# Top **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=693&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:** 694 --- ## [Authors with particular linguistic habits or tics, like often repeated or misused words or phrases](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/authors-with-particular-linguistic-habits-or-tics-like-often-repeated-or-misused-words-or-phrases/973332)
**Author:** [@solost](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/solost)\ **Replies:** 146\ **Last updated:** [October 26, 2022, 4:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/authors-with-particular-linguistic-habits-or-tics-like-often-repeated-or-misused-words-or-phrases/973332 "2022-10-26T16:32:59Z")
Mrs. solost tried to download a book from an online lending library to her Kindle, but to do this you use Amazon, and she was accidentally logged into my Amazon account, so it showed up on my Kindle. So she says eh, go a… --- ## [Desecrate THIS, fuckwads](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/desecrate-this-fuckwads/362476)
**Author:** [@bup](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bup)\ **Replies:** 191\ **Last updated:** [July 6, 2006, 12:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/desecrate-this-fuckwads/362476 "2006-07-06T12:22:36Z")
Hmm. Republicans need votes in November. What could they do to rally their base? I know! They could piss on the greatest governing framework in history, by proposing a blight on it that confuses flags with freedom! Yeah!… --- ## ["The Godfather" Questions](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-godfather-questions/474039)
**Author:** [@Fiddle\_Peghead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fiddle_Peghead)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [November 23, 2008, 10:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-godfather-questions/474039 "2008-11-23T22:27:01Z")
During the wedding, after Mrs. Godfather sings a verse of a song, an elderly gentleman sings a verse, presumably with racy lyrics, judging by the gestures he makes with his hands. Please translate this into English. Al… --- ## [Is it rude to ask how much a house costs?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-rude-to-ask-how-much-a-house-costs/157349)
**Author:** [@oceans\_11](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/oceans_11)\ **Replies:** 68\ **Last updated:** [March 5, 2003, 3:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-rude-to-ask-how-much-a-house-costs/157349 "2003-03-05T15:49:16Z")
My wife and I just had a conversation with another couple, and both wives seemed aghast that I would ask someone what they paid for their house. The wives feel this a very rude question, akin to asking someone what the… --- ## [Why does it have to be all or nothing with abortion?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-it-have-to-be-all-or-nothing-with-abortion/963939)
**Author:** [@JakeRS](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JakeRS)\ **Replies:** 262\ **Last updated:** [June 12, 2022, 8:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-it-have-to-be-all-or-nothing-with-abortion/963939 "2022-06-12T20:27:35Z")
I don’t understand either the pro or anti abortion extremists, why does one always have to completely ignore the rest and not try to find a middle ground? It’s not even that hard, imagine this, abortion allowed for ever… --- ## [What is "Political Correctness"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-political-correctness/676933)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 100\ **Last updated:** [January 3, 2014, 4:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-political-correctness/676933 "2014-01-03T04:28:47Z")
Where are the politics when it comes to “political correctness”? Is this Wiki definition correct?: I can’t see wanting to treat others as we would ourselves as being a “political” matter. What am I missing here? --- ## [Ladies: Are you attracted to men who treat you poorly?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ladies-are-you-attracted-to-men-who-treat-you-poorly/618202)
**Author:** [@2ManyTacos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/2ManyTacos)\ **Replies:** 74\ **Last updated:** [April 13, 2012, 9:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ladies-are-you-attracted-to-men-who-treat-you-poorly/618202 "2012-04-13T21:58:25Z")
This thread hearkens back to the perennial saying that “nice guys finish last” or that “women are only attracted to jerks.” I’m just curious to see whether these notions apply to the women on the SDMB, and possibly disc… --- ## [No, this is not "beautiful weather" -- it's creepy and wrong](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-this-is-not-beautiful-weather-its-creepy-and-wrong/740877)
**Author:** [@Jennshark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jennshark)\ **Replies:** 123\ **Last updated:** [January 10, 2016, 12:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-this-is-not-beautiful-weather-its-creepy-and-wrong/740877 "2016-01-10T00:01:52Z")
I’m so sick of the weatherbeasts here on the East Coast exclaiming over this “beautiful weather” and expressing chagrin when it actually feels like December (as it does today, however briefly). You know what? This is no… --- ## [Why are used books worth so little?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-used-books-worth-so-little/704481)
