# Top **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1236&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:** 1237 --- ## [Kid hunts bear on hiking trail, kills hiker (not the RO you think)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kid-hunts-bear-on-hiking-trail-kills-hiker-not-the-ro-you-think/458931)
**Author:** [@Swallowed\_My\_Cellphone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Swallowed_My_Cellphone)\ **Replies:** 89\ **Last updated:** [August 16, 2008, 3:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kid-hunts-bear-on-hiking-trail-kills-hiker-not-the-ro-you-think/458931 "2008-08-16T15:09:22Z")
Okay, so there is this very tragic story of a 14-year-old who shot a hiker on a very popular hiking trail. From what I’ve read at other sources it’s a common spot for family day trips because some of the trails are short… --- ## [Nazi Germany: Suppose an "East only, never West" strategy](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nazi-germany-suppose-an-east-only-never-west-strategy/843051)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 113\ **Last updated:** [November 15, 2019, 4:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nazi-germany-suppose-an-east-only-never-west-strategy/843051 "2019-11-15T16:37:13Z")
I know we’ve had hundreds of threads about World War II, so I hope there haven’t been threads on this before, or at least, not too recently: In IMHO, a poster asked why most of Europe was so reluctant to go to war with … --- ## [Disney World Crowd Levels](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/disney-world-crowd-levels/496971)
**Author:** [@cmosdes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cmosdes)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [May 22, 2009, 4:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/disney-world-crowd-levels/496971 "2009-05-22T16:51:59Z")
I’d like to take the family on a trip to Disney World in mid to late October or possibly early November. The ideal week to go would be the week of 10/25 through 10/30, but I can’t find any reliable data to tell me how cr… --- ## [Poll: Who's hotter, Palin or Biden?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-whos-hotter-palin-or-biden/466266)
**Author:** [@Enola\_Gay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Enola_Gay)\ **Replies:** 92\ **Last updated:** [October 10, 2008, 3:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-whos-hotter-palin-or-biden/466266 "2008-10-10T15:20:38Z")
Okay I am female and heterosexual, so naturally you might presume that I would automatically pick Biden as the hotter of the two. But truth be told, I read Cosmo and Glamour so I feel I’m pretty well qualified at judging… --- ## [What super-powered Marvel heroine would you like to see in the next AVENGERS movie?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-super-powered-marvel-heroine-would-you-like-to-see-in-the-next-avengers-movie/719865)
**Author:** [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Replies:** 84\ **Last updated:** [May 15, 2015, 11:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-super-powered-marvel-heroine-would-you-like-to-see-in-the-next-avengers-movie/719865 "2015-05-15T23:45:03Z")
I kind of like the Hulk. I definitely like Mark Ruffalo’s portrayal of the Hulk. But I have never liked the Hulk as a member of the Avengers, either in the comics, cartoons, or movies; he’s better as a tormented loner an… --- ## [Democrats Strip Superdelegates Of Power In Historic Reform Vote](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/democrats-strip-superdelegates-of-power-in-historic-reform-vote/820264)
**Author:** [@Projammer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Projammer)\ **Replies:** 150\ **Last updated:** [August 31, 2018, 3:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/democrats-strip-superdelegates-of-power-in-historic-reform-vote/820264 "2018-08-31T15:38:30Z")
Huffington Post Many of my Bernie supporting fans were decrying superdelegates back in '16 when Hillary ‘stole’ the nomination. Whether she did or didn’t I really couldn’t say, but I do see this as a good thing for th… --- ## [Is Golden Beard Media for real?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-golden-beard-media-for-real/842674)
**Author:** [@Mangetout](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mangetout)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [March 6, 2020, 8:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-golden-beard-media-for-real/842674 "2020-03-06T08:13:15Z")
There’s this channel on YouTube called Golden Bear Media - their videos are all about gold prospecting, and they all take place on some unnamed island; the format is pretty similar across all of the uploads and it goes l… --- ## [Holy shit! Don't mess with deer with newborn fawns](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/holy-shit-dont-mess-with-deer-with-newborn-fawns/543414)
**Author:** [@Capt.Ridley\_s\_Shooting\_Party](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Capt.Ridley_s_Shooting_Party)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [June 19, 2010, 5:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/holy-shit-dont-mess-with-deer-with-newborn-fawns/543414 "2010-06-19T17:43:23Z")
Video. Nature really is red in tooth and claw. Dog and cat lovers may want to look away. I had no idea deer were that powerful (what sort of a deer is that, it seems a lot bigger than the ones we get in the UK?). Tha… --- ## [Would "totin' chips" work in schools?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-totin-chips-work-in-schools/807245)
