# Top **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=709&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:** 710 --- ## [Where does the phrase, "Its your turn in the barrel" come from?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-does-the-phrase-its-your-turn-in-the-barrel-come-from/148922)
**Author:** [@Hermann\_Cheruscan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hermann_Cheruscan)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [January 16, 2003, 2:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-does-the-phrase-its-your-turn-in-the-barrel-come-from/148922 "2003-01-16T14:15:21Z")
I’ve heard supervisors use the phrase “it’s your turn in the barrel” when they are giving someone a difficult, undeserved assignment. Its almost as if they are saying “its your turn to get screwed”. Has anyone else eve… --- ## [Ethicity in the former USSR: How are Russians and Ukrainians different?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ethicity-in-the-former-ussr-how-are-russians-and-ukrainians-different/681985)
**Author:** [@kurtisokc](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kurtisokc)\ **Replies:** 86\ **Last updated:** [February 27, 2014, 6:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ethicity-in-the-former-ussr-how-are-russians-and-ukrainians-different/681985 "2014-02-27T18:05:11Z")
I am afraid this probably sounds ignorant, but I am trying to understand exactly how Russians and Ukrainians differ from each other (as ethnic groups, not as citizens of different countries.) I had kind of a vague notio… --- ## [Minnesota Supreme court rules DUI possible in non-working car](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/minnesota-supreme-court-rules-dui-possible-in-non-working-car/526403)
**Author:** [@Nzinga\_Seated](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nzinga_Seated)\ **Replies:** 102\ **Last updated:** [January 28, 2010, 6:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/minnesota-supreme-court-rules-dui-possible-in-non-working-car/526403 "2010-01-28T18:25:16Z")
I came across this article on Fark, and it struck a chord with me. To summarize, a man was drunk and sleeping in his own parking lot in his car. The car was inoperable. The cop tried the key, the car wouldn’t start. … --- ## [Did cancan dancers at the Moulin Rouge wear underwear?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-cancan-dancers-at-the-moulin-rouge-wear-underwear/459439)
**Author:** [@Darryl\_Lict](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darryl_Lict)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [August 10, 2008, 7:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-cancan-dancers-at-the-moulin-rouge-wear-underwear/459439 "2008-08-10T07:29:00Z")
OK, I’ve got a beer riding on this, and I say the cancan dancers covered their privates. Granted, maybe occasionally, some gal forgot to wear her underwear but in general, were their genitals exposed or not? --- ## [Malcolm X on white liberals](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/malcolm-x-on-white-liberals/854997)
**Author:** [@russian\_heel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/russian_heel)\ **Replies:** 237\ **Last updated:** [July 6, 2020, 3:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/malcolm-x-on-white-liberals/854997 "2020-07-06T15:41:02Z")
So conservatives have been posting this over and over again over the past few days. It is allegedly a quote by Malcom X: Is the quote real? I’m struggling to find its source. There are other quotes on YouTube where … --- ## [eHarmony rejects non-Christians--cite?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eharmony-rejects-non-christians-cite/535100)
**Author:** [@The\_Shroud](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Shroud)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [April 12, 2010, 12:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eharmony-rejects-non-christians-cite/535100 "2010-04-12T12:23:17Z")
Well, I feel like crap. My psychiatrist suggested that part of my effort to connect with people should include a dating site like eHarmony, mostly because she knows several married couples who met on there. So, I took … --- ## [Why is there no mouse flavored cat food?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-there-no-mouse-flavored-cat-food/363038)
**Author:** [@DaveRaver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DaveRaver)\ **Replies:** 66\ **Last updated:** [March 22, 2023, 6:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-there-no-mouse-flavored-cat-food/363038 "2023-03-22T06:30:27Z")
Wouldn’t it be natural? --- ## [Hilarious literal video of Total Eclipse of the Heart](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hilarious-literal-video-of-total-eclipse-of-the-heart/498699)
**Author:** [@cmosdes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cmosdes)\ **Replies:** 80\ **Last updated:** [February 3, 2010, 8:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hilarious-literal-video-of-total-eclipse-of-the-heart/498699 "2010-02-03T20:41:31Z")
Just saw this video. Apparently there is one like this for A-Ha’s “Take on Me” out there as well. --- ## [OMG how can you NOT like that?!?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omg-how-can-you-not-like-that/502900)
