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**Author:** [@Hippy\_Hollow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hippy_Hollow)\ **Replies:** 77\ **Last updated:** [February 20, 2011, 2:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/great-kids-books-from-your-childhood-8-15-years-or-so/570849 "2011-02-20T14:07:19Z")
I’ve made a habit of visiting the library with my son on Saturdays, and while I can’t remember any of the picture books from my youth, I occasionally see a familiar jacket from a favorite book. Hippy Jr. is 3, but loves … --- ## [Need Advice re: Traveling to See the Eclipse](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-advice-re-traveling-to-see-the-eclipse/790332)
**Author:** [@I\_Love\_Me\_Vol.I](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/I_Love_Me_Vol.I)\ **Replies:** 75\ **Last updated:** [August 16, 2017, 6:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-advice-re-traveling-to-see-the-eclipse/790332 "2017-08-16T18:08:48Z")
I haven’t made any advanced plans to view the August eclipse such as booking a hotel room and a flight but I’m hoping to find a way to see it in person anyway. I don’t know anyone who lives in the eclipse path who I can … --- ## [How large does a town have to be in order to require a police department?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-large-does-a-town-have-to-be-in-order-to-require-a-police-department/624852)
**Author:** [@Diamonds02](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Diamonds02)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [July 21, 2012, 6:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-large-does-a-town-have-to-be-in-order-to-require-a-police-department/624852 "2012-07-21T18:35:34Z")
So, um, I am curious how large a town has to be to have its own police department. --- ## [Coolest Jargon in Your Area of Geekery?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coolest-jargon-in-your-area-of-geekery/444929)
**Author:** [@WordMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WordMan)\ **Replies:** 65\ **Last updated:** [April 16, 2008, 9:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coolest-jargon-in-your-area-of-geekery/444929 "2008-04-16T21:03:59Z")
So? The thread title pretty much sums it up: what phrases, number codes or other shorthands exist in your area of geekery that you think are cool / interesting and that an outsider might have no clue about? An example… --- ## [Why is Czarcasm a moderator?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-czarcasm-a-moderator/529731)
**Author:** [@valleyofthedolls](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/valleyofthedolls)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [February 23, 2010, 12:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-czarcasm-a-moderator/529731 "2010-02-23T00:02:20Z")
I didn’t know whether you could pit moderators so I put this here. In this thread: Mr. Kobayashi posted some poorly researched information concerning Pit Bulls and several posters joined the thread to voice their disa… --- ## [How do rank and file voters are looking at the fiscal cliff negotiations? Electoral effect?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-rank-and-file-voters-are-looking-at-the-fiscal-cliff-negotiations-electoral-effect/644645)
**Author:** [@Leaper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaper)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [December 31, 2012, 9:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-rank-and-file-voters-are-looking-at-the-fiscal-cliff-negotiations-electoral-effect/644645 "2012-12-31T09:11:16Z")
(Added in the last part to add relevance for this forum.) So, before I decided not to continue reading for various reasons, I took a look at the Daily Kos, a significantly liberal/progressive website. They have many di… --- ## [Has a McDonald's ever gone out of business?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-a-mcdonalds-ever-gone-out-of-business/85439)
**Author:** [@evilhanz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/evilhanz)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [October 5, 2001, 1:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-a-mcdonalds-ever-gone-out-of-business/85439 "2001-10-05T01:44:11Z")
Has a McDonald’s restaurant ever gone out of business in the United States for economic reasons? I’m ruling out foreign franchises and closures resulting from eminent domain, public health violations, falling meteors, et… --- ## [True cost of one email?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/true-cost-of-one-email/497276)
**Author:** [@China\_Guy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/China_Guy)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [March 28, 2012, 9:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/true-cost-of-one-email/497276 "2012-03-28T21:08:29Z")
Anyone out there have information on a pet peeve of mine. I think the corporate world especially sends waaaaay too much email. That it is counter productive. And that there is a direct economic cost for adding people to … --- ## [Corned Beef--boiled or baked?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/corned-beef-boiled-or-baked/294361)
