# Top **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=78&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:** 79 --- ## [The web is public domain? Thanks for the info, Cooks Source magazine!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-web-is-public-domain-thanks-for-the-info-cooks-source-magazine/559487)
**Author:** [@The\_Hamster\_King](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Hamster_King)\ **Replies:** 232\ **Last updated:** [November 19, 2010, 8:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-web-is-public-domain-thanks-for-the-info-cooks-source-magazine/559487 "2010-11-19T20:10:14Z")
People steal other people’s work all the time, but you rarely get a plagiarist writing to her victim and saying that she should pay the thief for the privilege of being stolen from. In 2005 a writer named Monica Gaudino… --- ## [Piercing care and sea salt vs. regular table salt?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/piercing-care-and-sea-salt-vs-regular-table-salt/456636)
**Author:** [@Guinastasia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guinastasia)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [June 4, 2011, 3:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/piercing-care-and-sea-salt-vs-regular-table-salt/456636 "2011-06-04T03:28:46Z")
So I just got my nose pierced earlier tonight. Reading the instructions for aftercare, I noticed that you’re supposed to use either a saline solution or a salt water mixture using sea salt and warm water. I thought I h… --- ## [Does any city in the Southern Hemisphere get snow?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-any-city-in-the-southern-hemisphere-get-snow/640911)
**Author:** [@cjepson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cjepson)\ **Replies:** 117\ **Last updated:** [August 6, 2016, 9:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-any-city-in-the-southern-hemisphere-get-snow/640911 "2016-08-06T21:15:33Z")
I was looking at a map of average July temperatures in the Southern Hemisphere and it looks like even southern Patagonia has winters that we in the North might think of as relatively mild. I expect a lot of Southern Hem… --- ## [Caesin is not dairy free, you fuckers!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/caesin-is-not-dairy-free-you-fuckers/653119)
**Author:** [@BigT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BigT)\ **Replies:** 202\ **Last updated:** [April 10, 2013, 6:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/caesin-is-not-dairy-free-you-fuckers/653119 "2013-04-10T06:53:29Z")
Yeah, I’m tired of this bullshit. If something has casein in it, the MAIN FUCKING PROTEIN of milk, it is not in any way, shape, or form dairy free. It is not milk free. It’s not even non-dairy. It fucking contains fuckin… --- ## [Iowa Caucus Discussion](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/iowa-caucus-discussion/847465)
**Author:** [@Saint\_Cad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saint_Cad)\ **Replies:** 380\ **Last updated:** [February 11, 2020, 12:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/iowa-caucus-discussion/847465 "2020-02-11T00:58:21Z")
Didn’t see any thread yet for the official start to the presidential race I really hope Amy Klobucher makes a good showing. Listening to NPR it sounded like Iowans had some interest in her. Results get released soon. --- ## [I pit the cops who openly applauded police abuse today](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-the-cops-who-openly-applauded-police-abuse-today/792340)
**Author:** [@Richard\_Parker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Richard_Parker)\ **Replies:** 521\ **Last updated:** [August 5, 2017, 6:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-the-cops-who-openly-applauded-police-abuse-today/792340 "2017-08-05T18:15:18Z")
Today, President Trump called on police officers to abuse suspects. And a crowd of police officers cheered. Video here. From Trump, I expect this. But I expect more of the police. Every single one who applauded should … --- ## [What's the most humane way of killing mice?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-humane-way-of-killing-mice/616481)
**Author:** [@isaiahrobinson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/isaiahrobinson)\ **Replies:** 88\ **Last updated:** [March 29, 2012, 6:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-humane-way-of-killing-mice/616481 "2012-03-29T18:48:16Z")
Glue traps sound horrific. Poison apparently kills them very slowly through internal bleeding and is painful. Is that true? Is there any poison that kills them more humanely? Electric traps are apparently unreliable at… --- ## [How common is climax during rape?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-common-is-climax-during-rape/567682)
**Author:** [@Grrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrr)\ **Replies:** 71\ **Last updated:** [August 30, 2016, 11:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-common-is-climax-during-rape/567682 "2016-08-30T11:56:38Z")
I was surprised to learn that this actually happens. Which I can only imagine, makes it THAT much more emotionally damaging to the victim. --- ## [Prop 8 trial update: Walker's ruling upheld](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/prop-8-trial-update-walkers-ruling-upheld/585500)
