# Top **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1206&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:** 1207 --- ## [When to put a healthy but unhappy pet to sleep?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-to-put-a-healthy-but-unhappy-pet-to-sleep/582109)
**Author:** [@wonky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wonky)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [July 15, 2011, 10:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-to-put-a-healthy-but-unhappy-pet-to-sleep/582109 "2011-07-15T22:36:55Z")
My cat Albert has been depressed for over two years. Ever since my husband died, Albert has been clingy, withdrawn, angry, and obviously unhappy. He was definitely my husband’s cat. I was always a nice adjunct but nev… --- ## [Why did Penn State officials conceal Sandusky at all?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-did-penn-state-officials-conceal-sandusky-at-all/628351)
**Author:** [@Machine\_Elf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Machine_Elf)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [July 25, 2012, 3:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-did-penn-state-officials-conceal-sandusky-at-all/628351 "2012-07-25T03:21:10Z")
Penn State is in hot water now because they endeavored at several levels to conceal Sandusky’s molestation of children. Question: Why did they do it? What did they think would happen if they quickly fired Sandusky and … --- ## [Do Vitamins Work? If so, how well?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-vitamins-work-if-so-how-well/538350)
**Author:** [@Taomist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Taomist)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [May 15, 2010, 5:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-vitamins-work-if-so-how-well/538350 "2010-05-15T17:08:46Z")
I ask this for a couple of reasons. I’m thinking it’s a Cecil-type query, but at the same time, I am not sure even the great Cecil could differentiate/consolidate/extrapolate dozens of years worth of studies to come up w… --- ## [Has there ever been an animal-human hybrid?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-there-ever-been-an-animal-human-hybrid/246143)
**Author:** [@Satyricon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Satyricon)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [May 27, 2004, 12:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-there-ever-been-an-animal-human-hybrid/246143 "2004-05-27T00:18:22Z")
When I was taking social studies in highschool I remember my teacher once mentioning something that some kind of animal had secretly been bred with a human for some sort of insane government experiment, probably to explo… --- ## [Seaside Park (Jersey Shore) Is Burning](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seaside-park-jersey-shore-is-burning/668708)
**Author:** [@Hal\_Briston](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hal_Briston)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [September 17, 2013, 7:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seaside-park-jersey-shore-is-burning/668708 "2013-09-17T19:50:51Z")
A couple of hours ago, the story was “there’s a fire at Kohr’s Ice Cream” – and I thought “Man, I hope the Sawmill (a pretty damn awesome bar/restaurant next to Kohr’s) stays safe”. Now, it’s become "Man, I hope the whol… --- ## [Your thoughts on the evolution of SDMB in time](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-thoughts-on-the-evolution-of-sdmb-in-time/991935)
**Author:** [@Al128](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Al128)\ **Replies:** 127\ **Last updated:** [November 7, 2023, 10:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-thoughts-on-the-evolution-of-sdmb-in-time/991935 "2023-11-07T22:14:21Z")
Hi there, if you’d do a synthesis on how the SDMB has changed/evolutioned over the past 20 or 10 years … what would be your thoughts? Here are my gut-anwers: we got collectively old! - I still recall 20 or so years a… --- ## [What is "cosmetic gynecology"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-cosmetic-gynecology/301573)
**Author:** [@Drum\_God](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Drum_God)\ **Replies:** 85\ **Last updated:** [May 8, 2005, 6:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-cosmetic-gynecology/301573 "2005-05-08T18:47:14Z")
In East Austin, I saw a billboard advertising “cosmetic gynecology.” What in the world is this? I can imagine some sort of reconstructive surgery after an accident or to correct a defect, but neither of those seem the … --- ## [What's the deadliest cute thing? (Or the cutest deadly thing?)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-deadliest-cute-thing-or-the-cutest-deadly-thing/530438)
**Author:** [@The\_Hamster\_King](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Hamster_King)\ **Replies:** 64\ **Last updated:** [March 1, 2010, 5:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-deadliest-cute-thing-or-the-cutest-deadly-thing/530438 "2010-03-01T05:40:11Z")
Usually cute and harmless go together. Hamsters are cute and not deadly. Alligators are not cute and very deadly. But there’s got to an exception to this rule. What’s the cutest most adorable thing capable of ripping… --- ## [How did the Russians actually influence the election?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-did-the-russians-actually-influence-the-election/786417)
