# Top **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1278&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:** 1279 --- ## [Why no ghosts in urban violent hoods?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-no-ghosts-in-urban-violent-hoods/652120)
**Author:** [@SleuFeets](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SleuFeets)\ **Replies:** 66\ **Last updated:** [March 12, 2013, 8:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-no-ghosts-in-urban-violent-hoods/652120 "2013-03-12T20:25:38Z")
I think that ghosts existing are completely plausible. I’m not saying for sure that they do exist, but for that very reason, I can’t say that they dont. Sometimes I like to watch the ghost…um…chaser(?) shows on sci fi (I… --- ## [Movies that Ruin the Book](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-that-ruin-the-book/195386)
**Author:** [@Anniee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anniee)\ **Replies:** 127\ **Last updated:** [September 10, 2003, 5:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-that-ruin-the-book/195386 "2003-09-10T17:17:39Z")
I’m a reader. For at least 25 years I have been disgusted and appalled by the way they adapt books that I LOVE into shitty movies. Or sometimes the movies aren’t even shitty in and of themselves, but they just RUIN e… --- ## [Racist Country](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/racist-country/398097)
**Author:** [@Cryptoderk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cryptoderk)\ **Replies:** 115\ **Last updated:** [April 16, 2007, 10:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/racist-country/398097 "2007-04-16T10:26:11Z")
Which culture is the most racist? Which 21st century culture is the most racist? --- ## [Pick your least favorite governor and explain why](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pick-your-least-favorite-governor-and-explain-why/647866)
**Author:** [@panaccione](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panaccione)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [May 27, 2013, 5:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pick-your-least-favorite-governor-and-explain-why/647866 "2013-05-27T17:22:29Z")
Republican or democrat. I saw this done on a political site I frequent and learned a lot. So, I thought I’d employ the Dope’s knowledge and see what comes up. I’ll go with Tom Corbett since I’m from PA. He’s owned … --- ## [When reading, do you stop to look up a word you don't know?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-reading-do-you-stop-to-look-up-a-word-you-dont-know/645871)
**Author:** [@smaje1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/smaje1)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [January 4, 2013, 11:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-reading-do-you-stop-to-look-up-a-word-you-dont-know/645871 "2013-01-04T23:13:14Z")
I just starting reading JK Rowling’s “The Casual Vacancy” and I’m surprised at the number of words I’m encountering of which I don’t know the definition. Most of the words are familiar, in that I’ve seen them before, and… --- ## [US Open (golf) Pool](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/us-open-golf-pool/543174)
**Author:** [@notfrommensa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/notfrommensa)\ **Replies:** 87\ **Last updated:** [June 21, 2010, 9:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/us-open-golf-pool/543174 "2010-06-21T21:47:39Z")
Almost exactly as the Masters Pool, but with these odds for the US Open. 7/1 Phil Mickelson 7/1 Tiger Woods 10/1 Lee Westwood 25/1 Padraig Harrington 25/1 Rory McIlroy 28/1 Ernie Els 33/1 Luke Donald 33/1 Jim Furyk 40… --- ## [Stories developed through multiple songs/albums](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stories-developed-through-multiple-songs-albums/599962)
**Author:** [@President\_Johnny\_Gentle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/President_Johnny_Gentle)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [October 20, 2011, 7:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stories-developed-through-multiple-songs-albums/599962 "2011-10-20T19:51:23Z")
In the thread that inspired me to post, the OP asks for songs that invoke a vivid imagery. I’d like to go a step beyond that, and ask for bands that define a consistent mythology/universe across songs and albums. My def… --- ## [To the entitled bitch that wouldn't leave my store.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/to-the-entitled-bitch-that-wouldnt-leave-my-store/397938)
**Author:** [@Caterpillar22](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Caterpillar22)\ **Replies:** 81\ **Last updated:** [March 31, 2007, 4:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/to-the-entitled-bitch-that-wouldnt-leave-my-store/397938 "2007-03-31T04:56:11Z")
Look bitch. I don’t care that you just flew in from Chicago, and I don’t give a fuck that cafes in L.A. are open later. I also don’t care that your watch said it was 6:27 - it was 6:30, and thats when we fucking closed!… --- ## [SDMB Book Swap](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-book-swap/97579)
