# Top **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1097&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:** 1098 --- ## [A Dance with Dragons speculation thread (unboxed spoilers)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-dance-with-dragons-speculation-thread-unboxed-spoilers/586522)
**Author:** [@elfkin477](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elfkin477)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [July 10, 2011, 11:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-dance-with-dragons-speculation-thread-unboxed-spoilers/586522 "2011-07-10T23:18:02Z")
Because we simply don’t have enough Song of Fire and Ice threads going on now… :wink: The 5th book is really, really, they promised for real coming out in a few more days (July 12th), so why don’t we predict what’s goin… --- ## [World's Oldest Man (153)-Ever proven?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worlds-oldest-man-153-ever-proven/542828)
**Author:** [@ralph124c](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ralph124c)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [June 14, 2010, 3:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worlds-oldest-man-153-ever-proven/542828 "2010-06-14T15:42:40Z")
I was reading an old book by Richard Halliburton (a world traveller and popular author of the 1930’s). He recounted a meeting with an old man (in Abkhazia/Russia), by the name of Zapara Kiut, who claimed (as of 1935) to … --- ## [SDMB weekly Bible Study (SDMBWBS)-Week 1 Genesis 1:1 to 2:25](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-weekly-bible-study-sdmbwbs-week-1-genesis-1-1-to-2-25/664998)
**Author:** [@stpauler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/stpauler)\ **Replies:** 84\ **Last updated:** [September 6, 2013, 2:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-weekly-bible-study-sdmbwbs-week-1-genesis-1-1-to-2-25/664998 "2013-09-06T14:09:00Z")
Welcome to the SDMB weekly Bible Study (SDMBWBS). This week we will be discussing Genesis 1-2. Since the discussion can turn into a very broad and hijackable thread, we would like the following rules to be adhered to: … --- ## [California Is Cold and Damp?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/california-is-cold-and-damp/708054)
**Author:** [@Carryon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Carryon)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [December 28, 2014, 5:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/california-is-cold-and-damp/708054 "2014-12-28T05:54:27Z")
I was listening to the old song, “The Lady Is A Tramp,” which contains the line: Other than the fact damp and tramp rhyme, I don’t recall California ever referred to as being cold or damp. Any meaning to it? Thanks. --- ## [What qualities do you most look for in a primary care physician?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-qualities-do-you-most-look-for-in-a-primary-care-physician/559366)
**Author:** [@Gestalt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gestalt)\ **Replies:** 72\ **Last updated:** [November 7, 2010, 12:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-qualities-do-you-most-look-for-in-a-primary-care-physician/559366 "2010-11-07T00:51:57Z")
I’m a medical student and I just got back a bad review from a practice patient that has left me feeling a little blue. I really do want to be a good doctor and liked by my patients, so I would love to know what makes you… --- ## [Have two movies ever been made from the exact same script?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-two-movies-ever-been-made-from-the-exact-same-script/656103)
**Author:** [@Absolute](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Absolute)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [April 23, 2013, 5:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-two-movies-ever-been-made-from-the-exact-same-script/656103 "2013-04-23T17:54:50Z")
The first time I read a movie script, I was surprised by how little detail is provided by the scriptwriter, and how many of the artistic decisions made in creating a movie are made by people other than the creator of the… --- ## [Clinton finally tears up and almost cracks: What will it do for her campaign?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/clinton-finally-tears-up-and-almost-cracks-what-will-it-do-for-her-campaign/432629)
**Author:** [@Phlosphr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Phlosphr)\ **Replies:** 151\ **Last updated:** [January 10, 2008, 2:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/clinton-finally-tears-up-and-almost-cracks-what-will-it-do-for-her-campaign/432629 "2008-01-10T02:43:35Z")
Well, I’m no sadist but someone has to bring it up. Hillary finally broke down today at a roundtable event where a woman in the back asked her how she get’s up and does it everyday. \[meaning campaigning\] I’ll not link t… --- ## [SNL Mar 9, 2013: Justin Timberlake](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/snl-mar-9-2013-justin-timberlake/652532)
