# Top **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=960&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:** 961 --- ## [Pro choicers: What (if anything) is wrong with using abortion as a form of birth control?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pro-choicers-what-if-anything-is-wrong-with-using-abortion-as-a-form-of-birth-control/631601)
**Author:** [@Grrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrr)\ **Replies:** 87\ **Last updated:** [August 21, 2012, 4:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pro-choicers-what-if-anything-is-wrong-with-using-abortion-as-a-form-of-birth-control/631601 "2012-08-21T16:26:29Z")
FTR, I am pro choice. I only posit this question as I have problems with it myself. So the obvious answer to the question is: Health or STDs dummy. I get that, but in this impossible hypothetical, I’d like to leave tho… --- ## [What does rabbit taste like?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-rabbit-taste-like/735533)
**Author:** [@Machine\_Elf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Machine_Elf)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [October 25, 2015, 2:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-rabbit-taste-like/735533 "2015-10-25T02:04:09Z")
inspired by today’s SD column. I like chicken, but I’m not a fan of duck. I like beef and pork, but I’m not a fan of lamb. I’ve never had rabbit. In terms of flavor, which of the above would you say it is most simila… --- ## [What counts as sex/losing your virginity?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-counts-as-sex-losing-your-virginity/687047)
**Author:** [@protoboard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/protoboard)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [May 1, 2014, 3:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-counts-as-sex-losing-your-virginity/687047 "2014-05-01T03:00:39Z")
It’s easy to say like penis in vagina = sex, but would you really consider a straight couple who rubbed the penis on the vagina a tiny bit during foreplay less virginal than a gay couple who have had anal sex hundreds of… --- ## [How to use apostrophes, for fuck's sake](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-use-apostrophes-for-fucks-sake/176336)
**Author:** [@jjimm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jjimm)\ **Replies:** 107\ **Last updated:** [May 23, 2003, 9:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-use-apostrophes-for-fucks-sake/176336 "2003-05-23T21:50:22Z")
The use of apostrophes even on this well-educated board is occasionally woeful. They’re not that fucking hard to learn. I’m going to tell you how to use them. Two little rules, and one addendum. That’s all. 1: Apostroph… --- ## [Stories with people transported to other worlds](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stories-with-people-transported-to-other-worlds/487269)
**Author:** [@Buran](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Buran)\ **Replies:** 79\ **Last updated:** [February 26, 2009, 6:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stories-with-people-transported-to-other-worlds/487269 "2009-02-26T18:32:01Z")
Its a fantasy cliche I know but I haven’t read many fantasy books so I still find the concept interesting, basically when someone (or several people) from this world find themselves, (usually involuntarily) transported t… --- ## [The Office 5/12/11 - The Fist](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-office-5-12-11-the-fist/581756)
**Author:** [@fusoya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fusoya)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [May 18, 2011, 7:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-office-5-12-11-the-fist/581756 "2011-05-18T19:11:54Z")
Great ep. I think they made it just to shut up everyone who wanted Dwight to be the new manager. I had such a huge outburst of laughter at Kevin’s bathroom encounter that I had to pause the show and take a 5 minute brea… --- ## [For you Constitutional Originalists - where is the Right to Self Defense?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-you-constitutional-originalists-where-is-the-right-to-self-defense/602947)
**Author:** [@Linden\_Arden](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Linden_Arden)\ **Replies:** 75\ **Last updated:** [November 17, 2011, 11:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-you-constitutional-originalists-where-is-the-right-to-self-defense/602947 "2011-11-17T23:37:32Z")
in the US Constitution, of course. Clearly, there is a right to keep and bear arms. No debate there. But conservatives (aka Ron Paul Libertarians) say there is no Right to Privacy because it is not explicitly spelled … --- ## [What time should a 15 year old be out of bed?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-time-should-a-15-year-old-be-out-of-bed/850202)
**Author:** [@bengangmo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bengangmo)\ **Replies:** 142\ **Last updated:** [March 31, 2020, 7:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-time-should-a-15-year-old-be-out-of-bed/850202 "2020-03-31T19:39:35Z")
I am having an ongoing argument with my 15 year old daughter It is now 11:15 am, and she is refusing to get out of bed, saying things like It doesn’t matter Why do you care EVERY other kid is allowed to sleep as long … --- ## [How do I check a 13 digit VIN number?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-check-a-13-digit-vin-number/744800)
