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**Author:** [@Lumpy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lumpy)\ **Replies:** 66\ **Last updated:** [March 1, 2011, 5:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-tv-could-show-anything/572632 "2011-03-01T05:16:13Z")
What are some concepts that would make great television but would push the boundaries too far for what’s considered acceptable? Not just porn of either the sex or violence varieites, but unrestricted graphic realism wher… --- ## [Assume that Trump colluded with Russia](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/assume-that-trump-colluded-with-russia/808060)
**Author:** [@Snowboarder\_Bo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snowboarder_Bo)\ **Replies:** 110\ **Last updated:** [February 9, 2018, 9:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/assume-that-trump-colluded-with-russia/808060 "2018-02-09T21:22:01Z")
Let’s assume that Trump (and his campaign) DID in fact collude with Russia. All of it is true, is the starting point for this discussion. How should the FBI have handled it and what should be done? --- ## [Woman caught on tape beating her daughter (Not for the squeamish)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/woman-caught-on-tape-beating-her-daughter-not-for-the-squeamish/128777)
**Author:** [@MsRobyn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MsRobyn)\ **Replies:** 81\ **Last updated:** [October 2, 2002, 3:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/woman-caught-on-tape-beating-her-daughter-not-for-the-squeamish/128777 "2002-10-02T15:24:06Z")
Last night, I was watching the late-night news when the station ran footage of a woman taking her daughter to the car and then punching the little girl in the face at least a dozen times. She did look around first to se… --- ## [stranded versus solid ground wire](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stranded-versus-solid-ground-wire/395735)
**Author:** [@QUACKERSTACKER](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/QUACKERSTACKER)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [July 5, 2016, 3:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stranded-versus-solid-ground-wire/395735 "2016-07-05T15:30:50Z")
which is better, stranded or solid ground wire for bonding and grounded applications? --- ## [Was "The House of the Rising Sun" A Gay Brothel?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-the-house-of-the-rising-sun-a-gay-brothel/596293)
**Author:** [@ralph124c](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ralph124c)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [September 19, 2011, 8:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-the-house-of-the-rising-sun-a-gay-brothel/596293 "2011-09-19T20:02:20Z")
I happened to hear a disco version of the song yesterday-never knew what the song was describing. But anyway, the singer is saying that “it’s been the ruin of many a poor boy-and God, I know, I’m one”. Now, it is hard … --- ## [Most powerful homemade explosive](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-powerful-homemade-explosive/673103)
**Author:** [@Qwertol](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qwertol)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [November 6, 2013, 12:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-powerful-homemade-explosive/673103 "2013-11-06T00:40:09Z")
What is the most powerful explosive you can make at home with commonly available materials? --- ## [What the heck is the Wikipedia background image?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-the-heck-is-the-wikipedia-background-image/425840)
**Author:** [@Sal\_Ammoniac](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sal_Ammoniac)\ **Replies:** 107\ **Last updated:** [November 20, 2007, 1:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-the-heck-is-the-wikipedia-background-image/425840 "2007-11-20T01:44:03Z")
Ever noticed how when you click a Wikipedia link, this weird background image appears for a second before the text covers it? I’ve been racking my brains trying to figure out what it is. I even went to the trouble to m… --- ## [Why is marijuana still illegal?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-marijuana-still-illegal/280255)
**Author:** [@saluki\_fan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/saluki_fan)\ **Replies:** 138\ **Last updated:** [January 2, 2005, 12:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-marijuana-still-illegal/280255 "2005-01-02T12:42:06Z")
We’ve all heard the arguments as to why we should legalize marijuana, but now I’m more interested into why the legalization process hasn’t gove father (not that there aren’t states like California and Alasksa reforming t… --- ## [Top 5 Hot Women from the 80's, & where they rank now. Share yours.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/top-5-hot-women-from-the-80s-where-they-rank-now-share-yours/340242)
**Author:** [@Philster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Philster)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [January 17, 2006, 9:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/top-5-hot-women-from-the-80s-where-they-rank-now-share-yours/340242 "2006-01-17T21:10:40Z")
Phoebie Cates (Still pretty hot) Heather Locklear (Amazing still) Christi Brinkley (Not bad now) Kelly LeBrock (Heard she got a little plump) Suzanna Hoffs of the Bangles (Still cute) Honorable Mention: Carrie Fish… --- ## [I pit non polar](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-non-polar/262145)
