# Top **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1326&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:** 1327 --- ## [Do you like your national anthem?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-like-your-national-anthem/813239)
**Author:** [@Jackknifed\_Juggernaut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackknifed_Juggernaut)\ **Replies:** 116\ **Last updated:** [July 6, 2019, 11:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-like-your-national-anthem/813239 "2019-07-06T23:55:11Z")
Living in US, I truly enjoy listening to our national anthem. I like the music and the opportunity for the singers of it to really show off their range. To be honest, I like the music of Canadian anthem better, but our… --- ## [Star Trek Discovery season 4](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/star-trek-discovery-season-4/954597)
**Author:** [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Replies:** 155\ **Last updated:** [July 25, 2022, 7:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/star-trek-discovery-season-4/954597 "2022-07-25T19:26:26Z")
Episode 1…wasn’t horrible. It dragged in spots, it is soap opera-y as usual, but nobody burst into tears. (Although somebody might have as soon as the credits rolled.) Later in the season we’ll get to see how Michael pe… --- ## [Self Pitting](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/self-pitting/630516)
**Author:** [@aruvqan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aruvqan)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [August 7, 2012, 11:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/self-pitting/630516 "2012-08-07T23:07:28Z")
I keep getting requests to sigh petitions on facebook, in my email, on the damned street - and I will sign some but one I have been getting pounded with lately is to end or reduce student loan debt. If the little morons… --- ## [Any other bbc shows that were reversioned for america?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-other-bbc-shows-that-were-reversioned-for-america/565035)
**Author:** [@Barking\_Dog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Barking_Dog)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [December 23, 2010, 6:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-other-bbc-shows-that-were-reversioned-for-america/565035 "2010-12-23T18:01:28Z")
Just saw an ad on Siffy for an american remake of the BBC series Being Human, and it brings up a question I haven’t found an answer for: why? Now, just seeing the ad since the show hasn’t premiered yet (and only seeing … --- ## [New game ... Beware!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-game-beware/135734)
**Author:** [@StephenG](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/StephenG)\ **Replies:** 149\ **Last updated:** [December 30, 2002, 2:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-game-beware/135734 "2002-12-30T14:22:28Z")
The following was Userfriendly’s Link of the Day. http://www.albartus.com/motas/mystery/game.htm It’s a graphical puzzle/adventure game. It seems to be quite interesting, although I haven’t gotten very far yet… Second… --- ## [Maybe I'm just not cut out for work](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/maybe-im-just-not-cut-out-for-work/495826)
**Author:** [@Tabby\_Cat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tabby_Cat)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [May 14, 2009, 8:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/maybe-im-just-not-cut-out-for-work/495826 "2009-05-14T20:31:56Z")
I’ve been having this nagging suspicion that I’m entirely in over my head in my job now. I’ve been a lawyer for a year now, and I get the feeling that everyone thinks I’m a bit of a dunce. A nice and friendly dunce, but… --- ## [Why do some people hate Freebird? And if you like it tell me why.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-some-people-hate-freebird-and-if-you-like-it-tell-me-why/356264)
**Author:** [@Uncommon\_Sense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Uncommon_Sense)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [May 11, 2006, 10:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-some-people-hate-freebird-and-if-you-like-it-tell-me-why/356264 "2006-05-11T22:58:27Z")
I like the song. And ever since the time that I saw a cover band nail it I’ve been able to appreciate the talent it takes to reproduce the music within Freebird. I currently have a 10 minute live version on the MP3 pla… --- ## [Would you be a dip to try this chip?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-be-a-dip-to-try-this-chip/783746)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 67\ **Last updated:** [April 8, 2017, 12:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-be-a-dip-to-try-this-chip/783746 "2017-04-08T00:47:44Z")
A Swedish company has started implanting microchips in the hands of some of its workers. It may be voluntary, but I see at least three problems: They cannot guarantee that all the personal information gathered by this… --- ## [Absurd Reactions To Transvestites](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/absurd-reactions-to-transvestites/376146)
