# Top **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1269&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:** 1270 --- ## ["Serenity" (Firefly movie) delayed to September](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/serenity-firefly-movie-delayed-to-september/276334)
**Author:** [@Cervaise](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cervaise)\ **Replies:** 136\ **Last updated:** [May 8, 2005, 5:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/serenity-firefly-movie-delayed-to-september/276334 "2005-05-08T05:11:50Z")
Originally scheduled release date: April 22. The “Matrix” slot, so named because the first Matrix movie had a lot of success opening a couple of months before the first “Star Wars” prequel. New release date: sometime in… --- ## [When you meet someone for the first time, what obvious thing do they point out?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-you-meet-someone-for-the-first-time-what-obvious-thing-do-they-point-out/403156)
**Author:** [@Omega\_Glory](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omega_Glory)\ **Replies:** 117\ **Last updated:** [May 10, 2007, 3:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-you-meet-someone-for-the-first-time-what-obvious-thing-do-they-point-out/403156 "2007-05-10T15:44:31Z")
We all know people who love to make “witty” remarks and observations about things, apparently not realizing that hundreds of people have all ready told you the same thing. For example, people who say “wow, you’re really… --- ## [Threat Level : Midnight (The Office 3-17)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/threat-level-midnight-the-office-3-17/571793)
**Author:** [@Yorikke](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yorikke)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [February 21, 2011, 11:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/threat-level-midnight-the-office-3-17/571793 "2011-02-21T23:52:11Z")
Wow. For me, the first really great episode in a couple of seasons… Joe --- ## [Crony Capitalism Sucks](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/crony-capitalism-sucks/568688)
**Author:** [@Sam\_Stone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sam_Stone)\ **Replies:** 100\ **Last updated:** [January 26, 2011, 5:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/crony-capitalism-sucks/568688 "2011-01-26T17:41:25Z")
Good news, America! The head of one of your largest corporations, Jeffrey Immelt of GE, is now going to be in charge of creating jobs in America. Especially ‘green jobs’. It’s an amazing coincidence that the guy picke… --- ## [Obamamania – Does Obama knowingly hypnotize his followers?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obamamania-does-obama-knowingly-hypnotize-his-followers/469179)
**Author:** [@Aquila\_Be](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aquila_Be)\ **Replies:** 106\ **Last updated:** [October 24, 2008, 4:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obamamania-does-obama-knowingly-hypnotize-his-followers/469179 "2008-10-24T04:56:06Z")
Warning – 67 page PDF. As someone from afar who hasn’t seen Obama for more than a few seconds on TV, or paid much attention to the US election, I’ve been a bit baffled at how someone with such a limited number of actual… --- ## [Is it standatard practice to start your church by writing bad checks?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-standatard-practice-to-start-your-church-by-writing-bad-checks/659229)
**Author:** [@cosmosdan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cosmosdan)\ **Replies:** 68\ **Last updated:** [May 28, 2013, 6:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-standatard-practice-to-start-your-church-by-writing-bad-checks/659229 "2013-05-28T18:18:42Z")
I work at a small privately owned music store. We’ve been burned on checks in the past and by companies that claimed to guarentee checks but then failed to cover them when they bounced. So, we don’t take checks , with th… --- ## [Serious Question: Wouldn't President Rubio or President Kasich Get the Same Treatment as Trump?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/serious-question-wouldnt-president-rubio-or-president-kasich-get-the-same-treatment-as-trump/783629)
**Author:** [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Replies:** 79\ **Last updated:** [April 5, 2017, 3:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/serious-question-wouldnt-president-rubio-or-president-kasich-get-the-same-treatment-as-trump/783629 "2017-04-05T15:06:10Z")
I happen to believe that Donald Trump is a fraud, an asshole, and a repulsive human being. I’ve been saying that since long before he started running for President. So I really don’t mind seeing him abused from the Left… --- ## [Fuck the leftist purists](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fuck-the-leftist-purists/1030485)
**Author:** [@Cumberdale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cumberdale)\ **Replies:** 352\ **Last updated:** [July 5, 2026, 6:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fuck-the-leftist-purists/1030485 "2026-07-05T18:22:39Z")
As I sit here and read various forums on this site and on other sites, I can’t help but notice that one group is pretty much denied blame for the shit show that we are currently living. To all of you to the left of, say… --- ## [How can one tiny iron supplement a day constipate me so badly?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-can-one-tiny-iron-supplement-a-day-constipate-me-so-badly/593376)
