# Top **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1481&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:** 1482 --- ## [Divorced parents what is your custody schedule?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/divorced-parents-what-is-your-custody-schedule/598563)
**Author:** [@Edward\_The\_Head](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Edward_The_Head)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [October 12, 2011, 3:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/divorced-parents-what-is-your-custody-schedule/598563 "2011-10-12T03:03:26Z")
I’m looking for divorced/separated parents have structured their custody of their children. I’m going to ask for a change to having the children half the time and I’d like to see what options there are and the pros and c… --- ## [Should we ban ritual slaughter?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-we-ban-ritual-slaughter/635518)
**Author:** [@Simple\_Linctus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Simple_Linctus)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [September 26, 2012, 2:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-we-ban-ritual-slaughter/635518 "2012-09-26T02:22:33Z")
I don’t really give a crap what happens to chickens, but when you’re talking about higher order animals like sheep and cows the ritual slaughter methods commonly in used in shechita (jewish slaughter of animals) and dhab… --- ## [I think I've ruined my boobs.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-think-ive-ruined-my-boobs/401054)
**Author:** [@Rilchiam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rilchiam)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [April 26, 2007, 1:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-think-ive-ruined-my-boobs/401054 "2007-04-26T01:10:32Z")
Through dieting. Over the past 9 months, I went from 153 to 125 (last I checked). The impetus for this was trying on my bikini and being unable to lie to myself. It’s one thing if the bottom doesn’t fit, but when the to… --- ## [Face Off (SyFy makeup artist contest)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/face-off-syfy-makeup-artist-contest/570065)
**Author:** [@DCnDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DCnDC)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [March 18, 2011, 8:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/face-off-syfy-makeup-artist-contest/570065 "2011-03-18T20:35:53Z")
Anyone watch this? I was watching it last night but my power went out halfway through. Guess I’ll have to watch the rest online tonight. Anyway, it seemed interesting and I enjoyed what I saw of it. I am detecting a … --- ## [Deja vu all over again: Southern California is on fire.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/deja-vu-all-over-again-southern-california-is-on-fire/423516)
**Author:** [@Hostile\_Dialect](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hostile_Dialect)\ **Replies:** 138\ **Last updated:** [October 26, 2007, 10:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/deja-vu-all-over-again-southern-california-is-on-fire/423516 "2007-10-26T22:28:43Z")
The bad news: Los Angeles, Orange and San Diego counties are on fire. The good news: Mel Gibson lives in Malibu. In all seriousness, 2003’s fires (which also began on a weekend in October) were a horrifying experience … --- ## [Iowa court strikes down anti-gay marriage law. Are the tides turning?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/iowa-court-strikes-down-anti-gay-marriage-law-are-the-tides-turning/491903)
**Author:** [@Tastes\_of\_Chocolate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tastes_of_Chocolate)\ **Replies:** 83\ **Last updated:** [April 7, 2009, 3:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/iowa-court-strikes-down-anti-gay-marriage-law-are-the-tides-turning/491903 "2009-04-07T03:03:21Z")
Iowa becomes first Midwest state to allow gay marriage Currently, Iowa, Connecticut and Massachusetts allow gay marriage. California allowed them, and then it got overturned. It seems like the country is seesawing on t… --- ## [How old is you car ?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-old-is-you-car/586940)
**Author:** [@The\_Flying\_Dutchman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Flying_Dutchman)\ **Replies:** 96\ **Last updated:** [June 30, 2011, 8:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-old-is-you-car/586940 "2011-06-30T20:05:48Z")
Primary vehicle if you like. I just want to take a snap shot of SDMB society’s vehicular circumstances. Right now. Not tomorrow if you were at the dealership today. --- ## [Why are Cessna L-19 Bird Dogs so expensive?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-cessna-l-19-bird-dogs-so-expensive/358644)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [June 1, 2006, 12:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-cessna-l-19-bird-dogs-so-expensive/358644 "2006-06-01T00:43:35Z")
Whenever I see a Cessna L-19 Bird Dog for sale, it seems they are rather expensive for what they are. They’re basically Cessna 170s with a cut-down rear fuselage, and two seats instead of four. They do have a more powe… --- ## [Lying in a cow pasture.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lying-in-a-cow-pasture/401160)
