# Top **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1198&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:** 1199 --- ## [Are We Getting Smarter Or Dumber?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-we-getting-smarter-or-dumber/637289)
**Author:** [@Jim\_B](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jim_B)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [October 24, 2012, 5:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-we-getting-smarter-or-dumber/637289 "2012-10-24T17:32:40Z")
Speaking evolutionary-wise, are we getting smarter or dumber as time goes by? I know we have been testing intelligence for some time now. So there must be some data to compare. Actually, the thing that inspired this thr… --- ## [New low in board insensitivity, or: "devil's advocate" carte blanche to be a dick?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-low-in-board-insensitivity-or-devils-advocate-carte-blanche-to-be-a-dick/514583)
**Author:** [@lissener](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lissener)\ **Replies:** 70\ **Last updated:** [October 26, 2009, 2:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-low-in-board-insensitivity-or-devils-advocate-carte-blanche-to-be-a-dick/514583 "2009-10-26T02:29:58Z")
In this IMHO thread, Heckity tells us that her son’s girlfriend has been raped, and she asks for input on counseling her son not to take the law into his own hands. (He’s 20, strong, an MMA fighter, in his mom’s opinion … --- ## [How do you tell if an egg was rotten before you boiled it?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-tell-if-an-egg-was-rotten-before-you-boiled-it/457692)
**Author:** [@Oy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Oy)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [July 26, 2008, 6:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-tell-if-an-egg-was-rotten-before-you-boiled-it/457692 "2008-07-26T18:45:37Z")
I wanted to have some boiled eggs tomorrow (for a macaroni salad), so I boiled the only ones I had. Their ‘Sell By’ date was Jun 29, while today is Jul 24. The eggs bobbled a bit, but didn’t actually float or completel… --- ## [What is your favourite Nova episode?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-favourite-nova-episode/674449)
**Author:** [@Grapefruit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grapefruit)\ **Replies:** 60\ **Last updated:** [November 25, 2013, 7:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-favourite-nova-episode/674449 "2013-11-25T19:06:21Z")
And why is it your favourite? Well made? Interesting subject? Hilariously inaccurate? --- ## [Asian actors on MASH -- where are they now?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/asian-actors-on-mash-where-are-they-now/319090)
**Author:** [@tdn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tdn)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [August 29, 2005, 5:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/asian-actors-on-mash-where-are-they-now/319090 "2005-08-29T17:35:50Z")
While doing the MASH Trivia thread, I accidentally ran across an actress that I’ve seen in something more recently. Then after watching an old episode of Monk I ran across another. This got me to thinking that the produc… --- ## [Why don't most christians go to church on Christmas?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-dont-most-christians-go-to-church-on-christmas/607318)
**Author:** [@Indygrrl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Indygrrl)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [December 27, 2011, 6:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-dont-most-christians-go-to-church-on-christmas/607318 "2011-12-27T18:36:16Z")
I’m genuinely curious about this one. All year long, certain Facebook friends and people I know from a variety of places make it clear in one way or another that they consider themselves christian. I know the vast majo… --- ## [Canadians carrying 148% Household Debt Load: Less Smugness Coming Up](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/canadians-carrying-148-household-debt-load-less-smugness-coming-up/564068)
**Author:** [@Cat\_Whisperer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cat_Whisperer)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [December 16, 2010, 9:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/canadians-carrying-148-household-debt-load-less-smugness-coming-up/564068 "2010-12-16T21:50:48Z")
Story in the news tonight. My response when I heard this was “Ouch!” Here we are, patting ourselves on the back for not getting into the same mortgage meltdown as the US, and not being as silly about household debt, but … --- ## [The Next Iron Chef](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-next-iron-chef/642189)
**Author:** [@Palo\_Verde](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Palo_Verde)\ **Replies:** 74\ **Last updated:** [December 24, 2012, 9:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-next-iron-chef/642189 "2012-12-24T21:01:15Z")
I’m not the only one watching this, am I? From the beginning, I though Marchel, Spike and Chef Estes didn’t have much of a chance against the more experienced, heavy-weight chefs. I mean, this competition is TOUGH, and… --- ## [Serious question, why is stealing considered "wrong"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/serious-question-why-is-stealing-considered-wrong/728045)
