# Top **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1515&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:** 1516 --- ## [Congratulations, you just won a yacht!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/congratulations-you-just-won-a-yacht/590748)
**Author:** [@Bricker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bricker)\ **Replies:** 95\ **Last updated:** [August 2, 2011, 4:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/congratulations-you-just-won-a-yacht/590748 "2011-08-02T16:32:06Z")
Yup. Remember that sweepstakes you entered? Well, the second prize is a yacht – 44 foot twin engine Bayliner with a fly deck, great for cruising or open-sea fishing. And it’s yours. What do you name it? --- ## [Is "Future Shock" now a thing of the past?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-future-shock-now-a-thing-of-the-past/544321)
**Author:** [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [June 26, 2010, 6:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-future-shock-now-a-thing-of-the-past/544321 "2010-06-26T06:27:58Z")
Alvin Toffler’s 1970 book Future Shock is about the stress and disorientation people suffered from the the rapid transformation of their world from “industrial society” to “super-industrial society.” If that was a real … --- ## [Speck of space dust + traveling at speed of light = Death?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speck-of-space-dust-traveling-at-speed-of-light-death/491475)
**Author:** [@No\_Wikipedia\_Cites](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/No_Wikipedia_Cites)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [April 1, 2009, 6:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speck-of-space-dust-traveling-at-speed-of-light-death/491475 "2009-04-01T18:46:23Z")
Ok, supposing Challenger 2 is upgraded to travel at 9/10ths the speed of light, and the dudes are hauling a$$ towards Proxima centauri. Word on the street is that at near the speed of light, even a speck of dust would be… --- ## [To what degree do you believe in God ?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/to-what-degree-do-you-believe-in-god/555377)
**Author:** [@The\_Flying\_Dutchman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Flying_Dutchman)\ **Replies:** 79\ **Last updated:** [October 11, 2010, 10:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/to-what-degree-do-you-believe-in-god/555377 "2010-10-11T22:08:57Z")
To what what degree do you believe in God ? --- ## [Screw with history for fun & mischief. One rule: no killing.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/screw-with-history-for-fun-mischief-one-rule-no-killing/630634)
**Author:** [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Replies:** 76\ **Last updated:** [August 9, 2012, 2:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/screw-with-history-for-fun-mischief-one-rule-no-killing/630634 "2012-08-09T14:49:21Z")
For the next 168 hours I will be making RhymerTech\* continua buggies available to various Dopers. The verniers will be locked down so that you are confined to our universe, and you can only go into the past; minimum trip… --- ## [How many nuclear "bombs" would it take to destroy the PLANET](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-nuclear-bombs-would-it-take-to-destroy-the-planet/699029)
**Author:** [@SiXSwordS](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SiXSwordS)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [September 24, 2014, 5:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-nuclear-bombs-would-it-take-to-destroy-the-planet/699029 "2014-09-24T17:20:01Z")
Let me say that I am not in favor of destroying even a portion of the human population; I tend to get upset when even a minuscule portion is harmed. But I do get pet-peevish when someone implies that the U.S.—or even th… --- ## [Joke time; A woman goes to the gynecologist.....](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/joke-time-a-woman-goes-to-the-gynecologist/339381)
**Author:** [@Uncommon\_Sense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Uncommon_Sense)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [January 16, 2006, 4:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/joke-time-a-woman-goes-to-the-gynecologist/339381 "2006-01-16T16:32:13Z")
A beautiful, voluptuous woman goes to the gynecologist. The doc takes one look at this woman and all professionalism goes out the window. Right away he tells her to undress. After she has disrobed he begins to stroke … --- ## [everybody's favorite decade: stories takes place in the 1960's](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/everybodys-favorite-decade-stories-takes-place-in-the-1960s/557424)
**Author:** [@cactus\_waltz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cactus_waltz)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [October 25, 2010, 5:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/everybodys-favorite-decade-stories-takes-place-in-the-1960s/557424 "2010-10-25T05:38:22Z")
With Mad Men getting a lot of hype and popularity, there has been a resurgence in 190’s retro. For example, last year saw these movies, taking place in the 1960’s, that I know of: The Boat That Rocked, An Education, A Si… --- ## [Consumers are responsible for consumerism](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/consumers-are-responsible-for-consumerism/515695)
