# Top **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1284&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:** 1285 --- ## [For The Religious: What about other gods?(revised)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-the-religious-what-about-other-gods-revised/685657)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 66\ **Last updated:** [April 15, 2014, 4:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-the-religious-what-about-other-gods-revised/685657 "2014-04-15T16:21:53Z")
What do you believe about deities other than your own? Are you atheistic about them, believing that they do not exist? Are you unsure about their existence? Do you believe that they are just avatars of your own deity? Ot… --- ## [Contextual acronyms should be fine](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/contextual-acronyms-should-be-fine/991272)
**Author:** [@MrDibble](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MrDibble)\ **Replies:** 195\ **Last updated:** [August 21, 2024, 7:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/contextual-acronyms-should-be-fine/991272 "2024-08-21T07:18:46Z")
The onus should be on the reader when sufficient contextual clues are given. Or when something is a term of art in the relevant forum. This is bogus moderation, @What\_Exit : SHS and TPM are both screamingly obvious j… --- ## [Deal breakers in relationships](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/deal-breakers-in-relationships/671191)
**Author:** [@TokyoBayer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TokyoBayer)\ **Replies:** 63\ **Last updated:** [October 25, 2013, 12:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/deal-breakers-in-relationships/671191 "2013-10-25T00:49:42Z")
OK, very few of us would actively pursue a relationship with a vampire. Someone who gets the urge to dink my blood would be a deal breaker. In the thread What’s your “never going to win” argument with your SO? people di… --- ## [Should men sit or stand to pee?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-men-sit-or-stand-to-pee/632828)
**Author:** [@levdrakon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/levdrakon)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [August 28, 2012, 9:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-men-sit-or-stand-to-pee/632828 "2012-08-28T09:46:05Z")
According to a Taiwanese minister it would create a cleaner environment. He also says they should learn from “Japan and Sweden.” Men in Japan and Sweden pee sitting? Girls. --- ## [Amazing Race 12/11 Delays](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/amazing-race-12-11-delays/605857)
**Author:** [@Edward\_The\_Head](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Edward_The_Head)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [December 13, 2011, 12:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/amazing-race-12-11-delays/605857 "2011-12-13T00:12:31Z")
There’s going to be a big delay tonight, at least for some of us. It’s almost 7 and they’re just starting the 4th quarter. --- ## [Do criminals really shoot people to protect their Marijuana fileds](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-criminals-really-shoot-people-to-protect-their-marijuana-fileds/718070)
**Author:** [@Robert163](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Robert163)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [May 2, 2015, 8:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-criminals-really-shoot-people-to-protect-their-marijuana-fileds/718070 "2015-05-02T08:58:00Z")
Will a hillbilly really shoot you if you stumble across their pot field? This only happens on TV right? Because it seems the best way to have your crops found is when 200 LEO and civilian search and rescue stumble across… --- ## [Are There Any Casinos in Vegas Where You Can Gamble On Solitaire?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-any-casinos-in-vegas-where-you-can-gamble-on-solitaire/351465)
**Author:** [@LiveOnAPlane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LiveOnAPlane)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [April 8, 2006, 12:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-any-casinos-in-vegas-where-you-can-gamble-on-solitaire/351465 "2006-04-08T00:38:38Z")
This is so mundane, I almost put it somewhere else, but I am seeking a factual answer. Most of you are familiar with the solitaire game that comes with MS Windows. One of the game options is to play “Las Vegas stlye” w… --- ## [...so why hasn't Elmore been banned yet?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-why-hasnt-elmore-been-banned-yet/828645)
**Author:** [@Banquet\_Bear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Banquet_Bear)\ **Replies:** 102\ **Last updated:** [February 2, 2019, 12:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-why-hasnt-elmore-been-banned-yet/828645 "2019-02-02T00:16:57Z")
…the recent banning of Huey Freeman was justified for the following reasons: Miller made it clear that Huey wasn’t banned for “hate speech”, he wasn’t banned for “going too far.” He was banned for trolling. In that… --- ## [A national-scale high speed rail? For whom?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-national-scale-high-speed-rail-for-whom/459750)