**Author:** [@boffking](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/boffking)\ **Replies:** 73\ **Last updated:** [November 18, 2014, 10:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-used-books-worth-so-little/704481 "2014-11-18T22:55:19Z")
You might pay 20 or 30 dollars( or more!) at the bookstore for a book. I tried selling a whole bunch of books after I had a shelf break. I don’t think there was a single one that was worth even one dollar. I tried sel… --- ## [Guns, Drugs and 3D printers](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guns-drugs-and-3d-printers/645540)
**Author:** [@Rooster\_Cogburn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rooster_Cogburn)\ **Replies:** 72\ **Last updated:** [May 12, 2013, 4:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guns-drugs-and-3d-printers/645540 "2013-05-12T04:52:58Z")
As with any invention the original purpose or intended use does not always translate to how the great unwashed masses may use the item. In the wake of much discussion about gun control, magazine control etc. could the 3D… --- ## [Really and truly dead movie characters](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/really-and-truly-dead-movie-characters/754961)
**Author:** [@Robot\_Arm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Robot_Arm)\ **Replies:** 128\ **Last updated:** [May 28, 2016, 9:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/really-and-truly-dead-movie-characters/754961 "2016-05-28T21:19:32Z")
I was trying to come up with a trivia question. What do the following movie characters have in common: Arch Stanton Bernie Lomax Then I couldn’t think of any more, and you can’t have a “what do they have in common” q… --- ## [Celebrities who were major liars about their lives](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrities-who-were-major-liars-about-their-lives/245078)
**Author:** [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Replies:** 134\ **Last updated:** [May 18, 2004, 8:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrities-who-were-major-liars-about-their-lives/245078 "2004-05-18T20:49:57Z")
Several celebrities told so many lies about their pasts that sometimes it’s not even known what is and isn’t true. Who are a few examples you can think of? Some that I’m familiar with: Enrico Caruso- frequently claime… --- ## [True Blood; Jun-27-10](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/true-blood-jun-27-10/544806)
**Author:** [@John\_Mace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_Mace)\ **Replies:** 95\ **Last updated:** [July 13, 2010, 3:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/true-blood-jun-27-10/544806 "2010-07-13T03:35:06Z")
Too lazy to look up the episode title, but I’m having a hard time keeping in interest in this show, especially after last night’s episode. There’s just too much shit going on, too many characters, and some weird motiva… --- ## [Movies in which Everyone Dies; unavoidable spoilers, but try to be kind](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-in-which-everyone-dies-unavoidable-spoilers-but-try-to-be-kind/620044)
**Author:** [@Paranoid\_Randroid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Paranoid_Randroid)\ **Replies:** 86\ **Last updated:** [May 4, 2012, 5:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-in-which-everyone-dies-unavoidable-spoilers-but-try-to-be-kind/620044 "2012-05-04T05:28:26Z")
This discussion inevitably involves spoilers. Apologies for that and for the possibility that I overlooked some previous thread on this subject. Although I did find threads about movies in which the main character dies, … --- ## [Wish me luck?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wish-me-luck/668579)
**Author:** [@want2befree](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/want2befree)\ **Replies:** 110\ **Last updated:** [September 13, 2013, 3:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wish-me-luck/668579 "2013-09-13T15:05:02Z")
So, the ex is still leaving an imprint in my couch. I did give him a letter a few months ago, explaining that he needed to leave (by August 31) and at that time I had been hoping to move out and just say hey we’re moving… --- ## [What would the first Terminator done if it had killed Sarah Conner?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-the-first-terminator-done-if-it-had-killed-sarah-conner/363837)
**Author:** [@Feces\_Of\_Death](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Feces_Of_Death)\ **Replies:** 81\ **Last updated:** [July 13, 2006, 8:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-the-first-terminator-done-if-it-had-killed-sarah-conner/363837 "2006-07-13T20:51:10Z")
If the first Terminator had killed Sarah Conner, what would it have done afterward? We know from T2 that the T100 cannot “self terminate” so presumably he could not just shut himself down. --- ## [New Super Soaker shoots semen all over children](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-super-soaker-shoots-semen-all-over-children/356201)
