# Top **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1148&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:** 1149 --- ## [What Are Sub-Atomic paricles composed Of?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-sub-atomic-paricles-composed-of/662571)
**Author:** [@ralph124c](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ralph124c)\ **Replies:** 77\ **Last updated:** [July 6, 2013, 1:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-sub-atomic-paricles-composed-of/662571 "2013-07-06T13:41:13Z")
Textbooks portray electrons, protons, neutrons, etc. as spheres-because we have no other way of visualizing them. But just what are the composed of? Is there a substance smaller than them that constitutes them\> ? Or a… --- ## ["Have Gun Will Travel"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-gun-will-travel/579963)
**Author:** [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Replies:** 63\ **Last updated:** [May 5, 2011, 1:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-gun-will-travel/579963 "2011-05-05T01:34:40Z")
I’ve been watching episodes on Encore. Holy crap: what a classy program. I’m old enough to have seen them the first time around, and I loved the show back when, but I was too young to appreciate the excellent writing, li… --- ## [Confessions of a Party Princess](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/confessions-of-a-party-princess/633617)
**Author:** [@rowrrbazzle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rowrrbazzle)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [December 21, 2014, 8:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/confessions-of-a-party-princess/633617 "2014-12-21T08:48:00Z")
via Metafilter. The Something Awful Forums The funniest parts are a couple of incidents when her princess mannerisms intruded into her normal life. There’s also some pathos. --- ## [Economics of retiring baby boomers](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/economics-of-retiring-baby-boomers/707758)
**Author:** [@Mrdeals](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mrdeals)\ **Replies:** 65\ **Last updated:** [December 25, 2014, 1:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/economics-of-retiring-baby-boomers/707758 "2014-12-25T13:23:37Z")
Hopefully this has a factual answer, if not, to great debates! Estimates show that as many as 10,000 baby boomers turn 62 per day. This will eventually cause an economic catastrophe for the SSA and Medicare (Medicaid?) … --- ## [What Is So Special About The Holocaust?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-so-special-about-the-holocaust/753395)
**Author:** [@Zeke\_N.Destroi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeke_N.Destroi)\ **Replies:** 76\ **Last updated:** [May 2, 2016, 11:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-so-special-about-the-holocaust/753395 "2016-05-02T11:36:34Z")
The Great Leap Forward caused 18 - 45 million deaths in the space of 3 or so years … Judging from the Soviet records we now have, the number of people who died in the Gulag \[during the\] Stalinist period is likely betwee… --- ## [What does "DK1" mean in an airline reservation?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-dk1-mean-in-an-airline-reservation/715313)
**Author:** [@toadspittle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/toadspittle)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [January 21, 2017, 3:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-dk1-mean-in-an-airline-reservation/715313 "2017-01-21T15:37:32Z")
Someone is booking a flight for us, and they just sent us the code-laden reservation information: Most of it I can figure out: Cathay Pacific Airways Limited = The name of the airline, obv. CX882 = The actual flight … --- ## [Can someone die from mosquito bites alone?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-someone-die-from-mosquito-bites-alone/19713)
**Author:** [@FreakFreely](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FreakFreely)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [May 24, 2000, 9:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-someone-die-from-mosquito-bites-alone/19713 "2000-05-24T21:06:44Z")
The other day I heard a story about people in Siberia going insane because of the density of mosquitos there. They’re like a fog. But it made me wonder, if someone sat in the tundra, and he somehow managed to cover every… --- ## [I am a straight guy - and I love Chick Flicks](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-a-straight-guy-and-i-love-chick-flicks/534987)
**Author:** [@gaffa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gaffa)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [April 11, 2010, 6:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-a-straight-guy-and-i-love-chick-flicks/534987 "2010-04-11T18:24:06Z")
Yes, I am confident enough in my heterosexuality that I can admit, without shame, that I love really girly “Chick Flicks”. Unlike many men (if the posts here and elsewhere are any indication), I don’t have to be dragged … --- ## [Language filter? Is the word "\*\*\*\*" allowed?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/language-filter-is-the-word-allowed/635845)