**Author:** [@Ryan\_Liam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ryan_Liam)\ **Replies:** 114\ **Last updated:** [August 30, 2004, 11:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-non-polar/262145 "2004-08-30T23:24:47Z")
for this This is beyond fucking stupid. (I know I’ve been on the fringes too, but this takes the cake) Hey non polar maybe you can explain how peaceful he was to all those Jews he murdered, oh wait, he wasn’t the per… --- ## [Why would someone choose gun ownership over their own well-being?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-would-someone-choose-gun-ownership-over-their-own-well-being/820199)
**Author:** [@Akaj](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Akaj)\ **Replies:** 105\ **Last updated:** [August 29, 2018, 8:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-would-someone-choose-gun-ownership-over-their-own-well-being/820199 "2018-08-29T08:02:11Z")
Not looking for a debate on the 2nd Amendment here, or even about gun ownership in general. I just want insight into a friend’s decision that I find utterly baffling. My friend has severe, chronic back pain from a long-… --- ## [How long should beer last before it skunks?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-long-should-beer-last-before-it-skunks/152151)
**Author:** [@Cubsfan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cubsfan)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [February 4, 2003, 8:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-long-should-beer-last-before-it-skunks/152151 "2003-02-04T20:13:31Z")
I am not a huge drinker but am concernec about something. I will buy a 6 pack on a Friday. If I don’t get around to drinking it it will be skunked by the next weeked. Everytime. Is this too fast? How long does yours kee… --- ## [Why is lie detector technology not considered viable in a USA court of law?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-lie-detector-technology-not-considered-viable-in-a-usa-court-of-law/968764)
**Author:** [@SmartBulbInc](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SmartBulbInc)\ **Replies:** 134\ **Last updated:** [September 3, 2022, 10:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-lie-detector-technology-not-considered-viable-in-a-usa-court-of-law/968764 "2022-09-03T22:44:55Z")
It honestly doesn’t make much sense to me. Here we have this awesome technology that is able to literally tell whether a defendant is lying or not. Why aren’t using it for anything? The only two arguments in support of b… --- ## [Nosy people at work](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nosy-people-at-work/498881)
**Author:** [@Incubus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Incubus)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [June 10, 2009, 4:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nosy-people-at-work/498881 "2009-06-10T16:20:04Z")
:pAt my job, we have a ‘driver’s room’ where bus drivers congregate to get their schedules for the day, find out their assignments, sit point (being on-call) and generally socialize. Its like your typical office break ro… --- ## [Going Metric? When/how did it start?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/going-metric-when-how-did-it-start/445144)
**Author:** [@Jinx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jinx)\ **Replies:** 127\ **Last updated:** [April 17, 2008, 6:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/going-metric-when-how-did-it-start/445144 "2008-04-17T18:39:16Z")
We take for granted that Europe was always metric, but this is not true. When and how did these independent nations get unified under the metric system? And, was it phased in? (It’s amazing they could all agree to do … --- ## [I despise the term: "African American" (It's a medical terminology thing)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-despise-the-term-african-american-its-a-medical-terminology-thing/604218)
**Author:** [@armedmonkey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/armedmonkey)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [November 29, 2011, 5:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-despise-the-term-african-american-its-a-medical-terminology-thing/604218 "2011-11-29T17:35:58Z")
I hate the term because it’s bled over into medicine and the term screws up etiology and epidemiology. Some of you may know that I have a BS in molec. bio. and have gone back to school to be a RN. This is what my medi… --- ## [Why does oatmeal come in a round box?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-oatmeal-come-in-a-round-box/657900)
**Author:** [@jtur88](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jtur88)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [May 16, 2013, 5:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-oatmeal-come-in-a-round-box/657900 "2013-05-16T17:36:44Z")
Cylindrical boxes of Oats probably wastes a few cents a box, considering that warehouse, truck cargo and shelf space costs money, and the cylindrical box is an inefficient user of space. Plus, probably a higher cost … --- ## [Actors/Actresses You Hate?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/actors-actresses-you-hate/445428)
