# Top **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1257&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:** 1258 --- ## [Who is the most influential person of all time?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-the-most-influential-person-of-all-time/679364)
**Author:** [@weemart](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/weemart)\ **Replies:** 74\ **Last updated:** [January 24, 2014, 12:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-the-most-influential-person-of-all-time/679364 "2014-01-24T00:26:09Z")
I read this last year when it was first released. But there seems to be 2 notable exceptions especially as far as influencing our current culture goes. Given the influence tv and telephone have on our societies does it… --- ## [Sony Pictures: fearmongering for profit](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sony-pictures-fearmongering-for-profit/499093)
**Author:** [@Tom\_Scud](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tom_Scud)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [July 24, 2009, 8:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sony-pictures-fearmongering-for-profit/499093 "2009-07-24T20:20:00Z")
So according to the blog entry below, Sony Pictures has created an amusing viral web site that promotes the idea that the world is GOING TO END in 2012. Complete with fake scientists, a fake lottery people can enter to … --- ## [Best concert audience sing-alongs](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-concert-audience-sing-alongs/718673)
**Author:** [@leftfield6](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/leftfield6)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [May 6, 2015, 6:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-concert-audience-sing-alongs/718673 "2015-05-06T18:29:01Z")
Inspired by another current thread that is discussing whether the campfire singalong is dead or not, it got me thinking about one of my most favorite things. I’m not sure what it is about how my mind is wired when it co… --- ## [It's freezing cold, so the only rational thing to do is to cook something. Whatcha want?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-freezing-cold-so-the-only-rational-thing-to-do-is-to-cook-something-whatcha-want/709343)
**Author:** [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [January 9, 2015, 8:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-freezing-cold-so-the-only-rational-thing-to-do-is-to-cook-something-whatcha-want/709343 "2015-01-09T20:21:08Z")
Assume for the sake of this discussion that I’m doing all the work, 'cause I like cooking for its own sake, but you’re invited to, I dunno, bring some booze or whatnot, and also that my larder is infinite in extent and … --- ## [Organ Donation and Ethics](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/organ-donation-and-ethics/614529)
**Author:** [@sunflower100](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sunflower100)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [March 3, 2012, 1:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/organ-donation-and-ethics/614529 "2012-03-03T13:04:33Z")
I am quite bothered with the idea of making selling of kideneys legal. Companies who are involved in this business will be the ones to actually benefit from it the most.And if you ask me, I’d say it’s unethical. Donating… --- ## [The Office 5/17 Season Finale](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-office-5-17-season-finale/404532)
**Author:** [@Monstre](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Monstre)\ **Replies:** 103\ **Last updated:** [May 25, 2007, 6:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-office-5-17-season-finale/404532 "2007-05-25T18:55:50Z")
Okay, that was a great ending. Kelly: “Who was that?” Ryan: “Nobody. Oh, and we’re through…” --- ## [What is the most annoying popular song of all-time?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-most-annoying-popular-song-of-all-time/918045)
**Author:** [@Dr\_Paprika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_Paprika)\ **Replies:** 166\ **Last updated:** [August 30, 2020, 10:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-most-annoying-popular-song-of-all-time/918045 "2020-08-30T22:23:37Z")
Some songs just rub you the wrong way. Bad lyrics. Heavy riffs. Overplayed (in its day)… So, what do you think is the most annoying song of any era that became popular, however you define that? Going back over a few… --- ## [The mind is pictures?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-mind-is-pictures/826853)
**Author:** [@Machinaforce](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Machinaforce)\ **Replies:** 185\ **Last updated:** [February 12, 2019, 1:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-mind-is-pictures/826853 "2019-02-12T01:06:38Z")
https://browardmeditation.org/what-is-meditation/overview/ I know I post stuff like this too much, but it just bugs me. I am not well versed in philosophy and when I tried to study it lets just say disaster followed. --- ## [Judge overturns Oregon Governor's Covid-19 restrictions](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/judge-overturns-oregon-governors-covid-19-restrictions/854083)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 113\ **Last updated:** [June 13, 2020, 10:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/judge-overturns-oregon-governors-covid-19-restrictions/854083 "2020-06-13T10:18:14Z")
