# Top **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1479&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:** 1480 --- ## [Does Coke out of a Freestyle machine taste bad?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-coke-out-of-a-freestyle-machine-taste-bad/796927)
**Author:** [@Tzigone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tzigone)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [October 30, 2018, 3:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-coke-out-of-a-freestyle-machine-taste-bad/796927 "2018-10-30T15:31:43Z")
I know the machines aren’t new anymore, but someone on another thread tried Mello Yello out of the machine, and that got me wondering on this topic, again. Now, for me, Coke, regular Coke, from the Freestyle machine is … --- ## [Egypt and its unfinished apartment buildings](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/egypt-and-its-unfinished-apartment-buildings/445444)
**Author:** [@stpauler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/stpauler)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [April 18, 2008, 10:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/egypt-and-its-unfinished-apartment-buildings/445444 "2008-04-18T22:02:29Z")
We just got back from a 2 week vacation where we spent the majority of time in Egypt. We hired a tour guide and a driver for the trip and it was really wonderful, but one thing that our tour guide claimed seemed suspicio… --- ## [Recommend books on WW1 & WW2. Please.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-books-on-ww1-ww2-please/273620)
**Author:** [@Shirley\_Ujest](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shirley_Ujest)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [November 15, 2004, 1:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-books-on-ww1-ww2-please/273620 "2004-11-15T01:45:17Z")
My FIL is going in for surgery in a about 11 days. His entire recovery will be spent in bed for 6 weeks. At home. :eek: My MIL might go insane. He loves the WW2 time period ( being that he was born in 1941 in Prussia… --- ## [The Final, Ultimate, Supreme Bush v. Kerry Thread!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-final-ultimate-supreme-bush-v-kerry-thread/269144)
**Author:** [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)\ **Replies:** 166\ **Last updated:** [November 2, 2004, 9:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-final-ultimate-supreme-bush-v-kerry-thread/269144 "2004-11-02T09:12:19Z")
In the past year we’ve had countless threads in the GD forum that were related, in one way or another, to the decision American voters are going to have to make on November 2, 2004. But we’ve never had a general, open-e… --- ## [HVAC blower running but outdoor unit off](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hvac-blower-running-but-outdoor-unit-off/572167)
**Author:** [@yorick73](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/yorick73)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [February 23, 2011, 4:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hvac-blower-running-but-outdoor-unit-off/572167 "2011-02-23T04:31:42Z")
I just noticed that my air handler is blowing warm air in heat mode but the outdoor unit is not running. The temp outside is 38 degrees and my thermostat is set for 74 degrees. Out of curiosity I turned on the air cond… --- ## [I don't like Phantom of the Opera. Why does that make me feel like such a schmuck?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-dont-like-phantom-of-the-opera-why-does-that-make-me-feel-like-such-a-schmuck/354798)
**Author:** [@Dragwyr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dragwyr)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [May 1, 2006, 6:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-dont-like-phantom-of-the-opera-why-does-that-make-me-feel-like-such-a-schmuck/354798 "2006-05-01T18:46:42Z")
Mods, if this is not the proper place for this please feel free to move this thread. My FIL decided to buy tickets to see “Phantom of the Opera” for his kids and their spouses so that we could all go out as a family and… --- ## [Can you password protect an Ipod Touch?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-password-protect-an-ipod-touch/546128)
**Author:** [@Tastes\_of\_Chocolate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tastes_of_Chocolate)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [October 24, 2015, 8:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-password-protect-an-ipod-touch/546128 "2015-10-24T20:41:55Z")
I’m considering getting an Ipod Touch, with one of the uses being to keep track of account numbers and passwords. Can a Touch be password protected? --- ## [Drinkers: How many in a normal night of drinking?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/drinkers-how-many-in-a-normal-night-of-drinking/643879)
**Author:** [@Grrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrr)\ **Replies:** 74\ **Last updated:** [December 16, 2012, 4:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/drinkers-how-many-in-a-normal-night-of-drinking/643879 "2012-12-16T04:22:41Z")
I know most of us have our nights where we have one too many. My question is: On average, the nights that you do drink, how many? You can take this to mean Beer, wine or whiskey. (Etc.) And for those of you who mix it… --- ## [Scariest scenes in a kids' movie?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scariest-scenes-in-a-kids-movie/404755)
