# Top **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=966&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:** 967 --- ## [Ask the Satanist](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-satanist/442156)
**Author:** [@Illuminatiprimus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Illuminatiprimus)\ **Replies:** 139\ **Last updated:** [March 25, 2008, 4:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-satanist/442156 "2008-03-25T16:31:26Z")
I’ve thought about doing this thread for a while but the impetus has come from Dung Beetle who nudged me into it. So, as the board’s resident Satanist I am open to questions about Satanism, be they basic (what is Satanis… --- ## [How is it even possible that there are Jews in Iran?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-is-it-even-possible-that-there-are-jews-in-iran/716258)
**Author:** [@Mangosteen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mangosteen)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [April 3, 2015, 2:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-is-it-even-possible-that-there-are-jews-in-iran/716258 "2015-04-03T02:53:12Z")
Does the government somehow differentiate between (and tolerate) local Jewish communities like the ones around Yazd from the Jews in Israel? And Iran’s hatred is more directed toward the state of Israel rather than dire… --- ## [Ever given a ride to a complete stranger/hitchhiker?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ever-given-a-ride-to-a-complete-stranger-hitchhiker/422475)
**Author:** [@rostfrei](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rostfrei)\ **Replies:** 65\ **Last updated:** [October 21, 2007, 8:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ever-given-a-ride-to-a-complete-stranger-hitchhiker/422475 "2007-10-21T20:07:05Z")
I have. A few months ago, After visiting my friend in the Lower Haight, I was walking to my car at about 8pm when I saw a guy standing on the street corner, furiously looking at a bus map of San Francisco. As I approac… --- ## [Men and the visual voyage...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/men-and-the-visual-voyage/219235)
**Author:** [@LolaCocaCola](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LolaCocaCola)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [December 17, 2003, 2:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/men-and-the-visual-voyage/219235 "2003-12-17T14:06:47Z")
Just wonderin’… When talking to a guy and his eyes do that everso quick scan of your body, do they really think that we don’t notice that??? Is it an uncontrollable reflex? Do they know we notice it and just don’t car… --- ## [Which major American city has the best street names?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-major-american-city-has-the-best-street-names/639902)
**Author:** [@Hyperelastic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hyperelastic)\ **Replies:** 73\ **Last updated:** [November 14, 2012, 6:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-major-american-city-has-the-best-street-names/639902 "2012-11-14T06:08:11Z")
Los Angeles has Century, Victory, Imperial and Olympic, to name just a few. Can you beat that? As for the dullest, Columbus, Ohio has to be right up there. Main, Town, High, Broad… It almost puts you to sleep, until you… --- ## [Does anyone here just drink water and nothing else? Or ever tried it for a while?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-here-just-drink-water-and-nothing-else-or-ever-tried-it-for-a-while/721103)
**Author:** [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [June 16, 2015, 1:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-here-just-drink-water-and-nothing-else-or-ever-tried-it-for-a-while/721103 "2015-06-16T13:47:39Z")
I normally drink 2-3 cups of coffee a day, 2-3 diet sodas, and an occasional beer. Also a random glass of milk, iced tea, whatever. A couple weeks ago I thought it would be a fun personal challenge to drink only water. … --- ## ["Ocean's Eleven"...WTF does the title mean?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oceans-eleven-wtf-does-the-title-mean/97053)
**Author:** [@toadspittle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/toadspittle)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [December 7, 2001, 5:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oceans-eleven-wtf-does-the-title-mean/97053 "2001-12-07T05:31:25Z")
While I have about zero interest in seeing the movie, one thing is bugging the heck out of me. What the heck does the title mean? Eleven things that belong to the ocean? The ocean is eleven…something? Improper use of an … --- ## [When is a boycott justified?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-is-a-boycott-justified/472731)
**Author:** [@wonky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wonky)\ **Replies:** 89\ **Last updated:** [November 20, 2008, 5:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-is-a-boycott-justified/472731 "2008-11-20T17:57:45Z")
There’s a huge thread in the Pit that touches on the ethics of boycotts. I think that is a good topic for its own thread, so here it is. A creative director of a Californian theater donated money to help defeat same-se… --- ## [What's the tackiest item decorating your house?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-tackiest-item-decorating-your-house/540219)