**Author:** [@OpalCat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OpalCat)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [August 21, 2011, 11:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-can-one-tiny-iron-supplement-a-day-constipate-me-so-badly/593376 "2011-08-21T11:46:08Z")
It seems like somthing so tiny shouldn’t be able to fundamentally alter the texture of one’s feces to the extent that it does. Because of my surgery, when I’m not taking supplements, my “natural” consistency tends toward… --- ## [First Cricket Test RSA versus Australia](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/first-cricket-test-rsa-versus-australia/602498)
**Author:** [@Cicero](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cicero)\ **Replies:** 108\ **Last updated:** [November 22, 2011, 12:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/first-cricket-test-rsa-versus-australia/602498 "2011-11-22T00:49:23Z")
Anyone following this? If Grim Pixie is around, I am feeling a lot happier after lunch than I was at stumps last night. And what a good bowling combination of Steyn and Morkel. --- ## [How Dangerous Is a Class 1 Laser?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-dangerous-is-a-class-1-laser/634095)
**Author:** [@A\_Sniveling\_Mess](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/A_Sniveling_Mess)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [September 8, 2012, 9:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-dangerous-is-a-class-1-laser/634095 "2012-09-08T21:54:36Z")
I recently got a new DVD player(a Sylvania SDVD7014,if you’re wondering),and I just noticed a few minutes ago that there’s a warning on the bottom of it that says it uses a Class One laser.I may just be paranoid,but isn’… --- ## [I hate the sound of Rachel Ray's voice](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-hate-the-sound-of-rachel-rays-voice/429703)
**Author:** [@cainxinth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cainxinth)\ **Replies:** 123\ **Last updated:** [December 15, 2007, 2:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-hate-the-sound-of-rachel-rays-voice/429703 "2007-12-15T02:30:31Z")
She speaks to adults like a normal person does to kindergarteners. It’s both odd and infuriating. --- ## [Just watched the nightly news...umm, WTF?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-watched-the-nightly-news-umm-wtf/694996)
**Author:** [@John\_DiFool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_DiFool)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [August 11, 2014, 1:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-watched-the-nightly-news-umm-wtf/694996 "2014-08-11T01:49:47Z")
ABC’s, to be specific. And I was utterly appalled by what I saw. First two stories were about the hurricanes approaching Hawaii, and an Ebola outbreak. So far so good…but then… 2 pieces on accidents, a bus hit and… --- ## [Linguistics - is there a supreme language?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/linguistics-is-there-a-supreme-language/220068)
**Author:** [@avoutsis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/avoutsis)\ **Replies:** 127\ **Last updated:** [January 5, 2004, 3:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/linguistics-is-there-a-supreme-language/220068 "2004-01-05T03:51:45Z")
I have a question about linguistics. I have travelled extensively in Europe, particularly in Greece and Eastern Europe (Poland, Czech Republic etc). When having discussions with natives in these countries, they frequen… --- ## [Dateline NBC makes me pro-pedophilia](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dateline-nbc-makes-me-pro-pedophilia/357229)
**Author:** [@levdrakon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/levdrakon)\ **Replies:** 76\ **Last updated:** [June 7, 2006, 7:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dateline-nbc-makes-me-pro-pedophilia/357229 "2006-06-07T07:58:52Z")
This show is hilarious. It gets hilarouser & hilariouser. I’m not kidding here folks. It’s fun! It’s like the nightly police car chases in LA. Everyone knows they can get on the news & get some fame if you just get int… --- ## [Songs that piss you off by adding words to get meter or using made up names to rhyme](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-that-piss-you-off-by-adding-words-to-get-meter-or-using-made-up-names-to-rhyme/359901)
**Author:** [@Don\_Logan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Don_Logan)\ **Replies:** 117\ **Last updated:** [June 17, 2006, 1:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-that-piss-you-off-by-adding-words-to-get-meter-or-using-made-up-names-to-rhyme/359901 "2006-06-17T01:19:01Z")
This has always pissed me off about Rhiannon- great song, great band, and as a kid in the 70’s spent many a night fantasizing about Stevie Nicks, but in this song she does something that annoys the hell out of me: She r… --- ## [Macho Man Randy Savage dead in car accident](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/macho-man-randy-savage-dead-in-car-accident/582593)
