# Top **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1130&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:** 1131 --- ## [Why does the world need another browser? (Chrome)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-the-world-need-another-browser-chrome/461731)
**Author:** [@HMS\_Irruncible](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HMS_Irruncible)\ **Replies:** 67\ **Last updated:** [September 7, 2011, 4:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-the-world-need-another-browser-chrome/461731 "2011-09-07T04:00:45Z")
Google to release Chrome browser :rolleyes: Seriously, why? How many different use cases can there be for browsing? --- ## [Aid for Haiti -- why is taking so long to get there?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aid-for-haiti-why-is-taking-so-long-to-get-there/525256)
**Author:** [@Sycorax](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sycorax)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [January 19, 2010, 11:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aid-for-haiti-why-is-taking-so-long-to-get-there/525256 "2010-01-19T23:52:02Z")
I’ve been watching CNN; but I wish they’d report on the status of aid efforts from the U. S. and other countries. I know the seaport and the airport are damaged and there are problems getting ships and planes to Haiti, … --- ## [Could Leno have stepped down?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-leno-have-stepped-down/530738)
**Author:** [@BigT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BigT)\ **Replies:** 65\ **Last updated:** [March 4, 2010, 6:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-leno-have-stepped-down/530738 "2010-03-04T06:29:34Z")
This is a reply to a comment in a thread that seems to be more about the new Tonight Show, rather than the controversy. I’d have put it in the omnibus thread, but it’s dadblasted long. (I invite the mods to merge if they… --- ## [Hide & Seek vs. Hide & Go Seek](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hide-seek-vs-hide-go-seek/705794)
**Author:** [@Mister\_Rik](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mister_Rik)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [November 30, 2014, 1:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hide-seek-vs-hide-go-seek/705794 "2014-11-30T13:10:45Z")
What do you call this children’s game? I grew up calling it “Hide &Seek”, but, even as a child, I encountered the occasional aberrant who inserted an extraneous “go” into the name of the game. What say you? --- ## [No this race was not an endorsement of racism](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-this-race-was-not-an-endorsement-of-racism/771456)
**Author:** [@DSeid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DSeid)\ **Replies:** 72\ **Last updated:** [November 12, 2016, 4:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-this-race-was-not-an-endorsement-of-racism/771456 "2016-11-12T16:33:46Z")
It was the absence of its rejection. “Bad men need nothing more to compass their ends, than that good men should look on and do nothing.” -John Stuart Mill 1867 (multiple attributions of similar forms). Trump did not g… --- ## [Direct Alien contact - Best case scenario?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/direct-alien-contact-best-case-scenario/659313)
**Author:** [@Atomic\_Alex](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Atomic_Alex)\ **Replies:** 78\ **Last updated:** [May 30, 2013, 9:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/direct-alien-contact-best-case-scenario/659313 "2013-05-30T09:36:44Z")
As it says on the tin, if aliens did make direct physical contact what is the best case scenario we could reasonably hope for? I recall reading a fun science-fiction story by Alan Dean Foster where humanity comes into c… --- ## [Suggestion: rescind the rule forbidding mod/rule complaints in the Pit](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/suggestion-rescind-the-rule-forbidding-mod-rule-complaints-in-the-pit/501094)
**Author:** [@Giraffe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Giraffe)\ **Replies:** 93\ **Last updated:** [July 3, 2009, 8:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/suggestion-rescind-the-rule-forbidding-mod-rule-complaints-in-the-pit/501094 "2009-07-03T08:04:07Z")
I think Liberal’s recent Pitting of tomndebb is a perfect example of why these types of threads work better in the Pit than ATMB. Liberal had complaints about an action of tomndebb’s, and in a perfect world they would c… --- ## [After Obama wins, can the Republicans continue being obstructionists?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/after-obama-wins-can-the-republicans-continue-being-obstructionists/632266)
**Author:** [@pseudotriton\_ruber\_ruber](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pseudotriton_ruber_ruber)\ **Replies:** 68\ **Last updated:** [August 23, 2012, 9:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/after-obama-wins-can-the-republicans-continue-being-obstructionists/632266 "2012-08-23T21:51:14Z")
I say they can. It makes no sense, but nothing they do strategically (long-run) makes much sense to me. If Obama wins, will McConnell come out the next day and express something more like “OK, we tried to make him a one… --- ## [Hasidic cults like Kiryas Joel, how common is it for the kids to get free from them?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hasidic-cults-like-kiryas-joel-how-common-is-it-for-the-kids-to-get-free-from-them/520959)
