# Top **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1136&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:** 1137 --- ## [Extraterrestrial Intelligence: Implications for Christians (especially for Jesus as the son of God)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/extraterrestrial-intelligence-implications-for-christians-especially-for-jesus-as-the-son-of-god/735662)
**Author:** [@KarlGauss](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KarlGauss)\ **Replies:** 63\ **Last updated:** [June 5, 2016, 5:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/extraterrestrial-intelligence-implications-for-christians-especially-for-jesus-as-the-son-of-god/735662 "2016-06-05T17:03:16Z")
What would the implications be for Christianity and its doctrines if extraterrestrial intelligent life was discovered? Have Christian scholars considered the question? I am not a Christian and know very little about the… --- ## [old farts, young culture](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-farts-young-culture/518447)
**Author:** [@Lumpy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lumpy)\ **Replies:** 63\ **Last updated:** [November 29, 2009, 8:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-farts-young-culture/518447 "2009-11-29T20:00:14Z")
To all old farts such as myself: do you find that as you get older you have less desire to keep abreast of what’s going on in music, fashion, TV and movies, etc? To pick only two examples: Twitter: ok, I’m vaguely aware … --- ## [MY Test for Telekinesis...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-test-for-telekinesis/543508)
**Author:** [@Jim\_B](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jim_B)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [June 23, 2010, 6:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-test-for-telekinesis/543508 "2010-06-23T18:39:06Z")
As you all may know, I sometimes come up with ideas of various kinds. Then I wonder (perhaps needlessly) if my ideas would be of benefit to science in general. One idea I have is to determine if there really is such a th… --- ## [US Police pulling you out of a vehicle; not a conspiracy theory.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/us-police-pulling-you-out-of-a-vehicle-not-a-conspiracy-theory/734319)
**Author:** [@Tripler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tripler)\ **Replies:** 61\ **Last updated:** [October 23, 2015, 1:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/us-police-pulling-you-out-of-a-vehicle-not-a-conspiracy-theory/734319 "2015-10-23T13:33:28Z")
For some dang reason, just because I watched one stinkin’ video on the YouTube, I’m being flooded with sidebars to “watch the Police State,” “watch this wacko cop,” or “watch a defender of their rights!” To wit, I chalk… --- ## [RIP Elizabeth Taylor](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-elizabeth-taylor/575714)
**Author:** [@Enright3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Enright3)\ **Replies:** 65\ **Last updated:** [March 25, 2011, 12:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-elizabeth-taylor/575714 "2011-03-25T12:41:38Z")
Elizabeth Taylor passed away today. Link coming soon. :frowning: --- ## [Is this kinda sorta how computers work?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-kinda-sorta-how-computers-work/560044)
**Author:** [@Frylock](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frylock)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [November 13, 2010, 12:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-kinda-sorta-how-computers-work/560044 "2010-11-13T00:47:11Z")
I confess I don’t really know how these things work. At least, I don’t think I do. I have vague ideas from childhood reading and idle browsing over the years. At a long and unnecessary meeting yesterday, I started doodl… --- ## [DC comics—How many times/ways has the Joker died?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dc-comics-how-many-times-ways-has-the-joker-died/288280)
**Author:** [@Ranchoth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ranchoth)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [February 4, 2005, 3:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dc-comics-how-many-times-ways-has-the-joker-died/288280 "2005-02-04T15:38:04Z")
SPOILERS from hell to follow, though that goes without saying. I’m just curious as to how many ways (and where) the famed supervillain the Joker has died, in the comics—including Elseworlds, alternate timelines, univers… --- ## [Bartenders: How often do these drinks get ordered. And do you know how to make them?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bartenders-how-often-do-these-drinks-get-ordered-and-do-you-know-how-to-make-them/661157)
**Author:** [@K364](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/K364)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [June 18, 2013, 1:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bartenders-how-often-do-these-drinks-get-ordered-and-do-you-know-how-to-make-them/661157 "2013-06-18T13:49:50Z")
\[ul\] \[li\]Daquiri\[/li\]\[li\]Martini\[/li\]\[li\]Old Fashioned\[/li\]\[li\]Manhattan\[/li\]\[li\]Jack Rose\[/li\]\[li\]Sidecar\[/li\]\[/ul\] Now, I’m sure you know how to make the first four, but the last two I had never heard of. Bonus - wh… --- ## [How much money for vacation?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-money-for-vacation/683290)
