# Top **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=85&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:** 86 --- ## [How long does it take to die on a pool of molten steel?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-long-does-it-take-to-die-on-a-pool-of-molten-steel/691751)
**Author:** [@Artemis\_Tardis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Artemis_Tardis)\ **Replies:** 65\ **Last updated:** [July 9, 2014, 2:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-long-does-it-take-to-die-on-a-pool-of-molten-steel/691751 "2014-07-09T14:27:26Z")
Let’s say that an unlucky person is working on a factory that deals with molten metal. Pools of it. And that person manages to slip right into that molten, red-hot metal. How long would it take for that poor bastard to d… --- ## [Interstellar (open spoilers! after you've seen it)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/interstellar-open-spoilers-after-youve-seen-it/704146)
**Author:** [@Reply](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Reply)\ **Replies:** 199\ **Last updated:** [August 14, 2015, 11:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/interstellar-open-spoilers-after-youve-seen-it/704146 "2015-08-14T11:20:45Z")
Ugh. Now I remember why I hate time travel movies. It cheapens every plotline it’s used in. I was so excited to see a new big-budget sci-fi movie… but then it resorts to time travel cliches? Man sends message back in tim… --- ## [Truth wanted: Does DuraLube actually work?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/truth-wanted-does-duralube-actually-work/103244)
**Author:** [@rookie23\_1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rookie23_1)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [January 29, 2015, 3:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/truth-wanted-does-duralube-actually-work/103244 "2015-01-29T03:11:10Z")
Or any of those miracle lubricants for that matter? I want to know because i have a mechanic friend that says it doesn’t work any better than synthetic oil. He says it’s better to change oil frequently. Is there any l… --- ## [Just drink the fucking ketchup](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-drink-the-fucking-ketchup/685849)
**Author:** [@Saint\_Cad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saint_Cad)\ **Replies:** 261\ **Last updated:** [April 25, 2014, 5:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-drink-the-fucking-ketchup/685849 "2014-04-25T17:45:35Z")
My stepson is really starting to piss me off. He bitches and moan to his mom who then bitches and moans to me about my cooking. OK, so you get the whole picture, the wife doesn’t cook and has no interest in cooking and… --- ## [Election Results](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/election-results/559264)
**Author:** [@flickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/flickster)\ **Replies:** 252\ **Last updated:** [November 5, 2010, 2:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/election-results/559264 "2010-11-05T02:51:00Z")
Drudge running the following headline based on exit polling IL 49-43 Kirk \[R\]… KY 55-44 Paul \[R\]… NV TIED… Arkansas: Boozman ® over Lincoln (D) Ohio: Portman ® over Fisher (D) North Dakota: Hoeven ® over Potter (D) … --- ## [NPR's Jackie Lyden, what do you require by way of fuck-you money?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nprs-jackie-lyden-what-do-you-require-by-way-of-fuck-you-money/489453)
**Author:** [@The\_Scrivener](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Scrivener)\ **Replies:** 165\ **Last updated:** [July 21, 2013, 12:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nprs-jackie-lyden-what-do-you-require-by-way-of-fuck-you-money/489453 "2013-07-21T00:42:33Z")
Because on many a Saturday and Sunday late afternoon I find myself wishing that you’d variously (according to my mood): a) find another job, preferably one that doesn’t involve much speaking; b) otherwise be replaced as… --- ## [Japanese Porn is Really Weird (Warning: Descriptions)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/japanese-porn-is-really-weird-warning-descriptions/118051)
**Author:** [@Karellen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Karellen)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [September 12, 2012, 1:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/japanese-porn-is-really-weird-warning-descriptions/118051 "2012-09-12T13:12:43Z")
Standard Disclaimer: This is not intended to be any kind of serious sociological criticism or judgement against the Japanese people or their culture, or any kind of insular triumphalism about the so-called “normalcy” of … --- ## [Separating immigrants from their children is child abuse.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/separating-immigrants-from-their-children-is-child-abuse/816206)
