# Top **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1248&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:** 1249 --- ## [Portlandia on IFC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/portlandia-on-ifc/568540)
**Author:** [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [March 7, 2011, 7:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/portlandia-on-ifc/568540 "2011-03-07T19:48:53Z")
Fred Armisen’s new show, filmed in Portland and pretty much about the city’s residents and their odd way of living. I don’t know if they can keep an audience that doesn’t actually live here, but it was pretty quirky and… --- ## [Adam and Eve's childrens/childrens/children.......](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/adam-and-eves-childrens-childrens-children/656883)
**Author:** [@mayel01](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mayel01)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [May 5, 2013, 6:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/adam-and-eves-childrens-childrens-children/656883 "2013-05-05T06:27:19Z")
If the world started with adam and eve, How many generations do you really think that the human race would have survived?? --- ## [Sayings you didn't realize were obscene](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sayings-you-didnt-realize-were-obscene/797507)
**Author:** [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Replies:** 97\ **Last updated:** [October 10, 2017, 11:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sayings-you-didnt-realize-were-obscene/797507 "2017-10-10T11:34:42Z")
…or at had obscene origins. The classic example, as I only learned in college, was that SNAFU didn’t stand for Situation Normal, All Fouled Up (as the homeside newspapers translated the WWII-era phrase for the folks bac… --- ## [If you could sit down with any person, living or dead...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-could-sit-down-with-any-person-living-or-dead/269837)
**Author:** [@TellMeI\_mNotCrazy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TellMeI_mNotCrazy)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [October 24, 2004, 10:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-could-sit-down-with-any-person-living-or-dead/269837 "2004-10-24T10:04:27Z")
Who would it be, and why? (And what would your first question be?) There are so many fascinating people across the course of history that picking just one to sit down with would be a real challenge. And there are so ma… --- ## [Given this deal how do things play out from here?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/given-this-deal-how-do-things-play-out-from-here/671453)
**Author:** [@DSeid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DSeid)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [October 21, 2013, 4:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/given-this-deal-how-do-things-play-out-from-here/671453 "2013-10-21T04:25:29Z")
Funding at current levels until 1/15 and debt ceiling raise until 2/7. Nothing much given in return but now that the gun has been put down and the hostages released (assuming the House passes it) serious budget (and othe… --- ## [New Trump social media company -- the biggest grift yet?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-trump-social-media-company-the-biggest-grift-yet/955542)
**Author:** [@dtilque](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dtilque)\ **Replies:** 100\ **Last updated:** [July 21, 2022, 3:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-trump-social-media-company-the-biggest-grift-yet/955542 "2022-07-21T15:25:46Z")
Yet another attempt by the Orange One to do social media: This one is supposed to get a $1 billion investment from anonymous investors once it goes public via a SPAC. Yeah, right. Why am I thinking of things like sal… --- ## [Cover songs that missed the spirit of the originals?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cover-songs-that-missed-the-spirit-of-the-originals/825543)
**Author:** [@Superdude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Superdude)\ **Replies:** 115\ **Last updated:** [December 10, 2018, 5:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cover-songs-that-missed-the-spirit-of-the-originals/825543 "2018-12-10T05:09:37Z")
Inspired by the numerous threads we’ve had about great cover songs, but going the other direction. What cover song do you think missed the mark the most? I’m not looking for worst versions. But covers that just missed t… --- ## [Prostitution for desperate women...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/prostitution-for-desperate-women/715261)
**Author:** [@Umbridge](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Umbridge)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [April 1, 2015, 3:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/prostitution-for-desperate-women/715261 "2015-04-01T15:37:25Z")
I observe that desperate women throughout history have opted for prostitution as a way to survive. Prostitution for them may not be a respectable job title, but at least it feeds them or provides them with what they need… --- ## [What are the "Birther's" arguments when confronted with the principle of "jus sanguinis"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-the-birthers-arguments-when-confronted-with-the-principle-of-jus-sanguinis/579962)
