# Top **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1357&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:** 1358 --- ## [Are people in the world starving? Can't we help?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-people-in-the-world-starving-cant-we-help/564218)
**Author:** [@Recliner](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Recliner)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [December 21, 2010, 6:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-people-in-the-world-starving-cant-we-help/564218 "2010-12-21T18:41:35Z")
So, I’m reading the (much-recommended) “Our Dumb World”, the Onion’s humorous world atlas. Humor aside, the “Africa” section has got me wondering about how bad things really are, both in Africa and elsewhere. While its… --- ## [HIMYM Episode 1/3/11 - "Bad News" \*\*Possible Spoilers\*\*](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/himym-episode-1-3-11-bad-news-possible-spoilers/566367)
**Author:** [@atlantic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/atlantic)\ **Replies:** 60\ **Last updated:** [January 8, 2011, 10:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/himym-episode-1-3-11-bad-news-possible-spoilers/566367 "2011-01-08T22:27:59Z")
Wanted to get other opinions on last night’s episode of How I Met Your Mother. It is my favorite comedy … although I didn’t enjoy last season as much as the first few. \*\* Spacing to avoid mouse over spoilers \*\* Last n… --- ## [Single mother rejected by Air Force - claims they're encouraging abortion](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/single-mother-rejected-by-air-force-claims-theyre-encouraging-abortion/638834)
**Author:** [@steronz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/steronz)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [October 31, 2012, 6:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/single-mother-rejected-by-air-force-claims-theyre-encouraging-abortion/638834 "2012-10-31T18:57:36Z")
Story here. Let’s set aside the delicious irony of such a devout Catholic getting knocked up from pre-marital sex and get to some background information. The Air Force allows single parents to serve. Any female who ge… --- ## [As a kid, did any songs scare you when they came on the radio?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/as-a-kid-did-any-songs-scare-you-when-they-came-on-the-radio/379774)
**Author:** [@Wee\_Bairn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wee_Bairn)\ **Replies:** 96\ **Last updated:** [October 31, 2017, 11:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/as-a-kid-did-any-songs-scare-you-when-they-came-on-the-radio/379774 "2017-10-31T23:21:24Z")
Just wondering if I was in the minority as a kid by being spooked by certain songs when they came on late at night on the radio. I can recall two: Knights in White Satin- I would having to turn the radio off if I heard … --- ## [Another look at national ID cards](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-look-at-national-id-cards/537872)
**Author:** [@Bricker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bricker)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [May 1, 2010, 5:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-look-at-national-id-cards/537872 "2010-05-01T17:57:58Z")
During the health care debates, much hay was made from the claimed success stories of other first-world countries that have universal health care. “Why,” the proponents thundered, “does America think it’s so different? U… --- ## [What questions are asked at Classic Car Shows?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-questions-are-asked-at-classic-car-shows/685580)
**Author:** [@Soylent\_Juicy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Soylent_Juicy)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [May 8, 2014, 7:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-questions-are-asked-at-classic-car-shows/685580 "2014-05-08T19:34:11Z")
So my husband turns 40 this year and I gave him wife-permission :wink: to purchase a Classic Car. He bought a 1971 Plymouth Scamp and we’re waiting for the weather to improve so we can road-trip it home from the US. He… --- ## [what is a sub-cutaneous cyst?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-a-sub-cutaneous-cyst/553562)
**Author:** [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [September 14, 2010, 12:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-a-sub-cutaneous-cyst/553562 "2010-09-14T12:11:04Z")
I had a bump that every few months would start bleeding, then scab over and gradually subside. Doc looked at it and said, “I don’t think it’s likely to be cancerous ( :eek: ), but we should take it out.” So I had it ta… --- ## [The Wheel of Time is done](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-wheel-of-time-is-done/630361)
**Author:** [@MaxTheVool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MaxTheVool)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [August 13, 2012, 7:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-wheel-of-time-is-done/630361 "2012-08-13T19:14:50Z")
Brandon Sanderson has sent the final version off to the editors/publishes. I think even its most ardent fans would agree that the series wandered away from where it really need to be for quite some time… but it’s still… --- ## [Angelina Ballerina: Stop being such a fucking drama queen](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/angelina-ballerina-stop-being-such-a-fucking-drama-queen/339581)
