# Top **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1110&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:** 1111 --- ## [What is Gordon Ramsay's body count?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-gordon-ramsays-body-count/649351)
**Author:** [@dropzone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dropzone)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [March 12, 2013, 12:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-gordon-ramsays-body-count/649351 "2013-03-12T00:27:12Z")
I was talking to a supposed top chef (not to be confused with a TV Top Chef) and the conversation got around to Gordon Ramsay. My customer said, “He’s a prick.” I had to agree with that because Ramsey very much seems l… --- ## [Building the Pyramids Today.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/building-the-pyramids-today/827263)
**Author:** [@Jim\_B](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jim_B)\ **Replies:** 104\ **Last updated:** [January 14, 2019, 6:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/building-the-pyramids-today/827263 "2019-01-14T06:48:59Z")
A lot of amazing structures are around even today. Stonehenge, the Easter island monoliths–and the Pyramids, just to name a few. The Pyramids are so amazing, they even have a place on the US great seal, as a symbol of h… --- ## [It's Memorial Day, NOT Veteran's Day!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-memorial-day-not-veterans-day/689341)
**Author:** [@Just\_Asking\_Questions](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Just_Asking_Questions)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [May 30, 2025, 4:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-memorial-day-not-veterans-day/689341 "2025-05-30T04:54:00Z")
When did Memorial Day become another all-purpose “honor the troops” day? Was it so gradual I missed it? It’s supposed to be about soldiers who gave their all. Bluntly, it’s to remember those who never got a chance to be… --- ## [F\*\*\*-buddies: share your histories and opinions.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/f-buddies-share-your-histories-and-opinions/519872)
**Author:** [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Replies:** 67\ **Last updated:** [December 8, 2009, 6:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/f-buddies-share-your-histories-and-opinions/519872 "2009-12-08T18:33:05Z")
By fuck-buddies, of course, I mean two persons who are regular sexual partners but knowingly and mutually disavow monogamy and the other typical trappings of a romantic relationship. Multiple responses allowed; specific… --- ## [Love and Logic Parenting: "I love you too much to argue"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/love-and-logic-parenting-i-love-you-too-much-to-argue/625134)
**Author:** [@Frylock](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frylock)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [June 15, 2012, 7:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/love-and-logic-parenting-i-love-you-too-much-to-argue/625134 "2012-06-15T19:25:20Z")
At the Love and Logic website, in a blurb where they summarize their method, they say that when a kid tries to argue with you, you should simply say “I love you too much to argue,” and repeat this every time they continu… --- ## [Chili for breakfast: Is it healthy?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chili-for-breakfast-is-it-healthy/566732)
**Author:** [@LouisB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LouisB)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [January 10, 2011, 6:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chili-for-breakfast-is-it-healthy/566732 "2011-01-10T18:26:57Z")
I made a very large batch of chili yesterday. I had chili for lunch, dinner, and my bedtime snack. Two bowls full each time. Even as we speak, I am heating chili for breakfast and have been since about 3:30 this morning… --- ## [A test of faith in science - would you use a teleporter?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-test-of-faith-in-science-would-you-use-a-teleporter/542660)
**Author:** [@silk1976](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silk1976)\ **Replies:** 94\ **Last updated:** [June 13, 2010, 4:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-test-of-faith-in-science-would-you-use-a-teleporter/542660 "2010-06-13T16:35:31Z")
For a long time, I’ve always thought ‘if only we had teleportation - so many problems would be solved’. No need for living near the workplace, no need for transportation in general. I could live in Hawaii and work in M… --- ## [Most ridiculed individuals in history?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-ridiculed-individuals-in-history/782952)
**Author:** [@waem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/waem)\ **Replies:** 74\ **Last updated:** [April 5, 2017, 9:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-ridiculed-individuals-in-history/782952 "2017-04-05T09:14:52Z")
A Vanity Fair article mentions that the current US president “may well be the most ridiculed man in history”. Who else do you think would be on such a list? --- ## [Does Barack Obama play a musical instrument?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-barack-obama-play-a-musical-instrument/483502)
