# Top **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=653&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:** 654 --- ## [Do you know phrases that sound dirty but have no dirty words ?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-know-phrases-that-sound-dirty-but-have-no-dirty-words/19936)
**Author:** [@My\_Sister](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/My_Sister)\ **Replies:** 96\ **Last updated:** [August 11, 2011, 1:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-know-phrases-that-sound-dirty-but-have-no-dirty-words/19936 "2011-08-11T13:17:52Z")
I remember these from TV monologues, but I’ve forgotten all the other I’ve known. Can you help me out? I’ve got an office party this weekend and this stuff kills the boss. (She always can top 3 or 4 employees taking h… --- ## [How do I get aviator sunglasses to not fall off my face?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-get-aviator-sunglasses-to-not-fall-off-my-face/588838)
**Author:** [@No\_Wikipedia\_Cites](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/No_Wikipedia_Cites)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [July 15, 2011, 6:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-get-aviator-sunglasses-to-not-fall-off-my-face/588838 "2011-07-15T18:21:06Z")
I’m not used to wearing sunglasses, I bought some ‘mad men’ style Aviator sunglasses with bayonet temples. The temples don’t seem to bend more towards the temple, and the glasses slip off slowly. How do keep them on? --- ## [The Case of the Missing MMP](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-case-of-the-missing-mmp/353964)
**Author:** [@Anaamika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anaamika)\ **Replies:** 348\ **Last updated:** [May 1, 2006, 11:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-case-of-the-missing-mmp/353964 "2006-05-01T11:58:45Z")
I had a great post all set out for you guys, interesting and fascinating (I hope!) but my computer seems to have eaten it. So instead I’ll share an Indian fable, sort of like Aesop. This story will tell you a good deal a… --- ## [Stew question: should I cover it?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stew-question-should-i-cover-it/285692)
**Author:** [@Khan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Khan)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [January 22, 2005, 12:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stew-question-should-i-cover-it/285692 "2005-01-22T00:07:25Z")
My friend has a recipe for a basic, yet what he assured me was fantastic beef stew that I decided to try myself. Brown a pound of stew beef, add potatoes, the base, and enough water to cover everything. Then season to … --- ## [Cattle mutes, Marley's death, and our newest Carol](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cattle-mutes-marleys-death-and-our-newest-carol/536920)
**Author:** [@SoulFrost](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SoulFrost)\ **Replies:** 89\ **Last updated:** [April 29, 2010, 2:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cattle-mutes-marleys-death-and-our-newest-carol/536920 "2010-04-29T14:39:23Z")
From Ok,Im new here,Carol is the name. That business of reasonable explanations for your posts has been gone over many times.The question of just why you’re not a troll remains unanswed.If honest intentions are the reas… --- ## [Odd Things That Turn You On](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/odd-things-that-turn-you-on/328264)
**Author:** [@Alice\_The\_Goon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alice_The_Goon)\ **Replies:** 156\ **Last updated:** [November 7, 2005, 8:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/odd-things-that-turn-you-on/328264 "2005-11-07T20:12:29Z")
Things that make you go mmmm… huh? What strange things are hot to you and you don’t know why? A man fishing. That’s got to be the oddest thing that makes me want to know that man in a carnal way. I will stare. I wil… --- ## [Why do I sneeze twice in a row when I sneeze?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-i-sneeze-twice-in-a-row-when-i-sneeze/559012)
**Author:** [@Leo\_Bloom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leo_Bloom)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [March 31, 2014, 6:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-i-sneeze-twice-in-a-row-when-i-sneeze/559012 "2014-03-31T06:17:18Z")
It doesn’t seem to matter what sets the original sneeze off (dander, sunlight, etc.) but they always are double cannons. I think other people do this too. Ideas? --- ## [Most counted object in the world](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-counted-object-in-the-world/596786)
**Author:** [@Robot\_Arm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Robot_Arm)\ **Replies:** 78\ **Last updated:** [September 26, 2011, 9:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-counted-object-in-the-world/596786 "2011-09-26T21:27:20Z")
Fisher Flour has had scone stands at the Western Washington Fair for decades. They announced last week that they had sold their 100 millionth scone. I sure that at some point over the years someone accidentally put 14 … --- ## [Are the only "successful" marriages the ones that end in death?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-the-only-successful-marriages-the-ones-that-end-in-death/549618)