**Author:** [@CrankyAsAnOldMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CrankyAsAnOldMan)\ **Replies:** 186\ **Last updated:** [June 9, 2002, 4:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-book-swap/97579 "2002-06-09T16:23:06Z")
This was started on the temporary boards, and I’d like to continue it here. We’re having a book swap! If you’d like to participate, here’s the deal: I will take all the names of people who are interested and jumble 'e… --- ## [Let me axe you something....](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/let-me-axe-you-something/93283)
**Author:** [@TN\_hippie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TN_hippie)\ **Replies:** 165\ **Last updated:** [November 26, 2001, 9:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/let-me-axe-you-something/93283 "2001-11-26T21:43:41Z")
Do you ever get flustrated when friends or coworkers conversate? Now, y’all know I’m pretty laid back. I even use words and expressions like y’all and laid back. I’m not in the BBQ Pit because I’m not all that worked … --- ## [Ok guys lets talk about getting snipped.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ok-guys-lets-talk-about-getting-snipped/638716)
**Author:** [@Edward\_The\_Head](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Edward_The_Head)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [November 9, 2012, 11:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ok-guys-lets-talk-about-getting-snipped/638716 "2012-11-09T23:37:30Z")
I’m a 39 year old with two kids. I’ve been divorced for two years now, and had I stayed married I would have probably gotten a vasectomy by now. Yesterday I went to the doctor to talk about having one done. He didn’t se… --- ## [Why democracy has semi-sacred status?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-democracy-has-semi-sacred-status/605658)
**Author:** [@Qwertol](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qwertol)\ **Replies:** 64\ **Last updated:** [December 14, 2011, 2:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-democracy-has-semi-sacred-status/605658 "2011-12-14T14:32:24Z")
It hasn’t proved to be significantly better than other systems, it may in fact proven otherwise. Yet it is not politically correct to say anything about it that isn’t a superlative. I’m not saying that I’m anti-democrat… --- ## [Glass with embedded wire mesh...purpose?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/glass-with-embedded-wire-mesh-purpose/575668)
**Author:** [@minor7flat5](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/minor7flat5)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [March 25, 2011, 7:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/glass-with-embedded-wire-mesh-purpose/575668 "2011-03-25T19:27:07Z")
I haven’t been around a modern classroom recently, but I remember in my own elementary school all of the windows were made of that kind of glass that has little wires criss-crossing making diamond shapes. I always wonde… --- ## [Parents - how much did having children change your life?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/parents-how-much-did-having-children-change-your-life/628661)
**Author:** [@Mr.Kobayashi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Kobayashi)\ **Replies:** 60\ **Last updated:** [July 28, 2012, 11:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/parents-how-much-did-having-children-change-your-life/628661 "2012-07-28T11:28:56Z")
I don’t have kids of my own - that I know of - so it’s one of the many facets of human existence on which I lack perspective. I know there are many fathers and mothers on the Dope - how much did you life change? I’ve ra… --- ## [What was WWI called before WWII?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-wwi-called-before-wwii/248980)
**Author:** [@Liberal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Liberal)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [June 7, 2004, 4:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-wwi-called-before-wwii/248980 "2004-06-07T16:46:50Z")
I recall from history books that statesmen called it “the war to end all wars”. Of course, history books necessarily give Readers Digest versions of events. I’m wondering what ordinary grunts called WWI until the 40s. “T… --- ## [A twist on the old one liar on truth teller riddle](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-twist-on-the-old-one-liar-on-truth-teller-riddle/518232)
**Author:** [@HoboStew](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HoboStew)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [November 21, 2009, 11:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-twist-on-the-old-one-liar-on-truth-teller-riddle/518232 "2009-11-21T23:15:37Z")
There is a king. Not a crazy, murderous king like the other riddles, this one is actually kind and wealthy, and as such you would like to marry one of his three daughters. These daughters, while lovely creatures, can o… --- ## [Glee: 2.20 "Prom Queen" (open spoilers)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/glee-2-20-prom-queen-open-spoilers/581450)
**Author:** [@alphaboi867](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/alphaboi867)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [May 14, 2011, 12:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/glee-2-20-prom-queen-open-spoilers/581450 "2011-05-14T00:48:23Z")
It’s time for the Junior Prom at William McKinley High School and Figgins has New Directions providing the entertainment. Sue is the prom cooridantrix. There’s been a major spoiler circulating about this episode for… --- ## [Unrelated actors that look like family](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unrelated-actors-that-look-like-family/340291)
