# Top **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=588&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:** 589 --- ## [I pit my Mom, Grandma, Sister, Aunts, Uncles, and Friends](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-my-mom-grandma-sister-aunts-uncles-and-friends/377529)
**Author:** [@Hockey\_Monkey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hockey_Monkey)\ **Replies:** 192\ **Last updated:** [October 26, 2006, 4:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-my-mom-grandma-sister-aunts-uncles-and-friends/377529 "2006-10-26T04:35:23Z")
Stop, stop, stop with your fucking “when are you going to have a baby” questions! I don’t want one. You can’t make me want one. I love you guys and all, but I reeeeaaaaaallly don’t want a kid, and I’m not going to hav… --- ## [Actors who were totally miscast, all wrong for the role, and yet did a wonderful job with it.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/actors-who-were-totally-miscast-all-wrong-for-the-role-and-yet-did-a-wonderful-job-with-it/553600)
**Author:** [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\ **Replies:** 79\ **Last updated:** [September 20, 2010, 1:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/actors-who-were-totally-miscast-all-wrong-for-the-role-and-yet-did-a-wonderful-job-with-it/553600 "2010-09-20T13:36:07Z")
Giving credit where credit is due: I am so totally ripping this question off from Talkin’ Broadway’s All That Chat All the Stephen King threads make my first choice Sissy Spacek in the role of Carrie White. She was too … --- ## [A Cemetery Walkin' MMP](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-cemetery-walkin-mmp/558237)
**Author:** [@Catamount](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Catamount)\ **Replies:** 188\ **Last updated:** [November 1, 2010, 5:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-cemetery-walkin-mmp/558237 "2010-11-01T05:52:52Z")
This past October 3 was Thomas Wolfe’s 110th birthday. You might know Thomas Wolfe as a famous writer who’s mainly famous for ticking off 90% of his hometown of Hippy Hollow when his first book came out, inspiring the ti… --- ## [does Mr. George Fraser look black to you?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-mr-george-fraser-look-black-to-you/578704)
**Author:** [@code\_grey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/code_grey)\ **Replies:** 85\ **Last updated:** [June 6, 2011, 2:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-mr-george-fraser-look-black-to-you/578704 "2011-06-06T02:48:59Z")
his photo may be found here http://www.wp.frasernet.org/ . His organization has the following noble goals in mind: He has a lot of black faces on the website, including some of his “wealth coaches”. But, thing is, wou… --- ## ["It's had the biscuit" - regionalism?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-had-the-biscuit-regionalism/383442)
**Author:** [@Anastasaeon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anastasaeon)\ **Replies:** 104\ **Last updated:** [November 2, 2017, 4:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-had-the-biscuit-regionalism/383442 "2017-11-02T16:20:37Z")
I pulled my cord pants from the dryer last night, and upon inspecting them closely, discovered that patches of the corduroy had worn thin. “Well,” I say, showing them to my husband. “These pants have pretty much had the … --- ## [Dear "Regards, Shodan"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dear-regards-shodan/469191)
**Author:** [@leander](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/leander)\ **Replies:** 101\ **Last updated:** [October 26, 2008, 8:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dear-regards-shodan/469191 "2008-10-26T20:35:26Z")
Could you please explain the following comment: “The Blessed One is going to turn the White House beige.” Thank you. Regards, leander --- ## [Nude actresses across the decades](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nude-actresses-across-the-decades/481682)
**Author:** [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [January 21, 2009, 11:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nude-actresses-across-the-decades/481682 "2009-01-21T11:02:44Z")
MrSkin has a Top 10 list of ten actresses who have appeared nude in movies in four different decades. A couple of hints: seven of the actresses appeared nude in the decades of the 70’s, 80’s, 90’s, and 2000’s; two were i… --- ## [I pit the Bible and the Christian God](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-the-bible-and-the-christian-god/676314)
**Author:** [@Gateway](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gateway)\ **Replies:** 110\ **Last updated:** [January 19, 2014, 12:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-the-bible-and-the-christian-god/676314 "2014-01-19T12:33:48Z")
Why Christianity is bullshit: -It says it was good to follow Hitler. (Follow all the rulers and laws of the land) -It judges you as immoral for not helping the same needy person that their bullshit God passed by as wel… --- ## [Fractional Reserve Banking: a myth?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fractional-reserve-banking-a-myth/721120)