**Author:** [@wonky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wonky)\ **Replies:** 142\ **Last updated:** [August 12, 2010, 5:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-the-only-successful-marriages-the-ones-that-end-in-death/549618 "2010-08-12T05:54:53Z")
I was married for 11 years. My marriage ended when my husband died. A friend of a friend was married for 32 years. Their marriage ended when her husband left her for another woman. But up to and through 11 years, the… --- ## [Marriage sucks - it really does...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/marriage-sucks-it-really-does/197328)
**Author:** [@Thrasymachus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Thrasymachus)\ **Replies:** 109\ **Last updated:** [August 31, 2003, 7:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/marriage-sucks-it-really-does/197328 "2003-08-31T19:49:36Z")
Well, I’m 28 and been married for a few years now. The wife is very sweet and has a great time with her hobbies and taking care of things about the house. Tells me I’m a great husband. But the problem is - no sex. Ev… --- ## [Khadaji's Whatcha Readin' thread - January 2017 Edition](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/khadajis-whatcha-readin-thread-january-2017-edition/776029)
**Author:** [@DZedNConfused](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DZedNConfused)\ **Replies:** 113\ **Last updated:** [February 2, 2017, 12:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/khadajis-whatcha-readin-thread-january-2017-edition/776029 "2017-02-02T12:34:15Z")
Well we made it… 2016 was a hellacious year for all, politically, financially and socially, but we’re still here and we’re still carrying more books than the straps of our backpacks can handle! :smiley: January 2017… and… --- ## [What kind of name is Turnipseed ?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-kind-of-name-is-turnipseed/228657)
**Author:** [@Squink](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Squink)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [May 12, 2020, 5:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-kind-of-name-is-turnipseed/228657 "2020-05-12T17:52:11Z")
Floating around at the back of the news over president Bush’s service in the national guard are references to a Lt Colonel William Turnipseed. The first time I saw the name, I wondered whether real life had somehow gott… --- ## [Managing Editor VS Editor-In-Chief?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/managing-editor-vs-editor-in-chief/317345)
**Author:** [@Justin\_Bailey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Justin_Bailey)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [August 18, 2005, 12:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/managing-editor-vs-editor-in-chief/317345 "2005-08-18T00:38:07Z")
I’ve been trying to figure out the difference between these two titles for a while, but I just can’t do it. Dictionary.com was no real help, so can anyone let me on the secret of what the difference is? Or are they rea… --- ## [Can someone hack my home PC over my iPhone?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-someone-hack-my-home-pc-over-my-iphone/564598)
**Author:** [@Neptunian\_Slug](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Neptunian_Slug)\ **Replies:** 78\ **Last updated:** [June 3, 2011, 10:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-someone-hack-my-home-pc-over-my-iphone/564598 "2011-06-03T10:01:46Z")
Suppose I am using my iPhone over my home wi-fi and some malicious Doper takes exception to something I say. Is it possible for that person to hack into my computer via my phone? --- ## [Worst American Generals?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worst-american-generals/625152)
**Author:** [@Cicero](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cicero)\ **Replies:** 80\ **Last updated:** [August 23, 2012, 1:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worst-american-generals/625152 "2012-08-23T13:45:10Z")
Not an American bashing thread, but I was wondering who members would perceive as the least capable of American Generals. We can naturally extend it to Admirals. This article nominates McArthur. Whatever his faults it s… --- ## [Fox News focus group of likely Iowa GOP caucus-goers don't trust Obama on Egypt because he's Muslim](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fox-news-focus-group-of-likely-iowa-gop-caucus-goers-dont-trust-obama-on-egypt-because-hes-muslim/570701)
**Author:** [@joebuck20](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/joebuck20)\ **Replies:** 100\ **Last updated:** [February 14, 2011, 4:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fox-news-focus-group-of-likely-iowa-gop-caucus-goers-dont-trust-obama-on-egypt-because-hes-muslim/570701 "2011-02-14T16:41:27Z")
Here’s the story: --- ## [Fuck it, just raise my taxes, OK](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fuck-it-just-raise-my-taxes-ok/562484)
