# Top **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1175&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:** 1176 --- ## [Worst Good Book You Have Ever Read](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worst-good-book-you-have-ever-read/236163)
**Author:** [@HumptysHamhole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HumptysHamhole)\ **Replies:** 145\ **Last updated:** [March 29, 2004, 6:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worst-good-book-you-have-ever-read/236163 "2004-03-29T18:42:32Z")
What is the worst good book you have ever read? There are thousands of terrible books out there but choose from the books that are critically acclaimed. What supposedly great book actually sucked in your opinion? The… --- ## [A Question for US Bankers](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-question-for-us-bankers/536689)
**Author:** [@Gus\_Handsome](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gus_Handsome)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [April 22, 2010, 1:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-question-for-us-bankers/536689 "2010-04-22T13:07:50Z")
Just to be clear, I 'm not asking for legal advice, only an informal opinion on how things work. I live in Canada, about 45 minutes drive to a small US town. A friend of mine who lives in the UAE asked me to buy him so… --- ## [Welding safety Q: Are auto-darkening helmets safe?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/welding-safety-q-are-auto-darkening-helmets-safe/419173)
**Author:** [@sweeteviljesus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sweeteviljesus)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [September 17, 2007, 5:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/welding-safety-q-are-auto-darkening-helmets-safe/419173 "2007-09-17T17:03:39Z")
They have been on the market for a long time now. Are they safe to use? I would like to get one, but I don’t want to ruin my eyes. Thanks, Rob --- ## [Is mid air docking between two aircraft even possible?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-mid-air-docking-between-two-aircraft-even-possible/683042)
**Author:** [@Habeed](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Habeed)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [March 8, 2014, 8:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-mid-air-docking-between-two-aircraft-even-possible/683042 "2014-03-08T20:00:09Z")
If two aircraft attempted to dock in mid air, I’m thinking the air flowing in slipstreams from one aircraft would disrupt the airflow to the wings of the other. For lots of reasons, it would be a very dangerous maneuver… --- ## [People at the supermarket who bug you](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/people-at-the-supermarket-who-bug-you/87973)
**Author:** [@Futile\_Gesture](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Futile_Gesture)\ **Replies:** 147\ **Last updated:** [November 14, 2001, 2:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/people-at-the-supermarket-who-bug-you/87973 "2001-11-14T14:55:15Z")
Here’s my top ten. Any I missed? 10/ People who park their car right by the door. Yes, you know it says no parking, but you can’t be bothered walking further than 10 feet. Everyone else will just have to squeeze their t… --- ## [The douchebag of the day thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-douchebag-of-the-day-thread/787363)
**Author:** [@Rick\_Kitchen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rick_Kitchen)\ **Replies:** 74\ **Last updated:** [June 8, 2017, 6:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-douchebag-of-the-day-thread/787363 "2017-06-08T18:27:14Z")
I’m going to start with defense attorney Christos Vasiliades and his associate Edgar Ivan Rodriquez, of Baltimore, who told the husband of a rape victim that the Trump administration would deport his wife if she testifie… --- ## [How bad do you think peak oil will be](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-bad-do-you-think-peak-oil-will-be/527118)
**Author:** [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Replies:** 98\ **Last updated:** [February 4, 2010, 6:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-bad-do-you-think-peak-oil-will-be/527118 "2010-02-04T18:21:15Z")
While looking up info on peak oil I found this website. Which has this chart. In the year 2000 about 70% of oil in the US was used for cars, heavy trucks, raw materials for plasti… --- ## [Wearing the same outfit (but not the same clothes) everyday](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wearing-the-same-outfit-but-not-the-same-clothes-everyday/304012)
**Author:** [@Mr.Blue\_Sky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Blue_Sky)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [May 18, 2005, 4:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wearing-the-same-outfit-but-not-the-same-clothes-everyday/304012 "2005-05-18T04:09:57Z")
In the 1986 version of The Fly, Brundle shows off his wardrobe, five suit/shirt combinations that are exactly the same. Assuming a person bathed frequently (Brundle admitted he wasn’t much of a bather), would you consid… --- ## [How did the new US tax law end up affecting your taxes?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-did-the-new-us-tax-law-end-up-affecting-your-taxes/830502)
