# Top **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1238&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:** 1239 --- ## [Worse place to live: the musical theatre universe, or the DC comics Universe?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worse-place-to-live-the-musical-theatre-universe-or-the-dc-comics-universe/545213)
**Author:** [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [July 3, 2010, 2:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worse-place-to-live-the-musical-theatre-universe-or-the-dc-comics-universe/545213 "2010-07-03T02:28:04Z")
Because I’m feeling silly, obviously By “musical theatre universe,” I mean a world that operates according to the rules of the Buffy episode “Once More With Feeling.” Strong emotions will move you (and others) to sing i… --- ## [So I'm moving to Baltimore from Seattle](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-im-moving-to-baltimore-from-seattle/675853)
**Author:** [@Captain\_Gutgore\_Blooddrink](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Captain_Gutgore_Blooddrink)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [December 16, 2013, 6:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-im-moving-to-baltimore-from-seattle/675853 "2013-12-16T18:31:06Z")
Hey everyone. So I’m on my way to Baltimore for new adventures in life, and I want some honest opinions. I’ve never been to that part of the country, so I expect some culture shock. My father lives there, and he’s tol… --- ## [Best product for transferring VHS to DVD?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-product-for-transferring-vhs-to-dvd/550405)
**Author:** [@OpalCat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OpalCat)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [August 20, 2010, 12:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-product-for-transferring-vhs-to-dvd/550405 "2010-08-20T12:35:56Z")
I have a lot of old home movies on VHS that I’d really like to put on DVD. I bought a product to do this about a year ago but when I tried it the audio was not synced up with the video. And it wasn’t just off like I coul… --- ## [Tasha Yar vs Kara Thrace...who'd win?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tasha-yar-vs-kara-thrace-whod-win/480345)
**Author:** [@Oakminster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Oakminster)\ **Replies:** 79\ **Last updated:** [January 11, 2009, 5:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tasha-yar-vs-kara-thrace-whod-win/480345 "2009-01-11T17:59:13Z")
Yes, it’s another fantasy fight thread. Both are trained fighters. Tasha was the head of security in ST:TNG. “Died”. Came back, sorta, and likely died again pursuing her own “special destiny”. Kara is the best frakk… --- ## [My last word about horrible video games](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-last-word-about-horrible-video-games/845583)
**Author:** [@DKW](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DKW)\ **Replies:** 97\ **Last updated:** [February 6, 2020, 10:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-last-word-about-horrible-video-games/845583 "2020-02-06T22:44:26Z")
I’ve never been into new year’s resolutions, mainly because the idea of starting plans for self-improvement based on a completely arbitrary calendar date always struck me as silly (and is probably the main reason they fa… --- ## [Buttering corn on the cob w/bread and butter: movie?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/buttering-corn-on-the-cob-w-bread-and-butter-movie/546761)
**Author:** [@Hazle\_Weatherfield](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hazle_Weatherfield)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [July 19, 2010, 3:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/buttering-corn-on-the-cob-w-bread-and-butter-movie/546761 "2010-07-19T03:52:45Z")
I swear there was a supper scene in Flashdance where they were using bread and butter to butter their corn on the cob. Is this true? Where can I find this scene? My Dad insists that it was in Ferris Bueller’s Day off.… --- ## [Did Breyers vanilla ice cream formula change?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-breyers-vanilla-ice-cream-formula-change/422998)
**Author:** [@Mark\_Ryle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mark_Ryle)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [October 18, 2007, 6:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-breyers-vanilla-ice-cream-formula-change/422998 "2007-10-18T18:22:22Z")
It seems to me it did, very suddenly, earlier this year, sometime late last winter. I refer only to “Breyers All Natural Pure Premium Ice Cream – Natural Vanilla,” as the label reads on the half-gallon carton today. It … --- ## [No, you don't need a semiautomatic rifle](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-you-dont-need-a-semiautomatic-rifle/932705)
**Author:** [@Babale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Babale)\ **Replies:** 217\ **Last updated:** [February 13, 2021, 9:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-you-dont-need-a-semiautomatic-rifle/932705 "2021-02-13T21:06:29Z")
In another thread we had the following exchange which the mods have requested we take to Great Debates: The fact that you think that there is no use for semi-automatic rifles in a hunting situation tells me you’ve neve… --- ## [2011 Yahoo Fantasy Baseball - SDMB Big League](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2011-yahoo-fantasy-baseball-sdmb-big-league/570972)
