# Top **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1241&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:** 1242 --- ## [On this day in the MMP](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/on-this-day-in-the-mmp/976386)
**Author:** [@FairyChatMom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FairyChatMom)\ **Replies:** 296\ **Last updated:** [December 19, 2022, 2:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/on-this-day-in-the-mmp/976386 "2022-12-19T14:37:44Z")
On this day in 1901 Guglielmo Marconi sends the first transatlantic radio signal, from Poldhu in Cornwall to Newfoundland, Canada. Go ahead - work that into a conversation - I dare ya!! :wink: Also on this day this yea… --- ## [Jackson and Grant on U.S. Money.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jackson-and-grant-on-u-s-money/342439)
**Author:** [@Jim\_B](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jim_B)\ **Replies:** 110\ **Last updated:** [February 16, 2006, 7:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jackson-and-grant-on-u-s-money/342439 "2006-02-16T19:08:07Z")
This is something I have wondered about for some time now–the choices of U.S. presidents (and others) on U.S. currency. In particular Andrew Jackson on the $20 bill and Ulysses Grant on the $50 bill. Were these really th… --- ## [Best and Worst Science Fiction Series](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-and-worst-science-fiction-series/588608)
**Author:** [@Recovering\_Republican](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Recovering_Republican)\ **Replies:** 62\ **Last updated:** [July 17, 2011, 1:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-and-worst-science-fiction-series/588608 "2011-07-17T13:41:15Z")
My list Best- Babylon 5 Star Trek (original) Firefly Dr. Who (original) Blakes’ 7 Worst Battlestar Galactica (Original) Star Trek:Enterprise Star Trek:Voyager Gene Roddenberry’s Andromeda. I could give (dis)h… --- ## [Mayonnaise made with canola oil: simply awful](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mayonnaise-made-with-canola-oil-simply-awful/594945)
**Author:** [@Patty\_O\_Furniture](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Patty_O_Furniture)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [November 22, 2012, 9:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mayonnaise-made-with-canola-oil-simply-awful/594945 "2012-11-22T21:29:18Z")
After trying several different brands of mayo made from canola oil, I have come to the conclusion that canola is simply the wrong type of oil to use if you want your mayo to have a flavor anywhere near that of what we us… --- ## [Congratulations, Joe\_Cool on being made a SDMB Mod](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/congratulations-joe_cool-on-being-made-a-sdmb-mod/148150)
**Author:** [@Monty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Monty)\ **Replies:** 114\ **Last updated:** [January 20, 2003, 8:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/congratulations-joe_cool-on-being-made-a-sdmb-mod/148150 "2003-01-20T08:56:39Z")
Er…my mistake. Apparently, you only believe you’re a moderator here. That can be the only explanation for your deigning to tell people what threads they can and can’t participate in and what they can and can’t say, eve… --- ## [Are we planning summer vacation in the MMP?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-we-planning-summer-vacation-in-the-mmp/809595)
**Author:** [@FairyChatMom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FairyChatMom)\ **Replies:** 231\ **Last updated:** [March 5, 2018, 3:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-we-planning-summer-vacation-in-the-mmp/809595 "2018-03-05T03:53:15Z")
Anyone got their summer plans set or at least started? Going somewhere exciting? Doing something fun? Not me. I need vicarious thrills. Tell me your future! Happy Moanday! --- ## [February 2010 Weight Loss thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/february-2010-weight-loss-thread/527246)
**Author:** [@stpauler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/stpauler)\ **Replies:** 120\ **Last updated:** [March 1, 2010, 8:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/february-2010-weight-loss-thread/527246 "2010-03-01T08:24:02Z")
Month Two of the new year. How are everybody’s resolutions holding up? My starting weight on January 4th: 258.2 My current weight today: 245.4 My goal weight by March 27th: 232.4 (10% off of stpauler) I’m almost half… --- ## [NFL Wild Card Weekend](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-wild-card-weekend/708882)
**Author:** [@SenorBeef](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SenorBeef)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [January 9, 2015, 7:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-wild-card-weekend/708882 "2015-01-09T19:22:12Z")
Saturday Arizona @ Carolina -5.5 / 37.5 Baltimore @ Pittsburgh -3 / 46 Sunday Cincinnati @ Indianapolis -3.5 / 48 Detroit @ Dallas -6.5 / 48 Baltimore at Pittsburgh will be the best game, as those games always are.… --- ## [I'm going to hide some trivial info in my marriage](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-going-to-hide-some-trivial-info-in-my-marriage/666545)
