# Top **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1334&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:** 1335 --- ## [Is sex with an attractive person any different from sex with a not so attractive person?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-sex-with-an-attractive-person-any-different-from-sex-with-a-not-so-attractive-person/748232)
**Author:** [@GlowingDarkness](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GlowingDarkness)\ **Replies:** 72\ **Last updated:** [March 14, 2016, 2:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-sex-with-an-attractive-person-any-different-from-sex-with-a-not-so-attractive-person/748232 "2016-03-14T14:26:55Z")
Apart from psychological factors? I understand that someone who is obese or doesn’t keep good hygiene would be a turn off for most people. Sexual pleasure is determined by things like orientation of the individual, smel… --- ## [Got a 2 year old German Shepherd a few weeks ago. Some advice please.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/got-a-2-year-old-german-shepherd-a-few-weeks-ago-some-advice-please/628186)
**Author:** [@wolf\_meister](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wolf_meister)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [July 15, 2012, 4:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/got-a-2-year-old-german-shepherd-a-few-weeks-ago-some-advice-please/628186 "2012-07-15T16:21:06Z")
Okay here he is: Yes, all black and looks really nice. Okay, I’ve always owned big dogs (Shepherds and Huskies) and I’ve been able to control them relatively well. The problem with… --- ## [Should Michael Sam be selected regardless of his playing ability?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-michael-sam-be-selected-regardless-of-his-playing-ability/688076)
**Author:** [@aldiboronti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aldiboronti)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [May 20, 2014, 12:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-michael-sam-be-selected-regardless-of-his-playing-ability/688076 "2014-05-20T00:42:59Z")
(I hesitated as to which forum to place this in but decided it’s more of a debate than anything else. I’m quite content to see it moved should the mods disagree.) Prompted by this story. So is this a no-brainer (he sh… --- ## [Lobsang, you miserable, judgmental lump of shit](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lobsang-you-miserable-judgmental-lump-of-shit/172331)
**Author:** [@CrazyCatLady](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CrazyCatLady)\ **Replies:** 150\ **Last updated:** [May 4, 2003, 5:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lobsang-you-miserable-judgmental-lump-of-shit/172331 "2003-05-04T05:16:22Z")
In this thread, folks were trying to discuss what childfree life is really like. It was a nice, quiet discussion about the joys of not being a parent, dispelling the myth that childlessness makes your life emotionally b… --- ## [The opposite of The Pit - the Doper appreciation and admiration thread.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-opposite-of-the-pit-the-doper-appreciation-and-admiration-thread/565780)
**Author:** [@Le\_Ministre\_de\_l\_au-dela](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Le_Ministre_de_l_au-dela)\ **Replies:** 82\ **Last updated:** [January 4, 2011, 4:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-opposite-of-the-pit-the-doper-appreciation-and-admiration-thread/565780 "2011-01-04T04:38:12Z")
As 2010 draws to a close, I’m thinking of all the people I admire on this message board and so, I wanted to start a thread where Dopers could say nice things about each other to each other. (Just as a guide, try to keep… --- ## [Are you getting a flu shot?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-getting-a-flu-shot/767371)
**Author:** [@RollOutTheBarrel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RollOutTheBarrel)\ **Replies:** 104\ **Last updated:** [October 4, 2016, 2:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-getting-a-flu-shot/767371 "2016-10-04T14:30:54Z")
It’s that time of year again! Time to roll up our sleeves and get a poke in the arm. :slight\_smile: The CDC has new recommendations for people with egg allergies (scroll to the bottom of the page) this year. I’m plannin… --- ## [Prepare to have an AS/400 rammed up your ass Sales Department.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/prepare-to-have-an-as-400-rammed-up-your-ass-sales-department/480154)
**Author:** [@wolfman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wolfman)\ **Replies:** 75\ **Last updated:** [January 15, 2009, 12:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/prepare-to-have-an-as-400-rammed-up-your-ass-sales-department/480154 "2009-01-15T00:08:01Z")
ARGGHHH. Little did our Hero, DBAMan, know that once again he he would be blindsided by an attack from the Infernal Legion of Impossibly Moronic Retards from Sales. What is this? an email, Curses it is from Joey, a sub… --- ## [Anyone ever try generic beer?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-ever-try-generic-beer/688856)