**Author:** [@Alice\_The\_Goon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alice_The_Goon)\ **Replies:** 92\ **Last updated:** [October 20, 2006, 7:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/absurd-reactions-to-transvestites/376146 "2006-10-20T19:14:02Z")
Am I the only one who witnesses this so frequently? A couple of months ago, my youngest son and I went to KFC. As we were getting ready to leave, a man dressed as a woman came in and got something to go. As soon as (… --- ## [Stunningly pathetic reasons to use a product proferred by ads.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stunningly-pathetic-reasons-to-use-a-product-proferred-by-ads/462475)
**Author:** [@don\_t\_ask](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/don_t_ask)\ **Replies:** 80\ **Last updated:** [September 27, 2008, 3:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stunningly-pathetic-reasons-to-use-a-product-proferred-by-ads/462475 "2008-09-27T15:09:58Z")
I just saw an ad for someone’s “long” toilet roll with a blurb about, “…have to change the roll less often, saving you time in your busy day.” How many rolls a day does the average person change? Thanks for those 3 minu… --- ## [Dear Co-Worker: Joking About Dating a 16 Year Old Girl Is \_Not\_ Amusing](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dear-co-worker-joking-about-dating-a-16-year-old-girl-is-_not_-amusing/236324)
**Author:** [@Siege](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Siege)\ **Replies:** 109\ **Last updated:** [March 29, 2004, 1:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dear-co-worker-joking-about-dating-a-16-year-old-girl-is-_not_-amusing/236324 "2004-03-29T13:11:02Z")
OK, so I was irritable yesterday. Nevertheless, this is what I would like to say to a 22 year old male co-worker. His continuous jokes about how hot he finds another co-worker’s 16 year old daughter and how much he’d l… --- ## [Would you (could you?) eat this burger?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-could-you-eat-this-burger/540194)
**Author:** [@kidneyfailure](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kidneyfailure)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [May 22, 2010, 8:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-could-you-eat-this-burger/540194 "2010-05-22T08:05:10Z")
The Lotteria fast-food chain has released a huge burger in Japan, one that can be stacked with as many as 10 beef patties. Said patties appear to be practically doused in cheese and grease and, as the link below demonstr… --- ## [A question \[about Zippo cigarette lighters\] for those who fought in WWII](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-question-about-zippo-cigarette-lighters-for-those-who-fought-in-wwii/479495)
**Author:** [@luvrbcs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/luvrbcs)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [January 3, 2009, 9:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-question-about-zippo-cigarette-lighters-for-those-who-fought-in-wwii/479495 "2009-01-03T09:42:44Z")
I was watching Band of Brothers and noticed something odd. It seemed that everyone lit their cigarettes with Zippo type lighters. Where did they get the lighter fluid for the lighters? They would be on the front lines … --- ## [So the term "Obamacare" is okay now?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-the-term-obamacare-is-okay-now/641444)
**Author:** [@UltraVires](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/UltraVires)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [November 23, 2012, 1:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-the-term-obamacare-is-okay-now/641444 "2012-11-23T13:53:29Z")
I was discussing the health care system with a colleague last week and said the word “Obamacare” He told me that I shouldn’t use that word as it was the PPACA, or the ACA, or whatever. I pointed out that in the first de… --- ## [So if you want to kill someone and get a light sentence, get drunk and use your car](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-if-you-want-to-kill-someone-and-get-a-light-sentence-get-drunk-and-use-your-car/532212)
**Author:** [@Cat\_Whisperer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cat_Whisperer)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [March 16, 2010, 9:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-if-you-want-to-kill-someone-and-get-a-light-sentence-get-drunk-and-use-your-car/532212 "2010-03-16T21:45:30Z")
At least, that’s the message I’m getting from the sentences that people get for killing someone while driving drunk - five years? And out in 2 and a half for good behaviour after serving your sentence in a light security… --- ## [Why the hate for the guy who built a yacht out of concrete and sailed it for 1000 days, alone?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-the-hate-for-the-guy-who-built-a-yacht-out-of-concrete-and-sailed-it-for-1000-days-alone/578041)
**Author:** [@Submerged](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Submerged)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [April 14, 2011, 3:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-the-hate-for-the-guy-who-built-a-yacht-out-of-concrete-and-sailed-it-for-1000-days-alone/578041 "2011-04-14T15:49:51Z")
This guy: http://1000days.net/home/ He really did it. Built the boat, from scratch, from basically rebar and concrete and trees. Then met his stated goal of staying at sea for 1000 days without touching land. He grew … --- ## [Balloon crash in Texas - 16 dead](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/balloon-crash-in-texas-16-dead/761307)
