# Top **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=745&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:** 746 --- ## [What's up with Liz Cheney?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-up-with-liz-cheney/663965)
**Author:** [@Ambrosio\_Spinola](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ambrosio_Spinola)\ **Replies:** 60\ **Last updated:** [January 8, 2014, 6:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-up-with-liz-cheney/663965 "2014-01-08T18:49:12Z")
I should start off by saying I’m neither a conservative nor from Wyoming, but I didn’t think that Mike Enzi had done anything to encourage a primary challenger. When I heard Liz Cheney was announcing a Senate bid, I tho… --- ## [Why is \[the\] Baha'i \[faith\] not more popular?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-the-bahai-faith-not-more-popular/662335)
**Author:** [@Dinsdale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dinsdale)\ **Replies:** 60\ **Last updated:** [July 5, 2013, 6:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-the-bahai-faith-not-more-popular/662335 "2013-07-05T18:08:41Z")
Went to the Baha’i Temple in Wilmette IL yesterday. Pretty incredible building and grounds. If you are anywhere near the area, you could do worse than checking it out. But what impressed me the most was what I read ab… --- ## [Holy crap moment on The Price is Right today, anyone else see it?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/holy-crap-moment-on-the-price-is-right-today-anyone-else-see-it/477417)
**Author:** [@TommyTutone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TommyTutone)\ **Replies:** 70\ **Last updated:** [July 14, 2010, 9:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/holy-crap-moment-on-the-price-is-right-today-anyone-else-see-it/477417 "2010-07-14T21:28:33Z")
I imagine it will hit Youtube later today, but for the first time in 36 years, someone got the exact bid on the final bid. It was odd, because his final bid was $23,476 or something like that, and Drew had commented on … --- ## [This is it! Tomorrow, 5/16/2014, patriots are taking back our government!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-is-it-tomorrow-5-16-2014-patriots-are-taking-back-our-government/688561)
**Author:** [@davidm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/davidm)\ **Replies:** 87\ **Last updated:** [May 18, 2014, 5:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-is-it-tomorrow-5-16-2014-patriots-are-taking-back-our-government/688561 "2014-05-18T17:28:22Z")
http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2014/05/13/operation-american-spring-promises-to-drive-obama-from-office-this-friday/ :rolleyes: They expect 10 to 30 million? I think they’re going to be disappointed. --- ## [New Burger King Spongebob commercial: Out of line?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-burger-king-spongebob-commercial-out-of-line/492641)
**Author:** [@Khadaji](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Khadaji)\ **Replies:** 68\ **Last updated:** [April 25, 2009, 12:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-burger-king-spongebob-commercial-out-of-line/492641 "2009-04-25T00:21:40Z")
OK, I admit, it made me laugh the first time I saw it. But I don’t have kids. Do you think it is out of line? Youtube Vid --- ## [Why do they always have to kill the dog?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-they-always-have-to-kill-the-dog/618761)
**Author:** [@Zsofia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zsofia)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [April 3, 2013, 7:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-they-always-have-to-kill-the-dog/618761 "2013-04-03T19:42:22Z")
I swear, and I am NOT fucking around this time, the next time I pick up a young adult book and the protagonist owns so much as a gerbil I am putting that bad boy down and finding something else to read! I was minding my… --- ## [Meeting a famous person . . . but not knowing it](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/meeting-a-famous-person-but-not-knowing-it/610659)
**Author:** [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\ **Replies:** 84\ **Last updated:** [January 30, 2012, 4:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/meeting-a-famous-person-but-not-knowing-it/610659 "2012-01-30T16:36:05Z")
One night in the late 70s, when I was living in NYC, my then-partner took me to Studio 54. He’d been there several times and knew all the regulars. It was my first time there . . . I’m really not into that kind of scene. … --- ## [If an uncapitalized name begins a sentence, should it capitalized?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-an-uncapitalized-name-begins-a-sentence-should-it-capitalized/779578)
**Author:** [@Washoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Washoe)\ **Replies:** 128\ **Last updated:** [February 14, 2017, 10:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-an-uncapitalized-name-begins-a-sentence-should-it-capitalized/779578 "2017-02-14T22:59:11Z")
For example, look at the Wiki page on bitcoin. Is it in good or proper form to capitalize it when its originator specifically intended that its proprietary name not be capitalized? Or for another example, if some musicia… --- ## [Discworld #39 - Snuff](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discworld-39-snuff/599418)