**Author:** [@OpalCat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OpalCat)\ **Replies:** 83\ **Last updated:** [May 28, 2010, 8:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-tackiest-item-decorating-your-house/540219 "2010-05-28T20:22:17Z")
Sometimes things are wonderful not just in spite of but because of their tackiness. In my house, it’s gotta be my Schlitz lamp. It looks just like this one except I never had the globe part. So my golden lady is triumph… --- ## [Dinner and a movie...which do you do first?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dinner-and-a-movie-which-do-you-do-first/389711)
**Author:** [@Kalhoun](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kalhoun)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [January 27, 2007, 9:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dinner-and-a-movie-which-do-you-do-first/389711 "2007-01-27T21:35:30Z")
Mr. K and I are celebrating our anniversary today by doing dinner and a movie. He suggested doing dinner first. I think the movie has to come first so you can discuss it over dinner. How do you do it? Why? What time d… --- ## [Some well-educated ideas that should unite the world against them Muslim terrorists](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/some-well-educated-ideas-that-should-unite-the-world-against-them-muslim-terrorists/112586)
**Author:** [@Mr.Bix](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Bix)\ **Replies:** 160\ **Last updated:** [September 27, 2002, 11:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/some-well-educated-ideas-that-should-unite-the-world-against-them-muslim-terrorists/112586 "2002-09-27T23:28:00Z")
\*\*If you ain’t convinced by the time you finish readin this list that Muslims are all evil, then you’re either a terrorist or an asshole and you should be deported. \*\* Muslims is more likely to put blind faith in the… --- ## [Fuuuuck LEDs on electronics](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fuuuuck-leds-on-electronics/660279)
**Author:** [@thirdname](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/thirdname)\ **Replies:** 79\ **Last updated:** [June 20, 2013, 9:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fuuuuck-leds-on-electronics/660279 "2013-06-20T21:54:00Z")
My printer apparently has a green LED that flashes constantly. I don’t use my printer much, so I didn’t notice it until I was in bed trying to sleep. It wasn’t until I was half-asleep that my eyes had adjusted to the poi… --- ## [Some words that shouldn't exist: copacetic, and, discombobulated.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/some-words-that-shouldnt-exist-copacetic-and-discombobulated/644718)
**Author:** [@JamesQueue](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JamesQueue)\ **Replies:** 73\ **Last updated:** [December 27, 2012, 9:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/some-words-that-shouldnt-exist-copacetic-and-discombobulated/644718 "2012-12-27T21:32:41Z")
Unnecessary words are those that have a perfect substitution, they don’t add anything to the language other than to show off a good vocabulary. They can be substituted using much more common words that are easier to reme… --- ## [margin has the self-awareness of a barnacle.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/margin-has-the-self-awareness-of-a-barnacle/847934)
**Author:** [@Mr.Duality](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Duality)\ **Replies:** 131\ **Last updated:** [February 16, 2020, 8:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/margin-has-the-self-awareness-of-a-barnacle/847934 "2020-02-16T08:27:36Z")
And he/she is a coward, to boot. Most of the time margin does a passable job of imitating an enemy of ignorance, but the truth has been revealed. Take in this bit of misdirection: This is where. When challenged on … --- ## [Ex-Republican strategist: Republican Party conservatism was always a lie](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ex-republican-strategist-republican-party-conservatism-was-always-a-lie/918812)
**Author:** [@Acsenray](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Acsenray)\ **Replies:** 206\ **Last updated:** [September 14, 2020, 5:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ex-republican-strategist-republican-party-conservatism-was-always-a-lie/918812 "2020-09-14T17:14:57Z")
Stuart Stevens, who was Romney’s strategist—“it was all a lie” … “Fair trade, balanced budgets, character, family values, standing up to foreign adversaries like Russia—we’re all against that now. You have to ask, ‘D… --- ## [Docta G, kiss my red-white-and-blue ass](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/docta-g-kiss-my-red-white-and-blue-ass/624950)
**Author:** [@MaxTheVool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MaxTheVool)\ **Replies:** 61\ **Last updated:** [June 16, 2012, 6:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/docta-g-kiss-my-red-white-and-blue-ass/624950 "2012-06-16T18:03:09Z")
Disclaimer 1: This post will be more disclaimer than content Commentary on disclaimer: That’s because I don’t want anyone to think that I’m the kind of person who engages in jingoism or American Extremism with any kind … --- ## [Dating a good friend's sister. Is it really bad form?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dating-a-good-friends-sister-is-it-really-bad-form/419441)
