# Top **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=932&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:** 933 --- ## [Is Celtic music really widely hated?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-celtic-music-really-widely-hated/649616)
**Author:** [@EmilyG](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EmilyG)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [February 11, 2013, 9:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-celtic-music-really-widely-hated/649616 "2013-02-11T21:51:26Z")
In the (something) is the Kenny G of (something) thread, there were some digs at Celtic folk music. I’m just wondering - is Celtic music generally unpopular? (I’m not whining. I’m just wondering.) (For the record, I do… --- ## [In a pinch can I fashion my own lawn mower bag?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-a-pinch-can-i-fashion-my-own-lawn-mower-bag/683951)
**Author:** [@tesseract](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tesseract)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [March 19, 2014, 7:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-a-pinch-can-i-fashion-my-own-lawn-mower-bag/683951 "2014-03-19T07:33:49Z")
I need to mow the lawn. For some strange reason my husband bought a mower without a bag attachment. Will I be trying out for Darwin Awards if I try to just fashion some sort of bag behind the mower to catch the grass? … --- ## [Unfilmable Books](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unfilmable-books/640501)
**Author:** [@well\_he\_s\_back](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/well_he_s_back)\ **Replies:** 78\ **Last updated:** [November 17, 2012, 3:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unfilmable-books/640501 "2012-11-17T03:53:53Z")
I’ve seen this phrase a lot since “Cloud Atlas” came out. Haven’t seen it yet, so can’t comment there. Since the advent of CGI, al lot of unfilmable books have been filmed (Lord of the Rings) but in the Cloud Atlas cas… --- ## [Bad, bad, bad Comatose mistaken ideas](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bad-bad-bad-comatose-mistaken-ideas/965984)
**Author:** [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Replies:** 223\ **Last updated:** [July 6, 2022, 12:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bad-bad-bad-comatose-mistaken-ideas/965984 "2022-07-06T12:13:35Z")
Yesterday, early AM, I woke up in a semi-coma, semi-aware, thoroughly confused state. I was alone in a pale blue room with a bright light to my left. I lay there trying to fathom what this was. My hands were bound. I he… --- ## [Things you kinda want to know that you don't really want to know](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-you-kinda-want-to-know-that-you-dont-really-want-to-know/687364)
**Author:** [@Boyo\_Jim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Boyo_Jim)\ **Replies:** 65\ **Last updated:** [June 1, 2014, 4:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-you-kinda-want-to-know-that-you-dont-really-want-to-know/687364 "2014-06-01T16:13:50Z")
I’d kinda like to know who the world’s oldest active porn star is, but I’m too afraid to go looking for the answer. A picture is scarier than a thousand words! And a video is thousands of pictures! --- ## [Ever thought you were going to die?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ever-thought-you-were-going-to-die/623484)
**Author:** [@Laggard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Laggard)\ **Replies:** 89\ **Last updated:** [July 12, 2012, 6:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ever-thought-you-were-going-to-die/623484 "2012-07-12T18:42:07Z")
I was thinking how in my 46 years I’ve never had a moment where I was convinced I was dead and truly thought it was over for me. Any moments where you thought you were about to buy the farm? --- ## [Sea salt portions: same as regular salt?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sea-salt-portions-same-as-regular-salt/496423)
**Author:** [@Liberal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Liberal)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [May 14, 2009, 10:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sea-salt-portions-same-as-regular-salt/496423 "2009-05-14T22:10:52Z")
If one normally pours out a small mound of salt in one’s hand (about a teaspoon, I guess) and seasons with it, would one use the same amount of sea salt? Or is sea salt like Splenda, in the sense that the quantities used… --- ## [Who do you like better: Led Zeppelin or Pink Floyd?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-do-you-like-better-led-zeppelin-or-pink-floyd/405644)
**Author:** [@Frustrated\_Wonderer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frustrated_Wonderer)\ **Replies:** 87\ **Last updated:** [May 29, 2007, 11:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-do-you-like-better-led-zeppelin-or-pink-floyd/405644 "2007-05-29T23:28:02Z")
I’ve recently started listening to Pink Floyd, and I must say, I am impressed as to how good this band was. I had already discovered Led Zeppelin and I am also a huge fan. Recently I have been doing some research on bot… --- ## [Is not texting / participating in social media a deal breaker for a potential mate?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-not-texting-participating-in-social-media-a-deal-breaker-for-a-potential-mate/741061)
