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**Author:** [@Hermitian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hermitian)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [April 20, 2011, 4:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sinus-pain-underwater/578869 "2011-04-20T16:52:27Z")
Not long ago I went snorkeling in Hawaii. I had a great time, thanks for asking. For the first 4-5 feet or so underwater, I could swim around following brightly colored fish and everything was great. Sometimes I would… --- ## [Moral dilemma from the movie 'Alive' (\*not\* re cannibalism)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/moral-dilemma-from-the-movie-alive-not-re-cannibalism/681078)
**Author:** [@Atomic\_Alex](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Atomic_Alex)\ **Replies:** 60\ **Last updated:** [February 17, 2014, 8:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/moral-dilemma-from-the-movie-alive-not-re-cannibalism/681078 "2014-02-17T20:24:18Z")
Its been a very long time since I watched this movie but one scene in particular occassionally resurfaces in my mind, if I’m misremembering I apologise in advance. Anyway, the plane has crashed and one of the passengers… --- ## [Proliferation of Office Cubicles](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/proliferation-of-office-cubicles/549514)
**Author:** [@dolphinboy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dolphinboy)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [August 31, 2010, 5:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/proliferation-of-office-cubicles/549514 "2010-08-31T17:07:46Z")
I was watching the first season of Madmen the other night and realized that back in the early 60’s offices didn’t have any cubicles. Workers, usually women doing administrative work, had their desks in an open area whil… --- ## [My coworker has taken over my life - I feel guilty all the time](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-coworker-has-taken-over-my-life-i-feel-guilty-all-the-time/662520)
**Author:** [@OleOneEye](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OleOneEye)\ **Replies:** 96\ **Last updated:** [July 9, 2013, 4:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-coworker-has-taken-over-my-life-i-feel-guilty-all-the-time/662520 "2013-07-09T04:56:13Z")
My coworker’s life is unspeakably hard - he’s supporting an entire handicapped family on a low-paying job. He can’t get a better job because he never learned to read, write or do 'rithmetic. His entire life is his job,… --- ## [Religious Nutjob Nomination Thread....](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/religious-nutjob-nomination-thread/206995)
**Author:** [@Shirley\_Ujest](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shirley_Ujest)\ **Replies:** 172\ **Last updated:** [October 19, 2003, 11:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/religious-nutjob-nomination-thread/206995 "2003-10-19T11:28:21Z")
Is it a leap year? Full Moon? Election year? Gas Leak? Holes in the Ozone? Tainted Water? Y2K craziness all over again? These religious wacko’s are just crawling out of the woodwork lately. To start this off, I h… --- ## [No Dungeons and Dragons in prison](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-dungeons-and-dragons-in-prison/526664)
**Author:** [@Bricker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bricker)\ **Replies:** 78\ **Last updated:** [January 30, 2010, 10:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-dungeons-and-dragons-in-prison/526664 "2010-01-30T10:57:41Z")
In Singer v. Raemisch, the Seventh Circuit this month upheld a prison regulation forbidding inmates from playing Dungeons and Dragons, apparently because the game would encourage prisoners to escape. I’m not sure I foll… --- ## [The Australian Open 2010 Discussion Thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-australian-open-2010-discussion-thread/525085)
**Author:** [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Replies:** 135\ **Last updated:** [February 1, 2010, 1:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-australian-open-2010-discussion-thread/525085 "2010-02-01T13:21:31Z")
Thoughts? Predictions? Reactions? I’ll go out on a limb here. Nikolay Davydenko has really been dominating lately. I’m predicting he wins the Australian Open this year. You? --- ## [Fuck Netflix! Hamlet is a Two-Disc Movie! Warning to all Netflixers!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fuck-netflix-hamlet-is-a-two-disc-movie-warning-to-all-netflixers/416218)
**Author:** [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Replies:** 63\ **Last updated:** [August 25, 2007, 2:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fuck-netflix-hamlet-is-a-two-disc-movie-warning-to-all-netflixers/416218 "2007-08-25T14:16:18Z")
Good News: Kenneth Branagh’s 4-hour version of Hamlet is finally out on DVD, with a beautiful transfer. Bad News: Netflix did not know the movie is two discs, so they are only shipping out the first disc. I contacted t… --- ## [WTF! Toll plaza situation on VA 267 (Dulles area)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wtf-toll-plaza-situation-on-va-267-dulles-area/711707)
