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**Author:** [@Jragon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jragon)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [February 10, 2010, 5:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-rubbers-mean-here/528101 "2010-02-10T17:47:21Z")
This is from “Charles” by Shirley Jackson. It was published about 1949 to give some context. It’s a fictional tale about a little boy starting Kindergarten. “‘He’s bigger than me,’ Lauerie said, ‘And he doesn’t have any… --- ## [B grade sci-fi/horror movies-- were they EVER scary?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/b-grade-sci-fi-horror-movies-were-they-ever-scary/674598)
**Author:** [@F.Pu-du-he-pa-as](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/F.Pu-du-he-pa-as)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [November 28, 2013, 5:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/b-grade-sci-fi-horror-movies-were-they-ever-scary/674598 "2013-11-28T17:25:04Z")
I’m currently watching this masterwork of world cinema, The Beginning of the End, in which a plague of giant grasshoppers (and exceedingly bad special effects) descends upon Chicago. To me watching the movie now, it’s s… --- ## [Strange speed limit sign](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/strange-speed-limit-sign/664393)
**Author:** [@pkbites](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pkbites)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [July 27, 2013, 4:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/strange-speed-limit-sign/664393 "2013-07-27T16:29:45Z")
I’ve posted this before in years past, but I was in the area recently and decided to post it again. In Washington County, Wisconsin, between the City of West Bend and the Village of Jackson, there is a hospital in a rur… --- ## [Know any good poems that deal with racial prejudice?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/know-any-good-poems-that-deal-with-racial-prejudice/647684)
**Author:** [@Leaffan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaffan)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [January 22, 2013, 9:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/know-any-good-poems-that-deal-with-racial-prejudice/647684 "2013-01-22T21:11:33Z")
My daughter (15) is looking for a poem that she can discuss, that deals with racial prejudice. Yes, this is help with homework, but not mine, and she is only looking for a starting point; the rest of the homework will b… --- ## [Trump's submission to foreign leaders' orders: Tote Board](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trumps-submission-to-foreign-leaders-orders-tote-board/774892)
**Author:** [@Sherrerd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sherrerd)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [April 19, 2017, 7:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trumps-submission-to-foreign-leaders-orders-tote-board/774892 "2017-04-19T19:21:26Z")
Of course this tote board won’t really get going until Trump takes office. But already we’re seeing an explicit example of how Trump’s obedience to orders given him by foreign leaders will be manifested (in the Turkey si… --- ## [What is the origin and purpose of Jehovah's Witnesses?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-origin-and-purpose-of-jehovahs-witnesses/630088)
**Author:** [@chappy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chappy)\ **Replies:** 77\ **Last updated:** [August 3, 2012, 1:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-origin-and-purpose-of-jehovahs-witnesses/630088 "2012-08-03T01:29:21Z")
From the time I was a kid I knew something wasn’t quite right about Jehovah’s Witnesses. Most of the family on my mom’s side are still in. I’m treated reasonably decent by them due to the fact that I was never baptized… --- ## [OK, I finished "Dune": now what?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ok-i-finished-dune-now-what/817404)
**Author:** [@Asimovian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Asimovian)\ **Replies:** 143\ **Last updated:** [August 17, 2018, 2:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ok-i-finished-dune-now-what/817404 "2018-08-17T02:41:49Z")
Let me back up a bit. I was introduced to sci-fi reading at the age of 12, and for a short while, I was a voracious reader. You can probably figure out who my favorite author was, but I’ll spoiler box it for you, in case… --- ## [Resolved: there is no such thing as "gay sex"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/resolved-there-is-no-such-thing-as-gay-sex/213589)
**Author:** [@nisosbar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nisosbar)\ **Replies:** 100\ **Last updated:** [March 9, 2012, 4:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/resolved-there-is-no-such-thing-as-gay-sex/213589 "2012-03-09T16:40:54Z")
There can be sex between gays; there can be gays engaging in sex; there can even be specific sexual acts (anal intercourse, fellatio, mutual masturbation, etc.) in which gays may engage if they so choose. But there is N… --- ## [Dude: Batman and Joker are, like, the same dude. Whoa.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dude-batman-and-joker-are-like-the-same-dude-whoa/479964)
