# Top **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=575&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:** 576 --- ## [Lost 1.20: "Do No Harm"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lost-1-20-do-no-harm/298081)
**Author:** [@John\_Mace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_Mace)\ **Replies:** 201\ **Last updated:** [April 16, 2005, 11:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lost-1-20-do-no-harm/298081 "2005-04-16T11:52:45Z")
First the rules: Will Claire have the baby? Has Locke finally “seen the light”? Will Boone live? Is Mike’s raft ready to rock 'n roll? So many questions, so few episodes left… --- ## [My mother is delusional and my father is enabling her.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-mother-is-delusional-and-my-father-is-enabling-her/629429)
**Author:** [@Ecamp1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ecamp1)\ **Replies:** 64\ **Last updated:** [December 2, 2013, 5:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-mother-is-delusional-and-my-father-is-enabling-her/629429 "2013-12-02T17:54:18Z")
I just need to share this story. I want any and all opinions and/or ideas of what i could do to improve the situation. My parents, who have been married for 44 years, are very old fashioned and were quite strict with me… --- ## [Summer science: How to cool an apartment with a fan?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/summer-science-how-to-cool-an-apartment-with-a-fan/497346)
**Author:** [@capybara](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/capybara)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [May 23, 2009, 4:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/summer-science-how-to-cool-an-apartment-with-a-fan/497346 "2009-05-23T04:20:09Z")
So the debate continues in my household-- We can’t be the only ones rehashing this problem every evening. Problem: It’s 7:30 or so and begins to be cooler outside the apartment than inside. What to do with the box fan? … --- ## [Lost 3.07: "Not in Portland"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lost-3-07-not-in-portland/391191)
**Author:** [@John\_Mace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_Mace)\ **Replies:** 175\ **Last updated:** [February 12, 2007, 5:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lost-3-07-not-in-portland/391191 "2007-02-12T17:33:38Z")
Time change alert: 10PM Eastern/Pacific time. 9PM Central. You MST guys will have to figure it out yourselves. There’s a recap episode the hour before, if anyone is interested. Thread rules: So, where were we… Ja… --- ## [Hunter Biden artwork attracts ethics scrutiny](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hunter-biden-artwork-attracts-ethics-scrutiny/946031)
**Author:** [@DavidNRockies](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DavidNRockies)\ **Replies:** 345\ **Last updated:** [July 15, 2021, 4:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hunter-biden-artwork-attracts-ethics-scrutiny/946031 "2021-07-15T16:49:36Z")
Ohhh, this looks bad. Talk about your ‘appearance of impropriety.’ I thought we elected a new President and were – maybe – done with this kind of bullshit ? https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/562021-hunter-bi… --- ## [Does Anyone Read "The Last Psychiatrist"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-read-the-last-psychiatrist/677105)
**Author:** [@Lakai](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lakai)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [June 27, 2014, 11:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-read-the-last-psychiatrist/677105 "2014-06-27T23:02:13Z")
It’s a blog. Mostly about pop culture and psychiatry. The author (who’s anonymous) has a different take on various popular issues related to psychiatry. Different, but very thoughtful. It’s changed how I think about beh… --- ## [How many First Cousins have you had?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-first-cousins-have-you-had/683695)
**Author:** [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Replies:** 132\ **Last updated:** [March 20, 2014, 5:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-first-cousins-have-you-had/683695 "2014-03-20T17:10:34Z")
If your parents are/were both only children, then you will have had zero first cousins. If they both came from large families who produced many next generation offspring then you may have hundreds of first cousins. For … --- ## [How do the economics of prostitution work](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-the-economics-of-prostitution-work/674513)
**Author:** [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [November 28, 2013, 7:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-the-economics-of-prostitution-work/674513 "2013-11-28T07:39:20Z")
I was watching a documentary last night about sex workers, one was a woman who claimed to charge 2k an hour. That seemed insane even by US standards. But her clients were very well off men who probably had no need to com… --- ## [Archaic Analogies: Cut, Paste, and the Clipboard](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/archaic-analogies-cut-paste-and-the-clipboard/555656)