**Author:** [@Saint\_Cad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saint_Cad)\ **Replies:** 65\ **Last updated:** [May 17, 2017, 1:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-did-the-russians-actually-influence-the-election/786417 "2017-05-17T13:42:09Z")
I keep hearing this and unless I’m missing something there are only two allegations: They hacked the DNC email server to reveal that they are twats that were manoevering to get their hand-picked choice elected over a … --- ## [Diagnosis: If a car headlight doesn't work on low-beam...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/diagnosis-if-a-car-headlight-doesnt-work-on-low-beam/745847)
**Author:** [@birchtree](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/birchtree)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [February 15, 2016, 3:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/diagnosis-if-a-car-headlight-doesnt-work-on-low-beam/745847 "2016-02-15T15:21:23Z")
If a car headlight works normally on high beam, but not on low-beam, is there a way to quickly/easily tell if the problem is: –bad headlight bulb, requiring replacement –bad fuse –bad electrical connection –other? I… --- ## [In this scenario is this rape?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-this-scenario-is-this-rape/675060)
**Author:** [@Quartz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quartz)\ **Replies:** 84\ **Last updated:** [December 2, 2013, 11:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-this-scenario-is-this-rape/675060 "2013-12-02T23:54:10Z")
Imagine… Bruce is a gay man. At a party hosted by his friend Derek, Bruce gets a BJ from his partner Adam. Now Adam doesn’t swallow, so he spits it out into a glass. Another guest, Clarice, picks up the glass, and preten… --- ## [Fuck you, you fucking piece of HP shit!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fuck-you-you-fucking-piece-of-hp-shit/458161)
**Author:** [@Otto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Otto)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [August 1, 2008, 6:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fuck-you-you-fucking-piece-of-hp-shit/458161 "2008-08-01T18:22:13Z")
I’ve gone for years without a printer. I never print anything from home. I wouldn’t even HAVE this piece of HP shit if it weren’t free with the purchase of my new computer. It’s been sitting in the box for two months bec… --- ## [Breaking News: reported mass shooting in Dayton OH](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/breaking-news-reported-mass-shooting-in-dayton-oh/838161)
**Author:** [@Defensive\_Indifference](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Defensive_Indifference)\ **Replies:** 100\ **Last updated:** [August 16, 2019, 7:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/breaking-news-reported-mass-shooting-in-dayton-oh/838161 "2019-08-16T07:04:33Z")
Initial reports of seven dead. https://www.whio.com/news/crime--law/police-responding-active-shooting-oregon-district/dHOvgFCs726CylnDLdZQxM/amp.html?\_\_twitter\_impression=true --- ## [Can an elderly adult be forced into a nursing home by the state?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-an-elderly-adult-be-forced-into-a-nursing-home-by-the-state/634667)
**Author:** [@grude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/grude)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [August 22, 2013, 4:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-an-elderly-adult-be-forced-into-a-nursing-home-by-the-state/634667 "2013-08-22T16:51:46Z")
Assuming of course they are not profoundly senile and can care for themselves, and yes I realize there a big margin for abuse here by whoever makes the determination(you can’t sweep snow off your sidewalk? INVALID!). I’… --- ## [Ex-employer won't give me my t4. What can I do?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ex-employer-wont-give-me-my-t4-what-can-i-do/184521)
**Author:** [@Horrifying\_Howler\_Monkey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Horrifying_Howler_Monkey)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [June 27, 2003, 5:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ex-employer-wont-give-me-my-t4-what-can-i-do/184521 "2003-06-27T05:45:33Z")
I’m not sure what you call these elsewhere, but it’s basically a statement of income & taxes paid etc from your employer. I should have filed my tax return in April. I left my job in March. I still do not have my t4. … --- ## [ABC's Fresh Off The Boat. Is this a controversy waiting to happen?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/abcs-fresh-off-the-boat-is-this-a-controversy-waiting-to-happen/710773)
**Author:** [@Grrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrr)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [February 9, 2015, 2:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/abcs-fresh-off-the-boat-is-this-a-controversy-waiting-to-happen/710773 "2015-02-09T02:30:52Z")
I been seeing these trailers lately and I can’t help thinking to myself “Somebody somewhere is going to be offended by this and make a big stink about it.” 3min trailer here. Personally, I’m not offended by any of it. … --- ## [Are blue eyes better than say...Hazel?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-blue-eyes-better-than-say-hazel/521928)