**Author:** [@Cagey\_Drifter](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cagey_Drifter)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [November 10, 2009, 12:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/consumers-are-responsible-for-consumerism/515695 "2009-11-10T12:55:30Z")
I’ve found, much to my shock, that this is a controversial statement. Most rebuttals I’ve heard are-- in my view-- ahistorical, ideologically driven, and the result of knee-jerk reactions against corporations. Someone ex… --- ## [Characters who are much bitcher than they let on](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/characters-who-are-much-bitcher-than-they-let-on/468412)
**Author:** [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Replies:** 75\ **Last updated:** [October 22, 2008, 7:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/characters-who-are-much-bitcher-than-they-let-on/468412 "2008-10-22T19:09:37Z")
“Probably more of a bitch than she lets on” is, of course, how a trash tv talk show described Lois Griffin. No description could be more apt. Though her veneer is that of an attractive, long-suffering, rational & moral… --- ## [Where's That "Grease" Scene Filmed?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wheres-that-grease-scene-filmed/715905)
**Author:** [@Jinx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jinx)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [June 4, 2015, 5:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wheres-that-grease-scene-filmed/715905 "2015-06-04T17:09:05Z")
a. That drag race in Grease filmed in a huge drainage culvert…where the heck is that filmed? b. Over the years, I noticed some other shows with scenes filmed here. (You can’t miss it.) Does anyone know what shows have… --- ## [Weird Al mentions Cecil](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weird-al-mentions-cecil/375202)
**Author:** [@ErinPuff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ErinPuff)\ **Replies:** 64\ **Last updated:** [November 15, 2006, 3:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weird-al-mentions-cecil/375202 "2006-11-15T15:25:02Z")
Not only that, but he refers to him as his friend: He then copied and pasted the rest of the article. --- ## [Coke or Pepsi?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coke-or-pepsi/804445)
**Author:** [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Replies:** 104\ **Last updated:** [December 22, 2017, 5:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coke-or-pepsi/804445 "2017-12-22T17:56:19Z")
For those who have a preference. Yeah, I know you like your Stewart’s and your Vernors and your Sprechers; ain’t no room for that malarkey in this poll. Coke/Diet Coke vs. Pepsi/Diet Pepsi. --- ## [Google Ordered to Remove 'Innocence of Muslims' From YouTube](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/google-ordered-to-remove-innocence-of-muslims-from-youtube/682420)
**Author:** [@Revtim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Revtim)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [January 5, 2016, 3:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/google-ordered-to-remove-innocence-of-muslims-from-youtube/682420 "2016-01-05T15:30:49Z")
Title of the article (and this thread) sounds like a blatant 1st Amendment violation, but: Is there precedent to this type of copyright complaint? --- ## [Whic was the better show: X-files or Fringe?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whic-was-the-better-show-x-files-or-fringe/655127)
**Author:** [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [August 30, 2014, 2:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whic-was-the-better-show-x-files-or-fringe/655127 "2014-08-30T02:38:25Z")
Both are off the air now and were quite similar. Overall, considering the two shows, which was the better one? --- ## [Partners with great onscreen chemistry](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/partners-with-great-onscreen-chemistry/665941)
**Author:** [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [August 14, 2013, 5:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/partners-with-great-onscreen-chemistry/665941 "2013-08-14T05:00:22Z")
Any era, movies or TV, drama, comedy, reality, talk show, news, same sex or opposite sex, romantic partners or colleagues-- which pairs (characters or the actors/performers themselves) have/had that spark that made/makes… --- ## [Pronounciation of "Caramel"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pronounciation-of-caramel/639488)
**Author:** [@YogSothoth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/YogSothoth)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [November 6, 2012, 12:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pronounciation-of-caramel/639488 "2012-11-06T12:17:00Z")
How do you pronounce that most whimsical of words? --- ## [Ask the very sore girl who just had lipo, breast lift, and breast implants](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-very-sore-girl-who-just-had-lipo-breast-lift-and-breast-implants/428251)
