# Top **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1092&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:** 1093 --- ## [If a vaccine \*\*doesn't\*\* come within 12-18 months, then what?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-a-vaccine-doesnt-come-within-12-18-months-then-what/851752)
**Author:** [@AK84](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AK84)\ **Replies:** 118\ **Last updated:** [April 20, 2020, 2:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-a-vaccine-doesnt-come-within-12-18-months-then-what/851752 "2020-04-20T14:41:01Z")
Based on a very depressing conference call with a Pharma manufacturer client. Unlike what some people have said in other threads, regulators and industry aren’t the biggest stumbling bloc. They have relaxed or waived saf… --- ## [Another well water question re submersible pumps](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-well-water-question-re-submersible-pumps/579152)
**Author:** [@UltraVires](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/UltraVires)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [April 23, 2011, 5:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-well-water-question-re-submersible-pumps/579152 "2011-04-23T17:57:35Z")
I was looking at the directions because I’m installing one this weekend. The pump is not supposed to sit on the bottom of the well, but hangs 10 feet above. I know to use a safety rope to lower it. My question: What … --- ## [The Prize Inside - an introspective MMP](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-prize-inside-an-introspective-mmp/503578)
**Author:** [@anyrose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/anyrose)\ **Replies:** 205\ **Last updated:** [July 27, 2009, 4:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-prize-inside-an-introspective-mmp/503578 "2009-07-27T04:17:43Z")
As many of you know, I have been dealing with arthritis and related issues for years. I have also been obese for most of my life, expect for a several months 11 years ago, when I actually fit into a size 16 dress from J… --- ## [What's with all the mini-fedoras these days?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-with-all-the-mini-fedoras-these-days/547165)
**Author:** [@Rigamarole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rigamarole)\ **Replies:** 70\ **Last updated:** [July 21, 2010, 7:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-with-all-the-mini-fedoras-these-days/547165 "2010-07-21T19:10:59Z")
I’m talking about the short-brimmed fedoras like this one, which I suppose is still just a fedora but needs to be distinguished from the longer-brimmed kind. I went to a club last night (a very rare thing for me) and it… --- ## [Life makes me mad: advice requested \[edited\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/life-makes-me-mad-advice-requested-edited/694994)
**Author:** [@existexistence](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/existexistence)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [August 9, 2014, 9:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/life-makes-me-mad-advice-requested-edited/694994 "2014-08-09T21:52:58Z")
OK. I am new so forgive me if my post is so exceedingly mundane that it doesn’t belong here. I google my issues and a lot of the time it leads me to forums from people with similar issues and this helps. But today I goog… --- ## [A bit over confident are we Hillary?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-bit-over-confident-are-we-hillary/766640)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 92\ **Last updated:** [September 25, 2016, 10:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-bit-over-confident-are-we-hillary/766640 "2016-09-25T22:03:35Z")
Talk about counting your chickens before they hatch. The Clinton Presidential compound is a bit premature. LOL. I think they rent a house in The Hamptons too. I recall a photo of Romney pumping his own gas a couple day… --- ## [Favorite Clint Eastwood quote?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-clint-eastwood-quote/541732)
**Author:** [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [June 5, 2010, 1:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-clint-eastwood-quote/541732 "2010-06-05T13:38:39Z")
In honor of the Clint movie thread, we offer the chance to quote all the great lines Clint has had over the years. What’s your favorite? I’m going to go with the one I seem to use the most, unfortunately: “A man’s got … --- ## [Songs that discourage suicide....](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-that-discourage-suicide/651064)
**Author:** [@JohnClay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnClay)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [February 25, 2013, 7:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-that-discourage-suicide/651064 "2013-02-25T19:53:15Z")
Many years ago I attempted suicide - and I’ve only tried once. I was in the process of gassing myself using my car’s exhaust fumes. I put on the radio to help the time pass quicker. I heard two songs. One was “Gamble Ev… --- ## [novels set during 60BC-400AD](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/novels-set-during-60bc-400ad/538501)
