# Top **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=65&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:** 66 --- ## [So, this is it (Syria)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-this-is-it-syria/667113)
**Author:** [@Werekoala](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Werekoala)\ **Replies:** 340\ **Last updated:** [September 2, 2013, 1:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-this-is-it-syria/667113 "2013-09-02T13:31:22Z")
The drums have been beaten for months now, and the US and Britain are moving warships into the region in response to reported chemical weapon attacks on rebels/militants/terrorists/civilians. IMHO it’s only a matter of d… --- ## [Being brainwashed into a belief is not a good reason to hold said belief.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/being-brainwashed-into-a-belief-is-not-a-good-reason-to-hold-said-belief/374920)
**Author:** [@badchad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/badchad)\ **Replies:** 623\ **Last updated:** [November 15, 2006, 6:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/being-brainwashed-into-a-belief-is-not-a-good-reason-to-hold-said-belief/374920 "2006-11-15T18:17:55Z")
At the request of Cosmosdan, Tomndebb and Suburban Plankton for a new thread, here’s my thesis. Attack at will. Feel free to bring up any questions that you think were insufficiently addressed in the original thread: h… --- ## [Jokes: 10 words or shorter](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jokes-10-words-or-shorter/629165)
**Author:** [@cjepson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cjepson)\ **Replies:** 167\ **Last updated:** [April 21, 2013, 2:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jokes-10-words-or-shorter/629165 "2013-04-21T02:48:56Z")
OK, who’s got some really short jokes? (And I mean real jokes, not things like “The idea that a Republican president will reduce the deficit”.) Nothing longer than 10 words allowed!!! The shortest joke might be Henny … --- ## [Anyone else questioning the extent of "social isolation"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-else-questioning-the-extent-of-social-isolation/849671)
**Author:** [@Dinsdale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dinsdale)\ **Replies:** 521\ **Last updated:** [June 18, 2020, 6:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-else-questioning-the-extent-of-social-isolation/849671 "2020-06-18T06:02:50Z")
How seriously are you taking the recommendations to socially isolate? I’m not suggesting that people simply continue living their lives as normal. I certainly understand the benefit of avoiding large crowds and vulnera… --- ## [Are there atheists who are not really arrogant?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-atheists-who-are-not-really-arrogant/654475)
**Author:** [@Bijou\_Drains](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bijou_Drains)\ **Replies:** 331\ **Last updated:** [April 8, 2013, 5:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-atheists-who-are-not-really-arrogant/654475 "2013-04-08T05:31:58Z")
If so I have not met any of them. To be fair I don’t know many atheists so it’s a small sample. --- ## [So You Don't Think Grocery Workers Deserve Protection....](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-you-dont-think-grocery-workers-deserve-protection/851708)
**Author:** [@Broomstick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Broomstick)\ **Replies:** 520\ **Last updated:** [July 13, 2020, 6:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-you-dont-think-grocery-workers-deserve-protection/851708 "2020-07-13T18:34:57Z")
This thread is prompted by This post And this post I am going to work so that YOU can get your toilet paper, fancy coffee, fresh oranges, and whatever the fuck else you want and I’m exposed to not only YOU but all of … --- ## [You are liable if a car crashes into a boulder on your property?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-are-liable-if-a-car-crashes-into-a-boulder-on-your-property/622233)
**Author:** [@Bootis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bootis)\ **Replies:** 126\ **Last updated:** [February 16, 2018, 5:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-are-liable-if-a-car-crashes-into-a-boulder-on-your-property/622233 "2018-02-16T05:02:50Z")
From this story Can this possible be true? And if so, why would they be any more liable for a car hitting a boulder on their property than a car hitting their house? --- ## [Affirmed:Lenin really is the tits](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/affirmed-lenin-really-is-the-tits/538021)
**Author:** [@adhay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/adhay)\ **Replies:** 262\ **Last updated:** [May 19, 2010, 11:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/affirmed-lenin-really-is-the-tits/538021 "2010-05-19T23:20:00Z")
… no matter what you might say about his domestic heavy-handedness. Lenin, 40+ years before Ike and without the benefit of Ike’s hindsight on (and singular involvement in) WWII along with the obvious results of that wa… --- ## [House Hunters outrage!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/house-hunters-outrage/513779)
