# Top **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=749&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:** 750 --- ## [What's the medical term for having a stick up your ass removed?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-medical-term-for-having-a-stick-up-your-ass-removed/112280)
**Author:** [@Morbo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Morbo)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [October 20, 2020, 3:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-medical-term-for-having-a-stick-up-your-ass-removed/112280 "2020-10-20T03:48:12Z")
I was tempted to not explain this at all, but I didn’t want to be the SDMB resident “ya fuck one goat” guy, so here’s why I want to know: We have a good friend that’s been dating this doctor health-nut guy, and every ti… --- ## [Is there such thing as a windshield coating to help reduce or prevent rock chips?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-such-thing-as-a-windshield-coating-to-help-reduce-or-prevent-rock-chips/419264)
**Author:** [@Gut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gut)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [September 17, 2007, 9:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-such-thing-as-a-windshield-coating-to-help-reduce-or-prevent-rock-chips/419264 "2007-09-17T21:03:07Z")
I replaced my windshield this summer and I already have 2 rock chips that are too large for the epoxy repair. If they don’t become cracks that span the entire windshield directly in my line of vision before winter it wil… --- ## [Things that scare me, by Cooper the Portuguese Water Dog](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-that-scare-me-by-cooper-the-portuguese-water-dog/685029)
**Author:** [@MacTech](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MacTech)\ **Replies:** 72\ **Last updated:** [February 17, 2022, 12:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-that-scare-me-by-cooper-the-portuguese-water-dog/685029 "2022-02-17T00:05:08Z")
Hi DoperFreinds, Dad’s letting me post another thread here, JOY! 'Cause Dad thinks it’s funny, he wanted me to post a list of things that scare me, and things that don’t… The SodaStream Monster still scares me, but not… --- ## [What land will you choose to be viceroy of after the conquest?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-land-will-you-choose-to-be-viceroy-of-after-the-conquest/462208)
**Author:** [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Replies:** 145\ **Last updated:** [September 16, 2008, 2:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-land-will-you-choose-to-be-viceroy-of-after-the-conquest/462208 "2008-09-16T02:01:19Z")
Okay, it’s common knowledge that I’m plotting to conquer the Earth. It’s somewhat less common knowledge that, being extremely lazy, I have no interest in the adminstration of tyranny and thus will slough off the actual … --- ## [How safe is it to let people from craigslist in to your home?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-safe-is-it-to-let-people-from-craigslist-in-to-your-home/663396)
**Author:** [@matt357](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/matt357)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [July 13, 2013, 11:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-safe-is-it-to-let-people-from-craigslist-in-to-your-home/663396 "2013-07-13T23:35:15Z")
I have some furniture that I want to sell on Craigslist but I live in a rich area and I’m concerned this will paint me as a good victim for a home invasion. I don’t feel very safe letting strangers from Craigslist into … --- ## [Goddamn it BigT, stop bumping ATMB threads you fucking knob.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/goddamn-it-bigt-stop-bumping-atmb-threads-you-fucking-knob/637819)
**Author:** [@Giraffe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Giraffe)\ **Replies:** 83\ **Last updated:** [October 20, 2012, 11:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/goddamn-it-bigt-stop-bumping-atmb-threads-you-fucking-knob/637819 "2012-10-20T23:34:16Z")
For the last week or two, every time I wander into ATMB there’s a thread that had died weeks ago back at the top of the list. “Oh, did something interesting happen?” I wonder as I click on it. No, it’s just BigT, final… --- ## [Carlos Slim, world's richest man disagrees with Gates & Buffett on charitable giving. Who is right?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/carlos-slim-worlds-richest-man-disagrees-with-gates-buffett-on-charitable-giving-who-is-right/532134)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 60\ **Last updated:** [March 16, 2010, 3:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/carlos-slim-worlds-richest-man-disagrees-with-gates-buffett-on-charitable-giving-who-is-right/532134 "2010-03-16T03:10:53Z")
Per this articlethe current “richest man in the world” Carlos Slim says “Santa Claus” in this case is an obvious reference to the Gates and Buffet foundations that are dedicated to funding various charitable causes wor… --- ## [Songs with storm sounds in them? (no nature soundtracks)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-with-storm-sounds-in-them-no-nature-soundtracks/667957)
