# Top **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=901&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:** 902 --- ## [Why have 80's sitcoms aged so poorly?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-have-80s-sitcoms-aged-so-poorly/976759)
**Author:** [@Quintas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quintas)\ **Replies:** 141\ **Last updated:** [December 30, 2022, 11:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-have-80s-sitcoms-aged-so-poorly/976759 "2022-12-30T23:30:58Z")
Actually 80’s television in general. But sitcoms are what prompted the question. Born in '73 so grew up watching 80’s stuff. The most popular sitcoms from pretty much every other decade I can sit through for 30 minute… --- ## [My rage burns with the fire of 1000 suns. And, you're going to jail. Bitch.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-rage-burns-with-the-fire-of-1000-suns-and-youre-going-to-jail-bitch/178577)
**Author:** [@Bruce\_Daddy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bruce_Daddy)\ **Replies:** 100\ **Last updated:** [June 5, 2003, 2:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-rage-burns-with-the-fire-of-1000-suns-and-youre-going-to-jail-bitch/178577 "2003-06-05T14:27:21Z")
So, as I was going to the ATM at lunch to withdraw my weekend’s allowance in cash, I noticed that my account was about 1k short. I cocked my head at an angle and thought, “Hmm, that’s strange.” Since the bank was not a… --- ## [Quick! How can I cool my kid's room with no A/C](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quick-how-can-i-cool-my-kids-room-with-no-a-c/543478)
**Author:** [@Unauthorized\_Cinnamon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Unauthorized_Cinnamon)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [June 17, 2010, 3:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quick-how-can-i-cool-my-kids-room-with-no-a-c/543478 "2010-06-17T15:16:31Z")
The upstairs central air crapped out today. The repairman is coming, but he’s not sure when he can get here. It’s at least 85 degrees up there. I’ve got a 24" box fan running in her room right now. But blowing around… --- ## [Best of the Beatles: The Beatles (aka The White Album) - Part One](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-of-the-beatles-the-beatles-aka-the-white-album-part-one/683392)
**Author:** [@Octarine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Octarine)\ **Replies:** 60\ **Last updated:** [March 23, 2014, 11:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-of-the-beatles-the-beatles-aka-the-white-album-part-one/683392 "2014-03-23T23:08:58Z")
After an analysis of Magical Mystery Tour, it’s time for Part One of The Beatles (commonly known as The White Album). I debated whether to do The White Album in one or two parts: on the one hand, an album is a collectiv… --- ## [Remote viewing is real--and the truth is being seen by the media...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/remote-viewing-is-real-and-the-truth-is-being-seen-by-the-media/224916)
**Author:** [@Aeschines](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aeschines)\ **Replies:** 168\ **Last updated:** [January 24, 2004, 2:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/remote-viewing-is-real-and-the-truth-is-being-seen-by-the-media/224916 "2004-01-24T02:52:51Z")
Let’s make this simple. A Japanese TV show regularly does remote viewing–uh, not experiments, it just gets the people who can do it to do it. And they do. An American fellow, much used by the FBI it seems (they said t… --- ## [Who here lost his/her virginity the latest?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-here-lost-his-her-virginity-the-latest/345249)
**Author:** [@Speaker\_for\_the\_Dead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Speaker_for_the_Dead)\ **Replies:** 115\ **Last updated:** [February 25, 2006, 6:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-here-lost-his-her-virginity-the-latest/345249 "2006-02-25T18:52:36Z")
Having just gotten out of a painful relationship storm (of the sort everyone is familiar with), I plan on remaining single for a good while into the future. That, in turn, means that I probably won’t lose my virginity fo… --- ## [Vegetarians: Please explain your view](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vegetarians-please-explain-your-view/549103)
**Author:** [@Babale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Babale)\ **Replies:** 96\ **Last updated:** [August 16, 2010, 6:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vegetarians-please-explain-your-view/549103 "2010-08-16T18:46:40Z")
I haven’t met too many vegeterians in my life, and I’ve been unlucky enough to never meet one who is actually willing to discuss his dietery choices. So please, vegeterians on this message board: why do you not eat meat? … --- ## [Is there a list of countries I can become citizens of?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-list-of-countries-i-can-become-citizens-of/675814)
**Author:** [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [December 11, 2013, 4:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-list-of-countries-i-can-become-citizens-of/675814 "2013-12-11T04:37:12Z")
I’m an American citizen and just fine with that, but I am curious. What citizens can an American give up American citizenship and become citizen of? Which ones are “off limits”? I lived in China for two years and becomi… --- ## [Tell me your personal stories of unexplained, ghosty things.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-your-personal-stories-of-unexplained-ghosty-things/432021)
