# Top **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1261&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:** 1262 --- ## [Apparently I have been making a huge food mistake](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/apparently-i-have-been-making-a-huge-food-mistake/680098)
**Author:** [@DummyGladHands](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DummyGladHands)\ **Replies:** 60\ **Last updated:** [February 1, 2014, 4:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/apparently-i-have-been-making-a-huge-food-mistake/680098 "2014-02-01T16:20:15Z")
…and it’s a wonder I’m not dead? I often cook things overnite in the crockpot, chicken soup the most likely, sometime red sauce. When I get up, it’s cooked but hotter than hell, so I leave it all day on the counter. Whe… --- ## [Something from Monty Python that's Not Funny?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/something-from-monty-python-thats-not-funny/647966)
**Author:** [@Two\_Many\_Cats](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Two_Many_Cats)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [January 27, 2013, 6:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/something-from-monty-python-thats-not-funny/647966 "2013-01-27T06:24:17Z")
http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showpost.php?p=15923169&postcount=11 In another thread about the genius of Monty Python, Smiling Bandit posted that a lot of Monty Python bits suck. I wouldn’t say a lot of Monty Pyt… --- ## [How would you handle getting a suggestive text accidentally? Need answer fast!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-would-you-handle-getting-a-suggestive-text-accidentally-need-answer-fast/518358)
**Author:** [@Asimovian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Asimovian)\ **Replies:** 61\ **Last updated:** [November 30, 2009, 3:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-would-you-handle-getting-a-suggestive-text-accidentally-need-answer-fast/518358 "2009-11-30T15:17:29Z")
Heh. An acquaintance/friend of mine sent me a misdirected text a couple of weeks ago intended for another friend of hers with the same name. No big deal. I let her know, she apologized – done. So, today, I get a pictur… --- ## [Carradine Conspiracy...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/carradine-conspiracy/498905)
**Author:** [@fandango](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fandango)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [September 16, 2010, 4:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/carradine-conspiracy/498905 "2010-09-16T04:53:27Z")
OK, I’m sorry if this has already been asked, but I did a quick search and didn’t find a previous thread. Now, I read Cecil’s article on autoerotic asphixiation, and it didn’t answer my question. According to some sour… --- ## [Could you navigate to an address in an unfamiliar town using only a paper map?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-you-navigate-to-an-address-in-an-unfamiliar-town-using-only-a-paper-map/776855)
**Author:** [@Projammer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Projammer)\ **Replies:** 100\ **Last updated:** [January 14, 2017, 4:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-you-navigate-to-an-address-in-an-unfamiliar-town-using-only-a-paper-map/776855 "2017-01-14T16:01:39Z")
Backstory first. I’m working out of town this week in a moderate sized town (pop≈100k) that I have never been to before. While driving here it occurred to me just how different my preparations are now compared to when … --- ## [How much ground can you cover per day on a 1 man road trip?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-ground-can-you-cover-per-day-on-a-1-man-road-trip/589547)
**Author:** [@SenorBeef](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SenorBeef)\ **Replies:** 67\ **Last updated:** [July 24, 2011, 2:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-ground-can-you-cover-per-day-on-a-1-man-road-trip/589547 "2011-07-24T02:00:16Z")
I may have to make a trip from Cleveland to Las Vegas in a few months by myself. It’s about 2100 miles mostly in a straight shot across I-80 and then I-70. I’d like to speed most of the way where practical since it seem… --- ## [Guitar Necks - Shaping them Back in the Day (by hand) vs. Now (computer) - some Geekery](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guitar-necks-shaping-them-back-in-the-day-by-hand-vs-now-computer-some-geekery/673904)
**Author:** [@WordMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WordMan)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [November 15, 2013, 6:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guitar-necks-shaping-them-back-in-the-day-by-hand-vs-now-computer-some-geekery/673904 "2013-11-15T18:45:33Z")
In this thread: What archaic technologies do you find yourself wistful for? - In My Humble Opinion - Straight Dope Message Board People are sharing which older technologies they miss. I added my $.02: \[QUOTE=Me in th… --- ## [name 3 famous people born near you](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-3-famous-people-born-near-you/542133)
