# Top **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1303&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:** 1304 --- ## [So how does being a boring eater work?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-how-does-being-a-boring-eater-work/653926)
**Author:** [@bump](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bump)\ **Replies:** 60\ **Last updated:** [March 27, 2013, 3:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-how-does-being-a-boring-eater-work/653926 "2013-03-27T03:23:19Z")
After reading a bunch of threads about various ethnic foods and various polls asking about what we’d be willing to eat, it’s come out that a large chunk of the population is very unadventurous when it comes to food. As … --- ## [Hot wife getting freebies (Comments on an Ethicist column)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hot-wife-getting-freebies-comments-on-an-ethicist-column/518034)
**Author:** [@Freudian\_Slit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Freudian_Slit)\ **Replies:** 60\ **Last updated:** [November 25, 2009, 5:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hot-wife-getting-freebies-comments-on-an-ethicist-column/518034 "2009-11-25T17:20:45Z")
Randy Cohen, the Ethicist of the NYTimes, received a letter about a man whose attractive wife often got free stuff from people working at stores. He wanted to know the ethics of this, and Cohen responded. http://www.nyt… --- ## [Which sports have the most and least complicated official rules?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-sports-have-the-most-and-least-complicated-official-rules/983751)
**Author:** [@TwoCarrotSnowman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TwoCarrotSnowman)\ **Replies:** 89\ **Last updated:** [June 26, 2023, 6:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-sports-have-the-most-and-least-complicated-official-rules/983751 "2023-06-26T06:49:02Z")
By “sport” I mean something that has a governing body, formal recognised competitions and official rules. By “official rules” I’m including the actual in-game rules but also any constraints that apply to the activities … --- ## [Bewitched, what are the "witches/warlocks"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bewitched-what-are-the-witches-warlocks/608705)
**Author:** [@grude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/grude)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [January 10, 2012, 1:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bewitched-what-are-the-witches-warlocks/608705 "2012-01-10T13:36:19Z")
Bewitched was my sister’s favorite show so I had to watch an awful lot of it. Do they ever explain exactly what the witches and warlocks are? Its a strangely inaccurate and loaded term to use for entities which are esse… --- ## [Ever heard the cards slang, "You're bleeding"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ever-heard-the-cards-slang-youre-bleeding/445396)
**Author:** [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [April 15, 2008, 8:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ever-heard-the-cards-slang-youre-bleeding/445396 "2008-04-15T20:48:21Z")
My 11-year-old son likes all kinds of kids’ card games and recently told me that his friends say “You’re bleeding” to indicate that your cards are showing, and to suggest that you hold them closer to your vest. Anyone e… --- ## [Can a person born by Caesarean section be the US President?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-a-person-born-by-caesarean-section-be-the-us-president/515889)
**Author:** [@The\_Cleveland\_Steamer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Cleveland_Steamer)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [November 3, 2009, 5:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-a-person-born-by-caesarean-section-be-the-us-president/515889 "2009-11-03T05:18:58Z")
It does not seem like the person would be a “natural born” citizen. Has this issue ever come up? --- ## [Animals that might be candidates for full domestication and why](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/animals-that-might-be-candidates-for-full-domestication-and-why/996508)
**Author:** [@HoneyBadgerDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HoneyBadgerDC)\ **Replies:** 150\ **Last updated:** [April 29, 2024, 11:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/animals-that-might-be-candidates-for-full-domestication-and-why/996508 "2024-04-29T23:52:09Z")
If you could choose one animal not currently domesticated to be introduced to a domestication program, what would it be and why? Not thinking of exotic pets here. I have a few but the Raven might be close to the top of m… --- ## [Band name! For real this time: help name a 70s rock cover band](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/band-name-for-real-this-time-help-name-a-70s-rock-cover-band/487393)
**Author:** [@Beadalin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beadalin)\ **Replies:** 77\ **Last updated:** [March 12, 2017, 4:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/band-name-for-real-this-time-help-name-a-70s-rock-cover-band/487393 "2017-03-12T16:05:09Z")
My husband has formed a new band, looking to rock the events and bar scene. They’ll be a cover band focused on rock and pop (mostly rock) songs from 1974 - 1981. They’ve got the concept and song list down, and now they l… --- ## [The Dems need to embrace economic populism, downplay cultural liberalism](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-dems-need-to-embrace-economic-populism-downplay-cultural-liberalism/300333)