**Author:** [@smiling\_bandit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/smiling_bandit)\ **Replies:** 129\ **Last updated:** [October 31, 2014, 6:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-national-scale-high-speed-rail-for-whom/459750 "2014-10-31T18:47:14Z")
Honestly, I’m a little confused as to whom is going to use this giant, national-scale rail network. Huge sections of it will carry virtually no one, ever. I don’t quite see what advantage it has over airplanes for passen… --- ## [People best known as double-name types](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/people-best-known-as-double-name-types/700117)
**Author:** [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [October 3, 2014, 7:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/people-best-known-as-double-name-types/700117 "2014-10-03T19:10:26Z")
There may be a better word to describe what I’m shooting for but a few examples ought to make it clearer. Not just Cafe Society folks, either. That’s why here. Billy Bob Thornton Joe Don Baker Helena Bonham Carter Ma… --- ## [What would happen if Kim Jong Un Kidnapped Trump?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-happen-if-kim-jong-un-kidnapped-trump/810354)
**Author:** [@Two\_Many\_Cats](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Two_Many_Cats)\ **Replies:** 101\ **Last updated:** [March 14, 2018, 3:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-happen-if-kim-jong-un-kidnapped-trump/810354 "2018-03-14T15:39:13Z")
The Dear Leader has been known to not let his guests leave when they want to. Let’s say during this future meeting between Kimmy Boy and Trump that’s being set up, the North Koreans manage to spirit Trump away somewher… --- ## [Woody Allen's wife Soon-Yi betrayed her own mother by dating her boyfriend.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/woody-allens-wife-soon-yi-betrayed-her-own-mother-by-dating-her-boyfriend/680829)
**Author:** [@kstarnes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kstarnes)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [February 24, 2014, 11:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/woody-allens-wife-soon-yi-betrayed-her-own-mother-by-dating-her-boyfriend/680829 "2014-02-24T11:33:09Z")
Woody Allen responds (link: http://www.nytimes.com/2014/02/09/opinion/sunday/woody-allen-speaks-out.html?hp&rref=opinion&\_r=0 ) The question I want to ask is why did Soon-Yi not get any flack for betraying her adopted m… --- ## [My father was 'committed' and taken away to a psychiatric hospital last night. What does this mean?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-father-was-committed-and-taken-away-to-a-psychiatric-hospital-last-night-what-does-this-mean/646840)
**Author:** [@Quintas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quintas)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [January 23, 2013, 8:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-father-was-committed-and-taken-away-to-a-psychiatric-hospital-last-night-what-does-this-mean/646840 "2013-01-23T08:05:41Z")
My father has been melting down over the past year. Probably longer but 2012 he went off into la-la land. I think 1 or 2 people on the board know this already, but he posted here awhile. Angered or irritated alot of peop… --- ## [Anne Rice, get over yourself](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anne-rice-get-over-yourself/265810)
**Author:** [@Guinastasia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guinastasia)\ **Replies:** 88\ **Last updated:** [September 29, 2004, 9:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anne-rice-get-over-yourself/265810 "2004-09-29T21:03:18Z")
Rice blasts Amazon.com reviewers for negative reviews. Anne, I think you have officially jumped the shark. And you need an editor. Christ. --- ## [It's Time For A New MMP](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-time-for-a-new-mmp/972627)
**Author:** [@swampbear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/swampbear)\ **Replies:** 278\ **Last updated:** [October 10, 2022, 10:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-time-for-a-new-mmp/972627 "2022-10-10T10:27:18Z")
Good Mornin’ Y’all! Up and caffeinatin’. YAWN ‘Tis 56 Amurrkin out and clear with a predicted high of 79 and mostly N.O.S. for the day. Not much doin’ down my way which is fine by me. I peopled a lot last week, so I do n… --- ## [Robert E Lee joins the Union?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/robert-e-lee-joins-the-union/654807)
**Author:** [@The\_Other\_Waldo\_Pepper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Other_Waldo_Pepper)\ **Replies:** 69\ **Last updated:** [April 10, 2013, 11:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/robert-e-lee-joins-the-union/654807 "2013-04-10T23:50:05Z")
Back in April of 1861, Robert E. Lee was apparently offered command of the defense of Washington D.C. as a major general; he of course refused, resigned, and joined up with the Virginia state forces that same week. So .… --- ## [You just pried something out of your belly button...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-just-pried-something-out-of-your-belly-button/359609)