**Author:** [@One\_And\_Only\_Wanderers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/One_And_Only_Wanderers)\ **Replies:** 61\ **Last updated:** [December 11, 2011, 8:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discworld-39-snuff/599418 "2011-12-11T20:24:46Z")
Eagerly awaiting this downloading to my kindle tomorrow. Who else is going to be devouring this? I love the Sam Vimes books, so have high expectations for this --- ## [family food traditions that you love, but make outsiders cringe](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/family-food-traditions-that-you-love-but-make-outsiders-cringe/576091)
**Author:** [@wonder\_lust](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wonder_lust)\ **Replies:** 105\ **Last updated:** [March 31, 2011, 10:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/family-food-traditions-that-you-love-but-make-outsiders-cringe/576091 "2011-03-31T22:45:15Z")
One of our family traditions, attributed (without verification) to the Pennsylvania Dutch (aka Amish), is one of my favorite breakfasts in the world. We call it rice and eggs. There’s a pretty good reason for that. It… --- ## [Are the men of Afghanistan simply cowards or is it something else?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-the-men-of-afghanistan-simply-cowards-or-is-it-something-else/946110)
**Author:** [@Cubsfan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cubsfan)\ **Replies:** 112\ **Last updated:** [September 3, 2021, 2:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-the-men-of-afghanistan-simply-cowards-or-is-it-something-else/946110 "2021-09-03T14:14:25Z")
The rapid surrender of the ANA and police to the Taliban over the last 2-3 months has me convinced that they are cowards. I understand fear of being killed, I’ve done Afghanistan multiple times. With that said I don’t … --- ## [I'm sorry, but this is unspeakably dumb...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-sorry-but-this-is-unspeakably-dumb/390993)
**Author:** [@Anise](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anise)\ **Replies:** 142\ **Last updated:** [February 12, 2007, 6:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-sorry-but-this-is-unspeakably-dumb/390993 "2007-02-12T18:23:11Z")
You know, I can’t really do a good pit, so I’ll probably be fairly civil about it. I don’t think there’s really a forum for exactly how I want to put this, but this is the closest thing. Okay, so global warming IS happe… --- ## [First names: the good, the bad and the fugly](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/first-names-the-good-the-bad-and-the-fugly/728423)
**Author:** [@WOOKINPANUB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WOOKINPANUB)\ **Replies:** 122\ **Last updated:** [August 30, 2015, 4:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/first-names-the-good-the-bad-and-the-fugly/728423 "2015-08-30T16:55:42Z")
I recently heard a spot on the radio that said there’s been a surge in the UK of babies being named after characters on Game of Thrones. Before it was even stated I just knew the most popular would be “Khaleesi” (never m… --- ## [Boeing 737 airframe life?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/boeing-737-airframe-life/576916)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [April 4, 2011, 7:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/boeing-737-airframe-life/576916 "2011-04-04T07:12:35Z")
A Southwest Airlines Boeing 737 made an emergency landing after a hole opened up in the fuselage. I was trying to find out when the aircraft was built and/or how many cycles it had been through, and found a story from J… --- ## [Screw You, You Self-Entitled Arrogant Asshole Car Drivers](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/screw-you-you-self-entitled-arrogant-asshole-car-drivers/620280)
**Author:** [@wguy123](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wguy123)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [May 1, 2012, 5:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/screw-you-you-self-entitled-arrogant-asshole-car-drivers/620280 "2012-05-01T05:19:15Z")
I live in a very car friendly city. Cool. Lots of road lanes and shit. But you asshole jerk-offs are fucking up the whole program. You are supposed to obey the rules of the road like people on bicycles. That means stopp… --- ## [Where did/does Venice (Italy) get its water supply?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-did-does-venice-italy-get-its-water-supply/448114)
**Author:** [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [May 5, 2008, 7:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-did-does-venice-italy-get-its-water-supply/448114 "2008-05-05T19:24:01Z")
Something I was reading about the history of Venice this weekend made me wonder – where does Venice get its water? Venice has a history going back to Roman times. It’s built on a set of small islands in a salt marsh, an… --- ## [Can Obama at least be honest?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-obama-at-least-be-honest/493102)