**Author:** [@Wilson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wilson)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [September 28, 2011, 9:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2011-yahoo-fantasy-baseball-sdmb-big-league/570972 "2011-09-28T21:38:23Z")
Or, as Winnowill called it, the elephant. It’s that time of year again - the Super Bowl is over, no-one still cares about the NHL, and the ESPN talking heads are blabbing on and on about the NBA trade deadline. So it mu… --- ## [What are the alternatives to kill and fetch quests?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-the-alternatives-to-kill-and-fetch-quests/777963)
**Author:** [@MichaelEmouse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MichaelEmouse)\ **Replies:** 60\ **Last updated:** [January 28, 2017, 7:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-the-alternatives-to-kill-and-fetch-quests/777963 "2017-01-28T07:53:25Z")
It’s often bemoaned that many games (e.g.: Fallout) are filled with quests which consist merely of killing and/or fetching an item. What other possibilities are there? What general principles underlie the possibilities? … --- ## [Planning a One-Week Stay in New York with my Daughters - Summer 2024](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/planning-a-one-week-stay-in-new-york-with-my-daughters-summer-2024/992683)
**Author:** [@Moonrise](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Moonrise)\ **Replies:** 161\ **Last updated:** [May 3, 2025, 11:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/planning-a-one-week-stay-in-new-york-with-my-daughters-summer-2024/992683 "2025-05-03T11:26:22Z")
My elder daughter will turn 18 at the end of 2024, and I, 50. My younger daughter will turn 15 that summer, and she has always wanted to visit the US. So, when we discussed what we should do to celebrate these milestone… --- ## ["Perfect" television shows](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/perfect-television-shows/1017366)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_Bravo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_Bravo)\ **Replies:** 286\ **Last updated:** [October 15, 2025, 3:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/perfect-television-shows/1017366 "2025-10-15T15:27:14Z")
What shows do you consider to have been perfect? Not just good or even great, but perfect. Please use spoilers where appropriate! Some criteria (in my head). No growing pains, the show hits the ground running from the… --- ## [If heat rises, why is it cold in the mountains?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-heat-rises-why-is-it-cold-in-the-mountains/623542)
**Author:** [@tdn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tdn)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [May 31, 2012, 10:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-heat-rises-why-is-it-cold-in-the-mountains/623542 "2012-05-31T22:13:50Z")
The other night I was hanging out with a grade-school science teacher. She was talking about how she told her students that heat rises. One of her students objected. He, being from Bolivia, observed that it’s much colder… --- ## [What are your favorite action movie one liners?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-favorite-action-movie-one-liners/543127)
**Author:** [@joebuck20](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/joebuck20)\ **Replies:** 66\ **Last updated:** [June 18, 2010, 4:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-favorite-action-movie-one-liners/543127 "2010-06-18T04:00:53Z")
I’ll list my top three here: “Stick around” - when Arnold Schwarzenegger impales a bad guy with a machete in “Predator.” Let off some steam, Bennett," when Arnie impales a guy with a steam pipe and steam literally com… --- ## ["Sixteen Candles"- Date Rape Scene?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sixteen-candles-date-rape-scene/107648)
**Author:** [@Freudian\_Slit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Freudian_Slit)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [May 15, 2002, 8:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sixteen-candles-date-rape-scene/107648 "2002-05-15T08:00:02Z")
Well, I was over at the Ms Forums (yes yes, don’t say it), and someone mentioned how they used to like “Sixteen Candles” but then later found it horribly sexist, due to what is actually a date rape occurrence. I guess th… --- ## [Why did U-Boats have a serrated bow?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-did-u-boats-have-a-serrated-bow/304190)
**Author:** [@Whack-a-Mole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Whack-a-Mole)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [May 20, 2005, 12:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-did-u-boats-have-a-serrated-bow/304190 "2005-05-20T00:28:57Z")
Here is a picture of what I am talking about. ( link ) I know not all U-Boats sported this feature but it was on more than one model besides the one shown in the picture. I just cannot figure out what it is for. It l… --- ## [Jon Stewart needs a vacation](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jon-stewart-needs-a-vacation/604585)