**Author:** [@Rubystreak](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rubystreak)\ **Replies:** 84\ **Last updated:** [January 19, 2006, 5:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unrelated-actors-that-look-like-family/340291 "2006-01-19T17:45:16Z")
I was just watching the movie Manic, and noticed that the actor Joseph Gordon-Levitt resembles Heath Ledger enough to be his brother. Having just seen Brokeback Mountain, their similarity struck me. Likewise, I know mu… --- ## [Northern Californian couple finds a huge stash of gold coins on their property](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/northern-californian-couple-finds-a-huge-stash-of-gold-coins-on-their-property/682241)
**Author:** [@teela\_brown](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/teela_brown)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [March 8, 2014, 12:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/northern-californian-couple-finds-a-huge-stash-of-gold-coins-on-their-property/682241 "2014-03-08T00:27:47Z")
Wow, and it’s valued at $10 million. Story here. They found them buried in rusty cans. The coins date from various times in the 19th century, and many have never been in circulation and are flawless. Unfortunately, t… --- ## [Genocide/democide/politicide](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/genocide-democide-politicide/132835)
**Author:** [@alewbail](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/alewbail)\ **Replies:** 135\ **Last updated:** [December 12, 2002, 11:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/genocide-democide-politicide/132835 "2002-12-12T23:06:50Z")
Coincidentally, I’m reading “King Leopold’s Ghost”, by Adam Hochschild, about the Belgian Congo. The author claims ten million deaths there. Granted, the killing started in the late 1800s, but a significant fraction we… --- ## [The Sign in Front of This One Church (With Extra Blasphemy!)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-sign-in-front-of-this-one-church-with-extra-blasphemy/183739)
**Author:** [@Rue\_DeDay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rue_DeDay)\ **Replies:** 161\ **Last updated:** [June 29, 2003, 3:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-sign-in-front-of-this-one-church-with-extra-blasphemy/183739 "2003-06-29T03:33:40Z")
“Your picture is on God’s refrigerator.” That’s what the sign said. Man! It made me think. God would need a refrigerator? Really? I mean, come on! It’s God were talking about here. He could probably hold an ice cube in H… --- ## [Is underage sexual activity ever NOT traumatic, or even enjoyable, for the kids?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-underage-sexual-activity-ever-not-traumatic-or-even-enjoyable-for-the-kids/492787)
**Author:** [@Reply](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Reply)\ **Replies:** 63\ **Last updated:** [April 16, 2009, 7:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-underage-sexual-activity-ever-not-traumatic-or-even-enjoyable-for-the-kids/492787 "2009-04-16T19:25:52Z")
This was inspired by the “kiddie porn in the closet” thread, in which the OP finds a pornographic printout involving kids and adults (no details) belonging to a family member. The family member was 14 at the time; the a… --- ## [Excel for Mac: How to shut off autoformatting?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/excel-for-mac-how-to-shut-off-autoformatting/348542)
**Author:** [@Aeschines](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aeschines)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [March 18, 2006, 2:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/excel-for-mac-how-to-shut-off-autoformatting/348542 "2006-03-18T02:24:27Z")
Grr. I type a URL into a cell, hit enter, and it makes the font gigante! Or it changes the color of a cell to that of another in the column! This shit’s useless, how do I just turn it off? --- ## [The Stupid Joke Thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-stupid-joke-thread/821464)
**Author:** [@Mumberthax](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mumberthax)\ **Replies:** 112\ **Last updated:** [October 3, 2018, 1:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-stupid-joke-thread/821464 "2018-10-03T01:25:17Z")
We all know stupid jokes that are so bad, they’re actually good. What are your faves? Here, I’ll start: What is a witch’s favorite subject in school? Spelling! :D:D:D:D:D --- ## [Why would a 2/3 solution of vinegar to 1/3 water melt ice?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-would-a-2-3-solution-of-vinegar-to-1-3-water-melt-ice/703080)
**Author:** [@Leaffan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaffan)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [November 3, 2014, 9:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-would-a-2-3-solution-of-vinegar-to-1-3-water-melt-ice/703080 "2014-11-03T09:59:04Z")
So, there’s a Facebook post that spraying your already frozen up windshield and windows with a 2/3 solution of vinegar to 1/3 water will magically melt the ice from your car. Snopes is rather inconclusive and states tha… --- ## [SDMB NFL Pick 'em, Survival, and Salary Cap 2011](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-nfl-pick-em-survival-and-salary-cap-2011/592680)
