# Top **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=773&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:** 774 --- ## [Bible thumper responds to video by atheist girl](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bible-thumper-responds-to-video-by-atheist-girl/572999)
**Author:** [@MuleSkinner](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MuleSkinner)\ **Replies:** 84\ **Last updated:** [March 13, 2011, 12:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bible-thumper-responds-to-video-by-atheist-girl/572999 "2011-03-13T12:54:26Z")
I sent the following YouTube video to a friend: She sent it to her brother who responded by sending her back a rebuttal. I would love for some of you to help me with a response since I’m not knowledgeable… --- ## [How many tooth fillings do you have?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-tooth-fillings-do-you-have/257418)
**Author:** [@Dog80](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dog80)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [July 30, 2004, 11:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-tooth-fillings-do-you-have/257418 "2004-07-30T23:11:51Z")
I am 24 and have no fillings so far. But all people I know (my age and younger) have at least one filling. Are there any people out there with no fillings, or am I a freak? :eek: --- ## [What's with the long shelf life of milk now](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-with-the-long-shelf-life-of-milk-now/618326)
**Author:** [@steveo1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/steveo1)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [April 16, 2012, 12:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-with-the-long-shelf-life-of-milk-now/618326 "2012-04-16T00:06:27Z")
I have noticed that the expiration dates on milk are as long as a month or more now. Did the milk industry concoct a new super chemical that preserves the milk, and if so, what is it doing to my innards, helping them to… --- ## [Marcus has two mommies or "I will never use the word \`gay' in school again."](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/marcus-has-two-mommies-or-i-will-never-use-the-word-gay-in-school-again/216445)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 150\ **Last updated:** [December 10, 2003, 6:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/marcus-has-two-mommies-or-i-will-never-use-the-word-gay-in-school-again/216445 "2003-12-10T06:10:59Z")
What the hell are they thinking? This is a public school. Boy punished for talking about gay mom --- ## [Weeds Season 5 Discussion Thread (OPEN SPOILERS)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weeds-season-5-discussion-thread-open-spoilers/499364)
**Author:** [@Thing\_Fish](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Thing_Fish)\ **Replies:** 71\ **Last updated:** [September 9, 2009, 6:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weeds-season-5-discussion-thread-open-spoilers/499364 "2009-09-09T18:06:40Z")
Anyone else watching this? It was nice to see everyone again, but I can’t say I thought the season opener was a classic. It seems they were getting everything into position for the season, but there weren’t a whole lot … --- ## [Can Crows really talk?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-crows-really-talk/142153)
**Author:** [@Elizabeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elizabeth)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [December 13, 2002, 11:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-crows-really-talk/142153 "2002-12-13T11:18:30Z")
Hello all,… can someone please tell me, if a crows tongue has been split, cut, or altered, can he then speak. I have heard this from several people now, but have yet to hear a crow talk. sounds kinda absurd to me…but do… --- ## [When was it that you learned where "Thousand Island" referred to?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-was-it-that-you-learned-where-thousand-island-referred-to/691865)
**Author:** [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Replies:** 76\ **Last updated:** [July 1, 2014, 2:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-was-it-that-you-learned-where-thousand-island-referred-to/691865 "2014-07-01T02:21:30Z")
Not wanting to disrupt the burger controversy thread, I did have this thought that I’m curious who all may share? Until I was an adult, I thought Thousand Island dressing was a “South Seas” thing. Do you (did you) ever… --- ## [More racism directed at Obama](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/more-racism-directed-at-obama/468416)
**Author:** [@Don\_t\_Call\_Me\_Shirley](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Don_t_Call_Me_Shirley)\ **Replies:** 103\ **Last updated:** [October 24, 2008, 7:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/more-racism-directed-at-obama/468416 "2008-10-24T19:50:00Z")
A bunch of shitheads calling themselves the “Chaffey Community Republican Women, Federated” is handing out “Obama bucks.” These are fake ten-dollar bills depicting Obama along with watermelon, fried chicken, and ribs. T… --- ## [Celebrities who look like they're from a differen era.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrities-who-look-like-theyre-from-a-differen-era/602375)
