# Top **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1007&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:** 1008 --- ## [Falling in love with my Best-friend. Now what?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/falling-in-love-with-my-best-friend-now-what/638104)
**Author:** [@Wallstreetjd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wallstreetjd)\ **Replies:** 67\ **Last updated:** [October 20, 2012, 5:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/falling-in-love-with-my-best-friend-now-what/638104 "2012-10-20T05:24:51Z")
\*\*\*\*I really need some advice or maybe a similar story or just an ear. I met this girl over a year ago in college. We had the same math class together and we began studying together. Months gone by and we became really g… --- ## [Desperate things you've done when money was tight (or absent).](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/desperate-things-youve-done-when-money-was-tight-or-absent/738041)
**Author:** [@Idle\_Thoughts](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Idle_Thoughts)\ **Replies:** 83\ **Last updated:** [November 29, 2015, 5:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/desperate-things-youve-done-when-money-was-tight-or-absent/738041 "2015-11-29T05:13:58Z")
I can only think of one right now, but it was pretty bad: Once I didn’t even have enough to buy toilet paper (or napkins or paper towels), so I resorted to using pages of a thick telephone book I had (for about two or t… --- ## [Ask the guy who works on an oil rig](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-guy-who-works-on-an-oil-rig/162865)
**Author:** [@Tapioca\_Dextrin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tapioca_Dextrin)\ **Replies:** 87\ **Last updated:** [October 16, 2012, 1:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-guy-who-works-on-an-oil-rig/162865 "2012-10-16T13:25:55Z")
Well, this is by request. So … ask away. --- ## [Hypothetical: Who are you, again?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hypothetical-who-are-you-again/783152)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 132\ **Last updated:** [December 8, 2018, 2:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hypothetical-who-are-you-again/783152 "2018-12-08T02:08:07Z")
The word has come down From On High that all posters must choose a new user name, and it can’t be a variation or respelling of their old name. What name would you choose? I would be A. Nonny Mouse. --- ## [How can you not like sports?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-can-you-not-like-sports/593960)
**Author:** [@panaccione](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panaccione)\ **Replies:** 106\ **Last updated:** [August 30, 2011, 8:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-can-you-not-like-sports/593960 "2011-08-30T08:46:28Z")
I mean, seriously. They’re probably the best invention by man and they’re all-around good for you. I could go on and on about why I think this way, but I’m far more interested in what my ‘opponents’ have to say?:wink: --- ## [24 Hour Fitness Membership??](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/24-hour-fitness-membership/242141)
**Author:** [@I\_Know\_Nothing](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/I_Know_Nothing)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [April 27, 2004, 8:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/24-hour-fitness-membership/242141 "2004-04-27T20:46:13Z")
I went into a 24 hour fitness a few weeks ago to see how much it cost for a membership. I was not interested in starting a membership at the time, just wanted to know how much it cost. I was forced to sit through half … --- ## [Sound barrier doesn't make sense to me!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sound-barrier-doesnt-make-sense-to-me/535257)
**Author:** [@komolono](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/komolono)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [April 8, 2010, 12:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sound-barrier-doesnt-make-sense-to-me/535257 "2010-04-08T12:21:58Z")
Sound barrier doesn’t make sense to me! If I correctly remember my childhood’s experience, breaking the sound barrier makes one big boom. Why is it not a continuing sound even if the jet continues flying supersonic? Yo… --- ## [Deeper meaning in Popular Films (Unboxed Con Air spoilers)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/deeper-meaning-in-popular-films-unboxed-con-air-spoilers/280238)
**Author:** [@even\_sven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/even_sven)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [June 27, 2011, 1:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/deeper-meaning-in-popular-films-unboxed-con-air-spoilers/280238 "2011-06-27T01:56:40Z")
Warning: Unboxed spoilers for Con Air. I’m assuming if you havn’t seen this movie yet, you probably don’t have any burning desire to. In this recent discussion about The Increadibles several posters opined that there ar… --- ## [Missing smilies](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/missing-smilies/368517)
