# Top **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1468&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:** 1469 --- ## [Shouldn't We be Teaching ID in Science Class?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shouldnt-we-be-teaching-id-in-science-class/427425)
**Author:** [@The\_Flying\_Dutchman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Flying_Dutchman)\ **Replies:** 112\ **Last updated:** [December 4, 2007, 4:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shouldnt-we-be-teaching-id-in-science-class/427425 "2007-12-04T16:21:17Z")
Now that I have your attention. :smiley: I saw a program on CBC last weekend on ID and the Dover court case. It was the first time I came across the flagellum and the concept of irreducible complexity which appears ce… --- ## [What reality shows are scripted?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-reality-shows-are-scripted/598295)
**Author:** [@Laggard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Laggard)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [October 3, 2011, 2:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-reality-shows-are-scripted/598295 "2011-10-03T14:11:17Z")
And which ones are not? --- ## [Is it true government workers are "not getting paid"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-true-government-workers-are-not-getting-paid/827749)
**Author:** [@Saint\_Cad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saint_Cad)\ **Replies:** 82\ **Last updated:** [January 25, 2019, 12:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-true-government-workers-are-not-getting-paid/827749 "2019-01-25T12:18:35Z")
What I mean is: are government workers (that are not furloughed) still earning income and just not receiving their paycheck currently and, when they do, they will get all of their back pay? OR are they not earning any m… --- ## [I am a better human being than Pres. Bush and Dick Cheney because I oppose torture](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-a-better-human-being-than-pres-bush-and-dick-cheney-because-i-oppose-torture/335917)
**Author:** [@Evil\_Captor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Evil_Captor)\ **Replies:** 123\ **Last updated:** [December 20, 2005, 3:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-a-better-human-being-than-pres-bush-and-dick-cheney-because-i-oppose-torture/335917 "2005-12-20T15:29:50Z")
I am also a better human being than those who support Bush, Cheney and their minions in the use of torture. If you support torture, you’re a blight on the species, it’s virtually your civic duty to off yourself. I just … --- ## [Esprix the Newbie?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/esprix-the-newbie/89649)
**Author:** [@Esprix](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Esprix)\ **Replies:** 119\ **Last updated:** [October 29, 2001, 12:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/esprix-the-newbie/89649 "2001-10-29T00:45:33Z")
:eek: Man, you think we’re bad? I went to the message board at keenspace.com for one of my most favorite online comics, Sinfest, to see if anyone had commented on the fact that one of my other favorite online comics, Pv… --- ## [Should Americans Bow Before Monarchs?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-americans-bow-before-monarchs/432067)
**Author:** [@ralph124c](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ralph124c)\ **Replies:** 117\ **Last updated:** [January 8, 2008, 2:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-americans-bow-before-monarchs/432067 "2008-01-08T14:11:18Z")
Suppose I am invited to a party, at which the Queen of England is present. I am introduced-should I bow? As an American, I belive that humans are equal, and hence, a monarch is no more worthy of a bow than anyone else. … --- ## [Best limmericks (may be offensive)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-limmericks-may-be-offensive/234176)
**Author:** [@grisham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/grisham)\ **Replies:** 100\ **Last updated:** [January 23, 2026, 5:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-limmericks-may-be-offensive/234176 "2026-01-23T17:53:47Z")
I was reading the thread on camp songs and it got me thinking. What are some good limmericks out there. My favorite is: there once was a man from bandoo who fell asleep in a canoe he dreamt of venus and played with … --- ## [Non-stereotypically manly professions?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/non-stereotypically-manly-professions/502458)
**Author:** [@Serenata67](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Serenata67)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [July 13, 2009, 10:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/non-stereotypically-manly-professions/502458 "2009-07-13T22:10:38Z")
A conversation in this threadabout the manliness of chefs got me thinking. What professions are manly when you really think about it, but aren’t the stereotypical “manly” professions? What makes them “manly?” No firef… --- ## [Cobra Commander vs Serpentor vs Destro. Best Leader?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cobra-commander-vs-serpentor-vs-destro-best-leader/287905)
