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**Author:** [@Omegaman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omegaman)\ **Replies:** 113\ **Last updated:** [May 30, 2007, 5:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-satan/406034 "2007-05-30T17:01:42Z")
I pit Satan . Filthy piece of refuse from heaven cast into our midst. It’s his work you see when you hear about the woman who hanged her children. I try to look the other way but I see you you filthy piece of SHIT. I pra… --- ## [When my generation were young](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-my-generation-were-young/684158)
**Author:** [@Bonner100](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bonner100)\ **Replies:** 97\ **Last updated:** [April 1, 2014, 1:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-my-generation-were-young/684158 "2014-04-01T01:35:38Z")
TO ALL THE KIDS WHO SURVIVED the 1930s, 40’s, 50’s, 60’s and 70’s!! First, we survived being born to mothers who smoked and/or drank while they were pregnant. They took aspirin, ate blue cheese dressing, tuna from a ca… --- ## [How do I dump her?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-dump-her/446504)
**Author:** [@Chessic\_Sense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chessic_Sense)\ **Replies:** 153\ **Last updated:** [April 27, 2008, 4:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-dump-her/446504 "2008-04-27T16:45:48Z")
I can’t stand the girlfriend anymore. She’s needy, clingy, emotional (cries daily), and boring. She’s shy, and I hate that. She lacks any self-confidence and is extremely immature (she’s 20 and calls herself a child, … --- ## [Is homosexual a derogatory term to gays?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-homosexual-a-derogatory-term-to-gays/581610)
**Author:** [@Cubsfan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cubsfan)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [February 4, 2012, 10:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-homosexual-a-derogatory-term-to-gays/581610 "2012-02-04T22:10:10Z")
So I’m active duty military and recently went through the DADT repeal training. Nothing very interesting in there except one thing. Early on in the briefing it makes a point of letting us know, explicitly, that homosexu… --- ## [What famous works of fiction, popular with readers and critics both, do you not care for?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-famous-works-of-fiction-popular-with-readers-and-critics-both-do-you-not-care-for/840659)
**Author:** [@Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qadgop_the_Mercotan)\ **Replies:** 165\ **Last updated:** [October 2, 2019, 11:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-famous-works-of-fiction-popular-with-readers-and-critics-both-do-you-not-care-for/840659 "2019-10-02T23:03:46Z")
I’ve read a lot of fiction, some of it considered to be literature, some of it popular with the masses, and some of it both of those. I’ve liked a lot of it, but there’s a lot I just never found real interesting, or rea… --- ## [diggleblop you fucking moron](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/diggleblop-you-fucking-moron/380755)
**Author:** [@Antigen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Antigen)\ **Replies:** 130\ **Last updated:** [November 27, 2006, 6:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/diggleblop-you-fucking-moron/380755 "2006-11-27T18:43:16Z")
Stop posting idiot questions in GQ. That’s only the latest of very very many. Just stop it. You obviously have internet access, because you’re able to show up here to piss all over the boards, so how bout you squeeze tho… --- ## [How do you pronounce primer (textbook or explanatory text.)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-pronounce-primer-textbook-or-explanatory-text/612036)
**Author:** [@chiroptera](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chiroptera)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [September 28, 2018, 3:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-pronounce-primer-textbook-or-explanatory-text/612036 "2018-09-28T15:19:39Z")
I’ve listened to NPR announcers pronounce it “PRIM-mer” for years, and that drives me nuts. If the pronunciation was “primmer” surely it would be spelled with two n’s? As an aside, I am a painting contractor and in over… --- ## [Aragorn, Boromir, Faramir, or Eomer?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aragorn-boromir-faramir-or-eomer/504572)
**Author:** [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Replies:** 79\ **Last updated:** [July 31, 2009, 8:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aragorn-boromir-faramir-or-eomer/504572 "2009-07-31T20:08:00Z")
Per Anaamika & well, I’m back. The only rational answer, of course, is Faramir. Unlike that wanker Striker, he was wise enough to see that the greatest woman in the hisotry of Middle-Earth was Eomer’s sister. Why woul… --- ## [Really mundane stuff that shits you.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/really-mundane-stuff-that-shits-you/655578)