**Author:** [@dalej42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalej42)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [June 1, 2014, 4:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-ever-try-generic-beer/688856 "2014-06-01T04:15:29Z")
How bad was the beer sold in those generic white cans labeled, “BEER.” Was it about the same level of say Busch beer ? A step below Budweiser but about the standard of beer you could expect in the late 1970s or early 198… --- ## [Denny Laine, rock star: Go Fund Me to pay medical bills? {He has died as of December 5, 2023}](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/denny-laine-rock-star-go-fund-me-to-pay-medical-bills-he-has-died-as-of-december-5-2023/991292)
**Author:** [@Happy\_Lendervedder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Happy_Lendervedder)\ **Replies:** 92\ **Last updated:** [December 13, 2023, 3:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/denny-laine-rock-star-go-fund-me-to-pay-medical-bills-he-has-died-as-of-december-5-2023/991292 "2023-12-13T15:26:45Z")
I heard recently that Denny Laine is having some health issues, so his wife started a Go Fund Me page to help cover his medical costs. They’ve raised about $41,000 so far. She says he doesn’t have health insurance. Ther… --- ## [Kindle or Kono?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kindle-or-kono/770033)
**Author:** [@Soul\_Brother\_Number\_Two](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Soul_Brother_Number_Two)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [February 2, 2017, 9:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kindle-or-kono/770033 "2017-02-02T21:37:53Z")
As I get ready to move, there will be more of these threads. Sorry in advance, Dopers. So I feel the need to move to e-readership, although I don’t like the idea. Pocket books are my bag, and I have thousands of them (I … --- ## [Speaking to an employee about her clothing--kind'a quick would be good](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speaking-to-an-employee-about-her-clothing-kinda-quick-would-be-good/732488)
**Author:** [@DummyGladHands](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DummyGladHands)\ **Replies:** 61\ **Last updated:** [October 22, 2015, 6:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speaking-to-an-employee-about-her-clothing-kinda-quick-would-be-good/732488 "2015-10-22T18:09:38Z")
She’s just had a promotion from a starter clerical position into a semi-professional position where she will be the only person in the company with that job. She wears raveled out at the heel jeans and tops I would cons… --- ## [Sacre Bleu!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sacre-bleu/643092)
**Author:** [@baileygrrrl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/baileygrrrl)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [December 7, 2012, 4:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sacre-bleu/643092 "2012-12-07T16:01:21Z")
My 9 year old daughter has taken to saying this phrase around the house lately. She claims she heard it on a kids show. I’ve heard this phrase all my life and I’m aware that it’s considered a mild profanity, but how bad … --- ## [Why not abolish the Senatorial filibuster?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-not-abolish-the-senatorial-filibuster/530535)
**Author:** [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [February 28, 2010, 5:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-not-abolish-the-senatorial-filibuster/530535 "2010-02-28T05:57:25Z")
The filibuster is not in the Constitution. The Constitution, Article One, Section 5, lays down a few rules like the number of members necessary to form a quorum, but otherwise leaves it to each house of Congress to make… --- ## [Breasts in the wind](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/breasts-in-the-wind/678949)
**Author:** [@eschereal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/eschereal)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [January 20, 2014, 3:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/breasts-in-the-wind/678949 "2014-01-20T15:46:15Z")
A story about in impromptu topless photo shoot raises an interesting question. The Empire State Observation Deck needs to be “family friendly”, so, no tits out. What I want to know is, in what way are children harmed be … --- ## [Great pizza combinations](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/great-pizza-combinations/439397)
**Author:** [@ForumBot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ForumBot)\ **Replies:** 108\ **Last updated:** [March 8, 2008, 1:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/great-pizza-combinations/439397 "2008-03-08T01:20:52Z")
I work in a restaurant where I’m in charge of all the pizzas that come out. I like to think that I make a pretty good one–ever since I took over the menu, we’ve been slowly and slowly building a reputation for the best … --- ## [What does a deep intra muscular injection feel like?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-a-deep-intra-muscular-injection-feel-like/626763)
**Author:** [@Simple\_Linctus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Simple_Linctus)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [July 1, 2012, 4:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-a-deep-intra-muscular-injection-feel-like/626763 "2012-07-01T04:33:09Z")
What does a deep intra muscular injection feel like? I’m facing some for medical reasons fairly soon and they don’t sound nice but I dunno. It’s quite an embarassing thing I can’t ask people I know about in real life. T… --- ## [Your favorite version of the USS Enterprise](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-version-of-the-uss-enterprise/834814)
