# Top **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=585&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:** 586 --- ## [If you're a dog owner and you don't allow them to live in the house with you, you're a dick.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-youre-a-dog-owner-and-you-dont-allow-them-to-live-in-the-house-with-you-youre-a-dick/710141)
**Author:** [@Grrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrr)\ **Replies:** 91\ **Last updated:** [January 21, 2015, 11:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-youre-a-dog-owner-and-you-dont-allow-them-to-live-in-the-house-with-you-youre-a-dick/710141 "2015-01-21T23:48:07Z")
Title pretty much says all I need to say on the matter. I’ve been keeping this one bottled up for a looong time. --- ## [Were there any Pro-Vietnam War songs?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/were-there-any-pro-vietnam-war-songs/535755)
**Author:** [@An\_Gadai](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/An_Gadai)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [June 21, 2010, 9:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/were-there-any-pro-vietnam-war-songs/535755 "2010-06-21T21:56:00Z")
The only one I can think of, and it isn’t explicitly so, was Dawn Of Correction by The Spokesmen and it was mainly a parody of\* Eve of Destruction\* by Barry McGuire. Any better examples? Were there any big hits that were… --- ## [My boyfriend said his little sister's name during sex](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-boyfriend-said-his-little-sisters-name-during-sex/92827)
**Author:** [@ThisYearsGirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThisYearsGirl)\ **Replies:** 60\ **Last updated:** [November 15, 2001, 8:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-boyfriend-said-his-little-sisters-name-during-sex/92827 "2001-11-15T08:17:56Z")
Not, technically, during sex, but it was close enough. We were doin’ it when it started to hurt me, so I told him to stop. “I’m sorry,” I said. And pulled out and then said, “It’s okay–don’t be sorry, Emily.” And then… --- ## [Subway, where "everything" does not mean everything.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/subway-where-everything-does-not-mean-everything/475440)
**Author:** [@Mr.Krebbs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Krebbs)\ **Replies:** 141\ **Last updated:** [December 8, 2008, 3:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/subway-where-everything-does-not-mean-everything/475440 "2008-12-08T15:53:20Z")
Why the fuck do I have to explicitly state that I want jalapenos on my fucking sandwich? When I tell you I want “everything but the carrots, tomatoes and cucumber,” why do you refuse to give me what I fucking asked for? … --- ## ["unifaun" meaning in Genesis song](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unifaun-meaning-in-genesis-song/164280)
**Author:** [@basta](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/basta)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [March 5, 2016, 7:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unifaun-meaning-in-genesis-song/164280 "2016-03-05T19:21:07Z")
What does “unifaun” mean in the Genesis song “Dancing witht the moonlight knight?” From memory, the lyrics are: “Can you tell me where my country lies, Cried the unifaun to his true love’s eyes It lies with me cried … --- ## [How can economic inequality in the United States be reduced?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-can-economic-inequality-in-the-united-states-be-reduced/645792)
**Author:** [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)\ **Replies:** 93\ **Last updated:** [January 12, 2013, 2:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-can-economic-inequality-in-the-united-states-be-reduced/645792 "2013-01-12T14:27:06Z")
N.B.: I’m asking “How?” Please do not hijack this into “Why?” For purposes of this thread, at least, we will simply assume that high income inequality in the United States is a Bad Thing and that Something Should Be D… --- ## [Grape-Nuts is a spartan, near-masochistic cereal -- and I love it.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/grape-nuts-is-a-spartan-near-masochistic-cereal-and-i-love-it/636443)
**Author:** [@drastic\_quench](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drastic_quench)\ **Replies:** 64\ **Last updated:** [October 5, 2012, 3:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/grape-nuts-is-a-spartan-near-masochistic-cereal-and-i-love-it/636443 "2012-10-05T15:42:18Z")
It’s harder on your teeth than BBs. It’s markedly less interesting and diverse of ingredients than any muesli or granola, and its plain compact form is without the pretense of flake cereals. Grape-Nuts are the breakfas… --- ## [Technology that died in your generation](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/technology-that-died-in-your-generation/534888)
**Author:** [@belladonna](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/belladonna)\ **Replies:** 150\ **Last updated:** [April 8, 2010, 2:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/technology-that-died-in-your-generation/534888 "2010-04-08T02:57:59Z")
I remember using a rotary phone as a child. My next youngest sister has no recollection of this. I also used a—gasp–typewriter on many of my college papers. Computers were around, but I certainly didn’t have one and w… --- ## [What do you get when you cross a wolf and a chihuahua?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-get-when-you-cross-a-wolf-and-a-chihuahua/531856)