**Author:** [@Channing\_Idaho\_Banks](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Channing_Idaho_Banks)\ **Replies:** 518\ **Last updated:** [July 17, 2018, 3:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/separating-immigrants-from-their-children-is-child-abuse/816206 "2018-07-17T15:36:21Z")
This is a dastardly deed that Trump and Sessions have planned. it seems to me that they are doing this in order to force the Democrats to vote for their stupid border wall which nobody wants. I also think that they are … --- ## [Why the liberal 'pooh-poohing' of the Ebola danger?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-the-liberal-pooh-poohing-of-the-ebola-danger/700388)
**Author:** [@Dale\_Sams](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dale_Sams)\ **Replies:** 190\ **Last updated:** [February 23, 2016, 8:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-the-liberal-pooh-poohing-of-the-ebola-danger/700388 "2016-02-23T20:54:41Z")
It reminds me of conservative climate change bashing. An element of pig-headedness because the ‘other side’ has embraced it. I’ve seen liberals scoff by saying “It spreads through bodily fluids, not the air so stop worr… --- ## [Helen Hunt's face - wtf?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/helen-hunts-face-wtf/653766)
**Author:** [@CC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CC)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [April 1, 2013, 4:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/helen-hunts-face-wtf/653766 "2013-04-01T16:44:36Z")
Mrs. CC and I have noticed recently - particularly at the Academy Awards and in the movie, The Sessions, that Helen Hunt looks totally weird. Her face looks sort of like those dessicated mummies. Skin tight, angular ch… --- ## [Does nicotine gum produce an enjoyable buzz for non-smokers?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-nicotine-gum-produce-an-enjoyable-buzz-for-non-smokers/648131)
**Author:** [@Mr.Excellent](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Excellent)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [January 25, 2013, 2:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-nicotine-gum-produce-an-enjoyable-buzz-for-non-smokers/648131 "2013-01-25T14:16:33Z")
I’m shopping for a new vice - smoking is inconvenient (can’t do it indoors), but nicotine is an interesting drug. Can one get a decent buzz from nicotine gum? Yes, I know that nicotine is addictive - but then, that’s mai… --- ## [Famous People's Whose Wealth (or Lack of) Surprised You](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/famous-peoples-whose-wealth-or-lack-of-surprised-you/285147)
**Author:** [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Replies:** 120\ **Last updated:** [February 7, 2005, 3:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/famous-peoples-whose-wealth-or-lack-of-surprised-you/285147 "2005-02-07T03:04:25Z")
I generally assume that famous people are a lot wealthier than most of the people I know, but sometimes it’s really odd when I learn that “Hell, I made more money than s/he did last year!” or, the opposite, “Shit! I kne… --- ## [I don't get/believe in Beyonce as "megastar"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-dont-get-believe-in-beyonce-as-megastar/715607)
**Author:** [@Aeschines](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aeschines)\ **Replies:** 236\ **Last updated:** [March 27, 2015, 9:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-dont-get-believe-in-beyonce-as-megastar/715607 "2015-03-27T21:47:32Z")
I like a couple of her songs. “Bootylicious” is good, though I guess that was Destiny’s Child (good band name!). These days, Beyonce seems like a fake megastar. As though people are pretending that she is one without re… --- ## [How does someone with no business acumen get to be the richest person in the world?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-does-someone-with-no-business-acumen-get-to-be-the-richest-person-in-the-world/974903)
**Author:** [@CookingWithGas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CookingWithGas)\ **Replies:** 517\ **Last updated:** [December 26, 2023, 11:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-does-someone-with-no-business-acumen-get-to-be-the-richest-person-in-the-world/974903 "2023-12-26T23:27:24Z")
The collapse of Twitter will be a classic case study for MBA students someday. How did a guy who doesn’t understand where Twitter’s value is, gutted the company, and destroyed its brand and integrity get to be so wealthy… --- ## [Can a Wolf win against a Tiger, and a Lion?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-a-wolf-win-against-a-tiger-and-a-lion/590533)
