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**Author:** [@DrCube](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrCube)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [June 10, 2011, 6:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-cant-we-swap-out-electric-vehicle-batteries/584314 "2011-06-10T18:01:10Z")
I’m always hearing about how we need a vast new infrastructure to cope with a societal switch to electric vehicles, supposedly to charge batteries during trips like we “recharge” our gas tanks currently. But, for exampl… --- ## [A Crude Awakening: The Oil Crash](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-crude-awakening-the-oil-crash/407205)
**Author:** [@B.Serum](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/B.Serum)\ **Replies:** 113\ **Last updated:** [June 16, 2007, 12:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-crude-awakening-the-oil-crash/407205 "2007-06-16T00:34:01Z")
I just rented A Crude Awakening: The Oil Crash from Netflix, and I have to tell you: it makes “An Inconvenient Truth” look like the Feel-Good Movie of the Year. It paints a pretty dire picture. I have to ask the other D… --- ## [Shakespeare's "Richard III" nitpick: Why does the Duke of Buckingham want the Earldom of Hereford?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shakespeares-richard-iii-nitpick-why-does-the-duke-of-buckingham-want-the-earldom-of-hereford/569704)
**Author:** [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [February 4, 2011, 5:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shakespeares-richard-iii-nitpick-why-does-the-duke-of-buckingham-want-the-earldom-of-hereford/569704 "2011-02-04T17:05:17Z")
Act III, Scene 1: :confused: In England – medieval or Renaissance or modern – a title of nobility is only a title, right? It carries some privileges, but no territorial jurisdiction, estates, or revenues. Nor “mouab… --- ## [Your greatest Scrabble triumphs](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-greatest-scrabble-triumphs/605971)
**Author:** [@Bricker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bricker)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [March 31, 2012, 4:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-greatest-scrabble-triumphs/605971 "2012-03-31T04:31:55Z")
I had GPODNIS on my rack, and room to play the S at the end of my opponent’s ZOOM. I think I remember every single Scrabble bingo triumph in my life, and now I have a new one: playing PONGIDS for a total play of 152, in… --- ## [Is it legal to boobytrap your own property?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-legal-to-boobytrap-your-own-property/675425)
**Author:** [@Joe\_King](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Joe_King)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [December 6, 2013, 11:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-legal-to-boobytrap-your-own-property/675425 "2013-12-06T23:37:42Z")
I am watching a prepper show and the guy who owns the land buried boxes with swivel tops and three inch spikes on the bottom to pierce the foot. Seems possibly irresponsible. --- ## [The Urinal Test](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-urinal-test/573910)
**Author:** [@AClockworkMelon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AClockworkMelon)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [March 10, 2011, 12:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-urinal-test/573910 "2011-03-10T00:49:48Z")
In Is There Any Chance That These Guys Aren’t Gay? Rhythmdvl linked to The Urinal Test, which is a test about urinal etiquette. Take the test and see what you got. - No cheating! Take the test before you read anything e… --- ## [What are the byproducts from converting petroleum into H2?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-the-byproducts-from-converting-petroleum-into-h2/687519)
**Author:** [@sweeteviljesus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sweeteviljesus)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [May 6, 2014, 10:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-the-byproducts-from-converting-petroleum-into-h2/687519 "2014-05-06T22:22:16Z")
What is the yield? Thanks, Rob --- ## [Tell me your Halloween costume.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-your-halloween-costume/271558)
**Author:** [@LadySybil](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LadySybil)\ **Replies:** 74\ **Last updated:** [November 1, 2004, 10:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-your-halloween-costume/271558 "2004-11-01T22:05:11Z")
All Hallow’s is coming up this weekend, and whether you’re passing out treats, going to a party, or just scaring your co-workers, a costume is sure to brighten up your Halloween hijinks. What costume are you wearing thi… --- ## [Excel - arrow keys behavior setting](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/excel-arrow-keys-behavior-setting/545844)
**Author:** [@Gary\_Robson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gary_Robson)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [July 7, 2010, 10:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/excel-arrow-keys-behavior-setting/545844 "2010-07-07T22:27:52Z")
I’ve been using Excel forever, and I use a lot of keyboard shortcuts. My grandson was goofing around with my computer the other day, and the arrow keys no longer move the cursor to another cell; they scroll the worksheet… --- ## [Linda Lovelace and Reflexes](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/linda-lovelace-and-reflexes/592296)
