# Top **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=602&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:** 603 --- ## [Harmonious Discord, you have GOT to be kidding me.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/harmonious-discord-you-have-got-to-be-kidding-me/477696)
**Author:** [@Happy\_Scrappy\_Hero\_Pup](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Happy_Scrappy_Hero_Pup)\ **Replies:** 152\ **Last updated:** [January 7, 2009, 6:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/harmonious-discord-you-have-got-to-be-kidding-me/477696 "2009-01-07T18:59:13Z")
From this thread: \[QUOTE= Harmonious Discord\] Since it has been mentioned in the Opal Pit thread that some posters think a list should now be made up with 3. Buckeyes or a different word (see the thread) instead of 3. … --- ## [Format this Swedish address, please.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/format-this-swedish-address-please/611155)
**Author:** [@Cardinal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cardinal)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [January 30, 2012, 10:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/format-this-swedish-address-please/611155 "2012-01-30T22:03:21Z")
I’d like to send my friend a surprise t-shirt gift, and I’ve found his address through Google. Is this the right way to format it? It’s all on one line on the page I found. Ekvägen 8, 428 37, Kållered, VÄSTRA GÖTALAND … --- ## [Drilling galvanized metal, how hard? Need answer fast](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/drilling-galvanized-metal-how-hard-need-answer-fast/595731)
**Author:** [@billfish678](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/billfish678)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [September 11, 2011, 5:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/drilling-galvanized-metal-how-hard-need-answer-fast/595731 "2011-09-11T05:45:19Z")
Hi all. Have a neighbor. Has a problem involving a multi-ton sail boat and a half broken trialer. He has a plan (and unlike the Cylon’s, it isnt a good one). I fear disaster or personal injury will result but he ain’t l… --- ## [Oh, cool. My friend's cat(s) peed in my shoes.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oh-cool-my-friends-cat-s-peed-in-my-shoes/644860)
**Author:** [@MeanOldLady](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MeanOldLady)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [December 24, 2012, 11:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oh-cool-my-friends-cat-s-peed-in-my-shoes/644860 "2012-12-24T23:08:10Z")
Little fuckers… Fact: My friend’s cats are assholes. Fact: These cats have hated me since day one. One of the first times I ever went over, they splashed their litter box contents all over in some territorial show of a… --- ## [Gay marriage - non-religious objections?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gay-marriage-non-religious-objections/229098)
**Author:** [@Faldage](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Faldage)\ **Replies:** 197\ **Last updated:** [February 26, 2004, 8:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gay-marriage-non-religious-objections/229098 "2004-02-26T08:29:32Z")
Can anyone offer a cogent non-religious objection to same-sex marriages? --- ## [Best smelling Laundry Detergent](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-smelling-laundry-detergent/654255)
**Author:** [@by-tor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/by-tor)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [March 18, 2014, 9:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-smelling-laundry-detergent/654255 "2014-03-18T21:47:57Z")
In your opinion, what is the best smelling laundry detergent or laundry product such as dryer sheets? What does it smell like? Right now I am using some brand that says it smells like lavender but my clothes come out no… --- ## [This Da Vinci Code crap has gone to far.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-da-vinci-code-crap-has-gone-to-far/357963)
**Author:** [@Muad\_Dib](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Muad_Dib)\ **Replies:** 115\ **Last updated:** [June 2, 2006, 1:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-da-vinci-code-crap-has-gone-to-far/357963 "2006-06-02T13:27:22Z")
The Diet Code: Revolutionary Weight Loss Secrets from Da Vinci and the Golden Ratio Is this the final sign that all of this “Da Vinci” non-sense has finally run its course? --- ## [Were Tyrannosaurus Rex's forearms useless?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/were-tyrannosaurus-rexs-forearms-useless/717020)
**Author:** [@Tron](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tron)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [April 29, 2015, 2:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/were-tyrannosaurus-rexs-forearms-useless/717020 "2015-04-29T14:33:15Z")
It seems this question must have been asked before but I can find no reference to it. Were Tyrannosaurus Rex’s forearms useless? I’ve seen reports running the gamut from useless to useful for holding up dinner. What’s… --- ## [How do other members of the Army view Warrant Officers?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-other-members-of-the-army-view-warrant-officers/346426)
