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**Author:** [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [December 28, 2005, 8:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-hebrew-pronunciation-of-isaiah/337069 "2005-12-28T20:57:46Z")
I know that in Hebrew it begins with the consonant yud but I’ve heard all kinds of pronunciations ranging from “yee-ZIE-yah” to “YEE-say-ah”. Just curious because I heard two different pronunciations on History Channel … --- ## [Should I be..."concerned?"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-i-be-concerned/478192)
**Author:** [@LilGypsyGirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LilGypsyGirl)\ **Replies:** 84\ **Last updated:** [December 27, 2008, 4:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-i-be-concerned/478192 "2008-12-27T04:42:09Z")
OK. I don’t usually post about relationshippy-type stuff, but I am wondering if my friends are just being my friends and are basically telling me what they think I want to hear rather than their honest opinion. So, aga… --- ## [SI Sportsman of the Year 2012 - who?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/si-sportsman-of-the-year-2012-who/642310)
**Author:** [@That\_Don\_Guy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/That_Don_Guy)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [December 3, 2012, 4:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/si-sportsman-of-the-year-2012-who/642310 "2012-12-03T16:27:14Z")
(Feel free to move this to IMHO if necessary - I put it in The Game Room as it is sports-related) Any thoughts on who’s going to be SI’s Sportsman of the Year? I think it’s announced on 12/5. I divide this up into thr… --- ## [Deadliest Catch - 7/2/13](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/deadliest-catch-7-2-13/662545)
**Author:** [@Turek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Turek)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [July 26, 2013, 5:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/deadliest-catch-7-2-13/662545 "2013-07-26T17:56:41Z")
This season has been one of the least interesting ones to date. There’s been way too much emphasis on conflict (most of it probably artificial), way too much attention to Elliott (that little punk), and not enough camera… --- ## [How Prevalent is the Rev. Wright's stance amongst African Americans?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-prevalent-is-the-rev-wrights-stance-amongst-african-americans/441494)
**Author:** [@mswas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mswas)\ **Replies:** 116\ **Last updated:** [March 21, 2008, 8:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-prevalent-is-the-rev-wrights-stance-amongst-african-americans/441494 "2008-03-21T20:40:46Z")
On another forum I presented the idea that the Rev. Wright’s stance on 9/11 was a lot more prevalent among African Americans than many white people recognize. This has at least been my experience amongst young black pol… --- ## [Michigan AG announces charges against fake electors](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/michigan-ag-announces-charges-against-fake-electors/987256)
**Author:** [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Replies:** 105\ **Last updated:** [August 16, 2024, 8:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/michigan-ag-announces-charges-against-fake-electors/987256 "2024-08-16T20:14:57Z")
Yesterday, the Michigan Attorney General announced that all 16 of the fake electors from that state have been charged with electoral fraud. Thought I would open a thread on it. The accused don’t look like mooks off the… --- ## [The (SF) Futures Left Behind](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-sf-futures-left-behind/708674)
**Author:** [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Replies:** 77\ **Last updated:** [August 5, 2026, 12:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-sf-futures-left-behind/708674 "2026-08-05T12:22:52Z")
Since it’s 2015, which is the year that Marty McFly travels forward to in Back to the Future II, it’s gotten me to thinking about all the other SF futures that we’ve caught up with, or have already left behind. The gran… --- ## [Next Republican presidential debate Thursday 01/14/16](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/next-republican-presidential-debate-thursday-01-14-16/742939)
**Author:** [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)\ **Replies:** 87\ **Last updated:** [January 19, 2016, 1:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/next-republican-presidential-debate-thursday-01-14-16/742939 "2016-01-19T13:33:59Z")
To air on Fox Business Network, from North Charleston, NC. Candidates in the 9pm prime-time debate: Trump, Cruz, Rubio, Carson (yes, he’s still running!), Christie, Bush and Kasich. 6pm kiddie-table debate: Paul (who s… --- ## [Who in your state has started running for 2018?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-in-your-state-has-started-running-for-2018/781112)