**Author:** [@SailedTheOceanBlue](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SailedTheOceanBlue)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [March 3, 2018, 8:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lying-in-a-cow-pasture/401160 "2018-03-03T20:20:33Z")
In the most recent Reader’s Digest, which I have recycled so I will be paraphrasing, a columnist wrote that if one were to lie down in a cow pasture, the cows will come over to have a look. She said (again, paraphrasing… --- ## [24: Season 5: Episode 6 (12:00noon - 1:00pm)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/24-season-5-episode-6-12-00noon-1-00pm/342261)
**Author:** [@Monstre](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Monstre)\ **Replies:** 122\ **Last updated:** [February 2, 2006, 3:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/24-season-5-episode-6-12-00noon-1-00pm/342261 "2006-02-02T15:59:45Z")
And here we go. Jack has put the smackdown on the would-be assassin, and Spenser for hire folded without Jack even having to put a bullet in an extremity or two. So will Jack make it to Walt this week and start the Tor… --- ## [Have you or anyone you know in the real world ever been victim of a home invasion?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-or-anyone-you-know-in-the-real-world-ever-been-victim-of-a-home-invasion/648847)
**Author:** [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Replies:** 70\ **Last updated:** [February 1, 2013, 11:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-or-anyone-you-know-in-the-real-world-ever-been-victim-of-a-home-invasion/648847 "2013-02-01T23:40:42Z")
Suggested by a current thread. Poll in a moment. Since the options are neither recipes nor wisecracks and the we’re talking about real life stuff, the answers will be private. Of course you can talk about real-life in th… --- ## [Is your current SO the best lay you've had?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-your-current-so-the-best-lay-youve-had/468310)
**Author:** [@Soapbox\_Monkey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Soapbox_Monkey)\ **Replies:** 70\ **Last updated:** [October 20, 2008, 8:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-your-current-so-the-best-lay-youve-had/468310 "2008-10-20T20:35:59Z")
If not, have you ever told them? Or at least, without directly telling them they aren’t the best, have you ever shared with them a story of one of your better experiences? It’s just that quite a few people here are pret… --- ## [Did women suffer from less birthing damage 100 years ago?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-women-suffer-from-less-birthing-damage-100-years-ago/741101)
**Author:** [@Torontonian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Torontonian)\ **Replies:** 75\ **Last updated:** [January 9, 2016, 5:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-women-suffer-from-less-birthing-damage-100-years-ago/741101 "2016-01-09T17:32:18Z")
My grandpa is 85 years old. he was the youngest of 12 children, 7 brothers and 4 sisters. they all died except for one brother. I understand this was common in rural areas less than 100 years ago. Did women suffer less … --- ## [Star Trek: Were any of the Enterprises Capable of Routine Intergalactic Travel?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/star-trek-were-any-of-the-enterprises-capable-of-routine-intergalactic-travel/242112)
**Author:** [@Carnac\_the\_Magnificent](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Carnac_the_Magnificent)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [April 28, 2004, 11:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/star-trek-were-any-of-the-enterprises-capable-of-routine-intergalactic-travel/242112 "2004-04-28T23:55:43Z")
From what I’ve seen, none of the Enterprise starships of Star Trek fame were designed for intergalactic travel, although such travel may have occurred in a handful of episodes, with the help of a wormhole or some other l… --- ## [Prison executions : Who knew they were so expensive?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/prison-executions-who-knew-they-were-so-expensive/783987)
**Author:** [@Channing\_Idaho\_Banks](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Channing_Idaho_Banks)\ **Replies:** 68\ **Last updated:** [April 20, 2017, 11:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/prison-executions-who-knew-they-were-so-expensive/783987 "2017-04-20T11:08:44Z")
This has to be among the most outrageous reasons to speed up or carry out an execution. \[INDENT\] http://www.reuters.com/article/us-arkansas-execution-idUSKBN1782NR\[/INDENT\] I wonder if this stuff really expires, and … --- ## [Why is there no comma in this sentence?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-there-no-comma-in-this-sentence/613446)
**Author:** [@Lakai](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lakai)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [February 22, 2012, 11:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-there-no-comma-in-this-sentence/613446 "2012-02-22T23:02:37Z")
Here is the sentence from this article: Why is there no comma before the “and” in the middle? I thought you always had to put commas before coordinating conjunctions. Please help me overcome my ignorance. --- ## [Robert Blake goes free](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/robert-blake-goes-free/294887)
