# Top **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1218&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:** 1219 --- ## [Nagasaki and Hiroshima](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nagasaki-and-hiroshima/744841)
**Author:** [@Noslap](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Noslap)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [February 12, 2016, 1:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nagasaki-and-hiroshima/744841 "2016-02-12T01:34:48Z")
Cecil, while your reply to the question how did Hiroshima and Nagasaki recovered so quickly, after doomsday predictions were claiming that those cities would be uninhabitable for thousands of years is already some 12 … --- ## [Nerdy Confessions](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nerdy-confessions/625162)
**Author:** [@Caricci](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Caricci)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [June 19, 2012, 3:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nerdy-confessions/625162 "2012-06-19T03:15:41Z")
Since mine isn’t about Buffy or Star Trek or Wars or a video game or something else on TV or in the movies or what have you, I’ll put this here. Mods, feel free to move this to Cafe Society if you think that’s best. My… --- ## [How important is glucose flattening?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-important-is-glucose-flattening/988660)
**Author:** [@dolphinboy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dolphinboy)\ **Replies:** 190\ **Last updated:** [July 4, 2026, 2:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-important-is-glucose-flattening/988660 "2026-07-04T14:27:13Z")
I’ve been hearing a lot about glucose flattening from friends. It’s basically using hacks to keep your blood glucose spike as low as possible after you eat a meal. The purported benefits are fewer cravings and less hunge… --- ## [Big Love 2/21/10](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/big-love-2-21-10/529939)
**Author:** [@tim314](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tim314)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [March 1, 2010, 7:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/big-love-2-21-10/529939 "2010-03-01T19:34:35Z")
Is it just me, or has this show gone completely insane? --- ## [are humanities/social scientists greater critical thinkers than STEM students](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-humanities-social-scientists-greater-critical-thinkers-than-stem-students/740959)
**Author:** [@thanatic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/thanatic)\ **Replies:** 84\ **Last updated:** [December 29, 2015, 10:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-humanities-social-scientists-greater-critical-thinkers-than-stem-students/740959 "2015-12-29T10:02:08Z")
or professors do people that study philosophy, political science, critical race theory, feminism etc. etc. are they greater critical thinkers than scientists, mathematicians, because they are not limited --- ## [Are cruises better than resorts?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-cruises-better-than-resorts/684748)
**Author:** [@Urbanredneck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Urbanredneck)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [March 31, 2014, 8:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-cruises-better-than-resorts/684748 "2014-03-31T20:43:17Z")
What do you all think? For example would a family have a better experience doing a weeklong Carnival-type cruise or spending a week at a resort like Sandals or Club Med? It seems to me the allure of a cruise was to go t… --- ## [Panetta: Iran will not be allowed nukes](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/panetta-iran-will-not-be-allowed-nukes/606888)
**Author:** [@Terr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Terr)\ **Replies:** 74\ **Last updated:** [January 4, 2012, 5:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/panetta-iran-will-not-be-allowed-nukes/606888 "2012-01-04T05:39:57Z")
http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-18563\_162-57345322/panetta-iran-will-not-be-allowed-nukes/?tag=broadcast Pelley: You just said if we have to do it we will come and do it. What is it? Panetta: If they proceed and we get int… --- ## [Why should I vote for Bush?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-should-i-vote-for-bush/224490)
**Author:** [@rjung](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rjung)\ **Replies:** 149\ **Last updated:** [June 20, 2004, 1:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-should-i-vote-for-bush/224490 "2004-06-20T13:13:51Z")
Okay, there’s been regular threads in GD about the Democratic nominees, so I’m interested in looking at things from the other side of the fence… Pretend that we have Joe Public, a non-partisan unaligned American voter. … --- ## [Are freeze-weapons possible?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-freeze-weapons-possible/427159)