**Author:** [@RickG](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RickG)\ **Replies:** 137\ **Last updated:** [April 27, 2019, 9:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-did-the-new-us-tax-law-end-up-affecting-your-taxes/830502 "2019-04-27T21:09:10Z")
Following up on this thread where some of us tried to figure out how the tax law changes would affect our 2018 tax bills. I had guessed that our taxes wouldn’t change too much, and I was more or less right. I am doing a… --- ## [Clothing that makes you skreek out](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/clothing-that-makes-you-skreek-out/334095)
**Author:** [@Jennshark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jennshark)\ **Replies:** 111\ **Last updated:** [December 13, 2005, 4:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/clothing-that-makes-you-skreek-out/334095 "2005-12-13T16:09:27Z")
By “skreek” I mean gives you the willies, the yecchs, etc . . . mine are: Those toe socks that separate your toes from one another (unnatural!) Digitally-obversely, mittens: They make your fingers live together – finge… --- ## [Won't the Moon's orbit decay and it will crash into the Earth? If so, when?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wont-the-moons-orbit-decay-and-it-will-crash-into-the-earth-if-so-when/611035)
**Author:** [@Leo\_Bloom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leo_Bloom)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [January 31, 2012, 5:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wont-the-moons-orbit-decay-and-it-will-crash-into-the-earth-if-so-when/611035 "2012-01-31T05:05:49Z")
See subject. So I can get my worries over the Sun’s supernova into perspective. --- ## [Is the Vietnam War technically classified as a military "defeat" by the US or not?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-vietnam-war-technically-classified-as-a-military-defeat-by-the-us-or-not/455868)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 68\ **Last updated:** [July 18, 2008, 2:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-vietnam-war-technically-classified-as-a-military-defeat-by-the-us-or-not/455868 "2008-07-18T14:05:26Z")
How does the US military classify our being kicked out of Vietnam? --- ## [Are the following facts both true \[Holocaust denial and WTC denial\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-the-following-facts-both-true-holocaust-denial-and-wtc-denial/823180)
**Author:** [@mustang19](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mustang19)\ **Replies:** 115\ **Last updated:** [October 19, 2018, 3:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-the-following-facts-both-true-holocaust-denial-and-wtc-denial/823180 "2018-10-19T15:44:36Z")
Wtc was 1000 Celsius Holocaust ovens were more --- ## [\[Recommendations for\] Sleep \[aids\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommendations-for-sleep-aids/555027)
**Author:** [@koufax](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/koufax)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [September 28, 2010, 9:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommendations-for-sleep-aids/555027 "2010-09-28T09:23:37Z")
Anybody know a good over the counter sleep aid that actually works good? Or anything else to help me sleep? Damn money problems! --- ## [Logical thinking and Magical Thinking](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/logical-thinking-and-magical-thinking/722999)
**Author:** [@butterfiles](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/butterfiles)\ **Replies:** 83\ **Last updated:** [June 23, 2015, 6:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/logical-thinking-and-magical-thinking/722999 "2015-06-23T18:14:26Z")
Can my fellow dopers provide me with any insights on the following questions: What are main benefits of logical thought? Iow, what makes logic so great? Defend: Logic. What do you consider to be the largest or m… --- ## [Best American short story ever](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-american-short-story-ever/363037)
**Author:** [@pseudotriton\_ruber\_ruber](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pseudotriton_ruber_ruber)\ **Replies:** 96\ **Last updated:** [August 13, 2012, 6:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-american-short-story-ever/363037 "2012-08-13T18:20:31Z")
I’m teaching a seminar in the American short story in the fall, and I’ve got the syllabus all planned out. (I’ve got too many short stories on it now, and will probably have to pare my syllabus down a bit). But I just re… --- ## [Make the case for a $300 billion defense budget.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/make-the-case-for-a-300-billion-defense-budget/583392)
**Author:** [@Try2B\_Comprehensive](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Try2B_Comprehensive)\ **Replies:** 87\ **Last updated:** [June 9, 2011, 3:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/make-the-case-for-a-300-billion-defense-budget/583392 "2011-06-09T15:17:52Z")
List all the good things that would happen if our military budget were shrunk in a planned sort of way down to $300 billion. What are the counterarguments? What disasters are supposed to happen if the US military budget… --- ## [Assaulted teacher "provoked attack" by stating she would defend herself](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/assaulted-teacher-provoked-attack-by-stating-she-would-defend-herself/445137)
