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**Author:** [@BippityBoppityBoo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BippityBoppityBoo)\ **Replies:** 335\ **Last updated:** [June 20, 2023, 9:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-flyboy-s-birthday-in-the-new-mmp/985345 "2023-06-20T21:33:19Z")
Happy birthday, flyboy :helicopter::helicopter::helicopter::helicopter::helicopter::helicopter: , whenever it is --- ## [Human beings are worth more than Gorillas](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/human-beings-are-worth-more-than-gorillas/756203)
**Author:** [@Salvor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Salvor)\ **Replies:** 77\ **Last updated:** [June 12, 2016, 12:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/human-beings-are-worth-more-than-gorillas/756203 "2016-06-12T00:49:55Z")
I would think this would be an uncontroversial statement, they are a higher primate, but we are higher still. The loss of one of us is an even greater loss than one of them. But a lot of the sentiment and commentary su… --- ## [Looking for jokes: What do you get when you cross X with Y?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-jokes-what-do-you-get-when-you-cross-x-with-y/529817)
**Author:** [@needscoffee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/needscoffee)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [February 24, 2010, 5:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-jokes-what-do-you-get-when-you-cross-x-with-y/529817 "2010-02-24T05:06:30Z")
Q. What do you get when you cross a centipede and a parrot? A. A walkie-talkie. Q. What do you get when you cross a pig and a centipede? A. Bacon and legs. Please top these. I need some new jokes. --- ## [How 'bout we condemn the BOTH Arabs and Israelis!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-bout-we-condemn-the-both-arabs-and-israelis/101307)
**Author:** [@Boyo\_Jim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Boyo_Jim)\ **Replies:** 165\ **Last updated:** [April 17, 2002, 1:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-bout-we-condemn-the-both-arabs-and-israelis/101307 "2002-04-17T13:02:11Z")
I am sick to death of the never ending cycles of violence. I don’t care anymore who’s grandfather took what, lost what, was killed by who. I don’t care whether the US, the British Empire, the Arab League, or anybody el… --- ## [Andy Richter Controls the Jeopardy](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/andy-richter-controls-the-jeopardy/510526)
**Author:** [@Jorge\_Burrito](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jorge_Burrito)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [May 10, 2010, 2:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/andy-richter-controls-the-jeopardy/510526 "2010-05-10T14:53:40Z")
Normally celebrity Jeopardy is a big yawn fest, but I did enjoy the beat down Andy Richter delivered tonight. His final total: $68,000. Normally his charity would only receive 50,000, so way to go Andy! Wolf Blitzer … --- ## [The Berenstein Bears Controversy](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-berenstein-bears-controversy/729165)
**Author:** [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\ **Replies:** 71\ **Last updated:** [October 13, 2015, 4:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-berenstein-bears-controversy/729165 "2015-10-13T16:24:23Z")
Everyone remembers the Berenstein Bears, right? Well, hold onto your hats, because this gets seriously creepy. See, The Berenstein Bears never existed. Nope, never. But you remember them, right? Turns out all evidenc… --- ## [Do you take your glasses/contacts off when having sex?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-take-your-glasses-contacts-off-when-having-sex/157269)
**Author:** [@handy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/handy)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [February 27, 2003, 12:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-take-your-glasses-contacts-off-when-having-sex/157269 "2003-02-27T12:58:48Z")
I don’t wear glasses, but I had partners that always take them off first. Now, this makes me think that everything must look fuzzy to them without the glasses on. (?) So, who is up to taking them off & why? --- ## [Betenoir has passed away.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/betenoir-has-passed-away/541505)
**Author:** [@TubaDiva](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TubaDiva)\ **Replies:** 66\ **Last updated:** [June 14, 2010, 9:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/betenoir-has-passed-away/541505 "2010-06-14T21:55:01Z")
I am quite saddened to tell you that we have a note here from betenoire’s mother telling us that betenoir passed away last week. ===== Date: Fri, May 28, 2010 at 9:25 AM Subject: betenoir To: cecil@chicagoreader.com … --- ## [Wind power, schmind power](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wind-power-schmind-power/690763)