**Author:** [@Saint\_Cad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saint_Cad)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [April 4, 2017, 11:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-in-your-state-has-started-running-for-2018/781112 "2017-04-04T23:18:32Z")
Politicians are always running so let’s limit it to Governor, US Senate or other major office. Mike Coffman (R - CO 6th Dist) has been on the radio a lot. He is the typical Republican in that his entire platform was pr… --- ## [creationism](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/creationism/145305)
**Author:** [@raisinbread](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/raisinbread)\ **Replies:** 146\ **Last updated:** [January 15, 2003, 6:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/creationism/145305 "2003-01-15T06:28:40Z")
Would anyone suggest any good sites that deconstruct creationist arguments against evolution? Especially stuff like http://www.chick.com/reading/tracts/0055/0055\_01.asp --- ## [Geeky jokes.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/geeky-jokes/473437)
**Author:** [@Derleth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Derleth)\ **Replies:** 79\ **Last updated:** [November 21, 2008, 1:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/geeky-jokes/473437 "2008-11-21T01:19:05Z")
From here: So, who else has a geeky joke? --- ## [Explain this joke: "The rabbit got better"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/explain-this-joke-the-rabbit-got-better/427364)
**Author:** [@psychonaut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychonaut)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [November 22, 2007, 5:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/explain-this-joke-the-rabbit-got-better/427364 "2007-11-22T17:14:17Z")
I was watching Three’s Company today and observed the following joke which seemed to get quite a laugh: Maybe I’m overlooking something obvious, but I don’t get it. I asked a couple friends of mine and they don’t unde… --- ## ["He Bottled It" Etymology & usage](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/he-bottled-it-etymology-usage/297061)
**Author:** [@One\_And\_Only\_Wanderers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/One_And_Only_Wanderers)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [March 17, 2013, 10:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/he-bottled-it-etymology-usage/297061 "2013-03-17T10:42:33Z")
“He bottled it”, or “he bottled out” is a phrase used in the UK to describe someone backing out of / making a mess out of a situation as in, He could have scored, but he bottled it. Does anyone know the etymology of thi… --- ## [Your Onion Headlines Feb 2011 edition](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-onion-headlines-feb-2011-edition/570745)
**Author:** [@Superhal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Superhal)\ **Replies:** 111\ **Last updated:** [February 22, 2011, 5:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-onion-headlines-feb-2011-edition/570745 "2011-02-22T17:45:41Z")
Area Man Not Gushing Over iPhone Says man, “It’s better than my radio…I suppose.” Wisconsin Almost Ready to Accept Brett Farve’s Replacement Says Wisconsin: “If he can win 18 more Superbowls…we’ll see.” Kobe Clings t… --- ## [Moderate Democrat defeats traditional liberal in VA primary](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/moderate-democrat-defeats-traditional-liberal-in-va-primary/360689)
**Author:** [@Evil\_One](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Evil_One)\ **Replies:** 159\ **Last updated:** [July 7, 2006, 2:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/moderate-democrat-defeats-traditional-liberal-in-va-primary/360689 "2006-07-07T14:54:51Z")
Former Reagan Navy Secretary (and former Republican) James Webb beat “traditional liberal” candidate Harris Miller in the Virginia U.S. Senate primary yesterday. link The primary was referred to as “brutal” by CNN. … --- ## [Atlantic writer calls General Aviation a 'menace'](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/atlantic-writer-calls-general-aviation-a-menace/567248)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [January 14, 2011, 12:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/atlantic-writer-calls-general-aviation-a-menace/567248 "2011-01-14T00:17:57Z")
Private Plane, Public Menace A reply from AVweb (Only two paragraphs, but snipped for copyright.): Our local airport was closed a couple/few years ago. Many letters to the editor of our local rag said that the airpo… --- ## [If a cat pees a lot, is that reason for concern?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-a-cat-pees-a-lot-is-that-reason-for-concern/459754)
**Author:** [@Zsofia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zsofia)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [August 12, 2008, 8:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-a-cat-pees-a-lot-is-that-reason-for-concern/459754 "2008-08-12T20:46:39Z")
Not often, but a lot, as in volume. Stokie, who for the uninitiated and uninterested is a rescued feral, is still on antibiotics because when he’s off them his poo is not right. I don’t know if that has anything to do … --- ## [Enjoy the restaurant freak out.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/enjoy-the-restaurant-freak-out/783519)
