# Top **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1425&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:** 1426 --- ## [Home-canning as Christmas gifts](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/home-canning-as-christmas-gifts/517213)
**Author:** [@redtail23](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/redtail23)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [November 16, 2009, 12:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/home-canning-as-christmas-gifts/517213 "2009-11-16T00:06:28Z")
We’ve been doing the homemade thing for Xmas gifts the last few years. In our circles, that translates to food for most gifts. We do various candy, quickbreads, etc. - but we want to do something new this year and are … --- ## [Was Jesus as smart as Plato?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-jesus-as-smart-as-plato/390241)
**Author:** [@badchad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/badchad)\ **Replies:** 97\ **Last updated:** [February 25, 2007, 4:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-jesus-as-smart-as-plato/390241 "2007-02-25T04:28:00Z")
So, was Jesus as smart as Plato, or Socrates if you prefer, or Aristotle, Epicurus or a bunch of philosophers that predated him (some) by centuries? Is he as smart as a lot of philosophers that postdated him (Voltaire, … --- ## [Bacteria and sterlilizing baby bottles](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bacteria-and-sterlilizing-baby-bottles/550058)
**Author:** [@emmaliminal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/emmaliminal)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [August 14, 2010, 1:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bacteria-and-sterlilizing-baby-bottles/550058 "2010-08-14T01:39:17Z")
Interconnected question set from new first-time mom here. I’m hoping for factually supported answers – especially answers with cites. What’s a reasonable temperature and length of exposure to heat-sterilize something i… --- ## [Ask the former fast food GM](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-former-fast-food-gm/586127)
**Author:** [@Smapti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smapti)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [June 23, 2011, 11:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-former-fast-food-gm/586127 "2011-06-23T11:37:23Z")
I worked for Jack in the Box for nearly seven years, starting as an ordinary crew member, and worked my way up to store management where I was for 3 years. A few months ago the locations in my area were all sold to a fra… --- ## [Perfect casting that could have happened and...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/perfect-casting-that-could-have-happened-and/790890)
**Author:** [@Dale\_Sams](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dale_Sams)\ **Replies:** 71\ **Last updated:** [August 8, 2017, 1:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/perfect-casting-that-could-have-happened-and/790890 "2017-08-08T13:36:14Z")
…should have happened, but never did: A young Harry Connick Jr. as young, skinny Frank Sinatra. Yaphet Kotto in “The Running Man”…a FAITHFUL adaptation of Running Man as Dan Killian, not as the guy he played in the Ahn… --- ## [Is there a gender-neutral substitute for "his or her"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-gender-neutral-substitute-for-his-or-her/624903)
**Author:** [@PAFasdf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PAFasdf)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [November 13, 2012, 10:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-gender-neutral-substitute-for-his-or-her/624903 "2012-11-13T22:39:49Z")
As writer Deborah Cameron points out, the sentence “The man went berserk and killed his neighbor’s wife” is unobjectionable on its surface. But stop to think: why “his neighbor’s wife” instead of “one of his neighbors”? … --- ## [School Prayer: Needs of the One outweigh Needs of the Many?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/school-prayer-needs-of-the-one-outweigh-needs-of-the-many/404188)
**Author:** [@Eonwe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eonwe)\ **Replies:** 118\ **Last updated:** [May 18, 2007, 9:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/school-prayer-needs-of-the-one-outweigh-needs-of-the-many/404188 "2007-05-18T21:05:21Z")
This thread is inspired by this thread, the basic story of which is that an athiest family was having a hard time in a middle-of-nowhere Oklahoma town when the daughter ran into fairly open and community/institutionally … --- ## [Why, oh why, did I drink that dodgy orange juice?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-oh-why-did-i-drink-that-dodgy-orange-juice/634073)
**Author:** [@mikews99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mikews99)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [September 9, 2012, 8:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-oh-why-did-i-drink-that-dodgy-orange-juice/634073 "2012-09-09T20:54:39Z")
So I bought some fresh squeezed, unpasteurized orange juice from Trader Joe’s. I open it up, pour a cup, and take a swig. Immediately I knew something was not right. It wasn’t that it tasted off, nor was it smelly or fer… --- ## [I didn't know them but I'm still shaken](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-didnt-know-them-but-im-still-shaken/339228)