**Author:** [@Rusalka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rusalka)\ **Replies:** 60\ **Last updated:** [June 23, 2011, 10:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-the-birthers-arguments-when-confronted-with-the-principle-of-jus-sanguinis/579962 "2011-06-23T10:52:14Z")
So what do birthers say when confronted with the fact that the U.S. considers the children of citizens to be naturally born citizens, (jus sanguinis) in other words, they don’t have to be “naturalized” in a separate proc… --- ## [When did instant oatmeal change?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-did-instant-oatmeal-change/820616)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 65\ **Last updated:** [July 8, 2019, 9:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-did-instant-oatmeal-change/820616 "2019-07-08T21:52:52Z")
I often ate instant oatmeal before going to school. Tear open packet, dump in bowl, pour boiling water and stir. I haven’t bought any for decades. Got nostalgic and bought Quaker Maple. They didn’t offer the variety pac… --- ## [THE GRAMMAR POLICE HAVE ARRIVED](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-grammar-police-have-arrived/20069)
**Author:** [@teela\_brown](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/teela_brown)\ **Replies:** 88\ **Last updated:** [May 29, 2000, 8:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-grammar-police-have-arrived/20069 "2000-05-29T08:41:31Z")
This is MY BIGGEST PET GRAMMAR PEEVE. I do this for a living, so everyone pay attention and do it right: Plural: Dogs, cats, cars, etc. Single possessive: Dog’s, cat’s, car’s, etc. Plural possessive: Dogs’, cats’, car… --- ## [Long-lost foods you have loved](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/long-lost-foods-you-have-loved/247083)
**Author:** [@Eva\_Luna](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eva_Luna)\ **Replies:** 139\ **Last updated:** [June 3, 2004, 10:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/long-lost-foods-you-have-loved/247083 "2004-06-03T22:31:04Z")
Inspired by the thread on the now-defunct Ben & Jerry’s Wavy Gravy flavor, what foods that you have loved are no longer made anymore? To start the ball rolling…I used to love Pepperidge Farm’s frozen Boston Cream Pie. … --- ## [Who here has had a job that doesn't exist anymore?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-here-has-had-a-job-that-doesnt-exist-anymore/735574)
**Author:** [@nearwildheaven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nearwildheaven)\ **Replies:** 101\ **Last updated:** [October 29, 2015, 1:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-here-has-had-a-job-that-doesnt-exist-anymore/735574 "2015-10-29T13:45:11Z")
After I graduated from high school in 1981, I worked for a while as a keypunch operator before going to college (the first time). We even had a punch card machine, which was phased out shortly after I started. By the m… --- ## [What would you do if your state seceded?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-you-do-if-your-state-seceded/597636)
**Author:** [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Replies:** 85\ **Last updated:** [September 28, 2011, 2:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-you-do-if-your-state-seceded/597636 "2011-09-28T14:33:16Z")
This is a poll for people who live in the United States. Suppose your state decided to secede. And further suppose that while the United States government isn’t happy about the secession, they’ve agreed to it. There’ll … --- ## [hard-drive destruction: how much to assure unreadability?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hard-drive-destruction-how-much-to-assure-unreadability/632942)
**Author:** [@Machine\_Elf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Machine_Elf)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [August 29, 2012, 9:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hard-drive-destruction-how-much-to-assure-unreadability/632942 "2012-08-29T21:33:53Z")
Numerous references on the internet suggest that drilling through a hard-drive’s platter in one or more spots assures that no data will be recoverable. As an alternative, I’m contemplating the destruction of a hard driv… --- ## [the worst children additions in television shows](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-worst-children-additions-in-television-shows/577015)
**Author:** [@crypto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/crypto)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [April 6, 2011, 8:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-worst-children-additions-in-television-shows/577015 "2011-04-06T20:03:37Z")
who do you nominate? you can list as many as you want, and use any criteria. If the child brings down the enjoyment of the show for you, list him/her. (use the character names if you don’t know their real names.) G… --- ## [Was this a homosexual act? (NSFW?)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-this-a-homosexual-act-nsfw/479126)
**Author:** [@LouisB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LouisB)\ **Replies:** 72\ **Last updated:** [January 3, 2009, 4:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-this-a-homosexual-act-nsfw/479126 "2009-01-03T16:50:48Z")
I’ve wanted to ask opinions about this for quite some time, so now I’m gonna do it. My best friend and I were thirteen-fourteen at the time; he was actually run over by an automobile and, as you might imagine, very seri… --- ## [%&\*# my Mom says](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-mom-says/561782)
