# Top **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1060&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:** 1061 --- ## [Discovered that a New Apartment has Mice, What Can You Do?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discovered-that-a-new-apartment-has-mice-what-can-you-do/495140)
**Author:** [@Omniscient](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omniscient)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [May 3, 2009, 9:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discovered-that-a-new-apartment-has-mice-what-can-you-do/495140 "2009-05-03T21:06:47Z")
My friend moved into a new apartment yesterday here in Chicago and in the second day while unpacking she spotted a mouse\*. She’s completely freaking out and is panicked. I’m not sure if the situation is salvageable but I… --- ## [Our Christian war machine](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/our-christian-war-machine/695047)
**Author:** [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\ **Replies:** 60\ **Last updated:** [August 16, 2014, 4:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/our-christian-war-machine/695047 "2014-08-16T16:43:36Z")
The world has stood by and pretty much ignored what’s been happening in Iraq. That is, until the victims are Christians. All of a sudden the U.S. war machine is revving up into action. I’m not specifically anti-Christia… --- ## [I pit Dopers who don't share their location!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-dopers-who-dont-share-their-location/350466)
**Author:** [@Rigamarole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rigamarole)\ **Replies:** 151\ **Last updated:** [April 2, 2006, 6:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-dopers-who-dont-share-their-location/350466 "2006-04-02T18:40:04Z")
I am a curious person, and I could not count the number of times someone has shared something about their personal life on these boards that interested me and made me wonder: “where is this person from?” So of course I … --- ## [Buying alcohol in Muslim countries?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/buying-alcohol-in-muslim-countries/490379)
**Author:** [@ginman999](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ginman999)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [March 26, 2009, 5:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/buying-alcohol-in-muslim-countries/490379 "2009-03-26T05:20:51Z")
How difficult is it to find and buy alcohol in different Muslim countries. If I wanted to buy a bottle of Jack in Iran, Kuwait or Saudi Arabia would it be like buying drugs in the rest of the non Muslim world? I’m asking… --- ## [Pilots: how many hours until solo?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pilots-how-many-hours-until-solo/273686)
**Author:** [@Sox2004](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sox2004)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [November 12, 2004, 8:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pilots-how-many-hours-until-solo/273686 "2004-11-12T20:31:32Z")
My 18 year old son has just started taking flying lessons. His flight instructor told him that had good skills and that he would probably solo somewhere after 8-10 hours of instruction. This seems very quick to me. W… --- ## [Foreign Ownership of US Debt](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/foreign-ownership-of-us-debt/703634)
**Author:** [@Ornery\_Bob](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ornery_Bob)\ **Replies:** 64\ **Last updated:** [November 10, 2014, 9:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/foreign-ownership-of-us-debt/703634 "2014-11-10T21:55:21Z")
I’m afraid I’m woefully ignorant of how government debt works, but I heard something that doesn’t ring true for me. This guy at the bar I go to was saying that the Saudis and the Chinese own so many t-bills and other so… --- ## [Amazing Race 5/10 - Possible Spoilers](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/amazing-race-5-10-possible-spoilers/303217)
**Author:** [@Mama\_Tiger](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mama_Tiger)\ **Replies:** 172\ **Last updated:** [May 15, 2005, 11:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/amazing-race-5-10-possible-spoilers/303217 "2005-05-15T23:23:31Z")
Okay, the finale is tonight. Who’s going to cross that finish line first? My heart says Uchenna and Joyce, my head says Rob and Amber. And the voice of dysfunction in the back of my mind keeps saying Ron & Kelly. All… --- ## [Going to Berlin. I don't speak German. How rough will that be?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/going-to-berlin-i-dont-speak-german-how-rough-will-that-be/451963)
**Author:** [@aerodave](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aerodave)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [June 6, 2008, 12:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/going-to-berlin-i-dont-speak-german-how-rough-will-that-be/451963 "2008-06-06T12:57:10Z")
I’m leaving Saturday for a fairly short-notice trip to Germany for a week. Work is sending me to a conference in someone else’s place, so I didn’t have a lot of time to prepare for this. I travel a lot. I’m all over t… --- ## [What's up with Indiana?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-up-with-indiana/636052)
