# Top **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1331&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:** 1332 --- ## [Quick C question on string literals](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quick-c-question-on-string-literals/600517)
**Author:** [@Jragon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jragon)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [October 27, 2011, 1:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quick-c-question-on-string-literals/600517 "2011-10-27T01:05:04Z")
I’m a bit rusty on my C but I need to know this, are string literals in the data section header (or at least somewhere else that’s safe for pointers), or the stack frame of a given function? (Pretend I have prototypes an… --- ## [Kid shot in ass in argument over sagging pants](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kid-shot-in-ass-in-argument-over-sagging-pants/556164)
**Author:** [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [October 8, 2010, 2:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kid-shot-in-ass-in-argument-over-sagging-pants/556164 "2010-10-08T14:53:57Z")
Is it wrong that I think “well, at least he’ll start pulling up his pants when someone tells him to”? (Link) --- ## [Birthday List](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/birthday-list/61046)
**Author:** [@Eutychus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eutychus)\ **Replies:** 151\ **Last updated:** [May 13, 2013, 1:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/birthday-list/61046 "2013-05-13T13:39:58Z")
What the hell, I’m bored, so I’m going to start a birthday list. Okay, so call me the happy fuzzy bunny of the SDMB, but I just don’t think anybody should be forgotten on their birthday. I won’t be belaboring the server … --- ## [WTF is Up With the Trucking Industry](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wtf-is-up-with-the-trucking-industry/688938)
**Author:** [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [May 23, 2014, 6:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wtf-is-up-with-the-trucking-industry/688938 "2014-05-23T18:55:35Z")
In my local rag’s Employment pages, trucking jobs outnumber all other jobs by 5-1. On Craigslist it’s probably 30-1. I don’t get it. I understand that being a long-haul trucker most likely sucks ass (who wants to be awa… --- ## [Are there any legitimate massage parlors?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-any-legitimate-massage-parlors/368745)
**Author:** [@Salt\_Seller](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Salt_Seller)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [September 25, 2006, 3:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-any-legitimate-massage-parlors/368745 "2006-09-25T15:05:00Z")
Leaving aside women’s day spas, I always assume any ad for a massage parlor is really an ad for a massage wink parlor. Having just driven a number of smaller highways through Tennessee, Alabama, Mississippi and Florida,… --- ## [3:30 a.m: I poured water into the coffee grinder, not the coffee pot—HELP!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/3-30-a-m-i-poured-water-into-the-coffee-grinder-not-the-coffee-pot-help/554987)
**Author:** [@xanthous](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/xanthous)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [September 28, 2010, 1:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/3-30-a-m-i-poured-water-into-the-coffee-grinder-not-the-coffee-pot-help/554987 "2010-09-28T13:56:36Z")
Why I’ve been up since 2:30, I don’t know, but at about 3:30 I gave up on trying and decided a cup of coffee was in order. In the muddle and mid-darkness of the kitchen, I saw the open receptacle and poured water into i… --- ## [Viva Las Vegas](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/viva-las-vegas/605380)
**Author:** [@CandidGamera](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CandidGamera)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [March 31, 2012, 3:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/viva-las-vegas/605380 "2012-03-31T03:31:01Z")
Probably heading out that way in late March or early April for a conference, and I’m sure there will be some time to kill. I’m not much of a gambler, but I may bring some cash just so I can say I gambled in a Vegas casin… --- ## [Short of scrapping the Constitution, how do we get rid of the U.S. Senate?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/short-of-scrapping-the-constitution-how-do-we-get-rid-of-the-u-s-senate/622800)
**Author:** [@Lago\_Ys-Transform](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lago_Ys-Transform)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [May 26, 2012, 12:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/short-of-scrapping-the-constitution-how-do-we-get-rid-of-the-u-s-senate/622800 "2012-05-26T00:26:52Z")
I’m not going to mince words here. The U.S. Senate is laughably inept and should be gotten rid of. Both in function and principle. It’s an artifact of pre-nationalist thinking and shows. It’s woefully anti-democratic and… --- ## [Is Membership in Fraternal Organizations Dwindling?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-membership-in-fraternal-organizations-dwindling/307617)
