# Top **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1030&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:** 1031 --- ## [Take Shelter Movie - I Didn't Understand the End](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/take-shelter-movie-i-didnt-understand-the-end/600283)
**Author:** [@the\_thecat\_hat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/the_thecat_hat)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [December 11, 2016, 11:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/take-shelter-movie-i-didnt-understand-the-end/600283 "2016-12-11T23:47:28Z")
What happened at the end on the beach? I know the husband and wife said something brief to each other but I did not get it. Obviously, spoils will follow. --- ## [Can food let you gain more weight than it weighs?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-food-let-you-gain-more-weight-than-it-weighs/685702)
**Author:** [@Reenen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Reenen)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [April 14, 2014, 5:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-food-let-you-gain-more-weight-than-it-weighs/685702 "2014-04-14T05:38:10Z")
Lets say I ingest 500ml corn syrup every day (and nothing else) and I “output” 500g to toilet every day. Do I gain weight? Or put differently… can food let us gain more weight than it actually weighs? (I also posted … --- ## [Why did the people not overthrow Stalin?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-did-the-people-not-overthrow-stalin/671370)
**Author:** [@HubZilla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HubZilla)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [October 17, 2013, 1:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-did-the-people-not-overthrow-stalin/671370 "2013-10-17T13:39:48Z")
A friend and I were discussing a book we are reading “Bloodlands: Europe Between Hitler and Stalin”, by Timothy Snyder. You really would think they’d run out of people to kill during the famines, gulags, and purges. It w… --- ## [Car breaks down on side of road. You call for help. Then what?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/car-breaks-down-on-side-of-road-you-call-for-help-then-what/570893)
**Author:** [@Crafter\_Man](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crafter_Man)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [February 15, 2011, 3:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/car-breaks-down-on-side-of-road-you-call-for-help-then-what/570893 "2011-02-15T03:55:34Z")
My van broke down while I was traveling on a rural, 2-lane road yesterday evening at around 10:00 PM. The engine died. It was \*\*\*very \*\*\*cold out. I called my wife to pick me up. She said she would be there in about a ha… --- ## [Missed 5th and final day of antibiotic](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/missed-5th-and-final-day-of-antibiotic/735717)
**Author:** [@Jackknifed\_Juggernaut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackknifed_Juggernaut)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [October 29, 2015, 2:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/missed-5th-and-final-day-of-antibiotic/735717 "2015-10-29T02:00:14Z")
I went to the doc on Tuesday for a bad cough. She prescribed the cough medicine that I was seeking plus a Z Pack. I took the initial 2 pills on Tuesday, and then 1 per day through Friday. Yesterday was supposed to be … --- ## [I am building a computer](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-building-a-computer/774520)
**Author:** [@friedo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/friedo)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [February 22, 2018, 6:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-building-a-computer/774520 "2018-02-22T06:08:28Z")
No, I’m not going to Newegg and picking out a motherboard and a case. I’m building a computer from first principles. I’ve long been fascinated by the early history of digital computing, before transistors and even befor… --- ## [Les Mis Teaser Trailer](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/les-mis-teaser-trailer/623600)
**Author:** [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Replies:** 67\ **Last updated:** [September 24, 2012, 1:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/les-mis-teaser-trailer/623600 "2012-09-24T13:39:32Z")
Squeeeeeeeeeee!!! I’m assuming it really is official; if it’s not, it’s really good fan-made and the footage is obviously real. --- ## [Ugh. Why do the guests on House Hunters act like such twats?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ugh-why-do-the-guests-on-house-hunters-act-like-such-twats/600104)
**Author:** [@alice\_in\_wonderland](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/alice_in_wonderland)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [October 20, 2011, 12:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ugh-why-do-the-guests-on-house-hunters-act-like-such-twats/600104 "2011-10-20T00:10:06Z")
Seriously. A better question might be why do I keep watching it. I have no idea. Do the producers tell the people to act obnoxious? FWIW, House Hunters International generally doesn’t seem as bad - are they produced by … --- ## [Tell me your wisdom tooth extraction stories!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-your-wisdom-tooth-extraction-stories/361960)