**Author:** [@Batsinma\_Belfry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Batsinma_Belfry)\ **Replies:** 63\ **Last updated:** [November 15, 2011, 1:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrities-who-look-like-theyre-from-a-differen-era/602375 "2011-11-15T01:37:37Z")
Lyle Lovett was on The Tonight Show, and I was reminded of how I always thought he should be in Newsreel footage from the Depression or something. I can picture Aaron Paul in a Civil War photo like this one. --- ## [Thoughts on the medieval setting common to fantasy](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thoughts-on-the-medieval-setting-common-to-fantasy/508885)
**Author:** [@wonky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wonky)\ **Replies:** 77\ **Last updated:** [September 11, 2009, 10:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thoughts-on-the-medieval-setting-common-to-fantasy/508885 "2009-09-11T22:06:57Z")
One of the things I appreciate about urban fantasy is the modern setting. It’s nice not to have horses and castles and fire and arrows (though I could do with a bit less kinky sex, too, authors!) all the time. Why do s… --- ## [Posting wild speculation in GQ & citing "A friend who is usually right"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/posting-wild-speculation-in-gq-citing-a-friend-who-is-usually-right/421326)
**Author:** [@Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qadgop_the_Mercotan)\ **Replies:** 147\ **Last updated:** [October 13, 2007, 5:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/posting-wild-speculation-in-gq-citing-a-friend-who-is-usually-right/421326 "2007-10-13T17:52:15Z")
http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showpost.php?p=9036245&postcount=40 In this GQ thread, smiling bandit is the first responder to the OP, posting a claim which is frankly extra-ordinary, and cites “A friend who is usu… --- ## [How to cope with my six-week-old who won't let me put her down - EVER](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-cope-with-my-six-week-old-who-wont-let-me-put-her-down-ever/661322)
**Author:** [@DoperChic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DoperChic)\ **Replies:** 95\ **Last updated:** [July 2, 2013, 12:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-cope-with-my-six-week-old-who-wont-let-me-put-her-down-ever/661322 "2013-07-02T00:06:47Z")
My six week old had quite the rough start. After 6 weeks of bed rest due to pregnancy induced hypertension I was induced at 38 weeks when pih graduated into full blown preeclampsia. Born weighing only 3lb 15oz, DoperBaby… --- ## [IYHO: What are the cheesiest acts that still draw big crowds?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/iyho-what-are-the-cheesiest-acts-that-still-draw-big-crowds/652568)
**Author:** [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Replies:** 75\ **Last updated:** [August 4, 2014, 11:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/iyho-what-are-the-cheesiest-acts-that-still-draw-big-crowds/652568 "2014-08-04T23:07:56Z")
I recently recorded Celtic Thunder: Mythology off of PBS. I was vaguely familiar with the group, I like Celtic folk music and thought it might be good, and it was the cheesiest thing Ireland has e’er produced without le… --- ## [Midnight Cowboy: WTF?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/midnight-cowboy-wtf/575544)
**Author:** [@pkbites](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pkbites)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [March 22, 2011, 7:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/midnight-cowboy-wtf/575544 "2011-03-22T19:32:36Z")
I noticed that Midnight Cowboy was on my Cinemax "on demand’ channel and it occurred to me that I had never seen it. Being a highly rated flick and over 40 years old you’d think I’d have seen it by now, but no. So I wat… --- ## [This is parody, right? (Meme about extreme libertarianism)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-is-parody-right-meme-about-extreme-libertarianism/997554)
**Author:** [@griffin1977](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/griffin1977)\ **Replies:** 270\ **Last updated:** [June 16, 2024, 4:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-is-parody-right-meme-about-extreme-libertarianism/997554 "2024-06-16T04:19:55Z")
This has been on my Twitter feed a lot of late, being justifiably mocked. I’m assuming it is meant to be from anarcho-capitalists of some kind. But it’s not right? It’s got to be a parody? The people critiquing it are ju… --- ## [Can't sleep? Maybe you need "spleep"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cant-sleep-maybe-you-need-spleep/531928)
**Author:** [@Beware\_of\_Doug](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beware_of_Doug)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [March 26, 2010, 9:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cant-sleep-maybe-you-need-spleep/531928 "2010-03-26T21:07:22Z")
Would you trust a “life coach” who didn’t know the difference between sleeping and spleeping? --- ## [You wanna kick MY ass?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-wanna-kick-my-ass/470414)
