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**Author:** [@Xema](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Xema)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [May 9, 2010, 9:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/amtrak-ticketing-strangeness/528749 "2010-05-09T09:44:02Z")
So I need to travel next weekend, and since Amtrak offers reasonably convenient service (assuming it runs more or less on time) I decided to give it a try. I made reservations on their website, which was tolerably user … --- ## [Clothes color matching: black and navy](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/clothes-color-matching-black-and-navy/641019)
**Author:** [@MichaelEmouse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MichaelEmouse)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [November 19, 2012, 7:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/clothes-color-matching-black-and-navy/641019 "2012-11-19T19:56:48Z")
Is it generally accepted that you don’t mix black and navy? Does it extend to black and all dark blues? That’s what I’ve often heard anyway. Why is that? What’s wrong with, say, a navy suit and black tie? Why is black … --- ## [If we're going to adopt net neutrality rules, might as well and save Blackberry while we're at it!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-were-going-to-adopt-net-neutrality-rules-might-as-well-and-save-blackberry-while-were-at-it/710593)
**Author:** [@Omar\_Little](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omar_Little)\ **Replies:** 78\ **Last updated:** [February 2, 2015, 9:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-were-going-to-adopt-net-neutrality-rules-might-as-well-and-save-blackberry-while-were-at-it/710593 "2015-02-02T21:30:54Z")
John Chen, CEO of struggling Blackberry, has asked Obama in an open letter to extend the idea of net neutrality beyond the ISP’s to the mobile app developers as well, requiring that all apps be made available on all mo… --- ## [Driver swerves to hit motorcyclist](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/driver-swerves-to-hit-motorcyclist/735050)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 92\ **Last updated:** [October 23, 2015, 3:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/driver-swerves-to-hit-motorcyclist/735050 "2015-10-23T03:56:40Z")
Driver Who Swerved And Hit A Motorcycle: ‘I Don’t Care’ The driver wasn’t arrested, but will be prosecuted. Sanders apparently wanted to pass the cranky old man because the latter had slowed to 20 mph below the speed … --- ## [Car wonks: Identifying Parasitic Drain.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/car-wonks-identifying-parasitic-drain/678665)
**Author:** [@QuickSilver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/QuickSilver)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [February 5, 2014, 8:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/car-wonks-identifying-parasitic-drain/678665 "2014-02-05T20:37:09Z")
My commuter car is a 2000 VW Jetta GLX. It has a little over 190,000 km on the odometer. It’s been reliable for most of its life and I’ve taken excellent care of it. Recently I’ve noticed odd electrical gremlins. Som… --- ## [That guy in Katy, TX, who doesn't want to be a fucking laughingstock...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/that-guy-in-katy-tx-who-doesnt-want-to-be-a-fucking-laughingstock/383261)
**Author:** [@lizardling](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lizardling)\ **Replies:** 95\ **Last updated:** [January 6, 2007, 1:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/that-guy-in-katy-tx-who-doesnt-want-to-be-a-fucking-laughingstock/383261 "2007-01-06T01:53:24Z")
…and all his ilk with him. Houston suburb objects to mosque plans I’m FROM Texas, you motherfuckers, and this attitude is completely, and totally, uncalled for. What the hell happened to being neighborly? I’m almost to… --- ## [Do They Sell Day Old Bread and Cakes In Your Area](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-they-sell-day-old-bread-and-cakes-in-your-area/460772)
**Author:** [@KRSOradio](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KRSOradio)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [August 23, 2008, 11:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-they-sell-day-old-bread-and-cakes-in-your-area/460772 "2008-08-23T11:13:31Z")
Curiously enough I was in the park today and struck up a conversation with some older fok and they were telling me about the days before WWII and how they would go to the bakeries and stock up on day old loaves of bread … --- ## [Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them - Seen it thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fantastic-beasts-and-where-to-find-them-seen-it-thread/772660)
**Author:** [@Inner\_Stickler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Inner_Stickler)\ **Replies:** 71\ **Last updated:** [July 16, 2017, 4:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fantastic-beasts-and-where-to-find-them-seen-it-thread/772660 "2017-07-16T16:49:09Z")
I’m a little surprised I haven’t seen a thread for this movie yet! I saw it over the weekend. My take is that it’s fine but clunky. I think the movie suffers for not having been a book first and allowing JKR to expand… --- ## [Should I tell my daughter to slap this boy?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-i-tell-my-daughter-to-slap-this-boy/534166)
