# Top **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=94&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:** 95 --- ## [Candidates for Least Favorite Female Human Being](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/candidates-for-least-favorite-female-human-being/690988)
**Author:** [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Replies:** 191\ **Last updated:** [June 20, 2014, 11:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/candidates-for-least-favorite-female-human-being/690988 "2014-06-20T23:29:32Z")
Say we wanted to have a poll for the title subject. Who would have to be on the slate to make it a believable poll? Only one restriction, please. Must be alive as of the time you put the name down. Add to this list if y… --- ## [I pit my petty, passive-aggressive, occasionally confrontational, bigoted satanspawn of a roommate.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-my-petty-passive-aggressive-occasionally-confrontational-bigoted-satanspawn-of-a-roommate/565741)
**Author:** [@Rachellelogram](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rachellelogram)\ **Replies:** 254\ **Last updated:** [January 10, 2011, 5:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-my-petty-passive-aggressive-occasionally-confrontational-bigoted-satanspawn-of-a-roommate/565741 "2011-01-10T17:38:07Z")
I have gone out of my way to be easygoing and do basically anything necessary to keep the peace. But that’s all over now, bitch. I am sticking exactly to the letter of our lease from now on and if you don’t like it, ther… --- ## [No Zombie love? (Left 4 Dead)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-zombie-love-left-4-dead/471155)
**Author:** [@Interconnected\_Series\_of\_Tubes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Interconnected_Series_of_Tubes)\ **Replies:** 600\ **Last updated:** [April 24, 2009, 3:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-zombie-love-left-4-dead/471155 "2009-04-24T15:22:18Z")
As we all know, Valve makes perfect games. Now, Valve has decided to make a perfect game using the perfect gamemode (co-operative multiplayer,) using the perfect genre (fuckin’ zombies) and it all comes out in about a w… --- ## [The Republican Debate of 9/16/15. What are your expectations?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-republican-debate-of-9-16-15-what-are-your-expectations/731473)
**Author:** [@not\_what\_you\_d\_expect](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/not_what_you_d_expect)\ **Replies:** 267\ **Last updated:** [September 23, 2015, 4:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-republican-debate-of-9-16-15-what-are-your-expectations/731473 "2015-09-23T16:26:44Z")
I’m looking forward to the debate tonight. Trump seems to be untouchable and I expect Carly to do well. I expected more from Christie last time. I’m probably wrong again, but I think he may do well tonight. What do y… --- ## [Rule 34: Cows](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rule-34-cows/682169)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 170\ **Last updated:** [May 15, 2014, 11:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rule-34-cows/682169 "2014-05-15T11:48:51Z")
Suspicious Farmer Busts Alleged Cow Porn Ring So… They were making moovies? --- ## [Is Trump's pettiness over Megyn Kelly going to hurt him \[plus Ramos incident\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-trumps-pettiness-over-megyn-kelly-going-to-hurt-him-plus-ramos-incident/728891)
**Author:** [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Replies:** 315\ **Last updated:** [September 4, 2015, 11:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-trumps-pettiness-over-megyn-kelly-going-to-hurt-him-plus-ramos-incident/728891 "2015-09-04T23:35:16Z")
Of all the stuff he has done, the fact that he seems so butthurt and petty about Megyn Kelly seems like it might make him come across as too emotionally fragile to be president. Could this be what drops him in the polls… --- ## [Any US soldiers that served in WWI, WWII, Korea, and Vietnam?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-us-soldiers-that-served-in-wwi-wwii-korea-and-vietnam/579744)
**Author:** [@drastic\_quench](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drastic_quench)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [October 4, 2017, 10:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-us-soldiers-that-served-in-wwi-wwii-korea-and-vietnam/579744 "2017-10-04T10:11:01Z")
With a birth year around the turn of the century it would seem mathematically possible. Are their any examples? --- ## [Tattoo policies in the workplace - advice sought](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tattoo-policies-in-the-workplace-advice-sought/623741)
**Author:** [@SylverOne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SylverOne)\ **Replies:** 202\ **Last updated:** [June 9, 2012, 4:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tattoo-policies-in-the-workplace-advice-sought/623741 "2012-06-09T04:31:40Z")
Let me begin by stating that I’m going to ask a simple question in regards to tattoos. I’m am not soliciting opinions about the lifestyle choices of those who have elected to get a tattoo. Though, this being my beloved D… --- ## [Who's the most famous person you or someone you know has had sex with?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whos-the-most-famous-person-you-or-someone-you-know-has-had-sex-with/635957)