**Author:** [@Winston\_Smith](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Winston_Smith)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [June 10, 2006, 1:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-just-pried-something-out-of-your-belly-button/359609 "2006-06-10T01:03:40Z")
What was it? Lint? A moth? The New York Times? Just wondering, Winston --- ## [Hey Mr. Moto, you sick fucking ghoul.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-mr-moto-you-sick-fucking-ghoul/255008)
**Author:** [@Olentzero](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Olentzero)\ **Replies:** 145\ **Last updated:** [July 15, 2004, 6:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-mr-moto-you-sick-fucking-ghoul/255008 "2004-07-15T18:22:30Z")
Stop reveling in the spilling of other people’s blood. You do your precious fellow servicemembers no honor whatsoever by trumpeting their superior ability in killing as “bravery”. There’s plenty of what is good and right… --- ## [UNC 0, Ignorance 1](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unc-0-ignorance-1/119991)
**Author:** [@Fretful\_Porpentine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fretful_Porpentine)\ **Replies:** 145\ **Last updated:** [July 26, 2002, 8:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unc-0-ignorance-1/119991 "2002-07-26T20:54:17Z")
From this morning’s paper Well, gosh, can’t have that. Heaven forbid that the innocent young things should have to think about their beliefs long enough to write an entire page about them. Of course, it’s better than… --- ## [Unethical to take kids trick-or-treating outside your neighbourhood?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unethical-to-take-kids-trick-or-treating-outside-your-neighbourhood/672834)
**Author:** [@SlackerInc](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SlackerInc)\ **Replies:** 64\ **Last updated:** [November 4, 2013, 3:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unethical-to-take-kids-trick-or-treating-outside-your-neighbourhood/672834 "2013-11-04T03:29:55Z")
My daughter volunteered\* that her stepdad balked this year at taking her and her step-/half-siblings to trick-or-treat at the college dorms because the candy wasn’t good enough. So he drove them to a known “good spot” t… --- ## [Meeting one of JFK's Secret Service agents](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/meeting-one-of-jfks-secret-service-agents/693745)
**Author:** [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [September 14, 2023, 1:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/meeting-one-of-jfks-secret-service-agents/693745 "2023-09-14T13:35:33Z")
On June 23, I had the chance to meet retired U.S. Secret Service Special Agent Paul Landis. He spoke at a northeast Ohio courthouse and was introduced by a judge who knows him and is personally interested in President J… --- ## [W-4 Question: Married vs Single Declaration (US Tax Code)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/w-4-question-married-vs-single-declaration-us-tax-code/364246)
**Author:** [@cruel\_butterfly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cruel_butterfly)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [July 13, 2006, 2:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/w-4-question-married-vs-single-declaration-us-tax-code/364246 "2006-07-13T14:28:27Z")
I’m truly sorry if there has already been some kind of extensive thread about this. I started to search this subject, but didn’t want to sift through the results. Is it illegal to claim that you’re single on your W-4 if… --- ## [Single women who prefer to have affairs with married men vs dating available single men](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/single-women-who-prefer-to-have-affairs-with-married-men-vs-dating-available-single-men/665946)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [August 14, 2013, 4:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/single-women-who-prefer-to-have-affairs-with-married-men-vs-dating-available-single-men/665946 "2013-08-14T16:23:38Z")
I know a friend who does this and this has been her MO for as long as I have known her for over 15 years. She was divorced over 15 years ago, is quite attractive and likes male attention, but if a single guy asks her out… --- ## [The prisoner dilemma](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-prisoner-dilemma/520853)
**Author:** [@Stoneburg](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stoneburg)\ **Replies:** 65\ **Last updated:** [December 16, 2009, 2:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-prisoner-dilemma/520853 "2009-12-16T14:19:37Z")
The US is currently best in the world at incarcerating people. By a pretty wide margin. About 5 times as many people in prison as England, 7 times more than China and more than 10 times as many as Norway. Assuming peopl… --- ## [The United Way STILL sucks!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-united-way-still-sucks/424672)
**Author:** [@Boyo\_Jim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Boyo_Jim)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [November 2, 2007, 4:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-united-way-still-sucks/424672 "2007-11-02T04:42:49Z")
Otto reminded me in this thread that there hasn’t been a thread yet trashing the bloodsucking United Way. So I decided to rectify that. Things are marginally better in my department this year, as through some means I a… --- ## [Fire and Police can control the traffic lights](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fire-and-police-can-control-the-traffic-lights/569214)