**Author:** [@dogbutler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dogbutler)\ **Replies:** 93\ **Last updated:** [March 28, 2012, 1:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/missing-smilies/368517 "2012-03-28T13:23:37Z")
We seemed to have lost :wally and Happy Orthodox Jewish guy ;j . What is going on? Oy! --- ## [The SDMB Dwarf Fortress Ongoing Game #2](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-sdmb-dwarf-fortress-ongoing-game-2/574479)
**Author:** [@AndrewL](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AndrewL)\ **Replies:** 62\ **Last updated:** [December 5, 2011, 4:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-sdmb-dwarf-fortress-ongoing-game-2/574479 "2011-12-05T04:20:18Z")
This is a sequel to the saga of Joinglazed, as detailed in this thread: As with the previous thread, keep this one free of chatter. Out of character discussion goes here: --- ## [How are houses numbered in US residential streets?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-are-houses-numbered-in-us-residential-streets/983911)
**Author:** [@kambuckta](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kambuckta)\ **Replies:** 134\ **Last updated:** [August 11, 2023, 7:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-are-houses-numbered-in-us-residential-streets/983911 "2023-08-11T19:46:02Z")
Simple question, inspired by watching US shows and movies that depict houses that are numbered in four and sometimes 5 figures. In Aus, for a very long road, you might get up to the high hundreds (eg 898 Warrigal Rd, War… --- ## [Poorly Thought-Out Abbreviations](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poorly-thought-out-abbreviations/523743)
**Author:** [@Hal\_Briston](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hal_Briston)\ **Replies:** 101\ **Last updated:** [March 25, 2010, 1:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poorly-thought-out-abbreviations/523743 "2010-03-25T01:37:18Z")
In my job, companies sign on to use our products, and if they’re big enough, someone on my team gets assigned to work with them. My latest assignment is a company by the name of Bombardier. Now, when the Sales team sets… --- ## [Pros and cons to universal health care](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pros-and-cons-to-universal-health-care/634194)
**Author:** [@Ecamp1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ecamp1)\ **Replies:** 60\ **Last updated:** [September 12, 2012, 12:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pros-and-cons-to-universal-health-care/634194 "2012-09-12T00:28:58Z")
Just had a discussion with a friend of mine about universal Health care for the US. She has a wealthy husband and a great job with benefits and stated that health care is of no concern to her because she has it for her … --- ## [Evolution question - Are mutations totally random ?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/evolution-question-are-mutations-totally-random/622101)
**Author:** [@am77494](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/am77494)\ **Replies:** 73\ **Last updated:** [May 20, 2012, 7:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/evolution-question-are-mutations-totally-random/622101 "2012-05-20T19:12:45Z")
My knowledge of Evolution is limited to the high school courses and subsequent features on TV. If I understood clearly, evolution is a result of mutations - in which the mutations that jive better with the environment … --- ## [(Dallas, Baton Rouge) Violence is not the answer. What is?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dallas-baton-rouge-violence-is-not-the-answer-what-is/760138)
**Author:** [@jsc1953](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jsc1953)\ **Replies:** 103\ **Last updated:** [July 22, 2016, 3:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dallas-baton-rouge-violence-is-not-the-answer-what-is/760138 "2016-07-22T15:29:25Z")
IMHO, there are 2 equally horrible situations at work. Police - largely white – who can be characterized as trigger-happy, ill-trained, paranoid or racist, pick one…are shooting civilians, a disproportionate number of… --- ## [Accidental Racist by Brad Paisley & LL Cool J](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/accidental-racist-by-brad-paisley-ll-cool-j/655611)
**Author:** [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Replies:** 64\ **Last updated:** [April 19, 2013, 8:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/accidental-racist-by-brad-paisley-ll-cool-j/655611 "2013-04-19T20:15:53Z")
The song has been getting a lot of buzz but I’ve yet to hear it all the way through as it’s been pulled from YouTube. The lyrics are here. Basic story: A white southern guy goes into a Starbucks wearing a rebel flag s… --- ## [Compression strength of copper tube – bookshelf support](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/compression-strength-of-copper-tube-bookshelf-support/382958)
**Author:** [@Rhythmdvl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rhythmdvl)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [December 7, 2006, 8:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/compression-strength-of-copper-tube-bookshelf-support/382958 "2006-12-07T20:29:57Z")
Mrs. Dvl and I are looking to build couple bookshelves to flank the fireplace in our parlour. Each will be eight feet long and a foot in depth. We’d like to use dowels for the vertical support. We will drill six holes i… --- ## [I am so fucking sick and tired of the same fucking homophobic "arguments"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-so-fucking-sick-and-tired-of-the-same-fucking-homophobic-arguments/303805)
