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**Author:** [@MuleSkinner](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MuleSkinner)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [December 25, 2012, 1:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-wife-can-see-my-google-searches-on-her-smart-phone/645023 "2012-12-25T01:36:02Z")
My wife uses her Galaxy S3 a lot in the house and connects to our network that our PC is on to access the internet. Today she told me that she can see what my Google searches are on her S3. How can I stop this info from … --- ## [NFL toughens stance on domestic violence](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-toughens-stance-on-domestic-violence/696845)
**Author:** [@Superdude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Superdude)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [September 2, 2014, 5:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-toughens-stance-on-domestic-violence/696845 "2014-09-02T17:16:23Z")
From the NY Times: Interesting. It applies to any employee - not just players. And a 2-time offense will result in a one-year ban, at minimum, with it possibly being a lifetime ban. I don’t condone domestic violence.… --- ## [Capital loss carryover](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/capital-loss-carryover/655638)
**Author:** [@LynnM](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LynnM)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [March 31, 2014, 10:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/capital-loss-carryover/655638 "2014-03-31T22:32:42Z")
My question is about using a capital-loss carryover when one has no capital gains. If a taxpaper has no capital gains in a given year, but has available $20,000 in a capital-loss carryover from the previous year, is the… --- ## [Earliest film-going experience you can remember?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/earliest-film-going-experience-you-can-remember/614132)
**Author:** [@NDP](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NDP)\ **Replies:** 123\ **Last updated:** [March 2, 2012, 3:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/earliest-film-going-experience-you-can-remember/614132 "2012-03-02T03:25:40Z")
I know we’ve had this thread before but there was a taped segment about this topic on this year’s Oscars and made me curious again. So fellow Dopers tell about it. What year was it, how old were you, and what movie did… --- ## [I looked and looked: A tentative MMP](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-looked-and-looked-a-tentative-mmp/563157)
**Author:** [@IvoryTowerDenizen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/IvoryTowerDenizen)\ **Replies:** 169\ **Last updated:** [December 13, 2010, 11:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-looked-and-looked-a-tentative-mmp/563157 "2010-12-13T11:12:56Z")
Good Monday Morning! I looked and looked but didn’t see the MMP… If it’s here, somewhere, we can lock this thread. So- we had a family hanukah party last night and I made some most yummy latkes. Made me think of a fav… --- ## [Disabling a Bomb](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/disabling-a-bomb/561980)
**Author:** [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [January 1, 2011, 5:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/disabling-a-bomb/561980 "2011-01-01T05:27:04Z")
Like in the movies, is there really one wire to cut that will disable the bomb, and one (or many wires) to cut that would cause the bomb to detonate? --- ## [Help me understand "epileptiform discharge"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-understand-epileptiform-discharge/648856)
**Author:** [@jharvey963](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jharvey963)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [September 9, 2013, 12:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-understand-epileptiform-discharge/648856 "2013-09-09T00:15:18Z")
No, it’s not THAT kind of discharge. :slight\_smile: To get this over with: Yes, you ANAD, I am being treated by a qualified Neurologist, blah, blah, blah. Now that the kidding is over, my neurologist diagnosed me with… --- ## [How can poor Los Angeles blacks live in houses?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-can-poor-los-angeles-blacks-live-in-houses/541708)
**Author:** [@MichaelEmouse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MichaelEmouse)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [June 4, 2010, 4:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-can-poor-los-angeles-blacks-live-in-houses/541708 "2010-06-04T16:47:07Z")
Perhaps it’s a false impression I’ve gotten, but in every news reports, picture, movie, video or game depiction of poor black Los Angeles neighbourhoods that I’ve seen, most people were living in single family houses. In… --- ## [If Trump loses, will he give a concession speech](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-trump-loses-will-he-give-a-concession-speech/760830)