**Author:** [@smiling\_bandit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/smiling_bandit)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [January 6, 2009, 7:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dude-batman-and-joker-are-like-the-same-dude-whoa/479964 "2009-01-06T19:19:30Z")
I was going back and watching The Dark Knight again and wow, it’s still awesome. But I realized something. In a meta-literary sense, Batman and the Joker are not simply nemeses, they are the same friggin’ dude. Let me … --- ## [So we've got this Adolf Hitler clone. What shall we do with it? (Him?)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-weve-got-this-adolf-hitler-clone-what-shall-we-do-with-it-him/686359)
**Author:** [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Replies:** 73\ **Last updated:** [April 25, 2014, 8:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-weve-got-this-adolf-hitler-clone-what-shall-we-do-with-it-him/686359 "2014-04-25T20:26:28Z")
Yes, it’s an absurd hypothetical. If you don’t wanna play, then don’t. Recently the personal representative of a billionaire white supremacist approached Rhymer Enterprises about our building a kill-all-jews-blacks-and-… --- ## [Cecil! Tell us about you smashing the building with the crane!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cecil-tell-us-about-you-smashing-the-building-with-the-crane/162616)
**Author:** [@Tars\_Tarkas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tars_Tarkas)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [April 12, 2003, 5:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cecil-tell-us-about-you-smashing-the-building-with-the-crane/162616 "2003-04-12T05:21:07Z")
like you mentioned in thiscolumn! Please? I’ll be your best friend! --- ## [The Fox, the "new gangnam style" viral video by Ylvis](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-fox-the-new-gangnam-style-viral-video-by-ylvis/668426)
**Author:** [@Cinnamon\_Imp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cinnamon_Imp)\ **Replies:** 67\ **Last updated:** [January 10, 2014, 2:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-fox-the-new-gangnam-style-viral-video-by-ylvis/668426 "2014-01-10T14:39:08Z")
I’m surprised I can’t already see a thread on this one - the video The Fox has been doing the rounds on various social media sites for the last week and is up to over 11 million views already. Worth a look! --- ## [Disputing my warning/suspension](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/disputing-my-warning-suspension/950393)
**Author:** [@Max\_S](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Max_S)\ **Replies:** 209\ **Last updated:** [September 10, 2021, 9:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/disputing-my-warning-suspension/950393 "2021-09-10T09:40:43Z")
On Tuesday I opened a topic titled ▶ My original post and first reply (click to show/hide) About three hours later engineer\_comp\_geek closed the topic pending review by a Great Debates moderator, who shortly issued not … --- ## [Burying the "Jesus Horses" Myth](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/burying-the-jesus-horses-myth/431368)
**Author:** [@Zoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zoe)\ **Replies:** 115\ **Last updated:** [December 30, 2007, 2:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/burying-the-jesus-horses-myth/431368 "2007-12-30T02:53:02Z")
This isn’t intended as a pitting of any one person. Long ago someone made a poor decision about a thread title and a mod made a poor decision about changing it. My demons weren’t their demons and ignorance is still the… --- ## [\[Doctor charged with FGM- edited title ITD\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doctor-charged-with-fgm-edited-title-itd/784412)
**Author:** [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Replies:** 93\ **Last updated:** [April 26, 2017, 2:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doctor-charged-with-fgm-edited-title-itd/784412 "2017-04-26T02:27:38Z")
A Detroit ER doctor has been arrested for performing clitorectomies on young girls. She should be sentenced to the pain. --- ## [Phrases/sayings you hate/like](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/phrases-sayings-you-hate-like/448225)
**Author:** [@whatsthatstory](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/whatsthatstory)\ **Replies:** 147\ **Last updated:** [July 23, 2008, 3:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/phrases-sayings-you-hate-like/448225 "2008-07-23T15:46:44Z")
For the first time in along time, I heard the phrase “living in the real world” yesterday. It’s always bugged me. What does it even mean? If I’m not in the real world, where am I? Here? On the other hand, I’ve alway… --- ## [Explain the tea used in making Thai iced tea](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/explain-the-tea-used-in-making-thai-iced-tea/547193)
