# Top **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1270&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:** 1271 --- ## [Movies with soundtracks that are (in some way) unusual.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-with-soundtracks-that-are-in-some-way-unusual/612478)
**Author:** [@The\_Bith\_Shuffle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Bith_Shuffle)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [February 17, 2012, 3:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-with-soundtracks-that-are-in-some-way-unusual/612478 "2012-02-17T15:32:21Z")
Office Space is about the drudgery of corporate officework, but its soundtrack is gangster rap. What other movies (or documentaries or something similar) have soundtracks that are fairly unusual in some way? --- ## [Did anyone really like The Cosby Show?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-anyone-really-like-the-cosby-show/451384)
**Author:** [@dalej42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalej42)\ **Replies:** 95\ **Last updated:** [June 4, 2008, 3:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-anyone-really-like-the-cosby-show/451384 "2008-06-04T15:44:29Z")
I just watched an episode of The Cosby Show. Bill Cosby as a comedian, I like. But this show? Was it ever funny? Did anyone really like it? It seems like the Seinfeld of the 1980s. Everyone watches it because everyone wa… --- ## [Top 5 Sexiest Skills](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/top-5-sexiest-skills/677152)
**Author:** [@Doctor\_Why\_Bother](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Doctor_Why_Bother)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [December 30, 2013, 3:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/top-5-sexiest-skills/677152 "2013-12-30T15:30:58Z")
Inspired by the discussion in this thread, I was wondering what five skills you find most attractive in prospective partners. If possible I’d like to keep this thread about practical skills (such as cooking or DIY, for … --- ## [WHY God?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-god/85429)
**Author:** [@Lolo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lolo)\ **Replies:** 103\ **Last updated:** [October 12, 2001, 8:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-god/85429 "2001-10-12T20:32:25Z")
We’ve been discussing IF, how about WHY? Why, if you believe in God, do you feel you need to? And why, if you don’t, do you feel others need to? Any and all thoughts pertaining thereto and thereof are heretofore welco… --- ## [Should resumes be limited to two pages?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-resumes-be-limited-to-two-pages/500028)
**Author:** [@Revtim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Revtim)\ **Replies:** 121\ **Last updated:** [June 25, 2009, 6:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-resumes-be-limited-to-two-pages/500028 "2009-06-25T18:34:34Z")
Some years ago I went to a job-seeking seminar, and they stated that a resume should be no more than two pages. Agree/disagree? --- ## [Who the hell dumps a rooster in someone's yard?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-the-hell-dumps-a-rooster-in-someones-yard/617283)
**Author:** [@CrazyCatLady](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CrazyCatLady)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [March 31, 2012, 3:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-the-hell-dumps-a-rooster-in-someones-yard/617283 "2012-03-31T15:55:11Z")
We woke up this morning to the sound of a rooster crowing. And crowing. And crowing. And crowing. Which is all well and normal for a rooster, except as far as we know, nobody in the neighborhood has chickens except us… --- ## [Did your first orgasm happen when you were still a virgin?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-your-first-orgasm-happen-when-you-were-still-a-virgin/734710)
**Author:** [@Mister\_Rik](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mister_Rik)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [October 18, 2015, 11:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-your-first-orgasm-happen-when-you-were-still-a-virgin/734710 "2015-10-18T11:21:35Z")
Yeah, okay, the thread title says it all. Did you have your first orgasm before you lost your virginity? Specifically, did you masturbate to orgasm before your first actual penetrative sexual encounter? Speaking hones… --- ## [Tom Brady \> Michael Jordan as single most dominant athlete in the history of team sports](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tom-brady-michael-jordan-as-single-most-dominant-athlete-in-the-history-of-team-sports/932421)
**Author:** [@Cubsfan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cubsfan)\ **Replies:** 167\ **Last updated:** [March 6, 2021, 11:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tom-brady-michael-jordan-as-single-most-dominant-athlete-in-the-history-of-team-sports/932421 "2021-03-06T23:01:58Z")
I think Tom Brady has officially overtaken Jordan as the single most dominant athlete of all time in team sports. Not because of the quantity of championships but because he went to Tampa and immediately won a SB. Jorda… --- ## [Instant spaghetti?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/instant-spaghetti/696717)
