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**Author:** [@Fear\_Itself](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fear_Itself)\ **Replies:** 80\ **Last updated:** [January 17, 2015, 7:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/locations-that-are-popular-mostly-because-they-appeared-in-movies/709339 "2015-01-17T07:51:16Z")
I am thinking of Puerta Vallarta, Mexico which was a sleepy fishing village until John Huston picked it as the location for his 1963 film, “Night of the Iguana” He eventually bought property there, and it became a hango… --- ## ["These ones" - Proper English or not?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/these-ones-proper-english-or-not/666226)
**Author:** [@Nars\_Glinley](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nars_Glinley)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [August 17, 2013, 12:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/these-ones-proper-english-or-not/666226 "2013-08-17T00:00:23Z")
I maintain that it is. My mom and my wife cringe when I use it. Googling has yielded mixed results so I turn to the brightest and most beautiful people on the planet to resolve the issue once and for all. --- ## [A veteran cops perspective on using lethal force.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-veteran-cops-perspective-on-using-lethal-force/696418)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [August 26, 2014, 8:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-veteran-cops-perspective-on-using-lethal-force/696418 "2014-08-26T20:16:20Z")
I think this is the best written explanation for the use of lethal force that I’ve seen. He even includes videos of confrontations that didn’t end well for the cop. His comments and cites about cops being beaten to deat… --- ## [Corny aphorisms that you’ve come to live by](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/corny-aphorisms-that-you-ve-come-to-live-by/956306)
**Author:** [@Slithy\_Tove](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Slithy_Tove)\ **Replies:** 178\ **Last updated:** [May 17, 2022, 10:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/corny-aphorisms-that-you-ve-come-to-live-by/956306 "2022-05-17T10:20:28Z")
Not even “OK Boomer” material, since these were hoary old axioms before Abe Lincoln had his first shave. Waste not, want not. Checking my privilege, granted, since a big bad hit would wipe me out regardless of frugality… --- ## [On God, His/Her/Its Nonexistence, and Bullshit](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/on-god-his-her-its-nonexistence-and-bullshit/301240)
**Author:** [@Spatial\_Rift\_47](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spatial_Rift_47)\ **Replies:** 217\ **Last updated:** [May 22, 2005, 10:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/on-god-his-her-its-nonexistence-and-bullshit/301240 "2005-05-22T10:30:29Z")
Technically, the burden of proof is on the claim that there is a god, but absence of evidence does not necessarily imply evidence of absence. To maintain the assertion that there is no god without confirmation exhibits a… --- ## [Ned Kelley gets dumped, sued for getting dumped](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ned-kelley-gets-dumped-sued-for-getting-dumped/675815)
**Author:** [@blindboyard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/blindboyard)\ **Replies:** 86\ **Last updated:** [December 13, 2013, 7:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ned-kelley-gets-dumped-sued-for-getting-dumped/675815 "2013-12-13T19:16:19Z")
Stories here and here. The facts: The two were in a sexual relationship for ten years and have a child. He gave her an absurdly expensive ring, although he claims it wasn’t an engagement ring. He certainly agreed to m… --- ## [US alternate history in Second World War](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/us-alternate-history-in-second-world-war/626323)
**Author:** [@supery00n](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/supery00n)\ **Replies:** 60\ **Last updated:** [July 1, 2012, 12:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/us-alternate-history-in-second-world-war/626323 "2012-07-01T12:06:43Z")
If Japan hadn’t attacked Pearl Harbor or the Philippines, and had never throughout the course of its war in the Pacific and in China, attacked any U.S. ship, base, civilian or military property, and had not killed any U.… --- ## [Probably Mitt's biggest flip-flop so far: He won't get rid of health care reform](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/probably-mitts-biggest-flip-flop-so-far-he-wont-get-rid-of-health-care-reform/634197)
**Author:** [@2ManyTacos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/2ManyTacos)\ **Replies:** 81\ **Last updated:** [September 11, 2012, 7:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/probably-mitts-biggest-flip-flop-so-far-he-wont-get-rid-of-health-care-reform/634197 "2012-09-11T19:48:31Z")
Or at least all of it. :smack: How does this hurt him with the GOP base, if at all? --- ## [aaAHHH, What kind of spider is this!?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aaahhh-what-kind-of-spider-is-this/558359)
