# Top **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1205&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:** 1206 --- ## [Depressed people, what's your depression anthem?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/depressed-people-whats-your-depression-anthem/661090)
**Author:** [@River\_Hippie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/River_Hippie)\ **Replies:** 91\ **Last updated:** [July 15, 2013, 5:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/depressed-people-whats-your-depression-anthem/661090 "2013-07-15T17:57:01Z")
Mine’s “Fell On Black Days” by Soundgarden. It captures the way I feel when I’m down. --- ## [What if the Earth was rotated?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-if-the-earth-was-rotated/554914)
**Author:** [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [September 26, 2010, 1:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-if-the-earth-was-rotated/554914 "2010-09-26T01:10:15Z")
A bizarre thought that occurred to me as I was looking at my globe the other day. Suppose super aliens came along and used their space bat technology to rotate the Earth ninety degrees. Let’s say that the new south pole… --- ## [Lamest Star Trek Character?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lamest-star-trek-character/326331)
**Author:** [@Operation\_Ripper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Operation_Ripper)\ **Replies:** 115\ **Last updated:** [October 19, 2005, 11:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lamest-star-trek-character/326331 "2005-10-19T23:13:15Z")
Don’t mean this to be a pit thread, but was just wondering what Star Trek fanboys(grrls) thought was the lamest series character? My vote goes to Guinan because she was always so self satisfied and a know-it-all. Hate … --- ## [Will Republican voter suppression efforts impact the race?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-republican-voter-suppression-efforts-impact-the-race/764264)
**Author:** [@asahi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/asahi)\ **Replies:** 88\ **Last updated:** [September 2, 2016, 9:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-republican-voter-suppression-efforts-impact-the-race/764264 "2016-09-02T21:25:02Z")
I was well-aware of efforts to keep blacks, Latinos, and others away from the polls, but I had no idea that it was this widespread and this sophisticated. It’s enraging to think that this can occur, but the Voting Righ… --- ## [Bored teens with guns.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bored-teens-with-guns/666752)
**Author:** [@smithsb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/smithsb)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [August 27, 2013, 9:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bored-teens-with-guns/666752 "2013-08-27T21:17:23Z")
3 Oklahoma Teens Charged in Shooting of Australian Baseball Player Not going to bury it in the stupid gun news thread. “Prosecutors filed charges today against three Oklahoma teens accused of killing an Australian base… --- ## [Confident people: how do you do it?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/confident-people-how-do-you-do-it/573152)
**Author:** [@Gestalt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gestalt)\ **Replies:** 78\ **Last updated:** [March 14, 2011, 5:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/confident-people-how-do-you-do-it/573152 "2011-03-14T17:41:18Z")
Just looking from some tips from those among us who have high self-confidence and self-esteem. I’m sure for some of you it’s hard to really determine what you do differently from others, having never been anyone but your… --- ## [Friends and social isolation later in life](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/friends-and-social-isolation-later-in-life/775462)
**Author:** [@Amateur\_Barbarian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Amateur_Barbarian)\ **Replies:** 67\ **Last updated:** [December 31, 2016, 7:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/friends-and-social-isolation-later-in-life/775462 "2016-12-31T19:52:47Z")
Not sure where to toss this one, so IMHO it is. (Mods May Move, Merci.) Two articles in the NYT, one new, one a reprint from 2012, have brought forward the issues of social isolation in later life and the difficulty of … --- ## [National Shortage of Coins?!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/national-shortage-of-coins/913982)
**Author:** [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\ **Replies:** 191\ **Last updated:** [August 17, 2020, 4:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/national-shortage-of-coins/913982 "2020-08-17T16:16:54Z")
On my way home from work I stopped at the liquor store for vodka (somebody drank all my Tito’s). While I was paying, a sign was being put up that read: “Due to the national shortage of coins, all sales debit card, credi… --- ## [What is your favorite and least-favorite shape of pasta?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-favorite-and-least-favorite-shape-of-pasta/778674)