**Author:** [@Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosda_Di_Chi_of_Tricor)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [February 3, 2005, 9:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cobra-commander-vs-serpentor-vs-destro-best-leader/287905 "2005-02-03T21:13:29Z")
There is only room for one terrorist leader in Cobra. Any rivals shall soon be slightly dead. Which of them are best suited to lead the faceless legions of Cobra–\[ol\] \[li\]Cobra Commander – Military leader & weapons re… --- ## [Tell me about living in the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-about-living-in-the-dallas-fort-worth-metroplex/533892)
**Author:** [@Furious\_Marmot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Furious_Marmot)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [March 30, 2010, 4:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-about-living-in-the-dallas-fort-worth-metroplex/533892 "2010-03-30T04:11:11Z")
It’s official. Contracts are ready to be signed, boxes will be bought tomorrow. I am moving to the DFW area, and I have just realized how clueless I am about it. We’ve gone there for the weekend often over the last 6 … --- ## [Actors who clearly wanted and put their hearts into the role.... but it just didn't work](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/actors-who-clearly-wanted-and-put-their-hearts-into-the-role-but-it-just-didnt-work/835157)
**Author:** [@russian\_heel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/russian_heel)\ **Replies:** 71\ **Last updated:** [June 22, 2019, 4:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/actors-who-clearly-wanted-and-put-their-hearts-into-the-role-but-it-just-didnt-work/835157 "2019-06-22T04:32:47Z")
Watching “Hoffa” starring Jack Nicholson. Now this might not be the greatest example because the writing and direction is already poor, but surely JackNicholson as Jimmy Hoffa is a home run, no? Er, no. Despite an earne… --- ## [Israel and any Future Holocaust](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/israel-and-any-future-holocaust/743035)
**Author:** [@Charlie\_Wayne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Charlie_Wayne)\ **Replies:** 90\ **Last updated:** [February 21, 2016, 8:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/israel-and-any-future-holocaust/743035 "2016-02-21T08:10:39Z")
There is another thread in this forum about how the Civil War is taught in the Deep South. The last post in that thread had to do with The Holocaust. I was going to make a post there about Israeil and The Holocaust but … --- ## [What is your "Money pit"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-money-pit/746270)
**Author:** [@Quasimodal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quasimodal)\ **Replies:** 99\ **Last updated:** [February 25, 2016, 8:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-money-pit/746270 "2016-02-25T20:26:06Z")
If you have one that is? In this thread I suppose I’ll define a money pit as an activity that has no chance of returning on financial investment. In all senses it’s something of a ludicrous pursuit…but something we do b… --- ## [How long before an immortal woman runs out of eggs?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-long-before-an-immortal-woman-runs-out-of-eggs/557032)
**Author:** [@alphaboi867](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/alphaboi867)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [November 6, 2010, 9:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-long-before-an-immortal-woman-runs-out-of-eggs/557032 "2010-11-06T21:00:19Z")
Say a woman stops aging at 25. Her eggs stop aging too. Assuming she has a normal menstral cylce, limits pregnancy to once every couple decades, and doesn’t serve as an egg donor who long before she runs out of eg… --- ## [Does the real Reno Sheriff's department watch Reno 911?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-the-real-reno-sheriffs-department-watch-reno-911/504197)
**Author:** [@No\_Wikipedia\_Cites](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/No_Wikipedia_Cites)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [July 28, 2009, 9:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-the-real-reno-sheriffs-department-watch-reno-911/504197 "2009-07-28T21:19:11Z")
Does the real Reno Sheriff’s department watch Reno 911? Do they like it or hate it? Any cops from there on here, unleash your frustration ! --- ## [Donald Trump Is A Disgusting Human Being](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/donald-trump-is-a-disgusting-human-being/828863)
**Author:** [@bobot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bobot)\ **Replies:** 74\ **Last updated:** [March 2, 2019, 12:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/donald-trump-is-a-disgusting-human-being/828863 "2019-03-02T00:35:04Z")
As are those who support him. "The Trump administration said in a court filing that reuniting thousands of migrant children separated from their parents or guardians at the U.S.-Mexico border may not be “within the re… --- ## [What is Vermicious Knid?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-vermicious-knid/94296)
**Author:** [@Chubbs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chubbs)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [November 20, 2001, 3:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-vermicious-knid/94296 "2001-11-20T03:32:05Z")
In Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory Grandpa Joe said: If she’s a lady, then I’m a Vermicious Knid! --- ## [Linguists: Why does a language's grammar simplify over time?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/linguists-why-does-a-languages-grammar-simplify-over-time/339690)