**Author:** [@K-MAN](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/K-MAN)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [October 28, 2010, 8:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aaahhh-what-kind-of-spider-is-this/558359 "2010-10-28T08:57:21Z")
:eek: I’m trying to figure out what type this spider is, which I just seen in my basement. I think its a black widow…? If someone could tell me what type this spider is, that would be helpful!!! I’m located in the midd… --- ## [Do dogs know their names?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-dogs-know-their-names/635850)
**Author:** [@chiefrat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chiefrat)\ **Replies:** 65\ **Last updated:** [September 27, 2012, 9:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-dogs-know-their-names/635850 "2012-09-27T21:43:33Z")
Or are they just responding to the tone of your voice? --- ## [A sister owes me thousands. Should I forgive the debt?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-sister-owes-me-thousands-should-i-forgive-the-debt/721175)
**Author:** [@StGermain](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/StGermain)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [June 1, 2015, 7:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-sister-owes-me-thousands-should-i-forgive-the-debt/721175 "2015-06-01T19:20:16Z")
A couple years ago one of my sisters asked to borrow $10,000 because she wanted to buy and reopen a cafe in the rural Indiana town she’d just moved to. I told her restaurants were a bad idea and had a high rate of failur… --- ## [Catholic School Students Yell at Jewish Students...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/catholic-school-students-yell-at-jewish-students/748841)
**Author:** [@Monty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Monty)\ **Replies:** 116\ **Last updated:** [March 23, 2016, 8:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/catholic-school-students-yell-at-jewish-students/748841 "2016-03-23T20:08:59Z")
…and what did they yell? Yep, “You killed Christ”. What should have been done in response? Well, those involved in the chanting of that extremely bigoted comment should’ve been ejected from the game–and possibly suspend… --- ## [The Marx Brothers vs. The Three Stooges](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-marx-brothers-vs-the-three-stooges/340021)
**Author:** [@Mangosteen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mangosteen)\ **Replies:** 85\ **Last updated:** [January 18, 2006, 5:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-marx-brothers-vs-the-three-stooges/340021 "2006-01-18T17:20:45Z")
Which group made you laugh harder? For me it was the Three Stooges. Curly was the greatest, but even when he left, Shemp stepped in and did a good job. I liked Groucho on “You Bet Your Life” (or whatever it was named),… --- ## [When the cheaper choice is far superior](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-the-cheaper-choice-is-far-superior/553702)
**Author:** [@The\_Controvert](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Controvert)\ **Replies:** 90\ **Last updated:** [September 18, 2010, 6:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-the-cheaper-choice-is-far-superior/553702 "2010-09-18T06:25:01Z")
What cheap purchases are significantly better or more satisfying than the expensive counterpart? My example: I enjoy the far cheaper Totino’s Pizza and prefer it to the expensive brands. --- ## [Obnoxious things to teach a 3 year old \[NEED ANSWER FAST\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obnoxious-things-to-teach-a-3-year-old-need-answer-fast/624855)
**Author:** [@DiosaBellissima](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DiosaBellissima)\ **Replies:** 94\ **Last updated:** [April 5, 2013, 6:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obnoxious-things-to-teach-a-3-year-old-need-answer-fast/624855 "2013-04-05T06:11:52Z")
I’m babysitting my friends’ 5 month old and 3 year old tonight. The baby is the nicest, most calm baby ever, so I’m not worried about that. The three year old, on the other hand, is a handful in all the best ways (seriou… --- ## [The Office: "Secret Santa" (open spoilers)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-office-secret-santa-open-spoilers/520821)
**Author:** [@Diogenes\_the\_Cynic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Diogenes_the_Cynic)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [December 24, 2009, 7:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-office-secret-santa-open-spoilers/520821 "2009-12-24T19:18:56Z")
This one started off as yet another episode of Michael being pathetic and humiliated, but picked up in the second half. It had some nice stuff – the 12 drummers drumming, Pam trying to set up Oscar with the warehouse guy… --- ## [Chronos, this is the wrong call](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chronos-this-is-the-wrong-call/948251)
**Author:** [@Left\_Hand\_of\_Dorkness](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Left_Hand_of_Dorkness)\ **Replies:** 234\ **Last updated:** [August 11, 2021, 11:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chronos-this-is-the-wrong-call/948251 "2021-08-11T11:49:46Z")
Boy, look at me making two threads in a row criticizing the mods. I’ll try not to make a habit of it. In a thread about Best and Worst Olympic Events to Watch, dalej42 dropped in this misogynistic threadshit: I, and d… --- ## [The season starts Sunday at 1 EDT. And the Steelers' march to the Super Bowl begins.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-season-starts-sunday-at-1-edt-and-the-steelers-march-to-the-super-bowl-begins/199629)