**Author:** [@aldiboronti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aldiboronti)\ **Replies:** 61\ **Last updated:** [December 10, 2016, 5:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/balloon-crash-in-texas-16-dead/761307 "2016-12-10T05:12:58Z")
Here’s the story My question concerns the construction of balloons. Would the gas (whatever it be) contribute to the fire, which seems to have started in the basket? Would the fire spread too rapidly to have any hope o… --- ## [Entertain me with video... (youtube, etc)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/entertain-me-with-video-youtube-etc/544422)
**Author:** [@OpalCat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OpalCat)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [July 4, 2010, 2:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/entertain-me-with-video-youtube-etc/544422 "2010-07-04T02:15:36Z")
Ok so my situation is this: I’m trapped in Curacao (in the Caribbean) for an extra week—ooooh poor me—except the reason is that I have a horrible flu and can’t fly. Anyway, things like Hulu and most network sites do not… --- ## [Is my solution to this puzzle reasonable?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-my-solution-to-this-puzzle-reasonable/835289)
**Author:** [@N9IWP](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/N9IWP)\ **Replies:** 104\ **Last updated:** [June 17, 2019, 8:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-my-solution-to-this-puzzle-reasonable/835289 "2019-06-17T08:00:00Z")
Note the deadline has passed so I’m not asking you to do my homework – though I am asking you to check it. First I assume the sat phone doesn’t have GPS nor is it a LEO system because that is too easy (since location c… --- ## [Buddhism feels like a chain for me](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/buddhism-feels-like-a-chain-for-me/833878)
**Author:** [@Machinaforce](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Machinaforce)\ **Replies:** 114\ **Last updated:** [May 22, 2019, 9:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/buddhism-feels-like-a-chain-for-me/833878 "2019-05-22T21:06:21Z")
I don’t know, but it’s just that the religion when I read it and the text and articles based on it just feels like a chain around my being. Too much of it I don’t understand: no self, the material world is an illusion, … --- ## [Still Using Your iPad?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/still-using-your-ipad/547019)
**Author:** [@Sam\_Stone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sam_Stone)\ **Replies:** 73\ **Last updated:** [July 27, 2010, 4:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/still-using-your-ipad/547019 "2010-07-27T16:16:08Z")
For those of you who have had our iPad for more than a month, what’s your current opinion of it? Are you using it regularly? Once a day? One in a while? Is it a doorstop? I’m trying to understand if the iPad is goin… --- ## [What does 'Two/Three Buck Chuck' mean to you?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-two-three-buck-chuck-mean-to-you/705992)
**Author:** [@GreedySmurf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GreedySmurf)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [December 2, 2014, 10:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-two-three-buck-chuck-mean-to-you/705992 "2014-12-02T10:33:44Z")
I saw a thread today discussing Whole Foods, and a line of cheap wine nicknamed ‘three buck chuck’. I was very surprised to realise this name was not meant in a derogatory sense. :confused: I couldn’t figure how this cou… --- ## [What kind of fire danger does a standard crock pot pose?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-kind-of-fire-danger-does-a-standard-crock-pot-pose/451926)
**Author:** [@Revtim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Revtim)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [June 6, 2008, 11:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-kind-of-fire-danger-does-a-standard-crock-pot-pose/451926 "2008-06-06T23:41:49Z")
I know it’s made to cook all day unattended, but the idea of it makes me a little concerned. I realize it’s not the only electrical appliance one might run all day unattended (I leave my PC running for example), but thi… --- ## [If the Feds won't do it, we will: localities take steps to curb illegal immigration](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-the-feds-wont-do-it-we-will-localities-take-steps-to-curb-illegal-immigration/355838)
**Author:** [@magellan01](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/magellan01)\ **Replies:** 148\ **Last updated:** [May 14, 2006, 1:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-the-feds-wont-do-it-we-will-localities-take-steps-to-curb-illegal-immigration/355838 "2006-05-14T01:27:53Z")
I came across three articles talking about how state and local groups are passing legislation to take a stand against illegal aliens. These are the first successful attempts I’ve see that run counter to municipalities de… --- ## [My First Pit- Magellian01.. you are a cancer upon the human condition](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-first-pit-magellian01-you-are-a-cancer-upon-the-human-condition/455014)
