# Top **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1121&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:** 1122 --- ## [Forgotten desserts](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/forgotten-desserts/944024)
**Author:** [@nelliebly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nelliebly)\ **Replies:** 181\ **Last updated:** [July 3, 2021, 5:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/forgotten-desserts/944024 "2021-07-03T05:47:59Z")
I got to thinking about desserts that nobody seems to make any more, namely Nesselrode pie icebox cookies (plain dough shaped into oblongs, to be sliced/baked later) bombes Lady Baltimore cake or its cousin, Lord Bal… --- ## [Advice on Computer Science as a Career](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/advice-on-computer-science-as-a-career/663532)
**Author:** [@Raziel11](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Raziel11)\ **Replies:** 61\ **Last updated:** [July 24, 2013, 1:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/advice-on-computer-science-as-a-career/663532 "2013-07-24T01:18:43Z")
I’m currently in the process of applying for a Computer Science degree at a local state university in Florida. Specifically, I’m interesting in pursuing a career in the computer programming field. Are there any software … --- ## [Is the Hollywood cliche about landmines true?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-hollywood-cliche-about-landmines-true/374897)
**Author:** [@Dog80](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dog80)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [January 8, 2010, 12:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-hollywood-cliche-about-landmines-true/374897 "2010-01-08T12:59:51Z")
The cliche goes like that: Hero realizes he just stepped on a landmine Hero keeps his foot on the mine so it won’t go off Hero (while keeping his foot on the landmine the whole time) manages to defuse landmine Hero con… --- ## [The most demented movies of all time.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-most-demented-movies-of-all-time/317192)
**Author:** [@Diceman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Diceman)\ **Replies:** 66\ **Last updated:** [August 20, 2005, 11:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-most-demented-movies-of-all-time/317192 "2005-08-20T23:37:52Z")
In another thread, someone linked to this website which posts detailed reviews of bad movies. I was searching through the list of reviews, looking for movies that I’ve seen, when I found their review of Flowers In The A… --- ## [Is there a "new populist majority" in the Democratic Party?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-new-populist-majority-in-the-democratic-party/684558)
**Author:** [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [April 5, 2014, 4:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-new-populist-majority-in-the-democratic-party/684558 "2014-04-05T04:26:13Z")
That’s the claim Markos Moulitsas makes in this article where he’s locking horns with Matt Bennett and Jim Kessler. Bennett & Kessler: Moulitsas: I do think I sense a prevailing wind leftward among the Dems, or at l… --- ## [14 Things You Should Never Say to a Gay Man](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/14-things-you-should-never-say-to-a-gay-man/675964)
**Author:** [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [December 17, 2013, 10:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/14-things-you-should-never-say-to-a-gay-man/675964 "2013-12-17T22:16:28Z")
“14 Things You Should Never Say to a Gay Man” #15. To a gay couple: “Which one of you is the girl?” #16: “My second cousin from Chicago is gay. Do you know him?” #17: “So where to you guys meet each other?” Any more? … --- ## [What's using numbers 2 replace words called?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-using-numbers-2-replace-words-called/653446)
**Author:** [@AaronX](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AaronX)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [March 29, 2013, 5:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-using-numbers-2-replace-words-called/653446 "2013-03-29T17:19:12Z")
Abbreviation? Contraction? It’s so hard 2 search 4, too. --- ## [So - why does US spurn Kurds?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-why-does-us-spurn-kurds/724016)
**Author:** [@Terr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Terr)\ **Replies:** 86\ **Last updated:** [July 6, 2015, 2:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-why-does-us-spurn-kurds/724016 "2015-07-06T14:36:02Z")
The United States has blocked attempts by its Middle East allies to fly heavy weapons directly to the Kurds fighting Islamic State jihadists in Iraq, The Telegraph has learnt. Some of America’s closest allies say Pres… --- ## [Anal Jihad](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anal-jihad/693612)
**Author:** [@blindboyard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/blindboyard)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [August 14, 2014, 5:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anal-jihad/693612 "2014-08-14T17:30:48Z")
More at the link. I’m not sure what I’m pitting, to be honest. I don’t mind homosexuality, so it’s not actually the Anal Jihad I’m pitting. Maybe the term “Anal Jihad”? No, that’s amazing. Maybe the opposition to … --- ## [Making Way for a Little Weasel](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/making-way-for-a-little-weasel/694499)
