# Top **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1384&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:** 1385 --- ## [Who has a right to a "homeland"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-has-a-right-to-a-homeland/641186)
**Author:** [@Dinsdale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dinsdale)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [November 28, 2012, 4:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-has-a-right-to-a-homeland/641186 "2012-11-28T16:54:53Z")
Being an American mutt of mixed Euro ethnicity, I don’t really understand (or sympathize with) ethnic or tribal identification. I don’t feel that I and my kin are somehow entitled to a specific piece of this planet for … --- ## [Melania Trump's (semi) nude photo shoot?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/melania-trumps-semi-nude-photo-shoot/760468)
**Author:** [@Morgenstern](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Morgenstern)\ **Replies:** 65\ **Last updated:** [July 25, 2016, 12:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/melania-trumps-semi-nude-photo-shoot/760468 "2016-07-25T00:15:04Z")
This below link is NSFW I don’t know if this is legit or photoshopped. I’m not familar with the magazine or it’s ethics. But if this is true, this has to be a first for a “potential first lady.” I’m surprised th… --- ## [China's property bubble bursts = Libya x200?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chinas-property-bubble-bursts-libya-x200/575705)
**Author:** [@Sablicious](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sablicious)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [March 26, 2011, 11:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chinas-property-bubble-bursts-libya-x200/575705 "2011-03-26T23:43:21Z")
The Forbbiden Cities The myriad empty appartment complexes that litter China’s landscape – all out of reach of the average Chinese slum-dweller who earns somewhere around $6000 p.a. versus the $50,000+ asking price – a… --- ## [Please explain sound I heard in my room](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-explain-sound-i-heard-in-my-room/633958)
**Author:** [@Mississippienne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mississippienne)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [September 10, 2012, 10:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-explain-sound-i-heard-in-my-room/633958 "2012-09-10T22:23:42Z")
I’m safe and sound in my bedroom, alone, last night. I’m getting ready for bed. As I go to turn off the light, I distinctly and clearly hear a loud sound, much like a voice, that seemed to come from about a foot to the l… --- ## [Mod Warning in GQ](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mod-warning-in-gq/622701)
**Author:** [@Cicero](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cicero)\ **Replies:** 67\ **Last updated:** [May 24, 2012, 12:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mod-warning-in-gq/622701 "2012-05-24T12:34:40Z")
From Colibri and I am having some difficulty in understanding what it is all about. In this post at post #25, Colibri states (forgive the amateurish quotes) Moderator Warning Quote: Originally Posted by ralph124c Vi… --- ## [Why don't optometrists believe their patients?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-dont-optometrists-believe-their-patients/489619)
**Author:** [@NinjaChick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NinjaChick)\ **Replies:** 80\ **Last updated:** [March 20, 2009, 4:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-dont-optometrists-believe-their-patients/489619 "2009-03-20T04:33:26Z")
I wear contacts. I need some form of corrective lens in order to really function, and contacts work better. I discover I am running low on spare lenses, and need to order more. This means I need to make an appointment… --- ## [Did anyone see Monsters Ball? (spoilers)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-anyone-see-monsters-ball-spoilers/98881)
**Author:** [@mouthbreather](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mouthbreather)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [March 21, 2002, 7:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-anyone-see-monsters-ball-spoilers/98881 "2002-03-21T19:48:33Z")
I just say it yesterday. What an odd movie. Good and tough all at once. SPOLIERS | | | V some random thoughts: I think I liked it overall more for the characters than the story. Sonny’s (Ledger) suicide was rea… --- ## [Are there any Mexican-American War movies?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-any-mexican-american-war-movies/430967)
**Author:** [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [December 26, 2007, 6:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-any-mexican-american-war-movies/430967 "2007-12-26T18:03:41Z")
The Mexican-American War was one of the most important wars in U.S. history – its outcome extended U.S. territory all the way to the Pacific – but I can’t recall seeing a single movie about it. (Alamo movies don’t count… --- ## [Why were humans quiet for so long?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-were-humans-quiet-for-so-long/513526)