**Author:** [@Airman\_Doors\_USAF](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Airman_Doors_USAF)\ **Replies:** 271\ **Last updated:** [December 30, 2003, 3:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-season-starts-sunday-at-1-edt-and-the-steelers-march-to-the-super-bowl-begins/199629 "2003-12-30T15:33:11Z")
So, Sunday is the REAL beginning of the season, when the only team worth two squirts of piss in the entire league runs all over the Clevel…erm, Baltimore Bro…Ravens, and their defense, which is merely a shadow of its for… --- ## [Why didn't the South/racists get their day of reckoning like postwar Germans did?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-didnt-the-south-racists-get-their-day-of-reckoning-like-postwar-germans-did/770571)
**Author:** [@John\_DiFool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_DiFool)\ **Replies:** 81\ **Last updated:** [June 7, 2017, 11:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-didnt-the-south-racists-get-their-day-of-reckoning-like-postwar-germans-did/770571 "2017-06-07T23:17:13Z")
When WWII ended, we found all sorts of evidence for the Holocaust-as did the surviving German peoples. A good chunk of the German populace then forswore that anything like that would ever happen again-and the antisemite… --- ## [Texas women are inducing their own abortions](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/texas-women-are-inducing-their-own-abortions/737843)
**Author:** [@iiandyiiii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iiandyiiii)\ **Replies:** 106\ **Last updated:** [November 24, 2015, 3:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/texas-women-are-inducing-their-own-abortions/737843 "2015-11-24T15:01:48Z")
In a move that anyone with a brain could have predicted, it turns out that when abortion clinics are regulated to the point of not being able to operate in most of the state, tons of women and girls try to abort their pr… --- ## [Self-reported doper behavior that would baffle you to encounter in the wild](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/self-reported-doper-behavior-that-would-baffle-you-to-encounter-in-the-wild/687580)
**Author:** [@elfkin477](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elfkin477)\ **Replies:** 86\ **Last updated:** [May 13, 2014, 1:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/self-reported-doper-behavior-that-would-baffle-you-to-encounter-in-the-wild/687580 "2014-05-13T01:20:27Z")
I think there are things that people say here with the assumption that the behavior is widespread that leave at least some people thinking “people do that?” I’m curious as to what those things might be. One poster com… --- ## [W-9 Form Requested. Is this a scam?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/w-9-form-requested-is-this-a-scam/435648)
**Author:** [@Potato\_Pancakes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Potato_Pancakes)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [June 27, 2011, 9:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/w-9-form-requested-is-this-a-scam/435648 "2011-06-27T21:11:03Z")
My wife recently got a message saying that she’s been selected to receive a $1,000 Best Buy gift card from the “Cafemom Team”. She’s a member of the website and a frequent on their forums. The message was sent to her per… --- ## [Can Doctors Prescibe Steroids Legally?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-doctors-prescibe-steroids-legally/52769)
**Author:** [@Wildest\_Bill](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wildest_Bill)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [February 3, 2001, 12:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-doctors-prescibe-steroids-legally/52769 "2001-02-03T00:24:43Z")
Can doctors prescibe you steroids like testosterone or other mass and strength building steroids or not? --- ## [HOA horror story](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hoa-horror-story/999217)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 291\ **Last updated:** [July 24, 2025, 1:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hoa-horror-story/999217 "2025-07-24T01:29:18Z")
This involves a local HOA that makes ridiculous demands, levies ridiculous fines and fixed the game so that it is near impossible to vote them out. There is a video with an accompanying article: Residents of Beaverton … --- ## [Ask the Freemason](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-freemason/375971)
**Author:** [@Bobotheoptimist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bobotheoptimist)\ **Replies:** 112\ **Last updated:** [October 17, 2006, 7:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-freemason/375971 "2006-10-17T19:25:38Z")
Mostly because I’m currently not on speaking terms with my SAN , here is another “Ask the…” thread. Background - I’m a Freemason (obviously) and member of the Scottish Rite, SJ. I’m no longer a Shriner although I contin… --- ## [Why don't Mormons catch as much crap as Scientologists for their crazy beliefs?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-dont-mormons-catch-as-much-crap-as-scientologists-for-their-crazy-beliefs/429932)