**Author:** [@Channing\_Idaho\_Banks](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Channing_Idaho_Banks)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [April 5, 2017, 4:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/enjoy-the-restaurant-freak-out/783519 "2017-04-05T16:50:16Z")
I hope you enjoy this video as much as I did. \[INDENT\] \[/INDENT\] How do people get this way? --- ## [Newegg Purchase requires "Verified by Visa" authentication?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/newegg-purchase-requires-verified-by-visa-authentication/442442)
**Author:** [@Stan\_Doubt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stan_Doubt)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [March 25, 2008, 12:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/newegg-purchase-requires-verified-by-visa-authentication/442442 "2008-03-25T12:40:34Z")
I apologize if a similar question has been answered, but search is disabled. I have not ordered from Newegg.com in a while, but apparently there is a policy now when you use your Visa card you get redirected to a new “V… --- ## [Who is correct \[diluting energy drinks\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-correct-diluting-energy-drinks/596809)
**Author:** [@CheeseDonkey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CheeseDonkey)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [September 23, 2011, 6:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-correct-diluting-energy-drinks/596809 "2011-09-23T18:56:15Z")
I’m in a debate with an individual and need your input. Sometimes, when I’m lagging in terms of energy, I grab a Five Hour Energy. But I don’t like to take it straight for multiple reasons: 1) It makes me too hyper and … --- ## [Did Condoleeza Rice ever have a "natural" black, unstraightened hairdo?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-condoleeza-rice-ever-have-a-natural-black-unstraightened-hairdo/290722)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 84\ **Last updated:** [February 24, 2005, 1:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-condoleeza-rice-ever-have-a-natural-black-unstraightened-hairdo/290722 "2005-02-24T01:01:58Z")
Just curious. Did Condoleeza Rice ever have a “natural” black, unstraightened hairdo? Any pics? --- ## [Shooting at a Maryland Newspaper](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shooting-at-a-maryland-newspaper/816947)
**Author:** [@ivylass](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ivylass)\ **Replies:** 85\ **Last updated:** [May 1, 2019, 12:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shooting-at-a-maryland-newspaper/816947 "2019-05-01T00:39:39Z")
Multiple fatalities, suspect is under arrest. More info. --- ## [My two year-old won't say her name.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-two-year-old-wont-say-her-name/227745)
**Author:** [@JohnT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnT)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [September 19, 2012, 1:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-two-year-old-wont-say-her-name/227745 "2012-09-19T13:39:45Z")
“Who’s my big girl?” “Me!” “What’s your name?” “Me!”… or sometimes… “Baby!” “Sophie, say ‘Sophie’.” She gets all somber, a little pouty, and her little voice always comes back with “No.” She is now 28 months-old a… --- ## [Pfuck you, Pfizer (Too Big to Punish!)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pfuck-you-pfizer-too-big-to-punish/534864)
**Author:** [@elucidator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elucidator)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [April 25, 2010, 12:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pfuck-you-pfizer-too-big-to-punish/534864 "2010-04-25T00:51:42Z")
Paraphrased: Pfizer marketed the painkiller Bextra for purposes it was not approved for. Pfizer used a massive marketing scheme to do it, to the detriment of the public health. They got caught. It was determined th… --- ## [Is it legal to borrow a bunch of money from banks and leave](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-legal-to-borrow-a-bunch-of-money-from-banks-and-leave/549951)
**Author:** [@Rune](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rune)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [August 13, 2010, 5:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-legal-to-borrow-a-bunch-of-money-from-banks-and-leave/549951 "2010-08-13T05:35:45Z")
Is it legal to borrow a bunch of money from banks and leave the country with no intention of ever paying it back? Just hypothetically mind you! I recon I could borrow quite a bit if I went round to a number of banks. The… --- ## [Can Tea make you Fat?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-tea-make-you-fat/188160)