**Author:** [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [June 19, 2005, 6:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-membership-in-fraternal-organizations-dwindling/307617 "2005-06-19T06:28:05Z")
As World War II-era adults die off, Baby Boomers approach retirement, and we Gen-Xers start to approach early middle age, I’m inclined to ask about something that has always seemed (to me) to be the purvey of old men. Th… --- ## [DSYoungEsq, you supercillious toad...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dsyoungesq-you-supercillious-toad/487657)
**Author:** [@Frodo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frodo)\ **Replies:** 66\ **Last updated:** [March 1, 2009, 8:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dsyoungesq-you-supercillious-toad/487657 "2009-03-01T20:48:49Z")
Posters like \*\*DSYoungEsq \*\* who think that “civility” and “politeness” can be made a reality by law, remind me of people like Cato, Franco and such morons, thinking that morality can be fixed by fiat. I think Cato, Fra… --- ## [I can't very well send this email, can I?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-cant-very-well-send-this-email-can-i/647659)
**Author:** [@OurLordPeace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OurLordPeace)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [January 22, 2013, 7:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-cant-very-well-send-this-email-can-i/647659 "2013-01-22T19:33:55Z")
It may be too late at this point, but would it be horribly gauche and off-putting to send this email? A while back, there was an exchange on the SDMB about getting “the fade” from someone, in which they act evasive or no… --- ## [Dark vs light cars: which get hotter in sun?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dark-vs-light-cars-which-get-hotter-in-sun/367835)
**Author:** [@amitxjoshi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/amitxjoshi)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [August 9, 2006, 3:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dark-vs-light-cars-which-get-hotter-in-sun/367835 "2006-08-09T15:23:05Z")
Here’s a question which has been puzzling me as I debate buying a new car: is it true that dark colored cars get hotter in the sun than do light colored cars? --- ## [Dating advice / frustration.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dating-advice-frustration/688736)
**Author:** [@Quasimodal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quasimodal)\ **Replies:** 70\ **Last updated:** [May 26, 2014, 8:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dating-advice-frustration/688736 "2014-05-26T20:56:00Z")
I’ve been fortunate enough to meet a real awesome woman that’s been great fun to hang around with. We met at our weekly social-dance meet. I had known who she was for a few months, but about three weeks ago we began to c… --- ## [Let's get something straight: Oil drilling does NOTHING for "energy independence"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-get-something-straight-oil-drilling-does-nothing-for-energy-independence/466369)
**Author:** [@toadspittle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/toadspittle)\ **Replies:** 80\ **Last updated:** [October 4, 2008, 1:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-get-something-straight-oil-drilling-does-nothing-for-energy-independence/466369 "2008-10-04T13:40:24Z")
Palin keeps repeating the widely used talking point that more domestic oil drilling will somehow magically lead to greater US energy independence. It will not. Why? Because oil is a fungible commodity. Any oil pumped he… --- ## [Why are some fairly-big actors not credited?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-some-fairly-big-actors-not-credited/639165)
**Author:** [@dropzone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dropzone)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [November 2, 2012, 11:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-some-fairly-big-actors-not-credited/639165 "2012-11-02T11:20:36Z")
I just watched Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter, an enjoyable romp despite some glaring historical inaccuracies (was Mary Todd ever that slender?), and recognized Alan Tudyk playing Stephen Douglas (for that matter, was S… --- ## [It's Edmund Fitzgerald Day](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-edmund-fitzgerald-day/737205)
**Author:** [@Oakminster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Oakminster)\ **Replies:** 72\ **Last updated:** [October 13, 2016, 3:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-edmund-fitzgerald-day/737205 "2016-10-13T15:43:21Z")
Does anyone know where the love of God goes when the waves turn minutes to hours? the song, of course --- ## [Do fundamental human morals actually exist?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-fundamental-human-morals-actually-exist/103566)