**Author:** [@Buck\_Godot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Buck_Godot)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [November 4, 2012, 4:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-up-with-indiana/636052 "2012-11-04T16:06:30Z")
Looking at the538 election map, we see Obama taking the west coast and the north central and north east, while Romney has the south (with the exception of Florida) and the rural mid-west. However tucked between Dark Blu… --- ## [Vinyl Records Making A Comeback?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vinyl-records-making-a-comeback/521067)
**Author:** [@Quasimodem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quasimodem)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [December 31, 2009, 7:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vinyl-records-making-a-comeback/521067 "2009-12-31T19:46:10Z")
Really? I have heard their sound is superior to that of cd’s??? That means I have to buy a turntable??? Go back to the old days of regular stereo? Would they be the same size as they were before? Thanks Q --- ## ["What a lovely necklace!" Do you compliment strangers?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-a-lovely-necklace-do-you-compliment-strangers/622102)
**Author:** [@Eve](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eve)\ **Replies:** 62\ **Last updated:** [May 24, 2012, 5:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-a-lovely-necklace-do-you-compliment-strangers/622102 "2012-05-24T17:35:10Z")
On the subway last night I said to a woman, “I \*love \*your ring,” as I was leaving the car, and she brightened up like I had just handed her $100. I would \*never \*comment on someone’s personal appearance, but I do someti… --- ## [Watch repair - am I being unreasonable, or being ripped off?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/watch-repair-am-i-being-unreasonable-or-being-ripped-off/673194)
**Author:** [@Shoeless](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shoeless)\ **Replies:** 67\ **Last updated:** [November 13, 2013, 4:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/watch-repair-am-i-being-unreasonable-or-being-ripped-off/673194 "2013-11-13T16:31:57Z")
The battery in my watch died recently, so I took it in to a local jeweler’s at lunchtime today to have the battery replaced. The watch is a Lorus quartz watch that I’ve had since the early 80’s. Many years ago I replaced… --- ## [How does farting work?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-does-farting-work/635641)
**Author:** [@Simple\_Linctus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Simple_Linctus)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [September 27, 2012, 7:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-does-farting-work/635641 "2012-09-27T19:42:26Z")
Not to be too crude - but how is it that you can fart without soiling yourself? You would think that opening the sphincter muscle in your arse would let stuff other than gas out. Or is the truth even more horrific and i… --- ## [What's up with people who 'hang out' in convenience stores?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-up-with-people-who-hang-out-in-convenience-stores/586535)
**Author:** [@aerie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aerie)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [February 9, 2019, 5:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-up-with-people-who-hang-out-in-convenience-stores/586535 "2019-02-09T05:15:09Z")
Is this just a southern or small town thing? I see the same people every evening just standing around inside the local convenient store, usually men; some stand around for more than an hour or two. It’s not just my local… --- ## [Resolved: The American Consumer exploits third-world workers.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/resolved-the-american-consumer-exploits-third-world-workers/539345)
**Author:** [@emacknight](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/emacknight)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [May 18, 2010, 10:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/resolved-the-american-consumer-exploits-third-world-workers/539345 "2010-05-18T10:57:18Z")
Disclaimer: This isn’t meant as a dig on Americans or America, please do not take it as an insult. Canada is just as guilty, but hardly a world player in the global market. In my recent thread “Third-world workers wor… --- ## [How did early Christians reconcile divinity of the bible with it's human authors?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-did-early-christians-reconcile-divinity-of-the-bible-with-its-human-authors/826751)
**Author:** [@dstarfire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dstarfire)\ **Replies:** 184\ **Last updated:** [December 29, 2018, 6:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-did-early-christians-reconcile-divinity-of-the-bible-with-its-human-authors/826751 "2018-12-29T18:28:46Z")
Several of the books of the bible are named for the people (e.g. John, Paul, etc.) on whose writings that book is based, or even written by that person. Also, we know that the books of the bible were decided upon at a me… --- ## [Legal question about the arrest warrant I was mailed](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/legal-question-about-the-arrest-warrant-i-was-mailed/121956)
