# Top **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=762&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:** 763 --- ## ["This election is an epistemological watershed."](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-election-is-an-epistemological-watershed/639886)
**Author:** [@Lamar\_Mundane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lamar_Mundane)\ **Replies:** 69\ **Last updated:** [November 14, 2012, 3:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-election-is-an-epistemological-watershed/639886 "2012-11-14T03:48:44Z")
Nate Silver ‏@fivethirtyeight He’s right. Polls have shown that the President is likely to win this election. They have shown Obama with a small but significant and consistent lead. Silver’s analysis in the much mali… --- ## [TMI: Have You Had Any Weird & Disturbing Sexual Dreams?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tmi-have-you-had-any-weird-disturbing-sexual-dreams/316747)
**Author:** [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [November 2, 2012, 7:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tmi-have-you-had-any-weird-disturbing-sexual-dreams/316747 "2012-11-02T19:43:25Z")
I was talking to a friend on e-mail recently and he honestly thought he was going crazy because he’d had some disturbing dreams of an incestuous nature. I told him that everybody has these (not necessarily the incest, b… --- ## [Japanese view of WWII](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/japanese-view-of-wwii/258883)
**Author:** [@Resalg](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Resalg)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [February 12, 2012, 10:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/japanese-view-of-wwii/258883 "2012-02-12T22:53:41Z")
How is WWII presented in Japanese schools; particularly, the events surrounding Pearl Harbor and the bombing of Hiroshima? --- ## [Why is Miller allowed to be a moderator?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-miller-allowed-to-be-a-moderator/611409)
**Author:** [@Starving\_Artist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Starving_Artist)\ **Replies:** 84\ **Last updated:** [February 2, 2012, 3:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-miller-allowed-to-be-a-moderator/611409 "2012-02-02T15:32:54Z")
Seriously, the guy just doesn’t seem able to set personal animus aside when moderating issues involving me in the Pit. His personal hard feelings for me date back to the time I got sick of posts claiming people could onl… --- ## [Anybody know the lyrics to this jingle?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-know-the-lyrics-to-this-jingle/288107)
**Author:** [@Odinoneeye](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Odinoneeye)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [December 15, 2017, 12:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-know-the-lyrics-to-this-jingle/288107 "2017-12-15T12:08:57Z")
I remember a commercial from when I was a kid for Fig Newtons. There was a guy dressed up like a fig who sang a song that ended with “The Big Fig Newton - one more time! - The BIg Fig Newwwwwton” Anyone know the whole … --- ## [What performer would you pay $200/ticket to see?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-performer-would-you-pay-200-ticket-to-see/532070)
**Author:** [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Replies:** 109\ **Last updated:** [March 18, 2010, 4:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-performer-would-you-pay-200-ticket-to-see/532070 "2010-03-18T16:33:56Z")
Inspired by this thread – are there any artists you’d pay $200/ticket to see? What about if you were buying tickets for yourself and a SO or date? Who’s worth that much money to you? I really can’t think of anyone I lik… --- ## [How is eve online?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-is-eve-online/564019)
**Author:** [@Incubus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Incubus)\ **Replies:** 83\ **Last updated:** [December 30, 2010, 7:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-is-eve-online/564019 "2010-12-30T19:03:05Z")
I’m planning on getting into it. Read a few guides. How is it compared to other mmos? I played wow for many years, eve seems more open ended. How newbie/ casual friendly is it? --- ## [Cockney Rhyming Slang Rules?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cockney-rhyming-slang-rules/675725)
**Author:** [@Trinopus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Trinopus)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [December 12, 2013, 5:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cockney-rhyming-slang-rules/675725 "2013-12-12T17:58:01Z")
“Use your loaf” for “Use your head.” Head \> Bread: Bread is a loaf. “Take a Butcher’s” for “Take a look.” Look \> Hook: Butchers hang meat on hooks. I tried one of my own… “Chime” for “Hell.” Hell \> Bell: a Chime… --- ## [Why don't fundamentalist Christians get worked up over the days of the week?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-dont-fundamentalist-christians-get-worked-up-over-the-days-of-the-week/581574)