**Author:** [@LinusK](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LinusK)\ **Replies:** 75\ **Last updated:** [June 20, 2015, 2:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fractional-reserve-banking-a-myth/721120 "2015-06-20T02:29:02Z")
I’m going to argue that the conventional story\* of how fractional reserve banking works is wrong. Specifically, that it’s inaccurate and unhelpful. The part of it that is right is that it acknowledges that banks create … --- ## [How many slang terms we think of for being on drugs?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-slang-terms-we-think-of-for-being-on-drugs/584835)
**Author:** [@OpalCat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OpalCat)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [June 13, 2011, 4:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-slang-terms-we-think-of-for-being-on-drugs/584835 "2011-06-13T16:56:34Z")
Obviously there’s being high, cranked, amped, baked, stoned, fried, toasted (though I think of that one as drunk), blazed… think in terms of all kinds of drugs… how many slang terms are there for being inebriated? --- ## [Which of these consent-related circumstances can be considered "rape"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-of-these-consent-related-circumstances-can-be-considered-rape/627131)
**Author:** [@the\_apples\_fell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/the_apples_fell)\ **Replies:** 104\ **Last updated:** [July 11, 2012, 11:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-of-these-consent-related-circumstances-can-be-considered-rape/627131 "2012-07-11T11:54:14Z")
I am curious because there is often ambiguity over how much opposition needs to be demonstrated, before one can claim rape. My view is that consent is needed from the get-go (an affirmed “yes”), but the second that some… --- ## [Circuit Breaker Tripped In The Night - Why?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/circuit-breaker-tripped-in-the-night-why/485734)
**Author:** [@Gleena](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gleena)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [February 15, 2009, 10:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/circuit-breaker-tripped-in-the-night-why/485734 "2009-02-15T10:34:37Z")
Hi, Subtitled…do I panic and call my electrician, because this is my house and not a rental? Sometime between say 2am and 6:30am the main circuit breaker switch tripped. Things running at the time were one fan, two cl… --- ## [Singers, composers, etc. who came to hate something they created](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/singers-composers-etc-who-came-to-hate-something-they-created/689059)
**Author:** [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\ **Replies:** 78\ **Last updated:** [August 4, 2014, 7:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/singers-composers-etc-who-came-to-hate-something-they-created/689059 "2014-08-04T19:36:42Z")
I know we’ve done this before, but not recently. Sometimes an artist may come to hate a song because everyone expects him to perform it at every opportunity. Other times he hates it from the beginning. An example of th… --- ## ["My kid is a genius." "So is mine."](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-kid-is-a-genius-so-is-mine/303264)
**Author:** [@Elza\_B](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elza_B)\ **Replies:** 148\ **Last updated:** [May 15, 2005, 7:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-kid-is-a-genius-so-is-mine/303264 "2005-05-15T07:30:21Z")
I’ve been hanging out on a board recently that has a large parenting population. Since we’re hoping to have our own child or adopt within the next year or two, I’ve been reading the parenting section. I’m sorry, but ar… --- ## [WHY Do SOME PEOPLE TYPE IN ALL CAPS?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-some-people-type-in-all-caps/400424)
**Author:** [@elmwood](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elmwood)\ **Replies:** 76\ **Last updated:** [April 22, 2007, 2:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-some-people-type-in-all-caps/400424 "2007-04-22T14:37:40Z")
THE TITLE LINE IS THE MESSAGE. EVEN THOUGH TYPING IN ALL CAPITAL LETTERS IS CONSIDERED SHOUTING AND IS GENERALLY FROWNED UPON ONLINE, QUITE A FEW PEOPLE STILL POST MESSAGES ON FORUMS, SEND EMAIL, HAVE ONLINE DATING PROF… --- ## [Do you think Mozart would like modern music?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-think-mozart-would-like-modern-music/641577)
**Author:** [@cainxinth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cainxinth)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [September 25, 2013, 5:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-think-mozart-would-like-modern-music/641577 "2013-09-25T17:34:49Z")
It’d be fun to go back in time with my ipod and play some modern music for history’s great composers. Would Mozart like jazz, The Beatles, dubstep…? --- ## ["No, Luke. \*I\* am your father." Why did we buy it?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-luke-i-am-your-father-why-did-we-buy-it/648983)