**Author:** [@ginman999](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ginman999)\ **Replies:** 94\ **Last updated:** [June 13, 2010, 5:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-3-famous-people-born-near-you/542133 "2010-06-13T05:21:08Z")
name 3 famous people born near you Me John Wooden David Letterman John Dillinger --- ## [This Could Be The MMP](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-could-be-the-mmp/799619)
**Author:** [@swampbear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/swampbear)\ **Replies:** 171\ **Last updated:** [October 30, 2017, 1:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-could-be-the-mmp/799619 "2017-10-30T01:40:26Z")
Good Mornin’ Y’all! Up and caffeinatin’. YAWN ‘Tis 72 Amurrkin out and rainy with a predicted high of 77 and rain/tstorms/apocalypse this mornin’ with scattered tstorms this afternoon. We shall see. No big plans for the … --- ## [Yoga Dopers. How do I get better?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yoga-dopers-how-do-i-get-better/583767)
**Author:** [@monstro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/monstro)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [June 23, 2011, 10:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yoga-dopers-how-do-i-get-better/583767 "2011-06-23T22:57:43Z")
For the past few months I’ve been doing yoga. Saturday mornings, for one-hour and fifteen minutes. It’s not the intense, leave-you-all-sweaty type of yoga, but rather we focus on precision to improve balance, strength,… --- ## [Fun facts about Australia](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fun-facts-about-australia/605252)
**Author:** [@GovernmentMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GovernmentMan)\ **Replies:** 69\ **Last updated:** [December 9, 2011, 4:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fun-facts-about-australia/605252 "2011-12-09T04:01:32Z")
Australia holds an estimated 40% of the world’s uranium The world’s longest earthworm, stretching up to 4 metres, is found in Gippsland in Victoria The average Australian will consume 3,165,000 eggs in his or her lifet… --- ## [What happens if I delete this partition on my hard drive?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happens-if-i-delete-this-partition-on-my-hard-drive/255387)
**Author:** [@Cisco](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cisco)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [October 9, 2004, 10:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happens-if-i-delete-this-partition-on-my-hard-drive/255387 "2004-10-09T22:28:07Z")
Quick question before the boards go down and I go to sleep. I have a Linux install on this computer that I haven’t booted in at least a year and I need the hard drive space. The problem is that I built this computer and… --- ## [do american's have accents](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-americans-have-accents/189917)
**Author:** [@gerikel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gerikel)\ **Replies:** 108\ **Last updated:** [August 21, 2003, 12:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-americans-have-accents/189917 "2003-08-21T00:03:16Z")
while reading the thread about english/austrailian accents, i became curious as to what the american accents sounds like. of course, within our counrty we have different regions, each with a different dialect of the amer… --- ## [Why was Silverstreak banned?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-was-silverstreak-banned/527291)
**Author:** [@Trepa\_Mayfield](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Trepa_Mayfield)\ **Replies:** 85\ **Last updated:** [February 3, 2010, 10:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-was-silverstreak-banned/527291 "2010-02-03T22:38:22Z")
I’m assuming he was a sock. Correct? --- ## [Need 'Nice' Bachelor Party Ideas](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-nice-bachelor-party-ideas/360991)
**Author:** [@Enright3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Enright3)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [June 19, 2006, 3:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-nice-bachelor-party-ideas/360991 "2006-06-19T15:50:56Z")
As some of you know, I’ve been lucky enought to find true love twice in my life. My first wife of 20+ years died three years ago. I’m getting married again on August 19th. My best man wants to throw me some type of bac… --- ## [TMI: Earwax as a test for STD's?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tmi-earwax-as-a-test-for-stds/257882)
**Author:** [@dnooman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dnooman)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [January 11, 2018, 6:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tmi-earwax-as-a-test-for-stds/257882 "2018-01-11T18:52:18Z")
A friend was telling me the other day that supposedly one can detect certain STD’s a woman might have by… inserting a bit of earwax into her vagina. If she screams, she’s got (whatever STD this puports to test for), if … --- ## [So what's your opinion on the existence of extraterrestrial UFOs?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-whats-your-opinion-on-the-existence-of-extraterrestrial-ufos/458026)
