# Top **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1141&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:** 1142 --- ## [How many people here miss being a Teenager?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-people-here-miss-being-a-teenager/242831)
**Author:** [@Starguard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Starguard)\ **Replies:** 89\ **Last updated:** [December 28, 2014, 11:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-people-here-miss-being-a-teenager/242831 "2014-12-28T23:30:44Z")
Right now I guess that some would say that age wise I’m starting to get up in years. :o I was just sitting here thinking about all the things in my life that made me happy, and I think that so far some of the most fun … --- ## [Who Will Be The Next POTUS?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-will-be-the-next-potus/792201)
**Author:** [@golffan1963](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/golffan1963)\ **Replies:** 74\ **Last updated:** [July 31, 2017, 9:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-will-be-the-next-potus/792201 "2017-07-31T21:15:49Z")
Whether it be in 2020 or 2024, make your predictions. Who will be the next President of The United States? Someone we know of well now, or (if 2024) someone who is beginning their rise through the ranks? It can be anyon… --- ## [Weasel hitches ride on a woodpecker.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weasel-hitches-ride-on-a-woodpecker/714171)
**Author:** [@Colibri](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Colibri)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [March 8, 2015, 4:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weasel-hitches-ride-on-a-woodpecker/714171 "2015-03-08T16:47:57Z")
These amazing photos of a weasel attacking a Green Woodpecker and being carried off on its back have been circulating on the net for a day or two. Of course, this has quickly given rise to a bunch of parodies. My favori… --- ## [Secular Humanist Morality and Forgiveness](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/secular-humanist-morality-and-forgiveness/680952)
**Author:** [@Qin\_Shi\_Huangdi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qin_Shi_Huangdi)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [February 12, 2014, 10:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/secular-humanist-morality-and-forgiveness/680952 "2014-02-12T10:15:58Z")
One of the major criticisms of Christianity (and in particular Protestant Christianity) is that virtually anybody can become forgiven simply by professing faith in Jesus Christ and expressing repentance even a serial kil… --- ## [Are there any deadly creatures in underground caves?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-any-deadly-creatures-in-underground-caves/541855)
**Author:** [@Wordy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wordy)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [June 4, 2010, 10:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-any-deadly-creatures-in-underground-caves/541855 "2010-06-04T22:52:32Z")
Are there any deadly creatures in underground caves that could cause immediate harm to humans? Say something like a large snake or crocodiles? Has a cave diver ever went cave diving and bumped into such creatures? --- ## [Whats the Best way to build muscle fast?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-best-way-to-build-muscle-fast/541162)
**Author:** [@Swarog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Swarog)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [June 1, 2010, 1:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-best-way-to-build-muscle-fast/541162 "2010-06-01T01:02:38Z")
I Don’t mean the scandals and the spiffy stuff you see on ads. I’ve been looking around for people who post their ideas of 4 -12 weeks workouts that show you a simplified repetetive workout that seems to have the best r… --- ## [Have you gotten a flu vaccination this flu season?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-gotten-a-flu-vaccination-this-flu-season/643126)
**Author:** [@Fear\_Itself](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fear_Itself)\ **Replies:** 98\ **Last updated:** [February 10, 2014, 5:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-gotten-a-flu-vaccination-this-flu-season/643126 "2014-02-10T17:56:47Z")
I got my shot today. They won’t let you get the nasal spray if you are over 49. But it was a small needle, barely felt it. Just curious. For purposes of this poll, a “flu vaccination” is a shot, or nasal spray, or an… --- ## [Hey Huerta, you're 88 is showing](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-huerta-youre-88-is-showing/566122)
**Author:** [@John\_Mace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_Mace)\ **Replies:** 74\ **Last updated:** [January 7, 2011, 3:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-huerta-youre-88-is-showing/566122 "2011-01-07T15:21:52Z")
Dude, I know you like to claim you’re just a regular guy, but if you want to post racist commentary, you’re on the wrong Message Board. WTF did you think posting this in GQ: Wacky “little” guys? Hardee har har. Then… --- ## [Does full moon make bigger tides?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-full-moon-make-bigger-tides/639176)
