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**Author:** [@Skinny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skinny)\ **Replies:** 66\ **Last updated:** [September 16, 2013, 8:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/family-with-a-daugter-odds-they-have-a-son/668626 "2013-09-16T20:43:13Z")
From the Monty Hall problem http://www.straightdope.com/columns/read/916/on-lets-make-a-deal-you-pick-door-1-monty-opens-door-2-no-prize-do-you-stay-with-door-1-or-switch-to-3 Now, I don’t have a problem with the Monty… --- ## [I just watched the entire 11-season run of M\*A\*S\*H](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-watched-the-entire-11-season-run-of-m-a-s-h/584282)
**Author:** [@Llama\_Llogophile](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Llama_Llogophile)\ **Replies:** 66\ **Last updated:** [June 7, 2011, 7:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-watched-the-entire-11-season-run-of-m-a-s-h/584282 "2011-06-07T19:07:51Z")
Had a little time on my hands the last few weeks, so I borrowed the DVDs and watched MAS\*H from beginning to end. 251 episodes in all, a bit over 100 hours total viewing. Just finished “Goodbye, Farewell and Amen” a few … --- ## [What do you consider "walking distance"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-consider-walking-distance/553182)
**Author:** [@DCnDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DCnDC)\ **Replies:** 101\ **Last updated:** [September 14, 2010, 7:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-consider-walking-distance/553182 "2010-09-14T07:01:44Z")
? Poll to come. --- ## [Psychology, the law, and being committed](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/psychology-the-law-and-being-committed/168616)
**Author:** [@flight](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/flight)\ **Replies:** 78\ **Last updated:** [April 21, 2003, 2:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/psychology-the-law-and-being-committed/168616 "2003-04-21T02:33:44Z")
An exgirlfriend of mine found herself in an odd situation a while before I new her. She had recently started a graduate psychology program and knew few people in the area. She purchased a mini-barbecue unit in order to… --- ## [Help me see the appealing in sports like Hockey and Soccer](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-see-the-appealing-in-sports-like-hockey-and-soccer/659742)
**Author:** [@AlsoNamedBort](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AlsoNamedBort)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [June 10, 2013, 1:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-see-the-appealing-in-sports-like-hockey-and-soccer/659742 "2013-06-10T13:21:45Z")
No snark intended by this topic, and I’m not looking to make an argument for what’s the best sport to watch. I’m generally curious what makes these kind of sports interesting, especially since I’m in the middle of Blackh… --- ## [How Does "Suicide" Work???](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-does-suicide-work/156239)
**Author:** [@Mad\_Dog\_20\_20](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mad_Dog_20_20)\ **Replies:** 103\ **Last updated:** [March 8, 2003, 11:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-does-suicide-work/156239 "2003-03-08T23:41:44Z")
When does one pass from the fairly blase stage of “not really having a will to live” to the more active stage of “not actually wanting to live?” Emotionally, I am not a happy camper right now and occasionally I entertai… --- ## [Ever drank at work?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ever-drank-at-work/789707)
**Author:** [@dalej42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalej42)\ **Replies:** 97\ **Last updated:** [July 9, 2017, 3:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ever-drank-at-work/789707 "2017-07-09T03:17:42Z")
Inspired by this thread. I’ve drank at work a few times. Worked at a restaurant in college that sold a ton of frozen cocktails. Thus, they went through a shit ton of rum. Pretty much all the staff enjoyed a shot of r… --- ## [Question About Soda or Pop for Older Folks](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-soda-or-pop-for-older-folks/565249)
**Author:** [@Two\_Many\_Cats](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Two_Many_Cats)\ **Replies:** 63\ **Last updated:** [January 11, 2011, 6:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-soda-or-pop-for-older-folks/565249 "2011-01-11T18:27:28Z")
I’ve read in more than one place that one of the reasons for today’s obesity/diabetes epidemic is the ubiquity of sugared sodas. These articles are at pains to point out that fifty years ago, people thought of Coke, Pep… --- ## [Reporting of new info in West Memphis 3 case- biased or unbelievably stupid?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reporting-of-new-info-in-west-memphis-3-case-biased-or-unbelievably-stupid/404656)
