# Top **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1076&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:** 1077 --- ## [Hypothetical situation: You're going to be alone in a room for ten years but have points for perks.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hypothetical-situation-youre-going-to-be-alone-in-a-room-for-ten-years-but-have-points-for-perks/659367)
**Author:** [@Idle\_Thoughts](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Idle_Thoughts)\ **Replies:** 105\ **Last updated:** [May 29, 2013, 2:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hypothetical-situation-youre-going-to-be-alone-in-a-room-for-ten-years-but-have-points-for-perks/659367 "2013-05-29T14:50:35Z")
You are being forced into isolation for ten years (for what reason–I don’t know–make one up yourself if you want. Suffice to say, it’s that or death of you and your loved ones). Your room will already have a bed and a l… --- ## [Share your favorite porn movie "plots"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/share-your-favorite-porn-movie-plots/362775)
**Author:** [@tdn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tdn)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [October 11, 2014, 12:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/share-your-favorite-porn-movie-plots/362775 "2014-10-11T00:33:35Z")
\-Girl answers the door. It’s the pizza guy. (From Pizza Slut, of course.) “Oh, geez, I really want this pizza, but I don’t have any money. Isn’t there some other way I can pay for it?” Boom-chicka-boom. -“Doctor, I have… --- ## [Have you ever quit a job with no notice?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-quit-a-job-with-no-notice/742323)
**Author:** [@not\_what\_you\_d\_expect](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/not_what_you_d_expect)\ **Replies:** 91\ **Last updated:** [February 2, 2016, 8:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-quit-a-job-with-no-notice/742323 "2016-02-02T20:34:29Z")
If so, did you feel guilty about it? For the first time in my long working life, I walked off of a job. I do believe that I was totally justified in my action, but I’ve still felt a bit of guilt about it and that is irr… --- ## [SDMBKL is an alien life-form sent to Earth to gather data about the natives](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmbkl-is-an-alien-life-form-sent-to-earth-to-gather-data-about-the-natives/619958)
**Author:** [@Rachellelogram](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rachellelogram)\ **Replies:** 82\ **Last updated:** [April 29, 2012, 4:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmbkl-is-an-alien-life-form-sent-to-earth-to-gather-data-about-the-natives/619958 "2012-04-29T16:56:50Z")
In the first two pages of SDMBKL’s posting history, I observed these gems: \[ul\] \[li\]Do you sew and mend your clothes?\[/li\]\[li\]Why are monotheistic religions so popular?\[/li\]\[li\]What philosophical question did you ask a… --- ## [Where do you get your online news?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-do-you-get-your-online-news/621093)
**Author:** [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [June 1, 2012, 4:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-do-you-get-your-online-news/621093 "2012-06-01T16:38:04Z")
This is a multiple choice and private (anonymous) poll, but please try to limit your vote(s) to those sites you visit on a regular basis for news and current events. The source thread is Where do you get your online new… --- ## ['Net neutrality... Where to now?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/net-neutrality-where-to-now/565031)
**Author:** [@Leaper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaper)\ **Replies:** 73\ **Last updated:** [December 28, 2010, 8:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/net-neutrality-where-to-now/565031 "2010-12-28T20:43:33Z")
So new rules have been adopted, rules that are distinctly unpopular to techies and liberals, from what I’ve read. What, exactly, will be the practical effect of all this (realistically, please), both in terms of the rul… --- ## [Are the Ferengi in Star Trek supposed to be Jews?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-the-ferengi-in-star-trek-supposed-to-be-jews/956236)
**Author:** [@Fiendish\_Astronaut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fiendish_Astronaut)\ **Replies:** 93\ **Last updated:** [May 9, 2023, 7:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-the-ferengi-in-star-trek-supposed-to-be-jews/956236 "2023-05-09T19:57:35Z")
I say that as a Jew myself, in case that’s meaningful or not. It just feels that they are a depiction of the archetypal anti-semitic trope, albeit with oversized ears rather than over-sized noses. I’m not normally that … --- ## [Are the Stieg Larsson books any good?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-the-stieg-larsson-books-any-good/545194)
**Author:** [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [September 24, 2010, 3:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-the-stieg-larsson-books-any-good/545194 "2010-09-24T03:28:44Z")
I guessed they’re called the Millenium trilogy: The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo, The Girl Who Played With Fire, and The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet’s Nest. There’s been a lot of talk about them but there doesn’t seem to … --- ## [College is against your religion? Then why are you in it?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/college-is-against-your-religion-then-why-are-you-in-it/623736)
