# Top **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1068&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:** 1069 --- ## [Closest encounters with wildlife?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/closest-encounters-with-wildlife/592286)
**Author:** [@El\_Kabong](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/El_Kabong)\ **Replies:** 95\ **Last updated:** [August 18, 2011, 2:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/closest-encounters-with-wildlife/592286 "2011-08-18T14:29:48Z")
Inspired by this thread, in which hummingbirds apparently get all up in peoples’ faces, what’s the closest (in physical distance, that is) you have ever gotten to various kinds of non-domesticated wildlife? Extra credit … --- ## [Why must you be so controlling, Costco? (Lame)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-must-you-be-so-controlling-costco-lame/533289)
**Author:** [@sleeping](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sleeping)\ **Replies:** 65\ **Last updated:** [April 11, 2010, 12:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-must-you-be-so-controlling-costco-lame/533289 "2010-04-11T00:58:56Z")
So I’m in the clothing department of Costco, looking for a pair of jeans in my size. Because my preferred size appears to be rare, I have to sort through the stacks. Enter the clerk. First, she eyes me from afar. Then, … --- ## [A Million Poor Young Black Men in Jail](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-million-poor-young-black-men-in-jail/515062)
**Author:** [@Sage\_Rat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sage_Rat)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [October 28, 2009, 2:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-million-poor-young-black-men-in-jail/515062 "2009-10-28T02:08:24Z")
There was a theory that starting in the 90s or so, a massive crime wave would hit the US. 80s movies like RoboCop and Escape from New York were possibly based on this idea that an increasing crime rate was just going to … --- ## [Jeffords' Defection: Traitorous or Heroic?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jeffords-defection-traitorous-or-heroic/66394)
**Author:** [@Sofa\_King](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sofa_King)\ **Replies:** 150\ **Last updated:** [August 19, 2014, 3:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jeffords-defection-traitorous-or-heroic/66394 "2014-08-19T15:51:44Z")
I started an MPSIMS thread about this earlier because it wasn’t hard news yet and I was just looking to see what people thought about it. Now things are looking a little more solid. Jeffords Defects. In short, since Tu… --- ## [So... I am suddenly a lard-butt now?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-i-am-suddenly-a-lard-butt-now/486799)
**Author:** [@smiling\_bandit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/smiling_bandit)\ **Replies:** 93\ **Last updated:** [February 25, 2009, 5:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-i-am-suddenly-a-lard-butt-now/486799 "2009-02-25T05:18:19Z")
Seriously. The other day I went down a health fair at UT. It was prtty stupid, although one display had a looping video of horrific crashes. Another had a nice list of body height/weight charts to see if you were fat. … --- ## [The Closure of the "Father Solanus Casey Was A Living Saint Thread"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-closure-of-the-father-solanus-casey-was-a-living-saint-thread/968493)
**Author:** [@PastTense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PastTense)\ **Replies:** 161\ **Last updated:** [July 30, 2022, 1:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-closure-of-the-father-solanus-casey-was-a-living-saint-thread/968493 "2022-07-30T01:12:50Z")
This is the thread I am referring to: I don’t agree with it being closed. Basically it seems exactly to be “Mundane Pointless Stuff I Must Share” --- ## [Car Salesmen are fucking scum.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/car-salesmen-are-fucking-scum/172359)
**Author:** [@welby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/welby)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [May 5, 2003, 6:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/car-salesmen-are-fucking-scum/172359 "2003-05-05T18:27:33Z")
Not that this is news to anyone. After all, this has been general knowledge since the invention of the wheel. I’m thinking of getting a new Welbymobile. I’m not ready to buy yet, I’m just doing research. My big issue… --- ## [While mid coitus, you find out the person you're boinking is your cousin.. Continue or stop?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/while-mid-coitus-you-find-out-the-person-youre-boinking-is-your-cousin-continue-or-stop/672931)
**Author:** [@Grrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrr)\ **Replies:** 61\ **Last updated:** [November 6, 2013, 4:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/while-mid-coitus-you-find-out-the-person-youre-boinking-is-your-cousin-continue-or-stop/672931 "2013-11-06T16:14:03Z")
If this seems like a rather odd question, it’s because alcohol was involved in it’s formulation. While having dinner with some friends last night, this is the hypothetical that was put forth: You’re mid coitus with thi… --- ## [So what didn't you like about The Wire?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-what-didnt-you-like-about-the-wire/615947)