**Author:** [@justjake](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/justjake)\ **Replies:** 70\ **Last updated:** [August 18, 2015, 9:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/serious-question-why-is-stealing-considered-wrong/728045 "2015-08-18T21:02:28Z")
Alright, so it’s obvious every human being has only one life. Some people are born into better lifes then others, some are born into royalty. Some are born into rich families, some are born with just better genes. Some… --- ## [“The French don’t refrigerate their eggs”. Really?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-french-don-t-refrigerate-their-eggs-really/210029)
**Author:** [@CnoteChris](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CnoteChris)\ **Replies:** 60\ **Last updated:** [October 29, 2003, 4:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-french-don-t-refrigerate-their-eggs-really/210029 "2003-10-29T16:24:31Z")
I heard this on the “Good Eats” television program broadcast last night. The host, Alton Brown, was talking about the perfect omelet and all the steps it took in bringing it about. As he was going through them all, he s… --- ## [If Worchester is pronounced "Wooster" is...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-worchester-is-pronounced-wooster-is/470592)
**Author:** [@furryman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/furryman)\ **Replies:** 72\ **Last updated:** [November 4, 2008, 3:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-worchester-is-pronounced-wooster-is/470592 "2008-11-04T15:35:51Z")
Dorchester pronounced Dooster? Or maybe Mangrove Throatwarbler? --- ## [Characters who got a slap on the wrist but deserved much more (spoilers about Eureka and Torchwood)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/characters-who-got-a-slap-on-the-wrist-but-deserved-much-more-spoilers-about-eureka-and-torchwood/503570)
**Author:** [@Uosdwis\_R.Dewoh](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Uosdwis_R.Dewoh)\ **Replies:** 82\ **Last updated:** [July 30, 2009, 3:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/characters-who-got-a-slap-on-the-wrist-but-deserved-much-more-spoilers-about-eureka-and-torchwood/503570 "2009-07-30T03:19:14Z")
One thing that bugs me is when a character in fiction does something really horrible. A crime or a deed that should put him/her in prison or at the very least be shunned forever by all the other characters. Instead, the … --- ## [Again, a few "Christians" who give the rest a bad name](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/again-a-few-christians-who-give-the-rest-a-bad-name/186390)
**Author:** [@ivylass](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ivylass)\ **Replies:** 135\ **Last updated:** [August 3, 2003, 5:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/again-a-few-christians-who-give-the-rest-a-bad-name/186390 "2003-08-03T17:18:01Z")
My BIL owns a shop here in town. I guess you call it a gaming shop, there’s a lot of figurines to buy and paint, like Warhammer, and he has rooms for people to play MagiNation and role-playing card games like that. He … --- ## [I don't get why people think babies and toddlers are funny.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-dont-get-why-people-think-babies-and-toddlers-are-funny/652115)
**Author:** [@Nerdessence](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nerdessence)\ **Replies:** 78\ **Last updated:** [March 9, 2013, 2:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-dont-get-why-people-think-babies-and-toddlers-are-funny/652115 "2013-03-09T14:11:03Z")
My husband knows a lot of parents of babies and toddlers. Since our television is his monitor, I often can’t help but see his Facebook feed. This morning, it was a video of his buddy holding a baby, and the older kid w… --- ## [How do the Apollo Moon landing deniers explain the LRO images?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-the-apollo-moon-landing-deniers-explain-the-lro-images/614945)
**Author:** [@standingwave](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/standingwave)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [March 8, 2012, 3:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-the-apollo-moon-landing-deniers-explain-the-lro-images/614945 "2012-03-08T15:44:05Z")
A new image was released yesterday. Apollo 15 landing site imaged from an altitude of 25 km allowing an even higher resolution view! The Lunar Roving Vehicle (LRV) is parked to the far right, and the Lunar Module descen… --- ## [Third largest low-rise building in the world](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/third-largest-low-rise-building-in-the-world/566425)
**Author:** [@Randy\_Seltzer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Randy_Seltzer)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [August 4, 2011, 9:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/third-largest-low-rise-building-in-the-world/566425 "2011-08-04T21:21:51Z")
Dear Uncle Cecil, Back in my college days at Northwestern (the alma mater, if I am not mistaken, of your faithful editor), a rumor circulated that the Technological Institute was the third-largest low-rise office buildi… --- ## [How would you have ended a TV series?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-would-you-have-ended-a-tv-series/764601)
