# Top **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1093&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:** 1094 --- ## [Anyone else have a soft place in their hearts for movies that (practically) have no women in them?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-else-have-a-soft-place-in-their-hearts-for-movies-that-practically-have-no-women-in-them/696429)
**Author:** [@Dale\_Sams](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dale_Sams)\ **Replies:** 66\ **Last updated:** [August 26, 2014, 4:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-else-have-a-soft-place-in-their-hearts-for-movies-that-practically-have-no-women-in-them/696429 "2014-08-26T16:02:33Z")
The Edge Twilight’s Last Gleaming Stalag 17 Shawshank Redemption The Thing to name a few… --- ## [Potential North Korean coup attempt](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/potential-north-korean-coup-attempt/700318)
**Author:** [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [October 15, 2014, 3:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/potential-north-korean-coup-attempt/700318 "2014-10-15T15:22:54Z")
Oh please oh please oh please oh please be true. http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2779139/Has-Kim-Jong-Un-lost-control-North-Korea-Nation-s-former-intelligence-officer-says-overthrown-2013-just-puppet-leader.ht… --- ## [What would you call the woman in this relationship.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-you-call-the-woman-in-this-relationship/641391)
**Author:** [@AK84](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AK84)\ **Replies:** 70\ **Last updated:** [November 21, 2012, 11:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-you-call-the-woman-in-this-relationship/641391 "2012-11-21T11:06:29Z")
Somome I know has rather strange domestic arrangements. He is unmarried and he has a lady (“Mrs Q”) whom he keeps (in a different town) in a house and generally provides for her upkeep. She is a widow and has two childre… --- ## [Are you OK with porn stars as neighbors, friends, teachers & babysitters?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-ok-with-porn-stars-as-neighbors-friends-teachers-babysitters/722954)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 65\ **Last updated:** [June 25, 2015, 7:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-ok-with-porn-stars-as-neighbors-friends-teachers-babysitters/722954 "2015-06-25T07:22:52Z")
In this Salon article former porn star Bree Olson says if people know you were a porn star you will be shunned and ostracized from polite society and never let back in. She also speaks to the dichotomy of how ex-male por… --- ## [How to plan for a nice, non-confrontational visit with kinda-estranged mom?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-plan-for-a-nice-non-confrontational-visit-with-kinda-estranged-mom/624885)
**Author:** [@smaje1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/smaje1)\ **Replies:** 76\ **Last updated:** [September 12, 2012, 12:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-plan-for-a-nice-non-confrontational-visit-with-kinda-estranged-mom/624885 "2012-09-12T00:35:48Z")
My mom and I have been on the outs for nearly a year. Now, after and handful of Skype sessions and a few sterile emails, she and my dad are flying across the country for a 12-hour visit – to see my daughter, their grandd… --- ## [What does an adult do at Disneyworld?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-an-adult-do-at-disneyworld/655366)
**Author:** [@ITR\_champion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ITR_champion)\ **Replies:** 74\ **Last updated:** [May 15, 2013, 6:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-an-adult-do-at-disneyworld/655366 "2013-05-15T18:55:45Z")
My fiance desires that the two of us take a vacation to Disneyworld. It’s not going to happen right away, but it will probably take place at some time in the next couple years. I’ve already agreed to this, since I neve… --- ## [Internment: Justified use of guns by citizens against the government?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/internment-justified-use-of-guns-by-citizens-against-the-government/647916)
**Author:** [@filmore](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/filmore)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [January 24, 2013, 3:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/internment-justified-use-of-guns-by-citizens-against-the-government/647916 "2013-01-24T03:23:32Z")
Back in 1942 over 100,000 Japanese were relocated from their homes into camps in the Japanese American internment. Would they have been justified in using their guns to resist relocation? It is interesting that the US … --- ## [Can the swastika be redeemed?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-the-swastika-be-redeemed/369674)
**Author:** [@Lumpy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lumpy)\ **Replies:** 111\ **Last updated:** [September 4, 2006, 6:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-the-swastika-be-redeemed/369674 "2006-09-04T18:07:24Z")
Actually a movement that’s been around for awhile, but I only just became aware of it. Apparently a lot of people, traditional hindus as well as others, are protesting laws that automatically consider the swastika to be … --- ## [Obesity without overeating - please explain](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obesity-without-overeating-please-explain/190638)
