# Top **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1364&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:** 1365 --- ## [What is hentai?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-hentai/189818)
**Author:** [@samarm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/samarm)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [September 16, 2003, 2:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-hentai/189818 "2003-09-16T02:19:35Z")
Not much to say really, except: I think its something to do with Japanese porn in games/movies or something, isn’t it? What is Hentai? (I did do some googling, but all the links looked too scary to open at work!) --- ## [Elden Ring - my thoughts and questions while I play this game](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/elden-ring-my-thoughts-and-questions-while-i-play-this-game/977759)
**Author:** [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Replies:** 254\ **Last updated:** [August 3, 2024, 5:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/elden-ring-my-thoughts-and-questions-while-i-play-this-game/977759 "2024-08-03T05:02:12Z")
I loved Breath of the Wild. There is just no contest to me that it is the greatest game of all time. Naturally, I have seen a lot about Elden Ring over the past 10 months and so today, I started my journey into the Lands… --- ## [what would happen if all the world nuclear weapons were detonated all at once](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-happen-if-all-the-world-nuclear-weapons-were-detonated-all-at-once/246155)
**Author:** [@Starguard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Starguard)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [March 24, 2011, 8:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-happen-if-all-the-world-nuclear-weapons-were-detonated-all-at-once/246155 "2011-03-24T20:34:09Z")
Try to imagine if someone were able to gather all of the worlds nuclear and atomic weapons, move them all to one spot on earth, then detionate them all at the same time (every last one). What do you think would happen? … --- ## [Paedophilia not criminal condition!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/paedophilia-not-criminal-condition/653126)
**Author:** [@GawnFishin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GawnFishin)\ **Replies:** 73\ **Last updated:** [April 3, 2013, 5:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/paedophilia-not-criminal-condition/653126 "2013-04-03T17:35:11Z")
I tried and tried and tried. Is there some body here who can tell me what is the official position of the Catholic church in regards to Paedophilia please? It seems that what they are saying is fucking little kiddies i… --- ## [Request a specific IP address from DHCP server from Windows?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/request-a-specific-ip-address-from-dhcp-server-from-windows/586499)
**Author:** [@chorpler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chorpler)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [June 24, 2011, 12:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/request-a-specific-ip-address-from-dhcp-server-from-windows/586499 "2011-06-24T12:29:05Z")
One of my lab’s database servers lost its Internet connection over the weekend. Since our campus IT department’s policies on giving out static IP addresses are designed specifically to thwart me at every turn, this serve… --- ## [Who makes army uniforms?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-makes-army-uniforms/653056)
**Author:** [@matt357](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/matt357)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [March 19, 2013, 3:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-makes-army-uniforms/653056 "2013-03-19T03:23:34Z")
I used to buy army ACU’s from army surplus stores but most of the stuff they sell is old, used, and dirty so I would like to know who makes army ACU’s and uniforms so I can buy directly from them. Also I think alot of t… --- ## [Someone Explain 'Green Jobs', Please.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/someone-explain-green-jobs-please/509241)
**Author:** [@Sam\_Stone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sam_Stone)\ **Replies:** 64\ **Last updated:** [September 20, 2009, 7:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/someone-explain-green-jobs-please/509241 "2009-09-20T19:58:36Z")
So I heard Eleanor Clift bloviating about how “Green Jobs” were going to save the American economy. And of course, Obama appointed a “Green Jobs” czar, and will presumably appoint another now that this one crashed and b… --- ## [How often do you fall down? NOW, With Poll!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-often-do-you-fall-down-now-with-poll/579517)
**Author:** [@Cat\_Whisperer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cat_Whisperer)\ **Replies:** 67\ **Last updated:** [April 28, 2011, 12:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-often-do-you-fall-down-now-with-poll/579517 "2011-04-28T00:51:32Z")
I know, not exactly an earth-shattering question, but I’ve had friends and acquaintances over the years who seem to have a new falling down story every couple of weeks, and it strikes me as odd - I have only fallen down … --- ## [Jon Stewart - Return to the Daily Show - The Pit Edition](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jon-stewart-return-to-the-daily-show-the-pit-edition/997614)