**Author:** [@hyperspaz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hyperspaz)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [February 8, 2015, 4:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wtf-toll-plaza-situation-on-va-267-dulles-area/711707 "2015-02-08T04:38:14Z")
So Saturday I flew into Dulles, then had to drive home. I got on VA 267 heading toward I-495 (Capital Beltway). Not too long afterward–I’m not sure exactly where–I came upon a toll plaza. There were four lanes. Two had s… --- ## [What do you put in your flask?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-put-in-your-flask/486911)
**Author:** [@Baldwin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baldwin)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [February 23, 2009, 8:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-put-in-your-flask/486911 "2009-02-23T20:28:36Z")
I’ve got two stainless steel flasks: the little one my beloved teetotaling girlfriend bought me (4 ounces, little cap you have to make sure not to drop); and the serious flask I got for myself (8 ounces; cap is hinged so… --- ## [My AWD vehicle slips and slides in the snow. What am I doing wrong?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-awd-vehicle-slips-and-slides-in-the-snow-what-am-i-doing-wrong/555742)
**Author:** [@Erdosain](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Erdosain)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [October 3, 2010, 4:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-awd-vehicle-slips-and-slides-in-the-snow-what-am-i-doing-wrong/555742 "2010-10-03T04:55:41Z")
This stems from the SUV vs. minivan thread, but I didn’t want to hijack it. I bought an AWD car (a Subaru) because I hate slipping and sliding in the snow. Fortunately, where I live doesn’t get all that much snow, but 5… --- ## [If I don't treat a root canal gone bad will it kill me (eventually)?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-i-dont-treat-a-root-canal-gone-bad-will-it-kill-me-eventually/277923)
**Author:** [@Roland\_Deschain](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roland_Deschain)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [December 2, 2013, 3:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-i-dont-treat-a-root-canal-gone-bad-will-it-kill-me-eventually/277923 "2013-12-02T03:50:54Z")
Two years ago I had a root canal on an upper molar. After a couple of months the gum above the tooth became uncomfortable and I went back to the dentist. He gave an oral antibiiotic, removed the crown and placed some t… --- ## [Unusual or lesser known experiences in Washington DC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unusual-or-lesser-known-experiences-in-washington-dc/632114)
**Author:** [@phall0106](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/phall0106)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [August 24, 2012, 1:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unusual-or-lesser-known-experiences-in-washington-dc/632114 "2012-08-24T13:59:38Z")
So for this year’s Wild Women’s Weekend, Hallgirl1 and I are headed to Washington DC for the extended weekend. These weekends tend to be time to get away and visit another city and do some sightseeing for rather odd or … --- ## [It's common for 13 year olds to have sex now?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-common-for-13-year-olds-to-have-sex-now/522619)
**Author:** [@Incref](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Incref)\ **Replies:** 60\ **Last updated:** [December 28, 2009, 4:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-common-for-13-year-olds-to-have-sex-now/522619 "2009-12-28T04:57:50Z")
So I was having a chat with my friend’s 13 year old daughter yesterday and she was telling me most of her friends are not virgins! She told me she was one of the few in her year level in high school who had not had sex. … --- ## [Really? I have to pay in order to volunteer?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/really-i-have-to-pay-in-order-to-volunteer/728065)
**Author:** [@FairyChatMom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FairyChatMom)\ **Replies:** 86\ **Last updated:** [August 28, 2015, 7:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/really-i-have-to-pay-in-order-to-volunteer/728065 "2015-08-28T19:13:49Z")
I’m retired and occasionally bored. My search for temp or part time work has hit a wall - I’m pretty sure it’s because of my age. So I thought I’d volunteer at the local marine museum. Except you can’t be a volunteer … --- ## [Tell Me Your Age, Without Telling Me Your Age, Using Contemporaneous Ad and TV Show Slogans](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-your-age-without-telling-me-your-age-using-contemporaneous-ad-and-tv-show-slogans/978944)
**Author:** [@Dr\_Paprika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_Paprika)\ **Replies:** 231\ **Last updated:** [October 26, 2023, 1:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-your-age-without-telling-me-your-age-using-contemporaneous-ad-and-tv-show-slogans/978944 "2023-10-26T01:20:20Z")
Yabba Dabba Doo!! --- ## [Blind equality in inheritance to siblings or not?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blind-equality-in-inheritance-to-siblings-or-not/635435)
