# Top **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1106&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:** 1107 --- ## [Pick 12 fictional characters to repopulate the earth?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pick-12-fictional-characters-to-repopulate-the-earth/356910)
**Author:** [@Ranchoth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ranchoth)\ **Replies:** 141\ **Last updated:** [May 24, 2012, 9:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pick-12-fictional-characters-to-repopulate-the-earth/356910 "2012-05-24T21:54:26Z")
Here’s an odd little topic that I’ve been pondering lately—mostly when I was waiting to be dismissed from jury duty, and I’d already finished the novel I’d brought. That is: say you had to pick 12 fictional characters t… --- ## [Are women forbidden from playing on NFL teams?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-women-forbidden-from-playing-on-nfl-teams/600914)
**Author:** [@Frylock](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frylock)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [October 28, 2011, 7:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-women-forbidden-from-playing-on-nfl-teams/600914 "2011-10-28T19:25:44Z")
Question is in the title. Also curious about any other professional sports organizations where all current players are male. --- ## [What stars are we looking at in these awesome photos?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-stars-are-we-looking-at-in-these-awesome-photos/638088)
**Author:** [@Leo\_Bloom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leo_Bloom)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [November 29, 2015, 6:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-stars-are-we-looking-at-in-these-awesome-photos/638088 "2015-11-29T18:08:41Z")
This page, and the starscapes in the three clickable ones below. Is it because it’s a different time of night? One’s vertical, one’s an arch… I wish I had a 3-D image of the Milky Way with a “you are here” arrow, with w… --- ## [Who was the most generaly hated U.S. President from 1969-2005?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-was-the-most-generaly-hated-u-s-president-from-1969-2005/317780)
**Author:** [@MacTech](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MacTech)\ **Replies:** 163\ **Last updated:** [August 28, 2005, 12:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-was-the-most-generaly-hated-u-s-president-from-1969-2005/317780 "2005-08-28T00:53:11Z")
I was just thinking, what with all the current Pressiential headaches, who was the most despised President in my lifespan so far, is George W. Bush the most hated President in my time? i mean in general overall impressi… --- ## [I Pit Sevastopol 88 - Heil Hitler!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-sevastopol-88-heil-hitler/266409)
**Author:** [@PaulFitzroy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PaulFitzroy)\ **Replies:** 118\ **Last updated:** [October 1, 2004, 1:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-sevastopol-88-heil-hitler/266409 "2004-10-01T01:10:15Z")
Look, as far as issues about the Middle East go, I can agree to disagree (as I have with BrainGlutton, the other frequent member in the Israel threads.) I am very pro-Israel, and a Zionist; this is my belief, but I can r… --- ## [Dame Edna can lick my huevos](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dame-edna-can-lick-my-huevos/154035)
**Author:** [@Chaco](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chaco)\ **Replies:** 142\ **Last updated:** [May 1, 2003, 1:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dame-edna-can-lick-my-huevos/154035 "2003-05-01T01:47:57Z")
I thought it was an urban legend when I first heard heard about what he/she said. I mean it is the year 2003, how would a major publication like Vanity Fair publish something like this: Then I get this petition and n… --- ## [The pedophile's wife](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-pedophiles-wife/489339)
**Author:** [@ThePylon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThePylon)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [March 14, 2009, 7:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-pedophiles-wife/489339 "2009-03-14T19:09:13Z")
Bit of a situation my wife’s in - the wife of a known (convicted) pedo, in our neighbourhood, attends a weekly support group my wife and some friends jsut started going to. She couldn’t remember her specifically at firs… --- ## [Beaver Twist at end of runway (photo)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/beaver-twist-at-end-of-runway-photo/435195)
**Author:** [@Ignatz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ignatz)\ **Replies:** 86\ **Last updated:** [February 4, 2008, 3:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/beaver-twist-at-end-of-runway-photo/435195 "2008-02-04T03:24:49Z")
At about 3:45 a.m Sat. 1/26/08 5 young guys (18-20 years) were checking out the strip conditions on the local runway in Ocala, Florida, perhaps after watching one of the recent Top Gear shows on BBC America on their Dire… --- ## [Would the 'Vulcan Grab' Really Work?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-the-vulcan-grab-really-work/666197)
