# Top **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=664&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:** 665 --- ## [Why do people live in messy/dirty homes?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-people-live-in-messy-dirty-homes/816668)
**Author:** [@Dinsdale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dinsdale)\ **Replies:** 154\ **Last updated:** [June 29, 2018, 6:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-people-live-in-messy-dirty-homes/816668 "2018-06-29T18:43:55Z")
I’m asking about people of sufficient means. The specific household I’m thinking of is my adult daughter’s. She is 30, married, with a 3 yr old kid. They live 10-20 min away from us, in a modest suburban home. Husban… --- ## [Products of Beastiality](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/products-of-beastiality/501145)
**Author:** [@TNWPsycho](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TNWPsycho)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [June 29, 2009, 7:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/products-of-beastiality/501145 "2009-06-29T19:26:43Z")
Out of morbid curiosity, have there been any documented cases of products of bestiality? Human/Dog, and Human/Ape hybrids would probably be the most likely to occur. I recall the Straight Dope article on this simply stat… --- ## [Why are there so many different law enforcement agencies in the US?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-there-so-many-different-law-enforcement-agencies-in-the-us/623763)
**Author:** [@Donnerwetter](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Donnerwetter)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [June 4, 2012, 9:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-there-so-many-different-law-enforcement-agencies-in-the-us/623763 "2012-06-04T21:56:10Z")
I was browsing through Wikipedia-Pages dealing with law enforcement in the United States. What is striking is the sheer number of different law enforcement agencies on every level, all over the country, dealing with eve… --- ## [Anybody else jumping on the Zeitgeist bandwagon?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-else-jumping-on-the-zeitgeist-bandwagon/630138)
**Author:** [@panaccione](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panaccione)\ **Replies:** 122\ **Last updated:** [August 5, 2012, 6:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-else-jumping-on-the-zeitgeist-bandwagon/630138 "2012-08-05T18:47:04Z")
I’ve recently become a big fan of The Zeitgeist Movement. Peter Joseph, it’s founder, seems to hit the nail on the head when it comes to the problems society faces. I cannot completely summarize this concept, but I’ll … --- ## [I own kiddie porn! AKA Christopher Handley case is truly scary](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-own-kiddie-porn-aka-christopher-handley-case-is-truly-scary/496369)
**Author:** [@JR\_Brown](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JR_Brown)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [May 16, 2009, 1:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-own-kiddie-porn-aka-christopher-handley-case-is-truly-scary/496369 "2009-05-16T01:56:20Z")
So ComiPress has a summary of the Christopher Handley obscenity trial (later half of this article). The article is by one Lawrence A. Stanley, who seems to be a pretty skeevy guy (if it’s the same guy), but a) he is a b… --- ## [Biggest Plotholes in Blockbuster Movies (spoilers)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/biggest-plotholes-in-blockbuster-movies-spoilers/227449)
**Author:** [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Replies:** 149\ **Last updated:** [February 10, 2004, 10:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/biggest-plotholes-in-blockbuster-movies-spoilers/227449 "2004-02-10T10:54:13Z")
I was watching the repeat of Independence Day on Fox this weekend. While there were lots of elements in the movie I liked (especially the characters played by Harvey Feirstein and Brent Spiner), the ending ruined it for… --- ## [Chicago Fall Dopefest?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chicago-fall-dopefest/634751)
**Author:** [@dalej42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalej42)\ **Replies:** 85\ **Last updated:** [November 4, 2012, 3:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chicago-fall-dopefest/634751 "2012-11-04T03:23:46Z")
Any interest in a Fall Chicago Dopefest? Our summer Dopefest only had a turnout of 3, of course weather had a big factor in that. I’d prefer a Friday afternoon/early evening or Saturday any time. I’m in Lake View, but c… --- ## [What's Prison Really Like?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-prison-really-like/476686)
**Author:** [@Ruby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ruby)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [December 14, 2008, 11:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-prison-really-like/476686 "2008-12-14T23:21:08Z")
I just found out that my cousin has been convicted of a weapons charge and is currently spending the next 10 years of his life at the Frankfort Career Development Center. This is a minimum security prison. What is his … --- ## [What would be the fallout if Russia invades Finland](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-be-the-fallout-if-russia-invades-finland/769089)
