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**Author:** [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [August 23, 2009, 8:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/want-eyes-like-sailor-moon-look-no-further/507081 "2009-08-23T20:57:52Z")
New Contact Lenses give you Anime Eyes: The picture is REALLY spooky. --- ## [What's the skeptical explanation for the events after the death of Jesus?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-skeptical-explanation-for-the-events-after-the-death-of-jesus/565233)
**Author:** [@Blalron](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Blalron)\ **Replies:** 65\ **Last updated:** [December 29, 2010, 6:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-skeptical-explanation-for-the-events-after-the-death-of-jesus/565233 "2010-12-29T18:11:31Z")
I know the traditional Christian answer is that Jesus actually did rise from the dead, and actually is the Son of God. But what are some more skeptical explanations for the events afterwards? It seems pretty clear to me … --- ## [Lockheed claims to be 4 years away from fusion power plant](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lockheed-claims-to-be-4-years-away-from-fusion-power-plant/652058)
**Author:** [@The\_Hamster\_King](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Hamster_King)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [March 6, 2013, 5:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lockheed-claims-to-be-4-years-away-from-fusion-power-plant/652058 "2013-03-06T17:17:28Z")
A couple of weeks ago a spokesman from the Lockheed Skunkworks gave a speech at a TED-like event where he claimed that his team was 4 years away from having a mass-produced fusion reactor the size of a shipping container… --- ## [Recommend a substitute for cream in coffee](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-a-substitute-for-cream-in-coffee/481676)
**Author:** [@Tess\_of\_the\_Derbyville](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tess_of_the_Derbyville)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [January 19, 2009, 7:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-a-substitute-for-cream-in-coffee/481676 "2009-01-19T19:32:05Z")
I love the taste of real cream in my coffee but I’m trying to lower my cholesterol intake. Skim milk and non-dairy creamer don’t cut it and I’ve tried some god awful “dairy alternative” from the health food store. Any … --- ## [Photographers, how do I get my photos to look more like this?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/photographers-how-do-i-get-my-photos-to-look-more-like-this/509539)
**Author:** [@Whiteknight](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Whiteknight)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [September 16, 2009, 1:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/photographers-how-do-i-get-my-photos-to-look-more-like-this/509539 "2009-09-16T01:45:57Z")
I realize that professional photography is a true art form and I am not going to just pick it up overnight. However, I’d like to know what quality the photos here share that just gives them that special “pop” that seems… --- ## [Is Amazon.com intentionally hard to use?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-amazon-com-intentionally-hard-to-use/678097)
**Author:** [@AaronX](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AaronX)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [January 10, 2014, 10:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-amazon-com-intentionally-hard-to-use/678097 "2014-01-10T10:26:50Z")
Amazon is a huge shopping site, so you’d think accessibility would be a top priority. Yet these annoyances still exist: \[ul\] \[li\]They hide the fact that there are other sellers are selling the same thing.\[/li\]\[li\]No fi… --- ## [Give me some math problems](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/give-me-some-math-problems/513062)
**Author:** [@ivylass](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ivylass)\ **Replies:** 82\ **Last updated:** [October 15, 2009, 8:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/give-me-some-math-problems/513062 "2009-10-15T20:53:38Z")
Preferably the ones you know the answers to. :smiley: I am working on a project that involves me basically having to relearn about three years of math into about four months. I’ve gone through books. I’ve done probl… --- ## [How long does it usually take to be called for an interview?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-long-does-it-usually-take-to-be-called-for-an-interview/670692)
**Author:** [@Flying\_Ghoti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Flying_Ghoti)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [October 9, 2013, 9:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-long-does-it-usually-take-to-be-called-for-an-interview/670692 "2013-10-09T21:35:15Z")
Hi guys! I recently graduated with a bachelor’s degree and have been job hunting for a few months. About two weeks ago, I applied for several jobs for which I am well qualified, and I haven’t heard anything from them yet… --- ## [John Edwards, are you fucking kidding me?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/john-edwards-are-you-fucking-kidding-me/459344)