**Author:** [@Ann\_Hedonia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ann_Hedonia)\ **Replies:** 71\ **Last updated:** [November 28, 2010, 5:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-mom-says/561782 "2010-11-28T17:37:20Z")
You know Mom, when I love you, I love you…but… Last week I got elected President of the Board of a corporation. I was thrilled and suprised. I have done a lot of work for this company and done a really great job as a b… --- ## [Name the movie/TV show from the minor occurrence](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-the-movie-tv-show-from-the-minor-occurrence/360902)
**Author:** [@dougie\_monty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dougie_monty)\ **Replies:** 161\ **Last updated:** [July 29, 2006, 7:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-the-movie-tv-show-from-the-minor-occurrence/360902 "2006-07-29T07:17:39Z")
Just the barest description of something happening in one scene/a few scenes. A lone man in a courtroom reads some legal papers and smiles slightly. A truck suddenly stops in an intersection, blocking a van; the surly … --- ## [Races don't exist](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/races-dont-exist/52387)
**Author:** [@betenoir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/betenoir)\ **Replies:** 132\ **Last updated:** [February 13, 2001, 12:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/races-dont-exist/52387 "2001-02-13T12:14:00Z")
Well I don’t think they do. Obviously genetic differences exist. Ones that become less important when we arn’t geographically segragated. But race? Just a big arbitrary circle drawn around a particular cluster of gene … --- ## [Drove without insurance for a year - what is Maryland MVA likely to do?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/drove-without-insurance-for-a-year-what-is-maryland-mva-likely-to-do/588910)
**Author:** [@Napier](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Napier)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [July 15, 2011, 3:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/drove-without-insurance-for-a-year-what-is-maryland-mva-likely-to-do/588910 "2011-07-15T03:53:17Z")
So, a Maryland couple with two cars and a motorcycle let their auto insurance lapse but kept driving their cars for a year. One of their driver’s licenses also expired a couple months into this period. Then they lost two… --- ## [Minotaurus; follow the trail of breadcrumbs...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/minotaurus-follow-the-trail-of-breadcrumbs/363095)
**Author:** [@Revenant\_Threshold](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Revenant_Threshold)\ **Replies:** 114\ **Last updated:** [July 4, 2006, 9:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/minotaurus-follow-the-trail-of-breadcrumbs/363095 "2006-07-04T21:18:04Z")
Let’s have a little look at the threads Minotaurus has started since he’s been here, along with a smattering of OP’s. OK: who is best? - men or women ? \[QUOTE=Minotaurus\] when it comes to work, science, creativity, sk… --- ## [Using 20 kiloton warheads to combat ebola?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/using-20-kiloton-warheads-to-combat-ebola/699105)
**Author:** [@Amberlei](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Amberlei)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [September 25, 2014, 10:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/using-20-kiloton-warheads-to-combat-ebola/699105 "2014-09-25T22:52:55Z")
Someone I know has recently postulated that ebola is in fact the much-dreaded zombie virus popularized in science fiction. He says that people with ebola are the walking dead, and goes on to state that the virus control… --- ## [Should one's past as an adolescent bully be used against them in adulthood?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-ones-past-as-an-adolescent-bully-be-used-against-them-in-adulthood/924131)
**Author:** [@monstro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/monstro)\ **Replies:** 150\ **Last updated:** [November 23, 2022, 9:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-ones-past-as-an-adolescent-bully-be-used-against-them-in-adulthood/924131 "2022-11-23T21:41:20Z")
Inspired by this: Arizona Coyotes top draft pick bullied Black kid 4 years ago\> The Arizona Coyotes last month boasted about having their chief executive selected to an elite National Hockey League committee that ple… --- ## [What now for Ukraine](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-now-for-ukraine/1014302)
**Author:** [@Mijin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mijin)\ **Replies:** 270\ **Last updated:** [April 27, 2025, 5:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-now-for-ukraine/1014302 "2025-04-27T05:58:32Z")
At time of writing, trump has spoken with Putin, and basically capitulated everything. Trump, and his defence secretary Pete hegseth have said that Ukraine will not be permitted to join NATO, will not go back to 2014 bo… --- ## [Do grey aliens exist?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-grey-aliens-exist/691683)
