# Top **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1350&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:** 1351 --- ## [What do you get out of poetry?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-get-out-of-poetry/525532)
**Author:** [@Le\_Ministre\_de\_l\_au-dela](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Le_Ministre_de_l_au-dela)\ **Replies:** 66\ **Last updated:** [January 23, 2010, 4:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-get-out-of-poetry/525532 "2010-01-23T04:48:47Z")
Dopers - I want to know about your individual reaction to poetry. There are no wrong answers to this question, and there are at least as many right answers as there are people. Is there a particular type that moves you… --- ## [Wil Wheaton's new show about boardgames](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wil-wheatons-new-show-about-boardgames/616324)
**Author:** [@Frylock](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frylock)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [August 24, 2012, 2:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wil-wheatons-new-show-about-boardgames/616324 "2012-08-24T14:27:30Z")
Tabletop. Just letting you know it’s going to exist. --- ## [Do you use your wedding china?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-use-your-wedding-china/570222)
**Author:** [@wonky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wonky)\ **Replies:** 71\ **Last updated:** [February 8, 2011, 11:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-use-your-wedding-china/570222 "2011-02-08T23:01:22Z")
I’m going to be going into the kitchen right after I post this to box up my wedding china so I can give it away. First, I don’t know what we were thinking because damn, it’s ugly. And second, we hardly ever used it. M… --- ## [Most environmentally safe way to attach a swing to a tree limb?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-environmentally-safe-way-to-attach-a-swing-to-a-tree-limb/259545)
**Author:** [@Phlosphr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Phlosphr)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [August 13, 2004, 5:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-environmentally-safe-way-to-attach-a-swing-to-a-tree-limb/259545 "2004-08-13T17:08:01Z")
For a while now, my wife has wanted an old fashioned swing to be attached to the large limb jutting from an ancient white oak in our back yard. By old fashioned she meant a piece of wood (probably a 2X6X24 plank) with ro… --- ## [The Dark Tower in theaters! (Spoilers)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-dark-tower-in-theaters-spoilers/791176)
**Author:** [@Apocalypso](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Apocalypso)\ **Replies:** 65\ **Last updated:** [August 17, 2017, 4:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-dark-tower-in-theaters-spoilers/791176 "2017-08-17T16:03:02Z")
Movie’s not out at this point, but I’m putting this discussion under a spoiler alert so we can discuss the books and the movie (when it’s released). Been seeing previews for Stephen King’s Dark Tower movie on television… --- ## [How are these body mods medically ethical?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-are-these-body-mods-medically-ethical/756987)
**Author:** [@CookingWithGas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CookingWithGas)\ **Replies:** 65\ **Last updated:** [June 18, 2016, 4:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-are-these-body-mods-medically-ethical/756987 "2016-06-18T04:56:14Z")
Transgender female Eva Tiamat Baphomet Medusa (formerly Richard Hernandez) has gotten tattoos, eye dye, and body mods to transform herself into a “dragon.” This includes surgery to remove both auricles and drastically re… --- ## [Michael Bay's Pearl Harbor teaches 5th graders about WWII...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/michael-bays-pearl-harbor-teaches-5th-graders-about-wwii/537540)
**Author:** [@Brown\_Eyed\_Girl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Brown_Eyed_Girl)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [May 1, 2010, 10:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/michael-bays-pearl-harbor-teaches-5th-graders-about-wwii/537540 "2010-05-01T10:48:08Z")
…according to my daughter’s teacher. Yes. This is the same teacher that has a poster in her room depicting political philosophy through cows. :frowning: The follow-up on that was that I tried unsuccessfully to explain t… --- ## [Making tea in a pot with loose tea](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/making-tea-in-a-pot-with-loose-tea/685323)
**Author:** [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [April 7, 2014, 7:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/making-tea-in-a-pot-with-loose-tea/685323 "2014-04-07T07:04:08Z")
I’ve been binge-watching British murder mysteries, so I’m seeing LOTS of tea being drunk. Here’s what I can’t figure out: you put the loose tea in the pot and add boiling water and let the tea steep for x minutes. Then … --- ## [Lap swimming for the veryvery unfit - advice needed](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lap-swimming-for-the-veryvery-unfit-advice-needed/529374)