**Author:** [@Reply](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Reply)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [October 4, 2010, 2:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/archaic-analogies-cut-paste-and-the-clipboard/555656 "2010-10-04T02:25:06Z")
In the old days, before CTRL-C, CTRL-V, I suppose people really cut words or pictures out with a pair of scissors to paste them onto another document. That’s what I heard, anyway. But where does the “clipboard” come in… --- ## [Trump, potential incarceration, and Secret Service protection](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-potential-incarceration-and-secret-service-protection/1000506)
**Author:** [@Chronos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chronos)\ **Replies:** 252\ **Last updated:** [June 11, 2024, 2:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-potential-incarceration-and-secret-service-protection/1000506 "2024-06-11T14:26:53Z")
This keeps coming up in other threads, but I don’t want to carry them onto hijacks. With Trump’s various legal issues, the possibility exists that, at some point, he might find himself locked up in jail and/or prison. … --- ## [Best way to deal with lunch thieves?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-way-to-deal-with-lunch-thieves/752048)
**Author:** [@CoastalMaineiac](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CoastalMaineiac)\ **Replies:** 106\ **Last updated:** [April 18, 2016, 5:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-way-to-deal-with-lunch-thieves/752048 "2016-04-18T05:38:48Z")
Well, we’ve had a rash of lunch thefts at work these past few weeks. There isn’t much that ranks lower, in my opinion, than stealing someone’s lunch. I haven’t been hit yet, but I’ve been pondering the idea of booby tra… --- ## [Why is the Myers-Briggs system disliked by so many people?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-the-myers-briggs-system-disliked-by-so-many-people/607657)
**Author:** [@Diamonds02](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Diamonds02)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [December 29, 2011, 11:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-the-myers-briggs-system-disliked-by-so-many-people/607657 "2011-12-29T23:34:37Z")
I was introduced to the Myers-Briggs personality typing system in college. I find it pretty neat and useful. Once I figure out someone’s type, it makes it a lot easier to predict a person’s behavior. Well, sometimes, but… --- ## [Learn and use the Man-Rules when it comes to showers](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/learn-and-use-the-man-rules-when-it-comes-to-showers/430756)
**Author:** [@Sauron](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sauron)\ **Replies:** 129\ **Last updated:** [November 18, 2011, 10:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/learn-and-use-the-man-rules-when-it-comes-to-showers/430756 "2011-11-18T22:07:40Z")
As you’ve noticed, I work out regularly. (And don’t pretend you haven’t been checking out my biceps and triceps and multiceps and all that. You say you like me for my sparkling wit, but you enjoy the packaging too.) My w… --- ## [Halfway thru the year in the MMP](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/halfway-thru-the-year-in-the-mmp/967383)
**Author:** [@FairyChatMom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FairyChatMom)\ **Replies:** 297\ **Last updated:** [July 11, 2022, 6:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/halfway-thru-the-year-in-the-mmp/967383 "2022-07-11T06:13:31Z")
Six months of the year are done and gone, so we’re halfway to 2023. What’s up with that? We had some booms around here last night, but distant enough that they were muffled. Tonight will be the big booms, then, I hope, … --- ## [The Imsomniac MMP](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-imsomniac-mmp/766914)
**Author:** [@Buttercup\_Smith](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Buttercup_Smith)\ **Replies:** 222\ **Last updated:** [October 3, 2016, 4:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-imsomniac-mmp/766914 "2016-10-03T04:40:33Z")
Happy Moanday! I am an insomniac as I have yet to go to sleep tonight, after tossing and turning for over 4 hous I give up. I even took a sleep aid and still can’t shut off the brain. It probably does not help than I sl… --- ## ["I'll pray for you." Management Says "Not On My Watch!"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ill-pray-for-you-management-says-not-on-my-watch/982109)
**Author:** [@Odesio](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Odesio)\ **Replies:** 257\ **Last updated:** [May 26, 2023, 12:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ill-pray-for-you-management-says-not-on-my-watch/982109 "2023-05-26T12:24:58Z")
I’m in human resources, and diversity, equity, and inclusion is currently one of the hot topics in my line of work. According to the Society for Human Resource Management, DEI “deals with the qualities, experiences and … --- ## [Awarding the MMP](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/awarding-the-mmp/744822)
