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**Author:** [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Replies:** 68\ **Last updated:** [September 24, 2019, 3:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eskimo-shit-knife-fact-or-fantasy/790696 "2019-09-24T03:32:14Z")
Besides being an excellent name for a band, what do you think the likelihood that it actually happened, and would work? --- ## [Would a Replica Enigma Machine Be Allowed in the US?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-a-replica-enigma-machine-be-allowed-in-the-us/498450)
**Author:** [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [June 15, 2013, 7:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-a-replica-enigma-machine-be-allowed-in-the-us/498450 "2013-06-15T07:56:35Z")
I’m reading a novel (Popco, by Scarlett Thomas, in case you’re itnerested) in which the narrator tells the (obviously fictitious) story that her toy company had created a working replica of the Enigma machine, but that i… --- ## [Necessity vs. Ideology \[Gun ownership for felons\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/necessity-vs-ideology-gun-ownership-for-felons/610508)
**Author:** [@Camera](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Camera)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [February 2, 2012, 1:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/necessity-vs-ideology-gun-ownership-for-felons/610508 "2012-02-02T13:50:20Z")
Hi. I’ll keep this short. I realize this forum has a reputation for delivering good information, but I would request that people who have no idea what they’re talking about spare me their ‘theories’ and sending me off o… --- ## [What is the endgame for Uber?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-endgame-for-uber/820407)
**Author:** [@DCnDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DCnDC)\ **Replies:** 104\ **Last updated:** [June 22, 2019, 6:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-endgame-for-uber/820407 "2019-06-22T06:56:17Z")
What is it Uber is really trying to ultimately accomplish? They’re yet to make an actual profit that’s not due to a merger with some other companies, and as far as I can tell the only reason they keep their head above w… --- ## [Why are the Caribbean islands considered part of North America?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-the-caribbean-islands-considered-part-of-north-america/537638)
**Author:** [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [April 30, 2010, 5:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-the-caribbean-islands-considered-part-of-north-america/537638 "2010-04-30T17:53:28Z")
I was playing a game on Sporcle and one of the questions was “what’s the smallest country in South America?” The answer they wanted was Suriname. But one of the countries I had tried first was Trinidad and Tobogo. But T… --- ## [Bush's Union of the State... the State's the Union... the States are United speech](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bushs-union-of-the-state-the-states-the-union-the-states-are-united-speech/389176)
**Author:** [@Liberal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Liberal)\ **Replies:** 133\ **Last updated:** [January 25, 2007, 4:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bushs-union-of-the-state-the-states-the-union-the-states-are-united-speech/389176 "2007-01-25T04:14:27Z")
The Tyrant in Chief is due to wag his tongue in about 2 hours. He’s going to say that the state of the union is strong. He’s going to say that America is great. And he’s going to ask his god to bless it. He’s going to fu… --- ## [How long could you live healthily eating only human flesh?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-long-could-you-live-healthily-eating-only-human-flesh/427487)
**Author:** [@Cat\_Whisperer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cat_Whisperer)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [December 2, 2007, 5:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-long-could-you-live-healthily-eating-only-human-flesh/427487 "2007-12-02T05:40:25Z")
This is something I’ve been curious about for awhile, and was recently made curious again reading Robert Silverberg’s short story, “Road to Nightfall” where there is no food at all and people are turning to cannibalism, … --- ## [TV insults](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-insults/608389)
**Author:** [@enomaj](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/enomaj)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [January 11, 2012, 4:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-insults/608389 "2012-01-11T16:55:36Z")
No poll because the one for TV exclamations! was so inadequate . What are your favorites? Fish-eyed fool! - Aunt Esther to Fred G. Sanford (Sanford and Son) No class - Russell Cosby (Fat Albert) E.g. You’re like scho… --- ## [Just give me my fucking money, already!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-give-me-my-fucking-money-already/643665)
