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**Author:** [@california\_jobcase](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/california_jobcase)\ **Replies:** 61\ **Last updated:** [December 23, 2010, 3:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tinfoil-not-likely/564030 "2010-12-23T03:11:05Z")
When I was a little kid, the thin metal on a roll in the kitchen was called “foil” in our house. When I moved away to the Deep South, I noticed everyone calling it “tinfoil”. Well, it’s not tin. It’s aluminum- how long… --- ## [Cockroaches living in my mircowave](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cockroaches-living-in-my-mircowave/570313)
**Author:** [@dggellman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dggellman)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [February 7, 2011, 3:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cockroaches-living-in-my-mircowave/570313 "2011-02-07T15:00:09Z")
Hi all, I have cockroaches living in my microwave. I’ve tried several times to get rid of them- I’ve opened it up, found the nest, and vacuumed evey last roach and egg out. Yet they still appear! I’m desperate- any sug… --- ## [Picked up Trojan.w32.generic.pak.cobra from the dope](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/picked-up-trojan-w32-generic-pak-cobra-from-the-dope/565567)
**Author:** [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [January 2, 2011, 12:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/picked-up-trojan-w32-generic-pak-cobra-from-the-dope/565567 "2011-01-02T12:27:33Z")
Earlier today, though my own carelessness, I broke two of my cardinal computing rules: Not to sruf the web in an account with admin privileges, and not to read the Dope in Internet Explorer. I got some malware in the pro… --- ## [Will cruise ships ever be the same again?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-cruise-ships-ever-be-the-same-again/852032)
**Author:** [@Urbanredneck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Urbanredneck)\ **Replies:** 98\ **Last updated:** [September 23, 2020, 2:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-cruise-ships-ever-be-the-same-again/852032 "2020-09-23T14:03:50Z")
What do you all think? Considering how this virus hit cruise ships and in the past other diseases have also hit cruise ships, will they ever be the same? I have only been on one 3 day cruise in my life so I really dont… --- ## [Vail, Keystone, Breckenridge, or Beaver Creek?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vail-keystone-breckenridge-or-beaver-creek/484350)
**Author:** [@FlippyFly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FlippyFly)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [February 5, 2009, 12:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vail-keystone-breckenridge-or-beaver-creek/484350 "2009-02-05T00:28:40Z")
I’ve got an Epic ski pass for skiing in Lake Tahoe at Heavenly and it also works at four resorts in CO. I’m looking to take a quick vacation for 3-4 days to CO and check out a resort and was wondering where I should go…… --- ## [Open Source Encryption Software](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/open-source-encryption-software/549464)
**Author:** [@Cartooniverse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cartooniverse)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [August 13, 2010, 9:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/open-source-encryption-software/549464 "2010-08-13T21:41:12Z")
Found an open source encryption software package. I’m usually quite leery of “freeware”, but everything I’m reading so far seems to feel pretty good. This is the particular package: TrueCrypt. Questions: Are these ty… --- ## ["The number one killer is domestic disputes is a frying pan." HUH??](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-number-one-killer-is-domestic-disputes-is-a-frying-pan-huh/230907)
**Author:** [@Hokienautic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hokienautic)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [April 15, 2004, 8:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-number-one-killer-is-domestic-disputes-is-a-frying-pan-huh/230907 "2004-04-15T20:14:35Z")
Anyway, I went to lunch with some friends on Sunday. There’s one girl in there who likes to think she’s knows everything and is always peppering us with stories and little factoids to show off. Sunday she throws this li… --- ## [Could the US Constitution be legally abolished?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-the-us-constitution-be-legally-abolished/624303)
**Author:** [@robert\_columbia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/robert_columbia)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [June 12, 2012, 9:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-the-us-constitution-be-legally-abolished/624303 "2012-06-12T21:48:00Z")
So it’s 2123 and Americans are finding it more and more difficult to reconcile the principles of the US Constitution with the bare realities of life when the zombie apocalypse is happening around them. At least in theor… --- ## [Simple recipes for people who cannot cook](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/simple-recipes-for-people-who-cannot-cook/682836)