**Author:** [@THOUGHTCRIMlNAL](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/THOUGHTCRIMlNAL)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [July 14, 2017, 5:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-check-a-13-digit-vin-number/744800 "2017-07-14T17:14:52Z")
So if a car im planning to buy has a 13 digit vin number. I have ran into some problems( spent over $50) on carfax, and other VIN websites but they dont seem to work for a 13 digit VIN…any help would be appreciated. --- ## [does doubling a rope double its strength?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-doubling-a-rope-double-its-strength/305678)
**Author:** [@velvetgrass](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/velvetgrass)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [May 27, 2005, 11:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-doubling-a-rope-double-its-strength/305678 "2005-05-27T23:30:08Z")
… --- ## [The really most bad most god awful movies ever made thread.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-really-most-bad-most-god-awful-movies-ever-made-thread/298129)
**Author:** [@Reeder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Reeder)\ **Replies:** 160\ **Last updated:** [April 20, 2005, 5:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-really-most-bad-most-god-awful-movies-ever-made-thread/298129 "2005-04-20T17:48:18Z")
And I ain’t kidding. I’m not talking major releases here. I’m talking movies you wonder how the hell they ever got released period. My first nomination… Cornman…That’s right Cornman. I just picked up this little 4 mo… --- ## ["Little girls" in police cases: am I the only one who gets annoyed by this?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/little-girls-in-police-cases-am-i-the-only-one-who-gets-annoyed-by-this/622717)
**Author:** [@Infovore](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Infovore)\ **Replies:** 62\ **Last updated:** [May 26, 2012, 2:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/little-girls-in-police-cases-am-i-the-only-one-who-gets-annoyed-by-this/622717 "2012-05-26T14:47:39Z")
I’m not sure how big a story this is outside California, but a 15-year-old girl disappeared awhile back and there’s been a huge hunt to look for her. Yesterday they arrested a suspect and are going to charge him with kid… --- ## [Gilligan's Island flick with Michael Cera?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gilligans-island-flick-with-michael-cera/531196)
**Author:** [@Quercus\_alba](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quercus_alba)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [March 10, 2010, 6:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gilligans-island-flick-with-michael-cera/531196 "2010-03-10T18:32:22Z")
Here So–how to cast the rest of the S.S. Minnow survivors…? The Skipper too: James Gandolfini The Millionaire: Elliot Gould and his Wife: Betty White The Movie Star: Scarlett Johansson The P… --- ## [Is this anti-smoking commerical emotional terrorism? Why are people so freaked out?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-anti-smoking-commerical-emotional-terrorism-why-are-people-so-freaked-out/492153)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 96\ **Last updated:** [April 11, 2009, 12:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-anti-smoking-commerical-emotional-terrorism-why-are-people-so-freaked-out/492153 "2009-04-11T00:55:53Z")
Via Fark New York fumes over anti-smoking ad The ad. The kid is only alone for a few seconds. Is it really that big a deal? Beyond that it makes a salient point. --- ## [War with Iraq. A simple poll.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/war-with-iraq-a-simple-poll/161842)
**Author:** [@lightingtool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lightingtool)\ **Replies:** 212\ **Last updated:** [March 21, 2003, 12:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/war-with-iraq-a-simple-poll/161842 "2003-03-21T00:22:16Z")
The question of going to war has been debated for quite a while on the boards, and I’m not trying to start another discussion. All I want to know is yes or no. One word responses only, please! Thanks. Oh, and I’ll st… --- ## [Richard Lugar loses Senate primary -- one less sane Republican in congress](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/richard-lugar-loses-senate-primary-one-less-sane-republican-in-congress/621339)
**Author:** [@Boyo\_Jim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Boyo_Jim)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [May 14, 2012, 10:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/richard-lugar-loses-senate-primary-one-less-sane-republican-in-congress/621339 "2012-05-14T22:10:33Z")
NY Times story here. The Tea Party has kicked another moderate to the street. I don’t know if the new guy is so kooky that he will give Dems a reasonable shot at taking the seat in the general. --- ## [Why Didn't American Civilizations Develop the Wheel?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-didnt-american-civilizations-develop-the-wheel/452005)
