# Top **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=147&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:** 148 --- ## [The Voice Season 8](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-voice-season-8/714674)
**Author:** [@Nobody](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nobody)\ **Replies:** 122\ **Last updated:** [May 25, 2015, 12:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-voice-season-8/714674 "2015-05-25T00:05:59Z")
At aceplace57’s suggestion here is a single thread for the remainder of the Voice instead of starting a thread for each week. The show will end for me in 10 minutes, so I’ll wait till then to comment. --- ## [Rarest last name in America](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rarest-last-name-in-america/655647)
**Author:** [@Saint\_Cad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saint_Cad)\ **Replies:** 113\ **Last updated:** [January 27, 2014, 2:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rarest-last-name-in-america/655647 "2014-01-27T14:02:00Z")
I have a fairly uncommon last name but after being in this country for 350 years it is not rare. It started me thinking: is there last name in the US that is considered the rarest? --- ## [Are Old CRT TV Sets Worth Anything?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-old-crt-tv-sets-worth-anything/666446)
**Author:** [@ralph124c](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ralph124c)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [January 30, 2015, 1:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-old-crt-tv-sets-worth-anything/666446 "2015-01-30T13:15:15Z")
I thought they were (essentially) worthless. We had an old Sony 30" CRT set, that we didn’t use anymore. So I called the city trash disposal dept. and arranged a pickup-standard stuff-put out on the curb by 7:00 AM, and… --- ## [Now Hillary plays the KKK card](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-hillary-plays-the-kkk-card/763983)
**Author:** [@Urbanredneck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Urbanredneck)\ **Replies:** 208\ **Last updated:** [September 4, 2016, 5:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-hillary-plays-the-kkk-card/763983 "2016-09-04T05:19:18Z")
A new Clinton ad seeks to tie Trump to the KKK. LINK This is a new low even for Hillary. Lets dont talk about policy or issues. Let’s call him a clansman. --- ## [Should we be working harder to educate the Muslim world about free speech?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-we-be-working-harder-to-educate-the-muslim-world-about-free-speech/634714)
**Author:** [@tim314](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tim314)\ **Replies:** 211\ **Last updated:** [September 23, 2012, 11:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-we-be-working-harder-to-educate-the-muslim-world-about-free-speech/634714 "2012-09-23T23:58:23Z")
I apologize if the subject sounds patronizing; I don’t mean it to be. But with all the protests we’re seeing about that anti-Muslim film, it seems to be the case that there’s a large number of people in the Muslim world… --- ## [Thinking Like a Conservative](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thinking-like-a-conservative/711338)
**Author:** [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)\ **Replies:** 162\ **Last updated:** [February 5, 2015, 3:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thinking-like-a-conservative/711338 "2015-02-05T03:01:41Z")
This explains a lot about how RW Americans and the rest just seem to talk past each other in different languages. It’s a series of blog posts at The Nation by Rick Perlstein, who is also the author of \*Before the Storm:… --- ## [Noticing underage girls?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/noticing-underage-girls/118661)
**Author:** [@Earthworm\_Jim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Earthworm_Jim)\ **Replies:** 130\ **Last updated:** [March 27, 2003, 4:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/noticing-underage-girls/118661 "2003-03-27T04:54:57Z")
In this pit thread, Sofa King gets trapped in the subway with a number of young teen girls, and notices that they are attractive. This has spawned some debate. I guess the question is: At what point are you not a lech… --- ## [Another "screaming kids in a restaurant" thread.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-screaming-kids-in-a-restaurant-thread/618125)
**Author:** [@flatlined](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/flatlined)\ **Replies:** 207\ **Last updated:** [April 17, 2012, 1:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-screaming-kids-in-a-restaurant-thread/618125 "2012-04-17T13:22:14Z")
Today, while eating at Long John Silver’s, someone was letting their kid run around, yelling and being a bother to everyone. The kid found her way to an empty booth, grabbed the bottle of malt vinegar, uncapped it and l… --- ## [Who do you think the most underrated rock guitarist is?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-do-you-think-the-most-underrated-rock-guitarist-is/502958)