**Author:** [@vivalostwages](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/vivalostwages)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [June 4, 2012, 2:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/college-is-against-your-religion-then-why-are-you-in-it/623736 "2012-06-04T02:03:33Z")
In college, I mean… Sigh This is beyond tiresome. I can see that I’ll have to add even more wording to my ever-increasing syllabus just to let everyone know ahead of time that a story I assign or a film I show ma… --- ## [Today's Bible Lesson: "You Reap What You Sow."](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/todays-bible-lesson-you-reap-what-you-sow/854112)
**Author:** [@Jasmine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jasmine)\ **Replies:** 108\ **Last updated:** [June 16, 2020, 7:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/todays-bible-lesson-you-reap-what-you-sow/854112 "2020-06-16T07:38:22Z")
\*\* Ga. church closes two weeks after reopening as families come down with Coronavirus\*\* Two weeks. Right on schedule. --- ## [Chinese rover soft-lands on the Moon](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chinese-rover-soft-lands-on-the-moon/676310)
**Author:** [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)\ **Replies:** 65\ **Last updated:** [December 19, 2013, 4:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chinese-rover-soft-lands-on-the-moon/676310 "2013-12-19T04:22:32Z")
Story here. I don’t suppose it will discover anything new scientifically, at this date; but I think this is just a stage the Chinese think they need to go through to prepare for a manned landing. --- ## [Advice for sleeping in your car.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/advice-for-sleeping-in-your-car/549510)
**Author:** [@Mr\_Shine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr_Shine)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [August 10, 2010, 3:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/advice-for-sleeping-in-your-car/549510 "2010-08-10T15:58:10Z")
As of 5 September I will be leaving my current place due to rent increases. As of approx 20 September, I’ll be moving into my newly owned flat. This leaves about 2 weeks gap that I don’t want to spend much money on. I al… --- ## [How did Virginia become a blue state](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-did-virginia-become-a-blue-state/630449)
**Author:** [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [August 21, 2012, 1:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-did-virginia-become-a-blue-state/630449 "2012-08-21T01:15:51Z")
My understanding is in 2004 Bush won Virginia by 8 points, then Obama won it by 7 in 2008, and currently polling by 1 ahead of Romney in 2012. So why the shift in Virginia? I’m guessing based on the population there are… --- ## [Debunking Young Earth Theory w/ everyday facts](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/debunking-young-earth-theory-w-everyday-facts/624077)
**Author:** [@whc.03grady](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/whc.03grady)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [June 8, 2012, 9:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/debunking-young-earth-theory-w-everyday-facts/624077 "2012-06-08T21:11:01Z")
Note: I’m not interested in debating YE vs. OE here, that’s why I didn’t put this in GD. It’s all well and good to point to cosmic background radiation and the like to debunk the idea that the universe came into existen… --- ## [Value (or not) of the Satanic ethic](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/value-or-not-of-the-satanic-ethic/556743)
**Author:** [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)\ **Replies:** 75\ **Last updated:** [October 25, 2010, 12:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/value-or-not-of-the-satanic-ethic/556743 "2010-10-25T00:38:15Z")
A lot of people seem to assume that the ethics of Satanists are simply the inverse of Judeo-Christian ethics, i.e., a duty to do harm and evil. It adds credence to the Satanic-ritual-killings UL. But Satanism, at least… --- ## [If you have to work on Thanksgiving day, do you think it is unfair?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-have-to-work-on-thanksgiving-day-do-you-think-it-is-unfair/640912)
**Author:** [@Omar\_Little](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omar_Little)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [November 19, 2012, 3:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-have-to-work-on-thanksgiving-day-do-you-think-it-is-unfair/640912 "2012-11-19T15:22:56Z")
With the creep of Black Friday into Thanksgiving day (I believe Walmart and Target are both opening their stores on Thursday evening around 8:00 pm) with slashed prices to bring in shoppers, many people are going to have… --- ## [Driving the Redwood Highway](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/driving-the-redwood-highway/621467)
