# Top **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1088&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:** 1089 --- ## [The way back for the Democratic party.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-way-back-for-the-democratic-party/283036)
**Author:** [@Mr.Moto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Moto)\ **Replies:** 176\ **Last updated:** [January 12, 2005, 9:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-way-back-for-the-democratic-party/283036 "2005-01-12T21:17:55Z")
I was checking out the Post-Gazette webpage today, keeping tabs on my old hometown, when I came across the obituary for a legendary Pittsburgh judge, William Cercone. Obituary here. Cercone’s passing means yet another … --- ## [Need to spray paint the inside of a glass lamp shade.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-to-spray-paint-the-inside-of-a-glass-lamp-shade/349595)
**Author:** [@Kitchen\_Wench](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kitchen_Wench)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [March 24, 2006, 12:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-to-spray-paint-the-inside-of-a-glass-lamp-shade/349595 "2006-03-24T00:59:47Z")
Is there a product made for this? The light coming through this glass shade is very harsh and a killer on my eyes, and I’d like to buffer the light with spray paint. Is there a certain type of paint that won’t overheat… --- ## [Looking for nonfiction books to read](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-nonfiction-books-to-read/631847)
**Author:** [@Blunt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Blunt)\ **Replies:** 73\ **Last updated:** [August 25, 2012, 11:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-nonfiction-books-to-read/631847 "2012-08-25T23:27:23Z")
I’m looking for some recommendations to load my Kindle up with that hopefully I can learn something from or take something away from reading. Topic doesn’t matter as long as if the book is written for a general audience… --- ## [What do people fear when they get lost in rural areas?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-people-fear-when-they-get-lost-in-rural-areas/572350)
**Author:** [@Diamonds02](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Diamonds02)\ **Replies:** 95\ **Last updated:** [February 28, 2011, 5:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-people-fear-when-they-get-lost-in-rural-areas/572350 "2011-02-28T05:44:55Z")
I have friends and family members who panic when they miss a turn on road trips. They will go out their way to avoid getting lost, even causing near accidents if they miss an exit. When I ask “why?” I don’t get straight … --- ## [Minnesota gays and lesbians are very sorry...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/minnesota-gays-and-lesbians-are-very-sorry/607112)
**Author:** [@Punoqllads](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Punoqllads)\ **Replies:** 89\ **Last updated:** [January 5, 2012, 3:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/minnesota-gays-and-lesbians-are-very-sorry/607112 "2012-01-05T15:01:25Z")
…for destroying a traditional marriage. That or they’re extremely snarky. You be the judge. --- ## [Do Toyota Priuses CAUSE more pollution?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-toyota-priuses-cause-more-pollution/601629)
**Author:** [@No\_Wikipedia\_Cites](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/No_Wikipedia_Cites)\ **Replies:** 65\ **Last updated:** [November 4, 2011, 5:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-toyota-priuses-cause-more-pollution/601629 "2011-11-04T05:29:18Z")
From review quoting a book, “Why success begins with failure” Is that true? Why would Priuses be so slow? --- ## [Just How Common Is Sexual Incompatibility, Anyway?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-how-common-is-sexual-incompatibility-anyway/361411)
**Author:** [@Siege](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Siege)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [July 4, 2006, 3:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-how-common-is-sexual-incompatibility-anyway/361411 "2006-07-04T15:51:06Z")
Every so often, someone will mention that they think it’s important to have sex with someone before you marry them to find out whether they’re sexually compatible. Now, I’m something of a recovering prude and still fair… --- ## [Can I use Caltrops in my driveway? If so, where can I buy some?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-i-use-caltrops-in-my-driveway-if-so-where-can-i-buy-some/206293)
**Author:** [@Pencil\_Pusher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pencil_Pusher)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [October 14, 2003, 5:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-i-use-caltrops-in-my-driveway-if-so-where-can-i-buy-some/206293 "2003-10-14T17:00:15Z")
I told my wife to just find a traffic cone, but she gets vindictive… We live a couple of houses into a cul de sac. On the other side of the cul de sac is an elementary school that doesn’t allow parking. People turn in… --- ## [Was Maureen Dowd's Comment Correct, Spin, Innocent Error, or Flat-Out Lie?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-maureen-dowds-comment-correct-spin-innocent-error-or-flat-out-lie/175273)