Prodded by a group of churches, a county judge has tossed restrictions laid down by Governor Brown, saying that she needed the approval of the Oregon legislature first. This is disturbing to me. --- ## [Is a Western Civilization-Islam confrontation inevitable?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-a-western-civilization-islam-confrontation-inevitable/375389)
**Author:** [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Replies:** 107\ **Last updated:** [October 11, 2006, 4:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-a-western-civilization-islam-confrontation-inevitable/375389 "2006-10-11T16:28:36Z")
Link to the latest outrage. I’m really beginning to think that Islam and Civilization cannot peacefully co-exist. The battle will be a bloody one, and make the Crusades look like a slap-fight between children. Is this f… --- ## [If Jesus came back today, which religion would he most identify with?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-jesus-came-back-today-which-religion-would-he-most-identify-with/458699)
**Author:** [@blinkthrice](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/blinkthrice)\ **Replies:** 121\ **Last updated:** [August 15, 2008, 3:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-jesus-came-back-today-which-religion-would-he-most-identify-with/458699 "2008-08-15T03:45:25Z")
The other day, I was having a discussion with two buddies of mine, both of whom happen to be christian (one catholic, one protestant), when this subject came up. They seemed a little peeved with me(as an agnostic) for su… --- ## [Thank you Joan Rivers for not apologizing for a joke.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thank-you-joan-rivers-for-not-apologizing-for-a-joke/651732)
**Author:** [@bienville](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bienville)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [March 9, 2013, 6:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thank-you-joan-rivers-for-not-apologizing-for-a-joke/651732 "2013-03-09T18:49:30Z")
Hi, Joan You’re old school. I dig that. I’m not a huge fan because I don’t enjoy your particular humorist point of view, but I’ve got respect for the way you played it your way so many years ago when comedy was very muc… --- ## [When did computers begin to routinely have monitors?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-did-computers-begin-to-routinely-have-monitors/693209)
**Author:** [@njtt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/njtt)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [July 17, 2014, 9:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-did-computers-begin-to-routinely-have-monitors/693209 "2014-07-17T21:23:00Z")
My experience of computers goes back only to the BBC Micro in the early 1980s. When I first had one, I used to hook it up to the TV set as a monitor. Later I bought a proper CRT display. Monitors were relatively expensiv… --- ## [Traffic signals not sensing my hybrid. Is this possible?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/traffic-signals-not-sensing-my-hybrid-is-this-possible/633268)
**Author:** [@davidm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/davidm)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [November 10, 2012, 6:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/traffic-signals-not-sensing-my-hybrid-is-this-possible/633268 "2012-11-10T06:05:47Z")
Recently they started using ramp signals on the freeway I use to commute to work. The signals were installed years ago but were not turned on until recently. They’re only on sometimes, presumably based on traffic. I’ve … --- ## [Chicken left in the oven all night](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chicken-left-in-the-oven-all-night/173153)
**Author:** [@pseudotriton\_ruber\_ruber](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pseudotriton_ruber_ruber)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [May 5, 2003, 10:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chicken-left-in-the-oven-all-night/173153 "2003-05-05T22:51:15Z")
Knew I forgot to do SOMETHING last night. Do I have a deliciously seasoned (garlic and rosemary) chicken anymore, or just another bag of garbage and another pan to clean? I cooked it for several hours last night, shut … --- ## [Eyelash stuck on eyeball](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eyelash-stuck-on-eyeball/616351)
**Author:** [@Bigshift](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bigshift)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [March 21, 2012, 5:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eyelash-stuck-on-eyeball/616351 "2012-03-21T17:20:30Z")
Hello everyone. I had an eyelash stuck on my eyeball earlier today. It happens quite often and I usually manage to get it out. Sometimes I would inconveniently get one stuck in public or during a time when I’m too busy … --- ## [Digital cameras: Do megapixels really matter?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/digital-cameras-do-megapixels-really-matter/682991)