**Author:** [@dtilque](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dtilque)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [June 20, 2014, 10:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wind-power-schmind-power/690763 "2014-06-20T22:51:31Z")
link to column: Is wind power cost-effective? Sorry, this is wrong. You can’t just switch coal power plants off and on. Coal burning plants are generally run 24/7 and only shut down for maintenance. Is Una not availab… --- ## [The decade is almost half over. What are we calling it anyway?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-decade-is-almost-half-over-what-are-we-calling-it-anyway/280794)
**Author:** [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\ **Replies:** 84\ **Last updated:** [March 26, 2005, 2:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-decade-is-almost-half-over-what-are-we-calling-it-anyway/280794 "2005-03-26T14:30:29Z")
Link to Cecil’s column. Does anyone have a clue? --- ## [Villains becoming sympathetic - done well, done poorly, general discussion](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/villains-becoming-sympathetic-done-well-done-poorly-general-discussion/777024)
**Author:** [@MaxTheVool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MaxTheVool)\ **Replies:** 90\ **Last updated:** [January 18, 2017, 8:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/villains-becoming-sympathetic-done-well-done-poorly-general-discussion/777024 "2017-01-18T20:36:12Z")
So something I’ve been thinking about for a while is cases (I’m thinking in TV series and film franchises, but presumably this could apply to books as well) where a character starts out as a villain, and then transforms,… --- ## [Jews and the slave trade](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jews-and-the-slave-trade/502649)
**Author:** [@SomeBodyUK](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SomeBodyUK)\ **Replies:** 65\ **Last updated:** [July 15, 2009, 10:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jews-and-the-slave-trade/502649 "2009-07-15T10:25:59Z")
I was talking to a friend of a friend yesterday and he said that Jews were heavily involved in the transatlantic slave trade. What’s the truth guys? --- ## [When/Why did nurses stop wearing white uniforms?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-why-did-nurses-stop-wearing-white-uniforms/456239)
**Author:** [@scrambledeggs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/scrambledeggs)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [July 14, 2008, 9:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-why-did-nurses-stop-wearing-white-uniforms/456239 "2008-07-14T09:05:04Z")
Back in the “cukoo’s nest” days, the nurses wore that now stripper-costume-associated-with white uniform, a fairly snug fitting dress. Now nurses seem to be a bit plumper and wear loose ‘flower pattern’ medical fabric s… --- ## [Put a fork in McCain: He's forked](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/put-a-fork-in-mccain-hes-forked/609558)
**Author:** [@Happy\_Lendervedder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Happy_Lendervedder)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [March 21, 2012, 1:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/put-a-fork-in-mccain-hes-forked/609558 "2012-03-21T01:15:35Z")
How’s McCain going to recover from this one-- “Rick Santorum: John McCain a fiscal fraud.” Santorum is really going for the jugular on this one. He’s not taking any chances anymore. So all you McCain supporters, how do… --- ## [i think i may be a racist..... and i dont like it](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-think-i-may-be-a-racist-and-i-dont-like-it/329599)
**Author:** [@pope\_hentai](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pope_hentai)\ **Replies:** 108\ **Last updated:** [November 10, 2005, 9:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-think-i-may-be-a-racist-and-i-dont-like-it/329599 "2005-11-10T21:27:07Z")
not sure if this is pit worthy or mpsims, or hate speech or what. if i violate any rules please delete this thread or do what seems fit, but i find myself in a bit of a spot and really just feel the need to vent. I’m fi… --- ## [Flip flopper supreme](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/flip-flopper-supreme/630091)
**Author:** [@onecut39](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/onecut39)\ **Replies:** 61\ **Last updated:** [August 8, 2012, 4:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/flip-flopper-supreme/630091 "2012-08-08T04:21:36Z")
Here are a couple of lists for Romney flip flops and flip flop flips. How a serious presidential candidate can get away this this is beyond my comprehension. Stay tuned I am sure this list will have many additions befor… --- ## [Where do I get a box big enough to ship a guitar?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-do-i-get-a-box-big-enough-to-ship-a-guitar/409857)
**Author:** [@Rigamarole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rigamarole)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [June 29, 2007, 4:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-do-i-get-a-box-big-enough-to-ship-a-guitar/409857 "2007-06-29T16:53:17Z")
This is turning out to be a more difficult item to find than I thought. I need a box at least 15" X 6" X 40" to ship a guitar (it’s encased in a gig bag). Preferably not too much bigger than that either, because the Post… --- ## [I seriously doubt we live a single existence with infinite "nothing" on either side](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-seriously-doubt-we-live-a-single-existence-with-infinite-nothing-on-either-side/811233)