**Author:** [@Lemur866](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lemur866)\ **Replies:** 60\ **Last updated:** [January 16, 2006, 5:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/angelina-ballerina-stop-being-such-a-fucking-drama-queen/339581 "2006-01-16T17:07:24Z")
I’ve had it up to here with your drama queen bullshit. Just because you have a fight with Alice doesn’t mean you’re entitled to sob “Oh, everything’s RUINED” about 5 times per episode. And what’s up with you hogging al… --- ## [Age to put your daughter on birth control?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/age-to-put-your-daughter-on-birth-control/603784)
**Author:** [@strumtesco](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/strumtesco)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [November 23, 2011, 3:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/age-to-put-your-daughter-on-birth-control/603784 "2011-11-23T03:16:10Z")
I have a 13(almost 14) yr old daughter. At least one of her classmates is already pregnant. Most of them have boyfriends and a handfull of them are on birth control (so I have heard/been told). My daughter is not asking… --- ## [What are some good Atkins friendly hard alcohol drinks and mixes?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-some-good-atkins-friendly-hard-alcohol-drinks-and-mixes/202026)
**Author:** [@lukaspriest](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lukaspriest)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [September 23, 2003, 5:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-some-good-atkins-friendly-hard-alcohol-drinks-and-mixes/202026 "2003-09-23T17:45:49Z")
Hey there, I’ve been doing Atkins for almost 4 months now and I’ve lost over 70 lbs. Its been really easy. I’ve read the book and I’m very educated about how it works and how to be safe while doing it. Sometime in an… --- ## [Was Scientology EVER popular among nerds or did nerds significantly contribute to it?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-scientology-ever-popular-among-nerds-or-did-nerds-significantly-contribute-to-it/644864)
**Author:** [@robert\_columbia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/robert_columbia)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [December 27, 2012, 12:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-scientology-ever-popular-among-nerds-or-did-nerds-significantly-contribute-to-it/644864 "2012-12-27T00:58:00Z")
This is NOT a thread to debate the merits of Scientology or of religion in general. The current attitude in the nerd community regarding Scientology seems to be overwhelmingly negative. When I look at Scientology, I se… --- ## [How do religiously affiliated private secondary schools handle evolution in science class?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-religiously-affiliated-private-secondary-schools-handle-evolution-in-science-class/540418)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [May 26, 2010, 12:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-religiously-affiliated-private-secondary-schools-handle-evolution-in-science-class/540418 "2010-05-26T12:46:24Z")
Never went to private or otherwise religiously affiliated secondary school so I have no personal expereince with this. How does the typical religiously oriented middle or high school handle assertions in the geological … --- ## [Do humans acclimate to different climates?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-humans-acclimate-to-different-climates/602603)
**Author:** [@dolphinboy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dolphinboy)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [November 13, 2011, 7:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-humans-acclimate-to-different-climates/602603 "2011-11-13T07:37:30Z")
I have been thinking about how animals acclimate or acclimatize to different climates. For example, my horses grow heavy fur this time of year not because of falling temperatures but because of shortening daylight. Sin… --- ## [Euros, Dinosaurs and the Bible.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/euros-dinosaurs-and-the-bible/142694)
**Author:** [@Wearia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wearia)\ **Replies:** 130\ **Last updated:** [December 21, 2002, 8:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/euros-dinosaurs-and-the-bible/142694 "2002-12-21T20:37:13Z")
Ok heres the thing, I had a rather heated debate today with a few friends. The old science vs religion one, but thats not what this thread is about. It came up during this discussion that one of my friends church believe… --- ## ["Die Another Day": Why the hate?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/die-another-day-why-the-hate/576006)
**Author:** [@Horatio\_Hellpop](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Horatio_Hellpop)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [March 27, 2011, 3:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/die-another-day-why-the-hate/576006 "2011-03-27T03:53:55Z")
I just looked at a Life.com feature about Bond girls, and the writer glibly referred to Die Another Day as “the most dreadful Bond movie ever made.” Okay, \*\*Life \*magazine hasn’t been a reliable hipness barometer since,… --- ## [Moon Mystery](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/moon-mystery/407663)