**Author:** [@Stelios](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stelios)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [August 25, 2013, 8:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-what-didnt-you-like-about-the-wire/615947 "2013-08-25T08:49:13Z")
The Wire is commonly regarded as one of the best TV shows ever, and it has a lot of fans on these boards, but what do you consider to be its weaknesses, if any? Me personally, I feel that: \[ul\] \[li\]1). I never liked … --- ## [Explain the allure of Twitter](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/explain-the-allure-of-twitter/487271)
**Author:** [@newcrasher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/newcrasher)\ **Replies:** 92\ **Last updated:** [January 25, 2010, 5:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/explain-the-allure-of-twitter/487271 "2010-01-25T05:37:56Z")
I am a techy, gadgety kind of guy. But for the life of me I don’t understand Twitter. Yeah so you can make short posts. Seems like glorified Facebook statuses to me. Why the enthusiasm, especially among journalists? --- ## [Any states where you can teach without a bachelor's degree?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-states-where-you-can-teach-without-a-bachelors-degree/481007)
**Author:** [@TommyTutone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TommyTutone)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [January 14, 2009, 3:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-states-where-you-can-teach-without-a-bachelors-degree/481007 "2009-01-14T03:09:22Z")
Through whatever mistakes I made earlier in my life, while I got through three years of college working towards a degree in mathematics, I never graduated. This was about thirteen years ago. Since then, at least for th… --- ## [Why is the IT field overwhelmingly male?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-the-it-field-overwhelmingly-male/751141)
**Author:** [@boffking](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/boffking)\ **Replies:** 88\ **Last updated:** [April 11, 2016, 2:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-the-it-field-overwhelmingly-male/751141 "2016-04-11T02:13:29Z")
I have noticed this at every company I have worked at, as well as at hackathons and in college. 80-90% of people interested in this are men. Why is it like this? --- ## [Why/how did the default English pronoun become feminine?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-how-did-the-default-english-pronoun-become-feminine/454351)
**Author:** [@scrambledeggs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/scrambledeggs)\ **Replies:** 98\ **Last updated:** [June 29, 2008, 2:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-how-did-the-default-english-pronoun-become-feminine/454351 "2008-06-29T02:15:48Z")
Normally, in English, like most languages, the default pronoun is masculine: Bylaw 1.2: “If the corporate director files a complaint, he shall be heard forwith.” I graduated from college, and then returned to academia … --- ## [What is the best throw away line](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-best-throw-away-line/255474)
**Author:** [@Loach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Loach)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [July 20, 2004, 7:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-best-throw-away-line/255474 "2004-07-20T07:43:47Z")
I’ve heard the term “throw away line” many times but I can not find a definition any where. As I understand it, its a comedic line in a movie or TV show that is not a punchline. Its thrown out there without any set up or… --- ## [Motion: TTHB that it is in the interests of women's equality to campaign against maternity leave](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/motion-tthb-that-it-is-in-the-interests-of-womens-equality-to-campaign-against-maternity-leave/604142)
**Author:** [@Laudenum](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Laudenum)\ **Replies:** 65\ **Last updated:** [December 5, 2011, 12:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/motion-tthb-that-it-is-in-the-interests-of-womens-equality-to-campaign-against-maternity-leave/604142 "2011-12-05T12:06:22Z")
I have to debate this issue tomorrow: Motion: TTHB that it is in the interests of women’s equality to campaign against maternity leave And I have most of my arguments prepared (I don’t know which side I’m on until just … --- ## [Who's the scariest person you know?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whos-the-scariest-person-you-know/612942)
**Author:** [@Bibliovore](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bibliovore)\ **Replies:** 64\ **Last updated:** [February 18, 2012, 8:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whos-the-scariest-person-you-know/612942 "2012-02-18T08:10:08Z")
There are some people in this world who it would be a very, very bad idea indeed to cross, so ho’s the scariest person you personally know? Who, in your experience has been the most intimidating? Was it your drill sergea… --- ## [JCPenny gay Father's day ad](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jcpenny-gay-fathers-day-ad/623704)