**Author:** [@kambuckta](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kambuckta)\ **Replies:** 91\ **Last updated:** [April 21, 2013, 1:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/really-mundane-stuff-that-shits-you/655578 "2013-04-21T13:22:22Z")
Yes, this is the ultimate in MPSIMS, but my next-door neighbours have had their washing hanging out on their clothesline for over a WEEK now. And to add insult to injury, they don’t hang their washing properly!! It’s j… --- ## [Mythbusters 1/30/08 Plane on a conveyor belt](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mythbusters-1-30-08-plane-on-a-conveyor-belt/435499)
**Author:** [@cochrane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cochrane)\ **Replies:** 147\ **Last updated:** [February 4, 2008, 12:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mythbusters-1-30-08-plane-on-a-conveyor-belt/435499 "2008-02-04T00:38:42Z")
I hope I’m not too early with this, but tomorrow, 1/30, Jamie and Adam finally test one of our pet myths, Airplane on a conveyor belt. Any bets as to the results? Will this be busted? Plausible? Will it be the defini… --- ## [Dispute with nighbors over parking, am I being a bitch](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dispute-with-nighbors-over-parking-am-i-being-a-bitch/741564)
**Author:** [@Sahirrnee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sahirrnee)\ **Replies:** 87\ **Last updated:** [December 31, 2015, 7:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dispute-with-nighbors-over-parking-am-i-being-a-bitch/741564 "2015-12-31T19:44:54Z")
Ibought a house a year ago. I have a paring pad behind the house that is about 3 cars wide, and one of my requirements for a house was off street parking. My house was vacant for about a year before I bought it and I t… --- ## [Popular songs that give terrible advice](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/popular-songs-that-give-terrible-advice/979343)
**Author:** [@Biggirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biggirl)\ **Replies:** 212\ **Last updated:** [February 15, 2023, 12:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/popular-songs-that-give-terrible-advice/979343 "2023-02-15T00:44:52Z")
Watching Umbrella Academy and Klaus tells his followers, “Don’t go chasing waterfalls. Stick to the rivers and lakes you’re used to” and, although I love the song, advising people not to take any chances is not good advi… --- ## [Dear Lord, H.P. Lovecraft was one freaky looking guy.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dear-lord-h-p-lovecraft-was-one-freaky-looking-guy/470325)
**Author:** [@Don\_Draper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Don_Draper)\ **Replies:** 79\ **Last updated:** [October 18, 2016, 5:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dear-lord-h-p-lovecraft-was-one-freaky-looking-guy/470325 "2016-10-18T17:27:39Z")
It being Halloween week (the time of year when one should naturally consider the strange, the frightening & the ghoulish), and partly hoping to find some insipiration for a brilliant NaNoWriMo project, I googled H.P. Lov… --- ## [I identify with Gimli. How about you?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-identify-with-gimli-how-about-you/553256)
**Author:** [@TurboNuke](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TurboNuke)\ **Replies:** 98\ **Last updated:** [September 20, 2010, 8:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-identify-with-gimli-how-about-you/553256 "2010-09-20T08:33:33Z")
I’ve read LotR many times. I identify with Gimli more than any other character. He seems more “human” than the other characters. He doesn’t have any super powers like the elves and Aragorn. Frodo and Sam don’t do it fo… --- ## [Amy Schumer angry with Glamour...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/amy-schumer-angry-with-glamour/751461)
**Author:** [@CookingWithGas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CookingWithGas)\ **Replies:** 69\ **Last updated:** [April 11, 2016, 2:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/amy-schumer-angry-with-glamour/751461 "2016-04-11T14:36:33Z")
…for including her in a list of “Women Who Inspire Us” in a special edition called “Chic at Any Size” aimed at “plus-size” women. They did not explicitly identify her as plus-size. Methinks the lady doth protest too much… --- ## [The Only Civilized Way to Write; Or, Let's Talk About Fountain Pens!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-only-civilized-way-to-write-or-lets-talk-about-fountain-pens/707717)
**Author:** [@Slow\_Moving\_Vehicle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Slow_Moving_Vehicle)\ **Replies:** 67\ **Last updated:** [December 31, 2014, 3:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-only-civilized-way-to-write-or-lets-talk-about-fountain-pens/707717 "2014-12-31T03:52:16Z")
Fountain pens! The epitome of civilized communication. Who here has 'em, who here loves 'em, who here want to talk about 'em? Who here thinks Slow Moving Vehicle must have been a virgin until he was 37? I’ll go first. N… --- ## [Why do scrambled eggs turn green, and is it safe to eat?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-scrambled-eggs-turn-green-and-is-it-safe-to-eat/209355)
**Author:** [@ParentalAdvisory](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ParentalAdvisory)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [October 25, 2003, 1:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-scrambled-eggs-turn-green-and-is-it-safe-to-eat/209355 "2003-10-25T13:58:36Z")
Friday. Every friday we have the breakfast buffet here at work. I usually see a patch of green scrambled eggs. I usually try to avoid “those sections” and go for the yeller. But sometimes, I’ll come back to my desk and f… --- ## [Women who \*don't\* wear heels: Why don't you?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/women-who-dont-wear-heels-why-dont-you/607652)
