# Top **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=820&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:** 821 --- ## [Are there currently extra-terrestrial entities on Earth?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-currently-extra-terrestrial-entities-on-earth/574504)
**Author:** [@donnie\_darko](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/donnie_darko)\ **Replies:** 75\ **Last updated:** [August 2, 2013, 12:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-currently-extra-terrestrial-entities-on-earth/574504 "2013-08-02T00:24:18Z")
Personally I would say YES, based on my own experiences and the experiences of people I trust, however, I’m not 100% sure. I think the reason why ET presence isn’t visible enough for it to be proven is because since all… --- ## [Change oil filter only?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/change-oil-filter-only/262872)
**Author:** [@mangeorge](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mangeorge)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [December 7, 2012, 11:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/change-oil-filter-only/262872 "2012-12-07T23:25:21Z")
Today I read an ad for a car for sale and the seller mentioned that he had a new filter for it, but hadn’t yet gotten around to changing it. I’ve occasionally heard people mention changing their filter, but not the oil. … --- ## [Thanks so much, Hollywood....I get your message loud and clear.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thanks-so-much-hollywood-i-get-your-message-loud-and-clear/74261)
**Author:** [@Jadis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jadis)\ **Replies:** 130\ **Last updated:** [December 4, 2001, 12:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thanks-so-much-hollywood-i-get-your-message-loud-and-clear/74261 "2001-12-04T00:42:23Z")
I wrote this up in my journal earlier today, but I decided that my ire was high enough to merit a public rant. I went to see Planet Of The Apes over the weekend, and one of the previews was for a movie called Shallow Ha… --- ## [Unexpected unfairness in movies (probable spoilers)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unexpected-unfairness-in-movies-probable-spoilers/477031)
**Author:** [@Zsofia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zsofia)\ **Replies:** 86\ **Last updated:** [December 20, 2008, 2:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unexpected-unfairness-in-movies-probable-spoilers/477031 "2008-12-20T02:22:24Z")
We were watching It’s a Wonderful Life again last night (I always forget how dark it is!) and I remembered how upset I used to be as a child that (and seriously, do I have to spoiler box this? There are people to whom t… --- ## [Twitch in my eyelid driving me nuts - can anything be done?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/twitch-in-my-eyelid-driving-me-nuts-can-anything-be-done/590160)
**Author:** [@jjimm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jjimm)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [July 28, 2011, 1:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/twitch-in-my-eyelid-driving-me-nuts-can-anything-be-done/590160 "2011-07-28T13:51:26Z")
For reasons I can’t go into, I recently went through a three-week period of extreme stress. I seemed to develop a lot of physical symptoms from it: a pain my leg, tendinitis, insomnia, and raised blood pressure. I consul… --- ## [What does whipped cream go well with?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-whipped-cream-go-well-with/666285)
**Author:** [@Weedy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Weedy)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [August 21, 2013, 2:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-whipped-cream-go-well-with/666285 "2013-08-21T02:56:42Z")
My daughter wants to eat whipped cream for her birthday. I could probably just give her a spoon and a bowl of it, but I thought it might be nice to, you know, serve it with something. I was thinking maybe some kind of c… --- ## [A somewhat crude question about overweight people.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-somewhat-crude-question-about-overweight-people/506024)
**Author:** [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Replies:** 83\ **Last updated:** [August 19, 2009, 2:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-somewhat-crude-question-about-overweight-people/506024 "2009-08-19T02:58:32Z")
I’m not trying to be a rude person, but the SDMB is a place that can answer this. By the way, the search engine is struggling to work, so please let me know if this has been asked and answered. Though I am not overweigh… --- ## [Liberal vs. Conservative Generosity](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/liberal-vs-conservative-generosity/644924)
**Author:** [@Hottius\_Maximus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hottius_Maximus)\ **Replies:** 65\ **Last updated:** [December 27, 2012, 9:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/liberal-vs-conservative-generosity/644924 "2012-12-27T21:20:40Z")
I am really curious about something, and I would like FACTS here please from people of either the left or right side of the spectrum. Okay so the stereotype is that conservatives generally favor the rich and are unsympa… --- ## ["10 Reasons Why a Beer if Better than a Black Man"...WTF!!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/10-reasons-why-a-beer-if-better-than-a-black-man-wtf/157990)
