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**Author:** [@Baal\_Houtham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baal_Houtham)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [December 8, 2025, 7:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/insulating-a-hollow-steel-door/485208 "2025-12-08T19:50:50Z")
My front door is steel with a 2’x3’ double pane window. The door feels so cold on frigid days that I’ve always assumed it’s uninsulated. Occasionally I consider taking the door off its hinges, drilling several holes in t… --- ## [Darths and Droids](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/darths-and-droids/597801)
**Author:** [@willthekittensurvive](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/willthekittensurvive)\ **Replies:** 65\ **Last updated:** [April 22, 2014, 5:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/darths-and-droids/597801 "2014-04-22T05:55:11Z")
anybody else following Darths and Droids? Darths & Droids its a web comic based on the star wars prequels, but told as if it was a roleplaying game, somehow the story makes a lot more sense then most fan wankery the … --- ## [I Pit "Nukuler"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-nukuler/334474)
**Author:** [@anyrose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/anyrose)\ **Replies:** 241\ **Last updated:** [April 28, 2006, 9:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-nukuler/334474 "2006-04-28T21:44:08Z")
This has bothered me for years, decades even. N-U-C-L-E-A-R is pronounced “new-clee-'r” not “nuke-you-ler”. Yet supposedly intelligent people, or rather those in the public eye who have people working for them who sho… --- ## [Why carpeting in bathrooms?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-carpeting-in-bathrooms/663438)
**Author:** [@ski](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ski)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [July 15, 2013, 4:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-carpeting-in-bathrooms/663438 "2013-07-15T16:15:34Z")
My wife and I have been looking at a lot of houses recently, and one thing neither of us understands is people that have carpeting in their bathrooms, including in the toilet room. Bathrooms get a lot of water splashed … --- ## [American Idol 4/12](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-4-12/298996)
**Author:** [@dragongirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dragongirl)\ **Replies:** 267\ **Last updated:** [April 17, 2005, 2:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-4-12/298996 "2005-04-17T14:27:01Z")
I just read that tonight’s theme will be That’s gotta be better them last week. --- ## [Rank the worst nations in the world.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rank-the-worst-nations-in-the-world/618636)
**Author:** [@R.P.McMurphy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/R.P.McMurphy)\ **Replies:** 62\ **Last updated:** [April 28, 2012, 8:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rank-the-worst-nations-in-the-world/618636 "2012-04-28T20:41:49Z")
Maybe this should be in IMHO so if the mods want to move it, fine with me. My list, in order. 1.) North Korea - nothing is right there. 2.) Syria - the insurrection pushes it to the #2 spot. 3.) Cuba - a farcical dic… --- ## [What are some ways birth control pills fail?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-some-ways-birth-control-pills-fail/294087)
**Author:** [@Incubus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Incubus)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [March 15, 2005, 3:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-some-ways-birth-control-pills-fail/294087 "2005-03-15T03:19:18Z")
Birth control pills are supposed to be something like 99% effective. So I’m curious- how can they fail? I understand the woman is supposed to take one pill every day at the same time. Can taking it a few hours late one d… --- ## [Canadian / European / Australian Healthcare Horror Stories](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/canadian-european-australian-healthcare-horror-stories/525105)
**Author:** [@Harriet\_the\_Spry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Harriet_the_Spry)\ **Replies:** 122\ **Last updated:** [January 23, 2010, 4:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/canadian-european-australian-healthcare-horror-stories/525105 "2010-01-23T16:46:08Z")
We have had a number of threads recently about US health care and health insurance recently where Canadian or other folks with universal healthcare drop in to tell us how wonderful it is in their country. Fair enough. Ou… --- ## [Brits/Europeans: Why so anal about liquid measure? (beer)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brits-europeans-why-so-anal-about-liquid-measure-beer/608385)
**Author:** [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\ **Replies:** 74\ **Last updated:** [January 15, 2012, 7:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brits-europeans-why-so-anal-about-liquid-measure-beer/608385 "2012-01-15T19:27:52Z")
As an American, when I go into a bar and order a draft I never think much about the volume being served. Is it a pint? Who knows. If the glass of beer seems appropriate for the price charged, I am happy. If it is a small… --- ## [Why is Pierre SD, pronounced "Peer"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-pierre-sd-pronounced-peer/455001)