**Author:** [@Idle\_Thoughts](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Idle_Thoughts)\ **Replies:** 83\ **Last updated:** [March 8, 2008, 4:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-your-personal-stories-of-unexplained-ghosty-things/432021 "2008-03-08T16:09:29Z")
I know the majority of dopers are not keen on the existence of ghosts but I’m not starting this as a debate as to whether or not there are other spirits in this world…I just wanted to create a topic to read about ghostly… --- ## [Can I visit a Hindu temple or anything like that?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-i-visit-a-hindu-temple-or-anything-like-that/462679)
**Author:** [@dangermom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dangermom)\ **Replies:** 63\ **Last updated:** [October 17, 2008, 4:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-i-visit-a-hindu-temple-or-anything-like-that/462679 "2008-10-17T04:20:16Z")
Gee, I feel dumb asking this. OK, so. I’ve always been very big on religious literacy; IMO people, in order to be properly educated and ready to act as American citizens, should be familiar with the Bible and its influ… --- ## [Kindle Owners - cover with a light?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kindle-owners-cover-with-a-light/598891)
**Author:** [@Wallenstein](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wallenstein)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [October 15, 2011, 6:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kindle-owners-cover-with-a-light/598891 "2011-10-15T06:30:38Z")
As per this thread I’m aiming to buy one of the new Kindles soon (probably the 6in non-keyboard version). I guess a cover is worth getting, and I’ve seen some with a pop-out light which cost about £50 (so over half the … --- ## [Do ovaries hurt like testicles do?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-ovaries-hurt-like-testicles-do/368994)
**Author:** [@Dead\_Pete](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dead_Pete)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [July 24, 2025, 10:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-ovaries-hurt-like-testicles-do/368994 "2025-07-24T10:01:22Z")
Any male human being will testify to the reality of mind-numbing testicle pain when they are hit, abused, or squeezed too hard. My question is, how about ovary pain? Is it comparable to testicular pain, or are ovaries … --- ## [How is Obamacare being Upheld unconstitutional?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-is-obamacare-being-upheld-unconstitutional/626814)
**Author:** [@Meeko](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Meeko)\ **Replies:** 63\ **Last updated:** [July 5, 2012, 4:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-is-obamacare-being-upheld-unconstitutional/626814 "2012-07-05T16:44:49Z")
I’m having an online debate. Their premise is that the Decision to uphold the ACA / Obamacare is Unconstitutional. I would ask them to cite the Constitution, but I’m actually kinda winning the debate right now as they h… --- ## [Quick question concerning chicken thighs](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quick-question-concerning-chicken-thighs/655887)
**Author:** [@Alice\_The\_Goon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alice_The_Goon)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [September 17, 2013, 3:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quick-question-concerning-chicken-thighs/655887 "2013-09-17T15:30:42Z")
So lately I’ve really been digging on skinless boneless chicken thighs- much more flavorful and moist than breasts, still relatively low in fat, plus hey, no bones or skin. I grill 'em, I bake 'em in the oven with a sau… --- ## [Which shaker does the salt go in?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-shaker-does-the-salt-go-in/610262)
**Author:** [@Claude\_Remains](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Claude_Remains)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [January 26, 2012, 1:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-shaker-does-the-salt-go-in/610262 "2012-01-26T01:48:45Z")
One shaker has three holes and the other has five. All holes are the same size. What do you think? --- ## [Very young children committing suicide - is it possible?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/very-young-children-committing-suicide-is-it-possible/535219)
**Author:** [@Arnold\_Winkelried](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Arnold_Winkelried)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [April 28, 2016, 2:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/very-young-children-committing-suicide-is-it-possible/535219 "2016-04-28T02:11:34Z")
At what age do you think it would be possible for a child to knowingly commit suicide? There are two issues here: having the physical capability to commit suicide, and having the cognitive capacity to understand that yo… --- ## [Sneakers with jeans: yay or nay?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sneakers-with-jeans-yay-or-nay/305127)
