# Top **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1389&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:** 1390 --- ## [Why didn't news of the Viking discovery of North America spread to other parts of Europe?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-didnt-news-of-the-viking-discovery-of-north-america-spread-to-other-parts-of-europe/805978)
**Author:** [@davidmich](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/davidmich)\ **Replies:** 75\ **Last updated:** [January 17, 2018, 12:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-didnt-news-of-the-viking-discovery-of-north-america-spread-to-other-parts-of-europe/805978 "2018-01-17T12:07:16Z")
Hi Why didn’t news of the Viking discovery of North America spread to other parts of Europe? Given that these Vikings had been christianized (to an extent) by 1000 AD and invaded lands far to the south, you’d think tha… --- ## [The DirecTV marionette commercials are creeping me out](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-directv-marionette-commercials-are-creeping-me-out/689620)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [June 9, 2014, 4:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-directv-marionette-commercials-are-creeping-me-out/689620 "2014-06-09T16:58:35Z")
OK, it’s cute. Guy’s wife is a marionette. He and his friend have to backpedal when they talk about wires being ‘ugly’. But they have a kid. So the guy’s been boffing a doll. The idea skeeves me out. --- ## [Cheat to keep Republicans from winning Mass Senate seat, says MSNBC's Schultz](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cheat-to-keep-republicans-from-winning-mass-senate-seat-says-msnbcs-schultz/525576)
**Author:** [@Bricker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bricker)\ **Replies:** 85\ **Last updated:** [January 19, 2010, 9:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cheat-to-keep-republicans-from-winning-mass-senate-seat-says-msnbcs-schultz/525576 "2010-01-19T21:59:10Z")
Wow. Really? It’s so important to democracy that you’d kill democracy to save it, eh, Ed? What’s interesting to me is the utterly neutral tone adopted by Huffington Post in reporting the comment. There’s not one hint … --- ## [Tastless threads against SDMB rules?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tastless-threads-against-sdmb-rules/454634)
**Author:** [@Merkwurdigliebe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Merkwurdigliebe)\ **Replies:** 81\ **Last updated:** [July 2, 2008, 8:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tastless-threads-against-sdmb-rules/454634 "2008-07-02T20:39:47Z")
Is it just me? Or was this thread completely fine? SkipMagic some junior mod, who I didn’t even know was a mod, apparently decided to shut down the thread for being “tasteless” It seems to me that there is no stipulati… --- ## [The Sap is Rising in the MMP!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-sap-is-rising-in-the-mmp/959447)
**Author:** [@scareyfaerie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/scareyfaerie)\ **Replies:** 304\ **Last updated:** [November 1, 2022, 5:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-sap-is-rising-in-the-mmp/959447 "2022-11-01T05:13:42Z")
Morning, mumpers! Well, the sap is definitely rising over here, it’s warmer today and there are signs of spring. Also, it was light enough at 7am to walk through the park on my way to the railway station. I have to go… --- ## [Deutsche Dopers: Why do Americans like Heidelberg, Germany, so much?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/deutsche-dopers-why-do-americans-like-heidelberg-germany-so-much/598050)
**Author:** [@No\_Wikipedia\_Cites](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/No_Wikipedia_Cites)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [October 2, 2011, 11:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/deutsche-dopers-why-do-americans-like-heidelberg-germany-so-much/598050 "2011-10-02T23:42:41Z")
I went to germany and told someone (a german) that I was next going to Heidelberg. I got the idea from the “Student Prince” operetta. But the german guy said, “Why does every american want to go to Heidelberg, it’s lik… --- ## [Bruce Wayne, the vigilante know as Batman, is a stone cold killer. Get over it. (Wel](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bruce-wayne-the-vigilante-know-as-batman-is-a-stone-cold-killer-get-over-it-wel/291367)
**Author:** [@Scott\_Plaid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scott_Plaid)\ **Replies:** 88\ **Last updated:** [March 29, 2005, 1:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bruce-wayne-the-vigilante-know-as-batman-is-a-stone-cold-killer-get-over-it-wel/291367 "2005-03-29T01:38:27Z")
I was veiwing a number of discussion over the 1990s batman movie and the up-coming one. In them, a large number of people were repeating the words, “Batman doesn’t use guns”, and “Batman doesn’t kill.” Bullcrap. Why D… --- ## [Can food that's been frozen too long make you sick?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-food-thats-been-frozen-too-long-make-you-sick/29001)
**Author:** [@Athena](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Athena)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [August 14, 2000, 10:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-food-thats-been-frozen-too-long-make-you-sick/29001 "2000-08-14T22:42:03Z")
I was pondering this as I was eating my 8 month old Lean Cuisine Swedish Meatball Entree at lunch today. I know that if you put, say, a beef roast in the freezer for too long, it’ll get dried out and yucky. Same with fro… --- ## [Is this sufficient for a will? Need fast.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-sufficient-for-a-will-need-fast/777104)