**Author:** [@Casey1505](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Casey1505)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [March 17, 2005, 11:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/corned-beef-boiled-or-baked/294361 "2005-03-17T23:03:15Z")
I usually only have corned beef and cabbage once a year, at a bar on Parade Day. It’s $6.95 a serving. Not a bad price for what they give you. At the store yesterday, I was able to get a corned beef brisket, a couple … --- ## [Is it a bad thing to encourage a child who is an awful singer to be a musician?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-a-bad-thing-to-encourage-a-child-who-is-an-awful-singer-to-be-a-musician/659502)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 67\ **Last updated:** [June 3, 2013, 12:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-a-bad-thing-to-encourage-a-child-who-is-an-awful-singer-to-be-a-musician/659502 "2013-06-03T12:16:40Z")
Gawker had this video of an 11 year old girldoing an awful rendition of the Star Spangled Banner. Not awful because she forgot the words or couldn’t reach the highest notes, but just that she’s a terrible singer. Here’s… --- ## [What do the people who object to "American" being used for USians propose?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-the-people-who-object-to-american-being-used-for-usians-propose/723207)
**Author:** [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Replies:** 66\ **Last updated:** [June 27, 2015, 7:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-the-people-who-object-to-american-being-used-for-usians-propose/723207 "2015-06-27T07:13:55Z")
I occasionally see discussions on this board about some people objecting to the use of “Americans” to mean citizens of the USA, apparently on the basis that “America” really means all of the New World land mass. Two que… --- ## [Crotchless pantaloons](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/crotchless-pantaloons/403799)
**Author:** [@DoctorJ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DoctorJ)\ **Replies:** 72\ **Last updated:** [May 15, 2007, 9:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/crotchless-pantaloons/403799 "2007-05-15T21:46:25Z")
So I was reading all about Christian Domestic Discipline, which probably deserves its own thread. (Basically, it’s Christian fundamentalism meets hardcore D&S, minus all the good sex. Be sure to check out the Glossary,… --- ## [Irritating TV characters, past and present](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/irritating-tv-characters-past-and-present/523164)
**Author:** [@dougie\_monty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dougie_monty)\ **Replies:** 61\ **Last updated:** [January 2, 2010, 4:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/irritating-tv-characters-past-and-present/523164 "2010-01-02T16:13:28Z")
For example: Anthony Di Nozzo, NCIS Patrick Jane, The Mentalist Frank Barone, Everybody Loves Raymond Maj. Frank Burns, MASH\* Carrie Sharples (Martha Raye), Alice Archie Bunker, All in the Family Frank Nelson, The… --- ## [Bubastis pits Seeing-Eye Dogs; Confirms Asshole Status](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bubastis-pits-seeing-eye-dogs-confirms-asshole-status/345672)
**Author:** [@bubastis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bubastis)\ **Replies:** 107\ **Last updated:** [March 2, 2006, 9:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bubastis-pits-seeing-eye-dogs-confirms-asshole-status/345672 "2006-03-02T21:21:28Z")
Oh, this won’t go down well. First, let me state that this is NOT an attention seeking troll post designed to generate a trainwreck thread. I’m not trying to be an asshole: that just comes naturally. I’m not even that … --- ## [Stop trying to catch online double standards. Sheesh!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stop-trying-to-catch-online-double-standards-sheesh/496467)
**Author:** [@MaxTheVool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MaxTheVool)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [May 19, 2009, 11:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stop-trying-to-catch-online-double-standards-sheesh/496467 "2009-05-19T11:43:14Z")
So I feel like there have been a lot of threads lately like this one. I have to wonder… what’s the point? I’m a big fan of Obama. I voted for Obama. I volunteered for Obama. I like Obama a lot. I’m also a human being. … --- ## [ScarletNumber](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scarletnumber/627847)
**Author:** [@akennett](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/akennett)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [July 20, 2012, 3:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scarletnumber/627847 "2012-07-20T03:38:31Z")
As you might have noticed, a new member was recently forced to change his username. The new username is ScarletNumber. However, we have a long term poster called Scarlett67. Those two names are really too similar not t… --- ## [Avatar: What will happen in the sequel? \[spoilers\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/avatar-what-will-happen-in-the-sequel-spoilers/523447)
**Author:** [@carnivorousplant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnivorousplant)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [January 5, 2010, 3:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/avatar-what-will-happen-in-the-sequel-spoilers/523447 "2010-01-05T03:56:31Z")
It depends, or course, on the new script, . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . but I think the Terrans need unobtanium enough to return with nukes, smallpox blankets or I Love Lucy reruns and whack the Nav… --- ## [How can an airplane's fuel be "too hot"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-can-an-airplanes-fuel-be-too-hot/497061)
