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**Author:** [@margie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/margie)\ **Replies:** 106\ **Last updated:** [November 10, 2000, 4:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/general-science-question/31132 "2000-11-10T04:03:01Z")
What do you think is the most important science discovery and why? --- ## [First Orgasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/first-orgasm/637361)
**Author:** [@LabRat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LabRat)\ **Replies:** 87\ **Last updated:** [October 16, 2012, 9:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/first-orgasm/637361 "2012-10-16T21:27:51Z")
So this thread is about your first time. Strap on a sock puppet if you don’t feel safe, but here goes for me. Looking for porn? Okay. Want to understand yourself and someone else better? Even better. --- ## [Restaurants that can't do a specific thing well](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/restaurants-that-cant-do-a-specific-thing-well/965335)
**Author:** [@Derleth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Derleth)\ **Replies:** 174\ **Last updated:** [July 29, 2022, 9:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/restaurants-that-cant-do-a-specific-thing-well/965335 "2022-07-29T21:33:43Z")
I was recently in Houston, and got food delivered from Kenny and Ziggy’s, a Jewish deli. I love their sandwiches, and they make a great bagel with sable and all the trimmings, but they can’t do one specific thing with an… --- ## [How do movies cast ugly people?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-movies-cast-ugly-people/561412)
**Author:** [@Ocardowin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ocardowin)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [November 24, 2010, 9:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-movies-cast-ugly-people/561412 "2010-11-24T21:38:41Z")
I was watching a movie the other day…can’t remember what…where there was a stereotypically ugly, awkward (unknown as far as I could tell) actress cast in a minor role simply to be the ugly, awkward person in the movie. H… --- ## [What units are "GM"? This can't mean gram....](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-units-are-gm-this-cant-mean-gram/558234)
**Author:** [@CookingWithGas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CookingWithGas)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [October 28, 2010, 4:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-units-are-gm-this-cant-mean-gram/558234 "2010-10-28T04:14:08Z")
I’m looking for a chemical (2,6-Dichlorophenolindophenol) to use as a vitamin C indicator. One supplier shows it for over $600 for 25 GM. What could they mean by GM? This stuff can’t possibly be $600 a gram. --- ## [Zero Tolerance gone mad again! - or - I'm in trouble](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/zero-tolerance-gone-mad-again-or-im-in-trouble/433769)
**Author:** [@Otto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Otto)\ **Replies:** 124\ **Last updated:** [February 8, 2008, 7:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/zero-tolerance-gone-mad-again-or-im-in-trouble/433769 "2008-02-08T19:01:55Z")
I just got a written verbal warning (which makes no sense, but yes, if you get a verbal warning they give you written documentation of it) for violating the company’s drug and alcohol zero tolerance policy. My offense? A… --- ## [Purity Balls](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/purity-balls/396189)
**Author:** [@Kalhoun](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kalhoun)\ **Replies:** 117\ **Last updated:** [April 30, 2007, 1:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/purity-balls/396189 "2007-04-30T13:50:08Z")
Matt Lauer is doing a piece on Purity Balls. Aside from the obvious locker room humor derived by the name of these events, I find the whole concept just so skin-crawlingly creepy. They also said 88% of “pledgers” got dow… --- ## [I'm Sick and Tired of Backstabbing, Mealymouthed Democrats in Congress (Re: Weinergate)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-sick-and-tired-of-backstabbing-mealymouthed-democrats-in-congress-re-weinergate/584740)
**Author:** [@Evil\_Captor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Evil_Captor)\ **Replies:** 92\ **Last updated:** [June 18, 2011, 1:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-sick-and-tired-of-backstabbing-mealymouthed-democrats-in-congress-re-weinergate/584740 "2011-06-18T01:09:51Z")
Now that Rep. Weiner’s in trouble, the knives are out. We knew the Repubs would be gunning for him, that’s to be expected. But the way Pelosi called immediately for an ethics investigation, the way Reed dissed him in a p… --- ## [Can anyone actually read the last lines on the eye chart?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-anyone-actually-read-the-last-lines-on-the-eye-chart/254815)