**Author:** [@monstro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/monstro)\ **Replies:** 180\ **Last updated:** [March 1, 2003, 2:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/10-reasons-why-a-beer-if-better-than-a-black-man-wtf/157990 "2003-03-01T14:08:36Z")
Here’s the cite http://www.courier-journal.com/localnews/2003/01/29/ke012903s357881.htm. Synopsis: Credit card company wants business from students on University of Louisville campus. Soliciters decide to intice stude… --- ## [Oregon lawmakers consider changing how electoral votes are cast](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oregon-lawmakers-consider-changing-how-electoral-votes-are-cast/782238)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 60\ **Last updated:** [March 22, 2017, 3:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oregon-lawmakers-consider-changing-how-electoral-votes-are-cast/782238 "2017-03-22T15:06:08Z")
Link (contains autoplay video from KGW Portland). One one hand, such a strategy might prevent the disaster that it Trump. On the other hand, what if the election went the other way? What would happen when the electio… --- ## [Whats with the pronunciation of "heroin"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-with-the-pronunciation-of-heroin/648035)
**Author:** [@pkbites](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pkbites)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [June 2, 2017, 1:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-with-the-pronunciation-of-heroin/648035 "2017-06-02T13:47:01Z")
My entire life, including 3+ decades in law enforcement, it’s been pronounced \*HAIR-OH-IN \*. In about the last 2 years or so I’ve been hearing it pronounced “HAR-OH-IN”, “HAR-OH-INE”, “HUR-WINE”, “HORE-WIN”, and even “H… --- ## [People who are Easily Amused, what's their problem!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/people-who-are-easily-amused-whats-their-problem/299106)
**Author:** [@ur8it](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ur8it)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [April 21, 2005, 4:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/people-who-are-easily-amused-whats-their-problem/299106 "2005-04-21T16:16:27Z")
Am i the only person who can’t stand people who laugh about every silly thing?! I cant’ remember a movie I’ve seen that actually made me laugh out loud, well John Leguizamo’s standup comedy perhaps, but NOT a movie… lat… --- ## [Nevada Cattle Rancher v Bureau of Land Management](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nevada-cattle-rancher-v-bureau-of-land-management/685886)
**Author:** [@FoieGrasIsEvil](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FoieGrasIsEvil)\ **Replies:** 67\ **Last updated:** [July 7, 2014, 9:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nevada-cattle-rancher-v-bureau-of-land-management/685886 "2014-07-07T09:31:25Z")
This is an interesting story. Apparently a guy who’s family has been ranching cattle in this area of Nevada on public lands since 1877 has run afoul of a couple court orders, rezoning of the grazing lands in order to sav… --- ## [How can Casey Anthony go back to living a normal life? (Living life after a high-profile event)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-can-casey-anthony-go-back-to-living-a-normal-life-living-life-after-a-high-profile-event/588239)
**Author:** [@Chastain86](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chastain86)\ **Replies:** 66\ **Last updated:** [July 12, 2011, 7:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-can-casey-anthony-go-back-to-living-a-normal-life-living-life-after-a-high-profile-event/588239 "2011-07-12T07:31:11Z")
Before we begin – let me make perfectly clear that the nature of this question is strictly academic in nature. I am not asking this question to bait anyone or invite judgments on the nature of her guilt or innocence. I… --- ## [Central Alabama looks like a war zone.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/central-alabama-looks-like-a-war-zone/580055)
**Author:** [@Ogre](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ogre)\ **Replies:** 96\ **Last updated:** [May 23, 2011, 10:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/central-alabama-looks-like-a-war-zone/580055 "2011-05-23T10:28:16Z")
http://video.tuscaloosanews.com/video/921666515001/ For those who haven’t heard, an EF4 tornado devastated Tuscaloosa (home of the University of Alabama) and suburbs of Birmingham yesterday afternoon. There are lots an… --- ## [Whoa Momma! (jailbait alert)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whoa-momma-jailbait-alert/85526)
**Author:** [@saudade](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/saudade)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [October 15, 2001, 6:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whoa-momma-jailbait-alert/85526 "2001-10-15T18:13:47Z")
That was my thought when I was watching the end of Jay Leno, and he had Charlotte Church singing a bolero type tune in a tight red dress… I swear she must be 12 or 13…I mean last Christmas or sometime she was on TV, jus… --- ## [My wife's fingers do not wrinkle in water](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-wifes-fingers-do-not-wrinkle-in-water/346059)