**Author:** [@Snooooopy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snooooopy)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [August 3, 2002, 1:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/legal-question-about-the-arrest-warrant-i-was-mailed/121956 "2002-08-03T13:27:15Z")
Why couldn’t I just go pay a fine? It’s for a misdemeanor; it’s not like I killed anyone. --- ## [Nudity in Locker Rooms](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nudity-in-locker-rooms/473293)
**Author:** [@LawMonkey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LawMonkey)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [November 20, 2008, 2:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nudity-in-locker-rooms/473293 "2008-11-20T14:17:37Z")
I’ve recently started a daily swimming routine for exercise and general fitness. (If anyone wants to chime in with breaststroke or butterfly advice, feel free. I can’t do either worth a damn.) This means I’m regularly ch… --- ## [Is has-been female stars posing semi-nude for Playboy a dying art form?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-has-been-female-stars-posing-semi-nude-for-playboy-a-dying-art-form/509114)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [September 9, 2009, 2:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-has-been-female-stars-posing-semi-nude-for-playboy-a-dying-art-form/509114 "2009-09-09T14:04:47Z")
Other than some reality show skanks I can’t recall the last time an actress with a fading career (who was popular at some point) appeared for her swan song in Playboy. Is this cultural rite of a passage for has been act… --- ## [What's the next move for the antivax crowd?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-next-move-for-the-antivax-crowd/567346)
**Author:** [@Furious\_Marmot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Furious_Marmot)\ **Replies:** 84\ **Last updated:** [January 20, 2011, 10:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-next-move-for-the-antivax-crowd/567346 "2011-01-20T22:46:20Z")
Courtesy of the British Medical Journal, part of their Secrets of the MMR Scare series: How the vaccine crisis was meant to make money. Brian Deer, journalist There have been many attempts to dislodge this pernicious … --- ## [How do Arctic Explorers go to the toilet.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-arctic-explorers-go-to-the-toilet/744332)
**Author:** [@Chickenwrangler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chickenwrangler)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [February 1, 2016, 10:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-arctic-explorers-go-to-the-toilet/744332 "2016-02-01T22:21:09Z")
The question of how astronauts go to the toilet has been covered extensively but I have never come across any reference of how Arctic explorers manage to go to the toilet without getting their asses frozen off. :eek: A… --- ## [Help me guess why my mailbox flag is raised..again..and again..](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-guess-why-my-mailbox-flag-is-raised-again-and-again/583092)
**Author:** [@Digital\_is\_the\_new\_Analog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Digital_is_the_new_Analog)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [May 27, 2011, 1:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-guess-why-my-mailbox-flag-is-raised-again-and-again/583092 "2011-05-27T01:07:57Z")
Four or five times over the last few weeks, I’ve noticed that the flag on my mailbox has been raised…you know, normally indicating that there is outgoing mail for the mail carrier to pick up. I live alone. I’m on a cul… --- ## [Why racism is not dead](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-racism-is-not-dead/441518)
**Author:** [@Ensign\_Edison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ensign_Edison)\ **Replies:** 122\ **Last updated:** [March 21, 2008, 2:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-racism-is-not-dead/441518 "2008-03-21T02:38:43Z")
On the fourteenth of March, 2008, as a white person I was subject to the following discourse from my white, 24 year old sister and her two white peer-aged friends, in a car coming home from our mother’s funeral. “How do… --- ## [Oil prices: what if it is caused by speculation?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oil-prices-what-if-it-is-caused-by-speculation/451609)
**Author:** [@Quartz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quartz)\ **Replies:** 172\ **Last updated:** [June 12, 2008, 2:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oil-prices-what-if-it-is-caused-by-speculation/451609 "2008-06-12T02:53:45Z")
Various sources say that the rise in oil prices is due to speculation (sample cite). What if this is true? What does this bode for the next year? --- ## [Magic tricks and intellectual property](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/magic-tricks-and-intellectual-property/678742)
**Author:** [@Be\_Real](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Be_Real)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [January 19, 2014, 4:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/magic-tricks-and-intellectual-property/678742 "2014-01-19T04:27:44Z")
First off all, Hi everyone, my first post here \[and it’s going to be a long-winded one\] :stuck\_out\_tongue: Sorry for bumping this OLD thread but I came across it while browsing the web, and I’m very glad I found this th… --- ## [What are other countries doing right to prevent mass shootings?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-other-countries-doing-right-to-prevent-mass-shootings/800900)
