# Top **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=733&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:** 734 --- ## [WTF is it with this forum and "Og?"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wtf-is-it-with-this-forum-and-og/340537)
**Author:** [@Leaffan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaffan)\ **Replies:** 178\ **Last updated:** [January 24, 2006, 10:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wtf-is-it-with-this-forum-and-og/340537 "2006-01-24T22:48:08Z")
Really? Do you mean God? Then say “God.” What the fuck is it with this Og character? Or, is it because your religious persuasion has you convinced that using the Almighty’s name in an internet forum will have you sen… --- ## [Is it possible to remotely "hack" someone's cellphone and download pics from it?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-possible-to-remotely-hack-someones-cellphone-and-download-pics-from-it/456390)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [July 14, 2008, 7:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-possible-to-remotely-hack-someones-cellphone-and-download-pics-from-it/456390 "2008-07-14T19:22:34Z")
Re this story below the claim is that someone “hacked” her cell phone and made it send them some private pics on it that she had taken. I did not think it was technologically possible to remotely take control of a perso… --- ## [The name "Patel"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-name-patel/54368)
**Author:** [@C3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/C3)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [December 21, 2014, 11:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-name-patel/54368 "2014-12-21T11:23:23Z")
Several of the clients that my company has in this market have the last name Patel. Someone in my office remarked that they’ve noticed this is a very common name. Another person said that it’s because “Patel” means “innk… --- ## [Cement Truck Questions](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cement-truck-questions/256972)
**Author:** [@Demo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Demo)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [September 17, 2010, 7:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cement-truck-questions/256972 "2010-09-17T07:11:47Z")
As I was driving to lunch today I saw a cement truck and it got me to thinking… How long does it take before the fastest-drying type of cement hardens up? How do they keep the cement from hardening in the truck? Does s… --- ## [Seen Any Good Movies Lately? A Cinematic MMP](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seen-any-good-movies-lately-a-cinematic-mmp/483011)
**Author:** [@swampbear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/swampbear)\ **Replies:** 244\ **Last updated:** [February 2, 2009, 6:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seen-any-good-movies-lately-a-cinematic-mmp/483011 "2009-02-02T06:58:53Z")
Ol’ y’all know who and I have been on a movie kick the past two weekends. See, betwixt the two of us we have a bunch of dvds but we haven’t been watchin’ any of ‘em. So, we decided we should pick out a bunch of movies an… --- ## [Conservative vs. Liberal movies](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/conservative-vs-liberal-movies/611154)
**Author:** [@Boyo\_Jim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Boyo_Jim)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [January 31, 2012, 9:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/conservative-vs-liberal-movies/611154 "2012-01-31T09:19:01Z")
It’s really a toss-up as to what forum to put this in, but CS seems a good start. I saw Bill Maher talking about a list of greatest conservative movies, so I decided to do a little research about the movies that defined… --- ## [(Old) It's snacktime in the MMP!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-its-snacktime-in-the-mmp/1000308)
**Author:** [@purplehorseshoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/purplehorseshoe)\ **Replies:** 352\ **Last updated:** [April 22, 2024, 2:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-its-snacktime-in-the-mmp/1000308 "2024-04-22T02:25:58Z")
Bring your favorite snax, whatever they may be. I’m sure there’ll be enough to share. Got any personal weird favorites nobody else has heard of? Even better! My current favorite is Triscuits, with good salted butter an… --- ## [Where can I buy iron filings? And a bonus physics question!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-can-i-buy-iron-filings-and-a-bonus-physics-question/116412)
**Author:** [@Lightnin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lightnin)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [October 10, 2012, 1:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-can-i-buy-iron-filings-and-a-bonus-physics-question/116412 "2012-10-10T01:46:38Z")
For a kinetic sculpture idea I’ve had for years, I need a goodly supply of iron filings (say, a pound or so)- but where do I go to buy them? No, I ain’t making thermite, despite my sig. :slight\_smile: Also, I need to … --- ## [Care package for a new mom and dad: What to include?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/care-package-for-a-new-mom-and-dad-what-to-include/201110)