**Author:** [@jjimm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jjimm)\ **Replies:** 107\ **Last updated:** [April 26, 2002, 5:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-fundamental-human-morals-actually-exist/103566 "2002-04-26T17:31:24Z")
I am derived from a society with Judao-Christian morals, and these are what I consider the worst possible things that humans can perpetrate:\[ul\]\[li\]Genocide\[\]Murder\[\]Paedophilia\[\]Rape\[\]Incest\[/ul\]However, it seems that n… --- ## [What in the hell is wrong with my husband](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-in-the-hell-is-wrong-with-my-husband/173974)
**Author:** [@Leifsmama](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leifsmama)\ **Replies:** 103\ **Last updated:** [May 12, 2003, 11:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-in-the-hell-is-wrong-with-my-husband/173974 "2003-05-12T23:24:57Z")
We’re not a well off family. My husband brings home $997 every 15 days and four of us have to live off his salary. Eight days ago I paid the rent and informed my spouse that we had roughly $250 to live on. He screamed… --- ## [Consequences of eating the entire sunflower seed](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/consequences-of-eating-the-entire-sunflower-seed/170842)
**Author:** [@Dolomite21](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dolomite21)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [April 24, 2003, 3:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/consequences-of-eating-the-entire-sunflower-seed/170842 "2003-04-24T15:24:08Z")
On the bag it recommends spitting out the shell. My Q is what consequences (if any) arrive if I eat an entire bag 65g of sunflower seeds…including the shell. --- ## [Factual Legal Question about Arizona Immigration Law](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/factual-legal-question-about-arizona-immigration-law/537963)
**Author:** [@bup](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bup)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [June 1, 2010, 4:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/factual-legal-question-about-arizona-immigration-law/537963 "2010-06-01T04:15:57Z")
My understanding of the new law in Arizona is that if the cop has any reason to suspect you’re in the US illegally, he can ask you to prove that you are here legally, and if you don’t he can arrest you. So I guess my fi… --- ## [How to test a Carbon Monoxide detector](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-test-a-carbon-monoxide-detector/553008)
**Author:** [@Mama\_Zappa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mama_Zappa)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [September 7, 2013, 7:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-test-a-carbon-monoxide-detector/553008 "2013-09-07T19:46:45Z")
We were awakened by the CO detector chirping “FEED ME”, early this morning. Fresh batteries, and all is well. But this reminded me of a friend whose children nearly died last fall (contractors screwed up the ducting whe… --- ## [Does this exist: Wireless Cable TV "router"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-this-exist-wireless-cable-tv-router/259605)
**Author:** [@Jayrot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jayrot)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [August 13, 2004, 3:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-this-exist-wireless-cable-tv-router/259605 "2004-08-13T03:02:57Z")
Here’s what I want to do. I have a cable running into the house – standard Cable TV coax cable. Is there some sort of “router” or transmitter that I can hook it up to so that my TV, several rooms away, can then receive t… --- ## [Big Bang Theory 11/14/13](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/big-bang-theory-11-14-13/673968)
**Author:** [@Washoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Washoe)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [November 22, 2013, 10:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/big-bang-theory-11-14-13/673968 "2013-11-22T22:19:51Z")
What, we don’t care anymore? The episode’s over and nobody’s even started a thread yet. Not surprising. The only laugh-worthy lines were the Armenian jokes. I think the series has officially run out of steam. Bernadette … --- ## [Can cats be taught to enjoy being held?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-cats-be-taught-to-enjoy-being-held/262297)
**Author:** [@Dung\_Beetle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dung_Beetle)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [September 1, 2004, 12:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-cats-be-taught-to-enjoy-being-held/262297 "2004-09-01T12:08:21Z")
I have two kitty boys, both a little over one year old. I got them as kittens, and they have never really liked to be held. One will tolerate it for a moment or two, then struggles to get down; the other begins to stru… --- ## [Sterling silver ring -- why does nobody want to work on it?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sterling-silver-ring-why-does-nobody-want-to-work-on-it/378328)
**Author:** [@Tripler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tripler)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [October 30, 2006, 12:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sterling-silver-ring-why-does-nobody-want-to-work-on-it/378328 "2006-10-30T00:32:03Z")
Well, I’m figuring I already know the answer to my own question: “Why is it no jewler wants to do work on a sterling silver ring?” Most likely because it’s a bugger to work with. Anyway, I have an old ring that has a… --- ## [the "Grindhouse" thread.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-grindhouse-thread/399034)