**Author:** [@DavidNRockies](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DavidNRockies)\ **Replies:** 159\ **Last updated:** [January 31, 2026, 11:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jon-stewart-return-to-the-daily-show-the-pit-edition/997614 "2026-01-31T23:03:49Z")
Splitting off from a Cafe Society thread. Jon Stewart is back on the Daily Show – Monday nights. His recent show took shots at both Biden and Trump – some would argue, in equal measure – for their cognitive status and … --- ## [Homeless people wearing heavy coats/clothes in the summertime?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/homeless-people-wearing-heavy-coats-clothes-in-the-summertime/588308)
**Author:** [@Agent\_Foxtrot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Agent_Foxtrot)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [July 11, 2011, 11:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/homeless-people-wearing-heavy-coats-clothes-in-the-summertime/588308 "2011-07-11T11:49:18Z")
Here in Baltimore, you see more than few homeless people. A couple of weeks ago, there was one guy sitting on one of the benches outside my work building, wearing a heavy quilted parka. He sat there for about two hours… --- ## [Why do radio DJ's always wear headphones on the air?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-radio-djs-always-wear-headphones-on-the-air/52969)
**Author:** [@SmackFu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SmackFu)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [February 5, 2001, 5:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-radio-djs-always-wear-headphones-on-the-air/52969 "2001-02-05T17:04:18Z")
I’m sure there’s a practical reason, but can’t think of what it could be. Any college radio DJ’s with the straight dope? --- ## [catsix, would you stop being so damn defensive?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/catsix-would-you-stop-being-so-damn-defensive/192686)
**Author:** [@Guinastasia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guinastasia)\ **Replies:** 127\ **Last updated:** [August 5, 2003, 12:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/catsix-would-you-stop-being-so-damn-defensive/192686 "2003-08-05T00:47:47Z")
Look, we understand you like to be different. You’re “not one of those wimpy chicks.” You’re tough. You like guns. You aren’t afraid of anything. You tell it like it is, no holds bar, etc. However, in URL=http://bo… --- ## [Was there a lot of pressure on immigrants to "Americanize" their names even in the 1950s on?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-there-a-lot-of-pressure-on-immigrants-to-americanize-their-names-even-in-the-1950s-on/708838)
**Author:** [@grude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/grude)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [January 7, 2015, 8:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-there-a-lot-of-pressure-on-immigrants-to-americanize-their-names-even-in-the-1950s-on/708838 "2015-01-07T20:30:12Z")
I know about Ellis island and people changing names difficult to pronounce in English, especially in the entertainment industry or where your name is prominent. I can’t say in my own experience there is any particular so… --- ## [Average car on the road in US is 10 years old!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/average-car-on-the-road-in-us-is-10-years-old/694647)
**Author:** [@Learjeff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Learjeff)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [August 7, 2014, 7:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/average-car-on-the-road-in-us-is-10-years-old/694647 "2014-08-07T19:44:38Z")
Yesterday on NPR I heard that the average age of cars on the road in the US is 10 years old. The context was that it was a sign of a poor economy and an indicator of pent-up demand, which is probably true. But I see a … --- ## [What is the concept of "Jewish guilt" supposed to mean and why is it so culturally pervasive?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-concept-of-jewish-guilt-supposed-to-mean-and-why-is-it-so-culturally-pervasive/528944)
**Author:** [@Argent\_Towers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Argent_Towers)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [February 21, 2010, 6:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-concept-of-jewish-guilt-supposed-to-mean-and-why-is-it-so-culturally-pervasive/528944 "2010-02-21T18:47:58Z")
I am a Jew and my whole family is Jewish. Literally my entire family. They’re New York Jews, too, the most stereotypical kind of Jew that there is. And yet whenever I see a reference to “Jewish guilt” I am completely at … --- ## [Gentelmen: what did you get your sister for her wedding?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gentelmen-what-did-you-get-your-sister-for-her-wedding/541520)
**Author:** [@Randy\_Seltzer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Randy_Seltzer)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [June 3, 2010, 1:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gentelmen-what-did-you-get-your-sister-for-her-wedding/541520 "2010-06-03T01:24:18Z")
Also accepting suggestions for what I should get my sister for her wedding. I’ve been told that I probably shouldn’t just get something from the registry. But I am at a complete loss. The wedding’s in three weeks, and I… --- ## [Baseball Q: why is bunting specially treated in MLB rules?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baseball-q-why-is-bunting-specially-treated-in-mlb-rules/496275)