**Author:** [@Wee\_Bairn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wee_Bairn)\ **Replies:** 150\ **Last updated:** [May 24, 2007, 2:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reporting-of-new-info-in-west-memphis-3-case-biased-or-unbelievably-stupid/404656 "2007-05-24T14:04:24Z")
I am visiting family in Memphis TN and saw last night that Michael Biden of HBO’s Autopsy show and a couple of other high name guys are in West Mem studying the West Mem 3 case. Obvious to anyone with a remote knowledge … --- ## [What is the name of this stereotypical Irish music?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-name-of-this-stereotypical-irish-music/556839)
**Author:** [@Earl\_Snake-Hips\_Tucker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Earl_Snake-Hips_Tucker)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [October 13, 2010, 7:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-name-of-this-stereotypical-irish-music/556839 "2010-10-13T19:35:53Z")
You hear it at about 1:54 in this cartoon. --- ## [Who's your Papa? Latest Chick Abomination](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whos-your-papa-latest-chick-abomination/479653)
**Author:** [@Find\_Friends](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Find_Friends)\ **Replies:** 80\ **Last updated:** [January 10, 2009, 7:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whos-your-papa-latest-chick-abomination/479653 "2009-01-10T19:53:54Z")
Holy Fathuh! :rolleyes: Where do I begin? Here are some of my favorite “comment hooks” in this tract: “If the Pope is the holiest man on earth, why isn’t everybody Catholic?” – followed by “Is there something I don… --- ## ["HUNTING HITLER" on the History Channel](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hunting-hitler-on-the-history-channel/734862)
**Author:** [@terentii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/terentii)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [December 3, 2015, 6:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hunting-hitler-on-the-history-channel/734862 "2015-12-03T18:20:19Z")
Anybody planning on watching this? Sounds like it’ll be a hoot and a holler! :smack: --- ## [Are video games good for you?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-video-games-good-for-you/610907)
**Author:** [@bup](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bup)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [February 5, 2012, 6:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-video-games-good-for-you/610907 "2012-02-05T18:16:13Z")
Column in question (emphasis added) Excellent point - especially novels. Early novels are filled with characters who deride novels as silly and intellectually damaging. --- ## [Ever see your parents naked?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ever-see-your-parents-naked/7096)
**Author:** [@Pooch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pooch)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [May 13, 2004, 6:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ever-see-your-parents-naked/7096 "2004-05-13T18:36:46Z")
I watched The Good Mother with Liam Neeson and Diane Keaton on video the other night. Keaton, a divorced mother, is dating artist Neeson. So, in this open relationship what happens is Keaton’s little girl (6 yrs ?) at so… --- ## [Cooking with dense liquids](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cooking-with-dense-liquids/561057)
**Author:** [@iamnotbatman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iamnotbatman)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [November 24, 2010, 10:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cooking-with-dense-liquids/561057 "2010-11-24T22:55:41Z")
Does anyone know if there are any chemical liquids or elements that could be used for ‘boiling’ food, besides oil or water? Specifically something with a high thermal conductance, and non-toxic (heat capacity may be impo… --- ## [Favorite Basslines](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-basslines/421661)
**Author:** [@SiXSwordS](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SiXSwordS)\ **Replies:** 100\ **Last updated:** [October 15, 2007, 6:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-basslines/421661 "2007-10-15T18:53:16Z")
I’m looking for fun, moderately challenging bass lines to play by myself or with a small group. But first: What’s the difference between a Bass Player and a large, deep-dish pizza? A large deep-dish pizza can feed a f… --- ## ["Arafat Chips"—for the best in Jew-hating snacking pleasure!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/arafat-chips-for-the-best-in-jew-hating-snacking-pleasure/111219)
**Author:** [@Eve](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eve)\ **Replies:** 155\ **Last updated:** [June 5, 2002, 3:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/arafat-chips-for-the-best-in-jew-hating-snacking-pleasure/111219 "2002-06-05T15:23:16Z")
CAIRO, Egypt (AP) – Cheese-flavored Yasser Arafat potato chips – five cents a bag. Vendors report brisk sales of the new product. The maker of the chips says it donates five cents – 25 pisaters – to the “Palestinian caus… --- ## [Is there personal bad blood between Conan and Jay Leno?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-personal-bad-blood-between-conan-and-jay-leno/524801)
