# Top **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1474&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:** 1475 --- ## [Suggest easy, tasty foods I don't have to chew](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/suggest-easy-tasty-foods-i-dont-have-to-chew/485989)
**Author:** [@emmaliminal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/emmaliminal)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [February 16, 2009, 3:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/suggest-easy-tasty-foods-i-dont-have-to-chew/485989 "2009-02-16T15:58:50Z")
Due to recent tongue surgery, I can’t chew anything for a while. I’m recovered enough to be getting really hungry but not enough to be up for much cooking. I’ve been eating a lot of… \[ul\] \[li\]Spirutein protein drink\[/l… --- ## [Robin Williams quote a personal insult?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/robin-williams-quote-a-personal-insult/773460)
**Author:** [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Replies:** 69\ **Last updated:** [December 4, 2016, 6:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/robin-williams-quote-a-personal-insult/773460 "2016-12-04T06:59:00Z")
A question has come up over in the Elections thread: How’s Trudeau doing, Canada? Grey made this post: Like living over a meth lab. I miss Robin Williams. \[/QUOTE\] tomndebb commented: You might want to review yo… --- ## [Why are all the new monitors 1920 x 1080, instead of 1920 x 1200?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-all-the-new-monitors-1920-x-1080-instead-of-1920-x-1200/587894)
**Author:** [@Athena](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Athena)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [July 17, 2011, 5:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-all-the-new-monitors-1920-x-1080-instead-of-1920-x-1200/587894 "2011-07-17T05:25:15Z")
I’m considering buying another monitor, and in my casual searches, I’m noticing that most of the monitors in the size range I’m looking at (23-24" or so) are rated at 1920x1080, rather than 1920x1200. Last time I bought… --- ## [Your Favorite Multi-syllabic Word](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-multi-syllabic-word/797427)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 77\ **Last updated:** [October 2, 2017, 9:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-multi-syllabic-word/797427 "2017-10-02T09:25:58Z")
Why use a whole sentence when one word will do…even if that one word is longer than the original sentence. :smiley: A guy by the name of Michael Longcor introduced me to this one-Rhinotellexomania. --- ## [Not quite a pit: boxed pasta](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/not-quite-a-pit-boxed-pasta/647443)
**Author:** [@Amateur\_Barbarian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Amateur_Barbarian)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [January 25, 2013, 3:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/not-quite-a-pit-boxed-pasta/647443 "2013-01-25T15:10:23Z")
Does anyone else have trouble with boxed pasta? We usually buy spaghetti in multi-pack boxes, each pound in a cello wrapper. These are easy to handle: snip off the end and dump into the boiling water, using simply hand p… --- ## [Are there academic subjects that can be studied successfully by relying mainly on rote memory?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-academic-subjects-that-can-be-studied-successfully-by-relying-mainly-on-rote-memory/666012)
**Author:** [@Donnerwetter](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Donnerwetter)\ **Replies:** 92\ **Last updated:** [March 10, 2025, 10:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-academic-subjects-that-can-be-studied-successfully-by-relying-mainly-on-rote-memory/666012 "2025-03-10T10:10:08Z")
Usually, the advice given to students by their professors and teachers is to truly understand an academic subject instead of just “mindlessly” learning by heart formulas, definitions, time tables etc. But I wonder if th… --- ## [Music Lyrics Trivia (google users will feel shame)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/music-lyrics-trivia-google-users-will-feel-shame/177117)
**Author:** [@NameAlreadyTaken](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NameAlreadyTaken)\ **Replies:** 166\ **Last updated:** [June 3, 2003, 12:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/music-lyrics-trivia-google-users-will-feel-shame/177117 "2003-06-03T00:03:53Z")
Of course, no way to police the no Google rule except by applying shame and guilt, but can you answer the following questions based on classic song lyrics? If you have a bitchin’ camaro and an Exxon credit card, what … --- ## [Why do religions still exist?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-religions-still-exist/754474)
**Author:** [@TheSundial](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TheSundial)\ **Replies:** 81\ **Last updated:** [May 19, 2016, 4:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-religions-still-exist/754474 "2016-05-19T04:07:28Z")
When humans first contemplated the beginning of time they didn’t have the knowledge that we have today. These texts were gathered and became the Bible (an example) and now countless people follow it for an unknown reaso… --- ## [Elevators and death](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/elevators-and-death/530769)