**Author:** [@Drum\_God](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Drum_God)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [January 30, 2009, 2:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-barack-obama-play-a-musical-instrument/483502 "2009-01-30T14:21:10Z")
That’s all, really. I was just wondereing if the new President of the United States plays a musical instrument. Is anyone in his immediate family a musician? I don’t recall seeing anything about this pressing issue. --- ## [Survivor Season Premiere](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/survivor-season-premiere/485378)
**Author:** [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Replies:** 92\ **Last updated:** [February 17, 2009, 8:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/survivor-season-premiere/485378 "2009-02-17T20:20:25Z")
The new season of Survivor starts tomorrow night. From the TV Guide website: Damn – there’s brutal, and then there’s the brutality of a high school cafeteria. Heck of a way to start a season. Hope it’s a good season –… --- ## [John McCain to resign on 4th of July](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/john-mccain-to-resign-on-4th-of-july/817132)
**Author:** [@HurricaneDitka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HurricaneDitka)\ **Replies:** 84\ **Last updated:** [July 6, 2018, 12:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/john-mccain-to-resign-on-4th-of-july/817132 "2018-07-06T12:10:13Z")
I suspect this boosts President Trump’s chances of getting Kennedy’s replacement through the Senate. --- ## [Tell me about making beef jerky at home](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-about-making-beef-jerky-at-home/567903)
**Author:** [@congodwarf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/congodwarf)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [January 24, 2011, 3:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-about-making-beef-jerky-at-home/567903 "2011-01-24T03:30:34Z")
My boyfriend has recently discovered beef jerky (seriously…he’s 37 and had never had any kind of jerky until a few months ago). He has something of an obsession with it. This is all fine and dandy with me (he’s using it … --- ## [These crazy tiny New York City apartments aren't legal, are they?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/these-crazy-tiny-new-york-city-apartments-arent-legal-are-they/659015)
**Author:** [@Zsofia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zsofia)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [May 25, 2013, 3:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/these-crazy-tiny-new-york-city-apartments-arent-legal-are-they/659015 "2013-05-25T03:37:41Z")
There’s a hilarious Tumblr making the rounds - The Worst Room. It’s very funny. It’s pictures from Craigslist ads of truly horrible New York living quarters. There are “apartments” where you can’t ever stand up all th… --- ## ["You're too ignorant to post in this thread" -- really?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/youre-too-ignorant-to-post-in-this-thread-really/524627)
**Author:** [@Boyo\_Jim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Boyo_Jim)\ **Replies:** 98\ **Last updated:** [January 20, 2010, 5:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/youre-too-ignorant-to-post-in-this-thread-really/524627 "2010-01-20T05:01:00Z")
I just can’t recall seeing a mod do this before, simply tell someone they’re too ignorant to continue to post in a thread and tell them to leave. The thread in question is about evolution in GD. I don’t spend a whole l… --- ## [How is the Religious Right dealing with the election](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-is-the-religious-right-dealing-with-the-election/471671)
**Author:** [@TV\_time](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TV_time)\ **Replies:** 81\ **Last updated:** [November 11, 2008, 1:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-is-the-religious-right-dealing-with-the-election/471671 "2008-11-11T13:22:39Z")
During the election, I saw one (and heard of others) example of the Religious Right basically saying the election was between God and godlessness. How is this godlessness win being explained by those who were so certain … --- ## [Conan remake. God it looks bad.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/conan-remake-god-it-looks-bad/585267)
**Author:** [@Cubsfan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cubsfan)\ **Replies:** 66\ **Last updated:** [June 17, 2011, 4:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/conan-remake-god-it-looks-bad/585267 "2011-06-17T16:15:37Z")
Does anyone actually want to see this thing? It really looks bad. He dude playing Conan sounds terrible and looks kind of weird too. This will bomb. --- ## [Lyrics of Eagle's song Hotel California](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lyrics-of-eagles-song-hotel-california/459488)
