# Top **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1399&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:** 1400 --- ## [Ask the interviewer](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-interviewer/528882)
**Author:** [@msmith537](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/msmith537)\ **Replies:** 61\ **Last updated:** [March 5, 2010, 10:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-interviewer/528882 "2010-03-05T22:15:55Z")
A little background. I’m a manager in one of the Big-4 accounting/consulting firms in one of their consulting practices. We’ve been interviewing college students for Intern or Analyst level (entry level) positions. At… --- ## [Stories to make a grown man cry. Not for the faint of heart](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stories-to-make-a-grown-man-cry-not-for-the-faint-of-heart/353747)
**Author:** [@outlierrn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/outlierrn)\ **Replies:** 64\ **Last updated:** [May 2, 2006, 12:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stories-to-make-a-grown-man-cry-not-for-the-faint-of-heart/353747 "2006-05-02T12:08:34Z")
So, your SDMB medical professionals are starting a thread to swap stories that are messy, depressing or just plain criminal enter at your own risk So I’ll start with something moderate Back when I was working PICU, an… --- ## [The Lie of College Athletics and Money](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-lie-of-college-athletics-and-money/449414)
**Author:** [@Bronto\_Boy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bronto_Boy)\ **Replies:** 109\ **Last updated:** [May 19, 2008, 4:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-lie-of-college-athletics-and-money/449414 "2008-05-19T16:56:00Z")
Well the NCAA has finally admitted what everyone knew all along. College sports run at a deficit and are supported internal university funding. Story is at http://chronicle.com/daily/2008/05/2839n.htm which reports th… --- ## [Collounsbury/Jack Chick](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/collounsbury-jack-chick/169594)
**Author:** [@The\_Flying\_Dutchman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Flying_Dutchman)\ **Replies:** 109\ **Last updated:** [April 23, 2003, 6:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/collounsbury-jack-chick/169594 "2003-04-23T06:37:04Z")
\*bolding mine I find it amusing that someone could challenge the credentials of a religion that chooses to identify itself as Islamic. Seems to me that we have shades of Jack Chick here, widely accused for confronting… --- ## [Has Israel ever specified its own limits?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-israel-ever-specified-its-own-limits/497951)
**Author:** [@Valteron](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Valteron)\ **Replies:** 90\ **Last updated:** [June 2, 2009, 2:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-israel-ever-specified-its-own-limits/497951 "2009-06-02T14:34:06Z")
Okay, I realize that when it comes to getting a hot debate going, Israel is right up there with gay marriage, and the funny thing about the question in my thread title is that it is NOT, repeat, NOT in any way meant to b… --- ## [24: Season 8: Episodes 1-2 (4:00pm - 6:00pm) Season Premiere!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/24-season-8-episodes-1-2-4-00pm-6-00pm-season-premiere/525279)
**Author:** [@Monstre](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Monstre)\ **Replies:** 60\ **Last updated:** [January 19, 2010, 8:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/24-season-8-episodes-1-2-4-00pm-6-00pm-season-premiere/525279 "2010-01-19T20:26:14Z")
FAQ Bauer (aka Thread Rules) 1) What can be discussed in plain text, unboxed? A: Any events in episodes, once aired on the east coast – as well as any speculation based on these already-aired events. 2) What should I … --- ## [An engineer's dream vacation - where would you go?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/an-engineers-dream-vacation-where-would-you-go/679485)
**Author:** [@Tastes\_of\_Chocolate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tastes_of_Chocolate)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [January 27, 2014, 7:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/an-engineers-dream-vacation-where-would-you-go/679485 "2014-01-27T19:32:45Z")
Every once in a while, my SO and I will visit someplace that appeals to our geeky/engineering sides. A few years ago, it was the long tour of Hoover Dam. Once, it was a tour of the inner workings of a major league ball p… --- ## [Single taste bud suicide (The horrid pain!)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/single-taste-bud-suicide-the-horrid-pain/259706)
**Author:** [@Frumpy\_Jones](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frumpy_Jones)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [August 14, 2004, 11:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/single-taste-bud-suicide-the-horrid-pain/259706 "2004-08-14T23:48:48Z")
Alright. Searched the archives and the boards, and have found nothing on this… It all starts well-enough… you’re out, doing that thing you do, when suddenly you notice… well not ‘notice’… maybe sense? Yes. Better. Y… --- ## [Vomiting - need help fast.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vomiting-need-help-fast/485718)