**Author:** [@TLDRIDKJKLOLFTW](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TLDRIDKJKLOLFTW)\ **Replies:** 107\ **Last updated:** [April 22, 2007, 5:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-grindhouse-thread/399034 "2007-04-22T17:42:18Z")
Wow, am I the first Doper to see and post about Grindhouse? I caught a noon showing, and thought it totally kicked ass. HILARIOUS, but legitimately so instead of ironically wink-wink nudge-nudge funny. Wonderfully over-… --- ## [The disappearance of Lauren Spierer](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-disappearance-of-lauren-spierer/586006)
**Author:** [@Argent\_Towers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Argent_Towers)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [August 16, 2011, 6:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-disappearance-of-lauren-spierer/586006 "2011-08-16T18:21:11Z")
Lauren Spierer, a 20 year old Indiana University student, has been missing since June 3rd. Bloomington, Indiana and the surrounding areas have been captivated and shocked by this case, which has completely dominated the … --- ## [This is the shit that depresses me. (Hint: Gun dealers)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-is-the-shit-that-depresses-me-hint-gun-dealers/487482)
**Author:** [@R.P.McMurphy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/R.P.McMurphy)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [March 3, 2009, 1:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-is-the-shit-that-depresses-me-hint-gun-dealers/487482 "2009-03-03T01:29:32Z")
How is it possible to counter people that have no conscience? I don’t have a problem with the basic right to gun possession but how do you explain this kind of abuse of so-called “Constitutional freedoms”. http://www.ny… --- ## [Alan Keyes' daughter comes out](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alan-keyes-daughter-comes-out/290210)
**Author:** [@5que](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/5que)\ **Replies:** 127\ **Last updated:** [February 22, 2005, 1:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alan-keyes-daughter-comes-out/290210 "2005-02-22T01:21:12Z")
Remember Alan Keyes? You know, our Illinois senate candidate, who claimed homosexuality was ‘‘selfish hedonism’’ and that Vice President Dick Cheney’s lesbian daughter was a sinner? Well, his daughter came out yesterda… --- ## [The world's dumbest quiz show answers](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-worlds-dumbest-quiz-show-answers/435805)
**Author:** [@Askance](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Askance)\ **Replies:** 72\ **Last updated:** [February 3, 2008, 8:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-worlds-dumbest-quiz-show-answers/435805 "2008-02-03T20:35:07Z")
The website claiming these seems to have disappeared, but here goes anyway: Question: What was Gandhi’s first name? Contestant’s answer: Goosey Goosey. Presenter: What happened in Dallas on November 22, 1963? Contest… --- ## [How Rich People Got Rich](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-rich-people-got-rich/630567)
**Author:** [@Superhal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Superhal)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [January 4, 2013, 6:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-rich-people-got-rich/630567 "2013-01-04T18:24:20Z")
I’m doing a little research about the American Dream: hard work can lead to wealth. Part of this research is figuring out how rich people ($1 billion US or more net worth) got that way. So far, I’ve identified 4 main f… --- ## [Clark Gable's Ears](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/clark-gables-ears/491580)
**Author:** [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [April 2, 2009, 8:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/clark-gables-ears/491580 "2009-04-02T20:48:34Z")
With 113 replies and 3,877 views (at the time of this post), the Anne Hathaway’s Eyes thread has produced a wide array of interesting eyes. Although he got plenty of ribbing and joking done about his ears, Clark Gable (… --- ## [Have there ever been any selective breeding (for humans) cults?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-there-ever-been-any-selective-breeding-for-humans-cults/595454)
**Author:** [@misterW](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/misterW)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [September 8, 2011, 7:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-there-ever-been-any-selective-breeding-for-humans-cults/595454 "2011-09-08T19:14:53Z")
The earth seems to have no shortage of nut jobs, and there have been all sorts of groups/cults dedicated to various missions that they deemed important. Have there ever been any groups dedicated to selectively breeding … --- ## [Songs' Beats per Minute vs. How "Fast" They Sound](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-beats-per-minute-vs-how-fast-they-sound/709121)
