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**Author:** [@medicalwannabe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/medicalwannabe)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [June 24, 2011, 5:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-happen-if-a-horse-landed-on-top-of-you/586679 "2011-06-24T17:15:55Z")
Yes, I know that it would break your body. But, I was wondering what else it would do? Also, could you survive and not be paralyzed? --- ## [Songs with BIG tribal sounding drums](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-with-big-tribal-sounding-drums/332214)
**Author:** [@stanger](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/stanger)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [November 1, 2015, 4:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-with-big-tribal-sounding-drums/332214 "2015-11-01T16:41:21Z")
A few months ago I went with a friend to a local stadium where high school marching bands from around the country were competeing. I was right on the field and up close to the bands and was generally impressed by all of … --- ## [What is wrong with frivolous/silly/stupid threads?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-wrong-with-frivolous-silly-stupid-threads/643511)
**Author:** [@taskmgr.exe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/taskmgr.exe)\ **Replies:** 77\ **Last updated:** [December 11, 2012, 5:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-wrong-with-frivolous-silly-stupid-threads/643511 "2012-12-11T17:53:05Z")
OK, I know this is extremely stupid. But, is it harmful? Does it upset people? I don’t think it is any harmful or offensive. --- ## [Ted Williams (homeless guy with golden radio voice) thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ted-williams-homeless-guy-with-golden-radio-voice-thread/566646)
**Author:** [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [February 14, 2011, 7:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ted-williams-homeless-guy-with-golden-radio-voice-thread/566646 "2011-02-14T07:50:23Z")
By now you’ve probably seen it but just in case. The basic story & YouTube video His Wiki entry Here’s him on the Today Show. Only thing to say is “MAN OH MAN, I hope this guy holds it together”. I hope he stays off… --- ## [So I bought Hamm's beer](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-i-bought-hamms-beer/787795)
**Author:** [@asahi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/asahi)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [June 27, 2017, 2:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-i-bought-hamms-beer/787795 "2017-06-27T02:47:13Z")
I thought they weren’t selling it anymore but was going for something else and Hamm’s was the only ‘Merikun’ lager they had. So I bought it. Cracked one open. Wasn’t half bad actually. Maybe this belongs under mundane p… --- ## [2012 Yahoo Fantasy Baseball - SDMB Big League](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2012-yahoo-fantasy-baseball-sdmb-big-league/612788)
**Author:** [@Wilson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wilson)\ **Replies:** 91\ **Last updated:** [March 28, 2012, 3:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2012-yahoo-fantasy-baseball-sdmb-big-league/612788 "2012-03-28T15:35:34Z")
It’s that time of year again folks… Eli Manning has finished bitch-slapping Mr. Bundchen, Tiger is still declawed, the NHL is apparently playing pick-up games, and the biggest story in the NBA is a freaking Harvard grad… --- ## [why not Fourier Transform UV-Vis](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-not-fourier-transform-uv-vis/568126)
**Author:** [@Sigene](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sigene)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [May 1, 2016, 6:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-not-fourier-transform-uv-vis/568126 "2016-05-01T18:44:17Z")
I could’ve sworn I asked this question years ago, but I can’t find it in the search function. I know I’ve asked it a couple of times in my life, but seem to forget the reason. Why are there no Fourier Transform UV-Vis … --- ## [Politics aside, what Republican VP choice would be best for the country?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/politics-aside-what-republican-vp-choice-would-be-best-for-the-country/621843)
**Author:** [@Measure\_for\_Measure](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Measure_for_Measure)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [June 3, 2012, 5:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/politics-aside-what-republican-vp-choice-would-be-best-for-the-country/621843 "2012-06-03T17:14:55Z")
What conceivable Republican VP choice would be best for the country? Setting politics aside. Not Conceivable Bloomberg, Lieberman won’t work because they are pro-choice. Ben Nelson (D) of Nebraska would be an interest… --- ## [Stupid Customer Stories.....](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-customer-stories/341326)
**Author:** [@MacTech](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MacTech)\ **Replies:** 95\ **Last updated:** [February 6, 2006, 5:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-customer-stories/341326 "2006-02-06T17:30:11Z")
in the past few days, i’ve had more than my fair share of STUPID customers, must be idiot season… Customer #1, Ms. Schoolteacher Ms. Schoolteacher, yes, i understand your data is important, you have some exams on your … --- ## [Saddest single episodes of TV series](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/saddest-single-episodes-of-tv-series/464571)