**Author:** [@Unauthorized\_Cinnamon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Unauthorized_Cinnamon)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [February 20, 2010, 9:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lap-swimming-for-the-veryvery-unfit-advice-needed/529374 "2010-02-20T21:03:24Z")
I really need to work on my cardio fitness and burn some extra calories, but I seem to be almost literally falling apart at the seams - I have “pre-arthritis” and other problems in my back and ankle, and I’ve been ordere… --- ## [Anyone with the Wedding Crashers DVD?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-with-the-wedding-crashers-dvd/340505)
**Author:** [@FlyingCowOfDoom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FlyingCowOfDoom)\ **Replies:** 96\ **Last updated:** [March 7, 2006, 5:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-with-the-wedding-crashers-dvd/340505 "2006-03-07T17:09:06Z")
Hi. My wife and I would like to watch this movie, but we do not like to see nudity. Can someone with the DVD tell me the exact times where there is nudity in the film so we can skip the scenes? TIA! –FCOD --- ## [Intelligent Design vs Evolution](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/intelligent-design-vs-evolution/307650)
**Author:** [@The\_Flying\_Dutchman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Flying_Dutchman)\ **Replies:** 137\ **Last updated:** [June 18, 2005, 4:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/intelligent-design-vs-evolution/307650 "2005-06-18T16:33:27Z")
Lets start with going by my definition of Intelligent Design. I postulate that a vastly superior entity beyond my scope of comprehension created a set of physical laws that over billions of years resulted in a universe a… --- ## [Death from crucifixion -- how long?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/death-from-crucifixion-how-long/421674)
**Author:** [@gytalf2000](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gytalf2000)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [October 7, 2007, 8:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/death-from-crucifixion-how-long/421674 "2007-10-07T20:10:48Z")
How long did it usually take for people to die from crucifixion? --- ## [Why is "i" chosen in programming loops?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-i-chosen-in-programming-loops/680257)
**Author:** [@Jragon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jragon)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [February 4, 2014, 8:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-i-chosen-in-programming-loops/680257 "2014-02-04T20:45:28Z")
In imperative languages we frequently use i as the counter in loops (and sometimes in recursive cases in non-imperative languages). Example: for i := 0; i \< 10; i++ { // do stuff } I’m wondering how this was coin… --- ## [They Gave Their Lives... Why Can't You Spare a Few Minutes?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/they-gave-their-lives-why-cant-you-spare-a-few-minutes/476331)
**Author:** [@Mahna\_Mahna](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahna_Mahna)\ **Replies:** 86\ **Last updated:** [December 12, 2008, 11:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/they-gave-their-lives-why-cant-you-spare-a-few-minutes/476331 "2008-12-12T11:36:24Z")
My office is on the repatriation route for fallen Canadian soldiers. Every so often (though thankfully, not THAT often), they shut down the whole street so that the motorcade can make its way uninterrupted to the corone… --- ## [Would you live in a house where a tragedy had happened?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-live-in-a-house-where-a-tragedy-had-happened/651159)
**Author:** [@velvetjones](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/velvetjones)\ **Replies:** 65\ **Last updated:** [May 17, 2014, 1:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-live-in-a-house-where-a-tragedy-had-happened/651159 "2014-05-17T13:24:55Z")
A few weeks ago there was a news story on Yahoo about a woman who found out, after she bought a house, that there had been a murder/suicide in the house. She is suing the real estate agent saying that this information … --- ## [There is a dead cat in the front yard](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/there-is-a-dead-cat-in-the-front-yard/548764)
**Author:** [@PSXer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PSXer)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [August 11, 2010, 5:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/there-is-a-dead-cat-in-the-front-yard/548764 "2010-08-11T17:38:24Z")
I guess it got hit by a car what do I do? --- ## [Hill Street Blues locations and street references in Buffalo](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hill-street-blues-locations-and-street-references-in-buffalo/681971)
**Author:** [@bkkbuf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bkkbuf)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [October 21, 2015, 4:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hill-street-blues-locations-and-street-references-in-buffalo/681971 "2015-10-21T04:23:19Z")
As any Buffalonian will tell you, Hill Street Blues episodes were full of references to streets and locations in Buffalo, as Co-Producer Anthony Yerkovich and writer David Milch are Buffalo boys. Streets like Hertel, … --- ## [Why do Libertarians do Poorly in General Elections?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-libertarians-do-poorly-in-general-elections/31961)
