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**Author:** [@Smapti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smapti)\ **Replies:** 64\ **Last updated:** [August 18, 2015, 2:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-1-single-of-the-year-retrospective-1970/698828 "2015-08-18T02:25:24Z")
Welcome, ladies and gentlemen, to the '70s. The '60s are over, and people are once again ready to feel bad about themselves. It was in this year, 1970, that Casey Kasem’s American Top 40 first began airing nationwide, br… --- ## [Are there really spiders out there that react so fast it borders precognition?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-really-spiders-out-there-that-react-so-fast-it-borders-precognition/548805)
**Author:** [@ChrisBooth12](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ChrisBooth12)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [October 29, 2015, 3:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-really-spiders-out-there-that-react-so-fast-it-borders-precognition/548805 "2015-10-29T15:28:18Z")
There was a throwaway line in one of the Spiderman movies that said that there are spiders out there that react so fast it borders precognition. This is where is “spidy sense” comes from. Is there any truth to this? What… --- ## [Why did Katy Selverstone leave "The Drew Carey Show"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-did-katy-selverstone-leave-the-drew-carey-show/605518)
**Author:** [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [December 10, 2011, 4:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-did-katy-selverstone-leave-the-drew-carey-show/605518 "2011-12-10T16:57:20Z")
Pic: http://img25.imagevenue.com/loc25/th\_00973\_katy030\_122\_25lo.jpg IMDb: http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0783596/ Wiki: Katy Selverstone - Wikipedia She played Drew’s girlfriend Lisa in the first season and part of the s… --- ## [The most profitable, low maintence business you could open?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-most-profitable-low-maintence-business-you-could-open/757957)
**Author:** [@Oedipus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Oedipus)\ **Replies:** 66\ **Last updated:** [July 28, 2016, 2:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-most-profitable-low-maintence-business-you-could-open/757957 "2016-07-28T02:26:19Z")
Been rolling this around in my head for a while. I think its definitely something I want to do to supplement my income but I’m smart enough not to go for a restaurant or something like that which is so insanely volatile … --- ## [Why is US healthcare so expensive?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-us-healthcare-so-expensive/687870)
**Author:** [@mandala](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mandala)\ **Replies:** 63\ **Last updated:** [June 8, 2014, 11:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-us-healthcare-so-expensive/687870 "2014-06-08T23:47:01Z")
To illustrate: my late mother was on hemodialysis. In India, she paid about $20 for a 4-hour session, including the consumables. We could get a new dialyser tube for an additional $5 (in Indian equivalent). I enquired ab… --- ## [How many generations removed are you from farmers?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-generations-removed-are-you-from-farmers/628062)
**Author:** [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Replies:** 105\ **Last updated:** [July 18, 2012, 3:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-generations-removed-are-you-from-farmers/628062 "2012-07-18T15:27:46Z")
I attended a lecture today in which it was said the average American is about 3 generations removed from a farm. I don’t know the source, but the closest I’ve found is a “2 to 4 generations” claim on one site that he ma… --- ## [Should I jump off the Stratosphere tower in Las Vegas plus a gambling question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-i-jump-off-the-stratosphere-tower-in-las-vegas-plus-a-gambling-question/647572)
**Author:** [@Shagnasty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shagnasty)\ **Replies:** 60\ **Last updated:** [March 1, 2013, 2:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-i-jump-off-the-stratosphere-tower-in-las-vegas-plus-a-gambling-question/647572 "2013-03-01T02:51:18Z")
I have a trip coming up in about week to Las Vegas. I have never been there before and don’t have any firm plans because it was a spur of the moment free trip. One thing that caught my eye was a jump off the Stratosphere… --- ## [Who Are The Childfree?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-are-the-childfree/652283)
**Author:** [@Nerdessence](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nerdessence)\ **Replies:** 106\ **Last updated:** [March 31, 2013, 11:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-are-the-childfree/652283 "2013-03-31T11:07:02Z")
I know the topic comes up from time to time, but I’ve never seen anyone ask this in particular. If you’re Childfree (you choose to not procreate or are happy with your infertility), what kind of person are you? A profes… --- ## [How turn off/disable laptop touchpad?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-turn-off-disable-laptop-touchpad/488387)