**Author:** [@grude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/grude)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [September 24, 2012, 12:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blind-equality-in-inheritance-to-siblings-or-not/635435 "2012-09-24T12:53:50Z")
This is not a real situation, I in fact expect no inheritance because my rents’ have nothing to leave. Lets say a parent has two children who are very different. One is a very successful business owner with a more than … --- ## [Who invented honey-roasted peanuts?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-invented-honey-roasted-peanuts/573622)
**Author:** [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [July 24, 2022, 4:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-invented-honey-roasted-peanuts/573622 "2022-07-24T16:07:54Z")
Google and Wiki have failed me. I first remember having them on a USAir flight in the mid-1980s, and there was a gag about them on The Golden Girls right about then. It wasn’t long after that that you could buy them in… --- ## [Where did the idea that Native Americans = Hippies come from?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-did-the-idea-that-native-americans-hippies-come-from/559439)
**Author:** [@Laudenum](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Laudenum)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [November 6, 2010, 4:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-did-the-idea-that-native-americans-hippies-come-from/559439 "2010-11-06T16:22:38Z")
Native Americans (Indians) had territory, whaled, hunted animals to extinction, had wars, and overall had a negative effect on their environment (AFAIU). Yet for a long time there was this idea put around that they were… --- ## [pre-poll baker's dozen Dem candidates for 2016](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pre-poll-bakers-dozen-dem-candidates-for-2016/653879)
**Author:** [@pseudotriton\_ruber\_ruber](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pseudotriton_ruber_ruber)\ **Replies:** 81\ **Last updated:** [April 6, 2013, 11:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pre-poll-bakers-dozen-dem-candidates-for-2016/653879 "2013-04-06T23:50:21Z")
I intend to post a list of possible candidates for the Democratic nomination in 2016, and off the top of my head, I see 13 so far. Could you nominate any more (plausible) candidates, and I will add “other” to the list, … --- ## [HA! Sweet (minor) revenge against the hotlinkers (stealing my site's graphics)!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ha-sweet-minor-revenge-against-the-hotlinkers-stealing-my-sites-graphics/262306)
**Author:** [@yosemite](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/yosemite)\ **Replies:** 149\ **Last updated:** [September 22, 2004, 7:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ha-sweet-minor-revenge-against-the-hotlinkers-stealing-my-sites-graphics/262306 "2004-09-22T07:28:39Z")
Some of you may remember my many battles with hotlinkers and bandwidth thieves, who keep displaying my graphics on their own sites, sucking up my bandwidth. Well, at least on one of my sites it’s not going to happen any… --- ## [Share Your Best Family Guy Lines](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/share-your-best-family-guy-lines/562453)
**Author:** [@Quasimodem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quasimodem)\ **Replies:** 84\ **Last updated:** [December 17, 2010, 3:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/share-your-best-family-guy-lines/562453 "2010-12-17T15:52:09Z")
Lois: “Peter, I’m not wearing panties” Peter: " Ah, that’s okay, we’ll buy another chair!" (The lines are approximations, okay? ;)) There are more (many more) that I like, but that one knocked me over. Thanks Q --- ## [Birkenstocks: Good? Bad? Ugly?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/birkenstocks-good-bad-ugly/370916)
**Author:** [@Tabby\_Cat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tabby_Cat)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [September 1, 2006, 6:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/birkenstocks-good-bad-ugly/370916 "2006-09-01T18:15:23Z")
Thinking seriously about getting a pair of Birkenstocks, specifically the Papillon Yesterday Arizona… so, what do you think about Birkenstocks? Overpriced? Tacky? Lesbian? :stuck\_out\_tongue: --- ## [What's the best way to get network tv without cable?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-best-way-to-get-network-tv-without-cable/571107)
**Author:** [@RandMcnally](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RandMcnally)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [August 5, 2014, 3:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-best-way-to-get-network-tv-without-cable/571107 "2014-08-05T15:47:52Z")
I’m ready to cut my cable. I have Hulu+, netflix, connectors to plug in my laptop and I have a PS3, so internet watching isn’t an issue. What I’m worried about is not being able to get to local channels. I have a plasma… --- ## [Mad-Men: 6.11 "Favors" (open spoilers)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mad-men-6-11-favors-open-spoilers/660596)
**Author:** [@alphaboi867](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/alphaboi867)\ **Replies:** 82\ **Last updated:** [June 13, 2013, 9:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mad-men-6-11-favors-open-spoilers/660596 "2013-06-13T21:44:45Z")
\[QUOTE=AMC\] Betty plans for Sally’s future; Peggy encounters trouble. \[/QUOTE\] It’s the antepenultimate episode of the season. Apparently there will be a 7th & final season; with 14 episodes. I wonder if Joan got… --- ## [Steam-cleaning my car's engine: risky?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/steam-cleaning-my-cars-engine-risky/62510)
