# Top **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=969&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:** 970 --- ## [Wings' Fans: Explain "Band on the Run"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wings-fans-explain-band-on-the-run/239085)
**Author:** [@Jinx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jinx)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [April 14, 2004, 11:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wings-fans-explain-band-on-the-run/239085 "2004-04-14T23:49:27Z")
I always wondered if the song. “Band on the Run”, was Paul McCartney’s attempt at making something like another “Magical Mystery Tour” or “Sgt. Pepper”? Also, it gives me images of The Monkees in a silly, “chase” scene,… --- ## [Why dont American straight white men wear red jeans?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-dont-american-straight-white-men-wear-red-jeans/805216)
**Author:** [@jonpluc](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jonpluc)\ **Replies:** 108\ **Last updated:** [January 10, 2018, 11:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-dont-american-straight-white-men-wear-red-jeans/805216 "2018-01-10T11:11:45Z")
I was putting on a bright red polo shirt the other day and being a straight white American male it occurred to me that almost nobody of that description ever wears red jeans of similar color. They exist and can certianly… --- ## [Black Sails (Pirate show on Starz) is really good!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/black-sails-pirate-show-on-starz-is-really-good/683839)
**Author:** [@SecretaryofEvil](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SecretaryofEvil)\ **Replies:** 65\ **Last updated:** [March 30, 2015, 5:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/black-sails-pirate-show-on-starz-is-really-good/683839 "2015-03-30T17:15:59Z")
I’ll confess I was skeptical when I first saw advertising for Black Sails. But the season finale just aired last night and overall I’m very impressed with the show. I’m not claiming it’s the next Game of Thrones or Break… --- ## [Abortion and prayer for the unborn's well being](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/abortion-and-prayer-for-the-unborns-well-being/724520)
**Author:** [@kanicbird](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kanicbird)\ **Replies:** 104\ **Last updated:** [July 11, 2015, 2:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/abortion-and-prayer-for-the-unborns-well-being/724520 "2015-07-11T02:57:36Z")
A simple pole on a complex topic, was prayer to some sort of ‘God’ or ‘god’ offered for the well being of the entity aborted. --- ## [The stupid rumors about Springfield Haitians](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-stupid-rumors-about-springfield-haitians/1007210)
**Author:** [@Cool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cool)\ **Replies:** 296\ **Last updated:** [October 7, 2024, 4:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-stupid-rumors-about-springfield-haitians/1007210 "2024-10-07T16:31:08Z")
IDK if Haitians are eating ducks and cats, but there does seem to be something going on where people are caught on camera catching or eating these animals. Are these people insane, or is there a local societal collapse t… --- ## [Help (and compassion) from SDMB polyamorists and other Dopers requested](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-and-compassion-from-sdmb-polyamorists-and-other-dopers-requested/264057)
**Author:** [@FinnAgain](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FinnAgain)\ **Replies:** 163\ **Last updated:** [September 20, 2004, 7:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-and-compassion-from-sdmb-polyamorists-and-other-dopers-requested/264057 "2004-09-20T19:25:26Z")
First, I’m begging any of you who read this to be kind. I know I’ve fucked up in the past. God do I know it. But I’m in intense agony right now, and if all you’ve got to say is that I’m a bastard, please, don’t do it. … --- ## [Products that make it worse.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/products-that-make-it-worse/522357)
**Author:** [@randwill](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/randwill)\ **Replies:** 79\ **Last updated:** [January 13, 2010, 5:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/products-that-make-it-worse/522357 "2010-01-13T17:40:33Z")
What are your favorite products that make the thing they are designed to fix even worse? Bathroom Mildew Removers. Sure you spray the stuff on the bathtub tiles and the bleach eats away the black stuff growing between t… --- ## [Fuck you tow company and police](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fuck-you-tow-company-and-police/555432)
**Author:** [@Snarky\_Kong](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snarky_Kong)\ **Replies:** 60\ **Last updated:** [October 1, 2010, 4:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fuck-you-tow-company-and-police/555432 "2010-10-01T16:37:13Z")
I was in an accident last week. Nobody was hurt, both cars were drivable but towed. They both look shitty, but it was cosmetic damage. The cop told me I needed mine towed because of the airbags. Today I went to get my c… --- ## [Survivor March 4 2010](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/survivor-march-4-2010/531366)