**Author:** [@levdrakon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/levdrakon)\ **Replies:** 68\ **Last updated:** [June 16, 2012, 2:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jcpenny-gay-fathers-day-ad/623704 "2012-06-16T02:56:16Z")
I don’t even know where my nearest one is, but I guess I’ll have to find out and spend some money there. Here’s an article about it. Seems the group One Million Moms boycotted JCP for hiring Ellen DeGeneres as spokespe… --- ## [To the skinny knacker that asked me for my "Spare Change"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/to-the-skinny-knacker-that-asked-me-for-my-spare-change/190342)
**Author:** [@Tarantula](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tarantula)\ **Replies:** 149\ **Last updated:** [July 16, 2023, 1:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/to-the-skinny-knacker-that-asked-me-for-my-spare-change/190342 "2023-07-16T13:44:42Z")
Where the fuck do these losers get off asking me for my money ??? Lazy-ass cunts sitting on their skinny knacker arses drinking at midday on a Tuesday, and then they have the fucking gall to ask me for my change ! WTF !… --- ## [Doctor Who S7E8 The Rings of Akhaten](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doctor-who-s7e8-the-rings-of-akhaten/655038)
**Author:** [@CorneaGenii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CorneaGenii)\ **Replies:** 63\ **Last updated:** [April 10, 2013, 2:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doctor-who-s7e8-the-rings-of-akhaten/655038 "2013-04-10T14:30:13Z")
Didn’t see a thread for it just yet. Not posting anything specific for any who haven’t seen it yet, but I would have enjoyed this so much better without --- ## [Having a Pet is Cruel?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/having-a-pet-is-cruel/449228)
**Author:** [@pbbth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pbbth)\ **Replies:** 146\ **Last updated:** [May 17, 2008, 3:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/having-a-pet-is-cruel/449228 "2008-05-17T03:17:14Z")
I have a date this week with a very sweet guy. He is a nice, attractive guy who seems like he would be a lot of fun. Then he mentions that he isn’t excited about the fact that I have 2 cats. He doesn’t believe anyone … --- ## [Buying an 11 year old Porsche-Good Idea?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/buying-an-11-year-old-porsche-good-idea/677214)
**Author:** [@ralph124c](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ralph124c)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [December 29, 2013, 6:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/buying-an-11-year-old-porsche-good-idea/677214 "2013-12-29T18:36:40Z")
The car is very clean, and has always been garaged. the interior is perfect-still, Boxters tend to be driven hard. The seller is asking 20% below Blue Book-is this a good deal, or will I be bankrupted by repair bills? --- ## [The reply is a Python Quote](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-reply-is-a-python-quote/538621)
**Author:** [@grimpixie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/grimpixie)\ **Replies:** 164\ **Last updated:** [June 14, 2010, 4:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-reply-is-a-python-quote/538621 "2010-06-14T16:03:08Z")
The non-sequitur Python quote thread was fun to read, but you have to admit, that it’s not too hard to find a non-sequitur when it’s Monty Python you’re talking about - but how about finding a quote (from a different ske… --- ## [Political figures public displays of civic/historical ignorance?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/political-figures-public-displays-of-civic-historical-ignorance/523062)
**Author:** [@gitfiddle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gitfiddle)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [January 2, 2010, 10:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/political-figures-public-displays-of-civic-historical-ignorance/523062 "2010-01-02T22:20:45Z")
I’m just curious what the most notable instances are of US politicians’ lack of civics or history knowledge. For instance, I remember a while back when there was a big uproar from some politicians that the national anth… --- ## [SDMB FF Super League of Doom 2012](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-ff-super-league-of-doom-2012/629581)
**Author:** [@SenorBeef](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SenorBeef)\ **Replies:** 90\ **Last updated:** [December 24, 2012, 6:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-ff-super-league-of-doom-2012/629581 "2012-12-24T18:42:28Z")
Last year’s thread. The idea behind this league is that we take 6 of the SDMB’s best, most active FF players and make a very active, very competitive league. And every year, the person who finishes last gets booted, and… --- ## [Todays "Holy Shit, Nature is Stranger than Fiction" Entry](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/todays-holy-shit-nature-is-stranger-than-fiction-entry/592725)
**Author:** [@Shagnasty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shagnasty)\ **Replies:** 65\ **Last updated:** [August 20, 2011, 12:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/todays-holy-shit-nature-is-stranger-than-fiction-entry/592725 "2011-08-20T12:32:32Z")
I just saw a video on the mimic octopus which was unknown to science until the 1990’s for good reason. It has instant morphing capability and can take on the form of many other dangerous sea creatures in a way few have e… --- ## [New logical fallacy I'm sick of](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-logical-fallacy-im-sick-of/581800)