**Author:** [@Typo\_Negative](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Typo_Negative)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [March 11, 2014, 10:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/simple-recipes-for-people-who-cannot-cook/682836 "2014-03-11T10:45:13Z")
I am a middle-aged male who never learned to cook. I can make deviled eggs, a great chili and rocking fried rice, but anything else…not so much. I have recently been trying to cook some easy stuff with, lets say mixed r… --- ## [Is it okay to eat the apple core?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-okay-to-eat-the-apple-core/407328)
**Author:** [@cainxinth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cainxinth)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [June 9, 2007, 6:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-okay-to-eat-the-apple-core/407328 "2007-06-09T18:00:48Z")
I was walking home today and I stopped to buy an apple. When I finished I was looking around for a garbage can for the core but there wasn’t one in sight. So I said what the heck and just ate it, seeds and all. It was pr… --- ## [The Dream Ticket for 2016](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-dream-ticket-for-2016/661699)
**Author:** [@David\_H\_Singanas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/David_H_Singanas)\ **Replies:** 69\ **Last updated:** [June 26, 2013, 2:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-dream-ticket-for-2016/661699 "2013-06-26T14:25:47Z")
\[Dreamticket2016~62313.rtf\] Now that the 2008 Herald of Change has brought us a giant step closer to ACA national health care and one baby step closer to Big Brother government, let’s catch our breath and take stock o… --- ## [Derogitory terms that became the actual names for things](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/derogitory-terms-that-became-the-actual-names-for-things/729136)
**Author:** [@friedo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/friedo)\ **Replies:** 77\ **Last updated:** [September 1, 2015, 2:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/derogitory-terms-that-became-the-actual-names-for-things/729136 "2015-09-01T14:35:17Z")
Big Bang Imaginary numbers Balloon framing What else? --- ## [What do we do with this room in our new house?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-we-do-with-this-room-in-our-new-house/547542)
**Author:** [@Drain\_Bead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Drain_Bead)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [August 4, 2010, 12:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-we-do-with-this-room-in-our-new-house/547542 "2010-08-04T12:30:11Z")
We bought a house that’s got one more room than we need, because the house was otherwise perfect. It has a room for an office, a room for a workout room, a neat finished walkout basement with a fireplace and a wet bar, … --- ## [Why is "all caps" supposedly harder to read?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-all-caps-supposedly-harder-to-read/507074)
**Author:** [@Cagey\_Drifter](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cagey_Drifter)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [August 21, 2009, 4:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-all-caps-supposedly-harder-to-read/507074 "2009-08-21T16:24:05Z")
It seems like ALL CAPS shouldn’t be any harder to read than all lowercase letters, right? What’s the difference? Is it just because we’re used to reading a larger ratio of lowercase letters? --- ## [I don't understand Non Pit Rules Apply - Non Pit Rules Apply](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-dont-understand-non-pit-rules-apply-non-pit-rules-apply/477743)
**Author:** [@NineToTheSky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NineToTheSky)\ **Replies:** 80\ **Last updated:** [December 26, 2008, 5:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-dont-understand-non-pit-rules-apply-non-pit-rules-apply/477743 "2008-12-26T17:55:37Z")
This is a serious and genuine question - and I’ve no idea which forum it should be in. I don’t want to put it in the Pit, but I’m concerned about the consequences if I put it elsewhere. Mods pleas put it where you see fi… --- ## [Can being exposed to asbestos kill you?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-being-exposed-to-asbestos-kill-you/26211)
**Author:** [@Welfy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Welfy)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [July 22, 2000, 12:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-being-exposed-to-asbestos-kill-you/26211 "2000-07-22T00:31:21Z")
Here is the scenario. Suppose some people wanted to spend the night in an old abandoned school just for the experience, because, well, people usually don’t sleep in abandoned schools. This school’s ceiling is slowly crum… --- ## [Qualified Candidates for 2024 POTUS Race (both parties) under 60](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/qualified-candidates-for-2024-potus-race-both-parties-under-60/964029)