**Author:** [@Malleus\_Incus\_Stapes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Malleus_Incus_Stapes)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [March 10, 2010, 1:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-get-when-you-cross-a-wolf-and-a-chihuahua/531856 "2010-03-10T13:50:41Z")
No, this isn’t a joke (though I’m sure the smart-alecs of the Dope will be submitting punchlines shortly). A wolf and a toy dog are technically the same species, right? So if you were to crossbreed a wolf and a chihuahua… --- ## [Fat-ass (Grossbottom) and Jeff who shit in a thread just to pick on Lib.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fat-ass-grossbottom-and-jeff-who-shit-in-a-thread-just-to-pick-on-lib/502626)
**Author:** [@DSeid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DSeid)\ **Replies:** 96\ **Last updated:** [July 14, 2009, 11:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fat-ass-grossbottom-and-jeff-who-shit-in-a-thread-just-to-pick-on-lib/502626 "2009-07-14T23:29:41Z")
Beginning in this thread on page 5 post#221 we have one mild jerk whose only contribution to a discussion is to pick on Lib. Fine. Then the fat ass Grossbottom comes in at post#239 and several more after that, also havin… --- ## [Hard/rough sex](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hard-rough-sex/192103)
**Author:** [@WILLASS](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WILLASS)\ **Replies:** 75\ **Last updated:** [July 10, 2011, 2:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hard-rough-sex/192103 "2011-07-10T02:03:18Z")
I just wanted to know how many of the female (and male dopers wives/girlfriends) dopers like rough sex? I was, prior to getting into the dating game, under the impression that woman prefered romance, candles, long baths,… --- ## [I suck at sweating copper pipe.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-suck-at-sweating-copper-pipe/534021)
**Author:** [@Crafter\_Man](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crafter_Man)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [March 29, 2010, 4:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-suck-at-sweating-copper-pipe/534021 "2010-03-29T16:58:55Z")
Am running hot & cold copper water pipe for a wet bar in the basement. I’ve tried. I really have. I’m using a wire brush, flux, applying the flame to the fitting (not the pipe), etc. and my joints \*still \*look like crap… --- ## [Is expensive nail polish worth the price?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-expensive-nail-polish-worth-the-price/672714)
**Author:** [@Tante\_Dillie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tante_Dillie)\ **Replies:** 60\ **Last updated:** [November 19, 2013, 9:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-expensive-nail-polish-worth-the-price/672714 "2013-11-19T21:18:30Z")
I do my own nails, changing the polish about twice a week. From the 1970’s until last year I mainly used the Sally Hansen brand but I got tired of the bubbles that always maddeningly appear in the Hansen polish. Hansen u… --- ## [silly, silly terrorists in Paris](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/silly-silly-terrorists-in-paris/709494)
**Author:** [@Iamnotivan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Iamnotivan)\ **Replies:** 74\ **Last updated:** [February 1, 2015, 12:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/silly-silly-terrorists-in-paris/709494 "2015-02-01T12:10:23Z")
How could they destroy so many lives with guns and then only impede one newspaper? Don’t they know that political correctness has successfully neutered virtually every media type at every level, abolished freedom of tho… --- ## [First Words on Mars – Funny & Serious replies welcome...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/first-words-on-mars-funny-serious-replies-welcome/595145)
**Author:** [@cmyk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cmyk)\ **Replies:** 143\ **Last updated:** [September 10, 2011, 6:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/first-words-on-mars-funny-serious-replies-welcome/595145 "2011-09-10T06:59:57Z")
You of all people are about to make history, among the ranks of Neil Armstrong, by being the first person to set foot on the surface of Mars. I think Neil’s first words (despite the apparent flub), are indelible, immort… --- ## [In which BofA steals $100 from me (aka: rant about your banks with me!)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-which-bofa-steals-100-from-me-aka-rant-about-your-banks-with-me/653023)
**Author:** [@DiosaBellissima](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DiosaBellissima)\ **Replies:** 101\ **Last updated:** [March 20, 2013, 9:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-which-bofa-steals-100-from-me-aka-rant-about-your-banks-with-me/653023 "2013-03-20T21:31:25Z")
Sometime last year, Bank of America rolled out a new mobile deposit feature. With any smart phone, you can take a picture of your deposit and- via their app- deposit the check right into your account. As someone who dete… --- ## [HS track coach fired for allowing runners to train topless.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hs-track-coach-fired-for-allowing-runners-to-train-topless/581289)