**Author:** [@Jim\_B](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jim_B)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [January 2, 2014, 1:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-the-vulcan-grab-really-work/666197 "2014-01-02T01:35:05Z")
I have literally wondered this the greater part of my life. On Star Trek: the Original Series, Mr. Spock had a neat little trick. He would apply an alleged nerve pinch to someone’s shoulder, rendering them immediately un… --- ## [EdD versus PhD: What are the key differences?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/edd-versus-phd-what-are-the-key-differences/303117)
**Author:** [@Carnac\_the\_Magnificent](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Carnac_the_Magnificent)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [November 4, 2010, 9:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/edd-versus-phd-what-are-the-key-differences/303117 "2010-11-04T21:03:51Z")
I’ve lived long enough to know that the EdD lacks the gravitas (and respect) of the PhD–at least in most fields–but know little about it. While I believe the EdD does not typically require a dissertation and is not resea… --- ## [Adding a second story to a mobile home](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/adding-a-second-story-to-a-mobile-home/226642)
**Author:** [@Dusty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dusty)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [February 1, 2004, 7:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/adding-a-second-story-to-a-mobile-home/226642 "2004-02-01T07:16:52Z")
My mother asked me a rather odd question (well, odd for the fact that she asked me–I’ve never built so much as a birdhouse). She wants to know if it would be possible to build a second story onto a mobile home that is no… --- ## [How do you turn off your motorcycle?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-turn-off-your-motorcycle/620553)
**Author:** [@Dog80](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dog80)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [May 2, 2012, 9:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-turn-off-your-motorcycle/620553 "2012-05-02T21:02:38Z")
I usually turn the key or if I feel particularly lazy that day, I will simply put the kickstand down which causes the engine to stop. But some people insist that you should always turn off the bike using the killswitch … --- ## [Suggest Good Science-Fiction](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/suggest-good-science-fiction/594414)
**Author:** [@BuickGNX1987](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BuickGNX1987)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [September 6, 2011, 9:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/suggest-good-science-fiction/594414 "2011-09-06T09:30:35Z")
I was at the bookstore yesterday looking for a couple self-help type books, when I wandered into the Sci-Fi section. I haven’t read anything in this genre since I was a kid and I’m not really sure what is good and what i… --- ## [Woman enters hospital to give birth, leaves a quadruple amputee](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/woman-enters-hospital-to-give-birth-leaves-a-quadruple-amputee/341856)
**Author:** [@ivylass](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ivylass)\ **Replies:** 97\ **Last updated:** [February 2, 2006, 9:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/woman-enters-hospital-to-give-birth-leaves-a-quadruple-amputee/341856 "2006-02-02T09:19:54Z")
And the hospital won’t tell her what happened. She was told she had a bacterial infection, but they will not give her any information on how she may have contracted the disease. I don’t understand if the hospital is be… --- ## [Would You Mod The Dope?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-mod-the-dope/524578)
**Author:** [@ToeJam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ToeJam)\ **Replies:** 86\ **Last updated:** [January 15, 2010, 7:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-mod-the-dope/524578 "2010-01-15T19:21:40Z")
Just because I was curious and it’s always interesting: So let’s say that tomorrow, you get a PM from the Great One Cecil himself and apparently he’s in a bit of a bind! He needs to find some new Moderators for his prec… --- ## [Why do (Classical) musicians need to read music?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-classical-musicians-need-to-read-music/500622)
**Author:** [@woodstockbirdybird](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/woodstockbirdybird)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [June 26, 2009, 7:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-classical-musicians-need-to-read-music/500622 "2009-06-26T07:25:57Z")
Being only a drummer (a rock drummer, at that), I’ve always been baffled by classical musicians’ seeming inability to play without sheet music. I realize they do many long pieces, but after playing something enough times… --- ## [I'm a Christian evolutionist, and I say that evolution is consistent with the Bible](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-a-christian-evolutionist-and-i-say-that-evolution-is-consistent-with-the-bible/478993)
