# Top **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=624&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:** 625 --- ## [What would be a cool way to ask a girl to prom?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-be-a-cool-way-to-ask-a-girl-to-prom/615007)
**Author:** [@Escantell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Escantell)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [March 9, 2012, 5:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-be-a-cool-way-to-ask-a-girl-to-prom/615007 "2012-03-09T17:30:57Z")
I’m not entirely sure it’s a good idea to ask this here, but what the heck… what would be an awesome way to ask a girl to prom? --- ## [Resolved: Opiates should be available for home use](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/resolved-opiates-should-be-available-for-home-use/777527)
**Author:** [@Aeschines](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aeschines)\ **Replies:** 122\ **Last updated:** [January 30, 2017, 3:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/resolved-opiates-should-be-available-for-home-use/777527 "2017-01-30T03:01:34Z")
I finally got the virus that was going around, and I felt like garbage with a nasty cough. What did I do? Took half a hydrocodone pill left over from a surgery, and now I feel OK! The cough disappears like magic, and the… --- ## [To the boys in my dorm:](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/to-the-boys-in-my-dorm/349465)
**Author:** [@monica](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/monica)\ **Replies:** 198\ **Last updated:** [March 26, 2006, 2:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/to-the-boys-in-my-dorm/349465 "2006-03-26T02:13:01Z")
Boys, you’re being so fucking stupid. You’re 19 years old and drug abusers. Back in the beginning of the year, we hung out. We went to parties together, and got along just great. Somewhere along the way, many of you … --- ## [My patient with rabies](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-patient-with-rabies/664196)
**Author:** [@Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qadgop_the_Mercotan)\ **Replies:** 77\ **Last updated:** [July 28, 2013, 3:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-patient-with-rabies/664196 "2013-07-28T15:00:52Z")
Happened last Friday PM, I was paged by one of the minimum security prison centers in our system to talk to the RN. RN: Dr, we just got a patient back from the ER. There he was diagnosed with rabies. They want him st… --- ## [The "how much did Sharon show in Basic Instinct?" & various movie dirty bits thread.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-how-much-did-sharon-show-in-basic-instinct-various-movie-dirty-bits-thread/351338)
**Author:** [@The\_Scrivener](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Scrivener)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [April 5, 2006, 9:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-how-much-did-sharon-show-in-basic-instinct-various-movie-dirty-bits-thread/351338 "2006-04-05T21:55:41Z")
We’ve probably all had that eye-opening experience of at long last seeing a programming staple, after years of seeing it occasionally on network or basic cable TV (often edited for time as well as content, plus being res… --- ## [My theory about David Blaine Drowned Alive](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-theory-about-david-blaine-drowned-alive/355410)
**Author:** [@The\_Controvert](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Controvert)\ **Replies:** 92\ **Last updated:** [May 9, 2006, 5:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-theory-about-david-blaine-drowned-alive/355410 "2006-05-09T05:52:11Z")
Here’s a blog about his latest stunt. Anyway, my theory is he could last 15 minutes easily if the “water” was actually that oxygenated breathable liquid that was used in The Abyss. Is there an easy to tell if he’s floa… --- ## [F\*\*\* 'em if they can't take a joke.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/f-em-if-they-cant-take-a-joke/304278)
**Author:** [@Hamlet](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hamlet)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [December 20, 2012, 8:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/f-em-if-they-cant-take-a-joke/304278 "2012-12-20T20:29:50Z")
I’m hoping someone can tell me the origin of this quote, because I can’t remember where I first heard it. And, no, it’s not Broken Arrow with John Travolta. I belive it was before that, but, as I said, I can’t remember. … --- ## [What happens when I reach the edge of the universe?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happens-when-i-reach-the-edge-of-the-universe/668588)
**Author:** [@hotflungwok](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hotflungwok)\ **Replies:** 83\ **Last updated:** [September 16, 2013, 6:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happens-when-i-reach-the-edge-of-the-universe/668588 "2013-09-16T18:18:26Z")
So I’m in a vehicle fueled by plotdeviceium, and I’m going fast enough that time vs huge distances don’t matter. Also I packed a lunch so I won’t starve. I am at the object furthest away from the Earth. I point the cr… --- ## ["The Hobbit" has started filming](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-hobbit-has-started-filming/575475)