**Author:** [@dropzone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dropzone)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [March 9, 2014, 2:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/digital-cameras-do-megapixels-really-matter/682991 "2014-03-09T02:41:17Z")
No doubt about it, I gotta get a better camera, but I’ve been saying that for fifty years, starting with a 1963 Brownie Fiesta. The latest camera I’m unsatisfied with (though I like it just fine–I’m like that) is a Fuji… --- ## [What Would You Do In This Roommate Situation?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-you-do-in-this-roommate-situation/568112)
**Author:** [@Alice\_The\_Goon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alice_The_Goon)\ **Replies:** 88\ **Last updated:** [January 21, 2011, 1:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-you-do-in-this-roommate-situation/568112 "2011-01-21T01:12:11Z")
So a week and a half ago, my 12 year-old son and I moved into a house with another single mom and her son, as a “shared housing”-type arrangement. I have since learned that she is somewhat flaky and, I don’t want to say… --- ## [Can something left in the oven ignite? Did I nearly burn the house down?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-something-left-in-the-oven-ignite-did-i-nearly-burn-the-house-down/734158)
**Author:** [@Quintas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quintas)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [October 13, 2015, 12:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-something-left-in-the-oven-ignite-did-i-nearly-burn-the-house-down/734158 "2015-10-13T12:21:34Z")
Night out. Come home and decide to have a pizza. Fall asleep. Wake up, house smells horrible, black chunk of carbon in the oven. Did I nearly burn the house down? I’m thinking 425 is not hot enough to ignite, it just ma… --- ## [I had to create this sock just to get through...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-had-to-create-this-sock-just-to-get-through/752842)
**Author:** [@system](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/system)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [April 26, 2016, 12:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-had-to-create-this-sock-just-to-get-through/752842 "2016-04-26T12:45:55Z")
For some reason my log in has stopped working. Not only does it tell me I have the password wrong, it tells me I used up all my chances and have to wait 15 minutes before trying again. Even though that was my first attem… --- ## [What's your favorite sexual fantasy?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-favorite-sexual-fantasy/66613)
**Author:** [@Enola\_Straight](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Enola_Straight)\ **Replies:** 86\ **Last updated:** [July 31, 2001, 7:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-favorite-sexual-fantasy/66613 "2001-07-31T19:54:43Z")
I mean, nothing that you usually do with your significant other, but a FANTASY, a utopian construct out of reach, save for the imagination. Something exceedingly improbable (or absolutely impossible, for that matter). So… --- ## [Trying children as adults](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trying-children-as-adults/690069)
**Author:** [@protoboard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/protoboard)\ **Replies:** 67\ **Last updated:** [June 7, 2014, 4:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trying-children-as-adults/690069 "2014-06-07T04:55:05Z")
More than half of Americans feel that minor children should be tried as adults, starting at an average age of 15. This sentiment is so strong that the United States is the only country that has refused to sign the UN Con… --- ## [Jailed for debt in the Philippines?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jailed-for-debt-in-the-philippines/687382)
**Author:** [@handsomeharry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/handsomeharry)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [May 9, 2014, 5:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jailed-for-debt-in-the-philippines/687382 "2014-05-09T17:51:09Z")
I have a friend who has a ‘girlfriend’ in the Philippines. They met thru one of his coworkers. They didn’t meet in person-they met via Facebook, about 3 weeks to a month ago. She has a 1/2 year old baby. He is about my … --- ## [Magician crossing bridge.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/magician-crossing-bridge/692335)
**Author:** [@psythe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psythe)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [October 27, 2014, 2:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/magician-crossing-bridge/692335 "2014-10-27T02:36:50Z")
Original Thread Two options spring to mind. 1.) Take the gold coins over one at a time. No-one said you couldn’t do that. 2.) Cast a spell to make the gold weightless. He’s a goddamn magician, after all. --- ## [Percentage of Prisoners with Tattoos?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/percentage-of-prisoners-with-tattoos/537151)
**Author:** [@Sage\_Rat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sage_Rat)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [April 25, 2010, 6:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/percentage-of-prisoners-with-tattoos/537151 "2010-04-25T18:21:24Z")
Including people who got a tattoo previous to being incarcerated, but ignoring people in low-security prisons and ignoring people over the age of ~50, what percentage have at least one tattoo? --- ## [Tamerlane](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tamerlane/386852)
