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**Author:** [@OpalCat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OpalCat)\ **Replies:** 75\ **Last updated:** [October 6, 2002, 2:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-choose-a-porno-for-the-afghani-woman-across-the-street/125028 "2002-10-06T02:13:18Z")
I find myself in a singularly bizarre situation I have made friends with a few of my neighbors, including the Pakistani family next door and the Afghani family across the street. (well, the wife and kids of that one, ne… --- ## [How do I become a 'professional student'?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-become-a-professional-student/67879)
**Author:** [@schief2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/schief2)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [June 7, 2001, 1:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-become-a-professional-student/67879 "2001-06-07T13:47:27Z")
Without going completely and utterly broke in the process, that is. Seriously. I’ve been giving this some thought lately, and I’ve realized that the one thing I enjoy doing with my life is, y’know, learnin’ stuff. Unfor… --- ## [Research Scientists who are Christian](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/research-scientists-who-are-christian/693359)
**Author:** [@Sigene](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sigene)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [August 1, 2014, 9:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/research-scientists-who-are-christian/693359 "2014-08-01T21:11:39Z")
As suggested by a poster from this thread I started: Are you a Christian and a scientist who is willing to explain your beliefs? Note that in that thread, I’m looking for someone who does high level research in the ha… --- ## [Dolce and Gabbana don't understand what "freedom of speech" means](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dolce-and-gabbana-dont-understand-what-freedom-of-speech-means/715141)
**Author:** [@Roderick\_Femm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roderick_Femm)\ **Replies:** 61\ **Last updated:** [March 29, 2015, 3:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dolce-and-gabbana-dont-understand-what-freedom-of-speech-means/715141 "2015-03-29T15:32:55Z")
So these fashion designers, who are gay and were a couple for a while, made some remarks about non-standard families: \[QUOTE=Panorama magazine, translation by The Telegraph\] “We oppose gay adoptions. The only family is… --- ## [Child indulgence is child abuse: you're raising pea-intolerant prince(sses](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/child-indulgence-is-child-abuse-youre-raising-pea-intolerant-prince-sses/530186)
**Author:** [@Stoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stoid)\ **Replies:** 63\ **Last updated:** [February 24, 2010, 9:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/child-indulgence-is-child-abuse-youre-raising-pea-intolerant-prince-sses/530186 "2010-02-24T21:28:55Z")
(Okay, first of all I need to know: is there a collective term for the children of monarchs that encompasses both sexes simultaneously?) This is gonna be short, because I dont’ have the time. But here’s the thing: all … --- ## [Witcher 3: Wild Hunt - latecomer and newbie thoughts](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/witcher-3-wild-hunt-latecomer-and-newbie-thoughts/914415)
**Author:** [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Replies:** 260\ **Last updated:** [May 30, 2026, 5:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/witcher-3-wild-hunt-latecomer-and-newbie-thoughts/914415 "2026-05-30T05:06:22Z")
I got a gaming laptop in March and played Subnautica, Fallout 4, Skyrim, and Oblivion(old, but on my list to go back to). During the Epic sale, though, I was able to pick up Witcher 3, with all DLC, for $15. I actually f… --- ## [How is Metro PCS able to price so much lower than other cell providers, and what's the catch?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-is-metro-pcs-able-to-price-so-much-lower-than-other-cell-providers-and-whats-the-catch/531806)
**Author:** [@Rigamarole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rigamarole)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [March 10, 2010, 11:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-is-metro-pcs-able-to-price-so-much-lower-than-other-cell-providers-and-whats-the-catch/531806 "2010-03-10T11:45:42Z")
I almost put this in GQ, but I want opinions from those who have used their service as well. Anyway I recently heard an ad that said Metro PCS offers a plan with unlimited talk, text, and web for only $40 a month. That’… --- ## [Bad Doper Advice.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bad-doper-advice/536908)
**Author:** [@Kyla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kyla)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [April 23, 2010, 3:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bad-doper-advice/536908 "2010-04-23T15:49:45Z")
Generally, I think the Dope is a pretty good place for objective-ish advice. But I was recently thinking of some advice I got from the Dope that I wish I hadn’t taken. When I was in seventh grade (I went to a junior hi… --- ## [That reminds me of a story. A really, really long story...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/that-reminds-me-of-a-story-a-really-really-long-story/73485)