**Author:** [@The\_Hamster\_King](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Hamster_King)\ **Replies:** 113\ **Last updated:** [January 12, 2006, 1:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-didnt-know-them-but-im-still-shaken/339228 "2006-01-12T13:21:31Z")
This happened last week, but I only heard about it over the weekend because the LA Times ran a feature about the family. The dad was a rock musician who had been active in the LA scene in the early 90’s. I think this a… --- ## [Should Bork have been borked?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-bork-have-been-borked/961709)
**Author:** [@Moriarty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Moriarty)\ **Replies:** 141\ **Last updated:** [March 31, 2022, 4:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-bork-have-been-borked/961709 "2022-03-31T16:46:05Z")
Bork Bork Bork. There, got that out of my system. Now, Robert Bork is just about the most famous Supreme Court rejection in history. While that might not be saying much, it is often cited as the start of a very dirty … --- ## [Flying Saucer question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/flying-saucer-question/647912)
**Author:** [@Exapno\_Mapcase](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Exapno_Mapcase)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [January 22, 2013, 5:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/flying-saucer-question/647912 "2013-01-22T17:40:14Z")
Strange sights in the sky have been around forever. But flying saucers start in 1947. Kenneth Arnold, an experienced pilot, was flying over Washington state when he saw a series of objects giving off bright flashes. When… --- ## [Who Does "THe Jobs Americans Won't Do" in OTHER Countries?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-does-the-jobs-americans-wont-do-in-other-countries/639753)
**Author:** [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [November 6, 2012, 1:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-does-the-jobs-americans-wont-do-in-other-countries/639753 "2012-11-06T13:57:36Z")
I’ve asked, more or less, this same question before, but I’d still like to hear more from Dopers around the world. Millions of Mexicans come to the United States illegally to get jobs- usually low-pay, low-prestige jobs… --- ## [Trump is acquitted again - then what?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-is-acquitted-again-then-what/932763)
**Author:** [@Shoeless](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shoeless)\ **Replies:** 100\ **Last updated:** [February 15, 2021, 4:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-is-acquitted-again-then-what/932763 "2021-02-15T04:11:07Z")
I thought I would split this question off from the impeachment trial follow-along thread. It’s looking pretty certain that Republicans will vote to acquit Trump a second time. So then what happens? After the vote to con… --- ## [Mysterious neighbors anyone?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mysterious-neighbors-anyone/722040)
**Author:** [@Urbanredneck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Urbanredneck)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [June 21, 2015, 2:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mysterious-neighbors-anyone/722040 "2015-06-21T14:25:46Z")
Has anyone here ever had neighbors that, while you knew someone lived in that house, you never actually saw them? Now granted some people are just quiet and some are just downright antisocial but I still find it odd how… --- ## [Fake cats on roof, does anybody else remember this?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fake-cats-on-roof-does-anybody-else-remember-this/602058)
**Author:** [@carlotta](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carlotta)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [May 28, 2013, 10:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fake-cats-on-roof-does-anybody-else-remember-this/602058 "2013-05-28T10:30:39Z")
Growing up in the 70s in the Washington DC suburbs it was a common thing to see a little fake cat (kitten really) stuck up on someone’s roof. I suppose it was right up there with glass gazing balls in terms of elegant o… --- ## [Dealing with violent kids in my daughter's class](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dealing-with-violent-kids-in-my-daughters-class/769244)
**Author:** [@AngelSoft](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AngelSoft)\ **Replies:** 69\ **Last updated:** [November 2, 2016, 12:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dealing-with-violent-kids-in-my-daughters-class/769244 "2016-11-02T00:23:23Z")
So my daughter is in third grade, so all the kids in her class are between 8 and 9 years old. Well, lately she’s been coming home overly upset about two boys in her class. She tells me how they never listen to the teache… --- ## [Québec to be recognised as a "nation"? What does this mean?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quebec-to-be-recognised-as-a-nation-what-does-this-mean/381480)