**Author:** [@Colophon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Colophon)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [July 28, 2003, 3:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obesity-without-overeating-please-explain/190638 "2003-07-28T15:30:57Z")
I know this is a touchy subject - read this thread in the Pit if you don’t believe me - so please stick to facts and keep out of GD/IMHO/BBQ Pit territory. We are regularly told that obesity is not just due to overeatin… --- ## [Bald eagle nest - live webcast](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bald-eagle-nest-live-webcast/749414)
**Author:** [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Replies:** 65\ **Last updated:** [January 20, 2017, 3:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bald-eagle-nest-live-webcast/749414 "2017-01-20T15:57:04Z")
At the National Arboretum in Washington, D.C. One eaglet born this week - another on the way soon, with luck. Your choice of two different camera angles: http://dceaglecam.eagles.org/ Very cool! I’ve always loved bal… --- ## [Rank Your Top Ten Rock Bands](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rank-your-top-ten-rock-bands/514793)
**Author:** [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Really_Not_All_That_Bright)\ **Replies:** 101\ **Last updated:** [October 24, 2009, 10:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rank-your-top-ten-rock-bands/514793 "2009-10-24T10:44:28Z")
Simple thread: name your top ten rock bands in order. Ten points for first place, nine for second, and so on. At some point, I’ll tabulate the scores and we can figure out who The Greatest Rock Band Ever According To The… --- ## [A poll: your opinions of the Joy Behar/Whoopi Goldberg O'Reilly walkout on The View](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-poll-your-opinions-of-the-joy-behar-whoopi-goldberg-oreilly-walkout-on-the-view/557605)
**Author:** [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Replies:** 63\ **Last updated:** [October 22, 2010, 11:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-poll-your-opinions-of-the-joy-behar-whoopi-goldberg-oreilly-walkout-on-the-view/557605 "2010-10-22T11:36:32Z")
For those who haven’t seen it: O’Reilly was braying about the infamous Ground Zero mosque (insert standard disclaimers here that it’s not a mosque and it’s not on Ground Zero) and made several comments about Muslims kil… --- ## [Diogenes The Cynic](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/diogenes-the-cynic/275546)
**Author:** [@Ilsa\_Lund](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ilsa_Lund)\ **Replies:** 170\ **Last updated:** [November 21, 2004, 4:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/diogenes-the-cynic/275546 "2004-11-21T04:10:21Z")
Asshattery. Fuck you. That is all. --- ## [My best friend is gaining weight, how to help?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-best-friend-is-gaining-weight-how-to-help/536406)
**Author:** [@sparky\_1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sparky_1)\ **Replies:** 78\ **Last updated:** [April 21, 2010, 2:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-best-friend-is-gaining-weight-how-to-help/536406 "2010-04-21T02:45:45Z")
My friend is late 40s, 6’4" or so and now pushing 270 lbs. A few years ago he was around 220 or so. But now 270 lbs!?!? We have hectic schedules and no longer live all that close, so it’s been a few months since I saw… --- ## [Politicians keep bringing up "The Draft." Would people even go if conscripted?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/politicians-keep-bringing-up-the-draft-would-people-even-go-if-conscripted/416122)
**Author:** [@Frylock](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frylock)\ **Replies:** 122\ **Last updated:** [August 28, 2007, 7:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/politicians-keep-bringing-up-the-draft-would-people-even-go-if-conscripted/416122 "2007-08-28T19:10:41Z")
My view of the contemporary scene may not be accurate, but it seems to me that if they were to reinstate the draft, a whole lot more people than back in the sixties and seventies would be a whole lot more willing to refu… --- ## [BrainGlutton, enough already](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brainglutton-enough-already/696532)
**Author:** [@Reyemile](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Reyemile)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [August 28, 2014, 12:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brainglutton-enough-already/696532 "2014-08-28T00:13:35Z")
I can’t count the number of times BrainGlutton has posted articles with no thought whatsoever. He posts either a link to the article or, more annoying, 3-4 paragraphs of the article in a quote box; he adds NOTHING of his… --- ## [Faithful film adaptations of books](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/faithful-film-adaptations-of-books/652604)
**Author:** [@Kuru](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kuru)\ **Replies:** 61\ **Last updated:** [March 14, 2013, 9:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/faithful-film-adaptations-of-books/652604 "2013-03-14T21:47:07Z")
Film adaptations of novels often stray far from their source material. Due to time restraints films will often purge subplots, omit characters or merge them. All of which makes sense considering most people don’t want … --- ## [How do you say calliope?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-say-calliope/626968)