**Author:** [@Biggirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biggirl)\ **Replies:** 208\ **Last updated:** [June 4, 2011, 5:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/house-hunters-outrage/513779 "2011-06-04T05:48:54Z")
There are people looking for a house with no imagination and no sense. These are the people who go on HGTV’s House Hunters, tour a perfectly wonderful and cheap house and say, “Oh, I can’t live with a pink bedroom!” as i… --- ## [If we were drafting a new Constitution today, should it include the 2nd Amendment or not?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-we-were-drafting-a-new-constitution-today-should-it-include-the-2nd-amendment-or-not/654752)
**Author:** [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)\ **Replies:** 233\ **Last updated:** [April 20, 2013, 12:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-we-were-drafting-a-new-constitution-today-should-it-include-the-2nd-amendment-or-not/654752 "2013-04-20T00:58:51Z")
As Martin Hyde remarks in this thread: Just so. Therefore, let us set aside the question of what the FFs “meant” by the Second Amendment, and all the ventriloquism-in-a-cemetery that it invites, and instead debate the… --- ## [How comfortable are you around your spouse's family?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-comfortable-are-you-around-your-spouses-family/600135)
**Author:** [@Machine\_Elf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Machine_Elf)\ **Replies:** 98\ **Last updated:** [December 28, 2015, 4:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-comfortable-are-you-around-your-spouses-family/600135 "2015-12-28T16:28:11Z")
My wife and I have gathered with my parents and siblings (my brother and my sister + her husband and kids) for every Christmas since 2004. My wife does not feel completely at ease around all of them, and it’s led to som… --- ## [Life hacks you figured out on your own](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/life-hacks-you-figured-out-on-your-own/981041)
**Author:** [@Briny\_Deep](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Briny_Deep)\ **Replies:** 504\ **Last updated:** [July 16, 2023, 6:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/life-hacks-you-figured-out-on-your-own/981041 "2023-07-16T18:45:35Z")
Use only bright-colored thumbtacks. Then when you drop one, you have some chance of finding it before you step on it in your sock feet. --- ## [Dirt 2](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dirt-2/520042)
**Author:** [@SenorBeef](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SenorBeef)\ **Replies:** 104\ **Last updated:** [April 14, 2010, 4:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dirt-2/520042 "2010-04-14T16:57:23Z")
Dirt 2 was released for the PC today. The demo is available here, or on Steam. The console versions were released a few months back, so people here may already have experience with the game. They delayed the PC release … --- ## [Which actor/actresses have not aged well.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-actor-actresses-have-not-aged-well/605894)
**Author:** [@AK84](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AK84)\ **Replies:** 147\ **Last updated:** [August 18, 2012, 6:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-actor-actresses-have-not-aged-well/605894 "2012-08-18T06:54:11Z")
Admittedly it is a subjective issue, however I was watching The Undiscovered Country last night and also have been watching TOS and while the difference in Doohan and Shatner (especially Doohan) was amazing. Admittedly i… --- ## [I'm Too Old For This 5h1t - a Venting MMP](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-too-old-for-this-5h1t-a-venting-mmp/655115)
**Author:** [@anyrose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/anyrose)\ **Replies:** 462\ **Last updated:** [April 15, 2013, 3:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-too-old-for-this-5h1t-a-venting-mmp/655115 "2013-04-15T03:16:51Z")
So, a little over a year ago, I was bitch-slapped by reality and came to the conclusion I needed to sell my house. The first trick was finding a realtor who wasn’t pulling numbers out of thin air just to get my hopes up… --- ## [Plans with friends and the etiquette of inviting others?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/plans-with-friends-and-the-etiquette-of-inviting-others/441290)
**Author:** [@NightRabbit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NightRabbit)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [November 16, 2016, 2:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/plans-with-friends-and-the-etiquette-of-inviting-others/441290 "2016-11-16T14:00:35Z")
To start this out, I’m a pretty social creature. I like meeting and spending time with friends-of-friends, and I have a thoroughly “the more the merrier” attitude. If I make plans with people, and I happen to run into an… --- ## [No, the free market will not protect civil rights (or 'why the Civil Rights Act is still needed)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-the-free-market-will-not-protect-civil-rights-or-why-the-civil-rights-act-is-still-needed/680982)