**Author:** [@Full\_Metal\_Lotus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Full_Metal_Lotus)\ **Replies:** 116\ **Last updated:** [July 6, 2008, 8:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-first-pit-magellian01-you-are-a-cancer-upon-the-human-condition/455014 "2008-07-06T20:30:16Z")
Magellan01 What a fine peice of work you are, obviously created in the stunted and deformed image or your god. Please note the lower case on “God” Ineterested partioes see this thread… http://boards.straightdope.com/sd… --- ## [What would America do if Muslims with guns protested outside of churches?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-america-do-if-muslims-with-guns-protested-outside-of-churches/739814)
**Author:** [@Grsz11](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grsz11)\ **Replies:** 65\ **Last updated:** [December 9, 2015, 11:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-america-do-if-muslims-with-guns-protested-outside-of-churches/739814 "2015-12-09T23:05:24Z")
It would be news everywhere. GOP candidates would freak out. But they are silent over protests outside of mosques. Why the double standard? --- ## [The Screwtape Letters](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-screwtape-letters/406511)
**Author:** [@Dunderman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dunderman)\ **Replies:** 104\ **Last updated:** [May 27, 2015, 9:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-screwtape-letters/406511 "2015-05-27T21:27:06Z")
I just read C.S. Lewis’s The Screwtape Letters for the first time, having heard much of it for years (I believe DocCathode was the first to introduce me to the book with his concept of “Screwtape poisoning”). I have an e… --- ## [How to get across the San Francisco Bay in a rowboat](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-get-across-the-san-francisco-bay-in-a-rowboat/548344)
**Author:** [@turbowaffle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/turbowaffle)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [July 31, 2010, 3:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-get-across-the-san-francisco-bay-in-a-rowboat/548344 "2010-07-31T03:36:20Z")
I live in San Francisco, and I’ve been slowly assembling my earthquake kit for some time. I have the basic 72-hour kit, but I’ve been wanting to have a contingency, natural-disaster-get-out-of-dodge kit. I realized that … --- ## [Mega Millions - How Much Money Is Too Much Money?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mega-millions-how-much-money-is-too-much-money/617056)
**Author:** [@DMark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DMark)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [April 1, 2012, 12:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mega-millions-how-much-money-is-too-much-money/617056 "2012-04-01T12:20:13Z")
Current estimates of the next Mega Millions jackpot are $476 million. Living in Las Vegas, lotteries are illegal (go figure) but I just wonder how much money is “too much” money to win? Seriously - how in the hell woul… --- ## [Keeping track in the MMP](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keeping-track-in-the-mmp/980777)
**Author:** [@FairyChatMom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FairyChatMom)\ **Replies:** 265\ **Last updated:** [March 13, 2023, 7:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keeping-track-in-the-mmp/980777 "2023-03-13T07:02:36Z")
How do you remember your appointments? Or anything for that matter? There are a lot of us geezers in the MMP, and more than a few of us need little reminders. My electronic brain is Outlook’s calendar. I tried using rem… --- ## [Windows 8 is aggravating](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/windows-8-is-aggravating/678441)
**Author:** [@ducati](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ducati)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [July 5, 2014, 7:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/windows-8-is-aggravating/678441 "2014-07-05T19:40:07Z")
So, I got a new computer with Windows 8.1. How bad could it be, I thought. I’m moving from XP, but I’m not entirely unfamiliar with 7. We use them at work. So many things don’t work, most importantly email. I put Mo… --- ## [and you thought gerbiling was imposible...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/and-you-thought-gerbiling-was-imposible/28216)
**Author:** [@eggo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/eggo)\ **Replies:** 98\ **Last updated:** [August 21, 2000, 9:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/and-you-thought-gerbiling-was-imposible/28216 "2000-08-21T21:21:31Z")
I must warn you, this is not for the faint of heart. get the kids away from the computer. you realy don’t want to see this. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Link removed in the name of all … --- ## [Why are steroids cheating?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-steroids-cheating/624929)
**Author:** [@Bijou\_Drains](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bijou_Drains)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [June 13, 2012, 12:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-steroids-cheating/624929 "2012-06-13T00:33:18Z")
First, I don’t think steroids are a good thing. I would not use them if I was an athlete. But why are they cheating? If someone found a new type of apple that worked like steroids would that be banned? Or would… --- ## [The American "R" (Pronunciation)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-american-r-pronunciation/640138)