**Author:** [@Locrian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Locrian)\ **Replies:** 175\ **Last updated:** [February 24, 2019, 4:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-do-you-think-the-most-underrated-rock-guitarist-is/502958 "2019-02-24T04:08:10Z")
I’m a musician. (Current economy makes that unfortunate…) I grew up on classic rock and metal. I love all genres except maybe avant garde jazz. In rock and roll, who is the most underrated guitarist? I’m talking about b… --- ## [The "reasonable conversation about guns" that anti-gun Internet people want](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-reasonable-conversation-about-guns-that-anti-gun-internet-people-want/656334)
**Author:** [@Condescending\_Robot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Condescending_Robot)\ **Replies:** 174\ **Last updated:** [April 26, 2013, 3:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-reasonable-conversation-about-guns-that-anti-gun-internet-people-want/656334 "2013-04-26T15:51:11Z")
You have a small penis. You like it when children die. You are on the extreme right and are probably a Nazi or some other kind of racist. Because I can conceive of some situation where I would allow one person to own a s… --- ## [Word Association - You know the drill.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/word-association-you-know-the-drill/103453)
**Author:** [@Mr.Cynical](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Cynical)\ **Replies:** 895\ **Last updated:** [May 13, 2002, 9:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/word-association-you-know-the-drill/103453 "2002-05-13T21:02:13Z")
First poster gives a word. Next poster gives the first word that pops to mind. Next runs with it. GO! The first word: bruschetta --- ## [Discontinued food](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discontinued-food/534825)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 133\ **Last updated:** [April 8, 2010, 8:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discontinued-food/534825 "2010-04-08T20:42:17Z")
I went to Trader Joe’s on the way home last night for some coffee. I got the French Roast as I always do, but they’ve discontinued the Volcano (which was their darkest roast). I got to thinking about the great stuff th… --- ## [Why did US planners think Japan had to be invaded?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-did-us-planners-think-japan-had-to-be-invaded/698786)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 170\ **Last updated:** [November 5, 2014, 1:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-did-us-planners-think-japan-had-to-be-invaded/698786 "2014-11-05T01:10:04Z")
The argument is often made that the Hiroshima and Nagasaki A-bombs “saved countless lives” because they made Japan surrender, thus making an Allied invasion of Japan unnecessary. But I’m not sure why invading or A-bombi… --- ## [A Fresh Start MMP](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-fresh-start-mmp/716944)
**Author:** [@anyrose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/anyrose)\ **Replies:** 290\ **Last updated:** [April 13, 2015, 9:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-fresh-start-mmp/716944 "2015-04-13T09:01:20Z")
The puns on that last page were getting out of control. So here’s a blank slate for a new batch of puns. Have a good week, all. Hijack away! --- ## [Al Qaqaa: where the roadside bombs come from](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/al-qaqaa-where-the-roadside-bombs-come-from/271023)
**Author:** [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Replies:** 441\ **Last updated:** [November 7, 2004, 3:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/al-qaqaa-where-the-roadside-bombs-come-from/271023 "2004-11-07T15:39:20Z")
This morning’s NYT reports: The explosives in question are HMX and RDX, which mean nothing to me, but apparently are about the most kick-ass conventional explosives around - much more powerful than TNT. A little bit o… --- ## [Socialized Medicine and Single Payer Systems](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/socialized-medicine-and-single-payer-systems/630644)
**Author:** [@drewtwo99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drewtwo99)\ **Replies:** 216\ **Last updated:** [September 5, 2012, 9:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/socialized-medicine-and-single-payer-systems/630644 "2012-09-05T09:02:49Z")
I have a few questions about countries that have instituted socialized medicine and single payer healthcare systems. I’m looking for factual information and logical discussion as well. My friend and coworker is very lib… --- ## [Urban Fantasy Box Set: Alastair Stone Chronicles](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/urban-fantasy-box-set-alastair-stone-chronicles/743288)
**Author:** [@Infovore](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Infovore)\ **Replies:** 114\ **Last updated:** [September 20, 2026, 4:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/urban-fantasy-box-set-alastair-stone-chronicles/743288 "2026-09-20T04:05:46Z")
My urban fantasy series, The Alastair Stone Chronicles, has been selling pretty well since I released the first book in March of 2015. Now that I’m up to four books, I’ve released an ebook box set including all four. It’… --- ## [Childhood food misconceptions](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/childhood-food-misconceptions/741823)