**Author:** [@Urbanredneck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Urbanredneck)\ **Replies:** 137\ **Last updated:** [January 27, 2018, 3:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-totin-chips-work-in-schools/807245 "2018-01-27T03:27:48Z")
Right now its illegal for a student to carry a knife in a public school. Even a small folding pocket knife one carries for small tasks such as cutting open a package. One idea: In the Boy Scouts they have what’s called … --- ## [Domino's delivery-driver gets delivery charge?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dominos-delivery-driver-gets-delivery-charge/441018)
**Author:** [@missbunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/missbunny)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [March 14, 2008, 10:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dominos-delivery-driver-gets-delivery-charge/441018 "2008-03-14T10:11:51Z")
Hey, I have never gotten a pizza delivered before from Domino’s. There is a $1.10 delivery charge. Does the driver get that? Or does that delivery charge go to the store? Because then I’d tip more. (I’ll give more t… --- ## [I got my White Elephant Stuff!!!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-got-my-white-elephant-stuff/70118)
**Author:** [@FairyChatMom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FairyChatMom)\ **Replies:** 164\ **Last updated:** [August 7, 2001, 4:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-got-my-white-elephant-stuff/70118 "2001-08-07T16:09:04Z")
I came home today to a very securely duct-taped parcel that clinked a bit. Fortunately, nothing was broken. Soooo, May I take this moment to thank The Mighty Tiki God for gifting me with: A little square glass containe… --- ## [PC gamers, it's our turn : Half-Life 2!!!!!!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pc-gamers-its-our-turn-half-life-2/274409)
**Author:** [@Jayrot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jayrot)\ **Replies:** 162\ **Last updated:** [November 26, 2004, 3:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pc-gamers-its-our-turn-half-life-2/274409 "2004-11-26T03:20:51Z")
I like Halo 2 just as much as the next guy, but this is the moment we’ve all been waiting for. Not all that much to say at this point, except that this weekend is going to feel particularly long. Check out Gamespot’s Fi… --- ## [You can drown in a tablespoon of water?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-can-drown-in-a-tablespoon-of-water/176636)
**Author:** [@guava](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/guava)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [May 23, 2003, 5:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-can-drown-in-a-tablespoon-of-water/176636 "2003-05-23T17:50:21Z")
My mother told me this when I was little, and from that point it has troubled me. If I had a tablespoon of water in my bathtub, there wouldn’t be much chance of me drowning in it. Once I got my feet in, sat down, there w… --- ## [Would you reject a potential relationship solely because of his/her voice?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-reject-a-potential-relationship-solely-because-of-his-her-voice/706374)
**Author:** [@Arrendajo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Arrendajo)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [December 6, 2014, 12:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-reject-a-potential-relationship-solely-because-of-his-her-voice/706374 "2014-12-06T12:46:33Z")
I work with a young woman. She’s quite attractive, smart and well-educated. Dresses nicely. Some of the young men in our workplace think she’s hot stuff and want to date her. Possibly even marry her and breed. Even … --- ## [Should you stop watching Prison Break at some point?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-you-stop-watching-prison-break-at-some-point/479052)
**Author:** [@SenorBeef](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SenorBeef)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [January 14, 2009, 1:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-you-stop-watching-prison-break-at-some-point/479052 "2009-01-14T01:24:47Z")
I’m starting to watch the first season of Prison Break. The premise is cool and the show is interesting so far. But there’s no way they can stretch this story for 4 or 5 seasons or however long it’s been on now. America… --- ## [I'm giving my son a rock for Christmas.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-giving-my-son-a-rock-for-christmas/565346)
**Author:** [@Darth\_Nader](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darth_Nader)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [December 29, 2010, 4:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-giving-my-son-a-rock-for-christmas/565346 "2010-12-29T04:11:09Z")
Not a cool rock. A boring one from next to the driveway. I hope I’m not a bad dad. At some point my son conflated the Charlie Brown specials and thinks bad kids get a rocks instead of presents. Seeing as how he wasn’… --- ## ["The Big Bang Theory" Moves To Thursdays](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-big-bang-theory-moves-to-thursdays/540002)