**Author:** [@Cunctator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cunctator)\ **Replies:** 126\ **Last updated:** [December 8, 2006, 3:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quebec-to-be-recognised-as-a-nation-what-does-this-mean/381480 "2006-12-08T15:42:39Z")
I’ve just seen this brief article in this morning’s paper. Any ideas what recognising “that Quebecers constitute a nation within a united Canada” might actually mean? --- ## [When I want YELLOW mustard, I usually get....](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-i-want-yellow-mustard-i-usually-get/680630)
**Author:** [@Idle\_Thoughts](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Idle_Thoughts)\ **Replies:** 76\ **Last updated:** [February 8, 2014, 12:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-i-want-yellow-mustard-i-usually-get/680630 "2014-02-08T00:46:29Z")
Poll to come. For me, it’s usually French’s or Plochman’s. --- ## [What, exactly, is the appeal of going to a drive-in movie?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-exactly-is-the-appeal-of-going-to-a-drive-in-movie/989518)
**Author:** [@themapleleaf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/themapleleaf)\ **Replies:** 152\ **Last updated:** [September 11, 2023, 3:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-exactly-is-the-appeal-of-going-to-a-drive-in-movie/989518 "2023-09-11T15:15:06Z")
Drive-in movies were apparently once quite popular, but haven’t really been a thing during my lifetime. I’ve always wondered, quite frankly, why? What’s the point? OK, I’ll try to answer my own question in part - I gues… --- ## [So, what's going on in Catalonia?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-whats-going-on-in-catalonia/797721)
**Author:** [@Filbert](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Filbert)\ **Replies:** 80\ **Last updated:** [November 13, 2019, 3:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-whats-going-on-in-catalonia/797721 "2019-11-13T15:19:29Z")
I’m seeing a lot of videos and stuff on Facebook that looks like things getting pretty nasty over this independence vote. Of course most of the descriptions are in Spanish or Catalan, and I don’t really speak either. Is… --- ## [Does this Monty Python quote actually translate to anything?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-this-monty-python-quote-actually-translate-to-anything/155574)
**Author:** [@martin\_ibn\_martin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/martin_ibn_martin)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [February 19, 2003, 8:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-this-monty-python-quote-actually-translate-to-anything/155574 "2003-02-19T08:19:58Z")
In The Tobacconist sketch, The Tobacconist reads something, ostensibly in Hungarian, from the phrasebook. Near as I can remember, vaguely phonetically, it goes like this: “Yendelevayasin, grodenwee, strevenka” Does thi… --- ## [When did CNN become so liberal?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-did-cnn-become-so-liberal/647437)
**Author:** [@XT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/XT)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [May 2, 2013, 7:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-did-cnn-become-so-liberal/647437 "2013-05-02T19:28:29Z")
Is this something new or has it always been the case and I just didn’t notice? I’ve been a casual CNN observer for a few years now. I don’t read a lot of news, but generally I’ve looked to CNN mainly for what little I … --- ## [Man Buns Look Stupid](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/man-buns-look-stupid/797046)
**Author:** [@Two\_Many\_Cats](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Two_Many_Cats)\ **Replies:** 87\ **Last updated:** [September 25, 2017, 10:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/man-buns-look-stupid/797046 "2017-09-25T22:47:11Z")
Not angry about man buns or anything. If you want to look stupid, be my guest. The only man who wore a man bun well was John Belushi when he played his Samurai character. Otherwise, it looks like a hairy little plug a… --- ## [Are to-the-death gladiatorial games legal anywhere today?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-to-the-death-gladiatorial-games-legal-anywhere-today/661843)
**Author:** [@Reply](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Reply)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [June 27, 2013, 7:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-to-the-death-gladiatorial-games-legal-anywhere-today/661843 "2013-06-27T07:18:28Z")
And if not, why not? --- ## [Tiger Farming, Reasonable?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tiger-farming-reasonable/495871)
**Author:** [@Two\_Many\_Cats](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Two_Many_Cats)\ **Replies:** 72\ **Last updated:** [May 20, 2009, 1:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tiger-farming-reasonable/495871 "2009-05-20T13:54:59Z")
I’m not a big fan of John Stossel, but this time on 20/20 he was talking about saving endangered species. He claimed that farming American Bison saved them from extinction, and that the same should be done for tigers. … --- ## [Impacted earwax](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/impacted-earwax/343397)