**Author:** [@mr.jp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mr.jp)\ **Replies:** 73\ **Last updated:** [February 15, 2009, 8:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vomiting-need-help-fast/485718 "2009-02-15T20:59:44Z")
I need to vomit up all the contents of my stomach. How do I do this? I have tried: Putting a finger down my throat - I can feel it, but it doesn’t wotk Drinking soy - Doesn’t work Eating several cloves of garlic - wo… --- ## ["Low Winter Sun" premiers this week on AMC \[OPEN SPOILERS\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/low-winter-sun-premiers-this-week-on-amc-open-spoilers/665523)
**Author:** [@deltasigma](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/deltasigma)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [December 7, 2013, 8:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/low-winter-sun-premiers-this-week-on-amc-open-spoilers/665523 "2013-12-07T20:54:52Z")
Anyone plan to watch. Here’s a review and a quick blurb --- ## [Could/would Rand Paul really singlehandedly bring on a depression?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-would-rand-paul-really-singlehandedly-bring-on-a-depression/559285)
**Author:** [@Leaper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaper)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [November 8, 2010, 7:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-would-rand-paul-really-singlehandedly-bring-on-a-depression/559285 "2010-11-08T07:09:28Z")
Lawrence O’Donnell on CNN claimed that Rand Paul could singlehandedly drive the US into a depression by filibustering an increase in the debt ceiling. This, he claims, would destroy the nation’s credit rating and lead t… --- ## [Opinions on flat-top range (electric radiant glass)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/opinions-on-flat-top-range-electric-radiant-glass/458129)
**Author:** [@gigi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gigi)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [August 2, 2008, 4:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/opinions-on-flat-top-range-electric-radiant-glass/458129 "2008-08-02T04:18:17Z")
I’m thinking of getting a new free-standing range and being something of a clumsy slob when cooking, I thought a flat glass radiant heat top might be the way to go. I’m tired of removing the coils and cleaning, and gett… --- ## [Turboprop: Flown on one? Tell me about it.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/turboprop-flown-on-one-tell-me-about-it/558198)
**Author:** [@vivalostwages](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/vivalostwages)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [October 27, 2010, 3:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/turboprop-flown-on-one-tell-me-about-it/558198 "2010-10-27T03:31:06Z")
I’m thinking of visiting some fam in Prescott, AZ, and there are flights on Great Lakes airlines out of Ontario, CA, to Prescott Municipal airport. It would be much more direct than trying to get to the nearest large cit… --- ## [CA single-payer costs](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ca-single-payer-costs/787240)
**Author:** [@Okrahoma](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Okrahoma)\ **Replies:** 70\ **Last updated:** [June 13, 2017, 5:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ca-single-payer-costs/787240 "2017-06-13T17:29:13Z")
So - to implement “single payer” in California (and that’s without taking into account the dreaded “medical migration” costs that posters here like to mention whenever single-state single payer solutions are mentioned)… --- ## [I may have contributed to someone getting fired.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-may-have-contributed-to-someone-getting-fired/688634)
**Author:** [@Ca3799](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ca3799)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [May 20, 2014, 1:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-may-have-contributed-to-someone-getting-fired/688634 "2014-05-20T01:13:47Z")
So a new girl started working at my place a couple of months ago. We don’t work in the same department but see each other in the smoking area. She is friendly and chatty, and bums cigarettes from me a fair amount. Somet… --- ## [Hatii News Coverage](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hatii-news-coverage/524945)
**Author:** [@DanBlather](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DanBlather)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [January 26, 2010, 2:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hatii-news-coverage/524945 "2010-01-26T02:23:40Z")
As far as I can tell from the news, the major victims of the earthquake in Haiti are east coast American girls who may have been trapped in rubble, The big story, of course, is what the parents first thoughts were when … --- ## [Bumble Bee tuna plant worker cooked to death](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bumble-bee-tuna-plant-worker-cooked-to-death/637702)
**Author:** [@Tangent](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tangent)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [October 16, 2012, 12:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bumble-bee-tuna-plant-worker-cooked-to-death/637702 "2012-10-16T12:17:08Z")
Bumble Bee tuna plant employee dies after accidentally being cooked in oven :eek: What a horrible way to go! --- ## [What jobs have been eliminated due to automation.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-jobs-have-been-eliminated-due-to-automation/838588)
