# Top **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1051&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:** 1052 --- ## [WWII - German's killing of undesirables - morbid and sensitive, but an honest question/debate topic](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wwii-germans-killing-of-undesirables-morbid-and-sensitive-but-an-honest-question-debate-topic/586533)
**Author:** [@crypto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/crypto)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [July 6, 2011, 7:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wwii-germans-killing-of-undesirables-morbid-and-sensitive-but-an-honest-question-debate-topic/586533 "2011-07-06T07:22:33Z")
Wasn’t there a better way to do the mass killings? It seems that the German High Command really didn’t do a very good job at figuring this out and thinking it through. The killing of people in showers, shooting them, o… --- ## [Boundary between seduction and rape?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/boundary-between-seduction-and-rape/555728)
**Author:** [@Lumpy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lumpy)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [October 7, 2010, 8:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/boundary-between-seduction-and-rape/555728 "2010-10-07T20:01:39Z")
Inspired by, of all things, a web comic- (Warning! Utterly NSFW!) This page and the one that follows it: \[noparse\]Home Page - “Book For You” \[noparse\]Home Page - “Book For You” Now let me make myself clear: I believe… --- ## [If smallpox got out, how bad would it be in modern times](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-smallpox-got-out-how-bad-would-it-be-in-modern-times/938891)
**Author:** [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Replies:** 81\ **Last updated:** [May 18, 2021, 10:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-smallpox-got-out-how-bad-would-it-be-in-modern-times/938891 "2021-05-18T10:29:45Z")
An article about covid mentioned how there was a leaked vial of smallpox during physical transportation of some biological specimens, but luckily it didn’t infect anyone. I don’t know tons about smallpox, but I know we … --- ## [Enough with the "mentally ill" insults outside of the pit](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/enough-with-the-mentally-ill-insults-outside-of-the-pit/593177)
**Author:** [@PlainJain](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PlainJain)\ **Replies:** 70\ **Last updated:** [August 28, 2011, 9:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/enough-with-the-mentally-ill-insults-outside-of-the-pit/593177 "2011-08-28T21:29:08Z")
The latest incarnation can be found here in this thread. It’s bullshit and it’s way over the top. It’s just a weasely way to insult someone without drawing a warning. There is nothing to suggest that person has a medical… --- ## [What is a Mary Sue?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-a-mary-sue/357759)
**Author:** [@Tabby\_Cat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tabby_Cat)\ **Replies:** 103\ **Last updated:** [May 27, 2006, 3:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-a-mary-sue/357759 "2006-05-27T03:19:36Z")
Now, I’ve been having this little discussion on another message board, and the term “Mary Sue” has come up. Apparently it either means a character which is the vehicle of the author’s wish fulfilment, or a character w… --- ## [How does Paypal work? Is it safe and reliable?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-does-paypal-work-is-it-safe-and-reliable/652669)
**Author:** [@Atomic\_Alex](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Atomic_Alex)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [March 14, 2013, 4:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-does-paypal-work-is-it-safe-and-reliable/652669 "2013-03-14T04:25:02Z")
I’ve read their webpage but didn’t quite understand it, I would appreciate it if someone could explain it to me in small words and simple concepts as if I were an idiot (which I quite obviously am!). I’m just more than … --- ## [Weirdest name you've encountered lately?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weirdest-name-youve-encountered-lately/764744)
**Author:** [@Mighty\_Girl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mighty_Girl)\ **Replies:** 101\ **Last updated:** [September 20, 2016, 1:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weirdest-name-youve-encountered-lately/764744 "2016-09-20T13:06:31Z")
An actual person, and in no way an atractive Bond assasin, called Sugar Putzi. --- ## [White Port and Lemon Juice](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/white-port-and-lemon-juice/199810)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_Angel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_Angel)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [September 15, 2003, 1:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/white-port-and-lemon-juice/199810 "2003-09-15T13:18:53Z")
I’ve been listening to this song W.P.L.J. as performed by The Four Deuces, and I decided maybe I’d like to try it. The recipe is deceptively simple: Well, you take the bottle and you take the can, You shake it up fine… --- ## [Is it Sexist to Deny Same-Sex Marriage](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-sexist-to-deny-same-sex-marriage/585826)