**Author:** [@TLDRIDKJKLOLFTW](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TLDRIDKJKLOLFTW)\ **Replies:** 165\ **Last updated:** [December 17, 2007, 5:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-dont-mormons-catch-as-much-crap-as-scientologists-for-their-crazy-beliefs/429932 "2007-12-17T17:54:01Z")
I was doing a little research on Mormonism lately after they came to my door and dropped off one of those books, and those people believe some craaaaaaaaaaaazay stuff! A good deal of it is Zardoz-level stuff like the Sci… --- ## [Do Americans want cheap, efficient cars?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-americans-want-cheap-efficient-cars/669923)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 86\ **Last updated:** [October 8, 2013, 4:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-americans-want-cheap-efficient-cars/669923 "2013-10-08T04:40:55Z")
Sorry for the long set-up… When I commute, I often see a sign off the freeway that reads: ‘GOT 50 MPG?’ It’s for Jeff’s Geo Metro, which specialises in maintaining, restoring, and modifying Chevrolet Sprint/Sprint Metr… --- ## [The most influential rock music acts of 1990-2010](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-most-influential-rock-music-acts-of-1990-2010/559891)
**Author:** [@Argent\_Towers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Argent_Towers)\ **Replies:** 82\ **Last updated:** [November 17, 2011, 2:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-most-influential-rock-music-acts-of-1990-2010/559891 "2011-11-17T02:42:47Z")
We had the thread about Todd Rundgren’s opinion that U2 is comparable to the Beatles when I asked him if there was a current group which came close to equaling the Beatles in importance. Then we had a spin-off thread fro… --- ## [I think I'm weird because I think \_\_\_ is hot.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-think-im-weird-because-i-think-___-is-hot/608884)
**Author:** [@UntouchedTakeaway](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/UntouchedTakeaway)\ **Replies:** 68\ **Last updated:** [February 15, 2012, 4:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-think-im-weird-because-i-think-___-is-hot/608884 "2012-02-15T04:58:11Z")
Charles Bickford Walter Huston - specifically in “Dodsworth” I’m a vintage movie fan, so my crushes on Richard Widmark and Steve Cochran are to be expected, but I’m vaguely creeping myself out with the Charles Bickford… --- ## [Most recognizable song intro](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-recognizable-song-intro/749732)
**Author:** [@Lucas\_Jackson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lucas_Jackson)\ **Replies:** 120\ **Last updated:** [March 30, 2016, 4:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-recognizable-song-intro/749732 "2016-03-30T04:33:23Z")
I was listening to the radio today and the DJ introduced The Who’s Long Live Rock as having one of the most recognizable intros in rock. Mm, whut? Don’t get me wrong, I like The Who but that’s not even close. Off the to… --- ## [Oh! What a Lovely \[Afghanistan\] War](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oh-what-a-lovely-afghanistan-war/506503)
**Author:** [@Captain\_Awesome](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Captain_Awesome)\ **Replies:** 96\ **Last updated:** [August 20, 2009, 3:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oh-what-a-lovely-afghanistan-war/506503 "2009-08-20T15:09:01Z")
1,300+ coalition troops dead, nearly 4,500 injured, c. 11,000 and 30,000 Afghan civilians dead and innumerable resources spent, so we could liberate the people from tyranny… and replace it with a politically desirable ‘d… --- ## [Is Bush's Administration Anti-Science?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-bushs-administration-anti-science/230035)
**Author:** [@Knorf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Knorf)\ **Replies:** 216\ **Last updated:** [May 10, 2004, 10:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-bushs-administration-anti-science/230035 "2004-05-10T22:13:04Z")
Apropos this article, in which a group of prominent scientists, including twenty Nobel laureates, berate the administration for (Source for the above quote.) What do you all think? Does the administration “cherry pick… --- ## [Stupid crushes on people you'll never meet](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-crushes-on-people-youll-never-meet/578180)
**Author:** [@Knorf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Knorf)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [May 2, 2011, 5:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-crushes-on-people-youll-never-meet/578180 "2011-05-02T17:16:23Z")
I have a pointless crush on Emily Brewster, an associate editor at www.merriam-webster.com. She contributes to the little “Ask the Editor” usage or grammar question videos that appear on the site, and does so extremely …… --- ## [I Pit Hosni Mubarak](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-hosni-mubarak/569970)
**Author:** [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)\ **Replies:** 146\ **Last updated:** [February 13, 2011, 6:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-hosni-mubarak/569970 "2011-02-13T06:16:56Z")
Dear Mr. Mubarak: You are a very inconsiderate person. There. You can stand up to your own people in the street, but now you have been Pitted on the Dope. Soon you will fall! :smiley: All, please feel free to suppl… --- ## ["I'll settle (begrudgingly or not) for most store-brought foods...but THIS food MUST be homemade."](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ill-settle-begrudgingly-or-not-for-most-store-brought-foods-but-this-food-must-be-homemade/675175)