**Author:** [@WOOKINPANUB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WOOKINPANUB)\ **Replies:** 129\ **Last updated:** [December 24, 2015, 9:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-not-texting-participating-in-social-media-a-deal-breaker-for-a-potential-mate/741061 "2015-12-24T21:27:11Z")
Let me preface this by saying I am not trying to use our hallowed halls to fish (phish?) for a date. I’ve just found myself single for the first time in a long while and I’m trying to get a feel for the lay (I said lay!)… --- ## [Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince official trailer](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/harry-potter-and-the-half-blood-prince-official-trailer/458178)
**Author:** [@Second\_Star\_to\_the\_Right](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Second_Star_to_the_Right)\ **Replies:** 93\ **Last updated:** [December 23, 2008, 11:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/harry-potter-and-the-half-blood-prince-official-trailer/458178 "2008-12-23T23:18:42Z")
http://www.moviefone.com/movie/harry-potter-and-the-half-blood-prince/27063/trailer?trailerId=2181231 Wow. Really can’t wait to see the film now! --- ## [Why Didn't England Revolt (Like France?)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-didnt-england-revolt-like-france/577001)
**Author:** [@Jinx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jinx)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [April 5, 2011, 7:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-didnt-england-revolt-like-france/577001 "2011-04-05T19:07:27Z")
Why didn’t the Enlgish revolt against their King (or Queen) like the French? And, how/when did British Royalty come into being figureheads? Last, does the Royal Family live off the little people’s taxes even today? --- ## [Brit Dopers: Is your country really that uptight?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brit-dopers-is-your-country-really-that-uptight/664221)
**Author:** [@B.Serum](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/B.Serum)\ **Replies:** 62\ **Last updated:** [September 6, 2013, 9:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brit-dopers-is-your-country-really-that-uptight/664221 "2013-09-06T21:07:47Z")
Regarding David Cameron’s plan to block all pornography by default. I thought that the whole English uptight, repressed thing was just an antiquated stereotype. You’re the country with Page 3 girls, for god’s sake! Has … --- ## [To: Dr. James Dobson, Self-Styled Expert on Christianity: A Short Bible Lesson](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/to-dr-james-dobson-self-styled-expert-on-christianity-a-short-bible-lesson/379970)
**Author:** [@Polycarp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Polycarp)\ **Replies:** 137\ **Last updated:** [November 18, 2006, 5:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/to-dr-james-dobson-self-styled-expert-on-christianity-a-short-bible-lesson/379970 "2006-11-18T05:59:28Z")
Dr. James Dobson, whose Focus on the Family “ministry” is in the same city as the Rev. Ted Haggard (the minister who for three years got drugs and massages from a gay prostitute in Denver), who sponsors the Exodus Intern… --- ## [2 jobs, 2000 applicants! Argh!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2-jobs-2000-applicants-argh/488003)
**Author:** [@Quartz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quartz)\ **Replies:** 85\ **Last updated:** [March 7, 2009, 1:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2-jobs-2000-applicants-argh/488003 "2009-03-07T13:12:52Z")
I’m still job-hunting and I applied for this job over the weekend. I rang the agent this morning and she told me that she had received two thousand applications. Two thousand. For a pair of ordinary jobs. I despair. Ho… --- ## [1st Edition AD&D, random monsters question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/1st-edition-ad-d-random-monsters-question/622183)
**Author:** [@tracer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tracer)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [May 29, 2012, 4:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/1st-edition-ad-d-random-monsters-question/622183 "2012-05-29T16:56:31Z")
In Appendix C of the 1st Edition AD&D Dungeon Masters Guide, there’s a bunch of tables for generating random monster encounters. Each of the 10 “Monster level” tables has a list of monsters and the number of those monst… --- ## [Should trans women be allowed to compete with women in sports.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-trans-women-be-allowed-to-compete-with-women-in-sports/815696)
**Author:** [@Ashtura](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ashtura)\ **Replies:** 126\ **Last updated:** [June 16, 2018, 1:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-trans-women-be-allowed-to-compete-with-women-in-sports/815696 "2018-06-16T01:26:52Z")
In sports where men traditionally do not compete with women (tennis, running, etc.), should trans women be allowed to compete against women? I don’t think so. I think there are physiological differences that persist no… --- ## [I finally know who Keyser Soze is (spoilers for the Usual Suspects)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-finally-know-who-keyser-soze-is-spoilers-for-the-usual-suspects/640976)