**Author:** [@december](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/december)\ **Replies:** 140\ **Last updated:** [June 2, 2003, 5:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-maureen-dowds-comment-correct-spin-innocent-error-or-flat-out-lie/175273 "2003-06-02T17:49:29Z")
In her column today, Maureen Dowd wrote, What Bush actually said was, Was Dowd’s description of Bush’s comment fair and accurate? If not, was it an understandable error on her part? Or, was she intentionally fooli… --- ## [I Pit people who can't bring themselves to swear in SDMB threads](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-people-who-cant-bring-themselves-to-swear-in-sdmb-threads/721570)
**Author:** [@Boyo\_Jim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Boyo_Jim)\ **Replies:** 88\ **Last updated:** [June 8, 2015, 2:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-people-who-cant-bring-themselves-to-swear-in-sdmb-threads/721570 "2015-06-08T02:24:13Z")
It’s not Fk, it’s Fuck. you fuckwit! It’s not St, it’s Shit, you shithead. Do you think the words are unspeakable? Unwriteable? What the fuck? Why can’t you use the words you mean and that everyone knows you mean? I… --- ## [Why was Obama ahead of McCain before the crash?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-was-obama-ahead-of-mccain-before-the-crash/643209)
**Author:** [@SlackerInc](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SlackerInc)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [December 28, 2012, 2:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-was-obama-ahead-of-mccain-before-the-crash/643209 "2012-12-28T02:17:02Z")
This question came to mind after seeing the very good film Margin Call and reading the following in Roger Ebert’s review: It reminded me that, as so often happens, the historical view of that election has already becom… --- ## [Can a clear glass bottle shatter from the heat of the sun on a hot day?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-a-clear-glass-bottle-shatter-from-the-heat-of-the-sun-on-a-hot-day/499948)
**Author:** [@Spiff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spiff)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [June 18, 2009, 2:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-a-clear-glass-bottle-shatter-from-the-heat-of-the-sun-on-a-hot-day/499948 "2009-06-18T14:08:22Z")
A few days ago, I was at a local recreation center, picking up my darling daughter after her soccer practice. As we were gathering her things, we heard the sound of a glass bottle shattering from impact (or so I thought… --- ## [Interesting masturbation discovery (TMI? It's not that graphic or anything)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/interesting-masturbation-discovery-tmi-its-not-that-graphic-or-anything/498965)
**Author:** [@sjc](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sjc)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [June 12, 2009, 12:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/interesting-masturbation-discovery-tmi-its-not-that-graphic-or-anything/498965 "2009-06-12T00:24:46Z")
I’m a 30 year old male who began masturbating in my early teens (13? 14? I can’t remember). I’ve been pretty diligent about my masturbating for most of that time. The exact frequency has varied, but almost always at l… --- ## [Angle degree and movement in human copulation](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/angle-degree-and-movement-in-human-copulation/713983)
**Author:** [@Umbridge](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Umbridge)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [April 1, 2015, 12:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/angle-degree-and-movement-in-human-copulation/713983 "2015-04-01T12:31:05Z")
Sexual intercourse in humans is usually a private matter. However, I suppose it doesn’t hurt to ask a factual question about human sexual intercourse from a purely biological perspective, does it? It may supplement my kn… --- ## [Speaker Eleanor Holmes Norton 2014!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speaker-eleanor-holmes-norton-2014/675881)
**Author:** [@2sense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/2sense)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [December 16, 2013, 8:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speaker-eleanor-holmes-norton-2014/675881 "2013-12-16T20:03:25Z")
I think an historic campaign to elect the first African-American Speaker of the House of Representatives is just the thing to improve the fortunes of the Democratic Party in the House. The politics are right. Republicans… --- ## [What do you think of these photos?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-think-of-these-photos/654243)
**Author:** [@supery00n](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/supery00n)\ **Replies:** 60\ **Last updated:** [April 3, 2013, 11:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-think-of-these-photos/654243 "2013-04-03T11:17:06Z")
I’m somewhat interested in the Atlantis myth and I’ve read quite extensively about it. The photos in the link are screenshots of a place in the Caribbean seafloor, 14600 ft below sea level, and were taken by me. Atlanti… --- ## [What is your home defense weapon?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-home-defense-weapon/371355)