**Author:** [@Podkayne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Podkayne)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [September 15, 2003, 3:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/care-package-for-a-new-mom-and-dad-what-to-include/201110 "2003-09-15T15:30:38Z")
My sister is expecting, and I’ve knitted some baby clothes for the lil’ spud which I’ll be shipping off soon, and I thought it would be cute to include some gifts for the new parents, too. So far I’ve come up with: M… --- ## [Fuck you Blizzard, but thanks for letting us know where we're not wanted.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fuck-you-blizzard-but-thanks-for-letting-us-know-where-were-not-wanted/342495)
**Author:** [@Ensign\_Edison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ensign_Edison)\ **Replies:** 169\ **Last updated:** [February 15, 2006, 7:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fuck-you-blizzard-but-thanks-for-letting-us-know-where-were-not-wanted/342495 "2006-02-15T19:06:11Z")
“‘While we appreciate and understand your point of view, we do feel that the advertisement of a GLBT friendly guild is very likely to result in harassment for players that may not have existed otherwise. If you will look… --- ## [What are some products that make a huge chunk of their sales due to peer pressure?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-some-products-that-make-a-huge-chunk-of-their-sales-due-to-peer-pressure/587818)
**Author:** [@It\_s\_Not\_Rocket\_Surgery](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/It_s_Not_Rocket_Surgery)\ **Replies:** 89\ **Last updated:** [July 12, 2011, 6:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-some-products-that-make-a-huge-chunk-of-their-sales-due-to-peer-pressure/587818 "2011-07-12T06:16:04Z")
What are some (non-clothing) products that can attribute much of their success to peer pressure - meaning, they have been established as the product used by winners/the “cool” people, while people who use a competitor’s … --- ## [For a creative person, I am crap at this...help name an eyebrow studio?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-a-creative-person-i-am-crap-at-this-help-name-an-eyebrow-studio/722559)
**Author:** [@Poysyn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Poysyn)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [June 23, 2015, 8:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-a-creative-person-i-am-crap-at-this-help-name-an-eyebrow-studio/722559 "2015-06-23T08:47:28Z")
So, I am launching a bit of a home business. I took my certification in waxing and threading and I am doing eyebrow sculpting out of house. I started getting the word out a little offering free eyebrow shaping and so far… --- ## [How many folks are stocking up on Light Bulbs before the government takes them away?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-folks-are-stocking-up-on-light-bulbs-before-the-government-takes-them-away/523534)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 108\ **Last updated:** [January 11, 2010, 2:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-folks-are-stocking-up-on-light-bulbs-before-the-government-takes-them-away/523534 "2010-01-11T02:38:12Z")
Big brother in the U.S. is stepping in and shutting off manufacture of incandescent light bulbs starting in 2012. http://online.wsj.com/article/SB119923837885161397.html I’ll resist the urge to rant because the dirty d… --- ## [It's it sad to plan your own Birtday events?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-it-sad-to-plan-your-own-birtday-events/654016)
**Author:** [@SleuFeets](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SleuFeets)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [March 29, 2013, 8:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-it-sad-to-plan-your-own-birtday-events/654016 "2013-03-29T20:58:17Z")
My Birthday is coming up. Usually my birthdays go really bad, much like valentines day…I think it has something to do with like…all the unrealistic expectation or something. Or I could just be bad with sentimental holida… --- ## [MLB: June 2018](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-june-2018/815250)
**Author:** [@Asimovian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Asimovian)\ **Replies:** 173\ **Last updated:** [July 1, 2018, 6:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-june-2018/815250 "2018-07-01T18:50:55Z")
Last month’s thread here. Is anyone going to be able to stop Houston this season? All-Star voting starts soon. How’s your team’s June looking? --- ## [Should I buy a used BMW?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-i-buy-a-used-bmw/426487)
**Author:** [@MagicEyes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MagicEyes)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [November 16, 2007, 3:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-i-buy-a-used-bmw/426487 "2007-11-16T03:01:34Z")
I need to buy a car that’s cheap but reliable. I’ve been looking at Toyotas and Hondas, but I’ve seen a few BMWs in my price range. Would it be a bad idea to buy a BMW? I know they cost more for repairs, but are they mad… --- ## [How did they get the Hobbits to look so small in LOTR?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-did-they-get-the-hobbits-to-look-so-small-in-lotr/155340)
