# Top **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1011&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:** 1012 --- ## [what does "a.l." in front of a date mean?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-a-l-in-front-of-a-date-mean/38281)
**Author:** [@Arnold\_Winkelried](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Arnold_Winkelried)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [February 17, 2012, 3:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-a-l-in-front-of-a-date-mean/38281 "2012-02-17T15:42:36Z")
At the University of Nevada Las Vegas student union building, I saw the following chiselled in a stone on the front of the building: A.D. 1968 A.L. 5968 What does the second line mean? At first I thought it might be a… --- ## [I have a mockingbird living in the tree right outside my bedroom window](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-a-mockingbird-living-in-the-tree-right-outside-my-bedroom-window/619372)
**Author:** [@minor7flat5](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/minor7flat5)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [April 28, 2012, 3:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-a-mockingbird-living-in-the-tree-right-outside-my-bedroom-window/619372 "2012-04-28T15:50:14Z")
The Wikipedia article on the bird says that they often have over fifty songs in their repertoire. This one does, and he sings every single one for me, starting every night at midnight. This has been going on for a week. … --- ## [Hey, Company. Not everyone is a Millennial.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-company-not-everyone-is-a-millennial/835974)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 102\ **Last updated:** [June 28, 2019, 6:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-company-not-everyone-is-a-millennial/835974 "2019-06-28T18:18:44Z")
Mrs. L.A. bought a 60" Vizio TV a couple/few years ago. I’ve noticed over the past couple/few weeks that the picture seemed a little blue. Well, the pics from Seattle could be blue. The news shows a bunch of concrete,… --- ## [Television Theme Song Lyrics](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/television-theme-song-lyrics/838503)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 164\ **Last updated:** [October 20, 2019, 10:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/television-theme-song-lyrics/838503 "2019-10-20T22:35:30Z")
A line from a tv theme song is given, and the next person gives the next line, the name of the show, and a line from another show to continue the game. Tp make it a little harder, the line given as a clue doesn’t have t… --- ## [How do you keep a 7 yr. old girl with two broken arms occupied?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-keep-a-7-yr-old-girl-with-two-broken-arms-occupied/185206)
**Author:** [@Boyo\_Jim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Boyo_Jim)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [July 1, 2003, 10:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-keep-a-7-yr-old-girl-with-two-broken-arms-occupied/185206 "2003-07-01T10:47:29Z")
My boss’s daughter broke both arms falling from monkey bars about three weeks ago. Friday it was decided that the bones had to be adjusted and the casts , er, recast. This basically puts her cast clock back to zero and… --- ## [Do we have any computer builders here?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-we-have-any-computer-builders-here/654763)
**Author:** [@Nunzio\_Tavulari](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nunzio_Tavulari)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [April 7, 2013, 10:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-we-have-any-computer-builders-here/654763 "2013-04-07T22:29:38Z")
I built a PC back around 2000-2001. It had a motherboard/CPU problem a couple of years later and I bought a Dell because I was told that a scratch-built couldn’t really compete on price. I stuffed the old one in the cl… --- ## [I'm going to the Bahamas!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-going-to-the-bahamas/573159)
**Author:** [@Chessic\_Sense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chessic_Sense)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [January 27, 2012, 2:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-going-to-the-bahamas/573159 "2012-01-27T02:24:03Z")
Yes, that’s right, ladies and gentlemen: I’m going on vacation. I’m headed for 4 days and 3 nights of relaxing on a cruise ship and seeing some foreign beaches. So why is this in the Pit? Because I’m not the only one … --- ## [Is chainmail bulletproof?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-chainmail-bulletproof/343621)
**Author:** [@Love\_Rhombus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Love_Rhombus)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [February 25, 2016, 7:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-chainmail-bulletproof/343621 "2016-02-25T19:59:19Z")
Or, to be more exact, how much protection would a fellow in full Arthurian armor have vs. firearms? --- ## [Koskinen](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/koskinen/691737)