**Author:** [@Spice\_Weasel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spice_Weasel)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [September 4, 2014, 5:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/making-way-for-a-little-weasel/694499 "2014-09-04T17:03:07Z")
I was really tempted to call it Baby Spice but I couldn’t do that to you all. I’ve been feeling like shit on a shingle for the past two weeks. Not to put too fine a point on it, but about 95% of known foods are repulsiv… --- ## [Michael Lind: The Tea Party -- "Newest Right" -- is not a populist movement](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/michael-lind-the-tea-party-newest-right-is-not-a-populist-movement/670709)
**Author:** [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [October 29, 2013, 12:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/michael-lind-the-tea-party-newest-right-is-not-a-populist-movement/670709 "2013-10-29T12:14:51Z")
In this analysis, the Tea Party movement – what Lind renames the “Newest Right” – is not merely an “extremist” version of conservatives; nor is it a bunch of ignorant yokels; nor, despite its populist pretensions, is it … --- ## [How do conservatives reconcile government distrust and love for military?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-conservatives-reconcile-government-distrust-and-love-for-military/565117)
**Author:** [@Cagey\_Drifter](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cagey_Drifter)\ **Replies:** 75\ **Last updated:** [January 1, 2011, 4:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-conservatives-reconcile-government-distrust-and-love-for-military/565117 "2011-01-01T16:00:38Z")
I’m making a bit of a blanket statement, but it’s an observation I’ve noticed particularly in the last 2 years. Can someone explain how conservatives reconcile their apparent distrust of government with their unflagging … --- ## [Great Britian's gun laws and crime](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/great-britians-gun-laws-and-crime/273148)
**Author:** [@Bob55](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bob55)\ **Replies:** 117\ **Last updated:** [December 12, 2004, 2:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/great-britians-gun-laws-and-crime/273148 "2004-12-12T02:48:07Z")
Link to article Cecil says there’s no correlation between gun restrictions and crime. I would have to disagree, using this article as a cite. A couple of quotes that counter what Cecil wrote from the above link. N… --- ## [84% of female soldiers are failing the US Army's new gender-neutral physical fitness test (ACFT)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/84-of-female-soldiers-are-failing-the-us-armys-new-gender-neutral-physical-fitness-test-acft/841487)
**Author:** [@HurricaneDitka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HurricaneDitka)\ **Replies:** 96\ **Last updated:** [October 16, 2019, 11:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/84-of-female-soldiers-are-failing-the-us-armys-new-gender-neutral-physical-fitness-test-acft/841487 "2019-10-16T23:14:20Z")
source What should the Army do about this? Should they go back to different standards for (realizing I might be stepping into a quagmire with this next word, but unsure how else to phrase it) each gender? Should the te… --- ## [Ask the guy who's just been shopping in Denver pot stores](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-guy-whos-just-been-shopping-in-denver-pot-stores/721135)
**Author:** [@Boyo\_Jim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Boyo_Jim)\ **Replies:** 84\ **Last updated:** [June 2, 2015, 6:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-guy-whos-just-been-shopping-in-denver-pot-stores/721135 "2015-06-02T18:00:23Z")
I will try to answer carefully so as not to enrage our Moderator overlords. --- ## [Would you consider this nice...or creepy?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-consider-this-nice-or-creepy/689424)
**Author:** [@Why\_Child](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Why_Child)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [June 14, 2014, 3:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-consider-this-nice-or-creepy/689424 "2014-06-14T03:40:49Z")
I live in a small town, and I drive past a quite a few houses that have beautiful flowers/flowering shrubs in their yard. I don’t particularly want to spend hours on the internet looking up “mini purple irises with strip… --- ## [Do I ever NOT have the right to self-defense](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-i-ever-not-have-the-right-to-self-defense/770948)
**Author:** [@Boyo\_Jim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Boyo_Jim)\ **Replies:** 69\ **Last updated:** [November 8, 2016, 7:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-i-ever-not-have-the-right-to-self-defense/770948 "2016-11-08T19:15:55Z")
Let’s say I’m a convicted murderer with a scheduled execution date. The night before my death date, a guard comes into my cell and explains that I’m not going to survive long enough to be executed, and attacks me with a… --- ## [Some questions on evolution.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/some-questions-on-evolution/685403)