**Author:** [@vivalostwages](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/vivalostwages)\ **Replies:** 92\ **Last updated:** [September 23, 2008, 1:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/saddest-single-episodes-of-tv-series/464571 "2008-09-23T01:39:44Z")
I’ll start with one of the most obvious: The death of Henry Blake on MAS\*H. And here are two more: A Twilight zone ep. from the 1980s incarnation called “The cold equations,” in which And another TZ ep. from the … --- ## [My girlfriend's uncle was arrested for indecency with a child/child porn](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-girlfriends-uncle-was-arrested-for-indecency-with-a-child-child-porn/578063)
**Author:** [@ImNotPaulAvery](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ImNotPaulAvery)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [April 20, 2011, 5:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-girlfriends-uncle-was-arrested-for-indecency-with-a-child-child-porn/578063 "2011-04-20T05:43:26Z")
The whole thing just makes me feel so sick. I only met the guy once and he seemed nice. He had a great wife, two kids, nice house in the suburbs, good job, everything. I’m sure none of them had any idea what was goin… --- ## [Why was this meat, labelled 'Fillet of beef' so cheap? (don't think it's horse)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-was-this-meat-labelled-fillet-of-beef-so-cheap-dont-think-its-horse/652702)
**Author:** [@Mangetout](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mangetout)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [March 14, 2013, 7:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-was-this-meat-labelled-fillet-of-beef-so-cheap-dont-think-its-horse/652702 "2013-03-14T19:55:14Z")
I went shopping in one of my favourite international supermarkets yesterday (in Southampton) - this place has imported foods from all over the Mediterranean, Asia and beyond. At the back of the store, there’s a Halal mea… --- ## [Nothing Ever Comes to No Good Up On Choctaw Ridge (Mysteries in pop music)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nothing-ever-comes-to-no-good-up-on-choctaw-ridge-mysteries-in-pop-music/430012)
**Author:** [@Bricker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bricker)\ **Replies:** 109\ **Last updated:** [January 7, 2008, 1:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nothing-ever-comes-to-no-good-up-on-choctaw-ridge-mysteries-in-pop-music/430012 "2008-01-07T01:48:47Z")
We never learn what Billy Joe McAllister was throwing off the Tallahatchee bridge. We never find out what the hell happened to the boy that “Angie Baby” makes disappear. Are there any other enduring mysteries in pop mu… --- ## [Missing the obvious in films](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/missing-the-obvious-in-films/538738)
**Author:** [@AClockworkMelon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AClockworkMelon)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [May 14, 2010, 2:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/missing-the-obvious-in-films/538738 "2010-05-14T02:56:17Z")
I’ve seen Jumanji many times. Dozens upon dozens of times. I saw in theaters when I was five years old and I watched it on VHS throughout my childhood. But it was only now, watching it on Encore out of boredom at four i… --- ## [Will some viewpoints be eventually banned, regardless of how polite/civil?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-some-viewpoints-be-eventually-banned-regardless-of-how-polite-civil/854210)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 136\ **Last updated:** [June 1, 2020, 8:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-some-viewpoints-be-eventually-banned-regardless-of-how-polite-civil/854210 "2020-06-01T20:03:53Z")
Now that the debate over \*\*Shodan’s \*\*banning (for insults and provoking) has died down, I wanted to discuss something: A year or two ago, a Doper started a thread in ATMB (I did some searching but can’t find it) in whi… --- ## [Would these behaviors be relationship red flags for you?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-these-behaviors-be-relationship-red-flags-for-you/701435)
**Author:** [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Replies:** 77\ **Last updated:** [November 21, 2014, 5:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-these-behaviors-be-relationship-red-flags-for-you/701435 "2014-11-21T05:18:35Z")
This past weekend, a good number of my out-of-state relatives came into town for a family event. Among them were my first cousin, “Rick,” his new wife, “Lori,” and Rick’s 13-year-old son. I’d never met Lori before; likew… --- ## [Is grease an aid to survival in extremely cold water?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-grease-an-aid-to-survival-in-extremely-cold-water/577472)
