# Top **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=986&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:** 987 --- ## [Weird bathroom phobias?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weird-bathroom-phobias/539476)
**Author:** [@TV\_time](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TV_time)\ **Replies:** 61\ **Last updated:** [June 24, 2016, 3:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weird-bathroom-phobias/539476 "2016-06-24T15:48:56Z")
Earlier today I picked up my neice at a nearby school, she was at a forensics meet and she came out and said I immediately needed to take her home because she couldn’t go to the bathroom there because all the bathrooms o… --- ## [photo resolution-help me solve a crime.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/photo-resolution-help-me-solve-a-crime/506496)
**Author:** [@keturah](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/keturah)\ **Replies:** 108\ **Last updated:** [August 21, 2009, 5:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/photo-resolution-help-me-solve-a-crime/506496 "2009-08-21T17:09:52Z")
So, the front door of my house was kicked in, and I was robbed. This is not my personal blog, so I will spare you the details; however, I appeal to those who are more knowlegeable in digital manipulation (heh). Here is… --- ## [List your Top 10 Players of All-Time from your favorite NFL team](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/list-your-top-10-players-of-all-time-from-your-favorite-nfl-team/564322)
**Author:** [@Airman\_Doors\_USAF](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Airman_Doors_USAF)\ **Replies:** 87\ **Last updated:** [December 27, 2010, 8:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/list-your-top-10-players-of-all-time-from-your-favorite-nfl-team/564322 "2010-12-27T20:04:45Z")
The NFL Network has been doing Top 10 lists for a while now, and I just saw that they were debuting their Top 10 Steelers of All-Time on Christmas Eve. You know I’m going to be watching that, but I thought it might be in… --- ## [I Pit Packaging That Defies Opening](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-packaging-that-defies-opening/618272)
**Author:** [@Ruby\_Slippers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ruby_Slippers)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [May 5, 2012, 3:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-packaging-that-defies-opening/618272 "2012-05-05T03:12:45Z")
I’m getting more and more frustrated every time I try to open things! Shrink-wrapped seems to have evolved into rigid-plastic-that-can’t-be-cut-wrapped. Tamper-proof packaging for over the counter pharmaceuticals and man… --- ## [Is there a way to tell when a movie is leaving theaters?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-way-to-tell-when-a-movie-is-leaving-theaters/656753)
**Author:** [@FlyingDragonFan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FlyingDragonFan)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [April 26, 2013, 10:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-way-to-tell-when-a-movie-is-leaving-theaters/656753 "2013-04-26T22:02:37Z")
I’d like to be able to go see a few of the big blockbuster movies this summer, but I absolutely cannot stand the crowds. Ideally, I’d like to be able to catch a movie towards the end of its run, when the crowds are small… --- ## [If money were no object, what would you spend your life doing?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-money-were-no-object-what-would-you-spend-your-life-doing/647658)
**Author:** [@Oedipus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Oedipus)\ **Replies:** 79\ **Last updated:** [January 23, 2013, 5:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-money-were-no-object-what-would-you-spend-your-life-doing/647658 "2013-01-23T05:07:36Z")
1.) If money were no object, what would you spend your life doing? and 2.) Why aren’t you doing that? --- ## [July mini-rants. Who is this Julius Caesar guy anyway? Why does HE deserve a month?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/july-mini-rants-who-is-this-julius-caesar-guy-anyway-why-does-he-deserve-a-month/967249)
**Author:** [@Bonum\_Legatum](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bonum_Legatum)\ **Replies:** 215\ **Last updated:** [August 1, 2022, 11:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/july-mini-rants-who-is-this-julius-caesar-guy-anyway-why-does-he-deserve-a-month/967249 "2022-08-01T23:45:52Z")
Co-workers are clearing their desks in preparation for the long weekend - and I happen to be next in line for these processes. So I’m getting flooded with work. Some “rush” jobs. My company’s management also makes it … --- ## [Best (preferably non-stick) frying pan?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-preferably-non-stick-frying-pan/607865)
**Author:** [@SenorBeef](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SenorBeef)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [January 8, 2012, 8:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-preferably-non-stick-frying-pan/607865 "2012-01-08T20:18:53Z")
I’ve been using some generic non-stick frying pan I bought at the grocery store, I would assume teflon. But the surface is getting discolorations (brown and tan spots in the center) after relatively few uses, and I don’t… --- ## [Outstandingly good pilot episodes](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/outstandingly-good-pilot-episodes/731943)
