# Top **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=747&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:** 748 --- ## [My friend's crisis is annoying me. Stop me from being an asshole.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-friends-crisis-is-annoying-me-stop-me-from-being-an-asshole/564697)
**Author:** [@Kyla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kyla)\ **Replies:** 68\ **Last updated:** [December 27, 2010, 9:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-friends-crisis-is-annoying-me-stop-me-from-being-an-asshole/564697 "2010-12-27T09:37:33Z")
So, I have an online friend. She is having a breakdown of some kind at the moment. I really have no idea what it is, because she hasn’t posted any details. I know it’s happening because she has posted a couple of vagu… --- ## [Meaning and origin of "Damn your eyes"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/meaning-and-origin-of-damn-your-eyes/429765)
**Author:** [@Kizarvexius](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kizarvexius)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [December 13, 2007, 10:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/meaning-and-origin-of-damn-your-eyes/429765 "2007-12-13T22:28:30Z")
It seems I’m running into this expression more and more in my reading of late. I understand that it’s not intended to be taken as a compliment, but I can’t quite figure out what it is supposed to mean. Any ideas as to … --- ## [UK Autumn/Winter Dopefest](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/uk-autumn-winter-dopefest/265127)
**Author:** [@Angua](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Angua)\ **Replies:** 253\ **Last updated:** [August 28, 2006, 4:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/uk-autumn-winter-dopefest/265127 "2006-08-28T16:12:19Z")
So, in the pub on Sunday evening, with a couple of BritDopers, it occured to me that its been a while since we’ve had a “proper” Dopefest - you know the type that involves beer, food, AnguaCookies, Mine Pies, magic trick… --- ## [Will Wall Street be abolished if Sanders wins?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-wall-street-be-abolished-if-sanders-wins/745437)
**Author:** [@GloryDays](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GloryDays)\ **Replies:** 93\ **Last updated:** [February 12, 2016, 11:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-wall-street-be-abolished-if-sanders-wins/745437 "2016-02-12T23:05:15Z")
Will a President Bernie Sanders destroy Wall Street so bad that it ceases to exist only to take care of non producers? --- ## [If a potential love interest has herpes do you move on?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-a-potential-love-interest-has-herpes-do-you-move-on/670239)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 79\ **Last updated:** [October 6, 2013, 4:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-a-potential-love-interest-has-herpes-do-you-move-on/670239 "2013-10-06T04:47:06Z")
Per this “Dear Prudence” article a woman told a man who was attracted to her she had herpes and wanted to “take things slow” and he effectively (she says) ran away. I’ve never dated someone with herpes but it seems like… --- ## [Why does the NFL discourage end zone celebrations?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-the-nfl-discourage-end-zone-celebrations/605102)
**Author:** [@Guinastasia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guinastasia)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [December 8, 2011, 9:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-the-nfl-discourage-end-zone-celebrations/605102 "2011-12-08T21:36:06Z")
I don’t understand this – what’s the big deal about goofing off after scoring a touch down? In the NHL, it’s practically encouraged after scoring a goal. (My personal favorite was the time that Tiger Williams rode arou… --- ## [Are Aaron and Erin homophonic?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-aaron-and-erin-homophonic/126813)
**Author:** [@scratch1300](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/scratch1300)\ **Replies:** 128\ **Last updated:** [February 25, 2011, 9:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-aaron-and-erin-homophonic/126813 "2011-02-25T21:47:03Z")
I was watching television last night where a father-to-be was talking about naming his child. He said that Erin – or what sounded like Erin – would be a good choice because it would work for either a boy or girl, you’d … --- ## [Dinner Parties](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dinner-parties/589529)
**Author:** [@YaraMateo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/YaraMateo)\ **Replies:** 90\ **Last updated:** [July 27, 2011, 9:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dinner-parties/589529 "2011-07-27T09:22:10Z")
As most of you probably imagined (if you ever gave the time to lol), I was very odd child. One of the things I imagined doing as an adult (and imagined adults did frequently) was have and throw dinner parties. Oh, how gr… --- ## [What sort of obstructions can a helicopter propeller withstand?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-sort-of-obstructions-can-a-helicopter-propeller-withstand/705105)