**Author:** [@Billy-o](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Billy-o)\ **Replies:** 86\ **Last updated:** [February 18, 2013, 5:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-luke-i-am-your-father-why-did-we-buy-it/648983 "2013-02-18T17:59:06Z")
I was 9 years old when The Empire Strikes Back came out, and absolutely loved it. But during the climactic scene where DV tells Luke to call him Pa, I immediately thought, “No way. He’s just messing with Luke’s head to… --- ## [What is your problem, Chronos?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-problem-chronos/1024519)
**Author:** [@Stranger\_On\_A\_Train](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stranger_On_A_Train)\ **Replies:** 302\ **Last updated:** [February 17, 2026, 8:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-problem-chronos/1024519 "2026-02-17T20:10:57Z")
Continuing the discussion from If something is "dropped" from ISS altitude, do we need to worry about it burning up on re-entry: What exactly is your fucking problem with me, and your endless attempts to try to ‘correc… --- ## [Blackacre.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blackacre/273467)
**Author:** [@Ilsa\_Lund](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ilsa_Lund)\ **Replies:** 211\ **Last updated:** [November 14, 2004, 4:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blackacre/273467 "2004-11-14T16:24:41Z")
Blackacre is: \[ul\] \[li\]fatuous\[/li\]\[li\]moronic\[/li\]\[li\]crass\[/li\]\[li\]oafish\[/li\]\[li\]immature\[/li\]\[li\]a testosterone crazed asshat\[/li\]\[li\]a troll\[/li\] and most importantly \[li\]In violation of board rules.\[/ul\]\[/li\] … --- ## [cecil's brain](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cecils-brain/13)
**Author:** [@system](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/system)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [July 12, 2014, 2:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cecils-brain/13 "2014-07-12T02:52:20Z")
hey where is search cecil’s brain on the new web page ? If you don’t have one now , are you ever going to put one in ? I loved that . I could go and look up stuff I always wondered about and find the answers . It was one… --- ## [Is there any evidence for the subconscious?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-any-evidence-for-the-subconscious/606442)
**Author:** [@scamartistry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/scamartistry)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [December 27, 2011, 2:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-any-evidence-for-the-subconscious/606442 "2011-12-27T02:23:28Z")
This term, of course, turns up all the time in pop-psychology, often used as an axiom. Does this term have a place in a scientific discussion? do professionals take it seriously? My other question that struck me, that … --- ## [Should I go to bartending school?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-i-go-to-bartending-school/559046)
**Author:** [@OpalCat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OpalCat)\ **Replies:** 62\ **Last updated:** [November 4, 2010, 5:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-i-go-to-bartending-school/559046 "2010-11-04T05:45:32Z")
It’s $150 for a week of classes with a Groupon. They have live instructors, no videos, and say you will be comfortable mixing 100 drinks by the end of it. I’ve always thought the idea of being a bartender would be intere… --- ## [Ketchup on Pizza?!? and other wierd international eating habits](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ketchup-on-pizza-and-other-wierd-international-eating-habits/439626)
**Author:** [@BluePitbull](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BluePitbull)\ **Replies:** 191\ **Last updated:** [March 8, 2008, 9:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ketchup-on-pizza-and-other-wierd-international-eating-habits/439626 "2008-03-08T21:29:27Z")
In Trinidad, ketchup is a typical dipping sauce for pizza. Never got around to trying it, it just sounds too gross. Any other wierd eating habits around the world? --- ## [Is the justification for government-sponsored murder a bunch of (legal and/or moral) bullshit?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-justification-for-government-sponsored-murder-a-bunch-of-legal-and-or-moral-bullshit/614874)
**Author:** [@Snowboarder\_Bo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snowboarder_Bo)\ **Replies:** 86\ **Last updated:** [March 19, 2012, 9:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-justification-for-government-sponsored-murder-a-bunch-of-legal-and-or-moral-bullshit/614874 "2012-03-19T21:38:34Z")
Attorney General Eric Holder gave a speech today where he outlined how and why it was okay, in the legal sense, for the US government to murder an American. \[ \](http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US\_HOLDER\_TARGETE… --- ## [Women: Can you watch A Clockwork Orange?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/women-can-you-watch-a-clockwork-orange/401385)
**Author:** [@Argent\_Towers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Argent_Towers)\ **Replies:** 83\ **Last updated:** [December 18, 2014, 9:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/women-can-you-watch-a-clockwork-orange/401385 "2014-12-18T21:15:22Z")
Inspired this thread where fessie notes that she walked out of A Clockwork Orange. I find that this reaction is typical of women. My mom, for instance, couldn’t continue watching the film after the very first scene with … --- ## [Do you want me to join SDMB?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-want-me-to-join-sdmb/435676)