**Author:** [@coremelt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/coremelt)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [May 8, 2010, 5:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/novels-set-during-60bc-400ad/538501 "2010-05-08T17:13:19Z")
For some unknown reason I’m fascinated with this period, the mingling of pagan world and early christianity, maybe because I’m fascinated with exactly how an obscure fanatical Judean cult ended up dominating the western … --- ## [Today the Fourth Amendment is One Step Closer to the Grave](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/today-the-fourth-amendment-is-one-step-closer-to-the-grave/686744)
**Author:** [@Bone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bone)\ **Replies:** 70\ **Last updated:** [April 30, 2014, 5:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/today-the-fourth-amendment-is-one-step-closer-to-the-grave/686744 "2014-04-30T17:54:35Z")
SCOTUS ruled today in Navarette v. California (pdf). They ruled 5-4 that an anonymous tip on a specific vehicle at a specific location is enough to justify a traffic stop even if the officers involved observe nothing th… --- ## [Strange Knife Fight Ritual](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/strange-knife-fight-ritual/569413)
**Author:** [@dolphinboy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dolphinboy)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [April 10, 2022, 10:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/strange-knife-fight-ritual/569413 "2022-04-10T22:07:44Z")
I was watching a western last night (The Long Riders, made in 1980) in which a strange knife fight was staged. Two men are in a bar, one of them is supposed to be half Indian if that matters. They agree to hand-to-hand… --- ## [The social views of Muslims](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-social-views-of-muslims/602371)
**Author:** [@Frylock](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frylock)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [November 10, 2011, 2:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-social-views-of-muslims/602371 "2011-11-10T14:04:55Z")
The kind of thing I’m looking for might not be available simply because it shouldn’t be a question that interests anyone. But what I am looking for, if it exists, is this: A breakdown of the percentage of Muslims who ha… --- ## [Okay, so, Lane Bryant just lost my business](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/okay-so-lane-bryant-just-lost-my-business/453481)
**Author:** [@Angel\_of\_the\_Lord](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Angel_of_the_Lord)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [June 20, 2008, 10:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/okay-so-lane-bryant-just-lost-my-business/453481 "2008-06-20T22:11:35Z")
. . .I mean, okay, not like it had a whole lot of my business anyway, but still. They have this new sizing system. It’s called the Right Fit system. It involves a color and a number. The numbers range from 1-9. Ther… --- ## [Free Electricity From the Sun](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/free-electricity-from-the-sun/60054)
**Author:** [@fatherjohn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fatherjohn)\ **Replies:** 114\ **Last updated:** [April 4, 2001, 12:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/free-electricity-from-the-sun/60054 "2001-04-04T00:33:15Z")
Yes, I’m talking about “solar power.” I’m talking about those “solar collectors” you use to generate “current.” Think you’re getting free electricity? Think again, Einstein. Add in the cost of those collectors. Capita… --- ## [monstro is the best Doper](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/monstro-is-the-best-doper/716848)
**Author:** [@Ephemera](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ephemera)\ **Replies:** 65\ **Last updated:** [April 14, 2015, 7:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/monstro-is-the-best-doper/716848 "2015-04-14T07:46:44Z")
If you disagree, you are wrong. My cite: her posting history. --- ## [The Future Of Shopping?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-future-of-shopping/519238)
**Author:** [@An\_Gadai](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/An_Gadai)\ **Replies:** 62\ **Last updated:** [December 11, 2009, 1:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-future-of-shopping/519238 "2009-12-11T01:58:00Z")
I have been thinking about the idea of late that shopping is going to die out. Retail seems to be migrating to the internet, with large amounts of people ordering goods online instead of browsing in shops for items. You … --- ## [Stupid California and their stupid new Cell phone laws.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-california-and-their-stupid-new-cell-phone-laws/434627)
**Author:** [@ChrisBooth12](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ChrisBooth12)\ **Replies:** 117\ **Last updated:** [August 5, 2008, 4:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-california-and-their-stupid-new-cell-phone-laws/434627 "2008-08-05T16:00:37Z")
http://www.snopes.com/politics/traffic/california2008.asp Notice the last two. What really gets me pissed off more then anything is how it is legal to use a hands free device! I hate to break it to you, but holding the … --- ## [Is it possible to ignite the atmosphere?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-possible-to-ignite-the-atmosphere/195296)