**Author:** [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [January 5, 2013, 4:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-give-me-my-fucking-money-already/643665 "2013-01-05T04:12:35Z")
It’s been a month since we started consolidating all these small 401(k) plans, IRA plans, etc into one account, and to date TWO out of six have shown up in the destination accounts. We’re not talking a fortune here, but… --- ## [Coconut allergy - is palm oil safe?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coconut-allergy-is-palm-oil-safe/287498)
**Author:** [@Hokkaido\_Brit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hokkaido_Brit)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [January 30, 2015, 10:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coconut-allergy-is-palm-oil-safe/287498 "2015-01-30T10:23:44Z")
My son has been diagnosed with a life threatening walnut allergy and in the process of being treated he has had allergy tests for related stuff. Turns out he is allergic to some degree to all tree nuts and peanuts. A su… --- ## [What's the worst movie you saw that you ended up liking anyway, or at least had fun watching it?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-worst-movie-you-saw-that-you-ended-up-liking-anyway-or-at-least-had-fun-watching-it/813015)
**Author:** [@nearwildheaven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nearwildheaven)\ **Replies:** 115\ **Last updated:** [April 30, 2018, 1:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-worst-movie-you-saw-that-you-ended-up-liking-anyway-or-at-least-had-fun-watching-it/813015 "2018-04-30T13:21:28Z")
This is a spinoff of the “worst movie you ever saw” thread. The first one that comes to mind for me is a forgettable comedy that came in in the early 1990s called “Splitting Heirs”. It co-starred Rick Moranis and was t… --- ## [Worst "cop-out"/"reset button" plots?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worst-cop-out-reset-button-plots/382097)
**Author:** [@John\_DiFool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_DiFool)\ **Replies:** 85\ **Last updated:** [December 9, 2006, 12:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worst-cop-out-reset-button-plots/382097 "2006-12-09T00:46:03Z")
I mentioned the Bobby Ewing reset button incident in the series Dallas, but perhaps TNG has been the worst offender in a chronic sort of way, like when Data fires at that evil smuggler while in the transporter beam, bu… --- ## [Tourist-spot crash in upstate New York kills 18 in wedding-party limo and 2 bystanders](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tourist-spot-crash-in-upstate-new-york-kills-18-in-wedding-party-limo-and-2-bystanders/822623)
**Author:** [@PastTense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PastTense)\ **Replies:** 89\ **Last updated:** [May 18, 2023, 1:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tourist-spot-crash-in-upstate-new-york-kills-18-in-wedding-party-limo-and-2-bystanders/822623 "2023-05-18T13:06:12Z")
This limo was not built this large in the factory–instead it was extended. One wonders if this was a factor in the large number of deaths. Another factor: https://www.timesunion.com/news/article/20-killed-in-Schoha… --- ## [Dream On, Fattie!!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dream-on-fattie/166162)
**Author:** [@jesseboy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jesseboy)\ **Replies:** 114\ **Last updated:** [April 4, 2003, 4:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dream-on-fattie/166162 "2003-04-04T16:39:32Z")
The other day i visited a friend who works in a small store in the mall. While i was there, this fatass chubby girl who also works there was checking me out. I didn’t really notice it at the time, most likely because i d… --- ## [Is having an extra-marital relationship while separated ethically akin to an affair while together?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-having-an-extra-marital-relationship-while-separated-ethically-akin-to-an-affair-while-together/500030)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [June 18, 2009, 3:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-having-an-extra-marital-relationship-while-separated-ethically-akin-to-an-affair-while-together/500030 "2009-06-18T03:24:11Z")
This Senatoris falling all over himself apologizing for having an affair while he was separated from his wife, with whom he later reconciled. .IMO relations that people pursue while separated are in a gray “working out t… --- ## [To snfaulkner](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/to-snfaulkner/746510)
**Author:** [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [February 23, 2016, 4:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/to-snfaulkner/746510 "2016-02-23T04:05:50Z")
Source I have to put my comment here. All you’re doing is showing how utterly retarded and insensitive you are now. --- ## [Why does this bridge have two holes in its brick walls?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-this-bridge-have-two-holes-in-its-brick-walls/703828)
**Author:** [@minor7flat5](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/minor7flat5)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [November 8, 2014, 9:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-this-bridge-have-two-holes-in-its-brick-walls/703828 "2014-11-08T09:38:41Z")
Here’s a bridge I drive across occasionally: A bridge in New Jersey Why are those holes there? --- ## [Au jus: Usage in English](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/au-jus-usage-in-english/685660)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [April 13, 2014, 8:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/au-jus-usage-in-english/685660 "2014-04-13T20:16:58Z")
