# Top **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=91&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:** 92 --- ## [Wow, Jaquelope. You are all kinds of nuts!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wow-jaquelope-you-are-all-kinds-of-nuts/573941)
**Author:** [@even\_sven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/even_sven)\ **Replies:** 281\ **Last updated:** [May 15, 2011, 5:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wow-jaquelope-you-are-all-kinds-of-nuts/573941 "2011-05-15T17:49:51Z")
We are all familiar with Jaq’s particular obsession with the idea that India and China are out to get him personally, but who knew that chip on his shoulder spans half of humanity as well? In this thread (see the bottom … --- ## [Is Polygamy Really Wrong?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-polygamy-really-wrong/626440)
**Author:** [@Jim\_B](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jim_B)\ **Replies:** 221\ **Last updated:** [August 10, 2012, 8:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-polygamy-really-wrong/626440 "2012-08-10T08:11:57Z")
People assume so. But is it really? Is it, for example, anti-christian? The Bible seems to endorse it in fact. Early Christian Charlemagne had more than one wife. And it apparently was at least a non-issue then. Is it … --- ## [Stop claiming it was a joke, you piece of crap](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stop-claiming-it-was-a-joke-you-piece-of-crap/815075)
**Author:** [@Chimera](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chimera)\ **Replies:** 382\ **Last updated:** [June 30, 2018, 10:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stop-claiming-it-was-a-joke-you-piece-of-crap/815075 "2018-06-30T22:44:56Z")
Rosanne Barr makes a racist remark about a former Obama administration woman on Twitter and is called out for it. She apologizes for her bad ‘joke’. Oh fuck no. Racists and Bullies make offensive, insulting, sexist an… --- ## [Let's keep sneering at "Bernie bros", it worked so well last time.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-keep-sneering-at-bernie-bros-it-worked-so-well-last-time/847524)
**Author:** [@SenorBeef](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SenorBeef)\ **Replies:** 503\ **Last updated:** [February 20, 2020, 5:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-keep-sneering-at-bernie-bros-it-worked-so-well-last-time/847524 "2020-02-20T17:15:48Z")
Was it worth it? Getting Trump as president for the last 4 years so that you could sneer at some people who wanted a different candidate than you? It must’ve been, because here you are doing the exact same thing 4 years… --- ## [2014 Sochi Olympic Winter Games](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2014-sochi-olympic-winter-games/680985)
**Author:** [@Svejk\_1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Svejk_1)\ **Replies:** 249\ **Last updated:** [March 9, 2014, 5:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2014-sochi-olympic-winter-games/680985 "2014-03-09T17:18:50Z")
How is there not a thread about the Olympic Games already? Or am I just missing it? There is a thread in CS about the opening ceremony, this thread about the uniforms, and this thread about NBC coverage but that’s all I’… --- ## [Bleakest movie you have ever seen](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bleakest-movie-you-have-ever-seen/657901)
**Author:** [@Renifer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Renifer)\ **Replies:** 269\ **Last updated:** [February 6, 2014, 4:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bleakest-movie-you-have-ever-seen/657901 "2014-02-06T16:50:13Z")
What’s the bleakest movie you have ever seen? One that made you feel unsettled and miserable? CHALLENGE: No post apocalyptic/ dystopian or Holocaust movies. I’m not against them; I’m just trying to get different answe… --- ## [Machine Gun Vs. Assault Rifle: What's the Difference?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/machine-gun-vs-assault-rifle-whats-the-difference/120166)
**Author:** [@tsunamisurfer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tsunamisurfer)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [December 15, 2015, 1:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/machine-gun-vs-assault-rifle-whats-the-difference/120166 "2015-12-15T01:43:53Z")
Okay, let’s see if I’ve got this straight. An AK-47 and M-15/16 are purportedly “assault rifles.” A .50 “machine gun” is an, um, machine gun. A SAW (squad automatic weapon) is a light machine gun, I suppose. An M1 carb… --- ## [What can truly be done about "Trump supporters"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-can-truly-be-done-about-trump-supporters/768328)
**Author:** [@Ulfreida](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ulfreida)\ **Replies:** 227\ **Last updated:** [November 9, 2016, 2:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-can-truly-be-done-about-trump-supporters/768328 "2016-11-09T14:27:57Z")
This isn’t about the elections. I used ‘Trump supporters’ as a shorthand for the white, male-dominated, anti-education, anti-elite, nativist, anti-science, angry, racist, misogynist heart of what I consider to one of the… --- ## [SmashTheState](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/smashthestate/504731)
