# Top **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1233&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:** 1234 --- ## [Grow up, Colibri](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/grow-up-colibri/579429)
**Author:** [@Kimmy\_Gibbler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kimmy_Gibbler)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [April 25, 2011, 5:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/grow-up-colibri/579429 "2011-04-25T17:40:45Z")
Hey, Colibri, I know you once got butthurt (put away the knives pal, it’s only the internet) that I was snarky in some thread a long time ago and now you’ve sanctified your life to nipping at my ankles whenever you can. … --- ## [A new slant on gay marriage?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-new-slant-on-gay-marriage/654820)
**Author:** [@Clothahump](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Clothahump)\ **Replies:** 61\ **Last updated:** [April 6, 2013, 6:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-new-slant-on-gay-marriage/654820 "2013-04-06T18:06:10Z")
A friend of mine hit me with this, which he heard from folks at his job. I didn’t think much of it until I started getting hit with it from folks at my job. So I thought I would pitch it out here and see if any of you … --- ## [Existence and enforcement of penalties for illegal gun ownership/use?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/existence-and-enforcement-of-penalties-for-illegal-gun-ownership-use/648907)
**Author:** [@Dinsdale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dinsdale)\ **Replies:** 66\ **Last updated:** [February 6, 2013, 3:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/existence-and-enforcement-of-penalties-for-illegal-gun-ownership-use/648907 "2013-02-06T03:57:02Z")
One thing I do not hear mentioned much in the current (or past) gun debates concerns penalties for folk who are found to own guns which were not obtained legally, or who use them in illegal manners. Just about the only … --- ## [American Gods coming to HBO-are we happy about this?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-gods-coming-to-hbo-are-we-happy-about-this/585212)
**Author:** [@irishgirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/irishgirl)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [June 20, 2011, 3:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-gods-coming-to-hbo-are-we-happy-about-this/585212 "2011-06-20T03:38:02Z")
It looks like HBO is planning a six season extravaganza in the style of Game of Thrones, with CGI aplenty and Gaiman on board to write and produce. Not sure about this. The casting better be good I don’t think the rel… --- ## [Ted Cruz and Rand Paul - you fucking cowards!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ted-cruz-and-rand-paul-you-fucking-cowards/738100)
**Author:** [@KarlGauss](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KarlGauss)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [November 23, 2015, 10:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ted-cruz-and-rand-paul-you-fucking-cowards/738100 "2015-11-23T22:53:23Z")
Trump and Carson don’t need pitting - their statements are self-pitting. So, I will ignore them here. But when Ted Cruz and Rand Paul go on record as saying they are against the ‘registration of Muslims’ in the US, and d… --- ## [Bathroom Tissue, WTF is that?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bathroom-tissue-wtf-is-that/79160)
**Author:** [@Omniscient](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omniscient)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [January 4, 2013, 6:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bathroom-tissue-wtf-is-that/79160 "2013-01-04T06:34:03Z")
OK, so I’m sitting down, you know…the place where I do my best thinking, and I realize that I’m out of toilet paper. So, I scare up another roll from a package marked “bathroom tissue”. It got my mind rolling, why do pe… --- ## [It's Santa CLAUS](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-santa-claus/707019)
**Author:** [@SlackerInc](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SlackerInc)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [December 15, 2014, 4:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-santa-claus/707019 "2014-12-15T16:10:20Z")
Not just “Santa”. Yes, I know I sound like a crotchety old coot, and language evolves, yadda yadda. But it sounds dumb to me without the “Claus”, and besides: what do kids today think Santa’s wife’s name is? --- ## [There's a Spider in my Bathroom.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/theres-a-spider-in-my-bathroom/21268)
**Author:** [@Demo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Demo)\ **Replies:** 78\ **Last updated:** [September 20, 2000, 9:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/theres-a-spider-in-my-bathroom/21268 "2000-09-20T09:02:04Z")
I call him Pierre. Too bad I can’t use that character map thingy and give him a real name. He eats all the ants that seem to have invaded my home. When I go in the bathroom, he runs to the corner and looks at me. He quiv… --- ## [Independence Day: Resurgence trailer is out](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/independence-day-resurgence-trailer-is-out/740428)
