# Top **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1454&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:** 1455 --- ## [When is Christ coming back?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-is-christ-coming-back/333753)
**Author:** [@Nature\_s\_Call](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nature_s_Call)\ **Replies:** 104\ **Last updated:** [January 3, 2006, 7:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-is-christ-coming-back/333753 "2006-01-03T19:37:38Z")
(I’m asking this mostly tongue-in-cheek as a non-believer, but I do sincerely wonder what well-reasoned speculation there is) When is the Second Coming of Christ? Okay, so maybe we “know not the day nor the hour” in wh… --- ## [Got Laid Off, Need to Train My Replacement](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/got-laid-off-need-to-train-my-replacement/584410)
**Author:** [@ethelbert](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ethelbert)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [June 6, 2011, 6:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/got-laid-off-need-to-train-my-replacement/584410 "2011-06-06T18:00:02Z")
Basically I have been told that on 9/1 I will be laid off. Between now and then I need to train my replacement (from an Indian outsourcing company - I am a Systems Analyst). While I am not thrilled at the idea, at least … --- ## [On pregnant men and the like](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/on-pregnant-men-and-the-like/962378)
**Author:** [@UltraVires](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/UltraVires)\ **Replies:** 185\ **Last updated:** [April 13, 2022, 1:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/on-pregnant-men-and-the-like/962378 "2022-04-13T01:59:29Z")
Well, we will see how this goes, but I have some hopes for it. If anyone is familiar with my posts, you will know that generally I hold an evolving position that is against board discussion rules regarding transgender i… --- ## [Common Names around 0 AD? Population of Jerusalem?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/common-names-around-0-ad-population-of-jerusalem/393854)
**Author:** [@Sage\_Rat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sage_Rat)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [March 2, 2007, 5:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/common-names-around-0-ad-population-of-jerusalem/393854 "2007-03-02T17:54:52Z")
Does anyone know of a site which would list what all the names were used around 0 AD among the Jewish people (and ideally, how frequent each was)? And as the title asks, does anyone know what the approximate population o… --- ## [How to get Bedbugs out of Plush toys](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-get-bedbugs-out-of-plush-toys/495303)
**Author:** [@Jamaika\_a\_jamaikaiake](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jamaika_a_jamaikaiake)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [May 4, 2009, 9:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-get-bedbugs-out-of-plush-toys/495303 "2009-05-04T21:11:09Z")
We had bedbugs a year ago. We have been bite-free for about a year. However, we have some items in quarantine (large thick ziplock bags) that we would like to bring out. They are mostly stuffed animals. Specifically,… --- ## [Time-travel back to 1900: How weird would I seem to them?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/time-travel-back-to-1900-how-weird-would-i-seem-to-them/453347)
**Author:** [@Completely](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Completely)\ **Replies:** 80\ **Last updated:** [June 22, 2008, 3:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/time-travel-back-to-1900-how-weird-would-i-seem-to-them/453347 "2008-06-22T15:10:02Z")
I was wondering how “odd” someone from our time would seem to people in the year 1900? What would stand out the most? Lack of believing in their superstitions? Understanding/knowing where diseases like salmonella come… --- ## [Iowa lady runs over girl with car because the girl "Looked Mexican"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/iowa-lady-runs-over-girl-with-car-because-the-girl-looked-mexican/845240)
**Author:** [@Shoujin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shoujin)\ **Replies:** 79\ **Last updated:** [December 30, 2019, 10:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/iowa-lady-runs-over-girl-with-car-because-the-girl-looked-mexican/845240 "2019-12-30T10:43:50Z")
https://talkingpointsmemo.com/news/woman-says-she-ran-over-girl-because-she-looked-mexican-according-to-police I’m sure the girl had a stick or something, right? This woman makes me fucking sick. --- ## [Proposed: New Homework Forum](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/proposed-new-homework-forum/654867)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 60\ **Last updated:** [April 8, 2013, 9:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/proposed-new-homework-forum/654867 "2013-04-08T21:28:16Z")
I think that the SDMB should have a Homework Forum after after seeing how Dopers jumped in to help someone with a homework problem. --- ## [In all seriousness, what does it mean to 'hit on' someone?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-all-seriousness-what-does-it-mean-to-hit-on-someone/662408)