**Author:** [@Argent\_Towers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Argent_Towers)\ **Replies:** 62\ **Last updated:** [May 11, 2006, 4:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-super-soaker-shoots-semen-all-over-children/356201 "2006-05-11T16:23:47Z")
For those of you who have been living under a rock, Super Soaker has released a new gun called the Oozinator. Its gimmick is that it can shoot not only water, but ooze, which comes in a ten-ounce cartridge. Unfortunatel… --- ## [Are bitcoins ever going to be a viable currency?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-bitcoins-ever-going-to-be-a-viable-currency/633196)
**Author:** [@drewtwo99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drewtwo99)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [April 12, 2013, 4:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-bitcoins-ever-going-to-be-a-viable-currency/633196 "2013-04-12T16:33:15Z")
I just discovered and have started learning more about bitcoins. It seems like a fascinating idea to me. However, I wonder just how viable of a currency it may become? I really don’t know much about their history or any… --- ## [Should responsible couples have a baby in today's world?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-responsible-couples-have-a-baby-in-todays-world/683340)
**Author:** [@PlaceboTarget](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PlaceboTarget)\ **Replies:** 91\ **Last updated:** [March 19, 2014, 6:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-responsible-couples-have-a-baby-in-todays-world/683340 "2014-03-19T06:25:37Z")
Are you considering having a baby and raising a happy child? Think again. The future of Earth may not favor mankind as much as it used to. The world’s population has tripled in the last 60 years and 50 years from now th… --- ## [Best Republican To Be President?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-republican-to-be-president/554157)
**Author:** [@Qin\_Shi\_Huangdi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qin_Shi_Huangdi)\ **Replies:** 118\ **Last updated:** [September 25, 2010, 12:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-republican-to-be-president/554157 "2010-09-25T00:15:53Z")
Who do you think is the Republican who will do the best as President of the United States? --- ## [South African Rape Survey](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/south-african-rape-survey/500212)
**Author:** [@Alka\_Seltzer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alka_Seltzer)\ **Replies:** 109\ **Last updated:** [June 24, 2009, 8:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/south-african-rape-survey/500212 "2009-06-24T20:44:04Z")
This is simply beyond belief. I really hope there is some kind of statistical bias in these findings, but even if there is it’s still utterly atrocious. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/8107039.stm --- ## [Those impeachment articles are weak, dude](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/those-impeachment-articles-are-weak-dude/844647)
**Author:** [@adaher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/adaher)\ **Replies:** 124\ **Last updated:** [December 14, 2019, 7:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/those-impeachment-articles-are-weak-dude/844647 "2019-12-14T19:13:13Z")
Abuse of power and obstruction of justice? Even the Clinton impeachment articles were more specific than that. What President doesn’t abuse his power or obstruct justice? They should have waited until they had something … --- ## [Is this parody an accurate summary of Iran-Contra?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-parody-an-accurate-summary-of-iran-contra/606564)
**Author:** [@drewtwo99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drewtwo99)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [December 21, 2011, 3:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-parody-an-accurate-summary-of-iran-contra/606564 "2011-12-21T15:42:43Z")
I was recently watching an episode of American Dad that had the following song in it: Pretty hilarious stuff. I’ve looked over some wikipedia articles and seems fairly accurate, but I wanted to get the opi… --- ## [Natural Cures They Don't Want You To Know About](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/natural-cures-they-dont-want-you-to-know-about/272150)
**Author:** [@marshmallow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/marshmallow)\ **Replies:** 74\ **Last updated:** [July 7, 2011, 11:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/natural-cures-they-dont-want-you-to-know-about/272150 "2011-07-07T23:44:26Z")
I was staying up way too late and I just saw this long infomercial about a man named Kevin Trudeau plugging his book, “Natural Cures They Don’t Want You To Know About.” He made some quite startling claims. I could see ho… --- ## [Win 7 network problem - can't see NAS in Explorer](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/win-7-network-problem-cant-see-nas-in-explorer/688987)
**Author:** [@mhendo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mhendo)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [January 4, 2016, 4:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/win-7-network-problem-cant-see-nas-in-explorer/688987 "2016-01-04T16:06:29Z")
Computer: Windows 7 Home Premium Router: Asus RT-N66U Network Storage: QNap T212 2-bay NAS NAS Name: HOMENET NAS Local IP: 192.168.1.50, Fixed Problem: When i want to use the NAS from my local computer, i usually j… --- ## [When is a US citizen required to prove it?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-is-a-us-citizen-required-to-prove-it/537525)