**Author:** [@JohnClay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnClay)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [August 22, 2013, 1:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-going-to-hide-some-trivial-info-in-my-marriage/666545 "2013-08-22T01:11:58Z")
My mum gave my wife a set of 8 cups, saucers and plates as well as a tea pot, milk jug and sugar bowl. They were matching hand-made blue/brown stoneware. When my mum was offering them to my wife I was trying to talk my w… --- ## [The Fluff](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-fluff/595638)
**Author:** [@Vahid\_Tarzan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Vahid_Tarzan)\ **Replies:** 63\ **Last updated:** [September 15, 2011, 2:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-fluff/595638 "2011-09-15T14:18:50Z")
This forum “Debates” was relevant in searching the term “The Fluff” --assuming there had been any discussion… My search found discussion on grounded astronants HERE so in the same sense the Fluff comes into play. The… --- ## [Healthcare Myths in America](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/healthcare-myths-in-america/825179)
**Author:** [@SaltyDave](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SaltyDave)\ **Replies:** 151\ **Last updated:** [January 5, 2019, 7:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/healthcare-myths-in-america/825179 "2019-01-05T19:34:35Z")
I still keep seeing things about the terribly high cost of Single Payer Healthcare. Why? We are not the first country to do it. Italy has the 2nd or 3rd best healthcare in the World. Their govt pays about US$3,077/capit… --- ## [Last Bite Syndrome](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/last-bite-syndrome/384673)
**Author:** [@Patty\_O\_Furniture](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Patty_O_Furniture)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [December 19, 2006, 9:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/last-bite-syndrome/384673 "2006-12-19T21:59:50Z")
I often find myself quite full with just a few bites left to go on the plate. In order to keep the starving kids in China from starving, I’ll try my best to finish. But almost always have to stop with just a single for… --- ## [Your Vote Urgently Required - It's the Anthology Thread of the 2011/2012 SDMB Short Fiction Contest](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-vote-urgently-required-its-the-anthology-thread-of-the-2011-2012-sdmb-short-fiction-contest/608795)
**Author:** [@Le\_Ministre\_de\_l\_au-dela](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Le_Ministre_de_l_au-dela)\ **Replies:** 75\ **Last updated:** [January 22, 2012, 1:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-vote-urgently-required-its-the-anthology-thread-of-the-2011-2012-sdmb-short-fiction-contest/608795 "2012-01-22T01:53:41Z")
Hello, everyone, and welcome to the Anthology Thread of the SDMB Short Fiction Contest, late 2011/early 2012 edition. The poll will appear in about 23 hours. A quick recap of the rules - At 9 AM EST, Tuesday, December … --- ## [Is 'freakin' or 'frigging' a bad word?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-freakin-or-frigging-a-bad-word/78169)
**Author:** [@yosemite](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/yosemite)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [August 27, 2001, 2:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-freakin-or-frigging-a-bad-word/78169 "2001-08-27T14:31:19Z")
I have started to use freakin’ or frigging (instead of f\*\*ing) which is obviously inappropriate in some company. My sister (not exactly a prude, and someone who curses up a blue streak when the mood strikes) says that … --- ## [Why did the VW CEO Step Down?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-did-the-vw-ceo-step-down/732312)
**Author:** [@dolphinboy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dolphinboy)\ **Replies:** 81\ **Last updated:** [September 29, 2015, 5:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-did-the-vw-ceo-step-down/732312 "2015-09-29T17:21:24Z")
I realize that the VW CEO is ultimately responsible for everything that happens in the company, but if it can be shown that he had nothing to do what had happened would he still be obligated to step down? Why sacrifice a… --- ## [What's your million-dollar idea?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-million-dollar-idea/595487)
**Author:** [@Avarie537](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Avarie537)\ **Replies:** 81\ **Last updated:** [October 10, 2011, 7:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-million-dollar-idea/595487 "2011-10-10T19:46:09Z")
Do you have a great grand idea rolling around in your head? Something that’s just guaranteed to make you a millionaire if you could just figure out how to get it to market? I do! The self-closing washing machine lid! … --- ## [When did humans become cognizant of God?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-did-humans-become-cognizant-of-god/721080)
**Author:** [@Clu-Me-In](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Clu-Me-In)\ **Replies:** 67\ **Last updated:** [June 3, 2015, 7:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-did-humans-become-cognizant-of-god/721080 "2015-06-03T19:29:17Z")
Is there any documented evidence of when human beings became aware of GOD or a supernatural being? --- ## [How did TNG ever get a second season?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-did-tng-ever-get-a-second-season/764896)