**Author:** [@Markxxx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Markxxx)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [May 22, 2010, 1:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-big-bang-theory-moves-to-thursdays/540002 "2010-05-22T13:34:45Z")
CBS announced it’s schedule for next season Full story and schedule at: TVNewsCheck Interesting as CBS for years (decades) has been trying to establish a comedy night on Thursdays. Looks like they gave that up and ar… --- ## [Don't people know how to use "Reply All"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dont-people-know-how-to-use-reply-all/611580)
**Author:** [@davidm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/davidm)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [February 16, 2012, 2:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dont-people-know-how-to-use-reply-all/611580 "2012-02-16T14:11:32Z")
When I replied and asked you for more information about your problem, I CC’ed my manager for a reason. Because you failed to use “Reply ALL” I had to forward your response to him. So now when he responds (hopefully inclu… --- ## [Have Any of You Been to an Atheist Convention?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-any-of-you-been-to-an-atheist-convention/598216)
**Author:** [@Eve](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eve)\ **Replies:** 79\ **Last updated:** [October 16, 2011, 10:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-any-of-you-been-to-an-atheist-convention/598216 "2011-10-16T22:09:50Z")
I am going to one next month–merely to be with my sister and her husband, who are also going and whom I rarely see. I am a big ol’ atheist, but I am \*not \*a convention person, and I have the horrible suspicion this is g… --- ## [Post-vacation question: are you happy to be back to work?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-vacation-question-are-you-happy-to-be-back-to-work/594506)
**Author:** [@blondebear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/blondebear)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [September 3, 2011, 4:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-vacation-question-are-you-happy-to-be-back-to-work/594506 "2011-09-03T04:47:41Z")
It’s common for co-workers to say “Welcome back!” when someone returns from vacation. I usually reply with a unintelligible grunt or a half-hearted thanks. What I find strange is when people reply, “It’s \*\*good \*\*to be … --- ## [Maximum number of "guesses" in Mastermind](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/maximum-number-of-guesses-in-mastermind/629190)
**Author:** [@Arnold\_Winkelried](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Arnold_Winkelried)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [July 24, 2012, 7:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/maximum-number-of-guesses-in-mastermind/629190 "2012-07-24T19:50:47Z")
I assume that most of us are familiar with the board game Mastermind. Someone selects a secret code using colored pegs, and you have to guess the code. After every guess, you are given the number of pegs that are in the … --- ## [Why Are Oranges Segmented?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-oranges-segmented/429106)
**Author:** [@IOMDave](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/IOMDave)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [December 9, 2007, 10:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-oranges-segmented/429106 "2007-12-09T10:05:48Z")
I was eating an orange tonight and it occoured to me that I have no idea why they should come in handy, easy to eat segments. Is there some sensible reason for this (from an evolutionary standpoint)? I could understand… --- ## [Stuff in your otherwise favorite TV shows that bugs you](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stuff-in-your-otherwise-favorite-tv-shows-that-bugs-you/257565)
**Author:** [@vivalostwages](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/vivalostwages)\ **Replies:** 122\ **Last updated:** [August 6, 2004, 3:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stuff-in-your-otherwise-favorite-tv-shows-that-bugs-you/257565 "2004-08-06T03:43:13Z")
Okay, they don’t even have to be favorites; they can just be shows that you’ve watched enough so that you notice certain irritating things. ER–Sam’s young boy. My God, this is the most annoying kid I have ever seen on … --- ## [Are "Thin Blue Line" License plates ethical?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-thin-blue-line-license-plates-ethical/439590)
**Author:** [@fervour](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fervour)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [March 27, 2014, 4:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-thin-blue-line-license-plates-ethical/439590 "2014-03-27T16:14:45Z")
My friend told me the thin blue line license plates are only obtainable by law enforcement and that unless a car with these plates/stickers was driving wrecklessly, other law enforcement members would look away for most … --- ## [Roundabouts](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/roundabouts/736145)
**Author:** [@Spud](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spud)\ **Replies:** 88\ **Last updated:** [November 5, 2015, 2:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/roundabouts/736145 "2015-11-05T02:18:27Z")
Roundabouts, or what some would call traffic circles. I go through 10 at a minimum on my way to or from work if I don’t take the interstate. I’m only about 8 miles from work. My little suburb is called the roundabout c… --- ## [What's The Closest You've Ever Been To Death?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-closest-youve-ever-been-to-death/572016)
