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**Author:** [@Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosda_Di_Chi_of_Tricor)\ **Replies:** 67\ **Last updated:** [September 14, 2011, 11:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-icq-number-for-firefox/595662 "2011-09-14T23:43:57Z")
The number that is the real internet address? I think it’s called ICQ. --- ## [Ugliest Car Ever!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ugliest-car-ever/313316)
**Author:** [@Biggirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biggirl)\ **Replies:** 102\ **Last updated:** [August 1, 2005, 8:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ugliest-car-ever/313316 "2005-08-01T08:48:36Z")
My son thinks it’s the Pontiac Aztec and for long time I thought it was the car that looked like a bug-- a Gremlin, I think it was called. But now there’s a new kid on the block and he is hideous. He is called the Scion… --- ## [Expressions your parents said to you as a kid](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/expressions-your-parents-said-to-you-as-a-kid/339263)
**Author:** [@Mangosteen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mangosteen)\ **Replies:** 89\ **Last updated:** [January 11, 2006, 1:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/expressions-your-parents-said-to-you-as-a-kid/339263 "2006-01-11T13:06:41Z")
My dad always told me to “use my head for something other than a hat rack”. Instead of using the word “hell”, my mother would ask me “What the ‘ham and eggs’ are you doing?” She also said to me, “You’ve got more… (exc… --- ## [Women - How much of a pain are male non-acquaintances?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/women-how-much-of-a-pain-are-male-non-acquaintances/716985)
**Author:** [@velomont](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/velomont)\ **Replies:** 90\ **Last updated:** [April 11, 2015, 1:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/women-how-much-of-a-pain-are-male-non-acquaintances/716985 "2015-04-11T01:02:02Z")
I’m a male, happily married for the last 24 years, who enjoys alone time from time to time. So I can go to a coffee shop, restaurant, or bar with a book and relax for an hour or two. And no one bugs me. But culturally, … --- ## [During which part of the plane crashing sequence do most deaths occur?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/during-which-part-of-the-plane-crashing-sequence-do-most-deaths-occur/615803)
**Author:** [@CheeseDonkey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CheeseDonkey)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [March 19, 2012, 7:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/during-which-part-of-the-plane-crashing-sequence-do-most-deaths-occur/615803 "2012-03-19T19:11:44Z")
I’m looking at a list of some plane crashes and I’m seeing a lot of stuff like 284 dead, 0 survivors or 199 dead, 5 survivors and so forth. It seems like, when a plane crashes, you’re basically a goner. What I’m wonderi… --- ## [Literal complaints at lyrics](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/literal-complaints-at-lyrics/827371)
**Author:** [@Guest-starring\_Id](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guest-starring_Id)\ **Replies:** 201\ **Last updated:** [February 13, 2019, 4:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/literal-complaints-at-lyrics/827371 "2019-02-13T16:12:58Z")
“I got a girl, she lives up the hill. She won’t do it, but her sister will.” Oh, nice - screwing around on your woman? “You gotta be bad, you gotta be bold You gotta be wiser, you gotta be hard You gotta be tough, y… --- ## [what happens if Fedex tries to deliver when I am absent? should I somehow warn them?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happens-if-fedex-tries-to-deliver-when-i-am-absent-should-i-somehow-warn-them/522239)
**Author:** [@code\_grey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/code_grey)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [December 23, 2009, 8:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happens-if-fedex-tries-to-deliver-when-i-am-absent-should-i-somehow-warn-them/522239 "2009-12-23T20:17:38Z")
I have just made an order from an organization which, as some subsequent googling has established, is notorious for being very unpredictable in terms of when they fulfill orders. Well, so I asked for Fedex overnight stan… --- ## [Why are bathtubs so short and uncomfortable?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-bathtubs-so-short-and-uncomfortable/396088)
**Author:** [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [March 20, 2007, 9:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-bathtubs-so-short-and-uncomfortable/396088 "2007-03-20T21:27:00Z")
If you’re going to soak in a bathtub, the most comfortable way would be to stretch out and recline like you’re in a recliner chair, right? But standard bathtubs make that impossible. They’re too short for an adult to s… --- ## [No name on final, 10% deducted from grade. Fair? Harsh?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-name-on-final-10-deducted-from-grade-fair-harsh/375569)