**Author:** [@notlikely](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/notlikely)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [July 3, 2008, 2:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-pierre-sd-pronounced-peer/455001 "2008-07-03T14:12:41Z")
Was it ever pronounced as “Pee-air” or was the pronunciation changed over time? --- ## [Converting non terminating decimals into fractions](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/converting-non-terminating-decimals-into-fractions/302101)
**Author:** [@Nobody](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nobody)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [May 4, 2005, 8:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/converting-non-terminating-decimals-into-fractions/302101 "2005-05-04T20:52:03Z")
At work, to help cure my boredom, I play around with different number. Figuring out what I make on a per minute basis, and other useless stupid stuff like that. Now sometimes, to make my calculations easier, I convert … --- ## [Request for assistance, posted with approval from the mods](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/request-for-assistance-posted-with-approval-from-the-mods/723571)
**Author:** [@Lacunae\_Matata](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lacunae_Matata)\ **Replies:** 106\ **Last updated:** [September 2, 2015, 12:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/request-for-assistance-posted-with-approval-from-the-mods/723571 "2015-09-02T12:59:09Z")
As some of y’all are aware, in December of 2012, my husband was involved in an on-duty car wreck (I posted about that saga here, but the Reader’s Digest version is: he was responding to a house fire, another driver zigge… --- ## [Michigan passes "rape insurance" bill](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/michigan-passes-rape-insurance-bill/676262)
**Author:** [@DCnDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DCnDC)\ **Replies:** 72\ **Last updated:** [January 20, 2014, 12:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/michigan-passes-rape-insurance-bill/676262 "2014-01-20T12:10:05Z")
Didn’t see a thread about this. Link What the fuck? I’m not sure I even understand; women have to buy separate additional insurance to cover the cost of an abortion in cases of rape? Or does this apply to all aborti… --- ## [Watch as I throw the neighbor's dog into the pit](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/watch-as-i-throw-the-neighbors-dog-into-the-pit/305561)
**Author:** [@Spongemom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spongemom)\ **Replies:** 81\ **Last updated:** [May 26, 2005, 6:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/watch-as-i-throw-the-neighbors-dog-into-the-pit/305561 "2005-05-26T18:35:03Z")
I have semi-nice neighbors. What I mean by that is when I wave at them in passing, they’ll keep their middle fingers to themselves. I’m pretty sure the reason they dislike me is because I dislike their dog. And by dislik… --- ## [Impact of banning private pharmaceutical companies?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/impact-of-banning-private-pharmaceutical-companies/520635)
**Author:** [@BrandonR](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrandonR)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [January 7, 2010, 10:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/impact-of-banning-private-pharmaceutical-companies/520635 "2010-01-07T22:21:35Z")
In an alternative world, the government has decided to ban private pharmaceutical companies that profit off illness. Instead, either government-funded medical research agencies or non-profit entities are used to research… --- ## [Republicans vs. Tea Party 1st shot fired in Colorado](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/republicans-vs-tea-party-1st-shot-fired-in-colorado/547684)
**Author:** [@Lamar\_Mundane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lamar_Mundane)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [October 21, 2010, 1:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/republicans-vs-tea-party-1st-shot-fired-in-colorado/547684 "2010-10-21T01:03:54Z")
Somehow the Colorado Republicans ended up with a purely establishment candidate vs. a Tea Party candidate with an incredibly thin record in the primary. Big mistake. The establishment candidate turns out to be a plagia… --- ## [Did anybody ever really laugh at these?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-anybody-ever-really-laugh-at-these/1000511)
**Author:** [@Quondam\_Mechanic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quondam_Mechanic)\ **Replies:** 179\ **Last updated:** [May 31, 2024, 8:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-anybody-ever-really-laugh-at-these/1000511 "2024-05-31T20:47:26Z")
There are jokes that we know are jokes because professional comedians use or have used them to try to get laughs. And audiences often make the friendly gesture of laughing when a comedian is standing there waiting for a … --- ## [Dr. Who Companions--Who Do You Hate?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dr-who-companions-who-do-you-hate/237261)