**Author:** [@Atomic\_Alex](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Atomic_Alex)\ **Replies:** 87\ **Last updated:** [May 16, 2011, 10:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-dont-fundamentalist-christians-get-worked-up-over-the-days-of-the-week/581574 "2011-05-16T22:34:59Z")
I don’t really have a dog in this fight either way but I was just struck by this today. As most of us know the names of the days of the week have pagan origins, Woden’s Day for Wednesday, Thors Day for Thursday, Saturns … --- ## [Quick bean soup help...worms?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quick-bean-soup-help-worms/522725)
**Author:** [@Clivas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Clivas)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [December 28, 2009, 4:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quick-bean-soup-help-worms/522725 "2009-12-28T04:16:30Z")
I just made a big pot of bean and ham soup. I’ve done this before several times but have never seen this. Now that it’s done and most of my beans are mush, my pot is loaded with little rice sized pinkish white crescent… --- ## [How can I explain (technical) things more coherently/give better technical presentations?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-can-i-explain-technical-things-more-coherently-give-better-technical-presentations/586798)
**Author:** [@raspberry\_hunter](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/raspberry_hunter)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [June 29, 2011, 7:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-can-i-explain-technical-things-more-coherently-give-better-technical-presentations/586798 "2011-06-29T19:18:47Z")
I had an annoying time at work today because I gave a draft version of a technical presentation I have to give next week to a customer, and I did not do a good job. In fact, I generally do a worse job at presentations th… --- ## [Can a teacher go topless?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-a-teacher-go-topless/361042)
**Author:** [@Oakminster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Oakminster)\ **Replies:** 138\ **Last updated:** [June 28, 2006, 11:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-a-teacher-go-topless/361042 "2006-06-28T23:23:47Z")
Apparrently not in Austin, Texas. http://www.cnn.com/2006/US/06/16/naked.teacher.ap/index.html I considered going to the pit for this, and it may wind up there. AUSTIN, Texas (AP) – Until they found the topless photos… --- ## [Are reports of Hillary Clinton throwing tantrums credible?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-reports-of-hillary-clinton-throwing-tantrums-credible/772593)
**Author:** [@Lumpy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lumpy)\ **Replies:** 77\ **Last updated:** [December 1, 2016, 2:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-reports-of-hillary-clinton-throwing-tantrums-credible/772593 "2016-12-01T02:39:16Z")
It’s widely (but how truthfully?) reported that Hillary occasionally lets her inner harpy out, and that she did not take losing the election well. Are the sources credible? --- ## [Most overrated comic book hero?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-overrated-comic-book-hero/547220)
**Author:** [@MTCicero](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MTCicero)\ **Replies:** 64\ **Last updated:** [July 22, 2010, 6:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-overrated-comic-book-hero/547220 "2010-07-22T18:41:06Z")
Out of Superman, Batman, Spider-Man, and the Hulk, which (super-)hero do you find to be the most overrated?\* I suspect that many people will choose either Superman or the Hulk, but I’ve got to go with Spider-Man, myself… --- ## [Hey asshole! Clean up after your dog!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-asshole-clean-up-after-your-dog/537682)
**Author:** [@Frank](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frank)\ **Replies:** 100\ **Last updated:** [August 19, 2010, 2:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-asshole-clean-up-after-your-dog/537682 "2010-08-19T02:18:05Z")
You’ve been here three days. Coincidentally, for three days I have had to tiptoe around dog shit on my way to work. I finally managed to spot you taking your dog to the exact spot, and asked you if you clean up after you… --- ## [Affirmitive Action...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/affirmitive-action/145177)
**Author:** [@Sinful](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sinful)\ **Replies:** 231\ **Last updated:** [January 19, 2003, 10:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/affirmitive-action/145177 "2003-01-19T22:42:03Z")
is so dumb. I mean you’re defeating the purpose for which you installed the system by awarding people jobs baced on race and not on merit. Bah, I’m getting more conservative everyday. --- ## [You did it. Congratulations.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-did-it-congratulations/471199)
**Author:** [@FriarTed](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FriarTed)\ **Replies:** 139\ **Last updated:** [November 10, 2008, 5:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-did-it-congratulations/471199 "2008-11-10T05:17:18Z")
God bless President Barack Obama and Vice-President Joe Biden. --- ## [Experiences that were worse than you imagined](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/experiences-that-were-worse-than-you-imagined/559546)