**Author:** [@Inigo\_Montoya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Inigo_Montoya)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [October 18, 2009, 2:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-were-humans-quiet-for-so-long/513526 "2009-10-18T02:06:57Z")
H.Sapiens goes back to about 160,000 years ago. Presumably, if you could clone one and raise it as a modern kid you’d have a modern adult human, unremarkable from anyone else you bump into on the subway. But we didn’t … --- ## [I'm going up for a demo/discovery flight](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-going-up-for-a-demo-discovery-flight/600050)
**Author:** [@Asimovian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Asimovian)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [October 23, 2011, 2:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-going-up-for-a-demo-discovery-flight/600050 "2011-10-23T14:51:53Z")
It probably would make more sense to have posted this after I’d done it, but I’m excited about it, so this will have to serve as a placeholder where I can babble for a little bit before I go up. It’s a little easier for … --- ## [Famous 'illegitimate' children list](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/famous-illegitimate-children-list/125195)
**Author:** [@syncrolecyne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/syncrolecyne)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [August 26, 2002, 6:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/famous-illegitimate-children-list/125195 "2002-08-26T18:38:44Z")
I use ‘illegitimate’ for the lack of a better word…its certainly better than the b-word. Anyway I just wanted to compile a list…for personal reasons. I suppose if we count children of celebrities in the last ten years i… --- ## [Explain Survivors Guilt](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/explain-survivors-guilt/681172)
**Author:** [@dolphinboy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dolphinboy)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [December 1, 2015, 3:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/explain-survivors-guilt/681172 "2015-12-01T03:00:17Z")
I’m trying to wrap my head around survivor’s guilt. According to Wiki… “Survivor’s guilt (or survivor’s syndrome) is a mental condition that occurs when a person perceives themselves to have done wrong by surviving a tra… --- ## [Why don't banks have coinstar-type machines for customers?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-dont-banks-have-coinstar-type-machines-for-customers/217777)
**Author:** [@Moe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Moe)\ **Replies:** 64\ **Last updated:** [January 9, 2004, 5:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-dont-banks-have-coinstar-type-machines-for-customers/217777 "2004-01-09T05:01:29Z")
Doesn’t it seem strange that banks still require you to roll up all your change in those rolls and write your account number on each and every one? I’m thinking there has to be some reason, but I can’t really be sure of… --- ## [South Park - 10/7. A Question.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/south-park-10-7-a-question/513191)
**Author:** [@Two\_Many\_Cats](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Two_Many_Cats)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [October 14, 2009, 3:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/south-park-10-7-a-question/513191 "2009-10-14T03:58:25Z")
A fair episode. I was able to identify most of the dead celebrities. The one I couldn’t get was on the afterlife airplane. He was sitting across the aisle from Walter Cronkite. He had a black goatee, and had what loo… --- ## [Easter question; What law did Jesus break?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/easter-question-what-law-did-jesus-break/352878)
**Author:** [@Revenant\_Threshold](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Revenant_Threshold)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [May 3, 2006, 6:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/easter-question-what-law-did-jesus-break/352878 "2006-05-03T06:27:07Z")
What law/laws was he charged with breaking, and sentenced to crucifiction for? --- ## [The MAGAverse's most comical moments](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-magaverses-most-comical-moments/981609)
**Author:** [@Son\_of\_a\_Rich](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Son_of_a_Rich)\ **Replies:** 133\ **Last updated:** [June 19, 2023, 10:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-magaverses-most-comical-moments/981609 "2023-06-19T10:45:10Z")
Where we can laugh lest we cry. Some of my favs are Rudy’s motor oil leakage, the whole 4 Seasons fiasco, and the toilet paper on PAB’s shoe. I’m sure I’ll think of more. --- ## [Black Adder.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/black-adder/443625)
**Author:** [@Hamlet](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hamlet)\ **Replies:** 100\ **Last updated:** [April 10, 2008, 5:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/black-adder/443625 "2008-04-10T17:22:59Z")
Let me start by saying I love Python. I think Green Wing is one of the best written shows ever. A Bit of Frye and Laurie was well worth it. And The Office, although painful at times, was stunning. But… Black Adder sucke… --- ## [Big Bang Theory - Howard's outfits; ever "explained"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/big-bang-theory-howards-outfits-ever-explained/655393)