**Author:** [@bizerta](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bizerta)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [January 29, 2011, 7:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fire-and-police-can-control-the-traffic-lights/569214 "2011-01-29T07:32:43Z")
Here in MA, some of the traffic lights can be controlled by emergency vehicles. Today, a local traffic light behaved a bit unusual. I suspect (but can’t prove it) that somebody had one of these “things” and decided to … --- ## [Why did grids = high tech in the 80s?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-did-grids-high-tech-in-the-80s/573307)
**Author:** [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Really_Not_All_That_Bright)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [March 7, 2011, 2:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-did-grids-high-tech-in-the-80s/573307 "2011-03-07T14:15:06Z")
Okay, so grid backgrounds were a recurring motif in 80s film and television. Anytime you wanted to represent something “high tech”, you stuck it on a grid. The Airwolf intro, for example.. It’s all through the Transform… --- ## [Want to block someone, but they're a mod](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/want-to-block-someone-but-theyre-a-mod/590690)
**Author:** [@etv78](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/etv78)\ **Replies:** 60\ **Last updated:** [August 6, 2011, 8:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/want-to-block-someone-but-theyre-a-mod/590690 "2011-08-06T08:08:35Z")
In a MPSIMS thread about a valedictorian controversy, Miller is posting things that make me want to block him (?), but due to he (?) being a mod, I couldn’t. It seems clear he’s (?) commenting as a Doper member not mod. … --- ## [The "Birthers" are maggots!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-birthers-are-maggots/520096)
**Author:** [@SweetLucy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SweetLucy)\ **Replies:** 74\ **Last updated:** [December 8, 2009, 11:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-birthers-are-maggots/520096 "2009-12-08T23:41:07Z")
I’m sure this has been Pitted before, but I just have to get this off my chest- THE “BIRTHERS” ARE MAGGOTS! :mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad: While they most certainly have a right to hold their stupid beliefs, j… --- ## [Can cats get stoned?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-cats-get-stoned/90792)
**Author:** [@Linear\_Crack](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Linear_Crack)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [November 7, 2001, 2:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-cats-get-stoned/90792 "2001-11-07T14:03:47Z")
I’ve always wondered if there has been any studies done on the affect marijuana has on different types of animals. I have this friend who tried to get his cat stoned. He told me he unloaded about 10 bong hits into the c… --- ## [Trader Joe's](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trader-joes/395306)
**Author:** [@C3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/C3)\ **Replies:** 100\ **Last updated:** [May 21, 2007, 8:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trader-joes/395306 "2007-05-21T20:43:24Z")
I had my very first visit to Trader Joe’s today. We recently moved to Raleigh and I found out (on the SDMB!) that there’s a Trader Joe’s in Cary. It was packed and I had the kids, so I couldn’t do much of a browse, but I… --- ## [I need a simple glyph to bind evil](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-need-a-simple-glyph-to-bind-evil/619854)
**Author:** [@brujaja](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/brujaja)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [May 6, 2012, 2:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-need-a-simple-glyph-to-bind-evil/619854 "2012-05-06T02:54:32Z")
It is pretty much a factual request… I need a straightforward and hopefully easily reproduced sign, seal, glyph, talisman, veve, hex sign, or possibly sigil to bind a dark force and keep it the hell out of one’s face. I… --- ## [Did any sitcom characters other than Maude ever have an abortion?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-any-sitcom-characters-other-than-maude-ever-have-an-abortion/531454)
**Author:** [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [March 10, 2010, 7:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-any-sitcom-characters-other-than-maude-ever-have-an-abortion/531454 "2010-03-10T19:26:32Z")
In a thread about the word pregnancy in television Maude’s abortionis mentioned. I was a kid when that episode aired but I still remember it well because it caused a firestorm where I lived (both in the “regional” sense… --- ## [Smooth jazz and the upper middle class - why a connection?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/smooth-jazz-and-the-upper-middle-class-why-a-connection/538042)