**Author:** [@Licentious\_Ectomorph](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Licentious_Ectomorph)\ **Replies:** 73\ **Last updated:** [May 25, 2005, 9:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sneakers-with-jeans-yay-or-nay/305127 "2005-05-25T21:33:49Z")
Over in MPSIMS, in the thread about The lamest reason you had for breaking up with or not dating someone? , somebody mentioned wearing sneakers with jeans, and several others concurred. This surprised me, as I’m 34 year… --- ## [Why do so many native English speakers believe that English is the hardest language in the world?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-so-many-native-english-speakers-believe-that-english-is-the-hardest-language-in-the-world/508006)
**Author:** [@Ataraxia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ataraxia)\ **Replies:** 86\ **Last updated:** [January 30, 2010, 8:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-so-many-native-english-speakers-believe-that-english-is-the-hardest-language-in-the-world/508006 "2010-01-30T20:04:25Z")
Over the years I have heard many people say that, despite being so widely spoken around the world, English is the hardest language to learn. These people usually base this position on what they perceive to be an over abu… --- ## [Shopping center names no one uses](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shopping-center-names-no-one-uses/720018)
**Author:** [@SlackerInc](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SlackerInc)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [May 20, 2015, 4:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shopping-center-names-no-one-uses/720018 "2015-05-20T16:57:20Z")
I used to tease my wife when we’d visit her hometown, by referring to a shopping center there (by “shopping center” I don’t mean a mall with indoor corridors, but basically a large strip mall) by the name displayed on th… --- ## [I am sick of Saudi Arabia!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-sick-of-saudi-arabia/147950)
**Author:** [@Paul\_in\_Qatar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Paul_in_Qatar)\ **Replies:** 147\ **Last updated:** [February 10, 2003, 3:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-sick-of-saudi-arabia/147950 "2003-02-10T03:47:35Z")
I am an American who lives in Panama but who works in Saudi Arabia. You’ve heard the story a thousand times. I teach English. Today was a good day at work. I administered a couple of tests and made some tapes. No muss n… --- ## [Let's go Brandon](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-go-brandon/956266)
**Author:** [@Sigene](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sigene)\ **Replies:** 186\ **Last updated:** [January 3, 2022, 4:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-go-brandon/956266 "2022-01-03T16:37:30Z")
Its a missed opportunity. THe Biden administration and Biden supporters should embrace this chant and call it their own. Much like Yankee Doodle. --- ## [Review a book while totally missing the point](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/review-a-book-while-totally-missing-the-point/633947)
**Author:** [@Mississippienne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mississippienne)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [September 18, 2012, 10:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/review-a-book-while-totally-missing-the-point/633947 "2012-09-18T22:20:04Z")
Example: Crime and Punishment ruined the surprise by revealing the murderer’s identity at the start of the story! --- ## [Is it still true that photographing "Cloud Gate" is a copyright infringement?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-still-true-that-photographing-cloud-gate-is-a-copyright-infringement/606221)
**Author:** [@OpalCat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OpalCat)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [December 18, 2011, 12:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-still-true-that-photographing-cloud-gate-is-a-copyright-infringement/606221 "2011-12-18T00:15:10Z")
There is a sculpture called Cloud Gate and I remembered reading about it a few years ago that the cops were harassing people who stopped to snap a photo of it, because the image/area itself was copyrighted. I foundthis a… --- ## [Is It Partisan to Say "Barack Hussein Obama"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-partisan-to-say-barack-hussein-obama/621045)
**Author:** [@Qin\_Shi\_Huangdi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qin_Shi_Huangdi)\ **Replies:** 68\ **Last updated:** [May 8, 2012, 1:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-partisan-to-say-barack-hussein-obama/621045 "2012-05-08T13:27:30Z")
Is saying President Obama’s full name, simply being partisan by noting his middle name or is it no different than saying “Franklin Delano Roosevelt” or “Dwight David Eisenhower”? --- ## [How does the Navy clean the bottom of Aircraft Carriers?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-does-the-navy-clean-the-bottom-of-aircraft-carriers/339107)
**Author:** [@aeropl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aeropl)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [January 10, 2006, 11:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-does-the-navy-clean-the-bottom-of-aircraft-carriers/339107 "2006-01-10T23:56:14Z")
I know that ships have to constantly deal with growth on the bottom of their hulls like barnacles and algae. Most ships are drydocked and then cleaned and repainted with a bottom paint that can repel growth, but only for… --- ## [So ... I guess I am a fogey](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-i-guess-i-am-a-fogey/433253)