**Author:** [@alphaboi867](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/alphaboi867)\ **Replies:** 102\ **Last updated:** [May 12, 2011, 10:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hs-track-coach-fired-for-allowing-runners-to-train-topless/581289 "2011-05-12T10:42:40Z")
It was a male student who took his top off. :dubious: The coach was fired on the spot (in front of his team) by the athletic director. What the hell? I’m only 25 and male athletes frequently practiced without shi… --- ## [Are there any circumstances in which lying is a moral good (or even neutral)?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-any-circumstances-in-which-lying-is-a-moral-good-or-even-neutral/488662)
**Author:** [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Replies:** 97\ **Last updated:** [March 27, 2009, 3:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-any-circumstances-in-which-lying-is-a-moral-good-or-even-neutral/488662 "2009-03-27T03:35:35Z")
In a thread about my agnostic/rebellious teenage cousin and her asshole fundamentalist parents, at least one Doper opined that she should flat-out lie to them about rejecting of their faith until she turns 18 and can mov… --- ## [What Is Society Coming To?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-society-coming-to/529568)
**Author:** [@FoieGrasIsEvil](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FoieGrasIsEvil)\ **Replies:** 118\ **Last updated:** [May 9, 2010, 4:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-society-coming-to/529568 "2010-05-09T04:28:55Z")
You know, I’d like to believe that people can get beyond racial bullshit as much as the next guy, but this video proves otherwise. Anyway, its kind of ambiguous whom started what, but apparently the entertainment value … --- ## [People dress different in different parts of the US?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/people-dress-different-in-different-parts-of-the-us/650871)
**Author:** [@sweat209](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sweat209)\ **Replies:** 68\ **Last updated:** [September 6, 2017, 1:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/people-dress-different-in-different-parts-of-the-us/650871 "2017-09-06T01:32:34Z")
I have read on many message boards people say Portland and Houston is the worst dress city in the US. Than people say west coast dress like this , south dress like this and east coast dress like this , has if the US has … --- ## [Do People Usually Have Obituaries?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-people-usually-have-obituaries/613472)
**Author:** [@KneeSid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KneeSid)\ **Replies:** 69\ **Last updated:** [February 25, 2012, 9:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-people-usually-have-obituaries/613472 "2012-02-25T21:11:16Z")
I finished a murder mystery and one of the reasons the lady figures it out is that she could not find an obituary anywhere. So this leads her to conclude the death was faked and she finds the killer. OK fine, it’s a sto… --- ## [Would a pedal-driven propeller move a ship more efficiently than a bank of oars?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-a-pedal-driven-propeller-move-a-ship-more-efficiently-than-a-bank-of-oars/406885)
**Author:** [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)\ **Replies:** 86\ **Last updated:** [April 25, 2023, 12:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-a-pedal-driven-propeller-move-a-ship-more-efficiently-than-a-bank-of-oars/406885 "2023-04-25T00:48:22Z")
Suppose you have two ancient Greek triremes. One carries 170 men to pull the oars, in the traditional fashion. The other also has 170 men but has been modified: Instead of pulling an oar, each man pumps a pair of peda… --- ## [Tell me about living in Cleveland.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-about-living-in-cleveland/580922)
**Author:** [@Q.N.Jones](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Q.N.Jones)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [January 9, 2012, 10:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-about-living-in-cleveland/580922 "2012-01-09T22:09:35Z")
I am interviewing for my dream job. It happens to be located in Cleveland. I don’t know anything about Cleveland. But if I get this job, I’m taking it. What are the best neighborhoods for someone to live in who is mi… --- ## [Bloom County reference - Need Help](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bloom-county-reference-need-help/486682)
**Author:** [@Maggie\_the\_Ocelot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Maggie_the_Ocelot)\ **Replies:** 76\ **Last updated:** [February 18, 2015, 1:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bloom-county-reference-need-help/486682 "2015-02-18T01:01:55Z")
Okay, help. I remember one bit from one of the Bloom County strips, apparently not enough to google it properly, and I need help to find the strip itself. Someone was going to propose - I think Cutter John? and they we… --- ## [Revenge is a dish best served....](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/revenge-is-a-dish-best-served/536227)