**Author:** [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [December 2, 2011, 3:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jon-stewart-needs-a-vacation/604585 "2011-12-02T15:13:03Z")
His shtick is getting really shrill lately. Either he’s losing it or he’s trying to make what the writers write funny. Which it hasn’t been of late. --- ## [The police have no duty to protect individuals (yep, another gun debate)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-police-have-no-duty-to-protect-individuals-yep-another-gun-debate/61222)
**Author:** [@Derleth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Derleth)\ **Replies:** 104\ **Last updated:** [April 26, 2001, 6:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-police-have-no-duty-to-protect-individuals-yep-another-gun-debate/61222 "2001-04-26T06:43:26Z")
The police swear to serve and protect the laws of a particular jurisdiction. They have neither the time nor resources to protect individuals. And they are not meant to. That’s why the Second Amendment exists: So people c… --- ## [Which domesticated animal can go "feral" the quickest?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-domesticated-animal-can-go-feral-the-quickest/152023)
**Author:** [@Love\_Rhombus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Love_Rhombus)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [February 2, 2003, 3:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-domesticated-animal-can-go-feral-the-quickest/152023 "2003-02-02T15:01:28Z")
I seem to remember reading somewhere that pigs could go wild pretty quickly. What about horses? Cows and bulls? Dogs and cats and rats? Which is the best adapted, mentally and physically to go “back to nature” and surviv… --- ## [A problem with the economy: there are no more technologically prestigious products](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-problem-with-the-economy-there-are-no-more-technologically-prestigious-products/696527)
**Author:** [@Aeschines](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aeschines)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [August 28, 2014, 3:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-problem-with-the-economy-there-are-no-more-technologically-prestigious-products/696527 "2014-08-28T03:13:35Z")
A big problem with our economy (No. 2 after people just being plain ol’ broke) is a lack of demand for products. There are (virtually) no more technologically prestigious products; rather, everything has been commoditize… --- ## [How Likely Would a Dinner at Delmonico's (1890) Make You Sick?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-likely-would-a-dinner-at-delmonicos-1890-make-you-sick/582908)
**Author:** [@ralph124c](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ralph124c)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [May 26, 2011, 3:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-likely-would-a-dinner-at-delmonicos-1890-make-you-sick/582908 "2011-05-26T03:44:04Z")
I know that food handling procedures in 1890’s NYC were probably pretty gross. But I have no idea about the cleanliness of an upscale NYC restaurant in 1890. Mark Twain and Nikola Tesla, also George Westinghouse dined … --- ## [Communism=bad, capitalism=good?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/communism-bad-capitalism-good/148394)
**Author:** [@samarm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/samarm)\ **Replies:** 200\ **Last updated:** [January 18, 2003, 8:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/communism-bad-capitalism-good/148394 "2003-01-18T20:31:48Z")
The negative points: Is the fact that most communist countries are run by tin-pot governments, and have appalling human rights records, proof that communism is a bad idea all round? It seems that communism as a philoso… --- ## [Buffy 11/12/02 - Conversations with dead people](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/buffy-11-12-02-conversations-with-dead-people/136329)
**Author:** [@Charlie\_Tan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Charlie_Tan)\ **Replies:** 168\ **Last updated:** [November 18, 2002, 10:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/buffy-11-12-02-conversations-with-dead-people/136329 "2002-11-18T22:19:02Z")
I’ll put it all in spoilerbox since I’m a little more than a day early. Let’s see how many of you spoiler junkies can stay away. Let’s just say that I think most of you Buffy fans are in for a treat, this Tuesday. My … --- ## [Joel Stein and the Cauldron of Mediocrity (a Harry Potter related pitting...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/joel-stein-and-the-cauldron-of-mediocrity-a-harry-potter-related-pitting/312248)
**Author:** [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Replies:** 111\ **Last updated:** [July 21, 2005, 11:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/joel-stein-and-the-cauldron-of-mediocrity-a-harry-potter-related-pitting/312248 "2005-07-21T23:44:51Z")
This is over this article of his, entitled Hogwarts fans, you’re stupid, stupid, stupid At first I thought it would be tongue in cheek, but nope. Stein, widely known as the most cerebral columnist ever to appear on 10… --- ## [Any forensic pathologists here?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-forensic-pathologists-here/778648)