**Author:** [@danceswithcats](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/danceswithcats)\ **Replies:** 95\ **Last updated:** [April 26, 2008, 2:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/assaulted-teacher-provoked-attack-by-stating-she-would-defend-herself/445137 "2008-04-26T02:45:51Z")
Jolita Berry, an Art instructor at a Baltimore, MD school was attacked last week by a student after telling the kid to sit down. The incident was recorded by another student on a camera phone, and the video, complete wi… --- ## [Cannibal sandwiches](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cannibal-sandwiches/675675)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [December 8, 2013, 3:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cannibal-sandwiches/675675 "2013-12-08T15:51:29Z")
‘Cannibal sandwiches’ sicken Wisconsin residents As a kid in San Diego, I heard of cannibal sandwiches. I don’t think I ever saw one, though. Not too long ago (i.e., within the last two years) someone either made and… --- ## [The Movies (PC game)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-movies-pc-game/330278)
**Author:** [@Slacker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Slacker)\ **Replies:** 129\ **Last updated:** [June 8, 2006, 5:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-movies-pc-game/330278 "2006-06-08T05:08:54Z")
w00t! It’s finally here! :smiley: I picked up my copy at lunch today, and I shall hopefully pollute the web with my first creation tonight. Anyone else going to get it? If so, we’ll have to share links to our movies - I’… --- ## [Why are men attracted to 'attractive' women?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-men-attracted-to-attractive-women/712819)
**Author:** [@Cardboard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cardboard)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [March 11, 2015, 6:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-men-attracted-to-attractive-women/712819 "2015-03-11T18:56:35Z")
I can see the reason why women are attracted to good looking, strong men. They are strong, that means they’ll be protective and can provide for the family and make sure the hierarchy of needs is fulfilled and all that ja… --- ## [Why Didn't Romans Carve the Eyeballs?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-didnt-romans-carve-the-eyeballs/313157)
**Author:** [@deevee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/deevee)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [July 20, 2005, 7:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-didnt-romans-carve-the-eyeballs/313157 "2005-07-20T19:16:21Z")
Just got back from the museum where I saw some wonderful Roman busts. Beautifully carved, exquisite detail, yet the blank stare is puzzling. What gives? Were eyeballs originally painted in? --- ## [Best #1 single of the year retrospective: 1981](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-1-single-of-the-year-retrospective-1981/700977)
**Author:** [@Smapti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smapti)\ **Replies:** 61\ **Last updated:** [October 29, 2014, 12:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-1-single-of-the-year-retrospective-1981/700977 "2014-10-29T00:46:48Z")
Our survey brings us now to 1981, which, like its predecessor, has 17 songs at #1 including the carrying-over-from-last-year “Starting Over”. A couple odd things happened this year, including there being two songs with t… --- ## [Casa Bonita ! ! !](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/casa-bonita/724609)
**Author:** [@Inigo\_Montoya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Inigo_Montoya)\ **Replies:** 63\ **Last updated:** [July 14, 2015, 12:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/casa-bonita/724609 "2015-07-14T00:47:59Z")
If you need help: Casa Bonita ! ! ! If ever you were wondering what it would be like to go to a place that is bigger on the inside than it is on the outside (and don’t have access to a tardis), Casa Bonita. Even the na… --- ## [Dental etiquette. Preparing for the dentist.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dental-etiquette-preparing-for-the-dentist/600294)
**Author:** [@boytyperanma](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/boytyperanma)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [October 21, 2011, 12:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dental-etiquette-preparing-for-the-dentist/600294 "2011-10-21T00:31:01Z")
What are reasonable steps to take before going in for a dental appointment? I aim to make my appointments first thing in the morning. I brush my teeth, floss and rinse with mouthwash. I generally don’t use mouthwash but… --- ## [Why is fluorescent riding gear suddenly so popular?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-fluorescent-riding-gear-suddenly-so-popular/637410)
**Author:** [@Machine\_Elf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Machine_Elf)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [October 16, 2012, 4:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-fluorescent-riding-gear-suddenly-so-popular/637410 "2012-10-16T04:51:58Z")
Fluorescent shirts, jackets, and other apparel have become very popular among motorcyclists and bicyclists in recent years. Why the sudden rise in popularity? Did riders suddenly become very acutely aware of a need for… --- ## [Brand names that changed in everyday usage](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brand-names-that-changed-in-everyday-usage/998123)
