# Top **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1181&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:** 1182 --- ## [There are more connections in the brain than there are atoms in the Universe?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/there-are-more-connections-in-the-brain-than-there-are-atoms-in-the-universe/327981)
**Author:** [@gitfiddle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gitfiddle)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [October 27, 2005, 5:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/there-are-more-connections-in-the-brain-than-there-are-atoms-in-the-universe/327981 "2005-10-27T17:19:41Z")
The film Amelie came on TV last night here in Paris, one of my favorite films, and at the end, something hit me. I’ve never really paid attention to what the narrator says at the end when he’s summarizing what is happen… --- ## [Semen contamination of computer mice.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/semen-contamination-of-computer-mice/645055)
**Author:** [@choosybeggar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/choosybeggar)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [December 26, 2012, 5:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/semen-contamination-of-computer-mice/645055 "2012-12-26T17:52:45Z")
Been a long while since I’ve posted anything here. I’ll need to look around and see if anything still looks familiar. Meanwhile, I’m looking for inexpensive computer peripherals in my area. What are the odds that a comp… --- ## [Have you ever said something bigoted accidentally?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-said-something-bigoted-accidentally/607951)
**Author:** [@SDMBKL](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SDMBKL)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [January 7, 2012, 1:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-said-something-bigoted-accidentally/607951 "2012-01-07T01:16:33Z")
Have you ever said something bigoted accidentally? When I say “accidentally”, the bigoted phrase just spills out of your mouth, because you aren’t thinking straight. Then, you feel ashamed of what you have said, because … --- ## [Why doesn't Google allow Boolean searches?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-doesnt-google-allow-boolean-searches/548625)
**Author:** [@Leo\_Bloom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leo_Bloom)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [August 5, 2010, 11:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-doesnt-google-allow-boolean-searches/548625 "2010-08-05T23:53:18Z")
It would save a lot of time. Or is it there and I never discovered how to do it? --- ## [Giant vertical ruler on a house (picture)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/giant-vertical-ruler-on-a-house-picture/405898)
**Author:** [@vetbridge](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/vetbridge)\ **Replies:** 88\ **Last updated:** [June 1, 2007, 5:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/giant-vertical-ruler-on-a-house-picture/405898 "2007-06-01T17:32:05Z")
There is a house-size vertical ruler on the side of a home in my area. Here is a picture taken as I drive by: Not the best picture, my apologies. The “ruler” is marked from 1 to 19,… --- ## [Laptop screen flickers, then goes black](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/laptop-screen-flickers-then-goes-black/633759)
**Author:** [@Oakminster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Oakminster)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [September 6, 2012, 5:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/laptop-screen-flickers-then-goes-black/633759 "2012-09-06T17:32:23Z")
The Druidess is having trouble with her computer this morning. She turned it on as normal, noticed the screen flicker, but then it goes black. Otherwise, it sounds like the machine is booting up as normal…but we can’t … --- ## [Poll For Ladies: "You have a nice rack"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-for-ladies-you-have-a-nice-rack/117482)
**Author:** [@TwistofFate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TwistofFate)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [July 15, 2002, 4:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-for-ladies-you-have-a-nice-rack/117482 "2002-07-15T16:00:24Z")
Last night as I sat drinking a pint of Guinness Stout, With my blind pal and his blind lady friend The Following words came out: “M’Dear”, said I "You’re a pleasure to meet, and as sure as this Guinness is black, I… --- ## [Is the doom and gloom environmental movement another expression of moral/religious anxiety?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-doom-and-gloom-environmental-movement-another-expression-of-moral-religious-anxiety/727827)
**Author:** [@grude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/grude)\ **Replies:** 73\ **Last updated:** [September 2, 2015, 2:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-doom-and-gloom-environmental-movement-another-expression-of-moral-religious-anxiety/727827 "2015-09-02T14:16:01Z")
Since most educated people are no longer agonizing about whether eternal souls are pure enough to avoid eternal hellfire, have they transferred this weird existential doubt to environmental concerns of doom and gloom? --- ## [Ask the person who lives in a tiny country](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-person-who-lives-in-a-tiny-country/612240)