**Author:** [@Maggie\_the\_Ocelot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Maggie_the_Ocelot)\ **Replies:** 101\ **Last updated:** [January 4, 2012, 2:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/women-who-dont-wear-heels-why-dont-you/607652 "2012-01-04T14:38:43Z")
Women only, please! As is being discussed elsewhere, high heels are generally considered the default footwear for women, to where it can be difficult for those of us who don’t/can’t wear them to find appropriate, attrac… --- ## [Email etiquette: the order of recipients](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/email-etiquette-the-order-of-recipients/562638)
**Author:** [@Briny\_Deep](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Briny_Deep)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [February 7, 2019, 12:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/email-etiquette-the-order-of-recipients/562638 "2019-02-07T12:34:39Z")
Does anybody else do this outside of my family? We email as Miss Manners would have the guests served: To: eldest\_female@whatever.com; eldest\_male@whatever.com; older\_sister@whatever.com; younger\_sister@whatever.com; o… --- ## ["Edna Cintron" standing in World Trade Center on 9-11](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/edna-cintron-standing-in-world-trade-center-on-9-11/512801)
**Author:** [@Shig](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shig)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [October 6, 2009, 3:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/edna-cintron-standing-in-world-trade-center-on-9-11/512801 "2009-10-06T15:09:53Z")
So what’s the deal here?I can’t seem to find anything anywhere explaining how thisis possible. Her name is said to be Edna Cintron and she’s just standing there in the picture and waving in the video. How would she hav… --- ## [Oh, Be A Fine Girl, Kiss Me](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oh-be-a-fine-girl-kiss-me/588420)
**Author:** [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Replies:** 86\ **Last updated:** [July 16, 2011, 8:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oh-be-a-fine-girl-kiss-me/588420 "2011-07-16T08:25:11Z")
This is just one of those “mnemonics” I remember learning, but damned if I haven’t forgottten what OBAFGKM was for. Help! Open field for other such things like Every Good Boy Deserves Favor All Cows Eat Grass (recentl… --- ## [I dont understand religion...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-dont-understand-religion/737498)
**Author:** [@Rokai](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rokai)\ **Replies:** 122\ **Last updated:** [December 1, 2015, 7:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-dont-understand-religion/737498 "2015-12-01T07:10:32Z")
Why is it so important in nearly everybody’s lives but yet they are few of us agnostic and atheist out there who choose to either question religion or choose not to believe in it period. If you’re religious what do you … --- ## [Why does my left leg hurt when I drive for a long time?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-my-left-leg-hurt-when-i-drive-for-a-long-time/589649)
**Author:** [@monstro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/monstro)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [July 22, 2011, 5:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-my-left-leg-hurt-when-i-drive-for-a-long-time/589649 "2011-07-22T17:15:58Z")
Specifically in the upper thigh. After an hour of driving, the pain starts to kill me. Keeping it bent or stretched out with the foot on the dash only helps a teeny bit. Sitting cross-legged helps more, but of course … --- ## [Does Obama understand the economy?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-obama-understand-the-economy/463960)
**Author:** [@Saint\_Cad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saint_Cad)\ **Replies:** 167\ **Last updated:** [September 25, 2008, 3:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-obama-understand-the-economy/463960 "2008-09-25T03:41:33Z")
We all fear that McCain will be like Bush I and II and have no clue how to deal with economic downturns or crises. But what about Obama? Has he shown anything either as senator or on the campaign trail to show that he … --- ## [Firefly/Serenity: Whats Book's story?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/firefly-serenity-whats-books-story/511379)
**Author:** [@Sitnam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sitnam)\ **Replies:** 61\ **Last updated:** [November 10, 2010, 10:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/firefly-serenity-whats-books-story/511379 "2010-11-10T22:44:09Z")
Just about everyone on Serenity has a secret or a past or a secret past and the movie Serenity answered almost all of those questions except for Book. I could go into extensive detail about the clues but anyone watching… --- ## [Success of Indian (dot) kids at U.S spelling bee competitions .](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/success-of-indian-dot-kids-at-u-s-spelling-bee-competitions/497915)