**Author:** [@robardin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/robardin)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [May 16, 2009, 6:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baseball-q-why-is-bunting-specially-treated-in-mlb-rules/496275 "2009-05-16T18:13:18Z")
In baseball, you can swing for a hit, or try to bunt for a hit. Usually bunting is done as an intentional sacrifice play, but there certainly are speedsters out there taking advantage of infielders playing deep and drop… --- ## [Have John Lennon's brothers ever been in the news?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-john-lennons-brothers-ever-been-in-the-news/301844)
**Author:** [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [January 10, 2011, 6:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-john-lennons-brothers-ever-been-in-the-news/301844 "2011-01-10T18:17:26Z")
Reading an article about John Lennon today in which his disappearing/reappearing father (Alfred, called Alf, sometimes Freddie) was mentioned, I remembered that his father had children by a ridiculously young girl he mar… --- ## [Female dopers: Numb face from orgasm?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/female-dopers-numb-face-from-orgasm/416870)
**Author:** [@Flutterby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Flutterby)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [August 25, 2007, 7:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/female-dopers-numb-face-from-orgasm/416870 "2007-08-25T19:44:56Z")
Okay, I’ll make this quick and simple because I’m kinda tired. It’s been a long day. This is the first time that has happened to me. He hit a really GOOD spot, and my cheeks went numb for a little while. My google-fu i… --- ## [How Dangerous, Lawless Was the "Wild West"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-dangerous-lawless-was-the-wild-west/107657)
**Author:** [@tsunamisurfer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tsunamisurfer)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [May 10, 2002, 4:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-dangerous-lawless-was-the-wild-west/107657 "2002-05-10T04:37:16Z")
Hollywood’s popular depiction of the American Wild West evokes images of cattle-trail towns overrun with gun-totin’, whiskey-guzzlin,’ hair-trigger cutthroats who wouldn’t hesitate to pump you full of lead at the slighte… --- ## [Amazing Race May 1: Too Many Cooks in the Kitchen](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/amazing-race-may-1-too-many-cooks-in-the-kitchen/580414)
**Author:** [@lorene](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lorene)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [May 5, 2011, 1:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/amazing-race-may-1-too-many-cooks-in-the-kitchen/580414 "2011-05-05T13:23:25Z")
Placeholder for tonight! We have dissension in my house. My daughter and I both have Zev and Justin as our #1, but she has Gary and Mallory in the #2 spot, while I have the Globetrotters. My son has the Globetrotters … --- ## [Pinched Nerve pain in my right arm](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pinched-nerve-pain-in-my-right-arm/665280)
**Author:** [@Stoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stoid)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [August 5, 2013, 3:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pinched-nerve-pain-in-my-right-arm/665280 "2013-08-05T03:30:17Z")
It started about a week ago, I woke up with numb fingers. That’s not unusual, however, because I’m the sort of person who curls up a tight ball when I sleep, cutting off my nerves. But it was different this time, because… --- ## [Military question - the cooks?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/military-question-the-cooks/785741)
**Author:** [@Urbanredneck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Urbanredneck)\ **Replies:** 63\ **Last updated:** [May 7, 2017, 5:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/military-question-the-cooks/785741 "2017-05-07T17:11:30Z")
I constantly see soldiers earning medals and accolades for bravery on the battlefield or serving extra terms but I’d like to ask, what about the cooks? Have you ever seen for example, a cook earning the bronze star or s… --- ## [Prayer Versus Free Will](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/prayer-versus-free-will/593817)
**Author:** [@brocks](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/brocks)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [August 26, 2011, 2:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/prayer-versus-free-will/593817 "2011-08-26T02:50:11Z")
There’s a current thread that began by asking why some people live and others die during a plane crash or mine disaster or whatever, and it has morphed into a general discussion of the Problem of Evil. The most popular… --- ## [Looking for actors/actresses with beautiful speaking voices](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-actors-actresses-with-beautiful-speaking-voices/621435)