**Author:** [@Jennshark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jennshark)\ **Replies:** 85\ **Last updated:** [September 8, 2016, 3:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-would-you-have-ended-a-tv-series/764601 "2016-09-08T15:14:31Z")
I had what I think would have been a brilliant Deadwood finale. The final shot is a panoramic one of old Deadwood and slowly, slowly, it changes into today’s modern tourist-trap town then fades out. I think this would h… --- ## [NHL Hockey Is Back](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nhl-hockey-is-back/646309)
**Author:** [@Omniscient](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omniscient)\ **Replies:** 60\ **Last updated:** [February 2, 2013, 3:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nhl-hockey-is-back/646309 "2013-02-02T15:34:14Z")
I know this is old news at this point and there aren’t a ton of hockey threads around these parts, but I figured a thread was in order. First, yay! Looking forward to 'Hawks games starting back up. Let’s look at the de… --- ## [The goth look does not age well - Pudgy old Robert Smith of the Cure shows why](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-goth-look-does-not-age-well-pudgy-old-robert-smith-of-the-cure-shows-why/256435)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [August 2, 2004, 12:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-goth-look-does-not-age-well-pudgy-old-robert-smith-of-the-cure-shows-why/256435 "2004-08-02T12:57:59Z")
I like the Cure’s music, but 45 year old Robert Smith really needs to put down the mascara brush and the lipstick at this point. --- ## [Define your region (of the US) with a yes/no question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/define-your-region-of-the-us-with-a-yes-no-question/966327)
**Author:** [@Saint\_Cad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saint_Cad)\ **Replies:** 210\ **Last updated:** [May 9, 2024, 6:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/define-your-region-of-the-us-with-a-yes-no-question/966327 "2024-05-09T06:19:25Z")
If I were to create a quiz that could pinpoint where you live based on yes/no questions, what would that question be for your region(s) of choice? Do you call interstates/freeways “The \*\*\*”?" Yes = Southern California --- ## [What is your Pet - Peeve?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-pet-peeve/9815)
**Author:** [@MLAW](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MLAW)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [October 13, 2003, 4:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-pet-peeve/9815 "2003-10-13T04:05:28Z")
We all have something that makes us see red. I have two: First Drivers who leave their signal lights on. Can’t they see the blinking light on the dash? Nothing pisses me off more than a car who IS NOT turning but is sh… --- ## [WOW Conservatives Hated Star Wars](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wow-conservatives-hated-star-wars/842258)
**Author:** [@Icerigger](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Icerigger)\ **Replies:** 100\ **Last updated:** [October 29, 2019, 7:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wow-conservatives-hated-star-wars/842258 "2019-10-29T19:44:45Z")
Check out the film critic for National Review back in the day. --- ## [Unlikely coincidences you have experienced](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unlikely-coincidences-you-have-experienced/970790)
**Author:** [@Projammer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Projammer)\ **Replies:** 121\ **Last updated:** [August 22, 2023, 4:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unlikely-coincidences-you-have-experienced/970790 "2023-08-22T16:29:40Z")
Another random thread by yours truly. Way back in the 90’s I was driving a 76 Chrysler Cordoba. My parents were driving a 92 Chrysler 5th Avenue. One day they wanted me to move their for some random reason. Out of h… --- ## [Red hot cherry peppers, can I eat them green?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/red-hot-cherry-peppers-can-i-eat-them-green/412038)
**Author:** [@Nikki\_Tikki\_Tavi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nikki_Tikki_Tavi)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [July 18, 2007, 1:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/red-hot-cherry-peppers-can-i-eat-them-green/412038 "2007-07-18T01:10:07Z")
My husband and I planted several types of hot peppers this year, including “red hot cherry peppers”, which I’ve never encountered before. The plant is doing really well, it’s big enough that we had to put a tomato cage a… --- ## [Predictions on Rousey-Holm?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/predictions-on-rousey-holm/737479)
**Author:** [@Jackknifed\_Juggernaut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackknifed_Juggernaut)\ **Replies:** 72\ **Last updated:** [February 16, 2016, 5:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/predictions-on-rousey-holm/737479 "2016-02-16T17:24:53Z")
I’m not familiar with Holm but understand that she was a boxing champ. Obviously, Rousey is the overwhelming favorite, but does anyone think that Holm at least has a puncher’s chance. If not, how about making it past t… --- ## ["Ibn" vs. "bin"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ibn-vs-bin/293484)