**Author:** [@Mcmechanic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mcmechanic)\ **Replies:** 85\ **Last updated:** [September 13, 2019, 10:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-jobs-have-been-eliminated-due-to-automation/838588 "2019-09-13T22:59:06Z")
From the recent threads on automation, I’m wanting to compile a list of jobs that have been eliminated due to automation. Why? No reason, just think it’ll be fun. Now I’m talking about completely eliminated where it no l… --- ## [Can infared led's really defeat security cameras?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-infared-leds-really-defeat-security-cameras/681080)
**Author:** [@dstarfire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dstarfire)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [February 12, 2014, 1:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-infared-leds-really-defeat-security-cameras/681080 "2014-02-12T13:36:23Z")
In one tv show, a thief activates a bunch of infared leds that are built into his hat. This creates the equivalent of a very bright light (that blocks your view of anything beyond it) that’s only visible to the security … --- ## [How do you feel about your job?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-feel-about-your-job/584271)
**Author:** [@rhubarbarin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rhubarbarin)\ **Replies:** 61\ **Last updated:** [June 7, 2011, 3:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-feel-about-your-job/584271 "2011-06-07T15:12:28Z")
‘Job’ defined as what you are paid to do for a living. There are many exceptions in the poll. If you have more than one job, like me, rate the one that you financially depend on most. --- ## [How long does it take for a body to start stinking up the neighborhood?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-long-does-it-take-for-a-body-to-start-stinking-up-the-neighborhood/590113)
**Author:** [@Washoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Washoe)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [July 24, 2011, 8:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-long-does-it-take-for-a-body-to-start-stinking-up-the-neighborhood/590113 "2011-07-24T20:41:37Z")
I just noticed that my neighbor hasn’t picked up her mail in about three days. My roommate reports seeing her about three days ago working in her yard, but hasn’t seen her since. She’s in her early 80s and has a ton of m… --- ## [Casino Royale: What a TURD!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/casino-royale-what-a-turd/405469)
**Author:** [@ralph124c](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ralph124c)\ **Replies:** 111\ **Last updated:** [May 29, 2007, 5:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/casino-royale-what-a-turd/405469 "2007-05-29T17:25:42Z")
I just saw this POS-it really is the nadir of the Bond genre. first of all-utterly formulaic-you know EXACTLY what is going to happen, at least 15 minutes in advance. Second: the guy who plays Bond is really creepy-not h… --- ## [If You Like SF, Go See Prometheus! (no open spoilers)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-sf-go-see-prometheus-no-open-spoilers/624534)
**Author:** [@Evil\_Captor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Evil_Captor)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [February 3, 2013, 9:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-sf-go-see-prometheus-no-open-spoilers/624534 "2013-02-03T09:13:09Z")
Just saw it with my wife, we both agree, that was the best damn movie EVAH! Well, maybe since Star Wars. It puts all those comic-book movies that have been showing in theaters into perspective. It occurred to me as we we… --- ## [Conversion Therapy and Minors](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/conversion-therapy-and-minors/636393)
**Author:** [@John\_Stamos\_Left\_Ear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_Stamos_Left_Ear)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [October 3, 2012, 2:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/conversion-therapy-and-minors/636393 "2012-10-03T02:57:43Z")
We can have the debate about Conversion Therapy. This is, for the few who might not be aware, when groups attempt to use therapy to “cure” homosexuals. This therapy is much better known for well-publicized failures (us… --- ## [A couple of questions about New York](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-couple-of-questions-about-new-york/539180)
**Author:** [@tdn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tdn)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [June 18, 2010, 5:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-couple-of-questions-about-new-york/539180 "2010-06-18T17:59:05Z")
Question 1: I’ve noticed that on the roofs of a lot of buildings in New York, there’s something that looks like a tank. It’s a big cylindar with a little conical hat. What’s it for? I assume it holds water. Is it a fire … --- ## [Would you die if you lost "a pound of flesh"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-die-if-you-lost-a-pound-of-flesh/558958)