**Author:** [@Argent\_Towers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Argent_Towers)\ **Replies:** 106\ **Last updated:** [May 23, 2007, 9:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scariest-scenes-in-a-kids-movie/404755 "2007-05-23T21:03:59Z")
What are some frightening (either startling or disturbing) scenes that you can think of from a kids’ movie? One that comes to mind for me is that scene in E.T. where the astronauts come into the house. Seeing guys in sp… --- ## [Gun Storage Etiquette Question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gun-storage-etiquette-question/423918)
**Author:** [@fessie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fessie)\ **Replies:** 129\ **Last updated:** [November 3, 2007, 11:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gun-storage-etiquette-question/423918 "2007-11-03T23:49:51Z")
I met a new friend recently. Our children are comparable ages and really enjoy playing together. My friend has mentioned doing sleepovers at some point in the future. My dilemma is, her husband is a hunter who has som… --- ## [How Does the Electoral College Help Small States?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-does-the-electoral-college-help-small-states/109036)
**Author:** [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [May 18, 2002, 9:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-does-the-electoral-college-help-small-states/109036 "2002-05-18T21:30:53Z")
First, I want to make one thing clear: I do NOT want this thread to degenrate into another argument about the year 2000 elections, the hanging chads, etc. This is to be an argument about a specific aspect of the Electora… --- ## [Parents of young children: what's your position on having TVs in the kid's bedroom?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/parents-of-young-children-whats-your-position-on-having-tvs-in-the-kids-bedroom/658245)
**Author:** [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Replies:** 88\ **Last updated:** [May 18, 2013, 3:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/parents-of-young-children-whats-your-position-on-having-tvs-in-the-kids-bedroom/658245 "2013-05-18T15:56:28Z")
My wife & I have a baby girl. On her first birthday, one of my siblings gave her a television with built-in DVD player, which we have not put up and do not intend to (annoying the sibling in question, but that’s another … --- ## [Why bother at all?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-bother-at-all/431225)
**Author:** [@purple\_haze](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/purple_haze)\ **Replies:** 86\ **Last updated:** [January 2, 2008, 2:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-bother-at-all/431225 "2008-01-02T02:54:38Z")
My birthday was last October. I turned 40. At the time, out 18 y.o. daughter wasn’t living at home, so it was my husband and I and 12 y.o. son living at home. What did I get for my birthday? Nothing. No card. No gi… --- ## [How can we trust knife fighting "experts" if most have never been in a real knife fight?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-can-we-trust-knife-fighting-experts-if-most-have-never-been-in-a-real-knife-fight/656205)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [April 24, 2013, 9:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-can-we-trust-knife-fighting-experts-if-most-have-never-been-in-a-real-knife-fight/656205 "2013-04-24T21:59:22Z")
In reading this article it made some good points. How can we trust knife fighting “experts” if most have never been in a real knife fight? Can we really trust most knife fighters techniques if most knife fight instructo… --- ## [X-Files: Worst Series Finale EVER. Spoilers.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/x-files-worst-series-finale-ever-spoilers/109887)
**Author:** [@friedo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/friedo)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [May 23, 2002, 2:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/x-files-worst-series-finale-ever-spoilers/109887 "2002-05-23T02:25:41Z")
I simply do not have the words to communicate how amazingly bad that was. --- ## [Where in the hell is THIS acceptable!!??](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-in-the-hell-is-this-acceptable/146953)
**Author:** [@Dante](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dante)\ **Replies:** 90\ **Last updated:** [February 5, 2003, 2:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-in-the-hell-is-this-acceptable/146953 "2003-02-05T02:57:07Z")
I realize that when you have three separate businesses on one floor of a building, and only one bathroom between them, you’re occassionally going to get grossed out by something. But what is it about men??? I’m sitting… --- ## [My husband threw the cat down the stairs tonight.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-husband-threw-the-cat-down-the-stairs-tonight/361527)
