# Top **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1009&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:** 1010 --- ## [Tax the rich!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tax-the-rich/841867)
**Author:** [@amaguri](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/amaguri)\ **Replies:** 144\ **Last updated:** [October 28, 2019, 5:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tax-the-rich/841867 "2019-10-28T17:43:44Z")
I suppose this could easily tip over into Great Debates but I’m genuinely curious… A lot of democratic politicians keep saying “tax the rich! taxes must go up!” but is the tax rate even a problem? Seems to me the big… --- ## [Hot Stove League](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hot-stove-league/516756)
**Author:** [@The\_Other\_Jeffrey\_Lebowski](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Other_Jeffrey_Lebowski)\ **Replies:** 132\ **Last updated:** [January 29, 2010, 12:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hot-stove-league/516756 "2010-01-29T00:12:18Z")
With only 98 days remaining until pitchers and catchers report to spring training, I feel it’s high time to fire up the hot stove league. I’ve got a couple of points that I’d like to open with: MLB should amend its cu… --- ## [how efficient were punch cards in today's terms?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-efficient-were-punch-cards-in-todays-terms/494952)
**Author:** [@Bamboo\_Boy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bamboo_Boy)\ **Replies:** 65\ **Last updated:** [May 4, 2009, 5:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-efficient-were-punch-cards-in-todays-terms/494952 "2009-05-04T17:28:05Z")
I suppose the title gives you the gist of what I was wondering. I’m talking about those old IBM punch cards, of course, which were used to store data on ancient computers. I remember playing with them as a kid, a neighb… --- ## [There is no virtue in singlehood.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/there-is-no-virtue-in-singlehood/321164)
**Author:** [@QuickSilver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/QuickSilver)\ **Replies:** 145\ **Last updated:** [October 1, 2005, 6:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/there-is-no-virtue-in-singlehood/321164 "2005-10-01T06:29:05Z")
Fucking none. Zero. Nada. Yeah, a little alone time is good for the soul and the mental disposition. But being alone 24/7 just sucks. It sucks even more cuz I don’t really have to be. I could pick up the phone and … --- ## [DUI motorist plows car into crowd during Oklahoma State University homecoming parade.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dui-motorist-plows-car-into-crowd-during-oklahoma-state-university-homecoming-parade/735655)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 87\ **Last updated:** [November 4, 2015, 4:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dui-motorist-plows-car-into-crowd-during-oklahoma-state-university-homecoming-parade/735655 "2015-11-04T16:06:32Z")
:frowning: three people were killed and 22 were injured Oklahoma has the death penalty. I think this case may apply. It seems considerable speed had to be involved. That police motorcycle is totally crumpled and they s… --- ## [Do you have any pet theories that probably wouldn't hold up under scientific scrutiny?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-have-any-pet-theories-that-probably-wouldnt-hold-up-under-scientific-scrutiny/670893)
**Author:** [@CLee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CLee)\ **Replies:** 87\ **Last updated:** [October 13, 2013, 9:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-have-any-pet-theories-that-probably-wouldnt-hold-up-under-scientific-scrutiny/670893 "2013-10-13T21:10:29Z")
I have two, based on observations of significant others and coworkers. OCD is caused by one or more overbearing, controlling parents, and overbearing parents (especially during potty training) lead to adults who are obse… --- ## [Auto insurance company sent me a check. What do I do?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/auto-insurance-company-sent-me-a-check-what-do-i-do/306573)
**Author:** [@Nutty\_Bunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nutty_Bunny)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [June 3, 2005, 2:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/auto-insurance-company-sent-me-a-check-what-do-i-do/306573 "2005-06-03T02:50:31Z")
Back in March, I was in an accident with my new car (the curse of buying new, right?). The estimate was $5550 with a $500 deductible. The appraiser came out, agreed with the $5500, the car was repaired, the body shop g… --- ## [Poll: Principal allows students to bring water guns to class- do you have a problem?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-principal-allows-students-to-bring-water-guns-to-class-do-you-have-a-problem/581790)
