# Top **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1162&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:** 1163 --- ## [Is living with your parents past a certain age / income level irresponsible?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-living-with-your-parents-past-a-certain-age-income-level-irresponsible/476359)
**Author:** [@Quasimodal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quasimodal)\ **Replies:** 112\ **Last updated:** [December 14, 2008, 7:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-living-with-your-parents-past-a-certain-age-income-level-irresponsible/476359 "2008-12-14T19:50:28Z")
What do you guys think? I’ve always been the one to be fiercely independent. I try not to spread my problems on others and I try to take care of myself. My life has basically gone as follows: finished high school, fini… --- ## [Most Attractive Friends Character(s)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-attractive-friends-character-s/597695)
**Author:** [@Ephemera](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ephemera)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [December 6, 2014, 1:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-attractive-friends-character-s/597695 "2014-12-06T01:03:16Z")
I’m without a laptop at the moment, so I have more down time and have been filling it with reruns. Friends seems to be on about a hundred times a day, so I’ve wound up watching it a lot, after having not watched it since… --- ## [So, I think my bf wants to try anal sex (possible TMI)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-i-think-my-bf-wants-to-try-anal-sex-possible-tmi/269355)
**Author:** [@Tikster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tikster)\ **Replies:** 67\ **Last updated:** [October 17, 2015, 4:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-i-think-my-bf-wants-to-try-anal-sex-possible-tmi/269355 "2015-10-17T16:01:40Z")
This is my first OP, so bear with me. Also mods, if this is in the wrong forum, I’m sorry. I need the advice of you other dopers! A little background: My boyfriend and I’ve been together for the last six years. We’re … --- ## [The SDMB Religosity Poll](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-sdmb-religosity-poll/535288)
**Author:** [@elmwood](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elmwood)\ **Replies:** 91\ **Last updated:** [April 12, 2010, 6:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-sdmb-religosity-poll/535288 "2010-04-12T18:16:37Z")
Quite simply, what’s your level of faith? I’m under the impression that vast majority of SDMB members are serious atheists. Is that really the case? (FWIW, I consider myself a “theistic agnostic” with a healthy dose… --- ## [Human Branching](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/human-branching/250395)
**Author:** [@hellothere](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hellothere)\ **Replies:** 214\ **Last updated:** [June 20, 2004, 8:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/human-branching/250395 "2004-06-20T20:51:05Z")
Hello Please comment upon www.humanbranching.com I will enjoy discussing it with you --- ## [Who's got the most obnoxious group of supporters: Ron Paul 2012 or Bernie Sanders 2016?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whos-got-the-most-obnoxious-group-of-supporters-ron-paul-2012-or-bernie-sanders-2016/736828)
**Author:** [@dalej42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalej42)\ **Replies:** 70\ **Last updated:** [February 3, 2016, 11:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whos-got-the-most-obnoxious-group-of-supporters-ron-paul-2012-or-bernie-sanders-2016/736828 "2016-02-03T11:01:47Z")
Both Ron Paul and Bernie Sanders have attracted a small, but extremely fanatical group of supporters. They’ve both drawn a committed group of people that like to clog up Facebook stories or online news with their comment… --- ## [You saw "Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back". What did you "catch" in the film? SPOI](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-saw-jay-and-silent-bob-strike-back-what-did-you-catch-in-the-film-spoi/78150)
**Author:** [@23skidoo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/23skidoo)\ **Replies:** 77\ **Last updated:** [September 10, 2001, 6:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-saw-jay-and-silent-bob-strike-back-what-did-you-catch-in-the-film-spoi/78150 "2001-09-10T06:36:50Z")
Kevin Smith must like “Land of the Lost” alot to name Will Ferrell’s character “Marshall Willenholly” and Chris Rock’s character “Chaka”. In a scene on the studio lot, you can see a green awning that says “BUNGALO”, but… --- ## [Therapists aren't paid friends](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/therapists-arent-paid-friends/579295)
**Author:** [@Brynda](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Brynda)\ **Replies:** 69\ **Last updated:** [April 23, 2011, 3:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/therapists-arent-paid-friends/579295 "2011-04-23T15:17:48Z")
I am so tired of hearing this. Being a friend to some and a therapist to others, I know the difference. :slight\_smile: Therapy is about emotional support, sure, but it is also about helping my clients see different ways… --- ## [Deconstruction of the Book of Mormon](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/deconstruction-of-the-book-of-mormon/293287)