**Author:** [@elmwood](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elmwood)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [May 5, 2010, 2:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/smooth-jazz-and-the-upper-middle-class-why-a-connection/538042 "2010-05-05T02:27:26Z")
When I lived in the 'burbs of Cleveland, an upscale lifestyle center near my house would regularly have outdoor concerts through the late spring, summer and early fall. The majority of bands that appeared played smooth … --- ## [Mitch McConnell claims that the individual mandate can be repealed via reconciliation](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mitch-mcconnell-claims-that-the-individual-mandate-can-be-repealed-via-reconciliation/627037)
**Author:** [@davidm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/davidm)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [July 16, 2012, 12:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mitch-mcconnell-claims-that-the-individual-mandate-can-be-repealed-via-reconciliation/627037 "2012-07-16T00:27:19Z")
http://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/news/235797-mcconnell-healthcare-ruling-clears-way-for-senate-to-repeal-law Is he right? Is he wrong? Is this uncharted legal territory? --- ## [Is it wrong to ask your kid to get you a beer from the fridge?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-wrong-to-ask-your-kid-to-get-you-a-beer-from-the-fridge/165933)
**Author:** [@Grrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrr)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [April 3, 2003, 5:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-wrong-to-ask-your-kid-to-get-you-a-beer-from-the-fridge/165933 "2003-04-03T17:15:14Z")
My sons 4yo btw. The other day I had my GF over at my place and I also had my son over at the time. Well anyway I was siting on the couch, chating up my GF and drinking a couple of beers. I had finished my beer so I ask… --- ## [The Monkees?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-monkees/487651)
**Author:** [@Cicero](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cicero)\ **Replies:** 80\ **Last updated:** [March 8, 2009, 12:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-monkees/487651 "2009-03-08T12:44:28Z")
Were any of them credible musicians? I just saw a clip of them playing “I’m a Believer” and it made me wonder what collective or individual talent they possessed. --- ## [Wolves are smarter than dogs. Yes even your dog.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wolves-are-smarter-than-dogs-yes-even-your-dog/468610)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [October 22, 2008, 6:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wolves-are-smarter-than-dogs-yes-even-your-dog/468610 "2008-10-22T18:21:57Z")
Wolves are smarter than dogs --- ## [How can light be both a wave and a particle?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-can-light-be-both-a-wave-and-a-particle/251287)
**Author:** [@skybrian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/skybrian)\ **Replies:** 120\ **Last updated:** [November 29, 2004, 1:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-can-light-be-both-a-wave-and-a-particle/251287 "2004-11-29T13:48:44Z")
I’m no physicist, but I thought the the staff article on this didn’t really explain it that well. The best explanation I’ve seen is in Richard Feynman’s QED. I’ll see if I can explain it without mangling it too much: L… --- ## [Kansas lawmaker goes full-on wacko](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kansas-lawmaker-goes-full-on-wacko/941141)
**Author:** [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Replies:** 93\ **Last updated:** [September 14, 2021, 4:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kansas-lawmaker-goes-full-on-wacko/941141 "2021-09-14T04:40:18Z")
Here’s hoping he was having some sort of treatable medical event and isn’t stuck this crazy. --- ## [Civilization IV: Can I set a technology cap?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/civilization-iv-can-i-set-a-technology-cap/506259)
**Author:** [@Captain\_C](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Captain_C)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [August 19, 2009, 7:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/civilization-iv-can-i-set-a-technology-cap/506259 "2009-08-19T19:10:35Z")
After playing through another game of Civilization 4 that devolved into a technology tree race, it dawned on me that I have never fought a war with many of the units. Many of the early technology units, from about the … --- ## [How fast could the Space Shuttle be made operational again, in an emergency?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-fast-could-the-space-shuttle-be-made-operational-again-in-an-emergency/604230)
**Author:** [@Ranchoth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ranchoth)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [December 1, 2011, 1:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-fast-could-the-space-shuttle-be-made-operational-again-in-an-emergency/604230 "2011-12-01T01:39:25Z")
Okay, weird technical question time—say, for whatever reason, we needed to get one of the Space Shuttles reactivated and launched (and later returned), ASAP. Assuming this wasn’t secret, and had all the material and fina… --- ## [Survivor 10/22 - \*SPOILERS\*](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/survivor-10-22-spoilers/514807)