**Author:** [@Shagnasty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shagnasty)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [July 2, 2013, 9:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-all-seriousness-what-does-it-mean-to-hit-on-someone/662408 "2013-07-02T21:58:22Z")
I have never understood this concept in all my 40 years yet people throw out the term like any friendly gesture is an invitation for sex or abandoning everything you know and love to be with them. It is one thing if it i… --- ## [What to name a stealth boat?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-to-name-a-stealth-boat/620540)
**Author:** [@Gedd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gedd)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [May 8, 2012, 6:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-to-name-a-stealth-boat/620540 "2012-05-08T18:44:47Z")
$195 million Sea Shadow stealth ship for sale, only $10,000 deposit required DARPA is putting up the Sea Shadowfor auction. Unfortunately the she will be scrapped before being given to the purchaser. :frowning: While… --- ## [The connection between obesity and body hair?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-connection-between-obesity-and-body-hair/184080)
**Author:** [@Uncommon\_Sense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Uncommon_Sense)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [June 26, 2003, 11:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-connection-between-obesity-and-body-hair/184080 "2003-06-26T23:52:54Z")
From personal pbservation, it seems that the larger the person gets the less body hair they seem to have. Very obese people tend to have very little body hair. By body hair, I\`m referring to observable locations such a… --- ## [Goodfellas.. Tomato Sauce... Eat Mafia Style.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/goodfellas-tomato-sauce-eat-mafia-style/146560)
**Author:** [@Turbo\_Dog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Turbo_Dog)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [February 18, 2003, 2:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/goodfellas-tomato-sauce-eat-mafia-style/146560 "2003-02-18T02:59:53Z")
One of my Xmas gifts this year was something that the wife noticed me getting excited about in the local book store. The Wiseguy Cookbook, by Henry Hill (the guy Ray Liotta played in Goodfellas). I love Italian food. … --- ## [I like Barry Lyndon but none of my friends do (spoilers I guess)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-like-barry-lyndon-but-none-of-my-friends-do-spoilers-i-guess/539453)
**Author:** [@PSXer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PSXer)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [May 17, 2010, 2:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-like-barry-lyndon-but-none-of-my-friends-do-spoilers-i-guess/539453 "2010-05-17T14:23:38Z")
Everyone tells me “it’s too long” or “it’s boring” or something like that. What is wrong with the kids these days that they have no patience to sit through a long movie? I blame the Youtube for making everyone feel lik… --- ## [Family decides to Christmas-decorate the whole block: Community spirit or butthurt waiting to happen](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/family-decides-to-christmas-decorate-the-whole-block-community-spirit-or-butthurt-waiting-to-happen/677299)
**Author:** [@monstro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/monstro)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [December 30, 2013, 9:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/family-decides-to-christmas-decorate-the-whole-block-community-spirit-or-butthurt-waiting-to-happen/677299 "2013-12-30T21:27:37Z")
http://pix11.com/2013/12/26/exclusive-nj-mayor-personally-asks-family-to-take-down-offensive-christmas-decorations/#axzz2ohEYDltZ My impressions: The family REALLY should have asked for permission from the neighbors… --- ## [The Republicans have worse problems than the Democrats in the POTUS race.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-republicans-have-worse-problems-than-the-democrats-in-the-potus-race/729812)
**Author:** [@FlikTheBlue](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FlikTheBlue)\ **Replies:** 64\ **Last updated:** [September 10, 2015, 2:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-republicans-have-worse-problems-than-the-democrats-in-the-potus-race/729812 "2015-09-10T02:39:09Z")
When I look at the candidates for POTUS from both parties, I see problems on both sides. It seems to me, however, that the problems the Republicans have are of a different type than the Democrats have. With the Democrats… --- ## [Why was DeNiro uncredited in American Hustle?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-was-deniro-uncredited-in-american-hustle/680063)
**Author:** [@Wheelz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wheelz)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [February 1, 2014, 6:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-was-deniro-uncredited-in-american-hustle/680063 "2014-02-01T06:10:36Z")
It was more than a cameo. He’s in only one scene, but it’s a fairly pivotal scene. One possible reason I can think of is that Russell didn’t want anybody coming into the theater expecting a “DeNiro movie.” But surely he… --- ## [Donuts](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/donuts/608499)
