# Top **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=601&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:** 602 --- ## [Angry Tweets Threaten Gov Walker's Life, Family](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/angry-tweets-threaten-gov-walkers-life-family/624338)
**Author:** [@Bricker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bricker)\ **Replies:** 98\ **Last updated:** [June 8, 2012, 3:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/angry-tweets-threaten-gov-walkers-life-family/624338 "2012-06-08T15:36:56Z")
From here, some choice words from angry right wingers. (I assume they are right wingers, because I remember earlier threads in which posters solemnly assured the Boards that this kind of violent imagery is a tool of the … --- ## [Ask the Deaf Person](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-deaf-person/304602)
**Author:** [@Wasafiri](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wasafiri)\ **Replies:** 114\ **Last updated:** [May 25, 2005, 1:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-deaf-person/304602 "2005-05-25T13:27:25Z")
Got questions you’ve always wanted to ask a deaf person? Curious about the differences between the three main forms of (American) sign language? Curious about language development in deaf children and various education s… --- ## [Hetero males: Modern family's Claire or Gloria?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hetero-males-modern-familys-claire-or-gloria/675710)
**Author:** [@Polerius](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Polerius)\ **Replies:** 62\ **Last updated:** [December 12, 2013, 10:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hetero-males-modern-familys-claire-or-gloria/675710 "2013-12-12T22:36:55Z")
From an attraction point of view (looks & character) which do you prefer? --- ## [Why do low SPF number sunscreens exist?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-low-spf-number-sunscreens-exist/542237)
**Author:** [@rockypg](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rockypg)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [June 9, 2010, 12:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-low-spf-number-sunscreens-exist/542237 "2010-06-09T12:30:07Z")
As a guy who’s never bought (or used) sunscreen before, the walk down the sunscreen aisle was rather confusing. I tried some quick googling and reading up and the consensus seems to be that higher the SPF number, better … --- ## [What to do with a bucket of gas](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-to-do-with-a-bucket-of-gas/677975)
**Author:** [@Spud](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spud)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [January 7, 2014, 5:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-to-do-with-a-bucket-of-gas/677975 "2014-01-07T05:26:54Z")
We are in the process of getting up to 12 inches of snow on top of the 5 already on the ground. I’ve got a great snow blower that unfortunately hasn’t been started in a couple of years. While doing all of the trouble sho… --- ## [How do American prisoners stay big and muscular on that diet?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-american-prisoners-stay-big-and-muscular-on-that-diet/567626)
**Author:** [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [January 19, 2011, 2:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-american-prisoners-stay-big-and-muscular-on-that-diet/567626 "2011-01-19T14:51:37Z")
I’ve seen several prison shows(Lockdown and so forth) that show how prisons feed such a large quantity of people on a shoestring budget. Basically, society does not want to pay a fortune to feed these people, so they all… --- ## [Does your workplace celebrate when someone quits?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-your-workplace-celebrate-when-someone-quits/600249)
**Author:** [@Barkis\_is\_Willin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Barkis_is_Willin)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [October 21, 2011, 8:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-your-workplace-celebrate-when-someone-quits/600249 "2011-10-21T20:58:06Z")
I work in a pretty professional environment and my department has a tradition that I find somewhat odd. When an employee resigns from his job for greener pastures, the entire department has a farewell get-together to ce… --- ## [Let's talk about action movies in which the big bad is a woman.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-talk-about-action-movies-in-which-the-big-bad-is-a-woman/696655)
**Author:** [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Replies:** 96\ **Last updated:** [September 2, 2014, 8:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-talk-about-action-movies-in-which-the-big-bad-is-a-woman/696655 "2014-09-02T20:51:17Z")
If there are any, that is. I can’t think of any of the top of my head, but that proves only that I’m not a movie buff. A trio of quick rules: I wrote movies, not television shows. Big screen only, please, even if tha… --- ## [Mony Mony: What are the origins of the Audience Participation? (Warning: Cuss Words!)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mony-mony-what-are-the-origins-of-the-audience-participation-warning-cuss-words/260072)