**Author:** [@SSG\_Schwartz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SSG_Schwartz)\ **Replies:** 162\ **Last updated:** [December 9, 2006, 3:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-home-defense-weapon/371355 "2006-12-09T15:50:57Z")
The handgun I keep loaded in my house, and hope I will never have to use, is a Taurus Model 608 revolver .357 Magnum hollow point rounds loaded in the cylinder. I chose a revolver for the reliability and the .357 Magnu… --- ## [So explain Trigun to me...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-explain-trigun-to-me/353432)
**Author:** [@Surbey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Surbey)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [April 23, 2006, 3:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-explain-trigun-to-me/353432 "2006-04-23T03:51:38Z")
I love watching the episodes, but I have never gotten the chance to see it all through. Who are the assasins after him? Where is Vash from? Why is he so kick ass? How does it end? --- ## [Your zingingest insult!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-zingingest-insult/314164)
**Author:** [@Nature\_s\_Call](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nature_s_Call)\ **Replies:** 96\ **Last updated:** [March 30, 2006, 11:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-zingingest-insult/314164 "2006-03-30T23:57:53Z")
Standing in line at Burger King, I overheard a subtle argument. The details of the argument are unimportant. At one time during its course, though, one of the interlocutors uttered this great insult, “You hooked on pho… --- ## [Selena Gomez - did she get a really bad boob implant?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/selena-gomez-did-she-get-a-really-bad-boob-implant/692783)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [July 12, 2014, 10:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/selena-gomez-did-she-get-a-really-bad-boob-implant/692783 "2014-07-12T10:16:29Z")
She’s wealthy enough to buy the best boobs on the market. Sure doesn’t look like she got her moneys worth. That saucer shape looks very much like this classic silicone shape. I used to be pretty good at spotting the fa… --- ## [Shooting wolves from planes. Yes or no?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shooting-wolves-from-planes-yes-or-no/462692)
**Author:** [@River\_Hippie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/River_Hippie)\ **Replies:** 105\ **Last updated:** [September 24, 2008, 2:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shooting-wolves-from-planes-yes-or-no/462692 "2008-09-24T02:53:57Z")
One of Palin’s pet programs, encourage shooting of wolves from planes. I have negative feelings about this. I saw some footage of this a long time ago and it was pretty ugly. Many of the wolves were wounded and left to … --- ## [What were Oreo cookies originally called?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-were-oreo-cookies-originally-called/652271)
**Author:** [@merle12](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/merle12)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [March 12, 2013, 2:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-were-oreo-cookies-originally-called/652271 "2013-03-12T02:56:41Z")
I want to know What were Oreo cookies originally called? --- ## [Why are things packaged in that evil, impenetrable "clamshell"? How are you supposed to open it?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-things-packaged-in-that-evil-impenetrable-clamshell-how-are-you-supposed-to-open-it/592734)
**Author:** [@Argent\_Towers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Argent_Towers)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [August 18, 2011, 11:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-things-packaged-in-that-evil-impenetrable-clamshell-how-are-you-supposed-to-open-it/592734 "2011-08-18T23:45:51Z")
This is just one in a long line of items I’ve bought recently whose packaging has driven me absolutely insane. Is the only way to open this kind of shit to take a knife or pair of shears to it? Why the hell is anything p… --- ## [Just to Annoy Gadfly: The Paris Hilton "Simple Life" Thread!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-to-annoy-gadfly-the-paris-hilton-simple-life-thread/216578)
**Author:** [@Eve](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eve)\ **Replies:** 131\ **Last updated:** [December 21, 2003, 3:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-to-annoy-gadfly-the-paris-hilton-simple-life-thread/216578 "2003-12-21T15:46:13Z")
The NY Times says it’s actually kinda funny, and it is only a half-hour, so I’m going to give it a try. From today’s review: “The mockery is overt and good-natured, a Cold Comfort Farm for the MTV generation . . . once … --- ## [She Didn't Know she was pregnant?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/she-didnt-know-she-was-pregnant/527520)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 76\ **Last updated:** [February 5, 2010, 2:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/she-didnt-know-she-was-pregnant/527520 "2010-02-05T02:59:19Z")