**Author:** [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)\ **Replies:** 137\ **Last updated:** [May 2, 2005, 12:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-dems-need-to-embrace-economic-populism-downplay-cultural-liberalism/300333 "2005-05-02T12:58:52Z")
Ever since 1992 the Democratic Party has been dominated by the politics of the “neoliberal” Democratic Leadership Council: Cultural liberalism combined with pro-big-business economic policies. Bill Clinton gave us, on t… --- ## [Message to "On your left" bicyclists (too mild for the Pit)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/message-to-on-your-left-bicyclists-too-mild-for-the-pit/559572)
**Author:** [@tdn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tdn)\ **Replies:** 86\ **Last updated:** [November 10, 2010, 6:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/message-to-on-your-left-bicyclists-too-mild-for-the-pit/559572 "2010-11-10T18:11:24Z")
This has come up, usually in the form of Pit threads, many times before. This is addressed to the many smart and logical cylists on this forum, but especially to Mr. Ay Ah, whom I encountered yet again this morning. It … --- ## [Are There Different Levels Of Carbonation In Different Soda Types?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-different-levels-of-carbonation-in-different-soda-types/478709)
**Author:** [@Markxxx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Markxxx)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [December 27, 2008, 8:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-different-levels-of-carbonation-in-different-soda-types/478709 "2008-12-27T20:01:58Z")
On WMEU-CA (Channel 48 Chicago) they run old TV commercials and they had one from Shasta, which advertised, that it didn’t have as much carbonation as the others. I never thought of it before but do different types of s… --- ## [What do you buy at the dollar store?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-buy-at-the-dollar-store/649842)
**Author:** [@DummyGladHands](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DummyGladHands)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [February 13, 2013, 6:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-buy-at-the-dollar-store/649842 "2013-02-13T18:45:24Z")
Assuming you go at all. Safety matches, the big ones for lighting my cantankerous stove, 3 big boxes for a buck. Cheap gift bags. Hair catchers for the drains-so I don’t clean them when they get bad, I just toss them ou… --- ## [Please recommend some worthwhile time travel fiction](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-recommend-some-worthwhile-time-travel-fiction/462336)
**Author:** [@Fish\_Cheer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fish_Cheer)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [September 11, 2008, 8:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-recommend-some-worthwhile-time-travel-fiction/462336 "2008-09-11T08:54:42Z")
I recently finished “The Anubis Gates” by Tim Powers, which I found fascinating and “impossible to put down,” as the blurbers say. Can anybody recommend other entertaining time travel fiction? Thanks in advance, Michae… --- ## [Why didn't these potatoes cook.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-didnt-these-potatoes-cook/648806)
**Author:** [@Mona\_Lisa\_Simpson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mona_Lisa_Simpson)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [February 1, 2013, 12:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-didnt-these-potatoes-cook/648806 "2013-02-01T00:23:47Z")
Sorry about the thread title. I just don’t know what else to call it. Monday night I took a package of spareribs out of the freezer, to make ribs Tuesday. My plan was for a barbecue sauce that the family likes. My husb… --- ## [Air America Declares Bankruptcy-True or False?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/air-america-declares-bankruptcy-true-or-false/372594)
**Author:** [@Bricker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bricker)\ **Replies:** 117\ **Last updated:** [October 15, 2006, 12:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/air-america-declares-bankruptcy-true-or-false/372594 "2006-10-15T00:26:33Z")
Apparently thinkprogress.org has the “exclusive” on the story here. Not sure how that happened. thinkprogress.org has an optimistic take: Notwithstanding that optimistic view of the news… I have to say that when the l… --- ## [Russia was justified in its invasion of Ukraine..let's discuss](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/russia-was-justified-in-its-invasion-of-ukraine-lets-discuss/960590)
**Author:** [@XT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/XT)\ **Replies:** 141\ **Last updated:** [April 8, 2022, 4:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/russia-was-justified-in-its-invasion-of-ukraine-lets-discuss/960590 "2022-04-08T04:17:47Z")
So, I have seen this theme a lot on other media, especially Indian sites that cater to an India audience, but also Chinese sites that do the same…and of course Russia sites and their official line. The narrative goes so… --- ## [Would you play a casino game based on cribbage?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-play-a-casino-game-based-on-cribbage/599055)