**Author:** [@JerseySwamps](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JerseySwamps)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [March 22, 2013, 11:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/snl-mar-9-2013-justin-timberlake/652532 "2013-03-22T23:19:45Z")
The monologue was very good. They revisited the Five-Timers Club. It featured, in order: Paul Simon, Steve Martin, Chevy Chase, Alec Baldwin, Tom Hanks, and Candice Bergen. Dan Aykroyd and Martin Short were there as e… --- ## [On call means your ass comes IN when I CALL.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/on-call-means-your-ass-comes-in-when-i-call/518648)
**Author:** [@Antigen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Antigen)\ **Replies:** 61\ **Last updated:** [December 7, 2009, 9:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/on-call-means-your-ass-comes-in-when-i-call/518648 "2009-12-07T21:44:47Z")
Stupid self-centered coworker cow. You signed up for the on-call list. We have an on-call list for the weekends because one tech is not enough in the blood bank when the shit hits. A whole lot of shit hit last night. I w… --- ## [Do breadboxes work?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-breadboxes-work/245439)
**Author:** [@cards](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cards)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [January 21, 2011, 1:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-breadboxes-work/245439 "2011-01-21T01:07:43Z")
So the other thread about the old saw about breadboxes raised the question, do breadboxes keep bread fresher than if it is left on the counter in the original plastic wrapping? I can see how it might have worked years ag… --- ## [Awake canceled](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/awake-canceled/622294)
**Author:** [@Nobody](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nobody)\ **Replies:** 68\ **Last updated:** [May 30, 2012, 4:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/awake-canceled/622294 "2012-05-30T04:01:41Z")
At the end of tonight’s episode it said that next week was the finale of Awake. Not the season finale. So I Googled it and according to Wikipedia, “On May 11, 2012, NBC canceled the series after one season.” I kept ha… --- ## [God and hindsight bias](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/god-and-hindsight-bias/535292)
**Author:** [@curious\_mind\_1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/curious_mind_1)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [April 11, 2010, 11:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/god-and-hindsight-bias/535292 "2010-04-11T11:19:44Z")
Do you find that christians and other god believers have hindsight bias when they think of answered prayers? For example, a person would say, “Now that I think about it, God wanted me to quit the job and these are the r… --- ## [Would you rather be given £300 a day for life, or unlimited £5 ATM cash withdrawals for life?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-rather-be-given-300-a-day-for-life-or-unlimited-5-atm-cash-withdrawals-for-life/780972)
**Author:** [@guitario](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/guitario)\ **Replies:** 104\ **Last updated:** [March 4, 2017, 8:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-rather-be-given-300-a-day-for-life-or-unlimited-5-atm-cash-withdrawals-for-life/780972 "2017-03-04T08:06:54Z")
Would you rather be given £300 a day for life, or unlimited £5 ATM cash withdrawals for life? The rules are that you can be given the £300 however you want, but the cash withdrawals can only be £5 at a time, and you can… --- ## [Good article about autism in the LA Times](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-article-about-autism-in-the-la-times/605834)
**Author:** [@Musicat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Musicat)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [December 20, 2011, 7:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-article-about-autism-in-the-la-times/605834 "2011-12-20T19:54:30Z")
From the LA Times, finally, a sensible and extensive article by Alan Zarembo about the apparent rise in autism: Unraveling an epidemic. Not once did the author use the word “vaccine.” --- ## [Help settle the egg peeling question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-settle-the-egg-peeling-question/785396)
**Author:** [@HoneyBadgerDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HoneyBadgerDC)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [May 8, 2017, 7:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-settle-the-egg-peeling-question/785396 "2017-05-08T19:04:58Z")
My experience, sometimes it almost falls off by itself and sometimes I have to peel it one flake at a time and everything in-between. My usual method of cooking I add eggs to cold water and bring to a boil for about a mi… --- ## [Should western democracies self-censor to suit Islamic militancy?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-western-democracies-self-censor-to-suit-islamic-militancy/432507)
**Author:** [@Valteron](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Valteron)\ **Replies:** 141\ **Last updated:** [January 29, 2008, 1:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-western-democracies-self-censor-to-suit-islamic-militancy/432507 "2008-01-29T01:39:01Z")
In a disturbing news story, another liberal, democratic country is making moves to self-censor (or to be more precise, is leaning on a citizen to limit his freedom of expression) for fear of fanatical, violent and extrem… --- ## [If child abuse is a common damageing occurence why aren't kids educated about abuse.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-child-abuse-is-a-common-damageing-occurence-why-arent-kids-educated-about-abuse/624445)