**Author:** [@Romeo\_and\_Whatsherface](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Romeo_and_Whatsherface)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [August 17, 2011, 1:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/linda-lovelace-and-reflexes/592296 "2011-08-17T01:32:17Z")
I am going to keep this as tasteful (no pun intended) as possible. I was reading about Linda Lovelace’s career and later repudiation of porn, and for what I hope are obvious reasons, it led me to think about the gag refl… --- ## [Movies with the statue-with-a-broken-off-penis motif](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-with-the-statue-with-a-broken-off-penis-motif/133050)
**Author:** [@carlotta](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carlotta)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [September 7, 2010, 2:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-with-the-statue-with-a-broken-off-penis-motif/133050 "2010-09-07T02:35:02Z")
Sitting here watching “The Wedding Planner” and the characters are trying to pick out a statue to grace the reception. They argue the merits of a naked male and his penis becomes detached during the deliberations. Wack… --- ## [Term for fractions of a Euro](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/term-for-fractions-of-a-euro/290974)
**Author:** [@Ultraviolet](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ultraviolet)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [February 21, 2005, 5:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/term-for-fractions-of-a-euro/290974 "2005-02-21T17:16:23Z")
What do you call a portion of a Euro? Cents? How would you say E0.63 for example? --- ## [Fucking pigs in Maryland...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fucking-pigs-in-maryland/459291)
**Author:** [@Diogenes\_the\_Cynic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Diogenes_the_Cynic)\ **Replies:** 84\ **Last updated:** [August 12, 2008, 2:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fucking-pigs-in-maryland/459291 "2008-08-12T02:15:58Z")
Jesus fingerbanging Christ, what the fuck is wrong the cops in Prince George? To sum up, there was a apparently some kind of operation going on where pot dealers were delivering weed to each other by using the addresse… --- ## [Two and Half Men: Series Finale Anyone going to watch?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/two-and-half-men-series-finale-anyone-going-to-watch/713113)
**Author:** [@notfrommensa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/notfrommensa)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [February 20, 2015, 5:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/two-and-half-men-series-finale-anyone-going-to-watch/713113 "2015-02-20T17:35:35Z")
Finally, Chuck Lorre call Dr Kevorkian to euthanize the series. I have kept watching after Charlie Sheen left, but more out of habit than anything else. I miss Evelyn and Rose as regulars more than I miss Charlie Harpe… --- ## [Badly conceived or implemented elements of otherwise great games](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/badly-conceived-or-implemented-elements-of-otherwise-great-games/385070)
**Author:** [@Liberal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Liberal)\ **Replies:** 92\ **Last updated:** [January 2, 2007, 2:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/badly-conceived-or-implemented-elements-of-otherwise-great-games/385070 "2007-01-02T14:17:51Z")
I once read an interview with Sid Meier, inventor of the Civilization computer game series, in which he said that a great game forces a player to make “interesting decisions”. He described these as decisions that each ha… --- ## [Favorite mixed drinks?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-mixed-drinks/658784)
**Author:** [@bump](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bump)\ **Replies:** 80\ **Last updated:** [May 25, 2013, 5:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-mixed-drinks/658784 "2013-05-25T17:02:27Z")
I’ve been on a bit of a booze kick lately, and was wondering what everyone’s favorite mixed drinks are. (mixed drink means some sort of spirit(s), juices, bitters, etc… not wine/beer type drinks) My wife and I’s favor… --- ## [OK, so there's a lizard under my sofa. What now?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ok-so-theres-a-lizard-under-my-sofa-what-now/241298)
**Author:** [@El\_Kabong](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/El_Kabong)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [April 23, 2004, 5:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ok-so-theres-a-lizard-under-my-sofa-what-now/241298 "2004-04-23T05:09:41Z")
Yup, I live in Texas, sho’nuff. I was cleaning the area behind the vertical blinds that cover my patio doorway when a small lizard, light green, about three inches long, apparently took exception to the disturbance, rus… --- ## [Nobody plus nothing equals everything](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nobody-plus-nothing-equals-everything/692847)