**Author:** [@CJOK](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CJOK)\ **Replies:** 113\ **Last updated:** [June 13, 2007, 11:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/moon-mystery/407663 "2007-06-13T23:11:48Z")
Sorry if I am reviving a dead thrad here guys, but has anyone got a really convincing argument for why the Russians have not been to the moon , and why the USA have not got a base there now? Don\`t throw that laser trans… --- ## [It's my turn to hold the spider!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-my-turn-to-hold-the-spider/526138)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [February 10, 2010, 3:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-my-turn-to-hold-the-spider/526138 "2010-02-10T03:09:11Z")
From another thread (emphasis mine): I’d like to hear more about using the giant house spider in hands-on teaching about arachnids. Speaking of their docility, one crawled across my foot one day as I brushed my teeth.… --- ## [Is that a Bagel in your Forehead, or are you just happy to see me?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-that-a-bagel-in-your-forehead-or-are-you-just-happy-to-see-me/635997)
**Author:** [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [October 1, 2012, 4:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-that-a-bagel-in-your-forehead-or-are-you-just-happy-to-see-me/635997 "2012-10-01T16:38:52Z")
I’ve been seeing this for the past couple of days, but now it’s apparently everywhere: http://jezebel.com/5945856/the-latest-beauty-trend-bagel-head --- ## [Does anyone else dislike song parodies, or only me?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-else-dislike-song-parodies-or-only-me/653690)
**Author:** [@EmilyG](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EmilyG)\ **Replies:** 62\ **Last updated:** [March 27, 2013, 1:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-else-dislike-song-parodies-or-only-me/653690 "2013-03-27T01:45:03Z")
By “song parodies”, I mean where someone writes new lyrics to an already-existing song tune. (I don’t mean where someone writes a song in the style of another - I often enjoy those.) I guess I don’t like song parodies b… --- ## [Strangest Request by your Partner](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/strangest-request-by-your-partner/510165)
**Author:** [@shinto46](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/shinto46)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [September 17, 2009, 9:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/strangest-request-by-your-partner/510165 "2009-09-17T21:10:24Z")
What is the strangest sexual request a partner - past or present - has asked of you? Age/Gender. --- ## [How dangerous would a lion-sized household cat be?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-dangerous-would-a-lion-sized-household-cat-be/769223)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [October 24, 2016, 7:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-dangerous-would-a-lion-sized-household-cat-be/769223 "2016-10-24T19:22:39Z")
Strange question I was musing: From a behavior perspective - if the average household pet cat were the size of a full-grown adult lion, would it pose just as dangerous a threat to humans as a lion would? I understand t… --- ## [Morality . . . where do you think it comes from?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/morality-where-do-you-think-it-comes-from/129808)
**Author:** [@AladyLikeNoOther](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AladyLikeNoOther)\ **Replies:** 168\ **Last updated:** [October 11, 2002, 7:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/morality-where-do-you-think-it-comes-from/129808 "2002-10-11T19:41:23Z")
Is it a man made concept designed to keep us in line or does it actually exist as part of our spiritual nature? My personal belief is that it is part of our spiritual nature. But I guess that is debatable . . . … --- ## [Fiddler on the Roof](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fiddler-on-the-roof/485850)
**Author:** [@ivylass](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ivylass)\ **Replies:** 78\ **Last updated:** [June 26, 2023, 1:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fiddler-on-the-roof/485850 "2023-06-26T01:58:02Z")
TCM was showing this fine film last night, and I finally was able to share it with my daughter. It’s such a treat to share the classics with her…she recently saw Mary Poppins for the first time, and that was a hoot. Fi… --- ## [How would you SAVE America?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-would-you-save-america/608067)
**Author:** [@foolsguinea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/foolsguinea)\ **Replies:** 65\ **Last updated:** [January 5, 2012, 4:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-would-you-save-america/608067 "2012-01-05T04:06:40Z")
Inspired by Goosie’s Born & Raised & Living in the USA: If you DESPISED the USA, How would you destroy it? thread: How would you save the USA from, well, whatever ails it? There are concerns about public immorality of … --- ## [Religion on passports](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/religion-on-passports/281719)