**Author:** [@Q.Q.Switcheroo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Q.Q.Switcheroo)\ **Replies:** 130\ **Last updated:** [April 18, 2024, 7:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brand-names-that-changed-in-everyday-usage/998123 "2024-04-18T19:39:58Z")
It’s common - unremarkable, even - for a company to start marketing a product under a new brand name. (E.g. Electrasol detergent tabs became Finish in 2009.) Are there any examples where consumers started calling a produ… --- ## [Mexican foods that don't cause heartburn? (need answer fast-ish)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mexican-foods-that-dont-cause-heartburn-need-answer-fast-ish/571909)
**Author:** [@Rachellelogram](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rachellelogram)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [February 22, 2011, 3:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mexican-foods-that-dont-cause-heartburn-need-answer-fast-ish/571909 "2011-02-22T15:57:38Z")
I’m going to a Mexican restaurant for lunch today, by choice of another. I’d like to know if there’s any dish in particular that might be less likely to cause heartburn. I got woken up by some nasty reflux this morning a… --- ## [Evangelical Christmas Cards.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/evangelical-christmas-cards/281172)
**Author:** [@Homebrew](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Homebrew)\ **Replies:** 134\ **Last updated:** [December 27, 2004, 9:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/evangelical-christmas-cards/281172 "2004-12-27T21:51:13Z")
I’m kind of a black-sheep atheist of the family. One of my aunts, a sister of my mother, is married to an Assemblies of God preacher. So of course, they all so worried about my immortal soul. I received an interesting Ch… --- ## [So I seem to be fat. Here's my plan. What else can I do that is supported by \[I\]evidence\[/I\]?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-i-seem-to-be-fat-heres-my-plan-what-else-can-i-do-that-is-supported-by-i-evidence-i/723193)
**Author:** [@Habeed](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Habeed)\ **Replies:** 84\ **Last updated:** [June 30, 2015, 11:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-i-seem-to-be-fat-heres-my-plan-what-else-can-i-do-that-is-supported-by-i-evidence-i/723193 "2015-06-30T11:34:49Z")
Recently, I have noticed that I have slipped from having a bit too much belly fat to actually having a real problem. At 5’8", I weigh about 200 lbs. Most of the excess, over my dry mass of about 140 lbs, is fat. So I … --- ## [Congratulations America, you "won" the Olympics. Now where are you in the Paralympics?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/congratulations-america-you-won-the-olympics-now-where-are-you-in-the-paralympics/633967)
**Author:** [@Bozuit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bozuit)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [September 11, 2012, 10:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/congratulations-america-you-won-the-olympics-now-where-are-you-in-the-paralympics/633967 "2012-09-11T22:09:03Z")
While on the face of it this may be about sport, the subject is really the culture and politics reflected in sport, hence the choice of Great Debates over The Game Room. To anyone paying even a little attention to both … --- ## [The Amazing Race 12/9: Finale (possible spoilers)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-amazing-race-12-9-finale-possible-spoilers/643566)
**Author:** [@jayjay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jayjay)\ **Replies:** 72\ **Last updated:** [December 15, 2012, 4:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-amazing-race-12-9-finale-possible-spoilers/643566 "2012-12-15T16:08:26Z")
Good finale! Spoiler space… Proving that the only leg where 1st counts is the last one! Goooo Beekmans! Once the Twins were eliminated, I would easily have been happy with any one of the final three winning, so I didn… --- ## [Timothy McVeigh is rotting in his grave](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/timothy-mcveigh-is-rotting-in-his-grave/315415)
**Author:** [@zuma](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zuma)\ **Replies:** 111\ **Last updated:** [August 4, 2005, 4:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/timothy-mcveigh-is-rotting-in-his-grave/315415 "2005-08-04T16:57:05Z")
So quit pulling him out every time someone mentions “muslim” and “terrorist” in the same sentence. He’s now the exception that proves the rule. I’m fucking tired of the endless reaching back in time to point out that y… --- ## [Reelz Channel's JFK: The Smoking Gun](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reelz-channels-jfk-the-smoking-gun/673028)
**Author:** [@Nothar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nothar)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [November 17, 2013, 10:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reelz-channels-jfk-the-smoking-gun/673028 "2013-11-17T22:03:22Z")
If this belongs in a different forum, please feel free to move it. So tonight I watched this 2 hour documentary / reenactment of the JFK assassination on the Reelz channel. The big theory espoused by the show was that t… --- ## [How dangerous is it to be on methadone and get surgery?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-dangerous-is-it-to-be-on-methadone-and-get-surgery/389320)