**Author:** [@HMS\_Irruncible](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HMS_Irruncible)\ **Replies:** 126\ **Last updated:** [August 12, 2008, 12:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/john-edwards-are-you-fucking-kidding-me/459344 "2008-08-12T00:29:56Z")
Now that the “Clinton got a blowjob” thing has almost finished running its course a decade later, thanks for not only reviving but indelibly cementing the stereotype of the philandering Democrat politician. What would F… --- ## [Anyone have a Nexus 4 or doing a prepaid smartphone thing?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-have-a-nexus-4-or-doing-a-prepaid-smartphone-thing/657685)
**Author:** [@SenorBeef](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SenorBeef)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [May 20, 2013, 1:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-have-a-nexus-4-or-doing-a-prepaid-smartphone-thing/657685 "2013-05-20T13:02:45Z")
It’s weird, I’m a gadget guy but I’m the last guy in the world to get a smartphone. I hate making commitments to big bills and contracts and I don’t want to pay $85/mo for a phone I wouldn’t use all that much. I get by w… --- ## [Weird stuff you do habitually for no reason (sequel)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weird-stuff-you-do-habitually-for-no-reason-sequel/546579)
**Author:** [@Arnold\_Winkelried](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Arnold_Winkelried)\ **Replies:** 84\ **Last updated:** [July 23, 2010, 1:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weird-stuff-you-do-habitually-for-no-reason-sequel/546579 "2010-07-23T01:22:55Z")
Continuation of this thread: Weird stuff you do habitually for no reason started by DarRRva on 23 December 2008 Have at it! --- ## [Should Society be Darwinian?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-society-be-darwinian/642749)
**Author:** [@supery00n](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/supery00n)\ **Replies:** 71\ **Last updated:** [December 6, 2012, 12:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-society-be-darwinian/642749 "2012-12-06T00:36:04Z")
If humans are animals, and if Darwinian evolutionary theory correctly explains the diversity and modification of species over time, then does it not follow that opposition to Social Darwinism, which is the application of… --- ## [How much sympathy do people deserve who go adventuring in dangerous, politically unstable areas?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-sympathy-do-people-deserve-who-go-adventuring-in-dangerous-politically-unstable-areas/554343)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 103\ **Last updated:** [September 22, 2010, 2:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-sympathy-do-people-deserve-who-go-adventuring-in-dangerous-politically-unstable-areas/554343 "2010-09-22T14:36:58Z")
Re the Hikers snagged by Iran near the Iran-Iraq border and being effectively held hostage for over a year now. Sarah Shourd has been released, but the two men are still in Iran’s custody. How much sympathy do people de… --- ## ["Tweaker" behavior without meth use?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tweaker-behavior-without-meth-use/570535)
**Author:** [@Kevbo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kevbo)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [March 23, 2011, 4:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tweaker-behavior-without-meth-use/570535 "2011-03-23T04:35:56Z")
I’ve interacted with a few meth addicts. The twitching, over animated, hyperactive behavior was pretty consistent and unmistakable. So there is a fast food place where I sometimes stop in the morning, and less often at… --- ## [IRA vs Index fund investments, which is better](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ira-vs-index-fund-investments-which-is-better/678617)
**Author:** [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [January 14, 2014, 4:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ira-vs-index-fund-investments-which-is-better/678617 "2014-01-14T04:59:34Z")
Does an IRA offer anything better than what you get with Index funds? --- ## [Pope Palpatine is a Festering Grab-Ass](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pope-palpatine-is-a-festering-grab-ass/411355)
**Author:** [@Tuckerfan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tuckerfan)\ **Replies:** 134\ **Last updated:** [July 16, 2007, 10:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pope-palpatine-is-a-festering-grab-ass/411355 "2007-07-16T10:59:11Z")
Pope manages to offend most of the planet. Ya know, JP II worked to try and improve relations between religions, while his success at this is certainly debatable, you, dickhead, have singlehandedly pissed all of that a… --- ## [At what point did civilians being targeted in war become unacceptable?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/at-what-point-did-civilians-being-targeted-in-war-become-unacceptable/673718)
**Author:** [@tci707](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tci707)\ **Replies:** 62\ **Last updated:** [November 18, 2013, 1:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/at-what-point-did-civilians-being-targeted-in-war-become-unacceptable/673718 "2013-11-18T01:16:31Z")
Currently if civilians die in war it gets a lot of flak from the public, but in other wars they did it on purpose, like in operation meetinghouse (the tokyo firebombing) that killed 100k civilians in one night, by burnin… --- ## [Best live album](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-live-album/551346)