**Author:** [@deedeewp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/deedeewp)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [August 25, 2022, 5:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lyrics-of-eagles-song-hotel-california/459488 "2022-08-25T17:35:22Z")
In this song, reference is made to ‘pink champagne on ice’ and I remeber reading somewhere that this was a drug for treatment of schizophrenia, that had to be injected cold or it was too thick to go through the hypodermi… --- ## [Non-Human characters you'd date](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/non-human-characters-youd-date/370763)
**Author:** [@elfkin477](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elfkin477)\ **Replies:** 129\ **Last updated:** [September 8, 2006, 11:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/non-human-characters-youd-date/370763 "2006-09-08T23:28:58Z")
Since there’s a thread about literary crushes, this isn’t much stranger, right? Non-humans include those formerly human (vampires, werecreatures and I guess zombies) and those that are never were human like aliens, elve… --- ## [Those over 35 do you like new music from new artist](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/those-over-35-do-you-like-new-music-from-new-artist/822889)
**Author:** [@bionic\_man](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bionic_man)\ **Replies:** 152\ **Last updated:** [February 24, 2019, 11:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/those-over-35-do-you-like-new-music-from-new-artist/822889 "2019-02-24T23:58:01Z")
After a person reach"s a certain age they usually prefer artist from their generation then newer acts does anyone over 35 like new performers?? --- ## [\#METOO backlash](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/metoo-backlash/807766)
**Author:** [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Replies:** 130\ **Last updated:** [February 2, 2018, 4:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/metoo-backlash/807766 "2018-02-02T04:44:14Z")
Right at the outset, I’ll say that I don’t know the answer to this. I absolutely believe the women who are telling their stories of sexual harrassment, violence, abuse, and even rape at work, school, and in other situati… --- ## [Are multivitamins enough to replace fruits and vegetables](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-multivitamins-enough-to-replace-fruits-and-vegetables/692133)
**Author:** [@sara20](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sara20)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [July 7, 2014, 8:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-multivitamins-enough-to-replace-fruits-and-vegetables/692133 "2014-07-07T08:04:50Z")
I take a centrum multivitamin every day and I hardly ever eat any fruits or vegetables. Is a multivitamin enough, or do I probably have malnutrition and not even know it? --- ## [Am I deluded for thinking Trump will not even seek re-election?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/am-i-deluded-for-thinking-trump-will-not-even-seek-re-election/816232)
**Author:** [@Alpha\_Twit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alpha_Twit)\ **Replies:** 126\ **Last updated:** [July 14, 2018, 12:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/am-i-deluded-for-thinking-trump-will-not-even-seek-re-election/816232 "2018-07-14T00:27:57Z")
I’m wondering if the Donald will even try to seek another term as POTUS. IMHO, he accomplished everything he wanted the second Hilary Clinton conceded the election. Everything else is just angering the blues, making more… --- ## [This is the reason humans are going to go extinct](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-is-the-reason-humans-are-going-to-go-extinct/677846)
**Author:** [@Cat\_Whisperer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cat_Whisperer)\ **Replies:** 66\ **Last updated:** [January 8, 2014, 7:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-is-the-reason-humans-are-going-to-go-extinct/677846 "2014-01-08T19:14:13Z")
Shopping carts in Walmart parking lot. This represents all of humankind, all the time. We can’t do one single easy thing right. --- ## [Amazing Race: Family 12/13 - FINALE](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/amazing-race-family-12-13-finale/335434)
**Author:** [@rockle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rockle)\ **Replies:** 174\ **Last updated:** [December 16, 2005, 11:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/amazing-race-family-12-13-finale/335434 "2005-12-16T23:29:40Z")
Oooh … two descriptions for this week’s FINALE! Well, one is more like a commentary, but anyway … I would like to edit that last quote by removing the last sentence and replacing it with “Good luck to everyone who isn… --- ## [Tiger's apology on TV](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tigers-apology-on-tv/529637)
**Author:** [@gonzomax](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gonzomax)\ **Replies:** 114\ **Last updated:** [February 22, 2010, 5:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tigers-apology-on-tv/529637 "2010-02-22T17:37:29Z")
Tiger gave a 15 minute update and an apology . He seems to be pretty broken. He said he does not know when he will play again. Notable was Elins absence at the speech. He is on his way to more therapy. --- ## [Alien races in science fiction who don't want any other race to know of their existence](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alien-races-in-science-fiction-who-dont-want-any-other-race-to-know-of-their-existence/619357)