**Author:** [@Henryunderborn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Henryunderborn)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [November 21, 2014, 7:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-sort-of-obstructions-can-a-helicopter-propeller-withstand/705105 "2014-11-21T19:52:53Z")
If the outside of a helecopter propellar was on full speed, flying through the air, what sort of walls or other obstructions could it hit, and still maintain its flight? --- ## ["Companies still need talented systems designers and other well-trained technicians" LOL WUT?!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/companies-still-need-talented-systems-designers-and-other-well-trained-technicians-lol-wut/560542)
**Author:** [@Le\_Jacquelope](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Le_Jacquelope)\ **Replies:** 66\ **Last updated:** [December 8, 2010, 6:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/companies-still-need-talented-systems-designers-and-other-well-trained-technicians-lol-wut/560542 "2010-12-08T06:21:18Z")
but… “A lot of lower-end IT work has been outsourced to India”… http://finance.yahoo.com/news/20-Industries-Where-Jobs-Are-usnews-367106623.html?x=0 What was that? First, let’s just put the POLITICS of pro-offshoring … --- ## [(Why) do hunters wear camouflage?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-hunters-wear-camouflage/519578)
**Author:** [@Frylock](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frylock)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [December 3, 2009, 5:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-hunters-wear-camouflage/519578 "2009-12-03T17:13:20Z")
I’m watching the beginning of the most recent episode of House. There are two men hunting. They are wearing camouflauge, and over that, they’re wearing bright orange vests. The orange vests are to help make sure they do… --- ## [The Expendables - Greatest action movie ever made?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-expendables-greatest-action-movie-ever-made/534506)
**Author:** [@msmith537](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/msmith537)\ **Replies:** 76\ **Last updated:** [November 27, 2010, 12:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-expendables-greatest-action-movie-ever-made/534506 "2010-11-27T12:02:06Z")
Sylvester Stallone Jason Statham Jet Li Dolph Lundgren Randy Couture Steve Austin Mickey Rourke Bruce Willis Arnold Schwarzenegger Danny Trejo Trailer here --- ## [Cube Steak vs Minute Steak](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cube-steak-vs-minute-steak/587473)
**Author:** [@Ruby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ruby)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [July 2, 2011, 12:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cube-steak-vs-minute-steak/587473 "2011-07-02T00:00:06Z")
Are they the same thing? I remember my mom making “minute steak” for dinner. We now have “cube steak” for dinner and it seems to be a similar, if not the same, thing. Cube steak is beef that’s been ran through a cuber… --- ## [Characters on long run TV shows who fell in love or hooked up (but didn't start out to do so)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/characters-on-long-run-tv-shows-who-fell-in-love-or-hooked-up-but-didnt-start-out-to-do-so/507126)
**Author:** [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Replies:** 78\ **Last updated:** [August 24, 2009, 4:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/characters-on-long-run-tv-shows-who-fell-in-love-or-hooked-up-but-didnt-start-out-to-do-so/507126 "2009-08-24T16:11:08Z")
Shows like Moonlighting and Who’s the Boss? were clearly set up for the hero and heroine to fall in love (or at least into bed), but the Chandler and Monica affair and marriage on Friends was more of a surprise. On Fras… --- ## [Modern Family, February 16, 2011 -- "Princess Party"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/modern-family-february-16-2011-princess-party/571712)
**Author:** [@gytalf2000](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gytalf2000)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [February 18, 2011, 10:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/modern-family-february-16-2011-princess-party/571712 "2011-02-18T22:11:17Z")
So, what did everyone think of last night’s episode? --- ## [Question about BTTF 2](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-bttf-2/543140)
**Author:** [@Quimby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quimby)\ **Replies:** 80\ **Last updated:** [June 23, 2010, 9:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-bttf-2/543140 "2010-06-23T21:52:40Z")
Another thread about Back to the Future reminded me of a question I have discussed in the past. There is a scene early in the movie when they are in 2015 and it’s raining. The rain stops and Doc Brown compliments the W… --- ## [Who thinks they will be single the rest of their life?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-thinks-they-will-be-single-the-rest-of-their-life/187313)