**Author:** [@doubled](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/doubled)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [October 30, 2012, 2:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-full-moon-make-bigger-tides/639176 "2012-10-30T02:37:39Z")
The weather guy on TV just said hurricane sandy will be especially dangerous cause it will hit land at high tide, when the moon is full, which makes tides even higher. Is that true? Sounds a bit off to me – my understan… --- ## [TdF2021 - ALLEZ!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tdf2021-allez/944839)
**Author:** [@QuickSilver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/QuickSilver)\ **Replies:** 283\ **Last updated:** [July 21, 2021, 5:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tdf2021-allez/944839 "2021-07-21T05:27:09Z")
Welcome back cycling sport fans to the annual follow along thread of premier grand tour, Le Tour de France, 2021 edition. Looks like the subtitle of this year’s tour can fairly be named ‘Tour de Slovénie’. It’s Pogacar… --- ## [I am not your doctor or pharmacist](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-not-your-doctor-or-pharmacist/732280)
**Author:** [@Broomstick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Broomstick)\ **Replies:** 71\ **Last updated:** [September 29, 2015, 10:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-not-your-doctor-or-pharmacist/732280 "2015-09-29T22:12:56Z")
I currently work in a large retail store in the “health, beauty, and cosmetics” department, which means part of my small domain is over-the-counter drugs, vitamins, and food supplements. I am limited to basically helpin… --- ## [How does the National Enquirer and other tabloids get away with so much crap?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-does-the-national-enquirer-and-other-tabloids-get-away-with-so-much-crap/486754)
**Author:** [@YogSothoth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/YogSothoth)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [February 22, 2009, 11:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-does-the-national-enquirer-and-other-tabloids-get-away-with-so-much-crap/486754 "2009-02-22T23:50:28Z")
I know that even though these magazines have been sued before, it seems like with the sheer amount of lies they print they should be settling a lawsuit every week. Aren’t there libel laws that would make any celebrity a… --- ## [Did Anybody Really Like Adolph Hitler?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-anybody-really-like-adolph-hitler/529361)
**Author:** [@ralph124c](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ralph124c)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [March 22, 2010, 9:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-anybody-really-like-adolph-hitler/529361 "2010-03-22T21:32:12Z")
I have just been reading the German-American radio journalist H.V. Kaltenborn’s memoirs (“It Seems Like Yesterday”). Kaltenborn was one of the very few foreign journalists who ever interviewed Hitler-and he did so sever… --- ## [Why are old men always naked in gym locker rooms?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-old-men-always-naked-in-gym-locker-rooms/945145)
**Author:** [@Asuka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Asuka)\ **Replies:** 99\ **Last updated:** [July 14, 2021, 8:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-old-men-always-naked-in-gym-locker-rooms/945145 "2021-07-14T20:29:20Z")
There’s been a joke since public locker rooms were first invented about how old people are always the first ones naked in them. I was curious why that exactly is? Is it a weird sexual thrill? Is it because they’re so ol… --- ## [A quick question about Stephen King's CARRIE (open spoilers)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-quick-question-about-stephen-kings-carrie-open-spoilers/500331)
**Author:** [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Replies:** 72\ **Last updated:** [July 10, 2009, 6:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-quick-question-about-stephen-kings-carrie-open-spoilers/500331 "2009-07-10T18:51:32Z")
OPEN SPOILERS I’ve seen the original Stephen King’s CARRIE and I’ve seen the remake. In the original movie Tommie (William Katt, who takes her to the prom) is killed when she has her little anger management moment. In… --- ## [Conveniences from your childhood which were were actually more convenient than today](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/conveniences-from-your-childhood-which-were-were-actually-more-convenient-than-today/365320)
**Author:** [@Subway\_Prophet](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Subway_Prophet)\ **Replies:** 124\ **Last updated:** [July 27, 2006, 7:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/conveniences-from-your-childhood-which-were-were-actually-more-convenient-than-today/365320 "2006-07-27T19:12:14Z")
What forms of “progress” make you yearn for your childhood conveniences? I’ve come to the conclusion that DVDs really really bug me. When I was a kid, when you wanted to watch a movie on TV, you put the tape in the VCR… --- ## [homosexuality and the society](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/homosexuality-and-the-society/358470)
