# Top **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1279&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:** 1280 --- ## [Partial birth abortions rare and medically necessary or elective and not uncommon?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/partial-birth-abortions-rare-and-medically-necessary-or-elective-and-not-uncommon/170348)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 117\ **Last updated:** [May 1, 2003, 9:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/partial-birth-abortions-rare-and-medically-necessary-or-elective-and-not-uncommon/170348 "2003-05-01T21:38:58Z")
Different web sites and info sources (pro and con restricting PBA) I’ve visited all seem to have a different take and different set of stats on whether this is super rare procedure and used only in medically necessary c… --- ## [What series succeeded with an unpromising premise?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-series-succeeded-with-an-unpromising-premise/490146)
**Author:** [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\ **Replies:** 75\ **Last updated:** [March 26, 2009, 8:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-series-succeeded-with-an-unpromising-premise/490146 "2009-03-26T20:00:15Z")
Let’s reverse this thread and talk about series that worked desite a lackluster premise. One of the most obvious is Big Bang Theory. “Nerd & Geek meet Pretty Girl? Show Biz Cliche” is how the reviewers labelled it. But … --- ## [Good Video Game Music](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-video-game-music/520391)
**Author:** [@Trepa\_Mayfield](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Trepa_Mayfield)\ **Replies:** 62\ **Last updated:** [December 14, 2009, 9:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-video-game-music/520391 "2009-12-14T21:23:05Z")
I think we had a thread around recently arguing for the virtues of VGM. It died, mainly because no-one could really understand what they were arguing. So let’s simplify. Just post some VGM (video game music) that you th… --- ## [Schoolhouse Rock "I'm Just a Bill" singer](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/schoolhouse-rock-im-just-a-bill-singer/8651)
**Author:** [@Revtim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Revtim)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [September 13, 2002, 8:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/schoolhouse-rock-im-just-a-bill-singer/8651 "2002-09-13T20:35:32Z")
Who was the guy who sang “I’m Just a Bill” and “Conjunction Junction” (and maybe other Schoolhouse Rocks, too) Was it him singing in the Schoolhouse Rock spoofs done on The Simpsons and Johnny Bravo? It sure as hell sou… --- ## [How hot should I set my hot water heater?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-hot-should-i-set-my-hot-water-heater/248572)
**Author:** [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [June 7, 2004, 2:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-hot-should-i-set-my-hot-water-heater/248572 "2004-06-07T14:29:56Z")
Pretty straight forward question. What is the normal temperature to set the hot water heater in one’s home. I just moved and my new heater is defaulted to 70 Degrees Celcius. What do you suggest? Tell me either Fahrenhe… --- ## [Liquor as an antiseptic](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/liquor-as-an-antiseptic/568513)
**Author:** [@TSBG](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TSBG)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [January 29, 2011, 12:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/liquor-as-an-antiseptic/568513 "2011-01-29T00:44:56Z")
Column. The column inspired me to take a look at the little bottle of antibacterial gel I carry with me in case of a need to clean my hands without other means. The active ingredient is 62% ethyl alcohol. However, the… --- ## [My quirk is quirkier than your quirk](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-quirk-is-quirkier-than-your-quirk/460239)
**Author:** [@StarvingButStrong](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/StarvingButStrong)\ **Replies:** 118\ **Last updated:** [November 12, 2008, 6:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-quirk-is-quirkier-than-your-quirk/460239 "2008-11-12T18:20:35Z")
I opine that EVERYONE does something that most other people would consider strange. Heck, you might even realize that what you are doing is strange, but you still keep doing it that way…just because, well, that’s the wa… --- ## [What are the CIA's top 3 historical successes?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-the-cias-top-3-historical-successes/495587)
**Author:** [@Altair33](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Altair33)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [May 15, 2009, 3:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-the-cias-top-3-historical-successes/495587 "2009-05-15T03:25:42Z")
I’m not a CIA basher per se, since I assume most of them are patriotic guys who try hard. I just can’t really recall them doing anything positive in my lifetime. I do recall them ordering the bombing of the Chinese embas… --- ## [Anti-TV attitudes in the 60s: why?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anti-tv-attitudes-in-the-60s-why/636445)
