# Top **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1351&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:** 1352 --- ## [What are your plans for St. Patrick's Day?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-plans-for-st-patricks-day/574102)
**Author:** [@An\_Gadai](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/An_Gadai)\ **Replies:** 81\ **Last updated:** [March 17, 2011, 8:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-plans-for-st-patricks-day/574102 "2011-03-17T20:26:04Z")
I think, for the first time in many a year, I’m gonna venture into Dublin city and see the parade and the interior of various pubs. I might catch some music along the way. What are you planning? --- ## [What would you do if your mom did porn?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-you-do-if-your-mom-did-porn/675345)
**Author:** [@squeegee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/squeegee)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [December 6, 2013, 2:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-you-do-if-your-mom-did-porn/675345 "2013-12-06T02:47:22Z")
The obvious counterpart this this thread. Somebody had to do it. You’re watching an adult video, one probably shot 10 or more years ago, and the “milf” in the scene, a fit blonde obviously wearing a wig, is being cornho… --- ## [How often do you eat fast food?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-often-do-you-eat-fast-food/585059)
**Author:** [@Happy\_Fun\_Ball](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Happy_Fun_Ball)\ **Replies:** 70\ **Last updated:** [June 14, 2011, 3:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-often-do-you-eat-fast-food/585059 "2011-06-14T03:07:28Z")
Out of curiosity, I thought I would ask everybody how often they eat fast food. For the sake of the thread, I am defining fast food using Wikipedia’s list of fast food restaurants. If it is on the list, or comparable t… --- ## [2012 US Presidential Election According to Robert Heinlein](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2012-us-presidential-election-according-to-robert-heinlein/579052)
**Author:** [@Qin\_Shi\_Huangdi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qin_Shi_Huangdi)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [July 15, 2011, 4:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2012-us-presidential-election-according-to-robert-heinlein/579052 "2011-07-15T16:35:18Z")
Back in 1940, one of America’s most famous sci-fi authors Robert Heinlein was already writing about the 2012 election and: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/If\_This\_Goes\_On%E2%80%94 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Future\_Hist… --- ## [The demise of New Year's Eve as a holiday](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-demise-of-new-years-eve-as-a-holiday/708596)
**Author:** [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\ **Replies:** 71\ **Last updated:** [January 2, 2015, 8:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-demise-of-new-years-eve-as-a-holiday/708596 "2015-01-02T20:01:39Z")
When I was a kid, back in the 50s, New Year’s Eve was a real holiday. Someone was always having a party, and you were considered to be antisocial if you stayed home or didn’t stay up 'til midnight. Even my parents, norma… --- ## [Most recently invented instrument](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-recently-invented-instrument/388355)
**Author:** [@Slypork](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Slypork)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [January 22, 2007, 2:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-recently-invented-instrument/388355 "2007-01-22T14:19:16Z")
I was listening to my Beach Boys CD the other day thought about the Theremin used on “Good Vibrations”. It made some great weird sounds but didn’t seem really practical as a musical instrument. It made me wonder what is … --- ## [Replace one word in a title with a homonym](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/replace-one-word-in-a-title-with-a-homonym/625196)
**Author:** [@elfkin477](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elfkin477)\ **Replies:** 74\ **Last updated:** [June 17, 2012, 11:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/replace-one-word-in-a-title-with-a-homonym/625196 "2012-06-17T23:48:24Z")
We’ve subtracted a letter from movie titles, and added a letter to the same, and then changed one letter in a TV/movie title. Now let’s change one word in titles, but there’s a catch: the word you change must be replace… --- ## [Choose which of these mass-murder victims to save.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/choose-which-of-these-mass-murder-victims-to-save/698563)
**Author:** [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [September 18, 2014, 8:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/choose-which-of-these-mass-murder-victims-to-save/698563 "2014-09-18T20:57:47Z")
Some of you may remember the Lazarus Engine, the ancient Atlantean artifact with the power to restore one murder victim to life at a time, but at the “cost” of killing the person who murdered the prospective revenant; it… --- ## [Is there really a problem with homelessness in the US?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-really-a-problem-with-homelessness-in-the-us/376452)
