# Top **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1089&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:** 1090 --- ## [I'm All For Women's Right's, But I Think...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-all-for-womens-rights-but-i-think/573997)
**Author:** [@Markxxx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Markxxx)\ **Replies:** 77\ **Last updated:** [March 20, 2011, 5:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-all-for-womens-rights-but-i-think/573997 "2011-03-20T05:32:39Z")
I was watching an old episode of Designing Women and Suzanne says OK without getting too serious about this…Ladies please finish the sentence I’m all for women’s right but I think the man should…XXX What would you re… --- ## [Discworld puns you missed the first time.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discworld-puns-you-missed-the-first-time/806996)
**Author:** [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Replies:** 83\ **Last updated:** [February 16, 2019, 3:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discworld-puns-you-missed-the-first-time/806996 "2019-02-16T03:17:02Z")
I’ve been rereading a few Discworld books (starting with night watch books) and the current read, Jingo, mentions the Rats Chamber, which I immediately recognized that I originally quickly realized was a play on the Star… --- ## [What's the earliest age that adult attractiveness can be predicted?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-earliest-age-that-adult-attractiveness-can-be-predicted/680749)
**Author:** [@Los\_Anconfused](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Los_Anconfused)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [March 8, 2014, 2:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-earliest-age-that-adult-attractiveness-can-be-predicted/680749 "2014-03-08T14:48:46Z")
The presumption is that physical attractiveness remains stable over time. This has been proven in childhood onward: attractive ten-year-olds are likelier to be attractive adults. (Another study found that adult attractiv… --- ## [The definitive list of Stoner movies](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-definitive-list-of-stoner-movies/485227)
**Author:** [@Boyo\_Jim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Boyo_Jim)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [February 11, 2009, 10:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-definitive-list-of-stoner-movies/485227 "2009-02-11T22:07:24Z")
I just finished enjoying Harold and Kumar Escape From Guantanamo Bay, and started to think about what an under-appreciated film genre this is. I mean, man, the brilliance of Cheech, and especially Chong, just blows my m… --- ## [I have a LiveJournal code](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-a-livejournal-code/141221)
**Author:** [@Kyla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kyla)\ **Replies:** 168\ **Last updated:** [October 15, 2003, 6:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-a-livejournal-code/141221 "2003-10-15T06:16:48Z")
I do. And I’m giving it away. To whomever wants it and can utilize it first. The code is: 4qkmgaaa78hw This is, at present, the only code I have. So don’t bother asking for another one. Maybe some other people will… --- ## [massive mass transit expansion in LA? what?!?!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/massive-mass-transit-expansion-in-la-what/562673)
**Author:** [@NARVEN11](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NARVEN11)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [February 16, 2011, 10:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/massive-mass-transit-expansion-in-la-what/562673 "2011-02-16T22:49:34Z")
Please read this article: http://www.nytimes.com/2010/11/26/us/26transit.html?scp=1&sq=mass%20transit%20la&st=cse LA? Really? The sprawling city of low density neighborhoods, no urban or pedestrian culture and car-ob… --- ## [How do I remove bats from under a deck?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-remove-bats-from-under-a-deck/361325)
**Author:** [@Edward\_The\_Head](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Edward_The_Head)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [June 20, 2006, 10:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-remove-bats-from-under-a-deck/361325 "2006-06-20T22:30:46Z")
Over the weekend I was under my deck spraying for bugs. When I turned around I came face to face with five to six bats hanging under the deck. Now I don’t mind bats, but we do have an infant and I’d rather not have the… --- ## [Is it merely religious bigotry that keeps Prostitution illegal?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-merely-religious-bigotry-that-keeps-prostitution-illegal/497930)
**Author:** [@mswas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mswas)\ **Replies:** 77\ **Last updated:** [June 1, 2009, 11:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-merely-religious-bigotry-that-keeps-prostitution-illegal/497930 "2009-06-01T23:18:09Z")
In this thread: A question for opponents of gay marriage Pedescribe asks What, specifically, would be the negative consequences of allowing gays to marry? The thread devolved into name calling regarding the term ‘bigot’… --- ## [Head-on Collision](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/head-on-collision/655742)