**Author:** [@Omar\_Little](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omar_Little)\ **Replies:** 107\ **Last updated:** [May 3, 2023, 9:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/qualified-candidates-for-2024-potus-race-both-parties-under-60/964029 "2023-05-03T21:11:19Z")
Of POTUS elected in the last 50 years (9), four were under the age of 60 when they were elected: Carter, Clinton, W. Bush, and Obama. I personally believe we need a younger mind set in the oval office as we begin our c… --- ## [Computer Pop Up](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/computer-pop-up/723612)
**Author:** [@bob\_2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bob_2)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [June 28, 2015, 10:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/computer-pop-up/723612 "2015-06-28T22:56:46Z")
This morning I have a big white box on my screen that says “Fix Common PC Problems Reduce problems with your printer, scanner, sound or network connection” I can’t find any information about this and a spybot scan shows… --- ## ["Penii"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/penii/375717)
**Author:** [@britboy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/britboy)\ **Replies:** 104\ **Last updated:** [October 11, 2006, 1:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/penii/375717 "2006-10-11T01:42:09Z")
For fucks sake! It’s Penes or Penises! There’s something that pisses me off to the extreme about the half-educated who try and impose their half-understood or half-remembered classical grammar on common English words. B… --- ## [The Myth of Recovery...is it?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-myth-of-recovery-is-it/498427)
**Author:** [@Stoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stoid)\ **Replies:** 79\ **Last updated:** [June 13, 2009, 2:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-myth-of-recovery-is-it/498427 "2009-06-13T02:33:07Z")
I read this piece and then more from the same author. I found myself getting both depressed and alarmed. From this piece: Which isn’t too say I was imagining that this was a temporary bump in the road to crazy-ass h… --- ## [Which form of "Nice to meet you" in French is more easygoing and not too formal/strained?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-form-of-nice-to-meet-you-in-french-is-more-easygoing-and-not-too-formal-strained/698515)
**Author:** [@davidmich](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/davidmich)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [September 17, 2014, 7:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-form-of-nice-to-meet-you-in-french-is-more-easygoing-and-not-too-formal-strained/698515 "2014-09-17T19:24:47Z")
Hi, Which form of “Nice to meet you” in French is more easygoing and not too formal/strained? most everyday first meetings? In other words, I would like to know how natives would say “Nice to meet you” in everyday situa… --- ## [Pure Leaf iced tea shortage?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pure-leaf-iced-tea-shortage/945834)
**Author:** [@Loach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Loach)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [August 16, 2021, 2:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pure-leaf-iced-tea-shortage/945834 "2021-08-16T14:43:15Z")
Has anyone in other parts of the country noticed a shortage of Pure Leaf iced tea in convenience stores? I have noticed the empty shelves in 7-11, QuickChek and Wawa which are pretty much all of the convenience store aro… --- ## [What is the most powerful acid?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-most-powerful-acid/314207)
**Author:** [@Thin\_Lizzy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Thin_Lizzy)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [July 30, 2005, 4:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-most-powerful-acid/314207 "2005-07-30T16:57:00Z")
what is the most powerful acid, and how come the acid does not burn through the glass or plastic bottle it comes in? --- ## [How long after an accident do you get pain meds?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-long-after-an-accident-do-you-get-pain-meds/619205)
**Author:** [@Rhythmdvl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rhythmdvl)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [April 20, 2012, 12:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-long-after-an-accident-do-you-get-pain-meds/619205 "2012-04-20T12:33:29Z")
I had a near miss sitting at a light today, which got me to wondering about the aftermath. Legs turned into a pretzel, broken jaw, and a sharp, stabbing pain in my side that I can’t describe because my neck won’t move. F… --- ## [Biden & Harris Inauguration Predictions](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/biden-harris-inauguration-predictions/925071)
**Author:** [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Replies:** 128\ **Last updated:** [January 21, 2021, 1:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/biden-harris-inauguration-predictions/925071 "2021-01-21T01:39:45Z")
Will Donald Trump or Mike Pence attend? Will Joe Biden thank both of them(Trump-Pence) for their service? How the heck do they inaugurate him socially distanced? --- ## [Can forest fires cause rainstorms?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-forest-fires-cause-rainstorms/579566)