**Author:** [@shijinn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/shijinn)\ **Replies:** 69\ **Last updated:** [April 8, 2014, 4:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/some-questions-on-evolution/685403 "2014-04-08T16:35:20Z")
must there be a point in time where there was a species with no \_\_\_\_\_, such that they died out and only those that evolved them survived? feel free to fill in the blank with anything that would affect survival: like pain… --- ## ["No caffeine" headaches are different from other headaches](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-caffeine-headaches-are-different-from-other-headaches/578188)
**Author:** [@Runs\_With\_Scissors](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Runs_With_Scissors)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [April 14, 2011, 8:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-caffeine-headaches-are-different-from-other-headaches/578188 "2011-04-14T20:15:25Z")
When I was a senior in college, I worked as a gopher in the engineering college. My most important job was to make coffee and keep it going until my four hour shift ended. I wasn’t much of a coffee drinker, but because… --- ## [Recommend Netflix streaming documentaries](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-netflix-streaming-documentaries/587002)
**Author:** [@Speak\_to\_me\_Maddie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Speak_to_me_Maddie)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [July 6, 2011, 6:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-netflix-streaming-documentaries/587002 "2011-07-06T06:08:58Z")
Of a specific sort. I’m interested in documentaries about unusual people or people in unusual situations. I’ve recently watched Darkon (people who play a long running LARP game), I Think We’re Alone Now (people obsessed … --- ## [When idiots write reviews.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-idiots-write-reviews/771592)
**Author:** [@Brodi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Brodi)\ **Replies:** 68\ **Last updated:** [November 21, 2016, 10:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-idiots-write-reviews/771592 "2016-11-21T22:12:31Z")
Here is a one star review from Netflix: The movie in question is a German language movie called \*\*After The Truth. \*\* The film is not in the Kids & Family section and the above description is the first thing you see… --- ## [Are (successful) stand-up comedians exceptionally intelligent as a rule?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-successful-stand-up-comedians-exceptionally-intelligent-as-a-rule/523139)
**Author:** [@Koxinga](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Koxinga)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [December 31, 2009, 10:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-successful-stand-up-comedians-exceptionally-intelligent-as-a-rule/523139 "2009-12-31T22:31:08Z")
I can’t think of a single stand up comedian (that’s prominent enough for me to see on TV) whom I’d charactarize as dumb or even of average intelligence – it seems like you have to be very observant, mentally agile and ab… --- ## [Favorite Joss Whedon Lines](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-joss-whedon-lines/753189)
**Author:** [@Dante\_G](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dante_G)\ **Replies:** 89\ **Last updated:** [May 5, 2016, 1:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-joss-whedon-lines/753189 "2016-05-05T13:39:03Z")
Favorite lines, or dialogues from any of his mediums, or from the man himself. Films, comics, TV etc. Let’s hear’em. I’ll start with a favorite from Firefly. Capt. Mal - Anybody tries to stop you, shoot’em … politely… --- ## [How much thrust do jet engines put out at idle?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-thrust-do-jet-engines-put-out-at-idle/680996)
**Author:** [@Machine\_Elf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Machine_Elf)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [February 13, 2014, 6:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-thrust-do-jet-engines-put-out-at-idle/680996 "2014-02-13T18:27:23Z")
Based on previous threads, I understand that jet aircraft engines consume a lot of fuel at idle. Do they also produce an appreciable amount of thrust? For reference, the engines on a 747-400 each produce a maximum of a… --- ## [Oh, good. Another team building exercise](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oh-good-another-team-building-exercise/472282)
**Author:** [@drewbert](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drewbert)\ **Replies:** 91\ **Last updated:** [November 14, 2008, 4:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oh-good-another-team-building-exercise/472282 "2008-11-14T16:59:59Z")
I’ve tried. I’ve really tried to go along with your stupid team building exercises. Some of them, like ‘two truths and a lie’ actually turned out to be mildly amusing, but this time it’s gone too far. I am not going to … --- ## [Robert Jordan, you are KILLING me! (the geekiest rant ever)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/robert-jordan-you-are-killing-me-the-geekiest-rant-ever/77218)
