# Top **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1263&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:** 1264 --- ## [Tell me about growing tomatoes in Massachusetts](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-about-growing-tomatoes-in-massachusetts/535809)
**Author:** [@OpalCat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OpalCat)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [April 16, 2010, 5:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-about-growing-tomatoes-in-massachusetts/535809 "2010-04-16T17:22:53Z")
So I’ve never grown tomatoes before and I’ve only lived in Massachusetts since August, so it’s all new to me. I got one of those upside-down tomato growers for Christmas, and I’m excited to try it out. But I know nothing… --- ## [It's not even my neighborhood but WHAT THE FUCK?!?!?!!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-not-even-my-neighborhood-but-what-the-fuck/499047)
**Author:** [@pkbites](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pkbites)\ **Replies:** 65\ **Last updated:** [June 12, 2009, 5:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-not-even-my-neighborhood-but-what-the-fuck/499047 "2009-06-12T17:38:50Z")
For reasons that don’t matter I had to be somewhere at 5 o’clock this morning. At 4:45am I was passing through a heavily residential area of West Allis. For almost 1/2 mile I heard some horrific noise. I turned my radio… --- ## [Botticelli - July 2021](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2021/945874)
**Author:** [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Replies:** 358\ **Last updated:** [August 2, 2021, 5:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2021/945874 "2021-08-02T17:36:59Z")
Last month’s thread: Botticelli - June 2021 Updated: Botticelli - the letters we've used so far - #82 by Elendil\_s\_Heir Our first letter for July is C Have at you! --- ## [Professionals: What 3 nuggets of advice would you give to a young person starting out in your field?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/professionals-what-3-nuggets-of-advice-would-you-give-to-a-young-person-starting-out-in-your-field/578322)
**Author:** [@Rigamarole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rigamarole)\ **Replies:** 74\ **Last updated:** [April 20, 2011, 3:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/professionals-what-3-nuggets-of-advice-would-you-give-to-a-young-person-starting-out-in-your-field/578322 "2011-04-20T03:17:02Z")
You’ve just met a starry-eyed youngster getting his or her start in whatever your profession/area of specialty happens to be and they’re actively soliciting your advice. If you could distill all your years of toil into j… --- ## [Auto-playing video ads in threads, again.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/auto-playing-video-ads-in-threads-again/600192)
**Author:** [@Sierra\_Indigo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sierra_Indigo)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [October 24, 2012, 2:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/auto-playing-video-ads-in-threads-again/600192 "2012-10-24T14:58:33Z")
I was in the “Asking a question about virginity” thread in IMHO and I got an autoplaying video ad for Veet wax strips. --- ## [For those of you who remember the Missing Coworker (no, she didn't show up) . . .](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-those-of-you-who-remember-the-missing-coworker-no-she-didnt-show-up/200770)
**Author:** [@auntie\_em](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/auntie_em)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [September 15, 2003, 6:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-those-of-you-who-remember-the-missing-coworker-no-she-didnt-show-up/200770 "2003-09-15T18:37:07Z")
I couldn’t resist sharing this (and really, it doesn’t require you to have been in on the whole saga–suffice it to say that one of my coworkers went missing about 3 months ago, and is completely insane): I just got a ca… --- ## [Repeal the 19th? What war on women?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/repeal-the-19th-what-war-on-women/768361)
**Author:** [@Psychopants](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Psychopants)\ **Replies:** 61\ **Last updated:** [October 15, 2016, 12:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/repeal-the-19th-what-war-on-women/768361 "2016-10-15T00:11:04Z")
Seriously. Not just men, but WOMEN are chanting, posting and tweeting this. This is the first thread I’ve ever started on the Dope, and I’m finding that I’m so furious that I’m at a loss for words other than to say, “w… --- ## [Why do all airports look alike?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-all-airports-look-alike/573404)
**Author:** [@tdn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tdn)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [August 30, 2021, 3:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-all-airports-look-alike/573404 "2021-08-30T03:29:31Z")
I’m sure that someone more well-travelled can inform me whether all airports are, in fact, alike. But in the past couple of years I’ve noticed something about a handful of airports on the east coast and one on the west c… --- ## [Ideal Age for becoming a Mother?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ideal-age-for-becoming-a-mother/607762)