**Author:** [@DCnDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DCnDC)\ **Replies:** 60\ **Last updated:** [January 9, 2012, 11:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/donuts/608499 "2012-01-09T23:47:26Z")
Assume your favorite brand/flavor. Cake or raised? --- ## [What to wear to the court date for my divorce?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-to-wear-to-the-court-date-for-my-divorce/555387)
**Author:** [@Hazle\_Weatherfield](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hazle_Weatherfield)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [September 29, 2010, 3:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-to-wear-to-the-court-date-for-my-divorce/555387 "2010-09-29T15:07:53Z")
I want to wear something that shows my respect for the judge and the situation. Seems like I might need to buy an outfit. I have a black pencil skirt and some stylish black shoes. Would a conservative blouse added to … --- ## [Columbia: Logistics of a Second Shuttle Staging a Rescue](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/columbia-logistics-of-a-second-shuttle-staging-a-rescue/152249)
**Author:** [@tsunamisurfer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tsunamisurfer)\ **Replies:** 125\ **Last updated:** [May 24, 2003, 5:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/columbia-logistics-of-a-second-shuttle-staging-a-rescue/152249 "2003-05-24T17:01:57Z")
According to a NASA official today, a second shuttle (Atlantis/Endeavor?) was scheduled for a launch in about one month. IF, NASA had ordered the Columbia crew to remain in orbit and await a hail-Mary rescue, how quickl… --- ## [Why do people think "complex music=good music"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-people-think-complex-music-good-music/689617)
**Author:** [@installLSC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/installLSC)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [June 1, 2014, 7:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-people-think-complex-music-good-music/689617 "2014-06-01T19:01:42Z")
I was reading the “are the Beatles overrated as musicians” thread on CS, and noticed something that I see in a lot of other music threads. Namely, that musicians that play relatively simple music are lesser musicians th… --- ## [If Someone Gives You A Winning Lotto Ticket?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-someone-gives-you-a-winning-lotto-ticket/412105)
**Author:** [@Gus\_Handsome](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gus_Handsome)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [July 20, 2007, 12:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-someone-gives-you-a-winning-lotto-ticket/412105 "2007-07-20T00:04:32Z")
Say it’s your birthday, and a friend gives you a birthday card, and inside is a lottery ticket. You check the ticket after the draw and you discover you won the jackpot, 10 Million bucks. Do you give the person any? I… --- ## [Do you pronounce the "th" in "clothes"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-pronounce-the-th-in-clothes/678376)
**Author:** [@Reeses\_Monkey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Reeses_Monkey)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [January 12, 2014, 8:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-pronounce-the-th-in-clothes/678376 "2014-01-12T20:44:29Z")
I never heard anyone say the “th” until I was in college. I’ve never said it that way and can’t even when I try. In case it’s a regional thing, here’s my background: Father is from SE Texas, mother is from Western PA, I … --- ## [Names for playing card numbers?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/names-for-playing-card-numbers/486873)
**Author:** [@furryman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/furryman)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [February 24, 2009, 9:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/names-for-playing-card-numbers/486873 "2009-02-24T21:21:41Z")
O. K. I know that: One is Ace Two is Deuce Three is Trey Does anybody know the names of the rest of the numbers? --- ## [Oregon introduces automatic voter registration](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oregon-introduces-automatic-voter-registration/715186)
**Author:** [@adaher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/adaher)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [April 3, 2015, 4:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oregon-introduces-automatic-voter-registration/715186 "2015-04-03T04:45:21Z")
http://www.whig.com/story/28531855/oregon-is-first-state-to-adopt-automatic-voter-registration A lot of Republicans are having hissy fits, but to me this seems like a great idea. Not because I care about convenience. I’… --- ## [The Worst Sean Connery Movie](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-worst-sean-connery-movie/501067)