**Author:** [@Pleonast](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pleonast)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [April 30, 2010, 1:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-is-a-us-citizen-required-to-prove-it/537525 "2010-04-30T13:10:24Z")
When is a US citizen required to prove it to the government? I can think of several times I’ve been asked to prove my citizenship in order to do something I want to do (get passport, get drivers license, etc). But if I … --- ## [Shameless, season three](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shameless-season-three/647166)
**Author:** [@Drain\_Bead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Drain_Bead)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [April 9, 2013, 8:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shameless-season-three/647166 "2013-04-09T20:55:09Z")
Anyone still watching this? This show is a total guilty pleasure of mine. . . . . . So Lip risked his brother’s future to steal a laser for a battlebot competition? Seriously, WTF? And I can’t at all remember ho… --- ## [My observations while watching "Cops:" Share yours please.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-observations-while-watching-cops-share-yours-please/667853)
**Author:** [@Leaffan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaffan)\ **Replies:** 88\ **Last updated:** [September 6, 2013, 3:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-observations-while-watching-cops-share-yours-please/667853 "2013-09-06T15:32:19Z")
There are a vast preponderance of males who don’t wear shirts. People are never driving their own cars, and are therefore ignorant of the contents. --- ## [Khadaji's Whatcha Readin' Thread - April 2015 Edition](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/khadajis-whatcha-readin-thread-april-2015-edition/716422)
**Author:** [@DZedNConfused](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DZedNConfused)\ **Replies:** 83\ **Last updated:** [April 30, 2015, 1:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/khadajis-whatcha-readin-thread-april-2015-edition/716422 "2015-04-30T01:03:53Z")
Spring is here! Has it stopped snowing East Coat US people? Did it ever start out here in the US West? Those of you going into winter, I hope it isn’t as odd for you as it was for us. I started The King’s Bishop By Cand… --- ## [ATHEISM is DEAD - SDMB Poker - Q1, 2010](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/atheism-is-dead-sdmb-poker-q1-2010/524132)
**Author:** [@Yeticus\_Rex](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yeticus_Rex)\ **Replies:** 146\ **Last updated:** [April 1, 2010, 11:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/atheism-is-dead-sdmb-poker-q1-2010/524132 "2010-04-01T23:57:31Z")
NEW QUARTER! NEW PRIZES! NEW POSITIONS! NEW CAR SMELL! NEW MEAT! Tonight’s Results: Yeti Fubb Missy Oslo Dag Root Peek We’re now using Poker Mavens software (courtesy of Asterion), which means no need for depositing… --- ## [Maggots in dog water bowl. Why?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/maggots-in-dog-water-bowl-why/122336)
**Author:** [@Violet](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Violet)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [July 11, 2021, 1:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/maggots-in-dog-water-bowl-why/122336 "2021-07-11T01:53:41Z")
A friend reported that he changes his dog’s water (indoors) twice a day, and has been finding maggots in the water. He can’t figure out how they get there. He brought the dog to the vet today. No evidence of maggots foun… --- ## [Just how serious was the threat of Communism in America?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-how-serious-was-the-threat-of-communism-in-america/194406)
**Author:** [@december](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/december)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [August 14, 2003, 2:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-how-serious-was-the-threat-of-communism-in-america/194406 "2003-08-14T02:33:04Z")
My opinion is that it was a serious threat indeed. Communists set up their own tyrannical governments and committed many atrocities in many countries: Roumania, Yugoslavia, Russia, Ukraine, Afghanistan, Cambodia, Cuba,… --- ## [Best #1 single of the year retrospective: 1962](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-1-single-of-the-year-retrospective-1962/697254)
**Author:** [@Smapti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smapti)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [September 22, 2014, 4:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-1-single-of-the-year-retrospective-1962/697254 "2014-09-22T04:34:13Z")
Today’s edition of the pop music retrospective takes us to 1962. 1961 was much more of a split decision than I expected it to be, and I have a feeling 1962 might be much of the same - there are some pretty memorable tune… --- ## [Do composers need to write the music for every instrument individually or is there some other trick?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-composers-need-to-write-the-music-for-every-instrument-individually-or-is-there-some-other-trick/593474)