**Author:** [@Cardinal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cardinal)\ **Replies:** 156\ **Last updated:** [April 17, 2009, 4:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-obama-at-least-be-honest/493102 "2009-04-17T04:02:15Z")
I know many of you came charging in here to rake me over the coals with attacks on my presumed advocacy of Bush policy. You’ll not find that here. Just to preempt the rage, I used to drive around with a “Republican Aga… --- ## [Considering purchase of house near "gravel pit" that the EPA has just begun investigating...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/considering-purchase-of-house-near-gravel-pit-that-the-epa-has-just-begun-investigating/616987)
**Author:** [@Renee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Renee)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [April 12, 2012, 4:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/considering-purchase-of-house-near-gravel-pit-that-the-epa-has-just-begun-investigating/616987 "2012-04-12T16:07:33Z")
My husband and I have been considering the purchase of a 1750’s farmhouse in Eliot, Maine. It’s a bank-owned property, fixer-upper, that we were ready to make an offer on until I went to the town hall today to see if the… --- ## [Can consistent use of earplugs damage the ears?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-consistent-use-of-earplugs-damage-the-ears/108600)
**Author:** [@Ruffian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ruffian)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [May 12, 2002, 3:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-consistent-use-of-earplugs-damage-the-ears/108600 "2002-05-12T15:24:25Z")
Since marrying the DeathLlama, I’ve developed the habit of sleeping in ear plugs. It isn’t that he snores excessively loud; it’s that he snores, or clicks, or otherwise makes sounds that stirs this light sleeper from he… --- ## [Why do jurors have to look at child porn?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-jurors-have-to-look-at-child-porn/611633)
**Author:** [@flatlined](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/flatlined)\ **Replies:** 66\ **Last updated:** [February 8, 2012, 9:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-jurors-have-to-look-at-child-porn/611633 "2012-02-08T21:51:20Z")
One of my friends is doing jury duty. He can’t talk about it, but its a big case in a small world. I read the newspaper every day and case is on the front page every day. From what I have read, they are seeing every c… --- ## [Godwin's rule: Ayn rand vs. Adolf hitler - exception?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/godwins-rule-ayn-rand-vs-adolf-hitler-exception/526568)
**Author:** [@The\_Piranha\_Brothers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Piranha_Brothers)\ **Replies:** 72\ **Last updated:** [February 1, 2010, 11:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/godwins-rule-ayn-rand-vs-adolf-hitler-exception/526568 "2010-02-01T23:00:18Z")
Is a comparison between ayn rand and adolf hitler an exception to the rule of Godwin? Wikipedia says: I’m arguing that a comparison is valid and that this is one of the exceptions as forseen by Godwin. Both wrote book… --- ## [Life Without Parole Plus 1,000 Years](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/life-without-parole-plus-1-000-years/664596)
**Author:** [@zev\_steinhardt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zev_steinhardt)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [August 3, 2013, 4:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/life-without-parole-plus-1-000-years/664596 "2013-08-03T04:22:14Z")
Ariel Castro, the man from Cleveland who kidnapped three girls and held them captive in his home has agreed to plead guilty. His sentence: I’m a little confused here. Why the need for both parts of the sentence? I c… --- ## [Things I've learned from War Movies](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-ive-learned-from-war-movies/399017)
**Author:** [@Surbey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Surbey)\ **Replies:** 150\ **Last updated:** [April 14, 2007, 5:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-ive-learned-from-war-movies/399017 "2007-04-14T05:22:18Z")
Inspired by this thread on westerns I’ve learned that talking about what you’re going to do when the war is over, especially if there is a girl and house involved, will get you shot. --- ## [What warnings would you give to tourists to the US?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-warnings-would-you-give-to-tourists-to-the-us/443546)
**Author:** [@Nars\_Glinley](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nars_Glinley)\ **Replies:** 170\ **Last updated:** [April 6, 2008, 3:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-warnings-would-you-give-to-tourists-to-the-us/443546 "2008-04-06T03:15:53Z")
The British Foreign and Commonwealth Office is apparently quite concerned about our hurricanes and forest fires. The whole southern USA??? My brother lives about 30 miles from the Gulf in the Florida panhandle and he … --- ## [Why do you pass out when you lock your knees?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-you-pass-out-when-you-lock-your-knees/290824)
**Author:** [@Hermitian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hermitian)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [February 20, 2005, 3:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-you-pass-out-when-you-lock-your-knees/290824 "2005-02-20T03:30:06Z")
I’ve always heard that if you lock your knees, you will eventually pass out. A few questions: Why? Evidently it has something to do with restricting blood to the brain. How can your knees prevent blood from getting… --- ## [Wrist watch garrote](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wrist-watch-garrote/705445)