**Author:** [@VunderBob](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/VunderBob)\ **Replies:** 101\ **Last updated:** [November 3, 2008, 6:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-wanna-kick-my-ass/470414 "2008-11-03T18:31:59Z")
I had to flip a coin regarding posting this in The Pit or MPSIMS, and The Pit lost. The reason is this pitting borders on being recreational in nature. I went to the local WallyWorld yesterday to drop off some prescript… --- ## [Have you ever used a vibrator to masturbate?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-used-a-vibrator-to-masturbate/687855)
**Author:** [@The\_wind\_of\_my\_soul](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_wind_of_my_soul)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [May 11, 2014, 10:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-used-a-vibrator-to-masturbate/687855 "2014-05-11T10:45:26Z")
Thread title says it all. --- ## [Foods considered "low end" that you love.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/foods-considered-low-end-that-you-love/457887)
**Author:** [@DudleyGarrett](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DudleyGarrett)\ **Replies:** 167\ **Last updated:** [August 3, 2008, 10:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/foods-considered-low-end-that-you-love/457887 "2008-08-03T22:09:18Z")
I hereby admit that I’m a huge Hamburger Helper fan. Any Hamburger Helper dish works. But unlike Cousin Eddie, I prefer it with the hamburger. --- ## [Is a bathroom exhaust fan more effective with the bathroom door open, closed, or cracked?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-a-bathroom-exhaust-fan-more-effective-with-the-bathroom-door-open-closed-or-cracked/737696)
**Author:** [@iceiso](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iceiso)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [September 17, 2016, 2:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-a-bathroom-exhaust-fan-more-effective-with-the-bathroom-door-open-closed-or-cracked/737696 "2016-09-17T02:51:24Z")
So, I had Chipotle last night and this morning got to thinking… Is a bathroom exhaust fan more effective with the bathroom door closed, open, or cracked? Let’s make three assumptions: The purpose of the exhaust fan i… --- ## [So, I haven't heard from her in a week...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-i-havent-heard-from-her-in-a-week/492038)
**Author:** [@Red\_Barchetta](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Red_Barchetta)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [April 14, 2009, 6:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-i-havent-heard-from-her-in-a-week/492038 "2009-04-14T18:30:37Z")
I’m guessing that’s a pretty obvious sign, huh? I just don’t understand it though…but I guess I’d better catch you up to speed with the super-condensed, cliff notes version: Met girl online, emailed back and forth for a… --- ## [my credit repair plan just went bust](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-credit-repair-plan-just-went-bust/590393)
**Author:** [@zephyr9](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zephyr9)\ **Replies:** 90\ **Last updated:** [August 10, 2011, 4:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-credit-repair-plan-just-went-bust/590393 "2011-08-10T16:22:36Z")
As I emerge from my misspent youth, I am waking up to the fact that you “are” your credit score! I am a slow learner, it has taken me a little bit of time to catch on, and what a revelation! I’m not liking it down here… --- ## [What types of porn are people searching for? \[NSFW\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-types-of-porn-are-people-searching-for-nsfw/398542)
**Author:** [@Shalmanese](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shalmanese)\ **Replies:** 62\ **Last updated:** [May 13, 2014, 1:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-types-of-porn-are-people-searching-for-nsfw/398542 "2014-05-13T13:48:54Z")
So right when the AOL search data came out, I downloaded it at played around with it for about a week and then promptly forgot about it. One of the searches I remember doing was seeing how often people searched for “x po… --- ## [Gay marriage bashers: have you actually MET any gay people?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gay-marriage-bashers-have-you-actually-met-any-gay-people/229883)
**Author:** [@istara](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/istara)\ **Replies:** 219\ **Last updated:** [February 25, 2004, 9:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gay-marriage-bashers-have-you-actually-met-any-gay-people/229883 "2004-02-25T21:10:07Z")
Because if you had met gay people, you would surely, surely have realised that they don’t choose to be attracted to same sex partners, they are just born that way. This may not go for all gays. But most of the ones I k… --- ## [May I explain my user name?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/may-i-explain-my-user-name/397906)
**Author:** [@Nzinga\_Seated](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nzinga_Seated)\ **Replies:** 150\ **Last updated:** [April 1, 2007, 4:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/may-i-explain-my-user-name/397906 "2007-04-01T16:42:57Z")
Since I see that my ability to use the name “Venus Hottentot” is under consideration by the mods, I would just like to briefly state a few things. I didn’t mean to offend anyone at all, and I honestly didn’t imagine any… --- ## [So, what happens if an organic chicken gets sick?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-what-happens-if-an-organic-chicken-gets-sick/568348)