**Author:** [@iiandyiiii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iiandyiiii)\ **Replies:** 244\ **Last updated:** [February 13, 2014, 11:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-the-free-market-will-not-protect-civil-rights-or-why-the-civil-rights-act-is-still-needed/680982 "2014-02-13T23:59:17Z")
Some asshole restaurant owner in Enid, OK has made it rather clear that many types of people are not welcome in his establishment. At times, some idiots in politics and the media have suggested that the Civil Rights Act… --- ## [Ever shit your pants?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ever-shit-your-pants/67977)
**Author:** [@aha](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aha)\ **Replies:** 194\ **Last updated:** [January 11, 2022, 2:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ever-shit-your-pants/67977 "2022-01-11T02:10:52Z")
Not diapers but pants/dress/skirt or whatever. Sorry but these are the things that I need to know. I hate being alone in these kinds of matters. I figure that if I speak up now maybe others too scarred by their own expe… --- ## [The Newsroom - Season 1 thread \[edited title\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-newsroom-season-1-thread-edited-title/626169)
**Author:** [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Replies:** 290\ **Last updated:** [September 21, 2012, 3:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-newsroom-season-1-thread-edited-title/626169 "2012-09-21T15:14:47Z")
Anybody plan to watch this? Jeff Daniels, Sam Waterson, Emily Mortimer, Olivia Munn and others. --- ## [Why is hetero anal sex so popular?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-hetero-anal-sex-so-popular/638195)
**Author:** [@grude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/grude)\ **Replies:** 128\ **Last updated:** [October 31, 2012, 3:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-hetero-anal-sex-so-popular/638195 "2012-10-31T15:44:27Z")
First off I’m not grossed out by the idea at all, I’m not even grossed out by analingus. I’m just sort of baffled by its popularity and apparently position of ultimate sex act among my peers, it is at the top of the hea… --- ## [DOJ report on racism and shakedown-artistry in the Ferguson PD](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doj-report-on-racism-and-shakedown-artistry-in-the-ferguson-pd/714604)
**Author:** [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)\ **Replies:** 420\ **Last updated:** [March 18, 2015, 7:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doj-report-on-racism-and-shakedown-artistry-in-the-ferguson-pd/714604 "2015-03-18T07:35:34Z")
Whole report. Highlights. This thread is not about Brown/Wilson, we’ve got other threads for that. Taking this report at face value, it looks pretty bad. Like a classic Southern small-town speed trap, on steroids, ex… --- ## [Men's inseam measurements](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mens-inseam-measurements/581191)
**Author:** [@gallows\_fodder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gallows_fodder)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [May 10, 2011, 2:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mens-inseam-measurements/581191 "2011-05-10T02:28:49Z")
Today I was randomly thinking of the scene in the second season of Carnivale in which Justin dreams of Iris taking his inseam measurement and then stabbing him in the crotch. Yikes. Anyway, Justin is played by Clancy B… --- ## [So did Lee Oswald act alone or not?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-did-lee-oswald-act-alone-or-not/538185)
**Author:** [@ChrisBooth12](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ChrisBooth12)\ **Replies:** 194\ **Last updated:** [May 30, 2010, 1:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-did-lee-oswald-act-alone-or-not/538185 "2010-05-30T01:18:51Z")
I know this has been done dozens of times but I have a few questions. I just read an article from Salon (not sure if it is trustworthy or not) Saying Congress Admits Lee didn’t act alone http://open.salon.com/blog/rw005… --- ## [Native Americans unable to see Columbus's ships?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/native-americans-unable-to-see-columbuss-ships/301233)
**Author:** [@Lumpy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lumpy)\ **Replies:** 136\ **Last updated:** [March 19, 2012, 5:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/native-americans-unable-to-see-columbuss-ships/301233 "2012-03-19T17:37:27Z")
Just saw the movie “What the heck do we know?”, and it contained an anecdote that I am very skeptical about. It claimed that when Columbus first came to the new world, the natives there couldn’t see his ships. That becau… --- ## [Trump's ban on transgender individuals in the military](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trumps-ban-on-transgender-individuals-in-the-military/792159)
**Author:** [@iiandyiiii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iiandyiiii)\ **Replies:** 426\ **Last updated:** [March 24, 2018, 3:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trumps-ban-on-transgender-individuals-in-the-military/792159 "2018-03-24T03:04:09Z")
Trump just announced (on twitter, obviously) that transgender Americans can’t serve in the military any more. This includes folks like Kristin Beck, who won a bronze star and a purple heart. This is infuriating to me, … --- ## [Is this finally it? Is this finally the series of events that will end Trump's presidency?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-finally-it-is-this-finally-the-series-of-events-that-will-end-trumps-presidency/820028)