**Author:** [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [January 18, 2006, 1:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/linguists-why-does-a-languages-grammar-simplify-over-time/339690 "2006-01-18T13:30:26Z")
Latin is characterized by a highly elaborate system of noun declensions and verb conjugations. Latin-derived Romance languages have the verb conjugations, but all of them, AFAIK, have dropped the noun declensions, and d… --- ## [What is "The funniest thing ever"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-funniest-thing-ever/236392)
**Author:** [@Suburban\_Plankton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Suburban_Plankton)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [March 27, 2004, 5:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-funniest-thing-ever/236392 "2004-03-27T05:25:30Z")
A coworker just came up to me and started a conversation with “You’ve got to hear this, it’s the funniest thing ever…”. She then proceeded to tell a story that, while rather humorous, wasn’t the funniest thing I had eve… --- ## [Best #1 single of the year retrospective: 1992](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-1-single-of-the-year-retrospective-1992/703276)
**Author:** [@Smapti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smapti)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [November 4, 2014, 3:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-1-single-of-the-year-retrospective-1992/703276 "2014-11-04T03:29:57Z")
Our survey brings us now to 1992. As I’ve mentioned before, songs started to have much longer runs at #1 once Billboard switched to Nielsen SoundScan, and this is the first full year where we can see the difference; with… --- ## [Why didn't you people tell me about Archer?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-didnt-you-people-tell-me-about-archer/613431)
**Author:** [@Gangster\_Octopus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gangster_Octopus)\ **Replies:** 62\ **Last updated:** [March 4, 2012, 6:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-didnt-you-people-tell-me-about-archer/613431 "2012-03-04T06:30:30Z")
Hilarious but I have missed two previous seasons, due to the boards incompetence in telling me what to watch. What is wrong with you people??? --- ## [Celebs with talents everyone (but you) knew about](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebs-with-talents-everyone-but-you-knew-about/772860)
**Author:** [@Reeses\_Monkey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Reeses_Monkey)\ **Replies:** 78\ **Last updated:** [November 30, 2016, 8:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebs-with-talents-everyone-but-you-knew-about/772860 "2016-11-30T20:41:54Z")
When I was growing up in the 70s, Charo was everywhere. She was on Chico and the Man, Hollywood Squares, Love Boat, Fantasy Island and on and on. I only knew her as that flaky lady with the weird clothes and weirder acc… --- ## [P.J. O'Rourke?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/p-j-orourke/549637)
**Author:** [@MPB\_in\_Salt\_Lake](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MPB_in_Salt_Lake)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [August 13, 2010, 4:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/p-j-orourke/549637 "2010-08-13T04:58:11Z")
I recently just finished re-reading “Parliment Of Whores” and was struck all over again by what a great book it was—one of the greatest political humor/satire screeds of all time, up there with the best of Hunter S Thomp… --- ## [How much education have you had?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-education-have-you-had/582084)
**Author:** [@Winston\_Smith](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Winston_Smith)\ **Replies:** 75\ **Last updated:** [May 18, 2011, 3:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-education-have-you-had/582084 "2011-05-18T03:56:18Z")
Stats lifted from Wikipedia. These are for US only. Sorry - I’m Americentric. Education Percentage High school graduate 86.68% Some college 55.6… --- ## [George Carlin is not funny any more.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/george-carlin-is-not-funny-any-more/374005)
**Author:** [@Lizard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lizard)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [September 26, 2006, 1:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/george-carlin-is-not-funny-any-more/374005 "2006-09-26T01:31:33Z")
I caught a recent (not sure HOW recent) HBO special on Carlin, and I couldn’t believe how far apart the performance was from the guy’s rep. Hey, I know he’s supposed to be a witty commentator on modern America, but from … --- ## [Your top three David Tennant Dr Who episodes?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-top-three-david-tennant-dr-who-episodes/624531)