**Author:** [@Rue\_DeDay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rue_DeDay)\ **Replies:** 89\ **Last updated:** [August 3, 2001, 11:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/that-reminds-me-of-a-story-a-really-really-long-story/73485 "2001-08-03T11:58:29Z")
I was browsing through a thread by that one guy. He was talking about this one thing. That got me thinking. Whoo, thinking… Unless he was really a she. Then the perspective is totally different. Like watching a squirrel… --- ## [Why such awful music at the gym?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-such-awful-music-at-the-gym/381336)
**Author:** [@Roboto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roboto)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [June 16, 2015, 2:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-such-awful-music-at-the-gym/381336 "2015-06-16T14:53:05Z")
“Awful” of course is my opinion, but every gym that I have been a member of (5 in total) plays the latest pop/hip hop/rnb music, or Top 40 music. Why do gyms play this music? The obvious answer of course is to appeal t… --- ## [The most prescient words ever uttered in film or fiction](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-most-prescient-words-ever-uttered-in-film-or-fiction/488804)
**Author:** [@Spectre\_of\_Pithecanthropus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spectre_of_Pithecanthropus)\ **Replies:** 71\ **Last updated:** [March 16, 2009, 12:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-most-prescient-words-ever-uttered-in-film-or-fiction/488804 "2009-03-16T12:12:00Z")
I think the intent of plastic in the dialogue is symbolize the fake and derivative in contrast to the genuine and original. But it was only recently it occurred to me how absolutely prescient that turned out to be wi… --- ## [Did sub-Saharan Africa really not have wheels or written languages before Europeans?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-sub-saharan-africa-really-not-have-wheels-or-written-languages-before-europeans/794007)
**Author:** [@JessicaHoyt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JessicaHoyt)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [August 23, 2017, 4:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-sub-saharan-africa-really-not-have-wheels-or-written-languages-before-europeans/794007 "2017-08-23T16:58:12Z")
This is what I’ve sometimes seen claimed online. --- ## [The Marketplace forum is now open!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-marketplace-forum-is-now-open/563315)
**Author:** [@Ed\_Zotti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ed_Zotti)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [December 10, 2010, 11:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-marketplace-forum-is-now-open/563315 "2010-12-10T23:34:26Z")
After lengthy preparation, we’re happy to announce the opening of the Marketplace forum, where SDMB subscribers may promote commercial and other ventures they’re involved in. Gary “Wombat” Robson will moderate. Visit the… --- ## [Dukes of Hazzard: The Short Version.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dukes-of-hazzard-the-short-version/608212)
**Author:** [@Dennis\_Arthur\_PERRETT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dennis_Arthur_PERRETT)\ **Replies:** 68\ **Last updated:** [January 8, 2012, 7:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dukes-of-hazzard-the-short-version/608212 "2012-01-08T07:58:20Z")
Hazzard County News Hounder 1-3-1972, p.1. “THREE DEAD IN HIGH SPEED COP CHASE” A high speed car chase in Hazzard county yesterday has left three young people dead after their car overturned in thick bush land during t… --- ## [Mighty Is Rich: Is there such a thing as a teashop (restaurant) in England?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mighty-is-rich-is-there-such-a-thing-as-a-teashop-restaurant-in-england/530367)
**Author:** [@Spectre\_of\_Pithecanthropus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spectre_of_Pithecanthropus)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [February 27, 2010, 4:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mighty-is-rich-is-there-such-a-thing-as-a-teashop-restaurant-in-england/530367 "2010-02-27T16:44:54Z")
Possibly I should have put this in CS, because the question is inspired by a very funny novel I’m reading, A Year In The Merde by Stephen Clarke. The first person narrator, Paul, is a twenty-seven year old food company… --- ## [Why do Americans get so much shit for not being soccer fanatics ...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-americans-get-so-much-shit-for-not-being-soccer-fanatics/516221)
**Author:** [@elmwood](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elmwood)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [November 7, 2009, 10:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-americans-get-so-much-shit-for-not-being-soccer-fanatics/516221 "2009-11-07T22:11:10Z")
… but not Canadians, Australians, or the Irish? I never hear about doubt-filled, self-loathing Canadians who ask themselves “Why isn’t soccer in Canada as popular as hockey? The rest of the world seems to enjoy it. Ma… --- ## [Easiest Colonoscopy Ever!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/easiest-colonoscopy-ever/781143)