**Author:** [@John\_Stamos\_Left\_Ear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_Stamos_Left_Ear)\ **Replies:** 362\ **Last updated:** [September 24, 2019, 10:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-finally-it-is-this-finally-the-series-of-events-that-will-end-trumps-presidency/820028 "2019-09-24T22:42:16Z")
The one-two punch of Manafort being convicted of eight felonies and the stunning turn of events with Michael Cohen has me optimistic for the first time that maybe, just maybe, we will be rid of the scourge that is Trump … --- ## [I put the author of "The Secret" and everyone who quotes it.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-put-the-author-of-the-secret-and-everyone-who-quotes-it/618183)
**Author:** [@living\_in\_hell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/living_in_hell)\ **Replies:** 284\ **Last updated:** [April 21, 2012, 8:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-put-the-author-of-the-secret-and-everyone-who-quotes-it/618183 "2012-04-21T20:17:06Z")
Enough already. Yes I know about the golden rule and you get what you give and sugar versus vinegar and even ACT-informed therapy…religion and philosophy have drilled this into our heads for centuries. But seriously, tha… --- ## [Stewart/Colbert Rally on the National Mall: 30 Oct 2010](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stewart-colbert-rally-on-the-national-mall-30-oct-2010/554053)
**Author:** [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Replies:** 306\ **Last updated:** [November 2, 2010, 1:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stewart-colbert-rally-on-the-national-mall-30-oct-2010/554053 "2010-11-02T01:04:28Z")
Announced tonight. News blip hereand you’ll be able to watch the episodes tomorrow, but it’s called “The March to Restore Sanity” and on his show Jon was in front of a crudely drawn banner reading “Take it Down a Notch… --- ## [You Beat your Dogs 2 Months Ago Because You’re Frustrated with Them, so You Adopt Another Dog](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-beat-your-dogs-2-months-ago-because-you-re-frustrated-with-them-so-you-adopt-another-dog/549041)
**Author:** [@BottledBlondJeanie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BottledBlondJeanie)\ **Replies:** 346\ **Last updated:** [August 16, 2010, 4:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-beat-your-dogs-2-months-ago-because-you-re-frustrated-with-them-so-you-adopt-another-dog/549041 "2010-08-16T16:30:49Z")
This thread is in response to Papsett’s new dog adoption. Link contained herein. Two months ago, you posted a thread that you were depressed, could barely handle the four dogs you already own, and that you were “smacki… --- ## [Why has the U.S. Army ruined the beret?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-has-the-u-s-army-ruined-the-beret/571764)
**Author:** [@Acsenray](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Acsenray)\ **Replies:** 124\ **Last updated:** [February 25, 2011, 4:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-has-the-u-s-army-ruined-the-beret/571764 "2011-02-25T04:12:13Z")
I’m putting this in Cafe Society, since it’s an aesthetic issue, but I don’t know which way the discussion will go. Berets have been around a long time, worn by both men and women. And they can look nice. Here are some … --- ## [Is leaving the oven on dangerous](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-leaving-the-oven-on-dangerous/246671)
**Author:** [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [November 4, 2017, 12:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-leaving-the-oven-on-dangerous/246671 "2017-11-04T00:33:02Z")
Assume you leave it on while you go to work because you forget to turn it off. Is it actually dangerous to do that? does it matter if its gas or electric in regards to danger? It seems like it would just internally regul… --- ## [Who changed the pronunciation of Niger?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-changed-the-pronunciation-of-niger/316309)
**Author:** [@jebert](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jebert)\ **Replies:** 112\ **Last updated:** [October 27, 2017, 3:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-changed-the-pronunciation-of-niger/316309 "2017-10-27T15:03:12Z")
I have always pronounced Niger as NY-jer. Recently I have heard most radio and TV reporters pronouncing it as nee-ZHAIR. My Webster’s new Collegiate from 1975 and my American Heritage from 1985 both show NY-jer as the … --- ## [The role of the working poor in our society](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-role-of-the-working-poor-in-our-society/504904)
**Author:** [@Blalron](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Blalron)\ **Replies:** 439\ **Last updated:** [March 11, 2013, 8:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-role-of-the-working-poor-in-our-society/504904 "2013-03-11T20:50:47Z")
In the massive pit thread I’ve seen arguments to the effect that poor people deserve their fate if they can’t afford healthcare. They should have gotten a better job; they should have saved up more money, etc. Here’s my… --- ## [Pot smoking neighbors - what to do?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pot-smoking-neighbors-what-to-do/560808)