**Author:** [@psychonaut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychonaut)\ **Replies:** 102\ **Last updated:** [September 30, 2015, 1:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/outstandingly-good-pilot-episodes/731943 "2015-09-30T01:21:50Z")
Over in the worst types of episodes from any series thread, Tim R. Mortiss makes the following insightful observation: I think Tim’s spot-on here; TV pilots are usually quite bad, at least in comparison to much later e… --- ## [A Question About One-track Posters Impervious to Discussion](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-question-about-one-track-posters-impervious-to-discussion/799052)
**Author:** [@LSLGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LSLGuy)\ **Replies:** 107\ **Last updated:** [October 21, 2017, 6:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-question-about-one-track-posters-impervious-to-discussion/799052 "2017-10-21T18:05:36Z")
Occasioned by this thread http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=838916 and the poster Jay\_Jay as discussed starting here http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?p=20539162#post20539162 We’re no… --- ## [Women: Attractiveness and dismissal of your professional achievements](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/women-attractiveness-and-dismissal-of-your-professional-achievements/560648)
**Author:** [@MeanOldLady](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MeanOldLady)\ **Replies:** 109\ **Last updated:** [November 18, 2010, 6:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/women-attractiveness-and-dismissal-of-your-professional-achievements/560648 "2010-11-18T18:55:53Z")
Tried to say a whole lot in a thread title there. My question is: Do you regularly encounter people dismissing your professional achievements by claiming they are solely, or in large part, due to your being an attractiv… --- ## [What's Microsoft's reaction to Windows 8](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-microsofts-reaction-to-windows-8/655421)
**Author:** [@Mdcastle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mdcastle)\ **Replies:** 66\ **Last updated:** [May 13, 2013, 3:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-microsofts-reaction-to-windows-8/655421 "2013-05-13T15:09:30Z")
So Windows 8 is so bad it’s been speculated that it may actually be hurting PC sales. Anyone know what Microsoft’s reaction is, what’s actually going on at the company, not what their PR people are saying. “Guess we did… --- ## [Origin of "... get medieval on your ass"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/origin-of-get-medieval-on-your-ass/419107)
**Author:** [@jharvey963](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jharvey963)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [November 13, 2015, 7:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/origin-of-get-medieval-on-your-ass/419107 "2015-11-13T19:39:28Z")
What is the origin of the phrase “get medieval on your ass”? I know it appeared in “Pulp Fiction” and also later in “The Black Knight”. Where did this expression originally come from? Thanks, J. --- ## [Anonymous = Coward?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anonymous-coward/820882)
**Author:** [@Fotheringay-Phipps](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fotheringay-Phipps)\ **Replies:** 156\ **Last updated:** [September 10, 2018, 8:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anonymous-coward/820882 "2018-09-10T20:57:56Z")
This seems to be a good part of the reaction to the anonymous article in the NYT by a senior administration official who claims to be part of the internal resistance to Trump. I don’t agree that this follows. It’s obvio… --- ## [I have a spider living in my window](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-a-spider-living-in-my-window/650171)
**Author:** [@wonder9](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wonder9)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [February 14, 2013, 11:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-a-spider-living-in-my-window/650171 "2013-02-14T23:32:47Z")
Last summer, a small spider set up housekeeping in my window, between the window itself, which was open, and the screen. Since I kept the window open all summer and most of the fall, she thrived. The puzzling thing is, s… --- ## [Do you ever forget how to walk down stairs?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-ever-forget-how-to-walk-down-stairs/627002)
**Author:** [@iftheresaway](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iftheresaway)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [July 3, 2012, 12:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-ever-forget-how-to-walk-down-stairs/627002 "2012-07-03T00:01:14Z")
Ever have one of those moments when your body doesn’t quite line up with what your brain is telling it to do? This often happens when I overthink something - for example, going down a flight of stairs quickly when for so… --- ## [I drove my Mini Cooper through 4" of water](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-drove-my-mini-cooper-through-4-of-water/318682)