**Author:** [@Marissa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marissa)\ **Replies:** 73\ **Last updated:** [October 19, 2011, 10:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-a-wolf-win-against-a-tiger-and-a-lion/590533 "2011-10-19T22:07:36Z")
It seems like a silly question does it not? A Wolf agianst the power of a Tiger and a Lion; yet everyday I am combated by people who believe that a Wolf has the ability to defeat a Lion and a Tiger in a one on one fight. … --- ## [Jackson Browne, "Stay" - Who sang falsetto?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jackson-browne-stay-who-sang-falsetto/414781)
**Author:** [@Uncommon\_Sense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Uncommon_Sense)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [May 26, 2016, 8:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jackson-browne-stay-who-sang-falsetto/414781 "2016-05-26T20:55:55Z")
In the extended live version of Stay there appears to be at least two other people taking turns singing the refrain, “Oh, won’t you staaaayyyy, just a little bit longer…” One voice appears to be that of a female and the… --- ## [Limbaugh's Bid to Buy the St. Louis Rams](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/limbaughs-bid-to-buy-the-st-louis-rams/513223)
**Author:** [@Gangster\_Octopus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gangster_Octopus)\ **Replies:** 316\ **Last updated:** [October 22, 2009, 1:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/limbaughs-bid-to-buy-the-st-louis-rams/513223 "2009-10-22T01:45:48Z")
Unless you ahven’t heard Rush Limbaugh is a minority partner in a bid to buy the St. Louis Rams (Link) That has, as could be guessed, some hand wringing on the Left and also not too surpisingly, some NFL players have co… --- ## [NFL Week 21 (Super Bowl XLIX game time thread)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-week-21-super-bowl-xlix-game-time-thread/711426)
**Author:** [@Saint\_Cad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saint_Cad)\ **Replies:** 290\ **Last updated:** [February 5, 2015, 1:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-week-21-super-bowl-xlix-game-time-thread/711426 "2015-02-05T01:33:28Z")
I have just guarantied a Seahawks victory. I bought a Arturo Fuentes Canones (maduro wrapper of course) as my victory cigar. So heading into Super Bowl weekend let’s focus on the game itself. I’ll throw out a couple o… --- ## [Should raw milk be illegal?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-raw-milk-be-illegal/679449)
**Author:** [@ktribe808](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ktribe808)\ **Replies:** 248\ **Last updated:** [April 12, 2014, 5:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-raw-milk-be-illegal/679449 "2014-04-12T05:30:58Z")
I am a huge fan of raw milk, but in many states it is illegal to sell it. Luckily, my state is not one of them. I grew up on raw milk as my cousins had a diary farm and to this day, I cannot stomach the pasteurized stuff… --- ## [Names of weird or abscure car parts](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/names-of-weird-or-abscure-car-parts/165628)
**Author:** [@SlickRoenick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SlickRoenick)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [February 21, 2024, 7:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/names-of-weird-or-abscure-car-parts/165628 "2024-02-21T07:00:44Z")
I want to stump a friend of mine b/c he thinks he is a master mechanic when it comes to cars. So give me a list of weird car parts and their functions to see if I can stump him. Parts with acronyms works too. --- ## [What can I do with 120 MB of data?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-can-i-do-with-120-mb-of-data/632086)
**Author:** [@Pai325](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pai325)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [August 24, 2012, 11:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-can-i-do-with-120-mb-of-data/632086 "2012-08-24T23:00:36Z")
I want to take my iPad to London with me, and the hotel does not offer free wireless. I can buy 120 MB for $30 from AT&T, but what will that get me? I found a data calculator online, and it seems like I can do about 25 t… --- ## ["The Pedophile’s Guide to Love and Pleasure" and Amazon](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-pedophile-s-guide-to-love-and-pleasure-and-amazon/560388)
