# Top **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1522&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:** 1523 --- ## ["Epic fail", new term?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/epic-fail-new-term/471979)
**Author:** [@An\_Gadai](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/An_Gadai)\ **Replies:** 69\ **Last updated:** [November 12, 2008, 8:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/epic-fail-new-term/471979 "2008-11-12T20:49:22Z")
I came across the use of the term “epic fail” at failblog but I see it springing up everywhere online. Is this a new term or had I just not noticed it before? Sometimes just “fail” is used. --- ## [Have humans been raped by dolphins?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-humans-been-raped-by-dolphins/694046)
**Author:** [@grue](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/grue)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [November 5, 2023, 8:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-humans-been-raped-by-dolphins/694046 "2023-11-05T20:55:53Z")
The last bit reminds me of this video: --- ## [That bewildered the shit out of me!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/that-bewildered-the-shit-out-of-me/599705)
**Author:** [@Frank](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frank)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [October 19, 2011, 3:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/that-bewildered-the-shit-out-of-me/599705 "2011-10-19T15:26:01Z")
I stopped in Greenfield, Indiana, got gas for my car and stopped at McDonalds. After going to piss and wash my hands (both piss related and gasoline related), I got in line, and eventually got to order, “An Egg McMuffin … --- ## [Seems like a lot of companies are teetering on the brink right now.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seems-like-a-lot-of-companies-are-teetering-on-the-brink-right-now/699649)
**Author:** [@Diceman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Diceman)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [September 30, 2014, 10:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seems-like-a-lot-of-companies-are-teetering-on-the-brink-right-now/699649 "2014-09-30T22:12:51Z")
Something occurred to me yesterday. Just off the top of my head, I can think of 3 well-known companies that are in serious trouble: Radio Shack (said to be considering bankruptcy) K-Mart (just announced a bunch of sto… --- ## [30 Rock Series Finale (spoilers as it airs)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/30-rock-series-finale-spoilers-as-it-airs/648957)
**Author:** [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [February 4, 2013, 10:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/30-rock-series-finale-spoilers-as-it-airs/648957 "2013-02-04T22:02:29Z")
It’s tonight from 8-9 PM and I’m looking forward to it. --- ## [Restaurant Fraud: What do you think of this situation?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/restaurant-fraud-what-do-you-think-of-this-situation/751321)
**Author:** [@andrea\_green](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/andrea_green)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [April 11, 2016, 6:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/restaurant-fraud-what-do-you-think-of-this-situation/751321 "2016-04-11T06:00:11Z")
Tonight i was tricked into a $600 meal at what I can honestly say was one of the worst restaurants I’ve ever been to. The price/quality ratio was so grossly out of whack that I left feeling flummoxed wondering how a pro… --- ## [How did early humans reproduce with a low life expectency?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-did-early-humans-reproduce-with-a-low-life-expectency/748634)
**Author:** [@CJfromSanAndreas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CJfromSanAndreas)\ **Replies:** 65\ **Last updated:** [March 12, 2016, 7:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-did-early-humans-reproduce-with-a-low-life-expectency/748634 "2016-03-12T19:26:37Z")
My girlfriend was studying the other night, and I glanced across a question that asked about the life expectancy of early humans. It basically stated that the average life expectancy 50,000 years ago was 10 years old. Ho… --- ## [Border checks (train and coach) at France-Spain border](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/border-checks-train-and-coach-at-france-spain-border/667624)
**Author:** [@clairobscur](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/clairobscur)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [September 5, 2013, 8:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/border-checks-train-and-coach-at-france-spain-border/667624 "2013-09-05T08:53:00Z")
That might not be the best forum to ask this question, but in case some people would know : I might go to Spain during the next two weeks. Unfortunately, I just realized my passport isn’t valid any longer. And I lost my… --- ## [Is there anything I can do or say to make my guy stop smoking?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-anything-i-can-do-or-say-to-make-my-guy-stop-smoking/356010)
