# Top **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=631&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:** 632 --- ## [82-0 NBA simulation game](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/82-0-nba-simulation-game/1030594)
**Author:** [@Snarky\_Kong](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snarky_Kong)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [June 13, 2026, 4:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/82-0-nba-simulation-game/1030594 "2026-06-13T04:30:35Z")
I’m not an NBA guy, but I am a stats and optimization guy so this dumb little game is really tickling my brain. You try to build a team of 5 players given a randomized year and randomized decade. You can reroll one attri… --- ## [Does (nearly) everything have to be qualified nowadays?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-nearly-everything-have-to-be-qualified-nowadays/301308)
**Author:** [@JohnT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnT)\ **Replies:** 135\ **Last updated:** [May 11, 2005, 8:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-nearly-everything-have-to-be-qualified-nowadays/301308 "2005-05-11T08:21:23Z")
Despite the joke in the title, I’m serious. Does freakin’ everything have to be qualified nowadays? There’s a couple of MPSIMS joke threads that play on typical communication differences between men and women, with the … --- ## [Serious question: How do I mail snow?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/serious-question-how-do-i-mail-snow/219324)
**Author:** [@Agent\_Foxtrot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Agent_Foxtrot)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [December 18, 2003, 7:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/serious-question-how-do-i-mail-snow/219324 "2003-12-18T19:03:44Z")
I have a friend in Wisconsin who is upset that she has received barely any snow so far this season, and asked if I could FedEx her some. I would love to do this as a joke, but how would I keep the snow in snow form whil… --- ## [What's your eye color?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-eye-color/393664)
**Author:** [@Risha](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Risha)\ **Replies:** 65\ **Last updated:** [March 1, 2007, 1:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-eye-color/393664 "2007-03-01T01:02:36Z")
Or for the non-USers, colour. This thread somehow mutated in my brain into thinking about my eyes. They’re called hazel, or if you’re feeling specific, green-brown hazel. But the real color is a lot more complicated tha… --- ## [NFL Week 4](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-week-4/669639)
**Author:** [@VarlosZ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/VarlosZ)\ **Replies:** 118\ **Last updated:** [October 2, 2013, 2:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-week-4/669639 "2013-10-02T02:24:12Z")
. . Favorite . . . . . Line . . . Underdog (Home Team in CAPS) Thursday San Francisco 49ers (-3) ST. LOUIS RAMS Sunday Pittsburgh Steelers (-1) MINNESOTA VIKINGS Baltimore Ravens (-3.5) BUFFALO BILLS Cincinnati Ben… --- ## [Do I have to take sh\*t from a girl because I ruined her life in Junior High?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-i-have-to-take-sh-t-from-a-girl-because-i-ruined-her-life-in-junior-high/307704)
**Author:** [@START](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/START)\ **Replies:** 163\ **Last updated:** [June 14, 2005, 4:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-i-have-to-take-sh-t-from-a-girl-because-i-ruined-her-life-in-junior-high/307704 "2005-06-14T16:00:54Z")
I used to be an Asshole and I enjoyed being an Asshole because it benefited me socially. During 7th grade when I was a jerk towards the weak (teachers included), I could make people laugh and when I could make people lau… --- ## [International Londope 2002](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/international-londope-2002/91804)
**Author:** [@Alex\_B](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alex_B)\ **Replies:** 319\ **Last updated:** [May 29, 2002, 9:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/international-londope-2002/91804 "2002-05-29T21:27:20Z")
Who’s up for a huge dopefest in the capital of the British Empire next summer? There were mutterings in LA about a Londope in July, although admittedly it was me doing most of the muttering. How many 'Merkans have the c… --- ## [I Remember some were saying Election 2004 was stolen...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-remember-some-were-saying-election-2004-was-stolen/298039)
**Author:** [@Frylock](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frylock)\ **Replies:** 263\ **Last updated:** [May 4, 2005, 7:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-remember-some-were-saying-election-2004-was-stolen/298039 "2005-05-04T19:13:09Z")
I remember during the first few months after the election, some were saying there was strong evidence that it was stolen. But I haven’t heard anything about it in a while. Your opinions, please, on the credibility of s… --- ## [Complaint about a warning](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/complaint-about-a-warning/638776)
