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**Author:** [@Try2B\_Comprehensive](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Try2B_Comprehensive)\ **Replies:** 67\ **Last updated:** [July 4, 2015, 7:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/id-want-to-die-praying-in-church/723517 "2015-07-04T19:22:58Z")
Don’t get me wrong: I am no Bible fundamentalist. Far from it. Nonetheless, there is something wholesome about praying in church, and an implicit recognition of mortality in the act. Considering one has to die sometime … --- ## [self driving car meets menacing gang](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/self-driving-car-meets-menacing-gang/811819)
**Author:** [@Jim\_Peebles](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jim_Peebles)\ **Replies:** 94\ **Last updated:** [April 17, 2018, 4:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/self-driving-car-meets-menacing-gang/811819 "2018-04-17T16:33:19Z")
Suppose all manual controls are removed from self driving cars in the future. A menacing gang surrounds a self driving car, and its algorithm tells it to stop, as it is programmed to not hit pedestrians. The occupants of… --- ## [What TV series had the biggest body count?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-tv-series-had-the-biggest-body-count/706894)
**Author:** [@zoog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zoog)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [December 11, 2014, 11:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-tv-series-had-the-biggest-body-count/706894 "2014-12-11T23:49:00Z")
I was reflecting on last night’s series finale for Sons of Anarchy, and thinking back on how much over the top violence we saw in that show. And it got me wondering - which TV series had the highest body count of all ti… --- ## [Why is Kennedy from BtVS S7 so Reviled?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-kennedy-from-btvs-s7-so-reviled/288158)
**Author:** [@Ephemera](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ephemera)\ **Replies:** 65\ **Last updated:** [February 4, 2005, 7:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-kennedy-from-btvs-s7-so-reviled/288158 "2005-02-04T19:14:17Z")
Except that she was hot, I never had an opinion of her one way or the other and am constantly surprised to see her slammed every time her name is mentioned. Is there any tangible reason why? I can only assume that the Wi… --- ## [Can We Shoot Nuclear Missiles Into Space?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-we-shoot-nuclear-missiles-into-space/502984)
**Author:** [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [July 16, 2009, 4:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-we-shoot-nuclear-missiles-into-space/502984 "2009-07-16T16:20:16Z")
I watched the first half of an execrable NBC miniseries Meteor. The premise is that a giant asteroid is headed towards Earth, and the president authorizes shooting nuclear missiles into space to neutralize it. Is this p… --- ## [Advice on mother-daughter relationship issue](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/advice-on-mother-daughter-relationship-issue/663492)
**Author:** [@Polerius](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Polerius)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [July 18, 2013, 5:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/advice-on-mother-daughter-relationship-issue/663492 "2013-07-18T17:52:08Z")
My daughter let is slip that, when asked who her role model was, she told people ‘my dad’. My wife heard that and is very hurt, of course. As in, won’t-talk-to-us hurt. What do you guys think are some steps I and/or my … --- ## [why a lead bar on an airplane](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-a-lead-bar-on-an-airplane/662052)
**Author:** [@Sigene](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sigene)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [July 2, 2013, 12:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-a-lead-bar-on-an-airplane/662052 "2013-07-02T00:17:37Z")
I assume this was from a plane flying overhead. Why would a plane have any use for a lead bar? I can think of no conceivable reason why a lead bar would be used anywhere near aircraft including as part of maintenence… --- ## [ultra-pure water (UPW) - Water too clean to drink?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ultra-pure-water-upw-water-too-clean-to-drink/600624)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [October 28, 2011, 1:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ultra-pure-water-upw-water-too-clean-to-drink/600624 "2011-10-28T01:12:22Z")
This would make a good Jeopardy question. I’ve worked around electronics all my adult life. I’d never heard of UPW. It makes sense when you think of minerals in water as “boulders” that would contaminate the chips. I’v… --- ## [Stamp collector who destroyed stamp he just bought?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stamp-collector-who-destroyed-stamp-he-just-bought/629903)
