# Top **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1466&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:** 1467 --- ## [Family Feud XIV - the sports edition](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/family-feud-xiv-the-sports-edition/433536)
**Author:** [@cmkeller](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cmkeller)\ **Replies:** 77\ **Last updated:** [January 21, 2008, 6:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/family-feud-xiv-the-sports-edition/433536 "2008-01-21T18:54:00Z")
Family Feud XIV - I liked the Movie Edition that was posted a few feuds ago, so I decided to try my hand at this. Note to non-American dopers - the questions here all refer to sports that are popular in North America, no… --- ## [Fox News gets Dished](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fox-news-gets-dished/708776)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [January 6, 2015, 8:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fox-news-gets-dished/708776 "2015-01-06T08:07:32Z")
Fox News Ratings Plummet As Dish Network Proves Ideological Bullying Doesn’t Buy Air Time Fox doesn’t want to pay the fees Dish Network is charging, so Dish Network dropped them. Good. As far as I’m concerned, Fox ‘N… --- ## [Who was the funniest president?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-was-the-funniest-president/693154)
**Author:** [@Mr.Kobayashi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Kobayashi)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [August 4, 2014, 12:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-was-the-funniest-president/693154 "2014-08-04T12:18:23Z")
Funniest as in ‘ha ha’, and intentionally funny - laughing with them, not at them. So joke with a punchline, not hilariously trying to open a locked door. Which presidents could have been stand-up comedians if they hadn… --- ## [So, I had "the talk" with my 12 year old daughter.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-i-had-the-talk-with-my-12-year-old-daughter/534299)
**Author:** [@Leaffan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaffan)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [April 1, 2010, 3:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-i-had-the-talk-with-my-12-year-old-daughter/534299 "2010-04-01T03:55:03Z")
No. Not that talk: yet. We were in the car tonight and somehow she mentioned to me that she doesn’t believe in God or Jesus. My wife is Catholic. My daughter attends Catholic school, which – strangely enough – is com… --- ## [Traces of the Great War?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/traces-of-the-great-war/535640)
**Author:** [@The\_Hamster\_King](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Hamster_King)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [April 12, 2010, 7:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/traces-of-the-great-war/535640 "2010-04-12T19:51:01Z")
Do remnants of the trenches of World War I still exist in Europe? Or have they all been erased by erosion? --- ## [Heat death of the universe looks like what?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/heat-death-of-the-universe-looks-like-what/542226)
**Author:** [@HMS\_Irruncible](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HMS_Irruncible)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [June 17, 2010, 6:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/heat-death-of-the-universe-looks-like-what/542226 "2010-06-17T18:15:34Z")
Nobody really seems to elaborate much what what is expected to happen in the heat death of the universe. Is it basically that every galaxy collapses into the supermassive black holes at its center, then those black hol… --- ## [New York's First Gay High School. Necessary?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-yorks-first-gay-high-school-necessary/191510)
**Author:** [@Kalhoun](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kalhoun)\ **Replies:** 186\ **Last updated:** [August 1, 2003, 9:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-yorks-first-gay-high-school-necessary/191510 "2003-08-01T21:51:10Z")
http://www.cnn.com/2003/EDUCATION/07/28/gay.school.ap/index.html I personally think that this is the greatest thing since Idunnowhat. I don’t understand the conservative guy’s comments. Did he not receive a copy of the … --- ## [What about Catholicism lent itself, specifically, to the abuse of young boys?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-about-catholicism-lent-itself-specifically-to-the-abuse-of-young-boys/792782)
**Author:** [@Oedipus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Oedipus)\ **Replies:** 66\ **Last updated:** [August 11, 2017, 3:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-about-catholicism-lent-itself-specifically-to-the-abuse-of-young-boys/792782 "2017-08-11T15:15:24Z")
This may sounds crass or totally out of school, but it seems odd that such a specific crime seems to have attached to a specific religion. I mean, there are other strict religions and even other ones that don’t allow the… --- ## [Am I the only one who sees Obama as a Huge Media Whore?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/am-i-the-only-one-who-sees-obama-as-a-huge-media-whore/663550)