**Author:** [@Sir\_T-Cups](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sir_T-Cups)\ **Replies:** 134\ **Last updated:** [July 17, 2009, 10:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omg-how-can-you-not-like-that/502900 "2009-07-17T22:27:44Z")
Whenever I get into conversations with people, most of whom I have just met, about television a conversation will invariably end up with someone saying how much they love Seinfeld. Me: Yeah, I don’t like Seinfeld. I’ve … --- ## [Best way to kill fish?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-way-to-kill-fish/589419)
**Author:** [@Argent\_Towers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Argent_Towers)\ **Replies:** 60\ **Last updated:** [July 26, 2011, 3:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-way-to-kill-fish/589419 "2011-07-26T15:30:22Z")
I caught a bunch of crappies and bluegills today for dinner. Being primarily a catch-and-release guy, I am not very experienced at killing fish. The method I used was to whack each fish on the head, right between the eye… --- ## [How heavy is 35 kilograms?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-heavy-is-35-kilograms/775148)
**Author:** [@Archinist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Archinist)\ **Replies:** 73\ **Last updated:** [December 22, 2016, 4:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-heavy-is-35-kilograms/775148 "2016-12-22T16:34:08Z")
I am thinking about a mini-ITX PC build that would weigh 35 kilograms. What would be the best way to carry it around? Would wheels work, or would a reinforced handle be better? Since the case is reasonably large, larger… --- ## [What's the best song off of "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-best-song-off-of-sgt-peppers-lonely-hearts-club-band/555223)
**Author:** [@MovieMogul](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MovieMogul)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [October 18, 2010, 7:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-best-song-off-of-sgt-peppers-lonely-hearts-club-band/555223 "2010-10-18T19:05:15Z")
Previous polls (still active): Please Please Me, With the Beatles, A Hard Day’s Night, Beatles For Sale, Help!, Rubber Soul, and Revolver. There can be only one–which would you choose? --- ## [How often were winning bachelors stood up after "The Dating Game"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-often-were-winning-bachelors-stood-up-after-the-dating-game/651037)
**Author:** [@Tamex](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tamex)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [February 24, 2013, 3:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-often-were-winning-bachelors-stood-up-after-the-dating-game/651037 "2013-02-24T03:39:05Z")
A while ago, we had a thread about Rodney James Alcala, the “Dating Game Killer”. He was called that because, even though he was a convicted rapist and right in the middle of a serial killing spree, he was allowed to be … --- ## [Connecticut parents angry over trans athlete](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/connecticut-parents-angry-over-trans-athlete/826284)
**Author:** [@AngelSoft](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AngelSoft)\ **Replies:** 120\ **Last updated:** [March 4, 2019, 8:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/connecticut-parents-angry-over-trans-athlete/826284 "2019-03-04T20:49:24Z")
I wasn’t sure whether to post this in Great Debates or here. Since I don’t frequent GD much, I decided here. I just read an article that has me self debating on what I know is a touchy subject. Transgender athletes in c… --- ## [Morons who don't know how to use traffic roundabouts](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/morons-who-dont-know-how-to-use-traffic-roundabouts/791255)
**Author:** [@solost](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/solost)\ **Replies:** 110\ **Last updated:** [July 23, 2017, 4:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/morons-who-dont-know-how-to-use-traffic-roundabouts/791255 "2017-07-23T16:08:09Z")
For brevity I will shorten roundabout to ‘RA’ from here on. There’s a stretch of road during my drive home that has 3 RAs in a row. Over the last 5 or so years they’ve existed I’ve had close calls probably close to a do… --- ## [Could the people on 4chan who encouraged the Oregon shooter be charged with conspiracy to murder?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-the-people-on-4chan-who-encouraged-the-oregon-shooter-be-charged-with-conspiracy-to-murder/733427)
**Author:** [@boffking](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/boffking)\ **Replies:** 77\ **Last updated:** [October 8, 2015, 3:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-the-people-on-4chan-who-encouraged-the-oregon-shooter-be-charged-with-conspiracy-to-murder/733427 "2015-10-08T15:22:09Z")
If you talked to someone in person, encouraged them to kill, and then they did it, you could be charged with conspiracy to commit murder. I think everyone on 4chan who pushed the shooter into commiting this crime should… --- ## [How do you rationalize not becoming a member of SDMB?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-rationalize-not-becoming-a-member-of-sdmb/676741)