**Author:** [@Frank](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frank)\ **Replies:** 108\ **Last updated:** [December 5, 2010, 2:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fuck-it-just-raise-my-taxes-ok/562484 "2010-12-05T14:06:50Z")
Compromise? Compromise? Demanding that the sunsetting tax cut for the rich be extended as is or else is what the Republicans call a compromise? Fuck this. Let the entire Bush tax cut sink below the horizon. I’m middle … --- ## [Disobeying a direct order in combat?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/disobeying-a-direct-order-in-combat/589236)
**Author:** [@IMfez](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/IMfez)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [July 17, 2011, 10:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/disobeying-a-direct-order-in-combat/589236 "2011-07-17T22:21:59Z")
In the US military, what would happen to a soldier that refused a direct order from an authority? Sergeant: Charge that bunker position! Soldier: No! (throws down gun & curls into a ball) --- ## [What does having tons of money actually get you](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-having-tons-of-money-actually-get-you/668537)
**Author:** [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Replies:** 100\ **Last updated:** [September 19, 2013, 4:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-having-tons-of-money-actually-get-you/668537 "2013-09-19T04:27:01Z")
I knew a guy (via the internet) a long time ago who seemed to be fairly successful in IT and real estate. He was making low/mid 6 figures for a lot of years. Since no one lies on the internet about anything, especially f… --- ## [How (un)realistic a premise was Three's Company's?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-un-realistic-a-premise-was-threes-companys/594487)
**Author:** [@psychonaut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychonaut)\ **Replies:** 61\ **Last updated:** [September 8, 2011, 1:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-un-realistic-a-premise-was-threes-companys/594487 "2011-09-08T13:46:39Z")
The premise of the 1970s hit sitcom Three’s Company (and its British predecessor, Man About the House) was that two women, Janet and Chrissy, invite a man, Jack, to share their apartment. Their old-fashioned landlord, M… --- ## [The Florida gubernatorial election](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-florida-gubernatorial-election/545772)
**Author:** [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [November 4, 2010, 2:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-florida-gubernatorial-election/545772 "2010-11-04T02:20:45Z")
Since Governor Charlie Crist is resigning to run for the U.S. Senate (see this thread), the governorship of Florida is open and will be on the ballot in the November 2010 elections. Wikipedia article: Florida gubernator… --- ## [''Herd of Turtles'' Regional phrase?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/herd-of-turtles-regional-phrase/124208)
**Author:** [@Earl\_Snake-Hips\_Tucker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Earl_Snake-Hips_Tucker)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [January 10, 2013, 3:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/herd-of-turtles-regional-phrase/124208 "2013-01-10T03:05:25Z")
I’m on the east coast, and I’ve heard this phrase used–usually in “off like a herd of turtles”-- only twice, both times from PNW type folks, one from Seattle, and one from Portland. Googling around, I found a number of … --- ## [Unopposed wisdom teeth. Remove them?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unopposed-wisdom-teeth-remove-them/532926)
**Author:** [@Furious\_Marmot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Furious_Marmot)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [March 19, 2010, 9:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unopposed-wisdom-teeth-remove-them/532926 "2010-03-19T21:30:30Z")
I know a guy with upper wisdom teeth, but no lower ones in opposition to them. They are fully erupted, apparently healthy, straight, and have been so for a decade. His dentist recommends extraction, on the presumption … --- ## [Botticelli - May 2018](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2018/813813)
**Author:** [@Dead\_Cat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dead_Cat)\ **Replies:** 337\ **Last updated:** [June 12, 2018, 4:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2018/813813 "2018-06-12T04:33:56Z")
Last month’s thread: https://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=852366 I’ve checked the last couple of months and I don’t think we’ve done P too recently, so let’s go with that. Fire at will! --- ## [So it's okay to call another poster "goddamn liar" in IHMO now? Was it always okay?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-its-okay-to-call-another-poster-goddamn-liar-in-ihmo-now-was-it-always-okay/656472)
**Author:** [@Senegoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Senegoid)\ **Replies:** 104\ **Last updated:** [May 1, 2013, 2:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-its-okay-to-call-another-poster-goddamn-liar-in-ihmo-now-was-it-always-okay/656472 "2013-05-01T14:08:37Z")
So – It’s okay now to post vitriol like this, and directly call another poster a “liar” and a “goddamned liar” in IHMO? Was it always okay? Doing some research, I just discovered: IMHO doesn’t have any sticky with foru… --- ## [Tom Brady: If NE win the Super Bowl, is he the best ever?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tom-brady-if-ne-win-the-super-bowl-is-he-the-best-ever/433433)
