# Top **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=650&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:** 651 --- ## [It's Raining Rants (Hallelujah) - April mini-rants](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-raining-rants-hallelujah-april-mini-rants/981982)
**Author:** [@Spiderman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spiderman)\ **Replies:** 308\ **Last updated:** [May 1, 2023, 7:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-raining-rants-hallelujah-april-mini-rants/981982 "2023-05-01T19:50:55Z")
I wet the (floor under the) bed last night. Not sure if it was me or the pup (probably me) but when I went for a drink this morning, the travel mug, with the lid, was lying on it’s side…empty & there’s a big wet spot un… --- ## [The use of the word "vay-cay"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-use-of-the-word-vay-cay/590207)
**Author:** [@coolbyrne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/coolbyrne)\ **Replies:** 112\ **Last updated:** [August 12, 2011, 10:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-use-of-the-word-vay-cay/590207 "2011-08-12T22:08:56Z")
At risk of sounding like the old woman on the porch (“Get off my lawn, you god damn kids!!”), it irritates me to no end to hear people shorten “vacation” to “vay-cay”. I don’t know what it is about that particular abbre… --- ## [WTF Movie Lines](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wtf-movie-lines/536314)
**Author:** [@Small\_Hen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Small_Hen)\ **Replies:** 76\ **Last updated:** [April 24, 2010, 3:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wtf-movie-lines/536314 "2010-04-24T03:52:23Z")
I’ve recently gotten into Sherlock Holmes, both canon and extended canon, and, through some effort, have obtained the Nicholas Myers film “The Seven Per Cent Solution”. While I think it’s a pretty entertaining film, it d… --- ## [Ridiculous TV Show Cast/Setting Changes That Even Suspension of Disbelief Cannot Overcome](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ridiculous-tv-show-cast-setting-changes-that-even-suspension-of-disbelief-cannot-overcome/797335)
**Author:** [@golffan1963](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/golffan1963)\ **Replies:** 141\ **Last updated:** [September 30, 2017, 5:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ridiculous-tv-show-cast-setting-changes-that-even-suspension-of-disbelief-cannot-overcome/797335 "2017-09-30T17:24:19Z")
…for an example, I choose a show I just posted about on another thread: Laverne and Shirley. To wit: L and S are tired of Milwaukee. They want to jump start their lives with a new adventure…so they move to California (… --- ## [Three Billboards outside Ebbing, Missouri](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/three-billboards-outside-ebbing-missouri/802758)
**Author:** [@Just\_Asking\_Questions](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Just_Asking_Questions)\ **Replies:** 111\ **Last updated:** [September 28, 2018, 8:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/three-billboards-outside-ebbing-missouri/802758 "2018-09-28T20:02:46Z")
Did anyone else watch this one? Our theater was pretty full, but it was the smallest one in the Googolplex. Interesting movie. Nice to go to a move where you don’t know what it is going to do. But it made me angry. My … --- ## [Contract Law: What is the difference between a "term" and a "condition"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/contract-law-what-is-the-difference-between-a-term-and-a-condition/603050)
**Author:** [@robert\_columbia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/robert_columbia)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [November 17, 2011, 3:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/contract-law-what-is-the-difference-between-a-term-and-a-condition/603050 "2011-11-17T15:40:33Z")
Everyone’s seen it - the contracts you sign for phone service, bank accounts, and everything else includes reference to the “terms and conditions” of the contract, and it may actually be spelled out in a header, e.g. “Te… --- ## [Do asian men produce less testosterone vrs white/black men?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-asian-men-produce-less-testosterone-vrs-white-black-men/361706)
**Author:** [@Grey\_area](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grey_area)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [June 22, 2006, 7:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-asian-men-produce-less-testosterone-vrs-white-black-men/361706 "2006-06-22T19:58:24Z")
I’ve heard this used for a variety of arguments and I’m beginning to wonder how many reputable studies have proven this conclusively. If that is the case, is the margin large enough to be have tangible effects? --- ## [Companies that don't have much time left](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/companies-that-dont-have-much-time-left/734354)
**Author:** [@boffking](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/boffking)\ **Replies:** 120\ **Last updated:** [October 18, 2015, 3:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/companies-that-dont-have-much-time-left/734354 "2015-10-18T03:16:31Z")
As we all know, Sears/Kmart and JCPenny are in serious trouble. Another company I have noticed is in a major downward spiral is Sodastream. 6 months ago, there were 5 stores in my local mall with a huge selection of S… --- ## [Is lekatt a troll, or is he just that stupid?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-lekatt-a-troll-or-is-he-just-that-stupid/440518)