**Author:** [@Lakai](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lakai)\ **Replies:** 117\ **Last updated:** [November 7, 2010, 5:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/experiences-that-were-worse-than-you-imagined/559546 "2010-11-07T05:04:41Z")
You ever look at a homeless person and think, “oh I would love to have no responsibilities,” only to become homeless in the future and realize that it sucks worse that you imagined it would? Maybe you never experienced … --- ## [Why "Mr. Goodbar" in "Looking for Mr. Goodbar"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-mr-goodbar-in-looking-for-mr-goodbar/604642)
**Author:** [@wonky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wonky)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [December 4, 2011, 11:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-mr-goodbar-in-looking-for-mr-goodbar/604642 "2011-12-04T11:57:02Z")
The novel and movie of the 70s titled “Looking for Mr. Goodbar” seem to have no connection that I can see to a Hershey chocolate confection. I haven’t read the novel or seen the film, so maybe the reference is made clea… --- ## [No Debate on the Dream Act yet?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-debate-on-the-dream-act-yet/563491)
**Author:** [@John\_Mace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_Mace)\ **Replies:** 79\ **Last updated:** [December 11, 2010, 5:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-debate-on-the-dream-act-yet/563491 "2010-12-11T17:56:15Z")
I did a search and didn’t come up with anything in the last few months. The Dream Act, for those who don’t know, is legislation aimed at allowing people who came to the US illegally as minors to have a path toward citiz… --- ## [The Expanse Season 5 trailer and release date](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-expanse-season-5-trailer-and-release-date/922543)
**Author:** [@Santos\_L\_Halper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Santos_L_Halper)\ **Replies:** 214\ **Last updated:** [March 30, 2021, 11:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-expanse-season-5-trailer-and-release-date/922543 "2021-03-30T11:20:09Z")
Season five is coming December 16! --- ## [Gas Wars: Anyone Old Enough To Remember What They Were In The 60's?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gas-wars-anyone-old-enough-to-remember-what-they-were-in-the-60s/354817)
**Author:** [@DMark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DMark)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [June 22, 2014, 5:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gas-wars-anyone-old-enough-to-remember-what-they-were-in-the-60s/354817 "2014-06-22T17:14:31Z")
Was talking with my elderly aunt and she mentioned gas wars back in the day…I had to laugh, as I immediately though of Iraq, but then remembered what she was talking about. Back in the late 50’s and early 60’s, gas stat… --- ## [Lost 4.11: "Cabin Fever"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lost-4-11-cabin-fever/448553)
**Author:** [@John\_Mace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_Mace)\ **Replies:** 146\ **Last updated:** [May 15, 2008, 12:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lost-4-11-cabin-fever/448553 "2008-05-15T12:04:11Z")
Thread rules: So, Jack is all better and Locke et al are off to see the wizard. CFL is dead, and so her daughter. That kinda ends that story arch, I imagine. Clearly, tonight’s episode title refers to Jacob’s cabin.… --- ## [Can dogs see the stars?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-dogs-see-the-stars/684834)
**Author:** [@The\_Hamster\_King](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Hamster_King)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [April 2, 2014, 3:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-dogs-see-the-stars/684834 "2014-04-02T03:27:46Z")
When I walk my dog after dark, can he see the little lights up in the sky too? Or is his vision too poor? --- ## [great victory for the homophobes!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/great-victory-for-the-homophobes/199843)
**Author:** [@Thylacine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Thylacine)\ **Replies:** 169\ **Last updated:** [September 21, 2003, 6:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/great-victory-for-the-homophobes/199843 "2003-09-21T18:00:17Z")
All those who are against gay rights and gay marriage can feel very proud this week. Without gay marriage or an equivalent there is no right for gay partners to be treated as spouses for immigration purposes. For four y… --- ## [A Brit vs. Yank question--minor \[meaning of "buffeting"\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-brit-vs-yank-question-minor-meaning-of-buffeting/547128)
