# Top **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=718&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:** 719 --- ## [My son doesn't want to visit anymore.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-son-doesnt-want-to-visit-anymore/538579)
**Author:** [@Grrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrr)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [May 9, 2010, 2:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-son-doesnt-want-to-visit-anymore/538579 "2010-05-09T14:03:38Z")
I’m a weekend Dad. For the third week in a row my son has decided not to come visit this weekend as he has “plans” with his friendds. I guess my son has reached that age where his social life means more to him. You know… --- ## [Pepsi using the Coke logo in their Super Bowl ad](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pepsi-using-the-coke-logo-in-their-super-bowl-ad/611981)
**Author:** [@Hermitian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hermitian)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [February 8, 2012, 4:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pepsi-using-the-coke-logo-in-their-super-bowl-ad/611981 "2012-02-08T16:52:11Z")
I noticed that Pepsi very clearly used the Coca-Cola logo during their Super Bowl advertisement. How can they do this? If is allowed, how come other companies do not do this? I admit, I almost never see advertisements… --- ## [Does Weight Gain Affect Penis Size?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-weight-gain-affect-penis-size/193334)
**Author:** [@Surreal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Surreal)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [August 6, 2003, 11:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-weight-gain-affect-penis-size/193334 "2003-08-06T23:03:42Z")
Is it true that gaining weight can affect your penis size? Would this have anything to do with the hormonal changes associated with gaining weight?? Are there any studies that have identified the correct conversion fact… --- ## [How do Christians explain the evolution of man?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-christians-explain-the-evolution-of-man/164158)
**Author:** [@samarm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/samarm)\ **Replies:** 189\ **Last updated:** [March 31, 2003, 3:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-christians-explain-the-evolution-of-man/164158 "2003-03-31T15:33:01Z")
The Bible says that God created Man in His own image. Man evolved from monkeys. Man did not even exist on this planet millions of years ago. Do Chritians conveniantly overlook this seemingly obvious discrepency? How doe… --- ## [Songs you find unbearably moving](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-you-find-unbearably-moving/382050)
**Author:** [@Made\_in\_Macau](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Made_in_Macau)\ **Replies:** 171\ **Last updated:** [January 21, 2007, 6:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-you-find-unbearably-moving/382050 "2007-01-21T06:24:59Z")
Inspired by the Story songs thread - I currently skip ’Dinner at Eight’ by Rufus Wainwright and ’Keep me in your heart’ by Warren Zevon - both for the same reason. Years ago I was unable to get through the Gabriel/Bu… --- ## [Whatever happened to.......](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whatever-happened-to/463705)
**Author:** [@chowder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chowder)\ **Replies:** 115\ **Last updated:** [September 21, 2008, 5:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whatever-happened-to/463705 "2008-09-21T17:06:43Z")
This thread is about people who had their 15 minutes of fame and have since vanished into the great unknown. I open the bidding with: Monica Lewinski --- ## [So my father's worried I might be gay, and I'm not sure I'll bother to disabuse him of the notion.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-my-fathers-worried-i-might-be-gay-and-im-not-sure-ill-bother-to-disabuse-him-of-the-notion/512827)
**Author:** [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Replies:** 87\ **Last updated:** [October 15, 2009, 10:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-my-fathers-worried-i-might-be-gay-and-im-not-sure-ill-bother-to-disabuse-him-of-the-notion/512827 "2009-10-15T10:25:48Z")
Here’s the sitch: Though I’m a technical agnostic and practical atheist, I sometimes attend services at First Congregational Church in midtown Memphis. Mostly it’s for social reasons; I have a lot of friends there from… --- ## [What is the evidence that McCain and Palin are racists?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-evidence-that-mccain-and-palin-are-racists/467341)
**Author:** [@Marley23](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marley23)\ **Replies:** 118\ **Last updated:** [October 20, 2008, 7:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-evidence-that-mccain-and-palin-are-racists/467341 "2008-10-20T19:07:50Z")
I’ve heard a fair number of Dopers accuse McCain and Palin of closet racism over the last couple of months. Some people appear positive that impulsive McCain or ruthless Palin is going to cut loose with some racial slur… --- ## [Selling My Motorcycle: Test Ride?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/selling-my-motorcycle-test-ride/623871)