**Author:** [@Lumpy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lumpy)\ **Replies:** 123\ **Last updated:** [March 23, 2005, 6:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/deconstruction-of-the-book-of-mormon/293287 "2005-03-23T18:46:37Z")
What does literary analysis have to say about the book of Mormon? Would an expert who knew nothing about the history of the LDS church, going only by the text of the book, conclude it was a 19th century forgery? --- ## [Millions rally against war: is that reason enough to delay or stand down?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/millions-rally-against-war-is-that-reason-enough-to-delay-or-stand-down/155416)
**Author:** [@Beagle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beagle)\ **Replies:** 186\ **Last updated:** [February 21, 2003, 3:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/millions-rally-against-war-is-that-reason-enough-to-delay-or-stand-down/155416 "2003-02-21T03:17:09Z")
Millions rally against war. I’ve questioned the organizers of the various rallies, so I feel compelled to say that I think most people in the peace movement think their actions will save lives. Is there a cost in liv… --- ## [Are there really high-dollar professional hitmen?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-really-high-dollar-professional-hitmen/373609)
**Author:** [@happywaffle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/happywaffle)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [September 27, 2006, 1:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-really-high-dollar-professional-hitmen/373609 "2006-09-27T01:16:40Z")
Every time I hear some story on the news abotu a hitman, it’s usually some coworker or associate of a disgruntled husband who got paid $3,000 to club the wife over the head, or something like that. Strikes a stark contr… --- ## [Was Roman Armor Bronze or Steel?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-roman-armor-bronze-or-steel/197722)
**Author:** [@ralph124c](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ralph124c)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [August 28, 2003, 3:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-roman-armor-bronze-or-steel/197722 "2003-08-28T15:38:57Z")
The Romans had quite a bit of expertise in metalworking, and they applied much of their ability towards equipping their armies. I just watched a show from England, where a bunch of English guys decided to live the life o… --- ## [Two questions about the economics of veterinarian bills](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/two-questions-about-the-economics-of-veterinarian-bills/519750)
**Author:** [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Replies:** 60\ **Last updated:** [December 8, 2009, 2:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/two-questions-about-the-economics-of-veterinarian-bills/519750 "2009-12-08T02:02:08Z")
My dog- 8 year old rat terrier- has had to have major surgery; just got news that he came through all right though of course he’s out of it. The surgery, which is about halfway to a gender reassignment, required major p… --- ## [The First Dopefest of the Real New Millenium](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-first-dopefest-of-the-real-new-millenium/40890)
**Author:** [@Andy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Andy)\ **Replies:** 226\ **Last updated:** [January 16, 2001, 9:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-first-dopefest-of-the-real-new-millenium/40890 "2001-01-16T09:09:19Z")
I’ve mentioned to a couple of people in chat that I’ll be back in the town from the 28th Dec to 8th Jan……I just couldn’t stand the thought of spending new year here in Manchester not freezing my nuts off… Anyway, I’ll h… --- ## [Fringe 5/11 Brave New World Pt 2 (Season Finale, Spoilers) \[merged threads\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fringe-5-11-brave-new-world-pt-2-season-finale-spoilers-merged-threads/621672)
**Author:** [@Nobody](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nobody)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [May 30, 2012, 1:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fringe-5-11-brave-new-world-pt-2-season-finale-spoilers-merged-threads/621672 "2012-05-30T01:33:46Z")
For a season finale I expected a little more. Killing Olivia but then having the healing effects of the Cortexiphan heal her, and having the bullet take away her powers all seemed too cliche, lazy, and annoying. I will… --- ## [Amsterdope! (Psssst...BoomFly)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/amsterdope-psssst-boomfly/49132)
**Author:** [@tatertot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tatertot)\ **Replies:** 200\ **Last updated:** [February 27, 2001, 6:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/amsterdope-psssst-boomfly/49132 "2001-02-27T18:05:05Z")
I sent out the first mailing yesterday, but now I’m wondering if my e-mail spazzed on me again. Did everyone get them? Boomfly, your e-mail is not listed, so if you could drop me a mail, that would be great. The addy is… --- ## [Fun with sulfuric acid! (Suggestions and advice sought)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fun-with-sulfuric-acid-suggestions-and-advice-sought/173602)