**Author:** [@teela\_brown](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/teela_brown)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [December 17, 2015, 10:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/independence-day-resurgence-trailer-is-out/740428 "2015-12-17T22:32:14Z")
And I hadn’t a clue they were filming a new movie. I moderately like the original, though I know it’s kind of hokey and full of plot holes. At any rate: Here’s the new trailer. I may see it in the theater, depending … --- ## [Thesis: the Democrats are no longer cool.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thesis-the-democrats-are-no-longer-cool/704837)
**Author:** [@ITR\_champion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ITR_champion)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [December 22, 2014, 10:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thesis-the-democrats-are-no-longer-cool/704837 "2014-12-22T22:44:25Z")
Regarding the nationwide election results from a week and a half ago, pundits and everyone else have offered a lot of explanations for why the Democrats lost so overwhelmingly. And lose they did. While the U.S. Senate … --- ## [Isildur: tragic hero or feckless wanker? (Or, yet another Tolkien thread)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/isildur-tragic-hero-or-feckless-wanker-or-yet-another-tolkien-thread/510041)
**Author:** [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Replies:** 66\ **Last updated:** [September 20, 2009, 2:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/isildur-tragic-hero-or-feckless-wanker-or-yet-another-tolkien-thread/510041 "2009-09-20T14:28:18Z")
In the interest of obsessiveness I’ll recap the story. Isildur was the son of Elendil the Tall, the Dunadan who founded the kingdoms of Arnor and Gondor in Middle-earth. Isildur was already a full-grown man and fell warr… --- ## [Andy Griffith Show: Why Did Ronny Howard Get Second Billing?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/andy-griffith-show-why-did-ronny-howard-get-second-billing/761155)
**Author:** [@Personal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Personal)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [August 5, 2016, 2:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/andy-griffith-show-why-did-ronny-howard-get-second-billing/761155 "2016-08-05T14:49:25Z")
I don’t know if it’s true for the entire series, but at least in Season 3, Ronny Howard got billing over Don Knotts in the opening credits, with Andy getting top billing of course. Why? Knotts was older, and I assume an… --- ## [Blacks and Intelligence](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blacks-and-intelligence/501975)
**Author:** [@Honesty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Honesty)\ **Replies:** 85\ **Last updated:** [July 13, 2009, 5:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blacks-and-intelligence/501975 "2009-07-13T05:42:12Z")
There has been chatter in recent threads discussing whether there are genetic, heritable differences between blacks and whites. Proponents support the idea that blacks perform worse on standardized exams and fail to ach… --- ## [Anyone here NOT middle class?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-here-not-middle-class/449883)
**Author:** [@ENugent](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ENugent)\ **Replies:** 112\ **Last updated:** [May 30, 2008, 2:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-here-not-middle-class/449883 "2008-05-30T02:32:08Z")
It’s interesting reading this thread and listening to poster after poster say, “Well, I’m middle class, and in my neighborhood…” I’m not sure I’ve ever heard an American or Canadian admit to being anything but middle cl… --- ## [The Hawkeye Poll](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-hawkeye-poll/706896)
**Author:** [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Replies:** 65\ **Last updated:** [December 15, 2014, 1:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-hawkeye-poll/706896 "2014-12-15T13:27:37Z")
Somebody used the word Hawkeye in another thread in a context I wasn’t familiar with. So I’m curious what context of the word people are most familiar with. --- ## [Should the United States Senate be abolished?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-the-united-states-senate-be-abolished/173183)
**Author:** [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)\ **Replies:** 67\ **Last updated:** [May 4, 2004, 6:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-the-united-states-senate-be-abolished/173183 "2004-05-04T18:59:50Z")
I think the United States Senate should be abolished, and all its powers and functions devolved on the House of Representatives. For two reasons: The two-senators-per-state rule might have made some sense in 1787 whe… --- ## [Cold weather dopers -- Do you wear your winter coat during your commute?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cold-weather-dopers-do-you-wear-your-winter-coat-during-your-commute/644512)