**Author:** [@Minotaurus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Minotaurus)\ **Replies:** 149\ **Last updated:** [May 30, 2006, 1:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/homosexuality-and-the-society/358470 "2006-05-30T01:21:28Z")
we have in the last few decades had a liberation of homosexuals in the west and some say it’s fine while others say it’s bad but i would like to take this a step longer and try to See what consequences it have for socie… --- ## [So why did my AA battery explode?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-why-did-my-aa-battery-explode/265007)
**Author:** [@Earl\_Snake-Hips\_Tucker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Earl_Snake-Hips_Tucker)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [September 21, 2004, 1:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-why-did-my-aa-battery-explode/265007 "2004-09-21T01:18:06Z")
OK, “explode” is a little strong. I was playing with my Gameboy (12 years and still cookin!) and I heard a “POP!” sound, sorta like a small firecracker. I could tell the origin was inside my Gameboy. I took it into th… --- ## [Concrete shoes, pulp fiction or not?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/concrete-shoes-pulp-fiction-or-not/458221)
**Author:** [@Ale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ale)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [May 9, 2016, 5:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/concrete-shoes-pulp-fiction-or-not/458221 "2016-05-09T17:55:28Z")
Just a random thought that popped in my mind, I´m sure you´ve heard the term concrete shoes, mobsters choice of swimwear for fellas with rodent traits and other individuals that ran afoul of them. But, is there any trut… --- ## [Why is it more dangerous to get chicken pox as an adult?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-it-more-dangerous-to-get-chicken-pox-as-an-adult/523659)
**Author:** [@YogSothoth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/YogSothoth)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [December 19, 2010, 8:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-it-more-dangerous-to-get-chicken-pox-as-an-adult/523659 "2010-12-19T20:03:00Z")
Isn’t your immune system stronger? I understand how the whole build-up-a-tolerance thing works, but for 2 people, one child, one adult, who’s never been exposed to it, why’s it more dangerous to get it as an adult? --- ## [Sesame Street: Who's the little blond muppet girl?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sesame-street-whos-the-little-blond-muppet-girl/535641)
**Author:** [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [April 13, 2010, 3:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sesame-street-whos-the-little-blond-muppet-girl/535641 "2010-04-13T15:41:44Z")
I know most of the names of the muppets on Sesame Street, but there’s one I’ve never heard - there’s a little blond girl muppet ( not a monster type muppet) - blond hair, wears a simple dress, white socks and mary jane s… --- ## [ISO advice for dissuading a family member from visiting](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/iso-advice-for-dissuading-a-family-member-from-visiting/532758)
**Author:** [@Motorgirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Motorgirl)\ **Replies:** 97\ **Last updated:** [March 20, 2010, 3:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/iso-advice-for-dissuading-a-family-member-from-visiting/532758 "2010-03-20T03:19:54Z")
I have a family dilemma that I’d like advice from random strangers on. OK, I guess you’re not random, but many of you are strange. Some background: When I was in junior high, ages 11-14 or thereabouts, I was fairly goo… --- ## [Is God the greatest criminal of all time?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-god-the-greatest-criminal-of-all-time/48894)
**Author:** [@Chronolicht](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chronolicht)\ **Replies:** 166\ **Last updated:** [February 15, 2003, 1:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-god-the-greatest-criminal-of-all-time/48894 "2003-02-15T13:16:37Z")
Incendiary question for you true believers perhaps, but not without merit. If God is omniscient and all powerful, then he stands by and watches children starve (among other atrocities). That sounds criminal to me. Do you… --- ## [Evilest Englishman/woman](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/evilest-englishman-woman/676456)
**Author:** [@Namkcalb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Namkcalb)\ **Replies:** 71\ **Last updated:** [December 20, 2013, 7:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/evilest-englishman-woman/676456 "2013-12-20T19:10:27Z")
Who do you think was the evilest Englishperson in history? No living people please… Please wait a few decades before posting Simon Cowell --- ## [Why don't I like Indian food?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-dont-i-like-indian-food/389280)
**Author:** [@LifeOnWry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LifeOnWry)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [January 25, 2007, 4:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-dont-i-like-indian-food/389280 "2007-01-25T04:56:31Z")
Somewhat inspired by the (several) picky eater threads in IMHO right now - I don’t think I need linkies, because it’s not specifically about those threads - I am wondering what it is about Indian food that I don’t care f… --- ## [Hands are lethel weapons?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hands-are-lethel-weapons/383616)