**Author:** [@Mdcastle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mdcastle)\ **Replies:** 63\ **Last updated:** [July 14, 2013, 4:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/driving-the-redwood-highway/621467 "2013-07-14T16:02:07Z")
Going to California is one of the concepts I have for my annual week long vacation with my sister. What kind of a drive / how long is it from the Bay area to Redwood Park. Is late fall even a good time to visit Californi… --- ## [The Repizzles are in the Hizzouse (RNC Plans for Rebranding the Image)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-repizzles-are-in-the-hizzouse-rnc-plans-for-rebranding-the-image/486548)
**Author:** [@Hentor\_the\_Barbarian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hentor_the_Barbarian)\ **Replies:** 113\ **Last updated:** [March 13, 2009, 9:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-repizzles-are-in-the-hizzouse-rnc-plans-for-rebranding-the-image/486548 "2009-03-13T21:51:34Z")
Michael Steele, recently elected RNC chair, has announced his plan for moving the Republican Party forward. http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2009/feb/19/steele-gop-needs-hip-hop-makeover/ As Steve Benen noted at th… --- ## [Immigrants living Tax Free](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/immigrants-living-tax-free/546168)
**Author:** [@nuggz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nuggz)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [July 10, 2010, 6:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/immigrants-living-tax-free/546168 "2010-07-10T06:12:16Z")
I don’t know if this is a regional stereotype, springing forth from some backwoods community… But I hear it a lot. “Those A-Rabs get to have their liquor store, seven years tax-free. As soon as their seven years are up,… --- ## [Food porn for Beck in the MMP!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/food-porn-for-beck-in-the-mmp/849141)
**Author:** [@FairyChatMom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FairyChatMom)\ **Replies:** 258\ **Last updated:** [March 16, 2020, 9:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/food-porn-for-beck-in-the-mmp/849141 "2020-03-16T09:28:09Z")
I’d start it of with a biggie, but the best I can share is scrambled eggs and ham for breakfast. No, they weren’t green. :smiley: Still, do your part to encourage (?) or torture (?) \*\*Beck \*\*during her recovery. And H… --- ## [Autobiographies/Memoirs With Deliberate Factual Misstatements Or Lies?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/autobiographies-memoirs-with-deliberate-factual-misstatements-or-lies/523702)
**Author:** [@MPB\_in\_Salt\_Lake](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MPB_in_Salt_Lake)\ **Replies:** 62\ **Last updated:** [January 11, 2010, 1:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/autobiographies-memoirs-with-deliberate-factual-misstatements-or-lies/523702 "2010-01-11T01:24:15Z")
Has anyone ever read an autobiography or memoir that you felt (even if you are not necc. certain) contained deliberate factual misstatements or just some good old-fashoned bullshit lies? I am reading a book now (George … --- ## [RAPE! RAPE!! (nope. pron. pron.)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rape-rape-nope-pron-pron/393127)
**Author:** [@NurseCarmen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NurseCarmen)\ **Replies:** 90\ **Last updated:** [February 23, 2007, 4:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rape-rape-nope-pron-pron/393127 "2007-02-23T16:35:49Z")
An apartment dweller heard a rape occurring in the apartment above him, so he grabbed a calvary sword, kicked down the door, and… Scared the shit out of a porn viewer. He’s now facing charges of criminal trespass to a … --- ## [Lane Kiffin Sucks! \*Trying not to flip out\*](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lane-kiffin-sucks-trying-not-to-flip-out/524809)
**Author:** [@smiling\_bandit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/smiling_bandit)\ **Replies:** 65\ **Last updated:** [January 19, 2010, 9:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lane-kiffin-sucks-trying-not-to-flip-out/524809 "2010-01-19T21:52:41Z")
This thread is no the first Kiffin thread, but I’m trying to vent here without messing with the rest of the thread. I am also trying not to swear too profusely. Disclaimer: I attend UT. I didn’t know about the Kiffin … --- ## [Why do Southerners (U.S.) speak with a 'drawl'](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-southerners-u-s-speak-with-a-drawl/453765)
**Author:** [@scrambledeggs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/scrambledeggs)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [June 29, 2008, 3:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-southerners-u-s-speak-with-a-drawl/453765 "2008-06-29T03:02:46Z")
Why do Southerners (U.S.) speak with a ‘drawl’? Especially in the ‘deep south’ the drawl is heavy – to my ears it makes the drawl-speakers sound like they are a bit slow in thinking. But how did it develop? It seems un… --- ## [Police brought in when guy says a psychic scammed him](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/police-brought-in-when-guy-says-a-psychic-scammed-him/538805)
**Author:** [@GESancMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GESancMan)\ **Replies:** 69\ **Last updated:** [May 12, 2010, 3:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/police-brought-in-when-guy-says-a-psychic-scammed-him/538805 "2010-05-12T03:04:15Z")
I saw this story on the news tonight, and I was both amazed and fascinated. You have got to be fucking kidding me. Let me be sure I have this straight: This guy is an utter moron for believing in this crap. He g… --- ## [Girl Genius: Bosun Higgs is a Jagermonster, right?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/girl-genius-bosun-higgs-is-a-jagermonster-right/694367)