**Author:** [@Amazon\_Floozy\_Goddess](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Amazon_Floozy_Goddess)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [February 10, 2006, 2:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/impacted-earwax/343397 "2006-02-10T02:24:04Z")
Sometimes environmental allergies cause my ear canals to itch. I try not to scratch because I know it’s not good to stick things in the ear (including fingers), but I’m sure I do it in my sleep, because more than once I’… --- ## [Gasolio fuel in Italy. What is it?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gasolio-fuel-in-italy-what-is-it/512375)
**Author:** [@Bear\_Nenno](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bear_Nenno)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [October 28, 2013, 12:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gasolio-fuel-in-italy-what-is-it/512375 "2013-10-28T12:08:41Z")
At the fuel pumps in Italy, there are usually three options: Senza Piomba Benzina, BluDiesel, and Gasolio. What the hell is Gasolio. Is that some kind of Diesel fuel? All the attendant could tell me is that it’s “Gasoli… --- ## [Shodan, Come, Let Us Reason Together](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shodan-come-let-us-reason-together/267072)
**Author:** [@Polycarp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Polycarp)\ **Replies:** 133\ **Last updated:** [October 4, 2004, 2:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shodan-come-let-us-reason-together/267072 "2004-10-04T14:05:54Z")
In this thread, which had as a topic former President Jimmy Carter’s pointing out that the recommendations of a bipartisan commission which he and former President Ford had served on regarding reforms to Florida (and oth… --- ## [Is there any passage of the bible which has conclusively been proven wrong?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-any-passage-of-the-bible-which-has-conclusively-been-proven-wrong/44661)
**Author:** [@Ablett](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ablett)\ **Replies:** 124\ **Last updated:** [December 18, 2000, 9:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-any-passage-of-the-bible-which-has-conclusively-been-proven-wrong/44661 "2000-12-18T21:03:58Z")
I understand that the bible refers to the earth as being the center of the universe. Does it elaborate on what it means by that? Are there are other verse or verses in the bible where even the most staunch Christian adm… --- ## [Do we have a large Southern US contingent here on the Dope?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-we-have-a-large-southern-us-contingent-here-on-the-dope/443569)
**Author:** [@Ogre](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ogre)\ **Replies:** 162\ **Last updated:** [April 12, 2008, 5:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-we-have-a-large-southern-us-contingent-here-on-the-dope/443569 "2008-04-12T05:12:10Z")
It always seems as if we have a great amount of participation whenever we have a Southern-oriented thread around here. I know Sampiro, spoke, Liberal, Tuckerfan, and several others are Southerners. Who else? Speak up,… --- ## [Best rock rhythm sections](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-rock-rhythm-sections/531096)
**Author:** [@Diogenes\_the\_Cynic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Diogenes_the_Cynic)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [March 7, 2010, 4:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-rock-rhythm-sections/531096 "2010-03-07T04:54:53Z")
I recently came across some of my old Rush CDs and was listening to Fly By Night in the car today. It’s been a while since I listened to Rush, especially not the older, harder rock stuff, and I was struck, as I was liste… --- ## [What is the largest business/company without a major official web presence/website?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-largest-business-company-without-a-major-official-web-presence-website/607392)
**Author:** [@Haredye](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Haredye)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [December 28, 2011, 9:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-largest-business-company-without-a-major-official-web-presence-website/607392 "2011-12-28T21:06:53Z")
Pretty much what the OP says. By large business/company I have in mind something with name recognition at the very least across a couple of states if not an entire country. --- ## [O frabjous word!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/o-frabjous-word/422201)
**Author:** [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [December 12, 2007, 2:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/o-frabjous-word/422201 "2007-12-12T02:55:16Z")
Being a hoopy froodette, I was meditating on made-up adjectives today. Can anyone think of any? I’d prefer them to be cromulent, if possible. --- ## [Monty Hall Problem Revisited Again Again!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/monty-hall-problem-revisited-again-again/479220)
**Author:** [@BadgerMountain](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BadgerMountain)\ **Replies:** 95\ **Last updated:** [January 21, 2009, 3:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/monty-hall-problem-revisited-again-again/479220 "2009-01-21T15:35:39Z")
I played out all possible cases and outcomes and I find that the odds are even that the contestant will win if they switch or stay. I believe that the error in the accepted solution presents itself in the case where the… --- ## [Major bands who have never recorded a cover song](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/major-bands-who-have-never-recorded-a-cover-song/255678)