**Author:** [@diggleblop](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/diggleblop)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [February 6, 2007, 6:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-dangerous-is-it-to-be-on-methadone-and-get-surgery/389320 "2007-02-06T06:21:13Z")
Say a person is taking 85mg of liquid methadone a day and they need surgery and have to be put under for a few hours. How dangerous is it for that person to be on methadone? Is it dangerous at all to mix anesthesia and… --- ## [Chris Matthews-I'm a Liberal and you're an ASS](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chris-matthews-im-a-liberal-and-youre-an-ass/680247)
**Author:** [@samclem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/samclem)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [February 8, 2014, 5:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chris-matthews-im-a-liberal-and-youre-an-ass/680247 "2014-02-08T17:45:38Z")
I know I’ve seen others on here posting similar. I’m a Liberal. Maybe an ultra liberal. But, Chris Matthews is an ass. He talks over his guests. He is too full of himself. He can’t STFU. I scream at him nightly. … --- ## [Blatant lies in political ads](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blatant-lies-in-political-ads/630848)
**Author:** [@Drain\_Bead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Drain_Bead)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [August 10, 2012, 1:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blatant-lies-in-political-ads/630848 "2012-08-10T01:15:05Z")
Rachel Maddow’s Blog brings up an interesting point, in light of recent Romney statements (including an attack ad) that, using the most charitable interpretation, misrepresent the truth entirely. What can be done about … --- ## [The GOP attempt to repeal healthcare reform will backfire](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-gop-attempt-to-repeal-healthcare-reform-will-backfire/566570)
**Author:** [@DSeid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DSeid)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [January 8, 2011, 9:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-gop-attempt-to-repeal-healthcare-reform-will-backfire/566570 "2011-01-08T21:25:37Z")
Sure they will get it through the House but everyone knows that it won’t get through the Senate. They will then spend much time and energy ineffectually attempting to defund it and holding hearings about it. The end resu… --- ## [What's worth $3.5 million in hush money?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-worth-3-5-million-in-hush-money/721113)
**Author:** [@Boyo\_Jim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Boyo_Jim)\ **Replies:** 61\ **Last updated:** [April 7, 2016, 7:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-worth-3-5-million-in-hush-money/721113 "2016-04-07T19:25:09Z")
Perhaps you’ve seen the news stories about Denny Hastert, who allegedly agreed to pay a person 3.5 million to keep quiet about something that Hastert did to the blackmailer some years past. If the stories are to be beli… --- ## [The Big Bang Theory, Season 8, Ep. 4 (October 6, 2014) -- "The Hook-up Reverberation" \[ed. title\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-big-bang-theory-season-8-ep-4-october-6-2014-the-hook-up-reverberation-ed-title/700605)
**Author:** [@Jungian\_Camisole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jungian_Camisole)\ **Replies:** 69\ **Last updated:** [October 14, 2014, 12:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-big-bang-theory-season-8-ep-4-october-6-2014-the-hook-up-reverberation-ed-title/700605 "2014-10-14T00:05:50Z")
We recorded the show and now watching. Is anyone else getting the annoying directional cues, or is it just us? May have to save this one for posterity. I’ve never seen this happen on any show. If this is a new trend, the… --- ## [New York accent pronunciation of "whore"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-york-accent-pronunciation-of-whore/182370)
**Author:** [@elmwood](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elmwood)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [June 17, 2003, 4:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-york-accent-pronunciation-of-whore/182370 "2003-06-17T16:55:44Z")
I’ve heard it on The Sopranos, I’ve heard it from Borscht Belt comedians, and I’ve heard it from New Yorkers and Long Islanders that I’ve known. Hoo-wah. It’s how many folks in the Tri-State region apparently pronounce… --- ## [Any Dopers in high IQ societies?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-dopers-in-high-iq-societies/493474)
**Author:** [@Ice\_Cream\_Conquest](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ice_Cream_Conquest)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [April 23, 2009, 12:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-dopers-in-high-iq-societies/493474 "2009-04-23T00:01:14Z")
We all know that Dopers are some of the smartest people on the planet. Does anyone belong to any high IQ societies? From Wikipedia High IQ societies typically accept a variety of standardized intelligence tests. Some… --- ## [My father died today. I'm not in mourning.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-father-died-today-im-not-in-mourning/737582)