**Author:** [@dalej42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalej42)\ **Replies:** 122\ **Last updated:** [November 2, 2006, 1:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-really-a-problem-with-homelessness-in-the-us/376452 "2006-11-02T01:20:37Z")
Every now and then, I’ll see/read something about homelessness in the United States. Is this really a problem? I’m well aware there are some people with mental illness or severe drug/alcohol abuse who are unable to main… --- ## [Why do tv listings and commercials for tv shows use Eastern time?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-tv-listings-and-commercials-for-tv-shows-use-eastern-time/608125)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [January 2, 2012, 6:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-tv-listings-and-commercials-for-tv-shows-use-eastern-time/608125 "2012-01-02T18:25:25Z")
I’ve always wondered how this standard came about. Every ad for a tv show uses Eastern time. All the rest of the country has to mentally subtract 1 hour for Central or 3 hours Pacific time. I’ve lived in the Central tim… --- ## [Chicken In A Biskit Crackers](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chicken-in-a-biskit-crackers/649736)
**Author:** [@Carryon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Carryon)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [February 12, 2013, 1:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chicken-in-a-biskit-crackers/649736 "2013-02-12T13:25:42Z")
I bought some of these, as they were on sale and I never tasted them before. Are they supposed to taste like Chicken? They taste like crackers that are way over salted to me. --- ## [I want to buy a 35mm Film Camera](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-want-to-buy-a-35mm-film-camera/607309)
**Author:** [@zoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zoid)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [December 28, 2011, 7:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-want-to-buy-a-35mm-film-camera/607309 "2011-12-28T19:54:50Z")
Is it possible? Does anyone still make them? I see tons of used models but I want a new, state of the art, 35mm film camera. Can anyone point me in the right direction? --- ## [Nervous woman's vagina clamping down on man's penis & they can't separate-True or UL?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nervous-womans-vagina-clamping-down-on-mans-penis-they-cant-separate-true-or-ul/377024)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [October 20, 2006, 11:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nervous-womans-vagina-clamping-down-on-mans-penis-they-cant-separate-true-or-ul/377024 "2006-10-20T23:05:40Z")
I’ve heard of this happening to some newlyweds via FOAF type stories. Is it for real? Are some women’s vaginal muscles really this strong? --- ## [Stupid Check Engine Light](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-check-engine-light/709870)
**Author:** [@gigi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gigi)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [January 21, 2015, 2:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-check-engine-light/709870 "2015-01-21T14:47:05Z")
OK, I have a 2008 Corolla and the Check Engine light has come on at least four times, and the verdict every other time has been emissions, aka the gas cap. I promise I close it the same way every time, but whatever. An… --- ## [Most common recurring dreams](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-common-recurring-dreams/564217)
**Author:** [@pulykamell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pulykamell)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [December 17, 2010, 2:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-common-recurring-dreams/564217 "2010-12-17T02:00:18Z")
The thread about dreaming of rotten teeth had me wondering what everyone’s most common recurring dreams are, and how universal certain dreams are. Mine would be: The school failure dream. For me, the most common scen… --- ## [Pronunciation of the vowel sounds in "paw" and "bra".](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pronunciation-of-the-vowel-sounds-in-paw-and-bra/813431)
**Author:** [@Nars\_Glinley](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nars_Glinley)\ **Replies:** 129\ **Last updated:** [May 20, 2018, 2:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pronunciation-of-the-vowel-sounds-in-paw-and-bra/813431 "2018-05-20T14:40:01Z")
While perusing the Wiki article on the English language, under the vowel section, I noticed that there are different Received Pronunciations for paw and bra. To my American midwestern ear and voice, there is no differen… --- ## [When someone realizes you HATE a performer they LOVE...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-someone-realizes-you-hate-a-performer-they-love/482447)