**Author:** [@bouv](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bouv)\ **Replies:** 62\ **Last updated:** [May 23, 2011, 9:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/macho-man-randy-savage-dead-in-car-accident/582593 "2011-05-23T21:14:41Z")
There’s probably not many classic pro wrestling fans here, but it’s worth mentioning. It seems he suffered a heart attack at the wheel which caused the accident. We should all snap into a Slim Jim in memory. --- ## [Movies without moral redemption: Any? Possible?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-without-moral-redemption-any-possible/384660)
**Author:** [@tdn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tdn)\ **Replies:** 105\ **Last updated:** [December 19, 2006, 7:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-without-moral-redemption-any-possible/384660 "2006-12-19T19:42:29Z")
This OP was inspired by The Devil Wears Prada, which I saw last night. I won’t spoil any of that movie, but let me make up a generic plot that’s not unsimilar: A nice girl is failing in life, but has good friends, a nic… --- ## [OK I give up - identify this (Arabic) coin](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ok-i-give-up-identify-this-arabic-coin/508664)
**Author:** [@Colophon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Colophon)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [December 28, 2010, 5:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ok-i-give-up-identify-this-arabic-coin/508664 "2010-12-28T17:13:54Z")
I finally got round to sorting out my great big bowl of foreign coins (if I ever go back to Latvia or Botswana, the drinks are on me!). However, I’m stuck with one mystery coin. Here’s a pic showing both sides. The onl… --- ## [Dannel Malloy is an Greedy, Insensitive Individual](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dannel-malloy-is-an-greedy-insensitive-individual/675041)
**Author:** [@R3d\_Anonymous](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/R3d_Anonymous)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [December 1, 2013, 7:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dannel-malloy-is-an-greedy-insensitive-individual/675041 "2013-12-01T19:11:03Z")
I haven’t been on the SDMB for quite some time now, mainly because I am busy playing League of Legends and am starting Ranked Solo Queue pretty soon. But I just thought I would stop by and say that our governor in CT ha… --- ## [What the hell is going on in Paris?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-the-hell-is-going-on-in-paris/329347)
**Author:** [@ivylass](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ivylass)\ **Replies:** 104\ **Last updated:** [November 17, 2005, 8:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-the-hell-is-going-on-in-paris/329347 "2005-11-17T20:17:53Z")
Rioting for eight days straight? I can’t figure out if it’s because of protests against poor housing or protests against those boys that were electrocuted. They’ve burned car dealerships and the violence has spread to … --- ## [Who is the most skilled combatant? (Comics)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-the-most-skilled-combatant-comics/349624)
**Author:** [@Revenant\_Threshold](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Revenant_Threshold)\ **Replies:** 97\ **Last updated:** [April 3, 2006, 11:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-the-most-skilled-combatant-comics/349624 "2006-04-03T11:10:01Z")
Based on this thread: http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=364138 If we were to take away all superpowers/mutations/magic/and so on, who’s the most skilled hand-to-hand combat fighter? Conditions: We … --- ## [Steam burns fucking suck](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/steam-burns-fucking-suck/593513)
**Author:** [@Crown\_Prince\_of\_Irony](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crown_Prince_of_Irony)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [August 25, 2011, 4:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/steam-burns-fucking-suck/593513 "2011-08-25T04:19:58Z")
So I’m making breakfast this morning, I reached over to the toaster to put down some bread. Right as I reached across the counter, I remembered that I’d put some water on to boil in the electric teakettle, and just as th… --- ## [Can I buy dinner for a freegan?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-i-buy-dinner-for-a-freegan/683849)
**Author:** [@copperwindow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/copperwindow)\ **Replies:** 64\ **Last updated:** [March 18, 2014, 8:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-i-buy-dinner-for-a-freegan/683849 "2014-03-18T20:51:09Z")
I met a guy of facebook that I wanted to get to know. I wanted to meet him. I wanted to go out to dinner with him and pay for it, but I heard him say in an interview that he hasn’t bought food since 1984. If I offered… --- ## [What do you want done with your body when you die?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-want-done-with-your-body-when-you-die/675890)