**Author:** [@Yamirskoonir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yamirskoonir)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [June 27, 2006, 9:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-your-wisdom-tooth-extraction-stories/361960 "2006-06-27T21:43:57Z")
Hi Dopers! Long time no lurky/posty but I’ve been busy with my first year of grad school. Future librarians unite!!! So I just went through oral hell. The two lower wisdom teeth were impacted and causing infection, and … --- ## [My daughter's perfume smells like bug spray.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-daughters-perfume-smells-like-bug-spray/29782)
**Author:** [@Duck\_Duck\_Goose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Duck_Duck_Goose)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [August 19, 2000, 5:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-daughters-perfume-smells-like-bug-spray/29782 "2000-08-19T17:43:16Z")
Really. I had noticed it a couple of times, in the car, but I didn’t want to say anything. I mean, what can you say, “Pee-yew, what IS that smell, oh, it’s you, my darling daughter”? But the other day I walked into the … --- ## [TV or movie characters not known by their character names.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-or-movie-characters-not-known-by-their-character-names/315944)
**Author:** [@Ava\_Gina](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ava_Gina)\ **Replies:** 170\ **Last updated:** [August 29, 2005, 12:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-or-movie-characters-not-known-by-their-character-names/315944 "2005-08-29T00:19:24Z")
My name is Daisy Mae Moses. Who am I? Carry it on. --- ## [suggest a show similar to Pushing Daisies](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/suggest-a-show-similar-to-pushing-daisies/518742)
**Author:** [@shijinn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/shijinn)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [November 29, 2009, 3:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/suggest-a-show-similar-to-pushing-daisies/518742 "2009-11-29T15:15:43Z")
brief description of the show if you need it - http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showpost.php?p=11810016&postcount=39 can anyone suggest anything similar to watch? with the same mix of comedy, quirkiness and visuals? … --- ## [Ask the Sadist](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-sadist/442496)
**Author:** [@A\_Priori\_Tea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/A_Priori_Tea)\ **Replies:** 81\ **Last updated:** [March 27, 2008, 9:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-sadist/442496 "2008-03-27T21:37:10Z")
At this point, this is probably redundant, but I thought I’d throw it out there - there still seems to be a fair amount of interest in learning about both sides of this coin, and I’d prefer not to hijack freekalette’s th… --- ## [The Beatles (White Album) - Let's make it a single disc - Which songs do we keep?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-beatles-white-album-lets-make-it-a-single-disc-which-songs-do-we-keep/672310)
**Author:** [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Replies:** 66\ **Last updated:** [November 2, 2013, 1:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-beatles-white-album-lets-make-it-a-single-disc-which-songs-do-we-keep/672310 "2013-11-02T01:55:14Z")
I love the White Album as it stands, but I know many believe it should have been whittled down to a single disc. I thought it would be a fun exercise to exorcise half the songs and create the album many feel it should h… --- ## [Is it possible to have a decent-looking lawn by keeping rabbits instead of mowing?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-possible-to-have-a-decent-looking-lawn-by-keeping-rabbits-instead-of-mowing/365872)
**Author:** [@The\_Scrivener](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Scrivener)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [July 26, 2006, 6:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-possible-to-have-a-decent-looking-lawn-by-keeping-rabbits-instead-of-mowing/365872 "2006-07-26T18:20:51Z")
This may sound more like a sit-com character’s \[no pun intended\] hair-brained scheme, or the fever dreams of a suburban fool, but I’m asking this in all seriousness. It just seems to me that the age of the Great America… --- ## [A good way to say "I just made a joke. Please review."](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-good-way-to-say-i-just-made-a-joke-please-review/544826)
**Author:** [@Chessic\_Sense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chessic_Sense)\ **Replies:** 95\ **Last updated:** [July 8, 2010, 3:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-good-way-to-say-i-just-made-a-joke-please-review/544826 "2010-07-08T15:28:55Z")
I’m always coming up with really funny puns but people are always missing them. They take me seriously or just treat it like a strange, off-hand comment not meant to be understood. Or worse, I’ll throw a subtle quip ou… --- ## [Solve extremely complicated world and political issues with very simple solutions](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/solve-extremely-complicated-world-and-political-issues-with-very-simple-solutions/693357)