**Author:** [@Spoons](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spoons)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [April 15, 2012, 6:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-play-a-casino-game-based-on-cribbage/599055 "2012-04-15T06:17:10Z")
Recently, I visited my local casino. They had a new table game: Cash Crib, based on the game of cribbage. (The inventor demonstrates the game in this YouTube video.) Anyway, I watched the play at the casino, and under… --- ## [Mel Gibson's Pa--Nuttier Than a Stuckey's Log!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mel-gibsons-pa-nuttier-than-a-stuckeys-log/160404)
**Author:** [@Eve](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eve)\ **Replies:** 99\ **Last updated:** [January 28, 2004, 8:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mel-gibsons-pa-nuttier-than-a-stuckeys-log/160404 "2004-01-28T20:23:32Z")
Did anyone read the article about Catholicer-than-Thou Mel Gibson and his fruitcake author Pa, Hutton Gibson, in this Sunday’s NY Times Magazine? A brief excerpt: “Hutton flatly rejected \[the widely-held belief\] that Al… --- ## [This is one of those riddles that don't make sense and you just can't figure it out](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-is-one-of-those-riddles-that-dont-make-sense-and-you-just-cant-figure-it-out/136504)
**Author:** [@MTNGIRL](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MTNGIRL)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [November 21, 2002, 5:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-is-one-of-those-riddles-that-dont-make-sense-and-you-just-cant-figure-it-out/136504 "2002-11-21T05:20:08Z")
I am of many colors; People need me; At the end of the day, I am short; I do not cost much; What am I?:confused: --- ## [Are Chiggers a miserable nuisance everywhere?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-chiggers-a-miserable-nuisance-everywhere/833346)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 87\ **Last updated:** [May 14, 2019, 6:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-chiggers-a-miserable-nuisance-everywhere/833346 "2019-05-14T18:43:44Z")
Looked at some land yesterday evening and walked through some knee high grass. Chiggers jumped all over my legs. It’s not the first time. I soaked the clothes & socks in a weak bleach solution and showered extra well. T… --- ## [I'm annoyed by the high level of attractiveness here.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-annoyed-by-the-high-level-of-attractiveness-here/87546)
**Author:** [@bobkitty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bobkitty)\ **Replies:** 153\ **Last updated:** [October 19, 2001, 2:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-annoyed-by-the-high-level-of-attractiveness-here/87546 "2001-10-19T02:55:27Z")
This is too light to be Pit-worthy. I’m not asking anything, so it’s not GD or GQ. Yeah, it’s my opinion, but I’m not asking for anyone else’s opinion on the matter, so it’s not IMHO. Therefore, I’m sticking this thread … --- ## [Liqueurs](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/liqueurs/615348)
**Author:** [@Siam\_Sam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Siam_Sam)\ **Replies:** 66\ **Last updated:** [September 3, 2012, 12:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/liqueurs/615348 "2012-09-03T12:28:38Z")
The wife is not much of a drinker but does enjoy the occasional after-dinner aperitif. Her favorites are Bailey’s and Kahlua (the latter especially poured over ice cream), but even then she can make a bottle last for mon… --- ## [Rapture Party ideas?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rapture-party-ideas/575899)
**Author:** [@Ca3799](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ca3799)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [March 26, 2011, 6:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rapture-party-ideas/575899 "2011-03-26T18:00:51Z")
My local atheist group wants to have a Rapture Party on May 21st. Any ideas for fun food, games, etc? --- ## [Actually, no, the War on Poverty was not a failure](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/actually-no-the-war-on-poverty-was-not-a-failure/702936)
**Author:** [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)\ **Replies:** 60\ **Last updated:** [November 4, 2014, 5:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/actually-no-the-war-on-poverty-was-not-a-failure/702936 "2014-11-04T05:27:28Z")
As we celebrate its 50th anniversary, I keep seeing the “failure” meme popping up on the Intertubes. True, we still have poverty, and the whole thing might have been more effective if the Vietnam War had not drained the… --- ## [Is it possible/safe for a Jew to visit Dubai?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-possible-safe-for-a-jew-to-visit-dubai/474044)