**Author:** [@Shirty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shirty)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [August 16, 2003, 2:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-possible-to-ignite-the-atmosphere/195296 "2003-08-16T02:36:05Z")
I was watching an old godzilla movie- godzilla vs \ in which the giant radioactive lizard was at risk of going Chernobyl. Now, Godzilla movies are not known for their accuracy concerning radioactiv… --- ## [Why is the video game industry so poorly managed?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-the-video-game-industry-so-poorly-managed/661412)
**Author:** [@GeromeK](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GeromeK)\ **Replies:** 64\ **Last updated:** [July 8, 2013, 2:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-the-video-game-industry-so-poorly-managed/661412 "2013-07-08T14:39:20Z")
In the last couple weeks I’ve been disappointed to learn about the horrible working conditions at Trendy Entertainment, the makers of Dungeon Defenders, a game for which I hold some affection. That article brought to mi… --- ## [What Language Has The Longest Alphabet?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-language-has-the-longest-alphabet/504832)
**Author:** [@Markxxx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Markxxx)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [August 1, 2009, 2:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-language-has-the-longest-alphabet/504832 "2009-08-01T14:21:28Z")
Obviously of those lanugages that use an alphabet. I read in yahoo answers that Khmer (Cambodian) has 74 letters in its alphabet, but you can’t really take Yahoo Answers as a final source :slight\_smile: I also realize t… --- ## [9-year-old pwns Minneapolis airport](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/9-year-old-pwns-minneapolis-airport/670566)
**Author:** [@Tom\_Tildrum](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tom_Tildrum)\ **Replies:** 74\ **Last updated:** [October 17, 2013, 8:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/9-year-old-pwns-minneapolis-airport/670566 "2013-10-17T08:36:06Z")
Wednesday, he takes the light rail to MSP, grabs a random suitcase off the carousel, and then sits down for a snack at the restaurant outside security. He has coffee (Coffee! Served to a 9-year-old!), Sierra Mist, and f… --- ## [Mary Hartman: what was the appeal?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mary-hartman-what-was-the-appeal/541730)
**Author:** [@installLSC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/installLSC)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [June 9, 2010, 9:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mary-hartman-what-was-the-appeal/541730 "2010-06-09T21:45:26Z")
I’ve recently been digging around You Tube for footage from “Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman” a satirical soap opera that was a sensation in the mid70s. For example: Mary’s neighbor drowns in chicken soup Psychiatrists int… --- ## [What is it like working graveyard shift?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-it-like-working-graveyard-shift/521832)
**Author:** [@Love\_Rhombus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Love_Rhombus)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [December 30, 2009, 6:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-it-like-working-graveyard-shift/521832 "2009-12-30T18:23:32Z")
I recently got a job working in a casino. Originally I was to work the graveyard shift, but they had some people out just before a big concert and they needed me to work swing shift (3-11). At the end of the month I can … --- ## [Bush wins! Again!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bush-wins-again/55906)
**Author:** [@Bill\_H](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bill_H)\ **Replies:** 215\ **Last updated:** [March 8, 2001, 3:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bush-wins-again/55906 "2001-03-08T03:50:19Z")
Kinda surprised to see there was no rager going on here, so let me just post the results and stand back. http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/national/AP-Media-Ballot-Review.html --- ## [Casket Warranty](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/casket-warranty/418976)
**Author:** [@Inigo\_Montoya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Inigo_Montoya)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [September 26, 2007, 9:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/casket-warranty/418976 "2007-09-26T21:28:46Z")
What is the practical use of a warranty on a casket used for burial? Do people go out and dig it up to see if they need to get a new one or refunded on the original? A friend of mine buried her grandmother a few years b… --- ## [Theories you have about the previous owners of your rescue pet](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/theories-you-have-about-the-previous-owners-of-your-rescue-pet/690322)
