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**Author:** [@KINGS\_KORNERS](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KINGS_KORNERS)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [November 3, 2008, 6:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-airplanes-have-to-fly-at-30-000-ft/470559 "2008-11-03T18:33:51Z")
I know…hey its my first question so gime a break, yeah as you can tell im really terrified of traveling by air but ONLY because its usually at 33,000ft and 600mhp hahaha…yeah. --- ## [Annoying things your SO has done lately](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/annoying-things-your-so-has-done-lately/707419)
**Author:** [@Dung\_Beetle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dung_Beetle)\ **Replies:** 68\ **Last updated:** [December 20, 2014, 5:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/annoying-things-your-so-has-done-lately/707419 "2014-12-20T05:33:17Z")
Minor annoying things, please. The stuff you want to kill them for can go in another thread. I just need to feel a bit better about this: Last night I caught my husband washing peanut butter off the dog’s chest with t… --- ## [Are We Quebecers Really So Rude?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-we-quebecers-really-so-rude/330356)
**Author:** [@Hypnagogic\_Jerk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hypnagogic_Jerk)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [November 11, 2005, 3:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-we-quebecers-really-so-rude/330356 "2005-11-11T15:44:42Z")
Surfing some threads today, I found myself on this ancient thread, which led me to this post. In this post, absoul claims that his experience with people from Quebec City is that they are rude and aggressive. This remind… --- ## [Cereal Crimes](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cereal-crimes/411148)
**Author:** [@Scylla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scylla)\ **Replies:** 118\ **Last updated:** [July 11, 2007, 8:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cereal-crimes/411148 "2007-07-11T20:58:52Z")
“Trix are now puffs!” I saw it happen. I don’t why this pisses me off so much, but it does. I was watching Drake and Josh on Nickelodeon with my kids and during the commercial break the Silly Rabbit ran into a NASA co… --- ## [Big sucking void of pain that is Buffy.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/big-sucking-void-of-pain-that-is-buffy/86509)
**Author:** [@andygirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/andygirl)\ **Replies:** 147\ **Last updated:** [October 28, 2001, 6:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/big-sucking-void-of-pain-that-is-buffy/86509 "2001-10-28T06:17:32Z")
Gah. Dark, dark, dark. Going to be darker. I don’t like the way this season is heading so far. In all honesty, as much as I love the show… it used to be a lot more fun. How much pain can they possibly heap onto these c… --- ## [how does Fedex air mail work? who carries the packages?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-does-fedex-air-mail-work-who-carries-the-packages/517853)
**Author:** [@code\_grey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/code_grey)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [November 19, 2009, 3:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-does-fedex-air-mail-work-who-carries-the-packages/517853 "2009-11-19T03:40:29Z")
does Fedex fly its own airplanes full of packages? Is there somebody else flying airplanes full of packages to service both Fedex, UPS and whatever other private mail carriers? Or do they just ship them in the regular pa… --- ## [Why does this keep happening to my storm door?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-this-keep-happening-to-my-storm-door/464823)
**Author:** [@crazyjoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/crazyjoe)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [August 20, 2010, 8:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-this-keep-happening-to-my-storm-door/464823 "2010-08-20T20:08:45Z")
I have a storm door. It’s great, it is Energy Star compliant and helps to insulate the house from the cold Michigan winters. However, I am having a consistent problem with it. The bracket that connects the hydraulic p… --- ## [Cooking rules/advice you regularly disregard](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cooking-rules-advice-you-regularly-disregard/436975)
**Author:** [@Proudest\_Monkey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Proudest_Monkey)\ **Replies:** 127\ **Last updated:** [February 14, 2008, 12:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cooking-rules-advice-you-regularly-disregard/436975 "2008-02-14T00:14:21Z")
I put beans in my chili. I thaw meat on the counter (when I’m home to monitor its progress). I cook pasta the way I prefer it which is WAY past al dente. I’m a Food Network junkie, yet I live with the shame of having i… --- ## [Why isn't unpaid labor included in GDP](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-isnt-unpaid-labor-included-in-gdp/647482)