**Author:** [@Tired\_and\_Cranky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tired_and_Cranky)\ **Replies:** 207\ **Last updated:** [January 23, 2016, 4:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/childhood-food-misconceptions/741823 "2016-01-23T04:30:01Z")
Seeing my nieces and nephews at Christmas Eve dinner reminded me about how little I knew about food as a kid. I thought Philadelphia cheese steaks were made with Philadelphia brand cream cheese and I certainly never wan… --- ## [Famous people we don't know the identities of](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/famous-people-we-dont-know-the-identities-of/652386)
**Author:** [@Atomic\_Alex](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Atomic_Alex)\ **Replies:** 161\ **Last updated:** [April 24, 2013, 5:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/famous-people-we-dont-know-the-identities-of/652386 "2013-04-24T05:56:43Z")
No, not Batman! Inspired by reading this wikipedia article on The Mad Trapper of Rat River: What other famous figures are there who we don’t (and probably never will) know the real identities of? Others include: Ta… --- ## ["World War Z" the Movie Thread (Open Spoilers!)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/world-war-z-the-movie-thread-open-spoilers/661244)
**Author:** [@Cat\_Whisperer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cat_Whisperer)\ **Replies:** 193\ **Last updated:** [February 10, 2014, 7:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/world-war-z-the-movie-thread-open-spoilers/661244 "2014-02-10T19:59:07Z")
We saw “World War Z” tonight in a sneak preview, and I will in the next post tell you what I thought. --- ## [Why did Jesus refuse to perform miracles on demand?\*](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-did-jesus-refuse-to-perform-miracles-on-demand/580286)
**Author:** [@Lumpy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lumpy)\ **Replies:** 189\ **Last updated:** [May 10, 2011, 8:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-did-jesus-refuse-to-perform-miracles-on-demand/580286 "2011-05-10T20:34:37Z")
Jesus reportedly performed many miracles, but adamantly refused to perform “stupid God tricks”- demonstrations on demand as proof of his divinity. In fact, God or Jesus or his prophets seem broadly adverse to performing … --- ## [My cat isn't eating. Is force feeding him a good idea?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-cat-isnt-eating-is-force-feeding-him-a-good-idea/604959)
**Author:** [@Lakai](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lakai)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [May 27, 2012, 1:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-cat-isnt-eating-is-force-feeding-him-a-good-idea/604959 "2012-05-27T01:26:26Z")
Ever since Thanksgiving my cat, Thomas Jefferson, hasn’t been eating as much food as he used to, and he has been less active. My mother and I took him to the vet for a check up. The vet said that he’s dehydrated but can… --- ## [Brexit and the Irish Border Conundrum](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brexit-and-the-irish-border-conundrum/797185)
**Author:** [@Chad\_Sudan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chad_Sudan)\ **Replies:** 225\ **Last updated:** [December 11, 2017, 11:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brexit-and-the-irish-border-conundrum/797185 "2017-12-11T11:14:29Z")
As it leaves the European Union, the United Kingdom must figure out what to do about its 310-mile-long border with the Irish Republic, which remains an EU member. The UK pledges it will not return to the pre-1992 days o… --- ## [How Does Pepto-Bismol Work?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-does-pepto-bismol-work/321593)
**Author:** [@guizot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/guizot)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [September 14, 2005, 6:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-does-pepto-bismol-work/321593 "2005-09-14T18:21:30Z")
(bismuth subsalicylate) The label says: “Soothing Relief for 5 Symptoms –Heartburn –Indigestion –Upset Stomach –Nausea –Diarrhea” Isn’t that a pretty tall order? Or are all these things the result of the same th… --- ## [When Did We Get So Hateful?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-did-we-get-so-hateful/808664)
**Author:** [@thatbpguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/thatbpguy)\ **Replies:** 349\ **Last updated:** [February 21, 2018, 1:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-did-we-get-so-hateful/808664 "2018-02-21T01:30:46Z")
DISCLAIMER I am a registered independent. I sometimes vote democrat and sometimes republican. I dislike political parties. I am 60. So I’ve been around for a while. Growing up and well into adulthood the parties had the… --- ## [Some celebrity is revealed to be an asshole. Who surprises/saddens you most?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/some-celebrity-is-revealed-to-be-an-asshole-who-surprises-saddens-you-most/585644)