**Author:** [@Darth\_Nader](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darth_Nader)\ **Replies:** 100\ **Last updated:** [June 2, 2011, 2:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-hobbit-has-started-filming/575475 "2011-06-02T02:13:03Z")
link Yay! --- ## [what does pine tar do for pitchers?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-pine-tar-do-for-pitchers/625752)
**Author:** [@madmonk28](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/madmonk28)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [June 21, 2012, 3:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-pine-tar-do-for-pitchers/625752 "2012-06-21T15:38:06Z")
I was at the Nats’ game last night when Tampa Bay’s relief pitcher was ejected for having pine tar in his glove. What advantage is pine tar supposed to convey to pitchers? I assume the pitcher puts it on the ball, but… --- ## [The "complain about your life" thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-complain-about-your-life-thread/597945)
**Author:** [@smiling\_bandit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/smiling_bandit)\ **Replies:** 111\ **Last updated:** [October 27, 2011, 11:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-complain-about-your-life-thread/597945 "2011-10-27T11:25:37Z")
I’d just like to complain about my life. No job, no life, no money. Most of my friends have gone on with their lives, but I can’t feel comfortable going out to do anything fun. And it’s harder to meet new people stuck a… --- ## [CLee, a word (or 500). AKA - the next JayDub pile on thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/clee-a-word-or-500-aka-the-next-jaydub-pile-on-thread/670892)
**Author:** [@Uber\_the\_Goober](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Uber_the_Goober)\ **Replies:** 121\ **Last updated:** [October 12, 2013, 1:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/clee-a-word-or-500-aka-the-next-jaydub-pile-on-thread/670892 "2013-10-12T01:09:05Z")
I tried to understand you CLee, I really did. At first, I thought you were just bitter. Then, I thought maybe you were a conspiracy theorist, but I don’t think that anymore. I think you’re just terribly misinformed, a… --- ## [Lekatt, you're an idiot](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lekatt-youre-an-idiot/322763)
**Author:** [@dropzone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dropzone)\ **Replies:** 149\ **Last updated:** [October 8, 2005, 4:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lekatt-youre-an-idiot/322763 "2005-10-08T16:06:27Z")
http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=335880&page=1&pp=50 I don’t want to put you on “ignore” and I don’t want you to go away. All I ask is that you, for once, remove your head from your rectum, accept t… --- ## [What's the origin of "club a baby seal"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-origin-of-club-a-baby-seal/414402)
**Author:** [@Mosier](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mosier)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [August 8, 2007, 4:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-origin-of-club-a-baby-seal/414402 "2007-08-08T16:24:56Z")
I’ve seen this term used, apparently to describe someone heartless. Is there any particular story behind it, because I can’t imagine that anyone has actually clubbed a baby seal before, except maybe Eskimos who intend t… --- ## [Home purchase, popcorn ceilings and possible asbestos](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/home-purchase-popcorn-ceilings-and-possible-asbestos/618821)
**Author:** [@obbn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/obbn)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [April 30, 2012, 4:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/home-purchase-popcorn-ceilings-and-possible-asbestos/618821 "2012-04-30T16:54:31Z")
Hello Everyone, Yesterday I asked a question about a home we are looking to purchase. I will have several questions about the home and think that a new thread about each question would be the way to go in order to keep … --- ## ["Christian" website does crowdfund for underage Kenosha shooter after GFM refuses to do it](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/christian-website-does-crowdfund-for-underage-kenosha-shooter-after-gfm-refuses-to-do-it/919401)
**Author:** [@nearwildheaven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nearwildheaven)\ **Replies:** 189\ **Last updated:** [February 12, 2021, 12:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/christian-website-does-crowdfund-for-underage-kenosha-shooter-after-gfm-refuses-to-do-it/919401 "2021-02-12T00:56:51Z")
I think it would be cool, for want of a better word, if the people who started it get in trouble for not donating the money. https://www.givesendgo.com/GUCZ I tried to post this on Facebook, and it wouldn’t allow me to… --- ## [What does...raw brain taste like?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-raw-brain-taste-like/309157)