**Author:** [@ichigoonwall](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ichigoonwall)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [January 20, 2013, 12:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-isnt-unpaid-labor-included-in-gdp/647482 "2013-01-20T12:31:08Z")
Unpaid labor means any service you perform on your own for free (like moving your lawn) that can be substituted for an actual paid service (hiring someone to mow your law). Why isn’t it included in GDP? If it were incl… --- ## [SDMB Funniest Poster - A Contest](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-funniest-poster-a-contest/99889)
**Author:** [@Hamlet](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hamlet)\ **Replies:** 86\ **Last updated:** [April 6, 2002, 12:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-funniest-poster-a-contest/99889 "2002-04-06T00:11:31Z")
I was going to propose this earlier, but some concerns over the “SDMB awards” ideas gave me pause. However, I thought it was a good idea, to have a one-time (perhaps more) contest to see who is the funniest doper (of the… --- ## [What's the second-most-abundant liquid on earth?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-second-most-abundant-liquid-on-earth/320859)
**Author:** [@Interrobang](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Interrobang)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [September 10, 2005, 1:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-second-most-abundant-liquid-on-earth/320859 "2005-09-10T01:21:58Z")
Water, of course, is the most abundant liquid on earth. Which liquid comes in second? Related question: if that liquid is based on water (like milk, or Coca-Cola, or whatever), what’s the most abundant non-water-based … --- ## [SD FIFA World Cup 2002 prediction game!!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sd-fifa-world-cup-2002-prediction-game/109085)
**Author:** [@TwistofFate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TwistofFate)\ **Replies:** 182\ **Last updated:** [June 6, 2002, 12:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sd-fifa-world-cup-2002-prediction-game/109085 "2002-06-06T12:54:53Z")
here we go, ladies and gentlemen! Time to seperate the wheat from the chaff. the Great SD World Cup 2002 prediction game!!! I have decided to run this in 6 sections. There are 48 games, and the first 2 sections will ha… --- ## ["Americanisms", do they annoy other non-Americans?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/americanisms-do-they-annoy-other-non-americans/238046)
**Author:** [@calm\_kiwi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/calm_kiwi)\ **Replies:** 139\ **Last updated:** [April 12, 2004, 7:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/americanisms-do-they-annoy-other-non-americans/238046 "2004-04-12T07:19:50Z")
I have to start by saying I have nothing against Americans (well other then Shrub) nor am I in any way anti-America. I am very pro-NZ though. I like the funny way we talk. I like those words that are all ours (or ours a… --- ## [Christmas Carols that really aren't](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/christmas-carols-that-really-arent/804338)
**Author:** [@DrDeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrDeth)\ **Replies:** 102\ **Last updated:** [January 11, 2018, 7:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/christmas-carols-that-really-arent/804338 "2018-01-11T19:26:08Z")
There are a lot of Christmas songs in the rotation. Some are fun, some are inspiring some are just bad (Christmas shoes). But theere are a number which really arent about Christmas at all. \*\* cochrane\*\* over here: http… --- ## [How much property should churches be allowed to own?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-property-should-churches-be-allowed-to-own/814885)
**Author:** [@eschereal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/eschereal)\ **Replies:** 90\ **Last updated:** [June 12, 2018, 8:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-property-should-churches-be-allowed-to-own/814885 "2018-06-12T08:21:43Z")
Ran across another delightful story about “Jesus” v. Gays. An event hosting business leased a building from Holy Rosary Church, which came with a “morals clause” in the contract forbidding any LGBT-type events in the ve… --- ## [Notre Dame to join the ACC as a partial member? As an ACC fan I say NOOOOOOOOOOOO](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/notre-dame-to-join-the-acc-as-a-partial-member-as-an-acc-fan-i-say-noooooooooooo/634508)
**Author:** [@Spoke](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spoke)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [September 29, 2012, 3:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/notre-dame-to-join-the-acc-as-a-partial-member-as-an-acc-fan-i-say-noooooooooooo/634508 "2012-09-29T03:47:41Z")
The ACC Sports Journal reports that Notre Dame is about to become a “partial member” of the ACC (i.e., maintaining its independence in football, but committing to some football games). As an ACC fan, I am appalled by t… --- ## [What to do about money?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-to-do-about-money/596190)
**Author:** [@BestICan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BestICan)\ **Replies:** 69\ **Last updated:** [September 28, 2011, 4:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-to-do-about-money/596190 "2011-09-28T16:45:50Z")
Here’s my situation: \[ul\] \[li\]I am 36\[/li\]\[li\]I earn $100k/year\[/li\]\[li\]I have 50k in IRAs / savings\[/li\]\[li\]I bought a house for $535k in 2006 that is now worth more like $450k (if I am lucky)\[/li\]\[li\]I owe $485k on t… --- ## [Can I tell my friend that I think her boyfriend is controlling? (very long)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-i-tell-my-friend-that-i-think-her-boyfriend-is-controlling-very-long/591094)