**Author:** [@Frylock](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frylock)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [June 13, 2012, 11:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-top-three-david-tennant-dr-who-episodes/624531 "2012-06-13T11:45:35Z")
Excluding Family of Blood and the one it goes together with–those are great episodes IMO but Tennant’s not actually being The Doctor through most of them IIRC. I ask the question as a preamble to my showing someone a fe… --- ## [Why you should never sign the back of credit cards](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-you-should-never-sign-the-back-of-credit-cards/373081)
**Author:** [@JDHawke](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JDHawke)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [December 1, 2006, 11:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-you-should-never-sign-the-back-of-credit-cards/373081 "2006-12-01T11:23:41Z")
Well, I have to say there is one reason to sign the card: Its required for the card to be considered valid. If you read the Visa Merchant Rules (available here ) on page 34 of the PDF it states that a card without a s… --- ## [Mike Ditka: "There has been no oppression in the last 100 years that I know of."](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mike-ditka-there-has-been-no-oppression-in-the-last-100-years-that-i-know-of/798503)
**Author:** [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Replies:** 87\ **Last updated:** [October 17, 2017, 8:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mike-ditka-there-has-been-no-oppression-in-the-last-100-years-that-i-know-of/798503 "2017-10-17T20:29:56Z")
Ditka weighed in on the recent NFL protest controversy. According to him, it’s pointless because there’s nothing to protest: “All of a sudden, it’s become a big deal now, about oppression. There has been no oppression i… --- ## [Fact-checking for film "Seven Pounds" (open spoilers)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fact-checking-for-film-seven-pounds-open-spoilers/570757)
**Author:** [@CookingWithGas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CookingWithGas)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [February 10, 2011, 7:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fact-checking-for-film-seven-pounds-open-spoilers/570757 "2011-02-10T19:24:13Z")
\*\*Open spoilers, as noted in title. \*\*I just watched Seven Pounds on DVD yesterday. There are a few things that kind of jumped out at me (a movie that may have technical inaccuracies, surprise, surprise). The main ch… --- ## [Mr. Barkey Von Schnauzer: and other names you should never give your dog.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mr-barkey-von-schnauzer-and-other-names-you-should-never-give-your-dog/400774)
**Author:** [@Phlosphr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Phlosphr)\ **Replies:** 98\ **Last updated:** [April 23, 2007, 4:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mr-barkey-von-schnauzer-and-other-names-you-should-never-give-your-dog/400774 "2007-04-23T04:00:27Z")
There is a new commercial airing in the US for a dog brand X. The scene starts with a guy coming home and saying: “Mr. Barky Von Schnauzer?”…“Mr. Barky Von Schnauzer?” Then it pans over to the dog food…stating Like their… --- ## [Just got back from V for Vendetta...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-got-back-from-v-for-vendetta/348276)
**Author:** [@diku](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/diku)\ **Replies:** 82\ **Last updated:** [March 28, 2006, 11:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-got-back-from-v-for-vendetta/348276 "2006-03-28T23:09:17Z")
So I just got back from a sneak preview of V for Vendetta. This is probably my favorite comic story of all time. I love Watchmen, but I enjoy V more. So I went into the movie expecting it to suck. And… It didn’t. C… --- ## [Anyone here have a Great Dane?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-here-have-a-great-dane/598718)
**Author:** [@obbn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/obbn)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [October 7, 2011, 1:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-here-have-a-great-dane/598718 "2011-10-07T13:52:49Z")
Hello Everyone, I have been begging my wife for almost two years now for a Great Dane. Tonight we get to go look at some 9 week old puppies! However, my wife has made it clear we can only look, I am not allowed to take … --- ## [Open Canopies on WWII Fighters](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/open-canopies-on-wwii-fighters/419064)
**Author:** [@BobLibDem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BobLibDem)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [June 10, 2012, 6:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/open-canopies-on-wwii-fighters/419064 "2012-06-10T18:07:03Z")
In WWII movies, the fighters invariably have their canopies open when flying. This leads to my questions: Why would they do this? Was the cockpit too hot? Didn’t it make a lot of wind noise? Or does the streaml… --- ## [Most impressively sung single line of lyrics](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-impressively-sung-single-line-of-lyrics/933360)