**Author:** [@Malleus\_Incus\_Stapes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Malleus_Incus_Stapes)\ **Replies:** 79\ **Last updated:** [February 9, 2017, 12:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-favorite-and-least-favorite-shape-of-pasta/778674 "2017-02-09T00:05:56Z")
And why? I like ditalini because it’s easiest to get all the sauce on, and it’s a good shape and size for using the leftovers in other things (like stirfrys). I don’t like linguine/fettuccine (still not sure what the d… --- ## [Ask the guy who engaged in adult behaviors and got beatdowns in middleschool & Didn't feel bullied.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-guy-who-engaged-in-adult-behaviors-and-got-beatdowns-in-middleschool-didnt-feel-bullied/584857)
**Author:** [@gurujulp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gurujulp)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [June 11, 2011, 5:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-guy-who-engaged-in-adult-behaviors-and-got-beatdowns-in-middleschool-didnt-feel-bullied/584857 "2011-06-11T05:07:26Z")
Based on the other my-kid-got-jumped-in-school-today- I started a minor hijack after \*\*twickster \*\*moderated another scuffle, so I thought I would do an ask away… The idea that middle school is not the adult world is a … --- ## [Survivor April 8, 2010](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/survivor-april-8-2010/535490)
**Author:** [@BMada](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BMada)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [April 15, 2010, 5:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/survivor-april-8-2010/535490 "2010-04-15T17:03:50Z")
What no post until now? Well, all i can say is Sandra is pure genius. She knows the Russell type and threw out the idea that Coach wants him out next. Another genius move soon to happen is the fact that Russell sees w… --- ## [Beer and cheese soup - Has anyone tried it?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/beer-and-cheese-soup-has-anyone-tried-it/695215)
**Author:** [@cochrane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cochrane)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [September 13, 2014, 11:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/beer-and-cheese-soup-has-anyone-tried-it/695215 "2014-09-13T23:39:45Z")
I’m a fan of Campbell’s chunky soups and they’ve introduced some new varieties I like. Hearty cheeseburger, Swiss mushroom, Philly cheesesteak. The other day I saw a new one on the shelf, beer and cheese. No, that’s not … --- ## ["There is no such thing as a stupid question."](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/there-is-no-such-thing-as-a-stupid-question/648641)
**Author:** [@Altivu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Altivu)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [January 30, 2013, 12:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/there-is-no-such-thing-as-a-stupid-question/648641 "2013-01-30T00:04:55Z")
If you’ve ever partaken in any sort of educational institution, it’s not unlikely that you’ve heard something along these lines from an educator. While it’s likely that this statement is thrown out in order to make the … --- ## [Do I have to restrain myself?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-i-have-to-restrain-myself/269212)
**Author:** [@Sensualips](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sensualips)\ **Replies:** 125\ **Last updated:** [October 18, 2004, 5:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-i-have-to-restrain-myself/269212 "2004-10-18T05:18:32Z")
I have this incredible urge to post a sign outside my house with an arrow pointing to my neighbors across the street Underneath the arrow it will say SHEEP\>\>\>\>. The husband is an ex military whatever or reservist. I don… --- ## [Is this meme true (age of the Appalachian Mountains)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-meme-true-age-of-the-appalachian-mountains/972100)
**Author:** [@Lucas\_Jackson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lucas_Jackson)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [September 27, 2022, 9:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-meme-true-age-of-the-appalachian-mountains/972100 "2022-09-27T21:09:27Z")
There’s a meme going around (maybe it’s old but I’ve now just seen it) that sates: the appalachian mountains are older than saturn’s rings. the appalachian mountains are older than dinosaurs. the appalachian mountains a… --- ## [Why Are Crossword Puzzles Symmetrical?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-crossword-puzzles-symmetrical/569746)
**Author:** [@Siam\_Sam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Siam_Sam)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [February 11, 2011, 2:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-crossword-puzzles-symmetrical/569746 "2011-02-11T02:45:11Z")
Obligatory link to column The excellent crossword-puzzle documentary Wordplay (2006) goes into that a little. We have it on DVD, but without having to go dig it out, I’m remembering it interviews a crossword-puzzle-mast… --- ## [Changing Tire Rim Size](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/changing-tire-rim-size/324878)