**Author:** [@Sophistry\_and\_Illusion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sophistry_and_Illusion)\ **Replies:** 143\ **Last updated:** [April 29, 2008, 9:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-lekatt-a-troll-or-is-he-just-that-stupid/440518 "2008-04-29T21:33:20Z")
\*\*lekatt \*\* is the fucking scourge of Great Debates. He is the fucking stupidest, most dogmatic, and simultaneously most arrogant poster on this whole board. If he’s not posting stupid bullshit like this: Or possibly… --- ## [Photography: It's not \[only\] the equipment](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/photography-its-not-only-the-equipment/606838)
**Author:** [@Unintentionally\_Blank](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Unintentionally_Blank)\ **Replies:** 121\ **Last updated:** [December 29, 2011, 5:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/photography-its-not-only-the-equipment/606838 "2011-12-29T05:33:03Z")
In a previous thread, we started a tangent on cameraphone quality vs ‘real cameras’. What was amazing to me was just how good phones were getting, especially in light \[heh\] of the fact they have teeny, tiny, optics. I s… --- ## [A "convenience charge" for paying in cash. Really?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-convenience-charge-for-paying-in-cash-really/571040)
**Author:** [@Nars\_Glinley](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nars_Glinley)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [February 14, 2011, 12:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-convenience-charge-for-paying-in-cash-really/571040 "2011-02-14T12:41:31Z")
My cousin just went to the AT&T store to pay his cellular phone bill (yes, he’s old-fashioned) and was told that he would be charged a $5 “convenience charge” if he paid in cash. How does this jibe with “This note is le… --- ## [Prove that the Earth orbits the sun](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/prove-that-the-earth-orbits-the-sun/681795)
**Author:** [@Drum\_God](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Drum_God)\ **Replies:** 83\ **Last updated:** [February 28, 2014, 10:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/prove-that-the-earth-orbits-the-sun/681795 "2014-02-28T22:41:46Z")
Prompted by a letter to the editor in this morning’s Austin American-Statesman, using only equipment or observations easily obtained by an ordinary person on the surface of the planet, how can it be proved that the Earth… --- ## [The Thing That Wouldn't Leave (Nanny)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-thing-that-wouldnt-leave-nanny/691880)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 72\ **Last updated:** [July 5, 2014, 9:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-thing-that-wouldnt-leave-nanny/691880 "2014-07-05T21:06:38Z")
California family vexed by fired nanny who refuses to leave I think people should have the right to kick people out of their own home. --- ## [Esoteric Humor](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/esoteric-humor/534403)
**Author:** [@JoelUpchurch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JoelUpchurch)\ **Replies:** 62\ **Last updated:** [April 8, 2010, 9:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/esoteric-humor/534403 "2010-04-08T09:12:31Z")
I like esoteric humor. The more more obscure the better. This does mean, that when I encounter a joke I don’t get, that I must track down the reference and figure it out. For instance, this Xkcd cartoon: Apocalypse Th… --- ## [Intranasal cocaine and blood donation](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/intranasal-cocaine-and-blood-donation/159575)
**Author:** [@KarmaComa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KarmaComa)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [March 7, 2003, 6:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/intranasal-cocaine-and-blood-donation/159575 "2003-03-07T18:25:10Z")
What exactly is the specific health risk that you expose yourself to when snorting cocaine that makes you ineligible for donating blood? I understand all the other questions on the form. --- ## [American movie stereotypes that I hate](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-movie-stereotypes-that-i-hate/629701)
**Author:** [@Rune](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rune)\ **Replies:** 69\ **Last updated:** [August 10, 2012, 7:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-movie-stereotypes-that-i-hate/629701 "2012-08-10T19:49:18Z")
The guy who goes against specific orders or just common sense to jeopardizes the life of his family or a whole bunch of other people or even the entire human race, to save a family pet, or even just some kind of stupid … --- ## [What qualifies someone as a Holocaust survivor?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-qualifies-someone-as-a-holocaust-survivor/560605)