**Author:** [@iiandyiiii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iiandyiiii)\ **Replies:** 65\ **Last updated:** [July 22, 2014, 2:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/solve-extremely-complicated-world-and-political-issues-with-very-simple-solutions/693357 "2014-07-22T02:23:37Z")
It’s easy. I’ll start with Israel/Palestine. Palestinians renounce violence and protest peacefully. This moves Israel to also renounce violence and to tear down the settlements. Palestinian statehood is declared at a… --- ## [What's the point of Santa Claus?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-point-of-santa-claus/675808)
**Author:** [@furryman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/furryman)\ **Replies:** 71\ **Last updated:** [December 11, 2013, 12:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-point-of-santa-claus/675808 "2013-12-11T12:12:45Z")
I’m a parent who’s just spent X amount of time and dollars buying presents for my kid. Why in the world would I tell my kid that some mythical being is responsible? --- ## [How well-regarded is Carl Sagan?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-well-regarded-is-carl-sagan/560700)
**Author:** [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [December 2, 2010, 7:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-well-regarded-is-carl-sagan/560700 "2010-12-02T19:15:55Z")
I ask because I do not know. I remember watching him on television back in the day. I remember his appearances on Carson (then, Carson imitating him). And I remember buying his book Cosmos, which I still have and remains… --- ## [Fuck the modern office as security obsesses prison camp](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fuck-the-modern-office-as-security-obsesses-prison-camp/445436)
**Author:** [@Acsenray](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Acsenray)\ **Replies:** 135\ **Last updated:** [April 21, 2008, 1:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fuck-the-modern-office-as-security-obsesses-prison-camp/445436 "2008-04-21T13:09:17Z")
There’s a war going on here at the office. The inmates want to prop the stupid “security doors” open so that they don’t have to take their identification badges to the toilet with them. The camp guards on their rounds re… --- ## [Ask the guy who's just read Lord of the Rings](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-guy-whos-just-read-lord-of-the-rings/321171)
**Author:** [@roger\_thornhill](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/roger_thornhill)\ **Replies:** 135\ **Last updated:** [October 21, 2005, 11:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-guy-whos-just-read-lord-of-the-rings/321171 "2005-10-21T23:00:50Z")
Well, reread actually, but I don’t want to get this thread off to a pedantic start. From basing Samwise Gamgee on C.S. Lewis to having not a single toilet break in all those pages, from the reason that the word “tobacco”… --- ## [Which of these cliches from film & television have you experienced in real life?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-of-these-cliches-from-film-television-have-you-experienced-in-real-life/706905)
**Author:** [@VarlosZ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/VarlosZ)\ **Replies:** 104\ **Last updated:** [December 16, 2014, 1:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-of-these-cliches-from-film-television-have-you-experienced-in-real-life/706905 "2014-12-16T01:50:32Z")
I was going to create a poll, but the list got so long, and most of these would be below 1% anyway. There are a bunch of scenarios and character types that happen very rarely in real life, but which characters in TV and… --- ## [I am tired of you playing the cripple](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-tired-of-you-playing-the-cripple/759032)
**Author:** [@dropzone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dropzone)\ **Replies:** 77\ **Last updated:** [July 10, 2016, 7:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-tired-of-you-playing-the-cripple/759032 "2016-07-10T19:47:52Z")
Our daughter is having a party. You are required to walk maybe fifty feet. You are not so disabled to do that. Get off your dead ass, FFS. --- ## [Who was Jesus’ real biological father?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-was-jesus-real-biological-father/6283)
**Author:** [@toecutter](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/toecutter)\ **Replies:** 77\ **Last updated:** [June 16, 2002, 6:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-was-jesus-real-biological-father/6283 "2002-06-16T18:21:14Z")
Let us assume: … there really was a man called Jesus. … the timeframe of his existence is roughly correct … the characters around this central figure are as stated in the bible. … we suspend purely theological argument… --- ## [Tell us your job, and answer the Top 3 questions you get all the time:](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-us-your-job-and-answer-the-top-3-questions-you-get-all-the-time/294995)
**Author:** [@Chastain86](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chastain86)\ **Replies:** 163\ **Last updated:** [April 5, 2005, 2:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-us-your-job-and-answer-the-top-3-questions-you-get-all-the-time/294995 "2005-04-05T02:20:37Z")
This was inspired by a similar thread on Fark.com a couple days ago. List for everybody your profession, and then answer the three most-frequently asked questions people give you all the time: Ready? Corporate Traini… --- ## [Colonizing space w/o organised religion.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/colonizing-space-w-o-organised-religion/532201)
