# Top **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1015&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:** 1016 --- ## [Do survivors of severe child abuse ever get "normal"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-survivors-of-severe-child-abuse-ever-get-normal/455692)
**Author:** [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Replies:** 78\ **Last updated:** [July 15, 2008, 1:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-survivors-of-severe-child-abuse-ever-get-normal/455692 "2008-07-15T13:14:42Z")
Here’s a little context. In this thread from a month ago, I discussed a story I was planning to write about a young girl who had suffered physical and sexual abuse. For various reasons I won’t go into I wrote the story … --- ## [NFL Week 7](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-week-7/600521)
**Author:** [@Oakminster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Oakminster)\ **Replies:** 111\ **Last updated:** [October 25, 2011, 9:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-week-7/600521 "2011-10-25T21:37:58Z")
Bad new for Vikings fans, as starting CB Chris Cook was arrested for domestic battery and will not play. The Saints are at home against Indy, looking to bounce back from last week’s loss at Tampa Bay. GEAUX SAINTS! --- ## [Explain the Monty Hall problem to me?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/explain-the-monty-hall-problem-to-me/316632)
**Author:** [@tdn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tdn)\ **Replies:** 147\ **Last updated:** [August 27, 2005, 8:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/explain-the-monty-hall-problem-to-me/316632 "2005-08-27T20:04:11Z")
You’re on the game show Let’s Make a Deal. You are shown three doors, and each has a prize behind it. One has a new car and the other two have “zonks.” If you choose the correct door, you get the car. You choose door #1.… --- ## [Van hits pedestrians at London Bridge](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/van-hits-pedestrians-at-london-bridge/788040)
**Author:** [@dalej42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalej42)\ **Replies:** 116\ **Last updated:** [June 8, 2017, 8:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/van-hits-pedestrians-at-london-bridge/788040 "2017-06-08T20:30:26Z")
I’m watching on Sky News, not been confirmed as a terrorist incident yet. --- ## [Are you a single, or two-spacer?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-a-single-or-two-spacer/813835)
**Author:** [@Tripler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tripler)\ **Replies:** 173\ **Last updated:** [May 14, 2018, 9:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-a-single-or-two-spacer/813835 "2018-05-14T21:32:24Z")
If there was a poll function, I’d try it. I saw an article today (safe for work) which talked about how it became standard back in ye olde typsetting days to have two spaces after the end of a sentence, and how a “new s… --- ## [I'm sorry I called you a bitch.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-sorry-i-called-you-a-bitch/389837)
**Author:** [@TokyoBayer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TokyoBayer)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [April 13, 2007, 3:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-sorry-i-called-you-a-bitch/389837 "2007-04-13T03:03:42Z")
OK, I’m sorry I called you a bitch It was uncalled for, and worse, untrue. And the only reason that I did this incredibly stupid thing was that I was drunk at the time and obviously not thinking clearly. Otherwise, I wo… --- ## [What does "You really came through for me" mean?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-you-really-came-through-for-me-mean/631902)
**Author:** [@Kiyoshi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kiyoshi)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [August 22, 2012, 9:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-you-really-came-through-for-me-mean/631902 "2012-08-22T21:24:06Z")
It’s a pretty simple question, I know, but I can’t find an answer on Google. I got an email from someone, which mentioned “you really came through for me today”. I don’t want to sound stupid by replying “thanks…I think?… --- ## [My aunt's husband's kids are my what?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-aunts-husbands-kids-are-my-what/425272)
**Author:** [@Chrismoody](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chrismoody)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [November 6, 2007, 4:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-aunts-husbands-kids-are-my-what/425272 "2007-11-06T16:50:22Z")
Inspired by another thread… I recently found out that a relative I didn’t know I had is visiting the area and I’d like to figure out what relationship he is to me. --- ## [Will non-alphabetical languages survive?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-non-alphabetical-languages-survive/502874)