**Author:** [@harmonicamoon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/harmonicamoon)\ **Replies:** 106\ **Last updated:** [December 31, 2013, 10:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-rationalize-not-becoming-a-member-of-sdmb/676741 "2013-12-31T22:33:07Z")
Finding myself hanging out here a lot. I thought maybe it was time I coughed up the bucks to become a member. Then I started noticing people’s posts. There are folks that been hanging out here for dozens of years. An… --- ## [pro vs anti gun Dopers tally](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pro-vs-anti-gun-dopers-tally/656273)
**Author:** [@Lumpy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lumpy)\ **Replies:** 101\ **Last updated:** [May 10, 2013, 1:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pro-vs-anti-gun-dopers-tally/656273 "2013-05-10T01:19:58Z")
Just wanted a breakdown on active Dopers positions; although you could probably start a thread with the single word “gun” and it would turn into a thousand-post flamewar. --- ## [Get Bad Advice from Milossarian](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/get-bad-advice-from-milossarian/49216)
**Author:** [@magdalene](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/magdalene)\ **Replies:** 115\ **Last updated:** [March 1, 2001, 2:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/get-bad-advice-from-milossarian/49216 "2001-03-01T02:56:13Z")
Need help with a dating dilemma? Got a family situation that would make Jerry Springer blush? Unrolling a new interior decorating scheme? Are you tired of having total strangers spend their lunch hours thinking of solid… --- ## ["Things Babies Born in 2011 Will Never Know"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-babies-born-in-2011-will-never-know/568040)
**Author:** [@Nobody](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nobody)\ **Replies:** 89\ **Last updated:** [January 23, 2011, 12:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-babies-born-in-2011-will-never-know/568040 "2011-01-23T00:28:52Z")
The thread title is in quotes because I got it from here. So, is there anything that you would add to this list? Is there one or more items that you disagree with? For me, I can’t think of anything to add, but I do ha… --- ## [The favorite car that you actually owned](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-favorite-car-that-you-actually-owned/556018)
**Author:** [@Cuckoorex](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cuckoorex)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [October 6, 2010, 2:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-favorite-car-that-you-actually-owned/556018 "2010-10-06T02:23:22Z")
Throughout my life, I’ve owned, in chronological order: 1972 Chevelle 1977 Cadillac DeVille 1975 Mustang 1985 Buick Skylark 1990 Ford Probe 1991 Dodge Dynasty 1999 Olds Alero (current car) The Chevelle was by far… --- ## [Lost 1.4 "Walkabout"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lost-1-4-walkabout/269116)
**Author:** [@Juniper200](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Juniper200)\ **Replies:** 170\ **Last updated:** [December 19, 2004, 7:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lost-1-4-walkabout/269116 "2004-12-19T07:34:08Z")
It’s Wednesday – time for our weekly session with the castaways. Burning questions! Jack: How will you handle the fallout from the mercy killing? Kate: Will everyone be as cool about your criminal past as Jack? Locke:… --- ## [Can you legally redeem a lottery ticket anonymously or by proxy?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-legally-redeem-a-lottery-ticket-anonymously-or-by-proxy/299244)
**Author:** [@Askia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Askia)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [April 17, 2005, 2:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-legally-redeem-a-lottery-ticket-anonymously-or-by-proxy/299244 "2005-04-17T02:53:30Z")
… in the unlikely event I ever do win, the very last thing I’d want to do is deal with the influx of opportunists, moneygrubbers and golddiggers waiting to pounce, and these include certain people in my family. I’d prefe… --- ## [Re-Focused essay on suicidality](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/re-focused-essay-on-suicidality/693068)
**Author:** [@Ecmandu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ecmandu)\ **Replies:** 88\ **Last updated:** [July 15, 2014, 4:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/re-focused-essay-on-suicidality/693068 "2014-07-15T16:55:05Z")
I just read the Bagavad Gita 18:6 “But even these works should be done in the freedom of pure offering, and without expectation of a reward. This is my final word.” There is a very fundamental problem with this passage… --- ## [DOTA 2 invite from Steam](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dota-2-invite-from-steam/610816)
**Author:** [@Left\_Hand\_of\_Dorkness](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Left_Hand_of_Dorkness)\ **Replies:** 81\ **Last updated:** [August 25, 2012, 10:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dota-2-invite-from-steam/610816 "2012-08-25T22:58:20Z")
I just got an email saying that I’ve got DOTA 2 in my Steam library–cool! I think I signed up for Beta test way back when, and then forgot. Here’s the thing: I’ve never played DOTA at all. It just sounded like a weird… --- ## [Google Fiber just announced their pricing and plans](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/google-fiber-just-announced-their-pricing-and-plans/629480)