**Author:** [@elfkin477](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elfkin477)\ **Replies:** 130\ **Last updated:** [October 9, 2006, 6:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-name-on-final-10-deducted-from-grade-fair-harsh/375569 "2006-10-09T18:54:00Z")
Yesterday a former teacher told us a story about an unreasonable parent, but listening, I didn’t feel like the parent over-reacted. She taught 7th grade, and her policy was to deduct 10% off a student’s grade if he or s… --- ## [Normal is the new abnormal -- forbidden adjectives](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/normal-is-the-new-abnormal-forbidden-adjectives/937554)
**Author:** [@Senegoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Senegoid)\ **Replies:** 264\ **Last updated:** [March 16, 2021, 3:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/normal-is-the-new-abnormal-forbidden-adjectives/937554 "2021-03-16T15:14:40Z")
Advertising and product branding is getting so woke that products can’t even be “normal” any more. What adjectives will be left? Will the English language (or all languages) be stripped of all adjectives? Okay, I’v… --- ## [Wildly unsuitable songs for striptease acts.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wildly-unsuitable-songs-for-striptease-acts/224608)
**Author:** [@Interrobang](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Interrobang)\ **Replies:** 161\ **Last updated:** [January 29, 2004, 4:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wildly-unsuitable-songs-for-striptease-acts/224608 "2004-01-29T16:56:54Z")
Sometimes songs just seem destined for heavy rotation in strip clubs. Kelis’ new single “Milkshake,” for example (“My milkshake brings all the boys to the yard…”) has probably already provided the sonic backdrop for thou… --- ## [Napoleon Dynamite - What year does the movie take place in?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/napoleon-dynamite-what-year-does-the-movie-take-place-in/261513)
**Author:** [@Kel\_Varnsen\_Latex\_Division](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kel_Varnsen_Latex_Division)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [August 29, 2004, 1:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/napoleon-dynamite-what-year-does-the-movie-take-place-in/261513 "2004-08-29T01:17:20Z")
I just saw this movie and except for a couple of things (internet, cell phone?, Rico’s age) everything in the movies in straight out of the 80’s. Even the cool kids dress right out of the 80’s. So is the movie supposed t… --- ## [Share Some Mangled Language](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/share-some-mangled-language/710369)
**Author:** [@Cazzle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cazzle)\ **Replies:** 90\ **Last updated:** [January 29, 2015, 10:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/share-some-mangled-language/710369 "2015-01-29T22:07:37Z")
Sighted on Facebook: Rondeau view. In a sentence: I’ve just passed our rondeau view point. I thought maybe we could all rendezvous here and share some memorable reimaginings of phrases and spellings. It seems a littl… --- ## [I have a problem with the radio at work](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-a-problem-with-the-radio-at-work/527785)
**Author:** [@Placid\_Liver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Placid_Liver)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [August 6, 2017, 7:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-a-problem-with-the-radio-at-work/527785 "2017-08-06T07:30:37Z")
I work in an office with an open cluster area. I’m not in that area, but the people there have a small AM/FM radio tuned to a local popular hits station. EVERY. GODDAMNED. DAY I have to hear the same insipid hits over a… --- ## [Has this retail method ever been used?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-this-retail-method-ever-been-used/703315)
**Author:** [@TNWPsycho](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TNWPsycho)\ **Replies:** 62\ **Last updated:** [January 14, 2017, 1:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-this-retail-method-ever-been-used/703315 "2017-01-14T13:13:19Z")
I should clarify that my idea would be to only do this with a few different products. Example: As of today Saran Wrap is priced on average at $2.49 ABC Company buys 10 truckloads of Saran Wrap, this bulk gives them a … --- ## [Fuck you, doctors](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fuck-you-doctors/331923)
**Author:** [@andrewdt85](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/andrewdt85)\ **Replies:** 136\ **Last updated:** [November 22, 2005, 6:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fuck-you-doctors/331923 "2005-11-22T18:59:02Z")
Nope, I don’t mean the ones who come to your offices and have sex w/ your wives and girlfriends :D. I mean medical doctors and psychiatrists- fuck you guys. You never tell patients about the side effects of their fuckin… --- ## [Did Sherlock Holmes have a son?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-sherlock-holmes-have-a-son/450683)