**Author:** [@elfkin477](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elfkin477)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [September 6, 2013, 3:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-with-storm-sounds-in-them-no-nature-soundtracks/667957 "2013-09-06T03:59:39Z")
\*What I’m not looking for: nature sounds CD tracks, with or without instrumental accompaniment \* There was a thunder storm last week while I was driving home, and it amused me some that my mixed CD on random landed on b… --- ## [surnames without vowels](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/surnames-without-vowels/35278)
**Author:** [@curwin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/curwin)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [October 3, 2000, 11:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/surnames-without-vowels/35278 "2000-10-03T23:20:34Z")
Here’s a question that has bothered me since high school: Why do certain last names (I think exclusively Asian ones) have English spellings without vowels? For example, Ng. I’m sure that those names have a particular pro… --- ## [How fast do you drive on the highway?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-fast-do-you-drive-on-the-highway/517804)
**Author:** [@John\_DiFool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_DiFool)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [November 17, 2009, 6:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-fast-do-you-drive-on-the-highway/517804 "2009-11-17T18:03:11Z")
Assume limited access highways-few to no traffic lights or stop signs, minimum posted speed of 55 MPH. Speeds posted presume a +/- uncertainty-so if you chose “+5”, that means you might tend to average +/- 2-3 MPH eithe… --- ## [Good Detective Show like Broadchurch etc. for Netflix](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-detective-show-like-broadchurch-etc-for-netflix/721368)
**Author:** [@Cartesian\_Rationalist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cartesian_Rationalist)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [May 2, 2016, 12:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-detective-show-like-broadchurch-etc-for-netflix/721368 "2016-05-02T12:27:40Z")
Hello Dopers, I’ve been binge-watching a few detective dramas on Netflix, and I would like to find more, the ones I have watched are: The Killing, Sherlock, Luther and Broadchurch. I am looking for similar shows, and … --- ## [Ben Nelson retiring. Good (I hope)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ben-nelson-retiring-good-i-hope/607572)
**Author:** [@Boyo\_Jim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Boyo_Jim)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [March 12, 2012, 3:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ben-nelson-retiring-good-i-hope/607572 "2012-03-12T15:50:35Z")
With Democrats like Nelson, one hardly needs Republicans. Still, with a state like Nebraska, the next person could be worse. Good luck, Nebraska Dems – I’m sure you can find a more progressive candidate than him, I jus… --- ## [Cooked v. Raw Blueberries - I can't be the only one who notices this](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cooked-v-raw-blueberries-i-cant-be-the-only-one-who-notices-this/546613)
**Author:** [@Stoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stoid)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [July 14, 2010, 9:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cooked-v-raw-blueberries-i-cant-be-the-only-one-who-notices-this/546613 "2010-07-14T21:29:18Z")
I learned very late in life that fresh blueberries are tart and delicious. The only blueberries I had tasted in my life were cooked, in pie or muffins. And I found them to be completely disgusting, having pretty much n… --- ## [I was attacked at the movies today](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-was-attacked-at-the-movies-today/661098)
**Author:** [@AngelSoft](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AngelSoft)\ **Replies:** 103\ **Last updated:** [June 22, 2013, 3:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-was-attacked-at-the-movies-today/661098 "2013-06-22T15:36:24Z")
So, weeks after it came out, I was finally able to go see Iron Man 3 today. My parents wanted to see it too, so we all went together. Everything’s pretty uneventful at first. Buy our tickets, parents buy some popcorn, he… --- ## [Where do nerds like to hang out?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-do-nerds-like-to-hang-out/569320)
**Author:** [@Diamonds02](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Diamonds02)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [January 31, 2011, 2:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-do-nerds-like-to-hang-out/569320 "2011-01-31T14:40:43Z")
I get around in town, and out of town. I come in contact with a large diversity of people, but it seems that nerds are underrepresented every where I go. Sure, I may see a gang of nerds here or there, but I’ve never went… --- ## ["Sorry for the Way Things Are in China" -- what is John Denver talking about?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sorry-for-the-way-things-are-in-china-what-is-john-denver-talking-about/330678)
**Author:** [@Rodgers01](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rodgers01)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [October 19, 2014, 9:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sorry-for-the-way-things-are-in-china-what-is-john-denver-talking-about/330678 "2014-10-19T21:58:32Z")
This is the refrain for the song “I’m Sorry” by John Denver: I’m sorry for the way things are in China I’m sorry things ain’t what they used to be But more than anything else I’m sorry for myself 'Cause you’re not h… --- ## [I'd rather live in soulless suburban sprawl than a fraudulent, prefab "Town Center."](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/id-rather-live-in-soulless-suburban-sprawl-than-a-fraudulent-prefab-town-center/404077)