**Author:** [@Mdcastle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mdcastle)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [September 1, 2014, 4:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/instant-spaghetti/696717 "2014-09-01T04:23:29Z")
Now that there’s Mac and Cheese that you can just pop in the microwave in the included cup and add sauce when you don’t want to make a big production of cooking, was wondering if spaghetti or other pasta could be the sam… --- ## [Help me pick a new hairstyle](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-pick-a-new-hairstyle/533282)
**Author:** [@Silver\_Tyger](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Silver_Tyger)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [March 27, 2010, 1:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-pick-a-new-hairstyle/533282 "2010-03-27T01:06:50Z")
At the moment it’s ‘look! I haven’t cut my hair in six months!’, in other words, none. Previously I had a very basic bob. Before that I had a modified weirdo bob that only I and kids thought was cool. Anyway, I have no … --- ## [Digital SLR (camera recommendations)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/digital-slr-camera-recommendations/583898)
**Author:** [@Attack\_from\_the\_3rd\_dimension](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Attack_from_the_3rd_dimension)\ **Replies:** 70\ **Last updated:** [August 1, 2011, 12:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/digital-slr-camera-recommendations/583898 "2011-08-01T00:27:16Z")
For Christmas, I’d like to get Imp of the Perverse a new camera. She’s not a fan of pocket sized digital type cameras or iPhone and a camera. She used to be a moderately good photographer with her single-lens-reflex film… --- ## [I was sexually abused...but was it clearly criminal/illegal?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-was-sexually-abused-but-was-it-clearly-criminal-illegal/792891)
**Author:** [@andrea\_green](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/andrea_green)\ **Replies:** 87\ **Last updated:** [August 13, 2017, 12:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-was-sexually-abused-but-was-it-clearly-criminal-illegal/792891 "2017-08-13T12:07:18Z")
This week at my Yoga studio, I had the misfortune of being taken advantage of by a new teacher. The first transgression was that the teacher came over to give me an ‘adjustment’ (a somewhat common thing in yoga) but the… --- ## [Will American high schools eventually drop football?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-american-high-schools-eventually-drop-football/719463)
**Author:** [@Urbanredneck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Urbanredneck)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [October 2, 2015, 6:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-american-high-schools-eventually-drop-football/719463 "2015-10-02T06:43:20Z")
My premise - I feel in around 20 years most American high schools will drop there sponsorship of football teams. High School football will still be there but be run by private clubs. Here are my reasons: The concussi… --- ## [The brain, the dick, the asshole ... and a little pussy - Republican debates](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-brain-the-dick-the-asshole-and-a-little-pussy-republican-debates/418233)
**Author:** [@Liberal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Liberal)\ **Replies:** 127\ **Last updated:** [September 10, 2007, 5:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-brain-the-dick-the-asshole-and-a-little-pussy-republican-debates/418233 "2007-09-10T17:25:08Z")
So, Ron Paul (the brain) is explaining, once again, that we need to leave Iraq — and the Middle East in general — because it was our interference in Middle Eastern affairs that brewed terrorism and the resentment of Isla… --- ## [Likeable, collegial President of Detroit School Board can barely read or write - Issue or not?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/likeable-collegial-president-of-detroit-school-board-can-barely-read-or-write-issue-or-not/531567)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [July 3, 2010, 5:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/likeable-collegial-president-of-detroit-school-board-can-barely-read-or-write-issue-or-not/531567 "2010-07-03T17:46:50Z")
Per this article the President of the Detroit School Board barely has a grade school command of English grammar and syntax. Otherwise he seems like a reasonably intelligent and likeable fellow, praised for his people ski… --- ## [Black parents have a White non-albino baby?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/black-parents-have-a-white-non-albino-baby/547350)
**Author:** [@Sri\_Theo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sri_Theo)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [July 22, 2010, 8:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/black-parents-have-a-white-non-albino-baby/547350 "2010-07-22T20:17:05Z")
Can anyone explain the genetics behind something like this? Is it likely that both parents have some White ancestry and then its just a billion to one shot? Must have been one hell of a shock for the both of them… --- ## [Why can't we build a fireproof shelter for our Forest Firefighters?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-cant-we-build-a-fireproof-shelter-for-our-forest-firefighters/662472)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 65\ **Last updated:** [July 5, 2013, 2:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-cant-we-build-a-fireproof-shelter-for-our-forest-firefighters/662472 "2013-07-05T14:29:47Z")
