# Top **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1415&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:** 1416 --- ## [Head coaches and offensive/defensive coordinators: Who does what? (NFL)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/head-coaches-and-offensive-defensive-coordinators-who-does-what-nfl/608208)
**Author:** [@AlsoNamedBort](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AlsoNamedBort)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [January 16, 2012, 5:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/head-coaches-and-offensive-defensive-coordinators-who-does-what-nfl/608208 "2012-01-16T05:09:35Z")
Some time ago, probably from learning football from NFL Blitz, I thought that the Head Coach called all the plays during a game. Then I learned that that’s mainly the OC/DC’s jobs. So what exactly does the Coach do durin… --- ## [Have any of you looked into transferring vinyl albums to digital files?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-any-of-you-looked-into-transferring-vinyl-albums-to-digital-files/698439)
**Author:** [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [September 18, 2014, 1:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-any-of-you-looked-into-transferring-vinyl-albums-to-digital-files/698439 "2014-09-18T13:56:32Z")
There are, as far as I can tell, just a few turntables specifically set up for vinyl-to-digital conversion. The ones I see are relatively inexpensive, so I wonder if they are worth trying. I know you can (somehow) rig u… --- ## [Why don't prison rape victims just "lock up"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-dont-prison-rape-victims-just-lock-up/269724)
**Author:** [@Cisco](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cisco)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [October 19, 2004, 3:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-dont-prison-rape-victims-just-lock-up/269724 "2004-10-19T15:24:48Z")
I have a few questions about prison rape: First, how common is it, and what kind of people do it? I have a family friend that has been in maximum security since 1987. At 6’4", 350lbs, it’s unlikely that he has been rape… --- ## [Non-American plea to American Dems: Don't let complaceny allow the republican to win](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/non-american-plea-to-american-dems-dont-let-complaceny-allow-the-republican-to-win/452161)
**Author:** [@Lobsang](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lobsang)\ **Replies:** 100\ **Last updated:** [June 13, 2008, 1:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/non-american-plea-to-american-dems-dont-let-complaceny-allow-the-republican-to-win/452161 "2008-06-13T01:05:17Z")
As a non-american I fall under the umbrella of American influence as the world’s busybody. I accept that. Please don’t let that busybody continue to have a republican at the controls. I have a horrible feeling that t… --- ## [Is secession still worth opposing with armed force today?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-secession-still-worth-opposing-with-armed-force-today/715773)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 64\ **Last updated:** [April 2, 2015, 12:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-secession-still-worth-opposing-with-armed-force-today/715773 "2015-04-02T00:40:16Z")
In the 1800s, sure, secession was worth the Union going to war over, but in modern 21st century American society, if one or many states attempt to secede - legally or illegally - would or should the federal government j… --- ## [Why would they ever hold the SuperBowl in an outdoor statium?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-would-they-ever-hold-the-superbowl-in-an-outdoor-statium/680125)
**Author:** [@Charlie\_Wayne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Charlie_Wayne)\ **Replies:** 65\ **Last updated:** [December 19, 2016, 6:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-would-they-ever-hold-the-superbowl-in-an-outdoor-statium/680125 "2016-12-19T18:30:05Z")
I recently read that there are plenty of unsold tickets for this year’s Superbowl. Apparently, it is the first time in years that it’s not sold out. Also, it was reported that ticket prices are plummeting. A ticket to … --- ## [I want a copy of the original Star Wars trilogy, whats the best bet for quality?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-want-a-copy-of-the-original-star-wars-trilogy-whats-the-best-bet-for-quality/614287)
**Author:** [@grude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/grude)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [March 1, 2012, 3:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-want-a-copy-of-the-original-star-wars-trilogy-whats-the-best-bet-for-quality/614287 "2012-03-01T03:43:09Z")
I know about the original theatrical cuts as a bonus feature on the DVD box set, but have heard quality is poor. I don’t mind efforts to clean up the picture and sound, but I don’t want to see CGI pratfalls in Mos Eisly… --- ## [I published my first Android App!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-published-my-first-android-app/593456)