**Author:** [@Stan\_Shmenge](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stan_Shmenge)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [December 16, 2009, 12:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hasidic-cults-like-kiryas-joel-how-common-is-it-for-the-kids-to-get-free-from-them/520959 "2009-12-16T00:34:02Z")
They are as bad as FLDS, except without the bigamy. Most of the FLDS folks stay in (if they aren’t kicked out for being guys competing for the young girls, that is), but I would imagine that at least a few of the folks i… --- ## [Music duos](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/music-duos/602733)
**Author:** [@Toffe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Toffe)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [November 18, 2011, 1:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/music-duos/602733 "2011-11-18T01:36:42Z")
What are some good duo music acts? The only ones I can think of off the top of my head are the White Stripes, and Rodrigo y Gabriela. Alternatively, what are some good pieces of music that work well adapted for a duo? … --- ## [How much does a library pay for a book? Also, copyright and pirating related.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-does-a-library-pay-for-a-book-also-copyright-and-pirating-related/291035)
**Author:** [@Chairman\_Pow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chairman_Pow)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [February 22, 2005, 10:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-does-a-library-pay-for-a-book-also-copyright-and-pirating-related/291035 "2005-02-22T22:52:30Z")
The question proper: For a given book, does the library pay more than, less than or the retail price? I understand that there are special library bindings for heavy-use books and those cost more than regular bindings, b… --- ## [What is the worst single line in an advertisement?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-worst-single-line-in-an-advertisement/976762)
**Author:** [@Dr\_Paprika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_Paprika)\ **Replies:** 156\ **Last updated:** [December 27, 2022, 6:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-worst-single-line-in-an-advertisement/976762 "2022-12-27T18:22:44Z")
There have been occasional threads on annoying or ineffective ads in the past. Also the most annoying commercials or slogans. This thread is meant to pick a single line from any advertisement you found to be a ridiculo… --- ## [Is it possible to fall asleep while walking?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-possible-to-fall-asleep-while-walking/577278)
**Author:** [@CheeseDonkey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CheeseDonkey)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [April 8, 2011, 2:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-possible-to-fall-asleep-while-walking/577278 "2011-04-08T14:11:20Z")
Yesterday, when I was out going for a walk, the air was just the right temperature where it felt like a giant blanket enveloping me, and I swear if I tried hard enough I could have closed my eyes and coaxed my body to fa… --- ## [Whose NFL fanbase do you most pity (preferably not your own)?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whose-nfl-fanbase-do-you-most-pity-preferably-not-your-own/707481)
**Author:** [@Leaper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaper)\ **Replies:** 63\ **Last updated:** [January 6, 2015, 11:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whose-nfl-fanbase-do-you-most-pity-preferably-not-your-own/707481 "2015-01-06T23:03:00Z")
There are a lot of fans out there who’re pretty down — either from disappointment or sheer despair. I’m just curious whose has it worse. Only vote for your own if you really REALLY think you deserve it. --- ## [Lesson learned the hard way, wear a life vest](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lesson-learned-the-hard-way-wear-a-life-vest/549973)
**Author:** [@Tinkertoy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tinkertoy)\ **Replies:** 61\ **Last updated:** [August 14, 2010, 5:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lesson-learned-the-hard-way-wear-a-life-vest/549973 "2010-08-14T17:47:16Z")
Well my town finally makes it to CNN and it’s because of these fools. I am sorry for their families, but this is just so stupid. http://http://www.cnn.com/2010/US/08/10/idaho.boat.search/index.html?hpt=T2 If you are g… --- ## [What's your favorite foreign language film?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-favorite-foreign-language-film/809266)
**Author:** [@Dendarii\_Dame](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dendarii_Dame)\ **Replies:** 125\ **Last updated:** [June 13, 2018, 8:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-favorite-foreign-language-film/809266 "2018-06-13T20:22:58Z")
For me, it’s Tampopo, a Japanese comedy about a noodle shop. --- ## [The Big Bang Theory 11/17--"The Flaming Spitoon Acquisition"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-big-bang-theory-11-17-the-flaming-spitoon-acquisition/603253)