**Author:** [@SenorBeef](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SenorBeef)\ **Replies:** 62\ **Last updated:** [January 14, 2012, 11:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-nfl-pick-em-survival-and-salary-cap-2011/592680 "2012-01-14T11:59:41Z")
Everyone is welcome to join any of these leagues. There aren’t a set number of teams nor does it hurt anyone should you drop out, so if you’re new to this give it a try. Pick 'em: In NFL Pick 'em leagues, each player p… --- ## [What is "adult swim"? (not the TV network)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-adult-swim-not-the-tv-network/722717)
**Author:** [@core](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/core)\ **Replies:** 61\ **Last updated:** [June 18, 2015, 7:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-adult-swim-not-the-tv-network/722717 "2015-06-18T19:25:20Z")
I’m in a hotel right now. All the time I walk past the pool and see a sign that says something to the effect of “Adult swim: 10pm-midnight”. What is that all about? I’ve been seeing this for all my life and it has ne… --- ## [Why such joy over HE washers?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-such-joy-over-he-washers/571068)
**Author:** [@BwanaBob](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BwanaBob)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [February 15, 2011, 1:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-such-joy-over-he-washers/571068 "2011-02-15T01:59:34Z")
We just bought one of these high efficiency washers and I’m completely dissatisfied. I think this is due to the same reason many of you must love them (witness their popularity), and that it uses hardly any water but se… --- ## [Advice for the RNC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/advice-for-the-rnc/471524)
**Author:** [@Liberal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Liberal)\ **Replies:** 100\ **Last updated:** [November 11, 2008, 2:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/advice-for-the-rnc/471524 "2008-11-11T14:38:13Z")
I invite people to argue against me or offer ideas of their own. Participate in any appropriate way, but I’d like it if people were analytical and studious about it with a minimum of drama and hyperbole. If I were the R… --- ## [Yes There Is A Church More Extreme Than Amazing Grace Baptist](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yes-there-is-a-church-more-extreme-than-amazing-grace-baptist/521571)
**Author:** [@Qin\_Shi\_Huangdi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qin_Shi_Huangdi)\ **Replies:** 63\ **Last updated:** [December 18, 2009, 7:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yes-there-is-a-church-more-extreme-than-amazing-grace-baptist/521571 "2009-12-18T19:38:46Z")
Namely this one: http://www.faithfulwordbaptist.org/page9.html The pastor here is opposed to male gynecaologists because apparently all of them are perverts who got the job to enjoy looking at nude women. :rolleyes: Fa… --- ## [Politicians becoming millionaires](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/politicians-becoming-millionaires/543113)
**Author:** [@jakesteele](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jakesteele)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [June 17, 2010, 2:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/politicians-becoming-millionaires/543113 "2010-06-17T14:26:48Z")
It has always seemed to me that there are a surprising number of politicians that are millionaires. I have always wondered how many were millionaires before they took office and how many became millionaires after they g… --- ## [Watch out for stoned bunnies](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/watch-out-for-stoned-bunnies/714084)
**Author:** [@TokyoBayer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TokyoBayer)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [March 15, 2015, 8:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/watch-out-for-stoned-bunnies/714084 "2015-03-15T20:41:57Z")
Why, oh why, am I from Utah? DEA warns of stoned rabbits if Utah passes medical marijuana. Why couldn’t I be from some normal state? Stoned bunnies? Of course, that may be an improvement to many of the current resident… --- ## [March 2010 Weight Loss Thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/march-2010-weight-loss-thread/530857)
**Author:** [@stpauler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/stpauler)\ **Replies:** 99\ **Last updated:** [March 31, 2010, 1:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/march-2010-weight-loss-thread/530857 "2010-03-31T13:58:34Z")
My starting weight on January 4th: 258.2 My February 1st Weight: 245.4 My current weight today: 235.6 My goal weight by March 27th: 232.4 (10% off of stpauler) February was a bit of an odd month, I seemed to have hit… --- ## [How long until we stop calling them "phones"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-long-until-we-stop-calling-them-phones/676903)