**Author:** [@Ranchoth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ranchoth)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [June 23, 2005, 2:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-raw-brain-taste-like/309157 "2005-06-23T14:59:42Z")
A bit of ghoulish curiosity has come over me recently, and I was wondering…can anyone here tell me what raw brain tastes like? And I find I’m making the assumption that all brains taste the same, which may or may not be… --- ## [Prison-industrial complex](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/prison-industrial-complex/686771)
**Author:** [@iiandyiiii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iiandyiiii)\ **Replies:** 82\ **Last updated:** [April 26, 2014, 4:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/prison-industrial-complex/686771 "2014-04-26T16:26:56Z")
I saw this animation, which shows how much our prison population has been growing per capita over the last few decades. But crime has gone down pretty significantly, if I understand the statistics correctly. So why hav… --- ## [Does today's unanimous Senate approval of a permanent DST bill mean it's a fait accompli?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-todays-unanimous-senate-approval-of-a-permanent-dst-bill-mean-its-a-fait-accompli/961145)
**Author:** [@Spectre\_of\_Pithecanthropus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spectre_of_Pithecanthropus)\ **Replies:** 274\ **Last updated:** [August 2, 2022, 5:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-todays-unanimous-senate-approval-of-a-permanent-dst-bill-mean-its-a-fait-accompli/961145 "2022-08-02T17:03:24Z")
\[Note to mods: I really tried to think of the correct forum for this post, but I really couldn’t decide. So I placed it here, but I wouldn’t be surprised if you can think of a better forum.\] Today the Senate unanimous… --- ## [Free Credit Report - Bullshit!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/free-credit-report-bullshit/527929)
**Author:** [@AWB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AWB)\ **Replies:** 72\ **Last updated:** [February 13, 2010, 1:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/free-credit-report-bullshit/527929 "2010-02-13T13:44:38Z")
I used them once to get a look at a “free” credit report. But it also signed me up for a $14.95/month credit monitoring service. I called them in August to cancel, and I quit using the credit card that I gave them the … --- ## [Why is fur bad, but leather is OK?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-fur-bad-but-leather-is-ok/336154)
**Author:** [@filmyak](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/filmyak)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [December 20, 2005, 12:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-fur-bad-but-leather-is-ok/336154 "2005-12-20T00:42:50Z")
Stupid question, I know. But while I’m morally opposed to fur coats, I am starting to wonder WHY? I have no trouble justifying leather. It’s not that we kill cows just for their skin… we also eat them, and use pretty muc… --- ## [Songs about freespirited women](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-about-freespirited-women/446160)
**Author:** [@koeeoaddi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/koeeoaddi)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [April 22, 2008, 9:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-about-freespirited-women/446160 "2008-04-22T21:58:17Z")
I need songs about \[del\]feckless flaky\[/del\] devil-may-care, here-today-gone-tomorrow kind of gals. Songs like: Me and Bobbie McGee, Kris Kristofferson Beeswing, Richard Thompson Josie, Steely Dan Ruby Tuesday, Ston… --- ## [When did the American accent start to deviate from the English accent?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-did-the-american-accent-start-to-deviate-from-the-english-accent/603639)
**Author:** [@Machine\_Elf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Machine_Elf)\ **Replies:** 60\ **Last updated:** [November 25, 2011, 8:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-did-the-american-accent-start-to-deviate-from-the-english-accent/603639 "2011-11-25T20:53:13Z")
The early United States was presumably populated almost entirely by people who had immigrated from England (and their American-born descendants). At what point did the American accent begin to noticeably deviate from th… --- ## [Most Depressing Goddam Books EVER.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-depressing-goddam-books-ever/246191)
**Author:** [@Eve](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eve)\ **Replies:** 159\ **Last updated:** [June 6, 2004, 9:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-depressing-goddam-books-ever/246191 "2004-06-06T09:42:37Z")
When you’re wallowing in bitterness and self-pity, there’s no pick-me-up like a good, depressing book. I was lucky enough to find a copy of The Lost Weekend (Charles Jackson, 1944) and am thoroughly enjoying it—it makes … --- ## [Is it/should it be illegal to flash lights to warn other motorists?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-should-it-be-illegal-to-flash-lights-to-warn-other-motorists/523136)