**Author:** [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Replies:** 133\ **Last updated:** [May 19, 2005, 1:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-so-fucking-sick-and-tired-of-the-same-fucking-homophobic-arguments/303805 "2005-05-19T01:19:45Z")
On this board, on other boards, with family members in The Waking, in editorials, on the news media, it just never ends. You hear the same fucking anti-gay rhetoric from the Ideological Order of the Black Knight of the … --- ## [Reformers' Claims Just Don't Add Up \[health care\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reformers-claims-just-dont-add-up-health-care/503607)
**Author:** [@PunkyPoo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PunkyPoo)\ **Replies:** 113\ **Last updated:** [July 23, 2009, 9:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reformers-claims-just-dont-add-up-health-care/503607 "2009-07-23T21:55:12Z")
From IBD about healthcare. The more I read about nationalized healthcare, the more it concerns me. http://ibdeditorials.com/IBDArticles.aspx?id=332723342557746 --- ## [Spoil the Hell Out Of Fallout 3 For Me](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spoil-the-hell-out-of-fallout-3-for-me/529103)
**Author:** [@Least\_Original\_User\_Name\_Ever](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Least_Original_User_Name_Ever)\ **Replies:** 107\ **Last updated:** [March 1, 2010, 2:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spoil-the-hell-out-of-fallout-3-for-me/529103 "2010-03-01T14:33:05Z")
So I’ve been lax in my RPG buying. I just got Fallout and I want to blow through it and finish it before the new one comes out. Tell me where the best stuff is and the fastest way to get there, please. Pie will be off… --- ## [How do I stop my dog from shredding things?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-stop-my-dog-from-shredding-things/238160)
**Author:** [@BrianS](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrianS)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [April 6, 2004, 4:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-stop-my-dog-from-shredding-things/238160 "2004-04-06T16:20:57Z")
I’ve got an 8-month-old male golden retriever who likes to shred things. Paper, wood, stuffed toys, and most recently, speaker cable. Any paper left at eye-level gets turned into confetti. The smallest rip or tear in a s… --- ## [Much of Freud's work/methods have been discredited. So what if any of his work ha remained useful?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/much-of-freuds-work-methods-have-been-discredited-so-what-if-any-of-his-work-ha-remained-useful/672925)
**Author:** [@davidmich](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/davidmich)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [November 8, 2013, 4:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/much-of-freuds-work-methods-have-been-discredited-so-what-if-any-of-his-work-ha-remained-useful/672925 "2013-11-08T16:22:27Z")
Much of Freud’s work been discredited/(or is it his methods?). So what if any of his work has remained useful in modern psychology?Is Freud’s work still taught as a foundation course in Psychology? I look forward to you… --- ## [Passive/Aggressive? or Stupid? or Thoughtless? or...?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/passive-aggressive-or-stupid-or-thoughtless-or/317115)
**Author:** [@Corner\_Case](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Corner_Case)\ **Replies:** 103\ **Last updated:** [August 19, 2005, 6:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/passive-aggressive-or-stupid-or-thoughtless-or/317115 "2005-08-19T18:04:55Z")
I’ve screwed up again. I’ve been yelled at by my wife and she’s even in tears about how I seem to be acting. I’m trying to figure out what I’m doing wrong and change it, and I would like some objective opinions. She’s n… --- ## [Would you buy a house next to a high school football field?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-buy-a-house-next-to-a-high-school-football-field/554228)
**Author:** [@Furious\_Marmot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Furious_Marmot)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [September 20, 2010, 6:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-buy-a-house-next-to-a-high-school-football-field/554228 "2010-09-20T06:43:24Z")
I’m considering buying a house on a dead-end in what seems to be a nice neighborhood, that is priced 25-30% below nearby comparables. Some of the price difference is probably due to its lack of ‘upgrades’ (which is good… --- ## [Is our attitude on obesity more dangerous than obesity itself](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-our-attitude-on-obesity-more-dangerous-than-obesity-itself/307817)