**Author:** [@Zenpea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zenpea)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [July 15, 2003, 2:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-tea-make-you-fat/188160 "2003-07-15T02:31:47Z")
As a resident stereotype-affirming Brit, I like tea. I normally have about 15 mugs a day. (Imagine a mug of tea to be roughly equivalent in size to a tall Starbucks coffee.) What I want to know is, if I keep drinking va… --- ## [How deep can a salt water crocodille dive?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-deep-can-a-salt-water-crocodille-dive/703569)
**Author:** [@Ale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ale)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [November 5, 2014, 12:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-deep-can-a-salt-water-crocodille-dive/703569 "2014-11-05T00:54:07Z")
I just saw a post from a friend working as a Dive Master in Lembongan island, right in front of Bali, with a picture of a salt water crocodile they spotted yesterday resting on the reef at a depth of 27 meters. I had no… --- ## ['Pro god, pro life, pro guns'](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pro-god-pro-life-pro-guns/670661)
**Author:** [@mumma](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mumma)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [October 14, 2013, 1:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pro-god-pro-life-pro-guns/670661 "2013-10-14T13:46:06Z")
Saw this on t-shirt the other day in large bold letters…someone was actually wearing it. What ridiculous t-shirt logos/slogans have you seen recently? --- ## [Stupid Jeopardy contestants](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-jeopardy-contestants/736148)
**Author:** [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Replies:** 63\ **Last updated:** [November 3, 2015, 6:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-jeopardy-contestants/736148 "2015-11-03T18:26:21Z")
I’m sorry, but if you can’t identify the major world created by the second best selling author in the English language, you are just plain dumb. Not to mention knowing jack about New Mexico. Tonight’s contestants were a… --- ## [How can Captain Marvel be a woman?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-can-captain-marvel-be-a-woman/831594)
**Author:** [@kaylasdad99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kaylasdad99)\ **Replies:** 102\ **Last updated:** [April 5, 2019, 3:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-can-captain-marvel-be-a-woman/831594 "2019-04-05T15:33:41Z")
I thought Captain Marvel was this buff dude in a red Lycra leotard with gold boots, a lightning bolt across his chest, and a gold cape. And a day job of being Billy Batson, a not-particularly-remarkable nebbish of a lad… --- ## [Weird Celebrity Friendships](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weird-celebrity-friendships/655447)
**Author:** [@bienville](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bienville)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [April 14, 2013, 5:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weird-celebrity-friendships/655447 "2013-04-14T17:33:34Z")
There’s a Thread going on right now about The 3 Stooges and The Marx Brothers. The OP wonders if those comics ever socialized at all. The responses in the Thread point out why those two teams wouldn’t have socialized an… --- ## [What do you think about the tiny house trend?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-think-about-the-tiny-house-trend/617965)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [April 10, 2012, 4:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-think-about-the-tiny-house-trend/617965 "2012-04-10T04:21:20Z")
This guy takes the tiny house to extremes. There’s a picture of one thats basically a coffin with a higher roof. :smiley: Here’s a 125 sq ft one I think these people are kidding themselves. Yes you can build a tiny b… --- ## [Men: What Makes You Feel Appreciated?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/men-what-makes-you-feel-appreciated/546300)
**Author:** [@Spice\_Weasel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spice_Weasel)\ **Replies:** 78\ **Last updated:** [July 15, 2010, 2:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/men-what-makes-you-feel-appreciated/546300 "2010-07-15T14:52:01Z")
My husband is a god among husbands this week. Due to my ridiculously protracted illness (going on Day 8 right now with no sign of improvement) he has been helping me with pretty much everything. He’s done all the chore… --- ## [Oh, good Lord. A "pwincess pwecious" just moved into our department.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oh-good-lord-a-pwincess-pwecious-just-moved-into-our-department/630887)
**Author:** [@teela\_brown](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/teela_brown)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [August 10, 2012, 7:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oh-good-lord-a-pwincess-pwecious-just-moved-into-our-department/630887 "2012-08-10T19:12:43Z")
She just moved in yesterday and is sitting in her open office, about 20 feet from my desk, chatting with another woman. She’s cycled between “normal adult woman” voice to “affected baby-talk” voice several times during … --- ## [Hypoglycemic vision problems - question for the doctors](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hypoglycemic-vision-problems-question-for-the-doctors/176024)