**Author:** [@woodstockbirdybird](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/woodstockbirdybird)\ **Replies:** 92\ **Last updated:** [July 22, 2009, 6:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-non-alphabetical-languages-survive/502874 "2009-07-22T18:59:05Z")
I’m talking about language in written form - with computer usage basically a necessity for progress at this point, will the written forms of Chinese, Japanese, etc. die out? They seem too unwieldy when most writing these… --- ## [Should the SDMB enable images?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-the-sdmb-enable-images/664233)
**Author:** [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)\ **Replies:** 69\ **Last updated:** [July 30, 2013, 1:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-the-sdmb-enable-images/664233 "2013-07-30T01:29:30Z")
On some messageboards you can post pix. This one’s text-only. I appreciate how that keeps it a more purely intellectual board, but sometimes you just wanna post a pic or a map or a graph or a chart. Just throwing this… --- ## [Is It Possible to Marry Someone Whose Religious Beliefs Differ From Yours?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-possible-to-marry-someone-whose-religious-beliefs-differ-from-yours/132392)
**Author:** [@EchoKitty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EchoKitty)\ **Replies:** 128\ **Last updated:** [November 2, 2002, 12:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-possible-to-marry-someone-whose-religious-beliefs-differ-from-yours/132392 "2002-11-02T00:05:52Z")
Okay, I know it’s possible because I’ve seen lots of people do it. I guess I’m asking the religious folks on the SDMB if you feel you could have a good relationship with someone who doesn’t feel the same way you do about… --- ## [Big Bang Theory 1/12--The Shiny Trinket Maneuver](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/big-bang-theory-1-12-the-shiny-trinket-maneuver/609314)
**Author:** [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [January 19, 2012, 9:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/big-bang-theory-1-12-the-shiny-trinket-maneuver/609314 "2012-01-19T21:15:47Z")
At Last! A new episode: Amy feels disappointed when Sheldon doesn’t sincerely congratulate her on her new found accomplishment. Elsewhere, Howard learns of Bernadette’s aversion to children. --- ## [I know I'm gay I just dont know how to admit it.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-know-im-gay-i-just-dont-know-how-to-admit-it/577493)
**Author:** [@automagic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/automagic)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [April 9, 2011, 5:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-know-im-gay-i-just-dont-know-how-to-admit-it/577493 "2011-04-09T05:24:51Z")
I live in California and my family lives in NY. I live my life normally here in Cali but I don’t know how to tell my family in NY that im gay. That includes my friends and everyone ive known since birth. Any ideas? --- ## [Is any animal life TRULY inedible for humans?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-any-animal-life-truly-inedible-for-humans/474251)
**Author:** [@StarvingButStrong](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/StarvingButStrong)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [March 12, 2020, 4:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-any-animal-life-truly-inedible-for-humans/474251 "2020-03-12T04:02:52Z")
There are lots of animals we don’t commonly eat, out of a sense of disgust (insects) or impracticality (hummingbirds) or because they don’t taste very good (carnivores?) but my understanding is that, due to common ances… --- ## [Is technology to de-shakey-cam a movie possible?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-technology-to-de-shakey-cam-a-movie-possible/565495)
**Author:** [@Cat\_Whisperer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cat_Whisperer)\ **Replies:** 62\ **Last updated:** [February 2, 2011, 6:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-technology-to-de-shakey-cam-a-movie-possible/565495 "2011-02-02T18:37:45Z")
Some of my favourite movies have been all but ruined by shakey-cam in the last couple of years - is it possible to invent some technology to do some process on a movie full of shaky-cam to steady up the picture so it doe… --- ## [Botticelli - March 2019](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-march-2019/830397)
**Author:** [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)\ **Replies:** 226\ **Last updated:** [March 31, 2019, 4:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-march-2019/830397 "2019-03-31T04:08:32Z")
And on to V. --- ## [Do charities that give animals (Heifer international, World Vision) do more harm than good](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-charities-that-give-animals-heifer-international-world-vision-do-more-harm-than-good/602329)
**Author:** [@Kmarts](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kmarts)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [December 2, 2012, 2:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-charities-that-give-animals-heifer-international-world-vision-do-more-harm-than-good/602329 "2012-12-02T14:58:10Z")
It’s Christmas time and we charities around the world ramp up their advertising to hit us during our vulnerable state. My family and friends have routinely given to foundations such as Heifer International and World Vis… --- ## [What was this song? 80s or early 90s, female singer. Mainstream pop.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-this-song-80s-or-early-90s-female-singer-mainstream-pop/565072)