**Author:** [@magdalene](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/magdalene)\ **Replies:** 125\ **Last updated:** [June 5, 2002, 8:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/robert-jordan-you-are-killing-me-the-geekiest-rant-ever/77218 "2002-06-05T20:50:02Z")
Dear Mr. Jordan, First of all, I’d like to say, I love your books. I’ve been reading the Wheel of Time series for about 10 years now. I love your premise - a powerful hero (Rand) who knows that his power will lead to i… --- ## [The American Thanksgiving MMP](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-american-thanksgiving-mmp/802178)
**Author:** [@swampbear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/swampbear)\ **Replies:** 186\ **Last updated:** [November 27, 2017, 2:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-american-thanksgiving-mmp/802178 "2017-11-27T02:31:58Z")
Good Morning Y’all! Up and caffeinatin’. YAWN ‘Tis 39 Amurrkin out and clear with a predicted high of 66 and mostly N.O.S. for the day. Today I shall go over to the church house to help with puttin’ together Turkey Day m… --- ## [Google throws down the gauntlet on Chinese censorship](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/google-throws-down-the-gauntlet-on-chinese-censorship/524743)
**Author:** [@Mr.Excellent](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Excellent)\ **Replies:** 66\ **Last updated:** [January 16, 2010, 12:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/google-throws-down-the-gauntlet-on-chinese-censorship/524743 "2010-01-16T00:05:05Z")
In 2006, Google started a censored, China-localized version of Google, google.cn, reasoning that even a censored google-powered search engine is better than none at all. In December, someone tried to hack into a bunch o… --- ## [American's...what do you think of Europe and Europeans?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/americans-what-do-you-think-of-europe-and-europeans/403310)
**Author:** [@XT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/XT)\ **Replies:** 122\ **Last updated:** [May 16, 2007, 12:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/americans-what-do-you-think-of-europe-and-europeans/403310 "2007-05-16T12:27:47Z")
This is a spin off thread from What is Europes opinion on Americans?. As its an American message board (mostly), I thought our Euro buddies might like our perspective on ‘Europe’…or maybe not. :stuck\_out\_tongue: Som… --- ## [What silly things can't you suspend your disbelief about?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-silly-things-cant-you-suspend-your-disbelief-about/497340)
**Author:** [@Malleus\_Incus\_Stapes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Malleus_Incus_Stapes)\ **Replies:** 73\ **Last updated:** [May 26, 2009, 10:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-silly-things-cant-you-suspend-your-disbelief-about/497340 "2009-05-26T10:39:35Z")
I can’t get past mistakes in biology. Physics free-for-all? Go ahead, ignore the square/cube law and bring on the giant giant insects. Laser beams are cool, who cares if light doesn’t work that way? And in space, everyo… --- ## [Is it still possible to get radio scanners that will let you listen to police bands?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-still-possible-to-get-radio-scanners-that-will-let-you-listen-to-police-bands/606455)
**Author:** [@dzero](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dzero)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [November 29, 2019, 1:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-still-possible-to-get-radio-scanners-that-will-let-you-listen-to-police-bands/606455 "2019-11-29T01:21:38Z")
I have done a little research on this and it seems that most departments have upgraded to something I think they call “trunked” frequencies. I think that is a form of frequency hopping but I’m not sure. It also seems t… --- ## [Good stripper music](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-stripper-music/270494)
**Author:** [@King\_Friday](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/King_Friday)\ **Replies:** 113\ **Last updated:** [October 27, 2004, 10:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-stripper-music/270494 "2004-10-27T22:26:46Z")
I’m putting together a CD or two for the strippers to get down to at a party. I have the usuals…Natural One, Closer, Girls, Girls, Girls…gimme some more. --- ## [What's so horribly evil about "spam" email?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-so-horribly-evil-about-spam-email/193255)
**Author:** [@RexDart](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RexDart)\ **Replies:** 130\ **Last updated:** [August 17, 2003, 1:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-so-horribly-evil-about-spam-email/193255 "2003-08-17T13:34:17Z")
I don’t understand the attitudes some people have about spam email, and those who send it. I’ve seen spammers referred to as if they were the most heinous criminals of our age. (And yes, they actually use the term “cri… --- ## [Revirginization](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/revirginization/553389)
