# Top **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1404&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:** 1405 --- ## [A funny funny riddle.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-funny-funny-riddle/370029)
**Author:** [@Trunk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Trunk)\ **Replies:** 66\ **Last updated:** [August 26, 2006, 2:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-funny-funny-riddle/370029 "2006-08-26T14:09:22Z")
You may or may not know this, but at Orioles games, during the seventh inning stretch, after playing “Take Me Out to the Ballgame”, they play “Thank God I’m a Country Boy” by John Denver. The thing is, more than in any … --- ## [What would be a likely reason for interstellar/interspecies war?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-be-a-likely-reason-for-interstellar-interspecies-war/526680)
**Author:** [@An\_Gadai](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/An_Gadai)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [January 30, 2010, 8:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-be-a-likely-reason-for-interstellar-interspecies-war/526680 "2010-01-30T08:50:36Z")
Many science fiction books and films deal with interstellar wars, often between different alien species. Wars on earth are primarily predicated on the acquisition of resources, land grabs, mineral wealth etc. If the huma… --- ## [Is cornbread bread or cake?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-cornbread-bread-or-cake/832585)
**Author:** [@DCnDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DCnDC)\ **Replies:** 99\ **Last updated:** [April 20, 2019, 2:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-cornbread-bread-or-cake/832585 "2019-04-20T14:52:20Z")
Which is it? --- ## [Tell me about this breaking news: Russia and our power grid](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-about-this-breaking-news-russia-and-our-power-grid/775966)
**Author:** [@teela\_brown](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/teela_brown)\ **Replies:** 62\ **Last updated:** [January 8, 2017, 7:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-about-this-breaking-news-russia-and-our-power-grid/775966 "2017-01-08T19:32:25Z")
I’m not sure if this should go here or in Great Debates. What’s this I’m seeing on the news this morning: Russian malware discovered on a Vermont laptop, and its purpose is to disable a power grid? CNN says that Ukrai… --- ## [Humiliating and Ridiculous Celebrity Crushes?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/humiliating-and-ridiculous-celebrity-crushes/65367)
**Author:** [@Nacho4Sara](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nacho4Sara)\ **Replies:** 123\ **Last updated:** [August 21, 2002, 2:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/humiliating-and-ridiculous-celebrity-crushes/65367 "2002-08-21T02:14:28Z")
You know, when I was 13 I thought Leonardo DiCaprio and I were meant to be. And at 17, it was all about Lance from \*NSYNC. But that’s it. I don’t get crushes on famous people. I don’t hang posters of famous people on my… --- ## [Worst Table Manners You've Witnessed?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worst-table-manners-youve-witnessed/372523)
**Author:** [@toadbriar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/toadbriar)\ **Replies:** 64\ **Last updated:** [September 18, 2006, 4:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worst-table-manners-youve-witnessed/372523 "2006-09-18T16:52:16Z")
Apricot’s thread made me curious about how bad it could get. No matter the setting - McDonald’s or family holiday or Fancy Restaurant, what’s the worst you’ve seen from Someone Who Should Know Better? I don’t know that i… --- ## [Does surfing via a "private" or "incognito" window protect me?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-surfing-via-a-private-or-incognito-window-protect-me/711287)
**Author:** [@CC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CC)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [January 30, 2015, 8:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-surfing-via-a-private-or-incognito-window-protect-me/711287 "2015-01-30T20:55:46Z")
Does it eliminate or reduce the chances of getting a virus? malware? adware? spyware? It says that it keeps you from getting cookies and temporary internet files. If I go to a porn site using that method, will I be … --- ## [Early eighties girl+girl song...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/early-eighties-girl-girl-song/697225)
**Author:** [@River\_Hippie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/River_Hippie)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [September 7, 2014, 9:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/early-eighties-girl-girl-song/697225 "2014-09-07T21:58:34Z")
While watching old Quarterflash vids for the Classic Rock songs thread, I stumbled across this one. I remember it from back in the day, maybe the first lesbian/bi song that I ever heard (or remember hearing). Valerie, b… --- ## [What is the longest-held current record in any sport?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-longest-held-current-record-in-any-sport/809400)