**Author:** [@HotSmoke](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HotSmoke)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [March 3, 2010, 9:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/elevators-and-death/530769 "2010-03-03T21:57:12Z")
I have had a phobia about elevators as long as I can remember…it’s a mix of claustrophobia and the fear that the elevator will suddenly plunge to the bottom of the shaft with me in it. Can this happen? how safe are eleva… --- ## [Scarcity of Redheads?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scarcity-of-redheads/384667)
**Author:** [@GingerOfTheNorth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GingerOfTheNorth)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [December 20, 2006, 9:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scarcity-of-redheads/384667 "2006-12-20T21:51:26Z")
As posted in this thread, some believe there is a scarcity of natural redheads. Being as I am one, I’m sort of curious if you are a natural redhead or the parent of one. Both of my grandfathers had red hair (in fact, m… --- ## [Released 30 years ago this December: Young Frankenstein!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/released-30-years-ago-this-december-young-frankenstein/278148)
**Author:** [@GIGObuster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GIGObuster)\ **Replies:** 85\ **Last updated:** [May 13, 2014, 5:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/released-30-years-ago-this-december-young-frankenstein/278148 "2014-05-13T17:12:41Z")
It was released in 1974 on December 15 to be exact. So, feeling old already? :wink: So, what about the cast these days? In “Young Frankenstein,” \*\*Cloris Leachman \*\* played Frau Blucher, who wasn’t popular with horses… --- ## [My local EPA can suck my balls.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-local-epa-can-suck-my-balls/689841)
**Author:** [@Robrein](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Robrein)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [June 4, 2014, 3:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-local-epa-can-suck-my-balls/689841 "2014-06-04T03:13:51Z")
If it pleases the dope I wish to submit the Victorian Environmental Protection Authority for my virginal pitting. The Story Apparently Friday week ago my father-in-law and my missus went shopping at the local shopping … --- ## [Women In the Military](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/women-in-the-military/745064)
**Author:** [@UberArchetype](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/UberArchetype)\ **Replies:** 69\ **Last updated:** [February 25, 2019, 9:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/women-in-the-military/745064 "2019-02-25T21:02:15Z")
The military establishment (with the exception of the Marines) has acknowledged and established the path to full integration including combat and special ops billets. With recent Pentagon announcements this topic has be… --- ## [Why Would Anyone Smoke?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-would-anyone-smoke/831802)
**Author:** [@Jim\_B](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jim_B)\ **Replies:** 108\ **Last updated:** [April 9, 2019, 1:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-would-anyone-smoke/831802 "2019-04-09T01:40:12Z")
Why on earth would anyone smoke now? Benefits: None. Dangers: Innumerable. I know in the past, it was kind of chic to smoke, maybe a little sexy too. Hollywood actors would often be shown smoking in movies and whatnot.… --- ## [Do you think it's important to have sex with someone before you marry them?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-think-its-important-to-have-sex-with-someone-before-you-marry-them/513888)
**Author:** [@SmartAlx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SmartAlx)\ **Replies:** 80\ **Last updated:** [October 18, 2009, 1:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-think-its-important-to-have-sex-with-someone-before-you-marry-them/513888 "2009-10-18T13:19:09Z")
Do you think it’s important to have sex with someone before you marry them? --- ## [What Music Genre Does Jim Croce Fit Into?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-music-genre-does-jim-croce-fit-into/275739)
**Author:** [@Liz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Liz)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [November 21, 2004, 6:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-music-genre-does-jim-croce-fit-into/275739 "2004-11-21T06:28:34Z")
I always considered him part of the singer-songwriter group, along with Joni Mitchell, James Taylor, etc., but a while back I saw someone refer to him as more of a jazz musician. What do you think? Singer-songwriter? F… --- ## [Do the numerous made up assertions about Obama have a common source?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-the-numerous-made-up-assertions-about-obama-have-a-common-source/621760)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [May 18, 2012, 12:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-the-numerous-made-up-assertions-about-obama-have-a-common-source/621760 "2012-05-18T12:41:51Z")