**Author:** [@wei\_ji](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wei_ji)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [April 8, 2011, 10:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-grease-an-aid-to-survival-in-extremely-cold-water/577472 "2011-04-08T22:45:04Z")
Rough question: Does applying grease to your body before going into lethally cold water, as in a ship sinking in the North Atlantic Ocean in Winter, actually give you any survival advantage? 1.) I have read several sep… --- ## [Is there a difference between "rock" and "rock-n-roll"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-difference-between-rock-and-rock-n-roll/419961)
**Author:** [@Koxinga](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Koxinga)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [September 22, 2007, 1:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-difference-between-rock-and-rock-n-roll/419961 "2007-09-22T01:44:09Z")
I recently heard someone assert that “rock” has all sorts of permutations including cock-rock, hair rock, punk rock, and so on, but “rock-n-roll” specifically refers to Elvis, Buddy Holly, maybe Little Richard, etc. Is … --- ## [Do you have any sympathy for all the auto dealers being shut down?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-have-any-sympathy-for-all-the-auto-dealers-being-shut-down/496650)
**Author:** [@dalej42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalej42)\ **Replies:** 115\ **Last updated:** [June 13, 2009, 1:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-have-any-sympathy-for-all-the-auto-dealers-being-shut-down/496650 "2009-06-13T13:31:33Z")
Nope. I don’t. Now, I can say that as a resident of a big city. I know that I won’t be left without a place do get warranty work done. Still, I was rolling my eyes at one of the tv morning news programs showing all these… --- ## [So what kind of wizard is Gandalf, anyway?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-what-kind-of-wizard-is-gandalf-anyway/222252)
**Author:** [@Mister\_Rik](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mister_Rik)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [January 5, 2004, 8:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-what-kind-of-wizard-is-gandalf-anyway/222252 "2004-01-05T20:38:37Z")
Perhaps my memory has gone fuzzy, as it’s been some years since I read the Lord of the Rings books. So my question is based mostly on what I’ve seen in the movies. I can recall Gandalf performing acts resembling spellcas… --- ## [It Fell Off The Back Of A Truck!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/it-fell-off-the-back-of-a-truck/677144)
**Author:** [@Riga\_Marole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Riga_Marole)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [December 28, 2013, 7:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/it-fell-off-the-back-of-a-truck/677144 "2013-12-28T07:11:08Z")
I knew Chicago back in the … uh … well, a long time ago. There was a place in the 50’s - 60’s where you could find most things, clothes etc. “cheaply” because you could barter for the goods and people used to say they we… --- ## [Best #1 single of the year retrospective: 1988](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-1-single-of-the-year-retrospective-1988/702357)
**Author:** [@Smapti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smapti)\ **Replies:** 76\ **Last updated:** [October 30, 2014, 2:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-1-single-of-the-year-retrospective-1988/702357 "2014-10-30T14:17:57Z")
The year is now 1988. This year and 1989 are second only to 1974-1975 in terms of the number of songs in the poll; with “Faith” carrying over, we have 33 songs to choose from. Michael Jackson’s multiple chart-toppers thi… --- ## [What's the first thing you think about Augustus Caesar](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-first-thing-you-think-about-augustus-caesar/666861)
**Author:** [@Namkcalb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Namkcalb)\ **Replies:** 79\ **Last updated:** [September 29, 2013, 11:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-first-thing-you-think-about-augustus-caesar/666861 "2013-09-29T11:26:14Z")
When you hear the name Augustus Caesar, what’s the first thing that comes into your mind? --- ## [Will AG Gonzalez have to resign?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-ag-gonzalez-have-to-resign/395642)
**Author:** [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)\ **Replies:** 115\ **Last updated:** [August 28, 2007, 4:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-ag-gonzalez-have-to-resign/395642 "2007-08-28T16:44:56Z")
Leading Senate Democrats Chuck Schumer and Joe Biden have called on Gonzalez to resign. Even Arlen Specter has speculated on the possibility. Gonzalez is being dogged by two scandals, or scandals-in-the-making, that ca… --- ## [Blagojevich, will you please just resign already?!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blagojevich-will-you-please-just-resign-already/476804)
**Author:** [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)\ **Replies:** 103\ **Last updated:** [December 23, 2008, 5:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blagojevich-will-you-please-just-resign-already/476804 "2008-12-23T05:24:07Z")
Face facts, Blago. Your career is over. You tried to auction off Obama’s Senate seat like an autographed baseball card on ebay. You tried to strongarm the editorial staff of the Chicago Tribune. You tried to shake do… --- ## [BMW vs Mercedes](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bmw-vs-mercedes/511062)