**Author:** [@Cockatiel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cockatiel)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [July 14, 2004, 10:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-anyone-actually-read-the-last-lines-on-the-eye-chart/254815 "2004-07-14T22:56:45Z")
This is a question I’ve been pondering for a little while, even when I was younger and my vision wasn’t awful. Whenever I went to the doctor’s office I always did pretty well on the eye exams, but wondered how in God’s n… --- ## [Just got obvious scam check in the mail. Should I do anything with it other than shred it?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-got-obvious-scam-check-in-the-mail-should-i-do-anything-with-it-other-than-shred-it/616446)
**Author:** [@Christopher\_Robin\_Davies](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Christopher_Robin_Davies)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [April 5, 2012, 1:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-got-obvious-scam-check-in-the-mail-should-i-do-anything-with-it-other-than-shred-it/616446 "2012-04-05T13:32:03Z")
Hello, here is what is happening. Yesterday I got a check in the mail from a company based in New Hampshire which I had never heard of before. The check was for about $2600. The attached letter said it was for a mystery … --- ## [Do you still have an old fashioned Drugstore with Lunch Counter in your Town?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-still-have-an-old-fashioned-drugstore-with-lunch-counter-in-your-town/563479)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [December 16, 2010, 10:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-still-have-an-old-fashioned-drugstore-with-lunch-counter-in-your-town/563479 "2010-12-16T22:52:20Z")
I sure miss the old drugstores with lunch counter. You could always get a great BLT or ham sandwich. My grandma bought me my first banana split at a Rexall lunch counter. They also made great shakes and sundaes. I’d lo… --- ## [Who else has not yet transitioned to a smart phone?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-else-has-not-yet-transitioned-to-a-smart-phone/673747)
**Author:** [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Replies:** 115\ **Last updated:** [November 18, 2013, 7:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-else-has-not-yet-transitioned-to-a-smart-phone/673747 "2013-11-18T19:33:34Z")
I have not. I can afford one. But I don’t want to be that connected, frankly. There are apps I found useful for work, true enough, but I can use those efficiently on my tablet. I really don’t want to be able to receive … --- ## [What "baby stuff" is unneeded?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-baby-stuff-is-unneeded/709249)
**Author:** [@johnspartan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/johnspartan)\ **Replies:** 61\ **Last updated:** [January 13, 2015, 9:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-baby-stuff-is-unneeded/709249 "2015-01-13T21:00:57Z")
So, TheMrs & I have a littlun set to start keeping us up nights on or around April 4. I see some helpful pieces out there about the infant / toddler stuff that’s really just kind of a scam… and also some local parentals… --- ## [Does The Political Compass give an accurate reading?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-the-political-compass-give-an-accurate-reading/237280)
**Author:** [@SentientMeat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SentientMeat)\ **Replies:** 71\ **Last updated:** [July 21, 2005, 4:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-the-political-compass-give-an-accurate-reading/237280 "2005-07-21T16:37:50Z")
I have decided to open this thread as a “catch-all” for objections to the validity of The Political Compass, which uses a set of 60 questions to assess one’s political orientation in terms of economic left/right and soci… --- ## [Project Runway All Stars Season 5](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/project-runway-all-stars-season-5/746042)
**Author:** [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Replies:** 107\ **Last updated:** [May 7, 2016, 8:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/project-runway-all-stars-season-5/746042 "2016-05-07T20:53:47Z")
I’m not seeing a thread – let me know if I missed it. Glad to see my Philly homegirl Dom back; also glad to see Fade back, hope he doesn’t run out of steam. And I like Emily but don’t care for her clothes. Stella is no… --- ## [Your Endorsements 2010](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-endorsements-2010/548407)
**Author:** [@Qin\_Shi\_Huangdi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qin_Shi_Huangdi)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [October 3, 2010, 3:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-endorsements-2010/548407 "2010-10-03T15:06:20Z")
If the Mods find it appropriate to move this to the IMHO forum feel free to do so. What are you endorsements for the 2010 Midterm elections? Senate: Alabama: Richard Shelby (Republican) Alaska: Lisa Murkowski (Republ… --- ## [Hi Morgenstern, and all my friends from GQ.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hi-morgenstern-and-all-my-friends-from-gq/625078)
**Author:** [@dauerbach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dauerbach)\ **Replies:** 112\ **Last updated:** [June 16, 2012, 1:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hi-morgenstern-and-all-my-friends-from-gq/625078 "2012-06-16T01:48:37Z")
Morgenstern, you cannot be that f\*\*king stupid. You would have stopped driving, called the shop, been without a car for several days, all because you could not get this little light out of your mind. A light that in no… --- ## [Is Belief a Choice?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-belief-a-choice/673125)