**Author:** [@pullin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pullin)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [December 24, 2012, 3:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cold-weather-dopers-do-you-wear-your-winter-coat-during-your-commute/644512 "2012-12-24T03:32:37Z")
Mundane, I know. But I’ve been idly wondering if commuters in really cold climates just keep their coats on while driving to work. Or do you turn up the heater and ride in your shirtsleeves? As a southerner who rarely… --- ## [Answering the door while naked](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/answering-the-door-while-naked/707735)
**Author:** [@bienville](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bienville)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [December 22, 2014, 2:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/answering-the-door-while-naked/707735 "2014-12-22T02:35:35Z")
O.K., this is not some question I’ve been dying to ask for a long time, it’s just that everytime I skim the Thread titles and see Answering the door while armed, my brain keeps wanting the last word to be “naked” instead… --- ## [OPEN CHALLENGE to Cecil about astrology by a (different sort of) fanatic.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/open-challenge-to-cecil-about-astrology-by-a-different-sort-of-fanatic/29015)
**Author:** [@jabberwalkie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jabberwalkie)\ **Replies:** 141\ **Last updated:** [September 11, 2000, 4:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/open-challenge-to-cecil-about-astrology-by-a-different-sort-of-fanatic/29015 "2000-09-11T04:29:38Z")
NOTE TO GENERAL READERS: please do not waste your time replying to this now. wait until i get the results. thanks in advance for your patience. i also would like to mention that i have a lot of regard for Cecil’s techni… --- ## [Captain Kirk Hit with $170-Million Paternity Suit](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/captain-kirk-hit-with-170-million-paternity-suit/750679)
**Author:** [@Siam\_Sam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Siam_Sam)\ **Replies:** 75\ **Last updated:** [April 11, 2016, 10:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/captain-kirk-hit-with-170-million-paternity-suit/750679 "2016-04-11T22:07:49Z")
Story here. I believe Shatner is not the father, because … wait for it … he only ever went where no man went before. --- ## [I Hate Raccoons](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-hate-raccoons/532915)
**Author:** [@RickJay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RickJay)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [March 21, 2010, 4:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-hate-raccoons/532915 "2010-03-21T04:43:12Z")
Reprinted from my blog. I had to share with you. The goddamned fucking bastard raccoons are back. Raccoons have long been my archenemies. When we first moved to the Toronto area in 2000 I assumed I’d never have to de… --- ## [List your 3DS Friend Codes.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/list-your-3ds-friend-codes/632080)
**Author:** [@MyFootsZZZ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MyFootsZZZ)\ **Replies:** 85\ **Last updated:** [February 9, 2014, 12:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/list-your-3ds-friend-codes/632080 "2014-02-09T00:40:47Z")
My code is 1461 7482 9968 My handle is MyFootsZZZ. Would love to play some Mario Kart 7 with other Dopers. --- ## [Is “Yakety Sax” inherently funny, or are we just conditioned into considering it funny by Benny Hill?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-yakety-sax-inherently-funny-or-are-we-just-conditioned-into-considering-it-funny-by-benny-hill/924942)
**Author:** [@Leaper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaper)\ **Replies:** 110\ **Last updated:** [March 4, 2021, 7:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-yakety-sax-inherently-funny-or-are-we-just-conditioned-into-considering-it-funny-by-benny-hill/924942 "2021-03-04T19:43:13Z")
Random question that came to mind just now. :slight\_smile: --- ## [Is it possible that vagina become loose if your partner have a big one?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-possible-that-vagina-become-loose-if-your-partner-have-a-big-one/628956)
**Author:** [@gvozd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gvozd)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [July 21, 2012, 4:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-possible-that-vagina-become-loose-if-your-partner-have-a-big-one/628956 "2012-07-21T16:21:14Z")
If I realize my wife’s vagina one day has grown looser, can I say that she cheated on me with an African male? Or too much sex can make girlfriend’s vagina more loose? Thank you Best regards --- ## [Macaroni and cheese - make it nonboring](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/macaroni-and-cheese-make-it-nonboring/774563)
**Author:** [@Mama\_Zappa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mama_Zappa)\ **Replies:** 70\ **Last updated:** [December 31, 2016, 12:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/macaroni-and-cheese-make-it-nonboring/774563 "2016-12-31T00:18:29Z")
We have a recipe that Moon Unit got in a class in high school. Works well enough - basically: make roux with butter / flour, add milk, cook until somewhat thickened, add the shredded cheese, some minced onion and mustard… --- ## [Can a dog run marathon in ~2-3 hrs?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-a-dog-run-marathon-in-2-3-hrs/581014)