**Author:** [@Elza\_B](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elza_B)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [June 24, 2006, 2:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-husband-threw-the-cat-down-the-stairs-tonight/361527 "2006-06-24T02:36:38Z")
Not on purpose, obviously. But it scared the living hell out of both of us. Emmy had followed me upstairs earlier when I went up to take a shower, and hadn’t come back down - since she usually likes to sit next to me a… --- ## [Bohemian Rhapsody - Queen Biopic](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bohemian-rhapsody-queen-biopic/823510)
**Author:** [@GreedySmurf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GreedySmurf)\ **Replies:** 84\ **Last updated:** [April 7, 2019, 12:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bohemian-rhapsody-queen-biopic/823510 "2019-04-07T12:11:59Z")
I’m not sure I’ve got the preferred approach for Cafe society spoilers is, but I’ll add a few lines and hope that does it. . . . . . . . . . I went and saw this today, and I really liked it. (I’m a massive fan … --- ## [Wendy's and Gay Rights](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wendys-and-gay-rights/37453)
**Author:** [@John\_Corrado](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_Corrado)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [October 21, 2000, 7:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wendys-and-gay-rights/37453 "2000-10-21T19:48:49Z")
I’ve been boycotting the fast-food chain Wendy’s for about three years now for my belief that Wendy’s discriminates against homosexuals in their hiring practices. However, I’ve been mulling it over for a few days now, a… --- ## [Are you looking forward to Dragon's Age?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-looking-forward-to-dragons-age/513884)
**Author:** [@Crowbar\_of\_Irony\_3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crowbar_of_Irony_3)\ **Replies:** 118\ **Last updated:** [November 2, 2009, 9:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-looking-forward-to-dragons-age/513884 "2009-11-02T21:08:30Z")
So Bioware’s new and sparkling RPG is coming out in Nov (Gamespot Launch Center here). It is touted to be the best thing since…eh, Baldur’s Gates II, and is a “dark fantasy” RPG. I am not so sure; this game has the chop… --- ## [Remarkable images of Moon passing in front of Earth](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/remarkable-images-of-moon-passing-in-front-of-earth/747737)
**Author:** [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [March 10, 2016, 12:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/remarkable-images-of-moon-passing-in-front-of-earth/747737 "2016-03-10T00:35:35Z")
http://www.nasa.gov/feature/goddard/from-a-million-miles-away-nasa-camera-shows-moon-crossing-face-of-earth Just… wow. --- ## [Verb for telling the truth](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/verb-for-telling-the-truth/410241)
**Author:** [@carlospc](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carlospc)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [July 3, 2007, 2:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/verb-for-telling-the-truth/410241 "2007-07-03T14:17:10Z")
Hi, We all know that there is a verb for telling a lie. But what is the verb for telling the truth? If there is none then why there is none? My mother language is Spanish. In Spanish there is also a verb for telling a … --- ## [Is there a cogent argument that explains why government ought not to offer health insurance?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-cogent-argument-that-explains-why-government-ought-not-to-offer-health-insurance/499167)
**Author:** [@Rumor\_Watkins](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rumor_Watkins)\ **Replies:** 90\ **Last updated:** [June 28, 2009, 2:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-cogent-argument-that-explains-why-government-ought-not-to-offer-health-insurance/499167 "2009-06-28T02:58:40Z")
I’ll get on the “republican/conservative/capitalism” bandwagon here and admit it: competition is great, grand, and tends to generate the best outcomes So… why can’t the government act as a market participant? why should… --- ## [Are cannons still used in combat?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-cannons-still-used-in-combat/546292)
**Author:** [@UncleFred](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/UncleFred)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [July 26, 2010, 4:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-cannons-still-used-in-combat/546292 "2010-07-26T16:37:50Z")
Watching the Boston Pops’ 4th of July celebration, with their signature 1812 Overture and accompanying cannon made me wonder; are cannons still used for combat purposes? I am asking about stereotypical stationary or car… --- ## [If you can't take critisism, don't go requesting reviews](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-cant-take-critisism-dont-go-requesting-reviews/834181)
**Author:** [@naita](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/naita)\ **Replies:** 84\ **Last updated:** [May 30, 2019, 10:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-cant-take-critisism-dont-go-requesting-reviews/834181 "2019-05-30T22:54:42Z")
So this guy requests a review for his self-published horror novel from an fairly large, but hobbyist, movie and book review site. The reviewer thinks the book is shit, puts this in the nicest terms possible, but the site… --- ## [Legends of How Countries Got Thier Names](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/legends-of-how-countries-got-thier-names/663348)