**Author:** [@Casey1505](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Casey1505)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [October 6, 2005, 1:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/changing-tire-rim-size/324878 "2005-10-06T13:57:42Z")
I have a Ranger pickup with 14" rims. From what I’ve been told, when it was new in '98, there was an option for 14", 15", or 16" wheels, and they’re interchangeable. True? If the lug pattern matches, will switching fr… --- ## [Fucking Dog Owners](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fucking-dog-owners/769161)
**Author:** [@Damuri\_Ajashi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Damuri_Ajashi)\ **Replies:** 60\ **Last updated:** [October 24, 2016, 6:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fucking-dog-owners/769161 "2016-10-24T18:13:31Z")
Don’t let your dog shit on my lawn, I don’t care if you pick up after the dog, its my fucking lawn and my kids play on that lawn. If I let my kids shit and pee on your lawn, you would be pissed even if I picked up after… --- ## [Parents - what nicknames do you have for your kids?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/parents-what-nicknames-do-you-have-for-your-kids/570208)
**Author:** [@BACI](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BACI)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [February 9, 2011, 4:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/parents-what-nicknames-do-you-have-for-your-kids/570208 "2011-02-09T16:47:52Z")
We have two little boys, H-Man and C-Monster. Collectively, they are affectionately known as the Scheisensplatts (We hope they never learn German!) A podcaster I listen to has “Punkalicious” and “Captain Evil”, and I th… --- ## [What To Do With Venus?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-to-do-with-venus/689806)
**Author:** [@Broomstick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Broomstick)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [June 27, 2014, 9:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-to-do-with-venus/689806 "2014-06-27T09:15:33Z")
I’ve kicked around the idea of terraforming Venus with people before and the consensus seems to be that while it might be technically feasible it’s not really cost-effective and there are a lot easier places to make habi… --- ## [Lost 1.5 "White Rabbit"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lost-1-5-white-rabbit/270282)
**Author:** [@Juniper200](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Juniper200)\ **Replies:** 103\ **Last updated:** [October 26, 2004, 3:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lost-1-5-white-rabbit/270282 "2004-10-26T03:55:14Z")
It’s Wednesday night – time for another hour with Gilligan, the Skipper, too, the millionaire and his wife\*, the movie star, the professor and Mary Ann. \<\*\>They could be anyone. Anyone! So what does this episode hold f… --- ## ["Drop it or I kill the girl!"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/drop-it-or-i-kill-the-girl/626983)
**Author:** [@kombatminipig](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kombatminipig)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [July 6, 2012, 7:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/drop-it-or-i-kill-the-girl/626983 "2012-07-06T07:30:24Z")
A standard and overused trope in action movies is where Antagonist threatens to do a Bad Thing in his dying breath unless Protagonist drops his weapon. In a movie I saw this weekend it was done twice in the breadth of fi… --- ## [Best 70's Rock Drummers?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-70s-rock-drummers/109280)
**Author:** [@Lorenzo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lorenzo)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [May 23, 2002, 9:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-70s-rock-drummers/109280 "2002-05-23T09:56:48Z")
Phil Ehart (Kansas) and Neil Peart (RUSH) for the same reasons: Very quick, excellent soloists, interesting styles, awesome live and difficult to imitate Durability: still recording 25 years after, still in great shape… --- ## [Ringo's drumming really by Paul](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ringos-drumming-really-by-paul/518448)
**Author:** [@The\_Second\_Stone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Second_Stone)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [November 26, 2009, 1:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ringos-drumming-really-by-paul/518448 "2009-11-26T01:46:04Z")
What’s the latest status of the rumor that used to go around that Paul would come in late at night and redo Ringo’s drumming? Of course Paul would deny it and I understand he has. I don’t particularly believe it, but I’v… --- ## [Ads that make you go "Damn that's a good ad."](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ads-that-make-you-go-damn-thats-a-good-ad/655828)
**Author:** [@voguevixen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/voguevixen)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [May 5, 2013, 1:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ads-that-make-you-go-damn-thats-a-good-ad/655828 "2013-05-05T13:37:05Z")
--- ## [Hottest Star Trek babe?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hottest-star-trek-babe/355384)
