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**Author:** [@Reply](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Reply)\ **Replies:** 70\ **Last updated:** [August 31, 2014, 12:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-california-always-nearly-bankrupt/696788 "2014-08-31T00:46:38Z")
If it has so much of the world’s economic activity – cars, movies, tech, agriculture, drugs, music, what have you – why is its budget always strained? Is it just a matter of not taxing enough, mismanagement, or is the po… --- ## [What MLB pitcher won most games in a season without a loss?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-mlb-pitcher-won-most-games-in-a-season-without-a-loss/713108)
**Author:** [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [November 29, 2022, 1:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-mlb-pitcher-won-most-games-in-a-season-without-a-loss/713108 "2022-11-29T13:49:26Z")
I don’t know the correct answer. I’m hoping someone else does. I Googled already, and didn’t find the answer. I was inspired to ask because I came upon an old baseball card for Mike Wallace, an old middle-innings reliev… --- ## [A tired and uninspired MMP...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-tired-and-uninspired-mmp/509978)
**Author:** [@Sticks\_and\_Scones](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sticks_and_Scones)\ **Replies:** 268\ **Last updated:** [September 21, 2009, 7:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-tired-and-uninspired-mmp/509978 "2009-09-21T07:34:15Z")
I lack the oomph to compose a winning OP. Let the games begin. Go Monday!! (Or, almost Monday as the case may be.) --- ## [Bill Maher: STFU about food, health, and ESPECIALLY vaccines!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bill-maher-stfu-about-food-health-and-especially-vaccines/513274)
**Author:** [@commasense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/commasense)\ **Replies:** 110\ **Last updated:** [October 19, 2009, 6:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bill-maher-stfu-about-food-health-and-especially-vaccines/513274 "2009-10-19T18:26:00Z")
Bill, you’re a funny guy, and you’ve said a lot of things that needed saying over the years. You’re relatively balanced politically, and are able to get a wide variety of guests on your show, including a fair number of c… --- ## [Most cumulatively unattractive TV show cast?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-cumulatively-unattractive-tv-show-cast/498610)
**Author:** [@Boyo\_Jim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Boyo_Jim)\ **Replies:** 103\ **Last updated:** [June 5, 2009, 7:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-cumulatively-unattractive-tv-show-cast/498610 "2009-06-05T19:32:28Z")
Inspired by Bearflag’s post in the thread about the topless breakfast place in Maine. Bearflag’s post was a link to a picture of the cast of the late unlamented TV sitcom Alice. And I realized that is one group of pret… --- ## [Your Favorite "Seinfeld" Episode?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-seinfeld-episode/548301)
**Author:** [@ralph124c](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ralph124c)\ **Replies:** 80\ **Last updated:** [August 10, 2010, 5:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-seinfeld-episode/548301 "2010-08-10T17:20:27Z")
My all time favorite is the one where Kramer finds and rescuse the set of the old “Merve Griffin” TV show. He takes the stuff home and sets it up in his apartment, then interviews his “guests”. Elaine: “Kramer, these ch… --- ## [Chutzpah Award: Profitt (Kentucky Stomper) Wants Apology from Woman Whose Head He Stomped On](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chutzpah-award-profitt-kentucky-stomper-wants-apology-from-woman-whose-head-he-stomped-on/558532)
**Author:** [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Replies:** 106\ **Last updated:** [October 29, 2010, 10:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chutzpah-award-profitt-kentucky-stomper-wants-apology-from-woman-whose-head-he-stomped-on/558532 "2010-10-29T22:15:45Z")
I can’t believe it either. At least with Ginny Thomas, there’s still some room, however minuscule, to believe Anita Hill was making the whole thing up. But this guy knows that he saw Lauren Valle being held down on th… --- ## [pennies over doorways?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pennies-over-doorways/419389)
**Author:** [@cedman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cedman)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [September 20, 2007, 10:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pennies-over-doorways/419389 "2007-09-20T10:33:40Z")
A friend has just moved into a rental duplex and asked me about something she noticed there. There are pennies attached to the overhead doorframes of the entry door, bedroom doors and bathroom door. Can any of our dope… --- ## [Relaxation in policy about not asking for medical/legal advice?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/relaxation-in-policy-about-not-asking-for-medical-legal-advice/549617)