**Author:** [@Zeke\_N.Destroi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeke_N.Destroi)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [July 19, 2013, 10:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/legends-of-how-countries-got-thier-names/663348 "2013-07-19T22:31:37Z")
Here in Canada we are taught that Cartier asked a Native elder the name of the country and the elder responded “Kanata.” The translator told Cartier that “Kanata” was the name of the country but in reality it was the wo… --- ## [Best and Worst Political Songs](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-and-worst-political-songs/468097)
**Author:** [@An\_Gadai](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/An_Gadai)\ **Replies:** 79\ **Last updated:** [October 29, 2008, 3:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-and-worst-political-songs/468097 "2008-10-29T15:25:56Z")
My nominee for best would be Shipbuilding as done by Elvis Costello or Robert Wyatt. My nominee for worst would be The Luck Of The Irish by John Lennon with Yoko Ono. --- ## [What might make a person suddenly start smelling like urine?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-might-make-a-person-suddenly-start-smelling-like-urine/556809)
**Author:** [@moejoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/moejoe)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [October 12, 2010, 10:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-might-make-a-person-suddenly-start-smelling-like-urine/556809 "2010-10-12T22:23:06Z")
I have a coworker who had her appendix out recently. Since she’s returned to work after the surgery she’s had a strong urine smell, even right after she returns from the bathroom. It’s difficult to stay within a few feet… --- ## [Should I be worried about this? (Burned cable)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-i-be-worried-about-this-burned-cable/531697)
**Author:** [@Spice\_Weasel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spice_Weasel)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [January 24, 2013, 1:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-i-be-worried-about-this-burned-cable/531697 "2013-01-24T01:10:47Z")
Our cable went out Thursday night, when we replaced an old TV with a new one. The cable guy showed up the next day, said he thought it was probably a short, not related to the new TV. Our cable wire is fastened along t… --- ## [Will George W. Bush help California](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-george-w-bush-help-california/47868)
**Author:** [@Typo\_Negative](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Typo_Negative)\ **Replies:** 60\ **Last updated:** [March 5, 2001, 7:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-george-w-bush-help-california/47868 "2001-03-05T19:49:17Z")
This from today’s L.A. Daily News. California is getting squeezed by the deregulation(or at least the way it happened here) of utilities. San Diego has already seen it’s energy bills increase 200-300% in 4 years. Southe… --- ## [I'm morally deficient!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-morally-deficient/599171)
**Author:** [@steronz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/steronz)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [October 14, 2011, 1:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-morally-deficient/599171 "2011-10-14T01:35:22Z")
A philosophy professor was guest speaking at my wife’s church yesterday, and she asked me to go because, and I quote, “I’m probably going to want to talk about it with you and it’ll just be easier if you hear everything … --- ## [MUSHA RINGUM DURAM DA? What do it mean??](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/musha-ringum-duram-da-what-do-it-mean/364330)
**Author:** [@The\_Chao\_Goes\_Mu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Chao_Goes_Mu)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [June 3, 2025, 1:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/musha-ringum-duram-da-what-do-it-mean/364330 "2025-06-03T13:49:09Z")
I’m sure it’s been asked here before but of course a search yields nothing. What is the translation of “MUSHA RINGUM DURAM DA” as it is sung in the traditional Irish/appalachian tune “Whiskey in the Jar?” I guess this … --- ## [What's the best equipment you've used in your hobby?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-best-equipment-youve-used-in-your-hobby/384046)
**Author:** [@Llama\_Llogophile](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Llama_Llogophile)\ **Replies:** 76\ **Last updated:** [December 21, 2006, 12:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-best-equipment-youve-used-in-your-hobby/384046 "2006-12-21T12:08:00Z")
I always enjoyed the scene in Crimson Tide where submarine captain Gene Hackman interviews aspiring Executive Officer Denzel Washington. He asks him what he likes to do in his spare time, and Washington says he rides h… --- ## [Covering bruised eyes from crying?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/covering-bruised-eyes-from-crying/626096)