**Author:** [@Lillith\_Fair](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lillith_Fair)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [December 22, 2018, 5:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-drove-my-mini-cooper-through-4-of-water/318682 "2018-12-22T17:23:31Z")
I did it on Saturday late afternoon right after a major storm. Well, it didn’t seem that deep to me. I thought it would be fine. But the car stalled. And was not to start again. Now guess what? I have to get a new … --- ## [Do you want your milk in a bag?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-want-your-milk-in-a-bag/714510)
**Author:** [@elfkin477](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elfkin477)\ **Replies:** 71\ **Last updated:** [March 15, 2015, 7:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-want-your-milk-in-a-bag/714510 "2015-03-15T19:48:00Z")
Like all of you, I’ve been asked by grocery baggers if I want my milk in a bag more times than I can count. I’ve never in my life said yes when buying a half gallon or gallon container. Some people must say yes, though, … --- ## [Smile? FUCK you.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/smile-fuck-you/31333)
**Author:** [@Drain\_Bead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Drain_Bead)\ **Replies:** 112\ **Last updated:** [September 9, 2000, 5:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/smile-fuck-you/31333 "2000-09-09T05:56:45Z")
So I’m walking across the street to catch my bus this morning. I’m barely awake, would rather be in bed, and I’ve been having a bad week anyway. But I’m minding my own business, when some dumbass from like, 20 feet away,… --- ## [Why Does My Car Smell Like Mothballs?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-my-car-smell-like-mothballs/694239)
**Author:** [@Fotheringay-Phipps](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fotheringay-Phipps)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [July 31, 2014, 7:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-my-car-smell-like-mothballs/694239 "2014-07-31T19:54:26Z")
One of my cars, mainly driven by my daughter, but sometimes by my wife. I myself rarely drive it. Recently they told me it had acquired a very strong smell, and indeed it had. (I mention this because for me it went from … --- ## ["The Office", 3/24 OPEN SPOILERS](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-office-3-24-open-spoilers/575959)
**Author:** [@Winnie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Winnie)\ **Replies:** 84\ **Last updated:** [April 4, 2011, 4:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-office-3-24-open-spoilers/575959 "2011-04-04T04:06:17Z")
Did anyone else realize there was a new episode of “The Office” last night or did I miss the thread somewhere? With the basketball stuff on I didn’t think there would be a new one but my DVR picked it up so I watched it … --- ## [DST in the MMP](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dst-in-the-mmp/981099)
**Author:** [@JaneDoe42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JaneDoe42)\ **Replies:** 328\ **Last updated:** [March 20, 2023, 6:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dst-in-the-mmp/981099 "2023-03-20T06:42:41Z")
Hey you slackers, how come I’m the one starting this? I’m the only one who isn’t suffering through the time change. @purplehorseshoe come on over this way, both of us lost track of time tonight! WANT. NO! Not happeni… --- ## [Are you smarter than an 8th grader? (math)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-smarter-than-an-8th-grader-math/482433)
**Author:** [@Salem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Salem)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [January 31, 2009, 2:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-smarter-than-an-8th-grader-math/482433 "2009-01-31T02:40:18Z")
We received these questions and published them in our paper. We published the answers as were given to us by the test maker. We’ve since had a reader question the answers. I was an 8th grader a hundred or so years ago an… --- ## [Swift boating John McCain](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/swift-boating-john-mccain/437107)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 137\ **Last updated:** [February 18, 2008, 2:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/swift-boating-john-mccain/437107 "2008-02-18T14:26:07Z")
I found this article linked in a post over at the GunBroker forum: --- ## [Would UK Dopers like to stand up and be counted?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-uk-dopers-like-to-stand-up-and-be-counted/514969)
**Author:** [@NineToTheSky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NineToTheSky)\ **Replies:** 129\ **Last updated:** [October 30, 2009, 2:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-uk-dopers-like-to-stand-up-and-be-counted/514969 "2009-10-30T14:46:36Z")
In a thread in GD on a British issue, Sandwich said I’ve always been under the impression that there isn’t a huge UK presence here, and now that so many people are Guests, it’s hard to tell. So, who here is from the U… --- ## [Kinder, gentler police/crime/detective shows](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kinder-gentler-police-crime-detective-shows/684098)