**Author:** [@even\_sven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/even_sven)\ **Replies:** 68\ **Last updated:** [August 5, 2011, 4:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-i-tell-my-friend-that-i-think-her-boyfriend-is-controlling-very-long/591094 "2011-08-05T16:26:12Z")
So here is the deal. I’ve spent this summer doing an internship is rural Africa. It has honestly been a challenge. The project was not what we were sold, it is falling apart due to lack of local support, and our standard… --- ## [Calorie vs Kilocalorie](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/calorie-vs-kilocalorie/517159)
**Author:** [@rockypg](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rockypg)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [November 13, 2009, 5:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/calorie-vs-kilocalorie/517159 "2009-11-13T05:28:55Z")
Why do food nutrition panels and Treadmill/Heartrate monitors use Calories and kilocalories so interchangeably with scant respect for the SI prefix kilo- ? Is this intentionally misleading figures on labels? --- ## [Will Switching To Briefs Keep My Balls From Sagging?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-switching-to-briefs-keep-my-balls-from-sagging/106872)
**Author:** [@Surreal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Surreal)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [May 5, 2002, 11:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-switching-to-briefs-keep-my-balls-from-sagging/106872 "2002-05-05T11:45:43Z")
Will switching from boxers to briefs prevent the elongation of the scrotum that occurs with old age? I don’t want to be walking around with ‘knee-knockers’ when I’m 50, so I would hope that the added support of briefs wi… --- ## [Do gender roles still have relevence in our society today?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-gender-roles-still-have-relevence-in-our-society-today/121834)
**Author:** [@Freudian\_Slit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Freudian_Slit)\ **Replies:** 91\ **Last updated:** [August 10, 2002, 2:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-gender-roles-still-have-relevence-in-our-society-today/121834 "2002-08-10T14:57:47Z")
I was just thinking that now that we’ve reached an…Age of Enlightenment, if you will, we (or many of us), have come to the conclusion that equality is something to be enforced at many costs. That is to say, humans are al… --- ## [The Iron Giant: What \*is\* the Iron Giant?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-iron-giant-what-is-the-iron-giant/570452)
**Author:** [@Atomic\_Alex](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Atomic_Alex)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [February 8, 2011, 6:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-iron-giant-what-is-the-iron-giant/570452 "2011-02-08T18:56:00Z")
Watched this movie again today, damn but its a good one! One question did spring to mind though, what exactly is the Iron Giant? All we’re shown is that he arrives in a fairly dramatic manner, damaging himself in the pr… --- ## [Why do older people often get gullible?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-older-people-often-get-gullible/692613)
**Author:** [@grude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/grude)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [September 12, 2014, 3:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-older-people-often-get-gullible/692613 "2014-09-12T15:34:42Z")
That recent thread inspired me to post, but I’ve been pondering this awhile. I don’t think it is only down to dementia or declining mental faculties, and I don’t think it is only related to new technologies either beca… --- ## [More dating tips for the sartorially clueless](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/more-dating-tips-for-the-sartorially-clueless/369896)
**Author:** [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Replies:** 134\ **Last updated:** [August 30, 2006, 12:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/more-dating-tips-for-the-sartorially-clueless/369896 "2006-08-30T00:57:42Z")
I was reading my email while eating lunch, and clicked on this – color me clueless, but if a guy showed up for a first date wearing khakis and a striped shirt I’d probably think he looked nice. I feel so middle-aged. --- ## [Rumfeld admits to no WMD's](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rumfeld-admits-to-no-wmds/178253)
**Author:** [@Bakhesh](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bakhesh)\ **Replies:** 157\ **Last updated:** [June 3, 2003, 1:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rumfeld-admits-to-no-wmds/178253 "2003-06-03T13:48:57Z")
According to this story… http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/middle\_east/2944298.stm Donald Rumsfeld has acknowledged that there may be no WMD’s in Iraq. How do you feel about that? How will america react to the news? In… --- ## [Hassock or Ottoman?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hassock-or-ottoman/533934)