**Author:** [@Christopher\_Robin\_Davies](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Christopher_Robin_Davies)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [May 13, 2012, 2:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-actors-actresses-with-beautiful-speaking-voices/621435 "2012-05-13T14:39:32Z")
Can you think of any performers who have speaking voices that are just wonderful to listen to? Not singing voices, but only speaking. Liam Neeson comes to mind; so does Avery Brooks from Star Trek. Anybody else? --- ## [Petty ways you show that you're a snob](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/petty-ways-you-show-that-youre-a-snob/325501)
**Author:** [@Hunter\_Hawk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hunter_Hawk)\ **Replies:** 102\ **Last updated:** [October 13, 2005, 8:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/petty-ways-you-show-that-youre-a-snob/325501 "2005-10-13T20:10:27Z")
When recycling wine and liquor bottles in the bins for my apartment complex, I make sure to put the bottles in with the labels up, so the other people in my complex can read them and know that somebody around here has be… --- ## [I have to have a hysterectomy (long, disjointed, terrified, TMI)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-to-have-a-hysterectomy-long-disjointed-terrified-tmi/590541)
**Author:** [@Kolga](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kolga)\ **Replies:** 69\ **Last updated:** [September 1, 2011, 4:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-to-have-a-hysterectomy-long-disjointed-terrified-tmi/590541 "2011-09-01T16:36:30Z")
TL; DR version: I’ve been told I should have at least a partial, if not a full, hysterectomy. Help me think through the situation…at least, according to my doctor’s recommendation. (mouseover space) … --- ## [Would a MODER neanderthal-Human Couple attract attention?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-a-moder-neanderthal-human-couple-attract-attention/381439)
**Author:** [@ralph124c](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ralph124c)\ **Replies:** 65\ **Last updated:** [November 24, 2006, 11:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-a-moder-neanderthal-human-couple-attract-attention/381439 "2006-11-24T23:12:42Z")
Anthropologists are puzzled over the diappearence of neanderthal man from europe. I guess the concensus is that Cro\_magnon man wiped out the neanderthals. my question; would a modern neanderthal (dressed up in a $300o… --- ## [How would you stereotype these names?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-would-you-stereotype-these-names/714587)
**Author:** [@protoboard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/protoboard)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [March 23, 2015, 8:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-would-you-stereotype-these-names/714587 "2015-03-23T20:48:42Z")
Like their age, personality, ethnic identity and so on? I know a name is just a label and all, but naming is strongly related to class, race, and especially generation. This is just in light fun. What kind of a person d… --- ## [Why Haven't Diamond Prices Crashed Yet? (Or Did They?)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-havent-diamond-prices-crashed-yet-or-did-they/512597)
**Author:** [@Huerta88](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Huerta88)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [October 6, 2009, 6:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-havent-diamond-prices-crashed-yet-or-did-they/512597 "2009-10-06T06:04:29Z")
Okay, I’ve done enough reading about diamonds and DeBeers to know that the “precious” nature of diamonds was to a large extent a manufactured and carefully/perilously maintained psychological campaign, couple with some g… --- ## [Was The "Stimulus" Worth It?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-the-stimulus-worth-it/587831)
**Author:** [@ralph124c](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ralph124c)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [July 18, 2011, 7:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-the-stimulus-worth-it/587831 "2011-07-18T19:42:14Z")
Drudge reports that each stimuls job “created” cost $278,000. So, was increasing the National Debt by trilions worth this? My impression is that the stimulus was used to fund local and state government-it did not fund … --- ## [wake up early at the exact same time -- explanation?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wake-up-early-at-the-exact-same-time-explanation/615289)
**Author:** [@WmJames](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WmJames)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [August 22, 2012, 11:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wake-up-early-at-the-exact-same-time-explanation/615289 "2012-08-22T11:21:09Z")
I go sleep around 10-11 PM, get up at 5. for the past few weeks, about twice a week, I wake up chipper as a bird at exactly 3 AM, and always after a disturbing (as yet unrecalled) dream. I have been able to wake up at a… --- ## [Does Hyundai make a reliable used car](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-hyundai-make-a-reliable-used-car/550086)
**Author:** [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [August 13, 2010, 4:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-hyundai-make-a-reliable-used-car/550086 "2010-08-13T04:33:37Z")
I am in the market for a used car, and am mostly looking at toyotas and hondas. I really only want something basic that has good gas mileage, is economical and has a high reliability rating. So mostly I’m looking at civ… --- ## [Biggest finale blunder by a show's creator (Lost spoilers, among others)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/biggest-finale-blunder-by-a-shows-creator-lost-spoilers-among-others/540697)