**Author:** [@tim314](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tim314)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [March 2, 2006, 1:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-other-members-of-the-army-view-warrant-officers/346426 "2006-03-02T01:26:29Z")
My soon to be father-in-law is a retired Army pilot and CW-5, so I’m curious how a Warrant Officer of his rank (and Warrant Officers in general) are viewed by the rest of the Army. I know there are strict protocols abou… --- ## [Why does fish taste fishy?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-fish-taste-fishy/238625)
**Author:** [@lissener](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lissener)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [April 9, 2004, 7:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-fish-taste-fishy/238625 "2004-04-09T07:26:13Z")
What is that taste, and that smell, that’s very specific to fish? The smell that’s not so bad when the fish is fresh, but can get way the hell nasty when it’s old? The taste that, say, mackerel has more of than, say tuna… --- ## [9th Circuit denies individual right to own guns](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/9th-circuit-denies-individual-right-to-own-guns/140919)
**Author:** [@Boxcar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Boxcar)\ **Replies:** 303\ **Last updated:** [December 16, 2002, 11:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/9th-circuit-denies-individual-right-to-own-guns/140919 "2002-12-16T23:03:04Z")
From the 9th Circuit Court, issued 12/5/2002, right of individual to own guns is NOT protected by the Second Amendment. From Silviera v Lockyer With a case in New Orleans affirming the individual right to own guns, th… --- ## [Women: Do you like long hair on men?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/women-do-you-like-long-hair-on-men/384170)
**Author:** [@Renee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Renee)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [December 20, 2006, 1:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/women-do-you-like-long-hair-on-men/384170 "2006-12-20T13:15:23Z")
As a companion to the other long hair on men thread, I thought I’d see how the girls felt about it. By long I’ll say long enough to put in a pony tail. Personally, I don’t care for it. It either looks feminine or sloppy … --- ## [Women are not necessarily whores.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/women-are-not-necessarily-whores/431415)
**Author:** [@A\_Priori\_Tea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/A_Priori_Tea)\ **Replies:** 157\ **Last updated:** [January 2, 2008, 11:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/women-are-not-necessarily-whores/431415 "2008-01-02T23:42:48Z")
Subtitled: Women, please stop being whores so I’ll be right. So, today I am angry. I have seen one too many advertisements for pre-Christmas, during-Christmas, and post-Christmas DOOR BUSTER SALES!!!OMG!!! for Just The… --- ## [Deadly Australian critters](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/deadly-australian-critters/589961)
**Author:** [@harriswillys](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/harriswillys)\ **Replies:** 78\ **Last updated:** [August 11, 2011, 4:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/deadly-australian-critters/589961 "2011-08-11T16:17:39Z")
Having grown up outside of Melbourne, I have to second Una’s “meh.” Small boys do not collect the usual snips and snails and puppy dog tails as they are likely venomous and pushing sticks into holes just was not done, bu… --- ## [Painfully unfunny stand-up comics](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/painfully-unfunny-stand-up-comics/339176)
**Author:** [@want2know](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/want2know)\ **Replies:** 125\ **Last updated:** [January 12, 2006, 7:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/painfully-unfunny-stand-up-comics/339176 "2006-01-12T07:44:16Z")
After spending the past several months listening to XM 150 (the uncensored comedy channel), I’ve heard some very funny comics–and some that just plain suck. Years ago, I would have said that the late George Miller was th… --- ## [Glee: 2.04 "Duets" (open spoilers)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/glee-2-04-duets-open-spoilers/556937)
**Author:** [@alphaboi867](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/alphaboi867)\ **Replies:** 75\ **Last updated:** [October 18, 2010, 10:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/glee-2-04-duets-open-spoilers/556937 "2010-10-18T22:56:59Z")
Sounds interesting. The new guy Sam will be getting some screentime. --- ## [How do you get rid of sulfur smell in your water?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-get-rid-of-sulfur-smell-in-your-water/654297)