**Author:** [@Kyla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kyla)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [October 26, 2012, 1:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hypoglycemic-vision-problems-question-for-the-doctors/176024 "2012-10-26T01:01:40Z")
I’m hypoglycemic. This tends to be a pretty minor facet of my life. Every once in a while, I’ll go too long between meals and get fuzzy and confused (lucky manhattan got to see this in action at ChiDope last weekend), … --- ## [Is there a good way to keep a door ajar?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-good-way-to-keep-a-door-ajar/640778)
**Author:** [@Zsofia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zsofia)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [November 21, 2012, 1:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-good-way-to-keep-a-door-ajar/640778 "2012-11-21T13:43:53Z")
Like, cat-whisker-sized ajar? We’re trying to figure out how best to use the space in our living and dining rooms (I’m about to post a thread asking for advice) and my, wouldn’t it be nice not to have a litter box in th… --- ## [When initial reports made goofs that stuck ever after](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-initial-reports-made-goofs-that-stuck-ever-after/794008)
**Author:** [@Johanna](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johanna)\ **Replies:** 74\ **Last updated:** [September 14, 2018, 2:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-initial-reports-made-goofs-that-stuck-ever-after/794008 "2018-09-14T02:37:32Z")
Dan Cooper—a subject recently revisited—in the swirl of breaking news, got erroneously reported in the media as “D. B. Cooper,” who was someone else entirely, picked out of a phone book. Even though the error is always e… --- ## [Origins/history of fishnet stockings](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/origins-history-of-fishnet-stockings/222897)
**Author:** [@sjc](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sjc)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [September 14, 2011, 3:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/origins-history-of-fishnet-stockings/222897 "2011-09-14T03:49:58Z")
I was just wondering if any of you knew the origin of fishnet stockings. I wonder about this because they seem so trashy and at the same time look like they would be kind of difficult to make. How old is the fidshnet s… --- ## [Tell us about crazy/risky things you've done to make your life better.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-us-about-crazy-risky-things-youve-done-to-make-your-life-better/550634)
**Author:** [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [August 23, 2010, 4:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-us-about-crazy-risky-things-youve-done-to-make-your-life-better/550634 "2010-08-23T16:25:50Z")
Ever move cross-country to be with the person you loved, with no surety that the relationship would work out? Quit a job you hated without a new one on the horizion? Told a long-time platonic friend that you were in love… --- ## [Funniest posts ever](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/funniest-posts-ever/165222)
**Author:** [@Deadly\_Nightlight](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Deadly_Nightlight)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [April 30, 2003, 1:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/funniest-posts-ever/165222 "2003-04-30T01:15:44Z")
I was sitting here this morning fairly depressed, so I decided to read some posts to cheer me up- I remembered there is one post that makes me laugh everytime, I can’t find the thread of course but it was about the day i… --- ## [7 year old lying](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/7-year-old-lying/345295)
**Author:** [@cmosdes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cmosdes)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [February 22, 2006, 8:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/7-year-old-lying/345295 "2006-02-22T20:19:39Z")
I have a 7 year old daughter who has lied 3 times in the past couple of months. The first time she lied by saying she had fed the dog when she hadn’t. The second time she lied by saying someone said something they hadn’t… --- ## [Can You Pass Harvard's 1869 Entrance Exam? (check it out!)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-pass-harvards-1869-entrance-exam-check-it-out/598477)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 63\ **Last updated:** [October 6, 2011, 5:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-pass-harvards-1869-entrance-exam-check-it-out/598477 "2011-10-06T05:00:54Z")
Well can ya punk? --- ## [Biggest Vegetable or Fruit Surprise?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/biggest-vegetable-or-fruit-surprise/532668)