**Author:** [@Doppey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Doppey)\ **Replies:** 68\ **Last updated:** [June 12, 2012, 8:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-child-abuse-is-a-common-damageing-occurence-why-arent-kids-educated-about-abuse/624445 "2012-06-12T20:03:08Z")
In the U.S. 1 in 7 children are abused with estimated 3.3 million children abused annually, this being only the reported cases. As a child abuse survivor of sexual, physical, pschycological, and emotional abuse I was nev… --- ## [Do you own a firearm?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-own-a-firearm/840870)
**Author:** [@Doyle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Doyle)\ **Replies:** 146\ **Last updated:** [October 3, 2019, 6:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-own-a-firearm/840870 "2019-10-03T06:34:08Z")
With all the talk about different possible gun control measures, I am curious how many here own a gun or someone in their household does. If this poll has been done before, please close. --- ## [People of Wal Mart web site](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/people-of-wal-mart-web-site/512606)
**Author:** [@carnivorousplant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnivorousplant)\ **Replies:** 85\ **Last updated:** [October 9, 2009, 7:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/people-of-wal-mart-web-site/512606 "2009-10-09T07:39:10Z")
Pictures of Wal Mart patrons. Sometimes amusing, some times tacky. Once and a while just ugly. --- ## [No erections on TV?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-erections-on-tv/221144)
**Author:** [@Thylacinewas\_taken](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Thylacinewas_taken)\ **Replies:** 70\ **Last updated:** [February 21, 2004, 1:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-erections-on-tv/221144 "2004-02-21T01:57:02Z")
You can see entire naked writhing women on TV\*, you can even see a penis or two, but I have never seen an erection on TV, whether clothed or not. What is it about erections that is such a taboo? (\*Usually latenight TV) --- ## [It's nucular, Lisa: NUCULAR](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-nucular-lisa-nucular/289687)
**Author:** [@Ludovic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ludovic)\ **Replies:** 145\ **Last updated:** [April 14, 2005, 2:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-nucular-lisa-nucular/289687 "2005-04-14T02:39:54Z")
Anyone else notice that once Bush secured re-election, his conformance to Standard American English suddenly improved? All of a sudden it seems it’s okay to refer to technology relating to the center of an atom by the t… --- ## [Speak now or forever hold your peace](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-now-or-forever-hold-your-peace/798924)
**Author:** [@pianodave](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pianodave)\ **Replies:** 75\ **Last updated:** [October 3, 2018, 1:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-now-or-forever-hold-your-peace/798924 "2018-10-03T01:05:08Z")
Hi SD, I was at a wedding yesterday. It got me thinking, is this cliche or trope really a real thing? Do officiants say this phrase often? “If anyone has a reason why these two should not be married, speak now or for… --- ## [Best indestructible puppy toys?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-indestructible-puppy-toys/561114)
**Author:** [@Postariti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Postariti)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [February 13, 2011, 6:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-indestructible-puppy-toys/561114 "2011-02-13T18:34:05Z")
My aunt’s puppy chews through every plastic and stuffed toy we get her. For Christmas, I’d like to spring for a few really good, tough toys. Anyone have some puppy-tested toys they can recommend? --- ## [Dating advice](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dating-advice/633536)
**Author:** [@Bijou\_Drains](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bijou_Drains)\ **Replies:** 82\ **Last updated:** [September 23, 2012, 12:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dating-advice/633536 "2012-09-23T00:23:42Z")
I had a really great first date the other night. I really like this girl and I am pretty sure she really likes me, I could tell by the way should looked at me. But now when I ask her for a 2nd date she says she is w… --- ## [If we had no Atomic Bombs, when would World War II have ended?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-we-had-no-atomic-bombs-when-would-world-war-ii-have-ended/641520)
**Author:** [@Mr.Kobayashi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Kobayashi)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [November 27, 2012, 1:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-we-had-no-atomic-bombs-when-would-world-war-ii-have-ended/641520 "2012-11-27T01:26:37Z")
We’ve argued about the rights and wrongs of the bombs many times before - I’ve even suggested that Fat Man and Little Boy ultimately saved millions beyond the Japanese islands. But I want to address a more specific ques… --- ## [RCA R52WH77 Rear Projection TV Problems](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rca-r52wh77-rear-projection-tv-problems/540796)
