# Top **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1217&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:** 1218 --- ## [Why Adventure Games peaked so early](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-adventure-games-peaked-so-early/626593)
**Author:** [@Quimby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quimby)\ **Replies:** 64\ **Last updated:** [July 2, 2012, 5:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-adventure-games-peaked-so-early/626593 "2012-07-02T17:28:02Z")
In this interview with Al Lowe (creator of Leisure Suit Larry and other Sierra adventure games), he makes a point about why Adventure games were so popular early on and then flamed out so quickly that I never considered:… --- ## [Khreatyve name spellings, again](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/khreatyve-name-spellings-again/752680)
**Author:** [@gigi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gigi)\ **Replies:** 75\ **Last updated:** [July 17, 2016, 9:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/khreatyve-name-spellings-again/752680 "2016-07-17T21:17:12Z")
I found myself watching TLC and the footage of conjoined twin girls being separated. Wonderful, they’re doing great, Adeline and Natalie! Nice! Till they pan over to the names on the cribs: Adeline…OK, so far so good,… --- ## [Farewell Londope - Tir' moves over to her Twisty in April!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/farewell-londope-tir-moves-over-to-her-twisty-in-april/223193)
**Author:** [@Tir\_Tinuviel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tir_Tinuviel)\ **Replies:** 208\ **Last updated:** [March 13, 2004, 8:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/farewell-londope-tir-moves-over-to-her-twisty-in-april/223193 "2004-03-13T08:24:17Z")
Yep, I’m moving over to Dublin to be with my beautiful Twisty at the beginning of April. SQUEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!! 3 months! 3 months! And then I’m gonna get some on a regular basis! :smiley: Anyways, I was wondering i… --- ## [Fanboys, shut the hell up about LOTR!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fanboys-shut-the-hell-up-about-lotr/219549)
**Author:** [@gobear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gobear)\ **Replies:** 125\ **Last updated:** [December 23, 2003, 6:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fanboys-shut-the-hell-up-about-lotr/219549 "2003-12-23T18:18:39Z")
\*\* Advisory: This rant is NOT addressed to all LOTR or fantasy and SF fans, but to the drooling fanboys who will not shut up about elves at Helm’s Deep, powered armor in Starship Troopers and Greedo shooting first.\*\* OK… --- ## [Left Behind Members Return Home Please](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/left-behind-members-return-home-please/17297)
**Author:** [@mbagnall](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mbagnall)\ **Replies:** 186\ **Last updated:** [January 23, 2000, 6:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/left-behind-members-return-home-please/17297 "2000-01-23T06:13:00Z")
To All Left Behind Members Reading This; Please return home to the LBMB. We’ve been in contact with Ed Zotti, the Admin here and he has agreed to make sure that which has been perpetrated against us is handled. Please c… --- ## [Below a quarter tank - how bad?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/below-a-quarter-tank-how-bad/383094)
**Author:** [@Typo\_Knig](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Typo_Knig)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [December 7, 2006, 9:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/below-a-quarter-tank-how-bad/383094 "2006-12-07T21:15:56Z")
Automotively minded Dopers, how bad is this? I’ve always heard it’s bad to let a car go below a quarter tank between fill-ups. Something about increasing the chance of the dirt collected in the gas tank getting sucked i… --- ## [Highway onramp traffic lights: Who obeys them?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/highway-onramp-traffic-lights-who-obeys-them/112398)
**Author:** [@SouprChckn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SouprChckn)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [June 8, 2002, 7:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/highway-onramp-traffic-lights-who-obeys-them/112398 "2002-06-08T19:18:05Z")
If you don’t exactly get what I mean, there are these small traffic lights on various onramps on the highways near me. They only have green and red lights and they are tripped by sensors on the road some distance before … --- ## [How big of a problem is our Federal Debt?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-big-of-a-problem-is-our-federal-debt/825873)
**Author:** [@survinga](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/survinga)\ **Replies:** 156\ **Last updated:** [December 22, 2018, 7:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-big-of-a-problem-is-our-federal-debt/825873 "2018-12-22T19:07:03Z")
See this from the CBO: I would say it’s something we should be concerned with. But it’s not a crisis. Currently, the net federal debt held by the public is 78% of GDP, and it’s projected to be 96% of GDP in a decade.… --- ## [How does a knock sensor work](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-does-a-knock-sensor-work/671260)