**Author:** [@Wile\_E](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wile_E)\ **Replies:** 201\ **Last updated:** [February 2, 2008, 7:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-i-guess-i-am-a-fogey/433253 "2008-02-02T07:26:05Z")
I went to Target tonight. It’s located near a movie theater. It was overrun with teenagers that seemed to be killing time (and buying candy) prior to going to the movies. They were in groups, running, giggling, shoving e… --- ## [Amazing Race 3/6/11](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/amazing-race-3-6-11/573729)
**Author:** [@MPB\_in\_Salt\_Lake](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MPB_in_Salt_Lake)\ **Replies:** 84\ **Last updated:** [March 11, 2011, 10:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/amazing-race-3-6-11/573729 "2011-03-11T22:17:31Z")
I thought it was pretty funny when Zev told Kynt not to forget his make-up bag at the parking garage. --- ## [Every Simpson Episode ever starts Thursday.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/every-simpson-episode-ever-starts-thursday/695865)
**Author:** [@Quimby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quimby)\ **Replies:** 75\ **Last updated:** [September 2, 2014, 10:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/every-simpson-episode-ever-starts-thursday/695865 "2014-09-02T10:24:52Z")
At 10 am Thursday FXX (not FX) starts airing every Simpsons in order starting with episode one. I started setting my DVR for episodes I would like to see and realized I got to almost 40 by Friday evening. --- ## [Will the GOP implode over Tea Party demands for cuts to ethanol subsidies?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-the-gop-implode-over-tea-party-demands-for-cuts-to-ethanol-subsidies/561653)
**Author:** [@Fear\_Itself](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fear_Itself)\ **Replies:** 78\ **Last updated:** [November 24, 2010, 3:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-the-gop-implode-over-tea-party-demands-for-cuts-to-ethanol-subsidies/561653 "2010-11-24T15:39:47Z")
http://voices.washingtonpost.com/plum-line/2010/11/the\_next\_big\_gop\_intra-party\_w.html Have DeMint and Coburn stepped on the third rail of midwest politics? Whether you want to cut ethanol subsidies or not, it is unden… --- ## [What is Stephen King's best novel? \[POLL\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-stephen-kings-best-novel-poll/708183)
**Author:** [@Eddie\_F](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eddie_F)\ **Replies:** 84\ **Last updated:** [January 1, 2015, 5:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-stephen-kings-best-novel-poll/708183 "2015-01-01T05:45:14Z")
Well, why not? I’ve long been a fan of Mr. King, and his bibliography is nothing if not voluminous. Over the years he’s written some truly captivating fiction, just as he’s written more than his share of clunkers. Ass… --- ## [Rove takes a walk](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rove-takes-a-walk/360556)
**Author:** [@Evil\_Captor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Evil_Captor)\ **Replies:** 153\ **Last updated:** [June 16, 2006, 4:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rove-takes-a-walk/360556 "2006-06-16T04:39:27Z")
Special proescutor Fitzgerald’s office has announced there will be no indictments against Karl Rove. Treasonous vermin everywhere are rejoicing. Now we can safely out CIA agents at will! For the rest of us, it’s Biz as… --- ## [How do I nudge my gray hair into white?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-nudge-my-gray-hair-into-white/558279)
**Author:** [@singular1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/singular1)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [October 26, 2010, 2:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-nudge-my-gray-hair-into-white/558279 "2010-10-26T14:25:15Z")
As a youth, I had chestnut hair. But now as I lose my melanin, it had faded to gray/khaki/white, with the majority being the hideous khaki. I’d like to find an easy way to fade the remaining color out until it’s white … --- ## [Successful genocides](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/successful-genocides/694126)
**Author:** [@iiandyiiii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iiandyiiii)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [July 31, 2014, 3:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/successful-genocides/694126 "2014-07-31T15:43:00Z")
How many successful attempts at genocide have occurred in history, that we know about? I suspect there are many that we don’t, but which ones are we aware of, that actually succeeded in totally eliminating an ethnic gro… --- ## [Is a Cessna 172 pressurized? If not would it give me altitude sickness?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-a-cessna-172-pressurized-if-not-would-it-give-me-altitude-sickness/622605)