**Author:** [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Replies:** 70\ **Last updated:** [March 29, 2014, 12:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kinder-gentler-police-crime-detective-shows/684098 "2014-03-29T00:49:58Z")
I didn’t watch the Inspector Lewis series when it first ran, but now I’m watching all of them on my Roku. I did see a couple of \*Endeavour \*and liked those. Looking forward very much to the Inspector Morse series. I lov… --- ## [Hey! Eight slices to a fucking pizza, please!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-eight-slices-to-a-fucking-pizza-please/535111)
**Author:** [@Malienation](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Malienation)\ **Replies:** 64\ **Last updated:** [April 14, 2010, 11:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-eight-slices-to-a-fucking-pizza-please/535111 "2010-04-14T23:17:03Z")
Twelve slices in a pizza? Who started this shit, and why wasn’t I informed in advance? Eight slices is the proper number, with six being acceptable for small pies. So-called “personal pizzas?” Don’t go there. :mad: By … --- ## [Common Core math questions / difficulty](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/common-core-math-questions-difficulty/687723)
**Author:** [@Bricker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bricker)\ **Replies:** 77\ **Last updated:** [May 7, 2014, 1:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/common-core-math-questions-difficulty/687723 "2014-05-07T13:46:18Z")
In yesterday’s Washington Post, Valerie Strauss quotes a litany of complaints from New York teacher Ralph Ratto’s blog post, “Today was the first day I was ever ashamed to be a teacher,” concerning the testing associated… --- ## [Ok, stranger things have happened. Trump may be right about Amazon.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ok-stranger-things-have-happened-trump-may-be-right-about-amazon/811687)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 115\ **Last updated:** [April 27, 2018, 2:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ok-stranger-things-have-happened-trump-may-be-right-about-amazon/811687 "2018-04-27T14:46:07Z")
Wait! Put down that baseball ball. :wink: Don’t start yelling yet. Give this some thought first. Please? Here’s a fairly balanced fact checking report. I like their fact checking. Their conclusions? Not so much. Amaz… --- ## [What's wrong with Democrats?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-wrong-with-democrats/955842)
**Author:** [@MikeF](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MikeF)\ **Replies:** 160\ **Last updated:** [December 24, 2021, 9:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-wrong-with-democrats/955842 "2021-12-24T21:37:06Z")
This is more of a rant than anything but here goes I caught a portion of an interview on NPR yesterday. The subject of the interview wrote an article in The Atlantic called “Trumps Next Coup has Already Begun”. The prem… --- ## [Is Hebrew unique in not changing?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-hebrew-unique-in-not-changing/635107)
**Author:** [@Che\_G.Anonymous\_Capitalist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Che_G.Anonymous_Capitalist)\ **Replies:** 72\ **Last updated:** [September 25, 2012, 12:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-hebrew-unique-in-not-changing/635107 "2012-09-25T00:10:50Z")
I have been listening to Rabbi Daniel Lapin talk about his book on Hebrew. He claims Hebrew is unique in that it does change. A person who speaks Hebrew today can understand the prophets from thousands of years ago, but … --- ## [Jimmy Fallon gets tonight show next year](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jimmy-fallon-gets-tonight-show-next-year/653495)
**Author:** [@Bijou\_Drains](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bijou_Drains)\ **Replies:** 86\ **Last updated:** [April 7, 2013, 5:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jimmy-fallon-gets-tonight-show-next-year/653495 "2013-04-07T17:31:30Z")
http://www.nytimes.com/2013/03/21/business/media/tonight-show-expected-to-return-to-new-york-with-fallon.html?hp&\_r=1& And he stays in NYC. Note to Conan fans, I know he is 10,000 times funnier than Leno. I feel s… --- ## [Shipping from US to Norway?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shipping-from-us-to-norway/506133)
**Author:** [@supergoose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/supergoose)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [August 12, 2009, 1:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shipping-from-us-to-norway/506133 "2009-08-12T13:45:01Z")
Something I’m selling on ebay has attracted the attention of someone from Norway. I want to be able to tell this person exactly what the shipping cost and any cost associated with shipping will be. According to the US P… --- ## [Do you correct people's grammar mistakes?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-correct-peoples-grammar-mistakes/520142)
**Author:** [@dragoncat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dragoncat)\ **Replies:** 68\ **Last updated:** [December 7, 2009, 4:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-correct-peoples-grammar-mistakes/520142 "2009-12-07T16:35:42Z")
Okay, I was in a bookstore today and the cashier said, “Can I help who’s next?” Grrrr! I hate that! Since I was next, I said to him, “You should say ‘Can I help the next person?’. ‘Who’ is a pronoun and can’t be used… --- ## [So the police wake me up this morning](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-the-police-wake-me-up-this-morning/656648)