**Author:** [@Sir\_T-Cups](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sir_T-Cups)\ **Replies:** 117\ **Last updated:** [May 3, 2010, 9:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/revenge-is-a-dish-best-served/536227 "2010-05-03T21:21:05Z")
…Cold. Melancholy is a dish best served lukewarm. Androgyny is a dish best served mysteriously. Apathy is a dish best served…ugh…whenever. Procrastination is a dish best served…tomorrow --- ## ["Dear Justice Thomas, I'm Sorry You're a Shilling Asswipe, Love Anita Hill"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dear-justice-thomas-im-sorry-youre-a-shilling-asswipe-love-anita-hill/421448)
**Author:** [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Replies:** 204\ **Last updated:** [October 10, 2007, 4:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dear-justice-thomas-im-sorry-youre-a-shilling-asswipe-love-anita-hill/421448 "2007-10-10T04:43:58Z")
Virginia Thomas, the wife of Clarence Thomas, has asked for an apology from Anita- Hill. Will she or won’t she, I wonder… For those Dopers not old enough to remember, Clarence Thomas was the Official Token of Lord Bus… --- ## [Juan Williams Fired from NPR](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/juan-williams-fired-from-npr/557992)
**Author:** [@WordMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WordMan)\ **Replies:** 112\ **Last updated:** [October 29, 2010, 4:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/juan-williams-fired-from-npr/557992 "2010-10-29T16:37:34Z")
Related story on HuffPo here Started in the Pit because I assume this could end up in the Pit. I think NPR had every right to do what they did - terminate an employee for their reasons - regardless of whether or not I … --- ## [Water in your whiskey](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/water-in-your-whiskey/515045)
**Author:** [@11811](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/11811)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [October 30, 2009, 3:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/water-in-your-whiskey/515045 "2009-10-30T15:09:42Z")
Is there a standard for how much water to add to whiskey? I expect to get a lot of “it’s to taste” responses, but is there a traditional ratio that drinkers try to achieve? Also, is room temperature water preferred? --- ## [Announcement](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/announcement/22965)
**Author:** [@Amy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Amy)\ **Replies:** 132\ **Last updated:** [June 21, 2000, 4:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/announcement/22965 "2000-06-21T04:43:17Z")
My Dad, WallyM7, had a very serious fall at work yesterday. He is out of surgery and in intensive care. His condition is listed as critical. He has lapsed in and out of conciousness several times, but we still have high … --- ## [Acting role that soured you on an actor](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/acting-role-that-soured-you-on-an-actor/691026)
**Author:** [@installLSC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/installLSC)\ **Replies:** 79\ **Last updated:** [June 23, 2014, 8:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/acting-role-that-soured-you-on-an-actor/691026 "2014-06-23T20:47:50Z")
Charlotte Rampling was mentioned in a GQ thread. Now objectively, she is an excellent actress and a very attractive woman. But it’s hard to me to accept either of these, because the first time I saw her was on “Georgy … --- ## [STUPIDEST movie you've seen?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupidest-movie-youve-seen/937354)
**Author:** [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\ **Replies:** 154\ **Last updated:** [September 1, 2021, 11:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupidest-movie-youve-seen/937354 "2021-09-01T23:26:04Z")
The other night, The Tunnel of Love (1958) was on TCM, and we decided to watch it. Starring Doris Day and Richard Widmark, it’s the story of a married couple who can’t have kids, so they adopt a baby that winds up lookin… --- ## [What's the usual level of difficulty in solving a Scooby Doo mystery?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-usual-level-of-difficulty-in-solving-a-scooby-doo-mystery/392339)
**Author:** [@Wee\_Bairn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wee_Bairn)\ **Replies:** 114\ **Last updated:** [February 17, 2009, 9:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-usual-level-of-difficulty-in-solving-a-scooby-doo-mystery/392339 "2009-02-17T21:05:39Z")
I have never actually watched one of these from start to finish, even as a kid, but was wondering if the mysteries are complex and hart to solve, or can a five year old figure out who the monster is with regularity? Are … --- ## [Why shouldn't we prevent immigration from Muslim countries?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-shouldnt-we-prevent-immigration-from-muslim-countries/782304)
**Author:** [@Budget\_Player\_Cadet](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Budget_Player_Cadet)\ **Replies:** 112\ **Last updated:** [March 23, 2017, 5:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-shouldnt-we-prevent-immigration-from-muslim-countries/782304 "2017-03-23T17:24:05Z")
Let’s leave aside the first amendment for a moment. It’s clearly a barrier, but I feel like this issue is still worth talking about. To put it bluntly, as a feminist and civil rights activist I cannot imagine that our s… --- ## [A Scintillating MMP – and other nifty words](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-scintillating-mmp-and-other-nifty-words/480897)