**Author:** [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Replies:** 86\ **Last updated:** [June 12, 2008, 12:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-didnt-american-civilizations-develop-the-wheel/452005 "2008-06-12T12:22:19Z")
Yeah, I know – I’ve read about this many times, and before anybody else brings them up (although I guarantee that they will, since too many people don’t read the OP): 1.) There have been small “models” or “toys” found t… --- ## [Great movie one-liners](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/great-movie-one-liners/632382)
**Author:** [@tdn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tdn)\ **Replies:** 106\ **Last updated:** [August 30, 2012, 10:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/great-movie-one-liners/632382 "2012-08-30T22:45:04Z")
Note that this is not a thread for movie quotes or great dialog. It is for one-liners that do not depend on characters, context, or setup. It is for lines that stand well on their own. “You’re happy. I hate that!” “I’v… --- ## [NON-slide guitar songs that use open tunings](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/non-slide-guitar-songs-that-use-open-tunings/639601)
**Author:** [@squeegee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/squeegee)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [November 2, 2012, 9:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/non-slide-guitar-songs-that-use-open-tunings/639601 "2012-11-02T21:51:26Z")
Hey, I’m looking for NON-slide songs in open tunings. I’m mainly interested in electric, but acoustic is fine as well. I loves me some open tuned songs, but I don’t know that many. I’ll start: DADGAD Kashmir, Led Zepp… --- ## [Commercials that fail](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/commercials-that-fail/489562)
**Author:** [@Ogre](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ogre)\ **Replies:** 111\ **Last updated:** [March 23, 2009, 2:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/commercials-that-fail/489562 "2009-03-23T02:49:08Z")
This commercial simply doesn’t send the message it was intended to me. The commercial is all about how unique the Audi Q5 is. When I see it, though, I see an SUV that’s almost identical to all the others,… --- ## [Why do I have to accept junk mail?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-i-have-to-accept-junk-mail/558936)
**Author:** [@Snowboarder\_Bo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snowboarder_Bo)\ **Replies:** 71\ **Last updated:** [November 3, 2010, 10:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-i-have-to-accept-junk-mail/558936 "2010-11-03T22:52:56Z")
Okay, this is a multi-part query; responses will graded on accuracy, pluck, and how good it looks in a bikini. :smiley: Srsly, I’ve long wondered why I can’t put a sign on my mailbox telling the mailman that I will not… --- ## [Ask the Scottish lady about her solo US trip](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-scottish-lady-about-her-solo-us-trip/794958)
**Author:** [@Scougs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scougs)\ **Replies:** 114\ **Last updated:** [September 3, 2017, 8:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-scottish-lady-about-her-solo-us-trip/794958 "2017-09-03T20:54:15Z")
I thought I might as well make this an “Ask the…” thread. Last week I returned to my native Edinburgh after an ambitious US trip for just over two weeks. I’ve been to the US before, but not like this. This time it got u… --- ## [Would you like to see your state/province divided?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-like-to-see-your-state-province-divided/608733)
**Author:** [@foolsguinea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/foolsguinea)\ **Replies:** 83\ **Last updated:** [January 11, 2012, 6:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-like-to-see-your-state-province-divided/608733 "2012-01-11T18:02:16Z")
I’m coming from a USA point of view, but will welcome input from anywhere else in the world. Some background: In the 1800’s, the USA added a new state every three years on average. Most of these were carved out of terr… --- ## [Can the Democrats sink any lower?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-the-democrats-sink-any-lower/467200)
**Author:** [@Liberal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Liberal)\ **Replies:** 83\ **Last updated:** [October 12, 2008, 11:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-the-democrats-sink-any-lower/467200 "2008-10-12T23:18:45Z")
Unbiased cite. Now that the Obama campaign has destroyed the economy and used its corpse for political gain, its media whores have pulled out all the stops. See, for example, the above Newsweek cover with its horrible d… --- ## [Help me beef up my "dreamy" music playlist](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-beef-up-my-dreamy-music-playlist/573172)
**Author:** [@HoboStew](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HoboStew)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [March 19, 2011, 2:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-beef-up-my-dreamy-music-playlist/573172 "2011-03-19T14:54:10Z")
The playlist consists primarily of dreampop, shoegaze, and electronica. Looking for songs that are (subjectively of course) dreamy, ethereal, & transcendent. Some examples from my playlist: Sometimes by My Bloody Valent… --- ## [Why are all the marsupials in Australia?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-all-the-marsupials-in-australia/331501)