**Author:** [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Replies:** 118\ **Last updated:** [March 19, 2005, 12:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/robert-blake-goes-free/294887 "2005-03-19T00:33:48Z")
Yet another celebrity commits murder and gets away with it. It’s depressing what money and fame can be cashed in for in this country. --- ## [To torture or not to torture](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/to-torture-or-not-to-torture/493808)
**Author:** [@Cheesy\_goodness](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cheesy_goodness)\ **Replies:** 92\ **Last updated:** [April 23, 2009, 12:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/to-torture-or-not-to-torture/493808 "2009-04-23T00:24:46Z")
Reading some of the memos just released by the Obama DOJ got me thinking. There’s no doubt that Khalid Shaikh Mohammed and others held in Gitmo and Bagram committed horrible atrocities that led to the deaths of thousand… --- ## [Screamers Anonymous (could be TMI :)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/screamers-anonymous-could-be-tmi/169444)
**Author:** [@tanookie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tanookie)\ **Replies:** 145\ **Last updated:** [April 26, 2003, 4:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/screamers-anonymous-could-be-tmi/169444 "2003-04-26T04:34:10Z")
Ok… Thanks to my new board friends (You know who you are) I’m starting this thread. My mom broke her leg. So what you say… or gee sorry about your ma you may also say… But this means my mom has moved in with me and my… --- ## [Morons! I'm surrounded by morons!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/morons-im-surrounded-by-morons/724858)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [July 12, 2015, 3:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/morons-im-surrounded-by-morons/724858 "2015-07-12T15:26:57Z")
This quote seems very familiar to me. I envision it in my mind being said by a live actor, perhaps Wallace Shawn. But the only film I can find that uses that line is All Dogs Go To Heaven or one of its sequels, and I’v… --- ## [Why blame religion for Alan Turing's prosecution?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-blame-religion-for-alan-turings-prosecution/457223)
**Author:** [@ITR\_champion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ITR_champion)\ **Replies:** 70\ **Last updated:** [July 29, 2008, 6:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-blame-religion-for-alan-turings-prosecution/457223 "2008-07-29T18:06:48Z")
Alan Turing was a British scientist who committed suicide in 1954 after being convicted of homosexual acts. In The God Delusion, Richard Dawkins lists this in his chapter on bad things that results from religion. As us… --- ## [How can 128 ounces = 133.5 ounces?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-can-128-ounces-133-5-ounces/744876)
**Author:** [@Johnegee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnegee)\ **Replies:** 69\ **Last updated:** [February 5, 2016, 6:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-can-128-ounces-133-5-ounces/744876 "2016-02-05T18:08:08Z")
According to Google Search and Wolfram and other online conversion programs, 3.785411784 liters = 128 fluid ounces. Please feel free to check for yourself. So I would think that if you switch from liters (volume) to gr… --- ## [Giant alcohol display bottles](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/giant-alcohol-display-bottles/410453)
**Author:** [@Cluricaun](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cluricaun)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [July 5, 2007, 5:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/giant-alcohol-display-bottles/410453 "2007-07-05T17:00:15Z")
You know the ones on the back bar, the 10 gallon bottle of Ketel One and what not. Do those actaully contain alcohol, or are they full of water and just for display purposes? --- ## [The Mystery of the Falling Light Shade](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-mystery-of-the-falling-light-shade/642529)
**Author:** [@Fiddle\_Peghead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fiddle_Peghead)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [December 2, 2012, 4:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-mystery-of-the-falling-light-shade/642529 "2012-12-02T16:26:40Z")
Today I was sitting at the dining room table in my house, all alone. To the left are twelve steps (stairs) leading up to the second floor, a detail which will become necessary a bit later. At the top of the stairs, there… --- ## [do e-cigs smell (a poll)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-e-cigs-smell-a-poll/673181)