**Author:** [@ivn1188](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ivn1188)\ **Replies:** 403\ **Last updated:** [August 3, 2009, 5:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/smashthestate/504731 "2009-08-03T17:23:00Z")
SmashTheState: You have some of the dumbest politics around. Your posts indicate a tendency towards anarchy, along with overwhelmingly naive ideas about how the world works and how it should work. For example, your ac… --- ## [Cloning a Neandertal](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cloning-a-neandertal/648098)
**Author:** [@iiandyiiii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iiandyiiii)\ **Replies:** 252\ **Last updated:** [February 10, 2018, 2:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cloning-a-neandertal/648098 "2018-02-10T14:15:58Z")
This has been in the news lately. Assuming it becomes technically feasible, is it ethical to clone a Neandertal (or a group of Neandertals) to be raised to adulthood? --- ## [Best hippie music of all time](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-hippie-music-of-all-time/572471)
**Author:** [@Gary\_Robson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gary_Robson)\ **Replies:** 146\ **Last updated:** [March 5, 2011, 11:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-hippie-music-of-all-time/572471 "2011-03-05T11:34:54Z")
\[NOTE: If you don’t like hippie music, go away. Scat! Don’t clutter up my thread. Thank you.\] It’s time for another edition of Gary’s Fun With Playlists. Today, we’ll be building a list of the best hippie music of all t… --- ## [Driving "rules" that they don't teach you in driver's ed](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/driving-rules-that-they-dont-teach-you-in-drivers-ed/527254)
**Author:** [@Jackknifed\_Juggernaut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackknifed_Juggernaut)\ **Replies:** 260\ **Last updated:** [February 8, 2010, 12:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/driving-rules-that-they-dont-teach-you-in-drivers-ed/527254 "2010-02-08T00:52:56Z")
Caviat: They might actually teach this stuff now, but it’s been 23 years since my last driving class. Also, switch the right/left if you drive on the left in your country. When you’re the first car at a stop light, … --- ## [LOST 6.16 "What They Died For"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lost-6-16-what-they-died-for/539915)
**Author:** [@Trion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Trion)\ **Replies:** 196\ **Last updated:** [May 24, 2010, 9:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lost-6-16-what-they-died-for/539915 "2010-05-24T21:46:14Z")
Mouseover spoiler space. Tonight’s the final episode of Lost before the finale on Sunday. I know little about the end and want to know less. But in advance of the end of the show, you should know this: Be prepared fo… --- ## [The Onion calls Quevanzhane Wallis a cunt.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-onion-calls-quevanzhane-wallis-a-cunt/651329)
**Author:** [@Nzinga\_Seated](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nzinga_Seated)\ **Replies:** 306\ **Last updated:** [March 2, 2013, 11:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-onion-calls-quevanzhane-wallis-a-cunt/651329 "2013-03-02T23:16:07Z")
I laughed. Of course. The tweet was funny to me. Link. But. I had recently joined a black board to post to when you white folks get on my nerve. I let them know I thought it was funny. I’m not welcome there anymore… --- ## [The giant Scylla Thanksgiving crow eating thread.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-giant-scylla-thanksgiving-crow-eating-thread/215049)
**Author:** [@Binarydrone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Binarydrone)\ **Replies:** 627\ **Last updated:** [December 1, 2003, 7:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-giant-scylla-thanksgiving-crow-eating-thread/215049 "2003-12-01T19:47:16Z")
Well, the Thanksgiving WMD deadline is almost upon us. I thought that I would put this thread here, not only so that Scylla could officially admit that it looks as if there are not any WMD in Iraq (and to be fair, her re… --- ## [So, it turns out...men really, really like boobs.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-it-turns-out-men-really-really-like-boobs/506360)
**Author:** [@Lucretia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lucretia)\ **Replies:** 148\ **Last updated:** [August 30, 2009, 5:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-it-turns-out-men-really-really-like-boobs/506360 "2009-08-30T05:07:08Z")
Okay, I realize that at age 42 this should not surprise me. However, I had rather an enlightening experience today. I’m an OR nurse and we had some breast implants that had expired. Rather than throw them away, we decide… --- ## [BBC news online, or is it the onion in disguise?!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bbc-news-online-or-is-it-the-onion-in-disguise/266685)