**Author:** [@saucywench](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/saucywench)\ **Replies:** 73\ **Last updated:** [October 2, 2012, 2:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/language-filter-is-the-word-allowed/635845 "2012-10-02T14:58:39Z")
New poster here, testing the waters. Is there a language filter on this site? --- ## [Annie Proulx: Sore Loser, Stupid Bitch](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/annie-proulx-sore-loser-stupid-bitch/348550)
**Author:** [@RickJay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RickJay)\ **Replies:** 94\ **Last updated:** [March 24, 2006, 2:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/annie-proulx-sore-loser-stupid-bitch/348550 "2006-03-24T02:38:50Z")
Annie Proulx, writer of the original short story “Brokeback Mountain,” has decided she’s not very happy with it not winning the Best Picture Oscar: http://www.cnn.com/2006/SHOWBIZ/Movies/03/15/film.proulx.ap/index.html … --- ## [Please explain to me the timing of Israel's tit-for-tat retaliation strikes](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-explain-to-me-the-timing-of-israels-tit-for-tat-retaliation-strikes/181403)
**Author:** [@toadspittle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/toadspittle)\ **Replies:** 93\ **Last updated:** [June 19, 2003, 2:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-explain-to-me-the-timing-of-israels-tit-for-tat-retaliation-strikes/181403 "2003-06-19T02:28:00Z")
If there’s one thing I don’t understand about the Israeli/Palestinian situation, it’s Israel’s response to terror attacks. Here’s how it looks to me: Hamas et al blow up a bus, killing and injuring dozens (usu. civili… --- ## [What is your general opinion on these three scientific topics?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-general-opinion-on-these-three-scientific-topics/544690)
**Author:** [@Rand\_Rover](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rand_Rover)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [June 29, 2010, 3:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-general-opinion-on-these-three-scientific-topics/544690 "2010-06-29T03:03:03Z")
Well, I thought I would finally start a thread on something I’ve brought up numerous times in other threads. I’m interested in people’s opinions on the following three scientific topics: evolution, anthropogenic global… --- ## [47 Year-Old Man Looking At Kiddie Porn On A Flight: A "Cry For Help?"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/47-year-old-man-looking-at-kiddie-porn-on-a-flight-a-cry-for-help/604220)
**Author:** [@MPB\_in\_Salt\_Lake](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MPB_in_Salt_Lake)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [November 30, 2011, 12:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/47-year-old-man-looking-at-kiddie-porn-on-a-flight-a-cry-for-help/604220 "2011-11-30T12:08:54Z")
Apparently some guy was flying 1st-Class on a Delta flight from SLC to Boston when he decided to fire up his ol’ laptop and enjoy a little bit of his child-porn collection, and shockingly, some of the other passengers ar… --- ## [Movie scenes that made you cover your eyes (spoilers)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-scenes-that-made-you-cover-your-eyes-spoilers/535604)
**Author:** [@pohjonen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pohjonen)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [April 12, 2010, 2:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-scenes-that-made-you-cover-your-eyes-spoilers/535604 "2010-04-12T02:59:12Z")
The other night I watched Equus with Richard Burton because I found the DVD on Amazon. Even though I knew it was coming, I didn’t think it would actually show the scene with the horses’ eyes and the spike. I couldn’t wa… --- ## [Another MS Word question: fonts in the footnote](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-ms-word-question-fonts-in-the-footnote/668586)
**Author:** [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [September 24, 2013, 12:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-ms-word-question-fonts-in-the-footnote/668586 "2013-09-24T00:41:40Z")
My default font in Word is Calibri. I’m doing a document in Times New Roman. I changed the font by hitting “Select All” and changing the font to Times New Roman. But each time I add a footnote, it’s in Calibri. I ha… --- ## [GLEE Season Premiere: The Purple Piano Project](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/glee-season-premiere-the-purple-piano-project/596991)
**Author:** [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [September 27, 2011, 11:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/glee-season-premiere-the-purple-piano-project/596991 "2011-09-27T23:19:59Z")
Thread opened a couple of hours beforehand to let anybody who may not know that tonight’s the premiere. Based on the previews it seems that there is music in this one, and apparently Sue says something mean and Kurt say… --- ## [Are Crab Boat Captains licensed by the Coast Guard?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-crab-boat-captains-licensed-by-the-coast-guard/543412)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [June 17, 2010, 4:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-crab-boat-captains-licensed-by-the-coast-guard/543412 "2010-06-17T04:48:22Z")
I’ve been watching the Deadliest Catch. It’s been widely reported that crab boat captain Phil Harris died a few months ago. He stroked out. Fortunately for the crew it was at the docks while they were off loading. A day… --- ## [So what if I miss an emissions test?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-what-if-i-miss-an-emissions-test/327359)