**Author:** [@Justin\_Bailey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Justin_Bailey)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [May 27, 2010, 3:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/biggest-finale-blunder-by-a-shows-creator-lost-spoilers-among-others/540697 "2010-05-27T03:28:36Z")
So in reading about the reaction to the Lost finale, it seems like the consensus is that making the ALT timeline some sort of afterlife was really stupid. But is it the biggest finale blunder ever? I think I hit some of… --- ## [Is there a word for "lying" by telling the truth?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-word-for-lying-by-telling-the-truth/819368)
**Author:** [@KellyCriterion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KellyCriterion)\ **Replies:** 111\ **Last updated:** [August 15, 2018, 6:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-word-for-lying-by-telling-the-truth/819368 "2018-08-15T06:17:03Z")
I had an experience once where I asked somebody a question, and the answer they gave was true. However, the truth was so unbelievable, that I didn’t believe them. I only found out much later on they had in fact told the… --- ## [Why does religion make us so uncomfortable.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-religion-make-us-so-uncomfortable/62148)
**Author:** [@Kid\_Gilligan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kid_Gilligan)\ **Replies:** 64\ **Last updated:** [May 8, 2001, 1:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-religion-make-us-so-uncomfortable/62148 "2001-05-08T01:20:12Z")
In this thread (Discussing a religious message in a Sunday newspaper cartoon.) Captain Amazing writes: Yes, I do know that’s a weird sentiment. Isn’t it funny how uncomfortable we Americans are with the discussion of … --- ## [What are the benefits of paying off your house?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-the-benefits-of-paying-off-your-house/753211)
**Author:** [@Urbanredneck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Urbanredneck)\ **Replies:** 85\ **Last updated:** [April 30, 2016, 9:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-the-benefits-of-paying-off-your-house/753211 "2016-04-30T21:23:36Z")
Is the benefit of paying off your house worth losing the income tax deduction? What are the overall benefits of paying off your house? Thanks. --- ## [If TCM had a marathon of dated movies](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-tcm-had-a-marathon-of-dated-movies/778729)
**Author:** [@RivkahChaya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RivkahChaya)\ **Replies:** 75\ **Last updated:** [February 19, 2017, 2:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-tcm-had-a-marathon-of-dated-movies/778729 "2017-02-19T02:12:47Z")
In another thread Ordinary People came up, and someone said it’s, well, ordinary. I said, it’s more just dated. Then I mentioned Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner as a horribly dated movie. If TCM were doing a festival of ho… --- ## [Things that are political suicide](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-that-are-political-suicide/753953)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 76\ **Last updated:** [May 9, 2016, 4:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-that-are-political-suicide/753953 "2016-05-09T04:53:37Z")
In this thread, we are to exclude the \*\*blatant \*\* career-ending blunders like committing murder or donating personal dollars to fund terrorism or praising the Holocaust or being exposed as a secret member of al-Qaeda, e… --- ## [Why do most keyboard's use a USB connector? What was wrong with PS2?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-most-keyboards-use-a-usb-connector-what-was-wrong-with-ps2/509947)
**Author:** [@Measure\_for\_Measure](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Measure_for_Measure)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [September 28, 2009, 4:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-most-keyboards-use-a-usb-connector-what-was-wrong-with-ps2/509947 "2009-09-28T04:01:22Z")
Most keyboards today use a USB connector. Some computers no longer have a PS2 slot for a mouse or keyboard. Mine, for example. (As it happens, the 4 USB slots in the back aren’t as generous as they once were, when the… --- ## [What to do with cooked rice (casserole w/o cream-of-mushroom?)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-to-do-with-cooked-rice-casserole-w-o-cream-of-mushroom/554665)
**Author:** [@raspberry\_hunter](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/raspberry_hunter)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [September 24, 2010, 7:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-to-do-with-cooked-rice-casserole-w-o-cream-of-mushroom/554665 "2010-09-24T19:49:44Z")
I cooked way too much rice last night. So now we have a bunch of cooked rice. I’m thinking I’d like to use it for a dinner dish sometime soon. I’m not a huge fan of fried rice and though we have it sometimes, I’m not rea… --- ## [I need a healthy, filling, portable snack](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-need-a-healthy-filling-portable-snack/575676)