**Author:** [@DCnDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DCnDC)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [March 28, 2010, 9:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hassock-or-ottoman/533934 "2010-03-28T21:08:05Z")
What do you usually call this object? Inspired by the following conversation I once had with an old roommate as we were moving out of our shared house: Me- “Can I have the hassock?” Friend- “What’s a hassock?” M- “Th… --- ## [TV picture too wide](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-picture-too-wide/500709)
**Author:** [@brix11](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/brix11)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [August 2, 2014, 10:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-picture-too-wide/500709 "2014-08-02T22:49:20Z")
Over the past month, I’ve noticed that a few of my favorite programs on the local PBS station seem too wide for my standard 4:3 TV. I only really notice it when titles pop up during History Detectives or American Experi… --- ## [Uncool music of the early sixties](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/uncool-music-of-the-early-sixties/766427)
**Author:** [@Jaguars](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jaguars)\ **Replies:** 66\ **Last updated:** [October 5, 2016, 3:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/uncool-music-of-the-early-sixties/766427 "2016-10-05T15:00:48Z")
Wikipedia and Billboard will tell you what the teens and the avant-garde were listening to at the time - beat music, surf rock, improvisational jazz, etc etc. But what else was playing at the time? What did car salesmen … --- ## [Does anyone remember Automats? Did you ever eat at one?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-remember-automats-did-you-ever-eat-at-one/564555)
**Author:** [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [January 8, 2011, 6:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-remember-automats-did-you-ever-eat-at-one/564555 "2011-01-08T06:50:00Z")
I barely remember these things, they disappeared I think when I was still a little kid. They got started in NYC in 1908 and America in 1902. I was surprised by this and thought they were a post war (WWII) thing. Wiki … --- ## [What is your true personal ethos right now?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-true-personal-ethos-right-now/683341)
**Author:** [@Stoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stoid)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [March 11, 2014, 7:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-true-personal-ethos-right-now/683341 "2014-03-11T19:10:11Z")
First, some definitions: So, what is your\*\*\* true\*\*\* personal ethos at this point in your life? In other words, what is the genuine feeling or belief which underlies what you actually do, not what you want to do, try… --- ## [Cremation , Embalming, and even simple Burial are Unethical](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cremation-embalming-and-even-simple-burial-are-unethical/617891)
**Author:** [@The\_Flying\_Dutchman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Flying_Dutchman)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [April 22, 2012, 10:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cremation-embalming-and-even-simple-burial-are-unethical/617891 "2012-04-22T10:58:57Z")
Inspired by this thread So we humans are on top of the food chain. I have no problems with eating other species. I don’t see anything unethical about that. But it occurs to me that if I accept nature and evolution to v… --- ## [How much better will (can?) special effects get?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-better-will-can-special-effects-get/547150)
**Author:** [@Dignan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dignan)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [July 21, 2010, 4:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-better-will-can-special-effects-get/547150 "2010-07-21T04:19:38Z")
I saw “Inception” today. One of the previews was for “Tron Legacy”. Both movies looked totally realistic with their special effects. Compare that to the original “Tron”, which looks laughable now, and though I didn’t … --- ## [Guild Wars 2 Pre-Purchase](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guild-wars-2-pre-purchase/617979)
**Author:** [@wonderlust](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wonderlust)\ **Replies:** 73\ **Last updated:** [June 8, 2012, 8:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guild-wars-2-pre-purchase/617979 "2012-06-08T20:11:11Z")
Next week pre-purchase for Guild Wars 2 is available, including perks like guaranteed Beta weekend events. I’ve never played Guild Wars, but have had my eye on GW2, since I’ve seen GW praised by Dopers over the years. I… --- ## [Ask The Doper Who Works At A Medical Marijuana Clinic](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-doper-who-works-at-a-medical-marijuana-clinic/578292)