**Author:** [@dropzone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dropzone)\ **Replies:** 66\ **Last updated:** [June 1, 2017, 6:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-sufficient-for-a-will-need-fast/777104 "2017-06-01T18:23:30Z")
“I, (my name), being of sound mind, leave all my worldly possessions to my husband, (his name).” We don’t have wills, and Wife is back in the CCU with pneumonia. I need to solidify things, so is that enough if she were… --- ## [I Just Can't Fucking Wrap Christmas Presents](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-cant-fucking-wrap-christmas-presents/478544)
**Author:** [@RickJay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RickJay)\ **Replies:** 66\ **Last updated:** [December 26, 2008, 9:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-cant-fucking-wrap-christmas-presents/478544 "2008-12-26T21:04:52Z")
I really enjoy Christmas and one of the things I like most is getting people presents. I love to get just the right present for people. It’s the one time of year I throw financial caution to the wind a little and make … --- ## [Does Obama pee in a cup?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-obama-pee-in-a-cup/558104)
**Author:** [@Captain\_Midnight](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Captain_Midnight)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [October 30, 2010, 5:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-obama-pee-in-a-cup/558104 "2010-10-30T17:37:58Z")
Does the President of the United States have to submit to drug testing? The law to test federal employees has been around since early Reagan. The Presidency is a federal job. So is being a congressman or senator. I smoke… --- ## [Wooden Arrow Through Coke Bottle](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wooden-arrow-through-coke-bottle/38175)
**Author:** [@dietrologia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dietrologia)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [October 25, 2000, 9:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wooden-arrow-through-coke-bottle/38175 "2000-10-25T21:45:21Z")
Quite a few years ago had a substitute teacher who brought in one of those old Coke bottles–the smallish ones with the thick glass. About halfway down the bottle there were two openings in the glass–it looked like someo… --- ## [What beers would be available if I walked into a typical American bar in 1978?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-beers-would-be-available-if-i-walked-into-a-typical-american-bar-in-1978/552835)
**Author:** [@dalej42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalej42)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [September 12, 2010, 4:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-beers-would-be-available-if-i-walked-into-a-typical-american-bar-in-1978/552835 "2010-09-12T04:41:59Z")
Let’s assume I walk into a typical American bar on a summer day in 1978. Which beers would be available on tap as well as in the bottle? Would I be able to buy Schlitz, Pabst Blue Ribbon, or Miller High Life? Would Budw… --- ## [How many mhz is the human brain?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-mhz-is-the-human-brain/139504)
**Author:** [@bensonGemini](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bensonGemini)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [December 1, 2002, 5:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-mhz-is-the-human-brain/139504 "2002-12-01T17:33:33Z")
Just wondering with all the news and stuff about supercomputers being as or more powerful than the brain. How do they know? And what factors are used? Surely, a computer doesn’t have emotion… does that make us faster?… --- ## [Stupid Criminals](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-criminals/716589)
**Author:** [@Siam\_Sam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Siam_Sam)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [April 8, 2015, 1:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-criminals/716589 "2015-04-08T13:32:19Z")
I feel we need an omnibus stupid-criminal thread, so I’ll start one. Feel free to contribute. I’ll start it off with this Einstein: He served 15 years in prison in New Jersey for sticking up a shoe store. What does he d… --- ## [Less than 30% of voters say they will support their Representatives in the November elections](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/less-than-30-of-voters-say-they-will-support-their-representatives-in-the-november-elections/542428)
**Author:** [@Omar\_Little](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omar_Little)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [August 25, 2010, 9:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/less-than-30-of-voters-say-they-will-support-their-representatives-in-the-november-elections/542428 "2010-08-25T21:20:57Z")
There is significant voter discontent. And it’s not just against Democrats. So if there is so much dissatisfaction…is the time ripe for a new party to emerge? Maybe…but it doesn’t appear to be the tea party movement… --- ## [HOAs--yea or nay?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hoas-yea-or-nay/919440)