**Author:** [@DorkVader](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DorkVader)\ **Replies:** 127\ **Last updated:** [June 18, 2019, 10:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-version-of-the-uss-enterprise/834814 "2019-06-18T22:26:56Z")
While the original NCC 1701 (and the subsequent -A) are always happy memories for me, I was always partial to Admiral Riker’s alternate version with the third warp nacelle and the super phaser-cannon. --- ## [Is anyone expecting a white Christmas?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-anyone-expecting-a-white-christmas/707752)
**Author:** [@boffking](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/boffking)\ **Replies:** 69\ **Last updated:** [December 28, 2014, 3:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-anyone-expecting-a-white-christmas/707752 "2014-12-28T15:54:40Z")
I was just checking my local weather forecast. It should be 48F and raining on Christmas Day. Come on now, this isn’t October! --- ## [At the gym--are you social or anti-social?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/at-the-gym-are-you-social-or-anti-social/575975)
**Author:** [@Hakuna\_Matata](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hakuna_Matata)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [April 10, 2011, 2:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/at-the-gym-are-you-social-or-anti-social/575975 "2011-04-10T02:54:41Z")
I am in general a pretty outgoing person, easily make friends, etc. Put me in almost any context and I can strike up and carry on a conversation. It just comes pretty natural to me. However I have been a member of my … --- ## [Farting in a Tank](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/farting-in-a-tank/409676)
**Author:** [@Jake](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jake)\ **Replies:** 68\ **Last updated:** [July 5, 2007, 9:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/farting-in-a-tank/409676 "2007-07-05T21:04:13Z")
What exactly happens when one of the tank crew cuts loose with a really bad one, say an overnight hardboiled egg and beer fart? If they’re simulating a combat situation, the rest of the crew couldn’t just open the hatch … --- ## [E-cigs and nicotine. How bad is nicotine by itself?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/e-cigs-and-nicotine-how-bad-is-nicotine-by-itself/667916)
**Author:** [@ombre12](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ombre12)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [December 9, 2013, 1:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/e-cigs-and-nicotine-how-bad-is-nicotine-by-itself/667916 "2013-12-09T13:58:16Z")
Been trying to get away from regular cigs and into e-cigs with nicotine. Seems like it is doable at least compared with quitting cold turkey, which I have tried many times and failed within a week. No nicotine craving,… --- ## [There's a spider in my TV, should I be worried?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/theres-a-spider-in-my-tv-should-i-be-worried/275583)
**Author:** [@MC\_E](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MC_E)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [December 2, 2004, 9:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/theres-a-spider-in-my-tv-should-i-be-worried/275583 "2004-12-02T21:57:15Z")
I have a rear projection TV that is about 2 years old. Earlier today, my wife noticed a spider crawling across the screen. I got a tissue and went to grab it, and it was on the inside. :eek: I changed channels to make s… --- ## [Double Pit: Pot Smoking Teens and Me](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/double-pit-pot-smoking-teens-and-me/652070)
**Author:** [@Chilliwack](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chilliwack)\ **Replies:** 67\ **Last updated:** [March 7, 2013, 9:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/double-pit-pot-smoking-teens-and-me/652070 "2013-03-07T21:38:07Z")
Yesterday afternoon, I was in my front yard digging out a snow fort for my son to play in. My wife was inside helping him into his snowsuit. Two guys in their late teens walked past my house smoking a joint, stopped br… --- ## [Mel Gibson's comeback - mission impossible? (see Woody Allen)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mel-gibsons-comeback-mission-impossible-see-woody-allen/548271)
**Author:** [@crypto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/crypto)\ **Replies:** 62\ **Last updated:** [July 30, 2010, 12:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mel-gibsons-comeback-mission-impossible-see-woody-allen/548271 "2010-07-30T00:32:25Z")
If this ends up in GD, that’s fine. I thought this was the best place to start. It seems the initial hubbub of his voice mail debut has calmed a bit. He’s (apparently) in Australia, and as time passes, the story will … --- ## [Bathroom signs](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bathroom-signs/779140)