**Author:** [@stuyguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/stuyguy)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [May 8, 2003, 12:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fun-with-sulfuric-acid-suggestions-and-advice-sought/173602 "2003-05-08T00:21:39Z")
When I was in grade school and HS I was a chemistry nerd to the max. I had a nifty lab, with chemical glassware and a bunsen burner and the whole works. I took all the Chem classes my HS offered. (When I got to college I… --- ## [What are your favorite Studio Ghibli movies?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-favorite-studio-ghibli-movies/611219)
**Author:** [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [September 30, 2012, 4:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-favorite-studio-ghibli-movies/611219 "2012-09-30T04:23:42Z")
About 1 1/2 years ago, I did a poll to find out what people think is the best Hayao Miyazaki movie. This is kind of the continuation/successor to that poll. This time, I’m asking what Studio Ghibli movies you like the m… --- ## [Keeping balls hit into the stands at sports events.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keeping-balls-hit-into-the-stands-at-sports-events/413180)
**Author:** [@Wee\_Bairn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wee_Bairn)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [July 27, 2007, 5:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keeping-balls-hit-into-the-stands-at-sports-events/413180 "2007-07-27T17:48:45Z")
While watching parts of a soccer match, it hit me that it seems fans in all other sports except baseball have to give the ball back if they catch it while in the stands. Is this correct, or do any other sports allow you … --- ## [Slow down, you work too hard!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/slow-down-you-work-too-hard/700254)
**Author:** [@Urbanredneck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Urbanredneck)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [October 9, 2014, 6:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/slow-down-you-work-too-hard/700254 "2014-10-09T18:27:05Z")
Have you ever had a job experience where people were told they were working too hard? Maybe the others didnt want to look bad? Maybe they wanted to stretch the work out? Maybe bosses would even fire people if they found… --- ## [BIG LOVE 2/28/10, or "The Lord Says He Wants us to continue jumping over this shark"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/big-love-2-28-10-or-the-lord-says-he-wants-us-to-continue-jumping-over-this-shark/530838)
**Author:** [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [March 19, 2010, 4:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/big-love-2-28-10-or-the-lord-says-he-wants-us-to-continue-jumping-over-this-shark/530838 "2010-03-19T04:40:44Z")
One episode to go and I don’t see how they’re going to resolve anything without cliffhangers galore. (I know they always have cliffhangers, but usually they at least resolve the minor things.) Marilyn \[del\]Abramoff\[/de… --- ## [Hippos](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hippos/471696)
**Author:** [@I\_Have\_Hippos\_In\_My\_Garden](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/I_Have_Hippos_In_My_Garden)\ **Replies:** 76\ **Last updated:** [November 11, 2008, 11:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hippos/471696 "2008-11-11T23:22:24Z")
I want pygmy hippos in my garden --- ## [Stupid Driver gets his comeuppance....](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-driver-gets-his-comeuppance/668124)
**Author:** [@MacTech](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MacTech)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [September 27, 2013, 6:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-driver-gets-his-comeuppance/668124 "2013-09-27T18:12:02Z")
A few minutes ago as I was exiting my garage after driving home, I heard the roar of a big SUV (Range Rover Somethingorother) screaming up our quiet Maine back road, my first thought was “it’s a masshole”, I readied my S… --- ## [If McCain loses, whose fault is it? THE WITCHES!!!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-mccain-loses-whose-fault-is-it-the-witches/468856)
**Author:** [@Leaper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaper)\ **Replies:** 102\ **Last updated:** [October 27, 2008, 10:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-mccain-loses-whose-fault-is-it-the-witches/468856 "2008-10-27T10:14:05Z")
A friend pointed out this link. Once you’ve read it, I’m sure you’ll agree that any further comment from me is unnecessary. --- ## [Why did the Patriarchs live so long?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-did-the-patriarchs-live-so-long/357046)