**Author:** [@spankthecrumpet](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/spankthecrumpet)\ **Replies:** 63\ **Last updated:** [February 18, 2012, 12:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-person-who-lives-in-a-tiny-country/612240 "2012-02-18T00:09:41Z")
My country has less than 100 000 folks in it. More than half of us, including me, are immigrants. What do you want to ask? P.S. I’m cheating a bit because it’s the Isle of Man - YCDMV (Your country definition may vary) … --- ## [Hooray for the Evangelicals!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hooray-for-the-evangelicals/530866)
**Author:** [@Paul\_in\_Qatar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Paul_in_Qatar)\ **Replies:** 60\ **Last updated:** [March 8, 2010, 6:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hooray-for-the-evangelicals/530866 "2010-03-08T18:07:35Z")
Well, OK, the thread title was designed to get your attention, but still. Did you see the op-ed by Nicholas Kristof the other day?Here It is well worth your time. It says an Evangelical group called World Vision is the … --- ## [American Idol - 3/15 & 3/16](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-3-15-3-16/294603)
**Author:** [@tnetennba](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tnetennba)\ **Replies:** 189\ **Last updated:** [March 18, 2005, 2:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-3-15-3-16/294603 "2005-03-18T14:13:13Z")
Aha! I beat you all this week. I see on TWoP that the theme (unconfirmed) is 60’s music. Don’t know too many of the actual song choices, but do hear Scott will sing Sam Cooke (for which he gets taste point, I love Sam C… --- ## [What is the largest US city without an NFC/AFC franchise?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-largest-us-city-without-an-nfc-afc-franchise/711620)
**Author:** [@aldiboronti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aldiboronti)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [February 4, 2015, 9:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-largest-us-city-without-an-nfc-afc-franchise/711620 "2015-02-04T21:53:07Z")
And why, if it’s a populous burg, wouldn’t it have one? Do the Conferences deliberately restrict the number of franchises for some reason? --- ## [What's happening to Venezuela?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-happening-to-venezuela/757883)
**Author:** [@Ryan\_Liam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ryan_Liam)\ **Replies:** 61\ **Last updated:** [December 15, 2016, 4:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-happening-to-venezuela/757883 "2016-12-15T16:51:31Z")
Ten years ago it was at the forefront of the Chavista ‘Bolivarian’ Revolution, however, since he’s died, I’ve heard of how Caracas is the most violent city in South America, there’s endless shortages and endemic corrupti… --- ## [I Pit Islam](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-islam/770932)
**Author:** [@DerekMichaels00](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DerekMichaels00)\ **Replies:** 91\ **Last updated:** [November 9, 2016, 7:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-islam/770932 "2016-11-09T07:06:22Z")
I pit this religion of Islam. Why? Because in human rights, women’s rights, LGB rights, etc. rankings, the bottoms of the lists are majority populated by Muslim majority countries. I pit Islam because of all religion-in… --- ## [Hmm,probably not the smartest idea...\[Pope's preacher compares abuse row to anti-Semitism\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hmm-probably-not-the-smartest-idea-popes-preacher-compares-abuse-row-to-anti-semitism/534756)
**Author:** [@qbadger](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/qbadger)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [April 6, 2010, 12:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hmm-probably-not-the-smartest-idea-popes-preacher-compares-abuse-row-to-anti-semitism/534756 "2010-04-06T12:59:24Z")
to have brought this up, considering the papal actions during the Holocaust are not exactly beyond reproach. --- ## [The Feud: Fill in the Blank \[game over\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-feud-fill-in-the-blank-game-over/615654)
**Author:** [@Rebo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rebo)\ **Replies:** 90\ **Last updated:** [March 21, 2012, 9:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-feud-fill-in-the-blank-game-over/615654 "2012-03-21T21:42:23Z")
Object of the game: Give the most popular answer for each category. Rules: No reading the thread before answering. This is on the honor system. Formatting rules must be followed (see below). Joke answers will not be … --- ## [And now, a picture of a young boy with an enormous centipede on his head.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/and-now-a-picture-of-a-young-boy-with-an-enormous-centipede-on-his-head/319180)