**Author:** [@Wendell\_Wagner](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wendell_Wagner)\ **Replies:** 67\ **Last updated:** [April 25, 2012, 3:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alien-races-in-science-fiction-who-dont-want-any-other-race-to-know-of-their-existence/619357 "2012-04-25T15:50:55Z")
I’ve been asked to come up with some examples of the following: Are there any examples of alien races in science fiction who don’t want any other races to know of their existence? --- ## [Offbeat things you really want](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/offbeat-things-you-really-want/708464)
**Author:** [@Sattua](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sattua)\ **Replies:** 71\ **Last updated:** [January 2, 2015, 4:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/offbeat-things-you-really-want/708464 "2015-01-02T04:17:51Z")
I started to think about this on Christmas Eve, when I realized that I hadn’t given anybody a “Christmas list” of things I wanted. When one is my age, that aspect of the holiday falls by the wayside. There are things I … --- ## [Favorite "fictional" recipes](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-fictional-recipes/221177)
**Author:** [@ResIpsaLoquitor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ResIpsaLoquitor)\ **Replies:** 63\ **Last updated:** [November 24, 2010, 1:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-fictional-recipes/221177 "2010-11-24T13:06:33Z")
I mean “fictional” in the sense that it comes from a work of fiction, being film, book, or what-have-you. Today I was reading The Annotated Dragonlance Legends (something of a junior-high version of Lord of the Rings wh… --- ## [Blues in waltz time?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blues-in-waltz-time/536951)
**Author:** [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [April 23, 2010, 9:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blues-in-waltz-time/536951 "2010-04-23T21:50:49Z")
I was listening to a nice version of “Drown in My Own Tears” – by Lulu, of all people – and noticed that I was tapping along in 3/4 time. Is it possible to have a blues waltz? What’s the traditional time signature for th… --- ## [We are not cavemen](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/we-are-not-cavemen/499325)
**Author:** [@even\_sven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/even_sven)\ **Replies:** 106\ **Last updated:** [June 15, 2009, 11:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/we-are-not-cavemen/499325 "2009-06-15T23:15:32Z")
Lately, it seems like every thread- especially anything even vaguely involving gender- ends up clogged up with biological determinism bullshit. For example: \[QUOTE=OP\] Why are cupcakes so darn good? I love pink ones! … --- ## [What do Tasers do to a person?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-tasers-do-to-a-person/556170)
**Author:** [@Irishman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Irishman)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [October 7, 2010, 3:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-tasers-do-to-a-person/556170 "2010-10-07T15:30:06Z")
My understanding is that a Taser works by sending an electrical pulse to the body that temporarily incapacitates a person by overloading their muscles, causing them to contract, and thereby the person collapse. The effe… --- ## [Favorite 1970s Southern Rock Band](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-1970s-southern-rock-band/665896)
**Author:** [@NDP](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NDP)\ **Replies:** 63\ **Last updated:** [August 16, 2013, 11:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-1970s-southern-rock-band/665896 "2013-08-16T23:43:49Z")
Southern Rock - A subgenre of rock music developed in the Southern United States from rock and roll, country music, and blues and is focused generally on electric guitar and vocals. What Southern Rock band from the 70s … --- ## [Dear House Centipede on my closet wall](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dear-house-centipede-on-my-closet-wall/625915)
**Author:** [@Equipoise](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Equipoise)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [June 23, 2012, 2:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dear-house-centipede-on-my-closet-wall/625915 "2012-06-23T14:05:37Z")
Hi, I’ve been meaning to thank you for a long time. From what I understand, you and your brethren are the reason I haven’t seen a spider in this apartment for about 4 years, or a roach in about 6. If indeed you’ve been m… --- ## [Are you a male or a female?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-a-male-or-a-female/790451)