**Author:** [@WF\_Tomba](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WF_Tomba)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [May 2, 2014, 1:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-freeze-weapons-possible/427159 "2014-05-02T01:30:06Z")
In video games, freeze-rays show up all the time. I doubt that’s possible, but could any weapon be designed that could flash-freeze a human or other large animal at a distance? --- ## [Focus on the Family wants Obama Drowned Out. Literally.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/focus-on-the-family-wants-obama-drowned-out-literally/459851)
**Author:** [@OttoDaFe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OttoDaFe)\ **Replies:** 102\ **Last updated:** [August 29, 2008, 8:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/focus-on-the-family-wants-obama-drowned-out-literally/459851 "2008-08-29T08:46:17Z")
From the London Times: They might want to rethink this based on the track record: Pat Robertson called for God to smite Disney World for being gay-friendly, and the next major storm ran smack into Virginia Beach (home … --- ## [Straight Dope 3/3/23: Followup - What are the chances artificial intelligence will destroy humanity?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/straight-dope-3-3-23-followup-what-are-the-chances-artificial-intelligence-will-destroy-humanity/980665)
**Author:** [@Cecil\_Adams](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cecil_Adams)\ **Replies:** 186\ **Last updated:** [May 8, 2023, 3:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/straight-dope-3-3-23-followup-what-are-the-chances-artificial-intelligence-will-destroy-humanity/980665 "2023-05-08T03:12:14Z")
FOLLOWUP: What are the chances artificial intelligence will destroy humanity? \[Regarding your column on artificial intelligence,\] there’s no way you can just dismiss Cohen’s predictions (or any other prediction about AI… --- ## [Immigration, a J visa, and pregnancy](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/immigration-a-j-visa-and-pregnancy/390419)
**Author:** [@Campion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Campion)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [February 5, 2007, 5:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/immigration-a-j-visa-and-pregnancy/390419 "2007-02-05T05:48:24Z")
What happens if someone comes to the US on a J visa (J1 or J2) and gets pregnant while here – are they kicked out? is the baby a US citizen? What happens if someone is granted a J1 or J2 visa, gets pregnant at home, and… --- ## [Is West Wing realistic?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-west-wing-realistic/656999)
**Author:** [@septimus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/septimus)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [September 13, 2020, 2:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-west-wing-realistic/656999 "2020-09-13T02:23:25Z")
Something that adds to my enjoyment of some TV series (or movies or books) is a belief that depictions are authentic, true-to-life. For example, Sopranos gains much from the knowledge that real mobsters endorse it as re… --- ## [What products do you only buy the name brand of?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-products-do-you-only-buy-the-name-brand-of/572703)
**Author:** [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Replies:** 103\ **Last updated:** [March 2, 2011, 9:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-products-do-you-only-buy-the-name-brand-of/572703 "2011-03-02T21:05:27Z")
I’m a notorious cheapskate, so I buy generics of just about everything – except Q-Tips and Earl Grey tea; for the latter, only Twinings will do. (The inspiration for this thread can be found in the Marketplace, specifica… --- ## [Why is it unfair for the poor to be tax exempt?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-it-unfair-for-the-poor-to-be-tax-exempt/469773)
**Author:** [@mswas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mswas)\ **Replies:** 127\ **Last updated:** [October 30, 2008, 2:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-it-unfair-for-the-poor-to-be-tax-exempt/469773 "2008-10-30T14:10:00Z")
Something I’ve seen when discussing the notion of Obama’s tax policy is that it’s ‘unfair’. I don’t understand why it’s unfair when the unequal distribution of wealth is so unfair. Generally I find when people are usin… --- ## [Are Trump supporters capable of seeing the Trumpian double-standard?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-trump-supporters-capable-of-seeing-the-trumpian-double-standard/847676)
**Author:** [@monstro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/monstro)\ **Replies:** 86\ **Last updated:** [February 15, 2020, 6:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-trump-supporters-capable-of-seeing-the-trumpian-double-standard/847676 "2020-02-15T18:20:21Z")
Trump is such a divisive figure that it is unreasonable to expect people to reach a consensus on much of anything related to him nowadays. But it seems to me irrefutable that Trump is only able to get away with his exce… --- ## [Are you ready for XFL football?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-ready-for-xfl-football/844171)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 89\ **Last updated:** [March 9, 2020, 12:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-ready-for-xfl-football/844171 "2020-03-09T00:26:59Z")