**Author:** [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)\ **Replies:** 122\ **Last updated:** [May 7, 2006, 11:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hottest-star-trek-babe/355384 "2006-05-07T23:47:38Z")
Inspired by this thread: http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?p=7361239#post7361239 I vote for Kira Nerys. I like redheads. --- ## [Designer swaps a size 20 for a size 0](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/designer-swaps-a-size-20-for-a-size-0/375268)
**Author:** [@DiosaBellissima](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DiosaBellissima)\ **Replies:** 84\ **Last updated:** [October 10, 2006, 9:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/designer-swaps-a-size-20-for-a-size-0/375268 "2006-10-10T21:41:11Z")
Linky. So, as a statement regarding the current anorexic model bruhaha, Jean Paul Gaultier (a great designer) plopped a ‘Size 20’ model onto his cat walk the other day. I think it’s an interesting way to protest, but- … --- ## [Is Wikipedia biased?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-wikipedia-biased/610955)
**Author:** [@SDMBKL](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SDMBKL)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [February 1, 2012, 4:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-wikipedia-biased/610955 "2012-02-01T16:32:52Z")
Is Wikipedia biased? If so, then what kind of bias? Political bias? Gender bias? Cultural bias? Have you ever spotted biased information, and if so, have you attempted to correct it with references? --- ## [Religion and intelligence](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/religion-and-intelligence/249711)
**Author:** [@Mercury](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mercury)\ **Replies:** 196\ **Last updated:** [June 29, 2004, 7:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/religion-and-intelligence/249711 "2004-06-29T19:00:21Z")
The recent threads about religion have made me wonder, this one in particular… If all you know about a person is that they believe in a god or gods, do you assume that they are… \*not intelligent? \*not rational? \*not … --- ## [Why no exercise before a physical?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-no-exercise-before-a-physical/348649)
**Author:** [@The\_Chao\_Goes\_Mu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Chao_Goes_Mu)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [March 17, 2006, 12:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-no-exercise-before-a-physical/348649 "2006-03-17T12:58:01Z")
Here’s the story: My partner and I are trying to get underwritten for life insurance policies and of course we have to undergo a physical. Our broker handed us a pamphlet from the company that sends out a nurse to do t… --- ## [What birds do you most frequently see?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-birds-do-you-most-frequently-see/726702)
**Author:** [@Slow\_Moving\_Vehicle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Slow_Moving_Vehicle)\ **Replies:** 67\ **Last updated:** [August 4, 2015, 5:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-birds-do-you-most-frequently-see/726702 "2015-08-04T17:40:46Z")
The other day I was out for an evening amble around my neighborhood, when I walked past and startled a group of eight or nine robins, who promptly took flight. It occurred to me that I hadn’t ever seen that many robins (T… --- ## [Gentrification is bad, 'mmkay. But what happens to](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gentrification-is-bad-mmkay-but-what-happens-to/734005)
**Author:** [@Maastricht](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Maastricht)\ **Replies:** 66\ **Last updated:** [October 13, 2015, 7:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gentrification-is-bad-mmkay-but-what-happens-to/734005 "2015-10-13T19:27:14Z")
In this thread, gentrification was discussed. A definition: My question is this. All the artists and yuppies and hipster shops must come from somewhere, right? They don’t appear from thin air. And they leave empty… --- ## [How does the bolt stay back after the last round?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-does-the-bolt-stay-back-after-the-last-round/693495)
**Author:** [@Qwertol](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qwertol)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [July 20, 2014, 9:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-does-the-bolt-stay-back-after-the-last-round/693495 "2014-07-20T09:18:57Z")
In most guns after the last round is fired bolt stays back so weapon can be quickly reloaded without the need of pulling the bolt back. How does this mechanism work? --- ## [Abandoned formats making a significant comeback](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/abandoned-formats-making-a-significant-comeback/929535)
**Author:** [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Replies:** 166\ **Last updated:** [April 23, 2021, 1:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/abandoned-formats-making-a-significant-comeback/929535 "2021-04-23T13:33:39Z")
I was in the entertainment section of a Walmart and I saw something you never would have seen ten years ago: a section of vinyl record albums. I remember vinyl record albums from back in my youth. And I remember how we … --- ## [Why no fat free AND sugar free coffee creamers?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-no-fat-free-and-sugar-free-coffee-creamers/594134)