**Author:** [@boffking](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/boffking)\ **Replies:** 124\ **Last updated:** [November 11, 2017, 12:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-other-countries-doing-right-to-prevent-mass-shootings/800900 "2017-11-11T00:46:14Z")
These tragedies happen every few months in the USA, but are incredibly rare in places like Scandinavia, the UK, Japan, Australia, and New Zealand. What are they doing that prevents massacres, and how can those same poli… --- ## [Your Favorite "Time Travel" Novel?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-time-travel-novel/137010)
**Author:** [@Quasimodem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quasimodem)\ **Replies:** 118\ **Last updated:** [November 25, 2002, 4:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-time-travel-novel/137010 "2002-11-25T04:12:45Z")
With me I guess it all started with The Time Machine and then evolved (de-volved?) from there. I loved the film Somewhere In Time, and it is one of my most prized videos, but I digress… I’m being a bit selfish, here, b… --- ## [Democrats in Philly caught taking bribes won't be prosecuted](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/democrats-in-philly-caught-taking-bribes-wont-be-prosecuted/684145)
**Author:** [@adaher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/adaher)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [March 25, 2014, 1:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/democrats-in-philly-caught-taking-bribes-wont-be-prosecuted/684145 "2014-03-25T01:52:45Z")
http://articles.philly.com/2014-03-17/news/48269239\_1\_investigation-kane-ali The investigation got dropped as soon as a Democrat became Attorney General. And it’s not as if the previous Attorney General, Republican Tom … --- ## [Pat Robertson Pit Thread Number 342: "Dover, Watch Your Bloomin' Arse!"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pat-robertson-pit-thread-number-342-dover-watch-your-bloomin-arse/330474)
**Author:** [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Replies:** 146\ **Last updated:** [November 15, 2005, 11:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pat-robertson-pit-thread-number-342-dover-watch-your-bloomin-arse/330474 "2005-11-15T23:07:50Z")
Unfortunately the linked article doesn’t give the full quote. Pat just went on and on and on about the possibilities of a natural disaster in Dover, something to the effect of (I’m paraphrasing, but as closely as I can… --- ## [Illegal to block cell traffic in your own home?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/illegal-to-block-cell-traffic-in-your-own-home/593815)
**Author:** [@TruCelt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TruCelt)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [September 1, 2011, 7:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/illegal-to-block-cell-traffic-in-your-own-home/593815 "2011-09-01T19:39:46Z")
Out of respect to this OP I’m starting a new thread. I realize there are many parts of the US where it’s illegal to employ a cell phone blocker in public. But is it ever illegal to block cell traffic within your own hom… --- ## [What totally off-the-wall things have you heard yourself saying to your kids?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-totally-off-the-wall-things-have-you-heard-yourself-saying-to-your-kids/90608)
**Author:** [@Marlitharn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marlitharn)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [September 7, 2003, 12:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-totally-off-the-wall-things-have-you-heard-yourself-saying-to-your-kids/90608 "2003-09-07T12:41:53Z")
I baked cookies today, and I thought they tasted really good. My three year old ate one, asked for another one, and wandered off down the hall. I didn’t think anything of it until she came back and said, “Go flush it, Mo… --- ## [4 NFL players may come out of the closet on the same day](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/4-nfl-players-may-come-out-of-the-closet-on-the-same-day/654940)
**Author:** [@Drain\_Bead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Drain_Bead)\ **Replies:** 64\ **Last updated:** [April 9, 2013, 7:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/4-nfl-players-may-come-out-of-the-closet-on-the-same-day/654940 "2013-04-09T19:43:10Z")
“I think it will happen sooner than you think,” Ayanbadejo told the newspaper. "We’re in talks with a handful of players who are considering it. There are up to four players being talked to right now, and they’re trying … --- ## [mswas is a trolling hunk of shit](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mswas-is-a-trolling-hunk-of-shit/444742)
**Author:** [@Lobohan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lobohan)\ **Replies:** 153\ **Last updated:** [April 11, 2008, 6:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mswas-is-a-trolling-hunk-of-shit/444742 "2008-04-11T18:41:43Z")
See for yourself. Also, he has an imaginary friend… :smiley: --- ## [Need opinion about 7 figure sales jobs](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-opinion-about-7-figure-sales-jobs/581881)