**Author:** [@Paul\_in\_Qatar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Paul_in_Qatar)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [January 1, 2012, 8:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ideal-age-for-becoming-a-mother/607762 "2012-01-01T20:11:52Z")
While returning things this Christmastime, my wife and I began to discuss the number of young, unmarried mothers nowadays. \*\*Is there any evolutionary ideal age for a woman to become a mother? \*\*We wonder if perhaps soc… --- ## [Should OK Sen. Tom Coburn give Stanley Thornton Jr. the apology he has requested?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-ok-sen-tom-coburn-give-stanley-thornton-jr-the-apology-he-has-requested/600147)
**Author:** [@Omar\_Little](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omar_Little)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [October 20, 2011, 2:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-ok-sen-tom-coburn-give-stanley-thornton-jr-the-apology-he-has-requested/600147 "2011-10-20T14:03:27Z")
There is this guy, Stanley Thornton Jr. that lives his life playacting as an adult baby. He also makes adult size baby furniture. Sometime in the past year he appeared on the National Geographic channel which displayed… --- ## [What's your local Ice Cream Parlor?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-local-ice-cream-parlor/688871)
**Author:** [@Grestarian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grestarian)\ **Replies:** 62\ **Last updated:** [May 25, 2014, 6:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-local-ice-cream-parlor/688871 "2014-05-25T06:52:26Z")
Inspired by my contribution to the the lunch counter thread (and the recent and pending heat waves on the left coast)… What’s your local ice cream parlor/shop? What’s their specialty? Baskin-Robbins seems to be nation… --- ## [Need to buy a locking liquor cabinet...help?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-to-buy-a-locking-liquor-cabinet-help/349533)
**Author:** [@OpalCat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OpalCat)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [March 23, 2006, 1:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-to-buy-a-locking-liquor-cabinet-help/349533 "2006-03-23T13:12:57Z")
As my liquor collection grows, and as my son gets older, and as I have more and more occasion to have other people’s kids in my home, it has begun to occur to me that my liquor should really be a little less accessible. … --- ## [For something sorta bad, it worked out about as well as I could hope.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-something-sorta-bad-it-worked-out-about-as-well-as-i-could-hope/309029)
**Author:** [@Rue\_DeDay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rue_DeDay)\ **Replies:** 204\ **Last updated:** [June 27, 2005, 2:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-something-sorta-bad-it-worked-out-about-as-well-as-i-could-hope/309029 "2005-06-27T14:10:03Z")
Thursday afternoon my brother, Skippy, calls me up: “Hey Rue!” he says. “Ya wanna go to this one thing I heard about at work? It’s in Friendship, Indiana and they got muzzle loaders and tomahawk throwing and bows and ar… --- ## [Saddam Hussein Captured!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/saddam-hussein-captured/218928)
**Author:** [@Eleusis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eleusis)\ **Replies:** 147\ **Last updated:** [December 20, 2003, 1:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/saddam-hussein-captured/218928 "2003-12-20T01:51:37Z")
Turn on the TV! Coolness. --- ## [For the Love of God, Ben!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-the-love-of-god-ben/360490)
**Author:** [@Airman\_Doors\_USAF](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Airman_Doors_USAF)\ **Replies:** 103\ **Last updated:** [June 20, 2006, 1:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-the-love-of-god-ben/360490 "2006-06-20T13:14:58Z")
You know, I realize that it wasn’t your fault. I realize that on your free time you can do whatever you want to. But… Aw, shit. You may have just thrown away your career. You’re lucky you weren’t killed. And in spite of… --- ## [Pitting poker players who hate bad poker players](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pitting-poker-players-who-hate-bad-poker-players/332578)
**Author:** [@John\_Stamos\_Left\_Ear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_Stamos_Left_Ear)\ **Replies:** 126\ **Last updated:** [December 1, 2005, 6:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pitting-poker-players-who-hate-bad-poker-players/332578 "2005-12-01T06:52:16Z")
Would you ever hear a football player say “wow, I hate the other team because we are so much better than they are?” Or a chess player comment on how pissed she was because her opponent sucked? Yet I hear supposedly goo… --- ## [Why do Dutch men wear pointy shoes?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-dutch-men-wear-pointy-shoes/733521)