**Author:** [@Argent\_Towers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Argent_Towers)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [June 24, 2013, 3:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-this-song-80s-or-early-90s-female-singer-mainstream-pop/565072 "2013-06-24T03:19:45Z")
OK, finally a song identification that’s not for some obscure song. This one is totally mainstream, like, I hear it in supermarkets and when holding for customer service on the phone. It sounds like it’s from the 80s or… --- ## [Little-known things about your city or state](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/little-known-things-about-your-city-or-state/748723)
**Author:** [@Flyer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Flyer)\ **Replies:** 101\ **Last updated:** [March 25, 2016, 8:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/little-known-things-about-your-city-or-state/748723 "2016-03-25T08:17:59Z")
Tell us about some fact or piece of trivia about your city or state that is interesting but little-known. Colorado Springs: The city zoo is one of approximately 10 accredited zoos in the entire nation that does not rec… --- ## [I pit traction control (minor rant)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-traction-control-minor-rant/529640)
**Author:** [@MacTech](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MacTech)\ **Replies:** 101\ **Last updated:** [March 12, 2010, 12:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-traction-control-minor-rant/529640 "2010-03-12T00:39:47Z")
I have an '07 Saturn Ion 2, overall, it’s a decent car, reliable, if a little mundane and boring, but it gets me reliably from point a to point b It does have a feature I have quickly grown to LOATHE, and that feature i… --- ## [Now Halloween turns political!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-halloween-turns-political/470666)
**Author:** [@Guinastasia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guinastasia)\ **Replies:** 101\ **Last updated:** [November 6, 2008, 10:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-halloween-turns-political/470666 "2008-11-06T22:54:14Z")
No candy unless you support MY candidate for president! Basically, the woman wouldn’t give candy to anyone who supported Obama. What the FUCK? Is she TRYING to get her house egged? Oh well. At least she wasn’t passi… --- ## [Authors who started out brilliant and then turned to custard](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/authors-who-started-out-brilliant-and-then-turned-to-custard/501797)
**Author:** [@MacSpon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MacSpon)\ **Replies:** 89\ **Last updated:** [July 9, 2009, 2:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/authors-who-started-out-brilliant-and-then-turned-to-custard/501797 "2009-07-09T14:50:11Z")
What authors started out writing one or more genuinely good books – and then, either suddenly or slowly, completely and utterly lost it? I’m not talking about one-hit wonders who had one good book and then nothing; I wa… --- ## [Definitions of Nice Guy](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/definitions-of-nice-guy/641655)
**Author:** [@Modern\_Master](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Modern_Master)\ **Replies:** 72\ **Last updated:** [December 5, 2012, 4:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/definitions-of-nice-guy/641655 "2012-12-05T16:14:02Z")
What are your definitions of nice guy? I’m confused by this term because I think it’s ambiguous. --- ## [IANAShrink.....](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ianashrink/607329)
**Author:** [@Quasimodem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quasimodem)\ **Replies:** 116\ **Last updated:** [January 2, 2012, 11:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ianashrink/607329 "2012-01-02T11:17:00Z")
…but I know some of us have a little difficulty this time of year, so If you need to talk with someone and/or share a laff or two, I’m here. We can set up a temp messenger thing or talk in PM’s, whatever and however you … --- ## [Are there any bad smells for a dog?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-any-bad-smells-for-a-dog/626470)
**Author:** [@iiandyiiii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iiandyiiii)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [May 28, 2013, 2:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-any-bad-smells-for-a-dog/626470 "2013-05-28T14:20:57Z")
Dogs noses are way more sensitive than ours. But there are tons of scents that we recoil from with disgust… but I’ve never seen a dog pull away from a new scent. They always seem curious- even (sometimes especially) fo… --- ## [Was Christianity a plagiarisation?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-christianity-a-plagiarisation/524874)