**Author:** [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [February 21, 2020, 8:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/girl-genius-bosun-higgs-is-a-jagermonster-right/694367 "2020-02-21T20:15:47Z")
He’s invincible in a fight, he can heal quickly from practically any injury, he’s working for the Heterodynes secretly at present while pretending to serve the Wulfenbachs, Mama Gika knows him but won’t talk about him, a… --- ## [Child won't stand for the pledge until gays & lesbians have equal rights.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/child-wont-stand-for-the-pledge-until-gays-lesbians-have-equal-rights/517908)
**Author:** [@MyFootsZZZ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MyFootsZZZ)\ **Replies:** 87\ **Last updated:** [November 23, 2009, 5:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/child-wont-stand-for-the-pledge-until-gays-lesbians-have-equal-rights/517908 "2009-11-23T17:46:53Z")
This 10 year old wont stand for the pledge until gays and lesbians have equal rights. Not sure if this is in the right forum, as I think most people here wouldn’t have any objection to the child’s action, (or lack of). … --- ## [What are the last obscure movies you saw and loved?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-the-last-obscure-movies-you-saw-and-loved/613401)
**Author:** [@grude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/grude)\ **Replies:** 73\ **Last updated:** [March 2, 2012, 2:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-the-last-obscure-movies-you-saw-and-loved/613401 "2012-03-02T14:32:34Z")
Wings Of Honneamise- Jaw dropping amazing, I was turned on to this movie by a past thread I made. It reminds of me Gilliam’s Brazil only animated, in its creation of a fully realized alternate reality somewhere around 1… --- ## [Gang Rape Psychology](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gang-rape-psychology/515319)
**Author:** [@LeidenFrost](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LeidenFrost)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [May 29, 2011, 11:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gang-rape-psychology/515319 "2011-05-29T11:13:56Z")
Please respond if you have any insight, or if you could point me to an applicable thread: What is the psychology/motivation behind gang rape? Basically, what makes someone in a group think, "This is a good idea." I'm a… --- ## [Origin of "Och aye the noo!"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/origin-of-och-aye-the-noo/515899)
**Author:** [@The\_Stafford\_Cripps](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Stafford_Cripps)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [November 6, 2009, 4:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/origin-of-och-aye-the-noo/515899 "2009-11-06T16:37:52Z")
Some English people think that this is a real Scots saying. It isn’t; it doesn’t mean anything. Its literal translation is “Oh yes just now”. No one ever says that - where did it originate? --- ## [Whose idiotic idea was it to make all toilets white?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whose-idiotic-idea-was-it-to-make-all-toilets-white/516890)
**Author:** [@Argent\_Towers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Argent_Towers)\ **Replies:** 65\ **Last updated:** [November 22, 2011, 7:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whose-idiotic-idea-was-it-to-make-all-toilets-white/516890 "2011-11-22T19:50:02Z")
What is a toilet? It’s a receptacle for shit and piss, and occasionally, vomit and blood. You can dance around the issue all day long with euphemisms and other forms of linguistic chicanery, but at the end of the day, it… --- ## [Does government hold the right to deny or disparage liberty?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-government-hold-the-right-to-deny-or-disparage-liberty/512493)
**Author:** [@rwjefferson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rwjefferson)\ **Replies:** 90\ **Last updated:** [November 23, 2009, 9:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-government-hold-the-right-to-deny-or-disparage-liberty/512493 "2009-11-23T21:28:21Z")
The Supreme Court announced it will hear a challenge to Chicago’s gun ban. It seems to me that the right to pursue and protect health and property is one retained by the people. Does government hold the right to constr… --- ## [How do you ruin King Kong for a cognitive psychologist?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-ruin-king-kong-for-a-cognitive-psychologist/649967)
**Author:** [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [February 19, 2013, 12:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-ruin-king-kong-for-a-cognitive-psychologist/649967 "2013-02-19T00:41:19Z")
Have him count the number of times the basketball is passed. --- ## [Did your mama dress you funny?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-your-mama-dress-you-funny/566379)