**Author:** [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Replies:** 77\ **Last updated:** [March 13, 2010, 8:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/survivor-march-4-2010/531366 "2010-03-13T20:10:07Z")
Coach crying to Tyson was hilarious. I was just waiting to see Tyson make fun of him to the camera. I liked him saying, “Hey, if you need me to coach you through it…” Didn’t Tyson consider asking everyone to call him c… --- ## [Why does cancer medication cost so much?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-cancer-medication-cost-so-much/593767)
**Author:** [@CheeseDonkey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CheeseDonkey)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [August 25, 2011, 4:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-cancer-medication-cost-so-much/593767 "2011-08-25T16:15:58Z")
I mean, it can be tens of thousands of dollars. Why? --- ## [educate me about DVR systems (VCR replacement)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/educate-me-about-dvr-systems-vcr-replacement/546227)
**Author:** [@Arnold\_Winkelried](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Arnold_Winkelried)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [July 13, 2010, 7:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/educate-me-about-dvr-systems-vcr-replacement/546227 "2010-07-13T19:45:57Z")
So, for many years, I have kept a VCR around to look at old family videotapes. Since I don’t have the time to watch much TV anymore (two kids, 4 and 7) I don’t bother recording TV shows - Netflix has been providing my en… --- ## [Which toon MILF is the hottest?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-toon-milf-is-the-hottest/229353)
**Author:** [@Scumpup](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scumpup)\ **Replies:** 88\ **Last updated:** [February 26, 2004, 10:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-toon-milf-is-the-hottest/229353 "2004-02-26T22:12:23Z")
Definitely the mom from The Family Circus. No question about it. --- ## [Pastry and meat combos are horrible](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pastry-and-meat-combos-are-horrible/644720)
**Author:** [@grude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/grude)\ **Replies:** 76\ **Last updated:** [December 25, 2012, 1:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pastry-and-meat-combos-are-horrible/644720 "2012-12-25T01:41:02Z")
I’ve never had one of these abominations that tasted good, they all resemble either something a gradeschooler thought up or something an intoxicated person thought tasted good. I think the first place these showed up wa… --- ## [SDMB Fantasy Football Auction League](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-fantasy-football-auction-league/459836)
**Author:** [@SenorBeef](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SenorBeef)\ **Replies:** 174\ **Last updated:** [December 23, 2008, 1:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-fantasy-football-auction-league/459836 "2008-12-23T13:47:40Z")
Year 2. Last year’s thread. This league will be recruiting. Last year we ran with 8 people but I see no reason we can’t bump it up to 12. You absolutely must make the draft, though - there’s no autodraft in an auction … --- ## [(Old) A Drinking Problem in the MMP](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-a-drinking-problem-in-the-mmp/986111)
**Author:** [@scareyfaerie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/scareyfaerie)\ **Replies:** 343\ **Last updated:** [July 7, 2023, 1:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-a-drinking-problem-in-the-mmp/986111 "2023-07-07T01:41:56Z")
Morning, mumpers! 17c/62f with a predicted high of 19c/66f today and cloudy. Weather app says “If this weather was soup, it would be broccoli fart chowder with corn and bacon.” I’m not sure if that’s good or bad! It’… --- ## [I shaved my head today. Feels weird.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-shaved-my-head-today-feels-weird/619158)
**Author:** [@Love\_Rhombus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Love_Rhombus)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [April 22, 2012, 9:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-shaved-my-head-today-feels-weird/619158 "2012-04-22T09:07:24Z")
Well, I didn’t. The barber did. But it is done, and I have gone from being a mop-top to weirdly bony on top. But it is my birthday, so there. --- ## [Simple lessons you have learned. And they have stayed with you all your life.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/simple-lessons-you-have-learned-and-they-have-stayed-with-you-all-your-life/775302)
**Author:** [@harmonicamoon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/harmonicamoon)\ **Replies:** 108\ **Last updated:** [December 27, 2016, 10:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/simple-lessons-you-have-learned-and-they-have-stayed-with-you-all-your-life/775302 "2016-12-27T22:00:03Z")
Over fifty years ago, I worked at a fast food drive in. We had a shelf that stored bags of cups for soda pop. One day it was empty. The manager came up to me and said, “Scrubs, what we have here is an opportunity.” A… --- ## [Could I make "Rice Krispies Treats" out of Honey Smacks?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-i-make-rice-krispies-treats-out-of-honey-smacks/306711)