**Author:** [@WeRSauron](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WeRSauron)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [March 10, 2005, 8:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ibn-vs-bin/293484 "2005-03-10T08:02:04Z")
What is the difference between “ibn” and “bin” in Arabic (which mean, I believe, “son of”)? When is either used? When reading about Arab personalities, I sometimes see “ibn,” sometimes “bin.” I don’t know if the latter … --- ## [Old Wives Tales](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-wives-tales/479200)
**Author:** [@chowder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chowder)\ **Replies:** 70\ **Last updated:** [January 1, 2009, 2:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-wives-tales/479200 "2009-01-01T14:46:00Z")
There must be hundreds of them. Eating cheese late at night will cause you to have nightmares The water that has had eggs boiled in it will give you warts Masturbation sends you blind/causes hairs to grow on the palm … --- ## [Ancestry dot com commercial](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ancestry-dot-com-commercial/607870)
**Author:** [@aruvqan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aruvqan)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [January 3, 2012, 5:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ancestry-dot-com-commercial/607870 "2012-01-03T17:08:09Z")
\ So there is this black guy who goes on to check, and he is nervous because he thinks he will find slavery in his background, but he is thrilled because great2 grandfather wa… --- ## [What happened to saucers?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happened-to-saucers/545425)
**Author:** [@Glory](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Glory)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [July 11, 2010, 12:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happened-to-saucers/545425 "2010-07-11T00:34:07Z")
My husband and I are about to move into a new house. It has a more rustic, southwestern feel and I’m thinking about replacing my dinnerware (Williams Sonoma, plain white bistro ware). I haven’t bought dinnerware in over … --- ## [fixing a dead remote control -- it works, but how?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fixing-a-dead-remote-control-it-works-but-how/543824)
**Author:** [@Kaio](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kaio)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [June 21, 2010, 7:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fixing-a-dead-remote-control-it-works-but-how/543824 "2010-06-21T19:31:21Z")
The remote to my ancient DVD/VCR player died a few days ago, so while looking around for a way to replace it, was referred to 1800remotes.com, and from there I found this “how to fix your dead remote.” Since I’d rather … --- ## [Nicknames for parts of a sports team.(Not the whole team)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nicknames-for-parts-of-a-sports-team-not-the-whole-team/634241)
**Author:** [@MadTheSwine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MadTheSwine)\ **Replies:** 75\ **Last updated:** [September 15, 2012, 3:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nicknames-for-parts-of-a-sports-team-not-the-whole-team/634241 "2012-09-15T03:37:18Z")
Murders’ Row-Parts of the 27(and other years) NY Yankee Line-up. The Fearsome Foursome-Most notably The LA Rams defensive line of Grier,Lundy,Jones and Olsen. Air Coryell- San Diego Chargers offense under coach Coryell… --- ## [Sex And The City 2: Film Review](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sex-and-the-city-2-film-review/540593)
**Author:** [@DMark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DMark)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [June 15, 2010, 4:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sex-and-the-city-2-film-review/540593 "2010-06-15T04:01:13Z")
So here is Hollywood Reporter’s review of the new Sex And The City 2 film. Proving without a shred of doubt that my SO and I are card carrying homosexuals, we will be going to see the film. Quite fun to be almost the o… --- ## [I give up.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-give-up/414879)
**Author:** [@DiosaBellissima](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DiosaBellissima)\ **Replies:** 148\ **Last updated:** [August 11, 2007, 4:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-give-up/414879 "2007-08-11T16:45:29Z")
Just this morning, I realized that without any intention or realization on my part, I’ve utterly given up one of the greatest battles of my life. I know what you’re thinking: ending world hunger? Making peace in the Mid… --- ## [My Step Dad Thinks I'm a Nigger?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-step-dad-thinks-im-a-nigger/278192)