**Author:** [@Sarahfeena](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sarahfeena)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [April 2, 2013, 3:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-get-rid-of-sulfur-smell-in-your-water/654297 "2013-04-02T03:11:52Z")
We’ve got a contract on a little summer cottage and had the inspection today. Everything looks ok except that apparently there’s a strong sulfur smell when the water’s running. Any ideas for how to get rid of it? Are … --- ## [Jussie Smollett (Empire) alleged hate crime attack.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jussie-smollett-empire-alleged-hate-crime-attack/829706)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 156\ **Last updated:** [March 12, 2019, 9:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jussie-smollett-empire-alleged-hate-crime-attack/829706 "2019-03-12T21:28:55Z")
Anyone else been watching this story develop over the past two weeks? It began with allegations of a very disturbing hate crime. Jussie Smollet ended up in the hospital. Questions began soon afterwards and now CNN is re… --- ## [The sad downfall of The Guinness Book of Records?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-sad-downfall-of-the-guinness-book-of-records/697062)
**Author:** [@Atomic\_Alex](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Atomic_Alex)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [October 2, 2014, 5:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-sad-downfall-of-the-guinness-book-of-records/697062 "2014-10-02T17:00:06Z")
When I was young my parents bought me a copy of The Guinness Book of Records for a Christmas present, I remember being fascinated by it, it was packed with fascinating information and interesting true life stories, I spe… --- ## [Diane Sawyer WTF?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/diane-sawyer-wtf/640327)
**Author:** [@Rick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rick)\ **Replies:** 79\ **Last updated:** [November 18, 2012, 4:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/diane-sawyer-wtf/640327 "2012-11-18T04:59:25Z")
I wasn’t sure if I should put this here, or in elections, so if a mod wants to kick it elsewhere, I’m good with that. Did anyone see Diane Sawyer on election night? I didn’t, but they played some clips on the radio thi… --- ## [Knowledge without Proof](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/knowledge-without-proof/326040)
**Author:** [@Kozmik](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kozmik)\ **Replies:** 192\ **Last updated:** [October 25, 2005, 3:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/knowledge-without-proof/326040 "2005-10-25T03:56:13Z")
If we know that x – x = x / x – 1 where x - x = 0 and where x / x - 1 = 0 But we cannot prove x – x = x / x – 1 given that we cannot prove x - x = 0 or that x / x - 1 = 0 Then how can we know that x – x… --- ## [The Young Pope on HBO.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-young-pope-on-hbo/777479)
**Author:** [@QuickSilver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/QuickSilver)\ **Replies:** 70\ **Last updated:** [August 25, 2020, 7:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-young-pope-on-hbo/777479 "2020-08-25T19:17:32Z")
Anybody watching this new HBO series? It’s heavy handed. Stylistically exaggerated. Superbly acted by Jude Law but a bit let down by the rest of the cast (so far). I have no idea where it’s all headed. But I like it… --- ## [Medieval peasant vs modern American diet- which is healthier?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/medieval-peasant-vs-modern-american-diet-which-is-healthier/778349)
**Author:** [@Marcus\_Flavius](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marcus_Flavius)\ **Replies:** 70\ **Last updated:** [February 10, 2017, 6:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/medieval-peasant-vs-modern-american-diet-which-is-healthier/778349 "2017-02-10T18:52:11Z")
Take the diet/eating habits of an agrarian peasant in England from 1000- 1300 CE and compare it to that of your average urban American in 2017 CE. Which diet is the ‘healthier’ of the two? By ‘healthier’ I mean more cond… --- ## [So you're on a psychotic killing spree...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-youre-on-a-psychotic-killing-spree/688417)
**Author:** [@Doctor\_Why\_Bother](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Doctor_Why_Bother)\ **Replies:** 117\ **Last updated:** [May 21, 2014, 2:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-youre-on-a-psychotic-killing-spree/688417 "2014-05-21T02:05:40Z")
What song is playing while you’re slaying? --- ## [The On This Day In History MMP](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-on-this-day-in-history-mmp/610385)
**Author:** [@swampbear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/swampbear)\ **Replies:** 186\ **Last updated:** [January 30, 2012, 4:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-on-this-day-in-history-mmp/610385 "2012-01-30T04:29:08Z")
I sometimes feel we need to be more cultured and refined here at the MMP. Thus, this week we shall begin with a history lesson just to couth things up a bit. The following monumental, astonishing, amazing and otherwise a… --- ## [How do you alphabetize your CDs?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-alphabetize-your-cds/630245)