**Author:** [@The\_Flying\_Dutchman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Flying_Dutchman)\ **Replies:** 94\ **Last updated:** [January 10, 2007, 12:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tamerlane/386852 "2007-01-10T00:35:22Z")
You are one of the most knowledgeable,educated and reasonable posters on this board. You have achieved great respect. But, if I may outline my problem with you so other readers can follow: \[QUOTE=Contrapuntal\] One plac… --- ## [White paper, red paper, blue book, etc. ... what are they?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/white-paper-red-paper-blue-book-etc-what-are-they/133381)
**Author:** [@toadspittle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/toadspittle)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [October 26, 2002, 1:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/white-paper-red-paper-blue-book-etc-what-are-they/133381 "2002-10-26T01:10:32Z")
Webster’s tells me that a white paper is a government report, usually less detailed than a blue book. Nowadays, anytime a corporation puts out a report of any kind, it’s called a white paper. But I also have heard peopl… --- ## [Should Britain leave the European Union?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-britain-leave-the-european-union/605708)
**Author:** [@Mr.Kobayashi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Kobayashi)\ **Replies:** 70\ **Last updated:** [December 17, 2011, 12:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-britain-leave-the-european-union/605708 "2011-12-17T00:24:55Z")
Following Prime Minister David Cameron’s use of the UK veto power on the renegotiation of EU treaty changes, in opposition of every other member state, Britain appears more isolated than it has in its decades of EU membe… --- ## [What would this "car" be.... tiny two-seater in the 1970's?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-this-car-be-tiny-two-seater-in-the-1970s/729310)
**Author:** [@Soylent\_Juicy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Soylent_Juicy)\ **Replies:** 68\ **Last updated:** [September 2, 2015, 4:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-this-car-be-tiny-two-seater-in-the-1970s/729310 "2015-09-02T04:36:47Z")
My parents were very poor when they were together. My dad once said that his car broke down and he was desperate for a vehicle so he was actually thinking of buying a (I can’t remember what he called it) - apparently it… --- ## [Project ORCA Will Win the Election for Romney!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/project-orca-will-win-the-election-for-romney/640451)
**Author:** [@davidm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/davidm)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [November 23, 2012, 12:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/project-orca-will-win-the-election-for-romney/640451 "2012-11-23T00:26:00Z")
I can quote a few excerpts, but it’s worth reading the whole article. The authors Twitter feed is here: https://twitter.com/JohnEkdahl People are on it complaining about the total disorganization. --- ## [What keeps you going?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-keeps-you-going/639780)
**Author:** [@SurrenderDorothy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SurrenderDorothy)\ **Replies:** 83\ **Last updated:** [November 12, 2012, 5:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-keeps-you-going/639780 "2012-11-12T05:36:03Z")
When you want to throw in the towel, jump off a bridge, and end the whole disaster, what keeps you hanging on? Anything, big or small. Family, job, wanting to be around to see the next season of your favorite TV show, t… --- ## [Can trauma turn you gay?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-trauma-turn-you-gay/233974)
**Author:** [@macabresoul](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/macabresoul)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [March 14, 2004, 12:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-trauma-turn-you-gay/233974 "2004-03-14T12:05:08Z")
A little debate me and a friend had. He claims that being traumatized during developmental years can cause a strait man to turn gay. Through being molested to any other kind of trauma. Is there any evidence of this, o… --- ## [What's it like living in Chicago?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-it-like-living-in-chicago/776158)
**Author:** [@aldiboronti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aldiboronti)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [January 25, 2017, 6:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-it-like-living-in-chicago/776158 "2017-01-25T18:02:40Z")
762 murders in 12 months. Apparently that’s more than NYC and LA combined and the most lethal year in Chicago in 2 decades. So what’s it like living there, Chicago Dopers? Are you fearful to go out at night? Do you avoi… --- ## [Famous band plays small venue unannounced. Has it ever happened?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/famous-band-plays-small-venue-unannounced-has-it-ever-happened/685879)