**Author:** [@CookingWithGas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CookingWithGas)\ **Replies:** 239\ **Last updated:** [September 6, 2020, 10:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hoas-yea-or-nay/919440 "2020-09-06T22:50:16Z")
Created a new thread based on a hijack in a thread about a non-running RV stored on private property. --- ## [How much of a deal breaker is a pre-nuptial agreement?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-of-a-deal-breaker-is-a-pre-nuptial-agreement/481862)
**Author:** [@gravitycrash](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gravitycrash)\ **Replies:** 85\ **Last updated:** [January 27, 2009, 12:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-of-a-deal-breaker-is-a-pre-nuptial-agreement/481862 "2009-01-27T00:20:36Z")
For me my first marriage ended fairly amicably because we didn’t have a whole lot of possessions to fight over anyway. My second marriage was a whole other story though. I won’t bore you with the details except to say th… --- ## [TiVo is better than other DVRs. Help me make my case.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tivo-is-better-than-other-dvrs-help-me-make-my-case/595977)
**Author:** [@OpalCat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OpalCat)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [September 17, 2011, 12:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tivo-is-better-than-other-dvrs-help-me-make-my-case/595977 "2011-09-17T12:22:48Z")
I have used TiVo pretty much since it came out. We got a Series 1 within a few months of seeing them first advertised and it totally changed the way we watch TV. Then we got DishNetwork and got one of their DVRs for the … --- ## [Common Misconceptions about Science](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/common-misconceptions-about-science/607634)
**Author:** [@Great\_Antibob](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Great_Antibob)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [December 30, 2011, 2:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/common-misconceptions-about-science/607634 "2011-12-30T14:00:24Z")
Because I’d like to see how this turns out, I’ll start a new thread based on this post: I’m not quite ready to jump into this poorly argued quagmire, but I’d love to see the bloodbath…er debate on this one. --- ## [Steve Jobs personally designed 260 ft yacht finished after his death - Is this an attractive ship?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/steve-jobs-personally-designed-260-ft-yacht-finished-after-his-death-is-this-an-attractive-ship/639192)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 63\ **Last updated:** [November 1, 2012, 3:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/steve-jobs-personally-designed-260-ft-yacht-finished-after-his-death-is-this-an-attractive-ship/639192 "2012-11-01T15:57:31Z")
Seems kind of starkly wedge shaped. Not all that attractive IMO. --- ## [Fictional heroes who are overweight](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fictional-heroes-who-are-overweight/946366)
**Author:** [@Capn\_Carl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Capn_Carl)\ **Replies:** 145\ **Last updated:** [July 23, 2021, 10:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fictional-heroes-who-are-overweight/946366 "2021-07-23T22:25:48Z")
My example: I’m really getting into John LeCarre’s spy novels, especially the ones featuring master spy George Smiley. If you’re unfamiliar with him, he’s described as being overweight, sloppily dressed, and a genius. … --- ## [String Cheese: Peel Strings, or just Bite?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/string-cheese-peel-strings-or-just-bite/715132)
**Author:** [@Fear\_Itself](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fear_Itself)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [March 25, 2015, 12:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/string-cheese-peel-strings-or-just-bite/715132 "2015-03-25T00:37:59Z")
When you eat string cheese, do you peel it into strings before eating, or do you just bite the cheese stick? PTF --- ## [Greek pronunciation question--"Metaxa"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/greek-pronunciation-question-metaxa/305173)
**Author:** [@Hunter\_Hawk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hunter_Hawk)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [May 25, 2005, 9:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/greek-pronunciation-question-metaxa/305173 "2005-05-25T09:45:16Z")
Yeah, the name of the brandy. A web search didn’t turn up anything. I’ve always just pronounced it “meh-TAKS-uh”, not even thinking about it, because, well, that’s how it’s spelled (pfft–them furriners and their crazy p… --- ## [X-rated films of the late 1960s , or R-rated after X denoted porno films](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/x-rated-films-of-the-late-1960s-or-r-rated-after-x-denoted-porno-films/967776)
**Author:** [@Roger\_That](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roger_That)\ **Replies:** 64\ **Last updated:** [July 14, 2022, 6:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/x-rated-films-of-the-late-1960s-or-r-rated-after-x-denoted-porno-films/967776 "2022-07-14T18:19:53Z")
I’m writing an article about those films of the late 60s and early 70s that featured explicit (or very suggestive) sex scenes, where actors were at least partially nude but totally and plainly engaged in sex acts on scre… --- ## [Let's play Overrated/Underrated](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-play-overrated-underrated/484841)