**Author:** [@Green\_Bean](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Green_Bean)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [January 7, 2015, 6:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-beats-per-minute-vs-how-fast-they-sound/709121 "2015-01-07T18:52:13Z")
Music - Beats per Minute vs. How Fast it Sounds Would somebody mind explaining how a song that sounds really fast can have a low beats-per-minute and vice versa? I was browsing around online databases looking for songs… --- ## [The bomb buried in Obamacare goes off today](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-bomb-buried-in-obamacare-goes-off-today/604971)
**Author:** [@Cisco](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cisco)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [December 5, 2011, 8:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-bomb-buried-in-obamacare-goes-off-today/604971 "2011-12-05T20:30:10Z")
Well, yesterday: What does everybody think? I haven’t heard too much about this. I hazily recall the provision from when the bill was being debated, but it certainly isn’t what’s drawn the most attention. If this guy … --- ## [A dear friend who won't shut up...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-dear-friend-who-wont-shut-up/612562)
**Author:** [@Ritter](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ritter)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [February 14, 2012, 8:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-dear-friend-who-wont-shut-up/612562 "2012-02-14T08:24:07Z")
Dopers, I need some constructive advice for handling (or not handling) a situation with a dear friend of mine. She is lovely, thoughtful, smart and funny, but good grief, talks the hind leg off a rhino. I’ll call her Mar… --- ## [What If Stalin attacked Hitler First?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-if-stalin-attacked-hitler-first/630612)
**Author:** [@ralph124c](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ralph124c)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [August 12, 2012, 1:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-if-stalin-attacked-hitler-first/630612 "2012-08-12T01:14:21Z")
Stalin and Hitler both hated and distrusted each other. From what I read, the Stalin-Hitler Non-Aggression pact was seen (by Stalin) as a way to buy time-Stalin needed 2-3 years to rebuilt the Red Army officer corps, e… --- ## [Anybody here got any ideas about building a patio?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-here-got-any-ideas-about-building-a-patio/625763)
**Author:** [@furt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/furt)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [June 22, 2012, 8:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-here-got-any-ideas-about-building-a-patio/625763 "2012-06-22T20:37:58Z")
Gonna build me a patio this summer. Never done it before, nor anything like it, but what I read convinces me I can. I’m looking at a 10x20 space, and leaning towards doing it with pavers, though I’m not in love with my… --- ## [Memorable license plates](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/memorable-license-plates/692553)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [August 5, 2014, 10:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/memorable-license-plates/692553 "2014-08-05T10:29:27Z")
There are some license plates that are indelible in my mind. 5G8366: My first motorcycle, which I got when I was twelve. 1M7749: My second motorcycle, at 16. 1M7750: Dad’s matching motorcycle. TAA 951: My first car, … --- ## [How to build up muscles in \*preparation\* for sit-ups, etc?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-build-up-muscles-in-preparation-for-sit-ups-etc/125249)
**Author:** [@zweisamkeit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zweisamkeit)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [August 26, 2002, 1:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-build-up-muscles-in-preparation-for-sit-ups-etc/125249 "2002-08-26T13:53:36Z")
Okay, I feel rather pathetic mentioning this, but here goes: I hardly get opportunities to exercise, but a friend of mine said that what he used to do was (before bedtime out of convenience for him) see how many push-up… --- ## [How Do You Know You're Drunk?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-know-youre-drunk/559759)
**Author:** [@Ephemera](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ephemera)\ **Replies:** 87\ **Last updated:** [July 19, 2022, 8:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-know-youre-drunk/559759 "2022-07-19T08:47:33Z")
Pretty self explanatory, I think. What symptoms do you exhibit that show you’re beyond the toasty stage, and are flat-out drunk? Mine is a feeling akin to sticking my finger in an electrical socket that travels up my ar… --- ## [I have one question for Sarah Palin . . .](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-one-question-for-sarah-palin/461918)
**Author:** [@R.P.McMurphy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/R.P.McMurphy)\ **Replies:** 87\ **Last updated:** [September 5, 2008, 1:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-one-question-for-sarah-palin/461918 "2008-09-05T13:42:35Z")
Sarah, How do you really feel about your 17 year old daughter who is five months pregnant marrying an 18 year old rink rat who is a self proclaimed “fucking redneck” and who “doesn’t want children”? If she’s OK with a … --- ## [Oxygen vs altitude question.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oxygen-vs-altitude-question/523327)