**Author:** [@Dung\_Beetle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dung_Beetle)\ **Replies:** 61\ **Last updated:** [January 7, 2011, 8:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-your-mama-dress-you-funny/566379 "2011-01-07T08:56:59Z")
Come on, we know she did. Tell us why you went around looking so afflicted when you were little! As for me, I had long, blonde, glorious hair…so my mom parted it on the side, pulled it tightly away from my giant forehe… --- ## [Why would Obama make such a preposterous claim? \[US one of the largest Muslim countries\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-would-obama-make-such-a-preposterous-claim-us-one-of-the-largest-muslim-countries/498567)
**Author:** [@aldiboronti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aldiboronti)\ **Replies:** 121\ **Last updated:** [June 11, 2009, 5:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-would-obama-make-such-a-preposterous-claim-us-one-of-the-largest-muslim-countries/498567 "2009-06-11T17:40:11Z")
From the text of Obama’s speech in Cairo. Link The true figures for Muslim population in the US aren’t known with any accuracy, some estimates put it as low as 1 or 2 million, some as high as 6, but few would suggest … --- ## [Do prime numbers serve a purpose?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-prime-numbers-serve-a-purpose/311168)
**Author:** [@Soylent\_Gene](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Soylent_Gene)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [July 8, 2005, 10:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-prime-numbers-serve-a-purpose/311168 "2005-07-08T22:50:39Z")
What’s the big deal in the math world regarding prime numbers. For example, the number 19 is divisible by whole numbers by only one and itself. Besides math geeks…who cares? Is there any practical use of prime numbers? --- ## [We have a new moderator -- LOACH](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/we-have-a-new-moderator-loach/705191)
**Author:** [@TubaDiva](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TubaDiva)\ **Replies:** 83\ **Last updated:** [November 28, 2014, 3:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/we-have-a-new-moderator-loach/705191 "2014-11-28T15:38:51Z")
Please welcome our newest moderator. Loach starts with us today, working in MPSIMS. Be kind, we are happy to have him on board. :slight\_smile: --- ## ["Do You Have Any Weapons on You?" and COPS](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-have-any-weapons-on-you-and-cops/596833)
**Author:** [@Shodan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shodan)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [January 10, 2012, 8:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-have-any-weapons-on-you-and-cops/596833 "2012-01-10T20:03:45Z")
Bad boys, bad boys, whacha gonna do? Whacha gonna do, when they come for you… I have been watching a DVD series of the first fifteen seasons or so of COPS, presented to me by my dear son. The lesson I have gleaned is … --- ## [The Greatest McDonald's In the World.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-greatest-mcdonalds-in-the-world/127889)
**Author:** [@tiny\_ham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tiny_ham)\ **Replies:** 93\ **Last updated:** [October 29, 2002, 2:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-greatest-mcdonalds-in-the-world/127889 "2002-10-29T14:59:57Z")
And by the Greatest…I of course mean, the worst. Imagine a brick red SUV filled with big city chicks headed down to Champaign Illinois for the first Bears Game of the season. Gettin’ the hankerin for a McChicken combo … --- ## [The answer to the gun problem](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-answer-to-the-gun-problem/33833)
**Author:** [@Origato](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Origato)\ **Replies:** 222\ **Last updated:** [October 4, 2000, 10:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-answer-to-the-gun-problem/33833 "2000-10-04T22:10:57Z")
WTF is going on? Every so often, you will see a picture of a 12 year old kid in some back-ass-water country proudly displaying his fully automatic AK-47. The per capita income in this shithole place may (if they are luc… --- ## [Why is Don Quixote "the" Spanish book of all time?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-don-quixote-the-spanish-book-of-all-time/530213)
**Author:** [@No\_Wikipedia\_Cites](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/No_Wikipedia_Cites)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [February 24, 2010, 4:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-don-quixote-the-spanish-book-of-all-time/530213 "2010-02-24T16:27:03Z")
According to wikipedia, “The novel was recently voted The Greatest Book of All Time by the Nobel Institute.” Why is Don Quixote considered so utterly great of a book, such that 99% of Americans would not be able to name… --- ## [I got a pair of those Vibram Five Fingers barefoot shoes.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-got-a-pair-of-those-vibram-five-fingers-barefoot-shoes/537042)
**Author:** [@garygnu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/garygnu)\ **Replies:** 68\ **Last updated:** [June 4, 2010, 6:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-got-a-pair-of-those-vibram-five-fingers-barefoot-shoes/537042 "2010-06-04T18:07:37Z")
I’ve got to tell somebody… I bought a pair of these (grey, not the ugly camo) in anticipation of running a 5k with my wife. I love them so far. I ran 5k on a treadmill yesterday with no foot or shin pain. Previous attem… --- ## [What's the greatest city to not host an Olympics?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-greatest-city-to-not-host-an-olympics/630463)