**Author:** [@pkbites](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pkbites)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [August 27, 2011, 2:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-no-fat-free-and-sugar-free-coffee-creamers/594134 "2011-08-27T02:27:23Z")
I like creamer in my coffee. There are Fat free creamers, and sugar free creamers. But as far as I can tell there is no creamer that is both sugar free AND fat free. Why not? --- ## [Website provides pictures of young girls for pedophiles](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/website-provides-pictures-of-young-girls-for-pedophiles/209456)
**Author:** [@Badtz\_Maru](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Badtz_Maru)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [November 1, 2003, 8:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/website-provides-pictures-of-young-girls-for-pedophiles/209456 "2003-11-01T08:36:07Z")
I read about www.perverted-justice.com, a site where contributors pretend to be children between the ages of 10 and 15 and bait pedophiles into giving out personal information, which is shared on the site. I used to do … --- ## [How do you 'defend' not being a Christian?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-defend-not-being-a-christian/576502)
**Author:** [@MizQuirk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MizQuirk)\ **Replies:** 86\ **Last updated:** [April 4, 2011, 6:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-defend-not-being-a-christian/576502 "2011-04-04T18:18:59Z")
What can I say to a relative who’s appalled at finding out I’m Agnostic/Atheistic? Somehow I don’t think telling her I live by the Golden Rule and that I’m still a good person will suffice! --- ## [Moments when you realized a hit song was actually a cover](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/moments-when-you-realized-a-hit-song-was-actually-a-cover/828189)
**Author:** [@Smapti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smapti)\ **Replies:** 130\ **Last updated:** [January 31, 2019, 5:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/moments-when-you-realized-a-hit-song-was-actually-a-cover/828189 "2019-01-31T17:42:49Z")
This afternoon I went out to Walmart and wound up buying more stuff than I could carry back with me on the bus, so I hailed an Uber. The driver who picked me up asked me what kind of music I like, and I answered that I l… --- ## [What will future (hand-held) guns be like?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-will-future-hand-held-guns-be-like/687305)
**Author:** [@MrLee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MrLee)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [May 6, 2014, 10:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-will-future-hand-held-guns-be-like/687305 "2014-05-06T22:32:49Z")
I was reading a sci-fi novel last night (a guilty pleasure…), where there was a throwaway mention of a ‘plasma cannon’, or some-such… This got me to thinking…I don’t know much about this sort of thing, but is plasma the… --- ## [How do you know that you are ready to juggle live chainsaws?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-know-that-you-are-ready-to-juggle-live-chainsaws/459812)
**Author:** [@unstrung](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/unstrung)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [August 16, 2008, 12:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-know-that-you-are-ready-to-juggle-live-chainsaws/459812 "2008-08-16T12:37:45Z")
I’ve really been wondering this for quite some time, but given the recent thread that Runs With Scissors posted, it seems like a good time to ask. So, how in the hell does a juggler know that he has practiced enough to… --- ## [What not-typically-sexualized body parts get your motor running?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-not-typically-sexualized-body-parts-get-your-motor-running/425289)
**Author:** [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Replies:** 74\ **Last updated:** [November 8, 2007, 12:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-not-typically-sexualized-body-parts-get-your-motor-running/425289 "2007-11-08T12:59:43Z")
Most straight guys like shapely breasts and butts, though we vary on our size preference (I prefer 'em small myself). Some like feet (I rarely see the big deal there). But what non-generally sexualized body parts get you… --- ## [Let me take a movie-watching bullet for you.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/let-me-take-a-movie-watching-bullet-for-you/169745)
**Author:** [@Crunchy\_Frog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crunchy_Frog)\ **Replies:** 110\ **Last updated:** [June 1, 2003, 2:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/let-me-take-a-movie-watching-bullet-for-you/169745 "2003-06-01T14:58:02Z")
I love films. All genres, good movies, bad movies, crap movies. I’ll watch them all. I don’t necessarily like them all, but there’s not much I won’t try to watch once. With this in mind, I thought I’d offer a service… --- ## [Progressives/Liberals, Do You See Value of Strong State Governments Now?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/progressives-liberals-do-you-see-value-of-strong-state-governments-now/681498)