**Author:** [@Reidh](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Reidh)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [July 22, 2013, 11:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/am-i-the-only-one-who-sees-obama-as-a-huge-media-whore/663550 "2013-07-22T23:15:14Z")
Is it just me? he has too much to say about local news -issues, trevon, Arizona Firefighters, Blah Blah Blah, Things covered well by local news etc. But Nothing to say about IRS scandal? Benghazi murder coverup? Piece of… --- ## [Dipshit who thinks he's being articulate.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dipshit-who-thinks-hes-being-articulate/184772)
**Author:** [@ParentalAdvisory](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ParentalAdvisory)\ **Replies:** 110\ **Last updated:** [July 16, 2003, 1:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dipshit-who-thinks-hes-being-articulate/184772 "2003-07-16T13:01:52Z")
This guy at work keeps saying “KON - NUCT - TIVITY”. I’ve always heard it as “KA - NECT - TIVITY”. The “KONUCT” bs really bothers me. I don’t know why. Maybe it’s because the guy is an asshole narcissist to begin with, b… --- ## [Bypassing a broken dryer door switch?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bypassing-a-broken-dryer-door-switch/829229)
**Author:** [@Sicks\_Ate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sicks_Ate)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [February 10, 2019, 12:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bypassing-a-broken-dryer-door-switch/829229 "2019-02-10T00:21:13Z")
Arrgh, I’ve been without a dryer for several days already, waiting on a new switch to arrive from Amazon. It was supposed to arrive today, but I just got a notification that it was delayed and won’t be here for posssibl… --- ## [Make a book or movie more believable (even if it destroys it)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/make-a-book-or-movie-more-believable-even-if-it-destroys-it/459358)
**Author:** [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Replies:** 90\ **Last updated:** [August 28, 2008, 9:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/make-a-book-or-movie-more-believable-even-if-it-destroys-it/459358 "2008-08-28T09:04:01Z")
I’ll do a couple so you can get the idea. The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe= During the Blitz the Pevensie children are sent to live in the country manor of an eccentric professor. One day snoopy mischievous littl… --- ## [Ask the Unemployment guy](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-unemployment-guy/139445)
**Author:** [@MannyL](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MannyL)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [February 5, 2015, 4:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-unemployment-guy/139445 "2015-02-05T04:02:32Z")
If anyone has questions about how Unemployment works feel free to ask here. Although I’m still in training I can answer most questions. My answers will pertain to how things are in NJ but should be accurate for other st… --- ## [Tea drinkers, some recommendations please?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tea-drinkers-some-recommendations-please/674374)
**Author:** [@saje](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/saje)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [November 26, 2013, 8:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tea-drinkers-some-recommendations-please/674374 "2013-11-26T20:47:06Z")
I’m looking for good sturdy black tea that will stand up to milk and sugar. I live in rural SC, so anything more exotic than Tetley British Blend or, just possibly, PG Tips is not easy to come by. Loose tea that isn’t Ea… --- ## [Straight Woman, Gay Husband....can this work?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/straight-woman-gay-husband-can-this-work/441096)
**Author:** [@kittenblue](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kittenblue)\ **Replies:** 75\ **Last updated:** [March 14, 2008, 1:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/straight-woman-gay-husband-can-this-work/441096 "2008-03-14T01:45:34Z")
A good friend of mine has just discovered that her husband of many years thinks he might be gay. He’s apparently having sex with some guys while he “questions his sexuality” He doesn’t know that she knows, yet. She wants… --- ## [Fuck the NY Post, "radical Islam" edition](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fuck-the-ny-post-radical-islam-edition/710714)
**Author:** [@Donald\_Rump](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Donald_Rump)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [January 26, 2015, 8:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fuck-the-ny-post-radical-islam-edition/710714 "2015-01-26T20:53:29Z")
As always, the NY Post is up in arms about the latest outrageous expression of political correctness from President Obama, this time concerning his refusal to characterize certain acts of terrorism as expressions of “rad… --- ## [Sacha Baron Cohen to play Freddie Mercury](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sacha-baron-cohen-to-play-freddie-mercury/554050)
