# Top **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1476&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:** 1477 --- ## [Sumo wrestler as NHL goalie?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sumo-wrestler-as-nhl-goalie/612994)
**Author:** [@Pablo\_O\_Malley](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pablo_O_Malley)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [February 18, 2012, 3:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sumo-wrestler-as-nhl-goalie/612994 "2012-02-18T03:18:35Z")
so why can’t a 600-pound sumo wrestler stand or sit in front of the goal so there’s no room for the puck to get in? you can’t say he’s too heavy or tall or whatever, that is discrimination, like saying manute bol is too … --- ## [The most kind-hearted movies and TV shows](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-most-kind-hearted-movies-and-tv-shows/624908)
**Author:** [@Chum](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chum)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [June 13, 2012, 7:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-most-kind-hearted-movies-and-tv-shows/624908 "2012-06-13T19:57:16Z")
I have seen very few shows and movies with a warm center of genuine kindness. But I’m happy to the point of joyfulness whenever I do, so, naturally, I’m looking for recommendations of your favorite shows or movies (or bo… --- ## [What's your favorite written language to look at (not necessarily read)?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-favorite-written-language-to-look-at-not-necessarily-read/640483)
**Author:** [@Sicks\_Ate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sicks_Ate)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [November 11, 2012, 4:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-favorite-written-language-to-look-at-not-necessarily-read/640483 "2012-11-11T16:54:59Z")
I love to look at Thai. It makes me feel introspective and peaceful. --- ## [15 reasons to stop this war](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/15-reasons-to-stop-this-war/136646)
**Author:** [@aaaphen256](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aaaphen256)\ **Replies:** 131\ **Last updated:** [November 23, 2002, 5:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/15-reasons-to-stop-this-war/136646 "2002-11-23T05:24:02Z")
The American people do not favor this war: According to the latest Zogby poll only 39% of Americans favor this war if “thousands of casualties” is included in the question. Some people chalk this up to “spoiled Americ… --- ## [distinction between a traffic circle, a roundabout, and a rotary (a language question)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/distinction-between-a-traffic-circle-a-roundabout-and-a-rotary-a-language-question/638775)
**Author:** [@CoastalMaineiac](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CoastalMaineiac)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [October 25, 2012, 8:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/distinction-between-a-traffic-circle-a-roundabout-and-a-rotary-a-language-question/638775 "2012-10-25T20:45:55Z")
At first, I always took the three words to be synonymous. I am thinking that “rotary” is more akin to a British “gyratory.” In other words, a more broad meaning which would mean any type of junction where traffic rotate… --- ## [Those damn liberal Ron Paul fans....](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/those-damn-liberal-ron-paul-fans/433060)
**Author:** [@Kneepants\_Erasmus\_the\_Humanist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kneepants_Erasmus_the_Humanist)\ **Replies:** 103\ **Last updated:** [January 17, 2008, 2:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/those-damn-liberal-ron-paul-fans/433060 "2008-01-17T02:38:26Z")
My annoyance on this matter has been building for months, so I will go ahead and let loose with an incoherent rant \*. I am extremely liberal…this is why I cannot vote for Ron Paul. He is considered a libertarian, yet t… --- ## [Charging Women Less Than Men: Is This Legal?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/charging-women-less-than-men-is-this-legal/718355)
**Author:** [@Fotheringay-Phipps](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fotheringay-Phipps)\ **Replies:** 63\ **Last updated:** [April 26, 2015, 5:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/charging-women-less-than-men-is-this-legal/718355 "2015-04-26T05:41:55Z")
Women make less, so pay less at Pittsburgh shop --- ## [The most popular TV show set in each state.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-most-popular-tv-show-set-in-each-state/677033)
**Author:** [@jrsone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jrsone)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [December 31, 2013, 8:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-most-popular-tv-show-set-in-each-state/677033 "2013-12-31T20:12:02Z")
Unsurprinsingly, West Virginia doesn’t appear to be a place where show creators/writers are dying to set the latest and greatest TV series. I had to look up “Hawkins” I had never heard of it. Slate - Map Link --- ## [Have We Mined All the Gold?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-we-mined-all-the-gold/506634)