**Author:** [@tsarina](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tsarina)\ **Replies:** 99\ **Last updated:** [October 29, 2006, 5:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-anything-i-can-do-or-say-to-make-my-guy-stop-smoking/356010 "2006-10-29T17:35:57Z")
Yes, I know it’s not a decision I can make for him, but is there anything I could do to make it easier? I’ve been really good about it so far, and haven’t laid on the guilt because he said it would just piss him off and… --- ## [My weiner dog had turned crazy](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-weiner-dog-had-turned-crazy/646440)
**Author:** [@abigailaura94](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/abigailaura94)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [January 12, 2013, 4:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-weiner-dog-had-turned-crazy/646440 "2013-01-12T04:23:20Z")
Im at a loss as to what to so with my dog now. Hes a 2 year old daschund and he flip flops between people he likes. His favorites are me and my older sister. Hes a very aggressive dog. Hell bare his teeth and attack my b… --- ## [Why did the casino demand my ID (everyone's ID) when entering?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-did-the-casino-demand-my-id-everyones-id-when-entering/991583)
**Author:** [@Whack-a-Mole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Whack-a-Mole)\ **Replies:** 97\ **Last updated:** [November 6, 2023, 10:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-did-the-casino-demand-my-id-everyones-id-when-entering/991583 "2023-11-06T22:41:30Z")
I do not gamble at all (I mean, I have a few times in my life but can count it on one hand). But, out of curiosity, I went into the new(ish) Bally’s casino in downtown Chicago. It is in the old Medinah Temple building … --- ## [Video: World's Biggest Zit](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/video-worlds-biggest-zit/344035)
**Author:** [@Vision\_of\_Love](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Vision_of_Love)\ **Replies:** 83\ **Last updated:** [February 14, 2006, 2:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/video-worlds-biggest-zit/344035 "2006-02-14T02:27:12Z")
You are about to witness the popping of the Mother of All Zits. http://www.funlol.com/funpages/worlds-biggest-zit.html Not ready? How about a starter before The Big One? --- ## [Dear Minnesota dog butcher...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dear-minnesota-dog-butcher/396091)
**Author:** [@buttonjockey308](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/buttonjockey308)\ **Replies:** 100\ **Last updated:** [March 24, 2007, 1:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dear-minnesota-dog-butcher/396091 "2007-03-24T01:30:29Z")
Kindly bring your crazy, chickenshit ass the fuck down here so I can return the favor. Seriously. How fucked. --- ## [Rupert Murdoch buys National Geographic](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rupert-murdoch-buys-national-geographic/730509)
**Author:** [@John\_Stamos\_Left\_Ear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_Stamos_Left_Ear)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [September 11, 2015, 9:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rupert-murdoch-buys-national-geographic/730509 "2015-09-11T21:56:20Z")
As a child in the pre-internet, pre-cable days, my windows to the world of science beyond my science classes in school were Carl Sagan’s Cosmos, books and of course National Geographic. We had a subscription for the mag… --- ## [I’m rooting for Chris Christie’s run for President (He has dropped from the race Jan 2024)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-m-rooting-for-chris-christie-s-run-for-president-he-has-dropped-from-the-race-jan-2024/985302)
**Author:** [@Moriarty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Moriarty)\ **Replies:** 106\ **Last updated:** [January 12, 2024, 4:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-m-rooting-for-chris-christie-s-run-for-president-he-has-dropped-from-the-race-jan-2024/985302 "2024-01-12T16:48:23Z")
I’ve always liked Chris Christie. He’s obviously flawed, but be knows he can’t hide it. So he’s funny. And relatable. And enjoys taking the position that he’s allowed to tell you the straight truth, even if it sucks. … --- ## [A convenient way to carry large amounts of coins?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-convenient-way-to-carry-large-amounts-of-coins/781204)
**Author:** [@CoastalMaineiac](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CoastalMaineiac)\ **Replies:** 64\ **Last updated:** [March 12, 2017, 10:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-convenient-way-to-carry-large-amounts-of-coins/781204 "2017-03-12T22:22:52Z")
I currently have the following on me right now: $23 in one dollar coins (small ones, Susan B. Anthony and golden coins) $20.50 in halves, $1.75 in quarters, 20¢ in dimes, 20¢ in nickles, and 10¢ in pennies This ha… --- ## [Community, Feb. 24, 2011](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/community-feb-24-2011/572595)