**Author:** [@WeRSauron](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WeRSauron)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [April 29, 2013, 11:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/religion-on-passports/281719 "2013-04-29T11:04:06Z")
Which countries (besides Pakistan) have the bearer’s religion on its passports? Thank you. WRS --- ## [Would I like Skyrim? (PC gaming)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-i-like-skyrim-pc-gaming/641467)
**Author:** [@Face\_Intentionally\_Left\_Blank](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Face_Intentionally_Left_Blank)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [December 1, 2012, 12:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-i-like-skyrim-pc-gaming/641467 "2012-12-01T12:28:05Z")
I traditionally look for game deals around the holiday season, and since the stores and distributors are generally kind enough to indulge me around that time, fun-time usually ensues. Skyrim has been on my radar since b… --- ## [Marley and lekatt](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/marley-and-lekatt/535272)
**Author:** [@SoulFrost](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SoulFrost)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [April 9, 2010, 9:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/marley-and-lekatt/535272 "2010-04-09T21:28:31Z")
Yes, yes, and yes. Look, I don’t know what the deal is with lekatt. Evidently, he’s some sort of evangelical. That’s fine, it doesn’t matter to me one way or another. But whenever people post questionable claims here… --- ## [\*\*\*NSF Old people\*\*\*](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nsf-old-people/785906)
**Author:** [@Esco](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Esco)\ **Replies:** 64\ **Last updated:** [May 10, 2017, 11:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nsf-old-people/785906 "2017-05-10T11:45:04Z")
This will make some of you feel really, really old :eek: --- ## [Best way to sell all of these books?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-way-to-sell-all-of-these-books/639110)
**Author:** [@Crime\_Scene](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crime_Scene)\ **Replies:** 64\ **Last updated:** [November 2, 2012, 4:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-way-to-sell-all-of-these-books/639110 "2012-11-02T04:43:10Z")
I live in a rural area in the Midwest, so there isn’t an abundance of used book stores. I don’t know much about how they work so I have a few questions. Do any of them give cash for books or do they just do store credi… --- ## [Why don't strip clubs have to be equal opportunity employers?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-dont-strip-clubs-have-to-be-equal-opportunity-employers/662251)
**Author:** [@Reply](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Reply)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [July 1, 2013, 6:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-dont-strip-clubs-have-to-be-equal-opportunity-employers/662251 "2013-07-01T18:59:38Z")
Why don’t they have to hire men? --- ## [Demonizing older voters](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/demonizing-older-voters/823949)
**Author:** [@Roderick\_Femm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roderick_Femm)\ **Replies:** 104\ **Last updated:** [November 8, 2018, 12:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/demonizing-older-voters/823949 "2018-11-08T00:22:25Z")
This is something that gripes me on a personal level. I’m talking about those public service announcements and ads that are trying to get young people to vote in this election. I don’t seek them out, but they sure do sho… --- ## [Burning CDs- Keeping volume levels the same](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/burning-cds-keeping-volume-levels-the-same/437791)
**Author:** [@timtupp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/timtupp)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [February 16, 2008, 3:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/burning-cds-keeping-volume-levels-the-same/437791 "2008-02-16T03:30:33Z")
I have (legally) made compilation CDs of my favorite workout songs that I play on a CD player when I work out. The problem is that one song will sound nice and loud at one volume level and then when the next song comes o… --- ## [Scandinavian fish recipes](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scandinavian-fish-recipes/507739)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [September 1, 2009, 7:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scandinavian-fish-recipes/507739 "2009-09-01T19:35:46Z")
I love eatin’ the sea-kittens, but my preparations are somewhat limited. (Fish’n’chips, teriyaki salmon, salmon with white sauce, baked salmon, Mediterranean-style(ish) tilapia, fish tacos, and tuna sandwiches are about… --- ## [Humorous replies to dumb questions](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/humorous-replies-to-dumb-questions/576636)