**Author:** [@Lissla\_Lissar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lissla_Lissar)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [April 10, 2016, 1:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-sherlock-holmes-have-a-son/450683 "2016-04-10T01:12:59Z")
I’m addicted to the Laurie R. King Sherlock Holmes/Mary Russell mysteries, even though I’m not very familiar with the original stories. In A Monstrous Regiment of Women, Mary says something like, “If he was your son, wo… --- ## [What are your hobbies?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-hobbies/706606)
**Author:** [@Quasimodal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quasimodal)\ **Replies:** 109\ **Last updated:** [December 17, 2014, 5:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-hobbies/706606 "2014-12-17T17:26:23Z")
Fairly simple question. Me: Performing music, social-dance, yoga, running / cardio exercise are my most steady consistent hobbies. Health and music are where it’s at for me. How about you? --- ## [How long does bacon stay good?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-long-does-bacon-stay-good/516007)
**Author:** [@erleichda](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/erleichda)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [November 3, 2009, 6:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-long-does-bacon-stay-good/516007 "2009-11-03T06:09:28Z")
Since the 'dope is full of bacon experts, I thought I would ask! The bacon in question has been continuously refrigerated for the last two weeks, but the package is open. Would you eat it? --- ## [Lost items in Registered Mail (USPS)?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lost-items-in-registered-mail-usps/594601)
**Author:** [@FoundWaldo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FoundWaldo)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [August 31, 2011, 6:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lost-items-in-registered-mail-usps/594601 "2011-08-31T18:46:16Z")
I mailed a valuable item a couple of weeks ago via Registered Mail at a US Post Office. It hasn’t arrived at its destination. When I enter the tracking number online, it says the expected delivery date is more than a wee… --- ## [Secret Santa 2003!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/secret-santa-2003/213041)
**Author:** [@Green\_Bean](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Green_Bean)\ **Replies:** 277\ **Last updated:** [December 31, 2003, 11:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/secret-santa-2003/213041 "2003-12-31T23:06:39Z")
It’s back and better than ever! Here are the guidelines (shamelessly copied from previous years) with the relevant info changed: THE GUIDELINES 1. Gifts should be in the $10 range 2. Gifts should be G-rated I wanna… --- ## [Ha ha ha ha ha HA HA HA ha ha! \[Michele Bachman for President\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-michele-bachman-for-president/566558)
**Author:** [@Chimera](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chimera)\ **Replies:** 97\ **Last updated:** [January 12, 2011, 8:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-michele-bachman-for-president/566558 "2011-01-12T20:41:45Z")
Michele Bachman pondering a run for President. http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20110106/ap\_on\_go\_pr\_wh/us\_bachmann2012 --- ## [Why is \[b\]Dinsdale\[/b\] still posting on this forum?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-b-dinsdale-b-still-posting-on-this-forum/235747)
**Author:** [@Milum](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Milum)\ **Replies:** 227\ **Last updated:** [March 26, 2004, 3:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-b-dinsdale-b-still-posting-on-this-forum/235747 "2004-03-26T03:10:19Z")
Dear Moderators, Dinsdale has wished death on all American Soilders. Why is he not Banned? Milum. --- ## [Your wife/husband/very-committed-SO is having sex with someone else. Your emotions?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-wife-husband-very-committed-so-is-having-sex-with-someone-else-your-emotions/721042)
**Author:** [@Frylock](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frylock)\ **Replies:** 114\ **Last updated:** [June 1, 2015, 4:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-wife-husband-very-committed-so-is-having-sex-with-someone-else-your-emotions/721042 "2015-06-01T16:56:41Z")
You walk in on your spouse or very committed SO having sex with someone who is not you. How do you feel about this? Why? Are your feelings justified? Myself, I’ve never really understood sexual jealousy on any visceral … --- ## [I got accused of being a pedophile today...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-got-accused-of-being-a-pedophile-today/130482)
**Author:** [@Chekmate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chekmate)\ **Replies:** 95\ **Last updated:** [October 5, 2002, 10:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-got-accused-of-being-a-pedophile-today/130482 "2002-10-05T10:24:53Z")
But I’m really not. I swear. So, I am 18 years old, and my little brother is 10. For about the last 5 years or so (since he moved), I have been the “cool older brother” for the neighborhood kids. Anyway, his little g… --- ## [Getting 'Fish and Chips' hilariously wrong](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/getting-fish-and-chips-hilariously-wrong/716719)