**Author:** [@Just\_Some\_Guy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Just_Some_Guy)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [June 27, 2009, 9:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-worst-sean-connery-movie/501067 "2009-06-27T21:52:58Z")
So I was tormenting myself by sitting through League of Extraordinary Gentlemen last night and I was thinking, “For a man who’s got a reputation for being great Sean Connery has starred in a lot of bad movies.” So what’… --- ## [Air Force Uber Alles!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/air-force-uber-alles/439615)
**Author:** [@Airman\_Doors\_USAF](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Airman_Doors_USAF)\ **Replies:** 108\ **Last updated:** [March 5, 2008, 2:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/air-force-uber-alles/439615 "2008-03-05T14:54:22Z")
As the Air Force rolled out its new official slogan this week, “Above All,” airmen around the world expressed mixed reactions. Imagine that. Doesn’t anybody with any sense of history think about these things? Mein gott… --- ## [Why do well-established politicians want to be Vice President?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-well-established-politicians-want-to-be-vice-president/469202)
**Author:** [@robby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/robby)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [October 24, 2008, 2:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-well-established-politicians-want-to-be-vice-president/469202 "2008-10-24T14:07:44Z")
Is it solely because they hope to use it as a stepping stone to the Presidency? Because if that is the case, it seems like a plan more likely to fail than not. Only two former Vice Presidents (Nixon and the first Bush) h… --- ## [Question about Engrish.com](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-engrish-com/469784)
**Author:** [@Yorikke](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yorikke)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [October 31, 2008, 9:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-engrish-com/469784 "2008-10-31T21:37:55Z")
Engrish.com is a site that highlights humorous Asian misuses of English words and grammar. Look at the site for a while, and you will see lots of T-Shirts with comletely nonsensical slogans printed on them, like this, t… --- ## [Why are energy drinks so expensive.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-energy-drinks-so-expensive/408386)
**Author:** [@ChrisBooth12](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ChrisBooth12)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [June 18, 2007, 8:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-energy-drinks-so-expensive/408386 "2007-06-18T20:00:06Z")
I love several brands of Energy drinks, and still buy them even though they are expensive. But why are they so much? My first guess would be because of the vitimin B in exess in them. Is there another reason? Or is it ju… --- ## [Wellstone Family to Cheney: Get Bent, Dick!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wellstone-family-to-cheney-get-bent-dick/134714)
**Author:** [@The\_Ace\_of\_Swords](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Ace_of_Swords)\ **Replies:** 156\ **Last updated:** [November 5, 2002, 6:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wellstone-family-to-cheney-get-bent-dick/134714 "2002-11-05T18:18:30Z")
http://www.salon.com/news/wire/2002/10/29/cheney\_wellstone/index.html The Wellstone family said “it was in part to spare mourners from security searches.” They went on to say “In part, sure. But mostly because we didn’… --- ## [Approx. number of British deaths by V-1 and V-2 rocket attacks?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/approx-number-of-british-deaths-by-v-1-and-v-2-rocket-attacks/242152)
**Author:** [@stuyguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/stuyguy)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [June 23, 2013, 3:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/approx-number-of-british-deaths-by-v-1-and-v-2-rocket-attacks/242152 "2013-06-23T03:18:19Z")
A former city official (who, btw, is responsible for my board name in a round-about way) mentioned in passing in his online newsletter that “thousands” died in V-1 and V-2 attacks. This figure strikes me as a wild overst… --- ## [Do Ghosts Exist?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-ghosts-exist/258542)
**Author:** [@Ryan\_Liam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ryan_Liam)\ **Replies:** 132\ **Last updated:** [August 18, 2004, 5:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-ghosts-exist/258542 "2004-08-18T05:49:54Z")
How do we explain away ‘Ghost’ phenomenon, and poltergeists? --- ## [Three More and I'll Impeach](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/three-more-and-ill-impeach/412744)
**Author:** [@Haunted](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Haunted)\ **Replies:** 127\ **Last updated:** [July 25, 2007, 8:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/three-more-and-ill-impeach/412744 "2007-07-25T20:57:56Z")
From Do you think this can happen? --- ## [Ever been attracted to your doctor/nurse/dentist/therapist?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ever-been-attracted-to-your-doctor-nurse-dentist-therapist/417221)