**Author:** [@Nefario](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nefario)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [October 7, 2015, 3:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-dutch-men-wear-pointy-shoes/733521 "2015-10-07T15:25:22Z")
In the past year I went to the Netherlands and I noticed in business casual offices many leather dressy shoes were at least as long as American cowboy boots but had a square toe. Like 1 1/2 - 2" beyond the toe space ins… --- ## [Trump to defy SCOTUS on census citizenship question. How will this end?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-to-defy-scotus-on-census-citizenship-question-how-will-this-end/836901)
**Author:** [@FlikTheBlue](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FlikTheBlue)\ **Replies:** 82\ **Last updated:** [July 16, 2019, 1:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-to-defy-scotus-on-census-citizenship-question-how-will-this-end/836901 "2019-07-16T13:51:05Z")
Trump plans to issue an executive order to have the citizenship question placed on the census. How will this likely work out? My guess is that Roberts will roll over and let Trump have his way. If he doesn’t, how wo… --- ## [MIA Posters](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mia-posters/657421)
**Author:** [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Replies:** 65\ **Last updated:** [May 23, 2013, 6:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mia-posters/657421 "2013-05-23T06:41:14Z")
Every so often I wonder what’s happened to some regular posters who’ve just stopped posting. For instance, Villa used to post a lot, but hasn’t logged in for over a year. Hope he’s alright. I miss his posts. --- ## [Big Bang Theory 10/27--"The Good Guy Fluctuation"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/big-bang-theory-10-27-the-good-guy-fluctuation/600966)
**Author:** [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [November 2, 2011, 5:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/big-bang-theory-10-27-the-good-guy-fluctuation/600966 "2011-11-02T17:19:39Z")
Leonard finds himself drawn towards a comely comic book illustrator. Meanwhile, Sheldon tries to scare the gang for Halloween. --- ## [Probability of a currency collapse within the next 3 decades?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/probability-of-a-currency-collapse-within-the-next-3-decades/844086)
**Author:** [@Marcus\_Flavius](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marcus_Flavius)\ **Replies:** 156\ **Last updated:** [December 7, 2019, 1:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/probability-of-a-currency-collapse-within-the-next-3-decades/844086 "2019-12-07T13:41:43Z")
We all know that the paper dollar is constantly losing purchasing power. What most people aren’t aware of is that all fiat currencies eventually fail. Historically paper currency was never seen as money, but rather a cla… --- ## [Please, IPU, let the X-Ray tech simply have a warped sense of humour.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-ipu-let-the-x-ray-tech-simply-have-a-warped-sense-of-humour/385907)
**Author:** [@Larry\_Mudd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Larry_Mudd)\ **Replies:** 98\ **Last updated:** [January 31, 2007, 6:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-ipu-let-the-x-ray-tech-simply-have-a-warped-sense-of-humour/385907 "2007-01-31T06:58:14Z")
Or, Three Words You Should Never Say In A Patient’s Hearing. Okay, over the decades I’ve gotten really good at ignoring pain until it goes away. This has always allowed me to work through stuff without being pegged as … --- ## [There seems to be a lot of people who don't have access to lawyers](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/there-seems-to-be-a-lot-of-people-who-dont-have-access-to-lawyers/629897)
**Author:** [@Diamonds02](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Diamonds02)\ **Replies:** 84\ **Last updated:** [August 2, 2012, 11:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/there-seems-to-be-a-lot-of-people-who-dont-have-access-to-lawyers/629897 "2012-08-02T23:14:09Z")
Why is that? Even people who are otherwise responsible. I know a lot of people who don’t have lawyers, don’t know any lawyers, or don’t have any access to them. I find that kind of strange, lawyers are definitely people… --- ## [The Anti Princess Books?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-anti-princess-books/664079)
**Author:** [@leechbabe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/leechbabe)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [July 29, 2013, 12:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-anti-princess-books/664079 "2013-07-29T00:18:52Z")
I’m looking for book suggestions for my 10yo daughter. She loved the Percy Jackson series, The Hobbit and Harry Potter. I recently introduced her to Divergent and Insurgent and she really enjoyed having a female lead wh… --- ## [How's the weather in Seattle right now?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hows-the-weather-in-seattle-right-now/609656)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 71\ **Last updated:** [January 23, 2012, 3:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hows-the-weather-in-seattle-right-now/609656 "2012-01-23T03:32:20Z")