**Author:** [@Guest-starring\_Id](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guest-starring_Id)\ **Replies:** 106\ **Last updated:** [November 7, 2023, 2:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-impressively-sung-single-line-of-lyrics/933360 "2023-11-07T14:47:56Z")
Joni Mitchell’s final line in “Big Yellow Taxi” shoes off her chops, stretching her range from quite high to quite low. I’m pretty sure, though, the laughter (which came across to me as contrived, forced) was a separa… --- ## [Mario Galaxy 2 - May 23](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mario-galaxy-2-may-23/530294)
**Author:** [@borschevsky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/borschevsky)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [July 1, 2010, 9:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mario-galaxy-2-may-23/530294 "2010-07-01T21:08:03Z")
There were a few threads here expressing love for the first Galaxy (here’s one). Nintendo announced today that the sequel will be released in May. I can’t wait. Other notes: Monster Hunter Tri: April 20 Sin & Punishme… --- ## [Share your experiences with parents who spoil their children](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/share-your-experiences-with-parents-who-spoil-their-children/416658)
**Author:** [@ivylass](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ivylass)\ **Replies:** 113\ **Last updated:** [August 26, 2007, 4:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/share-your-experiences-with-parents-who-spoil-their-children/416658 "2007-08-26T04:44:31Z")
Over in this Pit thread, we discover Foxy40’s problems with her son come from spoiling him. I have a co-worker who had to take off work to clean her house, and she has an 8 year old daughter who does not know how to use… --- ## [The Death of Sonny Corleone](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-death-of-sonny-corleone/77231)
**Author:** [@ElDestructo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ElDestructo)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [August 28, 2001, 1:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-death-of-sonny-corleone/77231 "2001-08-28T01:47:06Z")
So apparently, eveyone’s been watching The Godfather movies on AMC lately. Can you believe that I, a 30 year old movie buff, hadn’t seen any Godfather movies until last week? It was one of those things where everyone els… --- ## [Where did Charles, Prince of Wales, get his name from?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-did-charles-prince-of-wales-get-his-name-from/624242)
**Author:** [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [June 9, 2012, 11:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-did-charles-prince-of-wales-get-his-name-from/624242 "2012-06-09T23:16:27Z")
So, a few weeks ago I asked Where did Charles I get his name from?, and got an interesting answer. Now I’m moving up four centuries. Where did the current Prince of Wales get the name from? Why did his mother name her… --- ## [Why are some people so secretive about their finances?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-some-people-so-secretive-about-their-finances/439535)
**Author:** [@Sateryn76](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sateryn76)\ **Replies:** 71\ **Last updated:** [March 2, 2008, 10:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-some-people-so-secretive-about-their-finances/439535 "2008-03-02T22:40:14Z")
This is a question I’ve had for a long time, and I decided to post it based on some of the responses in this thread… Why are some people so secretive about their finances. I, of course, understand the need to protect … --- ## [Help me with my hot rollers! (Er, the hair kind.)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-with-my-hot-rollers-er-the-hair-kind/393440)
**Author:** [@Zsofia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zsofia)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [February 27, 2007, 5:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-with-my-hot-rollers-er-the-hair-kind/393440 "2007-02-27T17:55:32Z")
I don’t know if there’s a not-hair-kind, but I don’t need steamroller advice or, uh, printing press advice or anything, so I figured I’d better be specific. I got some hot rollers a few months ago, thinking I’d Do Somet… --- ## [Bring up inconsistencies to sig. other?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bring-up-inconsistencies-to-sig-other/695031)
**Author:** [@timewilltell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/timewilltell)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [August 15, 2014, 7:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bring-up-inconsistencies-to-sig-other/695031 "2014-08-15T19:22:38Z")
Dear All, I am dating a woman that is rather defensive and private. If I question anything about her behavior, then she takes it as a personal attack on her character. Conversely, she asks me some questions that are o… --- ## [Do pharmacists have discretion to dispense expired drugs?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-pharmacists-have-discretion-to-dispense-expired-drugs/579114)
**Author:** [@robert\_columbia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/robert_columbia)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [April 23, 2011, 5:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-pharmacists-have-discretion-to-dispense-expired-drugs/579114 "2011-04-23T17:11:29Z")
The question is pretty self-explanatory. In whatever jurisdictions you are aware of, can a pharmacist use his professional discretion to dispense a drug that, according to the label from the factory, is expired, if the … --- ## [Am I owed anything?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/am-i-owed-anything/601844)