**Author:** [@Jinx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jinx)\ **Replies:** 107\ **Last updated:** [April 20, 2008, 10:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/actors-actresses-you-hate/445428 "2008-04-20T10:08:04Z")
It is only fitting that I start this thread. I bet everyone hates at least one person in Hollywood, and I don’t mean as-in a jealous hatred. I mean, you simply cannot stand the person’s lack of acting ability or someth… --- ## [New Watership Down Film To Be Made](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-watership-down-film-to-be-made/716176)
**Author:** [@Freudian\_Slit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Freudian_Slit)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [April 21, 2015, 4:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-watership-down-film-to-be-made/716176 "2015-04-21T16:18:04Z")
I’m rereading Watership Down for the hrairth time, and I just found out they’re making another film out of it. The BBC is remaking it, with CGI. I’m not sure whether to be scared or intrigued… --- ## [When am I supposed to used the highbeam?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-am-i-supposed-to-used-the-highbeam/501416)
**Author:** [@wisernow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wisernow)\ **Replies:** 78\ **Last updated:** [July 5, 2009, 11:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-am-i-supposed-to-used-the-highbeam/501416 "2009-07-05T23:54:55Z")
I have been wondering about this for quite some time. When can I use the highbeam of my car headlights? I know they are not supposed to be used in town driving, especially when you have traffic from the opposite directi… --- ## [how do you windows users put up with this?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-windows-users-put-up-with-this/292811)
**Author:** [@MacTech](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MacTech)\ **Replies:** 122\ **Last updated:** [March 6, 2005, 5:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-windows-users-put-up-with-this/292811 "2005-03-06T17:50:55Z")
(Disclaimer, the following is incoherent rambling from a rabid Mac Fanatic, so bear this in mind when reading, i know my views about pc’s are horribly distorted, so don’t bother telling me that, i already know that and f… --- ## [Music videos with a high 'How did they do that' factor?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/music-videos-with-a-high-how-did-they-do-that-factor/426480)
**Author:** [@ianzin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ianzin)\ **Replies:** 87\ **Last updated:** [June 27, 2008, 10:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/music-videos-with-a-high-how-did-they-do-that-factor/426480 "2008-06-27T10:44:27Z")
Can you suggest examples of music videos (or other short form videos) that have a high ‘how did they do that’ factor? Videos featuring clever optical or digital effects, or ingenious trick photography, or just highly cre… --- ## [Hispanics and "shave and a haircut"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hispanics-and-shave-and-a-haircut/196886)
**Author:** [@elmwood](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elmwood)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [August 25, 2003, 11:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hispanics-and-shave-and-a-haircut/196886 "2003-08-25T23:29:16Z")
I’ve always heard that you should never use a “shave and a haircut” (“dum-de-de-dum-dum . . . dum-dum”) knock around Hispanics, because they find it to be extremely offensive. I’m wondering … why? What’s so offensive a… --- ## [Who invented the concept of zero?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-invented-the-concept-of-zero/373073)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [September 22, 2006, 5:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-invented-the-concept-of-zero/373073 "2006-09-22T17:34:38Z")
Some say Babylonian & Indian civilization, some say Arabic civilization, some say Olmec. Who’s the earliest user of the zero? --- ## [Cars up on blocks -- why?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cars-up-on-blocks-why/8270)
**Author:** [@davidw](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/davidw)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [March 7, 2000, 11:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cars-up-on-blocks-why/8270 "2000-03-07T23:55:00Z")
We’ve all seen the front yards with the broken down cars up on cinder blocks. But why remove the tires and put the cars on blocks? I never understood that. --- ## [Kel Varnsen - Latex Division, you scare the living fuck outta me.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kel-varnsen-latex-division-you-scare-the-living-fuck-outta-me/279486)