**Author:** [@Spiderman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spiderman)\ **Replies:** 269\ **Last updated:** [February 8, 2016, 4:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/awarding-the-mmp/744822 "2016-02-08T04:39:43Z")
This weekend I went from snowshoes to beach shoes. Started out by doing a snowshoe race. I’ve never done one before; they’re quite tough! Placed, too! You just know the guy who made the trophies made them in his \[del… --- ## [TV Shows with a strong "regional" sense](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-shows-with-a-strong-regional-sense/612428)
**Author:** [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Replies:** 106\ **Last updated:** [February 15, 2012, 8:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-shows-with-a-strong-regional-sense/612428 "2012-02-15T20:53:30Z")
I’m toying with the idea of a poll to try to find how TV shows with a strong “regional” feel compare in terms of authenticity and effectiveness. The two I think of as good examples of that sort of thing are The Sopranos … --- ## [Giving granola bars to the homeless](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/giving-granola-bars-to-the-homeless/605644)
**Author:** [@MaxTheVool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MaxTheVool)\ **Replies:** 71\ **Last updated:** [December 11, 2011, 10:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/giving-granola-bars-to-the-homeless/605644 "2011-12-11T22:40:42Z")
As I’m sure many of you do, I with some regularity drive past people begging for change at intersection and so forth. And sometimes I give them some change, and sometimes I don’t. But I’m fairly often struck by the thou… --- ## [Teachers Strike. Seriously? Teachers, feel free to chime in here.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/teachers-strike-seriously-teachers-feel-free-to-chime-in-here/284175)
**Author:** [@buttonjockey308](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/buttonjockey308)\ **Replies:** 269\ **Last updated:** [January 15, 2005, 5:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/teachers-strike-seriously-teachers-feel-free-to-chime-in-here/284175 "2005-01-15T17:04:02Z")
Teachers in this far Chicago southwest suburban town went on strike. You hear about this all the time, but this just struck me wrong somehow, so here we are. So what I’m left to wonder is, who the teachers think they ar… --- ## [Naked man running on highway, his prosthenic leg on fire.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/naked-man-running-on-highway-his-prosthenic-leg-on-fire/546272)
**Author:** [@mbh](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mbh)\ **Replies:** 70\ **Last updated:** [July 20, 2010, 6:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/naked-man-running-on-highway-his-prosthenic-leg-on-fire/546272 "2010-07-20T18:17:20Z")
Story here: http://www.lcsun-news.com/las\_cruces-news/ci\_15482548 It seems that he and some friends were drinking, and made a bet. The person who was able to drink the fewest beers, would have his pants set on fire. … --- ## [Why is my cat drinking beer?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-my-cat-drinking-beer/523498)
**Author:** [@susan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/susan)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [January 9, 2010, 9:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-my-cat-drinking-beer/523498 "2010-01-09T21:49:46Z")
I know, I know, it’s to numb the pain of the world. But beyond that, why is my cat licking the tops of the beer bottles in the recycling bin? Is there a taste in beer that cats like? Would it be harmful to let her keep l… --- ## [What is the most meaningful compliment you have ever received?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-most-meaningful-compliment-you-have-ever-received/670315)
**Author:** [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Replies:** 101\ **Last updated:** [December 5, 2013, 7:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-most-meaningful-compliment-you-have-ever-received/670315 "2013-12-05T19:05:00Z")
And give a little background-- who was it from, context/circumstances, why it meant so much to you, etc. This is mine: Some friends were putting on a play at a small neighborhood theater. They had been in rehearsals for… --- ## [Is there (was there ever?) serious programming being done in machine code?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-was-there-ever-serious-programming-being-done-in-machine-code/937343)
**Author:** [@Schnitte](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Schnitte)\ **Replies:** 251\ **Last updated:** [September 20, 2021, 12:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-was-there-ever-serious-programming-being-done-in-machine-code/937343 "2021-09-20T00:32:52Z")
Every now and then I read a story about this or that programmer who supposedly wrote this or that piece of software “directly in machine code”. As I understand those stories, “machine code” here refers not to the actual … --- ## [Are the Dems and media becoming over-invested in Trump/Russia?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-the-dems-and-media-becoming-over-invested-in-trump-russia/781823)