**Author:** [@installLSC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/installLSC)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [October 9, 2012, 1:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anti-tv-attitudes-in-the-60s-why/636445 "2012-10-09T01:02:28Z")
I’ve been reading a lot of books from the sixties and seventies at my local college library. One thing strikes me is how hostile most of these books were to the very notion of TV. It’s compared to a one-eyed monster of… --- ## [My region suffocates](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-region-suffocates/465121)
**Author:** [@pmat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pmat)\ **Replies:** 89\ **Last updated:** [October 8, 2008, 3:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-region-suffocates/465121 "2008-10-08T15:54:10Z")
As a long time lurker, I admit I’m a bit nervous to be addressing such an illustrious crowd. But I feel I must speak: my whole entire damned town is suffocating. There is no gas, anywhere. Not just my town, but every oth… --- ## [Do Burglars Deserve The Right To Sue Us If They Get Hurt While Robbing Us](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-burglars-deserve-the-right-to-sue-us-if-they-get-hurt-while-robbing-us/197942)
**Author:** [@magicman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/magicman)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [August 28, 2003, 5:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-burglars-deserve-the-right-to-sue-us-if-they-get-hurt-while-robbing-us/197942 "2003-08-28T17:50:06Z")
I have seen loads of stories about people defending their home from burglars, often resulting in the burglar getting injured, the culprit then goes on to sue the home owner for damages. But there are also many examples w… --- ## [curious george, Chronolict, JDM, and Chas. E., please come in here.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/curious-george-chronolict-jdm-and-chas-e-please-come-in-here/82665)
**Author:** [@John\_Corrado](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_Corrado)\ **Replies:** 106\ **Last updated:** [September 22, 2001, 6:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/curious-george-chronolict-jdm-and-chas-e-please-come-in-here/82665 "2001-09-22T06:06:57Z")
Kicks named asses. Thank you. You may go now. And if you’d like to continue to post more angry slander about the last election, how W is a dictator or coup leader, and how the blood of 5000 innocents belongs upon the h… --- ## [Have you ever actually smelled rotten eggs?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-actually-smelled-rotten-eggs/631737)
**Author:** [@urban1a](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/urban1a)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [August 23, 2012, 1:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-actually-smelled-rotten-eggs/631737 "2012-08-23T13:27:44Z")
There is currently a series of radio commercials from the local utility company warning people about gas leaks. In the commercial they discuss the fact that they have added mercaptan to the gas to make it detectable and… --- ## [Why did Voldemort want Lilly to join the Death Eaters](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-did-voldemort-want-lilly-to-join-the-death-eaters/577155)
**Author:** [@AK84](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AK84)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [April 5, 2011, 7:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-did-voldemort-want-lilly-to-join-the-death-eaters/577155 "2011-04-05T19:59:28Z")
In the books its established early that Voldemort wanted the Potters to join him, and they refused; it is even stated by Rowling to be one of the ways they defied him. Thing is that Mrs Potter was a muggle born; and hen… --- ## [Taking the fresher stuff from the back of the shelf](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/taking-the-fresher-stuff-from-the-back-of-the-shelf/959471)
**Author:** [@SpacemanSpiff\_II](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SpacemanSpiff_II)\ **Replies:** 126\ **Last updated:** [February 20, 2022, 7:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/taking-the-fresher-stuff-from-the-back-of-the-shelf/959471 "2022-02-20T19:34:07Z")
So suppose you’re in some supermarket and they have shelves of perishable stuff in refrigerators. All those items have expiration dates, and the way they stock the shelves is with the older stuff in front and the newer s… --- ## [Words that make more sense in another language](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/words-that-make-more-sense-in-another-language/520695)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [December 13, 2009, 6:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/words-that-make-more-sense-in-another-language/520695 "2009-12-13T18:26:28Z")
In German, strawberries are Erdbeeren; literally, ‘ground berries’. This makes sense, as strawberries grow close to the ground; as opposed to, say, blackberries, which grow on often very-large bushes. ‘Strawberries’? … --- ## [I pit APPLES!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-apples/657854)