**Author:** [@Hermann\_Cheruscan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hermann_Cheruscan)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [February 22, 2003, 6:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-did-they-get-the-hobbits-to-look-so-small-in-lotr/155340 "2003-02-22T06:50:47Z")
Watching this movie for the 4th time, I still can’t figure out how they made the Hobbits so small compared to Gandolf and the men. Does anyone know how? Was it just a trick of the camera? --- ## [What is the Brightest Flashlight Bulb?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-brightest-flashlight-bulb/539146)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [May 15, 2013, 5:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-brightest-flashlight-bulb/539146 "2013-05-15T17:24:32Z")
Flashlights are getting so darn confusing. Xenon, halogen, Krypton, LED I even found Xenon LED combo flashlights. A alphabet soup for light. all I want, is to see into the deepest, darkest corner of my basement. I w… --- ## [Valve has an F with the Better Business Bureau](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/valve-has-an-f-with-the-better-business-bureau/654774)
**Author:** [@Jragon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jragon)\ **Replies:** 85\ **Last updated:** [June 11, 2014, 3:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/valve-has-an-f-with-the-better-business-bureau/654774 "2014-06-11T03:50:24Z")
Huh… I’m having trouble understanding the site, but it appears to me that the problem is possibly that Steam doesn’t refund game purchases after they’ve been released. But again, I can’t really tell. I never thought suc… --- ## [Violent Left-wingers attack police](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/violent-left-wingers-attack-police/511507)
**Author:** [@Sinaijon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sinaijon)\ **Replies:** 135\ **Last updated:** [October 21, 2009, 6:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/violent-left-wingers-attack-police/511507 "2009-10-21T18:19:00Z")
I find it hugely ironic, that after universal condemnation and demonization of (peaceful) right wing protests over the course of the summer, that it was the left wingers who instigate a riot, damage property, and attac… --- ## [Hamburgers: what do you like on em](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hamburgers-what-do-you-like-on-em/625377)
**Author:** [@oreally](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/oreally)\ **Replies:** 137\ **Last updated:** [July 16, 2012, 6:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hamburgers-what-do-you-like-on-em/625377 "2012-07-16T18:28:24Z")
Just thought it’d be a good summer-y thread :slight\_smile: I’m very flexible but at a minimum it’s gotta have ketchup and lots of it. --- ## [Why Karen?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-karen/850633)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 116\ **Last updated:** [March 3, 2021, 3:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-karen/850633 "2021-03-03T15:07:08Z")
‘So, Karen…’ She’s been in a lot of memes. Why ‘Karen’ and not another name? --- ## [2015 Housecleaning](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2015-housecleaning/708724)
**Author:** [@Lamar\_Mundane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lamar_Mundane)\ **Replies:** 78\ **Last updated:** [January 9, 2015, 7:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2015-housecleaning/708724 "2015-01-09T07:20:23Z")
Well, it looks like the Game Room situation is going to be addressed, that’s a good start. Can we also put an end to FX Mastermind’s personal blog in the Pit? I’ve been here for 15 years and I’ve never seen a thread li… --- ## [Straight women: Do you check out other women's cleavage too?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/straight-women-do-you-check-out-other-womens-cleavage-too/652865)
**Author:** [@Grrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrr)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [March 18, 2013, 9:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/straight-women-do-you-check-out-other-womens-cleavage-too/652865 "2013-03-18T21:36:00Z")
This is what got me to thinking about this: Classic pic every one has seen Lesser known pic that makes me giggle liked a school boy Now I’m not aware of Sophia Loren being bi-sexual. This sort of confirms my long held… --- ## [Privileged sociopath Elizabeth Holmes is pregnant, delaying her trial? WTF?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/privileged-sociopath-elizabeth-holmes-is-pregnant-delaying-her-trial-wtf/937808)
**Author:** [@CairoCarol](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CairoCarol)\ **Replies:** 135\ **Last updated:** [July 10, 2021, 5:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/privileged-sociopath-elizabeth-holmes-is-pregnant-delaying-her-trial-wtf/937808 "2021-07-10T05:08:33Z")
Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes is pregnant, likely delaying her fraud trial. I’m putting this in the Pit because I really don’t know what to make of this, and if you want to excoriate me on feminist grounds of some s… --- ## [Help Decode Old SAT/ACT Scores](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-decode-old-sat-act-scores/502285)