**Author:** [@Knowed\_Out](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Knowed_Out)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [July 14, 2014, 8:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nobody-plus-nothing-equals-everything/692847 "2014-07-14T20:14:28Z")
Mocking non-believers for failing to grasp the logic behind the existence of God, Rep. Louie Gohmert (R-Texas) cited an exchange with the late Texas entertainer Bob Murphey to disprove atheism during a prayer rally in Wa… --- ## [In which I pit DSLRs and other annoyances of digital cameras...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-which-i-pit-dslrs-and-other-annoyances-of-digital-cameras/538733)
**Author:** [@jackdavinci](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jackdavinci)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [May 12, 2010, 12:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-which-i-pit-dslrs-and-other-annoyances-of-digital-cameras/538733 "2010-05-12T12:34:05Z")
Let’s face it, no one really cares about viewfinder accuracy - the LCD screen is more useful. The interchangeable lenses is the more desirable trait. Yet it’s inexorably paired with the DSLR label. Let’s see a new gene… --- ## [I pit 46.6% of Australian voters](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-46-6-of-australian-voters/268358)
**Author:** [@Giles](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Giles)\ **Replies:** 130\ **Last updated:** [October 29, 2004, 12:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-46-6-of-australian-voters/268358 "2004-10-29T12:53:50Z")
Latest results from the ABC election website : Party – % Vote – Swing Liberal – 40.6 – +3.2 National – 6.0 – +0.4 Labor – 37.9 – +0.0 Greens – 7.1 – +2.1 Democrats – 1.1 – -4.3 One Nation – 1.2 – -3.1 Others – 6.… --- ## [Godfather II Questions](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/godfather-ii-questions/481619)
**Author:** [@Fiddle\_Peghead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fiddle_Peghead)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [January 18, 2009, 12:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/godfather-ii-questions/481619 "2009-01-18T12:20:08Z")
I haven’t seen a Godfather questions thread in while, so what the hey: \[ul\] \[li\]Who gave the go-ahead to have Frank killed? Roth right? Then why does the assassin say “Michael Corleone says hello?” \[/li\] \[li\]At the ti… --- ## [Philly Dopefest on April 19th](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/philly-dopefest-on-april-19th/488994)
**Author:** [@Mississippienne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mississippienne)\ **Replies:** 151\ **Last updated:** [April 24, 2009, 1:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/philly-dopefest-on-april-19th/488994 "2009-04-24T01:48:48Z")
I am currently stationed in Camden, NJ with my Americorps team (I know, I know, lucky me) and I will be in the Philadelphia area until early May. Is anyone up for a Philly Dopefest? The only possible days for me are Sund… --- ## [Buying a side of beef: good idea or waste of money/effort?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/buying-a-side-of-beef-good-idea-or-waste-of-money-effort/303934)
**Author:** [@LSLGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LSLGuy)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [May 18, 2005, 1:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/buying-a-side-of-beef-good-idea-or-waste-of-money-effort/303934 "2005-05-18T01:04:14Z")
Wife & I are considering buying a side of beef, perhaps to split with the neighbors. From my Net research the plusses seem to be 1) 20ish% savings on final cost, 2) possibly better quality meat (local grown, non-hormone… --- ## [Does Cake meet the "Pizza rule"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-cake-meet-the-pizza-rule/683878)
**Author:** [@Quimby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quimby)\ **Replies:** 73\ **Last updated:** [March 23, 2014, 12:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-cake-meet-the-pizza-rule/683878 "2014-03-23T00:41:32Z")
The Pizza rule being that even “bad” pizza is still pretty good. I submit that even “bad” cake is still pretty good. Agree? --- ## [Do psychiatric professionals actually believe fast car = compensation for small penis](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-psychiatric-professionals-actually-believe-fast-car-compensation-for-small-penis/385949)
**Author:** [@T\_SQUARE](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/T_SQUARE)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [January 1, 2007, 2:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-psychiatric-professionals-actually-believe-fast-car-compensation-for-small-penis/385949 "2007-01-01T14:15:13Z")
We have all heard that a man driving a fast car or big truck or nice boat is compensating for his small penis. So, is this an actual accepted theory in psychology? I’ve always thought it was probably just something peo… --- ## [Philly Police warn public of perv on the loose...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/philly-police-warn-public-of-perv-on-the-loose/678874)