**Author:** [@Aji\_de\_Gallina](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aji_de_Gallina)\ **Replies:** 216\ **Last updated:** [February 4, 2008, 4:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tom-brady-if-ne-win-the-super-bowl-is-he-the-best-ever/433433 "2008-02-04T04:39:43Z")
If the Patriots win the Super Bowl, how couldn’t he be the best? 4 rings in 7 years, undefeated, records all over the place…what more? --- ## [Tales of a Louse - Tall Tales in the MMP](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tales-of-a-louse-tall-tales-in-the-mmp/346303)
**Author:** [@Anaamika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anaamika)\ **Replies:** 344\ **Last updated:** [March 6, 2006, 12:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tales-of-a-louse-tall-tales-in-the-mmp/346303 "2006-03-06T00:59:23Z")
Once upon a time there was a louse. Not a bad guy, mind you, or even a deadbeat dad, but an actual louse with the overabundance of legs that you sometimes get in your head when you travel in certain Third World countrie… --- ## [How do I hire a math tutor? How much do I pay?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-hire-a-math-tutor-how-much-do-i-pay/661308)
**Author:** [@Carol\_the\_Impaler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Carol_the_Impaler)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [May 5, 2014, 8:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-hire-a-math-tutor-how-much-do-i-pay/661308 "2014-05-05T08:51:26Z")
I have a young nephew (12 years old) who will be starting 8th grade in the Fall. He has always struggled with math. This last year it became apparent that he is not getting concepts (like fractions, multiplication tabl… --- ## [Let's talk about stories using the false document technique, whether well or poorly.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-talk-about-stories-using-the-false-document-technique-whether-well-or-poorly/686290)
**Author:** [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Replies:** 88\ **Last updated:** [April 23, 2014, 2:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-talk-about-stories-using-the-false-document-technique-whether-well-or-poorly/686290 "2014-04-23T14:43:56Z")
If you don’t know, the false document technique is a literary device in which a fictional narrative purports to be the retelling of actual events which its author is relating in a form other than that of deliberate ficti… --- ## [So many people's breath smells bad to me - is the problem with my sense of smell?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-many-peoples-breath-smells-bad-to-me-is-the-problem-with-my-sense-of-smell/606685)
**Author:** [@Illuminatiprimus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Illuminatiprimus)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [September 27, 2016, 1:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-many-peoples-breath-smells-bad-to-me-is-the-problem-with-my-sense-of-smell/606685 "2016-09-27T13:17:43Z")
I’m willing to accept that some people have poor oral hygiene or I’m talking to people at that unfortunate time after they’ve had a caramel mochiato and cigarette, but lately I seem to encounter more and more people whos… --- ## [TVeblen-I'm not impressed](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tveblen-im-not-impressed/285942)
**Author:** [@The\_Flying\_Dutchman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Flying_Dutchman)\ **Replies:** 180\ **Last updated:** [January 23, 2005, 3:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tveblen-im-not-impressed/285942 "2005-01-23T03:13:21Z")
Your post is unacceptable to me. To receive opinion and judgement from my fellow posters is one thing, but to be officially told that I should be ashamed of myself is quite another. I can’t let this go unanswered. I … --- ## [Polish People As Stupid.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/polish-people-as-stupid/603892)
**Author:** [@Jim\_B](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jim_B)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [December 7, 2011, 9:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/polish-people-as-stupid/603892 "2011-12-07T21:40:29Z")
Why are Polish people often satirized in jokes as being stupid? I just know I went to a predominantly Polish high school as a child. And it was a running joke. Kids there often joked that they were stupid, although it wa… --- ## [Survivor April 6 2011 "This Game Respects Big Moves"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/survivor-april-6-2011-this-game-respects-big-moves/577473)
**Author:** [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Replies:** 69\ **Last updated:** [April 9, 2011, 11:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/survivor-april-6-2011-this-game-respects-big-moves/577473 "2011-04-09T23:24:16Z")
Spoilers after this post. --- ## [Poll: Putting your finger close to your "third eye"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-putting-your-finger-close-to-your-third-eye/355461)