**Author:** [@Alice\_The\_Goon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alice_The_Goon)\ **Replies:** 62\ **Last updated:** [August 18, 2010, 8:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/relaxation-in-policy-about-not-asking-for-medical-legal-advice/549617 "2010-08-18T08:27:39Z")
The mods seem to be relaxing all the rules around here lately. Now, Samclem says that as long as it’s not a life or death matter, it’s allowed. I would like some clarification on this. Is it now okay to ask for medica… --- ## ["Blair Witch" question...\*SPOILER\*](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blair-witch-question-spoiler/25877)
**Author:** [@BiblioCat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BiblioCat)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [July 19, 2000, 5:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blair-witch-question-spoiler/25877 "2000-07-19T05:06:04Z")
Ok, I just saw this movie last night on Showtime (I don’t get out much :slight\_smile: ) Anyway, I heard last summer during the whole Blair Witch hype that it was incredibly frightening and also made tons of people sick… --- ## [Finding Nemo turning kids on to lesbianism](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/finding-nemo-turning-kids-on-to-lesbianism/178599)
**Author:** [@jeevmon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jeevmon)\ **Replies:** 147\ **Last updated:** [June 6, 2003, 4:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/finding-nemo-turning-kids-on-to-lesbianism/178599 "2003-06-06T16:31:44Z")
So, apparently Disney and Pixar are catching some flak for casting Ellen DeGeneres in a voice role in the new film “Finding Nemo.” http://www.crosswalk.com/news/weblogs/tperrault/?adate=5%2F14%2F2003 Because we all kno… --- ## [Where is a good place to get a motorcycle loan?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-is-a-good-place-to-get-a-motorcycle-loan/439967)
**Author:** [@DadWagonDriver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DadWagonDriver)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [March 5, 2008, 7:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-is-a-good-place-to-get-a-motorcycle-loan/439967 "2008-03-05T19:50:35Z")
Wow, I’m on a posting hot-streak lately! Anyways, my car has a bad alternator and is currently (har-har) up for sale. My fiancee’s car just got T-Boned yesterday by a girl with a learner’s permit. I drive an hour to w… --- ## [Ask the Spouse of a Disabled Person](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-spouse-of-a-disabled-person/521930)
**Author:** [@Broomstick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Broomstick)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [April 6, 2017, 10:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-spouse-of-a-disabled-person/521930 "2017-04-06T10:26:00Z")
Yes, it’s another “ask the…” thread. I was reading an on-line blog about a man with just one foot who was musing on when the proper time to let a prospective date/mate know about his missing bit and in general relations… --- ## [I pit the impatient judgemental jackass on ebay who left negative feedback.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-the-impatient-judgemental-jackass-on-ebay-who-left-negative-feedback/619110)
**Author:** [@cosmosdan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cosmosdan)\ **Replies:** 68\ **Last updated:** [April 23, 2012, 8:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-the-impatient-judgemental-jackass-on-ebay-who-left-negative-feedback/619110 "2012-04-23T08:45:35Z")
Running a little ebay business for my bosses. Things going well. Power seller and Top Rated Seller, which means a discount in ebay fees. Our first negative feedback was an inventory mistake. We had one less available th… --- ## [What if the pharmacy gives you too many pills?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-if-the-pharmacy-gives-you-too-many-pills/227366)
**Author:** [@SnoopyFan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SnoopyFan)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [February 5, 2018, 8:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-if-the-pharmacy-gives-you-too-many-pills/227366 "2018-02-05T20:33:14Z")
The other day, a pharmacy accidentally gave my mom 10 more painkillers than the script called for. She calls the pharmacy and tells them and they want them back. Her transportation is limited and it would be a very big… --- ## [Why can't some people learn to explain things better?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-cant-some-people-learn-to-explain-things-better/540158)
**Author:** [@Bearflag70](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bearflag70)\ **Replies:** 63\ **Last updated:** [May 26, 2010, 12:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-cant-some-people-learn-to-explain-things-better/540158 "2010-05-26T00:59:34Z")
First, you have those who hyper-explain things. They take this simplest of things and give you every little detail and nuance, then repeat it, then repeat it again but with a slight rephrasing, then give you their concl… --- ## [Has the world always been going to Hell in a handbasket?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-the-world-always-been-going-to-hell-in-a-handbasket/609231)