**Author:** [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Replies:** 124\ **Last updated:** [July 22, 2005, 5:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-our-attitude-on-obesity-more-dangerous-than-obesity-itself/307817 "2005-07-22T17:36:48Z")
Up until not long ago it was considered a given, proven fact that obesity causes 300,000 deaths a year (this is still believed wholly by a good many people), and that by encouraging obese people to lose weight, exercise … --- ## [Peter Jackson prevented from making The Hobbit](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/peter-jackson-prevented-from-making-the-hobbit/381124)
**Author:** [@GuanoLad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GuanoLad)\ **Replies:** 126\ **Last updated:** [December 9, 2006, 2:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/peter-jackson-prevented-from-making-the-hobbit/381124 "2006-12-09T02:46:48Z")
New Line has decided they don’t want Peter Jackson making The Hobbit after all. Bad move? Or near miss? --- ## [American Idol 4/4 & 4/5: Country](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-4-4-4-5-country/351240)
**Author:** [@Walter\_Windchill](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Walter_Windchill)\ **Replies:** 189\ **Last updated:** [April 9, 2006, 12:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-4-4-4-5-country/351240 "2006-04-09T00:16:33Z")
I implore you, put away that Alan Jackson CD. Here, take this instead. It’s called “The Outlaws.” Pick a track, any track. --- ## [What if we just Forgive Everyone's Debt?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-if-we-just-forgive-everyones-debt/601743)
**Author:** [@Paul\_in\_Qatar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Paul_in_Qatar)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [November 4, 2011, 4:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-if-we-just-forgive-everyones-debt/601743 "2011-11-04T16:10:03Z")
I was listening to Marketplace on NPR via the internet. They had a segment with a guy that proposed a Jubilee, a massive worldwide forgiveness of all debts. I owe the entire world about $5,000, so I do not see where it … --- ## [What is your relationship to alcohol?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-relationship-to-alcohol/808692)
**Author:** [@MrLee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MrLee)\ **Replies:** 170\ **Last updated:** [February 21, 2018, 7:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-relationship-to-alcohol/808692 "2018-02-21T19:53:06Z")
I thought of doing this as a poll, but reasoned that there would be more room for nuance if left open for discussion. So, the question as aforementioned… (I am a #6) I fucking hate it. I never drink alcohol, and I de… --- ## [John Carter again](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/john-carter-again/613507)
**Author:** [@Son\_of\_a\_Rich](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Son_of_a_Rich)\ **Replies:** 79\ **Last updated:** [February 26, 2012, 6:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/john-carter-again/613507 "2012-02-26T06:00:49Z")
In the tv previews, Dejah Thoris (I presume) says something about how John Carter has to save Mars, and that Earth could be next. What is the threat she’s going on about? There was nothing in the books that affected Eart… --- ## [Alter/destroy taste buds - lose weight?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alter-destroy-taste-buds-lose-weight/422840)
**Author:** [@Sycorax](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sycorax)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [October 29, 2013, 9:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alter-destroy-taste-buds-lose-weight/422840 "2013-10-29T09:40:08Z")
As someone who has to constantly fight the battle of the bulge, I am, of course, always looking for an easy way to lose weight. I don’t stop eating when I’m full because I love the taste. I started thinking: what if f… --- ## [Arrested Developent, what's the most obscure joke you caught?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/arrested-developent-whats-the-most-obscure-joke-you-caught/402079)
**Author:** [@Merkwurdigliebe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Merkwurdigliebe)\ **Replies:** 70\ **Last updated:** [December 19, 2016, 5:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/arrested-developent-whats-the-most-obscure-joke-you-caught/402079 "2016-12-19T17:29:35Z")
Okay, I’m an Arrested Development megafan. I’ve seen each episode multiple times and I really think it’s the best comedy series to ever be produced. There are seriously so many jokes crammed into such a tight space on s… --- ## [Do animals understand the concept of names?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-animals-understand-the-concept-of-names/676072)
**Author:** [@Artemis\_Tardis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Artemis_Tardis)\ **Replies:** 69\ **Last updated:** [December 15, 2013, 6:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-animals-understand-the-concept-of-names/676072 "2013-12-15T18:09:37Z")
I was wondering if pets and animals understand the concept of names. The name of a person is the basis of any language - Me Tarzan! Tarzan is Hungry! anyway… Do animals also have this basic understanding of language that… --- ## [Islamic democracy vs Secular dictatorship, which would you choose?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/islamic-democracy-vs-secular-dictatorship-which-would-you-choose/760186)