**Author:** [@WordMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WordMan)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [April 12, 2013, 12:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/big-bang-theory-howards-outfits-ever-explained/655393 "2013-04-12T00:13:55Z")
I watch enough of The Big Bang Theory to be dangerous - it is a fun spin on an old-school sit-com. Leonard, Sheldon and Raj all seem to have legit variations of classic Nerd outfits - Raj is mismatched with too much pol… --- ## [Shuttle crew helpless to inspect orbiter?!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shuttle-crew-helpless-to-inspect-orbiter/152188)
**Author:** [@robby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/robby)\ **Replies:** 120\ **Last updated:** [September 6, 2011, 8:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shuttle-crew-helpless-to-inspect-orbiter/152188 "2011-09-06T20:34:56Z")
I watched NASA’s technical briefing at 3:30 PM EST, and was somewhat disturbed by the comments of shuttle flight director Ron Dittemore. He said that ten days ago they analyzed possible damage to the left wing of the shu… --- ## [What do you think is over-rated?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-think-is-over-rated/559388)
**Author:** [@supergalactic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/supergalactic)\ **Replies:** 87\ **Last updated:** [November 8, 2010, 5:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-think-is-over-rated/559388 "2010-11-08T05:50:46Z")
My list (so far): Ed Hardy. Child beauty pageants. The Beatles. Dane Cook. Those stickers on rear car windows that show a stick figure family. --- ## [Watch band snugness and gender](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/watch-band-snugness-and-gender/503036)
**Author:** [@Boyo\_Jim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Boyo_Jim)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [July 15, 2009, 5:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/watch-band-snugness-and-gender/503036 "2009-07-15T17:37:24Z")
I haven’t worn a watch for probably at least 30 years, but I inherited this Rolex and it seems criminal to just drop it into a drawer, so I’m trying to get used to having it on my wrist. And since I’ve spent so many yea… --- ## [2006 Weight Loss Club - September](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2006-weight-loss-club-september/371056)
**Author:** [@Khadaji](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Khadaji)\ **Replies:** 184\ **Last updated:** [September 30, 2006, 9:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2006-weight-loss-club-september/371056 "2006-09-30T21:37:09Z")
Wow, September already! In an effort to keep this thread from growing too large, here is the September version. You people are probably tired of me reporting this but: Another full week without chocolate in my life. … --- ## [Why did "The Daily Show" choose Trevor Noah to replace Jon Stewart?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-did-the-daily-show-choose-trevor-noah-to-replace-jon-stewart/744153)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 81\ **Last updated:** [January 30, 2016, 3:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-did-the-daily-show-choose-trevor-noah-to-replace-jon-stewart/744153 "2016-01-30T03:19:00Z")
In reading this article “Why Are Americans Ignoring Trevor Noah?” I have to also ask why did The Daily Show choose a South African comedian to replace Jon Stewart in a show that is so quintessentially inside baseball US … --- ## [Can't kill them all, a-hole.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cant-kill-them-all-a-hole/712469)
**Author:** [@Askthepizzaguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Askthepizzaguy)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [February 17, 2015, 8:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cant-kill-them-all-a-hole/712469 "2015-02-17T08:39:31Z")
So, we’ll see how much of this story holds up, this is yahoo news after all. So my original position will be to expect that there’s almost nothing to do with atheism at all, just that the guy in question is an atheist … --- ## [What's your favorite song in a language you don't understand?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-favorite-song-in-a-language-you-dont-understand/974363)
**Author:** [@Telemark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Telemark)\ **Replies:** 150\ **Last updated:** [November 10, 2023, 12:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-favorite-song-in-a-language-you-dont-understand/974363 "2023-11-10T00:57:37Z")
I have found that I can enjoy some songs without understanding the lyrics; the sounds of the words can be enough to convey meaning or mood. Or they’re just fun. So, what’s your favorite song in a language you don’t know? … --- ## [Largest, longest held private property](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/largest-longest-held-private-property/715299)