**Author:** [@ralph124c](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ralph124c)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [August 19, 2009, 12:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-we-mined-all-the-gold/506634 "2009-08-19T12:31:19Z")
I once read that all the gold mined by man would fit in two olympic sized swimming pools. Have we found and mined all of it? How likely is a new, major gold strike (like the strike at Sutter’s Mill in California)? Has g… --- ## [He says the peacock was a vampire](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/he-says-the-peacock-was-a-vampire/410165)
**Author:** [@danceswithcats](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/danceswithcats)\ **Replies:** 102\ **Last updated:** [July 6, 2007, 3:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/he-says-the-peacock-was-a-vampire/410165 "2007-07-06T15:55:12Z")
You just can’t make up shit like that. This isn’t a RO thread, so take that dog home, already. Unfortunately, they haven’t apprehended this dickhead, so we don’t know what his basic malfunction is. I’m going to guess t… --- ## [Idle Thoughts, you are everything that's wrong with America](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/idle-thoughts-you-are-everything-thats-wrong-with-america/327255)
**Author:** [@davenportavenger](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/davenportavenger)\ **Replies:** 80\ **Last updated:** [October 22, 2005, 10:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/idle-thoughts-you-are-everything-thats-wrong-with-america/327255 "2005-10-22T22:00:49Z")
Spun off from this thread. This has been gnawing at me for awhile, but I held off on making this thread because I don’t want to get the reputation of being a “big meanie,” but the truth is that I am so I might as well g… --- ## [Talk me out of buying a houseboat](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/talk-me-out-of-buying-a-houseboat/523471)
**Author:** [@priostart](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/priostart)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [January 4, 2010, 5:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/talk-me-out-of-buying-a-houseboat/523471 "2010-01-04T17:01:09Z")
I’m giving serious(I mean, serious) thought to purchasing a houseboat and living year round on the Mississippi river. Anyone ever done the houseboat thing? They can lift it out when it freezes over, right(I’m up north)? … --- ## [Judge orders partisans to stop asking voters for ID outside Homestead polls](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/judge-orders-partisans-to-stop-asking-voters-for-id-outside-homestead-polls/640105)
**Author:** [@MegaBee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MegaBee)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [November 10, 2012, 12:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/judge-orders-partisans-to-stop-asking-voters-for-id-outside-homestead-polls/640105 "2012-11-10T00:58:25Z")
Looks like some Republicans in SW Pennsylvania have been bad boys: http://www.wpxi.com/news/news/local/judge-orders-partisans-stop-asking-voters-id-outsi/nSyRK/ --- ## [What would prompt fighter jets to escort a plane?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-prompt-fighter-jets-to-escort-a-plane/561391)
**Author:** [@EmAnJ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EmAnJ)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [November 23, 2010, 5:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-prompt-fighter-jets-to-escort-a-plane/561391 "2010-11-23T17:26:28Z")
Hopefully this is in the right forum. I figured there must be factual answers! This afternoon at just after 2:00 pm Mountain Time, I was standing in my back yard in Calgary, Alberta. I looked to the sky, approximately N… --- ## [Did I insult Native Americans today?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-i-insult-native-americans-today/597958)
**Author:** [@UltraVires](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/UltraVires)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [October 6, 2011, 5:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-i-insult-native-americans-today/597958 "2011-10-06T05:24:03Z")
A debate may break out here, but in case not, mods feel free to move. I am in law school and we had a mock oral argument today regarding a pretend appellate issue. I am “representing” a fake Indian tribe who is attempt… --- ## [Why do ultra rich actors make commercials?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-ultra-rich-actors-make-commercials/977469)
**Author:** [@Palo\_Verde](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Palo_Verde)\ **Replies:** 120\ **Last updated:** [January 9, 2023, 11:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-ultra-rich-actors-make-commercials/977469 "2023-01-09T11:27:29Z")
Here in the UK I’ve recently seen commercial by Miley Cyrus, Chris Hemsworth, Judy Dench, and Benedict Cumberbatch. Each of these people is already extremely wealthy. Why do they bother with commercials? I understand th… --- ## [My local theater caught a guy with weapons](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-local-theater-caught-a-guy-with-weapons/630724)
