# Top **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1053&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:** 1054 --- ## [Which well-known landmarks do you think are overrated?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-well-known-landmarks-do-you-think-are-overrated/414161)
**Author:** [@dwc1970](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dwc1970)\ **Replies:** 138\ **Last updated:** [August 6, 2007, 9:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-well-known-landmarks-do-you-think-are-overrated/414161 "2007-08-06T21:25:40Z")
In this thread some people talk about how Seattle’s Pike Place Market isn’t the best produce market in the world or even in the U.S. I’ve been there myself and it was an interesting visit, but I haven’t been to enough ma… --- ## [It's OK to smell.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-ok-to-smell/599075)
**Author:** [@studmuffin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/studmuffin)\ **Replies:** 94\ **Last updated:** [October 13, 2011, 7:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-ok-to-smell/599075 "2011-10-13T19:12:03Z")
Showering daily is a waste of resources, it impresses no-one, a couple of times a week max, anyway, the little ladies get real turned on by a whiffy male oxter. Am I right or am I right ? :dubious: --- ## [Assbandit's Creed - how do you say "dogshit" in Arabic?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/assbandits-creed-how-do-you-say-dogshit-in-arabic/463671)
**Author:** [@Argent\_Towers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Argent_Towers)\ **Replies:** 72\ **Last updated:** [May 10, 2009, 9:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/assbandits-creed-how-do-you-say-dogshit-in-arabic/463671 "2009-05-10T09:50:30Z")
In the name of Allah, his prophet Muhammad, and everything that is good and right in this world, Assassin’s Creed stands a very good chance at being the most convoluted piece of shit of a computer game I’ve ever played i… --- ## [What's your best insult in 25 words or less?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-best-insult-in-25-words-or-less/24398)
**Author:** [@Show\_Biz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Show_Biz)\ **Replies:** 121\ **Last updated:** [March 9, 2001, 4:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-best-insult-in-25-words-or-less/24398 "2001-03-09T16:55:49Z")
I suppose this would be an IMHO topic, but I’m guessing it will get at least a PG-13 rating soon. The insults a lot of people use are the ones they are most sensitive about. I won’t call a person juvenile, but I will c… --- ## [Funniest Live Television Bloopers](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/funniest-live-television-bloopers/135732)
**Author:** [@DirkGntly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DirkGntly)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [August 17, 2003, 9:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/funniest-live-television-bloopers/135732 "2003-08-17T21:49:43Z")
Here’s mine to start: A female television anchor in Michigan, in reference to the previous evening’s snowfall, says to the weather man, “So, Steve, where’s that 8 inches you promised me last night?” :eek: The studio w… --- ## [Is it wrong to not believe in free will but still believe that evil should be punished?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-wrong-to-not-believe-in-free-will-but-still-believe-that-evil-should-be-punished/934214)
**Author:** [@Cmyers1980](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cmyers1980)\ **Replies:** 155\ **Last updated:** [March 29, 2021, 3:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-wrong-to-not-believe-in-free-will-but-still-believe-that-evil-should-be-punished/934214 "2021-03-29T15:14:26Z")
I’ve always believed even after I came to the conclusion that libertarian free will doesn’t exist that if someone does something wrong they should be punished for it in some way even if it has no rehabilitative or deterr… --- ## [Has anyone else ever known someone who was a child molester?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-anyone-else-ever-known-someone-who-was-a-child-molester/717778)
**Author:** [@nearwildheaven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nearwildheaven)\ **Replies:** 80\ **Last updated:** [April 29, 2015, 1:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-anyone-else-ever-known-someone-who-was-a-child-molester/717778 "2015-04-29T13:49:30Z")
And not because they molested you? This is a spinoff of the “have you ever known a murderer” thread. Unfortunately, I have. For many years, my mother was a police department transcriptionist, and found out that a man … --- ## [oldest of old money families?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oldest-of-old-money-families/535255)
**Author:** [@coremelt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/coremelt)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [April 7, 2010, 10:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oldest-of-old-money-families/535255 "2010-04-07T22:02:36Z")
Whats the oldest family than has been continuously wealthy in unbroken chain for longest period? Wikipedia mentions Rothschild family from 1700’s, which seems pretty recent really. Lets go with the definition of weal… --- ## [Salmon: World's Most Over-Rated Fish](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/salmon-worlds-most-over-rated-fish/519549)
