# Top **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1439&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:** 1440 --- ## [Whose heads will roll after the Democrats lose big in November?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whose-heads-will-roll-after-the-democrats-lose-big-in-november/556356)
**Author:** [@joebuck20](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/joebuck20)\ **Replies:** 64\ **Last updated:** [October 14, 2010, 3:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whose-heads-will-roll-after-the-democrats-lose-big-in-november/556356 "2010-10-14T15:33:25Z")
Even an organization as spineless as the Democrats aren’t going to let something like this pass without delivering a little carnage. Personally I don’t think things are looking good for Tim Kaine. I don’t if anyone here… --- ## [hawk kills and eats a bird in my backyard](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hawk-kills-and-eats-a-bird-in-my-backyard/572827)
**Author:** [@gonzomax](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gonzomax)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [March 5, 2011, 3:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hawk-kills-and-eats-a-bird-in-my-backyard/572827 "2011-03-05T03:14:19Z")
It was a huge bird. It ripped at the prey like a vulture just leaving a red spot in the snow and tiny feathers. My beagle watched it intently and when he left, ran out to the spot and sniffed and stomped on the snow. My… --- ## [Illinois Debt/Budget Crisis](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/illinois-debt-budget-crisis/789929)
**Author:** [@ultimate11](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ultimate11)\ **Replies:** 91\ **Last updated:** [July 7, 2017, 12:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/illinois-debt-budget-crisis/789929 "2017-07-07T00:15:03Z")
Obviously Illinois is within days of either making a budget or going down to junk status, leading to hung construction plans, companies more urged to leave and god knows what else. Illinois can’t declare bankruptcy, so n… --- ## [House 10/10: Transplant](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/house-10-10-transplant/599189)
**Author:** [@vivalostwages](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/vivalostwages)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [October 19, 2011, 1:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/house-10-10-transplant/599189 "2011-10-19T01:41:34Z")
House is allowed a release to help the team with a unique patient, but he finds big changes when he gets back. Wilson is downright chilly, and there is a new resident on the staff. --- ## [Caring about stem cells & not veal calves is a sign of moral depravity](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/caring-about-stem-cells-not-veal-calves-is-a-sign-of-moral-depravity/315657)
**Author:** [@Apos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Apos)\ **Replies:** 143\ **Last updated:** [August 17, 2005, 2:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/caring-about-stem-cells-not-veal-calves-is-a-sign-of-moral-depravity/315657 "2005-08-17T02:04:39Z")
Yep. I’m not in this thread trying to make the case that you should care about the lives of veal calves or any other animal that experiences an excrutiatingly horrid life for the service of passing and not-at-all-necess… --- ## [What is the greatest (most influential, whatever) computer program ever written?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-greatest-most-influential-whatever-computer-program-ever-written/830575)
**Author:** [@JohnT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnT)\ **Replies:** 122\ **Last updated:** [March 10, 2019, 9:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-greatest-most-influential-whatever-computer-program-ever-written/830575 "2019-03-10T21:10:40Z")
Simple question, lots of good choices. Some rules: You define “greatest”, “influential”, whatever. If # of users is your metric, go for it. If groundbreaking is your metric, go for it. If “I use this daily for 30 years… --- ## [Why is a guitar tuned the way it is?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-a-guitar-tuned-the-way-it-is/449248)
**Author:** [@Zsofia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zsofia)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [October 23, 2012, 12:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-a-guitar-tuned-the-way-it-is/449248 "2012-10-23T12:57:36Z")
I couldn’t decide - GQ or Cafe Society? But I figured the guitar nerds hang out here. Himself plays a little bit of banjo. The banjo is tuned to a chord. (I think it’s G?) Anyway, you strum the open strings and it m… --- ## [Caught having sex at work... so bad?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/caught-having-sex-at-work-so-bad/230493)
**Author:** [@flapcats](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/flapcats)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [March 3, 2004, 7:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/caught-having-sex-at-work-so-bad/230493 "2004-03-03T19:12:45Z")
I read the draft report of the nightwatchman at work yesterday, one of my collegues pulled a girl from another department, took her to our dept after the pub closed (11:45) and said to the guard that they were getting th… --- ## [Do people still rob trains? (including shipping containers)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-people-still-rob-trains-including-shipping-containers/663865)