**Author:** [@chefIL11](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chefIL11)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [October 23, 2005, 5:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-what-if-i-miss-an-emissions-test/327359 "2005-10-23T17:49:53Z")
After making sure my license plate sticker was up to date, I proceeded to check other things when I got to an old emissions test result sheet. It said that I am due for another emissions test and the last day is at the … --- ## [I just got out of jail...and I am pissed beyond understanding right now!!!!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-got-out-of-jail-and-i-am-pissed-beyond-understanding-right-now/26990)
**Author:** [@SkySlash](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SkySlash)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [December 31, 2013, 1:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-got-out-of-jail-and-i-am-pissed-beyond-understanding-right-now/26990 "2013-12-31T13:53:26Z")
At about 2pm today the secretary called me and said there was a “gentleman” at the front that needed to see me. I said ok, but since I didn’t have any appointments that day I didn’t know who it could be. I just figured i… --- ## [Recommend some truly funny books](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-some-truly-funny-books/311420)
**Author:** [@Birdmonster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Birdmonster)\ **Replies:** 108\ **Last updated:** [August 2, 2005, 10:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-some-truly-funny-books/311420 "2005-08-02T10:28:56Z")
Millions, We’re not talking about collections of funny short stories here. Of those, there are tons. We’re talking about novels, ones that are out there to amuse us all. I started “Geek Love” a week ago on the recommend… --- ## [Ask the widow of an alcoholic](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-widow-of-an-alcoholic/482446)
**Author:** [@Scougs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scougs)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [January 22, 2015, 9:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-widow-of-an-alcoholic/482446 "2015-01-22T21:55:29Z")
I’m new round here as a member, but have been an avid lurker for years. I’m having some difficulties coming to terms with what has happened in my life, and thought that sharing it here might be therapeutic. I’ll try and… --- ## [How much does the average Westerner know about Chongqing](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-does-the-average-westerner-know-about-chongqing/603438)
**Author:** [@Namkcalb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Namkcalb)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [November 21, 2011, 12:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-does-the-average-westerner-know-about-chongqing/603438 "2011-11-21T00:41:43Z")
In another thread, we came to the conclusion that China’s Chongqing was the biggest city very few westerners know about. How true is this? Do you know anything about Chongqing? What do you think other people know about … --- ## [Do black people in the south listen to country music?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-black-people-in-the-south-listen-to-country-music/338328)
**Author:** [@Lamar\_Mundane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lamar_Mundane)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [January 6, 2006, 4:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-black-people-in-the-south-listen-to-country-music/338328 "2006-01-06T04:54:33Z")
I just saw a TV commercial where a promotion involves doing something with Toby Keith. When this is announced, two guys in the commercial nod to each other in a sort of “that’s cool” gesture. One of the guys is black, … --- ## [The most highly engineered object ever built.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-most-highly-engineered-object-ever-built/788314)
**Author:** [@Ornery\_Bob](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ornery_Bob)\ **Replies:** 63\ **Last updated:** [June 12, 2017, 6:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-most-highly-engineered-object-ever-built/788314 "2017-06-12T18:58:47Z")
I was watching one of the science shows and they called the Cassini probe “the most highly engineered object ever built” which sounded like fanciful writing to me. How would you even decide what to measure? Man-hours of… --- ## [So...I'm moving to Chicago. In the winter. During a pandemic](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-im-moving-to-chicago-in-the-winter-during-a-pandemic/927058)
**Author:** [@bdgr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bdgr)\ **Replies:** 199\ **Last updated:** [April 7, 2021, 9:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-im-moving-to-chicago-in-the-winter-during-a-pandemic/927058 "2021-04-07T21:55:33Z")
Never actually been Chicago mind you – other than a layover about 20 years ago. But just took a job there. This is going to be interesting. And a bit different from Texas. So, I understand there is snow there. And it… --- ## [How Far Do You Live From an Interstate Highway?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-far-do-you-live-from-an-interstate-highway/636318)