**Author:** [@Cervaise](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cervaise)\ **Replies:** 69\ **Last updated:** [September 13, 2005, 1:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/and-now-a-picture-of-a-young-boy-with-an-enormous-centipede-on-his-head/319180 "2005-09-13T13:59:30Z")
You have been warned. --- ## [Why was this University of Maryland student beaten by the police? (video)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-was-this-university-of-maryland-student-beaten-by-the-police-video/536041)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [August 5, 2010, 1:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-was-this-university-of-maryland-student-beaten-by-the-police-video/536041 "2010-08-05T01:40:21Z")
Per this video this celebrating student gets what appears to be a huge beatdown for… well… nothing really. He is skipping or dancing in celebration of the Terps basketball win over Duke and then officers rush him and bea… --- ## [How often do you talk to strangers? Do you like it when they talk to you?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-often-do-you-talk-to-strangers-do-you-like-it-when-they-talk-to-you/666431)
**Author:** [@Rodgers01](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rodgers01)\ **Replies:** 86\ **Last updated:** [August 24, 2013, 11:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-often-do-you-talk-to-strangers-do-you-like-it-when-they-talk-to-you/666431 "2013-08-24T23:57:23Z")
You’re sitting on an airplane or standing in line at the supermarket or riding a stationary bike at the gym, etc. How likely are you to strike up a conversation with the person next to you? How do you feel when the per… --- ## ["The Vanishing": I don't get it. (COMPLETE SPOILERS)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-vanishing-i-dont-get-it-complete-spoilers/165670)
**Author:** [@SolGrundy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SolGrundy)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [January 25, 2017, 4:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-vanishing-i-dont-get-it-complete-spoilers/165670 "2017-01-25T16:20:32Z")
\*\*Be forewarned the entire movie is spoiled here. \*\* Otherwise I’d have to include the entire message in a spoiler box, which seems silly. Okay, I’m talking about the original, 1988 version. I rented it and watched it… --- ## [Mitt Romney: "It kills me" to not be in the White House](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mitt-romney-it-kills-me-to-not-be-in-the-white-house/651936)
**Author:** [@PastTense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PastTense)\ **Replies:** 83\ **Last updated:** [March 7, 2013, 3:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mitt-romney-it-kills-me-to-not-be-in-the-white-house/651936 "2013-03-07T03:35:58Z")
http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-250\_162-57572260/mitt-romney-it-kills-me-to-not-be-in-the-white-house/ Any thoughts? --- ## ["Rock of Ages"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rock-of-ages/623659)
**Author:** [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [June 21, 2012, 6:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rock-of-ages/623659 "2012-06-21T18:05:49Z")
I love musicals. I adore Adam Shankman. I think Julianne Hough is cute as a button. Alec Baldwin amuses me. Tom Cruise doesn’t bother me. The '80s is the last decade where I was up on mainstream pop music. But … metal, … --- ## [Top scientist Freeman Dyson says global warming isn't real.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/top-scientist-freeman-dyson-says-global-warming-isnt-real/734986)
**Author:** [@Grrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrr)\ **Replies:** 68\ **Last updated:** [October 28, 2015, 1:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/top-scientist-freeman-dyson-says-global-warming-isnt-real/734986 "2015-10-28T13:37:03Z")
Article here. Basically a 91yo scientist with more credentials can shake a stick at says global warming isn’t real. He blames crappy computer models and a generation of agenda driven scientist. So is this basically a… --- ## [Good Books With Criminal Authors?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-books-with-criminal-authors/178320)
**Author:** [@Surreal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Surreal)\ **Replies:** 80\ **Last updated:** [November 5, 2011, 2:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-books-with-criminal-authors/178320 "2011-11-05T02:57:34Z")
Do you know of any books that you’d recommend that were written by criminals, either before or after their commission of the crimes(s)? And I’m not talking about petty offenses like getting caught with a joint in their … --- ## [Where are you on the sexual map?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-are-you-on-the-sexual-map/531625)
**Author:** [@Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qadgop_the_Mercotan)\ **Replies:** 72\ **Last updated:** [March 13, 2010, 3:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-are-you-on-the-sexual-map/531625 "2010-03-13T03:27:23Z")
On this sexual map, that is! A map of the lands of human sexuality It’s a fascinating little construct, and like any good travel map, it lets you place markers on all the places you’ve visited, or would like to visit, … --- ## [Hello U.S. Other Countries are here too!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hello-u-s-other-countries-are-here-too/429590)