**Author:** [@blueslipper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/blueslipper)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [February 22, 2017, 6:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-wifes-fingers-do-not-wrinkle-in-water/346059 "2017-02-22T18:20:48Z")
I understand why my fingers and toes wrinkle when I stay in the pool for a while. Please can someone tell me why my (Cambodian) wife’s fingers do not. Neither do her aunt’s or her neice’s. I am pretty disappointed -I jus… --- ## [How much does it cost for someone to speed up my computer?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-does-it-cost-for-someone-to-speed-up-my-computer/693241)
**Author:** [@Pauly01](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pauly01)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [July 23, 2014, 11:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-does-it-cost-for-someone-to-speed-up-my-computer/693241 "2014-07-23T23:04:06Z")
I have an old laptop from man years ago. Its an i3 processor but during that time when i bought it, it was mainly i3s and i5s. I believe there were i7s but ppl said most ppl dont need it. I dont want to get another la… --- ## [What role does racism play in the American anti-immigration movement?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-role-does-racism-play-in-the-american-anti-immigration-movement/297874)
**Author:** [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)\ **Replies:** 107\ **Last updated:** [April 23, 2008, 3:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-role-does-racism-play-in-the-american-anti-immigration-movement/297874 "2008-04-23T15:45:49Z")
This GD thread – http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=310224 – on the Minutemen Project brought to mind a passage I read a few years ago in Blood, Class and Nostalgia: Anglo-American Ironies, by Christoph… --- ## [Another Language Question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-language-question/709093)
**Author:** [@pianodave](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pianodave)\ **Replies:** 65\ **Last updated:** [January 13, 2015, 7:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-language-question/709093 "2015-01-13T19:41:46Z")
Hi again Straight Dope. I’ve been thinking for a couple of weeks how to phrase this two-part question. Can we assume that certain languages are more complex than others? Let’s start with any sentence in English. Can … --- ## [Great job, Washington State](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/great-job-washington-state/703818)
**Author:** [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Replies:** 64\ **Last updated:** [January 5, 2015, 11:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/great-job-washington-state/703818 "2015-01-05T23:20:36Z")
Washington State had two ballot measures concerning firearm background checks. The first would have removed all requirements (other than federal) for background checks. The other imposed background checks on ALL firearm … --- ## [Why No Sir George Harrison?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-no-sir-george-harrison/567109)
**Author:** [@dolphinboy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dolphinboy)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [January 13, 2011, 2:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-no-sir-george-harrison/567109 "2011-01-13T14:52:19Z")
I get Sir Paul McCartney and Sir Elton John, but why no Sir George Harrison, Sir Richard Starkey or Sir John Lennon? Okay, neither George or John were living in the UK when they died, and I don’t believe that Ringo live… --- ## [Left Handed Catchers](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/left-handed-catchers/537021)
**Author:** [@UltraVires](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/UltraVires)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [May 12, 2010, 4:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/left-handed-catchers/537021 "2010-05-12T16:23:09Z")
I thought the reason was because even the slowest runners could walk into third due to the fact that a left-handed catcher would have to turn 45 degrees against his body to begin making the throw; not necessarily that a … --- ## [What is the proper way to abrevieate "purchase orders"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-proper-way-to-abrevieate-purchase-orders/394894)
**Author:** [@Blunt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Blunt)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [July 24, 2013, 3:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-proper-way-to-abrevieate-purchase-orders/394894 "2013-07-24T03:49:21Z")
At work I deal with purchase orders a lot, and refer to them in emails all the time. Generally, the term PO is used instead of writing (or saying) the whole term “purchase order”. Now, this is probably a dumb question,… --- ## [A truly unique sentence](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-truly-unique-sentence/340188)