**Author:** [@steabo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/steabo)\ **Replies:** 64\ **Last updated:** [April 19, 2013, 3:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/head-on-collision/655742 "2013-04-19T15:12:23Z")
You’re driving on the highway, and a head-on collision is imminent. There is not enough time to swerve with any meaning. Would it be better for you and your passengers if you slammed on the brakes, or floored the acceler… --- ## [At what age did you really start listening to popular music on your own?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/at-what-age-did-you-really-start-listening-to-popular-music-on-your-own/675160)
**Author:** [@NDP](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NDP)\ **Replies:** 70\ **Last updated:** [December 8, 2013, 4:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/at-what-age-did-you-really-start-listening-to-popular-music-on-your-own/675160 "2013-12-08T04:47:32Z")
Basically, how old were you when you started to become more independent in your musical tastes? Before you answer this poll, a few things need to be explained. First, by “listening” I’m not including stuff you listened… --- ## [Recommend me some ontological mystery movies](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-me-some-ontological-mystery-movies/626512)
**Author:** [@Anaamika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anaamika)\ **Replies:** 60\ **Last updated:** [July 7, 2012, 3:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-me-some-ontological-mystery-movies/626512 "2012-07-07T03:51:56Z")
An ontological mystery, according to TV Tropes is when: The characters are locked in, have no idea how they got there, why they’re there, or how to get out, nor do they know exactly who is behind their predicament, if a… --- ## [Misused words that get on your nerves](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/misused-words-that-get-on-your-nerves/110459)
**Author:** [@flodnak](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/flodnak)\ **Replies:** 191\ **Last updated:** [June 23, 2002, 8:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/misused-words-that-get-on-your-nerves/110459 "2002-06-23T20:23:17Z")
Inspired by Narrad’s Pit rant about the popular misuse of the term schizophrenic: You’ve got a word like that, admit it. You know that in the big-picture scheme of things, it doesn’t matter; you may even have admitted … --- ## [If Romney loses, does he run again in 2016?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-romney-loses-does-he-run-again-in-2016/637042)
**Author:** [@Chimera](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chimera)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [October 10, 2012, 6:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-romney-loses-does-he-run-again-in-2016/637042 "2012-10-10T18:23:47Z")
Title says it all. I think the answer is 100% absolutely YES he does. The questions we cannot answer/can only speculate about would be what the national party looks like, how he is thought of for losing this election, … --- ## [Libya "scandal" - what motivation is suspected?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/libya-scandal-what-motivation-is-suspected/638047)
**Author:** [@MaxTheVool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MaxTheVool)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [October 26, 2012, 4:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/libya-scandal-what-motivation-is-suspected/638047 "2012-10-26T04:11:21Z")
So as you’re probably all aware, there’s a big “scandal” being talked about at least in the conservative media concerning the way the Obama administration reacted to, and described, the attack on the consulate in Libya. … --- ## [Driving: Flash to Pass -- A Polite Request in the USA, or Not?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/driving-flash-to-pass-a-polite-request-in-the-usa-or-not/782677)
**Author:** [@Bullitt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bullitt)\ **Replies:** 84\ **Last updated:** [March 30, 2017, 5:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/driving-flash-to-pass-a-polite-request-in-the-usa-or-not/782677 "2017-03-30T05:19:05Z")
Flash to pass is more common in Europe: if a car comes up behind you and wishes to pass you, and if you’re in the fast lane, then that driver flashes the brights once or twice. Hopefully you’re minding your rear view mir… --- ## [Phantom limb phenomenon](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/phantom-limb-phenomenon/552650)
**Author:** [@Grateful-UnDead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grateful-UnDead)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [September 10, 2010, 1:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/phantom-limb-phenomenon/552650 "2010-09-10T01:07:47Z")
I have just finished reading a fascinating article on the “phantom limb phenomenon”. According to this article, despite many attempts to explain the phenomenon in both biological and neurological terms, the mechanisms a… --- ## [need some fresh ideas (roommate sabotage)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-some-fresh-ideas-roommate-sabotage/200572)