**Author:** [@tesseract](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tesseract)\ **Replies:** 65\ **Last updated:** [December 3, 2007, 7:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-very-sore-girl-who-just-had-lipo-breast-lift-and-breast-implants/428251 "2007-12-03T19:15:15Z")
I did a search on this topic, and although there was an “Ask the chick who had breast reduction surgery,” I didn’t see one exactly like mine. If it’s been done and I didn’t notice, no worries – you can just tell me polit… --- ## [terryobrien80, get fucked](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/terryobrien80-get-fucked/570982)
**Author:** [@Snarky\_Kong](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snarky_Kong)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [February 11, 2011, 4:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/terryobrien80-get-fucked/570982 "2011-02-11T16:32:51Z")
Quickest pitting ever? Hah, they didn’t rape children, then raped 14 year olds, so we’re cool right? And no, just because you said you’re not excusing it doesn’t mean that you didn’t do just that. Also, quit it with t… --- ## [Things That Go Bzzzzz In The Night: A Ghostly MMP](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-that-go-bzzzzz-in-the-night-a-ghostly-mmp/974061)
**Author:** [@dogbutler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dogbutler)\ **Replies:** 255\ **Last updated:** [November 7, 2022, 8:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-that-go-bzzzzz-in-the-night-a-ghostly-mmp/974061 "2022-11-07T08:15:25Z")
Well not a ghost, per say but I have a little black fly in my bathroom. Which is not in itself remarkable, except…it’s been there for 5 years. One fly. Occasionally it goes AWOL for a week or 2, and once there was 3 f… --- ## [My friend's ex is a loose cannon- NEED ANSWER FAST!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-friends-ex-is-a-loose-cannon-need-answer-fast/718610)
**Author:** [@boffking](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/boffking)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [April 30, 2015, 4:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-friends-ex-is-a-loose-cannon-need-answer-fast/718610 "2015-04-30T04:44:46Z")
I meet up with my friends every week for a game night. About a month ago one of my friends got a girlfriend, and she came to meet us. I later found out from another friend (who was there) that she has a crush on me and… --- ## [An anthropologist studies evangelicals' politics](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/an-anthropologist-studies-evangelicals-politics/621300)
**Author:** [@BigAppleBucky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BigAppleBucky)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [June 16, 2012, 12:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/an-anthropologist-studies-evangelicals-politics/621300 "2012-06-16T00:18:26Z")
http://campaignstops.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/05/06/do-as-i-do-not-as-i-say/?scp=1&sq=Evangelicals&st=Search --- ## [Best athlete not in his/her sport's Hall of Fame?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-athlete-not-in-his-her-sports-hall-of-fame/696351)
**Author:** [@Leaper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaper)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [August 30, 2014, 11:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-athlete-not-in-his-her-sports-hall-of-fame/696351 "2014-08-30T23:27:29Z")
I was wondering about this question, in order to get a sense of what it takes to be elite in whatever sport. Assume eligibility, of course, and exclude those kept out because of clear “external” circumstances, like Pete … --- ## [Have you ever gotten sick right after a flu shot?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-gotten-sick-right-after-a-flu-shot/704092)
**Author:** [@Quasimodal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quasimodal)\ **Replies:** 61\ **Last updated:** [November 14, 2014, 2:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-gotten-sick-right-after-a-flu-shot/704092 "2014-11-14T02:49:49Z")
I’m all for flu shots and I think it’s important for people to take them. That being said I had my shot yesterday and today I feel not the best. Very tired, lightheaded, light fever, and a cough. I’m not looking for medi… --- ## [I pit people who get PISSY! about SDMB games!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-people-who-get-pissy-about-sdmb-games/574688)
**Author:** [@etv78](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/etv78)\ **Replies:** 61\ **Last updated:** [March 17, 2011, 4:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-people-who-get-pissy-about-sdmb-games/574688 "2011-03-17T04:10:29Z")
I just got a message from someone REAMING me out for “changing” a category in the Game Room! Now, if I was adding an invalid answer, I could get it. But this person is just being an ASSHOLE! He need to GROW A FUCKING PAI… --- ## [Explain to me (Asian) Indian names](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/explain-to-me-asian-indian-names/470960)