**Author:** [@needscoffee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/needscoffee)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [August 1, 2010, 2:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/explain-the-tea-used-in-making-thai-iced-tea/547193 "2010-08-01T14:00:48Z")
I buy Pantainorasingh brand Thai Tea “mix” to make Thai iced tea. The ingredients are green tea and Yellow #6. It’s not a mix; it’s tea that you steep, with yellow food coloring. The tea, as with any Thai iced tea I’ve e… --- ## [What happened to the Phillips lady?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happened-to-the-phillips-lady/726944)
**Author:** [@UncleFred](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/UncleFred)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [September 8, 2015, 10:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happened-to-the-phillips-lady/726944 "2015-09-08T22:46:44Z")
There’s a series of commercials on TV where a lady jumps up in a group of people in a public place, say on a bus, and starts pitching a cure for ‘gas’ or bloating or something like that. There was one actress who did th… --- ## [Six Patriots won't go to White House](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/six-patriots-wont-go-to-white-house/779468)
**Author:** [@muldoonthief](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/muldoonthief)\ **Replies:** 61\ **Last updated:** [March 29, 2017, 12:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/six-patriots-wont-go-to-white-house/779468 "2017-03-29T00:39:32Z")
Not sure which forum this belongs in, but it’s at least partially about football. Six Patriots have said they won’t go to the White House as part of the traditional visit by the Super Bowl winners. All well known starte… --- ## [What is the possibility of a Romney-Bachmann ticket?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-possibility-of-a-romney-bachmann-ticket/585504)
**Author:** [@JimH52](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JimH52)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [July 1, 2011, 12:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-possibility-of-a-romney-bachmann-ticket/585504 "2011-07-01T00:29:27Z")
It would appeal to the establishment GOP and it would appeal to the Tea Party. Would it win the WH? --- ## [What do skeptics gain by trying to get ppl not to believe in religion/psychics/et al?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-skeptics-gain-by-trying-to-get-ppl-not-to-believe-in-religion-psychics-et-al/82118)
**Author:** [@Mockingbird](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mockingbird)\ **Replies:** 216\ **Last updated:** [September 24, 2001, 4:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-skeptics-gain-by-trying-to-get-ppl-not-to-believe-in-religion-psychics-et-al/82118 "2001-09-24T16:28:02Z")
Forgive me for using ppl and not people in the title. I was pressed for space. I’ve seen for the time I have been on here, a great many who think that anything metaphysical is bad and they decry it and wish to stomp it … --- ## [2010 NFL draft.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2010-nfl-draft/523542)
**Author:** [@wolfman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wolfman)\ **Replies:** 81\ **Last updated:** [February 19, 2011, 4:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2010-nfl-draft/523542 "2011-02-19T16:19:41Z")
Well it looks like the big questions are now falling into place finally. 1st Pick St Louis. 2nd Pick Detroit 3rd and 4th KC and Tampa(don’t know the tie breakers off-hand). To bad for the Lions. On… --- ## [How bad is this winter storm in the UK?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-bad-is-this-winter-storm-in-the-uk/524016)
**Author:** [@Magiver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Magiver)\ **Replies:** 100\ **Last updated:** [January 19, 2010, 8:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-bad-is-this-winter-storm-in-the-uk/524016 "2010-01-19T08:52:14Z")
The title says it all. The recent storm laid down something like a foot of snow (30 cm) in places and the newspapers make it sound like it’s a major problem. Are the gas reserves really that low? Is there a problem im… --- ## [NY Times piece on "the religion of atheism"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ny-times-piece-on-the-religion-of-atheism/721256)
**Author:** [@Amateur\_Barbarian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Amateur_Barbarian)\ **Replies:** 92\ **Last updated:** [June 4, 2015, 9:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ny-times-piece-on-the-religion-of-atheism/721256 "2015-06-04T21:10:03Z")
The NYT has a op-ed article that manages to set back public dialogue on atheism at least a couple of decades. We all have “church-shaped holes” in us, and are desperately chasing “secular humanism” as our replacement fo… --- ## [How do I post a new thread (like my own)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-post-a-new-thread-like-my-own/683170)
**Author:** [@Amiera](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Amiera)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [March 11, 2014, 3:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-post-a-new-thread-like-my-own/683170 "2014-03-11T15:29:42Z")
PLEASE help --- ## [Bedbug prevention AND Japan travel tips?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bedbug-prevention-and-japan-travel-tips/556093)
