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**Author:** [@Hail\_Ants](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hail_Ants)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [May 3, 2015, 2:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-choreographers-say-5-6-7-8/317210 "2015-05-03T14:04:36Z")
You know, when they want to begin another round of practicing some routine. Does it have anything to do with the way musicians always say 1, 2, 3, 4? --- ## [Spanish slang question; "huey", "guey", "juey"???](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spanish-slang-question-huey-guey-juey/344293)
**Author:** [@Birdmonster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Birdmonster)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [February 10, 2012, 5:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spanish-slang-question-huey-guey-juey/344293 "2012-02-10T05:19:54Z")
Millions, I need your help for my never-ending quest to make stupid bilungual jokes over email. There’s a word in Spanish that is pronounced much like Little Miss Muffet’s “whey” that means something like “fool” in Span… --- ## [Today is my 50th birthday](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/today-is-my-50th-birthday/697153)
**Author:** [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Replies:** 79\ **Last updated:** [September 9, 2014, 1:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/today-is-my-50th-birthday/697153 "2014-09-09T01:11:27Z")
So I’ve completed a half-century… hard to believe! I really don’t feel any older. I’m blessed with good health, a loving family, a good job and all my friends, near and far, on the Dope and off. I could’ve done withou… --- ## [Brands That DON'T Advertise? Why Not?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brands-that-dont-advertise-why-not/678395)
**Author:** [@ralph124c](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ralph124c)\ **Replies:** 63\ **Last updated:** [January 15, 2014, 1:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brands-that-dont-advertise-why-not/678395 "2014-01-15T01:35:42Z")
I was interested in the thread regarding advertising products, and had another question: There are many brands that never seem to advertise their products-yet I see these same brands around, year after year. Examples: -… --- ## [Fridge in New Apt Throwing off a Lot of Heat - Should I be Concerned?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fridge-in-new-apt-throwing-off-a-lot-of-heat-should-i-be-concerned/591628)
**Author:** [@Hello\_Again](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hello_Again)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [August 17, 2011, 12:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fridge-in-new-apt-throwing-off-a-lot-of-heat-should-i-be-concerned/591628 "2011-08-17T00:53:44Z")
And if so, what do I do about it? Background: we just moved into a new apartment. It is equipped with a side-by-side fridge. The fridge is completely encased in the cabinetry on three sides and above, and it has a ven… --- ## [Musicians Whose Weakest Works Get the Most Airplay](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/musicians-whose-weakest-works-get-the-most-airplay/550777)
**Author:** [@Evil\_Captor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Evil_Captor)\ **Replies:** 98\ **Last updated:** [August 24, 2010, 6:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/musicians-whose-weakest-works-get-the-most-airplay/550777 "2010-08-24T18:30:25Z")
There are a few artists who have written a lot of great songs, but the songs that get the most airplay are inferior works, far less powerful than most of their work. (Clearly this is a matter of opinion, but I bet it wil… --- ## [Guitar Question - Should I always use a C/G instead of a C chord?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guitar-question-should-i-always-use-a-c-g-instead-of-a-c-chord/695268)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 75\ **Last updated:** [August 16, 2014, 12:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guitar-question-should-i-always-use-a-c-g-instead-of-a-c-chord/695268 "2014-08-16T00:28:35Z")
I’m trying to optimize my chording and get more speed changing chords. Any guitar player knows the simple three finger C. You don’t play the 6th string. Mute it or avoid it when strumming. C/G is an inverted chord wher… --- ## [Flash to pass?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/flash-to-pass/655952)
**Author:** [@CoastalMaineiac](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CoastalMaineiac)\ **Replies:** 70\ **Last updated:** [April 19, 2013, 9:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/flash-to-pass/655952 "2013-04-19T21:25:08Z")
What is the straight dope on flashing your high beams to pass someone? It’s not a habit I’m in (I always thought the flashing blinker on the left side of my car should suffice as a signal), but I’ve seen others do it ma… --- ## [Ask the girl who is doing an Intrauterine Insemination](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-girl-who-is-doing-an-intrauterine-insemination/568945)
