# Top **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=58&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:** 59 --- ## [Cynthia Nixon states she's "gay by choice". Does this harm the LGBT community?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cynthia-nixon-states-shes-gay-by-choice-does-this-harm-the-lgbt-community/610554)
**Author:** [@psychobunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychobunny)\ **Replies:** 263\ **Last updated:** [February 7, 2012, 9:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cynthia-nixon-states-shes-gay-by-choice-does-this-harm-the-lgbt-community/610554 "2012-02-07T21:59:01Z")
Story here. While I agree with her that only she can define her own orientation, it does provide ammunition for those who want to limit gay rights. Personally I agree with those who say that she should differenciate be… --- ## [Missing Soccer Team Found Alive in Cave](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/missing-soccer-team-found-alive-in-cave/817173)
**Author:** [@Biotop](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biotop)\ **Replies:** 547\ **Last updated:** [October 28, 2023, 1:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/missing-soccer-team-found-alive-in-cave/817173 "2023-10-28T13:03:34Z")
I never saw this coming. Wow. In a week of terrible news it is sure great to get something so positive! Hurrah! --- ## [Why SPECIFICALLY do Republicans hate Obama?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-specifically-do-republicans-hate-obama/553181)
**Author:** [@Meeko](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Meeko)\ **Replies:** 157\ **Last updated:** [September 8, 2012, 1:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-specifically-do-republicans-hate-obama/553181 "2012-09-08T01:51:27Z")
I hear a lot of people claiming that the past “two years” have been the worst ever. \*\* I just don’t see it. \*\* What are Republicans complaining about, exactly? --- ## [Marvel Agents of SHIELD](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/marvel-agents-of-shield/669608)
**Author:** [@Cubsfan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cubsfan)\ **Replies:** 260\ **Last updated:** [November 5, 2013, 1:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/marvel-agents-of-shield/669608 "2013-11-05T01:16:43Z")
Surprised there’s no thread on this yet. I can’t figure out why there are good reviews of this show. It’s another network action drama populated wall to wall with super models and a crummy story. I’m over every single s… --- ## [Canada to move to plastic banknotes](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/canada-to-move-to-plastic-banknotes/531344)
**Author:** [@Sunspace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sunspace)\ **Replies:** 264\ **Last updated:** [April 14, 2015, 2:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/canada-to-move-to-plastic-banknotes/531344 "2015-04-14T02:06:32Z")
Just found this little article on the Globe and Mail. Apparently, as part of the coming austerity program (at least, that’s how it was presented), Canada is moving to replace its paper banknotes with polymer plastic ones… --- ## [What did you wear under your graduation gown/robe?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-did-you-wear-under-your-graduation-gown-robe/495817)
**Author:** [@Leiko](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leiko)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [May 18, 2009, 7:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-did-you-wear-under-your-graduation-gown-robe/495817 "2009-05-18T19:34:25Z")
In 8 days I’m graduating from my university, and I haven’t made any firm decisions on what to wear under my robe/gown/black shapeless zip-up long-sleeved polyester device. To help me figure it out, I’m curious as to wha… --- ## [Literary characters who come to symbolize the opposite of how they were portrayed.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/literary-characters-who-come-to-symbolize-the-opposite-of-how-they-were-portrayed/544304)
**Author:** [@Nobody](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nobody)\ **Replies:** 225\ **Last updated:** [July 20, 2010, 2:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/literary-characters-who-come-to-symbolize-the-opposite-of-how-they-were-portrayed/544304 "2010-07-20T02:32:43Z")
I never have read Uncle Tom, but I’ve always herd it used as a pejorative. So one day I looked it up on-line and was surprised to see Also, I never read about Little Lord Fauntleroy but have always heard the name in … --- ## [Me (or put a face with the name)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/me-or-put-a-face-with-the-name/193773)
**Author:** [@flood](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/flood)\ **Replies:** 689\ **Last updated:** [September 23, 2003, 2:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/me-or-put-a-face-with-the-name/193773 "2003-09-23T14:17:08Z")
Me My name is Alex and I’m the one in green. Ever wonder sometimes what other Dopers look like? Well, that’s me :). I’m not much of a smiler IRL. --- ## [Food that should not exist.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/food-that-should-not-exist/643626)