**Author:** [@vivalostwages](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/vivalostwages)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [April 29, 2001, 6:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/steam-cleaning-my-cars-engine-risky/62510 "2001-04-29T06:07:22Z")
Long story as short as possible: I have a '76 Chevy Nova. It stalled out on me the other day at an intersection. The fellow who helped me push it out of traffic asked if I’d gotten the engine steam cleaned recently. He … --- ## [What can we learn from Betfair and Intrade being out of line from one another?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-can-we-learn-from-betfair-and-intrade-being-out-of-line-from-one-another/634885)
**Author:** [@Simple\_Linctus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Simple_Linctus)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [October 4, 2012, 7:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-can-we-learn-from-betfair-and-intrade-being-out-of-line-from-one-another/634885 "2012-10-04T07:58:55Z")
There seems to be a long running inconsistency between Intrade and Betfair on who the 2012 president is going to be. For example, at the moment on Intrade I can buy 100 shares of Barack Obama winning at $6.62. If Obama … --- ## [Will Rap music EVER go away?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-rap-music-ever-go-away/104426)
**Author:** [@Tarkus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tarkus)\ **Replies:** 144\ **Last updated:** [April 26, 2002, 4:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-rap-music-ever-go-away/104426 "2002-04-26T16:09:24Z")
Will Rap music EVER go away? --- ## [Do any 2 animals regularly prey on each other?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-any-2-animals-regularly-prey-on-each-other/586313)
**Author:** [@SmithCommaJohn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SmithCommaJohn)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [June 23, 2011, 1:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-any-2-animals-regularly-prey-on-each-other/586313 "2011-06-23T01:33:49Z")
Are there any two animals that regularly hunt, kill, and eat each other? Basically, are there two species which each have roughly a 50/50 chance of successfully hunting, or being hunted by, the other? For example, in th… --- ## [Rock songs with non-English lyrics?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rock-songs-with-non-english-lyrics/151804)
**Author:** [@Jinx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jinx)\ **Replies:** 72\ **Last updated:** [October 19, 2022, 4:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rock-songs-with-non-english-lyrics/151804 "2022-10-19T16:41:19Z")
How many rock songs (~1958 - present) can you think of which have some lyrics of a foreign language? Billy Joel has several with French lyrics. Chicago has at least one with Italian. I’d lump in Ricky Martin is living… --- ## [Bishop, Archbishop & Cardinal: Please explain differences](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bishop-archbishop-cardinal-please-explain-differences/297565)
**Author:** [@Carnac\_the\_Magnificent](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Carnac_the_Magnificent)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [April 5, 2005, 2:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bishop-archbishop-cardinal-please-explain-differences/297565 "2005-04-05T02:42:03Z")
Last couple of days, I thought I heard several church officials use the terms archbishop and cardinal, as well as archbishop and bishop, interchangeably. I also thought I heard someone refer to the Pope as bishop. How m… --- ## [Popeye's Accent](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/popeyes-accent/132286)
**Author:** [@fhios](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fhios)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [September 7, 2017, 2:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/popeyes-accent/132286 "2017-09-07T02:28:54Z")
So, just where was Popeye supposed to be from? A friend of mine thinks he’s suppossed to be from New Orleans, but I can’t place his way of talking at all. --- ## [Am I the only person bewildered to learn that somebody won that debate?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/am-i-the-only-person-bewildered-to-learn-that-somebody-won-that-debate/636828)
**Author:** [@spazurek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/spazurek)\ **Replies:** 80\ **Last updated:** [October 15, 2012, 8:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/am-i-the-only-person-bewildered-to-learn-that-somebody-won-that-debate/636828 "2012-10-15T20:17:22Z")
Being irresponsible and lazy, I’m not prepared to read the 12±page debate thread. But I need a sanity check. I watched the debate on Wednesday and I was disappointed by what a non-event it was; both candidates repeated t… --- ## [So you have a PhD.... was it worth it?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-you-have-a-phd-was-it-worth-it/520017)