**Author:** [@notfrommensa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/notfrommensa)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [May 11, 2011, 3:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-a-dog-run-marathon-in-2-3-hrs/581014 "2011-05-11T03:10:20Z")
Assuming a dog was trained to run along side his Marathon running owner. Could the average healthy young-ish dog do it? given a chance to properly hydrate. Obviously some dogs couldn’t. My bulldog never could run 15… --- ## [My co-worker's perfume is killing me!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-co-workers-perfume-is-killing-me/345930)
**Author:** [@BMalion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BMalion)\ **Replies:** 104\ **Last updated:** [March 6, 2006, 10:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-co-workers-perfume-is-killing-me/345930 "2006-03-06T10:22:38Z")
This has been building up for some time now and I’m ready to just scream! I work in a call-center. There’s about 80 of us and one of the new girls wears so much perfume that today I can actualy taste it. There are 3 o… --- ## [Which animal has the best these three senses: Sight, Hearing and Smell?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-animal-has-the-best-these-three-senses-sight-hearing-and-smell/284210)
**Author:** [@Uncommon\_Sense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Uncommon_Sense)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [December 7, 2016, 8:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-animal-has-the-best-these-three-senses-sight-hearing-and-smell/284210 "2016-12-07T20:24:52Z")
Pretty simple. I was thinking dog, but I don’t know about the sight thing. Hawk, but I’m not sure about their hearing. Etc. Anyone have any insight to this? --- ## [Did the New Yorker do the right thing in rejecting this R. Crumb cover?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-the-new-yorker-do-the-right-thing-in-rejecting-this-r-crumb-cover/602585)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [November 22, 2011, 4:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-the-new-yorker-do-the-right-thing-in-rejecting-this-r-crumb-cover/602585 "2011-11-22T04:33:28Z")
Not sure myself, I can see arguments on both sides. Was R. Crumb’s New Yorker Cover on Gay Marriage Worthy of Rejection? --- ## [Can anyone explain Donnie Darko to me?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-anyone-explain-donnie-darko-to-me/101035)
**Author:** [@Stoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stoid)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [September 26, 2004, 10:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-anyone-explain-donnie-darko-to-me/101035 "2004-09-26T22:28:19Z")
Anyone? --- ## [Scott Adams' top ten favorite Dilbert Comics.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scott-adams-top-ten-favorite-dilbert-comics/671075)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [October 31, 2013, 8:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scott-adams-top-ten-favorite-dilbert-comics/671075 "2013-10-31T20:55:39Z")
Some great ones in that list. I always look forward to Dilbert. Here are the online archives. Feel free to list your own favorites, http://www.dilbert.com/strips/ --- ## [How would the world react if we found conclusive proof of extraterrestrial intelligence?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-would-the-world-react-if-we-found-conclusive-proof-of-extraterrestrial-intelligence/542199)
**Author:** [@Mr.Kobayashi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Kobayashi)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [June 8, 2010, 12:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-would-the-world-react-if-we-found-conclusive-proof-of-extraterrestrial-intelligence/542199 "2010-06-08T12:35:24Z")
A spin off of this interesting thread in GQ where ChrisBooth12 asks if the U.S. government has any planned response for aliens/UFOs. So, I want to broaden the question slightly - but try and keep it somewhat on the hard… --- ## [Why do all the Xmas lights go out??](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-all-the-xmas-lights-go-out/606919)
**Author:** [@Anise](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anise)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [December 26, 2011, 4:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-all-the-xmas-lights-go-out/606919 "2011-12-26T16:08:22Z")
You know how Christmas lights always used to work-- if one went out, EVERY single light on the entire string immediately went out? Well, NOW the packages say that “if one goes out, the rest stay lit.” Well… That’s NOT w… --- ## [Who's in the wrong? (Accident, left turn from right lane)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whos-in-the-wrong-accident-left-turn-from-right-lane/632378)
**Author:** [@DCnDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DCnDC)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [August 24, 2012, 3:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whos-in-the-wrong-accident-left-turn-from-right-lane/632378 "2012-08-24T03:12:33Z")
There’s a four-way intersection controlled by a traffic light. The main road (let’s call it Main St.) is one lane each way with a central turning lane, the crossing road (let’s call it Cross St.) is one lane each way. … --- ## [Whiny Break-up Songs & Empowering Break-up Songs](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whiny-break-up-songs-empowering-break-up-songs/660179)