**Author:** [@\_Olive](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/_Olive)\ **Replies:** 74\ **Last updated:** [May 3, 2013, 9:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-the-police-wake-me-up-this-morning/656648 "2013-05-03T09:39:48Z")
Looking for my neighbor who has been using my address for the last 15 years. The cop asked for the neighbor and I said he doesn’t live here, he lives next door, but uses my address. The cop asked why. I said why don’t yo… --- ## [And the 11th Doctor is...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/and-the-11th-doctor-is/479602)
**Author:** [@Kal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kal)\ **Replies:** 102\ **Last updated:** [January 14, 2009, 10:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/and-the-11th-doctor-is/479602 "2009-01-14T10:08:24Z")
Going to be revealed tomorrow. There’s going to be a special ‘The 10 Doctors’ episode of Doctor Who Confidential on Beeb One tomorrow. The 11th will be announced then. --- ## [\[B\]Eve\[/B\], I'm sorry.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/b-eve-b-im-sorry/286870)
**Author:** [@lee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lee)\ **Replies:** 102\ **Last updated:** [January 29, 2005, 1:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/b-eve-b-im-sorry/286870 "2005-01-29T01:20:16Z")
Eve, I’m sorry. I brought KellyM here and she outed herself in the name of fighting ignorance and it has meant that you get bombarded with more ignorance more often than you would have ever had to deal with otherwise. F… --- ## [Give me an insight into the motive: pushing an occupied bathroom stall's door/others not occupied](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/give-me-an-insight-into-the-motive-pushing-an-occupied-bathroom-stalls-door-others-not-occupied/560889)
**Author:** [@Mops](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mops)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [November 21, 2010, 1:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/give-me-an-insight-into-the-motive-pushing-an-occupied-bathroom-stalls-door-others-not-occupied/560889 "2010-11-21T01:39:20Z")
Something really, really mundane which has intrigued me for a long time because I just cannot get into the head of those people: I’ll have to begin with describing the setup. Here in Germany unlike in some other countri… --- ## [Kinsey Scale Revisited/ Are you straight/gay/ bi?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kinsey-scale-revisited-are-you-straight-gay-bi/553507)
**Author:** [@The\_Flying\_Dutchman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Flying_Dutchman)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [May 20, 2013, 7:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kinsey-scale-revisited-are-you-straight-gay-bi/553507 "2013-05-20T07:26:31Z")
The Kinsey Scale Rate yourself on the Kinsey Scale as follows Rating Description 0 Exclusively heterosexual 1 Predominantly heterosexual, only incidentally homosexual 2 Predominantly heterosexual, but more than inci… --- ## [Pocket Knife in NJ: is this legal to own? Carry?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pocket-knife-in-nj-is-this-legal-to-own-carry/411771)
**Author:** [@Count\_Blucher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Count_Blucher)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [July 19, 2007, 5:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pocket-knife-in-nj-is-this-legal-to-own-carry/411771 "2007-07-19T17:10:21Z")
In a recent IMHO thread, I mentioned that I ended up via internet purchase with a pocket knife which may or may not be legal to own in my state. Obviously, I want to follow the letter of the law. The knife in question … --- ## [How would you set up a working fire pit on the moon?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-would-you-set-up-a-working-fire-pit-on-the-moon/735051)
**Author:** [@Digital\_is\_the\_new\_Analog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Digital_is_the_new_Analog)\ **Replies:** 60\ **Last updated:** [October 23, 2015, 6:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-would-you-set-up-a-working-fire-pit-on-the-moon/735051 "2015-10-23T18:31:04Z")
I’m a member of a club that, for fun (and charity!) is planning an event on the moon. Don’t worry - it isn’t for another 15 years, and people are responsible for their own transportation. Someone posted an interesting … --- ## [People raised in the US: Did you ever ponder why football is called that?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/people-raised-in-the-us-did-you-ever-ponder-why-football-is-called-that/545635)
**Author:** [@Polerius](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Polerius)\ **Replies:** 95\ **Last updated:** [July 9, 2010, 6:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/people-raised-in-the-us-did-you-ever-ponder-why-football-is-called-that/545635 "2010-07-09T18:20:19Z")
For people raised in the US, as a kid did you ever wonder why a game in which, most of the time, nobody kicks the ball with their foot (people mainly just pass the ball with their hands or hold the ball with their hands … --- ## [Any German Shorthair Pointer owners here? I need some pointers, er, advice.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-german-shorthair-pointer-owners-here-i-need-some-pointers-er-advice/201768)