**Author:** [@Indian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Indian)\ **Replies:** 64\ **Last updated:** [May 30, 2009, 11:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/success-of-indian-dot-kids-at-u-s-spelling-bee-competitions/497915 "2009-05-30T23:47:51Z")
What gives ? --- ## [What is the origin of the "ejaculate on the woman's body" finish move in porn?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-origin-of-the-ejaculate-on-the-womans-body-finish-move-in-porn/459434)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 145\ **Last updated:** [August 13, 2008, 9:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-origin-of-the-ejaculate-on-the-womans-body-finish-move-in-porn/459434 "2008-08-13T21:58:06Z")
Why is it de rigeur for almost all genres of porn (even older porn) for a man to pull out before ejaculation and orgasm all over the woman’s body (rear end, breasts etc.) as a finish move. You almost never see anything … --- ## [Springtime means robin nests on the porch](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/springtime-means-robin-nests-on-the-porch/493884)
**Author:** [@Intergalactic\_Gladiator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Intergalactic_Gladiator)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [April 22, 2009, 6:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/springtime-means-robin-nests-on-the-porch/493884 "2009-04-22T18:22:56Z")
At least at our house it does. Every spring, one particular column of the front porch sprouts grass and twigs. Nest making is a pretty cool process – it’s also a very messy one. When we moved in a few years ago, my wife… --- ## [I don't understand the "white nationalist" position.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-dont-understand-the-white-nationalist-position/566715)
**Author:** [@Argent\_Towers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Argent_Towers)\ **Replies:** 72\ **Last updated:** [January 22, 2011, 1:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-dont-understand-the-white-nationalist-position/566715 "2011-01-22T01:27:05Z")
I’ve spent some time recently browsing a certain forum for “people of Germanic heritage.” It is not the notorious one with a name involving a type of unpleasant weather. I won’t say which one it is, specifically, because… --- ## [Response to David Cross's Quote Re: the Bible](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/response-to-david-crosss-quote-re-the-bible/735501)
**Author:** [@Hazle\_Weatherfield](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hazle_Weatherfield)\ **Replies:** 73\ **Last updated:** [February 3, 2025, 10:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/response-to-david-crosss-quote-re-the-bible/735501 "2025-02-03T22:15:12Z")
“Because you know, when the bible was written, and then rewritten, and then edited, and then re-edi -ted, then translated from dead languages and then re-retranslated and re-edited again, then re-re-re-edited, and then r… --- ## [Value of a dollar in 1928](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/value-of-a-dollar-in-1928/545250)
**Author:** [@Animastryfe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Animastryfe)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [July 3, 2010, 8:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/value-of-a-dollar-in-1928/545250 "2010-07-03T20:34:08Z")
Where can I find information on how much a US dollar in 1928 would be worth today? By that, I mean a dollar in 1928 could buy x loaves of bread whereas a dollar today could buy y loaves of bread. --- ## [Is anyone else not impressed with Andrew Luck?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-anyone-else-not-impressed-with-andrew-luck/601533)
**Author:** [@Jackknifed\_Juggernaut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackknifed_Juggernaut)\ **Replies:** 65\ **Last updated:** [December 10, 2016, 7:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-anyone-else-not-impressed-with-andrew-luck/601533 "2016-12-10T19:54:44Z")
If you believe the apparently unanimous opinion of the prognosticators, he’s the love child from a threesome between Johnny Unitas, Joe Montana and Jesus. They claim that he’s the “perfect” quarterback and a guaranteed #… --- ## [Graffiti/street artistists and styles everyone should know.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/graffiti-street-artistists-and-styles-everyone-should-know/539790)
**Author:** [@gitfiddle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gitfiddle)\ **Replies:** 79\ **Last updated:** [May 27, 2010, 4:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/graffiti-street-artistists-and-styles-everyone-should-know/539790 "2010-05-27T16:24:33Z")
I’ve always had an interest in good graffiti. I can’t stand the stuff where people are just writing signatures and dumb slogans on any open wall, but I do like it when people try to make a point. I’ve taken lots of pic… --- ## [Jeans for a Job Interview - beyond the pale?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jeans-for-a-job-interview-beyond-the-pale/633312)
