# Top **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1202&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:** 1203 --- ## [Batteries suck. AC Adapters suck. When are we getting wireless power?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/batteries-suck-ac-adapters-suck-when-are-we-getting-wireless-power/545133)
**Author:** [@nilum](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nilum)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [July 28, 2010, 2:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/batteries-suck-ac-adapters-suck-when-are-we-getting-wireless-power/545133 "2010-07-28T02:39:58Z")
Batteries suck. In laptops they only last a couple of hours, they need replaced every couple years, and they add a lot of weight to any device. No question here really… I hate AC Adapters. They’re unsightly, cumbersome… --- ## [I hate it when a girl gives me "the speech" on a date](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-hate-it-when-a-girl-gives-me-the-speech-on-a-date/204046)
**Author:** [@tclouie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tclouie)\ **Replies:** 80\ **Last updated:** [January 17, 2004, 3:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-hate-it-when-a-girl-gives-me-the-speech-on-a-date/204046 "2004-01-17T03:36:00Z")
I’m sure there are many variations of “the speech”, but this one was used within the last month, by two girls who don’t even know each other, using remarkably similar euphemisms. The first one had known for some months … --- ## [side effects of socialized health care](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/side-effects-of-socialized-health-care/248690)
**Author:** [@TylerRose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TylerRose)\ **Replies:** 164\ **Last updated:** [June 12, 2004, 4:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/side-effects-of-socialized-health-care/248690 "2004-06-12T04:51:36Z")
What would be the unintended side effects of instituting a socialed health care system in the US? Would it become the US’s duty to attempt to keep costs low by making America healthier? What about long-term affects? Fo… --- ## [do nunchucks actually work as weapons?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-nunchucks-actually-work-as-weapons/528339)
**Author:** [@Mr.Excellent](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Excellent)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [February 10, 2010, 8:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-nunchucks-actually-work-as-weapons/528339 "2010-02-10T20:49:16Z")
Not for sparring or formal martial arts - I mean, are nunchuks actually sensible tools to use in inflicting injury upon one’s fellow human beings? It would seem not. I mean, if you want to hit people with blunt objects,… --- ## [Jokes the average person wouldn't get...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jokes-the-average-person-wouldnt-get/164631)
**Author:** [@Palve](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Palve)\ **Replies:** 117\ **Last updated:** [April 1, 2003, 3:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jokes-the-average-person-wouldnt-get/164631 "2003-04-01T15:03:03Z")
Have any jokes that so esoteric that most people would simply not get them (not counting inside jokes between a few friends)? I’ll submit a few: How do Indians measure Pakistani resistance in Kashmir? In "om"s! How do… --- ## [How can I attend church without being noticed?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-can-i-attend-church-without-being-noticed/591518)
**Author:** [@gallan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gallan)\ **Replies:** 89\ **Last updated:** [August 6, 2011, 9:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-can-i-attend-church-without-being-noticed/591518 "2011-08-06T21:18:12Z")
For you church-going Christians, as a complete atheist, how might I go about finding and attending a church without being hassled at the door, or getting tracts shoved in my face, or having people ask me why I’m there an… --- ## [Michaelangelo's Creation of Adam](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/michaelangelos-creation-of-adam/535340)
**Author:** [@YogSothoth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/YogSothoth)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [April 9, 2010, 12:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/michaelangelos-creation-of-adam/535340 "2010-04-09T00:56:10Z")
Something about this painting has always bugged me. God is reaching out, trying to keep his balance while holding on to his cherubs for dear life but Adam’s just leaning back on one elbow giving him the finger in a pass… --- ## [Compact Discs: The next big thing (1984 TV news story)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/compact-discs-the-next-big-thing-1984-tv-news-story/608224)
**Author:** [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [January 5, 2012, 8:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/compact-discs-the-next-big-thing-1984-tv-news-story/608224 "2012-01-05T08:28:47Z")
Check out this story predicting the future of audio recordings. I distinctly remember first hearing about CDs in 1984. Wasn’t that just a couple of years ago? Bonus question: What the hell is that device the mullet-hea… --- ## [Dumb stupid kids doing dumb stupid things + Police](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dumb-stupid-kids-doing-dumb-stupid-things-police/527750)