I’m sure we’ve all had a laugh at hearing someone say ‘Would you like that with au jus?’. (‘Au jus’ means ‘with \[its own\] juices’, so ‘with au jus’ is redundant.) What is the correct formation in English? I would thin… --- ## [Is a back up car battery a good idea?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-a-back-up-car-battery-a-good-idea/114398)
**Author:** [@PosterChild](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PosterChild)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [June 19, 2002, 1:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-a-back-up-car-battery-a-good-idea/114398 "2002-06-19T13:52:34Z")
So I’ve seen those ads for those battery/cable combinations that’re supposed to jump your car if the battery dies. There’s even that small stick like thing that you can plug into your cigarette lighter. I’ve heard, tho… --- ## [Things Equally or More Impressive In Person](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-equally-or-more-impressive-in-person/478235)
**Author:** [@Zsofia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zsofia)\ **Replies:** 111\ **Last updated:** [December 24, 2008, 9:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-equally-or-more-impressive-in-person/478235 "2008-12-24T09:33:04Z")
It’s a thread of a thread of a thread! Anyway, let’s have some opposites of the “less impressive in person” thread - yes, the Mona Lisa is not that cool in person. But the Grand Canyon certainly is. Holy crap, what a … --- ## [How do fish survive in salt water?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-fish-survive-in-salt-water/548174)
**Author:** [@DCnDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DCnDC)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [July 29, 2010, 11:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-fish-survive-in-salt-water/548174 "2010-07-29T11:59:34Z")
A question for any ichthyologists among us. I was curious about how ocean mammals like whales, dolphins, seals, etc. survived in salt water and my research yielded the answer that they extract their water from the food … --- ## [Need a movie tip: films with/about the Holy Spirit](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-a-movie-tip-films-with-about-the-holy-spirit/647439)
**Author:** [@shantih](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/shantih)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [March 5, 2013, 8:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-a-movie-tip-films-with-about-the-holy-spirit/647439 "2013-03-05T08:48:45Z")
Just what it says in the header, but here’s why: I’m part of a group of parents volunteering for our kids’ Confirmation prep, which consists of a number of different evening appointments to focus on particular themes, a… --- ## [Ashamed of being an American?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ashamed-of-being-an-american/817833)
**Author:** [@MyFootsZZZ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MyFootsZZZ)\ **Replies:** 109\ **Last updated:** [July 31, 2018, 2:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ashamed-of-being-an-american/817833 "2018-07-31T14:42:43Z")
We’re in bed with some sketchy people, we’re spying on our own citizens, and… Trump and his backers. Anyone not particularly proud to be an American? Anyone ashamed? How long have you felt that way? --- ## [Dear Tom Cruise, suck my sac](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dear-tom-cruise-suck-my-sac/310169)
**Author:** [@duffer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/duffer)\ **Replies:** 109\ **Last updated:** [July 2, 2005, 1:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dear-tom-cruise-suck-my-sac/310169 "2005-07-02T01:10:34Z")
I know it’s been done in other threads, but a quick search offers nothing in the Pit. And I have to rant. I have a personal beef with this fuck now. Dear Tommy, For almost 30 years I never was able to function as well … --- ## [My cat has a bald spot on his paw. Help.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-cat-has-a-bald-spot-on-his-paw-help/188526)
**Author:** [@Bruce\_Daddy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bruce_Daddy)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [July 16, 2003, 2:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-cat-has-a-bald-spot-on-his-paw-help/188526 "2003-07-16T02:47:28Z")
It’s on his front paw and it’s probably about .5 cm in diameter. If it were a human hand it would be between his index and middle finger. He’s an indoor/outdoor cat and is acting normally (not licking or biting his paw… --- ## [Irrational hate thread: Cars and their owners](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/irrational-hate-thread-cars-and-their-owners/534364)