**Author:** [@sciurophobic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sciurophobic)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [March 19, 2015, 9:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/largest-longest-held-private-property/715299 "2015-03-19T21:53:47Z")
What is the largest piece of property that has been held by the same family for the longest time? I’m guessing it’s something owned by a member of the British nobility. What about something that isn’t owned by a queen, d… --- ## [Does popcorn make you sleep better?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-popcorn-make-you-sleep-better/483056)
**Author:** [@Quasimodal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quasimodal)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [September 11, 2010, 8:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-popcorn-make-you-sleep-better/483056 "2010-09-11T20:44:07Z")
Yes weird I know! But I swear everytime I have a bowl of popcorn before bed, not only do I fall asleep faster, but I sleep longer through the night. It usually takes me a half hour to fall asleep, and then I usually wake… --- ## [Think of a famous person. Right now, go!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/think-of-a-famous-person-right-now-go/610509)
**Author:** [@Mr.Kobayashi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Kobayashi)\ **Replies:** 109\ **Last updated:** [January 27, 2012, 5:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/think-of-a-famous-person-right-now-go/610509 "2012-01-27T05:28:36Z")
As a way of testing which individual is most famous, so famous that their name is forefront on the minds of the populace. Without even a second thought - I say think of a famous person. Who springs to mind first? Don’t … --- ## [PBS Civil War Documentary - Is this accurate?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pbs-civil-war-documentary-is-this-accurate/646525)
**Author:** [@chargerrich](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chargerrich)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [January 23, 2013, 5:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pbs-civil-war-documentary-is-this-accurate/646525 "2013-01-23T17:42:45Z")
I was reading a preview for “The Abolitionists” which is premiering tomorrow evening on PBS when I was surprised to read the claims that: Lincoln supported colonization plans to ship willing slaves back to Africa and th… --- ## [The Diversity Myth](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-diversity-myth/170939)
**Author:** [@Razorsharp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Razorsharp)\ **Replies:** 111\ **Last updated:** [July 20, 2003, 7:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-diversity-myth/170939 "2003-07-20T19:19:54Z")
Whenever I hear a neo-communist proclaim, “Diversity is America’s greatest strength”, I shake my head in utter disgust. “Diversity” is NOT America’s greatest strength, FREEDOM is America’s greatest strength. Whenever I … --- ## [WWII Movie Portrayals of Japanese?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wwii-movie-portrayals-of-japanese/519124)
**Author:** [@ralph124c](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ralph124c)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [December 4, 2009, 5:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wwii-movie-portrayals-of-japanese/519124 "2009-12-04T05:51:05Z")
In the WWII era, when movie directors portrayed the japanese , did they make any effort to have the (usually Chinese-American actors) speak anything resembling atual japanese, or was it just gibberish? For instance, I w… --- ## [Kathy Lee Gifford: What Is It That Makes Her So Annoying?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kathy-lee-gifford-what-is-it-that-makes-her-so-annoying/448599)
**Author:** [@DMark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DMark)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [May 10, 2008, 3:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kathy-lee-gifford-what-is-it-that-makes-her-so-annoying/448599 "2008-05-10T15:49:23Z")
Kathy Lee Gifford just annoys me to no end, but I can’t exactly put my finger on the reason why. There is sort of a “fake” sincerity about her that is very transparent, but she is hardly the only person on television to… --- ## [NSFW Poll: being woken up by one's partner ... going down on one](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nsfw-poll-being-woken-up-by-ones-partner-going-down-on-one/479118)
**Author:** [@Cervaise](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cervaise)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [January 3, 2009, 9:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nsfw-poll-being-woken-up-by-ones-partner-going-down-on-one/479118 "2009-01-03T09:47:30Z")
Semi-circumspect thread title, for a non circumspect subject. Work readers proceed at your own discretion. Without going into too much detail, let’s just say that this has been the topic of some discussion between me an… --- ## [Unobtanium?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unobtanium/691097)