**Author:** [@AnaMen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AnaMen)\ **Replies:** 92\ **Last updated:** [November 22, 2013, 10:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-belief-a-choice/673125 "2013-11-22T10:49:55Z")
From time to time, someone will try to talk me into one religion or another. While sometimes certain aspects sound very nice, there’s no getting around the fact that I simply don’t believe them. They pile on the appealin… --- ## [Reservoir Dogs Ending (SPOILERS)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reservoir-dogs-ending-spoilers/229605)
**Author:** [@gyt\_fx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gyt_fx)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [February 23, 2004, 4:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reservoir-dogs-ending-spoilers/229605 "2004-02-23T16:13:21Z")
At the end of the movie, after Mr. Pink runs out of the warehouse with the goods, is he being arrested in the background? or is that the sound of the police telling Mr. White( I think? ) to put down the gun and such. Th… --- ## [Is skipping a more efficient gait than walking or running?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-skipping-a-more-efficient-gait-than-walking-or-running/422896)
**Author:** [@Fozzie\_Bear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fozzie_Bear)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [October 18, 2007, 9:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-skipping-a-more-efficient-gait-than-walking-or-running/422896 "2007-10-18T09:40:21Z")
This past weekend I was over at a buddy’s house while his daughter and her friends were playing in the backyard. The kids were skipping up and down the driveway as part of some game they were playing and never seemed to … --- ## [Oh, lordy, this should be good: Moore visits O'Reilly tonight](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oh-lordy-this-should-be-good-moore-visits-oreilly-tonight/257137)
**Author:** [@Liberal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Liberal)\ **Replies:** 218\ **Last updated:** [July 31, 2004, 11:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oh-lordy-this-should-be-good-moore-visits-oreilly-tonight/257137 "2004-07-31T23:33:25Z")
I realize that 90% plus people here will be pulling for Moore, but for me, it’s pretty much like a battle between Janet Reno and John Ashcroft. I don’t care who wins, I’m just glad someone’s going to lose. The previews s… --- ## [Glee: 1.13, "Sectionals" (open spoilers)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/glee-1-13-sectionals-open-spoilers/520671)
**Author:** [@alphaboi867](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/alphaboi867)\ **Replies:** 64\ **Last updated:** [December 19, 2009, 9:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/glee-1-13-sectionals-open-spoilers/520671 "2009-12-19T21:35:51Z")
Last episode before the hiatus airs tonight. Emma’s taking the kids to Sectionals (which we finally get to see). It looks like Quinn’s litte secret will get revealed. --- ## [The sad, strange case of Akmal Shaikh](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-sad-strange-case-of-akmal-shaikh/522848)
**Author:** [@Syntropy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Syntropy)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [December 31, 2009, 1:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-sad-strange-case-of-akmal-shaikh/522848 "2009-12-31T13:50:13Z")
I rarely post here anymore, but I think this story deserves more circulation than it has received. In about 4 1/2 hours, a man is going to be put to death in China. His name is Akmal Shaikh. He’s not a hero. He wasn’t j… --- ## [One Crazy Bitch](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-crazy-bitch/587979)
**Author:** [@jeredc1983](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jeredc1983)\ **Replies:** 80\ **Last updated:** [March 4, 2012, 10:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-crazy-bitch/587979 "2012-03-04T22:20:56Z")
It started off as a nice evening and a pleasant start to the 4th of July. My wife and I accompanied another couple to the butcher for some steaks and made our way over to the fireworks stand. We purchased around $150 i… --- ## [Good fix for hole in car seat upholstery?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-fix-for-hole-in-car-seat-upholstery/354245)
**Author:** [@El\_Kabong](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/El_Kabong)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [April 27, 2006, 9:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-fix-for-hole-in-car-seat-upholstery/354245 "2006-04-27T21:26:06Z")
After about five years of use, a quarter-sized hole has developed in the fabric covering the driver’s seat of my car. The location of the hole is on one of the side bolsters, not on the seating surface itself. I’d like… --- ## [Interesting article on Black Atheism](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/interesting-article-on-black-atheism/622293)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [May 21, 2012, 11:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/interesting-article-on-black-atheism/622293 "2012-05-21T23:27:57Z")