**Author:** [@domesticatedjunglefowl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/domesticatedjunglefowl)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [October 24, 2012, 7:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-some-fresh-ideas-roommate-sabotage/200572 "2012-10-24T19:03:15Z")
Well, a month and a half ago, one of my roommate’s (seemingly) cool friend moved in and became my roommate. Well, she has ceased any sort of level of agreeability with me and now i have an added level of stress in my lif… --- ## [Did US torture reveal the name of the courier that led to Osama bin Laden?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-us-torture-reveal-the-name-of-the-courier-that-led-to-osama-bin-laden/620670)
**Author:** [@Linden\_Arden](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Linden_Arden)\ **Replies:** 64\ **Last updated:** [May 10, 2012, 3:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-us-torture-reveal-the-name-of-the-courier-that-led-to-osama-bin-laden/620670 "2012-05-10T15:09:34Z")
I hear both sides dispute this. I want a definable answer with a trusted source (no partisan blogs!) (you may prefer “enhance interrogation” if you prefer. I wanted brevity). This may be more suitable for GD, it so … --- ## [Place names with both first and last names](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/place-names-with-both-first-and-last-names/775639)
**Author:** [@dtilque](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dtilque)\ **Replies:** 78\ **Last updated:** [December 30, 2016, 9:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/place-names-with-both-first-and-last-names/775639 "2016-12-30T09:52:50Z")
Places are frequently named after people. Usually it’s just the last name (when named for men, that is, which are the bulk of such names; when named for women, it’s usually the first name). But occasionally, they’re name… --- ## [Any good attributes about Swedens immigration?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-good-attributes-about-swedens-immigration/720810)
**Author:** [@Ryan\_Liam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ryan_Liam)\ **Replies:** 70\ **Last updated:** [May 31, 2015, 3:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-good-attributes-about-swedens-immigration/720810 "2015-05-31T03:58:47Z")
Help me debunk the paranoia about Sweden’s Immigration policy. I’d like an informed view of what’s going on in Sweden, there’s an undercurrent about its immigration policy, which is stated as tantamount to national suic… --- ## [Do dogs taste what they eat?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-dogs-taste-what-they-eat/592863)
**Author:** [@CheeseDonkey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CheeseDonkey)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [August 18, 2011, 11:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-dogs-taste-what-they-eat/592863 "2011-08-18T23:48:48Z")
My dog wolfs down food so quickly that I have a hard time believing he is actually tasting what he is eating. For example, a piece of meat is gone in one second flat…it’s like he doesn’t even bother chewing it. So…do do… --- ## [“Your child is, in my opinion, moderately obese and should not be consuming sugar and treats"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-child-is-in-my-opinion-moderately-obese-and-should-not-be-consuming-sugar-and-treats/672685)
**Author:** [@Soylent\_Juicy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Soylent_Juicy)\ **Replies:** 76\ **Last updated:** [November 5, 2013, 11:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-child-is-in-my-opinion-moderately-obese-and-should-not-be-consuming-sugar-and-treats/672685 "2013-11-05T23:31:25Z")
Woman plans to hand out notes chastising parents of “overweight” children instead of Halloween candy: http://www.sunnewsnetwork.ca/sunnews/world/archives/2013/10/20131030-110511.html So I, as a naturally thin child, wo… --- ## [Restaurants/bars/clubs on TV shows](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/restaurants-bars-clubs-on-tv-shows/837492)
**Author:** [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Replies:** 114\ **Last updated:** [September 10, 2019, 11:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/restaurants-bars-clubs-on-tv-shows/837492 "2019-09-10T23:55:10Z")
Earlier today for some reason the bar name “Thirsty’s” crossed my mind, but I couldn’t remember what show it was from (I googled–it was George Lopez.) So then I started thinking of other resturants/bars/clubs mentioned a… --- ## [American flag direction on military uniforms](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-flag-direction-on-military-uniforms/166090)
**Author:** [@miatachris](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/miatachris)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [January 23, 2011, 2:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-flag-direction-on-military-uniforms/166090 "2011-01-23T14:16:40Z")
While watching the war on TV, I’ve been seeing a lot of General Brooks giving briefings out of Central Command in Qatar. I noticed that the orientation of the american flag on his uniform doesn’t “seem” correct to me. … --- ## [Cultural Appropriation and Art](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cultural-appropriation-and-art/661568)