**Author:** [@Yarster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yarster)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [July 22, 2013, 5:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-people-still-rob-trains-including-shipping-containers/663865 "2013-07-22T17:58:54Z")
My wife and I regularly drive out to the Palm Springs, CA area, and see extremely long trains with container ship containers going town the tracks, presumably carrying cargo from the port of Los Angeles, Long Beach, San … --- ## [NY Ren Faire - Interested?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ny-ren-faire-interested/101059)
**Author:** [@TruePisces](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TruePisces)\ **Replies:** 181\ **Last updated:** [August 7, 2002, 12:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ny-ren-faire-interested/101059 "2002-08-07T00:04:51Z")
Rather than hijack this thread any longer, I thought I’d start a new discussion. I know I would be interested, if I can find a way of getting up there. That’s the biggest problem - I’m sans car. But if I can find a w… --- ## [In the city, what is a "coach house" and where did they keep the horses?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-the-city-what-is-a-coach-house-and-where-did-they-keep-the-horses/423602)
**Author:** [@Rusalka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rusalka)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [October 25, 2007, 1:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-the-city-what-is-a-coach-house-and-where-did-they-keep-the-horses/423602 "2007-10-25T13:02:52Z")
I’ve noticed in older american cities, there are lots where a house, called a “coach house” sits in the back of a main house on a relatively small lot, or even in back of a two flat building. Sometimes, (especially in t… --- ## [Will domesticated cats take on and kill full grown squirrels?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-domesticated-cats-take-on-and-kill-full-grown-squirrels/780378)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [March 8, 2017, 9:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-domesticated-cats-take-on-and-kill-full-grown-squirrels/780378 "2017-03-08T21:50:15Z")
I’ve seen several instances of cats killing baby squirrels but never a full grown squirrel. Will a domesticated cat kill a full grown squirrel? --- ## [What is it that strippers put on their bodies that makes them smell like CANDY?!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-it-that-strippers-put-on-their-bodies-that-makes-them-smell-like-candy/198144)
**Author:** [@Incubus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Incubus)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [August 30, 2003, 4:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-it-that-strippers-put-on-their-bodies-that-makes-them-smell-like-candy/198144 "2003-08-30T04:46:09Z")
The last few times I went to a strip club I noticed an interesting thing- the dancers all smelled like candy! And not the same candy, different kinds, one woman smelled like licorice, another like mint, another like choc… --- ## [Things that go bump in the MMP](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-that-go-bump-in-the-mmp/951434)
**Author:** [@FairyChatMom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FairyChatMom)\ **Replies:** 280\ **Last updated:** [October 4, 2021, 7:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-that-go-bump-in-the-mmp/951434 "2021-10-04T07:43:01Z")
I was in bed, all comfy and warm. FCD was settling in, too. As I lay there, something didn’t sound right. It was water running, and the pump on the basement tank was going also. For those unfamiliar with wells, the wate… --- ## [The Fate of Boston Legal, it's inaccuracies of law, and why not more popular?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-fate-of-boston-legal-its-inaccuracies-of-law-and-why-not-more-popular/555045)
**Author:** [@No\_Wikipedia\_Cites](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/No_Wikipedia_Cites)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [September 28, 2010, 9:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-fate-of-boston-legal-its-inaccuracies-of-law-and-why-not-more-popular/555045 "2010-09-28T21:00:03Z")
Finally watching Boston Legal, i have two questions Why was the show not more popular? The network seemed to keep moving it, so why didn’t the network support it more? It had Shatner so the trekkies should have watche… --- ## [If a stone age woman didn't bite off the umbilical cord would her baby die?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-a-stone-age-woman-didnt-bite-off-the-umbilical-cord-would-her-baby-die/455429)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [July 9, 2008, 11:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-a-stone-age-woman-didnt-bite-off-the-umbilical-cord-would-her-baby-die/455429 "2008-07-09T11:18:24Z")
In modern times we “cut the cord”. I assume in stone age times the mother or some helper bit it in two. Is this necessary or will the cord separate somehow if left alone? --- ## [Guinness and iron - where did the myth come from?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guinness-and-iron-where-did-the-myth-come-from/179637)