**Author:** [@Pitter\_Patter](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pitter_Patter)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [July 5, 2012, 3:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-say-calliope/626968 "2012-07-05T03:49:46Z")
I was watching Auction Kings the other day when they came across a calliope to auction off…The staff of the auction house kept calling it a "cally-ope. What the hell? Is that a Georgia regional pronunciation, or what? I … --- ## [High school foreign language classes](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/high-school-foreign-language-classes/785849)
**Author:** [@Patx2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Patx2)\ **Replies:** 127\ **Last updated:** [May 12, 2017, 9:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/high-school-foreign-language-classes/785849 "2017-05-12T09:35:13Z")
Some friends and I were having a discussion a few weeks ago about the requirement for a foreign language in high school. They require 2 years and I think some colleges even like to see 3. We all work in very different fi… --- ## [What kinds of salaried jobs really let you work only two hours a day if you get your work done?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-kinds-of-salaried-jobs-really-let-you-work-only-two-hours-a-day-if-you-get-your-work-done/651053)
**Author:** [@robert\_columbia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/robert_columbia)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [February 25, 2013, 4:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-kinds-of-salaried-jobs-really-let-you-work-only-two-hours-a-day-if-you-get-your-work-done/651053 "2013-02-25T04:00:12Z")
In another thread, this was mentioned: I’ve held salaried as well as hourly jobs and the expectation of the salaried jobs was that you would work 40 hours a week minimum and you were expected to report your time in hou… --- ## [How bad will it be on Inauguration Day?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-bad-will-it-be-on-inauguration-day/930098)
**Author:** [@TroutMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TroutMan)\ **Replies:** 125\ **Last updated:** [January 15, 2021, 10:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-bad-will-it-be-on-inauguration-day/930098 "2021-01-15T22:47:10Z")
I feel like “will there be violence” is a dumb question. “How many deaths will there be” is probably better. I don’t think there will be as many yahoos doing dumb things as there were on the 6th. I think there will be a… --- ## [This Former marine should be jailed for mortgage fraud](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-former-marine-should-be-jailed-for-mortgage-fraud/488081)
**Author:** [@accidentalyuppie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/accidentalyuppie)\ **Replies:** 86\ **Last updated:** [March 6, 2009, 7:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-former-marine-should-be-jailed-for-mortgage-fraud/488081 "2009-03-06T19:46:46Z")
I saw this piece on CNN over the weekend and steam is still coming out of my ears. http://ac360.blogs.cnn.com/2009/02/18/former-marine-facing-foreclosure-but-do-you-really-want-to-bail-him-out/ I cannot find the full i… --- ## [Pieces Parts. What does it mean?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pieces-parts-what-does-it-mean/459849)
**Author:** [@brewha](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/brewha)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [August 14, 2008, 12:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pieces-parts-what-does-it-mean/459849 "2008-08-14T00:26:05Z")
I’ve been hearing this phrase more and more lately and it’s really driving me insane. What does it mean? “I’ll put together a list of pieces parts.” “Here you’ll see the various pieces parts.” “We’re waiting on pieces… --- ## [Deadspin on Manning's legacy](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/deadspin-on-mannings-legacy/528274)
**Author:** [@enomaj](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/enomaj)\ **Replies:** 74\ **Last updated:** [February 23, 2010, 12:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/deadspin-on-mannings-legacy/528274 "2010-02-23T00:04:19Z")
I thought finally beating Tom Brady’s Patriots and winning a Superbowl erased the choke artist tag. After all it was partially Indy’s inability to get past NE that gave him that label. Isn’t this sort of moving the goalp… --- ## [That faint ringing in the ears that is noticeable a when all is quiet](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/that-faint-ringing-in-the-ears-that-is-noticeable-a-when-all-is-quiet/180987)
**Author:** [@clayton\_e](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/clayton_e)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [June 11, 2003, 9:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/that-faint-ringing-in-the-ears-that-is-noticeable-a-when-all-is-quiet/180987 "2003-06-11T21:36:32Z")
Does anyone else have this? (Palve said he noticed it as well) and… What is it? --- ## [How in the hell do they come up with these stupid car names?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-in-the-hell-do-they-come-up-with-these-stupid-car-names/331759)