**Author:** [@Salvor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Salvor)\ **Replies:** 110\ **Last updated:** [July 24, 2016, 4:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/islamic-democracy-vs-secular-dictatorship-which-would-you-choose/760186 "2016-07-24T16:27:24Z")
The events with Turkey have crystallized something inside me that was not so clear before. I hate Islamists more than I love democracy. Of course I’d prefer liberal democracy over just about everything, but that does n… --- ## [Why is North America called the "West"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-north-america-called-the-west/521008)
**Author:** [@Dandmb50](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dandmb50)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [December 15, 2009, 3:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-north-america-called-the-west/521008 "2009-12-15T03:38:05Z")
If I was in China I would call North America the east? Why is it called the western world? Since I am in TORONTO so isn’t China the west? I think it may have something to do with Greenwich main time zone and everything … --- ## ["Due to unusually high call volume..."](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/due-to-unusually-high-call-volume/235741)
**Author:** [@B.Serum](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/B.Serum)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [March 28, 2004, 10:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/due-to-unusually-high-call-volume/235741 "2004-03-28T22:13:55Z")
When calling customer service, I am more frequently encountering the new “not-our-fault” hold-time line: “Due to unusually high call volume, you may encounter longer wait times” or my new favorite… “Due to overwhelmin… --- ## [Supreme Court looks likely to approve Census citizenship question by 5-4 vote](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/supreme-court-looks-likely-to-approve-census-citizenship-question-by-5-4-vote/833025)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 130\ **Last updated:** [May 8, 2019, 9:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/supreme-court-looks-likely-to-approve-census-citizenship-question-by-5-4-vote/833025 "2019-05-08T21:07:06Z")
The final vote may still be two months away, but it looks likely that SCOTUS will give a 5-4 ruling, along partisan lines, to permit the Census to ask about citizenship. Wouldn’t affect the 2020 election, but could redr… --- ## [Worthy cult classics.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worthy-cult-classics/844324)
**Author:** [@wolfman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wolfman)\ **Replies:** 133\ **Last updated:** [December 14, 2019, 12:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worthy-cult-classics/844324 "2019-12-14T12:31:34Z")
So as the winter has ended all enjoyment from doing my walking outside, and I prepare for the dreadmill for the next few months, I was trying to think of movies worth getting a hold of to make the time pass. The big name… --- ## [852 Commerce Ave, Cairo, Illinois](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/852-commerce-ave-cairo-illinois/532740)
**Author:** [@Neidhart](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Neidhart)\ **Replies:** 60\ **Last updated:** [June 6, 2010, 3:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/852-commerce-ave-cairo-illinois/532740 "2010-06-06T03:52:57Z")
Plug that address into Google Street View. Look around. WAAA! How’d you like to live in that town, eh? Bet housing’s cheap. --- ## [Do Pets Remember You after Being Gone for a Year or More?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-pets-remember-you-after-being-gone-for-a-year-or-more/276052)
**Author:** [@Ephemera](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ephemera)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [November 23, 2004, 6:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-pets-remember-you-after-being-gone-for-a-year-or-more/276052 "2004-11-23T18:36:17Z")
I moved from Tennessee to Oregon at the beginning of this year and in doing so, left behind my cat, Sebastian, who I have had for about eleven years. He’s my little buddy and I really miss him after eleven months but got… --- ## [Most disgusting Simpsons moments](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-disgusting-simpsons-moments/119447)
**Author:** [@Great\_Dave](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Great_Dave)\ **Replies:** 71\ **Last updated:** [November 22, 2005, 7:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-disgusting-simpsons-moments/119447 "2005-11-22T19:42:18Z")
I nominate Comic Book Guy and Agnes Skinner gettin’ it on. --- ## [Why do we have water towers?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-we-have-water-towers/314069)
**Author:** [@phungi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/phungi)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [July 27, 2005, 3:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-we-have-water-towers/314069 "2005-07-27T03:02:36Z")
This thought occurred to me while driving through Cherry Hill NJ last night by one of their two water towers. I then saw one by Camden while going over the Ben Franklin Bridge, and wondered what they are for. I can’t i… --- ## [Do any other countries have the right to bear arms in their Constitution?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-any-other-countries-have-the-right-to-bear-arms-in-their-constitution/492513)