**Author:** [@WordMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WordMan)\ **Replies:** 88\ **Last updated:** [March 2, 2009, 11:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-someone-realizes-you-hate-a-performer-they-love/482447 "2009-03-02T23:00:50Z")
…so - what’s your best story, which performers do you find yourself on the opposite side of the fence most often with, which are your “gatekeeper” artists you use to see if you are talking with someone you can relate wit… --- ## [In what sense does the moon rotate?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-what-sense-does-the-moon-rotate/347358)
**Author:** [@Terrifel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Terrifel)\ **Replies:** 74\ **Last updated:** [March 15, 2006, 6:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-what-sense-does-the-moon-rotate/347358 "2006-03-15T06:03:02Z")
An associate of mine has the charming habit of preemptively attacking people with counterintuitive facts, in order to correct them when they take the bait. “Say, would you agree that .999~ and 1 are not exactly equal?” … --- ## ["Criminal Minds" appreciation thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/criminal-minds-appreciation-thread/553987)
**Author:** [@etv78](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/etv78)\ **Replies:** 73\ **Last updated:** [October 2, 2010, 3:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/criminal-minds-appreciation-thread/553987 "2010-10-02T15:24:01Z")
This show has replaced SVU as my favorite "procedural/“can go on forever” show. --- ## [Mermaids don't have knees!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mermaids-dont-have-knees/319176)
**Author:** [@Giant\_Spongess](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Giant_Spongess)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [August 31, 2005, 6:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mermaids-dont-have-knees/319176 "2005-08-31T06:19:03Z")
Pictures of mermaids with knees drive me crazy. There’s absolutely no reason for mermaids to have knees, except that people like this doof can’t do it any other way. Rargh! --- ## [Nautical lore: Removing your hat on the mess deck](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nautical-lore-removing-your-hat-on-the-mess-deck/390620)
**Author:** [@Scruloose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scruloose)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [February 9, 2007, 2:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nautical-lore-removing-your-hat-on-the-mess-deck/390620 "2007-02-09T02:19:28Z")
In the Coast Guard, we have a bit of nautical lore that goes like this: You should never wear your cover on a mess deck out of respect for the wounded, dying, and dead. Of course, you normally do not wear a cover insid… --- ## [Help us identify this mystery device](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-us-identify-this-mystery-device/793198)
**Author:** [@brujaja](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/brujaja)\ **Replies:** 83\ **Last updated:** [September 8, 2017, 7:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-us-identify-this-mystery-device/793198 "2017-09-08T19:20:08Z")
Friend of mine picked this up at a local thrift shop. Although he is well-versed in electronics, he has no idea what exactly it does. Pictures here here and here. --- ## [Should Austin Texas change it's name?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-austin-texas-change-its-name/818861)
**Author:** [@Urbanredneck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Urbanredneck)\ **Replies:** 114\ **Last updated:** [August 7, 2018, 11:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-austin-texas-change-its-name/818861 "2018-08-07T23:30:01Z")
Their is a movement in Austin Texas to change its name because the cities founder, Stephen Austin, was a slave supporter. Do you think this is a good idea or even possible? Your talking a major headache in changing all … --- ## [Lets talk Fantasy Football website comparison](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-talk-fantasy-football-website-comparison/539452)
**Author:** [@HoboStew](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HoboStew)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [August 2, 2012, 1:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-talk-fantasy-football-website-comparison/539452 "2012-08-02T01:18:02Z")
My league is looking in to switch fantasy football sites. For the past few years we have been using cbs’s site, which I can’t stand and have been lobbying against for years. Now that I am finally getting some traction,… --- ## [Why didn't the Allies use the Holocaust for propaganda during the War](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-didnt-the-allies-use-the-holocaust-for-propaganda-during-the-war/696953)
**Author:** [@1224rattusrattus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/1224rattusrattus)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [September 13, 2014, 1:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-didnt-the-allies-use-the-holocaust-for-propaganda-during-the-war/696953 "2014-09-13T01:40:21Z")
I’m not sure to what extent the Allies knew about the mass slaughtering of (mainly Jewish, Romany, Left Wing, Eastern European) civilians in the early years of the Second World War, though it seems logical that as time w… --- ## [Gee Frank, having a bad day?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gee-frank-having-a-bad-day/340410)