**Author:** [@Birdmonster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Birdmonster)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [November 27, 2005, 12:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-all-the-marsupials-in-australia/331501 "2005-11-27T00:31:40Z")
Millions, Last night I got caught up in a heated discussion about wombats. Okay, that’s a lie. But I was talking about wombats over dinner. Which got me thinking: don’t all marsupials live on the continent of Australia?… --- ## [Polling: Unskewed Polls and comments on polling (moved from Harris Thread)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/polling-unskewed-polls-and-comments-on-polling-moved-from-harris-thread/1005665)
**Author:** [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\ **Replies:** 324\ **Last updated:** [November 3, 2024, 12:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/polling-unskewed-polls-and-comments-on-polling-moved-from-harris-thread/1005665 "2024-11-03T00:43:21Z")
A place to talk about polling, not the latest polls, but poll taking and balance. --- ## [Rep. Sensenbrenner Tries to Silence PATRIOT Act Debate](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rep-sensenbrenner-tries-to-silence-patriot-act-debate/307826)
**Author:** [@brianjedi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/brianjedi)\ **Replies:** 181\ **Last updated:** [June 16, 2005, 6:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rep-sensenbrenner-tries-to-silence-patriot-act-debate/307826 "2005-06-16T18:33:51Z")
Earlier today, the House Judiciary Committee held another hearing on the renewal of the PATRIOT Act. This meeting was requested by the Democratic minority under House rules, as they were prevented in previous meetings f… --- ## [In WWII, were U.S. enlisted men issued pistols?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-wwii-were-u-s-enlisted-men-issued-pistols/485246)
**Author:** [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)\ **Replies:** 69\ **Last updated:** [February 14, 2009, 1:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-wwii-were-u-s-enlisted-men-issued-pistols/485246 "2009-02-14T01:29:16Z")
In The Thin Red Line, there’s a scene where a private shows off an officer’s pistol he has stolen, thinking it will help his odds of survival in combat. But I recall a Time-Life book on WWII, with a picture of a G.I. po… --- ## [Flying once you've broken an eardrum](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/flying-once-youve-broken-an-eardrum/237259)
**Author:** [@cathee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cathee)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [March 31, 2004, 11:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/flying-once-youve-broken-an-eardrum/237259 "2004-03-31T11:18:57Z")
Once an adult has broken their eardrum while flying, does it mean they have sensitive eardrums? From my understanding eardrums heal themselves over time. Is this true? How long does it take roughly? Would the person… --- ## [Pubic hair & eyebrows](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pubic-hair-eyebrows/23006)
**Author:** [@Ozone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ozone)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [June 22, 2000, 1:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pubic-hair-eyebrows/23006 "2000-06-22T13:14:18Z")
Hope this hasn’t been covered a hundred times before, but I’ve been told that you can tell the color of someone’s hair “down there” by looking at their eyebrows. So far I’ve found this to be true. So, barring any dye job… --- ## [I finished Dune (the book) and I have some questions \*spoilers!\*](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-finished-dune-the-book-and-i-have-some-questions-spoilers/604901)
**Author:** [@YogSothoth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/YogSothoth)\ **Replies:** 63\ **Last updated:** [December 14, 2011, 9:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-finished-dune-the-book-and-i-have-some-questions-spoilers/604901 "2011-12-14T21:53:36Z")
There will be spoilers for Dune and some of the other Dune books. So beware! First of all, I enjoyed the book, but it didn’t engross me like the other 2 books I read recently (Ender’s Game and Dracula). Not to say Dun… --- ## [Gollum slipped and fell in the fires of the Sammath Naur because...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gollum-slipped-and-fell-in-the-fires-of-the-sammath-naur-because/568942)
**Author:** [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Replies:** 72\ **Last updated:** [February 19, 2011, 10:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gollum-slipped-and-fell-in-the-fires-of-the-sammath-naur-because/568942 "2011-02-19T22:52:37Z")
Poll coming in a moment or four but don’t let that slow you down. --- ## ["Ninja Death Touch"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ninja-death-touch/332601)