**Author:** [@Inigo\_Montoya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Inigo_Montoya)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [February 18, 2016, 6:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-does-a-knock-sensor-work/671260 "2016-02-18T18:08:01Z")
Scenario: high-compression engine needs higher octane fuel to prevent the fuel-air mix from combusting spontaneously due to pressurization–to make it wait for the car’s spark to ‘tell’ it to ignite. So you put a lower o… --- ## [Suggest a marketable culinary name for horse meat for U.S. consumers.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/suggest-a-marketable-culinary-name-for-horse-meat-for-u-s-consumers/638252)
**Author:** [@drastic\_quench](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drastic_quench)\ **Replies:** 81\ **Last updated:** [October 23, 2012, 7:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/suggest-a-marketable-culinary-name-for-horse-meat-for-u-s-consumers/638252 "2012-10-23T19:04:41Z")
It is eaten, and even prized, all around the world. I have to think that a significant portion of the taboo status horse meat has in the states is branding (not that kind, Tex). In season three episode eleven of Mad Me… --- ## [Single-player RPG as complex as WoW?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/single-player-rpg-as-complex-as-wow/490555)
**Author:** [@With\_Rye](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/With_Rye)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [March 31, 2009, 5:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/single-player-rpg-as-complex-as-wow/490555 "2009-03-31T05:22:35Z")
I like WoW a lot, particularly its complex system of crafting/magic/statistics/talents/etc. I mean, I think it’s so cool how everything is so precise that there are spells and talents that just increase a stat, like chan… --- ## [First time wearing contact lenses. Help.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/first-time-wearing-contact-lenses-help/517782)
**Author:** [@rostfrei](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rostfrei)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [November 18, 2009, 3:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/first-time-wearing-contact-lenses-help/517782 "2009-11-18T15:22:59Z")
So, to give a brief history. Five years ago, I went to the optometrist for an eye exam. My vision was okay, but the doctor suggested that I wear glasses and gave me a prescription. Once I got the glasses, I put them … --- ## [Favorite character names](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-character-names/489678)
**Author:** [@Malleus\_Incus\_Stapes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Malleus_Incus_Stapes)\ **Replies:** 123\ **Last updated:** [March 26, 2009, 4:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-character-names/489678 "2009-03-26T04:42:52Z")
I don’t have a great fondness for The Light Fantastic, but I love “Herrena, the Henna-Haired Harridan”. Say that five times fast. If I ever joined a Discworld message board, that’s totally the name I would use. What’s y… --- ## [Declining a Bachelor Party?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/declining-a-bachelor-party/363940)
**Author:** [@Tower\_Dweller](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tower_Dweller)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [July 13, 2006, 1:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/declining-a-bachelor-party/363940 "2006-07-13T01:49:43Z")
My friend is getting married; he’s having a “destination wedding” at Disney World. So, I rented a room for 3 nights down there, and booked round trip tickets. Done. Now, he’s planning a bachelor party. He wants us al… --- ## [Chainsaw troubleshooting: curving cuts](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chainsaw-troubleshooting-curving-cuts/261273)
**Author:** [@toadspittle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/toadspittle)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [December 14, 2012, 4:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chainsaw-troubleshooting-curving-cuts/261273 "2012-12-14T16:00:22Z")
I just had my chainsaw (a 16" gas-powered John Deere) chain sharpened … and now the saw cuts on a curve. I’ve been bucking firewood logs, making straight downward cuts. But the saw won’t go straight down. It gradually t… --- ## [FBI May have Found D.B. Cooper](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fbi-may-have-found-d-b-cooper/591203)
**Author:** [@TruCelt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TruCelt)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [August 3, 2011, 10:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fbi-may-have-found-d-b-cooper/591203 "2011-08-03T22:01:09Z")
Link to SLATE article: http://slatest.slate.com/posts/2011/08/01/d\_b\_cooper\_skyjacking\_case\_fbi\_says\_it\_has\_a\_new\_lead\_in\_famous\_.html They are not yet confirming or revealing the name, but say the man has been dead fo… --- ## [Museum exhibits for real? JFK's blood stains? Hitler's comb? Piece of the True Cross???](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/museum-exhibits-for-real-jfks-blood-stains-hitlers-comb-piece-of-the-true-cross/702792)