**Author:** [@Two\_and\_a\_Half\_Inches\_of\_Fun](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Two_and_a_Half_Inches_of_Fun)\ **Replies:** 171\ **Last updated:** [February 5, 2008, 3:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-want-me-to-join-sdmb/435676 "2008-02-05T03:08:07Z")
Just a simple poll. --- ## [Friggen amazing, support for Memories Pizza](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/friggen-amazing-support-for-memories-pizza/716750)
**Author:** [@Morgenstern](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Morgenstern)\ **Replies:** 87\ **Last updated:** [April 8, 2015, 8:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/friggen-amazing-support-for-memories-pizza/716750 "2015-04-08T20:49:40Z")
Memories Pizza, the pizzaria that “won’t serve pizza at SS weddings” gets outpouring of support. This is the pizzaria mentioned with respect to the Indiana Religious Freedom legislation. So far $814,751 of $200k Min… --- ## [Dowsing Rods, the Ideomotor effect...what's the straight dope?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dowsing-rods-the-ideomotor-effect-whats-the-straight-dope/789836)
**Author:** [@HeXen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeXen)\ **Replies:** 172\ **Last updated:** [November 24, 2017, 3:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dowsing-rods-the-ideomotor-effect-whats-the-straight-dope/789836 "2017-11-24T15:26:09Z")
The ideomotor effect refers to the influence of suggestion or expectation on involuntary and unconscious motor behavior. This goes for things such as Ouji Boards and Dowsing rods (witch sticks). However, I work in utili… --- ## [U.S. Marines still love the Colt .45 M1911](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/u-s-marines-still-love-the-colt-45-m1911/629705)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 60\ **Last updated:** [August 3, 2012, 3:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/u-s-marines-still-love-the-colt-45-m1911/629705 "2012-08-03T15:54:41Z")
hur·rah :slight\_smile: Marines just ordered $22.5 million of Colt .45 M1911. The iconic military handgun that was carried in both World Wars, Korea, and Viet Nam. Unfortunately, the Beretta M9 is still the standard i… --- ## [Tillerson fired](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tillerson-fired/810484)
**Author:** [@USCDiver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/USCDiver)\ **Replies:** 132\ **Last updated:** [March 16, 2018, 7:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tillerson-fired/810484 "2018-03-16T19:21:12Z")
Secretary of State Rex Tillerson has been fired. Will be replaced by Pompeo. This staff turnover is crazy! --- ## [Why are there so many gay people?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-there-so-many-gay-people/527260)
**Author:** [@bizerta](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bizerta)\ **Replies:** 76\ **Last updated:** [February 18, 2010, 2:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-there-so-many-gay-people/527260 "2010-02-18T14:26:36Z")
This isn’t a social or political question. It’s an evolution question. Tall people tend to have tall children. Smart people tend to have smart children. So, acccording to evolution, gay people would tend to have gay … --- ## [Are there other countries where the losing side in a war is still celebrated?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-other-countries-where-the-losing-side-in-a-war-is-still-celebrated/630318)
**Author:** [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Really_Not_All_That_Bright)\ **Replies:** 94\ **Last updated:** [August 16, 2012, 2:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-other-countries-where-the-losing-side-in-a-war-is-still-celebrated/630318 "2012-08-16T14:22:46Z")
So, some people in the American South (and some in the North) like to fly the Confederate Battle Flag (or whatever it’s called), argue about the casus belli, and generally reminisce about their forebears who lost a war. … --- ## [Knives Out (spoilers)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/knives-out-spoilers/844096)
**Author:** [@Stephe96](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stephe96)\ **Replies:** 121\ **Last updated:** [December 30, 2025, 4:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/knives-out-spoilers/844096 "2025-12-30T04:40:11Z")
I won’t spoil anything in the OP, but did anyone else see this? I thought it was excellent for the most part but was a little disappointed in the solution. The solution to a mystery should be simple and obvious (think T… --- ## [10th Annual SDMB Early Super Bowl Pick Contest](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/10th-annual-sdmb-early-super-bowl-pick-contest/645675)
**Author:** [@Hal\_Briston](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hal_Briston)\ **Replies:** 103\ **Last updated:** [February 6, 2013, 10:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/10th-annual-sdmb-early-super-bowl-pick-contest/645675 "2013-02-06T22:13:42Z")
The playoff teams are set, so it’s time for our annual contest – can you predict the Super Bowl a month before the game and join our list of champions?: Year 1: Trillionaire Year 2: Uncommon Sense Year 3: Airman Doors… --- ## [99% of Trump's Popularity is SESSIONS--and Trump Knows It](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/99-of-trumps-popularity-is-sessions-and-trump-knows-it/792292)