Do you even care about XFL football? :smiley: Here is the 2020 television schedule…but I’m wondering if that entire schedule will get played before the plug is pulled. --- ## [How do actors fake snorting cocaine on camera?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-actors-fake-snorting-cocaine-on-camera/80651)
**Author:** [@CnoteChris](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CnoteChris)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [September 12, 2001, 2:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-actors-fake-snorting-cocaine-on-camera/80651 "2001-09-12T14:01:39Z")
I saw this once again as I watched a completely incomprehensible version of ‘Boogie Night’s’ on T.V. last night. Incomprehensible because they edited the thing to the point of being silly. Now I can understand the televi… --- ## [What to do about massive health insurance profits?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-to-do-about-massive-health-insurance-profits/512572)
**Author:** [@\_x2661](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/_x2661)\ **Replies:** 65\ **Last updated:** [October 17, 2009, 2:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-to-do-about-massive-health-insurance-profits/512572 "2009-10-17T14:21:16Z")
The health insurance industry makes a massive 3.3-3.4% profit margin. No industry should make this much. What should we do about this outrage beyond a government option? What is the best we can hope the government option… --- ## [Can declawed cat still mouse hunt](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-declawed-cat-still-mouse-hunt/381716)
**Author:** [@gonzomax](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gonzomax)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [November 26, 2006, 2:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-declawed-cat-still-mouse-hunt/381716 "2006-11-26T14:41:05Z")
I have been give a cat. It is fixed and declawed in the front. The first thing I noticed was, he compensat6ed by biting more when we roughhouse. He is a sweet and fun cat. But,can he chase and kill meeces. or do I have a… --- ## [Santa Claus is coming to the MMP!!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/santa-claus-is-coming-to-the-mmp/826621)
**Author:** [@FairyChatMom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FairyChatMom)\ **Replies:** 218\ **Last updated:** [January 1, 2019, 4:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/santa-claus-is-coming-to-the-mmp/826621 "2019-01-01T04:42:13Z")
Ho Ho HO!!! The Jolly Old Elf will be visiting us - how shall we welcome him? Naturally, we’ll set out milk and cookies - using a proper coaster, of course. Or beer and pretzels… :smiley: I dunno - my folks never di… --- ## [Can you recommend a good Coleslaw (premade)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-recommend-a-good-coleslaw-premade/612439)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [February 10, 2012, 10:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-recommend-a-good-coleslaw-premade/612439 "2012-02-10T22:33:03Z")
We have relatives coming in this weekend and I’ll be barbecuing steaks Sunday. The sides will be baked strips of potato with salt & pepper, lemon juice/butter in aluminum foil packets, and coleslaw. Everyone in my fami… --- ## [Guillermo del Toro's Simpsons opener](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guillermo-del-toros-simpsons-opener/670328)
**Author:** [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Replies:** 61\ **Last updated:** [October 7, 2013, 6:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guillermo-del-toros-simpsons-opener/670328 "2013-10-07T18:48:43Z")
Guillermo del Toro directed the three minute title opener for the upcoming Treehouse of Horror episode of The Simpsons. It’s brilliant. Check it out. --- ## [Does Age Kill Rock and Roll Creativity?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-age-kill-rock-and-roll-creativity/651586)
**Author:** [@FoieGrasIsEvil](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FoieGrasIsEvil)\ **Replies:** 76\ **Last updated:** [March 4, 2013, 6:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-age-kill-rock-and-roll-creativity/651586 "2013-03-04T18:15:35Z")
I’ve been thinking about this question for a long time. Maybe I am boxing myself into pop culture. But what I am wondering is…what kills the creative edge? There are so many rock bands that just come and go and so few wi… --- ## [You were excited that they announced an adaptation of \[insert book title\] but...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-were-excited-that-they-announced-an-adaptation-of-insert-book-title-but/590994)
**Author:** [@elfkin477](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elfkin477)\ **Replies:** 77\ **Last updated:** [August 11, 2011, 7:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-were-excited-that-they-announced-an-adaptation-of-insert-book-title-but/590994 "2011-08-11T19:37:25Z")
…that adaptation never materialized. :frowning: I’m sure it’s happen to all readers more than once. Which adaptations were you really looking forward to after hearing that they were being made, only to never see the mov… --- ## [Is LOTR really a homoerotic drug fantasy?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-lotr-really-a-homoerotic-drug-fantasy/235954)