**Author:** [@A\_nice\_guy\_with\_an\_opinion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/A_nice_guy_with_an_opinion)\ **Replies:** 68\ **Last updated:** [July 2, 2014, 6:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/koskinen/691737 "2014-07-02T06:16:30Z")
It’s obvious. I’m probably the 10th person to start a thread like this. --- ## [Ask the reformed criminal.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-reformed-criminal/550330)
**Author:** [@Mr.Accident](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Accident)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [September 22, 2010, 10:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-reformed-criminal/550330 "2010-09-22T10:36:53Z")
I have a checkered past that while I’m not proud of, I’m not ashamed to talk about. I’ve done things ranging from petty theft by taking to arson. Some of the things I’ve done has led to court, while others the statute of… --- ## [What is Wonder Woman exactly?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-wonder-woman-exactly/665861)
**Author:** [@grude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/grude)\ **Replies:** 61\ **Last updated:** [August 18, 2013, 10:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-wonder-woman-exactly/665861 "2013-08-18T10:26:49Z")
And if the answer is “a god/demigod” like with Thor could you at least explain in more detail if any appearances supply it?:slight\_smile: --- ## [Word Needed for the Space Under a Desk](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/word-needed-for-the-space-under-a-desk/595546)
**Author:** [@Exapno\_Mapcase](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Exapno_Mapcase)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [September 8, 2011, 10:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/word-needed-for-the-space-under-a-desk/595546 "2011-09-08T22:55:04Z")
Is there a word for the area under a desk into which your legs fit? I thought that it was called a well, but that doesn’t show up in my dictionaries. A modesty panel is the name for the strip of wood or metal across the… --- ## [Eternal Reef Balls! THIS is what I want done with my body when I die!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eternal-reef-balls-this-is-what-i-want-done-with-my-body-when-i-die/474012)
**Author:** [@Shayna](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shayna)\ **Replies:** 71\ **Last updated:** [February 17, 2009, 9:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eternal-reef-balls-this-is-what-i-want-done-with-my-body-when-i-die/474012 "2009-02-17T21:04:25Z")
I probably spend more time agonizing over what I want done with my body when I die than I should. I don’t like the idea of being buried, for any number of reasons, not the least of which is that it’s a waste of land spa… --- ## [How do people retire on Social Security alone and afford health insurance?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-people-retire-on-social-security-alone-and-afford-health-insurance/712945)
**Author:** [@edwardcoast](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/edwardcoast)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [February 20, 2015, 11:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-people-retire-on-social-security-alone-and-afford-health-insurance/712945 "2015-02-20T23:46:32Z")
I’ve seen articles several times on the internet explaining where and how people live just on their social security. I’ve also seen people add up how they only spend $20K a year or some low number for living. OK, fine, … --- ## [Will this be the "Big Bang" September disclosure on Iraqi Weapons?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-this-be-the-big-bang-september-disclosure-on-iraqi-weapons/198259)
**Author:** [@David\_Simmons](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/David_Simmons)\ **Replies:** 180\ **Last updated:** [September 24, 2003, 5:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-this-be-the-big-bang-september-disclosure-on-iraqi-weapons/198259 "2003-09-24T17:04:51Z")
Based on this LA Times story I propose the following debate topic: Resolved: The whole damned Bush crowd ought to be kicked out after one term because of incompetence. The example being that they utterly failed to exe… --- ## [What % of women would cheat on their Mr's given the right circumstances?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-of-women-would-cheat-on-their-mrs-given-the-right-circumstances/284019)
**Author:** [@Roland\_Deschain](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roland_Deschain)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [January 12, 2005, 2:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-of-women-would-cheat-on-their-mrs-given-the-right-circumstances/284019 "2005-01-12T02:18:35Z")
I have a generally poor relationship with my SO/wife of five years (and partner of about eight years). We have mediocre sex no more than seven or eight times a year and she often declaires (usually during monthly argumen… --- ## [More stupid questions - hospitalization after car crash](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/more-stupid-questions-hospitalization-after-car-crash/625543)
**Author:** [@Silver\_Tyger](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Silver_Tyger)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [June 21, 2012, 6:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/more-stupid-questions-hospitalization-after-car-crash/625543 "2012-06-21T18:06:03Z")
Another one of those ‘I’m writing a story’ questions. My protagonist, Camille, wakes up in the hospital after being in a car crash. I, however, haven’t been in a hospital since I was a wee tiny munchkin. So… What’s it … --- ## [Repeat a root canal, or yank and be done with it?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/repeat-a-root-canal-or-yank-and-be-done-with-it/588808)