**Author:** [@Pierrot\_Le\_Fou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pierrot_Le_Fou)\ **Replies:** 280\ **Last updated:** [December 21, 2010, 3:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-pedophile-s-guide-to-love-and-pleasure-and-amazon/560388 "2010-12-21T03:45:31Z")
Amazon recently came under scrutiny for selling The Pedophile’s Guide to Love and Pleasure. Amazon’s initial response was to continue selling it. (This settlement is somewhat odd considering that Amazon refuses to sell… --- ## [Origin of "Me Chinese, me play joke.." saying](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/origin-of-me-chinese-me-play-joke-saying/123855)
**Author:** [@Rhythmdvl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rhythmdvl)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [April 15, 2013, 8:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/origin-of-me-chinese-me-play-joke-saying/123855 "2013-04-15T20:43:47Z")
Me ham-ster Me play joke me go bye-bye with your post --- ## [Child Actors that didn't crash and burn](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/child-actors-that-didnt-crash-and-burn/652964)
**Author:** [@Loach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Loach)\ **Replies:** 251\ **Last updated:** [August 10, 2026, 11:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/child-actors-that-didnt-crash-and-burn/652964 "2026-08-10T11:19:13Z")
We hear a lot about hild stars that burn out tragically or have shitty drug filled lives after their glory days. Its become a cliché. But there are quite a few I can think of that have had very successful careers without… --- ## [Fuck WeatherTech (car mats and liners)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fuck-weathertech-car-mats-and-liners/677712)
**Author:** [@Amateur\_Barbarian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Amateur_Barbarian)\ **Replies:** 118\ **Last updated:** [December 6, 2019, 10:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fuck-weathertech-car-mats-and-liners/677712 "2019-12-06T22:19:45Z")
Wow. Just wow. Anyone who reads any of the car magazines knows what a big deal MacNeil Automotive makes about their WeatherTech mats, US manufacturing and bend-over-backwards customer service. Until this week, I’d have … --- ## [A teenager doesn't know how to cut up her own food](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-teenager-doesnt-know-how-to-cut-up-her-own-food/645146)
**Author:** [@picunurse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/picunurse)\ **Replies:** 210\ **Last updated:** [December 29, 2012, 4:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-teenager-doesnt-know-how-to-cut-up-her-own-food/645146 "2012-12-29T04:51:19Z")
Yesterday Hubby took me out to a lovely dinner at a fairly upscale restuarant, 13 Coins. We sat at the dinner bar. It is a bar with high-backed comfy stools, styled after wingbacks. They afford privacy, but you can see t… --- ## [Why do so many lower class white people have poorly defined chins?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-so-many-lower-class-white-people-have-poorly-defined-chins/619005)
**Author:** [@Shagnasty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shagnasty)\ **Replies:** 85\ **Last updated:** [April 21, 2012, 7:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-so-many-lower-class-white-people-have-poorly-defined-chins/619005 "2012-04-21T07:38:19Z")
I have noticed that many poor white people especially those popularly called ‘white trash’ often have really poorly defined chins. It seems to affect females more especially as they age. It certainly isn’t exclusive to t… --- ## [I'm not a bitch because you aren't listening.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-not-a-bitch-because-you-arent-listening/504089)
**Author:** [@Stoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stoid)\ **Replies:** 340\ **Last updated:** [August 21, 2009, 11:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-not-a-bitch-because-you-arent-listening/504089 "2009-08-21T11:39:02Z")
And I’m really tired of having to sound like one. When you inform me about some apparently pointless rule or regulation or policy and I ask you “Why?”, the correct answer might be any of the following: “Because if we d… --- ## [Fargo S1E9 \[Open spoilers\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fargo-s1e9-open-spoilers/690522)
**Author:** [@Joey\_P](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Joey_P)\ **Replies:** 209\ **Last updated:** [June 20, 2014, 8:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fargo-s1e9-open-spoilers/690522 "2014-06-20T20:30:35Z")
. . . . . . . . . . A)I’m Running With The Devil theory. I mean, so far they’ve kept the supernatural out of it, but enough people mentioned it before and today he made that comment about the Garden Of Eden. … --- ## [Who Is Winning In Syria?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-winning-in-syria/639316)