**Author:** [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Replies:** 79\ **Last updated:** [November 1, 2016, 6:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-be-the-fallout-if-russia-invades-finland/769089 "2016-11-01T06:46:10Z")
Assume Putin, for whatever reason, decided to invade Finland. Finland is not a part of NATO. They are also a developed nation with no history of being part of the USSR. How would the world respond? Would western europe… --- ## [Where did black Amercans get their last names?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-did-black-amercans-get-their-last-names/259126)
**Author:** [@Grrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrr)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [July 8, 2010, 11:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-did-black-amercans-get-their-last-names/259126 "2010-07-08T23:10:16Z")
I was talking to a friend of mine today at work (he’s black, I’m white) and we were joking around ablout how somebody in one of our families must of been fooling around because we both have the same last name. Now my fr… --- ## [PWUA (People Who Use Acronyms) and terms they assume people will know (spoiler: they don't)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pwua-people-who-use-acronyms-and-terms-they-assume-people-will-know-spoiler-they-dont/839030)
**Author:** [@digs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/digs)\ **Replies:** 146\ **Last updated:** [January 5, 2021, 9:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pwua-people-who-use-acronyms-and-terms-they-assume-people-will-know-spoiler-they-dont/839030 "2021-01-05T21:02:58Z")
I realized I have a very primal reaction to a pet peeve. Was out with a group of students and teachers (after a night class), and one woman kept going on and on about “DDD”: “So, DDD did a thing on… Waiting for DDD to c… --- ## [Ask the Sunglass Consultant!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-sunglass-consultant/233323)
**Author:** [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Really_Not_All_That_Bright)\ **Replies:** 90\ **Last updated:** [August 21, 2006, 9:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-sunglass-consultant/233323 "2006-08-21T21:45:10Z")
A “Sunglass Consultant” is what a sales associate gets called in a certain major chain of sunglass retailers (not Sunglass Hut). I’m one. So, for your protective eyewear edification, I present this thread. In my store… --- ## [WTF, pepperlandgirl?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wtf-pepperlandgirl/593508)
**Author:** [@Lobot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lobot)\ **Replies:** 87\ **Last updated:** [December 22, 2021, 10:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wtf-pepperlandgirl/593508 "2021-12-22T22:13:43Z")
Seriously, this grates on me because of its blatant mix of trolling and threadshitting. Or maybe just threadshitting, but it sure looks designed to push people’s buttons in some pissy, passive-aggressive manner. In the … --- ## [Pink Floyd: what are "swollen hand blues?"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pink-floyd-what-are-swollen-hand-blues/692216)
**Author:** [@Machine\_Elf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Machine_Elf)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [February 10, 2021, 8:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pink-floyd-what-are-swollen-hand-blues/692216 "2021-02-10T20:30:41Z")
In Pink Floyd’s album “The Wall,” the song “Nobody Home” contains the line, “got those…swollen hand blues…”. Later on, in “Comfortably Numb,” David Gilmour sings: “When I was a child, I had a fever…my hands felt just l… --- ## [Interesting examples of "To put it in perspective" things](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/interesting-examples-of-to-put-it-in-perspective-things/957752)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 185\ **Last updated:** [February 1, 2022, 5:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/interesting-examples-of-to-put-it-in-perspective-things/957752 "2022-02-01T17:09:21Z")
Quotes like “Cleopatra was closer in time to the iPhone than she was to the Pyramids of Giza”, etc. Or “The United States, as a nation, is so young that it is only about as old as the lifespan of 3 octogenarians put end… --- ## [Are you a thread killer? I am, and here's proof](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-a-thread-killer-i-am-and-heres-proof/257304)
**Author:** [@rexnervous](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rexnervous)\ **Replies:** 318\ **Last updated:** [September 3, 2004, 5:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-a-thread-killer-i-am-and-heres-proof/257304 "2004-09-03T17:30:10Z")
You ever get that feeling that you’re arrived too late at a thread, yet still post, or regardless of thread length what you’ve just posted will put an end to it, and in either case that particular discussion is hereby re… --- ## [Do Harvard grads do this?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-harvard-grads-do-this/485965)
**Author:** [@carlotta](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carlotta)\ **Replies:** 110\ **Last updated:** [February 20, 2009, 3:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-harvard-grads-do-this/485965 "2009-02-20T03:25:19Z")
In Quadgop’s thread about Texans he says the Texans he met let him know quickly that they were Texans, then says “an odd behavior I’d previously only noted in Harvard grads” So, is this true in your experience? Are Har… --- ## [Lidocaine showing up as false positive for cocaine?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lidocaine-showing-up-as-false-positive-for-cocaine/200588)