They found a woman and her triplets dead. Apparently, she tried to give birth at home unassisted. It seems incredible anyone would be foolish enough to try this. It’s such a senseless tragedy. Are these parents delusion… --- ## [Why are some people more photogenic than others?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-some-people-more-photogenic-than-others/374675)
**Author:** [@ChuDizzel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ChuDizzel)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [October 2, 2006, 7:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-some-people-more-photogenic-than-others/374675 "2006-10-02T07:29:48Z")
Why are some people more photogenic than others? Is there certain characteristics that make people more photogenic? I am not photogenic at all, but my sisters are. My pictures look nothing like what I see when I look … --- ## [What foods do you indulge in, despite your better judgement?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-foods-do-you-indulge-in-despite-your-better-judgement/707420)
**Author:** [@QuickSilver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/QuickSilver)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [December 20, 2014, 6:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-foods-do-you-indulge-in-despite-your-better-judgement/707420 "2014-12-20T06:30:25Z")
Roasted beef bone marrow, on crostini with a vinegary, garlicky, salty chimichurri sauce. I don’t make it at home because you need a band saw to cut open the bones lengthwise before roasting them. But I order it at a l… --- ## [LOTR: The Two Towers Question (Open Spoilers)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lotr-the-two-towers-question-open-spoilers/523492)
**Author:** [@Oakminster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Oakminster)\ **Replies:** 60\ **Last updated:** [January 11, 2010, 10:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lotr-the-two-towers-question-open-spoilers/523492 "2010-01-11T22:12:12Z")
So I watched this tonight. Helluva lotta movie, but I watched it. Glorious battle scenes, deeds of daring, some humor, hot chick with pointy ears. Gandalf finally figures out how to dps. The Ents kick orc ass. I dig … --- ## [How would you destroy an erupting underwater volcano?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-would-you-destroy-an-erupting-underwater-volcano/546956)
**Author:** [@Quartz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quartz)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [July 19, 2010, 12:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-would-you-destroy-an-erupting-underwater-volcano/546956 "2010-07-19T12:54:59Z")
Imagine we suddenly found that an undersea volcano was erupting right into the middle of the Gulf Stream. If allowed to continue it will cause severe disruption to northern Europe, particularly Ireland, Britain, and Sca… --- ## [Is 'a radicalized Muslim' a meaningful term in 2016?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-a-radicalized-muslim-a-meaningful-term-in-2016/761725)
**Author:** [@kambuckta](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kambuckta)\ **Replies:** 117\ **Last updated:** [August 15, 2016, 3:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-a-radicalized-muslim-a-meaningful-term-in-2016/761725 "2016-08-15T03:04:46Z")
We hear in the west that there’s an epidemic of radicalized Muslims, mostly young disaffected males living in places like Europe, the US and here in Australia too. But the reality seems to be that the perpetrators of re… --- ## [Any email sluts (male or female) here?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-email-sluts-male-or-female-here/70493)
**Author:** [@Superdude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Superdude)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [May 30, 2024, 2:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-email-sluts-male-or-female-here/70493 "2024-05-30T02:58:45Z")
I am. I love getting email, as long as it’s not spam (duh). Who else is? --- ## [Pokerstars, Full Tilt and Absolute Poker Seized by Feds](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pokerstars-full-tilt-and-absolute-poker-seized-by-feds/578533)
**Author:** [@Heropsychodreamer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Heropsychodreamer)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [April 25, 2011, 1:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pokerstars-full-tilt-and-absolute-poker-seized-by-feds/578533 "2011-04-25T13:39:58Z")
I know there is a decent sized group of poker players here… --- ## [why do we have fingernails instead of claws?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-we-have-fingernails-instead-of-claws/754496)
**Author:** [@Machine\_Elf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Machine_Elf)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [May 12, 2016, 4:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-we-have-fingernails-instead-of-claws/754496 "2016-05-12T16:51:07Z")
Humans, chimps, and gorillas (and I suppose some other primates I don’t know about) all have fingernails instead of claws. Claws actually seem pretty useful, so why did we evolve away from them? --- ## [Why Do Dogs "Wolf" Their Food?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-dogs-wolf-their-food/535091)