**Author:** [@Unintentionally\_Blank](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Unintentionally_Blank)\ **Replies:** 87\ **Last updated:** [February 7, 2010, 7:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dumb-stupid-kids-doing-dumb-stupid-things-police/527750 "2010-02-07T19:18:01Z")
I’m starting to hurt a little. My left foot. My right shin. My right hand throbs. I had a pretty crummy afternoon. I had to get home early to watch the kids. The wife was going out to a club thing, so I left a little ea… --- ## [If the Space Shuttles are now obsolete(too old to be safe) how will we send up NEW satellites when t](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-the-space-shuttles-are-now-obsolete-too-old-to-be-safe-how-will-we-send-up-new-satellites-when-t/546285)
**Author:** [@socalscot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/socalscot)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [July 13, 2010, 7:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-the-space-shuttles-are-now-obsolete-too-old-to-be-safe-how-will-we-send-up-new-satellites-when-t/546285 "2010-07-13T19:58:06Z")
NASA has said they must, this year, retire the Space Shuttles due to their age and normal flight stress. How will we put new satellites in orbit when the old ones wear out or break? THIS is how we’ve been launching sat… --- ## [Is Common Wisdom post 9-11 Actually 'Wise'?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-common-wisdom-post-9-11-actually-wise/125660)
**Author:** [@xenophon41](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/xenophon41)\ **Replies:** 205\ **Last updated:** [September 5, 2002, 12:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-common-wisdom-post-9-11-actually-wise/125660 "2002-09-05T12:30:26Z")
Partially inspired (if that’s the right word) by this Pit thread, I’ve decided to offer for debate two very popular American ideas that have come to the fore since September 11, 2001. Although I strongly considered writ… --- ## [UK Dopers: What's popular on TV right now?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/uk-dopers-whats-popular-on-tv-right-now/550066)
**Author:** [@Jet\_Jaguar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jet_Jaguar)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [January 10, 2011, 3:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/uk-dopers-whats-popular-on-tv-right-now/550066 "2011-01-10T15:30:01Z")
Sort of inspired by this thread. Many of the biggest hits on US television are imports of UK shows. I’m certain that “the next big thing” is currently on the air in the UK. So, what’s popular right now? We’re getting… --- ## [Do insects experience fear in a way that I would understand it?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-insects-experience-fear-in-a-way-that-i-would-understand-it/260052)
**Author:** [@Standup\_Karmic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Standup_Karmic)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [August 16, 2004, 6:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-insects-experience-fear-in-a-way-that-i-would-understand-it/260052 "2004-08-16T18:37:16Z")
A good-sized dragonfly (for around here, anyway…small by worldwide standards) flew into a friend’s apartment. I went over to help her to get it out (by “help” I mean actually do the getting-outting whilst she hides). I… --- ## [Legality of arresting someone for vague signals inviting lewd conduct?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/legality-of-arresting-someone-for-vague-signals-inviting-lewd-conduct/613125)
**Author:** [@grude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/grude)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [February 18, 2012, 8:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/legality-of-arresting-someone-for-vague-signals-inviting-lewd-conduct/613125 "2012-02-18T20:18:54Z")
Everyone remembers Larry Craig right? If not look here: So what did he do to get arrested? That is pretty damn vague, I’m seen other articles claiming gait, posture, and whistling can all get you arrested too. Am I … --- ## [You might be a Monty Python fan if..](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-might-be-a-monty-python-fan-if/31711)
**Author:** [@Vestal\_Blue](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Vestal_Blue)\ **Replies:** 165\ **Last updated:** [January 11, 2001, 6:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-might-be-a-monty-python-fan-if/31711 "2001-01-11T18:30:04Z")
when you see something dead and you yell to whomever is behind you… “I think we 'ave an eater.” you see decapitation on TV and comment, “It’s just a flesh wound.” you actually have a book of Armaments in your copy of t… --- ## [American smokers making 30K a year or less spend 1/7 to 1/4 of their income on... cigarettes?!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-smokers-making-30k-a-year-or-less-spend-1-7-to-1-4-of-their-income-on-cigarettes/702298)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 67\ **Last updated:** [October 28, 2014, 5:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-smokers-making-30k-a-year-or-less-spend-1-7-to-1-4-of-their-income-on-cigarettes/702298 "2014-10-28T17:54:54Z")