**Author:** [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Replies:** 77\ **Last updated:** [November 9, 2016, 9:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-trump-loses-will-he-give-a-concession-speech/760830 "2016-11-09T09:12:30Z")
I’m wondering about this. I know from reading biographies that it is hard for politicians to lose, because you feel rejected by an entire city/state/country. Trump likes to say ‘the blacks love me’, or ‘women love me’ o… --- ## [Sic Semper Boobies!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sic-semper-boobies/538001)
**Author:** [@newcrasher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/newcrasher)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [May 7, 2010, 10:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sic-semper-boobies/538001 "2010-05-07T22:14:36Z")
accompanying article Ken Cuccinelli is the Attorney General for the Commonwealth of Virginia. The AG’s job is to be the top cop and people’s lawyer. He is the last, best defender of the citizenry. He bravely stands betw… --- ## [The left's massively dishonest criticism of Obama](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-lefts-massively-dishonest-criticism-of-obama/596905)
**Author:** [@Chen019](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chen019)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [October 12, 2011, 1:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-lefts-massively-dishonest-criticism-of-obama/596905 "2011-10-12T01:46:22Z")
Victor Davis Hanson shows Obama is the strongest and most effective president–and the most partisan and brutal to his Republican opponents–that the Democrats have had since Lyndon Johnson pushed through the Great Society… --- ## [Brits, if underpants are "pants", what are pants?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brits-if-underpants-are-pants-what-are-pants/744266)
**Author:** [@gigi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gigi)\ **Replies:** 101\ **Last updated:** [February 4, 2016, 4:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brits-if-underpants-are-pants-what-are-pants/744266 "2016-02-04T16:30:42Z")
I got the part about what I call underpants being “pants” or maybe “knickers”, but then what do you call what I would call pants: https://www.google.com/search?q=chinos&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjS-4rU4MfKAhX… --- ## [Does Drinking Women's Urine Make You Effeminate?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-drinking-womens-urine-make-you-effeminate/285924)
**Author:** [@Surreal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Surreal)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [January 22, 2005, 3:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-drinking-womens-urine-make-you-effeminate/285924 "2005-01-22T15:48:24Z")
As I understand it, those pregnancy tests that you pee on work by detecting certain pregnancy-related hormones present in the urine. Presumably, there are female hormones present in the urine even when she’s not pregnant… --- ## [Monty Hall Problem](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/monty-hall-problem/1193)
**Author:** [@system](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/system)\ **Replies:** 147\ **Last updated:** [March 4, 2004, 11:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/monty-hall-problem/1193 "2004-03-04T11:45:59Z")
In the words of Cecil, he “screwed this one up” on the first reply. Interestingly, the prominent mathematician Paul Erdos gave a similar answer to this question; the contestant should be indifferent to switching as the … --- ## [Ohio Morgue Worker Admits to Sex with 100 Corpses](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ohio-morgue-worker-admits-to-sex-with-100-corpses/695859)
**Author:** [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Replies:** 65\ **Last updated:** [August 22, 2014, 2:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ohio-morgue-worker-admits-to-sex-with-100-corpses/695859 "2014-08-22T14:06:56Z")
Ranking 10 on the Ewww! Factor: “I would just get on top of them and pull my pants down.” Federal circuit court has ruled that the county-employer is potentially liable for its employe’s conduct. --- ## [Is there a name for the opposite of falsetto?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-name-for-the-opposite-of-falsetto/368697)
**Author:** [@Biggirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biggirl)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [August 16, 2006, 4:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-name-for-the-opposite-of-falsetto/368697 "2006-08-16T16:44:25Z")
When a woman sings below her natural voice? A good example of this is The Pointer Sister’s Automatic. That’s the oldest Pointer singing “Automatic” in the chorus. Any other examples of the opposite of falsetto? --- ## [Why would you still give GW Bush your vote?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-would-you-still-give-gw-bush-your-vote/245478)
**Author:** [@Aldebaran](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aldebaran)\ **Replies:** 193\ **Last updated:** [May 27, 2004, 12:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-would-you-still-give-gw-bush-your-vote/245478 "2004-05-27T00:16:38Z")
Everytime I come across a post stating that the poster want to vote for that man I just can’t believe my eyes. I really would like to become informed how this is possible. Why on earth would anyone have such a presiden… --- ## [Pet owner's boyfriend asks her to give away dog before moving in with him and his kid. Should she?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pet-owners-boyfriend-asks-her-to-give-away-dog-before-moving-in-with-him-and-his-kid-should-she/568493)