**Author:** [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Replies:** 136\ **Last updated:** [August 6, 2008, 9:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-whats-your-opinion-on-the-existence-of-extraterrestrial-ufos/458026 "2008-08-06T21:32:56Z")
Since the “Do you believe in ghosts/the paranormal?” thread caught fire, got hundreds of responses, and even a “Bastard Son of Do You Believe in ghosts/the paranormal?” Pit thread, I figured I’d open it up to UFOs. Nobo… --- ## [What's the word for the eye wax](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-word-for-the-eye-wax/371167)
**Author:** [@EverLearner](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EverLearner)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [September 4, 2006, 6:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-word-for-the-eye-wax/371167 "2006-09-04T06:37:21Z")
The wax in your ear is called earwax. But what do you call the wax in your eyes when you wake up? --- ## [Sarah Palin- Election Present for Obama Supporters from Canada](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sarah-palin-election-present-for-obama-supporters-from-canada/470615)
**Author:** [@The\_Flying\_Dutchman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Flying_Dutchman)\ **Replies:** 82\ **Last updated:** [November 5, 2008, 11:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sarah-palin-election-present-for-obama-supporters-from-canada/470615 "2008-11-05T11:14:42Z")
You are gonna have to open up this present, and you don’t have to wait till the election. Election Present --- ## [Another movies technicality thread: Amazing things they got RIGHT.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-movies-technicality-thread-amazing-things-they-got-right/261959)
**Author:** [@Podkayne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Podkayne)\ **Replies:** 92\ **Last updated:** [September 19, 2004, 8:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-movies-technicality-thread-amazing-things-they-got-right/261959 "2004-09-19T08:41:38Z")
The first time I saw Contact, I thought, “Holy freakin’ cow! They actually filmed in the VLA control room!?!” This betrays my own ignorance of how movies work, since of course they could never fit in all the cameras an… --- ## [If not Bush, then who?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-not-bush-then-who/493068)
**Author:** [@auburntiger11](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/auburntiger11)\ **Replies:** 125\ **Last updated:** [April 22, 2009, 4:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-not-bush-then-who/493068 "2009-04-22T04:48:42Z")
Do you think things would have been different with anybody else in there democrat or republican for that past 8 years? or would it have been a bad time for anyone who would have been so unlucky to have had the office at … --- ## [How do you make grilled cheese?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-make-grilled-cheese/608447)
**Author:** [@Biggirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biggirl)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [January 10, 2012, 11:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-make-grilled-cheese/608447 "2012-01-10T11:57:05Z")
I have made it 3 ways. The first and most delicious: butter one side of two breads, put cheese inbetween these two slices of bread, butter side out. Fry in dry frying pan. My aunt the lazy cooker taught me this way: Put… --- ## [meaning of slang term "milkshake"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/meaning-of-slang-term-milkshake/230709)
**Author:** [@drhess](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drhess)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [February 26, 2004, 4:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/meaning-of-slang-term-milkshake/230709 "2004-02-26T04:26:58Z")
I see the word milkshake used now and then my youth, but I have know idea what it means. Maybe comes from a song? The context is often such that it makes me think it refers to body. --- ## [Would you have bought a Powerball ticket with Bernie’s tax on it of 90%](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-have-bought-a-powerball-ticket-with-bernie-s-tax-on-it-of-90/743162)
**Author:** [@davida03801](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/davida03801)\ **Replies:** 89\ **Last updated:** [January 18, 2016, 2:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-have-bought-a-powerball-ticket-with-bernie-s-tax-on-it-of-90/743162 "2016-01-18T02:22:10Z")
A very simple question. Would you purchase Powerball tickets for a 1.5 billion jackpot lottery if the tax rate was 90% on the jackpot ? I am curious as to the answers. --- ## [Rambling thread in which I complain about my life](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rambling-thread-in-which-i-complain-about-my-life/582361)
**Author:** [@PSXer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PSXer)\ **Replies:** 86\ **Last updated:** [May 20, 2011, 10:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rambling-thread-in-which-i-complain-about-my-life/582361 "2011-05-20T22:58:29Z")
I am 21 and just finished my junior year in college. My major is Latin/Ancient Greek with a Latin emphasis. I took Latin in high school, so I already had some credit going into college, which is why I chose that. I li… --- ## [Harlan Ellison, skewered at last.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/harlan-ellison-skewered-at-last/177148)