**Author:** [@Jebus\_H.Christ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jebus_H.Christ)\ **Replies:** 60\ **Last updated:** [June 8, 2022, 3:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-did-the-patriarchs-live-so-long/357046 "2022-06-08T15:04:34Z")
Below is a link to a website that graphes the ages of the Patriarchs in the Bible (I link only for the graph, not their reasons). Why were the lifespans of the Patriarchs so much longer? Is it supposed to say something a… --- ## [Re: funerals of very crummy people](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/re-funerals-of-very-crummy-people/722482)
**Author:** [@Dibbs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dibbs)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [June 23, 2015, 1:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/re-funerals-of-very-crummy-people/722482 "2015-06-23T01:13:22Z")
Just curious if anyone might have a story to share regarding having attended the funeral of someone lying in a casket that met his/her death and that most everybody attending the procession pretty much knew was a massive… --- ## [Do Animals Rape?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-animals-rape/93092)
**Author:** [@Hiyruu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hiyruu)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [June 21, 2011, 4:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-animals-rape/93092 "2011-06-21T16:49:00Z")
From an evolution standpoint it would seem logical to rape, because your genes would be passed on, most of the time the female is very selective about her mate. The fact that sex seems to be consentual in the animal kin… --- ## [Split the US into 3](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/split-the-us-into-3/924652)
**Author:** [@Dinsdale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dinsdale)\ **Replies:** 62\ **Last updated:** [February 3, 2022, 5:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/split-the-us-into-3/924652 "2022-02-03T05:24:06Z")
The last couple of days, I’ve been thinking that if Trump wins another term, perhaps we should just admit that the “continental” US is a failed experiment, and divide the country to better represent the very different so… --- ## [Humans have more right to live than baiji dolphins](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/humans-have-more-right-to-live-than-baiji-dolphins/384035)
**Author:** [@Bricker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bricker)\ **Replies:** 133\ **Last updated:** [December 25, 2006, 11:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/humans-have-more-right-to-live-than-baiji-dolphins/384035 "2006-12-25T23:49:07Z")
In this MPSIMS thread, the claim is made that humans have no more right to live than baiji dolphins. I contend that such a sentiment is meaningless – no species has any particular “right to live” – the extinction of a sp… --- ## [Introvert or Extrovert?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/introvert-or-extrovert/572083)
**Author:** [@monstro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/monstro)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [February 23, 2011, 1:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/introvert-or-extrovert/572083 "2011-02-23T01:42:28Z")
I know I could make this an official poll if I wanted to. But I don’t. :smiley: For purposes of discussion, an introvert is someone who spends energy being with other people, while an extrovert gains energy when in th… --- ## [A soldier's duty](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-soldiers-duty/550494)
**Author:** [@Grateful-UnDead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grateful-UnDead)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [August 23, 2010, 12:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-soldiers-duty/550494 "2010-08-23T00:55:47Z")
We have all heard the saying: “It is a soldier’s duty to escape”. I have no problem with the fact that a soldier wouldn’t want to be captured in the first place; or having been captured, there are lots of very practical… --- ## [Penny superstitions and history](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/penny-superstitions-and-history/543616)
**Author:** [@HawksPath](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HawksPath)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [June 18, 2010, 3:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/penny-superstitions-and-history/543616 "2010-06-18T15:33:32Z")
My wife and I had a discussion about finding a penny. She mentioned the superstition that it’s only good luck if the heads side of the penny is showing and bad luck otherwise and that she’d learnt that from her grandma.… --- ## [A registered sex offender moved in near my house. What, if anything, should I do?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-registered-sex-offender-moved-in-near-my-house-what-if-anything-should-i-do/414887)
**Author:** [@Southern\_Yankee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Southern_Yankee)\ **Replies:** 108\ **Last updated:** [August 12, 2007, 2:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-registered-sex-offender-moved-in-near-my-house-what-if-anything-should-i-do/414887 "2007-08-12T14:03:35Z")
Yesterday I got an e-mail from the sheriff’s department’s sex offender notification service that a registered sex offender moved in to the development next to ours. We moved to this neighborhood (suburb of Charlotte, NC)… --- ## [Is the West the poorest part of America?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-west-the-poorest-part-of-america/701429)