**Author:** [@Hey\_It\_s\_That\_Guy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hey_It_s_That_Guy)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [June 5, 2005, 12:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-i-make-rice-krispies-treats-out-of-honey-smacks/306711 "2005-06-05T00:47:05Z")
Hello all, A few weeks ago I bought a huge box of Honey Smacks because it came with a light-up Star Wars lightsaber spoon and had a cool picture of Samuel L. Jackson (Mace Windu) on the box. My roommate and I now call … --- ## [I found a baby bunny! (And I'm KEEPING it!)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-found-a-baby-bunny-and-im-keeping-it/458515)
**Author:** [@alice\_in\_wonderland](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/alice_in_wonderland)\ **Replies:** 89\ **Last updated:** [September 18, 2008, 6:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-found-a-baby-bunny-and-im-keeping-it/458515 "2008-09-18T06:51:59Z")
Last night Mr. Wonderland and I, along with the visiting summer student who’s staying with us for 5 months were driving home and Mr. W. spotted a teeny, tiny little baby bunny, lost and disoriented, hopping towards the m… --- ## [The Race Card and the Racist Card](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-race-card-and-the-racist-card/568305)
**Author:** [@Ibn\_Warraq](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ibn_Warraq)\ **Replies:** 101\ **Last updated:** [January 23, 2011, 3:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-race-card-and-the-racist-card/568305 "2011-01-23T15:04:15Z")
About fifteen years ago, around the time of the OJ Simpson trial, the phrase “playing the race card” was introduced into public life. I’m sure everyone knows what it means, but for those unsure, it’s when someone decides… --- ## [Deleted scenes that you want to see but that have never been released](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/deleted-scenes-that-you-want-to-see-but-that-have-never-been-released/295897)
**Author:** [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [March 25, 2005, 1:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/deleted-scenes-that-you-want-to-see-but-that-have-never-been-released/295897 "2005-03-25T01:20:28Z")
I suppose the most famous of these is “The Biggs Scenes” on Tattooine from Star Wars, the scene that survived every edit of the script and was filmed but never released. Some scenes that I know exist (or at least that I… --- ## [Neapolitan ice cream: what do you eat?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/neapolitan-ice-cream-what-do-you-eat/620096)
**Author:** [@installLSC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/installLSC)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [April 28, 2012, 9:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/neapolitan-ice-cream-what-do-you-eat/620096 "2012-04-28T21:30:15Z")
We were discussing ice cream at work today, and I brought up Neapolitan ice cream (the stuff that’s blocks of chocolate, strawberry, and vanilla stuck together). I noticed that most people scarf up the chocolate and str… --- ## [Orgasms: Which is better... Male or Female?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/orgasms-which-is-better-male-or-female/364961)
**Author:** [@cmyk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cmyk)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [July 20, 2006, 3:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/orgasms-which-is-better-male-or-female/364961 "2006-07-20T15:28:38Z")
This thread got me thinking about faking orgasms… a ruse that I just can’t see men having to do. As a man, I can attest that an orgasm is one of the easiest things to achieve (thank og). This line of thought led to the c… --- ## [Are anthrax vaccines killing American military personnel?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-anthrax-vaccines-killing-american-military-personnel/179410)
**Author:** [@Interrobang](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Interrobang)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [December 3, 2011, 4:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-anthrax-vaccines-killing-american-military-personnel/179410 "2011-12-03T04:08:30Z")
Last night at the Seattle International Film Festival, I saw a documentary called Direct Order, which essentially argues that Gulf War Syndrome (and/or a number of other health problems – the documentary isn’t that clear… --- ## [Does tire inflation change the weight?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-tire-inflation-change-the-weight/586660)
**Author:** [@FoundWaldo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FoundWaldo)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [June 25, 2011, 1:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-tire-inflation-change-the-weight/586660 "2011-06-25T01:34:42Z")
Does a tire and wheel weigh substantially more when fully inflated than when it’s flat? --- ## [Why am I so horny...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-am-i-so-horny/6148)