**Author:** [@Leaper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaper)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [November 4, 2010, 3:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bedbug-prevention-and-japan-travel-tips/556093 "2010-11-04T15:14:54Z")
Obviously, the two are related. I’ll start with the second, since it’s the foundation for all that will come. If things go right, I’ll be accompanying the rest of my family to Japan in the near future. We’ll mostly be… --- ## [Who is organizing/supporting the "caravan"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-organizing-supporting-the-caravan/823326)
**Author:** [@Dinsdale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dinsdale)\ **Replies:** 143\ **Last updated:** [October 27, 2018, 11:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-organizing-supporting-the-caravan/823326 "2018-10-27T23:35:09Z")
It seems some 5000 Guatemalans have crossed into Mexico, and intend on traveling to the US. Is anyone organizing or supporting this effort? Churches? Aid groups? I’m just thinking about bathrooms, food, and medical s… --- ## [Fact: Same Sex Marriage is now legal in all states](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fact-same-sex-marriage-is-now-legal-in-all-states/688371)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 81\ **Last updated:** [May 25, 2014, 1:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fact-same-sex-marriage-is-now-legal-in-all-states/688371 "2014-05-25T13:01:32Z")
In this scenario it was been decided that same sex marriage is now legal in all 50 states. What changes for the better? What changes for the worse? --- ## [24: Season 5: Episodes 11-12 (5:00pm - 7:00pm)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/24-season-5-episodes-11-12-5-00pm-7-00pm/347302)
**Author:** [@Monstre](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Monstre)\ **Replies:** 191\ **Last updated:** [March 11, 2006, 10:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/24-season-5-episodes-11-12-5-00pm-7-00pm/347302 "2006-03-11T22:46:55Z")
We get a double fix tonight, so can I get a big WOO-HOO!, everybody? Remember to set your Tivos and VCRs for 8 PM this time. We last saw Jack in the Exploding Bunker, so he’s gonna be a bit pissed. And he has a pretty… --- ## [What Ipod touch(or Iphone) games do you like?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-ipod-touch-or-iphone-games-do-you-like/601973)
**Author:** [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Replies:** 68\ **Last updated:** [July 3, 2012, 2:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-ipod-touch-or-iphone-games-do-you-like/601973 "2012-07-03T14:21:12Z")
I just got an Ipod touch 4 and am looking for some games to play on it. Free would be best, but I’m willing to pay a little if a game is great. So far, I’ve tried: \*\* Farmville\*\* - Hey, can this game be played without … --- ## [employment/employee discount question/story](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/employment-employee-discount-question-story/614942)
**Author:** [@dunn\_ledo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dunn_ledo)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [March 8, 2012, 9:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/employment-employee-discount-question-story/614942 "2012-03-08T21:27:22Z")
i recently stumbled upon this site when looking into a question about the use of employee discounts…there was some good discussion…i wanted to present my own case/situation and try to get some feedback i worked for a la… --- ## [Do you have a problem with authority?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-have-a-problem-with-authority/678305)
**Author:** [@Atomic\_Alex](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Atomic_Alex)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [January 10, 2014, 5:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-have-a-problem-with-authority/678305 "2014-01-10T05:14:25Z")
This is a phrase I keep coming across, usually in quite a prideful tone and I’ve never quite understood: (a) what exactly it means. (b) why its something to be proud of. An online friend came out with it in a chat ear… --- ## [Rep Won't Let Customer Quit AOL](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rep-wont-let-customer-quit-aol/361636)
**Author:** [@Steve\_MB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Steve_MB)\ **Replies:** 106\ **Last updated:** [June 29, 2006, 9:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rep-wont-let-customer-quit-aol/361636 "2006-06-29T21:01:51Z")
(I figure I might as well post this to the Pit and save the mods some work.) http://www.nbc10.com/news/9406462/detail.html --- ## [is/was Ancient Indian science/math superior to Modern Western Science](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-was-ancient-indian-science-math-superior-to-modern-western-science/683271)