**Author:** [@Polerius](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Polerius)\ **Replies:** 104\ **Last updated:** [March 9, 2019, 3:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-putting-your-finger-close-to-your-third-eye/355461 "2019-03-09T15:48:25Z")
Ever since I was a kid, I noticed that if I put my finger, or any other object for that matter, close to my forehead between my eyes, without actually touching, I would get a weird feeling at that spot in my forehead. T… --- ## [Beatles - Why only 2 mics?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/beatles-why-only-2-mics/547704)
**Author:** [@Shinna\_Minna\_Ma](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shinna_Minna_Ma)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [September 29, 2010, 6:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/beatles-why-only-2-mics/547704 "2010-09-29T06:16:38Z")
Why did John, Paul, and George only use two microphones? I’ve been watching live videos of their performances, and I can’t figure this out for the life of me. Could it have had something to do with their harmonies, and… --- ## [What do you assume about the person above you?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-assume-about-the-person-above-you/829501)
**Author:** [@T-Minus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/T-Minus)\ **Replies:** 212\ **Last updated:** [June 23, 2020, 4:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-assume-about-the-person-above-you/829501 "2020-06-23T04:56:47Z")
Even if you don’t know anything about them; name one thing you just assume about them. --- ## [The Great Summer 2018 Doper Postcard Exchange!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-great-summer-2018-doper-postcard-exchange/815194)
**Author:** [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Replies:** 188\ **Last updated:** [August 9, 2018, 2:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-great-summer-2018-doper-postcard-exchange/815194 "2018-08-09T14:42:00Z")
Northern Piper, melodyharmonius and jayrey have run them in the past, and they’re always fun, but it’s been awhile. Here’s how it works (as adapted from NP’s previous thread). Our rules, by the numbers, and written wit… --- ## [Do you have any fond memories of late night B movies on television?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-have-any-fond-memories-of-late-night-b-movies-on-television/664197)
**Author:** [@Koxinga](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Koxinga)\ **Replies:** 81\ **Last updated:** [July 30, 2013, 1:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-have-any-fond-memories-of-late-night-b-movies-on-television/664197 "2013-07-30T01:27:50Z")
Back in the days before youtube and video on demand, you turned on your TV at midnight and took what you were given. And you liked it! You had values back then! Anyway, there was something about staying up as a kid afte… --- ## [At what point do you start worrying about someone in the bathroom?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/at-what-point-do-you-start-worrying-about-someone-in-the-bathroom/669727)
**Author:** [@Anaamika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anaamika)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [October 1, 2013, 5:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/at-what-point-do-you-start-worrying-about-someone-in-the-bathroom/669727 "2013-10-01T17:44:48Z")
I’ve been to the bathroom twice now in about an hour (combination of coffee and water) and both times I’ve seen the same woman, in the same stall. I know it is the same one because I can see her shoes and feet. Both tim… --- ## [Jurassic Park questions.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jurassic-park-questions/653886)
**Author:** [@crypto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/crypto)\ **Replies:** 96\ **Last updated:** [April 12, 2013, 12:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jurassic-park-questions/653886 "2013-04-12T00:39:13Z")
I know the movie has many flaws in it, but I’m wondering if I can start this thread in the hope of getting some of the bigger pet peeves explained to me (to prove I clearly missed something) or have my annoyances confirm… --- ## [Mold on the lid of my still "within code" sour cream-safe to use the rest?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mold-on-the-lid-of-my-still-within-code-sour-cream-safe-to-use-the-rest/685730)
**Author:** [@DummyGladHands](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DummyGladHands)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [April 10, 2014, 2:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mold-on-the-lid-of-my-still-within-code-sour-cream-safe-to-use-the-rest/685730 "2014-04-10T02:07:52Z")
No visible mold on the contents of the container at all, just green fuzz on the stuff inside the lid. Well within code date. Use or not? --- ## [Pronunciation question from "The Borgias"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pronunciation-question-from-the-borgias/579706)
**Author:** [@Acsenray](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Acsenray)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [July 5, 2011, 12:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pronunciation-question-from-the-borgias/579706 "2011-07-05T12:24:29Z")
I’ve been enjoying the current series of The Borgias, but there is one thing that I find extremely grating, namely, the pronunciation of the name of Cesare Borgia. I assume that the Italian pronunciation would be \[tʃe’z… --- ## [Let's make an A to Z list of names mentioned in song lyrics](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-make-an-a-to-z-list-of-names-mentioned-in-song-lyrics/536209)
