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**Author:** [@Mister\_Rik](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mister_Rik)\ **Replies:** 107\ **Last updated:** [October 10, 2005, 2:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/call-me-by-my-preferred-name-you-stupid-fuckers/325129 "2005-10-10T14:13:50Z")
\[ul\]the drummer in my old band\[/ul\] \[ul\]my immediate supervisor at work\[/ul\] \[ul\]my bosses sister-in-law\[/ul\] \[ul\]all the rest of you stupid fucks who think it’s cute to call me “Ricky”\[/ul\] Knock that shit off! I’m … --- ## [Should I get him back or just let it go?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-i-get-him-back-or-just-let-it-go/603490)
**Author:** [@slm2955](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/slm2955)\ **Replies:** 72\ **Last updated:** [November 24, 2011, 1:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-i-get-him-back-or-just-let-it-go/603490 "2011-11-24T01:14:03Z")
Ok, there’s this guy I have been seeing who I found out was a big FAT PHONY and wanted nothing more than to play and embarrass me by pretending he was into me. I want to give him a piece of his medicine SO BAD and let hi… --- ## [Spielberg pic of "dead" dino freaks out net morons](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spielberg-pic-of-dead-dino-freaks-out-net-morons/692922)
**Author:** [@Klaatu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Klaatu)\ **Replies:** 67\ **Last updated:** [July 17, 2014, 9:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spielberg-pic-of-dead-dino-freaks-out-net-morons/692922 "2014-07-17T09:46:06Z")
As most of you have seen, a pic of Spielberg posing in front of an obvious prop of a dead (sleeping?) triceratops dinosaur lit up the net recently. It was a jab at the Texas cheerleader posing with a dead lion after a hu… --- ## [So You Think You Can Protest](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-you-think-you-can-protest/413319)
**Author:** [@Liberal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Liberal)\ **Replies:** 143\ **Last updated:** [August 3, 2007, 7:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-you-think-you-can-protest/413319 "2007-08-03T19:29:31Z")
Mia Michaels wears a military jacket with upside down chevrons. A shit storm ensues. She apologizes. She didn’t mean to offend anyone, she says. Wade Robinson choreographs a piece that he calls “anti-war”. A shit storm e… --- ## [Bad movie theater audience complaint letter](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bad-movie-theater-audience-complaint-letter/148222)
**Author:** [@Ruffian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ruffian)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [January 15, 2003, 11:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bad-movie-theater-audience-complaint-letter/148222 "2003-01-15T11:18:05Z")
Here is a letter DeathLlama and I are sending off to our local theater. I’m sure it’s a drop in the bucket and nothing will come of it, but at least we’ll have said something. Has anyone else sent off a letter like thi… --- ## [How much do you pay for a pair of jeans?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-do-you-pay-for-a-pair-of-jeans/635166)
**Author:** [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Replies:** 93\ **Last updated:** [October 19, 2012, 6:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-do-you-pay-for-a-pair-of-jeans/635166 "2012-10-19T06:28:56Z")
I was reading the caption of a fashion photo, and Heidi Klum’s jeans cost $190. “Who the hell pays almost $200 for a pair of jeans?” sez I. You can answer that question for me, if you’d care to. --- ## [Brown eggs vs white eggs](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brown-eggs-vs-white-eggs/849350)
**Author:** [@Doyle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Doyle)\ **Replies:** 77\ **Last updated:** [November 15, 2020, 10:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brown-eggs-vs-white-eggs/849350 "2020-11-15T22:42:30Z")
While signing in today someone had posed this very question. Their bottom line answer was there is no difference other than shell color. This is complete bullshit . The research department must have spent about 5 minut… --- ## [So, what should Jordan do with its jihadist prisoners now?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-what-should-jordan-do-with-its-jihadist-prisoners-now/711744)
**Author:** [@Diceman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Diceman)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [February 6, 2015, 5:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-what-should-jordan-do-with-its-jihadist-prisoners-now/711744 "2015-02-06T17:20:31Z")
For those of you who hadn’t been paying attention, ISIS had captured a Jordanian pilot and was trying to organize a prisoner swap. Breaking news now, a video has surfaced showing them setting the guy on fire :frowning: … --- ## [Has the Star Trek been "Lucas'ed"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-the-star-trek-been-lucased/645744)