**Author:** [@acetylene](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/acetylene)\ **Replies:** 79\ **Last updated:** [December 21, 2010, 8:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-qualifies-someone-as-a-holocaust-survivor/560605 "2010-12-21T20:26:55Z")
This article refers to George Soros as a Holocaust survivor. So does this one. Yet according to Wikipedia He didn’t suffer in a concentration camp, he handed out deportation notices for the Nazis. Not exactly the same … --- ## [Fellow liberals, stop generalizing about the tea party](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fellow-liberals-stop-generalizing-about-the-tea-party/536893)
**Author:** [@MaxTheVool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MaxTheVool)\ **Replies:** 127\ **Last updated:** [April 25, 2010, 5:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fellow-liberals-stop-generalizing-about-the-tea-party/536893 "2010-04-25T17:20:59Z")
There are two threads on the front page of the pit right now which both seem to be saying the same thing, namely “well, there was some dispute about whether the tea party (as a whole) is really as racist and right-wing-e… --- ## [New GOP Congressman wins @-hole of the year award at orientation. Newslink](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-gop-congressman-wins-hole-of-the-year-award-at-orientation-newslink/560924)
**Author:** [@Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosda_Di_Chi_of_Tricor)\ **Replies:** 97\ **Last updated:** [November 24, 2010, 4:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-gop-congressman-wins-hole-of-the-year-award-at-orientation-newslink/560924 "2010-11-24T16:02:55Z")
This anti-Obamacare Tea Party wants his…government-sponsered health insurance. RIGHT NOW! http://www.politico.com/news/stories/1110/45181.html Bloated sense of entitlement, much? --- ## [Manual or automatic cars - which is safer?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/manual-or-automatic-cars-which-is-safer/616696)
**Author:** [@Mr.Kobayashi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Kobayashi)\ **Replies:** 78\ **Last updated:** [March 29, 2012, 5:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/manual-or-automatic-cars-which-is-safer/616696 "2012-03-29T17:19:57Z")
There’s been a recent(ish) poll on who drives a manual or automatic car, with results split almost 50-50. Putting aside all other comparative cost/benefits of the two transmissions, which do you generally believe is the… --- ## [Ben Carson: Abolish medicare and medicaid, replace them with $2000 vouchers](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ben-carson-abolish-medicare-and-medicaid-replace-them-with-2000-vouchers/735617)
**Author:** [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Replies:** 103\ **Last updated:** [October 31, 2015, 5:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ben-carson-abolish-medicare-and-medicaid-replace-them-with-2000-vouchers/735617 "2015-10-31T05:03:17Z")
I’m sure an elderly person can buy a private health insurance plan with 2k a year in subsidies :smack:, it would probably only cost 30k a year for an elderly couple in their 70s to buy a high deductible plan with 10k i… --- ## [A complaint about these bogus titles](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-complaint-about-these-bogus-titles/534571)
**Author:** [@CannyDan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CannyDan)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [April 2, 2010, 3:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-complaint-about-these-bogus-titles/534571 "2010-04-02T15:46:50Z")
I just posted in another thread, and boy was I disappointed that I didn’t get promoted to mod, or summarily banned, or something equally wonderful. So what gives? Do I have to have icky stuff dripping from my fingers? (… --- ## [turning down sex](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/turning-down-sex/567778)
**Author:** [@BigBertha](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BigBertha)\ **Replies:** 101\ **Last updated:** [January 27, 2011, 2:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/turning-down-sex/567778 "2011-01-27T02:57:09Z")
Is it really true what most men say, men will have sex with any willing female? My girlfriend has this crush on this guy we both know, and pretty much let him know she was willing, but he has not acted on this. Now she t… --- ## [How fast can a Glock semi-auto fire?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-fast-can-a-glock-semi-auto-fire/75360)
**Author:** [@keno](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/keno)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [August 8, 2001, 12:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-fast-can-a-glock-semi-auto-fire/75360 "2001-08-08T00:19:35Z")
Re: last summer’s shooting death in NYC of an immigrant. The victim was in the foyer of his apartment building, surrounded by four or five policemen who proceeded to fire 47 rounds when he reached for his wallet. I surmi… --- ## [YOU NONSMOKERS LEAVE ME THE HECK ALONE!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-nonsmokers-leave-me-the-heck-alone/18223)
**Author:** [@Sentinel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sentinel)\ **Replies:** 173\ **Last updated:** [May 17, 2000, 9:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-nonsmokers-leave-me-the-heck-alone/18223 "2000-05-17T21:27:07Z")
I smoke, damn it! I like smoking because I’m addicted to the nicotine! I like drinking too! AND screwing! Pot fits in there somewhere. If one more self satisfied, smirking, sanctimonious, contemptuous, preachy, vitrioli… --- ## [NEO-Eugenics](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/neo-eugenics/236874)