**Author:** [@Biggirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biggirl)\ **Replies:** 79\ **Last updated:** [December 23, 2004, 5:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kel-varnsen-latex-division-you-scare-the-living-fuck-outta-me/279486 "2004-12-23T17:12:11Z")
Not really a pitting as much as an acknowledgment that I am talking about you behind your back. And I don’t like to do that. Here are a few of the things that I was saying about you and why I find you scarier than a tube… --- ## [What will it take for Senate Dems to be willing to break a filibuster?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-will-it-take-for-senate-dems-to-be-willing-to-break-a-filibuster/525857)
**Author:** [@Strassia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Strassia)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [January 29, 2010, 12:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-will-it-take-for-senate-dems-to-be-willing-to-break-a-filibuster/525857 "2010-01-29T00:30:59Z")
Even allowing for the Senator from MA and the more blue dog Dems, there should still be 51 or more Senators who would vote for the House version of the HCR bill. All it would take is the fortitude to wait out a filibust… --- ## [Goddammit, teach your daughters to not scream all the fucking time!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/goddammit-teach-your-daughters-to-not-scream-all-the-fucking-time/705798)
**Author:** [@Mister\_Rik](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mister_Rik)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [November 29, 2014, 5:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/goddammit-teach-your-daughters-to-not-scream-all-the-fucking-time/705798 "2014-11-29T05:13:12Z")
So tonight I’m sitting here in front of my computer, when all of a sudden I hear this loud female screaming outside my apartment. It sounded to me like some woman was getting the shit kicked out of her. Given that my imm… --- ## [Airline selling empty, paid-for, seat](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/airline-selling-empty-paid-for-seat/791408)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 80\ **Last updated:** [July 24, 2017, 6:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/airline-selling-empty-paid-for-seat/791408 "2017-07-24T18:07:21Z")
Ann Coulter is angry, because Delta Airlines sold the empty seat she’d paid for to another passenger. When airlines are overbooked, they can bump passengers from a flight. Recently, a family was kicked off of a flight … --- ## [High School Reunions](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/high-school-reunions/542735)
**Author:** [@Jinx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jinx)\ **Replies:** 85\ **Last updated:** [June 17, 2010, 10:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/high-school-reunions/542735 "2010-06-17T10:17:32Z")
Maybe most people look forward to their high school reunions. I look forward to their passing. Do you feel like I do? Am I the only one who feels this way? Most ironically, I am quite the nostaligic type. Yet, a lot… --- ## [Sinn Fein's refusal to take its seats in the British House of Commons](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sinn-feins-refusal-to-take-its-seats-in-the-british-house-of-commons/788516)
**Author:** [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [August 9, 2019, 6:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sinn-feins-refusal-to-take-its-seats-in-the-british-house-of-commons/788516 "2019-08-09T06:31:30Z")
A previous related thread: Why do people vote for MPs who they know won't participate? - Factual Questions - Straight Dope Message Board Even given the narrow general election results yesterday, Sinn Fein will again … --- ## [Is deliberately killing an opposed military leader assassination?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-deliberately-killing-an-opposed-military-leader-assassination/532444)
**Author:** [@runcible\_spoon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/runcible_spoon)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [March 27, 2010, 7:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-deliberately-killing-an-opposed-military-leader-assassination/532444 "2010-03-27T19:46:37Z")
Over in the thread on Japanese generals in WWII, there’s been a bit of discussion on whether or not the US’s killing of Yamamoto qualifies as assassination. And by discussion I mean I think it is, and everyone else does… --- ## [Alternative uses for toaster?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alternative-uses-for-toaster/597006)
**Author:** [@DCnDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DCnDC)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [September 24, 2011, 1:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alternative-uses-for-toaster/597006 "2011-09-24T01:33:58Z")
A traditional slotted toaster: a decidedly nonversatile appliance; it’s fantastic at what it’s specifically designed for, but otherwise seemingly useless. In short, it toasts foodstuffs, specifically foodstuffs that are… --- ## [fluiddruid what the hell round two](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fluiddruid-what-the-hell-round-two/339693)
