# Top **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=847&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:** 848 --- ## [Why did my chicken stock turn out like gelatin?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-did-my-chicken-stock-turn-out-like-gelatin/385295)
**Author:** [@John\_Mace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_Mace)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [December 25, 2006, 5:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-did-my-chicken-stock-turn-out-like-gelatin/385295 "2006-12-25T17:57:21Z")
In an attempt to expand my limited cooking skills, I took a shot at making some chicken stock a few days ago. Easy enough, I thought: I bought a 5 lb bag of chicken bones from the meat department at the market (backs… --- ## ["People don't go hungry in a capitalist economy"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/people-dont-go-hungry-in-a-capitalist-economy/680058)
**Author:** [@gigi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gigi)\ **Replies:** 71\ **Last updated:** [February 8, 2014, 2:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/people-dont-go-hungry-in-a-capitalist-economy/680058 "2014-02-08T14:21:49Z")
(I am putting this in General Questions since I don’t have a debate side to argue, and really just want to understand the theory.) Last night’s Daily Show featured a pundit commenting on the fast food workers’ strike an… --- ## [The slaughter of WWI...America's fault?!?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-slaughter-of-wwi-americas-fault/413631)
**Author:** [@XT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/XT)\ **Replies:** 143\ **Last updated:** [September 1, 2007, 4:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-slaughter-of-wwi-americas-fault/413631 "2007-09-01T16:14:52Z")
It might come as a surprise to a few 'dopers who are familiar with me that I have quite a few friends who live in Europe. This weekend one of them visited me and my wife and we got into an interesting discussion over so… --- ## [Survivor Spoilers Thread (The Sequel)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/survivor-spoilers-thread-the-sequel/89756)
**Author:** [@Why\_A\_Duck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Why_A_Duck)\ **Replies:** 176\ **Last updated:** [December 7, 2001, 8:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/survivor-spoilers-thread-the-sequel/89756 "2001-12-07T08:04:27Z")
The first one was getting long, so I thought a new one would be in order. Allright, hands up. Who saw Carl getting the boot? If I had to bet on who Sambuca would toss, I would’ve said a tie between Lindsey and Frank. L… --- ## [What do/did you call your parents: Mom/Dad/etc. or by their name?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-did-you-call-your-parents-mom-dad-etc-or-by-their-name/588889)
**Author:** [@voltaire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/voltaire)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [July 16, 2011, 1:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-did-you-call-your-parents-mom-dad-etc-or-by-their-name/588889 "2011-07-16T13:17:39Z")
So what do/did you call your parents? I’d sorta like to limit this to people over the age of 30 and how they address(ed) their BIRTH parents, though I know I can’t really enforce that. Answer the poll, and feel free to… --- ## [Subaru dealership - pretty stupid hill you picked to die on.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/subaru-dealership-pretty-stupid-hill-you-picked-to-die-on/824319)
**Author:** [@enipla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/enipla)\ **Replies:** 112\ **Last updated:** [November 26, 2018, 5:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/subaru-dealership-pretty-stupid-hill-you-picked-to-die-on/824319 "2018-11-26T17:43:04Z")
Mostly bitching. But welcome opinions. My Wife bought a brand new 2019 Subaru Ascent this fall. They had to ship it, and my Wife picked it up. The dealership is 100 miles away. All is good, love the car. But, it’s … --- ## [Anyone here get their tonsils out as an adult?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-here-get-their-tonsils-out-as-an-adult/219387)
**Author:** [@Shagnasty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shagnasty)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [December 18, 2003, 7:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-here-get-their-tonsils-out-as-an-adult/219387 "2003-12-18T19:57:49Z")
I am scheduled to get my tonsils out on January 15th. I am 30 years old. Actually, it is a triple surgery. I am getting my soft palate reshaped and getting a deviated septum corrected as well as having my tonsils removed… --- ## [How will the Republicans demonize Kamala Harris?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-will-the-republicans-demonize-kamala-harris/1004698)
**Author:** [@Horatius](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Horatius)\ **Replies:** 333\ **Last updated:** [January 7, 2025, 5:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-will-the-republicans-demonize-kamala-harris/1004698 "2025-01-07T17:09:59Z")
I’ve said for years now that one of the biggest problems for Democratic Presidential candidates is that the Republicans spend years, or even decades, talking crap about them, mostly made up crap, that eventually culminat… --- ## [American Idol 4/19](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-4-19/300042)