**Author:** [@drewder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drewder)\ **Replies:** 77\ **Last updated:** [September 9, 2016, 4:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-did-tng-ever-get-a-second-season/764896 "2016-09-09T04:33:30Z")
Watching through the first season and even the second season of TNG is a painful experience full of sanctimonious speeches, arrogant characters, racism and sexism. How did the show ever get another season? --- ## [Tennessee proposing bill to tie family welfare benefits to student's scholastic performance](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tennessee-proposing-bill-to-tie-family-welfare-benefits-to-students-scholastic-performance/654778)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 75\ **Last updated:** [April 5, 2013, 5:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tennessee-proposing-bill-to-tie-family-welfare-benefits-to-students-scholastic-performance/654778 "2013-04-05T05:12:32Z")
Is this a a good idea or not? If you have kids that are kind of slow or intellectually lazy do you starve to death? Bill tying student performance to welfare benefits advancing in Legislature --- ## [What's the oldest joke you know?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-oldest-joke-you-know/312534)
**Author:** [@Batsinma\_Belfry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Batsinma_Belfry)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [July 15, 2005, 9:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-oldest-joke-you-know/312534 "2005-07-15T21:41:28Z")
Here’s a couple from my family. The police were called to the scene of a domestic dispute. The husband was lying on the floor unconcious, and they were questioning the wife. Police: “Mam, can you tell us what happened … --- ## [Why (or how) the hell would you get a library science degree if you don't like to read?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-or-how-the-hell-would-you-get-a-library-science-degree-if-you-dont-like-to-read/670053)
**Author:** [@ZPG\_Zealot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ZPG_Zealot)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [October 6, 2013, 12:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-or-how-the-hell-would-you-get-a-library-science-degree-if-you-dont-like-to-read/670053 "2013-10-06T12:28:24Z")
Okay we’ve had some retirements at work, so we’re interviewing potential new employees. So far it’s been good with a lot of promising interviews with some very qualified people. However today’s candidate uttered possib… --- ## [The right to own Guns!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-right-to-own-guns/20740)
**Author:** [@Thor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Thor)\ **Replies:** 221\ **Last updated:** [June 28, 2000, 3:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-right-to-own-guns/20740 "2000-06-28T15:02:11Z")
I know we should not think for poeple and take decicions for them. But when every week I hear news of poeple getting killed by gunmen in the steets, in schools, in pub, in bloomingdales etc… I start beliving that in cert… --- ## [WTF IS this??? I Mean Seriously...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wtf-is-this-i-mean-seriously/477514)
**Author:** [@PapSett](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PapSett)\ **Replies:** 95\ **Last updated:** [December 19, 2008, 5:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wtf-is-this-i-mean-seriously/477514 "2008-12-19T17:16:35Z")
Just got this in an e mail, and… WTF IS IT?? Any thoughts or opinions welcome. I have no idea. --- ## [The Big Bang Theory, Season 8, Episode 20 (April 9, 2015) -- "The Fortification Implementation"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-big-bang-theory-season-8-episode-20-april-9-2015-the-fortification-implementation/717246)
**Author:** [@gytalf2000](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gytalf2000)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [April 17, 2015, 6:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-big-bang-theory-season-8-episode-20-april-9-2015-the-fortification-implementation/717246 "2015-04-17T18:30:54Z")
I am starting this thread in anticipation of tonight’s episode. --- ## [Are women less sexual than men?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-women-less-sexual-than-men/586070)
**Author:** [@2ManyTacos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/2ManyTacos)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [June 23, 2011, 11:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-women-less-sexual-than-men/586070 "2011-06-23T11:14:59Z")
Y’know, the old saying goes that “men think about sex 30 times per day; women think about sex once a day (if that).” But more than that, I mean, you always see random guys complaining about their SO’s arbitrarily “cutti… --- ## [Rank the 50 United States in your order of preference](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rank-the-50-united-states-in-your-order-of-preference/466774)