**Author:** [@MPB\_in\_Salt\_Lake](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MPB_in_Salt_Lake)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [January 20, 2010, 7:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-personal-bad-blood-between-conan-and-jay-leno/524801 "2010-01-20T19:20:17Z")
I am not too savvy about the fine points about all the recent news, but in watching Conan’s monolouge last night, he was ripping in to NBC executives, but not into Jay Leno himself. Jimmy Kimmel, on the other hand, perf… --- ## [What Book, Movie, or TV show most accurately predicted the future?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-book-movie-or-tv-show-most-accurately-predicted-the-future/362752)
**Author:** [@Martini\_Enfield](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Martini_Enfield)\ **Replies:** 105\ **Last updated:** [July 6, 2006, 2:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-book-movie-or-tv-show-most-accurately-predicted-the-future/362752 "2006-07-06T02:27:15Z")
Something I was pondering today while watching The Critic on DVD. Most of us are probably familiar with the retro-50’s WORLD OF TOMORROW! look, (a la The Jetsons), which seemed to involve lots of girders with circular h… --- ## [Did You Know About Osama Bin Laden Before 9-11](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-you-know-about-osama-bin-laden-before-9-11/575559)
**Author:** [@Qin\_Shi\_Huangdi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qin_Shi_Huangdi)\ **Replies:** 62\ **Last updated:** [March 25, 2011, 1:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-you-know-about-osama-bin-laden-before-9-11/575559 "2011-03-25T13:39:27Z")
Inspired by “Did You Know About WTC Before 9-11” Did you know about Osama Bin Laden before the September 11th terrorist attacks? --- ## [The Queen vs the church](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-queen-vs-the-church/743093)
**Author:** [@drewder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drewder)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [January 24, 2016, 11:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-queen-vs-the-church/743093 "2016-01-24T23:30:11Z")
So in a previous thread we discussed what would happen if the queen refused to assent to a bill of parliament that dissolved the monarchy. In this one I’m curious what power, either real or pretended, does the queen hold… --- ## [Would anyone actually support war to stop secession?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-anyone-actually-support-war-to-stop-secession/771336)
**Author:** [@adaher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/adaher)\ **Replies:** 83\ **Last updated:** [November 13, 2016, 10:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-anyone-actually-support-war-to-stop-secession/771336 "2016-11-13T10:54:58Z")
I’m sure the movement for California to secede is just people expressing their rage and frustration, but if a state or group of states did decide they wanted to leave our federation, would anyone really support going to … --- ## [Unregistered Bull, learn to debate then come back to GD](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unregistered-bull-learn-to-debate-then-come-back-to-gd/312952)
**Author:** [@Richard\_Parker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Richard_Parker)\ **Replies:** 130\ **Last updated:** [July 23, 2005, 2:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unregistered-bull-learn-to-debate-then-come-back-to-gd/312952 "2005-07-23T02:46:59Z")
Context More Context The forum is called Great Debates. Arguments. Not angry, unsupported assertions. The debating style that involves asserting the opposite of the OP in a hostile way without any reasoning or evide… --- ## [What did Gwyneth Paltrow say?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-did-gwyneth-paltrow-say/382711)
**Author:** [@Frylock](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frylock)\ **Replies:** 111\ **Last updated:** [December 8, 2006, 5:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-did-gwyneth-paltrow-say/382711 "2006-12-08T05:15:25Z")
I’m seeing on the news comments to the effect that Gwyneth Paltrow said something bad about “Americans” recently. I’ve googled and come up with a comment to the effect that dinner conversation has been more interesting … --- ## [Star Trek transporters](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/star-trek-transporters/676324)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [December 17, 2013, 11:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/star-trek-transporters/676324 "2013-12-17T23:23:10Z")
OK, once and for all time… In Star Trek, does the transporter kill the subject and create an exact facsimile at the destination? Or is the subject actually physically transported by having his atoms disassembled and th… --- ## [Tea Party Summer Camp for Kids! Apparently, not a joke.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tea-party-summer-camp-for-kids-apparently-not-a-joke/586150)
