# Top **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=715&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:** 716 --- ## [The worst parents in TV history](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-worst-parents-in-tv-history/599192)
**Author:** [@vivalostwages](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/vivalostwages)\ **Replies:** 99\ **Last updated:** [October 13, 2011, 3:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-worst-parents-in-tv-history/599192 "2011-10-13T03:30:07Z")
Nancy Botwin of Weeds comes to mind immediately, with her drug dealing and involvement with criminals, for starters. Then there are Sean and Julia MacNamara, Dr. Troy, and Matt MacNamara of Nip/Tuck—where does one begi… --- ## [Star Trek Discovery Season 3 (Open Spoilers)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/star-trek-discovery-season-3-open-spoilers/923007)
**Author:** [@SlackerInc](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SlackerInc)\ **Replies:** 230\ **Last updated:** [January 12, 2021, 1:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/star-trek-discovery-season-3-open-spoilers/923007 "2021-01-12T01:24:42Z")
The sticky warns that spoilers should be avoided in the first six or seven lines of an OP because of the mouseover effect. So that was one line, here’s the second. And now a third. After three comes four. Five gol-de… --- ## [Are there grocery stores gift cards which limit purchases to food only?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-grocery-stores-gift-cards-which-limit-purchases-to-food-only/659582)
**Author:** [@filmore](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/filmore)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [May 30, 2013, 6:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-grocery-stores-gift-cards-which-limit-purchases-to-food-only/659582 "2013-05-30T18:02:13Z")
Grocery stores sell gift cards which work like cash within the store. You can buy anything with them, including alcohol and cigarettes. In some cases, I’d prefer that the gift card worked like food stamps. I want it … --- ## [Gorgeous non-celebrities](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gorgeous-non-celebrities/540399)
**Author:** [@Mississippienne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mississippienne)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [May 26, 2010, 9:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gorgeous-non-celebrities/540399 "2010-05-26T21:11:25Z")
There’ve been endless threads on who the sexiest celebrities are, with people throwing out the names of actors and actresses and musicians. But today I was looking at some of my favorite photos on Flickr, and came across… --- ## [My Theory About LOTR (long)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-theory-about-lotr-long/620766)
**Author:** [@Kim\_o\_the\_Concrete\_Jungle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kim_o_the_Concrete_Jungle)\ **Replies:** 95\ **Last updated:** [May 11, 2012, 12:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-theory-about-lotr-long/620766 "2012-05-11T12:25:35Z")
Disclaimer: I’ll just get this out of the way first. I’m not meaning to insult JRR Tolkien as an author, or say that The Lord Of the Rings is bad, or that LOTR fans are idiots, or anything like that. I definitely don’t w… --- ## [Just heard from a guy I drunkenly hooked up with 15 years ago](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-heard-from-a-guy-i-drunkenly-hooked-up-with-15-years-ago/582374)
**Author:** [@PeskiPiksi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PeskiPiksi)\ **Replies:** 101\ **Last updated:** [May 23, 2011, 9:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-heard-from-a-guy-i-drunkenly-hooked-up-with-15-years-ago/582374 "2011-05-23T21:49:51Z")
Fifteen years ago I was 19 years old and in my sophomore year of college. I was really good friends with a guy who was a member of a fraternity, so I ended up making friends with a lot of the guys in the frat, and that … --- ## [For external use only - what does this mean, precisely?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-external-use-only-what-does-this-mean-precisely/632348)
**Author:** [@HazelNutCoffee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HazelNutCoffee)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [August 23, 2012, 11:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-external-use-only-what-does-this-mean-precisely/632348 "2012-08-23T23:33:04Z")
I was listening to Dan Savage’s podcast - a caller was asking about sex toys that have “for external use only” stamped on them, even though they are clearly meant to be inserted into an orifice. Dan had a guest on that s… --- ## [The cultural Glitch in the Matrix moment you're most convinced did exist.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-cultural-glitch-in-the-matrix-moment-youre-most-convinced-did-exist/810942)