**Author:** [@Whack-a-Mole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Whack-a-Mole)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [August 23, 2011, 2:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-composers-need-to-write-the-music-for-every-instrument-individually-or-is-there-some-other-trick/593474 "2011-08-23T02:56:30Z")
I was listening to the Imperial March from Star Wars (don’t ask) and I wondered if John Williams had to write music for oboes, music for tubas, music for kettle drums, music for cellos, music for xylophones and so on. S… --- ## [Doctors implant lab-grown vagina](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doctors-implant-lab-grown-vagina/685892)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [May 5, 2014, 6:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doctors-implant-lab-grown-vagina/685892 "2014-05-05T18:42:24Z")
I checked for multiple cites before posting this incredible story. All jokes aside, the progress of stem cell research is amazing. I’m looking forward to the day when amputees will be unknown in society. I think it will … --- ## [Can people in committed relationships have opposite sex friends?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-people-in-committed-relationships-have-opposite-sex-friends/365546)
**Author:** [@Cat\_Whisperer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cat_Whisperer)\ **Replies:** 106\ **Last updated:** [May 7, 2014, 6:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-people-in-committed-relationships-have-opposite-sex-friends/365546 "2014-05-07T18:08:14Z")
I’m reading a book called, “Emotional Infidelity: How to Avoid It and 10 Other Secrets to a Great Marriage,” by M. Gary Neumann, and his first principle is: Protect your marriage from emotional infidelity by avoiding me… --- ## [The worst book you ever read and why.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-worst-book-you-ever-read-and-why/382507)
**Author:** [@Mouse\_Maven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mouse_Maven)\ **Replies:** 150\ **Last updated:** [December 5, 2006, 5:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-worst-book-you-ever-read-and-why/382507 "2006-12-05T05:21:28Z")
I am embarassed to say that I read \*Battlefield Earth \* by L. Ron Hubbard twice. I was at my grandparent’s house for the summer; they lived in rual Louisiana. Over the weeks, I read everything in the house except this … --- ## [Rape Film...(festival? Can I have a better word, please?)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rape-film-festival-can-i-have-a-better-word-please/658268)
**Author:** [@Slithy\_Tove](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Slithy_Tove)\ **Replies:** 62\ **Last updated:** [January 31, 2014, 9:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rape-film-festival-can-i-have-a-better-word-please/658268 "2014-01-31T21:36:54Z")
Something Wild (1961, not the 1986 Melanie Griffith romp): rape-traumatized Carol Baker attempts suicide but is rescued and then confined by Ralph Meeker, a decent but lonely man playing the Blacksnake Moan gambit Town … --- ## [Why are male interior designers gay?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-male-interior-designers-gay/597367)
**Author:** [@No\_Wikipedia\_Cites](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/No_Wikipedia_Cites)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [September 25, 2011, 7:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-male-interior-designers-gay/597367 "2011-09-25T07:39:08Z")
Someone said (word on the street) that (most) (male) interior designers are gay. But female interior designers are not. Why are interior designers (male) gay? Why would that be? Other things that are creative and artsy… --- ## [Should I Buy This Horse?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-i-buy-this-horse/525266)
**Author:** [@StGermain](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/StGermain)\ **Replies:** 135\ **Last updated:** [June 4, 2010, 12:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-i-buy-this-horse/525266 "2010-06-04T12:24:59Z")
This mare is for sale on Craigslist. She’s an aged gray Trakehner mare, just like my first horse. According to the seller, she’s a daughter of one of the greatest jumpers ever, Abdullah. I presently have a TB gelding an… --- ## [Hegseth calls all of the top military brass together for an in person meeting](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hegseth-calls-all-of-the-top-military-brass-together-for-an-in-person-meeting/1023409)
**Author:** [@Buck\_Godot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Buck_Godot)\ **Replies:** 340\ **Last updated:** [October 12, 2025, 8:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hegseth-calls-all-of-the-top-military-brass-together-for-an-in-person-meeting/1023409 "2025-10-12T20:09:56Z")
So Defense War Secretary Pete Hegseth has called hundreds of top military brass to an in person meeting all together in Virginia. No mention of what the meeting is about, or why it has to be in person. But it is highly… --- ## [Silly "nick of time" scenes](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/silly-nick-of-time-scenes/654327)
**Author:** [@MaxTheVool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MaxTheVool)\ **Replies:** 76\ **Last updated:** [December 5, 2014, 7:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/silly-nick-of-time-scenes/654327 "2014-12-05T07:26:13Z")
A common trope in movies and TV is the scene where the hero arrives (or something good happens) just at the very last possible moment before all hope is lost. Frequently, the nick-of-time-ness of it is played up to such … --- ## [Sherlock January 1 2017 "The Six Thatchers" (open spoilers)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sherlock-january-1-2017-the-six-thatchers-open-spoilers/775975)