**Author:** [@Slithy\_Tove](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Slithy_Tove)\ **Replies:** 127\ **Last updated:** [October 9, 2012, 4:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whos-the-most-famous-person-you-or-someone-you-know-has-had-sex-with/635957 "2012-10-09T16:26:24Z")
Yes, we’ve probably done a thread on this before, but its not a definitive-answer GQ, and the poster turnover will make it different. There’s no bragging rights here for me. Looking back on my modest inventory, not anyo… --- ## [House/Pet-sitter pay. How much?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/house-pet-sitter-pay-how-much/648128)
**Author:** [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [February 20, 2016, 3:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/house-pet-sitter-pay-how-much/648128 "2016-02-20T03:55:28Z")
We just returned from a vacation. An employee/friend house-sat for use. She lived in our home and fed the horses morning and evening for a week. We stocked food per her liking and she says she had a nice vacation (she u… --- ## [S.D. Gov'r "inclined" to ban abortions, shoves head up ass](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/s-d-govr-inclined-to-ban-abortions-shoves-head-up-ass/346066)
**Author:** [@Superdude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Superdude)\ **Replies:** 622\ **Last updated:** [March 24, 2006, 9:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/s-d-govr-inclined-to-ban-abortions-shoves-head-up-ass/346066 "2006-03-24T21:49:38Z")
South Dakota governor Mike Rounds says that he’s “inclined” to sign a bill that would outlaw most abortions, including in the cases of rape and incest. Any doctor who performs an abortion not necessary to save the mothe… --- ## [Attn losers: Go to Asia and get laid!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/attn-losers-go-to-asia-and-get-laid/510504)
**Author:** [@Mississippienne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mississippienne)\ **Replies:** 205\ **Last updated:** [September 23, 2009, 9:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/attn-losers-go-to-asia-and-get-laid/510504 "2009-09-23T21:39:53Z")
“I am only object of lust for poor nerds who cannot get American pussy.” As has been discussed in another thread, there have been several recent threads in which a Doper rants about being (un)(under)employed, broke, and… --- ## [DrMark2000 banned!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/drmark2000-banned/352578)
**Author:** [@Operation\_Ripper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Operation_Ripper)\ **Replies:** 382\ **Last updated:** [April 22, 2006, 5:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/drmark2000-banned/352578 "2006-04-22T17:24:14Z")
Ho! Not really a pit here, just to say I thought he was kinda weird. --- ## [building a container in which a raw egg can safely drop from 15 feet](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/building-a-container-in-which-a-raw-egg-can-safely-drop-from-15-feet/543710)
**Author:** [@Arnold\_Winkelried](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Arnold_Winkelried)\ **Replies:** 63\ **Last updated:** [June 23, 2010, 6:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/building-a-container-in-which-a-raw-egg-can-safely-drop-from-15-feet/543710 "2010-06-23T18:08:02Z")
My son is in first grade, and at his school they are doing a “scrambled egg” event: Build a container around a raw egg, such that you can drop the raw egg from a height of fifteen feet without the egg breaking. You can … --- ## [Are hospital morgues really located on the ground floor?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-hospital-morgues-really-located-on-the-ground-floor/536585)
**Author:** [@Diamonds02](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Diamonds02)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [December 21, 2010, 1:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-hospital-morgues-really-located-on-the-ground-floor/536585 "2010-12-21T01:53:03Z")
I’ve been to the ground level of many hospitals and have never located a morgue. Are morgues advertised as such in hospitals? Or could they be on another floor or sealed off wing or something? --- ## [Ladies, check in if you've never been groped (unwillingly)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ladies-check-in-if-youve-never-been-groped-unwillingly/666185)
**Author:** [@DummyGladHands](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DummyGladHands)\ **Replies:** 209\ **Last updated:** [August 24, 2013, 4:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ladies-check-in-if-youve-never-been-groped-unwillingly/666185 "2013-08-24T16:47:23Z")
So there’s a serial groper in my city, and the radio guys were polling their audience to search out women who’d been groped. And were amazed (they said) at the number of women who came forward. I can only imagine the # o… --- ## [Anyone else looking forward to Fallout New Vegas?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-else-looking-forward-to-fallout-new-vegas/557131)