**Author:** [@Dale\_Sams](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dale_Sams)\ **Replies:** 136\ **Last updated:** [April 6, 2018, 4:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-cultural-glitch-in-the-matrix-moment-youre-most-convinced-did-exist/810942 "2018-04-06T04:30:06Z")
Example, a book, movie, song TV episode you saw that never really happened. Or maybe celebrity that died, that didn’t. Myself, once during my Twilight Zone binge…I was watching “Midnight Sun” and I thought, “Oh…I saw t… --- ## [Does the "heel" of the bread really help keep the rest fresher longer?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-the-heel-of-the-bread-really-help-keep-the-rest-fresher-longer/383789)
**Author:** [@Telperien](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Telperien)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [December 13, 2006, 6:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-the-heel-of-the-bread-really-help-keep-the-rest-fresher-longer/383789 "2006-12-13T18:49:12Z")
My mother has frequently told me that if you eat the heel of the bread, the rest of the loaf will go stale much more quickly. I happen to like the heel pieces of bread so I generally eat them first (unless she catches … --- ## [Crows Gone Wild! What are they doing?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/crows-gone-wild-what-are-they-doing/690501)
**Author:** [@Suicide](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Suicide)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [November 25, 2014, 3:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/crows-gone-wild-what-are-they-doing/690501 "2014-11-25T03:30:41Z")
I just saw one of the strangest things I’ve ever seen in my life. I heard a bunch of birds squawking outside, really loudly, so I looked out my bedroom window to see what was going on and I saw about a dozen crows making… --- ## [Theme Weddings - Fun or Stupid?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/theme-weddings-fun-or-stupid/556151)
**Author:** [@Maggie\_the\_Ocelot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Maggie_the_Ocelot)\ **Replies:** 78\ **Last updated:** [October 15, 2010, 6:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/theme-weddings-fun-or-stupid/556151 "2010-10-15T18:00:36Z")
So, Husband and I have been invited to a theme wedding. The theme is “The Shire”, and we’re supposed to dress like hobbits, or else wear our Renaissance Faire costumes. :rolleyes: No, it’s not being held at Faire. Bar… --- ## [Bar Rescue and Restaurant impossible - anyone watching these?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bar-rescue-and-restaurant-impossible-anyone-watching-these/634936)
**Author:** [@crypto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/crypto)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [September 20, 2012, 6:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bar-rescue-and-restaurant-impossible-anyone-watching-these/634936 "2012-09-20T06:39:05Z")
I have been trying to get into this show and Restaurant Impossible for a while now. While I enjoy parts of both of them, I also find them very formulaic, which I guess is to be expected. John Taffer, of Bar Rescue, is … --- ## [Non-philosophers: Your Views on Philosophy](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/non-philosophers-your-views-on-philosophy/681110)
**Author:** [@verificationist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/verificationist)\ **Replies:** 78\ **Last updated:** [February 17, 2014, 10:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/non-philosophers-your-views-on-philosophy/681110 "2014-02-17T22:39:32Z")
I do a degree in plain philosophy. I have never taken any university-level course on any other subject. I am currently in my third and final year, and I intend to go on to obtain a PhD in the subject and try to become an… --- ## [Surreal Pussy Loser](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/surreal-pussy-loser/498964)
**Author:** [@Sailboat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sailboat)\ **Replies:** 103\ **Last updated:** [June 12, 2009, 12:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/surreal-pussy-loser/498964 "2009-06-12T12:37:57Z")
So earlier this evening, there’s a knock on my door, and I open it to find a woman I don’t recognize. She’s wearing a turban and some kind of Sikh-looking caftan thing. She’s alone. She’s holding the “lost cat” poster… --- ## [Lost Movies](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lost-movies/708531)
**Author:** [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Replies:** 77\ **Last updated:** [February 28, 2015, 4:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lost-movies/708531 "2015-02-28T16:12:56Z")
I don’t mean any of those old movies (especially silent ones), all copies of which have deteriorated or been incinerated. Nor do I mean Great Movies that have been ignored. Nothing so grandiose. No, I mean the cheap mov… --- ## [Are the Back to the Future sequels really that bad?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-the-back-to-the-future-sequels-really-that-bad/574105)
**Author:** [@dalej42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalej42)\ **Replies:** 82\ **Last updated:** [March 13, 2011, 6:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-the-back-to-the-future-sequels-really-that-bad/574105 "2011-03-13T18:42:11Z")
I’ve never seen the 2 sequels to Back to the Future. I’ve seen the original and I enjoyed it . I’ve been listening to the Now Playing podcasts and they reviewed all 3 Back to the Future films. They have a very negative o… --- ## [I gazed upon my dead children (very long and very sad, I'm afraid)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-gazed-upon-my-dead-children-very-long-and-very-sad-im-afraid/164294)