**Author:** [@Severian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Severian)\ **Replies:** 81\ **Last updated:** [June 19, 2011, 7:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-sexist-to-deny-same-sex-marriage/585826 "2011-06-19T19:31:34Z")
I’d like to create a thread dedicated to a point that I and others have been making in some of the recent threads on polygamy and the Walker ruling. It’s my position that it’s sexist for the government to deny a marriage… --- ## [What kind of education would Tony Stark have?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-kind-of-education-would-tony-stark-have/740030)
**Author:** [@Love\_Rhombus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Love_Rhombus)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [December 13, 2015, 9:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-kind-of-education-would-tony-stark-have/740030 "2015-12-13T21:22:30Z")
Or put another way, if I were going to build a suit of powered armor, what kind of education would be helpful if cost was no object? EDIT: Could a Mod if possible please change the terrible spelling error in the title?… --- ## [RAID: how perfectly matched do the drives have to be?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/raid-how-perfectly-matched-do-the-drives-have-to-be/614204)
**Author:** [@Stoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stoid)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [February 29, 2012, 9:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/raid-how-perfectly-matched-do-the-drives-have-to-be/614204 "2012-02-29T09:26:05Z")
I have three perfectly matched Hitachi drives, model, manufacturer’s part number, month and year of production. But I want at least 2-3 more drives in the array, and matching those three drives exactly is proving elusiv… --- ## [Snopes's Evil Twin](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/snopess-evil-twin/187598)
**Author:** [@Polycarp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Polycarp)\ **Replies:** 125\ **Last updated:** [August 12, 2003, 10:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/snopess-evil-twin/187598 "2003-08-12T22:18:12Z")
Reading the link to CBN’s website provided in the Pat Robertson/Liberia Pit thread, I began browsing what Pat’s promoting these days. Apparently his tame college’s law school has released an exposé of how gay groups are… --- ## [Tendency of pretty girls & women to congregate socially with other pretty girls](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tendency-of-pretty-girls-women-to-congregate-socially-with-other-pretty-girls/729249)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 68\ **Last updated:** [August 31, 2015, 8:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tendency-of-pretty-girls-women-to-congregate-socially-with-other-pretty-girls/729249 "2015-08-31T20:42:03Z")
On Facebook it’s interesting how often pretty women or girls celebrating a birthday, socializing, partying, girls night out etc. will throw up group shots of themselves surrounded by a gaggle of their closest friends wh… --- ## [Operation - the game... BUZZ or shock](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/operation-the-game-buzz-or-shock/145352)
**Author:** [@trader\_of\_shots](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/trader_of_shots)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [December 28, 2002, 4:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/operation-the-game-buzz-or-shock/145352 "2002-12-28T16:57:51Z")
Hey dudes, I am a gen Xer and as a kid i called a game called Operation. I hope you are all familiar with it … it is where you must remove bones n stuff from the game without touching the sides or you get buzzed. Now i… --- ## [Think About This, You Anti-gun Idiots](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/think-about-this-you-anti-gun-idiots/5486)
**Author:** [@Klaatu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Klaatu)\ **Replies:** 236\ **Last updated:** [March 31, 2000, 6:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/think-about-this-you-anti-gun-idiots/5486 "2000-03-31T06:42:00Z")
Ladies, remember that goofy guy on the elevator, or that wierd dude on the bus, on the way home? No you dont, who does… Now you are at home with your hubby and your two little girls, say 2 and 4. They have their own roo… --- ## [Uh, wow. The newest version of Office is, like, wow.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/uh-wow-the-newest-version-of-office-is-like-wow/525276)
**Author:** [@lissener](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lissener)\ **Replies:** 111\ **Last updated:** [January 24, 2010, 8:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/uh-wow-the-newest-version-of-office-is-like-wow/525276 "2010-01-24T08:24:46Z")
Why does it have to be so vastly different? As far as I can tell there’s not a lot of new capabilities, things are just put–excuse me, hidden–in entirely new places. Why does someone think that everyone who uses a tool m… --- ## [TV Shows You Don't Particularly Like, But Watch Anyway?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-shows-you-dont-particularly-like-but-watch-anyway/560053)