**Author:** [@Farmer\_Jane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Farmer_Jane)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [July 7, 2012, 10:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/covering-bruised-eyes-from-crying/626096 "2012-07-07T22:40:19Z")
So apparently last night I cried hard enough that I bruised my eyelids. :confused: I have purple dots all over them. I have green concealer, Urban Decay primer and fleshtone concealer. None of those work. It’s 100 degr… --- ## [This effing thread title mightpop up on the SDMB title page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-effing-thread-title-mightpop-up-on-the-sdmb-title-page/249828)
**Author:** [@lissener](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lissener)\ **Replies:** 91\ **Last updated:** [April 25, 2006, 7:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-effing-thread-title-mightpop-up-on-the-sdmb-title-page/249828 "2006-04-25T19:03:14Z")
I was showing my boss the SDMB the other day, because occasionally I make use of the vast knowledge base it represents when I’m trying to research something or other of a work-related nature. When the title page popped u… --- ## ["Wake Up with the King"--AAAHHHHHHH!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wake-up-with-the-king-aaahhhhhhh/267245)
**Author:** [@Eve](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eve)\ **Replies:** 91\ **Last updated:** [October 13, 2004, 6:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wake-up-with-the-king-aaahhhhhhh/267245 "2004-10-13T06:22:14Z")
The creepiest commcerical since that battery family some years back. Have you seen it? Burger King. This schlub wakes up in bed, and next to him, sitting up, is a maniacally grinning, slight-too-big Burger King, who robo… --- ## [What they have in common...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-they-have-in-common/693835)
**Author:** [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Replies:** 66\ **Last updated:** [July 26, 2014, 3:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-they-have-in-common/693835 "2014-07-26T15:16:57Z")
Stolen from today’s Los Angeles Times Online Crossword but you can get yours from anywhere, once you answer this one: What do these entities have in common: Cheshire Cat Alfred E Neuman The Joker Mona Lisa The puz… --- ## [Why are tree's so young? (relatively speaking)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-trees-so-young-relatively-speaking/659506)
**Author:** [@panaccione](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panaccione)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [May 29, 2013, 11:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-trees-so-young-relatively-speaking/659506 "2013-05-29T23:58:08Z")
List of oldest trees. The oldest living tree on the earth today is only a little over 5,000 years old. The earth has been around for billions of years, and I’m sure tree’s have been apart of it’s existence for quite a … --- ## [Do women "enjoy" math as much as men?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-women-enjoy-math-as-much-as-men/473308)
**Author:** [@filmore](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/filmore)\ **Replies:** 75\ **Last updated:** [November 22, 2008, 1:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-women-enjoy-math-as-much-as-men/473308 "2008-11-22T01:47:55Z")
I’ve seen many studies that say girls/women do as well as boys/men in math. However, I was wondering if there are any studies which investigate if there’s a different level of enjoyment of math between the sexes I don’… --- ## [What has Israel ever done for us?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-has-israel-ever-done-for-us/749892)
**Author:** [@boffking](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/boffking)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [March 23, 2016, 9:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-has-israel-ever-done-for-us/749892 "2016-03-23T21:49:05Z")
The USA gives lots of money and support to Israel every year. What have they ever done for us? They are a tiny country, with a land area comparable to a county in the USA, and they have very few natural resources to sp… --- ## [Parents of small children: what are you currently reading your kids?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/parents-of-small-children-what-are-you-currently-reading-your-kids/682339)
**Author:** [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [March 3, 2014, 4:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/parents-of-small-children-what-are-you-currently-reading-your-kids/682339 "2014-03-03T16:46:40Z")
Last night it was Love You Forever; Monday night it was Goodnight Moon. But that’s just me and the missus. What about the rest of y’all? --- ## [Ask a Light Rail Operator](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-a-light-rail-operator/548531)
**Author:** [@Incubus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Incubus)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [May 24, 2013, 5:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-a-light-rail-operator/548531 "2013-05-24T17:39:19Z")
Last week I started Light Rail training at my work and currently on their 10-week certification training program. Even in this short amount of time I’ve learned a ton of stuff about the job. Something funny is that I wa… --- ## [Of culture shock/clothing/modesty: Your limits?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/of-culture-shock-clothing-modesty-your-limits/527690)