**Author:** [@Colophon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Colophon)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [June 5, 2003, 2:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guinness-and-iron-where-did-the-myth-come-from/179637 "2003-06-05T14:23:38Z")
In this thread about iron supplements I pointed out that Guinness really doesn’t contain very much iron (about as much as a quarter of a boiled egg, say, or one-fourteenth as much as a bowl of popular breakfast cereal). … --- ## [What continent does New Zealand belong to?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-continent-does-new-zealand-belong-to/194299)
**Author:** [@FriendBill](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FriendBill)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [September 2, 2003, 2:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-continent-does-new-zealand-belong-to/194299 "2003-09-02T14:38:12Z")
This came up at dinner the other night, and vigorous digging through the almanac, dictionary, encyclopedia, and an atlas did not give any answer to this question at all… So, is New Zealand part of a continent, or is it … --- ## [Please, explain Job's Daughters to me](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-explain-jobs-daughters-to-me/106063)
**Author:** [@beckwall](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/beckwall)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [October 5, 2012, 2:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-explain-jobs-daughters-to-me/106063 "2012-10-05T02:02:53Z")
My friend’s daughter has just joined this club. From what I have read on the Internet (just a basic info site), you can’t belong unless you are related to a Mason of high-standing. I know nothing about Masons. But I r… --- ## [Sochi Olympics Opening Ceremonies](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sochi-olympics-opening-ceremonies/680763)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [February 20, 2014, 7:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sochi-olympics-opening-ceremonies/680763 "2014-02-20T19:20:49Z")
And they’ve started… They’re doing a ‘slide show’ of famous Russians. Interesting they showed Igor Sikorsky, since I associate his fame with designs he made in the U.S.; but he was a designer in Russia before coming he… --- ## [Bermuda Triangle](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bermuda-triangle/611661)
**Author:** [@Rutika\_Kulkarni](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rutika_Kulkarni)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [August 29, 2018, 11:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bermuda-triangle/611661 "2018-08-29T23:13:19Z")
What do you think do Bermuda Triangle exists? If yes then What is the reason behind it? --- ## [Damn, but those inflatable Christmas decorations are tacky!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/damn-but-those-inflatable-christmas-decorations-are-tacky/709232)
**Author:** [@AHunter3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AHunter3)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [January 10, 2015, 2:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/damn-but-those-inflatable-christmas-decorations-are-tacky/709232 "2015-01-10T02:40:57Z")
It’s post-season enough for me to be unconcerned with raining on anyone’s seasonal celebrational spirit. You seen those things proliferating in your neighborhood, or is it a particularly LongIslandish thing? Butt-ugly … --- ## [Did Paul McCartney sync?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-paul-mccartney-sync/288754)
**Author:** [@pkbites](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pkbites)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [February 15, 2005, 4:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-paul-mccartney-sync/288754 "2005-02-15T16:43:43Z")
To save you the time of doing a long search on these boards I’ll tell you 2 facts: \*I firmly believe that ANY artist with ANY talent has NO excuse (with the exception of filming a music video) to lip sync. \*Paul McCart… --- ## [Sex drive in children](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sex-drive-in-children/182169)
**Author:** [@Dunderman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dunderman)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [June 17, 2003, 5:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sex-drive-in-children/182169 "2003-06-17T17:28:19Z")
I’ve been thinking about this for a while, and this thread actualized it. Adman writes: In your opinion/experience, is this true? I may be a total freak, but I cannot remember a time before I had sexual urges. I was in… --- ## [Oprah crosses the line into seriously creepy (possibly NSFW)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oprah-crosses-the-line-into-seriously-creepy-possibly-nsfw/481616)
**Author:** [@Gyrate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gyrate)\ **Replies:** 67\ **Last updated:** [January 17, 2009, 4:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oprah-crosses-the-line-into-seriously-creepy-possibly-nsfw/481616 "2009-01-17T16:38:56Z")
Oprah likes Kate Winslet’s breasts. And felt the need to gush about them in public. Now, I’m all in favor of natural over artificial in this particular debate but Jeebus, Oprah, you’ve just skidded past “celebration of… --- ## [Spam cans](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spam-cans/694408)