I was reading this Vice articlewhich referenced this study showing that even in these days of declining smoking a huge chunk of underclass income goes toward cigarettes. Of US smokers making less than $ 30,000 per year … --- ## [Why are 7 mm Allen wrenches so rare?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-7-mm-allen-wrenches-so-rare/593747)
**Author:** [@633squadron](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/633squadron)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [October 21, 2020, 10:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-7-mm-allen-wrenches-so-rare/593747 "2020-10-21T22:51:11Z")
If you’re a Maker type like me, you know that Allen wrenches are an indispensable item in the modern toolbox. I ride both bicycles and BMW motorcycles, so I know that having the right metric Allen wrench is critical. I … --- ## [HUGE porn star Raul Armenteros busted for cruelty to animals](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/huge-porn-star-raul-armenteros-busted-for-cruelty-to-animals/589242)
**Author:** [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [July 20, 2011, 5:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/huge-porn-star-raul-armenteros-busted-for-cruelty-to-animals/589242 "2011-07-20T05:31:44Z")
Story here I do not want to know what he planned on doing to them. --- ## [Money Talks, Bullshit Walks](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/money-talks-bullshit-walks/660307)
**Author:** [@Bricker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bricker)\ **Replies:** 75\ **Last updated:** [June 10, 2013, 4:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/money-talks-bullshit-walks/660307 "2013-06-10T16:34:59Z")
A tidbit from Wonkblog’s Dylan Matthews: If you pay them money, partisans will tell you the truth: The experiment’s results basically reveal that when money is on the line, the bullshit factor decreases dramatically: p… --- ## [Why are banjoists always made out to be hicks, or inbred?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-banjoists-always-made-out-to-be-hicks-or-inbred/621842)
**Author:** [@frailer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/frailer)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [May 20, 2012, 8:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-banjoists-always-made-out-to-be-hicks-or-inbred/621842 "2012-05-20T08:02:23Z")
I am a banjoist playing for 10 years now, and wonder why people act like I am a complete and utter moron. They often ask questions such as: "Are you the kid from Deliverance?" and “Are you married to your cousin?” Even m… --- ## [Quick way to hole-punch a LOT of paper](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quick-way-to-hole-punch-a-lot-of-paper/476741)
**Author:** [@Anaamika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anaamika)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [December 11, 2008, 10:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quick-way-to-hole-punch-a-lot-of-paper/476741 "2008-12-11T22:47:18Z")
\[ul\] \[li\]I don’t have a heavy duty hole-punch, it just punches like 10 sheets at a time\[/li\]\[li\]My photocopier no longer punches paper\[/li\]\[li\]I have something like 5,000 sheets I need punched, but they have to remain c… --- ## [Are there TV RF modulators which output digital/HD on channel 3?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-tv-rf-modulators-which-output-digital-hd-on-channel-3/722066)
**Author:** [@filmore](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/filmore)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [June 12, 2015, 6:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-tv-rf-modulators-which-output-digital-hd-on-channel-3/722066 "2015-06-12T18:55:07Z")
RF modulators are used to take composite video/audio and convert it to channel 3/4 on a coax so the video can be shown on a TV without composite ports. Are there any that will output a digital or HD signal? I have trie… --- ## [Raven or crow?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/raven-or-crow/50170)
**Author:** [@Ruffian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ruffian)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [January 20, 2001, 1:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/raven-or-crow/50170 "2001-01-20T01:10:34Z")
So there are these giant black birds outside my window that I’ve always assumed are crows. Someone else tells me they’re ravens. (I always thought that a raven and a crow are the same thing…apparently not.) I check a boo… --- ## [Japan: what's a prefecture?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/japan-whats-a-prefecture/576367)
**Author:** [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [April 2, 2011, 6:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/japan-whats-a-prefecture/576367 "2011-04-02T06:42:26Z")
I’ve noticed this in the recent news coverage of the Japan disasters: regional governments there appear to be called prefectures. Why is this term used, rather than something like counties or municipalities? what powe… --- ## [Is the "new uncle" being kind of a prick? or what?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-new-uncle-being-kind-of-a-prick-or-what/517354)