**Author:** [@Mama\_Zappa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mama_Zappa)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [July 13, 2011, 9:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/repeat-a-root-canal-or-yank-and-be-done-with-it/588808 "2011-07-13T21:46:05Z")
So I’ve got this molar (an upper 6 year molar… for those of you with wisdom teeth that’s the 3rd from the back, for those of you without, it’s the 2nd from the back;for the mathematically-inclined, it’s #14). It’s been … --- ## [Most unusual warning/traffic sign you've seen?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-unusual-warning-traffic-sign-youve-seen/105489)
**Author:** [@Ranchoth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ranchoth)\ **Replies:** 144\ **Last updated:** [October 3, 2004, 4:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-unusual-warning-traffic-sign-youve-seen/105489 "2004-10-03T16:14:56Z")
Pardon me for posting, but I was wondering…what’s the most unusual warning or traffic sign anyone here has seen? The most unusual signs I’ve seen were a snowflake in a triangle, as a warning label on a tank of liquid Nit… --- ## [Rod Stewart's "Maggie May" and its intro "Henry" - why is latter omitted on radio?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rod-stewarts-maggie-may-and-its-intro-henry-why-is-latter-omitted-on-radio/612153)
**Author:** [@Argent\_Towers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Argent_Towers)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [December 11, 2020, 12:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rod-stewarts-maggie-may-and-its-intro-henry-why-is-latter-omitted-on-radio/612153 "2020-12-11T00:43:45Z")
I think it should be a fucking crime against humanity to play “Maggie May” without the guitar intro, “Henry.” Here is the proper version of the song. As a kid, in the early and mid 90s, I always used to hear this song o… --- ## [Do Musicians Get Electrocuted These Days?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-musicians-get-electrocuted-these-days/553857)
**Author:** [@3\_20\_59\_or\_bust](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/3_20_59_or_bust)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [September 21, 2010, 6:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-musicians-get-electrocuted-these-days/553857 "2010-09-21T06:27:24Z")
Inspired by watching Train perform in near-hurricane conditions on Monday Night Football in Kansas City: I was curious if musicians have to worry about performing in the rain these days? For all I know, Train didn’t ev… --- ## [Why don't prosecutors give a shit what the truth is? (death penalty/ DNA rant)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-dont-prosecutors-give-a-shit-what-the-truth-is-death-penalty-dna-rant/136736)
**Author:** [@Diogenes\_the\_Cynic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Diogenes_the_Cynic)\ **Replies:** 206\ **Last updated:** [November 21, 2002, 2:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-dont-prosecutors-give-a-shit-what-the-truth-is-death-penalty-dna-rant/136736 "2002-11-21T14:38:29Z")
http://www.fadp.org/news/nov102.html In 1992 a guy named Roger Keith Coleman was executed in Virginia for rape and murder. There is a frozen sample of semen from the victim which has never been subjected to modern DNA … --- ## [Which is worse: being walked in on during sex or while taking a dump?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-is-worse-being-walked-in-on-during-sex-or-while-taking-a-dump/581386)
**Author:** [@OpalCat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OpalCat)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [May 15, 2011, 3:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-is-worse-being-walked-in-on-during-sex-or-while-taking-a-dump/581386 "2011-05-15T03:07:02Z")
Weird question, but I guess it boils down to which is the inherently more private act to you. Create whatever convoluted hypothetical scenario you need to to put yourself in the position of, say, a coworker walking in on… --- ## [The Problem with "Castle" and "The Mentalist"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-problem-with-castle-and-the-mentalist/622334)
**Author:** [@well\_he\_s\_back](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/well_he_s_back)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [June 9, 2012, 2:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-problem-with-castle-and-the-mentalist/622334 "2012-06-09T14:15:40Z")
The problem is that they are dragging out their over-arching stories. Ok, I can put up with these entertaining procedurals having a long story arc - Kate investigating her mother’s murder on Castle; Red John on the Ment… --- ## [Foods you eat that other people think are really wierd.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/foods-you-eat-that-other-people-think-are-really-wierd/314316)