**Author:** [@Jaade](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jaade)\ **Replies:** 220\ **Last updated:** [April 24, 2005, 3:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-4-19/300042 "2005-04-24T03:32:21Z")
I had a feeling the thread would be started early today. I don’t know what the theme is supposed to be, but someone (Rilchiam?) has been correct the past two weeks about every spoiler we’ve been given down to song choic… --- ## [Jeoprady -- I got Final Jeoprady tonight with only the category](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jeoprady-i-got-final-jeoprady-tonight-with-only-the-category/711199)
**Author:** [@The\_Second\_Stone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Second_Stone)\ **Replies:** 80\ **Last updated:** [February 1, 2015, 2:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jeoprady-i-got-final-jeoprady-tonight-with-only-the-category/711199 "2015-02-01T02:58:09Z")
Just a brag. The category was medieval literature. As is the custom at the Stone household, everyone yells out the question based only on category prior to the commercial break. As I only know a dozen or so names of piec… --- ## [Ask the bastard from IT](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-bastard-from-it/546938)
**Author:** [@Winston\_Smith](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Winston_Smith)\ **Replies:** 75\ **Last updated:** [August 5, 2010, 8:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-bastard-from-it/546938 "2010-08-05T08:46:43Z")
Have you ever wondered why the IT guy is such a prick? Why he’s so arrogant? Condescending? Sarcastic? Have you ever wanted to ask him “What’s you’re fucking problem?” Well. Now’s you chance. Don’t bother asking me how … --- ## [Fuck Microsoft Word 2007 and the fact that I'm forced to use it](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fuck-microsoft-word-2007-and-the-fact-that-im-forced-to-use-it/433648)
**Author:** [@Argent\_Towers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Argent_Towers)\ **Replies:** 76\ **Last updated:** [July 22, 2008, 11:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fuck-microsoft-word-2007-and-the-fact-that-im-forced-to-use-it/433648 "2008-07-22T11:55:44Z")
This program is a piece of shit. The interface is hideous and gaudy, like a cheaply made electronic appliance with cheesy-assed “chrome” plastic finish. I find the stupid tabbed menu system to be a tremendous pain in the… --- ## [I'm Thinking About Buying A Gun, Reccomendations?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-thinking-about-buying-a-gun-reccomendations/613065)
**Author:** [@BMalion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BMalion)\ **Replies:** 83\ **Last updated:** [February 25, 2012, 4:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-thinking-about-buying-a-gun-reccomendations/613065 "2012-02-25T04:45:42Z")
So I had a long talk with a law enforcement officer about home protection. He reccomended a small pistol. A 380 or like that. I looked at several websites and liked the Smith & Wesson 380 Bodyguard… Now I don’t know … --- ## [Is Drew Carey a straightdoper?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-drew-carey-a-straightdoper/421010)
**Author:** [@MannyL](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MannyL)\ **Replies:** 105\ **Last updated:** [October 17, 2007, 1:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-drew-carey-a-straightdoper/421010 "2007-10-17T01:40:42Z")
I’m not sure if this is the better forum than IMHO but because the topic is a celebrity I am posting here I believe that Mr. Carey is a fellow doper. My reasons behind this are Mr. Carey is an intelligent person and … --- ## [Urbanredneck, what the FUCK were you THINKING???](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/urbanredneck-what-the-fuck-were-you-thinking/827121)
**Author:** [@Guinastasia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guinastasia)\ **Replies:** 116\ **Last updated:** [January 12, 2019, 6:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/urbanredneck-what-the-fuck-were-you-thinking/827121 "2019-01-12T18:48:50Z")
(Sorry for such a shitty Pitting – I have an intense headache, or I’d make a much better one) A poster makes a thread about his daughter’s problems with depression and anxiety. The poor girl has been having some seriou… --- ## [The exact psychology behind people being angered by others' food choices?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-exact-psychology-behind-people-being-angered-by-others-food-choices/844986)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 145\ **Last updated:** [December 23, 2019, 8:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-exact-psychology-behind-people-being-angered-by-others-food-choices/844986 "2019-12-23T20:06:45Z")
I’m sure we’ve had threads on this before, but I don’t see them, so apologies in advance: What exactly is the reasoning behind people being angered by how someone else eats their food? Examples including, but not limit… --- ## [I flip the bird at the concept of evil.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-flip-the-bird-at-the-concept-of-evil/677351)