**Author:** [@Incubus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Incubus)\ **Replies:** 166\ **Last updated:** [July 24, 2003, 6:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-thinks-they-will-be-single-the-rest-of-their-life/187313 "2003-07-24T06:35:23Z")
I’ve been giving this some thought lately. As it is, I’ve had terrible luck with relationships. It makes me feel like even if I had a good chance of getting into a relationship, I’d be extremely wary that there was some … --- ## [What kind of optical illusion is this (pic in thread):](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-kind-of-optical-illusion-is-this-pic-in-thread/614555)
**Author:** [@cainxinth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cainxinth)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [March 7, 2012, 9:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-kind-of-optical-illusion-is-this-pic-in-thread/614555 "2012-03-07T21:25:10Z")
pic Just curious if this effect has a name. --- ## [Appropriate Pronoun for a Drag Queen](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/appropriate-pronoun-for-a-drag-queen/631965)
**Author:** [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [August 23, 2012, 4:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/appropriate-pronoun-for-a-drag-queen/631965 "2012-08-23T16:03:58Z")
This is a serious question, and I wonder if the gay community and/or the entertainment community have settled on a consensus for this. A guy is “he,” even if he’s gay. If a guy is in full-on drag, and I’m referring to h… --- ## [What's so bad about Cameroon?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-so-bad-about-cameroon/630739)
**Author:** [@Simple\_Linctus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Simple_Linctus)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [August 15, 2012, 9:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-so-bad-about-cameroon/630739 "2012-08-15T21:38:16Z")
I see that so far SEVEN atheletes from Cameroon have disappeared in London. See The Sun for example. Is there something about Cameroon that makes it much worse than other impoverished African states? Or is there somethi… --- ## [15-Year-Old Chinese Tourist Carves His Name on 3500-Year-Old Egyptian Tomb](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/15-year-old-chinese-tourist-carves-his-name-on-3500-year-old-egyptian-tomb/659463)
**Author:** [@Smapti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smapti)\ **Replies:** 60\ **Last updated:** [May 29, 2013, 10:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/15-year-old-chinese-tourist-carves-his-name-on-3500-year-old-egyptian-tomb/659463 "2013-05-29T22:27:57Z")
Story here. I guess this kid was hoping his stunt would immortalize his name. In a just world, he would be remembered for the rest of his life as “that asshole who defaced an irreplaceable part of human history.” --- ## [911 called me!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/911-called-me/523528)
**Author:** [@Caveat\_lector\_1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Caveat_lector_1)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [August 27, 2019, 7:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/911-called-me/523528 "2019-08-27T07:31:10Z")
So there I was taking my Sunday nap when the land line starts to ring. I figured it is time to get up anyway so I got dressed and went to look at the caller ID to see who it was. It wasn’t for me, and I was the only one … --- ## [You won the lottery. Which currently available artist/group do you hire to provide the live music?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-won-the-lottery-which-currently-available-artist-group-do-you-hire-to-provide-the-live-music/646815)
**Author:** [@Leaffan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaffan)\ **Replies:** 104\ **Last updated:** [January 20, 2013, 5:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-won-the-lottery-which-currently-available-artist-group-do-you-hire-to-provide-the-live-music/646815 "2013-01-20T05:07:15Z")
We’ve all seen stories about private parties with hired stars as the entertainment. My brother recently was at one with Tony Bennett as entertainment. Who would you hire? --- ## [A 60+ year old man just asked me out!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-60-year-old-man-just-asked-me-out/349763)
**Author:** [@Anaamika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anaamika)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [March 27, 2006, 4:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-60-year-old-man-just-asked-me-out/349763 "2006-03-27T16:14:48Z")
To put this in its proper light, you should know I’m 30. Anyway, this guy’s been sort of being extra nice for about six months…smiling, and waving, opening doors, etc. Someone closer to my age I would have automatically… --- ## [What are the levers on electric guitars for?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-the-levers-on-electric-guitars-for/204007)
**Author:** [@Capt.Ridley\_s\_Shooting\_Party](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Capt.Ridley_s_Shooting_Party)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [September 27, 2003, 3:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-the-levers-on-electric-guitars-for/204007 "2003-09-27T03:19:42Z")
I’ve seen some (but not all) electric guitars have what seems to be a small metal lever on their body. An example of this was the guitar that the guitarist from REM was playing at this years Glastonbury. He was playing… --- ## [Turmeric as a cancer cure?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/turmeric-as-a-cancer-cure/638939)