**Author:** [@Tibby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tibby)\ **Replies:** 94\ **Last updated:** [January 18, 2006, 1:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-truly-unique-sentence/340188 "2006-01-18T13:04:17Z")
Alright, Dopers, can you construct a grammatically correct sentence, of 10 words or less, that you believe has never been written, spoken or even thought of before? Let’s see some examples. --- ## [Salami-- "Use By" date (modified title)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/salami-use-by-date-modified-title/520715)
**Author:** [@Imasquare](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Imasquare)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [December 16, 2009, 8:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/salami-use-by-date-modified-title/520715 "2009-12-16T20:43:54Z")
How long is hard salami (Hot Spanish) safe to eat after its expiry date? I bought a nice 250 gram salami last week and after eating half of it noticed the Use By sticker. It expired in May 2006. It still tasted good an… --- ## [Suspension of Disbelief re: TV shows](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/suspension-of-disbelief-re-tv-shows/518178)
**Author:** [@vivalostwages](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/vivalostwages)\ **Replies:** 80\ **Last updated:** [January 14, 2010, 6:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/suspension-of-disbelief-re-tv-shows/518178 "2010-01-14T18:48:56Z")
TV shows that make you really, really suspend your disbelief: Nip/Tuck: IRL, these doctors would have lost their licenses, been in jail, killed each other, or would have been killed ages ago. And they seem to forgive… --- ## [What's the best place in the world to live?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-best-place-in-the-world-to-live/691344)
**Author:** [@Superhal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Superhal)\ **Replies:** 68\ **Last updated:** [June 25, 2014, 4:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-best-place-in-the-world-to-live/691344 "2014-06-25T16:56:02Z")
I am in a situation where I can live virtually anywhere in the world I want. So far, I’ve lived in S. Korea, Las Vegas, and Hawaii. What I’m looking for: Low tax rate Low cost of living Not extreme weather Relatively … --- ## [Pronunciation of "arse" - is the R silent?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pronunciation-of-arse-is-the-r-silent/682333)
**Author:** [@Revtim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Revtim)\ **Replies:** 68\ **Last updated:** [March 5, 2014, 11:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pronunciation-of-arse-is-the-r-silent/682333 "2014-03-05T11:09:30Z")
I guess until recently I rarely heard the word and associated it with “arse” as opposed to just “ass” with a British twang applied to it. Is it pretty much pronounced “oss”? That’s what I’m hearing here: --- ## [Low Voltage burns out electric motor - How ?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/low-voltage-burns-out-electric-motor-how/300971)
**Author:** [@empty\_filing\_cabinet](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/empty_filing_cabinet)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [April 29, 2005, 3:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/low-voltage-burns-out-electric-motor-how/300971 "2005-04-29T15:37:30Z")
I’ve heard the P = I\*E explanation (P is constant, E decreases, so I must increase (in violation of Ohm’s Law?); and I’ve also heard that it’s garbage. (I.e., if that were true, and that’s all there was to it, a light b… --- ## [Are Exhaust Fans in Hotel Bathrooms Disappearing?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-exhaust-fans-in-hotel-bathrooms-disappearing/505492)
**Author:** [@FrustratedIdiot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FrustratedIdiot)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [August 7, 2009, 5:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-exhaust-fans-in-hotel-bathrooms-disappearing/505492 "2009-08-07T17:08:13Z")
I’ve noticed that many hotel bathrooms don’t have exhaust fans. Didn’t most hotel bathrooms used to have them? --- ## [What should you like, but don't?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-should-you-like-but-dont/562680)
**Author:** [@woodstockbirdybird](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/woodstockbirdybird)\ **Replies:** 98\ **Last updated:** [December 5, 2010, 9:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-should-you-like-but-dont/562680 "2010-12-05T21:42:57Z")
As a bona fide music geek who grew up (in the 80s) on indie/“alternative” rock, I’ve tried hard to enjoy Pavement and, to a far lesser extent, Weezer, but I find both bands extremely mediocre and end up completely baffle… --- ## [Best resin to fill bowling ball holes](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-resin-to-fill-bowling-ball-holes/625259)
**Author:** [@Darryl\_Lict](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darryl_Lict)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [June 17, 2012, 4:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-resin-to-fill-bowling-ball-holes/625259 "2012-06-17T04:28:06Z")
I’m working on an art project where I have to fill up bowling ball holes. I know I can buy bowling ball hole filler ($75), but I’m shooting for a cheaper solution that I can buy at a local Michael’s, Home Depot or West … --- ## [Overnight guests in \*my\* dorm room...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/overnight-guests-in-my-dorm-room/79043)