**Author:** [@EmAnJ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EmAnJ)\ **Replies:** 85\ **Last updated:** [April 10, 2011, 3:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-girl-who-is-doing-an-intrauterine-insemination/568945 "2011-04-10T15:32:43Z")
I did a search and couldn’t find a similar ‘Ask the’ thread, so thought I’d start one. I know that if I were someone a few years or months behind me in the fertility journey, I’d want to read experiences too. My husband… --- ## [Proof that Westboro Baptist Church are trolls](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/proof-that-westboro-baptist-church-are-trolls/613541)
**Author:** [@Indyellen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Indyellen)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [February 24, 2012, 2:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/proof-that-westboro-baptist-church-are-trolls/613541 "2012-02-24T02:30:41Z")
When Whitney Houston died, the douchebags at Westboro Baptist promised to protest at her funeral. No particular news there. However, apparently Margie Phelps tweeted a photo (includes news story) of the “church” picket… --- ## [Do you wipe your dog's ass?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-wipe-your-dogs-ass/365223)
**Author:** [@Dinsdale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dinsdale)\ **Replies:** 65\ **Last updated:** [April 23, 2012, 3:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-wipe-your-dogs-ass/365223 "2012-04-23T03:04:59Z")
On another forum, we were discussing dog care, and someone commented matter-of-factly that they regularly wiped their dog’s ass every time they came in from “doing their business.” When I expressed my surprise, another … --- ## [Whose idea was it to try THAT?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whose-idea-was-it-to-try-that/440997)
**Author:** [@Sophistry\_and\_Illusion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sophistry_and_Illusion)\ **Replies:** 139\ **Last updated:** [March 19, 2008, 6:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whose-idea-was-it-to-try-that/440997 "2008-03-19T18:59:47Z")
Many human innovations seem to me to necessarily have been the product of sheer lunacy. For example, I have several times read versions of the following: But the obvious question is, why the hell would they try that i… --- ## [Why are ambulances private?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-ambulances-private/591293)
**Author:** [@FoundWaldo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FoundWaldo)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [August 8, 2011, 3:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-ambulances-private/591293 "2011-08-08T15:44:13Z")
In most US places I’ve lived in, the emergency ambulances are operated by a private company like AMR. The police and fire department are part of the government. Usually the fire department goes to medical calls along wit… --- ## [Why are rabbits called bunnies? Who started that?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-rabbits-called-bunnies-who-started-that/534634)
**Author:** [@Sir\_T-Cups](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sir_T-Cups)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [April 2, 2010, 9:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-rabbits-called-bunnies-who-started-that/534634 "2010-04-02T21:49:53Z")
I was having this conversation with a co-worker and we can’t figure out why rabbits decided to be called bunnies. Surely it doesn’t have to do with Playboy right? Or Do I need to do some research? --- ## [Court case where I am the "victim"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/court-case-where-i-am-the-victim/834163)
**Author:** [@Bijou\_Drains](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bijou_Drains)\ **Replies:** 116\ **Last updated:** [June 28, 2019, 5:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/court-case-where-i-am-the-victim/834163 "2019-06-28T17:18:26Z")
Got into a fight with GF, she called 911. The police show up and as a shock to me she was arrested, not me. They said she started it so she had to be arrested. I had some minor scratches , she had no injuries. … --- ## [Submarine design.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/submarine-design/614283)
**Author:** [@pdunderhill](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pdunderhill)\ **Replies:** 65\ **Last updated:** [March 7, 2012, 7:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/submarine-design/614283 "2012-03-07T19:22:42Z")
Good day good people, I’m curious, kind of why I’m here! Given everything else: propulsion, weapons if any,crew size etc. is there an optimal design for a very deep diving sub. I’d noticed the competitive nature of the… --- ## [Why was this thread closed?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-was-this-thread-closed/571588)
**Author:** [@perfectparanoia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/perfectparanoia)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [February 18, 2011, 9:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-was-this-thread-closed/571588 "2011-02-18T21:03:47Z")
Czarcasm closed a thread about parents and giving up adopted children. Link: http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=597282 There were lots of interesting points of view and nothing was getting out of hand… --- ## [Are Hummers (and Hummer drivers) evil or stupid?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-hummers-and-hummer-drivers-evil-or-stupid/326876)