**Author:** [@Pixiesnix](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pixiesnix)\ **Replies:** 78\ **Last updated:** [June 26, 2011, 2:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dr-who-companions-who-do-you-hate/237261 "2011-06-26T02:05:00Z")
I used to watch Dr. Who avidly in high school, at least until my local PBS station stopped showing it. In recent months, I’ve been rediscovering the series by getting episode DVDs. I bought two more the other day, one … --- ## [Parent cosign college student's apt lease](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/parent-cosign-college-students-apt-lease/425856)
**Author:** [@Dinsdale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dinsdale)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [November 13, 2007, 8:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/parent-cosign-college-students-apt-lease/425856 "2007-11-13T20:33:55Z")
My daughter said she is moving out of the dorms after 2 years into an apartment. We said fine. She calls up and tells us she and 2 friends found one they like. She is coming home this weekend, and will bring info, inc… --- ## [Look, here's the Straight Dope on Political Correctness](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/look-heres-the-straight-dope-on-political-correctness/743792)
**Author:** [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)\ **Replies:** 139\ **Last updated:** [January 25, 2016, 12:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/look-heres-the-straight-dope-on-political-correctness/743792 "2016-01-25T00:58:12Z")
As Paul Rosenberg writes, recently Megyn Kelly challenged Donald Trump on his record of saying disparaging things about women. Trump replied only with, “The big problem this country has is being politically correct.” O… --- ## [A Field Guide to Bad Boyfriends](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-field-guide-to-bad-boyfriends/624842)
**Author:** [@zaipiaz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zaipiaz)\ **Replies:** 90\ **Last updated:** [July 5, 2012, 4:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-field-guide-to-bad-boyfriends/624842 "2012-07-05T16:43:15Z")
I could write a book on dysfunctional relationships- I’ve sampled all varieties. I’ve dated alcoholics and anti-socials, schizophrenics, addicts and sociopaths. I’ve dated arrogant academics and closet homosexuals, art… --- ## [When did movies stop being quotable?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-did-movies-stop-being-quotable/776594)
**Author:** [@JohnT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnT)\ **Replies:** 100\ **Last updated:** [January 25, 2017, 6:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-did-movies-stop-being-quotable/776594 "2017-01-25T18:47:30Z")
I mean, maybe (probably?) it’s a function of age (49), but for the life of me I can’t recall any recent movies which contained quotes which swept the country and became catchphrases even to those who haven’t seen the fil… --- ## [Greatest Weapon(s) Never Used?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/greatest-weapon-s-never-used/538838)
**Author:** [@boilercake](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/boilercake)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [May 11, 2010, 8:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/greatest-weapon-s-never-used/538838 "2010-05-11T20:17:21Z")
Just watched a Secrets of the Dead epi about the Japanese I-400 sub, which got me thinking what is the Greatest, or at least in the conversation, Weapon, for whatever reason, was never used? --- ## ["Le compte est bon", or, anyone for a math game?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/le-compte-est-bon-or-anyone-for-a-math-game/524727)
**Author:** [@Arnold\_Winkelried](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Arnold_Winkelried)\ **Replies:** 164\ **Last updated:** [January 29, 2010, 3:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/le-compte-est-bon-or-anyone-for-a-math-game/524727 "2010-01-29T15:12:42Z")
\[post=11986491\]My post here\[/post\] inspired me to propose this math game. I used to watch a French game show called “Numbers and Letters”. One of the challenges in the game was called “The count is right” - you are give… --- ## [Wearing wedding ring on right hand](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wearing-wedding-ring-on-right-hand/172064)
**Author:** [@whistlepig](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/whistlepig)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [May 1, 2003, 6:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wearing-wedding-ring-on-right-hand/172064 "2003-05-01T18:31:57Z")
Recently, I had professional contact with a woman who wears what seems like a wedding band on her right ring finger (the simple gold wedding band). Because it was a professional contact, I couldn’t ask if she was marrie… --- ## [Keith Olbermann suspended for contributing to candidates](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keith-olbermann-suspended-for-contributing-to-candidates/559609)