**Author:** [@aldiboronti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aldiboronti)\ **Replies:** 96\ **Last updated:** [March 22, 2017, 8:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-the-dems-and-media-becoming-over-invested-in-trump-russia/781823 "2017-03-22T20:14:24Z")
Article from Rolling Stone which suggests there are dangers in the current obsession of the Dems and the media with Trump and his supposed role as a Russian puppet. The whole article needs to be read but I give an extrac… --- ## [Where did the Angel and Devil arguing on a character's shoulder start?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-did-the-angel-and-devil-arguing-on-a-characters-shoulder-start/444517)
**Author:** [@Reloy3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Reloy3)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [May 29, 2014, 11:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-did-the-angel-and-devil-arguing-on-a-characters-shoulder-start/444517 "2014-05-29T23:10:31Z")
Question is pretty much as presented? When did the scene found in so many movies and tv shows come from? You know the scene, an action figure sized little angel and devil, often looking like the conflicted character, tr… --- ## [Wanted - Obscure Military Trivia!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wanted-obscure-military-trivia/556467)
**Author:** [@Atomic\_Alex](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Atomic_Alex)\ **Replies:** 102\ **Last updated:** [October 14, 2010, 12:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wanted-obscure-military-trivia/556467 "2010-10-14T00:12:45Z")
I’ve got into a bit of a friendly argument/competition with a colleague at work regarding obscure military trivia and in order to win this hard-fought campaign I need some more ammunition. For example he asserts that du… --- ## [Requiem for Ralph - A Spontaneous MMP](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/requiem-for-ralph-a-spontaneous-mmp/403096)
**Author:** [@Mindfield](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mindfield)\ **Replies:** 336\ **Last updated:** [May 14, 2007, 6:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/requiem-for-ralph-a-spontaneous-mmp/403096 "2007-05-14T06:17:33Z")
As the MMP proper has yet to show up, I figured I’d take it upon myself to make one up. Being that this would be my first MMP, and being that this is done with no preparation, it is probably going to suck, but here it i… --- ## [Your Pronunciation](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-pronunciation/949375)
**Author:** [@TRC4941](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TRC4941)\ **Replies:** 289\ **Last updated:** [September 20, 2021, 7:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-pronunciation/949375 "2021-09-20T19:25:01Z")
I think this belongs here, if not feel free to move it. Are there certain words that you just cannot or will not pronounce correctly even though you know you’re pronouncing them wrong? Sherbet - It will always be sherb… --- ## [You don't like the main character's love interest](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-dont-like-the-main-characters-love-interest/586018)
**Author:** [@elfkin477](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elfkin477)\ **Replies:** 96\ **Last updated:** [July 10, 2011, 8:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-dont-like-the-main-characters-love-interest/586018 "2011-07-10T20:11:08Z")
I’m currently reading the Reigning Cats and Dogs mystery series, and I don’t like the main character’s love interest very much. I’ve only read the first two so far, but from reading the book jackets of the later books, i… --- ## [Man with Chainsaw vs. Grizzly Bear -- Who Wins?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/man-with-chainsaw-vs-grizzly-bear-who-wins/657621)
**Author:** [@gytalf2000](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gytalf2000)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [May 11, 2013, 4:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/man-with-chainsaw-vs-grizzly-bear-who-wins/657621 "2013-05-11T16:15:20Z")
I remember an amusing image from a dream last night. I was walking downtown and saw a giant poster of an upcoming match between a big steroidal-wrestler-type fellow armed with a chainsaw and an enormous grizzly bear, app… --- ## [4chan trolls - It's OK to be White](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/4chan-trolls-its-ok-to-be-white/800496)
**Author:** [@steronz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/steronz)\ **Replies:** 126\ **Last updated:** [December 8, 2017, 12:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/4chan-trolls-its-ok-to-be-white/800496 "2017-12-08T00:14:11Z")
Sample story here. Background here (alt-right link, you’ve been warned). What’s the best way to deal with these douchebags? --- ## [How should I make my apartment seem pretentious?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-should-i-make-my-apartment-seem-pretentious/503495)
**Author:** [@The\_Bith\_Shuffle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Bith_Shuffle)\ **Replies:** 115\ **Last updated:** [July 24, 2009, 6:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-should-i-make-my-apartment-seem-pretentious/503495 "2009-07-24T18:56:33Z")
I’m moving into a new apartment in the University District soon, and I want my place to seem really pretentious to match my pretentious personality. I have asked a few friends. These are the suggestions so far: Take… --- ## ["Unsolicited merchandise is yours to keep" - Does this apply to incorrectly addressed items also?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unsolicited-merchandise-is-yours-to-keep-does-this-apply-to-incorrectly-addressed-items-also/607764)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [January 6, 2012, 6:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unsolicited-merchandise-is-yours-to-keep-does-this-apply-to-incorrectly-addressed-items-also/607764 "2012-01-06T06:13:47Z")