**Author:** [@Lt\_AF](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lt_AF)\ **Replies:** 149\ **Last updated:** [December 12, 2005, 3:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/foods-you-eat-that-other-people-think-are-really-wierd/314316 "2005-12-12T15:40:20Z")
My girlfriend about hurled when she saw me spread cream cheese on bread and eat as a sandwich. Also, people raise an eyebrow if I eat a raw potatoe with salt on it like an apple. Whay dishes do you eat that people can’… --- ## [Pronunciation of name "Koch"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pronunciation-of-name-koch/711422)
**Author:** [@LynnM](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LynnM)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [February 5, 2015, 12:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pronunciation-of-name-koch/711422 "2015-02-05T00:06:24Z")
I’ve been confused about this. Does the last name “Koch” have all these possible pronunciations?: Coke Cotch Cock Cook ??? --- ## [Do school teachers in high demand areas like math & science make more money than other teachers?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-school-teachers-in-high-demand-areas-like-math-science-make-more-money-than-other-teachers/538882)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [May 12, 2010, 9:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-school-teachers-in-high-demand-areas-like-math-science-make-more-money-than-other-teachers/538882 "2010-05-12T21:37:01Z")
Just wondering how supply and demand works in public education. Do math and science teachers for primary and secondary public schools get more money vs other teachers? --- ## [Oddly proud to be southern](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oddly-proud-to-be-southern/275199)
**Author:** [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Replies:** 172\ **Last updated:** [November 27, 2004, 5:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oddly-proud-to-be-southern/275199 "2004-11-27T05:58:08Z")
I’m pitting a co-star in a play I was in for a remark, but this pit has an odd upside. I teach at a small college in rural Georgia. I was in a play with a very large cast that was produced this weekend. While sitting … --- ## [Spot the Actual Hatred Challenge](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spot-the-actual-hatred-challenge/972009)
**Author:** [@Aspidistra](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aspidistra)\ **Replies:** 254\ **Last updated:** [October 4, 2022, 10:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spot-the-actual-hatred-challenge/972009 "2022-10-04T22:42:47Z")
A couple of days ago, in the Canadian shop teacher thread, this statement of mine about what the basic beliefs common to “TERFS” are was characterised as “lying”. OK. Here’s a link to an actual gender critical campaign… --- ## [An Experiment With Grocery Carts](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/an-experiment-with-grocery-carts/144025)
**Author:** [@Master\_Wang-Ka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Master_Wang-Ka)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [October 23, 2003, 12:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/an-experiment-with-grocery-carts/144025 "2003-10-23T12:36:32Z")
Recently, I had cause to remember an incident from my childhood. Well, adolescence, anyway. I would have been around fifteen or sixteen, and got into an argument with my friends about the maximum possible speed of a groc… --- ## ["NORKS," OK or an insult?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/norks-ok-or-an-insult/784529)
**Author:** [@cochrane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cochrane)\ **Replies:** 79\ **Last updated:** [April 20, 2017, 1:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/norks-ok-or-an-insult/784529 "2017-04-20T13:43:04Z")
In this thread in Great Debates about nuclear testing, several posters refer to the North Koreans as “NORKS” and also make references to “Norkville.” http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=823910 I unders… --- ## [Logical Agnosticism is just non-commital pedantry.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/logical-agnosticism-is-just-non-commital-pedantry/484032)
**Author:** [@Lobsang](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lobsang)\ **Replies:** 114\ **Last updated:** [February 10, 2009, 5:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/logical-agnosticism-is-just-non-commital-pedantry/484032 "2009-02-10T05:50:26Z")
I think there are at least to kinds of Angostic… Those who are genuinelly unsure of God’s existence. Those who assert that Atheism is invalid because it’s not possible to prove God doesn’t exist, therefore Agnosticism… --- ## [Couple questions about Ramadan](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/couple-questions-about-ramadan/691975)
**Author:** [@brujaja](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/brujaja)\ **Replies:** 67\ **Last updated:** [July 4, 2014, 6:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/couple-questions-about-ramadan/691975 "2014-07-04T18:41:56Z")
I am assuming that the practice of fasting through the daylight hours during Ramadan originated in the Middle East – correct me if I’m wrong. For Muslims in America, the month of Ramadan occurs during the longest days o… --- ## [Can the Socratic Method win any argument](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-the-socratic-method-win-any-argument/681809)