**Author:** [@YogSothoth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/YogSothoth)\ **Replies:** 205\ **Last updated:** [February 8, 2012, 4:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/prop-8-trial-update-walkers-ruling-upheld/585500 "2012-02-08T04:51:46Z")
A judge today rejected arguments made by supporters of Prop 8 who challenged that because the original judge in the trial, Judge Vaughn Walker, ruled that Prop 8 was illegal and later came out as gay that he should have … --- ## [2010 Postcard Exchange](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2010-postcard-exchange/523804)
**Author:** [@melodyharmonius](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/melodyharmonius)\ **Replies:** 501\ **Last updated:** [January 4, 2011, 1:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2010-postcard-exchange/523804 "2011-01-04T13:35:31Z")
Wouldn’t it be fun to get postcards from around the country/world? And think how easy it would be to do! I propose a postcard exchange! Here’s the basic idea: You sign up here and PM/email me your info. I will send … --- ## [Enterprise Cease Fire spoilers](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/enterprise-cease-fire-spoilers/154480)
**Author:** [@carnivorousplant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnivorousplant)\ **Replies:** 1109\ **Last updated:** [August 25, 2020, 6:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/enterprise-cease-fire-spoilers/154480 "2020-08-25T06:41:41Z")
It’s good, although Archer does fight a girl. Does anyone remember what Sarek’s father was named? It’s in The Search For Spock Some development in the Human/Vulcan relationship, and Tripp shows himself to be a good Cap… --- ## [Why is the SDMB membership declining, and what's the best way to add younger members?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-the-sdmb-membership-declining-and-whats-the-best-way-to-add-younger-members/944208)
**Author:** [@Heffalump\_and\_Roo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Heffalump_and_Roo)\ **Replies:** 613\ **Last updated:** [July 17, 2021, 8:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-the-sdmb-membership-declining-and-whats-the-best-way-to-add-younger-members/944208 "2021-07-17T20:42:19Z")
Continuing the discussion from A modest proposal for the Straight Dope: Cecil\_Adams is proposing a plan to crowd source ideas for a new column. In the proposal, this is the problem he identifies. The current SDMB memb… --- ## [49% vs. 41% in favour of Muslim ban](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/49-vs-41-in-favour-of-muslim-ban/778708)
**Author:** [@up\_the\_junction](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/up_the_junction)\ **Replies:** 297\ **Last updated:** [February 16, 2017, 9:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/49-vs-41-in-favour-of-muslim-ban/778708 "2017-02-16T09:39:01Z")
New Reuters poll: Kind of weird really as surely the ban is illegal. http://uk.reuters.com/article/uk-usa-trump-immigration-poll-exclusive-idUKKBN15F2M6 --- ## [Please do not throw yourself under a train.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-do-not-throw-yourself-under-a-train/647157)
**Author:** [@kambuckta](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kambuckta)\ **Replies:** 123\ **Last updated:** [February 8, 2013, 2:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-do-not-throw-yourself-under-a-train/647157 "2013-02-08T02:59:55Z")
Suicide-by-train happens on a regular basis (at least monthly) on my train-line, and it always happens on my commute home. It pisses me and my fellow commuters off something shocking. Tonight was a typical suicide-by-t… --- ## [Lissner, This Pit Is For You.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lissner-this-pit-is-for-you/522395)
**Author:** [@tacoloco](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tacoloco)\ **Replies:** 379\ **Last updated:** [January 9, 2010, 7:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lissner-this-pit-is-for-you/522395 "2010-01-09T19:40:03Z")
Ok, shitcock, let’s continue the conversation about how you are a sorry, miserable excuse for a human being. Only a grade-A asshole throws a defenseless indoor cat outside in the winter to fend for itself. What’s worse … --- ## [RIP Charger \[My "Sleep Disorder" Was a Brain Tumor\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-charger-my-sleep-disorder-was-a-brain-tumor/490867)
**Author:** [@Charger](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Charger)\ **Replies:** 199\ **Last updated:** [November 1, 2011, 7:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-charger-my-sleep-disorder-was-a-brain-tumor/490867 "2011-11-01T07:46:32Z")
I had been having a very difficult time sleeping, so I went to see a doctor. He thought I suffered from sleep apnea, but never set up any tests. I was sleeping through the night, but waking up tired. It progressed to th… --- ## [Disaster strikes. How do I make swimming pool water drinkable?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/disaster-strikes-how-do-i-make-swimming-pool-water-drinkable/493764)