**Author:** [@clairobscur](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/clairobscur)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [October 15, 2014, 8:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-e-cigs-smell-a-poll/673181 "2014-10-15T20:41:15Z")
In a current thread, Dangerosa stated that e-cigs release a nasty smell that clings to clothes (requiring up to two weeks of airing to get rid of it). This statement seems absurd to me. E-cigs smell seems barely noticea… --- ## [Origin of the word Kifed](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/origin-of-the-word-kifed/30307)
**Author:** [@furthur](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/furthur)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [July 2, 2021, 1:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/origin-of-the-word-kifed/30307 "2021-07-02T13:35:09Z")
A friend of mine says he uses the word “kifed,” meaning to steal something. Recently he was out to dinner with his mother-in-law and used that word and she replied “Isn’t that kind of offensive?” She wouldn’t elaborate o… --- ## [I pit my parents.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-my-parents/394403)
**Author:** [@Autolycus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Autolycus)\ **Replies:** 97\ **Last updated:** [March 7, 2007, 5:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-my-parents/394403 "2007-03-07T17:49:38Z")
Hey everyone, I love my parents; I really do, so please dont think I’m evil. Well, I am evil so please dont think I’m like Hitler or anything. Besides, we all know Dob is Hitler, or at least Doggy Hitler. Geez Louise… --- ## [Majority Opposed To Teaching Arabic Numerals](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/majority-opposed-to-teaching-arabic-numerals/833975)
**Author:** [@Steve\_MB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Steve_MB)\ **Replies:** 94\ **Last updated:** [May 20, 2019, 5:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/majority-opposed-to-teaching-arabic-numerals/833975 "2019-05-20T17:46:06Z")
Life in the Age of Trump: --- ## [So who should play Catwoman?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-who-should-play-catwoman/457293)
**Author:** [@Don\_Draper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Don_Draper)\ **Replies:** 106\ **Last updated:** [July 30, 2008, 8:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-who-should-play-catwoman/457293 "2008-07-30T20:24:54Z")
I’m making a wild guess that the next Batman film will feature a new Catwoman as the main villain. I would have said Maggie Gyllenhaal, if not for the fact that she’s already in the current film. Who’d you like to see … --- ## [The legacy of Jimmy Carter](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-legacy-of-jimmy-carter/349886)
**Author:** [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Replies:** 106\ **Last updated:** [April 12, 2006, 12:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-legacy-of-jimmy-carter/349886 "2006-04-12T12:57:01Z")
Jimmy Carter is a favorite whipping boy for Republicans, who love to point to his presidency as a colossal failure. Jokes abound. But I have to say that if any president, present or past, can even halfway match the leg… --- ## [I Joined FaceBook. What am I Supposed to Do With It?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-joined-facebook-what-am-i-supposed-to-do-with-it/501832)
**Author:** [@Shagnasty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shagnasty)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [July 15, 2009, 1:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-joined-facebook-what-am-i-supposed-to-do-with-it/501832 "2009-07-15T13:44:55Z")
I recently joined Facebook and I am amazed about how much activity I am getting. I live 2,000 miles from where I grew up and I am getting requests daily from people wanting to be “Friends”. I haven’t seem most of them in… --- ## [Poll: Is Justin Bieber a Baby Daddy?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-is-justin-bieber-a-baby-daddy/601889)
**Author:** [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [November 6, 2011, 4:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-is-justin-bieber-a-baby-daddy/601889 "2011-11-06T04:13:35Z")
Okay, I’m not a fan of Justin Bieber nor do I particularly hate him, but I’m just curious how accurate the collective hunches are here on SDMB. Since with modern DNA testing it should be easily determined with near 100%… --- ## [Survivor Feb 18, 2010. in 15 minutes \[open spoilers\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/survivor-feb-18-2010-in-15-minutes-open-spoilers/529569)
**Author:** [@notfrommensa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/notfrommensa)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [February 23, 2010, 12:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/survivor-feb-18-2010-in-15-minutes-open-spoilers/529569 "2010-02-23T12:34:48Z")
Don’t forget, 2nd episode of Heroes v Villains. I hope Boston Rob is OK. --- ## [How do we feel about fireworks in the MMP?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-we-feel-about-fireworks-in-the-mmp/945172)