**Author:** [@Robert163](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Robert163)\ **Replies:** 66\ **Last updated:** [February 24, 2014, 3:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-the-socratic-method-win-any-argument/681809 "2014-02-24T03:03:43Z")
You could use the Socratic method to win any argument right? You could “defend” slavery with the Socratic method right? Person A says slavery is wrong and Person B just keeps saying, why? why is that wrong? What do you m… --- ## [Will crows hunt and kills other birds or are they opportunistic predators only?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-crows-hunt-and-kills-other-birds-or-are-they-opportunistic-predators-only/593837)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [May 9, 2013, 5:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-crows-hunt-and-kills-other-birds-or-are-they-opportunistic-predators-only/593837 "2013-05-09T05:13:35Z")
Wiki doesn’t really speak all that much to their hunting behavior. I know they are opportunistic predators of birds eggs and nestlings, but will they ever actually hunt and take another bird out of the sky the way a hawk… --- ## [WARNING: Insidious virus on Internet](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/warning-insidious-virus-on-internet/750305)
**Author:** [@dougie\_monty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dougie_monty)\ **Replies:** 68\ **Last updated:** [April 2, 2016, 4:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/warning-insidious-virus-on-internet/750305 "2016-04-02T04:46:59Z")
I had just gone on the Internet this afternoon when a large dialog box, supposedly warning of some serious problem with my Internet security, appeared, and I could not remove it. It had a toll-free number; to sum it up, … --- ## [The Bachelor](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-bachelor/611270)
**Author:** [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Replies:** 60\ **Last updated:** [March 13, 2012, 7:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-bachelor/611270 "2012-03-13T19:25:13Z")
Oh, shut up, I know. Okay – anyone else who’s willing to admit they’re watching – did Courtney and Ben actually have sex in tonight’s episode? --- ## [Avoiding dairy while having a fever.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/avoiding-dairy-while-having-a-fever/219431)
**Author:** [@domesticatedjunglefowl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/domesticatedjunglefowl)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [December 18, 2003, 1:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/avoiding-dairy-while-having-a-fever/219431 "2003-12-18T01:46:59Z")
In my family, it is gospel to not eat dairy of any sort while having a fever. The reason given to me as a child was because dairy curdles in the stomach and can make you vomit at the least or at worst make you sicker. Is… --- ## [Italian Poet from the 13th Century \[in Dylan song\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/italian-poet-from-the-13th-century-in-dylan-song/230012)
**Author:** [@Ad\_the\_Inhaler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ad_the_Inhaler)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [December 19, 2017, 1:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/italian-poet-from-the-13th-century-in-dylan-song/230012 "2017-12-19T01:54:28Z")
Who is the Italian poet from the 13th century from Bob Dylan’s “Tangled Up in Blue”? --- ## [9/11 moment of silence was observed at 8:46 except for the Today Show](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/9-11-moment-of-silence-was-observed-at-8-46-except-for-the-today-show/634456)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 65\ **Last updated:** [September 15, 2012, 11:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/9-11-moment-of-silence-was-observed-at-8-46-except-for-the-today-show/634456 "2012-09-15T11:25:07Z")
Shame on NBC and the Today Show. All the other networks observed the moment of silence at 8:46. What was so important to ignore the deaths of thousands? A Kardashian boob job. :rolleyes: :rolleyes: That’s got to be a … --- ## [Transgender weightlifter wins women's competition.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/transgender-weightlifter-wins-womens-competition/782763)
**Author:** [@aldiboronti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aldiboronti)\ **Replies:** 80\ **Last updated:** [March 28, 2017, 8:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/transgender-weightlifter-wins-womens-competition/782763 "2017-03-28T20:53:18Z")
Here’s the story. Does anyone else have any concerns at all about this? I’m 100% behind transgenders in their goal to lead full lives in the sex they feel should have been theirs from birth as long as that does not imp… --- ## [What is left for voters to do when politicians ignore their demands?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-left-for-voters-to-do-when-politicians-ignore-their-demands/577866)
**Author:** [@Le\_Jacquelope](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Le_Jacquelope)\ **Replies:** 80\ **Last updated:** [April 25, 2011, 3:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-left-for-voters-to-do-when-politicians-ignore-their-demands/577866 "2011-04-25T15:13:24Z")
It can easily be argued that Bill Clinton was elected in part due to his opposition to NAFTA - a bill that, upon his election, he signed at the obvious behest of his voters. President Barack Obama has provided numerous … --- ## [Why Is Korea More Christian Than Japan](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-korea-more-christian-than-japan/549566)