**Author:** [@Marion\_Wormer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marion_Wormer)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [March 12, 2017, 6:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/easiest-colonoscopy-ever/781143 "2017-03-12T18:57:51Z")
My doctor’s instructions, said that I could eat regular meals before the day of clear liquids only. Instead I spent the 2 days before the clear liquid diet eating chicken and rice soup (with extra rice), and chicken wit… --- ## [Motorcycle riding gear: Leather vs. synthetic](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/motorcycle-riding-gear-leather-vs-synthetic/191365)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [July 28, 2003, 11:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/motorcycle-riding-gear-leather-vs-synthetic/191365 "2003-07-28T23:02:27Z")
This might be IMHO, but I think there is a factual answer so I’m posting here. I’ll soon be in the market for new protective gear to go along with my new bike. I know that leather protects well, and that a good suit ca… --- ## [Best way to dispose of used cooking oil?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-way-to-dispose-of-used-cooking-oil/292249)
**Author:** [@Ca3799](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ca3799)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [March 2, 2005, 3:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-way-to-dispose-of-used-cooking-oil/292249 "2005-03-02T03:10:15Z")
We fried some fish. It sure was good! We don’t eat much fried stuff anymore. Anyway, I wanted to throw the 1-2 cups of used oil down the drain. DH wanted to “save” it and reuse it “later”. I pointed out that “later” co… --- ## [Favourite comedy film of all time?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favourite-comedy-film-of-all-time/681874)
**Author:** [@Luk3112](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Luk3112)\ **Replies:** 97\ **Last updated:** [February 25, 2014, 7:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favourite-comedy-film-of-all-time/681874 "2014-02-25T19:49:51Z")
Withnail & I I MUST HAVE SOME BOOZE I DEMAND TO HAVE SOME BOOZE! --- ## [Which is your preferred method of watching a foreign language movie?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-is-your-preferred-method-of-watching-a-foreign-language-movie/696110)
**Author:** [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [September 4, 2014, 4:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-is-your-preferred-method-of-watching-a-foreign-language-movie/696110 "2014-09-04T16:19:03Z")
You’re watching a movie that was originally made in a language you don’t know. What’s your preferred method for handling the language issue. (For purposes of this thread, I’m using English as your native language. If yo… --- ## [Kale Chips CANNOT Replace Potato Chips](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kale-chips-cannot-replace-potato-chips/779326)
**Author:** [@Two\_Many\_Cats](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Two_Many_Cats)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [February 21, 2017, 9:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kale-chips-cannot-replace-potato-chips/779326 "2017-02-21T21:07:17Z")
No, you can push all the “Eat This, Not That”-type of propaganda you want, but kale chips are NOT an acceptable substitute for potato chips. Kale chips are bitter and nasty. And only someone who is so obnoxiously pure … --- ## [Favorite dark-comedy quotes](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-dark-comedy-quotes/543507)
**Author:** [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [June 22, 2010, 6:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-dark-comedy-quotes/543507 "2010-06-22T18:25:11Z")
Prizzi’s Honor: Irene Walker: Charley, I’ve been doin’ three to four hits a year for the past couple of years, most at full pay. Charley Partanna: That many? Irene Walker: Well, it’s not many when you consider the siz… --- ## [Easier for a right-hander to play guitar "righty", or "lefty"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/easier-for-a-right-hander-to-play-guitar-righty-or-lefty/642559)
**Author:** [@John\_DiFool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_DiFool)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [December 4, 2012, 12:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/easier-for-a-right-hander-to-play-guitar-righty-or-lefty/642559 "2012-12-04T00:27:14Z")
I’ve always been pretty hopeless as potential musicians go (my fingers are dyslexic and even typing is pretty hard for me, with lots of mistakes), but I always play my “air guitar” lefty style (right hand on the fret, le… --- ## [Lightning strikes pickup. The rubber tires didn't help very much.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lightning-strikes-pickup-the-rubber-tires-didnt-help-very-much/690198)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [June 8, 2014, 2:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lightning-strikes-pickup-the-rubber-tires-didnt-help-very-much/690198 "2014-06-08T14:52:19Z")
I’d always heard a vehicle’s tires prevented lightning from finding a path to ground. That may only be partially true.The couple in the pickup weren’t electrocuted. But, their vehicle caught fire. Quite interesting vide… --- ## [Why swear "on my mothers grave"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-swear-on-my-mothers-grave/539840)