**Author:** [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Replies:** 74\ **Last updated:** [July 10, 2017, 11:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-a-male-or-a-female/790451 "2017-07-10T11:03:19Z")
A few Dopers were wondering about the male/female mix of the board. I am curious too. Let’s find out. --- ## [GPS Navigation: in-dash or portable? (part deux)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gps-navigation-in-dash-or-portable-part-deux/661971)
**Author:** [@Asimovian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Asimovian)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [June 28, 2013, 2:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gps-navigation-in-dash-or-portable-part-deux/661971 "2013-06-28T14:49:47Z")
If you’re thinking this thread has been done before, you’re right. But rather than re-awaken a three-year-old zombie, I’ll start anew and ask the question again, with the idea that my price point is a little different th… --- ## [NFL: Two simple rules question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-two-simple-rules-question/609635)
**Author:** [@Wakinyan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wakinyan)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [January 17, 2012, 3:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-two-simple-rules-question/609635 "2012-01-17T15:25:34Z")
What happens if a player makes an interception in own end zone and an offense player tackles him to the ground? If a punter kicks the ball out of bounds, is the spot where the ball passed the line or is the spot pla… --- ## [Okay. Let's do this.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/okay-lets-do-this/331578)
**Author:** [@Harborwolf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Harborwolf)\ **Replies:** 116\ **Last updated:** [November 21, 2005, 9:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/okay-lets-do-this/331578 "2005-11-21T21:04:33Z")
From this thread. I’m gonna come right out and say it. This is a highly humiliating experience. This sucks bloody deer ass (it is hunting season and all. Must be topical). I’m not going to duck and run from this though.… --- ## [Fight scenes where the hero is obviously outclassed](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fight-scenes-where-the-hero-is-obviously-outclassed/573080)
**Author:** [@Atomic\_Alex](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Atomic_Alex)\ **Replies:** 62\ **Last updated:** [March 5, 2011, 12:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fight-scenes-where-the-hero-is-obviously-outclassed/573080 "2011-03-05T00:02:08Z")
Inspired by the mention of Rob Roy in another thread. Fun as it is it eventually gets a bit eye-rolling when the main character of a movie is depicted as the most lethal killing machine ever and as such is surprising wh… --- ## [Baby please. I am not from Havana!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baby-please-i-am-not-from-havana/256114)
**Author:** [@Unintentionally\_Blank](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Unintentionally_Blank)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [July 23, 2004, 2:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baby-please-i-am-not-from-havana/256114 "2004-07-23T02:32:33Z")
Just got done watching Blazing Saddles on DVD (A MUCH Better experience than watching it butchered on boradcast T.V.) but what the heck does this phrase mean? That and the one that follows about finding enough Vitamin … --- ## [Red Tails](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/red-tails/608441)
**Author:** [@UncleRojelio](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/UncleRojelio)\ **Replies:** 66\ **Last updated:** [February 5, 2012, 1:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/red-tails/608441 "2012-02-05T01:26:55Z")
I heard this was on the way and just caught the trailer. I can’t wait. Even if it turns out to be a little Pearl Harborish. --- ## [Poll: How Do You Cook Your Brussel Sprouts](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-how-do-you-cook-your-brussel-sprouts/602173)
**Author:** [@Ca3799](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ca3799)\ **Replies:** 86\ **Last updated:** [November 13, 2011, 3:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-how-do-you-cook-your-brussel-sprouts/602173 "2011-11-13T03:53:11Z")
We always give something awful to trick-or-treaters as a little trick (with lots of candy to make up for it) and this year we gave brussel sprouts, carrots and radishes. The carrots were very popular and we gave all but … --- ## [Old movies and changes in technology and society](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-movies-and-changes-in-technology-and-society/546224)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [July 14, 2010, 9:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-movies-and-changes-in-technology-and-society/546224 "2010-07-14T21:42:30Z")
I watched a biography show on Steven Spielberg that showed clips from Close Encounters of the Third Kind. How the world has changed! In 1977 there was no Internet. Computers were huge things that often used punch card… --- ## [People who were bullied as a kid. Does it bother you when people ask why?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/people-who-were-bullied-as-a-kid-does-it-bother-you-when-people-ask-why/626826)