**Author:** [@Drum\_God](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Drum_God)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [May 22, 2009, 12:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-can-an-airplanes-fuel-be-too-hot/497061 "2009-05-22T12:43:55Z")
Recently, my daughter was flying home from Colorado. The first leg of her trip was from Colorado Spings to Denver aboard a DeHaviland Dash-8. This is a very short flight and the Dash-8 spends its day running back and fo… --- ## [A Jewel of a Horse](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-jewel-of-a-horse/639992)
**Author:** [@PapSett](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PapSett)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [November 19, 2012, 4:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-jewel-of-a-horse/639992 "2012-11-19T04:10:27Z")
It was suggested in this thread: What keeps you going? - In My Humble Opinion - Straight Dope Message Board That I start a thread of my own on this subject, so… here it is. Not even sure where to start. At the first o… --- ## [Oak's NFL Fantasy League 2012](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oaks-nfl-fantasy-league-2012/629015)
**Author:** [@Oakminster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Oakminster)\ **Replies:** 72\ **Last updated:** [December 24, 2012, 5:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oaks-nfl-fantasy-league-2012/629015 "2012-12-24T17:42:34Z")
I just renewed the league at Yahoo. Invitations should have been sent to everyone that played last year. Scoring and Settings are the same as last year. The draft is set for Thursday, August 30, at 8:30 PM. I’ll hold… --- ## [Whoa... Math in "Day the World Stood Still"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whoa-math-in-day-the-world-stood-still/476674)
**Author:** [@Chronos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chronos)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [December 17, 2008, 1:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whoa-math-in-day-the-world-stood-still/476674 "2008-12-17T01:29:20Z")
It turns out I just may have to go see this now. Apparently, there’s a scene where Klaatu is trying to explain to an Earthling physicist how his ship works, via calculations on a blackboard (and also incidentally establ… --- ## [Can you explain Roth IRA's to me in idiot terms?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-explain-roth-iras-to-me-in-idiot-terms/665016)
**Author:** [@2ManyTacos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/2ManyTacos)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [July 31, 2018, 3:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-explain-roth-iras-to-me-in-idiot-terms/665016 "2018-07-31T15:55:52Z")
I’m a 21 year old guy, and over the years I’ve read a whole bunch of stories about how if individuals my age were to begin their retirement savings immediately, then their initial savings would somehow manage to balloon … --- ## [Have You Ever Commited Beastiality?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-commited-beastiality/519419)
**Author:** [@Qin\_Shi\_Huangdi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qin_Shi_Huangdi)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [November 30, 2009, 2:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-commited-beastiality/519419 "2009-11-30T14:32:28Z")
Just curious, I haven’t. --- ## [How might I frost the \*inside\* of a bottle?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-might-i-frost-the-inside-of-a-bottle/673458)
**Author:** [@Deeg](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Deeg)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [November 15, 2013, 2:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-might-i-frost-the-inside-of-a-bottle/673458 "2013-11-15T02:17:39Z")
I’m working on an art project and I’d like to try frosting the inside of some bottles. The bottles will potentially get hot so I don’t want to use the spray on stuff. There appears to be a “glass frosting powder” that … --- ## [Has any country ever kicked out (forced independence upon) part of its territory/people?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-any-country-ever-kicked-out-forced-independence-upon-part-of-its-territory-people/507638)
**Author:** [@strqwert44](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/strqwert44)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [August 28, 2009, 5:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-any-country-ever-kicked-out-forced-independence-upon-part-of-its-territory-people/507638 "2009-08-28T05:13:46Z")
As a “fill-in-the-blank political persuasion”, I kinda wish that the other side would just take their politics and form their own country. Problem solved. So I was wondering…under the US Constitution any amendment can … --- ## [People who can't seem to 'fake it'](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/people-who-cant-seem-to-fake-it/683644)