**Author:** [@Steven\_Estes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Steven_Estes)\ **Replies:** 75\ **Last updated:** [September 7, 2018, 3:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-longest-held-current-record-in-any-sport/809400 "2018-09-07T03:27:38Z")
Excluding 1. Events no longer played, and 2. Baseball records for errors (gloves in baseball’s first decades were awful and the resulting records far greater than any possible now: What is the longest-held current recor… --- ## [Why so sticky at the beach?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-so-sticky-at-the-beach/724195)
**Author:** [@PurpleClogs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PurpleClogs)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [July 7, 2015, 3:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-so-sticky-at-the-beach/724195 "2015-07-07T15:00:02Z")
A couple days ago, we spent a day at the beach. It rained heavily when we first arrived, but we were getting wet anyway so we went out in it and had fun. Later, we both put on a sunscreen that’s a dry-to-the-touch spra… --- ## [EGG+EGG=? \[Puzzle clue\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/egg-egg-puzzle-clue/751810)
**Author:** [@Calavera](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Calavera)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [April 14, 2016, 6:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/egg-egg-puzzle-clue/751810 "2016-04-14T18:50:00Z")
A puzzle in yesterday’s Sun newspaper in the UK, EGG+EGG=? The Sun is not exactly a bastion of ultrahard brainteasers, but it’s almost always fair. It gives the puzzle and provides a suggested answer. I have no idea how … --- ## [Post your President Trump predictions here](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-your-president-trump-predictions-here/771661)
**Author:** [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\ **Replies:** 77\ **Last updated:** [November 18, 2016, 2:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-your-president-trump-predictions-here/771661 "2016-11-18T14:41:45Z")
Bill Cosby gets a full Presidential pardon. --- ## [Why can't Taiwan be independent?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-cant-taiwan-be-independent/943158)
**Author:** [@cannonkuo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cannonkuo)\ **Replies:** 64\ **Last updated:** [July 6, 2021, 3:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-cant-taiwan-be-independent/943158 "2021-07-06T03:01:24Z")
After separating from China for over seven decades, why Taiwan can’t be independent? --- ## [Why is it illegal to hunt deer with a spear in NY state?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-it-illegal-to-hunt-deer-with-a-spear-in-ny-state/645838)
**Author:** [@misterW](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/misterW)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [January 3, 2013, 12:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-it-illegal-to-hunt-deer-with-a-spear-in-ny-state/645838 "2013-01-03T00:09:34Z")
I can’t think of any basis for this regulation. Why does it exist? --- ## [Favorite Made Up Words By A Writer?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-made-up-words-by-a-writer/500795)
**Author:** [@FoieGrasIsEvil](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FoieGrasIsEvil)\ **Replies:** 60\ **Last updated:** [June 26, 2009, 3:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-made-up-words-by-a-writer/500795 "2009-06-26T15:00:56Z")
I am no huge fan of Stephen King, but I recently read a short story by him in the compilation of Everything’s Eventual, and in one of the stories, he makes up a word called “sankofite”. I thought it was very neat soundi… --- ## [Msiexec.exe](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/msiexec-exe/584944)
**Author:** [@Lynn\_Bodoni](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lynn_Bodoni)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [June 13, 2011, 1:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/msiexec-exe/584944 "2011-06-13T01:08:33Z")
I’m getting a User Account Control warning, that asks if I want to allow msiexec.exe to make changes to this computer. I keep saying NO, but it persists in asking. How do I make it stop? Yes, I DID go to Google, but m… --- ## [John Travolta (GAY?) Kiss Photo](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/john-travolta-gay-kiss-photo/371312)
**Author:** [@DMark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DMark)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [September 7, 2006, 11:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/john-travolta-gay-kiss-photo/371312 "2006-09-07T23:26:41Z")
I had never heard of this photo until I watched Bill Maher the other night and he mentioned it was “all over the Internet”… The Photo. I was living in NYC when Travolta was just starting to get a name in movies, and ba… --- ## [I Pit a Candy Thief](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-a-candy-thief/571400)