**Author:** [@OpalCat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OpalCat)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [December 5, 2011, 11:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-published-my-first-android-app/593456 "2011-12-05T23:36:38Z")
I published my first Android app today in a joint effort with BFL. You can download it here https://market.android.com/details?id=com.opalcat.bubblewrap Be sure to rate it and post nice comments! --- ## [What are these weird symbols in this church? Picture included.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-these-weird-symbols-in-this-church-picture-included/721594)
**Author:** [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Replies:** 66\ **Last updated:** [June 9, 2015, 5:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-these-weird-symbols-in-this-church-picture-included/721594 "2015-06-09T05:56:48Z")
It is a Lutheran church, if that helps. They have a cross up on the wall in the back of the stage. Anyway, around the cross are a bunch of tiny crosses. There appear to be 12 of them, so I thought they might indicate th… --- ## [Are North American cars popular or "sought after" in other countries?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-north-american-cars-popular-or-sought-after-in-other-countries/173523)
**Author:** [@bernse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bernse)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [May 7, 2003, 5:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-north-american-cars-popular-or-sought-after-in-other-countries/173523 "2003-05-07T17:17:34Z")
In the US and Canada, Japanese cars, in general, have a good reputation. Many people will not even consider a vehicle made by the “Big 3” (GM, Ford and DC). How does the population in Japan view North American cars? Do… --- ## [Conflating legit obesity health warnings with "fat shaming"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/conflating-legit-obesity-health-warnings-with-fat-shaming/828798)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 98\ **Last updated:** [February 8, 2019, 2:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/conflating-legit-obesity-health-warnings-with-fat-shaming/828798 "2019-02-08T14:26:55Z")
There is a trend of late where people are starting to take “fat shaming” to denote not only mockery of those who are obese, but also even health professionals who warn of genuine, legit health dangers that accompany obes… --- ## [What Movie Would You Like to See Made About Your Region's History?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-movie-would-you-like-to-see-made-about-your-regions-history/501083)
**Author:** [@Two\_Many\_Cats](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Two_Many_Cats)\ **Replies:** 97\ **Last updated:** [July 4, 2009, 7:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-movie-would-you-like-to-see-made-about-your-regions-history/501083 "2009-07-04T19:37:13Z")
Me, a Chicagoan, definitely the Fort Dearborn Massacre. Lonely Outpost. War of 1812. Rumors about Tecumseh’s doings. Tension, tension, tension. The Pottawatomie side of things, Winemac, Black Partridge. Tension, tensi… --- ## [How Do Musicians Do It?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-musicians-do-it/638013)
**Author:** [@Jinx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jinx)\ **Replies:** 73\ **Last updated:** [October 30, 2012, 11:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-musicians-do-it/638013 "2012-10-30T23:22:25Z")
What black magic do musicians use that ensures their fingers always find the right notes? C’mon, no matter how much you practice, it simply amazes me musicians never hit a clunker. And, I don’t just mean professionals.… --- ## [Parachutes For People In Skyscrapers](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/parachutes-for-people-in-skyscrapers/81810)
**Author:** [@Chez\_Guevara](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chez_Guevara)\ **Replies:** 78\ **Last updated:** [September 18, 2001, 6:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/parachutes-for-people-in-skyscrapers/81810 "2001-09-18T18:15:05Z")
This from today’s issue of The Guardian in the UK: 'But what about those who jumped to their deaths? Was there nothing else they could have done? What about issuing those who live and work in skyscrapers with parachutes… --- ## [How does an airline pilot work his way up to a 747/A380?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-does-an-airline-pilot-work-his-way-up-to-a-747-a380/645946)
**Author:** [@Machine\_Elf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Machine_Elf)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [January 5, 2013, 5:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-does-an-airline-pilot-work-his-way-up-to-a-747-a380/645946 "2013-01-05T05:55:54Z")
In my position as a research engineer, I am afforded opportunities for promotion. I can stand out among my peers by exhibiting excellence in attention to design detail, data analysis and project management, and if suffi… --- ## [NHL: February 2013](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nhl-february-2013/649152)
**Author:** [@dalej42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalej42)\ **Replies:** 83\ **Last updated:** [February 23, 2013, 6:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nhl-february-2013/649152 "2013-02-23T18:28:01Z")
Let’s get back to the monthly discussion threads on the NHL. Feel free to discuss anything related to the NHL. My take is that the Coyotes will move to either Seattle or Quebec and the NHL will eventually expand to 4 ei… --- ## [Lost 1.21 "The Greater Good"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lost-1-21-the-greater-good/302381)