**Author:** [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\ **Replies:** 232\ **Last updated:** [April 28, 2010, 12:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-make-an-a-to-z-list-of-names-mentioned-in-song-lyrics/536209 "2010-04-28T00:45:43Z")
Go ask Alice. I think she knows. --- ## [BEARS! Help keep me safe from these godless killing machines.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bears-help-keep-me-safe-from-these-godless-killing-machines/625789)
**Author:** [@I\_Know\_Nothing](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/I_Know_Nothing)\ **Replies:** 77\ **Last updated:** [June 28, 2012, 4:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bears-help-keep-me-safe-from-these-godless-killing-machines/625789 "2012-06-28T16:49:41Z")
I’m going camping the Porcupine Mountains this week and have been reading about BEAR! safety all week. I have my BEAR! spray and air horn. I’m wondering how “Tony Montana” I need to be with the spray. Do I just unload… --- ## [How Did People Discovery Remedies for Ailments Before the Scientific Method?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-did-people-discovery-remedies-for-ailments-before-the-scientific-method/584810)
**Author:** [@Shagnasty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shagnasty)\ **Replies:** 79\ **Last updated:** [June 12, 2011, 11:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-did-people-discovery-remedies-for-ailments-before-the-scientific-method/584810 "2011-06-12T23:10:03Z")
The title should say most of the question because it a general one. Most cultures around the world have specific remedies often derived from plants that are used to treat or cure a wide range of conditions. Not all of th… --- ## [What does it mean to be a "native" of a place?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-it-mean-to-be-a-native-of-a-place/576671)
**Author:** [@Commander\_Keen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Commander_Keen)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [April 2, 2011, 3:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-it-mean-to-be-a-native-of-a-place/576671 "2011-04-02T03:38:20Z")
The thread on passports and places of birth, and specifically the mention of being a “native Texan” reminded me of a question I got a while back that I couldn’t answer. Someone asked me if I’m a native Californian–althou… --- ## [The Repeal Amendment](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-repeal-amendment/563984)
**Author:** [@Bricker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bricker)\ **Replies:** 110\ **Last updated:** [December 29, 2010, 2:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-repeal-amendment/563984 "2010-12-29T14:35:02Z")
The 28th Amendment to the US Constitution: Described here by Randy Bartlett of Georgetown University Law Center and William Howell, the Speaker of the Virginia House of Delegates, the “Repeal Amendment” would change th… --- ## [Hot Chicks: Goatees Are Just A Prop That You Fall For](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hot-chicks-goatees-are-just-a-prop-that-you-fall-for/280622)
**Author:** [@Certainly\_If\_You\_Please](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Certainly_If_You_Please)\ **Replies:** 155\ **Last updated:** [December 24, 2004, 6:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hot-chicks-goatees-are-just-a-prop-that-you-fall-for/280622 "2004-12-24T06:38:19Z")
Maybe it’s just the area I live in, but I’m sick and tired of seeing hot chicks with boyfriend with goatees!! In other words, most of the time when I see a hot-looking woman (usually young-18 to 28 years), they’re with … --- ## [Robert Griffin III - how's that trade looking now?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/robert-griffin-iii-hows-that-trade-looking-now/641957)
**Author:** [@Hippy\_Hollow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hippy_Hollow)\ **Replies:** 87\ **Last updated:** [November 26, 2014, 10:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/robert-griffin-iii-hows-that-trade-looking-now/641957 "2014-11-26T22:20:35Z")
Had a half-awesome Thanksgiving. While my Longhorns demonstrated their mediocrity vs. TCU, earlier in the day I had the pleasure of watching RG3 hand Tony Romo his first ever Turkey Day loss. It reminded me to check out t… --- ## [new season of Castle](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-season-of-castle/635803)
**Author:** [@The\_Devil\_s\_Grandmother](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Devil_s_Grandmother)\ **Replies:** 98\ **Last updated:** [November 22, 2012, 12:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-season-of-castle/635803 "2012-11-22T00:38:43Z")
Link to last season’s finale thread. After all the times he’s brought her coffee in the office, I thought it was sweet Beckett finally brought some coffee to Castle. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=652&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=654&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)