**Author:** [@buddha\_david](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/buddha_david)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [August 10, 2012, 2:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-alphabetize-your-cds/630245 "2012-08-10T14:32:31Z")
Note: To all you young whippersnappers, once upon a time there was a music format known as the “compact disc” (“CD” for short) which were round plastic discs 5½" in diameter, read by a laser which could store up to 80 mi… --- ## [Jared Kushner: Close to the Russia, Pushed for Firing Comey](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jared-kushner-close-to-the-russia-pushed-for-firing-comey/787450)
**Author:** [@PastTense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PastTense)\ **Replies:** 99\ **Last updated:** [June 1, 2017, 5:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jared-kushner-close-to-the-russia-pushed-for-firing-comey/787450 "2017-06-01T17:09:29Z")
Meet the Real Jared Kushner http://www.politico.com/magazine/story/2017/05/25/jared-kushner-russia-fbi-donald-trump-215191 Huh? And I thought Kushner was one of the most reasonable people working in the White House. --- ## [The worst role an actor/actress has on their resume?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-worst-role-an-actor-actress-has-on-their-resume/722259)
**Author:** [@crypto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/crypto)\ **Replies:** 89\ **Last updated:** [June 19, 2015, 3:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-worst-role-an-actor-actress-has-on-their-resume/722259 "2015-06-19T03:53:28Z")
I am not talking about a role someone took early in their career while they were trying to establish themselves and get work. I am talking about that WTF were they thinking role that made you look at the actor different… --- ## [Describe God](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/describe-god/570319)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 120\ **Last updated:** [March 10, 2011, 12:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/describe-god/570319 "2011-03-10T12:38:10Z")
For the purpose of this thread I am not interested in proofs and/or evidence, and I don’t care to read responses such as “I would tell you, but you would just…”. Describe the characteristics of the deity you believe in.… --- ## [Why do so many credit card chip readers still not work?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-so-many-credit-card-chip-readers-still-not-work/781408)
**Author:** [@boffking](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/boffking)\ **Replies:** 108\ **Last updated:** [March 17, 2017, 4:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-so-many-credit-card-chip-readers-still-not-work/781408 "2017-03-17T04:49:56Z")
A lot of stores now have the equipment to run a chip credit card, but the chip readers still don’t work. The deadline to have them running was in 2015. Why is it taking so long to actually get the readers to work? I t… --- ## [Truck kills dozens of people in Nice, France on Bastille Day](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/truck-kills-dozens-of-people-in-nice-france-on-bastille-day/759928)
**Author:** [@dalej42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalej42)\ **Replies:** 108\ **Last updated:** [July 19, 2016, 10:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/truck-kills-dozens-of-people-in-nice-france-on-bastille-day/759928 "2016-07-19T10:06:28Z")
Watching live on Sky News. NOT confirmed as a terrorist attack. 30 people reported killed as of now. A truck crashed into a group of people celebrating Bastille Day. --- ## [Consumer Protection Agency to ban Magnetic Balls](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/consumer-protection-agency-to-ban-magnetic-balls/622325)
**Author:** [@boytyperanma](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/boytyperanma)\ **Replies:** 81\ **Last updated:** [July 27, 2012, 2:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/consumer-protection-agency-to-ban-magnetic-balls/622325 "2012-07-27T02:00:41Z")
The CPA stopped by the offices of every maker/importer of Magnetic Ball’s to inform them they could either volenterilly stop selling them or the CPA plans to ban the product from sale within the US. These are collection… --- ## [FHM and MAXIM delivered to city hall](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fhm-and-maxim-delivered-to-city-hall/357167)
**Author:** [@chela](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chela)\ **Replies:** 157\ **Last updated:** [May 25, 2006, 3:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fhm-and-maxim-delivered-to-city-hall/357167 "2006-05-25T15:55:42Z")
Under the guise of “fire dept” does our full time public safety officers recieve these men’s entertainment magazines. I know because they are in the inboxes at city hall where I work. In plain view to all who pass by. I… --- ## [Should dentistry students be expelled for 'sexually violent', 'misogynistic' posts on Facebook?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-dentistry-students-be-expelled-for-sexually-violent-misogynistic-posts-on-facebook/707454)