**Author:** [@tdn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tdn)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [October 28, 2012, 5:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/turmeric-as-a-cancer-cure/638939 "2012-10-28T05:36:54Z")
Seen on a friend’s fb page: "While cancer drugs have repeatedly been found to make tumors worse and kill the patient more quickly… "A multitude of studies have shown that turmeric reduces tumor size by a whopping 81% o… --- ## [Significance of an open air vagina.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/significance-of-an-open-air-vagina/475482)
**Author:** [@Cation](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cation)\ **Replies:** 102\ **Last updated:** [December 6, 2008, 5:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/significance-of-an-open-air-vagina/475482 "2008-12-06T17:14:39Z")
I am not familiar with the average swinger, but I may have encountered some this evening. I was wondering if I may have missed some hidden codes from the couple in question. I was at a bar with my brother and two male … --- ## [A plea to Jon Stewart](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-plea-to-jon-stewart/462356)
**Author:** [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Replies:** 88\ **Last updated:** [October 23, 2008, 12:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-plea-to-jon-stewart/462356 "2008-10-23T12:02:21Z")
I know you read this board, Jon. You’re too smart not to at least have one of your minions cruising the net. The bit the other night with Rob Riggle pretending to be in Wasilla was hilarious. But Jon, trust me, nothin… --- ## [Is 19th Century U.S.A. the closest we've been to a Libertarian Ideal?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-19th-century-u-s-a-the-closest-weve-been-to-a-libertarian-ideal/686110)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 83\ **Last updated:** [April 30, 2014, 3:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-19th-century-u-s-a-the-closest-weve-been-to-a-libertarian-ideal/686110 "2014-04-30T15:14:24Z")
Reposted with permission: Is this true and, if so, was it true for all levels of society? --- ## [Little life luxuries you only recently discovered](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/little-life-luxuries-you-only-recently-discovered/772817)
**Author:** [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Replies:** 77\ **Last updated:** [December 5, 2016, 5:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/little-life-luxuries-you-only-recently-discovered/772817 "2016-12-05T05:07:20Z")
It’s the little luxuries in life that make a huge difference. What little luxuries have you recently discovered that make your life better? I recently discovered Dickies Socks. I don’t know why, but these are the best s… --- ## [Receipt checking](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/receipt-checking/574296)
**Author:** [@Sully](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sully)\ **Replies:** 72\ **Last updated:** [March 15, 2011, 11:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/receipt-checking/574296 "2011-03-15T23:35:09Z")
I apologize if this has been discussed before (I did a search and didn’t find anything specific), but I was wondering if consumers have the right to refuse to show receipts to door checkers upon leaving the store. I unde… --- ## [Why is the show 'The Big Bang Theory' so called?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-the-show-the-big-bang-theory-so-called/622405)
**Author:** [@Stelios](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stelios)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [May 19, 2012, 10:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-the-show-the-big-bang-theory-so-called/622405 "2012-05-19T22:02:32Z")
Title says it all. Hardly a portentious question but, well, ignorance is ignorance. Why is ‘The Big Bang Theory’ called ‘The Big Bang Theory’? As far as I can tell (although I’ve only just started watching it) the tit… --- ## [Gross abuses of the English language](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gross-abuses-of-the-english-language/174991)
**Author:** [@godzillatemple](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/godzillatemple)\ **Replies:** 212\ **Last updated:** [May 29, 2003, 8:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gross-abuses-of-the-english-language/174991 "2003-05-29T20:05:02Z")
All right, those of you who purposely abuse the language in an attempt to be “hip” or “ironic” can pretty much ignore this post, but the rest of you better pay attention, since I don’t want to have to come over there and… --- ## [i am a lazy typer...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-a-lazy-typer/599870)