**Author:** [@nocturnal\_tick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nocturnal_tick)\ **Replies:** 77\ **Last updated:** [March 26, 2004, 7:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-lotr-really-a-homoerotic-drug-fantasy/235954 "2004-03-26T19:11:31Z")
Ok I’ll admit it. Me and my friends were pretty wasted when we came up with this idea…at 2 AM but the idea still has foundations, well supposedly. Here is the idea: The Lord Of The Rings: The Fellowship Of The Ring is … --- ## [Showing preferred pronouns in bios, e-mail signatures, etc](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/showing-preferred-pronouns-in-bios-e-mail-signatures-etc/947651)
**Author:** [@RitterSport](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RitterSport)\ **Replies:** 188\ **Last updated:** [August 19, 2021, 7:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/showing-preferred-pronouns-in-bios-e-mail-signatures-etc/947651 "2021-08-19T19:45:56Z")
There’s a discussion over in the BBQ Pit about whether people should put their preferred pronouns in their e-mail signatures, their bios, etc. As I said over there, I think it should become common practice. I was think… --- ## [Steamed at Best Buy](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/steamed-at-best-buy/475432)
**Author:** [@XT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/XT)\ **Replies:** 84\ **Last updated:** [December 11, 2008, 5:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/steamed-at-best-buy/475432 "2008-12-11T17:20:56Z")
Ok…so, some of you are probably going to be shaking their heads at me on this one. It just pissed me off so I figured I’m come here to vent. I got a new iPod Nano for my birthday from my sister. I had asked her for an… --- ## [obgyn love - what did George Bush mean to say?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obgyn-love-what-did-george-bush-mean-to-say/499053)
**Author:** [@Lobsang](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lobsang)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [June 8, 2009, 6:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obgyn-love-what-did-george-bush-mean-to-say/499053 "2009-06-08T18:07:04Z")
I know this is old. And I know the information is out there, but I tried googling and just get a lot of videos of him saying it. I only just found out what an obgyn is (why should I know? IANA medical professional) so… --- ## [Roald Dahl Short Story](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/roald-dahl-short-story/652505)
**Author:** [@brendon\_small](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/brendon_small)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [May 9, 2014, 2:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/roald-dahl-short-story/652505 "2014-05-09T02:14:11Z")
I may be mistaken, but I swore that one time I read a short story by Dahl that was about this group of people who ended up resorting to cannibalism, but there was a little girl that they were feeding the meat to and she … --- ## [Picking Nits with Pulp Fiction](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/picking-nits-with-pulp-fiction/565192)
**Author:** [@The\_Other\_Jeffrey\_Lebowski](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Other_Jeffrey_Lebowski)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [December 29, 2010, 4:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/picking-nits-with-pulp-fiction/565192 "2010-12-29T16:32:37Z")
I watched this last night for the first time in many years. It’s still a great, great movie, but there are a couple of things that bothered me: The bullet holes in the wall in the room where Jules and Vincent retrieve … --- ## [Mispronunciations that amuse](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mispronunciations-that-amuse/779059)
**Author:** [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Replies:** 95\ **Last updated:** [February 8, 2017, 10:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mispronunciations-that-amuse/779059 "2017-02-08T22:41:56Z")
A local TV reporter the other day reported on an incident that happened at a famous French museum. She called it ‘The Loover’. Another woman on television recently spoke of someone else harassing her online by posting m… --- ## [What was your favorite decade for Music?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-your-favorite-decade-for-music/630907)
**Author:** [@Typo\_Negative](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Typo_Negative)\ **Replies:** 67\ **Last updated:** [August 13, 2012, 2:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-your-favorite-decade-for-music/630907 "2012-08-13T02:21:37Z")
Which decade produced the best music for you? Doo-wap in the 50’s ? Psycodelic in the 60’s ? Progressive in 70’s? --- ## [Questions about Citizens United and political ads...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/questions-about-citizens-united-and-political-ads/634316)
**Author:** [@Leaper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaper)\ **Replies:** 69\ **Last updated:** [September 17, 2012, 8:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/questions-about-citizens-united-and-political-ads/634316 "2012-09-17T20:58:32Z")
Depending on the election’s outcome, how do you think people will regard the effect of Citizen’s United? Obviously, if Romney wins, it will be pointed to by liberals as a key factor. Equally obviously, if he loses, c… --- ## [Religions that preach hate are evil](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/religions-that-preach-hate-are-evil/478879)