**Author:** [@filmore](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/filmore)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [August 11, 2010, 5:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/disaster-strikes-how-do-i-make-swimming-pool-water-drinkable/493764 "2010-08-11T17:49:25Z")
Imagine some great disaster strikes (asteroid, solar flare, whatever) and shuts down the power grid and greatly disables road travel. Water service is unavailable because of the lack of power. You can survive on only… --- ## [College Athletes Can Unionize](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/college-athletes-can-unionize/684628)
**Author:** [@PastTense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PastTense)\ **Replies:** 261\ **Last updated:** [August 19, 2015, 3:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/college-athletes-can-unionize/684628 "2015-08-19T15:07:02Z")
"Northwestern University football players are employees of the school and are therefore entitled to a union election, Peter Sung Ohr, the regional director of the National Labor Relations Board, said in a ruling released… --- ## [Game of Thrones 3.07 "The Bear and the Maiden Fair" 5/12/13 No book spoilers](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-of-thrones-3-07-the-bear-and-the-maiden-fair-5-12-13-no-book-spoilers/658162)
**Author:** [@SenorBeef](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SenorBeef)\ **Replies:** 327\ **Last updated:** [May 21, 2013, 2:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-of-thrones-3-07-the-bear-and-the-maiden-fair-5-12-13-no-book-spoilers/658162 "2013-05-21T02:17:34Z")
Previous threads 3.01 Valar Dohaeris 3.02 Dark Wings, Dark Words 3.03 Walk of Punishment 3.04 And Now His Watch is Ended 3.05 Kissed by fire 3.06 The Climb I think we all know the rules by now. The books do not ex… --- ## [Why hasn't Colin Farell been charged with rape?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-hasnt-colin-farell-been-charged-with-rape/340861)
**Author:** [@Cartooniverse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cartooniverse)\ **Replies:** 232\ **Last updated:** [February 6, 2006, 12:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-hasnt-colin-farell-been-charged-with-rape/340861 "2006-02-06T12:19:54Z")
The guy makes a movie. The young girl opposite him ( Playing Pocahontas to his John Smith ) is, according the CNN this morning, age 14 when the film was shot. There are love scenes. Most places, if you put your hands on… --- ## [Trump bloody after shots fired at a Trump Rally: Jul 13, 2024](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-bloody-after-shots-fired-at-a-trump-rally-jul-13-2024/1004162)
**Author:** [@Gatopescado](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gatopescado)\ **Replies:** 923\ **Last updated:** [July 23, 2025, 11:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-bloody-after-shots-fired-at-a-trump-rally-jul-13-2024/1004162 "2025-07-23T11:25:06Z")
Just saw it live. Holy Crap! More to come… --- ## [Investment general discussion thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/investment-general-discussion-thread/1015169)
**Author:** [@SenorBeef](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SenorBeef)\ **Replies:** 1653\ **Last updated:** [October 7, 2026, 12:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/investment-general-discussion-thread/1015169 "2026-10-07T00:14:29Z")
There have been some threads lately concerned about what people should do with their investments in light of recent… instability as well as some politics prediction threads revolving around performance of the economy in … --- ## [Succession on HBO](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/succession-on-hbo/815428)
**Author:** [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Replies:** 647\ **Last updated:** [February 14, 2024, 11:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/succession-on-hbo/815428 "2024-02-14T23:07:02Z")
The series premiere was last night. I thought it was OK. A good cast (Brian Cox is good just about anything). Lots of wealthy-NYC lifestyle porn (luxury apartments! helicopter rides! limousines zipping through Manhatt… --- ## [Why don't people pop their pus-filled pimples when they are on their face ?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-dont-people-pop-their-pus-filled-pimples-when-they-are-on-their-face/566487)
**Author:** [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [January 8, 2011, 2:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-dont-people-pop-their-pus-filled-pimples-when-they-are-on-their-face/566487 "2011-01-08T02:23:19Z")
It is gross to try to talk to someone who has a big, pus-filled pimple on their face. It happened to me twice yesterday–a woman with one on her upper lip, and a guy witgh a huge, pus filled pimple on his nose. Don’t peop… --- ## [Not conventionally pretty, but attractive nonetheless](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/not-conventionally-pretty-but-attractive-nonetheless/536384)