**Author:** [@LeidenFrost](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LeidenFrost)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [August 20, 2011, 11:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rca-r52wh77-rear-projection-tv-problems/540796 "2011-08-20T23:03:58Z")
Yesterday I got an RCA R52WH77 rear projection TV for free from a friend who was planning on just throwing it out because it has a problem. I took the TV off her hands because I want to try and fix it first. Here is the… --- ## [Bubble-up economics](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bubble-up-economics/466481)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 60\ **Last updated:** [October 10, 2008, 1:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bubble-up-economics/466481 "2008-10-10T01:29:04Z")
AIUI the theory behind ‘trickle-down economics’ is that if money is given to the rich, they will invest it in business and stocks so that businesses can produce more products and hire more people to produce them. So the… --- ## [Would you notice or mind these styles of eating?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-notice-or-mind-these-styles-of-eating/636321)
**Author:** [@Brynda](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Brynda)\ **Replies:** 85\ **Last updated:** [October 9, 2012, 10:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-notice-or-mind-these-styles-of-eating/636321 "2012-10-09T22:49:13Z")
My fiancé eats his meals one item at a time. For example, served meatloaf, mashed potatoes, and green beans, he would eat all the meatloaf, then stir the gravy into the mashed potatoes and eat all of them, then skip the … --- ## [What song actually makes you shout NO! and change the station?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-song-actually-makes-you-shout-no-and-change-the-station/952172)
**Author:** [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Replies:** 164\ **Last updated:** [October 21, 2021, 2:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-song-actually-makes-you-shout-no-and-change-the-station/952172 "2021-10-21T02:24:04Z")
One for me is “We Built This City”. A horrible earworm and a truly bad song. --- ## [The Orly Taitz of the SDMB: Johnny L.A.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-orly-taitz-of-the-sdmb-johnny-l-a/733306)
**Author:** [@Frank](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frank)\ **Replies:** 78\ **Last updated:** [October 6, 2015, 8:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-orly-taitz-of-the-sdmb-johnny-l-a/733306 "2015-10-06T20:20:29Z")
Ted Cruz is not an American citizen because his mother renounced her American citizenship. Johnny L.A. is using as a cite a website that also claims that Rubio and Jindal are not eligible to become president, even thoug… --- ## [Ghislaine Maxwell convicted](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ghislaine-maxwell-convicted/956879)
**Author:** [@Bullitt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bullitt)\ **Replies:** 116\ **Last updated:** [August 30, 2026, 5:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ghislaine-maxwell-convicted/956879 "2026-08-30T17:20:23Z")
--- ## [Your best Halloween costume ever.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-best-halloween-costume-ever/470195)
**Author:** [@RealityChuck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RealityChuck)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [November 3, 2008, 7:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-best-halloween-costume-ever/470195 "2008-11-03T07:14:21Z")
In the spirit of the season, what was the best Halloween costume you ever made for yourself or wore? I peaked early. It was in 1964, when I was 12. Nikita Khrushchev had been deposed as premier of the Soviet Union in … --- ## [Your favorite Parody?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-parody/604582)
**Author:** [@well\_he\_s\_back](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/well_he_s_back)\ **Replies:** 69\ **Last updated:** [December 5, 2011, 11:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-parody/604582 "2011-12-05T23:25:20Z")
a good parody can be a sort of backhanded praise to the original work or it can be completely mocking. What is your favorite? It can be a song, a poem, a book. I guess I’d say “Bored of the Rings” is mine, although even … --- ## ["Edge of Tomorrow" was so freaking good!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/edge-of-tomorrow-was-so-freaking-good/709034)
**Author:** [@Zsofia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zsofia)\ **Replies:** 61\ **Last updated:** [February 8, 2015, 4:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/edge-of-tomorrow-was-so-freaking-good/709034 "2015-02-08T16:50:50Z")
so… why didn’t the studio want to make any money off it? Seriously, if I showed you the DVD case and asked you to find the actual title on it in ten seconds or less you’d fail! It’s hidden way down at the bottom. WTF? … --- ## [Calling U S dopers . " The misandry bubble"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/calling-u-s-dopers-the-misandry-bubble/524500)