Friday, my boss told me to telecommute Monday due to expected snow. It’s clear as a bell up here next to the Canadian border, but snow is expected overnight. I’ve heard it might be a bit dicy around Snohomish County to… --- ## [Damn teenagers and their stupid faces](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/damn-teenagers-and-their-stupid-faces/475964)
**Author:** [@DooWahDiddy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DooWahDiddy)\ **Replies:** 69\ **Last updated:** [December 17, 2008, 3:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/damn-teenagers-and-their-stupid-faces/475964 "2008-12-17T15:02:54Z")
I stepped out of my NYC apartment today and about five seconds later passed a group of rowdy teenagers. One of them came within arm’s length of me and yelled, “Hey, my dad makes a cream that can take care of your bald h… --- ## [How do we know the Milky Way is a spiral galaxy?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-we-know-the-milky-way-is-a-spiral-galaxy/491929)
**Author:** [@crypto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/crypto)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [October 31, 2010, 4:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-we-know-the-milky-way-is-a-spiral-galaxy/491929 "2010-10-31T16:17:26Z")
Galaxies come in three main types… ellipticals, spirals, and irregulars. So, from our limited visual perspective, how in the world do we know we are a part of a spiral galaxy? --- ## [What are BCB and FCB on a football depth chart?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-bcb-and-fcb-on-a-football-depth-chart/508773)
**Author:** [@Nars\_Glinley](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nars_Glinley)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [September 3, 2009, 10:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-bcb-and-fcb-on-a-football-depth-chart/508773 "2009-09-03T22:36:48Z")
They’re obviously some sort of cornerbacks but I can’t figure out the B and the F. Googling didn’t help. I’m sure I’ll :smack: when I hear the answer. --- ## [Gretzky (& other transcendant greats)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gretzky-other-transcendant-greats/620438)
**Author:** [@Shooby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shooby)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [May 13, 2012, 7:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gretzky-other-transcendant-greats/620438 "2012-05-13T07:38:52Z")
A lot of hockey fans seem to agree that Wayne Gretzsky was something special, that he played the game in a way that no on else could really approach. I don’t follow hockey, but I am fascinated by this type of physical b… --- ## [Can you really bend glass bare-handed?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-really-bend-glass-bare-handed/685688)
**Author:** [@dstarfire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dstarfire)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [April 11, 2014, 6:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-really-bend-glass-bare-handed/685688 "2014-04-11T18:42:53Z")
How is it possible to heat glass tubing hot enough to be bendable without burning your hands or requiring protective gear? I’ve seen some clips on American Restoration of folks making neon signs, and they’re holding gla… --- ## [Skyrim: Tactics for warrior vs caster](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/skyrim-tactics-for-warrior-vs-caster/629539)
**Author:** [@AaronX](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AaronX)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [August 2, 2012, 7:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/skyrim-tactics-for-warrior-vs-caster/629539 "2012-08-02T19:02:51Z")
I’m playing a warrior in Skyrim, and am wondering if there are any tactics for fighting casters (e.g. the Azura’s Star quest). I keep getting zapped from far away, before I can even reach them. \[ul\] \[li\]I haven’t level… --- ## [Why won't ANY blowdryer work in my house?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-wont-any-blowdryer-work-in-my-house/596198)
**Author:** [@Diamonds02](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Diamonds02)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [September 15, 2011, 2:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-wont-any-blowdryer-work-in-my-house/596198 "2011-09-15T02:38:36Z")
I’ve been living here several years, and I can’t find any blowdryer that would turn on. So, I assume it is the house’s electrical system. I hit those reset buttons in the bathroom. No luck. Now, the other night I discove… --- ## [Gov Newsom cancels Death Penalty](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gov-newsom-cancels-death-penalty/831109)
**Author:** [@DrDeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrDeth)\ **Replies:** 134\ **Last updated:** [November 5, 2026, 8:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gov-newsom-cancels-death-penalty/831109 "2026-11-05T20:57:51Z")
However:\*While campaigning for the death penalty repeal measure in 2016, Newsom told The Modesto Bee editorial board he would “be accountable to the will of the voters” on the death penalty if he became governor. \* an… --- ## [Crazy idiot derails train in LA for crazy idiot conspiracy "reasons"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/crazy-idiot-derails-train-in-la-for-crazy-idiot-conspiracy-reasons/850846)