**Author:** [@TexanCountryboy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TexanCountryboy)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [March 13, 2014, 2:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-money-for-vacation/683290 "2014-03-13T02:47:15Z")
Hey guys! I’m considering taking a short (maybe 3 days (2 nights) since i only get 1 week off) vacation this fall either to NYC (most likely) or Portland Maine. How much money (not counting airfare?) should I bring? If … --- ## [Glenn Beck: classy guy with an excellent memory](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/glenn-beck-classy-guy-with-an-excellent-memory/541129)
**Author:** [@Snowboarder\_Bo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snowboarder_Bo)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [June 1, 2010, 4:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/glenn-beck-classy-guy-with-an-excellent-memory/541129 "2010-06-01T16:34:16Z")
\[ \](http://blogs.abcnews.com/thenote/2010/05/glenn-beck-assails-malia-obama-11-for-asking-question-on-many-minds.html) That was Wednesday. Then, on Thursday Classy guy. Excellent memory. :rolleyes: --- ## [Quality Movies In Which \*Nobody\* Dies?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quality-movies-in-which-nobody-dies/243340)
**Author:** [@Hal\_Briston](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hal_Briston)\ **Replies:** 115\ **Last updated:** [July 17, 2004, 10:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quality-movies-in-which-nobody-dies/243340 "2004-07-17T22:34:48Z")
So, let’s pretend we’re going to rent a movie for a very, very sheltered young person. We want ('eh, let’s give him a name…ummm…Sheldon will do)…we want Sheldon to stay the course of not seeing anything that might expose… --- ## [Can this claim about the volume of water in Lake Tahoe possibly be true?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-this-claim-about-the-volume-of-water-in-lake-tahoe-possibly-be-true/671760)
**Author:** [@stuyguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/stuyguy)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [November 25, 2013, 4:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-this-claim-about-the-volume-of-water-in-lake-tahoe-possibly-be-true/671760 "2013-11-25T04:51:22Z")
A California travel guide that has served me well on many trips to the Golden State claims that there is enough water in Lake Tahoe to cover the entire state in a blanket of water 14 inches deep. I’ve looked at a map of… --- ## [Doesn't anyone sell diced onion in a jar?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doesnt-anyone-sell-diced-onion-in-a-jar/744899)
**Author:** [@Lumpy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lumpy)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [February 5, 2016, 12:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doesnt-anyone-sell-diced-onion-in-a-jar/744899 "2016-02-05T00:14:13Z")
Nowhere I’ve found so far anyway; you can seemingly find almost any vegetable you can name pickled and sold in a jar- but not diced onion. I’ve seen chopped onion, and dried minced onion is pretty common in the spice sec… --- ## [What would be the upper limit in mass/size for land vehicle?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-be-the-upper-limit-in-mass-size-for-land-vehicle/552509)
**Author:** [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [September 4, 2010, 10:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-be-the-upper-limit-in-mass-size-for-land-vehicle/552509 "2010-09-04T22:06:44Z")
Inspired by this entry from David Szondy’s “Tales of Future Past” website, about an interwar magazine cover picturing an imagined giant submarine/battleship/tank, the “Submarine-Land Dreadnought”: Got me to thinking . … --- ## [What took longest to invent?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-took-longest-to-invent/584290)
**Author:** [@LAV25](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LAV25)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [June 6, 2011, 7:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-took-longest-to-invent/584290 "2011-06-06T19:41:28Z")
I was watching 2001: A Space Odyssey the other day, and the scene where the apeman discovers (with the help of the monolith) that a thighbone can make a good smashy thing got me to thinking: What took the longest to inv… --- ## [The hypocrisy of teabaggers](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-hypocrisy-of-teabaggers/509861)
**Author:** [@SenorBeef](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SenorBeef)\ **Replies:** 80\ **Last updated:** [September 14, 2009, 8:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-hypocrisy-of-teabaggers/509861 "2009-09-14T20:15:20Z")
This thread was closed and suggested it be re-opened in the Pit, so here’s my attempt. I’m a person whose top political issue is the reduction of government size, power, and spending. I should be absolutely thrilled tha… --- ## [How do women with very long fingernails wipe their butts?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-women-with-very-long-fingernails-wipe-their-butts/483888)