**Author:** [@Cubsfan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cubsfan)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [September 22, 2010, 3:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sacha-baron-cohen-to-play-freddie-mercury/554050 "2010-09-22T03:21:06Z")
http://movies.yahoo.com/news/movies.reuters.com/borat-star-play-freddie-mercury-movie-reuters;\_ylt=Ah2KJ8y01DLc8YMD63IoJxpfVXcA Hmmm… Will it work? I think he can certainly pull off the look. --- ## ['Death of a Once Great City': is New York City Really This Bad?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/death-of-a-once-great-city-is-new-york-city-really-this-bad/817112)
**Author:** [@madsircool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/madsircool)\ **Replies:** 89\ **Last updated:** [July 5, 2018, 6:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/death-of-a-once-great-city-is-new-york-city-really-this-bad/817112 "2018-07-05T18:11:23Z")
I do not live there and what I know of NYC is from Robert Car is brilliant biography of Robert Moses, The Power Broker. This very long and very passionate article could be a 2018 mirror version of The Power Broker and… --- ## [Aluminium vs Aluminum](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aluminium-vs-aluminum/644517)
**Author:** [@Hutchy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hutchy)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [December 20, 2012, 10:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aluminium-vs-aluminum/644517 "2012-12-20T22:15:27Z")
Why is it that Americans have dropped the “i” from the correct spelling of aluminium? This omission also changes the enunciation of the word, why is it so?:confused: --- ## [Ticking Time Bomb](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ticking-time-bomb/495567)
**Author:** [@hansel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hansel)\ **Replies:** 109\ **Last updated:** [May 14, 2009, 5:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ticking-time-bomb/495567 "2009-05-14T17:36:36Z")
I don’t understand how the ticking time bomb scenario demonstrates a situation in which torture might be acceptable. I don’t understand why some staunchly anti-torture advocates will concede it. Leaving aside statistic… --- ## [How good wiil the new Star Wars movie be?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-good-wiil-the-new-star-wars-movie-be/740408)
**Author:** [@Urbanredneck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Urbanredneck)\ **Replies:** 71\ **Last updated:** [December 17, 2015, 4:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-good-wiil-the-new-star-wars-movie-be/740408 "2015-12-17T04:43:16Z")
What do you all anticipate? Did they learn their lesson from episode I? --- ## [Tell me about "dropping" a motorcycle](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-about-dropping-a-motorcycle/318200)
**Author:** [@Fiveyearlurker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fiveyearlurker)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [August 23, 2005, 7:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-about-dropping-a-motorcycle/318200 "2005-08-23T19:38:14Z")
So, I’ve decided to get my mid-life crisis over at the age of 29, and am considering a motorcycle. It has little to no practical value in my life, as my commute is 12 minutes and I would have to find excuses to ride it.… --- ## [How do you pronounce "mayonnaise"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-pronounce-mayonnaise/783229)
**Author:** [@WOOKINPANUB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WOOKINPANUB)\ **Replies:** 81\ **Last updated:** [March 31, 2017, 10:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-pronounce-mayonnaise/783229 "2017-03-31T10:25:23Z")
Personally, I try not to speak of it but if I’m ever in the unenviable position of having to utter it’s unholy name I usually say may o NAZE a la Louis Gossett Jr. in An Officer and a Gentlemen. --- ## [Foods you find absolutely repulsive](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/foods-you-find-absolutely-repulsive/367396)
**Author:** [@Alive\_At\_Both\_Ends](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alive_At_Both_Ends)\ **Replies:** 130\ **Last updated:** [August 10, 2006, 12:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/foods-you-find-absolutely-repulsive/367396 "2006-08-10T00:45:41Z")
What foods can you absolutely not stomach, to the point where you can’t believe that ANYBODY could possibly like them? To set the ball rolling, here are my bottom three: Bortsch (if that’s how you spell it). I’ve onl… --- ## [Stupid 'Mysterious Ways'](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-mysterious-ways/25879)
**Author:** [@Unauthorized\_Cinnamon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Unauthorized_Cinnamon)\ **Replies:** 150\ **Last updated:** [July 28, 2000, 12:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-mysterious-ways/25879 "2000-07-28T12:25:13Z")
I am sick and tired of being fed this apologetic when disasters strike/innocents suffer horribly/insert bad incident here. It goes like this: someone says, “If there is a God, and He is all-powerful, all-knowing, and al… --- ## [Let's talk grilled cheese](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-talk-grilled-cheese/989658)