Our Father’s Not in Heaven: The New Black Atheism --- ## [How bad will the California drought get?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-bad-will-the-california-drought-get/717472)
**Author:** [@Urbanredneck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Urbanredneck)\ **Replies:** 79\ **Last updated:** [April 14, 2015, 5:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-bad-will-the-california-drought-get/717472 "2015-04-14T17:21:47Z")
It sure sounds bad and the governor just announced all new kinds of water reduction goals. What if these dont work? What could an even more serious drought in California lead to? --- ## [So, this is what it's come to (Sotomayor confirmation)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-this-is-what-its-come-to-sotomayor-confirmation/504490)
**Author:** [@DSYoungEsq](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DSYoungEsq)\ **Replies:** 144\ **Last updated:** [August 7, 2009, 4:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-this-is-what-its-come-to-sotomayor-confirmation/504490 "2009-08-07T16:45:07Z")
MSNBC story on the fact almost all Judiciary Committee Republicans will vote not to confirm. To summarize: the Republican senators of the panel (with the notable exception of Lindsey Graham, which, damn it, may force m… --- ## [You can't find an apartment that allows dogs. Are you homeless with Fido, or Fido--\>animal shelter?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-cant-find-an-apartment-that-allows-dogs-are-you-homeless-with-fido-or-fido-animal-shelter/644327)
**Author:** [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Replies:** 67\ **Last updated:** [December 20, 2012, 9:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-cant-find-an-apartment-that-allows-dogs-are-you-homeless-with-fido-or-fido-animal-shelter/644327 "2012-12-20T21:13:48Z")
Riffing off the “Who would you save, your drowning dog or a stranger?” thread, I couldn’t help but notice that a number of the people who said they’d save their dog instead of the person said their dog was a member of th… --- ## [Lady Gaga's Bad Romance: Which song does it sound like?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lady-gagas-bad-romance-which-song-does-it-sound-like/526389)
**Author:** [@Polerius](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Polerius)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [September 6, 2011, 8:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lady-gagas-bad-romance-which-song-does-it-sound-like/526389 "2011-09-06T20:42:21Z")
I recently heard Lady Gaga’s “Bad Romance” and I can’t stop thinking about what song it reminds me of. In particular the chorus: I want your loving And I want your revenge You and me could write a bad romance I want … --- ## [Why do my clocks lose time? Bad electricity?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-my-clocks-lose-time-bad-electricity/206978)
**Author:** [@Frame\_Dragging](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frame_Dragging)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [October 18, 2003, 3:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-my-clocks-lose-time-bad-electricity/206978 "2003-10-18T15:53:01Z")
I have three digital-read out clocks in my house. All three clocks are about 2 minutes slow after one month. These are not battery-powered clocks but plugged into the 110VAC outlets in my home. All are on the same circu… --- ## [Bare Naked Tits w. Erect Nipples, Legs, Abortion, Penis Beer, Guns, and Coldy Bashing](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bare-naked-tits-w-erect-nipples-legs-abortion-penis-beer-guns-and-coldy-bashing/70114)
**Author:** [@Odieman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Odieman)\ **Replies:** 98\ **Last updated:** [June 30, 2001, 5:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bare-naked-tits-w-erect-nipples-legs-abortion-penis-beer-guns-and-coldy-bashing/70114 "2001-06-30T05:52:01Z")
taps the mike and nervously clears his throat: Hello, is this thing on??? OK, you are wondering why I’ve called you in here today, we have a very dangerous mission here. I have been requested by my superiors…who, don’t a… --- ## [TX Gov Rick Perry hosting National Day of Prayer](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tx-gov-rick-perry-hosting-national-day-of-prayer/584709)
**Author:** [@Oakminster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Oakminster)\ **Replies:** 82\ **Last updated:** [June 12, 2011, 12:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tx-gov-rick-perry-hosting-national-day-of-prayer/584709 "2011-06-12T12:22:43Z")
Sonofabitch. The Story (CNN)– On August 6, Texas Gov. Rick Perry wants you to drop the Texas BBQ, grab a moist towelette and fold your hands to pray. On Monday, Perry declared the date a “day of prayer and fasting … --- ## [Is "street sweeping" a scam to generate ticket revenue?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-street-sweeping-a-scam-to-generate-ticket-revenue/542453)