**Author:** [@RanOverByATrain](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RanOverByATrain)\ **Replies:** 65\ **Last updated:** [February 5, 2017, 4:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-forensic-pathologists-here/778648 "2017-02-05T04:59:43Z")
Hi! I wasn’t sure where to put this. I’m wondering if there are any forensic pathologists here because I have some questions. --- ## [What kind of achievements were accomplished without the person realizing its difficulty/importance?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-kind-of-achievements-were-accomplished-without-the-person-realizing-its-difficulty-importance/663514)
**Author:** [@themouthbreather](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/themouthbreather)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [July 18, 2013, 4:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-kind-of-achievements-were-accomplished-without-the-person-realizing-its-difficulty-importance/663514 "2013-07-18T16:22:33Z")
I was reading this and thinking are there more examples of situations like this? It is kind of interesting. The Legend of the 'Unsolvable Math Problem' | Snopes.com --- ## [Escaping the United States](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/escaping-the-united-states/541993)
**Author:** [@AClockworkMelon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AClockworkMelon)\ **Replies:** 73\ **Last updated:** [June 7, 2010, 12:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/escaping-the-united-states/541993 "2010-06-07T12:50:51Z")
What steps are involved in moving to Canada and becoming a Canadian citizen? Is there a waiting period? Is there a test of Canadian (British?) history? Can I have dual-citizenship? If I could, what would the advantages… --- ## [Jesus didn't give a damn about sports](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jesus-didnt-give-a-damn-about-sports/502921)
**Author:** [@tnetennba](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tnetennba)\ **Replies:** 87\ **Last updated:** [July 19, 2009, 1:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jesus-didnt-give-a-damn-about-sports/502921 "2009-07-19T01:31:20Z")
So athletes should STFU about Jesus during sporting events. That is all. --- ## [Fuck you Dopers and your Fucking Screen Names](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fuck-you-dopers-and-your-fucking-screen-names/78053)
**Author:** [@Lemur866](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lemur866)\ **Replies:** 117\ **Last updated:** [September 20, 2001, 5:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fuck-you-dopers-and-your-fucking-screen-names/78053 "2001-09-20T17:09:28Z")
OK, I’m heartily getting sick of all this name changing! How can I keep track of people that I can barely keep track of to begin with if they keep changing screen names? Is there a master list somewhere that we can check… --- ## [The Outing of Oliver Sipple](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-outing-of-oliver-sipple/508018)
**Author:** [@Bricker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bricker)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [August 30, 2009, 12:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-outing-of-oliver-sipple/508018 "2009-08-30T00:27:27Z")
Sounds like a Lifetime movie title, no? Oliver Sipple was a former Marine who saved the life of then-President Gerald R. Ford. Just three weeks after Ford was targeted by Manson follower Lynnete “Squeaky” Fromme, the Pr… --- ## [Insults that are more like compliments.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/insults-that-are-more-like-compliments/669383)
**Author:** [@claramorena](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/claramorena)\ **Replies:** 65\ **Last updated:** [September 26, 2013, 12:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/insults-that-are-more-like-compliments/669383 "2013-09-26T12:46:55Z")
Has anyone been insulted and it seemed more like a compliment to you? I call them back handed insults. I have a list of insults that I consider compliments. Being called a “square” by a loser. Nerd \*I was once call… --- ## [What groups don't toast?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-groups-dont-toast/496058)
**Author:** [@Shot\_From\_Guns](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shot_From_Guns)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [May 13, 2009, 2:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-groups-dont-toast/496058 "2009-05-13T14:58:31Z")
A few weeks back, I was out to lunch with a couple of coworkers from another office and some of their family members. A few of us clinked glasses with a “cheers to a job well done,” but when I turned to my other coworker… --- ## [What I learned on my most recent European vacation](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-i-learned-on-my-most-recent-european-vacation/968212)
**Author:** [@Saint\_Cad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saint_Cad)\ **Replies:** 156\ **Last updated:** [August 6, 2022, 7:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-i-learned-on-my-most-recent-european-vacation/968212 "2022-08-06T19:58:47Z")
Americans are the rudest mother f’ers on Earth. The only time I encountered rude people, invariably they were American tourists. There were times a European went out of their way to help me far beyond what an American … --- ## [In what way is Serena Williams' "catsuit" disprespectful of the game?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-what-way-is-serena-williams-catsuit-disprespectful-of-the-game/820242)