**Author:** [@Naifu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Naifu)\ **Replies:** 88\ **Last updated:** [December 17, 2005, 8:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ninja-death-touch/332601 "2005-12-17T20:26:35Z")
Dear Cecil: Is there such a thing as the “touch of death” in martial arts? Can I walk up to someone, pinch them in a certain spot, and kill them instantly? I’ve heard people swear such a thing exists, but I find it extr… --- ## [Highest face value ever on money?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/highest-face-value-ever-on-money/560273)
**Author:** [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [November 12, 2010, 8:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/highest-face-value-ever-on-money/560273 "2010-11-12T08:32:13Z")
The Canadian government is now issuing 100kg gold coins that have a face value of one million Canadian dollars. They have to be special ordered and the buyer has to pay for the bullion value above the face value. But fiv… --- ## [Wind Turbine vs. Protected Eagles -- Who to root for?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wind-turbine-vs-protected-eagles-who-to-root-for/654427)
**Author:** [@Bricker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bricker)\ **Replies:** 67\ **Last updated:** [April 5, 2013, 4:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wind-turbine-vs-protected-eagles-who-to-root-for/654427 "2013-04-05T04:10:25Z")
The LA Times reports: There is actually a federal permit for this: http://www.fws.gov/midwest/MidwestBird/EaglePermits/baeatakepermit.html Apparently getting such a permit is expensive – in that the permit requires “… --- ## [How long are cold cuts good for?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-long-are-cold-cuts-good-for/254717)
**Author:** [@Chairman\_Pow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chairman_Pow)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [July 13, 2004, 7:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-long-are-cold-cuts-good-for/254717 "2004-07-13T07:58:29Z")
I’ve got some turkey that smells more or less OK atlhough it’s pretty slimy. The date on the package said, “sell by 7/7/04.” We got it from the deli counter. Had some a couple days ago and it was OK, although a bit slim… --- ## ["I don't want my kids seeing that."](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-dont-want-my-kids-seeing-that/487821)
**Author:** [@original\_fake](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/original_fake)\ **Replies:** 88\ **Last updated:** [March 4, 2009, 4:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-dont-want-my-kids-seeing-that/487821 "2009-03-04T04:51:28Z")
http://today.msnbc.msn.com/id/29391313/ Can someone please explain the mentality of banning something like this from their homes? I’ve seen this type of thing happen in various ways and it never stops being confusing. … --- ## [What's with all the redneck "reality" shows?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-with-all-the-redneck-reality-shows/652723)
**Author:** [@Cuckoorex](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cuckoorex)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [August 20, 2013, 4:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-with-all-the-redneck-reality-shows/652723 "2013-08-20T04:22:43Z")
I have a couple of friends who simply can’t get enough of these shows - you know, Storage Wars, Swamp People, Duck Dynasty, Full Throttle Saloon, Lizard Lick Towing, etc. Whenever I visit them, they have literally dozens… --- ## [What is the biggest silly mistake you ever made?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-biggest-silly-mistake-you-ever-made/653299)
**Author:** [@Doctor\_Jackson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Doctor_Jackson)\ **Replies:** 87\ **Last updated:** [April 5, 2013, 3:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-biggest-silly-mistake-you-ever-made/653299 "2013-04-05T15:56:46Z")
I’m not asking about mistakes that necessarily changed your life (or anyone else’s). This is more about those msitakes that made you look silly but had no lasting consequences. As host of this thread, I’ll start: My f… --- ## [Public masturbation ruled legal in Sweden](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/public-masturbation-ruled-legal-in-sweden/669073)
**Author:** [@Vicullum](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Vicullum)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [September 26, 2013, 4:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/public-masturbation-ruled-legal-in-sweden/669073 "2013-09-26T16:51:01Z")
Link. Sounds like a pretty tortured interpretation of the law, but I guess that’s what lawyers live for. --- ## [Is Trader Joe's worth the trip?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-trader-joes-worth-the-trip/597934)
**Author:** [@papergirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/papergirl)\ **Replies:** 74\ **Last updated:** [October 3, 2011, 2:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-trader-joes-worth-the-trip/597934 "2011-10-03T14:41:28Z")
I don’t have one locally, but sometimes see references to TJ’s that make me curious. I’m pretty frugal, but I also like good stuff…good coffee, baking ingredients, etc, and am willing to pay normal prices for some. I t… --- ## [How did swords change warfare?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-did-swords-change-warfare/754929)