**Author:** [@Saint\_Cad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saint_Cad)\ **Replies:** 115\ **Last updated:** [October 25, 2012, 11:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/complaint-about-a-warning/638776 "2012-10-25T23:51:21Z")
This is what started it. Ludovic did not complain and it’s not my place to complain for him but it does have some bearing on my warning. Question: how exactly is this a jab at another poster? I think the person that… --- ## [Foods I will not eat](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/foods-i-will-not-eat/704381)
**Author:** [@BaldDudePeekskill](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BaldDudePeekskill)\ **Replies:** 111\ **Last updated:** [November 20, 2014, 6:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/foods-i-will-not-eat/704381 "2014-11-20T18:42:27Z")
The McRib thread got me to thinking about how finicky an eater I am. I will not consume the following: Liver…any organ meats, actually Mayonnaise Sour cream lamb Beets Gizzards Did I mention mayonnaise…I think I’m… --- ## [Any of y'all want to sell your soul?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-of-yall-want-to-sell-your-soul/545728)
**Author:** [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Replies:** 156\ **Last updated:** [July 16, 2010, 5:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-of-yall-want-to-sell-your-soul/545728 "2010-07-16T17:26:22Z")
'Cause I’m buying today. Fabulous wealth, unspeakable luxuries, and infinitely lovely succubues (or incubuses, for the ladies and gay men) are yours if you sign on the dotted line–and, lets be honest, most of y’all are g… --- ## [Pagan military chaplains](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pagan-military-chaplains/626235)
**Author:** [@steronz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/steronz)\ **Replies:** 76\ **Last updated:** [November 4, 2013, 6:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pagan-military-chaplains/626235 "2013-11-04T06:47:17Z")
Heard this whopper – the military is inducting chaplains from the Church of Satan! Of course it’s BS, but I need to prove that it’s BS. I did some research, and I discovered that various Pagan groups are indeed trying … --- ## [Guns, guns, and more guns. What can America do to reduce mass shootings?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guns-guns-and-more-guns-what-can-america-do-to-reduce-mass-shootings/835418)
**Author:** [@Barack\_Obama](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Barack_Obama)\ **Replies:** 162\ **Last updated:** [June 20, 2019, 3:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guns-guns-and-more-guns-what-can-america-do-to-reduce-mass-shootings/835418 "2019-06-20T03:02:57Z")
In Germany virtually nobody has firearms besides law enforcement, and those who do take their guns home can only have a certain amount of ammo. When I found out about this the American in me immediately was triggered so … --- ## [Medicare will soon be bankrupt.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/medicare-will-soon-be-bankrupt/529398)
**Author:** [@ITR\_champion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ITR_champion)\ **Replies:** 85\ **Last updated:** [March 21, 2010, 5:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/medicare-will-soon-be-bankrupt/529398 "2010-03-21T17:46:55Z")
According to the most recent report from the Trustees of Medicare, the system will go belly-up in 2017. Now if you ask me, this should be an area of concern, perhaps even more so than the use of the word “retarded”. A… --- ## [Did Obama add 6 trillion to the deficit?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-obama-add-6-trillion-to-the-deficit/610266)
**Author:** [@FixMyIgnorance](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FixMyIgnorance)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [January 26, 2012, 8:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-obama-add-6-trillion-to-the-deficit/610266 "2012-01-26T20:26:16Z")
I always see this claim thrown around. How true is it, and if so, why? --- ## [Someone stole our peppers!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/someone-stole-our-peppers/598588)
**Author:** [@Greg\_Charles](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Greg_Charles)\ **Replies:** 93\ **Last updated:** [October 14, 2011, 10:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/someone-stole-our-peppers/598588 "2011-10-14T22:01:40Z")
We’ve recently moved from a townhouse to a real house with an actual yard. Many of our plants are still sitting in pots in the yard, including a Thai pepper plant. The other day, we noticed that all but one branch of it … --- ## [Explain the Death Panels thing to me](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/explain-the-death-panels-thing-to-me/526099)
**Author:** [@What\_the](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_the)\ **Replies:** 104\ **Last updated:** [January 26, 2010, 4:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/explain-the-death-panels-thing-to-me/526099 "2010-01-26T04:09:25Z")
Seems like that is the biggest lie the Libs like to bring up when talking about all of the Republican lies related to UHC … correct me if I’m wrong, please. My recollection is that it took off last fall when all of the … --- ## [Mad-Men: 6.07 "Man with a Plan" (open spoilers)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mad-men-6-07-man-with-a-plan-open-spoilers/658185)