**Author:** [@Nars\_Glinley](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nars_Glinley)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [September 19, 2007, 6:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dating-a-good-friends-sister-is-it-really-bad-form/419441 "2007-09-19T18:06:28Z")
Is this really a faux pas or is that just the realm of television? I grew up with 2 brothers so I have no experience in this area but if a good friend of mine that was a girl had wanted to date a brother, I’m sure that … --- ## [The Big Bang Theory, Thursday, January 9, 2014 -- "The Occupation Recalibration"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-big-bang-theory-thursday-january-9-2014-the-occupation-recalibration/678369)
**Author:** [@gytalf2000](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gytalf2000)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [January 16, 2014, 8:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-big-bang-theory-thursday-january-9-2014-the-occupation-recalibration/678369 "2014-01-16T20:51:43Z")
I am starting this thread in anticipation of tonight’s episode. --- ## [You know you're from San Diego if...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-know-youre-from-san-diego-if/528043)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [September 15, 2012, 4:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-know-youre-from-san-diego-if/528043 "2012-09-15T04:32:47Z")
You know you’re from San Diego if… I lived in San Diego until I was 15, before I moved to Northern L.A. County and eventually to L.A. I remember several of those. (Actually, I found the page because I was looking for… --- ## [World's smallest violin playing for Samuel Alito's wife.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worlds-smallest-violin-playing-for-samuel-alitos-wife/339720)
**Author:** [@Diogenes\_the\_Cynic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Diogenes_the_Cynic)\ **Replies:** 168\ **Last updated:** [January 14, 2006, 6:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worlds-smallest-violin-playing-for-samuel-alitos-wife/339720 "2006-01-14T06:46:17Z")
Waaahhhhhh :frowning: Did those mean old Democrats hurt your widdle feewings? Well grow a pair, you fucking cow. The only think more disgusting than the (probably staged) little stunt of Alito’s crybaby wife sobbing fo… --- ## [I pit all the morons who continue to engage with Clothahump, and the mods who refuse to ban him](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-all-the-morons-who-continue-to-engage-with-clothahump-and-the-mods-who-refuse-to-ban-him/792452)
**Author:** [@Budget\_Player\_Cadet](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Budget_Player_Cadet)\ **Replies:** 108\ **Last updated:** [July 31, 2017, 5:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-all-the-morons-who-continue-to-engage-with-clothahump-and-the-mods-who-refuse-to-ban-him/792452 "2017-07-31T17:05:17Z")
I sincerely hope this doesn’t need more explaining, but come the fuck on guys. http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=832151 This is just the latest example of a thread polluted by him. Not so much by him… --- ## [Wait, that's not real?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wait-thats-not-real/608386)
**Author:** [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\ **Replies:** 80\ **Last updated:** [January 7, 2012, 1:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wait-thats-not-real/608386 "2012-01-07T01:26:34Z")
The flip side of this thread–Ever think something in a creative work was real, only to discover the person made it up. For decades I thought Catch-22 was a real psychological designation. I was amazed to discover that J… --- ## [Porn spoof recommendations?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/porn-spoof-recommendations/371657)
**Author:** [@Stonebow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stonebow)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [October 18, 2006, 5:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/porn-spoof-recommendations/371657 "2006-10-18T17:13:23Z")
Okay folks…we’re all adults here. And I presume that a fair number of us have seen “Pirates,” the Lord of the Rings of adult cinema. “Pirates” is clearly a riff on Pirates of the Caribbean. We recently also caught “The … --- ## [Ask a paraplegic girl.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-a-paraplegic-girl/663606)
**Author:** [@jaymac1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jaymac1)\ **Replies:** 69\ **Last updated:** [July 16, 2013, 2:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-a-paraplegic-girl/663606 "2013-07-16T14:25:34Z")
Considering none of you seem to believe I am a real person and think I am an internet troll by the same identity as this ‘Umkay’, I may as well take advantage of the situation, I am going to let you low lifes build a pic… --- ## [Who Controls the Airing of TV Commercials?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-controls-the-airing-of-tv-commercials/634988)