**Author:** [@Novalyne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Novalyne)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [August 17, 2014, 11:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-forest-fires-cause-rainstorms/579566 "2014-08-17T23:58:46Z")
I may be really misremembering this, but I could swear I watched a news piece or documentary some years back about forest fires, in which one of the reporters or scientists said that forest fires could be big enough to c… --- ## [The issue with centaurs...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-issue-with-centaurs/534766)
**Author:** [@CutterJohn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CutterJohn)\ **Replies:** 63\ **Last updated:** [April 7, 2010, 9:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-issue-with-centaurs/534766 "2010-04-07T21:00:36Z")
After millenia in hiding, we discover that all the creatures and human hybrids of ancient Greek mythology are indeed real, and they come out of hiding to mingle among the humans. One day at the bar, an extremely attracti… --- ## [Is Terry Bradshaw Ill?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-terry-bradshaw-ill/593268)
**Author:** [@Ruby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ruby)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [August 24, 2011, 3:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-terry-bradshaw-ill/593268 "2011-08-24T15:58:07Z")
We’re watching the Steelers/Eagles game and and Terry Bradshaw looks like death warmed over. --- ## [Goddamn driver (Bicycle RO)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/goddamn-driver-bicycle-ro/455932)
**Author:** [@Rick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rick)\ **Replies:** 95\ **Last updated:** [January 20, 2009, 7:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/goddamn-driver-bicycle-ro/455932 "2009-01-20T07:18:44Z")
Story here Mandeville Canyon Road is a residential street in Brentwood. Two bicyclists were descending the road at approx 30 MPH. They were passed by a driver in an Infinity. Words were exchanged, and the driver swer… --- ## [The Amazing Race 10-12-09: "Sean Penn Cambodia, Here We Come!"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-amazing-race-10-12-09-sean-penn-cambodia-here-we-come/513497)
**Author:** [@jayjay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jayjay)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [October 14, 2009, 1:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-amazing-race-10-12-09-sean-penn-cambodia-here-we-come/513497 "2009-10-14T13:33:47Z")
I’m disappointed that the team that got eliminated got eliminated. I was rooting for them. How hard is it to recognize Jackie O? “Queen Elizabeth”?! Seriously? Spoilers for preview speculation: --- ## [Can we not flame SunGazer to death? OK?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-we-not-flame-sungazer-to-death-ok/627589)
**Author:** [@foolsguinea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/foolsguinea)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [July 9, 2012, 8:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-we-not-flame-sungazer-to-death-ok/627589 "2012-07-09T20:39:08Z")
SunGazer popped up in a thread on hypothetical asymmetrical nuclear war, and made a comment about the USA being properly a republic not a democracy, which I have heard from various GOP partisans before. But SG was not a … --- ## [Great pens](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/great-pens/649225)
**Author:** [@jackdavinci](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jackdavinci)\ **Replies:** 62\ **Last updated:** [March 26, 2013, 3:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/great-pens/649225 "2013-03-26T15:01:46Z")
I’m a returning student and I’m finding that my usual pens are not working out for me. Regular ball points don’t seem to have reliable flow. I’m constantly having to scribble to get the ink flowing again. Ultra fine shar… --- ## [Should I just get rid of these rugs?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-i-just-get-rid-of-these-rugs/690596)
**Author:** [@wonky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wonky)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [June 14, 2014, 3:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-i-just-get-rid-of-these-rugs/690596 "2014-06-14T15:34:52Z")
I bought two bath rugs from Target. They are supposed to be washable and today I tried to wash one of them. It was pretty much a disaster because the load would not balance, so the washing machine was walking all over … --- ## [Should Obama be visiting Saudi Arabia?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-obama-be-visiting-saudi-arabia/684782)