Another thread re unwanted merchandise being received pointed to this postal regulation below. So, if I’m selling say an iPod via eBay and it accidentally gets posted to the wrong address the recipient has essentially wo… --- ## [How much does a position in an orchestra pay?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-does-a-position-in-an-orchestra-pay/590398)
**Author:** [@alice\_in\_wonderland](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/alice_in_wonderland)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [July 27, 2011, 12:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-does-a-position-in-an-orchestra-pay/590398 "2011-07-27T12:10:14Z")
Obviously it depends on the orchestra as well as the position so let’s go with the example that prompted the question. A woman from the university I attended is up for second flute position in the New York Philharmonic … --- ## [Has a bad experience stopped you from eating certain foods ever again?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-a-bad-experience-stopped-you-from-eating-certain-foods-ever-again/628304)
**Author:** [@Quimby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quimby)\ **Replies:** 110\ **Last updated:** [September 24, 2012, 12:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-a-bad-experience-stopped-you-from-eating-certain-foods-ever-again/628304 "2012-09-24T12:40:35Z")
Last month I got food poisoning from a breakfast sandwich from a local bagel place. I was nauseous, achy and had a fever so bad that at points I think I hallucinated. I am not going back to that place any time soon but t… --- ## [Post great last lines of stories you love.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-great-last-lines-of-stories-you-love/537789)
**Author:** [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Replies:** 98\ **Last updated:** [May 18, 2010, 8:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-great-last-lines-of-stories-you-love/537789 "2010-05-18T20:31:18Z")
I mean written stories of course. My hatred of film is venomous, deep, and as hot as Natalie Portman. It can be more than a single sentence, but try not to set off the mods’ “Respect Copyright, Damn It!” alarms. I’ll… --- ## [How can I stretch a shirt out?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-can-i-stretch-a-shirt-out/412715)
**Author:** [@Jayrot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jayrot)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [September 8, 2007, 9:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-can-i-stretch-a-shirt-out/412715 "2007-09-08T21:16:19Z")
I’ve got a soccer jersey (polyester) that’s just a little on the tight side. Are there any good tricks for stretching out a shirt? --- ## [Women's rejection tactics.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/womens-rejection-tactics/644656)
**Author:** [@MyFootsZZZ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MyFootsZZZ)\ **Replies:** 108\ **Last updated:** [December 23, 2012, 12:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/womens-rejection-tactics/644656 "2012-12-23T00:20:36Z")
I’m sure there are women out there that don’t do this. I’m also sure men do this as well. Being a straight male, however, I can only speak from my experiences. A back story of my latest experience. I met a gal over t… --- ## [Let another generation dream (space exploration)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/let-another-generation-dream-space-exploration/611048)
**Author:** [@even\_sven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/even_sven)\ **Replies:** 111\ **Last updated:** [February 1, 2012, 12:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/let-another-generation-dream-space-exploration/611048 "2012-02-01T00:50:28Z")
We have a few conversations bouncing around here about funding space exploration. Tied up in this is a lot of talk about America losing its vision, forgetting how to dream, etc. This is what I have to say- we have not f… --- ## [Ring finger: Not just for marriage?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ring-finger-not-just-for-marriage/481224)
**Author:** [@Pollux\_Oil](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pollux_Oil)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [January 17, 2009, 5:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ring-finger-not-just-for-marriage/481224 "2009-01-17T05:23:42Z")
Okay, my basic world view is that when you’re married, you wear a wedding ring on your left hand ring finger. There are exceptions, of course (my dad wears his wedding band on his right hand because he’s left-handed) bu… --- ## [I have a sneaking suspicion that shooter in Detroit may have saved lives](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-a-sneaking-suspicion-that-shooter-in-detroit-may-have-saved-lives/674238)