**Author:** [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\ **Replies:** 62\ **Last updated:** [November 26, 2011, 6:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-big-bang-theory-11-17-the-flaming-spitoon-acquisition/603253 "2011-11-26T18:40:59Z")
Amy goes out on a real date, causing Sheldon to do the unthinkable! --- ## [Why are all people of Latin American descent looked at as minorities?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-all-people-of-latin-american-descent-looked-at-as-minorities/617835)
**Author:** [@lokpikr999](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lokpikr999)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [April 9, 2012, 12:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-all-people-of-latin-american-descent-looked-at-as-minorities/617835 "2012-04-09T00:47:05Z")
Why is that now in the US anybody of Latin American descent is considered to be a minority(Even if they are fully white such as Marco Rubio or actress Joanna Garcia)?Why aren’t they just looked at another white ethnic li… --- ## [European shoulder bags](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/european-shoulder-bags/561913)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [November 29, 2010, 5:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/european-shoulder-bags/561913 "2010-11-29T17:59:13Z")
You’ve probably seen the Progressive Insurance commercial where ‘Flo’ mistakes a ‘European shoulder bag’ for a purse. I don’t use a ‘murse’, but there are times I need a shoulder bag. I use a faux military surplus one … --- ## [Orly Taitz loses in Sacramento](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/orly-taitz-loses-in-sacramento/646057)
**Author:** [@DrumBum](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrumBum)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [January 9, 2013, 4:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/orly-taitz-loses-in-sacramento/646057 "2013-01-09T16:15:55Z")
Ms. Taitz seems to have lost yet another challenge to her claims regarding the citizenship of Pres. Obama. This time, she was filing suit on behalf of “two electoral college electors and three minor presidential candidat… --- ## [How does this help a toothache?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-does-this-help-a-toothache/658951)
**Author:** [@Son\_of\_a\_Rich](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Son_of_a_Rich)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [December 9, 2013, 6:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-does-this-help-a-toothache/658951 "2013-12-09T06:06:31Z")
It’s sort of a cliche in cartoons and especially early films- a person suffering from a toothache will have a bandage wrapped around his head, under his jaw and knotted on the top of his head. What was that all about? I … --- ## [Impeach Obama!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/impeach-obama/690264)
**Author:** [@Ca3799](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ca3799)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [June 30, 2014, 1:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/impeach-obama/690264 "2014-06-30T01:47:10Z")
Oh, my tea party friends are positively giddy over the thought that Obama is going to be impeached for retrieving Sgt. Bergdahl without Congressional approval. They are thrilled to finally get rid of that Kenyan Marxist … --- ## [Thinking about joining Facebook; what do I need to know to decide?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thinking-about-joining-facebook-what-do-i-need-to-know-to-decide/663251)
**Author:** [@Leaper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaper)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [July 12, 2013, 6:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thinking-about-joining-facebook-what-do-i-need-to-know-to-decide/663251 "2013-07-12T18:19:29Z")
I’ve asked this before, but it’s been a while, and a couple of new factors have come into play, so I’ve decided to ask again with those factors in mind. I don’t have a Facebook account (obviously, from my OP), and am th… --- ## [NHL: The Stretch Drive (March/April 2010)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nhl-the-stretch-drive-march-april-2010/530858)
**Author:** [@KennerTheGreat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KennerTheGreat)\ **Replies:** 130\ **Last updated:** [April 13, 2010, 6:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nhl-the-stretch-drive-march-april-2010/530858 "2010-04-13T06:36:20Z")
Anyone else recovered from the Olympics yet? The NHL schedule resumes tonight (well, sort of.) Just one game though; Colorado is hosting Detroit. The trade deadline is Wednesday at 3 PM Eastern time. I’d like for Mon… --- ## [The debate about inheriting your parents' wealth](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-debate-about-inheriting-your-parents-wealth/991994)
**Author:** [@Persimmon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Persimmon)\ **Replies:** 180\ **Last updated:** [November 2, 2023, 5:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-debate-about-inheriting-your-parents-wealth/991994 "2023-11-02T17:46:03Z")
Let’s say your parents own property that is valued over a million dollars. Is it a parents’ duty and responsibility to leave that wealth and pass it onto their children when they pass? Would they be ‘bad/irresponsible’… --- ## [Inherent problems with paranormal studies](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/inherent-problems-with-paranormal-studies/489370)