**Author:** [@thanatic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/thanatic)\ **Replies:** 70\ **Last updated:** [March 15, 2014, 11:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-was-ancient-indian-science-math-superior-to-modern-western-science/683271 "2014-03-15T11:08:20Z")
i been reading around and i see alot of stuff… that Isaac Newton and other european scientistis like einstein was a fraud who stole from ancient indian scientists…and that indian science is superior to western science --- ## [Best & worst SNL musical numbers](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-worst-snl-musical-numbers/502591)
**Author:** [@Don\_Draper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Don_Draper)\ **Replies:** 60\ **Last updated:** [July 25, 2009, 5:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-worst-snl-musical-numbers/502591 "2009-07-25T17:05:22Z")
We’ve done recurring sketches, one-off sketches, Weekend Update news anchors…so naturally, we should do a thread about musical acts. What’s your most favorite, least favorite, most surprising, most disappointing, most s… --- ## [How should I reply to this petty, petty complaint?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-should-i-reply-to-this-petty-petty-complaint/498050)
**Author:** [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Replies:** 120\ **Last updated:** [June 23, 2009, 4:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-should-i-reply-to-this-petty-petty-complaint/498050 "2009-06-23T16:02:56Z")
One of my fellow managers sent me an email earlier complaining that I am buying my team of inside sales people lunch today. I do this on the last Friday of the month when the team exceeds its productivity goals\* by a set… --- ## [Call centers are horrible because the people that staff them are stupid.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/call-centers-are-horrible-because-the-people-that-staff-them-are-stupid/446479)
**Author:** [@Kalibakthegreat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kalibakthegreat)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [April 27, 2008, 6:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/call-centers-are-horrible-because-the-people-that-staff-them-are-stupid/446479 "2008-04-27T18:58:52Z")
Call centers are terrible and have singlehandedly ruined legitimate customer service in America. I’ve had two terrible experiences in the past two weeks with them, both situations where my experience as a customer should… --- ## [That Godamn Wilhelm Scream](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/that-godamn-wilhelm-scream/645159)
**Author:** [@GreedySmurf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GreedySmurf)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [December 29, 2012, 10:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/that-godamn-wilhelm-scream/645159 "2012-12-29T22:13:48Z")
Why O why do movie makers keep using that stupid, overused, mood ruining, sound effect? I’m fecking sick to death of hearing it. The latest one is now a bloody goblin Wihelm screaming his way into an abyss in The Hobbit. … --- ## [3D movies don't work for me](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/3d-movies-dont-work-for-me/522613)
**Author:** [@Carnick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Carnick)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [January 1, 2010, 4:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/3d-movies-dont-work-for-me/522613 "2010-01-01T04:01:36Z")
I just got back from seeing the 3D showing of Avatar. I wore those realD glasses, but I didn’t notice any 3D effects. It just looked like a regular 2D movie to me. Nothing popped out at all. A similar thing happened when… --- ## [harmless things that people made people mad at you](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/harmless-things-that-people-made-people-mad-at-you/647956)
**Author:** [@claramorena](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/claramorena)\ **Replies:** 65\ **Last updated:** [January 27, 2013, 3:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/harmless-things-that-people-made-people-mad-at-you/647956 "2013-01-27T03:34:50Z")
Ever have one of those moments were you did something innocent/harmless and that made someone mad at you? Here is my list Speaking Spanish( this made a coworker upset) best part? That same day we had a client from Mad… --- ## [When no one wants to start the MMP.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-no-one-wants-to-start-the-mmp/794928)
**Author:** [@FairyChatMom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FairyChatMom)\ **Replies:** 205\ **Last updated:** [September 4, 2017, 5:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-no-one-wants-to-start-the-mmp/794928 "2017-09-04T05:02:46Z")
Fine, I’ll do it. Happy Moanday. Have at it! :smiley: --- ## [King Kong - Useless Piece of (Ape) Shit](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/king-kong-useless-piece-of-ape-shit/336526)
**Author:** [@Nickrz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nickrz)\ **Replies:** 118\ **Last updated:** [January 3, 2006, 5:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/king-kong-useless-piece-of-ape-shit/336526 "2006-01-03T17:35:03Z")
Mayhap this should go in MHO, but I’m fucking hot. My son and I I just wasted $20 seeing the (new) movie King Kong. I never thought these words would pass my lips, but “Peter Jackson should burn in hell” for this stunnin… --- ## [Are Mace and Nutmeg Interchangeable?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-mace-and-nutmeg-interchangeable/505397)