**Author:** [@leander](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/leander)\ **Replies:** 93\ **Last updated:** [October 1, 2009, 8:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bmw-vs-mercedes/511062 "2009-10-01T20:40:05Z")
Okay, I’m buying a second car - a bit of an excessive splurge. So I’ve gotten it down to two cars: 2006 BMW 330Ci convertible 2005 Mercedes CLK 350 convertible They’re both about the same price. I already have a Lex… --- ## [Why do the wings of jets curve up at the end now?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-the-wings-of-jets-curve-up-at-the-end-now/372807)
**Author:** [@Weirddave](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Weirddave)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [September 18, 2006, 1:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-the-wings-of-jets-curve-up-at-the-end-now/372807 "2006-09-18T13:42:25Z")
I recently flew to Florida on Southwest. Both ways I was on a 737, but on the trip down the plane was newer and the last 5 feet of the wingtip was curved up 90 degrees. Many new jets seem to have this feature. What purpo… --- ## [Donald's secret tax returns, and Hillary's secret Wall St. speeches](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/donalds-secret-tax-returns-and-hillarys-secret-wall-st-speeches/758153)
**Author:** [@SlackerInc](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SlackerInc)\ **Replies:** 90\ **Last updated:** [July 6, 2016, 9:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/donalds-secret-tax-returns-and-hillarys-secret-wall-st-speeches/758153 "2016-07-06T09:47:16Z")
Drumpf hit Clinton on her unreleased speech transcripts the other day. I found this pretty funny given that he is aiming to be the first major party nominee in forty years not to release his tax returns. But then it hi… --- ## [If you were asked to be a moderator here, would you accept?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-were-asked-to-be-a-moderator-here-would-you-accept/744345)
**Author:** [@Idle\_Thoughts](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Idle_Thoughts)\ **Replies:** 127\ **Last updated:** [February 1, 2016, 2:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-were-asked-to-be-a-moderator-here-would-you-accept/744345 "2016-02-01T02:45:54Z")
Curious (idle) minds want to know. --- ## [So Goldman Sachs is getting done for fraud, explanation please?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-goldman-sachs-is-getting-done-for-fraud-explanation-please/536360)
**Author:** [@Sitnam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sitnam)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [May 4, 2010, 9:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-goldman-sachs-is-getting-done-for-fraud-explanation-please/536360 "2010-05-04T21:52:21Z")
I get that Goldman Sachs hired the hedge fund manager John Paulson to pick shit investments that were sure to fail, I get that Goldman Sachs then bundled those together and sold them to investors citing an independent 3r… --- ## [If your closest Interstate is I-24, I-40 or I-65, say so!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-your-closest-interstate-is-i-24-i-40-or-i-65-say-so/534104)
**Author:** [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Replies:** 79\ **Last updated:** [April 1, 2010, 9:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-your-closest-interstate-is-i-24-i-40-or-i-65-say-so/534104 "2010-04-01T21:22:50Z")
The thread on names for freeways, as well as the one on Degree Confluences, has suggested this idea to me. Nashville is at the crossroads of the three in the title and those roads cover a lot of territory. I-40 is basic… --- ## [Would you let your 9 year old daughter wear this?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-let-your-9-year-old-daughter-wear-this/515348)
**Author:** [@torie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/torie)\ **Replies:** 108\ **Last updated:** [October 31, 2009, 5:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-let-your-9-year-old-daughter-wear-this/515348 "2009-10-31T05:00:48Z")
This. I can’t decide how I feel. :confused: --- ## [If Uday and Qusay are actually dead, what are the future ramifications?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-uday-and-qusay-are-actually-dead-what-are-the-future-ramifications/190219)
**Author:** [@Beagle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beagle)\ **Replies:** 204\ **Last updated:** [September 22, 2003, 1:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-uday-and-qusay-are-actually-dead-what-are-the-future-ramifications/190219 "2003-09-22T13:57:27Z")
MSNBC reporting them dead, as per DoD Given their key roles as Saddam’s henchmen, one might think that the resistance had suffered a serious blow. Perhaps not, if one thinks the resistance is more volunteer and homegr… --- ## [Best way to take a Chinese buffet to the cleaners?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-way-to-take-a-chinese-buffet-to-the-cleaners/149124)