**Author:** [@Momument](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Momument)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [August 10, 2015, 2:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lidocaine-showing-up-as-false-positive-for-cocaine/200588 "2015-08-10T02:07:06Z")
Hi, everybody. I’m new here, but wish I’d found this site a long time ago! I have a question that I have already sent to “Ask Cecil”-- I hope it’s not in bad form to ask it here in addition? Anyway, here’s the question: … --- ## [Pulp Fiction - plot nit I noticed (spoilers, I guess)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pulp-fiction-plot-nit-i-noticed-spoilers-i-guess/632809)
**Author:** [@WordMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WordMan)\ **Replies:** 80\ **Last updated:** [September 4, 2012, 1:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pulp-fiction-plot-nit-i-noticed-spoilers-i-guess/632809 "2012-09-04T13:50:07Z")
Watched it for the first time in years with my son. So Bruce Willis’s Butch is driving away from recovering his father’s watch. At a stop sign he sees Marcellus Wallace crossing the street - and M also sees him and sta… --- ## [House, Hugh Laurie, Englishness, Accent](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/house-hugh-laurie-englishness-accent/470208)
**Author:** [@Princhester](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Princhester)\ **Replies:** 114\ **Last updated:** [November 5, 2008, 3:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/house-hugh-laurie-englishness-accent/470208 "2008-11-05T03:33:26Z")
I have never really watched House. It looks good and I understand it is but I don’t have much time for TV. I watched a bit the other day. It’s odd seeing an English guy acting in a US show where his Englishness isn’t … --- ## [Gielgud shot me a disapproving look. Encounters with celebrities.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gielgud-shot-me-a-disapproving-look-encounters-with-celebrities/778678)
**Author:** [@aldiboronti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aldiboronti)\ **Replies:** 93\ **Last updated:** [March 2, 2017, 2:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gielgud-shot-me-a-disapproving-look-encounters-with-celebrities/778678 "2017-03-02T14:42:29Z")
It was London in the 70s. I was in my 20s then, in my disreputable hippie days, and walking on the north side of Trafalgar Square. Suddenly I recognized the unmistakable form of Sir John Gielgud approaching me (don’t thi… --- ## [Hey, lawyers/insurance guys: Question about fender bender and small claims court.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-lawyers-insurance-guys-question-about-fender-bender-and-small-claims-court/546071)
**Author:** [@magellan01](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/magellan01)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [July 13, 2010, 3:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-lawyers-insurance-guys-question-about-fender-bender-and-small-claims-court/546071 "2010-07-13T15:26:36Z")
A friend in my building was in a fender bender. Pretty minor. He told me when it happened that he thought the guy hit him. Evidently the other guy thinks it was my friend’s fault. No surprise. Happens every day. My frien… --- ## [Headlights on, taillights off: Is there any reason for this vehicle "feature"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/headlights-on-taillights-off-is-there-any-reason-for-this-vehicle-feature/390957)
**Author:** [@Spiff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spiff)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [February 7, 2007, 1:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/headlights-on-taillights-off-is-there-any-reason-for-this-vehicle-feature/390957 "2007-02-07T13:37:15Z")
In the last, oh, 10 years or so, many carmakers have added a new “feature” to the dashboard, namely, a headlight switch that has the option of turning on just the headlights. Why did they do this? It seems to me that t… --- ## [What does standard blood work reveal about your health.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-standard-blood-work-reveal-about-your-health/459359)
**Author:** [@Kinthalis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kinthalis)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [August 9, 2008, 2:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-standard-blood-work-reveal-about-your-health/459359 "2008-08-09T14:45:27Z")
Myself and my SO just got our bloodwork results. Apparently her blood work came back fine and I have high cholesterol :frowning: Aside from cholesterol however, what exactly is checked in a standard blood test? Will pos… --- ## [Professional pictures of pregnant women with minimal clothing - Is this mainstream now?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/professional-pictures-of-pregnant-women-with-minimal-clothing-is-this-mainstream-now/581567)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 63\ **Last updated:** [May 14, 2011, 3:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/professional-pictures-of-pregnant-women-with-minimal-clothing-is-this-mainstream-now/581567 "2011-05-14T03:55:31Z")