**Author:** [@Weedy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Weedy)\ **Replies:** 88\ **Last updated:** [April 5, 2010, 12:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-i-tell-my-daughter-to-slap-this-boy/534166 "2010-04-05T00:39:16Z")
A fairly trivial dilemma, but I really don’t know what to think, so I’d thought I’d ask Dopers for their ideas. My daughter is 12, and started high school in February (as we do in Australia). At the start of the year, t… --- ## [Why is atheism a sausagefest?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-atheism-a-sausagefest/582005)
**Author:** [@Slithy\_Tove](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Slithy_Tove)\ **Replies:** 81\ **Last updated:** [May 20, 2011, 2:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-atheism-a-sausagefest/582005 "2011-05-20T02:25:35Z")
All the atheist online communities as well as the IRL meetup groups have a lopsided gender representation. In the case of meetups, this strikes me as odd because in general, it seems that many of the other interest group… --- ## [Do societies become more puritanical over time?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-societies-become-more-puritanical-over-time/633185)
**Author:** [@Lance\_Steele](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lance_Steele)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [September 12, 2012, 3:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-societies-become-more-puritanical-over-time/633185 "2012-09-12T15:24:33Z")
In the ancient/classical world in Europe, it seems that social mores were a lot less restrictive vis a vis sexuality, alcohol/drug use and the like. Then Christianity came along and said no more buggery etc. Then the pur… --- ## [What's it like to live in Manhattan?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-it-like-to-live-in-manhattan/643854)
**Author:** [@iiandyiiii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iiandyiiii)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [December 22, 2012, 8:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-it-like-to-live-in-manhattan/643854 "2012-12-22T20:33:16Z")
The biggest and most dense urban area I’ve ever lived is where I am now, in Arlington right outside of DC. And I (we) love it here. When I think about it and compare it to other places I’ve lived (generally suburban pa… --- ## [What are you paying for a 1 gallon jug of 2% cow's milk?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-you-paying-for-a-1-gallon-jug-of-2-cows-milk/546457)
**Author:** [@Harmonious\_Discord](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Harmonious_Discord)\ **Replies:** 102\ **Last updated:** [July 22, 2010, 1:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-you-paying-for-a-1-gallon-jug-of-2-cows-milk/546457 "2010-07-22T13:21:27Z")
What are you paying for a 1 gallon jug of 2% cow’s milk? Not something special like organic that doubles the price. The price is US dollars. --- ## [Business Insider's "Most Famous Novel Set in Every State"...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/business-insiders-most-famous-novel-set-in-every-state/672073)
**Author:** [@Leaper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaper)\ **Replies:** 87\ **Last updated:** [October 28, 2013, 1:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/business-insiders-most-famous-novel-set-in-every-state/672073 "2013-10-28T13:13:33Z")
… And the District of Columbia. Any arguments with any? Keep in mind it’s not the best novel set in every state, it’s the most famous novel set in every state. So if you want to say there’s a more famous novel set in … --- ## [Mac, Windows, Linux...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mac-windows-linux/511873)
**Author:** [@cmyk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cmyk)\ **Replies:** 155\ **Last updated:** [September 30, 2009, 10:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mac-windows-linux/511873 "2009-09-30T22:52:32Z")
Let’s open this can of worms, shall we? Just everyone, try and be cool. :cool: Feel free to elaborate on your choice of OS, version thereof, and if this devolves into an OS war, I welcome it. What’s wrong with spewing a… --- ## [Games Cops Play (With Stolen Nude Cellphone Pics)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/games-cops-play-with-stolen-nude-cellphone-pics/703543)
**Author:** [@Steve\_MB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Steve_MB)\ **Replies:** 72\ **Last updated:** [November 4, 2014, 11:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/games-cops-play-with-stolen-nude-cellphone-pics/703543 "2014-11-04T23:48:03Z")
I guess now we know the real reason for all the law-enforcement public displays of butthurt about smartphone security improvements: --- ## [Can pilots really tell if you have your seatbelt on?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-pilots-really-tell-if-you-have-your-seatbelt-on/642939)