**Author:** [@Fiddle\_Peghead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fiddle_Peghead)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [September 19, 2012, 12:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-controls-the-airing-of-tv-commercials/634988 "2012-09-19T00:27:55Z")
I was watching a TV show, and it went to commerical. There was a brief snippet of a woman saying, “I can’t get up”, which quickly disappeared and was followed by a full-length commercial. Obviously something went wrong w… --- ## [New Chick Tract: "Gladys"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-chick-tract-gladys/130740)
**Author:** [@Dewey\_Cheatem\_Undhow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dewey_Cheatem_Undhow)\ **Replies:** 103\ **Last updated:** [October 7, 2002, 7:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-chick-tract-gladys/130740 "2002-10-07T07:13:40Z")
Gladys. Jack’s definitely losing a step. No “HAW HAW HAWs” anywhere to be found. He does, however, not only cast the main character into the Lake of Fire, but he also manages to condemn to hellfire an unbeliever from … --- ## [What's a good price for a good mattress?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-a-good-price-for-a-good-mattress/403991)
**Author:** [@Sailboat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sailboat)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [May 15, 2007, 11:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-a-good-price-for-a-good-mattress/403991 "2007-05-15T23:43:48Z")
We’ve needed a good mattress for years. I’ve been cheap and put off buying one. Since we got married, we’ve had one that was decades old and kind of lumpy. Since we got the new bed frame, which is a different size (no… --- ## [Let's have fun with the TSA this holiday season!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-have-fun-with-the-tsa-this-holiday-season/561600)
**Author:** [@Moirai](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Moirai)\ **Replies:** 73\ **Last updated:** [November 25, 2010, 7:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-have-fun-with-the-tsa-this-holiday-season/561600 "2010-11-25T19:00:01Z")
This morning, we were trying to decide how to pay the TSA back in some small measure for this latest affront to dignity & intelligent security practices. Here’s what we came up with so far- Go commando for your pat d… --- ## [So suppose I wanted to commit bigamy\*](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-suppose-i-wanted-to-commit-bigamy/515999)
**Author:** [@PandaBear77](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PandaBear77)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [November 23, 2009, 5:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-suppose-i-wanted-to-commit-bigamy/515999 "2009-11-23T05:35:33Z")
Let’s say that I got married to husband #1 in, oh, Tennessee. Let’s say that later on down the road, I’m living in, oh, California with my spouse, and I go nuts and decide I want a second husband. I find a willing part… --- ## [Fallin' for the Rants: October minirants](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fallin-for-the-rants-october-minirants/1008325)
**Author:** [@saje](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/saje)\ **Replies:** 331\ **Last updated:** [November 4, 2024, 6:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fallin-for-the-rants-october-minirants/1008325 "2024-11-04T18:10:55Z")
My SC town got hammered by Helene. Nothing remotely like poor NC, but it’s put a wrench in everything. And I’m beyond pissed at people who apparently are stopping to hurl abused at lineworkers because they don’t have pow… --- ## [What are your unsanitary habits?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-unsanitary-habits/555366)
**Author:** [@overlyverbose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/overlyverbose)\ **Replies:** 76\ **Last updated:** [September 30, 2010, 7:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-unsanitary-habits/555366 "2010-09-30T19:30:41Z")
I’m ashamed to admit it, but sometimes I do things that are…questionable. In other words, sometimes I’m just not that clean. I sincerely hope I’m not alone. My habits have yet to contribute to anyone in my household, my… --- ## [Why Are Poisonous Species Often Brightly Colored?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-poisonous-species-often-brightly-colored/179609)
**Author:** [@Surreal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Surreal)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [June 22, 2003, 4:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-poisonous-species-often-brightly-colored/179609 "2003-06-22T16:02:53Z")
As I understand it, bright colors like red or orange are usually considered to be a ‘warning sign’ indicating the potential to be poisonous in many species of frogs and snakes. Why is this the case? Wouldn’t a poisonous … --- ## [Is the 60s "counterculture" responsible for a lot todays "alt right?"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-60s-counterculture-responsible-for-a-lot-todays-alt-right/970125)