**Author:** [@SlackerInc](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SlackerInc)\ **Replies:** 136\ **Last updated:** [November 27, 2013, 6:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-a-sneaking-suspicion-that-shooter-in-detroit-may-have-saved-lives/674238 "2013-11-27T06:58:28Z")
Renisha McBride crashed her car into a parked car, then staggered around for a couple hours, then got shot in the face and killed. After those hours of walking around, she still had something like a .23 BAC at the time o… --- ## [All Reality Shows Are Forced to be Fake](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/all-reality-shows-are-forced-to-be-fake/609135)
**Author:** [@firstfalseNero](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/firstfalseNero)\ **Replies:** 74\ **Last updated:** [January 12, 2012, 11:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/all-reality-shows-are-forced-to-be-fake/609135 "2012-01-12T23:54:05Z")
Especially the ones where people scavenge around “abandoned” storage lockers. This is what I know to be true: the biggest thing in any tv production is insurance. Without insurance, you can’t sell it to a network, can’t… --- ## [Pledge Case: Newdow is my hero](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pledge-case-newdow-is-my-hero/236359)
**Author:** [@DanBlather](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DanBlather)\ **Replies:** 258\ **Last updated:** [June 15, 2004, 9:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pledge-case-newdow-is-my-hero/236359 "2004-06-15T21:31:09Z")
From the press reports beforehand, I thought Newdow was going to be a nutcase. I just read his arguments to the Supreme Court on the Pledge of Allegiance and I think he was brilliant. He also handled himself really well … --- ## [Government should recognize ONLY civil unions](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/government-should-recognize-only-civil-unions/473498)
**Author:** [@Hampshire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hampshire)\ **Replies:** 160\ **Last updated:** [November 24, 2008, 9:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/government-should-recognize-only-civil-unions/473498 "2008-11-24T21:29:06Z")
Instead on continuing on with the 20-page pit thread I’d like to throw out the basic idea Jack Batty espouses with this post. Why is this not the ideal solution? Take the term “marriage” out of all legal and goverment … --- ## [People who go "all in" on EVERY hand in online poker](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/people-who-go-all-in-on-every-hand-in-online-poker/482262)
**Author:** [@Cuckoorex](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cuckoorex)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [January 25, 2009, 4:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/people-who-go-all-in-on-every-hand-in-online-poker/482262 "2009-01-25T04:48:36Z")
Seriously? EVERY hand? With your pocket unsuited 2-6? And when you’re questioned about it, you say, “It makes things go faster”?? Why are you bothering to play if you just want to get things over as quickly as possible? … --- ## [Come on down, davidmich](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/come-on-down-davidmich/730344)
**Author:** [@Quartz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quartz)\ **Replies:** 105\ **Last updated:** [March 29, 2018, 12:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/come-on-down-davidmich/730344 "2018-03-29T00:31:15Z")
Really, come on. I’m giving you an opportunity to post in a thread you haven’t started, because I’ve just done a quick search and unless I’ve overlooked one or done the search incorrectly, you’ve not not posted in any th… --- ## [Songs with internally contradictory lyrics](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-with-internally-contradictory-lyrics/591408)
**Author:** [@Randy\_Seltzer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Randy_Seltzer)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [September 7, 2011, 11:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-with-internally-contradictory-lyrics/591408 "2011-09-07T23:44:39Z")
I was thinking today about the song “You’re A Grand Old Flag.” The song announces that in America, “there’s never a boast or brag.” But the whole freaking song is essentially a boast about how awesome our flag is. Especi… --- ## [got more gas then i paid for, what do ?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/got-more-gas-then-i-paid-for-what-do/703536)
**Author:** [@Sneakyguydavid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sneakyguydavid)\ **Replies:** 68\ **Last updated:** [November 5, 2014, 11:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/got-more-gas-then-i-paid-for-what-do/703536 "2014-11-05T23:03:34Z")
Self service gas station, i asked the attendant for $3.10 of gas on my pump (college life is hard) and went back to my car to start pumping the gas. The pump kept going past $3.10 and i looked around in shock but kept pu… --- ## [2024 NBA Playoffs](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2024-nba-playoffs/1000297)
**Author:** [@ekedolphin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ekedolphin)\ **Replies:** 313\ **Last updated:** [June 20, 2024, 1:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2024-nba-playoffs/1000297 "2024-06-20T13:56:17Z")
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