**Author:** [@DMark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DMark)\ **Replies:** 92\ **Last updated:** [November 12, 2010, 6:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-shows-you-dont-particularly-like-but-watch-anyway/560053 "2010-11-12T18:46:20Z")
I know it is odd, but I watch a few shows that I don’t particularly like. For instance, why am I still watching Cougar Town? The show started off with Courtney Cox dating younger guys (“cougar”) but they dropped that p… --- ## [I left my last job due to harassment- what to say in interviews?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-left-my-last-job-due-to-harassment-what-to-say-in-interviews/324760)
**Author:** [@Cat\_Whisperer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cat_Whisperer)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [October 6, 2005, 3:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-left-my-last-job-due-to-harassment-what-to-say-in-interviews/324760 "2005-10-06T15:34:56Z")
I left my last permanent job due to harassment from a co-worker, and now I am interviewing again (got an interview tomorrow morning - woot!), but I’m not exactly sure how to answer the question of, “Why did you leave you… --- ## [What kind of a spirit would NyQuil resemble?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-kind-of-a-spirit-would-nyquil-resemble/524733)
**Author:** [@kaylasdad99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kaylasdad99)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [January 14, 2010, 7:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-kind-of-a-spirit-would-nyquil-resemble/524733 "2010-01-14T07:49:12Z")
Weird question. I almost couldn’t figure out how to phrase the question. Anyway, kaylasmom been battling a cold for the past week and a half. I had it first, and I knocked it down by using up all the NyQuil in the house… --- ## [I wonder if the folks who watched this in the 70's were as distracted by her teeth...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-wonder-if-the-folks-who-watched-this-in-the-70s-were-as-distracted-by-her-teeth/491682)
**Author:** [@minor7flat5](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/minor7flat5)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [April 6, 2009, 6:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-wonder-if-the-folks-who-watched-this-in-the-70s-were-as-distracted-by-her-teeth/491682 "2009-04-06T06:45:11Z")
Saw the Mamma Mia! show on Sunday (stunning!) and was poking around trying to find out just how old those songs really were… …and I found this ABBA video from the era. The music is great and the 70’s look was cool, but… --- ## [Does Anyone Else Get Excited and Secretly Encourage Natural Disasters?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-else-get-excited-and-secretly-encourage-natural-disasters/386610)
**Author:** [@Shagnasty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shagnasty)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [January 8, 2007, 10:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-else-get-excited-and-secretly-encourage-natural-disasters/386610 "2007-01-08T22:01:44Z")
I know that other people like excitement and disasters do well on TV but do other people secretly look forward to them? I do. I think Global Warming is exhilarating for example and I would be truly disappointed if scient… --- ## [Wolf Hall: What did the French executioner say?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wolf-hall-what-did-the-french-executioner-say/725690)
**Author:** [@Sitnam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sitnam)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [February 18, 2026, 5:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wolf-hall-what-did-the-french-executioner-say/725690 "2026-02-18T17:40:05Z")
I trust I don’t need spoilers, that would be like spoiler tagging the Titanic sinking. In episode 6, just before cutting her head off the French executioner hopped to the left of a blindfolded Anne Boleyn and said somet… --- ## [Just throw in a couple pleats and be done with it!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-throw-in-a-couple-pleats-and-be-done-with-it/620295)
**Author:** [@dropzone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dropzone)\ **Replies:** 67\ **Last updated:** [May 2, 2012, 11:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-throw-in-a-couple-pleats-and-be-done-with-it/620295 "2012-05-02T23:29:37Z")
My daughter was kicking up a ruckus last night after she got home from work. She has been sewing a skirt for MLP:FIM cosplay (she’s Twilight Sparkle) and, after following my wife’s instructions, the waist turned out two… --- ## [What would you do, if dictator of North Korea?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-you-do-if-dictator-of-north-korea/696870)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [September 3, 2014, 5:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-you-do-if-dictator-of-north-korea/696870 "2014-09-03T17:51:33Z")
So, here’s a hypothetical scenario. Hypothetical conditions: Nobody within your country is going to assassinate or overthrow you. But you have plenty of enemies outside of the country. North Korea remains desperately … --- ## [The lost art of the dollar sign](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-lost-art-of-the-dollar-sign/833897)
**Author:** [@CookingWithGas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CookingWithGas)\ **Replies:** 86\ **Last updated:** [May 27, 2019, 12:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-lost-art-of-the-dollar-sign/833897 "2019-05-27T00:11:49Z")
I have been seeing more and more people in casual writing (message boards, texts, Facebook, tweets) putting the dollar sign after the amount, like 100$, instead of the traditional $100. Is this just an error/eccentricit… --- ## [Hamburger shape](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hamburger-shape/692495)