**Author:** [@copperwindow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/copperwindow)\ **Replies:** 67\ **Last updated:** [January 24, 2010, 3:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-christianity-a-plagiarisation/524874 "2010-01-24T15:17:59Z")
I was reading a book that claimed that Horus, the Egyptian sun god, was born on December 25th, was born of a virgin, was baptized at the age of 30, had twelve disciples, performed miracles such as healing the sick and wa… --- ## [Kitten suckling - harmful to him?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kitten-suckling-harmful-to-him/502388)
**Author:** [@Jimmy\_Chitwood](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jimmy_Chitwood)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [July 10, 2009, 2:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kitten-suckling-harmful-to-him/502388 "2009-07-10T02:17:00Z")
I’m currently taking care of a young (~8 weeks) kitten who was found abandoned at about 4 or 5 weeks old. He’s made a lot of progress and seems to be very happy and healthy. He had a problem with his eye but has appear… --- ## [Who's prettier. Robin Meade vs Kimberly Guilfoyle](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whos-prettier-robin-meade-vs-kimberly-guilfoyle/781724)
**Author:** [@LiveFree](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LiveFree)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [March 10, 2017, 3:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whos-prettier-robin-meade-vs-kimberly-guilfoyle/781724 "2017-03-10T15:15:04Z")
Personally, I think that Robin Meade is MUCH prettier than Guilfoyle. Not even close. Sorry, I don’t see where to manage attachments for the pictures to show up right here. Robin M… --- ## [Existential Pizza Threat](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/existential-pizza-threat/777079)
**Author:** [@Stratocaster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stratocaster)\ **Replies:** 60\ **Last updated:** [January 20, 2017, 6:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/existential-pizza-threat/777079 "2017-01-20T06:17:31Z")
Okay, get this. We ordered pizza, which I picked up on the way home from work. Now, I loves me yummy olives, but this was only the second time we ordered that topping–half mushroom / olives, half boring plain for my wi… --- ## [Celebrity Deathpool 2000](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-deathpool-2000/15704)
**Author:** [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Replies:** 113\ **Last updated:** [March 3, 2021, 10:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-deathpool-2000/15704 "2021-03-03T22:24:56Z")
Yes, once again it’s that time of year. Time to guess which celebrities will die in the year 2000. The rules are simple. 1 - You get ten picks. Anyone who posts more than ten picks will only have their first ten picks c… --- ## [What is the worst smell you've been unfortunate enough to whiff?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-worst-smell-youve-been-unfortunate-enough-to-whiff/167918)
**Author:** [@Incubus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Incubus)\ **Replies:** 135\ **Last updated:** [February 20, 2009, 12:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-worst-smell-youve-been-unfortunate-enough-to-whiff/167918 "2009-02-20T00:13:56Z")
For me I would say raw sewage; for a long time I had always thought sewage would smell like poop…I never imagined it could smell worse . Close on the list is tonsoliths, those smell pretty rank. For some reason dog poop… --- ## [Survivor 45](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/survivor-45/990870)
**Author:** [@jsc1953](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jsc1953)\ **Replies:** 165\ **Last updated:** [January 8, 2024, 9:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/survivor-45/990870 "2024-01-08T21:32:21Z")
I had to start this thread so I could point and laugh at the Yellow tribe. “We can do hard things?” There’s no evidence to suggest that’s true. Note that the tribe names sound vaguely like their colors? And they were… --- ## [Most Famous People From Your Area](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-famous-people-from-your-area/582286)
**Author:** [@Qin\_Shi\_Huangdi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qin_Shi_Huangdi)\ **Replies:** 111\ **Last updated:** [May 23, 2011, 10:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-famous-people-from-your-area/582286 "2011-05-23T22:07:35Z")
Richard Nixon Tiger Woods --- ## [Am I overly concerned: father/daughter comment?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/am-i-overly-concerned-father-daughter-comment/810095)
**Author:** [@Heckity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Heckity)\ **Replies:** 123\ **Last updated:** [March 12, 2018, 10:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/am-i-overly-concerned-father-daughter-comment/810095 "2018-03-12T22:35:00Z")
I know a young man who is by all accounts a good man and devoted father. He is 34 and his daughters are 6 and 4. The other day, while grinning ear-to-ear, he said his 4 year old daughter is “a fox”. I instantly recoile… --- ## [Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (Open Spoilers)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/charlie-and-the-chocolate-factory-open-spoilers/312721)