**Author:** [@RiverLethe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RiverLethe)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [December 8, 2009, 4:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-you-have-a-phd-was-it-worth-it/520017 "2009-12-08T04:13:25Z")
The title sums it up well. Would you do it again and did you find it worthwhile? Did you accomplish your desired career (professor, etc) without too much difficulty? And, now that you have a job with a PhD, what are the … --- ## [Was this a HIPAA violation?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-this-a-hipaa-violation/635090)
**Author:** [@grude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/grude)\ **Replies:** 62\ **Last updated:** [September 20, 2012, 11:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-this-a-hipaa-violation/635090 "2012-09-20T23:38:14Z")
This happened in the USA, a woman entering a Wal-mart in the night tripped over a large crack in the parking lot. She told the door greeter who told the manager and the manager said someone would call her. Eventually so… --- ## [Ask the Intergalactic Gladiator](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-intergalactic-gladiator/517783)
**Author:** [@Intergalactic\_Gladiator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Intergalactic_Gladiator)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [November 20, 2009, 5:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-intergalactic-gladiator/517783 "2009-11-20T17:51:57Z")
Happy Monday, everyone. Since this is Mundane Pointless Stuff I Must Share, I figure that the most mundane, pointless thing that I could share would be an “Ask the Intergalactic Gladiator” thread. The only way it could … --- ## [Are Hollywood celebrities really good spokespeople for other areas?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-hollywood-celebrities-really-good-spokespeople-for-other-areas/776771)
**Author:** [@Urbanredneck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Urbanredneck)\ **Replies:** 113\ **Last updated:** [January 15, 2017, 3:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-hollywood-celebrities-really-good-spokespeople-for-other-areas/776771 "2017-01-15T15:31:19Z")
Much has been said about actress Meryl Streeps speech against Donald Trump at the Golden Globe awards. My question is though, do you think Hollywood stars make good spokespeople? I mean to me, the people in Hollywood l… --- ## [I Pit the new "frost brewed Coors Light" temperature indicator](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-the-new-frost-brewed-coors-light-temperature-indicator/595210)
**Author:** [@iiandyiiii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iiandyiiii)\ **Replies:** 78\ **Last updated:** [September 13, 2011, 3:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-the-new-frost-brewed-coors-light-temperature-indicator/595210 "2011-09-13T03:57:36Z")
According to the new TV ad, the beer has two strips on the label, which turn blue at “cold” and “super cold”, respectively. Who the fuck can’t tell whether a fucking beer is cold by picking it up in their hand? The onl… --- ## [Ladies: Socks on or off at the OBGYN?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ladies-socks-on-or-off-at-the-obgyn/523789)
**Author:** [@PeskiPiksi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PeskiPiksi)\ **Replies:** 64\ **Last updated:** [January 26, 2012, 12:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ladies-socks-on-or-off-at-the-obgyn/523789 "2012-01-26T00:32:33Z")
I’m nearing the end of my pregnancy and so going to the OB once a week these days. This morning I had a little momentary debate in my head whether my socks should come off or not. Leaving them on felt weird…black socks… --- ## [How to uninvite someone from a large group mini-vacation ...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-uninvite-someone-from-a-large-group-mini-vacation/464358)
**Author:** [@Avarie537](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Avarie537)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [October 8, 2008, 2:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-uninvite-someone-from-a-large-group-mini-vacation/464358 "2008-10-08T02:02:44Z")
… when the “someone” is your brother? This is going to be long, rambly, and stream-of-conciousness, so I pre-apologize for any lack of coherency. Please feel free to ask for clarification if necessary. Backstory: Man… --- ## [A Really Pathetic Attempt to See Me Naked](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-really-pathetic-attempt-to-see-me-naked/463389)
**Author:** [@Green\_Bean](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Green_Bean)\ **Replies:** 80\ **Last updated:** [September 23, 2008, 6:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-really-pathetic-attempt-to-see-me-naked/463389 "2008-09-23T18:33:40Z")
This was just too ridiculous not to share. So I was IM’ing with this guy who had contacted me on an…er…“social networking” site. The first time we chatted, he asked me for a nude picture. I said no, as I don’t send na… --- ## [Do You Write Your Name In Your Books?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-write-your-name-in-your-books/48389)