**Author:** [@MichaelEmouse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MichaelEmouse)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [January 16, 2012, 5:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-the-world-always-been-going-to-hell-in-a-handbasket/609231 "2012-01-16T05:13:15Z")
The youth have no respect, sex & violence are everywhere and society is going down the drain. I’ve been hearing that sort of thing since I was in high school. Maybe it’s true, but I have a vague memory of reading about p… --- ## [When people hear I'm a "blank", they immediately "blank"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-people-hear-im-a-blank-they-immediately-blank/436015)
**Author:** [@Surbey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Surbey)\ **Replies:** 190\ **Last updated:** [February 13, 2008, 9:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-people-hear-im-a-blank-they-immediately-blank/436015 "2008-02-13T21:29:11Z")
When people hear I’m a computer technician, they immediately ask me a really dumb question about computers. You? --- ## [Nastiest chemical ever (Hypergolic with test engineers, asbestos, sand...)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nastiest-chemical-ever-hypergolic-with-test-engineers-asbestos-sand/488652)
**Author:** [@Derleth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Derleth)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [March 9, 2009, 1:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nastiest-chemical-ever-hypergolic-with-test-engineers-asbestos-sand/488652 "2009-03-09T01:52:33Z")
In case you don’t know, ‘hypergolic’ means it burns on contact: If something is hypergolic with water, that means it burns on contact with water, like pure sodium does. If something is hypergolic with wood, sand, asbesto… --- ## [Prof brings sick baby to class; gives suck.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/prof-brings-sick-baby-to-class-gives-suck/634662)
**Author:** [@vivalostwages](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/vivalostwages)\ **Replies:** 98\ **Last updated:** [September 18, 2012, 5:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/prof-brings-sick-baby-to-class-gives-suck/634662 "2012-09-18T05:43:39Z")
Well, she did: Um…Sick day, anyone? --- ## [What were your favorite lunatic theories on the SDMB?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-were-your-favorite-lunatic-theories-on-the-sdmb/947021)
**Author:** [@dropzone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dropzone)\ **Replies:** 205\ **Last updated:** [May 6, 2025, 5:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-were-your-favorite-lunatic-theories-on-the-sdmb/947021 "2025-05-06T05:32:44Z")
I believe that I was suspended, or not yet a member, in time for the controversy over male circumcision. (Is that why the name Jack Dean Tyler is stuck in my head?) What was that all about? OTOH, I was here for the fl… --- ## [Posted a Snopes link debunking a Facebook post - unfriended?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/posted-a-snopes-link-debunking-a-facebook-post-unfriended/727803)
**Author:** [@Roderick\_Femm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roderick_Femm)\ **Replies:** 93\ **Last updated:** [August 25, 2015, 5:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/posted-a-snopes-link-debunking-a-facebook-post-unfriended/727803 "2015-08-25T17:01:57Z")
So a long-lost cousin got in touch with me a few weeks ago on Facebook, and because I like her mother (my aunt) who lives with her, I friended her. Last week we met up again at a family reunion. Since I friended her, he… --- ## [What is the rarest Star Trek collectible and what is it worth?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-rarest-star-trek-collectible-and-what-is-it-worth/661935)
**Author:** [@deltasigma](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/deltasigma)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [August 26, 2013, 1:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-rarest-star-trek-collectible-and-what-is-it-worth/661935 "2013-08-26T13:18:04Z")
My money is on this Remco toy plane. I looked for a price but as far as I can tell, one has never been sold, at least not publicly. --- ## [Ellis Dee -- suspension lifted](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ellis-dee-suspension-lifted/338234)
**Author:** [@TubaDiva](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TubaDiva)\ **Replies:** 119\ **Last updated:** [January 10, 2006, 7:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ellis-dee-suspension-lifted/338234 "2006-01-10T19:54:41Z")
We have suspended Ellis Dee for one month, beginning today. The offense is in this thread: TVeblen: Cryptic? \>http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=351988 Quoting from the registration agreement: “Re… --- ## [Der Trihs: the stomach ulcer of atheism](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/der-trihs-the-stomach-ulcer-of-atheism/430184)
**Author:** [@Liberal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Liberal)\ **Replies:** 190\ **Last updated:** [December 18, 2007, 2:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/der-trihs-the-stomach-ulcer-of-atheism/430184 "2007-12-18T02:28:55Z")
From Why Do People Get Defensive About God? in \[…sigh…\] Great Debates: So what happens when you strike up a great conversation with a stranger, only to discover after an hour or so that he believes in God? Which of t… --- ## [Do you want China to prosper or fail?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-want-china-to-prosper-or-fail/610830)