**Author:** [@zut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zut)\ **Replies:** 163\ **Last updated:** [April 28, 2004, 11:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-gazed-upon-my-dead-children-very-long-and-very-sad-im-afraid/164294 "2004-04-28T11:57:18Z")
My wife and I have been trying for years to have children. Last November, we finally tried in vitro fertilization, hoping that the tightly controlled procedure would alleviate whatever unknown problems there seemed to b… --- ## [Is the universe old or young?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-universe-old-or-young/963334)
**Author:** [@Mijin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mijin)\ **Replies:** 317\ **Last updated:** [July 5, 2022, 4:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-universe-old-or-young/963334 "2022-07-05T16:41:48Z")
Obviously the answer to this question is “We don’t know”. But where’s the fun in that?! We may as well speculate. The universe is old The formation of new galaxies peaked billions of years ago. And star formation seem… --- ## [Malls you've seen the biggest decline in](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/malls-youve-seen-the-biggest-decline-in/719940)
**Author:** [@boffking](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/boffking)\ **Replies:** 82\ **Last updated:** [May 20, 2015, 7:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/malls-youve-seen-the-biggest-decline-in/719940 "2015-05-20T19:36:43Z")
For me I would say the Auburn Mall in Auburn, Maine. I used to go there a lot as a child because my grandmother lives nearby. I had a work order in Auburn yesterday and decided to go in, and see how it changed since I … --- ## [Crazy stuff your school bus driver did](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/crazy-stuff-your-school-bus-driver-did/233484)
**Author:** [@Zebra](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zebra)\ **Replies:** 82\ **Last updated:** [February 27, 2010, 4:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/crazy-stuff-your-school-bus-driver-did/233484 "2010-02-27T16:20:44Z")
Inspired by this thread by Bosda. I was just wondering what sort of crazy stuff your school bus driver did. Once during the am rush hour traffic, we were cruising down a main road with heavy traffic and the speed limit… --- ## [Kindergarten too young to join the N.R.A. ?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kindergarten-too-young-to-join-the-n-r-a/579010)
**Author:** [@Cartooniverse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cartooniverse)\ **Replies:** 102\ **Last updated:** [April 23, 2011, 6:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kindergarten-too-young-to-join-the-n-r-a/579010 "2011-04-23T06:24:01Z")
\[Stunned Sarcasm\] Not in Texas !!! God bless that child for flexing the full muscles of his Constitutionally-guaranteed rights to bear arms against all playground bullies, foreign and domestic. Who will pay the diminut… --- ## [Anti-Trump bigot?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anti-trump-bigot/762355)
**Author:** [@Guest-starring\_Id](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guest-starring_Id)\ **Replies:** 135\ **Last updated:** [August 21, 2016, 8:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anti-trump-bigot/762355 "2016-08-21T20:36:11Z")
I cannot fucking stand Trump supporters (almost wanna pit this). Their inexcusable fucking ignorance, fear, and gullibility is, as far as I’m concerned, the most frightening cultural/political phenomenon I have ever bear… --- ## [Why Do Some People Enjoy Being Tickled?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-some-people-enjoy-being-tickled/543814)
**Author:** [@David25](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/David25)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [June 20, 2010, 10:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-some-people-enjoy-being-tickled/543814 "2010-06-20T22:36:59Z")
Why do some people enjoy being tickled while others hate it? --- ## [Mackenze Phillips Slept with Father John Phillips](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mackenze-phillips-slept-with-father-john-phillips/511225)
**Author:** [@Freudian\_Slit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Freudian_Slit)\ **Replies:** 81\ **Last updated:** [October 1, 2009, 5:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mackenze-phillips-slept-with-father-john-phillips/511225 "2009-10-01T05:38:02Z")
http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2009/09/23/earlyshow/leisure/celebspot/main5331219.shtml She’s written a tell all book saying…well, quite a lot. Wow. --- ## [Old West bullshit facts.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-west-bullshit-facts/816612)