**Author:** [@Shagnasty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shagnasty)\ **Replies:** 62\ **Last updated:** [February 19, 2014, 8:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/progressives-liberals-do-you-see-value-of-strong-state-governments-now/681498 "2014-02-19T20:58:12Z")
I am a moderate libertarian so the usual left vs right wing rhetoric doesn’t apply to me personally but I have always been a proponent of state’s rights in general. Progressives and liberals generally have historically h… --- ## [So, I finally saw Fight Club....](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-i-finally-saw-fight-club/546432)
**Author:** [@Yodalicious](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yodalicious)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [July 22, 2010, 10:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-i-finally-saw-fight-club/546432 "2010-07-22T22:03:27Z")
I spoiled myself several years ago, so I was consciously looking for clues leading up to the big reveal. Still, very good movie, really enjoyed it. Afterwards, I read some of the threads here, so I think I got all the … --- ## [How Many in USA Still Use Dial-up Internet?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-in-usa-still-use-dial-up-internet/613462)
**Author:** [@Ken001](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ken001)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [February 22, 2012, 9:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-in-usa-still-use-dial-up-internet/613462 "2012-02-22T21:40:13Z")
I’ve searched but cannot find any information on this. Simply curious. From outside the USA we get the impression you are all connected with ultra fast broadband and smart phones in every pocket. :smiley: --- ## [Can a sniper shoot accurately through a glass window?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-a-sniper-shoot-accurately-through-a-glass-window/339304)
**Author:** [@Emilio\_Lizardo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Emilio_Lizardo)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [January 11, 2006, 2:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-a-sniper-shoot-accurately-through-a-glass-window/339304 "2006-01-11T02:53:09Z")
I was watching a cheesy 80s TV show last night, and in one scene a sniper shoots from a roof at a target inside of a building, through a window. Is that realistic? Will a bullet, even a high-velocity round, go through… --- ## [Voicing limited and qualified agreement with a bigoted stereotype](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/voicing-limited-and-qualified-agreement-with-a-bigoted-stereotype/1021561)
**Author:** [@Lumpy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lumpy)\ **Replies:** 375\ **Last updated:** [August 22, 2025, 12:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/voicing-limited-and-qualified-agreement-with-a-bigoted-stereotype/1021561 "2025-08-22T00:44:50Z")
How does one point out the one tiny nugget of truth in an otherwise noxious stereotype without being immediately shut down as a wholehearted supporter and propagandist of such a stereotype? Apparently some topics are con… --- ## [Do the Germans make any \*bad\* stuff?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-the-germans-make-any-bad-stuff/487323)
**Author:** [@elmwood](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elmwood)\ **Replies:** 73\ **Last updated:** [March 4, 2009, 9:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-the-germans-make-any-bad-stuff/487323 "2009-03-04T21:43:55Z")
The Germans make good stuff", according to the ShamWow guy. Supposedly, EVERYTHING manufactured in Germany is of the highest quality, precision, or what have you. Are there any products made in Germany that have a bad … --- ## [How do you survive a night without heating.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-survive-a-night-without-heating/608834)
**Author:** [@AK84](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AK84)\ **Replies:** 64\ **Last updated:** [January 11, 2012, 7:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-survive-a-night-without-heating/608834 "2012-01-11T07:42:39Z")
So, my homes rickety old heating system gave out mid afternoon. It is going to snow tonight and is going to be well below freezing. What would be the best ideas. I have placed a blanket on top of a duevt, wearing and mul… --- ## [Planning A World Government](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/planning-a-world-government/522283)
**Author:** [@Qin\_Shi\_Huangdi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qin_Shi_Huangdi)\ **Replies:** 69\ **Last updated:** [December 27, 2009, 3:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/planning-a-world-government/522283 "2009-12-27T03:40:32Z")
Today all 195 nations on Earth have agreed to have a Constitutional Convention to form a world government. It’s a free-for-all sandbox mode with delegates from every country including official delegations and tagalongs … [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1204&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1206&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)