**Author:** [@DSeid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DSeid)\ **Replies:** 65\ **Last updated:** [July 11, 2014, 5:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hamburger-shape/692495 "2014-07-11T17:00:18Z")
Debate with number one son who disapproves of how I grill the burgers (these ones made with bison and quite yummy) … Is the preferred a flat disc, akin to the patties you get at the store, such that in cross section the… --- ## [Mythbusters: Birds flying in a V](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mythbusters-birds-flying-in-a-v/605966)
**Author:** [@JSexton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JSexton)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [September 7, 2013, 6:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mythbusters-birds-flying-in-a-v/605966 "2013-09-07T06:43:41Z")
Couple of weeks ago, the Mythbusters studied the effect of flying in a goose-style V formation on airplane fuel consumption. They found that the trailing aircraft saved some fuel, due to flying through the vortex created… --- ## [Dialog with the Trump Side - Some Helpful Suggestions](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dialog-with-the-trump-side-some-helpful-suggestions/782088)
**Author:** [@Shodan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shodan)\ **Replies:** 95\ **Last updated:** [March 14, 2017, 4:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dialog-with-the-trump-side-some-helpful-suggestions/782088 "2017-03-14T16:22:16Z")
First off, it is important to approach the other side with respect, and a concern for mutual understanding. “How does it feel to work for a fascist?” and then screaming racism when the other side responds by saying that… --- ## [Risk of riding a bicycle vs. riding a motorcycle.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/risk-of-riding-a-bicycle-vs-riding-a-motorcycle/360747)
**Author:** [@Argent\_Towers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Argent_Towers)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [June 16, 2006, 4:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/risk-of-riding-a-bicycle-vs-riding-a-motorcycle/360747 "2006-06-16T04:11:19Z")
As some of you are aware, I bought a motorcycle. In the Cafe Society thread in which I mentioned this, someone suggested “get an organ donor card” which I took to be quite rude (I mean, as a practical consideration, I kn… --- ## [Calories per Dollar.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/calories-per-dollar/573029)
**Author:** [@ThisOneGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThisOneGuy)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [March 16, 2011, 3:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/calories-per-dollar/573029 "2011-03-16T03:28:20Z")
I’ve heard many times, on here, as well as in an interview with Michael Pollan that the cheapest calories per dollar in the grocery store was to buy cookies. The discussion then goes on about how this is harmful to the … --- ## [If a stylist screws up your hair...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-a-stylist-screws-up-your-hair/378987)
**Author:** [@Clockwork\_And\_Candy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Clockwork_And_Candy)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [November 7, 2006, 11:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-a-stylist-screws-up-your-hair/378987 "2006-11-07T23:34:29Z")
should they still charge you? I ask because yesterday I went in to get a trim and came out with a head of closely cropped hair thanks to an inattentive stylist. She’d been chating up her friend at the register and appa… --- ## [Why didn't hot dogs catch on like hamburgers?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-didnt-hot-dogs-catch-on-like-hamburgers/848447)
**Author:** [@Pantastic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pantastic)\ **Replies:** 119\ **Last updated:** [March 2, 2020, 12:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-didnt-hot-dogs-catch-on-like-hamburgers/848447 "2020-03-02T12:46:01Z")
I decided to have hot dogs for lunch today, and a thought occured to me: why aren’t hot dogs as ubiquitous as hamburgers in the US? Hot dogs are not an unpopular food item by any stretch, but their success pales beside t… --- ## [Are court witnesses allowed to expand on a "yes" or "no" answer?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-court-witnesses-allowed-to-expand-on-a-yes-or-no-answer/620768)
**Author:** [@control-z](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/control-z)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [May 4, 2012, 5:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-court-witnesses-allowed-to-expand-on-a-yes-or-no-answer/620768 "2012-05-04T17:07:21Z")
I’ve seen instances (fictionalized probably but I assume it happens in real life too) where witnesses were on the stand being examined and asked a question and asked to answer “yes” or “no.” The answer to the question d… --- ## [\[Enlisting in\] the Air Force after just graduating](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/enlisting-in-the-air-force-after-just-graduating/493763)