**Author:** [@Grrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrr)\ **Replies:** 81\ **Last updated:** [November 18, 2009, 3:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-new-uncle-being-kind-of-a-prick-or-what/517354 "2009-11-18T15:42:19Z")
Took my sons over to my (their) aunt’s house yesterday. Kids have always referred to their aunt as “Aunt Krissy”. Krissy has just recently married. Kids have met Frank before but they haven’t spent a lot of time with hi… --- ## [Help a Star Wars virgin pick an order to watch the movies in.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-a-star-wars-virgin-pick-an-order-to-watch-the-movies-in/624037)
**Author:** [@Agent\_Foxtrot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Agent_Foxtrot)\ **Replies:** 62\ **Last updated:** [July 30, 2012, 9:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-a-star-wars-virgin-pick-an-order-to-watch-the-movies-in/624037 "2012-07-30T21:52:42Z")
No, not that kind of Star Wars virgin, I mean the kind who has never seen any of the movies. :smiley: Based on this thread, I’ve decided to create a poll. In short, I’ve never seen any of the trilogy and have received m… --- ## [Some Guy's Wife Newly Into BDSM, Can't Stop, Any Advice?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/some-guys-wife-newly-into-bdsm-cant-stop-any-advice/676169)
**Author:** [@bup](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bup)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [December 15, 2013, 8:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/some-guys-wife-newly-into-bdsm-cant-stop-any-advice/676169 "2013-12-15T08:33:18Z")
From this Closed Thread. The sock was not me. But I thought it was a valid question. What would you say to a person in that situation. \[QUOTE=Some Guy\] My wife and I have been together for nearly six years. When we we… --- ## [Late Night with Craig Ferguson (the end thereof)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/late-night-with-craig-ferguson-the-end-thereof/707012)
**Author:** [@BrassyPhrase](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrassyPhrase)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [December 25, 2014, 5:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/late-night-with-craig-ferguson-the-end-thereof/707012 "2014-12-25T05:03:09Z")
Am I the only person here that is going to miss him so much? Especially since he has said he’s leaving, he is consistently some of the most hysterically funny, odd, at this point I don’t give a shit I will say anything … --- ## [How Does One Legally Change Sex?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-does-one-legally-change-sex/594897)
**Author:** [@AndyLee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AndyLee)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [September 9, 2011, 9:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-does-one-legally-change-sex/594897 "2011-09-09T21:41:43Z")
I mean legally not physically. I was watching a show about transgendered children and one of them was like 6 or 7 and the parents had their child’s gender legally changed. Obviously you do this through the courts, but … --- ## [24: Season 6: Episodes 23-24 (4:00am - 6:00am) Season Finale](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/24-season-6-episodes-23-24-4-00am-6-00am-season-finale/404984)
**Author:** [@Monstre](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Monstre)\ **Replies:** 116\ **Last updated:** [May 28, 2007, 8:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/24-season-6-episodes-23-24-4-00am-6-00am-season-finale/404984 "2007-05-28T08:05:58Z")
FAQ Bauer (aka Thread Rules) 1) What can be discussed in plain text, unboxed? A: Any events in episodes, once aired on the east coast – as well as any speculation based on these already-aired events. 2) What should I … --- ## [Pick an airline -- Air Canada or United?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pick-an-airline-air-canada-or-united/421990)
**Author:** [@MLS](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MLS)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [October 15, 2007, 7:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pick-an-airline-air-canada-or-united/421990 "2007-10-15T19:55:33Z")
I’m going to China next summer, to see a total solar eclipse. The tour organizer has advised us to investigate flights early, since the Olympics are also in Beijing that summer. Obviously, like most of us, I don’t want… --- ## [Where the fuck are the people?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-the-fuck-are-the-people/509529)
**Author:** [@PrettyVacant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PrettyVacant)\ **Replies:** 101\ **Last updated:** [September 20, 2009, 2:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-the-fuck-are-the-people/509529 "2009-09-20T02:08:17Z")
So Obama’s putting it all on the line, telling it like it is, trying to achieve what no one has in history, and where is the support of the people he’s trying to help - the tens of millions who will benefit from change, … --- ## [Do not pressure posters into ingoring professional reporting requirements](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-not-pressure-posters-into-ingoring-professional-reporting-requirements/527979)