**Author:** [@Zyada](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zyada)\ **Replies:** 101\ **Last updated:** [January 4, 2009, 3:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-a-christian-evolutionist-and-i-say-that-evolution-is-consistent-with-the-bible/478993 "2009-01-04T03:20:55Z")
I’ll start with the obvious one - the Old Testament says that the earth was created in 6 days; however, the New Testament says that “With the Lord, a day is like a thousand years, and a thousand years are like a day”. --- ## [Star Wars questions that have probably been asked before](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/star-wars-questions-that-have-probably-been-asked-before/707860)
**Author:** [@Biggirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biggirl)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [December 24, 2014, 3:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/star-wars-questions-that-have-probably-been-asked-before/707860 "2014-12-24T03:02:39Z")
Hubby has put in the disk to the first movie and as I watch Darth Vader try to blow his daughter out of the sky, I wonder why didn’t they “feel” each other? Another question of which I know there is no answer-- It’s bee… --- ## [Keep your fingers crossed for Abby Sunderland (16 y.o. lost on round-the-world sail attempt)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-your-fingers-crossed-for-abby-sunderland-16-y-o-lost-on-round-the-world-sail-attempt/542682)
**Author:** [@UncleRojelio](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/UncleRojelio)\ **Replies:** 65\ **Last updated:** [January 3, 2019, 7:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-your-fingers-crossed-for-abby-sunderland-16-y-o-lost-on-round-the-world-sail-attempt/542682 "2019-01-03T19:24:57Z")
I don’t think I’d let my 16 year-old go sail around the world by herself but I was also rooting for her. I hope they find her. --- ## ["Dumb but impressive tricks" Whats yours?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dumb-but-impressive-tricks-whats-yours/524670)
**Author:** [@Qwakkeddup](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qwakkeddup)\ **Replies:** 104\ **Last updated:** [January 18, 2010, 4:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dumb-but-impressive-tricks-whats-yours/524670 "2010-01-18T04:37:39Z")
I knew a guy who would finish a two liter, or other plastic bottle, and suck all the air out until flat. It may not have been perfect, but he well surpassed anything I could have done, as well as anyone else in the shop. … --- ## [World opinion of Trump shown in political cartoons](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/world-opinion-of-trump-shown-in-political-cartoons/778290)
**Author:** [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Replies:** 64\ **Last updated:** [February 3, 2017, 10:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/world-opinion-of-trump-shown-in-political-cartoons/778290 "2017-02-03T22:46:36Z")
This is a slide show of 17 international cartoons-- worth a look. Considering how much The Donald \[del\]wants\[/del\] demands to be liked, his people had best keep these away from him. He may push the nuclear button out o… --- ## [Anyone used 'Fancy Hands' and had bad experiences?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-used-fancy-hands-and-had-bad-experiences/574920)
**Author:** [@Yarster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yarster)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [July 3, 2012, 2:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-used-fancy-hands-and-had-bad-experiences/574920 "2012-07-03T14:38:54Z")
My sister is raving about a service called ‘Fancy Hands’ that I now see is advertising on the Dope and it’s causing my bullshit flag to wave around wildly. It’s described as a ‘personal assistant for everyone’. What I c… --- ## [New Car: To Lease or Not To Lease?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-car-to-lease-or-not-to-lease/536067)
**Author:** [@Wheelz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wheelz)\ **Replies:** 66\ **Last updated:** [April 17, 2010, 6:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-car-to-lease-or-not-to-lease/536067 "2010-04-17T06:22:06Z")
I’ve always considered leasing a car to be a bad idea, but I’m beginning to re-think that position. I need to replace my 10-year-old car, soon. It’s well north of the 100,000 mile mark, it’s starting to burn oil, the t… --- ## [The Witness from Jonathan Blow \[OPEN spoilers -Edited title\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-witness-from-jonathan-blow-open-spoilers-edited-title/744262)
**Author:** [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Replies:** 88\ **Last updated:** [March 14, 2016, 7:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-witness-from-jonathan-blow-open-spoilers-edited-title/744262 "2016-03-14T19:37:05Z")
I’ve been waiting for the Witness for years. I enjoyed Braid quite a bit, but everything I had heard about The Witness made me think it would be a lot grander and an even better game. I expected it to come out around 20… --- ## [Public school for the 153 kid](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/public-school-for-the-153-kid/673407)