**Author:** [@RickJay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RickJay)\ **Replies:** 117\ **Last updated:** [November 30, 2005, 11:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-in-the-hell-do-they-come-up-with-these-stupid-car-names/331759 "2005-11-30T23:58:56Z")
Toyota has a new car called the “Yaris.” What the fuck is wrong with these people? Some car names make sense; aggressive animals (Jaguar, Mustang, Cobra) names that imply you’re a rich bastard (Regal, De Ville) or name… --- ## [Does the universe contain a finite amount of energy?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-the-universe-contain-a-finite-amount-of-energy/47144)
**Author:** [@Fatwater\_Fewl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fatwater_Fewl)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [September 1, 2013, 6:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-the-universe-contain-a-finite-amount-of-energy/47144 "2013-09-01T18:17:43Z")
I know I’m a dumass but… Ok, is the universe still considered by physics to heading towards temperature equilibrium? Wouldn’t this imply a finite quantity of energy in the universe? If the universe is infinite, can the … --- ## [Things having a smart phone has greatly improved](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-having-a-smart-phone-has-greatly-improved/680757)
**Author:** [@Cubsfan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cubsfan)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [February 15, 2014, 4:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-having-a-smart-phone-has-greatly-improved/680757 "2014-02-15T04:06:41Z")
Taking shits. Sitting in waiting rooms. Waiting at Red lights. Driving long straight aways where you only need to look at the road periodically. Walking in crowds. Secretly browsing pornography. --- ## [How do you pay for a car with cash?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-pay-for-a-car-with-cash/533509)
**Author:** [@Brynda](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Brynda)\ **Replies:** 72\ **Last updated:** [April 1, 2010, 8:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-pay-for-a-car-with-cash/533509 "2010-04-01T20:28:59Z")
I am buying myself a new Beetle this weekend, assuming it arrives at the dealership this week. I plan to pay for it outright, without financing. How does that work? Will a personal check be okay, or will I have to get a … --- ## [If there were absolutely zero health risks to being overweight, would we still value being thin?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-there-were-absolutely-zero-health-risks-to-being-overweight-would-we-still-value-being-thin/525706)
**Author:** [@Freudian\_Slit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Freudian_Slit)\ **Replies:** 77\ **Last updated:** [January 26, 2010, 1:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-there-were-absolutely-zero-health-risks-to-being-overweight-would-we-still-value-being-thin/525706 "2010-01-26T01:18:05Z")
In the fat acceptance thread, there’s talk of weight and health and the impact on society, among other things. And in the “fatosphere” (blogs devoted to fat acceptance, or the idea of loving people’s bodies as they are w… --- ## [The Author Guy \[recommend an author like Christopher Moore\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-author-guy-recommend-an-author-like-christopher-moore/594597)
**Author:** [@The\_Doughnut\_Thief](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Doughnut_Thief)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [September 10, 2012, 1:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-author-guy-recommend-an-author-like-christopher-moore/594597 "2012-09-10T13:57:50Z")
I have recently started to enjoy sitting down with a good book. I am trying to find other author’s similar to Christopher Moore. Do you know of any? --- ## [Missionary/proselytizing work is not per se a wrongful act of aggression](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/missionary-proselytizing-work-is-not-per-se-a-wrongful-act-of-aggression/740866)
**Author:** [@Bricker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bricker)\ **Replies:** 90\ **Last updated:** [December 25, 2015, 1:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/missionary-proselytizing-work-is-not-per-se-a-wrongful-act-of-aggression/740866 "2015-12-25T13:28:46Z")
In This thread about the impending canonization of Mother Teresa of Calcutta, the following claim is offered: I disagree with the last thought. I don’t think that a significant part of our “mainstream culture” sees Ca… --- ## [A question for protestors and others against the war](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-question-for-protestors-and-others-against-the-war/166340)
**Author:** [@Scylla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scylla)\ **Replies:** 222\ **Last updated:** [April 11, 2003, 6:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-question-for-protestors-and-others-against-the-war/166340 "2003-04-11T18:21:19Z")
I honestly don’t understand what seems to me to be a pretty big contradiction in the peace movement. When I went to visit a friend in DC we went to the peace protest to see it. At that point a question gestated in my h… --- ## [Die Barbie Die](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/die-barbie-die/336329)