**Author:** [@Roderick\_Femm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roderick_Femm)\ **Replies:** 99\ **Last updated:** [September 8, 2018, 1:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-what-way-is-serena-williams-catsuit-disprespectful-of-the-game/820242 "2018-09-08T01:16:32Z")
French Open officials initiate dress code (unspecified in article) that would ban Serena Williams’ catsuit. Well lah-di-dah. In what way is this outfit disrespectful? Would it be acceptable if it were white? How is cov… --- ## [TV shows which use existing songs for themes.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-shows-which-use-existing-songs-for-themes/763205)
**Author:** [@cochrane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cochrane)\ **Replies:** 111\ **Last updated:** [August 25, 2016, 5:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-shows-which-use-existing-songs-for-themes/763205 "2016-08-25T05:44:06Z")
Most TV shows have theme songs created for them. Some have had their themes reach the pop charts such as The Rockford Files, Happy Days, Laverne and Shirley, Welcome Back, Kotter, and S.W.A.T. I was listening to some TV… --- ## [Septic Tank - Realistic costs and maintenance?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/septic-tank-realistic-costs-and-maintenance/690051)
**Author:** [@TonySinclair](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TonySinclair)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [June 5, 2014, 3:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/septic-tank-realistic-costs-and-maintenance/690051 "2014-06-05T15:25:10Z")
I’m getting serious about buying a home site in a city with several affordable lots. Unfortunately, most of them do not have city sewer, although they do have city water. So they need a septic tank. I’ve heard all kin… --- ## [In defense of professional wrestling - long](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-defense-of-professional-wrestling-long/409732)
**Author:** [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Really_Not_All_That_Bright)\ **Replies:** 142\ **Last updated:** [July 1, 2007, 10:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-defense-of-professional-wrestling-long/409732 "2007-07-01T10:27:49Z")
In response to this thread. \[QUOTE=Leaffan\] What I don’t get is all the posts from people stating that Benoit was one of your favourites, and that he was phenomenal to watch, etc. Ummm, we’re talking about a fake “spor… --- ## [Anybody interested in a SDMB weekly Bible study?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-interested-in-a-sdmb-weekly-bible-study/664376)
**Author:** [@stpauler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/stpauler)\ **Replies:** 77\ **Last updated:** [July 31, 2013, 3:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-interested-in-a-sdmb-weekly-bible-study/664376 "2013-07-31T15:55:22Z")
Does anyone else want to do a weekly Bible study group here on SDMB-Great Debates? The plan would be to have a thread that went through a portion or book of the Bible, talked about what it means/what it meant, why it wou… --- ## [So...black holes don't exist now?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-black-holes-dont-exist-now/699470)
**Author:** [@njtt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/njtt)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [September 30, 2014, 4:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-black-holes-dont-exist-now/699470 "2014-09-30T16:02:20Z")
Physics/astronomy dopers, is this bad reporting, plausible, BS, or have we all been fooled, for years, into believing in phlogiston again? That paragraph does rather seem to contradict itself. --- ## [Why would an 85-year-old woman need panty liners?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-would-an-85-year-old-woman-need-panty-liners/184682)
**Author:** [@KGS](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KGS)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [June 29, 2003, 8:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-would-an-85-year-old-woman-need-panty-liners/184682 "2003-06-29T20:34:53Z")
The other day, I was “babysitting” my ill grandpa while grandma went out to play bridge with her girlfriends…and during the day, when I used her bathroom to take a leak, I noticed on top of the toilet tank, in full view,… --- ## [Avengers: Endgame (NO SPOILERS)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/avengers-endgame-no-spoilers/831512)
**Author:** [@StraightTalk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/StraightTalk)\ **Replies:** 120\ **Last updated:** [April 30, 2019, 6:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/avengers-endgame-no-spoilers/831512 "2019-04-30T18:15:50Z")
Now that I’ve seen Captain Marvel, I can’t help but think what Avengers: Endgame will bring. This thread is to discuss what you speculate will happen in Avengers: Endgame. If you KNOW what happens, do not post it here… --- ## [What if a sentient AI came to faith? (not a witnessing thread)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-if-a-sentient-ai-came-to-faith-not-a-witnessing-thread/720714)
**Author:** [@Atomic\_Alex](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Atomic_Alex)\ **Replies:** 76\ **Last updated:** [May 29, 2015, 6:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-if-a-sentient-ai-came-to-faith-not-a-witnessing-thread/720714 "2015-05-29T18:33:44Z")
Inspired by a rather random recollection I had today of a particular scene in the eminently forgettable ‘Alien: Resurrection’ movie. At one point Ripley arranges to meet a gynoid named ‘Call’ in a little chapel on the sh… --- ## [What if: No humans or other primates](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-if-no-humans-or-other-primates/595798)