**Author:** [@XT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/XT)\ **Replies:** 241\ **Last updated:** [October 26, 2010, 2:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-else-looking-forward-to-fallout-new-vegas/557131 "2010-10-26T14:18:33Z")
Didn’t see a thread on this and I know it’s supposed to be out early next week on Steam (I assume they will let folks who pre-ordered the game download it over the weekend and activate it when the game officially launche… --- ## [So why are women so disgusted by oral sex during periods?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-why-are-women-so-disgusted-by-oral-sex-during-periods/617787)
**Author:** [@grude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/grude)\ **Replies:** 92\ **Last updated:** [March 31, 2014, 3:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-why-are-women-so-disgusted-by-oral-sex-during-periods/617787 "2014-03-31T03:26:20Z")
I have never been successful in talking a woman into letting me eat her out on her period, I’ve been with my wife almost a decade and she still freaks the fuck out if I try :stuck\_out\_tongue: Hell she doesn’t even like r… --- ## [Oral Sex: Spit vs. Swallow](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oral-sex-spit-vs-swallow/695004)
**Author:** [@by-tor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/by-tor)\ **Replies:** 73\ **Last updated:** [August 13, 2014, 11:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oral-sex-spit-vs-swallow/695004 "2014-08-13T23:13:38Z")
So my friend was lamenting that his wife doesn’t swallow when giving him oral sex. Then we had a discussion about the percentage of women who spit vs. swallow in the US and worldwide and I realized that I only had anecdo… --- ## [Is touching co-workers OK?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-touching-co-workers-ok/833424)
**Author:** [@Pantastic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pantastic)\ **Replies:** 549\ **Last updated:** [May 15, 2019, 10:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-touching-co-workers-ok/833424 "2019-05-15T22:26:08Z")
In another thread, someone posted that they had an incident at work where a woman was talking at the end of a meeting, and a man put his hand on her wrist and said essentially ‘we’re out of time, let’s table this discuss… --- ## [How to deal with (sub)urban sprawl?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-deal-with-sub-urban-sprawl/495831)
**Author:** [@RedRosesForMe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RedRosesForMe)\ **Replies:** 380\ **Last updated:** [May 26, 2009, 6:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-deal-with-sub-urban-sprawl/495831 "2009-05-26T06:27:56Z")
First, I’m starting off with the assumption that sprawl\* is a Bad Thing. I assumed some might have opposing views, hence the forum. So, there’s the negative impact on the environment due to the reliance on automobiles a… --- ## [Innocent things that freaked you out when you were a kid?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/innocent-things-that-freaked-you-out-when-you-were-a-kid/697038)
**Author:** [@Atomic\_Alex](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Atomic_Alex)\ **Replies:** 167\ **Last updated:** [December 12, 2016, 4:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/innocent-things-that-freaked-you-out-when-you-were-a-kid/697038 "2016-12-12T04:52:15Z")
Somebody linked to this pic: It reminded me that when I was very young my brother had an airfix model of a Klingon Bird of Prey that completely freaked me out for some inexplicable r… --- ## [Intranasal odor of acetaminophen](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/intranasal-odor-of-acetaminophen/216626)
**Author:** [@Jake4](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jake4)\ **Replies:** 62\ **Last updated:** [January 29, 2024, 11:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/intranasal-odor-of-acetaminophen/216626 "2024-01-29T23:54:35Z")
When I take acetaminophen (usually Tylenol, usually extra-strength gel-tabs), about 15-30 minutes afterwards I become aware of a strange smell. This has happened to me as long as I can remember, and it happens EVERY tim… --- ## [Kamala owns a gun "for personal safety"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kamala-owns-a-gun-for-personal-safety/832465)
**Author:** [@HurricaneDitka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HurricaneDitka)\ **Replies:** 408\ **Last updated:** [May 8, 2019, 2:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kamala-owns-a-gun-for-personal-safety/832465 "2019-05-08T14:27:03Z")
According to this report: Various Dopers have, in the past, argued that guns don’t actually enhance one’s personal safety and are actually a detriment to it. What do you make of Kamala owning a gun “for personal safety… --- ## [Mellencamp: Cherry Bomb: That's When a Spoke Was a Smoke, errr, Sport?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mellencamp-cherry-bomb-thats-when-a-spoke-was-a-smoke-errr-sport/492801)
**Author:** [@Leaffan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaffan)\ **Replies:** 71\ **Last updated:** [August 4, 2012, 6:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mellencamp-cherry-bomb-thats-when-a-spoke-was-a-smoke-errr-sport/492801 "2012-08-04T06:32:51Z")
I always heard it as “that’s when a spoke was a spoke.” But it made no sense to me: maybe some mid-western euphemism? So, I see on some search pages “Thats when sport was a sport.” What the hell is that? I have also … --- ## [Why WTC 7 Sabotaged](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-wtc-7-sabotaged/553649)