**Author:** [@Los\_Anconfused](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Los_Anconfused)\ **Replies:** 69\ **Last updated:** [January 18, 2014, 10:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/philly-police-warn-public-of-perv-on-the-loose/678874 "2014-01-18T10:31:29Z")
\[removed full version of linked article\] LINK --- ## [Heroes 10/22/07 - "Fight or Flight" (SPOILERS)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/heroes-10-22-07-fight-or-flight-spoilers/423627)
**Author:** [@Otto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Otto)\ **Replies:** 110\ **Last updated:** [October 28, 2007, 4:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/heroes-10-22-07-fight-or-flight-spoilers/423627 "2007-10-28T16:04:12Z")
Last week: We see the faces of all of the mysterious Twelve (why is it always twelve?), some of whom we know, some of whom are dead, some of whom are Parkman’s dad and the Boogeyman. Noah contemplated a trip to Odessa. O… --- ## [I have until May to make this scar better...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-until-may-to-make-this-scar-better/472229)
**Author:** [@OpalCat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OpalCat)\ **Replies:** 63\ **Last updated:** [March 2, 2012, 8:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-until-may-to-make-this-scar-better/472229 "2012-03-02T20:59:44Z")
I have three prominent scars on my face. One is from a dogbite when I was a toddler, and was surgically altered in 2004 and is a bit better now. The other two were from an incident in 2005. I’m getting married in May and… --- ## [Failed Democrat Pol Sues Critics Over Election Loss](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/failed-democrat-pol-sues-critics-over-election-loss/600757)
**Author:** [@Terr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Terr)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [October 26, 2011, 9:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/failed-democrat-pol-sues-critics-over-election-loss/600757 "2011-10-26T21:32:29Z")
Oh this is hilarious. "When voters in Ohio’s 1st Congressional District threw Democrat Steve Driehaus out of office after only one term, he did not bow out gracefully. No, he decided to get even. So he did what anyo… --- ## [Harold and Kumar Go to White Castle](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/harold-and-kumar-go-to-white-castle/425723)
**Author:** [@Hazle\_Weatherfield](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hazle_Weatherfield)\ **Replies:** 101\ **Last updated:** [November 12, 2007, 1:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/harold-and-kumar-go-to-white-castle/425723 "2007-11-12T01:10:20Z")
I just watched this movie last night. It was one of the three worst movies I’ve ever seen (the other two being Toys and Drop Dead Fred!) I mean, it was horrendous! I had read some glowing reviews on IMDB and thought I… --- ## [More utter stupidity from the NY Times (Fellating Uri Geller)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/more-utter-stupidity-from-the-ny-times-fellating-uri-geller/986797)
**Author:** [@Tatterdemalion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tatterdemalion)\ **Replies:** 139\ **Last updated:** [January 7, 2024, 9:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/more-utter-stupidity-from-the-ny-times-fellating-uri-geller/986797 "2024-01-07T21:35:37Z")
This just crossed my news feed. What the heck is going on here? Does this guy have any critical reasoning skills at all? No I really don’t think there is an end to any “grudge.” Uri Geller is a charlatan, a con man, … --- ## [Night of the Living Dead question (spoilers)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/night-of-the-living-dead-question-spoilers/571126)
**Author:** [@Zsofia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zsofia)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [February 26, 2011, 1:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/night-of-the-living-dead-question-spoilers/571126 "2011-02-26T01:58:47Z")
So I finally watched Night of the Living Dead (I don’t care for horror movies, but I promised a zombie-loving friend I’d watch it). On the whole I was quite impressed, especially since it looks like Romero made it for t… --- ## [What the Hell is going on in Florida?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-the-hell-is-going-on-in-florida/260110)
**Author:** [@elucidator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elucidator)\ **Replies:** 119\ **Last updated:** [August 22, 2004, 12:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-the-hell-is-going-on-in-florida/260110 "2004-08-22T00:29:41Z")
\[znip\] Something about voter fraud in the Orlando mayoral race demands in investigation by a state criminal unit that reports to the Gov. Jeb Bush, that would be. An election that took place in March. Background: … --- ## [Whose side are you on in this relationship dispute?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whose-side-are-you-on-in-this-relationship-dispute/415105)
**Author:** [@TLDRIDKJKLOLFTW](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TLDRIDKJKLOLFTW)\ **Replies:** 108\ **Last updated:** [August 13, 2007, 8:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whose-side-are-you-on-in-this-relationship-dispute/415105 "2007-08-13T20:06:38Z")
So let’s say a guy and a girl have been dating for a few years, and things are going well - there are no real issues in the relationship. The guy’s coming home from a bar one night, kind of drunk, and he runs into a fema… --- ## [Your feelings on Social Security](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-feelings-on-social-security/590452)