**Author:** [@FoieGrasIsEvil](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FoieGrasIsEvil)\ **Replies:** 88\ **Last updated:** [February 24, 2011, 2:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-closest-youve-ever-been-to-death/572016 "2011-02-24T14:10:58Z")
Title says it all. What is the closest you have ever come to dying, whether it be from medical reasons, near-misses, accidents, crime, etc. My most oddball one was in the 1990’s. I was driving on I-95 in Northern Virg… --- ## [The Big Bang Theory, Season 8, Episode 24 (May 7, 2015) -- "The Commitment Determination"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-big-bang-theory-season-8-episode-24-may-7-2015-the-commitment-determination/719492)
**Author:** [@Ranger\_Jeff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ranger_Jeff)\ **Replies:** 70\ **Last updated:** [October 17, 2015, 7:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-big-bang-theory-season-8-episode-24-may-7-2015-the-commitment-determination/719492 "2015-10-17T19:27:15Z")
Worst episode ever! I’m just starting this thread in advance of the episode airing tonight. I wonder what’ll happen. --- ## [The Eternals discussion thread. Open spoilers in OP](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-eternals-discussion-thread-open-spoilers-in-op/953871)
**Author:** [@FlikTheBlue](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FlikTheBlue)\ **Replies:** 139\ **Last updated:** [February 14, 2022, 2:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-eternals-discussion-thread-open-spoilers-in-op/953871 "2022-02-14T14:07:06Z")
I just got back from seeing the movie. I enjoyed it, but wouldn’t put it among the very best of the MCU. I’ll start by quoting some of the posts from the Eternals trailer thread, and giving the answers based on what I … --- ## [What to do? My daughter saw her Easter Bunny presents](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-to-do-my-daughter-saw-her-easter-bunny-presents/686253)
**Author:** [@Rushgeekgirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rushgeekgirl)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [April 17, 2014, 7:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-to-do-my-daughter-saw-her-easter-bunny-presents/686253 "2014-04-17T19:43:25Z")
My baby girl is now nine years old, but she’s still a big believer in the Easter Bunny. She has autism, not sure if that’s related but she’s just a little bit developmentally delayed and I know she really still believes. … --- ## [Why do People Throw Things at Bands?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-people-throw-things-at-bands/552864)
**Author:** [@kidneyfailure](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kidneyfailure)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [September 9, 2010, 6:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-people-throw-things-at-bands/552864 "2010-09-09T06:43:12Z")
I was just watching a couple videos on TMZ of Axl Rose walking offstage after people threw things at him. Now, I know his temper tantrums are legendary, (and they had supposedly gone on 90 minutes late in one of the vide… --- ## [What/where is the biggest functional screw thread in the world](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-where-is-the-biggest-functional-screw-thread-in-the-world/460587)
**Author:** [@Mangetout](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mangetout)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [August 21, 2008, 4:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-where-is-the-biggest-functional-screw-thread-in-the-world/460587 "2008-08-21T16:29:51Z")
I visited the Royal Armouries Museum today - where there is a massive collection of cannons and other guns - including sections of the infamous Iraqi Supergun, but also, the Great Turkish Bombard - which consists of two… --- ## [Security clearance in the U.S. armed services](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/security-clearance-in-the-u-s-armed-services/773468)
**Author:** [@Shinna\_Minna\_Ma](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shinna_Minna_Ma)\ **Replies:** 69\ **Last updated:** [December 5, 2016, 2:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/security-clearance-in-the-u-s-armed-services/773468 "2016-12-05T14:28:33Z")
Is the ability to obtain a security clearance a requirement for entry into the U.S. armed services? If this is not done before the recruit begins boot camp, what happens if the recruit is unable to obtain a clearance? Is… --- ## [How much force to throw a man through a plaster wall?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-force-to-throw-a-man-through-a-plaster-wall/537587)