**Author:** [@Marcus\_Flavius](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marcus_Flavius)\ **Replies:** 113\ **Last updated:** [April 7, 2018, 1:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-seriously-doubt-we-live-a-single-existence-with-infinite-nothing-on-either-side/811233 "2018-04-07T13:46:14Z")
This seems to be the sensible “default” rational assumption, but in my view it is quite false. It gives too transitory a view of existence. As if one does not exist for eons, then, suddenly, one exists, but only for a bl… --- ## [When college students write about abortion...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-college-students-write-about-abortion/513356)
**Author:** [@vivalostwages](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/vivalostwages)\ **Replies:** 106\ **Last updated:** [October 16, 2009, 6:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-college-students-write-about-abortion/513356 "2009-10-16T06:11:17Z")
…they tend not to make any sense. I tell them not to cover this topic for their argument essay or for the research paper. I tell them that the topic is overdone. I tell them that there are many other topics they could… --- ## [Did you buy or plan to buy a new car?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-you-buy-or-plan-to-buy-a-new-car/757985)
**Author:** [@ERON](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ERON)\ **Replies:** 79\ **Last updated:** [April 12, 2019, 8:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-you-buy-or-plan-to-buy-a-new-car/757985 "2019-04-12T20:43:55Z")
What kind? My wife and I recently bought a 2016 Honda HRV EX and we love it! --- ## [Mitt Romney is a Socialist ComMormon!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mitt-romney-is-a-socialist-commormon/615967)
**Author:** [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [March 21, 2012, 5:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mitt-romney-is-a-socialist-commormon/615967 "2012-03-21T17:51:53Z")
Does America really know anything about this man’s LDS Church and its history?! Law of Consecration: It’s good to be the Prophet . . . United Order: Yeah, right, they’ll tell us that, but we know they haven’t reall… --- ## [Emergency 401k Withdrawal](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/emergency-401k-withdrawal/521284)
**Author:** [@Saintly\_Loser](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saintly_Loser)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [September 1, 2014, 11:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/emergency-401k-withdrawal/521284 "2014-09-01T11:27:55Z")
My wife and I are in a tight financial spot. She’s been unemployed since being laid off just about a year ago. There are indications that things are loosening up in her field, and she has real prospects coming up in a … --- ## [Movies that are too clever/convoluted for their own good](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-that-are-too-clever-convoluted-for-their-own-good/459288)
**Author:** [@Illuminatiprimus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Illuminatiprimus)\ **Replies:** 107\ **Last updated:** [August 12, 2008, 1:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-that-are-too-clever-convoluted-for-their-own-good/459288 "2008-08-12T13:15:31Z")
Have you ever seen a movie and thought that it was just trying to be smart for the sake of it? Where the intellectual pomposity of the writer/director was just so great it stopped you enjoying the film or left you wonder… --- ## [Cheney - what a son of a bitch](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cheney-what-a-son-of-a-bitch/557141)
**Author:** [@Ravenman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ravenman)\ **Replies:** 71\ **Last updated:** [October 18, 2010, 8:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cheney-what-a-son-of-a-bitch/557141 "2010-10-18T20:03:23Z")
Remember back when Cheney accidentally shot his friend? Turns out they weren’t really friends at all. But remember how Cheney apologized to his… acquaintance? Yeah, nobody else does, either. I understand it was a hu… --- ## [Favorite scenes in Family Guy](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-scenes-in-family-guy/189091)
**Author:** [@Incubus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Incubus)\ **Replies:** 124\ **Last updated:** [August 19, 2003, 6:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-scenes-in-family-guy/189091 "2003-08-19T18:32:00Z")
I’ve been watching Family Guy on Adult Swim lately, and there are quite a few scenes that really make me laugh out loud. Stewie: rings 3 bells. 3 butlers appear You! Bring me the Wall Street Journal! You two, fight to t… --- ## [58,000,000 Americans have voted so far! (10/25)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/58-000-000-americans-have-voted-so-far-10-25/923885)