In reading this postre the false claims about Obama not deserving any credit for the SEAL raid decision, and in reflecting back on how often I receive related BS like this in emails from older conservative acquaintances… --- ## [SEAL or Gurkha vs normal people](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seal-or-gurkha-vs-normal-people/594639)
**Author:** [@FlikTheBlue](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FlikTheBlue)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [September 6, 2011, 8:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seal-or-gurkha-vs-normal-people/594639 "2011-09-06T20:11:30Z")
Inspired by the other threa of a SEAL against a Gurhka. I have read that numbers are a huge advantage in an unarmed fight. I can’t remember where, but I recall reading somewhere that 4 or 5 average, untrained, but physic… --- ## [Bat poo](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bat-poo/509935)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [September 17, 2009, 3:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bat-poo/509935 "2009-09-17T03:15:30Z")
Since bats hang upside-down, how do they defecate without getting it all over themselves? --- ## [How big can a ship get](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-big-can-a-ship-get/683750)
**Author:** [@AK84](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AK84)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [March 22, 2014, 2:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-big-can-a-ship-get/683750 "2014-03-22T02:09:40Z")
I am not talking about the largest currently. I mean how large can they get theoretically using materials and techniques currently used or feasibly predicted to be useable. By largest, I mean largest by tonnage, althoug… --- ## [Stephen King's KINGDOM HOSPITAL](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stephen-kings-kingdom-hospital/225304)
**Author:** [@FriarTed](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FriarTed)\ **Replies:** 112\ **Last updated:** [April 6, 2004, 1:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stephen-kings-kingdom-hospital/225304 "2004-04-06T13:53:07Z")
first, did the proposed Anne Rice “haunted hospital” program ever get made or aired? Now to the topic, I saw most of the first The Kingdom on IFC &, I think, Cinemax or HBO also aired it. I haven’t seen the second excep… --- ## [Preparations for anal sex](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/preparations-for-anal-sex/556710)
**Author:** [@Laudenum](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Laudenum)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [October 11, 2010, 10:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/preparations-for-anal-sex/556710 "2010-10-11T22:21:27Z")
Odd question. Really, really odd. So odd. In another thread a few weeks ago, another poster complained about how tv made anal sex between gay partners seem like a commonpace, everyday thing, instead of something takin… --- ## [Laws Against Nudity](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/laws-against-nudity/704217)
**Author:** [@Trinopus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Trinopus)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [November 14, 2014, 5:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/laws-against-nudity/704217 "2014-11-14T17:29:40Z")
Apparently, there is no specific Federal Law against nudity, and, so I’ve been told, no state laws either. It seems mostly to be handled at the county and city level. (Is this in any way correct?) So, my goofy b.i.l. … --- ## [What would civilization's path have been like without fossil fuels](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-civilizations-path-have-been-like-without-fossil-fuels/520576)
**Author:** [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [December 12, 2009, 9:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-civilizations-path-have-been-like-without-fossil-fuels/520576 "2009-12-12T09:45:53Z")
Assume there was an alternative earth that had biomass like trees or plants, but this earth had little/no coal, natural gas or oil. What would civilization have become had we not had endless trillions of exajoules of ene… --- ## [Should animals have rights?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-animals-have-rights/312891)
**Author:** [@Richard\_Parker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Richard_Parker)\ **Replies:** 162\ **Last updated:** [July 22, 2005, 6:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-animals-have-rights/312891 "2005-07-22T18:35:12Z")
Let’s discuss animal rights. The crux of the animal rights argument is that humans are indistinguishable from animals in all but arbitrary ways. We have a different DNA structure and many humans have the ability to rea… --- ## [World's Greatest Healthcare Plan of 2017](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worlds-greatest-healthcare-plan-of-2017/781712)