**Author:** [@Amateur\_Barbarian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Amateur_Barbarian)\ **Replies:** 64\ **Last updated:** [February 10, 2017, 9:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bathroom-signs/779140 "2017-02-10T21:07:21Z")
I saw a bizarre bathroom sign this week that I wanted to share, and it reminded me of others. A couple of years ago, we visited a relative in his (organizational) retirement home. I used the visitor’s restroom, and ther… --- ## [American citizens: do you consider Bradley Manning a traitor? What should finally be done with him?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-citizens-do-you-consider-bradley-manning-a-traitor-what-should-finally-be-done-with-him/575083)
**Author:** [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Replies:** 66\ **Last updated:** [March 22, 2011, 3:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-citizens-do-you-consider-bradley-manning-a-traitor-what-should-finally-be-done-with-him/575083 "2011-03-22T15:42:08Z")
On the off chance that any of y’all don’t recognize the name Bradley Manning, here’s the first paragraph of the Wikipedia article on him: \[QUOTE=what did I just say\] Bradley E. Manning (born December 17, 1987) is a Uni… --- ## [Should I get a cover for my gas grill?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-i-get-a-cover-for-my-gas-grill/722076)
**Author:** [@salinqmind](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/salinqmind)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [June 10, 2015, 8:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-i-get-a-cover-for-my-gas-grill/722076 "2015-06-10T20:37:50Z")
hope this is the right forum…we just got a new (little) propane grill, a Coleman Road Trip. We keep it out on the deck. I don’t know whether to get a cover for it or not, some say yes, some say no. Some say a cover is… --- ## [WARNING: NSFW Is this tattoo real?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/warning-nsfw-is-this-tattoo-real/508549)
**Author:** [@Ruby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ruby)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [September 6, 2009, 1:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/warning-nsfw-is-this-tattoo-real/508549 "2009-09-06T01:39:49Z")
http:/ /people.tribe.net/f8c15364-805f-4cb2-8be9-1220d9ebbe96/photos Can this possibly be real? I checked Snopes and there’s a message board discussion but no confirmation if it’s a real tat or Sharpie markers. :eek::… --- ## [Intelligence report: Iraq going to Hell in a handbasket](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/intelligence-report-iraq-going-to-hell-in-a-handbasket/264769)
**Author:** [@Patty\_O\_Furniture](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Patty_O_Furniture)\ **Replies:** 173\ **Last updated:** [October 13, 2004, 2:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/intelligence-report-iraq-going-to-hell-in-a-handbasket/264769 "2004-10-13T14:51:58Z")
Bush’s biggest poll lead over Kerry is in the area of TWAT (The War Against Terrorism). What that has to do with Iraq, I don’t know. But The National Intelligence Council report looks grim, going so far as to suggest … --- ## [Name that concert!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-that-concert/619043)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [April 24, 2012, 2:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-that-concert/619043 "2012-04-24T02:41:01Z")
Name the concert, place and date these groups appeared at: Rare Earth Earth, Wind & Fire Eagles Seals & Crofts Black Oak Arkansas Black Sabbath Deep Purple Emerson, Lake & Palmer --- ## [ONION stories II](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/onion-stories-ii/16147)
**Author:** [@Poto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Poto)\ **Replies:** 138\ **Last updated:** [July 16, 2002, 3:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/onion-stories-ii/16147 "2002-07-16T03:35:32Z")
I got tired of page 1, 2, 3 How many more of these do you have to put up with?About 26, or more, if you contribute Kansas City, MO-- 53 year old Jim Penniman discovered today that he has a soul. “I didn’t go to church … --- ## [Who determines human actions?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-determines-human-actions/679966)
**Author:** [@PlaceboTarget](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PlaceboTarget)\ **Replies:** 72\ **Last updated:** [February 20, 2014, 9:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-determines-human-actions/679966 "2014-02-20T21:56:14Z")
I’ll explain my standpoint a bit first. On the one hand, I believe human will is part of the causal chain, being determined by previous events and, in turn, determining people’s decisions and actions. On the other, there… --- ## [NFL Week 3](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-week-3/698849)
**Author:** [@SenorBeef](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SenorBeef)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [September 25, 2014, 2:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-week-3/698849 "2014-09-25T14:48:21Z")
TNF TB @ ATL -6 Sunday Early SD @ BUF -2.5 TEN @ CIN -7 BAL -1.5 @ CLE GB @ DET -2.5 IND -7 @ JAX OAK @ NE -14.5 MIN @ NO -9.5 HOU -2 @ NYG WAS @ PHI -6.5 DAL @ STL Sunday late SF -2.5 @ ARI KC @ MIA -4 D… --- ## [Shove those commandments right up your burning bush you pandering ass!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shove-those-commandments-right-up-your-burning-bush-you-pandering-ass/280072)