**Author:** [@G0sp3l](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/G0sp3l)\ **Replies:** 66\ **Last updated:** [December 10, 2009, 5:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/salmon-worlds-most-over-rated-fish/519549 "2009-12-10T05:17:22Z")
Despite my constant insistence that I don’t like this pink putrescence, my wife has subjected me to yet another variation. \ I’ll take a tilapia or perch or any other ‘junk’ fish any day. --- ## [The LW deserves to win the "Culture War" all the way, once and for all](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-lw-deserves-to-win-the-culture-war-all-the-way-once-and-for-all/468265)
**Author:** [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)\ **Replies:** 139\ **Last updated:** [October 23, 2008, 6:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-lw-deserves-to-win-the-culture-war-all-the-way-once-and-for-all/468265 "2008-10-23T18:57:38Z")
Three years ago I posted this thread arguing that, for purely strategic reasons, the Dems should downplay cultural liberalism and embrace economic populism. And the Obama campaign seems to be doing that with some succes… --- ## [B'oh! Garage door remote broken, only access to garage is through remote-opened door.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/boh-garage-door-remote-broken-only-access-to-garage-is-through-remote-opened-door/536492)
**Author:** [@fluiddruid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fluiddruid)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [April 20, 2010, 3:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/boh-garage-door-remote-broken-only-access-to-garage-is-through-remote-opened-door/536492 "2010-04-20T15:35:34Z")
Well, this blows. I have an external garage, and the only way in is through the garage door. This all worked out fine as long as I had the opener working, but I just dropped it and it will no longer work. Oops! I’ve … --- ## [Why is there salt in Dasani bottled water?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-there-salt-in-dasani-bottled-water/71452)
**Author:** [@pkbites](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pkbites)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [July 7, 2001, 11:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-there-salt-in-dasani-bottled-water/71452 "2001-07-07T11:09:40Z")
I bought a 20 ounce bottle of Dasani water, a product of the Coca Cola Company. I noticed that one of the ingredients was salt. Salt?:confused: Why is there salt in bottled water? I’m thirsty, I don’t want any salt. The… --- ## [Why did they add the abnormal/normal brain thing in the Frankenstein movie](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-did-they-add-the-abnormal-normal-brain-thing-in-the-frankenstein-movie/614151)
**Author:** [@PSXer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PSXer)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [March 5, 2014, 6:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-did-they-add-the-abnormal-normal-brain-thing-in-the-frankenstein-movie/614151 "2014-03-05T18:55:08Z")
doesn’t it kinda miss the whole point of the book --- ## [Calling Zeldar, or any other statisticians: how many of us are there?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/calling-zeldar-or-any-other-statisticians-how-many-of-us-are-there/532661)
**Author:** [@NineToTheSky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NineToTheSky)\ **Replies:** 80\ **Last updated:** [March 22, 2010, 6:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/calling-zeldar-or-any-other-statisticians-how-many-of-us-are-there/532661 "2010-03-22T18:12:55Z")
Has anyone worked out the average number of active posters who are active at any one time? Zeldar, as the resident statistician (and many thanks for your ongoing efforts), do you - or any other interested parties - know… --- ## [So I spent the weekend in the psych ward (very long)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-i-spent-the-weekend-in-the-psych-ward-very-long/351434)
**Author:** [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Replies:** 89\ **Last updated:** [April 10, 2006, 10:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-i-spent-the-weekend-in-the-psych-ward-very-long/351434 "2006-04-10T10:59:24Z")
AKA “Now I know what hell is like.” I thought about making this a “Ask the \_\_\_ Guy” thread, but my internet access is somewhat erratic and I may not have the the opportunity to check back into the thread for a day or tw… --- ## [I'm doing it for charity.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-doing-it-for-charity/590162)
**Author:** [@Lust4Life](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lust4Life)\ **Replies:** 71\ **Last updated:** [August 1, 2011, 11:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-doing-it-for-charity/590162 "2011-08-01T11:08:36Z")
At a previous; job during a staff briefing we were asked to congratulate two staff members for losing so many pounds weight on a sponsored diet for Children in Need. My immediate response was that they were trying to sl… --- ## [Can explain to me the jist of Minsky's theories?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-explain-to-me-the-jist-of-minskys-theories/659359)