**Author:** [@John\_Mace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_Mace)\ **Replies:** 105\ **Last updated:** [May 7, 2005, 11:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lost-1-21-the-greater-good/302381 "2005-05-07T23:20:26Z")
First the rules: Well, it’s been awhile… Boone is dead, Claire had her baby, Jack has learned to “let go”, and Locke is MIA (intentionally). Meanwhile, Sayid is off trying to get some from Shannon. I’m thinking tha… --- ## [Pick a children's-story universe to spend a week in.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pick-a-childrens-story-universe-to-spend-a-week-in/635557)
**Author:** [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Replies:** 66\ **Last updated:** [September 28, 2012, 11:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pick-a-childrens-story-universe-to-spend-a-week-in/635557 "2012-09-28T23:50:30Z")
I need a favor. During a recent cross-time trip to Narnia to \[del\]loot the White Witch’s palace of useful magical trinkets\[/del\] assist Father Christmas in the distribution of Yule gifts, I carelessly left behind my copy… --- ## [What finally was the proof concerning Umkay?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-finally-was-the-proof-concerning-umkay/642688)
**Author:** [@Frylock](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frylock)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [December 5, 2012, 2:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-finally-was-the-proof-concerning-umkay/642688 "2012-12-05T02:51:23Z")
I just had my attention drawn to several very long threads by and about the poster Umkay who was apparently lying about being a quadruplegic. But I’m having a hard time tracking down where the proof was brought to light.… --- ## [Brands that are common around the world, but not the United States](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brands-that-are-common-around-the-world-but-not-the-united-states/513455)
**Author:** [@elmwood](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elmwood)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [October 14, 2009, 7:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brands-that-are-common-around-the-world-but-not-the-united-states/513455 "2009-10-14T19:40:37Z")
Those living in Southern Ontario stream down to Buffalo to engage in “cross-border shopping”. The reasons are many, but the most commonly cited are lower prices and a wider variety of goods. Still, when I’ve taken trip… --- ## [Colon Cleansing--Quackery or No?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/colon-cleansing-quackery-or-no/411219)
**Author:** [@BaneSidhe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BaneSidhe)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [July 19, 2007, 8:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/colon-cleansing-quackery-or-no/411219 "2007-07-19T08:13:16Z")
I’ve seen the Google ads for this “miraculous” herbal colon cleansing program, and after seeing the pictures of the supposed “stuff” :eek: that came out of the person giving the testimonial, I’m wondering more than eve… --- ## [Our Mail Carrier is Refusing to Deliver to Us](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/our-mail-carrier-is-refusing-to-deliver-to-us/360420)
**Author:** [@Velma](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velma)\ **Replies:** 68\ **Last updated:** [June 13, 2006, 5:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/our-mail-carrier-is-refusing-to-deliver-to-us/360420 "2006-06-13T05:12:20Z")
Here’s our situation. We have a shepherd-collie mix dog, about 40 pounds, that barks when people come to the front door. This of course includes the mail carrier, since our mailbox is on the front of the house. I know… --- ## [Genuinely Weird Albums You Love](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/genuinely-weird-albums-you-love/495686)
**Author:** [@Birdmonster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Birdmonster)\ **Replies:** 75\ **Last updated:** [May 11, 2009, 1:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/genuinely-weird-albums-you-love/495686 "2009-05-11T01:04:08Z")
Millions, So I bought “The Lamb Lies Down On Broadway” last week and have been thoroughly enjoying it. That said, it’s one of the patently weirdest CDs I’ve ever heard. Knowing it was a 95 minute prog concept album abou… --- ## [Cousins who look alike](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cousins-who-look-alike/770076)
**Author:** [@RivkahChaya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RivkahChaya)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [August 7, 2023, 5:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cousins-who-look-alike/770076 "2023-08-07T17:10:39Z")
The thread about children inheriting political attitudes got me thinking about this. Any dopers with cousins who look more like you than your siblings? My father’s brother has four children (actually five, but one is ad… --- ## [Were the ancient Egyptian Pharaohs black or white?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/were-the-ancient-egyptian-pharaohs-black-or-white/6541)