**Author:** [@Incubus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Incubus)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [March 16, 2014, 8:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/people-who-cant-seem-to-fake-it/683644 "2014-03-16T20:38:05Z")
A few years ago, I had a rather quirky coworker. She was in her twenties, liked doodling her co workers as foxes for some reason in her sketchbook, and seemed to take umbrage that she couldn’t pin fake cat ears to her un… --- ## [Hippie Music](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hippie-music/700913)
**Author:** [@Crafter\_Man](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crafter_Man)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [October 16, 2014, 1:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hippie-music/700913 "2014-10-16T13:43:40Z")
Say I wanted to host a party with a '60s hippie theme. What kind of music should I play? Jefferson Airplane? Strawberry Alarm Clock? --- ## [A remake of ARTHUR: why?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-remake-of-arthur-why/547651)
**Author:** [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [February 14, 2011, 1:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-remake-of-arthur-why/547651 "2011-02-14T01:45:16Z")
I saw the film ARTHUR when it first came out (1981) and I was about 14. I thought it was hysterical. I watched it again not long ago- it’s still funny. I wouldn’t put it on my Top 5 list but it’s great for what it is-… --- ## [What does your 'shoulder angel' look like?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-your-shoulder-angel-look-like/536672)
**Author:** [@Yllaria](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yllaria)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [April 22, 2010, 3:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-your-shoulder-angel-look-like/536672 "2010-04-22T15:41:24Z")
They’ve invented a little clip-on, holographic-generating, web-searching PDA. They call it the Shoulder Angel ™. There’s no keyboard - you just talk to it. What does yours look like? I think mine would look like a li… --- ## [Question about ST naval terminology](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-st-naval-terminology/675973)
**Author:** [@terentii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/terentii)\ **Replies:** 67\ **Last updated:** [December 15, 2013, 10:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-st-naval-terminology/675973 "2013-12-15T22:24:09Z")
On TNG and Voyager, they’re always talking about “duty shifts,” which just grates on my ears. In the Navy, don’t sailors stand a watch? Every time I hear someone say “I have the night shift again,” I cringe. Factory w… --- ## [The SDMB Baseball Hall of Fame Project, Part One: The Inner Circle](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-sdmb-baseball-hall-of-fame-project-part-one-the-inner-circle/772891)
**Author:** [@RickJay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RickJay)\ **Replies:** 70\ **Last updated:** [December 13, 2016, 9:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-sdmb-baseball-hall-of-fame-project-part-one-the-inner-circle/772891 "2016-12-13T21:06:23Z")
A few years ago I tried to create an SDMB Hall of Fame. It was derailed by an argument by malcontents who didn’t like the voting structure. Other threads: Part 2: Catchers Part 3: First Basemen Let’s try again! I a… --- ## [Shitty Songs from Your Teen Years that You Still Sorta Love](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shitty-songs-from-your-teen-years-that-you-still-sorta-love/496139)
**Author:** [@Small\_Hen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Small_Hen)\ **Replies:** 65\ **Last updated:** [May 13, 2009, 3:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shitty-songs-from-your-teen-years-that-you-still-sorta-love/496139 "2009-05-13T15:58:27Z")
Private Emotion by Ricky Martin. Because I still get teary eyed when I see that backward burning hotel. Give it to You by Jordan Knight. I think he thinks he’s hip hop. I just look at his Dockers and Old Navy turtleneck… --- ## [The Chinese and the Japanese, historically](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-chinese-and-the-japanese-historically/726141)
**Author:** [@dougie\_monty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dougie_monty)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [November 27, 2016, 12:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-chinese-and-the-japanese-historically/726141 "2016-11-27T12:57:49Z")
I’ve wondered how these two peoples have gotten along–or not–over the ages; I once read that the turbulent seas and the notoriously bad weather between China and Japan has made contact between them difficult or impossibl… --- ## [Human (with no weapons) vs. Lion or Tiger](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/human-with-no-weapons-vs-lion-or-tiger/422118)
**Author:** [@gytalf2000](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gytalf2000)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [October 14, 2007, 4:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/human-with-no-weapons-vs-lion-or-tiger/422118 "2007-10-14T16:57:46Z")
I know that unarmed people have occasionally killed mountain lions and leopards. Is it possible for a human to kill a lion or tiger, or are these cats just too big and powerful? --- ## [Cheese Fondue - need ideas for side dishes and drinks, please](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cheese-fondue-need-ideas-for-side-dishes-and-drinks-please/383526)