**Author:** [@gracer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gracer)\ **Replies:** 63\ **Last updated:** [June 13, 2014, 4:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/theories-you-have-about-the-previous-owners-of-your-rescue-pet/690322 "2014-06-13T04:27:28Z")
Do you have theories about the people who owned your pet before you? Or things you deduced from their behaviour? Or maybe something you pieced together from what you were told at the shelter together with what you notice… --- ## [Watch FREE 2014 passports and documents online](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/watch-free-2014-passports-and-documents-online/695164)
**Author:** [@Mr.Kobayashi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Kobayashi)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [August 13, 2014, 5:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/watch-free-2014-passports-and-documents-online/695164 "2014-08-13T17:21:43Z")
Just messin’ with ya. But it seems like we’re getting more and more of that type of crap - is it technically possible to do what other boards do to combat this problem and have a moderator vet the first post or require a… --- ## [Movies with no sense of Geography](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-with-no-sense-of-geography/187882)
**Author:** [@TheRealJohnPeat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TheRealJohnPeat)\ **Replies:** 108\ **Last updated:** [April 26, 2014, 6:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-with-no-sense-of-geography/187882 "2014-04-26T06:21:58Z")
I know movies are ‘fantasy’ - but if you’re going to use ‘real’ places, you could at least look them up on a map surely? I thought Robin Hood - Prince of Thieves was bad with it’s depiction of Robin and his sidekick wal… --- ## [Scientology Street Fair](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scientology-street-fair/369933)
**Author:** [@Weirddave](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Weirddave)\ **Replies:** 108\ **Last updated:** [August 30, 2006, 10:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scientology-street-fair/369933 "2006-08-30T22:30:32Z")
I took time off from beating my wife to post this video. Words fail me as to how pathetic these people are. --- ## [Which 2013 Summer Film Will Make the Most?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-2013-summer-film-will-make-the-most/655431)
**Author:** [@RandMcnally](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RandMcnally)\ **Replies:** 76\ **Last updated:** [August 31, 2013, 5:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-2013-summer-film-will-make-the-most/655431 "2013-08-31T05:16:35Z")
Which film do you think will pull in the most money? Which are you most looking forward to? Poll to follow. --- ## [Mongolian BBQ and semen](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mongolian-bbq-and-semen/700888)
**Author:** [@TheBaptiste](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TheBaptiste)\ **Replies:** 64\ **Last updated:** [October 13, 2014, 12:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mongolian-bbq-and-semen/700888 "2014-10-13T00:23:27Z")
Ok so it’s not what you think. I had Mongolian BBQ for lunch the other day, within minutes after consuming it I had the overwhelming urge to evacuate my bowels. Of course I could not have this release in a restaurant bat… --- ## [Why does everyone hate Yngwie Malmsteen?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-everyone-hate-yngwie-malmsteen/327432)
**Author:** [@Crafter\_Man](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crafter_Man)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [October 23, 2005, 6:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-everyone-hate-yngwie-malmsteen/327432 "2005-10-23T06:32:32Z")
His album Rising Force was the first CD I ever bought. I thought it was really good. But whenever I bring up his name when discussing rock guitarist, people inevitably roll their eyes. He seems to be universally hated… --- ## [Thirty Dots - thirteen scoring fields, five dice, three rolls and you.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thirty-dots-thirteen-scoring-fields-five-dice-three-rolls-and-you/580087)
**Author:** [@Zyada](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zyada)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [July 7, 2011, 5:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thirty-dots-thirteen-scoring-fields-five-dice-three-rolls-and-you/580087 "2011-07-07T17:46:19Z")
http://thirtydotsdice.com/ I wrote a (free!) web game I’m calling Thirty Dots. It’s based on an old dice game called Yacht, and has absolutely nothing to do with another game sold by Hasbro that might look similar. … --- ## [Creationism vs evolution](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/creationism-vs-evolution/631281)
**Author:** [@HoneyBadgerDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HoneyBadgerDC)\ **Replies:** 64\ **Last updated:** [January 18, 2013, 5:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/creationism-vs-evolution/631281 "2013-01-18T05:40:03Z")
I fail to see a contradiction between creationism and evolution. Most all Christians that I know personaly believe in evolution, they believe that God found the perfect mechanism for dealing with an ever changing planet.… --- ## [Sleep apnea CPAP pressure](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sleep-apnea-cpap-pressure/538142)