**Author:** [@USNSPARKS](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/USNSPARKS)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [August 4, 2014, 1:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spam-cans/694408 "2014-08-04T13:43:47Z")
Any idea why Spam uses such unusual cans? --- ## [I have one of Bonnie and Clyde's BARs in the corner of my office right now.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-one-of-bonnie-and-clydes-bars-in-the-corner-of-my-office-right-now/688842)
**Author:** [@Sicks\_Ate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sicks_Ate)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [May 23, 2014, 5:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-one-of-bonnie-and-clydes-bars-in-the-corner-of-my-office-right-now/688842 "2014-05-23T17:49:57Z")
It’s about 8 feet away from me. It’s usually in a museum, but it’s being taken for a public display and until it’s picked up, it’s literally propped up agains a cabinet. Heavy sumbitch, I’ve never had the opportunity t… --- ## [Has the SDMB changed much over the years?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-the-sdmb-changed-much-over-the-years/600603)
**Author:** [@BlankSlate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BlankSlate)\ **Replies:** 69\ **Last updated:** [November 5, 2011, 8:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-the-sdmb-changed-much-over-the-years/600603 "2011-11-05T20:08:09Z")
It seems there are a fair number of people here who joined 7 or 10 or even 12 years ago. That’s a long time for an internet message board. I’ve only been posting occasionally for a few years. I get the sense things have… --- ## [Singers/Groups that are popular, but their music sucks.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/singers-groups-that-are-popular-but-their-music-sucks/556020)
**Author:** [@rostfrei](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rostfrei)\ **Replies:** 62\ **Last updated:** [October 9, 2010, 8:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/singers-groups-that-are-popular-but-their-music-sucks/556020 "2010-10-09T20:38:43Z")
I never understood why the Dave Matthews Band was so popular. I live in the central Virginia area, and they seem to be a big deal here. For a long time, I thought they were just a regional band, popular in the mid-Atla… --- ## [Who would be the best possible "Tonight Show" or other late show host?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-would-be-the-best-possible-tonight-show-or-other-late-show-host/525695)
**Author:** [@It\_s\_Not\_Rocket\_Surgery](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/It_s_Not_Rocket_Surgery)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [January 22, 2010, 2:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-would-be-the-best-possible-tonight-show-or-other-late-show-host/525695 "2010-01-22T14:56:54Z")
With all the brouhaha about Leno and O’Brien, it’s become clear that neither is the ideal host for the Tonight Show or a 10 PM talk show. Leno is too safe and boring, and O’Brien seems to only appeal to a niche audience… --- ## [What is your favorite locally brewed beer?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-favorite-locally-brewed-beer/751362)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 78\ **Last updated:** [April 12, 2016, 8:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-favorite-locally-brewed-beer/751362 "2016-04-12T20:48:33Z")
What hometown suds tickles your tastebuds the most, folks? Living in Beervania(Portland), I have so freakin’ many to choose from, but my current favorite is Gigantic Brewing Company’s Most Most Premium Russian Imperial … --- ## [Why do old men wear their baseball caps that way?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-old-men-wear-their-baseball-caps-that-way/373098)
**Author:** [@Mister\_Rik](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mister_Rik)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [September 20, 2006, 4:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-old-men-wear-their-baseball-caps-that-way/373098 "2006-09-20T04:41:39Z")
I’m sure you’ve seen him: the elderly man wearing a baseball cap with the band adjusted almost as small as it will go, and the hat simply perched on the crown of his head. If you look at the way a baseball cap is “suppo… --- ## [Musician's bamboo flutes destroyed at U.S. customs](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/musicians-bamboo-flutes-destroyed-at-u-s-customs/677809)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [January 6, 2014, 9:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/musicians-bamboo-flutes-destroyed-at-u-s-customs/677809 "2014-01-06T21:26:16Z")
:eek: This makes no sense. I can understand not allowing the flutes into the US. But why destroy them? What the Hell? Put them in quarantine and give the guy a chance to retrieve them. --- ## [The Feud: Presidential Surnames by Wheelz \[Game Over\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-feud-presidential-surnames-by-wheelz-game-over/575099)