**Author:** [@Bullitt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bullitt)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [June 5, 2012, 4:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/selling-my-motorcycle-test-ride/623871 "2012-06-05T04:32:43Z")
I plan to sell my motorcycle, and I’ve only done that once before, many years ago, an old Yamaha 650 that I didn’t particularly care about. This is different. I fully imagine a buyer would want to test ride it. My concer… --- ## [What's the best thing to do, legally, if you find a dead body in America?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-best-thing-to-do-legally-if-you-find-a-dead-body-in-america/733303)
**Author:** [@Mr.Kobayashi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Kobayashi)\ **Replies:** 108\ **Last updated:** [October 7, 2015, 7:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-best-thing-to-do-legally-if-you-find-a-dead-body-in-america/733303 "2015-10-07T19:02:53Z")
Don’t worry, don’t need answer fast, question is inspired by a game\* in which the protagonist finds the body of a murder victim, so not asking for legal advice relating to a real life case. My first reaction was “Call t… --- ## [NHL: February 2012](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nhl-february-2012/611632)
**Author:** [@Raygun99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Raygun99)\ **Replies:** 110\ **Last updated:** [March 1, 2012, 7:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nhl-february-2012/611632 "2012-03-01T19:27:22Z")
Sam Gagner with 8 points for the Oilers in an 8-4 win over the Hawks. You look at this list, and he’s got to be at least the second-most unlikely guy to have done it, ahead of the immortal Tom Bladon. --- ## [Suggest a source for FUNCTIONAL fully fashioned stockings and garter belts?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/suggest-a-source-for-functional-fully-fashioned-stockings-and-garter-belts/562990)
**Author:** [@Zsofia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zsofia)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [May 22, 2025, 7:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/suggest-a-source-for-functional-fully-fashioned-stockings-and-garter-belts/562990 "2025-05-22T07:33:32Z")
Okay, so are we agreed that nobody who isn’t one foot in the grave wears pantyhose anymore? Yet I’ve been dressing kind of Mad Men retro lately and I’d like the option to wear stockings sometimes, if I ever went out aft… --- ## [Some important advice for international travellers.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/some-important-advice-for-international-travellers/355649)
**Author:** [@Mighty\_Girl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mighty_Girl)\ **Replies:** 140\ **Last updated:** [May 12, 2006, 4:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/some-important-advice-for-international-travellers/355649 "2006-05-12T04:09:56Z")
Do, at the very least, some basic research of the place you are planning to visit, lest you show up with your surfing board in Bolivia or your skis in Denmark. When you decide on accommodation it is well advised to … --- ## [My dog ate my fucking Keens! \[venting\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-dog-ate-my-fucking-keens-venting/564323)
**Author:** [@Phlosphr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Phlosphr)\ **Replies:** 76\ **Last updated:** [December 22, 2010, 6:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-dog-ate-my-fucking-keens-venting/564323 "2010-12-22T06:01:49Z")
Mother Fucker!!! I know it’s my fucking fault, I know I left them for longer than usual … but son of a fucking bitch I come home after leaving them for 11 hours and our new puppy broke into our room during the day, took … --- ## [Is (are) your kid (s) into screamo?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-are-your-kid-s-into-screamo/546152)
**Author:** [@brujaja](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/brujaja)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [July 19, 2010, 8:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-are-your-kid-s-into-screamo/546152 "2010-07-19T08:20:51Z")
Now, don’t get me wrong – I love my boy like crazy. And I am keenly aware of the irony implicit in a punk mom who doesn’t get her kid’s music. Heh heh. I have a sort of a theory about screamo. I think it represents a… --- ## [Mad-Men: 6.08 "The Crash" (open spoilers)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mad-men-6-08-the-crash-open-spoilers/658772)
**Author:** [@alphaboi867](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/alphaboi867)\ **Replies:** 104\ **Last updated:** [May 31, 2013, 12:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mad-men-6-08-the-crash-open-spoilers/658772 "2013-05-31T12:51:22Z")
\[QUOTE=AMC\] Don is disrupted by a surprise visitor. \[/QUOTE\] More post-merger zaniness. Jason Grote & Matthew Weiner are the co-writers. --- ## [Brownies - frosted or not?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brownies-frosted-or-not/604335)