**Author:** [@DanBlather](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DanBlather)\ **Replies:** 260\ **Last updated:** [September 24, 2010, 3:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-wtc-7-sabotaged/553649 "2010-09-24T15:52:58Z")
Now that we know WTC was pulled down by cables rather than as the result of fire and debris from WTC 1 & 2, let’s have a serious discussion about why that was necessary. Was it the secret entry to the Bat Cave? --- ## [Chin straps worn over the face in military dress parades - why?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chin-straps-worn-over-the-face-in-military-dress-parades-why/570479)
**Author:** [@Argent\_Towers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Argent_Towers)\ **Replies:** 66\ **Last updated:** [April 28, 2013, 12:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chin-straps-worn-over-the-face-in-military-dress-parades-why/570479 "2013-04-28T12:54:25Z")
Just whose idea was it that this looked good? To me, it looks totally awkward and weird. It also looks non-uniform, since the chin strap seems to fall at a different place on each man’s face - some right over the lips, … --- ## [Which Robert Heinlein Books Are The Best?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-robert-heinlein-books-are-the-best/602088)
**Author:** [@Weston](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Weston)\ **Replies:** 101\ **Last updated:** [March 19, 2015, 9:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-robert-heinlein-books-are-the-best/602088 "2015-03-19T21:04:12Z")
I’ve never read anything by Robert Heinlein before, but I’m trying to broaden my reading a little and I’ve heard good things about the guy. The only problem is that he seems to have written a lot of stuff, and I don’t k… --- ## [Bush-Kerry Debate: Watch Along Thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bush-kerry-debate-watch-along-thread/266963)
**Author:** [@Diogenes\_the\_Cynic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Diogenes_the_Cynic)\ **Replies:** 503\ **Last updated:** [October 5, 2004, 9:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bush-kerry-debate-watch-along-thread/266963 "2004-10-05T09:51:43Z")
We might as well start a thread for reactions, opinions, jokes, etc. My first observation: Bush sucks. --- ## [Mass Effect Andromeda comes out in March!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mass-effect-andromeda-comes-out-in-march/776424)
**Author:** [@Quimby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quimby)\ **Replies:** 204\ **Last updated:** [July 19, 2017, 2:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mass-effect-andromeda-comes-out-in-march/776424 "2017-07-19T14:32:34Z")
Had no idea it was due out so soon. Trailer with some game play here. Looks different but the same. --- ## [Historical movies that haven't been done yet, that you'd like to see](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/historical-movies-that-havent-been-done-yet-that-youd-like-to-see/537899)
**Author:** [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)\ **Replies:** 171\ **Last updated:** [November 19, 2010, 11:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/historical-movies-that-havent-been-done-yet-that-youd-like-to-see/537899 "2010-11-19T23:28:06Z")
I recently read American Colonies, by Alan Taylor, in which I learned some interesting new facts about the old pirates of the Caribbean: In the 17th Century, the line between pirates and privateers was often blurry. … --- ## [87th Academy Awards viewing thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/87th-academy-awards-viewing-thread/713269)
**Author:** [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Replies:** 334\ **Last updated:** [March 1, 2015, 1:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/87th-academy-awards-viewing-thread/713269 "2015-03-01T01:12:12Z")
It appears that yet again, there is no way to stream this year’s show unless you live in 8 major markets. Anyone know a way to watch over the internet or on an Ipad? Predictions? Anyone expecting an significant upsets? … --- ## [Terms that have fallen out of fashion](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/terms-that-have-fallen-out-of-fashion/614938)
**Author:** [@tdn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tdn)\ **Replies:** 256\ **Last updated:** [March 16, 2012, 7:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/terms-that-have-fallen-out-of-fashion/614938 "2012-03-16T19:37:33Z")
Do you remember eating gorp? It was all the rage in the 70s. But now you can’t find the stuff. But you can find trail mix. How about rubbers? Long before they became condoms, they were called galoshes. Now they are call… --- ## [So You Think You Can Dance (SYTYCD) Spring/Summer 2010](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-you-think-you-can-dance-sytycd-spring-summer-2010/540820)