**Author:** [@Weirddave](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Weirddave)\ **Replies:** 99\ **Last updated:** [January 20, 2006, 2:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gee-frank-having-a-bad-day/340410 "2006-01-20T02:21:05Z")
What the fuck was this bullshit all about? In a response to another poster, out of nowhere and unrelated to the subject at hand, you drop this turd into the middle of the linked thread: “With the exception of the always… --- ## [Saw a SovCit licence plate](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/saw-a-sovcit-licence-plate/980398)
**Author:** [@Saint\_Cad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saint_Cad)\ **Replies:** 69\ **Last updated:** [January 14, 2024, 8:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/saw-a-sovcit-licence-plate/980398 "2024-01-14T20:30:07Z")
It was a USDOT plate complete with DOT’s logo but for private use. Hmmmm, that’s strange and sovcit bunk that the car is not for commerce, transport or hire. But it looked like a real plate, not one of those handwritte… --- ## [Does CGI lack soul?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-cgi-lack-soul/573214)
**Author:** [@Peremensoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Peremensoe)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [March 6, 2011, 3:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-cgi-lack-soul/573214 "2011-03-06T15:25:08Z")
So it seems Toy Story 3 won the Academy Award for Best Animated Feature (as well as receiving three other nominations and one other win). I know there are some Toy Story fans here, but I’ve never been hooked by the fran… --- ## [Natural sites for cities in North America](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/natural-sites-for-cities-in-north-america/637517)
**Author:** [@Uther\_Penguin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Uther_Penguin)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [October 15, 2012, 8:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/natural-sites-for-cities-in-north-america/637517 "2012-10-15T20:30:41Z")
Let us assume different settlement patterns of the North American continent, colonist ships landing on different places and so on. Which sites will in almost any cases grow into sizeable cities? For example, it is hard… --- ## [Dental filling question: Amalgam vs. Resin filling](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dental-filling-question-amalgam-vs-resin-filling/175302)
**Author:** [@The\_Calculus\_of\_Logic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Calculus_of_Logic)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [October 2, 2013, 4:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dental-filling-question-amalgam-vs-resin-filling/175302 "2013-10-02T16:09:31Z")
Whats the difference between these two? Is one silver colored and the other is whitish? I’ve noticed Amalgam fillings are about 20% cheaper than Resin but i don’t know why or what the real difference is. --- ## [rotary phone help?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rotary-phone-help/613304)
**Author:** [@pabstist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pabstist)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [February 21, 2012, 12:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rotary-phone-help/613304 "2012-02-21T00:16:28Z")
I have an old rotary phone that I have finally hooked up. I was amazed that a call went through via rotary dialing in the year 2012! Everything works, except that when I talk I can’t be heard on the other end. Any idear… --- ## [Poll: Which leg do you put in first when putting on pants?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-which-leg-do-you-put-in-first-when-putting-on-pants/141097)
**Author:** [@Gopher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gopher)\ **Replies:** 75\ **Last updated:** [July 19, 2012, 3:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-which-leg-do-you-put-in-first-when-putting-on-pants/141097 "2012-07-19T15:00:54Z")
Include your handedness. I read a website that said people stand on their dominant leg so put in the other leg first. I want to see if it’s true for most people I’m lefthanded and put my right leg in first (following t… --- ## [Persona 3: Confusing as hell? Any fans want to help?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/persona-3-confusing-as-hell-any-fans-want-to-help/478115)
**Author:** [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [January 9, 2009, 8:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/persona-3-confusing-as-hell-any-fans-want-to-help/478115 "2009-01-09T20:06:04Z")
I just got Persona 3(FES) and have started playing it. I’m a pretty avid RPG fan, especially games like Final Fantasy and the like. It seems like a good game and I like the feel of it, but I have a problem. I am findin… --- ## [Airplane seatmate from hell](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/airplane-seatmate-from-hell/636749)