**Author:** [@bienville](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bienville)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [May 8, 2013, 8:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mony-mony-what-are-the-origins-of-the-audience-participation-warning-cuss-words/260072 "2013-05-08T20:18:37Z")
In Junior Highschool when we went to school dances (or “mixers”) there was a popular audience participation chant that went along with the song Mony Mony (the version usually played at the mixers would have been the Bill… --- ## [Is there any point in going to therapy if you don't believe it will work?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-any-point-in-going-to-therapy-if-you-dont-believe-it-will-work/598586)
**Author:** [@Kiyoshi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kiyoshi)\ **Replies:** 64\ **Last updated:** [October 6, 2011, 7:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-any-point-in-going-to-therapy-if-you-dont-believe-it-will-work/598586 "2011-10-06T19:45:41Z")
By way of background, I suffer from fairly severe depression and moderate social anxiety. I’m under the care of my GP, and am taking 225mg Venlafaxine. I have attended counselling in the past, which I found worthless (ex… --- ## [Man gets penis stuck in toaster](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/man-gets-penis-stuck-in-toaster/670764)
**Author:** [@EmilyG](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EmilyG)\ **Replies:** 87\ **Last updated:** [October 11, 2013, 9:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/man-gets-penis-stuck-in-toaster/670764 "2013-10-11T21:11:06Z")
A London man is “nursing his knob”, as the article puts it, after it somehow got stuck in a toaster. Firefighters had to rescue him. Part of me doesn’t want to know how he got his penis in there, but part of me is actua… --- ## [I'm more than just a brain, I have a sexy body too! Doper endurance athletes.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-more-than-just-a-brain-i-have-a-sexy-body-too-doper-endurance-athletes/623694)
**Author:** [@Sicks\_Ate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sicks_Ate)\ **Replies:** 84\ **Last updated:** [September 25, 2013, 2:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-more-than-just-a-brain-i-have-a-sexy-body-too-doper-endurance-athletes/623694 "2013-09-25T02:20:24Z")
Plenty of Dopers are known for their knowledge or intellect. I was wondering who stands out when it comes to extraordinary physical fitness; particularly who our ultra-endurance athletes are. Basically, I’d like to hea… --- ## [Albums with songs you HAVE to skip](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/albums-with-songs-you-have-to-skip/538065)
**Author:** [@gaffa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gaffa)\ **Replies:** 89\ **Last updated:** [May 15, 2010, 12:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/albums-with-songs-you-have-to-skip/538065 "2010-05-15T00:27:57Z")
Inspired by MTCicero’s thread, this is about otherwise perfect albums that have one glaring, awful song that you have to skip. I’m not talking about a weak song, or a song that you’ve just gotten tired of from overplay. … --- ## [What constitutes "acceptable" cultural appropriation?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-constitutes-acceptable-cultural-appropriation/703031)
**Author:** [@Machine\_Elf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Machine_Elf)\ **Replies:** 101\ **Last updated:** [November 5, 2014, 5:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-constitutes-acceptable-cultural-appropriation/703031 "2014-11-05T17:32:58Z")
Celebrities pop up in the news every now and then for acts of cultural appropriation. Example, some months back Pharrell drew fire for appearing on the cover of Elle wearing a native-American war bonnet. Recently my w… --- ## [Yet another &!$% thread about trade with China](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yet-another-thread-about-trade-with-china/580498)
**Author:** [@ITR\_champion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ITR_champion)\ **Replies:** 81\ **Last updated:** [May 11, 2011, 6:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yet-another-thread-about-trade-with-china/580498 "2011-05-11T18:08:42Z")
It seems that any thread about international trade issues proceeds along predictable lines. On the one hand are those of us who think that free trade policies have been bad for the U.S. economy because they result in jo… --- ## [Is "Playgirl Magazine" really for women, or are gay men really the main audience?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-playgirl-magazine-really-for-women-or-are-gay-men-really-the-main-audience/243507)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [July 16, 2014, 10:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-playgirl-magazine-really-for-women-or-are-gay-men-really-the-main-audience/243507 "2014-07-16T22:03:10Z")
I was reading this news item about Playgirl Magazine’s new launch of a TV network primarily for women, and I wondered about their main intended audience. The focus of the channel seems to be very hetero-woman centric, bu… --- ## [Loud outdoor music - how late is too late?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loud-outdoor-music-how-late-is-too-late/545495)