**Author:** [@Gestalt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gestalt)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [March 29, 2010, 8:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/biggest-vegetable-or-fruit-surprise/532668 "2010-03-29T20:34:47Z")
As I write this, I’m chowing down on mustard greens for the first time (for shame, as I live in the deep south and we lurve us some greens). Anyways . . . wow. They are spicy! They remind me of wasabi. I guess I shouldn’… --- ## [What's up with the toilets in Amsterdam airport?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-up-with-the-toilets-in-amsterdam-airport/376779)
**Author:** [@Acsenray](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Acsenray)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [December 9, 2013, 10:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-up-with-the-toilets-in-amsterdam-airport/376779 "2013-12-09T10:36:19Z")
One of the pleasures of travelling by air is the impeccable rest facilities found in airports. They’re clean, they’re roomy, they offer one the space and time for comfort, especially appreciated after a long, cramped fli… --- ## [What are your qualifications?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-qualifications/774113)
**Author:** [@SUZ\_MAC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SUZ_MAC)\ **Replies:** 95\ **Last updated:** [December 15, 2016, 2:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-qualifications/774113 "2016-12-15T14:36:26Z")
Calling all clever people. Ben Carson was selected for Secretary of Housing and Urban Development based on the qualification that he grew up in government housing. In light of this, tell me which position you are quali… --- ## [An entire sheet of sheetrock fell off the ceiling in my garage. Repair?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/an-entire-sheet-of-sheetrock-fell-off-the-ceiling-in-my-garage-repair/532350)
**Author:** [@Cubsfan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cubsfan)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [March 15, 2010, 1:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/an-entire-sheet-of-sheetrock-fell-off-the-ceiling-in-my-garage-repair/532350 "2010-03-15T13:40:43Z")
Last night we heard a big crash in our garage. It turns out that a full sheet of drywall just fell straight down off the ceiling onto my wifes car. Luckily no dmg to the car. Looking at it it looks like there was adhes… --- ## [Protecting thy Lady's honor. Machismo BS or not?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/protecting-thy-ladys-honor-machismo-bs-or-not/399280)
**Author:** [@Grrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrr)\ **Replies:** 60\ **Last updated:** [January 1, 2017, 3:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/protecting-thy-ladys-honor-machismo-bs-or-not/399280 "2017-01-01T15:08:12Z")
I’m currious on people opinion on this: To give you an example of what I’m talking about this is something that happened with me and my ex-wife years ago. We were up at the local bar one night. It was just me, my wife … --- ## [Glee: 2.06 "Never Been Kissed" (open spoilers)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/glee-2-06-never-been-kissed-open-spoilers/560119)
**Author:** [@alphaboi867](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/alphaboi867)\ **Replies:** 60\ **Last updated:** [November 19, 2010, 9:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/glee-2-06-never-been-kissed-open-spoilers/560119 "2010-11-19T21:14:10Z")
\[QUOTE=TVGuide\] Finn and Sam find a new way to control their urges. \[/QUOTE\] I’m sure the actual episode won’t be anywhere near as suggestive as that description. :wink: The last two episodes of Glee have been rathe… --- ## [What Is Nothing?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-nothing/723420)
**Author:** [@mrclose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mrclose)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [June 30, 2015, 1:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-nothing/723420 "2015-06-30T01:20:01Z")
Scientist once believed that atoms were the smallest part of matter … until they found that they really weren’t. Science has since broken matter down to other, smaller particles like protons, neutrons and electrons. Th… --- ## [Heisman Finalists Announced](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/heisman-finalists-announced/605197)
**Author:** [@Gangster\_Octopus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gangster_Octopus)\ **Replies:** 63\ **Last updated:** [December 12, 2011, 4:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/heisman-finalists-announced/605197 "2011-12-12T04:08:35Z")
Robert Griffin III Andrew Luck Montee Ball Trent Richardson Tyrann Mathieu Even though I am a Badger Alumnus, I would vote for RGIII. If I had to rank them it would be: RGIII Montee Ball Tyrann Mathieu Andrew L… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1360&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1362&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)