**Author:** [@WildaBeast](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WildaBeast)\ **Replies:** 134\ **Last updated:** [September 15, 2024, 8:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-talk-grilled-cheese/989658 "2024-09-15T08:51:49Z")
Or I if you’re on the other side of the pond I think you call them toasties. (Yes, in America “grilled” usually means cooked over a fire, except for sandwiches. A “grilled” sandwich is cooked in a frying pan until the … --- ## [Are there different shades of black?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-different-shades-of-black/310923)
**Author:** [@Crafter\_Man](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crafter_Man)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [July 4, 2005, 12:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-different-shades-of-black/310923 "2005-07-04T00:01:36Z")
Lots of shades of white. But I’ve never heard of a shade of black. Why is that? --- ## [Why aren't the Cowboys in the NFC south?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-arent-the-cowboys-in-the-nfc-south/559655)
**Author:** [@mike\_ahndembroak](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mike_ahndembroak)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [November 11, 2010, 8:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-arent-the-cowboys-in-the-nfc-south/559655 "2010-11-11T20:08:57Z")
Geographically speaking ,it would seem they should be in the southern division and the Carolina Panthers would be more suited for the NFC east.Is this more a case for the long time tradition of rivalries between the Gian… --- ## [How long does dry pasta stay good?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-long-does-dry-pasta-stay-good/315433)
**Author:** [@Amazon\_Floozy\_Goddess](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Amazon_Floozy_Goddess)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [August 27, 2005, 11:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-long-does-dry-pasta-stay-good/315433 "2005-08-27T23:46:13Z")
I have a lot of dry pasta at home. It’s in a couple large glass containers with cork stoppers. I’ve had it sitting around for over 2 years. A check has revealed no bugs, so it still seems okay. Can it go stale? I’m sure … --- ## [So...I have a counterfeit $20 in my pocket](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-i-have-a-counterfeit-20-in-my-pocket/432897)
**Author:** [@Merijeek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Merijeek)\ **Replies:** 88\ **Last updated:** [January 13, 2008, 5:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-i-have-a-counterfeit-20-in-my-pocket/432897 "2008-01-13T17:41:06Z")
And boy was that unexpected. Anyway, I took it to my bank, the teller called the manager over, she asked where I’d gotten it (In her ATM, 5 days ago), and she informs me that, well, life sucks and I’m out $20. Not a bi… --- ## [Why do Americans have to keep their car documents with them?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-americans-have-to-keep-their-car-documents-with-them/423977)
**Author:** [@Quartz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quartz)\ **Replies:** 82\ **Last updated:** [October 27, 2007, 3:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-americans-have-to-keep-their-car-documents-with-them/423977 "2007-10-27T15:37:01Z")
Inspired by this thread, why do Americans have to keep their car documents h them? Here in the U.K., you don’t have to carry them, and, given reason, the police can simply require you to present them at any police statio… --- ## [How did mice get such great PR?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-did-mice-get-such-great-pr/678030)
**Author:** [@Diceman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Diceman)\ **Replies:** 61\ **Last updated:** [January 8, 2014, 1:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-did-mice-get-such-great-pr/678030 "2014-01-08T01:37:33Z")
My four-year-old has recently discovered Cinderella, and loves it. After the umpteenth time watching it, I started to think about something. In cartoons and children’s shows, mice are almost universally treated as good… --- ## [Bibleman? The Holy Spirit wants me to tell you: you're a mealymouthed lying troll...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bibleman-the-holy-spirit-wants-me-to-tell-you-youre-a-mealymouthed-lying-troll/378660)
**Author:** [@FinnAgain](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FinnAgain)\ **Replies:** 86\ **Last updated:** [November 5, 2006, 5:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bibleman-the-holy-spirit-wants-me-to-tell-you-youre-a-mealymouthed-lying-troll/378660 "2006-11-05T05:22:14Z")
… and an ignorant pig, to boot. Yet again, I find myself wishing that we could ban people, not because they’re jerks, or trolls (although this motherfucker is one jerk of a troll)… no, I find myself wishing that we coul… --- ## [How do you like your hot dog?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-like-your-hot-dog/592300)
**Author:** [@LavenderBlue](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LavenderBlue)\ **Replies:** 99\ **Last updated:** [August 15, 2011, 7:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-like-your-hot-dog/592300 "2011-08-15T19:57:50Z")
Add in just a hint of sauerkraut and this how I prefer mine: I grew up a few short blocks from the original Nathan’s in Coney Island. No other hot dog seems quite as delicious to me now. You also need their meaty crin… --- ## [Menu or Not?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/menu-or-not/783465)