**Author:** [@Askthepizzaguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Askthepizzaguy)\ **Replies:** 64\ **Last updated:** [November 12, 2013, 8:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/public-school-for-the-153-kid/673407 "2013-11-12T20:33:13Z")
\*\*I will preface this post by saying that it’s long and mundane and pointless and you don’t even want to \*begin \*to read it. It’s way too long, and it’s not worth your time. I think I wrote this post just for my own pe… --- ## [Why does marijuana smell different than it did in the '80s?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-marijuana-smell-different-than-it-did-in-the-80s/831815)
**Author:** [@DaveRaver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DaveRaver)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [April 14, 2019, 2:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-marijuana-smell-different-than-it-did-in-the-80s/831815 "2019-04-14T14:59:50Z")
Back in the '80s, marijuana had a unique, pleasant odor. Nowadays, it smells like a skunk. Why does it smell different nowadays? --- ## [Bilingual Jokes](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bilingual-jokes/222342)
**Author:** [@Will\_Repair](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Will_Repair)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [October 11, 2010, 4:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bilingual-jokes/222342 "2010-10-11T04:15:15Z")
English/Italian Knock, knock. “Chi è” “Dee” “Dee Chi” “De key don’t work open de door!” --- ## [Vice Presidential \[2020\] candidates](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vice-presidential-2020-candidates/848976)
**Author:** [@Pleonast](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pleonast)\ **Replies:** 109\ **Last updated:** [March 25, 2020, 8:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vice-presidential-2020-candidates/848976 "2020-03-25T20:45:42Z")
Let’s speculate about who will be the vice presidential candidates picks. Trump: current Vice President Pence has zero charisma. But he’s obsequious and shores up the administration’s support among Christian theocrats. … --- ## [Why did you get married?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-did-you-get-married/712267)
**Author:** [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Replies:** 84\ **Last updated:** [February 16, 2015, 12:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-did-you-get-married/712267 "2015-02-16T00:44:59Z")
I’m going for simple thread questions this week. The only specification I’ll add is that the question is aimed only at people who have actually undergone the legal rite. If you’re cohabiting with your partner and have ne… --- ## [Skyrim mods for first runthrough](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/skyrim-mods-for-first-runthrough/645153)
**Author:** [@SenorBeef](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SenorBeef)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [January 18, 2013, 6:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/skyrim-mods-for-first-runthrough/645153 "2013-01-18T06:17:59Z")
Finally getting around to Skyrim (actually, I planned to wait till it was $10, but someone got it for me), so I’d like to get an idea of the best mods. Now, on my first run through, I don’t like to make drastic alterati… --- ## [Pork stores toxins?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pork-stores-toxins/512451)
**Author:** [@BrandonR](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrandonR)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [May 11, 2011, 11:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pork-stores-toxins/512451 "2011-05-11T11:37:09Z")
So I watched this video by Joel Osteen, and my first reaction is obviously not to believe a word of science coming from a preacher’s mouth. Fine. Then I come across this story which seems to support the same viewpoint th… --- ## [Looney Toons favorites](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looney-toons-favorites/326602)
**Author:** [@tdn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tdn)\ **Replies:** 120\ **Last updated:** [October 18, 2005, 11:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looney-toons-favorites/326602 "2005-10-18T23:58:23Z")
Wasn’t there a Bugs Bunny where Bugs became a bullfighter? I remember a scene where the bull somehow swallowed a rifle. When he slammed his rifle-shaped tail on the ground, a bullet shot out of one of his horns. The look… --- ## [24: Season 6: Episodes 3-4 (8:00am - 10:00am)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/24-season-6-episodes-3-4-8-00am-10-00am/388128)
**Author:** [@Monstre](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Monstre)\ **Replies:** 142\ **Last updated:** [January 19, 2007, 7:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/24-season-6-episodes-3-4-8-00am-10-00am/388128 "2007-01-19T07:56:39Z")
Going ahead and getting this thread ready for tonight – less than 2 hours and counting! Last night Season 6 opened up, and within the first hour, we witnessed the birth of Jackula (thanks, Marley23). Either that, or t… --- ## [Would you forgive a cheating spouse?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-forgive-a-cheating-spouse/670833)