**Author:** [@Dandmb50](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dandmb50)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [December 24, 2009, 5:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-blue-eyes-better-than-say-hazel/521928 "2009-12-24T17:26:25Z")
Have you ever heard someone say “My, does that child ever have beautiful Hazel eyes” but we hear it all the time with people that have Blue eyes. What’s the fascination with Blue eyes? Does everyone feel this way, I hav… --- ## [Godfather Question number 3,000: "Santino, what's the matter with you?"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/godfather-question-number-3-000-santino-whats-the-matter-with-you/749776)
**Author:** [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [March 28, 2016, 9:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/godfather-question-number-3-000-santino-whats-the-matter-with-you/749776 "2016-03-28T21:13:00Z")
The scene when The Godfather meets with the Turk- about 3:40 in this clip. The Godfather is telling the Turk no and giving him his reasons. The Turk tells him if he’s worried about his money the Tattaglia family will gu… --- ## [What's your favorite flavor of Pop-Tarts?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-favorite-flavor-of-pop-tarts/542523)
**Author:** [@MTCicero](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MTCicero)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [June 10, 2010, 9:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-favorite-flavor-of-pop-tarts/542523 "2010-06-10T21:00:26Z")
Being inspired by this thread, it got me to wondering what everyone’s favorite flavor of Pop-Tarts is. As for me, it’s most definitely Frosted Brown Sugar Cinnamon. (I wish I had some right now.) And you? --- ## [The best band/artist of the 1970s...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-best-band-artist-of-the-1970s/621394)
**Author:** [@Le\_Ministre\_de\_l\_au-dela](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Le_Ministre_de_l_au-dela)\ **Replies:** 68\ **Last updated:** [May 12, 2012, 2:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-best-band-artist-of-the-1970s/621394 "2012-05-12T14:08:57Z")
There will eventually be a poll in a week or two. Here’s how it works - Any band or musical artist nominated by more than one Doper in this thread will be entered in the poll. Wiki or YouTube links are encouraged. Dis… --- ## [Car engine takes a long time to heat up](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/car-engine-takes-a-long-time-to-heat-up/641041)
**Author:** [@Bijou\_Drains](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bijou_Drains)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [November 15, 2012, 4:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/car-engine-takes-a-long-time-to-heat-up/641041 "2012-11-15T04:50:40Z")
My 99 Acura Integra engine takes a long time to get warm so I can defrost the front window. Any problem that would cause this? I had a similar problem with a 99 Civic. My 08 Accord engine heated up much faster. … --- ## [Songs That Reference Other Songs](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-that-reference-other-songs/678980)
**Author:** [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Replies:** 60\ **Last updated:** [January 19, 2014, 9:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-that-reference-other-songs/678980 "2014-01-19T21:42:05Z")
Kid Rock’s All Summer Long not only samples (if that’s the right word) Sweet Home Alabama, but is also largely about singing and listening to that song as a young lad. What are some other songs that reference other song… --- ## [What unique clique nicknames do you remember?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-unique-clique-nicknames-do-you-remember/502215)
**Author:** [@Jimmy\_Joe\_Meager](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jimmy_Joe_Meager)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [July 9, 2009, 3:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-unique-clique-nicknames-do-you-remember/502215 "2009-07-09T03:15:00Z")
In high school, college, or elsewhere that would lend itself to such things, what specific clique nicknames were used in the community? I’m not looking for generic terms like “frat boy”, “jock”, “nerd”, nor for actual n… --- ## [Why am I having such a problem with this? (Warning, teenage boy stuff ahead)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-am-i-having-such-a-problem-with-this-warning-teenage-boy-stuff-ahead/160815)
**Author:** [@ivylass](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ivylass)\ **Replies:** 106\ **Last updated:** [March 14, 2020, 9:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-am-i-having-such-a-problem-with-this-warning-teenage-boy-stuff-ahead/160815 "2020-03-14T21:28:57Z")
My son is 13, 14 in August, and he’s beginning to become more (ahem) sexually aware. Ivylad has has several chats with him, but quite frankly, I don’t want to hear that my son is becoming more of a man. I am highly unc… --- ## [What would you do with 5 days in Rome?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-you-do-with-5-days-in-rome/495962)