**Author:** [@Sonia\_Montdore](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sonia_Montdore)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [December 12, 2006, 12:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cheese-fondue-need-ideas-for-side-dishes-and-drinks-please/383526 "2006-12-12T00:53:06Z")
I’m having a few friends over for dinner on New Year’s Eve and I thought about serving fondue. I have a gorgeous heavy cast-iron LeCruset fondue pot and I thought this would be a good occasion to use it. I also have a re… --- ## [Why is a clean shaven head considered agressive?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-a-clean-shaven-head-considered-agressive/577285)
**Author:** [@MrBerious](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MrBerious)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [April 17, 2011, 4:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-a-clean-shaven-head-considered-agressive/577285 "2011-04-17T16:08:53Z")
So I was clipping my hair today, always use a guard so the hair is short but not nearly bald. I prefer very short hair because you don’t get all sweaty and gunky and it requires virtually zero maintenance. Would go sha… --- ## [Palm Pilot replacement needed](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/palm-pilot-replacement-needed/551510)
**Author:** [@Shinna\_Minna\_Ma](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shinna_Minna_Ma)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [September 10, 2010, 10:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/palm-pilot-replacement-needed/551510 "2010-09-10T10:54:30Z")
My Palm Pilot is dying a slow and lingering death. It’s been with me for years now, but its usefulness is drawing to a close. Not only is it dying, but it’s not compatible with Win 7, which means I have to fire up a Wi… --- ## [Anyone In Canada Recognize the Utopia Michael Moore Sees There?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-in-canada-recognize-the-utopia-michael-moore-sees-there/410202)
**Author:** [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Replies:** 115\ **Last updated:** [July 5, 2007, 1:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-in-canada-recognize-the-utopia-michael-moore-sees-there/410202 "2007-07-05T01:41:43Z")
If Michael Moore is to be believed, Canada is more than just a pleasant, prosperous neighboring nation: it’s Paradise! It’s a place where nobody bothers to lock their doors, and everyone gets stellar health care with no … --- ## [Health benefits of apple cider vinegar - real or bunk?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/health-benefits-of-apple-cider-vinegar-real-or-bunk/525834)
**Author:** [@Arglefraster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Arglefraster)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [January 23, 2010, 1:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/health-benefits-of-apple-cider-vinegar-real-or-bunk/525834 "2010-01-23T01:03:15Z")
I recently heard that apple cider vinegar is supposed to have a lot of health benefits. Googling it brings up claims that it helps with weight loss, regulates blood pressure, cures allergies, etc. I’m skeptical, but I fe… --- ## [How Loud Is The Inside Of An Army Tank?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-loud-is-the-inside-of-an-army-tank/531911)
**Author:** [@Ronald\_C.Semone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ronald_C.Semone)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [March 11, 2010, 11:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-loud-is-the-inside-of-an-army-tank/531911 "2010-03-11T23:08:37Z")
It seems to me that even when it is just cruising along the noise must be deafening to the crew. And once the crew starts firing the guns it must be loud enough to rupture eardrums. Do they wear earplugs? Do they just… --- ## [Games to introduce monopoly players to Euro-style games](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/games-to-introduce-monopoly-players-to-euro-style-games/772256)
**Author:** [@GreedySmurf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GreedySmurf)\ **Replies:** 62\ **Last updated:** [November 29, 2016, 7:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/games-to-introduce-monopoly-players-to-euro-style-games/772256 "2016-11-29T19:31:39Z")
I’m a role-player/board gamer from way back, and I’ve got two friends staying with me for a while who I’d like to introduce to more complex/interesting games beyond Monopoly et al. I know the standard advice is Settlers… --- ## [4 Things I own, 1 thing I don't](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/4-things-i-own-1-thing-i-dont/604215)
**Author:** [@blondebear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/blondebear)\ **Replies:** 65\ **Last updated:** [December 12, 2011, 4:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/4-things-i-own-1-thing-i-dont/604215 "2011-12-12T16:27:55Z")
Wherein players guess the item not owned\* by the previous poster. For example, which one of these does not belong to me? \[ol\] \[li\]Autographed photo of Ernest Borgnine\[/li\]\[li\]“Champione de Italia” bicycle\[/li\]\[li\]Jacka… --- ## [To the "non-believers" and anyone who wants to argue](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/to-the-non-believers-and-anyone-who-wants-to-argue/290075)