**Author:** [@Sherrerd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sherrerd)\ **Replies:** 117\ **Last updated:** [August 3, 2017, 9:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/99-of-trumps-popularity-is-sessions-and-trump-knows-it/792292 "2017-08-03T21:15:33Z")
Sessions’ work, of course, as Attorney General—not Sessions as a person. This has become crystal clear in the eight days since Trump started attacking Sessions and trying to get him to quit—trying to get him to quit so … --- ## [Where is the proof of Bin Laden's death? Seriously?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-is-the-proof-of-bin-ladens-death-seriously/580510)
**Author:** [@Submerged](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Submerged)\ **Replies:** 102\ **Last updated:** [May 6, 2011, 10:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-is-the-proof-of-bin-ladens-death-seriously/580510 "2011-05-06T22:51:54Z")
I’m not a conspiracy theorist, and I not saying I disbelieve this morning’s headlines but…where is the proof of the CIA’s claim that he’s dead? Cuz, y’know, they’ve never lied to the American people before…:rolleyes: Al… --- ## [Chernobyl, Biorobots, 500,000 deaths: Is nuclear safe as proponents claim?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chernobyl-biorobots-500-000-deaths-is-nuclear-safe-as-proponents-claim/576693)
**Author:** [@levdrakon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/levdrakon)\ **Replies:** 75\ **Last updated:** [April 3, 2011, 10:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chernobyl-biorobots-500-000-deaths-is-nuclear-safe-as-proponents-claim/576693 "2011-04-03T22:18:26Z")
UN accused of ignoring 500,000 Chernobyl deaths Officially, theInternational Atomic Energy Agency, IAEA, resolutely maintains that So, about 4000 people have or will die from Chernobyl, according to the IAEA. This nu… --- ## [What happens to mentally retarded people later in life?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happens-to-mentally-retarded-people-later-in-life/415781)
**Author:** [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [August 21, 2007, 2:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happens-to-mentally-retarded-people-later-in-life/415781 "2007-08-21T14:05:43Z")
I’ve seen some adult retarded individuals working at Wendy’s or Taco Bell, but I’ve seen far more that are younger. If an individual has a retarded child, what can they expect for their child’s future? What is typical f… --- ## [Your friend is on trial for possessing kiddie porn. Do you break off the friendship? Why or why not?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-friend-is-on-trial-for-possessing-kiddie-porn-do-you-break-off-the-friendship-why-or-why-not/532382)
**Author:** [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Replies:** 96\ **Last updated:** [March 15, 2010, 4:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-friend-is-on-trial-for-possessing-kiddie-porn-do-you-break-off-the-friendship-why-or-why-not/532382 "2010-03-15T16:34:28Z")
Okay, here’s the sitch: Imagine you have a friend of long standing–twenty years or so. Let’s call him Al. Al has always been a good guy to you: reliable, intelligent, funny, all around good company. He once quite lit… --- ## [Penn and Teller are NOT funny.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/penn-and-teller-are-not-funny/634759)
**Author:** [@crypto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/crypto)\ **Replies:** 66\ **Last updated:** [September 19, 2012, 1:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/penn-and-teller-are-not-funny/634759 "2012-09-19T13:12:22Z")
There. I said it. Is that all we need to get rid of these boobs? Actually, I can handle Penn, the talker, however his monkey sidekick, Teller, says nothing and has to go. I get it that it is their “thing”. Teller is… --- ## [Car batteries dead: what can I do on my own?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/car-batteries-dead-what-can-i-do-on-my-own/427350)
**Author:** [@emmaliminal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/emmaliminal)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [November 21, 2007, 8:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/car-batteries-dead-what-can-i-do-on-my-own/427350 "2007-11-21T20:06:13Z")
This town is too small for taxi service, so I can’t do what I used to do in Seattle and call for a jump-by-cab. mr emilyforce is abroad. My neighbors seem to be on vacation. Both my car and my husband’s truck’s batteries… --- ## [Got questions about the One Ring of Sauron? Get your answers here!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/got-questions-about-the-one-ring-of-sauron-get-your-answers-here/477921)