**Author:** [@protoboard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/protoboard)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [August 9, 2014, 10:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-grey-aliens-exist/691683 "2014-08-09T22:30:50Z")
I’m a skeptical person but I really do think they exist. It’s interesting how so many people have reported seeing them. I’ve never seen one but I’ve “felt” their presence and had highly disturbing dreams involving them. --- ## [How Do Cats Know They're Dirty?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-cats-know-theyre-dirty/470472)
**Author:** [@Markxxx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Markxxx)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [November 1, 2008, 3:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-cats-know-theyre-dirty/470472 "2008-11-01T15:19:46Z")
I was just looking at a cat and he looked all spiffy. Anyway, he walks around, hops up and down off the furniture then he finds a nice place in the sun and starts to lick (clean) his paws and the rest of himself. How do… --- ## [Women- do you wish someone had told you to marry in your 20s?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/women-do-you-wish-someone-had-told-you-to-marry-in-your-20s/714142)
**Author:** [@even\_sven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/even_sven)\ **Replies:** 77\ **Last updated:** [November 15, 2015, 4:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/women-do-you-wish-someone-had-told-you-to-marry-in-your-20s/714142 "2015-11-15T04:44:22Z")
Based on the other thread in IMHO (apologies, I don’t have the link) on if “women should get married in their 20s” is good advice. Basically, the argument is that women have fewer single men to chose from as they get old… --- ## [Bill O'Reilly, they should have fed you some of Shug Avery's pee](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bill-oreilly-they-should-have-fed-you-some-of-shug-averys-pee/420502)
**Author:** [@The\_Understander](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Understander)\ **Replies:** 119\ **Last updated:** [September 30, 2007, 1:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bill-oreilly-they-should-have-fed-you-some-of-shug-averys-pee/420502 "2007-09-30T01:57:52Z")
For sake of form, someone had to do it: Behold, Archie Bunker Reborn! Hey, Falafel Boy, it’s not like anyone’s surprised you’d say something stupid. Hell, your foot has been in your mouth so often I’m surprised you ha… --- ## [Famous novels supposedly written in a few days](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/famous-novels-supposedly-written-in-a-few-days/151564)
**Author:** [@bibliophage](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bibliophage)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [October 4, 2006, 11:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/famous-novels-supposedly-written-in-a-few-days/151564 "2006-10-04T23:35:23Z")
Over the years I have come across claims by various people that certain famous novels were written in a very short period of time. These claims have a suspicious sameness about them. There’s never any supporting eviden… --- ## [What does this German Beer Stein Say?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-this-german-beer-stein-say/405744)
**Author:** [@Si\_Amigo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Si_Amigo)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [May 29, 2007, 2:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-this-german-beer-stein-say/405744 "2007-05-29T02:30:58Z")
I went to an auction today and I am now the proud owner of a 2 liter (16-1/2" tall) German Beer Stein (circa 1957) with the head of a large 12 point buck jutting out from the wooded motif of said stein by almost 2 inches… --- ## [Horrible unreasonable neighbors, ARG!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/horrible-unreasonable-neighbors-arg/671903)
**Author:** [@VirgilCaine1865](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/VirgilCaine1865)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [October 25, 2013, 10:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/horrible-unreasonable-neighbors-arg/671903 "2013-10-25T10:44:38Z")
I have some pretty terrible neighbors in my apartment. I live on the very top floor (third) and they are on the first. They have been cranking the most obnoxious music (death metal, which I normally like and club/dub ste… --- ## [Hotel terminology: "American Plan" and "European Plan"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hotel-terminology-american-plan-and-european-plan/341247)
**Author:** [@Spectre\_of\_Pithecanthropus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spectre_of_Pithecanthropus)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [January 24, 2006, 2:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hotel-terminology-american-plan-and-european-plan/341247 "2006-01-24T14:57:29Z")
What do the terms American Plan and European Plan mean in reference to hotels? I notice that Expedia uses these terms frequently, especially for hotels that are in resort areas. I thought the American Plan was what yo… --- ## [Oh, PLEASE, stop with the fucking Gun-Lovin' Hijacks.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oh-please-stop-with-the-fucking-gun-lovin-hijacks/401185)
**Author:** [@Cartooniverse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cartooniverse)\ **Replies:** 127\ **Last updated:** [April 30, 2007, 2:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oh-please-stop-with-the-fucking-gun-lovin-hijacks/401185 "2007-04-30T14:34:50Z")
In this thread on pistols seen worn by someone at a party , I was about to post the following but feel as though it sounds a bit “moderator-ish” and so instead, will post it in here as a rant. Stop with the fucking hij… --- ## [Unskilled labor is completely mechanized/robotized, what happens to employment?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unskilled-labor-is-completely-mechanized-robotized-what-happens-to-employment/434880)