**Author:** [@IAMMYOWNGOD](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/IAMMYOWNGOD)\ **Replies:** 138\ **Last updated:** [February 24, 2005, 8:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/to-the-non-believers-and-anyone-who-wants-to-argue/290075 "2005-02-24T20:09:49Z")
Hey atheists, agnostics, non-believers, etc. - I’d like to know what passages from the Bible or any other holy text convinced you not to subscribe to a particular religion. Of course, I’d like to read counter-posts from … --- ## [Things that are inappropriate to communicate by text or email](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-that-are-inappropriate-to-communicate-by-text-or-email/566785)
**Author:** [@DCnDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DCnDC)\ **Replies:** 75\ **Last updated:** [January 17, 2011, 4:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-that-are-inappropriate-to-communicate-by-text-or-email/566785 "2011-01-17T04:07:16Z")
Inspired by this thread, what sorts of things do you think are wholly inappropriate/just plain wrong to communicate by text or email? I’d say that telling someone an immediate family member has died by text or email has… --- ## [Which chessmen are most/least likely to survive?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-chessmen-are-most-least-likely-to-survive/526234)
**Author:** [@Mr\_Shine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr_Shine)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [February 4, 2010, 1:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-chessmen-are-most-least-likely-to-survive/526234 "2010-02-04T13:00:57Z")
Given a game between 2 expert chess players of equal quality are there any statistics about which chessmen are most and least likely to still be standing after a fully played out game? I would guess the centre pawns (d2,… --- ## ["They're not booing, they're saying 'Bruce'."](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/theyre-not-booing-theyre-saying-bruce/637132)
**Author:** [@Drain\_Bead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Drain_Bead)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [November 2, 2012, 10:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/theyre-not-booing-theyre-saying-bruce/637132 "2012-11-02T22:11:21Z")
Almost every team has a guy whose name sounds something like a boo when the crowd says it in a typical booing tone after they’ve done something awesome. On nationally televised games, this usually causes the announcers … --- ## [Who balanced the budget? Clinton, Gingrich or Reagan](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-balanced-the-budget-clinton-gingrich-or-reagan/607626)
**Author:** [@enomaj](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/enomaj)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [January 4, 2012, 12:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-balanced-the-budget-clinton-gingrich-or-reagan/607626 "2012-01-04T00:47:07Z")
I don’t rember anyone other than President Clinton getting credit. The storyline when Bush was elected was that Clinton left him a surplus. But Speaker Gingrich has been taking credit due to the commitment he and his C… --- ## [Dopers , what is YOUR answer to this question ?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dopers-what-is-your-answer-to-this-question/543654)
**Author:** [@Indian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Indian)\ **Replies:** 83\ **Last updated:** [June 21, 2010, 9:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dopers-what-is-your-answer-to-this-question/543654 "2010-06-21T21:40:29Z")
A man bought a horse for £20 and gave in payment a cheque for £30. The horsedealer persuaded a shopkeeper to change the cheque for him, and the buyer, having received his £10 change, rode off on the horse and was not se… --- ## [Ask a guy who recovered from a terrible limiting belief/insecurity anything.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-a-guy-who-recovered-from-a-terrible-limiting-belief-insecurity-anything/661921)
**Author:** [@Curious\_Man](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Curious_Man)\ **Replies:** 60\ **Last updated:** [June 27, 2013, 8:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-a-guy-who-recovered-from-a-terrible-limiting-belief-insecurity-anything/661921 "2013-06-27T20:25:09Z")
Starting in 2011 I had a huge limiting belief about being Indian and scoring with attractive women outside of my own race. Went on a personal journey. For a long time I worked out, ate right, dressed right, and read boo… --- ## [What is the propellant in a flamethrower?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-propellant-in-a-flamethrower/701568)
**Author:** [@handsomeharry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/handsomeharry)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [October 20, 2014, 10:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-propellant-in-a-flamethrower/701568 "2014-10-20T22:32:04Z")
Some friends and I were discussing military flamethrowers, and everybody was wondering what the propellant was. The flames can go something like 20-100 feet, if I recall my war history footage correctly. Somebody said i… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1346&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1348&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)