**Author:** [@Science\_Girl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Science_Girl)\ **Replies:** 157\ **Last updated:** [April 3, 2004, 2:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/neo-eugenics/236874 "2004-04-03T02:04:08Z")
The owner of this site allows reposting of his literature, here are his words regarding this from http://www.neoeugenics.com/ “Any of the following articles that I have written are free for redistribution or republicati… --- ## [Do Cop stickers work?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-cop-stickers-work/57230)
**Author:** [@puddleglum](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/puddleglum)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [February 23, 2013, 5:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-cop-stickers-work/57230 "2013-02-23T05:03:51Z")
Every year I get a call from a telemarketer wanting a donation to a police organization. It is typically to support some organization such as the state police’s charity which will go to some charitable fund the police ru… --- ## ["First Up Against The Wall When The Revolution Comes"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/first-up-against-the-wall-when-the-revolution-comes/354934)
**Author:** [@hilllie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hilllie)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [May 2, 2006, 7:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/first-up-against-the-wall-when-the-revolution-comes/354934 "2006-05-02T19:00:34Z")
What is the origin of the phrase: “First Up Against The Wall When The Revolution Comes”? Is it “The HH Guide to the Galaxy” or did Adams take it from somewhere else? --- ## [Recommend wholesome family movies... that don't suck the big one.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-wholesome-family-movies-that-dont-suck-the-big-one/474345)
**Author:** [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Replies:** 88\ **Last updated:** [December 3, 2008, 7:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-wholesome-family-movies-that-dont-suck-the-big-one/474345 "2008-12-03T19:52:52Z")
I’m going to my sister’s for Thanksgiving and wanted to get some Netflix movies (which means I have to put them in tonight as I just sent back the most recent batch). She doesn’t like movies with a lot of violence or se… --- ## [Mafia: Evil Dead III Commentary. Dead people only! NO SPOILERS](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mafia-evil-dead-iii-commentary-dead-people-only-no-spoilers/650924)
**Author:** [@choie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/choie)\ **Replies:** 177\ **Last updated:** [March 24, 2013, 2:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mafia-evil-dead-iii-commentary-dead-people-only-no-spoilers/650924 "2013-03-24T02:27:37Z")
Okay, I’m not spoiled (I don’t even know if there is a spoiler board somewhere) but despite my death and the fact that I hated 90% of the game, I’m still reading along. Because that’s the kind of masochistic kibbitzer I … --- ## [54 years later, train ticket leads to arrest in death of 7-year-old?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/54-years-later-train-ticket-leads-to-arrest-in-death-of-7-year-old/587826)
**Author:** [@KarlGauss](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KarlGauss)\ **Replies:** 75\ **Last updated:** [March 29, 2016, 3:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/54-years-later-train-ticket-leads-to-arrest-in-death-of-7-year-old/587826 "2016-03-29T15:01:20Z")
This news story has me confused. It describes the arrest of a murder suspect 54 years after the crime due to the discovery of an unused train ticket - in other words, his alibi, that he was out of town, on the train, at … --- ## [Getting rid of a deep pimple](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/getting-rid-of-a-deep-pimple/374983)
**Author:** [@Edward\_The\_Head](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Edward_The_Head)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [October 4, 2006, 1:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/getting-rid-of-a-deep-pimple/374983 "2006-10-04T01:05:13Z")
I’m pretty sure I’ve got a pimple that is below the surface of the skin. I’ve had it for a month at least, if not two months now. I’m almost positive that it’s not an ingrown hair as I would have seen the hair by now a… --- ## [Washboard Abs - Any purpose or are they only for vanity?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/washboard-abs-any-purpose-or-are-they-only-for-vanity/611890)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [February 7, 2012, 8:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/washboard-abs-any-purpose-or-are-they-only-for-vanity/611890 "2012-02-07T20:17:56Z")
My generation didn’t have washboard abs. It literally took 1500 sit ups a day to get them and even then they weren’t like these guys have today. Here’s a prime example of washboard abs. Only modern gym equipment can get… --- ## [Adjectives that modify only one noun?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/adjectives-that-modify-only-one-noun/519618)