**Author:** [@Ben](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ben)\ **Replies:** 123\ **Last updated:** [May 28, 2003, 12:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/harlan-ellison-skewered-at-last/177148 "2003-05-28T12:30:05Z")
I realize that this article is old (1989,) but it’s new to me, and besides, now it’s on the web. It’s a scathing critique of an article Ellison wrote for Playboy on comic books, but an author who has clearly had just ab… --- ## [Amusement park rides you really miss.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/amusement-park-rides-you-really-miss/151501)
**Author:** [@Road\_Rash](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Road_Rash)\ **Replies:** 77\ **Last updated:** [December 15, 2016, 5:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/amusement-park-rides-you-really-miss/151501 "2016-12-15T05:37:41Z")
Upon proofreading this post, I noticed that the links do not go directly to the pictures. The host site does not allow it, so go here, scroll down to the appropriate photos, and open them instead of the following links. … --- ## [Believe it or not, abusing the staff doesn't help](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/believe-it-or-not-abusing-the-staff-doesnt-help/432568)
**Author:** [@fachverwirrt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fachverwirrt)\ **Replies:** 77\ **Last updated:** [January 10, 2008, 2:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/believe-it-or-not-abusing-the-staff-doesnt-help/432568 "2008-01-10T02:46:08Z")
To the people at the next table at Krieger’s, I understand that it’s frustrating when your dining experience is less than ideal. Here’s the thing: sometimes circumstances dictate otherwise. As was explained to you, th… --- ## [Okay to create a subhuman species ?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/okay-to-create-a-subhuman-species/473683)
**Author:** [@The\_Flying\_Dutchman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Flying_Dutchman)\ **Replies:** 92\ **Last updated:** [November 24, 2008, 11:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/okay-to-create-a-subhuman-species/473683 "2008-11-24T23:37:11Z")
Engineered Genetics Inc. have created a subhuman species incorporating the genes of a human, bonobo and a dog. This species exhibits an IQ sufficient to communicate with humans orally, and easily trained in hygiene. It… --- ## [So, did the Patriots cheat? (yet again?)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-did-the-patriots-cheat-yet-again/610605)
**Author:** [@Jackknifed\_Juggernaut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackknifed_Juggernaut)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [January 26, 2012, 6:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-did-the-patriots-cheat-yet-again/610605 "2012-01-26T18:19:46Z")
They already have figurative asterisks on their 3 Super Bowl “championships” for secretly recording the actual plays that the opposing teams planned on running. Now there’s quite a bit of discussion on the internet rega… --- ## [In what countries have blacks matched the success of other populations?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-what-countries-have-blacks-matched-the-success-of-other-populations/464525)
**Author:** [@Chief\_Pedant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chief_Pedant)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [September 23, 2008, 2:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-what-countries-have-blacks-matched-the-success-of-other-populations/464525 "2008-09-23T14:30:51Z")
A common theme running through this board is that there are persistent disparities between the US black population and the rest of the population that exist only because of our US history–slavery…Jim Crow…institutional r… --- ## [The worst song of all time is.......](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-worst-song-of-all-time-is/92123)
**Author:** [@Frank\_O.Pinion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frank_O.Pinion)\ **Replies:** 144\ **Last updated:** [November 18, 2001, 12:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-worst-song-of-all-time-is/92123 "2001-11-18T12:27:48Z")
What is the worst song of all time? In all fairness, let’s exclude choices based on dislike of a style of music(“Country music sucks. All country.” or “Rap sucks. All rap.”), songs that are meant to be bad, like novelty … --- ## [Wanted to buy ME-262](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wanted-to-buy-me-262/653769)
**Author:** [@Capt\_Kirk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Capt_Kirk)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [March 27, 2013, 1:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wanted-to-buy-me-262/653769 "2013-03-27T13:46:31Z")
I put this in MPSIMS because it is total fantasy but with factual answers, feel free to hijack with your own crazy lottery winning purchase The Messerschmitt ME-262 Schwalbe/swallow Come on, to be able to own the first… --- ## [Hey! You! Post Here If You Plan to Attend ChiDope in May 2003.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-you-post-here-if-you-plan-to-attend-chidope-in-may-2003/163967)