**Author:** [@nightshadea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nightshadea)\ **Replies:** 106\ **Last updated:** [January 23, 2023, 2:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-60s-counterculture-responsible-for-a-lot-todays-alt-right/970125 "2023-01-23T14:39:55Z")
A friend of mines grandparent draws this conclusion as he made a comparison that a lot of the things the alt-right follows like anti-vaccinations and a lot q anon types of things started back in the 60s and even if … --- ## [Are strippers almost always hookers if the money is good enough?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-strippers-almost-always-hookers-if-the-money-is-good-enough/158626)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [March 5, 2003, 4:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-strippers-almost-always-hookers-if-the-money-is-good-enough/158626 "2003-03-05T16:24:11Z")
A strip club savvy friend told me this years ago. It would seem to be a logical way for a dancer to size up the potential client and make (even more) money if the opportunity and interest presented itself. Based on some … --- ## [Uncles & aunts: do you have a favorite among your nieces & nephews?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/uncles-aunts-do-you-have-a-favorite-among-your-nieces-nephews/693667)
**Author:** [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [July 22, 2014, 9:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/uncles-aunts-do-you-have-a-favorite-among-your-nieces-nephews/693667 "2014-07-22T21:38:16Z")
Presuming you have more than one, of course. I have four nieces–no, scratch that, I forgot about my brother’s baby. I have five nieces and one nephew; the baby is eight months old, while the others range from 15 to 30 y… --- ## [Cunt!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cunt/144802)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 155\ **Last updated:** [December 30, 2002, 9:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cunt/144802 "2002-12-30T21:30:11Z")
Ths is really more of an IMHO question, but the word itself is probably safer to discuss in the Pit. Mods move if you deem necessary. Why is this word so much more powerful and pejorative than amost any other word when … --- ## [Did Bush tax cuts avert a recession?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-bush-tax-cuts-avert-a-recession/695199)
**Author:** [@Willcross](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Willcross)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [August 14, 2014, 4:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-bush-tax-cuts-avert-a-recession/695199 "2014-08-14T16:09:30Z")
First, I’d like to assure everyone this isn’t a homework question. I’m taking college courses at night and this summers course was Macroeconomics. I just finished the chapter on fiscal policy. In passing, the chapter me… --- ## [The Eighth-day Adventist Church proposal](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-eighth-day-adventist-church-proposal/589157)
**Author:** [@Bryan\_Ekers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bryan_Ekers)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [June 25, 2012, 11:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-eighth-day-adventist-church-proposal/589157 "2012-06-25T11:48:28Z")
As a thought experiment, imagine a person with considerable wealth and/or vast unfettered access to professional printing services, to the point where this person can print up professionally-bound books of any desired co… --- ## [Picking up someone at the airport](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/picking-up-someone-at-the-airport/492345)
**Author:** [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [April 8, 2009, 9:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/picking-up-someone-at-the-airport/492345 "2009-04-08T21:34:06Z")
The last time I picked up someone at the airport was pre-9/11, when it was SOP to wait at the gate for them to disembark. Now, with all the security, you need a boarding pass to get to the gate, so where is the standard … --- ## [What's the most pain you've ever experienced?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-pain-youve-ever-experienced/765352)
**Author:** [@Hbk4894](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hbk4894)\ **Replies:** 104\ **Last updated:** [September 17, 2016, 10:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-pain-youve-ever-experienced/765352 "2016-09-17T22:07:46Z")
Can be physical or mentally --- ## [What's your favorite frozen pizza?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-favorite-frozen-pizza/492723)
**Author:** [@Simmerdown](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Simmerdown)\ **Replies:** 67\ **Last updated:** [June 28, 2012, 4:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-favorite-frozen-pizza/492723 "2012-06-28T04:27:19Z")
Mine is Jewel (midwest grocery store chain) Chef’s Kitchen thin crust sausage, believe it or not. They have the perfect balance of crust/sauce/cheese/meat, and always cook up crispy and delicious. Sadly, I had to substit… --- ## [No Frozen thread? OPEN SPOILERS](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-frozen-thread-open-spoilers/675059)
**Author:** [@cmkeller](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cmkeller)\ **Replies:** 61\ **Last updated:** [June 2, 2014, 12:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-frozen-thread-open-spoilers/675059 "2014-06-02T12:46:11Z")
I don’t recall the last time a Disney movie has come out and no thread was started to discuss it on release day. I took my kids aged 5 (almost 6) - 14 (4 girls, 1 boy) to see it today, and here are my impressions: The v… --- ## [Black Lives Matter... A flawed phrase](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/black-lives-matter-a-flawed-phrase/759450)