**Author:** [@Typo\_Negative](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Typo_Negative)\ **Replies:** 73\ **Last updated:** [July 30, 2011, 12:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-feelings-on-social-security/590452 "2011-07-30T12:15:54Z")
I keep hearing how SS may be bankrupt by the time I am ready to stop working and that tough choices have to be made. I also know from watching West Wing that SS the 3rd rail of politics (“touch it and you die!”) So I w… --- ## [What's the largest US city with a smaller same named counterpart?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-largest-us-city-with-a-smaller-same-named-counterpart/730667)
**Author:** [@Omar\_Little](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omar_Little)\ **Replies:** 67\ **Last updated:** [September 14, 2015, 9:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-largest-us-city-with-a-smaller-same-named-counterpart/730667 "2015-09-14T21:20:05Z")
For example, Houston, TX has a population of approx. 2.2 million, while there is a Houston, Arkansas with a population of about 173. Are there other examples? --- ## [Asimov's "Foundation" Being developed for HBO](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/asimovs-foundation-being-developed-for-hbo/704302)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [November 17, 2014, 6:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/asimovs-foundation-being-developed-for-hbo/704302 "2014-11-17T06:57:53Z")
It looks like Jonah Nolan is developing Isaac Asimov’s Foundation series for HBO and WBTV. Do you think it has a chance and, if so, where should the story start-from the first of the original three books, or from the l… --- ## [Alien: Isolation (we're not like that other alien game)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alien-isolation-were-not-like-that-other-alien-game/698082)
**Author:** [@MichaelEmouse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MichaelEmouse)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [October 19, 2015, 11:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alien-isolation-were-not-like-that-other-alien-game/698082 "2015-10-19T11:54:04Z")
Gameplay: Alien Isolation Extended Gameplay Demo - IGN Live: Gamescom 2014 - YouTube So, Creative Assembly, known for the Total War series of games, has decided to try its hand at sci-fi survival horror. Seems pretty g… --- ## [Is having sex in a church REALLY that bad?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-having-sex-in-a-church-really-that-bad/125964)
**Author:** [@Omnipresent](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omnipresent)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [August 29, 2002, 2:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-having-sex-in-a-church-really-that-bad/125964 "2002-08-29T02:35:02Z")
Alright, it’s a little strange but, if you think about it, Catholicism promotes being “Fruitful and multiplying” so, what’s really wrong with a husband and wife making love in God’s house? --- ## [A (dreaded) vaction in the MMP](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-dreaded-vaction-in-the-mmp/837112)
**Author:** [@Spiderman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spiderman)\ **Replies:** 182\ **Last updated:** [July 22, 2019, 2:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-dreaded-vaction-in-the-mmp/837112 "2019-07-22T02:11:39Z")
I have to go on vaction this week. :frowning: For the first time in 24 years, I’m doing a ‘normal’ vacation, a few days at the beach. Normally, for ‘vacation’ I go to events were I am a part of them, on the non-public… --- ## [Why is the word "optimistic" always attached to Star Trek: TOS?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-the-word-optimistic-always-attached-to-star-trek-tos/847390)
**Author:** [@A\_Dodgy\_Dude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/A_Dodgy_Dude)\ **Replies:** 63\ **Last updated:** [February 7, 2020, 5:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-the-word-optimistic-always-attached-to-star-trek-tos/847390 "2020-02-07T05:18:57Z")
Don’t get me wrong; I like the show. I’ve seen every episode of TOS – multiple times (as well as every episode of TNG, DS9, Voyager, and probably half the episodes of Enterprise). But I don’t understand why everyone – a… --- ## [Volleyball shorts](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/volleyball-shorts/356336)
**Author:** [@Ellephant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ellephant)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [January 25, 2019, 8:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/volleyball-shorts/356336 "2019-01-25T20:03:24Z")
Hello. Long time lurker first time poster. I’ve got a concern that had lead me to take the plunge and register. My oldest daughter has recently become completely enraptured by the game of volleyball. Indeed this is grea… --- ## [Chain restaurants you boycott](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chain-restaurants-you-boycott/500657)