**Author:** [@Horatio\_Hellpop](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Horatio_Hellpop)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [July 9, 2009, 7:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-decode-old-sat-act-scores/502285 "2009-07-09T07:49:39Z")
As part of my career transition, some prospective employers want to know what my SAT/ACT scores were. Damned if I can remember. High School was 30 years ago. My college transcripts used to clearly display them, but no… --- ## [My thumb is numb](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-thumb-is-numb/413988)
**Author:** [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [August 4, 2007, 12:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-thumb-is-numb/413988 "2007-08-04T00:35:03Z")
Seriously. Ever since I woke up this morning, my left thumb has been numb. Not unusably so – as much as I need to use that thumb, it turns out I always hit the space bar with my right thumb, who knew? – but distinctly nu… --- ## [Map of the world according to Americans!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/map-of-the-world-according-to-americans/599554)
**Author:** [@Starving\_Artist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Starving_Artist)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [October 16, 2011, 7:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/map-of-the-world-according-to-americans/599554 "2011-10-16T19:19:59Z")
Got this from a friend today and thought it was pretty funny. Something for everyone, righties and lefties alike. I’m putting this in the Pit because I’m thinking acerbic discussion may follow. The mods of course are fre… --- ## [The Creepy People](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-creepy-people/670358)
**Author:** [@Quarter\_Girl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quarter_Girl)\ **Replies:** 75\ **Last updated:** [October 14, 2013, 8:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-creepy-people/670358 "2013-10-14T20:45:27Z")
There’s already a small dent in October and where is the creepy part of this message board? I lurk a lot but I really, really like the creepy threads around October. I can’t believe there isn’t one yet (at least as far a… --- ## [Woodworkers: have you had your fingers saved by a SawStop?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/woodworkers-have-you-had-your-fingers-saved-by-a-sawstop/701443)
**Author:** [@Machine\_Elf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Machine_Elf)\ **Replies:** 63\ **Last updated:** [September 16, 2017, 2:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/woodworkers-have-you-had-your-fingers-saved-by-a-sawstop/701443 "2017-09-16T02:56:19Z")
Several years ago a company began marketing a line of table saws called SawStop, with an ingenious mechanism that could distinguish between wood and flesh. If flesh made contact with the spinning sawblade, a brake woul… --- ## [Dondra In The Hospital: Stroke \[Back at home now\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dondra-in-the-hospital-stroke-back-at-home-now/627597)
**Author:** [@Quasimodem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quasimodem)\ **Replies:** 132\ **Last updated:** [July 17, 2012, 12:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dondra-in-the-hospital-stroke-back-at-home-now/627597 "2012-07-17T00:17:16Z")
More later. Bill --- ## [What person who died young would have changed history the most had they lived longer?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-person-who-died-young-would-have-changed-history-the-most-had-they-lived-longer/568485)
**Author:** [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Replies:** 80\ **Last updated:** [February 1, 2011, 7:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-person-who-died-young-would-have-changed-history-the-most-had-they-lived-longer/568485 "2011-02-01T19:25:09Z")
Young can be interpreted liberally. For example I’ll open with an obvious one- Alexander the Great- he lived to be 32 and combined the Greek speaking lands with the Persian Empire, forever changing history by combining… --- ## [Do you put kisses at the end of your texts?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-put-kisses-at-the-end-of-your-texts/547398)
**Author:** [@alexandra](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/alexandra)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [July 22, 2010, 2:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-put-kisses-at-the-end-of-your-texts/547398 "2010-07-22T14:48:25Z")
In your reply, state your nationality. (This is very widespread in Britain, and apparently Americans find it weird, which amuses me. Forgive the inanity.) --- ## ["Fucking Christians"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fucking-christians/135773)