**Author:** [@ltfire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ltfire)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [January 7, 2007, 4:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hands-are-lethel-weapons/383616 "2007-01-07T16:10:29Z")
Do professional boxers have to register their hands as lethal weapons? --- ## [Mrs. L.A. is in the hospital](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mrs-l-a-is-in-the-hospital/787980)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 108\ **Last updated:** [June 14, 2017, 5:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mrs-l-a-is-in-the-hospital/787980 "2017-06-14T17:18:55Z")
She’s a very private person, and would be appalled if she knew I posted this. So I’m not going to go into details. Suffice it to say, it has to be bad when a nurse asks you to call 9-1-1. I took her to the E.R. around… --- ## [I've decided to go on medication](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-decided-to-go-on-medication/620839)
**Author:** [@Clockwork\_Jackal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Clockwork_Jackal)\ **Replies:** 78\ **Last updated:** [August 11, 2012, 5:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-decided-to-go-on-medication/620839 "2012-08-11T17:24:28Z")
As some of you may already know, I’ve struggled with anxiety and depression for most of my adult life. I was seeing a therapist on Ottawa, and she was great. She really helped me a lot. But after moving out to the Pac… --- ## ["She was only a \_\_\_\_ daughter, but \_\_\_\_!"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/she-was-only-a-____-daughter-but-____/362826)
**Author:** [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)\ **Replies:** 88\ **Last updated:** [May 9, 2017, 9:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/she-was-only-a-____-daughter-but-____/362826 "2017-05-09T21:56:55Z")
She was only a librarian’s daughter, but boy was she stacked! She was only a wrestler’s daughter, but she always came through in a clinch! She was only a telegraph operator’s daughter, but she didit and didit and didit… --- ## [Mad Men's use of real company/brand names](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mad-mens-use-of-real-company-brand-names/660096)
**Author:** [@Mr\_Downtown](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr_Downtown)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [June 8, 2013, 4:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mad-mens-use-of-real-company-brand-names/660096 "2013-06-08T04:55:11Z")
I’ve been wondering for years whether they must negotiate the rights to use the various company trademarks in dramatic context in the show. I’m afraid the anti-dilution statutes mostly came after I studied trademarks in… --- ## [Disney rides of the past](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/disney-rides-of-the-past/701820)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 62\ **Last updated:** [October 27, 2014, 8:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/disney-rides-of-the-past/701820 "2014-10-27T20:18:49Z")
Disney rides that no longer exists My maternal grandmother lived in Anaheim, so a trip to Disneyland was always the highlight of our visits. (Well, the highlight of my and my sister’s visits!) We’d drive up from San D… --- ## [Pitting Bush for stuff that doesn't seem to rate its own thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pitting-bush-for-stuff-that-doesnt-seem-to-rate-its-own-thread/254131)
**Author:** [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Replies:** 136\ **Last updated:** [April 19, 2005, 1:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pitting-bush-for-stuff-that-doesnt-seem-to-rate-its-own-thread/254131 "2005-04-19T13:44:43Z")
The Bush outrages and idiocies are so frequent and commonplace that it just doesn’t seem reasonable anymore that each one should have a thread of its own; we’d overwhelm the Pit, some days. Yet the fuckup-in-chief and h… --- ## [The best food in the world ever ever ever?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-best-food-in-the-world-ever-ever-ever/487090)
**Author:** [@lissener](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lissener)\ **Replies:** 111\ **Last updated:** [February 25, 2009, 11:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-best-food-in-the-world-ever-ever-ever/487090 "2009-02-25T23:28:03Z")
I have it narrowed down to five: \[ul\] \[li\]Bacon\[/li\]\[li\]Otoro\[/li\]\[li\]Haagen Dazs Vanilla\[/li\]\[li\]McDonald’s french fries\[/li\]\[li\]Flan\[/li\]\[/ul\] --- ## [Gym class horror stories and mutual support](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gym-class-horror-stories-and-mutual-support/147535)