**Author:** [@Hottius\_Maximus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hottius_Maximus)\ **Replies:** 62\ **Last updated:** [June 23, 2013, 11:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whiny-break-up-songs-empowering-break-up-songs/660179 "2013-06-23T23:21:35Z")
What songs come to mind when you think of a whiny singer crooning about a broken heart or lost love? I’ll give my own examples of what I mean. Songs like “This Old Heart Of Mine” (any version), “The Cheater” by Bob Kub… --- ## [In the name of God!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-the-name-of-god/693546)
**Author:** [@KarlGauss](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KarlGauss)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [August 1, 2014, 1:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-the-name-of-god/693546 "2014-08-01T01:36:39Z")
There are many reasons why I would not argue with someone who says they’ve lost faith in humanity. Indeed, it seems new reasons, new revelations about human evil in the world, are added daily, with the only real mystery … --- ## [How come European Nordic types are long & tall, not short & compact like Eskimos?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-come-european-nordic-types-are-long-tall-not-short-compact-like-eskimos/329054)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [November 3, 2005, 7:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-come-european-nordic-types-are-long-tall-not-short-compact-like-eskimos/329054 "2005-11-03T19:38:56Z")
Seems like an Eskimo type build would be a better body for cold climes re heat retention. Why are European Nordic types so (relatively) tall? --- ## [Google your own name with quotes. On what page does an entry about you actually appear?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/google-your-own-name-with-quotes-on-what-page-does-an-entry-about-you-actually-appear/537891)
**Author:** [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Replies:** 148\ **Last updated:** [May 10, 2010, 3:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/google-your-own-name-with-quotes-on-what-page-does-an-entry-about-you-actually-appear/537891 "2010-05-10T03:04:17Z")
Googling my full name (with middle names spelled out), I get no results for the phrase in quotes; Google tries to parse it down, but the results aren’t me. Googling my name with just one of the middle names, I get a pag… --- ## [What would a moon have to be made of to make it worth mining?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-a-moon-have-to-be-made-of-to-make-it-worth-mining/638783)
**Author:** [@Chessic\_Sense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chessic_Sense)\ **Replies:** 73\ **Last updated:** [October 27, 2012, 12:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-a-moon-have-to-be-made-of-to-make-it-worth-mining/638783 "2012-10-27T00:24:31Z")
Suppose we were dead set on mining a crapload of material from a moon in the solar system other than Earth’s moon. Considering how costly it’d be to send tonnes of equipment up there and to launch a return vehicle full … --- ## ["Instant Disaster" Books](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/instant-disaster-books/151920)
**Author:** [@Eve](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eve)\ **Replies:** 71\ **Last updated:** [October 31, 2003, 7:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/instant-disaster-books/151920 "2003-10-31T07:53:48Z")
One of my (many) guilty pleasures—anyone else read them? You know, the ones published five minutes after some horrible disaster occurs? I have books at home, published the same year, about the San Francisco Earthquake/Fi… --- ## [Why don't they do elections like Oregon?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-dont-they-do-elections-like-oregon/773417)
**Author:** [@Translucent\_Daydream](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Translucent_Daydream)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [December 6, 2016, 4:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-dont-they-do-elections-like-oregon/773417 "2016-12-06T16:07:11Z")
I moved to Oregon about 3 years ago. It blew me away when I got my OR driver’s license, they automatically registered me to vote. Then they mailed me my ballot. It only cost me a postage stamp to vote, and I think I c… --- ## [Movie stars with funny names.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-stars-with-funny-names/219940)
**Author:** [@E.T.Bass](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/E.T.Bass)\ **Replies:** 79\ **Last updated:** [January 7, 2004, 2:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-stars-with-funny-names/219940 "2004-01-07T14:34:14Z")
Many movie/TV stars in the past and present have changed their names to “stage names” to increase their appeal and name recognition. A few have not. What stars today do you think have weird, silly or funny names? I know … --- ## [Shortest job interview ever?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shortest-job-interview-ever/648248)