**Author:** [@Acsenray](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Acsenray)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [March 4, 2011, 6:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/community-feb-24-2011/572595 "2011-03-04T18:38:06Z")
Open spoilers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Winger was 19 in 1997? That would make him about 33 now. I thought he was over 40. --- ## [What do you call the area of the face where the nose connects with the face?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-call-the-area-of-the-face-where-the-nose-connects-with-the-face/651065)
**Author:** [@teddybound](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/teddybound)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [May 18, 2013, 5:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-call-the-area-of-the-face-where-the-nose-connects-with-the-face/651065 "2013-05-18T05:08:40Z")
What do you call the area of the face where the nose connects with the face? It’s something like 2 cracks or crevices next to the nostrils. Accordingly to this website, they called it ‘Nose Wings’, but it’s directly tr… --- ## [Is French more terse than English?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-french-more-terse-than-english/670565)
**Author:** [@dofe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dofe)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [October 8, 2013, 11:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-french-more-terse-than-english/670565 "2013-10-08T23:34:25Z")
I just finished watching a French movie on Netflix. I don’t speak French, but reading the subtitles gave me the impression that the speakers tended to be more terse and abrupt in their speech. Is this just an effect of t… --- ## [Finding The West Wing - online TV show streaming services](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/finding-the-west-wing-online-tv-show-streaming-services/600955)
**Author:** [@WordMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WordMan)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [October 28, 2011, 5:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/finding-the-west-wing-online-tv-show-streaming-services/600955 "2011-10-28T17:57:25Z")
So I would like to revisit the TV series The West Wing, so I wanted to see where I could stream it online. When I Googled “hulu West Wing” I didn’t see it there. Same with Netflix. But I did get a result…on the websit… --- ## [Political Compass #37: What's good for corporations is always good for everyone.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/political-compass-37-whats-good-for-corporations-is-always-good-for-everyone/265298)
**Author:** [@SentientMeat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SentientMeat)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [September 23, 2004, 2:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/political-compass-37-whats-good-for-corporations-is-always-good-for-everyone/265298 "2004-09-23T14:34:20Z")
Many political debates here have included references to The Political Compass, which uses a set of 61 questions to assess one’s political orientation in terms of economic left/right and social libertarianism/authoritaria… --- ## [Objects that don't float in water, sink to the bottom ...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/objects-that-dont-float-in-water-sink-to-the-bottom/237159)
**Author:** [@SettingSun](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SettingSun)\ **Replies:** 88\ **Last updated:** [March 31, 2004, 7:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/objects-that-dont-float-in-water-sink-to-the-bottom/237159 "2004-03-31T19:05:49Z")
True “neutral buoyancy” is impossible to obtain. Consequently, an object at rest will rise to the surface or sink to the bottom. Still true? --- ## [Top 10 Smartest and Dumbest Dog Breeds](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/top-10-smartest-and-dumbest-dog-breeds/446998)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 63\ **Last updated:** [April 29, 2008, 3:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/top-10-smartest-and-dumbest-dog-breeds/446998 "2008-04-29T03:14:31Z")
Top 10 Smartest and Dumbest Dog Breeds - Some interesting choices. --- ## [WTC Conspiracy Theory](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wtc-conspiracy-theory/252320)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 86\ **Last updated:** [July 20, 2004, 4:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wtc-conspiracy-theory/252320 "2004-07-20T04:31:07Z")
On the way back from Fahrenheith 9/11 yesterday, a friend seemed convinced that the WTC buildings were brought down by explosives, and that the jets might have been flown into the buildings by remote control. I tried Oc… --- ## [What's your news IQ? \[edited title\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-news-iq-edited-title/668149)
**Author:** [@deltasigma](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/deltasigma)\ **Replies:** 75\ **Last updated:** [September 10, 2013, 8:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-news-iq-edited-title/668149 "2013-09-10T08:19:25Z")
Title should be - What’s your NEWS IQ Developed by Pew Research I got #3 wrong. Note: Demographic questions at end seem to be optional. MODS: Can you please change ‘new’ to ‘news’ in the title - sorry. Thought I … --- ## [Is my brother lying? (Money)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-my-brother-lying-money/723363)