**Author:** [@Random](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Random)\ **Replies:** 201\ **Last updated:** [April 9, 2003, 8:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-you-post-here-if-you-plan-to-attend-chidope-in-may-2003/163967 "2003-04-09T20:32:19Z")
After long (and occasionally alcohol-fueled) discussions with \*\*Gundy, Porcupine, Hamlet \*\* and others, we’ve tentatively agreed upon Black Rock as the central site of this year’s Chidope. For those of you who aren’t pl… --- ## [Why did George HW Bush pick Dan Quayle as his VP?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-did-george-hw-bush-pick-dan-quayle-as-his-vp/443052)
**Author:** [@Moriarty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Moriarty)\ **Replies:** 68\ **Last updated:** [March 31, 2008, 4:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-did-george-hw-bush-pick-dan-quayle-as-his-vp/443052 "2008-03-31T16:01:08Z")
I was recently reviewing info on Mr. Quayle, and the general consensus has always been that he isn’t smart. I don’t necessarily agree with this - malaprops notwithstanding - but the perception remains. Secondly, he cam… --- ## [Are siblings more closely related to you than your parents and children are?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-siblings-more-closely-related-to-you-than-your-parents-and-children-are/715097)
**Author:** [@protoboard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/protoboard)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [March 20, 2015, 1:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-siblings-more-closely-related-to-you-than-your-parents-and-children-are/715097 "2015-03-20T13:58:08Z")
Siblings are the only people who share 100 percent of your lineage. You of course are 50 percent different from both your parents and kids in that regard, but identical to your siblings. Does that mean that genetically t… --- ## [Most Over The Top Acting Performances of All Time](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-over-the-top-acting-performances-of-all-time/790450)
**Author:** [@golffan1963](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/golffan1963)\ **Replies:** 70\ **Last updated:** [July 12, 2017, 2:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-over-the-top-acting-performances-of-all-time/790450 "2017-07-12T14:43:23Z")
Hope this hasn’t been done before…if it has, you can link to the thread…but here goes: By Over The Top, I would mean hammy, overwrought…or just bad…performances. Here are my three: TV Series: Bonnie Franklin in One Day… --- ## [What animals would be more dangerous if enlarged?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-animals-would-be-more-dangerous-if-enlarged/983050)
**Author:** [@Love\_Rhombus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Love_Rhombus)\ **Replies:** 115\ **Last updated:** [September 2, 2023, 2:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-animals-would-be-more-dangerous-if-enlarged/983050 "2023-09-02T02:53:39Z")
Giant spiders and scorpions are a favorite of movies, but spiders are pretty fragile. Would a colossal housecat (I’m thinking maybe tiger-sized or even bus-sized), for example, be dangerous to humans? A crow? A wombat? --- ## [Price watch (gas)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/price-watch-gas/445432)
**Author:** [@Winston\_Smith](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Winston_Smith)\ **Replies:** 176\ **Last updated:** [June 11, 2008, 6:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/price-watch-gas/445432 "2008-06-11T06:24:03Z")
$3.18/gal. this morning in the northern suburbs of Boston. This was a full service station that is ironically the least expensive place around. I’ve probably got it good compared to many of you. What are y’all paying fo… --- ## [Officer Potus in "Pearls Before Swine" Cartoons](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/officer-potus-in-pearls-before-swine-cartoons/544837)
**Author:** [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [July 3, 2010, 4:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/officer-potus-in-pearls-before-swine-cartoons/544837 "2010-07-03T16:58:07Z")
Over the past few weeks, we’ve seen a new character in the \*\*\*Pearls Before Swine \*\*\*comic strip: a very dim, incompetent elephant policeman named Officer Potus. Officer Potus is on a quest to create peace between Zebr… --- ## [Lead/Aluminium Alloy?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lead-aluminium-alloy/395338)
**Author:** [@Full\_Metal\_Lotus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Full_Metal_Lotus)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [March 13, 2007, 3:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lead-aluminium-alloy/395338 "2007-03-13T03:00:41Z")
Here on Earth, a lead aluminium alloy is impossible as they separate, rather than mixing (due to differences in weight/density) in our gravity. Could a led aluminium alloy be produced in zero gravity? Any ideas of what… --- ## [The antibiotic apocalypse - how scared should we be?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-antibiotic-apocalypse-how-scared-should-we-be/649164)