**Author:** [@TNWPsycho](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TNWPsycho)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [September 13, 2010, 5:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/revirginization/553389 "2010-09-13T17:27:27Z")
After seeing an episode of King of the Hill in which Luanne become a virgin again through a religious ceremony, i was wondering. Does this exist? Do Roman Catholics do this? --- ## [I'll be here all week, try the veal.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ill-be-here-all-week-try-the-veal/614302)
**Author:** [@Mewl\_Dear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mewl_Dear)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [March 2, 2012, 11:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ill-be-here-all-week-try-the-veal/614302 "2012-03-02T11:29:24Z")
I hear it all the time. Anyone know where it started? --- ## [Are flaky people on the rise?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-flaky-people-on-the-rise/664156)
**Author:** [@d1a1s1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/d1a1s1)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [July 28, 2013, 7:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-flaky-people-on-the-rise/664156 "2013-07-28T07:35:11Z")
Being “flaky” refers to someone who continually cancels plans last minute or with relatively short notice. I first started to notice this in the dating realm. I’m a 37 year old single male who has been dating longer tha… --- ## [Most hilarious insults that have been directed at YOU.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-hilarious-insults-that-have-been-directed-at-you/373231)
**Author:** [@Carlyjay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Carlyjay)\ **Replies:** 104\ **Last updated:** [September 23, 2006, 4:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-hilarious-insults-that-have-been-directed-at-you/373231 "2006-09-23T04:38:48Z")
Title says it all. What are some of the insults that have been thrown your way that you enjoyed the most? My favourites are the ones that make no sense, or make the insulter look like an ass-hat. Two favourites: Gr… --- ## [What's with the overwhelming "brown-ness" of early 1970s films?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-with-the-overwhelming-brown-ness-of-early-1970s-films/734186)
**Author:** [@Don\_Draper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Don_Draper)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [October 16, 2015, 2:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-with-the-overwhelming-brown-ness-of-early-1970s-films/734186 "2015-10-16T14:57:51Z")
A few months ago, I watched Harold and Maude (1971) for the first time. I thought it was a nice enough movie, not really all that fantastic, but…good. However what really struck me about the movie was the sheer overpower… --- ## [What spice or flavoring might cause sudden cramps, gas, diarrhea?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-spice-or-flavoring-might-cause-sudden-cramps-gas-diarrhea/515749)
**Author:** [@janeslogin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/janeslogin)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [November 1, 2009, 11:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-spice-or-flavoring-might-cause-sudden-cramps-gas-diarrhea/515749 "2009-11-01T11:45:31Z")
My spouse is one who “adjusts to taste”. Sometimes she will may make a quite delicious dish that will cause me to have sudden cramps, gas, diarrhea in about an hour. The food can be eliminated. It must be in the spice or… --- ## [Stupid Coke Holiday Cans](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-coke-holiday-cans/605172)
**Author:** [@Irishman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Irishman)\ **Replies:** 65\ **Last updated:** [December 8, 2011, 8:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-coke-holiday-cans/605172 "2011-12-08T20:08:51Z")
Brilliant idea, Coca-Cola. Replace the traditional, iconic red cans with a special holiday can, about the polar bears. I’ve got nothing against polar bears, but why did you make your cans white? You know what else com… --- ## [Re Anthony Weiner's latest 3rd strike texting antics. Is he mentally unhinged?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/re-anthony-weiners-latest-3rd-strike-texting-antics-is-he-mentally-unhinged/764416)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 69\ **Last updated:** [September 23, 2016, 10:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/re-anthony-weiners-latest-3rd-strike-texting-antics-is-he-mentally-unhinged/764416 "2016-09-23T22:39:42Z")
A Weiner is once more back in the texting & sexy pics fray as if he had never lost his political career, damaged his marriage and made himself a national laughingstock with his prior pics and texts. We’re kind of beyond… --- ## [What did old timers use for BPH before Flomax?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-did-old-timers-use-for-bph-before-flomax/521788)