**Author:** [@Ryan\_Liam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ryan_Liam)\ **Replies:** 67\ **Last updated:** [June 27, 2015, 10:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-my-brother-lying-money/723363 "2015-06-27T22:25:10Z")
My brother has had a string of bad luck recently, in the last 8 months he’s; \[ul\] \[li\]Had ‘someone’ take £200 from his bank account regularly and has had to wait three months for them to sort it out\[/li\] \[li\]Then he o… --- ## [The SDMB Ex-Smoker’s club, 2001 edition](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-sdmb-ex-smoker-s-club-2001-edition/62548)
**Author:** [@manhattan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/manhattan)\ **Replies:** 152\ **Last updated:** [August 8, 2001, 4:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-sdmb-ex-smoker-s-club-2001-edition/62548 "2001-08-08T16:40:26Z")
Jazzmine’s thread seems to have dropped off, and it had a semi-ambiguous title anyway. But the community ought to know that several of us are, at this very moment, trying to kick the evil weed out of our lives. Ex-smoke… --- ## [Laughed at in Guadalajara b/c of Rosetta Stone Latin American Spanish?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/laughed-at-in-guadalajara-b-c-of-rosetta-stone-latin-american-spanish/481444)
**Author:** [@No\_Wikipedia\_Cites](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/No_Wikipedia_Cites)\ **Replies:** 79\ **Last updated:** [January 22, 2009, 8:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/laughed-at-in-guadalajara-b-c-of-rosetta-stone-latin-american-spanish/481444 "2009-01-22T08:03:15Z")
I bought Rosetta Stone’s Latin American Version of Spanish. Afterwards though, I noticed there was a linguist trashing Rosetta Stone’s Russian language software saying it was using words no native speaker would ever thin… --- ## [Why no NFL in LA](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-no-nfl-in-la/431672)
**Author:** [@The\_Flying\_Dutchman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Flying_Dutchman)\ **Replies:** 124\ **Last updated:** [January 7, 2008, 2:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-no-nfl-in-la/431672 "2008-01-07T02:56:23Z")
How come such a big American city can’t sustain an NFL team? --- ## [Death star (sphere) vs Borg cube: better design?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/death-star-sphere-vs-borg-cube-better-design/474933)
**Author:** [@MTRG](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MTRG)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [December 2, 2008, 6:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/death-star-sphere-vs-borg-cube-better-design/474933 "2008-12-02T18:21:13Z")
I was reading this thread: Which is a better design: death star (sphere) or Borg cube? At first, I figured that the sphere would be a better design, but is it really? One would not have to worry about aerodynamics a… --- ## [Bizarrely, I suddenly find this guy attractive...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bizarrely-i-suddenly-find-this-guy-attractive/205092)
**Author:** [@Jennyrosity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jennyrosity)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [October 7, 2003, 3:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bizarrely-i-suddenly-find-this-guy-attractive/205092 "2003-10-07T15:23:10Z")
So, I’ve been working with this guy for about six months, and we’ve become pretty good friends. We have so much in common - he’s described me as the female version of him - and all our collegues are convinced we’re going… --- ## [Stop Taking the Lord's Name in Vain](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stop-taking-the-lords-name-in-vain/33091)
**Author:** [@Wildest\_Bill](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wildest_Bill)\ **Replies:** 110\ **Last updated:** [September 16, 2000, 6:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stop-taking-the-lords-name-in-vain/33091 "2000-09-16T06:50:07Z")
You know I just don’t know why this is ever done in the first place other than it makes the devil happy. Why do people say Jesus or Jesus Christ in vain. Or how about oh God, or GD or the one really hacks me is Jesus “fn… --- ## [Explain to me the "USA-style draft" system](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/explain-to-me-the-usa-style-draft-system/701605)
**Author:** [@Teuton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Teuton)\ **Replies:** 68\ **Last updated:** [October 23, 2014, 1:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/explain-to-me-the-usa-style-draft-system/701605 "2014-10-23T13:18:07Z")
This Cricinfo story says that Cricket Australia have rejected a draft system, but it doesn’t actually say what this would involve. I know next to nothing about American sports. So what is it? --- ## [5-Speed or Automatic?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/5-speed-or-automatic/535142)