**Author:** [@MaxTheVool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MaxTheVool)\ **Replies:** 163\ **Last updated:** [June 22, 2011, 10:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/some-celebrity-is-revealed-to-be-an-asshole-who-surprises-saddens-you-most/585644 "2011-06-22T22:42:23Z")
Which celebrity, if they had some public scandal in which it was clearly revealed that they were a complete and total asshole/douchebag (something worse than just cheating on a spouse), would cause you the greatest combi… --- ## [Why did so many things start going wrong economically in the US starting around 1980](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-did-so-many-things-start-going-wrong-economically-in-the-us-starting-around-1980/532120)
**Author:** [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Replies:** 153\ **Last updated:** [March 25, 2010, 1:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-did-so-many-things-start-going-wrong-economically-in-the-us-starting-around-1980/532120 "2010-03-25T01:25:30Z")
I’m sure Reaganomics and movement conservatism (which both started coming to power in the late 70s and early 80s) played a role. But there has to be more than that. The congress wasn’t, as far as I know, overtaken by mo… --- ## [George Lucas is taking his ball and going home](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/george-lucas-is-taking-his-ball-and-going-home/610008)
**Author:** [@Wheelz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wheelz)\ **Replies:** 182\ **Last updated:** [February 12, 2012, 10:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/george-lucas-is-taking-his-ball-and-going-home/610008 "2012-02-12T10:21:56Z")
George Lucas Blames ‘Star Wars’ Critics for Killing Series Hey, the man has a right to make or not make any movies he wants. I thought he’d said a long time ago that he wouldn’t be doing any more \*Star Wars \*films anyw… --- ## [Execution by lethal injection](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/execution-by-lethal-injection/693894)
**Author:** [@someone11](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/someone11)\ **Replies:** 155\ **Last updated:** [May 19, 2022, 10:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/execution-by-lethal-injection/693894 "2022-05-19T10:08:45Z")
Prompted by yet another case of bungled execution today, I feel obliged to put up for consideration a method of execution that to me seems to be the ideal solution for those who seek a reliable method. Let me first say … --- ## [Bob's Burgers](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bobs-burgers/576198)
**Author:** [@crypto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/crypto)\ **Replies:** 135\ **Last updated:** [May 12, 2017, 10:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bobs-burgers/576198 "2017-05-12T22:44:40Z")
Anyone watching this crap? (or as Stewie would say, deuce) Who is it supposed to appeal to? The chinless of the world? The mother seems to have the New York Jewish accent, but no one else in the family does, so where … --- ## [What is it like when an airbag explodes in your face (and after)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-it-like-when-an-airbag-explodes-in-your-face-and-after/638496)
**Author:** [@tabrisangel19](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tabrisangel19)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [February 9, 2016, 9:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-it-like-when-an-airbag-explodes-in-your-face-and-after/638496 "2016-02-09T21:13:18Z")
What does the bag feel like when it explodes and when your face hits it? How does it smell? What does the fabric feel like? How loud was it? What did you feel like after the bag exploded? --- ## [NE Ohio DopeFest on Sat. April 13](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ne-ohio-dopefest-on-sat-april-13/651889)
**Author:** [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Replies:** 197\ **Last updated:** [August 7, 2013, 2:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ne-ohio-dopefest-on-sat-april-13/651889 "2013-08-07T02:46:17Z")
BMalion has graciously agreed to host it at his home on the West Side of Cleveland. All are welcome. Tentative start time is 6:30pm. Who’s in? --- ## [We want to strip people of rights anonymously](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/we-want-to-strip-people-of-rights-anonymously/480595)
**Author:** [@boytyperanma](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/boytyperanma)\ **Replies:** 340\ **Last updated:** [January 30, 2009, 2:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/we-want-to-strip-people-of-rights-anonymously/480595 "2009-01-30T02:15:49Z")
More prop 8 bs Financial supporters of the bill are now suing to have their names removed from public record as donors. http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5i4yX0PUbQslfQbV4T\_SeI\_DmFeHgD95JIS8G0 Maybe if … --- ## [Sarah the Quitter!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sarah-the-quitter/501939)