**Author:** [@Freudian\_Slit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Freudian_Slit)\ **Replies:** 62\ **Last updated:** [February 10, 2010, 8:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/of-culture-shock-clothing-modesty-your-limits/527690 "2010-02-10T20:28:29Z")
I’ve been thinking about this a lot, because of the whole burqa/modesty issue that’s cropping up these days, and all because of the show Big Love, where on the Warren Jeffs-esque compound, the women dress in ankle length… --- ## [Voice quality in flamboyant gay men](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/voice-quality-in-flamboyant-gay-men/425401)
**Author:** [@corkboard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/corkboard)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [August 8, 2010, 4:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/voice-quality-in-flamboyant-gay-men/425401 "2010-08-08T16:41:47Z")
This isn’t meant to disparage anyone and I don’t mean to be insensitive. I’m looking for a factual answer, if there is one. I’ve known a number of openly, and in some cases, flamboyantly gay men, but haven’t known any … --- ## [Ann Coulter is going to blow the lid off evolution...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ann-coulter-is-going-to-blow-the-lid-off-evolution/354712)
**Author:** [@Diogenes\_the\_Cynic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Diogenes_the_Cynic)\ **Replies:** 76\ **Last updated:** [May 5, 2006, 4:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ann-coulter-is-going-to-blow-the-lid-off-evolution/354712 "2006-05-05T04:04:52Z")
…in her latest book. Her “scientific” ammunition apparently all comes from William Dembsky who says: Oh no, the gig is up. Ann fucking Coulter is going to expose this whole “liberal creation myth” for the liberal fra… --- ## [I want Mel Gibson to make an exceptional Viking movie](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-want-mel-gibson-to-make-an-exceptional-viking-movie/530465)
**Author:** [@Emily\_Litella](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Emily_Litella)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [March 2, 2010, 3:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-want-mel-gibson-to-make-an-exceptional-viking-movie/530465 "2010-03-02T03:28:23Z")
I insist! I’m stamping my foot and will throw a tantrum like a 3 year old! …not that Vikings are the new Pirates, not that it’s going to be the new Braveheart, I don’t particularly like the man (much) or the actor (more… --- ## [I can't believe they got away with that!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-cant-believe-they-got-away-with-that/363930)
**Author:** [@bouv](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bouv)\ **Replies:** 78\ **Last updated:** [July 16, 2006, 5:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-cant-believe-they-got-away-with-that/363930 "2006-07-16T05:48:45Z")
This is a thread for all those jokes that you can’t believe got past the censors. Many will, of course, be from The Simpsons and Family Guy. To start it off: Homer’s mentioning of “the glory hole” The carny’s name be… --- ## [help me identify this plant i found by the river](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-identify-this-plant-i-found-by-the-river/534948)
**Author:** [@Analogue\_Skywalker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Analogue_Skywalker)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [April 7, 2010, 1:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-identify-this-plant-i-found-by-the-river/534948 "2010-04-07T01:46:14Z")
Ive been living in missouri for a while now, I sell medicinal herbs and teas for a living and for the last few years my interest in identifying native herbs and food plants has grown. Every weekend I venture out into … --- ## [People Who Don't Know What A Billion Is](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/people-who-dont-know-what-a-billion-is/779755)
**Author:** [@Jefferson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jefferson)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [February 24, 2017, 7:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/people-who-dont-know-what-a-billion-is/779755 "2017-02-24T07:38:58Z")
I was watching the Wright Stuff this morning and the far-Left ex-soap actor Mark Little when reviewing the papers asked what a billion was, enquiring if it was a thousand million. Matt the Left-wing host, said it was a h… --- ## [What is a Michigan golden dogfish?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-a-michigan-golden-dogfish/527395)
**Author:** [@TGWATY](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TGWATY)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [February 3, 2010, 4:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-a-michigan-golden-dogfish/527395 "2010-02-03T04:05:34Z")
In an old Jean Shepherd broadcast from 1962 which I was listening to yesterday Shep relates a fishing story from his youth. He caught a monster fish in a Michigan lake which an old timer called a golden dogfish. I can’… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1478&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1480&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)