**Author:** [@Si\_Amigo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Si_Amigo)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [March 19, 2009, 11:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-turn-off-disable-laptop-touchpad/488387 "2009-03-19T23:29:42Z")
I have a Dell Precision M90 laptop and I forgot to ask this of our biweekly, one day only level of tech support when he was here yesterday. Where do I go to turn off the damn touchpad? I’m sick of screwing up emails bec… --- ## [People Who Don't Trick or Treat - Bite Me](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/people-who-dont-trick-or-treat-bite-me/328502)
**Author:** [@fessie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fessie)\ **Replies:** 146\ **Last updated:** [November 4, 2005, 2:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/people-who-dont-trick-or-treat-bite-me/328502 "2005-11-04T02:22:57Z")
I am SO SICK of sanctimonious threads by those healthier-than-thou fuckers who don’t take/won’t let their kids go trick-or-treating. Or if they do, they seize the candy and ration it out sloooooowly, one Twizzler at a t… --- ## [Dopers with horrible relationships - why do you do it.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dopers-with-horrible-relationships-why-do-you-do-it/482513)
**Author:** [@alice\_in\_wonderland](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/alice_in_wonderland)\ **Replies:** 102\ **Last updated:** [January 31, 2009, 2:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dopers-with-horrible-relationships-why-do-you-do-it/482513 "2009-01-31T02:23:49Z")
There are a few posters on here (who I won’t name) that post almost continually about how awful their marriage/relationship is. Every post in every thread seems to contain some hint of it. Any mention of the spouse is ne… --- ## [What happens when a cell phone is physically destroyed?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happens-when-a-cell-phone-is-physically-destroyed/683498)
**Author:** [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [March 13, 2014, 7:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happens-when-a-cell-phone-is-physically-destroyed/683498 "2014-03-13T19:50:33Z")
In relation to the Malaysia airplane mystery - some of the relatives of passengers are saying they are calling the passengers’ cell phones and they’re ringing. Does it really make a difference if the phone is physically… --- ## [Food Suggestions for Pirate Themed Party](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/food-suggestions-for-pirate-themed-party/553219)
**Author:** [@TruCelt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TruCelt)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [September 10, 2010, 7:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/food-suggestions-for-pirate-themed-party/553219 "2010-09-10T19:48:21Z")
We are planning a pot-luck lunch for “Talk Like a Pirate Day.” I am trying to come up with a list of clever suggestions for the uninspired. These need to be foods which can either be served cold, or re-heated in the mi… --- ## [How many of you are Notre Dame fans now? BCS Championship question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-of-you-are-notre-dame-fans-now-bcs-championship-question/643108)
**Author:** [@Saint\_Cad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saint_Cad)\ **Replies:** 86\ **Last updated:** [December 15, 2012, 9:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-of-you-are-notre-dame-fans-now-bcs-championship-question/643108 "2012-12-15T21:19:50Z")
Either bandwagon or anti-SEC or real old school fans? I am tired of the SEC always being the presumed national champion. Last year, despite arguments that “every game counts”, apparently games between two SEC teams don… --- ## [The Ignore List](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-ignore-list/519748)
**Author:** [@armedmonkey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/armedmonkey)\ **Replies:** 104\ **Last updated:** [December 4, 2009, 1:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-ignore-list/519748 "2009-12-04T01:07:36Z")
I’ve never used this feature, but I don’t have a problem with it. What I do have a fucking problem with is people who talk about who is on their damn ignore list. If you want to ignore the guy then you should, well, ig… --- ## [Songs with Whistle Register](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-with-whistle-register/692034)
**Author:** [@MusicAddict95](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MusicAddict95)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [March 14, 2024, 10:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-with-whistle-register/692034 "2024-03-14T22:59:27Z")
As part of my list of pop/rock songs that I am compiling by topic, I want to know if anyone can recommend SPECIFIC songs in which the singer/singers uses the whistle register. I would prefer not to have any generalized e… --- ## ["Onan" generators...wtf?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/onan-generators-wtf/592041)