**Author:** [@aldiboronti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aldiboronti)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [March 29, 2014, 9:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-obama-be-visiting-saudi-arabia/684782 "2014-03-29T21:52:51Z")
OK, I understand that Realpolitik means we probably have to do business with this government but a Presidential visit? What’s the next stop? Uganda? Because let’s face it, vile as the anti-gay laws are in Uganda it is Pi… --- ## [What are some reasons why someone would get married in Las Vegas?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-some-reasons-why-someone-would-get-married-in-las-vegas/497516)
**Author:** [@Diamonds02](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Diamonds02)\ **Replies:** 66\ **Last updated:** [May 31, 2009, 2:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-some-reasons-why-someone-would-get-married-in-las-vegas/497516 "2009-05-31T02:22:55Z")
Besides secretly marrying because your family won’t approve of your future husband/wife. --- ## [How did "Dances with Wolves" go from being an Oscar winner to being artistically dismissed?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-did-dances-with-wolves-go-from-being-an-oscar-winner-to-being-artistically-dismissed/510051)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [September 16, 2009, 8:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-did-dances-with-wolves-go-from-being-an-oscar-winner-to-being-artistically-dismissed/510051 "2009-09-16T20:21:15Z")
Re “Dances with Wolves” I’ve never seen the film, but it won a ton of awards, but now 20 years later it’s a synonym for a shitty, bombastic movie? How the heck can the artistic perception of, and opinions about a movie… --- ## [Botticelli - January 2023](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-january-2023/977412)
**Author:** [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)\ **Replies:** 276\ **Last updated:** [February 3, 2023, 2:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-january-2023/977412 "2023-02-03T14:16:13Z")
Happy New Year! Starting off with an Link to last month’s thread: Botticelli - December 2022 - #325 by SCAdian --- ## [When do you put up/take down your Christmas tree?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-do-you-put-up-take-down-your-christmas-tree/604376)
**Author:** [@That\_Don\_Guy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/That_Don_Guy)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [November 29, 2011, 5:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-do-you-put-up-take-down-your-christmas-tree/604376 "2011-11-29T17:46:16Z")
Everybody seems to have a different “tradition” as to when you put up and take down a Christmas tree (usually more likely to have a “taking down” one, as “putting up” is more and more “whenever we get around to buying it… --- ## [Who's TV Apartment Would You Like To Live In](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whos-tv-apartment-would-you-like-to-live-in/501877)
**Author:** [@Markxxx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Markxxx)\ **Replies:** 71\ **Last updated:** [July 11, 2009, 5:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whos-tv-apartment-would-you-like-to-live-in/501877 "2009-07-11T05:36:20Z")
My current flat actually looks like Ralph Kramden’s place. No kidding I swear, except it’s a studio. So which TV apartments would you LIKE to live in. I love the flat on 3rd Rock From The Sun and I always like Ann “Tha… --- ## [The worst TMI you've ever been subjected to](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-worst-tmi-youve-ever-been-subjected-to/307916)
**Author:** [@Tentacle\_Monster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tentacle_Monster)\ **Replies:** 91\ **Last updated:** [June 16, 2005, 3:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-worst-tmi-youve-ever-been-subjected-to/307916 "2005-06-16T15:10:15Z")
It was sometime around 2002, before I enlisted. I was at the Fraternal Order of Eagles aerie in Wappapello, MO, with my mom and her then-husband. My mom was about halfway through her second Canadian Mist/Diet Coke when… --- ## [Clever or stupid company names](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/clever-or-stupid-company-names/728828)
**Author:** [@JcWoman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JcWoman)\ **Replies:** 64\ **Last updated:** [August 27, 2015, 11:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/clever-or-stupid-company-names/728828 "2015-08-27T23:28:54Z")
I think it might be amusing to share some company names that we think are either exceptionally clever or amazingly stupid. The only rule is that they need to be real companies, not hypothetical (that would be too easy).… --- ## [How does 480p Widescreen (16:9) work?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-does-480p-widescreen-16-9-work/407486)
**Author:** [@Red\_Barchetta](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Red_Barchetta)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [June 11, 2007, 8:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-does-480p-widescreen-16-9-work/407486 "2007-06-11T08:41:45Z")
Rather, I vaguely understand how it works, but I’m wondering whether it’s actually “better” than 480p full-screen (4:3). To my understanding, both formats involve the same number of pixels, and even initial display rati… --- ## [Talking to a girl I like.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/talking-to-a-girl-i-like/682757)