**Author:** [@Eonwe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eonwe)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [March 16, 2017, 8:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worlds-greatest-healthcare-plan-of-2017/781712 "2017-03-16T20:15:43Z")
World’s Greatest Healthcare Plan of 2017. Yes, that’s what it’s called. This was named and introduced by some clown whom people have actually chosen to be their advocate and leader in government. I know it’s the conten… --- ## [What chores do you loathe?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-chores-do-you-loathe/696995)
**Author:** [@GrumpyBunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GrumpyBunny)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [September 4, 2014, 3:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-chores-do-you-loathe/696995 "2014-09-04T15:14:22Z")
I hate putting laundry away. I hate cleaning out the dishwasher. I hate cleaning the bathroom. I love having a clean house, though. You see the problem. Anyone else have chores they hate doing? --- ## [Do most Germans need to be arrogant asses when answering questions ?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-most-germans-need-to-be-arrogant-asses-when-answering-questions/656206)
**Author:** [@simple\_homer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/simple_homer)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [April 21, 2013, 11:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-most-germans-need-to-be-arrogant-asses-when-answering-questions/656206 "2013-04-21T23:36:45Z")
I have visited German owned or managed businesses in Colombia, Mexico , Cuba, USA, Thailand, China, Philippines , Caymans, and the Bahamas, and most of my experiences have not been good. As a traveler it is normal to a… --- ## [Is committing murder over burned Korans a common Middle-Eastern disposition?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-committing-murder-over-burned-korans-a-common-middle-eastern-disposition/613784)
**Author:** [@Try2B\_Comprehensive](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Try2B_Comprehensive)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [March 2, 2012, 9:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-committing-murder-over-burned-korans-a-common-middle-eastern-disposition/613784 "2012-03-02T21:37:41Z")
I have followed the story of the Korans that were (apparently accidentally) burned at an air force base in Afghanistan. The result was first protests, and now people are getting killed over it. I know it is especially o… --- ## [MVP and Cy Young ballots](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mvp-and-cy-young-ballots/597687)
**Author:** [@etv78](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/etv78)\ **Replies:** 61\ **Last updated:** [October 4, 2011, 5:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mvp-and-cy-young-ballots/597687 "2011-10-04T17:52:51Z")
Here are my ballots (as of 9/26) AL CY Verlander Shields Haren Holland Morrow Cahill Top 3 with clear separation AL MVP Cabrera A-Gon Ellsbury Bautista Granderson (Verlander could easily be #1) NL CY Ker… --- ## [Margaret Thatcher has passed-away.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/margaret-thatcher-has-passed-away/655143)
**Author:** [@kambuckta](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kambuckta)\ **Replies:** 77\ **Last updated:** [April 12, 2013, 2:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/margaret-thatcher-has-passed-away/655143 "2013-04-12T14:53:42Z")
Breaking news on my ABC (Australia) news tonight is that Margaret Thatcher has died. I’ll save my grave-dancing for later. --- ## [Subsidized health care? What about gas, water, etc.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/subsidized-health-care-what-about-gas-water-etc/504212)
**Author:** [@Saint\_Cad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saint_Cad)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [July 26, 2009, 9:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/subsidized-health-care-what-about-gas-water-etc/504212 "2009-07-26T21:06:19Z")
First of all, it’s not “universal health care”, it’s universal health insurance. Any American can get basic health care via free clinics or the charity work many doctors do. What if you have a major problem and you don… --- ## [Who is the greatest Center Fielder of all time?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-the-greatest-center-fielder-of-all-time/615523)
**Author:** [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [March 25, 2012, 5:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-the-greatest-center-fielder-of-all-time/615523 "2012-03-25T17:04:58Z")
A simple one vote poll and feel free to explain your vote or argue over others. --- ## [The Two Towers Extended Edition - SPOILERS](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-two-towers-extended-edition-spoilers/213936)
**Author:** [@RogueRacer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RogueRacer)\ **Replies:** 106\ **Last updated:** [December 2, 2003, 8:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-two-towers-extended-edition-spoilers/213936 "2003-12-02T20:01:15Z")
I know there is another thread, but it’s hijacked with a limerick and doesn’t have a spoiler warning. This thread is for complete spoilers. You have been warned! I was up at midnight Monday, so I picked up a copy at t… --- ## [Capacitor Pyramids as Energy Source. Why or why not?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/capacitor-pyramids-as-energy-source-why-or-why-not/365029)