**Author:** [@nearwildheaven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nearwildheaven)\ **Replies:** 212\ **Last updated:** [November 4, 2020, 1:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/58-000-000-americans-have-voted-so-far-10-25/923885 "2020-11-04T01:47:44Z")
I heard that on the news earlier today. That’s terrific! It’s about 1/4 of the eligible residents, and just a few million short of the number cast for both major-party candidates in 2016. Keep 'em coming! --- ## [New Chick Tract- "Fairy Tales?"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-chick-tract-fairy-tales/402929)
**Author:** [@mobo85](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mobo85)\ **Replies:** 110\ **Last updated:** [May 9, 2007, 1:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-chick-tract-fairy-tales/402929 "2007-05-09T01:48:32Z")
Okay, now it’s back to the good stuff! After a few months of traditional Christian fare, Chick Publications is back with perhaps one of its most unintentionally hilarious tracts yet- Fairy Tales? A prisoner is to be exe… --- ## [Do you chat to the stranger next to you on a plane ?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-chat-to-the-stranger-next-to-you-on-a-plane/600442)
**Author:** [@studmuffin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/studmuffin)\ **Replies:** 86\ **Last updated:** [October 25, 2011, 10:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-chat-to-the-stranger-next-to-you-on-a-plane/600442 "2011-10-25T22:03:08Z")
Or completely ignore them for 8 hours ? I’m afraid I’m the latter, I’m not proud of it, but it’s for the best. :frowning: --- ## [How do car hood protectors work? And how well?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-car-hood-protectors-work-and-how-well/707164)
**Author:** [@InfiniteJest](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/InfiniteJest)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [December 16, 2014, 9:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-car-hood-protectors-work-and-how-well/707164 "2014-12-16T21:17:43Z")
I keep seeing these around and I just today found out that they were meant to protect the hood. How in the world do these things protect the hood? Protect the hood from what? And eve… --- ## [Is this fake religion any more ridiculous than real religions?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-fake-religion-any-more-ridiculous-than-real-religions/714570)
**Author:** [@protoboard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/protoboard)\ **Replies:** 78\ **Last updated:** [March 22, 2015, 10:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-fake-religion-any-more-ridiculous-than-real-religions/714570 "2015-03-22T10:08:04Z")
Some people think the Meaning of Life (Tree of Life) is Forty Two. Others believe it’s Illuminati. What if I told you rather than being Illuminati, it’s actually Cincinnati? There is an Inverse Correlationship between … --- ## [dantheman. You're such a putz! About Euty....You too, Esprix.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dantheman-youre-such-a-putz-about-euty-you-too-esprix/190283)
**Author:** [@samclem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/samclem)\ **Replies:** 108\ **Last updated:** [July 25, 2003, 1:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dantheman-youre-such-a-putz-about-euty-you-too-esprix/190283 "2003-07-25T01:59:54Z")
dantheman. WHY, oh why, do you continue to be an ass, trying to provoke a confrontation in any thread about Euty’s demotion to member from Moderator? Eutychus I have nothing aginst you(that I remember), but you can’t … --- ## [the "oh! that's what the song is about!" thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-oh-thats-what-the-song-is-about-thread/553486)
**Author:** [@elfkin477](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elfkin477)\ **Replies:** 66\ **Last updated:** [September 16, 2010, 7:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-oh-thats-what-the-song-is-about-thread/553486 "2010-09-16T19:15:50Z")
Sometimes you hear a song over and over again without really understanding what it’s about. Then on the 10th, 30th, 50th listening it suddenly clicks, and you figure out what the song is actually about. It’s probably hap… --- ## [Dopers You'd Like to Meet](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dopers-youd-like-to-meet/213800)
**Author:** [@BottledBlondJeanie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BottledBlondJeanie)\ **Replies:** 175\ **Last updated:** [December 4, 2003, 5:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dopers-youd-like-to-meet/213800 "2003-12-04T05:39:29Z")
Yes, I’m certain this has been done before, but being on this board is truly an experience. You meet people you wouldn’t necessarily run into in your day-to-day life. There’s some interesting people here, some not-so-i… --- ## [Who are Sheldon's 9 friends?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-are-sheldons-9-friends/744745)
**Author:** [@RivkahChaya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RivkahChaya)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [February 3, 2016, 3:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-are-sheldons-9-friends/744745 "2016-02-03T03:12:13Z")
I know this must already be a thread, but I can’t find it. If it is, maybe someone can link. Anyway, my guess is this list: Leonard Beverly Hofstader Penny Stuart Stephen Hawking Amy Raj Wil Wheaton That leaves… --- ## [Worst fake southern accent in cinematic history?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worst-fake-southern-accent-in-cinematic-history/41013)