**Author:** [@tdn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tdn)\ **Replies:** 94\ **Last updated:** [June 14, 2016, 11:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/adjectives-that-modify-only-one-noun/519618 "2016-06-14T23:12:57Z")
Most adjectives can modify a large number of nouns – big house, big deal, big dog, etc. I was thinking about the adjective/adverb ajar. Looking it up, it can actually apply to just about anything that can be opened, but … --- ## [Biden 2020](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/biden-2020/774023)
**Author:** [@Omar\_Little](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omar_Little)\ **Replies:** 74\ **Last updated:** [April 25, 2019, 11:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/biden-2020/774023 "2019-04-25T11:39:15Z")
Trump will be the oldest person to begin their tenure as president at 70. Clearly, electing an older person as POTUS, isn’t an impediment to the electorate. Biden is currently 74, so he would be 78 if elected in 2020. … --- ## [Lurkers: Say something](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lurkers-say-something/585561)
**Author:** [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Replies:** 125\ **Last updated:** [July 27, 2011, 2:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lurkers-say-something/585561 "2011-07-27T02:27:37Z")
Just to check up on the Lurker Situation I did a keyword search for lurker\* in the titles of threads all-time and found 54 of them! (I just this week learned about the “\*” wildcard for keyword searches that allows for b… --- ## [Are all British names with "-bury" pronounced "bree"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-all-british-names-with-bury-pronounced-bree/571366)
**Author:** [@LynnM](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LynnM)\ **Replies:** 81\ **Last updated:** [February 17, 2011, 12:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-all-british-names-with-bury-pronounced-bree/571366 "2011-02-17T00:25:49Z")
Whenever I hear a British person speak a name \[place, person\] that ends in “bury,” I don’t hear a two syllable “burr-ee”–it always sounds like “Shrewsbree” or “Canterbree” or “Kingsbree.” Is this standard pronunciation … --- ## [Why in the world does Carisoprodol (Soma) have addiction potential?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-in-the-world-does-carisoprodol-soma-have-addiction-potential/488787)
**Author:** [@SweetHomeColorado](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SweetHomeColorado)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [January 12, 2013, 1:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-in-the-world-does-carisoprodol-soma-have-addiction-potential/488787 "2013-01-12T13:46:50Z")
Having some trouble again with my back I was reading about soma and on Wiki, there is a graet deal of info that says that it has heave abuse potential. I don’t understand this. It isn’t an opiate or other substance whi… --- ## [Ladies with fine/slippery hair: I need headband advice!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ladies-with-fine-slippery-hair-i-need-headband-advice/664139)
**Author:** [@nashiitashii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nashiitashii)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [June 18, 2014, 5:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ladies-with-fine-slippery-hair-i-need-headband-advice/664139 "2014-06-18T17:35:34Z")
I currently have hair that’s not quite long enough to put back in any sort of ponytails, so I’m stuck with using headbands when working out. With any sort of intense exercise, I’ve had trouble with headbands and bandanas… --- ## [Should the Girl Scouts be ashamed at this?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-the-girl-scouts-be-ashamed-at-this/739100)
**Author:** [@Urbanredneck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Urbanredneck)\ **Replies:** 93\ **Last updated:** [December 9, 2015, 5:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-the-girl-scouts-be-ashamed-at-this/739100 "2015-12-09T17:28:48Z")
This story is that 5 girls in California want to join the Boy Scouts. The Girl Scouts they feel, are boring, unchallenging, and lack the outdoors and camping emphasis the Boys get. This is understandable. Check out the G… --- ## [Do you close the lid on your toilet when it is not in use?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-close-the-lid-on-your-toilet-when-it-is-not-in-use/603418)
**Author:** [@Zebra](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zebra)\ **Replies:** 129\ **Last updated:** [November 25, 2011, 6:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-close-the-lid-on-your-toilet-when-it-is-not-in-use/603418 "2011-11-25T18:52:31Z")
Do you close the full lid on your toilet when it is not in use? Why in heaven’s name would you not? You bought the lid. Use it! --- ## [The Office - 9-25-2008](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-office-9-25-2008/465298)
**Author:** [@pricciar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pricciar)\ **Replies:** 141\ **Last updated:** [October 6, 2008, 6:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-office-9-25-2008/465298 "2008-10-06T18:29:20Z")
Surprised not to see a thread started on the super sized opening! To sum up the episode: Dunder Mifflin Scranton competes with other offices in a biggest loser contest. Pam pursues a design program in New York. Angela… --- ## [What is the largest underground space that we could build?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-largest-underground-space-that-we-could-build/503457)