**Author:** [@The\_Flying\_Dutchman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Flying_Dutchman)\ **Replies:** 62\ **Last updated:** [October 9, 2012, 6:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/airplane-seatmate-from-hell/636749 "2012-10-09T18:12:14Z")
This just popped up on my facebook newsfeed from my 24 year old neice who had just got off the plane in Vancouver from a wonderful European vacation and now on her way to catch a ferry to Victoria, B.C. What a fucking… --- ## [Bad physics in Christmas movies and specials](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bad-physics-in-christmas-movies-and-specials/476710)
**Author:** [@tdn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tdn)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [December 12, 2008, 7:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bad-physics-in-christmas-movies-and-specials/476710 "2008-12-12T19:39:34Z")
I occasionally get the idea that the people that produce Christmas specials don’t always grok the way the universe works. Yeah, Santa, flying reindeer, yada yada yada. We all stopped believing that stuff by the age of e… --- ## [Locked out!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/locked-out/700128)
**Author:** [@wonky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wonky)\ **Replies:** 69\ **Last updated:** [January 19, 2016, 1:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/locked-out/700128 "2016-01-19T01:25:05Z")
I locked myself out of my home for the first time ever. No keys, no phone, no nothin’. I had to accost passersby to try to get a phone so I could look up my husband’s work number and call him. Because I don’t know any… --- ## [Weird, strange or impressive things you've done](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weird-strange-or-impressive-things-youve-done/730972)
**Author:** [@Stoneburg](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stoneburg)\ **Replies:** 78\ **Last updated:** [September 21, 2015, 4:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weird-strange-or-impressive-things-youve-done/730972 "2015-09-21T16:59:49Z")
This is a bragging thread. :slight\_smile: Here’s a few things that I have done that make my list: #1. I’ve held a lecture at a university about city planning, even though I am the equivalent of a high school dropout wi… --- ## [A 50,000 word essay, without the letter "e".](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-50-000-word-essay-without-the-letter-e/261047)
**Author:** [@Muad\_Dib](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Muad_Dib)\ **Replies:** 64\ **Last updated:** [April 23, 2007, 6:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-50-000-word-essay-without-the-letter-e/261047 "2007-04-23T18:14:30Z")
I am not this clever. Or, perhaps, patient. --- ## [How did you prevent someone from stealing your horse back in the day?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-did-you-prevent-someone-from-stealing-your-horse-back-in-the-day/710565)
**Author:** [@Huvudtvatt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Huvudtvatt)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [January 25, 2015, 6:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-did-you-prevent-someone-from-stealing-your-horse-back-in-the-day/710565 "2015-01-25T18:32:12Z")
A few weeks ago I was watching the old “North and South” tv-series about the civil war and it seems like whenever a character needs a horse they just untie one and ride away. Surely it couldn’t have been that easy to st… --- ## [Bones Season 3: ''Pain in the Heart'' (Gormogon's apprentice)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bones-season-3-pain-in-the-heart-gormogons-apprentice/564123)
**Author:** [@Spice\_Weasel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spice_Weasel)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [December 16, 2010, 1:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bones-season-3-pain-in-the-heart-gormogons-apprentice/564123 "2010-12-16T01:00:54Z")
Season 3, Episode 15 ‘‘Pain in the Heart’’ SPOILERS, obviously. We’re going through Bones on Netflix right now, which we like for the way it faithfully honors nerds. But did that episode seriously just happen? Zack Ad… --- ## [Kerbal Space Program 2](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kerbal-space-program-2/838913)
**Author:** [@Dr.Strangelove](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr.Strangelove)\ **Replies:** 115\ **Last updated:** [May 22, 2024, 11:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kerbal-space-program-2/838913 "2024-05-22T23:22:42Z")
Trailer Website Time to set aside another 750 hours over the next couple of years. At least this means I can stop playing the original… --- ## [September 11th Flight 93 Memorial: The Crescent of Embrace. Let’s Roll (It Over)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/september-11th-flight-93-memorial-the-crescent-of-embrace-let-s-roll-it-over/321621)
**Author:** [@JohnBckWLD](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnBckWLD)\ **Replies:** 115\ **Last updated:** [September 22, 2005, 1:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/september-11th-flight-93-memorial-the-crescent-of-embrace-let-s-roll-it-over/321621 "2005-09-22T13:39:02Z")
Subtitled: Operation Crusade Turned On It’s Head Last week, the winning design for the Flight 93 Memorial in Shanksville, PA was announced. Dubbed the Crescent of Embrace – the site will include an arc of red maple tree… --- ## [John Lennon - Did he ever tour or do one-off shows as a solo artist?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/john-lennon-did-he-ever-tour-or-do-one-off-shows-as-a-solo-artist/526252)