**Author:** [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Replies:** 77\ **Last updated:** [May 20, 2011, 5:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-principal-allows-students-to-bring-water-guns-to-class-do-you-have-a-problem/581790 "2011-05-20T17:55:37Z")
A friend of mine in Georgia has a son who’s a junior at a school whose principal announced that on the last day of class this year the kids can bring water guns to school. There are a few rules (basically no damage to s… --- ## [I just bought Daryl F\*\*\*ing Dixon's knife.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-bought-daryl-f-ing-dixons-knife/640144)
**Author:** [@Scumpup](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scumpup)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [November 8, 2012, 4:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-bought-daryl-f-ing-dixons-knife/640144 "2012-11-08T04:59:54Z")
Good Christ, I can be be an idiot when it comes to hoarding weapons. First, let us get it out of the way that I am not particularly a fan of The Walking Dead. When it first became available on Netflix, I watched the fi… --- ## [Is there a difference between the red, white & black Wii bundles](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-difference-between-the-red-white-black-wii-bundles/564344)
**Author:** [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [December 19, 2010, 1:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-difference-between-the-red-white-black-wii-bundles/564344 "2010-12-19T01:49:12Z")
These are $199 and supposed to go on sale this week and next, so I am looking into them. As far as I can tell the black and white bundles are the same. Both have wii sports resort along with wii sports and the red has m… --- ## [Your Local Restaurant Chains That Do It Better](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-local-restaurant-chains-that-do-it-better/534033)
**Author:** [@drastic\_quench](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drastic_quench)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [March 31, 2010, 3:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-local-restaurant-chains-that-do-it-better/534033 "2010-03-31T15:11:26Z")
Meaning they’re making a style of food (pizza, burgers, etc.) that the national chains have been successful selling for decades, but the local chain has a tastier dish. I’m plugging Erberts & Gerbert’s. They’re a Midwe… --- ## [The Walking Dead; 4.07 "Dead Weight" (open spoilers)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-walking-dead-4-07-dead-weight-open-spoilers/674721)
**Author:** [@alphaboi867](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/alphaboi867)\ **Replies:** 74\ **Last updated:** [December 1, 2013, 12:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-walking-dead-4-07-dead-weight-open-spoilers/674721 "2013-12-01T00:15:39Z")
\[QUOTE=AMC\] Something new unfolds at a camp outside the prison; the addition of new members may threaten peace. \[/QUOTE\] Second to last episode before winter hiatus. --- ## [the cure - goth or not?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-cure-goth-or-not/109686)
**Author:** [@bluddy\_bloodnut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bluddy_bloodnut)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [July 25, 2014, 8:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-cure-goth-or-not/109686 "2014-07-25T20:07:22Z")
i was wondering of there are any “goths” in SD who might be able to tell me their opinion if the cure is a true “goth” band. I have heard that they are and that they arent, but ive never talked to and “goths” about it, a… --- ## [Books you'd describe as being "a dark Narnia"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/books-youd-describe-as-being-a-dark-narnia/565016)
**Author:** [@elfkin477](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elfkin477)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [April 1, 2011, 3:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/books-youd-describe-as-being-a-dark-narnia/565016 "2011-04-01T15:05:18Z")
A couple of years ago I had an idea for a story, but didn’t get very far with it. The basic premise was that four kids - a boy, his girlfriend, her little brother, and the little brother’s female friend - got sucked into… --- ## [Papsett, "The Rainbow Bridge," dog killing, and bullshit New Age pet philosophy](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/papsett-the-rainbow-bridge-dog-killing-and-bullshit-new-age-pet-philosophy/332055)
**Author:** [@TLDRIDKJKLOLFTW](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TLDRIDKJKLOLFTW)\ **Replies:** 103\ **Last updated:** [November 23, 2005, 10:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/papsett-the-rainbow-bridge-dog-killing-and-bullshit-new-age-pet-philosophy/332055 "2005-11-23T10:00:53Z")
My mouth literally fell open when I read this thread, in which \*\*Papsett \*\* kills her dog because it growled at another one of her dogs. While the permanence and severity of the punishment is mindblowing enough, she just… --- ## [Clever movies](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/clever-movies/815217)