**Author:** [@Sunspace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sunspace)\ **Replies:** 65\ **Last updated:** [May 6, 2015, 9:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-largest-underground-space-that-we-could-build/503457 "2015-05-06T21:25:59Z")
Another crazy idea that came to me in the shower… I got to thinking about underground lairs and whatnot à la Blofeldt. How big an underground space could we build? There seem to be at least three possibilities:\[ol\]\[li\]R… --- ## [Filthy Arabs assault wealthy Jews](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/filthy-arabs-assault-wealthy-jews/254677)
**Author:** [@clairobscur](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/clairobscur)\ **Replies:** 131\ **Last updated:** [July 28, 2004, 11:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/filthy-arabs-assault-wealthy-jews/254677 "2004-07-28T11:52:49Z")
A story is making the headlines over here. In a suburbian train heading for Paris, a woman who had a toddler with her was assaulted by six arab guys, armed with knives. She had to surrender her wallet, credit card, etc… … --- ## [Movies that praise "settling" and "knowing your place"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-that-praise-settling-and-knowing-your-place/666544)
**Author:** [@Horatio\_Hellpop](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Horatio_Hellpop)\ **Replies:** 97\ **Last updated:** [August 23, 2013, 5:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-that-praise-settling-and-knowing-your-place/666544 "2013-08-23T05:03:20Z")
The affirming message that comes out of most movies, esp. those aimed at young audiences, is “Go for the gold!” or “Follow your dream!” or “You can do it if you keep your eye on the ball!” Well, that’s a message that se… --- ## [fluiddruid, we're allowed to trim quotes](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fluiddruid-were-allowed-to-trim-quotes/558666)
**Author:** [@EllisDee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EllisDee)\ **Replies:** 70\ **Last updated:** [October 29, 2010, 10:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fluiddruid-were-allowed-to-trim-quotes/558666 "2010-10-29T22:48:55Z")
This mod note is clearly wrong. Here is the original post in its entirety: Here is my reply that drew this misguided mod note: What was that? Can you say that one more time, I didn’t quite hear you… The idea that… --- ## [If Star Trek had another series what would you like to see?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-star-trek-had-another-series-what-would-you-like-to-see/478808)
**Author:** [@Jolly\_Roger](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jolly_Roger)\ **Replies:** 120\ **Last updated:** [January 4, 2009, 11:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-star-trek-had-another-series-what-would-you-like-to-see/478808 "2009-01-04T23:49:35Z")
I’ve been watching a bit of Star Trek lately. I was a big fan of Trek before and I guess I still am. I don’t go around wearing a Trek uniform or anything, and i love to nitpick the various shows but I do like it. (well, … --- ## [Why do I have to call anyone "Doctor"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-i-have-to-call-anyone-doctor/286080)
**Author:** [@Fiveyearlurker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fiveyearlurker)\ **Replies:** 90\ **Last updated:** [March 13, 2005, 10:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-i-have-to-call-anyone-doctor/286080 "2005-03-13T10:12:38Z")
I went to the doctor yesterday, and I was struck by something; why is doctor the only profession where one elevates oneself above his or her customers by requiring an honorific title? Now, in the interest of full disclo… --- ## [Is Windows 8.1 as awful as everyone says?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-windows-8-1-as-awful-as-everyone-says/709065)
**Author:** [@Hampshire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hampshire)\ **Replies:** 81\ **Last updated:** [January 26, 2015, 8:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-windows-8-1-as-awful-as-everyone-says/709065 "2015-01-26T20:22:07Z")
My wife’s 5 year-old laptop finally gave up the ghost and we are wanting to get something on the cheap so she can take on-line classes, write papers, etc. We were hoping to find something around $500. Ideally it would … --- ## [A self-hijacked MMP](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-self-hijacked-mmp/559861)
**Author:** [@Rebo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rebo)\ **Replies:** 195\ **Last updated:** [November 15, 2010, 1:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-self-hijacked-mmp/559861 "2010-11-15T13:47:49Z")
When I volunteered to write the MMP last week, I intended it to be about our visit to the Texas Renaissance Festival for my birthday outing. Stay tuned for the hijack! The day was absolutely gorgeous. We got a late st… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=649&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=651&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)