**Author:** [@ski](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ski)\ **Replies:** 71\ **Last updated:** [December 30, 2013, 11:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-long-until-we-stop-calling-them-phones/676903 "2013-12-30T23:44:59Z")
I love my smartphone. But, let’s be honest - it’s hardly a “phone” anymore. I mean, it IS a phone, of course, but that’s not exactly the primary usage. Ten years ago, my cellphone was used to make calls, that was the … --- ## [Does reverse T3 block T3 receptors?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-reverse-t3-block-t3-receptors/669261)
**Author:** [@tracer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tracer)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [September 16, 2016, 4:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-reverse-t3-block-t3-receptors/669261 "2016-09-16T04:23:22Z")
Mrs. Tracer is currently going to a Naturopath for treatment of her hypothyroidism, because she was dissatisfied with her mainstream endocrinologist. The Naturopath has her on a regimen of pure T3 supplements. She is t… --- ## [What would you do if you witnessed someone physically abusing his girlfriend?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-you-do-if-you-witnessed-someone-physically-abusing-his-girlfriend/587655)
**Author:** [@Mr.Kobayashi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Kobayashi)\ **Replies:** 80\ **Last updated:** [July 8, 2011, 1:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-you-do-if-you-witnessed-someone-physically-abusing-his-girlfriend/587655 "2011-07-08T01:52:23Z")
…and what should you do, legally or ethically? Fortunately not apropos of a real situation I stumbled across, but rather a fascinating series of videos I found on YouTube (linked from another forum on the same topic - w… --- ## [Iron Chef part San](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/iron-chef-part-san/68657)
**Author:** [@Fenris](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fenris)\ **Replies:** 139\ **Last updated:** [June 24, 2001, 12:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/iron-chef-part-san/68657 "2001-06-24T00:14:50Z")
If memory serves me right, there have been two previous Iron Chef competitions in the SDMB Kitchen Stadium. In the second one, Chairman Scylla stepped down in a blaze of glory. The Teeming Millions showered him with rose… --- ## [Arthritis! Yowch! How do you treat yours?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/arthritis-yowch-how-do-you-treat-yours/616713)
**Author:** [@vivalostwages](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/vivalostwages)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [December 18, 2012, 3:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/arthritis-yowch-how-do-you-treat-yours/616713 "2012-12-18T15:24:02Z")
Aside from lopping off my thumb, what measures can I take to deal with the arthritis in it? I had a cortisone shot last October; the doc just gave me topical Pennsaid and some Vimovo (free office samples) a few days ag… --- ## [What does an entry level piping engineer do?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-an-entry-level-piping-engineer-do/529069)
**Author:** [@Zany\_Zeolite\_Zipper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zany_Zeolite_Zipper)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [June 22, 2014, 7:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-an-entry-level-piping-engineer-do/529069 "2014-06-22T07:26:28Z")
I just know the answer has something to do with pipes. Aside from sizing, fitting selection, and materials selection, what does a piping engineer do? From what discipline of engineering are piping engineers drawn (ie C… --- ## [Doperball II](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doperball-ii/260687)
**Author:** [@JimSox5](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JimSox5)\ **Replies:** 240\ **Last updated:** [September 3, 2004, 9:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doperball-ii/260687 "2004-09-03T21:52:18Z")
It’s been awhile, and after the complete routing of the Ravenous Wallflowers (or something similar to that) by Team Pants on Fire, I think about time to play this again. The rules and the game in action can be found her… --- ## [Boy Scouts In Need of a Chartering Org?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/boy-scouts-in-need-of-a-chartering-org/652149)
**Author:** [@Jinx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jinx)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [March 7, 2013, 2:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/boy-scouts-in-need-of-a-chartering-org/652149 "2013-03-07T14:33:40Z")
This may be a case of country mouse/city mouse, but a city friend of mine claims his Boy Scout Pack has a Sponsoring Organization for tax purposes because being part of BSA alone does not make them a 503C non-profit org.… --- ## [Health Care Bill: What does it entail?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/health-care-bill-what-does-it-entail/533305)
**Author:** [@Hirka\_T\_Bawa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hirka_T_Bawa)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [March 25, 2010, 3:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/health-care-bill-what-does-it-entail/533305 "2010-03-25T15:44:30Z")
I haven’t had much time lately to pay attention to the news, and all the recent changes. So, what does the bill that passed the house today actually entail? Does it have to go back to the Senate, or onto the President t… --- ## [You can time travel and bring back a backpack - most valuable contents?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-can-time-travel-and-bring-back-a-backpack-most-valuable-contents/561166)