**Author:** [@Sam\_Stone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sam_Stone)\ **Replies:** 140\ **Last updated:** [April 26, 2002, 1:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-libertarians-do-poorly-in-general-elections/31961 "2002-04-26T13:03:32Z")
In the last election, internet mock elections had Harry Browne doing extremely well. Even a large mock election by Time or CNN had Harry Browne winning, as I recall. Judging by this board, there are a ton of Libertarians… --- ## [Home of the bland- Americans and spicy food](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/home-of-the-bland-americans-and-spicy-food/192032)
**Author:** [@even\_sven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/even_sven)\ **Replies:** 61\ **Last updated:** [August 2, 2003, 1:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/home-of-the-bland-americans-and-spicy-food/192032 "2003-08-02T13:45:34Z")
This is somewhere between a muse, a question and a rant. I’ve been looking at recipe websites looking for something fun to cook tonight. What I see is pretty shocking. I’ve been living in my gourmet-grocery store shell… --- ## [What books do you read and re-read?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-books-do-you-read-and-re-read/681907)
**Author:** [@Mama\_Zappa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mama_Zappa)\ **Replies:** 64\ **Last updated:** [February 24, 2014, 4:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-books-do-you-read-and-re-read/681907 "2014-02-24T16:42:40Z")
It’s been a couple years since there’s a thread like this, as far as I can tell… Me: All the Lois McMaster Bujold Vorkosigan-verse books. I’ve read all at least three times, and we’ve purchased (in one form or another)… --- ## [Things I have learned about strip clubs from the movies and TV](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-i-have-learned-about-strip-clubs-from-the-movies-and-tv/345468)
**Author:** [@Evil\_Captor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Evil_Captor)\ **Replies:** 95\ **Last updated:** [March 1, 2006, 2:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-i-have-learned-about-strip-clubs-from-the-movies-and-tv/345468 "2006-03-01T02:46:04Z")
If it weren’t for cops and serial killers, they’d have no customers --- ## [Gun Grabber 2: Semi-automatic bugaloo](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gun-grabber-2-semi-automatic-bugaloo/649293)
**Author:** [@Oakminster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Oakminster)\ **Replies:** 79\ **Last updated:** [February 6, 2013, 4:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gun-grabber-2-semi-automatic-bugaloo/649293 "2013-02-06T04:53:05Z")
Oh Marley? A word please. Remember the whole gun grabber thing, where you felt absolutely compelled to moderate my heinous use of provocative language in Great Debates? How, then, does this post, by a moderator, in MP… --- ## [Trump apparently considering firing Mueller - If he does that what's the real world impact?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-apparently-considering-firing-mueller-if-he-does-that-whats-the-real-world-impact/788867)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [June 16, 2017, 7:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-apparently-considering-firing-mueller-if-he-does-that-whats-the-real-world-impact/788867 "2017-06-16T19:33:24Z")
Trump has apparently given his buddies the go ahead to say this out loud. We’re dialing “11” on the crazy knob at this point. What are you going to do with a President that’s gone rogue? If he actually follows through o… --- ## [Couldn't finish Moby Dick: Am I dumb?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/couldnt-finish-moby-dick-am-i-dumb/644186)
**Author:** [@No\_Wikipedia\_Cites](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/No_Wikipedia_Cites)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [December 20, 2012, 11:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/couldnt-finish-moby-dick-am-i-dumb/644186 "2012-12-20T23:09:41Z")
I tried to read Moby Dick, I never was taught it in skool, so I started with the power moby thing online, an annotated version online for free. I made it for the first few chapters through willpower, but it just kept go… --- ## [What topics do you suspect Dopers would like you to shut up about?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-topics-do-you-suspect-dopers-would-like-you-to-shut-up-about/425572)
**Author:** [@wonky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wonky)\ **Replies:** 109\ **Last updated:** [November 10, 2007, 1:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-topics-do-you-suspect-dopers-would-like-you-to-shut-up-about/425572 "2007-11-10T01:06:14Z")
Every time I mention my husband’s disability (see, there it is again!) I have a voice in the back of my head telling me I’m becoming a one-trick pony. What topics, if any, do you fear you are beating to death? --- ## [Washing dishes - shower or bathe?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/washing-dishes-shower-or-bathe/475396)