**Author:** [@Argent\_Towers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Argent_Towers)\ **Replies:** 62\ **Last updated:** [December 16, 2011, 3:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/onan-generators-wtf/592041 "2011-12-16T15:00:48Z")
There’s a major manufacturer of generators called “Onan.” Onan? Seriously? Onan was the guy in the Bible who “spilled his seed.” “Onanism” means masturbation. How in God’s name did the company wind up with “Onan” as i… --- ## [Double Eagle owners have coins confiscated. Any chance of getting them back?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/double-eagle-owners-have-coins-confiscated-any-chance-of-getting-them-back/318757)
**Author:** [@zev\_steinhardt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zev_steinhardt)\ **Replies:** 84\ **Last updated:** [September 12, 2012, 4:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/double-eagle-owners-have-coins-confiscated-any-chance-of-getting-them-back/318757 "2012-09-12T04:12:19Z")
From this story. In short, a Philadelphia woman found 10 1933 Gold Double Eagles in among her father’s possessions after he died. She took them to the U.S. Mint for verification. The Mint verified that the coins were … --- ## [You may retrieve a lost historical artifact. What do you chose?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-may-retrieve-a-lost-historical-artifact-what-do-you-chose/473879)
**Author:** [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Replies:** 148\ **Last updated:** [December 3, 2008, 3:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-may-retrieve-a-lost-historical-artifact-what-do-you-chose/473879 "2008-12-03T03:16:33Z")
I’m feeling atypically benevolent today. My not-exactly-niece cooked everyone breakfast this morning to say thanks for giving her a place to flop; my wife was even more beautiful than normal this morning; and,so far as … --- ## [No Tip Restaurant](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-tip-restaurant/649261)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 108\ **Last updated:** [February 7, 2013, 12:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-tip-restaurant/649261 "2013-02-07T12:19:14Z")
Given that the quality of food and service were to your satisfaction, would you go to a restaurant that cost more but allowed no tipping due to that fact that it paid a living wage to it’s employees? Do you think it wou… --- ## [Oh. My. God. This defies description. Bush/Cheney says that Kerry=Hitler.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oh-my-god-this-defies-description-bush-cheney-says-that-kerry-hitler/252264)
**Author:** [@MsRobyn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MsRobyn)\ **Replies:** 178\ **Last updated:** [June 30, 2004, 5:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oh-my-god-this-defies-description-bush-cheney-says-that-kerry-hitler/252264 "2004-06-30T05:38:59Z")
Today’s video on Dubya’s site is disgusting beyond words. In the video, snippets of speeches by Al Gore, Michael Moore, and John Kerry are compared to Hitler. As much as I’d like to invoke Godwin’s Law and make the sum… --- ## [Ask the LensCrafters eyeglasses consultant](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-lenscrafters-eyeglasses-consultant/351016)
**Author:** [@Mississippienne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mississippienne)\ **Replies:** 70\ **Last updated:** [April 11, 2006, 10:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-lenscrafters-eyeglasses-consultant/351016 "2006-04-11T10:14:55Z")
I get a lot of questions about my job from both customers and acquaintances, and it seems to me that the general public doesn’t really know a lot about the process behind selecting the right pair of glasses and how they’… --- ## [Question about British English and some lack of "the" and "a"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-british-english-and-some-lack-of-the-and-a/661734)
**Author:** [@Leaper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaper)\ **Replies:** 98\ **Last updated:** [July 13, 2013, 2:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-british-english-and-some-lack-of-the-and-a/661734 "2013-07-13T14:16:55Z")
So I’ve come across a certain construction of sentences by British English writers that jumped out at me as an American reader, phrases like “he just got out of hospital” and “she’s going to university.” I realize (just… --- ## [Living in Rogers Park](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/living-in-rogers-park/582007)
**Author:** [@ar9194](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ar9194)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [May 25, 2011, 3:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/living-in-rogers-park/582007 "2011-05-25T15:43:59Z")
I’m a 25 year old SWF looking to move to the Rogers Park area. I’ve had several friends who live more toward Ravenswood and various locations off the brown line who are telling me I’m nuts for thinking of living there. H… --- ## [grude, do you have something on your mind?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/grude-do-you-have-something-on-your-mind/701906)
**Author:** [@MrDibble](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MrDibble)\ **Replies:** 75\ **Last updated:** [October 23, 2014, 1:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/grude-do-you-have-something-on-your-mind/701906 "2014-10-23T01:41:39Z")
Taken as a sum total, the “I like saying nigger a lot - but it’s cool, I’m not in the US” thread, the “Africans - an annoying monoculture with deadly personal habits!” thread and the (Admittedly, much more subtle) fishin… --- ## [Does Shannen Doherty always look this weird?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-shannen-doherty-always-look-this-weird/329826)