**Author:** [@ManiacMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ManiacMan)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [April 29, 2010, 12:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-force-to-throw-a-man-through-a-plaster-wall/537587 "2010-04-29T00:34:36Z")
A co-worker of mine stated that he had to put his dad through a plaster wall, and I am having trouble figuring out the best way to call bullshit on his assertion. I can think of the variables (most of them I suppose). B… --- ## [Snuffleupagus was finally made visible on Sesame Street because of children being sexually abused](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/snuffleupagus-was-finally-made-visible-on-sesame-street-because-of-children-being-sexually-abused/550848)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [August 22, 2010, 10:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/snuffleupagus-was-finally-made-visible-on-sesame-street-because-of-children-being-sexually-abused/550848 "2010-08-22T22:32:55Z")
Odd fact, but true! --- ## [Is it uncommon for people to have a porn folder on their hard drive(s)?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-uncommon-for-people-to-have-a-porn-folder-on-their-hard-drive-s/787375)
**Author:** [@femmejean](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/femmejean)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [May 30, 2017, 12:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-uncommon-for-people-to-have-a-porn-folder-on-their-hard-drive-s/787375 "2017-05-30T00:15:00Z")
Apparently something which I believed was ‘common sense’ is actually outdated according to many users on Reddit and other sites. I have thought of saving some images of fetishes and other unusual scenarios on a special … --- ## [Constitutional Rights: Do they apply to everyone inside the USA or just citizens?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/constitutional-rights-do-they-apply-to-everyone-inside-the-usa-or-just-citizens/841030)
**Author:** [@SamuelA](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SamuelA)\ **Replies:** 155\ **Last updated:** [October 4, 2019, 4:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/constitutional-rights-do-they-apply-to-everyone-inside-the-usa-or-just-citizens/841030 "2019-10-04T04:57:56Z")
If the answer is “everyone within the bounds of the USA”, a. Do unwanted visitors also have Constitutional Rights? (such as illegal immigrants who gained access by force or deception) b. What about invading armies (… --- ## [Doc Savage](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doc-savage/663521)
**Author:** [@Nightfall1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nightfall1)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [August 14, 2014, 10:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doc-savage/663521 "2014-08-14T22:20:16Z")
My wife and I were at a used book store in the Quad Cities and I saw some Doc Savage paperbacks. They were a series of stories reprinted from the 1930’s in my teenage years as paperbacks. I was REALLY into them back in t… --- ## [Difference between rockets and missiles?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/difference-between-rockets-and-missiles/694117)
**Author:** [@KneadToKnow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KneadToKnow)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [July 30, 2014, 11:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/difference-between-rockets-and-missiles/694117 "2014-07-30T11:20:03Z")
Whenever Palestine and Israel start going at each other, this question comes up in my head, but this time I remembered to ask it. TIA --- ## [Ten most "world-changing" wars.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ten-most-world-changing-wars/552838)
**Author:** [@cmyk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cmyk)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [September 11, 2010, 1:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ten-most-world-changing-wars/552838 "2010-09-11T01:37:48Z")
For better or worse, what’s the top most world-changing wars in known history? Wars that changed the world in profound ways. I don’t have any opinions myself, but I’m interested and feel like learning a little. :wink: F… --- ## [The electric car: is it ideal transportation if a good battery exists?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-electric-car-is-it-ideal-transportation-if-a-good-battery-exists/569573)
**Author:** [@Musicat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Musicat)\ **Replies:** 66\ **Last updated:** [February 18, 2011, 10:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-electric-car-is-it-ideal-transportation-if-a-good-battery-exists/569573 "2011-02-18T22:07:47Z")
First, let me say that I have no ax to grind in this debate. I don’t design electric cars, I don’t own any stock in electric car companies, and I am not in favor of electric cars over other designs just on principle. B… --- ## [Pharmacist prescribing debate \[continued\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pharmacist-prescribing-debate-continued/591173)
**Author:** [@zereadam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zereadam)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [August 19, 2011, 4:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pharmacist-prescribing-debate-continued/591173 "2011-08-19T04:39:12Z")
To tell you the truth,no medical doctors will be authorized to prescribe a single drug except the pharmacist.MD’s will be solely responsible for diagnosis and no more uppermost in the health system of the world.Time come… --- ## [What if Back to the Future were made today and Marty went back to 1981?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-if-back-to-the-future-were-made-today-and-marty-went-back-to-1981/584280)