**Author:** [@ralph124c](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ralph124c)\ **Replies:** 228\ **Last updated:** [June 27, 2014, 4:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-winning-in-syria/639316 "2014-06-27T16:25:31Z")
Apart from a few recent skirmishes, there seems to be little news from Syria. Despite reports that the rebels have captured parts of Aleppo and Damascus, it seems (to me) that the government is still in control. I have… --- ## [Idiots who Think Eating Pizza with a Fork and Knife is Gay](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/idiots-who-think-eating-pizza-with-a-fork-and-knife-is-gay/648250)
**Author:** [@R3d\_Anonymous](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/R3d_Anonymous)\ **Replies:** 215\ **Last updated:** [January 28, 2013, 3:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/idiots-who-think-eating-pizza-with-a-fork-and-knife-is-gay/648250 "2013-01-28T15:38:39Z")
(By the way I have a poll regarding this topic in Cafe Society if you’re interested. This pit thread however, has nothing to do with that thread. It’s something else.) Every time I go out to eat pizza, I get only vegg… --- ## [Want to surprise him with a ring, but don't know his size. Suggestions?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/want-to-surprise-him-with-a-ring-but-dont-know-his-size-suggestions/634768)
**Author:** [@drewtwo99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drewtwo99)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [July 5, 2013, 3:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/want-to-surprise-him-with-a-ring-but-dont-know-his-size-suggestions/634768 "2013-07-05T15:20:42Z")
Title pretty much says it all. My boyfriend and I have talked about wearing rings for a while now (even though we can’t get a legally recognized marriage, yet), and it’s an idea we are both into. It’s been several months… --- ## [“ISIL isn’t Islamic”????](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/isil-isn-t-islamic/698286)
**Author:** [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Replies:** 241\ **Last updated:** [October 6, 2014, 9:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/isil-isn-t-islamic/698286 "2014-10-06T21:34:42Z")
For President Obama to assert that ISIL is not Islamic is a lot like saying “The Mafia Isn’t Italian.” Of COURSE the Mafia is Italian. The vast majority of Italians and Italian-Americans aren’t part of it and have no ti… --- ## ["Touch" light switch turns itself on in the middle of the night - why?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/touch-light-switch-turns-itself-on-in-the-middle-of-the-night-why/528282)
**Author:** [@Driver8](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Driver8)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [May 12, 2017, 4:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/touch-light-switch-turns-itself-on-in-the-middle-of-the-night-why/528282 "2017-05-12T04:26:57Z")
We have one of those dimmer light switches that you tap to switch the light on and off and hold your finger on to dim or brighten the light. This controls the main overhead light in our bedroom. A few nights ago in the … --- ## [How does one use a condom incorrectly?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-does-one-use-a-condom-incorrectly/508196)
**Author:** [@doubled](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/doubled)\ **Replies:** 86\ **Last updated:** [September 17, 2010, 1:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-does-one-use-a-condom-incorrectly/508196 "2010-09-17T01:06:26Z")
Inspired by this thread: Often stated condom are 98% reliable. How is reliability calculated? - Factual Questions - Straight Dope Message Board I’ve always heard condoms work “if used correctly”. Supposedly, according t… --- ## [Getting creases out of paper](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/getting-creases-out-of-paper/492274)
**Author:** [@NoCoolUserName](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NoCoolUserName)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [November 9, 2012, 11:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/getting-creases-out-of-paper/492274 "2012-11-09T23:08:38Z")
I have a map that I would like to frame and hang on the wall. It’s currently folded so, of course, when I unfold it there are serious creases all over it. How can I flatten those so that it’ll look like a nice, flat, p… --- ## [Are orange/yellow male cats more likely to be friendly?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-orange-yellow-male-cats-more-likely-to-be-friendly/641530)
