# Top **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1336&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:** 1337 --- ## [The best rock of the 1970s is actually being made in the 21st century!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-best-rock-of-the-1970s-is-actually-being-made-in-the-21st-century/647986)
**Author:** [@Snowboarder\_Bo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snowboarder_Bo)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [February 6, 2013, 8:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-best-rock-of-the-1970s-is-actually-being-made-in-the-21st-century/647986 "2013-02-06T08:06:14Z")
All the “best song of the 1970s” stuff got me thinking about how, really, the best music of the 1970s is being written today. I’m gonna go way out on a limb here and guess that most people in the US aren’t very familiar… --- ## [Did geology prevent American civilisations from leaving the stone age?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-geology-prevent-american-civilisations-from-leaving-the-stone-age/597598)
**Author:** [@Quartz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quartz)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [September 29, 2011, 8:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-geology-prevent-american-civilisations-from-leaving-the-stone-age/597598 "2011-09-29T08:21:51Z")
Did something about the Americas stop American civilisations leaving the Stone Age? A lack of surface copper and tin, perhaps? --- ## [Will Law & Order: SVU ever weary of humiliating its female characters?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-law-order-svu-ever-weary-of-humiliating-its-female-characters/683623)
**Author:** [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [March 15, 2014, 8:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-law-order-svu-ever-weary-of-humiliating-its-female-characters/683623 "2014-03-15T20:40:09Z")
In which anyone foolish enough to have watched last-night’s stomach-churning episode gets to vent his or her spleen. I’ll put a synopsis in spoiler space: \[spoiler\]Gambling-addict Rollins leaves work early one Friday e… --- ## [Musicians that should be mega-superstars, but aren't.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/musicians-that-should-be-mega-superstars-but-arent/499183)
**Author:** [@MadTheSwine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MadTheSwine)\ **Replies:** 80\ **Last updated:** [June 21, 2009, 5:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/musicians-that-should-be-mega-superstars-but-arent/499183 "2009-06-21T17:16:57Z")
Nicole Atkins Mika I think Warren Zevon deserves more credit than he gets also. Who are your under-appreciated artists? --- ## [For those who don't believe in God, what happens after we die, then?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-those-who-dont-believe-in-god-what-happens-after-we-die-then/327459)
**Author:** [@Idle\_Thoughts](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Idle_Thoughts)\ **Replies:** 123\ **Last updated:** [November 1, 2005, 4:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-those-who-dont-believe-in-god-what-happens-after-we-die-then/327459 "2005-11-01T16:51:53Z")
I know I’m starting this in GD, but my intention is not to debate about the existence of God or not. It’s more or less just a question to all the members out there who don’t believe in God; basically, what do you believe… --- ## [Is it known if Charles has decided on a regnal name?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-known-if-charles-has-decided-on-a-regnal-name/684928)
**Author:** [@aldiboronti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aldiboronti)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [April 2, 2014, 5:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-known-if-charles-has-decided-on-a-regnal-name/684928 "2014-04-02T17:03:31Z")
One of the first decisions kings make when they ascend the throne is what their name will be. His grandfather, for instance, was Albert but chose the name George as his regnal name. (Very popular with that family althou… --- ## [car cigarette lighter](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/car-cigarette-lighter/581543)
**Author:** [@MLS](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MLS)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [May 12, 2011, 11:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/car-cigarette-lighter/581543 "2011-05-12T23:38:24Z")
First of all, those tempted to provide information about why one shouldn’t smoke need not read any further, please. New cars don’t come with cigarette lighters. They come with a spot where you can plug in anything els… --- ## [(Old) Sleepover in the MMP](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-sleepover-in-the-mmp/987860)
**Author:** [@FairyChatMom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FairyChatMom)\ **Replies:** 257\ **Last updated:** [August 7, 2023, 6:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-sleepover-in-the-mmp/987860 "2023-08-07T06:04:09Z")
I was going to start out this week commenting how I slept with Mel last night, which led to memories of sleepovers with friends which struck me as a not-too-terrible topic for this week, so why not? :grin: Possible appr… --- ## [Can/should I plant a weeping willow tree in my back yard?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-should-i-plant-a-weeping-willow-tree-in-my-back-yard/475380)