**Author:** [@Silvorange](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Silvorange)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [February 25, 2011, 4:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-a-candy-thief/571400 "2011-02-25T16:04:11Z")
The Employee Activities Committee where I work sold candy-grams for Valentine’s day. For $1.00, they would deliver a chocolate bar and a note to the recipient’s mailbox. I received one the other day, but left it in my ma… --- ## [Officer: "Do you know why I pulled you over?" Should the answer always be "no?"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/officer-do-you-know-why-i-pulled-you-over-should-the-answer-always-be-no/844545)
**Author:** [@Dr.Colossus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr.Colossus)\ **Replies:** 87\ **Last updated:** [December 16, 2019, 5:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/officer-do-you-know-why-i-pulled-you-over-should-the-answer-always-be-no/844545 "2019-12-16T17:54:40Z")
So I’ve been pondering this lately and lo and behold, I got to try it out tonight (but I came out on the wrong end of things). I foolishly made an illegal U turn on a street that previously allowed it. It’s 100% my faul… --- ## [Damn, Bill. Can't you take a pill?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/damn-bill-cant-you-take-a-pill/249898)
**Author:** [@Liberal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Liberal)\ **Replies:** 116\ **Last updated:** [June 19, 2004, 12:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/damn-bill-cant-you-take-a-pill/249898 "2004-06-19T12:38:54Z")
No wonder you wanted to speak at the funeral. You knew you couldn’t stay awake for it. Sheesh. C-Span parked its camera on you a couple of times, and I’m surprised we didn’t hear you snoring. What a fucking putz! Don’t y… --- ## [What weapons could be built (practically) that would be more powerful than nuclear weapons?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-weapons-could-be-built-practically-that-would-be-more-powerful-than-nuclear-weapons/756229)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 79\ **Last updated:** [June 4, 2016, 3:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-weapons-could-be-built-practically-that-would-be-more-powerful-than-nuclear-weapons/756229 "2016-06-04T15:40:21Z")
The only weapon that comes to mind at the moment would be some antimatter-based weapon, but that weapon would have an enormously dangerous drawback that would make it impractical, which is the fact that if there were som… --- ## [Never thirsty....is there something wrong with me?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/never-thirsty-is-there-something-wrong-with-me/680121)
**Author:** [@kambuckta](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kambuckta)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [January 30, 2014, 10:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/never-thirsty-is-there-something-wrong-with-me/680121 "2014-01-30T22:36:54Z")
I probably consume about 400ml of liquid per day…in the form of two coffees in the morning, and sometimes a swig of mineral water later, but only when my mouth feels like the bottom of a cocky cage. I really have to rem… --- ## [Does Goofy (from Disney's Goof Troop) have a girlfriend?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-goofy-from-disneys-goof-troop-have-a-girlfriend/149345)
**Author:** [@WenisPinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WenisPinkle)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [January 21, 2003, 8:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-goofy-from-disneys-goof-troop-have-a-girlfriend/149345 "2003-01-21T08:13:30Z")
So yeah… if Goofy has a son… then where is the wife? Or did Goofy get so wasted one night that he had “unprotected sex” and “accidently” got stuck with his little kid P.J.? --- ## [F.O.T.H., a game](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/f-o-t-h-a-game/71952)
**Author:** [@tiny\_ham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tiny_ham)\ **Replies:** 175\ **Last updated:** [June 9, 2002, 2:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/f-o-t-h-a-game/71952 "2002-06-09T02:40:01Z")
After awarding three posters with the Flying Off The Handle award this week, I thought we could just all go crazy and vent our frustrations at things regardless of whether they were intended to be inflammatory. The key … --- ## [GAH! Freecycle idiots](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gah-freecycle-idiots/608155)
**Author:** [@GrizzRich](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GrizzRich)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [January 24, 2012, 2:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gah-freecycle-idiots/608155 "2012-01-24T02:04:57Z")
I’ve posted some items on the local Freecycle board. Some toys my kids no longer play with, usable moving boxes, etc. In my post, I asked that the respondant leave a phone number at which they may be reached. One person… --- ## [Aleve and the direction to take with a full glass of water](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aleve-and-the-direction-to-take-with-a-full-glass-of-water/177174)