**Author:** [@Winston\_Smith](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Winston_Smith)\ **Replies:** 102\ **Last updated:** [April 9, 2010, 2:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/5-speed-or-automatic/535142 "2010-04-09T02:59:24Z")
Inspired by this post in the thread about Mini Coopers. I just bought a Jeep Wrangler with an automatic transmission (and air conditioning - yeah, it’s a convertable but I want cold ait blowing toward my nipples anyhow)… --- ## [Who is the bravest person ever?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-the-bravest-person-ever/101562)
**Author:** [@FunLvnCriminal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FunLvnCriminal)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [April 6, 2002, 6:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-the-bravest-person-ever/101562 "2002-04-06T06:22:31Z")
I think that it is the first person to ever try milk! What do you guys think? --- ## [Resolved: Minnesota to secede from the Union!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/resolved-minnesota-to-secede-from-the-union/50388)
**Author:** [@elucidator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elucidator)\ **Replies:** 69\ **Last updated:** [September 24, 2011, 6:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/resolved-minnesota-to-secede-from-the-union/50388 "2011-09-24T06:08:43Z")
Minnesota should secede, if it can be accomplished politely, with a minimum of fuss. As Chairman of the Minnesota Secessionist Alliance, I invite debate on this issue. I will put forth just a few of the many reasons we s… --- ## [Best/Worst Typo/Spell-Check Error You've Seen Lately](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-worst-typo-spell-check-error-youve-seen-lately/725157)
**Author:** [@Cabin\_Fever\_1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cabin_Fever_1)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [October 2, 2019, 5:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-worst-typo-spell-check-error-youve-seen-lately/725157 "2019-10-02T17:44:52Z")
Thought-provoking and totally Mundane. Based on a thread in GQ, I was wondering about any observations regarding typos. Are there even editors at major publications anymore? Personally, I will not admit to anything u… --- ## [I pit the New York Times Sunday crossword](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-the-new-york-times-sunday-crossword/583084)
**Author:** [@Greg\_Charles](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Greg_Charles)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [May 30, 2011, 9:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-the-new-york-times-sunday-crossword/583084 "2011-05-30T21:38:49Z")
Clue: One keeping a watch on someone? . . . . . . . . . . . . . You know, you can put this shit in the middle of the puzzle somewhere …fine. But 1 Across? Fuck you! I’ll hate you from this day forward. Ma… --- ## [Hey Aubrey, not only are you a fucking ignorant bitch; you are a lying bitch](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-aubrey-not-only-are-you-a-fucking-ignorant-bitch-you-are-a-lying-bitch/193650)
**Author:** [@Aries28](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aries28)\ **Replies:** 95\ **Last updated:** [August 8, 2003, 3:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-aubrey-not-only-are-you-a-fucking-ignorant-bitch-you-are-a-lying-bitch/193650 "2003-08-08T03:25:39Z")
First you came from another board solely, it seems, to follow around kputt and bother him. Then you called someone a “gay douche bag” and couldn’t figure out why some of us warned you that the phrase was offensive. The… --- ## [How to get rid of styrofoam](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-get-rid-of-styrofoam/155105)
**Author:** [@hammerbach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hammerbach)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [May 14, 2003, 12:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-get-rid-of-styrofoam/155105 "2003-05-14T12:07:39Z")
I just visited a friend who sells machinery. One of his greatest headaches is getting rid of the large styrofoam blocks that things are packed in. Does anyone know what is done with this stuff after the disposal guys pi… --- ## [Do Gas Stations Charge You Extra To Use Your Credit Card?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-gas-stations-charge-you-extra-to-use-your-credit-card/498182)
**Author:** [@DMark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DMark)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [June 1, 2009, 8:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-gas-stations-charge-you-extra-to-use-your-credit-card/498182 "2009-06-01T20:56:27Z")
I don’t recall this in the past, but of late, no matter where I put gas in my car, there is an extra $1.00 fee to use my credit card! I never see any notice posted, but find it on my bank statements. Kind of pisses me o… --- ## [Roman Sword in Nova Scotia?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/roman-sword-in-nova-scotia/740641)
**Author:** [@Diocletian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Diocletian)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [December 21, 2015, 2:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/roman-sword-in-nova-scotia/740641 "2015-12-21T14:18:07Z")
Hello everyone! This is my first post on The Straight Dope forum, so I hope I’m not posting this in the wrong category. Anyway, someone pointed out a link to me about a Roman sword found on Oak Island (yeah, oh boy). In… --- ## [Whale Wars](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whale-wars/585912)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [August 17, 2011, 2:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whale-wars/585912 "2011-08-17T14:38:07Z")