**Author:** [@Malleus\_Incus\_Stapes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Malleus_Incus_Stapes)\ **Replies:** 108\ **Last updated:** [March 19, 2009, 11:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/inherent-problems-with-paranormal-studies/489370 "2009-03-19T23:05:41Z")
So all or most of those studies on the paranormal pretty much debunked their subjects. So far, no one’s been able to prove that there’s ESP, ghosts, little men in funny hats, whatever. And I’m not saying they’re wrong. B… --- ## [Gallagher: Comedic Genius or Just a Menace to Fruit?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gallagher-comedic-genius-or-just-a-menace-to-fruit/638068)
**Author:** [@drewtwo99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drewtwo99)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [October 19, 2012, 12:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gallagher-comedic-genius-or-just-a-menace-to-fruit/638068 "2012-10-19T00:53:30Z")
I’m a youngin’, and I only know about Gallagher from the constant references to him smashing watermelons, sprinkled throughout pop culture. I looked up a little about him on Wikipedia and it seems that really is his onl… --- ## [Do coyotes ever attack people? (Not Urgent)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-coyotes-ever-attack-people-not-urgent/577547)
**Author:** [@gytalf2000](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gytalf2000)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [April 10, 2011, 12:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-coyotes-ever-attack-people-not-urgent/577547 "2011-04-10T12:32:03Z")
Do coyotes ever attack people? I realize that the average coyote is scrawnier than a wolf, but if a pack happened upon a lone human, and they were hungry, they might have a pretty good chance against the hairless ape. So… --- ## [Total War: Warhammer Reviews (86 metacritic right now)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/total-war-warhammer-reviews-86-metacritic-right-now/755178)
**Author:** [@Kinthalis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kinthalis)\ **Replies:** 74\ **Last updated:** [August 5, 2016, 8:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/total-war-warhammer-reviews-86-metacritic-right-now/755178 "2016-08-05T20:12:23Z")
So this game is coming out on Tuesday. It takes the tried and true Total War Formula - usually set in historical places and times, and mashes it with the fantasy world of Warhammer. I love Total War, I’m pretty sure it’… --- ## [A Doper in Every State?: A Poll](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-doper-in-every-state-a-poll/505213)
**Author:** [@Sir\_T-Cups](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sir_T-Cups)\ **Replies:** 143\ **Last updated:** [March 28, 2024, 3:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-doper-in-every-state-a-poll/505213 "2024-03-28T15:47:15Z")
Since this website is based in the U.S. of A, and without trying to offend our neighbors around the world, I am curious if we have a poster from every state. Simple enough poll of sorts. If you don’t see your state tak… --- ## [Obama 1st since FDR to be re-elected with more than 50% of the vote?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obama-1st-since-fdr-to-be-re-elected-with-more-than-50-of-the-vote/640407)
**Author:** [@gaffa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gaffa)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [November 18, 2012, 4:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obama-1st-since-fdr-to-be-re-elected-with-more-than-50-of-the-vote/640407 "2012-11-18T16:35:56Z")
I’m getting caught up on my news. When I get busy, the only news program I never miss is The Rachel Maddow Show. I DVR a whole bunch of other programs, and get caught up on them when I have the opportunity when I am work… --- ## [origin of coon as racial slur](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/origin-of-coon-as-racial-slur/487819)
**Author:** [@information](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/information)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [December 28, 2012, 2:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/origin-of-coon-as-racial-slur/487819 "2012-12-28T14:23:47Z")
baracoon is a spanish name for a place were the cubans kept slaves. coon for short is what the black slaves were called. --- ## [Did Mrs. Fairfax know about Bertha Mason Rochester?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-mrs-fairfax-know-about-bertha-mason-rochester/584921)
**Author:** [@StGermain](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/StGermain)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [April 7, 2021, 8:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-mrs-fairfax-know-about-bertha-mason-rochester/584921 "2021-04-07T08:23:31Z")
The title says it all. Mrs. Fairfax doesn’t say anything to Jane before the wedding, but what housekeeper doesn’t know everything that goes on in the house she manages? StG --- ## [Has Battery Capacity Reached It's Maximum?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-battery-capacity-reached-its-maximum/636409)