**Author:** [@internetslacker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/internetslacker)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [November 27, 2017, 12:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/capacitor-pyramids-as-energy-source-why-or-why-not/365029 "2017-11-27T12:46:00Z")
Today on England’s Daily Mail news website there is a very interesting picture of a lightning storm in Las Vegas. It shows the pyramid-themed casino (Luxor, I think) being struck by lighting, at the very apex of the pyra… --- ## [Does yoga attract women with bad attitudes, or does it actually help make them that way?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-yoga-attract-women-with-bad-attitudes-or-does-it-actually-help-make-them-that-way/677631)
**Author:** [@Aeschines](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aeschines)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [January 2, 2014, 5:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-yoga-attract-women-with-bad-attitudes-or-does-it-actually-help-make-them-that-way/677631 "2014-01-02T17:02:39Z")
A few caveats: I do yoga myself in really small classes, and the women in there are cool. That said, I do my yoga at a Pilates studio, and in general the clients there are pretty nice. If the phenomenon I’m about t… --- ## [Why wasn't Lincoln on more Southern states' ballots in 1860?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-wasnt-lincoln-on-more-southern-states-ballots-in-1860/474203)
**Author:** [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [November 26, 2008, 6:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-wasnt-lincoln-on-more-southern-states-ballots-in-1860/474203 "2008-11-26T18:42:45Z")
According to historian Harold Holzer in his interesting article, “Election Day 1860” in the current issue of Smithsonian, Abraham Lincoln, the endorsed Republican candidate for President, didn’t even appear on ten Deep S… --- ## [Who watches Lawrence Welk?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-watches-lawrence-welk/818752)
**Author:** [@seal\_cleaner](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/seal_cleaner)\ **Replies:** 97\ **Last updated:** [August 2, 2018, 7:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-watches-lawrence-welk/818752 "2018-08-02T07:40:58Z")
It’s on PBS here in Arkansas. I’m not dissing it - I like lots of corny music. --- ## [Man suspects that his married one-night-stand had his child. Should he try to find out for sure?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/man-suspects-that-his-married-one-night-stand-had-his-child-should-he-try-to-find-out-for-sure/581190)
**Author:** [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Replies:** 60\ **Last updated:** [May 12, 2011, 5:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/man-suspects-that-his-married-one-night-stand-had-his-child-should-he-try-to-find-out-for-sure/581190 "2011-05-12T17:58:03Z")
Yeah, it’s a hypothetical thread. I was going to apologize for the seven burly orcs who broke into your house and forced you to read it, but then I remembered I am not in fact a super-villain and thus have no orcs to dis… --- ## [Impromptu pet toys that weren't meant to be pet toys](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/impromptu-pet-toys-that-werent-meant-to-be-pet-toys/675898)
**Author:** [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\ **Replies:** 81\ **Last updated:** [December 31, 2013, 8:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/impromptu-pet-toys-that-werent-meant-to-be-pet-toys/675898 "2013-12-31T20:09:42Z")
I just discovered my cats’ new favorite toy: I was eating a bunch of grapes while watching TV. When I finished the grapes I was left with a little tree-like bunch of stems. For some reason I threw it at one of the cats, … --- ## [Jesus is sitting on your couch…](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jesus-is-sitting-on-your-couch/982740)
**Author:** [@Sitnam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sitnam)\ **Replies:** 137\ **Last updated:** [June 11, 2023, 2:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jesus-is-sitting-on-your-couch/982740 "2023-06-11T14:33:04Z")
….can speak your language and wants to hang out with you. According to the Bible, what is he like? A factual question of course, but religion so GD. He’d be ugly, I read. And for a god, extraordinarily humble, like the… --- ## [Chronos banned me from the Passengers thread. (Spoilers)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chronos-banned-me-from-the-passengers-thread-spoilers/775700)
**Author:** [@SenorBeef](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SenorBeef)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [January 7, 2017, 4:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chronos-banned-me-from-the-passengers-thread-spoilers/775700 "2017-01-07T16:34:40Z")
So we’ve got a thread about how people shouldn’t see Passengers because it glorifies rape culture because one of the plot points involves a character who relieved his extreme isolation by waking up someone else from stas… --- ## [Those who oppose war in Iraq are supporting Saddam Hussein.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/those-who-oppose-war-in-iraq-are-supporting-saddam-hussein/159161)