**Author:** [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Replies:** 146\ **Last updated:** [December 24, 2008, 6:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/got-questions-about-the-one-ring-of-sauron-get-your-answers-here/477921 "2008-12-24T06:48:24Z")
Tuckerfan’s started an MPSIMS thread about the hobbit fossils found a few years back, which naturally has begun to include some LOTR wisecracks & discussion. Rather than further contribute to the hijack, I thought I’d o… --- ## [I am 32, why should I care about health care benefits at work?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-32-why-should-i-care-about-health-care-benefits-at-work/602223)
**Author:** [@Cyclone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cyclone)\ **Replies:** 97\ **Last updated:** [November 16, 2011, 8:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-32-why-should-i-care-about-health-care-benefits-at-work/602223 "2011-11-16T20:47:47Z")
That was my attitude until a few months ago. A 26 year old friend of mine woke up one morning with what felt like a pulled muscle in his shoulder. He makes $1,600 a month driving a delivery truck for a department store… --- ## ["Obvious Facts" Debate thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obvious-facts-debate-thread/527309)
**Author:** [@Trepa\_Mayfield](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Trepa_Mayfield)\ **Replies:** 115\ **Last updated:** [February 4, 2010, 11:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obvious-facts-debate-thread/527309 "2010-02-04T23:06:23Z")
Since we can’t debate the obvious facts in this thread, here’s a thread just for doing that. To kick things off: Really? Even the part where he has to take a rib to make woman, even though he made man from dust? Even … --- ## [Neighbor burning treated wood](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/neighbor-burning-treated-wood/531875)
**Author:** [@retsin2000](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/retsin2000)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [March 21, 2010, 7:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/neighbor-burning-treated-wood/531875 "2010-03-21T19:40:32Z")
My neighbor is bad crazy. He burns treated wood to supplement his heat. He also burns non-treated wood. I know that he is putting himself and his wife at a pretty serious health risk by doing this but I’m wondering if he… --- ## [Bruce Levenson Email](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bruce-levenson-email/697825)
**Author:** [@JesterX](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JesterX)\ **Replies:** 98\ **Last updated:** [September 12, 2014, 2:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bruce-levenson-email/697825 "2014-09-12T14:22:01Z")
Given that this guy exposed his own email to the NBA and subsequently chastised HIMSELF in his public statement and decided to sell his team on his own, this doesn’t really qualify as political correctness gone wild. H… --- ## [What do you think about this No Shoes trend?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-think-about-this-no-shoes-trend/288336)
**Author:** [@Briny\_Deep](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Briny_Deep)\ **Replies:** 221\ **Last updated:** [February 11, 2005, 5:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-think-about-this-no-shoes-trend/288336 "2005-02-11T05:17:58Z")
Just accepted an E-vite for a housewarming which stated “No Shoes.” I know these people well, and they have new, beige carpeting, and having moved from a junky sort of house, they have now decided that shoes will not be … --- ## [Archers- I'm right-handed, left-eyed. How should I shoot?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/archers-im-right-handed-left-eyed-how-should-i-shoot/593559)
**Author:** [@Lightnin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lightnin)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [July 29, 2012, 7:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/archers-im-right-handed-left-eyed-how-should-i-shoot/593559 "2012-07-29T19:13:53Z")
I’m thinking about getting into archery, just as a hobby. The problem is that I’m right-handed, but damn near blind in my right eye. So any ideas on whether I should shoot a bow with my right or my left hand? --- ## [I have kidnapped Cecil](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-kidnapped-cecil/525772)
**Author:** [@Mindfield](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mindfield)\ **Replies:** 62\ **Last updated:** [January 29, 2010, 2:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-kidnapped-cecil/525772 "2010-01-29T14:57:52Z")
And if you ever want to see him again you will agree to my demands. My demands are as follows: I want Shea Stadium converted into the world’s largest ball pit. I want McDonald’s to bring back the McDLT because I l… --- ## [How can I make my pubes grow longer?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-can-i-make-my-pubes-grow-longer/383334)
**Author:** [@Winston\_Smith](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Winston_Smith)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [December 15, 2006, 2:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-can-i-make-my-pubes-grow-longer/383334 "2006-12-15T02:35:28Z")
You know, they stay short and kinda curley. I’d prefer them long and straight. Is there anything I could do to make my pubes grow really long? Some topical application? Anything? [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=587&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=589&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)