**Author:** [@GrandWino](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GrandWino)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [January 26, 2010, 4:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/john-lennon-did-he-ever-tour-or-do-one-off-shows-as-a-solo-artist/526252 "2010-01-26T04:06:52Z")
I was five years old when John Lennon was murdered, so I don’t have any first hand knowledge of him as an artist until way after the fact. I don’t know if I’ve ever seen footage of Lennon performing as a solo artist. I’… --- ## [Wait.... Jesus was white?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wait-jesus-was-white/979199)
**Author:** [@MyFootsZZZ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MyFootsZZZ)\ **Replies:** 110\ **Last updated:** [February 26, 2023, 9:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wait-jesus-was-white/979199 "2023-02-26T21:18:23Z")
I don’t know if this is up for debate or not. But does the Bible mention Jesus being a white guy? I was always under the impression that he had been ‘whitewashed’. I would mention it every time I got into a debate with s… --- ## [Weird car overheating question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weird-car-overheating-question/409541)
**Author:** [@August\_West](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/August_West)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [June 27, 2007, 4:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weird-car-overheating-question/409541 "2007-06-27T16:21:10Z")
I have a 2003 Subaru Forester. It’s a great car, but the past 2 days it’s driving me nuts. I have a 45 mile commute to work. It’s about 10 miles to the highway, I can drive that with no problems. I drive on the highway … --- ## [The Phenomenon: What is it?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-phenomenon-what-is-it/1018583)
**Author:** [@Ryan\_Liam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ryan_Liam)\ **Replies:** 410\ **Last updated:** [June 8, 2025, 1:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-phenomenon-what-is-it/1018583 "2025-06-08T01:32:20Z")
If we take seriously Jacques Vallée’s proposition that the Phenomenon is not only real but may act as a kind of information system—adapting itself to culture and belief—then what kind of reality are we dealing with? Is i… --- ## [Anyone tried haggis?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-tried-haggis/713030)
**Author:** [@nearwildheaven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nearwildheaven)\ **Replies:** 69\ **Last updated:** [February 25, 2015, 2:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-tried-haggis/713030 "2015-02-25T14:15:22Z")
I’ve never had the opportunity, but I’ve heard it’s very good. It probably doesn’t have any weirder ingredients than hot dogs or regular sausage, if you think about it. That durian thread made me think of it. --- ## [Too Many Cooks](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/too-many-cooks/703976)
**Author:** [@Frylock](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frylock)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [October 29, 2018, 4:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/too-many-cooks/703976 "2018-10-29T16:02:12Z")
This 12 minute film showed at 4AM the other night on Adult Swim, in the middle of a bunch of infomercials. A bizarre, “what the hell did I just watch” parody of 80s/90s sitcom openings. Worth watching in its entirety, b… --- ## [One-Word Movie Quotes (Game)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-word-movie-quotes-game/310261)
**Author:** [@Hal\_Briston](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hal_Briston)\ **Replies:** 166\ **Last updated:** [July 5, 2005, 10:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-word-movie-quotes-game/310261 "2005-07-05T22:08:14Z")
Movie quotes are easy. But what if we limit it to a single word? Well, if we’re talking “Rosebud…”, then it’s still easy. But there’s a mess of them out there that are quite a bit tougher, that still strongly indentify w… --- ## [$175 million "Mars Needs Moms" opens to $7 million weekend](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/175-million-mars-needs-moms-opens-to-7-million-weekend/575878)
**Author:** [@control-z](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/control-z)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [March 28, 2011, 11:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/175-million-mars-needs-moms-opens-to-7-million-weekend/575878 "2011-03-28T23:39:29Z")
Link to NYT article that may or may not let you view it. Personally I haven’t heard much at all about this movie, no McDonalds Happy Meal tie-ins and whatnot, sad but true, that’s the way publicity works. The animation… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1350&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1352&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)