**Author:** [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [April 10, 2009, 10:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-any-other-countries-have-the-right-to-bear-arms-in-their-constitution/492513 "2009-04-10T22:38:10Z")
Over in the GD thread, Gun Culture in the US - Why? , Wendall Wagner stated: \[QUOTE=Wendall Wagner\] I’m tired of this deliberate distortion of American culture to make it more different from other countries than it act… --- ## [What's "thing" Is Your Dog Afraid Of?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-thing-is-your-dog-afraid-of/524836)
**Author:** [@Markxxx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Markxxx)\ **Replies:** 61\ **Last updated:** [January 19, 2010, 3:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-thing-is-your-dog-afraid-of/524836 "2010-01-19T15:28:25Z")
I was watching Family Guy and Brian is afraid of the vacuum cleaner. I am feeding and watching my neighbors dogs for a couple of days, so I tested it out. Neither dog, (One is about 2 and the other is probably 11 or 12 y… --- ## [Help me find a pendant/necklace for a 16 year old boy](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-find-a-pendant-necklace-for-a-16-year-old-boy/604240)
**Author:** [@OpalCat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OpalCat)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [December 25, 2011, 10:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-find-a-pendant-necklace-for-a-16-year-old-boy/604240 "2011-12-25T22:23:51Z")
My son has taken to wearing this used-to-be-a-mood-disc but now it’s just black pendant on a cord around his neck. This is not the first time he’s worn things around his neck. For Christmas I’d like to get him a real pen… --- ## [Listen, KFC, you're not fooling anyone. "Kitchen Fresh Chicken?"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/listen-kfc-youre-not-fooling-anyone-kitchen-fresh-chicken/226755)
**Author:** [@Chastain86](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chastain86)\ **Replies:** 65\ **Last updated:** [June 21, 2004, 10:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/listen-kfc-youre-not-fooling-anyone-kitchen-fresh-chicken/226755 "2004-06-21T10:57:00Z")
Okay, KFC, this is going to hurt me almost as much as it hurts you. While it’s long since been debunked that KFC changed their name from Kentucky Fried Chicken due to concerns about fried things being bad for you, the l… --- ## [Those things that stop your car are not BREAKS, you moron!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/those-things-that-stop-your-car-are-not-breaks-you-moron/500719)
**Author:** [@It\_s\_Not\_Rocket\_Surgery](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/It_s_Not_Rocket_Surgery)\ **Replies:** 141\ **Last updated:** [June 30, 2009, 1:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/those-things-that-stop-your-car-are-not-breaks-you-moron/500719 "2009-06-30T01:55:17Z")
I’ve seen a few people online mis-refer to their car brakes as “breaks” over the years. All of a sudden, this error is everywhere, including at the SDMB! Cut it out, morons! If you need a “break job”, I would be happy… --- ## [Gift for a 15-year-old girl](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gift-for-a-15-year-old-girl/179353)
**Author:** [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [June 4, 2003, 7:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gift-for-a-15-year-old-girl/179353 "2003-06-04T19:49:10Z")
My niece’s 15th birthday is coming up. She’s a smart, serious kid, going to the arts magnet high school (she wants to be a writer). I don’t know her at all well (her father, my brother, and I are not close). Any suggest… --- ## [The cost to update GPS maps](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-cost-to-update-gps-maps/665053)
**Author:** [@crucible](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/crucible)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [August 16, 2013, 7:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-cost-to-update-gps-maps/665053 "2013-08-16T07:04:00Z")
In factory installed GPS in cars. I was seriously considering a particular model of Hyundai when I was warned about the extreme cost of upgrading maps. So, I asked the sales person, who, after consultation with the ser… --- ## [Can anyone identify this location from an album cover?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-anyone-identify-this-location-from-an-album-cover/635516)
**Author:** [@Colophon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Colophon)\ **Replies:** 63\ **Last updated:** [October 19, 2012, 2:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-anyone-identify-this-location-from-an-album-cover/635516 "2012-10-19T02:32:32Z")
It’s a real long shot, but here’s the pic. The Field Mice were a 1980s/1990s English indie pop band, but I suspect the photo isn’t of England. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1006&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1008&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)