**Author:** [@Lucas\_Jackson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lucas_Jackson)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [May 20, 2021, 7:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wrist-watch-garrote/705445 "2021-05-20T07:05:49Z")
I was just watching the movie Blowout and the bad guy used one. I think they used one in a Bond flick among others. Was this ever really a thing or is it just a movie fabrication? --- ## [Who Is the Youngest Person Here Who Would Happily Have Sex With 2016 Sally Field?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-the-youngest-person-here-who-would-happily-have-sex-with-2016-sally-field/749929)
**Author:** [@bienville](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bienville)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [March 27, 2016, 2:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-the-youngest-person-here-who-would-happily-have-sex-with-2016-sally-field/749929 "2016-03-27T02:40:41Z")
No Spoilers for Hello, My Name is Doris (Boxed Spoilers O.K. if you want to reference the film) (The PREMISE of this film will addressed in the OP but nothing beyond what is apparent in the trailers. If you haven’t see… --- ## [Meatballs (1979)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/meatballs-1979/682389)
**Author:** [@Dale\_Sams](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dale_Sams)\ **Replies:** 60\ **Last updated:** [February 3, 2015, 4:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/meatballs-1979/682389 "2015-02-03T16:16:23Z")
Better than I even remembered. I think the “serious, sincere scenes” (mostly his work with Chris Makepeace) are actually Murray’s finest. I know people love him in ‘Rushmore’ and ‘Lost in Translation’…I know he was tryin… --- ## [Do you like "3D" movies?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-like-3d-movies/552740)
**Author:** [@Peremensoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Peremensoe)\ **Replies:** 115\ **Last updated:** [September 11, 2010, 6:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-like-3d-movies/552740 "2010-09-11T18:56:22Z")
So there was a question about ticket prices, and a remark on one theater, Is it? “3D” movies, of course, aren’t three-dimensional, not even in illusion; if you turn away from the 2D screen, there won’t be any image be… --- ## [What's with all the chimes in American cars?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-with-all-the-chimes-in-american-cars/492232)
**Author:** [@mecaenas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mecaenas)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [April 8, 2009, 2:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-with-all-the-chimes-in-american-cars/492232 "2009-04-08T02:37:52Z")
I tried to find an answer by Google, but perhaps my Google-fu is weak. Every time I see an American movie, TV show, or Top Gear episode that features an American car, every car seems to have an annoying array of non-sto… --- ## [GMC Acadia designer/engineer roast in hell!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gmc-acadia-designer-engineer-roast-in-hell/738571)
**Author:** [@Fir\_na\_tine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fir_na_tine)\ **Replies:** 91\ **Last updated:** [December 11, 2015, 4:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gmc-acadia-designer-engineer-roast-in-hell/738571 "2015-12-11T16:15:06Z")
My son has an Acadia. Left headlight burned out. To replace headlight you must remove front tire, the wheelwell liner and the front bumper trim. Then and only then can you reach the bulb and replace it! We spent 2 ho… --- ## [Stale Leftovers: The August Mini-Rants Thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stale-leftovers-the-august-mini-rants-thread/505161)
**Author:** [@Scuba\_Ben](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scuba_Ben)\ **Replies:** 134\ **Last updated:** [September 11, 2009, 4:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stale-leftovers-the-august-mini-rants-thread/505161 "2009-09-11T04:52:25Z")
Thread title gratuitously swiped and parodied from the July Mini-Rants thread. Because two days have already passed, and I have to come in here and start the mini ranting. grumble grumble --- ## [Anyone fill in the XKCD survey?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-fill-in-the-xkcd-survey/729712)
**Author:** [@Finagle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Finagle)\ **Replies:** 131\ **Last updated:** [September 8, 2015, 3:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-fill-in-the-xkcd-survey/729712 "2015-09-08T15:00:10Z")
Anyone fill in the XKCD survey today? It’s actually the second weirdest survey I participated in today\*. Not sure to answer the question about “How many of your siblings are twins?”. If you’re a twin, then the answ… --- ## [Is Boehner toast as Speaker?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-boehner-toast-as-speaker/645844)