**Author:** [@Unauthorized\_Cinnamon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Unauthorized_Cinnamon)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [April 2, 2011, 3:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/humorous-replies-to-dumb-questions/576636 "2011-04-02T15:27:29Z")
Sometimes a person will ask a monumentally stupid or even offensive question, but for various reasons you don’t want to get into an argument or a debate on the merits, or you don’t want to disclose your real answer, and … --- ## [Would killing Hitler have prevented WWII?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-killing-hitler-have-prevented-wwii/594065)
**Author:** [@standingwave](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/standingwave)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [August 27, 2011, 6:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-killing-hitler-have-prevented-wwii/594065 "2011-08-27T18:06:01Z")
at least in Europe anyway. This upcoming Doctor Who episode, "Let’s Kill Hitler’ got me thinking about the subject. I’m not talking about something like the July 20th plot but an assassination much, much earlier, like be… --- ## [Why are the prices of hard drives so high? Will they go down?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-the-prices-of-hard-drives-so-high-will-they-go-down/616396)
**Author:** [@EinsteinsHund](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EinsteinsHund)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [March 25, 2012, 1:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-the-prices-of-hard-drives-so-high-will-they-go-down/616396 "2012-03-25T01:12:43Z")
Since I need a new internal hard drive as well as an external, I was quite shocked when I saw that the prices for 1 TB internal drives start at about 80 € (I’m in Germany) and for external drives at 100 €. A 500 GB exter… --- ## [Which fictional characters would vote for Trump?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-fictional-characters-would-vote-for-trump/837460)
**Author:** [@Unreconstructed\_Man](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Unreconstructed_Man)\ **Replies:** 106\ **Last updated:** [August 2, 2019, 2:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-fictional-characters-would-vote-for-trump/837460 "2019-08-02T14:14:36Z")
Saw this on Twitter and thought it was funny. Which fictional characters (any medium) would vote for Trump? No villains. Explain your answer. I 100% reckon Fox Mulder would vote for Trump. He’d be all about that Q-A… --- ## [Dumb as a...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dumb-as-a/92157)
**Author:** [@Otto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Otto)\ **Replies:** 66\ **Last updated:** [July 11, 2005, 9:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dumb-as-a/92157 "2005-07-11T09:40:39Z")
A post in this thread reminded me of a thread I was wnting to start. I need some new “dumb as a” expressions. The classics are of course “dumb as a bag of hammers” and “dumb as a box of rocks” (or “box of hair” as an alt… --- ## [2018 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame nominees](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2018-rock-and-roll-hall-of-fame-nominees/798026)
**Author:** [@gaffa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gaffa)\ **Replies:** 111\ **Last updated:** [December 15, 2017, 9:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2018-rock-and-roll-hall-of-fame-nominees/798026 "2017-12-15T21:44:47Z")
The list is out of next year’s Rock & Roll Hall of Fame nominees: Bon Jovi Kate Bush The Cars Depeche Mode Dire Straits Eurythmics J. Geils Band Judas Priest LL Cool J MC5 The Meters Moody Blues Radiohead R… --- ## [What stops snow plows from getting caught on things?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-stops-snow-plows-from-getting-caught-on-things/713993)
**Author:** [@Quiztor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quiztor)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [March 6, 2015, 1:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-stops-snow-plows-from-getting-caught-on-things/713993 "2015-03-06T01:36:30Z")
What stops snow plows from getting caught on bumps, cracks, etc? If I go shovel a sidewalk, the shovel gets caught on every crack or imperfection, but obviously this doesn’t happen with street plows. --- ## [Cost of costant heating vs. short bursts](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cost-of-costant-heating-vs-short-bursts/474298)
**Author:** [@GingerOfTheNorth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GingerOfTheNorth)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [November 27, 2008, 1:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cost-of-costant-heating-vs-short-bursts/474298 "2008-11-27T01:20:12Z")
We don’t like to have the heat on all the time, because we’re cheap, and I like it cold at night while I’m sleeping, and fortunately it’s quite mild here (Maryland) in the Winter. We would like to know if it is more co… --- ## [Killer Nutria Hypothesis (Jimmy Carter Rabbit Attack)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/killer-nutria-hypothesis-jimmy-carter-rabbit-attack/662741)