**Author:** [@StraightTalk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/StraightTalk)\ **Replies:** 110\ **Last updated:** [June 13, 2018, 11:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/clever-movies/815217 "2018-06-13T23:24:49Z")
Memento - the scenes are shown end to beginning. At the start of the movie you see how it ended and throughout the movie you find out how they got there. Inception - dream (within a dream (within a dream)), etc What m… --- ## [Should anti-gay activists be public high school teachers?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-anti-gay-activists-be-public-high-school-teachers/700995)
**Author:** [@Left\_Hand\_of\_Dorkness](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Left_Hand_of_Dorkness)\ **Replies:** 71\ **Last updated:** [November 12, 2014, 6:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-anti-gay-activists-be-public-high-school-teachers/700995 "2014-11-12T18:22:59Z")
Fuquay Varina is really rockin the news lately. In addition to the pepper spray incident, it looks like a local high school teacher compared public schools to concentration camps for Christians, due to the fact that they… --- ## [35 people more wrong than me](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/35-people-more-wrong-than-me/690555)
**Author:** [@adaher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/adaher)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [June 13, 2014, 5:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/35-people-more-wrong-than-me/690555 "2014-06-13T05:39:12Z")
--- ## [Fuck you, Ad Aware](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fuck-you-ad-aware/239906)
**Author:** [@EllisDee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EllisDee)\ **Replies:** 88\ **Last updated:** [May 11, 2004, 6:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fuck-you-ad-aware/239906 "2004-05-11T18:03:03Z")
Fuck you, Ad Aware. You are a piece of garbage. Thanks so much for destroying the internet for me. I see that another doper had recommended you, so I downloaded and ran you. And what did you find? 224 objects. I am us… --- ## [Pluto to be a planet again?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pluto-to-be-a-planet-again/700224)
**Author:** [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [October 6, 2014, 11:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pluto-to-be-a-planet-again/700224 "2014-10-06T11:11:01Z")
Owen Gingrich himself is apparently advocating for it: Take that Neil deGrasse Tyson! Although it could be that the Mi-Go threatened to put Tyson’s brain in a labeled box with wires attached… --- ## [Dating age difference](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dating-age-difference/675538)
**Author:** [@Quasimodal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quasimodal)\ **Replies:** 71\ **Last updated:** [January 14, 2014, 3:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dating-age-difference/675538 "2014-01-14T15:34:06Z")
I’ve met this girl and we’ve gone out on a few dates. It’s been fun. I really enjoy hanging out with her. I think she’s intelligent. attractive, kind, and has a real good future ahead of her. We both have similar interes… --- ## [Ask the prison guard](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-prison-guard/418881)
**Author:** [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Replies:** 71\ **Last updated:** [September 21, 2007, 7:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-prison-guard/418881 "2007-09-21T19:41:08Z")
As requested here. What would you like to know? --- ## [Why do people enjoy studying computing/computer science so much?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-people-enjoy-studying-computing-computer-science-so-much/305604)
**Author:** [@Douggy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Douggy)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [May 30, 2005, 3:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-people-enjoy-studying-computing-computer-science-so-much/305604 "2005-05-30T15:18:32Z")
See I for one only enjoy studying or working with computers because of the utility it affords me. For example, if I don’t learn something that I can use later on, I might as well not bother learning it. Like let’s say … --- ## [Does this Burger King ad offend you?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-this-burger-king-ad-offend-you/500971)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 84\ **Last updated:** [July 9, 2009, 11:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-this-burger-king-ad-offend-you/500971 "2009-07-09T23:30:50Z")
Ad here --- ## [9-foot ceilings in new home construction?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/9-foot-ceilings-in-new-home-construction/281898)
**Author:** [@robby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/robby)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [December 29, 2004, 7:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/9-foot-ceilings-in-new-home-construction/281898 "2004-12-29T07:00:21Z")
Hi! What is your opinion on constructing 9-foot high ceilings on the first floor of a two-story house vs. the standard 8-foot high ceilings? Is this becoming a common practice with new home construction? I originally d… --- ## [Sandy Relief Concert](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sandy-relief-concert/643877)