**Author:** [@UltraVires](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/UltraVires)\ **Replies:** 80\ **Last updated:** [January 5, 2010, 2:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-should-it-be-illegal-to-flash-lights-to-warn-other-motorists/523136 "2010-01-05T02:09:46Z")
of a police presence? Inspired by this closed thread: Ticketed for flashing headlights... (video) - Great Debates - Straight Dope Message Board It seems to me from the video that the officer wasn’t worried about any ty… --- ## [Relationship between color theory and spectrum](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/relationship-between-color-theory-and-spectrum/543231)
**Author:** [@CookingWithGas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CookingWithGas)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [June 17, 2010, 8:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/relationship-between-color-theory-and-spectrum/543231 "2010-06-17T20:07:11Z")
Violet can be made by mixing the right proportions of blue and red. But violet is above both of them on the EMR spectrum. So if two colors are mixed, we do not see the color that would be the average of their frequenci… --- ## [Mad-Men: 5.07 "At the Codfish Ball" (open spoilers)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mad-men-5-07-at-the-codfish-ball-open-spoilers/620380)
**Author:** [@alphaboi867](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/alphaboi867)\ **Replies:** 107\ **Last updated:** [May 4, 2012, 5:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mad-men-5-07-at-the-codfish-ball-open-spoilers/620380 "2012-05-04T17:29:30Z")
\[QUOTE=AMC\] Don, Roger, and Pete team up to rustle up some new clients. \[/QUOTE\] Let’s see Roger & Jane are splitting, Don & Megan just had a major fight, and Peggy’s giving handjobs to random strangers at matinees. … --- ## [Ask the Professional Voice Over Talent](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-professional-voice-over-talent/499784)
**Author:** [@Septemberday](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Septemberday)\ **Replies:** 107\ **Last updated:** [June 18, 2009, 5:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-professional-voice-over-talent/499784 "2009-06-18T17:35:50Z")
Ever wonder about those annoying voices on radio and TV commercials? Want to know how we do what we do? Ask away! ~September --- ## [What is the greatest invention ever?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-greatest-invention-ever/608896)
**Author:** [@Indian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Indian)\ **Replies:** 91\ **Last updated:** [January 14, 2012, 3:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-greatest-invention-ever/608896 "2012-01-14T15:32:19Z")
Please explain why. --- ## [Ask the Middle Aged Curmudgeon](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-middle-aged-curmudgeon/546325)
**Author:** [@Oakminster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Oakminster)\ **Replies:** 115\ **Last updated:** [July 13, 2010, 4:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-middle-aged-curmudgeon/546325 "2010-07-13T04:19:29Z")
I’m middle-aged and grumpy. I watch football, eat red meat, probably cancel your vote most elections, smoke, drink, screw, gamble, curse, used to own guns prior to that tragic boating accident, and otherwise enjoy being… --- ## [Do we have to (should we?) give a baby shower gift to a person that didn't give us any wedding gift?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-we-have-to-should-we-give-a-baby-shower-gift-to-a-person-that-didnt-give-us-any-wedding-gift/740277)
**Author:** [@Ana12](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ana12)\ **Replies:** 106\ **Last updated:** [December 30, 2015, 7:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-we-have-to-should-we-give-a-baby-shower-gift-to-a-person-that-didnt-give-us-any-wedding-gift/740277 "2015-12-30T19:38:22Z")
Hey everyone. This gives me a headache, and I’d like to know your opinions. We got married in October (I actually created one post about it), and we didn’t get any gifts from my spouse’s family. Yes, we feel it’s messed… --- ## [Who's Richer? Bruce Wayne or Tony Stark? Or, Lex Luthor?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whos-richer-bruce-wayne-or-tony-stark-or-lex-luthor/587791)
**Author:** [@diku](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/diku)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [July 7, 2011, 3:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whos-richer-bruce-wayne-or-tony-stark-or-lex-luthor/587791 "2011-07-07T03:11:02Z")
Saw this on another board, thought I would find out what people here thought. So who’s richer? Tony Stark, or Bruce Wayne? Does Lex Luthor even enter into it? --- ## [Your social comfort level once vaxed](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-social-comfort-level-once-vaxed/939087)
**Author:** [@Dinsdale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dinsdale)\ **Replies:** 201\ **Last updated:** [July 23, 2021, 11:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-social-comfort-level-once-vaxed/939087 "2021-07-23T23:07:21Z")
For folk who have been vaxed, how (if at all) have you changed your willingness to engage in various social activities? My immediate issue concerns the recent death of my wife’s best friend’s mother. Right now, we do n… --- ## [Keep the suspension going....why?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-the-suspension-going-why/766093)