**Author:** [@Revtim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Revtim)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [May 4, 2010, 2:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sleep-apnea-cpap-pressure/538142 "2010-05-04T02:52:47Z")
When a pressure is discovered that successfully treats a patient’s sleep apnea, is it that pressure and higher that works, or is it just that pressure (within a certain range)? --- ## [He's tall, dark, handsome, funny, smart... if he just weren't soooo...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hes-tall-dark-handsome-funny-smart-if-he-just-werent-soooo/286055)
**Author:** [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Replies:** 76\ **Last updated:** [April 15, 2005, 3:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hes-tall-dark-handsome-funny-smart-if-he-just-werent-soooo/286055 "2005-04-15T03:27:18Z")
I’m 38. This is me . I am convinced that I look like Burl Ives (minus the filled out posterior), so it’s always odd when others don’t run fleeing (I’m not being falsely modest here or fishing for compliments- I’m about… --- ## [Why Hitler “succeeded” and Trump has already failed](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-hitler-succeeded-and-trump-has-already-failed/1019533)
**Author:** [@Aeschines](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aeschines)\ **Replies:** 311\ **Last updated:** [December 14, 2025, 3:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-hitler-succeeded-and-trump-has-already-failed/1019533 "2025-12-14T03:22:43Z")
First, some caveats: Hitler was one of the most evil and destructive persons in human history, yet he also had some qualities and behaviors that allowed him to “succeed” under his own twisted terms in taking power in Ge… --- ## [Smart-Ass replies](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/smart-ass-replies/774834)
**Author:** [@Lumpy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lumpy)\ **Replies:** 77\ **Last updated:** [December 24, 2016, 1:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/smart-ass-replies/774834 "2016-12-24T01:59:35Z")
I had a doctor’s appointment today and one of the standard questions they ask you is “do you feel safe in your home?”. I answered in the affirmative, but a few moments later wished I’d dared to reply “Oh yeah, I’ve got b… --- ## [Mafia Reunion Game Over: Goodbye, Farewell, and Amen \[edited title\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mafia-reunion-game-over-goodbye-farewell-and-amen-edited-title/783710)
**Author:** [@NAF1138](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NAF1138)\ **Replies:** 108\ **Last updated:** [May 18, 2017, 6:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mafia-reunion-game-over-goodbye-farewell-and-amen-edited-title/783710 "2017-05-18T06:57:42Z")
Just kidding- The game is over Biotop was the last mafia! Congratulations town you win! :cool: It was touch and go for a while but in the end you lynched correctly when it counted. I’ll post links to the spoiler boar… --- ## [MLB Contempating DH Rule for NL by 2017](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-contempating-dh-rule-for-nl-by-2017/743834)
**Author:** [@gnoitall](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gnoitall)\ **Replies:** 114\ **Last updated:** [February 9, 2016, 5:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-contempating-dh-rule-for-nl-by-2017/743834 "2016-02-09T17:01:22Z")
Per Bleacher Report Doesn’t this offend the purists in the National League camp? (Doesn’t bother me a lick, personally, since I’m an AL fan.) --- ## [The Best Traditions in Sports.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-best-traditions-in-sports/496381)
**Author:** [@Sir\_T-Cups](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sir_T-Cups)\ **Replies:** 60\ **Last updated:** [May 19, 2009, 9:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-best-traditions-in-sports/496381 "2009-05-19T21:05:59Z")
What do you think are the best traditions in sports? Not necessarily THE best…just some that you know and think are fun. I shall get the ball rolling… The singing of “Take me out to the ball game” during the Cubs’s 7t… --- ## [Tacking dollar bills onto restaurant walls: What's the origin?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tacking-dollar-bills-onto-restaurant-walls-whats-the-origin/230544)
**Author:** [@Earl\_Snake-Hips\_Tucker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Earl_Snake-Hips_Tucker)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [February 23, 2004, 5:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tacking-dollar-bills-onto-restaurant-walls-whats-the-origin/230544 "2004-02-23T05:43:46Z")
Occasionally, one comes across a restaurant which has adopted this type of graffiti. I’ve noticed it only the past ten or so years (and maybe it’s mostly in the southeast, but I think I’ve seen it elsewhere, too). How … --- ## [what would happen if I cut off my eyelids?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-happen-if-i-cut-off-my-eyelids/338936)