**Author:** [@kafoo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kafoo)\ **Replies:** 201\ **Last updated:** [August 29, 2011, 9:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pot-smoking-neighbors-what-to-do/560808 "2011-08-29T21:20:25Z")
I live in a house that was converted into apartments, with 4 on each floor. Someone on the floor downstairs is smoking so much pot that it makes the hallways smell, sometimes creeps into my apartment, and leaves me smell… --- ## [What happened with the Hillary email scandal?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happened-with-the-hillary-email-scandal/744574)
**Author:** [@boffking](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/boffking)\ **Replies:** 419\ **Last updated:** [February 17, 2016, 2:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happened-with-the-hillary-email-scandal/744574 "2016-02-17T02:03:37Z")
It seems to be almost forgotten at this point. Wasn’t she facing felony charges a few months ago? Were they dropped? I don’t really know the details about this particular scandal at all, but I do think running for pre… --- ## [Weird situation: would you have stayed?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weird-situation-would-you-have-stayed/597369)
**Author:** [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\ **Replies:** 354\ **Last updated:** [October 3, 2011, 1:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weird-situation-would-you-have-stayed/597369 "2011-10-03T13:34:12Z")
Had a strange thing happen yesterday. I own a business located in a rural setting, with mostly farmland and homes on the road. Usually I am the first to leave at the end of the day, but yesterday I was putting new stuff… --- ## [Rock or pop songs in minor keys](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rock-or-pop-songs-in-minor-keys/656217)
**Author:** [@EmilyG](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EmilyG)\ **Replies:** 66\ **Last updated:** [August 10, 2015, 11:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rock-or-pop-songs-in-minor-keys/656217 "2015-08-10T23:02:19Z")
What are some of your favourite pop or rock songs in minor keys? --- ## [U.S. Senate races 2020](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/u-s-senate-races-2020/852876)
**Author:** [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Replies:** 719\ **Last updated:** [January 20, 2021, 2:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/u-s-senate-races-2020/852876 "2021-01-20T14:53:31Z")
Big-picture discussions here, or your thoughts on particular races that might not merit a thread all their own. Democrats need to shift just three seats, and Republicans seem to be nervous: --- ## [Women; what do you think when a guy says you're pretty?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/women-what-do-you-think-when-a-guy-says-youre-pretty/534841)
**Author:** [@panaccione](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panaccione)\ **Replies:** 84\ **Last updated:** [April 8, 2010, 10:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/women-what-do-you-think-when-a-guy-says-youre-pretty/534841 "2010-04-08T22:10:39Z")
Or beautiful, gorgeous, or any of the above. Personally, I feel true beauty is on the inside but it seems that this compliment can go very far with you ladies. If I simply say “you look amazing in that dress” your eyes… --- ## [Electric space heaters run at full 1500 watt rating tend to burn up AC sockets. Common or not?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/electric-space-heaters-run-at-full-1500-watt-rating-tend-to-burn-up-ac-sockets-common-or-not/680811)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 89\ **Last updated:** [March 17, 2019, 5:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/electric-space-heaters-run-at-full-1500-watt-rating-tend-to-burn-up-ac-sockets-common-or-not/680811 "2019-03-17T17:48:53Z")
When using variable power (600- 1500 watt) fan driven electrical box style heaters I often plug them into computer style power strips. In almost all cases I’ve found the female AC socket the male AC plug goes into becom… --- ## [At-Home Cyst Removal: Isn't This a Bad Idea?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/at-home-cyst-removal-isnt-this-a-bad-idea/508792)
**Author:** [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [December 21, 2012, 3:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/at-home-cyst-removal-isnt-this-a-bad-idea/508792 "2012-12-21T15:41:06Z")
http:/ /www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q8fsco3C\_Zc (Link broken. It’s gross. SFW, probably, but totally GROSS :eek: .) Mrs. Homie saw this on a friend’s FB page. The anesthesia consisted of ice applied locally, and the patient… --- ## [Is there ANYTHING that eats roaches?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-anything-that-eats-roaches/596858)
**Author:** [@JBDivmstr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JBDivmstr)\ **Replies:** 102\ **Last updated:** [June 1, 2015, 11:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-anything-that-eats-roaches/596858 "2015-06-01T23:08:32Z")
Seriously, do roaches have any natural predators? :confused: I mean, other than the occasional curious cat, I can’t think of anything that preys upon cockroaches as a source of food. For that matter, all of the times t… --- ## [It's always a fucking Pit Bull](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-always-a-fucking-pit-bull/760775)