**Author:** [@Winston\_Smith](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Winston_Smith)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [January 28, 2013, 7:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shortest-job-interview-ever/648248 "2013-01-28T19:13:55Z")
I applied for a job and was asked to interview with HR telephonically this afternoon at 2:00. The third question, 4 minutes into the interview was “This position pays X dollars per year; that’s a little less than you’re … --- ## [Catholic church weddings and children born out of wedlock](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/catholic-church-weddings-and-children-born-out-of-wedlock/3746)
**Author:** [@Gaudere](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gaudere)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [October 6, 1999, 11:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/catholic-church-weddings-and-children-born-out-of-wedlock/3746 "1999-10-06T23:53:00Z")
My cousin just got married this weekend in a lovely Catholic ceremony. I must admit I was surprised that the Catholic church was Ok with them getting married, since she just had a bouncing baby boy (Michael) in July. The… --- ## [Why does homosexuality elicit a violent reaction from some people?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-homosexuality-elicit-a-violent-reaction-from-some-people/152532)
**Author:** [@Hamish](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hamish)\ **Replies:** 171\ **Last updated:** [February 10, 2003, 6:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-homosexuality-elicit-a-violent-reaction-from-some-people/152532 "2003-02-10T06:08:58Z")
This is not a thread about whether homosexuality is a “sin” or “unnatural.” Rather, it is about the extreme reaction to it, well out of proportion with other things generally thought of as “sinful.” It wasn’t so long a… --- ## [The American Talibans...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-american-talibans/309048)
**Author:** [@Rashak\_Mani](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rashak_Mani)\ **Replies:** 133\ **Last updated:** [July 1, 2005, 7:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-american-talibans/309048 "2005-07-01T19:18:42Z")
The American Talibans Some sick puppies these people… I didn’t dare trying to post this in Great Debates. Some choice pieces: “The Christian community has a golden opportunity to train an army of dedicated teachers wh… --- ## [Another candidate is lowering the bar \[TN pro-life Republican\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-candidate-is-lowering-the-bar-tn-pro-life-republican/637350)
**Author:** [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [December 3, 2012, 1:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-candidate-is-lowering-the-bar-tn-pro-life-republican/637350 "2012-12-03T13:36:13Z")
Scott DesJarlais is the Representative for Tennessee’s 4th Congressional district. He is a Tea Party Republican and a Pro-Life advocate. He’s also a doctor who was having an extramarital affair with one of his patients.… --- ## [Will Israel dismantle unauthorized settlements?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-israel-dismantle-unauthorized-settlements/498504)
**Author:** [@Gozu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gozu)\ **Replies:** 123\ **Last updated:** [June 16, 2009, 11:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-israel-dismantle-unauthorized-settlements/498504 "2009-06-16T23:38:23Z")
Obama said that Israel must freeze illegal settlements if there is to be peace. But what about the settlements already built? Surely, they will have to be removed before Hamas and other factions have an incentive to ceas… --- ## [Is there any evidence for a North American apocalypse?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-any-evidence-for-a-north-american-apocalypse/674413)
**Author:** [@grude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/grude)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [November 25, 2013, 12:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-any-evidence-for-a-north-american-apocalypse/674413 "2013-11-25T00:14:15Z")
I have seen the theory that after first contact with Europeans and the introduction of their diseases, there was a massive die off of the indigenous population of NA before colonization started in earnest. I think I’ve s… --- ## [Revisiting the Moral Highground: Torturing Terrorism Suspects in Afghanistan](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/revisiting-the-moral-highground-torturing-terrorism-suspects-in-afghanistan/144973)
**Author:** [@minty\_green](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/minty_green)\ **Replies:** 152\ **Last updated:** [March 15, 2003, 11:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/revisiting-the-moral-highground-torturing-terrorism-suspects-in-afghanistan/144973 "2003-03-15T23:17:33Z")
A year ago, IzzyR started this thread speculating about the possible use of torture by the United States to extract information from terroism suspects. We’re no longer speculating, as this story in the Washington Post m… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1232&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1234&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)