**Author:** [@monstro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/monstro)\ **Replies:** 74\ **Last updated:** [July 3, 2012, 2:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/people-who-were-bullied-as-a-kid-does-it-bother-you-when-people-ask-why/626826 "2012-07-03T02:18:41Z")
I was listening to an interview with the film-maker of the documentary “Bully”, who was also bullied as a kid. The interviewer asked him why he was bullied, and he kind of huffed and puffed, saying he didn’t like that q… --- ## [The mountain on the Paramount logo?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-mountain-on-the-paramount-logo/540911)
**Author:** [@Drew\_Kit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Drew_Kit)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [June 2, 2010, 7:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-mountain-on-the-paramount-logo/540911 "2010-06-02T19:41:58Z")
What mountain is depicted in the Paramount logo?- January 4, 2002 Another Scottish oddity may hold some interest for the forum. I assume Cecil is correct that Mount Ben Lomond in Utah is the mountain in the Paramount m… --- ## [Is the C-word allowed outside the Pit? {Answered: not in a misogynistic way or to insult. Not even with a letter changed}](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-c-word-allowed-outside-the-pit-answered-not-in-a-misogynistic-way-or-to-insult-not-even-with-a-letter-changed/959325)
**Author:** [@Saint\_Cad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saint_Cad)\ **Replies:** 187\ **Last updated:** [February 16, 2022, 2:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-c-word-allowed-outside-the-pit-answered-not-in-a-misogynistic-way-or-to-insult-not-even-with-a-letter-changed/959325 "2022-02-16T02:14:16Z")
Because it was certainly allowed here. or is it that you can’t use the C-word but if you intentionally misspell it to make it the Q-word it’s ok? Is there a definitive list of words that Cannot be used at all? Can o… --- ## [Give me one reason why your ex is your ex.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/give-me-one-reason-why-your-ex-is-your-ex/321092)
**Author:** [@Idle\_Thoughts](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Idle_Thoughts)\ **Replies:** 136\ **Last updated:** [September 18, 2005, 2:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/give-me-one-reason-why-your-ex-is-your-ex/321092 "2005-09-18T02:42:49Z")
She was too pushy. Man, was she ever. It got to be annoying to put up with after, oh, the first 6 months. --- ## [Best and worst flavors of herb tea?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-and-worst-flavors-of-herb-tea/134446)
**Author:** [@Duck\_Duck\_Goose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Duck_Duck_Goose)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [November 3, 2002, 5:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-and-worst-flavors-of-herb-tea/134446 "2002-11-03T05:11:50Z")
I have gone “no caffeine” as of last Friday, due to medical reasons–TMI “female troubles” spoiler– –so I am learning all about herb tea. So far I have sampled Celestial Seasonings “Red Zinger” which is not bad, and som… --- ## [Why I Hate the Holiday Season](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-i-hate-the-holiday-season/277333)
**Author:** [@Eve](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eve)\ **Replies:** 135\ **Last updated:** [December 15, 2004, 10:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-i-hate-the-holiday-season/277333 "2004-12-15T10:10:39Z")
• It’s cold and dark and windy and it’s going to start getting snowy and icy soon. • Religion—which has been nipping at my heels all year—suddenly leaps up, grabs me by the collar, and yells, “Gotcha ya!” • Enforced jo… --- ## [The strange double-dipped nostalgia of "Back to the Future" (open spoilers)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-strange-double-dipped-nostalgia-of-back-to-the-future-open-spoilers/716314)
**Author:** [@Aeschines](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aeschines)\ **Replies:** 60\ **Last updated:** [April 28, 2015, 10:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-strange-double-dipped-nostalgia-of-back-to-the-future-open-spoilers/716314 "2015-04-28T22:01:50Z")
Open spoilers! If you haven’t seen this movie, then get in your time machine and watch it in the theater in 1985! Soon it will be 30 years after this movie came out. Does it still hold up? Well, I watched it today and I… --- ## [A "Wonder Years" fact...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-wonder-years-fact/684137)
**Author:** [@Quimby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quimby)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [March 23, 2014, 11:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-wonder-years-fact/684137 "2014-03-23T23:24:01Z")
…that makes me feel old. If the Wonder Years were made today and it covered the same relative time frame it covered back when it premiered in 1988, it would be set in 1994. (it covered the years 1968-1973). Why don’t … [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1109&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1111&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)