**Author:** [@Leaffan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaffan)\ **Replies:** 334\ **Last updated:** [July 16, 2020, 5:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-always-a-fucking-pit-bull/760775 "2020-07-16T17:01:37Z")
Another news story today out of Ottawa regarding a dog attack. It’s never a German Shepherd. It’s never a Boxer. It’s never a Shih Tzu. It’s never a Poodle, or a Bichon Frise. or a Chihuahua. It’s always a fucking Pi… --- ## [World's most dangerous toys](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worlds-most-dangerous-toys/475049)
**Author:** [@Biggirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biggirl)\ **Replies:** 201\ **Last updated:** [December 30, 2008, 4:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worlds-most-dangerous-toys/475049 "2008-12-30T04:46:38Z")
Over in the Game Room, one of the Daily Feuds was about toys. Lawn Darts was the number one most dangerous toy. According to Radar’s most dangerous toys they’re only number 2. Those Chinese GHB ladened decorative dots wi… --- ## [We Have Betrayed the Kurds](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/we-have-betrayed-the-kurds/841420)
**Author:** [@Paul\_in\_Qatar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Paul_in_Qatar)\ **Replies:** 492\ **Last updated:** [November 17, 2019, 1:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/we-have-betrayed-the-kurds/841420 "2019-11-17T01:01:27Z")
I am sick to my heart. We have handed our allies over to the Turks. There will be a bloodbath. They were fools to trust us. -=Link=- --- ## [Portable healthy lunch ideas that don't require refrigeration or a microwave](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/portable-healthy-lunch-ideas-that-dont-require-refrigeration-or-a-microwave/537311)
**Author:** [@lindsaybluth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lindsaybluth)\ **Replies:** 63\ **Last updated:** [April 29, 2010, 6:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/portable-healthy-lunch-ideas-that-dont-require-refrigeration-or-a-microwave/537311 "2010-04-29T18:36:54Z")
Mods, if this is more appropriate to MPSIS, by all means move it, but I thought it might go in Cafe because it’s about food. The next two weeks at work I’ll be doing a lot of driving and holding meetings out of the offi… --- ## [Most Ignorant Thing You've Ever Heard](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-ignorant-thing-youve-ever-heard/391196)
**Author:** [@Spice\_Weasel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spice_Weasel)\ **Replies:** 403\ **Last updated:** [February 26, 2007, 10:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-ignorant-thing-youve-ever-heard/391196 "2007-02-26T22:15:10Z")
So a year or two ago I got a tattoo on my left wrist. It is small, in black ink, and written in Sanskrit (The word is “impermanent.”) For those who don’t know, Sanskrit is an old and dead language used in ancient India… --- ## [How come Gandalf didn't know Bilbo had the One Ring?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-come-gandalf-didnt-know-bilbo-had-the-one-ring/514163)
**Author:** [@Quartz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quartz)\ **Replies:** 148\ **Last updated:** [October 29, 2009, 2:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-come-gandalf-didnt-know-bilbo-had-the-one-ring/514163 "2009-10-29T14:33:26Z")
It’s explicitly stated that when Sauron forged the One Ring and put it on, the elves who bore the Three immediately detected it and knew they had been deceived and so took off their rings immediately to avoid coming unde… --- ## [Threadkillers 2001!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/threadkillers-2001/48015)
**Author:** [@Jester](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jester)\ **Replies:** 1111\ **Last updated:** [January 11, 2001, 11:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/threadkillers-2001/48015 "2001-01-11T23:45:04Z")
It’s time. Time for all Dopers to show their mettle, and do battle with the gigantic, horrific, evil-SOB-mother of all threads. This here, for you newcomers, is a contest. Or, as we in the biz call it, a “thingie where… --- ## [Wife comatose? Fuck her when you visit again and again.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wife-comatose-fuck-her-when-you-visit-again-and-again/463276)
**Author:** [@Harmonious\_Discord](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Harmonious_Discord)\ **Replies:** 294\ **Last updated:** [January 7, 2017, 6:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wife-comatose-fuck-her-when-you-visit-again-and-again/463276 "2017-01-07T18:10:07Z")
This guy’s wife was comatose after a stroke. He visited on multiple occasions and fucked her. I can most certainly see why the nursing home staff reported their suspicions to the cops. The cops filmed him, but the film i… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=64&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=66&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)