**Author:** [@Eva\_Luna](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eva_Luna)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [July 6, 2010, 3:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loud-outdoor-music-how-late-is-too-late/545495 "2010-07-06T03:49:11Z")
I’m feeling really old, because I just now, for the first time ever, called the cops on the neighbors for playing loud music; at 1:15 am, I could hear it clear as day half a block away with all my windows shut. Outside,… --- ## [How can I get rid of a strawberry seed from my throat?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-can-i-get-rid-of-a-strawberry-seed-from-my-throat/400896)
**Author:** [@SiouxChief](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SiouxChief)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [August 10, 2022, 3:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-can-i-get-rid-of-a-strawberry-seed-from-my-throat/400896 "2022-08-10T03:21:10Z")
I had a Peanut Butter & Jelly smoothie this afternoon (don’t laugh–they’re awesome), and somehow got a strawberry seed stuck in my throat. It’s very uncomfortable. I’ve tried to gargle and cough, but wasn’t able to get… --- ## [How good was Bo Jackson?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-good-was-bo-jackson/687668)
**Author:** [@dofe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dofe)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [September 24, 2015, 5:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-good-was-bo-jackson/687668 "2015-09-24T17:18:38Z")
I remember Bo Jackson all over TV and print media, but he just disappeared almost overnight. This was before the days of the internet. Just how good of an athlete was he considered at the time? --- ## [Who's getting an iPhone 6?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whos-getting-an-iphone-6/697996)
**Author:** [@beowulff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/beowulff)\ **Replies:** 85\ **Last updated:** [October 21, 2014, 6:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whos-getting-an-iphone-6/697996 "2014-10-21T06:18:25Z")
I’m going to pre-order a 6+ on Friday! --- ## [Anyone else here love Mc Donalds?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-else-here-love-mc-donalds/722974)
**Author:** [@Ryan\_Liam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ryan_Liam)\ **Replies:** 120\ **Last updated:** [July 14, 2015, 4:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-else-here-love-mc-donalds/722974 "2015-07-14T04:27:55Z")
Contrary to what alot of people feel about the franchise, I love Mc Donald’s, great food, great limited edition offers, specials, and I like the variation of meals if I travel to a different country, plus their milkshake… --- ## [Use of the word "Prime" in home worlds of various science fiction](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/use-of-the-word-prime-in-home-worlds-of-various-science-fiction/646885)
**Author:** [@drewtwo99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drewtwo99)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [January 14, 2013, 3:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/use-of-the-word-prime-in-home-worlds-of-various-science-fiction/646885 "2013-01-14T03:55:05Z")
I’ve noticed that the word prime shows up in a lot of home-worlds in various science fiction and video games. Some examples: Giedi Prime - House Harkonnen from Dune Centauri Prime - Centauri from Babylon 5 Raxus Prim… --- ## [How To Remove Micro Splinters from Your Hands?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-remove-micro-splinters-from-your-hands/517778)
**Author:** [@Mildest\_Bill](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mildest_Bill)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [May 23, 2013, 3:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-remove-micro-splinters-from-your-hands/517778 "2013-05-23T15:54:57Z")
I did some yardwork yesterday and I also cut down some cactus it didn’t have any visible thorns so I hauled it to the front of my yard to get carried off. Turns out I have micro splinters all over my hands that are too s… --- ## [Does Judaism have elements of a racial and ethnic group or is it just a religion?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-judaism-have-elements-of-a-racial-and-ethnic-group-or-is-it-just-a-religion/574505)
**Author:** [@donnie\_darko](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/donnie_darko)\ **Replies:** 95\ **Last updated:** [March 20, 2011, 5:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-judaism-have-elements-of-a-racial-and-ethnic-group-or-is-it-just-a-religion/574505 "2011-03-20T05:39:48Z")
I would say that Judaism is first an ethnic group, as it is more the culture you are born into or choose to practice that makes you Jewish than whether you actually believe in the Torah and Yahweh (otherwise there would … --- ## [Everybody needs to just chill about climate change](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/everybody-needs-to-just-chill-about-climate-change/694566)