**Author:** [@Inigo\_Montoya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Inigo_Montoya)\ **Replies:** 95\ **Last updated:** [April 3, 2010, 7:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/irrational-hate-thread-cars-and-their-owners/534364 "2010-04-03T19:19:15Z")
I can’t stand the Chrysler PT Cruiser. The name “Cruiser” suggests something cool, probably fast and comfortable. It’s none of that. Well, it’s cool in a naïve 1950s kind of way with its rounded angles and sorta rakis… --- ## [Risqué jokes](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/risque-jokes/517025)
**Author:** [@dougie\_monty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dougie_monty)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [November 28, 2009, 6:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/risque-jokes/517025 "2009-11-28T18:31:37Z")
Two bums wanted to get a drink, but all they had between them was one nickel. They cooked up a scheme to make the rounds of their favorite bars. They went into a meat market and bought one frankfurter, and then went into… --- ## [Subtle racism more dangerous when we downplay it or bring it to the forefront?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/subtle-racism-more-dangerous-when-we-downplay-it-or-bring-it-to-the-forefront/577662)
**Author:** [@war\_van](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/war_van)\ **Replies:** 64\ **Last updated:** [April 12, 2011, 2:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/subtle-racism-more-dangerous-when-we-downplay-it-or-bring-it-to-the-forefront/577662 "2011-04-12T02:33:58Z")
Maybe I’m the angry, paranoid Black man. Maybe not. Please chime in. I’m a mid 30’s black male with a 13yr old son. Raised in NYC and am a blue collar worker who values a dollar and a good education. I live in the Pacif… --- ## [Pop Songs Only You Remember](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pop-songs-only-you-remember/526975)
**Author:** [@Jinx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jinx)\ **Replies:** 66\ **Last updated:** [February 2, 2010, 9:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pop-songs-only-you-remember/526975 "2010-02-02T21:11:31Z")
I am surprised that serious Chicago fans do not remember “Harry Truman”. I believe it appears on Chicago VIII, and was popular c. mid-1970’s. Also, no one remembers “Leave the Bones for Henry Jones” from the 1960s, I b… --- ## [Penn Jillette: Religious folk SHOULD proseletyze?!?!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/penn-jillette-religious-folk-should-proseletyze/477823)
**Author:** [@FriarTed](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FriarTed)\ **Replies:** 72\ **Last updated:** [December 23, 2008, 3:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/penn-jillette-religious-folk-should-proseletyze/477823 "2008-12-23T03:34:38Z")
It really strikes me how deeply touched Penn seems to be here. And what of his point? IF a religious person believes that someone’s afterlife happiness is at risk, either by eternal Hell or temporal punis… --- ## [Has anybody ever been arrested for not paying parking tickets?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-anybody-ever-been-arrested-for-not-paying-parking-tickets/102820)
**Author:** [@furryman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/furryman)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [April 10, 2002, 10:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-anybody-ever-been-arrested-for-not-paying-parking-tickets/102820 "2002-04-10T22:34:08Z")
Has anybody ever been arrested for not paying parking tickets? If they were arrested was it simply a tactic by the police to harrass someone suspected of some other crime? --- ## [Tell us about the worst books by your favorite authors.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-us-about-the-worst-books-by-your-favorite-authors/848079)
**Author:** [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Replies:** 118\ **Last updated:** [February 25, 2020, 10:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-us-about-the-worst-books-by-your-favorite-authors/848079 "2020-02-25T10:24:35Z")
A little housekeeping before we begin. A collection of short stories is just as valid as a novel for this purpose. I myself am mostly interested in fiction, but I realize that not everyone shares my disinterest in creat… --- ## [Why are genitals ugly?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-genitals-ugly/408202)
**Author:** [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [June 16, 2007, 9:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-genitals-ugly/408202 "2007-06-16T21:47:04Z")
You know what I mean. I’m not being sex-phobic here. Human genitals are not exactly disgusting to look at – many people find great fascination in looking at them – but they are ugly compared to practically every other … --- ## [Bacterial causes of tonsillitis besides streptococcus?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bacterial-causes-of-tonsillitis-besides-streptococcus/564925)
**Author:** [@\_cc](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/_cc)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [December 24, 2010, 8:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bacterial-causes-of-tonsillitis-besides-streptococcus/564925 "2010-12-24T08:59:12Z")
This isn’t a request for medical advice per se, as I am currently seeing a doctor and receiving treatment regarding this problem, but I’m wondering if anyone might have any insight that might at least help satisfy my own… --- ## [The Feud: The new NFL season grows closer! by Little Nemo \[Game Over\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-feud-the-new-nfl-season-grows-closer-by-little-nemo-game-over/548878)
