# Top **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=928&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:** 929 --- ## [Diaper Changing on a table ... in a lunch room.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/diaper-changing-on-a-table-in-a-lunch-room/599698)
**Author:** [@franmachine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/franmachine)\ **Replies:** 68\ **Last updated:** [October 18, 2011, 12:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/diaper-changing-on-a-table-in-a-lunch-room/599698 "2011-10-18T00:05:11Z")
Ok…I know I’ve seen something like this on here before but seriously, why would anyone with even a brain the size of a quark, think it’s ok to change a diaper on a lunch room table…FULL OF PEOPLE HAVING LUNCH!!! Here’s … --- ## [Merging two folders, keeping newest file versions](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/merging-two-folders-keeping-newest-file-versions/672579)
**Author:** [@Half\_Man\_Half\_Wit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Half_Man_Half_Wit)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [October 31, 2013, 8:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/merging-two-folders-keeping-newest-file-versions/672579 "2013-10-31T20:16:53Z")
OK, so there’s got to be a simple way to do this, but I haven’t yet been able to find it: on my Windows 8 system, I have two folders with similar, but not identical content; specifically, newer versions of some files may… --- ## [Can you top these creepy dolls?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-top-these-creepy-dolls/600376)
**Author:** [@Biggirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biggirl)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [November 2, 2011, 6:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-top-these-creepy-dolls/600376 "2011-11-02T06:10:54Z")
Have you noticed that there is a booming market for Uncanny Valley baby dolls? If you gave this to your 5 year old to play with, she would never, ever have her own children. Because-- aayyayaayyaaa! This one comes pre-… --- ## [The Walking Dead; 1.02 "Guts", (open spoiler)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-walking-dead-1-02-guts-open-spoiler/559855)
**Author:** [@alphaboi867](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/alphaboi867)\ **Replies:** 88\ **Last updated:** [November 16, 2010, 2:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-walking-dead-1-02-guts-open-spoiler/559855 "2010-11-16T02:15:22Z")
\[QUOTE=AMC\] Rick unknowingly causes a group of survivors to be trapped by walkers. The group dynamic devolves from accusations to violence, as Rick must confront an enemy far more dangerous than the undead. \[/QUOTE\] E… --- ## [Di-hydrogen monoxide is falling from the sky!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/di-hydrogen-monoxide-is-falling-from-the-sky/629187)
**Author:** [@Leaffan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaffan)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [July 29, 2012, 11:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/di-hydrogen-monoxide-is-falling-from-the-sky/629187 "2012-07-29T23:22:20Z")
What does it mean? I don’t know if I’ve witnessed it before! --- ## [Funniest Commercials](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/funniest-commercials/20682)
**Author:** [@Ruffian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ruffian)\ **Replies:** 82\ **Last updated:** [June 13, 2000, 2:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/funniest-commercials/20682 "2000-06-13T14:04:03Z")
There are more than enough threads about commercials that suck–but what about those that are just damn funny? Every now and then there’s one (or two…or three…) that makes me laugh out loud. Usually, I don’t remember what… --- ## [Must a grown man risk his life for an unrelated mother & child? What if they're related? Or, anothe](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/must-a-grown-man-risk-his-life-for-an-unrelated-mother-child-what-if-theyre-related-or-anothe/536663)
**Author:** [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Replies:** 122\ **Last updated:** [April 26, 2010, 5:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/must-a-grown-man-risk-his-life-for-an-unrelated-mother-child-what-if-theyre-related-or-anothe/536663 "2010-04-26T17:56:31Z")
Or, another Rhymer poll. Today’s imaginary protagonist is named, for no particular reason, Leroy. Here’s the sitch: Leroy’s a passenger on a cruise ship in the Atlantic. One day, when they ship is about midway between … --- ## [Looking for a box to snugly hold a ream of paper.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-a-box-to-snugly-hold-a-ream-of-paper/556444)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [October 25, 2010, 12:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-a-box-to-snugly-hold-a-ream-of-paper/556444 "2010-10-25T00:19:58Z")
Looking for a box to snugly hold a ream of paper. Similar to a copy machine tray or laser disk tray. Only with a tight fitting lid. I don’t use a lot of special paper. My day to day printing is on the cheapest copy pape… --- ## [Can we talk about acupuncture?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-we-talk-about-acupuncture/409173)