**Author:** [@Dripping](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dripping)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [February 2, 2009, 12:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-women-with-very-long-fingernails-wipe-their-butts/483888 "2009-02-02T00:39:59Z")
It would seem to me to be difficult if not impossible to thoroughly wipe that area with those long daggers on each finger. How do they do it without either doing a sloppy job and missing some, or getting stink all up un… --- ## [The Artform You Could Live Without](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-artform-you-could-live-without/846528)
**Author:** [@Treppenwitz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Treppenwitz)\ **Replies:** 133\ **Last updated:** [January 21, 2020, 10:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-artform-you-could-live-without/846528 "2020-01-21T22:06:22Z")
I went to see a musical yesterday. (Long story. The Book Of Mormon, as it happens.) At one point in the first half there was a Very Musical Moment: all the boys onstage NOW, and\* tapdance like your life depends on it!\* A… --- ## [why does there appear to be a uniform distribution of stars?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-there-appear-to-be-a-uniform-distribution-of-stars/679346)
**Author:** [@IMfez](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/IMfez)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [January 26, 2014, 12:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-there-appear-to-be-a-uniform-distribution-of-stars/679346 "2014-01-26T12:17:48Z")
hi, I understand that the Milky Way galaxy is relatively flat due to the combined effects of gravity. Since this is the case, why does there appear to be a uniform distribution of stars in the night sky? I would expect a… --- ## [What ID do I need to fly internationally?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-id-do-i-need-to-fly-internationally/501554)
**Author:** [@woodstockbirdybird](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/woodstockbirdybird)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [July 1, 2009, 3:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-id-do-i-need-to-fly-internationally/501554 "2009-07-01T15:41:00Z")
So, long story - I’ll explain if anyone really enjoys being bored - but I’ve got an “AKA” on my passport that they forgot to add when I got it renewed (it even says “See Page 27” in my passport book, but they left it bla… --- ## [Cats and Leather Furniture](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cats-and-leather-furniture/629776)
**Author:** [@Lao\_Tsu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lao_Tsu)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [July 30, 2012, 1:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cats-and-leather-furniture/629776 "2012-07-30T13:17:31Z")
We’re thinking about getting a cat, but we have a leather furniture set and my wife is concerned that if the cat jumps off the leather furniture, it will have to sink it’s claws and scratch the furniture. I know there a… --- ## [Portal 2 is SPECTACULAR!!!!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/portal-2-is-spectacular/582218)
**Author:** [@YogSothoth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/YogSothoth)\ **Replies:** 64\ **Last updated:** [March 12, 2012, 12:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/portal-2-is-spectacular/582218 "2012-03-12T00:51:54Z")
Just finished playing this game last night and I gotta say WOW! :eek::eek::eek: Holy crap, what an amazing game! This game has everything I wanted: great story, memorable characters, unique gameplay, hard but not too h… --- ## [Morbidly obese in your 20s--lower life expectancy?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/morbidly-obese-in-your-20s-lower-life-expectancy/534282)
**Author:** [@palacheck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/palacheck)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [April 17, 2013, 6:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/morbidly-obese-in-your-20s-lower-life-expectancy/534282 "2013-04-17T18:14:02Z")
I have a sort-of-co-worker who’s 22 and weighs about 300 lbs at 6’0". He’s come down from about 350 in the past 8 months and over all is doing very well with his weight loss. He doesn’t eat particularly healthy now, but … --- ## [Man wrecks planet...yeah right.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/man-wrecks-planet-yeah-right/183172)
**Author:** [@Indy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Indy)\ **Replies:** 135\ **Last updated:** [December 21, 2003, 11:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/man-wrecks-planet-yeah-right/183172 "2003-12-21T23:26:37Z")
I comment occasionally on columns, but I’ve never had cause to start a thread like this before. Today’s column gave me one. Are we wrecking the planet? Well, sure, in many senses we are. Is the paranoia about all the… --- ## [Old Movies With Bad Acting, Or Was That Good Then?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-movies-with-bad-acting-or-was-that-good-then/514296)
**Author:** [@DMark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DMark)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [October 20, 2009, 3:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-movies-with-bad-acting-or-was-that-good-then/514296 "2009-10-20T15:51:28Z")
I was watching MGM Parade (an old series they show late at night on TCM) and they were showing clips of old movies. One thing I noticed is how much “mugging” and “over-acting” many of the actors did back then while on s… --- ## [Women's Health Protection Act (a pro-choice Senate bill)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/womens-health-protection-act-a-pro-choice-senate-bill/693282)