**Author:** [@Simple\_Linctus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Simple_Linctus)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [August 2, 2012, 4:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stamp-collector-who-destroyed-stamp-he-just-bought/629903 "2012-08-02T04:43:07Z")
I vaguely recall my contemporaries at school when I was around 9 or 10 (so mid-late 90s) saying something about a stamp collector who had bought one of the most valuable stamps in the world, there being only 2 or 3 in ex… --- ## [Website "security" questions with no add-your-own-question option](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/website-security-questions-with-no-add-your-own-question-option/613153)
**Author:** [@Rhythmdvl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rhythmdvl)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [February 25, 2012, 8:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/website-security-questions-with-no-add-your-own-question-option/613153 "2012-02-25T20:51:01Z")
You’ve go to be fucking kidding me. Adding an open text field to allow me to enter something other than what’s easily found via the Internet isn’t that hard. Security theatre of the unsecure. --- ## [Fuckhead parents who don't seatbelt their kids!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fuckhead-parents-who-dont-seatbelt-their-kids/32039)
**Author:** [@OpalCat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OpalCat)\ **Replies:** 118\ **Last updated:** [July 1, 2011, 11:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fuckhead-parents-who-dont-seatbelt-their-kids/32039 "2011-07-01T23:15:16Z")
How fucking stupid do you have to BE to let your kid run around inside a car with no seatbelt?? I saw one kid, probably 6 or so, on I-Fucking-95 climbing all over the backseat of his family’s car as they zoomed down the … --- ## [So who's gonna play Star Wars Galaxies?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-whos-gonna-play-star-wars-galaxies/184267)
**Author:** [@Athena](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Athena)\ **Replies:** 150\ **Last updated:** [July 12, 2003, 6:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-whos-gonna-play-star-wars-galaxies/184267 "2003-07-12T06:09:55Z")
Got my copy on order - should receive it tomorrow. I’ve wanted to be Princess Leia since I first saw Star Wars at age 7, figure this is the best shot so far. Anyone else planning on playing? Wanna coordinate servers? The… --- ## [BOO! It's A Hallowe'en MMP](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/boo-its-a-halloween-mmp/842578)
**Author:** [@swampbear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/swampbear)\ **Replies:** 189\ **Last updated:** [November 4, 2019, 2:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/boo-its-a-halloween-mmp/842578 "2019-11-04T02:24:20Z")
Good Mornin’ Y’all! Up and caffeinatin’. YAWN ‘Tis 55 Amurrkin out and clear with a predicted high of 85 and mostly N.O.S. for the day. Rain is allegedly movin’ in tonight and tomorrow. We shall see. Today I need to work… --- ## [Will the 2016 Republican Convention be a gun free zone?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-the-2016-republican-convention-be-a-gun-free-zone/749325)
**Author:** [@Fear\_Itself](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fear_Itself)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [March 28, 2016, 7:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-the-2016-republican-convention-be-a-gun-free-zone/749325 "2016-03-28T19:55:52Z")
Guns were banned from the 2012 Republican convention, but GOP candidates this election season have been roundly ridiculing gun free zones as sitting ducks for terrorists. So are they going to change that policy, or will… --- ## [What's the standard hourly rate for website maintenance?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-standard-hourly-rate-for-website-maintenance/390004)
**Author:** [@dropzone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dropzone)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [January 30, 2007, 3:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-standard-hourly-rate-for-website-maintenance/390004 "2007-01-30T03:04:12Z")
A friend is balking at paying $75/hr. More like she’s balking at NOT paying it, since her website guy hasn’t updated anything since June. It’s contract time and she’s wondering what the current rate is. I’m curious, t… --- ## [Most stupid thing you,or I, ever did](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-stupid-thing-you-or-i-ever-did/16451)
**Author:** [@system](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/system)\ **Replies:** 169\ **Last updated:** [April 27, 2000, 7:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-stupid-thing-you-or-i-ever-did/16451 "2000-04-27T19:12:00Z")
I’m still working on mine, but go a head and start, I’ll be back later. --- ## [Can a hard drive with an OS on it be a slave?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-a-hard-drive-with-an-os-on-it-be-a-slave/559708)
**Author:** [@elfkin477](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elfkin477)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [November 7, 2010, 5:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-a-hard-drive-with-an-os-on-it-be-a-slave/559708 "2010-11-07T17:07:56Z")
When I got home a week ago, my desktop (pc) computer was off, which was a little strange since it had been in the process of burning a cd when I left. Turning it back on revealed a weirdly pixilated screen, and it only s… --- ## [Being a particularly trashy Doctor Who question, of especial interest to straight women and gay men](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/being-a-particularly-trashy-doctor-who-question-of-especial-interest-to-straight-women-and-gay-men/650927)