**Author:** [@terentii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/terentii)\ **Replies:** 108\ **Last updated:** [December 13, 2013, 3:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-want-done-with-your-body-when-you-die/675890 "2013-12-13T03:48:14Z")
I find the whole tradition of holding wakes and funerals to be offensive. Leaving your corpse on your dinner table overnight for people to wail over, or filling it with chemicals, dressing it up, applying make up to it,… --- ## [High Speed Police Chases](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/high-speed-police-chases/411532)
**Author:** [@Inigo\_Montoya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Inigo_Montoya)\ **Replies:** 122\ **Last updated:** [July 20, 2007, 4:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/high-speed-police-chases/411532 "2007-07-20T16:24:14Z")
Need I say more? Well of course I do because this is Tha Dope and y’all want details. For the six of you who don’t already know, I’m an auto claims guy. Specifically, I settle total losses on cars. 90% of my job is b… --- ## [Are there churches that really have NO identity more specific than "Christian"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-churches-that-really-have-no-identity-more-specific-than-christian/645619)
**Author:** [@bienville](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bienville)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [January 3, 2013, 2:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-churches-that-really-have-no-identity-more-specific-than-christian/645619 "2013-01-03T14:24:17Z")
It always strikes me as a little odd when someone self identifies as “Christian”. Really? Not Baptist or Lutheran or Episcopalian or Pentacostal or whatever? I could understand an individual identifying only as “Christ… --- ## [Common stuff in video games you never (or rarely) do](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/common-stuff-in-video-games-you-never-or-rarely-do/716746)
**Author:** [@buddha\_david](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/buddha_david)\ **Replies:** 63\ **Last updated:** [April 17, 2015, 6:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/common-stuff-in-video-games-you-never-or-rarely-do/716746 "2015-04-17T18:39:23Z")
Yesterday, for the first time ever, I built a cobblestone generator in Minecraft. I’ve known about cobblestone generators for a long time, of course, but never saw the point of making one. Why on earth would anyone bui… --- ## [North Korea, an enigma](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/north-korea-an-enigma/544784)
**Author:** [@g1eagle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/g1eagle)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [July 22, 2010, 8:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/north-korea-an-enigma/544784 "2010-07-22T08:58:46Z")
Hello All, Does anyone know of a good website, paper, or book that offers any good analysis on the PDRK’s motivations? Please let me explain what I mean. I see in the news the things that the PDRK says officially. Of… --- ## [Hot In Cleveland](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hot-in-cleveland/543525)
**Author:** [@BigBertha](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BigBertha)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [July 25, 2010, 5:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hot-in-cleveland/543525 "2010-07-25T05:46:11Z")
I missed it. Did anyone watch it? --- ## [Are all military pilots officers (non-NCO)?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-all-military-pilots-officers-non-nco/751917)
**Author:** [@Leo\_Bloom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leo_Bloom)\ **Replies:** 83\ **Last updated:** [April 18, 2016, 1:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-all-military-pilots-officers-non-nco/751917 "2016-04-18T13:33:07Z")
'Twas asked of me. I said I’ll consult my sources. --- ## [Is math truly objective?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-math-truly-objective/17471)
**Author:** [@the\_first\_supraliminal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/the_first_supraliminal)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [February 15, 2000, 6:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-math-truly-objective/17471 "2000-02-15T06:35:00Z")
Is mathematics truly objective and universal, or is it just a human thing? Is it merely human to count things? What if there is a system of true objectivity in this universe and we don’t even freakin’ know it yet? Th… --- ## [Explanation for changing medecine colors in Mary Poppins?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/explanation-for-changing-medecine-colors-in-mary-poppins/568223)
**Author:** [@iftheresaway](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iftheresaway)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [January 20, 2011, 10:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/explanation-for-changing-medecine-colors-in-mary-poppins/568223 "2011-01-20T22:03:15Z")
A friend of mine just posted a question on Facebook about Mary Poppins: “In Mary Poppins there is a scene where she pours medicine onto three separate spoons. Every time she pours the medicine is a different color! This… --- ## [Q for fans of Two and a Half Men](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/q-for-fans-of-two-and-a-half-men/664976)