**Author:** [@OpalCat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OpalCat)\ **Replies:** 104\ **Last updated:** [June 18, 2009, 2:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-you-do-with-5-days-in-rome/495962 "2009-06-18T14:43:42Z")
Ok, honeymoon is coming up at the end of this month. If you had 5 days in Rome, Italy, what would you do? What part of town would you stay in? Do you have any amazing tips (restaurants, little-known cool things to do, wh… --- ## [Is there an absolute, 100%, authoritative final word on the pronunciation of the game "Galaga"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-an-absolute-100-authoritative-final-word-on-the-pronunciation-of-the-game-galaga/612766)
**Author:** [@ScatteredFrog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ScatteredFrog)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [February 17, 2012, 11:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-an-absolute-100-authoritative-final-word-on-the-pronunciation-of-the-game-galaga/612766 "2012-02-17T23:20:10Z")
So doing a \[place favorite search engine here, most likely the one that collects everything about you\] search doesn’t lead me to anything but debate… But is there a word from, say, someone at Midway as to how to pronoun… --- ## [Socks: Match to pants or to shoes?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/socks-match-to-pants-or-to-shoes/536669)
**Author:** [@Chessic\_Sense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chessic_Sense)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [April 21, 2010, 9:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/socks-match-to-pants-or-to-shoes/536669 "2010-04-21T21:11:04Z")
A coworker made fun of me on Friday for wearing “white shocks with dress shoes”. I claimed that since I was wearing jeans, I had to wear socks that matched the jeans, not the shoes. He, to my unending surprise, disagre… --- ## [Ask the Bus Driver](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-bus-driver/694418)
**Author:** [@Incubus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Incubus)\ **Replies:** 60\ **Last updated:** [August 2, 2014, 11:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-bus-driver/694418 "2014-08-02T11:22:18Z")
Ask me anything about it! A few things: -For obvious reasons I will not mention the specific agency I work for. Aside from pay, the culture of the bus drivers, and the culture of the passengers, most bus driving jobs ar… --- ## [I'm Pitting the Asswipes at Kaiser Permanente](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-pitting-the-asswipes-at-kaiser-permanente/482888)
**Author:** [@Washoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Washoe)\ **Replies:** 91\ **Last updated:** [January 26, 2009, 3:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-pitting-the-asswipes-at-kaiser-permanente/482888 "2009-01-26T15:49:40Z")
My mother had a fairly serious stroke two weeks ago this Sunday. She’s now in the ICU at Kaiser-Permanente in Woodland Hills, California. Up until last night, she was making steady and tremendous improvement. We got the t… --- ## [What is the correct pronunciation of 'Basswood'](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-correct-pronunciation-of-basswood/436555)
**Author:** [@Mangetout](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mangetout)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [February 9, 2008, 1:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-correct-pronunciation-of-basswood/436555 "2008-02-09T01:13:47Z")
The tree - Tilia spp - also known as Lime or Linden. How is the other common name - Basswood - pronounced? --- ## [Obama promises to expand Bush's faith-based initiatives](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obama-promises-to-expand-bushs-faith-based-initiatives/454908)
**Author:** [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)\ **Replies:** 153\ **Last updated:** [July 6, 2008, 6:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obama-promises-to-expand-bushs-faith-based-initiatives/454908 "2008-07-06T18:19:46Z")
Story here: Issue for debate: What the FUCK?! --- ## [David Blaine will go without food for 44 days - is this possible?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/david-blaine-will-go-without-food-for-44-days-is-this-possible/199048)
**Author:** [@Ultraviolet](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ultraviolet)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [September 3, 2003, 1:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/david-blaine-will-go-without-food-for-44-days-is-this-possible/199048 "2003-09-03T01:06:34Z")
I just read here about David Blaine’s new stunt quote …he will be suspended in a clear plexi-glass case by the River Thames for 44 days. The 30-year-old New Yorker will be sealed in a space about seven feet (2.1 metr… --- ## [Burning out a clutch](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/burning-out-a-clutch/523036)
**Author:** [@pool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pool)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [December 31, 2009, 3:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/burning-out-a-clutch/523036 "2009-12-31T15:06:30Z")
I recently burned the clutch out on my 2005 Hyundai Tiburon, I’ve already payed to have it repaired and everything. This is the third manual transmission vehicle I’ve owned and I’ve never burned out a clutch before. I’ve… --- ## [Had major crabgrass outbreak last year- what do I do now?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/had-major-crabgrass-outbreak-last-year-what-do-i-do-now/573137)