**Author:** [@Idle\_Thoughts](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Idle_Thoughts)\ **Replies:** 110\ **Last updated:** [December 9, 2013, 6:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ill-settle-begrudgingly-or-not-for-most-store-brought-foods-but-this-food-must-be-homemade/675175 "2013-12-09T18:00:43Z")
What food or foods apply this statement to you, if any? What foods MUST you have homemade version, no exceptions, deal-breaking, drawing the line in the sand on? I’m talking about how other foods may come and go and yo… --- ## [Movies that you enjoyed, right up until the very end](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-that-you-enjoyed-right-up-until-the-very-end/941293)
**Author:** [@Shoeless](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shoeless)\ **Replies:** 169\ **Last updated:** [June 23, 2021, 9:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-that-you-enjoyed-right-up-until-the-very-end/941293 "2021-06-23T09:20:49Z")
Last night on Netflix I watched the movie “Chef” with Jon Favreau and an all-star cast. And I really really enjoyed it, right up until the end where it seemed like someone decided “Hey, we’ve got about five minutes to wr… --- ## [Why do they talk so much on Sirius XM, and do people actually LIKE it?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-they-talk-so-much-on-sirius-xm-and-do-people-actually-like-it/838359)
**Author:** [@Just\_Asking\_Questions](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Just_Asking_Questions)\ **Replies:** 109\ **Last updated:** [August 18, 2019, 11:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-they-talk-so-much-on-sirius-xm-and-do-people-actually-like-it/838359 "2019-08-18T11:25:59Z")
We just got a new car, and it comes with a free trial of Sirius XM. The one thing we found right away is that, although it is commercial free, it is not talk free. Those “DJs” just love to prattle on. And then there are… --- ## [Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency Season 2 - discussion(open spoilers)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dirk-gentlys-holistic-detective-agency-season-2-discussion-open-spoilers/798950)
**Author:** [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Replies:** 129\ **Last updated:** [May 10, 2018, 10:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dirk-gentlys-holistic-detective-agency-season-2-discussion-open-spoilers/798950 "2018-05-10T22:44:03Z")
I am actually watching it tonight, but Dirk Gently came back last year. This surprised me last year by being the best new show on TV. My mind is still blown by how great it was. This year, I’m watching it as airs instea… --- ## [Please advise - very scared about vaginal bleeding (WARNING GORY PICTURES)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-advise-very-scared-about-vaginal-bleeding-warning-gory-pictures/674042)
**Author:** [@Claire98909](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Claire98909)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [November 19, 2013, 4:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-advise-very-scared-about-vaginal-bleeding-warning-gory-pictures/674042 "2013-11-19T16:08:00Z")
This is kind of a long post but bear with me because I’m terrified. I’m a 23-year-old female who has never had sex but regularly masturbates. I was diagnosed with atypical PCOS (I was skinny and menstruated too often, … --- ## [Why are bronze statues of celebrities so horrible?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-bronze-statues-of-celebrities-so-horrible/988416)
**Author:** [@commasense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/commasense)\ **Replies:** 174\ **Last updated:** [November 4, 2026, 4:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-bronze-statues-of-celebrities-so-horrible/988416 "2026-11-04T04:50:06Z")
This thread about new statues of Mick Jagger and Keith Richards reminded me of the title question, which has been rattling around in my so-called brain for some time. What is it about bronze statues of famous people tha… --- ## [Why are Apple computers so expensive ?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-apple-computers-so-expensive/707964)
**Author:** [@bubba001](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bubba001)\ **Replies:** 76\ **Last updated:** [December 28, 2014, 11:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-apple-computers-so-expensive/707964 "2014-12-28T11:30:34Z")
In comparison to the Microsoft machines, The Apple products seem overpriced? Are they that good? What technology do the use that the other makers don’t ? --- ## [Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) hoisted on her own petard](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/marsha-blackburn-r-tn-hoisted-on-her-own-petard/671352)
**Author:** [@John\_Stamos\_Left\_Ear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_Stamos_Left_Ear)\ **Replies:** 73\ **Last updated:** [February 17, 2014, 10:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/marsha-blackburn-r-tn-hoisted-on-her-own-petard/671352 "2014-02-17T22:54:50Z")
This is actually more of a high five to MSNBC reporter Thomas Roberts for doing something members of the media seem reluctant to do, dare they insult the sensibilities of a nation who wants their media to be free of bias… --- ## [McDonald's straw diameter](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mcdonalds-straw-diameter/184185)