**Author:** [@Siddhartha\_Vicious](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Siddhartha_Vicious)\ **Replies:** 90\ **Last updated:** [August 31, 2010, 6:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-live-album/551346 "2010-08-31T18:44:43Z")
Title says it all, really. In your opinion, what’s the best live album that you’ve heard? --- ## [Should Political Parties Exist](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-political-parties-exist/658104)
**Author:** [@Orcris](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Orcris)\ **Replies:** 68\ **Last updated:** [May 16, 2013, 9:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-political-parties-exist/658104 "2013-05-16T09:41:23Z")
As the title suggests, the question here is about whether political parties should exist. And by no political parties, I don’t mean a dictatorship. I mean everybody runs as an independent. Pros of having political parti… --- ## ["Enuf is enuf. Enough is too much." Protestors at the Washington DC Spelling Bee](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/enuf-is-enuf-enough-is-too-much-protestors-at-the-washington-dc-spelling-bee/541913)
**Author:** [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Replies:** 62\ **Last updated:** [October 18, 2010, 12:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/enuf-is-enuf-enough-is-too-much-protestors-at-the-washington-dc-spelling-bee/541913 "2010-10-18T12:35:14Z")
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100603/ap\_on\_re\_us/us\_spelling\_bee\_protest --- ## [Abandoned city in last night's Mythbusters](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/abandoned-city-in-last-nights-mythbusters/459174)
**Author:** [@gotpasswords](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gotpasswords)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [August 18, 2008, 1:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/abandoned-city-in-last-nights-mythbusters/459174 "2008-08-18T01:14:54Z")
Did anyone catch in last night’s \*Mythbusters \* ther name of the abandoned city they were driving around in? I’m just curious about how a whole city or at least a subdivision, could be left vacant. I’m assuming and hop… --- ## [How stupid is this idea? Sleeping in a garage](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-stupid-is-this-idea-sleeping-in-a-garage/648878)
**Author:** [@drew870mitchell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drew870mitchell)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [January 31, 2013, 10:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-stupid-is-this-idea-sleeping-in-a-garage/648878 "2013-01-31T22:03:24Z")
Plan of garage In a few weekends we will be hosting a few people for the weekend in our house. We have enough sleeping bags and couches that keeping them in the living area of the house isn’t an issue. But sleeping ba… --- ## [Mortgage bailout..](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mortgage-bailout/464505)
**Author:** [@UltraVires](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/UltraVires)\ **Replies:** 129\ **Last updated:** [September 27, 2008, 2:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mortgage-bailout/464505 "2008-09-27T14:40:26Z")
I know this is probably a stupid question, but instead of paying $700 BILLION to bail out the lenders, how about just use that money, pay off everyone’s homes so that they own them free and clear, and tell the banks and … --- ## [Human-Chimp hybrid: Would that "bother" you?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/human-chimp-hybrid-would-that-bother-you/653780)
**Author:** [@John\_Mace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_Mace)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [March 25, 2013, 11:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/human-chimp-hybrid-would-that-bother-you/653780 "2013-03-25T23:35:35Z")
And I don’t mean would it bother you in the sense of whether it was ethical or not to produce the hybrid. The feasibility of a human-chimp hybrid comes up in GQ all the time\*, and it’s interesting how so many people res… --- ## [SDMB Donation File...who cares?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-donation-file-who-cares/320299)
**Author:** [@Ogre](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ogre)\ **Replies:** 159\ **Last updated:** [September 8, 2005, 4:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-donation-file-who-cares/320299 "2005-09-08T16:04:14Z")
http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=333098&page=2 Yes, you’re all very special people. Now cut the self-aggrandizing “pat-me-on-the-back” horseshit and just donate your money, time, or whatever. We al… --- ## [Did the Allies abandon plans to assassinate Hitler due to fear of horrific reprisals?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-the-allies-abandon-plans-to-assassinate-hitler-due-to-fear-of-horrific-reprisals/640026)