**Author:** [@Spoke](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spoke)\ **Replies:** 61\ **Last updated:** [November 28, 2000, 12:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worst-fake-southern-accent-in-cinematic-history/41013 "2000-11-28T00:27:01Z")
The TV movie Ode to Billie Joe came up in another thread, and I mentioned my opinion that Robbie Benson, who played the title character in that “film,” delivered perhaps the worst fake southern accent in movie history. I… --- ## [A lot of people thought ACA repeal was a no brainer done deal when Trump won. What happened?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-lot-of-people-thought-aca-repeal-was-a-no-brainer-done-deal-when-trump-won-what-happened/790489)
**Author:** [@Leaper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaper)\ **Replies:** 105\ **Last updated:** [July 7, 2017, 5:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-lot-of-people-thought-aca-repeal-was-a-no-brainer-done-deal-when-trump-won-what-happened/790489 "2017-07-07T05:32:49Z")
Many responses in this thread exemplify that prediction. Now, even if the ACA does get repealed, it certainly wasn’t as quick or easy as many in that thread thought. So what happened? Did something argued in that thread… --- ## [American Eugenics Movement and Euro Nazism](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-eugenics-movement-and-euro-nazism/578759)
**Author:** [@manila](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/manila)\ **Replies:** 62\ **Last updated:** [April 24, 2011, 2:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-eugenics-movement-and-euro-nazism/578759 "2011-04-24T02:51:26Z")
I had a very basic familiarisation with the American Eugenics movement ( saw the movie about Kellog’s Sanitorium) And I sort of assumed it was a localised crank-culture and not so serious in its general impact on society… --- ## [Where is the most quiet place on earth?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-is-the-most-quiet-place-on-earth/608666)
**Author:** [@quietnessseeker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/quietnessseeker)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [January 14, 2012, 1:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-is-the-most-quiet-place-on-earth/608666 "2012-01-14T01:41:55Z")
Dear Forum users, a recent discussion on “Where to spend a really quiet vacation?” sparked a question that seems very hard to answer - besides “fun”-answers - and I could not find any scientific data on it: Where is th… --- ## ["Drinking tea without milk and sugar is not civilised."](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/drinking-tea-without-milk-and-sugar-is-not-civilised/188358)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 65\ **Last updated:** [July 30, 2003, 8:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/drinking-tea-without-milk-and-sugar-is-not-civilised/188358 "2003-07-30T20:41:38Z")
I don’t know where I heard that. I drink Earl Grey tea with nothing in it. But I’ve been known to use milk and sugar. I like it both ways, but I’m not one to use a lot of sugar. (Imagine my surprise the first time I … --- ## [Ask the Patent Examiner](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-patent-examiner/605837)
**Author:** [@JoseB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JoseB)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [March 16, 2012, 9:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-patent-examiner/605837 "2012-03-16T21:57:26Z")
Hallo everybody! Well, I have been reading a lot of “Ask the…” threads… And, as far as I could see, there was no “ask the patent examiner” thread there. So, I thought I would offer myself to answer whatever questions I … --- ## [Bill Maher: "We SHOULD blame China."](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bill-maher-we-should-blame-china/851550)
**Author:** [@SlackerInc](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SlackerInc)\ **Replies:** 126\ **Last updated:** [April 14, 2020, 4:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bill-maher-we-should-blame-china/851550 "2020-04-14T04:39:13Z")
As usual, Bill is spot on, a lonely voice of reason in the wilderness (Sam Harris is too, but Bill is funnier): \[QUOTE\] You can't yell at someone for breaking a rule you just made up. Scientists, who are generally pre… --- ## [Moved to new apartment, now cat is urinating everywhere](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/moved-to-new-apartment-now-cat-is-urinating-everywhere/550926)
**Author:** [@Argent\_Towers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Argent_Towers)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [August 24, 2010, 5:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/moved-to-new-apartment-now-cat-is-urinating-everywhere/550926 "2010-08-24T05:56:33Z")
I moved to a new place and now the cat, which formerly never peed anywhere except his litter box, is now urinating all over the place. Bathtubs, sinks, corners of rooms, even on the bed several times. He never, ever used… --- ## [Do you use your smartphone while pooping?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-use-your-smartphone-while-pooping/580038)