**Author:** [@Solfy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Solfy)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [December 4, 2008, 1:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-should-i-plant-a-weeping-willow-tree-in-my-back-yard/475380 "2008-12-04T13:45:02Z")
Not right now, of course. I’m daydreaming about spring. In December. Not a good sign. I’ve got a long, skinny lot. It gradually slopes down in the back, and the very back of the property has some scruffy brushy bits… --- ## [Do you own items or wear jewlery with your birthstone?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-own-items-or-wear-jewlery-with-your-birthstone/620182)
**Author:** [@gwendee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gwendee)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [May 4, 2012, 11:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-own-items-or-wear-jewlery-with-your-birthstone/620182 "2012-05-04T23:58:09Z")
Just what the title asked. This afternoon I’ve been thinking about birthstone jewelry in my family, but also among my friends growing up. I’m 43 and grew up in the northeastern US and I feel like a lot of my friends h… --- ## [How many towels per person?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-towels-per-person/546604)
**Author:** [@BlueKangaroo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BlueKangaroo)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [July 15, 2010, 6:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-towels-per-person/546604 "2010-07-15T18:39:31Z")
I’m in the middle of a move, and I think we have far too many towels. Specifically bath towels, but we probably have too many hand towels, kitchen towels and washcloths as well. So, out of sheer curiosity, how many bat… --- ## [Would you be happy with this reponse to a complaint about "deaf and dumb".](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-be-happy-with-this-reponse-to-a-complaint-about-deaf-and-dumb/456822)
**Author:** [@Francesca](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Francesca)\ **Replies:** 113\ **Last updated:** [August 21, 2008, 8:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-be-happy-with-this-reponse-to-a-complaint-about-deaf-and-dumb/456822 "2008-08-21T20:07:10Z")
I was playing Masquerade (which is like charades) at the weekend and was gobsmacked to get a card to act out that read “A gorilla that knows deaf and dumb language”. The phrase “deaf and dumb” is highly offensive and nol… --- ## [Name Discrimination: Who thinks this is OK?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-discrimination-who-thinks-this-is-ok/436001)
**Author:** [@monstro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/monstro)\ **Replies:** 108\ **Last updated:** [February 4, 2008, 5:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-discrimination-who-thinks-this-is-ok/436001 "2008-02-04T17:24:32Z")
I got a pissed-off reading this thread because there were a couple of posters who seemed to be advocating name discrimination. I’m sure the same posters would rail against gender or racial discrimination, but they seeme… --- ## [Gorgeous half million dollar tapestry woven from Golden Orb spider silk - Must see!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gorgeous-half-million-dollar-tapestry-woven-from-golden-orb-spider-silk-must-see/518736)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [November 26, 2009, 5:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gorgeous-half-million-dollar-tapestry-woven-from-golden-orb-spider-silk-must-see/518736 "2009-11-26T05:43:46Z")
Story here --- ## [Make your own! Face - in - hole](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/make-your-own-face-in-hole/482803)
**Author:** [@NinetyWt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NinetyWt)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [January 28, 2009, 1:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/make-your-own-face-in-hole/482803 "2009-01-28T01:21:41Z")
Strange yet fun. Here’s mine. Or, Leopard-skinned Laser Slut. Lame laser, sorry, my PhotoShop skilz are lacking. From here. --- ## [Where were you during the Blizzard of '78?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-were-you-during-the-blizzard-of-78/568922)
**Author:** [@Scubaqueen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scubaqueen)\ **Replies:** 68\ **Last updated:** [January 29, 2011, 12:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-were-you-during-the-blizzard-of-78/568922 "2011-01-29T00:19:47Z")
Share your stories. Here’s mine: 33 years ago today somewhere about noon, I was a junior at Ball State University in Muncie, IN, parked in a classroom on meteorology (needed a couple more electives that year), waiting o… --- ## [Preferred Ink Pen Brand?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/preferred-ink-pen-brand/704410)