**Author:** [@dalej42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalej42)\ **Replies:** 117\ **Last updated:** [October 11, 2008, 10:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rank-the-50-united-states-in-your-order-of-preference/466774 "2008-10-11T22:29:56Z")
Based on your opinions of the 50 United States, how would you rank them as far as desirable places to live? California Arizona New Mexico Ohio New York Massachusetts Nevada Florida Texas Georgia Oregon Colorado Illinoi… --- ## [Stupid games in highschool....](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-games-in-highschool/35838)
**Author:** [@sk8rixtx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sk8rixtx)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [October 16, 2000, 12:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-games-in-highschool/35838 "2000-10-16T00:17:15Z")
I’m a junior in highschool, and I will admit that the kids that I hang around with are a bunch of jokers. Well, at lunch we like to play the most purile games. We would all sit at a circular table and just yell out “PENI… --- ## [Are Trump supporters so far in they can't back out?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-trump-supporters-so-far-in-they-cant-back-out/816776)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 94\ **Last updated:** [July 3, 2018, 1:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-trump-supporters-so-far-in-they-cant-back-out/816776 "2018-07-03T01:17:54Z")
When this Trump mess first started, you would see a few supporters drop off with each new revelation/misdeed/gaff, but I’m not seeing that happen much any more. It’s as if those that still support him have done it for s… --- ## [Bricker, Here Are A Couple Of Bozos Who Are Right Up Your Alley](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bricker-here-are-a-couple-of-bozos-who-are-right-up-your-alley/658973)
**Author:** [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Replies:** 62\ **Last updated:** [May 27, 2013, 9:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bricker-here-are-a-couple-of-bozos-who-are-right-up-your-alley/658973 "2013-05-27T21:55:00Z")
Bricker, you know how you always get peeved when posters here at the SDMB say someone should be thrown in jail, and you get all nitpicky about “what statute do you think they broke? what’s your evidence that they violate… --- ## [What's your favorite animated short of all time?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-favorite-animated-short-of-all-time/554342)
**Author:** [@MTCicero](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MTCicero)\ **Replies:** 64\ **Last updated:** [September 24, 2010, 8:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-favorite-animated-short-of-all-time/554342 "2010-09-24T20:35:59Z")
Inspired by the Bugs Bunny thread. Mine is and likely always shall be Tex Avery’s Magical Maestro. Others that missed the top spot by not very much: Symphony in Slang, Duck Amuck, One Froggy Evening, Swing Shift Cinde… --- ## [Nudity in Children's Books (spoilers very likely; minor Harry Potter spoiler in OP)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nudity-in-childrens-books-spoilers-very-likely-minor-harry-potter-spoiler-in-op/213254)
**Author:** [@Judith\_Prietht](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Judith_Prietht)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [November 18, 2003, 1:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nudity-in-childrens-books-spoilers-very-likely-minor-harry-potter-spoiler-in-op/213254 "2003-11-18T01:43:23Z")
In Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, Harry goes to take a bath and logically, takes off his clothes. A friend of mine contests this is “odd,” that the main character of a children’s book gets completely naked and eve… --- ## [Opening Up The MMP](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/opening-up-the-mmp/854024)
**Author:** [@swampbear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/swampbear)\ **Replies:** 253\ **Last updated:** [May 25, 2020, 1:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/opening-up-the-mmp/854024 "2020-05-25T13:55:50Z")
Good Mornin’ Y’all! Up and caffeinatin’. YAWN ‘Tis \ 69! \ Amurrkin out and cloudy with a predicted high of 79 with rain/tstorms/apocalypse predicted for the day. Today we shall sanitize da cave and who knows… --- ## [Is "The Picture of Dorian Gray" a gay love story?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-picture-of-dorian-gray-a-gay-love-story/365775)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [July 25, 2006, 5:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-picture-of-dorian-gray-a-gay-love-story/365775 "2006-07-25T05:35:10Z")
In reading this first section of the book it reads kind of like a gay love story. How did audiences of the time interpret this artist’s near obsession with this beautiful young man? --- ## [If you are so concerned about Hell, how about you go check it out for yourselves?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-are-so-concerned-about-hell-how-about-you-go-check-it-out-for-yourselves/465027)