**Author:** [@Muffin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Muffin)\ **Replies:** 82\ **Last updated:** [February 8, 2010, 2:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-not-pressure-posters-into-ingoring-professional-reporting-requirements/527979 "2010-02-08T14:16:40Z")
Putting this in ATMB rather than the pit, where it was originally posted: --- ## [What stupid thing would you buy after winning the PowerbBall Lotttery?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-stupid-thing-would-you-buy-after-winning-the-powerbball-lotttery/787122)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 123\ **Last updated:** [May 29, 2017, 1:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-stupid-thing-would-you-buy-after-winning-the-powerbball-lotttery/787122 "2017-05-29T01:46:42Z")
Let’s say you win a Powerball lottery of over $200 million(or the equivalent from another lottery if you can’t play Powerball where you live)-Name something impractical/stupid/selfish that you would purchase with some of… --- ## [How is Islamic State managing to survive under constant US airfire?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-is-islamic-state-managing-to-survive-under-constant-us-airfire/720322)
**Author:** [@aldiboronti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aldiboronti)\ **Replies:** 64\ **Last updated:** [May 29, 2015, 4:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-is-islamic-state-managing-to-survive-under-constant-us-airfire/720322 "2015-05-29T16:53:17Z")
I mean, this isn’t Vietnam, covered with all-concealing jungles. This is Iraq and Syria, mile upon mile of open desert. From Reuters today: “Advanced in armored vehicles from Ramadi”? WTF? Why didn’t US air power take… --- ## [1931 Warner Bros movie portrayal of a gay character in "Manhattan Parade"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/1931-warner-bros-movie-portrayal-of-a-gay-character-in-manhattan-parade/612162)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [February 13, 2012, 5:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/1931-warner-bros-movie-portrayal-of-a-gay-character-in-manhattan-parade/612162 "2012-02-13T17:07:13Z")
They’re really camping him up, but the very fact that they created a very overtly gay character in 1931 is interesting. Manhattan Parade youtube clip Wiki Manhattan Parade --- ## [The 2017 Gardening Thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-2017-gardening-thread/782999)
**Author:** [@Eva\_Luna](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eva_Luna)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [July 5, 2017, 10:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-2017-gardening-thread/782999 "2017-07-05T22:20:46Z")
So, this is getting a late start this year, primarily because (fingers crossed) we’re tentatively scheduled to close on a house on April 6, and will be putting our condo on the market shortly. So I haven’t really been a… --- ## [How to defend against a mace, or a ball-and-chain?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-defend-against-a-mace-or-a-ball-and-chain/334594)
**Author:** [@Sattua](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sattua)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [December 17, 2005, 11:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-defend-against-a-mace-or-a-ball-and-chain/334594 "2005-12-17T11:09:01Z")
I watched Kill Bill this weekend (both volumes) and was reminded of a question I have every time I watch a martial arts or jousting-type film: how exactly is a person supposed to defend him/herself against a heavy metal … --- ## [Tires slip on wet pavement](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tires-slip-on-wet-pavement/514035)
**Author:** [@CookingWithGas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CookingWithGas)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [October 16, 2009, 6:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tires-slip-on-wet-pavement/514035 "2009-10-16T18:18:00Z")
I have a set of Michelin Harmonytires on my '99 Toyota Sienna minivan. Lately I’ve noticed, moreso than when I put the tires on, that they have poor performance on wet pavement. In particular, sometimes the front wheel… --- ## [Star Wars Trivia: New Game from JC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/star-wars-trivia-new-game-from-jc/70456)
**Author:** [@Jonathan\_Chance](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jonathan_Chance)\ **Replies:** 153\ **Last updated:** [July 6, 2001, 9:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/star-wars-trivia-new-game-from-jc/70456 "2001-07-06T21:15:55Z")
Here’s the deal. I just picked up the Star Wars Deluxe Gold Trivial Pursuit Edition on sale. And I thought it was time we determined the Uber Star Wars fan here. That said, I will post from 5-20 questions per day (or so… --- ## [Bill O'Liely : Haditha and Malmedy](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bill-oliely-haditha-and-malmedy/359661)
**Author:** [@FinnAgain](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FinnAgain)\ **Replies:** 125\ **Last updated:** [June 11, 2006, 8:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bill-oliely-haditha-and-malmedy/359661 "2006-06-11T20:13:54Z")
I know we’re all used to the slime that pours out of this vacuous scumfuck’s mouth, but it seems to me that his recent bout of lying and slandering American troops is, quite simply, beyond the pale. For a paper tiger li… --- ## [Steam powered cars](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/steam-powered-cars/580215)