**Author:** [@MTSBspidey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MTSBspidey)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [February 9, 2011, 10:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-what-happens-if-an-organic-chicken-gets-sick/568348 "2011-02-09T22:43:01Z")
My wife used to work on a farm, and she brought up a really good question recently. With all the organic chicken and beef, the big selling point is that they never use any antibiotics ever. So, what if an animal gets sic… --- ## [Democrats take the House and have a shot at the Senate. Election Fraud my ass.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/democrats-take-the-house-and-have-a-shot-at-the-senate-election-fraud-my-ass/379521)
**Author:** [@Airman\_Doors\_USAF](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Airman_Doors_USAF)\ **Replies:** 158\ **Last updated:** [November 16, 2006, 11:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/democrats-take-the-house-and-have-a-shot-at-the-senate-election-fraud-my-ass/379521 "2006-11-16T23:59:42Z")
In one of the other threads I alluded to this, but now that this election has turned out to be a rousing success for the Democrats I’d like to address the topic of election fraud. But first, a few preliminaries. For my … --- ## [Hilarious Drunk Quotes](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hilarious-drunk-quotes/121400)
**Author:** [@duffman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/duffman)\ **Replies:** 67\ **Last updated:** [January 26, 2011, 7:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hilarious-drunk-quotes/121400 "2011-01-26T19:06:20Z")
Partially through a full night of drinking this past weekend, my often hilarious housemate says: “Tonight feels like a night that I sleep in my pants.” I just couldn’t stop laughing and even wrote it down so that I wou… --- ## [Most evil Bastage of all time (Game Thread)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-evil-bastage-of-all-time-game-thread/581649)
**Author:** [@BlinkingDuck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BlinkingDuck)\ **Replies:** 78\ **Last updated:** [June 27, 2011, 7:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-evil-bastage-of-all-time-game-thread/581649 "2011-06-27T19:19:02Z")
There was a setup thread to obtain the list below. That thread is now closed and no new nominees are allowed In the first elimination round, each player has five votes to cast as he or she sees fit, but cannot cast mo… --- ## [NJ Dem Senator Lautenberg dead](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nj-dem-senator-lautenberg-dead/660036)
**Author:** [@LavenderBlue](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LavenderBlue)\ **Replies:** 95\ **Last updated:** [June 10, 2013, 11:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nj-dem-senator-lautenberg-dead/660036 "2013-06-10T23:10:58Z")
This means Republican governor Christie gets to appoint a new senator. Christie’s up for re-election this year so this makes an interesting race more interesting. As a NJ resident, I think Christie will probably win the… --- ## [Elasped Time Between Searches Increased To 2 Minutes](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/elasped-time-between-searches-increased-to-2-minutes/401967)
**Author:** [@jdavis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jdavis)\ **Replies:** 140\ **Last updated:** [May 16, 2007, 10:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/elasped-time-between-searches-increased-to-2-minutes/401967 "2007-05-16T10:23:31Z")
The search functionality has been temporarily disabled for Charter Members/Members until those abusing it today are found and removed. I apologize for the problems they have been creating. Jerry --- ## [Boomers: Why Do People Act Old Before They Are?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/boomers-why-do-people-act-old-before-they-are/345112)
**Author:** [@wonderlust](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wonderlust)\ **Replies:** 65\ **Last updated:** [January 3, 2015, 3:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/boomers-why-do-people-act-old-before-they-are/345112 "2015-01-03T03:58:08Z")
Boomers: Why Do People Act Old Before They Are? I’ve been wondering about this for twenty years or so. \*There are a whole lot of us Boomers. \*So why is it that it’s so hard to meet other people in my agerange (I’m now 5… --- ## [Is Sarah Palin turning into the white Al Sharpton?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-sarah-palin-turning-into-the-white-al-sharpton/574703)
**Author:** [@joebuck20](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/joebuck20)\ **Replies:** 99\ **Last updated:** [March 19, 2011, 1:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-sarah-palin-turning-into-the-white-al-sharpton/574703 "2011-03-19T13:47:46Z")
The folks quoted in this article seem to think so: http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0311/51218.html Fame whore who regularly plays the victim card, doesn’t handle criticism well, plays loose with the facts and ref… --- ## [Trump can't win](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-cant-win/762585)