**Author:** [@Yarster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yarster)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [July 5, 2023, 4:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-street-sweeping-a-scam-to-generate-ticket-revenue/542453 "2023-07-05T16:42:28Z")
In a recent weekend trip up to Santa Monica, CA and around the beach areas of San Diego, there are signs warning you not to park on certain streets on a random day of the month (like the first Wednesday) because of ‘stre… --- ## [How big's a high school linebacker?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-bigs-a-high-school-linebacker/666512)
**Author:** [@Chessic\_Sense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chessic_Sense)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [August 23, 2013, 11:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-bigs-a-high-school-linebacker/666512 "2013-08-23T11:19:46Z")
A nice young man came to the door selling fundraiser stuff for the football team. He said he was a linebacker, and my wife later said he looked a bit small for that. Her high school had giant, fat kids playing LB but I… --- ## [New and Improved ChiDope Thread! Now with 33% More DETAILS!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-and-improved-chidope-thread-now-with-33-more-details/167635)
**Author:** [@Random](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Random)\ **Replies:** 233\ **Last updated:** [May 11, 2003, 9:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-and-improved-chidope-thread-now-with-33-more-details/167635 "2003-05-11T21:38:25Z")
This replaces the previous ChiDope thread closed by UncleBeer on request a few hours ago. As Gundy’s anticipated replacement thread seems to have gone astray, here are the details: The Grafton is indeed a go. We have … --- ## [Would you date someone who thought being gay/lesbian is wrong?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-date-someone-who-thought-being-gay-lesbian-is-wrong/733892)
**Author:** [@Quasimodal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quasimodal)\ **Replies:** 150\ **Last updated:** [October 13, 2015, 3:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-date-someone-who-thought-being-gay-lesbian-is-wrong/733892 "2015-10-13T03:52:34Z")
Lady I’m seeing right now is believes being gay / lesbian is morally wrong. She accepts society allows it, and doesn’t make issues about it but she thinks it’s wrong. I feel bad hearing that. I accept all gender orienta… --- ## [tomndebb's warning of DigitalC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tomndebbs-warning-of-digitalc/759305)
**Author:** [@Fear\_Itself](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fear_Itself)\ **Replies:** 130\ **Last updated:** [July 15, 2016, 2:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tomndebbs-warning-of-digitalc/759305 "2016-07-15T02:19:29Z")
\*\*tomndebb \*\*issued a warning to \*\*DigitalC \*\*in the If the Republicans do end up nominating someone else… thread for asserting that “Conservatism IS racism, misogynism and xenophobia”, characterizing it as “ludicrous, p… --- ## [Why do people in the US say people in the south talk slow ?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-people-in-the-us-say-people-in-the-south-talk-slow/645345)
**Author:** [@sweat209](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sweat209)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [January 6, 2013, 10:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-people-in-the-us-say-people-in-the-south-talk-slow/645345 "2013-01-06T22:46:22Z")
I have read on some messages boards and web sites saying people in the south talk slow .I never thought they talk slow. Is this how people talk in the north or north east area of US Hurricane Sandy Aftermath: New York, … --- ## [Quintessentially British objects](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quintessentially-british-objects/491860)
**Author:** [@SanVito](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SanVito)\ **Replies:** 66\ **Last updated:** [April 7, 2009, 1:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quintessentially-british-objects/491860 "2009-04-07T13:13:29Z")
Hello all, I’m a designer producing a campaign with a ‘british’ theme. Can’t go into too many details, except to say it’s targeted at civil servants and this company wants to trumpet the good things they do for the count… --- ## [What's the best way to stick it to teenage "trick or treaters"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-best-way-to-stick-it-to-teenage-trick-or-treaters/639497)
**Author:** [@Chef\_Troy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chef_Troy)\ **Replies:** 97\ **Last updated:** [November 11, 2012, 12:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-best-way-to-stick-it-to-teenage-trick-or-treaters/639497 "2012-11-11T00:53:40Z")
Okay, SDMB friends, which is the best bogus treat to give teenagers who come to the door looking for candy even though they don’t even have a damn costume on? a) gold foil-wrapped bouillion cubes b) individual packets … --- ## [What is your Autism spectrum quotient?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-autism-spectrum-quotient/606324)