In several facebook posts over the last year I have noticed professionally done photos sets posted by pregnant women of themselves that show them minimally dressed, sometimes with barely a scarf covering their breasts an… --- ## [Stock option in a private company](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stock-option-in-a-private-company/500000)
**Author:** [@Waffle\_Decider](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Waffle_Decider)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [June 18, 2009, 4:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stock-option-in-a-private-company/500000 "2009-06-18T04:37:30Z")
I hold some stock option in the company I work for. It is a very small private company. From my very general understanding, I think the basic idea of stock option is such that you can buy shares at the price specified … --- ## [Classic Books Which Live Up To Their Reputation](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/classic-books-which-live-up-to-their-reputation/976763)
**Author:** [@Dr\_Paprika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_Paprika)\ **Replies:** 156\ **Last updated:** [February 7, 2024, 1:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/classic-books-which-live-up-to-their-reputation/976763 "2024-02-07T13:38:57Z")
Many voluminous classic books have aged badly, are simply not worth the time, are unreadable or never deserved the reputation won when there were fewer alternatives and less knowledge and variety. Inspired by The Atlant… --- ## [How useful would you be in a survival situation? (poll)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-useful-would-you-be-in-a-survival-situation-poll/551054)
**Author:** [@Acid\_Lamp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Acid_Lamp)\ **Replies:** 128\ **Last updated:** [August 27, 2010, 5:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-useful-would-you-be-in-a-survival-situation-poll/551054 "2010-08-27T17:23:34Z")
A couple of recent threads have me thinking. I’m rather surprised at the number of dopers who do not possess what I consider to be basic life skills that would come in handy regardless of the situation. What is more, I’m… --- ## [Has anybody else read Stephen King's short story 'The Jaunt.' Wow](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-anybody-else-read-stephen-kings-short-story-the-jaunt-wow/846574)
**Author:** [@2ManyTacos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/2ManyTacos)\ **Replies:** 105\ **Last updated:** [November 17, 2022, 5:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-anybody-else-read-stephen-kings-short-story-the-jaunt-wow/846574 "2022-11-17T17:11:53Z")
Slight spoilers here. I finished reading ‘The Jaunt’ a few days ago, and I have to tell you guys that it’s probably the one thing I’ve read in years that has really stuck with me. Truly unsettling. I am always kind of… --- ## [Wait Wait Don't Tell Me's greatest moment ever](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wait-wait-dont-tell-mes-greatest-moment-ever/629428)
**Author:** [@MaxTheVool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MaxTheVool)\ **Replies:** 68\ **Last updated:** [August 3, 2012, 5:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wait-wait-dont-tell-mes-greatest-moment-ever/629428 "2012-08-03T17:53:58Z")
I’m just now listening to the podcast of last weekend’s episode. It’s the listener limerick challenge, the limerick is: I can face all the undead hordes calmly Even if they can learn how to bomb me. In my fort I keep … --- ## [Clash of the Titans (for those who have seen it, spoilers)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/clash-of-the-titans-for-those-who-have-seen-it-spoilers/534708)
**Author:** [@Rigamarole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rigamarole)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [July 2, 2010, 11:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/clash-of-the-titans-for-those-who-have-seen-it-spoilers/534708 "2010-07-02T11:44:31Z")
(I saw the other thread but it seems to be mostly anticipatory so I thought I’d make a new one) Anyway saw it tonight… the effects were certainly a hell of a lot better than the original. Unfortunately that’s about all … --- ## [Addendum on Time Square Bombing](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/addendum-on-time-square-bombing/538580)
**Author:** [@Qin\_Shi\_Huangdi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qin_Shi_Huangdi)\ **Replies:** 108\ **Last updated:** [May 13, 2010, 6:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/addendum-on-time-square-bombing/538580 "2010-05-13T18:44:47Z")
When the news of the Time Square attempted car bombing broke out all those liberal morons, those incessant nagging heads on MSNBC and the Internet immediatly leaned to the conclusion it was the Tea Party and other right … --- ## [The Silencing of Elizabeth Warren](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-silencing-of-elizabeth-warren/779322)
**Author:** [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Replies:** 101\ **Last updated:** [February 13, 2017, 2:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-silencing-of-elizabeth-warren/779322 "2017-02-13T14:56:47Z")
This is all over the news this morning – Elizabeth Warren was ordered silence by McConnell because of statements she made about Jeff Sessions during debate about his selection as Attorney General. I gather that the immed… --- ## [Why get a Kitchenaid stand mixer?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-get-a-kitchenaid-stand-mixer/495212)