**Author:** [@Klinstifen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Klinstifen)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [March 19, 2022, 3:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mcdonalds-straw-diameter/184185 "2022-03-19T03:06:11Z")
How did McDonald’s decide on the diameter of their straws? I originally came up with this question a while back. I went to their site, but they didn’t have the answer in the FAQ, so I filled out one of the handy auto-r… --- ## [Toddler confusing blue and yellow. Potential colorblind issue?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/toddler-confusing-blue-and-yellow-potential-colorblind-issue/615436)
**Author:** [@Sicks\_Ate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sicks_Ate)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [March 12, 2012, 11:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/toddler-confusing-blue-and-yellow-potential-colorblind-issue/615436 "2012-03-12T11:18:43Z")
My two year old boy, I must say, knows his colors almost without fail. One exception that I keep noticing is that when presented with something that is blue or yellow, he will sometimes (not irregularly) guess the other… --- ## [Impressions of people who go braless](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/impressions-of-people-who-go-braless/366355)
**Author:** [@Helen\_s\_Eidolon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Helen_s_Eidolon)\ **Replies:** 81\ **Last updated:** [August 2, 2006, 5:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/impressions-of-people-who-go-braless/366355 "2006-08-02T17:50:05Z")
Imagine you are sitting in a cafe. You look over, and, if you are looking and at all observant, you notice the woman next to you is not wearing a bra. You can’t see her boobs through her shirt or anything, but the shap… --- ## [Confederate Apologists Have No Business in Government!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/confederate-apologists-have-no-business-in-government/50346)
**Author:** [@gobear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gobear)\ **Replies:** 151\ **Last updated:** [April 9, 2001, 8:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/confederate-apologists-have-no-business-in-government/50346 "2001-04-09T20:51:49Z")
In today’sWashington Post, John Ashcroft, nominee for Attorney General, is quoted as saying to a pro-Confederacy magazine, “you’ve got a heritage…of defending Southern patriots like Lee, Jackson, and Davis.” What is it w… --- ## [Ways being broke makes cost of living higher than if you have money](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ways-being-broke-makes-cost-of-living-higher-than-if-you-have-money/845441)
**Author:** [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Replies:** 153\ **Last updated:** [January 16, 2020, 8:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ways-being-broke-makes-cost-of-living-higher-than-if-you-have-money/845441 "2020-01-16T20:08:40Z")
Obviously people can and should make good choices, but I’ve heard poor people say how expensive being poor is. I can see their point in some ways. Examples: May not be able to travel to a good grocery store far away so… --- ## [Can Christians believe in the Big Bang?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-christians-believe-in-the-big-bang/135217)
**Author:** [@Dunmurry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dunmurry)\ **Replies:** 135\ **Last updated:** [November 13, 2013, 7:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-christians-believe-in-the-big-bang/135217 "2013-11-13T19:46:52Z")
Is it possible for one to be a Christian, believing in Creation as it is recorded in the Bible, AND believe in the Big Bang Theory at the sametime? Does being a Christian mean you cannot believe in the Big Bang. Is it co… --- ## [ID the ice cream man tune from the '60s](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/id-the-ice-cream-man-tune-from-the-60s/663719)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [July 11, 2020, 2:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/id-the-ice-cream-man-tune-from-the-60s/663719 "2020-07-11T02:26:12Z")
I’d like to identify the tune played by the ice cream man’s truck when I was a small child in the '60s. Unfortunately, I can’t write music. I started typing out detailed instructions on how to play the notes on an inte… --- ## [Worst air fighter ever?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worst-air-fighter-ever/679130)
**Author:** [@Leo\_Bloom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leo_Bloom)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [November 7, 2015, 5:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worst-air-fighter-ever/679130 "2015-11-07T05:13:23Z")
Brewster F2A Lavochkin-Gorbunov-Gudkov LaGG-3 Century Series (F-101, F-102, F-104, F-105) MiG-23 These are taken from a brief even-to-me-stupidish post here. Better people on this board, for sure, to chip in. If you wa… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=694&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=696&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)