**Author:** [@UltraVires](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/UltraVires)\ **Replies:** 83\ **Last updated:** [January 5, 2013, 4:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-boehner-toast-as-speaker/645844 "2013-01-05T16:58:24Z")
How can a speaker who can only get about 33% of his party on board for one of the most important votes in this term retain his speakership? I understand that there will be many “but the GOP is so radical” responses, but… --- ## [Camping trip with the guys, need ideas](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/camping-trip-with-the-guys-need-ideas/257103)
**Author:** [@Keweenaw](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Keweenaw)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [July 29, 2004, 10:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/camping-trip-with-the-guys-need-ideas/257103 "2004-07-29T10:53:13Z")
Every year for the past 9 years three high school/college friends and I take a trip into the woods to stay in a cabin on a lake for 5 days. We stay at a cabin in the Porcupine Mountain Wilderness State Park if you’re cu… --- ## [How long do I wait before I accept that he's just not into me?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-long-do-i-wait-before-i-accept-that-hes-just-not-into-me/680551)
**Author:** [@Scribble](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scribble)\ **Replies:** 82\ **Last updated:** [February 8, 2014, 1:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-long-do-i-wait-before-i-accept-that-hes-just-not-into-me/680551 "2014-02-08T01:11:52Z")
On Saturday, I went on my first good date in a very, very long time. We were both all smiles, and we had what I, at least, thought was a really good time. (We’d agreed to meet up for brunch–a meal that ended up lasting a… --- ## [Help me avoid locking my keys in my car](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-avoid-locking-my-keys-in-my-car/684029)
**Author:** [@erysichthon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/erysichthon)\ **Replies:** 71\ **Last updated:** [March 21, 2014, 4:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-avoid-locking-my-keys-in-my-car/684029 "2014-03-21T16:31:43Z")
All my life, I’ve been afraid of locking my keys in my car. For many years I carried a duplicate car key in my wallet. That isn’t practical anymore because car keys aren’t just plain old flat keys anymore; they all have … --- ## [Pictures of Straight Dope Computer System?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pictures-of-straight-dope-computer-system/672303)
**Author:** [@Jake](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jake)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [November 8, 2013, 7:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pictures-of-straight-dope-computer-system/672303 "2013-11-08T19:47:18Z")
With specs? That about covers it. Let’s hope the computers aren’t a couple of 386’s thrown together! :slight\_smile: --- ## [When a beautiful woman starts at work... what have you seen?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-a-beautiful-woman-starts-at-work-what-have-you-seen/815624)
**Author:** [@Urbanredneck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Urbanredneck)\ **Replies:** 142\ **Last updated:** [June 9, 2018, 10:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-a-beautiful-woman-starts-at-work-what-have-you-seen/815624 "2018-06-09T22:03:52Z")
Have you ever worked at a place where one day a just stunning, attractive woman starts to work there? A woman every man notices even if they try to play it cool? In your experience what behaviors do you see or how does i… --- ## [I hit rock bottom last night. (Alcohol related)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-hit-rock-bottom-last-night-alcohol-related/446399)
**Author:** [@EmAnJ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EmAnJ)\ **Replies:** 121\ **Last updated:** [April 30, 2008, 12:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-hit-rock-bottom-last-night-alcohol-related/446399 "2008-04-30T00:14:07Z")
Finally. What a relief. I’m an alcoholic and have been struggling for two years with a progressively worse problem. Last night my fiance confronted me for the upteenth time and I broke down and admitted everything and… --- ## [Why does Mexican food make my ass burn?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-mexican-food-make-my-ass-burn/92057)
**Author:** [@ElvisL1ves](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ElvisL1ves)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [November 9, 2001, 3:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-mexican-food-make-my-ass-burn/92057 "2001-11-09T03:44:23Z")
Just got back from a business trip to the Southwest, where simple courtesy requires accompanying one’s associates to Mexican restaurants multiple times. No problem there, but simple manhood requires using as much hot sau… --- ## [I'm getting a new kitten! And she needs a name that means "Survivor"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-getting-a-new-kitten-and-she-needs-a-name-that-means-survivor/603289)
**Author:** [@papergirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/papergirl)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [December 12, 2011, 12:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-getting-a-new-kitten-and-she-needs-a-name-that-means-survivor/603289 "2011-12-12T00:17:28Z")
I have a friend who, together with her husband, are even bigger animal lovers than I am. In fact, they brought me my latest cat, Six, who is gorgeous and sweet and second-in-command around here cat-wise. (I don’t have 6… --- ## [Kool-Aid as a racial stereotype?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kool-aid-as-a-racial-stereotype/739605)