**Author:** [@Napier](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Napier)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [November 1, 2014, 9:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/museum-exhibits-for-real-jfks-blood-stains-hitlers-comb-piece-of-the-true-cross/702792 "2014-11-01T21:36:53Z")
OK, is this stuff for real? How do we know? I visited the Gettysburg Museum of History the other day and the place is just crammed full of amazing artifacts. But the whole point of them is that they are real; if they are… --- ## [SDMB ~ The Epic Musical](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-the-epic-musical/347312)
**Author:** [@meek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/meek)\ **Replies:** 75\ **Last updated:** [April 8, 2006, 4:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-the-epic-musical/347312 "2006-04-08T04:15:30Z")
\[right\]Sung to the tune of “Good Ol’ Boys” (The Dukes of Hazzard Theme) \*\*by Waylon Jennings - \*\* Performed by Cecil Adams banjo intro\[/right\] Just a good ol’ boy, Never meanin’ no wrong, They say this boy has been… --- ## [Please recommend a hat for mowing the lawn/yard work](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-recommend-a-hat-for-mowing-the-lawn-yard-work/655531)
**Author:** [@CT\_Damsel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CT_Damsel)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [April 16, 2013, 2:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-recommend-a-hat-for-mowing-the-lawn-yard-work/655531 "2013-04-16T14:25:03Z")
Soon it will be lawn mowing season for my area of the planet and I need a hat for sun protection and to keep my head cool. I am female, not vain and have a large head (one-size-fits-all never fits me.) Thanks … --- ## [Does Obama Have This Authority?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-obama-have-this-authority/543434)
**Author:** [@UltraVires](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/UltraVires)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [June 19, 2010, 12:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-obama-have-this-authority/543434 "2010-06-19T00:37:02Z")
I realize that this may stray into GD, but I am confused by the President’s statement from last night’s speech: \[QUOTE=President Obama\] Tomorrow, I will meet with the chairman of BP and inform him that he is to set asi… --- ## [Worst. Doctor. Ever.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worst-doctor-ever/550054)
**Author:** [@Superhal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Superhal)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [August 16, 2010, 3:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worst-doctor-ever/550054 "2010-08-16T15:49:18Z")
(30 minutes before appointment) Me: Hi, I’m early for my appointment. Her: I’ll call the doctor. (45 minutes later) Dr: Come in! I haven’t seen you since last year! Me: (Because you misdiagnosed me last time, you as… --- ## [Women traveling to Iran/Saudi Arabia/Afghanistan: veiling logistics?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/women-traveling-to-iran-saudi-arabia-afghanistan-veiling-logistics/178276)
**Author:** [@Eva\_Luna](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eva_Luna)\ **Replies:** 93\ **Last updated:** [August 18, 2011, 2:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/women-traveling-to-iran-saudi-arabia-afghanistan-veiling-logistics/178276 "2011-08-18T02:40:35Z")
This is one of those questions that pops into my mind occasionally, but never when I’m around anyone who might actually know the answer: how do Western women deal with the whole veiling/face covering issue when traveling… --- ## ["King and I" with alternate ending](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/king-and-i-with-alternate-ending/540534)
**Author:** [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [May 28, 2010, 2:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/king-and-i-with-alternate-ending/540534 "2010-05-28T14:24:21Z")
For decades I’ve been searching for the right place to ask this question. This may very well be that place. Long, long ago in a galaxy far, far away I saw the movie “The King and I” with Yul Brynner and Deborah Kerr. Th… --- ## [Geeks/nerds and Japanese culture obsession: why?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/geeks-nerds-and-japanese-culture-obsession-why/458070)
**Author:** [@elmwood](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elmwood)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [July 30, 2008, 6:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/geeks-nerds-and-japanese-culture-obsession-why/458070 "2008-07-30T18:20:45Z")
No, I’m not saying that all geeks and nerds are into Japanese culture, nor am I saying that people who are fans of Japanese culture are all geeks. Still, it appears that a disproportionately large number of those who wo… --- ## [Is it worth trying to fix my van?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-worth-trying-to-fix-my-van/565497)
**Author:** [@Pullet](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pullet)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [January 1, 2011, 7:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-worth-trying-to-fix-my-van/565497 "2011-01-01T19:41:24Z")
I have a 2002 Chevy Astro. In addition to some non-critical exterior and interior damage, the coolant system leaks like a sieve. I’ve been told that the water pump is shot. I’m suspicious that there is more leaking in t… --- ## [Help With Songs About Money vs Love](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-with-songs-about-money-vs-love/230217)