**Author:** [@Askthepizzaguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Askthepizzaguy)\ **Replies:** 64\ **Last updated:** [January 2, 2014, 4:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-flip-the-bird-at-the-concept-of-evil/677351 "2014-01-02T04:41:33Z")
This may belong in Great Debates or elsewhere, also if we’re expecting an epic trash-talking pitting this may not be the thread for us. Why I bring it here is because I wish to “rant about the world” which is one of the… --- ## [Fox News and Jon Stewart feuding](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fox-news-and-jon-stewart-feuding/587268)
**Author:** [@joebuck20](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/joebuck20)\ **Replies:** 87\ **Last updated:** [July 1, 2011, 10:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fox-news-and-jon-stewart-feuding/587268 "2011-07-01T22:27:41Z")
This could very well wind up in the Pit, but I thought I’d put it here for now. Granted, these two have been at each other’s throats for years, but they’ve really dialed it up since the Common faux-outrage last month, a… --- ## [Could you have a satisfying sex life with a partner who would only do oral & manual?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-you-have-a-satisfying-sex-life-with-a-partner-who-would-only-do-oral-manual/562829)
**Author:** [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Replies:** 100\ **Last updated:** [May 13, 2011, 10:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-you-have-a-satisfying-sex-life-with-a-partner-who-would-only-do-oral-manual/562829 "2011-05-13T22:14:46Z")
Let us stipulate, for the sake of this discussion, that said partner is willing to both give and receive, and that she or he is extraordinarily skilled at giving; and that the relationship is monogamous. Poll in a momen… --- ## [When's the earliest a human could survive on Earth?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whens-the-earliest-a-human-could-survive-on-earth/672851)
**Author:** [@Mr.Kobayashi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Kobayashi)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [November 10, 2013, 7:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whens-the-earliest-a-human-could-survive-on-earth/672851 "2013-11-10T19:51:07Z")
As you all know I’m a time traveller; this time I want to travel back as far back as it is possible to go and still remain on Earth. This rock is about 4.5 billion years old, but its teething age was apparently none too … --- ## [What is your political typology?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-political-typology/581445)
**Author:** [@Happy\_Fun\_Ball](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Happy_Fun_Ball)\ **Replies:** 85\ **Last updated:** [January 20, 2012, 4:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-political-typology/581445 "2012-01-20T16:38:52Z")
As mentioned in this thread by Exapno Mapcase, the Pew Research Center has released a new Political Typology poll wherein they try to identify the political trends of the United States. Well, I want to apply it to the L… --- ## [Can you buy Chinese restaurant style sweet and sour sauce?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-buy-chinese-restaurant-style-sweet-and-sour-sauce/732155)
**Author:** [@elfkin477](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elfkin477)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [September 29, 2015, 5:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-buy-chinese-restaurant-style-sweet-and-sour-sauce/732155 "2015-09-29T05:10:59Z")
Both of the sweet and sour sauces our local grocery stores carry in the Asian foods section contain bell peppers, which most certainly aren’t in the type of sweet and sour sauces you get at a Chinese food place around he… --- ## [What's so great about the vi editor?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-so-great-about-the-vi-editor/606063)
**Author:** [@sweeteviljesus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sweeteviljesus)\ **Replies:** 66\ **Last updated:** [December 17, 2011, 9:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-so-great-about-the-vi-editor/606063 "2011-12-17T09:10:14Z")
Many people rave about the vi editor (and on the occasions that I have had to ssh into a remote host, it is often necessary to use - now where did I put that cheat sheet), but how much of this is snobbery? Can vi do any… --- ## [Any odd coincidences in your family?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-odd-coincidences-in-your-family/414924)
**Author:** [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Replies:** 110\ **Last updated:** [June 25, 2018, 11:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-odd-coincidences-in-your-family/414924 "2018-06-25T11:44:13Z")
There are several odd coincidences regarding dates in my family. My niece, the oldest grandchild, was born 7 years to the hour (possibly to the minute- definitely within 10-15 minutes) after my father’s death. Every ge… --- ## [The GAP - a new low in political correctness](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-gap-a-new-low-in-political-correctness/517995)