**Author:** [@gaffa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gaffa)\ **Replies:** 83\ **Last updated:** [April 25, 2013, 6:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/google-fiber-just-announced-their-pricing-and-plans/629480 "2013-04-25T18:53:23Z")
I’ve been anxiously awaiting this, and can hardly wait to get it, but there are some weird bits about it. If you give them $10 in advance, the areas that get the most requests will be installed first. The plans are a… --- ## [Pitting Fundie Pharmacists Who Won't Fill Birth-Control Prescriptions](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pitting-fundie-pharmacists-who-wont-fill-birth-control-prescriptions/296620)
**Author:** [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Replies:** 206\ **Last updated:** [April 2, 2005, 1:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pitting-fundie-pharmacists-who-wont-fill-birth-control-prescriptions/296620 "2005-04-02T13:19:47Z")
WaPo story here. I know it’s come up tangentially in the Judge Greer gets death threats thead, but I think it rates its own thread. Look, idiots, if you knew ahead of time (which you did) that a presumably unavoidable… --- ## [The smallest non-interesting number](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-smallest-non-interesting-number/582148)
**Author:** [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Replies:** 64\ **Last updated:** [May 19, 2011, 9:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-smallest-non-interesting-number/582148 "2011-05-19T09:03:54Z")
There’s an argument I’ve heard which I think is fallacious. The basic idea is that numbers have various interesting properties. Two is the only even prime; three is the only prime triangular number; four is the smallest… --- ## [Who had/has impossibly naive parents?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-had-has-impossibly-naive-parents/255866)
**Author:** [@Larry\_Mudd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Larry_Mudd)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [July 26, 2004, 2:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-had-has-impossibly-naive-parents/255866 "2004-07-26T02:53:44Z")
I was watching Nip/Tuck with my dear old mum last week, and she expressed shock and dismay near the end of the episode, when Sean and Julia were explaining the facts of life to their daughter. “Tsk. Tsk. That’s disgust… --- ## [Are there any Republican celebrities?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-any-republican-celebrities/601238)
**Author:** [@Sir\_T-Cups](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sir_T-Cups)\ **Replies:** 105\ **Last updated:** [November 10, 2011, 12:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-any-republican-celebrities/601238 "2011-11-10T00:52:59Z")
As I was watching Dennis Miller do a stand-up special on HBO I noticed that he is very obviously republican, which is a change from pretty much everyone else in Hollywood. I’m assuming there are more than just him (or ma… --- ## [Suppose the Catholic Church made amends for the scandals. What would you like see them do?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/suppose-the-catholic-church-made-amends-for-the-scandals-what-would-you-like-see-them-do/633239)
**Author:** [@Maastricht](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Maastricht)\ **Replies:** 93\ **Last updated:** [September 7, 2012, 2:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/suppose-the-catholic-church-made-amends-for-the-scandals-what-would-you-like-see-them-do/633239 "2012-09-07T02:21:31Z")
Suppose the CC really regretted any or all of the major scandals and wanted to make amends/reorganize/solve problems. How, exactly, could they do that? Usually, churches in disregard have a more viable branch split off… --- ## [Didn't expect to see THAT name in the credits!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/didnt-expect-to-see-that-name-in-the-credits/781107)
**Author:** [@Shoeless](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shoeless)\ **Replies:** 103\ **Last updated:** [March 11, 2017, 1:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/didnt-expect-to-see-that-name-in-the-credits/781107 "2017-03-11T01:59:14Z")
My wife and I were watching “Edge of Tomorrow” a while back when it was on TV, and as the end credits were rolling I saw something that made me go “Wait… what?” and roll the DVR back to confirm I really did see what I th… --- ## [Does Sambuca Go "Bad"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-sambuca-go-bad/464075)
**Author:** [@eleanorigby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/eleanorigby)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [September 18, 2008, 3:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-sambuca-go-bad/464075 "2008-09-18T15:17:32Z")
I bought some Sambuca about a year ago. I am the most moderate of drinkers–about 4 glasses of some kind of alcohol a year–but sambuca has always had a burn or a bite to it upon first sip. I am drinking some now (on the … --- ## [USS Arizona remains](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/uss-arizona-remains/533140)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [March 21, 2010, 3:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/uss-arizona-remains/533140 "2010-03-21T15:24:26Z")