**Author:** [@TLDRIDKJKLOLFTW](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TLDRIDKJKLOLFTW)\ **Replies:** 149\ **Last updated:** [May 22, 2007, 7:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/id-rather-live-in-soulless-suburban-sprawl-than-a-fraudulent-prefab-town-center/404077 "2007-05-22T07:26:08Z")
I just visited my hometown after being away for a good several years. It’s a very typical suburb on the east coast, very low-key and humble. Apparently, they’ve decided to put in a huge fraudulent, prefab “Town Center” … --- ## [What is a movie that has good dialogue](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-a-movie-that-has-good-dialogue/665483)
**Author:** [@PSXer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PSXer)\ **Replies:** 99\ **Last updated:** [August 16, 2013, 4:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-a-movie-that-has-good-dialogue/665483 "2013-08-16T04:08:21Z")
You only hear about people criticizing a movie for having bad dialogue who has written “good dialogue”? --- ## [Job Interview Requesting Last Paystub or W2](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/job-interview-requesting-last-paystub-or-w2/588544)
**Author:** [@Omniscient](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omniscient)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [July 15, 2011, 5:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/job-interview-requesting-last-paystub-or-w2/588544 "2011-07-15T05:30:09Z")
I’ve got a job interview on Monday and they have informed me that I will be required to bring my most recent paystub or W2 with me. This presents several questions for me, but first a little background. I’ve been under-… --- ## [Funny/catchy business names](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/funny-catchy-business-names/122690)
**Author:** [@vivalostwages](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/vivalostwages)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [August 9, 2002, 6:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/funny-catchy-business-names/122690 "2002-08-09T06:26:21Z")
While looking for a listing in the phone book, I came across a couple of memorable business names: I’ll Haul Away What the Trashman Won’t I’ll Buy That Old Car There's also a local clothing store called Funky and Dam… --- ## [OSB subfloors - how long can they stay "wet" ?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/osb-subfloors-how-long-can-they-stay-wet/693904)
**Author:** [@simster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/simster)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [July 26, 2014, 3:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/osb-subfloors-how-long-can-they-stay-wet/693904 "2014-07-26T15:09:37Z")
Before problems start? Long story short - We’re in the middle of building a house - The framing was completed about 2 weeks ago. The roof is on, but not completely covered with felt (front half is, back half is not, plu… --- ## [how many independent nations existed around 1900?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-independent-nations-existed-around-1900/375348)
**Author:** [@DVsickgirlDV](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DVsickgirlDV)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [October 7, 2006, 9:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-independent-nations-existed-around-1900/375348 "2006-10-07T09:44:20Z")
I suppose I should define nation: nation as how we know it… obviously not including the colonized lands. I know studies vary on this but if anyone can point me to the right direction, that would be great. Thanks. --- ## [I like Pizza Hut](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-like-pizza-hut/404450)
**Author:** [@Frylock](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frylock)\ **Replies:** 154\ **Last updated:** [June 19, 2007, 4:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-like-pizza-hut/404450 "2007-06-19T04:13:12Z")
I like the way their pizza tastes. Both “Pan” and “Thin Crust” styles. But on many occasions, I have seen conversations here on the dope where it is generally presupposed that Pizza Hut is nearly the worst example of “p… --- ## [Unnatural hair color in the workplace? (work culture)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unnatural-hair-color-in-the-workplace-work-culture/615777)
**Author:** [@Rachellelogram](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rachellelogram)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [March 17, 2012, 9:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unnatural-hair-color-in-the-workplace-work-culture/615777 "2012-03-17T09:20:50Z")
I work for a large company that lists all the HR policies online. There is no HR policy about natural hair color. I’ve been thinking about going for some wacky highlights for a while now (pink or blue), but I’ve yet to m… --- ## [Gentrification of Rural America](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gentrification-of-rural-america/949695)