**Author:** [@Jake](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jake)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [October 10, 2012, 3:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-battery-capacity-reached-its-maximum/636409 "2012-10-10T03:00:30Z")
I’m thinking of batteries for electricity powered automobiles firstly, but also all batteries in general. Is there any possibility of say, doubling the output of what we now have? --- ## [Asking to borrow tools at a bike shop](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/asking-to-borrow-tools-at-a-bike-shop/725171)
**Author:** [@Mr.Nylock](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Nylock)\ **Replies:** 63\ **Last updated:** [July 16, 2015, 5:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/asking-to-borrow-tools-at-a-bike-shop/725171 "2015-07-16T05:27:34Z")
I had an acquaintance who asked me recently: Acquaintance: Tell me if I’m was being unreasonable. Me: Ok, what happened? Aquaintance: I went to the bike shop because I got a flat tire - I asked to borrow a wrench a… --- ## [Mac people: Why?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mac-people-why/454200)
**Author:** [@Hilarity\_N.Suze](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hilarity_N.Suze)\ **Replies:** 150\ **Last updated:** [July 6, 2008, 8:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mac-people-why/454200 "2008-07-06T20:32:11Z")
In a misguided attempt to improve our lives, two of our sons went together and bought us a Mac a couple of years ago. This computer has been a disaster for us. The only one who can work it is our 12-year-old, who uses M… --- ## [Examining things yourself vs. taking other's word for it](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/examining-things-yourself-vs-taking-others-word-for-it/586424)
**Author:** [@kanicbird](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kanicbird)\ **Replies:** 89\ **Last updated:** [June 24, 2011, 6:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/examining-things-yourself-vs-taking-others-word-for-it/586424 "2011-06-24T18:16:34Z")
Putting politics aside, as this is a topic that spans many disciplines. In this thread: What are the “Birther’s” arguments when confronted with the principle of “jus sanguinis”? md2000 posts: Again I don’t care to … --- ## [House 4/26](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/house-4-26/537494)
**Author:** [@vivalostwages](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/vivalostwages)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [April 29, 2010, 6:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/house-4-26/537494 "2010-04-29T06:01:47Z")
Anybody watch this one? Pretty good stuff, with House trying to screw around at home some more in an effort to make Wilson blame his ex-wife/current squeeze. Also a heartbreaking twist in Taub’s relationship with his w… --- ## [Question about the Joan Crawford/Bette Davis feud](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-the-joan-crawford-bette-davis-feud/173816)
**Author:** [@jayjay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jayjay)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [May 13, 2003, 2:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-the-joan-crawford-bette-davis-feud/173816 "2003-05-13T14:24:06Z")
How did the feud start? Was there a clash of egos while working on particular movie? Did someone replace the other as the studio head’s favorite? Were they fighting over the same man? How did these two giant divas end up… --- ## [I like my women how I like my coffee...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-like-my-women-how-i-like-my-coffee/308784)
**Author:** [@Muad\_Dib](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Muad_Dib)\ **Replies:** 101\ **Last updated:** [January 5, 2006, 6:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-like-my-women-how-i-like-my-coffee/308784 "2006-01-05T18:15:06Z")
Hot and sweet. Hot and black. First thing in the morning. And my favorite… Irish. --- ## [So what's so great about reading?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-whats-so-great-about-reading/503403)
**Author:** [@Spectralist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spectralist)\ **Replies:** 104\ **Last updated:** [August 8, 2009, 4:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-whats-so-great-about-reading/503403 "2009-08-08T04:36:08Z")
Inspired by all the comments in the Harry Potter is Depressing thread about how at least it’s got people/children reading. And, even more incomprehensible to me, about it being good that it has pulled kids off the video … --- ## [What would a post-scarcity society be like?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-a-post-scarcity-society-be-like/499538)
**Author:** [@MrDibble](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MrDibble)\ **Replies:** 66\ **Last updated:** [June 20, 2009, 11:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-a-post-scarcity-society-be-like/499538 "2009-06-20T23:56:06Z")
In this thread, we’ve just hijacked it - To The Future! Opinions seem to be differing on what a post-scarcity society with plentiful power and readily-available fabrication\* might be like. Me, I side with those who say… --- ## [Do buildings fall over?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-buildings-fall-over/77098)