**Author:** [@Shayna](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shayna)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [January 14, 2000, 10:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-am-i-so-horny/6148 "2000-01-14T22:27:00Z")
…when I’m having my period? (Not what you expected, huh? ;)) Well, I’ve always wanted to know the reason for this, if there is one. Given that this is the least likely time a woman can become pregnant because the uterin… --- ## [Why not government work projects for the unemployed?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-not-government-work-projects-for-the-unemployed/510754)
**Author:** [@Lumpy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lumpy)\ **Replies:** 72\ **Last updated:** [January 8, 2010, 11:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-not-government-work-projects-for-the-unemployed/510754 "2010-01-08T23:12:14Z")
It was done during the Great Depression, and in principle even conservatives shouldn’t have an objection to making sure that people who are willing to work have a job. So why no love for the concept of guaranteeing that … --- ## [Hell On Wheels starts tonight](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hell-on-wheels-starts-tonight/602069)
**Author:** [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Replies:** 73\ **Last updated:** [November 7, 2012, 1:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hell-on-wheels-starts-tonight/602069 "2012-11-07T01:05:16Z")
Anybody else plan on giving this new AMC show a shot? I haven’t seen any trailers, so have no idea if it’s worthwhile or not. --- ## [WHy can't I like the nice, stable ones, dammit?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-cant-i-like-the-nice-stable-ones-dammit/121087)
**Author:** [@Eva\_Luna](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eva_Luna)\ **Replies:** 186\ **Last updated:** [September 4, 2002, 5:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-cant-i-like-the-nice-stable-ones-dammit/121087 "2002-09-04T17:34:49Z")
OK, it’s not mundane or pointless (at least to me), but I must share with someone…just got home from my first date in many months, with a bonafide Nice Jewish Boy (date #1 of the 20-some responses to my Reader ad). We h… --- ## [Do you think being tied up during sex is common, or movie/TV shorthand?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-think-being-tied-up-during-sex-is-common-or-movie-tv-shorthand/80223)
**Author:** [@as\_if](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/as_if)\ **Replies:** 74\ **Last updated:** [September 22, 2001, 6:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-think-being-tied-up-during-sex-is-common-or-movie-tv-shorthand/80223 "2001-09-22T06:27:48Z")
Do you think being tied up during sex is common, or movie/TV shorthand? I’ve personally never met anyone who even brought up the subject during sex discussions. Would I want it? No, of course not. I can’t imagine it wo… --- ## [Are humans more closely related to dogs or cats?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-humans-more-closely-related-to-dogs-or-cats/180917)
**Author:** [@Interrobang](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Interrobang)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [June 11, 2003, 3:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-humans-more-closely-related-to-dogs-or-cats/180917 "2003-06-11T15:44:25Z")
Humans and chimpanzees share 99.4% of their DNA, making chimps our closest relatives. (This is, at least, Conventional Wisdom. If it’s wrong, let me know). I started wondering what our relationship is to other animals o… --- ## [Why is "if things work out between us" so insulting to women?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-if-things-work-out-between-us-so-insulting-to-women/440746)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [March 11, 2008, 8:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-if-things-work-out-between-us-so-insulting-to-women/440746 "2008-03-11T20:41:15Z")
Referencing this thread where men are explaining to women that this statement means more or less what it says. In interpersonal conversational scenarios this statement, or a similar sentiment, expressed to a woman who… --- ## [I am sorry](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-sorry/507883)
**Author:** [@mswas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mswas)\ **Replies:** 70\ **Last updated:** [August 28, 2009, 5:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-sorry/507883 "2009-08-28T17:36:14Z")
This is to everyone who thinks I am a jerk. I am a condescending prick quite often and yes it’s a defense mechanism to hide rampant insecurity. I try to pretend to be above it all, but honestly I’m not. I get my feeli… --- ## [What could you do with a trillion dollars that you could NOT do with a billion dollars?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-could-you-do-with-a-trillion-dollars-that-you-could-not-do-with-a-billion-dollars/631856)
**Author:** [@Kozmik](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kozmik)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [August 26, 2012, 12:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-could-you-do-with-a-trillion-dollars-that-you-could-not-do-with-a-billion-dollars/631856 "2012-08-26T00:41:07Z")
Let’s say you have this (scroll down… :eek:) in your secret warehouse. It’s easy to imagine what you could do with a million dollars. Buy a new car, house, go on more vacations, ect. When you have a billion dollars, you … --- ## [What's with the extreme reactions in Donald Trump?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-with-the-extreme-reactions-in-donald-trump/747907)