**Author:** [@wonky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wonky)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [November 9, 2005, 5:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-shannen-doherty-always-look-this-weird/329826 "2005-11-09T05:47:05Z")
I can’t tell you what I find so strange about this picture, but something sure is, at least to my eyes. It’s like her face is completely lopsided, or the picture is distorted somehow. Oh and the movie looks astronomica… --- ## [Do you give an excuse when saying no to mall kiosk/samplers?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-give-an-excuse-when-saying-no-to-mall-kiosk-samplers/696627)
**Author:** [@Sir\_T-Cups](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sir_T-Cups)\ **Replies:** 72\ **Last updated:** [November 23, 2017, 7:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-give-an-excuse-when-saying-no-to-mall-kiosk-samplers/696627 "2017-11-23T19:29:06Z")
Because of poor life choices, I have been working at my local Teavana for almost a year now and, as those who have been in a mall will know, part of my job is to stand in front of the store and ask everyone under the sun… --- ## [Why does my computer keep deleting my printer?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-my-computer-keep-deleting-my-printer/547705)
**Author:** [@kittenblue](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kittenblue)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [July 25, 2010, 1:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-my-computer-keep-deleting-my-printer/547705 "2010-07-25T01:06:21Z")
I have enough printer issues without this new development. A few days ago, I went to print something and it said Printer Not Found. I opened the Control Panel, clicked on Printer, and there is no printer listed in the bo… --- ## [Modern Family 1/23 - Simply brilliant](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/modern-family-1-23-simply-brilliant/648183)
**Author:** [@TriPolar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TriPolar)\ **Replies:** 67\ **Last updated:** [January 29, 2013, 5:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/modern-family-1-23-simply-brilliant/648183 "2013-01-29T05:43:49Z")
I didn’t see this one going anywhere, until the ending. I’m impressed. --- ## [Lawrence & Garner v Texas -- Decision?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lawrence-garner-v-texas-decision/184103)
**Author:** [@Polycarp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Polycarp)\ **Replies:** 196\ **Last updated:** [July 3, 2003, 12:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lawrence-garner-v-texas-decision/184103 "2003-07-03T12:47:18Z")
SCOTUS was supposed to hand down its decision on the case of the gay men prosecuted for sodomy in Texas, Lawrence \[and Garner\] v Texas, during June. Its normal announcement-of-decision days are Mondays, and yesterday wa… --- ## [China Conquers US. Do you fight back?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/china-conquers-us-do-you-fight-back/944493)
**Author:** [@oldoaktree](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/oldoaktree)\ **Replies:** 139\ **Last updated:** [June 19, 2021, 12:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/china-conquers-us-do-you-fight-back/944493 "2021-06-19T12:45:24Z")
China has some space lasers or something, the US government signs an unconditional surrender. The Chinese rule us pretty much like they do in China. So economically not much changes. You keep your job and house etc. P… --- ## [Has a GHOST Ever HARMED a Person?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-a-ghost-ever-harmed-a-person/115489)
**Author:** [@ralph124c](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ralph124c)\ **Replies:** 97\ **Last updated:** [June 27, 2002, 7:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-a-ghost-ever-harmed-a-person/115489 "2002-06-27T07:20:40Z")
I just saw a really crappy movie (The Thirteeen Ghosts). It made mw wonder though, is there a documentaed case of a ghost actually wreaking harm upon the living? It seems unlikely…ghosts are supposed to be immaterial, s… --- ## [About that "end of democracy" talk](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/about-that-end-of-democracy-talk/956796)
**Author:** [@Son\_of\_a\_Rich](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Son_of_a_Rich)\ **Replies:** 164\ **Last updated:** [January 26, 2022, 12:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/about-that-end-of-democracy-talk/956796 "2022-01-26T00:54:16Z")
To the extent that there are any, have any adult Republicans sought to assuage those “end of democracy” fears? I’m guessing most of our current crop of Repubs are getting cramps from grinning so hard, but aren’t there an… --- ## [Ok, what kind of gross animal did this in my laundry room?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ok-what-kind-of-gross-animal-did-this-in-my-laundry-room/390226)