**Author:** [@dzero](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dzero)\ **Replies:** 133\ **Last updated:** [December 20, 2011, 11:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-autism-spectrum-quotient/606324 "2011-12-20T23:31:02Z")
Another thread here about a very worthy cause reminded me of this and I thought it would be something that would be of interest to a lot of folks. There was a similar thread here back in 2005, but at the time, it wasn’t… --- ## [I don't see what this guy did wrong.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-dont-see-what-this-guy-did-wrong/552865)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 122\ **Last updated:** [September 9, 2010, 2:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-dont-see-what-this-guy-did-wrong/552865 "2010-09-09T14:52:39Z")
A private citizen catches a large group of teens outside a rural cemetery late at night. Suspicious, he detains them, and demands they wait until the cops arrive. Seems reasonable to me. Cemetery’s are sometimes vandali… --- ## [My father-in-law is being a fucking bully](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-father-in-law-is-being-a-fucking-bully/280165)
**Author:** [@Elza\_B](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elza_B)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [December 18, 2004, 5:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-father-in-law-is-being-a-fucking-bully/280165 "2004-12-18T17:49:53Z")
I am still so pissed off that I can barely speak, but this has been going on for two, almost three days now. Long story short. My husband and I are in the process of buying a house. He has outstanding credit with very… --- ## [The History Channel errors](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-history-channel-errors/439777)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 70\ **Last updated:** [June 26, 2012, 8:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-history-channel-errors/439777 "2012-06-26T20:43:06Z")
THC is, IMO, notorious for broadcasting factual errors. Why don’t we list them? This one isn’t a factual error per se; but a grammatical one: There was a supernova in China? :eek: And of course, there’s their claim… --- ## [Do you use bath towels more than once before washing?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-use-bath-towels-more-than-once-before-washing/614663)
**Author:** [@Batsinma\_Belfry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Batsinma_Belfry)\ **Replies:** 79\ **Last updated:** [March 7, 2012, 3:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-use-bath-towels-more-than-once-before-washing/614663 "2012-03-07T15:35:00Z")
We don’t have many bath towels because they’re overpriced unless you get the thin ones. We have about 5 per bathroom, (2). I barely get one damp, patting myself dry after a bath/shower. My husband’s towel gets damp, and… --- ## [Anyone else have a grandparent born in the 19th century?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-else-have-a-grandparent-born-in-the-19th-century/621262)
**Author:** [@Shakester](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shakester)\ **Replies:** 100\ **Last updated:** [May 13, 2012, 12:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-else-have-a-grandparent-born-in-the-19th-century/621262 "2012-05-13T12:57:24Z")
I mentioned my mother’s father, born 1898, in another thread, which got me thinking about it. I bet there are people on this forum who have an earlier-born grandfather/mother than mine. Mine isn’t particularly remarkabl… --- ## [Dead People Aren't Magical, And There Aren't Any Signs!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dead-people-arent-magical-and-there-arent-any-signs/611905)
**Author:** [@Alice\_The\_Goon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alice_The_Goon)\ **Replies:** 76\ **Last updated:** [February 13, 2012, 6:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dead-people-arent-magical-and-there-arent-any-signs/611905 "2012-02-13T06:24:07Z")
Okay, I have had it with these motherfucking mystical bullshit-spewers on this motherfucking planet! How many times have you heard people talk about their dead relatives and how they watch over them and see everything t… --- ## [Ask the former Cuban Communist!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-former-cuban-communist/393878)
**Author:** [@lalenin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lalenin)\ **Replies:** 125\ **Last updated:** [December 22, 2014, 11:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-former-cuban-communist/393878 "2014-12-22T23:15:10Z")
After replying to this thread Musicat suggested there might interest in this kind of thread. So here it goes. I was born and raised in Cuba, all under Castro’s regime. After school I worked in IT for MIC, the ministry… --- ## [Boats sailing faster than the wind](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/boats-sailing-faster-than-the-wind/518292)
**Author:** [@Irishman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Irishman)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [January 31, 2010, 5:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/boats-sailing-faster-than-the-wind/518292 "2010-01-31T17:17:30Z")
In this column How can racing yachts sail faster than the wind? - The Straight Dope , Cecil tries to explain how a boat can sail (i.e. move by wind power only) faster than the wind driving it. This explanation might be… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=743&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=745&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)