**Author:** [@truthSeeker2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/truthSeeker2)\ **Replies:** 109\ **Last updated:** [March 9, 2016, 6:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-with-the-extreme-reactions-in-donald-trump/747907 "2016-03-09T18:02:30Z")
He has been labeled racist, sexist. People ridiculing his ideas. And all the fear mongering (the next Hitler etc). I am quite sure that it will backfire on those who use these tactics. I am not American(never been there… --- ## [Is it unreasonable to be apprehensive about sharing saliva with gay men?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-unreasonable-to-be-apprehensive-about-sharing-saliva-with-gay-men/485886)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 100\ **Last updated:** [February 19, 2009, 2:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-unreasonable-to-be-apprehensive-about-sharing-saliva-with-gay-men/485886 "2009-02-19T02:54:31Z")
In this thread about sharing a communal fondue pot with a gay male guest lots of people comment on the ignorance of the outraged hostess, and about how relatively harmless the AIDS virus is unless you are making more or … --- ## [Why are basketball games only 48 minutes?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-basketball-games-only-48-minutes/543638)
**Author:** [@DCnDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DCnDC)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [June 21, 2010, 7:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-basketball-games-only-48-minutes/543638 "2010-06-21T19:26:09Z")
I searched the forums and I searched Google and couldn’t find any answer. Football games are 60 minutes. Hockey games are 60 minutes. Soccer games are 90 minutes. Basketball games are 48 minutes(NBA), or as low as 32… --- ## [Walked out of a restaurant tonight for the first time in my life](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/walked-out-of-a-restaurant-tonight-for-the-first-time-in-my-life/649103)
**Author:** [@drewtwo99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drewtwo99)\ **Replies:** 65\ **Last updated:** [February 10, 2013, 11:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/walked-out-of-a-restaurant-tonight-for-the-first-time-in-my-life/649103 "2013-02-10T11:26:48Z")
Boyfriend and I went out tonight to celebrate Valentine’s day (I’ll be out on the boat starting next Tuesday so that’s why it was early). The place was really packed, very busy and loud, so I didn’t expect the most stel… --- ## [What if I didn't stop when those Wall Mart anti-theft buzzers go off?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-if-i-didnt-stop-when-those-wall-mart-anti-theft-buzzers-go-off/241887)
**Author:** [@Roland\_Deschain](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roland_Deschain)\ **Replies:** 115\ **Last updated:** [January 29, 2005, 3:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-if-i-didnt-stop-when-those-wall-mart-anti-theft-buzzers-go-off/241887 "2005-01-29T03:22:47Z")
I would say that the alarms go off once in every ten times that we shop at Wall-Mart (our average purchases are about $150.00 per week which includes groceries and other household goods). It’s embarrassing, and I always… --- ## [One thing you bought today](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-thing-you-bought-today/612048)
**Author:** [@blondebear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/blondebear)\ **Replies:** 129\ **Last updated:** [February 12, 2012, 6:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-thing-you-bought-today/612048 "2012-02-12T18:19:12Z")
Vicks NiQuil --- ## [Differences between House Share and Renting a Room in a house?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/differences-between-house-share-and-renting-a-room-in-a-house/583828)
**Author:** [@EhhMon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EhhMon)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [June 3, 2011, 6:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/differences-between-house-share-and-renting-a-room-in-a-house/583828 "2011-06-03T06:21:15Z")
I’ve decided to Rent out one of the rooms in my house, but I wanted to know what is the differences between House Sharing and Renting a Room in my house? This is my first time doing something like this. Do I have to ha… --- ## [What basic or simple processes/functions are actually difficult for you?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-basic-or-simple-processes-functions-are-actually-difficult-for-you/681767)
**Author:** [@Poysyn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Poysyn)\ **Replies:** 92\ **Last updated:** [February 25, 2014, 1:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-basic-or-simple-processes-functions-are-actually-difficult-for-you/681767 "2014-02-25T01:14:07Z")
Could be TMI. Sorry. Inspired by this thread - on a Poster that can’t burp - is there anything that is simple or even just instinctive for others that is either really difficult for you, or eludes you altogether? I, for… --- ## [50 Most Loathesome People in America: 2006](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/50-most-loathesome-people-in-america-2006/388788)