**Author:** [@Shooby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shooby)\ **Replies:** 83\ **Last updated:** [May 11, 2013, 9:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-apples/657854 "2013-05-11T21:40:13Z")
Apples. In the world of fruits, they are the epitome of middle-of-the-road boring. A bit of sweet, a bit of tart, and a weird scratchy texture that has a hint of but no dedication to crispness. Yet at the local QFC (su… --- ## [Tony Blair is unbelievable!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tony-blair-is-unbelievable/690809)
**Author:** [@AK84](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AK84)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [June 20, 2014, 5:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tony-blair-is-unbelievable/690809 "2014-06-20T17:27:54Z")
I mean, just look at the gall of the man, penning this essay on his website. W is more smart than he is. --- ## [The hypocrisy of Fox News vis-a-vis whining about sexism.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-hypocrisy-of-fox-news-vis-a-vis-whining-about-sexism/464643)
**Author:** [@Diogenes\_the\_Cynic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Diogenes_the_Cynic)\ **Replies:** 102\ **Last updated:** [September 28, 2008, 1:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-hypocrisy-of-fox-news-vis-a-vis-whining-about-sexism/464643 "2008-09-28T13:43:15Z")
As anyone knows who’s watched much of Fox News lately, the network has very recently discovered sexism as a political cause and has decided to pretend to care about it. Their grasp on what sexism actually means is quite … --- ## [Getting bullied at work](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/getting-bullied-at-work/696491)
**Author:** [@Ryan\_Liam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ryan_Liam)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [August 28, 2014, 6:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/getting-bullied-at-work/696491 "2014-08-28T18:36:24Z")
I work in a warehouse, and this older guy keeps trying to wind me up all the time, and I tried getting back at him to leave me alone because of wounded pride, I’ve reported him 3 times, even had a grievance procedure aga… --- ## [New Questions About The "Bay of Pigs" Fiasco](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-questions-about-the-bay-of-pigs-fiasco/581542)
**Author:** [@ralph124c](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ralph124c)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [May 26, 2011, 10:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-questions-about-the-bay-of-pigs-fiasco/581542 "2011-05-26T22:51:31Z")
A new book has come out on this (sorry, the wife took it back to the library). Anyway, the book is not kind to JFK-his actions in this reveal him to be timid, indecisive, and downright criminal (sending the Cuban liber… --- ## [Can a First Lady divorce the President?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-a-first-lady-divorce-the-president/208201)
**Author:** [@Whack-a-Mole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Whack-a-Mole)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [October 20, 2003, 2:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-a-first-lady-divorce-the-president/208201 "2003-10-20T02:42:37Z")
Some friends and I last night were discussing various president’s pecadillos and wondering why no First Lady ever dumped her husband. Off the top of my head I know that FDR, JFK and Clinton cheated on their wives. I’m … --- ## [Can you still stay at the YMCA?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-still-stay-at-the-ymca/247583)
**Author:** [@aaslatten](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aaslatten)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [June 1, 2004, 3:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-still-stay-at-the-ymca/247583 "2004-06-01T03:34:25Z")
Can you still stay at the YMCA? Besides the song, it seems like this was a phrase you used to hear in old movies a lot: “I’ve been living at the Y.” I’ve certainly never met anyone who’s lived at the Y. Do they still… --- ## [Fornicate the Democrats for voting down the public option](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fornicate-the-democrats-for-voting-down-the-public-option/512028)
**Author:** [@joebuck20](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/joebuck20)\ **Replies:** 87\ **Last updated:** [November 24, 2009, 8:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fornicate-the-democrats-for-voting-down-the-public-option/512028 "2009-11-24T20:44:29Z")
Well, the Democratic Party proved once again that they truly are pussies. Five of them on the Senate Finance Committee sided with the Republicans and voted against the public option. The final vote was 15-8. --- ## [What are the worst Presidential(US) pardons in history?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-the-worst-presidential-us-pardons-in-history/794987)
**Author:** [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Replies:** 72\ **Last updated:** [September 7, 2017, 10:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-the-worst-presidential-us-pardons-in-history/794987 "2017-09-07T22:14:04Z")
I think elections is our political forum. If this is wrong for a non-election thread, please move. Anyway, the recent pardon of Joe Arpaio is certainly a controversial pardon. What are the other really big ones that pe… --- ## [Steve Jobs--great inventor?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/steve-jobs-great-inventor/598895)