**Author:** [@DemonTree](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DemonTree)\ **Replies:** 170\ **Last updated:** [May 29, 2023, 11:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gentrification-of-rural-america/949695 "2023-05-29T23:43:25Z")
Summary: Wealthy visitors and remote workers are moving from places like San Francisco to towns in the American west, radically changing communities and pushing locals out by raising the cost of living, particularly of … --- ## [I’m A Man You Don’t Meet Every Day - meaning](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-m-a-man-you-don-t-meet-every-day-meaning/611491)
**Author:** [@Oly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Oly)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [April 17, 2017, 11:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-m-a-man-you-don-t-meet-every-day-meaning/611491 "2017-04-17T11:18:34Z")
I know it’s a traditional song that goes back a long way and the lyrics vary a bit between versions. I’ve always considered the Pogues version the definitive one because that’s the one I heard first and because it’s so e… --- ## [The devil's in the house of the rising sun?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-devils-in-the-house-of-the-rising-sun/309584)
**Author:** [@DiosaBellissima](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DiosaBellissima)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [June 25, 2005, 1:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-devils-in-the-house-of-the-rising-sun/309584 "2005-06-25T01:57:26Z")
I’m here at work, listening to the radio, and one of the greatest fiddle songs in the history of fiddlin’ comes on: The Devil Went Down To Georgia. For the life of me, I cannot understand what is meant by “The devil’s i… --- ## [What movies/TV shows qualify as "hard" science fiction?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-movies-tv-shows-qualify-as-hard-science-fiction/806795)
**Author:** [@SlackerInc](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SlackerInc)\ **Replies:** 182\ **Last updated:** [January 31, 2018, 1:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-movies-tv-shows-qualify-as-hard-science-fiction/806795 "2018-01-31T01:18:24Z")
I’ve been getting the sense lately that there is very little consensus on what this term means. By the definition I’d use, I find very few movies or TV shows qualify. (Novels and short stories are a whole other matter,… --- ## [I'm Still here - Joaquin Phoenix](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-still-here-joaquin-phoenix/552517)
**Author:** [@Enright3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Enright3)\ **Replies:** 70\ **Last updated:** [September 23, 2010, 8:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-still-here-joaquin-phoenix/552517 "2010-09-23T20:13:43Z")
What the hell? I’m Still here ‘starring’ Joaquin Phoenix Why do otherwise good actors have to be so freaking weird? I’m actually torn because this is being directed by Casey Affleck. No I take that back. I’m not tor… --- ## [Do All Cultures Practice Oral Sex?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-all-cultures-practice-oral-sex/184770)
**Author:** [@Surreal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Surreal)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [June 28, 2003, 12:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-all-cultures-practice-oral-sex/184770 "2003-06-28T00:03:38Z")
Is oral sex a ‘cultural universal’, or are there societies that do not engage in this practice? And has oral sex, in some form or another, been practiced throughout human history, or is it a more recent ‘invention’? As … --- ## [Belief a CHOICE?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/belief-a-choice/643482)
**Author:** [@rstrats](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rstrats)\ **Replies:** 103\ **Last updated:** [December 18, 2012, 3:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/belief-a-choice/643482 "2012-12-18T03:23:54Z")
A number of folks on these boards are saying or at least implying that they can consciously CHOOSE to believe things. If you are one of them perhaps one of you can help me. I have never been able to consciously CHOOSE an… --- ## [SnoopyFan, get in here and explain yourself, please...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/snoopyfan-get-in-here-and-explain-yourself-please/187902)
**Author:** [@Diogenes\_the\_Cynic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Diogenes_the_Cynic)\ **Replies:** 202\ **Last updated:** [July 25, 2003, 8:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/snoopyfan-get-in-here-and-explain-yourself-please/187902 "2003-07-25T20:43:27Z")
In this thread in GD, Paco asked this question in his OP: You responded with the following drive-by post: You were asked by at least two people in that thread to explain that post but you have not yet returned to the… --- ## [Help me to design an experiment](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-to-design-an-experiment/525955)
**Author:** [@sweeteviljesus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sweeteviljesus)\ **Replies:** 150\ **Last updated:** [January 28, 2010, 12:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-to-design-an-experiment/525955 "2010-01-28T00:35:22Z")
I joined a forum recently full of, frankly, credulous individuals who believe in dowsing. I was describing an experiment to determine if dowsing works by concealing a jug of water placed under one of ten randomly select… --- ## [Seven assault convictions, yet a 'champion' in the boxing ring -- Floyd Mayweather](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seven-assault-convictions-yet-a-champion-in-the-boxing-ring-floyd-mayweather/719233)