**Author:** [@KarlGauss](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KarlGauss)\ **Replies:** 91\ **Last updated:** [January 7, 2015, 12:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-dentistry-students-be-expelled-for-sexually-violent-misogynistic-posts-on-facebook/707454 "2015-01-07T12:31:55Z")
Here is the story. Other sites have a bit more (or less). In brief, some final year Dentistry students at Dalhousie University (in Halifax, Canada) are ‘alleged’ to have made a series of ongoing ‘hateful’ and ‘sexually … --- ## [Is there a way to cook french fries on a stovetop or microwave?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-way-to-cook-french-fries-on-a-stovetop-or-microwave/359088)
**Author:** [@remisser](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/remisser)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [June 2, 2006, 6:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-way-to-cook-french-fries-on-a-stovetop-or-microwave/359088 "2006-06-02T18:52:03Z")
OK, so our oven is on the blink. But the stovetop works and the microwave works. Anyone have a way to cook the french fries and have them turn out all right? These are actually McCain’s Smiley Fries. --- ## ["Land of the Free, home of the Brave"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/land-of-the-free-home-of-the-brave/567794)
**Author:** [@Candyman74](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Candyman74)\ **Replies:** 131\ **Last updated:** [January 20, 2011, 1:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/land-of-the-free-home-of-the-brave/567794 "2011-01-20T13:16:18Z")
I’m curious about the above description - namely whether the average American does view themself as coming from a land that is “freer” and “braver” than other countries. From my POV (in the UK) these two elements appear… --- ## [How can I get Crystal Violet off my skin?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-can-i-get-crystal-violet-off-my-skin/278688)
**Author:** [@Antigen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Antigen)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [December 8, 2004, 5:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-can-i-get-crystal-violet-off-my-skin/278688 "2004-12-08T17:44:01Z")
Any lab techs in the house? My index finger has been very effectively purpled, thanks to a mess someone left for me during the microbiology lab exam today. Grabbed the rubber tubing attached to the faucet, and it was ab… --- ## [Actors you're surprised never made it big](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/actors-youre-surprised-never-made-it-big/587044)
**Author:** [@tdn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tdn)\ **Replies:** 81\ **Last updated:** [September 23, 2011, 5:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/actors-youre-surprised-never-made-it-big/587044 "2011-09-23T05:17:45Z")
Who are some actors who you swore were going to be top stars, but never really made it? I’m surprised and pleased that Madeleine Stowe has been in a lot of movies. But so few were really big pictures. I’ll always think … --- ## [what it means to earn your red wings (TMI)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-it-means-to-earn-your-red-wings-tmi/269903)
**Author:** [@Thinks2Much](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Thinks2Much)\ **Replies:** 61\ **Last updated:** [October 22, 2004, 12:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-it-means-to-earn-your-red-wings-tmi/269903 "2004-10-22T00:40:55Z")
So, I made a new acquaintance. He has a tattoo of red wings and I didn’t know the signficance of it. Apparently it means he is willing to “eat carpet” at certain times… I have asked a few other friends if they have he… --- ## [Are pets allowed on US naval ships?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-pets-allowed-on-us-naval-ships/530364)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [August 27, 2011, 11:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-pets-allowed-on-us-naval-ships/530364 "2011-08-27T11:42:57Z")
Just curious. Can the captain or officers on US naval vessels have pets? --- ## ["We Accept Food Stamps"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/we-accept-food-stamps/813936)
**Author:** [@DavidwithanR](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DavidwithanR)\ **Replies:** 148\ **Last updated:** [May 15, 2018, 5:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/we-accept-food-stamps/813936 "2018-05-15T05:31:16Z")
Leave it to the greedy, entitled rich in the U S of A. How about “We accept the proceeds of slave labor” - so that the owners of businesses that exploit Mexicans can go shopping without having to worry they’ll get caugh… --- ## [What is this linguistic phenomenon?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-this-linguistic-phenomenon/938039)