**Author:** [@GreenElf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GreenElf)\ **Replies:** 80\ **Last updated:** [November 21, 2014, 1:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/preferred-ink-pen-brand/704410 "2014-11-21T13:20:43Z")
I like Bic and Papermate because they’re cheap and put ink on the paper like they’re supposed to. After years of using more expensive brands like Pentel, I’ve decided to stop using them because their ink doesn’t go on th… --- ## [Hot dogs - from cock to turd](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hot-dogs-from-cock-to-turd/478645)
**Author:** [@NineToTheSky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NineToTheSky)\ **Replies:** 74\ **Last updated:** [December 27, 2008, 7:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hot-dogs-from-cock-to-turd/478645 "2008-12-27T19:37:58Z")
How can anyone even countenance eating a hot dog? You’ve got this long semi floppy brown penis (quite often steaming) encased in a pale brown vagina. Then - get this - you put it in your mouth, and god help me - eat it. … --- ## [HurricaneDitka openly admits he prefers SDMB for its troll-friendly nature](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hurricaneditka-openly-admits-he-prefers-sdmb-for-its-troll-friendly-nature/832350)
**Author:** [@HMS\_Irruncible](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HMS_Irruncible)\ **Replies:** 104\ **Last updated:** [April 14, 2019, 7:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hurricaneditka-openly-admits-he-prefers-sdmb-for-its-troll-friendly-nature/832350 "2019-04-14T07:43:35Z")
From in this post and beyond, HurricaneDitka restates in several different ways that he prefers SDMB to other forums because it’s the easiest place to post liberal-hostile content as frequently as possible while feeling … --- ## [cross the picket line--or not?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cross-the-picket-line-or-not/207240)
**Author:** [@Pleonast](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pleonast)\ **Replies:** 138\ **Last updated:** [October 28, 2003, 5:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cross-the-picket-line-or-not/207240 "2003-10-28T17:49:41Z")
Background: in southern California, the United Food and Commercial Workers union is currently picketing three grocery chains (LA Times news article). I live within walking distance of two grocery stores. One is a union… --- ## [Anti-ID Professor beaten in Kansas](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anti-id-professor-beaten-in-kansas/334382)
**Author:** [@Der\_Trihs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Der_Trihs)\ **Replies:** 102\ **Last updated:** [December 11, 2005, 3:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anti-id-professor-beaten-in-kansas/334382 "2005-12-11T15:32:02Z")
Link I guess this is what Christians mean when they talk about “love your enemy”; they love beating on people. I’ve made it clear I feel religion is about barbarism and ignorance, and this sort of thing is why. I’d al… --- ## [Does the UK use metric system?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-the-uk-use-metric-system/721123)
**Author:** [@AWB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AWB)\ **Replies:** 67\ **Last updated:** [June 2, 2015, 2:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-the-uk-use-metric-system/721123 "2015-06-02T14:45:46Z")
Here in the US, we’re stubbornly sticking to “English” units for everyday measurements: pounds, miles, cups, gallons, ºF, etc. Even though we all have kilometers marked on our speedometers, miles are highlighted. But w… --- ## [INTERACTIVE MAP: Median income for every neighborhood in the U.S.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/interactive-map-median-income-for-every-neighborhood-in-the-u-s/645874)
**Author:** [@ilikedata](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ilikedata)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [January 4, 2013, 3:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/interactive-map-median-income-for-every-neighborhood-in-the-u-s/645874 "2013-01-04T15:12:06Z")
I thought you guys might like this (especially if you’re looking to move somewhere, or know someone who is). It’s a website that shows you how rich or poor every neighborhood in America is. It’s called RichBlocksPoorBl… --- ## [Can full bladder cause an orgasm?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-full-bladder-cause-an-orgasm/247132)
**Author:** [@Kel\_Varnsen\_Latex\_Division](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kel_Varnsen_Latex_Division)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [May 27, 2004, 4:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-full-bladder-cause-an-orgasm/247132 "2004-05-27T04:03:14Z")
If a person has a very full bladder can it cause the person to have an orgasm? Would there be a difference for a man or a woman? --- ## [Suppose we give them a militant left?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/suppose-we-give-them-a-militant-left/573151)
**Author:** [@cuauhtemoc](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cuauhtemoc)\ **Replies:** 61\ **Last updated:** [March 9, 2011, 6:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/suppose-we-give-them-a-militant-left/573151 "2011-03-09T18:14:06Z")
I’m usually able to avoid the “Obama is going to make this a socialist country” business, but today I happened to find myself captive audience to an elderly conservative. To prove that Obama’s a socialist (not that I as… --- ## [What words has English borrowed from other languages since 2000?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-words-has-english-borrowed-from-other-languages-since-2000/750450)