**Author:** [@protoboard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/protoboard)\ **Replies:** 64\ **Last updated:** [March 14, 2015, 5:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-west-the-poorest-part-of-america/701429 "2015-03-14T17:28:16Z")
When you consider the high cost of living, the lack of modern housing and air conditioning, extremely large homeless populations, the poor economy outside of Seattle and the Bay Area and the fact California has more pove… --- ## [Did 'Make Love' mean something different in the '50s?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-make-love-mean-something-different-in-the-50s/57620)
**Author:** [@Badtz\_Maru](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Badtz_Maru)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [April 10, 2001, 5:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-make-love-mean-something-different-in-the-50s/57620 "2001-04-10T05:03:47Z")
Me and my wife were watching some film noir involving arsenic poisoning from 1953 this afternoon (I cannot recall the title, however). There’s this woman who poisoned her husband and her stepdaughter but nobody can prove… --- ## [Flash: Lohan Not as Cute as Monroe (NSFW)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/flash-lohan-not-as-cute-as-monroe-nsfw/438194)
**Author:** [@DanBlather](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DanBlather)\ **Replies:** 96\ **Last updated:** [February 21, 2008, 2:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/flash-lohan-not-as-cute-as-monroe-nsfw/438194 "2008-02-21T14:51:23Z")
http://media.nymag.com/fashion/08/lindsay-as-marilyn/index.html Caution Nudity --- ## [Unconventional and clever ways people got rich](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unconventional-and-clever-ways-people-got-rich/648524)
**Author:** [@andrew\_1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/andrew_1)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [January 29, 2013, 1:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unconventional-and-clever-ways-people-got-rich/648524 "2013-01-29T13:27:22Z")
Bit of a vague title so let me elaborate: what I’m looking for are interesting stories of people who made serious money in unconventional and clever ways. You can make a case for nearly any millionaire having done that, … --- ## [words you've always mispronounced](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/words-youve-always-mispronounced/182611)
**Author:** [@flano1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/flano1)\ **Replies:** 97\ **Last updated:** [November 10, 2011, 10:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/words-youve-always-mispronounced/182611 "2011-11-10T10:28:13Z")
It came as a great shock ( well, not really ) that I had been mispronouncing SEGUE wrongly forever. Somebody was rabbitting on about one thing SEGWAYING into something else and I had the temerity to correct his pronou… --- ## [There are two doors for a reason. Don't use the left door](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/there-are-two-doors-for-a-reason-dont-use-the-left-door/570933)
**Author:** [@PSXer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PSXer)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [February 19, 2011, 1:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/there-are-two-doors-for-a-reason-dont-use-the-left-door/570933 "2011-02-19T01:15:53Z")
Everytime I am trying to get into the building to go to class, there is a line of people filing out the (my left, their right) door. They are doing it right. But then a few people think they can beat the system by goin… --- ## [How much do the ex-Enterprise & other sc-fi actors get as appearance fees in fan conventions?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-do-the-ex-enterprise-other-sc-fi-actors-get-as-appearance-fees-in-fan-conventions/515952)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [November 2, 2009, 10:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-do-the-ex-enterprise-other-sc-fi-actors-get-as-appearance-fees-in-fan-conventions/515952 "2009-11-02T22:55:21Z")
Just curious what kind of a living you can make from doing this. --- ## [Okay, fine, what'll happen if the Supreme Court destroys the ACA?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/okay-fine-whatll-happen-if-the-supreme-court-destroys-the-aca/707102)
**Author:** [@Leaper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaper)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [December 17, 2014, 3:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/okay-fine-whatll-happen-if-the-supreme-court-destroys-the-aca/707102 "2014-12-17T15:09:28Z")
Assume, as these guys at the New England Journal of Medicine do, that a ruling against the government in the upcoming case basically dooms the entire ACA. Who gets blamed at this point? Who is most likely to get blamed?… --- ## [Are Conservatives less willing to rethink their ideas?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-conservatives-less-willing-to-rethink-their-ideas/484260)