**Author:** [@Mr.Kobayashi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Kobayashi)\ **Replies:** 61\ **Last updated:** [February 9, 2013, 2:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-antibiotic-apocalypse-how-scared-should-we-be/649164 "2013-02-09T14:11:27Z")
The future - a world of flying cars, hoverboards and of course no diseases. Or…a nightmare world of rampant infection and uncurable diseases? According to this BBC article the latter is more likely as bacteria become res… --- ## [Is Bush stupid or malignant? I can't decide.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-bush-stupid-or-malignant-i-cant-decide/346705)
**Author:** [@Biggirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biggirl)\ **Replies:** 98\ **Last updated:** [March 4, 2006, 10:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-bush-stupid-or-malignant-i-cant-decide/346705 "2006-03-04T22:37:29Z")
http://www.1010wins.com/pages/11211.php Or comical third option. “No one could have predicted. . .” What a fucking disaster of a President he is. --- ## [High altitude balloon project](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/high-altitude-balloon-project/751296)
**Author:** [@TriPolar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TriPolar)\ **Replies:** 96\ **Last updated:** [June 10, 2016, 11:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/high-altitude-balloon-project/751296 "2016-06-10T23:39:21Z")
I’ve been itching to do something fun, interesting, and crazy but lack of time and circumstances keep getting in the way. I think I found something doable though. I want to send a balloon up to high altitude with a cell… --- ## [Legend of Zelda (SNES)--similar games?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/legend-of-zelda-snes-similar-games/31339)
**Author:** [@divemaster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/divemaster)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [August 31, 2000, 3:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/legend-of-zelda-snes-similar-games/31339 "2000-08-31T03:21:34Z")
Kindof a GQ, kindof an opinion; but I need a game recommendation. Way back when, my little brother got a Super Nintendo System (SNES). I got so hooked on the Super Mario Bros. Game that came with the set, I had to buy m… --- ## [Shortest English Tongue Twister?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shortest-english-tongue-twister/142156)
**Author:** [@Dada321](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dada321)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [December 15, 2002, 10:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shortest-english-tongue-twister/142156 "2002-12-15T22:28:09Z")
Unique, New York --- ## [Is Intelligence Necessarily an End Result of Evolution?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-intelligence-necessarily-an-end-result-of-evolution/486866)
**Author:** [@hobscrk777](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hobscrk777)\ **Replies:** 66\ **Last updated:** [October 1, 2010, 6:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-intelligence-necessarily-an-end-result-of-evolution/486866 "2010-10-01T06:46:12Z")
This is somewhat inspired by the recent thread about evolution and religion. Is intelligence necessarily an end result of evolution? To put it another way, given enough time (i.e. no extinction events) is an intelligent… --- ## [Why are people taller today than in the past?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-people-taller-today-than-in-the-past/739913)
**Author:** [@sweat209](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sweat209)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [December 22, 2015, 3:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-people-taller-today-than-in-the-past/739913 "2015-12-22T15:21:14Z")
Many people today are 5’.8" to 6 feet tall!!:eek::eek::eek: Yet in the past people where shorter. Why is that? Some doctors think food and genetics determine height. But why do some people grow even after in the adu… --- ## [Can you feel it? It's all culminating into something huge.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-feel-it-its-all-culminating-into-something-huge/615918)
**Author:** [@humanafterall](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/humanafterall)\ **Replies:** 62\ **Last updated:** [March 16, 2012, 6:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-feel-it-its-all-culminating-into-something-huge/615918 "2012-03-16T18:46:39Z")
It’s like the intense buildup before the big explosion. “May you live in interesting times”, says the Old Chinese Curse, and well, the times certainly are interesting. I can’t shake the feeling like something bad is goin… --- ## [Bush Family Values](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bush-family-values/216048)
**Author:** [@Siege](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Siege)\ **Replies:** 157\ **Last updated:** [December 4, 2003, 6:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bush-family-values/216048 "2003-12-04T06:38:22Z")
I know it’s Thanksgiving weekend here in the States, so the American Dopers may be otherwise occupied, but I’m still surprised no one has brough this up. Especially since I first heard about this on Wednesday morning. N… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1260&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1262&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)