**Author:** [@griffin1977](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/griffin1977)\ **Replies:** 62\ **Last updated:** [January 7, 2013, 10:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-the-star-trek-been-lucased/645744 "2013-01-07T22:10:44Z")
The version of Star Trek TOG on Netflix has weird scene transitions that look very CG to me. When were these added and why?.. --- ## [Terms with different meanings depending on your age](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/terms-with-different-meanings-depending-on-your-age/617060)
**Author:** [@cjepson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cjepson)\ **Replies:** 67\ **Last updated:** [March 31, 2012, 10:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/terms-with-different-meanings-depending-on-your-age/617060 "2012-03-31T10:12:34Z")
My favorite example at the moment is “U2”. If the first thing you think of is: A plane: You’re over 55. A band: You’re 30-55. Textspeak for “you too”: You’re under 30. “Gay” is sort of similar. If the first thing … --- ## [Wall Street reforms](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wall-street-reforms/513136)
**Author:** [@furt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/furt)\ **Replies:** 79\ **Last updated:** [October 18, 2009, 7:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wall-street-reforms/513136 "2009-10-18T19:24:10Z")
I will say right at the outset that I am not the most financially astute person in the world; so I might be completely wrong in how I read these stories. Most of the stuff that I can follow on the issue are opinion piec… --- ## [Why do seasick people turn green?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-seasick-people-turn-green/355921)
**Author:** [@wevets](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wevets)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [December 2, 2018, 8:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-seasick-people-turn-green/355921 "2018-12-02T20:47:18Z")
I work on boats on the weekends, and one of the things I’ve noticed is that passengers who are very seasick will quite literally turn green. This past Saturday there was one person who I could tell was going to be very s… --- ## [If Trump does go to prison, what would it be like?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-trump-does-go-to-prison-what-would-it-be-like/842554)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 123\ **Last updated:** [February 27, 2024, 12:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-trump-does-go-to-prison-what-would-it-be-like/842554 "2024-02-27T00:42:29Z")
A year or two ago, another Doper had already pointed out that, contrary to the fantasies of many of his opponents, Trump isn’t likely to go to a “drop the soap in the shower” type of prison. It would probably be a Club F… --- ## [How funny, to you, are Monty Python?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-funny-to-you-are-monty-python/617104)
**Author:** [@Leaffan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaffan)\ **Replies:** 123\ **Last updated:** [September 5, 2012, 9:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-funny-to-you-are-monty-python/617104 "2012-09-05T21:50:22Z")
Poll coming up. Maybe indicate your age, and even country of residence, if you don’t mind. I’m curious; that’s all. --- ## [How Do I Tell My Wife I HATE the Clothes She Buys For Me?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-tell-my-wife-i-hate-the-clothes-she-buys-for-me/645404)
**Author:** [@Gangster\_Octopus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gangster_Octopus)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [December 1, 2013, 3:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-tell-my-wife-i-hate-the-clothes-she-buys-for-me/645404 "2013-12-01T15:45:51Z")
So for Christmas my wife got me this nice jacket from Abercrombie & Finch. Now I say it is nice and it is but a couple of problems 1) It is something somebody about 20 years younger than me would wear. It is a sort of … --- ## [Could I build a personal hydroelectric power generator?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-i-build-a-personal-hydroelectric-power-generator/521768)
**Author:** [@twhitt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twhitt)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [December 20, 2009, 8:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-i-build-a-personal-hydroelectric-power-generator/521768 "2009-12-20T08:58:38Z")
Assume that my goal is to power my home year-round with minimal environmental impact. Suppose that I live in an area with hills and fast-flowing streams and am situated on plenty of land. I’ve decided that both windmil… --- ## [So just what do the new airport scanners catch that a metal detector can't?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-just-what-do-the-new-airport-scanners-catch-that-a-metal-detector-cant/561032)