**Author:** [@Don\_t\_Call\_Me\_Shirley](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Don_t_Call_Me_Shirley)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [March 3, 2011, 12:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/had-major-crabgrass-outbreak-last-year-what-do-i-do-now/573137 "2011-03-03T00:03:25Z")
Last summer my yard, seemingly overnight, became overgrown with crabgrass. A neighbor said it was because it was so hot, apparently crabgrass likes that, or perhaps the desirable grass just hates it. Anyway, I tried pu… --- ## [Do you need to warm up a car with a supercharger?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-need-to-warm-up-a-car-with-a-supercharger/714694)
**Author:** [@funky\_little\_lee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/funky_little_lee)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [March 12, 2015, 1:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-need-to-warm-up-a-car-with-a-supercharger/714694 "2015-03-12T01:17:03Z")
While on lunch break yesterday, some of the guys were talking about a guy they knew who has a new Porsche Carrera. They all agreed that he was nuts because he started the engine and then took off without letting the car … --- ## [What was the best Myst game?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-the-best-myst-game/598940)
**Author:** [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [October 21, 2011, 1:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-the-best-myst-game/598940 "2011-10-21T13:35:09Z")
My wife and I have been replaying some of the Myst games again. Man, I wish there was something this good coming out now. If you know of a Myst game that is as good as the actual ones, let me know. Got me thinking, too.… --- ## [Dear Limo Driver and Eight Or So Other Assorted People - Fuck You All With a Steel Dick](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dear-limo-driver-and-eight-or-so-other-assorted-people-fuck-you-all-with-a-steel-dick/732072)
**Author:** [@Zeke\_N.Destroi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeke_N.Destroi)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [September 27, 2015, 10:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dear-limo-driver-and-eight-or-so-other-assorted-people-fuck-you-all-with-a-steel-dick/732072 "2015-09-27T22:06:28Z")
Way too long - TLDR - I did the right thing the wrong way and encountered a bunch of shit that confirms my slight regard for my fellow man. At about 7:30 tonight my wife and I take the kids out for a pre-bedtime walk ar… --- ## [Games you wish you loved.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/games-you-wish-you-loved/723502)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_Bravo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_Bravo)\ **Replies:** 60\ **Last updated:** [July 15, 2015, 2:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/games-you-wish-you-loved/723502 "2015-07-15T02:30:28Z")
What are some games that you really want to love, but that you just can’t mentally access? Minecraft. When I was a kid, I couldn’t ever build cool lego models from my own imagination. I went gangbusters on the instructi… --- ## [Were AA and UA negligently responsible for the 9/11 attacks on the WTC?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/were-aa-and-ua-negligently-responsible-for-the-9-11-attacks-on-the-wtc/633742)
**Author:** [@Omar\_Little](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omar_Little)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [September 16, 2012, 3:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/were-aa-and-ua-negligently-responsible-for-the-9-11-attacks-on-the-wtc/633742 "2012-09-16T03:42:45Z")
The group that was leasing the World Trade Center (WTC) buildings sued American Airlines (AA) and United Airlines (UA), now United Continental for $8 billion for the loss of the buildings during the 9/11 attacks. The ju… --- ## [Why does skin look so yellow during surgery?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-skin-look-so-yellow-during-surgery/4548)
**Author:** [@Dalou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dalou)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [November 6, 1999, 9:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-skin-look-so-yellow-during-surgery/4548 "1999-11-06T21:45:00Z")
Have you ever noticed that during surgery, at least any I’ve seen on TV (never having seen a real, live one) that people’s skin seems unusually yellow, almost jaundiced? Is it some sort of chemical reaction to the surge… --- ## [Tales of the Sweaty, Feculent Herd (long)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tales-of-the-sweaty-feculent-herd-long/226770)
**Author:** [@Dante](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dante)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [February 5, 2004, 12:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tales-of-the-sweaty-feculent-herd-long/226770 "2004-02-05T00:05:51Z")
Wherein the Sweaty, Feculent Herd Almost Stampedes (with a nod to Gord). Book of Dante, 7:1-22 Dante arrived at the GO station a little late today, and had missed his 7:10 train. Upon arrival however, he noted a large … --- ## [Boy Bands: There Can Be Only One?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/boy-bands-there-can-be-only-one/666466)