**Author:** [@alphaboi867](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/alphaboi867)\ **Replies:** 105\ **Last updated:** [May 22, 2013, 10:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mad-men-6-07-man-with-a-plan-open-spoilers/658185 "2013-05-22T22:14:38Z")
\[QUOTE=AMC\] SCDP tries to placate competing clients. Pete is blindsided by an unexpected guest \[/QUOTE\] First post-merger episode, John Slattery is directing. --- ## [I am your king; you must come and pay homage](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-your-king-you-must-come-and-pay-homage/831739)
**Author:** [@iiandyiiii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iiandyiiii)\ **Replies:** 269\ **Last updated:** [April 13, 2024, 2:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-your-king-you-must-come-and-pay-homage/831739 "2024-04-13T02:27:52Z")
I’ve decided that I am your king. Those who pay homage to me will earn my royal favor; those who do not will earn my wrath. Think carefully on it. The favor of the king can be a powerful asset. I may even make you one o… --- ## [My fat neighbor is peeking in on me again.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-fat-neighbor-is-peeking-in-on-me-again/576530)
**Author:** [@alounacara](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/alounacara)\ **Replies:** 92\ **Last updated:** [April 3, 2011, 3:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-fat-neighbor-is-peeking-in-on-me-again/576530 "2011-04-03T15:40:55Z")
The fat sloppy bitch does it all the time when my girlfriend is at work. I wonder if i could get her arrested for being a daylight peeker? She weighs way over 300lbs --- ## [The differences between 1970s cinema and the cinema of today](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-differences-between-1970s-cinema-and-the-cinema-of-today/457017)
**Author:** [@Argent\_Towers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Argent_Towers)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [January 13, 2025, 6:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-differences-between-1970s-cinema-and-the-cinema-of-today/457017 "2025-01-13T18:39:50Z")
I’ve been thinking lately that there is just something fundamentally different about 70s movies and TV shows versus the ones we have today. There are a bunch of different factors that seem to combine together to create t… --- ## [Airlines sued for not accepting an obese passenger who later died](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/airlines-sued-for-not-accepting-an-obese-passenger-who-later-died/642274)
**Author:** [@JoseB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JoseB)\ **Replies:** 85\ **Last updated:** [December 1, 2012, 11:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/airlines-sued-for-not-accepting-an-obese-passenger-who-later-died/642274 "2012-12-01T23:01:44Z")
The whole story makes me cringe a bit. Long story short: A US-woman who was in Hungary (apparently her husband was Hungarian and she had gone there to their holiday home), weighing close to 200 kg, sick with diabetes … --- ## [Does McDonald's beef taste weird?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-mcdonalds-beef-taste-weird/668062)
**Author:** [@grude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/grude)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [September 6, 2013, 7:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-mcdonalds-beef-taste-weird/668062 "2013-09-06T19:46:31Z")
When I was a little kid I remember describing it as tasting very slightly soapy or something, it doesn’t bother me as much now but it still tastes different than any other chain or homemade burgers. Anyone else notice t… --- ## [So what does it take to be welcomed by Cecil?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-what-does-it-take-to-be-welcomed-by-cecil/85015)
**Author:** [@Esprix](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Esprix)\ **Replies:** 144\ **Last updated:** [April 9, 2003, 9:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-what-does-it-take-to-be-welcomed-by-cecil/85015 "2003-04-09T21:30:44Z")
I mean, really - I’m the Gay Guy, I’ve got one of the longest ongoing and (arguably) popular threads (in Great Debates, no less), I’ve got like over 5,000 posts, I’m one of the top twenty prolific posters, and, most impo… --- ## [If you're going to ask for directions, give complete information](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-youre-going-to-ask-for-directions-give-complete-information/572953)
**Author:** [@tdn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tdn)\ **Replies:** 66\ **Last updated:** [March 13, 2011, 11:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-youre-going-to-ask-for-directions-give-complete-information/572953 "2011-03-13T11:09:28Z")
I was walking home last night and noticed a car pulled over. When I passed it, the driver got my attention and asked for directions. Him: “Do you know where fifteen Fake Street is?” Me: “Well, you’re on Fake Street rig… --- ## [So, What DO you do with the money, fuckheads?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-what-do-you-do-with-the-money-fuckheads/427353)