**Author:** [@rmcgrad09](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rmcgrad09)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [April 21, 2009, 3:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/enlisting-in-the-air-force-after-just-graduating/493763 "2009-04-21T03:13:53Z")
What would life be like for a college graduate that just graduated with his BA in Accounting and then decided to enlist in the Air Force? I’ve heard all kinds of various information, thus my decision to turn here. Just… --- ## [Are there good generals who were lousy soldiers?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-good-generals-who-were-lousy-soldiers/699779)
**Author:** [@Leo\_Bloom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leo_Bloom)\ **Replies:** 60\ **Last updated:** [October 22, 2014, 6:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-good-generals-who-were-lousy-soldiers/699779 "2014-10-22T18:51:57Z")
See hed. Related, or same question (which is relevant in many other professions): how well does the commander have to “know” the skills of the rank and file? --- ## [Homonyms in English with non-homonym plurals?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/homonyms-in-english-with-non-homonym-plurals/566612)
**Author:** [@Quartz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quartz)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [January 10, 2011, 11:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/homonyms-in-english-with-non-homonym-plurals/566612 "2011-01-10T11:24:55Z")
A staff can be a length of wood. The plural is staves. A staff can be a group of subordinates. The plural is staffs. Staff is a homonym - one word, both a homologue and a homophone, with two meanings. But each meaning … --- ## [Voter ID laws are driving down minority turnout...but I'm for them anyway](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/voter-id-laws-are-driving-down-minority-turnout-but-im-for-them-anyway/745861)
**Author:** [@SlackerInc](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SlackerInc)\ **Replies:** 113\ **Last updated:** [February 16, 2016, 10:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/voter-id-laws-are-driving-down-minority-turnout-but-im-for-them-anyway/745861 "2016-02-16T22:02:54Z")
http://talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/this-is-a-huge-deal Having an ID is such a basic part of life, it has just always seemed absurd to me to fight for the right not to have it. It also seems obvious that the vote is no… --- ## [Did your life turn out the way you thought it would?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-your-life-turn-out-the-way-you-thought-it-would/352022)
**Author:** [@Large\_Marge](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Large_Marge)\ **Replies:** 74\ **Last updated:** [December 16, 2012, 11:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-your-life-turn-out-the-way-you-thought-it-would/352022 "2012-12-16T23:43:20Z")
I don’t mean, did it turn out the way you wanted it to. I mean, are you where you thought you would be at this age? When I was 24, I envisioned a completely different life for myself at 42 than the one I’m living now. … --- ## [Warnings that products should have but don’t.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/warnings-that-products-should-have-but-don-t/376764)
**Author:** [@Harmonious\_Discord](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Harmonious_Discord)\ **Replies:** 76\ **Last updated:** [October 21, 2006, 3:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/warnings-that-products-should-have-but-don-t/376764 "2006-10-21T03:13:28Z")
Warnings that products should have but don’t. Share a product warning that some items should have on them. Soy milk – Your not gonna like it. I tastes like wash water from a batch of gym clothes. Chocolate bar – Do no… --- ## [Best, and worst, Simpsons episodes (ever)?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-and-worst-simpsons-episodes-ever/287571)
**Author:** [@aegypt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aegypt)\ **Replies:** 102\ **Last updated:** [December 19, 2010, 4:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-and-worst-simpsons-episodes-ever/287571 "2010-12-19T04:55:20Z")
The title says it all, really. Which Simpsons episode was the best one ever, and which one was the worst? --- ## [human\_extinction thinks we should consider Holocaust denial](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/human_extinction-thinks-we-should-consider-holocaust-denial/511733)
**Author:** [@The\_Second\_Stone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Second_Stone)\ **Replies:** 111\ **Last updated:** [September 30, 2009, 6:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/human_extinction-thinks-we-should-consider-holocaust-denial/511733 "2009-09-30T06:04:45Z")
I think it would be fitting that the world know your real name. No insult is enough to describe your evil ignorance. It is thoroughly documented that six million people were murdered, and rather than look at the volume… --- ## [What did medieval Muslims drink?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-did-medieval-muslims-drink/463351)