**Author:** [@Johanna](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johanna)\ **Replies:** 73\ **Last updated:** [December 31, 2005, 10:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/die-barbie-die/336329 "2005-12-31T22:35:46Z")
A newly released British study from the University of Bath reveals that children frequently torture and mutilate Barbie. It looks like more mayhem is directed against Barbie by girls aged 7-11 than any other toy. “You m… --- ## [Latest SpaceX launch ends in failure](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/latest-spacex-launch-ends-in-failure/723701)
**Author:** [@Fear\_Itself](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fear_Itself)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [July 21, 2015, 8:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/latest-spacex-launch-ends-in-failure/723701 "2015-07-21T20:33:11Z")
A supply mission to the International Space Station has broken up shortly after launch: --- ## [Pronunciation of "Maori"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pronunciation-of-maori/250488)
**Author:** [@Fiver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fiver)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [June 16, 2004, 3:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pronunciation-of-maori/250488 "2004-06-16T15:35:00Z")
I’m having a little disagreement with a friend. He insists, falsely, that the name of the native New Zealanders is pronounced “May-or-ee” while I know the correct pronunciation is “MAH-OH-ree.” We’ve each found website… --- ## [A question about The Hunt for Red October](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-question-about-the-hunt-for-red-october/567747)
**Author:** [@Atomic\_Alex](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Atomic_Alex)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [January 21, 2017, 11:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-question-about-the-hunt-for-red-october/567747 "2017-01-21T23:03:04Z")
As an aside Captain Ramius is the role Sean Connery was born to play! Anyway something I’ve always wondered about the final battle scene (apart from how plausible it is, I’m guessing the answer is ‘not very’) one of the… --- ## [San Francisco trying to ban the free company lunch for techies](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/san-francisco-trying-to-ban-the-free-company-lunch-for-techies/818641)
**Author:** [@nightshadea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nightshadea)\ **Replies:** 151\ **Last updated:** [July 31, 2018, 12:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/san-francisco-trying-to-ban-the-free-company-lunch-for-techies/818641 "2018-07-31T12:26:30Z")
This is well beyond belief possibly illegal… If this passed I’d form a union to fight it and move my location,…??! --- ## [Woman, your dog neither speaks nor understands English.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/woman-your-dog-neither-speaks-nor-understands-english/550367)
**Author:** [@phouka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/phouka)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [August 19, 2010, 2:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/woman-your-dog-neither-speaks-nor-understands-english/550367 "2010-08-19T14:40:56Z")
Allow me to introduce Daft Bitch (owner, not dog). Now, all dog owners project some human qualities on our dogs. It’s hard not too when they are full to the brim of doggie personality traits with clear parallels to human… --- ## [Neighbor wants to install wall anchors extending into my property. Should I let them?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/neighbor-wants-to-install-wall-anchors-extending-into-my-property-should-i-let-them/721700)
**Author:** [@Isosleepy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Isosleepy)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [June 9, 2015, 6:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/neighbor-wants-to-install-wall-anchors-extending-into-my-property-should-i-let-them/721700 "2015-06-09T18:02:59Z")
My elderly neighbor and a contractor approached me yesterday. Her basement wall is bowing (not uncommon in this neighborhood) and she needs/wants to install wall anchors. This being an old neighborhood, there’s only 18 f… --- ## [Ranking of most powerful DC and Marvel characters?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ranking-of-most-powerful-dc-and-marvel-characters/88672)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [October 28, 2001, 5:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ranking-of-most-powerful-dc-and-marvel-characters/88672 "2001-10-28T05:01:48Z")
Is there a listing anywhere on the net (or elsewhere) for either the DC or Marvel universes with the most powerful heroes and villans of the respective universes ranked by power. --- ## [How do people get hit by trains?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-people-get-hit-by-trains/786609)