**Author:** [@El\_Kabong](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/El_Kabong)\ **Replies:** 90\ **Last updated:** [April 7, 2015, 3:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/getting-fish-and-chips-hilariously-wrong/716719 "2015-04-07T15:46:17Z")
Just had to share. The canteen in the building I work in can be pretty decent if all you want are burgers and sandwiches, but they seem to insist on having lunch specials that look plausible on paper but somehow compete… --- ## [Re the "Brady Bunch" mom- As a full time homemaker why did she need a full time maid?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/re-the-brady-bunch-mom-as-a-full-time-homemaker-why-did-she-need-a-full-time-maid/372540)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 68\ **Last updated:** [September 15, 2006, 9:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/re-the-brady-bunch-mom-as-a-full-time-homemaker-why-did-she-need-a-full-time-maid/372540 "2006-09-15T21:25:48Z")
Re the Brady Bunch mom, she wan’t working outside the home, why did she need a full time maid? What was she doing all day? --- ## [Am I the only person in the world who hates Spongebob?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/am-i-the-only-person-in-the-world-who-hates-spongebob/693921)
**Author:** [@protoboard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/protoboard)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [July 30, 2014, 2:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/am-i-the-only-person-in-the-world-who-hates-spongebob/693921 "2014-07-30T14:07:06Z")
It seems like just about everyone, or at least everyone born in the 90s loves Spongebob. Personally I can’t stand the yellow guy. His voice and personality is incredibly annoying. I find the shown inane and unfunny. It’s… --- ## [Being micromanaged at work?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/being-micromanaged-at-work/641208)
**Author:** [@Winston\_Smith](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Winston_Smith)\ **Replies:** 68\ **Last updated:** [November 21, 2012, 3:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/being-micromanaged-at-work/641208 "2012-11-21T15:17:08Z")
Ho do you handle it? I have a new Director and he’s so far up everyone’s ass he can taste what we all had for dinner last night. I hate it. I hate it enough for a Pit thread, but I have a cold and as a consequence I’m t… --- ## [Mechanics: signs of an alternator going bad?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mechanics-signs-of-an-alternator-going-bad/492033)
**Author:** [@silk1976](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silk1976)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [April 6, 2009, 3:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mechanics-signs-of-an-alternator-going-bad/492033 "2009-04-06T03:42:34Z")
My car (2000 Saturn SL2 w/180k miles on it) has what I suspect is an alternator that is on its last legs. I’m not sure of the typical symptoms, so I wanted to ask others who might have a better idea. The past couple mo… --- ## [Safety issues with knob and tube wiring](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/safety-issues-with-knob-and-tube-wiring/513632)
**Author:** [@spinky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/spinky)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [June 15, 2014, 6:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/safety-issues-with-knob-and-tube-wiring/513632 "2014-06-15T18:08:28Z")
I have an old house, built in 1920, which still has a lot of old “knob and tube” wiring left in certain parts of it. Ultimately, I would like to spend some money and have it all ripped out and replaced with modern wirin… --- ## [Pre-1960's science fiction movies that don't suck](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pre-1960s-science-fiction-movies-that-dont-suck/549752)
**Author:** [@NinjaChick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NinjaChick)\ **Replies:** 76\ **Last updated:** [August 12, 2010, 4:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pre-1960s-science-fiction-movies-that-dont-suck/549752 "2010-08-12T16:52:09Z")
Lately I’ve been delving into the depths of science fiction movies from the “golden age” of the genre, mostly from the 50’s. This was inspired mostly by a Christmas gift I got for my father - a collection of said movies,… --- ## [Against U2.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/against-u2/483107)
**Author:** [@Freejooky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Freejooky)\ **Replies:** 149\ **Last updated:** [February 3, 2009, 7:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/against-u2/483107 "2009-02-03T19:34:44Z")
Every time U2 releases a new album, or gets their own signature Ipod, or appears on TV or on the cover of a magazine, I feel like I’m living in a Philip K. Dick novel and my reality diverged from the standard timeline so… --- ## [Coffee drinkers: do you use pre-ground or whole bean?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coffee-drinkers-do-you-use-pre-ground-or-whole-bean/599047)