**Author:** [@lobstermobster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lobstermobster)\ **Replies:** 165\ **Last updated:** [July 12, 2007, 2:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-we-talk-about-acupuncture/409173 "2007-07-12T14:41:54Z")
I know little to nothing about this practice and I don’t really care that much to sift through thousands of websites worth of information. Not to mention it’s going to be hard to find a source I trust enough to give me … --- ## [Way too long Bush Bashing SotU blow by blow](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/way-too-long-bush-bashing-sotu-blow-by-blow/288136)
**Author:** [@even\_sven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/even_sven)\ **Replies:** 206\ **Last updated:** [February 7, 2005, 11:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/way-too-long-bush-bashing-sotu-blow-by-blow/288136 "2005-02-07T23:00:56Z")
I hate to clutter the serious debate thread with my overlong reactionary Bush-bashing rants, so here it is…my blow-by-blow of the State of the Union address: and this time we were actually elected! Unlike the old…uhh… --- ## [SDMB Slave Auction](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-slave-auction/57062)
**Author:** [@dpr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dpr)\ **Replies:** 204\ **Last updated:** [March 21, 2001, 3:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-slave-auction/57062 "2001-03-21T03:51:41Z")
Ok gang, I have great pleasure to present an event that will be talked about for at least three or four days. Yes it’s the great SDMB Slave Auction of 2001!!! The rules are simple: I put up people for auction, you bid … --- ## [Die-Hard Geeks, Let's Talk Linux!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/die-hard-geeks-lets-talk-linux/606587)
**Author:** [@Covered\_In\_Bees](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Covered_In_Bees)\ **Replies:** 90\ **Last updated:** [May 10, 2012, 11:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/die-hard-geeks-lets-talk-linux/606587 "2012-05-10T11:07:27Z")
Hello all. As a medium hardness geek I know of Linux as being an alternative operating system, but not much else. What are some of its advantages? Disadvantages? And no I do not by any means require an alternative ope… --- ## [Perks At Work: a purported discount buying program](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/perks-at-work-a-purported-discount-buying-program/775252)
**Author:** [@Crotalus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crotalus)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [December 6, 2017, 12:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/perks-at-work-a-purported-discount-buying-program/775252 "2017-12-06T00:44:21Z")
My employer, a Fortune 500 company, recently rolled out an employee benefit called Perks At Work. This program claims to offer discounts on all kinds of things: travel, hotels, electronics, clothing, etc. With each purch… --- ## [LOST: What a freakin' waste....](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lost-what-a-freakin-waste/581390)
**Author:** [@Fenris](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fenris)\ **Replies:** 89\ **Last updated:** [May 19, 2011, 12:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lost-what-a-freakin-waste/581390 "2011-05-19T12:48:09Z")
Ok–I understand that there’s a split fanbase thing going on with LOST and if you’re part of the “O, the ending was so spiritual! I loved it!” crowd, please form your own thread. I don’t denigrate your feelings–but I stro… --- ## [Recognition of the excellent work done by the developers of this board software.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recognition-of-the-excellent-work-done-by-the-developers-of-this-board-software/713467)
**Author:** [@Charlie\_Wayne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Charlie_Wayne)\ **Replies:** 71\ **Last updated:** [March 23, 2015, 12:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recognition-of-the-excellent-work-done-by-the-developers-of-this-board-software/713467 "2015-03-23T00:06:43Z")
Recently, I have become aware of some of the truly wonderful features of the software created by the developers of this board. They did a trulyl magnificent job and I’d just like to say how much I appreciate that. It ta… --- ## [do casinos ban winners?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-casinos-ban-winners/192662)
**Author:** [@shijinn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/shijinn)\ **Replies:** 86\ **Last updated:** [August 6, 2003, 2:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-casinos-ban-winners/192662 "2003-08-06T02:56:55Z")
do ‘professional gamblers’ who consistently win without cheating get banned? what does it take to be banned from a casino? --- ## [Fox News employed shills to rant in blog comments](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fox-news-employed-shills-to-rant-in-blog-comments/671909)
**Author:** [@Measure\_for\_Measure](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Measure_for_Measure)\ **Replies:** 66\ **Last updated:** [November 2, 2013, 12:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fox-news-employed-shills-to-rant-in-blog-comments/671909 "2013-11-02T00:30:52Z")
If the blog opposed Fox, their employees would counter. If the blog was neutral, the Fox employees would counter. If there were comments critical of Fox in the comment section, Fox employees would respond. They did not i… --- ## [What if the Spanish Revolution had survived?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-if-the-spanish-revolution-had-survived/546116)