**Author:** [@Angel\_of\_the\_Lord](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Angel_of_the_Lord)\ **Replies:** 161\ **Last updated:** [October 1, 2001, 7:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/overnight-guests-in-my-dorm-room/79043 "2001-10-01T19:34:13Z")
Dear Beloved Roomie: I am very glad that you have decided that you’ve found love, albeit over the Internet. This is a very exciting time for you. But why, dear God, why must you and your boyfriend meet? I don’t trust t… --- ## [Can We Have Another Rant About Zero Tolerance Policies?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-we-have-another-rant-about-zero-tolerance-policies/684183)
**Author:** [@zev\_steinhardt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zev_steinhardt)\ **Replies:** 65\ **Last updated:** [March 26, 2014, 2:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-we-have-another-rant-about-zero-tolerance-policies/684183 "2014-03-26T14:30:25Z")
Relevant link: http://wavy.com/2014/03/19/student-suspended-for-taking-razor-from-self-harming-classmate/ The story: Sixth grader Adrionna Harris took a razor blade away from a classmate who was cutting himself. Afte… --- ## [How to string along anti-pedophile cops without committing a crime or giving cause to arrest?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-string-along-anti-pedophile-cops-without-committing-a-crime-or-giving-cause-to-arrest/599231)
**Author:** [@robert\_columbia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/robert_columbia)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [October 12, 2011, 11:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-string-along-anti-pedophile-cops-without-committing-a-crime-or-giving-cause-to-arrest/599231 "2011-10-12T23:13:14Z")
Inspired by my old post and recent threads about the age of consent and sexual crimes against children such as , I ask this: If one were inclined to want to fool around with anti-pedophile investigators by freque… --- ## [Pens-on-the-table ritual at Princeton](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pens-on-the-table-ritual-at-princeton/124543)
**Author:** [@Johanna](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johanna)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [August 21, 2002, 8:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pens-on-the-table-ritual-at-princeton/124543 "2002-08-21T20:12:59Z")
I just saw A Beautiful Mind for the second time, and the part about honoring an academician by placing your pen in front of him wasn’t fully explained. Someone who has achieved high distinction in his field is sitting a… --- ## [Why you should not make a habit of sniffing your sister's panties](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-you-should-not-make-a-habit-of-sniffing-your-sisters-panties/374194)
**Author:** [@Rune](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rune)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [September 27, 2006, 12:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-you-should-not-make-a-habit-of-sniffing-your-sisters-panties/374194 "2006-09-27T12:53:00Z")
On the issue of cool vaginas: emm.. nope. --- ## [You ever have sex dreams about your friends?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-ever-have-sex-dreams-about-your-friends/502936)
**Author:** [@The\_Tao\_s\_Revenge](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Tao_s_Revenge)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [July 15, 2009, 6:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-ever-have-sex-dreams-about-your-friends/502936 "2009-07-15T06:03:04Z")
I did last night. The dream started out in a college cafeteria that looked a lot like the gum and juice bar on the old power rangers show. In the dream it was the cafeteria to my college which is weird because it doesn’t… --- ## [Is there a "nice" way to say to a woman...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-nice-way-to-say-to-a-woman/739696)
**Author:** [@Urbanredneck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Urbanredneck)\ **Replies:** 88\ **Last updated:** [December 15, 2015, 10:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-nice-way-to-say-to-a-woman/739696 "2015-12-15T22:25:16Z")
That her boobs look good? On Facebook we sometimes joke around. Well the other day one of my Facebook friends was wearing this low cut dress that really highlighted her…lets just say chest. She looked awesome. One of th… --- ## [The unprepared essay game](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-unprepared-essay-game/124159)
**Author:** [@elfkin477](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elfkin477)\ **Replies:** 196\ **Last updated:** [September 26, 2002, 7:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-unprepared-essay-game/124159 "2002-09-26T19:44:20Z")
\[sub\]This is a game I learned from UNH’s improv group, Theatersports, though it might not have orginated with them. And, since we are writing posts, instead of talking, it’ll have to be a varation since it was orginally … --- ## [Lance Armstrong enters the pit](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lance-armstrong-enters-the-pit/647786)