**Author:** [@janeslogin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/janeslogin)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [January 1, 2010, 9:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-did-old-timers-use-for-bph-before-flomax/521788 "2010-01-01T21:51:51Z")
What did persons use for BPH (benign prostatic hyperplasia) before Flomax (antagonist of alpha1A adrenoceptors in the prostate)? I remember hearing of prostate problems when I was a kid about the end of WWII or so. What… --- ## [101 Gadgets That Changed The World](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/101-gadgets-that-changed-the-world/621075)
**Author:** [@Mangosteen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mangosteen)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [August 26, 2012, 11:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/101-gadgets-that-changed-the-world/621075 "2012-08-26T23:03:24Z")
Popular Mechanics put out the list. Any additions or subtractions? Changes in order? 101 Gadgets That Changed The World Full list: Duct Tape Fiberglass Fishing Rod Stapler Roomba Aerosol Spray Can Quick-Release Sk… --- ## [Motion and Kinetic Energy: a question for science experts](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/motion-and-kinetic-energy-a-question-for-science-experts/677553)
**Author:** [@mandala](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mandala)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [January 5, 2014, 8:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/motion-and-kinetic-energy-a-question-for-science-experts/677553 "2014-01-05T20:34:45Z")
Hypothetical question: I wake up to find myself on a spaceship. There is no one else. The ship is silent and the engines are dead. As far as I can see through the porthole, there is nothing to see. I rig up a photon det… --- ## [how did flat-earth believers explain the horizon?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-did-flat-earth-believers-explain-the-horizon/507040)
**Author:** [@vinniepaz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/vinniepaz)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [August 21, 2009, 7:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-did-flat-earth-believers-explain-the-horizon/507040 "2009-08-21T19:49:34Z")
That is, at sea. If you believe the Earth is flat, why is there such a clear demarcation between sea and sky, and why is it always the same distance away? --- ## [Did you ever have trouble knowing your left and right?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-you-ever-have-trouble-knowing-your-left-and-right/619934)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 68\ **Last updated:** [April 30, 2012, 9:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-you-ever-have-trouble-knowing-your-left-and-right/619934 "2012-04-30T21:11:20Z")
There’s a new study on people that have trouble knowing knowing their left from their right. http://bodyodd.msnbc.msn.com/\_news/2012/04/24/11359120-why-some-cant-tell-left-from-right?lite I’m assuming they are mostly t… --- ## [David Bowie's reputation going forward - stable; improve; decline?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/david-bowies-reputation-going-forward-stable-improve-decline/743495)
**Author:** [@WordMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WordMan)\ **Replies:** 96\ **Last updated:** [January 12, 2018, 8:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/david-bowies-reputation-going-forward-stable-improve-decline/743495 "2018-01-12T20:05:26Z")
I had this conversation with friends a few years ago. Now it seems more poignant, unfortunately. I had argued, and still do, that Bowie’s reputation is likely to increase and bloom in the future. The “Current Convent… --- ## [Will ugly pics on cigarette packs make you stop?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-ugly-pics-on-cigarette-packs-make-you-stop/586342)
**Author:** [@carnivorousplant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnivorousplant)\ **Replies:** 74\ **Last updated:** [June 27, 2011, 4:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-ugly-pics-on-cigarette-packs-make-you-stop/586342 "2011-06-27T04:35:36Z")
Will graphic images of the terrors of cigarette smoking cause you to quit? Warning, some of them are indeed nasty. Link to images. I predict great sales in cigarette cases. --- ## [NFL week 4](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-week-4/555931)
**Author:** [@SenorBeef](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SenorBeef)\ **Replies:** 98\ **Last updated:** [October 5, 2010, 2:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-week-4/555931 "2010-10-05T14:38:10Z")
Didn’t see a thread. --- ## [How come no-one picks up all those used oriental carpets?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-come-no-one-picks-up-all-those-used-oriental-carpets/609505)
**Author:** [@Maastricht](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Maastricht)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [August 6, 2014, 7:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-come-no-one-picks-up-all-those-used-oriental-carpets/609505 "2014-08-06T07:39:09Z")
My hobby is browsing Goodwill stores. And I’ve noticed that lots of them now have the most gorgeous oriental carpets. Wool, hand dyed, hand knotted. Carpets that used to cost many hundreds, even thousands of dollars. Mos… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1120&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1122&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)