**Author:** [@Trion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Trion)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [January 7, 2001, 1:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-write-your-name-in-your-books/48389 "2001-01-07T13:21:02Z")
Allow me to restate the question. Do you write you name in your books? Personally, I can’t understand the impulse to take a nice clean book and scribble your name in it. And whenever I borrow a book from someone who’s do… --- ## [What were the most "risque" shows of the 1960s?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-were-the-most-risque-shows-of-the-1960s/817188)
**Author:** [@Kennedy1960](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kennedy1960)\ **Replies:** 98\ **Last updated:** [August 21, 2023, 8:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-were-the-most-risque-shows-of-the-1960s/817188 "2023-08-21T08:23:39Z")
Were there any shows in the 60s which tackled or displayed taboo subject matter or which serve as a great time capuscle of the period? Compared to say, All in the Family in the 70s or The Sopranos? Something like Dragnet… --- ## [Why are some people smarter than others?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-some-people-smarter-than-others/775048)
**Author:** [@aldiboronti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aldiboronti)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [December 31, 2016, 7:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-some-people-smarter-than-others/775048 "2016-12-31T19:24:33Z")
And I mean people in general not nonsensical stuff about races. Is it something physical, something to do with differences in the brain itself? It surely can’t be environmental, too many dumb rich people and smart poor o… --- ## [Chronos, you've made an ass of yourself.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chronos-youve-made-an-ass-of-yourself/59743)
**Author:** [@Mr.Cynical](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Cynical)\ **Replies:** 120\ **Last updated:** [March 29, 2001, 1:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chronos-youve-made-an-ass-of-yourself/59743 "2001-03-29T13:38:26Z")
Funny, with a name like Chronos, you didn’t take the time to think that this thread was not necessarily the best place to practice sharpening your claws. One of the other rules on the board is “Don’t be a jerk.” That mea… --- ## [what's your favorite Steely Dan song?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-favorite-steely-dan-song/634553)
**Author:** [@JackieLikesVariety](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JackieLikesVariety)\ **Replies:** 97\ **Last updated:** [September 19, 2012, 5:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-favorite-steely-dan-song/634553 "2012-09-19T17:41:06Z")
a very tough call, but I’m going to say Kid Charlemagne. might have been Peg, had not that one been so over played on the radio. runner up is Any Major Dude Will Tell You. --- ## [Banning selling single cigarettes is stupid.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/banning-selling-single-cigarettes-is-stupid/695807)
**Author:** [@grude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/grude)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [August 19, 2014, 11:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/banning-selling-single-cigarettes-is-stupid/695807 "2014-08-19T23:11:11Z")
I can remember buying single cigs, you know why I did it even though cost wise it would double the cost of a pack? Because if I bought one or two cigs that was all I had for the night, and could get no more unless I drag… --- ## [Safe wedding bands for electrical workers](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/safe-wedding-bands-for-electrical-workers/530324)
**Author:** [@Ultraviolet](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ultraviolet)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [April 14, 2011, 3:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/safe-wedding-bands-for-electrical-workers/530324 "2011-04-14T15:44:28Z")
I’m getting married in late October, and my fiancee and I are kind of stumped when it comes to her wedding band. She works as an electronics technologist, so she can’t wear a metal ring at work, due to the hazards invol… --- ## [Surviving in a walk-in refrigerator](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/surviving-in-a-walk-in-refrigerator/489899)
**Author:** [@Frylock](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frylock)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [March 20, 2009, 5:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/surviving-in-a-walk-in-refrigerator/489899 "2009-03-20T05:30:40Z")
Long long ago, I worked in a fast food place. We had a walk-in refrigerator. It didn’t have a lock or anything, (in fact I think it may not even have had a proper door,) so there was no chance of someone being trapped in… --- ## [What's the most racially homogenous country in the world?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-racially-homogenous-country-in-the-world/470068)
**Author:** [@gitfiddle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gitfiddle)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [November 6, 2008, 7:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-racially-homogenous-country-in-the-world/470068 "2008-11-06T19:45:47Z")
So, what is it? My guess is Korea… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=810&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=812&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)