**Author:** [@Indian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Indian)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [January 13, 2010, 6:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/calling-u-s-dopers-the-misandry-bubble/524500 "2010-01-13T18:21:39Z")
Strongly worded article from the futurist. “I say that the further inflation and subsequent precipitous deflation of the misandry bubble will define the next American decade.” Long article,with plenty of links. Sure to… --- ## [Hundreds of thousands of people plan to rush Area 51 so they can see aliens](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hundreds-of-thousands-of-people-plan-to-rush-area-51-so-they-can-see-aliens/836988)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 100\ **Last updated:** [October 2, 2019, 12:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hundreds-of-thousands-of-people-plan-to-rush-area-51-so-they-can-see-aliens/836988 "2019-10-02T12:34:51Z")
Unlikely that any more than a dozen would actually show up, but several hundred thousand people plan to storm the Area 51 facility in September to get a look at those aliens in freezers. There are also Facebook planning… --- ## [I just got mugged](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-got-mugged/642835)
**Author:** [@dalej42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalej42)\ **Replies:** 62\ **Last updated:** [December 5, 2012, 6:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-got-mugged/642835 "2012-12-05T06:55:25Z")
Tonight, around 11 pm, I was mugged at the bus stop, near Briar/Sheridan in the Lake View neighborhood of Chicago. while waiting for the 151 bus to the Loop. A young black man pulled up in a red car, jumped out and grabb… --- ## [Men: Hot and lousy in bed or ugly and great in bed?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/men-hot-and-lousy-in-bed-or-ugly-and-great-in-bed/437091)
**Author:** [@Gestalt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gestalt)\ **Replies:** 92\ **Last updated:** [July 27, 2011, 7:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/men-hot-and-lousy-in-bed-or-ugly-and-great-in-bed/437091 "2011-07-27T19:12:55Z")
So guys, If you had the option of having sex with a woman with a totally hot body and amazing face who basically just lay there, or a really unattractive woman who was either really overweight or way too thin or otherwi… --- ## [Men with short hair and long, full beards](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/men-with-short-hair-and-long-full-beards/721071)
**Author:** [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [June 9, 2015, 3:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/men-with-short-hair-and-long-full-beards/721071 "2015-06-09T15:03:20Z")
Lately I’ve been seeing men with short hair and big, full, trimmed beards–like lumberjacks, romantic poets, or Mormon patriarchs. Not scraggly, afterthought, “don’t own a razor, man,” hippie-ish beards, but groomed, inte… --- ## [Which famous mathematical puzzles have not been solved yet?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-famous-mathematical-puzzles-have-not-been-solved-yet/668152)
**Author:** [@davidmich](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/davidmich)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [September 8, 2013, 11:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-famous-mathematical-puzzles-have-not-been-solved-yet/668152 "2013-09-08T23:45:15Z")
Hi Which well-known mathematical puzzles have not been solved yet? I look forward to your feedback. Feel free to mention obscure ones too. davidmich --- ## [What's your best/worst/weirdest experience running into an ex?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-best-worst-weirdest-experience-running-into-an-ex/545908)
**Author:** [@Asimovian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Asimovian)\ **Replies:** 73\ **Last updated:** [July 22, 2010, 2:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-best-worst-weirdest-experience-running-into-an-ex/545908 "2010-07-22T14:58:02Z")
Inspired by this thread, since we’re still waiting on the outcome at the time of posting. Share the story of your most interesting unexpected encounter with an ex, be it good, bad, or ugly. Or all of the above! I’ll go… --- ## [How to deal with abuse memories that occasionally come up for no reason.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-deal-with-abuse-memories-that-occasionally-come-up-for-no-reason/639631)
**Author:** [@FloatyGimpy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FloatyGimpy)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [November 5, 2012, 10:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-deal-with-abuse-memories-that-occasionally-come-up-for-no-reason/639631 "2012-11-05T22:02:01Z")
I suffered quite a bit of abuse throughout my childhood. Sometimes when I go to bed at night and it’s all quiet, my mind will start heading back to memories and I can usually fend it off by thinking of something good, li… --- ## [Your experience(s) with casual relationships/friends with benefits/fuck buddies](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-experience-s-with-casual-relationships-friends-with-benefits-fuck-buddies/714655)