**Author:** [@Snowboarder\_Bo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snowboarder_Bo)\ **Replies:** 96\ **Last updated:** [April 8, 2020, 12:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/crazy-idiot-derails-train-in-la-for-crazy-idiot-conspiracy-reasons/850846 "2020-04-08T12:18:01Z")
Seriously: Feds: Man intentionally derailed LA train near hospital ship :eek: “Oh sure, Bo; that does seem crazy!” you’re thinking. I haven’t gotten to the crazy part yet: :smack: So that’s the crazy part. Here’s… --- ## [Republican local NC office firebombed](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/republican-local-nc-office-firebombed/768808)
**Author:** [@Merneith](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Merneith)\ **Replies:** 74\ **Last updated:** [October 19, 2016, 1:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/republican-local-nc-office-firebombed/768808 "2016-10-19T01:43:58Z")
(Orange County, North Carolina, ftr. We have too many Orange Counties in this country.) I am so god damn angry about this. The American experiment will not survive once violence becomes the norm. There is no place for t… --- ## [Have you or anyone you know ever experienced a porn movie scenario?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-or-anyone-you-know-ever-experienced-a-porn-movie-scenario/513262)
**Author:** [@joebuck20](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/joebuck20)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [October 20, 2009, 5:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-or-anyone-you-know-ever-experienced-a-porn-movie-scenario/513262 "2009-10-20T17:05:13Z")
Like delivering a pizza to a really hot woman and ending up naked with her, or fucking a next door neighbor who asked you to come fix her pipes. Unfortunately my life isn’t that exciting. But I’ve always wondered if any… --- ## [Would you kick out the carpool driver who won't turn on the AC?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-kick-out-the-carpool-driver-who-wont-turn-on-the-ac/452639)
**Author:** [@The\_Unkempt\_One](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Unkempt_One)\ **Replies:** 98\ **Last updated:** [June 19, 2008, 12:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-kick-out-the-carpool-driver-who-wont-turn-on-the-ac/452639 "2008-06-19T00:43:29Z")
My wife started a four person carpool with three of her coworkers. Each of them drives every fourth day. The carpool was going relatively fine for the first several weeks, until the temperature started going up. The p… --- ## [Defamation etc.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/defamation-etc/743754)
**Author:** [@Muffin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Muffin)\ **Replies:** 84\ **Last updated:** [January 21, 2016, 9:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/defamation-etc/743754 "2016-01-21T21:36:12Z")
http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showpost.php?p=19024067&postcount=83 You know, it’s bad form to fraudulently present a person (in this matter an award winning bodybuilder) as being a prostitute. Specifically, it is… --- ## [In a car wreck, do people wet &/or soil themselves](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-a-car-wreck-do-people-wet-or-soil-themselves/563928)
**Author:** [@tabrisangel19](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tabrisangel19)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [December 14, 2010, 10:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-a-car-wreck-do-people-wet-or-soil-themselves/563928 "2010-12-14T22:02:11Z")
And if so, why? --- ## [Why don't people ever "double insure"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-dont-people-ever-double-insure/558222)
**Author:** [@robert\_columbia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/robert_columbia)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [October 26, 2010, 8:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-dont-people-ever-double-insure/558222 "2010-10-26T20:33:20Z")
(not request for legal advice) To take an example, many (it seems most) jobs that offer health insurance in the US also provide coverage to the worker’s spouse either at no extra cost, or for a token or minor amount mor… --- ## [Shower curtain - Opened or Closed after use?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shower-curtain-opened-or-closed-after-use/687991)
**Author:** [@Nars\_Glinley](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nars_Glinley)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [May 13, 2014, 1:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shower-curtain-opened-or-closed-after-use/687991 "2014-05-13T01:19:20Z")
Assuming that you have a shower curtain, when you are done with your shower, do you leave it open so that one can see into the shower or do you close it to hide the shower? Just curious really. We recently had our bath… --- ## [Bush or Obama - The Better President](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bush-or-obama-the-better-president/556532)