**Author:** [@Acsenray](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Acsenray)\ **Replies:** 94\ **Last updated:** [November 8, 2010, 11:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keith-olbermann-suspended-for-contributing-to-candidates/559609 "2010-11-08T11:59:40Z")
What is this, a debate? Pointless sharing? Election 2010? Anyway, I have a feeling that this topic is going to be of significant interest to the board. The Associated Press is reporting MSNBC has indefinitely suspended… --- ## [Rewrite Starfleet regulations!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rewrite-starfleet-regulations/405608)
**Author:** [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Replies:** 130\ **Last updated:** [June 14, 2007, 2:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rewrite-starfleet-regulations/405608 "2007-06-14T02:24:30Z")
Here’s the sitch: A standard technobabble time-space glitch yanks you out of your comfortable chair and into the Star Trek universe. You arrive in, oh, very late 3rd season TNG aboard the Enterprise-D, and nobody can fi… --- ## [Archer's back tomorrow](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/archers-back-tomorrow/596272)
**Author:** [@Smeghead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smeghead)\ **Replies:** 100\ **Last updated:** [January 17, 2012, 2:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/archers-back-tomorrow/596272 "2012-01-17T14:48:11Z")
Just a heads up for fellow fans of the greatest comedy on television: Archer is returning tomorrow, Sep. 15, for the first of three new episodes. They’re doing a 3-week run, then coming back for real in January for the … --- ## [So Lucy, 'splain something to me: how could a just God kill David's baby for his father's crimes?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-lucy-splain-something-to-me-how-could-a-just-god-kill-davids-baby-for-his-fathers-crimes/604620)
**Author:** [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Replies:** 86\ **Last updated:** [December 15, 2011, 8:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-lucy-splain-something-to-me-how-could-a-just-god-kill-davids-baby-for-his-fathers-crimes/604620 "2011-12-15T20:35:28Z")
Some of y’all may know the story of David and Bathsheba. I’ll summarize for those who didn’t have to sit through Sunday School every week. David was the second king of Israel and a man after God’s own heart. He had many… --- ## [Is the electrostatics concept of ‘Charge’ a reality or a myth?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-electrostatics-concept-of-charge-a-reality-or-a-myth/709842)
**Author:** [@RTCPhysics](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTCPhysics)\ **Replies:** 76\ **Last updated:** [February 13, 2015, 4:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-electrostatics-concept-of-charge-a-reality-or-a-myth/709842 "2015-02-13T04:06:59Z")
I‘ve never been completely convinced about the concept of ‘electric charge’ in Physics, despite the key role that it plays in both electrostatics and nuclear physics. So I’ve put together this article, which aims to list… --- ## [Really folks, Snopes isn't exactly a new site](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/really-folks-snopes-isnt-exactly-a-new-site/348822)
**Author:** [@even\_sven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/even_sven)\ **Replies:** 94\ **Last updated:** [January 26, 2012, 2:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/really-folks-snopes-isnt-exactly-a-new-site/348822 "2012-01-26T02:06:37Z")
So I logged in to MySpace today to see how some of my friends have been doing. Fully five of my (college educated, very computer saavy, not particularly dumb) friends had posed hoaxes in the belletin areas. These were b… --- ## [Could Clinton Avoided Impeachment By Being Honest?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-clinton-avoided-impeachment-by-being-honest/518917)
**Author:** [@adhay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/adhay)\ **Replies:** 85\ **Last updated:** [December 8, 2009, 8:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-clinton-avoided-impeachment-by-being-honest/518917 "2009-12-08T08:52:26Z")
Our boy Bill, as you remember, was impeached for perjury when he denied he had had sex with “that woman”. Suppose when Monica first appeared on public radar he had issued a statement like "Yeah, she asked to blow me an… --- ## [I hate backronyms and folk etymologies.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-hate-backronyms-and-folk-etymologies/694110)
**Author:** [@LawMonkey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LawMonkey)\ **Replies:** 77\ **Last updated:** [July 31, 2014, 8:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-hate-backronyms-and-folk-etymologies/694110 "2014-07-31T20:32:16Z")
Really. I hate them with an intensity suitable for the Pit, but I’m not much with the creative use of profanity, so I’m here instead. Work currently has me exposed to a lot of clinical trial names, and they’re all fuck… --- ## [House numbers in America](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/house-numbers-in-america/130739)