**Author:** [@Bannedit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bannedit)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [November 9, 2011, 5:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/am-i-owed-anything/601844 "2011-11-09T05:10:32Z")
Inspired partially by comments in this thread… .001%? (One servicemember's response to OWS) - Great Debates - Straight Dope Message Board and in other comments over the past 10 years. Is there a certain amount of respec… --- ## [Should Lavabit and Groklaw have shut down because of the NSA?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-lavabit-and-groklaw-have-shut-down-because-of-the-nsa/666767)
**Author:** [@Leaper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaper)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [June 2, 2014, 3:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-lavabit-and-groklaw-have-shut-down-because-of-the-nsa/666767 "2014-06-02T15:16:16Z")
This editorial argues no, using (among other things) the “letting the terrorists win” style argument, wondering who else is going to fight the fight the operators want to have fought if not them, and saying that (in Grok… --- ## [Is it possible to sleep while floating on your back in water, without drowning?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-possible-to-sleep-while-floating-on-your-back-in-water-without-drowning/633831)
**Author:** [@crow41798](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/crow41798)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [September 6, 2012, 3:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-possible-to-sleep-while-floating-on-your-back-in-water-without-drowning/633831 "2012-09-06T15:54:52Z")
I can easily float on my back, and breathe normally without my mouth or nose going below the water. Some people cannot do this and sink below the water when they breathe out. I know that the body paralyzes the muscles du… --- ## [Surely The Lord of the Rings is one of the best stories ever written](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/surely-the-lord-of-the-rings-is-one-of-the-best-stories-ever-written/1001504)
**Author:** [@FloatyGimpy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FloatyGimpy)\ **Replies:** 214\ **Last updated:** [May 17, 2024, 11:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/surely-the-lord-of-the-rings-is-one-of-the-best-stories-ever-written/1001504 "2024-05-17T23:32:08Z")
I don’t think I’ll find much disagreement here. I’ve read the books more times that I can count. At least once a year for the last 20 years and many times before that. I’ve memorized so many parts that, when I listen to … --- ## [Bjork...still kinda hot, still kinda weird.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bjork-still-kinda-hot-still-kinda-weird/468887)
**Author:** [@bouv](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bouv)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [November 4, 2008, 11:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bjork-still-kinda-hot-still-kinda-weird/468887 "2008-11-04T11:39:44Z")
Bjork sort of teaches you about TV. She still looks pretty darn good, in that kinda hot sort of way, and is still pretty darn weird, in that “I would totally bang her, but not want to date her” sort of way. When she wa… --- ## [What's the difference between antiseptic, antibiotic, and antibacterial?etrial?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-difference-between-antiseptic-antibiotic-and-antibacterial-etrial/96891)
**Author:** [@CrankyAsAnOldMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CrankyAsAnOldMan)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [December 5, 2001, 7:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-difference-between-antiseptic-antibiotic-and-antibacterial-etrial/96891 "2001-12-05T19:21:44Z")
Just wondering if there is a difference or it’s just a convention of marketing to use these different terms in consumer products. --- ## [Ralph Nader is a self-centered ass hat!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ralph-nader-is-a-self-centered-ass-hat/230519)
**Author:** [@Knorf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Knorf)\ **Replies:** 149\ **Last updated:** [March 2, 2004, 1:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ralph-nader-is-a-self-centered-ass-hat/230519 "2004-03-02T13:14:22Z")
I hereby pit Ralph the Nader for his grotesquelyt inflated sense of self-importance, his disdain for the opinions of the citizens of this country (even his own former supporters have asked him not to run), for his presum… --- ## [Seals Balancing Balls](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seals-balancing-balls/677645)
**Author:** [@sandy5280](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sandy5280)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [January 8, 2014, 4:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seals-balancing-balls/677645 "2014-01-08T16:27:43Z")
Of what evolutionary value could it be for seals to be able to balance things on their noses?:confused: [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1467&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1469&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)