**Author:** [@Revtim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Revtim)\ **Replies:** 70\ **Last updated:** [May 1, 2011, 9:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-use-your-smartphone-while-pooping/580038 "2011-05-01T21:11:13Z")
I was surprised it was only 39 percent, and I wonder if people aren’t admitting it. I think the best use I’ve got from my Android phones is surfing the web or reading RSS feeds while taking a dump. I use the disinfe… --- ## [Mild Pitting - posters asking for advice and then ignoring it](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mild-pitting-posters-asking-for-advice-and-then-ignoring-it/474735)
**Author:** [@Cat\_Whisperer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cat_Whisperer)\ **Replies:** 100\ **Last updated:** [December 6, 2008, 2:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mild-pitting-posters-asking-for-advice-and-then-ignoring-it/474735 "2008-12-06T02:13:17Z")
The latest, greatest example of this - in this thread, Freejooky asks for advice about dating a high schooler (she’s 16, he’s 27). After many, many responses, Freejooky comes back with, (Post #144.) You post a thread … --- ## [Do road signs telling the distance to cities..](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-road-signs-telling-the-distance-to-cities/347222)
**Author:** [@Giant\_Spongess](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Giant_Spongess)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [March 14, 2006, 3:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-road-signs-telling-the-distance-to-cities/347222 "2006-03-14T03:13:33Z")
say the distance to the city limit or the city center? --- ## [Keeping electronics cool in a hot car](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keeping-electronics-cool-in-a-hot-car/621835)
**Author:** [@SenorBeef](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SenorBeef)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [May 14, 2012, 9:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keeping-electronics-cool-in-a-hot-car/621835 "2012-05-14T21:52:40Z")
So pretty soon it’s going to be 100-120 in Vegas, which means it’s going to be 150+ in my hot car. I’m going to be carrying a few electronic devices with me and leaving them in my car. My GPS, sometimes a camera, misc ot… --- ## [is DORK a bad word?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-dork-a-bad-word/55534)
**Author:** [@P33K\_J3W](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/P33K_J3W)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [March 11, 2001, 9:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-dork-a-bad-word/55534 "2001-03-11T09:22:19Z")
When I was in middle school my english teacher always told us “do not call each other that, it is a vial and disgusting word!!!” the aforementioned word was none other than dork. Is dork such an awful word or was this a … --- ## [Gun control working well in Connecticut](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gun-control-working-well-in-connecticut/722457)
**Author:** [@tim314](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tim314)\ **Replies:** 69\ **Last updated:** [July 4, 2015, 10:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gun-control-working-well-in-connecticut/722457 "2015-07-04T10:56:35Z")
Sounds like gun control is working pretty well in Connecticut: Connecticut gun controls estimated to have cut fatal shootings by 40% (Note: The article headline says fatal shootings, but I think the study only deals wi… --- ## [Would The World Have Been Better If There Was No American Revolution](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-the-world-have-been-better-if-there-was-no-american-revolution/562901)
**Author:** [@Qin\_Shi\_Huangdi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qin_Shi_Huangdi)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [December 6, 2010, 9:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-the-world-have-been-better-if-there-was-no-american-revolution/562901 "2010-12-06T21:35:20Z")
If the American Revolution had been avoided or had been ended quickly and had resulted instead in America being granted certain rights in sort of a compromise would the world have been a better place? --- ## [Songs about Satan](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-about-satan/615657)
**Author:** [@Bumbershoot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bumbershoot)\ **Replies:** 65\ **Last updated:** [March 19, 2012, 4:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-about-satan/615657 "2012-03-19T16:28:37Z")
Inspired by this thread. There must be lots of songs about Satan, rock & roll being the devil’s music and all. Here’s one I like: Deadly Handsome Man by Marcy Playground Got any others? [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1058&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1060&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)