**Author:** [@KarlGauss](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KarlGauss)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [February 7, 2019, 4:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-the-allies-abandon-plans-to-assassinate-hitler-due-to-fear-of-horrific-reprisals/640026 "2019-02-07T16:31:01Z")
I’ve just finished reading the quite wonderful Agent Zigzag by Ben Macintyre. One of the reasons I enjoyed it as much as I did was because it was full of many interesting little ‘asides’. By that, I mean, Macintyre peppe… --- ## [Do you know how many centimeters a woman has to be dilated to give birth?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-know-how-many-centimeters-a-woman-has-to-be-dilated-to-give-birth/698573)
**Author:** [@Munch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Munch)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [September 16, 2014, 11:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-know-how-many-centimeters-a-woman-has-to-be-dilated-to-give-birth/698573 "2014-09-16T23:09:45Z")
A friend of my wife and I is having a baby today. Labor has been going on for almost 12 hours now, and it’s pretty slow going (she’s pretty small). We just got an update “3 centimeters”. I tell my wife “That’s pretty goo… --- ## [What is your current DIY/craft project?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-current-diy-craft-project/676188)
**Author:** [@Doctor\_Jackson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Doctor_Jackson)\ **Replies:** 61\ **Last updated:** [January 13, 2014, 10:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-current-diy-craft-project/676188 "2014-01-13T10:19:48Z")
I’m building an exterior door for my basement. My house is 50+ years old and, while well built, it seems that nothing is standard size - especially in the basement. The foundation and basement walls are 2’ thick granit… --- ## [Why do the airlines always seem to run on such a small profit margin](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-the-airlines-always-seem-to-run-on-such-a-small-profit-margin/726620)
**Author:** [@ssgenius](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ssgenius)\ **Replies:** 77\ **Last updated:** [August 14, 2015, 3:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-the-airlines-always-seem-to-run-on-such-a-small-profit-margin/726620 "2015-08-14T03:45:17Z")
Ever since 2001, all that I have heard in regards to the airlines in the news is how they keep losing money, go bankrupt, get into major debt with new purchases, troubles with pensions, etc, etc etc Or at best, they run… --- ## [Can someone be hypnotised to commit murder or suicide?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-someone-be-hypnotised-to-commit-murder-or-suicide/151697)
**Author:** [@CaptainGeordie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CaptainGeordie)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [January 31, 2003, 10:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-someone-be-hypnotised-to-commit-murder-or-suicide/151697 "2003-01-31T22:08:11Z")
I 've just been watching an old Columbo film where the villian hypnotises his victim to commit suicide by jumping from a fifth floor balcony. I wonder if it is really possible - can someone be hypnotised or otherwise for… --- ## [Favorite Futurama Quotes!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-futurama-quotes/394207)
**Author:** [@Merkwurdigliebe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Merkwurdigliebe)\ **Replies:** 123\ **Last updated:** [March 3, 2007, 10:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-futurama-quotes/394207 "2007-03-03T22:16:52Z")
I’m so sorry to talk so often about Futurama, but I think it’s the most clever cartoon ever made… I’ll get the ball rolling with the BEST quote in the last episode of it’s first run. That’s right folks! It’s coming back… --- ## [México part of N.A.?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mexico-part-of-n-a/685247)
**Author:** [@racepug](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/racepug)\ **Replies:** 71\ **Last updated:** [April 5, 2014, 6:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mexico-part-of-n-a/685247 "2014-04-05T18:29:03Z")
Can anyone explain why México is considered (by many, at least) to be part of North America? Geographically I can maybe understand, but culturally and linguistically - uh uh. So what gives? --- ## ["Uniform" for teenage & college age girls of Ugg boots & North Face jacket - Why so conformist?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/uniform-for-teenage-college-age-girls-of-ugg-boots-north-face-jacket-why-so-conformist/606128)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [December 15, 2011, 12:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/uniform-for-teenage-college-age-girls-of-ugg-boots-north-face-jacket-why-so-conformist/606128 "2011-12-15T00:03:46Z")
An astounding number of relatively attractive young women have chosen this somewhat mundane and unoriginal uniform combo as their “go to” look. Why? Do they have some terror of wearing an original outfit? Are pretty you… --- ## [What we thought about camera phones in 2004...or how things have changed in 9 years.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-we-thought-about-camera-phones-in-2004-or-how-things-have-changed-in-9-years/676881)