**Author:** [@Ro\_Carter](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ro_Carter)\ **Replies:** 86\ **Last updated:** [October 1, 2008, 7:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-are-so-concerned-about-hell-how-about-you-go-check-it-out-for-yourselves/465027 "2008-10-01T19:40:27Z")
I attend a small to medium sized state university in a fairly conservative area. Somehow, a group of assholes on par with the WBC have decided that our campus is the frontline in the battle for souls. The head asshole … --- ## [Global warming has stopped?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/global-warming-has-stopped/442421)
**Author:** [@aldiboronti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aldiboronti)\ **Replies:** 119\ **Last updated:** [April 3, 2008, 11:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/global-warming-has-stopped/442421 "2008-04-03T11:22:22Z")
With both sides having axes to grind one never knows what to believe in this debate but the implications in this article are rather startling, if the facts are correct. Are they? --- ## [Was The Russo-Finnish War (1939) A Disaster for Germany?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-the-russo-finnish-war-1939-a-disaster-for-germany/533148)
**Author:** [@ralph124c](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ralph124c)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [April 1, 2010, 7:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-the-russo-finnish-war-1939-a-disaster-for-germany/533148 "2010-04-01T19:11:45Z")
Several military historians have claimed that Hitler drew entirely wrong lessons, from the Russo-Finnish War. Russia’s performance was a near-disaster-they attempted massive incursions of infantry into Finland-and the… --- ## [Has the board turned into a bigot magnet?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-the-board-turned-into-a-bigot-magnet/192076)
**Author:** [@Mockingbird](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mockingbird)\ **Replies:** 154\ **Last updated:** [August 4, 2003, 5:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-the-board-turned-into-a-bigot-magnet/192076 "2003-08-04T05:09:40Z")
Especially since SCOTUS overturned the sodomy laws, I have had the perception that more and more new posters were registering and posting mostly in the threads about homosexuality. Posting to the negative, and in the pi… --- ## [at what level of accuracy does a stereotype become a fair representation?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/at-what-level-of-accuracy-does-a-stereotype-become-a-fair-representation/699111)
**Author:** [@IMfez](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/IMfez)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [September 24, 2014, 12:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/at-what-level-of-accuracy-does-a-stereotype-become-a-fair-representation/699111 "2014-09-24T12:59:06Z")
I’m asking this question in general but also have Islam specifically in mind, specifically their stereotypically violent nature. I acknowledge that the overwhelming majority of Muslims are nonviolent. But for argument’s… --- ## [UPS got into my browser's collection of email addresses](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ups-got-into-my-browsers-collection-of-email-addresses/632475)
**Author:** [@Keeve](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Keeve)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [August 28, 2012, 6:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ups-got-into-my-browsers-collection-of-email-addresses/632475 "2012-08-28T18:57:41Z")
I bought some stuff on Amazon, and UPS came to my home yesterday to deliver it - while I was at work, or course. Many times in the past, they simply leave it by the door, but yesterday was one of the times that they deci… --- ## [Governor vs. Governess](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/governor-vs-governess/619813)
**Author:** [@SDMBKL](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SDMBKL)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [April 26, 2012, 11:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/governor-vs-governess/619813 "2012-04-26T11:39:36Z")
Governor = a person elected to the highest executive office in a state in the United States Governess = a woman in charge of teaching children how to read, write, and do arithmetic Although the two terms look similar, … --- ## [Italian Mafia Versus Other Gangs](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/italian-mafia-versus-other-gangs/574069)
**Author:** [@Fotheringay-Phipps](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fotheringay-Phipps)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [August 28, 2017, 1:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/italian-mafia-versus-other-gangs/574069 "2017-08-28T01:03:10Z")
The Italian “Mafia” gets most of the stage and screen coverage, but I’m wondering how they deal with other gangs, e.g. the Bloods, Crips, Latin Kings, the Russian and Latin American gangs, the bikers etc. I would assume … --- ## [I Have Osgood-Schlatter's Disease!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-osgood-schlatters-disease/110074)
**Author:** [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [April 12, 2013, 3:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-osgood-schlatters-disease/110074 "2013-04-12T03:29:38Z")
My doctor just told me that I have Osgood-Schlatter’s Disease. When you first hear it, this sounds awful, like I’m going to die in six months or something. But it turns out not to be a “disease” at all, but a condition –… --- ## [Sweet potatoes WITHOUT marshmallows - recipes, please!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sweet-potatoes-without-marshmallows-recipes-please/703021)