**Author:** [@solkoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/solkoe)\ **Replies:** 86\ **Last updated:** [January 3, 2009, 3:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/religions-that-preach-hate-are-evil/478879 "2009-01-03T03:00:38Z")
Can this be said to be true? This question is based on the documentary “Obsession, Radical Islam’s War Against the West.” This is admittedly a right wing film yet the basic premise that radical Islam preaches hate ring… --- ## [Futurama: The Beast with a Billion Backs](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/futurama-the-beast-with-a-billion-backs/452394)
**Author:** [@Gukumatz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gukumatz)\ **Replies:** 86\ **Last updated:** [October 23, 2008, 5:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/futurama-the-beast-with-a-billion-backs/452394 "2008-10-23T17:33:10Z")
Anyone seen it yet? I just did, and had a great laugh. In my opinion, it’s better than Bender’s Big Score by a wide margin and tops most vanilla Futurama episodes and sub-stories. My favourite moment was probably “King… --- ## [McCain's "Surge at Home" Idiocy](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mccains-surge-at-home-idiocy/458681)
**Author:** [@Sam\_Stone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sam_Stone)\ **Replies:** 118\ **Last updated:** [August 11, 2008, 2:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mccains-surge-at-home-idiocy/458681 "2008-08-11T14:22:10Z")
ABC News: A Surge at Home? There’s a term for this. It’s called Martial Law. This may be the dumbest thing I’ve heard yet from McCain. My God, it’s like he wants to turn the ‘Surge’ into a metaphor for everything, b… --- ## [Invisible ink made visible by scanners or Xerox](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/invisible-ink-made-visible-by-scanners-or-xerox/596298)
**Author:** [@Ravenman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ravenman)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [September 15, 2011, 7:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/invisible-ink-made-visible-by-scanners-or-xerox/596298 "2011-09-15T07:30:28Z")
Are there inexpensive pens that can be used to make markings on paper that would show up if the documents are scanned or xeroxed? I’m trying to google such a product, but I can only find invisible inks that can be used … --- ## [I would like to give Coldfire a medal.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-would-like-to-give-coldfire-a-medal/253324)
**Author:** [@friedo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/friedo)\ **Replies:** 124\ **Last updated:** [July 9, 2004, 7:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-would-like-to-give-coldfire-a-medal/253324 "2004-07-09T19:04:38Z")
Citation: For extraordinary heroism as Badass Muthafuckin Clog-stompin’ Moderator, MPSIMS Forum, Straight Dope Message Board in support of Operation DON’T BE A FUCKING JERK on 2 July, 2004. While on standard patrol, Mo… --- ## [Songs about kids growing up {Turn Around}](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-about-kids-growing-up-turn-around/602338)
**Author:** [@cosmosdan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cosmosdan)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [November 12, 2011, 8:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-about-kids-growing-up-turn-around/602338 "2011-11-12T08:21:30Z")
My sister has two kids, Twins, boy and girl, who will be turning 40 this year, and she is working on DVD photo show and wanted to add some music. She asked me to help find something appropriate. I thought of Turn Aroun… --- ## [Meg McLain and the TSA](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/meg-mclain-and-the-tsa/560608)
**Author:** [@leander](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/leander)\ **Replies:** 64\ **Last updated:** [November 18, 2010, 8:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/meg-mclain-and-the-tsa/560608 "2010-11-18T20:38:48Z")
Meg McLain, a radio host and blogger, claimsthat she was harassed quite badly while going through security at Fort Lauderdale airport last week. She claims, amongst other things, that she was single-out for a full body … --- ## [Do other people get bombarded with emails for people with similar names?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-other-people-get-bombarded-with-emails-for-people-with-similar-names/780753)
**Author:** [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Replies:** 68\ **Last updated:** [June 7, 2017, 8:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-other-people-get-bombarded-with-emails-for-people-with-similar-names/780753 "2017-06-07T20:57:43Z")
Bear with me a moment while I set this up. I have a gmail address, and it’s (first initial)(last name)@gmail.com. If my name really was Rufus T. Firefly, my gmail address would be rfirefly@gmail.com. Using the pretens… --- ## [Birthers launch a new attack - on Romney](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/birthers-launch-a-new-attack-on-romney/616613)