**Author:** [@FlippyFly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FlippyFly)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [January 8, 2006, 5:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-happen-if-i-cut-off-my-eyelids/338936 "2006-01-08T17:14:41Z")
from “http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tea” “In other story, which spread along with buddhism, Bodhidharma is credited with discovery of tea. Bodhidharma, a semi-legendary Buddhist monk, founder of the Chan school of buddih… --- ## [We can perform agriculture without fossil fuels](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/we-can-perform-agriculture-without-fossil-fuels/688701)
**Author:** [@Try2B\_Comprehensive](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Try2B_Comprehensive)\ **Replies:** 63\ **Last updated:** [May 27, 2014, 1:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/we-can-perform-agriculture-without-fossil-fuels/688701 "2014-05-27T13:54:32Z")
I started a thread on a similar topic, Replacing Heavy Machinery With Robots, which went pretty much nowhere. I was thinking of replacing the agricultural machines we use today with electric ones on the same scale. When … --- ## [Cost of shipping by water versus by land?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cost-of-shipping-by-water-versus-by-land/435755)
**Author:** [@Danimal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Danimal)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [March 16, 2021, 12:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cost-of-shipping-by-water-versus-by-land/435755 "2021-03-16T12:00:56Z")
I was preparing to mention in my geography lecture about how much cheaper it generally is to transport bulk cargo by water instead of by land, when I realized I have exactly zero hard data to back this up. My Internet s… --- ## [How do the Cinema Sins guys not get sued by movie studios?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-the-cinema-sins-guys-not-get-sued-by-movie-studios/686197)
**Author:** [@a35362](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/a35362)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [May 21, 2014, 6:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-the-cinema-sins-guys-not-get-sued-by-movie-studios/686197 "2014-05-21T18:39:17Z")
Not just Cinema Sins but also WatchMojo.com and HISHE and probably bunches more… They make money by using clips of movies made by other people to create original content that people watch. Is that kind of thing okay as l… --- ## [Dating Question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dating-question/678544)
**Author:** [@helpaguyout](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/helpaguyout)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [January 16, 2014, 3:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dating-question/678544 "2014-01-16T03:06:54Z")
I’ve already been over this with my friends. I am no fool and I know the answer to the question. But with dating, you’re confusion can be tough to deal with until everything straightens itself out, and opinions can help … --- ## [What happened to no-rub contact solution?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happened-to-no-rub-contact-solution/701454)
**Author:** [@Sattua](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sattua)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [October 18, 2014, 5:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happened-to-no-rub-contact-solution/701454 "2014-10-18T17:36:05Z")
Sometime over the summer, no-rub soft contact solution virtually disappeared from store shelves. The only brand still available is Opti Free, which costs twice as much as the three store brands I used to buy. Bausch & Lo… --- ## [Has anyone ever fallen from an Airplane and survived.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-anyone-ever-fallen-from-an-airplane-and-survived/108574)
**Author:** [@jimmmy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jimmmy)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [May 13, 2002, 2:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-anyone-ever-fallen-from-an-airplane-and-survived/108574 "2002-05-13T14:00:06Z")
Has anyone ever fallen from an Airplane (flying at say +1000 feet) and survived? Can you show sites/cites? I’ve heard stories of tails of airplanes breaking off and people surviving, and of course mainy stories that end… --- ## [Life on Earth has Just Changed - The North Atlantic Current is Gone](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/life-on-earth-has-just-changed-the-north-atlantic-current-is-gone/554507)
**Author:** [@Libre](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Libre)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [September 22, 2010, 5:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/life-on-earth-has-just-changed-the-north-atlantic-current-is-gone/554507 "2010-09-22T17:59:58Z")
Can anyone make a reasonably convincing argument against this article: http://www.infiniteunknown.net/2010/09/14/life-on-this-earth-just-changed-the-north-atlantic-current-is-gone/ For what it’s worth, I located these … [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1091&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1093&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)