**Author:** [@R3d\_Anonymous](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/R3d_Anonymous)\ **Replies:** 61\ **Last updated:** [April 23, 2014, 4:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/talking-to-a-girl-i-like/682757 "2014-04-23T04:29:26Z")
It’s so hard and uncomfortable. For starters I get butterflies in my stomach like every single time. My biggest problem is that I can’t hold conversations with girls because I never know what to fucking say. Naturally, … --- ## [What is the longest word ever mentioned in a song?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-longest-word-ever-mentioned-in-a-song/686117)
**Author:** [@CheeseDonkey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CheeseDonkey)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [April 16, 2014, 12:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-longest-word-ever-mentioned-in-a-song/686117 "2014-04-16T00:25:11Z")
Preferably a “radio” type song, like one that would get played on the radio. Not a musical/play/novelty-supercalifragilisticexpialidocious type song. Has any artist ever worked ‘antidisestablishmentarianism’ into his or… --- ## [Don't let Firefox update to 3.6.16 New Tabs are broke](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dont-let-firefox-update-to-3-6-16-new-tabs-are-broke/575841)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [March 26, 2011, 11:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dont-let-firefox-update-to-3-6-16-new-tabs-are-broke/575841 "2011-03-26T23:52:24Z")
I’m just about fed up with firefox. :smack: The crazy thing did an auto update this morning. Now I can’t open a new tab. :mad: :mad: I’ve tried all three methods. ctrl-t, file new tab, and of course the new tab button… --- ## [I have to rant about my secret boyfriend because i'm going to explode otherwise!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-to-rant-about-my-secret-boyfriend-because-im-going-to-explode-otherwise/563013)
**Author:** [@eos\_wind](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/eos_wind)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [December 10, 2010, 6:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-to-rant-about-my-secret-boyfriend-because-im-going-to-explode-otherwise/563013 "2010-12-10T06:06:50Z")
You can listen or not either way I’ll feel much better… --- ## [How much is too much beer?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-is-too-much-beer/652142)
**Author:** [@Lakai](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lakai)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [March 17, 2013, 4:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-is-too-much-beer/652142 "2013-03-17T04:14:58Z")
Leaving out the possibility of addiction and ruining your life down the road, how much beer would impact your health enough to significantly reduce your quality of life? --- ## [The "Qadgop the Mercotan-awe" thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-qadgop-the-mercotan-awe-thread/354822)
**Author:** [@Inigo\_Montoya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Inigo_Montoya)\ **Replies:** 107\ **Last updated:** [May 3, 2006, 8:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-qadgop-the-mercotan-awe-thread/354822 "2006-05-03T08:08:51Z")
Just a post to say that I, Inigo Montoya, stand in awe of QtM. Pick a reason: MD, ex-junkie, Tolkein GURU, Dad of a girl, Compassionate Prison Doc, storyteller–a voice of logic, a beacon in the fog when he chooses to sh… --- ## [Things you shouldn't say to a woman... but you've said](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-you-shouldnt-say-to-a-woman-but-youve-said/86501)
**Author:** [@CnoteChris](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CnoteChris)\ **Replies:** 104\ **Last updated:** [August 11, 2002, 3:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-you-shouldnt-say-to-a-woman-but-youve-said/86501 "2002-08-11T15:55:56Z")
There’s a ton of them out there, we all know it. But few of us out there have crossed the line of actually saying it. So, what have you said that you shouldn’t have? In the case of my roommate, he once told a girl he w… --- ## [Do (some) academics feel threatened by Wikipedia?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-some-academics-feel-threatened-by-wikipedia/564595)
**Author:** [@Rigamarole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rigamarole)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [December 20, 2010, 12:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-some-academics-feel-threatened-by-wikipedia/564595 "2010-12-20T12:14:51Z")
In college I’ve heard a lot of educators badmouth Wikipedia. It goes beyond merely not accepting it as a cited reference on a research paper, which is totally reasonable. But they like to actively talk trash about it and… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1413&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1415&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)