**Author:** [@Linty\_Fresh](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Linty_Fresh)\ **Replies:** 122\ **Last updated:** [August 5, 2005, 1:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/charlie-and-the-chocolate-factory-open-spoilers/312721 "2005-08-05T13:28:31Z")
Took the wife to see it for her birthday (Happy Birthday, Mrs. Fresh). I thought it was great. Much closer to the book than Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory. A couple of points: Johnny Depp makes a great Wonka. … --- ## [Gas at $4 a gallon is going to cause very serious changes in the US way of life](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gas-at-4-a-gallon-is-going-to-cause-very-serious-changes-in-the-us-way-of-life/450570)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 139\ **Last updated:** [May 30, 2008, 5:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gas-at-4-a-gallon-is-going-to-cause-very-serious-changes-in-the-us-way-of-life/450570 "2008-05-30T17:32:28Z")
Yeah… I know you’re thinking “No sh\*\* Sherlock!” but I don’t mean simply that gas is more pricey than before. I really didn’t care (all that much) about the issue until it cost me almost $ 100.00 to fill up a tank in my … --- ## [Olivia Wilde has a freakishly large head](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/olivia-wilde-has-a-freakishly-large-head/521526)
**Author:** [@Oslo\_Ostragoth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Oslo_Ostragoth)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [December 18, 2009, 4:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/olivia-wilde-has-a-freakishly-large-head/521526 "2009-12-18T16:34:50Z")
Proof here and here and here. I don’t know who she is or anything, but her picture leaped out of Parade magazine and grabbed me by the throat, so I had to share. :slight\_smile: --- ## [Blurry, undated photo is evidence that Amelia Earhart survived. Or not.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blurry-undated-photo-is-evidence-that-amelia-earhart-survived-or-not/790561)
**Author:** [@Defensive\_Indifference](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Defensive_Indifference)\ **Replies:** 84\ **Last updated:** [July 14, 2017, 12:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blurry-undated-photo-is-evidence-that-amelia-earhart-survived-or-not/790561 "2017-07-14T00:23:59Z")
I’m not very knowledgeable on Earhart, but this photo seems like weak tea to me. First off, there doesn’t seem to be much of an indication of \*\*when \*\*it was taken. Then, of course, the figures are pretty blurry, an… --- ## [Footloose. Is this a joke?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/footloose-is-this-a-joke/594425)
**Author:** [@treis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/treis)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [September 3, 2011, 2:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/footloose-is-this-a-joke/594425 "2011-09-03T02:34:40Z")
Plot summary: Brash young punk from the city moves to conservative small town. Offends the town by doing such scandalous things as listening to loud music, driving a VW bug, and dancing. Town responds with harsh measu… --- ## [What elderly celebrity will you miss most when he or she dies?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-elderly-celebrity-will-you-miss-most-when-he-or-she-dies/751694)
**Author:** [@Waltzes\_with\_Cacti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Waltzes_with_Cacti)\ **Replies:** 88\ **Last updated:** [April 12, 2016, 1:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-elderly-celebrity-will-you-miss-most-when-he-or-she-dies/751694 "2016-04-12T01:39:30Z")
The title says it: What elderly celebrity will you miss most when he or she dies? The person I’ll miss will be Dick Van Dyke, who’s 90. He’s still active and still surprisingly sexy. I hope he sticks around to become a … --- ## [Best parts of the ill-received Star Trek films](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-parts-of-the-ill-received-star-trek-films/714696)
**Author:** [@Dale\_Sams](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dale_Sams)\ **Replies:** 65\ **Last updated:** [March 16, 2015, 11:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-parts-of-the-ill-received-star-trek-films/714696 "2015-03-16T23:47:12Z")
TMP-The soundtrack? Just seeing the crew in action again? The Search for Spock-The destruction sequence. Christopher Lloyd’s underrated eccentric performance. The Final Frontier-??? The flashback sequences are cool. Ki… --- ## [Are tape recorders still used?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-tape-recorders-still-used/722181)
**Author:** [@Love\_Rhombus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Love_Rhombus)\ **Replies:** 64\ **Last updated:** [June 16, 2015, 9:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-tape-recorders-still-used/722181 "2015-06-16T21:23:31Z")
In a thread I’ve been following, a poster stated he was going to use a tape recorder to tape a conversation. This made me wonder if tape recorders are still in use for some specialized reasons, or perhaps I’m being snobb… --- ## [What was the most advanced African nation to have existed?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-the-most-advanced-african-nation-to-have-existed/540982)