**Author:** [@RickJay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RickJay)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [May 25, 2012, 2:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-a-cessna-172-pressurized-if-not-would-it-give-me-altitude-sickness/622605 "2012-05-25T02:37:55Z")
Just as the OP asks. A Cessna 172 has a service ceiling way above, say, Denver - I think it’s in the order of 12 to 14 thousand feet. If I were to fly around in one at 10,000 feet, would I become prone to altitude sick… --- ## [Bible question: Why did god create humans?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bible-question-why-did-god-create-humans/573130)
**Author:** [@YogSothoth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/YogSothoth)\ **Replies:** 72\ **Last updated:** [March 3, 2011, 10:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bible-question-why-did-god-create-humans/573130 "2011-03-03T22:28:45Z")
Instead of more angels? What’s the point of making us? Is this question answered in the Bible? Angels are pretty much better than humans in every way. They can love god just as they can hate him. They can be punishe… --- ## [How do I move a floor duct to a wall?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-move-a-floor-duct-to-a-wall/486438)
**Author:** [@The\_Composer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Composer)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [February 19, 2009, 2:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-move-a-floor-duct-to-a-wall/486438 "2009-02-19T14:53:09Z")
My master bathroom has two heating/AC ducts on the floor on opposite sides of the room. I would like to move them from the floor to either the baseboard or just above the baseboard on the wall. Anyone with any experien… --- ## [Most disturbing moments in children's movies](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-disturbing-moments-in-childrens-movies/108916)
**Author:** [@Nichol\_storm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nichol_storm)\ **Replies:** 142\ **Last updated:** [August 12, 2002, 4:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-disturbing-moments-in-childrens-movies/108916 "2002-08-12T04:07:32Z")
Warning: possible spoilers, at least for the 0000.00001% of people who have NOT yet seen “Bambi”… What are the most disturbing moments you have seen in children’s movies? They don’t neccesarily have to be animated, and … --- ## [Vampires Vs. Atheists.....](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vampires-vs-atheists/404213)
**Author:** [@MacTech](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MacTech)\ **Replies:** 95\ **Last updated:** [May 21, 2007, 7:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vampires-vs-atheists/404213 "2007-05-21T07:00:17Z")
Here’s a silly question… lets assume that Vampires are not actually repelled by Holy Symbols (Crucifix, Star of David, Ankh, etc…) but actually by the wielder’s Belief in the Power of that object… logically an Atheist … --- ## [Women - Would you admit in a conversation that you masturbate?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/women-would-you-admit-in-a-conversation-that-you-masturbate/484132)
**Author:** [@control-z](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/control-z)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [March 4, 2009, 6:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/women-would-you-admit-in-a-conversation-that-you-masturbate/484132 "2009-03-04T06:25:42Z")
Thanks to Freudian Slit for starting the “how women masturbate” thread, most enlightening, and luckily accurate with what I pictured from what various women have told me. However, I’ve noticed many women won’t admit to … --- ## [The Straight Dope House](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-straight-dope-house/75903)
**Author:** [@Cartooniverse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cartooniverse)\ **Replies:** 260\ **Last updated:** [August 18, 2001, 12:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-straight-dope-house/75903 "2001-08-18T00:31:44Z")
I envision a rather sprawling mansion. Built in the late 1890’s. Re-wired with 100% fiber optics. Coal stove ( which is naturally the domain of our dear beloved Anthracite ). Fireplaces EVERYWHERE. Velvet poofs in the si… --- ## [Do you get dressed on your day off?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-get-dressed-on-your-day-off/715146)
**Author:** [@Mister\_Rik](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mister_Rik)\ **Replies:** 81\ **Last updated:** [January 25, 2025, 11:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-get-dressed-on-your-day-off/715146 "2025-01-25T11:32:48Z")
The scenario: It’s your day off from work. You live alone. You wake up in the morning, and there is nowhere you need to be that day. Do you get dressed, or do you lounge around in whatever you woke up in? Me? I sleep … --- ## [In WWII, how did Switzerland remain out of it?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-wwii-how-did-switzerland-remain-out-of-it/420589)
**Author:** [@Roadfood](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roadfood)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [September 29, 2007, 3:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-wwii-how-did-switzerland-remain-out-of-it/420589 "2007-09-29T03:16:18Z")
I’ve been watching Ken Burns’ “The War”. During last night’s episode, they showed a map of Europe with red indicating the Nazi-controlled areas. The entire map was red, except for a “hole” in the middle being Switzerland… --- ## [Is it legal for businesses to refuse to accept $100 bills?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-legal-for-businesses-to-refuse-to-accept-100-bills/156747)