**Author:** [@blondebear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/blondebear)\ **Replies:** 90\ **Last updated:** [December 16, 2012, 4:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sandy-relief-concert/643877 "2012-12-16T04:19:11Z")
It’s just starting now, Bruuuuuce is opening the festivities. I’m kind of jazzed to see Paul play with Nirvana! --- ## [Why is it so hot in the Midwest? Explain it like I'm a 2 year old.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-it-so-hot-in-the-midwest-explain-it-like-im-a-2-year-old/626867)
**Author:** [@dalej42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalej42)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [July 6, 2012, 5:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-it-so-hot-in-the-midwest-explain-it-like-im-a-2-year-old/626867 "2012-07-06T05:05:29Z")
I’m not very knowledgeable about weather, I’m trying to remember back to my high school science classes. Here is my understanding of why it is so hot in the Midwest. A warm front enters from the south of the United Stat… --- ## [Has anyone ever totally \*lost their shit\* where you work?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-anyone-ever-totally-lost-their-shit-where-you-work/503106)
**Author:** [@jjimm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jjimm)\ **Replies:** 75\ **Last updated:** [July 29, 2009, 5:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-anyone-ever-totally-lost-their-shit-where-you-work/503106 "2009-07-29T17:38:57Z")
Has anyone ever totally lost their shit where you work? I’m not talking disgruntled ex-workers returning and going postal with a gun, but people in continued employment that have such an emotional reaction to working ci… --- ## [Stay-at-homes: what did you watch New Year's Eve?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stay-at-homes-what-did-you-watch-new-years-eve/645768)
**Author:** [@installLSC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/installLSC)\ **Replies:** 83\ **Last updated:** [January 5, 2013, 5:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stay-at-homes-what-did-you-watch-new-years-eve/645768 "2013-01-05T05:56:09Z")
Although I went out last night, it seems most people these days prefer to stay in for New Year’s Eve. If you did so what did you watch? --- ## [Are parsley and spinach dangerous to reheat?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-parsley-and-spinach-dangerous-to-reheat/238086)
**Author:** [@Takeo\_Jr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Takeo_Jr)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [April 4, 2004, 12:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-parsley-and-spinach-dangerous-to-reheat/238086 "2004-04-04T00:59:17Z")
I am an American living in Denmark, and there is a general belief that foods with parsley in it cannot be reheated and eaten safely, as parsley becomes poisonous (?) when reheated. Ditto for spinach and cilantro. Peopl… --- ## [Babysitting advice for bratty 4 year old](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/babysitting-advice-for-bratty-4-year-old/423644)
**Author:** [@RedRosesForMe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RedRosesForMe)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [June 6, 2015, 8:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/babysitting-advice-for-bratty-4-year-old/423644 "2015-06-06T08:26:13Z")
I’m doing a favor for a friend, babysitting twice a week because of scheduling conflicts with her classes this semester. I babysit her 4 1/2 year old son and 11 month old daughter. I’ve regularly babysat the boy from abo… --- ## [Would better dressed/behaved '60s War Protestors have shortened the War?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-better-dressed-behaved-60s-war-protestors-have-shortened-the-war/655052)
**Author:** [@NotfooledbyW](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NotfooledbyW)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [April 20, 2013, 10:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-better-dressed-behaved-60s-war-protestors-have-shortened-the-war/655052 "2013-04-20T10:26:39Z")
Ibn Warraq thinks it might: --- ## [Your Biggest Surprise in a Movie \[Open Spoilers\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-biggest-surprise-in-a-movie-open-spoilers/445604)
**Author:** [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Replies:** 122\ **Last updated:** [April 22, 2008, 4:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-biggest-surprise-in-a-movie-open-spoilers/445604 "2008-04-22T04:29:28Z")
Not that any of these is mine, but the sort of thing I mean: When they turn the old gal around in Psycho and you get a whole face full of rotten flesh. In Planet of the Apes – the beach scene with the head of the Statu… --- ## [Proof the Climate Scientists are greedy liars](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/proof-the-climate-scientists-are-greedy-liars/588903)