In a show about the attack on Pearl Harbor, a National Park ranger said that the USS Arizona is the tomb for over 900 men. Do any remains still exist? Or have they been completely devoured by sea life? Tangentally rel… --- ## [Can I use Google Voice without a cellular voice plan?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-i-use-google-voice-without-a-cellular-voice-plan/593363)
**Author:** [@Quintas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quintas)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [February 19, 2013, 7:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-i-use-google-voice-without-a-cellular-voice-plan/593363 "2013-02-19T19:56:45Z")
I have WiFi at home. Could I use a smartphone with no plan and make free calls over my WiFi via google voice? Or is Google Voice just a set of features that work on top of an existing plan? --- ## [warmgun, what the fuck is your damage?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/warmgun-what-the-fuck-is-your-damage/89415)
**Author:** [@Esprix](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Esprix)\ **Replies:** 112\ **Last updated:** [October 28, 2001, 11:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/warmgun-what-the-fuck-is-your-damage/89415 "2001-10-28T23:09:31Z")
Are you looking to pick a fight? 'Cause I’d be happy to provide one. But first, I’ll at least ask - why? You posted this here: Then you posted this here: Both of these gives the clue that you are mad at me from what… --- ## [Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D S01E04: Eye Spy](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/agents-of-s-h-i-e-l-d-s01e04-eye-spy/671367)
**Author:** [@pricciar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pricciar)\ **Replies:** 93\ **Last updated:** [November 14, 2013, 6:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/agents-of-s-h-i-e-l-d-s01e04-eye-spy/671367 "2013-11-14T18:35:53Z")
Amador Akela, a former protege of Agent Coulson, is implicated in a series of intricate jewel thefts. While the team investigates her, Amador attacks their recognizance van and escapes. Back at the Big Bus the team finds… --- ## [The four corners quadripoint of Canada: Anyone been there?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-four-corners-quadripoint-of-canada-anyone-been-there/597583)
**Author:** [@Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qadgop_the_Mercotan)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [September 29, 2011, 4:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-four-corners-quadripoint-of-canada-anyone-been-there/597583 "2011-09-29T04:46:14Z")
Everyone knows about the \[url-“Four Corners Monument - Wikipedia”\]Four Corners Monument of the US, where 4 states touch each other at one point. But a similar quadripoint in Canada seems to go sadly neglected. It even … --- ## ["The God Delusion" discussion thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-god-delusion-discussion-thread/432756)
**Author:** [@Thudlow\_Boink](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Thudlow_Boink)\ **Replies:** 187\ **Last updated:** [February 5, 2008, 10:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-god-delusion-discussion-thread/432756 "2008-02-05T22:14:42Z")
This is the discussion thread for Richard Dawkins’ The God Delusion, as proposed by ITR Champion’s thread, and as a companion to the discussion thread on C. S. Lewis’s The Abolition of Man. I assume the ground rules are … --- ## [Do people walking in public with earbuds annoy you?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-people-walking-in-public-with-earbuds-annoy-you/594871)
**Author:** [@JoelUpchurch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JoelUpchurch)\ **Replies:** 69\ **Last updated:** [September 4, 2011, 9:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-people-walking-in-public-with-earbuds-annoy-you/594871 "2011-09-04T09:18:27Z")
The reason it bothers me is that I think people have a responsibility to pay attention to their environment when they are out in public. If you are at home or work or sitting down on a bus or train, then using the earbud… --- ## [In musicals where two groups sing different parts of the song simultaneously](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-musicals-where-two-groups-sing-different-parts-of-the-song-simultaneously/328617)
**Author:** [@Yumblie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yumblie)\ **Replies:** 86\ **Last updated:** [March 22, 2020, 12:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-musicals-where-two-groups-sing-different-parts-of-the-song-simultaneously/328617 "2020-03-22T12:37:11Z")
Am I the only one who finds this really irritating? One example is in Fiddler on the Roof, during the “Tradition” song, when after the papas, mamas, sons, and daughters sing their verse, they all sing it again, but simu… --- ## [Parents Don't Properly Punish Me-What Should I Do?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/parents-dont-properly-punish-me-what-should-i-do/579436)
**Author:** [@Qin\_Shi\_Huangdi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qin_Shi_Huangdi)\ **Replies:** 68\ **Last updated:** [April 29, 2011, 12:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/parents-dont-properly-punish-me-what-should-i-do/579436 "2011-04-29T00:28:11Z")
I feel that my parents don’t propery punish me enough, so what should I do? :(:confused: --- ## [Explain to me the allure of Fidget Spinners](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/explain-to-me-the-allure-of-fidget-spinners/785882)