**Author:** [@Flint\_Ironstag](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Flint_Ironstag)\ **Replies:** 68\ **Last updated:** [January 21, 2003, 12:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-way-to-take-a-chinese-buffet-to-the-cleaners/149124 "2003-01-21T12:55:20Z")
I often frequent a Chinese buffet in my area for a lunch buffet as it seems like a good deal at $5.50. Lately, though, I’ve got a suspicion that there’s no way I’m eating my money’s worth. Can anyone tell me what the mos… --- ## [Half-&-Half vs Light Cream. What's the diff?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/half-half-vs-light-cream-whats-the-diff/206372)
**Author:** [@stuyguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/stuyguy)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [October 9, 2003, 4:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/half-half-vs-light-cream-whats-the-diff/206372 "2003-10-09T16:59:09Z")
Last time I visited the dairy section of my supermarket the half-&-half was gone and “light cream” was in its place. Is it the same stuff but in a different carton? --- ## [What do I do with old helmets (motorcycle and bike)?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-i-do-with-old-helmets-motorcycle-and-bike/678615)
**Author:** [@Infovore](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Infovore)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [January 14, 2014, 6:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-i-do-with-old-helmets-motorcycle-and-bike/678615 "2014-01-14T18:10:44Z")
So the spouse and I ride both motorcycles and bicycles (though more of the former than the latter) and over the years we’ve both accumulated a large number of both types of helmets. All of them are well cared for, always… --- ## [McCoy offers the defendant a gift: six years](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mccoy-offers-the-defendant-a-gift-six-years/627117)
**Author:** [@greenslime1951](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/greenslime1951)\ **Replies:** 83\ **Last updated:** [July 6, 2012, 2:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mccoy-offers-the-defendant-a-gift-six-years/627117 "2012-07-06T14:14:34Z")
Watch enough “Law and Order” and you’ll inevitably see McCoy offering the trembling (or defiant) wretch something less than a life (or death) sentence, and the accused is usually portrayed as a fool for refusing. Yet, i… --- ## [I can't donate blood because my iron's too low!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-cant-donate-blood-because-my-irons-too-low/218389)
**Author:** [@Nichol\_storm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nichol_storm)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [December 16, 2003, 4:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-cant-donate-blood-because-my-irons-too-low/218389 "2003-12-16T04:33:54Z")
Today I visited the little Blue Cross van to donate blood, but was deferred because of insufficient iron in my bloodstream. This would be a good thing if I were an X-Man, as it would mean I’d be safe from Magneto’s evil … --- ## [Etymology of "ping"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/etymology-of-ping/652161)
**Author:** [@bababadalgharagh](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bababadalgharagh)\ **Replies:** 80\ **Last updated:** [March 8, 2013, 5:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/etymology-of-ping/652161 "2013-03-08T17:08:59Z")
According to WP ping, the IP network utility, was named after the sonar “ping”, which is apparently onomatopoeic. However, “ping” is now used in the vernacular in the sense of “pinging” someone via (usually) electronic … --- ## [Most undeserving Best Picture winners of the past 25 years.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-undeserving-best-picture-winners-of-the-past-25-years/487248)
**Author:** [@VarlosZ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/VarlosZ)\ **Replies:** 108\ **Last updated:** [February 26, 2009, 3:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-undeserving-best-picture-winners-of-the-past-25-years/487248 "2009-02-26T15:56:53Z")
Please rank, in order, the \*\*three \*\*most undeserving winners of the Academy Award for Best Picture in the last quarter century: a 1st place vote is worth three points, a 2nd is worth two, and a 3rd one. Hopefully we ca… --- ## [Why did they commit suicide? \[Robin Williams and Kurt Cobain\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-did-they-commit-suicide-robin-williams-and-kurt-cobain/731372)
**Author:** [@pennsylvania](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pennsylvania)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [May 10, 2018, 10:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-did-they-commit-suicide-robin-williams-and-kurt-cobain/731372 "2018-05-10T22:41:09Z")
I realize that everyone has dark secrets hidden behind closed doors, but there are two idols of mine that I truly wish were still alive. And I wonder what made them end their lives. Maybe someone can clear it up for me. … --- ## [Congratulations to Bush and his supporters](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/congratulations-to-bush-and-his-supporters/272690)
**Author:** [@gobear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gobear)\ **Replies:** 147\ **Last updated:** [November 4, 2004, 4:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/congratulations-to-bush-and-his-supporters/272690 "2004-11-04T04:07:31Z")
Well played, GOP, well played. Unlike my fellow Kerry supporters, I acknowledge that our man lost fair and square. I’m glad that it was decisive because we will be spared the drawn-out agony of litigation that so divide… --- ## [Movie titles - how are they protected?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-titles-how-are-they-protected/675966)