**Author:** [@Qin\_Shi\_Huangdi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qin_Shi_Huangdi)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [August 10, 2010, 8:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-korea-more-christian-than-japan/549566 "2010-08-10T20:13:17Z")
In the Republic of Korea (not counting the authoritiarian/Stalinist DPRK) one out of every four men is a Christian while in Japan it is barely one out of a hundred? Why is this so considering Japan Westernized earlier th… --- ## [Origin of "Cackalacky" for "Carolina"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/origin-of-cackalacky-for-carolina/218758)
**Author:** [@Tom\_Storer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tom_Storer)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [December 14, 2003, 2:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/origin-of-cackalacky-for-carolina/218758 "2003-12-14T02:06:33Z")
Recently I have started to hear (or to be more accurate, see written in message boards) “North Cackalacky” and “South Cackalacky” for the Carolinas. I even saw a debate about whether the correct term is “Cackalacka” or “… --- ## [How do I get hair wax off my hands?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-get-hair-wax-off-my-hands/130377)
**Author:** [@Francesca](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Francesca)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [October 2, 2002, 12:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-get-hair-wax-off-my-hands/130377 "2002-10-02T00:28:12Z")
I put wax in my hair most days, to make it attractively choppy and messy. I am having trouble getting the wax off my fingers after applying it to my hair - obviously, soap and water doesn’t really work, wax being waterpr… --- ## [Does Canada have any enemies?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-canada-have-any-enemies/245975)
**Author:** [@elmwood](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elmwood)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [May 20, 2004, 5:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-canada-have-any-enemies/245975 "2004-05-20T05:10:51Z")
Considering that there has always been a large continent of people internationally who have an extreme dislike towards the United States, I was thinking that maybe this country should follow the example of Canada with re… --- ## [Is Cereal no longer "part of a complete breakfast" ?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-cereal-no-longer-part-of-a-complete-breakfast/532631)
**Author:** [@Meeko](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Meeko)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [August 19, 2011, 3:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-cereal-no-longer-part-of-a-complete-breakfast/532631 "2011-08-19T03:27:55Z")
I was thinking about this recently. There was a point in history, not too far back, when Cereal, all cereal, had to be shown as “part of a complete breakfast”. IIRC, the announcer had to even say the line “As part of a c… --- ## [So what does a hummingbird fight to the death look like?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-what-does-a-hummingbird-fight-to-the-death-look-like/665720)
**Author:** [@Finagle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Finagle)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [June 13, 2016, 3:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-what-does-a-hummingbird-fight-to-the-death-look-like/665720 "2016-06-13T03:34:00Z")
I have hummingbirds at my feeders. Or more specifically, I have one male who’s sure that they are his feeders, and I have a few other hummingbirds who make frequent attempts to fly in under the radar and have a few sip… --- ## [Kansas, O Kansas](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kansas-o-kansas/703712)
**Author:** [@Megaera](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Megaera)\ **Replies:** 98\ **Last updated:** [November 8, 2014, 9:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kansas-o-kansas/703712 "2014-11-08T09:37:14Z")
Unlurking again to say I hereby pit the state of Kansas because I live here and frankly it’s embarrassing. It looks like Brownback and Pat Roberts might win, along with Huelskamp, and that means something - it means the … --- ## [Raiders Of The Lost Ark Question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/raiders-of-the-lost-ark-question/710464)
**Author:** [@The\_Winkler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Winkler)\ **Replies:** 67\ **Last updated:** [January 23, 2015, 3:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/raiders-of-the-lost-ark-question/710464 "2015-01-23T15:38:43Z")
Pardon my ignorance and my apologies if this has been asked before. I have never really understood the ending of Raiders Of The Lost Ark. So they open the ark and it contains nothing but sand. Belloq is obviously angry. … [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1010&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1012&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)