**Author:** [@Little\_Pig](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Pig)\ **Replies:** 109\ **Last updated:** [June 20, 2017, 7:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/explain-to-me-the-allure-of-fidget-spinners/785882 "2017-06-20T19:27:59Z")
Fidget Spinners Bonus points if you can provide demonstrable proof that they actually have measurable utility. Feel free to include visual aids, string theory or quantum bogodynamics in your argument. --- ## [For Parents of Adults Who Still Live at Home](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-parents-of-adults-who-still-live-at-home/540787)
**Author:** [@Rushgeekgirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rushgeekgirl)\ **Replies:** 100\ **Last updated:** [June 1, 2010, 1:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-parents-of-adults-who-still-live-at-home/540787 "2010-06-01T13:45:52Z")
Simple question, as I’m trying to go about setting new house rules now that my daughter is about to celebrate her 21st birthday: If your adult offspring live at home, do they pay anything to you for their room and board… --- ## [Isn't it time to start calling BS at some of the Libertarian arguments?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/isnt-it-time-to-start-calling-bs-at-some-of-the-libertarian-arguments/452057)
**Author:** [@Merkwurdigliebe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Merkwurdigliebe)\ **Replies:** 219\ **Last updated:** [June 19, 2008, 2:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/isnt-it-time-to-start-calling-bs-at-some-of-the-libertarian-arguments/452057 "2008-06-19T02:36:32Z")
Liberal, I hope you aren’t offended, since you have at some points been the defender of Libertarianism, but weirddave’s argument in the McCain thread really has me annoyed, and it has annoyed the hell out of me when I ar… --- ## [Expired yogurt - any way to use it?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/expired-yogurt-any-way-to-use-it/610212)
**Author:** [@teddybound](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/teddybound)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [January 22, 2012, 7:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/expired-yogurt-any-way-to-use-it/610212 "2012-01-22T19:21:12Z")
I already did a google search but could not find anything. I have some expired yogurt (about a few weeks ‘done’). Instead of just throwing it down the bin, is there a way I can reuse it? Fertilizer? Animal feed? If it … --- ## [Braless women](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/braless-women/105598)
**Author:** [@ivebeenabadboy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ivebeenabadboy)\ **Replies:** 79\ **Last updated:** [April 28, 2002, 6:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/braless-women/105598 "2002-04-28T06:17:35Z")
The hot weather is coming back, and every year I notice the hotter it gets, the less women wear bras. Many braless women also wear clothing that’s loose-fitting, with lots of wide open openings. Like necklines with ple… --- ## [Barefoot Running vs. Shoes:Lets discuss.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/barefoot-running-vs-shoes-lets-discuss/562944)
**Author:** [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\ **Replies:** 93\ **Last updated:** [December 12, 2010, 2:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/barefoot-running-vs-shoes-lets-discuss/562944 "2010-12-12T14:46:27Z")
To start, I do not and have never sold running shoes nor have I ever worked for an athletic shoe manufacturer or distributor. My experience is from being a runner from 1976-2004. I do currently coach high school cross … --- ## [The most tiresome cliches in advertising](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-most-tiresome-cliches-in-advertising/338801)
**Author:** [@RealityChuck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RealityChuck)\ **Replies:** 106\ **Last updated:** [January 12, 2006, 6:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-most-tiresome-cliches-in-advertising/338801 "2006-01-12T06:43:13Z")
You’ve seen them. God, you’ve seen them. The trite situations that ad agencies can’t seem to get away from. Not just a single advertiser, but all across the board. For instance: Husband (eating/drinking/using “Blamm… --- ## [How to reassure a woman who feels ugly?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-reassure-a-woman-who-feels-ugly/472927)
**Author:** [@Standup\_Karmic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Standup_Karmic)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [November 19, 2008, 11:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-reassure-a-woman-who-feels-ugly/472927 "2008-11-19T23:43:49Z")
I have a very close friend (we once dated…several times) who is in her mid-30s and is “feels like she looks 40.” She’s complaining that men don’t even look at her any more. I asked, “are you comparing that to when you … [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=708&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=710&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)