**Author:** [@crypto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/crypto)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [December 14, 2013, 4:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-titles-how-are-they-protected/675966 "2013-12-14T04:19:33Z")
I’ve noticed over the years a few movies occasionally get the same title, but are completely different pictures. An easy example is Bad Boys The first is a movie about teen criminals starring Sean Penn The second is a… --- ## [German Claims of Innocence for Starting WW1](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/german-claims-of-innocence-for-starting-ww1/530040)
**Author:** [@Hooleehootoo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hooleehootoo)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [March 11, 2010, 7:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/german-claims-of-innocence-for-starting-ww1/530040 "2010-03-11T19:30:41Z")
I just read Annika Mombauer’s book “The Origins of the First World War” and it was not what I wanted. It was more historiography than I wanted. After the war started, all major powers involved published official document… --- ## [Blumenthal's “Feeling The Hate In Jerusalem” (pls no censorship disc. here)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blumenthals-feeling-the-hate-in-jerusalem-pls-no-censorship-disc-here/500804)
**Author:** [@ambushed](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ambushed)\ **Replies:** 126\ **Last updated:** [July 11, 2009, 3:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blumenthals-feeling-the-hate-in-jerusalem-pls-no-censorship-disc-here/500804 "2009-07-11T03:13:12Z")
Max Blumenthal, a leftist putative “investigative journalist and documentary filmmaker”, has recently edited and published a hit-piece video entitled “Feeling The Hate In Jerusalem”. Blumenthal apparently contradicts hi… --- ## [Are "anti-gankers" (for lack of a better term) mentally ill?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-anti-gankers-for-lack-of-a-better-term-mentally-ill/589116)
**Author:** [@bump](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bump)\ **Replies:** 71\ **Last updated:** [August 12, 2011, 4:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-anti-gankers-for-lack-of-a-better-term-mentally-ill/589116 "2011-08-12T16:10:36Z")
So in reading this thread I got to wondering about what I think of as the “anti-ganker”. Not “anti” as in opposed to, but “anti” in the sense of direct opposite. It seems to be that through the years, there’s a certai… --- ## [Parent Dopers: What Advice Do You Have for non-Parents?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/parent-dopers-what-advice-do-you-have-for-non-parents/671937)
**Author:** [@bump](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bump)\ **Replies:** 102\ **Last updated:** [October 29, 2013, 9:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/parent-dopers-what-advice-do-you-have-for-non-parents/671937 "2013-10-29T21:22:19Z")
While reading this thread, I started wondering what advice we parent Dopers might give non-parent Dopers about kids / parents /etc…? I’ll start off and say that if you’re in a family type restaurant, grocery store, etc…… --- ## [Jim DeMint (R) is retiring.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jim-demint-r-is-retiring/643203)
**Author:** [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [December 22, 2012, 2:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jim-demint-r-is-retiring/643203 "2012-12-22T02:36:07Z")
The pain in the butt from South Carolina is leaving at the end of the year. Not like it will change the Senate any, but he was an annoyance to the GOP establishment. --- ## [Nice little touches in TV shows/films](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nice-little-touches-in-tv-shows-films/508164)
**Author:** [@Freudian\_Slit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Freudian_Slit)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [September 9, 2009, 10:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nice-little-touches-in-tv-shows-films/508164 "2009-09-09T22:23:05Z")
You know how we post about the little things that we hate in TV shows like clearly empty coffee cups? Well, how about the things that are done right. I like when characters wear the same clothes over again on TV shows. … --- ## [Deliberately storing a high-value car](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/deliberately-storing-a-high-value-car/703368)
**Author:** [@Flyer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Flyer)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [November 4, 2014, 4:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/deliberately-storing-a-high-value-car/703368 "2014-11-04T16:13:32Z")
Every once in a while, we read a news story about somebody discovering an old high-end car. But those cars generally haven’t been stored well. I’ve thought that if I were rich, it might be fun to buy a brand new car–a … [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1025&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1027&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)