**Author:** [@iLemming](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iLemming)\ **Replies:** 83\ **Last updated:** [May 9, 2015, 1:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seven-assault-convictions-yet-a-champion-in-the-boxing-ring-floyd-mayweather/719233 "2015-05-09T13:58:00Z")
Millionaires, celebrities, ‘people of import’ all turned up to the Pacquiao-Mayweather “Fight of the Century”. Vegas airport terminals were literally ‘traffic jammed’ with private jets, all clambering to get their money… --- ## [Toll House Cookies -vs- Chocolate Chip Cookies](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/toll-house-cookies-vs-chocolate-chip-cookies/581426)
**Author:** [@Markxxx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Markxxx)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [May 13, 2011, 8:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/toll-house-cookies-vs-chocolate-chip-cookies/581426 "2011-05-13T08:54:31Z")
I’ve been watching reruns of Hazel on AntennaTV and I noticed everyone on the show refers to “Toll House Cookies.” Frankly it irritates me when Harold (a small child) asks for toll house cookies. My question is, do you… --- ## [How mutually intelligible were the various Germanic languages in the early middle ages?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-mutually-intelligible-were-the-various-germanic-languages-in-the-early-middle-ages/610848)
**Author:** [@Quintas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quintas)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [August 6, 2012, 11:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-mutually-intelligible-were-the-various-germanic-languages-in-the-early-middle-ages/610848 "2012-08-06T11:57:49Z")
I was listening to an audio lecture on the History of the English language by Professor Michael Drout. He starts in the German migration period, gives a brief overview of some of the other branches in the Germanic langua… --- ## [So I'm Thinking About Getting My Son A Dog For Christmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-im-thinking-about-getting-my-son-a-dog-for-christmas/606326)
**Author:** [@Alice\_The\_Goon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alice_The_Goon)\ **Replies:** 101\ **Last updated:** [January 12, 2012, 2:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-im-thinking-about-getting-my-son-a-dog-for-christmas/606326 "2012-01-12T14:20:51Z")
Talk me down! My youngest son and the only child left at home with me is 13. I’ve talked about him plenty on here, with his health problems and recent skull surgery, and the extreme bullying that he has experienced at … --- ## [2021 SDMB \[THEMED\] Celebrity Death Pool](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2021-sdmb-themed-celebrity-death-pool/927026)
**Author:** [@phungi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/phungi)\ **Replies:** 139\ **Last updated:** [January 10, 2022, 2:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2021-sdmb-themed-celebrity-death-pool/927026 "2022-01-10T14:31:27Z")
NOTE: As we started in 2019, Themed Death Pool Lists will be posted and tracked in a separate thread. If you are looking for the 2021 Celebrity Death Pool thread, click here phungi (aka: the Death Shroom) checking in a… --- ## [Going for my first tattoo. Advice? Stories?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/going-for-my-first-tattoo-advice-stories/559858)
**Author:** [@Poysyn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Poysyn)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [November 15, 2010, 11:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/going-for-my-first-tattoo-advice-stories/559858 "2010-11-15T23:55:18Z")
I am taking the plunge and getting my first tattoo soon. Anyone have any tips? Advice? Needles don’t generally bother me, but I can’t say I am really looking forward to being stabbed many, many times. --- ## [Landlord cashed my post-dated rent check early, overdraws my account](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/landlord-cashed-my-post-dated-rent-check-early-overdraws-my-account/390717)
**Author:** [@TLDRIDKJKLOLFTW](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TLDRIDKJKLOLFTW)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [February 6, 2007, 12:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/landlord-cashed-my-post-dated-rent-check-early-overdraws-my-account/390717 "2007-02-06T12:02:09Z")
So what can I do? We always post-date our rent check for the 5th - the day that it’s actually due - even though we always make sure that they have the check by the first or second. It’s never a problem; they hold it, th… --- ## [Now the Republicans are going after Public Broadcast Funding](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-the-republicans-are-going-after-public-broadcast-funding/308739)
**Author:** [@light\_strand](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/light_strand)\ **Replies:** 248\ **Last updated:** [June 28, 2005, 3:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-the-republicans-are-going-after-public-broadcast-funding/308739 "2005-06-28T15:51:51Z")
I can’t fucking believe it. Now I know I should be able to believe it, because there is nothing this Congress does that should surprise me, but this is just going too far. \[Congress has voted to eliminate 25% of the fun… --- ## [What Are Chances of Finding A Hundred Bill?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-chances-of-finding-a-hundred-bill/694066)