**Author:** [@Anaamika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anaamika)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [November 15, 2012, 4:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-finally-know-who-keyser-soze-is-spoilers-for-the-usual-suspects/640976 "2012-11-15T16:50:56Z")
Watched The Usual Suspects last night. It’s one of those movies where you start watching because meh…and then two hours later you’re like “What?! That’s it?” Very entertaining movie. Good twist at the end. I saw it comi… --- ## [Is beer a generation thing? Why might that be?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-beer-a-generation-thing-why-might-that-be/754802)
**Author:** [@Dave\_Hartwick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dave_Hartwick)\ **Replies:** 101\ **Last updated:** [May 23, 2016, 8:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-beer-a-generation-thing-why-might-that-be/754802 "2016-05-23T20:30:16Z")
I remember guys like my uncles and my friends’ dads having certain beer preferences. The younger ones might drink Miller Lite, the older ones maybe Blatz or Schlitz. With my generation, especially in high school, Budwei… --- ## [I just received a phone call from myself.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-received-a-phone-call-from-myself/398733)
**Author:** [@davidm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/davidm)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [April 6, 2007, 9:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-received-a-phone-call-from-myself/398733 "2007-04-06T21:28:41Z")
I didn’t answer it in time, but the caller ID showed my name and phone number. I’m at home, this was on my phone, it was showing it’s own number. :confused: Maybe it’s a good thing I didn’t answer. I may have been talk… --- ## [Skyrim: Khajiit get no love from devs](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/skyrim-khajiit-get-no-love-from-devs/680272)
**Author:** [@ekedolphin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ekedolphin)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [May 2, 2018, 2:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/skyrim-khajiit-get-no-love-from-devs/680272 "2018-05-02T14:02:14Z")
Don’t misunderstand me, I think several of the Khajiit characters in Skyrim are very interesting, and as a Khajiit player, I dig the claws during the (unfortunately rare) bare-fisted brawls. But why is virtually every s… --- ## [Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell, the novel: Does it ever get interesting?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jonathan-strange-mr-norrell-the-novel-does-it-ever-get-interesting/724526)
**Author:** [@dropzone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dropzone)\ **Replies:** 80\ **Last updated:** [February 14, 2017, 6:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jonathan-strange-mr-norrell-the-novel-does-it-ever-get-interesting/724526 "2017-02-14T18:50:50Z")
I’m to the point where it is first proposed that Strange and Norrell meet. If the previous oh-so-many pages are a guide, this will only be the first of many such proposals, and I’m ready to give up. At first Clarke’s s… --- ## [Where did "Grown-Ass Man" come from?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-did-grown-ass-man-come-from/514135)
**Author:** [@singular1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/singular1)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [October 30, 2009, 6:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-did-grown-ass-man-come-from/514135 "2009-10-30T06:06:48Z")
And yeah, I know, from his Grown-Ass Mother’s womb, har-de-har. Now that that’s out of the way, on Thursday’s Survivor, one man, Russell S., a dread-headed black male, called another man a grown-ass man. The first time… --- ## [Anyone else playing Sid Meier's Pirates?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-else-playing-sid-meiers-pirates/297523)
**Author:** [@ivylass](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ivylass)\ **Replies:** 64\ **Last updated:** [May 2, 2011, 11:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-else-playing-sid-meiers-pirates/297523 "2011-05-02T23:25:31Z")
We got hooked on Pirates! when it was a Nintendo game. Now we have the computer version and it’s so much fun! Ivylad plays and I sit beside him and keep track of his quests and where he needs to go and help him track d… --- ## [How to get blu-tack off walls?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-get-blu-tack-off-walls/62846)
**Author:** [@Kayeby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kayeby)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [April 23, 2001, 10:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-get-blu-tack-off-walls/62846 "2001-04-23T10:04:23Z")
For those who don’t know, blu-tack (or u-tack, or something else) is a clay-like substance that is normally used to stick things like posters on walls. My problem is that when I take blu-tack off my walls, sometimes a ti… --- ## [Five bumper stickers commonly seen in your area](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-bumper-stickers-commonly-seen-in-your-area/713441)