**Author:** [@Alice\_The\_Goon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alice_The_Goon)\ **Replies:** 64\ **Last updated:** [April 17, 2011, 10:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-doper-who-works-at-a-medical-marijuana-clinic/578292 "2011-04-17T22:50:45Z")
So, I’m a medical assistant at the first, newly opened medical mj clinic in my city. I’ve been working here for a week. My state passed the initiative in November. Ask away! Or don’t. Whatever. :stuck\_out\_tongue: --- ## [Where are all the young Turk Republicans with new ideas, why is no one stepping up?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-are-all-the-young-turk-republicans-with-new-ideas-why-is-no-one-stepping-up/496696)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 94\ **Last updated:** [May 20, 2009, 2:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-are-all-the-young-turk-republicans-with-new-ideas-why-is-no-one-stepping-up/496696 "2009-05-20T02:03:23Z")
As the Republican old guard furiously fights the pull of the tar pits I’m kind of surprised that so few Republicans seem to be stepping up to wrestle for control of the GOP. Where are the young Turk Republicans with new … --- ## ["Are you a terrorist?" on USA visa application. Why?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-a-terrorist-on-usa-visa-application-why/684078)
**Author:** [@PookahMacPhellimey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PookahMacPhellimey)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [March 21, 2014, 11:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-a-terrorist-on-usa-visa-application-why/684078 "2014-03-21T11:32:05Z")
If you go to the USA from Europe (and presumably other countries) you have to fill out a form to get a tourist visa which you usually do on the plane. One of the question is: “Are you a terrorist?”. Now this question i… --- ## [How many cars does one couple need?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-cars-does-one-couple-need/669226)
**Author:** [@Mr.Kobayashi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Kobayashi)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [September 22, 2013, 7:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-cars-does-one-couple-need/669226 "2013-09-22T19:59:17Z")
Have a personal scenario that I could use some input in. To keep a short story short, there’s a couple a few doors down from me that has four cars and I’m pretty damned pissed off about it, since parking is already a bit… --- ## [What recreational drugs in your opinion should someone avoid taking at all costs?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-recreational-drugs-in-your-opinion-should-someone-avoid-taking-at-all-costs/831220)
**Author:** [@kleptomaniac](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kleptomaniac)\ **Replies:** 119\ **Last updated:** [September 13, 2020, 6:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-recreational-drugs-in-your-opinion-should-someone-avoid-taking-at-all-costs/831220 "2020-09-13T18:28:14Z")
Assuming we go by the premise that there are some drugs which might be okay despite government propaganda and societal stigma to use. Almost everyone here has I assume used alcohol, lesser smoked weed, and MDMA, mushroo… --- ## [Buffy, Angel Mythology Grab Bag (Spoilers)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/buffy-angel-mythology-grab-bag-spoilers/87720)
**Author:** [@Fiver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fiver)\ **Replies:** 152\ **Last updated:** [November 20, 2001, 2:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/buffy-angel-mythology-grab-bag-spoilers/87720 "2001-11-20T02:14:00Z")
We tend to start threads about individual episodes of either show that tend to range into discussion of the latest episode of the other show. This thread is intended to be for discussion of the overall mythology and cha… --- ## [Historicity of Jesus' Resurrection](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/historicity-of-jesus-resurrection/793524)
**Author:** [@protoboard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/protoboard)\ **Replies:** 101\ **Last updated:** [August 19, 2017, 8:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/historicity-of-jesus-resurrection/793524 "2017-08-19T20:20:36Z")
Historians generally accept (with only a few exceptions) that Jesus existed and was executed by crucifixion, at the very least, based on the evidence we have. Aside from its miraculous nature, is there any reason to bel… --- ## [Hastur, what do you have against James Randi?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hastur-what-do-you-have-against-james-randi/63402)
**Author:** [@Captain\_Amazing](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Captain_Amazing)\ **Replies:** 148\ **Last updated:** [May 1, 2001, 1:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hastur-what-do-you-have-against-james-randi/63402 "2001-05-01T01:00:17Z")
First, I’d like to apologize to everybody if this is in the wrong forum. It’s not a general question, nor a great debate (though it might become one), I’m not attempting to share my opinion on anything, while it’s mundan… --- ## [Animals with holes in them - are there any?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/animals-with-holes-in-them-are-there-any/411891)