**Author:** [@FairyChatMom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FairyChatMom)\ **Replies:** 244\ **Last updated:** [July 5, 2021, 4:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-we-feel-about-fireworks-in-the-mmp/945172 "2021-07-05T04:07:53Z")
Ooooh, aaaaaaah, pretty! Meh. No. Just no. I think I’m firmly in the Meh category. Seen 'em, they were pretty, But now, can’t be bothered. Honestly, I can’t recall the last time I went to a 4th of July display - or any… --- ## [Is "Bolding mine" on a quote: required, polite, unnecessary or other?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-bolding-mine-on-a-quote-required-polite-unnecessary-or-other/811480)
**Author:** [@Nars\_Glinley](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nars_Glinley)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [April 22, 2018, 2:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-bolding-mine-on-a-quote-required-polite-unnecessary-or-other/811480 "2018-04-22T02:52:07Z")
I see “Bolding mine” when bolding a quoted post where there was no original bolding and in fact, I usually try to do it. Is it required because of the “don’t change quoted posts” rule or is it just considered polite? I… --- ## [The United States of America](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-united-states-of-america/318861)
**Author:** [@The\_Flying\_Dutchman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Flying_Dutchman)\ **Replies:** 101\ **Last updated:** [August 30, 2005, 5:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-united-states-of-america/318861 "2005-08-30T17:59:20Z")
Okay I’ve had it with you. I’m a Canadian who has always admired you and given you the benefit of the doubt in almost all of the issues facing you on the world stage since I was old enough to appreciate what America gene… --- ## [Astronomy Question- Trying to identify star/planet in night sky.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/astronomy-question-trying-to-identify-star-planet-in-night-sky/559045)
**Author:** [@CatherineZeta](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CatherineZeta)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [November 7, 2010, 5:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/astronomy-question-trying-to-identify-star-planet-in-night-sky/559045 "2010-11-07T05:15:51Z")
I live in NYC and was walking in the downtown direction in Harlem where there’s a decent amount of light pollution, but not so much as in midtown, and I noticed an extremely bright star in the sky…it was actually the bri… --- ## [The Union's in a state](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-unions-in-a-state/1027923)
**Author:** [@Monty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Monty)\ **Replies:** 350\ **Last updated:** [March 11, 2026, 3:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-unions-in-a-state/1027923 "2026-03-11T15:59:22Z")
In less than 24 hours, the State of the Union address should begin. Feel free to vent here about anything connected with it. For non-BBQ PIT-esque commentary, feel free to make them in 2026 State of the Union thread in … --- ## ["Did you ever dance with the devil in the pale moonlight"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-you-ever-dance-with-the-devil-in-the-pale-moonlight/536188)
**Author:** [@Autolycus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Autolycus)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [April 16, 2010, 5:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-you-ever-dance-with-the-devil-in-the-pale-moonlight/536188 "2010-04-16T17:58:15Z")
If you did, did you look him in the eye? Did you dance the poison out of your soul, and dance the devil back into his hole? Well, you better say never, because the dance with the devil might last you forever. Or, as U… --- ## [What are the most shockingly ugly designs in successful or mainstream products?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-the-most-shockingly-ugly-designs-in-successful-or-mainstream-products/442474)
**Author:** [@TLDRIDKJKLOLFTW](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TLDRIDKJKLOLFTW)\ **Replies:** 86\ **Last updated:** [March 25, 2008, 12:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-the-most-shockingly-ugly-designs-in-successful-or-mainstream-products/442474 "2008-03-25T12:40:00Z")
I can’t get over how hideous and hateful the Amazon Kindle is - just one of the ugliest pieces of technology that I’ve ever seen in my life. It looks like something that you’d find in a cardboard box at a garage sale in … --- ## [Is there any major US city (pop \> 1M) that has a charming rural town within 30 minutes of it?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-any-major-us-city-pop-1m-that-has-a-charming-rural-town-within-30-minutes-of-it/812708)
**Author:** [@Ashtura](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ashtura)\ **Replies:** 113\ **Last updated:** [July 21, 2018, 12:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-any-major-us-city-pop-1m-that-has-a-charming-rural-town-within-30-minutes-of-it/812708 "2018-07-21T12:53:28Z")
Or is that impossible due to urban sprawl? I was out in Lancaster, PA the other day and wishing it was closer to Philly so I could move there. Sadly, it isn’t. --- ## [Dumb Shit The Bible Says](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dumb-shit-the-bible-says/557336)