**Author:** [@START](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/START)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [December 9, 2004, 7:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-step-dad-thinks-im-a-nigger/278192 "2004-12-09T07:39:41Z")
My Mother is white and my real Dad is black, they got divorced and my Mother met my Step-Dad, a caucasian. It has been difficult because my siblings don’t get along with him. As time went on I began to make an effort to… --- ## [D&D card games? What exactly are these guys playing at?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/d-d-card-games-what-exactly-are-these-guys-playing-at/301035)
**Author:** [@Small\_Clanger](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Small_Clanger)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [May 11, 2005, 7:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/d-d-card-games-what-exactly-are-these-guys-playing-at/301035 "2005-05-11T19:28:49Z")
Every weekend when I visit the local Shopping Centre (it’s a Mall, people) I pass a bunch of around 20 teenagers\*\*\*\*\* sitting in a quiet corner playing some esoteric game with collector-cards (substitute the correct desc… --- ## [My bullshit meter is pinging](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-bullshit-meter-is-pinging/325203)
**Author:** [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Replies:** 109\ **Last updated:** [October 16, 2005, 8:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-bullshit-meter-is-pinging/325203 "2005-10-16T20:29:08Z")
Dubya is on the stump to defend the war in Iraq and the war on terror. At the same time, we’re seeing stories about subway threats in NYC, a story about thwarted plots against the east and west coasts of the US in 2003,… --- ## [Ms. Jolie, why do you have to be so fucking hot?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ms-jolie-why-do-you-have-to-be-so-fucking-hot/455440)
**Author:** [@Argent\_Towers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Argent_Towers)\ **Replies:** 94\ **Last updated:** [July 15, 2008, 4:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ms-jolie-why-do-you-have-to-be-so-fucking-hot/455440 "2008-07-15T04:24:54Z")
Well, I saw Wanted. Shitty movie, horrible plot, no cohesiveness, you don’t give a shit about any of the characters. Stupid slick over-the-top gunplay, and even among the various examples of the laws of physics being sav… --- ## [What are those unspeakable truths but too afraid to say them)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-those-unspeakable-truths-but-too-afraid-to-say-them/125262)
**Author:** [@furnishesq](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/furnishesq)\ **Replies:** 124\ **Last updated:** [August 30, 2002, 2:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-those-unspeakable-truths-but-too-afraid-to-say-them/125262 "2002-08-30T14:55:45Z")
What do you think are the “unspeakable truths” – those things which you know are true, but society, culture, pc -ness and peer pressure make you afraid to state them publically? Here is mine: The FDNY and NYPD are usin… --- ## [I should fix my dryer, right?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-should-fix-my-dryer-right/710623)
**Author:** [@Zsofia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zsofia)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [January 26, 2015, 4:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-should-fix-my-dryer-right/710623 "2015-01-26T16:05:50Z")
Dryers generally ought to be fixed rather than replaced, correct? Because they’re really simple? It’s about 20 years old, I think (I got it when my parents upgraded ten years ago), a Kenmore, electric, and last night i… --- ## [Damn the Man, the Game goes on. SDMB 4th quarter HOT poker action](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/damn-the-man-the-game-goes-on-sdmb-4th-quarter-hot-poker-action/375469)
**Author:** [@Dag\_Otto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dag_Otto)\ **Replies:** 185\ **Last updated:** [December 29, 2006, 10:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/damn-the-man-the-game-goes-on-sdmb-4th-quarter-hot-poker-action/375469 "2006-12-29T22:44:26Z")
Results of the first game of the quarter: Dag Otto (I advance) OMD Robot Arm D. Oslo Missy Asterion Capa Kyy Z. Nooky Great heads up action. And congrats to GO, for his off-poker endeavors. --- ## [Did your size at birth predict your height as an adult?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-your-size-at-birth-predict-your-height-as-an-adult/391706)
**Author:** [@elfkin477](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elfkin477)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [February 11, 2007, 8:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-your-size-at-birth-predict-your-height-as-an-adult/391706 "2007-02-11T20:00:37Z")
There was a question in GQ a while back that asked if big babies became big adults, and there’s a current MPSIMS thread about babyshowers that has a lot to do with baby sizes now. It is interesting to see if there are an… --- ## [Bumper Sticker: So Many Christians....](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bumper-sticker-so-many-christians/309338)