**Author:** [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Replies:** 107\ **Last updated:** [October 5, 2012, 2:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-far-do-you-live-from-an-interstate-highway/636318 "2012-10-05T14:29:42Z")
Just a fun thread for shits & giggles. I (literally and without hyperbole) can throw a rock from my back yard and hit the southbound lanes of Interstate 55. Of course, to drive on said interstate I’d need to travel abou… --- ## [Aluminum foil breaking windows?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aluminum-foil-breaking-windows/585096)
**Author:** [@sohvan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sohvan)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [June 12, 2011, 9:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aluminum-foil-breaking-windows/585096 "2011-06-12T09:41:03Z")
It’s been very hot here recently, and my room temperature is getting close to 30°C or 86°F at times. I don’t have airconditioning, so my options are rather limited. I thought about coating my windows with aluminum foil f… --- ## [Smoking in movies](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/smoking-in-movies/698864)
**Author:** [@DrDeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrDeth)\ **Replies:** 78\ **Last updated:** [September 26, 2014, 9:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/smoking-in-movies/698864 "2014-09-26T21:18:18Z")
Several Directors, etc have claimed (Clint Eastwood for one) that smoking was “necessary” to the film. :dubious: But I have my doubts. I think few would notice and almost no-one would complain if it was missing. I hav… --- ## [The Princess Bride 27 years later: Half a great movie!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-princess-bride-27-years-later-half-a-great-movie/700570)
**Author:** [@Wheelz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wheelz)\ **Replies:** 75\ **Last updated:** [October 10, 2014, 12:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-princess-bride-27-years-later-half-a-great-movie/700570 "2014-10-10T00:09:38Z")
I saw The Princess Bride when it first came out in 1987. I liked it. I think I saw it twice in theaters, and maybe once or twice on TV after that, but not for years and years. My wife and I ran across it on TV last week… --- ## [Why do some movies get released late in the U.S?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-some-movies-get-released-late-in-the-u-s/656814)
**Author:** [@smiling\_bandit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/smiling_bandit)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [April 29, 2013, 1:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-some-movies-get-released-late-in-the-u-s/656814 "2013-04-29T01:49:02Z")
I don’t have a specific issue to complain about, but movie distro schedules seems rather random. Iron Man 3 opens a week later in the US than in England, China, and Korea. I’m not saying I want them to get it later, but … --- ## [The "Gulf of America"? Wth? Can you just change the name of a body of water?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-gulf-of-america-wth-can-you-just-change-the-name-of-a-body-of-water/1012683)
**Author:** [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Replies:** 274\ **Last updated:** [February 20, 2025, 12:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-gulf-of-america-wth-can-you-just-change-the-name-of-a-body-of-water/1012683 "2025-02-20T00:24:48Z")
Trump is insane. Yeah, old news. You can’t just do that, can you? You can’t just buy Greenland. Can you? Who’s gonna pay for it? --- ## [The real problem with the Google ads (it ain't pretty)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-real-problem-with-the-google-ads-it-aint-pretty/326182)
**Author:** [@Aeschines](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aeschines)\ **Replies:** 97\ **Last updated:** [October 21, 2005, 2:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-real-problem-with-the-google-ads-it-aint-pretty/326182 "2005-10-21T14:45:27Z")
People are pissing and moaning about the SDMB putting Google ads up, and I’ve got to admit that the implementation (don’t consult the readership, nah) and the ads themselves (Katrina! Katrina!) are lame as fuck. At the … --- ## [Why doesn't Earth's atmosphere get sucked away into space?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-doesnt-earths-atmosphere-get-sucked-away-into-space/315500)
**Author:** [@duffer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/duffer)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [October 30, 2016, 12:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-doesnt-earths-atmosphere-get-sucked-away-into-space/315500 "2016-10-30T12:26:50Z")
Before going into work this morning I was watching coverage of the space walk where the guy was about to fix the belly of the shuttle. Somehow the conversation got around to welding in space. The main point being they j… --- ## [Anthony Cumia of "Opie and Anthony" fired](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anthony-cumia-of-opie-and-anthony-fired/692407)