**Author:** [@five\_to\_one](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/five_to_one)\ **Replies:** 125\ **Last updated:** [October 24, 2005, 2:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-hummers-and-hummer-drivers-evil-or-stupid/326876 "2005-10-24T14:05:35Z")
Or both? What percentage of these overpriced, wasteful examples of in-yo-face consumption ever actually see an unpaved road? --- ## [The Unofficial Start of Summer MMP](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-unofficial-start-of-summer-mmp/583741)
**Author:** [@FairyChatMom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FairyChatMom)\ **Replies:** 171\ **Last updated:** [June 6, 2011, 2:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-unofficial-start-of-summer-mmp/583741 "2011-06-06T02:24:46Z")
Is there a newscaster today who is able to say “Memorial Day” without adding “the unofficial start of summer!!” ?? (Like the way the day after Thanksgiving must always be described as “the busiest shopping day of the ye… --- ## [Idiot Hippies](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/idiot-hippies/278468)
**Author:** [@Pullet](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pullet)\ **Replies:** 172\ **Last updated:** [December 12, 2004, 7:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/idiot-hippies/278468 "2004-12-12T07:52:03Z")
Sorry if this has been delt with before, but I must vent. I live in California, and these peeves may be particular to the state. This is the only state where I’ve encountered these problems. I’m tired of hearing that … --- ## [Kay Jewelers "Love's Embrace" necklace---real or fake diamond?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kay-jewelers-loves-embrace-necklace-real-or-fake-diamond/518352)
**Author:** [@St.Anger](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/St.Anger)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [November 22, 2009, 9:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kay-jewelers-loves-embrace-necklace-real-or-fake-diamond/518352 "2009-11-22T21:29:05Z")
Before I get to the situation, in order to avoid a repeat of the thrashing I got on a BBQ Pit by some oh so wonderful food snobs, I need to point out the following so I don’t get heckled by jewelry experts as “white tras… --- ## [Ok, so what's the straight dope on the whole "Splenda is practically DDT" crap?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ok-so-whats-the-straight-dope-on-the-whole-splenda-is-practically-ddt-crap/580314)
**Author:** [@Jenaroph](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jenaroph)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [May 4, 2011, 1:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ok-so-whats-the-straight-dope-on-the-whole-splenda-is-practically-ddt-crap/580314 "2011-05-04T01:50:48Z")
So a friend on Facebook posted a story about how Splenda is like a couple atoms away from being DDT and is horribly horribly dangerous, destroys your red blood cells, kills all your gut flora, kicks all your puppies, etc… --- ## [Introverts: Do you wish you could be an extrovert?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/introverts-do-you-wish-you-could-be-an-extrovert/583383)
**Author:** [@carlotta](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carlotta)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [June 1, 2011, 2:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/introverts-do-you-wish-you-could-be-an-extrovert/583383 "2011-06-01T02:52:24Z")
I like people, but they wear me out. After much consideration I’ve decided that I will accept the introvert to extrovert conversion if available and free. Much as I love my house, my books, my couch and my TV, I think … --- ## ["Party of Death"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/party-of-death/360810)
**Author:** [@Paul\_in\_Qatar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Paul_in_Qatar)\ **Replies:** 204\ **Last updated:** [June 23, 2006, 2:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/party-of-death/360810 "2006-06-23T14:26:49Z")
On NPR (right now for me, I presume it is live) the ‘On Point’ program is talking to Ramesh Ponnuru who has written a book entitled ‘The Party of Death’ in which he attacks both the death penalty and abortion (and Hirosh… --- ## [Meatloaf's "2 out of 3 Ain't Bad" - A Mix-Up?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/meatloafs-2-out-of-3-aint-bad-a-mix-up/245077)
**Author:** [@Jinx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jinx)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [February 2, 2016, 1:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/meatloafs-2-out-of-3-aint-bad-a-mix-up/245077 "2016-02-02T01:31:25Z")
While I get the gist of this song, the meaning to his lyrics see all jumbled. First, it sounds like he’s admitting to his SO that their relationship cannot ever be anything more than what it is, and so it must end here.… --- ## [Stuck at an intersection traffic light that won't turn green](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stuck-at-an-intersection-traffic-light-that-wont-turn-green/672681)