**Author:** [@Claude\_Remains](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Claude_Remains)\ **Replies:** 91\ **Last updated:** [March 19, 2010, 2:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/colonizing-space-w-o-organised-religion/532201 "2010-03-19T14:29:54Z")
Will Humans ever be able to drop it like a hot potato no matter where we go? --- ## [Why are so many people fixated on Scientology?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-so-many-people-fixated-on-scientology/499979)
**Author:** [@Cagey\_Drifter](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cagey_Drifter)\ **Replies:** 119\ **Last updated:** [June 22, 2009, 10:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-so-many-people-fixated-on-scientology/499979 "2009-06-22T22:23:36Z")
I get it; it’s a fraudulent money-making scheme masquerading as a religion. But so are all the others. Who gives a shit? What do Scientologists do that’s all that worse than what Christians, Muslims, Jews, and Hindus do?… --- ## [I've got some kielbasa... anyone got something creative?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-got-some-kielbasa-anyone-got-something-creative/563826)
**Author:** [@Regallag\_The\_Axe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Regallag_The_Axe)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [December 19, 2010, 11:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-got-some-kielbasa-anyone-got-something-creative/563826 "2010-12-19T23:28:16Z")
As the title states, I’ve got some kielbasa. I don’t want to do the usual cook-it-up-with-onions-and-peppers routine. Does anyone out there have any good ideas? --- ## [Where can we buy/rent a cannon?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-can-we-buy-rent-a-cannon/678838)
**Author:** [@Themis00](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Themis00)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [January 17, 2014, 2:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-can-we-buy-rent-a-cannon/678838 "2014-01-17T14:54:15Z")
Hubby’s favorite cousin is turning 30 next weekend. He’s a bit on the quirky side. He has a fascination with things that make really loud noises. Firecrackers, thunder bolts, old yellow school busses backfiring, etc. At … --- ## [I've been warned for accusing another of trolling.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-been-warned-for-accusing-another-of-trolling/620835)
**Author:** [@armedmonkey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/armedmonkey)\ **Replies:** 72\ **Last updated:** [May 4, 2012, 11:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-been-warned-for-accusing-another-of-trolling/620835 "2012-05-04T23:00:42Z")
We really need clarify this rule, Idle Thoughts. I never accused Sicks Ate of being a troll, I accused him of trolling. There is a difference, In this thread Sicks Ate posted about a gay Republican who came out against… --- ## [Tossing your cookies: Where you'd prefer NOT to have to do it!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tossing-your-cookies-where-youd-prefer-not-to-have-to-do-it/708339)
**Author:** [@dougie\_monty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dougie_monty)\ **Replies:** 64\ **Last updated:** [January 2, 2015, 12:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tossing-your-cookies-where-youd-prefer-not-to-have-to-do-it/708339 "2015-01-02T12:05:08Z")
Obviously, when you know you’re about to throw up there isn’t much you can do about it. Head for the nearest toilet if possible, of course. But, naturally, sometimes it isn’t that easy. A few years ago I was working i… --- ## [Did Jesus die a Christian?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-jesus-die-a-christian/631127)
**Author:** [@MR.REED](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MR.REED)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [August 18, 2012, 7:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-jesus-die-a-christian/631127 "2012-08-18T07:21:53Z")
Jesus undoubtedly is the most famous Jew in history, yet he is the inspiration of the religion of Christianity. With the fundamental beliefs of death being different with Judaism and Christianity; would it matter if Jes… --- ## [A very clear presentation of the Gospel of Jesus Christ.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-very-clear-presentation-of-the-gospel-of-jesus-christ/55414)
**Author:** [@jenkinsfan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jenkinsfan)\ **Replies:** 144\ **Last updated:** [March 1, 2001, 3:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-very-clear-presentation-of-the-gospel-of-jesus-christ/55414 "2001-03-01T03:24:57Z")
I know this has been posted many times by several different posters, but I feel like it bears repeating. I am fully aware that certain posters here are 100% satisfied with their religious/nonreligious state, however, the… --- ## [Can you describe my (new, original) sorting algorithm mathematically?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-describe-my-new-original-sorting-algorithm-mathematically/411204)