**Author:** [@Rucksinator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rucksinator)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [July 11, 2014, 11:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anthony-cumia-of-opie-and-anthony-fired/692407 "2014-07-11T23:09:30Z")
I started another thread in CS about this, but it turned into mostly a discussion about what is racist. If you want to debate whether or not his tweets were racist, or what “racist” means, you can discuss that here: http… --- ## [Longest- and shortest-lived nations?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/longest-and-shortest-lived-nations/386426)
**Author:** [@Otto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Otto)\ **Replies:** 71\ **Last updated:** [October 18, 2016, 3:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/longest-and-shortest-lived-nations/386426 "2016-10-18T15:54:50Z")
What nation’s been around the longest and what (perhaps) former nation lasted the least amount of time? By “nation” I mean a state that’s been recognized to a significant degree by the international community. So no Nort… --- ## [Best and Worst Appetizer?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-and-worst-appetizer/995257)
**Author:** [@Dr\_Paprika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_Paprika)\ **Replies:** 178\ **Last updated:** [January 22, 2024, 4:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-and-worst-appetizer/995257 "2024-01-22T16:01:18Z")
With New Years fast approaching it is time to pick the best and worst appetizers. You can discuss your experiences and reasons or simply pick the ones you like or loathe that are commonly served at parties or restaurant… --- ## [Jimmy Carter just won the Nobel Peace Prize](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jimmy-carter-just-won-the-nobel-peace-prize/131815)
**Author:** [@JDM](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JDM)\ **Replies:** 129\ **Last updated:** [October 16, 2002, 11:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jimmy-carter-just-won-the-nobel-peace-prize/131815 "2002-10-16T23:19:42Z")
It’s too damn bad the Democrats in the Senate didn’t listen to him. It should be interpreted as a criticism of the line that the current administration has taken,'' Gunnar Berge, chairman of the Nobel committee, said. I… --- ## [I keep embarrassing myself. Any tips for doing this less?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-keep-embarrassing-myself-any-tips-for-doing-this-less/578137)
**Author:** [@Electric\_Warrior](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Electric_Warrior)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [April 15, 2011, 5:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-keep-embarrassing-myself-any-tips-for-doing-this-less/578137 "2011-04-15T17:28:36Z")
I seem to have a habit of unintentionally screwing up in social interaction by saying things that embarrass me or others by being rude or out of place, or giving the wrong impression. This makes me nervous that I’ll emb… --- ## [Palestinian woman calls off suicide attack after being told to dress sexy to fit in](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/palestinian-woman-calls-off-suicide-attack-after-being-told-to-dress-sexy-to-fit-in/111665)
**Author:** [@Opus1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Opus1)\ **Replies:** 159\ **Last updated:** [June 5, 2002, 4:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/palestinian-woman-calls-off-suicide-attack-after-being-told-to-dress-sexy-to-fit-in/111665 "2002-06-05T16:37:35Z")
http://ap.tbo.com/ap/breaking/MGAPOMC0V1D.html Well this just about says it all, doesn’t it? What typed of fucked up culture and society produces people willing to slaughter innocent civilians, but not if it requires th… --- ## [Stupid little movies you love from the 90's-early 2000's](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-little-movies-you-love-from-the-90s-early-2000s/853100)
**Author:** [@Dale\_Sams](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dale_Sams)\ **Replies:** 135\ **Last updated:** [June 2, 2020, 11:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-little-movies-you-love-from-the-90s-early-2000s/853100 "2020-06-02T23:04:40Z")
Not even guilty pleasure…just love U-571. I don’t care about the historical complaints. No one said it wasn’t fiction. Fast-paced. Great cast. Subverts a lot of expectations as far as the cast goes. Passenger 57. I’m p… --- ## [are cats afraid of door thresholds?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-cats-afraid-of-door-thresholds/313810)
**Author:** [@drhess](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drhess)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [July 24, 2005, 9:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-cats-afraid-of-door-thresholds/313810 "2005-07-24T21:08:50Z")
I mentioned to my n’bor that my cat always hesitates at threshold and then jumps over the threshold in a bit of a panic when entering my condo from the hallway. She said her cat does that too and that it’s common, and th… --- ## [Spinoff from child support thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spinoff-from-child-support-thread/657333)
**Author:** [@nearwildheaven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nearwildheaven)\ **Replies:** 67\ **Last updated:** [July 23, 2013, 4:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spinoff-from-child-support-thread/657333 "2013-07-23T16:21:20Z")
Question: Has anyone here ever found out that their SO abandoned a child or a family? I’m not talking about someone who put a baby up for adoption (unless they didn’t tell you) or even someone who’s prohibited from see… --- ## [A question about resume etiquette. Don't contact my current employer?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-question-about-resume-etiquette-dont-contact-my-current-employer/211181)