**Author:** [@resting](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/resting)\ **Replies:** 76\ **Last updated:** [January 24, 2013, 1:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lance-armstrong-enters-the-pit/647786 "2013-01-24T13:56:05Z")
For doping, cheating, lying, intimidating and destroying other people’s lives in his selfish and sociopathic need to win several Tour de France tournaments. --- ## [Fiance is questioning my committment for keeping my name.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fiance-is-questioning-my-committment-for-keeping-my-name/799184)
**Author:** [@cliffjes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cliffjes)\ **Replies:** 165\ **Last updated:** [October 24, 2017, 2:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fiance-is-questioning-my-committment-for-keeping-my-name/799184 "2017-10-24T14:49:56Z")
My fiance and I have been together for almost 4 years and he proposed to me earlier this year and it couldn’t have been more perfect. My family and friends had been expecting him to get down on one knee and were over the… --- ## [Scrabble board with no plays.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scrabble-board-with-no-plays/502606)
**Author:** [@Mr\_Shine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr_Shine)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [March 16, 2015, 1:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scrabble-board-with-no-plays/502606 "2015-03-16T13:06:08Z")
Does anybody know what the lowest amount of tiles that can be put on a Scrabble board such that all words that are on the board are legal, but it is now impossible to play another word with the remaining tiles is? --- ## [Hunting for a Bar - A Transatlantic MMP](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hunting-for-a-bar-a-transatlantic-mmp/512647)
**Author:** [@scareyfaerie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/scareyfaerie)\ **Replies:** 218\ **Last updated:** [October 12, 2009, 9:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hunting-for-a-bar-a-transatlantic-mmp/512647 "2009-10-12T09:39:03Z")
As promised, here are the tales of my trip to New York, and there’s even some pics to go along with it. Although I did take the camera on a couple of days, most of the time I was busy playing tourist and gawping at stuf… --- ## [Anyone recall this classified ad from the Times?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-recall-this-classified-ad-from-the-times/488729)
**Author:** [@NineToTheSky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NineToTheSky)\ **Replies:** 82\ **Last updated:** [November 27, 2011, 2:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-recall-this-classified-ad-from-the-times/488729 "2011-11-27T14:05:39Z")
OK. This going to be convoluted. In this thread about truly great threads, \*\*Zeldar \*\*posted a reply about Thread titles that will have 0 replies and 0 views, in which \*\*Wargamer \*\*suggested this:’ Anyone recall this cl… --- ## [Kid gloves for woke posters](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kid-gloves-for-woke-posters/926840)
**Author:** [@damuriajashi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/damuriajashi)\ **Replies:** 149\ **Last updated:** [February 13, 2021, 2:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kid-gloves-for-woke-posters/926840 "2021-02-13T02:02:21Z")
The moderation is notoriously partisan on this board and I just wanted to point out another example. I don’t think it’s deliberate or anything but when the woke posters get moderated their moderations look like: modnot… --- ## [Lifetime renters](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lifetime-renters/614112)
**Author:** [@Quasimodal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quasimodal)\ **Replies:** 88\ **Last updated:** [March 2, 2012, 2:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lifetime-renters/614112 "2012-03-02T14:52:50Z")
Anyone out there a lifetime renter? How do you feel about it? I seem to always want to bow to societal pressure. I am almost 30 and have rented my whole life. If I go back to school next year, I won’t have a mortgage u… --- ## [Things you've learned from video games.....](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-youve-learned-from-video-games/324387)
**Author:** [@HPL](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HPL)\ **Replies:** 154\ **Last updated:** [October 15, 2005, 4:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-youve-learned-from-video-games/324387 "2005-10-15T16:43:44Z")
It’s been a while, so… Ancient Egypt was populated entirely by space aliens. It was also a huge arms manufacturer, so much that you could find rockets just lying on the ground, waiting to be used. Painkillers will keep… --- ## [Your favorite Coen brothers movie](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-coen-brothers-movie/567646)
**Author:** [@DCnDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DCnDC)\ **Replies:** 111\ **Last updated:** [February 28, 2013, 7:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-coen-brothers-movie/567646 "2013-02-28T07:52:19Z")
“Coen brothers movie” to be defined here as “feature-length movie directed by Joel and/or Ethan Coen”; shorts and films they just wrote or produced don’t count here. I’m specifying “favorite” instead of “best,” because … [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=819&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=821&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)