**Author:** [@drewtwo99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drewtwo99)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [October 31, 2013, 3:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stuck-at-an-intersection-traffic-light-that-wont-turn-green/672681 "2013-10-31T03:59:49Z")
I’ve always wondered what a citizen is LEGALLY required to do in the following situation. Here is a streetview linkto show you the intersection that inspired this post. I was turning left onto Greenbriar from Old Spani… --- ## [Help settle a debate: Which do you think is the better show, The Walking Dead or Breaking Bad?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-settle-a-debate-which-do-you-think-is-the-better-show-the-walking-dead-or-breaking-bad/708075)
**Author:** [@Idle\_Thoughts](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Idle_Thoughts)\ **Replies:** 90\ **Last updated:** [January 4, 2015, 12:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-settle-a-debate-which-do-you-think-is-the-better-show-the-walking-dead-or-breaking-bad/708075 "2015-01-04T00:23:49Z")
I’ve been trying to get my mom to start Breaking Bad. Currently she’s watching The Walking Dead…and she’s loving it. She says it’s the best show she’s ever seen. I told her she’s got to try Breaking Bad, but she thinks … --- ## [Calvin and his imagination: cause and effect](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/calvin-and-his-imagination-cause-and-effect/567479)
**Author:** [@Enderw24](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Enderw24)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [January 15, 2011, 12:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/calvin-and-his-imagination-cause-and-effect/567479 "2011-01-15T00:44:13Z")
Poll to come, but I’ve been pondering something. Calvin of Calvin & Hobbes had no friends. I mean, yeah, he had his stuffed tiger, but that doesn’t count as “real.” Sure, Susie would play with him occassionally but even… --- ## [Guide the multi-millionaire](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guide-the-multi-millionaire/591183)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 82\ **Last updated:** [August 9, 2011, 12:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guide-the-multi-millionaire/591183 "2011-08-09T00:05:58Z")
The Wednesday Powerball jackpot is $160,000,000 and I’ve got the winning ticket. What should I do? Should I claim it immediately? How do I handle the taxes? What else do I need to know and/or do? --- ## [Ladies/Gay or Bi fellas - Marlon Brando in A Streetcar Named Desire](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ladies-gay-or-bi-fellas-marlon-brando-in-a-streetcar-named-desire/669132)
**Author:** [@Mr.Kobayashi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Kobayashi)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [September 25, 2013, 2:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ladies-gay-or-bi-fellas-marlon-brando-in-a-streetcar-named-desire/669132 "2013-09-25T02:00:30Z")
Reading a Cracked article about famous actors who hate their most iconic roles (Cracked link, you’ve been warned). One such actor was Brando is his role as Stanley Kowalski in A Streetcar Named Desire. Brando reportedly… --- ## [Bush wants the UN to clean up his mess: Fuck HIM!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bush-wants-the-un-to-clean-up-his-mess-fuck-him/199266)
**Author:** [@Diogenes\_the\_Cynic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Diogenes_the_Cynic)\ **Replies:** 216\ **Last updated:** [September 6, 2003, 2:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bush-wants-the-un-to-clean-up-his-mess-fuck-him/199266 "2003-09-06T14:30:01Z")
Washington Post Bush is about to go hat in hand to the UN and ask for a new resolution that will call for all those countries that Bush didn’t need five months ago to cooperate with his re-election plan by agreeing to s… --- ## [WMD FOUND! Woooohooooooooo!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wmd-found-woooohooooooooo/245616)
**Author:** [@World\_Eater](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/World_Eater)\ **Replies:** 178\ **Last updated:** [May 27, 2004, 9:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wmd-found-woooohooooooooo/245616 "2004-05-27T21:20:20Z")
http://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/meast/05/17/iraq.main/index.html Probably some old rusty shell smuggled in from Afghanistan. Minor exposure? Nice and convinient that the evidence “went off” as well eh? This is all B… --- ## [What Was Your Favourite Cartoons As A Child?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-your-favourite-cartoons-as-a-child/578107)
**Author:** [@mlauzon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mlauzon)\ **Replies:** 99\ **Last updated:** [April 1, 2012, 8:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-your-favourite-cartoons-as-a-child/578107 "2012-04-01T20:22:51Z")
As the title says, what cartoons did you really enjoy as a child?! I have a tonne, but didn’t really know about Saturday morning cartoons until the fall of '83; the only cartoons I knew of previous to that – and happene… --- ## [What does giving a Working Dog a "job to do" really mean?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-giving-a-working-dog-a-job-to-do-really-mean/558326)