**Author:** [@CookingWithGas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CookingWithGas)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [October 9, 2011, 9:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/steve-jobs-great-inventor/598895 "2011-10-09T21:11:50Z")
Did Steve Jobs really personally invent all those iThings that the media are describingafter his death (subsequent to his true inventions that launched Apple)? Or did he simply conceptualize them? I think there’s a big d… --- ## [New hosts of Great British Bake Off announced](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-hosts-of-great-british-bake-off-announced/782326)
**Author:** [@araminty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/araminty)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [August 29, 2017, 10:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-hosts-of-great-british-bake-off-announced/782326 "2017-08-29T22:35:38Z")
So the juggernaut baking reality competition show, GBBO, will be moving from BBC to Channel 4. Judge Mary Berry and hosts Mel Giedroyc and Sue Perkins decided not to go, leaving male judge (lol) Paul Hollywood the sole s… --- ## [Stars that bucked your expectations](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stars-that-bucked-your-expectations/702975)
**Author:** [@JesterX](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JesterX)\ **Replies:** 64\ **Last updated:** [November 2, 2014, 2:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stars-that-bucked-your-expectations/702975 "2014-11-02T14:02:34Z")
Ever have an actor/actress, music artist, athlete, etc. that, when you first heard of them, you thought they would either be really big or never amount to anything and he/she/they totally went the opposite way? For exam… --- ## [Why does dog poop take so long to decompose?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-dog-poop-take-so-long-to-decompose/574458)
**Author:** [@CheeseDonkey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CheeseDonkey)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [March 13, 2011, 4:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-dog-poop-take-so-long-to-decompose/574458 "2011-03-13T16:16:32Z")
When my dog pinches a loaf outside, the pile will remain there sometimes up to a year before it fully decomposes and ‘disappears.’ Why? Why, even through all the rainstorms and snowstorms and stuff, does dog poop take so… --- ## [And verily, the Lord of Hosts shalt stick his arm up your ass](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/and-verily-the-lord-of-hosts-shalt-stick-his-arm-up-your-ass/195433)
**Author:** [@Satisfying\_Andy\_Licious](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Satisfying_Andy_Licious)\ **Replies:** 141\ **Last updated:** [August 19, 2003, 1:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/and-verily-the-lord-of-hosts-shalt-stick-his-arm-up-your-ass/195433 "2003-08-19T01:46:57Z")
If you are so easily offended. --- ## [Things you didn't expect to miss in a foreign country](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-you-didnt-expect-to-miss-in-a-foreign-country/513672)
**Author:** [@kimera](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kimera)\ **Replies:** 96\ **Last updated:** [October 21, 2009, 8:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-you-didnt-expect-to-miss-in-a-foreign-country/513672 "2009-10-21T08:37:24Z")
I moved to Costa Rica earlier this year with the full understanding that I would be leaving behind several of my favorite things. I expected to miss hot showers, baths, certain ethnic foods, etc. What I didn’t realize wa… --- ## [The next stranger who says \_\_\_\_ to me will be slapped with a cod](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-next-stranger-who-says-____-to-me-will-be-slapped-with-a-cod/431807)
**Author:** [@Jennshark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jennshark)\ **Replies:** 125\ **Last updated:** [January 4, 2008, 1:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-next-stranger-who-says-____-to-me-will-be-slapped-with-a-cod/431807 "2008-01-04T13:16:32Z")
The next stranger who stops me while I’m walking Scout and says “you know, border collies need jobs to be happy” will be summarily slapped with a cold, wet fish. Jeez, do you think that’s why I’m out walking her and she… --- ## [Cursing Cursive](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cursing-cursive/662373)
**Author:** [@steronz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/steronz)\ **Replies:** 61\ **Last updated:** [July 8, 2013, 1:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cursing-cursive/662373 "2013-07-08T01:38:25Z")
I’m in my mid-30s, which means I learned how to write cursive nearly 25 years ago. Almost immediately after, I started getting extra credit and kudos for typing my assignments (computer use was being encouraged, I guess… --- ## [Is Trump going to Phoonix to pardon Joe Arpaio?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-trump-going-to-phoonix-to-pardon-joe-arpaio/794376)