**Author:** [@Pyper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pyper)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [March 27, 2011, 9:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-need-a-healthy-filling-portable-snack/575676 "2011-03-27T21:30:28Z")
Long version: I work out of my car, seeing clients in-home. I try to eat fairly healthy snacks (granola bars, fruit, string cheese), but I always end up starving between lunch and dinner. Sometimes I want to just stuf… --- ## [What if Japan hadn't attacked Pearl Harbor?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-if-japan-hadnt-attacked-pearl-harbor/479281)
**Author:** [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Replies:** 62\ **Last updated:** [January 5, 2009, 4:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-if-japan-hadnt-attacked-pearl-harbor/479281 "2009-01-05T16:33:27Z")
Another “what-if” debate. Japan wanted a secure source of oil in 1941 so they planned on invading Indonesia (at the time the Dutch East Indies) and Malaysia (at the time a British colony). The American colony of the Phi… --- ## [Famous lesbian supports anti-gay bigot.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/famous-lesbian-supports-anti-gay-bigot/511081)
**Author:** [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\ **Replies:** 65\ **Last updated:** [September 25, 2009, 5:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/famous-lesbian-supports-anti-gay-bigot/511081 "2009-09-25T05:58:00Z")
Yup. Mary Cheney donated $1000 to Rob Portman, who is opposed to same-sex marriage and adoption by gays. Cheney, herself, is in a same-sex relationship, and she and her partner have a child. So I guess it’s ok for two w… --- ## [Idiotic Buick commercials](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/idiotic-buick-commercials/703632)
**Author:** [@Omar\_Little](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omar_Little)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [November 5, 2014, 2:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/idiotic-buick-commercials/703632 "2014-11-05T14:50:39Z")
Am I the only one that thinks the latest rounds of Buick commercials are stupid? Valet guy can’t find the Buick I need binoculars to figure out what kind of car it is I can’t see the Buick right in front of me My fri… --- ## [We’re about to end my kid’s childhood. Fuck Cancer.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/we-re-about-to-end-my-kid-s-childhood-fuck-cancer/750671)
**Author:** [@Rhythmdvl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rhythmdvl)\ **Replies:** 84\ **Last updated:** [April 3, 2016, 12:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/we-re-about-to-end-my-kid-s-childhood-fuck-cancer/750671 "2016-04-03T12:24:02Z")
Wife diagnosed with pancreatic cancer yesterday. We’re reeling. Absolutely reeling. Surgery consult on Friday to see if we’re lucky enough to be candidates. We decided to tell him tonight. He needs to know and get comfor… --- ## [One or Two Cigarettes a day](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-or-two-cigarettes-a-day/181420)
**Author:** [@Warewolf00](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Warewolf00)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [June 16, 2003, 7:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-or-two-cigarettes-a-day/181420 "2003-06-16T19:03:25Z")
I was wondering what the health risks are of smoking one or two cigarettes a day. I’m sure it’s not nearly as healthy as zero cigarettes a day. :slight\_smile: --- ## [I'm giving up alcohol. What should I expect?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-giving-up-alcohol-what-should-i-expect/636170)
**Author:** [@jayrey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jayrey)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [October 5, 2012, 3:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-giving-up-alcohol-what-should-i-expect/636170 "2012-10-05T03:50:26Z")
I don’t really know what prompted it but I’ve decided to quit drinking alchohol. Stopped on Monday, the 24th. Now, don’t get the wrong idea. I’m not an alcoholic. I don’t go out and get blotto every weekend or drink unt… --- ## [White Trash Trailor Park Boys](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/white-trash-trailor-park-boys/489426)
**Author:** [@The\_Flying\_Dutchman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Flying_Dutchman)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [March 16, 2009, 4:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/white-trash-trailor-park-boys/489426 "2009-03-16T04:59:39Z")
You might have watched the TV program in Canada which is quite hilarious, but last night my 17 year old daughter experienced the scary side of this culture. Its shaken all of us in the family. She was delivering pizza i… --- ## [Major Sports Arenas with no Nearby Businesses](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/major-sports-arenas-with-no-nearby-businesses/573066)
**Author:** [@Barkis\_is\_Willin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Barkis_is_Willin)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [March 3, 2011, 3:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/major-sports-arenas-with-no-nearby-businesses/573066 "2011-03-03T03:33:27Z")
I have been to many sports arenas and stadiums in many cities, but I have never seen anything quite so depressing as the immediate surrounding area of the Oakland Coliseum and Oracle Arena in Oakland, CA. Even Comiskey … [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1363&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1365&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)