**Author:** [@bowlweevils](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bowlweevils)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [July 29, 2013, 4:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/killer-nutria-hypothesis-jimmy-carter-rabbit-attack/662741 "2013-07-29T16:16:26Z")
One of this week’s Straight Dope Classics, supplemented by a helpful reader: What was the deal with Jimmy Carter and the killer rabbit? - The Straight Dope This reader suggested that Carter was not attacked by a killer … --- ## [Impending government seizure of retirement account money?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/impending-government-seizure-of-retirement-account-money/649331)
**Author:** [@Furious\_Marmot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Furious_Marmot)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [April 4, 2013, 7:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/impending-government-seizure-of-retirement-account-money/649331 "2013-04-04T19:46:14Z")
Overheard at the office, any truth to this one? Supposedly, at some point in the recent past at least 5 European countries seized their citizens’ privately-held retirement accounts, ie. the equivalent of US 401ks and IR… --- ## [Do Kosher hotdogs have less snouts, and anuses, and things?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-kosher-hotdogs-have-less-snouts-and-anuses-and-things/139869)
**Author:** [@Briny\_Deep](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Briny_Deep)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [June 15, 2010, 10:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-kosher-hotdogs-have-less-snouts-and-anuses-and-things/139869 "2010-06-15T22:27:57Z")
I like hotdogs. I don’t keep kosher. It seems that hotdogs are notorious for containing all the leftover icky parts of the animal that nobody wants to eat. When I buy kosher hotdogs, am I fooling myself by thinking the … --- ## [Tom Hanks for President, would you support him?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tom-hanks-for-president-would-you-support-him/786768)
**Author:** [@Ryan\_Liam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ryan_Liam)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [May 23, 2017, 12:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tom-hanks-for-president-would-you-support-him/786768 "2017-05-23T00:24:56Z")
I see him as a centrist kind of guy, who would have the ability, especially after this administration, of being appealing to alot of voters. The Dems don’t really have any notable candidates for the next election, and th… --- ## [Relationship of Education and Religion](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/relationship-of-education-and-religion/546887)
**Author:** [@ITR\_champion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ITR_champion)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [June 20, 2011, 5:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/relationship-of-education-and-religion/546887 "2011-06-20T17:00:31Z")
It’s frequently asserted on this board and elsewhere that the two things mentioned in the title are inversely related; that is, that as a society becomes more educated it becomes less religious. I think that in many cas… --- ## [Aaaron Hernandez found guilty of first degree murder](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aaaron-hernandez-found-guilty-of-first-degree-murder/717737)
**Author:** [@Fool\_in\_the\_Rain](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fool_in_the_Rain)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [November 10, 2017, 4:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aaaron-hernandez-found-guilty-of-first-degree-murder/717737 "2017-11-10T04:54:24Z")
It took the jury 7 days and nearly 40 hours, but they found him guilty of 1st degree, and guilty on weapons charges. He will get to appeal. He still faces murder charges for a shooting in Boston outside a night club fr… --- ## [Platonic interaction with the opposite sex while in a relationship](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/platonic-interaction-with-the-opposite-sex-while-in-a-relationship/599212)
**Author:** [@kombatminipig](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kombatminipig)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [October 11, 2011, 4:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/platonic-interaction-with-the-opposite-sex-while-in-a-relationship/599212 "2011-10-11T16:15:50Z")
Well, I’m stumped. As background to this question, this summer a friend of the family from abroad was in town, and my very close cousin had asked if I’d mind showing her around town for a day. My cousin being very dear t… --- ## [Andor Season 2](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/andor-season-2/1014741)
**Author:** [@N9IWP](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/N9IWP)\ **Replies:** 353\ **Last updated:** [November 15, 2025, 9:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/andor-season-2/1014741 "2025-11-15T21:59:22Z")
A season two trailer (more of a teaser) has dropped. Mostly with quotes saying how great season 1 was. A few short snippets. Hope it’s good - recent Star Wars hasn’t been the best (I kind of liked Skeleton Crew) … [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1356&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1358&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)