**Author:** [@Alereon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alereon)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [May 25, 2003, 3:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aleve-and-the-direction-to-take-with-a-full-glass-of-water/177174 "2003-05-25T15:18:12Z")
I’m in the habit of taking pills dry, with at most a sip of water to help them go down. Recently, someone saw me doing this with Aleve, and warned me that the label says to drink a full glass of water with every dose. Su… --- ## [Space Force!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/space-force/854182)
**Author:** [@solost](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/solost)\ **Replies:** 105\ **Last updated:** [February 22, 2022, 7:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/space-force/854182 "2022-02-22T19:14:41Z")
I just learned of a new comedy from Steve Carell coming out on Netflix May 29 about the creation of Space Force, called “Space Force”, unsurprisingly. Got some interesting names in it, like John Malkovich, Lise Kudrow, J… --- ## [Face Off Season 12 - Divide & Conquer](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/face-off-season-12-divide-conquer/791414)
**Author:** [@vislor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/vislor)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [September 3, 2017, 4:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/face-off-season-12-divide-conquer/791414 "2017-09-03T16:59:57Z")
Greetings. I’m hoping Irishman can come along and do his usual great summary. This season is Divide and Conquer. The people were put into teams, or shops, and then given a project to do as that shop. They had a team … --- ## [Army to Seek Death Penalty for Accused US Soldiers](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/army-to-seek-death-penalty-for-accused-us-soldiers/371232)
**Author:** [@elucidator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elucidator)\ **Replies:** 140\ **Last updated:** [September 8, 2006, 10:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/army-to-seek-death-penalty-for-accused-us-soldiers/371232 "2006-09-08T10:01:18Z")
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060902/ap\_on\_re\_us/iraq\_soldiers\_charged Disclaimer and proviso: for the purposes of this discussion, I am assuming that the defendants are, in fact, guilty. I would dearly love to believe… --- ## [Replace my kitchen cabinetry with dishwashers : why doesn't everyone already do this?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/replace-my-kitchen-cabinetry-with-dishwashers-why-doesnt-everyone-already-do-this/711201)
**Author:** [@Habeed](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Habeed)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [February 6, 2015, 4:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/replace-my-kitchen-cabinetry-with-dishwashers-why-doesnt-everyone-already-do-this/711201 "2015-02-06T16:07:18Z")
So, I got a quote “per linear foot” to rebuild my kitchen, which had all of it’s cabinetry removed to rebuild the wall behind it. It’s somewhere between $115 and $200 depending on how nice the replacement cabinetry is. … --- ## [White House Wedding in the Offing?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/white-house-wedding-in-the-offing/721089)
**Author:** [@Siam\_Sam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Siam_Sam)\ **Replies:** 64\ **Last updated:** [June 6, 2015, 12:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/white-house-wedding-in-the-offing/721089 "2015-06-06T00:50:13Z")
A Nairobi lawyer has offered 50 cows, 70 sheep and 30 goats for the hand of President Obama’s oldest daughter, Malia, with whom he’s been smitten since she was about 10 years old. Story here. No response from the White … --- ## [15th Annual Superbowl Early Picks thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/15th-annual-superbowl-early-picks-thread/805802)
**Author:** [@eschereal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/eschereal)\ **Replies:** 125\ **Last updated:** [February 5, 2018, 7:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/15th-annual-superbowl-early-picks-thread/805802 "2018-02-05T19:55:24Z")
Kinda late, but no one else started the Superbowl Pick thread. Here are the previous winners. Year 1: Trillionaire Year 2: Uncommon Sense Year 3: Airman Doors, USAF Year 4: Grits and Hard Toast Year 5: Hal Briston Y… --- ## [I saw Australia! (the movie)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-saw-australia-the-movie/473840)
**Author:** [@Equipoise](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Equipoise)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [February 22, 2009, 6:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-saw-australia-the-movie/473840 "2009-02-22T06:51:35Z")
I thought it was wonderful and will pay to see it again (last night’s viewing was a free advanced screening). I’d heard it was long but it didn’t feel that way to me, it all pretty much zipped by. It’s unabashedly romant… --- ## [Borderlands 3(?) teaser, Mask of Mayhem](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/borderlands-3-teaser-mask-of-mayhem/831633)