**Author:** [@Lobsang](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lobsang)\ **Replies:** 675\ **Last updated:** [October 10, 2004, 11:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bbc-news-online-or-is-it-the-onion-in-disguise/266685 "2004-10-10T23:13:11Z")
WTF! Seriously what the fuck? Huh? Am I awake? What is going on? 4 year old child is making a mess with paint, and … my brain hurts… people are spending thousands??? This is not a child progidy? It’s a normal 4 y… --- ## [Tell us one thing about yourself](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-us-one-thing-about-yourself/637690)
**Author:** [@Saint\_Cad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saint_Cad)\ **Replies:** 275\ **Last updated:** [November 20, 2012, 4:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-us-one-thing-about-yourself/637690 "2012-11-20T04:36:09Z")
I always hate starting these threads because apparently 40% of the Dopers don’t know the meaning of the word “one” and by Post #7 there’s “The top three I would pick …” So you’re with a crowd and you’re fairly anonymous… --- ## [Write a story, one sentence at a time!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/write-a-story-one-sentence-at-a-time/393131)
**Author:** [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Replies:** 625\ **Last updated:** [April 21, 2007, 2:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/write-a-story-one-sentence-at-a-time/393131 "2007-04-21T14:28:12Z")
As soon as Sam woke up, he knew it was going to be a crappy day. --- ## [WHY are psome people sexually aroused by children?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-psome-people-sexually-aroused-by-children/598967)
**Author:** [@SnakesCatLady](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SnakesCatLady)\ **Replies:** 118\ **Last updated:** [June 15, 2016, 1:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-psome-people-sexually-aroused-by-children/598967 "2016-06-15T01:00:37Z")
This is sort of an offshoot of the thread concernign the “To Catch A Predator” show. WHY does a person (male or female, although in my experience it’s usually male) decide he wants to have sex with someone who is not ph… --- ## [What celebrities have spoken out AGAINST Roman Polanski?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-celebrities-have-spoken-out-against-roman-polanski/512227)
**Author:** [@joebuck20](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/joebuck20)\ **Replies:** 84\ **Last updated:** [October 6, 2009, 10:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-celebrities-have-spoken-out-against-roman-polanski/512227 "2009-10-06T22:29:19Z")
There’s Joy Behar, who was on CNN last night talking about how disgusted she was that so many celebrities were supporting him. There’s also Luc Besson, who, while he didn’t exactly say condemn the man, said that if he ha… --- ## [Is it true that when you call an ambulance for someone, you have to pay for it? (need answer fast)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-true-that-when-you-call-an-ambulance-for-someone-you-have-to-pay-for-it-need-answer-fast/766621)
**Author:** [@brujaja](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/brujaja)\ **Replies:** 215\ **Last updated:** [May 20, 2017, 7:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-true-that-when-you-call-an-ambulance-for-someone-you-have-to-pay-for-it-need-answer-fast/766621 "2017-05-20T19:39:21Z")
I am warning you in advance that this is going to sound stupid and frustrating, because it is. My roommate is a guy I’ve known a long time, who I’m very close to, but he has certain issues. He is pretty sick; his breath… --- ## [A self-rescue MMP](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-self-rescue-mmp/657605)
**Author:** [@VunderBob](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/VunderBob)\ **Replies:** 434\ **Last updated:** [May 13, 2013, 9:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-self-rescue-mmp/657605 "2013-05-13T21:29:17Z")
My wife, on a regular basis, gives me a lot of grief for things I do and stuff I buy. This, dear Mumpers, is the story of how my quirkiness had a big payoff. Of late, I’ve been buying stuff aimed at outdoors skills and … --- ## [On the SDMB, why do atheists and theists have to be such utter dicks to each other?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/on-the-sdmb-why-do-atheists-and-theists-have-to-be-such-utter-dicks-to-each-other/456207)
**Author:** [@Autolycus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Autolycus)\ **Replies:** 675\ **Last updated:** [July 18, 2008, 8:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/on-the-sdmb-why-do-atheists-and-theists-have-to-be-such-utter-dicks-to-each-other/456207 "2008-07-18T20:12:07Z")
I’ve been reading this thread: Student Kidnaps the Eucharist... PZ Myers to the Rescue! - The BBQ Pit - Straight Dope Message Board, about a recent event where a student took a communion wafer and took it home with him.… --- ## [Jack-ass Dean Tyler](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jack-ass-dean-tyler/38856)
**Author:** [@system](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/system)\ **Replies:** 422\ **Last updated:** [December 6, 2000, 3:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jack-ass-dean-tyler/38856 "2000-12-06T15:27:37Z")
As suggested by the Gaudere, the moderator in GD, I’m bringing this one to the pit. JDT: if you’re reading this, I just want you to know you’re a . . . a . . . well, there isn’t a word for what you are, but if there wer… --- ## [A WARNING For The Guys.....](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-warning-for-the-guys/248633)