**Author:** [@nagrom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nagrom)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [November 2, 2010, 7:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-die-if-you-lost-a-pound-of-flesh/558958 "2010-11-02T19:21:08Z")
I’ve been reading The Merchant of Venice lately, and I found myself wondering whether losing a pound of flesh would actually be fatal. Doctors amputate limbs all the time, and those must weigh over a pound. Or, if you’re… --- ## [What Countries Are You Favourable To?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-countries-are-you-favourable-to/575271)
**Author:** [@Qin\_Shi\_Huangdi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qin_Shi_Huangdi)\ **Replies:** 82\ **Last updated:** [April 2, 2011, 6:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-countries-are-you-favourable-to/575271 "2011-04-02T18:55:39Z")
United Kingdom-As the cultural homeland of the USA, and producer of some of the greatest literature and a mighty cultural and commerical empire. Germany-At least pre-1918 Germany. I’ve always admired the Prussians and e… --- ## [New Rules on the SDMB](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-rules-on-the-sdmb/685089)
**Author:** [@Rico](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rico)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [April 3, 2014, 10:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-rules-on-the-sdmb/685089 "2014-04-03T10:59:16Z")
Over the last year, we’ve seen many changes. Some good, some not so good. The staff has been working diligently to come up with rules to address these situations. We’re very apologetic that it took so long, but we wanted… --- ## [Colonoscopies](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/colonoscopies/659102)
**Author:** [@john\_b\_2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/john_b_2)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [June 5, 2013, 1:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/colonoscopies/659102 "2013-06-05T13:51:25Z")
Are they necessary/a good idea or a scam? I’m curious if anyone knows much about them and colon cancer in general as I’ve read conflicting reports about them,–and lots of other medical procedures–and I wonder if they’re … --- ## [Would a 10 meter/32 feet drop kill and would it render someone unconscious in the first 1 minute?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-a-10-meter-32-feet-drop-kill-and-would-it-render-someone-unconscious-in-the-first-1-minute/681980)
**Author:** [@John2166](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John2166)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [February 25, 2014, 8:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-a-10-meter-32-feet-drop-kill-and-would-it-render-someone-unconscious-in-the-first-1-minute/681980 "2014-02-25T08:13:11Z")
Curious. --- ## [Impossible for every plane to land?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/impossible-for-every-plane-to-land/79759)
**Author:** [@Alzarian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alzarian)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [September 12, 2001, 6:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/impossible-for-every-plane-to-land/79759 "2001-09-12T06:03:53Z")
I remember hearing back when the dreaded Y2K bug was gonna strike, that it would be impossible to ground every airplane at once. Is it true that there always must be planes in the air, as there is insufficient runway spa… --- ## [Dog poop in the water supply](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dog-poop-in-the-water-supply/549356)
**Author:** [@ZipperJJ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ZipperJJ)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [August 6, 2010, 11:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dog-poop-in-the-water-supply/549356 "2010-08-06T23:39:29Z")
There’s a commercial on our local radio stations urging dog owners - via a little ditty - to pick up our dog’s poop. One of the reasons the singer thinks we should pick up poop is to keep it out of the water supply. Now… --- ## [tomndebb, Scalia is an orginialist.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tomndebb-scalia-is-an-orginialist/566581)
**Author:** [@Pierrot\_Le\_Fou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pierrot_Le_Fou)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [January 8, 2011, 3:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tomndebb-scalia-is-an-orginialist/566581 "2011-01-08T03:23:26Z")
Scalia is an originalist and a textualist. You should try reading Scalia’s A Matter of Interpretation. If that book is too difficult for you, Scalia makes his position very clear in this quote: I await your retractio… --- ## [Avengers Trailer!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/avengers-trailer/599309)
**Author:** [@Love\_Rhombus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Love_Rhombus)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [October 13, 2011, 6:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/avengers-trailer/599309 "2011-10-13T18:28:00Z")
It looks pretty damn sweet to me. Avengers!. I put it there since I don’t have Quicktime and am lazy. --- ## [So I Bought A Mustang...Fellow Mustang Owners, Chime In!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-i-bought-a-mustang-fellow-mustang-owners-chime-in/594436)