**Author:** [@DataX](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DataX)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [December 6, 2012, 4:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-pilots-really-tell-if-you-have-your-seatbelt-on/642939 "2012-12-06T16:47:17Z")
I don’t fly THAT much, and this only happened once, but the pilot - before take off - basically came on the intercom and said. “Yeah folks, we are getting an indication up here that four passengers still haven’t fastene… --- ## [Holy crap it's Bioshock!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/holy-crap-its-bioshock/415860)
**Author:** [@Jayrot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jayrot)\ **Replies:** 131\ **Last updated:** [September 17, 2007, 2:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/holy-crap-its-bioshock/415860 "2007-09-17T14:59:00Z")
Yes yes yes. I’m one of the lucky ones who managed to \[del\]get lucky\[/del\] hypnotize my local Toys R Us into breaking the street date and selling Bioshock early. Worked late yesterday and then had a whole bunch of obliga… --- ## [For Guys: WTF, Man??? (Wiping One's Ass)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-guys-wtf-man-wiping-ones-ass/588909)
**Author:** [@Quasimodem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quasimodem)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [July 16, 2011, 2:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-guys-wtf-man-wiping-ones-ass/588909 "2011-07-16T14:54:25Z")
I can go through almost half a roll of tp sometimes making sure that that last wad of paper comes back clean, and still, when I take off my briefs at night for the wash, there’s that damn streak!:stuck\_out\_tongue: Anybo… --- ## [How best could Episode VII please fans?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-best-could-episode-vii-please-fans/639403)
**Author:** [@Stark\_Raven\_Mad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stark_Raven_Mad)\ **Replies:** 78\ **Last updated:** [November 6, 2012, 5:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-best-could-episode-vii-please-fans/639403 "2012-11-06T17:13:28Z")
Inspired by this thread. Let’s get the obvious one out of the way: they should/could kill off Jar Jar in a horrible way - something in the vein of that photoshopped picture of ground up Jar Jar meat would be good. --- ## [UHC Ethical Dilemma: Where do you draw the line?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/uhc-ethical-dilemma-where-do-you-draw-the-line/522930)
**Author:** [@otternell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/otternell)\ **Replies:** 76\ **Last updated:** [January 1, 2010, 6:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/uhc-ethical-dilemma-where-do-you-draw-the-line/522930 "2010-01-01T18:47:39Z")
Loosely based on this thread in the Pit: http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=545309. As it is the Pit, it turned into a pitting against a poster, and left the “real” issue behind, which Sateryn76 and I… --- ## [Let's pit snowbirds!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-pit-snowbirds/479396)
**Author:** [@dalej42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalej42)\ **Replies:** 80\ **Last updated:** [January 6, 2009, 3:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-pit-snowbirds/479396 "2009-01-06T15:29:10Z")
Ah yes, it is that time of the year. Every stereotype about the elderly comes true in Arizona, Florida, the deserts of California, and Hawaii. Exhibit A: Elderly woman in motorized grocery cart revs it up and pushes ano… --- ## [Wanna know why you can't get a job, moron?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wanna-know-why-you-cant-get-a-job-moron/349747)
**Author:** [@Ghanima](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ghanima)\ **Replies:** 105\ **Last updated:** [April 1, 2006, 4:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wanna-know-why-you-cant-get-a-job-moron/349747 "2006-04-01T16:08:59Z")
Maybe it’s because you are an incompetent boob! Just a little suggestion here: when responding to an ad that states that the job requires very detail-oriented work, then maybe you shouldn’t have four errors in your cove… --- ## [What do you think of Obama's National Security Team](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-think-of-obamas-national-security-team/475198)
**Author:** [@Palo\_Verde](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Palo_Verde)\ **Replies:** 97\ **Last updated:** [December 8, 2008, 12:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-think-of-obamas-national-security-team/475198 "2008-12-08T00:08:09Z")
So it is oficial today, here is the national security team: Hillary Clinton as secretary of state General James Jones as National Security Adviser Janet Napolitano as Homeland Security Chief Robert Gates as Defense S… --- ## [Amazing Race April 11- Maybe delayed by the Masters](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/amazing-race-april-11-maybe-delayed-by-the-masters/535779)
**Author:** [@notfrommensa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/notfrommensa)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [April 17, 2010, 2:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/amazing-race-april-11-maybe-delayed-by-the-masters/535779 "2010-04-17T14:14:08Z")
If there is a playoff, which is doubtful at this point. Adjust DVRs accordingly. --- ## [Hillary Collusion with the Russians](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hillary-collusion-with-the-russians/799227)