**Author:** [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)\ **Replies:** 61\ **Last updated:** [July 25, 2014, 10:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/womens-health-protection-act-a-pro-choice-senate-bill/693282 "2014-07-25T10:42:56Z")
There has been a lot of state-level legislation recently (always in Pub-controlled states) which is rather transparently designed to make it more difficult for a woman to get an abortion. See this Pit thread which cove… --- ## [A question about g-forces and Spiderman's supersphincter](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-question-about-g-forces-and-spidermans-supersphincter/252108)
**Author:** [@lissener](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lissener)\ **Replies:** 60\ **Last updated:** [July 3, 2004, 6:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-question-about-g-forces-and-spidermans-supersphincter/252108 "2004-07-03T06:14:08Z")
Watching Spiderman, I had this thought–which I had again, watching promos for the sequel: Swinging at the end of that long web, at that speed, across that arc, what g-forces would Spiderman be subject to? I mean, it seem… --- ## [Definition Question: What is a Dwarf/Midget?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/definition-question-what-is-a-dwarf-midget/188319)
**Author:** [@Rubystreak](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rubystreak)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [July 15, 2003, 9:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/definition-question-what-is-a-dwarf-midget/188319 "2003-07-15T09:47:33Z")
I myself am rather short (5’0"), and sometimes hear the oh so humorous word “midget” to describe me. One such incident, where my friend insisted that I was actually on the border of midgethood, recently caused me to wo… --- ## [The plaid (mens) suit and other fashion WTFs](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-plaid-mens-suit-and-other-fashion-wtfs/567221)
**Author:** [@DCnDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DCnDC)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [January 15, 2011, 5:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-plaid-mens-suit-and-other-fashion-wtfs/567221 "2011-01-15T05:55:36Z")
Plaid suits. I don’t get it. This type of muted, solid-colored plaid suit is perfectly fine by me, but what the fuck is with this shit? Obviously this is purposely terrible, but this is totally serious and isn’t much b… --- ## [Speeding Ticket + Job Application](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speeding-ticket-job-application/706173)
**Author:** [@jyinap](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jyinap)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [December 5, 2014, 2:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speeding-ticket-job-application/706173 "2014-12-05T02:19:31Z")
Around 1.5 years ago, I received a speeding ticket (81 in 65 at 9am) in another state. I pled guilty to the letter I received and paid the initial fine. Two weeks after I received a letter basically saying, “pay our coun… --- ## [How did people in 1850 deal with strep throat?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-did-people-in-1850-deal-with-strep-throat/959747)
**Author:** [@UltraVires](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/UltraVires)\ **Replies:** 105\ **Last updated:** [March 23, 2022, 9:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-did-people-in-1850-deal-with-strep-throat/959747 "2022-03-23T21:59:09Z")
I just got diagnosed with strep but thanks to modern antibiotics, I will be back and ready to go in a couple of days. It got me wondering, what did people do prior to antibiotics? Either die or get better? But then I … --- ## [What's the point of Mad Men?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-point-of-mad-men/534743)
**Author:** [@halfliquid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/halfliquid)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [April 8, 2010, 3:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-point-of-mad-men/534743 "2010-04-08T15:34:15Z")
Just to show that the cheaters, the uncaring, the vapid, the immoral, and the insane are the types of people who rule the world? God, that show gets on my nerves! I can’t stand that I’ve purchased the first three seaso… --- ## [The Terminator 3 review thread(spoilers marked)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-terminator-3-review-thread-spoilers-marked/185701)
**Author:** [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Replies:** 122\ **Last updated:** [July 29, 2003, 4:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-terminator-3-review-thread-spoilers-marked/185701 "2003-07-29T16:17:27Z")
I liked it. It’s not as good as the second one, but as good as the first one. I think it got cut up a bit to bring it down to its current running length, which seemed a bit short. Arnold was great, but I was particular… --- ## [Did I black out at my PC with my pants down?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-i-black-out-at-my-pc-with-my-pants-down/369566)