**Author:** [@It\_s\_Not\_Rocket\_Surgery](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/It_s_Not_Rocket_Surgery)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [February 21, 2017, 4:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-orange-yellow-male-cats-more-likely-to-be-friendly/641530 "2017-02-21T16:49:51Z")
My wife, who grew up with lots of cats in her household, has always maintained that if you get an orange (or yellow/tan) male cat, it is much more likely to have a good personality than other cats. I’m skeptical that th… --- ## [Things you're suprised under-30s don't recognize](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-youre-suprised-under-30s-dont-recognize/548101)
**Author:** [@installLSC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/installLSC)\ **Replies:** 306\ **Last updated:** [August 22, 2010, 12:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-youre-suprised-under-30s-dont-recognize/548101 "2010-08-22T12:35:08Z")
At the lab I work at, we were having a discussion about TV. I mentioned having to fiddle with the round thing around the TV dial to get the best reception. Almost all my coworkers are under 30, and they had no idea wh… --- ## [What's leaking out of me and why? (slight TMI)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-leaking-out-of-me-and-why-slight-tmi/346644)
**Author:** [@jayjay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jayjay)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [November 30, 2014, 3:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-leaking-out-of-me-and-why-slight-tmi/346644 "2014-11-30T15:36:53Z")
I think I’m leaking lymph. There’s some sort of rash or irritation or something behind my right ear that’s leaking some sort of liquid at a fairly steady rate. It’s a little bit itchy, but not painful unless I actually t… --- ## [Famous names you mispronounced for the longest time](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/famous-names-you-mispronounced-for-the-longest-time/747973)
**Author:** [@EllisDee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EllisDee)\ **Replies:** 217\ **Last updated:** [December 31, 2016, 2:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/famous-names-you-mispronounced-for-the-longest-time/747973 "2016-12-31T02:00:56Z")
I’m currently watching the DVDs for Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles, and Lena Headey is on some of the commentary tracks. She introduces herself at the start of each episode she commentates, pronouncing her name … --- ## [Emergency C-section and a 23 week old infant. Ugh.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/emergency-c-section-and-a-23-week-old-infant-ugh/290358)
**Author:** [@WhyNot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WhyNot)\ **Replies:** 356\ **Last updated:** [February 12, 2015, 11:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/emergency-c-section-and-a-23-week-old-infant-ugh/290358 "2015-02-12T23:47:19Z")
Heh. There’s no forum for “Earthshattering and Lifechanging Stuff I Must Share.” But last Wednesday, WhyBaby made her way into the world early - way early - via an emergency caesarian due to an infected placenta. She wa… --- ## [Tings Were Better In the Fifties, Vol. I: Teen Pregnancy (the SA debate series)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tings-were-better-in-the-fifties-vol-i-teen-pregnancy-the-sa-debate-series/515996)
**Author:** [@Bricker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bricker)\ **Replies:** 243\ **Last updated:** [November 8, 2009, 9:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tings-were-better-in-the-fifties-vol-i-teen-pregnancy-the-sa-debate-series/515996 "2009-11-08T21:58:42Z")
I am going to try to explore several propositions that Starving Artist is known for. This effort was largely inspired by a recent Pit thread. However, we’re in GD here, and I see no reason the subjects cannot be explore… --- ## [Molars - extraction vs. root canal](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/molars-extraction-vs-root-canal/611956)
**Author:** [@Crowbar\_of\_Irony\_3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crowbar_of_Irony_3)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [January 17, 2014, 10:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/molars-extraction-vs-root-canal/611956 "2014-01-17T22:11:02Z")
I have two wisdom teeth extracted last year, and the molars next to both of them have rotted. The dentist did a filling, but warned me the decay was very near to the nerve. Recently I am feeling pain in those area again… --- ## [Point out logic/plausibility flaws in classic movies and TV shows](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/point-out-logic-plausibility-flaws-in-classic-movies-and-tv-shows/679855)