**Author:** [@Not\_Carlson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Not_Carlson)\ **Replies:** 84\ **Last updated:** [December 10, 2015, 1:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kool-aid-as-a-racial-stereotype/739605 "2015-12-10T13:55:23Z")
I found this Nightly Show piecequite amusing (first 2 min), especially the little girl’s reaction, but the idea that a reference to Kool-Aid might be considered racist was completely new to me. I’ve heard of watermelon,… --- ## [What's the most disgusting or deranged thing you have ever heard of/been witness to?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-disgusting-or-deranged-thing-you-have-ever-heard-of-been-witness-to/522406)
**Author:** [@Stauderhorse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stauderhorse)\ **Replies:** 67\ **Last updated:** [December 31, 2009, 6:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-disgusting-or-deranged-thing-you-have-ever-heard-of-been-witness-to/522406 "2009-12-31T06:26:06Z")
I’m currently reading The Real Animal House by Chris Miller, recommended by a member of this board. It claims to be a collection of very raunchy and nasty stories from the fraternity that inspired the movie Animal House;… --- ## [Good butter and good cheese, is Good English and Good Fries](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-butter-and-good-cheese-is-good-english-and-good-fries/239305)
**Author:** [@Daver914](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Daver914)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [January 7, 2016, 12:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-butter-and-good-cheese-is-good-english-and-good-fries/239305 "2016-01-07T12:20:17Z")
To clarify, this is a thread about language, not food. I’ve often heard the couplet “Good butter and good cheese, is Good English and Good Fries”, used to show the close relationship between English and Frisian, the lan… --- ## [Feds bust Josh Duggar](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/feds-bust-josh-duggar/941076)
**Author:** [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Replies:** 123\ **Last updated:** [August 8, 2023, 1:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/feds-bust-josh-duggar/941076 "2023-08-08T13:27:47Z")
Link No word yet as to why, but with the Feds involved it won’t be minor. Looks like 2021 isn’t going to be kind to asshole white boys. --- ## [Those for new gun control laws...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/those-for-new-gun-control-laws/797847)
**Author:** [@nate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nate)\ **Replies:** 171\ **Last updated:** [October 17, 2017, 1:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/those-for-new-gun-control-laws/797847 "2017-10-17T01:42:29Z")
I know this topic has probably been done to death, but I have a question/survey for those in favor for new gun control laws. Disclaimer, I’m a liberal, from a conservative family and probably the reddest state in the cou… --- ## [Why do people start smoking?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-people-start-smoking/540722)
**Author:** [@Freudian\_Slit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Freudian_Slit)\ **Replies:** 138\ **Last updated:** [June 5, 2010, 6:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-people-start-smoking/540722 "2010-06-05T06:36:53Z")
I’m going to assume that most everyone participating already knew that it was dangerous when they started. But I’m curious because it’s not like alcohol where you lose inhibitions and feel really good. I’m told there is … --- ## [Oh! I just got that! (sound of hand smacking forehead)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oh-i-just-got-that-sound-of-hand-smacking-forehead/51805)
**Author:** [@Jeannie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jeannie)\ **Replies:** 155\ **Last updated:** [April 22, 2001, 7:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oh-i-just-got-that-sound-of-hand-smacking-forehead/51805 "2001-04-22T07:47:45Z")
Okay, so I’m sitting there one day, watching “South Park.” Chef is singing, and I’m thinking about how his voice is that of Isaac Hayes, who did the theme for “Shaft.” All of a sudden, I get the connection! “Chef” is a p… --- ## [Breath of the Wild 2 - 2022 \[Now titled "Tears of the Kingdom"\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/breath-of-the-wild-2-2022-now-titled-tears-of-the-kingdom/944340)
**Author:** [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Replies:** 234\ **Last updated:** [December 18, 2025, 8:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/breath-of-the-wild-2-2022-now-titled-tears-of-the-kingdom/944340 "2025-12-18T20:07:20Z")
It’s the most anticipated game of all time for me. I have Breath of the Wild as not only the greatest game of all time, but a rather large gap between it and whatever the next contenders would be. I can not wait. I do n… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=744&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=746&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)