**Author:** [@SlackerInc](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SlackerInc)\ **Replies:** 77\ **Last updated:** [August 14, 2014, 11:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/everybody-needs-to-just-chill-about-climate-change/694566 "2014-08-14T11:06:57Z")
Call me a “Star Trek progressive”. I am very optimistic that in 70 years we will look back on all this gloom and doom about the climate the way we do now on the polio scares of the 1940s. Our technology will be so adva… --- ## [What do you believe that you could only say in the Pit?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-believe-that-you-could-only-say-in-the-pit/405674)
**Author:** [@Ensign\_Edison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ensign_Edison)\ **Replies:** 175\ **Last updated:** [May 30, 2007, 12:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-believe-that-you-could-only-say-in-the-pit/405674 "2007-05-30T12:45:15Z")
I’m putting this here because the nature of the statements is Pit-ish, but I am hoping NOT to start any arguments. I’m looking for the things fellow Dopers firmly believe that they know they can’t normally defend without… --- ## [I hate the way I look.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-hate-the-way-i-look/476576)
**Author:** [@Acid\_Lamp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Acid_Lamp)\ **Replies:** 133\ **Last updated:** [December 12, 2008, 11:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-hate-the-way-i-look/476576 "2008-12-12T23:59:00Z")
So after much cuckolding from assorted people in my life about how I am loser and can’t get a job, and need to shave, and THEN I’d look nice and get one, I finally gave in and shaved off my beard today. I hate the way I… --- ## [Who is hotter? Fergie or Beyonce?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-hotter-fergie-or-beyonce/390221)
**Author:** [@system](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/system)\ **Replies:** 97\ **Last updated:** [February 2, 2007, 1:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-hotter-fergie-or-beyonce/390221 "2007-02-02T13:16:34Z")
Fergie http://www.starsdump.com/celebrities/?Qwd=./F/Fergie&Qiv=thumbs&Qis=M OR Beyonce http://www.starsdump.com/celebrities/?Qwd=./K/Beyonc�%20Knowles/1&Qif=beyonce0157.jpg&Qiv=thumbs&Qis=M --- ## [Yes, Marley23, you are stupid](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yes-marley23-you-are-stupid/474081)
**Author:** [@Frank](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frank)\ **Replies:** 117\ **Last updated:** [November 25, 2008, 12:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yes-marley23-you-are-stupid/474081 "2008-11-25T00:44:02Z")
At this point I get officially warned, for no apparent reason Marley23 is, in fact, a horrible moderator. He is not only a horrible moderator, but also a liar. He likes to state that he communicates to the appropr… --- ## [Typical conversations on Pawn Stars (and other pawn shop shows)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/typical-conversations-on-pawn-stars-and-other-pawn-shop-shows/593841)
**Author:** [@Cubsfan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cubsfan)\ **Replies:** 73\ **Last updated:** [August 31, 2011, 2:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/typical-conversations-on-pawn-stars-and-other-pawn-shop-shows/593841 "2011-08-31T02:55:31Z")
Presale interview: Customer: “I want $5000 for this junk from my grandmas attic but I absolutely won’t take less than $3000 under any circumstances. I’ll walk man! Just take it home with me” During on screen negotiati… --- ## [Grandson of the Song Game Thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/grandson-of-the-song-game-thread/119373)
**Author:** [@TeaElle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TeaElle)\ **Replies:** 442\ **Last updated:** [July 23, 2002, 9:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/grandson-of-the-song-game-thread/119373 "2002-07-23T21:58:55Z")
Since Team 2 didn’t come through with a new word to end the last thread the game now reverts to Team One. The current standings are: Team 1 :):):):):):):):):):):):):slight\_smile: Team 2 :):):):):):):):):):):):)… --- ## [DoJ sues Sheriff Arpaio for civil-rights abuses](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doj-sues-sheriff-arpaio-for-civil-rights-abuses/621586)
**Author:** [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)\ **Replies:** 79\ **Last updated:** [November 28, 2012, 12:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doj-sues-sheriff-arpaio-for-civil-rights-abuses/621586 "2012-11-28T00:28:51Z")
I appreciate the sad import of their failure to bring Wall Street to justice, indeed I do, but at least the DoJ under this Admin can do something right! :slight\_smile: ‘Bout fuckin’ time! Suck it, Joe! I just wish t… --- ## [A Feud! \[Game Over\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-feud-game-over/698342)
**Author:** [@Rebo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rebo)\ **Replies:** 108\ **Last updated:** [September 19, 2014, 3:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-feud-game-over/698342 "2014-09-19T15:35:15Z")
Everybody remember the rules? No? Here they are: Object of the game: Give the most popular answer for each category. (Like Fast Money on Family Feud) Rules: No reading the thread before answering. This is on the hon… --- ## [What are the ingredients in Holy Water?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-the-ingredients-in-holy-water/17822)