**Author:** [@Zambini57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zambini57)\ **Replies:** 169\ **Last updated:** [November 24, 2007, 4:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-what-do-you-do-with-the-money-fuckheads/427353 "2007-11-24T04:31:51Z")
I may only have 300 posts, but I have lurked here a long time. I was around when Satan and heartherlee were still friends. I was around when Mark Serlin was posting his “poofy hair” bit, and Opal was cutting herself du… --- ## [Infertility](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/infertility/645333)
**Author:** [@Antigen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Antigen)\ **Replies:** 89\ **Last updated:** [January 2, 2013, 11:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/infertility/645333 "2013-01-02T11:33:10Z")
Fuck you, infertility. Fuck you for getting in the way and making it hard for this loving couple to start a family. Fuck you for coming to us as a vague and nebulous diagnosis without anything we can fix. Fuck you for dr… --- ## [Do batteries get heavier when you charge them?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-batteries-get-heavier-when-you-charge-them/576345)
**Author:** [@davidbrian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/davidbrian)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [March 31, 2011, 7:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-batteries-get-heavier-when-you-charge-them/576345 "2011-03-31T19:30:35Z")
I was recently listening to a science show (Dr. Karl) for those of you in Australia. He said he thought that batteries got heavier when they were charged. I believed that the charging process was the reversal of a chemi… --- ## [The Popes Influence](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-popes-influence/723404)
**Author:** [@HoneyBadgerDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HoneyBadgerDC)\ **Replies:** 126\ **Last updated:** [July 4, 2015, 5:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-popes-influence/723404 "2015-07-04T17:29:19Z")
Regardless of whether or not the Pope is correct in his views is he misusing his influence as a religious leader to spread his own ideology? --- ## [Weirdest Top 10 Singles](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weirdest-top-10-singles/467190)
**Author:** [@woodstockbirdybird](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/woodstockbirdybird)\ **Replies:** 121\ **Last updated:** [November 8, 2008, 5:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weirdest-top-10-singles/467190 "2008-11-08T17:21:36Z")
Pretty self-explanatory - what are some of the weirdest singles that have made the top 10? Songs that, when you first heard, you thought, “This is pretty out there for a mass audience”? A lot of these probably don’t see… --- ## [Texas Tech suspends Coach Mike Leach indefinitely](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/texas-tech-suspends-coach-mike-leach-indefinitely/522906)
**Author:** [@Oakminster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Oakminster)\ **Replies:** 144\ **Last updated:** [January 9, 2010, 11:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/texas-tech-suspends-coach-mike-leach-indefinitely/522906 "2010-01-09T23:37:00Z")
I did not see another thread on this, if I missed it, mods please lock this one. http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2009/football/ncaa/12/28/ttu-leach.ap/index.html The suspension is a result of a complaint from Adam Jam… --- ## [AIG Shareholders Suing the Government Over the AIG Bailout](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aig-shareholders-suing-the-government-over-the-aig-bailout/646554)
**Author:** [@Fotheringay-Phipps](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fotheringay-Phipps)\ **Replies:** 78\ **Last updated:** [October 6, 2014, 7:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aig-shareholders-suing-the-government-over-the-aig-bailout/646554 "2014-10-06T19:43:36Z")
This has actually been going on for a while, led by former CEO Maurice “Hank” Greenberg. What brought it to the fore today is that Greenberg is trying to prevail on AIG itself to join the lawsuit. This prospect has prov… --- ## [Mindset of Parents accepting a lazy kid.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mindset-of-parents-accepting-a-lazy-kid/614659)
**Author:** [@wolfman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wolfman)\ **Replies:** 74\ **Last updated:** [July 25, 2016, 3:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mindset-of-parents-accepting-a-lazy-kid/614659 "2016-07-25T15:32:49Z")
This is something that is so alien to me, I was curious if anyone dealing with it it and can explain it. I work with a guy who is a great dude, smart, good at his job , fun to grab a beer with. He is in his 50s. His old… --- ## [Ahh, the Wisdom of Toddlers (or: Auntie EM's Big Vagina)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ahh-the-wisdom-of-toddlers-or-auntie-ems-big-vagina/178264)