**Author:** [@Argent\_Towers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Argent_Towers)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [October 15, 2011, 9:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coffee-drinkers-do-you-use-pre-ground-or-whole-bean/599047 "2011-10-15T21:14:33Z")
I used to drink Dunkin Donuts pre-ground coffee, but I just got a grinder and started buying the whole beans in stead. Sure enough, it does taste better. Smoother, with a more complex flavor. --- ## [Generic NHL Offseason Thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/generic-nhl-offseason-thread/585825)
**Author:** [@KennerTheGreat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KennerTheGreat)\ **Replies:** 130\ **Last updated:** [September 7, 2011, 7:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/generic-nhl-offseason-thread/585825 "2011-09-07T19:38:31Z")
The Minnesota Wild have called a news conference today to announce that Mike Yeo will be their next head coach. Yeo was the head coach of the Wild’s AHL affiliate in Houston this year, and was a Pittsburgh Penguin assis… --- ## [Sheet metal strength and weight questions.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sheet-metal-strength-and-weight-questions/599447)
**Author:** [@boytyperanma](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/boytyperanma)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [October 14, 2011, 9:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sheet-metal-strength-and-weight-questions/599447 "2011-10-14T21:09:39Z")
I want a 6 1/2 foot circles of metal. My options are stainless steel, steel, or aluminum. What would the weights of these circles be for 1/8 and 1/4inch thicknesses? If these are individually laid flat and only support… --- ## [The pitting of a bigoted Jew](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-pitting-of-a-bigoted-jew/487771)
**Author:** [@bengangmo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bengangmo)\ **Replies:** 127\ **Last updated:** [March 3, 2009, 5:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-pitting-of-a-bigoted-jew/487771 "2009-03-03T17:51:17Z")
I think this prat deserves to be pitted. In a thread talking about going to a non kosher diner for an interview, here Shinna Minna Ma commented . This is, to me just blantantly bigoted, objectionable bitchy and unwar… --- ## [What should Obama do about the BP oil spill?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-should-obama-do-about-the-bp-oil-spill/541638)
**Author:** [@Gyrate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gyrate)\ **Replies:** 81\ **Last updated:** [June 8, 2010, 1:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-should-obama-do-about-the-bp-oil-spill/541638 "2010-06-08T13:32:10Z")
Yes, it’s another oil spill thread. I heard Bill Maher going on about how the oil just keeps leaking and how terrible it is that Obama hasn’t done anything about it yet. Over in this thread Marley23 said while over o… --- ## [SC mass shooting (etc) informed by gun culture?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sc-mass-shooting-etc-informed-by-gun-culture/723416)
**Author:** [@Uqbar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Uqbar)\ **Replies:** 135\ **Last updated:** [July 6, 2015, 8:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sc-mass-shooting-etc-informed-by-gun-culture/723416 "2015-07-06T20:44:16Z")
Just looking at one of Skippy’s pictures here, where he couldn’t be a better poster child for the local culture, confederate flag with its sometimes-undertones of racism, oh, and he’s got his forty-five dangling between … --- ## [Why do childless US taxpayers have to support other people's kids?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-childless-us-taxpayers-have-to-support-other-peoples-kids/63552)
**Author:** [@andros](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/andros)\ **Replies:** 87\ **Last updated:** [September 20, 2022, 1:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-childless-us-taxpayers-have-to-support-other-peoples-kids/63552 "2022-09-20T13:05:13Z")
I don’t get it. If I have a child in the US, I receive tax credit. For each qualifying child under 17, I can subtract up to $500 from my income tax. If I have 3 or more children, I can subtract even more per child. If … --- ## [Why aren't Westboro Church protests considered hate speech?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-arent-westboro-church-protests-considered-hate-speech/556243)
**Author:** [@CookingWithGas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CookingWithGas)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [October 11, 2010, 3:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-arent-westboro-church-protests-considered-hate-speech/556243 "2010-10-11T15:04:46Z")
Today the Supreme Court will hear Snyder’s case against Westboro Church. All the discussion I’ve heard around this has been about First Amendment rights vs. right to privacy. But why isn’t hate speech the argument again… --- ## [Men, ever seen a guy harassed about his penis in the toilet/showers?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/men-ever-seen-a-guy-harassed-about-his-penis-in-the-toilet-showers/610681)