**Author:** [@smsaks2000](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/smsaks2000)\ **Replies:** 99\ **Last updated:** [October 22, 2017, 8:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hillary-collusion-with-the-russians/799227 "2017-10-22T20:21:30Z")
After months of talk and investigation, nothing has been found to proves Trump colluded with the Russians. But, now we have information about Hillary Clinton colluding and receiving millions from the Russians while givi… --- ## [Children's books that irritated you, even as a child](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/childrens-books-that-irritated-you-even-as-a-child/331483)
**Author:** [@FlyingRamenMonster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FlyingRamenMonster)\ **Replies:** 116\ **Last updated:** [December 4, 2005, 4:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/childrens-books-that-irritated-you-even-as-a-child/331483 "2005-12-04T04:45:12Z")
Let’s make a list. Starting with the Berenstain Bears, or however the heck you spell that. Even as a kid I could tell that the picture books were nothing more than thinly-veiled conservative parenting guides and the no… --- ## [Favorite Futurama Episodes/Quotes](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-futurama-episodes-quotes/280494)
**Author:** [@Sam\_Stone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sam_Stone)\ **Replies:** 131\ **Last updated:** [December 22, 2004, 2:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-futurama-episodes-quotes/280494 "2004-12-22T02:30:44Z")
There have been tons of threads about the Simpsons, but not many Futurama threads. So… What’s your favorite episode? What are some of your favorite lines from the show? I was watching the evil Santa episode tonight, … --- ## [How best could Episode VII piss off fans?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-best-could-episode-vii-piss-off-fans/639398)
**Author:** [@AK84](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AK84)\ **Replies:** 67\ **Last updated:** [January 3, 2016, 3:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-best-could-episode-vii-piss-off-fans/639398 "2016-01-03T15:50:24Z")
Now that it’s been announced, how could the script of Ep VII annoy fans even more than the the unfairly attacked prequels? Lets see StarWars Episode VII, Original cast as they look today StarWars Episode VII! All Ewok… --- ## [Jim Parsons is out (and in the New York Times, no less)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jim-parsons-is-out-and-in-the-new-york-times-no-less/623000)
**Author:** [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [June 1, 2012, 1:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jim-parsons-is-out-and-in-the-new-york-times-no-less/623000 "2012-06-01T01:44:05Z")
Interview here. And in other words, the sun came out this morning. --- ## [Allen Gregory is a ridiculous show that will not last the season and I want him to die in a fire](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/allen-gregory-is-a-ridiculous-show-that-will-not-last-the-season-and-i-want-him-to-die-in-a-fire/601436)
**Author:** [@YogSothoth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/YogSothoth)\ **Replies:** 62\ **Last updated:** [December 21, 2011, 11:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/allen-gregory-is-a-ridiculous-show-that-will-not-last-the-season-and-i-want-him-to-die-in-a-fire/601436 "2011-12-21T23:09:01Z")
Allen Gregory is the most fucked up new show of the season. It will not last the year, it can’t, its too horrible for words. For those who don’t know, picture if you will, the distilled pretentiousness of a million yup… --- ## [Are 1980s preppies known for wearing multiple polo shirts?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-1980s-preppies-known-for-wearing-multiple-polo-shirts/830507)
**Author:** [@Acsenray](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Acsenray)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [March 6, 2019, 6:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-1980s-preppies-known-for-wearing-multiple-polo-shirts/830507 "2019-03-06T06:38:37Z")
I saw that Netflix now has the original Wet Hot American Summer, so I took the opportunity to watch it and also move on to its prequels and sequels. For those who are unfamiliar, it’s a somewhat surreal and absurdist pa… --- ## [Botticelli -- Round 3](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-round-3/396024)
**Author:** [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Replies:** 277\ **Last updated:** [March 19, 2007, 5:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-round-3/396024 "2007-03-19T17:16:06Z")
Since Boticelli, Part II appears to be in a wait sytate at the moment, and since it has reached its seventh page of posts, now may be a good time to start a fresh thread. Wanna play Botticelli? was started Tuesday morni… --- ## ["Share the road" works both ways!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/share-the-road-works-both-ways/341790)