**Author:** [@HoboStew](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HoboStew)\ **Replies:** 79\ **Last updated:** [February 12, 2009, 3:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-play-overrated-underrated/484841 "2009-02-12T03:43:56Z")
It’s an easy game. Every post ends with a musician/group, and the next poster says if they are overrated or underrated and explains why. For example, if the previous post ended with “Red Hot Chili Peppers” I would post… --- ## [Derek Jeter backing Jorge Posada](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/derek-jeter-backing-jorge-posada/582145)
**Author:** [@etv78](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/etv78)\ **Replies:** 85\ **Last updated:** [May 20, 2011, 2:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/derek-jeter-backing-jorge-posada/582145 "2011-05-20T02:04:07Z")
For non-baseball fans, Yankee DH Posada arrived at the stadium, and seeing he’d been dropped to 9th. in the batting order (Posada is hitting .165), he asked for the night off. Jeter said, IHO, that Posada did nothing wro… --- ## [Getting Unemployment in California--About to be Fired](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/getting-unemployment-in-california-about-to-be-fired/599074)
**Author:** [@mysteriousskin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mysteriousskin)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [October 13, 2011, 12:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/getting-unemployment-in-california-about-to-be-fired/599074 "2011-10-13T00:24:00Z")
Just need some feedback on this issue: I’ve been working for a company for 1.5 years and I’ve been a manager there for 9 months. My boss just sold half of the company to another company so that he could sit back and he … --- ## [Is there a deep state or cabal \[spelling corrected\] that is controlling the government?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-deep-state-or-cabal-spelling-corrected-that-is-controlling-the-government/938336)
**Author:** [@Jillwood77](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jillwood77)\ **Replies:** 143\ **Last updated:** [April 7, 2021, 4:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-deep-state-or-cabal-spelling-corrected-that-is-controlling-the-government/938336 "2021-04-07T16:11:17Z")
Is there a deep state or cobel that is controlling the government? Yes controlling both parties? The reason I ask is many threads here talk about political lobbying the act of giving money to politicians. And the politic… --- ## [Things you loved as a kid that you still love as an old person](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-you-loved-as-a-kid-that-you-still-love-as-an-old-person/985565)
**Author:** [@Cheesesteak](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cheesesteak)\ **Replies:** 136\ **Last updated:** [June 16, 2024, 4:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-you-loved-as-a-kid-that-you-still-love-as-an-old-person/985565 "2024-06-16T04:15:30Z")
I was in my car listening to songs on Spotify when Foreplay/Long Time came on. It’s one of Boston’s hits from their first album. I remember listening to that album on my 2-XL when I was like 7 years old. I stole my olde… --- ## [Ohio 2004 election records illegally destroyed/missing](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ohio-2004-election-records-illegally-destroyed-missing/413860)
**Author:** [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)\ **Replies:** 117\ **Last updated:** [August 11, 2007, 6:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ohio-2004-election-records-illegally-destroyed-missing/413860 "2007-08-11T06:36:52Z")
Story here. The 2004 election results, having been accepted, cannot be overturned, of course. Is this pure carelessness, or is somebody trying to frustrate future historians? --- ## [What's the earliest acceptable time of day to use outdoor power tools?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-earliest-acceptable-time-of-day-to-use-outdoor-power-tools/361772)
**Author:** [@Infovore](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Infovore)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [November 21, 2012, 5:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-earliest-acceptable-time-of-day-to-use-outdoor-power-tools/361772 "2012-11-21T17:40:37Z")
I’ve been having an ongoing debate with the Spouse (one of two debates–I’ll post the other one in a separate thread) about what’s the earliest time, usually on weekends, that’s acceptable to use powered items like weedwh… --- ## [How about I break your tiny little fingers, gas station boy?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-about-i-break-your-tiny-little-fingers-gas-station-boy/344914)
**Author:** [@levdrakon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/levdrakon)\ **Replies:** 83\ **Last updated:** [February 21, 2006, 10:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-about-i-break-your-tiny-little-fingers-gas-station-boy/344914 "2006-02-21T22:46:35Z")
So I run down to the local gas station for a couple things. It’s a gas station. Sure there are a few people out there getting gas. I’m the only one in the store portion. I grab a couple things. The total is $13 something… --- ## [GLEE 5/11 Episode: Laryngitis \[Open Spoilers\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/glee-5-11-episode-laryngitis-open-spoilers/539159)