**Author:** [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)\ **Replies:** 84\ **Last updated:** [July 21, 2010, 6:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-if-the-spanish-revolution-had-survived/546116 "2010-07-21T06:42:39Z")
Spinoff from this thread, “Is it possible to be anti-capitalist and pro-market?” When the Spanish Civil War broke out in 1936, another, related but distinct phenomenon took place: The mainly anarcho-syndicalist Spanish … --- ## [Dancing on someone's grave](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dancing-on-someones-grave/693998)
**Author:** [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [July 26, 2014, 11:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dancing-on-someones-grave/693998 "2014-07-26T23:19:43Z")
My father was physically and emotionally abusive. Several times in my life he told me that I’d dance on his grave. I had a general idea that it meant being very disrespectful, or “dissing.” And when he finally died, I hu… --- ## [Choosing a house - How Big a Deal ls a Basement?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/choosing-a-house-how-big-a-deal-ls-a-basement/466953)
**Author:** [@usedtobe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/usedtobe)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [October 10, 2008, 6:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/choosing-a-house-how-big-a-deal-ls-a-basement/466953 "2008-10-10T18:36:16Z")
I was raised in a real house (1915) - still had the coal chute and one wall of the coal bin; furnace had gotten a gas burner. It also had an old cistern (go ahead, I’ll wait :smiley: ). I was raised to loathe slab cons… --- ## [Flip flops, pool shoes, shower shoes?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/flip-flops-pool-shoes-shower-shoes/725075)
**Author:** [@stillownedbysetters](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/stillownedbysetters)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [July 16, 2015, 7:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/flip-flops-pool-shoes-shower-shoes/725075 "2015-07-16T19:53:34Z")
Just like the soda/pop controversy, I know different generations and different regions call these ubiquitous summer shoes different names. I was a kid in the 1960s, growing up along one of the Great Lakes. We, rather p… --- ## [What's the female equivalent of "he's got a small dick"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-female-equivalent-of-hes-got-a-small-dick/486141)
**Author:** [@Polerius](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Polerius)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [February 17, 2009, 4:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-female-equivalent-of-hes-got-a-small-dick/486141 "2009-02-17T16:16:02Z")
In many scenarios (IRL, on the SDMB, in movies, etc), women sometimes put down a man they don’t like by pointing out how small his dick is. Not that this happens all the time, or that this is the only insult used by wom… --- ## [Berke Breathed Appreciation Thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/berke-breathed-appreciation-thread/58125)
**Author:** [@Skywatcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skywatcher)\ **Replies:** 82\ **Last updated:** [October 31, 2014, 4:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/berke-breathed-appreciation-thread/58125 "2014-10-31T16:52:28Z")
I’ve been meaning to do this for a while. We’ve had similar threads for Mel Blanc, I think we should do one for Berke too. Naturally, the phrases that have stuck in my mind are all from Opus: The Right Guard is a wee b… --- ## [Parents of Young Children: Do You Worry About Their Future?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/parents-of-young-children-do-you-worry-about-their-future/575233)
**Author:** [@Tarwater](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tarwater)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [March 23, 2011, 2:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/parents-of-young-children-do-you-worry-about-their-future/575233 "2011-03-23T02:18:04Z")
Looking to the future, what are your biggest concerns for your child or children, in terms of them becoming a responsible adult, having a good and productive job, and living happily? Do you ever worry about them being l… --- ## [360 degrees in a Circle. But what about a Sphere?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/360-degrees-in-a-circle-but-what-about-a-sphere/182341)
**Author:** [@xash](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/xash)\ **Replies:** 68\ **Last updated:** [May 31, 2022, 6:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/360-degrees-in-a-circle-but-what-about-a-sphere/182341 "2022-05-31T18:37:11Z")
A random thought crossed my mind and I realized I wasn’t all too clear on the concepts… Now, we know that a circle consists of 360 degrees. That is, a circle drawn on any given plane can be divided into 360 degrees. Bu… --- ## [exploding head--possible???](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/exploding-head-possible/256300)