**Author:** [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Replies:** 80\ **Last updated:** [January 25, 2011, 9:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pet-owners-boyfriend-asks-her-to-give-away-dog-before-moving-in-with-him-and-his-kid-should-she/568493 "2011-01-25T09:41:30Z")
Obviously a hypothetical. Here’s the sitch: Susan is in her mid-40s and has been divorced ten years. She has no children, though not entirely by choice; she and her ex broke up because he refused to become a father, an… --- ## [Chickens for Eggs - Anyone Here With Experience?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chickens-for-eggs-anyone-here-with-experience/681979)
**Author:** [@Broomstick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Broomstick)\ **Replies:** 69\ **Last updated:** [December 18, 2014, 12:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chickens-for-eggs-anyone-here-with-experience/681979 "2014-12-18T00:51:56Z")
My landlord is considering keeping chickens. Apparently his wife is bitching about the price of eggs (again), and they certainly have the land to acquire some small livestock (28 hectares). Well - anyone here with experi… --- ## [Red Fire Truck](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/red-fire-truck/681566)
**Author:** [@TubaDiva](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TubaDiva)\ **Replies:** 82\ **Last updated:** [February 21, 2014, 7:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/red-fire-truck/681566 "2014-02-21T07:32:07Z")
Need to find something out here and your help would be appreciated. I was in the middle of a discussion and a statement was made to the veracity of a claim, “Sure as a firetruck’s red.” Well, I’ve been some places and… --- ## [The Road to the OSCARS 2010](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-road-to-the-oscars-2010/562721)
**Author:** [@MovieMogul](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MovieMogul)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [January 31, 2011, 3:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-road-to-the-oscars-2010/562721 "2011-01-31T03:20:04Z")
So this thread will be devoted to all the pre-Oscar awards: both industry awards and critics organizations. One that really doesn’t fit into either (it’s a long story) is the National Board of Review, which has been doi… --- ## [The all-purpose beauty/fashion thread Fall & Winter 2012](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-all-purpose-beauty-fashion-thread-fall-winter-2012/641223)
**Author:** [@lindsaybluth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lindsaybluth)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [January 13, 2013, 8:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-all-purpose-beauty-fashion-thread-fall-winter-2012/641223 "2013-01-13T20:31:04Z")
After losing 30-odd pounds this year I’ve had to start my wardrobe from scratch. I realize that a lot of the smart fashion and beauty advice that I’ve taken to heart actually came from the 'dope. So rather than have a sp… --- ## [What is the worst that can happen if you never brush your teeth?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-worst-that-can-happen-if-you-never-brush-your-teeth/689086)
**Author:** [@mandala](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mandala)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [May 26, 2014, 8:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-worst-that-can-happen-if-you-never-brush-your-teeth/689086 "2014-05-26T08:58:29Z")
Let’s say, that a healthy person decides to never brush their teeth for one entire year, using commercially available stuff (such as paste/powder). She regularly rinses with plain water and cleans with her finger, though… --- ## [How do you make an upside down computer screen right side up again?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-make-an-upside-down-computer-screen-right-side-up-again/496200)
**Author:** [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [May 12, 2009, 9:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-make-an-upside-down-computer-screen-right-side-up-again/496200 "2009-05-12T21:45:10Z")
Okay… A student in the computer lab here at work made a boo-boo. She has no idea what she did and neither do I. I’ve never seen this before. The image on the screen is upside down. The mouse works upside down. (The… --- ## [Here - taste this in the MMP](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/here-taste-this-in-the-mmp/836704)
**Author:** [@FairyChatMom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FairyChatMom)\ **Replies:** 203\ **Last updated:** [July 15, 2019, 4:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/here-taste-this-in-the-mmp/836704 "2019-07-15T04:13:39Z")
Someone you know and trust comes up to you with something you don’t recognize and says “Taste this.” Do you? How big a taste do you take? A coworker brought in some of theselast week. She’s a very sweet person, so I… --- ## [I pit “The Gifts of Hope”](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-the-gifts-of-hope/643332)