**Author:** [@Rebo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rebo)\ **Replies:** 101\ **Last updated:** [August 7, 2010, 10:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-feud-the-new-nfl-season-grows-closer-by-little-nemo-game-over/548878 "2010-08-07T22:28:45Z")
Object of the game: Give the most popular answer for each category. Rules: No reading the thread before answering. This is on the honor system. Formatting rules must be followed (see below). Joke answers will not be … --- ## [Peak oil and the Malthusian catastrophe.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/peak-oil-and-the-malthusian-catastrophe/550306)
**Author:** [@Sven\_of\_the\_Jungle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sven_of_the_Jungle)\ **Replies:** 68\ **Last updated:** [August 31, 2010, 2:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/peak-oil-and-the-malthusian-catastrophe/550306 "2010-08-31T02:44:58Z")
Inspired by this thread: The data seem to indicate peak oil already happened. Are we there yet? - Great Debates - Straight Dope Message Board I’ve been following the discourses on Peak Oil for years, reading everything … --- ## [Hitchbot destroyed](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hitchbot-destroyed/726805)
**Author:** [@Cyros](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cyros)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [August 6, 2015, 4:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hitchbot-destroyed/726805 "2015-08-06T16:28:49Z")
Hitchbot managed to hitchhike across Canada and tried to do the same through the US. He made it as far as Philadelphia before seemingly being vandalized. I guess robots aren’t included in that whole brotherly love thing. … --- ## [How do people hang themselves sitting or lying down?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-people-hang-themselves-sitting-or-lying-down/780698)
**Author:** [@kelsoply\_gmail.com](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kelsoply_gmail.com)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [February 25, 2017, 7:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-people-hang-themselves-sitting-or-lying-down/780698 "2017-02-25T07:35:07Z")
Just out of curiosity, I read an article recently about people committing suicide that way, especially inmates possibly because they dont have another choice. I’m curious, how is this even possible? Wouldn’t their surviv… --- ## [What "Evil" books should I read?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-evil-books-should-i-read/501369)
**Author:** [@bup](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bup)\ **Replies:** 73\ **Last updated:** [July 5, 2009, 2:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-evil-books-should-i-read/501369 "2009-07-05T14:48:48Z")
I’m talking about books like Mein Kampf or The Turner Diaries, that are products of minds dangerous and extremely abberant from the mainstream. What are some others? If you’ve read some, do you recommend them, and why? --- ## [Will self-driving cars be dangerous due to computer hackers?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-self-driving-cars-be-dangerous-due-to-computer-hackers/677940)
**Author:** [@chappachula](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chappachula)\ **Replies:** 60\ **Last updated:** [January 8, 2014, 8:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-self-driving-cars-be-dangerous-due-to-computer-hackers/677940 "2014-01-08T20:21:09Z")
(this is almost a science fiction question, but I’m putting it in GQ because I’m more interested in the science than the fiction.) One day in the future, self-driving cars may become common. Will they be dangerous? It … --- ## [Why exactly does public cell phone use offend people?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-exactly-does-public-cell-phone-use-offend-people/475508)
**Author:** [@No\_Wikipedia\_Cites](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/No_Wikipedia_Cites)\ **Replies:** 94\ **Last updated:** [December 7, 2008, 4:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-exactly-does-public-cell-phone-use-offend-people/475508 "2008-12-07T16:37:24Z")
Seeing signs in doctor’s offices that say “no cell phone use”, and noticing very negative comments over the internet about people in grocery stores, etc., talking on the cell phone, I would ask why the fact that other pe… --- ## [Prevalence of Homosexuality in Russian...and variance amongst countries.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/prevalence-of-homosexuality-in-russian-and-variance-amongst-countries/666500)
**Author:** [@andrea\_green](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/andrea_green)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [August 19, 2013, 7:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/prevalence-of-homosexuality-in-russian-and-variance-amongst-countries/666500 "2013-08-19T19:21:55Z")
I had always assumed that the approximate percentage of homosexuals in any given nation was the same but some quick googling indicates this may not be the case. I am particularly interested in finding any data relating … --- ## [Automobile Turbochargers](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/automobile-turbochargers/653820)