**Author:** [@BlackKnight](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BlackKnight)\ **Replies:** 199\ **Last updated:** [November 17, 2002, 11:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fucking-christians/135773 "2002-11-17T23:24:04Z")
Those are the words I heard at a local gaming group last night. I’m ranting about a particular group of gamers that spent a good ten minutes or so bashing Christianity for no apparant reason. Backstory: I don’t play D&… --- ## [Del Taco white sauce?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/del-taco-white-sauce/446192)
**Author:** [@Tristan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tristan)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [July 12, 2017, 11:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/del-taco-white-sauce/446192 "2017-07-12T23:01:17Z")
I love me some Del Taco Chicken soft tacos. Sadly, they don’t seem to be here in PA. Does anyone have ANY idea what it might be? I know in pizza places, white sauce is just Ranch Dressing (really… at Round Table, it c… --- ## [The tenets of Og?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-tenets-of-og/245085)
**Author:** [@duffer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/duffer)\ **Replies:** 114\ **Last updated:** [June 1, 2004, 11:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-tenets-of-og/245085 "2004-06-01T23:44:07Z")
I’ve wondered about this for awhile. I see a lot of people like to sub Og for God. Fine with me, I can see why you might. But it’s used in the same context of God. As in , “For the love of God/Og”, “And I think to myself… --- ## [China Girls' Math Olympiad](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/china-girls-math-olympiad/508615)
**Author:** [@Polerius](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Polerius)\ **Replies:** 84\ **Last updated:** [September 8, 2009, 12:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/china-girls-math-olympiad/508615 "2009-09-08T00:59:03Z")
I just recently found out about the existence of China Girls’ Math Olympiad, which basically is like the International Math Olympiad, but only for girls. Why is there a need for a girls-only version? Isn’t this tantamo… --- ## [Hey MADs...dopefest in memorium of norinew](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-mads-dopefest-in-memorium-of-norinew/594987)
**Author:** [@ThreadPirateRoberts](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThreadPirateRoberts)\ **Replies:** 116\ **Last updated:** [October 24, 2011, 5:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-mads-dopefest-in-memorium-of-norinew/594987 "2011-10-24T17:35:14Z")
I tried this already once but here goes one more time. My dad, sisters and I wanted to hold a memorial dopefest for my mother. We were thinking October 15th at our house in Woodstock, MD, near Catonsville. Past date and … --- ## [Where's the debate with Muslims?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wheres-the-debate-with-muslims/634808)
**Author:** [@sqweels](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sqweels)\ **Replies:** 71\ **Last updated:** [October 7, 2012, 7:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wheres-the-debate-with-muslims/634808 "2012-10-07T19:27:46Z")
This is a thread about debates rather than a debate itself, so it may have to be moved, but… All I hear during this and previous episodes of Islamist rage are intercontinental ballistic talking points. You get some Mus… --- ## [Oh. My. God. Bonehead parents taking their kids to 'Chicken Pox Parties'](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oh-my-god-bonehead-parents-taking-their-kids-to-chicken-pox-parties/293712)
**Author:** [@Spectre\_of\_Pithecanthropus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spectre_of_Pithecanthropus)\ **Replies:** 169\ **Last updated:** [March 15, 2005, 11:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oh-my-god-bonehead-parents-taking-their-kids-to-chicken-pox-parties/293712 "2005-03-15T23:59:06Z")
This just in from NPR: It seems that some parents are organizing Chicken Pox Parties, at which they expose their kids to another child who has the disease. They do this because they believe that actually suffering thr… --- ## [Dear Zedd, you are a mouth-breathing moron](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dear-zedd-you-are-a-mouth-breathing-moron/606608)
**Author:** [@Erdosain](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Erdosain)\ **Replies:** 81\ **Last updated:** [December 20, 2011, 11:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dear-zedd-you-are-a-mouth-breathing-moron/606608 "2011-12-20T11:50:05Z")
Link. We were arguing whether or not it’s completely stupid and idiotic to believe, like Mormons do, that the Americas were colonized not by Asians from a land bridge in Alaska, but rather by a small group of people fro… --- ## [Things your lawyer should not have to learn from Counsel Opposite](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-your-lawyer-should-not-have-to-learn-from-counsel-opposite/536116)
**Author:** [@Oakminster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Oakminster)\ **Replies:** 74\ **Last updated:** [April 23, 2010, 3:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-your-lawyer-should-not-have-to-learn-from-counsel-opposite/536116 "2010-04-23T03:25:39Z")
Divorce case–you are pregnant, and your formerly soon to be Ex-husband is not the father. 1a) You are not entirely certain who the father is, other than definitely not your formerly soon to be Ex, but you’ve helpful… --- ## [Going to Penzey's Spices! Must-tries?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/going-to-penzeys-spices-must-tries/599856)