**Author:** [@kittenblue](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kittenblue)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [August 10, 2012, 5:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-local-theater-caught-a-guy-with-weapons/630724 "2012-08-10T17:37:50Z")
The news this morning was a bit startling in a sort of, “Oh, by the way, guess what happened at the movies this weekend!” way. They announced that a 37-year-old man was arrested without incident after they searched his b… --- ## [Intentional failures?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/intentional-failures/585251)
**Author:** [@typoink](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/typoink)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [June 15, 2011, 1:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/intentional-failures/585251 "2011-06-15T01:14:25Z")
Are there any products genuinely released with the intention of failure (or intentionally limited success)? The classic (ha, ha) example would be New Coke, which some would claim was an intentional failure to gloss over… --- ## [What college degree should a video game designer go for?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-college-degree-should-a-video-game-designer-go-for/323276)
**Author:** [@CurlyD](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CurlyD)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [September 26, 2005, 10:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-college-degree-should-a-video-game-designer-go-for/323276 "2005-09-26T22:17:19Z")
My son, a senior in high school, wants to design video games as a career. What do you programmers out there recommend for college courses and degrees? Are games written in C++ or some other language? Are some parts of… --- ## [Your Fave Dead-end or Obsolete Technology?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-fave-dead-end-or-obsolete-technology/202924)
**Author:** [@TheLoadedDog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TheLoadedDog)\ **Replies:** 129\ **Last updated:** [October 3, 2003, 4:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-fave-dead-end-or-obsolete-technology/202924 "2003-10-03T04:32:47Z")
Now, most obsolete tech is obsolete for a reason. Either it was too complex, too expensive, or just plain ol’ not as good as the newer stuff. So the only criterion here is that it must be cool. Now the Germans (not sur… --- ## [Hamburger Saturday is coming and I need some good recipes.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hamburger-saturday-is-coming-and-i-need-some-good-recipes/532144)
**Author:** [@RandMcnally](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RandMcnally)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [March 15, 2010, 9:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hamburger-saturday-is-coming-and-i-need-some-good-recipes/532144 "2010-03-15T21:53:38Z")
Hamburger Saturday is a day that I made up twenty seconds ago where I make a kickass hamburger. As of now all I do is mix egg and bread crumbs into the meat, with the usual seasonings. What I need are some ideas for top… --- ## [More privacy given to girls than boys](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/more-privacy-given-to-girls-than-boys/214790)
**Author:** [@agiantdwarf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/agiantdwarf)\ **Replies:** 66\ **Last updated:** [December 2, 2003, 9:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/more-privacy-given-to-girls-than-boys/214790 "2003-12-02T09:07:19Z")
In my high school, guys’ bathrooms do not have a door in the entrance, most likely so that teachers and administrators would be able to know if people were abusing drugs inside. I noticed walking down the halls that gir… --- ## [Stupid me, I've been drinking unfiltered tap water for 2 years.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-me-ive-been-drinking-unfiltered-tap-water-for-2-years/715856)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [March 29, 2015, 7:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-me-ive-been-drinking-unfiltered-tap-water-for-2-years/715856 "2015-03-29T19:03:43Z")
I was assured by more than one residential apartment management person that the unfiltered tap water was perfectly safe to drink…but there’s got to always be lead, copper, other metals, anyway, no? Especially in the Sou… --- ## [Today Is Bring A Spider To Work Day](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/today-is-bring-a-spider-to-work-day/317290)
**Author:** [@DMark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DMark)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [August 18, 2005, 4:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/today-is-bring-a-spider-to-work-day/317290 "2005-08-18T16:42:32Z")
Yes, I was unaware of it as well until I pulled out of my garage and happened to see a spider taking a comfortable position on my windshield wiper. It seemed to like the wind blowing through its legs as we zoomed up the… --- ## [Superheroes and Supervillains](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/superheroes-and-supervillains/725422)