**Author:** [@Batsinma\_Belfry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Batsinma_Belfry)\ **Replies:** 735\ **Last updated:** [July 12, 2004, 4:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-warning-for-the-guys/248633 "2004-07-12T04:15:07Z")
I was sitting here listening to the Oldies Rock station and… Guys, under NO circumstances should you approach a strange woman who’s walking down the street singing “Do - Wa - Diddy - Diddy - Dum - Diddy - Do”. Especiall… --- ## [Is the individual mandate to purchase health insurance constitutional?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-individual-mandate-to-purchase-health-insurance-constitutional/533349)
**Author:** [@kingbighair](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kingbighair)\ **Replies:** 245\ **Last updated:** [March 26, 2010, 5:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-individual-mandate-to-purchase-health-insurance-constitutional/533349 "2010-03-26T17:59:44Z")
Within the recent health insurance reform bill is a mandate that individuals purchase health insurance. Many see this as an unprecedented move by the federal government. Since this is unprecedented, no court opinions (… --- ## [Did Jabba "rape" Princess Leia?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-jabba-rape-princess-leia/237591)
**Author:** [@Star\_Was](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Star_Was)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [April 2, 2004, 3:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-jabba-rape-princess-leia/237591 "2004-04-02T03:45:29Z")
In Return of the Jedi after Princess Leia in captured in Jabba’s palace and C-3PO says he can’t bear to watch, does Jabba rape Princess Leia? Does a Hutt even have the equipment to rape a human? What exactly did Jabba do… --- ## [American Civil War/When/how would the south have abolished slavery without it](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-civil-war-when-how-would-the-south-have-abolished-slavery-without-it/683359)
**Author:** [@Melchior](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Melchior)\ **Replies:** 206\ **Last updated:** [April 11, 2014, 2:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-civil-war-when-how-would-the-south-have-abolished-slavery-without-it/683359 "2014-04-11T02:39:22Z")
What if Lincoln had lost the election and the Confederacy had never been formed, and the Civil War had never occurred? How long would slavery have continued? --- ## [Is there any evidence that guns prevent tyranny?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-any-evidence-that-guns-prevent-tyranny/624802)
**Author:** [@Shalmanese](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shalmanese)\ **Replies:** 200\ **Last updated:** [July 18, 2014, 4:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-any-evidence-that-guns-prevent-tyranny/624802 "2014-07-18T04:09:47Z")
One of the beliefs commonly held by Americans who advocate for broader gun rights is that broad based gun ownership is an effective tool in resisting tyranny. Is there evidence to support this assertion? It seems like C… --- ## [Herschel Walker (need I say more?)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/herschel-walker-need-i-say-more/972861)
**Author:** [@nearwildheaven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nearwildheaven)\ **Replies:** 442\ **Last updated:** [January 3, 2023, 7:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/herschel-walker-need-i-say-more/972861 "2023-01-03T19:16:00Z")
But I will. Earlier today, someone on CNN said “He’s not qualified for the Senate.” No, he’s not, and he’s not qualified to be a dogcatcher either, which is a statement I realize is insulting to dogcatchers. Anything … --- ## [Toenail crud](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/toenail-crud/457058)
**Author:** [@sovtawen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sovtawen)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [July 22, 2008, 8:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/toenail-crud/457058 "2008-07-22T20:08:05Z")
I get a yellowish, pungent smelling crud under my toenails, especially the big toes. I dig it out every once in awhile with that little tool included on toenail clippers, but it always grows back in a week or two. I don’… --- ## [The 10 tattoos that annoy me most](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-10-tattoos-that-annoy-me-most/474910)
**Author:** [@Cisco](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cisco)\ **Replies:** 292\ **Last updated:** [January 10, 2009, 5:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-10-tattoos-that-annoy-me-most/474910 "2009-01-10T05:08:39Z")
10. The Looney Tunes character You are in your early 30s, just old enough to have been 18 at the wrong time, when Looney Tunes made a resurgence among trashy young people in the early/mid 90s. Eww. 9. The symbol in an … --- ## [When 2 lanes merge, who has right of way?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-2-lanes-merge-who-has-right-of-way/65962)