**Author:** [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [August 29, 2007, 2:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ever-been-attracted-to-your-doctor-nurse-dentist-therapist/417221 "2007-08-29T02:25:18Z")
I’ve had the same eye doctor for close to twenty years. She’s a little older than me, very attractive, with a warm and funny personality. We’re both happily married to other people but… flirt with each other a little n… --- ## [Why not zero the debts?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-not-zero-the-debts/596984)
**Author:** [@Fat\_Marrow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fat_Marrow)\ **Replies:** 60\ **Last updated:** [November 5, 2011, 12:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-not-zero-the-debts/596984 "2011-11-05T12:34:58Z")
Right, I’m an economics dunce (as will probably be evident from this post) but I can’t see why the following theory wouldn’t work… I’m UK based and friends were discussing the housing market, etc. We concluded that the … --- ## [What do you call that stick with a bag hanging off it that the iconic hobo has?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-call-that-stick-with-a-bag-hanging-off-it-that-the-iconic-hobo-has/343278)
**Author:** [@Birdmonster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Birdmonster)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [February 6, 2006, 8:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-call-that-stick-with-a-bag-hanging-off-it-that-the-iconic-hobo-has/343278 "2006-02-06T20:01:25Z")
Millions, Maybe that was a bad explanation in the title. But think of the generic, symbolic homeless guy. He has that long stick (maybe broom-handle sized) with a polka dot sack hanging off the end. You know. He slings … --- ## [Okay to lift adult cat by scruff?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/okay-to-lift-adult-cat-by-scruff/110276)
**Author:** [@Neptune](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Neptune)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [May 23, 2002, 2:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/okay-to-lift-adult-cat-by-scruff/110276 "2002-05-23T02:44:22Z")
A mother cat will carry its kittens by the scruff of the neck. I understand it’s not uncomfortable. But will it hurt my adult (and perhaps slightly overweight) cat to picked up by the scruff? My cat got herself stuck, a… --- ## [Pop Tarts - my guility childhood pleasure.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pop-tarts-my-guility-childhood-pleasure/626082)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [June 25, 2012, 3:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pop-tarts-my-guility-childhood-pleasure/626082 "2012-06-25T03:06:59Z")
I still recall the Pop Tarts tv commercials from my elementary school days. Pretty sure they only had the plain, unfrosted ones then. I’m baffled why on earth they even sell frosted ones. The cheap jelly in them is al… --- ## [Posters who were adults in 1986. Was Challenger an unforgettable event?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/posters-who-were-adults-in-1986-was-challenger-an-unforgettable-event/680564)
**Author:** [@Quintas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quintas)\ **Replies:** 75\ **Last updated:** [May 28, 2016, 5:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/posters-who-were-adults-in-1986-was-challenger-an-unforgettable-event/680564 "2016-05-28T17:25:33Z")
As I get older it takes alot more to shock me. 9/11 certainly did it.(i was 28). But Columbia breaking up in 2003 didn’t. I remember it happening and I was interested in the news about what went wrong but the particula… --- ## [It's the weekly lissener pitting!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-the-weekly-lissener-pitting/465251)
**Author:** [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Replies:** 75\ **Last updated:** [September 28, 2008, 3:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-the-weekly-lissener-pitting/465251 "2008-09-28T03:19:54Z")
See thispost and next few after for some context. And now the pitting: Dear lissener: I opened this thread intending to call you a moron. But upon mature reflection that is unfair. You see, I knew a guy named Billy … --- ## [Thanks Dad For Leaving A Mess](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thanks-dad-for-leaving-a-mess/407867)
**Author:** [@Foxy40](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Foxy40)\ **Replies:** 79\ **Last updated:** [June 18, 2007, 5:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thanks-dad-for-leaving-a-mess/407867 "2007-06-18T17:52:22Z")
My father in law (technically soon to be ex FIL) past away in a tragic car accident on June 4th. My FIL was unmarried but he did have a girlfriend of five years. She took it upon herself to have the body cremated one d… --- ## [Do you stand during the Pledge of Allegiance?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-stand-during-the-pledge-of-allegiance/735165)