**Author:** [@Leaffan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaffan)\ **Replies:** 119\ **Last updated:** [December 18, 2007, 9:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hello-u-s-other-countries-are-here-too/429590 "2007-12-18T09:46:24Z")
Ya know, it’s been bugging me for some time now, but I never had the courage to speak up. I know this is a Chicago based newspaper running this, but clearly the audience is international, although certainly slanted towa… --- ## [People who have one-sided conversations](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/people-who-have-one-sided-conversations/666333)
**Author:** [@Frylock](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frylock)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [August 20, 2013, 3:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/people-who-have-one-sided-conversations/666333 "2013-08-20T15:50:34Z")
Warning, bloggy post to follow: I am typing this while a guy sitting two chairs down from me is telling me about… all kinds of things I know not what. I have said nothing but “Right,” and “Yeah,” to him for going on fif… --- ## [Tell me about your favorite strong female characters from NON-fantasy & SF literature.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-about-your-favorite-strong-female-characters-from-non-fantasy-sf-literature/653396)
**Author:** [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [April 2, 2013, 7:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-about-your-favorite-strong-female-characters-from-non-fantasy-sf-literature/653396 "2013-04-02T19:43:11Z")
Why only literature, you ask? Because my patience for new cinema and television is much shorter than for new novels & short stories, I answer, Why no science fiction & fantasy, you ask? Because I’m a jerk, I answer. Tha… --- ## [The Ultimate Bad Film Festival](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-ultimate-bad-film-festival/759761)
**Author:** [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Replies:** 113\ **Last updated:** [July 21, 2016, 6:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-ultimate-bad-film-festival/759761 "2016-07-21T18:22:20Z")
For years (and starting before MST3K was around) I used to host a Bad Film Festival, at which I’d show bad movies, and invite the guests to make snarky comments. The thing is, you can’t just use any old Bad Movie – they … --- ## [The ethics of ST:VGR "Tuvix"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-ethics-of-st-vgr-tuvix/560520)
**Author:** [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [July 22, 2011, 7:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-ethics-of-st-vgr-tuvix/560520 "2011-07-22T19:01:36Z")
In this thread, ST: Voyager: what were the best and worst episodes? - Cafe Society - Straight Dope Message Board, we’ve gotten sidetracked a bit in discussing whether or not Capt. Janeway acted ethically in ordering Tuvi… --- ## [Could the police arrest you for calling them "pigs"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-the-police-arrest-you-for-calling-them-pigs/515854)
**Author:** [@The\_Great\_Philosopher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Great_Philosopher)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [November 5, 2009, 5:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-the-police-arrest-you-for-calling-them-pigs/515854 "2009-11-05T17:06:30Z")
A few nights ago a few friends and I left a bar, and we were standing outside waiting for a friend to come out. A police car pulled up at the junction about 30 feet away and one of my friends, being in a merry mood and p… --- ## [Is a sofa the same as a couch?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-a-sofa-the-same-as-a-couch/585496)
**Author:** [@OpalCat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OpalCat)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [June 20, 2011, 1:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-a-sofa-the-same-as-a-couch/585496 "2011-06-20T13:45:01Z")
So I’ve always used the two terms interchangeably, but it occurs to me that there might be some difference I’ve never learned about. Which term do you use and do you think they refer to the same piece of furniture? --- ## [What is the point of "I don't care who started it"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-point-of-i-dont-care-who-started-it/744533)
**Author:** [@Septima](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Septima)\ **Replies:** 72\ **Last updated:** [March 4, 2016, 4:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-point-of-i-dont-care-who-started-it/744533 "2016-03-04T16:25:09Z")
I’m always vaguely bothered by the statement “I don’t care who started it!” because I always imagine something like this: Child A does something horrible to child B. Hitting, spitting, groping, setting hair on fire, ver… --- ## [Zack Snyder Justice League cut](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/zack-snyder-justice-league-cut/854418)