\[ul\]\[li\]Gojira runs over a line. Fouls prop.\[/li\]\[li\]The new helicopter won’t start.\[/ul\]\[/li\] Sad Sacks, the lot of them. --- ## [How many times are we supposed to urinate each day?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-times-are-we-supposed-to-urinate-each-day/300303)
**Author:** [@Diamonds02](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Diamonds02)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [April 21, 2005, 6:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-times-are-we-supposed-to-urinate-each-day/300303 "2005-04-21T18:23:23Z")
I know much you’re supposed to poop, but not pee. I only pee like three times a day. I know people who pee once an hour. Am I getting enough liquids? Speaking of liquids, I recently heard that drinking 8 glasses of water… --- ## [Driving across country. OMFG I can't do this.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/driving-across-country-omfg-i-cant-do-this/510293)
**Author:** [@Rilchiam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rilchiam)\ **Replies:** 72\ **Last updated:** [September 23, 2009, 10:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/driving-across-country-omfg-i-cant-do-this/510293 "2009-09-23T22:48:21Z")
Very soon, I am going to have to drive from the West Virginia panhandle to Los Angeles. Alone. At least, alone in the car. Mr. Rilch will be in the other car. I don’t know how I’m going to do this. But I have no choice.… --- ## [How come in zombie novels and movies, when the virus outbreak occurs...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-come-in-zombie-novels-and-movies-when-the-virus-outbreak-occurs/550377)
**Author:** [@Omar\_Little](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omar_Little)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [August 21, 2010, 4:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-come-in-zombie-novels-and-movies-when-the-virus-outbreak-occurs/550377 "2010-08-21T04:37:21Z")
…not one single living character utters the word, “zombie”? I’ve read some zombie novels: all three of David Wellington’s Monster Island, Monster Nation and Monster Planet novels. I am currently reading Day by Day Arm… --- ## [I have MRSA](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-mrsa/462091)
**Author:** [@purple\_haze](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/purple_haze)\ **Replies:** 73\ **Last updated:** [September 9, 2008, 1:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-mrsa/462091 "2008-09-09T13:28:32Z")
I posted in the general questions forum during the ‘lost weekend’ about a bump on my leg that I assumed was a bug bite. A couple of people commented that I should keep an eye on it, as it could be a staph infection. Yo… --- ## [Botticelli February 2024](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-february-2024/996971)
**Author:** [@De\_La\_Rue](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/De_La_Rue)\ **Replies:** 277\ **Last updated:** [February 26, 2024, 10:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-february-2024/996971 "2024-02-26T22:48:42Z")
Goooooood morning and welcome to the February Botticelli thread, with me, your host W. De La Rue. Here is last month’s thread, here is a thread for general questions, and here are the rules for anyone interested in joini… --- ## [How did Christianity get hijacked by bozos?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-did-christianity-get-hijacked-by-bozos/473774)
**Author:** [@coffeecat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/coffeecat)\ **Replies:** 101\ **Last updated:** [November 27, 2008, 1:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-did-christianity-get-hijacked-by-bozos/473774 "2008-11-27T01:45:10Z")
Inspired by this thread. “Christian” has come to mean “anti-gay and pro-life.” Now homosexual acts, like building a skyscraper or not screwing your late brother’s wife, may be disparaged here and there in the Christia… --- ## [Rooves, thanks for injecting your haughty supremacism into a perfectly good thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rooves-thanks-for-injecting-your-haughty-supremacism-into-a-perfectly-good-thread/190733)
**Author:** [@Dreaming\_of\_Maria\_Callas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dreaming_of_Maria_Callas)\ **Replies:** 101\ **Last updated:** [September 9, 2003, 12:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rooves-thanks-for-injecting-your-haughty-supremacism-into-a-perfectly-good-thread/190733 "2003-09-09T12:45:44Z")
Once upon a time there was a beautiful GQ thread about America’s original name, in which posters received new insights on Native Americans. But then, one dark day a poster called Rooves arrived… What was America’s origi… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1521&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1523&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)