**Author:** [@dalej42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalej42)\ **Replies:** 111\ **Last updated:** [July 23, 2004, 2:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/major-bands-who-have-never-recorded-a-cover-song/255678 "2004-07-23T02:35:12Z")
I was having a discussion with some friends last night about bands which never have recorded a cover song. Genesis is the first band that came to mind. On a couple of tours, they did play a medley of classic rock songs… --- ## [Questions about auto tint violation in NY State](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/questions-about-auto-tint-violation-in-ny-state/586253)
**Author:** [@MikeFromJersey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MikeFromJersey)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [June 22, 2011, 2:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/questions-about-auto-tint-violation-in-ny-state/586253 "2011-06-22T02:05:16Z")
Hello all. Posting this message here in hopes I can get some useful information to help me out with a recent situation. Earlier today, on my way home from work (literally the last 30 seconds from my driveway on a 10 mi… --- ## [The Most American Novel of All Time](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-most-american-novel-of-all-time/733809)
**Author:** [@Dendarii\_Dame](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dendarii_Dame)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [October 12, 2015, 7:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-most-american-novel-of-all-time/733809 "2015-10-12T19:20:38Z")
According to this webcomic’s final panel, the most American novel of all time (as in, the one that best exemplifies the United States, not necessarily the greatest) is Moby Dick. I’m torn between Robert Heinlein’s Hav… --- ## [Stunning statistic disqualifies Puerto Rico from US statehood](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stunning-statistic-disqualifies-puerto-rico-from-us-statehood/641684)
**Author:** [@Linden\_Arden](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Linden_Arden)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [November 26, 2012, 4:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stunning-statistic-disqualifies-puerto-rico-from-us-statehood/641684 "2012-11-26T16:06:20Z")
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424053111903532804576564543481258206.html Is it possible to revoke their US citizenship? --- ## [What happened to Tommy Hilfiger?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happened-to-tommy-hilfiger/551756)
**Author:** [@No\_Wikipedia\_Cites](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/No_Wikipedia_Cites)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [September 2, 2010, 12:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happened-to-tommy-hilfiger/551756 "2010-09-02T00:14:08Z")
Back in the day, early 90’s? Very late 80’s? Tommy Hilfiger was DA BOMB, it was everywhere, it was it man, it was it. I remember as a child walking through the department store and it was so big that even the sacred, wor… --- ## [Have you ever left something on for a very long time that shouldn't have been?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-left-something-on-for-a-very-long-time-that-shouldnt-have-been/637542)
**Author:** [@Moonlitherial](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Moonlitherial)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [October 14, 2012, 3:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-left-something-on-for-a-very-long-time-that-shouldnt-have-been/637542 "2012-10-14T03:41:24Z")
Tarwater’s post in the good housekeeping thread contained this gem of a footnote that made me think of the silly things I’ve left running due to moments of absentmindedness I thought it would be more fun to laugh at your… --- ## [Did noses evolve for smelling or for breathing?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-noses-evolve-for-smelling-or-for-breathing/613919)
**Author:** [@Speaker\_for\_the\_Dead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Speaker_for_the_Dead)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [March 9, 2012, 4:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-noses-evolve-for-smelling-or-for-breathing/613919 "2012-03-09T16:18:33Z")
Background: I’ve taken the intro-level university paleontology classes, but they don’t cover the burning questions like “what were noses originally for?” So, currently mammals can breath through their noses or through t… --- ## [Greatest Musical Moments in Film](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/greatest-musical-moments-in-film/597616)
**Author:** [@enomaj](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/enomaj)\ **Replies:** 66\ **Last updated:** [September 30, 2011, 8:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/greatest-musical-moments-in-film/597616 "2011-09-30T20:58:37Z")
A few of my favorites: Radio Raheem and Public Enemy’s Fight the Power from Do the Right Thing Two scenes from The Five Heartbeats: Heart is a House for Love Breakdown begins at 2:14 but I recommend the whole clip. No… --- ## [The age old loaning money to family conundrum](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-age-old-loaning-money-to-family-conundrum/660853)