**Author:** [@Dung\_Beetle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dung_Beetle)\ **Replies:** 79\ **Last updated:** [February 26, 2015, 12:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-bumper-stickers-commonly-seen-in-your-area/713441 "2015-02-26T00:37:59Z")
Give us a little snapshot of what it’s like where you live, at least as experienced by the folks who express themselves with their cars. In no particular order, here’s mine for Gainesville Florida: Go Gators! (Anythi… --- ## [How long was Mary pregnant?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-long-was-mary-pregnant/141658)
**Author:** [@DaveRaver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DaveRaver)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [December 23, 2002, 11:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-long-was-mary-pregnant/141658 "2002-12-23T23:41:11Z")
I noticed that the Immaculate Conception is celebrated in early December. Do Catholics believe that Mary’s pregnancy only lasted 3 weeks? --- ## [New user sees ignorance here on the Dope (about Trump)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-user-sees-ignorance-here-on-the-dope-about-trump/1002612)
**Author:** [@jimcommonsense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jimcommonsense)\ **Replies:** 254\ **Last updated:** [June 24, 2024, 10:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-user-sees-ignorance-here-on-the-dope-about-trump/1002612 "2024-06-24T10:11:33Z")
I see the ignorance runs rampant here. It’s the left that used and weaponized the DOJ against Trump as they have nothing positive to campaign on. They are just like the 1930-1940’s nazi Germany using the gestapo to get… --- ## [Name 5 sports that use a net but no ball](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-5-sports-that-use-a-net-but-no-ball/228420)
**Author:** [@The\_Griffin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Griffin)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [February 11, 2004, 12:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-5-sports-that-use-a-net-but-no-ball/228420 "2004-02-11T12:21:08Z")
Badminton Ice Hockey Ultimate Frisby need 2 more --- ## [LOTR Question - Who else could have carried the ring?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lotr-question-who-else-could-have-carried-the-ring/352810)
**Author:** [@Revenant\_Threshold](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Revenant_Threshold)\ **Replies:** 153\ **Last updated:** [April 21, 2006, 5:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lotr-question-who-else-could-have-carried-the-ring/352810 "2006-04-21T05:24:52Z")
I’m not sure if this is answered in the books at all, and I read them a good while back. Who else would have been able to carry the ring as far as Frodo did without being corrupted? --- ## [I pit the RNC for their despicable push polling.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-the-rnc-for-their-despicable-push-polling/507975)
**Author:** [@davidm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/davidm)\ **Replies:** 94\ **Last updated:** [September 1, 2009, 1:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-the-rnc-for-their-despicable-push-polling/507975 "2009-09-01T01:20:23Z")
(For those who aren’t familiar with the term “push poll”: Push poll - Wikipedia) The RNC is apparently using an especially despicable push poll to frighten voters. http://thinkprogress.org/2009/08/27/rnc-sends-poll-to-… --- ## [Your Favourite Christopher Lloyd role](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favourite-christopher-lloyd-role/535004)
**Author:** [@KennerTheGreat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KennerTheGreat)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [April 10, 2010, 3:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favourite-christopher-lloyd-role/535004 "2010-04-10T15:13:27Z")
I thought he had more or less retired from acting, but looking at his IMDB page, he’s been showing up all over the place, with numerous credits on the way. I still like him best as Doc from the Back To The Future trilog… --- ## [Arrrrrgh!! How do I get my ear to stop clicking??](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/arrrrrgh-how-do-i-get-my-ear-to-stop-clicking/151364)
**Author:** [@Q.E.D](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Q.E.D)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [January 30, 2003, 2:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/arrrrrgh-how-do-i-get-my-ear-to-stop-clicking/151364 "2003-01-30T02:42:21Z")
For the last couple hours, every time I inhale through my nose, my ear clicks. I know it’s being caused by fluid in the eustachian tube, but it’s annoying! Anyone have any tips to make it stop quickly? This doesn’t hap… --- ## [Is this guy guilty of stolen valor?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-guy-guilty-of-stolen-valor/842136)
**Author:** [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Replies:** 106\ **Last updated:** [November 16, 2019, 12:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-guy-guilty-of-stolen-valor/842136 "2019-11-16T00:15:36Z")
We were on vacation in western NY recently. We’re having dinner in the inn’s restaurant and I hear some verbal byplay between a server and a customer wherein the server mentions that he did a hitch in the Marines. The cu… --- ## [Little Things You Find Creepy](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/little-things-you-find-creepy/637646)