**Author:** [@Gulo\_gulo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gulo_gulo)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [September 18, 2003, 7:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-german-shorthair-pointer-owners-here-i-need-some-pointers-er-advice/201768 "2003-09-18T19:30:25Z")
My boyfriend decided to get a German Shorthair Pup from a co-worker regardless of my opinion that we can’t have a dog at the moment. I was ignored and pup was purchased. A Pit thread was composed but I decided not to pos… --- ## [School fundraisers](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/school-fundraisers/370723)
**Author:** [@control-z](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/control-z)\ **Replies:** 118\ **Last updated:** [July 5, 2011, 7:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/school-fundraisers/370723 "2011-07-05T19:28:08Z")
The start of another school year, and the start of glossy catalogs full of unnecessary shit being sent home for the fundraiser of the month. Schools are using our kids to raise money, sending them door to door or having… --- ## [Why should spend, or not spend, $99 on 23andme?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-should-spend-or-not-spend-99-on-23andme/649576)
**Author:** [@pseudotriton\_ruber\_ruber](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pseudotriton_ruber_ruber)\ **Replies:** 63\ **Last updated:** [December 10, 2015, 8:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-should-spend-or-not-spend-99-on-23andme/649576 "2015-12-10T20:23:07Z")
A dinner guest the other night excitedly announced that she had had her spit examined closely by this company for only $99, and she learned so much about herself from it. I asked her what she learned, and she went on ab… --- ## [Do you have recurring fantasies of escorting a historical figure around modern times?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-have-recurring-fantasies-of-escorting-a-historical-figure-around-modern-times/410626)
**Author:** [@pizzabrat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pizzabrat)\ **Replies:** 102\ **Last updated:** [July 12, 2007, 4:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-have-recurring-fantasies-of-escorting-a-historical-figure-around-modern-times/410626 "2007-07-12T04:06:40Z")
Mine involves Shakespeare, which I don’t understand. I don’t have any special reverence for Shakespeare - all I know about him is what I was forced to learn in high school. Yet I often catch myself thinking things like… --- ## [Tell me what I need to know to build an (off grid) home](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-what-i-need-to-know-to-build-an-off-grid-home/957035)
**Author:** [@Broomstick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Broomstick)\ **Replies:** 188\ **Last updated:** [February 11, 2026, 9:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-what-i-need-to-know-to-build-an-off-grid-home/957035 "2026-02-11T09:25:14Z")
A few of my friends and I are discussing planning to pool our resources in retirement and build a home to grow old in. One of the reasons we’re doing this is a paucity of relatives to rely on in old age (none of us have… --- ## [Dating tips for the clueless](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dating-tips-for-the-clueless/341028)
**Author:** [@Rubystreak](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rubystreak)\ **Replies:** 115\ **Last updated:** [February 19, 2006, 3:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dating-tips-for-the-clueless/341028 "2006-02-19T15:56:26Z")
Recently, I met this really cool guy. He has all the trappings of being good boyfriend material: attractive, smart, funny, single, straight, right around my age, likes pets, is a nice guy. He’s a friend of a friend an… --- ## [Can the market set fair wages?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-the-market-set-fair-wages/750673)
**Author:** [@FairyChatMom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FairyChatMom)\ **Replies:** 94\ **Last updated:** [April 9, 2016, 9:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-the-market-set-fair-wages/750673 "2016-04-09T21:17:20Z")
Let me preface this by saying I never studied economics, I have minimal understanding of supply-and-demand, and I’m naive enough to believe that people, for the most part, are decent and moral. Get your mocking and snic… --- ## [Suit of Armor design, with present-day technology?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/suit-of-armor-design-with-present-day-technology/163984)
**Author:** [@Ranchoth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ranchoth)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [March 26, 2003, 1:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/suit-of-armor-design-with-present-day-technology/163984 "2003-03-26T13:47:21Z")
A somewhat (that’s putting it mildly) odd question for those interested…If you were designing a suit of armor, using present day knowledge, techniques, and materials, for use in an otherwise “normal” medieval battle envi… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=985&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=987&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)