**Author:** [@Bricker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bricker)\ **Replies:** 100\ **Last updated:** [June 28, 2005, 8:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bumper-sticker-so-many-christians/309338 "2005-06-28T20:47:23Z")
There was a thread a while ago somewhere – possibly in the Pit, possibly elsewhere – that expressed ire at seeing a car with a bumper sticker that said “Christians Aren’t Perfect - Just Forgiven.” The OP thought it was a… --- ## [Are 'Zombie Jesus' jokes offensive?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-zombie-jesus-jokes-offensive/618156)
**Author:** [@chacoguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chacoguy)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [April 10, 2012, 4:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-zombie-jesus-jokes-offensive/618156 "2012-04-10T04:39:09Z")
It’s Easter Morn, invariably, some folks start joking about ‘Zombie Jesus’. Done by good people, making light fun, who would never think to insult someones’ beliefs in other circumstances; should they knock it off or s… --- ## [Pardon me while I kiss some ass.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pardon-me-while-i-kiss-some-ass/657823)
**Author:** [@Cartooniverse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cartooniverse)\ **Replies:** 61\ **Last updated:** [May 10, 2013, 8:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pardon-me-while-i-kiss-some-ass/657823 "2013-05-10T20:38:40Z")
God knows I get my snark on plenty when complaining about rules and so on. A lot of us do. This isn’t an attempt to reverse some disciplinary action. It’s just an honest observation. There’s a thread right now in ATMB t… --- ## [What does "I tell you what" mean to you?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-i-tell-you-what-mean-to-you/567710)
**Author:** [@Slithy\_Tove](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Slithy_Tove)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [January 16, 2011, 11:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-i-tell-you-what-mean-to-you/567710 "2011-01-16T23:23:33Z")
Growing up in the Midwest, “I tell you what” meant “here is my proposition.” Later, out in the world and encountering Texans, I’d hear this phrase followed by a firmly-stated declaration, and I’d have to take a moment t… --- ## [Footwear at home](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/footwear-at-home/610037)
**Author:** [@DCnDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DCnDC)\ **Replies:** 75\ **Last updated:** [January 21, 2012, 10:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/footwear-at-home/610037 "2012-01-21T22:14:19Z")
How do you dress your feet at home, in general? Additionally, what are your house footwear rules? What kind of floors do you have? Are there different rules for different floorings? Are the rules applied to guests? --- ## [Marvel/DC fanfic](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/marvel-dc-fanfic/321108)
**Author:** [@Askia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Askia)\ **Replies:** 160\ **Last updated:** [October 27, 2005, 11:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/marvel-dc-fanfic/321108 "2005-10-27T11:26:39Z")
I posted on RevTim’s Marvel/DC merger thread the plot outlines of a crossover fanfic I had ages ago. A couple of you seemed to like it, so I made to describe the way I’d like to structure it. So… anyone interested bes… --- ## [Is Hollywood the entertainment capitol of the world?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-hollywood-the-entertainment-capitol-of-the-world/574176)
**Author:** [@Grrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrr)\ **Replies:** 63\ **Last updated:** [March 13, 2011, 4:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-hollywood-the-entertainment-capitol-of-the-world/574176 "2011-03-13T16:24:11Z")
I’ve always wondered about this. So let’s say you’re a Brit or an Aussie, (or whatever non-American country) and you go down to your local theater; are some of them American? Are most of them American? About half? Just… --- ## [Prayer before group meal at the office?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/prayer-before-group-meal-at-the-office/521890)
**Author:** [@Typo\_Knig](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Typo_Knig)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [December 21, 2009, 5:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/prayer-before-group-meal-at-the-office/521890 "2009-12-21T05:36:19Z")
Dopers, I want to get a feeling for how unusual this is. I just changed jobs. Wednesday was my first day at the client site. I’m a contractor working on a DoD project in Northern Virginia. I hope that’s not too specific… --- ## [First day after CPAP](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/first-day-after-cpap/534669)
**Author:** [@congodwarf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/congodwarf)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [April 4, 2010, 4:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/first-day-after-cpap/534669 "2010-04-04T04:09:07Z")
So, Adam got his CPAP yesterday. They say there is an adjustment period. I can only assume they mean for the bedmate. He went to bed at midnight and fell asleep by 12:15. One of the puppies went to bed around 12:20 and… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1197&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1199&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)