**Author:** [@FairyChatMom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FairyChatMom)\ **Replies:** 61\ **Last updated:** [November 30, 2011, 2:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brownies-frosted-or-not/604335 "2011-11-30T14:57:51Z")
This is an ongoing battle. My husband insists the perfect brownie is frosted. I believe that the chewy, gooey, chocolate-y wonderfulness needs nothing else. I know he’s wrong - just curious how many of you are wrong a… --- ## [Spicy food + cats?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spicy-food-cats/393404)
**Author:** [@OpalCat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OpalCat)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [April 30, 2016, 9:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spicy-food-cats/393404 "2016-04-30T21:10:44Z")
I just ate some Thai curry on my couch and then set the plate on the coffee table for a few minutes before taking it in to the kitchen. It isn’t hot hot hot, but it had a decent kick to it. When I went to put the plate … --- ## [USA: What do you think the GOP/right-wing platform really is?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/usa-what-do-you-think-the-gop-right-wing-platform-really-is/608192)
**Author:** [@foolsguinea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/foolsguinea)\ **Replies:** 113\ **Last updated:** [January 7, 2012, 3:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/usa-what-do-you-think-the-gop-right-wing-platform-really-is/608192 "2012-01-07T03:43:30Z")
In another thread, it was contended that a liberal’s characterization of the conservative platform was distorted. Fair enough. What is the right-wing platform? Or is the GOP non-ideological and it depends on whatever t… --- ## [Evidence for the resurrection](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/evidence-for-the-resurrection/356594)
**Author:** [@solkoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/solkoe)\ **Replies:** 201\ **Last updated:** [May 21, 2006, 1:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/evidence-for-the-resurrection/356594 "2006-05-21T01:55:29Z")
I had a conversation with an elderly scholar about evidence for the resurrection of Jesus. He claims, more from a scientific than a religious perspective, that there is more evidence than there ever has been that Jesus… --- ## [Hitler's public speaking skills](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hitlers-public-speaking-skills/723305)
**Author:** [@kaltkalt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kaltkalt)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [September 14, 2015, 6:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hitlers-public-speaking-skills/723305 "2015-09-14T18:43:12Z")
It’s always said that Hitler was an amazing public speaker, that his ability to rile up and incite an audience was his greatest skill. I think history does reflect that his public speaking abilities were, if nothing els… --- ## [Why Don't Adults Fall Out Of Bed Like Children Do?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-dont-adults-fall-out-of-bed-like-children-do/146243)
**Author:** [@Stephe96](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stephe96)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [January 15, 2003, 8:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-dont-adults-fall-out-of-bed-like-children-do/146243 "2003-01-15T20:25:09Z")
My little 2-year-old niece fell asleep on the couch yesterday, and there was a big fuss about putting a pillow next to her so she wouldn’t fall off. It basically made me wonder the above question. Thanks. --- ## [Kate Bush -- Musical Genius](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kate-bush-musical-genius/347447)
**Author:** [@ddgryphon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ddgryphon)\ **Replies:** 149\ **Last updated:** [March 13, 2006, 11:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kate-bush-musical-genius/347447 "2006-03-13T23:45:14Z")
In another thread Equipoise said: “Kate Bush, one of the musical geniuses of our time” I’m pretty fluent on different artists, not just mainstream stuff, but either the samples on Amazon don’t do her justice or she sou… --- ## [Itchy bump on my tongue](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/itchy-bump-on-my-tongue/513015)
**Author:** [@snailboy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/snailboy)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [May 25, 2012, 6:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/itchy-bump-on-my-tongue/513015 "2012-05-25T18:38:26Z")
Every once in a while, maybe once a year, I get a small bump on the tip or edge of my tongue that itches and bothers the hell out of me. I’m urged to scratch it on my teeth, but that hurts like hell. They go away in a fe… --- ## [Trump has no shame (or soul)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-has-no-shame-or-soul/838491)
**Author:** [@KarlGauss](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KarlGauss)\ **Replies:** 112\ **Last updated:** [August 15, 2019, 12:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-has-no-shame-or-soul/838491 "2019-08-15T00:40:19Z")
Maybe this could go in one of the other Trump Pit threads, but this needs its own. Here is the President of the United States of America grinning and giving a thumbs-up to his fans while he holds the two-month-old orpha… --- ## [How did modern fencing become so divorced from useful sword fighting technique?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-did-modern-fencing-become-so-divorced-from-useful-sword-fighting-technique/629753)