**Author:** [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Replies:** 71\ **Last updated:** [February 24, 2013, 7:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/being-a-particularly-trashy-doctor-who-question-of-especial-interest-to-straight-women-and-gay-men/650927 "2013-02-24T19:25:49Z")
If you absolutely had to shag one (1) male member of the cast in order to save your nearest and dearest from never having existed, or if your nearest and dearest was away and you could get away with shagging one (1) male… --- ## [Sharia Law in the UK](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sharia-law-in-the-uk/436699)
**Author:** [@chowder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chowder)\ **Replies:** 97\ **Last updated:** [February 12, 2008, 1:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sharia-law-in-the-uk/436699 "2008-02-12T13:58:20Z")
The Archbishop of Canterbury,Dr Rowland Williams, says that some Sharia law should be adopted in the UK because some citizens do not relate to the British legal system. Well fuck you doc and fuck those who don’t relate … --- ## [How do YOU cook your meat balls?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-cook-your-meat-balls/512854)
**Author:** [@DiosaBellissima](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DiosaBellissima)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [October 9, 2009, 11:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-cook-your-meat-balls/512854 "2009-10-09T23:22:25Z")
For as long as I’ve had the ability to do so, I’ve cooked my meat balls in the fashion which my Italian family does. Being the second generation here in the US, I feel compelled to use their methods, as they result in ta… --- ## [How the HELL is this instrument practical?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-the-hell-is-this-instrument-practical/357612)
**Author:** [@Argent\_Towers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Argent_Towers)\ **Replies:** 72\ **Last updated:** [June 15, 2006, 2:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-the-hell-is-this-instrument-practical/357612 "2006-06-15T14:32:12Z")
I started a thread on Benavente basses that went by the wayside and got zero responses. I’ll try again, but ask a more specific question. This bass has eleven strings. The fretboard is as wide as about two and a half re… --- ## [Short shorts for men](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/short-shorts-for-men/983074)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 80\ **Last updated:** [November 20, 2023, 3:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/short-shorts-for-men/983074 "2023-11-20T03:23:06Z")
I used to have a pair of OP corduroy shorts like these: In the '80s, basketball shorts were short. Nowadays, men’s shorts … --- ## [Emotionally intimate lesbian-straight man relationship possible akin to gay man-straight female buds](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/emotionally-intimate-lesbian-straight-man-relationship-possible-akin-to-gay-man-straight-female-buds/634161)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [December 12, 2013, 7:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/emotionally-intimate-lesbian-straight-man-relationship-possible-akin-to-gay-man-straight-female-buds/634161 "2013-12-12T19:50:46Z")
It’s not uncommon for a straight woman to have an emotionally intimate relationship with a gay male friend. I cannot recall ever hearing about this sort of thing happening between gay women and straight men. Does it eve… --- ## [NHL: April 2011](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nhl-april-2011/577003)
**Author:** [@Leaffan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaffan)\ **Replies:** 85\ **Last updated:** [April 11, 2011, 4:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nhl-april-2011/577003 "2011-04-11T16:57:33Z")
April 3rd and the Leafs are still mathematically in it. Yes, I know it ain’t gonna happen, but at least the rebuilding process has begun. At the start of the year I told my Senator’s-fan friend that the Leafs would be … --- ## [What songs are "sinister"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-songs-are-sinister/324658)
**Author:** [@bluecanary](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bluecanary)\ **Replies:** 85\ **Last updated:** [October 14, 2005, 10:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-songs-are-sinister/324658 "2005-10-14T22:48:29Z")
Some songs sound ‘sinister’ to me. I know it’s a bit of an odd way of describing a piece of music, but that’s the closest description I can think of. The mention of “The Thing” by Phil Harris in another thread reminded … --- ## [What would you do to your 17 year old son?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-you-do-to-your-17-year-old-son/821577)