**Author:** [@Shalmanese](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shalmanese)\ **Replies:** 103\ **Last updated:** [April 1, 2016, 1:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-words-has-english-borrowed-from-other-languages-since-2000/750450 "2016-04-01T01:48:29Z")
English has always had a long tradition of borrowing words from other languages but it’s hard for me to come up with any salient examples from hyper-modern vocabulary. Most of the new words seem to originate in English a… --- ## [Words you can't pronounce](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/words-you-cant-pronounce/618279)
**Author:** [@amaguri](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/amaguri)\ **Replies:** 78\ **Last updated:** [April 13, 2012, 6:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/words-you-cant-pronounce/618279 "2012-04-13T06:39:13Z")
One of my co-workers simply cannot pronounce the word “inevitably.” She ends up with something closer to “in-ett-ably,” even when we tried to sound out individual syllables and put it back together. At least she has a … --- ## [Buffalo Beast 50 Most Loathsome: The RePittening](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/buffalo-beast-50-most-loathsome-the-repittening/526928)
**Author:** [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)\ **Replies:** 66\ **Last updated:** [February 6, 2010, 3:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/buffalo-beast-50-most-loathsome-the-repittening/526928 "2010-02-06T15:33:40Z")
Okay, so this thread was a bit of a false start, but now the Beast’s "50 Most Loathsome Americans, 2009," is actually out! Plenty of rich, Beastly goodness! Posting this in the Pit because, well, the whole list is one … --- ## [Recast Luke and Leia](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recast-luke-and-leia/665947)
**Author:** [@drastic\_quench](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drastic_quench)\ **Replies:** 63\ **Last updated:** [August 16, 2013, 8:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recast-luke-and-leia/665947 "2013-08-16T08:04:54Z")
For the original trilogy. Your goal is to have actors who are just as capable in 1977, but who will age more gracefully so as to have a more Hollywood-ideal appearance in the new glut of Star Wars movies. Yeah, that’s … --- ## [What will future generations despise us for?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-will-future-generations-despise-us-for/700529)
**Author:** [@Horatio\_Hellpop](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Horatio_Hellpop)\ **Replies:** 70\ **Last updated:** [October 8, 2014, 4:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-will-future-generations-despise-us-for/700529 "2014-10-08T04:12:11Z")
It’s obvious to us today that slavery is evil, and a scourge on the human soul. But to the people practicing it 200 years ago, it was an acceptable practice that had been around since before the written word. Racism and … --- ## [Please explain WiFi to me like I'm 5 years old](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-explain-wifi-to-me-like-im-5-years-old/619775)
**Author:** [@BomTek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BomTek)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [April 26, 2012, 5:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-explain-wifi-to-me-like-im-5-years-old/619775 "2012-04-26T17:47:05Z")
Background: My wife Sunny and I recently moved, and upgraded our cable internet from “1.5 meg” to “10 meg” speed. I had to ask to find out that that means we now get 10 megabits per second (Mbps, different from MBps, or … --- ## [LOTR speculation: The terrible secret of Tom Bombadil](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lotr-speculation-the-terrible-secret-of-tom-bombadil/666980)
**Author:** [@Ogre](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ogre)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [August 28, 2013, 1:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lotr-speculation-the-terrible-secret-of-tom-bombadil/666980 "2013-08-28T13:36:35Z")
I thought this was a fun speculative piece. It’s almost an argument for Tom Bombadil being a Lovecraftian Elder God. I wonder if the Entwives fell under his grasp and became the terrible, twisted, hate-filled trees l… --- ## [Moanday Means A New MMP](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/moanday-means-a-new-mmp/816313)
**Author:** [@Spiderman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spiderman)\ **Replies:** 179\ **Last updated:** [June 25, 2018, 2:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/moanday-means-a-new-mmp/816313 "2018-06-25T02:27:22Z")
Someone commented that I exhaust them with my schedule. \[ul\] \[li\]In the past THREE days, I’ve seen (& taken photos of) all THREE sunrises & THREE sunsets. \[/li\]\[li\]Had THREE flights. \[/li\]\[li\]Put over THREE hundred m… --- ## [Geologists..the oldest mountain range in the US.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/geologists-the-oldest-mountain-range-in-the-us/253435)