**Author:** [@FoieGrasIsEvil](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FoieGrasIsEvil)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [September 2, 2011, 4:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-i-bought-a-mustang-fellow-mustang-owners-chime-in/594436 "2011-09-02T16:34:57Z")
I bought myself a 2008 Mustang Gt Premium with only 9,000 miles on it. The car is in like new condition and is a blast to drive, although I thought it would be a little faster. Those 300 ponies are being asked to lug s… --- ## [Two Restaurant Pet Peeves of Mine](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/two-restaurant-pet-peeves-of-mine/844479)
**Author:** [@dolphinboy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dolphinboy)\ **Replies:** 88\ **Last updated:** [December 11, 2019, 5:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/two-restaurant-pet-peeves-of-mine/844479 "2019-12-11T05:52:11Z")
My wife and I go to a nice restaurant once in a while and after we have perused the menu the waitperson often walks over to the table to tell us about the specials, assuming there are any. I don’t normally select one, … --- ## [18 Dead In First European High School Shooting - What About The Gun Control Argument?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/18-dead-in-first-european-high-school-shooting-what-about-the-gun-control-argument/105809)
**Author:** [@Sparc](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sparc)\ **Replies:** 143\ **Last updated:** [May 6, 2002, 9:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/18-dead-in-first-european-high-school-shooting-what-about-the-gun-control-argument/105809 "2002-05-06T09:44:11Z")
Some nutcase kid just went on a shooting spree in a high school outside Munich, Bavaria, Germany and killed 17 before shooting himself. This unfortunately marks the first case of so called high school shootings in Europe… --- ## [Phrases or words in your field that make it obvious speaker has no idea](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/phrases-or-words-in-your-field-that-make-it-obvious-speaker-has-no-idea/299530)
**Author:** [@TV\_time](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TV_time)\ **Replies:** 104\ **Last updated:** [May 20, 2005, 4:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/phrases-or-words-in-your-field-that-make-it-obvious-speaker-has-no-idea/299530 "2005-05-20T04:56:50Z")
Occassionally, people will try to show their knowledge of newspapering and do just the opposite. Saying things like “I bet you’re looking for a scoop.” (the word scoop has not been used by newspaper people since the ear… --- ## [Your wife has a physical disability. You do not.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-wife-has-a-physical-disability-you-do-not/445982)
**Author:** [@GameHat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GameHat)\ **Replies:** 78\ **Last updated:** [April 22, 2008, 12:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-wife-has-a-physical-disability-you-do-not/445982 "2008-04-22T12:52:46Z")
Stop parking in the only fucking handicapped parking spot at the office! Granted, not all physical disabilities are immediately apparent. So I’ve said nothing. But now I’ve worked with you for years - you have absolut… --- ## [What does 'writing something off' actually mean?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-writing-something-off-actually-mean/418395)
**Author:** [@Sunspace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sunspace)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [September 8, 2007, 7:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-writing-something-off-actually-mean/418395 "2007-09-08T07:11:59Z")
So, my suster and brother-in-law are owner-operators of a large truck, and they haul lumber from the north country to the south. Last time I was up to see them, they had a new personal truck, and said they ‘wrote some o… --- ## [I pit workplace fundies.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-workplace-fundies/298895)
**Author:** [@CynicalGabe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CynicalGabe)\ **Replies:** 93\ **Last updated:** [April 14, 2005, 4:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-workplace-fundies/298895 "2005-04-14T04:32:15Z")
Shut the Fuck Up. Please. None of your coworkers want to hear you preach. It it not desired that you insert yourself into almost every conversation to prattle on about how whatever we are discussing is sinful. You don… --- ## [Any Physics or Science reason our whole universe can't just be some cell on an alien?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-physics-or-science-reason-our-whole-universe-cant-just-be-some-cell-on-an-alien/557397)
**Author:** [@ChrisBooth12](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ChrisBooth12)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [October 20, 2010, 7:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-physics-or-science-reason-our-whole-universe-cant-just-be-some-cell-on-an-alien/557397 "2010-10-20T19:55:22Z")
Something I thought about. Remember the final seen in Men in Black that shows our whole universe to be inside a marble? Could such a thing happen given what we know about particle physics and energy, or perhaps the way g… --- ## [Sigh...my gigantic CD collection is quaintly anachronistic, isn't it?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sigh-my-gigantic-cd-collection-is-quaintly-anachronistic-isnt-it/607757)