**Author:** [@Elret](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elret)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [May 4, 2012, 4:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/washing-dishes-shower-or-bathe/475396 "2012-05-04T04:27:09Z")
My confession - I am a dish showerer. My mama brought me up right, I know that the “proper” way to wash dishes is to fill the sink with hot soapy water and submerge them, and if I have guests or am washing dishes at som… --- ## [Punish like it's 1699: Public shaming is back](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/punish-like-its-1699-public-shaming-is-back/640896)
**Author:** [@John\_Stamos\_Left\_Ear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_Stamos_Left_Ear)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [November 19, 2012, 4:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/punish-like-its-1699-public-shaming-is-back/640896 "2012-11-19T16:15:45Z")
When you think of being publicly humiliated for committing a crime in the United States, your thoughts might go to images of Puritans in stocks or Nathaniel Hawthorne novels. However, increasingly, judges are sentencin… --- ## [NFL Week 5 - The Lost Weekend](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-week-5-the-lost-weekend/513156)
**Author:** [@Omniscient](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omniscient)\ **Replies:** 137\ **Last updated:** [October 17, 2009, 4:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-week-5-the-lost-weekend/513156 "2009-10-17T04:47:29Z")
Lots of big spreads and potential blowouts this week. Not very many compelling match-ups to be found up and down the slate, even those games that feature quality and/or equal teams seem to lack a certain edge to make the… --- ## [Cities on Borders](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cities-on-borders/491418)
**Author:** [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Replies:** 74\ **Last updated:** [April 8, 2009, 5:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cities-on-borders/491418 "2009-04-08T05:25:03Z")
In the IMHO thread (Is Charlotte (NC) Big Enough To Not Need A Qualifier?) the fact that Charlotte is on the border of NC and SC was mentioned as a possible reason why Charlotte might need the state qualifier when it’s b… --- ## [PornTube? (No links, but adult discussion)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/porntube-no-links-but-adult-discussion/466165)
**Author:** [@XT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/XT)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [October 4, 2008, 2:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/porntube-no-links-but-adult-discussion/466165 "2008-10-04T02:31:53Z")
Was surfing about last night and came across a site called PornTube. Yes…it’s a knock off of YouTube (even the logo looks the same). Exactly the same format, seemingly…except that instead of people posting their inane … --- ## [Good Stuff/ Bad Stuff (& the Bettie)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-stuff-bad-stuff-the-bettie/291161)
**Author:** [@Rue\_DeDay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rue_DeDay)\ **Replies:** 231\ **Last updated:** [February 26, 2005, 8:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-stuff-bad-stuff-the-bettie/291161 "2005-02-26T20:37:09Z")
You know what’s a good way to wake up? In a ridiculously fluffy bed in a château or gâteau or whatever with a view of the Alps and little blue birdies tweeting through your open window and you can hear the ‘klonk, klonk’… --- ## [The Big Bang Theory, Season 10, Episode 24 (May 11, 2017) -- "The Long Distance Dissonance "](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-big-bang-theory-season-10-episode-24-may-11-2017-the-long-distance-dissonance/786360)
**Author:** [@gytalf2000](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gytalf2000)\ **Replies:** 73\ **Last updated:** [May 24, 2017, 2:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-big-bang-theory-season-10-episode-24-may-11-2017-the-long-distance-dissonance/786360 "2017-05-24T02:38:34Z")
I am starting this thread in anticipation of tonight’s episode. --- ## [Thinking of holding a retro video game tournament, ideas?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thinking-of-holding-a-retro-video-game-tournament-ideas/645937)
**Author:** [@Malden\_Capell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Malden_Capell)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [January 24, 2013, 10:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thinking-of-holding-a-retro-video-game-tournament-ideas/645937 "2013-01-24T10:26:28Z")
So over New Year me and my friends got drunk and talked about video games began reminiscing over the old classics we knew and loved. I floated the idea of a small-scale tournament (plus beer and pizza) in the name of fun… --- ## [My mother says the government never had the right to make us stay home since we're a "free country." Is this true?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-mother-says-the-government-never-had-the-right-to-make-us-stay-home-since-were-a-free-country-is-this-true/929204)