**Author:** [@DaveRaver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DaveRaver)\ **Replies:** 62\ **Last updated:** [June 4, 2016, 6:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-2-lanes-merge-who-has-right-of-way/65962 "2016-06-04T06:54:05Z")
When 2 lanes merge into 1, who has the right of way, the car in the left lane, or the car in the right lane? (Assume they arrive at the merge at the same time). This has been a source of confusion for me. I’m not talking… --- ## [Anyone ever try Reiki?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-ever-try-reiki/588453)
**Author:** [@JFLuvly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JFLuvly)\ **Replies:** 243\ **Last updated:** [July 18, 2011, 4:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-ever-try-reiki/588453 "2011-07-18T04:43:36Z")
Just wondering if anyone has tried Reiki? I know what to expect asking this question here, but I am curious. --- ## [Should Girls in Afghanistan Schools be more newsworthy as an ISAF success story?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-girls-in-afghanistan-schools-be-more-newsworthy-as-an-isaf-success-story/677070)
**Author:** [@NotfooledbyW](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NotfooledbyW)\ **Replies:** 285\ **Last updated:** [January 10, 2014, 3:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-girls-in-afghanistan-schools-be-more-newsworthy-as-an-isaf-success-story/677070 "2014-01-10T15:17:27Z")
According to this report the growth of primary school enrollment in Afghanistan has risen from 1 million in 2001 to 10.5 million in 2013 with over 40 percent of those enrollment numbers being girls. Has anyone heard thi… --- ## [Automobile 'Performance Chips': real deal or snake oil?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/automobile-performance-chips-real-deal-or-snake-oil/584750)
**Author:** [@Winston\_Smith](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Winston_Smith)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [June 12, 2011, 2:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/automobile-performance-chips-real-deal-or-snake-oil/584750 "2011-06-12T02:16:07Z")
I found an ad telling me that for $69.95 I can purchase a performance chip that will increase my horsepower (by up to 60%), increase my gas mileage (by 4-7 mpg) and lower my emissions. Seems like a good deal, AND it come… --- ## [Did Karl Rove out the CIA Agent?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-karl-rove-out-the-cia-agent/310791)
**Author:** [@Rev\_Bloodytoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rev_Bloodytoe)\ **Replies:** 512\ **Last updated:** [July 19, 2005, 6:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-karl-rove-out-the-cia-agent/310791 "2005-07-19T18:08:07Z")
Did ROVEr out that Plume lady? If he did when do we see that fucker go to jail? -Bloodytoe --- ## ["Meat from truck" scam?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/meat-from-truck-scam/605268)
**Author:** [@CookingWithGas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CookingWithGas)\ **Replies:** 62\ **Last updated:** [December 8, 2011, 12:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/meat-from-truck-scam/605268 "2011-12-08T12:22:00Z")
Here is a description of an experience I had yesterday. Seems to have “scam” written all over it but I’ve never heard of this. Have you? A guy walks up to my front door and says he is from a local food service, deliveri… --- ## [The Big Bang Theory: What Will Penny's Last Name Be?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-big-bang-theory-what-will-pennys-last-name-be/603817)
**Author:** [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Replies:** 123\ **Last updated:** [March 10, 2013, 4:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-big-bang-theory-what-will-pennys-last-name-be/603817 "2013-03-10T16:56:03Z")
Big Bang Theory producer Bill Prady states that Penny’s last name will eventually be revealed. I thought we’d get her last name when her dad came to visit, but alas, no. What do you think her last name will be? Poll t… --- ## [Stupidest way you have injured yourself](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupidest-way-you-have-injured-yourself/667986)
**Author:** [@Biggirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biggirl)\ **Replies:** 197\ **Last updated:** [October 4, 2013, 11:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupidest-way-you-have-injured-yourself/667986 "2013-10-04T11:55:29Z")
I think there have been other threads like this. . . people trying to mitigate their feelings of colossal stupidity and lessen the pain. Monday I was making a cream cheese mango cake filling when the immersion blended c… --- ## [The Banning of Shodan](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-banning-of-shodan/853763)
**Author:** [@PastTense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PastTense)\ **Replies:** 425\ **Last updated:** [May 17, 2020, 4:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-banning-of-shodan/853763 "2020-05-17T04:06:29Z")
Since it has been 8 months since the suspension and since the suspension was only for a week, banning is harsh. A one month suspension would be more appropriate. --- ## [TMI warning: What does shit taste like?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tmi-warning-what-does-shit-taste-like/189983)