**Author:** [@vperry1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/vperry1)\ **Replies:** 113\ **Last updated:** [July 2, 2018, 6:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-west-bullshit-facts/816612 "2018-07-02T18:27:52Z")
I know movies, dime store novels, books and passed down folk lore contributed to what we belive to be facts about the Wild West. But with all the experts, historians and documentation out there, why do people still belie… --- ## [Great comeback lines you're going to hell for](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/great-comeback-lines-youre-going-to-hell-for/405017)
**Author:** [@kittenblue](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kittenblue)\ **Replies:** 82\ **Last updated:** [June 3, 2007, 10:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/great-comeback-lines-youre-going-to-hell-for/405017 "2007-06-03T22:23:43Z")
I’m in line at WalMart. The clerk is telling the cute guy ahead of me she doesn’t need to card him for cigarettes because she knows him. I recognize her voice, check out her nametag…yep, it’s Betty, who used to go to my … --- ## [Most Vile Things Said by American Politicians in the last ten years](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-vile-things-said-by-american-politicians-in-the-last-ten-years/677542)
**Author:** [@Frylock](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frylock)\ **Replies:** 87\ **Last updated:** [January 3, 2014, 6:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-vile-things-said-by-american-politicians-in-the-last-ten-years/677542 "2014-01-03T18:11:29Z")
This’ll end well. I’m curious to see what people can come up with as the “most vile thing said” by an American politician in the last ten years. Particularly wondering what has been the “most vile thing said” by a left… --- ## [Is it hard/ridiculously expensive to find 4x4 lumber that's 4x4?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-hard-ridiculously-expensive-to-find-4x4-lumber-thats-4x4/429583)
**Author:** [@wonky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wonky)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [December 14, 2007, 3:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-hard-ridiculously-expensive-to-find-4x4-lumber-thats-4x4/429583 "2007-12-14T03:27:00Z")
I’m looking at hammocks online to buy one for my husband, and there are kits for sale to make a hammock stand. Comments from customers indicate that the kits require actual 4x4s, not whatever modern lumber tends to be–3… --- ## [Fucking U.S. Government](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fucking-u-s-government/710975)
**Author:** [@Honest4U](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Honest4U)\ **Replies:** 84\ **Last updated:** [January 29, 2015, 6:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fucking-u-s-government/710975 "2015-01-29T06:20:41Z")
When are you going to stop experimenting with U.S. citizens without our consent? For instance, Williamson county jail (WILCO) in Texas has a “secret”! They are using some areas of the facility to experiment with inmate… --- ## [Posters that seem to belong together](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/posters-that-seem-to-belong-together/59898)
**Author:** [@Zyada](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zyada)\ **Replies:** 209\ **Last updated:** [October 26, 2001, 7:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/posters-that-seem-to-belong-together/59898 "2001-10-26T19:42:34Z")
Balance and gravity Chronos and Phobos Broomstick and seawitch. \ --- ## [Why don't businesses treat us as adults any more?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-dont-businesses-treat-us-as-adults-any-more/594773)
**Author:** [@Colophon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Colophon)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [September 1, 2011, 5:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-dont-businesses-treat-us-as-adults-any-more/594773 "2011-09-01T17:14:33Z")
It’s difficult to sum up my point in the title, but hopefully you’ll know what I mean. Over the past couple of years, it seems like more and more businesses want to be jokey and childish when a serious, businesslike mes… --- ## [The moral character of Christopher Columbus](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-moral-character-of-christopher-columbus/738849)
**Author:** [@Mr.Kobayashi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Kobayashi)\ **Replies:** 97\ **Last updated:** [December 7, 2015, 4:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-moral-character-of-christopher-columbus/738849 "2015-12-07T16:19:06Z")
Apropos of the recent Thanksgiving holiday, you may have seen this video of Native Americans word association with Christopher Columbus. They…don’t have a positive view, to put it mildly. “Evil”, “Invader”,\* “Murderer” \*… --- ## [Mid-Size Car Selection Advice - Inline 4 vs V6 Engine](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mid-size-car-selection-advice-inline-4-vs-v6-engine/547366)
**Author:** [@Hermitian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hermitian)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [July 22, 2010, 7:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mid-size-car-selection-advice-inline-4-vs-v6-engine/547366 "2010-07-22T19:43:53Z")
I don’t have a lot of car experience, so I’m looking for advice on car selection. I’m looking for a mid-size car to be used as my wife’s car/family car/road-trip car. Looking for used, probably 2006-2007. The Honda Ac… --- ## [Are Most Flat Earthers Trolls?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-most-flat-earthers-trolls/997011)