**Author:** [@Apollo355](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Apollo355)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [May 27, 2011, 3:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-opinion-about-7-figure-sales-jobs/581881 "2011-05-27T03:43:33Z")
I know we’ve heard them all… real estate sales, pharmaceuticals etc…but I need ideas about big ticket items where you can earn a 7 figure commission from each sale. A college professor once told me a story about a gal w… --- ## [Joan Baez banned at Walter Reed hospital](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/joan-baez-banned-at-walter-reed-hospital/402491)
**Author:** [@Fear\_Itself](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fear_Itself)\ **Replies:** 155\ **Last updated:** [May 4, 2007, 3:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/joan-baez-banned-at-walter-reed-hospital/402491 "2007-05-04T03:16:43Z")
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070502/ap\_on\_en\_mu/people\_baez\_3 Because of course, all wounded servicemen hate Joan Baez. And those damn Dixie Chicks, let’s ban them too. How about an all Toby Keith marathon, yeah, that… --- ## [Why did we free the slaves?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-did-we-free-the-slaves/834139)
**Author:** [@Barack\_Obama](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Barack_Obama)\ **Replies:** 103\ **Last updated:** [May 31, 2019, 2:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-did-we-free-the-slaves/834139 "2019-05-31T14:45:42Z")
Elaborate, what was the reason and incentive behind freeing slaves, and the north’s tolerance towards refugee runaways, and people who would be considered slaves. Was there any particular reason, doesn’t seem like the wo… --- ## [I pit certain types of people on dating websites](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-certain-types-of-people-on-dating-websites/493542)
**Author:** [@Blalron](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Blalron)\ **Replies:** 68\ **Last updated:** [May 19, 2009, 10:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-certain-types-of-people-on-dating-websites/493542 "2009-05-19T10:58:01Z")
What the fuck is the point of setting up a profile on a dating website if you don’t check it for weeks or months? Or do check it, but make it clear that you’re happily married or involved with someone? I can understand d… --- ## [Is Amazon Prime necessary for a Kindle Fire? +Amazon Cloud questions](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-amazon-prime-necessary-for-a-kindle-fire-amazon-cloud-questions/602952)
**Author:** [@Rachellelogram](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rachellelogram)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [November 17, 2011, 6:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-amazon-prime-necessary-for-a-kindle-fire-amazon-cloud-questions/602952 "2011-11-17T18:35:44Z")
I’m supposed to be receiving a Kindle Fire for Christmas. I didn’t ask for one, but I’ve been wanting a Kindle for a while anyway. And I’m excited! But I have no idea how Amazon’s whole Cloud thing works. I don’t even ha… --- ## [Why Don't More People Warn Me That I'm Going To Hell?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-dont-more-people-warn-me-that-im-going-to-hell/514751)
**Author:** [@GregH](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GregH)\ **Replies:** 71\ **Last updated:** [October 26, 2009, 5:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-dont-more-people-warn-me-that-im-going-to-hell/514751 "2009-10-26T17:18:50Z")
I heard someone say this the other day, and it got me thinking… I’m not much of a religion expert, so let me start by making some assumptions: All Christians believe in Christ as their saviour All Christians believe i… --- ## [Why do Americans seem to shun tech jobs?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-americans-seem-to-shun-tech-jobs/665350)
**Author:** [@Bijou\_Drains](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bijou_Drains)\ **Replies:** 62\ **Last updated:** [August 28, 2013, 7:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-americans-seem-to-shun-tech-jobs/665350 "2013-08-28T07:22:12Z")
In some (or maybe a lot) of areas in tech jobs there are very few native born Americans. Why is that? I suppose it’s because there simply are not enough people born in the US who want tech jobs? Or they think it… --- ## [What's with all the Orange Tabbies?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-with-all-the-orange-tabbies/534039)
**Author:** [@Two\_Many\_Cats](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Two_Many_Cats)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [April 1, 2010, 9:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-with-all-the-orange-tabbies/534039 "2010-04-01T21:18:26Z")
There aren’t too many cats in movies and television, but when there are, why are they almost always orange tabbies? “Harry and Tonto”: Tonto was an orange tabby. “Mllo and Otis”: Milo was an orange tabby. “Breakfast… --- ## [Sending cash through the mail.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sending-cash-through-the-mail/486178)
**Author:** [@Hazle\_Weatherfield](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hazle_Weatherfield)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [February 17, 2009, 8:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sending-cash-through-the-mail/486178 "2009-02-17T20:12:21Z")
Is it ok to send cash ($100) through the mail or is it just a terrible, stupid idea? --- ## [South Carolina Still Indebted From the Civil War?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/south-carolina-still-indebted-from-the-civil-war/668072)