**Author:** [@FairyChatMom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FairyChatMom)\ **Replies:** 297\ **Last updated:** [January 19, 2009, 4:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-scintillating-mmp-and-other-nifty-words/480897 "2009-01-19T04:23:15Z")
I like leafing through a dictionary looking for interesting words. It’s an easy way to increase one’s vocabulary, and it can be a challenge to work such words into a conversation. And no, it doesn’t count to say “Hey, … --- ## [Song lyrics you've misheard that are perfectly acceptable - perhaps even better - substitutes](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/song-lyrics-youve-misheard-that-are-perfectly-acceptable-perhaps-even-better-substitutes/723005)
**Author:** [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Replies:** 128\ **Last updated:** [August 14, 2026, 1:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/song-lyrics-youve-misheard-that-are-perfectly-acceptable-perhaps-even-better-substitutes/723005 "2026-08-14T13:27:28Z")
I have a couple: “Margaritaville”, by Jimmy Buffet Correct lyric: “Searchin’ for my lost shaker of salt” What I hear: “Searchin’ for that outlaw shaker of salt” “Tangled Up in Blue”, by Bob Dylan Correct lyric: “We … --- ## [Help! The dog hates the baby!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-the-dog-hates-the-baby/470596)
**Author:** [@torie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/torie)\ **Replies:** 99\ **Last updated:** [November 4, 2008, 2:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-the-dog-hates-the-baby/470596 "2008-11-04T14:33:49Z")
I have an eight year old Shih-Tzu. I also have a nine month old son who’s knee deep in the crawling and grabbing everything he sees stage. Java (the dog) is friendly and really good with children, so I didn’t think we w… --- ## [What happened to all the torpedoes that missed](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happened-to-all-the-torpedoes-that-missed/346292)
**Author:** [@kwaf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kwaf)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [October 6, 2017, 12:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happened-to-all-the-torpedoes-that-missed/346292 "2017-10-06T00:15:57Z")
Hi! During the wars especially WW II lots of torpedoes were fired from submarines and ships and dropped from aircraft. A good percentage of these missed their targets – What happened to them, are they still out there? … --- ## [So I Seem To Have Voluntarily Become Homeless](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-i-seem-to-have-voluntarily-become-homeless/678853)
**Author:** [@Strain\_of\_Thought](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Strain_of_Thought)\ **Replies:** 93\ **Last updated:** [February 11, 2014, 3:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-i-seem-to-have-voluntarily-become-homeless/678853 "2014-02-11T03:50:45Z")
In late 2007, more than two years after having a nervous breakdown and dropping out of college, I officially became disabled. What followed from that breakdown until now was a cycle of falling back on family members for … --- ## [Old Timey Telephone Numbers](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-timey-telephone-numbers/817956)
**Author:** [@Mrdeals](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mrdeals)\ **Replies:** 127\ **Last updated:** [July 26, 2018, 8:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-timey-telephone-numbers/817956 "2018-07-26T20:36:38Z")
There was a parade today, and one of the entrants was a very old tow truck. I don’t know much about cars, but I’m thinking 1920-1930. On the door of the cab was painted advertisement for the (now defunct) company. “Hil… --- ## [Why isn't Amazon in Australia?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-isnt-amazon-in-australia/672039)
**Author:** [@NineToTheSky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NineToTheSky)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [October 27, 2013, 11:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-isnt-amazon-in-australia/672039 "2013-10-27T11:26:53Z")
Amazon is pretty global now, but one potentially huge market that it has so far ignored is Australia. I wonder why. --- ## [Christmas dinner](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/christmas-dinner/606668)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 96\ **Last updated:** [December 26, 2011, 10:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/christmas-dinner/606668 "2011-12-26T22:52:23Z")
Once again… Prime rib and Yorkshire pudding. Same as every year, but since I only make it once a year it may as well be Christmas. Usually I make boiled red potatoes. I think I’ll mash them with garlic this year. The… --- ## [Can I eat a whole watermelon?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-i-eat-a-whole-watermelon/108192)