**Author:** [@AllFreedomUnlessDefyingScience](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AllFreedomUnlessDefyingScience)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [May 21, 2010, 5:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-swear-on-my-mothers-grave/539840 "2010-05-21T05:33:26Z")
I can understand swearing on your mothers eyes, or life, but why would you swear on her grave? What is supposed to be persuasive about this? My mother was a fine, moral woman, but she was so nuts about me she would have … --- ## [What do you understand the pejorative "punk" to mean?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-understand-the-pejorative-punk-to-mean/526675)
**Author:** [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Replies:** 68\ **Last updated:** [February 3, 2010, 7:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-understand-the-pejorative-punk-to-mean/526675 "2010-02-03T19:41:08Z")
Let’s say two men, both strangers to you, are arguing within your earshot. The dispute is impassioned, but as you only hear snippets of it, you don’t know its subject. If you hear one of them say, “Stop talking about thi… --- ## [More Khree'atyvve \[Creative\] Names, Anyone?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/more-khreeatyvve-creative-names-anyone/534660)
**Author:** [@Avarie537](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Avarie537)\ **Replies:** 78\ **Last updated:** [April 6, 2010, 8:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/more-khreeatyvve-creative-names-anyone/534660 "2010-04-06T20:15:13Z")
I saw these first names on somobody’s kid’s class photo and had to share. Some of them are just bad spellings, and some of them I don’t know how to pronounce: Dasjah Anijah Tre’Len Caege Za’Lin Amarie Erionna Kh… --- ## [We come from the land of the ice and snow.....](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/we-come-from-the-land-of-the-ice-and-snow/641318)
**Author:** [@Cicero](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cicero)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [December 3, 2012, 11:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/we-come-from-the-land-of-the-ice-and-snow/641318 "2012-12-03T11:37:32Z")
Norway, in other words. Obligatory Led Zeppelin link. Been here a few days and almost ready to head to tromso where it will be really cold. I mean, it hasn’t been a picnic here weather wise and today it rained most of … --- ## [Pearl Harbor: How much advance notice to get the battleships out to sea?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pearl-harbor-how-much-advance-notice-to-get-the-battleships-out-to-sea/819418)
**Author:** [@Quintas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quintas)\ **Replies:** 128\ **Last updated:** [August 18, 2018, 5:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pearl-harbor-how-much-advance-notice-to-get-the-battleships-out-to-sea/819418 "2018-08-18T17:39:27Z")
I’m assuming it’s more complicated than just turning a key, turning the wheel and driving out of port. So, an hour? six hours? a day? And would that have even been the best move? Or with short notice, would having ev… --- ## [Tailgaters, I've got your answer here](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tailgaters-ive-got-your-answer-here/191974)
**Author:** [@Nangleator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nangleator)\ **Replies:** 141\ **Last updated:** [August 8, 2003, 10:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tailgaters-ive-got-your-answer-here/191974 "2003-08-08T22:52:46Z")
Okay, so you don’t like that I only drive one to five mph over the limit, and you’re generally ignorant of speed limits, anyway. And despite maybe decades of experience, you still haven’t figured out that driving very cl… --- ## [Dick Cheney Reconsidered](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dick-cheney-reconsidered/528574)
**Author:** [@Paul\_in\_Qatar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Paul_in_Qatar)\ **Replies:** 62\ **Last updated:** [February 19, 2010, 5:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dick-cheney-reconsidered/528574 "2010-02-19T17:22:53Z")
OK, here is a great debate. I am reading Write It When I’m Gone, by a reporter for Newsweek who became a buddy of Gerry Ford and who interviewed him many times after DF left office. Gerry seems like a real nice guy, muc… --- ## [Bio Station Alpha](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bio-station-alpha/656380)
**Author:** [@shadowofneo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/shadowofneo)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [April 23, 2013, 2:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bio-station-alpha/656380 "2013-04-23T14:07:03Z")
What’s the deal? Image Fragment/Artifact? I’m sure most of you know by now there is more going on up there than meets the eye or choose some other detection method, however this is what we know/suspect. Bio Station Alph… --- ## [Does no free will necessarily entail fatalism or nihilism?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-no-free-will-necessarily-entail-fatalism-or-nihilism/1000940)