**Author:** [@The\_Hamster\_King](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Hamster_King)\ **Replies:** 254\ **Last updated:** [July 18, 2009, 5:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sarah-the-quitter/501939 "2009-07-18T17:10:11Z")
(Originally I was going to post this in the Great Debates threadon Sarah Palin. But since \*\*tomndebb \*\*has instructed us to limit ourselves to serious debate, I thought we could use a thread to, as Bridget Burke says, “… --- ## [Google+ invites?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/google-invites/587262)
**Author:** [@OpalCat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OpalCat)\ **Replies:** 337\ **Last updated:** [August 13, 2011, 5:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/google-invites/587262 "2011-08-13T17:50:09Z")
Anyone have them? I would like one… --- ## [People with amazing immune systems...do you have an explanation?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/people-with-amazing-immune-systems-do-you-have-an-explanation/651132)
**Author:** [@carlotta](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carlotta)\ **Replies:** 76\ **Last updated:** [April 28, 2014, 12:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/people-with-amazing-immune-systems-do-you-have-an-explanation/651132 "2014-04-28T00:00:54Z")
I have a kick-ass immune system. Bragging in this thread about it will probably bring it crashing down (see pamphlet “Irony And You”). I almost never get sick. I can share a bed all night with a toddler coughing in my… --- ## [ಠ\_ಠ](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/_/573623)
**Author:** [@Lobsang](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lobsang)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [March 10, 2011, 6:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/_/573623 "2011-03-10T18:03:25Z")
just testing the reddit eyes. probably won’t work. --- ## [Words that sound dirty but aren't](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/words-that-sound-dirty-but-arent/499243)
**Author:** [@joebuck20](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/joebuck20)\ **Replies:** 159\ **Last updated:** [July 19, 2009, 5:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/words-that-sound-dirty-but-arent/499243 "2009-07-19T05:47:31Z")
What are some words that make you chuckle because they sound filthy, even though they may be completely innocuous? Personally, I can’t hear the word “rear,” as in “rearing your kids,” without thinking back to that scene… --- ## [Lincoln - Steven Spielberg movie](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lincoln-steven-spielberg-movie/640621)
**Author:** [@newcomer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/newcomer)\ **Replies:** 113\ **Last updated:** [April 7, 2013, 4:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lincoln-steven-spielberg-movie/640621 "2013-04-07T04:57:49Z")
\*\* sorry if thread already exists It’s always a great day when a great actor, a great supporting cast, a great director and a great subject are all put together in a movie that could be 10 hrs long and you’d still watch… --- ## [Podiatry - real doctor or easy to get degree?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/podiatry-real-doctor-or-easy-to-get-degree/205627)
**Author:** [@crypto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/crypto)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [May 25, 2014, 1:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/podiatry-real-doctor-or-easy-to-get-degree/205627 "2014-05-25T13:07:35Z")
I have heard podiatry jokes. Is there a reason for this? Are these doctors not looked at favorably by the rest of the medical community? Is it looked like the last stop on the Dr. Trail? My sister-in-law is a podiatr… --- ## [What all is contained inside a scrotum?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-all-is-contained-inside-a-scrotum/610114)
**Author:** [@Bearflag70](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bearflag70)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [January 25, 2012, 4:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-all-is-contained-inside-a-scrotum/610114 "2012-01-25T16:16:34Z")
Balls Tubing Anything else? Balls aren’t cubes (typically), so they dont fit together flush. So what fills the gaps? --- ## [I challenge you to explain \[the beauty of\] Euler's Equation in terms I can understand](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-challenge-you-to-explain-the-beauty-of-eulers-equation-in-terms-i-can-understand/556767)
**Author:** [@Cisco](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cisco)\ **Replies:** 74\ **Last updated:** [October 17, 2010, 10:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-challenge-you-to-explain-the-beauty-of-eulers-equation-in-terms-i-can-understand/556767 "2010-10-17T22:22:58Z")
The Wikipedia article doesn’t do a very good job of getting it across to the layman. Things like this intrigue me, but I’m sad to say they’re lost on me as of where my understanding of mathematics stands now: I want t… --- ## [Feminists treat men badly. It’s bad for feminism.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/feminists-treat-men-badly-it-s-bad-for-feminism/759149)