**Author:** [@Zyada](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zyada)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [November 22, 2010, 2:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-just-what-do-the-new-airport-scanners-catch-that-a-metal-detector-cant/561032 "2010-11-22T14:04:20Z")
I was talking with some people today about this, and I realized - just what is it supposed to see differently? A metal detector will find any normal gun. Are there guns that don’t set off metal detectors? --- ## [Great gun control commercial](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/great-gun-control-commercial/656010)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 73\ **Last updated:** [April 21, 2013, 7:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/great-gun-control-commercial/656010 "2013-04-21T07:26:27Z")
I think it’s quite effective. --- ## [The Most Schmaltzy Songs You Ever Heard](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-most-schmaltzy-songs-you-ever-heard/478830)
**Author:** [@Markxxx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Markxxx)\ **Replies:** 71\ **Last updated:** [January 2, 2009, 10:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-most-schmaltzy-songs-you-ever-heard/478830 "2009-01-02T10:28:22Z")
First of all sorry if I mispelled Schmaltzy, I Googled it and that was one of many spellings :slight\_smile: I heard Charlene’s song from the early 80s I’ve Never Been To Me, pure schmaltz if you ask me. I also recall t… --- ## [Ceiling fan on a dimmer switch](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ceiling-fan-on-a-dimmer-switch/334210)
**Author:** [@CJJ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CJJ)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [December 6, 2005, 6:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ceiling-fan-on-a-dimmer-switch/334210 "2005-12-06T18:35:50Z")
So my wife wants me to put a dimmer switch on the light in the baby’s room. Trouble is the light is part of a ceiling fan, so I’d have to run a separate 110v line for the light rather than dim the current switch (which … --- ## [Diesel autos are a illusion of increased efficiency](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/diesel-autos-are-a-illusion-of-increased-efficiency/584429)
**Author:** [@kanicbird](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kanicbird)\ **Replies:** 77\ **Last updated:** [June 18, 2011, 3:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/diesel-autos-are-a-illusion-of-increased-efficiency/584429 "2011-06-18T03:44:19Z")
Many toute that diesel should be a choice motor fuel over gas as it is more efficient and a viable alternative to hybrids and other higher efficiency auto. I very much doubt this when all things are considered. To get a… --- ## [Words you have to struggle not to mispronounce](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/words-you-have-to-struggle-not-to-mispronounce/560007)
**Author:** [@Maggie\_the\_Ocelot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Maggie_the_Ocelot)\ **Replies:** 87\ **Last updated:** [November 13, 2010, 12:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/words-you-have-to-struggle-not-to-mispronounce/560007 "2010-11-13T00:40:27Z")
My #1 mentally mispronounced word: Boadicea. I have to fight to remember that it’s not pronounced “Bodacia”. As in, “Bodacious” but without the S. “That Boadicea was one bodacious babe!” My mental pronouncer also go… --- ## [Should Disney Remove The Prequels From Canon?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-disney-remove-the-prequels-from-canon/743481)
**Author:** [@Lorne\_Armstrong](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lorne_Armstrong)\ **Replies:** 99\ **Last updated:** [January 29, 2016, 9:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-disney-remove-the-prequels-from-canon/743481 "2016-01-29T21:28:08Z")
I am going to say yes. The entire memory of those three bowel movements should be wiped from the face of the earth. We can all pretend that they were just a dream, a really horrible dream. A proper prequel trilogy could… --- ## [StraightDope Jeopardy III](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/straightdope-jeopardy-iii/377760)
**Author:** [@Idle\_Thoughts](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Idle_Thoughts)\ **Replies:** 271\ **Last updated:** [October 26, 2006, 9:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/straightdope-jeopardy-iii/377760 "2006-10-26T21:29:04Z")
If you do a search, no doubt you’d find the first two installments of this. I was bored so I made up another one. The rules are simple. Standard Jeopardy rules apply. For those that don’t know Jeopardy rules, here’s a… --- ## [Absurd things you've seen lately](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/absurd-things-youve-seen-lately/516822)
**Author:** [@John\_DiFool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_DiFool)\ **Replies:** 85\ **Last updated:** [November 17, 2009, 7:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/absurd-things-youve-seen-lately/516822 "2009-11-17T19:05:35Z")
Catch-all thread for any and all ridiculous sights & experiences you’ve had lately. Me, I was watching the air show at the beach, when I noticed a local Osprey flying off with what I at first assumed was a fish. Using … --- ## [relativism vs. objective morality](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/relativism-vs-objective-morality/274904)