**Author:** [@nate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nate)\ **Replies:** 94\ **Last updated:** [May 20, 2017, 11:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-people-get-hit-by-trains/786609 "2017-05-20T23:44:05Z")
Every once in awhile, more often than one would think, I read news about someone getting killed by by a train while walking/standing around on the tracks. A few years ago, some lady was killed by a train while participat… --- ## [Should suicide be a human right?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-suicide-be-a-human-right/662010)
**Author:** [@lankyBlonde](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lankyBlonde)\ **Replies:** 83\ **Last updated:** [July 15, 2013, 3:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-suicide-be-a-human-right/662010 "2013-07-15T15:26:06Z")
Let me begin by first saying that I am in no way depressed or suicidal, I actually really enjoy life. But I was recently thinking about human rights (and the lack thereof in many parts of the world) and I feel like a cer… --- ## [Finland and Sweden appear poised for entry to NATO {2022-05-12}](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/finland-and-sweden-appear-poised-for-entry-to-nato-2022-05-12/964350)
**Author:** [@jnglmassiv](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jnglmassiv)\ **Replies:** 128\ **Last updated:** [March 7, 2024, 9:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/finland-and-sweden-appear-poised-for-entry-to-nato-2022-05-12/964350 "2024-03-07T21:53:41Z")
And who could blame them?! Finland has quite a long border with Russia, some 1300 km. This video gives the perspectives of some diplomat types. --- ## [Assault with a deadly bubble](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/assault-with-a-deadly-bubble/557362)
**Author:** [@KarlGauss](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KarlGauss)\ **Replies:** 65\ **Last updated:** [October 24, 2010, 7:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/assault-with-a-deadly-bubble/557362 "2010-10-24T07:31:11Z")
In this now well known encounter, Constable A. Josephs, aka “Officer Bubbles”, acts like a sociopathic prick when talking to a G20 Summit protester in Toronto in late June\*. Unlike the policewoman beside him who takes th… --- ## [Are you kidding me? Downloads on the Column page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-kidding-me-downloads-on-the-column-page/763169)
**Author:** [@Babale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Babale)\ **Replies:** 81\ **Last updated:** [August 29, 2016, 10:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-kidding-me-downloads-on-the-column-page/763169 "2016-08-29T22:22:55Z")
That’s it – I am done reading the SDMB columns. I originally got into this website because of the columns, years and years ago. I think I found this place 12 years ago, lurked for a long time, posted a bunch, then lurke… --- ## [Prospects for MS in molecular biology?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/prospects-for-ms-in-molecular-biology/528536)
**Author:** [@JWWJ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JWWJ)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [February 15, 2010, 3:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/prospects-for-ms-in-molecular-biology/528536 "2010-02-15T15:57:22Z")
I’m curious what people think about job prospects for a student graduating with a master of science in molecular biology with an emphasis in applied genomics. With the increasing involvement of biotechnology in pretty m… --- ## [What TV Shows Got Better Later in Their Run?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-tv-shows-got-better-later-in-their-run/535956)
**Author:** [@Meltdown](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Meltdown)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [April 21, 2010, 6:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-tv-shows-got-better-later-in-their-run/535956 "2010-04-21T18:06:23Z")
The current thread on Night Court and how it apparently sucked for the first 3 1/2 seasons got me thinking – what other shows took a while to ramp up? Typically, when discussing their favorite seasons of a series, peopl… --- ## [Lurkers creep me out...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lurkers-creep-me-out/648211)
**Author:** [@Becky2844](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Becky2844)\ **Replies:** 70\ **Last updated:** [February 2, 2013, 5:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lurkers-creep-me-out/648211 "2013-02-02T05:58:10Z")
…observing without participating. Kind of like Peeping Toms. Does it give anybody else the heebie jeebies? --- ## [Aren't there laws about whether doors should push on exiting public buildings?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/arent-there-laws-about-whether-doors-should-push-on-exiting-public-buildings/648312)
**Author:** [@Leo\_Bloom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leo_Bloom)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [January 29, 2013, 10:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/arent-there-laws-about-whether-doors-should-push-on-exiting-public-buildings/648312 "2013-01-29T22:52:57Z")
I always thought there were (NYC). But I’ve run into many cases where the exit doors were pull. (I saw what I did there.) Similarly, is there any law on how doors are hung (insert joke here)? I’ve clonked my head or str… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1092&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1094&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)