**Author:** [@aldiboronti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aldiboronti)\ **Replies:** 86\ **Last updated:** [October 28, 2024, 12:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-cant-win/762585 "2024-10-28T12:23:26Z")
Say GOP insiders. I too am convinced that Trump is toast. Maybe if he’d kept his big yap shut he’d have had a better chance but I’m really grateful that he didn’t. I think the US and the whole planet dodged a bullet h… --- ## [Is Great Britain as enlightened as it seems from TV?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-great-britain-as-enlightened-as-it-seems-from-tv/591510)
**Author:** [@CastleAnthrax](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CastleAnthrax)\ **Replies:** 85\ **Last updated:** [August 10, 2011, 10:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-great-britain-as-enlightened-as-it-seems-from-tv/591510 "2011-08-10T10:13:31Z")
I’ve been watching a lot of British TV lately and I’ve noticed a few things that would never be shown on American TV, and some things that would never be shown without making a big deal out of them. If you see a “normal… --- ## [Ask the Mormon Gal!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-mormon-gal/22809)
**Author:** [@pepperlandgirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pepperlandgirl)\ **Replies:** 193\ **Last updated:** [July 12, 2000, 2:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-mormon-gal/22809 "2000-07-12T14:25:40Z")
Part of me wants to start this thread. Part of me is frightened to. Luckily the part that wants to fight ignorance is louder than the part that never wants to make waves in any way. Right now there are a lot of stereoty… --- ## [Ok, time to squash a LotR bad Meme](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ok-time-to-squash-a-lotr-bad-meme/702044)
**Author:** [@DrDeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrDeth)\ **Replies:** 106\ **Last updated:** [October 28, 2014, 1:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ok-time-to-squash-a-lotr-bad-meme/702044 "2014-10-28T01:45:09Z")
Ok, Gandalf could not have just gotten the Eagles to fly over Mt Doom and drop the Ring in. First- only a very few could let go of the Ring. Next- you have the Will and Eye of Sauron, and once focused on you, you stop … --- ## [Canon/Fanon reason why weapons miss in Star Trek](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/canon-fanon-reason-why-weapons-miss-in-star-trek/683809)
**Author:** [@Aji\_de\_Gallina](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aji_de_Gallina)\ **Replies:** 80\ **Last updated:** [July 15, 2016, 7:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/canon-fanon-reason-why-weapons-miss-in-star-trek/683809 "2016-07-15T19:40:55Z")
I’m watching some TNG reruns and aside from noticing how badly it has aged (and how terrible the special effects look) I began to wonder why the guns miss. They have ray guns in the 24th century and miss? How? How can t… --- ## [Do college fraternities still haze?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-college-fraternities-still-haze/512853)
**Author:** [@BKReporter](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BKReporter)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [October 10, 2009, 2:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-college-fraternities-still-haze/512853 "2009-10-10T02:22:50Z")
When I was going to school, in the late 1990s, our university had a strict policy against hazing. But then again the school’s alcohol policy didn’t keep them from throwing huge keggers, so they didn’t appear to be overly… --- ## [My first experience with HE Top Loader Washers. Any tips to get stuff clean?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-first-experience-with-he-top-loader-washers-any-tips-to-get-stuff-clean/675652)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [December 7, 2013, 2:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-first-experience-with-he-top-loader-washers-any-tips-to-get-stuff-clean/675652 "2013-12-07T14:51:09Z")
I’ve had misgivings about buying a HE washer. Consumer Reports only gave the best model a 79 rating on cleaning. There’s very mixed reviews too. Even that top rated model had comments about it constantly breaking. Other… --- ## [Movies that make you blub](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-that-make-you-blub/455961)
**Author:** [@Deflagration](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Deflagration)\ **Replies:** 188\ **Last updated:** [July 18, 2008, 2:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-that-make-you-blub/455961 "2008-07-18T02:33:17Z")
I’m a strong, middle aged, father of two. And yet, I can’t watch Toy Story 2 without a tear in my eye when Jessie has her montage “When She Loved Me”. I can understand my reaction to the final reveal in “It’s a wonderf… --- ## [Things I've learned](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-ive-learned/28084)
**Author:** [@Ruffian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ruffian)\ **Replies:** 112\ **Last updated:** [January 25, 2008, 8:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-ive-learned/28084 "2008-01-25T20:54:09Z")
This is not the cheesy forward that’s circulating around. Nope, this is just US…what we’ve learned in the course of life. This is notsomuch the intellectual, educational pursuits, but rather just plain life stuff, from t… --- ## [Working for cash pay and not reporting income](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/working-for-cash-pay-and-not-reporting-income/955168)