**Author:** [@Mangetout](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mangetout)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [July 18, 2007, 3:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/animals-with-holes-in-them-are-there-any/411891 "2007-07-18T15:16:00Z")
A while back, I stumbled across a picture of a horse that had apparently sustained some kind of injury that resulted in its neck healing with a hole right through it from side to side. Warning: here comes a picture of t… --- ## [Addictive drug "Krokodil" AKA Desomorphine rotting flesh off addicts bones- Warning GRAPHIC website](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/addictive-drug-krokodil-aka-desomorphine-rotting-flesh-off-addicts-bones-warning-graphic-website/601951)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [December 25, 2011, 11:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/addictive-drug-krokodil-aka-desomorphine-rotting-flesh-off-addicts-bones-warning-graphic-website/601951 "2011-12-25T23:15:07Z")
I had never even heard of this stuff. It’s frightening. Wiki here Webpage re addicts here - Warning Graphic Video here --- ## [The Oddest Things Blocked By My Office Internet Filter](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-oddest-things-blocked-by-my-office-internet-filter/643204)
**Author:** [@Max\_Torque](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Max_Torque)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [December 31, 2012, 12:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-oddest-things-blocked-by-my-office-internet-filter/643204 "2012-12-31T00:58:02Z")
\[ol\] \[li\]An article on WWII and the Holocaust. Reason: “hate”.\[/li\]\[li\]Web pages relating to the M48 Apocalypse Tactical Tomahawk. Reason: “weapons”.\[/li\]\[li\]Century Martial Arts, a site that sells karate uniforms a… --- ## [Are Men Generally More Rational than Women?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-men-generally-more-rational-than-women/706623)
**Author:** [@Contemporary\_Logic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Contemporary_Logic)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [December 17, 2014, 1:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-men-generally-more-rational-than-women/706623 "2014-12-17T01:10:12Z")
According to MBTI type indicator, based on Socionics, men are almost 3 times more likely to have a rational personality type than women. Also, if you look at the data, you’ll see that women dominate men in the feeling ca… --- ## [How long before you're tired of Groundhog Day loop?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-long-before-youre-tired-of-groundhog-day-loop/699042)
**Author:** [@Gretchion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gretchion)\ **Replies:** 60\ **Last updated:** [September 26, 2014, 4:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-long-before-youre-tired-of-groundhog-day-loop/699042 "2014-09-26T16:08:05Z")
When I first saw Groundhog Day, I thought it didn’t take long for Bill Murray’s character to decide to start killing himself. Granted, he was stuck in small-town Punxsutawney due to a blizzard, but I still thought he go… --- ## [Are nice people the world's biggest problem ?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-nice-people-the-worlds-biggest-problem/698345)
**Author:** [@MrQwertyasd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MrQwertyasd)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [September 23, 2014, 9:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-nice-people-the-worlds-biggest-problem/698345 "2014-09-23T21:24:13Z")
Recnt news - update on Milgram’s experiment says that the more agreeable a person is, the more likely they are to obey a brutal authority. Is this true anecdotally ? --- ## [Your Experiences with Camera Enforced Traffic Lights](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-experiences-with-camera-enforced-traffic-lights/547211)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [April 16, 2011, 10:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-experiences-with-camera-enforced-traffic-lights/547211 "2011-04-16T22:31:21Z")
I drove through Memphis Saturday taking highway 78 down to Tupelo Mississippi. 78 is the main corridor from Memphis to Birmingham. But, that 10 mile stretch of highway 78 inside Memphis has a lot of traffic lights. Most… --- ## [Excel: autofill a column with values from row](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/excel-autofill-a-column-with-values-from-row/593800)
**Author:** [@DCnDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DCnDC)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [August 24, 2011, 12:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/excel-autofill-a-column-with-values-from-row/593800 "2011-08-24T00:49:44Z")
I’m using Excel 2008. I’ve got an extremely basic formula, nothing complicated, just filling in info verbatim from a different sheet. I need to autofill a column on Sheet A with this formula, but the info is coming fro… --- ## ['The Star Wars saga is really about Darth Vader' ... Huh?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-star-wars-saga-is-really-about-darth-vader-huh/302400)
**Author:** [@aaslatten](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aaslatten)\ **Replies:** 125\ **Last updated:** [May 19, 2005, 7:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-star-wars-saga-is-really-about-darth-vader-huh/302400 "2005-05-19T19:32:36Z")
George Lucas has been quoted numerous times over the past few years that the Star Wars saga (all six films) is ultimately the story of the fall and redemption of Darth Vader. I just don’t see this in the first movie at … [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1280&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1282&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)