**Author:** [@Urbanredneck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Urbanredneck)\ **Replies:** 82\ **Last updated:** [September 25, 2018, 6:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-you-do-to-your-17-year-old-son/821577 "2018-09-25T18:27:01Z")
If you found out he had attempted to rape a 15 year old girl? Yes, I am referring to the Kavanaugh case. But really. Lets say you are a parent of a 17 year old boy. You find out thru sources he did it, you confront him… --- ## [Lecturing Others on Issues in Social Settings](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lecturing-others-on-issues-in-social-settings/980222)
**Author:** [@Odesio](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Odesio)\ **Replies:** 132\ **Last updated:** [March 3, 2023, 4:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lecturing-others-on-issues-in-social-settings/980222 "2023-03-03T16:32:37Z")
Back in December, I had some friends over for board game night, and one of them spied a honey mustard container in my kitchen from Chick-Fil-A. She’s bisexual, and gave me quite a lecture about how the company donates m… --- ## [The SDMB Dwarf Fortress Ongoing Game](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-sdmb-dwarf-fortress-ongoing-game/567171)
**Author:** [@Babale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Babale)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [March 4, 2011, 8:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-sdmb-dwarf-fortress-ongoing-game/567171 "2011-03-04T08:03:36Z")
Ingame thread for the game. Try to keep this clear, use the other thread for chatter; we’ll use this just for updates and discussions about the ongoing game. So, Emateyo Vutheni “The Everlasting World of Dragons” has be… --- ## [Has eugenics been "disproven"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-eugenics-been-disproven/399200)
**Author:** [@athelas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/athelas)\ **Replies:** 74\ **Last updated:** [April 22, 2007, 3:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-eugenics-been-disproven/399200 "2007-04-22T15:30:34Z")
Frequently, when textbooks refer to eugenics, they make a big show of referring to it as “discredited” and having “no scientific basis.” Now, it’s quite likely that early theories about eugenics - such as using it to re… --- ## [During the holocausts, weren't the "Jews" being murdered the distant relatives of the Germans?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/during-the-holocausts-werent-the-jews-being-murdered-the-distant-relatives-of-the-germans/836674)
**Author:** [@SamuelA](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SamuelA)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [July 10, 2019, 5:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/during-the-holocausts-werent-the-jews-being-murdered-the-distant-relatives-of-the-germans/836674 "2019-07-10T17:50:00Z")
I had a thought the other day. If you’re an oppressed minority, perpetually subject to discrimination, and you look the same as the people oppressing you, there’s an obvious thing to try. Just convert to the dominant c… --- ## [Need help with team bowling schedule.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-help-with-team-bowling-schedule/552885)
**Author:** [@Zulema](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zulema)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [September 9, 2010, 3:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-help-with-team-bowling-schedule/552885 "2010-09-09T15:16:30Z")
I volunteered to make up the team bowling schedule and I’m having a heck of a time with it. It seems like there should be some sort of program online to do this but I can’t find one. There are 8 bowlers but only 4 bowl… --- ## [I'm almost through watching Twin Peaks for the first time.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-almost-through-watching-twin-peaks-for-the-first-time/711004)
**Author:** [@jrsone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jrsone)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [February 19, 2015, 2:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-almost-through-watching-twin-peaks-for-the-first-time/711004 "2015-02-19T02:08:16Z")
I must say I’m disappointed it took me so long to watch it. I caught the news that it was coming back for a brief run next year so I wanted to catch up and see what it was all about and I’m amazed. It’s not perfect but… --- ## [I pit thin-skinned moderators](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-thin-skinned-moderators/597047)
**Author:** [@Budget\_Player\_Cadet](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Budget_Player_Cadet)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [September 26, 2011, 2:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-thin-skinned-moderators/597047 "2011-09-26T14:36:50Z")
I just got permanently banned at one of my favorite sites. Kinda came a shock to me too, because I was pretty sure I had been on my best behavior. So I look to see what I got banned for… …THAT is banworthy? I’m sorry, … --- ## [WoW v Everquest - What's the amazing difference supposed to be?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wow-v-everquest-whats-the-amazing-difference-supposed-to-be/478077)