**Author:** [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Replies:** 99\ **Last updated:** [January 19, 2017, 4:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sherlock-january-1-2017-the-six-thatchers-open-spoilers/775975 "2017-01-19T04:40:17Z")
It’s back! Well, it will be tomorrow. And three episodes this time instead of just one like last year. Anyway, I figured we better have a discussion thread about the episode. I can’t wait! UK people, what time does it … --- ## [Soda ban...good idea or misguided nanny state horseshit?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/soda-ban-good-idea-or-misguided-nanny-state-horseshit/625887)
**Author:** [@XT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/XT)\ **Replies:** 91\ **Last updated:** [June 27, 2012, 9:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/soda-ban-good-idea-or-misguided-nanny-state-horseshit/625887 "2012-06-27T21:28:26Z")
There is probably a debate (or several) on this subject already, but was reading this article where there is talk of taking it to the next level (i.e. not only ban large sodas but also ban refills), so thought I’d see wh… --- ## [Limbaugh sez "Dems set Foley up!"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/limbaugh-sez-dems-set-foley-up/375158)
**Author:** [@XaMcQ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/XaMcQ)\ **Replies:** 152\ **Last updated:** [October 10, 2006, 11:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/limbaugh-sez-dems-set-foley-up/375158 "2006-10-10T23:23:04Z")
Yep, according to Rush, the evil Dems must have either blackmailed or bribed the sixteen year-old page into entrapping Foley. link I really wish I believed in hell so this lying sack of putrid shit could get what he d… --- ## [What does the atheist give for a first communion gift?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-the-atheist-give-for-a-first-communion-gift/537565)
**Author:** [@Carol\_the\_Impaler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Carol_the_Impaler)\ **Replies:** 69\ **Last updated:** [May 9, 2011, 4:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-the-atheist-give-for-a-first-communion-gift/537565 "2011-05-09T04:43:01Z")
So, little nephew is having his First Communion on Sunday. I’ll not be going to Mass, but will go to the party after. I’d like to get him a little somethin’, but I am an atheist. Not that I’m a hardliner, or anything.… --- ## [Requesting reality check: reasons teen girls like horse-riding](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/requesting-reality-check-reasons-teen-girls-like-horse-riding/431432)
**Author:** [@trupa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/trupa)\ **Replies:** 61\ **Last updated:** [December 29, 2007, 4:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/requesting-reality-check-reasons-teen-girls-like-horse-riding/431432 "2007-12-29T04:54:43Z")
I am appealing to you the teeming hordes to confirm or invalidate what I think is a bit of an outrageous statement by a good buddy of mine, namely, that girls around the teenage years enjoy riding largely because it offe… --- ## [You know you're hardcore Jersey when you get these...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-know-youre-hardcore-jersey-when-you-get-these/371741)
**Author:** [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\ **Replies:** 129\ **Last updated:** [September 22, 2006, 8:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-know-youre-hardcore-jersey-when-you-get-these/371741 "2006-09-22T20:19:42Z")
Found this fun list on http://whatexit.org/. It has nothing to do with me, but I was surfing and googling and I found the site and then found his list. Here is an excerpt of it. Please Comment and add your own. Jim --- ## [Is this rebate check a scam?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-rebate-check-a-scam/625561)
**Author:** [@Sinisterniik](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sinisterniik)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [June 20, 2012, 3:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-rebate-check-a-scam/625561 "2012-06-20T03:30:40Z")
I can’t imagine how it would work, but I’m wary of cashing a rebate check I just got in the mail. It’s from Scotts Miracle-Gro in the amount of $48, but I don’t think I’ve EVER purchased anything from Scotts. I checked m… --- ## [American cities named after foreign cities](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-cities-named-after-foreign-cities/66873)
**Author:** [@Scribble](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scribble)\ **Replies:** 65\ **Last updated:** [July 8, 2026, 3:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-cities-named-after-foreign-cities/66873 "2026-07-08T15:09:39Z")
Originally posted by Greg Charles in this thread: Well, there’s an Odessa, Texas, a Versailles (pronounced “Ver-sales”), Indiana, and a London, Ohio. What others can you think of? [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=692&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=694&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)