**Author:** [@Angel\_of\_the\_Lord](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Angel_of_the_Lord)\ **Replies:** 67\ **Last updated:** [January 14, 2003, 8:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gym-class-horror-stories-and-mutual-support/147535 "2003-01-14T08:48:14Z")
In honor of the fact that I have my first gym class in four years in about 20 minutes–and, am, incidentally, scared out of my mind because the book mentions calipers, and I have really bad memories of those–I’m starting … --- ## [Pwecious Woyalty follows me to my new job](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pwecious-woyalty-follows-me-to-my-new-job/598046)
**Author:** [@Eve](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eve)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [October 6, 2011, 3:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pwecious-woyalty-follows-me-to-my-new-job/598046 "2011-10-06T15:32:18Z")
The older among you might remember that at my last job, a woman one cubicle over from me (dubbed “The Pwincess Pwecious”) drove me stark staring mad by speaking in an oopsy-boopsy baby-talk voice. Bilingually, and no les… --- ## [How do YOU believe the word "divisive" is correctly pronounced?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-believe-the-word-divisive-is-correctly-pronounced/622677)
**Author:** [@kaylasdad99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kaylasdad99)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [May 26, 2012, 8:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-believe-the-word-divisive-is-correctly-pronounced/622677 "2012-05-26T08:28:48Z")
It drives me nuts when people put non-standard pronunciation to words whose spelling clearly implies a standard pronunciation. For instance, there’s the word “divisive.” It comes up a lot in speeches, and in the news th… --- ## [Possible marketplace forum](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/possible-marketplace-forum/530825)
**Author:** [@Ed\_Zotti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ed_Zotti)\ **Replies:** 89\ **Last updated:** [March 7, 2010, 12:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/possible-marketplace-forum/530825 "2010-03-07T00:17:20Z")
For the past few months we’ve been kicking around the idea of a Marketplace forum, and have decided to put the matter before the house for comments and suggestions. Here’s our current thinking on how this would work - t… --- ## [Anti-gun Democrat uses gun inappropriately](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anti-gun-democrat-uses-gun-inappropriately/719803)
**Author:** [@Flyer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Flyer)\ **Replies:** 84\ **Last updated:** [May 20, 2015, 4:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anti-gun-democrat-uses-gun-inappropriately/719803 "2015-05-20T04:00:24Z")
http://bearingarms.com/anti-gun-democrat-lawmaker-blasts-girlfriends-car-shotgun/ --- ## [Best #1 single of the year retrospective: 1964](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-1-single-of-the-year-retrospective-1964/697662)
**Author:** [@Smapti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smapti)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [October 24, 2014, 4:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-1-single-of-the-year-retrospective-1964/697662 "2014-10-24T16:49:29Z")
Alright, alright. Many of you have been waiting very patiently for this year’s poll to go up. Some of you, less patiently. :slight\_smile: Well, here it is. Beatlemania reached the US in December 1963, and within a few s… --- ## [Palin to media: So how about in honor of the American soldier, you quit making up things](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/palin-to-media-so-how-about-in-honor-of-the-american-soldier-you-quit-making-up-things/504540)
**Author:** [@Spiff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spiff)\ **Replies:** 111\ **Last updated:** [August 3, 2009, 3:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/palin-to-media-so-how-about-in-honor-of-the-american-soldier-you-quit-making-up-things/504540 "2009-08-03T03:25:39Z")
Palin had this message to the media in her “Today, I become a quitter” speech: “So how about in honor of the American soldier, you quit making up things.” What in blazes was she talking about? I either missed somethin… --- ## [Cutlery. And stuff.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cutlery-and-stuff/488409)
**Author:** [@Missy2U](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Missy2U)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [March 6, 2009, 6:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cutlery-and-stuff/488409 "2009-03-06T18:38:28Z")
In this thread here, Sigmagirl tells us of the existence of “ice cream spoons”. A bunch of us commented on never having heard of 'em and what made them special. For some reason, this troubled me for most of last night.… --- ## [Mad-Men 3.03, My Old Kentucky Home (open spoilers)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mad-men-3-03-my-old-kentucky-home-open-spoilers/508304)
**Author:** [@alphaboi867](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/alphaboi867)\ **Replies:** 101\ **Last updated:** [September 11, 2009, 10:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mad-men-3-03-my-old-kentucky-home-open-spoilers/508304 "2009-09-11T22:44:56Z")
\[QUOTE=AMC\] A mandatory overtime session leaves the writers trying to stave off late-night boredom; Roger throws a party, and Joan and Greg host one of their own; and Sally and Grandpa have a run-in. \[/QUOTE\] So get a… --- ## [Has the U.S. "War on Terror" been a big, pathetic waste of time/resources?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-the-u-s-war-on-terror-been-a-big-pathetic-waste-of-time-resources/783401)