**Author:** [@Morbo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Morbo)\ **Replies:** 69\ **Last updated:** [November 26, 2010, 7:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-can-time-travel-and-bring-back-a-backpack-most-valuable-contents/561166 "2010-11-26T19:37:48Z")
My friends and I were talking about this the other night. The rules: \[ul\] \[li\] You can travel to any point in time and bring back one backpack with you. Anything you can fit in there can return to the present.\[/li\]\[l… --- ## [The disappearing Moderate](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-disappearing-moderate/588334)
**Author:** [@DSeid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DSeid)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [July 21, 2011, 2:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-disappearing-moderate/588334 "2011-07-21T14:11:10Z")
Nate Silver recently put this up on his 538 site. His point, as in the title, was why the GOP is motivated to not compromise. I OTOH see the numbers he puts out there as more significant for how those who consider themse… --- ## [An easy pit. O'Reilly. He has lost it, you better be scared](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/an-easy-pit-oreilly-he-has-lost-it-you-better-be-scared/346976)
**Author:** [@NurseCarmen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NurseCarmen)\ **Replies:** 92\ **Last updated:** [March 10, 2006, 3:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/an-easy-pit-oreilly-he-has-lost-it-you-better-be-scared/346976 "2006-03-10T15:16:56Z")
If you call his radio show, and say something he doesn’t like, he’ll tell his mommy! Oh, no. Wait. He’ll tell Fox Security. They both instill the same amount of fear in me, and both hold the sam amount of authority ov… --- ## [If Bloomberg gets the nomination, how do you vote?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-bloomberg-gets-the-nomination-how-do-you-vote/848001)
**Author:** [@Defensive\_Indifference](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Defensive_Indifference)\ **Replies:** 115\ **Last updated:** [February 21, 2020, 4:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-bloomberg-gets-the-nomination-how-do-you-vote/848001 "2020-02-21T04:24:03Z")
I think it’s still unlikely that Bloomberg will get the Democratic nomination, but I also thought Trump could never get the Republican nomination, so what the hell do I know? So, say Bloomberg winds up on the November b… --- ## [How to transplant a "butterfly bush"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-transplant-a-butterfly-bush/463977)
**Author:** [@CookingWithGas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CookingWithGas)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [September 18, 2008, 2:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-transplant-a-butterfly-bush/463977 "2008-09-18T02:18:22Z")
I have a butterfly bush that has gotten way too big and I want to move it to another area. It’s now about 10 feet tall. Can I do this single-handedly with a shovel? How wide a diameter around the trunk should I dig ou… --- ## [Does anyone else hate Ira Glass's voice?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-else-hate-ira-glasss-voice/183343)
**Author:** [@TV\_time](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TV_time)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [June 25, 2003, 10:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-else-hate-ira-glasss-voice/183343 "2003-06-25T22:40:49Z")
Is it just because I’m living out here in the mountains of Colorado, or are there others that really dislike his voice? Everytime I bring Ira Glass’s name up among public radio listeners around here, there always seems t… --- ## [Why are ALL wars fought?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-all-wars-fought/24517)
**Author:** [@pepperlandgirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pepperlandgirl)\ **Replies:** 123\ **Last updated:** [July 20, 2000, 6:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-all-wars-fought/24517 "2000-07-20T06:51:16Z")
After watching the Patriot, I started thinking about why countries fight wars. I have come to the conclusion that there are no wars fought for principals, or some Glorious Cause. Every war has been fought for economical… --- ## [I don't think Mitt Romney even really wants to be president anymore...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-dont-think-mitt-romney-even-really-wants-to-be-president-anymore/630353)
**Author:** [@drewtwo99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drewtwo99)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [August 14, 2012, 3:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-dont-think-mitt-romney-even-really-wants-to-be-president-anymore/630353 "2012-08-14T03:58:56Z")
Am I crazy? Am I the only one? For some reason lately I’ve been getting this nagging feeling that Romney doesn’t really want to even be president anymore. I remember watching him in 2008 campaigning, and such, and he see… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1277&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1279&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)