**Author:** [@DSYoungEsq](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DSYoungEsq)\ **Replies:** 72\ **Last updated:** [December 26, 2008, 10:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wow-v-everquest-whats-the-amazing-difference-supposed-to-be/478077 "2008-12-26T22:37:14Z")
I played Everquest and Everquest II for years. When I went back to college to get my teaching license, I didn’t have time for Everquest any more, so I dropped playing it. Meanwhile, it seems like World of Warcraft has … --- ## [Seeing the "real America"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seeing-the-real-america/550493)
**Author:** [@amarinth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/amarinth)\ **Replies:** 83\ **Last updated:** [August 23, 2010, 4:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seeing-the-real-america/550493 "2010-08-23T16:12:21Z")
While I was in line in lunch today, the two women in front of me had the following conversation (paraphrased): I’ve done the same thing on vacation, gone off the beaten path just for the sake of going off the beaten pa… --- ## [Pro-lifers, why are you voting for McCain?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pro-lifers-why-are-you-voting-for-mccain/468576)
**Author:** [@Lakai](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lakai)\ **Replies:** 93\ **Last updated:** [November 4, 2008, 1:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pro-lifers-why-are-you-voting-for-mccain/468576 "2008-11-04T01:38:28Z")
The gut reaction is: if you’re pro-life, you vote Republican. In most instances that would help your cause, but that doesn’t seem to be the case in this election. Why? Because Obama actually has a plan to reduce abortio… --- ## [Why don't more people do this at the grocery?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-dont-more-people-do-this-at-the-grocery/775358)
**Author:** [@Crafter\_Man](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crafter_Man)\ **Replies:** 80\ **Last updated:** [December 25, 2016, 10:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-dont-more-people-do-this-at-the-grocery/775358 "2016-12-25T10:36:29Z")
Like most shoppers, I get a cart when shopping at the grocery. But it is difficult and frustrating to maneuver the cart down the isles when it is full of other carts. So when I am shopping, I do not maneuver my cart up … --- ## [Your favorite animal that can fit in the palm of your hand?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-animal-that-can-fit-in-the-palm-of-your-hand/606504)
**Author:** [@blondebear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/blondebear)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [December 20, 2011, 7:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-animal-that-can-fit-in-the-palm-of-your-hand/606504 "2011-12-20T07:07:14Z")
(Note:feel free to use real or fictional animals, but please use your true palm size :smiley: ) After much thought, I’m going to go with a horny toad. --- ## [Is climate change the greatest threat to our planet today?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-climate-change-the-greatest-threat-to-our-planet-today/718254)
**Author:** [@adaher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/adaher)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [April 25, 2015, 6:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-climate-change-the-greatest-threat-to-our-planet-today/718254 "2015-04-25T18:29:00Z")
The President made that comment in his weekly radio address. Now I accept the science behind climate change. Where I get annoyed is many of the assertions made to follow that up, such as “The world will be uninhabitable… --- ## [Ancient astronaut believers: Are they racist?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ancient-astronaut-believers-are-they-racist/996730)
**Author:** [@DesertDog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DesertDog)\ **Replies:** 140\ **Last updated:** [February 25, 2024, 6:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ancient-astronaut-believers-are-they-racist/996730 "2024-02-25T06:34:17Z")
I had a conversation today where the other party was feeling a little guilty about going off on a rampage at a casual question. The person asked what he thought about ancient astronauts and he told her that people who f… --- ## [How long should it take to find the WMDs in Iraq?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-long-should-it-take-to-find-the-wmds-in-iraq/174133)
**Author:** [@John\_Mace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_Mace)\ **Replies:** 125\ **Last updated:** [September 18, 2003, 2:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-long-should-it-take-to-find-the-wmds-in-iraq/174133 "2003-09-18T14:52:13Z")
Seems like there have been a lot of threads started along the lines of: “Why no WMDs yet?” Here’s your chance to debate the actual time you are willing to give the US to find these imfamous WMDs in Iraq. According to t… --- ## [Movie style neck breaking, possible in reality?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-style-neck-breaking-possible-in-reality/637497)