**Author:** [@papergirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/papergirl)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [June 2, 2024, 3:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/going-to-penzeys-spices-must-tries/599856 "2024-06-02T03:33:59Z")
I’m going next week (Trader Joe’s too!). What should I try? --- ## [Sick fucking bitch](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sick-fucking-bitch/59817)
**Author:** [@kellibelli](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kellibelli)\ **Replies:** 105\ **Last updated:** [March 29, 2001, 2:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sick-fucking-bitch/59817 "2001-03-29T14:11:09Z")
Can someone. anyone explain to me how a person could make up a story about a child with cancer??? What happens in a mind so completely severed from reality? DO the rules of time and space apply to a fucknut like this? … --- ## [How was Jamiroquai's "Virtual Insanity" video done?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-was-jamiroquais-virtual-insanity-video-done/201761)
**Author:** [@Sqube](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sqube)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [September 17, 2003, 4:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-was-jamiroquais-virtual-insanity-video-done/201761 "2003-09-17T16:10:56Z")
Like I said in the subject line… and what’s with all the bugs? And blood? And birds --- ## [New fantasy novel: The Ventifact Colossus](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-fantasy-novel-the-ventifact-colossus/743148)
**Author:** [@Parthol](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Parthol)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [December 17, 2017, 3:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-fantasy-novel-the-ventifact-colossus/743148 "2017-12-17T03:51:29Z")
(Written with Mod approval) So, I went and published a fantasy novel! :slight\_smile: The book is called The Ventifact Colossus, and is available in both photon ($3.99) and tree-pulp versions on Amazon. (Also it’s ava… --- ## [Incredibly simple tasks (seemingly) everyone but you can do](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/incredibly-simple-tasks-seemingly-everyone-but-you-can-do/751781)
**Author:** [@Mijin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mijin)\ **Replies:** 119\ **Last updated:** [April 14, 2016, 8:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/incredibly-simple-tasks-seemingly-everyone-but-you-can-do/751781 "2016-04-14T20:02:27Z")
I’ve never quite got the hang of rolling up my shirt sleeves. They either constantly fall down or are tight enough to be cutting off some circulation to my forearms. When I shared an apartment, my flatmate had a lot of … --- ## [Talk to me about Kimchi (in terms I will understand)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/talk-to-me-about-kimchi-in-terms-i-will-understand/635661)
**Author:** [@Mangetout](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mangetout)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [January 11, 2014, 11:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/talk-to-me-about-kimchi-in-terms-i-will-understand/635661 "2014-01-11T23:25:09Z")
I’m a Brit with (what I consider to be) fairly broad culinary tastes - and not averse to strong flavours - at the same time, being appreciative that foreign strong flavours are sometimes overwhelmingly difficult for an a… --- ## [Origin of this phrase? "Riddle wrapped in an enigma..."](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/origin-of-this-phrase-riddle-wrapped-in-an-enigma/530302)
**Author:** [@GrandWino](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GrandWino)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [February 25, 2010, 2:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/origin-of-this-phrase-riddle-wrapped-in-an-enigma/530302 "2010-02-25T14:55:26Z")
I see the phrase “Riddle wrapped in an enigma wrapped in a puzzle” often and have always wondered what it’s from. I first heard it in an episode of Newsradio when Jimmy James said something like this but finished the ph… --- ## [Exactly six days of creation - why is this so important?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/exactly-six-days-of-creation-why-is-this-so-important/541284)
**Author:** [@Llama\_Llogophile](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Llama_Llogophile)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [June 2, 2010, 9:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/exactly-six-days-of-creation-why-is-this-so-important/541284 "2010-06-02T21:03:47Z")
A friend goes to a conservative Christian church that espouses a form of biblical literalism. We both have an interest in science so, inevitably, we sometimes discuss evolution and creation of life. He can’t bring himse… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=732&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=734&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)