**Author:** [@Phlosphr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Phlosphr)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [October 30, 2010, 3:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-giving-a-working-dog-a-job-to-do-really-mean/558326 "2010-10-30T03:20:20Z")
In my other thread about our new 6 month old Siberian Husky\\Border Collie mix, I mentioned some anxiety about leaving him home during the days as we don’t want him to rip apart everything in the house. We live in 2.5 acr… --- ## [What's wrong with Burger King?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-wrong-with-burger-king/565560)
**Author:** [@elmwood](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elmwood)\ **Replies:** 75\ **Last updated:** [December 31, 2010, 1:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-wrong-with-burger-king/565560 "2010-12-31T13:39:29Z")
When I was a kid, every couple of weeks my mom would take me to Burger King. I thought it was far better than McDonald’s; flame-broiled burgers, and orders seldom botched. Around me, there was about two Burger Kings fo… --- ## [Ah, the joys of bill collectors (long)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ah-the-joys-of-bill-collectors-long/140441)
**Author:** [@Sauron](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sauron)\ **Replies:** 186\ **Last updated:** [December 20, 2002, 1:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ah-the-joys-of-bill-collectors-long/140441 "2002-12-20T13:54:48Z")
Is there anything finer than spending a few minutes talking with a bill collector? The witty repartee, the verbal thrust and parry, the ‘click’ as he hangs up on you … First a bit of backstory. About 15 months ago, a $1… --- ## [The Case Against Wikipedia](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-case-against-wikipedia/506930)
**Author:** [@ITR\_champion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ITR_champion)\ **Replies:** 80\ **Last updated:** [August 27, 2009, 5:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-case-against-wikipedia/506930 "2009-08-27T17:21:25Z")
Let me begin by addressing one common statement. In any debate about Wikipedia, a defender says that anyone who doesn’t like what’s on the site should log on and change it. That’s kind of like saying that anyone who do… --- ## [Tesla Hostility](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tesla-hostility/841829)
**Author:** [@Saintly\_Loser](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saintly_Loser)\ **Replies:** 136\ **Last updated:** [February 13, 2020, 10:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tesla-hostility/841829 "2020-02-13T22:45:08Z")
Just about every other day lately, I see reports of acts of vandalism against Tesla cars, or of “coal-rolling” Teslas, or of what is known as “ICEing,” which is just parking conventional cars (pickups usually) at Tesla S… --- ## [Khadaji's Whatcha Readin' thread - November 2016 Edition](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/khadajis-whatcha-readin-thread-november-2016-edition/770034)
**Author:** [@DZedNConfused](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DZedNConfused)\ **Replies:** 85\ **Last updated:** [November 30, 2016, 11:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/khadajis-whatcha-readin-thread-november-2016-edition/770034 "2016-11-30T23:24:34Z")
So autumn is upon us, unless you’re on the bottom of the planet in which case, bust out the shorts! But up here in the American Wild West things are all orange and red and pumpkin flavored everything… and for a few of us… --- ## [Is there a name for the phobia of having your blood pressure taken](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-name-for-the-phobia-of-having-your-blood-pressure-taken/694963)
**Author:** [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [August 7, 2014, 5:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-name-for-the-phobia-of-having-your-blood-pressure-taken/694963 "2014-08-07T05:46:15Z")
I don’t know how much medical info I want to divulge, but I have BP that hovers between pre and mild hypertension. I also have some anxiety issues. I’ve had my BP taken enough times to know my normal readings. A few yea… --- ## [Interesting Science Quiz](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/interesting-science-quiz/609238)
**Author:** [@jharvey963](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jharvey963)\ **Replies:** 116\ **Last updated:** [January 22, 2012, 7:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/interesting-science-quiz/609238 "2012-01-22T07:27:24Z")
Just found this quiz: Science Quiz It was much harder than I expected. I thought I was reasonably science-astute, but I only got 36 out of 50. J. --- ## [Anyone ever have sex with a pet?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-ever-have-sex-with-a-pet/217718)
**Author:** [@Hydrocortisone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hydrocortisone)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [December 9, 2003, 2:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-ever-have-sex-with-a-pet/217718 "2003-12-09T02:06:35Z")
I have heard that it is not all that uncommon for a person to have sex with a dog, cat, etc. I have never had sex with any animal and I don’t know anyone who has. Has anybody here ever had sex with a pet (or any animal)?… --- ## [Weirdest Books You Own](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weirdest-books-you-own/238654)