**Author:** [@AuntiePam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AuntiePam)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [August 9, 2013, 7:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/q-for-fans-of-two-and-a-half-men/664976 "2013-08-09T19:09:01Z")
I fully expect that this will be a very short thread. :slight\_smile: My husband and I have been watching the repeats for years, sometimes two episodes daily. It’s on after the news when we’re fixing dinner, and again a… --- ## [Secondary Characters/Plotlines That Are A Total Drag On The Show/Movie](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/secondary-characters-plotlines-that-are-a-total-drag-on-the-show-movie/694964)
**Author:** [@Evil\_Captor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Evil_Captor)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [August 8, 2014, 3:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/secondary-characters-plotlines-that-are-a-total-drag-on-the-show-movie/694964 "2014-08-08T03:13:19Z")
So I’ve been watching a TV series called “The Glades” on Netflix. I like it primarily because of the south Florida scenery and locations, but the criminal plotlines (it’s a crime show, about an obnoxious detective) have … --- ## [Are high school kids not having sex in cars any more? If not, why not?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-high-school-kids-not-having-sex-in-cars-any-more-if-not-why-not/727947)
**Author:** [@SlackerInc](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SlackerInc)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [August 18, 2015, 3:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-high-school-kids-not-having-sex-in-cars-any-more-if-not-why-not/727947 "2015-08-18T15:38:10Z")
This came up as a tangential question in a threadabout Meat Loaf’s “Bat Out of Hell” album. Since a lot of younger Dopers in particular won’t see that thread, and it’s such an off topic subject there anyway, I wanted to… --- ## [If a human bites a vampire](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-a-human-bites-a-vampire/649139)
**Author:** [@carolshubby1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carolshubby1)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [February 3, 2013, 8:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-a-human-bites-a-vampire/649139 "2013-02-03T20:47:12Z")
I searched the boards for this and didn’t find an answer so simmer down. What would happen if a human bite a vampire? --- ## [Mysterious 2001-like monolith discovered in Utah](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mysterious-2001-like-monolith-discovered-in-utah/926298)
**Author:** [@erysichthon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/erysichthon)\ **Replies:** 133\ **Last updated:** [February 18, 2021, 9:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mysterious-2001-like-monolith-discovered-in-utah/926298 "2021-02-18T21:12:14Z")
It’s probably an artwork, but we should probably find out if it’s transmitting a signal to Jupiter. Yes, I’m aware that this object is metallic, and therefore not actually a monolith. --- ## [Engraving a ring: how many characters?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/engraving-a-ring-how-many-characters/365495)
**Author:** [@Beadalin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beadalin)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [July 21, 2006, 7:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/engraving-a-ring-how-many-characters/365495 "2006-07-21T19:15:10Z")
I’ve tried Googling this, and I can’t find anything on it. Do any of you have experience in getting a ring engraved? I’m getting married in about a month (yay!) and I would like to have my fiance’s ring engraved. I know … --- ## [Hamas leader killed: Good policy for Israel?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hamas-leader-killed-good-policy-for-israel/235675)
**Author:** [@I\_Love\_Me\_Vol.I](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/I_Love_Me_Vol.I)\ **Replies:** 150\ **Last updated:** [April 1, 2004, 5:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hamas-leader-killed-good-policy-for-israel/235675 "2004-04-01T05:53:08Z")
It appears the Israeli’s have just killed the spiritual leader of Hamas Sheik Ahmed Yassin. This will surely lead directly to the murder of innocent Israel citizens. Is this policy of assassination a good one for Israe… --- ## [Why Don't You Like the NBA?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-dont-you-like-the-nba/567321)
**Author:** [@Invisible\_Chimp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Invisible_Chimp)\ **Replies:** 88\ **Last updated:** [January 15, 2011, 2:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-dont-you-like-the-nba/567321 "2011-01-15T02:44:49Z")
I was born and raised in Portland. When I was growing up, my dad would take me to one Blazer game every year in December for my birthday at the old Memorial Coliseum. I am a diehard fan. I still try to go to one game at … --- ## [Why are we now keeping the menu a secret?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-we-now-keeping-the-menu-a-secret/681773)
**Author:** [@Mr\_Downtown](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr_Downtown)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [February 24, 2014, 6:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-we-now-keeping-the-menu-a-secret/681773 "2014-02-24T18:09:07Z")
I’ve noticed this in the last year at a couple of fast-food places, Burger King and KFC: Their menu boards, despite having grown to many, many square feet, no longer actually list the things you can order. Instead, they… --- ## [Mass Killings in the United States, 2020](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mass-killings-in-the-united-states-2020/846611)