**Author:** [@DrDeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrDeth)\ **Replies:** 78\ **Last updated:** [December 12, 2012, 8:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-the-gifts-of-hope/643332 "2012-12-12T20:46:23Z")
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/12/19/opinion/19kristof.html?\_r=2&sq=kristof%20somaly&st=cse&adxnnl=1&scp=1&adxnnlx=1354906968-kwnQg5nVE0+VEgKHQXuFzQ NYT writer Nicholas Kristof is again pushing his shitty and selfish Scroo… --- ## [The terrorist haven of Iraq: A self-fulfilling prophecy](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-terrorist-haven-of-iraq-a-self-fulfilling-prophecy/690677)
**Author:** [@iLemming](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iLemming)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [June 27, 2014, 4:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-terrorist-haven-of-iraq-a-self-fulfilling-prophecy/690677 "2014-06-27T04:26:11Z")
Now that the latest Islamic bogey men are running Blitzkrieg across Iraq, resulting in the almost certain re-involvement of the West in this region after its fruitless, protracted search for the infamous, O.J.'s “killers… --- ## [Christian Persecution on the SDMB](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/christian-persecution-on-the-sdmb/430018)
**Author:** [@Eonwe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eonwe)\ **Replies:** 116\ **Last updated:** [December 28, 2007, 1:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/christian-persecution-on-the-sdmb/430018 "2007-12-28T13:03:30Z")
This thread in MPSIMS is a very interesting discussion about different religious people’s approaches to sex before marriage. In the current 27 replies, at the most two are unnecessarily disparaging of Christianity consi… --- ## [Would Robert Kennedy have defeated Richard Nixon in 1968?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-robert-kennedy-have-defeated-richard-nixon-in-1968/303431)
**Author:** [@plnnr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/plnnr)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [May 30, 2015, 10:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-robert-kennedy-have-defeated-richard-nixon-in-1968/303431 "2015-05-30T22:10:47Z")
The anniversary of RFK’s murder is coming up on June 4th, and I was talking about the tenor of the times with a couple of people who would have been much more politically aware than me (I was 4) at the time. They are al… --- ## [Pecan Sandies 100 Calorie Pack! Just a touch better than a kick in the taint.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pecan-sandies-100-calorie-pack-just-a-touch-better-than-a-kick-in-the-taint/435950)
**Author:** [@fatgail](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fatgail)\ **Replies:** 134\ **Last updated:** [February 3, 2008, 6:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pecan-sandies-100-calorie-pack-just-a-touch-better-than-a-kick-in-the-taint/435950 "2008-02-03T18:49:07Z")
Hey look Keebler, I know I’m a disgusting slob the likes of which couldn’t even pull a Rancor Monster at the local pub, but I’m working on it. I’M F-ING WORKING ON IT. Is it wrong that a gal like myself will once in a … --- ## [Which ST:TOS episodes have aged most poorly?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-st-tos-episodes-have-aged-most-poorly/977282)
**Author:** [@Cardigan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cardigan)\ **Replies:** 173\ **Last updated:** [January 14, 2023, 2:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-st-tos-episodes-have-aged-most-poorly/977282 "2023-01-14T14:23:04Z")
I recently decided to binge the entire run of all Star Trek shows in roughly chronological order. I guess I didn’t realize how long it’s been since I’ve seen some episodes from the original series, and had plain forgotte… --- ## [Is there a name for this hairstyle?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-name-for-this-hairstyle/281557)
**Author:** [@elmwood](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elmwood)\ **Replies:** 83\ **Last updated:** [January 23, 2005, 9:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-name-for-this-hairstyle/281557 "2005-01-23T21:07:20Z")
I encounter this one particulat hairstyle in one out of every ten or twenty thirtysomething women with profiles on match.com. It’s not a bouffant, but it’s short, with all the hair in a “bulb” above their head, with not… --- ## [Critique my weight loss formulas?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/critique-my-weight-loss-formulas/677465)
**Author:** [@squeegee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/squeegee)\ **Replies:** 73\ **Last updated:** [June 23, 2015, 12:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/critique-my-weight-loss-formulas/677465 "2015-06-23T00:15:57Z")
Hi - I’ve been trying to lose weight and decided to get organized and really figure out what the numbers are that I’m working with. I’m a 51 yo male, 200 lbs, 5’ 7". I’ve started exercising every day (for a month now) o… --- ## [Can you learn to be physically attracted to someone?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-learn-to-be-physically-attracted-to-someone/608091)