**Author:** [@auntie\_em](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/auntie_em)\ **Replies:** 109\ **Last updated:** [July 17, 2003, 11:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ahh-the-wisdom-of-toddlers-or-auntie-ems-big-vagina/178264 "2003-07-17T23:24:06Z")
So this past weekend SkipMagic (my betrothed, for those of you who don’t know) and I went to L.A. for a wedding, and stayed with some friends of mine who have two girls, ages 2 and 3. Amazingly adorable kids. But I dig… --- ## [Why Are Bald Heads Shiny?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-bald-heads-shiny/331122)
**Author:** [@Surreal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Surreal)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [November 16, 2005, 2:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-bald-heads-shiny/331122 "2005-11-16T02:00:59Z")
I’ve noticed that many men who are bald have heads that tend to be shiny–moreso than the skin on other regions of their bodies. What is the reason for this? Are they applying a substance to their heads to create this ef… --- ## [17,000 posts full of shit...yeah YOU, handy](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/17-000-posts-full-of-shit-yeah-you-handy/204742)
**Author:** [@Otto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Otto)\ **Replies:** 157\ **Last updated:** [October 7, 2003, 2:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/17-000-posts-full-of-shit-yeah-you-handy/204742 "2003-10-07T02:22:56Z")
handy, you are without a doubt the single most worthless poster to these boards. I can’t recall ever reading a single thing you’ve posted that is in the slightest thought-provoking, interesting, or anything other than t… --- ## [Where are the liberal trolls?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-are-the-liberal-trolls/703012)
**Author:** [@Mr.Greenjeans](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Greenjeans)\ **Replies:** 117\ **Last updated:** [November 3, 2014, 1:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-are-the-liberal-trolls/703012 "2014-11-03T01:06:20Z")
\[I put this here since the threads I’m discussing are in the Pit. If it’s not the right place, Mods, please move it.\] I know this board leans left, but we do have some reasoned and reasonable discussions here. And eve… --- ## [What exactly is the fascination with Homosexuality](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-exactly-is-the-fascination-with-homosexuality/730506)
**Author:** [@BaldDudePeekskill](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BaldDudePeekskill)\ **Replies:** 118\ **Last updated:** [September 17, 2015, 6:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-exactly-is-the-fascination-with-homosexuality/730506 "2015-09-17T06:00:35Z")
I am a gay, married man. Devout episcopalian. Dog dad to 4 pups, foster parent and a policy writer for a major bank. I am boring. BORING BORING BORING. My wanton activities with my husband include sex on a very very irr… --- ## [My son has mono](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-son-has-mono/594745)
**Author:** [@shantih](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/shantih)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [September 7, 2011, 5:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-son-has-mono/594745 "2011-09-07T05:22:04Z")
So, this has been fun: my son called me from school Friday afternoon a couple of weeks back to ask me to pick him up because he felt awful. He was feverish and I put him to bed right away. His fever lasted 4 or 5 days… --- ## [Average size torso, really short legs?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/average-size-torso-really-short-legs/634340)
**Author:** [@Dingbang](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dingbang)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [September 13, 2012, 7:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/average-size-torso-really-short-legs/634340 "2012-09-13T19:36:22Z")
In the past week or so I’ve met two men who had average-sized and normally proportioned bodies except for remarkably short legs. They almost had the appearance of a little person, but not really. They looked to me like … --- ## [I am in the bathtub with my (unplugged) laptop...dangerous?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-in-the-bathtub-with-my-unplugged-laptop-dangerous/433895)
**Author:** [@newcrasher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/newcrasher)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [January 18, 2008, 11:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-in-the-bathtub-with-my-unplugged-laptop-dangerous/433895 "2008-01-18T11:15:00Z")
…or just stupid? If I slip and if falls in, will I get shocked, or just ruin my laptop? --- ## [Acceptable English grammar/semantics that you hate](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/acceptable-english-grammar-semantics-that-you-hate/1001984)