**Author:** [@RickJay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RickJay)\ **Replies:** 74\ **Last updated:** [August 10, 2012, 3:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-greatest-city-to-not-host-an-olympics/630463 "2012-08-10T15:22:14Z")
Leaving aside issues of cost, logistical viability and politics, where ahold they hold an Olympics? It occurred to me toda that London is pretty clearly a hugely important city, a world centre, and so an appropriate pla… --- ## [Lottery Winner Blows £9.7 Million, Wants Job as Trashman Back](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lottery-winner-blows-9-7-million-wants-job-as-trashman-back/540113)
**Author:** [@ColonelDax](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ColonelDax)\ **Replies:** 62\ **Last updated:** [May 25, 2010, 9:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lottery-winner-blows-9-7-million-wants-job-as-trashman-back/540113 "2010-05-25T21:36:15Z")
Another cautionary tale involving a lottery winner: Michael Carroll, the notorious “chav king” who won £9.7 million ($13.9 million at current exchange rates) on Britain’s National Lottery in 2002 when he was 19, has blow… --- ## [Detox diets: woo?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/detox-diets-woo/645581)
**Author:** [@Amateur\_Barbarian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Amateur_Barbarian)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [January 4, 2013, 1:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/detox-diets-woo/645581 "2013-01-04T01:32:46Z")
I will say first off that I think most health claims for specialized diets are nonsense based on woo. This includes the notion of foods that “detoxify” the body. I just came across another spin on the latter that has al… --- ## [Star Trek: the Teeming Millions edition](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/star-trek-the-teeming-millions-edition/331390)
**Author:** [@Don\_Draper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Don_Draper)\ **Replies:** 170\ **Last updated:** [November 24, 2005, 10:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/star-trek-the-teeming-millions-edition/331390 "2005-11-24T10:19:09Z")
A few months ago, I started a thread for creating a ‘Straight Dope’ superhero team as an experiment in group writing. I provided an archetypal team framework, solicited character suggestions, and individual story plots.… --- ## [Getting run over by the lifeguard patrol truck while sun bathing.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/getting-run-over-by-the-lifeguard-patrol-truck-while-sun-bathing/618926)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 76\ **Last updated:** [April 19, 2012, 4:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/getting-run-over-by-the-lifeguard-patrol-truck-while-sun-bathing/618926 "2012-04-19T16:57:27Z")
This seems so easily preventable. Why would any rationale person just lay on the beach without something to indicate they are there? Heck a $8 folding chair with bright red webbing is all that’s needed. A large red ic… --- ## [What strange cargo have you driven behind?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-strange-cargo-have-you-driven-behind/693428)
**Author:** [@PurpleClogs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PurpleClogs)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [July 24, 2014, 5:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-strange-cargo-have-you-driven-behind/693428 "2014-07-24T05:25:30Z")
Story time… I was once behind a big truckload of live chickens. This wasn’t in the country, but on I-45 in Houston! We got backed up in traffic and I was right behind them. Stop & go for miles. I rolled the window … --- ## [Why Tim McVeigh's execution was wrong...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-tim-mcveighs-execution-was-wrong/68491)
**Author:** [@cedwards\_1976](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cedwards_1976)\ **Replies:** 186\ **Last updated:** [June 27, 2001, 5:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-tim-mcveighs-execution-was-wrong/68491 "2001-06-27T17:06:32Z")
Yep, the Great Debate over capitol punishment rises again, too big an issue to simply lie down. Timothy McVeigh was executed this morning for a very terrible, very wrong crime. I will in no way contend that the bombing f… --- ## [Everyone on Earth is made sterile. You hold the cure.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/everyone-on-earth-is-made-sterile-you-hold-the-cure/672847)
**Author:** [@Mr.Kobayashi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Kobayashi)\ **Replies:** 89\ **Last updated:** [November 7, 2013, 1:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/everyone-on-earth-is-made-sterile-you-hold-the-cure/672847 "2013-11-07T13:07:02Z")
Here’s the scenario. A quantum ray burst hits Earth, rendering every human on Earth unable to reproduce. We can still fuck, but pregnancy will never result. Nor does artificial insemination work. Fortunately you are amo… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1075&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1077&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)