**Author:** [@jpdoyle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jpdoyle)\ **Replies:** 249\ **Last updated:** [December 2, 2004, 4:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/relativism-vs-objective-morality/274904 "2004-12-02T04:36:06Z")
A while ago I got in a discussion with someone who claimed that absolute, objective morality exists. Sure seems like there’s plenty of evidence indicating that’s not true (abortion was OK to Catholics a couple centuries … --- ## [How long does a triple bypass take?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-long-does-a-triple-bypass-take/454650)
**Author:** [@Hazle\_Weatherfield](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hazle_Weatherfield)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [June 30, 2008, 11:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-long-does-a-triple-bypass-take/454650 "2008-06-30T23:08:13Z")
From the time he’s wheeled into surgery until the time he’s taken to ICU? Are we talking a couple three hours or most of the day? Just another one of those questions we forgot to ask. Thanks! --- ## [Can You Die From Cracking Your Neck?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-die-from-cracking-your-neck/178822)
**Author:** [@Orange\_Skinner](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Orange_Skinner)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [June 1, 2003, 5:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-die-from-cracking-your-neck/178822 "2003-06-01T17:37:51Z")
I crack my neck every morning when I wake up. This really iritates my mother, who tells me that there was this chiropractor who cracked his neck on a golf course and actually died because he cracked it improperly. Now, … --- ## [I start my chemotherapy tomorrow](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-start-my-chemotherapy-tomorrow/772099)
**Author:** [@Frank](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frank)\ **Replies:** 105\ **Last updated:** [April 3, 2017, 1:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-start-my-chemotherapy-tomorrow/772099 "2017-04-03T01:50:05Z")
This is not a cure; it’s a holding action. Some of you noticed in my hospital stay thread that I have been diagnosed with lung cancer. It’s spread to at least my liver. This is a very severe, very fast acting form of th… --- ## [Huckabee hides his sermons](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/huckabee-hides-his-sermons/431509)
**Author:** [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)\ **Replies:** 162\ **Last updated:** [March 16, 2008, 2:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/huckabee-hides-his-sermons/431509 "2008-03-16T14:39:34Z")
Story here. WTF?! Brother Michael, you’re running as a Christian minister! Why are you hiding your light under a bushel and then sitting on the bushel?! --- ## [Quasimodem: Use the MMP or something, please](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quasimodem-use-the-mmp-or-something-please/490121)
**Author:** [@Sage\_Rat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sage_Rat)\ **Replies:** 109\ **Last updated:** [March 23, 2009, 8:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quasimodem-use-the-mmp-or-something-please/490121 "2009-03-23T20:01:38Z")
I can understand that you’re losing your mind and are a bit worried about it, but as has been pointed out to Lobsang (for instance), the forums aren’t a blog, and you really shouldn’t be starting a new thread about yours… --- ## [Best Cult Movie One Liners...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-cult-movie-one-liners/170344)
**Author:** [@Phlosphr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Phlosphr)\ **Replies:** 163\ **Last updated:** [May 2, 2003, 12:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-cult-movie-one-liners/170344 "2003-05-02T12:52:23Z")
Ok I am sure anyone who has spent any decent amount of time on these boards, especially in this forum, has heard thousands of cult movie ‘one liners’. Case in point: “My name is Inigo Montoya, you killed my father, pre… --- ## [Should there be a law against employers threatening employees on how to vote?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-there-be-a-law-against-employers-threatening-employees-on-how-to-vote/639966)
**Author:** [@John\_Stamos\_Left\_Ear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_Stamos_Left_Ear)\ **Replies:** 65\ **Last updated:** [November 13, 2012, 5:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-there-be-a-law-against-employers-threatening-employees-on-how-to-vote/639966 "2012-11-13T17:12:21Z")
There have been several cases where employers have come out and threatened their employees with ramifications if they did not vote in a manner they proscribed. Major Wisconsin employer warns workers of ‘personal consequ… --- ## [US-Canada Border St. Lawrence River](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/us-canada-border-st-lawrence-river/740340)