**Author:** [@CairoCarol](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CairoCarol)\ **Replies:** 260\ **Last updated:** [July 7, 2024, 4:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/acceptable-english-grammar-semantics-that-you-hate/1001984 "2024-07-07T16:27:33Z")
I’m fine with split infinitives and sentences ending in a preposition. I’m even grudgingly accepting that the meaning of “literally” has changed to simply become an intensifier, because the reality is that language chang… --- ## [PG&E cuts electricity to 24,000 customers](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pg-e-cuts-electricity-to-24-000-customers/840742)
**Author:** [@Snowboarder\_Bo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snowboarder_Bo)\ **Replies:** 134\ **Last updated:** [June 23, 2020, 7:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pg-e-cuts-electricity-to-24-000-customers/840742 "2020-06-23T07:19:35Z")
AP story here. This is happening in America. In a country that likes to flatter itself as “exceptional” and the most advanced, most prosperous country that has ever existed. The power is being shut off because PG&E c… --- ## [The Walking Dead; 7.16 "The First Day of the Rest of Your Life" (open spoilers)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-walking-dead-7-16-the-first-day-of-the-rest-of-your-life-open-spoilers/783622)
**Author:** [@alphaboi867](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/alphaboi867)\ **Replies:** 92\ **Last updated:** [April 28, 2017, 6:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-walking-dead-7-16-the-first-day-of-the-rest-of-your-life-open-spoilers/783622 "2017-04-28T18:30:25Z")
\[QUOTE=AMC\] The stakes continue to grow higher as paths cross; the group enacts an intricate plan. \[/QUOTE\] Season finale tonight; Norman Reedus, Jeffrey Dean Morgan and Scott M. Gimple are on Talking Dead. --- ## [Nunchaku - The final answer](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nunchaku-the-final-answer/761266)
**Author:** [@Hill\_Billy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hill_Billy)\ **Replies:** 142\ **Last updated:** [September 6, 2016, 2:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nunchaku-the-final-answer/761266 "2016-09-06T02:54:31Z")
I don’t know of any other weapon’s viability which has been debated as much, as the, venerable nunchaku. As a proponent of nunchaku I’d like, to finally answer this question. To quote a former poster “it’s not, the ma… --- ## [Do people really still pierce infants ears ?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-people-really-still-pierce-infants-ears/600345)
**Author:** [@Ibanez](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ibanez)\ **Replies:** 93\ **Last updated:** [October 27, 2011, 7:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-people-really-still-pierce-infants-ears/600345 "2011-10-27T07:14:08Z")
I usually stay out of the affairs of when it comes to raising other peoples kids. But I couldn’t help but throw in my 5 cents when my sister told me her in-laws (the grandma) was urging my sister to get my niece’s ears … --- ## [Mother lets 9 year old ride NYC subway. People go insane. Are we crazy about kid safety these days?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mother-lets-9-year-old-ride-nyc-subway-people-go-insane-are-we-crazy-about-kid-safety-these-days/551188)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 123\ **Last updated:** [August 25, 2010, 8:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mother-lets-9-year-old-ride-nyc-subway-people-go-insane-are-we-crazy-about-kid-safety-these-days/551188 "2010-08-25T20:26:50Z")
Re this article The last word: Advice from ‘America’s worst mom’, is this women irresponsible or have we all just lost our minds? When I was 9 I rode all over the place on my bicycle and no one blinked an eye. Nowdays i… --- ## [Fuck the fashion police.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fuck-the-fashion-police/813462)
**Author:** [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Replies:** 132\ **Last updated:** [May 10, 2018, 4:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fuck-the-fashion-police/813462 "2018-05-10T04:57:58Z")
A high school girl in Utah finds a pretty red dress in a vintage clothing store, wears it to the prom. Non-story, right? Except that the dress is in a traditional Chinese style, and the girl is white. So of course she is… --- ## [President Richard Nixon shares his views on gay people](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/president-richard-nixon-shares-his-views-on-gay-people/696945)
**Author:** [@ILikeForeignLanguages](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ILikeForeignLanguages)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [September 2, 2014, 2:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/president-richard-nixon-shares-his-views-on-gay-people/696945 "2014-09-02T02:08:08Z")
--- ## [US gov't to air-drop toxic mice on Guam snakes](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/us-govt-to-air-drop-toxic-mice-on-guam-snakes/651104)
**Author:** [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Replies:** 65\ **Last updated:** [March 18, 2013, 8:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/us-govt-to-air-drop-toxic-mice-on-guam-snakes/651104 "2013-03-18T20:34:38Z")
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