**Author:** [@by-tor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/by-tor)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [July 31, 2012, 6:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-did-modern-fencing-become-so-divorced-from-useful-sword-fighting-technique/629753 "2012-07-31T18:40:58Z")
Every time I watch fencing, it occurs to me that almost all of the rules encourage behavior that you wouldn’t want to do in a real sword fight. From not being able to circle to not worrying about getting hit as long as … --- ## [Daily Show: John Oliver!!!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/daily-show-john-oliver/660758)
**Author:** [@WordMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WordMan)\ **Replies:** 85\ **Last updated:** [September 8, 2013, 12:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/daily-show-john-oliver/660758 "2013-09-08T00:46:14Z")
I just saw the show. I thought he was hilarious, but more importantly, he showed great craft - his standup experience showed. Yay. --- ## ['Twere the Rants Before Christmas (December Mini-Rants)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/twere-the-rants-before-christmas-december-mini-rants/1025280)
**Author:** [@Atamasama](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Atamasama)\ **Replies:** 456\ **Last updated:** [January 11, 2026, 12:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/twere-the-rants-before-christmas-december-mini-rants/1025280 "2026-01-11T00:12:32Z")
Continuing the discussion from Happy Cranks-giving! (November mini-rants): …When all through the board, Not a poster deserving the trolls they ignored; The memes were posted with GIFs animated, Beside nightmare fuel,… --- ## [zombie comic strips](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/zombie-comic-strips/498491)
**Author:** [@Jolly\_Roger](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jolly_Roger)\ **Replies:** 66\ **Last updated:** [June 8, 2009, 3:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/zombie-comic-strips/498491 "2009-06-08T03:05:22Z")
There are far too many zombie strips. I don’t mean comic strips that just ain’t funny, but ones that should have been retired. I don’t understand how some of them continue to be in the comics pages when they aren’t even … --- ## [Hooker in public library quietly passes notes to Johns.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hooker-in-public-library-quietly-passes-notes-to-johns/690941)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [June 20, 2014, 3:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hooker-in-public-library-quietly-passes-notes-to-johns/690941 "2014-06-20T15:21:31Z")
She was passing handwritten notes and being very respectful of the library’s no noise rule. :cool: I guess it was BJ’s in the bathroom? Article doesn’t say. I can’t imagine why she choose that location for her business… --- ## [Why do Christian Fundies denounce their enemies as "humanists"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-christian-fundies-denounce-their-enemies-as-humanists/684817)
**Author:** [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [April 1, 2014, 2:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-christian-fundies-denounce-their-enemies-as-humanists/684817 "2014-04-01T02:56:22Z")
I mean, think about it: In the Christian world-view, what is the most important thing in the Universe? Hint: Not God. God is, in the Christian world-view, the best and wisest and most powerful thing in the Universe. B… --- ## [a=b, b=c, therefore a=c -- what theorem is this?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-b-b-c-therefore-a-c-what-theorem-is-this/164745)
**Author:** [@superfreakicus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/superfreakicus)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [March 29, 2003, 1:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-b-b-c-therefore-a-c-what-theorem-is-this/164745 "2003-03-29T01:05:31Z")
thanks --- ## [When people die, do they soil themselves?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-people-die-do-they-soil-themselves/487564)
**Author:** [@Colophon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Colophon)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [February 28, 2009, 12:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-people-die-do-they-soil-themselves/487564 "2009-02-28T12:04:54Z")
It’s not really something that gets discussed much, but I’d assume that when a person dies, their various sphincters etc would relax and stop holding in what they had hitherto been holding in. So do people poop themselv… --- ## [What is the Greatest Disparity in Coolness of Former Bandmates?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-greatest-disparity-in-coolness-of-former-bandmates/518497)