**Author:** [@Spider](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spider)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [May 23, 2002, 5:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-i-eat-a-whole-watermelon/108192 "2002-05-23T05:25:49Z")
I’m not sure how it came up, but in the course of a watermelon discussion I casually mentioned to my co-worker that I could eat a whole watermelon. This was immediately met with a hearty round of guffaws and cries of “Bu… --- ## [Sheriff Arpaio gets schooled](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sheriff-arpaio-gets-schooled/702938)
**Author:** [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)\ **Replies:** 95\ **Last updated:** [November 5, 2014, 11:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sheriff-arpaio-gets-schooled/702938 "2014-11-05T23:35:01Z")
It’s Schadenfreude time! This is going to be a fun class! :smiley: --- ## [Click It or Ticket](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/click-it-or-ticket/658583)
**Author:** [@Teddy\_Kennedy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Teddy_Kennedy)\ **Replies:** 128\ **Last updated:** [May 19, 2013, 7:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/click-it-or-ticket/658583 "2013-05-19T19:08:24Z")
Am I in the minority in finding this law a steaming pile of bullshit? Or perhaps I missed something about the idea of “freedom”. I’d like to go ahead and make a few predictions concerning future laws: \[ul\] \[li\]Unprote… --- ## [Well, looks like I'm welcoming a new feline overlord...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/well-looks-like-im-welcoming-a-new-feline-overlord/634868)
**Author:** [@Corcaigh](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Corcaigh)\ **Replies:** 107\ **Last updated:** [October 2, 2012, 9:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/well-looks-like-im-welcoming-a-new-feline-overlord/634868 "2012-10-02T09:10:59Z")
yes, there is a pic, but first the story. violins playing softly Late last night I was catching up on Supernatural episodes, when I was done I started locking up for the night, when I could hear “meeeewwww”, I immediat… --- ## [Nationalized health care vs insane end of life medical costs in the US](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nationalized-health-care-vs-insane-end-of-life-medical-costs-in-the-us/496701)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 123\ **Last updated:** [May 25, 2009, 9:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nationalized-health-care-vs-insane-end-of-life-medical-costs-in-the-us/496701 "2009-05-25T21:47:19Z")
I was listening to a CSPAN discussion this afternoon and at issue was how the coming reform in US health care is going to be shaped. A statistic was thrown out that kind of surprised me but them again it really didn’t af… --- ## [What Is Tackier - Button-Down Collars Buttoned or Spread?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-tackier-button-down-collars-buttoned-or-spread/495106)
**Author:** [@hobscrk777](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hobscrk777)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [June 14, 2014, 1:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-tackier-button-down-collars-buttoned-or-spread/495106 "2014-06-14T01:25:46Z")
I’ve got a few dress shirts with collars of the button-down variety. At the time I bought them ,I wasn’t really cognizant of the difference between spread collars and button-down collars. I think I’ve decided I prefer sp… --- ## [Best insult in TV/Film?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-insult-in-tv-film/457507)
**Author:** [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Replies:** 119\ **Last updated:** [August 1, 2008, 7:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-insult-in-tv-film/457507 "2008-08-01T19:03:42Z")
What’s the best put-down/insult you’ve heard in TV/movies? I’d go with Black Adder, saying this: Y-Shaped Coffin brings a smile to my face anytime I think of it. Brilliant! --- ## [Your mother wears army boots!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-mother-wears-army-boots/420916)
**Author:** [@Muad\_Dib](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Muad_Dib)\ **Replies:** 61\ **Last updated:** [October 5, 2007, 4:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-mother-wears-army-boots/420916 "2007-10-05T04:57:47Z")
A long time ago that was a cliche’d insult, it would often be heard in Warner cartoons and the like. I do not understand what was so insulting about it. Is there some pop culture reference from seventy years ago that I… --- ## [Hitler's practical reason for killing the Jews](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hitlers-practical-reason-for-killing-the-jews/700168)
**Author:** [@IMfez](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/IMfez)\ **Replies:** 98\ **Last updated:** [October 17, 2014, 6:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hitlers-practical-reason-for-killing-the-jews/700168 "2014-10-17T06:57:29Z")
Growing up in the US, I learned that Hitler killed the Jews and other minorities because he was an evil person and needed a scapegoat. However recently I got to talk to a German guy who made a more practical case for Hi… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=584&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=586&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)