**Author:** [@Teesa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Teesa)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [July 23, 2004, 2:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/exploding-head-possible/256300 "2004-07-23T02:54:24Z")
I saw a video clip where a guy is blowing up an inflatible raft. His son jumps on the raft causing the guy’s head to explode. It looks so real, but it doesn’t seem plausible. Anyone know if this could really happen? … --- ## [another TMI thread: women, please help me with this tampon problem](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-tmi-thread-women-please-help-me-with-this-tampon-problem/548950)
**Author:** [@trapezoidal\_jellyfish](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/trapezoidal_jellyfish)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [August 11, 2010, 4:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-tmi-thread-women-please-help-me-with-this-tampon-problem/548950 "2010-08-11T04:05:31Z")
I’ve only recently started using tampons. I have this problem where it seems like the liquid is being drawn through the tampon to the string, to be happily soaked up by my underwear. It didn’t leak through to my skirt,… --- ## [Non-animated TV shows where the characters wear the same thing all the time](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/non-animated-tv-shows-where-the-characters-wear-the-same-thing-all-the-time/779758)
**Author:** [@Just\_Asking\_Questions](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Just_Asking_Questions)\ **Replies:** 70\ **Last updated:** [February 18, 2017, 10:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/non-animated-tv-shows-where-the-characters-wear-the-same-thing-all-the-time/779758 "2017-02-18T22:26:36Z")
Inspired by the recent Beverly Hillbillies thread. How many TV shows, not involving characters in uniform, are there where the main character(s) wear the exact same thing in every episode? The ones I can think of right… --- ## [Teaching a 4 year old to steal](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/teaching-a-4-year-old-to-steal/517615)
**Author:** [@Nars\_Glinley](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nars_Glinley)\ **Replies:** 80\ **Last updated:** [November 17, 2009, 7:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/teaching-a-4-year-old-to-steal/517615 "2009-11-17T19:34:56Z")
Sitting at Taco Bueno today, I heard the man behind me tell his little girl that he always ordered water and then put soda pop in the cup. That way he didn’t have to pay for the soda. I thought that surely I was hearin… --- ## [& make sure you don't write that password down](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/make-sure-you-dont-write-that-password-down/716410)
**Author:** [@Spiderman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spiderman)\ **Replies:** 67\ **Last updated:** [August 13, 2015, 7:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/make-sure-you-dont-write-that-password-down/716410 "2015-08-13T19:09:37Z")
My password expired today; I needed to set a new one. Below are the guidelines I got in the reset screen: \[ul\] \[li\]Number of characters check have exactly 8 characters \[/li\]\[li\]Mixed case check have upper and lower ca… --- ## [Your fantasy threesome!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-fantasy-threesome/480603)
**Author:** [@Fish](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fish)\ **Replies:** 111\ **Last updated:** [January 14, 2009, 12:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-fantasy-threesome/480603 "2009-01-14T12:23:34Z")
…not so fast. One of them has to be a cartoon character, and one of them has to be a dead person. This was the “Friday Fantasy” today on KISW. At first I said, what the hell? Then I started to think … hmmm, who would… --- ## [You named your kid WHAT!?!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-named-your-kid-what/86305)
**Author:** [@Gozu\_Tashoya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gozu_Tashoya)\ **Replies:** 155\ **Last updated:** [October 19, 2001, 4:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-named-your-kid-what/86305 "2001-10-19T04:52:24Z")
Okay, so my dad was in the hospital for reasons relating to his cancer. We went to pick him up today, and found out that the name of one of his nurses was Lolita! :eek: I mean, I’ve heard of some names that made me crin… --- ## [Auto transmission drives without foot on the pedal. Why is this still an issue?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/auto-transmission-drives-without-foot-on-the-pedal-why-is-this-still-an-issue/750477)
**Author:** [@filmore](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/filmore)\ **Replies:** 114\ **Last updated:** [April 2, 2016, 2:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/auto-transmission-drives-without-foot-on-the-pedal-why-is-this-still-an-issue/750477 "2016-04-02T02:15:12Z")
A car with an automatic transmission will continue to move even when your foot is not on the gas. This can lead to an embarrassing or dangerous situation if you get out of your car while it’s still in D and drives away … --- ## [American Idol Top 13 3/10...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-top-13-3-10/488969)