The space shuttle was built over thirty years ago with heat resistant tiles that allowed it to survive incredible temperatures reentering earth’s atmosphere. Why can’t we build a mobile shelter for Forest Firefighters? … --- ## [Things Less Impressive In Person](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-less-impressive-in-person/478229)
**Author:** [@Markxxx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Markxxx)\ **Replies:** 100\ **Last updated:** [December 28, 2008, 4:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-less-impressive-in-person/478229 "2008-12-28T04:29:00Z")
Insipired by the Mount Rushmore thread, I got to thinking what places or monuments or other things have you visited in real life and when you actually saw it for real were unimpressed. The Gold Gate Bridge for me was a … --- ## [A basic particle physics question \[Higgs Boson\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-basic-particle-physics-question-higgs-boson/579746)
**Author:** [@brujaja](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/brujaja)\ **Replies:** 64\ **Last updated:** [October 17, 2024, 11:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-basic-particle-physics-question-higgs-boson/579746 "2024-10-17T23:09:21Z")
Hello, I’m hoping one of our resident physicists will be good enough to explain to me in faitly simple terms why exactly it is believed that the Higgs Boson confers mass on the other particles. Have the other particles … --- ## [I keep breaking rear spokes on my bicycle. Are there stronger wheels?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-keep-breaking-rear-spokes-on-my-bicycle-are-there-stronger-wheels/339159)
**Author:** [@eyoung123](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/eyoung123)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [January 10, 2006, 7:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-keep-breaking-rear-spokes-on-my-bicycle-are-there-stronger-wheels/339159 "2006-01-10T07:05:37Z")
I am a big guy. 6’-2" 300 pounds. I bought the bike for exercise and am loving it. The problem is that while I have dropped about 100 pounds thus far, I am still apparently above the theoretical weight the wheel design… --- ## [Instead of high-speed rail . . . why not revive conventional rail?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/instead-of-high-speed-rail-why-not-revive-conventional-rail/499936)
**Author:** [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)\ **Replies:** 79\ **Last updated:** [June 18, 2009, 8:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/instead-of-high-speed-rail-why-not-revive-conventional-rail/499936 "2009-06-18T20:44:52Z")
I believe HSR is well worth doing – in the long run – but it would be the most expensive public-works project since the Interstate Highway System was finished. And right now, America can’t readily afford expensive thing… --- ## [Shooting at Santa Fe, Texas High School](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shooting-at-santa-fe-texas-high-school/814400)
**Author:** [@Biotop](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biotop)\ **Replies:** 104\ **Last updated:** [May 23, 2018, 2:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shooting-at-santa-fe-texas-high-school/814400 "2018-05-23T02:45:45Z")
KHOU is reporting 8 fatalities. --- ## [The Match Game reboot is so awesome, it makes me want to \[blank\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-match-game-reboot-is-so-awesome-it-makes-me-want-to-blank/753416)
**Author:** [@Happy\_Lendervedder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Happy_Lendervedder)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [January 7, 2017, 2:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-match-game-reboot-is-so-awesome-it-makes-me-want-to-blank/753416 "2017-01-07T02:26:05Z")
The Match Game is being rebooted with Alec Baldwin as host. I’m looking forward to this. I loved Gene Rayburn’s version, but I think Baldwin has great comedic chops and will make it fun. --- ## [Is this really how tall Barad Dur is supposed to be?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-really-how-tall-barad-dur-is-supposed-to-be/669069)
**Author:** [@YogSothoth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/YogSothoth)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [September 17, 2013, 9:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-really-how-tall-barad-dur-is-supposed-to-be/669069 "2013-09-17T21:29:19Z")
I found this chart comparing real skyscrapers to Barad Dur. I don’t remember ever seeing any concrete measurements for Barad Dur, not that Middle Earth used the metric system or something. Where was this stated that Ba… --- ## [What are Bratwurst made of?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-bratwurst-made-of/53401)
**Author:** [@sdimbert](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sdimbert)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [February 7, 2001, 6:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-bratwurst-made-of/53401 "2001-02-07T06:53:28Z")
I thought cow intestines, but a co-worker says goat. Anyone know the SD? --- ## [Need help from UK dopers re: bad TV show](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-help-from-uk-dopers-re-bad-tv-show/606027)