**Author:** [@Guapo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guapo)\ **Replies:** 226\ **Last updated:** [February 13, 2024, 2:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-most-flat-earthers-trolls/997011 "2024-02-13T02:15:57Z")
I have been getting lots of flat earth posts in my FB feed lately. It is all so crazy. I know a few people believe it, but is it mostly trolling like the Birds Aren’t Real folks? If not, god help us --- ## [Old couch (how to get rid of it)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-couch-how-to-get-rid-of-it/84532)
**Author:** [@Viscera](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Viscera)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [October 2, 2001, 6:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-couch-how-to-get-rid-of-it/84532 "2001-10-02T18:35:26Z")
Title pretty much sums it up. I tried donating it to a Veterans agency, but it seems they didn’t want it, since it was too old (/boggle). Probably from the 1970s, and a bit warn near the armrests, but nothing major. Appa… --- ## [Is it okay to be sick of gratuitous gayity?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-okay-to-be-sick-of-gratuitous-gayity/785525)
**Author:** [@dropzone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dropzone)\ **Replies:** 114\ **Last updated:** [May 3, 2017, 8:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-okay-to-be-sick-of-gratuitous-gayity/785525 "2017-05-03T20:08:43Z")
In real life I’m okay with it, because most people keep their gender preferences under their hats. I know many people who i don’t have the slightest clue about whether they are gay or straight because I don’t ask, they … --- ## [The most useful or revolutionary invention you \*personally\* can bring back in time to the primitives](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-most-useful-or-revolutionary-invention-you-personally-can-bring-back-in-time-to-the-primitives/647257)
**Author:** [@Koxinga](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Koxinga)\ **Replies:** 79\ **Last updated:** [January 19, 2013, 7:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-most-useful-or-revolutionary-invention-you-personally-can-bring-back-in-time-to-the-primitives/647257 "2013-01-19T07:04:53Z")
Say you go back in time Terminator style, bringing nothing along but your natalis veste. Say, to (1) the Middle Ages, or (2) to ancient Rome. In either scenario, for some reason you have obtained the full favor and supp… --- ## [ChiDoper Drunken Debauchery in a Beer Garden - August 25th](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chidoper-drunken-debauchery-in-a-beer-garden-august-25th/70553)
**Author:** [@porcupine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/porcupine)\ **Replies:** 283\ **Last updated:** [August 11, 2001, 4:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chidoper-drunken-debauchery-in-a-beer-garden-august-25th/70553 "2001-08-11T16:56:06Z")
I’m desperately in need of some drunken debuachery and it’s been a while since we’ve had a ChiDoper gathering. What do people think about getting together in early August somewhere in the city that has a nice Beer Garden… --- ## [Two questions about addressing people in English](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/two-questions-about-addressing-people-in-english/551560)
**Author:** [@Wakinyan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wakinyan)\ **Replies:** 62\ **Last updated:** [August 30, 2010, 11:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/two-questions-about-addressing-people-in-english/551560 "2010-08-30T23:56:06Z")
Hello, I’m Swedish. How are you? When a Swedish journalist is calling an American expert for an interview or something, the beginning most often goes something like this: “Hello, I’m the Swedish journalist.” “Oh hi, S… --- ## ["Your Baby Can Read"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-baby-can-read/544320)
**Author:** [@AWB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AWB)\ **Replies:** 97\ **Last updated:** [July 7, 2010, 4:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-baby-can-read/544320 "2010-07-07T16:57:04Z")
This as-seen-on-TV early language development system purports to teach babies to read before they can even talk. The commercials state: Pardon my naivete, but isn’t that how everyone learns language? Why would a pare… --- ## [Soloflex: Good/Bad](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/soloflex-good-bad/219893)
**Author:** [@hyjyljyj](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hyjyljyj)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [October 3, 2019, 9:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/soloflex-good-bad/219893 "2019-10-03T21:03:35Z")
I’d respect the opinions of dopesters who have experience with the Soloflex machine. They’re available for a song, used. Anything seriously wrong with it from a design or mechanical standpoint? Easy to switch to differen… --- ## ["Dancing with the Stars" Season IV](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dancing-with-the-stars-season-iv/396551)