**Author:** [@MaxTheVool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MaxTheVool)\ **Replies:** 65\ **Last updated:** [May 21, 2011, 11:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-logical-fallacy-im-sick-of/581800 "2011-05-21T23:23:55Z")
There’s a type of argument that seems generally fallacious that I’ve seen a bunch recently, and I’m sick of it. It goes like this: A: I think that when people do X, there’s a tendency for Y to happen B: Wait but can y… --- ## [Amazon's 100 Books to Read in a Lifetime](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/amazons-100-books-to-read-in-a-lifetime/682032)
**Author:** [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Replies:** 87\ **Last updated:** [April 24, 2014, 2:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/amazons-100-books-to-read-in-a-lifetime/682032 "2014-04-24T02:54:14Z")
http://www.amazon.com/b?ie=UTF8&node=8192263011 I’ve read exactly 33 of them, which means I’m just one-third of a book away from reading one-third of them! How about you? --- ## [Wives or girlfriends going to gentleman's club](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wives-or-girlfriends-going-to-gentlemans-club/694048)
**Author:** [@Sicks\_Ate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sicks_Ate)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [August 13, 2014, 9:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wives-or-girlfriends-going-to-gentlemans-club/694048 "2014-08-13T21:08:06Z")
First let me day this is entirely hypothetical. It’s um…research for a book or something. Any resemblance to persons real or fictional blahblah. So in the book, her curiosity having been piqued by strip club scenes in T… --- ## [Is recycling BS?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-recycling-bs/452481)
**Author:** [@stpauler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/stpauler)\ **Replies:** 69\ **Last updated:** [June 14, 2008, 11:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-recycling-bs/452481 "2008-06-14T11:01:36Z")
We were watching Penn and Teller’s Bull\*\*\*\* last night and the Recycling episode (season 2). For the basis of their argument against recycling, they relied on Daniel K Benjamin’s Eight Great Myths of Recycling. I now fo… --- ## [How to fluff up a down comforter](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-fluff-up-a-down-comforter/429996)
**Author:** [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [December 16, 2007, 7:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-fluff-up-a-down-comforter/429996 "2007-12-16T19:32:43Z")
My down quilt just celebrated its 23rd birthday. ( :eek: ) I use a cover, so it’s not dirty, but the down is clumped up in spots. It’s still warm, but could definitely be fluffier. Can I just throw it in the dryer, on n… --- ## [Explain Jackson Pollock to me](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/explain-jackson-pollock-to-me/401619)
**Author:** [@Catamount](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Catamount)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [April 28, 2007, 7:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/explain-jackson-pollock-to-me/401619 "2007-04-28T07:21:02Z")
(Inspired by the oft-derailed Famous Works of Art that You Hate thread) I’ve never thought much of Pollock’s paintings. I look at them and I see random squiggles of paint. (Although, looking at that link more closely … --- ## [Hormones, Tears and Cramps at age 53? WTF?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hormones-tears-and-cramps-at-age-53-wtf/640829)
**Author:** [@Buttercup\_Smith](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Buttercup_Smith)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [November 17, 2012, 1:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hormones-tears-and-cramps-at-age-53-wtf/640829 "2012-11-17T01:11:57Z")
I am 53 years old. I still have periods every damn month. Here lately though, I have become so sensitive. I cry at the drop of a hat. I have cramps that last 3 days and are unbearable without painkillers. When will … --- ## [WTF? The Astrodome is FULL?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wtf-the-astrodome-is-full/319699)
**Author:** [@Mama\_Tiger](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mama_Tiger)\ **Replies:** 128\ **Last updated:** [September 4, 2005, 10:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wtf-the-astrodome-is-full/319699 "2005-09-04T10:48:25Z")
CNN just reported that as the latest buses pulled up to the Astrodome, with 5,000 people inside, they were told that the Astrodome is full. Go away. They can’t take any more people. What in God’s name is happening? W… --- ## [Best #1 single of the year retrospective: 1980](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-1-single-of-the-year-retrospective-1980/700748)