**Author:** [@Contrapuntal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Contrapuntal)\ **Replies:** 117\ **Last updated:** [January 25, 2006, 11:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fluiddruid-what-the-hell-round-two/339693 "2006-01-25T23:52:58Z")
So I open a thread toask you to explain your ham-handed moderating in this thread and you close that one without offering any explanation other than to repeat your mantra ‘this has gone on long enough.’ 100 posts? What… --- ## [Why are NFL games on Sundays (and not Saturdays)?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-nfl-games-on-sundays-and-not-saturdays/566256)
**Author:** [@Nayna](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nayna)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [January 4, 2011, 2:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-nfl-games-on-sundays-and-not-saturdays/566256 "2011-01-04T02:28:48Z")
Why are college football games (generally) on Saturdays and NFL football games (generally) on Sundays? I figure there’s some sort of reason (advertising?), but haven’t found even the question, let alone an answer, in my… --- ## [How Many Movies Do You Watch IN THE THEATRE?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-movies-do-you-watch-in-the-theatre/559866)
**Author:** [@RickJay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RickJay)\ **Replies:** 80\ **Last updated:** [November 10, 2010, 4:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-movies-do-you-watch-in-the-theatre/559866 "2010-11-10T04:08:26Z")
How often do you actually go to a cinema to watch a movie? That is, how many movies do you see in a multiplex, movie theatre, or other form of screening? We’'re NOT talking about watching movies in private homes here. … --- ## [Why is it so hard to get a haircut on sunday?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-it-so-hard-to-get-a-haircut-on-sunday/28360)
**Author:** [@Mr.Cynical](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Cynical)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [August 15, 2000, 9:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-it-so-hard-to-get-a-haircut-on-sunday/28360 "2000-08-15T09:19:29Z")
Seriously. Is there a law on the books that says that no hair stylist/barber shall work on Sunday, except for by special appointment? I want my hair cut. I just decided this about an hour ago. I want it done now. I am … --- ## [Did you know 90% of your personality is formed by the time you reach five years old?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-you-know-90-of-your-personality-is-formed-by-the-time-you-reach-five-years-old/675221)
**Author:** [@Mr\_Quatro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr_Quatro)\ **Replies:** 61\ **Last updated:** [December 5, 2013, 3:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-you-know-90-of-your-personality-is-formed-by-the-time-you-reach-five-years-old/675221 "2013-12-05T03:09:18Z")
A lot of studies have been done on this with some saying three years old and even one report saying at seven years old, but most people that study these things think that the age of five is going to be you for life. Goo… --- ## [Do People Really Work 80 Hour Weeks?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-people-really-work-80-hour-weeks/105008)
**Author:** [@Surreal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Surreal)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [April 23, 2002, 9:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-people-really-work-80-hour-weeks/105008 "2002-04-23T21:59:05Z")
Is it really that common for people to work 70 or 80-hour weeks? I hear this claim made a lot but I’m skeptical. Are these people full of it? Do they do some kind of ‘creative accounting’ when they figure the amount of … --- ## [Mayonnaise-covered turkey](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mayonnaise-covered-turkey/641631)
**Author:** [@DCnDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DCnDC)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [November 26, 2012, 2:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mayonnaise-covered-turkey/641631 "2012-11-26T02:01:14Z")
Yesterday at work my GF overheard a conversation during lunch regarding roasting a turkey, and one of her coworkers, a woman originally from Georgia and very southern, was explaining her method of covering the turkey in … --- ## [Man that song is hot!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/man-that-song-is-hot/543417)
**Author:** [@Enright3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Enright3)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [June 20, 2010, 12:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/man-that-song-is-hot/543417 "2010-06-20T00:39:41Z")
Inspired by this threadI thought I’d do a little unofficial poll about what songs you think are sexy or hot? Before I ever even knew what Bobby Gentry looked like, I’d listen to Son Of A Preacher Man and think I hope th… --- ## [Heads-up for Simpsons Fans](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/heads-up-for-simpsons-fans/626405)
**Author:** [@Eutychus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eutychus)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [July 21, 2012, 11:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/heads-up-for-simpsons-fans/626405 "2012-07-21T23:50:16Z")
Barnes and Nobles currently has “Simpsons World The Ultimate Episode Guide: Seasons 1-20”, regular price $150.00 now remaindered at 14.99! http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/simpsons-world-the-ultimate-episode-guide-matt-g… --- ## [For hysterical women, I prescribe marriage](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-hysterical-women-i-prescribe-marriage/565645)