**Author:** [@Oedipus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Oedipus)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [June 2, 2013, 4:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-explain-to-me-the-jist-of-minskys-theories/659359 "2013-06-02T16:40:42Z")
Basically, just the “explain like I’m five” version of Minsky’s idea of inherent instability of the market…plus, and this might be Great Debate…but was he even right? --- ## [Listen closely, people: parallel lines NEVER intersect!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/listen-closely-people-parallel-lines-never-intersect/121484)
**Author:** [@ultrafilter](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ultrafilter)\ **Replies:** 85\ **Last updated:** [August 6, 2002, 1:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/listen-closely-people-parallel-lines-never-intersect/121484 "2002-08-06T13:58:53Z")
All right, this may be the single geekiest rant ever, but the subject in question bugs me enough that I’m gonna post it anyway. Very often, people want us to imagine a world vastly different from our own, or a new scien… --- ## [What's up with all these lottery threads?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-up-with-all-these-lottery-threads/742861)
**Author:** [@iljitsch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iljitsch)\ **Replies:** 108\ **Last updated:** [January 14, 2016, 7:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-up-with-all-these-lottery-threads/742861 "2016-01-14T19:50:24Z")
Don’t people realize that gambling is a voluntary tax on the mathematically challenged? --- ## [Kakuro (cross sums) Tips and Tricks](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kakuro-cross-sums-tips-and-tricks/696031)
**Author:** [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [October 16, 2015, 4:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kakuro-cross-sums-tips-and-tricks/696031 "2015-10-16T04:30:29Z")
My name is\*\* RTFirefly\*\*, and I’m an addict. In the past several months, I’ve gotten quite hooked on Kakuro. Right now, I’m early on in Absolutely Nasty Kakuro, Level 4. Out of the first 10 puzzles in the book, I’ve s… --- ## [The ACLU's new cause: jail time for unapproved speech.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-aclus-new-cause-jail-time-for-unapproved-speech/509149)
**Author:** [@ITR\_champion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ITR_champion)\ **Replies:** 99\ **Last updated:** [September 30, 2009, 2:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-aclus-new-cause-jail-time-for-unapproved-speech/509149 "2009-09-30T02:53:23Z")
In Santa Rosa County, Florida, the ACLU filed a lawsuit alleging first amendment violations. The case lead to further cases and eventual agreements. Among the results, the principal Frank Lay and another administrator,… --- ## [A vegetarian unknowingly eats meat...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-vegetarian-unknowingly-eats-meat/609556)
**Author:** [@DCnDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DCnDC)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [January 19, 2012, 2:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-vegetarian-unknowingly-eats-meat/609556 "2012-01-19T02:34:34Z")
Your SO is a vegetarian, has been her whole life. She orders a couple different dishes of Chinese food for herself while you’re not at home and eats some. You come home and she gives you her sweet and sour TVP (texture… --- ## [Parking brakes](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/parking-brakes/393899)
**Author:** [@Basandre](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Basandre)\ **Replies:** 68\ **Last updated:** [March 1, 2007, 3:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/parking-brakes/393899 "2007-03-01T15:32:25Z")
Should the parking brake on a car (automatic transmission, if it matters) be used every time the car is parked regardless of slope? --- ## [I'm tired of loud sneezers](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-tired-of-loud-sneezers/628341)
**Author:** [@SweetLucy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SweetLucy)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [July 19, 2012, 1:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-tired-of-loud-sneezers/628341 "2012-07-19T01:45:10Z")
There’s a radical new concept called covering your mouth when you sneeze, or sneezing on your arm, or otherwise not subjecting everyone within a 10-mile radius to your loud sneezing. This also helps keep your germs from … --- ## [No time limit; Stop at 10: Favorite TV shows](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-time-limit-stop-at-10-favorite-tv-shows/692221)
**Author:** [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Replies:** 83\ **Last updated:** [June 28, 2015, 3:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-time-limit-stop-at-10-favorite-tv-shows/692221 "2015-06-28T03:25:34Z")
New thread, new day, poll to follow if enough items get listed. Looking back over the time you’ve been watching TV, what 10 shows are your favorites? Simple as that. --- ## [ObL Tape: Will it affect the election?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obl-tape-will-it-affect-the-election/271915)