**Author:** [@SonOfArizona](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SonOfArizona)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [February 27, 2004, 8:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-with-songs-about-money-vs-love/230217 "2004-02-27T20:36:45Z")
Hey, I could use some help. Last night I got in a discussion with this friend of mine about what is more important in a marriage, love or money. Of course, I had to go with love, as I am smart enough to know that money… --- ## [Why do truckers cut people off?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-truckers-cut-people-off/280368)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 63\ **Last updated:** [February 16, 2025, 10:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-truckers-cut-people-off/280368 "2025-02-16T22:52:58Z")
I see this all the time on a long drive. I’ll be on cruise control overtaking a couple of trucks. There’s no one behind me. Just as I get to the back end of the rear truck, he decides to change lanes to pass the truck… --- ## [Baked beans recipes wanted](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baked-beans-recipes-wanted/485888)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 79\ **Last updated:** [March 2, 2009, 5:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baked-beans-recipes-wanted/485888 "2009-03-02T05:07:56Z")
Thursday I had lunch from The Two Bells Tavern in Seattle. They don’t serve deep-fried food. Instead, your side-dishes include potato salad, potato chips (Yes, I know. But they don’t fry them.), coleslaw, soup or bake… --- ## [Music Creators Assemble!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/music-creators-assemble/979626)
**Author:** [@BeepKillBeep](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BeepKillBeep)\ **Replies:** 194\ **Last updated:** [September 25, 2023, 8:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/music-creators-assemble/979626 "2023-09-25T20:25:13Z")
In another thread, a few of us started talking music creation. So let’s chat! I know there must be even more of you out there. I am primarily a singer, although I also play flute and a dash of piano. I sing folk, folk r… --- ## [what is it about homosexuality specifically that incites violence?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-it-about-homosexuality-specifically-that-incites-violence/749771)
**Author:** [@amaguri](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/amaguri)\ **Replies:** 77\ **Last updated:** [March 25, 2016, 3:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-it-about-homosexuality-specifically-that-incites-violence/749771 "2016-03-25T15:17:24Z")
I was watching the show \*\*Gaycation \*\*on the new Vice network. It’s a fairly interesting show where the hosts travel to different parts of the world to check out gay culture. A couple weeks ago they were in Brazil, whe… --- ## [Prometheus Question: The Engineer Attacking](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/prometheus-question-the-engineer-attacking/757909)
**Author:** [@Ryan\_Liam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ryan_Liam)\ **Replies:** 61\ **Last updated:** [July 1, 2016, 8:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/prometheus-question-the-engineer-attacking/757909 "2016-07-01T20:34:50Z")
I have watched Prometheus about a dozen times and I still don’t know why the engineer was so immediately hostile to Weyland and his crew, David spoke to him in his own language, but that being said, why didn’t Weyland ju… --- ## [Standalone student debt forgiveness is a terrible policy](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/standalone-student-debt-forgiveness-is-a-terrible-policy/925976)
**Author:** [@steronz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/steronz)\ **Replies:** 192\ **Last updated:** [December 27, 2020, 7:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/standalone-student-debt-forgiveness-is-a-terrible-policy/925976 "2020-12-27T19:17:58Z")
Standalone student debt forgiveness is a terrible policy, and I can’t get my head around why intelligent people are supporting it. For reference, Chuck Schumer suggests Biden could eliminate student debt via executive o… --- ## [I Pit Sunrazor](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-sunrazor/454400)
**Author:** [@cerberus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cerberus)\ **Replies:** 94\ **Last updated:** [July 9, 2008, 3:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-sunrazor/454400 "2008-07-09T15:15:12Z")
Look, you insipid asshat, sexual assualt isn’t a matter for parental attention alone. When a fucking crime has been commited, fucker, the police come into play. And to suggest, you insipid moronic bastard, that the daugh… --- ## ["Third World America" - Is this possible in our lifetimes?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/third-world-america-is-this-possible-in-our-lifetimes/635102)