**Author:** [@Gyrate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gyrate)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [March 24, 2012, 7:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/birthers-launch-a-new-attack-on-romney/616613 "2012-03-24T19:47:11Z")
At first I thought this was a spoof but no, apparently a group of Birthers have demanded that California confirm Mitt’s eligibility for office because, well… So at least it’s not just a race thing with them, I suppose. … --- ## [What are your regional "vocal tics"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-regional-vocal-tics/807956)
**Author:** [@PapaJoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PapaJoe)\ **Replies:** 145\ **Last updated:** [February 14, 2018, 1:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-regional-vocal-tics/807956 "2018-02-14T01:59:58Z")
Hi all! This is officially my first thread on the SDMB. I hope it goes well. Recently, I’ve been noticing certain “vocal tics” in myself. By this I mean certain reflexive turns of phrase or sounds made in certain social… --- ## [Civil War Gunboat vs Armor P 50 cal Q](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/civil-war-gunboat-vs-armor-p-50-cal-q/577568)
**Author:** [@jeffsdad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jeffsdad)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [April 10, 2011, 5:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/civil-war-gunboat-vs-armor-p-50-cal-q/577568 "2011-04-10T17:43:43Z")
Silly question, but one I have been thinking about for some time. Scenario - you can travel back in time with a 50 cal sniper rifle and all the ammo you can carry. You want to stop the North gunboats from coming down t… --- ## [High-hyped movies that made you go "Meh"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/high-hyped-movies-that-made-you-go-meh/416146)
**Author:** [@EddyTeddyFreddy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EddyTeddyFreddy)\ **Replies:** 121\ **Last updated:** [August 23, 2007, 9:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/high-hyped-movies-that-made-you-go-meh/416146 "2007-08-23T21:50:54Z")
So finally I get around to watching Alien, thanks to Netflix. Five stars! Super-duper sci-fi thriller! Must-see movie! And so… By the time the baby alien explodes into bloody view, I’m so bored I turn it off. Yawn.… --- ## [Gfactor: Please explain why you didn't issue a warning](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gfactor-please-explain-why-you-didnt-issue-a-warning/516964)
**Author:** [@tacoloco](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tacoloco)\ **Replies:** 96\ **Last updated:** [November 16, 2009, 7:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gfactor-please-explain-why-you-didnt-issue-a-warning/516964 "2009-11-16T19:34:16Z")
Reference: http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showpost.php?p=11758150&postcount=71 Someone makes a threat of violence in a PM and all you can do is advise them not to do it again? From my chair all that business about… --- ## [NRA decides the 1st Amendment is making them look bad, seeks limits](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nra-decides-the-1st-amendment-is-making-them-look-bad-seeks-limits/814768)
**Author:** [@Chimera](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chimera)\ **Replies:** 112\ **Last updated:** [July 3, 2018, 12:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nra-decides-the-1st-amendment-is-making-them-look-bad-seeks-limits/814768 "2018-07-03T12:49:47Z")
NRA wants Congress to set "limitations" on how the news can cover school shootings? “Gosh, we want restrictions on how the media can report on shootings!” So you want restrictions on the only amendment to come before t… --- ## [Buh-WANGGGG! Heat pump compressor noise.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/buh-wangggg-heat-pump-compressor-noise/608859)
**Author:** [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [January 11, 2012, 3:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/buh-wangggg-heat-pump-compressor-noise/608859 "2012-01-11T03:30:21Z")
We had a heat pump installed a couple of years ago, which saved us quite a bit on gas bills. Last fall we noticed that when the compressor kicked in for auxiliary heat, it made quite a bit of racket. Called the install… --- ## [Goldfinger's evil scheme (spoilers obviously)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/goldfingers-evil-scheme-spoilers-obviously/546701)
**Author:** [@The\_Hamster\_King](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Hamster_King)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [July 16, 2010, 8:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/goldfingers-evil-scheme-spoilers-obviously/546701 "2010-07-16T20:49:46Z")
I was watching \*Goldfinger \*last night with my kids. Goldfinger’s big scheme is to detonate an atomic bomb inside Fort Knox, thereby throwing the world’s financial markets into disarray and sending the value of his own … [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1217&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1219&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)