**Author:** [@ralph124c](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ralph124c)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [April 8, 2010, 6:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-dogs-wolf-their-food/535091 "2010-04-08T18:08:12Z")
I mean, dogs have lived with humans for what, more than 20,000 years? Isn’t time they started learning table manners? When I offer my dog a nice piece of meat, does he chew it and savor the flavor? No-it just goes right… --- ## [Poll: should college football have a playoff?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-should-college-football-have-a-playoff/524107)
**Author:** [@John\_DiFool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_DiFool)\ **Replies:** 83\ **Last updated:** [January 12, 2010, 12:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-should-college-football-have-a-playoff/524107 "2010-01-12T00:03:14Z")
On the one hand, the current system pretty much stinks: rough estimate a perfectly deserving team is left stranded at 3rd in the polls, often undefeated, while two other teams play for the whole shebang, around half the … --- ## [What can men do that women can't?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-can-men-do-that-women-cant/25140)
**Author:** [@Esprix](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Esprix)\ **Replies:** 83\ **Last updated:** [July 20, 2000, 7:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-can-men-do-that-women-cant/25140 "2000-07-20T19:09:42Z")
I honestly couldn’t think of anything. In the reverse, the only thing I could think of that women can do that men can’t is give birth. Anyone? Just curious. Esprix --- ## [How might you build an "updated" Iowa class battleship, today?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-might-you-build-an-updated-iowa-class-battleship-today/736252)
**Author:** [@Ranchoth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ranchoth)\ **Replies:** 88\ **Last updated:** [December 23, 2015, 1:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-might-you-build-an-updated-iowa-class-battleship-today/736252 "2015-12-23T13:12:27Z")
Okay, time for another marginally intelligent “what if” question from me, so I’ll get right to it…how might you best build an “updated” Iowa-class battleship today, with modern engineering techniques and materials? And … --- ## [The Jaws Monologue](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-jaws-monologue/766586)
**Author:** [@Shodan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shodan)\ **Replies:** 70\ **Last updated:** [October 1, 2016, 5:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-jaws-monologue/766586 "2016-10-01T17:53:07Z")
I was surfing YouTube recently, and happened across one of the best moments in movie history - Robert Shaw’s monologue about the USS Indianapolis in Jaws. This is allegedly based on a true story. I don’t know specifica… --- ## [Norwegian prison time isn't as easy as some Americans thought (Anders Breivik)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/norwegian-prison-time-isnt-as-easy-as-some-americans-thought-anders-breivik/681352)
**Author:** [@PSXer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PSXer)\ **Replies:** 70\ **Last updated:** [February 17, 2014, 11:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/norwegian-prison-time-isnt-as-easy-as-some-americans-thought-anders-breivik/681352 "2014-02-17T11:21:25Z")
Anders is planning a hunger strike to protest his mistreatment Breivik requests the Playstation 2 he has access to is replaced by a more recent Playstation 3. “Other inmates have access to video games for adults while I… --- ## [the shape of the earth?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-shape-of-the-earth/530371)
**Author:** [@miriam\_hassan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/miriam_hassan)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [March 9, 2010, 3:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-shape-of-the-earth/530371 "2010-03-09T15:18:41Z")
The shape of the earth is spherical-like a ball…is this true or is it only a scientific guess? The reason im saying this is because, the earth has almost always been viewed from a lense- a convex lense mostly. Is it pos… --- ## [Foods you can't order with a straight face in the US.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/foods-you-cant-order-with-a-straight-face-in-the-us/544153)
**Author:** [@Projammer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Projammer)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [June 25, 2010, 10:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/foods-you-cant-order-with-a-straight-face-in-the-us/544153 "2010-06-25T22:40:06Z")
Years ago there was a dialogue in Shanghai Knights referencing an English dessert called Spotted Dick. There are a few others I’ve heard over the years like a juice named Fart. I was just going to start a thread to see… --- ## [Jackass judge sues dry cleaner for $65 million over lost pants](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jackass-judge-sues-dry-cleaner-for-65-million-over-lost-pants/401774)
**Author:** [@Green\_Cymbeline](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Green_Cymbeline)\ **Replies:** 81\ **Last updated:** [June 23, 2020, 2:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jackass-judge-sues-dry-cleaner-for-65-million-over-lost-pants/401774 "2020-06-23T02:33:36Z")
Roy Pearson, an administrative law judge in D.C., is suing a dry cleaner for $65 MILLION for losing a pair of his pants. That’s right - $65 MILLION! This is so ridiculous. This jackass judge, with way too much time on hi… --- ## [Share our DIY wisdom](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/share-our-diy-wisdom/605167)