**Author:** [@Cat\_Whisperer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cat_Whisperer)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [September 24, 2012, 10:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/third-world-america-is-this-possible-in-our-lifetimes/635102 "2012-09-24T10:23:09Z")
I just finished reading Third World America" by Arianna Huffington, and she makes a compelling argument that the USA becoming a third world nation is not only possible but probable. What do you think? Are we likely to se… --- ## [WC Fields was right, Philadelphia to close](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wc-fields-was-right-philadelphia-to-close/727292)
**Author:** [@Spiderman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spiderman)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [September 27, 2015, 9:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wc-fields-was-right-philadelphia-to-close/727292 "2015-09-27T21:00:59Z")
The World Meeting of Families (the world’s largest Catholic gathering of families) is going to be in Philadelphia the last week of September. The last two days brings the Pope to town. The various local, state, & feder… --- ## [Is it too soon to miss George W. Bush?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-too-soon-to-miss-george-w-bush/789282)
**Author:** [@Bruiser1036](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bruiser1036)\ **Replies:** 105\ **Last updated:** [June 21, 2017, 3:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-too-soon-to-miss-george-w-bush/789282 "2017-06-21T15:37:22Z")
There is a very thoughtful and interesting article on the newfound liberal romanticizing and respect for George W. Bush that has been outpouring this year, in the early stages of Trump’s presidency. I’m not a liberal, b… --- ## [Is the War Powers Resolution unconstitutional?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-war-powers-resolution-unconstitutional/587625)
**Author:** [@aldiboronti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aldiboronti)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [July 27, 2011, 4:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-war-powers-resolution-unconstitutional/587625 "2011-07-27T04:54:56Z")
I’ve never seen this suggested before, although I cheerfully admit this may be owing to my abysmal ignorance rather than the novelty of the idea. The guy here believes that it is. What puzzles me is that if it is so … --- ## [Why are houses build in wood in North America?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-houses-build-in-wood-in-north-america/744160)
**Author:** [@clairobscur](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/clairobscur)\ **Replies:** 68\ **Last updated:** [February 1, 2016, 4:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-houses-build-in-wood-in-north-america/744160 "2016-02-01T16:39:01Z")
It seems to me that the wide majority of houses in the USA and Canada are build in wood. That’s a building material rarely used over here (and I would guess in most of Europe). People have their houses build in bricks, c… --- ## [Help me prove that I will eat anything](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-prove-that-i-will-eat-anything/571749)
**Author:** [@Saint\_Cad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saint_Cad)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [February 19, 2011, 5:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-prove-that-i-will-eat-anything/571749 "2011-02-19T05:56:27Z")
If I wanted to prove that I will eat anything, what food products would you pick for me? The only requirement is that it must be food. Not rocks, poison, chemicals or anything else that would be considered inedible. … --- ## [How do I get rid of wolf spiders?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-get-rid-of-wolf-spiders/364107)
**Author:** [@Feces\_Of\_Death](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Feces_Of_Death)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [July 18, 2006, 5:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-get-rid-of-wolf-spiders/364107 "2006-07-18T05:41:26Z")
I have wolf spiders in my house, my dog usually catches and incapacitates one per day, while I deal the final death blow. I have used foggers and baseboard spray which killed everything else but not the wolf spiders. How… --- ## [Were Christians really thrown to the lions?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/were-christians-really-thrown-to-the-lions/732489)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [September 30, 2015, 8:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/were-christians-really-thrown-to-the-lions/732489 "2015-09-30T20:35:22Z")
In the early days of Christianity, did the Romans actually have public events where they threw Christians to the lions? --- ## [Why are they all refusing high speed rail money?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-they-all-refusing-high-speed-rail-money/571887)
**Author:** [@The\_Jay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Jay)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [February 21, 2011, 12:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-they-all-refusing-high-speed-rail-money/571887 "2011-02-21T00:54:42Z")
Quick question, why are all these States refusing Federal money for high speed rail? To me it seems like a no-brainer. It’s free money, plus it’ll create jobs and infrastructure. What is the reasoning behind rejecting … --- ## [Mom is dying.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mom-is-dying/392820)