**Author:** [@John\_Mace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_Mace)\ **Replies:** 175\ **Last updated:** [November 1, 2004, 2:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obl-tape-will-it-affect-the-election/271915 "2004-11-01T14:47:32Z")
I’m just hearing this now on CNN. ObL is supposed to explain why he ordered the attacks on 9/11/01. Figured I might well get a thread going on it. Is this one huge Oct. surprise or what? Let’s debate the affect on ne… --- ## [Best rendition of the National Anthem before a sporting event](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-rendition-of-the-national-anthem-before-a-sporting-event/612605)
**Author:** [@Jackknifed\_Juggernaut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackknifed_Juggernaut)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [February 17, 2012, 11:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-rendition-of-the-national-anthem-before-a-sporting-event/612605 "2012-02-17T23:02:24Z")
In honor of Whitney Houston, who gave the best performance ever (before the Gulf War Super Bowl), I request your nominations for Number 2. Here’s Whitney’s… My nomination is Christina Aguirera before Celt… --- ## [If polygamy were completely legal and above-board, would you consider it?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-polygamy-were-completely-legal-and-above-board-would-you-consider-it/558009)
**Author:** [@wonky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wonky)\ **Replies:** 86\ **Last updated:** [October 27, 2010, 2:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-polygamy-were-completely-legal-and-above-board-would-you-consider-it/558009 "2010-10-27T02:26:28Z")
Let’s say the laws change and polygamy becomes completely legal. The various problems with inheritance and child support and divorce get hammered out at least as well as they are for monogamists, and it can include any … --- ## [FactCheck.Org on Sarah Palin](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/factcheck-org-on-sarah-palin/462748)
**Author:** [@Sam\_Stone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sam_Stone)\ **Replies:** 112\ **Last updated:** [September 13, 2008, 2:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/factcheck-org-on-sarah-palin/462748 "2008-09-13T02:15:36Z")
This is a pretty good summary of the state of the various stories going around about Palin. According to Factcheck.Org: All fully sourced. Can we now stop repeating these myths? --- ## [NFL Week 4](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-week-4/767251)
**Author:** [@SenorBeef](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SenorBeef)\ **Replies:** 103\ **Last updated:** [October 7, 2016, 3:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-week-4/767251 "2016-10-07T03:49:56Z")
Thursday MIA @ CIN -7 / 46.5 Sunday early IND @ JAX +2.5 / 48.5 TEN @ HOU -4.5 / 40.5 CLE @ WAS -7.5 / 46 SEA @ NYJ +2.5 / 40 BUF @ NE -4.5 (O/U not listed anywhere for some reason) CAR @ ATL +3 50 OAK @ BAL -3.… --- ## [one divided by none just isn't fucking done](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-divided-by-none-just-isnt-fucking-done/571413)
**Author:** [@The\_Tao\_s\_Revenge](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Tao_s_Revenge)\ **Replies:** 82\ **Last updated:** [February 17, 2011, 8:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-divided-by-none-just-isnt-fucking-done/571413 "2011-02-17T08:05:08Z")
Okay listen up family. You smoke, your poor and you can’t seem to get your shit together to get your own running car. You’re my family and I love you, but you made some really god damn bad decisions in life. But it’s yo… --- ## [Main breaker blues.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/main-breaker-blues/515958)
**Author:** [@Intolt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Intolt)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [November 4, 2009, 4:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/main-breaker-blues/515958 "2009-11-04T04:00:23Z")
First, the usual disclaimers: I tried ‘Search’, and wasn’t able to find this topic. And wasn’t sure if it should go here, or in another forum. I have a main breaker that needs to be replaced. It is in a Westinghouse … --- ## [National Oral Sex Day](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/national-oral-sex-day/532264)
**Author:** [@Ronald\_C.Semone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ronald_C.Semone)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [March 14, 2010, 11:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/national-oral-sex-day/532264 "2010-03-14T23:33:40Z")
Now that National Pi/Pie Day, March 14 (3/14), is almost here, is it too early to lobby for making June 9 (6/9) National Oral Sex Day? --- ## [Is Key Lime Pie Safe to Eat?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-key-lime-pie-safe-to-eat/670307)
**Author:** [@ralph124c](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ralph124c)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [October 6, 2013, 4:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-key-lime-pie-safe-to-eat/670307 "2013-10-06T04:31:13Z")
I was all set to make one…but paused when I realized that the pie is made with raw egg yolks-it is not baked. Instead, the yolks are set by the acid in the lime juice. Now, I realize that many people eat raw eggs witho… --- ## [Toughest military "boot camp"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/toughest-military-boot-camp/779382)