**Author:** [@Aquadementia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aquadementia)\ **Replies:** 123\ **Last updated:** [July 21, 2022, 11:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/zack-snyder-justice-league-cut/854418 "2022-07-21T23:33:54Z")
The stars have aligned and Warner Bros. will give the fans what they have been asking for, a directors cut of Justice League by Zack Snyder. I’m going to call this good news. I think this is an achievable project giv… --- ## [This Is What You Deserve When You Buy From The Big Boxes](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-is-what-you-deserve-when-you-buy-from-the-big-boxes/305395)
**Author:** [@danceswithcats](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/danceswithcats)\ **Replies:** 101\ **Last updated:** [June 1, 2005, 1:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-is-what-you-deserve-when-you-buy-from-the-big-boxes/305395 "2005-06-01T13:47:25Z")
A customer hired me to rehab a half bath and elected to provide their own fixtures, which she purchased from the local dispenser of lowest common denominator goods. I warned her ahead of time that I would warrant my wor… --- ## [Did Neanderthals have bigger or smaller brains than humans?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-neanderthals-have-bigger-or-smaller-brains-than-humans/652905)
**Author:** [@davidmich](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/davidmich)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [March 16, 2013, 3:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-neanderthals-have-bigger-or-smaller-brains-than-humans/652905 "2013-03-16T03:16:14Z")
Hi I see a lot of contradictory assertions on the size of neanderthals brains relative to humans/homo sapiens. Who is correct? Wikipedia says humans have bigger brains than Neanderthals. So does a recent Atlantic Magaz… --- ## [How many superheroes are immediately recognizable out of costume?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-superheroes-are-immediately-recognizable-out-of-costume/483561)
**Author:** [@Scumpup](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scumpup)\ **Replies:** 79\ **Last updated:** [February 4, 2009, 2:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-superheroes-are-immediately-recognizable-out-of-costume/483561 "2009-02-04T14:44:54Z")
What I’m getting at here is that superheroes are typically drawn by many different artists over the years and we recognize them mainly from their costumes. For example, no matter who draws Batman in costume, he’s immedi… --- ## [Baby Formula in crack cocaine?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baby-formula-in-crack-cocaine/253867)
**Author:** [@biddee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/biddee)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [July 7, 2004, 6:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baby-formula-in-crack-cocaine/253867 "2004-07-07T18:39:53Z")
One of the ladies on another board I frequent was a bit peeved because they had moved the formula from the shelves in her local store, to behind the Customer Service Desk due to losing thousands in a couple of nights fro… --- ## [Candy for Ukulele Ike - Get Yer Book Suggestions Here](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/candy-for-ukulele-ike-get-yer-book-suggestions-here/16447)
**Author:** [@UncleBeer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/UncleBeer)\ **Replies:** 169\ **Last updated:** [September 1, 2001, 1:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/candy-for-ukulele-ike-get-yer-book-suggestions-here/16447 "2001-09-01T13:35:44Z")
All right, let’s see if I can get on one more shitlist today. Uke’s gonna wander in here shortly and recommend a book for anyone who asks. \[Edited by UncleBeer on 08-29-2001 at 10:46 AM\] --- ## [Amazon Drones: Dumbest Idea Ever?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/amazon-drones-dumbest-idea-ever/675265)
**Author:** [@TonySinclair](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TonySinclair)\ **Replies:** 69\ **Last updated:** [December 6, 2013, 5:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/amazon-drones-dumbest-idea-ever/675265 "2013-12-06T17:43:03Z")
I’m watching 60 Minutes as I type this (I’m in the PST zone), and their first segment was about Amazon’s great idea to deliver packages by drones — little helicopter looking things that will carry packages of five pounds… --- ## [My Pet Chalazion](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-pet-chalazion/296858)
**Author:** [@Sarah\_Woodruff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sarah_Woodruff)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [June 17, 2013, 7:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-pet-chalazion/296858 "2013-06-17T19:17:36Z")
For those who don’t know, a chalazion is a tiny lump or cyst that forms in the upper or lower eyelid. I have one in my upper left eyelid. It’s not painful, it doesn’t really do anything except make it less comfortable to… --- ## [Vincent Price's voice: how and why?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vincent-prices-voice-how-and-why/741804)