**Author:** [@XT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/XT)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [May 4, 2011, 4:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/steam-powered-cars/580215 "2011-05-04T16:53:26Z")
I know in the past there were steam powered cars, but that they pretty much lost out to IC cars early in the 1920’s. My question is, could you build one using modern materials and technology that would be safe and have … --- ## [Jump starting a car question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jump-starting-a-car-question/548292)
**Author:** [@FrWindyShephardHenderson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FrWindyShephardHenderson)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [July 29, 2010, 5:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jump-starting-a-car-question/548292 "2010-07-29T17:41:36Z")
The advice for jump starting a car is to always connect the negative terminal from the donor car to the engine block (or other metal area) of the dead car. I’ve been wondering about this. Why wouldn’t connecting the ne… --- ## [Welcome to the Elite Assholes Club!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/welcome-to-the-elite-assholes-club/722752)
**Author:** [@DCnDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DCnDC)\ **Replies:** 64\ **Last updated:** [July 8, 2015, 2:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/welcome-to-the-elite-assholes-club/722752 "2015-07-08T14:29:20Z")
Dear Guy Who Drives His Honda Civic With the Super Loud Exhaust Up and Down the Street Blasting Techno Music at Full Volume All Night for Absolutely No Reason, Congratulations! It is my supreme pleasure to inform you t… --- ## [Do clothes still shrink?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-clothes-still-shrink/641502)
**Author:** [@Orville\_mogul](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Orville_mogul)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [November 21, 2012, 3:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-clothes-still-shrink/641502 "2012-11-21T15:00:02Z")
This thread reminded me of a related question that I had been meaning to ask. My wife is fairly obsessed about possible shrinking of clothes in the dryer and therefore we air dry a large number of our clothes. Basically … --- ## [Are there land mammals normally without eyelashes?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-land-mammals-normally-without-eyelashes/519852)
**Author:** [@Harmonious\_Discord](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Harmonious_Discord)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [December 7, 2009, 11:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-land-mammals-normally-without-eyelashes/519852 "2009-12-07T23:37:24Z")
I’m not looking for the genetic fluke or sick individual. It needs to be a distinct trait of a species. --- ## [Rico, was there a radical rewrite of board rules I missed?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rico-was-there-a-radical-rewrite-of-board-rules-i-missed/351139)
**Author:** [@WhyNot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WhyNot)\ **Replies:** 95\ **Last updated:** [April 10, 2006, 1:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rico-was-there-a-radical-rewrite-of-board-rules-i-missed/351139 "2006-04-10T01:57:16Z")
(Not a flamey pit, just a confused question. I’m putting \*\*Rico \*\*on the cool side of the Pit, as it were.) About the What do drugs taste like? thread. The Rules say: “You agree not to post material that in our opinion… --- ## [Fuck the Army (re: LaVena Johnson)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fuck-the-army-re-lavena-johnson/454785)
**Author:** [@Cat\_Fight](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cat_Fight)\ **Replies:** 113\ **Last updated:** [July 10, 2008, 11:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fuck-the-army-re-lavena-johnson/454785 "2008-07-10T23:49:34Z")
Perhaps a mi of army personnel and forensic experts can explain to me how the details below point to suicide… Do suicidal people normally burn their genitals with acid before offing themselves? (link to a Salon outlin… --- ## [Did Gonzalez really say this?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-gonzalez-really-say-this/408694)
**Author:** [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Replies:** 172\ **Last updated:** [June 23, 2007, 7:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-gonzalez-really-say-this/408694 "2007-06-23T19:22:02Z")
I just read a supposed quote by Attorney General Gonzales in which he supposedly said, “The Constitution doesn’t say every individual in the United States or every citizen is granted or secured the right to Habeas Corpus… --- ## [Dude blows up his urethra (it's as bad as it sounds)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dude-blows-up-his-urethra-its-as-bad-as-it-sounds/199523)
**Author:** [@Anonymous\_Coward](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anonymous_Coward)\ **Replies:** 67\ **Last updated:** [September 8, 2003, 10:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dude-blows-up-his-urethra-its-as-bad-as-it-sounds/199523 "2003-09-08T22:43:05Z")
I think we need a new acronym. YAJI - Yet Another Jackass Imitator. This poor sap stuck a firecracker between his ass cheeks, stumbled, and sat down on it. The upward force of the firecracker… Lesson of the day: Na… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1201&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1203&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)