-38-year-old-friend-co-worker-is-dating-a-19-year-old-thoughts/245602)
**Author:** [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Replies:** 61\ **Last updated:** [June 22, 2004, 3:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-38-year-old-friend-co-worker-is-dating-a-19-year-old-thoughts/245602 "2004-06-22T15:39:42Z")
I work at a small liberal arts college. I have a co-worker with whom I’m work chums (we’re not bosom buddies but we like each other at work- I’m sure you’ve had one). He ended a long-term relationship last year (non li… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=571&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=573&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)