**Author:** [@system](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/system)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [May 4, 2000, 5:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-the-ingredients-in-holy-water/17822 "2000-05-04T05:43:23Z")
I went to mass on sunday and I was wondering. What exactly is in holy water? I assume its been blessed, and I suppose it could be just any water. This stuff feels a little colder than water that has been sitting out shou… --- ## [Are noise cancelling headphones effective at all when firing a gun?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-noise-cancelling-headphones-effective-at-all-when-firing-a-gun/443001)
**Author:** [@dnooman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dnooman)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [March 28, 2008, 3:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-noise-cancelling-headphones-effective-at-all-when-firing-a-gun/443001 "2008-03-28T15:24:07Z")
Maybe a better question would be: “Are noise muffling earpieces better than noise cancelling headphones when it comes to firing guns?” --- ## [Boobies! Boobies boobies boobies!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/boobies-boobies-boobies-boobies/322894)
**Author:** [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Replies:** 81\ **Last updated:** [October 17, 2005, 5:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/boobies-boobies-boobies-boobies/322894 "2005-10-17T05:48:13Z")
Tyra Banks’s boobies, specifically. --- ## [Is "chink in the armor" an offensive racist term?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-chink-in-the-armor-an-offensive-racist-term/613563)
**Author:** [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\ **Replies:** 60\ **Last updated:** [February 24, 2012, 4:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-chink-in-the-armor-an-offensive-racist-term/613563 "2012-02-24T16:53:25Z")
In light of the whole CNN Jeremy Lin brouhaha. --- ## [Do I know you?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-i-know-you/263709)
**Author:** [@Bruce\_Daddy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bruce_Daddy)\ **Replies:** 321\ **Last updated:** [September 22, 2004, 5:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-i-know-you/263709 "2004-09-22T17:28:46Z")
Half game, half vanity wank, I suppose. Look at the last poster to this thread. Do you: a) not recognize the Doper at all. “Never seen the name, sorry!” b) think: “Yes, yes I do know that name! Please, however, don… --- ## [To Kill A Mockingbird. Dill.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/to-kill-a-mockingbird-dill/86510)
**Author:** [@d12](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/d12)\ **Replies:** 82\ **Last updated:** [February 9, 2015, 12:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/to-kill-a-mockingbird-dill/86510 "2015-02-09T12:58:09Z")
I need to do a character sketch on Mr. Charles Baker Harris, only problem is it’s hard to find information on Dill because he isn’t exactly a “main” character. Would you Dopers be kind enough to provide me with physical,… --- ## [How would reparations work?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-would-reparations-work/787113)
**Author:** [@Ambivalid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ambivalid)\ **Replies:** 216\ **Last updated:** [May 26, 2017, 7:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-would-reparations-work/787113 "2017-05-26T19:07:54Z")
Breaking off this post from the Unpopular Opinions thread, I want to address this concept in it’s own thread. I’m just curious about the nuts and bolts details of how any sort of reparations would work if it ever came t… --- ## [Explain to me about the red plastic testicles on the back of this truck](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/explain-to-me-about-the-red-plastic-testicles-on-the-back-of-this-truck/398760)
**Author:** [@Duck\_Duck\_Goose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Duck_Duck_Goose)\ **Replies:** 135\ **Last updated:** [April 28, 2008, 6:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/explain-to-me-about-the-red-plastic-testicles-on-the-back-of-this-truck/398760 "2008-04-28T18:44:16Z")
Seriously. I want to understand this. I’m straining to understand this. Yes, I know they’re called trucker balls or trucker nuts, and yes, I know some politico is trying to get them banned in Maryland, but what I want … --- ## [Another "who's the woman from the music video" question - George Harrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-whos-the-woman-from-the-music-video-question-george-harrison/974369)
**Author:** [@mordecaiB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mordecaiB)\ **Replies:** 62\ **Last updated:** [October 14, 2024, 9:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-whos-the-woman-from-the-music-video-question-george-harrison/974369 "2024-10-14T21:36:19Z")
The video in question is Got My Mind Set On You by George Harrison. The guy will be familiar to Angel fans, Alexis Denisof in his first role, uncredited. I’d always thought the woman was Linda Purl, but she seems to have… --- ## [stuff you should like, but are "meh" about](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stuff-you-should-like-but-are-meh-about/681199)