**Author:** [@HurricaneDitka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HurricaneDitka)\ **Replies:** 102\ **Last updated:** [August 30, 2017, 8:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-trump-going-to-phoonix-to-pardon-joe-arpaio/794376 "2017-08-30T20:51:28Z")
There is a lot of tension anticipated around President Trump’s visit to Arizona this evening. It just occurred to me that Trump might decide to announce a pardon of former Sheriff Joe Arpaio at the rally. What do you guy… --- ## [Why would someone major in Liberal Arts?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-would-someone-major-in-liberal-arts/407530)
**Author:** [@msmith537](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/msmith537)\ **Replies:** 88\ **Last updated:** [June 14, 2007, 3:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-would-someone-major-in-liberal-arts/407530 "2007-06-14T15:58:39Z")
Every year thousands of students graduate with Liberal Arts degrees. And every year it’s the same thing - there never seems to be any companies hiring, they can’t find jobs, the jobs they do find pay significantly less. … --- ## [Keys that read "Do not duplicate"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keys-that-read-do-not-duplicate/219348)
**Author:** [@DirtyKash](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DirtyKash)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [August 30, 2014, 3:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keys-that-read-do-not-duplicate/219348 "2014-08-30T15:36:32Z")
I need to make a copy of this key that I have… but it says “Do not duplicate” on it. I’m afraid that if I take it to be made a copy of, the guy will shower me with insults about how it’s illegal. Will that happen? Will… --- ## [What's wrong with bidding "nil"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-wrong-with-bidding-nil/537693)
**Author:** [@mangeorge](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mangeorge)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [May 2, 2010, 4:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-wrong-with-bidding-nil/537693 "2010-05-02T16:28:51Z")
Huh? I heard a couple co workers today bitching about someone else bidding nil in some kind of card game. I remember often doing so back in the day, mostly while playing spades, and getting the same pissed-off reaction.… --- ## [Fuck Soccer!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fuck-soccer/45290)
**Author:** [@Fairy\_Princess\_Kitty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fairy_Princess_Kitty)\ **Replies:** 101\ **Last updated:** [December 21, 2000, 2:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fuck-soccer/45290 "2000-12-21T14:54:59Z")
Whyy the hell are highschool sports so damn vicious? And why are the refs so fucking blind? I’m scratched up, bruised up and fucking limping and the refs didn’t call jack shit! Since when is cleating someone in the thigh… --- ## [Singing tutor demands cassette recorder](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/singing-tutor-demands-cassette-recorder/713843)
**Author:** [@JohnClay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnClay)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [March 7, 2015, 11:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/singing-tutor-demands-cassette-recorder/713843 "2015-03-07T23:44:33Z")
A relative is 14 years old and she is starting to see a new singing tutor. The tutor is elderly and wants her to get a cassette recorder. The girl’s guardian talked to me on the phone about it. She said they were over $1… --- ## [Amount of people needed to print a book in human skin?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/amount-of-people-needed-to-print-a-book-in-human-skin/454743)
**Author:** [@Ranchoth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ranchoth)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [May 18, 2010, 10:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/amount-of-people-needed-to-print-a-book-in-human-skin/454743 "2010-05-18T10:20:32Z")
…yes, the family friendly subject of “Anthropodermic bibliopegy,” which is now my new favorite term. So, say I want to print (well, write, anyway) a book of unspeakable evil sorcery in parchment made from human skin. No… --- ## [What's the best Bond theme song?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-best-bond-theme-song/548885)
**Author:** [@MTCicero](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MTCicero)\ **Replies:** 63\ **Last updated:** [June 10, 2011, 12:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-best-bond-theme-song/548885 "2011-06-10T12:20:43Z")
Inspired by this thread that I just posted. When all is said and done, I’d have to go with “You Only Live Twice”. --- ## [Resolved: The US Military buildup played a role in the current state of North Korea](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/resolved-the-us-military-buildup-played-a-role-in-the-current-state-of-north-korea/566429)
**Author:** [@even\_sven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/even_sven)\ **Replies:** 68\ **Last updated:** [January 6, 2011, 12:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/resolved-the-us-military-buildup-played-a-role-in-the-current-state-of-north-korea/566429 "2011-01-06T00:06:29Z")
In this thread, I proposed that the US military build-up in South Korea was a contributing factor to the current situation in North Korea. Specifically, having the world’s largest military permanently at their borders pl… --- ## [Are Philosophy courses too Eurocentric?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-philosophy-courses-too-eurocentric/754570)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 91\ **Last updated:** [May 26, 2016, 1:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-philosophy-courses-too-eurocentric/754570 "2016-05-26T01:30:21Z")