**Author:** [@Inigo\_Montoya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Inigo_Montoya)\ **Replies:** 63\ **Last updated:** [December 16, 2011, 9:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/share-our-diy-wisdom/605167 "2011-12-16T21:48:44Z")
I learned a lot growing up just by watching other people do DIY projects. For instance if you’re going to install skylights, copius amounts of tar is no substitute for flashing. And you’re not going to get a good drywall… --- ## [What was Dracula's end game in moving to London?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-draculas-end-game-in-moving-to-london/840400)
**Author:** [@Patch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Patch)\ **Replies:** 126\ **Last updated:** [September 27, 2019, 4:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-draculas-end-game-in-moving-to-london/840400 "2019-09-27T04:00:33Z")
I’m slogging my way through Dracula, about halfway done, and something’s bugging me. I know enough just from popular culture that Dracula’s heading to London, but why? It seems to me he’s safe enough back home. Everyo… --- ## [Simple Pitting of my Dear Husband](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/simple-pitting-of-my-dear-husband/609242)
**Author:** [@TheFaerie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TheFaerie)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [January 16, 2012, 11:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/simple-pitting-of-my-dear-husband/609242 "2012-01-16T23:28:09Z")
Shut the hell up already! Do you have to fill every fucking second with your voice? Good Og! At least he isn’t talking at me, but at a person way more patient than I am right now. It wouldn’t be so bad if he wasn’t a fuc… --- ## [Oxidation and Combustion](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oxidation-and-combustion/629526)
**Author:** [@IceQube](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/IceQube)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [July 27, 2012, 9:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oxidation-and-combustion/629526 "2012-07-27T09:01:28Z")
I combust glucose. I get 2870 kJ of heat per mole of glucose. (Note: 2870 kJ is the actual amount of heat). Will I get the same amount of heat if I oxidize glucose completely? --- ## [Tell me about your experiences with Wellbutrin](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-about-your-experiences-with-wellbutrin/477342)
**Author:** [@X.E.Zainus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/X.E.Zainus)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [December 17, 2008, 2:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-about-your-experiences-with-wellbutrin/477342 "2008-12-17T02:34:46Z")
My girlfriend’s doctor has prescribed a daily dose of 150mg of Wellbutrin for her. We’ve read all of the pharma info/propoganda but would like to hear user experiences as I am considering going to my doc for a script as… --- ## [Overreaction in banning this guy?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/overreaction-in-banning-this-guy/71805)
**Author:** [@Badtz\_Maru](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Badtz_Maru)\ **Replies:** 157\ **Last updated:** [July 14, 2001, 5:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/overreaction-in-banning-this-guy/71805 "2001-07-14T17:45:12Z")
http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?threadid=77332 OK, I understand why his original thread was closed, the mods are pretty consistent on closing threads of this nature. The guy asked why they did that an… --- ## [Are there any online chatrooms NOT filled with stupid kids?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-any-online-chatrooms-not-filled-with-stupid-kids/628001)
**Author:** [@Sir\_T-Cups](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sir_T-Cups)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [August 6, 2012, 6:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-any-online-chatrooms-not-filled-with-stupid-kids/628001 "2012-08-06T06:10:16Z")
I am crazy lonely. I have no friends where I’m living now, and I don’t even have that many when I move out of here and go back to school. I do have one person that I routinely text, but she has a life and can’t be devo… --- ## [Bands with NO original members?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bands-with-no-original-members/722404)
**Author:** [@Apocalypso](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Apocalypso)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [July 3, 2015, 4:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bands-with-no-original-members/722404 "2015-07-03T16:39:55Z")
Inspired by the Bands touring that really aren’t the original band anymore thread. Are there any bands out there where everyone in the band has been replaced? I am not talking about symphonies, orchestras, etc, or bands… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1087&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1089&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)