**Author:** [@TheBaptiste](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TheBaptiste)\ **Replies:** 77\ **Last updated:** [June 20, 2009, 2:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ok-what-kind-of-gross-animal-did-this-in-my-laundry-room/390226 "2009-06-20T14:32:46Z")
In my 31 years I have never seen anything so nasty. My brother in law advised that he saw a grey mouse leaving the area last night and climbing into a whole in the wall. He said it was moving slow and missing half it’s t… --- ## [Sidewalks - public or private property?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sidewalks-public-or-private-property/309198)
**Author:** [@redtail23](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/redtail23)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [June 22, 2005, 8:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sidewalks-public-or-private-property/309198 "2005-06-22T08:48:15Z")
To the best of my knowledge, all cities in this region claim some sort of easement, extending from the center line of any street to (usually) 25 feet on either side. This allows room for sidewalks, drainage accesses, po… --- ## [Is this image racist? (pic in thread)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-image-racist-pic-in-thread/650092)
**Author:** [@cainxinth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cainxinth)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [March 19, 2013, 11:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-image-racist-pic-in-thread/650092 "2013-03-19T23:54:02Z")
http://www.virbo.be/upload/images/SIESTA.jpg It’s a drawing of a man in a sombrero napping against a cactus. --- ## [What can y'all tell me about TEMU, the shopping site?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-can-yall-tell-me-about-temu-the-shopping-site/984251)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 125\ **Last updated:** [September 1, 2026, 12:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-can-yall-tell-me-about-temu-the-shopping-site/984251 "2026-09-01T00:29:10Z")
What kind of experiences have you had with the site? Are they reliable? Do you get what you expect at a reasonable price in a reasonable time period? --- ## [How hard is it to get a prescription for sleeping pills?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-hard-is-it-to-get-a-prescription-for-sleeping-pills/307284)
**Author:** [@Anise](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anise)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [June 7, 2005, 5:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-hard-is-it-to-get-a-prescription-for-sleeping-pills/307284 "2005-06-07T17:47:40Z")
You know, that subject line sounds kind of bad. No, I’m not getting ready to dive into the valley of the dolls. :wink: But I’ve always been prone to insomnia, and lately, for a number of reasons, it’s been getting a lot… --- ## [Forbidden Thread: Conspiracy 2](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/forbidden-thread-conspiracy-2/452804)
**Author:** [@Pleonast](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pleonast)\ **Replies:** 200\ **Last updated:** [August 22, 2008, 7:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/forbidden-thread-conspiracy-2/452804 "2008-08-22T19:08:13Z")
I’ve started the Conspiracy 2 game. If you’re playing in the game and haven’t had your side announced (one full Day/Night cycle, to account for the possibility of resurrection), please stay out of here. There’ll be no … --- ## [The secret to getting laid](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-secret-to-getting-laid/571974)
**Author:** [@Chessic\_Sense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chessic_Sense)\ **Replies:** 77\ **Last updated:** [February 28, 2011, 7:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-secret-to-getting-laid/571974 "2011-02-28T19:30:07Z")
Method: Dancing spontaneously in the kitchen with your fiancee. Her response: :slight\_smile: Your response: :rolleyes: Method: Telling your fiancee that you told her (female) friend that you dance spontaneously with … --- ## [Pan Am, series premiere, (open spoilers)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pan-am-series-premiere-open-spoilers/597606)
**Author:** [@alphaboi867](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/alphaboi867)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [September 29, 2011, 5:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pan-am-series-premiere-open-spoilers/597606 "2011-09-29T17:55:47Z")
Anybody else watching this new show on ABC tonight? This looks like it could be good. And there is a void to fill re 1960s setting TV shows at 10 o-clock Sunday night. :wink: --- ## [What did John Nash really do?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-did-john-nash-really-do/127403)
**Author:** [@virtually\_yours](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/virtually_yours)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [September 8, 2002, 3:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-did-john-nash-really-do/127403 "2002-09-08T03:56:16Z")
I guess this would apply to other folks ,but saw the movie A Beautiful Mind,and then of course followed up with the real story on the web.But still don’t understand in laymans terms what he did to deserve a Noble prize,… --- ## [Man arrested 8 times for having sex with an inflatable raft.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/man-arrested-8-times-for-having-sex-with-an-inflatable-raft/690855)