**Author:** [@Duckster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Duckster)\ **Replies:** 63\ **Last updated:** [October 13, 2010, 5:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bush-or-obama-the-better-president/556532 "2010-10-13T05:27:59Z")
CNN is reporting a poll: CNN Poll: Was Bush better president than Obama? http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2010/10/08/cnntime-poll-was-bush-better-president-than-obama/?iref=NS1 So let’s see how the SDMB comes out… --- ## [Backing up the Brain](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/backing-up-the-brain/215300)
**Author:** [@Buran](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Buran)\ **Replies:** 89\ **Last updated:** [April 16, 2004, 2:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/backing-up-the-brain/215300 "2004-04-16T02:22:11Z")
Sorry, I’m not sure if this is a factual question or more philosophical. The question is, if method of backing up your mental state (everything that makes you, you personality, memories etc, a perfect copy of your mind)… --- ## [Final Jeopardy and miracles](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/final-jeopardy-and-miracles/688501)
**Author:** [@rsa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rsa)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [May 18, 2014, 9:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/final-jeopardy-and-miracles/688501 "2014-05-18T21:58:23Z")
I’m a bit unsure of which forum to post this. It has statistical implications so could go in GQ, but I’m not well enough versed in those details; it certainly could go in GD, but I’m not up for much of a debate; it inv… --- ## [Mullah, Mosque & State](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mullah-mosque-state/541154)
**Author:** [@Abisafyan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Abisafyan)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [June 9, 2010, 7:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mullah-mosque-state/541154 "2010-06-09T19:23:21Z")
Mullah, Mosque & State ‘Mullah, Mosque & State’ is my focus. One of the serious surmises, which is being proliferated by most of the Muslim vocal clergy is their prolonged & fatal misconception. They believe firmly that… --- ## [What is your experience with Obamacare?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-experience-with-obamacare/698481)
**Author:** [@race\_to\_the\_bottom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/race_to_the_bottom)\ **Replies:** 64\ **Last updated:** [September 17, 2014, 2:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-experience-with-obamacare/698481 "2014-09-17T14:32:52Z")
What, if any, is your experience with the Affordable Care Act, aka Obamacare. I do not have any experience with it, since I have Medicare. However, an excellent plan which I had pre-retirement and is now a backup plan … --- ## [Best #1 single of the year retrospective: 1982](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-1-single-of-the-year-retrospective-1982/701114)
**Author:** [@Smapti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smapti)\ **Replies:** 68\ **Last updated:** [October 14, 2014, 10:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-1-single-of-the-year-retrospective-1982/701114 "2014-10-14T22:31:57Z")
Our survey brings us now to what is without a doubt the most important year of all human history - the year I was born. :slight\_smile: (“Maneater” was #1 on my birthday.) It’s 1982 now, and there are a mere 16 songs topp… --- ## [A Shadow Has Fallen On Middle Springfield-Who should be who in The Simpsons do LotR?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-shadow-has-fallen-on-middle-springfield-who-should-be-who-in-the-simpsons-do-lotr/101722)
**Author:** [@Weird\_AL\_Einstein](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Weird_AL_Einstein)\ **Replies:** 68\ **Last updated:** [March 1, 2003, 4:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-shadow-has-fallen-on-middle-springfield-who-should-be-who-in-the-simpsons-do-lotr/101722 "2003-03-01T16:21:03Z")
This is an idea that’s been kicking around in my head for a while now, nagging at me to post it. It seems like a perfect match…both worlds have legions of minor characters we can have endless fun matching up. Heck, if th… --- ## [Botticelli - December 2023](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-december-2023/994134)
**Author:** [@Slow\_Moving\_Vehicle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Slow_Moving_Vehicle)\ **Replies:** 261\ **Last updated:** [January 2, 2024, 8:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-december-2023/994134 "2024-01-02T20:22:05Z")
Okay, new month, new thread. I am: --- ## [Appalling board performance](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/appalling-board-performance/512112)
**Author:** [@Capt.Ridley\_s\_Shooting\_Party](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Capt.Ridley_s_Shooting_Party)\ **Replies:** 90\ **Last updated:** [October 27, 2009, 12:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/appalling-board-performance/512112 "2009-10-27T12:01:46Z")
For the past couple of days the board’s performance seems to have hit an all-time low, for me at least. Yesterday, and all this afternoon, I’ve been unable to connect to the boards, as I keep getting a “Connection Reset… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1262&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1264&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)