**Author:** [@crypto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/crypto)\ **Replies:** 89\ **Last updated:** [November 25, 2009, 1:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-gap-a-new-low-in-political-correctness/517995 "2009-11-25T01:20:19Z")
Have any of you been exposed to the new Gap “holiday” ad? Up your ass, Gap. I’ll never shop in your store again. Seriously, “Go Christmas, go Hanuka, go Kwaanza, go Solstice”? Go fuck yourself, ass munchers. I can’t… --- ## [What movies have you walked out off/turned off?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-movies-have-you-walked-out-off-turned-off/431236)
**Author:** [@Illuminatiprimus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Illuminatiprimus)\ **Replies:** 160\ **Last updated:** [January 1, 2008, 2:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-movies-have-you-walked-out-off-turned-off/431236 "2008-01-01T14:34:29Z")
Saw a thread from 2004 on this and now that we’re nearly four years later thought there might be some other good contenders in there to discuss. I walked out of Red Dragon because the friend I was seeing it with was fre… --- ## [Non-Religious Republicans... why?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/non-religious-republicans-why/612595)
**Author:** [@Reply](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Reply)\ **Replies:** 73\ **Last updated:** [May 4, 2012, 2:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/non-religious-republicans-why/612595 "2012-05-04T14:28:54Z")
If you self-identify as a non-religious Republican (or know someone who does), why? Which parts of the Republican platform do you agree with, and which do you not? --- ## [MMT Economics](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mmt-economics/595246)
**Author:** [@LinusK](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LinusK)\ **Replies:** 63\ **Last updated:** [September 16, 2011, 11:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mmt-economics/595246 "2011-09-16T11:16:56Z")
MMT stands for a few basic propositions. Savings (or monetary savings) = debt. Money is always the liability of a bank; either a commercial bank (bank deposits) or the central bank/government (Federal reserves, curren… --- ## [The Sopranos - psychics are real.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-sopranos-psychics-are-real/498679)
**Author:** [@mr.jp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mr.jp)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [June 7, 2009, 3:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-sopranos-psychics-are-real/498679 "2009-06-07T03:21:37Z")
Good show. But I just watched the episode “From Where to Eternity”, season 2. There is a consult with a psychic, who is given a false name, but is still able to make real psychic revalations. The guy who went there is a … --- ## [What's with this weirdly defensive Diet Coke commercial?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-with-this-weirdly-defensive-diet-coke-commercial/808055)
**Author:** [@Finagle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Finagle)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [February 5, 2018, 6:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-with-this-weirdly-defensive-diet-coke-commercial/808055 "2018-02-05T18:45:13Z")
Coke is running a new commercial for Diet Coke that’s weirdly defensive (and I’m not the only one that thinks so). Summarized, an attractive but vacuous girl says something like, “Hey, here’s the thing with Diet Coke, i… --- ## [Are the Darwin Awards Offensive?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-the-darwin-awards-offensive/511650)
**Author:** [@Qin\_Shi\_Huangdi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qin_Shi_Huangdi)\ **Replies:** 66\ **Last updated:** [October 7, 2009, 4:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-the-darwin-awards-offensive/511650 "2009-10-07T16:52:07Z")
Are the Darwin Awards offensive as it makes fun of people who died or it is not as it is treating idiots as they deserve to be? --- ## [Congress will kick the can down the road on health care](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/congress-will-kick-the-can-down-the-road-on-health-care/497015)
**Author:** [@sishoch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sishoch)\ **Replies:** 145\ **Last updated:** [May 22, 2009, 3:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/congress-will-kick-the-can-down-the-road-on-health-care/497015 "2009-05-22T03:49:44Z")
We’ve seen it time and time again, since the Nixon administration. Congress is given the mandate to fix the health care crisis. There are no easy popular fix. So Congress elects to do nothing yet again And there was … --- ## [In Comedy, What's the Difference Between a Sketch and a Skit?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-comedy-whats-the-difference-between-a-sketch-and-a-skit/682233)
**Author:** [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [February 26, 2014, 2:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-comedy-whats-the-difference-between-a-sketch-and-a-skit/682233 "2014-02-26T14:09:40Z")
Or are they interchangeable? --- ## [Many Scientific studies are Bullshit we already know](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/many-scientific-studies-are-bullshit-we-already-know/680192)