**Author:** [@wolfman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wolfman)\ **Replies:** 93\ **Last updated:** [May 6, 2020, 4:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/borderlands-3-teaser-mask-of-mayhem/831633 "2020-05-06T16:55:52Z")
Woohoo, :slight\_smile: Been waiting for this one for a looooong time. I won’t even mention how many hours I have into BL2, Because most people would say I’m a liar, and the rest would think me very weird … --- ## [Texas-sized dildo mess](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/texas-sized-dildo-mess/222502)
**Author:** [@MysteryFellow63427](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MysteryFellow63427)\ **Replies:** 92\ **Last updated:** [July 20, 2004, 1:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/texas-sized-dildo-mess/222502 "2004-07-20T13:26:49Z")
You know, the BBQ is great down here, but I would really like to see the religious right get beat down with a rake. That someone would actually be criminally prosecuted for selling sex toys in a living room is unbeliev… --- ## ["Ed Zotti sent you a private message on Feed Share - please respond"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ed-zotti-sent-you-a-private-message-on-feed-share-please-respond/537686)
**Author:** [@Mama\_Zappa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mama_Zappa)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [May 1, 2010, 2:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ed-zotti-sent-you-a-private-message-on-feed-share-please-respond/537686 "2010-05-01T02:35:26Z")
Anyone else get this? (Oh, and no, I did NOT click… seen this sort of thing before). --- ## [Go to the moon in this decade...and do the other thing](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/go-to-the-moon-in-this-decade-and-do-the-other-thing/502860)
**Author:** [@UltraVires](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/UltraVires)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [July 16, 2009, 7:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/go-to-the-moon-in-this-decade-and-do-the-other-thing/502860 "2009-07-16T19:35:49Z")
We’ve heard JFK’s speech on TV a bajillion times. He said (loosely quoted) “This nation will put a man on the moon by the end of this decade, and do the other thing, not because it is easy, but because it is hard”(empha… --- ## [More Great Covers](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/more-great-covers/761007)
**Author:** [@Biotop](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biotop)\ **Replies:** 66\ **Last updated:** [July 30, 2016, 5:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/more-great-covers/761007 "2016-07-30T05:38:46Z")
I am looking for absolutely terrific (but not so well-known) covers of songs that most people know well. Example: Antony and the Johnsons: Knocking on Heaven’s Door --- ## [Erotic Abstract Art Question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/erotic-abstract-art-question/556140)
**Author:** [@Ladymarmalade](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ladymarmalade)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [October 13, 2010, 5:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/erotic-abstract-art-question/556140 "2010-10-13T17:35:39Z")
What are some, shall we say, “concealed” or abstract works of erotic art? The kind you could put in your bedroom to set a mood, without it being too overtly sexual for kids and etc. to see? Along the lines of Gustav Klim… --- ## [Worst possible band names](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worst-possible-band-names/375025)
**Author:** [@Cluricaun](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cluricaun)\ **Replies:** 131\ **Last updated:** [October 23, 2006, 5:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worst-possible-band-names/375025 "2006-10-23T17:43:42Z")
We’ve all seen posts in threads finding things that would make “great band names”, but what about things that would make really bad band names? I’m not looking for actual real bands with bad names, I’m looking to break … --- ## [Help me plan a Game of Thrones dinner!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-plan-a-game-of-thrones-dinner/577258)
**Author:** [@Drain\_Bead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Drain_Bead)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [June 12, 2012, 1:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-plan-a-game-of-thrones-dinner/577258 "2012-06-12T13:58:46Z")
Yeah, I’m a dork. My husband and I are totally psyched about the premiere coming up, and I wanted to plan a Westeros-style feast for that evening. I’m thinking the main dish will be a smoked leg of goat basted in butte… --- ## [Would Hillary be doing a better job than Obama?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-hillary-be-doing-a-better-job-than-obama/512386)
**Author:** [@aldiboronti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aldiboronti)\ **Replies:** 77\ **Last updated:** [October 25, 2009, 11:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-hillary-be-doing-a-better-job-than-obama/512386 "2009-10-25T23:22:36Z")
In a recent interview in the London Times Gore Vidal now says that he regrets having backed Obama in preference to Hillary Clinton. I have no dog in this fight as I supported neither but I can see his point. It’s cert… --- ## [Bush is right and Kennedy's wrong: liberal heads explode over Cape Wind project](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bush-is-right-and-kennedys-wrong-liberal-heads-explode-over-cape-wind-project/356052)