**Author:** [@Hentor\_the\_Barbarian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hentor_the_Barbarian)\ **Replies:** 77\ **Last updated:** [June 22, 2011, 3:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tea-party-summer-camp-for-kids-apparently-not-a-joke/586150 "2011-06-22T15:17:41Z")
http://www.tampabay.com/news/education/k12/tea-party-group-offers-summer-camp/1175119 First off, yeah, these activities sound like a hell of a lot of fun for kids. Just like someone playing 52 Pickup with you is fun. … --- ## [I am the other woman.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-the-other-woman/31525)
**Author:** [@Soda](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Soda)\ **Replies:** 142\ **Last updated:** [September 3, 2000, 8:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-the-other-woman/31525 "2000-09-03T20:23:08Z")
Warning. Long and intolerably mushy post ahead. OK, here goes. I have fallen madly in love with a married man who is having a baby in December. That about sums it up, but I have been aching to share this for so long now… --- ## [Let's play Fate! (Pen & Paper RPG)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-play-fate-pen-paper-rpg/452212)
**Author:** [@Omi\_no\_Kami](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omi_no_Kami)\ **Replies:** 198\ **Last updated:** [August 2, 2008, 5:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-play-fate-pen-paper-rpg/452212 "2008-08-02T05:00:13Z")
In the midst of a discussion about D&D and other roleplaying systems puppygod mentioned a free, essentially open-source system called Fate. From what I’ve seen it looks extremely cool, and represents a pretty big shift a… --- ## [Actually guns do kill people, in the nontrivial sense that cars cause accidents](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/actually-guns-do-kill-people-in-the-nontrivial-sense-that-cars-cause-accidents/645295)
**Author:** [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [December 28, 2012, 11:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/actually-guns-do-kill-people-in-the-nontrivial-sense-that-cars-cause-accidents/645295 "2012-12-28T23:23:38Z")
Because some technologies take on a kind of life of their own. If you get behind the wheel of a car, you somehow – have you never noticed? – become part of a symbiotic/composite organism of car-and-driver, with its own … --- ## [The Catholic Church and the Scientific Method](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-catholic-church-and-the-scientific-method/559234)
**Author:** [@Kiber](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kiber)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [November 3, 2010, 9:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-catholic-church-and-the-scientific-method/559234 "2010-11-03T21:41:03Z")
In Church this past Sunday, they showed a series of new commercials centered around the theme of getting people to return to the Catholic Church. The commercials touted a lot of positive accomplishments made by the Cath… --- ## [What are the best classic, religious Christmas songs?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-the-best-classic-religious-christmas-songs/476100)
**Author:** [@Sanders](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sanders)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [December 11, 2008, 12:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-the-best-classic-religious-christmas-songs/476100 "2008-12-11T12:08:20Z")
Inspired by this thread, and my own growing weariness for the Christmas carols that I’ve been hearing over and over in the stores, I’m wondering if anybody can recommend some classic religious Christmas songs? Stuff alo… --- ## [Explain the plot of the song "Convoy"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/explain-the-plot-of-the-song-convoy/584842)
**Author:** [@Smapti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smapti)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [June 12, 2011, 3:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/explain-the-plot-of-the-song-convoy/584842 "2011-06-12T03:20:49Z")
I’ve long been aware that this song exists via cultural osmosis, but i’d never heard it until it came on an oldies station I was listening to today. The trucker lingo wasn’t that hard to figure out, but I have to say I d… --- ## [Ladies of the Dope: What do you think of this article?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ladies-of-the-dope-what-do-you-think-of-this-article/617148)
**Author:** [@Spice\_Weasel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spice_Weasel)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [April 2, 2012, 5:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ladies-of-the-dope-what-do-you-think-of-this-article/617148 "2012-04-02T17:35:21Z")
We’ve got a discussion brewing here about a recent Cracked article by David Wong,Five Ways Modern Men are Trained to Hate Women. To summarize: We were told that society owed us a hot girl We’re trained from birth to s… --- ## [How to deal with controlling and petty roommate](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-deal-with-controlling-and-petty-roommate/785176)