**Author:** [@Arkcon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Arkcon)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [December 15, 2014, 4:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-did-medieval-muslims-drink/463351 "2014-12-15T04:13:31Z")
The group on these boards seem like a diverse bunch of knowledgeable individuals, so maybe enough people have heard enough anecdotes for me to get the big picture. The question is: What did medieval Muslims drink? One … --- ## [Is it pretentious to change one's name?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-pretentious-to-change-ones-name/589461)
**Author:** [@Angel\_of\_the\_Lord](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Angel_of_the_Lord)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [July 23, 2011, 3:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-pretentious-to-change-ones-name/589461 "2011-07-23T03:00:53Z")
I don’t mean due to adoption, marriage, or divorce–or, at least, not the accepted changes at that time. I mean changing to something completely different. As I posted in another thread, my maiden name was often mispron… --- ## [Are politics truly a left-right linear line, or something else?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-politics-truly-a-left-right-linear-line-or-something-else/587903)
**Author:** [@David42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/David42)\ **Replies:** 76\ **Last updated:** [July 13, 2011, 9:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-politics-truly-a-left-right-linear-line-or-something-else/587903 "2011-07-13T21:23:41Z")
Yesterday being the 4th of July I spent some time thinking about the state of politics in our coutry. In our system, politics is presented as being left or right or somewhere in between. I do not intend this thread to … --- ## [Do you care about disrespect to the flag?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-care-about-disrespect-to-the-flag/653354)
**Author:** [@Mr.Kobayashi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Kobayashi)\ **Replies:** 82\ **Last updated:** [March 23, 2013, 9:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-care-about-disrespect-to-the-flag/653354 "2013-03-23T09:27:39Z")
Inspired by this thread where the OP states that a less than respectful display of Old Glory was the most disgraceful thing they had ever seen, how much of a crap would you give if you were walking down the street and sa… --- ## [Doper Palikia will die soon.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doper-palikia-will-die-soon/429264)
**Author:** [@Darth\_Nader](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darth_Nader)\ **Replies:** 77\ **Last updated:** [December 15, 2007, 5:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doper-palikia-will-die-soon/429264 "2007-12-15T05:12:37Z")
I dunno if I shoud go ahead and post this. I was really close to asking for my account to be suspended. My mother, known here as Palikia has been having what could be described as “Liver trouble” for a few months now. … --- ## [Another Weird Bee-like Insect Question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-weird-bee-like-insect-question/8080)
**Author:** [@Jinx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jinx)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [May 21, 2015, 4:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-weird-bee-like-insect-question/8080 "2015-05-21T16:51:19Z")
Well, now that Spring is almost upon us, i guess I should ask another buggie question! Has anyone ever observed a large bee-like insect which looks like a cross between a honeybee and a small dragonfly? The body is longe… --- ## [Um, about that line, Subaru](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/um-about-that-line-subaru/714569)
**Author:** [@Chimera](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chimera)\ **Replies:** 70\ **Last updated:** [March 12, 2015, 4:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/um-about-that-line-subaru/714569 "2015-03-12T16:32:38Z")
Nice commercial about a Subaru, voiceover by a woman about raising her daughter in the car, first word, etc, with child aging through commercial. To the payoff… “My daughter grew up in the back seat of that car” and a s… --- ## [Has there been an American executed for treason?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-there-been-an-american-executed-for-treason/192046)
**Author:** [@RandMcnally](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RandMcnally)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [July 31, 2003, 8:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-there-been-an-american-executed-for-treason/192046 "2003-07-31T20:31:17Z")
Has there ever been an American who has been executed for commiting treason against the United States? Is spying considered treason? --- ## [12 years old, both arms blown off, family dead, but hey - he's FREE!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/12-years-old-both-arms-blown-off-family-dead-but-hey-hes-free/167517)
**Author:** [@Reuben](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Reuben)\ **Replies:** 201\ **Last updated:** [April 16, 2003, 12:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/12-years-old-both-arms-blown-off-family-dead-but-hey-hes-free/167517 "2003-04-16T00:34:36Z")
Amazed this wasn’t in the Pit yesterday. Read it and weep : http://www.paktribune.com/news/index.php?id=21440 Be sure to take a good look at that photograph, and think for a moment about what sort of life that child ha… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1050&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1052&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)