**Author:** [@Kimstu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kimstu)\ **Replies:** 123\ **Last updated:** [May 12, 2006, 1:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bush-is-right-and-kennedys-wrong-liberal-heads-explode-over-cape-wind-project/356052 "2006-05-12T13:27:27Z")
So Sampiro thinks he’s got problems because he agrees with Sean Hannity and feels sorry for a member of the Phelps clan? I can top that: as an honest liberal and environmentalist, I now have to rebuke Senator Kennedy a… --- ## [What's up with Kathleen Turner's Voice?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-up-with-kathleen-turners-voice/366864)
**Author:** [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [August 1, 2006, 9:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-up-with-kathleen-turners-voice/366864 "2006-08-01T21:21:31Z")
Kathleen Turner has always been known for having a husky voice, bt of late she’s really husky. I heard her on Law and Order a while back, and was surprised at how different it sounded. We just saw Monster House this past… --- ## [Old Train Tracks Between Wayne and Lakewood](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-train-tracks-between-wayne-and-lakewood/497540)
**Author:** [@Markxxx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Markxxx)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [January 11, 2012, 7:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-train-tracks-between-wayne-and-lakewood/497540 "2012-01-11T19:56:44Z")
I was walking the other day from the Chicago Public Library (Lincoln Park) to Bally’s at Webster and I passed by some old train tracks. These are between Wayne and Lakewood. I always assumed these are old trolly tracks,… --- ## [Is this laptop unacceptably unprofessional-looking?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-laptop-unacceptably-unprofessional-looking/567501)
**Author:** [@Mr.Excellent](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Excellent)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [January 20, 2011, 3:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-laptop-unacceptably-unprofessional-looking/567501 "2011-01-20T15:46:56Z")
So, I’m in the market for a new laptop. I’d like something relatively small and gaming-capable, with a decent battery life. Alienware’s just dropped the price on their lowest-end M11X laptop, and it seems like a perfect … --- ## [Anyone want to take a stab at what kind of spider this is?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-want-to-take-a-stab-at-what-kind-of-spider-this-is/553527)
**Author:** [@Zyada](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zyada)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [September 25, 2010, 11:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-want-to-take-a-stab-at-what-kind-of-spider-this-is/553527 "2010-09-25T11:34:54Z")
Spider He seems to be 1-2" wide and a little longer and he was in my kitchen. :eek: --- ## [How long until this new world gets connected to the internet?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-long-until-this-new-world-gets-connected-to-the-internet/818158)
**Author:** [@Saffer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saffer)\ **Replies:** 138\ **Last updated:** [March 9, 2025, 8:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-long-until-this-new-world-gets-connected-to-the-internet/818158 "2025-03-09T20:46:54Z")
So I was walking through the woods one day and I noticed a shimmering light coming from a cave. I won’t bore you with the details but it turned out to be a portal to an alternate time line of earth. I know: so random! T… --- ## [Beck and Betsy the Beagle see a bad, bad, bad thang!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/beck-and-betsy-the-beagle-see-a-bad-bad-bad-thang/852867)
**Author:** [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Replies:** 141\ **Last updated:** [June 3, 2020, 9:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/beck-and-betsy-the-beagle-see-a-bad-bad-bad-thang/852867 "2020-06-03T21:18:48Z")
Holy ‘Boggy Creek’ Batman! I’m loaded for bear, 30.06 on my shoulder. Bear mace in my hand. Noisily taking my stroll this afternoon. Rubber boots ‘clop-clopping’ in the wet leaf litter. I walk up the levee and go down … --- ## [Things you wish you had never learned](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-you-wish-you-had-never-learned/451309)
**Author:** [@gaffa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gaffa)\ **Replies:** 73\ **Last updated:** [June 7, 2008, 2:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-you-wish-you-had-never-learned/451309 "2008-06-07T02:36:20Z")
Inspired by this thread, what bits of knowledge have you acquired that might warrant a visit to Lacuna, Inc or a house call from the Men In Black? My list: \[ul\] \[li\]Font kerning\[/li\]\[li\]The “anti-vibration” wire acros… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1403&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1405&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)