**Author:** [@Roadfood](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roadfood)\ **Replies:** 175\ **Last updated:** [January 29, 2006, 2:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/share-the-road-works-both-ways/341790 "2006-01-29T14:14:13Z")
Ok, I have GOT to get this off my chest. I saw it again today: I’m driving down a street where there is barely enough room between the cars and the curb for a single bicyclist, and these two fucking moron assholes are ri… --- ## [End of the Roman Empire and loss of literacy](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/end-of-the-roman-empire-and-loss-of-literacy/626879)
**Author:** [@AK84](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AK84)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [July 5, 2012, 6:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/end-of-the-roman-empire-and-loss-of-literacy/626879 "2012-07-05T18:12:07Z")
How did the end of Rome impact literacy in its former territories. At a guess I would think that in the West, Britain and possibly Gaul and Iberia suffered marked declines. What about Italy? I would think that the East … --- ## [Pronunciation of "Rodeo"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pronunciation-of-rodeo/385209)
**Author:** [@indierock82](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/indierock82)\ **Replies:** 66\ **Last updated:** [December 24, 2006, 6:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pronunciation-of-rodeo/385209 "2006-12-24T18:11:50Z")
This is inspired by an episode of Entourage: Why is Rodeo drive pronounced differently depending on where the street starts and ends? According to one of the characters in the series, she was living in the ghetto part o… --- ## [Are sites like Adultfriendfinder legit?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-sites-like-adultfriendfinder-legit/181774)
**Author:** [@Muad\_Dib](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Muad_Dib)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [June 17, 2003, 6:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-sites-like-adultfriendfinder-legit/181774 "2003-06-17T18:28:58Z")
A guy I know signed up for that site (No, really. No sarcasm here. It was not me as I would have serious doubts about a girl that advertised that she wanted random sex.), and this looks too good to be true. What is th… --- ## [Let's all just calm down](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-all-just-calm-down/656180)
**Author:** [@Munch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Munch)\ **Replies:** 67\ **Last updated:** [April 23, 2013, 5:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-all-just-calm-down/656180 "2013-04-23T05:24:02Z")
Let’s take a little time to look at what’s going on, shall we? I realize that integrating new information and new policies is difficult, but there’s no reason to pretend that Oceania has always been at war with Eurasia a… --- ## [False equivalences: RL vs. SDMB](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/false-equivalences-rl-vs-sdmb/534501)
**Author:** [@MaxTheVool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MaxTheVool)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [April 17, 2010, 2:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/false-equivalences-rl-vs-sdmb/534501 "2010-04-17T14:41:07Z")
So in this post, Bricker (who I usually have a good deal of respect for) engages in what I claim is a preposterously false equivalence… (1) some public figure (in this case, Sarah Palin) says something in a public forum … --- ## [Male Dopers: How do YOU masturbate?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/male-dopers-how-do-you-masturbate/485031)
**Author:** [@Idle\_Thoughts](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Idle_Thoughts)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [February 10, 2009, 8:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/male-dopers-how-do-you-masturbate/485031 "2009-02-10T20:37:11Z")
I’m a straight male. I masturbate by holding my penis right under the head with two fingers (the thumb and index finger) and then rubbing them together (sort of like the sign you do for money)…only instead having my peni… --- ## [Why do people flatten grilled cheese sandwiches?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-people-flatten-grilled-cheese-sandwiches/499903)
**Author:** [@Polycarp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Polycarp)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [June 19, 2009, 7:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-people-flatten-grilled-cheese-sandwiches/499903 "2009-06-19T07:02:17Z")
Asked at the behest of the lady we’re staying with, but we’re both curious as well – often when people cook grilled chees sandwiches, especially at diners, some heavy metal object is put atop them, pressing them down. W… --- ## [Should I Tell Him My Sexuality?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-i-tell-him-my-sexuality/500373)
**Author:** [@Other\_Dreams](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Other_Dreams)\ **Replies:** 84\ **Last updated:** [July 2, 2009, 6:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-i-tell-him-my-sexuality/500373 "2009-07-02T18:27:21Z")
\[This post contains needless diversions, random comments, and strange people. Read at your own peril.\] Mike Thames is attractive; he is the most attractive person in the Mathematics Laboratory; and we are friends. Let … --- ## [Why don't hotel bathrooms have ventilation fans?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-dont-hotel-bathrooms-have-ventilation-fans/746180)