**Author:** [@Palo\_Verde](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Palo_Verde)\ **Replies:** 92\ **Last updated:** [April 22, 2010, 2:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/not-conventionally-pretty-but-attractive-nonetheless/536384 "2010-04-22T14:07:59Z")
What actresses are not pretty like most are, but are very attractive nonetheless? I thought of this while watching the 2005 miniseries Bleak House (a great one, by the way). The main character is played by Ana Maxwell … --- ## [Tomndebb is one weaselly mother fucker…](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tomndebb-is-one-weaselly-mother-fucker/395569)
**Author:** [@badchad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/badchad)\ **Replies:** 560\ **Last updated:** [March 19, 2007, 6:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tomndebb-is-one-weaselly-mother-fucker/395569 "2007-03-19T18:19:35Z")
… and it’s not just me that noticed. Tom you kind of remind me of Rush Limbaugh, just sitting back and criticizing your opposition while keeping your own irrationalities hid as best you can. Well to be fair to Rush … --- ## [The perverse motivation of back-in parkers?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-perverse-motivation-of-back-in-parkers/716793)
**Author:** [@kaltkalt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kaltkalt)\ **Replies:** 280\ **Last updated:** [July 17, 2015, 4:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-perverse-motivation-of-back-in-parkers/716793 "2015-07-17T04:38:56Z")
I just don’t get it. Who are these people and what motivates them to act in such a jackass way? In my apartment’s parking garage, over 90% of people pull in to their parking spots front first, like the quick, easy, nor… --- ## [Was Hitler a Christian?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-hitler-a-christian/555096)
**Author:** [@Wade\_A.Tisthammer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wade_A.Tisthammer)\ **Replies:** 170\ **Last updated:** [December 31, 2010, 1:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-hitler-a-christian/555096 "2010-12-31T01:21:43Z")
This is in reference to the Was Hitler a Christian? staff entry. True, we must bear in mind that Hitler was a great manipulator and not above pandering to the masses, so we should ask ourselves at least this question. … --- ## [Executed child found to be innocent](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/executed-child-found-to-be-innocent/707549)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 261\ **Last updated:** [December 30, 2014, 7:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/executed-child-found-to-be-innocent/707549 "2014-12-30T19:50:10Z")
Here’s the story of 14 year old George Stinney Jr., convicted of beating two white girls to death in 1944, and posthumously exonerated just this morning. I guess you could say “justice” was swift for the 95 lb. boy-alth… --- ## [Paternal Responsibility](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/paternal-responsibility/616708)
**Author:** [@Borzo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Borzo)\ **Replies:** 310\ **Last updated:** [March 29, 2012, 3:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/paternal-responsibility/616708 "2012-03-29T03:08:17Z")
Let’s say we have 3 people: Peter, Paul, and Mary. Both Peter and Paul are having sex with Mary. Not at the same time, mind you, but let’s say she’s having 2 independent sexual relationship with the 2 of them. Mary get… --- ## [Ayn Rand's philosophy on the middle and working classes](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ayn-rands-philosophy-on-the-middle-and-working-classes/485381)
**Author:** [@msmith537](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/msmith537)\ **Replies:** 369\ **Last updated:** [February 20, 2009, 8:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ayn-rands-philosophy-on-the-middle-and-working-classes/485381 "2009-02-20T20:34:58Z")
So I’m reading Atlas Shrugged (slowly…I like the story but it’s a bit of an arduous read). So far about a quarter of the way into it. I get that she has a hard-on for self made people and industrialists, but what is he… --- ## [Defend white supremacy! I dare you!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/defend-white-supremacy-i-dare-you/233521)
**Author:** [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)\ **Replies:** 550\ **Last updated:** [March 21, 2004, 1:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/defend-white-supremacy-i-dare-you/233521 "2004-03-21T13:53:37Z")
I recently started a GD thread – “How much racism remains in white America?” – http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=243699&page=1&pp=50 Once thing that surprised me about the responses was that, while mo… --- ## [Trespassing](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trespassing/629055)
**Author:** [@IceQube](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/IceQube)\ **Replies:** 136\ **Last updated:** [January 29, 2022, 12:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trespassing/629055 "2022-01-29T12:28:30Z")
My house is on the corner of a block. Cars LOVE to mow over my grass and my driveway to make right turns, thereby bypassing stalled cars waiting for the green light. Can I legally put tire spikes on my grass to discoura… --- ## [What does a capacitor do?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-a-capacitor-do/536106)