**Author:** [@HarryTheHat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HarryTheHat)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [January 3, 2016, 4:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vincent-prices-voice-how-and-why/741804 "2016-01-03T04:00:49Z")
How did Vincent Price’s wonderfully distinctive way of speaking (I hesitate to call it a dialect) come about? Has there ever been anything like it? I know he came from St Louis, Missouri. Did people there speak that way … --- ## [Navy Seals rescue Cap't Phillips](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/navy-seals-rescue-capt-phillips/492880)
**Author:** [@CWN](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CWN)\ **Replies:** 88\ **Last updated:** [April 15, 2009, 2:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/navy-seals-rescue-capt-phillips/492880 "2009-04-15T02:13:19Z")
Story from CNN The American captain of a cargo ship held hostage by pirates on a lifeboat off the coast of Somalia was rescued today by Navy SEALs. “We saw the captain was in imminent danger,” a U.S. official said. The … --- ## [Bush says Bible is not literally true](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bush-says-bible-is-not-literally-true/476744)
**Author:** [@Euphonious\_Polemic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Euphonious_Polemic)\ **Replies:** 119\ **Last updated:** [December 18, 2008, 4:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bush-says-bible-is-not-literally-true/476744 "2008-12-18T04:24:08Z")
In the recent ABC Nightline Interview with George W. Bush, he was asked by Cynthia McFadden asked Bush if the Bible was literally true. He replied: For debate: Is this belief something that Bush essentially kept unde… --- ## [Ladies did you get a hope chest before leaving your parents home?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ladies-did-you-get-a-hope-chest-before-leaving-your-parents-home/577410)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [April 11, 2011, 11:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ladies-did-you-get-a-hope-chest-before-leaving-your-parents-home/577410 "2011-04-11T23:32:33Z")
I recently helped my mom move her hope chest from the basement. She still has her wedding dress in it. some linens, pictures etc. She even still remembers the store where her dad bought it. It’s still a nice cedar chest.… --- ## [Getting lost in a cave in minecraft](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/getting-lost-in-a-cave-in-minecraft/723440)
**Author:** [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [February 1, 2016, 9:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/getting-lost-in-a-cave-in-minecraft/723440 "2016-02-01T21:08:55Z")
I I just started playing and was overjoyed to find a cave system full of iron and coal. Problem was I didn’t mark how I got down and couldn’t find the way out. I eventually died when I was mining and released a lava spil… --- ## [What purpose does the insert key have](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-purpose-does-the-insert-key-have/556219)
**Author:** [@etv78](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/etv78)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [November 9, 2010, 9:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-purpose-does-the-insert-key-have/556219 "2010-11-09T09:11:01Z")
It seems to only screw things up as I try to type. --- ## [Rapper Snoop Dogg now wishes to be known as Snoop Lion](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rapper-snoop-dogg-now-wishes-to-be-known-as-snoop-lion/630043)
**Author:** [@Bricker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bricker)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [August 9, 2012, 3:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rapper-snoop-dogg-now-wishes-to-be-known-as-snoop-lion/630043 "2012-08-09T03:22:49Z")
Yup. Also, he’s the reincarnation of Bob Marley. Please update your contact lists accordingly. --- ## [Should Non-Citzens be allows to vote? One USA state ( California ) says YES.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-non-citzens-be-allows-to-vote-one-usa-state-california-says-yes/818432)
**Author:** [@Silver\_lining](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Silver_lining)\ **Replies:** 106\ **Last updated:** [August 4, 2018, 5:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-non-citzens-be-allows-to-vote-one-usa-state-california-says-yes/818432 "2018-08-04T17:36:43Z")
California is now allowing this.Who is for this, and who is against this among the board? --- ## [Cricket Fans- Who Is/ Was The Second Greatest Batsman?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cricket-fans-who-is-was-the-second-greatest-batsman/644937)
**Author:** [@Cicero](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cicero)\ **Replies:** 74\ **Last updated:** [January 5, 2013, 11:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cricket-fans-who-is-was-the-second-greatest-batsman/644937 "2013-01-05T23:59:36Z")
Let’s get Bradman out of the way. Some will argue but the facts are inescapable. So who is next? I don’t want to make a poll as I will surely miss some top candidates. Some I will throw up: Tendulkar- he will have a … [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1180&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1182&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)