**Author:** [@MeanOldLady](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MeanOldLady)\ **Replies:** 330\ **Last updated:** [December 27, 2012, 6:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/food-that-should-not-exist/643626 "2012-12-27T06:33:09Z")
Not to be confused with food you don’t like, or can’t understand why other people like. This is about food that nobody likes and should therefore be sent merrily into oblivion. Does anyone anywhere ever like those dry as… --- ## [Summertime! And the sequential threads are easy](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/summertime-and-the-sequential-threads-are-easy/756234)
**Author:** [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\ **Replies:** 546\ **Last updated:** [October 5, 2016, 8:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/summertime-and-the-sequential-threads-are-easy/756234 "2016-10-05T20:27:50Z")
\*\*America’s Got Talent is baaaaaaaack! Frying the Perfect Egg. \*\* What talent! \*\*Things that make you go Hmm: Hotel Bathroom division She’s alive, dammit! It’s a miracle! \*\* The Shining, anyone? --- ## [When did religion jump the shark for great thinkers?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-did-religion-jump-the-shark-for-great-thinkers/541373)
**Author:** [@John\_Stamos\_Left\_Ear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_Stamos_Left_Ear)\ **Replies:** 319\ **Last updated:** [June 18, 2010, 6:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-did-religion-jump-the-shark-for-great-thinkers/541373 "2010-06-18T18:00:54Z")
At one point in our history, all of the scholars, philosophers and general thinkers of any era devoted a large percentage of their research/pondering/life to attaining religious and/or spiritual enlightenment. That hasn… --- ## [Things you've seen abroad you wish were adopted world wide](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-youve-seen-abroad-you-wish-were-adopted-world-wide/943094)
**Author:** [@Sitnam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sitnam)\ **Replies:** 536\ **Last updated:** [April 2, 2024, 5:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-youve-seen-abroad-you-wish-were-adopted-world-wide/943094 "2024-04-02T17:02:32Z")
Restaurant Food Weight - All over Europe in every restaurant any food item has a portion weight listed. So even if you don’t know what 500 G of french fries looks like, you quickly get a sense of what you’ll need for a … --- ## [Don't know how to feel about this cop's question...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dont-know-how-to-feel-about-this-cops-question/601263)
**Author:** [@Ambivalid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ambivalid)\ **Replies:** 386\ **Last updated:** [November 14, 2011, 3:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dont-know-how-to-feel-about-this-cops-question/601263 "2011-11-14T15:03:06Z")
I was at Meijer last night and I had finished putting the last of the groceries away in my car and only pulled my wheelchair in and started it up maybe 20 seconds before I see a police car “light me up” directly behind … --- ## [Can I buy prescription glasses without a prescription?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-i-buy-prescription-glasses-without-a-prescription/532250)
**Author:** [@Oglomott](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Oglomott)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [August 25, 2012, 11:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-i-buy-prescription-glasses-without-a-prescription/532250 "2012-08-25T23:47:01Z")
I just got new eyeglasses from my eye doctor, who is a new doctor for me. After leaving his office, I thought it would be a good idea to have my prescription with me, in case I was out of town and damaged or lost my gla… --- ## ["Would you please.." vs. "Could you please..." vs. "Please do X." What sounds best?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-please-vs-could-you-please-vs-please-do-x-what-sounds-best/568394)
**Author:** [@purplehorseshoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/purplehorseshoe)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [January 22, 2011, 3:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-please-vs-could-you-please-vs-please-do-x-what-sounds-best/568394 "2011-01-22T15:43:39Z")
Having a slight debate here at work. We are slowly changing how something is done, and we need to communicate to our clients that from now on we’d prefer that they do X instead of Y. (It’s minor: send us stuff via an onl… --- ## [Trump and Melania test positive for COVID-19](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-and-melania-test-positive-for-covid-19/922010)
**Author:** [@Half\_Man\_Half\_Wit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Half_Man_Half_Wit)\ **Replies:** 1237\ **Last updated:** [October 16, 2020, 10:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-and-melania-test-positive-for-covid-19/922010 "2020-10-16T22:05:51Z")
I think this deserves its own thread: I wonder what this is going to mean for the election. Will the debates go on as scheduled? Will Trump get a mild case, and just carry on with the ‘it’s just a flu’-shtick? Will he … --- ## [How do people end up so poor?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-people-end-up-so-poor/596398)
**Author:** [@bump](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bump)\ **Replies:** 343\ **Last updated:** [October 4, 2011, 2:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-people-end-up-so-poor/596398 "2011-10-04T02:33:45Z")
I’m serious- I keep seeing numbers similar to 25% of the population lives on less than 25k per year. This seems astounding to me; making the equivalent of $12.50 per hour or less seems really low for a real job, not a … --- ## [So tell me, what defines a True Atheist?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-tell-me-what-defines-a-true-atheist/781222)