**Author:** [@Grey\_area](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grey_area)\ **Replies:** 152\ **Last updated:** [February 11, 2008, 10:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unskilled-labor-is-completely-mechanized-robotized-what-happens-to-employment/434880 "2008-02-11T22:58:12Z")
Let’s say in the hypothetical future mines, oil rigs, farms, construction sites, assembly lines, fast food joints and so on are all completely populated by efficient, economical, semi-autonomous machines, maintained and … --- ## [Making a modern automatic pistol from scratch in a home workshop. Is it possible?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/making-a-modern-automatic-pistol-from-scratch-in-a-home-workshop-is-it-possible/331790)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [November 20, 2005, 5:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/making-a-modern-automatic-pistol-from-scratch-in-a-home-workshop-is-it-possible/331790 "2005-11-20T05:34:20Z")
Could someone with a middle class income acquire the shop tools to make a modern automatic pistol like the Glock or similar entirely from scratch? And by scratch I mean starting with billets of metal and crafting every s… --- ## [Does California law prohibit the sale & rental of auto trouble-code readers](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-california-law-prohibit-the-sale-rental-of-auto-trouble-code-readers/678237)
**Author:** [@wevets](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wevets)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [January 9, 2014, 3:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-california-law-prohibit-the-sale-rental-of-auto-trouble-code-readers/678237 "2014-01-09T03:04:12Z")
A chronic complainer acquaintance (let’s call him Acca) of mine was griping yesterday about the horror of the California legislature, since he claims the guy at the auto-parts store told him it was illegal to loan Acca a… --- ## [About those 72 virgins waiting for you in Paradise...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/about-those-72-virgins-waiting-for-you-in-paradise/739194)
**Author:** [@Ranger\_Jeff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ranger_Jeff)\ **Replies:** 70\ **Last updated:** [December 5, 2015, 12:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/about-those-72-virgins-waiting-for-you-in-paradise/739194 "2015-12-05T12:50:43Z")
Is there anything in the Koran saying that those 72 virgins will, um, be willing to change their status once a faithful Muslim arrives? I mean, if not, what male adult would really want to spend eternity with, what, 72 1… --- ## [What the bleep does my psychology class know?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-the-bleep-does-my-psychology-class-know/349449)
**Author:** [@Left\_Hand\_of\_Dorkness](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Left_Hand_of_Dorkness)\ **Replies:** 83\ **Last updated:** [March 30, 2006, 7:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-the-bleep-does-my-psychology-class-know/349449 "2006-03-30T07:08:53Z")
Because I never took a psych course my first time through college, I’m having to take Psych 101 this time as I pursue my K-6 teaching license. It’s a class full of freshmen, taught primarily through Powerpoint slides, b… --- ## [What seemingly rational or normal beliefs of today will be discredited in 100 years?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-seemingly-rational-or-normal-beliefs-of-today-will-be-discredited-in-100-years/176411)
**Author:** [@syncrolecyne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/syncrolecyne)\ **Replies:** 147\ **Last updated:** [June 2, 2003, 11:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-seemingly-rational-or-normal-beliefs-of-today-will-be-discredited-in-100-years/176411 "2003-06-02T23:53:42Z")
A hundred years ago, if one said that white peoples were biologically superior to “coloured races” - few would have found fault with such a statement. The 1911 Encyclopedia Britannica, for instance, is full of such views… --- ## [Six atoms of ununseptium: now what?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/six-atoms-of-ununseptium-now-what/616243)
**Author:** [@Leo\_Bloom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leo_Bloom)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [January 8, 2016, 3:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/six-atoms-of-ununseptium-now-what/616243 "2016-01-08T15:09:06Z")
Two years ago six atoms of ttpthe still-officially-unnamed ununseptium were synthesized (equals “discovered”?–like Columbus “discovered” America?). Apparently it has “no uses.” Dito the even heavier ununoctium, of whic… --- ## [Ancestry dot com](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ancestry-dot-com/734698)
**Author:** [@Trinopus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Trinopus)\ **Replies:** 69\ **Last updated:** [June 23, 2016, 5:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ancestry-dot-com/734698 "2016-06-23T17:28:30Z")
14 day free trial? Cool! Sign me up. Oh, but I have to give you my payment information? An actual PayPal invoice or my credit card number? For “future” payment? No way. Give me a free trial without tying a rope ar… --- ## [In memory of Colibri (George Angehr)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-memory-of-colibri-george-angehr/955066)