**Author:** [@\_Olive](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/_Olive)\ **Replies:** 116\ **Last updated:** [October 19, 2011, 1:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-a-lazy-typer/599870 "2011-10-19T13:46:30Z")
i have been feeling a little out of place here because i notice everyone seems to have perfect type … i use ellipsis …i know that bothers some people …as i have been told many times … oh well …i guess some of you won’t… --- ## ['Behavior Modification' camps for unruly teens: unspeakably barbaric, or worth it?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/behavior-modification-camps-for-unruly-teens-unspeakably-barbaric-or-worth-it/185671)
**Author:** [@Ms2001](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ms2001)\ **Replies:** 117\ **Last updated:** [August 6, 2003, 11:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/behavior-modification-camps-for-unruly-teens-unspeakably-barbaric-or-worth-it/185671 "2003-08-06T11:41:43Z")
The Observer: The last resort That’s enough quoting for one OP, but please, read the article. The second page describes the flimsy reasons that parents send their kids to this re-education camp, and the eerie, Stepford… --- ## [What job attainable by average people pays the most?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-job-attainable-by-average-people-pays-the-most/569494)
**Author:** [@BrandonR](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrandonR)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [February 2, 2011, 4:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-job-attainable-by-average-people-pays-the-most/569494 "2011-02-02T04:31:13Z")
I’m sure this question will depend a lot how you interpret the following, but stay with me… Take the average person, of average skills and intelligence (no prodigies or geniuses), with only the ability to go to college … --- ## [Why are police issued machine guns?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-police-issued-machine-guns/643112)
**Author:** [@Atakapa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Atakapa)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [December 12, 2012, 5:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-police-issued-machine-guns/643112 "2012-12-12T17:37:41Z")
It’s quite common for police departments in many nations to have multiple fully automatic\* M-16, FAL, and MP5 firearms, which are apparently often carried in squad cars. I’ve even seen pictures of American SWAT teams wit… --- ## [What is the most abundant man made object in the world.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-most-abundant-man-made-object-in-the-world/112566)
**Author:** [@enipla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/enipla)\ **Replies:** 78\ **Last updated:** [June 18, 2016, 3:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-most-abundant-man-made-object-in-the-world/112566 "2016-06-18T03:51:48Z")
Don’t count things that have been discarded. Do count objects or things that are stocked on shelves or stockpiled for future use. Paper is hard to quantify, as is rope or wire. I’m thinking of single objects, or objec… --- ## [Accent on Outback Steakhouse commercials genuine?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/accent-on-outback-steakhouse-commercials-genuine/643926)
**Author:** [@Frylock](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frylock)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [December 17, 2012, 10:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/accent-on-outback-steakhouse-commercials-genuine/643926 "2012-12-17T10:54:25Z")
Doesn’t sound like the Australian accent I’m familiar with, but Australia’s a big country… --- ## [funny thing about the matrix](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/funny-thing-about-the-matrix/175816)
**Author:** [@owlofcreamcheese](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/owlofcreamcheese)\ **Replies:** 194\ **Last updated:** [May 23, 2003, 2:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/funny-thing-about-the-matrix/175816 "2003-05-23T14:26:19Z")
did anyone nodice that when the original matrix came out there was a glut of teenagers that were amazeingly elitist and had a “none of you can understand this deep movie, your much to stupid to like such a wonderful mov… --- ## [Subliminable?!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/subliminable/33025)
**Author:** [@Unauthorized\_Cinnamon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Unauthorized_Cinnamon)\ **Replies:** 118\ **Last updated:** [September 21, 2000, 9:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/subliminable/33025 "2000-09-21T21:43:13Z")
You’ve probably heard the frenzy over the “subliminal message” in one of Bush’s ads. But did you hear his comments? In his denial of any knowledge of the “Rats” message, Bush pronounces “subliminal” as “subliminable.” No… --- ## [is raping a prostitute the same as shoplifting?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-raping-a-prostitute-the-same-as-shoplifting/561612)
**Author:** [@MinkyBinks735](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MinkyBinks735)\ **Replies:** 65\ **Last updated:** [November 25, 2010, 9:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-raping-a-prostitute-the-same-as-shoplifting/561612 "2010-11-25T21:13:33Z")
is raping a prostitute the same as shoplifting? --- ## [How Well Can Humans Maintain a Tempo?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-well-can-humans-maintain-a-tempo/643142)