**Author:** [@DrDeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrDeth)\ **Replies:** 343\ **Last updated:** [March 23, 2017, 12:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-tell-me-what-defines-a-true-atheist/781222 "2017-03-23T00:43:44Z")
A take off from this thread: http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=820569 Czarcasm is particularly invited to respond. --- ## [Bricker fooled me for too long](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bricker-fooled-me-for-too-long/640835)
**Author:** [@drewtwo99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drewtwo99)\ **Replies:** 403\ **Last updated:** [November 28, 2012, 8:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bricker-fooled-me-for-too-long/640835 "2012-11-28T20:01:01Z")
Now, I know that Bricker pittings are pretty much a “oh is it that time of the year again?” sort of thing, but this isn’t so much a pitting of Bricker, as it is of myself, and everyone like me. That is, I suppose I’m sa… --- ## [Do the new tobacco warnings violate 1st Amendment rights?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-the-new-tobacco-warnings-violate-1st-amendment-rights/593003)
**Author:** [@Snowboarder\_Bo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snowboarder_Bo)\ **Replies:** 247\ **Last updated:** [March 20, 2012, 2:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-the-new-tobacco-warnings-violate-1st-amendment-rights/593003 "2012-03-20T14:19:04Z")
4 out of 5 of the largest tobacco companies have apparently filed a lawsuit so they won’t have to use the new graphic warnings the FDA wants them to put on their product, claiming that it violates their right to free spe… --- ## [What cities have the most promiscuity girls?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-cities-have-the-most-promiscuity-girls/673459)
**Author:** [@sweat209](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sweat209)\ **Replies:** 183\ **Last updated:** [November 22, 2013, 10:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-cities-have-the-most-promiscuity-girls/673459 "2013-11-22T10:33:52Z")
What city have you gone to (lived in ) where girls are the most promiscuity? And the city where girls are the least promiscuity? I here that girls in Miami are very promiscuity but are picking.Some guys don’t like promi… --- ## [Brazil84 doesn't get what's wrong with the claim that majorities of sub-saharan africans are retards](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brazil84-doesnt-get-whats-wrong-with-the-claim-that-majorities-of-sub-saharan-africans-are-retards/672198)
**Author:** [@Budget\_Player\_Cadet](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Budget_Player_Cadet)\ **Replies:** 357\ **Last updated:** [November 4, 2013, 10:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brazil84-doesnt-get-whats-wrong-with-the-claim-that-majorities-of-sub-saharan-africans-are-retards/672198 "2013-11-04T10:12:21Z")
http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showpost.php?p=16786946&postcount=52 And then he goes on to bring up widespread illiteracy in areas with virtually non-existent school systems as an argument for why. Holy shit. This… --- ## [Most Hated Commercials, Holiday Edition](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-hated-commercials-holiday-edition/738101)
**Author:** [@GrumpyBunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GrumpyBunny)\ **Replies:** 273\ **Last updated:** [December 11, 2015, 5:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-hated-commercials-holiday-edition/738101 "2015-12-11T05:08:55Z")
It’s the most…wonderful…time…of the year! The time of year when your normal TV activities are interrupted by ridiculous, pretentious, stupid, vacuous, and generally hated commercials designed solely to make us buy crap j… --- ## [Michigan Contemplates Becoming Right-To-Work](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/michigan-contemplates-becoming-right-to-work/643673)
**Author:** [@Bricker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bricker)\ **Replies:** 363\ **Last updated:** [December 22, 2012, 1:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/michigan-contemplates-becoming-right-to-work/643673 "2012-12-22T13:48:56Z")
Here is the summary of this story. I endorse this move. Unions are welcome to convince people they add some value, but they won’t be able to force people to join. Outstanding. --- ## ["Printer is in an error state" and I can't fix it!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/printer-is-in-an-error-state-and-i-cant-fix-it/671399)
**Author:** [@CC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CC)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [January 14, 2017, 4:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/printer-is-in-an-error-state-and-i-cant-fix-it/671399 "2017-01-14T16:17:54Z")
This printer (Canon Pixma mx310) was working just fine on my Win 8 machine until yesterday, when it started telling me the printer was offline. I’ve uninstalled the printer and re-installed it and selected it as the def… --- ## [What celebrities are known for being jerks(that are not named Chevy Chase)?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-celebrities-are-known-for-being-jerks-that-are-not-named-chevy-chase/919839)