**Author:** [@Alice\_The\_Goon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alice_The_Goon)\ **Replies:** 82\ **Last updated:** [November 18, 2015, 8:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-father-died-today-im-not-in-mourning/737582 "2015-11-18T20:39:42Z")
These threads pop up often and almost always, the OP is sad. They loved their father, their dad was a good man, he will be missed. My thread is the opposite. My dad was a sociopath and a narcissist. He beat my mother (an… --- ## [Now with more Russian hacking (leaked NSA document)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-with-more-russian-hacking-leaked-nsa-document/788220)
**Author:** [@Tzigone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tzigone)\ **Replies:** 61\ **Last updated:** [June 27, 2018, 3:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-with-more-russian-hacking-leaked-nsa-document/788220 "2018-06-27T03:01:03Z")
Here’s the story and this seems to be the leaker Doesn’t seem to allow for vote changing, but could affect rolls. As best as I could tell, anyway. --- ## [Mrs. Slocome's Pussy (The Are You Being Served? thread)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mrs-slocomes-pussy-the-are-you-being-served-thread/601925)
**Author:** [@Eve](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eve)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [August 26, 2012, 6:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mrs-slocomes-pussy-the-are-you-being-served-thread/601925 "2012-08-26T18:27:49Z")
I knew I had become my mother when I started watching–and enjoying–Are You Being Served? The combination of over-the-top music-hall acting and over-the-top music-hall writing is irresistible. My favorite, of course, is … --- ## [My Feet are Killiing Me, Who Should I Call?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-feet-are-killiing-me-who-should-i-call/656797)
**Author:** [@Sister\_Vigilante](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sister_Vigilante)\ **Replies:** 68\ **Last updated:** [September 4, 2013, 2:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-feet-are-killiing-me-who-should-i-call/656797 "2013-09-04T02:39:20Z")
Symptoms: \[ul\] \[li\]toes are numb but I can still feel them\[/li\]\[li\]rubbing the top of the foot hurts and feels numb, some swelling\[/li\]\[li\]soles of feet feel like I’ve been caned, hurts to walk and put pressure on them… --- ## [Take a look at this woman and tell me if she deserves $200K ...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/take-a-look-at-this-woman-and-tell-me-if-she-deserves-200k/690540)
**Author:** [@Charlie\_Wayne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Charlie_Wayne)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [June 14, 2014, 1:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/take-a-look-at-this-woman-and-tell-me-if-she-deserves-200k/690540 "2014-06-14T01:55:12Z")
after drugging a wealthy man with a drug similar to the date rape drug. Here is a link to the story: The headline reads as follows: Strippers busted in plot to drug, blackmail wealthy clients Apparently some NYC st… --- ## [Ships pass port-to-port, why? (History)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ships-pass-port-to-port-why-history/736161)
**Author:** [@SpyOne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SpyOne)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [November 3, 2015, 6:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ships-pass-port-to-port-why-history/736161 "2015-11-03T18:54:39Z")
I get that having uniform regulations helps everybody. But until fairly recently (past 300 years or so), the standard for land travel was keep left. It would make sense for sea travel to follow the same standard, unless… --- ## [Stupid ATM design - I just forgot to take my rent money from the ATM](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-atm-design-i-just-forgot-to-take-my-rent-money-from-the-atm/490143)
**Author:** [@Crowbar\_of\_Irony\_3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crowbar_of_Irony_3)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [March 22, 2009, 6:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-atm-design-i-just-forgot-to-take-my-rent-money-from-the-atm/490143 "2009-03-22T06:28:50Z")
I don’t have the energy to muster the outrage for this - so I just put this here. I just forgotten to take my rent money which I have drawn from the ATM Down in Singapore the bank I am using have two ATMs - One is the s… --- ## [Is the bullet-catch-in-the-mouth trick dangerous?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-bullet-catch-in-the-mouth-trick-dangerous/772158)
**Author:** [@aldiboronti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aldiboronti)\ **Replies:** 72\ **Last updated:** [November 24, 2016, 10:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-bullet-catch-in-the-mouth-trick-dangerous/772158 "2016-11-24T10:04:24Z")
In an article on David Blaine’s performance on TV comes this comment: Supposedly claimed? I thought this stunt was all trickery and not dangerous in the least. So is this hint on previous magicians dying just part of t… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1174&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1176&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)