**Author:** [@groved13](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/groved13)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [May 17, 2017, 5:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-deal-with-controlling-and-petty-roommate/785176 "2017-05-17T17:35:52Z")
Hey all, I decided to move in with my roommate who I had knowm for about a year before moving in from a previous job. I moved in with him because I needed a new place to go and since Im new to the area I didnt know many… --- ## [The "I have never wanted to dance, not even a little bit" thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-i-have-never-wanted-to-dance-not-even-a-little-bit-thread/538527)
**Author:** [@Frylock](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frylock)\ **Replies:** 103\ **Last updated:** [May 21, 2010, 7:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-i-have-never-wanted-to-dance-not-even-a-little-bit-thread/538527 "2010-05-21T19:23:11Z")
I have never wanted to dance. Not even a little bit. It’s not that I’d like to, but can’t. It’s that I don’t even want to. I can’t comprehend the urge. Well. Anyone else? I ask because IRL whenever I’ve said this, I … --- ## [Have you named your Car(s)?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-named-your-car-s/605389)
**Author:** [@TruCelt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TruCelt)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [December 12, 2011, 1:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-named-your-car-s/605389 "2011-12-12T01:48:44Z")
Have you ever given a name to your car? All my cars had names, beginning with “Timex” (A Dodge k-Car) who was incredibly beat-up but never skipped a beat until she self-destructed around 130,000mi. The next was “Rolex” … --- ## [How To Screw Up Royally](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-screw-up-royally/553973)
**Author:** [@Hal\_Briston](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hal_Briston)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [September 23, 2010, 2:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-screw-up-royally/553973 "2010-09-23T14:33:53Z")
I was going to lay this out in step-by-step fashion, but really, there’s only one step: When setting up an Outlook rule to automatically forward e-mails regarding a particular client into a specially marked folder, acc… --- ## [Sweating toxins and alcohol](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sweating-toxins-and-alcohol/390270)
**Author:** [@Flipshod](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Flipshod)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [February 3, 2007, 2:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sweating-toxins-and-alcohol/390270 "2007-02-03T02:05:17Z")
I realize that the sweat glands are not part of the excretory system (or whatever it’s called) and that the steamroom/sauna"flushing toxins" talk is not supported by science… But how does that square with the clear smel… --- ## [What is the biggest animal with no sense of hearing?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-biggest-animal-with-no-sense-of-hearing/531105)
**Author:** [@Lakai](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lakai)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [March 4, 2010, 3:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-biggest-animal-with-no-sense-of-hearing/531105 "2010-03-04T15:10:51Z")
I was thinking we need an analog to the statement “blind as a bat.” Deaf as a \_\_\_\_\_? What animal would you put in the blank. --- ## [Showing thanks on the Dope](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/showing-thanks-on-the-dope/937912)
**Author:** [@Heffalump\_and\_Roo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Heffalump_and_Roo)\ **Replies:** 153\ **Last updated:** [March 22, 2021, 6:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/showing-thanks-on-the-dope/937912 "2021-03-22T18:42:59Z")
In the discussions about Discourse, there is a lot of good information from people that I’d like to acknowledge and let people know I appreciate their input. In other discussions, there are times when I want to acknowle… --- ## [he Chronicles of Narnia: Good Adult read?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/he-chronicles-of-narnia-good-adult-read/288282)
**Author:** [@ralph124c](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ralph124c)\ **Replies:** 62\ **Last updated:** [February 5, 2005, 2:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/he-chronicles-of-narnia-good-adult-read/288282 "2005-02-05T02:29:21Z")
I realize that these books were written mainly for children. Has anyone read them? Is the story of interest to an adult? And, did C.S. Lewisinterject any Christain themes into these stories? --- ## [Fire Extinguishers - do any of them freeze the fire?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fire-extinguishers-do-any-of-them-freeze-the-fire/569284)
**Author:** [@SeanArenas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SeanArenas)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [October 7, 2014, 12:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fire-extinguishers-do-any-of-them-freeze-the-fire/569284 "2014-10-07T00:42:09Z")
I see people do things with fire extinguishers in TV shows and movies sometimes that don’t make sense to me, based on the fire extinguishers that I have experience with. I wonder - is this Hollywood/Canada movie magic, … --- ## [Who killed Agent Doggett's son?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-killed-agent-doggetts-son/107466)