**Author:** [@Paladud](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Paladud)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [February 21, 2009, 7:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-possible-safe-for-a-jew-to-visit-dubai/474044 "2009-02-21T19:38:34Z")
A search indicates that Israelis are not permitted to enter the UAE. Would a person of Jewish descent (but not religion) from another country be able to visit? --- ## [Jack Chick just converted me to Christianity \[or not\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jack-chick-just-converted-me-to-christianity-or-not/529048)
**Author:** [@Jragon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jragon)\ **Replies:** 70\ **Last updated:** [February 23, 2010, 4:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jack-chick-just-converted-me-to-christianity-or-not/529048 "2010-02-23T16:48:34Z")
Secret Agent Ninja Angels who save people from shapeshifting werewolf shaman. If it’s not true, I’m going to make it true. Let’s enumerate: \[ul\] \[li\]Picture 8, right side. The best 5th Grade comeback EVAR. “Yeah, well… --- ## [Please share your Sims life stories with me.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-share-your-sims-life-stories-with-me/295024)
**Author:** [@Biggirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biggirl)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [July 17, 2012, 1:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-share-your-sims-life-stories-with-me/295024 "2012-07-17T01:41:58Z")
I’ll share mine first: My favorite Sim went and got herself pregnant again. I swear I did not tell them to try for a baby. Especially since the nanny was a thiiving biotch who stole regularly from the family. . . anyway… --- ## [What colour are your eyes?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-colour-are-your-eyes/612260)
**Author:** [@Arnold\_Winkelried](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Arnold_Winkelried)\ **Replies:** 90\ **Last updated:** [February 14, 2012, 8:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-colour-are-your-eyes/612260 "2012-02-14T08:49:27Z")
I just made a throwaway comment about eye colour in ATMB and then realized that the results of this poll at the SDMB might be interesting. I did a search and found a previous poll on eye/hair colour combination (April 2… --- ## [Economic consequences of a new, cheap, safe, 'infinitely available', energy source](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/economic-consequences-of-a-new-cheap-safe-infinitely-available-energy-source/507335)
**Author:** [@KarlGauss](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KarlGauss)\ **Replies:** 88\ **Last updated:** [August 24, 2009, 5:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/economic-consequences-of-a-new-cheap-safe-infinitely-available-energy-source/507335 "2009-08-24T17:50:56Z")
If an alternative energy source was discovered that was cheap, safe (including being “environmentally friendly”), easily developed, used, and distributed, and was available in unlimited quantities, what effects would the… --- ## [What is the most annoying sound in the world?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-most-annoying-sound-in-the-world/707068)
**Author:** [@Tuxie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tuxie)\ **Replies:** 82\ **Last updated:** [December 16, 2014, 1:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-most-annoying-sound-in-the-world/707068 "2014-12-16T01:46:48Z")
Gets up too quickly after sex queefs --- ## [Why is the "Dark Side" more powerful? (Star Wars)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-the-dark-side-more-powerful-star-wars/298790)
**Author:** [@Whack-a-Mole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Whack-a-Mole)\ **Replies:** 82\ **Last updated:** [April 16, 2005, 6:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-the-dark-side-more-powerful-star-wars/298790 "2005-04-16T06:00:53Z")
Ok…I know Yoda specifically tells Luke in ESB that the Dark Side is not more powerful than the Light Side. This makes perfect sense as one would expect them to be two sides of the same coin. That said you see over and … --- ## [Recipes requested : Pureed foods (Gastric Sleeve)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recipes-requested-pureed-foods-gastric-sleeve/617114)
**Author:** [@MannyL](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MannyL)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [March 29, 2012, 7:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recipes-requested-pureed-foods-gastric-sleeve/617114 "2012-03-29T19:43:30Z")
So I had Gastric Surgery and next week I should be allowed “food” again but it must be pureeded food to the constancy of baby food I don’t want to eat jarred baby food because I’m not a baby. I’m supposed to eat no more… --- ## [Supreme Court says California must release thousands of prisoners](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/supreme-court-says-california-must-release-thousands-of-prisoners/582930)
**Author:** [@Blalron](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Blalron)\ **Replies:** 72\ **Last updated:** [May 26, 2011, 5:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/supreme-court-says-california-must-release-thousands-of-prisoners/582930 "2011-05-26T05:20:00Z")
Wow. Hopefully they release the least dangerous offenders possible. :eek: --- ## [Is the coin shortage happening everywhere, or just in the United States?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-coin-shortage-happening-everywhere-or-just-in-the-united-states/916762)