**Author:** [@Garula](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Garula)\ **Replies:** 89\ **Last updated:** [December 10, 2012, 7:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-well-can-humans-maintain-a-tempo/643142 "2012-12-10T19:31:35Z")
For no good reason, I’ve been wondering about this. Suppose you take two very skilled musicians and place them in two adjacent, soundproof rooms such that they cannot hear each other. On cue, you have them both begin to… --- ## [Devil's Advocate: Why should dueling be illegal?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/devils-advocate-why-should-dueling-be-illegal/487024)
**Author:** [@Vox\_Imperatoris](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Vox_Imperatoris)\ **Replies:** 80\ **Last updated:** [March 3, 2009, 8:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/devils-advocate-why-should-dueling-be-illegal/487024 "2009-03-03T08:49:58Z")
In this thread, I will argue for the position that consensual dueling, i.e. fights carried on to a specific, predetermined point, possibly to the death, should be legal under this proposal. Of course, one wouldn’t be ta… --- ## [Men who dance. (Ballet)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/men-who-dance-ballet/227943)
**Author:** [@mangeorge](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mangeorge)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [July 15, 2012, 8:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/men-who-dance-ballet/227943 "2012-07-15T20:46:39Z")
I was idly watching ballet on tv the other night, trying to “get it”. I couldn’t help but again notice the rather prodigious crotch bulges on these guys. Enough to make even heavy metal band members jealous. Ok, I’m sop… --- ## [Does contemporary western history paint an inaccurate picture of Adolph Hitler?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-contemporary-western-history-paint-an-inaccurate-picture-of-adolph-hitler/524493)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 85\ **Last updated:** [January 13, 2010, 5:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-contemporary-western-history-paint-an-inaccurate-picture-of-adolph-hitler/524493 "2010-01-13T17:31:54Z")
Oliver Stone is proposing to put together a 10 hour overview of 20th century history for TV that will include a more complex and nuanced view of Hitler than seen previously that explores the external social and economic … --- ## [A Question For Historians: Anything New About WWII?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-question-for-historians-anything-new-about-wwii/720370)
**Author:** [@ralph124c](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ralph124c)\ **Replies:** 81\ **Last updated:** [July 23, 2015, 1:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-question-for-historians-anything-new-about-wwii/720370 "2015-07-23T01:45:50Z")
I have read a lot of books about the war. It seems to me, that just about every topic relevant to WWII has been endlessly examined (and re-examined). I am sure that when the old Soviet Union fell (and its archives were o… --- ## [Best TV musical performance you've seen](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-tv-musical-performance-youve-seen/609760)
**Author:** [@installLSC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/installLSC)\ **Replies:** 80\ **Last updated:** [February 6, 2012, 11:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-tv-musical-performance-youve-seen/609760 "2012-02-06T23:25:06Z")
While we’re arguing in the Lana Del Ray thread about whether it’s one of the worst performances seen on SNL, I decided to go in a more positive route. What’s the best performance on TV you’ve seen by a band or singer? … --- ## [Good joke society- I can't get a teaching job](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-joke-society-i-cant-get-a-teaching-job/549081)
**Author:** [@escape3500](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/escape3500)\ **Replies:** 80\ **Last updated:** [August 10, 2010, 3:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-joke-society-i-cant-get-a-teaching-job/549081 "2010-08-10T03:10:34Z")
Okay- here is my beef. All my life I was told that if I worked hard enough, I would get a job. Well four years of private college and 3.97 gpa later- no employer will even give me the time of day. I am a certified teache… --- ## [Is it "schwanzstucker" or "schwanzschtupper"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-schwanzstucker-or-schwanzschtupper/927958)
**Author:** [@Ranger\_Jeff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ranger_Jeff)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [December 18, 2020, 2:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-schwanzstucker-or-schwanzschtupper/927958 "2020-12-18T02:51:36Z")
Considering that you use your schwanz to schtupp, I think the latter is more appropriate but Google seems to disagree. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=746&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=748&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)