**Author:** [@Sage\_Rat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sage_Rat)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [June 29, 2014, 12:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unobtanium/691097 "2014-06-29T00:48:22Z")
There’s a few areas where I know that there’s currently a need for some sort of undiscovered material. \[ul\] \[li\]Space Elevator: Needs a material strong but light enough to support several miles worth of its own weight.… --- ## [Are you shopping on Black Friday?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-shopping-on-black-friday/518627)
**Author:** [@Jolly\_Roger](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jolly_Roger)\ **Replies:** 98\ **Last updated:** [December 1, 2009, 4:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-shopping-on-black-friday/518627 "2009-12-01T16:36:23Z")
I’m not. But I have the benefit of only having one person to buy gifts for. (no, kids, just a wife). A coworker told me the other day how she plans on going out around 3am to get in line for the Black Friday rush. Ther… --- ## [Cat Question: How do I keep one out of the trash?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cat-question-how-do-i-keep-one-out-of-the-trash/251879)
**Author:** [@RogueRacer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RogueRacer)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [June 29, 2004, 4:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cat-question-how-do-i-keep-one-out-of-the-trash/251879 "2004-06-29T04:14:05Z")
After getting great advice the last time I asked a cat question (on claw trimming), I’m back with another. My girlfriend has two cats, a male and a female. The female generally seems to be more intelligent, but there a… --- ## [Have you "transitioned to adulthood"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-transitioned-to-adulthood/551353)
**Author:** [@Rodgers01](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rodgers01)\ **Replies:** 99\ **Last updated:** [August 29, 2010, 10:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-transitioned-to-adulthood/551353 "2010-08-29T22:02:25Z")
From a recent New York times article: Hmm. Alright, so it’s an archaic standard. But still, I’m curious: by the traditional definition, have you “transitioned to adulthood”? If you have, how old were you when you pa… --- ## [Zombipocalypse test- with poll!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/zombipocalypse-test-with-poll/592592)
**Author:** [@bobkitty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bobkitty)\ **Replies:** 102\ **Last updated:** [August 18, 2011, 1:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/zombipocalypse-test-with-poll/592592 "2011-08-18T13:33:13Z")
First, here’s a link to the test: I got just shy of 86. I don’t have to be perfect; I just have to hang out with people who scored below 85. :smiley: Now the debate. On the last page you’ll find a question involving … --- ## [So what was the North fighting for?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-what-was-the-north-fighting-for/917800)
**Author:** [@urbanredneck2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/urbanredneck2)\ **Replies:** 149\ **Last updated:** [October 4, 2020, 4:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-what-was-the-north-fighting-for/917800 "2020-10-04T04:08:24Z")
We have had several threads here about the motives behind the confederates and most of us agree that the confederacy was fighting to keep slavery and their way of life. But I’d like to ask you all, what was the Union fi… --- ## [Enough with the goddamn fundraising!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/enough-with-the-goddamn-fundraising/614502)
**Author:** [@MsRobyn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MsRobyn)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [March 6, 2012, 10:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/enough-with-the-goddamn-fundraising/614502 "2012-03-06T22:03:07Z")
The PTO at the sprog’s school has decided that it’s OK to hold parents upside down and shake them until all of the money comes out. Last week, the school had spring pictures (not to be confused with fall pictures, which… --- ## [Mad Max Fury Road question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mad-max-fury-road-question/737687)
**Author:** [@Urbanredneck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Urbanredneck)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [January 28, 2016, 11:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mad-max-fury-road-question/737687 "2016-01-28T23:26:43Z")
Much of the interior of Australia is desert or very dry right now. It might be made even worse after a nuclear war. What I cant get is why don’t they live on the coasts where already the best land is? Also, why not buil… --- ## [How much do you drink?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-do-you-drink/982277)