**Author:** [@drewtwo99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drewtwo99)\ **Replies:** 85\ **Last updated:** [March 30, 2012, 3:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-want-china-to-prosper-or-fail/610830 "2012-03-30T03:54:23Z")
I’ve been thinking a lot about the People’s Republic of China recently. I’ve tried to educate myself on their revolution, and how the government has come a long way from Mau Zedong’s original vision, and I believe, for t… --- ## [What's the worst long-running TV show?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-worst-long-running-tv-show/360614)
**Author:** [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Replies:** 122\ **Last updated:** [June 20, 2006, 2:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-worst-long-running-tv-show/360614 "2006-06-20T02:23:46Z")
I’d say the subject line’s pretty clear. A couple of criteria I’m sure everyone will start ignoring by post 5: By “long-running” I mean lasting four or more seasons. Try to restrict yourself to shows that sucked fo… --- ## [Breaking Bad Season 5! (Prev. Season Spoilers)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/breaking-bad-season-5-prev-season-spoilers/627444)
**Author:** [@Enright3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Enright3)\ **Replies:** 81\ **Last updated:** [November 29, 2012, 2:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/breaking-bad-season-5-prev-season-spoilers/627444 "2012-11-29T14:50:32Z")
Breaking Bad Season 5 Premieres Sun., Jul. 15! I’m excited! Anyone want to speculate on the upcoming season? Once again the competition got destroyed; so it’s Game On for Walter White! The meth market is wide open. U… --- ## [Why do people eat snails but not slugs?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-people-eat-snails-but-not-slugs/476272)
**Author:** [@King\_Solomon\_Hill](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/King_Solomon_Hill)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [December 9, 2008, 10:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-people-eat-snails-but-not-slugs/476272 "2008-12-09T22:39:45Z")
Snails are a famous French delicay, but I’ve never heard of anyone eating slugs. A quick google search hasn’t come up with much, but I have learned from this Wikipedia page that they are very closely related creatures bo… --- ## [explain your user name](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/explain-your-user-name/473557)
**Author:** [@timbicile59](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/timbicile59)\ **Replies:** 193\ **Last updated:** [November 22, 2008, 8:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/explain-your-user-name/473557 "2008-11-22T20:07:25Z")
Its been done before but alot of us are new Mine is easy, i’m Tim and i’m a becile. --- ## [The documentary 'women aren't funny'. Is it true or not](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-documentary-women-arent-funny-is-it-true-or-not/710956)
**Author:** [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Replies:** 80\ **Last updated:** [January 28, 2015, 9:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-documentary-women-arent-funny-is-it-true-or-not/710956 "2015-01-28T21:47:39Z")
I saw thison netflix yesterday. It is about whether female comedians are as good as males. I would say no, but I can think of a list of reasons. I disagree with the idea that women aren’t funny at all, however female co… --- ## [When Did Welding Displace Rivets in Ships?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-did-welding-displace-rivets-in-ships/407574)
**Author:** [@ralph124c](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ralph124c)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [June 12, 2007, 12:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-did-welding-displace-rivets-in-ships/407574 "2007-06-12T12:38:38Z")
I always like the 19th-century look of rivets on a ship hull. I understand that rivets are pretty labor-intensive, and are not the best way to join two plates (the stress concentrates at the rivet points). So when did w… --- ## [Could there be POSITIVE effects of same-sex marriage?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-there-be-positive-effects-of-same-sex-marriage/497862)
**Author:** [@Valteron](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Valteron)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [May 28, 2009, 10:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-there-be-positive-effects-of-same-sex-marriage/497862 "2009-05-28T22:23:18Z")
So far, there have been some 357 or more postings in another thread discussing whether the opponents of ssm can come up with negative effects that could ensue from letting gays marry. How about a thread listing positive … --- ## [Are there any competing theories to Evolution?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-any-competing-theories-to-evolution/491470)
**Author:** [@Whack-a-Mole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Whack-a-Mole)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [April 6, 2009, 5:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-any-competing-theories-to-evolution/491470 "2009-04-06T05:34:11Z")
By competing theories I mean actual scientific theories that have been published in scientific journals, peer reviewed and all that jazz. I am not considering Intelligent Design in that crowd. I do not mean for this to… --- ## [Specific calculator requirements for 8th grade](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/specific-calculator-requirements-for-8th-grade/666056)