**Author:** [@Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosda_Di_Chi_of_Tricor)\ **Replies:** 128\ **Last updated:** [February 15, 2015, 12:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mom-is-dying/392820 "2015-02-15T00:03:25Z")
She hid how bad her condition was. We thought it was dehydration. Her Doc tells us the cancer is all through her body. One brother & my sister are here, the other on the way from Florida. Rotating shifts at her hosp… --- ## [Any Christian Dopers . . . any at all?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-christian-dopers-any-at-all/160823)
**Author:** [@Copper\_moon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Copper_moon)\ **Replies:** 193\ **Last updated:** [April 6, 2003, 11:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-christian-dopers-any-at-all/160823 "2003-04-06T11:38:38Z")
I’m pretty new here and I love the intelligent and clever banter. But I have to admit that I am turned off by the basic attitude around here that if you have a discernable I.Q. then you must surely have grown out of the… --- ## [Cash Drawers & Tills - Smallest Denomintaions Go From Left To Right or Vice Versa?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cash-drawers-tills-smallest-denomintaions-go-from-left-to-right-or-vice-versa/299304)
**Author:** [@JohnBckWLD](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnBckWLD)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [September 23, 2019, 2:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cash-drawers-tills-smallest-denomintaions-go-from-left-to-right-or-vice-versa/299304 "2019-09-23T02:37:41Z")
After a guest bartending gig last night, I noticed what I used to assume was an exclusively Bronx/Italian phenomenon in Babylon LI, at a small tavern owned by a Polish Woman. This bar - as well as the 2 businesses I wor… --- ## [RIP Paul Reubens {July 30,2023}](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-paul-reubens-july-30-2023/987880)
**Author:** [@Maserschmidt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Maserschmidt)\ **Replies:** 146\ **Last updated:** [August 8, 2023, 4:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-paul-reubens-july-30-2023/987880 "2023-08-08T04:15:39Z")
Oh, no. Dead at 70yo from cancer. I still feel like he’s a kid. :frowning: Paul Reubens Dead: Pee-wee Herman Actor Was 70 - Variety --- ## [The third time you offer me food, you're being rude](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-third-time-you-offer-me-food-youre-being-rude/430032)
**Author:** [@wonky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wonky)\ **Replies:** 125\ **Last updated:** [December 18, 2007, 7:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-third-time-you-offer-me-food-youre-being-rude/430032 "2007-12-18T19:52:33Z")
I’m sure I’m going to get a lot of disagreement about this, but it’s something that drives me absolutely crazy about my in-laws. If I’m around them, they are constantly, and I mean constantly, like every two to five min… --- ## [Your peanut butter: Now with nutritious rat excrement!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-peanut-butter-now-with-nutritious-rat-excrement/485627)
**Author:** [@EddyTeddyFreddy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EddyTeddyFreddy)\ **Replies:** 69\ **Last updated:** [February 16, 2009, 5:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-peanut-butter-now-with-nutritious-rat-excrement/485627 "2009-02-16T17:10:02Z")
As if the salmonella contamination wasn’t enough, we now learn that Peanut Corporation of America’s Texas plant has been adding a heaping helping of shit, crap, and crud to all the products it’s been churning out. Excu… --- ## [Least likely to be tried 3 digit combination?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/least-likely-to-be-tried-3-digit-combination/786127)
**Author:** [@StarvingButStrong](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/StarvingButStrong)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [May 9, 2017, 9:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/least-likely-to-be-tried-3-digit-combination/786127 "2017-05-09T21:47:47Z")
(I think this is closer to a poll than factual, but…) Anyway, I got a new cheap-o lock that lets me set a three digit combination, and it made me wonder what the least likely three digit number that some random would-be… --- ## [Something is eating the changing table!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/something-is-eating-the-changing-table/94252)
**Author:** [@shelbo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/shelbo)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [November 27, 2001, 3:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/something-is-eating-the-changing-table/94252 "2001-11-27T03:54:52Z")
We’re getting a bedroom ready for our second child (boy, due in January), and this weekend I pulled the old changing table out of the storage room. Cleaned it off, set it up in the room. This morning I was alone in the … [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1216&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1218&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)