**Author:** [@pizzabrat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pizzabrat)\ **Replies:** 117\ **Last updated:** [August 29, 2006, 9:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-i-black-out-at-my-pc-with-my-pants-down/369566 "2006-08-29T21:30:18Z")
I just woke up a bare mattress. Crap, I meant to pull my sheets out of the laundry before going to bed. But then I don’t remember going to bed. I also don’t remember clearing the clothes I ironed off my bed either. M… --- ## [Trump's distraction du jour. Pardon convicted war criminals over Pentagon objections.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trumps-distraction-du-jour-pardon-convicted-war-criminals-over-pentagon-objections/843514)
**Author:** [@River\_Hippie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/River_Hippie)\ **Replies:** 105\ **Last updated:** [November 29, 2019, 11:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trumps-distraction-du-jour-pardon-convicted-war-criminals-over-pentagon-objections/843514 "2019-11-29T23:39:38Z")
I think he really wants the military on his side for what’s coming. --- ## [Legal reasons to deny employment](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/legal-reasons-to-deny-employment/543555)
**Author:** [@Agent\_Foxtrot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Agent_Foxtrot)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [June 22, 2010, 9:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/legal-reasons-to-deny-employment/543555 "2010-06-22T09:46:13Z")
What are some legal reasons you are allowed to deny employment to someone? Obviously merit, work experience, training, education, etc., but what are some other reasons, either fair or unfair, that it is legal to deny a … --- ## [Let's talk DSLRs and other big sensor cameras](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-talk-dslrs-and-other-big-sensor-cameras/606936)
**Author:** [@SenorBeef](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SenorBeef)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [February 7, 2012, 2:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-talk-dslrs-and-other-big-sensor-cameras/606936 "2012-02-07T14:52:01Z")
“And other big sensor cameras” being the interesting stuff they’re doing with mirrorless cameras that have 4/3rds or bigger sized senors. I’m going to be in the market for a DSLR. Probably not for a couple of months, bu… --- ## ["Repealing the Job-Killing Health Care law act"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/repealing-the-job-killing-health-care-law-act/567988)
**Author:** [@Blalron](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Blalron)\ **Replies:** 84\ **Last updated:** [January 25, 2011, 9:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/repealing-the-job-killing-health-care-law-act/567988 "2011-01-25T21:39:06Z")
I get it. Republicans have a fundamental disagreement about the role of government in our society. They were duly elected to hold a majority in the House of Representatives, and they are determined to pass a law to repea… --- ## [Trump's Secret Service codename](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trumps-secret-service-codename/772066)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 95\ **Last updated:** [November 21, 2016, 10:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trumps-secret-service-codename/772066 "2016-11-21T10:59:52Z")
The Secret Service assigns codenames to POTUS, FLOTUS, and others. For example, Obama is ‘Renegade’. Bush 43 was ‘Tumbler’ (later, ‘Trailblazer’), and Reagan was ‘Rawhide’. What should Trump’s codename be? I nominate… --- ## [What's the "Fluffiest" Breed Of Dog](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-fluffiest-breed-of-dog/520789)
**Author:** [@Markxxx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Markxxx)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [December 11, 2009, 11:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-fluffiest-breed-of-dog/520789 "2009-12-11T23:38:05Z")
I was out today and there was a dog outside the 7-11 and it was very cold in Chicago today, so as I went by I petted him, (yeah I know you shouldn’t pet strange dogs) and to my surprise my hand literally sunk into him. I… --- ## [A few notes about Silent Hill 2, the worst game ever made.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-few-notes-about-silent-hill-2-the-worst-game-ever-made/153666)
**Author:** [@Cubsfan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cubsfan)\ **Replies:** 82\ **Last updated:** [February 19, 2003, 9:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-few-notes-about-silent-hill-2-the-worst-game-ever-made/153666 "2003-02-19T21:04:01Z")
I bought this game over a year ago and struggled thru the first few hours of this bore fest and gave up on it. I had a few hours the other night and decided to break it out and give it another try. I started to get into … --- ## [The lack of conservatives in social sciences](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-lack-of-conservatives-in-social-sciences/659166)
**Author:** [@Strassia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Strassia)\ **Replies:** 70\ **Last updated:** [May 26, 2013, 12:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-lack-of-conservatives-in-social-sciences/659166 "2013-05-26T00:39:36Z")
I was reading an article about anti science positions of the left when a line caught my attention: \[QUOTE=Harriet Hall on Science Based Medicine\] When social psychologists see women or minorities under-represented, t… --- ## [Ugliest actress committed to film](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ugliest-actress-committed-to-film/155403)