**Author:** [@Spectre\_of\_Pithecanthropus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spectre_of_Pithecanthropus)\ **Replies:** 153\ **Last updated:** [October 7, 2020, 7:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-coin-shortage-happening-everywhere-or-just-in-the-united-states/916762 "2020-10-07T19:00:12Z")
(Inspired by @kayaker’s recent related thread) So, it now appears to be an established fact that there is a nationwide coin shortage. I’d been wondering why all of the self-serve checkout terminals, in all of the local… --- ## [Trick for opening and resealing envelopes](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trick-for-opening-and-resealing-envelopes/431042)
**Author:** [@Frylock](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frylock)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [December 24, 2007, 3:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trick-for-opening-and-resealing-envelopes/431042 "2007-12-24T15:30:03Z")
Quick, I have about forty five minutes! Is there really a way to undetectably open a sealed envelope\* and then reseal it, like I’ve seen occasionally in movies? -FrL- \*Just your normal envelope for mailing a letter --- ## [Who Should I Vote For: Scott Brown or Elizabeth Warren?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-should-i-vote-for-scott-brown-or-elizabeth-warren/624809)
**Author:** [@Bpelta](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bpelta)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [June 16, 2012, 8:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-should-i-vote-for-scott-brown-or-elizabeth-warren/624809 "2012-06-16T20:17:38Z")
I recently got some news which makes it possible for me to stay in MA! Very happy about that. Now, we’ve got an exciting election coming up! You can give your political perspective on where you think I’m wrong in your r… --- ## [One Eye Blind, and driving](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-eye-blind-and-driving/148607)
**Author:** [@mangeorge](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mangeorge)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [January 15, 2003, 4:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-eye-blind-and-driving/148607 "2003-01-15T16:30:08Z")
I had a small surgery on my left eye this morning, and the hospital was kinda reluctant to let me drive home. So much so that they sprung for a taxi. The main deason was because of the drugs, but they also mentioned the… --- ## [Why does overindulging in pizza make your testicles ache? (Potential for TMI)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-overindulging-in-pizza-make-your-testicles-ache-potential-for-tmi/197821)
**Author:** [@Larry\_Mudd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Larry_Mudd)\ **Replies:** 82\ **Last updated:** [November 16, 2022, 3:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-overindulging-in-pizza-make-your-testicles-ache-potential-for-tmi/197821 "2022-11-16T03:01:40Z")
Okay, in my years of bachelorhood, I have often rhetorically asked “Why? Dear God, why?” when afflicted with the condition that I have come to think of as “Pizza balls” – the dull ache in your soft parts that lasts long… --- ## [How do you feel about authors that publish a lot of books?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-feel-about-authors-that-publish-a-lot-of-books/647112)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [January 16, 2013, 6:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-feel-about-authors-that-publish-a-lot-of-books/647112 "2013-01-16T18:57:28Z")
I was a huge fan of Robert Parker since high school in the 70’s. Always snatched the newest book off the shelves right after it hit paperback. But, any Parker fan knows his books were hit and miss. There were some reall… --- ## [True Blood 8.2 Spoilers](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/true-blood-8-2-spoilers/505129)
**Author:** [@mswas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mswas)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [August 6, 2009, 12:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/true-blood-8-2-spoilers/505129 "2009-08-06T00:14:47Z")
So, Sookie and Godric. Someone last week totally called Andy saving Sam. And Stan isn’t the traitor, Hugo is. And is Jason really dead? --- ## [SuperNova sun explosion debris?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/supernova-sun-explosion-debris/538219)
**Author:** [@jakesteele](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jakesteele)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [May 6, 2010, 6:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/supernova-sun-explosion-debris/538219 "2010-05-06T18:21:42Z")
If our sun were to go super nova and completely obliterate earth, and matter cannot be destroyed completely, what would the debris of our planet be like? What is the smallest particles earth would be blown into? Would … --- ## [What happened to the John Edward show "Crossing Over"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happened-to-the-john-edward-show-crossing-over/331702)