**Author:** [@Doyle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Doyle)\ **Replies:** 107\ **Last updated:** [October 22, 2015, 10:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-stand-during-the-pledge-of-allegiance/735165 "2015-10-22T22:21:49Z")
Inspired by this thread #19: 20 of the Weirdest Things About America.. What's the Straight Dope? - In My Humble Opinion - Straight Dope Message Board On another board, I had an exchange with a person who refused to sta… --- ## [Questions for those who LIKE tipping waiters](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/questions-for-those-who-like-tipping-waiters/942941)
**Author:** [@themapleleaf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/themapleleaf)\ **Replies:** 197\ **Last updated:** [June 5, 2021, 4:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/questions-for-those-who-like-tipping-waiters/942941 "2021-06-05T04:04:28Z")
As some of you may recall from other threads I’ve participated in or started, I am one of those who resent the social requirement to tip waiters and other people in the service industry and would like to see the tipping … --- ## [Enterprise: Regeneration spoilers](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/enterprise-regeneration-spoilers/173562)
**Author:** [@carnivorousplant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnivorousplant)\ **Replies:** 215\ **Last updated:** [August 14, 2003, 10:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/enterprise-regeneration-spoilers/173562 "2003-08-14T22:47:21Z")
Pretty good. Continuity and canon are preserved. Pure adventure, not a moral tale like last week. Archer commands and Mayweather speaks. People die. T’Pol goes for the Spock solution. Maybe it’s the Vulcan solution. … --- ## [What happens when Niagra Falls reaches Lake Erie?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happens-when-niagra-falls-reaches-lake-erie/598171)
**Author:** [@Diceman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Diceman)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [July 13, 2013, 3:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happens-when-niagra-falls-reaches-lake-erie/598171 "2013-07-13T15:29:42Z")
I was thinking about Niagra Falls recently, when something occurred to me. Due to erosion, the falls are slowly moving upstream. Thousands of years from now, they will reach Lake Erie. What happens then? Will Niagra … --- ## [Which is Superior -- Chopsticks or The Fork??](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-is-superior-chopsticks-or-the-fork/400835)
**Author:** [@JoMama2000](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JoMama2000)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [April 20, 2007, 2:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-is-superior-chopsticks-or-the-fork/400835 "2007-04-20T02:41:51Z")
I say fork…how else do you eat a 60 oz streak & with a beer??? --- ## [President's Immigration Speech - Discussion](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/presidents-immigration-speech-discussion/705218)
**Author:** [@Onomatopoeia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Onomatopoeia)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [November 26, 2014, 11:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/presidents-immigration-speech-discussion/705218 "2014-11-26T23:08:38Z")
Starting any minute. Anyone else going to watch? I’m watching at NBCNEWS.COM --- ## [How deep trouble is Carnival Corporation in?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-deep-trouble-is-carnival-corporation-in/652978)
**Author:** [@AaronX](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AaronX)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [April 5, 2013, 2:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-deep-trouble-is-carnival-corporation-in/652978 "2013-04-05T02:44:14Z")
Today, I read about a Carnival ship that lost power and whose passengers were stranded on board. Hey, wasn’t that the one that had to be towed? No? You mean they had 2 ships fail in similar circumstances a month apart :e… --- ## [Where the fuck are \*my\* tax incentives?!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-the-fuck-are-my-tax-incentives/597694)
**Author:** [@cmyk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cmyk)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [October 8, 2011, 6:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-the-fuck-are-my-tax-incentives/597694 "2011-10-08T18:48:06Z")
So, I’ve been working 100% freelance for over 5 years, and 30% for about 15. More and more Americans are trying to strike out on their own, and this base is going to grow and keep growing. You know why? Because it’s not … --- ## [Tell me about Asheville, NC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-about-asheville-nc/529827)
**Author:** [@shirts\_with\_no\_numbers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/shirts_with_no_numbers)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [February 26, 2010, 6:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-about-asheville-nc/529827 "2010-02-26T18:56:17Z")
Due to some recent job circumstances, our family is looking at the possibility of moving “South” out of Ohio. We are atheist Democrats, so I am thinking we may not “fit in” with most of the North Carolina, South Carolin… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1453&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1455&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)