**Author:** [@Phlosphr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Phlosphr)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [November 3, 2003, 9:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-question-about-resume-etiquette-dont-contact-my-current-employer/211181 "2003-11-03T21:02:33Z")
My cousin asked me a serious question the other day, and I told him I’d get back to him. He is currently working for a good company but it’s a non-profit and not making the money he should be…he’s college educated and cu… --- ## [Where did the "all Mexicans love spicy food" meme originate?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-did-the-all-mexicans-love-spicy-food-meme-originate/566959)
**Author:** [@installLSC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/installLSC)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [January 12, 2011, 8:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-did-the-all-mexicans-love-spicy-food-meme-originate/566959 "2011-01-12T20:13:58Z")
This Christmas my Mexican-American family had a discussion about spicy food (prompted by some spicy tamales I bought from a coworker). All of them said they disliked very spicy food. True they do use spices in their fo… --- ## [Is Corporal Punishment 'Justified'?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-corporal-punishment-justified/664365)
**Author:** [@Jim\_B](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jim_B)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [September 27, 2013, 11:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-corporal-punishment-justified/664365 "2013-09-27T23:48:47Z")
I’m sure this topic has probably already done to death on these boards: children, parents and corporal punishment. My question may be a little different: Is corporal punishment of children ever justified? I’m sure ther… --- ## [Another Strike \[in the courts against HealthCare Reform law\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-strike-in-the-courts-against-healthcare-reform-law/569685)
**Author:** [@flickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/flickster)\ **Replies:** 83\ **Last updated:** [February 8, 2011, 4:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-strike-in-the-courts-against-healthcare-reform-law/569685 "2011-02-08T16:50:39Z")
Healthcare Reform dealt yet another strike How soon till repeal and/or it goes before the Supreme Court? Should wholesale changes start being made in order to rescue it? --- ## [An open letter to my cats](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/an-open-letter-to-my-cats/63974)
**Author:** [@moggy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/moggy)\ **Replies:** 70\ **Last updated:** [May 18, 2001, 7:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/an-open-letter-to-my-cats/63974 "2001-05-18T07:57:46Z")
A few requests: -Knocking stuff off of my bedside table at 5 am is not going to make me get up and feed you any earlier. -Don’t poop in the bathtub when you think the litterbox is too full. I’ll get to … --- ## [Jaden/Willow Smith interview. So much stupid "win"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jaden-willow-smith-interview-so-much-stupid-win/705059)
**Author:** [@thelurkinghorror](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/thelurkinghorror)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [November 26, 2014, 10:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jaden-willow-smith-interview-so-much-stupid-win/705059 "2014-11-26T22:45:09Z")
http://tmagazine.blogs.nytimes.com/2014/11/17/jaden-and-willow-smith-exclusive-joint-interview/?\_r=3 I hate tl;dr OPs, but seriously, read it, or at least skim for choice bits. Poe’s law is very much in effect. Rich, po… --- ## [Armored Cable In Garage](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/armored-cable-in-garage/783779)
**Author:** [@anomalous1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/anomalous1)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [April 10, 2017, 2:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/armored-cable-in-garage/783779 "2017-04-10T02:59:31Z")
Looking around my mothers garage, planning to clean it out and notice a couple things. Thinking about updating the garage. Is it okay to use regular armored cable in the garage, you know the rope like corrugated steel c… --- ## [Best platonic/unconsummated love affairs](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-platonic-unconsummated-love-affairs/360683)
**Author:** [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Replies:** 102\ **Last updated:** [June 21, 2006, 1:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-platonic-unconsummated-love-affairs/360683 "2006-06-21T01:12:27Z")
They aren’t as common as sexual love affairs–at least not in fiction–but they do exist. What are some good examples? In television: Mary Richards & Lou Grant were certainly in love, but never really did anything about i… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1147&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1149&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)