**Author:** [@Cholo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cholo)\ **Replies:** 72\ **Last updated:** [February 22, 2003, 9:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ugliest-actress-committed-to-film/155403 "2003-02-22T21:42:05Z")
I was watching John Water’s Crybaby with Johnny Depp on VH1 last night and I caught myself doing something. I simply cannot take my eyes off that female actress who played the character Hatchetface. This poor woman has g… --- ## [Maiden names as son's middle names](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/maiden-names-as-sons-middle-names/582504)
**Author:** [@etv78](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/etv78)\ **Replies:** 61\ **Last updated:** [May 26, 2011, 2:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/maiden-names-as-sons-middle-names/582504 "2011-05-26T02:46:42Z")
Presidents Kennedy, FDR, and one of my cousins all have their mother’s maiden name as their middle name. How common is this practice, and when/why did it start? --- ## [Is There a Nice, Stuffy edwardian (London) Club I Can Join?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-nice-stuffy-edwardian-london-club-i-can-join/549812)
**Author:** [@ralph124c](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ralph124c)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [August 12, 2010, 7:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-nice-stuffy-edwardian-london-club-i-can-join/549812 "2010-08-12T19:24:10Z")
Reading some Sherlock Holmes stories, I was struck by how important men’s clubs were in Edwardian England-it seemed that a lot of men spent most of their spare time at clubs. Are there any such places left? I mean, plac… --- ## [In which Teflon Don hands NBC's Katy Tur her ass and she likes it](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-which-teflon-don-hands-nbcs-katy-tur-her-ass-and-she-likes-it/726006)
**Author:** [@Starving\_Artist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Starving_Artist)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [August 3, 2015, 3:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-which-teflon-don-hands-nbcs-katy-tur-her-ass-and-she-likes-it/726006 "2015-08-03T03:05:40Z")
Just finished watching NBC’s unedited interview with Donald Trump, which took place on July 8th in Trump Tower. I didn’t see the original interview on NBC but I doubt very seriously that it wasn’t edited to pieces. Trump… --- ## ["Lobbyists Won't Find A Job in My White House!"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lobbyists-wont-find-a-job-in-my-white-house/483573)
**Author:** [@Bricker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bricker)\ **Replies:** 99\ **Last updated:** [January 31, 2009, 5:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lobbyists-wont-find-a-job-in-my-white-house/483573 "2009-01-31T17:46:25Z")
Didn’t then-Senator Obama promise that no lobbyists would find a job in the White House if we elected him President? Now: Tom Vilsack was registered to lobby last year on behalf of the National Education Association. W… --- ## [What "normal" foods can you not get in your area?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-normal-foods-can-you-not-get-in-your-area/591195)
**Author:** [@tdn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tdn)\ **Replies:** 78\ **Last updated:** [August 5, 2011, 3:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-normal-foods-can-you-not-get-in-your-area/591195 "2011-08-05T15:14:30Z")
I have the biggest craving for a hot roast beef sandwich right now. Smothered in gravy and with a side of mashed potatoes. But it occurs to me that there is probably no restaurant in this city that has that on the menu. … --- ## [Ask the guy who's having frozen corn dogs for dinner](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-guy-whos-having-frozen-corn-dogs-for-dinner/553371)
**Author:** [@GrandWino](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GrandWino)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [September 13, 2010, 1:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-guy-whos-having-frozen-corn-dogs-for-dinner/553371 "2010-09-13T01:55:22Z")
Go on, what do you want to know? --- ## [Does the first amendment really let corporations buy elections?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-the-first-amendment-really-let-corporations-buy-elections/507690)
**Author:** [@Brainiac](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Brainiac)\ **Replies:** 101\ **Last updated:** [September 14, 2009, 5:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-the-first-amendment-really-let-corporations-buy-elections/507690 "2009-09-14T17:44:55Z")
In fact, do corporations have any constitutional rights? I don’t see it. Yet there they are, finding one method and then another, gaming the system to sway voters, and all done with other people’s money, the money of in… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1135&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1137&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)