**Author:** [@MyFootsZZZ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MyFootsZZZ)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [January 3, 2012, 12:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-learn-to-be-physically-attracted-to-someone/608091 "2012-01-03T00:47:28Z")
I’m probably in no place in my life where I should be dating anyone, (I wish I was…). I’m on a free dating site anyway’s, and it shows me women who’ve seen my picture and profile and want to meet me. There are some tha… --- ## [Why do NFL players paint chalk under their eyes?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-nfl-players-paint-chalk-under-their-eyes/519318)
**Author:** [@Dandmb50](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dandmb50)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [November 30, 2009, 11:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-nfl-players-paint-chalk-under-their-eyes/519318 "2009-11-30T23:59:23Z")
I see it in football were the players paint black chalk under their eyes, because of “glare”. If that is the case why don’t other sports players do it? I don’t see it in golf or baseball, or hockey? Is it just a gimmick,… --- ## [Do you like tea?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-like-tea/763424)
**Author:** [@Turble](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Turble)\ **Replies:** 125\ **Last updated:** [August 27, 2016, 1:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-like-tea/763424 "2016-08-27T01:58:04Z")
I don’t. If somebody puts tea in front of me I will drink it but I never ask for tea or seek it out. For a hot drink I want coffee, for a cold drink I want water. Just asking out of idle curiosity. --- ## [So what's Albuquerque like?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-whats-albuquerque-like/534974)
**Author:** [@CanvasShoes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CanvasShoes)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [April 27, 2010, 12:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-whats-albuquerque-like/534974 "2010-04-27T12:46:03Z")
What is it like to live and work in Albuquerque? What’s the economy like there? The weather? (is it really a dry heat? :D). What’s the lifestyle like? Any and all you can think of will be appreciated. I’m trying out… --- ## [Tailgating Cops](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tailgating-cops/636917)
**Author:** [@bobot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bobot)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [October 10, 2012, 6:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tailgating-cops/636917 "2012-10-10T06:24:22Z")
I Pit cops who ride my ass in an attempt, I guess, to get me to speed. You’ve got lights and a siren and a get out of jail free card. Pass me if you want, but get off my ass, douche-fucking-bag! --- ## [US alcohol laws, why so harsh? (legal drinking age)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/us-alcohol-laws-why-so-harsh-legal-drinking-age/207143)
**Author:** [@hybrid\_dogfish](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hybrid_dogfish)\ **Replies:** 67\ **Last updated:** [October 15, 2003, 12:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/us-alcohol-laws-why-so-harsh-legal-drinking-age/207143 "2003-10-15T12:01:29Z")
I was browsing this thread when it got me thinking: why are US alcohol laws so harsh when compared to the UK, Europe, or many (most) other western countries? I am talking both in terms of the legal drinking age being … --- ## [Did this flight attendant overstep her bounds?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-this-flight-attendant-overstep-her-bounds/603703)
**Author:** [@OpalCat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OpalCat)\ **Replies:** 74\ **Last updated:** [November 25, 2011, 3:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-this-flight-attendant-overstep-her-bounds/603703 "2011-11-25T03:00:59Z")
Yesterday I flew home to Boston from Tucson, AZ on Southwest. We connected through Chicago. On our second flight (after an almost 3 hour layover) I really had to pee quite badly. When the flight attendants came through w… --- ## [Help. Cut TV cable while trenching](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-cut-tv-cable-while-trenching/536502)
**Author:** [@Magiver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Magiver)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [April 19, 2010, 12:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-cut-tv-cable-while-trenching/536502 "2010-04-19T12:50:08Z")
While hunting for TV cables with a trencher we bagged our limit. unbeknownst to us there were 2 cables (1 old and 1 new) and of course we located the old one first. The new one we cut is a lovely orange color and appea… --- ## [Please leave a message at the sound of the \*fap\*](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-leave-a-message-at-the-sound-of-the-fap/277283)
**Author:** [@Incubus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Incubus)\ **Replies:** 76\ **Last updated:** [December 20, 2004, 2:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-leave-a-message-at-the-sound-of-the-fap/277283 "2004-12-20T14:34:06Z")
What are some of the most bizarre answering machine messages you have received? At a convention, I once comissioned an artist to create an illustration for me. Unfortunately, he didn’t complete it by the time the conven… --- ## [lemons and livers](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lemons-and-livers/646170)