**Author:** [@Risha](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Risha)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [November 8, 2008, 11:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/explain-to-me-asian-indian-names/470960 "2008-11-08T11:32:02Z")
The people of Indian descent that I have known here in the United States have had what a Westerner would consider fairly “normal” names - by which I mean “First-name Surname”, such as “Risha Shah”. It never occurred to m… --- ## [How Many States of Matter are There? 3, 4 or 5?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-states-of-matter-are-there-3-4-or-5/21658)
**Author:** [@Whack-a-Mole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Whack-a-Mole)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [August 4, 2022, 10:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-states-of-matter-are-there-3-4-or-5/21658 "2022-08-04T22:35:59Z")
Ok, we can all agree on the easy ones…Gas, Liquid and Solid. I read somewhere that a Bose-Einstein Condensate can be considered a 4th state of matter. I had also heard somewhere that Plasma (i.e. what matter in a star … --- ## [Reforming the Court System](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reforming-the-court-system/521704)
**Author:** [@Qin\_Shi\_Huangdi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qin_Shi_Huangdi)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [December 27, 2009, 12:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reforming-the-court-system/521704 "2009-12-27T00:34:14Z")
Many criminal trials are often highly emotional and marred by fierce accusations of bias, racism, and etc. Two of the more notable ones was the trial of the LA cops who beat Rodney King and OJ Simpson. And of course ther… --- ## [FEMA's use of skilled volunteers? Leafleteers and Bush Props.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/femas-use-of-skilled-volunteers-leafleteers-and-bush-props/320438)
**Author:** [@Hentor\_the\_Barbarian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hentor_the_Barbarian)\ **Replies:** 103\ **Last updated:** [September 9, 2005, 12:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/femas-use-of-skilled-volunteers-leafleteers-and-bush-props/320438 "2005-09-09T00:37:29Z")
Salt Lake Tribune This thing was a grade A clusterfuck all around. --- ## [Formula One 2019](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/formula-one-2019/834514)
**Author:** [@Lamoral](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lamoral)\ **Replies:** 78\ **Last updated:** [November 18, 2019, 9:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/formula-one-2019/834514 "2019-11-18T21:18:43Z")
Is anyone else here following Formula One? The Monaco Grand Prix is tomorrow. Qualifying highlights here. My money (literally) is on Vettel, Bottas, and Hamilton. Longer odds but a bigger payoff on Vettel (who did take … --- ## [marcmcroy, you will not find what you're looking for here.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/marcmcroy-you-will-not-find-what-youre-looking-for-here/662101)
**Author:** [@B.Serum](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/B.Serum)\ **Replies:** 63\ **Last updated:** [June 30, 2013, 12:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/marcmcroy-you-will-not-find-what-youre-looking-for-here/662101 "2013-06-30T12:11:46Z")
marcmcroy, Congratulations on discovering the Straight Dope on the other end of whatever anti-government Alta Vista search you performed last week. I know a name like “Straight Dope” sounds like it must be a haven for I… --- ## [L.A. Noire - who's picking it up?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/l-a-noire-whos-picking-it-up/581507)
**Author:** [@Mr.Kobayashi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Kobayashi)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [May 26, 2011, 5:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/l-a-noire-whos-picking-it-up/581507 "2011-05-26T17:17:22Z")
L.A. Noire, the latest offering from Rockstar Games, is out next week for PS3 and 360. I’ve got to say, I’m pretty exited about it. It’s nice to see an open world game where you’re on the side of law and order rather tha… --- ## [Anyone know of a playing card print template?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-know-of-a-playing-card-print-template/558489)
**Author:** [@Monty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Monty)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [January 9, 2016, 4:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-know-of-a-playing-card-print-template/558489 "2016-01-09T16:19:17Z")
I’m in need of a printer template/printer stock for playing cards. The cards are the usual size and the stuff I need to print is laid out 9 cards to a page–3 rows, 3 columns. This is just one of the things I need to pr… --- ## [I get no respect. (raccoon)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-get-no-respect-raccoon/356166)
**Author:** [@Sattua](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sattua)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [May 25, 2006, 11:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-get-no-respect-raccoon/356166 "2006-05-25T23:56:05Z")
I have a fat, ornery raccoon on my property. It used to knock over my garbage bins at night. Then it started knocking over my garbage bins during the day. Then it started eating sesame seeds out of my bird feeder. It … --- ## [Did Jesus say he was the son of God?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-jesus-say-he-was-the-son-of-god/817624)