**Author:** [@Eve](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eve)\ **Replies:** 125\ **Last updated:** [May 25, 2018, 6:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weirdest-books-you-own/238654 "2018-05-25T06:24:12Z")
Not the most valuable or the ones you like the most . . . But the ones that make friends perusing your bookshelf go, “What the f . . . ?!” Chastity, or Our Secret Sins, an 1874 anti-masturbation diatribe. Hot Girls of … --- ## [Do People Care About Hearing Lyrics Anymore?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-people-care-about-hearing-lyrics-anymore/775315)
**Author:** [@Two\_Many\_Cats](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Two_Many_Cats)\ **Replies:** 65\ **Last updated:** [December 28, 2016, 6:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-people-care-about-hearing-lyrics-anymore/775315 "2016-12-28T06:20:46Z")
Okay, this is going to make me seem incredibly old, and let’s face it, that’s what I’m becoming, but seriously, when it comes to today’s music, do the lyrics even matter anymore? I recently listened to this collection o… --- ## [What Are the Most Famous Individual Plays by Sport?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-the-most-famous-individual-plays-by-sport/581981)
**Author:** [@minlokwat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/minlokwat)\ **Replies:** 79\ **Last updated:** [May 23, 2011, 3:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-the-most-famous-individual-plays-by-sport/581981 "2011-05-23T15:21:05Z")
Not most famous games, series or rivalries but individual in-between-the-whistles plays? Your criteria is whatever you want it to be whether it is a significant game-winner or a whacky blooper-fest. Mine: Football NFL… --- ## [Citalopram (SSRIs) causing relationships to break up through new lack of emotion - advice please!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/citalopram-ssris-causing-relationships-to-break-up-through-new-lack-of-emotion-advice-please/579113)
**Author:** [@LilyC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LilyC)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [April 24, 2011, 12:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/citalopram-ssris-causing-relationships-to-break-up-through-new-lack-of-emotion-advice-please/579113 "2011-04-24T12:37:43Z")
Hi my boyfriend (who lives 3.5 hrs away from me, he comes to visit me quite often) suffers from personality disorder and so around Feb of this year he asked to go on Citalopram (he’s been on it before, years ago and hate… --- ## [Do you like getting all dressed up?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-like-getting-all-dressed-up/763518)
**Author:** [@FairyChatMom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FairyChatMom)\ **Replies:** 117\ **Last updated:** [November 9, 2016, 1:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-like-getting-all-dressed-up/763518 "2016-11-09T01:04:28Z")
We’re going on a cruise in October, and I was reading the guidelines for the dining room: Casual: Sport shirts and slacks for men, sundresses or pants for women Smart Casual: Jackets and ties for men, dresses or pantsu… --- ## [Unions for White Collar Professionals](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unions-for-white-collar-professionals/494497)
**Author:** [@Fotheringay-Phipps](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fotheringay-Phipps)\ **Replies:** 87\ **Last updated:** [May 5, 2009, 4:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unions-for-white-collar-professionals/494497 "2009-05-05T16:32:50Z")
Is there any reason why there aren’t more of these? And if there are legal obstacles, then is there any reason why there should be? ISTM that as more and more of the wealth produced by large corporations is absorbed by … --- ## [Things you've learned from watching cartoons](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-youve-learned-from-watching-cartoons/570903)
**Author:** [@Wheelz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wheelz)\ **Replies:** 101\ **Last updated:** [February 16, 2011, 12:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-youve-learned-from-watching-cartoons/570903 "2011-02-16T00:59:01Z")
You won’t actually fall from a cliff until you notice you’ve stepped off the edge. Getting shot point-blank will result in your face getting sooty and the edges of your clothes getting singed. If you stick your finger … --- ## [UK politics: Jeremy Corbyn has gone stark raving mad](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/uk-politics-jeremy-corbyn-has-gone-stark-raving-mad/811130)
**Author:** [@dalej42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalej42)\ **Replies:** 97\ **Last updated:** [September 17, 2018, 6:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/uk-politics-jeremy-corbyn-has-gone-stark-raving-mad/811130 "2018-09-17T18:23:11Z")
Jeremy Corbyn has decided to waste away all the advantages he obtained with the shock results of the snap election in 2017. But, he has forgotten that he is still the Leader of the Opposition and didn’t come close to bei… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=824&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=826&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)