**Author:** [@dolphinboy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dolphinboy)\ **Replies:** 77\ **Last updated:** [March 30, 2013, 5:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/automobile-turbochargers/653820 "2013-03-30T17:43:07Z")
Does incorporating a turbocharger in an otherwise standard internal combustion automobile engine improve, reduce or have no impact on gas mileage? I think it should improve overall performance, which I interpret to mean… --- ## [How can I keep this stray cat warm this winter?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-can-i-keep-this-stray-cat-warm-this-winter/378937)
**Author:** [@newcrasher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/newcrasher)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [November 5, 2006, 9:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-can-i-keep-this-stray-cat-warm-this-winter/378937 "2006-11-05T21:50:02Z")
I have a very cool kitten who has taken to staying in my yard. Out of pity for it, we have been feeding it. It has made its “home” in our carport, which is like a garage without a door. We simply cannot take the cat i… --- ## [What’s behind Obama’s executive order against Snopes? \[Joke on Snopes site\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-s-behind-obama-s-executive-order-against-snopes-joke-on-snopes-site/748652)
**Author:** [@Razncain](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Razncain)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [March 18, 2016, 8:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-s-behind-obama-s-executive-order-against-snopes-joke-on-snopes-site/748652 "2016-03-18T20:34:34Z")
This morning, while browsing Snopes, I stumbled across an article written by Kim LaCapria, and later found other pieces by her, and they all end with: Since when did Obama start writing executive orders forcing sites l… --- ## [Home Depot rip off?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/home-depot-rip-off/571233)
**Author:** [@velvetjones](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/velvetjones)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [February 15, 2011, 9:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/home-depot-rip-off/571233 "2011-02-15T21:17:23Z")
Three years ago when we lived in FL we had new counter tops installed in our kitchen. We got everything from Home Depot. New sink, faucet, garbage disposal and counter tops. A guy came out and measured to make the tem… --- ## [Submarine Spy Scandal](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/submarine-spy-scandal/952377)
**Author:** [@Paul\_was\_in\_Saudi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Paul_was_in_Saudi)\ **Replies:** 119\ **Last updated:** [November 11, 2022, 10:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/submarine-spy-scandal/952377 "2022-11-11T10:39:40Z")
Few facts, much speculation at the moment. That should not keep us from figuring this out. A couple of US citizens from Annapolis decided to pass secret submarine stuff to an unnamed country. The unnamed country alerted… --- ## [A valid reason to hate Oprah.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-valid-reason-to-hate-oprah/446244)
**Author:** [@Wee\_Bairn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wee_Bairn)\ **Replies:** 113\ **Last updated:** [April 24, 2008, 12:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-valid-reason-to-hate-oprah/446244 "2008-04-24T00:32:14Z")
Just read this brilliant article on Oprah and her new age ponzi scheme and wondered what supporters of hers feel about her getting millions off people with something akin to a energy bracelet. I’m looking for honest ans… --- ## [Recommend a book for a class of 11th grade students.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-a-book-for-a-class-of-11th-grade-students/452368)
**Author:** [@DadWagonDriver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DadWagonDriver)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [June 11, 2008, 1:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-a-book-for-a-class-of-11th-grade-students/452368 "2008-06-11T13:45:04Z")
Let’s suppose that I have funds to buy a class set of novels for my 11th grade English class. This school is 60% Hispanic, 39% African-American, and 1% White. Many of them read below grade level, but most enjoy the cha… --- ## [Why does Bugs Bunny wear gloves?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-bugs-bunny-wear-gloves/310253)
**Author:** [@the\_nettle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/the_nettle)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [July 2, 2005, 3:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-bugs-bunny-wear-gloves/310253 "2005-07-02T03:57:53Z")
Is it a fashion statement? Is it simply because they’re easier to draw? (ARE they easier to draw?) Is it a part of some great conspiracy? What is it!? [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1220&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1222&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)