**Author:** [@Walken\_After\_Midnight](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Walken_After_Midnight)\ **Replies:** 87\ **Last updated:** [July 14, 2018, 7:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-jesus-say-he-was-the-son-of-god/817624 "2018-07-14T19:48:20Z")
It’s been a long time since I did religious studies classes. Did Jesus say he was the son of God, or was it a label that his followers bestowed upon him? Did he believe himself to be divine/semi-divine, or did he believ… --- ## [Can you test for a cat allergy at home?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-test-for-a-cat-allergy-at-home/546425)
**Author:** [@Palo\_Verde](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Palo_Verde)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [July 12, 2010, 10:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-test-for-a-cat-allergy-at-home/546425 "2010-07-12T22:44:28Z")
I suspect my 6 year old son may be allergic to our cats. Is there a way to do a do-it-yourself test to see? I’ve had the regular tests done before and they scratch your arm and put a liquid of different allergens on th… --- ## [What's the motive for going after Lance Armstong? Is it racially motivated?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-motive-for-going-after-lance-armstong-is-it-racially-motivated/549472)
**Author:** [@R.P.McMurphy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/R.P.McMurphy)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [August 16, 2010, 7:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-motive-for-going-after-lance-armstong-is-it-racially-motivated/549472 "2010-08-16T07:14:26Z")
The anti-doper forces seem to have targeted LA. Why? The guy is a hero to a lot of people. What’s the point of working so hard to bring him down? As the asshole Landis said, “If he didn’t win the TDF, then some oth… --- ## [Marry a Conservative Catholic, Or You're Written Out of My Will!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/marry-a-conservative-catholic-or-youre-written-out-of-my-will/511989)
**Author:** [@Bricker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bricker)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [November 25, 2009, 4:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/marry-a-conservative-catholic-or-youre-written-out-of-my-will/511989 "2009-11-25T16:15:20Z")
The thing I best recall from my Property class was the odd pale-green tile ceiling. It evidently fascinated me so much that most of the actual law conveyed is now a blur. So I don’t have much in the way of scholarly res… --- ## [Phrases that don't mean what they used to](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/phrases-that-dont-mean-what-they-used-to/583862)
**Author:** [@AtomicDog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AtomicDog)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [June 6, 2011, 7:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/phrases-that-dont-mean-what-they-used-to/583862 "2011-06-06T19:10:11Z")
“I picked up the telephone and hit him with it.” 40 years ago, you would be inflicting cracked ribs or a concussion. Nowadays, the intended victim would most likely be saying, “you’re kidding, right?” My fellow Dopers… --- ## [American-ethnicity](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-ethnicity/689276)
**Author:** [@calm\_kiwi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/calm_kiwi)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [May 28, 2014, 12:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-ethnicity/689276 "2014-05-28T12:26:24Z")
American’s seem to come in very many varieties “Italian-American”, “African-American”, “Chinese-American”, “Dutch-American” etc Was anyone ever “English-American”? Other than someone whose parents were English? --- ## [The London 2012 Olympic Games Committee is cute](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-london-2012-olympic-games-committee-is-cute/628198)
**Author:** [@Rune](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rune)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [July 18, 2012, 11:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-london-2012-olympic-games-committee-is-cute/628198 "2012-07-18T23:24:12Z")
They think they can decide who can link to them and what they write in their links: Linking Policy heh heh they think they are a junior Central Propaganda Bureau of the Chinese Communist Party. Endearing small critte… --- ## [IMDb sucks yak cock](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/imdb-sucks-yak-cock/444793)
**Author:** [@Argent\_Towers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Argent_Towers)\ **Replies:** 67\ **Last updated:** [April 17, 2008, 6:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/imdb-sucks-yak-cock/444793 "2008-04-17T18:10:01Z")
IMDb is a great archive of movies. Really, it is. I love being able to go to a website and look up any movie I want, find out who’s in it, or whatever. The one thing it has going for it is how comprehensive it is. The o… --- ## [Ford's "Check Engine" light: What does it indicate?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fords-check-engine-light-what-does-it-indicate/473714)