**Author:** [@Cayuga](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cayuga)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [December 16, 2011, 12:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-help-from-uk-dopers-re-bad-tv-show/606027 "2011-12-16T00:25:30Z")
For something I’m writing, I need the name of a television show that was produced and aired in England and is universally acknowledged as having been bad. Preferably a scripted series, not “reality” TV. If U.S. examples… --- ## [calling all historians...what monument is depicted herein?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/calling-all-historians-what-monument-is-depicted-herein/521066)
**Author:** [@mrrealtime](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mrrealtime)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [December 16, 2009, 12:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/calling-all-historians-what-monument-is-depicted-herein/521066 "2009-12-16T12:36:53Z")
Asking the teeming millions: "What monument is depicted in this handle of an oak chest of drawers c. 1750?http://www.northeastmagic.com/mysteryhandle.jpg I’m trying to figure out if this is American or British or ? its… --- ## [Do messianic jews believe in the trinity?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-messianic-jews-believe-in-the-trinity/488931)
**Author:** [@wonderbug](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wonderbug)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [May 5, 2010, 6:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-messianic-jews-believe-in-the-trinity/488931 "2010-05-05T18:21:43Z")
Since Jews believe in one Gd, which christianiaty claims to be rooted from…how is it that christians claim 3 forms of Gd in one? Messianic Jews proclaim that Jesus is the messiah, do they believe there is a plural Gd too… --- ## [Porn is gradually becoming ridiculous](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/porn-is-gradually-becoming-ridiculous/834868)
**Author:** [@Melbourne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Melbourne)\ **Replies:** 82\ **Last updated:** [August 9, 2019, 3:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/porn-is-gradually-becoming-ridiculous/834868 "2019-08-09T15:25:10Z")
I’ve noticed that porn is being infilterated by cartoon / henta porn. Which is simultaneously pornagraphic and not anatomically accurate. Which know reminds me of those nature documentaries where some bug/bird/animal is… --- ## [explosionsandboobs.com](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/explosionsandboobs-com/498543)
**Author:** [@ultrafilter](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ultrafilter)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [June 4, 2009, 5:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/explosionsandboobs-com/498543 "2009-06-04T05:12:21Z")
The site is exactly what you would think it is: every time you reload it, you get a picture of an explosion and a picture of boobs (no nudity). This may not be what the internet was invented for, but it is what it’s f… --- ## [What is your favorite sport?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-favorite-sport/610024)
**Author:** [@Yorikke](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yorikke)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [March 25, 2012, 3:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-favorite-sport/610024 "2012-03-25T15:31:52Z")
This is not about participation, but about watching or following stats / standings. What is your favorite? ETA : Apologies if I missed a major sport, but I think I picked the top ten worldwide Joe --- ## [Our HOA is having a civil war, grab some popcorn](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/our-hoa-is-having-a-civil-war-grab-some-popcorn/688512)
**Author:** [@TokyoBayer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TokyoBayer)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [June 22, 2014, 3:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/our-hoa-is-having-a-civil-war-grab-some-popcorn/688512 "2014-06-22T03:21:02Z")
What is it with HOAs and attracting the crazy? We just moved into a group of new townhouses here in Taiwan. The small, 23-unit complex was developed last year and we moved in in February. One of our friends “Don” is tig… --- ## [And I thought my in-laws were crazy](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/and-i-thought-my-in-laws-were-crazy/575923)
**Author:** [@murphy05](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/murphy05)\ **Replies:** 61\ **Last updated:** [March 29, 2011, 5:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/and-i-thought-my-in-laws-were-crazy/575923 "2011-03-29T17:12:08Z")
http://www.emailsfromyourinlaws.com/ :eek: On the right, they have a best post list, which has some pretty hilarious reads. --- ## [I need a good cold pasta or rice dish for a Christmas potluck dinner](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-need-a-good-cold-pasta-or-rice-dish-for-a-christmas-potluck-dinner/560515)