**Author:** [@Ed\_Zotti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ed_Zotti)\ **Replies:** 103\ **Last updated:** [December 25, 2021, 12:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-memory-of-colibri-george-angehr/955066 "2021-12-25T12:50:29Z")
The Straight Dope staff and the management of Sun-Times Media join with the Straight Dope Message Board community in mourning the death of longtime moderator George Angehr, known on this board as Colibri. Like so many as… --- ## [Family of woman responsible for deadly crash w/ .19 BAC insists she was not an alcoholic. Possible?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/family-of-woman-responsible-for-deadly-crash-w-19-bac-insists-she-was-not-an-alcoholic-possible/505755)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [August 11, 2009, 12:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/family-of-woman-responsible-for-deadly-crash-w-19-bac-insists-she-was-not-an-alcoholic-possible/505755 "2009-08-11T00:41:40Z")
Re the horrific, multi-fatality wrong way crash that has been in in the newsin this news video the woman’s family is adamantly insistingshe was not an alcoholic and that it was something “medical”, whereas the physical … --- ## [can you force air into a salivary gland?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-force-air-into-a-salivary-gland/526163)
**Author:** [@Machine\_Elf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Machine_Elf)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [January 28, 2010, 11:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-force-air-into-a-salivary-gland/526163 "2010-01-28T23:09:23Z")
Not seeking medical advice, just trying to understand a phenomenon I experience. Sometimes when I close my mouth and squeeze (developing some air pressure inside my mouth), I will suddenly get a strange “full” sensation… --- ## [Blago Questions](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blago-questions/615887)
**Author:** [@SanDiegoTim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SanDiegoTim)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [March 27, 2012, 6:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blago-questions/615887 "2012-03-27T18:06:53Z")
What is the length of his sentence and how many years will he actually do? What about his family, wife and a couple kids, right? Will they/can they stay in their home? What about income? Does she have any? Were they… --- ## [Who invented that stupid parade wave and why?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-invented-that-stupid-parade-wave-and-why/538865)
**Author:** [@jebert](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jebert)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [May 12, 2010, 3:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-invented-that-stupid-parade-wave-and-why/538865 "2010-05-12T15:11:44Z")
I went to a community parade today and was reminded again of that stupid way they teach the parade participants, particularly the queen candidates, to wave to the crowd. This is the one where they cup their hand, hold t… --- ## [Why the hell even bother with internet tracking USPS.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-the-hell-even-bother-with-internet-tracking-usps/562878)
**Author:** [@wolfman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wolfman)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [December 17, 2010, 4:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-the-hell-even-bother-with-internet-tracking-usps/562878 "2010-12-17T04:50:36Z")
Why they hell are my tax dollars going to support this “process”? Has anybody in the history of time ever actually had anything show up on their website before it was delivered? If you are going to claim package tracking… --- ## [Perhaps A Stupid Question For Women...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/perhaps-a-stupid-question-for-women/671292)
**Author:** [@DMark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DMark)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [November 4, 2013, 10:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/perhaps-a-stupid-question-for-women/671292 "2013-11-04T10:26:14Z")
I have noticed in some TV shows, women with large bags (not just a small purse) seem to be walking around with the bag being held by their elbow joint - with their arm unnaturally bent in a 90 degree angle - as they go p… --- ## [Project Runway finale. \[Spoilers\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/project-runway-finale-spoilers/468155)
**Author:** [@Sleeps\_With\_Butterflies](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sleeps_With_Butterflies)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [October 17, 2008, 5:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/project-runway-finale-spoilers/468155 "2008-10-17T17:15:54Z")
For me, one word comes to mind: RIPOFF! Leanne’s designs throughout the competition were often beautiful and well constructed, but her runway show was the worst of the three to me. Although I found much more in Kenley… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1247&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1249&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)