**Author:** [@Smapti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smapti)\ **Replies:** 74\ **Last updated:** [October 10, 2014, 4:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-1-single-of-the-year-retrospective-1980/700748 "2014-10-10T16:19:35Z")
“Eventually, I just stopped caring about people. Fortunately, by then it was the eighties, and nobody noticed.” -Reverend Lovejoy Our survey brings us now to 1980. Disco is in its death throes and hip-hop is still anoth… --- ## [Forget planes on treadmills, here's a sail-cart out-sailing the wind!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/forget-planes-on-treadmills-heres-a-sail-cart-out-sailing-the-wind/559778)
**Author:** [@Gorsnak](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gorsnak)\ **Replies:** 106\ **Last updated:** [April 8, 2026, 1:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/forget-planes-on-treadmills-heres-a-sail-cart-out-sailing-the-wind/559778 "2026-04-08T13:29:46Z")
It’s pretty well established that you can tack an ice-sailboat in a fashion that allows you to travel downwind at rates faster than the wind, but conventional thinking has it that you can’t exceed windspeed with your sai… --- ## [Democratic VP Hypothetical](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/democratic-vp-hypothetical/618403)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [April 19, 2012, 12:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/democratic-vp-hypothetical/618403 "2012-04-19T00:34:30Z")
Let’s say that for some reason Biden decides he doesn’t want to be VP for another term. Who would be the front-runners for the position, and why? --- ## [24: Season 8: Episode 12 (3:00am - 4:00am)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/24-season-8-episode-12-3-00am-4-00am/532591)
**Author:** [@Monstre](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Monstre)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [March 20, 2010, 6:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/24-season-8-episode-12-3-00am-4-00am/532591 "2010-03-20T06:09:32Z")
FAQ Bauer (aka Thread Rules) 1) What can be discussed in plain text, unboxed? A: Any events in episodes, once aired on the east coast – as well as any speculation based on these already-aired events. 2) What should I … --- ## [About your first name](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/about-your-first-name/1002718)
**Author:** [@eschereal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/eschereal)\ **Replies:** 200\ **Last updated:** [November 17, 2025, 1:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/about-your-first-name/1002718 "2025-11-17T01:19:59Z")
I just got a call from a realtor interested in earning a commission helping me sell my mother’s house. The call began, “Hello, is this \[my first name\]? I am a realtor with …” click. My best friends are vultures, … --- ## [Why did the chicken cross the road? - Star Trek (or other Sci-Fi) version](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-did-the-chicken-cross-the-road-star-trek-or-other-sci-fi-version/290293)
**Author:** [@AncientHumanoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AncientHumanoid)\ **Replies:** 116\ **Last updated:** [February 28, 2015, 2:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-did-the-chicken-cross-the-road-star-trek-or-other-sci-fi-version/290293 "2015-02-28T02:18:16Z")
McCoy: I’m a doctor, dammit! Not Colonel Sanders! Spock: Logically, it must have been fascinated with something. Q: You couldn’t even begin to comprehend the reasons. Growl for me, Worf. Worf: Klingons don’t have chic… --- ## [The Ominvore's Hundred](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-ominvores-hundred/462521)
**Author:** [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\ **Replies:** 116\ **Last updated:** [September 20, 2008, 11:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-ominvores-hundred/462521 "2008-09-20T11:11:06Z")
At another board I saw a list posted, called The Omnivore’s Hundred. It was created by a British writer, Andrew Wheeler, who has a food blog as well. The one hundred items are foods/drinks he suggested should be tried … --- ## [Are there any chick flicks that feature a poor man as the love interest?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-any-chick-flicks-that-feature-a-poor-man-as-the-love-interest/723052)
**Author:** [@Spoke](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spoke)\ **Replies:** 75\ **Last updated:** [June 23, 2015, 11:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-any-chick-flicks-that-feature-a-poor-man-as-the-love-interest/723052 "2015-06-23T23:56:41Z")
It seems to me that every movie marketed toward women features a romantic interest who is wildly successful, and leads a lavish lifestyle: stylish cars, penthouse apartments, beach houses, fancy restaurants, that sort of… --- ## [What percentage of people need to be sedated for dental work?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-percentage-of-people-need-to-be-sedated-for-dental-work/461169)
**Author:** [@Washoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Washoe)\ **Replies:** 71\ **Last updated:** [August 29, 2008, 2:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-percentage-of-people-need-to-be-sedated-for-dental-work/461169 "2008-08-29T02:10:04Z")
My wife and I got into it the other day because I insist on taking a Valium before going to the dentist. She thinks I’m a colossal coward, and maintains that I’m the only person she’s ever known who does this. I countere… --- ## [Installing a game on an external harddrive - practical?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/installing-a-game-on-an-external-harddrive-practical/574848)