**Author:** [@Ogre](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ogre)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [January 2, 2012, 6:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sigh-my-gigantic-cd-collection-is-quaintly-anachronistic-isnt-it/607757 "2012-01-02T18:11:47Z")
My 20 year old niece was over the other night, and she laughed at it. LAUGHED. At my enormous collection of compact discs, lovingly collected over half my lifetime. She didn’t even know what to say about my godly vinyl c… --- ## [Inducing Unconsciousness Through Inhalants](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/inducing-unconsciousness-through-inhalants/443728)
**Author:** [@Soul](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Soul)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [April 4, 2008, 5:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/inducing-unconsciousness-through-inhalants/443728 "2008-04-04T17:14:16Z")
I’m writing a short story and have found myself stuck on a particular detail. Naturally, I thought immediately of tapping into the massive wealth of brilliance floating around this place like the pollen that is currently… --- ## [Presidential Debate - Why do Americans Allow This?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/presidential-debate-why-do-americans-allow-this/638129)
**Author:** [@chargerrich](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chargerrich)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [November 4, 2012, 3:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/presidential-debate-why-do-americans-allow-this/638129 "2012-11-04T15:59:12Z")
Let me preface this post by saying I make no leans to one side of the aisle or another, my frustration is fully bi-partisan. However that being said, after watching all the debates this year, I cannot help but wonder wh… --- ## [Clit hood piercings](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/clit-hood-piercings/281262)
**Author:** [@monica](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/monica)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [December 30, 2004, 11:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/clit-hood-piercings/281262 "2004-12-30T23:48:25Z")
While reading this thread, Macaroni and Schmese mentioned clit hood piercings. It seems like an interesting idea. My 18th birthday is coming up in not too long (February!) and I figure that I have to do something a lit… --- ## [NFL Draft 2008 - Let's make a mock-ery.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-draft-2008-lets-make-a-mock-ery/445768)
**Author:** [@Hamlet](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hamlet)\ **Replies:** 228\ **Last updated:** [April 26, 2008, 8:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-draft-2008-lets-make-a-mock-ery/445768 "2008-04-26T20:47:30Z")
Let’s see what the greatest football minds of the SDMB can do when the combine their powers to conduct a mock draft for the 2008 NFL Draft. I’d like the mock draft to be interactive, with each poster being able to pick f… --- ## [Older Dopers: Did You Ever Think The USSR Would Fall?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/older-dopers-did-you-ever-think-the-ussr-would-fall/578758)
**Author:** [@Qin\_Shi\_Huangdi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qin_Shi_Huangdi)\ **Replies:** 76\ **Last updated:** [April 20, 2011, 9:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/older-dopers-did-you-ever-think-the-ussr-would-fall/578758 "2011-04-20T21:38:05Z")
For those of you who existed during those years and before it became quite obvious in 1991, did anyone ever believe the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics would fall apart? --- ## [Voter fraud charged in CO](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/voter-fraud-charged-in-co/782865)
**Author:** [@Anny\_Middon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anny_Middon)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [March 30, 2017, 7:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/voter-fraud-charged-in-co/782865 "2017-03-30T19:27:03Z")
(Apologies if this has already been posted.) The former GOP chairman of Colorado has been charged with voter fraud. In an ironical twist, Curtis said on a talk show that virtually every case of voter fraud was committe… --- ## [Liverpool Fans Burning An American Flag](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/liverpool-fans-burning-an-american-flag/541950)
**Author:** [@Gangster\_Octopus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gangster_Octopus)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [June 10, 2010, 8:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/liverpool-fans-burning-an-american-flag/541950 "2010-06-10T20:52:33Z")
Look, I don’t usually get all worked up about flag burning, but this is fucking idiotic. I understand this is just a handful of people, so I do not wish to condemn and of the following groups: 1) Liverpool fans in gener… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1398&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1400&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)