**Author:** [@epbrown01](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/epbrown01)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [April 4, 2014, 11:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/boy-bands-there-can-be-only-one/666466 "2014-04-04T11:39:04Z")
I was watching the latest episode of YouTubers React about One Direction and one question they asked the panel got me thinking. When 1D’s fans age past them in a few years, everyone expects some guy named Harry to have a… --- ## [Legalization of marijuana and secondhand smoke (Has this been debated here before?)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/legalization-of-marijuana-and-secondhand-smoke-has-this-been-debated-here-before/561596)
**Author:** [@Derleth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Derleth)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [November 23, 2010, 4:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/legalization-of-marijuana-and-secondhand-smoke-has-this-been-debated-here-before/561596 "2010-11-23T16:08:36Z")
After a quick search I can see no threads that debate this issue in specific, and it doesn’t seem to be part of the larger legalization debate, so let’s do it: Regardless of whether it’s legal, secondhand marijuana smok… --- ## [Chronos and Betting](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chronos-and-betting/912992)
**Author:** [@Hellestal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hellestal)\ **Replies:** 122\ **Last updated:** [July 4, 2020, 4:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chronos-and-betting/912992 "2020-07-04T16:00:57Z")
This post: Since when is betting not allowed? I seem to have missed it. I didn’t always agree with Bricker, but he was dead right about this when he was a regular poster. His observation goes back at least to Kant: … --- ## [Ask the guy in the Jeopardy! UToC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-guy-in-the-jeopardy-utoc/292219)
**Author:** [@5\_time\_champ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/5_time_champ)\ **Replies:** 91\ **Last updated:** [March 4, 2005, 10:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-guy-in-the-jeopardy-utoc/292219 "2005-03-04T22:08:04Z")
. . . but don’t ask him much, at least until after his episode airs Tuesday, March 1 \[check your local TV listings for channel and time.\] Click on the Ultimate Jeopardy! Tournament of Champions button, scroll all the w… --- ## [The bail industry may be about to be over?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-bail-industry-may-be-about-to-be-over/755345)
**Author:** [@sweat209](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sweat209)\ **Replies:** 64\ **Last updated:** [June 12, 2016, 12:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-bail-industry-may-be-about-to-be-over/755345 "2016-06-12T12:59:51Z")
Duane “Dog the Bounty Hunter” Chapman and his wife Beth are ending their hit show Dog and Beth: On the Hunt in an attempt to save the bail industry, which is under attack nationwide. It seems the TV show Dog the Bount… --- ## [Can a DVD wear out](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-a-dvd-wear-out/621181)
**Author:** [@dauerbach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dauerbach)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [May 8, 2012, 12:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-a-dvd-wear-out/621181 "2012-05-08T12:33:49Z")
After being played probably 50 times in one month a DVD would no longer work. I scoffed at my wife’s suggestion that perhaps it work out. I pointed out that only light touched it. Then I began to think of laser surger… --- ## [Tragedy making faith stronger](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tragedy-making-faith-stronger/648074)
**Author:** [@CastleAnthrax](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CastleAnthrax)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [January 25, 2013, 1:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tragedy-making-faith-stronger/648074 "2013-01-25T01:17:34Z")
I was listening to a radio interview with a guy who was involved with the investigation of the recent mass murder in Newtown, CT. He was in the room when the bodies of the children were still cooling, and he helped in t… --- ## [WWII: Was Poland always screwed?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wwii-was-poland-always-screwed/639657)
**Author:** [@Mr.Kobayashi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Kobayashi)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [November 7, 2012, 2:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wwii-was-poland-always-screwed/639657 "2012-11-07T14:42:34Z")
Whenever I read about World War 2, I always feel sympathy and admiration for plucky Poland, the little nation that could. They get invaded by two vastly more powerful neighbours, lose a huge proportion of their populatio… --- ## [Florida](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/florida/640472)
**Author:** [@Baron\_Greenback](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baron_Greenback)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [November 14, 2012, 12:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/florida/640472 "2012-11-14T12:30:33Z")
This is maybe a GQ, but what’s the script with Florida? Is there some reason that they cannot organise a simple vote? I’ve been to Orlando, and very briefly Miami, and it seems like a functional first world place, so why… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1205&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1207&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)