**Author:** [@Antigen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Antigen)\ **Replies:** 66\ **Last updated:** [May 11, 2009, 10:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-get-a-kitchenaid-stand-mixer/495212 "2009-05-11T22:22:16Z")
Why are these things so awesome? What would I be doing with it? Do I need one? I see one on sale and feel like I MUST buy it and I don’t know why. Can anyone tell me what these things are actually good for, and whether … --- ## [Reverend Mykeru's Ban Countdown Clock](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reverend-mykerus-ban-countdown-clock/157261)
**Author:** [@Reverend\_Mykeru](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Reverend_Mykeru)\ **Replies:** 163\ **Last updated:** [February 26, 2003, 7:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reverend-mykerus-ban-countdown-clock/157261 "2003-02-26T19:44:57Z")
Here we go: Someone starts a thread about ripping MP3s and creating CDs for personal use. I do it myself, having a Yepp MP3 player. Moderator shuts down the thread because he can’t tell the difference between ripping MP… --- ## [Large woman = "real woman" - huh?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/large-woman-real-woman-huh/195731)
**Author:** [@elmwood](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elmwood)\ **Replies:** 187\ **Last updated:** [August 26, 2003, 5:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/large-woman-real-woman-huh/195731 "2003-08-26T05:30:54Z")
I’m curious about why many “women of size” refer to themselves as “real women.” I’m confused by the terminology - what makes a larger woman any more “real” than one who is thin? --- ## [Duo-Friendly MMOs?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/duo-friendly-mmos/655674)
**Author:** [@Nerdessence](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nerdessence)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [September 9, 2013, 9:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/duo-friendly-mmos/655674 "2013-09-09T21:15:11Z")
I am introverted, but I do love playing games with my husband. The trouble is that most MMOs either ignore the duo or they outright discriminate against them. TERA, for example. We had a lot of fun with it until the fir… --- ## [Captain Jack and Other Drug References](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/captain-jack-and-other-drug-references/152300)
**Author:** [@Phydeaux](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Phydeaux)\ **Replies:** 75\ **Last updated:** [February 10, 2003, 4:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/captain-jack-and-other-drug-references/152300 "2003-02-10T04:47:05Z")
Hello all - My wife and I were listening to the radio and Billy Joel’s Captain Jack came on the radio. The song is obviously about heroin. The lyrics “Just a little push and you’ll be flying” and “Captain Jack will ge… --- ## [This Is Why You Need A Dashcam](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-is-why-you-need-a-dashcam/685953)
**Author:** [@toofs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/toofs)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [September 24, 2014, 12:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-is-why-you-need-a-dashcam/685953 "2014-09-24T12:49:40Z")
Having video of your own accident can be useful in court. --- ## [What to say to someone who had one twin baby stillborn?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-to-say-to-someone-who-had-one-twin-baby-stillborn/624517)
**Author:** [@cwthree](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cwthree)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [June 13, 2012, 2:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-to-say-to-someone-who-had-one-twin-baby-stillborn/624517 "2012-06-13T14:02:34Z")
My neighbor and I are quite friendly, and we chat about goings-on in our respective families. Her son and daughter-in-law were expecting twins, who would have been full-term right about now. A couple of weeks ago they le… --- ## [Miss Universe contestant told to wear panties](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/miss-universe-contestant-told-to-wear-panties/595867)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 70\ **Last updated:** [September 17, 2011, 5:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/miss-universe-contestant-told-to-wear-panties/595867 "2011-09-17T05:30:43Z")
Sorry guys there’s no photos of the incident. :smiley: Short skirts and no panties is just skanky IMHO. I don’t want to sit on a chair after someone with no underwear. All that sticky luv juice all over it. … --- ## [Great Movie Genres Hollywood May Have Quit Investing In](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/great-movie-genres-hollywood-may-have-quit-investing-in/698722)
**Author:** [@regularshow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/regularshow)\ **Replies:** 69\ **Last updated:** [November 7, 2014, 3:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/great-movie-genres-hollywood-may-have-quit-investing-in/698722 "2014-11-07T15:14:45Z")
Hmm. I’ll go with: The puppet genre. Remember Team America and The Puppet Master movies? The troll genre. Remember Troll 1? The female prison genre. Remember Chained Heat 1 and 3? --- ## [Women in their 20s thru 30s dating much older men. Uh, .. why?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/women-in-their-20s-thru-30s-dating-much-older-men-uh-why/68954)