**Author:** [@dolphinboy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dolphinboy)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [November 19, 2005, 3:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happened-to-the-john-edward-show-crossing-over/331702 "2005-11-19T15:44:00Z")
It was all the rage a few years ago… did something happen? --- ## [Startrek Survey. A Question of Wesley.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/startrek-survey-a-question-of-wesley/425911)
**Author:** [@essell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/essell)\ **Replies:** 100\ **Last updated:** [November 14, 2007, 12:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/startrek-survey-a-question-of-wesley/425911 "2007-11-14T12:56:32Z")
I’m having a debate regarding Wesley Crusher on my personal forums so I wanted to open the conversation up to the wider audience of the Dope. I don’t want to elaborate on my theory now, I’ll do that later, for fear of b… --- ## [My dog is horking](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-dog-is-horking/471484)
**Author:** [@AuntiePam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AuntiePam)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [November 22, 2008, 9:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-dog-is-horking/471484 "2008-11-22T21:04:37Z")
For the past few days, Boomer (short-haired Lab mix) has been horking (retching) like he’s trying to throw up. Nothing comes up, but he swallows after horking, so if there’s something there, he’s not letting it out. I … --- ## [The Apprentice, 11/18](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-apprentice-11-18/275245)
**Author:** [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Replies:** 155\ **Last updated:** [November 23, 2004, 5:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-apprentice-11-18/275245 "2004-11-23T17:47:32Z")
Let’s start this week’s thread with another magazine heads-up: In the current issue of In Touch (cover story: “A Baby for Jen & Ben?”), at the very, very back of the magazine, Raj gets a two-page spread. Check it out for… --- ## [What Other Words Have Lost Their Original Meanings?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-other-words-have-lost-their-original-meanings/113414)
**Author:** [@Jim\_B](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jim_B)\ **Replies:** 191\ **Last updated:** [June 26, 2026, 1:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-other-words-have-lost-their-original-meanings/113414 "2026-06-26T13:56:18Z")
More recently I was thinking to myself that there are some words that thru time have lost most or all of their original meaning. Some examples of this phenomenon are… Fabulous. Present Meaning: Wonderful; superb; very … --- ## [Please leave me alone, creepy neighbor man](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-leave-me-alone-creepy-neighbor-man/847061)
**Author:** [@Kovitlac](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kovitlac)\ **Replies:** 79\ **Last updated:** [February 3, 2020, 7:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-leave-me-alone-creepy-neighbor-man/847061 "2020-02-03T19:22:45Z")
For the record, I’m not looking for advice so much as I am to vent. I made a similar post on reddit and got a lot of, “take a picture and report him, DUH”-style comments. Because taking a photo of someone has never once … --- ## [Bush Is A Moran, Vol. XXI, Chapter 310](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bush-is-a-moran-vol-xxi-chapter-310/510228)
**Author:** [@elucidator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elucidator)\ **Replies:** 81\ **Last updated:** [September 23, 2009, 1:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bush-is-a-moran-vol-xxi-chapter-310/510228 "2009-09-23T01:32:58Z")
I call the gentle readers attention to this over at Washington Monthly, so mildly lefty that no shield protocols are required… http://www.washingtonmonthly.com/archives/individual/2009\_09/019955.php Punchline spoiler a… --- ## [Chuck Norris Jokes......Why ?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chuck-norris-jokes-why/751167)
**Author:** [@davida03801](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/davida03801)\ **Replies:** 75\ **Last updated:** [April 15, 2016, 6:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chuck-norris-jokes-why/751167 "2016-04-15T18:47:25Z")
Learned this the other day. Chuck Norris counted to infinity. Twice. Thank god I now know Imagine my horror to discover this entire genre of our culture I never knew existed. So exactly why all the Chuck Norris Jok… --- ## [Famous people who went to your otherwise unheralded school](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/famous-people-who-went-to-your-otherwise-unheralded-school/156050)
**Author:** [@Laughing\_Lagomorph](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Laughing_Lagomorph)\ **Replies:** 119\ **Last updated:** [February 21, 2003, 9:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/famous-people-who-went-to-your-otherwise-unheralded-school/156050 "2003-02-21T21:01:45Z")
Some people attend Harvard, Yale or Stanford. This thread is not for them. Famous people are supposed to go to those schools. This thread is for those of us who went to second, third, or lower tier schools. Your stat… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1302&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1304&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)