**Author:** [@Cat\_Whisperer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cat_Whisperer)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [November 24, 2010, 3:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-need-a-good-cold-pasta-or-rice-dish-for-a-christmas-potluck-dinner/560515 "2010-11-24T03:23:53Z")
Any suggestions? It can be vegetarian or not, but ideally I’d like a dish that is served cold (so we don’t have to worry about keeping it hot) and isn’t too complicated to make. I thought of making an asian cold noodle … --- ## [Any way to test for mealy apples before you buy them?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-way-to-test-for-mealy-apples-before-you-buy-them/506033)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [September 16, 2009, 3:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-way-to-test-for-mealy-apples-before-you-buy-them/506033 "2009-09-16T15:33:39Z")
I’m always getting fooled by great looking Red Delicious apples that are mealy and terrible when I get them home, Any fool proof way to evaluate them in the store? --- ## [Does Playboy Magazine use Pubic Hair Stylists?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-playboy-magazine-use-pubic-hair-stylists/19012)
**Author:** [@Green\_Bean](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Green_Bean)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [May 11, 2000, 1:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-playboy-magazine-use-pubic-hair-stylists/19012 "2000-05-11T13:22:34Z")
I have noticed that in Playboy magazine, all of the models have their pubic hair neatly clipped in one of three ways: a narrow strip, a small triangle, or completely shaved. I have never seen a variation from these three… --- ## [Are waterbeds safe? Do they hurt your back?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-waterbeds-safe-do-they-hurt-your-back/367635)
**Author:** [@Quasimodal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quasimodal)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [August 7, 2006, 8:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-waterbeds-safe-do-they-hurt-your-back/367635 "2006-08-07T20:20:19Z")
My roommate recently is thinking about investing in a waterbed. He seems to remember hearing that they may not be as good compared to traditional beds. Do they hurt your back or damage you in anyway? I wouldn’t think th… --- ## [American Chopper - Senior vs Junior](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-chopper-senior-vs-junior/550154)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [June 1, 2011, 2:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-chopper-senior-vs-junior/550154 "2011-06-01T02:06:41Z")
It’s back! American Chopper. Only now we get Senior’s shop against Junior’s Shop. Well, not exactly. Junior barely got a building rented last night. Then he cons Vinny into coming back to do all the work. That’s pretty… --- ## [Enterprise Catwalk spoiler](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/enterprise-catwalk-spoiler/143466)
**Author:** [@carnivorousplant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnivorousplant)\ **Replies:** 247\ **Last updated:** [June 27, 2003, 3:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/enterprise-catwalk-spoiler/143466 "2003-06-27T15:18:28Z")
How can a physical phenomenon travel faster than light? Be that as it may, we see Chef! We see Chef! Hooray! --- ## [Would you get rid of your car to make your workplace peaceful?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-get-rid-of-your-car-to-make-your-workplace-peaceful/608288)
**Author:** [@lurkedtolong](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lurkedtolong)\ **Replies:** 90\ **Last updated:** [January 7, 2012, 10:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-get-rid-of-your-car-to-make-your-workplace-peaceful/608288 "2012-01-07T22:39:06Z")
Not sure what to think of this but I already have a job that will be morphing into a “completely new” job and have the ability to build the new company from the ground up but current owners request that I humble myself a… --- ## [Pickup Truck Unibody?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pickup-truck-unibody/727344)
**Author:** [@DtypeJag](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DtypeJag)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [August 14, 2015, 8:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pickup-truck-unibody/727344 "2015-08-14T08:22:06Z")
I was curious as to why all Pickups still insist on having a body on frame construction with the exception of the Honda (I think). Many years ago I had a Ford Econoline pickup which had no frame rails per se and the be… --- ## [Was anyone else forbidden to watch He-Man because of "elements of the occult"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-anyone-else-forbidden-to-watch-he-man-because-of-elements-of-the-occult/562262)
**Author:** [@MeanOldLady](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MeanOldLady)\ **Replies:** 76\ **Last updated:** [December 3, 2010, 8:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-anyone-else-forbidden-to-watch-he-man-because-of-elements-of-the-occult/562262 "2010-12-03T20:49:58Z")
Please only answer if you were raised by religious folks. So I’m sitting here watching She-Ra and thinking, “I can’t believe my mom wouldn’t let me watch this.” When I was a kid, I thought it was the stupidest thing eve… --- ## [UnF\*ing Believable (not really, but..)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unf-ing-believable-not-really-but/356390)