**Author:** [@Nema98](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nema98)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [February 26, 2023, 12:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-chances-of-finding-a-hundred-bill/694066 "2023-02-26T12:10:22Z")
I was wondering what are the chances of finding a large currency note on the street? Obviously it would be very far in between, pretty slim. Finding dollar bill(s) is quite common, and even more so finding change. It se… --- ## [Did the world end yet?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-the-world-end-yet/582652)
**Author:** [@Snowboarder\_Bo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snowboarder_Bo)\ **Replies:** 72\ **Last updated:** [May 25, 2011, 3:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-the-world-end-yet/582652 "2011-05-25T03:37:29Z")
It’s just past midnight on the east coast of the US. Did the world end yet? Because I thought the Earth was destroyed on 10 September 2008 (at 7:35:05am UTC) already. --- ## [Question about 9-11](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-9-11/177007)
**Author:** [@Tarantula](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tarantula)\ **Replies:** 242\ **Last updated:** [June 3, 2003, 9:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-9-11/177007 "2003-06-03T09:29:11Z")
In all sincerity, and trying to avoid offending anyone, I would like to know why the American media (if not the people themselves) cannot get over the fact that America was bombed on 9-11. After decades of dodgy foreign … --- ## [UHC. You want public option? Get into prison](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/uhc-you-want-public-option-get-into-prison/522496)
**Author:** [@The\_Flying\_Dutchman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Flying_Dutchman)\ **Replies:** 102\ **Last updated:** [January 3, 2010, 11:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/uhc-you-want-public-option-get-into-prison/522496 "2010-01-03T23:57:02Z")
It looks like the doctors in America want the public option which is only available to congressmen and the prison inmates that they can’t shirk responsibility for. From CNN 5 minutes per patient for an American docto… --- ## [True Blood 8/15 Everything is Broken](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/true-blood-8-15-everything-is-broken/550381)
**Author:** [@jackdavinci](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jackdavinci)\ **Replies:** 89\ **Last updated:** [August 19, 2010, 5:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/true-blood-8-15-everything-is-broken/550381 "2010-08-19T17:31:38Z")
So what did everyone think? More importantly, did anyone catch the whole thing? I guess the big speech at the end went over the hour mark because my DVR cut it off partway. --- ## [Has anyone ever fired a gun in space or on the moon?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-anyone-ever-fired-a-gun-in-space-or-on-the-moon/396545)
**Author:** [@Martini\_Enfield](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Martini_Enfield)\ **Replies:** 62\ **Last updated:** [April 11, 2016, 3:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-anyone-ever-fired-a-gun-in-space-or-on-the-moon/396545 "2016-04-11T15:03:20Z")
Inspired by This thread on whether or not the Space Shuttle can defend itself, it’s gotten me wondering: Has anyone ever fired a gun in space or on the moon? I can’t imagine it would be possible to actually hold or opera… --- ## [Convince Me To Take Up Your Hobby](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/convince-me-to-take-up-your-hobby/502769)
**Author:** [@Clovernook](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Clovernook)\ **Replies:** 88\ **Last updated:** [July 24, 2009, 4:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/convince-me-to-take-up-your-hobby/502769 "2009-07-24T04:38:25Z")
Long long hours at work and a visit to the cardiologist before my 40th birthday have convinced me that I need to take up a hobby to reduce my stress levels. However, I don’t have anything relaxing that I do other than r… --- ## [Lowering the toilet seat for women - why?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lowering-the-toilet-seat-for-women-why/317064)
**Author:** [@snailboy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/snailboy)\ **Replies:** 168\ **Last updated:** [August 19, 2005, 3:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lowering-the-toilet-seat-for-women-why/317064 "2005-08-19T03:29:04Z")
I’ve been pondering this seemingly sexist expectation for years. First, let’s omit the situation where it’s a male guest in a house where only females live. I can kind of perceive there being a reason if the females are … --- ## [Confederate symbols and "winners-write-history" syndrome](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/confederate-symbols-and-winners-write-history-syndrome/724442)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 87\ **Last updated:** [July 12, 2015, 9:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/confederate-symbols-and-winners-write-history-syndrome/724442 "2015-07-12T21:04:26Z")
Regardless of what one thinks of Confederate symbols - positively or negatively - how much of the opposition to the Confederate flag today stems from the adage that “history is written by the winners (in this case, the U… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=748&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=750&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)