**Author:** [@Cmyers1980](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cmyers1980)\ **Replies:** 243\ **Last updated:** [May 31, 2024, 7:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-no-free-will-necessarily-entail-fatalism-or-nihilism/1000940 "2024-05-31T19:21:52Z")
Whenever the hard determinist view is brought up in online discussions there is almost always someone that says no free will or genuine moral responsibility logically entails fatalism and nihilism. If everything that hap… --- ## [Engineers and Tidiness](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/engineers-and-tidiness/612239)
**Author:** [@megawattmiles](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/megawattmiles)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [February 11, 2012, 2:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/engineers-and-tidiness/612239 "2012-02-11T14:13:45Z")
I hate to paint with too broad a brush, but are engineers, regardless of discipline, naturally untidy or even slovenly, and if so why? It seems counter-intuitive to me as they seem to have highly ordered minds. My only … --- ## [Cruel childhood nicknames and their effects](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cruel-childhood-nicknames-and-their-effects/360970)
**Author:** [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [June 19, 2006, 10:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cruel-childhood-nicknames-and-their-effects/360970 "2006-06-19T22:43:03Z")
Despite the myth of childhood being a time of utter goodness, kids can be cruel. One of the ways this cruelty expressed itself in my childhood neighborhood is in assigning cruel nicknames. I got called “Cow” during much … --- ## [How do the Liberal media get away with pretending to be neutral?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-the-liberal-media-get-away-with-pretending-to-be-neutral/51356)
**Author:** [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Replies:** 155\ **Last updated:** [January 28, 2001, 7:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-the-liberal-media-get-away-with-pretending-to-be-neutral/51356 "2001-01-28T07:22:58Z")
In November of 1994, Peter Jennings summed up the recent election of many Republicans by saying, “Imagine a nation full of controlled two-year-old rage. The voters had their temper tantrum last week.” Even better, Dan R… --- ## [Why are people so gung ho about not posting on old threads?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-people-so-gung-ho-about-not-posting-on-old-threads/652139)
**Author:** [@Shiggity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shiggity)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [March 11, 2013, 2:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-people-so-gung-ho-about-not-posting-on-old-threads/652139 "2013-03-11T02:20:50Z")
Time and time again, I’ve seen people complain about “necroposting” or “zombie threads” and yet in my experience as a long time Internet user and software engineer, I have observed many useful follow-ups to threads that … --- ## [McDonald's Big Mac line-up changes](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mcdonalds-big-mac-line-up-changes/777544)
**Author:** [@gnoitall](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gnoitall)\ **Replies:** 68\ **Last updated:** [January 20, 2017, 8:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mcdonalds-big-mac-line-up-changes/777544 "2017-01-20T20:35:14Z")
First, if you want to dump on McDonald’s in general, that’s fine. But their “billions served” metric demonstrates that for every one of you that wouldn’t be caught at gunpoint ordering a Big Mac, there are thousands that… --- ## [Society is doomed - 14,528 texts in one month](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/society-is-doomed-14-528-texts-in-one-month/481076)
**Author:** [@haymarketmartyr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/haymarketmartyr)\ **Replies:** 89\ **Last updated:** [January 15, 2009, 8:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/society-is-doomed-14-528-texts-in-one-month/481076 "2009-01-15T20:31:31Z")
A 13 year old California girl recently sent 14,528 text messages in one month. This must be one of the warning signs of the either the Four Horsemen, the End of Days, or just plain flushing of society down the crapper… --- ## [2007 Weight Loss Club, July](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2007-weight-loss-club-july/410113)
**Author:** [@Khadaji](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Khadaji)\ **Replies:** 177\ **Last updated:** [July 31, 2007, 11:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2007-weight-loss-club-july/410113 "2007-07-31T23:20:30Z")
In order to keep this thread from growing too large, I welcome you all to the July edition of the weight loss club. Good luck losing! After straining my hamstring from overuse last week I \*finally \*got back to the elli… --- ## ["It's evening in America", says today's GOP](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-evening-in-america-says-todays-gop/574415)
**Author:** [@ElvisL1ves](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ElvisL1ves)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [March 15, 2011, 8:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-evening-in-america-says-todays-gop/574415 "2011-03-15T20:39:16Z")
I thought Renee Loth put it well here: So how do they go on to restore the facade of Reaganesque “morning in America” optimism from here? Is the tradition of saying “No, the DEMS are the defeatists; we BELIEVE in indi… --- ## [So is Sharing Bar Soap Bad?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-is-sharing-bar-soap-bad/519952)