**Author:** [@Happy\_Fun\_Ball](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Happy_Fun_Ball)\ **Replies:** 74\ **Last updated:** [July 18, 2011, 9:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/proof-the-climate-scientists-are-greedy-liars/588903 "2011-07-18T09:01:04Z")
I have said it many times: when it comes to climate “science,” just follow the money and you can evaluate how real it is. Well, now there is proof; it was found that a climate “scientist” accepted over 1 million dollars… --- ## [Knight Capital loses $440 million in 45 minutes due to computerized trading](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/knight-capital-loses-440-million-in-45-minutes-due-to-computerized-trading/630213)
**Author:** [@Lemur866](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lemur866)\ **Replies:** 66\ **Last updated:** [August 9, 2012, 10:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/knight-capital-loses-440-million-in-45-minutes-due-to-computerized-trading/630213 "2012-08-09T22:49:51Z")
Well, this is big news: http://dealbook.nytimes.com/2012/08/02/knight-capital-says-trading-mishap-cost-it-440-million/?hp Will the big Wall Street traders finally decide they need the SEC to ban or radically slow compu… --- ## [Is paint considered clothing?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-paint-considered-clothing/610238)
**Author:** [@Bijou\_Drains](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bijou_Drains)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [January 27, 2012, 3:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-paint-considered-clothing/610238 "2012-01-27T03:40:15Z")
Sports Illustrated has swimsuit models who wear nothing but paint. If they went out in public like that, is that considered public nudity? I would think it is legally naked. --- ## [The Tamarian language makes no sense](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-tamarian-language-makes-no-sense/668240)
**Author:** [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [September 10, 2013, 9:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-tamarian-language-makes-no-sense/668240 "2013-09-10T21:14:46Z")
I was reminded of this by a recent mention in another thread. In the “Damark” episode of Star Trek: The Next Generation Picard is on a planet where the natives (the Tamarians) seem to be speaking an incomprehensible lan… --- ## [Dear fuckstick: you aren't a doctor, so STFU.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dear-fuckstick-you-arent-a-doctor-so-stfu/697031)
**Author:** [@Chessic\_Sense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chessic_Sense)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [September 2, 2014, 9:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dear-fuckstick-you-arent-a-doctor-so-stfu/697031 "2014-09-02T21:03:39Z")
Look, you’re a bouncer, so I understand that you barely graduated high school. You’re a little slower than the rest of us, and that’s OK. Not everyone can reach average intelligence, so I’m going to break this down slo… --- ## [The art of not posting too much.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-art-of-not-posting-too-much/811273)
**Author:** [@Morgenstern](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Morgenstern)\ **Replies:** 103\ **Last updated:** [April 5, 2018, 12:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-art-of-not-posting-too-much/811273 "2018-04-05T00:09:18Z")
The art of not posting too much, too often. Just curious. Without pointing at anyone in particular, I’m wondering if there reallty is a line between posting and posting too much. If Stephen Hawking was a member her… --- ## [Can Your Kidneys Hurt?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-your-kidneys-hurt/634362)
**Author:** [@Alice\_The\_Goon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alice_The_Goon)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [September 16, 2012, 1:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-your-kidneys-hurt/634362 "2012-09-16T13:15:50Z")
Or does my back just happen to be hurting all day right where my kidneys are? I have been drinking a lot of water lately- maybe I am overworking them. Or maybe my back just hurts. --- ## [Roasting The Turkey Before Thanksgiving?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/roasting-the-turkey-before-thanksgiving/602955)
**Author:** [@nonacetone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nonacetone)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [November 16, 2011, 4:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/roasting-the-turkey-before-thanksgiving/602955 "2011-11-16T04:07:42Z")
I’ve heard of such things, and I was wanting to do it this year. We’ll be hosting the in-laws, and I want things to go reasonably well. I’ll be brining the turkey, and roasting it in the oven, as usual. Only it’ll be do… --- ## [A fucking idiot videotaped Tony Scott's suicide jump and is showing it.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-fucking-idiot-videotaped-tony-scotts-suicide-jump-and-is-showing-it/632204)