**Author:** [@Grey\_area](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grey_area)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [March 15, 2015, 11:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-experience-s-with-casual-relationships-friends-with-benefits-fuck-buddies/714655 "2015-03-15T23:38:13Z")
Have you had a ongoing sexual relationship with someone where it was more or less explicitly agreed that the relationship was not romantic and there was no expectation it will become romantic? If so, what was it like? D… --- ## [Netflix user inteface - is this infomation accurate?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/netflix-user-inteface-is-this-infomation-accurate/681504)
**Author:** [@Dante](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dante)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [February 19, 2014, 9:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/netflix-user-inteface-is-this-infomation-accurate/681504 "2014-02-19T21:18:45Z")
Fired up my WDTV last night to watch a horror movie. Netflix however, had different ideas. “Goofy Comedies”? Check. “Visually Striking Movies”? Check. Gripping Crime TV Dramas"? You bet. But no horror movies. And … --- ## [Dying for our sins...for three days?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dying-for-our-sins-for-three-days/332939)
**Author:** [@Revenant\_Threshold](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Revenant_Threshold)\ **Replies:** 173\ **Last updated:** [December 8, 2005, 3:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dying-for-our-sins-for-three-days/332939 "2005-12-08T03:56:37Z")
I may be wrong, but I understand it to be that supposedly Christ died for our sins. He then rose from his grave three days later. I’m confused as to what part of this was sacrifice. I mean, yes, he was tortured horribly… --- ## [Why superheroes dress like ballet dancers?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-superheroes-dress-like-ballet-dancers/579311)
**Author:** [@pinguin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pinguin)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [April 27, 2011, 2:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-superheroes-dress-like-ballet-dancers/579311 "2011-04-27T02:11:01Z")
I have always wonder why superheroes dress like ballet dancers? Any clue? :dubious: --- ## [How did retail banks work before the advent of computers?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-did-retail-banks-work-before-the-advent-of-computers/566132)
**Author:** [@Schnitte](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Schnitte)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [January 3, 2011, 6:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-did-retail-banks-work-before-the-advent-of-computers/566132 "2011-01-03T06:52:32Z")
I mean administratively, not in terms of their business model or something like that. How did the banks keep track of people’s account balances? Did banks, e.g. in the 19th century, have big cartoon-style leather-bound l… --- ## [Netflix Documentary - 13th \[Legitimacy of Willie Horton ads\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/netflix-documentary-13th-legitimacy-of-willie-horton-ads/768539)
**Author:** [@Bone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bone)\ **Replies:** 82\ **Last updated:** [October 24, 2016, 3:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/netflix-documentary-13th-legitimacy-of-willie-horton-ads/768539 "2016-10-24T15:23:21Z")
I recently watched this documentary and right off the bat I must say it was very well done, informative, and compelling. While I didn’t agree with 100% of the message it was pushing, I thought overall it was a solid adv… --- ## [Oh Where Did All These Leaves Come From in the MMP!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oh-where-did-all-these-leaves-come-from-in-the-mmp/842988)
**Author:** [@Sahirrnee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sahirrnee)\ **Replies:** 232\ **Last updated:** [November 11, 2019, 8:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oh-where-did-all-these-leaves-come-from-in-the-mmp/842988 "2019-11-11T20:23:29Z")
Happy Moonday! It’s a chilly 30 degrees and dark outside, supposed to be N.O.S. with a high of 59 today. Not such a bad day for raking leaves, I suppose. They are everywhere, and I hate raking them. Well, I don’t act… --- ## [Hysterically Awful Movies (spoilers)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hysterically-awful-movies-spoilers/275272)
**Author:** [@N.Sane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/N.Sane)\ **Replies:** 133\ **Last updated:** [November 20, 2004, 10:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hysterically-awful-movies-spoilers/275272 "2004-11-20T22:16:53Z")
Last night I wasn’t in the mood to sleep, so I caught a showing of “The Eighteenth Angel” on some movie channel or another. It was supposed to be a horror film, I suppose, but it was just absolutely hilariously dreadful… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1096&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1098&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)