**Author:** [@Jackknifed\_Juggernaut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackknifed_Juggernaut)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [February 16, 2016, 8:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-dont-hotel-bathrooms-have-ventilation-fans/746180 "2016-02-16T08:02:40Z")
I’m not sure if there is a factual answer to this question, but why don’t they? It’s pretty annoying when you’re in the hotel room bathroom and the mirrors are all fogged up after a shower. This is generally not a prob… --- ## [Why political forgiveness and cooperation won't be coming any time soon](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-political-forgiveness-and-cooperation-wont-be-coming-any-time-soon/931296)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 186\ **Last updated:** [February 16, 2021, 2:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-political-forgiveness-and-cooperation-wont-be-coming-any-time-soon/931296 "2021-02-16T14:11:52Z")
I see calls for forgiveness and cooperation all over right wing media and from Congresscritters themselves, and I am going to call “bullshit”. I see no proposals to make concessions from those asking for(if not outright … --- ## [Commonplace situations in which you don't know how to act.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/commonplace-situations-in-which-you-dont-know-how-to-act/589222)
**Author:** [@CatherineZeta](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CatherineZeta)\ **Replies:** 71\ **Last updated:** [July 22, 2011, 4:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/commonplace-situations-in-which-you-dont-know-how-to-act/589222 "2011-07-22T16:24:06Z")
In my situation, this pertains to what to do at a bike shop. I’ve owned cheap dept. store mountain bikes in the past, and for the first time in 10 or so years have purchased my own, quality bicycle from a friend. Anyway,… --- ## [Airlines - why do you want to board early?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/airlines-why-do-you-want-to-board-early/672245)
**Author:** [@ski](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ski)\ **Replies:** 68\ **Last updated:** [November 1, 2013, 6:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/airlines-why-do-you-want-to-board-early/672245 "2013-11-01T18:15:31Z")
I’ve been flying American Airlines a lot recently, and they’ve been doing something I don’t understand. They’ll board the first class and upgrades first, but then before anybody else, they’ll board people traveling with… --- ## [International Londope II](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/international-londope-ii/111153)
**Author:** [@Alex\_B](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alex_B)\ **Replies:** 252\ **Last updated:** [August 2, 2002, 2:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/international-londope-ii/111153 "2002-08-02T14:20:33Z")
Hi everybody! Welcome to the International Londope II planning thread. Here’s the plan so far: Let’s all get together in a pub. In London. Sometime soon. I was thinking somewhere around the Paddington area, so some o… --- ## [90s alternative rock sexpots](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/90s-alternative-rock-sexpots/722126)
**Author:** [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Replies:** 67\ **Last updated:** [June 17, 2015, 6:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/90s-alternative-rock-sexpots/722126 "2015-06-17T06:47:39Z")
When people think of hot musicians in alt rock bands of the 90s what comes to mind? For me Shirley Mansonfrom Garbage and D’arcy Wretzkyfrom the smashing pumpkins. I never really cared for Gwen Stefani but could see why … --- ## [Best #1 single of the year retrospective: 1979](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-1-single-of-the-year-retrospective-1979/700562)
**Author:** [@Smapti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smapti)\ **Replies:** 85\ **Last updated:** [October 12, 2014, 4:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-1-single-of-the-year-retrospective-1979/700562 "2014-10-12T04:55:48Z")
Our survey brings us now to the final year of the '70s; 1979. Disco hasn’t died just yet, but it’s certainly on the wane at this point, and though punk has no chance in hell of breaking through to the top of the charts, … --- ## [What radicalized white voters in 2016?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-radicalized-white-voters-in-2016/817909)
**Author:** [@Kennedy1960](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kennedy1960)\ **Replies:** 121\ **Last updated:** [July 19, 2018, 6:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-radicalized-white-voters-in-2016/817909 "2018-07-19T18:26:18Z")
My parents were born in 1954, kids of the 60s generation. My dad hated Vietnam and Richard Nixon and all he stood for. He was greatly traumatized by the nightly death tolls on TV from Nam. He tried to join but was reject… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=992&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=994&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)