**Author:** [@russian\_heel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/russian_heel)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [February 13, 2017, 9:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/toughest-military-boot-camp/779382 "2017-02-13T21:52:14Z")
Just watched Full Metal Jacket for like the 40th time, and based on the US Marines track record, seems like its pretty damned effective training. Also just got done an epic book about the French Foreign Legion: . … … --- ## [Agnostics, what would make you believe in God?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/agnostics-what-would-make-you-believe-in-god/314572)
**Author:** [@Chairman\_Pow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chairman_Pow)\ **Replies:** 197\ **Last updated:** [August 8, 2005, 8:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/agnostics-what-would-make-you-believe-in-god/314572 "2005-08-08T20:25:00Z")
Or Goddess, or G-d(s), etc.? I’ve been thinking about this one lately. I’d consider myself an atheist, but there seems to be a lot of stuff that doesn’t fit well with a purely scientific view of the universe. To me, thi… --- ## [Calling unknown numbers back](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/calling-unknown-numbers-back/610420)
**Author:** [@Brynda](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Brynda)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [February 8, 2012, 2:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/calling-unknown-numbers-back/610420 "2012-02-08T14:39:59Z")
If you get a call from a number you don’t recognize and the person doesn’t leave a message, do you call back? I don’t. I tend to misdial once a week or so. I just hang up, as I feel silly leaving a “wrong number” messag… --- ## [Is there a modern equivalent to "I made you a mix tape"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-modern-equivalent-to-i-made-you-a-mix-tape/540850)
**Author:** [@johnspartan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/johnspartan)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [May 28, 2010, 3:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-modern-equivalent-to-i-made-you-a-mix-tape/540850 "2010-05-28T15:20:00Z")
What would it be? What do teens / young adults today do that might be the equivalent of what used to be making a mix tape… the gesture of “here’s a bunch of songs I thought you might enjoy and show that I pay attention … --- ## [Why not simply close GITMO and simply release the inmates?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-not-simply-close-gitmo-and-simply-release-the-inmates/741616)
**Author:** [@chacoguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chacoguy)\ **Replies:** 100\ **Last updated:** [January 6, 2016, 7:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-not-simply-close-gitmo-and-simply-release-the-inmates/741616 "2016-01-06T19:09:15Z")
These guys have been out of the loop for fifteen years. Presumably, we’ve already wrung all the intelligence that we can out of them. It seems that there are plenty of terrorists on the outside that are more dangerous. O… --- ## [Nigeria is one f###ked up country](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nigeria-is-one-f-ked-up-country/410267)
**Author:** [@Fear\_Itself](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fear_Itself)\ **Replies:** 62\ **Last updated:** [July 15, 2007, 3:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nigeria-is-one-f-ked-up-country/410267 "2007-07-15T15:50:06Z")
Price of machetes drops after elections And they want me to launder the finance minister’s fortune? Not bloody likely! --- ## [What different breeds do you think this dog is made up of (with picture)?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-different-breeds-do-you-think-this-dog-is-made-up-of-with-picture/489722)
**Author:** [@Argent\_Towers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Argent_Towers)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [March 18, 2009, 6:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-different-breeds-do-you-think-this-dog-is-made-up-of-with-picture/489722 "2009-03-18T18:28:41Z")
Today I saw a beautiful dog sitting outside a local co-op. It looked kind of like a Great Pyrenees (my family had one when I was growing up), but had a coat of many colors - tan, brown, black, gray and white. Almost like… --- ## [Clean your plate or eat somewhere else!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/clean-your-plate-or-eat-somewhere-else/541930)
**Author:** [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [June 14, 2010, 11:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/clean-your-plate-or-eat-somewhere-else/541930 "2010-06-14T23:36:36Z")
Link An Australian restaurateur fed up with the waste left by diners has ordered her customers to eat everything on their plates or pay a penalty and be banned from her eatery. Opinions? Personally I wouldn’t eat anywh… --- ## [Favorite Heart-Attack-On-A-Plate recipes! (IOW: Screw it!)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-heart-attack-on-a-plate-recipes-iow-screw-it/440924)