**Author:** [@AlsoNamedBort](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AlsoNamedBort)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [October 29, 2009, 3:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/survivor-10-22-spoilers/514807 "2009-10-29T03:29:38Z")
Space for preview. Well that sucked. I knew who it was gonna be from accidentally catching a commercial, but I was still shocked at what happened. It was pretty scary when he just collapsed onto the table. On the other… --- ## [Could you date someone who had the same name as a parent?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-you-date-someone-who-had-the-same-name-as-a-parent/332132)
**Author:** [@Seren](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Seren)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [November 29, 2005, 3:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-you-date-someone-who-had-the-same-name-as-a-parent/332132 "2005-11-29T03:38:04Z")
So, I’ve recently started seeing this really great guy. Problem is, he’s got the same name as my dad. It’s not a major issue…just a minor thing that makes me go ‘ick’ sometimes, if I think about it. So, how about it, … --- ## [Who out of the X-men would win a battle to the death?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-out-of-the-x-men-would-win-a-battle-to-the-death/171887)
**Author:** [@Cataclysm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cataclysm)\ **Replies:** 96\ **Last updated:** [February 19, 2014, 12:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-out-of-the-x-men-would-win-a-battle-to-the-death/171887 "2014-02-19T00:58:19Z")
I’m on total X-men high at the moment and was just thinking about this question. If all the X-men (minus Professor Xavier) were shoved into a room and told to battle it out, who do you think would be the last one standin… --- ## ["Not even your Eisenhower give you no break"??? - COPS theme song](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/not-even-your-eisenhower-give-you-no-break-cops-theme-song/169523)
**Author:** [@Napier](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Napier)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [December 31, 2016, 3:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/not-even-your-eisenhower-give-you-no-break-cops-theme-song/169523 "2016-12-31T03:22:25Z")
In the theme song for the reality television show COPS, there is a line that sounds to me like: “Not even your Eisenhower give you no break.” What are they saying? --- ## [Best mainstream "grunge" act of the 90's?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-mainstream-grunge-act-of-the-90s/524774)
**Author:** [@Cubsfan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cubsfan)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [January 16, 2010, 4:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-mainstream-grunge-act-of-the-90s/524774 "2010-01-16T16:37:01Z")
Who do you think was the best mainstream grunge band of the 90’s? I’m not necessarily asking for the most successful, just who you personally think was the best of the bunch. When I say mainstream I mean MAINSTREAM, li… --- ## [Extremely rare things that have happened to you ... twice.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/extremely-rare-things-that-have-happened-to-you-twice/782877)
**Author:** [@Saint\_Cad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saint_Cad)\ **Replies:** 71\ **Last updated:** [April 3, 2017, 10:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/extremely-rare-things-that-have-happened-to-you-twice/782877 "2017-04-03T22:05:42Z")
I have hit a bird in flight with my car … twice I have been engaged to a woman before we went on out first date … twice. And no it was not mail-order brides or pre-arranged marriages. --- ## [Readers of Der Spiegel comment:Those sneaky Americans just can't be trusted.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/readers-of-der-spiegel-comment-those-sneaky-americans-just-cant-be-trusted/647480)
**Author:** [@Spectre\_of\_Pithecanthropus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spectre_of_Pithecanthropus)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [January 21, 2013, 8:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/readers-of-der-spiegel-comment-those-sneaky-americans-just-cant-be-trusted/647480 "2013-01-21T20:20:55Z")
Like many countries, Germany stores much of its gold reserves abroad at important world gold markets like New York and London. It hasn’t reached the English language press to my knowledge yet, but in response to domesti… --- ## [It's a Wonderful Life: Question about the Bank Run](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-a-wonderful-life-question-about-the-bank-run/927868)
**Author:** [@UltraVires](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/UltraVires)\ **Replies:** 72\ **Last updated:** [December 19, 2020, 1:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-a-wonderful-life-question-about-the-bank-run/927868 "2020-12-19T01:14:22Z")
I’m watching It’s a Wonderful Life for my yearly viewing and trying to understand what was going on with the bank run. So George is ready to go on his honeymoon and there is a run on his Building and Loan. Potter calls… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1283&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1285&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)