**Author:** [@Mr.Kobayashi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Kobayashi)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [March 16, 2011, 8:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/installing-a-game-on-an-external-harddrive-practical/574848 "2011-03-16T20:57:05Z")
From a bit of Googling I understand it’s possible to install and run programs on external hard drives, but what I’ve not sussed is how practical this is. Would a modern, fairly resource-intensive game (Shogun 2: Total W… --- ## [When does political speech become sedition?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-does-political-speech-become-sedition/623043)
**Author:** [@Happy\_Fun\_Ball](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Happy_Fun_Ball)\ **Replies:** 63\ **Last updated:** [May 28, 2012, 1:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-does-political-speech-become-sedition/623043 "2012-05-28T13:43:34Z")
Granted, every election cycle has divisive speech, but I am disgusted (again) with some of the rhetoric of our brethren on the right side of the aisle. Second amendment solutions proposed from a candidate for National O… --- ## [Lead singer takes a break: best and worst examples](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lead-singer-takes-a-break-best-and-worst-examples/746273)
**Author:** [@sciurophobic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sciurophobic)\ **Replies:** 107\ **Last updated:** [February 18, 2016, 6:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lead-singer-takes-a-break-best-and-worst-examples/746273 "2016-02-18T18:49:47Z")
Sometimes, once every album or so, someone else in the band gets to sing lead. Who should have been told to keep their mouth shut, and who should have considered starting their own band? And can we agree now that Ringo … --- ## [Why are so many 'redneck' kids named Travis, Tyler and Cody?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-so-many-redneck-kids-named-travis-tyler-and-cody/564906)
**Author:** [@Argent\_Towers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Argent_Towers)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [December 21, 2010, 7:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-so-many-redneck-kids-named-travis-tyler-and-cody/564906 "2010-12-21T19:29:33Z")
I know the word ‘redneck’ can have negative connotations, although it’s frequently used without them also. I mean no insult by it…but, I can’t think of a more accurate word for the title to describe the people I mean. ‘F… --- ## [Describe your nightmare](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/describe-your-nightmare/522204)
**Author:** [@Hedda\_Rosa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hedda_Rosa)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [February 11, 2018, 4:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/describe-your-nightmare/522204 "2018-02-11T16:46:31Z")
What was your most frightening or disturbing nightmare? The one that still gives you a little shiver when you think of it? That you hope you never, ever have again? We’ve been househunting recently and my worst nightmar… --- ## [So, how do you go about asking for a job once you use connections to get a sit down?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-how-do-you-go-about-asking-for-a-job-once-you-use-connections-to-get-a-sit-down/704913)
**Author:** [@Zsofia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zsofia)\ **Replies:** 81\ **Last updated:** [April 28, 2015, 4:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-how-do-you-go-about-asking-for-a-job-once-you-use-connections-to-get-a-sit-down/704913 "2015-04-28T04:06:13Z")
I have got to get out of the job I’m in. It’s awful, admin is driving the place into the ground, and it’s breaking my heart. I’m seriously considering leaving the profession altogether. The thing is, my husband is ser… --- ## [How do countries pay each other sums of money?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-countries-pay-each-other-sums-of-money/696117)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [May 13, 2015, 7:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-countries-pay-each-other-sums-of-money/696117 "2015-05-13T19:23:41Z")
Real-life example: Taiwan has been purchasing weaponry systems from the USA for self-defense against China. This buying habit has gone on for decades, adding up to many billions of dollars of purchases. In technical ter… --- ## [Ford Crown Vics with spotlight & civilian plates](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ford-crown-vics-with-spotlight-civilian-plates/657161)
**Author:** [@John\_DiFool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_DiFool)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [January 15, 2015, 1:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ford-crown-vics-with-spotlight-civilian-plates/657161 "2015-01-15T01:21:46Z")
I see these all the time-Crown Victorias, for the uninitiated, are typically the car of choice for regular police cruisers. These have the kind of spotlights that regular cruisers have too. Otherwise they look like civ… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1067&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1069&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)