**Author:** [@melodyharmonius](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/melodyharmonius)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [May 18, 2010, 6:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/glee-5-11-episode-laryngitis-open-spoilers/539159 "2010-05-18T18:02:36Z")
So this week in Gleedom: \[ul\] \[li\]Puck has to shave his head and loses his cool cred so he decides to hook up with Mercedes.\[/li\]\[li\]Kurt gets hurt again when his father takes Finn out again for some guy time. Kurt de… --- ## [Did/Would you marry someone with a high potential for chronic illness?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-would-you-marry-someone-with-a-high-potential-for-chronic-illness/596928)
**Author:** [@J0hn\_th\_n\_D\_oh](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/J0hn_th_n_D_oh)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [September 23, 2011, 3:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-would-you-marry-someone-with-a-high-potential-for-chronic-illness/596928 "2011-09-23T03:38:21Z")
I’ve been thinking hard lately and I think I might have to break up with my fiancee. She’s only 25, but she seems to be hospitalized about twice a year with some kind of dangerous infection. I love her, but I’m scared … --- ## [What were the best uses of your gaming dollars?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-were-the-best-uses-of-your-gaming-dollars/496867)
**Author:** [@Anaamika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anaamika)\ **Replies:** 102\ **Last updated:** [August 10, 2009, 4:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-were-the-best-uses-of-your-gaming-dollars/496867 "2009-08-10T04:52:09Z")
Based on this thread over here: What were the biggest wastes of your gaming dollars? Myself, I am only slightly ashamed to admit it’s Dungeon Keeper, the first one, on the PC. My SO has joked that if aliens were to inva… --- ## [Geneology. Anyone famous in your ancestry ?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/geneology-anyone-famous-in-your-ancestry/593589)
**Author:** [@The\_Flying\_Dutchman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Flying_Dutchman)\ **Replies:** 72\ **Last updated:** [August 29, 2011, 4:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/geneology-anyone-famous-in-your-ancestry/593589 "2011-08-29T04:20:22Z")
A cousin of my wife just came back from Iceland with 90 copied pages of geneology records to show that my wife has as an ancester Harold Wartooth, king of Sweden, Denmark, Norway and the historical northern German provi… --- ## [Stupid GVWR question for truck people](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-gvwr-question-for-truck-people/538342)
**Author:** [@Gatopescado](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gatopescado)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [December 16, 2010, 7:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-gvwr-question-for-truck-people/538342 "2010-12-16T07:13:40Z")
So, how conservative are manufacturers GVWR ratings? Lets say the factory says you have a payload (slide in camper, specifically) of 2200lbs and a GVWR of 8800. The curb weight is listed around 4600-5000lbs (depending on… --- ## [Was the Bible banned in Nazi Germany?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-the-bible-banned-in-nazi-germany/6925)
**Author:** [@Elmer\_J.Fudd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elmer_J.Fudd)\ **Replies:** 95\ **Last updated:** [May 22, 2023, 1:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-the-bible-banned-in-nazi-germany/6925 "2023-05-22T01:35:43Z")
I was flipping through a book called “100 Banned Books”. In the section on “Mein Kampf” is this line: It goes on to quote several points from Nazi crank Alfred Rosenberg’s “30 points” (1942) proposal for a National Rei… --- ## [80's SNL joke: chocolate babies](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/80s-snl-joke-chocolate-babies/234236)
**Author:** [@Mr.Blue\_Sky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Blue_Sky)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [March 15, 2004, 7:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/80s-snl-joke-chocolate-babies/234236 "2004-03-15T19:18:16Z")
I was watching an old SNL (the one they show at 3am after the new show) and it was from the mid 80’s. The sketch was “Jackie Rogers, Jr., $100,000 Jackpot Wad” - a Password-based game show. You had Billy Crystal as Samm… --- ## [Falling Skies - Season 3 thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/falling-skies-season-3-thread/660586)
**Author:** [@Tangent](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tangent)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [July 2, 2014, 2:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/falling-skies-season-3-thread/660586 "2014-07-02T02:06:12Z")
Season 3 of Falling Skies debuts tonight on TNT. Two 1-hour long episodes will air back-to-back tonight. Check your DVR’s! When we last left the series: A group of rebel skitters had formed a tentative alliance with t… --- ## [Who do you think will most likely be the next President? (Read OP before voting)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-do-you-think-will-most-likely-be-the-next-president-read-op-before-voting/738608)
**Author:** [@Happy\_Fun\_Ball](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Happy_Fun_Ball)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [December 2, 2015, 7:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-do-you-think-will-most-likely-be-the-next-president-read-op-before-voting/738608 "2015-12-02T19:26:15Z")
Let’s play a game. Vote for the 3 people who you think are most likely going to be the next President of the United States. For instance, I believe the race will come down to Rubio vs. Clinton, so these two will be my … --- ## [Can't you put down the frickin cell phone for 1 minute?????](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cant-you-put-down-the-frickin-cell-phone-for-1-minute/509498)