**Author:** [@Lumpy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lumpy)\ **Replies:** 85\ **Last updated:** [June 13, 2016, 8:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-did-swords-change-warfare/754929 "2016-06-13T20:55:48Z")
Though other weapons- spears/pikes, axes, maces and war hammers, etc.- never went completely out of fashion until firearms made other weapons obsolete, the sword was usually the predominate weapon of war. And while some … --- ## [Spot the outlier -- silly game](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spot-the-outlier-silly-game/680892)
**Author:** [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Replies:** 70\ **Last updated:** [February 16, 2014, 4:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spot-the-outlier-silly-game/680892 "2014-02-16T04:23:44Z")
Your task is twofold: Identify the member of the following group that is the least best fit Post another group (at least three members) with an outlier First batch: Jerome Kern Beethoven Eminem If you care to, tel… --- ## [I'm short, fat, old, and ugly. The bouncer at the newest club doesn't admit me. Legal?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-short-fat-old-and-ugly-the-bouncer-at-the-newest-club-doesnt-admit-me-legal/625474)
**Author:** [@Leo\_Bloom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leo_Bloom)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [June 21, 2012, 4:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-short-fat-old-and-ugly-the-bouncer-at-the-newest-club-doesnt-admit-me-legal/625474 "2012-06-21T04:32:53Z")
See subject. For the record, I am not s., f., o., and u. Opinions may vary. First Amendment issue? --- ## [Things That Drive You Nuts at Work](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-that-drive-you-nuts-at-work/579387)
**Author:** [@typoink](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/typoink)\ **Replies:** 76\ **Last updated:** [May 3, 2011, 3:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-that-drive-you-nuts-at-work/579387 "2011-05-03T15:05:12Z")
Obviously this will vary job to job. I work as a tech support guy in a call center, mostly dealing with smartphone problems. For the most part, I’m easygoing at it and, unlike some coworkers, don’t really have a proble… --- ## [Game of Thrones: Speculate of Season 7 \[spoilers for Season 6 allowed\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-of-thrones-speculate-of-season-7-spoilers-for-season-6-allowed/759147)
**Author:** [@Saint\_Cad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saint_Cad)\ **Replies:** 83\ **Last updated:** [July 17, 2016, 4:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-of-thrones-speculate-of-season-7-spoilers-for-season-6-allowed/759147 "2016-07-17T16:13:24Z")
I’m putting this thread up because I noticed that the thread on episode 6.10 is devolving into a “what’s gonna happen” sort of thread so it seems there may be some interest on what Season 7 will bring us. Some ideas to … --- ## [I pit the dumb fucks in Congress](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-the-dumb-fucks-in-congress/402531)
**Author:** [@Clothahump](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Clothahump)\ **Replies:** 149\ **Last updated:** [May 9, 2007, 4:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-the-dumb-fucks-in-congress/402531 "2007-05-09T04:46:48Z")
You stupid assholes had no business sending that bill to the President in the first place. All you accomplished by doing so was: A public demonstration of your ignorance of the Constitution of the United States. A pu… --- ## [Does eating a meal cold provide less calories than if it was eaten hot?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-eating-a-meal-cold-provide-less-calories-than-if-it-was-eaten-hot/647415)
**Author:** [@teakstone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/teakstone)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [January 18, 2013, 9:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-eating-a-meal-cold-provide-less-calories-than-if-it-was-eaten-hot/647415 "2013-01-18T09:09:34Z")
Since calories are a measure of energy, and heat is energy, does one intake more calories with food that is temperature hot as opposed to eating that same meal at a lower temperature. --- ## [Ever know someone that committed an awful crime?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ever-know-someone-that-committed-an-awful-crime/240281)
**Author:** [@liirogue](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/liirogue)\ **Replies:** 111\ **Last updated:** [April 22, 2004, 7:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ever-know-someone-that-committed-an-awful-crime/240281 "2004-04-22T19:18:05Z")
Inspired by an earlier thread, I decided to start this. Who knows someone that has created a heinous crime? The definition of heinous shall be left up to the person posting. When I was converting to Judaism a few years… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=959&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=961&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)