**Author:** [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Replies:** 528\ **Last updated:** [June 12, 2026, 2:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-celebrities-are-known-for-being-jerks-that-are-not-named-chevy-chase/919839 "2026-06-12T14:19:07Z")
Or Ellen, who I always knew was hard to work with, but had never heard was that much of a jerk. I’ve been hearing James Corden is a jerk, not sure if anyone else has heard these stories. Kind of whiny and so forth. I ha… --- ## [Should I let my 14-year old daughter get thong underwear?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-i-let-my-14-year-old-daughter-get-thong-underwear/536436)
**Author:** [@Sateryn76](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sateryn76)\ **Replies:** 211\ **Last updated:** [April 18, 2011, 1:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-i-let-my-14-year-old-daughter-get-thong-underwear/536436 "2011-04-18T13:58:49Z")
The title says it all… I don’t really have a problem with thongs, but they seem to me to be about nothing but “sexy”. My daughter is smart, and has exhibited no behavioral signs that she’s thinking about showing anyone… --- ## [Starship's "We Built This City" - Why the hate?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/starships-we-built-this-city-why-the-hate/511634)
**Author:** [@Nobody](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nobody)\ **Replies:** 213\ **Last updated:** [September 13, 2014, 2:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/starships-we-built-this-city-why-the-hate/511634 "2014-09-13T02:34:54Z")
A lot of people on this board, and elsewhere, really seem to hate this song. Why is that? Do you hate pop rock in general? Did you like it at first, but then it got overplayed and you came to hate it? I’ll be honest,… --- ## [Am I better off staying up or sleeping for an hour?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/am-i-better-off-staying-up-or-sleeping-for-an-hour/426232)
**Author:** [@Raguleader](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Raguleader)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [November 14, 2007, 3:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/am-i-better-off-staying-up-or-sleeping-for-an-hour/426232 "2007-11-14T15:29:32Z")
So, if I go to bed right now, I’ll get maybe an hour of sleep before I have to get up, get dressed, and start my day. Am I better off grabbing that little bit of sleep, or just staying up and making one long go of it? … --- ## [Battlestar Galactica Finale Thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/battlestar-galactica-finale-thread/490206)
**Author:** [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Replies:** 444\ **Last updated:** [April 16, 2012, 3:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/battlestar-galactica-finale-thread/490206 "2012-04-16T15:50:30Z")
Remember, it’s on an hour early tonight and runs for 2 hours and 10 minutes. Want to start listing questions we still have? What is Starbuck What’s the Opera House mean? Who/What are the head beings that appear… --- ## [How could the civil war have been avoided?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-could-the-civil-war-have-been-avoided/667484)
**Author:** [@Habeed](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Habeed)\ **Replies:** 287\ **Last updated:** [October 21, 2013, 2:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-could-the-civil-war-have-been-avoided/667484 "2013-10-21T14:05:39Z")
As I understand it, the problem is this. The actual “fair market value” for all the slaves owned by the major stakeholders in the South was a sum of money greater than the value of all the land and buildings in the enti… --- ## [There is evil in my backyard. It's in a cooler.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/there-is-evil-in-my-backyard-its-in-a-cooler/169132)
**Author:** [@Velma](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velma)\ **Replies:** 246\ **Last updated:** [June 20, 2003, 4:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/there-is-evil-in-my-backyard-its-in-a-cooler/169132 "2003-06-20T16:37:49Z")
We have a nice cooler. It is the right size to take to the beach, or pack in the car for a road trip. It has a top that is flat on one side, which is nice to use as a table surface. If you flip it over, it has cuphold… --- ## [Fuck you, Texas Republicans](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fuck-you-texas-republicans/661942)
**Author:** [@Feyrat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Feyrat)\ **Replies:** 380\ **Last updated:** [September 26, 2013, 9:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fuck-you-texas-republicans/661942 "2013-09-26T21:54:35Z")
Fuck you for immediately demonstrating WHY we needed the Voter Protection Act. The god damn body wasn’t even cold yet before you were all over it. Fuck you for calling a point of order on Wendy Davis for PUTTING ON A BA… --- ## [Cheapest source to fill LEGITIMATE Adderall prescription?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cheapest-source-to-fill-legitimate-adderall-prescription/533581)