**Author:** [@EllisDee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EllisDee)\ **Replies:** 77\ **Last updated:** [September 28, 2009, 7:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-describe-my-new-original-sorting-algorithm-mathematically/411204 "2009-09-28T07:53:02Z")
The idea is simple: A random ordering will result in very small contiguous ordered blocks in either direction. Snake sort begins by identifying all those blocks, and then merges them together. Each merge pass will halve … --- ## [Ice water & other missed things in the MMP](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ice-water-other-missed-things-in-the-mmp/838862)
**Author:** [@Spiderman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spiderman)\ **Replies:** 198\ **Last updated:** [August 26, 2019, 3:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ice-water-other-missed-things-in-the-mmp/838862 "2019-08-26T03:22:30Z")
(Hey, it’s well into Moanday for me.) I get to go home this week, despite a 24-hourish day & three continents my plan is to stop at the bar & get a big glass of ice water. Oh how I’ve missed that soooo much. I’m serio… --- ## [Apple announces iPhone 5S & 5C](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/apple-announces-iphone-5s-5c/668516)
**Author:** [@Snowboarder\_Bo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snowboarder_Bo)\ **Replies:** 71\ **Last updated:** [September 18, 2013, 8:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/apple-announces-iphone-5s-5c/668516 "2013-09-18T20:02:44Z")
Story here. I’m bummed I can’t pre-order my 5S until the 20th, but I’m excited that it’s only 10 days away. iOS 7 sure seems like it’s gonna rock, too. I love the fingerprint feature and am very much looking forward t… --- ## [Transformers the sequel June 24](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/transformers-the-sequel-june-24/500459)
**Author:** [@Declan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Declan)\ **Replies:** 110\ **Last updated:** [July 6, 2009, 3:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/transformers-the-sequel-june-24/500459 "2009-07-06T15:30:29Z")
I looked at the first two pages on cafe society and nothing. The first CGI movie I regret to say that I never bothered to see in the theater, cause ya know its kids stuff. So later in the summer, when the DVD came out, … --- ## [Question about the Lead Up to WWII](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-the-lead-up-to-wwii/711903)
**Author:** [@dolphinboy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dolphinboy)\ **Replies:** 62\ **Last updated:** [February 12, 2015, 7:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-the-lead-up-to-wwii/711903 "2015-02-12T19:19:36Z")
In many of the accounts I have read, and after talking with my parents and their friends who were alive at the time, the fact that the Japanese bombed Pearl Harbor and as a result the US was dragged into WWII came as a c… --- ## [Survivability of Hepatitis C and HIV Viruses Once Exposed to Air](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/survivability-of-hepatitis-c-and-hiv-viruses-once-exposed-to-air/80401)
**Author:** [@Carnac\_the\_Magnificent](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Carnac_the_Magnificent)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [April 29, 2013, 1:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/survivability-of-hepatitis-c-and-hiv-viruses-once-exposed-to-air/80401 "2013-04-29T01:32:51Z")
Once exposed to air, how long do both the Hepatitis C and HIV viruses remain “alive” and able to infect someone if say, left on a kitchen work surface, knife, etc? --- ## [Is indexing minimum wage to inflation a good or bad idea?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-indexing-minimum-wage-to-inflation-a-good-or-bad-idea/764565)
**Author:** [@boffking](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/boffking)\ **Replies:** 105\ **Last updated:** [September 12, 2016, 10:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-indexing-minimum-wage-to-inflation-a-good-or-bad-idea/764565 "2016-09-12T10:05:56Z")
This is one of the questions on the Maine ballot. Question four involves not just a raise in the minimum wage, but cost of living increases. This seems like a good idea on the surface, but I have been hearing a lot of … --- ## [What are some examples of intelligent small dogs?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-some-examples-of-intelligent-small-dogs/531133)
**Author:** [@misterW](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/misterW)\ **Replies:** 81\ **Last updated:** [March 7, 2010, 3:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-some-examples-of-intelligent-small-dogs/531133 "2010-03-07T03:01:08Z")
Kind of along the lines of the Jack Russell Terrier, but with somewhat less sheer insanity? Side question: is the Jack Russell’s reputation for sheer insanity well deserved? --- ## [Snow White and the Huntsman (spoilered though I haven't seen it)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/snow-white-and-the-huntsman-spoilered-though-i-havent-seen-it/623916)