**Author:** [@mangeorge](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mangeorge)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [January 8, 2010, 9:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oxygen-vs-altitude-question/523327 "2010-01-08T21:09:53Z")
At what altitude would an average person feel the effects of lowered oxygen content? For example, do most people notice any shortness of breath driving over the summit of Tioga pass in California? By “average”, I mean … --- ## [Bagel Portion Size](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bagel-portion-size/434669)
**Author:** [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [January 26, 2008, 6:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bagel-portion-size/434669 "2008-01-26T18:56:59Z")
In another thread, there was mention of Portion Size and Portion Distortion. I’ve been aware of this for some time – the “Muffins” you get at many bakeries and doughnut shops are outrageously huge, and the portion sizes … --- ## [Seemingly stupid question about "please try your call later"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seemingly-stupid-question-about-please-try-your-call-later/594752)
**Author:** [@D18](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/D18)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [September 1, 2011, 12:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seemingly-stupid-question-about-please-try-your-call-later/594752 "2011-09-01T12:55:29Z")
After years of not being in contact with someone on Long Island, I tried to call them this week to catch up. I tried their number a few times since Monday and keep getting “Your call did not go through. Please try late… --- ## [I'm pregnant!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-pregnant/676208)
**Author:** [@Zsofia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zsofia)\ **Replies:** 89\ **Last updated:** [January 15, 2014, 2:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-pregnant/676208 "2014-01-15T14:26:49Z")
I don’t want to tell too many people IRL because it’s super early and, you know, anything can happen and I don’t want to have to untell a bazillion people. I mean super-super early, Tuesday was the first day suggested t… --- ## [Line Jumpers: How do you deal with it?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/line-jumpers-how-do-you-deal-with-it/410754)
**Author:** [@Incubus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Incubus)\ **Replies:** 88\ **Last updated:** [May 14, 2009, 12:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/line-jumpers-how-do-you-deal-with-it/410754 "2009-05-14T00:37:32Z")
For the third consecutive time at a theme park I’ve had to deal with this. Now to clarify, I don’t mind if someone needs to move ahead of me to talk to someone, then come back. Maybe their cell phone battery died or som… --- ## [MASH-Hawkeye's marital status](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mash-hawkeyes-marital-status/259638)
**Author:** [@Captain\_Amazing](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Captain_Amazing)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [November 23, 2011, 6:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mash-hawkeyes-marital-status/259638 "2011-11-23T18:10:12Z")
Ok, in the movie, Hawkeye was married. In the book, Hawkeye was married. Richard Hooker, the author of the book, who based Hawkeye on himself, was married. But, in the TV series, Hawkeye is single. Does anyone know w… --- ## [Doctor Who special: The Doctors Revisited](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doctor-who-special-the-doctors-revisited/648306)
**Author:** [@deltasigma](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/deltasigma)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [January 30, 2013, 2:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doctor-who-special-the-doctors-revisited/648306 "2013-01-30T14:45:13Z")
Sunday, 9PM EST on BBC America This is part of the 50 year Dr. Who Celebration. Each month they will have a special focusing on each of the 11 doctors leading up to the anniversary in November. Here’s an article but I… --- ## [Odd beheading incident -- possible?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/odd-beheading-incident-possible/524049)
**Author:** [@gytalf2000](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gytalf2000)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [January 8, 2010, 11:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/odd-beheading-incident-possible/524049 "2010-01-08T11:42:45Z")
There is a particular incident I read a while back, involving a French executioner beheading someone with a sword. Evidently the blow from the sword was so quick, precise, and superbly executed that the head did not imme… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1330&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1332&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)