**Author:** [@Trepa\_Mayfield](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Trepa_Mayfield)\ **Replies:** 100\ **Last updated:** [February 7, 2009, 8:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-conservatives-less-willing-to-rethink-their-ideas/484260 "2009-02-07T08:55:29Z")
That is, this thread, but without the hateful vitriol. It’s an interesting thought. Personally, I’m inclined to believe it, since that’s what conservative means. --- ## [Cast Neil Gaiman's AMERICAN GODS](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cast-neil-gaimans-american-gods/664420)
**Author:** [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [August 12, 2016, 3:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cast-neil-gaimans-american-gods/664420 "2016-08-12T15:11:17Z")
So, American Gods has been given a multi-season commitment from HBO. I don’t think it’s going to be fanatically close to the book- I don’t see how you could even get several seasons out of the novel- but surely some of … --- ## [Ages acceptable to refer to women as "girls?"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ages-acceptable-to-refer-to-women-as-girls/542633)
**Author:** [@Koxinga](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Koxinga)\ **Replies:** 79\ **Last updated:** [June 15, 2010, 6:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ages-acceptable-to-refer-to-women-as-girls/542633 "2010-06-15T18:10:42Z")
I’m a guy, close to 40, and I still refer to some women my own age or younger as “girls.” Someone approximately my own age might be a “woman”, though more likely my own age and up falls into the category of “that lady.” … --- ## [Sued by the RIAA](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sued-by-the-riaa/402868)
**Author:** [@dauerbach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dauerbach)\ **Replies:** 94\ **Last updated:** [May 17, 2007, 3:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sued-by-the-riaa/402868 "2007-05-17T15:57:23Z")
So my daughter, the day her final exams are to start, is handed a letter by the dean of student affairs saying a law company is giving her 20 days to settle a copyright infringement case bases on file sharing on her comp… --- ## [Do the flaws in electronic voting machines render American elections unreliable?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-the-flaws-in-electronic-voting-machines-render-american-elections-unreliable/624558)
**Author:** [@blindboyard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/blindboyard)\ **Replies:** 61\ **Last updated:** [June 12, 2012, 2:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-the-flaws-in-electronic-voting-machines-render-american-elections-unreliable/624558 "2012-06-12T14:50:27Z")
So this thread on slashdot about a supposedly overheating voting machine deciding to cast a load of votes for one of the candidates of it’s own bat. Following stories like this about technical faults remaining unpatched … --- ## [Favorite Qoutes](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-qoutes/539166)
**Author:** [@moldybread](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/moldybread)\ **Replies:** 98\ **Last updated:** [May 24, 2010, 10:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-qoutes/539166 "2010-05-24T22:20:03Z")
Please share with me some of your favorite qoutes. Please include the author and where or when it was written if at all possible. One of my all time favorites was by the great Dr. Carl Sagan. Im not 100% sure where I … --- ## [Movies That Really Disturbed You](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-that-really-disturbed-you/120066)
**Author:** [@torben](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/torben)\ **Replies:** 140\ **Last updated:** [August 30, 2002, 4:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-that-really-disturbed-you/120066 "2002-08-30T16:07:09Z")
I have to say there have only been a couple of movies that I have seen that have truly disturbed me and kept me up all night thinking about them. I can only think of three movies that I have seen that disturbed me enough… --- ## [What do people see in Klingons?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-people-see-in-klingons/718839)
**Author:** [@Valteron](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Valteron)\ **Replies:** 75\ **Last updated:** [May 2, 2015, 3:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-people-see-in-klingons/718839 "2015-05-02T15:55:27Z")
I have been streaming all of the Star Trek The Next Generation episodes and it occurs to me that of all the aliens on that show, Klingons have probably made the greatest impression among Trekkies. There are Klingon costu… --- ## [Why do (smart) people use big words?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-smart-people-use-big-words/799862)
**Author:** [@Stringbean](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stringbean)\ **Replies:** 120\ **Last updated:** [November 2, 2017, 9:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-smart-people-use-big-words/799862 "2017-11-02T21:13:17Z")
Is it innate with higher intelligence to use a wider set of language or is it mostly pretentiousness? Are people who use big words actually smarter than the rest of us? [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1161&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1163&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)