**Author:** [@Klaatu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Klaatu)\ **Replies:** 66\ **Last updated:** [February 5, 2014, 7:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/many-scientific-studies-are-bullshit-we-already-know/680192 "2014-02-05T07:21:15Z")
I have long wondered why a lot of so called scientific, peer reviewed studies are just plain bullshit about human behavior. The latest I just read from google news is that a new study reported that Russian men who drink … --- ## [All Right, Samclem, I WILL Take it to the Pit](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/all-right-samclem-i-will-take-it-to-the-pit/282238)
**Author:** [@Eve](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eve)\ **Replies:** 106\ **Last updated:** [January 20, 2005, 4:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/all-right-samclem-i-will-take-it-to-the-pit/282238 "2005-01-20T04:56:26Z")
The troll turned out to be a troll, but that does not negate the fact that a thread was “disappeared” without any explanation and a poster was banned before there was any evidence of wrongdoing, simply because the topic… --- ## [Justin Bieber And The 16th Chapel On Letterman](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/justin-bieber-and-the-16th-chapel-on-letterman/625951)
**Author:** [@DMark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DMark)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [June 28, 2012, 11:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/justin-bieber-and-the-16th-chapel-on-letterman/625951 "2012-06-28T23:52:45Z")
For those of you who missed seeing Justin Bieber on Letterman last night (not exactly what you might think is must-see TV), you did indeed miss Grumpy Grandpa and the Smart Ass Teen. At one point, Letterman said not to … --- ## [What does 'osama bin laden' mean?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-osama-bin-laden-mean/81997)
**Author:** [@squeegee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/squeegee)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [July 7, 2016, 9:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-osama-bin-laden-mean/81997 "2016-07-07T21:23:10Z")
(Sorry if this has been answered before. Searching on Osama-whatever is understandably providing a zillion useless hits) What does Osama Bin Ladin’s name mean, if anything? Is the ‘bin’ a filial (is that the word?) desc… --- ## [Exception to Rule 34](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/exception-to-rule-34/527746)
**Author:** [@Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosda_Di_Chi_of_Tricor)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [February 8, 2010, 7:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/exception-to-rule-34/527746 "2010-02-08T19:44:28Z")
Remember to break or spoiler any & all NSFW links in this Thread! Rule 34 of the Web is–if you can imagine it, there is pron of it. There may be an exception. Mary Tyler Moore. Too wholesome. --- ## [MLB: May 2019](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-may-2019/833324)
**Author:** [@Asimovian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Asimovian)\ **Replies:** 147\ **Last updated:** [May 29, 2019, 5:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-may-2019/833324 "2019-05-29T17:28:57Z")
I’ll start this one last time. Welcome to the second full month of baseball! The Dodgers are the first team to 20 wins, the Yankees have been given special dispensation to have doctors stationed on the field of play dur… --- ## [What's the worst thing you've heard about yourself by chance?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-worst-thing-youve-heard-about-yourself-by-chance/324715)
**Author:** [@roger\_thornhill](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/roger_thornhill)\ **Replies:** 70\ **Last updated:** [October 12, 2005, 1:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-worst-thing-youve-heard-about-yourself-by-chance/324715 "2005-10-12T01:11:24Z")
With due recognition to Malacandra for giving me the idea, what’s the most galling way in which you’ve learned what others really think about you en passant, as it were? In other words, not when you’re having a heart to … --- ## [Valedictorian gives a hell of a speech](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/valedictorian-gives-a-hell-of-a-speech/632049)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 83\ **Last updated:** [August 22, 2012, 2:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/valedictorian-gives-a-hell-of-a-speech/632049 "2012-08-22T14:49:14Z")
She said a bad word…and now they won’t give her the diploma. Her school is insisting on an apology before giving it to her. Even if is legal, I think they went way overboard. What say you? --- ## [My girlfriend of 7.5 months left me, and I need sympathy and opinions on how best to get an ex back](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-girlfriend-of-7-5-months-left-me-and-i-need-sympathy-and-opinions-on-how-best-to-get-an-ex-back/726350)
**Author:** [@Justin\_Credible](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Justin_Credible)\ **Replies:** 84\ **Last updated:** [July 12, 2016, 9:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-girlfriend-of-7-5-months-left-me-and-i-need-sympathy-and-opinions-on-how-best-to-get-an-ex-back/726350 "2016-07-12T21:18:18Z")
My GF of 7.5 months left me a couple days ago. We were pretty serious too, and the breakup came as a real shock to me. I kinda thought this was going to be a permanent thing, especially based on some of the things she’d … --- ## [This fantastic craving that I have (adult)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-fantastic-craving-that-i-have-adult/193616)