**Author:** [@JoePockets](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JoePockets)\ **Replies:** 201\ **Last updated:** [December 20, 2021, 11:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/working-for-cash-pay-and-not-reporting-income/955168 "2021-12-20T23:51:51Z")
While seating in my local watering hole I have listened to some local contractors “ bathrooms windows doors & decks” say they encourage cash payments over checks as it is found money in there eyes. They claim there busin… --- ## [How Can A Man Get AIDS From A Woman?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-can-a-man-get-aids-from-a-woman/114538)
**Author:** [@Surreal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Surreal)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [June 17, 2002, 6:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-can-a-man-get-aids-from-a-woman/114538 "2002-06-17T18:30:16Z")
How is it possible for a man to contract the HIV virus by having sexual intercourse with an HIV positive female? Since it involves only external contact, how does the virus get into the bloodstream?? If you can contract … --- ## [Has a 200 mpg carburetor been suppressed by the oil industry?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-a-200-mpg-carburetor-been-suppressed-by-the-oil-industry/621875)
**Author:** [@Nezello](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nezello)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [December 1, 2012, 1:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-a-200-mpg-carburetor-been-suppressed-by-the-oil-industry/621875 "2012-12-01T13:23:27Z")
Cecil has been sucking in decades of exhaust fumes. STEVEN SEAGAL WARNS THE WORLD ABOUT (REAL EVIL)!! ALTERNATIVE ENERGY SUPPRESSED… --- ## [Hugh Hefner is cool? Why??](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hugh-hefner-is-cool-why/549500)
**Author:** [@Cyningablod](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cyningablod)\ **Replies:** 81\ **Last updated:** [August 29, 2010, 1:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hugh-hefner-is-cool-why/549500 "2010-08-29T01:03:08Z")
He’s a f\*\*\*ing pig. A dirty old man. A misogynist and little more than a rich, martini-swilling male slut. The only reason I can imagine that he’s so beloved by and popular among celebrities and movie stars is, he thr… --- ## [Windows Vista Myth Busting](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/windows-vista-myth-busting/411311)
**Author:** [@Ficer67](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ficer67)\ **Replies:** 172\ **Last updated:** [October 19, 2007, 3:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/windows-vista-myth-busting/411311 "2007-10-19T15:46:44Z")
So how is everyone liking Windows Vista? Do I sound like a sales-person? In fact, I am a guy who is thinking about buying a notebook computer from New Egg. I have heard that Windows Vista will not run a lot of program… --- ## [Straight male Dopers: What do you think of this article?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/straight-male-dopers-what-do-you-think-of-this-article/617076)
**Author:** [@Infovore](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Infovore)\ **Replies:** 84\ **Last updated:** [April 3, 2012, 6:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/straight-male-dopers-what-do-you-think-of-this-article/617076 "2012-04-03T18:26:00Z")
I was reading this Cracked articleyesterday, and although they do go a bit over the top (they’re a humor site–they have to keep people reading so they tend to sensationalize a bit) I saw a few grains of what I consider t… --- ## [John Rosemond, dear, you will have to stay in your room.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/john-rosemond-dear-you-will-have-to-stay-in-your-room/651763)
**Author:** [@Rilchiam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rilchiam)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [March 7, 2013, 3:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/john-rosemond-dear-you-will-have-to-stay-in-your-room/651763 "2013-03-07T15:48:36Z")
I spoke with the doctor, and he told me to tell you that you are a bitter old crank who is taking out his resentment against his own parents and stepfather on every kid today, and on every parent of a kid who is foolish … --- ## [Would you date someone who had made multiple suicide attempts?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-date-someone-who-had-made-multiple-suicide-attempts/412977)
**Author:** [@alice\_in\_wonderland](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/alice_in_wonderland)\ **Replies:** 73\ **Last updated:** [July 26, 2007, 6:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-date-someone-who-had-made-multiple-suicide-attempts/412977 "2007-07-26T18:55:19Z")
Would you go steady with them? Marry them? I have no idea why this thought occured to me (I think maybe a wacko Synthroid enhanced dream, actually). I think if I found out someone had tried multiple times to off themse… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=772&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=774&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)