**Author:** [@zoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zoid)\ **Replies:** 66\ **Last updated:** [June 19, 2010, 2:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-a-capacitor-do/536106 "2010-06-19T02:03:14Z")
Can someone explain in very simple terms what a capacitor actually does in a circuit? --- ## [Glenn Beck's "Restoring Honor" rally will not be political (& other Tea Party nonsense)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/glenn-becks-restoring-honor-rally-will-not-be-political-other-tea-party-nonsense/551517)
**Author:** [@Snowboarder\_Bo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snowboarder_Bo)\ **Replies:** 338\ **Last updated:** [September 4, 2010, 5:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/glenn-becks-restoring-honor-rally-will-not-be-political-other-tea-party-nonsense/551517 "2010-09-04T17:03:24Z")
At least, that’s what the AP is reporting. It seems that there’s some people who may take issue with Mr. Beck’s choice of place and time for his rally: the 47th anniversary of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.'s “I Have A Dr… --- ## [Phyllis Schlafly dead at 92 - Does anybody care?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/phyllis-schlafly-dead-at-92-does-anybody-care/765155)
**Author:** [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Replies:** 324\ **Last updated:** [September 19, 2016, 11:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/phyllis-schlafly-dead-at-92-does-anybody-care/765155 "2016-09-19T11:23:42Z")
Link I try not to take joy at someones passing, but I’m not going to miss this bitch one bit. --- ## [The British and their odd ways](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-british-and-their-odd-ways/686390)
**Author:** [@Vashbul](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Vashbul)\ **Replies:** 223\ **Last updated:** [June 7, 2014, 5:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-british-and-their-odd-ways/686390 "2014-06-07T17:42:23Z")
“England has the worst beer in the world; nasty, warm, sticky stuff with various forms of pond life in it…” John Cleese from 1982 commercial Do the British not rinse dishes after washing them? --- ## [Dancing with the Stars -- DWTS -- Spring 2012](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dancing-with-the-stars-dwts-spring-2012/614253)
**Author:** [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Replies:** 333\ **Last updated:** [May 23, 2012, 2:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dancing-with-the-stars-dwts-spring-2012/614253 "2012-05-23T14:57:45Z")
The cast has been announced, with partners: Jack Wagner (partnered with Anna) William Levy (Cheryl) Maria Menounos (Derek) Gavin Degraw (Karina) Jaleel White (Kim) Melissa Gilbert (Maks) Katherine Jenkins (Mark) … --- ## [Uncomfortable Auto Seat Headrests-Why?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/uncomfortable-auto-seat-headrests-why/656301)
**Author:** [@ralph124c](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ralph124c)\ **Replies:** 66\ **Last updated:** [September 28, 2021, 5:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/uncomfortable-auto-seat-headrests-why/656301 "2021-09-28T17:36:48Z")
I mean, some of these things actually tilt your head forward-extremely uncomfortable. Why is this? I remember the SAAB cars of the 1970’s had cage-like headrests-they were a good design 9they didn’t block your backwards … --- ## [Car battery, interior light. How long?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/car-battery-interior-light-how-long/606893)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [December 23, 2011, 2:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/car-battery-interior-light-how-long/606893 "2011-12-23T14:24:39Z")
I replaced the battery in my Jeep. Last week I had a new ignition switch put in, as well as had other maintenance performed. The roomie was going to use the Jeep today, and it was dead. I put the charger on, and she s… --- ## [Exclamations only thread!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/exclamations-only-thread/984528)
**Author:** [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Replies:** 1651\ **Last updated:** [October 3, 2026, 3:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/exclamations-only-thread/984528 "2026-10-03T03:04:13Z")
From here!: Questions Only thread - #5486 by dirtball What a great idea! Thanks, dirtball! --- ## [Omnibus "religious people who think they control the virus" thread.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-religious-people-who-think-they-control-the-virus-thread/850616)
**Author:** [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Replies:** 388\ **Last updated:** [December 23, 2020, 11:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-religious-people-who-think-they-control-the-virus-thread/850616 "2020-12-23T11:06:57Z")
There are plenty of them to go around, but the one that finally caused me to start this is Kenneth Copeland, who commands the virus by calling it "doggone." (This thread may also encompass religious people who know why … --- ## [NBC's "The Event" (open spoilers)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nbcs-the-event-open-spoilers/554494)