**Author:** [@Amateur\_Barbarian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Amateur_Barbarian)\ **Replies:** 78\ **Last updated:** [August 17, 2013, 4:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/specific-calculator-requirements-for-8th-grade/666056 "2013-08-17T16:27:33Z")
This is a borderline pit with a serious question attached; I’ll keep the pit shallow but will accept a mod move if it seems appropriate. Our twins are starting public school 8th grade on an average to upper track. There… --- ## [Question about Sex and Relationships (AKA Am I old fashioned?)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-sex-and-relationships-aka-am-i-old-fashioned/640997)
**Author:** [@Quimby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quimby)\ **Replies:** 89\ **Last updated:** [November 16, 2012, 11:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-sex-and-relationships-aka-am-i-old-fashioned/640997 "2012-11-16T23:43:42Z")
I had a conversation with a friend of mine. She is 32 and I am 40. I am giving the ages because I think that may be relevant. She is getting divorced (for reasons that are not germane to this discussion but had nothing … --- ## [Playing the national anthem in cinemas and at the close of TV each day](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/playing-the-national-anthem-in-cinemas-and-at-the-close-of-tv-each-day/710093)
**Author:** [@aldiboronti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aldiboronti)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [January 23, 2015, 6:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/playing-the-national-anthem-in-cinemas-and-at-the-close-of-tv-each-day/710093 "2015-01-23T18:27:23Z")
Until at least the end of the 1960s in the UK it was the practice at the end of the final performance in cinemas to play the National Anthem. Some people (especially us youths) would ignore it and leave but most of the a… --- ## [Why does Microsoft want me to use Internet Explorer?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-microsoft-want-me-to-use-internet-explorer/628137)
**Author:** [@Nars\_Glinley](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nars_Glinley)\ **Replies:** 60\ **Last updated:** [July 21, 2012, 7:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-microsoft-want-me-to-use-internet-explorer/628137 "2012-07-21T07:37:07Z")
On TV lately, I’ve been seeing adds for IE9 or whatever they’re up to now. Since it comes with the OS, why does MS advertise in order to get me to use it? I could see advertising Windows or Office since they have direc… --- ## [What's with those cone-shaped cups at water coolers?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-with-those-cone-shaped-cups-at-water-coolers/409605)
**Author:** [@Cagey\_Drifter](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cagey_Drifter)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [June 27, 2007, 8:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-with-those-cone-shaped-cups-at-water-coolers/409605 "2007-06-27T20:55:18Z")
Is there a point to that, or are they just designed to annoy you? --- ## [Sex is a mortal sin in the Catholic Church](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sex-is-a-mortal-sin-in-the-catholic-church/640312)
**Author:** [@Hottius\_Maximus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hottius_Maximus)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [November 15, 2012, 1:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sex-is-a-mortal-sin-in-the-catholic-church/640312 "2012-11-15T13:10:15Z")
I was raised Catholic and while I still practice it, I am most definitely a “Cafeteria Catholic” since that’s what works for me. My question is this: WHY of all the sins, especially the so-called “mortal sins” that sen… --- ## [Songs that make you cringe](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-that-make-you-cringe/974173)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 156\ **Last updated:** [May 23, 2023, 7:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-that-make-you-cringe/974173 "2023-05-23T19:41:35Z")
Screamin’ Jay Hawkins just sang I Love Paris on the ol’ iPod. Screamin’ Jay is known for his ‘spooky’ and ‘funny’ stuff, but he was actually a good singer. But this song… The ‘German’ and ‘Chinese’ parodies are pretty … --- ## [Could fighters have at least partially replaced bombers in WWII Europe?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-fighters-have-at-least-partially-replaced-bombers-in-wwii-europe/613229)
**Author:** [@cornflakes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cornflakes)\ **Replies:** 74\ **Last updated:** [March 6, 2012, 8:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-fighters-have-at-least-partially-replaced-bombers-in-wwii-europe/613229 "2012-03-06T20:55:32Z")
Related to the thread in GQ about strafing a locomotive. If I remember my history correctly, the air war in Western Europe focused on long range strategic bombing. The RAF bombed at night, and the USAAF bombed during th… --- ## ["A Diet For All Reasons" by Michael Klaper, M.D.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-diet-for-all-reasons-by-michael-klaper-m-d/230675)