**Author:** [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Replies:** 210\ **Last updated:** [May 23, 2007, 8:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dancing-with-the-stars-season-iv/396551 "2007-05-23T20:22:40Z")
I trust we’re all psyched and ready for tonight’s two-hour season premiere, having whetted our apptetites with the pre-game speculation. I’m going to go out on a limb and predict the winner, before the first fox has bee… --- ## [Do you pee in the shower?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-pee-in-the-shower/518995)
**Author:** [@VarlosZ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/VarlosZ)\ **Replies:** 108\ **Last updated:** [November 30, 2009, 9:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-pee-in-the-shower/518995 "2009-11-30T21:43:42Z")
Just what the title says. If you strongly prefer not to and generally don’t except for the occasional extenuating circumstances, that counts as a “no.” If you kinda prefer not to but generally won’t get out of the show… --- ## [DUI reduced to reckless driving](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dui-reduced-to-reckless-driving/393612)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [February 27, 2007, 6:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dui-reduced-to-reckless-driving/393612 "2007-02-27T18:24:14Z")
Several years ago a friend was arrested for DUI. She did like to drink, but she didn’t drive… until one night she did. (I don’t remember why she did.) She was arrested a block from her house. She spent a lot of money… --- ## [The ONE movie that will always make you stop channel surfing](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-one-movie-that-will-always-make-you-stop-channel-surfing/548235)
**Author:** [@crypto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/crypto)\ **Replies:** 147\ **Last updated:** [August 7, 2010, 9:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-one-movie-that-will-always-make-you-stop-channel-surfing/548235 "2010-08-07T21:18:45Z")
I’m looking for one movie, not a list. You get one choice. The one movie that never fails to get you to stop and watch it. No matter how much of the movie has already run, what you are doing, etc. It will stop the ch… --- ## [Hey EVERYBODY! Naughty love letters from Cheffie](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-everybody-naughty-love-letters-from-cheffie/16503)
**Author:** [@Chef\_Troy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chef_Troy)\ **Replies:** 183\ **Last updated:** [December 11, 2000, 2:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-everybody-naughty-love-letters-from-cheffie/16503 "2000-12-11T14:31:51Z")
I decided that rather than detract from the work of art that is the “love letters from Mullinator” thread, I’d start a new one. So here we go: anyone who wants a steamy (or funny, or both) love note posted to them in th… --- ## [Wal-Mart Targets the Girl Scouts! (mild)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wal-mart-targets-the-girl-scouts-mild/530143)
**Author:** [@Mama\_Zappa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mama_Zappa)\ **Replies:** 106\ **Last updated:** [March 1, 2010, 3:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wal-mart-targets-the-girl-scouts-mild/530143 "2010-03-01T15:36:31Z")
http://authenticorganizations.com/harquail/2009/08/03/wal-mart-knocks-off-the-girl-scouts/ Summary: Wally World has decided to start marketing fake Thin Mints and Tagalongs (a.k.a. Peanut Butter Patties). Well, this ex… --- ## [I need bad Christmas songs.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-need-bad-christmas-songs/381327)
**Author:** [@Batsinma\_Belfry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Batsinma_Belfry)\ **Replies:** 104\ **Last updated:** [December 11, 2006, 4:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-need-bad-christmas-songs/381327 "2006-12-11T16:30:45Z")
I’m making a cd for a Christmas party. I’m looking for both bad lyrics and/or bad singing. So far, I have This horrible rendition of “O Holy Night” (if you haven’t already heard it, you must!) http://www.ourmedia.org/n… --- ## [How do you lower your blood sugar without losing weight?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-lower-your-blood-sugar-without-losing-weight/569908)
**Author:** [@ReticulatingSplines](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ReticulatingSplines)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [February 6, 2011, 12:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-lower-your-blood-sugar-without-losing-weight/569908 "2011-02-06T00:29:38Z")
So I recently got my first ever routine blood test at the ripe old age of 30, and while everything was normal, my fasting glucose is uncomfortably high-normal, at 95 mg/dl. So I want to try to lower it some, though my do… --- ## [pronouncing the county that Annapolis, MD is in](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pronouncing-the-county-that-annapolis-md-is-in/626270)
**Author:** [@copperwindow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/copperwindow)\ **Replies:** 70\ **Last updated:** [June 29, 2012, 2:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pronouncing-the-county-that-annapolis-md-is-in/626270 "2012-06-29T14:12:10Z")
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