**Author:** [@DSeid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DSeid)\ **Replies:** 176\ **Last updated:** [April 17, 2023, 1:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-do-you-drink/982277 "2023-04-17T13:25:48Z")
Alcoholic beverages. Not interested in the debate about healthy at any level or not, just what is normative in a food oriented forum. One drink defined as any of 12 oz beer, 5 oz wine, or 1.5 oz hard spirit. Answer close… --- ## [WANT TO BUY-Certain printings of an old cookbook](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/want-to-buy-certain-printings-of-an-old-cookbook/766820)
**Author:** [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [July 9, 2019, 2:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/want-to-buy-certain-printings-of-an-old-cookbook/766820 "2019-07-09T02:30:23Z")
Ok, I know this is a longshot but hey, it’s the Dope and some amazing things have happened here. I am searching for certain, specific printings of an old cookbook. It was called The Household Searchlight Recipe Book, a… --- ## [I was in a car accident. Is this normal?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-was-in-a-car-accident-is-this-normal/708980)
**Author:** [@Drum\_God](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Drum_God)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [January 7, 2015, 2:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-was-in-a-car-accident-is-this-normal/708980 "2015-01-07T14:45:02Z")
I drive a 2006 Dodge Stratus. A couple of days ago, I was in an accident. I attempted to stop at a yellow light and the Chevy Silverado behind me did not. Impact ensued. Both vehicles were damaged, but my car, being … --- ## [Christmas music and atheists](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/christmas-music-and-atheists/561684)
**Author:** [@dhkendall](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dhkendall)\ **Replies:** 76\ **Last updated:** [November 29, 2010, 11:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/christmas-music-and-atheists/561684 "2010-11-29T23:42:44Z")
I previously posed this question on my LiveJournal blog a few Christmases ago (I have a few atheistic friends who read my blog). With the Christmas season once again upon us, and the much greater concentration of atheis… --- ## [Re bodybuilders after 60. Will juicing really be that bad for you after 60?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/re-bodybuilders-after-60-will-juicing-really-be-that-bad-for-you-after-60/631291)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [August 15, 2012, 5:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/re-bodybuilders-after-60-will-juicing-really-be-that-bad-for-you-after-60/631291 "2012-08-15T17:28:32Z")
\[These guys\](Master Men\`s Bodybuilding, over 60 year, open Final)are huge for their age. I don’t know if any of them are taking steroids or growth hormones etc., but if they are is it really going to be all that bad for… --- ## [So, what's wrong with communism?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-whats-wrong-with-communism/18114)
**Author:** [@Cosmin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cosmin)\ **Replies:** 148\ **Last updated:** [May 4, 2000, 4:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-whats-wrong-with-communism/18114 "2000-05-04T04:39:08Z")
I get the impression that not many people really understand what communism is all about, but are opposed to it by default, maybe because of the anti-communist propaganda coming from our own government. I’m not saying th… --- ## [What is the color of veinous blood?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-color-of-veinous-blood/508037)
**Author:** [@kelly5078](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kelly5078)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [July 18, 2012, 9:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-color-of-veinous-blood/508037 "2012-07-18T09:32:13Z")
I can’t believe I’m in the middle of an argument about this, but I am. Apparently, much of the world thinks that veinous blood is blue. The general line of specious reasoning is twofold: Veins are white when empty, b… --- ## [Best Western (not the motel chain)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-western-not-the-motel-chain/534807)
**Author:** [@MovieMogul](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MovieMogul)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [April 8, 2015, 4:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-western-not-the-motel-chain/534807 "2015-04-08T04:02:07Z")
Spinning off from this thread, if you had to pick one movie as the Best Western Ever, which would you pick? --- ## [Hey telemarketers......FUCK YOU! Fuck you & the God you worship!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-telemarketers-fuck-you-fuck-you-the-god-you-worship/26410)
**Author:** [@pkbites](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pkbites)\ **Replies:** 68\ **Last updated:** [May 29, 2012, 7:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-telemarketers-fuck-you-fuck-you-the-god-you-worship/26410 "2012-05-29T07:58:53Z")
My wife (a non-doper) just read the post regarding telemarketers in IMHO and it really pissed her off the way people have this attitude that telemarketers are honest folks trying to earn a living. BULLSHIT! Telemarketing… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1383&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1385&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)