**Author:** [@Colophon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Colophon)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [October 5, 2002, 3:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/house-numbers-in-america/130739 "2002-10-05T03:01:53Z")
This will probably seem like a strange question to Americans, but it’s been puzzling me for a while. How do house numbers work in the US? Here in the UK, it’s simple. On most streets, the numbers go up in odds (1, 3, 5,… --- ## [How common is sourdough bread where you live?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-common-is-sourdough-bread-where-you-live/615774)
**Author:** [@NDP](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NDP)\ **Replies:** 62\ **Last updated:** [March 18, 2012, 5:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-common-is-sourdough-bread-where-you-live/615774 "2012-03-18T05:11:47Z")
It’s lunchtime where I am so I’m thinking about sandwiches and when I think of sandwiches, I think of bread–in particular, sourdough bread. Sourdough bread is associated with San Francisco and is pretty common throughou… --- ## [The Walking Dead; 5.03 "Four Walls and a Roof" (open spoilers)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-walking-dead-5-03-four-walls-and-a-roof-open-spoilers/702618)
**Author:** [@alphaboi867](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/alphaboi867)\ **Replies:** 112\ **Last updated:** [October 13, 2015, 2:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-walking-dead-5-03-four-walls-and-a-roof-open-spoilers/702618 "2015-10-13T14:37:55Z")
\[QUOTE=AMC\] Rick and the others find themselves pitted against a group of nasty people, but may have a plan to gain the upper hand. \[/QUOTE\] Mary Lynn Rajskub, Slash, & a surprise cast member are on Talking Dead tonig… --- ## [Movies where the title character isn't the main character](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-where-the-title-character-isnt-the-main-character/565782)
**Author:** [@Nobody](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nobody)\ **Replies:** 79\ **Last updated:** [January 1, 2011, 4:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-where-the-title-character-isnt-the-main-character/565782 "2011-01-01T16:13:11Z")
With Tron Legacy out I’ve been thinking about the original. The movie is called Tron, yet the Tron character doesn’t get that much screen time. Flynn/Clu get much more screen time. Hell, Boxleitner in general doesn’t … --- ## [Do kids \*need\* braces?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-kids-need-braces/518976)
**Author:** [@curlcoat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/curlcoat)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [December 1, 2009, 4:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-kids-need-braces/518976 "2009-12-01T04:21:43Z")
There are these ads on TV where, essentially, parents are told that no matter how little money they have, no matter that they don’t have a job, this dental service can make it so they can afford to get braces on their ki… --- ## [Video games they really need to make](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/video-games-they-really-need-to-make/747371)
**Author:** [@mage-girl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mage-girl)\ **Replies:** 98\ **Last updated:** [May 28, 2016, 12:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/video-games-they-really-need-to-make/747371 "2016-05-28T00:23:36Z")
Earlier today I came up with the idea for a Digaea-like Strategy-RPG…Where your fighting units are Pokemon. :stuck\_out\_tongue: I swear I was not on painkillers at the time. :smiley: --- ## [Propaganda Chief Takes Helm at NPR](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/propaganda-chief-takes-helm-at-npr/840009)
**Author:** [@WillFarnaby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WillFarnaby)\ **Replies:** 182\ **Last updated:** [September 18, 2019, 2:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/propaganda-chief-takes-helm-at-npr/840009 "2019-09-18T14:10:06Z")
You can’t make this shit up. The Boomers just won’t go away. --- ## [Is "butt hurt" an anti-gay slur?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-butt-hurt-an-anti-gay-slur/652597)
**Author:** [@JerseySwamps](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JerseySwamps)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [March 13, 2013, 3:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-butt-hurt-an-anti-gay-slur/652597 "2013-03-13T03:33:26Z")
I don’t understand why someone having their feelings hurt is referred to as “butt hurt”. --- ## [Joseph Stalin's contribution to victory in World War 2.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/joseph-stalins-contribution-to-victory-in-world-war-2/572291)
**Author:** [@Mr.Kobayashi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Kobayashi)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [March 5, 2011, 7:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/joseph-stalins-contribution-to-victory-in-world-war-2/572291 "2011-03-05T07:55:33Z")
Most Dopers would probably agree that, compared to the Eastern Front, the rest of World War 2 - all its other theatres combined, were sideshows. The Germans lost over 2.7 million men against the Soviets, compared to 330,… --- ## [What creative work of your own are you most proud of?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-creative-work-of-your-own-are-you-most-proud-of/671345)