**Author:** [@Jackmannii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackmannii)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [December 30, 2010, 8:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-hysterical-women-i-prescribe-marriage/565645 "2010-12-30T20:26:31Z")
The above advice is first recorded as having come from Hippocrates, or at any rate one of the ancient medical sages. If you thought that this sort of thing was out of fashion in the age of psychotherapy and Paxil, think … --- ## [What to do, see in Atlanta?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-to-do-see-in-atlanta/652234)
**Author:** [@johnspartan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/johnspartan)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [April 9, 2013, 7:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-to-do-see-in-atlanta/652234 "2013-04-09T19:38:16Z")
This worked really nicely when we went to Boston a few years ago, so I’ll try again for a potential upcoming trip… TheMrs.&I are (likely) headed to Atlanta in mid-May. I’ve never been, but we’ll be in Tallahassee for so… --- ## [Jehovah's Witnesses and Blood Transfusions](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jehovahs-witnesses-and-blood-transfusions/616140)
**Author:** [@dolphinboy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dolphinboy)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [March 21, 2012, 6:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jehovahs-witnesses-and-blood-transfusions/616140 "2012-03-21T18:26:26Z")
According to Wikipedia… “Jehovah’s Witnesses believe that the Bible prohibits ingesting blood and that Christians should therefore not accept blood transfusions or donate or store their own blood for transfusion. Watch T… --- ## [Stripping Card Games](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stripping-card-games/21279)
**Author:** [@Piig](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Piig)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [June 13, 2000, 2:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stripping-card-games/21279 "2000-06-13T02:45:02Z")
Why is it that poker is really the only card game that has a variation whereby losers are made to strip off an item of their clothing, hence the game “Strip Poker”? Who decided that Poker was gonna have this option and … --- ## [Measuring the grade or slope - 2 methods but who uses which?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/measuring-the-grade-or-slope-2-methods-but-who-uses-which/455804)
**Author:** [@wolf\_meister](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wolf_meister)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [July 14, 2008, 7:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/measuring-the-grade-or-slope-2-methods-but-who-uses-which/455804 "2008-07-14T07:43:36Z")
I’ve seen the grade of a road generally described as the “rise over the run times 100”. Basically, this is the definition we learned in elementary algebra except it is expressed as a percentage. So the grade of a road … --- ## [Banished, a PC city builder](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/banished-a-pc-city-builder/681780)
**Author:** [@Dave\_Hartwick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dave_Hartwick)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [November 12, 2014, 3:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/banished-a-pc-city-builder/681780 "2014-11-12T15:07:04Z")
I bring it up because I know there are builder fans here. Banished is a sandbox medieval builder. It also appears to be a one-person project. Metacritic’s pro reviews aren’t glowing, but this is a niche game. The user r… --- ## [Nitpick about Plato's Republic](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nitpick-about-platos-republic/714864)
**Author:** [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)\ **Replies:** 66\ **Last updated:** [April 4, 2015, 12:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nitpick-about-platos-republic/714864 "2015-04-04T00:16:38Z")
ISTM that Socrates, who expounds the City in Speech, would himself have no place in it. There is an official propaganda system in place to propagate the “noble lies” on which the city’s constitution is based. Art and m… --- ## [What was the most interesting book you were ever forced to read for a class?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-the-most-interesting-book-you-were-ever-forced-to-read-for-a-class/656409)
**Author:** [@Leaffan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaffan)\ **Replies:** 86\ **Last updated:** [April 26, 2013, 3:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-the-most-interesting-book-you-were-ever-forced-to-read-for-a-class/656409 "2013-04-26T15:30:26Z")
As a companion to this thread: What was the most interesting book you were ever forced to read for a class? I’m voting for “Mutiny on the Bounty.” I loved that book. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1389&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1391&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)