**Author:** [@Laudenum](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Laudenum)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [June 2, 2010, 5:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-the-most-advanced-african-nation-to-have-existed/540982 "2010-06-02T17:11:25Z")
Sub-Saharan, pre-European colonisation, what was the most advanced nation in Africa, using social, political and technological standards as measurement. And, what was the written culture like? Are there any African equ… --- ## [The FBI may have failed to thoroughly investigate Clinton - Tracking Thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-fbi-may-have-failed-to-thoroughly-investigate-clinton-tracking-thread/807844)
**Author:** [@Sage\_Rat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sage_Rat)\ **Replies:** 83\ **Last updated:** [June 19, 2018, 1:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-fbi-may-have-failed-to-thoroughly-investigate-clinton-tracking-thread/807844 "2018-06-19T13:37:39Z")
This has popped up a bit in the Russian Investigation threads, but really isn’t related unless the charge is purely a bit of slander to delegitimize the FBI/Mueller investigation. To date, the only evidence of there bei… --- ## [American pronuncation of "Bury" - Why did Pres. Obama pronounce it as "Burr-y"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-pronuncation-of-bury-why-did-pres-obama-pronounce-it-as-burr-y/742280)
**Author:** [@TheUser](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TheUser)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [January 8, 2016, 12:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-pronuncation-of-bury-why-did-pres-obama-pronounce-it-as-burr-y/742280 "2016-01-08T12:49:05Z")
Why did President Obama mispronounce the word “bury” in this video? (4:54) He pronounced it as “burr-y” instead of “berry.” Am I the only American who finds this strange? From what I understand, the stand… --- ## [Settle an argument: Bruce Lee fights Muhammad Ali. Who wins? (with proper poll)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/settle-an-argument-bruce-lee-fights-muhammad-ali-who-wins-with-proper-poll/606953)
**Author:** [@Mr.Kobayashi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Kobayashi)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [December 22, 2011, 10:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/settle-an-argument-bruce-lee-fights-muhammad-ali-who-wins-with-proper-poll/606953 "2011-12-22T22:28:36Z")
Posted again because once again I managed to make a balls-up of the poll in the first one. One of the arguments for the ages, I want it settled. Been discussed here on the Dope 10 (!) years ago but I want to see what pre… --- ## [Why do Spaniards pronounce "c" like "th?"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-spaniards-pronounce-c-like-th/184246)
**Author:** [@Violet](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Violet)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [June 19, 2010, 3:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-spaniards-pronounce-c-like-th/184246 "2010-06-19T03:17:58Z")
I could not find this on a search, but it may have been addressed. The Spaniards I heard in Spain use a “th” sound for the letter “c.” For example, I heard “Barthelona,” instead of Barcelona. Or “Valenthia” instead of Va… --- ## [Star Trek: Why not use a giant replicator to create Starships?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/star-trek-why-not-use-a-giant-replicator-to-create-starships/621030)
**Author:** [@noobzilla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/noobzilla)\ **Replies:** 60\ **Last updated:** [May 8, 2012, 7:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/star-trek-why-not-use-a-giant-replicator-to-create-starships/621030 "2012-05-08T19:34:10Z")
I was thinking if in the Star Trek universe you had a powerful enough replicator could it be used to fabricate an entire starship? --- ## [Your Favorite Depressing Songs](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-depressing-songs/497421)
**Author:** [@Covered\_In\_Bees](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Covered_In_Bees)\ **Replies:** 106\ **Last updated:** [June 20, 2009, 12:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-depressing-songs/497421 "2009-06-20T00:09:12Z")
This is a shameless rip-off of this thread. Post the songs that depress the hell out of you, but still listen to on occasion. Probably when you’re feeling down and just want to wallow in your misery. I listen to the f… --- ## [Prison Rape](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/prison-rape/589982)
**Author:** [@keeganst94](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/keeganst94)\ **Replies:** 66\ **Last updated:** [July 25, 2011, 6:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/prison-rape/589982 "2011-07-25T18:49:22Z")
According to the Department of Justice an estimated 216 000 prisoners are raped in the U.S, believe it or not usually by the guards. Source. So, what do we do about that? [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1014&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1016&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)