**Author:** [@Washoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Washoe)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [August 6, 2009, 6:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-mace-and-nutmeg-interchangeable/505397 "2009-08-06T18:06:15Z")
I’m making a Biryani sauce that calls for ground mace. I’ve never used it before, so I had to go buy some. It was fairly expensive—about $6 for a small 0.9 ounce jar. On the side of the jar it says “1/4 teaspoon mace = 1… --- ## [(Old) Day Trips planned in the MMP](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-day-trips-planned-in-the-mmp/986853)
**Author:** [@Kitten\_Mitten](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kitten_Mitten)\ **Replies:** 340\ **Last updated:** [July 23, 2023, 6:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-day-trips-planned-in-the-mmp/986853 "2023-07-23T18:36:53Z")
Summer is generally when a lot of festivals are held and/or a good time to take day trips in your general vicinity. I noticed that there’s going to be a Pierogi Fest in Whiting, IN July 28-30 which is when I’m going to … --- ## [I can usually tell if someone has been in the military. Why is that?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-can-usually-tell-if-someone-has-been-in-the-military-why-is-that/403524)
**Author:** [@Crafter\_Man](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crafter_Man)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [May 13, 2007, 6:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-can-usually-tell-if-someone-has-been-in-the-military-why-is-that/403524 "2007-05-13T06:03:21Z")
When I meet someone for the first time I sometimes say to myself, “Yep, he/she has been in the military.” And it usually turns out I am correct. I know this sounds strange, but I’m not sure how/why I’m able to pick up o… --- ## [Ask A Bra Professional...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-a-bra-professional/180524)
**Author:** [@Stomp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stomp)\ **Replies:** 134\ **Last updated:** [July 30, 2003, 6:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-a-bra-professional/180524 "2003-07-30T18:06:05Z")
Ask me anything. I am a certified bra and prothesis fitter. I am a lingerie expert and will answer any questions you may have.:smiley: --- ## [What could possibly be in Quietus (for tinnitus)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-could-possibly-be-in-quietus-for-tinnitus/529297)
**Author:** [@ZipperJJ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ZipperJJ)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [January 17, 2013, 9:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-could-possibly-be-in-quietus-for-tinnitus/529297 "2013-01-17T21:49:14Z")
Quietus is a new “homeopathic medicine” that gives tinnitus relief. I get to hear commercials on my local radio station for it every time I am in the car. I’m sure their claims are bullshit, but what could the makers ev… --- ## [Payday lenders leave Virginia](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/payday-lenders-leave-virginia/494761)
**Author:** [@Bricker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bricker)\ **Replies:** 138\ **Last updated:** [May 2, 2009, 3:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/payday-lenders-leave-virginia/494761 "2009-05-02T15:47:27Z")
The Commonwealth of Virginia has adopted strict limits on “payday loans.” These are, for the uninitiated, very short term, high-interest/fee loans intended to be repaid by the loan recipient’s next payday. As a result of… --- ## [AAA---worth it?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aaa-worth-it/645981)
**Author:** [@Brynda](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Brynda)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [January 4, 2013, 9:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aaa-worth-it/645981 "2013-01-04T21:31:25Z")
I have two cars that are fairly newish and well-maintained (a 2010 Beetle and a 2008 Civic Hybrid). We travel some, but not more than twice a year. Is AAA worth the $100 it would cost to cover both me and my fiance? I h… --- ## [Is there scientific evidence for the existence of chi/qi?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-scientific-evidence-for-the-existence-of-chi-qi/430816)
**Author:** [@human\_extinction](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/human_extinction)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [December 28, 2007, 9:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-scientific-evidence-for-the-existence-of-chi-qi/430816 "2007-12-28T21:57:12Z")
I’m looking for insight into studies that have been done on chi (or “life energy” as some like to call it), and all of its theories and possible sightings in the scientific literature. For example, the “gut’s brain” is … [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=849&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=851&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)