**Author:** [@bienville](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bienville)\ **Replies:** 79\ **Last updated:** [December 4, 2009, 8:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-greatest-disparity-in-coolness-of-former-bandmates/518497 "2009-12-04T08:38:52Z")
In a conversation the other day, Phil Collins and Peter Gabriel each came up- leading to a “Can you believe those two were actually in a band together” moment. Which took the discussion into “What is the greatest dispar… --- ## [Joe Biden? Really?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/joe-biden-really/728915)
**Author:** [@ITR\_champion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ITR_champion)\ **Replies:** 92\ **Last updated:** [October 21, 2015, 4:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/joe-biden-really/728915 "2015-10-21T16:57:10Z")
Every political blog and website that I read has been buzzing with talk about Joe Biden. The reason, I suppose, is not hard to understand. Mainstream, big money Democrats are watching Hillary’s gaffes and scandals pile… --- ## [Why Rush Won't Get In to the Rock Hall](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-rush-wont-get-in-to-the-rock-hall/491612)
**Author:** [@WordMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WordMan)\ **Replies:** 113\ **Last updated:** [April 10, 2009, 1:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-rush-wont-get-in-to-the-rock-hall/491612 "2009-04-10T01:50:33Z")
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/29903313/ Article laying out the situation for why Prog Rock, and Rush in particular, is not likely to feel the love of the RRHoF. I am not a Rushie but I went through the Prog phase every e… --- ## [When did tits become obscene?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-did-tits-become-obscene/380996)
**Author:** [@betenoir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/betenoir)\ **Replies:** 88\ **Last updated:** [January 8, 2007, 4:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-did-tits-become-obscene/380996 "2007-01-08T16:36:37Z")
I’m just sat here thinking…tribal cultures regularly cover up their genitali. But, as anyone who’s had a subsciption to National Geographic knows, they didn’t care that much about hiding their breasts. When did we decid… --- ## [Terrible modding in ATMB](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/terrible-modding-in-atmb/657545)
**Author:** [@Darth\_Panda](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darth_Panda)\ **Replies:** 102\ **Last updated:** [May 6, 2013, 4:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/terrible-modding-in-atmb/657545 "2013-05-06T16:10:31Z")
http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showpost.php?p=16259839&postcount=37 Colibri is very upset and decides to do what he does best, mod poorly. There were other people discussing the same issue and responding with the … --- ## [Female Dopers: What is a Junior T-Shirt?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/female-dopers-what-is-a-junior-t-shirt/498963)
**Author:** [@Erdosain](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Erdosain)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [June 8, 2009, 2:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/female-dopers-what-is-a-junior-t-shirt/498963 "2009-06-08T14:46:53Z")
I’m trying to buy my wife a birthday present, but I’m having a hard time figuring out female T-shirt sizing conventions. Over on the NBC.com merchandise site, they sell regular T-shirts (men’s) and something called “Jun… --- ## [Speaking of cereals, where are the faux Grape Nuts?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speaking-of-cereals-where-are-the-faux-grape-nuts/715859)
**Author:** [@yabob](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/yabob)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [March 26, 2015, 9:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speaking-of-cereals-where-are-the-faux-grape-nuts/715859 "2015-03-26T21:37:03Z")
For most cereals, you can buy a “store brand” version rather than the branded cereal. For instance, if you like “Rice Krispies”, you can buy a non-Kellogg knockoff, rather than the real thing endorsed by “Snap, Crackle … --- ## [Is there a name for that dynamite box thing?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-name-for-that-dynamite-box-thing/246363)
**Author:** [@Sat\_on\_Cookie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sat_on_Cookie)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [May 22, 2004, 3:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-name-for-that-dynamite-box-thing/246363 "2004-05-22T03:50:09Z")
This is possibly the stupidest thread ever, but my brains have fallen out at the moment. Like, on cartoons when they push down on the lever that’s attached to a box and dynamite explodes? What would you call that? --- ## [For posterity](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-posterity/774867)
**Author:** [@Okrahoma](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Okrahoma)\ **Replies:** 77\ **Last updated:** [December 27, 2016, 6:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-posterity/774867 "2016-12-27T18:13:39Z")
In the other thread someone said they were “scared shitless” of Trump. Not just disagreeing with the policy. Not just appointing Conservative SC justices (since any Republican President would be expected to do that). No… --- ## [I melted plastic, made smoke and fumes. Are my infants at risk?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-melted-plastic-made-smoke-and-fumes-are-my-infants-at-risk/94198)