**Author:** [@Namkcalb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Namkcalb)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [September 13, 2011, 10:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-if-no-humans-or-other-primates/595798 "2011-09-13T10:53:57Z")
Some scientists believe that in 70,000 BCE, humanity nearly became extinct. Now, for the purposes of this discussion, let’s assume that all humans and other primates died out. How would the world be different? What c… --- ## [Learning Japanese](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/learning-japanese/549655)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [May 29, 2017, 6:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/learning-japanese/549655 "2017-05-29T18:55:23Z")
Learning Japanese I think I’m learning Japanese I really think so… Once upon a time, eons ago, I could speak Japanese. When I was very young we lived in Japan and I had Japanese friends, I watched Japanese TV, and co… --- ## [Israelis Illegally Taking Arab Land and Restricting Acess?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/israelis-illegally-taking-arab-land-and-restricting-acess/713866)
**Author:** [@barbitu8](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/barbitu8)\ **Replies:** 63\ **Last updated:** [March 4, 2015, 5:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/israelis-illegally-taking-arab-land-and-restricting-acess/713866 "2015-03-04T17:06:21Z")
Are some Israelis illegally taking land from the Arabs and restricting Arabs access to their own land? --- ## [NK Subs Vanish--\<2X Artillery Units On Border.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nk-subs-vanish-2x-artillery-units-on-border/728630)
**Author:** [@Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosda_Di_Chi_of_Tricor)\ **Replies:** 68\ **Last updated:** [August 26, 2015, 3:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nk-subs-vanish-2x-artillery-units-on-border/728630 "2015-08-26T15:44:14Z")
70% of North Korea’s submarine fleet can’t be found by the World. Rapid escalation of artillery & other forces along the border. South Korean diplomats describe the negotiations as a farce. This is the worst it has … --- ## [Funeral suit recommendations](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/funeral-suit-recommendations/589152)
**Author:** [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [July 18, 2011, 3:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/funeral-suit-recommendations/589152 "2011-07-18T15:00:13Z")
I do not own a suit. Last year I dieted and lost around 40 pounds. The two suits I owned (and hoped to never have need for) no longer fit, so they are gone. Unfortunately, both my gf and I have close family members who … --- ## [What realistically happens as health care becomes unaffordable for all but the rich (in the US)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-realistically-happens-as-health-care-becomes-unaffordable-for-all-but-the-rich-in-the-us/818997)
**Author:** [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Replies:** 116\ **Last updated:** [August 15, 2018, 4:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-realistically-happens-as-health-care-becomes-unaffordable-for-all-but-the-rich-in-the-us/818997 "2018-08-15T16:56:15Z")
emphasis on realistically. I guess I don’t consider single payer realistic right now for a couple reasons. Neither political party wants to offend the rich and powerful, and single payer would offend them because it c… --- ## [Why Would an African American Dislike Direct Deposit?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-would-an-african-american-dislike-direct-deposit/550057)
**Author:** [@Notchimine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Notchimine)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [August 20, 2010, 1:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-would-an-african-american-dislike-direct-deposit/550057 "2010-08-20T13:55:01Z")
The thread over in General Questions regarding the use of hard checks got me thinking about something that is odd and pretty consistent where I work. Our office has about 20 or so employees. We have many different race… --- ## [Will a bottle of vodka left uncapped in the freezer lose all of its alcohol via evaporation?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-a-bottle-of-vodka-left-uncapped-in-the-freezer-lose-all-of-its-alcohol-via-evaporation/544809)
**Author:** [@Phlosphr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Phlosphr)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [June 30, 2010, 11:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-a-bottle-of-vodka-left-uncapped-in-the-freezer-lose-all-of-its-alcohol-via-evaporation/544809 "2010-06-30T11:39:02Z")
The SO and I had a party last night, and this morning we discovered that the vodka was left uncapped in the freezer all night. Will this affect the alcohol content in that bottle? Why? [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1237&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1239&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)