**Author:** [@dangermom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dangermom)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [August 2, 2010, 6:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-brit-vs-yank-question-minor-meaning-of-buffeting/547128 "2010-08-02T06:05:09Z")
A British fellow named Dyson has invented a new kind of fan with no blades. The Dyson site says the fans “produce an uninterrupted stream of smooth air, with no unpleasant buffeting.” :confused: By “unpleasant buffetin… --- ## [Worst comic strips, past or present](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worst-comic-strips-past-or-present/813920)
**Author:** [@John\_DiFool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_DiFool)\ **Replies:** 141\ **Last updated:** [July 4, 2018, 8:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worst-comic-strips-past-or-present/813920 "2018-07-04T20:03:53Z")
We’ve got two “worst” threads going right now, one on animated cartoons, seems a natural to focus the spotlight on comic strips. We’ve got Mallard Fillmore and born-again Johnny Hart era B.C., for starters. Zombie stri… --- ## [Is "Dr. Jane Doe, PhD" redundant?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-dr-jane-doe-phd-redundant/654123)
**Author:** [@Speaker\_for\_the\_Dead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Speaker_for_the_Dead)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [March 29, 2013, 8:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-dr-jane-doe-phd-redundant/654123 "2013-03-29T20:16:22Z")
This might have a straightforward answer. I’m just curious about the construction in the subject. “MD” or “DDS” could replace “PhD,” there. On one hand, it kind of makes sense, since it clarifies what kind of doctor. But… --- ## [Morbid jokes](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/morbid-jokes/448264)
**Author:** [@Kozmik](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kozmik)\ **Replies:** 95\ **Last updated:** [September 21, 2011, 5:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/morbid-jokes/448264 "2011-09-21T05:27:43Z")
I need some cheering up. I’ve been working on my thesis, off and on, for so long, I need cheering up. Also the only thing I really look forward to from now until (let’s see, May, June, July, August, September, October… E… --- ## [How do head shops make any money?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-head-shops-make-any-money/723335)
**Author:** [@Urbanredneck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Urbanredneck)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [October 22, 2017, 11:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-head-shops-make-any-money/723335 "2017-10-22T23:00:58Z")
I was recently in Manitou Springs Colorado LINK. Now they try to present themselves as this quaint family friendly area of antiaue shops and restaurants but they also have alot of head shops (remember Colorado legalized … --- ## [I Am Here To State (about Ed's treatment in the SDMB Proposal Thread)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-here-to-state-about-eds-treatment-in-the-sdmb-proposal-thread/944316)
**Author:** [@bobot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bobot)\ **Replies:** 178\ **Last updated:** [June 19, 2021, 3:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-here-to-state-about-eds-treatment-in-the-sdmb-proposal-thread/944316 "2021-06-19T03:42:09Z")
I am here simply to state that the level of insult and vitriol directed at Ed in the Proposal thread astounded me. --- ## [Is dentistry, dental insurance, or both a racket?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-dentistry-dental-insurance-or-both-a-racket/618551)
**Author:** [@Unintentionally\_Blank](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Unintentionally_Blank)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [August 16, 2012, 9:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-dentistry-dental-insurance-or-both-a-racket/618551 "2012-08-16T21:56:17Z")
Rule #4356: Never live in the same subdivision as your dentist: You get an idea where all your money is going. After a long time away from preventive dentistry, I got the family back in. The usual cavities and cleanings… --- ## [andrewdt85: a defense](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/andrewdt85-a-defense/332148)
**Author:** [@andrewdt85](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/andrewdt85)\ **Replies:** 145\ **Last updated:** [November 26, 2005, 11:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/andrewdt85-a-defense/332148 "2005-11-26T23:00:06Z")
First off, let me say again how sorry I am to Qadgop the Mercotan for Pitting him in my thread ‘Fuck you, doctors.’ He didn’t have anything to do w/ my rant except that I knew he was a doctor; I know nothing of him perso… --- ## [Need scrabble words Q but no U](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-scrabble-words-q-but-no-u/577067)
**Author:** [@OpalCat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OpalCat)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [April 5, 2011, 6:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-scrabble-words-q-but-no-u/577067 "2011-04-05T18:09:46Z")
Help me think of some Scrabble-eligible words that use a Q but not a U… --- ## [How to do number with dot below it in MS Word? Need answer fast-ish.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-do-number-with-dot-below-it-in-ms-word-need-answer-fast-ish/600327)