**Author:** [@Reeder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Reeder)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [July 8, 2012, 4:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/geologists-the-oldest-mountain-range-in-the-us/253435 "2012-07-08T16:39:23Z")
The Uwharries? The Arbuckles? What is the oldest range in the US? --- ## [How much do you get paid for jury duty?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-do-you-get-paid-for-jury-duty/391492)
**Author:** [@Edward\_The\_Head](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Edward_The_Head)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [February 10, 2007, 2:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-do-you-get-paid-for-jury-duty/391492 "2007-02-10T14:49:42Z")
My wife works benifits for a large company. Last night she asked me how much I got paid when I had jury duty a few months ago because her company pays you for the time you’re on jury duty. However, they can take out of… --- ## [What is the tamest sexual request you've had rejected by a partner?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-tamest-sexual-request-youve-had-rejected-by-a-partner/368952)
**Author:** [@pseudotriton\_ruber\_ruber](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pseudotriton_ruber_ruber)\ **Replies:** 73\ **Last updated:** [August 23, 2006, 12:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-tamest-sexual-request-youve-had-rejected-by-a-partner/368952 "2006-08-23T00:41:50Z")
As in, “I don’t want to do that \[vanilla-type sexual act\]–that’s gross!” When I was in college, I started to go down on a young lady who pushed my head away from her nether-regions, saying “I don’t like that.” You don’… --- ## [Evanston goes puritanical. Evanston?! WTF!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/evanston-goes-puritanical-evanston-wtf/580582)
**Author:** [@John\_Bredin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_Bredin)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [May 6, 2011, 9:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/evanston-goes-puritanical-evanston-wtf/580582 "2011-05-06T21:59:09Z")
Evanston, Illinois. Yes, it was originally the home of the Women’s Christian Temperance Union and was dry until the 1970s. But a lot of stuff has changed since then. Or so I thought. :smack: A downtown Evanston landlord… --- ## [Do scientists often admit they were wrong?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-scientists-often-admit-they-were-wrong/599516)
**Author:** [@MichaelEmouse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MichaelEmouse)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [October 14, 2011, 8:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-scientists-often-admit-they-were-wrong/599516 "2011-10-14T20:42:35Z")
Whether it’s in an article, an experiment/observation report or in public, do scientists\* often admit: “yeah, I believed A was true but it turns out it’s false/there isn’t enough data to support this belief”? \*Here, we’… --- ## [The convention of hyphen between superheroes' name (Spider-man vs. Ironman)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-convention-of-hyphen-between-superheroes-name-spider-man-vs-ironman/525679)
**Author:** [@Crowbar\_of\_Irony\_3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crowbar_of_Irony_3)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [January 24, 2010, 2:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-convention-of-hyphen-between-superheroes-name-spider-man-vs-ironman/525679 "2010-01-24T02:28:50Z")
Is there ever a reason why there is a hyphen in Spider-man’s name, but not, in say Iron Man? --- ## [Anonymous outs pols as KKK members](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anonymous-outs-pols-as-kkk-members/736447)
**Author:** [@ElvisL1ves](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ElvisL1ves)\ **Replies:** 60\ **Last updated:** [November 11, 2015, 3:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anonymous-outs-pols-as-kkk-members/736447 "2015-11-11T15:48:38Z")
This seems a little far-fetched, pandering to the Klan being pretty much useless politically these days (or so one would think). But Anonymous has issued their list of members, from somewhere: Is this credible? And i… --- ## [A Superb Owl MMP](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-superb-owl-mmp/979707)
**Author:** [@scareyfaerie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/scareyfaerie)\ **Replies:** 256\ **Last updated:** [February 21, 2023, 3:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-superb-owl-mmp/979707 "2023-02-21T03:19:37Z")
Morning, mumpers! It’s that time again… I did not watch your Superb Owl, I have no interest in it although I know a few people over my side of The Pond who did watch it. On a totally unrelated note, I am very fond of … --- ## [Medicos - How to "Stay Hydrated" - Soda DOESN'T Work?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/medicos-how-to-stay-hydrated-soda-doesnt-work/788915)