**Author:** [@grude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/grude)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [January 28, 2012, 5:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/men-ever-seen-a-guy-harassed-about-his-penis-in-the-toilet-showers/610681 "2012-01-28T05:46:52Z")
This is inspired by numerous, numerous mentions by parents and others that one reason to have their child circumcised is to avoid harassment or ridicule when other guy see his penis in the toilet or communal showers. My… --- ## [Words that sound dirty but actually aren't](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/words-that-sound-dirty-but-actually-arent/744739)
**Author:** [@Don\_t\_Panic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Don_t_Panic)\ **Replies:** 138\ **Last updated:** [July 11, 2017, 2:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/words-that-sound-dirty-but-actually-arent/744739 "2017-07-11T14:34:18Z")
Bottomry. Ballcock. Depending on context: Ejaculation. (“My dear Holmes!” I ejaculated.) --- ## [How do you solve a problem like North Korea?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-solve-a-problem-like-north-korea/652292)
**Author:** [@steronz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/steronz)\ **Replies:** 110\ **Last updated:** [March 15, 2013, 3:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-solve-a-problem-like-north-korea/652292 "2013-03-15T15:08:05Z")
There’s already a pit thread about the latest developments, but I wanted something in GD territory. North Korea’s nuclear testing is becoming more successful, and then today this: \[QUOTE=NK foreign ministry spokesman\] … --- ## [It tastes like sin, why do people eat it?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/it-tastes-like-sin-why-do-people-eat-it/586517)
**Author:** [@mittu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mittu)\ **Replies:** 143\ **Last updated:** [June 30, 2011, 4:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/it-tastes-like-sin-why-do-people-eat-it/586517 "2011-06-30T04:11:57Z")
What food can you simply not stand yet seems to be very popular and raved about by the masses? For me it would be olives, the taste sickens me but lots of other people eat them like they are nectar from the Gods. … --- ## [Could there be a Queen Meghan?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-there-be-a-queen-meghan/814691)
**Author:** [@RickJay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RickJay)\ **Replies:** 158\ **Last updated:** [July 11, 2018, 2:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-there-be-a-queen-meghan/814691 "2018-07-11T14:16:23Z")
Suppose one night William, Prince of Wales and his wife and kids get some bad romaine lettuce in their Caesar salad and everyone keels over dead. It could happen. That places the new Duke of Sussex, aka Henry, aka Prin… --- ## [I pit those who don't know when the fuck to turn on their headlights](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-those-who-dont-know-when-the-fuck-to-turn-on-their-headlights/669368)
**Author:** [@Mister\_Rik](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mister_Rik)\ **Replies:** 91\ **Last updated:** [January 31, 2014, 1:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-those-who-dont-know-when-the-fuck-to-turn-on-their-headlights/669368 "2014-01-31T01:45:08Z")
Speaking strictly from Washington State law, you’re supposed to turn on your car’s headlights at “sunset”, and keep them on until “sunrise”. Let me educate you idiots: “sunset” does not mean “pitch black”. After “sunse… --- ## [Scott Peterson: Innocent or guilty](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scott-peterson-innocent-or-guilty/565194)
**Author:** [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [January 7, 2013, 6:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scott-peterson-innocent-or-guilty/565194 "2013-01-07T18:58:36Z")
Simply moving the train wreck that started in this thread, courtesy of Voice of Sanity. --- ## [The Patient Protection Act Is About To Put $1.3 BILLION Back In Consumers' Pockets](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-patient-protection-act-is-about-to-put-1-3-billion-back-in-consumers-pockets/621665)
**Author:** [@Shayna](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shayna)\ **Replies:** 75\ **Last updated:** [May 18, 2012, 9:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-patient-protection-act-is-about-to-put-1-3-billion-back-in-consumers-pockets/621665 "2012-05-18T21:04:06Z")
\*"We aren’t exactly out of “the fog of controversy” that then-Speaker Nancy Pelosi said we’d have to be out of before we could see the benefits of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, but we’re about to see ju… --- ## [Botticelli - April 2019](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-april-2019/831852)
**Author:** [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Replies:** 271\ **Last updated:** [May 3, 2019, 9:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-april-2019/831852 "2019-05-03T21:34:15Z")
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