**Author:** [@Cold\_April](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cold_April)\ **Replies:** 68\ **Last updated:** [September 3, 2012, 2:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jeans-for-a-job-interview-beyond-the-pale/633312 "2012-09-03T02:37:13Z")
A work friend recently told a story about her 17 year old son who had gone for an interview for a part-time job at a theme park, only to be turned away before he could even open his mouth, because he was wearing jeans. … --- ## [The extremely and inexplicably exorbitant cost of eye glasses](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-extremely-and-inexplicably-exorbitant-cost-of-eye-glasses/713910)
**Author:** [@Leaffan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaffan)\ **Replies:** 65\ **Last updated:** [March 3, 2015, 5:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-extremely-and-inexplicably-exorbitant-cost-of-eye-glasses/713910 "2015-03-03T17:56:59Z")
Two years ago I got my first pair of real glasses, as opposed to simple pharmacy or dollar store readers. I just got my eyes checked again; my prescription has changed and I need another pair. This will be covered by m… --- ## [What are you supposed to do with the enemy when taking them prisoner isn't feasable?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-you-supposed-to-do-with-the-enemy-when-taking-them-prisoner-isnt-feasable/136984)
**Author:** [@KidCharlemagne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KidCharlemagne)\ **Replies:** 156\ **Last updated:** [November 30, 2002, 3:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-you-supposed-to-do-with-the-enemy-when-taking-them-prisoner-isnt-feasable/136984 "2002-11-30T03:55:40Z")
It’s war. Your on a mission where taking a prisoner with you just isn’t feasable but he has surrendered. Perhaps your one against one but he had no weapon or your on a stealth mission where bringing along a prisoner wo… --- ## [2016 USA election predictions thread.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2016-usa-election-predictions-thread/731757)
**Author:** [@FlikTheBlue](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FlikTheBlue)\ **Replies:** 83\ **Last updated:** [April 10, 2016, 12:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2016-usa-election-predictions-thread/731757 "2016-04-10T12:09:03Z")
I know adahar has a thread about his election predictions, so I thought we should have a thread where everyone can post their predictions. Feel free to post about any of the races taking place for the November 2016 USA e… --- ## [Accepted For Value (A4V)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/accepted-for-value-a4v/659369)
**Author:** [@vx6895](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/vx6895)\ **Replies:** 62\ **Last updated:** [May 30, 2013, 1:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/accepted-for-value-a4v/659369 "2013-05-30T01:37:05Z")
I just found out about A4V and I’ve researched this online a lot. I heard so many people say that it worked and some say that it didn’t work. But I still haven’t seen anyone that I can trust that proves this works becaus… --- ## [It looks like I am going to be homeless and unemployed](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/it-looks-like-i-am-going-to-be-homeless-and-unemployed/685780)
**Author:** [@Imasquare](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Imasquare)\ **Replies:** 85\ **Last updated:** [April 17, 2014, 1:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/it-looks-like-i-am-going-to-be-homeless-and-unemployed/685780 "2014-04-17T13:51:26Z")
For the last couple of years I have been living with my sister and her family but I guess I have outstayed my welcome. Last week she called me at work to tell me that her son and his girlfriend want to move back home and… --- ## [How fast can a cat swipe at someone/thing?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-fast-can-a-cat-swipe-at-someone-thing/530729)
**Author:** [@Leo\_Bloom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leo_Bloom)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [March 3, 2010, 2:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-fast-can-a-cat-swipe-at-someone-thing/530729 "2010-03-03T14:06:52Z")
Both my dog’s nose and I have been at the receiving end (not at the same time) of a cat scratch delivered so fast we literally could not see it coming. How fast do cats swing their arm/paw/whatever when they mean it for… --- ## [Match.com: Success stories or total fake?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/match-com-success-stories-or-total-fake/594451)
**Author:** [@Uncle\_Brother\_Walker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Uncle_Brother_Walker)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [August 30, 2011, 2:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/match-com-success-stories-or-total-fake/594451 "2011-08-30T14:47:03Z")
I’ve signed up for lots of networking sites before (and only recently joined Facebook even though I don’t use it) while they offer a free trial period. I usually don’t renew after the free period. I’ve subscribed to site… --- ## [Muslim boycott of Danish goods](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/muslim-boycott-of-danish-goods/342209)