**Author:** [@SweetLucy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SweetLucy)\ **Replies:** 61\ **Last updated:** [September 12, 2009, 2:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cant-you-put-down-the-frickin-cell-phone-for-1-minute/509498 "2009-09-12T14:07:39Z")
I don’t know if this is more prevalent among women than among men- being female, I only hear one side of the story. Too many folks can’t seem to part with their dang cell phone for 1 minute, and it’s like the whole world… --- ## [What would US-Japanese relations be like if Godzilla were real?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-us-japanese-relations-be-like-if-godzilla-were-real/504999)
**Author:** [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [August 4, 2009, 11:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-us-japanese-relations-be-like-if-godzilla-were-real/504999 "2009-08-04T23:32:43Z")
In GD, there is a discussion going on about a hypothetical US-UK schism and its effect on the world. Someone brought up the issue of whose side Japan would take, inspiring this post: I have no bone in the aforemention… --- ## [What's the best way to handle being in unrequited love with a dear friend?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-best-way-to-handle-being-in-unrequited-love-with-a-dear-friend/696675)
**Author:** [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [August 31, 2014, 7:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-best-way-to-handle-being-in-unrequited-love-with-a-dear-friend/696675 "2014-08-31T07:57:05Z")
A week or two I posted a hypo about a magical cure for unrequited love. I’m not gonna link to that thread because I’m too lazy to search for it, and anyway most of it’s irrelevant. What is relevant is remarks made by a f… --- ## [Fuck you, bastard from IT](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fuck-you-bastard-from-it/546651)
**Author:** [@amanset](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/amanset)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [July 16, 2010, 1:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fuck-you-bastard-from-it/546651 "2010-07-16T13:46:41Z")
I had a meeting scheduled with a guy in IT today to discuss a possible promotion for him. Unfortunately I had a pretty important personal issue to deal with which meant I had to leave the office for a while. I didn’t hav… --- ## [Top 5 battles that changed the course of history](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/top-5-battles-that-changed-the-course-of-history/337822)
**Author:** [@XT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/XT)\ **Replies:** 104\ **Last updated:** [January 9, 2006, 3:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/top-5-battles-that-changed-the-course-of-history/337822 "2006-01-09T15:36:24Z")
Was watching a show on the History Channel tonight where they discussed the top 5 battles that changed the course of modern Western History (I think they chose a post-Roman time frame, though nearly every battle was ‘mod… --- ## [Foods that cannot be eaten right off the tree/vine/stalk](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/foods-that-cannot-be-eaten-right-off-the-tree-vine-stalk/333593)
**Author:** [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)\ **Replies:** 67\ **Last updated:** [December 5, 2005, 12:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/foods-that-cannot-be-eaten-right-off-the-tree-vine-stalk/333593 "2005-12-05T12:04:21Z")
I’ve read, occasionally, that olives right off the tree are inedible; they need to be pickled in brine before they’re fit to eat. The Wikipedia article on olives – http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Olive\_(fruit) – makes no m… --- ## [First legal male prostitute in Nevada quits.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/first-legal-male-prostitute-in-nevada-quits/535370)
**Author:** [@Harmonious\_Discord](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Harmonious_Discord)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [April 11, 2010, 6:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/first-legal-male-prostitute-in-nevada-quits/535370 "2010-04-11T06:14:22Z")
Article In 3 months Markus Destin had fewer than 10 paying customers. His replacement Y. Not has about matched him. I thought people that read the original thread from a couple months ago would like to know he already q… --- ## [The Milky Way's halo is curved spacetime](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-milky-ways-halo-is-curved-spacetime/687565)
**Author:** [@mpc755](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mpc755)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [May 3, 2014, 6:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-milky-ways-halo-is-curved-spacetime/687565 "2014-05-03T18:38:19Z")
Aether has mass. Aether physically occupies three dimensional space. Aether is physically displaced by the particles of matter which exist in it and move through it. Displaced aether pushes back and exerts inward pressur… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1388&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1390&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)