**Author:** [@bo989](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bo989)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [February 11, 2015, 7:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-legal-for-businesses-to-refuse-to-accept-100-bills/156747 "2015-02-11T07:52:38Z")
Citing possible counterfeit bills, many businesses in North America put up signs saying they are “unable to accept $100 bills.” Is this practice legal? Are business not obligated to accept any currency deemed legal tende… --- ## [Why is rust, decay and encrustion such an overwhelmingly common theme in modern art?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-rust-decay-and-encrustion-such-an-overwhelmingly-common-theme-in-modern-art/508201)
**Author:** [@Mangetout](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mangetout)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [September 6, 2009, 7:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-rust-decay-and-encrustion-such-an-overwhelmingly-common-theme-in-modern-art/508201 "2009-09-06T19:31:55Z")
I visited the Tate Modern art gallery today and I’m sorry to say it left me rather cold. call me a philistine if you wish, but I do think a lot of modern art has crawled rather too far up its own arse - and I can’t help… --- ## [Blackjack: Do Real Casinos Pay for "Five-Card Charlie"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blackjack-do-real-casinos-pay-for-five-card-charlie/437039)
**Author:** [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [February 16, 2008, 2:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blackjack-do-real-casinos-pay-for-five-card-charlie/437039 "2008-02-16T02:43:32Z")
Playing Blackjack on Pogo, I’ve found that a couple of their Blackjack games pay on what’s called “Five-Card Charlie” (being dealt five cards without busting). Is this something that real casinos pay on, or is just some… --- ## [A Listed actors whose careers are fading](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-listed-actors-whose-careers-are-fading/571368)
**Author:** [@Ryan\_Liam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ryan_Liam)\ **Replies:** 60\ **Last updated:** [February 15, 2011, 10:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-listed-actors-whose-careers-are-fading/571368 "2011-02-15T22:33:59Z")
I can name a few Mel Gibson Tom Cruise Russell Crowe Nicholas Cage I could think of a few more, but they’re not coming to my head right now, but I think these people (obviously Gibson and Cruise) are becoming lower … --- ## [Ban, outlaw and confiscate LED yard lights!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ban-outlaw-and-confiscate-led-yard-lights/719898)
**Author:** [@Amateur\_Barbarian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Amateur_Barbarian)\ **Replies:** 71\ **Last updated:** [May 18, 2015, 1:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ban-outlaw-and-confiscate-led-yard-lights/719898 "2015-05-18T13:02:10Z")
Fuck, I hate these things. They seem perfectly benign and gosh-a-roonie, they’re ee-ko-logical and everything… and totally fucking useless except to screw up neighborhoods at night. They don’t put out enough light to act… --- ## [The BJ Thread: give me some, uh, pointers](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-bj-thread-give-me-some-uh-pointers/361931)
**Author:** [@Glassy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Glassy)\ **Replies:** 119\ **Last updated:** [July 6, 2006, 2:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-bj-thread-give-me-some-uh-pointers/361931 "2006-07-06T14:41:53Z")
TMI. We’ve had a lot of oral sex threads lately, and reading some of the joyous comments about blowjobs has made me feel a teeny bit out of it. Here I am, 36 years old and recently divorced, devoutly hoping to meet a n… --- ## [Is welding something I could learn on my own?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-welding-something-i-could-learn-on-my-own/520362)
**Author:** [@Don\_t\_Call\_Me\_Shirley](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Don_t_Call_Me_Shirley)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [December 10, 2009, 8:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-welding-something-i-could-learn-on-my-own/520362 "2009-12-10T20:41:16Z")
Every once in a while I wish I knew how to weld, but I always figured you needed special training or even a license, as it looks pretty dangerous. But I saw a welding starter kit at Harbor Freight for a hundred bucks; i… --- ## [How may official warnings do you have?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-may-official-warnings-do-you-have/725153)
**Author:** [@Omar\_Little](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omar_Little)\ **Replies:** 109\ **Last updated:** [July 19, 2015, 1:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-may-official-warnings-do-you-have/725153 "2015-07-19T13:39:03Z")
If you are unsure, go to the User CP tab. It will list all of your warnings. Fly your flag…be proud…not ashamed. I have one, from 2010. Anybody know the poster with the most and still an active unbanned poster here? [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=900&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=902&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)