**Author:** [@Avarie537](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Avarie537)\ **Replies:** 253\ **Last updated:** [August 19, 2010, 6:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-you-think-you-can-dance-sytycd-spring-summer-2010/540820 "2010-08-19T18:48:22Z")
Am I really starting this thread the day before the season starts? Frankly, the only reason I checked for it on the Guide was because Mandy Moore choreographed Maks and Erin’s routine for DWTS! Set the recording device… --- ## [Dio the ballbag](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dio-the-ballbag/539090)
**Author:** [@bucketybuck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bucketybuck)\ **Replies:** 364\ **Last updated:** [May 13, 2010, 5:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dio-the-ballbag/539090 "2010-05-13T17:10:14Z")
No fancy OP here, this fuckwit doesnt deserve one. Look you fucking moron, just SHUT THE FUCK UP. You are nothing but a trolling prick, who knows damn well that all these blanket statements and “I am always right” po… --- ## [About abortion and child support.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/about-abortion-and-child-support/485052)
**Author:** [@Sapo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sapo)\ **Replies:** 325\ **Last updated:** [February 20, 2009, 8:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/about-abortion-and-child-support/485052 "2009-02-20T08:06:06Z")
Sorry for the vague title but couldn’t possibly cram it all in the title. And please read fully before reaching for the flamethrowers. I am having a hard time reconciling how is it that a woman can at the same time dec… --- ## [What is "number nine coal"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-number-nine-coal/305021)
**Author:** [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [July 16, 2010, 6:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-number-nine-coal/305021 "2010-07-16T06:11:19Z")
In the song, 16 Tons, the singer claims on the day he was born he loaded “16 tons of number nine coal.” What does “number nine” mean? Does it designate quality, or size of lumps, or what? --- ## [My homemade cheddar cheese sauce is grainy. Fix?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-homemade-cheddar-cheese-sauce-is-grainy-fix/500126)
**Author:** [@Lumpy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lumpy)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [June 21, 2009, 4:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-homemade-cheddar-cheese-sauce-is-grainy-fix/500126 "2009-06-21T04:52:47Z")
Not lumpy\*, grainy. As in there are tiny bits that just won’t dissolve. Is this the cheddar, or is there some way to fix this? \*no pun intended. Or wanted. --- ## [Ok, Atheist. What's the problem?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ok-atheist-whats-the-problem/542025)
**Author:** [@NOLA\_Cajun](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NOLA_Cajun)\ **Replies:** 212\ **Last updated:** [June 21, 2010, 2:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ok-atheist-whats-the-problem/542025 "2010-06-21T14:37:58Z")
Forget the plethora of world religions and explanations. Because I suspect this “religion” thing is really what turns you off the most. Understandable. Mankind is a sorry representation of “GOD”. So let’s just look at i… --- ## [Specialties of your house - food oddities](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/specialties-of-your-house-food-oddities/631491)
**Author:** [@FairyChatMom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FairyChatMom)\ **Replies:** 193\ **Last updated:** [September 6, 2012, 8:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/specialties-of-your-house-food-oddities/631491 "2012-09-06T08:07:15Z")
Back in the olden days when I was a kid, my mom used to make some dishes that seemed to be peculiar to our family. As I think back on it now, it was probably her way of stretching her grocery budget by being “creative” … --- ## [Ohio Holocaust Memorial](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ohio-holocaust-memorial/665507)
**Author:** [@ITR\_champion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ITR_champion)\ **Replies:** 227\ **Last updated:** [August 9, 2013, 4:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ohio-holocaust-memorial/665507 "2013-08-09T04:19:00Z")
The State of Ohio is planning to build a Holocaust Memorial on government property near its state house. Like most such memorials around the world, this one will include the Star of David. The Freedom from Religion Fou… --- ## [The Top 101 StraightDope Threads...Of All Time.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-top-101-straightdope-threads-of-all-time/332552)
**Author:** [@Idle\_Thoughts](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Idle_Thoughts)\ **Replies:** 179\ **Last updated:** [May 1, 2007, 12:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-top-101-straightdope-threads-of-all-time/332552 "2007-05-01T12:42:12Z")
Okay, if E! can have the Top 101 Celebrity Oops! And Top 101 Reasons the 90s Rocked and Top 101 Reasons Lyle Lovett Has Bad Hair, etc, etc…then, dammit, I can too! Continuing with my idea of a semi-SDMB Anthology Projec… --- ## [Sexual obsession & mid-life crisis; this can't end well](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sexual-obsession-mid-life-crisis-this-cant-end-well/549004)