**Author:** [@usedtobe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/usedtobe)\ **Replies:** 77\ **Last updated:** [June 21, 2017, 6:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/medicos-how-to-stay-hydrated-soda-doesnt-work/788915 "2017-06-21T18:27:09Z")
I am in the process of switching PCPs and Medical Centers. The current PCP has some bizarre ideas as to who gets to tell me what activities I may engage, but that is another topic. I am told the water is fine, but if I… --- ## [People aren't Aspergers! They HAVE Asperger's!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/people-arent-aspergers-they-have-aspergers/585288)
**Author:** [@Absolute](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Absolute)\ **Replies:** 83\ **Last updated:** [June 23, 2011, 8:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/people-arent-aspergers-they-have-aspergers/585288 "2011-06-23T20:52:31Z")
I don’t know what it is about these mental disorders that makes otherwise-normal people butcher the grammar so badly. You think John might be Asperger’s what? His what? His fuck buddy? Michael is clearly nuts if h… --- ## [What would you do if you were immortal?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-you-do-if-you-were-immortal/636628)
**Author:** [@Inigo\_Montoya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Inigo_Montoya)\ **Replies:** 67\ **Last updated:** [October 9, 2012, 5:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-you-do-if-you-were-immortal/636628 "2012-10-09T05:07:26Z")
Not Johnathan Swift immortal where you just keep getting older and are unable to die. The good kind of immortal. Like Highlander or Tolkien immortals who get into the prime of their physical life and just stay that way … --- ## [Just saw Inside Job. WTF?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-saw-inside-job-wtf/575695)
**Author:** [@HoboStew](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HoboStew)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [April 26, 2011, 12:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-saw-inside-job-wtf/575695 "2011-04-26T00:09:24Z")
I could have sworn I saw a thread on here recently about this documentary (something about seething rage) but my searches are coming up blank. Apologies for a less than stellar OP here but I am sort of at a loss. This w… --- ## [Penetrating Armor: speed vs mass](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/penetrating-armor-speed-vs-mass/604795)
**Author:** [@Hypno-Toad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hypno-Toad)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [December 8, 2011, 9:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/penetrating-armor-speed-vs-mass/604795 "2011-12-08T09:46:07Z")
In reading about anti-tank guns, the maxim I’ve heard is that velocity of the projectile is a more important factor than the mass of the projectile. An example is that the 88mm cannon of the king tiger was better agains… --- ## [The Citadel](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-citadel/681932)
**Author:** [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [February 24, 2014, 1:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-citadel/681932 "2014-02-24T01:13:37Z")
No, not a military school. This is a planned community of “Patriots,” to be built somewhere in Idaho. It will have two concentric walls with towers around the whole town, every neighborhood will be surrounded with its … --- ## [Rights of Children to Life\>Religious Freedom](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rights-of-children-to-life-religious-freedom/555788)
**Author:** [@Qin\_Shi\_Huangdi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qin_Shi_Huangdi)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [October 5, 2010, 1:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rights-of-children-to-life-religious-freedom/555788 "2010-10-05T01:57:49Z")
No this thread is not about abortion. In fact I suspect many of our atheists here will agree with me. The question is supposing some religious sect forbids certain medical treatments or otherwise results in less than id… --- ## [Crazy experiments you would not normally admit to.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/crazy-experiments-you-would-not-normally-admit-to/660644)
**Author:** [@HoneyBadgerDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HoneyBadgerDC)\ **Replies:** 67\ **Last updated:** [June 17, 2013, 2:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/crazy-experiments-you-would-not-normally-admit-to/660644 "2013-06-17T14:18:34Z")
I am not very brave, but if anybody is willing to share their odd experiment I will share mine. --- ## [Death by hanging](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/death-by-hanging/720115)
**Author:** [@Machine\_Elf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Machine_Elf)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [May 18, 2015, 12:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/death-by-hanging/720115 "2015-05-18T12:54:13Z")
The Wikipedia page for hanging describes a couple of possible outcomes: for suspension or short-drop (in which the neck isn’t broken), the ligature typically compresses the carotid arteries, causing unconsciousness in a… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1335&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1337&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)