**Author:** [@Rich\_Mann](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rich_Mann)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [October 16, 2012, 6:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/little-things-you-find-creepy/637646 "2012-10-16T18:28:16Z")
There is an active thread for long, creepy stories and another one for links to creepy stuff around the web. Let’s list the little things that send that chill down (or up) our spines. Include a (preferably short) expla… --- ## [Tell me about Stratocasters](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-about-stratocasters/488863)
**Author:** [@tdn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tdn)\ **Replies:** 76\ **Last updated:** [May 19, 2009, 11:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-about-stratocasters/488863 "2009-05-19T11:57:48Z")
This might be more about Fender in general than Strats specifically, but… Where are Strats made? And how does the country of manufacture affect quality and price? I’ve heard that USA made is best, but I’ll probably have… --- ## [Thimerosal/autism link futher severed.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thimerosal-autism-link-futher-severed/432698)
**Author:** [@samclem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/samclem)\ **Replies:** 114\ **Last updated:** [March 3, 2008, 12:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thimerosal-autism-link-futher-severed/432698 "2008-03-03T12:58:22Z")
I don’t have a question, and I don’t want to Pit anyone. Just wanted to update the evidence against the thimerosal/autism connection. New study just backs up what most scientist have found. Again. From the article in… --- ## [Do you usually go to bed the same time as your significant other?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-usually-go-to-bed-the-same-time-as-your-significant-other/624692)
**Author:** [@Idle\_Thoughts](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Idle_Thoughts)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [June 12, 2012, 7:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-usually-go-to-bed-the-same-time-as-your-significant-other/624692 "2012-06-12T07:00:04Z")
So I was talking to three different people this week and was surprised to learn that none of them ever goes to bed when their spouse goes to bed. They usually stay up way beyond them, sometimes for hours. And this isn’t… --- ## [What are the benefits to Global Climate Change?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-the-benefits-to-global-climate-change/640627)
**Author:** [@Shagnasty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shagnasty)\ **Replies:** 68\ **Last updated:** [November 14, 2012, 2:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-the-benefits-to-global-climate-change/640627 "2012-11-14T14:22:21Z")
This isn’t a political thread or even a scientific one about whether Global Climate Change is occurring. Let’s just assume that it is, the cause doesn’t matter, and it cannot be avoided significantly by anything we can c… --- ## [GoT (TV series) So, basically, it's all Robert's fault. Right?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/got-tv-series-so-basically-its-all-roberts-fault-right/657625)
**Author:** [@Cuckoorex](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cuckoorex)\ **Replies:** 89\ **Last updated:** [May 13, 2013, 5:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/got-tv-series-so-basically-its-all-roberts-fault-right/657625 "2013-05-13T17:36:32Z")
There is, unfortunately, not a lot of detail thus far about the rebellion against the Mad King. As far as I can tell, the Starks and Baratheons joined forces to oppose the Mad King, Jaime Lannister, despite being a membe… --- ## [Is my friend's race preventing her from finding decent partners?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-my-friends-race-preventing-her-from-finding-decent-partners/497634)
**Author:** [@Diamonds02](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Diamonds02)\ **Replies:** 107\ **Last updated:** [May 27, 2009, 8:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-my-friends-race-preventing-her-from-finding-decent-partners/497634 "2009-05-27T20:24:40Z")
A friend of mine is Hispanic. She’s not one of those Hispanics who look “white”, and is quite dark, she has been mistaken for Indian (dot), Hawaiian/Polynesian, and black. We live in Kansas City if that matters. She ha… --- ## [Is Minneapolis a good place to flee Portland to? (Warning: a rant)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-minneapolis-a-good-place-to-flee-portland-to-warning-a-rant/718075)
**Author:** [@protoboard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/protoboard)\ **Replies:** 66\ **Last updated:** [April 27, 2015, 5:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-minneapolis-a-good-place-to-flee-portland-to-warning-a-rant/718075 "2015-04-27T17:46:45Z")
I’m personally tired of paying out the nose for everything, unfriendly people (can’t stand “hipsters” or the sarcasm and passive aggression here … IMO people here are NOT nice for the most part and making friends is very… --- ## [Decade in the red. Trump taxes.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/decade-in-the-red-trump-taxes/833640)