**Author:** [@Dendarii\_Dame](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dendarii_Dame)\ **Replies:** 78\ **Last updated:** [April 4, 2017, 6:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/menu-or-not/783465 "2017-04-04T18:54:39Z")
When you go out to eat, do you really look at the menu/want to know what the specials are before ordering? I usually don’t. Generally I only eat one dish at each place. It’s not a good sign if I don’t; that generally … --- ## [What TV shows have you quit watching mid-season despite previously being impassioned about?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-tv-shows-have-you-quit-watching-mid-season-despite-previously-being-impassioned-about/537343)
**Author:** [@Ruffian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ruffian)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [April 28, 2010, 8:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-tv-shows-have-you-quit-watching-mid-season-despite-previously-being-impassioned-about/537343 "2010-04-28T20:03:18Z")
Ugh, not my best wording for a thread title, but the gist is this: What TV show have you once been impassioned about–as in, SHHHH! Such and Shit is on!!–but then completely lost interest in once the writers took one bad… --- ## [Am I Chiding, Scolding, Discussing in a Friendly Way, or Itchin for a Fight?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/am-i-chiding-scolding-discussing-in-a-friendly-way-or-itchin-for-a-fight/445948)
**Author:** [@Frylock](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frylock)\ **Replies:** 94\ **Last updated:** [April 22, 2008, 9:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/am-i-chiding-scolding-discussing-in-a-friendly-way-or-itchin-for-a-fight/445948 "2008-04-22T21:55:09Z")
Here’s a (completely anonymized) copy of an email I have sent to a person I work with at one of my jobs. I think you do not need to know the context to get the general gist of the sentiment, but I can supply further deta… --- ## [Same job, same company for 20 years, how the hell to write a resume?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/same-job-same-company-for-20-years-how-the-hell-to-write-a-resume/663721)
**Author:** [@DummyGladHands](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DummyGladHands)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [August 10, 2017, 1:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/same-job-same-company-for-20-years-how-the-hell-to-write-a-resume/663721 "2017-08-10T13:48:12Z")
Seriously, just put all of my responsibilities now, skills, etc.? I can’t imagine previous jobs being an issue. Non-degreed, so I know the computers will bounce my applications, but I have found 1 great opportunity in … --- ## [Tour Bus hits overpass bridge at Miami Airport.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tour-bus-hits-overpass-bridge-at-miami-airport/642695)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [December 3, 2012, 9:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tour-bus-hits-overpass-bridge-at-miami-airport/642695 "2012-12-03T21:10:46Z")
link. I’ve often wondered why low bridges and overpasses are built in the US. It’s an accident just waiting to happen. 30 people hurt and 2 dead because some idiot designed the bridge a few inches too low. A lot of semi… --- ## [Academic History: How well would a modern person do at a medieval university?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/academic-history-how-well-would-a-modern-person-do-at-a-medieval-university/640808)
**Author:** [@robert\_columbia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/robert_columbia)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [May 8, 2022, 5:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/academic-history-how-well-would-a-modern-person-do-at-a-medieval-university/640808 "2022-05-08T05:20:14Z")
Here’s a question for all of you that know a lot or a little about medieval life. I just got a brand spanking new time machine. My dream is to travel back to Medieval England and enroll in Cambridge or Oxford and get a… --- ## [Climate Science: Is it currently designed to answer questions?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/climate-science-is-it-currently-designed-to-answer-questions/533142)
**Author:** [@Poptech](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Poptech)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [March 23, 2010, 7:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/climate-science-is-it-currently-designed-to-answer-questions/533142 "2010-03-23T19:25:26Z")
Climate Science: Is it currently designed to answer questions? (PDF) (Richard S. Lindzen, Ph.D. Professor of Atmospheric Science, MIT) Deconstructing Global Warming (Video) (55min) (Richard S. Lindzen, Ph.D. Professor … --- ## [The Bible Belt you're wearing is cutting off the circulation to your brain.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-bible-belt-youre-wearing-is-cutting-off-the-circulation-to-your-brain/206810)