**Author:** [@vivalostwages](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/vivalostwages)\ **Replies:** 167\ **Last updated:** [March 14, 2009, 12:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-top-13-3-10/488969 "2009-03-14T12:45:36Z")
This week, the top 13 singers compete and one is sent home. Which one will it be? --- ## [Questions You've Always Been Wanting To Ask](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/questions-youve-always-been-wanting-to-ask/65877)
**Author:** [@DrewG27](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrewG27)\ **Replies:** 167\ **Last updated:** [June 16, 2001, 11:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/questions-youve-always-been-wanting-to-ask/65877 "2001-06-16T23:38:41Z")
…But felt much too foolish to. I know everyone has at least one of these. Common knowledge, that you just never caught on to, and just went with the flow like you knew what you were talking about. Like the other day, I … --- ## [What do single people do with their time?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-single-people-do-with-their-time/643782)
**Author:** [@phall0106](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/phall0106)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [December 16, 2012, 12:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-single-people-do-with-their-time/643782 "2012-12-16T00:20:18Z")
So, with Hallboy leaving yesterday for BMT, for the first time in my life, I’m single, as in, live-by-myself-run-around-nekkid-if-I-want-to single. I’ve been a parent since I was 16, divorced for twenty-six years, and h… --- ## [Is exposure to small amounts of radiation beneficial?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-exposure-to-small-amounts-of-radiation-beneficial/532371)
**Author:** [@JoelUpchurch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JoelUpchurch)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [April 13, 2017, 7:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-exposure-to-small-amounts-of-radiation-beneficial/532371 "2017-04-13T19:52:49Z")
http://www.straightdope.com/columns/read/2926/is-exposure-to-small-amounts-of-radiation-beneficial I’m skeptical of radiation hormesis myself, but there are pretty strong indications that the Linear No Threshold (LNT) h… --- ## [Why do a fair number of Sherpas have "Sherpa" in their name](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-a-fair-number-of-sherpas-have-sherpa-in-their-name/582088)
**Author:** [@Earl\_Snake-Hips\_Tucker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Earl_Snake-Hips_Tucker)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [May 17, 2011, 3:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-a-fair-number-of-sherpas-have-sherpa-in-their-name/582088 "2011-05-17T15:29:38Z")
The wiki gives several names, and “Sherpa” is part of the name. I’m going to assume that as in many Oriental names, that the first name in order is actually the family name, and the next name the “given” name. Then, of… --- ## [List your diagnosed chronic dis-eases.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/list-your-diagnosed-chronic-dis-eases/693341)
**Author:** [@kambuckta](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kambuckta)\ **Replies:** 63\ **Last updated:** [July 25, 2014, 2:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/list-your-diagnosed-chronic-dis-eases/693341 "2014-07-25T14:27:08Z")
I’ve noticed over the years that we here on the SDMB are a pretty lurgied lot, suffering from all sorts of diseases, disabilities and disorders. Let’s see who can come up with the longest list! Note: they must be diagn… --- ## [This new site sucks!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-new-site-sucks/855916)
**Author:** [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Replies:** 226\ **Last updated:** [July 30, 2020, 12:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-new-site-sucks/855916 "2020-07-30T00:47:36Z")
Well, today was the big day. After a few hours of playing with the new software, I have to say I hate it. It is completely unusable and utterly confusing. Change it back now! --- ## [There's a LEAF in my food! =8^O](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/theres-a-leaf-in-my-food-8-o/809475)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 90\ **Last updated:** [February 28, 2018, 1:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/theres-a-leaf-in-my-food-8-o/809475 "2018-02-28T01:48:57Z")
Yes, it’s clickbait (two pages), but… 16 Times People Found Some Strange Leaves In Their Food, And Complained About It Online. SMDH :rolleyes: At times, I weep for our future. :frowning: . --- ## [Recent Mom, wearing a sheer top. How does she prevent accidents?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recent-mom-wearing-a-sheer-top-how-does-she-prevent-accidents/690806)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [June 16, 2014, 7:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recent-mom-wearing-a-sheer-top-how-does-she-prevent-accidents/690806 "2014-06-16T19:25:11Z")
Kim’s proving once again that’s she’s not shy. :stuck\_out\_tongue: Not Safe for work. Unless your boss likes titties. Saw that photo in a news article. A little present from Kim to her hubby Kanye. If that doesn’t kee… --- ## [Protecting U.S. gun manufacturers from lawsuits, good or bad?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/protecting-u-s-gun-manufacturers-from-lawsuits-good-or-bad/327189)