**Author:** [@not\_what\_you\_d\_expect](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/not_what_you_d_expect)\ **Replies:** 104\ **Last updated:** [May 10, 2019, 10:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/decade-in-the-red-trump-taxes/833640 "2019-05-10T22:01:52Z")
I’m sure not many of us are surprised. He’s paid very little in Federal taxes. --- ## [What do we call a male 'camel toe'?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-we-call-a-male-camel-toe/383105)
**Author:** [@DiosaBellissima](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DiosaBellissima)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [December 8, 2006, 4:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-we-call-a-male-camel-toe/383105 "2006-12-08T04:41:48Z")
Tashabot and I were having a discussion and we happened upon a realization: there is no good name for a male camel toe. Ya know, when the good are all shoved up and sticking out due to whatever reason. So Dopers, what… --- ## [Sex Q: Can Peeing and Holding it make you last longer?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sex-q-can-peeing-and-holding-it-make-you-last-longer/312063)
**Author:** [@fishquail](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fishquail)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [July 13, 2005, 9:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sex-q-can-peeing-and-holding-it-make-you-last-longer/312063 "2005-07-13T09:46:57Z")
As far as a man is concerned: (and Ive never heard of a female with such problem) I have heard that if you have problems lasting as long as you want, that you can get better by peeing and holding it - then release, then… --- ## [Worst Robin Williams movie?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worst-robin-williams-movie/226951)
**Author:** [@Laughing\_Lagomorph](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Laughing_Lagomorph)\ **Replies:** 107\ **Last updated:** [February 6, 2007, 1:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worst-robin-williams-movie/226951 "2007-02-06T13:54:36Z")
You know Robin Williams, the gifted comedian/actor. He has turned in memorable performances in such movies as Good Morning Vietnam, Good Will Hunting, and Dead Poets Society (the last two are probably my favorite movies… --- ## [2023/4 NCAA Football playoffs](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2023-4-ncaa-football-playoffs/991907)
**Author:** [@Saint\_Cad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saint_Cad)\ **Replies:** 202\ **Last updated:** [February 22, 2024, 6:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2023-4-ncaa-football-playoffs/991907 "2024-02-22T18:54:29Z")
Assuming Washington wins in the late game, we will have 5(6) unbeaten teams fighting for 4 playoff spots Georgia Michigan/Ohio State winner Florida State Washington Oklahoma Just to start this thread out in late Oc… --- ## [Nudity in the James Bond Title Sequences - Intentional?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nudity-in-the-james-bond-title-sequences-intentional/788758)
**Author:** [@Asuka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Asuka)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [June 15, 2017, 1:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nudity-in-the-james-bond-title-sequences-intentional/788758 "2017-06-15T01:06:12Z")
Since Roger Moore passed I’ve been rewatching all the Bond films, and listening to a podcast called “James Bonding” where the hosts talk about each individual movie. Something they’ve brought up (and I’ve heard in numero… --- ## [Vanishing starlets](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vanishing-starlets/522360)
**Author:** [@Dinsdale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dinsdale)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [December 27, 2009, 4:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vanishing-starlets/522360 "2009-12-27T04:01:34Z")
What I’m looking for here are actresses who played somewhat memorable roles in somewhat successful films, but those single roles were pretty much the extent of their career. As an example of what I’m thinking about, I o… --- ## [Khadaji's Whatcha Readin' thread -- May 2017 Edition](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/khadajis-whatcha-readin-thread-may-2017-edition/785538)
**Author:** [@DZedNConfused](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DZedNConfused)\ **Replies:** 97\ **Last updated:** [June 1, 2017, 1:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/khadajis-whatcha-readin-thread-may-2017-edition/785538 "2017-06-01T13:11:33Z")
May…flowers. If it keeps raining in North America we’re going to NEED Mayflowers or Arks. But as long as there’s a dry berth for our books, we’ll be fine! And get plenty of reading done as we float along. :smiley: So Wh… --- ## [Who is the hottest woman with a PHD (earned not honorary) in the United States?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-the-hottest-woman-with-a-phd-earned-not-honorary-in-the-united-states/497966)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [May 30, 2009, 7:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-the-hottest-woman-with-a-phd-earned-not-honorary-in-the-united-states/497966 "2009-05-30T07:57:20Z")
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