**Author:** [@dantheman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dantheman)\ **Replies:** 233\ **Last updated:** [August 11, 2003, 2:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-fantastic-craving-that-i-have-adult/193616 "2003-08-11T02:42:25Z")
I don’t know why this is. And mind you, it’s not a craving I want to … control. Nosir, I like it. I LIKE this craving. What’s the craving, you demand to know? Oral sex. No, not receiving it. Giving it. To women. :eek… --- ## [Hollywood got it right!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hollywood-got-it-right/770616)
**Author:** [@Dante\_G](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dante_G)\ **Replies:** 86\ **Last updated:** [November 14, 2016, 4:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hollywood-got-it-right/770616 "2016-11-14T04:30:09Z")
So we’ve seen a few threads lately that talk about aspects of TV and movies that are inaccurate or just plain wrong. Car crashes and exaggerated explosions, recovering from injuries to easily, hot wiring cars etc . For… --- ## [Student loan forgiveness: A poll](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/student-loan-forgiveness-a-poll/931138)
**Author:** [@Nars\_Glinley](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nars_Glinley)\ **Replies:** 284\ **Last updated:** [July 9, 2021, 4:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/student-loan-forgiveness-a-poll/931138 "2021-07-09T16:35:20Z")
Student loan forgiveness is current hot topic in American politics. President Biden announced the suspension of student loan and interest payments until October 2021. I assume that borrowers can continue to make paymen… --- ## [Why Are US CEOs so Grossly Overpaid?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-us-ceos-so-grossly-overpaid/499562)
**Author:** [@Fotheringay-Phipps](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fotheringay-Phipps)\ **Replies:** 90\ **Last updated:** [June 26, 2009, 4:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-us-ceos-so-grossly-overpaid/499562 "2009-06-26T16:52:30Z")
My assumption that they are is based on the fact that by comparison with European and Asian CEOs, they are paid significantly more, for performing what are presumably the same functions. I would guess that at least part… --- ## [Doctor Who September 20 2014 "Time Heist"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doctor-who-september-20-2014-time-heist/699030)
**Author:** [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Replies:** 67\ **Last updated:** [September 28, 2014, 6:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doctor-who-september-20-2014-time-heist/699030 "2014-09-28T18:43:25Z")
I have see it already, so I will say nothing other than I really enjoyed it. Curious to see what others think and will be participating in the discussion after it airs. --- ## [What separates a good piano player from a great one?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-separates-a-good-piano-player-from-a-great-one/564104)
**Author:** [@Dumbguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dumbguy)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [December 18, 2010, 6:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-separates-a-good-piano-player-from-a-great-one/564104 "2010-12-18T06:04:10Z")
A question for Doper pianists who have studied for years and play well: What are specific shortcomings in your abilities that you are aware of when you play or when you listen to someone else play? What would you improve… --- ## [Lose kilos of belly fat with this one simple technique](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lose-kilos-of-belly-fat-with-this-one-simple-technique/633806)
**Author:** [@crimpedlioness](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/crimpedlioness)\ **Replies:** 60\ **Last updated:** [September 19, 2012, 8:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lose-kilos-of-belly-fat-with-this-one-simple-technique/633806 "2012-09-19T08:38:01Z")
I’m sure you’ve all see those ads that promise a lean, flat tummy if you just follow this one simple method/eat this one thing/cut out this food, etc. I’ve looked at a few but they never actually get to the key fact. Ei… --- ## [contractions: shouldn't've](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/contractions-shouldntve/575765)
**Author:** [@Borzo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Borzo)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [March 25, 2011, 5:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/contractions-shouldntve/575765 "2011-03-25T17:55:51Z")
Is it grammatically incorrect to use the word shouldn’t’ve? As in “should not have”. I’ve never seen this in print, but I use it all the time. How much freedom do I have to make my own contractions, in general? [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=846&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=848&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)