**Author:** [@pianodave](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pianodave)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [August 5, 2015, 2:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/superheroes-and-supervillains/725422 "2015-08-05T02:29:45Z")
Hi SD, I’m really curious about the powers of superheroes and supervillains. Sometimes, when I’m bored, I look up comic book arcs of famous Marvel and DC characters. What I notice is that a significant amount of them … --- ## [Athletes and race...a theory](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/athletes-and-race-a-theory/34667)
**Author:** [@Stoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stoid)\ **Replies:** 95\ **Last updated:** [October 8, 2000, 1:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/athletes-and-race-a-theory/34667 "2000-10-08T13:40:31Z")
While some people, people who are exceedingly sensitive to the point of deny reality, might find the following offensive, it is certainly not meant to be. I have observed that blacks seem to be athletically gifted to a … --- ## [How can people stomach Pink Floyd?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-can-people-stomach-pink-floyd/115791)
**Author:** [@FallenAngel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FallenAngel)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [June 27, 2002, 5:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-can-people-stomach-pink-floyd/115791 "2002-06-27T17:36:22Z")
I was going to raise this question in the other Pink Floyd thread that’s open in Cafe, but I was afraid it would turn into a hijack. I’ve heard every note Pink Floyd ever recorded (at least up until 1992). They were ho… --- ## [Phrases that must be repeated in a funny voice](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/phrases-that-must-be-repeated-in-a-funny-voice/344044)
**Author:** [@saoirse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/saoirse)\ **Replies:** 114\ **Last updated:** [February 18, 2006, 7:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/phrases-that-must-be-repeated-in-a-funny-voice/344044 "2006-02-18T19:43:15Z")
Yesterday, as I was getting dressed for my son’s play, I said to myself, but aloud, “I wonder if I still have that cardigan sweater.” I immediately repeated it, doing a John F Kennedy impression. I didn’t even realize I … --- ## [Why does the FBI need Apple to crack into the San Bernadino shooters' phones?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-the-fbi-need-apple-to-crack-into-the-san-bernadino-shooters-phones/746586)
**Author:** [@sweeteviljesus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sweeteviljesus)\ **Replies:** 67\ **Last updated:** [February 23, 2016, 3:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-the-fbi-need-apple-to-crack-into-the-san-bernadino-shooters-phones/746586 "2016-02-23T15:52:19Z")
Isn’t this the sort of thing we pay the NSA for? Can’t they download the contents of the Flash memory as a back-up while they try to crack it? Is their only recourse a brute force attack on the system password? Thanks… --- ## [Casting for The Office \[ed. title, take 2\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/casting-for-the-office-ed-title-take-2/586861)
**Author:** [@Stoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stoid)\ **Replies:** 67\ **Last updated:** [June 30, 2011, 4:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/casting-for-the-office-ed-title-take-2/586861 "2011-06-30T04:58:11Z")
Woohoo! I LOVED LOVED LOVED LOVED LOVED Spader’s character, “Robert California”. If you missed it,scroll down. Brilliant. Scathingly brilliant. (And impossible to imagine anyone else pulling it off.) I’m thrilled. I’… --- ## [Fire ants on the decline in the US?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fire-ants-on-the-decline-in-the-us/773451)
**Author:** [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [February 26, 2017, 9:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fire-ants-on-the-decline-in-the-us/773451 "2017-02-26T21:10:13Z")
Fire ants first started becoming common here in South Carolina in the late 80s/early 90s. They used to be everywhere, and no matter how much poison you used on the mounds, it wasn’t long before a new mound popped up. The… --- ## [Would you consider this bottle opener racist?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-consider-this-bottle-opener-racist/754584)
**Author:** [@excavating\_for\_a\_mind](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/excavating_for_a_mind)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [May 24, 2016, 6:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-consider-this-bottle-opener-racist/754584 "2016-05-24T06:36:22Z")
You can see it here http://www.amazon.com/Obama-Bottle-Opener/dp/B00T6NVORK Someone gave it to me as a gift. It wasn’t intended as a racist symbol, the person who gave it to me is a big Obama supporter. I just wonder… --- ## [Is locking your car doors pointless?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-locking-your-car-doors-pointless/582577)
**Author:** [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [May 25, 2011, 12:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-locking-your-car-doors-pointless/582577 "2011-05-25T00:17:44Z")
Poll in a moment. --- ## [Have you ever had a crush on someone then found out they are already in relationship ??](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-had-a-crush-on-someone-then-found-out-they-are-already-in-relationship/718538)