**Author:** [@Leo\_Krupe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leo_Krupe)\ **Replies:** 126\ **Last updated:** [October 5, 2016, 1:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-the-suspension-going-why/766093 "2016-10-05T13:51:04Z")
This is exactly the right behavior for a P.T. Barnum/Evel Knievel type showman, but for a potential world leader? I still don’t understand why people vote for this idiot. Other than, of course, “… but…but…Hillary!” w… --- ## [What's for dinner tonight?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-for-dinner-tonight/536221)
**Author:** [@lindsaybluth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lindsaybluth)\ **Replies:** 67\ **Last updated:** [April 26, 2010, 5:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-for-dinner-tonight/536221 "2010-04-26T17:45:01Z")
Johnny L.A. often starts these threads - I hope I’m not stepping on any toes! Dinner last night was Quinoa, Mango, & Black Bean Salad. It was absolutely delightful; I didn’t add the OJ because it already was at a fairl… --- ## [Quitting smoking vs. quiting drinking](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quitting-smoking-vs-quiting-drinking/562710)
**Author:** [@GESancMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GESancMan)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [February 22, 2015, 11:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quitting-smoking-vs-quiting-drinking/562710 "2015-02-22T23:40:46Z")
I started smoking when I was 12. I’m 39 now. I’ve never made any serious attempt to quit before; I do believe the people who say you can’t quit unless you truly want to, and I freely admit to myself that I don’t want t… --- ## [I used to love this? What was I THINKING?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-used-to-love-this-what-was-i-thinking/572715)
**Author:** [@wonky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wonky)\ **Replies:** 109\ **Last updated:** [March 1, 2011, 7:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-used-to-love-this-what-was-i-thinking/572715 "2011-03-01T19:28:46Z")
My tastes have been somewhat variable through the years, but not a huge amount. There are a few things that I used to love that I don’t understand any longer (I was completely addicted to “Trapper John, MD” as a kid. W… --- ## [Post Office Closings to Be Announced Today](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-office-closings-to-be-announced-today/613743)
**Author:** [@JoelUpchurch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JoelUpchurch)\ **Replies:** 91\ **Last updated:** [March 9, 2012, 5:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-office-closings-to-be-announced-today/613743 "2012-03-09T17:33:14Z")
http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/federal-eye/post/postal-service-set-to-announce-facility-closures/2012/02/22/gIQApEluTR\_blog.html I admit my real concern about this is whether I will be able to continue to get DVDs … --- ## [Women why do you wear a bra?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/women-why-do-you-wear-a-bra/667576)
**Author:** [@Saint\_Cad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saint_Cad)\ **Replies:** 81\ **Last updated:** [October 25, 2014, 11:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/women-why-do-you-wear-a-bra/667576 "2014-10-25T23:03:43Z")
I’ve heard a few reasons. Mrs. Cad was once told it’s unprofessional to go braless at work. Other women I know have told me it’s for support so they don’t start sagging latter in life or they already sag. I suspect pa… --- ## [Whatcha readin' October edition](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whatcha-readin-october-edition/421084)
**Author:** [@Khadaji](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Khadaji)\ **Replies:** 209\ **Last updated:** [October 31, 2007, 12:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whatcha-readin-october-edition/421084 "2007-10-31T12:40:11Z")
OK, I’m a day early, sue me. :slight\_smile: I thought if there were enough interest we might start doing this monthly. I always enjoy hearing what others are reading. I also want to encourage both positive and (court… --- ## [Speeding - deterrence vs revenue](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speeding-deterrence-vs-revenue/713118)
**Author:** [@chargerrich](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chargerrich)\ **Replies:** 87\ **Last updated:** [February 26, 2015, 4:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speeding-deterrence-vs-revenue/713118 "2015-02-26T16:56:08Z")
So I was recently at social function with a number of officers when the subject of photo red lights and some “stealth” style patrol lights that are new to area arose. I was a little taken aback by the candid nature of t… --- ## [Are "invisible fence" systems inhumane to dogs?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-invisible-fence-systems-inhumane-to-dogs/501220)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [July 1, 2009, 4:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-invisible-fence-systems-inhumane-to-dogs/501220 "2009-07-01T16:08:05Z")