**Author:** [@cantara](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cantara)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [November 19, 2001, 7:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-melted-plastic-made-smoke-and-fumes-are-my-infants-at-risk/94198 "2001-11-19T19:20:20Z")
We have 6 month old twins. As part of our ongoing desire to ensure that they are looked after well, we are continuing to sterilize bottles and such. Our method of sterilizing is using a steamer insert in a pot in which w… --- ## [Can an analog police scanner be used for anything?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-an-analog-police-scanner-be-used-for-anything/581113)
**Author:** [@Argent\_Towers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Argent_Towers)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [July 5, 2011, 9:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-an-analog-police-scanner-be-used-for-anything/581113 "2011-07-05T09:15:16Z")
I recently bought an analog police scanner on eBay (Uniden Bearcat model) mostly because I liked the 70s-style faux woodgrain trim on it. Apparently the unit is in full working order. But I just learned that the local em… --- ## [Rant about my girlfriend and I sexual experience](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rant-about-my-girlfriend-and-i-sexual-experience/553390)
**Author:** [@TNWPsycho](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TNWPsycho)\ **Replies:** 107\ **Last updated:** [September 14, 2010, 6:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rant-about-my-girlfriend-and-i-sexual-experience/553390 "2010-09-14T18:57:56Z")
Well i met this girl when i was 19, am now 20 and planning to propose soon. She makes me happier than i’ve ever been, we are absolutely perfect for eachother. The only thing that bugs me is our sex partners. I lost my… --- ## [Words and situations they once could say on TV but can't (or won't) anymore](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/words-and-situations-they-once-could-say-on-tv-but-cant-or-wont-anymore/575086)
**Author:** [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Replies:** 63\ **Last updated:** [March 20, 2011, 10:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/words-and-situations-they-once-could-say-on-tv-but-cant-or-wont-anymore/575086 "2011-03-20T22:53:19Z")
I was watching SNL’s Weekend Update a couple of weeks ago and was really surprised when they did a piece on the Westboro Baptist Church yet not only wouldn’t say ‘fags’ but digitally blurred it on the pictures of the sig… --- ## [How to destroy an underground tunnel ?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-destroy-an-underground-tunnel/694096)
**Author:** [@ToughLife](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ToughLife)\ **Replies:** 69\ **Last updated:** [August 3, 2014, 7:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-destroy-an-underground-tunnel/694096 "2014-08-03T19:50:49Z")
The Palestinians in Gaza have created a network of tunnels. Many of them are up to 5 km or more in length and have multiple entrances. Israel wants to destroy them. It’s easy to blow the entrances up (though, it w… --- ## [Apostates: what made you lose your religion?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/apostates-what-made-you-lose-your-religion/359763)
**Author:** [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Replies:** 141\ **Last updated:** [July 9, 2006, 2:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/apostates-what-made-you-lose-your-religion/359763 "2006-07-09T14:07:13Z")
First off, if a mod wants to move this thread to GD, I won’t object, though I see this thread as being less witnessing and more of a call for anecdotes. Secondly, let me make clear what I mean by apostate. I don’t mean … --- ## [What is the most entertaining movie you've ever seen?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-most-entertaining-movie-youve-ever-seen/942897)
**Author:** [@Akaj](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Akaj)\ **Replies:** 205\ **Last updated:** [September 30, 2021, 5:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-most-entertaining-movie-youve-ever-seen/942897 "2021-09-30T17:01:33Z")
Not the best movie. Not the one that touched you the most deeply or the one that had you cheering the loudest. Not the best-written, -acted or -directed. Not the one that’s rewarded you with fresh insights over countless… --- ## [How Long Until Gay Marriage Is Legal Everywhere?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-long-until-gay-marriage-is-legal-everywhere/628729)
**Author:** [@Alice\_The\_Goon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alice_The_Goon)\ **Replies:** 62\ **Last updated:** [June 27, 2015, 7:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-long-until-gay-marriage-is-legal-everywhere/628729 "2015-06-27T19:20:53Z")
So I bet someone 10 bucks that SSM will be legal everywhere within 5 years. Too optimistic? And do civil unions count as marriages? [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=717&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=719&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)