**Author:** [@LinusK](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LinusK)\ **Replies:** 77\ **Last updated:** [October 11, 2013, 9:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-forgive-a-cheating-spouse/670833 "2013-10-11T21:04:01Z")
And are you actually arrived, or are you speaking hypothetically? What would make a difference? The length of the marriage? Children? Whether you’re still having sex? What if if it was a one time thing, or if it was w… --- ## [New Geico commercial (does it take 2 to tango?)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-geico-commercial-does-it-take-2-to-tango/569268)
**Author:** [@PSXer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PSXer)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [January 31, 2011, 9:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-geico-commercial-does-it-take-2-to-tango/569268 "2011-01-31T09:30:58Z")
Can Geico really save you on car insurance? Does it take two to tango? And then they cut to three people tangoing, and the third person is just in the way and not doing it well. But it seems to me that they are missin… --- ## [Numb hands and feet when bicycling](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/numb-hands-and-feet-when-bicycling/545631)
**Author:** [@Mister\_Rik](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mister_Rik)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [July 7, 2010, 2:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/numb-hands-and-feet-when-bicycling/545631 "2010-07-07T02:56:03Z")
I love bicycling, but for the last couple years I’ve had a problem with my hands and feet “going to sleep” after a while while riding. The thing is, this didn’t start until after I spent money on an expensive road bike (… --- ## [A probability puzzler](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-probability-puzzler/693518)
**Author:** [@ultrafilter](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ultrafilter)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [July 25, 2014, 3:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-probability-puzzler/693518 "2014-07-25T15:38:33Z")
Consider betting on a simple card game. I take a standard deck and remove everything but the aces and the kings. I then draw two cards in the usual manner. If they’re both aces, the gambler wins. Otherwise, it’s a lo… --- ## [Ask a Catholic](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-a-catholic/139128)
**Author:** [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Replies:** 137\ **Last updated:** [December 15, 2002, 7:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-a-catholic/139128 "2002-12-15T07:48:32Z")
This is the reverse of most “Ask a \_\_\_” threads in that I’m not a Catholic but want to ask somebody who is. I grew up in a part of the country that raised corn, Protestants, and hell in some order, and I’ve actually kno… --- ## [Paying $10,000 for a gaming table](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/paying-10-000-for-a-gaming-table/594246)
**Author:** [@Incubus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Incubus)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [September 1, 2011, 1:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/paying-10-000-for-a-gaming-table/594246 "2011-09-01T01:38:02Z")
Last year a friend of mine went to PAX Prime and returned, excitedly talking about the gaming table he had bought. Him and I had been discussing the idea of having a table we could play tabletop games on, with drawers, m… --- ## [How aggressively do you drive?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-aggressively-do-you-drive/605026)
**Author:** [@Hilary\_Algar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hilary_Algar)\ **Replies:** 80\ **Last updated:** [December 13, 2011, 12:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-aggressively-do-you-drive/605026 "2011-12-13T00:25:24Z")
When driving a vehicle (car, truck, SUV, crossover, etc) how aggressively do you drive and what are some of the side-effects? --- ## [My car got broken into and some stuff was stolen. Will insurance comp. try to take advantage of me?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-car-got-broken-into-and-some-stuff-was-stolen-will-insurance-comp-try-to-take-advantage-of-me/530308)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [February 25, 2010, 11:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-car-got-broken-into-and-some-stuff-was-stolen-will-insurance-comp-try-to-take-advantage-of-me/530308 "2010-02-25T23:23:36Z")
My vehicle was broken into the other day (broke both front drivers and passenger side windows) and some items were stolen, and I filed a claim with my home owners policy for the items which were a 180 GPS, a brand new … --- ## [Does anyone remember Hoyt Axton from Gremlins? Did you know he was as a songwriter and singer?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-remember-hoyt-axton-from-gremlins-did-you-know-he-was-as-a-songwriter-and-singer/718088)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [April 22, 2015, 11:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-remember-hoyt-axton-from-gremlins-did-you-know-he-was-as-a-songwriter-and-singer/718088 "2015-04-22T23:30:52Z")
Here he is in Gremlins. A lot of people have forgetten he was a songwriter and singer. He wrote two of Three Dog Nights biggest hits. Never Went to Spain and Joy to the World. He recorded and toured for years. I espec… --- ## [Reading without sounding words out in one's mind.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reading-without-sounding-words-out-in-ones-mind/514429)