**Author:** [@FairyChatMom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FairyChatMom)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [November 3, 2014, 3:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sweet-potatoes-without-marshmallows-recipes-please/703021 "2014-11-03T03:21:10Z")
I can’t face another Thanksgiving with marshmallows considered to be part of a vegetable side dish. I intend to volunteer to do the sweet potatoes for this year’s feast to help my mother-in-law and to save myself from t… --- ## [Thinking about converting to Judaism](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thinking-about-converting-to-judaism/684155)
**Author:** [@rolandftw](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rolandftw)\ **Replies:** 61\ **Last updated:** [March 25, 2014, 5:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thinking-about-converting-to-judaism/684155 "2014-03-25T17:12:01Z")
New to this board. I was looking for message boards on Judaism and this popped up. Not sure if this is an appropriate thread title, so feel free to change it if you want. Guess I should give a little background first. … --- ## [What is this "uncertainty" and why is it so bad?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-this-uncertainty-and-why-is-it-so-bad/592966)
**Author:** [@Ambivalid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ambivalid)\ **Replies:** 71\ **Last updated:** [August 25, 2011, 3:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-this-uncertainty-and-why-is-it-so-bad/592966 "2011-08-25T15:34:27Z")
What exactly is this “uncertainty” in everything business-related that Republicans keeping bemoaning? I honestly just don’t know. :confused: --- ## [Dead sea rolls](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dead-sea-rolls/110002)
**Author:** [@Zweistein](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zweistein)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [January 11, 2013, 8:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dead-sea-rolls/110002 "2013-01-11T20:52:19Z")
Have the dead sea rolls, found in the 40’s last century, been dated, read/decyphered and analysed ? What were the topics/thema’s of the rolls ? --- ## [How come there aren't any porno video games?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-come-there-arent-any-porno-video-games/256299)
**Author:** [@PaulFitzroy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PaulFitzroy)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [August 2, 2004, 11:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-come-there-arent-any-porno-video-games/256299 "2004-08-02T11:30:19Z")
At the risk of sounding immature I will post this pressing quandary: The other day I had a friend over and we were playing ‘Tiger Woods PGA Tour 2004,’ a golf game for Xbox boasting an impressive player customization fe… --- ## [So I have a creepy doll in my room tonight.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-i-have-a-creepy-doll-in-my-room-tonight/594906)
**Author:** [@Idle\_Thoughts](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Idle_Thoughts)\ **Replies:** 60\ **Last updated:** [September 11, 2011, 2:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-i-have-a-creepy-doll-in-my-room-tonight/594906 "2011-09-11T14:08:51Z")
Helping a friend move and they’re storing a few things at my place. One of the things we moved over to my apartment (temporarily) is a fairly big doll on a pedestal. Looks kind of like this (shape and form-wise) only it… --- ## [Any theories on why Trump wants to buddy up with the Russians?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-theories-on-why-trump-wants-to-buddy-up-with-the-russians/790164)
**Author:** [@HoneyBadgerDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HoneyBadgerDC)\ **Replies:** 77\ **Last updated:** [July 21, 2017, 2:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-theories-on-why-trump-wants-to-buddy-up-with-the-russians/790164 "2017-07-21T14:03:10Z")
I don’t have a thorough knowledge of all the dynamics involved here but I believe that Trump feels bringing the Russians more solidly into the international community and as a friend to us would enhance our bargaining po… --- ## [Odds of getting NO Powerball lottery numbers right?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/odds-of-getting-no-powerball-lottery-numbers-right/658747)
**Author:** [@Ponch8](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ponch8)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [May 21, 2013, 2:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/odds-of-getting-no-powerball-lottery-numbers-right/658747 "2013-05-21T14:56:09Z")
Yesterday I thought I’d win $600 million, so I played the Powerball lottery. Not a single number matched up with the winning numbers! What are the odds of this happening? (I’m not even sure how many numbers there are … [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1240&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1242&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)