**Author:** [@John\_DiFool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_DiFool)\ **Replies:** 72\ **Last updated:** [June 23, 2009, 7:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chain-restaurants-you-boycott/500657 "2009-06-23T19:39:54Z")
\[Even if it isn’t a principled boycott (e.g. you don’t like their animal husbandry practices), just a general dislike\] Inspired by my other thread-thought I’d split chain restaurants (fast food or “slow food”) here. Ha… --- ## [Crappiest "Why the hell did they do that?" visuals in movies.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/crappiest-why-the-hell-did-they-do-that-visuals-in-movies/500394)
**Author:** [@don\_t\_ask](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/don_t_ask)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [June 22, 2009, 10:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/crappiest-why-the-hell-did-they-do-that-visuals-in-movies/500394 "2009-06-22T22:37:27Z")
Now as I recall Con Air is a detestable movie for many reasons but I just happened to catch the end of it again and was struck by two brain dead visuals. It is just hard to imagine that someone suggested them and everyon… --- ## [How Do Arctic People Get Through the Winter](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-arctic-people-get-through-the-winter/680005)
**Author:** [@Broomstick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Broomstick)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [January 31, 2014, 7:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-arctic-people-get-through-the-winter/680005 "2014-01-31T19:28:09Z")
This month’s weather - alternating blizzard and extreme cold - has led me to wonder how people get through the winter where this sort of weather is normal. I understand the idea of appropriate clothing - despite the unu… --- ## [News from Ideocracy: Parents complain Wi-Fi is making students sick](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/news-from-ideocracy-parents-complain-wi-fi-is-making-students-sick/550854)
**Author:** [@Fear\_Itself](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fear_Itself)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [August 24, 2010, 9:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/news-from-ideocracy-parents-complain-wi-fi-is-making-students-sick/550854 "2010-08-24T09:04:45Z")
http://www.stumbleupon.com/su/2lDIGe/www.theness.com/neurologicablog/?p=2215 And Canadians seemed like such nice, intelligent people. Is there a vaccine for whatever they have? --- ## [What is the oldest country in the world](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-oldest-country-in-the-world/741117)
**Author:** [@drewder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drewder)\ **Replies:** 67\ **Last updated:** [January 10, 2016, 9:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-oldest-country-in-the-world/741117 "2016-01-10T21:43:42Z")
So I’ve got a theory that the UK is actually the oldest country in the world. Now if we’re to debate this we have to set up some rules on how a country qualifies. If the country was conquered, colonized, had their govern… --- ## [So what's really blocking nuclear power? Cost? Red tape? Fear of lawsuits? Bad P.R.? What?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-whats-really-blocking-nuclear-power-cost-red-tape-fear-of-lawsuits-bad-p-r-what/539415)
**Author:** [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [May 17, 2010, 2:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-whats-really-blocking-nuclear-power-cost-red-tape-fear-of-lawsuits-bad-p-r-what/539415 "2010-05-17T14:43:29Z")
Inspired by the "Drill Baby Drill"ers: I Told You So!!! Pit thread, and this Washington Monthly piece. Here’s what T.A. Frank of the Washington Monthly reports about the notion that regulation is strangling nuclear powe… --- ## [Stream Dreams Blow up pigs and Turksploitation, a tale of Amsterdam](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stream-dreams-blow-up-pigs-and-turksploitation-a-tale-of-amsterdam/58330)
**Author:** [@TwistofFate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TwistofFate)\ **Replies:** 118\ **Last updated:** [March 30, 2001, 10:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stream-dreams-blow-up-pigs-and-turksploitation-a-tale-of-amsterdam/58330 "2001-03-30T10:52:05Z")
A funny thing happened on the way to the forum… Let me start my story by telling you all about how I got here. Yes, It was by plane for all the smart asses out there :wink: Let me just say, the second best feeling in … --- ## [How to connect TV, satellite dish box, VCR, DVD player](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-connect-tv-satellite-dish-box-vcr-dvd-player/409137)
**Author:** [@justqwerty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/justqwerty)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [May 20, 2014, 2:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-connect-tv-satellite-dish-box-vcr-dvd-player/409137 "2014-05-20T02:28:59Z")
Given : -aerial input (coaxial cable) -sat dish input (coaxial cable) TV set DVD player satellite set top box VCR -assorted cables ( coaxial and two pins audio type) The task: to connect everything together I’m… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1472&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1474&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)