**Author:** [@MizGrand](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MizGrand)\ **Replies:** 108\ **Last updated:** [May 16, 2006, 7:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unf-ing-believable-not-really-but/356390 "2006-05-16T19:16:46Z")
Right this minute; RIGHT NOW, I don’t think I could be any more digusted with the nature of young people today. :wally = kids today As I was driving home from dropping my son off @ pre-school, I noticed for the first… --- ## [Putin To Run Again](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/putin-to-run-again/597508)
**Author:** [@Qin\_Shi\_Huangdi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qin_Shi_Huangdi)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [September 28, 2011, 6:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/putin-to-run-again/597508 "2011-09-28T18:21:04Z")
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/09/25/world/europe/medvedev-says-putin-will-seek-russian-presidency-in-2012.html?\_r=1&hp I’m glad quite frankly Putin is in charge of Russia. He is not a liberal (in the classical or American… --- ## [Falklands War, why didn't the US help?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/falklands-war-why-didnt-the-us-help/429310)
**Author:** [@UltraVires](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/UltraVires)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [December 12, 2007, 9:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/falklands-war-why-didnt-the-us-help/429310 "2007-12-12T09:36:38Z")
It seems to me that we could have sent a couple of F-14s over there and helped our friends out, but we didn’t do anything and I’ve never seen a document that says why, or why not? The UK almost had its hands full there,… --- ## [boyfriend with baby](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/boyfriend-with-baby/680760)
**Author:** [@harmonydesireecash](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/harmonydesireecash)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [February 11, 2014, 4:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/boyfriend-with-baby/680760 "2014-02-11T16:46:54Z")
So, dont get me wrong, I love my boyfriend, but his kid just hates me. The baby is 17 Months old, and im never mean to the kid. What should I do? --- ## [How was Captain America brought bacK? Spoil me please](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-was-captain-america-brought-back-spoil-me-please/545294)
**Author:** [@Yodalicious](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yodalicious)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [July 6, 2010, 11:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-was-captain-america-brought-back-spoil-me-please/545294 "2010-07-06T23:27:41Z")
I know Steve Rogers was shot and killed a few years ago, and I know he was recently brought back. What happened? How was he brought back to life? --- ## [Isn't the FDA Claim Contradictory (Re: Health Foods)?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/isnt-the-fda-claim-contradictory-re-health-foods/711088)
**Author:** [@Jim\_B](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jim_B)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [February 5, 2015, 2:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/isnt-the-fda-claim-contradictory-re-health-foods/711088 "2015-02-05T14:03:49Z")
I hope GD is the proper place for this. Because this isn’t just an opinion or a poll. It is a legitimate question, because I am confused:confused:. Everyone is familiar with the FDA warning all health food products have… --- ## [You voted for these wars, so what exactly is your problem?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-voted-for-these-wars-so-what-exactly-is-your-problem/673696)
**Author:** [@Try2B\_Comprehensive](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Try2B_Comprehensive)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [November 16, 2013, 11:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-voted-for-these-wars-so-what-exactly-is-your-problem/673696 "2013-11-16T11:31:10Z")
I heard a lot of veterans are on food stamps. Why? Dunno. apparently some of them have mental or physical difficulties and they aren’t adapting to the economy. Maybe they’re the percentage of the military population who … --- ## [I love A Few Good Men but Demi Moore's character is shit.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-love-a-few-good-men-but-demi-moores-character-is-shit/619768)
**Author:** [@Cubsfan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cubsfan)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [May 1, 2012, 7:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-love-a-few-good-men-but-demi-moores-character-is-shit/619768 "2012-05-01T19:36:02Z")
I’ve loved this movie forever and can’t skip to another channel if I stumble upon it not matter how far through the movie may be. In order for me to watch it though I have to pretend that the characters are not in the m… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1269&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1271&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)