**Author:** [@bananamber](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bananamber)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [December 16, 2015, 9:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/us-canada-border-st-lawrence-river/740340 "2015-12-16T21:20:31Z")
What is the reason that the US border doesn’t entirely follow the St. Lawrence River from Lake Ontario to the Gulf? Why does it go inland at Cornwall? And why did Quebec get that little strip of land that vaguely looks l… --- ## [Deep fry on the stove top?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/deep-fry-on-the-stove-top/323999)
**Author:** [@Omniscient](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omniscient)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [September 30, 2005, 3:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/deep-fry-on-the-stove-top/323999 "2005-09-30T03:15:11Z")
OK, guys. I need a little advice. Whats the best way to do frying on your stove top? I don’t have a fry-daddy or any type of deep frier and I’ve got a hankerin’ to make some hot wings. I know you can heat up the oil on t… --- ## [Why does oatmeal come in cardboard cylinders, whereas other grain cereals come in boxes?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-oatmeal-come-in-cardboard-cylinders-whereas-other-grain-cereals-come-in-boxes/604418)
**Author:** [@zeno](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zeno)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [December 3, 2011, 5:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-oatmeal-come-in-cardboard-cylinders-whereas-other-grain-cereals-come-in-boxes/604418 "2011-12-03T17:31:30Z")
Just wondering. --- ## [My username is not an acronym!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-username-is-not-an-acronym/688499)
**Author:** [@Lucas\_Jackson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lucas_Jackson)\ **Replies:** 97\ **Last updated:** [May 19, 2014, 6:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-username-is-not-an-acronym/688499 "2014-05-19T18:24:59Z")
Nor am I a racist. I’m actually quite surprised at the number of queries I get about it. Or maybe I shouldn’t be given how race sensitive this board is. But I don’t feel I post anything controversial. Anyway, my userna… --- ## [What Do Those $1.00 "Energy Drinks" Contain?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-those-1-00-energy-drinks-contain/582770)
**Author:** [@ralph124c](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ralph124c)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [May 24, 2011, 8:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-those-1-00-energy-drinks-contain/582770 "2011-05-24T20:03:51Z")
I was in a local dollar store, and noticed those “energy drinks” at tyhe checkout counters. There seemed to be 5-6 brands…and I wonder if: -these drinks have been analyzed for the presence of harmful drugs -these have… --- ## [Going to enter a chili-cooking contest - anyone have any good ideas for ingredients?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/going-to-enter-a-chili-cooking-contest-anyone-have-any-good-ideas-for-ingredients/559769)
**Author:** [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Replies:** 102\ **Last updated:** [November 12, 2010, 3:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/going-to-enter-a-chili-cooking-contest-anyone-have-any-good-ideas-for-ingredients/559769 "2010-11-12T15:09:58Z")
I’m not really looking for a specific recipe. I’m pretty good at “cooking by ear”. I’m just interested in knowing if anyone has a good secret ingredient or two - or a general plan - that will knock it out of the park. H… --- ## [How likely am I to get sick travelling in India?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-likely-am-i-to-get-sick-travelling-in-india/510396)
**Author:** [@Omi\_no\_Kami](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omi_no_Kami)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [September 22, 2009, 2:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-likely-am-i-to-get-sick-travelling-in-india/510396 "2009-09-22T14:48:40Z")
I realize that this is probably a stupid question, but I just got back from being vaccinated in preparation for a 6-month trip to India, and my doc has me nice and paranoid about all of the various scary-sounding disease… --- ## [Would privately owned businesses thrive or fail if they were allowed to racially discriminate?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-privately-owned-businesses-thrive-or-fail-if-they-were-allowed-to-racially-discriminate/541255)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [June 1, 2010, 11:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-privately-owned-businesses-thrive-or-fail-if-they-were-allowed-to-racially-discriminate/541255 "2010-06-01T11:44:44Z")
In reading some of the Libertarian oriented GD threads I’m amazed at how some bright (mostly young) dopers making otherwise logical and pointed arguments get all googly eyed and disbelieving when when you tell them that … --- ## [What Is The Rarest English Verb?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-rarest-english-verb/677376)