**Author:** [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Replies:** 133\ **Last updated:** [December 20, 2004, 5:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shove-those-commandments-right-up-your-burning-bush-you-pandering-ass/280072 "2004-12-20T17:16:51Z")
Just when you thought it was safe to go back in the Alabama courtroom comes… McKathan -son of Moore! Whoever even heard of anything embroidered on judicial robes? My guess: this legal hack wants to go far in state pol… --- ## [Any congressman who voted for the government shutdown should be fired](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-congressman-who-voted-for-the-government-shutdown-should-be-fired/732554)
**Author:** [@boffking](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/boffking)\ **Replies:** 79\ **Last updated:** [September 28, 2015, 7:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-congressman-who-voted-for-the-government-shutdown-should-be-fired/732554 "2015-09-28T19:57:55Z")
These people were elected to represent the wishes of their respective states, not to screw the country over for the express purpose of making the other party look bad. I don’t think any civilians are asking for a governm… --- ## [Coen Brothers poll](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coen-brothers-poll/769528)
**Author:** [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Replies:** 82\ **Last updated:** [August 15, 2017, 10:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coen-brothers-poll/769528 "2017-08-15T22:23:37Z")
Which film by the Coen Brothers do you think is the best? I only listed the ones they wrote, produced, and directed but I left a option for others. --- ## [(Excel) Finding missing numbers in a list](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/excel-finding-missing-numbers-in-a-list/604315)
**Author:** [@Jaguars](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jaguars)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [December 21, 2011, 3:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/excel-finding-missing-numbers-in-a-list/604315 "2011-12-21T03:44:45Z")
I hate to bother GQ with this type of work question but I don’t even know what sort of search terms I would enter into Google, MS Help, Etc. What I have is an incomplete list of job numbers my company has done. I want t… --- ## [Appropriate gifts for blind friends or family](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/appropriate-gifts-for-blind-friends-or-family/190933)
**Author:** [@Big\_Tom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Big_Tom)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [July 26, 2003, 8:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/appropriate-gifts-for-blind-friends-or-family/190933 "2003-07-26T20:26:23Z")
I want to buy the perfect birthday gift for a great aunt that is in her 80’s and has been blind for many years. Obviously, nick-nacks and other typical gifts for older persons just won’t cut it. I have thought of the f… --- ## [Game changing tech in space exploration?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-changing-tech-in-space-exploration/704483)
**Author:** [@XT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/XT)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [November 17, 2014, 7:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-changing-tech-in-space-exploration/704483 "2014-11-17T19:57:31Z")
Dopers, what game changing technologies or accomplishments do you think we will see in our lifetimes (we’ll say the next 50 years, though that would be quite an accomplishment for me if I lived that many more years :p)? … --- ## ["Lind's Law": The lower the level of government, the more crooked & inefficient](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/linds-law-the-lower-the-level-of-government-the-more-crooked-inefficient/622584)
**Author:** [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [May 23, 2012, 7:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/linds-law-the-lower-the-level-of-government-the-more-crooked-inefficient/622584 "2012-05-23T07:41:03Z")
From “A Horde of Lilliputian Governments,” by Michael Lind, published in \[url=\]The New Leader (now defunct) May 5, 1997: Anybody have any reason to think otherwise? --- ## [Only 12 stories or plots...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/only-12-stories-or-plots/523179)
**Author:** [@bubastis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bubastis)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [January 2, 2010, 7:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/only-12-stories-or-plots/523179 "2010-01-02T19:07:32Z")
When reading about movies or books, I’ve often heard people remark about how there are only 12 stories to be told, and every plot can be traced back to one of these 12 themes. Is this true, and if so what are the 12 plot… --- ## [Did you ever buy anything from those old 70s era comic book ads?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-you-ever-buy-anything-from-those-old-70s-era-comic-book-ads/965505)