**Author:** [@Knorf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Knorf)\ **Replies:** 191\ **Last updated:** [December 7, 2005, 1:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/protecting-u-s-gun-manufacturers-from-lawsuits-good-or-bad/327189 "2005-12-07T01:26:06Z")
Congress has passed sweeping legislation which protects the U.S. gun industry from lawsuits. Worthing discussing, I think. Leaving aside whether or not any businesses should be protected from civil lawsuits when their… --- ## [Why do I have to restart my smartphone once a week?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-i-have-to-restart-my-smartphone-once-a-week/604741)
**Author:** [@DCnDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DCnDC)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [December 3, 2011, 4:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-i-have-to-restart-my-smartphone-once-a-week/604741 "2011-12-03T04:26:24Z")
I have a Samsung Galaxy S 4G. Under “Support” my phone tells me “T-Mobile suggests that customers restart their mobile devices at least once per week.” Why? --- ## [Why is it racist to believe that people from the same racial group look alike?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-it-racist-to-believe-that-people-from-the-same-racial-group-look-alike/606050)
**Author:** [@Diamonds02](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Diamonds02)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [November 1, 2019, 12:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-it-racist-to-believe-that-people-from-the-same-racial-group-look-alike/606050 "2019-11-01T00:58:14Z")
Explain this to me. We have the Caucasians, African Americans, Hispanics, Chinese Americans, Native Americans, and Arabics. People within the same racial group are more likely to have similar physical characteristics. S… --- ## [Interpretive Dance: Car talk with my wife](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/interpretive-dance-car-talk-with-my-wife/646647)
**Author:** [@Sauron](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sauron)\ **Replies:** 74\ **Last updated:** [January 13, 2013, 7:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/interpretive-dance-car-talk-with-my-wife/646647 "2013-01-13T07:30:29Z")
Many of you know, or are at least familiar with, my lovely and talented wife, \*\*Aries28. \*\*A queen among women, and I thank the loving God every day for allowing me to be her husband. She does have her faults, though. S… --- ## [Trump to attend Black journalists' convention](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-to-attend-black-journalists-convention/1005016)
**Author:** [@Dinsdale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dinsdale)\ **Replies:** 433\ **Last updated:** [August 6, 2024, 9:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-to-attend-black-journalists-convention/1005016 "2024-08-06T21:33:34Z")
Just heard on the radio that TFG will be dropping into Chicago to attend the National Association of Black Journalists Convention. As I understand it, he announced his intended appearance yesterday (Mon), and the conven… --- ## [Oh, you bought a DESKTOP!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oh-you-bought-a-desktop/536267)
**Author:** [@The\_Bith\_Shuffle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Bith_Shuffle)\ **Replies:** 103\ **Last updated:** [April 26, 2010, 8:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oh-you-bought-a-desktop/536267 "2010-04-26T20:15:58Z")
I just bought a desktop computer. I’m an average college student. I just don’t need to bring my computer with me places and I like the feel of a desktop keyboard and mouse. Plus, the hardware is better. But people are … --- ## [Bridget Burke](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bridget-burke/412448)
**Author:** [@Small\_British\_Shop\_Owner](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Small_British_Shop_Owner)\ **Replies:** 121\ **Last updated:** [July 23, 2007, 4:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bridget-burke/412448 "2007-07-23T16:36:05Z")
You not apologized for implying that I was some kind of sexual deviant. What can I say? It should be obvious, but it apparently isn’t. These sorts of comments are beyond the pail. I again suggest that you retract them. … --- ## [What is the longest county name in the US?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-longest-county-name-in-the-us/745241)
**Author:** [@Earl\_Snake-Hips\_Tucker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Earl_Snake-Hips_Tucker)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [February 7, 2016, 6:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-longest-county-name-in-the-us/745241 "2016-02-07T18:50:03Z")
For the purposes of this question, consider Alaska’s and Louisiana’s administrative districts to be the equivalent of a ‘county.’ Just looking at Alaska, I found ‘Fairbanks North Star,’ clocking in at 20 characters (inc… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=927&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=929&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)