**Author:** [@ralph124c](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ralph124c)\ **Replies:** 66\ **Last updated:** [January 3, 2014, 7:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-rarest-english-verb/677376 "2014-01-03T19:04:43Z")
By “rarest”, I mean the least used. Excluding archaic verbs, what verb has the least use? My guess would be “twiddle”…it doesn’t seem to get much use these days. --- ## [Earliest Song To Mention The Internet?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/earliest-song-to-mention-the-internet/726208)
**Author:** [@Waymore](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Waymore)\ **Replies:** 60\ **Last updated:** [February 17, 2018, 12:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/earliest-song-to-mention-the-internet/726208 "2018-02-17T00:19:44Z")
Listening to the song The Adventures of Larry and Tina, which mentions the Internet, I began to wonder what is the first song to make such a reference. The above song came out in 2008. Surely there are earlier song, but… --- ## [2001: A Space Odyssey ..... is the most boring movie ever.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2001-a-space-odyssey-is-the-most-boring-movie-ever/699054)
**Author:** [@Leaffan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaffan)\ **Replies:** 60\ **Last updated:** [September 24, 2014, 6:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2001-a-space-odyssey-is-the-most-boring-movie-ever/699054 "2014-09-24T06:04:28Z")
I know it’s a classic. I remember renting it on VHS about a million years ago and then falling asleep and not seeing the whole thing. I just watched the second half (from the intermission onwards) on TV. Holy shit, is… --- ## [Anything good to say about University of Phoenix?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anything-good-to-say-about-university-of-phoenix/594088)
**Author:** [@beckwall](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/beckwall)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [August 30, 2011, 4:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anything-good-to-say-about-university-of-phoenix/594088 "2011-08-30T16:53:14Z")
I am an RN and go to a lot of online nursing sites, so my computer senses this and I have been getting banner ads from Univ. of Phoenix. The one that has me steamed says “What if you found out that the nurse giving you… --- ## [The Internet in Old Sci Fi](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-internet-in-old-sci-fi/712315)
**Author:** [@Corry\_El](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Corry_El)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [February 14, 2015, 10:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-internet-in-old-sci-fi/712315 "2015-02-14T10:07:19Z")
Which if any old science fiction books, movies etc. predicted the internet more or less as we know it now? I’m mainly thinking of things written before the internet existed in any form, say before even the start of resea… --- ## [Avatar - The Way of Water](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/avatar-the-way-of-water/976471)
**Author:** [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Replies:** 162\ **Last updated:** [June 8, 2023, 4:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/avatar-the-way-of-water/976471 "2023-06-08T16:00:52Z")
Gamespot, who I didn’t realize even review movies, gave it only a 5 out of 10. Said the movie even included incomplete special effects shots. They, however, may be in the thin minority as the overall precent positive on… --- ## [Isn't "raghead" an ethnic slur?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/isnt-raghead-an-ethnic-slur/706812)
**Author:** [@John\_Mace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_Mace)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [December 16, 2014, 7:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/isnt-raghead-an-ethnic-slur/706812 "2014-12-16T07:36:15Z")
I know the rules are loser in in the Pit, but I thought that ethnic slurs were still not allowed. Raghead is OK? --- ## [Should I go to my GF's B-day party?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-i-go-to-my-gfs-b-day-party/724970)
**Author:** [@Grrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrr)\ **Replies:** 60\ **Last updated:** [July 31, 2015, 2:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-i-go-to-my-gfs-b-day-party/724970 "2015-07-31T14:50:43Z")
So, my GF’s bithday is coming up. Her kids are planing a dinner for her at her home. One of her kids (she’s actually 22) invited her father to the party. Which that in itself wouldn’t be a problem, they haven’t been inv… --- ## [Why is porn so formulaic?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-porn-so-formulaic/231711)
**Author:** [@robertliguori](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/robertliguori)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [March 22, 2004, 6:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-porn-so-formulaic/231711 "2004-03-22T18:48:08Z")
I’ve seen a fair amount of porn in my days, and I’ve noticed that it all seems to be the same. I realize that there are only so many ways to insert tab A into slots B, C, or D, but still, there seems to be a fixation on… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=977&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=979&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)