**Author:** [@Stoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stoid)\ **Replies:** 72\ **Last updated:** [March 21, 2008, 12:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-heart-attack-on-a-plate-recipes-iow-screw-it/440924 "2008-03-21T12:17:01Z")
I just finished one, courtesy of Alton Brown: Fried Mac & Cheese!! Yep, you heard me right! First, begin with the World’s Most Amazing Mac & Cheese (that would be my recipe, and no, you can’t have it. But it involves l… --- ## [IYHO did the homeless old man in Groundhog Day survive?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/iyho-did-the-homeless-old-man-in-groundhog-day-survive/680472)
**Author:** [@shijinn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/shijinn)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [February 5, 2014, 3:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/iyho-did-the-homeless-old-man-in-groundhog-day-survive/680472 "2014-02-05T03:37:27Z")
just curious. intrigued by the alternate ending thread for Big. it seems pretty obvious to me that he did not. he tried, he failed, and he accepted it as a cycle of life. on the other hand at the party, people we’ve see… --- ## [Hey engineers -- how tall can you build with 2 x 4s?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-engineers-how-tall-can-you-build-with-2-x-4s/433860)
**Author:** [@Emilio\_Lizardo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Emilio_Lizardo)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [January 18, 2008, 7:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-engineers-how-tall-can-you-build-with-2-x-4s/433860 "2008-01-18T19:09:12Z")
Theres a new residential housing complex under construction near me; a series of buildings containing about 250 units. They are five storeys tall, and they’re framed with freaking 2 x 4s! I can’t get close enough to ch… --- ## [How did the USA get so powerful so fast?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-did-the-usa-get-so-powerful-so-fast/233130)
**Author:** [@Evil\_One](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Evil_One)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [March 10, 2004, 2:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-did-the-usa-get-so-powerful-so-fast/233130 "2004-03-10T14:57:30Z")
The basic question is this: How and why did the United States get in the position to have the worldwide cultural, economic and military influence that it does today? I heard the theory a while back that three things we… --- ## [Are there any modern-day christian monks?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-any-modern-day-christian-monks/197296)
**Author:** [@Ranchoth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ranchoth)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [August 25, 2003, 4:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-any-modern-day-christian-monks/197296 "2003-08-25T16:48:38Z")
Not a very “odd” question this time, really… We’ve all seen christian (particularly Catholic) nuns on a fairly regular basis in the present day, but…where are the christian monks? It just seems like all the monks that … --- ## [God Bless merchandising! - Cute menstrual pads for 8-12 year old girls.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/god-bless-merchandising-cute-menstrual-pads-for-8-12-year-old-girls/578589)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [April 18, 2011, 2:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/god-bless-merchandising-cute-menstrual-pads-for-8-12-year-old-girls/578589 "2011-04-18T02:17:38Z")
We might be losing our manufacturing ass to the Chinese, but by God we can still find a product niche where none existed before. God Bless America! Maxipads Get Cute And Sparkly For Young Menstruaters --- ## [Why isn't there metric time?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-isnt-there-metric-time/332191)
**Author:** [@jasonh300](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jasonh300)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [November 23, 2005, 3:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-isnt-there-metric-time/332191 "2005-11-23T03:18:49Z")
I’ve always wondered about this, although I don’t really use the Metric System. The whole concept would be 100 seconds in a minute, 100 minutes in an hour, 10 hours in a day. Actually, I guess there would be millidays a… --- ## [Yes, yes, of course. But why those particular smallish cities for state capitals?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yes-yes-of-course-but-why-those-particular-smallish-cities-for-state-capitals/743694)
**Author:** [@Find\_Friends](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Find_Friends)\ **Replies:** 88\ **Last updated:** [January 28, 2016, 2:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yes-yes-of-course-but-why-those-particular-smallish-cities-for-state-capitals/743694 "2016-01-28T02:13:49Z")
I suppose as far back as later grade school years I was vaguely aware that most U.S. state capitals were definitely not the most populous cities in their respective states. (Boston, Denver and Honolulu are exceptions.) … [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1052&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1054&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)