**Author:** [@Sheri](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sheri)\ **Replies:** 148\ **Last updated:** [March 2, 2004, 9:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-diet-for-all-reasons-by-michael-klaper-m-d/230675 "2004-03-02T09:12:30Z")
Hello; This is in response to the article: Is cow’s milk “the worst beverage on earth?” 21-Mar-2003 - http://www.straightdope.com/columns/030321.html Please see: http://www.drday.com/healthbooks.htm A DIET FOR ALL… --- ## [Is there any reason to send a manned mission to Mars?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-any-reason-to-send-a-manned-mission-to-mars/721194)
**Author:** [@Mr.Kobayashi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Kobayashi)\ **Replies:** 104\ **Last updated:** [June 3, 2015, 4:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-any-reason-to-send-a-manned-mission-to-mars/721194 "2015-06-03T16:09:29Z")
…rather than probes? From a strictly practical and scientific standpoint; let’s take as read that the feat and accomplishment of sending men over a machine is the biggest point in its favour. But is there anything a tea… --- ## [When women change their minds about having kids is it more a chemical thing or a social thing?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-women-change-their-minds-about-having-kids-is-it-more-a-chemical-thing-or-a-social-thing/636660)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [October 9, 2012, 11:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-women-change-their-minds-about-having-kids-is-it-more-a-chemical-thing-or-a-social-thing/636660 "2012-10-09T23:45:25Z")
I’ve heard various explanations for why some women who were not particularly interested (or in some cases actively against) having kids change their minds later in life and get “baby fever”, and in some situations go to … --- ## [Big Bang Theory April 12 2010 Unboxed spoilers](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/big-bang-theory-april-12-2010-unboxed-spoilers/535911)
**Author:** [@myskepticsight](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/myskepticsight)\ **Replies:** 67\ **Last updated:** [April 17, 2010, 7:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/big-bang-theory-april-12-2010-unboxed-spoilers/535911 "2010-04-17T07:55:45Z")
mouseover space :frowning: Is Wil Wheaton just evil or do you think Penny and Leonard are really done? --- ## [clitoral stimulation ring](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/clitoral-stimulation-ring/667267)
**Author:** [@mamamia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mamamia)\ **Replies:** 63\ **Last updated:** [August 28, 2013, 1:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/clitoral-stimulation-ring/667267 "2013-08-28T13:46:29Z")
My wife is 67 and at an age when sex is getting more difficult to cause her to orgasm. Years ago a friend of mine (who passed away since) who was in the sex-toys business, gave me a clitoral stimulation ring, which at t… --- ## [Armenian Genocide - what the hell is Turkey's problem?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/armenian-genocide-what-the-hell-is-turkeys-problem/616331)
**Author:** [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Really_Not_All_That_Bright)\ **Replies:** 74\ **Last updated:** [March 23, 2012, 2:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/armenian-genocide-what-the-hell-is-turkeys-problem/616331 "2012-03-23T02:18:13Z")
Most other democracies are pretty good at admitting they did Bad Things nowadays. Turkey is different. Not only does the Turkish government protest when anyone else recognizes the Armenian genocide, Turkish journalists … --- ## [Could a person be very attractive...yet not photogenic?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-a-person-be-very-attractive-yet-not-photogenic/459717)
**Author:** [@ready29003](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ready29003)\ **Replies:** 80\ **Last updated:** [August 25, 2008, 11:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-a-person-be-very-attractive-yet-not-photogenic/459717 "2008-08-25T23:47:58Z")
Hey my online dating saga continues. I made a connection with a lady online. Just a couple emails. I sent a photo. She says she will not send me one because she is not photogenic. She says “I don’t look good in 2 di… --- ## [Punchline Regularly Tossed Out Without the Jokes They Come From](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/punchline-regularly-tossed-out-without-the-jokes-they-come-from/654864)
**Author:** [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Replies:** 94\ **Last updated:** [May 2, 2013, 8:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/punchline-regularly-tossed-out-without-the-jokes-they-come-from/654864 "2013-05-02T20:37:58Z")
There are all kinds of jokes that “everybody” already knows and has heard countless times, and assumes everybody else knows. And in certain circumstances, people regularly toss out punchlines that seem appropriate to the… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=697&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=699&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)