**Author:** [@Crafter\_Man](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crafter_Man)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [April 13, 2014, 3:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/famous-band-plays-small-venue-unannounced-has-it-ever-happened/685879 "2014-04-13T15:13:48Z")
Has there ever been an occurrence where a very well known artist or band - The Rolling Stones, for example – played a small venue (e.g. a bar that seats 100) unannounced? Or perhaps under a pseudonym? --- ## [Valerie Bertinelli gets back into shape](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/valerie-bertinelli-gets-back-into-shape/490832)
**Author:** [@Kent\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kent_Clark)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [May 1, 2009, 9:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/valerie-bertinelli-gets-back-into-shape/490832 "2009-05-01T21:18:17Z")
She’s lost 50 pounds and shows up on the cover of People in a bikini. On the one hand, yes, I’d hit it. On the other hand, when I look at her face, I still see that 15 year old from One Day at a Time. --- ## [America's role on the world stage: retreat?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/americas-role-on-the-world-stage-retreat/755317)
**Author:** [@DSeid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DSeid)\ **Replies:** 85\ **Last updated:** [May 29, 2016, 11:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/americas-role-on-the-world-stage-retreat/755317 "2016-05-29T11:05:21Z")
Should America cede leadership to China and Russia and religious extremists? If not how should America try to lead? Personally I’ve been a big fan of Obama’s cautious and measured use of military power and his preferen… --- ## [Meaning of plus sign leading off phone numbers](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/meaning-of-plus-sign-leading-off-phone-numbers/363209)
**Author:** [@El\_Kabong](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/El_Kabong)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [July 5, 2006, 9:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/meaning-of-plus-sign-leading-off-phone-numbers/363209 "2006-07-05T21:00:46Z")
I get a lot of resumes from foreign nationals applying for jobs with outfit I work for, and often when they list their phone numbers, they put a plus sign (+) in front of the country code. I should know why this is done… --- ## [Gerrymander Fail](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gerrymander-fail/729200)
**Author:** [@Lance\_Turbo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lance_Turbo)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [May 21, 2019, 4:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gerrymander-fail/729200 "2019-05-21T16:24:37Z")
This technically involves something to be voted on so I put it in elections, but I won’t be too upset if it gets moved. Link: College student would be sole voter in CID sales tax decision Apparently, under Missouri law… --- ## [Red Roof Inn=Homophobic Blabbermouths](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/red-roof-inn-homophobic-blabbermouths/338060)
**Author:** [@Pixiesnix](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pixiesnix)\ **Replies:** 77\ **Last updated:** [January 14, 2006, 7:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/red-roof-inn-homophobic-blabbermouths/338060 "2006-01-14T07:29:59Z")
My girlfriend and I spent an almost-lovely weekend together for New Year’s at the Red Roof Inn. I say “almost” because it would have been lovely if not for the asshattery of the staff. We had a first floor room and cou… --- ## [Haven](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haven/595789)
**Author:** [@Morgyn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Morgyn)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [November 22, 2014, 10:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haven/595789 "2014-11-22T22:07:25Z")
We don’t seem to have a Haven thread to go with the Warehouse 13 thread, so I thought I’d start one. I can’t be the only person on the board who watches this show! Tonight’s episode was called “Lockdown”, in which the p… --- ## [Let's talk about stories in which humans have romantic relationships with robots or androids.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-talk-about-stories-in-which-humans-have-romantic-relationships-with-robots-or-androids/664430)
**Author:** [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [July 26, 2013, 8:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-talk-about-stories-in-which-humans-have-romantic-relationships-with-robots-or-androids/664430 "2013-07-26T20:15:04Z")
Preferably I’d like to talk about literature rather than movies, television, or comic books, but I figure I’ll get ignored if the thread goes more than 10 responses, so screw it. A couple of things, though. It’s not one… --- ## [A cocky cock-up](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-cocky-cock-up/813996)
**Author:** [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Replies:** 76\ **Last updated:** [June 17, 2018, 6:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-cocky-cock-up/813996 "2018-06-17T18:11:04Z")
There is a new kerfuffle brewing in writer’s circles. A self-published writer has applied for (and received!) trademark status in using the word “cocky” in the titles of “romance” books. She has been sending out take-dow… --- ## [Onion powder in baby food](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/onion-powder-in-baby-food/675201)