**Author:** [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\ **Replies:** 63\ **Last updated:** [August 26, 2012, 2:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-fucking-idiot-videotaped-tony-scotts-suicide-jump-and-is-showing-it/632204 "2012-08-26T02:15:19Z")
Story here There is no link to the video. I am so angry right now I cannot type straight. How low can a person sink? --- ## [Why don't cattle make good mounts?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-dont-cattle-make-good-mounts/554230)
**Author:** [@Lumpy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lumpy)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [September 19, 2010, 8:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-dont-cattle-make-good-mounts/554230 "2010-09-19T20:40:36Z")
I’ve heard that it has something to do with the structure of their spines; but what exactly? For as long as cattle have been domesticated, if there was any way they could be used as mounts they would have been. What make… --- ## [The Dark Knight (spoilers) -- I hate this trope](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-dark-knight-spoilers-i-hate-this-trope/501366)
**Author:** [@Finagle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Finagle)\ **Replies:** 82\ **Last updated:** [July 5, 2009, 1:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-dark-knight-spoilers-i-hate-this-trope/501366 "2009-07-05T01:24:31Z")
I finally got around to watching The Dark Knight yesterday and ended up disliking it not a little, primarily because it depended completely on my least favorite movie trope – the unstoppable, omniscient, omnipresent psyc… --- ## [The Big Bang Theory 12/16--"The Justice League Recombination"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-big-bang-theory-12-16-the-justice-league-recombination/564367)
**Author:** [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [December 20, 2010, 6:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-big-bang-theory-12-16-the-justice-league-recombination/564367 "2010-12-20T18:35:55Z")
The guys, Penny and Zack enter a contest costumed as memebrs of The Justice League. The prize is a small trophy and big honor. --- ## [Lord of the Rings: ending is a tragedy?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lord-of-the-rings-ending-is-a-tragedy/138304)
**Author:** [@Lumpy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lumpy)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [December 19, 2002, 6:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lord-of-the-rings-ending-is-a-tragedy/138304 "2002-12-19T18:10:44Z")
Ok, so Sauron was reduced to a powerless ghost, forstalling a reign that would have transformed the world into an unimaginable hell. Virtually anything would have been better than that. But still, consider: The Elves sta… --- ## [Is Nellie Short For Anything Specific?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-nellie-short-for-anything-specific/490899)
**Author:** [@Markxxx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Markxxx)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [April 1, 2009, 12:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-nellie-short-for-anything-specific/490899 "2009-04-01T12:54:56Z")
I have Googled this and it seems I’ve found the name “Nellie” to be short for, basically, any other name that contains the letter “N.” With that in mind, is there any specific name it is short for? Or is it just a sort … --- ## [What Goes Good With Ham?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-goes-good-with-ham/384000)
**Author:** [@Kalhoun](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kalhoun)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [December 14, 2006, 9:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-goes-good-with-ham/384000 "2006-12-14T09:30:59Z")
Okay…we’re sick. to fucking. death of turkey, so we’re going to do a spiral ham for Christmas. Only problem is, I’ve never made one and neither has my sister. I’m relatively certain those spirals only need to be warmed t… --- ## [Will Route 66 Ever Be Recommissioned?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-route-66-ever-be-recommissioned/805246)
**Author:** [@golffan1963](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/golffan1963)\ **Replies:** 94\ **Last updated:** [February 12, 2018, 1:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-route-66-ever-be-recommissioned/805246 "2018-02-12T13:45:43Z")
Seems like a good idea to me, given the yearning for nostalgia… --- ## [Why would the Russians let us get away with faking a Moon landing?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-would-the-russians-let-us-get-away-with-faking-a-moon-landing/506643)
**Author:** [@Sapo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sapo)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [August 17, 2009, 2:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-would-the-russians-let-us-get-away-with-faking-a-moon-landing/506643 "2009-08-17T14:18:55Z")
I tend to respond to Conspiracy Theorists with sociological arguments over technical ones because people are more likely to understand those. One of my usual arguments against the Moon Landing as Hoax CT is that the Rus… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1008&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1010&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)