**Author:** [@Animastryfe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Animastryfe)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [October 23, 2009, 5:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reading-without-sounding-words-out-in-ones-mind/514429 "2009-10-23T17:07:35Z")
The single biggest factor that slows down my reading speed is that I have to “say” the words in my head. I’m pretty sure the vast majority of people have to do this too. I have heard that many deaf people can read much f… --- ## [ChiefScott \[has passed away\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chiefscott-has-passed-away/569553)
**Author:** [@Girlbysea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Girlbysea)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [February 10, 2011, 12:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chiefscott-has-passed-away/569553 "2011-02-10T12:07:01Z")
For those of you old timers I feel in my heart I must share some sad news. I have just found this out myself and with a heavy heart I must say our Chief has passed away. I really know of no details. The Chief brought me … --- ## [Iconic live-action TV nerds before TBBT](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/iconic-live-action-tv-nerds-before-tbbt/719780)
**Author:** [@Cartoonacy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cartoonacy)\ **Replies:** 84\ **Last updated:** [May 21, 2015, 12:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/iconic-live-action-tv-nerds-before-tbbt/719780 "2015-05-21T12:07:37Z")
You know the stereotype: horn-rimmed glasses, whiny voice, button-down shirt, pocket protector/calculator/sliderule (depending on the generation) in his shirt pocket. Before The Big Bang Theory, what iconic television c… --- ## [Help Me Appreciate Frank Zappa](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-appreciate-frank-zappa/668892)
**Author:** [@FoieGrasIsEvil](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FoieGrasIsEvil)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [September 27, 2013, 6:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-appreciate-frank-zappa/668892 "2013-09-27T06:00:23Z")
I know he’s a genius. I know he’s dead. I’ve watched many of his interviews and depositions before Congressional hearings, etc. I have been exposed only to a smattering of his work, mostly stuff like “Joe’s Garage” and … --- ## [Why no conservative outcry over Jeff Gannon?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-no-conservative-outcry-over-jeff-gannon/322351)
**Author:** [@Evil\_Captor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Evil_Captor)\ **Replies:** 94\ **Last updated:** [June 21, 2010, 6:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-no-conservative-outcry-over-jeff-gannon/322351 "2010-06-21T18:49:25Z")
Let’s face it, Jeff Gannon was a man-whore with a thing for service personnel, he had naked pics of himself on the website he used to promote his man-whoring, pics that showed “Gannon’s cannon” and the White House was us… --- ## [Risky question:Would u date a white woman with a half black child?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/risky-question-would-u-date-a-white-woman-with-a-half-black-child/649513)
**Author:** [@juck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/juck)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [February 8, 2013, 1:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/risky-question-would-u-date-a-white-woman-with-a-half-black-child/649513 "2013-02-08T13:30:44Z")
As a white man of course. It seems I come across this question in the dating world a lot these days. I sometimes meet these women who prefer black men for most part but wanna date me lol. I always hear"my ex beat me up a… --- ## [Why does "The Office" make me feel weird?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-the-office-make-me-feel-weird/370393)
**Author:** [@Mesquite-oh](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mesquite-oh)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [August 29, 2006, 5:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-the-office-make-me-feel-weird/370393 "2006-08-29T17:54:33Z")
How would you describe what kind of comedy “The Office” is, and why does it make me feel sorta negative and uneasy after watching the show? Does anyone else feel this way? I had never seen a whole episode before, but h… --- ## [Which animal has the least disgusting poop?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-animal-has-the-least-disgusting-poop/539928)
**Author:** [@The\_Hamster\_King](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Hamster_King)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [May 22, 2010, 12:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-animal-has-the-least-disgusting-poop/539928 "2010-05-22T00:24:39Z")
In the Hamster household we have a new puppy, and the new puppy’s poop is considerably more disgusting than the poop produced by our hamsters, Marshmallow and Tater Tot. Which leads me to ask – which animal produces the… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1105&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1107&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)