**Author:** [@Stoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stoid)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [January 1, 2016, 11:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cheapest-source-to-fill-legitimate-adderall-prescription/533581 "2016-01-01T23:11:04Z")
I don’t have health insurance at the moment, I have ADD, I take Adderall XR or regular Adderall (generic) every day. I’m giong to need a refill for the first time since I lost my insurance, and the prices at regular dru… --- ## [Geographical oddities (another thread)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/geographical-oddities-another-thread/706895)
**Author:** [@Amateur\_Barbarian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Amateur_Barbarian)\ **Replies:** 221\ **Last updated:** [January 10, 2015, 4:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/geographical-oddities-another-thread/706895 "2015-01-10T04:28:21Z")
Done this before, but I was just looking at a map and a few occurred to me. Where does the water in Niagara Falls come from, and where does it go? You’re in Detroit, heaven help you. To escape across the river to Wi… --- ## [We're trying a money-making experiment](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/were-trying-a-money-making-experiment/537611)
**Author:** [@Ed\_Zotti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ed_Zotti)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [May 25, 2010, 1:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/were-trying-a-money-making-experiment/537611 "2010-05-25T13:39:44Z")
We’re trying something at the suggestion of an outfit called Driving Revenue that involves a bit of code on SDMB pages, and figured you should know about it. Here’s how it works. If somebody puts a link in a post, and yo… --- ## [How common is it for two friends (male-female) to go out to dinner?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-common-is-it-for-two-friends-male-female-to-go-out-to-dinner/563102)
**Author:** [@Diamonds02](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Diamonds02)\ **Replies:** 89\ **Last updated:** [June 10, 2011, 1:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-common-is-it-for-two-friends-male-female-to-go-out-to-dinner/563102 "2011-06-10T01:45:27Z")
A guy in a newish group of friends likes to eat dinner with his female friends, one on one. They aren’t dates though, but I’m near 30 and have never witnessed this among friends until now. Two female friends may go out … --- ## [Why is incest associated with poor white people, particularly in the Southern U.S.?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-incest-associated-with-poor-white-people-particularly-in-the-southern-u-s/577603)
**Author:** [@SmithCommaJohn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SmithCommaJohn)\ **Replies:** 111\ **Last updated:** [December 24, 2013, 5:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-incest-associated-with-poor-white-people-particularly-in-the-southern-u-s/577603 "2013-12-24T17:03:45Z")
We’ve all heard the jokes, I’m sure. Southerners and poor “white trash” love to marry/sleep with close relatives. It’s always good for a cheap laugh. But how did this stereotype come about? Is/was there any factual bas… --- ## [The Happy, Happy MMP](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-happy-happy-mmp/663545)
**Author:** [@FairyChatMom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FairyChatMom)\ **Replies:** 430\ **Last updated:** [July 22, 2013, 5:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-happy-happy-mmp/663545 "2013-07-22T05:28:12Z")
We’ve been having some sad news in the MMP lately and much huggage has ensued. I think we all really like having a place to get sympathy and sincere concern from our imaginary internet friends. And surely Mumpers are t… --- ## [What stuff did "They" stop making just because you like it?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-stuff-did-they-stop-making-just-because-you-like-it/665643)
**Author:** [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Replies:** 301\ **Last updated:** [September 10, 2015, 8:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-stuff-did-they-stop-making-just-because-you-like-it/665643 "2015-09-10T20:56:31Z")
Inspired by this Schick Razor thread. By “They,” I mean the great Control Room in the Sky that monitors people’s purchases and preferences and \*immediately \*shuts down production of any item/food/gadget that I like at p… --- ## [It's May! It's May! The merry month of mini-rants!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-may-its-may-the-merry-month-of-mini-rants/580336)
**Author:** [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Replies:** 442\ **Last updated:** [June 1, 2011, 2:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-may-its-may-the-merry-month-of-mini-rants/580336 "2011-06-01T02:11:10Z")
Another month, another barrelful of whining. Look, bus drivers: it ain’t cute to take off from the bus stop while passengers are still making their ways to their seats. I’m sure you all got a big laugh back at the bus … --- ## [Stop saying "meth!" It is stupid!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stop-saying-meth-it-is-stupid/655310)
**Author:** [@brujaja](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/brujaja)\ **Replies:** 253\ **Last updated:** [July 12, 2017, 8:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stop-saying-meth-it-is-stupid/655310 "2017-07-12T20:51:55Z")
First of all, NO ONE who uses speed EVER calls it “meth.” The resulting effect is as if people who did not drink coffee decided to refer to it as “splornk,” and went around calling you a “splornk-drinker” all day. In t… --- ## [The Congresswoman with the crazy eyes.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-congresswoman-with-the-crazy-eyes/499471)