**Author:** [@dougie\_monty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dougie_monty)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [November 22, 2008, 1:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fords-check-engine-light-what-does-it-indicate/473714 "2008-11-22T13:17:45Z")
We have a 1992 Ford Taurus. The yellow “Check Engine” light on the dashboard panel has come on a few times lately, after we’ve been driving a while. Does this have a legitimate function, or did Ford put it in to ensure s… --- ## [Do Blimps and Helos fly at night?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-blimps-and-helos-fly-at-night/426719)
**Author:** [@Jinx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jinx)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [November 18, 2007, 2:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-blimps-and-helos-fly-at-night/426719 "2007-11-18T14:27:35Z")
Does anyone know if blimps, such as the Goodyear’s promotional blimp, does any flying at night? Seems to me it would only be relocated from site to site during daylight hours only. Is this correct? And, if it flew by … --- ## [credit card balance paid in full, still have a finance charge?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/credit-card-balance-paid-in-full-still-have-a-finance-charge/352799)
**Author:** [@DaddyTimesTwo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DaddyTimesTwo)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [April 18, 2006, 11:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/credit-card-balance-paid-in-full-still-have-a-finance-charge/352799 "2006-04-18T11:50:59Z")
After carrying a balance for several months, we paid my wife’s credit card balance in full last month. It was quite a relief. Except that the new statement comes today and we owe a balance of $4.85. I scratched me hea… --- ## [CBEscappe is unfamiliar with honesty](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cbescappe-is-unfamiliar-with-honesty/339582)
**Author:** [@Monty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Monty)\ **Replies:** 102\ **Last updated:** [January 12, 2006, 5:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cbescappe-is-unfamiliar-with-honesty/339582 "2006-01-12T05:42:26Z")
In this thread and this thread, CBEscapee has consistently been a dishonest cretin. Many posters have attempted to keep the discussion at the level of debate; however, the cretin in question refuses to be honest on the … --- ## [Apparently President-elect Trump and his spouse don't desire to live in the White House.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/apparently-president-elect-trump-and-his-spouse-dont-desire-to-live-in-the-white-house/773893)
**Author:** [@harmonicamoon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/harmonicamoon)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [December 7, 2016, 10:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/apparently-president-elect-trump-and-his-spouse-dont-desire-to-live-in-the-white-house/773893 "2016-12-07T10:52:37Z")
Wouldn’t it be cool if they turned it into a homeless shelter? Any chance of that happening? --- ## [Eagle Eyes sunglasses - worth the $$$$?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eagle-eyes-sunglasses-worth-the/582252)
**Author:** [@Fir\_na\_tine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fir_na_tine)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [May 18, 2011, 8:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eagle-eyes-sunglasses-worth-the/582252 "2011-05-18T20:53:55Z")
I need new sunglasses for the summer. I usually get the $10. cheapo’s at the corner drug store. Wife has suggested that I might actually see better with these. Anyone on the board try them yet?? --- ## [You are stuck in a time loop for 1000 years. How long do you prefer the loop & what do you do](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-are-stuck-in-a-time-loop-for-1000-years-how-long-do-you-prefer-the-loop-what-do-you-do/764625)
**Author:** [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [September 12, 2016, 11:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-are-stuck-in-a-time-loop-for-1000-years-how-long-do-you-prefer-the-loop-what-do-you-do/764625 "2016-09-12T23:09:31Z")
A godlike entity decides to put you into a time loop, where time will reset after a certain period. You will live in this loop for 1,000 years (fuck leap year), at the end of 1,000 years life will continue as normal (if … --- ## [Going to Australia](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/going-to-australia/666649)
**Author:** [@Dung\_Beetle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dung_Beetle)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [December 26, 2013, 1:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/going-to-australia/666649 "2013-12-26T13:29:32Z")
My husband and I are planning to visit Australia this December. I’m pretty excited, since I never would have dreamed we’d get the opportunity to go someplace so far away, but Mr. Beetle hasn’t quite caught the fever yet… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1514&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1516&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)