**Author:** [@skylyn12](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/skylyn12)\ **Replies:** 67\ **Last updated:** [June 30, 2013, 7:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cultural-appropriation-and-art/661568 "2013-06-30T19:21:45Z")
First time GD post starter, go easy… I came across this blog post: It is mainly a critique of Cyrus and the way (in this video) she is doing something wrong and stealing: " A lesson from Miley Cyrus’s new video: If y… --- ## [I've read the bible......](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-read-the-bible/576430)
**Author:** [@raindog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/raindog)\ **Replies:** 127\ **Last updated:** [April 3, 2011, 3:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-read-the-bible/576430 "2011-04-03T03:59:08Z")
It’s a pretty straightforward question I suppose. --- ## [Who most influenced Western Civilization?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-most-influenced-western-civilization/424511)
**Author:** [@dalej42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalej42)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [October 31, 2007, 5:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-most-influenced-western-civilization/424511 "2007-10-31T05:50:19Z")
Interesting, I’ve heard two claims the past couple of days about the person with the greatest influence on Western Civilization. Martin Luther. Alexander the Great I can see how an argument can be made for Luther. Lut… --- ## [I am going to start eating better, dag nabbit.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-going-to-start-eating-better-dag-nabbit/578832)
**Author:** [@Rachellelogram](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rachellelogram)\ **Replies:** 78\ **Last updated:** [April 23, 2011, 4:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-going-to-start-eating-better-dag-nabbit/578832 "2011-04-23T04:43:13Z")
My usual diet (up until yesterday) was generally comprised of fatty eating-out food. Mcmuffin on the way to work. Cheeseburger on the way home. Order a pizza for dinner. Rinse, repeat. I’m tired of feeling bloaty and hea… --- ## [My cat is lost](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-cat-is-lost/572005)
**Author:** [@Tabby\_Cat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tabby_Cat)\ **Replies:** 90\ **Last updated:** [March 16, 2011, 10:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-cat-is-lost/572005 "2011-03-16T10:31:46Z")
She jumped out of my second story apartment last Thursday, and we haven’t seen her since. We’ve been completely miserable. We’ve put up posters, food, baby monitor, and I’ve even set up a motion detector / IR camera. T… --- ## [What's Harder Than Rocket Science?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-harder-than-rocket-science/397969)
**Author:** [@Julia\_Leapyear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Julia_Leapyear)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [March 30, 2007, 11:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-harder-than-rocket-science/397969 "2007-03-30T23:42:31Z")
“Oh come on, this isn’t ROCKET SCIENCE!!”- has come to mean that a task at hand is not very difficult, much unlike rocket science, which is apparently the most difficult thing in the world. I now have a friend who is a … --- ## [Fuck you Republicans and your bullshit economics.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fuck-you-republicans-and-your-bullshit-economics/480841)
**Author:** [@Merkwurdigliebe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Merkwurdigliebe)\ **Replies:** 86\ **Last updated:** [January 17, 2009, 4:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fuck-you-republicans-and-your-bullshit-economics/480841 "2009-01-17T16:34:40Z")
Just finished watch IOUSA and I can’t tell you how enraged I am about all of this. I have been brooding on this shit for a while now, but I figured it was high time to give a hearty “fuck you” to all of you ridiculous f… --- ## [I bet my conspiracy theorist friend $100](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-bet-my-conspiracy-theorist-friend-100/755388)
**Author:** [@owlfan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/owlfan)\ **Replies:** 71\ **Last updated:** [February 3, 2017, 12:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-bet-my-conspiracy-theorist-friend-100/755388 "2017-02-03T00:37:28Z")
I have a friend who believes every whacky thing on the conspiracy theory websites. Jade Helm, chemtrails, FEMA camps, Michele Obama is really a man, Sandy Hook was a hoax, etc. Her latest Facebook post was a guy trying… --- ## [What's the most (or least) scared a story/work has ever scared you?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-or-least-scared-a-story-work-has-ever-scared-you/631757)
**Author:** [@Jragon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jragon)\ **Replies:** 81\ **Last updated:** [August 29, 2012, 2:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-or-least-scared-a-story-work-has-ever-scared-you/631757 "2012-08-29T02:00:36Z")
Any media is fine, even “my friend Johnny’s story he claims is totally true :rolleyes:,” video games are fine too. This may be cheating since I was a kid at the time (the biggest pansy when it came to scary stories EVER… --- ## [What Food Did You Once Despise Yet Now Eat?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-food-did-you-once-despise-yet-now-eat/781349)