**Author:** [@Winston\_Smith](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Winston_Smith)\ **Replies:** 214\ **Last updated:** [August 20, 2010, 10:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sexual-obsession-mid-life-crisis-this-cant-end-well/549004 "2010-08-20T22:12:41Z")
A very close friend of mine has embarked on a course of action which I suspect will end up blowing his life apart. He’s become sexually obsessed with his 20 year-old step-daughter. A little background: He met his girlfr… --- ## [The Actor is WAY better looking than the real life person being portrayed in the film](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-actor-is-way-better-looking-than-the-real-life-person-being-portrayed-in-the-film/488508)
**Author:** [@bienville](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bienville)\ **Replies:** 87\ **Last updated:** [March 10, 2009, 11:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-actor-is-way-better-looking-than-the-real-life-person-being-portrayed-in-the-film/488508 "2009-03-10T11:04:27Z")
In most cases, except perhaps in the case of a bio-film about someone specifically known for good looks, the actors in bio-films tend to be better looking than the real life people they are portraying. After all, they a… --- ## [Girls and Masturbation: Do Guys Really Dig It?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/girls-and-masturbation-do-guys-really-dig-it/67388)
**Author:** [@Searching\_For\_Truth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Searching_For_Truth)\ **Replies:** 76\ **Last updated:** [June 8, 2001, 7:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/girls-and-masturbation-do-guys-really-dig-it/67388 "2001-06-08T07:00:04Z")
I have to know-guys always joke around saying that they’d love to catch a girl in the act or watch a girl masturbate. I reason that this might work when watching a porno flick, but how many guys are eager to walk in on t… --- ## [Who is Quinn the Eskimo and why is he 'mighty'?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-quinn-the-eskimo-and-why-is-he-mighty/53551)
**Author:** [@screech-owl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/screech-owl)\ **Replies:** 74\ **Last updated:** [December 8, 2015, 5:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-quinn-the-eskimo-and-why-is-he-mighty/53551 "2015-12-08T05:11:00Z")
Celyn’s response in the Revolution thread reminded me of a question I wondered since I was a kid. In the Manfred Mann song “The Mighty Quinn”, who is Quinn and why is everyone so happy to see this Eskimo? Is he the savi… --- ## [Is There Any Practical Way to Increase the Birthrate?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-any-practical-way-to-increase-the-birthrate/1012655)
**Author:** [@Paul\_was\_in\_Saudi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Paul_was_in_Saudi)\ **Replies:** 1594\ **Last updated:** [July 2, 2026, 2:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-any-practical-way-to-increase-the-birthrate/1012655 "2026-07-02T14:25:14Z")
Most countries’ birthrates are now below that needed to replace the current populations. Mostly we consider this a good thing. Put that aside for a moment. Many things have been tried to encourage women to have more chi… --- ## [Fuck Rush Limbaugh](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fuck-rush-limbaugh/525125)
**Author:** [@joebuck20](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/joebuck20)\ **Replies:** 255\ **Last updated:** [February 13, 2020, 10:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fuck-rush-limbaugh/525125 "2020-02-13T22:47:56Z")
All you conservatives on this board, Shodan, Starving Artist, you know who you are, come in here and defend this pompous sack of shit. Come on I dare you. Go ahead and stand up for this fat bastard. http://news.yahoo.co… --- ## [Military folks: what are the best hilariously inaccurate military movies / scenes?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/military-folks-what-are-the-best-hilariously-inaccurate-military-movies-scenes/655860)
**Author:** [@Morbo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Morbo)\ **Replies:** 180\ **Last updated:** [May 3, 2013, 3:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/military-folks-what-are-the-best-hilariously-inaccurate-military-movies-scenes/655860 "2013-05-03T15:13:44Z")
Inspired by this thread, where I was surprised to find out that subs can’t dive in two minutes like in the movies… So military / ex-military folks, can you name some movies and / or scenes that you find hilariously inac… --- ## [Movies you absolutely DESPISE](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-you-absolutely-despise/290886)
**Author:** [@mike1dog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mike1dog)\ **Replies:** 321\ **Last updated:** [July 20, 2015, 12:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-you-absolutely-despise/290886 "2015-07-20T00:51:19Z")
Movies you absolutely despise How many movies have you seen that you absolutely despise. I don’t mean movies that you just dislike or are boring. I mean movies that make you shudder in revulsion at the thought of ever… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=93&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=95&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)