**Author:** [@alphaboi867](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/alphaboi867)\ **Replies:** 244\ **Last updated:** [May 29, 2011, 5:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nbcs-the-event-open-spoilers/554494 "2011-05-29T17:08:22Z")
Okay, I’m watching next weeks episode. I don’t have the any better idea of what the “Event” is than from the previews. Any theories? --- ## [No, dumb bitch, we don't take anyone's American Express card](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-dumb-bitch-we-dont-take-anyones-american-express-card/737697)
**Author:** [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\ **Replies:** 250\ **Last updated:** [November 30, 2015, 9:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-dumb-bitch-we-dont-take-anyones-american-express-card/737697 "2015-11-30T21:36:29Z")
I work in a store owned by Chassidic Jews. We can stay open and sell anything on Sundays, being exempt from the county’s blue laws. It’s been an easy day. Then a big beautiful black woman tries to pay with her American E… --- ## [Women: share your stories of having your crotch grabbed (when you didn't want it)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/women-share-your-stories-of-having-your-crotch-grabbed-when-you-didnt-want-it/768105)
**Author:** [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Replies:** 327\ **Last updated:** [October 26, 2016, 3:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/women-share-your-stories-of-having-your-crotch-grabbed-when-you-didnt-want-it/768105 "2016-10-26T03:41:13Z")
I read this story in the Washington Post this morning: What happens when you ask women for their stories of assault? Thousands of replies. I’m posting this in the Pit because I expect it to get contentious. Not positi… --- ## [Donald Trump and the runup to the 2024 election](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/donald-trump-and-the-runup-to-the-2024-election/1005196)
**Author:** [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Replies:** 874\ **Last updated:** [November 6, 2024, 3:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/donald-trump-and-the-runup-to-the-2024-election/1005196 "2024-11-06T03:59:10Z")
We don’t have a general thread on the Trump campaign, unlike the equivalent one for Kamala Harris, so I thought I would start one, to try to put as much campaign stuff as possible into one thread. I’ll start with a WaPo… --- ## [Unpopular opinions you hold?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unpopular-opinions-you-hold/787007)
**Author:** [@femmejean](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/femmejean)\ **Replies:** 382\ **Last updated:** [January 3, 2018, 4:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unpopular-opinions-you-hold/787007 "2018-01-03T16:33:45Z")
Simple thread; share your most unpopular opinions with other dopers. Let’s not get in too much of a fight :smiley: --- ## [Actors you were sure would make it big, and they didn't](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/actors-you-were-sure-would-make-it-big-and-they-didnt/677194)
**Author:** [@AuntiePam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AuntiePam)\ **Replies:** 224\ **Last updated:** [January 13, 2014, 10:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/actors-you-were-sure-would-make-it-big-and-they-didnt/677194 "2014-01-13T10:16:47Z")
A companion thread to this one about actors’ breakout roles. Christopher Jones from Wild in the Streets, 1968. Good looks and extreme charisma – I was sure he’d be a mega-star. IMDB’s bio cites a rocky childhood and p… --- ## [is a clit really a undeveloped penis called a "interferential organ"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-a-clit-really-a-undeveloped-penis-called-a-interferential-organ/304120)
**Author:** [@wez\_nilez](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wez_nilez)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [May 18, 2005, 9:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-a-clit-really-a-undeveloped-penis-called-a-interferential-organ/304120 "2005-05-18T09:50:52Z")
is a clitorous really a undeveloped penis called a “interferential organ”? --- ## [Have we reached the point when it is kooky to not believe in massive amounts of intelligent life having evolved throughout the universe?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-we-reached-the-point-when-it-is-kooky-to-not-believe-in-massive-amounts-of-intelligent-life-having-evolved-throughout-the-universe/969972)
**Author:** [@Gozu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gozu)\ **Replies:** 760\ **Last updated:** [September 23, 2026, 5:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-we-reached-the-point-when-it-is-kooky-to-not-believe-in-massive-amounts-of-intelligent-life-having-evolved-throughout-the-universe/969972 "2026-09-23T17:35:57Z")
Pre-Webb, We estimated there were hundreds of billions of visible galaxies out there, with each galaxy being made of hundreds of billions of stars and possibly trillions of wet rocks like our little planet earth here. To… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=77&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=79&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)