**Author:** [@F.Pu-du-he-pa-as](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/F.Pu-du-he-pa-as)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [October 21, 2011, 3:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-do-number-with-dot-below-it-in-ms-word-need-answer-fast-ish/600327 "2011-10-21T15:13:23Z")
I need to find out how to put numbers with a dot below them in an MS Word document. It would look like Ạạ Ḅḅ Ḍḍ, but with numbers instead of letters. Any help would be appreciated! Even putting examples of these in … --- ## [I can't imagine doing strenous physical labor for a day in - day out living past 40 years old](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-cant-imagine-doing-strenous-physical-labor-for-a-day-in-day-out-living-past-40-years-old/699018)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [September 24, 2014, 9:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-cant-imagine-doing-strenous-physical-labor-for-a-day-in-day-out-living-past-40-years-old/699018 "2014-09-24T21:54:37Z")
I’m a 56 year old male and have I worked out with a personal trainer 3 times a week with intensive weights and cardio for the past 2 years. As a result of this effort I consider myself quite strong and reasonably fit ev… --- ## [Why do swimming pools in Florida have screened enclosures?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-swimming-pools-in-florida-have-screened-enclosures/486675)
**Author:** [@Pashnish\_Ewing](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pashnish_Ewing)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [February 22, 2009, 11:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-swimming-pools-in-florida-have-screened-enclosures/486675 "2009-02-22T23:43:16Z")
When I was a kid I lived in Florida for a year, and our house had a swimming pool with a screened enclosure, and all of the pools in the neighborhood were also screened in. It was made of regular screen window material. … --- ## [Raising a Psychopath (blog)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/raising-a-psychopath-blog/551415)
**Author:** [@Freudian\_Slit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Freudian_Slit)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [September 21, 2010, 4:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/raising-a-psychopath-blog/551415 "2010-09-21T04:47:29Z")
In the thread on famous psychopaths/sociopaths, someone linked to this blog: Raising a Psychopath. It purports to be a blog about a man, Harry (not his real name), who, with his wife, is raising a boy he adopted from ag… --- ## [Other famous people who may not have existed](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/other-famous-people-who-may-not-have-existed/760509)
**Author:** [@Don\_t\_Panic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Don_t_Panic)\ **Replies:** 105\ **Last updated:** [July 27, 2016, 4:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/other-famous-people-who-may-not-have-existed/760509 "2016-07-27T04:22:46Z")
Somewhat inspired by an exchange I had over here. By “other”, I obviously mean other than you-know-who. Not that I’m necessarily opposed to having that debate, it’s just that we need more threads on that like we need a … --- ## [Synchronicity a la mode with mswas](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/synchronicity-a-la-mode-with-mswas/340301)
**Author:** [@GIGObuster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GIGObuster)\ **Replies:** 192\ **Last updated:** [January 30, 2006, 8:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/synchronicity-a-la-mode-with-mswas/340301 "2006-01-30T20:04:43Z")
Nah, the synchronicity is more like apophenia. Anyhow, \*\*mswas \*\* really takes the cake today: Earlier today mswas posted this, after tomndebb’s warning in the Supernatural thread: http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/s… --- ## [Big Bang Theory, November 21, 2013 -- "The Thanksgiving Decoupling"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/big-bang-theory-november-21-2013-the-thanksgiving-decoupling/674441)
**Author:** [@gytalf2000](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gytalf2000)\ **Replies:** 79\ **Last updated:** [December 2, 2013, 12:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/big-bang-theory-november-21-2013-the-thanksgiving-decoupling/674441 "2013-12-02T12:58:31Z")
I’m starting this thread in anticipation of tonight’s episode. --- ## [I've Made A Horrible Mistake Moving In With This Roommate](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-made-a-horrible-mistake-moving-in-with-this-roommate/573860)
**Author:** [@Alice\_The\_Goon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alice_The_Goon)\ **Replies:** 77\ **Last updated:** [March 24, 2011, 10:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-made-a-horrible-mistake-moving-in-with-this-roommate/573860 "2011-03-24T10:04:22Z")
So, as described here, I moved into a nice house in a nice neighborhood with a roommate and her 9 year-old son. After living alone for many years, with my kids, this was a huge adjustment for me. I was very wary going … --- ## [This Place Is So Close To Being Great, But Instead Is Filled With Hate](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-place-is-so-close-to-being-great-but-instead-is-filled-with-hate/90814)