**Author:** [@Rhiannon8404](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rhiannon8404)\ **Replies:** 78\ **Last updated:** [April 12, 2021, 3:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-we-thought-about-camera-phones-in-2004-or-how-things-have-changed-in-9-years/676881 "2021-04-12T03:25:46Z")
I was looking at old threads I started and I found this one about getting my first camera phone. Wow! some of us were really wrong, including me. Guess they weren’t just a fad. --- ## [Can just anyone fly a flag at half mast?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-just-anyone-fly-a-flag-at-half-mast/20240)
**Author:** [@Shayna](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shayna)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [May 23, 2000, 10:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-just-anyone-fly-a-flag-at-half-mast/20240 "2000-05-23T22:32:29Z")
I was talking with a friend today who went to the cable company to pay her bill in person and saw that they were flying a flag out front at half mast. When she went in, she asked about it, wondering what important person… --- ## [A Cornucopia of MiniRants!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-cornucopia-of-minirants/560788)
**Author:** [@Algher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Algher)\ **Replies:** 96\ **Last updated:** [November 24, 2010, 5:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-cornucopia-of-minirants/560788 "2010-11-24T17:04:40Z")
NinjaChick’s rant here inspired me to start a new thread as we countdown to America’s annual celebration of gluttony, overeating, and setting fire to the patio with the deep fryer. Dear SIL: showing up at 4:00, then le… --- ## [Is that which is found in construction site dumpsters legally available to take?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-that-which-is-found-in-construction-site-dumpsters-legally-available-to-take/400135)
**Author:** [@Phlosphr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Phlosphr)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [April 18, 2007, 4:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-that-which-is-found-in-construction-site-dumpsters-legally-available-to-take/400135 "2007-04-18T04:03:22Z")
Well the title says it all. There is a very nice home going in down the way from me, and they have demolished a old beautiful colonial home, granite foundation and all. And I would like to go down and sift through the du… --- ## [Effect of Jim Crow laws on Latinos?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/effect-of-jim-crow-laws-on-latinos/131912)
**Author:** [@Frostillicus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frostillicus)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [October 13, 2002, 7:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/effect-of-jim-crow-laws-on-latinos/131912 "2002-10-13T07:52:26Z")
I teach US history at a predominately Hispanic high school in Chicago. Whenever I discuss legal segregation in the South (Jim Crow), my students inevitably ask me whether or not the Jim Crow laws applied to Hispanics as… --- ## [FAQ - technical issues - please read this BEFORE posting a question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/faq-technical-issues-please-read-this-before-posting-a-question/97849)
**Author:** [@Arnold\_Winkelried](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Arnold_Winkelried)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [August 1, 2002, 4:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/faq-technical-issues-please-read-this-before-posting-a-question/97849 "2002-08-01T16:50:20Z")
New Users Q: I’m a new user and I have not received my confirmation email. What do I do? A: If you don’t receive your confirmation email within an hour or so after your initial registration, email TubaDiva at TubaDiva… --- ## ["Clutch Cargo" cartoon series](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/clutch-cargo-cartoon-series/553971)
**Author:** [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [May 21, 2012, 12:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/clutch-cargo-cartoon-series/553971 "2012-05-21T00:00:35Z")
I’ve never heard of this show before, or this freaky dialogue technique. I can see why it was never too popular: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pFnLirXjjto --- ## [Wish I knew why my tween daughter is mad at me](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wish-i-knew-why-my-tween-daughter-is-mad-at-me/650233)
**Author:** [@boozilu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/boozilu)\ **Replies:** 60\ **Last updated:** [February 20, 2013, 2:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wish-i-knew-why-my-tween-daughter-is-mad-at-me/650233 "2013-02-20T02:03:44Z")
Is this how it’s going to be for the next ten years? Me: Are you mad? What’s wrong? Tween: Hrumph Me: ??? Me: Can you at least eat some breakfast? Tween: The only thing I want is something you won’t let me hav… --- ## [Why can't they make an anti-hunger pill?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-cant-they-make-an-anti-hunger-pill/585691)