**Author:** [@lamb81](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lamb81)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [January 26, 2000, 4:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/were-the-ancient-egyptian-pharaohs-black-or-white/6541 "2000-01-26T16:49:00Z")
When I see photos of the gold mask of King Tut, I notice very pronounced Negro features. Nothing I read in encyclopedias mentions whether the Pharaohs were black or white. --- ## [When did married women stop being addressed as Mrs. Husband'sFirstName Husband'sLastName?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-did-married-women-stop-being-addressed-as-mrs-husbandsfirstname-husbandslastname/928077)
**Author:** [@Esprise\_Me](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Esprise_Me)\ **Replies:** 127\ **Last updated:** [February 25, 2021, 10:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-did-married-women-stop-being-addressed-as-mrs-husbandsfirstname-husbandslastname/928077 "2021-02-25T22:50:30Z")
Inspired by a tangent in this thread, which I didn’t want to hijack further: Worst Job Interview You Were the Inteviewer On - #131 by Jackmannii There were a few other comments after that (post #105) about the practice… --- ## [We must cut down on the number of nations](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/we-must-cut-down-on-the-number-of-nations/672401)
**Author:** [@Mr.Kobayashi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Kobayashi)\ **Replies:** 80\ **Last updated:** [October 30, 2013, 5:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/we-must-cut-down-on-the-number-of-nations/672401 "2013-10-30T17:21:24Z")
Here’s the scenario. Tomorrow, an alien saucer lands outside the United Nations building in New York City. A hulking becaped reptilian alien exits the craft and says in gruff English that the way our geopolitics is struc… --- ## [Bizarre occurences that seem to have no rational explanation](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bizarre-occurences-that-seem-to-have-no-rational-explanation/146329)
**Author:** [@Greywolf73](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Greywolf73)\ **Replies:** 79\ **Last updated:** [July 26, 2005, 4:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bizarre-occurences-that-seem-to-have-no-rational-explanation/146329 "2005-07-26T04:40:01Z")
There is a bizarre occurence that happens in my home from time to time that I have been unable to come up with an explanation for. Several times over the last couple of years, I’ve been hit by large drops of water that … --- ## [J. R. finally dies - Larry Hagman dead at 81.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/j-r-finally-dies-larry-hagman-dead-at-81/641959)
**Author:** [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Replies:** 63\ **Last updated:** [November 28, 2012, 8:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/j-r-finally-dies-larry-hagman-dead-at-81/641959 "2012-11-28T20:49:30Z")
Link. Liked him as Major Nelson and loved him in the first incarnation of Dallas. I remember actually caring who shot J. R. By the way, I called it. Kristin did it. --- ## [Rock Songs With Bagpipes](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rock-songs-with-bagpipes/457459)
**Author:** [@Leaffan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaffan)\ **Replies:** 63\ **Last updated:** [July 30, 2008, 6:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rock-songs-with-bagpipes/457459 "2008-07-30T18:51:31Z")
I’m a big fan of both. I love hearing the pipes in rock songs. Let’s name as many as we can. The Animals - Sky Pilot, comes to mind, --- ## [These rectangular canvas bags at the grocery stores to replace plastic and paper.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/these-rectangular-canvas-bags-at-the-grocery-stores-to-replace-plastic-and-paper/517952)
**Author:** [@janeslogin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/janeslogin)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [November 21, 2009, 12:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/these-rectangular-canvas-bags-at-the-grocery-stores-to-replace-plastic-and-paper/517952 "2009-11-21T12:48:01Z")
I am curious about the history of these rectangular canvas bags at the grocery stores to replace plastic and paper. I’ve a net bag from Europe, was one used to bring things home from the market. The net bag is lighter … --- ## [Washington DC named while George Washington was alive and President - were people fine with that?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/washington-dc-named-while-george-washington-was-alive-and-president-were-people-fine-with-that/526589)
**Author:** [@code\_grey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/code_grey)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [January 29, 2010, 6:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/washington-dc-named-while-george-washington-was-alive-and-president-were-people-fine-with-that/526589 "2010-01-29T18:47:58Z")
Wikipedia article claims that Washington DC was so named in 1791, whereas George Washington was not just alive but still in office - he was President between 1789 and 1797. Well, were people back then generally ok with t… --- ## [Anti-homeless spikes](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anti-homeless-spikes/692044)
**Author:** [@Mr.Kobayashi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Kobayashi)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [July 4, 2014, 1:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anti-homeless-spikes/692044 "2014-07-04T13:54:28Z")
Here’s one from London. Imagine you’re the manager of an apartment block. It has a sheltered entrance and a few benches on site. It’s come to your notice that the tenants are getting tired of homeless people using these … --- ## [Does Hillary have a body double?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-hillary-have-a-body-double/765935)