As I was going through the New York Times at lunch I came across this article titled “If Philosophy Won’t Diversify, Let’s Call It What It Really Is”. The authors(jay Garfield and Brian Van Norden) lead off with this pa… --- ## [Somewhere there must be a worst actress](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/somewhere-there-must-be-a-worst-actress/476773)
**Author:** [@Stuffy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stuffy)\ **Replies:** 107\ **Last updated:** [December 12, 2008, 9:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/somewhere-there-must-be-a-worst-actress/476773 "2008-12-12T21:54:07Z")
My wife and I were watching L&O last night, which I acknowledge may have been my first error. The plot was unnecessarily complicated and not really germane to my question, so I’ll just get to it. Is there a worst actre… --- ## [How do I ban smart-assed individuals who post in my general questions?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-ban-smart-assed-individuals-who-post-in-my-general-questions/839159)
**Author:** [@Ficer67](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ficer67)\ **Replies:** 90\ **Last updated:** [August 28, 2019, 3:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-ban-smart-assed-individuals-who-post-in-my-general-questions/839159 "2019-08-28T03:21:52Z")
When I post a message here, I am looking for help. Unfortunately, I get a lot of smart-assed responses from people who don’t know anything. Once I know who these people are, how can I ban them from posting on my future… --- ## [Anglo-American Unnecessary Tensions](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anglo-american-unnecessary-tensions/505440)
**Author:** [@villa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/villa)\ **Replies:** 90\ **Last updated:** [August 20, 2009, 6:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anglo-american-unnecessary-tensions/505440 "2009-08-20T18:14:58Z")
I’ve lived in the US for 15 years now. I consider it my home in many, if not most, ways. I own a house here. My son lives here. I’m not qualified to work in the UK. I’m here for the duration as far as I can see. But much… --- ## [Trying to understand the basics of health insurance](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trying-to-understand-the-basics-of-health-insurance/671330)
**Author:** [@vertizontal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/vertizontal)\ **Replies:** 63\ **Last updated:** [October 21, 2013, 1:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trying-to-understand-the-basics-of-health-insurance/671330 "2013-10-21T01:29:03Z")
IANASG (I am not a Smart Guy), but I’m trying to wrap my head around the pros and cons of Obamacare, and I’d like to get resolved the basic concept of health insurance. So here is how my simple mind views how health ins… --- ## [if your ex did this, what would you do?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-your-ex-did-this-what-would-you-do/693782)
**Author:** [@amorali](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/amorali)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [July 25, 2014, 12:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-your-ex-did-this-what-would-you-do/693782 "2014-07-25T00:50:04Z")
I’m curious, if you knew your ex and their SO broke into your email then followed you around the forums you signed up for with that address, then sent an email to your employer accusing you of doing illegal drugs, then i… --- ## [Dispelling US Health Care Myths: Part 2 Profit](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dispelling-us-health-care-myths-part-2-profit/526573)
**Author:** [@emacknight](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/emacknight)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [February 3, 2010, 9:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dispelling-us-health-care-myths-part-2-profit/526573 "2010-02-03T21:42:13Z")
In continuation of a 12 part series dispelling the myths about US Health Care, I present to you part 2: First of all, allow me to explain why this series isn’t actually meant to be a lecture. I grew up in Canada, which… --- ## [Ask the \[former\] acidhead\*](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-former-acidhead/485943)
**Author:** [@El\_DeLuxo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/El_DeLuxo)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [February 23, 2009, 8:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-former-acidhead/485943 "2009-02-23T20:11:38Z")
\*(and user of other psychedelics) I was not always as I am now. These days, a casual observer would make me for either an aging homosexual with subcultural and “street” tendencies or a somewhat eccentric 40-something f… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1278&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1280&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)