**Author:** [@Marcus\_Flavius](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marcus_Flavius)\ **Replies:** 79\ **Last updated:** [April 15, 2017, 11:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-the-u-s-war-on-terror-been-a-big-pathetic-waste-of-time-resources/783401 "2017-04-15T23:23:35Z")
The Taliban today is more powerful than they’ve been since 2001, and they control more territory in Afghanistan since that time too. Alqaeda has also made a resurgence. In Syria, an Al-Qaeda affiliated group has managed … --- ## [USS John McCain Collision](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/uss-john-mccain-collision/794246)
**Author:** [@Snarky\_Kong](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snarky_Kong)\ **Replies:** 97\ **Last updated:** [August 13, 2019, 1:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/uss-john-mccain-collision/794246 "2019-08-13T13:11:10Z")
Another collision with a commercial vessel in a short period of time. After the first one I speculated that there was some hacking or tampering with navigation systems. Seems more likely now. --- ## [Would you buy Sampiros book?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-buy-sampiros-book/613286)
**Author:** [@Septima](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Septima)\ **Replies:** 86\ **Last updated:** [February 22, 2012, 4:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-buy-sampiros-book/613286 "2012-02-22T04:04:27Z")
Our very own Sampiro is being difficult, or playing hard to get, or just dragging his feet, about that darn book. Apparantly, the thing just lacks two chapters to be finished. So here is a poll to convince the exasperat… --- ## [Most embarrassing thing ever to happen to you in a job interview](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-embarrassing-thing-ever-to-happen-to-you-in-a-job-interview/753280)
**Author:** [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Replies:** 80\ **Last updated:** [May 6, 2016, 8:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-embarrassing-thing-ever-to-happen-to-you-in-a-job-interview/753280 "2016-05-06T20:50:53Z")
Inspired by the “strangest question you’ve been asked” thread- Title says it all. Mine was probably when I had my first (and to date only) Skype interview. It was during my lunch break so I just took it at my work desk. … --- ## [Pronunciation of "wolf"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pronunciation-of-wolf/556645)
**Author:** [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\ **Replies:** 61\ **Last updated:** [January 28, 2011, 8:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pronunciation-of-wolf/556645 "2011-01-28T08:50:54Z")
I just watched part of Wolf Blitzer’s interview of Congressman Joe Sestak. Several times, Sestak addressed Blitzer as “Woof,” and he also used the phrase “a woof at the door.” I have never heard “wolf” pronounced without… --- ## [What Do You Willingly Pay For, That Others Think is Extravagant?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-willingly-pay-for-that-others-think-is-extravagant/305351)
**Author:** [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Replies:** 144\ **Last updated:** [June 2, 2005, 10:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-willingly-pay-for-that-others-think-is-extravagant/305351 "2005-06-02T10:55:46Z")
Inspired by this thread about paying to have your laundry done. I’m sure some Dopers were reading that thread in horror, appalled at the idea that someone would pay someone else to do a household chore like laundry? So,… --- ## [Are we really going to run out of seafood in ~30 years?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-we-really-going-to-run-out-of-seafood-in-30-years/704808)
**Author:** [@boffking](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/boffking)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [November 18, 2014, 9:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-we-really-going-to-run-out-of-seafood-in-30-years/704808 "2014-11-18T09:25:00Z")
I have heard that the world will be completely out of fish in the 2040’s. How likely is this to happen? Is it just scaremongering, or will we really see the day where we can’t get seafood anywhere? --- ## [Christmas Songs: The Best And The Worst?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/christmas-songs-the-best-and-the-worst/476219)
**Author:** [@DMark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DMark)\ **Replies:** 99\ **Last updated:** [December 25, 2008, 3:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/christmas-songs-the-best-and-the-worst/476219 "2008-12-25T03:47:03Z")
Listening to Christmas music on digital cable today, while putting up the tree and decorations, I was once again aware of how some Christmas songs are really good and others, well, aren’t. From what I heard today: BEST… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1140&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1142&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)