**Author:** [@golgotha](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/golgotha)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [November 20, 2017, 4:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-buildings-fall-over/77098 "2017-11-20T16:03:46Z")
Here’s a question for you, fellows: Has there ever, in the history of the world, been a reported case of a fair-sized skyscraper (say, ten or more storeys) sort of just falling over? I don’t mean during an earthquake or … --- ## [Origin of hating something with the white-hot passion of a thousand burning suns](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/origin-of-hating-something-with-the-white-hot-passion-of-a-thousand-burning-suns/236280)
**Author:** [@WeRSauron](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WeRSauron)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [March 26, 2004, 11:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/origin-of-hating-something-with-the-white-hot-passion-of-a-thousand-burning-suns/236280 "2004-03-26T23:57:17Z")
Where did the phrase “I hate \[insert object\] with the white-hot passion of a thousand burning suns” come from? Seems too cool yet eloquent to not have come from a book. WRS --- ## [Have you ever heard of these attraction/seduction programs?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-heard-of-these-attraction-seduction-programs/847617)
**Author:** [@sta3535](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sta3535)\ **Replies:** 92\ **Last updated:** [July 11, 2025, 5:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-heard-of-these-attraction-seduction-programs/847617 "2025-07-11T05:19:58Z")
Pandora’s Box - Vin Dicarlo Tao Of Badass - Josh Pellicer IMO, the content is interesting, but it takes some time to master and learn the skills that they teach you. --- ## [No lollies, no chocolate, no chips, no nuts , not peanut butter sandwiches.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-lollies-no-chocolate-no-chips-no-nuts-not-peanut-butter-sandwiches/606994)
**Author:** [@blueslipper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/blueslipper)\ **Replies:** 62\ **Last updated:** [December 23, 2011, 3:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-lollies-no-chocolate-no-chips-no-nuts-not-peanut-butter-sandwiches/606994 "2011-12-23T15:56:08Z")
My daughter’s kindergarten gave out a handout about what the parents should bring for a snack for the children. It says to bring a healthy snack and then gives some suggestions and tips. But then it has in bold - " No lo… --- ## [Anyone ever eat tarpon?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-ever-eat-tarpon/278552)
**Author:** [@Earl\_Snake-Hips\_Tucker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Earl_Snake-Hips_Tucker)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [December 8, 2004, 3:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-ever-eat-tarpon/278552 "2004-12-08T15:41:11Z")
Tarpon are known for being a great game fish, but according to everything I’ve read they don’t make for good eating because they have a pretty strong taste, the flesh is oily, and they are very bony. OK, so it’s not par… --- ## [How do I encourage my future mother in law to not give into her kids' snack and junk food demands?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-encourage-my-future-mother-in-law-to-not-give-into-her-kids-snack-and-junk-food-demands/533936)
**Author:** [@lindsaybluth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lindsaybluth)\ **Replies:** 73\ **Last updated:** [March 30, 2010, 12:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-encourage-my-future-mother-in-law-to-not-give-into-her-kids-snack-and-junk-food-demands/533936 "2010-03-30T00:42:52Z")
I turn to the Teeming Millions for advice on a sticky subject: the diet of my SO’s siblings, and the relationship with my future mother in law This story needs a bit of backstory: My SO was a vegetarian for 10 years wh… --- ## [Non-video gaming and gaming dopers, a question please?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/non-video-gaming-and-gaming-dopers-a-question-please/514465)
**Author:** [@Neverender](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Neverender)\ **Replies:** 83\ **Last updated:** [November 6, 2009, 3:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/non-video-gaming-and-gaming-dopers-a-question-please/514465 "2009-11-06T15:09:53Z")
I think this belongs here rather than IMHO, but if it needs to be moved, then move it please :slight\_smile: So, dopers that don’t play video games, is there a reason you don’t? Do you find anything particularly frustrat… --- ## [You HAD handy skills/tricks, but the world changed](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-had-handy-skills-tricks-but-the-world-changed/731444)
**Author:** [@digs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/digs)\ **Replies:** 78\ **Last updated:** [November 19, 2015, 2:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-had-handy-skills-tricks-but-the-world-changed/731444 "2015-11-19T14:23:58Z")
As I was lecturing to a Graphic Design class today, I realized that a number of my old pre-computer skills are utterly useless now. (I stopped myself from telling this story, instead I stared off into space and thought … [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1129&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1131&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)