**Author:** [@lance\_strongarm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lance_strongarm)\ **Replies:** 265\ **Last updated:** [July 19, 2016, 7:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/feminists-treat-men-badly-it-s-bad-for-feminism/759149 "2016-07-19T19:59:17Z")
Nice article about how crude man-bashing is becoming a habit among some feminists and why it’s not only hypocritical but also bad for the movement. Same goes for the anti-racism movement and any other social justice move… --- ## [Khadaji's Whatcha Readin' - March 2013 Edition](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/khadajis-whatcha-readin-march-2013-edition/651578)
**Author:** [@Le\_Ministre\_de\_l\_au-dela](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Le_Ministre_de_l_au-dela)\ **Replies:** 187\ **Last updated:** [April 1, 2013, 9:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/khadajis-whatcha-readin-march-2013-edition/651578 "2013-04-01T21:53:02Z")
The good news about this past February was that it felt spectacular to sit by the fire and read; the bad news was that I had to go out from time to time. I love my snow; it’s the slush, sleet and freezing rain I’ve never… --- ## ["Classify the Men's Rights Movement as a terrorist group"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/classify-the-mens-rights-movement-as-a-terrorist-group/689395)
**Author:** [@blindboyard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/blindboyard)\ **Replies:** 167\ **Last updated:** [June 14, 2014, 7:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/classify-the-mens-rights-movement-as-a-terrorist-group/689395 "2014-06-14T07:38:41Z")
And the presently 2,243 people supporting that position. The story being put about by some feminists, and some people on this very board, is that the most recent gun-toting psycho was motivated by being a member of the … --- ## [Mafia: Evil Dead - DAY/NIGHT FOUR](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mafia-evil-dead-day-night-four/480155)
**Author:** [@storyteller0910](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/storyteller0910)\ **Replies:** 321\ **Last updated:** [January 12, 2009, 2:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mafia-evil-dead-day-night-four/480155 "2009-01-12T14:20:10Z")
INT THE DINING ROOM \*The group is gathered again around the dining room, waiting expectantly. At first, it seems there will be no pre-dawn visitor. Then the candles flicker and go out. SOUND OF WIND. Then: TWO KNOCKS. … --- ## [What is the difference between New York, New York State and Newark?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-difference-between-new-york-new-york-state-and-newark/595804)
**Author:** [@Namkcalb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Namkcalb)\ **Replies:** 100\ **Last updated:** [September 12, 2011, 10:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-difference-between-new-york-new-york-state-and-newark/595804 "2011-09-12T22:55:36Z")
Hi, this is probably going to be seen as the stupidest question ever by the Americans here, but I want to be less ignorant about your fine country. What is the difference between; New York City New York State New Jer… --- ## [Amour (movie) - Someone please explain the ending to me \[herewith lie spoilers\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/amour-movie-someone-please-explain-the-ending-to-me-herewith-lie-spoilers/650967)
**Author:** [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [September 3, 2015, 8:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/amour-movie-someone-please-explain-the-ending-to-me-herewith-lie-spoilers/650967 "2015-09-03T08:06:55Z")
An outstanding film with a perplexing ending. My questions: Why did Georges seal the cracks in the door with tape? To contain the odor of death? If so, why bother? It’s not like a timely rescue would revive Anne. When… --- ## [Oh good Lord!!!! Not Nipples!!!!!!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oh-good-lord-not-nipples/604662)
**Author:** [@CanvasShoes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CanvasShoes)\ **Replies:** 213\ **Last updated:** [December 10, 2011, 12:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oh-good-lord-not-nipples/604662 "2011-12-10T00:40:37Z")
So as to not hijack the original thread here: Ladies: Show Us Your Nipples! Redux - In My Humble Opinion - Straight Dope Message Board (sorry I don’t remember how to do the cool word linky thing). Are some of you peopl… --- ## [The Early Worm Gets the Bird -- an East of Greenwich MMP](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-early-worm-gets-the-bird-an-east-of-greenwich-mmp/639161)
**Author:** [@Noone\_Special](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Noone_Special)\ **Replies:** 432\ **Last updated:** [November 7, 2012, 12:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-early-worm-gets-the-bird-an-east-of-greenwich-mmp/639161 "2012-11-07T00:30:01Z")
Well, it’s Monday here! And Swampy dared me, and I’m juvenile enough not to be able to resist :stuck\_out\_tongue: So here goes… This MMP is brought to you by the number 6 and by the letter J. Try and find something tha… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=146&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=148&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)