**Author:** [@Muldoon\_s\_Squishiness](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Muldoon_s_Squishiness)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [October 10, 2023, 2:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tmi-warning-what-does-shit-taste-like/189983 "2023-10-10T02:34:46Z")
This question entered my mind after getting a lovely and charming spam e-mail that promised me that Slutty Young Japanese Shit Eaters Want Your Cock!!! I would think that they would want something else from me, but mayb… --- ## [Monty Python\`s LOTR](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/monty-python-s-lotr/99039)
**Author:** [@tetsusaru](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tetsusaru)\ **Replies:** 157\ **Last updated:** [October 18, 2009, 7:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/monty-python-s-lotr/99039 "2009-10-18T19:01:37Z")
Gandalf: To the bridge of Khazad-Dum! Gimili {breaking into song} We are the dwarves of Moria We dig for gold, not scoria If youre an elf And up yourself Then odds on well abhor ya. Legolas: We are the elves of Ri… --- ## [How fast do fluids leave your stomach compared to solids?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-fast-do-fluids-leave-your-stomach-compared-to-solids/496510)
**Author:** [@HongKongFooey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HongKongFooey)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [August 1, 2009, 7:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-fast-do-fluids-leave-your-stomach-compared-to-solids/496510 "2009-08-01T19:26:40Z")
For instance, let’s say one morning I drink a cup of coffee for breakfast and the next day I eat a cup of scrambled eggs. Assuming the same level of physical activity, roughly how long would it take a typical person’s st… --- ## [A wild hair or a wild hare?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-wild-hair-or-a-wild-hare/91861)
**Author:** [@AskNott](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AskNott)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [December 20, 2025, 7:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-wild-hair-or-a-wild-hare/91861 "2025-12-20T19:30:52Z")
Around here, (in central Indiana) “a wild hare (or hair)” is an expression that means an impulsive, crazy pursuit, such as driving an hour each way to get a bowl of spicy stew at the Mousetrap or leaving work in the midd… --- ## [Inglourious Basterds (Spoilers)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/inglourious-basterds-spoilers/507254)
**Author:** [@Paul\_in\_Qatar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Paul_in_Qatar)\ **Replies:** 264\ **Last updated:** [December 1, 2009, 8:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/inglourious-basterds-spoilers/507254 "2009-12-01T20:24:55Z")
Well, that was … different. An arty action film, a film with inside jokes about the industry. Alternating scenes of tension (with that great German actor) and comedic near-slapstick. Surreal, somehow upsetting. WWII ga… --- ## [Can someone explain the rationale behind "low" pants?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-someone-explain-the-rationale-behind-low-pants/515630)
**Author:** [@Lips\_Obsession](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lips_Obsession)\ **Replies:** 102\ **Last updated:** [November 24, 2009, 4:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-someone-explain-the-rationale-behind-low-pants/515630 "2009-11-24T16:24:43Z")
Subject pretty much covers the question. I’m sure anyone near an urban area has seen it. Younger people wearing jeans (and shorts) very low - low enough that you can see their underwear, sometimes so low you’d think th… --- ## [Why did they make the Desert Eagle .50 cal?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-did-they-make-the-desert-eagle-50-cal/281585)
**Author:** [@Lumpy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lumpy)\ **Replies:** 89\ **Last updated:** [October 29, 2010, 8:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-did-they-make-the-desert-eagle-50-cal/281585 "2010-10-29T20:59:46Z")
Standard firearms doctrine is that you use the smallest caliber that will do the job, so you have more rounds for a given weight. In civilian life 9mm is pretty common and you can go to 10mm or .40, .44, or .45 caliber i… --- ## [Things MEN do to make themselves attractive to WOMEN that don't make them attractive to women](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-men-do-to-make-themselves-attractive-to-women-that-dont-make-them-attractive-to-women/637279)
**Author:** [@Trick\_Rider](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Trick_Rider)\ **Replies:** 201\ **Last updated:** [November 23, 2012, 5:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-men-do-to-make-themselves-attractive-to-women-that-dont-make-them-attractive-to-women/637279 "2012-11-23T17:39:04Z")
The mirror of this thread. We’ve talked a lot about how women accidentally turn men off and I’m interested in hearing how men trip themselves up. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=90&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=92&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)