**Author:** [@dmdrew](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dmdrew)\ **Replies:** 67\ **Last updated:** [January 10, 2013, 9:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lemons-and-livers/646170 "2013-01-10T21:15:45Z")
I found this on a site called ‘Young and Raw’ for vegans. I am interested to know if this is true or not, “Lemon is so cleansing for the body, it also happens to be very alkaline, bringing your body into a friendly and h… --- ## [Papa John's Blames NFL Controversy for Poor Sales.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/papa-johns-blames-nfl-controversy-for-poor-sales/800430)
**Author:** [@Kimballkid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kimballkid)\ **Replies:** 123\ **Last updated:** [December 22, 2017, 5:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/papa-johns-blames-nfl-controversy-for-poor-sales/800430 "2017-12-22T17:56:08Z")
Really. Of course, it couldn’t be because Poppa John’s pizza sucks. --- ## [How Obama's 2008 movement fizzled](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-obamas-2008-movement-fizzled/780920)
**Author:** [@adaher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/adaher)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [March 3, 2017, 1:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-obamas-2008-movement-fizzled/780920 "2017-03-03T13:38:22Z")
It’s a long article, but basically the political people who wanted to unify everything under the party structure were mistrustful of the idea of an independent movement that might not be on board with everything they w… --- ## [Were these video poker players cheaters and/or unethical?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/were-these-video-poker-players-cheaters-and-or-unethical/701639)
**Author:** [@beagledave](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/beagledave)\ **Replies:** 87\ **Last updated:** [October 19, 2014, 2:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/were-these-video-poker-players-cheaters-and-or-unethical/701639 "2014-10-19T14:39:47Z")
Long story short. Two guys figured out button combinations on a particular model of video poker machines that led to significant payouts that the game creator/casinos did not intend. They discovered a “bug” in the soft… --- ## [What sex toys do you own? (links and discussion NSFW and/or TMI)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-sex-toys-do-you-own-links-and-discussion-nsfw-and-or-tmi/450640)
**Author:** [@Illuminatiprimus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Illuminatiprimus)\ **Replies:** 96\ **Last updated:** [June 23, 2008, 6:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-sex-toys-do-you-own-links-and-discussion-nsfw-and-or-tmi/450640 "2008-06-23T18:46:02Z")
So I was wondering what the incidence and quantity of sex toy possession was generally on the dope. Is it just women who own them, or do boys have some too? I mean, I’m a boy but us gays tend to own more sex toys than st… --- ## [Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D S02E08: The Things We Bury (open spoilers)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/agents-of-s-h-i-e-l-d-s02e08-the-things-we-bury-open-spoilers/705051)
**Author:** [@pricciar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pricciar)\ **Replies:** 70\ **Last updated:** [November 21, 2014, 8:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/agents-of-s-h-i-e-l-d-s02e08-the-things-we-bury-open-spoilers/705051 "2014-11-21T20:37:12Z")
“The Things We Bury” Directed by Milan Cheylov Written by DJ Doyle I haven’t been able to watch this episode, or write up a recap for last week’s due to a death in the family. I can’t wait to see this episode, and hea… --- ## [Libertarian is a bully, a bully, bully](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/libertarian-is-a-bully-a-bully-bully/232835)
**Author:** [@Never\_Have\_I\_Because\_I](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Never_Have_I_Because_I)\ **Replies:** 206\ **Last updated:** [March 7, 2004, 12:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/libertarian-is-a-bully-a-bully-bully/232835 "2004-03-07T00:39:19Z")
Bully for you! I meant to post this quite sometime ago, but I become quite busy! In my thread about superstitious people, Libertarian took a great big witnessing shit in it. He went on about how his theory of how god e… --- ## [Why are middle-aged white Americans dying/killing themselves?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-middle-aged-white-americans-dying-killing-themselves/737105)
**Author:** [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)\ **Replies:** 79\ **Last updated:** [November 16, 2015, 3:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-middle-aged-white-americans-dying-killing-themselves/737105 "2015-11-16T15:49:16Z")
Two Princeton economists, Angus Deaton and Ann Case, have determined that the death rate for middle-aged white Americans has been rising since 1999 – just as the death rates for all other demographic segments have been f… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=928&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=930&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)