**Author:** [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Replies:** 236\ **Last updated:** [February 28, 2015, 5:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/point-out-logic-plausibility-flaws-in-classic-movies-and-tv-shows/679855 "2015-02-28T17:09:39Z")
In the recent thread The Luca Brasi Gambit, started by Dale Sams, some of us thought the idea needed to be expanded to other beloved, esteemed, and critically acclaimed masterpieces that have withstood the test of time –… --- ## [Question about the ending of 'Layer Cake' (spoilers)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-the-ending-of-layer-cake-spoilers/414542)
**Author:** [@FlyingDragonFan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FlyingDragonFan)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [August 6, 2007, 7:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-the-ending-of-layer-cake-spoilers/414542 "2007-08-06T19:55:24Z")
I finally just got around with watching Layer Cake with Daniel Craig as the main character ‘XXXX,’ and I’m a little confused about the very last scene. I’ll be the first to admit that I didn’t follow a lot of what was go… --- ## [Where does the stuff in the Dollar Store come from?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-does-the-stuff-in-the-dollar-store-come-from/602847)
**Author:** [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [November 14, 2011, 11:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-does-the-stuff-in-the-dollar-store-come-from/602847 "2011-11-14T23:27:35Z")
They have plenty of brand name stuff. Is it damaged, out of date, sub-par somehow? Especially the groceries. They are VERY interesting. Some odd-ball brands, but some mainstream stuff, too. How does it wind up there? --- ## [If blood pressure checking causes very intense pain, does that affect readings?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-blood-pressure-checking-causes-very-intense-pain-does-that-affect-readings/548409)
**Author:** [@Stoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stoid)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [July 26, 2021, 10:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-blood-pressure-checking-causes-very-intense-pain-does-that-affect-readings/548409 "2021-07-26T22:13:08Z")
I assume that it is because of my weight, and the fact that my upper arms are heavy and soft, but I find having my blood pressure checked VERY VERY painful 9 out of ten times. I think something is being pinched, but it’… --- ## [OK, the debt deal is apparently made. How will it affect 2012?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ok-the-debt-deal-is-apparently-made-how-will-it-affect-2012/591004)
**Author:** [@Leaper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaper)\ **Replies:** 187\ **Last updated:** [August 13, 2011, 9:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ok-the-debt-deal-is-apparently-made-how-will-it-affect-2012/591004 "2011-08-13T21:00:42Z")
For my own sanity, I am not going anywhere near the hardcore political blogs (or any at all, for that matter, at least not for the foreseeable future), but I’m sure the liberal ones, at least, are howling over this deal … --- ## [Make Your Dead Osama Bin Laden jokes right here ladies and gentleman, get 'em while they're hot!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/make-your-dead-osama-bin-laden-jokes-right-here-ladies-and-gentleman-get-em-while-theyre-hot/580455)
**Author:** [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Replies:** 165\ **Last updated:** [May 15, 2011, 7:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/make-your-dead-osama-bin-laden-jokes-right-here-ladies-and-gentleman-get-em-while-theyre-hot/580455 "2011-05-15T07:34:06Z")
Hopefully the mods will relax the rules about hoping for or rejoicing in anybody’s death just this once. Not like it’s Carrot Top or Joyce Dewitt we come not to praise here, after all. Share any Osama bin Laden’s Dead … --- ## [If a military newbie is sent to fetch a bucket of prop wash, or keys to the submarine](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-a-military-newbie-is-sent-to-fetch-a-bucket-of-prop-wash-or-keys-to-the-submarine/598405)
**Author:** [@Koxinga](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Koxinga)\ **Replies:** 156\ **Last updated:** [September 1, 2013, 7:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-a-military-newbie-is-sent-to-fetch-a-bucket-of-prop-wash-or-keys-to-the-submarine/598405 "2013-09-01T19:50:42Z")
. . . and s/he happens to have heard of that joke before, what can s/he do? I imagine it’s a bad idea for him/her to call bullshit and refuse to follow the order, right? [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=84&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=86&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)