**Author:** [@FoieGrasIsEvil](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FoieGrasIsEvil)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [October 25, 2010, 10:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dumb-shit-the-bible-says/557336 "2010-10-25T22:44:22Z")
Sacrilege! http://www.dumbshitthebiblesays.com/ :slight\_smile: --- ## [Heat Loss in Space](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/heat-loss-in-space/513825)
**Author:** [@pan1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pan1)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [October 18, 2009, 3:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/heat-loss-in-space/513825 "2009-10-18T15:05:23Z")
You’re on a spaceship travelling at a speed of 1AU/day from the outer edge of the solar system heading back to Earth. About 30 AU from the Sun, as you flyby Neptune, your Heater breaks and cannot be fixed. All the other … --- ## [I wrote a gun control Op/Ed for my student newspaper.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-wrote-a-gun-control-op-ed-for-my-student-newspaper/416039)
**Author:** [@Airman\_Doors\_USAF](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Airman_Doors_USAF)\ **Replies:** 135\ **Last updated:** [August 23, 2007, 10:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-wrote-a-gun-control-op-ed-for-my-student-newspaper/416039 "2007-08-23T22:50:43Z")
As it is my own work, I am opting to publish it in its entirety here. I am looking for opinions, good, bad and ugly. While ordinarily I would submit this in IMHO, this is a bit of a controversial topic, so have at it. --- ## [Cable TV has ads, so why isn't it free?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cable-tv-has-ads-so-why-isnt-it-free/4129)
**Author:** [@curious\_george](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/curious_george)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [May 26, 2016, 7:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cable-tv-has-ads-so-why-isnt-it-free/4129 "2016-05-26T19:09:36Z")
It seems when cable tv was first starting around 1980, the idea was that customers would pay a monthly fee but there would be no commercials. However, as long as I have had cable tv, it has had commercials and the monthl… --- ## [NFL 2023: Week 17](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-2023-week-17/995234)
**Author:** [@Railer13](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Railer13)\ **Replies:** 178\ **Last updated:** [January 3, 2024, 9:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-2023-week-17/995234 "2024-01-03T21:43:36Z")
Things we learned last weekend: The Ravens are now clear Super Bowl favorites The Niners are not Lamar Jackson made a strong case for MVP Brock Purdy did not The Browns are officially a Good Team The Chiefs are not The… --- ## [Where one acquires murder weapons](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-one-acquires-murder-weapons/730317)
**Author:** [@dougie\_monty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dougie_monty)\ **Replies:** 67\ **Last updated:** [September 9, 2015, 3:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-one-acquires-murder-weapons/730317 "2015-09-09T03:31:52Z")
I don’t have this in mind myself, but I’d like to know: If, for example, someone wants to kill someone else with a poison like arsenic (compound) or strychnine, where do they get it? He/She can’t just walk into the local… --- ## [Why isn’t heroin used for lethal injections?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-isn-t-heroin-used-for-lethal-injections/736159)
**Author:** [@cardinal\_fang](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cardinal_fang)\ **Replies:** 61\ **Last updated:** [November 27, 2015, 8:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-isn-t-heroin-used-for-lethal-injections/736159 "2015-11-27T20:07:38Z")
Link. I’m having a hard time parsing Slug’s illustration. Is this a (condemned) prisoner in the lower-left half of the picture (wearing stripes)? How exactly is he oriented? Working from right to left, I presume the fou… --- ## [Fitness legend Jack Lalanne dead at 96 !](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fitness-legend-jack-lalanne-dead-at-96/568750)
**Author:** [@wolf\_meister](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wolf_meister)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [January 30, 2011, 8:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fitness-legend-jack-lalanne-dead-at-96/568750 "2011-01-30T20:44:16Z")
Wow he lived to be 96! He sure kept himself in great shape. --- ## [Why are scientists so sure that dark matter exists?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-scientists-so-sure-that-dark-matter-exists/654772)
**Author:** [@Quartz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quartz)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [April 5, 2013, 6:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-scientists-so-sure-that-dark-matter-exists/654772 "2013-04-05T18:14:59Z")
The Scientific Method indicates that when observational evidence contradicts the theory, the theory is considered disproven and chucked. That’s not the case with dark matter: galaxies aren’t behaving as classic theories … [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1480&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1482&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)