**Author:** [@Jonathan\_Chance](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jonathan_Chance)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [September 9, 2013, 3:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/south-carolina-still-indebted-from-the-civil-war/668072 "2013-09-09T15:43:14Z")
Le sigh. So my assistant’s boyfriend here in South Carolina is claiming to be very resentful that his state (I’m not native) is still paying debts incurred during the civil war. I know a bit about the civil war and I d… --- ## [Any takers? 70.5 point spread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-takers-70-5-point-spread/633896)
**Author:** [@DCnDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DCnDC)\ **Replies:** 67\ **Last updated:** [September 21, 2012, 2:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-takers-70-5-point-spread/633896 "2012-09-21T02:37:52Z")
According to CBS Sports, this weekend Savannah State will be the biggest underdog in history vs. Florida State, a week after losing to Oklahoma State 84-0 (35-0 after 1 quarter). The Seminoles are favored by 70.5 points… --- ## [We're officially a nation of pussies - Add your examples here](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/were-officially-a-nation-of-pussies-add-your-examples-here/265338)
**Author:** [@World\_Eater](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/World_Eater)\ **Replies:** 121\ **Last updated:** [September 29, 2004, 1:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/were-officially-a-nation-of-pussies-add-your-examples-here/265338 "2004-09-29T13:38:24Z")
http://www.cnn.com/2004/TRAVEL/09/21/flight.canceled.ap/index.html The flight didn’t leave until the next morning. Feel free to add examples, they’re practically everywhere. --- ## [Diablo 3 SDMB Co-op Meetup thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/diablo-3-sdmb-co-op-meetup-thread/621925)
**Author:** [@SenorBeef](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SenorBeef)\ **Replies:** 71\ **Last updated:** [September 10, 2012, 11:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/diablo-3-sdmb-co-op-meetup-thread/621925 "2012-09-10T23:16:26Z")
Diablo 3 supports up to 4 player coop (which is underwhelming, down from 8 in D2) with seamless transition between single player and coop, from what I understand. I’m sure there will be lots of dopers playing together, s… --- ## ["If you touch me, I'll kill you." Threat or not?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-touch-me-ill-kill-you-threat-or-not/353287)
**Author:** [@handsomeharry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/handsomeharry)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [April 21, 2006, 4:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-touch-me-ill-kill-you-threat-or-not/353287 "2006-04-21T16:11:30Z")
If somebody says “If you touch me, I’ll kill you,” is this a threat that would be against the law? It is contingent upon an action, rather than a direct threat. But, there is a threat in it. So, have there been any court… --- ## [Could new powerful laser pointers distrupt professional sports](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-new-powerful-laser-pointers-distrupt-professional-sports/607251)
**Author:** [@the\_real\_john\_smith](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/the_real_john_smith)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [January 2, 2012, 10:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-new-powerful-laser-pointers-distrupt-professional-sports/607251 "2012-01-02T22:16:12Z")
I recently checked out a website that said it had a laser that could shoot for 85miles and could leave the atmosphere that is legal in the u.s http://m.wickedlasers.com/lasers/S3\_Krypton\_Series-113-63.html. so out … --- ## [Childhood is false imprisonment](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/childhood-is-false-imprisonment/616924)
**Author:** [@Three\_Packs\_a\_Day](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Three_Packs_a_Day)\ **Replies:** 91\ **Last updated:** [March 28, 2012, 4:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/childhood-is-false-imprisonment/616924 "2012-03-28T16:31:10Z")
When a person is young, they believe anything, respect anything (and anyone), obey anyone, etc. because they don’t know better. And the worst part is, there are million of adults out there who take advantage of this. Fo… --- ## [Do you carry your cell phone everywhere?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-carry-your-cell-phone-everywhere/551196)
**Author:** [@control-z](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/control-z)\ **Replies:** 93\ **Last updated:** [August 28, 2010, 3:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-carry-your-cell-phone-everywhere/551196 "2010-08-28T15:48:31Z")
I and many other dopers grew up without cell phones, and I think we don’t necessarily feel the need to be reachable 24/7. Do you carry your cell phone everywhere with you? Or do you just grab it when you need to make a… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1059&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1061&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)