**Author:** [@expectopatronum](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/expectopatronum)\ **Replies:** 84\ **Last updated:** [February 16, 2014, 4:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stuff-you-should-like-but-are-meh-about/681199 "2014-02-16T16:25:40Z")
this can be movies, tv shows, whatever The Big Bang Theory- highly intelligent, nerdy, socially awkward guys hang out and talk about star wars/trek a lot. totally up my alley, but i’ve never watched an entire episode. i… --- ## [Do you wear your engineering ring?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-wear-your-engineering-ring/471583)
**Author:** [@dgrdfd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dgrdfd)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [November 21, 2008, 5:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-wear-your-engineering-ring/471583 "2008-11-21T17:10:14Z")
I noticed that many Canadians wear theirs but I know of no one in the US who does. I think I am going to start wearing mine. http://www.order-of-the-engineer.org/e-ring.htm --- ## [He's NOT the Messiah! ...And We Never Said He Was!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hes-not-the-messiah-and-we-never-said-he-was/619167)
**Author:** [@Gangster\_Octopus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gangster_Octopus)\ **Replies:** 95\ **Last updated:** [April 21, 2012, 2:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hes-not-the-messiah-and-we-never-said-he-was/619167 "2012-04-21T14:01:27Z")
Dear Conservatives, We do not think Obama is “The Savior”, "The Chosen One, “The Messiah” or even “The Perfect One”. We never have, it is all in your heads (although I am sure if you scour the Internet you will find S… --- ## [Fucking potheads wasting their lives.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fucking-potheads-wasting-their-lives/396027)
**Author:** [@Rigamarole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rigamarole)\ **Replies:** 133\ **Last updated:** [March 19, 2007, 11:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fucking-potheads-wasting-their-lives/396027 "2007-03-19T11:33:45Z")
I’m not really writing this out of anger. I’m more depressed than anything. But it’s a pit nonetheless. So there’s this girl. (Yes, it’s about a girl, but it could be about anyone) We’ll call her Alice. I met Alice at w… --- ## [Bargaining for things, yea or nay?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bargaining-for-things-yea-or-nay/547442)
**Author:** [@Captain\_Midnight](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Captain_Midnight)\ **Replies:** 109\ **Last updated:** [July 28, 2010, 4:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bargaining-for-things-yea-or-nay/547442 "2010-07-28T16:52:17Z")
Personally, I hate bargaining for anything. As a rule, I absolutely refuse to do it. When I walk into a shop, I will look for the price or ask the salesperson the price of the item. When the salesperson quotes a price, t… --- ## [Planetside 2 is the best free to play game ever - give it a try](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/planetside-2-is-the-best-free-to-play-game-ever-give-it-a-try/651676)
**Author:** [@SenorBeef](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SenorBeef)\ **Replies:** 88\ **Last updated:** [July 8, 2013, 11:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/planetside-2-is-the-best-free-to-play-game-ever-give-it-a-try/651676 "2013-07-08T23:21:43Z")
I know we have another planetside 2 thread, but that one is already several pages deep with various stuff and you have to go pretty deep into it before you get to anything that would try to sell you on the game. Plus the… --- ## [Password strength + special characters](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/password-strength-special-characters/675251)
**Author:** [@Artemis\_Tardis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Artemis_Tardis)\ **Replies:** 80\ **Last updated:** [December 11, 2013, 7:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/password-strength-special-characters/675251 "2013-12-11T19:07:54Z")
I have quite a lot of accounts - emails, facebook, skype, straight dope, kerbal space program forum, steam… and most of those places are pretty straightforward regarding passwords: 6-20 characters and that is it. There a… --- ## [Why do I feel so good after a BM](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-i-feel-so-good-after-a-bm/5260)
**Author:** [@aha](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aha)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [December 11, 1999, 6:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-i-feel-so-good-after-a-bm/5260 "1999-12-11T06:21:00Z")
why do I feel so great after taking a dump? Does breaking off a turd trigger some kind of adrenlin or hormone that makes you just feel better? Its kinda like the reverse of eating a pleasant meal. P.S. Sometimes if ever… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=600&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=602&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)