**Author:** [@Biggirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biggirl)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [May 7, 2002, 10:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-killed-agent-doggetts-son/107466 "2002-05-07T10:12:10Z")
I watched The X-Files for the first time in about two years. I was a bit distracted, though I thought I was paying enough attention in the end I had no idea who the killer and/or kidnapper was. The guy who was killed in… --- ## [How many times do you have to flip a coin to ensure a heads](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-times-do-you-have-to-flip-a-coin-to-ensure-a-heads/405290)
**Author:** [@kanicbird](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kanicbird)\ **Replies:** 104\ **Last updated:** [May 26, 2007, 1:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-times-do-you-have-to-flip-a-coin-to-ensure-a-heads/405290 "2007-05-26T01:22:18Z")
Believe it or not this comes from all the talk about theistic and atheistic faith issues that have come up lately. Here is the premises: If you flip a infinite number of coins a infinite number of times you will get a … --- ## [Was Andre Agassi too hard on Nick Bollettieri in "Open"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-andre-agassi-too-hard-on-nick-bollettieri-in-open/553408)
**Author:** [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [September 12, 2010, 7:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-andre-agassi-too-hard-on-nick-bollettieri-in-open/553408 "2010-09-12T19:54:49Z")
I read “Open” about 2 months ago and I really enjoyed it. However, I was stunned by the portrayal of Nick Bollettieri and his tennis camp for kids. I mean, that camp produced Monica Seles, Andre, and Jim Courier. It mus… --- ## [This is easily my worst Christmas ever.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-is-easily-my-worst-christmas-ever/565321)
**Author:** [@duffer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/duffer)\ **Replies:** 74\ **Last updated:** [December 30, 2010, 2:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-is-easily-my-worst-christmas-ever/565321 "2010-12-30T02:43:41Z")
One, my ex decided it’s more important for our 2 year old to spend Christmas with her new guy’s family. Two, she has all my movies music and video games. Last night she said she’d be here at 7 to drop some of it off so I… --- ## [Scary signs you have seen.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scary-signs-you-have-seen/403277)
**Author:** [@Mouse\_Maven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mouse_Maven)\ **Replies:** 105\ **Last updated:** [May 10, 2007, 5:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scary-signs-you-have-seen/403277 "2007-05-10T17:24:33Z")
I’m talking about road signs and the like, not Death cards and banshees. :smiley: In the basement of the building I work in, there is a blue light with a sign under it. The post says, “Light Flashing Indicates Low Oxy… --- ## [Books You Read When Younger For "Dirty Bits"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/books-you-read-when-younger-for-dirty-bits/320732)
**Author:** [@Scissorjack](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scissorjack)\ **Replies:** 89\ **Last updated:** [September 19, 2005, 5:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/books-you-read-when-younger-for-dirty-bits/320732 "2005-09-19T05:58:11Z")
When I was about 12 or so, there was a copy of 1984 being passed around the classroom: not for a precocious glimpse of Orwell’s dystopian critique of totalitarianism, no, nothing so worthy. What excited this sweaty-palme… --- ## [It's official: President Obama Is The Best Economic President In Modern Times](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-official-president-obama-is-the-best-economic-president-in-modern-times/697794)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [September 9, 2014, 7:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-official-president-obama-is-the-best-economic-president-in-modern-times/697794 "2014-09-09T19:05:18Z")
So says Addicting Info. Lest one thinks this is merely leftist propaganda, they quote from Forbes, which Conservapedia includes under Conservative media. --- ## [Ventriloquist's Dummy Breast Problem](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ventriloquists-dummy-breast-problem/262793)
**Author:** [@Chez\_Guevara](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chez_Guevara)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [September 12, 2004, 7:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ventriloquists-dummy-breast-problem/262793 "2004-09-12T19:40:25Z")
As a direct result of a recent mid-life crisis I have decided to retrain as a ventriloquist. To this end I ordered, and have received by parcel post, a 30" tall upgraded ventriloquist’s dummy with straight blonde hair, … [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1385&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1387&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)