**Author:** [@Rebo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rebo)\ **Replies:** 101\ **Last updated:** [March 19, 2011, 11:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-feud-presidential-surnames-by-wheelz-game-over/575099 "2011-03-19T11:23:17Z")
Object of the game: Give the most popular answer for each category. Rules: No reading the thread before answering. This is on the honor system. Formatting rules must be followed (see below). Joke answers will not be … --- ## [Why did Burt Reynolds lose his popularity in the 80s so suddenly?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-did-burt-reynolds-lose-his-popularity-in-the-80s-so-suddenly/403205)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_Hildo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_Hildo)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [May 11, 2007, 10:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-did-burt-reynolds-lose-his-popularity-in-the-80s-so-suddenly/403205 "2007-05-11T22:50:13Z")
He was the hottest shit ever. Then he got seriously injured on the set of the movie City Heat and didn’t turn up again for two years, where he was instantly persona non grata with the fans. As I was born a bit too young… --- ## [For every cigarette you don't smoke, I'm going to smoke three.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-every-cigarette-you-dont-smoke-im-going-to-smoke-three/343441)
**Author:** [@CynicalGabe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CynicalGabe)\ **Replies:** 107\ **Last updated:** [February 10, 2006, 1:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-every-cigarette-you-dont-smoke-im-going-to-smoke-three/343441 "2006-02-10T13:25:30Z")
“Truth” anti-smoking commercials. Holy shit! What’s this? Cigarettes are bad for me? I had no fucking idea! Sure, advertising by tobacco companies insults the intelligence of consumers. Not because they are inherently e… --- ## [Apparently a new Heroes Reboot or Sequel is coming](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/apparently-a-new-heroes-reboot-or-sequel-is-coming/681997)
**Author:** [@Quimby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quimby)\ **Replies:** 71\ **Last updated:** [October 30, 2015, 7:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/apparently-a-new-heroes-reboot-or-sequel-is-coming/681997 "2015-10-30T19:07:08Z")
NBC just aired during the Olympics a teaser for a Reboot or Sequel for the show Heroes called Heroes Reborn. Don’t know anything else but it is definitely related to the original show as it had the same eclipse logo. --- ## [What clothing (styles) do you just love/hate?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-clothing-styles-do-you-just-love-hate/478856)
**Author:** [@Love\_Rhombus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Love_Rhombus)\ **Replies:** 71\ **Last updated:** [January 5, 2009, 1:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-clothing-styles-do-you-just-love-hate/478856 "2009-01-05T13:55:42Z")
I put styles in parentheses because it might just be one thing or a whole look. Me, I dislike leather trenchcoats. Sorry, they look pretentious. Like you’re trying to hard to say “I’m a mean scary villain guy”. I do li… --- ## [Reason #412 to yell at the program "House Hunters"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reason-412-to-yell-at-the-program-house-hunters/834825)
**Author:** [@DummyGladHands](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DummyGladHands)\ **Replies:** 82\ **Last updated:** [July 11, 2019, 11:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reason-412-to-yell-at-the-program-house-hunters/834825 "2019-07-11T23:22:34Z")
“I’ll die if I can’t have my white kitchen!” WHAT?? I have a white kitchen, I guess, white cabinets is what they mean?? I hate it. It’s the kitchen and food can splash! Every time I get down on the floor or up the step … --- ## [Major Amtrak derailment south of Tacoma](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/major-amtrak-derailment-south-of-tacoma/804775)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 86\ **Last updated:** [December 21, 2017, 2:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/major-amtrak-derailment-south-of-tacoma/804775 "2017-12-21T02:09:52Z")
It derailed off an overpass onto the freeway, There are reports of deaths and injuries, and the freeway is shut down completely. I called My Beloved just now and told her that there may be a problem with her train trip… --- ## [I need a camel](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-need-a-camel/689609)
**Author:** [@Isosleepy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Isosleepy)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [June 5, 2014, 7:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-need-a-camel/689609 "2014-06-05T19:18:14Z")
Preferably of a pleasant disposition. early July, near Marlborough, Mass. Do you have one I may borrow or rent for a day? --- ## [Your favorite hair color](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-hair-color/639823)
**Author:** [@installLSC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/installLSC)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [November 11, 2012, 4:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-hair-color/639823 "2012-11-11T16:55:40Z")
So what hair color do you prefer on the opposite gender (or same gender for our gay Dopers)? For me it’s gotta be in order: Redheaded women. Definately redheads, from a very early age. Black hair, although raven-hair… --- ## [Play Pac-Man in your browser.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/play-pac-man-in-your-browser/633386)