**Author:** [@Rodgers01](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rodgers01)\ **Replies:** 99\ **Last updated:** [October 27, 2013, 6:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-creative-work-of-your-own-are-you-most-proud-of/671345 "2013-10-27T06:36:43Z")
Poem, painting, song, novel… What artistic work have you created that you are most proud of? And what makes it so good? --- ## [Your favorite non-mainstream soda](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-non-mainstream-soda/540528)
**Author:** [@XT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/XT)\ **Replies:** 100\ **Last updated:** [May 28, 2010, 9:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-non-mainstream-soda/540528 "2010-05-28T21:20:46Z")
Recently I’ve been trying to lay off the booze a bit at the prompting of wife, chillins and friends, and have developed a passion for Pig Iron Cola…a cane sugar cola that I get at the local World Market. I was wondering… --- ## [Renting a car for a trip.--- Is Enterprise unlimited miles true?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/renting-a-car-for-a-trip-is-enterprise-unlimited-miles-true/751614)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [April 17, 2016, 5:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/renting-a-car-for-a-trip-is-enterprise-unlimited-miles-true/751614 "2016-04-17T05:41:58Z")
Enterprise says they rent a sub compact $39 a day unlimited miles. If you rented it three days and drove it say, to an out of state city 450 miles away. Visited friends. That would be 900 miles on the odometer. Will En… --- ## [Is it appropriate for a teacher to assign a 'family project'?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-appropriate-for-a-teacher-to-assign-a-family-project/576321)
**Author:** [@Palo\_Verde](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Palo_Verde)\ **Replies:** 130\ **Last updated:** [March 30, 2011, 11:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-appropriate-for-a-teacher-to-assign-a-family-project/576321 "2011-03-30T23:19:25Z")
My daughter got an assignment today that was billed as a ‘family project.’ It involves making a miniature adobe shelter. The instructions given make it clear that the parents are expected to do most of it, including go… --- ## [Election 2008: Did the Dems Learn from 2004?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/election-2008-did-the-dems-learn-from-2004/398813)
**Author:** [@I\_Love\_Me\_Vol.I](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/I_Love_Me_Vol.I)\ **Replies:** 247\ **Last updated:** [April 8, 2007, 10:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/election-2008-did-the-dems-learn-from-2004/398813 "2007-04-08T22:49:02Z")
When: \*\*Wednesday, November 3, 2004. \*\* Where: All over Blue State USA. \*\* Who: \*\* Weeping, Demoralized Democrats. Fast-forward to Wednesday, November 5, 2008: …and so on… Vilsack or Bayh could have gotten the … --- ## [Older songs with outdated references](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/older-songs-with-outdated-references/735959)
**Author:** [@Asimovian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Asimovian)\ **Replies:** 139\ **Last updated:** [April 10, 2021, 4:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/older-songs-with-outdated-references/735959 "2021-04-10T04:26:58Z")
The other day, an old rap song came on my playlist called “Just Buggin’” by Whistle. I was very familiar with the song back in the day, but I hadn’t heard it in a long time. I chuckled to myself when I heard the line, “W… --- ## [Beckdawrek is unwell](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/beckdawrek-is-unwell/962605)
**Author:** [@dropzone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dropzone)\ **Replies:** 209\ **Last updated:** [April 19, 2023, 4:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/beckdawrek-is-unwell/962605 "2023-04-19T16:42:36Z")
Per her youngest: Mr. Mike, I finally found you in Mother’s contacts. She’s sneaky hiding names. Anyway, she had a brain bleed 2 days ago They surgically reduced it yesterday. She’s in ICU. The surgeon is optimistic t… --- ## [Why can't you bail yourself out of jail?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-cant-you-bail-yourself-out-of-jail/428953)
**Author:** [@Will\_Repair](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Will_Repair)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [December 7, 2007, 4:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-cant-you-bail-yourself-out-of-jail/428953 "2007-12-07T16:03:45Z")
If you’re arrested you are not allowed you bail yourself out, even if you have the sufficient cash with you, why not? [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=629&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=631&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)