Are invisible fence type systems that involve a shock collar and buried perimeter fence system inhumane to dogs or not? --- ## [Intelligence and religion...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/intelligence-and-religion/40059)
**Author:** [@MetropoChris](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MetropoChris)\ **Replies:** 266\ **Last updated:** [November 30, 2000, 9:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/intelligence-and-religion/40059 "2000-11-30T21:28:56Z")
Why are some people smarter than others? Im not referring to education or any knowledge that is learned. Im referring to basic IQ and ones ability to see the world around them. Such as, why do some people still believe … --- ## [Jared Loughner’s Politics – What Matters and What Doesn’t?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jared-loughner-s-politics-what-matters-and-what-doesn-t/567043)
**Author:** [@xenophon41](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/xenophon41)\ **Replies:** 89\ **Last updated:** [January 13, 2011, 3:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jared-loughner-s-politics-what-matters-and-what-doesn-t/567043 "2011-01-13T15:50:50Z")
(NOTE: Please see Marley23’s closing admonishment in the “Second Amendment Solutions” thread. I’d prefer to keep this discussion on topic and avoid insults, so I’m posting it here instead of the BBQ Pit, but if the stro… --- ## [Thoughts on the suspension of this professor?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thoughts-on-the-suspension-of-this-professor/919830)
**Author:** [@complexfreeformd2r](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/complexfreeformd2r)\ **Replies:** 387\ **Last updated:** [October 19, 2020, 7:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thoughts-on-the-suspension-of-this-professor/919830 "2020-10-19T19:05:42Z")
Summary: a professor at USC (California) Business School is suspended for using a Mandarin Chinese word that sounds like the English racial slur for Black people. The Dean’s response is below in another link and quote… --- ## [Yo-Yo Ma: The Std Operating Procedure Sucks](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yo-yo-ma-the-std-operating-procedure-sucks/483073)
**Author:** [@Acsenray](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Acsenray)\ **Replies:** 149\ **Last updated:** [January 29, 2009, 3:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yo-yo-ma-the-std-operating-procedure-sucks/483073 "2009-01-29T15:31:13Z")
A couple of days ago I heard an interview with Yo-Yo Ma on N.P.R. in which he explained that the quartet performance at the inauguration amounted to a pantomime to a recording made the previous day. Mr. Ma seemed to be u… --- ## [Conspiracy theories](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/conspiracy-theories/667161)
**Author:** [@Mr.Kobayashi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Kobayashi)\ **Replies:** 100\ **Last updated:** [August 28, 2013, 12:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/conspiracy-theories/667161 "2013-08-28T00:17:26Z")
We all love conspiracy theories, right? Well, maybe not. But they keep popping up in all flavours on the boards like a hardy perennial. What I want to know is which popular conspiracy theories do you think “Well, maybe … --- ## [Are there any standards of neutrality for modding?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-any-standards-of-neutrality-for-modding/694888)
**Author:** [@Damuri\_Ajashi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Damuri_Ajashi)\ **Replies:** 65\ **Last updated:** [February 9, 2016, 7:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-any-standards-of-neutrality-for-modding/694888 "2016-02-09T19:28:07Z")
There are some topics where modding seems to be very one sided. Do mods recuse themselves from modding debates they have strong feelings about? I have only really witnessed this sort of bias in Israel threads but I sup… --- ## [Why evolution is not possible.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-evolution-is-not-possible/79035)
**Author:** [@Hiyruu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hiyruu)\ **Replies:** 224\ **Last updated:** [September 3, 2001, 12:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-evolution-is-not-possible/79035 "2001-09-03T12:10:00Z")
After following the Evolution Vs Creation debate for a few years now I have come to the conclusion that evolution is not possible. After doing a lot of research on the topic and looking at different points of view I hav… --- ## [Roy tiger attack pictures](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/roy-tiger-attack-pictures/206107)
**Author:** [@jillsjeeps](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jillsjeeps)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [October 11, 2003, 12:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/roy-tiger-attack-pictures/206107 "2003-10-11T00:32:08Z")
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