**Author:** [@Derleth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Derleth)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [September 4, 2012, 2:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/play-pac-man-in-your-browser/633386 "2012-09-04T14:56:16Z")
Yep. Get the fever. (Might require a non-MSIE browser, like Firefox or Chrome or Safari or Konqueror.) It’s not just Pac-Man, either; the menu has Pac-Man, Ms Pac-Man, Crazy Otto, and Cookie Man. Here is the source cod… --- ## [Why were US troops so reluctant to fasten the chinstraps on their helmets in WWII?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-were-us-troops-so-reluctant-to-fasten-the-chinstraps-on-their-helmets-in-wwii/682802)
**Author:** [@chacoguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chacoguy)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [March 6, 2014, 3:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-were-us-troops-so-reluctant-to-fasten-the-chinstraps-on-their-helmets-in-wwii/682802 "2014-03-06T15:11:09Z")
It’s a signature look, other countries seemed the get their troops to buckle up. What’s the story with that? --- ## [Why do people keep decades-old food?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-people-keep-decades-old-food/714509)
**Author:** [@boffking](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/boffking)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [April 6, 2015, 1:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-people-keep-decades-old-food/714509 "2015-04-06T01:24:28Z")
I was helping my grandmother clean her kitchen today, and found a lot of cookies, crackers, and condiments that were very old. Some even dated back to the 50s! All day i had to ask things like “How long was this box o… --- ## [Why is American healthcare so expensive?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-american-healthcare-so-expensive/676656)
**Author:** [@sweeteviljesus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sweeteviljesus)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [December 21, 2013, 2:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-american-healthcare-so-expensive/676656 "2013-12-21T02:46:36Z")
As I understand it, healthcare problems wouldn’t be such a problem if healthcare costs were brought under control. What is the source of these problems and what portion do they contribute to overall problem? Some issue… --- ## [Specifically and explicitly: what constitutes abuse, molestation or sexual crime?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/specifically-and-explicitly-what-constitutes-abuse-molestation-or-sexual-crime/48727)
**Author:** [@G.Nome](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/G.Nome)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [January 9, 2001, 1:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/specifically-and-explicitly-what-constitutes-abuse-molestation-or-sexual-crime/48727 "2001-01-09T01:49:52Z")
In newspaper accounts recently a mother was given five years prison for abusing a child that was bruised, burnt, made comatose and permanently brain damaged. Another woman was given a short suspended sentence after her p… --- ## [RIP Car Talk (NPR show)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-car-talk-npr-show/624511)
**Author:** [@Rhythmdvl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rhythmdvl)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [June 10, 2012, 4:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-car-talk-npr-show/624511 "2012-06-10T16:42:00Z")
Wow, I had no idea the older brother was 75. I’m not much of a car fan, and their forced laughter could be a bit grating at times, but it was surprisingly fun to listen to. One of the few shows where call-ins really impr… --- ## [Tell me about the Air National Guard](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-about-the-air-national-guard/592941)
**Author:** [@Argent\_Towers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Argent_Towers)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [August 18, 2011, 4:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-about-the-air-national-guard/592941 "2011-08-18T04:26:20Z")
I have been doing some research about the Air National Guard. There’s something I don’t quite understand, however. From what I have read, you serve one weekend a month and two weeks a year (in addition to any deployments… --- ## [What is "germline transmission"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-germline-transmission/552999)
**Author:** [@Secret\_Seth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Secret_Seth)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [September 9, 2010, 12:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-germline-transmission/552999 "2010-09-09T12:47:21Z")
Someone on my Facebook is claiming that the genetically-altered salmon that should be approved by the FDA later this month are going to be a big problem for native salmon populations. I understand most of his concerns, b… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1438&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1440&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)