**Author:** [@minlokwat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/minlokwat)\ **Replies:** 80\ **Last updated:** [March 16, 2017, 2:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-food-did-you-once-despise-yet-now-eat/781349 "2017-03-16T14:18:37Z")
(I know this has been done before. Hasn’t everything?) As a wee lad, I remember going to my grandparents’ house for the weekend and when hunger struck, wanting a simple sandwich to tide me over. I was always partial to… --- ## [Can you read IPA?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-read-ipa/847369)
**Author:** [@Shalmanese](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shalmanese)\ **Replies:** 124\ **Last updated:** [February 13, 2020, 8:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-read-ipa/847369 "2020-02-13T20:42:40Z")
The International Phonetic Alphabet is a standardized system of recording the pronunciation of words. I’m curious how many people have bothered learning IPA. For those of you who have, what was your reason to learn? How… --- ## [Man destroys his lawn with wrong Ferti-lome product.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/man-destroys-his-lawn-with-wrong-ferti-lome-product/628335)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [July 17, 2012, 3:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/man-destroys-his-lawn-with-wrong-ferti-lome-product/628335 "2012-07-17T03:23:22Z")
This is why I pay several hundred bucks a year to a local lawn care company. They have a scheduled, yearly program similar to Chem Lawns old program. 2 1/2 acres ruined. :eek: I know here my pre-emergient weed killer… --- ## [What actor or actress has had the most amazing comeback?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-actor-or-actress-has-had-the-most-amazing-comeback/512969)
**Author:** [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Replies:** 60\ **Last updated:** [October 9, 2009, 7:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-actor-or-actress-has-had-the-most-amazing-comeback/512969 "2009-10-09T19:15:34Z")
Comeback of course implies that they had to have an impressive career, then sink (or plunge), and then come back to an impressive career. I don’t consider a box office bomb or two a plunge, but an extended period of tim… --- ## [How can i use my Electric Oven to Broil? (more specificly, cook a steak)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-can-i-use-my-electric-oven-to-broil-more-specificly-cook-a-steak/336205)
**Author:** [@What\_Is\_Schwa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Is_Schwa)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [December 19, 2005, 10:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-can-i-use-my-electric-oven-to-broil-more-specificly-cook-a-steak/336205 "2005-12-19T10:03:15Z")
I moved into a new apartment that has all electric utilites, which means no gas oven :frowning: Lately it has become too cold to grill outside, and I have no idea how to use an electric oven to make a steak. The temp… --- ## [Thread for people who don't get mentioned in flirty threads!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thread-for-people-who-dont-get-mentioned-in-flirty-threads/50180)
**Author:** [@A\_girl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/A_girl)\ **Replies:** 147\ **Last updated:** [February 10, 2001, 1:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thread-for-people-who-dont-get-mentioned-in-flirty-threads/50180 "2001-02-10T01:40:53Z")
Missed out on a virtual marriage? Crushed 'cause no one has a crush on you? Not cute enough to make the cute thread? Well, stand and be counted! Let your message be read! Make yourself known right here, and we’ll show t… --- ## [The Matrix came out 15 years ago today.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-matrix-came-out-15-years-ago-today/685041)
**Author:** [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Replies:** 78\ **Last updated:** [April 8, 2014, 7:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-matrix-came-out-15-years-ago-today/685041 "2014-04-08T19:59:36Z")
I know the sequels were not great, but the Wachowski brothers’ first Matrix movie was just great. What were you thoughts when you first saw it? I actually saw it 6 months after it came out, one of the latest theatrical… --- ## [Is this junk mail revenge thing legit?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-junk-mail-revenge-thing-legit/548361)
**Author:** [@Shig](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shig)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [July 31, 2010, 3:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-junk-mail-revenge-thing-legit/548361 "2010-07-31T03:40:53Z")
A friend (a rather gullible friend that questions nothing) emailed this to me. I’m thinking that it has to somehow just not be this simple. Am I wrong? http://officeofstrategicinfluence.com/bulkmailer/ --- ## [Recommend me some mysteries!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-me-some-mysteries/551726)