**Author:** [@Rossiekerr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rossiekerr)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [April 28, 2015, 12:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-had-a-crush-on-someone-then-found-out-they-are-already-in-relationship/718538 "2015-04-28T12:52:40Z")
I have crush on this co worker and I sensed that he likes me because he complimented me and the way he looks at me. I could sense an attraction between us. I was expecting him to make move at some point but my hope was … --- ## [Will Superman (or Clark Kent) ever have gay sex?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-superman-or-clark-kent-ever-have-gay-sex/394030)
**Author:** [@Lumpy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lumpy)\ **Replies:** 75\ **Last updated:** [October 12, 2021, 4:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-superman-or-clark-kent-ever-have-gay-sex/394030 "2021-10-12T16:12:58Z")
Probably not anytime soon; it would be too artificial and gratuitious. But considering that several DC female characters are hinted to have had bisexual relationships, something that would have been unprintable years ago… --- ## [How have you annoyed animals?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-have-you-annoyed-animals/455754)
**Author:** [@Marlitharn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marlitharn)\ **Replies:** 104\ **Last updated:** [July 16, 2008, 12:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-have-you-annoyed-animals/455754 "2008-07-16T12:08:51Z")
Dogs, cats, ferrets, pigs, goats, whatever - I know it’s very anthropomorphic-ish of me, but animals are so funny when they’re ticked off. For example, yesterday morning when I was in the back yard with my dog a squirre… --- ## [Do you throw out your cup of tea if your pet puts a limb inside?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-throw-out-your-cup-of-tea-if-your-pet-puts-a-limb-inside/788909)
**Author:** [@dude\_robert](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dude_robert)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [July 25, 2017, 5:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-throw-out-your-cup-of-tea-if-your-pet-puts-a-limb-inside/788909 "2017-07-25T05:40:42Z")
So, when you have your dogs on your desktop/kitchen table and are reading a newspaper while drinking some liquid and your dog or pet dunks a tail inside, do you throw it out? What about if he puts a paw or leg inside, or… --- ## [Have you ever said a swear word?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-said-a-swear-word/605997)
**Author:** [@SDMBKL](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SDMBKL)\ **Replies:** 79\ **Last updated:** [December 15, 2011, 1:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-said-a-swear-word/605997 "2011-12-15T01:52:01Z")
The F word. The P word. The Z word. You name it. Have you ever said a swear word? In what language did you use the swear word, and at whom did you say it? Under what circumstances did you say it, and what happened therea… --- ## [Celebrity Encounters](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-encounters/237801)
**Author:** [@Mollie\_Magill](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mollie_Magill)\ **Replies:** 63\ **Last updated:** [April 5, 2004, 5:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-encounters/237801 "2004-04-05T17:22:19Z")
After mentioning in this thread that I had a gig as an extra in “Patch Adams”, I wanted to relate the story of how I got to meet Robin Williams on day on the set. I was also curious to hear other dopers’ celebrity encou… --- ## [Oscar Romero, liberation theology, and Latin America](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oscar-romero-liberation-theology-and-latin-america/173038)
**Author:** [@Guinastasia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guinastasia)\ **Replies:** 74\ **Last updated:** [May 14, 2003, 5:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oscar-romero-liberation-theology-and-latin-america/173038 "2003-05-14T17:14:19Z")
Because it was threatening to highjack this thread, I am going to continue the discussion of Oscar Romero here. In the thread linked above, Satisfying Andy Licious stated the following comments about the slain Archbisho… --- ## ["Old Dog" Vestibular Disease (dog condition)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-dog-vestibular-disease-dog-condition/684200)
**Author:** [@ZipperJJ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ZipperJJ)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [January 22, 2021, 5:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-dog-vestibular-disease-dog-condition/684200 "2021-01-22T17:11:33Z")
My Dolly will be 12 in April. Twelve is almost “pushing it” for a golden retriever. I am super sensitive to every move she makes, always thinking “This is it! This is the big one!” Boring shit about how my dog suddenly … --- ## [Great Piano music](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/great-piano-music/530566)