**Author:** [@Hermitian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hermitian)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [June 22, 2011, 3:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-cant-they-make-an-anti-hunger-pill/585691 "2011-06-22T15:48:46Z")
I know many people gain too much weight because they eat too much for other reasons (depression, boredom, etc.). But I know that I (and many others) gain too much weight because I am just stinking hungry all the time. M… --- ## [Foods usually used sparingly, that you like to eat by themselves](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/foods-usually-used-sparingly-that-you-like-to-eat-by-themselves/625002)
**Author:** [@grude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/grude)\ **Replies:** 80\ **Last updated:** [June 17, 2012, 7:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/foods-usually-used-sparingly-that-you-like-to-eat-by-themselves/625002 "2012-06-17T07:21:52Z")
Liverwurst- I can just eat it like cookiedough. Goat cheese-The local grocery has had this normally kinda too pricey to buy regularly chevre at buy one get one free, I like to open one and use a spoon to just eat small … --- ## [Bad fast food you must have](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bad-fast-food-you-must-have/515855)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 95\ **Last updated:** [November 5, 2009, 8:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bad-fast-food-you-must-have/515855 "2009-11-05T20:26:18Z")
One holiday my best fiend was visiting his mom, and I was hanging out with him. He said, ‘So, Johnny… Up for some Wienerschnitzel chili cheese dogs?’ Of course. His mom said, ‘Oh, don’t do that! I have some meatloaf … --- ## [And there was much rejoicing!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/and-there-was-much-rejoicing/77430)
**Author:** [@magdalene](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/magdalene)\ **Replies:** 125\ **Last updated:** [September 3, 2001, 2:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/and-there-was-much-rejoicing/77430 "2001-09-03T02:12:19Z")
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A42202-2001Aug21.html Goodbye, you egomaniacal, narrow-minded, self-righteous waste of space! --- ## [Why do men have to know the size of their penis?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-men-have-to-know-the-size-of-their-penis/52533)
**Author:** [@oldscratch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/oldscratch)\ **Replies:** 78\ **Last updated:** [February 8, 2001, 2:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-men-have-to-know-the-size-of-their-penis/52533 "2001-02-08T02:01:00Z")
I never got this. I’ve never measured it, I have no idea what the size is. I also have no idea how big my ears are, my hands, my fingers, my fore arms, my neck. I know how long my legs are, but that has a usefull purpose… --- ## [This Time I Don't Want to Embarass My Daughter](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-time-i-dont-want-to-embarass-my-daughter/677512)
**Author:** [@Shodan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shodan)\ **Replies:** 76\ **Last updated:** [January 1, 2014, 3:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-time-i-dont-want-to-embarass-my-daughter/677512 "2014-01-01T03:00:11Z")
Although I am sure I will anyway. My dear daughter has informed me that, after she graduates from college (next June - did I mention that she got straight A’s?) she and her boyfriend are going to get engaged. Insert se… --- ## [Re parking lot NFL pre-game tailgating - Do people sell food or is it just for their friends?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/re-parking-lot-nfl-pre-game-tailgating-do-people-sell-food-or-is-it-just-for-their-friends/669450)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [September 27, 2013, 8:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/re-parking-lot-nfl-pre-game-tailgating-do-people-sell-food-or-is-it-just-for-their-friends/669450 "2013-09-27T20:25:15Z")
I’ve never been to one but I am curious. In these scenarios in NFL stadium parking lots (per pics of the action I have seen)some people seem to practically have travelling restaurants and appear to make way more food th… --- ## [3D Printing and Plastic Guns](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/3d-printing-and-plastic-guns/657671)
**Author:** [@11811](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/11811)\ **Replies:** 86\ **Last updated:** [May 10, 2013, 4:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/3d-printing-and-plastic-guns/657671 "2013-05-10T16:18:06Z")
Do 3D printers connect to the Internet, and could a firmware update be written that would cripple the manufacture of plástica guns? --- ## [My cat ate some Fig Newtons! Should I worry?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-cat-ate-some-fig-newtons-should-i-worry/418628)
**Author:** [@Morgyn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Morgyn)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [September 12, 2007, 11:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-cat-ate-some-fig-newtons-should-i-worry/418628 "2007-09-12T23:57:10Z")
Lame title, but says it all. When I got home tonight I discovered that one of my cats had eaten some Fig Newtons I’d been stupid enough to leave out. He seems to be okay, but I can’t find any info on whether figs are bad… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1071&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1073&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)