**Author:** [@Paul\_in\_Qatar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Paul_in_Qatar)\ **Replies:** 109\ **Last updated:** [January 11, 2021, 8:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mass-killings-in-the-united-states-2020/846611 "2021-01-11T20:25:05Z")
Mass killings in the United States, 2020. Four or more dead (Suicides Indicated by an asterisk) By a single killer (The killer is charged, or would have been charged had he lived.) By any criminal means ==2020== 11… --- ## [Earth orbit off 1mm-earth toast link](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/earth-orbit-off-1mm-earth-toast-link/640239)
**Author:** [@virtually\_yours](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/virtually_yours)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [November 10, 2012, 10:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/earth-orbit-off-1mm-earth-toast-link/640239 "2012-11-10T10:47:07Z")
Hi I saw a doc on TV that was saying that if the orbit of the earth was to change by a millimeter or so that it would be disastrous for earth. can someone find the link for me? thanks virtually yours --- ## [Was the McKinley assassination captured on film?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-the-mckinley-assassination-captured-on-film/632583)
**Author:** [@wedgehed](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wedgehed)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [September 11, 2012, 6:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-the-mckinley-assassination-captured-on-film/632583 "2012-09-11T18:59:31Z")
I’m reading Reclaiming History: The Assassination of President John F. Kennedy by Vincent Bugliosi. On page 452 (in a chapter on the Zapruder film) I came across this footnote… This is the first I’ve ever heard of this… --- ## [Can you develop resistance to pepper spray by eating spicy food?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-develop-resistance-to-pepper-spray-by-eating-spicy-food/456126)
**Author:** [@SeanArenas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SeanArenas)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [July 13, 2008, 1:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-develop-resistance-to-pepper-spray-by-eating-spicy-food/456126 "2008-07-13T01:42:03Z")
Regarding this column: Can you develop resistance to pepper spray by eating spicy food? Link: http://www.straightdope.com/columns/080711.html Perhaps Irma has a vigorously defensive mucous membrane system (or poor ne… --- ## [Questions about training vehicles equipped with two steering wheels.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/questions-about-training-vehicles-equipped-with-two-steering-wheels/146743)
**Author:** [@GIGObuster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GIGObuster)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [May 25, 2017, 11:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/questions-about-training-vehicles-equipped-with-two-steering-wheels/146743 "2017-05-25T23:52:13Z")
With two brakes and two gas pedals! I Remember some old movie had the hero going to driving school, and using one of those cars. Recently, it looks like they are not used much, even in driving schools. Why? As I read a… --- ## [Why no shirts for male boxers?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-no-shirts-for-male-boxers/417140)
**Author:** [@jali](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jali)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [August 29, 2007, 4:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-no-shirts-for-male-boxers/417140 "2007-08-29T04:35:52Z")
Just curious: Why do male boxers fight with no shirts? --- ## [Malwarebytes Pro - worth purchasing?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/malwarebytes-pro-worth-purchasing/641806)
**Author:** [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [November 23, 2012, 4:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/malwarebytes-pro-worth-purchasing/641806 "2012-11-23T16:50:33Z")
I recently got hit with a Nasty (note the capital N) virus: screenshot. I have since learned it is referred to as “ransomware” because the perps demand payment via moneypak to make your computer work again. Mine was lock… --- ## [Skin Cancer in Australia?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/skin-cancer-in-australia/605731)
**Author:** [@UncleFred](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/UncleFred)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [December 15, 2011, 2:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/skin-cancer-in-australia/605731 "2011-12-15T02:40:33Z")
An earlier article by The Master (sorry, I don’t have the link) mentions that human skin colors darken the closer a population is to the equator. What happened in the case of (Northern) Australia, where a significant fr… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1268&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1270&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)