**Author:** [@CorpusNeptune](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CorpusNeptune)\ **Replies:** 105\ **Last updated:** [January 4, 2021, 10:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-mother-says-the-government-never-had-the-right-to-make-us-stay-home-since-were-a-free-country-is-this-true/929204 "2021-01-04T22:21:54Z")
I put this in Politics and Elections since this topic is in that sort of nature, but What\_Exit or another mod can change the category if another is more appropriate. Anyways, I’m on the fence with another one of my moth… --- ## [Chemical Castration-A Good Idea?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chemical-castration-a-good-idea/576901)
**Author:** [@Qin\_Shi\_Huangdi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qin_Shi_Huangdi)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [April 14, 2011, 1:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chemical-castration-a-good-idea/576901 "2011-04-14T01:16:14Z")
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chemical\_castration Is this a good punishment and perhaps more effective than incarceration? --- ## [Old person smell - its real](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-person-smell-its-real/626999)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [May 11, 2014, 2:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-person-smell-its-real/626999 "2014-05-11T02:38:38Z")
As little kids we all quickly noticed grandma smelled funny when we gave her that mandatory hug and kiss. :smiley: Not necessarily a bad smell. Just different. Turns out its real. Interesting study. article in Sci… --- ## ["One take" studio recordings that were hits](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-take-studio-recordings-that-were-hits/472424)
**Author:** [@Kent\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kent_Clark)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [November 14, 2008, 6:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-take-studio-recordings-that-were-hits/472424 "2008-11-14T06:06:59Z")
Inspired by this thread what were some studio recordings (not live) that were done in a single take? By that I mean no overdubbing, no adding background singers later, etc. Of course part of the legend of “Louie Louie” … --- ## [Was TARP the right thing to do?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-tarp-the-right-thing-to-do/540181)
**Author:** [@sweeteviljesus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sweeteviljesus)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [December 23, 2010, 4:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-tarp-the-right-thing-to-do/540181 "2010-12-23T04:04:27Z")
I think it was, but what do I know. The good part is that it will not cost $750 billion. --- ## [What are the ten GREATEST television shows of all time?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-the-ten-greatest-television-shows-of-all-time/503867)
**Author:** [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Replies:** 94\ **Last updated:** [August 1, 2009, 9:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-the-ten-greatest-television-shows-of-all-time/503867 "2009-08-01T21:49:34Z")
Obviously the flip side of Czarcasm’s current thread. As we all know, 95% of everything sucks. With television it’s probably closer to 98.6%. But there’s some greatness in its history. Restricting yourself to shows t… --- ## [How would you reform the sex offender registry?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-would-you-reform-the-sex-offender-registry/687863)
**Author:** [@robert\_columbia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/robert_columbia)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [May 10, 2014, 2:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-would-you-reform-the-sex-offender-registry/687863 "2014-05-10T02:04:45Z")
The sex offender registry (which is actually multiple lists, typically one per jurisdiction) has gotten a lot of bad press lately. Even on this board, there are a lot of mixed feelings about whether the registry provides… --- ## [Why no Interstate I-30, I-50 and I-60?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-no-interstate-i-30-i-50-and-i-60/740660)
**Author:** [@dolphinboy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dolphinboy)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [December 18, 2015, 11:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-no-interstate-i-30-i-50-and-i-60/740660 "2015-12-18T23:51:11Z")
I was looking at a map of the US that had on it the Interstate Highway System. I happen to be looking at East-West Interstates that cross most, if not all of the US. For example, you can jump on Interstate 80 in San Fran… --- ## [How do ship anchors work?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-ship-anchors-work/385640)
**Author:** [@Jackknifed\_Juggernaut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackknifed_Juggernaut)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [December 28, 2006, 5:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-ship-anchors-work/385640 "2006-12-28T05:47:41Z")
I just got back from a cruise on a very large ship. While we were off of the coast of Cozumel, the ship was anchored and a smaller boat brought us to the island. While I understand the basic concept of an anchor, the o… --- ## [You know what would be fun? If we all got pregnant after midterms.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-know-what-would-be-fun-if-we-all-got-pregnant-after-midterms/453546)