**Author:** [@dropzone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dropzone)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [July 2, 2012, 3:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/snow-white-and-the-huntsman-spoilered-though-i-havent-seen-it/623916 "2012-07-02T15:51:58Z")
Rotten Tomatoes gives it Some critics say Kristen Stewart My daughter says I’ve only seen the ads but I want to say to Charlize Theron, So, is it out yet? Has anybody seen it? --- ## [Bruno Mars 100% is a cultural appropriator](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bruno-mars-100-is-a-cultural-appropriator/810433)
**Author:** [@DragonAsh](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DragonAsh)\ **Replies:** 87\ **Last updated:** [March 17, 2018, 9:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bruno-mars-100-is-a-cultural-appropriator/810433 "2018-03-17T09:30:15Z")
Those aren’t my words. Those are the words of Seren Sensei. I have no idea who she is, other than she appears to be a ‘cultural diversity vlogger’ (‘Sensei Aishitemasu’). I could only handle a few of her Youtube videos … --- ## [How do inner city gangs make money?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-inner-city-gangs-make-money/144383)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [December 23, 2002, 11:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-inner-city-gangs-make-money/144383 "2002-12-23T23:02:00Z")
I’m talking about the Crips and Bloods type gangs. Is it all just drugs or is there traditional stuff like prostitution, making book, loan sharking, protection rackets etc. as well? I’m curious to some extent because mos… --- ## [Stand-up comedy cliche](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stand-up-comedy-cliche/694746)
**Author:** [@etv78](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/etv78)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [August 6, 2014, 6:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stand-up-comedy-cliche/694746 "2014-08-06T18:01:00Z")
Did a stand-up comic, most likely at a dinner club, ever tell his audience, “I’ll be here all week, try the veal, and don’t forget to tip your waitress.” --- ## [Guess what I learned today? There were dinosaurs on Noah's Ark!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guess-what-i-learned-today-there-were-dinosaurs-on-noahs-ark/556705)
**Author:** [@statsman1982](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/statsman1982)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [October 12, 2010, 11:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guess-what-i-learned-today-there-were-dinosaurs-on-noahs-ark/556705 "2010-10-12T23:25:24Z")
There’s a Christian bookstore that doubles as a (mostly) secular teachers’ store in my town. I went there to get some fall classroom decorations for my mom, who is a third-grade teacher. Most of the stuff they sell there… --- ## [My transition to poly has been rough](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-transition-to-poly-has-been-rough/678016)
**Author:** [@Themis00](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Themis00)\ **Replies:** 67\ **Last updated:** [January 12, 2014, 6:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-transition-to-poly-has-been-rough/678016 "2014-01-12T18:37:04Z")
31 Female Married Bisexual Me and my husband has recently decided to “open” our marriage. So far, I have been pursuing women. I would like to pursue men also, but my husband is not down for that. First of all, I get … --- ## [Buy Three, Get Four More Free](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/buy-three-get-four-more-free/310027)
**Author:** [@Rue\_DeDay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rue_DeDay)\ **Replies:** 213\ **Last updated:** [July 5, 2005, 9:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/buy-three-get-four-more-free/310027 "2005-07-05T21:06:50Z")
And it’s not even like we wanted to buy three to start with. Actually one, maybe two would do us. But they said if we wanted the two, we’d have to get three. Then they turn around and tell us they are giving us the other… --- ## [You Moronic, Fucking, Irresponsible, Spoiled Cuntscab](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-moronic-fucking-irresponsible-spoiled-cuntscab/447582)
**Author:** [@Maui\_Lion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Maui_Lion)\ **Replies:** 72\ **Last updated:** [May 11, 2008, 12:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-moronic-fucking-irresponsible-spoiled-cuntscab/447582 "2008-05-11T12:46:49Z")
Okay bitch, I’m getting pretty sick and tired of you. When your ex-boyfriend was a complete prick to you, who was always there for you to chat with online and to be there for you? My boyfriend (who shall be called Z fo… --- ## [Eating Hamburgers Upside Down?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eating-hamburgers-upside-down/688246)
**Author:** [@drastic\_quench](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drastic_quench)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [May 14, 2014, 1:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eating-hamburgers-upside-down/688246 "2014-05-14T13:06:26Z")
So in Mad Men one of their new clients is Burger Chef. I’m watching some old Burger Chef TV spots on YouTube, and I come across a really odd way these two are eating hamburgers. First, the dad picks up a hamburger that… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1029&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1031&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)