**Author:** [@AlrtSilver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AlrtSilver)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [June 17, 2001, 3:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/women-in-their-20s-thru-30s-dating-much-older-men-uh-why/68954 "2001-06-17T15:52:29Z")
I’m a guy, and I’m heterosexual so I generally don’t exactly find other guys attractive though I know women do and I also know that many of the men woman find attractive often leave me wondering why. When in my twenties,… --- ## [Spayed Dog Question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spayed-dog-question/154470)
**Author:** [@Lissa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lissa)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [October 3, 2010, 2:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spayed-dog-question/154470 "2010-10-03T14:55:31Z")
Tonight, my shuband let our six year old female dog outside. (We had her “fixed” as a puppy.) To his shock, he went to let her in and found her having sex with the neighbor’s dog. Perhaps this is stupid, but I thought f… --- ## [Battleship - the "WTF, I went to see it regardless of the silly premise" thread. (Open spoilers)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/battleship-the-wtf-i-went-to-see-it-regardless-of-the-silly-premise-thread-open-spoilers/622331)
**Author:** [@JohnT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnT)\ **Replies:** 69\ **Last updated:** [May 25, 2012, 5:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/battleship-the-wtf-i-went-to-see-it-regardless-of-the-silly-premise-thread-open-spoilers/622331 "2012-05-25T17:08:09Z")
Got my tickets for this one tonight and am looking forward to it, largely because of its Friday Night Lights roots with director Peter Berg and star Taylor Kitsch (of John Carter fame.) Reviews are pretty negative, but … --- ## [Is the drone program a war crime?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-drone-program-a-war-crime/758910)
**Author:** [@boffking](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/boffking)\ **Replies:** 128\ **Last updated:** [July 29, 2016, 8:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-drone-program-a-war-crime/758910 "2016-07-29T20:48:56Z")
American drone strikes have killed hundreds of civilians in countries that we weren’t even fighting wars in. Only about 10% of drone victims were the intended targets. This isn’t “collateral damage”. This is unaccept… --- ## [Exactly when did the Beatles begin to revolutionize rock?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/exactly-when-did-the-beatles-begin-to-revolutionize-rock/629419)
**Author:** [@Bearflag70](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bearflag70)\ **Replies:** 78\ **Last updated:** [August 4, 2012, 1:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/exactly-when-did-the-beatles-begin-to-revolutionize-rock/629419 "2012-08-04T01:26:33Z")
I am no Beatles or rock historian. My understanding is the Beatles were pretty unremarkable for their time at the outset. By the end of their run, they were geniuses. Somewhere in between, perhaps on one album, in one so… --- ## [Casue of death for people in the station nightclub fire](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/casue-of-death-for-people-in-the-station-nightclub-fire/674935)
**Author:** [@tci707](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tci707)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [October 25, 2017, 12:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/casue-of-death-for-people-in-the-station-nightclub-fire/674935 "2017-10-25T00:40:44Z")
If you watch this video - YouTube you can see that in only a couple minutes the place is engulfed in flames and anyone in there would be burned alive. The question I have is the thick smoke that was in there was it en… --- ## [Here's a shiny new thread for pitting ZPG Zealot.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/heres-a-shiny-new-thread-for-pitting-zpg-zealot/581868)
**Author:** [@Sarahfeena](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sarahfeena)\ **Replies:** 87\ **Last updated:** [May 21, 2011, 1:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/heres-a-shiny-new-thread-for-pitting-zpg-zealot/581868 "2011-05-21T01:37:42Z")
Can a mod please close the Annie-Xmas one? She and I resolved the issue at hand, and it’s not fair to her to keep it alive because ZPG is a nutjob. Here are a few quotes from ZPG in that thread, to get the ball rolling… --- ## [In Disney's Little Mermaid, would Ariel have gotten her voice back with the kiss of true love?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-disneys-little-mermaid-would-ariel-have-gotten-her-voice-back-with-the-kiss-of-true-love/698432)
**Author:** [@Freudian\_Slit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Freudian_Slit)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [September 23, 2014, 8:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-disneys-little-mermaid-would-ariel-have-gotten-her-voice-back-with-the-kiss-of-true-love/698432 "2014-09-23T20:57:22Z")
So we know the story. Ariel makes a deal with Ursula the sea witch: she gets legs, and if she can get Prince Eric to fall in love and kiss her in three days, she can stay on land, but if she doesn’t, she becomes another … [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=663&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=665&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)