**Author:** [@joebuck20](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/joebuck20)\ **Replies:** 68\ **Last updated:** [June 10, 2011, 6:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-if-back-to-the-future-were-made-today-and-marty-went-back-to-1981/584280 "2011-06-10T06:51:28Z")
Kind of inspired by this thread: http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=610702&highlight=mcfly People would be making fun of him for wearing dual polo shirts and newsboy cap. He would show Doc video of h… --- ## [Walmart's opinion of its customers . . .](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/walmarts-opinion-of-its-customers/592000)
**Author:** [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [August 10, 2011, 8:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/walmarts-opinion-of-its-customers/592000 "2011-08-10T20:04:14Z")
Apparently, Walmart doesn’t think much of its customers. They should know, right? --- ## [Bowe Berdahl charged with desertion.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bowe-berdahl-charged-with-desertion/715983)
**Author:** [@pool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pool)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [December 15, 2015, 3:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bowe-berdahl-charged-with-desertion/715983 "2015-12-15T03:56:51Z")
http://www.cnn.com/2015/03/25/politics/bowe-bergdahl-charges-decision/index.html It seems after a lengthy investigation Bowe Bergdahl is finally being charged with desertion, which in my opinion based on what I have rea… --- ## [I got new glasses, and lost a friend](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-got-new-glasses-and-lost-a-friend/524013)
**Author:** [@lissener](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lissener)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [January 11, 2010, 10:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-got-new-glasses-and-lost-a-friend/524013 "2010-01-11T22:59:24Z")
I got new glasses yesterday. I was IMing with a friend and mentioned this. She said what kind? I said Malcolm X glasses, and showed her this link. She paused for a minute–long enough for a google image search apparently… --- ## [Are eye-numbing drops (Rx. Only type) bad?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-eye-numbing-drops-rx-only-type-bad/173265)
**Author:** [@Kalt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kalt)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [May 7, 2003, 1:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-eye-numbing-drops-rx-only-type-bad/173265 "2003-05-07T13:00:24Z")
I recently came across a small bottle of those wonderful Rx Only eye-numbing drops the ophthalmologists use in their office. Now, I have no intention of using it every day, but i have horrible allergies and sometimes my… --- ## [Let's misinterpret each other's posts](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-misinterpret-each-others-posts/332385)
**Author:** [@ccwaterback](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ccwaterback)\ **Replies:** 206\ **Last updated:** [November 28, 2005, 8:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-misinterpret-each-others-posts/332385 "2005-11-28T20:18:13Z")
I have a good time visiting my family at Christmas. --- ## [Has anyone bought the Surface Pro 3?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-anyone-bought-the-surface-pro-3/694215)
**Author:** [@Saturn\_Dreams](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saturn_Dreams)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [January 24, 2015, 1:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-anyone-bought-the-surface-pro-3/694215 "2015-01-24T01:33:20Z")
Care to share your user experience with it so far? It’s time for me to get a new laptop for work and this machine has piqued my interest. I like the fact that it’s light, can be used as a tablet to take hand-written no… --- ## [The Big Bang Theory, Season 9, Episode 7 (November 5, 2015) -- "The Spock Resonance"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-big-bang-theory-season-9-episode-7-november-5-2015-the-spock-resonance/736728)
**Author:** [@gytalf2000](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gytalf2000)\ **Replies:** 66\ **Last updated:** [November 11, 2015, 5:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-big-bang-theory-season-9-episode-7-november-5-2015-the-spock-resonance/736728 "2015-11-11T05:04:54Z")
I am starting this thread in anticipation of tonight’s episode. --- ## [My nineteen-year-old son went to the beach and while he was gone I moved away](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-nineteen-year-old-son-went-to-the-beach-and-while-he-was-gone-i-moved-away/256538)
**Author:** [@Anita\_Vacation](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anita_Vacation)\ **Replies:** 107\ **Last updated:** [July 25, 2004, 10:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-nineteen-year-old-son-went-to-the-beach-and-while-he-was-gone-i-moved-away/256538 "2004-07-25T22:00:12Z")
No, really! When he came home, the house was empty except for his clothes and bed. I didn’t tell him my new address; I swear, I’m not making this up! It can be done, folks. This is the stuff of legend, and I’m proud t… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1235&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1237&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)