**Author:** [@OpalCat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OpalCat)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [September 5, 2010, 5:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-me-some-mysteries/551726 "2010-09-05T05:29:40Z")
I finished my latest book on my Kindle and so I’m back into needing good book recommendations. I don’t like things that are overly gory, but I think I’m n the mood for a mystery. Help a girl out? --- ## [Town names not duplicated within US state - how enforced?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/town-names-not-duplicated-within-us-state-how-enforced/454917)
**Author:** [@Mops](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mops)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [July 9, 2008, 3:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/town-names-not-duplicated-within-us-state-how-enforced/454917 "2008-07-09T03:48:49Z")
Doing some work in the Open Directory on US local weather, it struck me that town names tend to be frequently duplicated in another US state, but, it seems, never within the same state, i.e. the $townname, $statename sch… --- ## [Can you have sleep apnea if you aren't tired](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-have-sleep-apnea-if-you-arent-tired/612189)
**Author:** [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [February 11, 2012, 6:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-have-sleep-apnea-if-you-arent-tired/612189 "2012-02-11T18:04:10Z")
I don’t know if this is the right forum for this, I thought IMHO was for medical questions. Either way, apnea runs in my family. My dad has a CPAP and my younger brother has trouble breathing at night (although he hasn’t… --- ## [I own an SUV. Am I evil?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-own-an-suv-am-i-evil/491465)
**Author:** [@tim314](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tim314)\ **Replies:** 98\ **Last updated:** [April 3, 2009, 5:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-own-an-suv-am-i-evil/491465 "2009-04-03T05:11:57Z")
Technically, it’s a “crossover vehicle”, whatever that means, but the point is it’s a larger than average car. I see a lot of comments on some of the message boards and blogs I read criticizing the ownership of large ca… --- ## [How can warp drive not violate relativity?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-can-warp-drive-not-violate-relativity/642186)
**Author:** [@jackdavinci](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jackdavinci)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [December 5, 2012, 12:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-can-warp-drive-not-violate-relativity/642186 "2012-12-05T00:06:30Z")
What with Harold White’s new design for an Alcubierre Drive, it looks like a warp drive may become eventually possible. But it begs a few questions: It involves expansion and contraction of space, fine, I can see how … --- ## ["I smell bread" when you die cliché?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-smell-bread-when-you-die-cliche/276435)
**Author:** [@Hail\_Ants](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hail_Ants)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [November 25, 2004, 12:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-smell-bread-when-you-die-cliche/276435 "2004-11-25T00:50:41Z")
I know I’ve heard this in several TV shows and/or films over the years. A character says this right before quietly passing away. Is it supposed to be some kind of euphamism for entering Heaven? If so, what the heck does … --- ## [An argument against DEI](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/an-argument-against-dei/1013954)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 434\ **Last updated:** [February 28, 2025, 8:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/an-argument-against-dei/1013954 "2025-02-28T20:13:03Z")
This term is used by the right as something to oppose, an acronymed boogyman to rally against. My proposal is that when they use the term, we insist that they use the actual words, Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion and a… --- ## [Yet Another Mundane and Pointless MMP](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yet-another-mundane-and-pointless-mmp/809111)
**Author:** [@swampbear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/swampbear)\ **Replies:** 236\ **Last updated:** [February 26, 2018, 3:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yet-another-mundane-and-pointless-mmp/809111 "2018-02-26T03:58:00Z")
Good Mornin’ Y’all! Up and caffeinatin’. YAWN ‘Tis 62 Amurrkin out and cloudy/foggy with a predicted high of 80 and mostly N.O.S. this afternoon. It bein’ Moanday I shall defilthyfy da cave. Rah. Tonight is men’s night o… --- ## [Did Redd Foxx try to look older in Sanford and Son](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-redd-foxx-try-to-look-older-in-sanford-and-son/714646)
**Author:** [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [March 11, 2015, 4:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-redd-foxx-try-to-look-older-in-sanford-and-son/714646 "2015-03-11T04:34:54Z")
I haven’t seen many episodes of this, but looking into it I saw he was only 49 when the series started, and was 54 when it ended. He looked to be 70 in the show, I always thought that was his real age. Did he ham it up … [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1088&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1090&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)