**Author:** [@Fotheringay-Phipps](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fotheringay-Phipps)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [November 15, 2012, 8:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-american-r-pronunciation/640138 "2012-11-15T20:18:26Z")
Is it unique? If not, who else uses this sound? If yes, what’s the history and origin of it? --- ## [Is it just me or is the probability of Trump quitting the race getting higher?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-just-me-or-is-the-probability-of-trump-quitting-the-race-getting-higher/763716)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 63\ **Last updated:** [August 26, 2016, 2:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-just-me-or-is-the-probability-of-trump-quitting-the-race-getting-higher/763716 "2016-08-26T14:57:53Z")
Trump over time has tended to abandon projects that were not performing and move on without a backward glance. His campaign is crashing and burning and every move he makes seemingly takes him deeper into the mire. IMO t… --- ## [Getting From Central NJ to Staten Island, NY](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/getting-from-central-nj-to-staten-island-ny/322053)
**Author:** [@batsto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/batsto)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [September 20, 2005, 5:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/getting-from-central-nj-to-staten-island-ny/322053 "2005-09-20T05:37:20Z")
I need to get to Staten Island from the Freehold, NJ area. Any dopers from this part of the world know of a bus or public transportation that can get me there? I’ve tried the NJ Transit but they don’t seem to have a bus… --- ## [The drone argument is a hallow ploy to smear Obama](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-drone-argument-is-a-hallow-ploy-to-smear-obama/652696)
**Author:** [@Oedipus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Oedipus)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [March 23, 2013, 3:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-drone-argument-is-a-hallow-ploy-to-smear-obama/652696 "2013-03-23T15:54:23Z")
Seeing that, basically, no one can be for using drones on innocent American citizens, the republicans have made a genius move to shift the fiscal blame off of them and back onto Obama with the drone arguments. I’m not sa… --- ## [So, what's a picky eater to do?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-whats-a-picky-eater-to-do/388535)
**Author:** [@amarinth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/amarinth)\ **Replies:** 140\ **Last updated:** [January 25, 2007, 6:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-whats-a-picky-eater-to-do/388535 "2007-01-25T18:55:33Z")
Inspired by this thread I’m a picky eater. There are many flavors that I just don’t like. There are many textures that I just don’t like. There are several combinations of flavors and textures that I simply do not… --- ## [Cat People: Why do you like cats over dogs?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cat-people-why-do-you-like-cats-over-dogs/952503)
**Author:** [@MyFootsZZZ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MyFootsZZZ)\ **Replies:** 166\ **Last updated:** [September 29, 2022, 5:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cat-people-why-do-you-like-cats-over-dogs/952503 "2022-09-29T17:19:54Z")
I’m a cat person, though I DO love dogs. I can’t quite pinpoint why I like cats over dogs. They both have pros and cons, and it’s kind of a wash to me. Cat’s are independent where dogs are usually more social, but there’… --- ## [Is striking a form of gambling?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-striking-a-form-of-gambling/588988)
**Author:** [@gallan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gallan)\ **Replies:** 66\ **Last updated:** [July 18, 2011, 4:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-striking-a-form-of-gambling/588988 "2011-07-18T16:57:34Z")
An interesting topic has come up at work. I’m a member of a union and we’re on the verge of a strike. A union rep went around today asking us to sign a “strike pledge.” Most of us signed it, but one of my co-workers d… --- ## [Viva Las Dopefest!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/viva-las-dopefest/126030)
**Author:** [@Diane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Diane)\ **Replies:** 168\ **Last updated:** [October 12, 2002, 2:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/viva-las-dopefest/126030 "2002-10-12T02:11:46Z")
We are getting closer to Viva Las Dopefest! YAY! Time to start narrowing things down a bit and shortening the Vegas thread. Here is a link to the original and LONG thread. http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthre… --- ## [Victorian Homes-Why the Towers?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/victorian-homes-why-the-towers/491965)
**Author:** [@ralph124c](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ralph124c)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [April 6, 2009, 7:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/victorian-homes-why-the-towers/491965 "2009-04-06T19:21:27Z")
I live in a city where a good part of the houses were built before 1900. many of these old victorian houses have little tower-like rooms attached to the main house, complete with conical roofs and curver glass windows. T… --- ## [Brit Dope 2003 Results](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brit-dope-2003-results/216238)