**Author:** [@Spice\_Weasel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spice_Weasel)\ **Replies:** 196\ **Last updated:** [October 9, 2021, 6:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-this-linguistic-phenomenon/938039 "2021-10-09T06:30:23Z")
I was griping today about the overuse of the term “gaslighting” which prompted a conversation about the broadening of a word’s definition to the point that it becomes almost meaningless. Examples used were “triggered” (a… --- ## [Obama "scares" former P&G VP Lou Pritchett in mass email -- What say you?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obama-scares-former-p-g-vp-lou-pritchett-in-mass-email-what-say-you/508142)
**Author:** [@ambushed](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ambushed)\ **Replies:** 124\ **Last updated:** [September 2, 2009, 5:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obama-scares-former-p-g-vp-lou-pritchett-in-mass-email-what-say-you/508142 "2009-09-02T17:30:47Z")
I’m posting this to solicit reality and fact checking regarding the following anti-Obama mass email, at least for the subset of Pritchett’s dubious and over-wrought accusations that can be reality-checked and/or debunked… --- ## [Can you wake yourself up from a dream?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-wake-yourself-up-from-a-dream/557606)
**Author:** [@Joey\_P](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Joey_P)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [October 20, 2010, 1:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-wake-yourself-up-from-a-dream/557606 "2010-10-20T01:09:12Z")
Interpret the question however you see fit. I’ve always been able too. When I’m dreaming (that isn’t necessarily totally lucid, but I’m aware that it’s a dream) I can usually pull myself out of it if it appears to be h… --- ## [How best to approach a girl at work?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-best-to-approach-a-girl-at-work/365154)
**Author:** [@Feces\_Of\_Death](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Feces_Of_Death)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [July 26, 2006, 6:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-best-to-approach-a-girl-at-work/365154 "2006-07-26T06:21:22Z")
I know some of you will say that dating people you work with is not a good idea, but for some people work is the only place you really meet people, and lots of people have gotten married who used to work together. So wha… --- ## [Origin of 'Maggie's Drawers'](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/origin-of-maggies-drawers/88087)
**Author:** [@Daowajan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Daowajan)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [July 12, 2012, 4:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/origin-of-maggies-drawers/88087 "2012-07-12T16:40:12Z")
My dad yells this when running red lights. He swears it’s an old sailor expression. Does anyone have any clue how it originated, what it means, or how it was used? --- ## [What if Satan said... "I'm Sorry"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-if-satan-said-im-sorry/570929)
**Author:** [@K-MAN](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/K-MAN)\ **Replies:** 110\ **Last updated:** [March 1, 2011, 2:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-if-satan-said-im-sorry/570929 "2011-03-01T14:04:27Z")
It’s a simple question, do you have a simple answer? I’m interested in other peoples thoughts on this subject. I’ve heard many responses before, but never from people that I don’t know… --- ## ["Known To Police" and other ways you DON'T want to be described](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/known-to-police-and-other-ways-you-dont-want-to-be-described/486293)
**Author:** [@RickJay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RickJay)\ **Replies:** 168\ **Last updated:** [March 1, 2009, 7:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/known-to-police-and-other-ways-you-dont-want-to-be-described/486293 "2009-03-01T07:58:09Z")
Ever read a story about some crime and it mentions the suspect is “Known to Police”? Maybe it’s a Canadian thing, but I read that all the time. “Toronto authorities are seeking Kevin Wayne Dwayne, noting he is known to… --- ## [Your favourite OMG THEY SAID THAT?! moments on FOX](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favourite-omg-they-said-that-moments-on-fox/611435)
**Author:** [@Soylent\_Juicy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Soylent_Juicy)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [February 3, 2012, 2:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favourite-omg-they-said-that-moments-on-fox/611435 "2012-02-03T02:07:17Z")
Sometimes I think that FOX needs to hire censors that have their minds a little more firmly in the gutter to catch some of the things that are said on “Animation Domination.” Cases in point: Family Guy - Meg: “I can’t … --- ## [Doper drummers/rockers - why is this outrageous?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doper-drummers-rockers-why-is-this-outrageous/542625)
**Author:** [@Oslo\_Ostragoth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Oslo_Ostragoth)\ **Replies:** 84\ **Last updated:** [June 18, 2010, 6:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doper-drummers-rockers-why-is-this-outrageous/542625 "2010-06-18T18:51:58Z")
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