**Author:** [@grude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/grude)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [October 14, 2012, 5:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-style-neck-breaking-possible-in-reality/637497 "2012-10-14T05:46:31Z")
Movies make it seem like you can just walk up to anyone and twist their head slightly and break their neck, based on the lack of any murder case I can remember involving this method of execution I’m thinking it is bullsh… --- ## [Looking for a straightforward, unbiased online source of political news](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-a-straightforward-unbiased-online-source-of-political-news/612095)
**Author:** [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [February 13, 2012, 1:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-a-straightforward-unbiased-online-source-of-political-news/612095 "2012-02-13T01:33:08Z")
Title says it. I am interested in learning more about political current events, and I would like to do so from a source that is non-partisan and has no agenda (if there is such a source). Any ideas? mmm --- ## [the 8 word movie archive](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-8-word-movie-archive/211053)
**Author:** [@Improv\_Geek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Improv_Geek)\ **Replies:** 92\ **Last updated:** [December 24, 2003, 8:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-8-word-movie-archive/211053 "2003-12-24T08:26:58Z")
Alright folks, it’s high time we had a high quality 8 word archive of movies. That is to say, give the title and the year it came out and then you have 8 words to sum it up. Why 8? Because 7 was too hard and 9 was too e… --- ## [Windows 7 switching from 64 to 32 bit mode](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/windows-7-switching-from-64-to-32-bit-mode/557007)
**Author:** [@Eutychus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eutychus)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [October 14, 2010, 1:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/windows-7-switching-from-64-to-32-bit-mode/557007 "2010-10-14T13:13:06Z")
Quick question … I’m installing a 64 bit version of Windows 7 Professional. I will need to used the 32 bit version at times. Does switching from 64 to 32 bit (XP Mode) versions require a reboot or does it do it on the fl… --- ## ["Campaign would have been different using popular vote"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/campaign-would-have-been-different-using-popular-vote/772769)
**Author:** [@OriginalGangster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OriginalGangster)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [November 25, 2016, 7:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/campaign-would-have-been-different-using-popular-vote/772769 "2016-11-25T19:23:48Z")
Those from every shade of the right like to mention this. The candidates campaigned mainly in the swing states (which didn’t exist until 92 btw). Had they campaigned on popular vote, the vote would have been completely … --- ## [You couldn't organize a \_\_\_\_ in a \_\_\_\_](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-couldnt-organize-a-____-in-a-____/390114)
**Author:** [@Mouse\_Maven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mouse_Maven)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [January 31, 2007, 11:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-couldnt-organize-a-____-in-a-____/390114 "2007-01-31T11:43:45Z")
I have often heard the phrase: “You couldn’t organize a fuck in a whore house.” While watching Hercules Returns one of the characters says, “You couldn’t organize a fart in a curry eating contest.” Dopers, I challenge … --- ## [True Blood "And when I die" 9/11 season finale \*spoilers\*](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/true-blood-and-when-i-die-9-11-season-finale-spoilers/596009)
**Author:** [@jackdavinci](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jackdavinci)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [September 16, 2011, 2:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/true-blood-and-when-i-die-9-11-season-finale-spoilers/596009 "2011-09-16T14:33:39Z")
Wow. Very tensely paced. Kept waiting for the other shoe to drop… --- ## [Furthest fall to evil](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/furthest-fall-to-evil/701643)
**Author:** [@Namkcalb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Namkcalb)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [October 23, 2014, 7:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/furthest-fall-to-evil/701643 "2014-10-23T19:27:36Z")
Good and ethical people can become eviller over time. Who has fallen the furthest? (Living or dead, no fictional characters, sorry Anakin) --- ## [Great Titles](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/great-titles/622085)
**Author:** [@Dendarii\_Dame](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dendarii_Dame)\ **Replies:** 62\ **Last updated:** [May 22, 2012, 11:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/great-titles/622085 "2012-05-22T11:46:43Z")
What are some of your favorite titles? I don’t mean how good the actual work is, just how awesome and memorable the title is. Literature, movies, TV (including individual episodes), fiction, non-fiction, whatever. For… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1518&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1520&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)