**Author:** [@Alzarian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alzarian)\ **Replies:** 109\ **Last updated:** [July 12, 2016, 1:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/black-lives-matter-a-flawed-phrase/759450 "2016-07-12T13:57:06Z")
My facebook feed is once again flooded with one group saying Black Lives Matter which is met with another group saying All Lives Matter, which leads to an annoying back-and-forth between the two groups with each side mis… --- ## [What cultural changes have caught you completely by surprise?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-cultural-changes-have-caught-you-completely-by-surprise/394192)
**Author:** [@PoorYorick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PoorYorick)\ **Replies:** 122\ **Last updated:** [March 21, 2007, 5:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-cultural-changes-have-caught-you-completely-by-surprise/394192 "2007-03-21T05:06:23Z")
I saw a commercial for Crystal Light (an additive to bottled water) on TV the other day, and their motto was, “Is your water pale?” I remarked to Mrs. Yorick that I never would have guessed that bottled water would ever … --- ## [Can a parent be forced to relinquish their parental rights?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-a-parent-be-forced-to-relinquish-their-parental-rights/572556)
**Author:** [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [March 2, 2011, 6:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-a-parent-be-forced-to-relinquish-their-parental-rights/572556 "2011-03-02T18:58:39Z")
A hypothetical based on a conversation I had with a friend who has a relative in a really nasty custody battle similar to the one described below: Hypothetica had a child, Little Susie, with a guy we’ll call B.D. (for B… --- ## [Christmas Bonuses - Best, Worst, Average](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/christmas-bonuses-best-worst-average/47419)
**Author:** [@Breathe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Breathe)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [December 28, 2000, 6:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/christmas-bonuses-best-worst-average/47419 "2000-12-28T18:47:02Z")
I am curious. What’s considered an “appropriate” Christmas bonus for a full time worker with six years under their belt with a company? Someone who’s roughly middle- to lower-management, no paid overtime. And on that n… --- ## [Baby Daddy Drama Rama. \[need actual advice\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baby-daddy-drama-rama-need-actual-advice/579549)
**Author:** [@Farmer\_Jane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Farmer_Jane)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [April 29, 2011, 9:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baby-daddy-drama-rama-need-actual-advice/579549 "2011-04-29T21:14:43Z")
Err…so…this is not a thread about deadbeat dads or anything. I’m on good terms with my son’s dad (“D.”). When I found out I was pregnant, D. was not pleased. I was just, well, shocked. And I’m not the baby type (god I h… --- ## [Fish and Chips question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fish-and-chips-question/666626)
**Author:** [@simple\_homer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/simple_homer)\ **Replies:** 62\ **Last updated:** [August 23, 2013, 7:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fish-and-chips-question/666626 "2013-08-23T19:27:29Z")
I like fish, and I have never been to England, but I have tried fish and chips at several English restaurants around the world recommended to me by English friends. I have always been disappointed in the fish. It is bl… --- ## [The Cat Who Walked Through Walls: major spoilers and some "gahuuuh?!?"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-cat-who-walked-through-walls-major-spoilers-and-some-gahuuuh/324350)
**Author:** [@Enderw24](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Enderw24)\ **Replies:** 78\ **Last updated:** [October 22, 2005, 4:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-cat-who-walked-through-walls-major-spoilers-and-some-gahuuuh/324350 "2005-10-22T04:07:08Z")
I just finished The Cat Who Walked Through Walls about ten minutes ago and it left me mightily confused. This is the first Heinlein book I’ve ever read. I picked it up because it was free and free is always good. As I k… --- ## [Sarah Vowell - Annoying Voice](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sarah-vowell-annoying-voice/652569)
**Author:** [@drastic\_quench](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drastic_quench)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [December 14, 2015, 12:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sarah-vowell-annoying-voice/652569 "2015-12-14T00:50:37Z")
Sarah Vowell was on NPR this morning. Who the hell told her she had a voice for radio!? It’s possible they said “face” and she misheard. Her voice is just horrid. I think she must speak with her mouth closed, because… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=965&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=967&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)