**Author:** [@racinchikki](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/racinchikki)\ **Replies:** 114\ **Last updated:** [October 16, 2003, 7:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-bible-belt-youre-wearing-is-cutting-off-the-circulation-to-your-brain/206810 "2003-10-16T19:04:23Z")
… Assfaces. I am “not from around here,” the not-so-subtle term the more closed-minded of Texans and Southerners like to use to disguise their Yankee-hating. Where I was raised, there are certain things one does not di… --- ## [Store bought hard boiled eggs](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/store-bought-hard-boiled-eggs/981987)
**Author:** [@2\_More\_Bits](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/2_More_Bits)\ **Replies:** 81\ **Last updated:** [June 30, 2023, 2:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/store-bought-hard-boiled-eggs/981987 "2023-06-30T14:29:11Z")
I occasionally buy hard-boiled eggs at stores. They always have a distinctive, off-putting flavor but, according to the ingredient listing, are simply eggs. They are also rubbery. What’s going on? Also: The sell-buy dat… --- ## [I pit Zionism](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-zionism/1018840)
**Author:** [@natureboy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/natureboy)\ **Replies:** 288\ **Last updated:** [November 11, 2025, 6:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-zionism/1018840 "2025-11-11T06:36:19Z")
Because Zionism is responsible for the very crimes it fled Europe from, and also because it is hijacking American politics. --- ## [I utterly despise Kate Hudson...but damn, she's got a nice ass!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-utterly-despise-kate-hudson-but-damn-shes-got-a-nice-ass/440564)
**Author:** [@bouv](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bouv)\ **Replies:** 63\ **Last updated:** [March 12, 2008, 2:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-utterly-despise-kate-hudson-but-damn-shes-got-a-nice-ass/440564 "2008-03-12T02:46:03Z")
Seriously, take a look at that shit! (NSFW…partial ass nudity.) Now, I don’t think I’ve ever actually seen a Kate Hudson movie, and have no plans to. I also don’t think her face is all that great…but holy shit that’s… --- ## [Share your favoritef classic funny threads!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/share-your-favoritef-classic-funny-threads/429253)
**Author:** [@Hostile\_Dialect](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hostile_Dialect)\ **Replies:** 78\ **Last updated:** [November 19, 2019, 2:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/share-your-favoritef-classic-funny-threads/429253 "2019-11-19T14:42:59Z")
I’ll start off with the guy who played a big part in me joining the SDMB, Master Wang-Ka: A Christmas collection The Subtle Tortures of the Vlork Ka-BOOM! The Horror of Toobs --- ## [Just how hard is 'making it' in some of the 'artistic industries'?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-how-hard-is-making-it-in-some-of-the-artistic-industries/587762)
**Author:** [@andrew\_1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/andrew_1)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [July 8, 2011, 3:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-how-hard-is-making-it-in-some-of-the-artistic-industries/587762 "2011-07-08T03:27:52Z")
This is a question that requires a little explanation, so bear with me. We all know that to make any real money from being a musician, or a writer, or an artists, etc., you generally have to be exceptionally talented. I… --- ## [If he had seen the sawdust, he wouldn't have died](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-he-had-seen-the-sawdust-he-wouldnt-have-died/123477)
**Author:** [@Sivalensis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sivalensis)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [August 17, 2002, 7:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-he-had-seen-the-sawdust-he-wouldnt-have-died/123477 "2002-08-17T07:04:10Z")
BRAINTEASER!!! Ok, here’s how it works: If you know the answer, don’t spoil it for everyone Ask me a question to which I can answer yes or no (or to save time you can ask an either or question (is he tall or short… --- ## [How do you file a noise complaint against a helicopter?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-file-a-noise-complaint-against-a-helicopter/635324)
**Author:** [@Blakeyrat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Blakeyrat)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [September 21, 2012, 5:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-file-a-noise-complaint-against-a-helicopter/635324 "2012-09-21T17:23:47Z")
I’ve been trying to work from home today and this helicopter has been hovering over my house for about an hour and a half now. It’s loud, obnoxious, and driving me crazy. Is this something you can call the local police … --- ## [Best/Favorite James Bond Actor?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-favorite-james-bond-actor/613687)
**Author:** [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [December 4, 2015, 8:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-favorite-james-bond-actor/613687 "2015-12-04T08:47:05Z")
If there is a previous poll on this, I apologize. I know we’ve had threads, but I’m not sure if I have seen an actual poll on it. I worded it as “best/favorite”, though I admit that you may have a favorite you acknowled… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1465&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1467&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)