**Author:** [@Urbanredneck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Urbanredneck)\ **Replies:** 67\ **Last updated:** [September 15, 2016, 3:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-hillary-have-a-body-double/765935 "2016-09-15T15:00:09Z")
It’s a weird idea going around the web but you have to admit the Hillary who fainted and had to be carried to her car at the 9/11 event and the Hilary who emerged later do look like 2 different people. Different clothes,… --- ## [American Dad](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-dad/288744)
**Author:** [@Kel\_Varnsen\_Latex\_Division](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kel_Varnsen_Latex_Division)\ **Replies:** 109\ **Last updated:** [February 15, 2005, 7:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-dad/288744 "2005-02-15T07:58:01Z")
Anyone else getting excited for this show? Starts right after the Simpsons following the Super Bowl. --- ## [Doper Middle Names](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doper-middle-names/317060)
**Author:** [@Atheist\_Princess](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Atheist_Princess)\ **Replies:** 177\ **Last updated:** [August 22, 2005, 1:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doper-middle-names/317060 "2005-08-22T13:22:07Z")
Come One! Come All! Share your Real-Life middle names right here! Mine? I have two. Elizabeth May. :cool: --- ## [Lawnmower killers](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lawnmower-killers/657886)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [June 8, 2014, 12:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lawnmower-killers/657886 "2014-06-08T00:58:36Z")
Are any of you a lawnmower killer? This thread reminded me that I am. When I bought this house, my friend left his fairly-new lawnmower for me. One day I found a 3" or 4" diameter stump where someone had cut down an a… --- ## [What would happen if Obama refused to leave the White House?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-happen-if-obama-refused-to-leave-the-white-house/776111)
**Author:** [@aldiboronti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aldiboronti)\ **Replies:** 70\ **Last updated:** [January 10, 2017, 9:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-happen-if-obama-refused-to-leave-the-white-house/776111 "2017-01-10T09:08:09Z")
Let me say first that I realize Obama wouldn’t do such a thing in a million years. He fully believes in the American system. With that out of the way let us imagine the scenario of the title. Obama broadcasts to the nat… --- ## [What Operating System does the Space Station use?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-operating-system-does-the-space-station-use/503440)
**Author:** [@AndrewJRichards](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AndrewJRichards)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [July 20, 2009, 2:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-operating-system-does-the-space-station-use/503440 "2009-07-20T02:53:32Z")
Cecil stated in his most recent column: “Windows is so notoriously unreliable that no one would ever build a life-or-death system around it.” My question is what operating system does the International Space Station use?… --- ## [The Office: 27 Jan 2011 (open spoilers)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-office-27-jan-2011-open-spoilers/569265)
**Author:** [@alphaboi867](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/alphaboi867)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [February 2, 2011, 12:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-office-27-jan-2011-open-spoilers/569265 "2011-02-02T00:26:26Z")
Holy crap! That cameo was unexpected, but funny. --- ## [Shows which went on too long](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shows-which-went-on-too-long/562151)
**Author:** [@AK84](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AK84)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [November 29, 2010, 5:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shows-which-went-on-too-long/562151 "2010-11-29T05:40:07Z")
Smallville; about the time it actually stopped being set in Smallville; though season 9 and now the first part of 10 have saved it somewhat. Friends; after Monica and Chandler’s wedding really ran out of steam and purpo… --- ## [Problems with Jamaica and reggae music are "off topic" in a thread complaining about Bob Marley](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/problems-with-jamaica-and-reggae-music-are-off-topic-in-a-thread-complaining-about-bob-marley/650140)
**Author:** [@Condescending\_Robot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Condescending_Robot)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [February 20, 2013, 3:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/problems-with-jamaica-and-reggae-music-are-off-topic-in-a-thread-complaining-about-bob-marley/650140 "2013-02-20T03:35:41Z")
And disagreeing with Marley23 is “threadshitting.” Just a notice for anyone not in one of the approved opinion camps here, which are “Barack Obama is infallible” or “I’m a Southern dope who thinks that Barack Obama is a… --- ## [Why haven't E-readers advanced like other tech?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-havent-e-readers-advanced-like-other-tech/846842)