**Author:** [@paulberserker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/paulberserker)\ **Replies:** 174\ **Last updated:** [December 15, 2003, 10:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brit-dope-2003-results/216238 "2003-12-15T22:48:12Z")
Morning Kids, I thought it may be better to start a new thread about saturdays shenanigans rather than wading through 21 pages of the precursor thread. nice to meet the peeps i hadnt before, and to see the ones i alrea… --- ## [When you were a kid, what was your favourite film?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-you-were-a-kid-what-was-your-favourite-film/520154)
**Author:** [@Lobsang](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lobsang)\ **Replies:** 83\ **Last updated:** [December 14, 2009, 5:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-you-were-a-kid-what-was-your-favourite-film/520154 "2009-12-14T17:25:35Z")
As an adult I’m not sure what my fave film is. It might be Shawshank Redemption but as I say I am unsure. But when I was a kid there was little doubt. The film I loved the most was “Flight of the Navigator” I am 30, … --- ## [Did medieval knights work out?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-medieval-knights-work-out/678580)
**Author:** [@Qwertol](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qwertol)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [January 13, 2014, 8:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-medieval-knights-work-out/678580 "2014-01-13T20:12:40Z")
I mean they didn’t do any heavy physical work during peace time, they had peasants for that. They mostly drank and feasted yet during war somehow they were capable of wearing heavy armor, swords, and shields and seemingl… --- ## [What if the French hadn't surrendered ?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-if-the-french-hadnt-surrendered/577313)
**Author:** [@Lust4Life](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lust4Life)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [April 19, 2011, 5:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-if-the-french-hadnt-surrendered/577313 "2011-04-19T17:37:03Z")
Another “What if” thread about ww2. Britain and France had a" no seperate peace agreement" treaty at the start of the war. Britain was more a naval power then a European style military power but still sent her army and… --- ## [In Which We Discuss Grammar, Spelling, Punctuation and the art of the written communique.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-which-we-discuss-grammar-spelling-punctuation-and-the-art-of-the-written-communique/591608)
**Author:** [@Cartooniverse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cartooniverse)\ **Replies:** 73\ **Last updated:** [August 9, 2011, 2:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-which-we-discuss-grammar-spelling-punctuation-and-the-art-of-the-written-communique/591608 "2011-08-09T02:30:05Z")
My Dearly Beloved™ got an email this morning. One sentence read, " We got two rental cars so you could each figure out the best root. " No doubt about it. The person who wrote the email simply did not know what word to … --- ## [Toddler logic](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/toddler-logic/507242)
**Author:** [@Max\_Torque](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Max_Torque)\ **Replies:** 73\ **Last updated:** [September 1, 2009, 1:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/toddler-logic/507242 "2009-09-01T01:39:49Z")
So the little Torqueling is at 2 years and 4 months of age, and talking like she’s afraid the words will fill up her mouth if she stops. And ordinarily, it’s pretty amazing how well she already understands the ins and o… --- ## [Adult kid and her family are living with us ... arg!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/adult-kid-and-her-family-are-living-with-us-arg/986062)
**Author:** [@Sylvanz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sylvanz)\ **Replies:** 123\ **Last updated:** [July 19, 2023, 3:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/adult-kid-and-her-family-are-living-with-us-arg/986062 "2023-07-19T15:35:59Z")
They are slobs, they have little respect for our space or our home. I can’t kick them out as I don’t want my grands living on the street or in foster care. There just isn’t any place for them to go. They’ve applied for w… --- ## [Realistically, how much help would knowing someone's IP address be in locating them?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/realistically-how-much-help-would-knowing-someones-ip-address-be-in-locating-them/605779)
**Author:** [@elfkin477](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elfkin477)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [December 14, 2011, 1:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/realistically-how-much-help-would-knowing-someones-ip-address-be-in-locating-them/605779 "2011-12-14T01:44:08Z")
Let’s say there’s a girl who has been getting cryptic e-mails from someone who used to go to her school. A friend of hers is a computer wiz, and manages to track down the sender’s IP address. How much help will knowing t… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1325&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1327&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)