**Author:** [@Two\_and\_a\_Half\_Inches\_of\_Fun](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Two_and_a_Half_Inches_of_Fun)\ **Replies:** 90\ **Last updated:** [July 1, 2008, 5:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-know-what-would-be-fun-if-we-all-got-pregnant-after-midterms/453546 "2008-07-01T17:04:20Z")
This is just weird. How stupid are these girls? I am going to go out on a limb and bet these girls are awful mothers and these children will end up being human trash. The apple does not fall far from the tree. --- ## [Welcome to 2014 BRAZIL WORLD CUP, BEWARE!!!!!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/welcome-to-2014-brazil-world-cup-beware/602289)
**Author:** [@Darth\_Silva](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darth_Silva)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [November 12, 2011, 7:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/welcome-to-2014-brazil-world-cup-beware/602289 "2011-11-12T19:36:58Z")
I am Brazilian and I am making this topic to warn the foreign (especially American) that my country, Brazil is one of the most dangerous countries in the world, think very well to come here on world cup 2014 here, BEWARE… --- ## [10,000 B.C. or 10,000 A.D.?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/10-000-b-c-or-10-000-a-d/603738)
**Author:** [@Mr.Kobayashi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Kobayashi)\ **Replies:** 64\ **Last updated:** [November 25, 2011, 1:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/10-000-b-c-or-10-000-a-d/603738 "2011-11-25T13:17:11Z")
Nothing to do with the Roland Emmerich film, rather another wacky time travel hypothetical. I want to see how many people are optimistic about the future, how many are more secure with what they know. Here’s the set-up.… --- ## [Pat Robertson Criticizes GOP Extremenism](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pat-robertson-criticizes-gop-extremenism/600802)
**Author:** [@Qin\_Shi\_Huangdi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qin_Shi_Huangdi)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [October 30, 2011, 4:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pat-robertson-criticizes-gop-extremenism/600802 "2011-10-30T16:47:24Z")
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/10/25/pat-robertson-comments-gop\_n\_1030534.html A bit surprising --- ## [Gentlemen: you are faced with a toilet seat that will not stay up.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gentlemen-you-are-faced-with-a-toilet-seat-that-will-not-stay-up/594411)
**Author:** [@Dervorin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dervorin)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [August 29, 2011, 9:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gentlemen-you-are-faced-with-a-toilet-seat-that-will-not-stay-up/594411 "2011-08-29T21:31:00Z")
I would ask you to imagine, if you will, that you are faced with a toilet seat that refuses to stay up. I am currently faced with two such seats, one at my current house and one at the house I am about to move into\*. You… --- ## [Tell Me About Staying At the Disney World Resort](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-about-staying-at-the-disney-world-resort/634330)
**Author:** [@RickJay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RickJay)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [September 19, 2012, 4:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-about-staying-at-the-disney-world-resort/634330 "2012-09-19T16:40:53Z")
I’m thinking of taking the Small One to Disney World next year and actually staying onsite. We’ve been there before, but stayed in a house nearby, which has its pros and cons. I’ve been all over the website and God alm… --- ## [Any one up for more crazy names?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-one-up-for-more-crazy-names/492744)
**Author:** [@Avarie537](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Avarie537)\ **Replies:** 78\ **Last updated:** [August 11, 2009, 1:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-one-up-for-more-crazy-names/492744 "2009-08-11T13:50:35Z")
This is always a popular topic, and I came across a first name yesterday that still has me flummoxed. So I decided to share, and ask for your contributions. I can’t even begin to pronounce this one: Kah-leekye. And i… --- ## [Black Pope=End Of The World?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/black-pope-end-of-the-world/297999)
**Author:** [@torie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/torie)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [March 14, 2013, 7:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/black-pope-end-of-the-world/297999 "2013-03-14T19:04:45Z")
I was told by a co-worker that Revelations says a Black Pope portends the end of the world. Does anyone have any information on the validity of this? I know better than to beleive any stupid thing that people tell me, e… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1349&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1351&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)