**Author:** [@SavedByJesus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SavedByJesus)\ **Replies:** 160\ **Last updated:** [November 9, 2001, 4:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-place-is-so-close-to-being-great-but-instead-is-filled-with-hate/90814 "2001-11-09T04:30:11Z")
How is it that such a group of smart, well educated people as the frequent readers of the straight dope can be so filled with intolerance? Why is it that you preach love and tolerance to every point of view but the Chri… --- ## [Peeing after sex](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/peeing-after-sex/158385)
**Author:** [@Road\_Rash](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Road_Rash)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [April 13, 2003, 3:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/peeing-after-sex/158385 "2003-04-13T15:14:40Z")
After sex, or the solo equivilant, I usually have an urge to pee. This was also true with some of my partners, but not all. I can somewhat understand the physiological reason for it, the unit performs both functions. I … --- ## ["Glow Up" - have you heard this phrase before?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/glow-up-have-you-heard-this-phrase-before/763281)
**Author:** [@JohnT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnT)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [August 26, 2016, 7:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/glow-up-have-you-heard-this-phrase-before/763281 "2016-08-26T19:06:31Z")
My daughter started High School this past Monday and, asking her which kids have changed, who looks different, etc, she said “And everybody says I glowed up this summer.” “Glow up?” “Yeah, that’s when you come back to … --- ## [Identify this bread/pastry?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/identify-this-bread-pastry/466472)
**Author:** [@wonky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wonky)\ **Replies:** 74\ **Last updated:** [October 13, 2008, 4:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/identify-this-bread-pastry/466472 "2008-10-13T04:17:22Z")
This is going to be really vague, so I apologize in advance. I saw a baked good in a catalog. Inadvertently, I threw the catalog away, and I have no idea what catalog it was. The item had the basic shape of a loaf of … --- ## [Rumsfeld caught lying (i know, it's nothing new, but i thought you should know)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rumsfeld-caught-lying-i-know-its-nothing-new-but-i-thought-you-should-know/234908)
**Author:** [@mhendo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mhendo)\ **Replies:** 195\ **Last updated:** [March 23, 2004, 2:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rumsfeld-caught-lying-i-know-its-nothing-new-but-i-thought-you-should-know/234908 "2004-03-23T14:23:35Z")
Sorry if there’s already a thread on this subject. I searched and didn’t find one, so i’m assuming there isn’t. So, the Bush administration is currently in spin control mode over the whole issue of WMDs in Iraq, and the… --- ## [Help with wisdom tooth pain](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-with-wisdom-tooth-pain/592990)
**Author:** [@AClockworkMelon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AClockworkMelon)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [September 21, 2011, 4:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-with-wisdom-tooth-pain/592990 "2011-09-21T04:46:36Z")
I’ve got an unerupted wisdom tooth on the left side that’s absolutely killing me. At first just taking a couple of pain pills helped. Then the pain came back and I used salt water and ice and that helped. Now the pain ca… --- ## [Response to "most muslims are peaceful": what's your opinion?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/response-to-most-muslims-are-peaceful-whats-your-opinion/694892)
**Author:** [@jharvey963](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jharvey963)\ **Replies:** 63\ **Last updated:** [August 8, 2014, 6:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/response-to-most-muslims-are-peaceful-whats-your-opinion/694892 "2014-08-08T06:01:18Z")
See this response by someone from the Heritage Foundation in response to a Muslim woman’s question. One part of me says that this is a harsh analysis of the problem but I’m having trouble refuting her points. I’d like … --- ## [Dr. John Dee and the Necronomicon](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dr-john-dee-and-the-necronomicon/671380)
**Author:** [@thepillar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/thepillar)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [October 17, 2013, 11:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dr-john-dee-and-the-necronomicon/671380 "2013-10-17T23:04:43Z")
It is claimed that Dr. John Dee, right about the year 1586, translated the Greek version of the Necronomicon, which Theodoras Philetas translated from the original Arabic version in c. 950 CE. My question is: Is there a… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=761&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=763&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)