**Author:** [@Tracijo67](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tracijo67)\ **Replies:** 73\ **Last updated:** [June 20, 2013, 11:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-age-old-loaning-money-to-family-conundrum/660853 "2013-06-20T11:45:23Z")
In February I loaned a large sum of money to my sister for an emergency home repair. I told her at the time that I was taking the money from my son’s college fund, as we don’t have that kind of money in a savings account… --- ## [What dishes do you need in order for it to really feel like Thanksgiving?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-dishes-do-you-need-in-order-for-it-to-really-feel-like-thanksgiving/705405)
**Author:** [@Biggirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biggirl)\ **Replies:** 82\ **Last updated:** [December 3, 2014, 2:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-dishes-do-you-need-in-order-for-it-to-really-feel-like-thanksgiving/705405 "2014-12-03T02:03:30Z")
I didn’t know that mac 'n cheese and greens was a black Thanksgiving thing for a large part of my life. Found out about the same time I found out green bean casserole was a Thanksgiving thing for people who aren’t very b… --- ## [Stupid highway signs](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-highway-signs/853287)
**Author:** [@Jackmannii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackmannii)\ **Replies:** 117\ **Last updated:** [May 14, 2020, 10:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-highway-signs/853287 "2020-05-14T22:33:01Z")
The following applies to I-75, a road I have traveled all too often in the past year. On some of the entrance ramps, there are signs listing various vehicles and items which are prohibited on the interstate. One of thes… --- ## [Parents: a strange adult assaults your four-year-old. How tempted are you to react violently?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/parents-a-strange-adult-assaults-your-four-year-old-how-tempted-are-you-to-react-violently/729192)
**Author:** [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Replies:** 85\ **Last updated:** [September 2, 2015, 5:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/parents-a-strange-adult-assaults-your-four-year-old-how-tempted-are-you-to-react-violently/729192 "2015-09-02T17:33:35Z")
Let’s say you’ve taken your four-year-old son or daughter to the local park. There’s only little kids and their parents/nannies/babysitters around, and no one looks dangerous, so you let your kid go play with his or her … --- ## [I cant believe I fell for a hackers bit](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-cant-believe-i-fell-for-a-hackers-bit/698468)
**Author:** [@Urbanredneck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Urbanredneck)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [September 16, 2014, 11:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-cant-believe-i-fell-for-a-hackers-bit/698468 "2014-09-16T23:44:16Z")
I got a call from someone claiming to be with Microsoft saying their was an issue with a hacker using my computer. I hung up but he called back several times repeating the same thing. Finally I listened and he basically … --- ## [I pit my synagogue!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-my-synagogue/458508)
**Author:** [@elmwood](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elmwood)\ **Replies:** 118\ **Last updated:** [August 7, 2008, 8:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-my-synagogue/458508 "2008-08-07T20:59:08Z")
Yeah, you know I’ve been laid off in a specialty field, one where the market for such practitioners is nearly nonexistent in Northeast Ohio. You know that when I was working, my salary was far below the national average… --- ## [Overpopulation and Artificial Population Control.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/overpopulation-and-artificial-population-control/622796)
**Author:** [@Jim\_B](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jim_B)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [May 26, 2012, 9:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/overpopulation-and-artificial-population-control/622796 "2012-05-26T09:33:07Z")
If the world continues on its course, overpopulation may lead to disasterous results. This article (on the Malthusian Catastrophe) touches on the matter. Actually, I have been thinking about the matter for some time. I’… --- ## [I Find Myself Ignorant of Joan Baez's Music - Educate Me](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-find-myself-ignorant-of-joan-baezs-music-educate-me/514771)
**Author:** [@Hello\_Again](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hello_Again)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [May 17, 2010, 2:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-find-myself-ignorant-of-joan-baezs-music-educate-me/514771 "2010-05-17T02:13:32Z")
I just watched the PBS “American Masters” documentary about Joan Baez and realized I know almost nothing about her music. Strange because I was about weaned on Bob Dylan (literally! We sang “Blowing in the Wind” in kind… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1424&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1426&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)