**Author:** [@chiroptera](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chiroptera)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [June 21, 2014, 1:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/man-arrested-8-times-for-having-sex-with-an-inflatable-raft/690855 "2014-06-21T13:55:43Z")
I guess the charge each time has been public indecency. But wouldn’t this guy benefit more from from ongoing counseling and care (plus it would surely be cheaper in the long run than repeated court processes)? Or gasp … --- ## [Share your favorite euphemistic job titles](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/share-your-favorite-euphemistic-job-titles/426586)
**Author:** [@anamnesis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/anamnesis)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [November 19, 2007, 5:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/share-your-favorite-euphemistic-job-titles/426586 "2007-11-19T17:38:48Z")
Inspired by one of George Carlin’s all-time favorite subjects … We’ve all heard them: job titles which seem to have abdicated the common vernacular we all identify them with. I can’t recall the last time I called a gar… --- ## [Dead rooster in intersection = gang ritual? Voodoo rite? \[INCL LINK TO CECIL's SD-Chi\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dead-rooster-in-intersection-gang-ritual-voodoo-rite-incl-link-to-cecils-sd-chi/551908)
**Author:** [@Ed\_Zotti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ed_Zotti)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [October 29, 2010, 2:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dead-rooster-in-intersection-gang-ritual-voodoo-rite-incl-link-to-cecils-sd-chi/551908 "2010-10-29T14:24:37Z")
This came in via e-mail: A dead rooster was dropped in the middle of an intersection in our neighborhood recently (Springfield and Belle Plaine). It was smashed (from having been run over?) and seemed to have had its … --- ## [I Need To Hired A Better Class of Employee](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-need-to-hired-a-better-class-of-employee/428915)
**Author:** [@Foxy40](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Foxy40)\ **Replies:** 99\ **Last updated:** [December 12, 2007, 4:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-need-to-hired-a-better-class-of-employee/428915 "2007-12-12T16:26:07Z")
On what planet is it acceptable for an invitation that read, “You and a guest are cordially invited…” to RSVP with friends, neighbors and your second cousin twice removed? In addition, where did Emily Post write that yo… --- ## [Special rights?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/special-rights/36662)
**Author:** [@vanilla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/vanilla)\ **Replies:** 251\ **Last updated:** [November 2, 2000, 3:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/special-rights/36662 "2000-11-02T15:08:47Z")
Bush mentioned this last night on the debate. What does he mean? How does he think gays want “special rights”? To me, special rights means getting a half hour longer for lunch, or getting a free day off of work with p… --- ## [Low Jet flyby video. Real or fake?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/low-jet-flyby-video-real-or-fake/525370)
**Author:** [@brewha](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/brewha)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [June 16, 2010, 2:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/low-jet-flyby-video-real-or-fake/525370 "2010-06-16T02:53:31Z")
The video is a guy standing in the middle of a runway. A jet flies over him at extremely high speed and appears to be a few feet above his head. Here, it’s hosted a killsometime.com VIDEO Or youtube if you’re inclined … --- ## ["See price after checkout." WTF?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/see-price-after-checkout-wtf/608698)
**Author:** [@Ogre](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ogre)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [January 11, 2012, 7:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/see-price-after-checkout-wtf/608698 "2012-01-11T19:38:52Z")
So, I’m surfing the Newegg app for LCD TV’s, and I click on a nice looking Samsung model. “See price after checkout.” Huh? Surely they mean “see price in cart” or something, right? Nope. I go to the cart, and it says it … --- ## [Yo, MADs! Ready for snow?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yo-mads-ready-for-snow/140430)
**Author:** [@Jonathan\_Chance](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jonathan_Chance)\ **Replies:** 254\ **Last updated:** [March 31, 2003, 1:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yo-mads-ready-for-snow/140430 "2003-03-31T13:11:28Z")
ahem Allow me to channel the Washington/Baltimore area with the incoming prospect of snow… AAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!! Me, I was planning on making grilled cheeses for dinner tonight and I need some bread. With a… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=909&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=911&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)