**Author:** [@NAF1138](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NAF1138)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [March 2, 2010, 2:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/great-piano-music/530566 "2010-03-02T02:41:32Z")
I have been really into listening to piano music for the last little bit of time. My taste is wide ranging, Jazz, Rock, Blues, Classical, as long as it features piano I am digging it. So I thought, in the name of helpi… --- ## [Is baseball player Jim Thome going into the Hall of Fame at Cooperstown or not?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-baseball-player-jim-thome-going-into-the-hall-of-fame-at-cooperstown-or-not/592883)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [August 28, 2011, 4:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-baseball-player-jim-thome-going-into-the-hall-of-fame-at-cooperstown-or-not/592883 "2011-08-28T04:32:23Z")
Per this article they seem to think it’s a lock. Is it? Jim Thome wiki Jim Thome stats --- ## [Are Retarded People Allowed to Vote?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-retarded-people-allowed-to-vote/252519)
**Author:** [@START](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/START)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [June 29, 2004, 9:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-retarded-people-allowed-to-vote/252519 "2004-06-29T21:21:48Z")
In other words at what IQ level if any do they (U.S. Government) not let you do things like vote, get married and be independent from your parents or guardians? --- ## [Bad Joke thread. Add Yours](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bad-joke-thread-add-yours/177828)
**Author:** [@beagledave](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/beagledave)\ **Replies:** 134\ **Last updated:** [June 14, 2003, 9:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bad-joke-thread-add-yours/177828 "2003-06-14T21:16:59Z")
I’ll get the ball rolling… From my inbox Subject: school teacher arrested At Heathrow Airport today, an individual, later discovered to be a public school teacher, was arrested trying to board a flight while in posses… --- ## [Are there any jobs that require a graduate degree in any field as a primary qualification?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-any-jobs-that-require-a-graduate-degree-in-any-field-as-a-primary-qualification/654180)
**Author:** [@robert\_columbia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/robert_columbia)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [April 4, 2013, 2:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-any-jobs-that-require-a-graduate-degree-in-any-field-as-a-primary-qualification/654180 "2013-04-04T02:06:42Z")
There was a previous thread about jobs that require a bachelor’s degree in any field as a primary qualification, and beyond that employers are generally looking for raw talent rather than a specific course of study/major… --- ## [What do you call the child of a first cousin?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-call-the-child-of-a-first-cousin/646396)
**Author:** [@That\_Don\_Guy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/That_Don_Guy)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [January 14, 2013, 3:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-call-the-child-of-a-first-cousin/646396 "2013-01-14T03:14:31Z")
How would you describe how someone is related to their uncle’s grandson? The “proper” term is “first cousin once removed,” but I have heard a number of people, including my mother, say “second cousin,” even though “prop… --- ## [Would You Launch the Nukes](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-launch-the-nukes/508057)
**Author:** [@Qin\_Shi\_Huangdi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qin_Shi_Huangdi)\ **Replies:** 82\ **Last updated:** [September 2, 2009, 10:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-launch-the-nukes/508057 "2009-09-02T10:14:37Z")
If you were the President of the United States of America and World War 3 began when the enemy launched several hundred nuclear missiles toward the United States would you launch American nuclear missiles in response? Th… --- ## [Good Jokes](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-jokes/74697)
**Author:** [@AMM9132](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AMM9132)\ **Replies:** 108\ **Last updated:** [August 24, 2001, 2:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-jokes/74697 "2001-08-24T14:42:53Z")
I must admit that as of late, I am a little short on some good jokes. I do however, believe that at least a few people in this mass of teeming millions are quite capable of some good humor and hopefully may be willing to… --- ## [April Showers bring a soggy MMP](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/april-showers-bring-a-soggy-mmp/851685)
**Author:** [@FairyChatMom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FairyChatMom)\ **Replies:** 220\ **Last updated:** [April 20, 2020, 12:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/april-showers-bring-a-soggy-mmp/851685 "2020-04-20T00:42:50Z")
Now and then: what to do when it rains? OK, so now, it’s pretty my stay inside like we’ve been staying inside. But let’s assume a normal world - does rain affect your daily routine? When you were a kid and couldn’t go … [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1475&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1477&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)