**Author:** [@tr0psn4j](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tr0psn4j)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [December 14, 2009, 10:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-is-sharing-bar-soap-bad/519952 "2009-12-14T22:08:51Z")
Cecil seems to imply that it is not but he’s not talking specifically about bar soap. So how bad is it? Also what is the worst thing that could come from sharing a bar of soap? --- ## [Has war ever solved anything?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-war-ever-solved-anything/378689)
**Author:** [@diggleblop](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/diggleblop)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [November 3, 2006, 3:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-war-ever-solved-anything/378689 "2006-11-03T15:24:26Z")
I saw a bumper sticker that said, “War has never solved anything…Except for ending slavery, fascism, Nazism, communism and creating the United States.” Did war actually solve these problems? I feel that this statement … --- ## [What is the predominant type of lighting in your home?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-predominant-type-of-lighting-in-your-home/760185)
**Author:** [@Nars\_Glinley](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nars_Glinley)\ **Replies:** 81\ **Last updated:** [February 15, 2017, 4:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-predominant-type-of-lighting-in-your-home/760185 "2017-02-15T16:32:10Z")
I’m talking electric, not natural. Incandescent? Fluorescent? LED? Ours is still incandescent but I’m trying to make the switch to LED. Most of our lighting comes from ceiling fans and our electricity out here in the st… --- ## [That's right. It's SATAN who made you see those beautiful girls in the Jeep Wrangler.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thats-right-its-satan-who-made-you-see-those-beautiful-girls-in-the-jeep-wrangler/441175)
**Author:** [@Argent\_Towers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Argent_Towers)\ **Replies:** 60\ **Last updated:** [March 18, 2008, 8:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thats-right-its-satan-who-made-you-see-those-beautiful-girls-in-the-jeep-wrangler/441175 "2008-03-18T08:50:34Z")
Holy dogshit. Here’s a Facebook note from a friend of mine. Well, I haven’t spoken to him in a long time, and I don’t know him all that well, but he’s “friends” with me on Facebook. He really is a good, creative, intere… --- ## [Is English inefficient?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-english-inefficient/552534)
**Author:** [@mangeorge](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mangeorge)\ **Replies:** 67\ **Last updated:** [September 7, 2010, 1:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-english-inefficient/552534 "2010-09-07T13:18:54Z")
Two people have told me, in friendly conversation, that English speakers take longer to say anything. One, a Mexican American (Spanish speaker) who is a teacher, was born in the US and has extensive family and friends i… --- ## [Obamacare may have saved the nation from bankruptcy](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obamacare-may-have-saved-the-nation-from-bankruptcy/549548)
**Author:** [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Replies:** 69\ **Last updated:** [August 14, 2010, 12:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obamacare-may-have-saved-the-nation-from-bankruptcy/549548 "2010-08-14T00:55:35Z")
There needs to be a subforum for gloating, but since that doesn’t exist I’ll use this forum. A big part of the health reform bill was just to change health management and delivery to improve efficiency over time. The go… --- ## [Inserting smaller CDs into slot-loading drives](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/inserting-smaller-cds-into-slot-loading-drives/243559)
**Author:** [@IKinSpelGud](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/IKinSpelGud)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [May 7, 2004, 12:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/inserting-smaller-cds-into-slot-loading-drives/243559 "2004-05-07T12:40:24Z")
I ordered a CD through the mail. When it came, I realized that this CD can’t be more than 3" in diameter. Everything I use to listen to CDs is slot-loading, that is, if I’m using the proper terminology, there is a slot… --- ## [Plagiarists are stupid. Throw rocks at them.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/plagiarists-are-stupid-throw-rocks-at-them/399549)
**Author:** [@Miller](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Miller)\ **Replies:** 66\ **Last updated:** [April 15, 2007, 2:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/plagiarists-are-stupid-throw-rocks-at-them/399549 "2007-04-15T02:17:56Z")
Here’s a heartwarming little story for y’all. Seems there’s this fellow, name of Todd “Goliath” Goldman, who purports to be an artist. He’s got a gallery show going on in LA right now. Here’s one of the more famous pa… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1305&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1307&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)