**Author:** [@CookingWithGas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CookingWithGas)\ **Replies:** 175\ **Last updated:** [February 8, 2006, 11:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/muslim-boycott-of-danish-goods/342209 "2006-02-08T11:55:16Z")
A thread in GQ mentions that (The thread asks what Arab products are imported to Denmark, so as to reciprocate the boycott.) An item at the link on this says: “12 satirical drawings, published by the danish newspaper… --- ## [Could you live on meat and mushrooms?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-you-live-on-meat-and-mushrooms/586496)
**Author:** [@Weaver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Weaver)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [September 5, 2020, 5:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-you-live-on-meat-and-mushrooms/586496 "2020-09-05T05:26:45Z")
A while ago I came across a post-apocalyptic novel where the survivours lived on a diet of meat (specifically pork) and mushrooms. This seemed somewhat doubtful to me but given that the novel’s setting seemed fairly well… --- ## [Is disco underrated?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-disco-underrated/686455)
**Author:** [@monstro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/monstro)\ **Replies:** 61\ **Last updated:** [April 21, 2014, 2:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-disco-underrated/686455 "2014-04-21T02:28:01Z")
I have always liked disco. Seems to me that if you enjoy dancing, the music is hard to resist. Yet the whole genre has a horrible reputation in the annals of mainstream pop culture. History has it that music in the 70… --- ## [Can my boss force me to sit in painful chair?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-my-boss-force-me-to-sit-in-painful-chair/429528)
**Author:** [@Green\_Cymbeline](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Green_Cymbeline)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [December 11, 2007, 7:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-my-boss-force-me-to-sit-in-painful-chair/429528 "2007-12-11T19:52:22Z")
My office recently moved to a new building and my boss got us new chairs. The building is 200 years old and she wants everything to fit the style of the old building. Therefore the chairs are these wooden, old-fashioned … --- ## [How to use apostrophes, for fuck's sake - redux](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-use-apostrophes-for-fucks-sake-redux/482608)
**Author:** [@jjimm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jjimm)\ **Replies:** 116\ **Last updated:** [February 5, 2009, 2:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-use-apostrophes-for-fucks-sake-redux/482608 "2009-02-05T14:26:36Z")
One Obama. Two Obamas. Obama’s messed-up oath. The Obamas’ sex life. Obama’s in the bathroom right now and can’t come to the phone. I thank you. --- ## [How long does it take for a cat to pass an object?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-long-does-it-take-for-a-cat-to-pass-an-object/573662)
**Author:** [@Faelyn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Faelyn)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [March 8, 2011, 3:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-long-does-it-take-for-a-cat-to-pass-an-object/573662 "2011-03-08T15:09:01Z")
So sometime this morning my cat swatted my diamond earrings off my nightstand. I found one, but have combed the entire apartment and haven’t seen the other, and I’m afraid he may have eaten it. They’re very small, not th… --- ## [Where can I find some tin?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-can-i-find-some-tin/578232)
**Author:** [@Testy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Testy)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [April 15, 2011, 3:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-can-i-find-some-tin/578232 "2011-04-15T15:16:20Z")
I’m a wannabe bronze maker and have plenty of copper but can’t find tin anywhere. I’m after something cheap that I can recycle, get from a scrapyard, find, etc. There seems to be a lot less tin around than I had thought… --- ## [What would be your SDMB 'Treehouse of Horror' screen name?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-be-your-sdmb-treehouse-of-horror-screen-name/639439)
**Author:** [@Happy\_Lendervedder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Happy_Lendervedder)\ **Replies:** 152\ **Last updated:** [November 4, 2012, 3:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-be-your-sdmb-treehouse-of-horror-screen-name/639439 "2012-11-04T15:46:23Z")
In the spirit of Halloween, I see the mods and admins have adopted Simpsonesque ‘Treehouse of Horror’ usernames. Were you to change your name for the day, what would you be? I’d be Vengeful Lendervedder. --- ## [Buy a house and get arrested when you try to move in.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/buy-a-house-and-get-arrested-when-you-try-to-move-in/619596)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 82\ **Last updated:** [April 25, 2012, 5:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/buy-a-house-and-get-arrested-when-you-try-to-move-in/619596 "2012-04-25T17:45:30Z")
This is one hell of a way to meet the new neighbors. :eek: What gets me is the keystone cops that arrested and charged them. I hope this couple has a good lawyer and sues the crap out of the neighbor and the cops. I won… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=658&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=660&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)