**Author:** [@Diogenes\_the\_Cynic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Diogenes_the_Cynic)\ **Replies:** 110\ **Last updated:** [January 30, 2007, 11:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/50-most-loathesome-people-in-america-2006/388788 "2007-01-30T23:01:22Z")
From The Beast A couple of choice bits include this on Ann Coulter: This on Glenn beck: And the entire section on “You.” (For the righties in the crowd, the piece also contains entries on Nancy Pelosi, James Carvil… --- ## [Got fired- owe employer password info, etc...?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/got-fired-owe-employer-password-info-etc/987730)
**Author:** [@ttsfixit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ttsfixit)\ **Replies:** 162\ **Last updated:** [August 11, 2023, 8:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/got-fired-owe-employer-password-info-etc/987730 "2023-08-11T20:35:36Z")
Long time reader, first time poster, putting IMHO due to potential legal questions. My wife got fired last week for insubordination. Some background, my wife worked for a small real estate agency (the owner was the only… --- ## [What was one of the roads in life you chose not to travel?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-one-of-the-roads-in-life-you-chose-not-to-travel/680553)
**Author:** [@dropzone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dropzone)\ **Replies:** 72\ **Last updated:** [March 5, 2014, 5:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-one-of-the-roads-in-life-you-chose-not-to-travel/680553 "2014-03-05T05:54:37Z")
After twenty-five years her eyes still sparkled as they fixed on mine from across the table. She asked, “Why did none of us date?” The people from the after-reunion, and her new husband, vanished for a moment and I met… --- ## [I've Been Happily Married, No Children.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-been-happily-married-no-children/650346)
**Author:** [@pchaos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pchaos)\ **Replies:** 72\ **Last updated:** [February 16, 2013, 1:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-been-happily-married-no-children/650346 "2013-02-16T01:49:56Z")
I’ve been married over 25 years and during this time I’ve only told my wife once that I wish we had a child or children. I’ve spoken to married people that had children during this span of time. And they’ve often told … --- ## [Taking a Leak on the Moon](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/taking-a-leak-on-the-moon/532133)
**Author:** [@Alka\_Seltzer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alka_Seltzer)\ **Replies:** 82\ **Last updated:** [March 25, 2010, 12:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/taking-a-leak-on-the-moon/532133 "2010-03-25T12:25:31Z")
Could the Apollo astronauts have headed off all this moon landing hoax bunk simply by taking a leak? Assuming they aimed parallel to the moon’s surface, wouldn’t the stream travel in a much shallower arc due to the lower… --- ## [Explain male circumcision](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/explain-male-circumcision/482903)
**Author:** [@Walloon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Walloon)\ **Replies:** 65\ **Last updated:** [January 28, 2009, 9:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/explain-male-circumcision/482903 "2009-01-28T09:28:02Z")
Being a guy, I really should understand how male circumcision works, but I don’t. These explanations don’t help me. Correct me where I’m wrong in this analogy. Let’s say a penis is like an arm, and the glans (head of th… --- ## [In some cultures are pets not given names?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-some-cultures-are-pets-not-given-names/539184)
**Author:** [@Fiendish\_Astronaut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fiendish_Astronaut)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [May 17, 2010, 11:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-some-cultures-are-pets-not-given-names/539184 "2010-05-17T11:45:17Z")
A friend of mine houses small furry animals as a side-job. Usually rabbits and guinea pigs and the like. It’s usually a service provided to people going on a trip or in some cases for a bit longer when they are not in a … --- ## [The Spring Break Beach Party MMP](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-spring-break-beach-party-mmp/572879)
**Author:** [@gardentraveler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gardentraveler)\ **Replies:** 164\ **Last updated:** [March 7, 2011, 9:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-spring-break-beach-party-mmp/572879 "2011-03-07T09:43:26Z")
All the people I know around here seem to be in agreement that this winter has been particularly annoying. Last winter, it felt like it would never stop snowing (I’m looking at you, February!), but this year we’ve wante… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=968&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=970&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)