**Author:** [@Arkcon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Arkcon)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [December 2, 2013, 10:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/onion-powder-in-baby-food/675201 "2013-12-02T22:14:28Z")
From this Yahoo news fluff (heh) piece on what NOT to feed your cat: 7 Foods to NEVER Feed Your Cat Cats shouldn’t be fed human baby food, because it may contain onion powder. My WTF? moment is … why do we put onion po… --- ## [American Beauty - is she lying? \[spoiler\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-beauty-is-she-lying-spoiler/220164)
**Author:** [@igloorex](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/igloorex)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [December 23, 2003, 4:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-beauty-is-she-lying-spoiler/220164 "2003-12-23T04:38:12Z")
Pretty much this whole post is a spoiler. It’s been a while since I’ve seen the movie, but wound up discussing this scene recently. My wife and I had vastly different interpretations of what the heck happened in this s… --- ## [How do I professionally phrase "shut up and do what I'm hiring you to do"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-professionally-phrase-shut-up-and-do-what-im-hiring-you-to-do/527300)
**Author:** [@Roland\_Orzabal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roland_Orzabal)\ **Replies:** 85\ **Last updated:** [February 6, 2010, 3:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-professionally-phrase-shut-up-and-do-what-im-hiring-you-to-do/527300 "2010-02-06T03:34:10Z")
Fair warning; this thread is about equal parts rant and question. For those not interested in hearing about my woes, skip to the paragraph above the quote tag for the actual point. :slight\_smile: I occasionally hire peo… --- ## [Alternate Endings](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alternate-endings/613606)
**Author:** [@dolphinboy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dolphinboy)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [February 23, 2012, 4:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alternate-endings/613606 "2012-02-23T04:41:34Z")
I often see newly released DVD’s advertised on TV that include “alternate endings”. I just saw one for the movie “Tower Heist”. Presumably, alternate endings are scripted, shot and then audience tested to see which on… --- ## [One trick pony homosexuals](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-trick-pony-homosexuals/43379)
**Author:** [@neutron\_star](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/neutron_star)\ **Replies:** 141\ **Last updated:** [December 11, 2000, 7:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-trick-pony-homosexuals/43379 "2000-12-11T19:47:12Z")
Let me preface this post by saying that I’m not a homophobe, since I know that no matter how delicately I word this, somebody is going to call me one. I challenge you to find one anti-homosexual comment in the 13 months … --- ## [I want to pit people who believe in the sanctity of marriage.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-want-to-pit-people-who-believe-in-the-sanctity-of-marriage/418098)
**Author:** [@diggleblop](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/diggleblop)\ **Replies:** 83\ **Last updated:** [September 12, 2007, 11:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-want-to-pit-people-who-believe-in-the-sanctity-of-marriage/418098 "2007-09-12T23:33:59Z")
And not being able to bang a woman who obviously wants to bang you, but won’t because she’s married. She says that “my God is watching me and there’s no way I’m going to ruin my entrance into heaven for a little guilty … --- ## [Rizzoli & Isles kinda sucks; Covert Affairs kinda doesn't](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rizzoli-isles-kinda-sucks-covert-affairs-kinda-doesnt/546628)
**Author:** [@Boyo\_Jim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Boyo_Jim)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [September 8, 2010, 4:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rizzoli-isles-kinda-sucks-covert-affairs-kinda-doesnt/546628 "2010-09-08T04:38:43Z")
I watched the first episode of both series this week. Neither really swept me off my feet. I’d have to say, though, that Covert Affairs was a lot more fun, though amazingly improbable. And Piper Perabo is smokin hot, w… --- ## [Special forces wild man look (beard, long hair)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/special-forces-wild-man-look-beard-long-hair/747629)
**Author:** [@Donnerwetter](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Donnerwetter)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [March 3, 2016, 2:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/special-forces-wild-man-look-beard-long-hair/747629 "2016-03-03T02:28:53Z")
I don’t know if this is actually an urban legend/stereotype, but it seems that members of elite special forces units like the Army Delta Force or the Navy SEALS often sport a look that would otherwise be considered unbec… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1256&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1258&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)