**Author:** [@solost](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/solost)\ **Replies:** 124\ **Last updated:** [June 8, 2022, 2:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-you-ever-buy-anything-from-those-old-70s-era-comic-book-ads/965505 "2022-06-08T14:34:14Z")
Continuing the discussion from Tropes you got confused with reality: The discussion side-tracked a bit to Charles Atlas and Sea Monkeys, and I thought this would make a good thread on its own. Did you ever order any X-… --- ## [I don't want to listen to your fucking music](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-dont-want-to-listen-to-your-fucking-music/541309)
**Author:** [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [June 8, 2010, 2:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-dont-want-to-listen-to-your-fucking-music/541309 "2010-06-08T02:11:02Z")
It is an utterly gorgeous day here. Why am I inside at the computer instead of out in my garden? Well, I was in my garden, enjoying an utterly gorgeous day, until my next-door neighbor (and by “next-door” I mean the othe… --- ## [Restaurant gives family "Well-behaved kids" discount](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/restaurant-gives-family-well-behaved-kids-discount/649482)
**Author:** [@Cat\_Whisperer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cat_Whisperer)\ **Replies:** 70\ **Last updated:** [February 14, 2013, 4:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/restaurant-gives-family-well-behaved-kids-discount/649482 "2013-02-14T16:21:35Z")
$4 off the bill for having had well-behaved kids. What do you think? --- ## [Are Cheerios bad for cats?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-cheerios-bad-for-cats/604489)
**Author:** [@singular1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/singular1)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [November 30, 2011, 9:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-cheerios-bad-for-cats/604489 "2011-11-30T21:57:39Z")
We have two young cats that are not in the least bit food-driven. There is not a single treat I’ve offered either of them that has ever piqued their interest - until this morning. I was pouring some Cheerios into a bag… --- ## [Pop-culture heroes who have turned into villains](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pop-culture-heroes-who-have-turned-into-villains/497758)
**Author:** [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [May 29, 2009, 6:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pop-culture-heroes-who-have-turned-into-villains/497758 "2009-05-29T18:58:14Z")
You can define pop culture pretty much any way you like. It’s a staple of daytime soaps almost as old and ubiquitous as the magically aging children and the popular characters who rise from the dead when the actor gets … --- ## [Smacking your kids](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/smacking-your-kids/665854)
**Author:** [@Caneknife](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Caneknife)\ **Replies:** 78\ **Last updated:** [August 19, 2013, 11:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/smacking-your-kids/665854 "2013-08-19T23:31:31Z")
How many of u smack your kids for discipline, I do , and I believe it is better than the give them a small talking to in the corner routine, I know plenty of feral kids that the parents have no discipline over , and I’m … --- ## [Similar movies released within a year or so of each other](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/similar-movies-released-within-a-year-or-so-of-each-other/564699)
**Author:** [@iamnotbatman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iamnotbatman)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [December 20, 2010, 9:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/similar-movies-released-within-a-year-or-so-of-each-other/564699 "2010-12-20T21:30:11Z")
What is the deal with eerily similar movies coming out within a year of each other? This has been discussed here before (1, 2), but it’s been a few years and I’d like to give a fuller treatment. I am sure that some exam… --- ## [Viewing the eclipse](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/viewing-the-eclipse/622425)
**Author:** [@cmosdes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cmosdes)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [May 21, 2012, 11:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/viewing-the-eclipse/622425 "2012-05-21T23:32:37Z")
There is going to be an eclipse tomorrow and I’m hoping I’ll get to take a look at it. I remember hearing somewhere that it is safe to use a the magnetic media inside a 3.5" floppy as a filter to look at the eclipse. Is … --- ## [Are There Any "Non-Piece-of-Crap" Printers?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-any-non-piece-of-crap-printers/222668)
**Author:** [@Eve](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eve)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [January 6, 2004, 5:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-any-non-piece-of-crap-printers/222668 "2004-01-06T17:18:45Z")
When I got my computer a year or so ago, my techie friend said, “Doesn’t really matter which printer you get, they’re all crap.” So I got a Canon S330, which, true to form, is a total piece of crap. I have to hand-feed e… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1333&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1335&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)