**Author:** [@Biggirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biggirl)\ **Replies:** 350\ **Last updated:** [March 28, 2011, 11:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-congresswoman-with-the-crazy-eyes/499471 "2011-03-28T23:12:26Z")
Surprisingly, a search of the Pit over the last month does not return one hit for Bachmann. True, her calling for a commie witch hunt on Capital Hill was a bit more than 4 months ago and her views on the effects of gay m… --- ## [Quotes that at first sound profound but really are obvious, stupid or pointless](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quotes-that-at-first-sound-profound-but-really-are-obvious-stupid-or-pointless/256800)
**Author:** [@Dunderman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dunderman)\ **Replies:** 110\ **Last updated:** [August 14, 2025, 10:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quotes-that-at-first-sound-profound-but-really-are-obvious-stupid-or-pointless/256800 "2025-08-14T10:03:24Z")
What are your favourite “pretend-deep” quotes; stuff that sounds deep and meaningful but is in fact obvious, trite, pointless or stupid? I’m thinking of Time Cubes “A mother and baby are the same age, as a 1 day old bab… --- ## [How to get pet hair out of clothes in the washer?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-get-pet-hair-out-of-clothes-in-the-washer/606017)
**Author:** [@Maastricht](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Maastricht)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [February 7, 2013, 5:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-get-pet-hair-out-of-clothes-in-the-washer/606017 "2013-02-07T17:47:33Z")
I have three cats. All of them shed white hair that stands out against dark clothes. Now, I have a front loading washer and I line-dry my laundry. I’ve found that line-drying outside in a breeze helps somewhat in lettin… --- ## [Dear Ladies: Dirty tampons DO NOT belong in the toilet](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dear-ladies-dirty-tampons-do-not-belong-in-the-toilet/497905)
**Author:** [@Mr\_Buttons](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr_Buttons)\ **Replies:** 151\ **Last updated:** [December 15, 2009, 1:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dear-ladies-dirty-tampons-do-not-belong-in-the-toilet/497905 "2009-12-15T13:34:38Z")
Ok, so for the 4th time in 6th months, our main sewage drain out of my work has been clogged up by dirty tampons. I work at a bar, a place that mainly caters to anyone 21 and up. You’ve all had at least 7+ years to re… --- ## [A four thousand dollar trip to Europe for a fourteen year old?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-four-thousand-dollar-trip-to-europe-for-a-fourteen-year-old/715939)
**Author:** [@LavenderBlue](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LavenderBlue)\ **Replies:** 247\ **Last updated:** [July 7, 2015, 4:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-four-thousand-dollar-trip-to-europe-for-a-fourteen-year-old/715939 "2015-07-07T16:54:34Z")
And you want us to chip in to pay for it? Really? I clicked on this link because the title was originally: Europe is a cool place to visit, right? and I like Europe. Only to find out it was begging thread from mommy… --- ## [Breaking Bad 5.01 "Live Free or Die" 7/15/12](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/breaking-bad-5-01-live-free-or-die-7-15-12/628323)
**Author:** [@SenorBeef](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SenorBeef)\ **Replies:** 298\ **Last updated:** [August 1, 2012, 3:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/breaking-bad-5-01-live-free-or-die-7-15-12/628323 "2012-08-01T03:20:49Z")
It’s back. We get an 8 episode run which they’re basically calling Season 5 Part 1, and the other 8 next year. Open spoilers for this episode and all the previous episodes, as per the normal episode discussion thread po… --- ## [Places kids don't belong?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/places-kids-dont-belong/582820)
**Author:** [@YaraMateo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/YaraMateo)\ **Replies:** 261\ **Last updated:** [May 31, 2011, 9:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/places-kids-dont-belong/582820 "2011-05-31T21:03:57Z")
I was talking to a friend who goes to the salon regular. She told me nothing bothers her more than kids being there. My question to you is are there certain places kids don’t belong. Or can you bring your kid where ever… --- ## [Sorority girl's warning letter to sisters goes viral - It's epic](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sorority-girls-warning-letter-to-sisters-goes-viral-its-epic/656104)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 229\ **Last updated:** [May 7, 2013, 6:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sorority-girls-warning-letter-to-sisters-goes-viral-its-epic/656104 "2013-05-07T18:06:48Z")
This woman will either be in jail or running a major corporation the future. I’ll give it a golf clap just for the nuclear heat and creativity. What actress could read this letter and do it justice? [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=57&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=59&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)