**Author:** [@december](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/december)\ **Replies:** 104\ **Last updated:** [March 8, 2003, 11:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/those-who-oppose-war-in-iraq-are-supporting-saddam-hussein/159161 "2003-03-08T23:04:08Z")
I know that almost all sincere Iraq war opponents believe that they oppose Saddam Hussein as well as opposing war. However, I maintain that they actually are supporting Saddam. Three reasons why: The only practical … --- ## [A new prejudice for the masses](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-new-prejudice-for-the-masses/133657)
**Author:** [@jjimm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jjimm)\ **Replies:** 65\ **Last updated:** [December 20, 2002, 11:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-new-prejudice-for-the-masses/133657 "2002-12-20T23:31:53Z")
Having observed the White Nationalist GD threads, I have come to a conclusion about how simple their modus operandi is: choose a group X (in their case, a multitude of groups), profess a dislike for that group, grab a lo… --- ## [Famous lies througout history?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/famous-lies-througout-history/213582)
**Author:** [@sludgely](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sludgely)\ **Replies:** 120\ **Last updated:** [November 22, 2003, 4:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/famous-lies-througout-history/213582 "2003-11-22T16:25:47Z")
A friend and I were trying to compile a list of great lies throughout history, and we can’t really think of anything. All we have is Nixon’s watergate scandal. Can anyone else think of noteworthy, history making lies? --- ## [I am pissed off at failure of S.3816 (the anti-outsourcing bill)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-pissed-off-at-failure-of-s-3816-the-anti-outsourcing-bill/556167)
**Author:** [@ratatoskK](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ratatoskK)\ **Replies:** 61\ **Last updated:** [October 12, 2010, 12:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-pissed-off-at-failure-of-s-3816-the-anti-outsourcing-bill/556167 "2010-10-12T00:54:50Z")
I can’t believe that the entire country is not up in arms because this anti-outsourcing bill failed to pass. Here is a brief article and here is a more in-depth description. I’m recovering from surgery and don’t have t… --- ## [Who has the healthiest cuisine as a nation?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-has-the-healthiest-cuisine-as-a-nation/528345)
**Author:** [@Remarkable](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Remarkable)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [February 12, 2010, 1:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-has-the-healthiest-cuisine-as-a-nation/528345 "2010-02-12T01:50:30Z")
Ooooh… I love a good buzzword - Globesity. Is there a think-tank somewhere coming up with this crap? Anyway, onwards. Say I was forced to adopt a completely new diet due to a health scare or something similar and had … --- ## [That is NOT a f\*\*king martini!!!!!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/that-is-not-a-f-king-martini/338315)
**Author:** [@want2know](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/want2know)\ **Replies:** 101\ **Last updated:** [January 6, 2006, 5:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/that-is-not-a-f-king-martini/338315 "2006-01-06T17:05:15Z")
Any other martini fans out there as pissed off as I am at the co-opting of the name “martini” to describe any mixed drink served in a martini glass? The “appletini” was bad enough, but these bars have gone too far with c… --- ## [When did they stop making 78’s LP records?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-did-they-stop-making-78-s-lp-records/451415)
**Author:** [@bat312](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bat312)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [June 2, 2008, 11:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-did-they-stop-making-78-s-lp-records/451415 "2008-06-02T23:46:53Z")
When did they stop making 78’s LP records? Is there value to these records I found? What should I do to preserve them? I just cannot explains how exited I am right now. --- ## [Any job that you will not do/are above doing?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-job-that-you-will-not-do-are-above-doing/680506)
**Author:** [@jrsone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jrsone)\ **Replies:** 71\ **Last updated:** [February 8, 2014, 2:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-job-that-you-will-not-do-are-above-doing/680506 "2014-02-08T14:22:30Z")
I know many of you are professionals in a career, many are retired, so perhaps you may have to think back on this one. Are there or was there any jobs that you wouldn’t do because you either felt you wouldn’t be able to… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1473&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1475&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)