**Author:** [@ftg](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ftg)\ **Replies:** 91\ **Last updated:** [February 4, 2020, 1:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-havent-e-readers-advanced-like-other-tech/846842 "2020-02-04T13:02:41Z")
I have an old Nook Simple Touch. Came out in 2011, $99 list price. Had mine since 2013, I think. (I right away rooted it and installed Cyanogenmod OS, use FBreader and other, old, Android 2.2 apps on it.) It’s a bit old… --- ## [Can glass be considered an igneous rock?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-glass-be-considered-an-igneous-rock/536650)
**Author:** [@cornflakes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cornflakes)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [April 20, 2010, 4:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-glass-be-considered-an-igneous-rock/536650 "2010-04-20T16:32:42Z")
Like the title says. Igneous rocks found in nature are extrusions from the earth’s mantle, but there’s no reason that a rock has to come from nature. Could glass be considered a manmade igneous rock? --- ## [My one infraction and personal history](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-one-infraction-and-personal-history/721919)
**Author:** [@tnetennba](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tnetennba)\ **Replies:** 67\ **Last updated:** [February 22, 2019, 7:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-one-infraction-and-personal-history/721919 "2019-02-22T19:02:53Z")
I’m a little tired of seeing my one infraction for “being a jerk” in an NFL thread from five years ago. Why should this “never expire”? My peevishness was over some guy continually calling football fans “unmanly” for com… --- ## [Fuck you, you hunch-backed, drunk, shrub-pissing motherfucker](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fuck-you-you-hunch-backed-drunk-shrub-pissing-motherfucker/413966)
**Author:** [@Winston\_Smith](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Winston_Smith)\ **Replies:** 103\ **Last updated:** [August 2, 2007, 6:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fuck-you-you-hunch-backed-drunk-shrub-pissing-motherfucker/413966 "2007-08-02T18:05:27Z")
Here’s how my day started: I got to the end of my driveway, and there was the town drunk, that hunch-backed motherfucker, pissing on our Rhodedendrons. I stopped, called 411 to get the local non-emergency police number a… --- ## [Do you think the media has an obsession with portraying men of color overly masculine?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-think-the-media-has-an-obsession-with-portraying-men-of-color-overly-masculine/807435)
**Author:** [@Luciano700](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Luciano700)\ **Replies:** 117\ **Last updated:** [February 8, 2018, 8:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-think-the-media-has-an-obsession-with-portraying-men-of-color-overly-masculine/807435 "2018-02-08T20:02:49Z")
Black men in particular. And if so, why? I will admit I view men of color more masculine naturally, but why does the media love to push the stigma around so much? Is it some sort of low key empowerment stigma? Cause yo… --- ## [Guitar collectors and connoisseurs](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guitar-collectors-and-connoisseurs/462240)
**Author:** [@stanger](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/stanger)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [February 2, 2010, 4:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guitar-collectors-and-connoisseurs/462240 "2010-02-02T16:47:15Z")
Seeing the thread about the sales of vintage and collectable guitars, lead me to ask this of the guitar players here on The Dope … What guitar, that still extists (no lost, missing or destroyed models), is still owned b… --- ## [France bans psychological abuse between married and domestic partners](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/france-bans-psychological-abuse-between-married-and-domestic-partners/523976)
**Author:** [@Nobody](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nobody)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [January 13, 2010, 7:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/france-bans-psychological-abuse-between-married-and-domestic-partners/523976 "2010-01-13T19:14:28Z")
I did a search and it appears that I’m the first to post about this. Listening to NPR today I heard that France is banning psychological abuse. Some links about the story (I’m just copying these from Google news). Tel… --- ## [Please Identify the poop...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-identify-the-poop/535430)
**Author:** [@FalconFinder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FalconFinder)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [April 13, 2010, 1:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-identify-the-poop/535430 "2010-04-13T01:22:20Z")
Found this large droppingon my bedroom floor this morning. When I first saw it, I thought it was a carpet beetle. I stepped on it to kill it and nothing seemed to happen. So, I stepped on it again and realized it wasn’t… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1414&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1416&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)