# Top **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1529&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:** 1530 --- ## [Something is trying to turn on my TV at night](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/something-is-trying-to-turn-on-my-tv-at-night/637991)
**Author:** [@Mangetout](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mangetout)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [October 18, 2012, 5:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/something-is-trying-to-turn-on-my-tv-at-night/637991 "2012-10-18T17:38:59Z")
For about the last three weeks, my TV has powered up at about 5 or 6 in the morning - not every night, but most nights. I eliminated the obvious; there definitely is not a remote control jammed down the side of a cushio… --- ## [Sex or Magical Doritos?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sex-or-magical-doritos/390887)
**Author:** [@Autolycus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Autolycus)\ **Replies:** 103\ **Last updated:** [February 12, 2007, 1:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sex-or-magical-doritos/390887 "2007-02-12T01:40:01Z")
Hello everyone, Imagine while hiking you fall into the land of Faerie, and as a gift they offer you the following deal. If you go without sex and orgasm of any kind for three straight years, you will after that point g… --- ## [If Trump loses, what does it mean "He won't go quietly."?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-trump-loses-what-does-it-mean-he-wont-go-quietly/923352)
**Author:** [@Biggirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biggirl)\ **Replies:** 81\ **Last updated:** [October 30, 2020, 8:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-trump-loses-what-does-it-mean-he-wont-go-quietly/923352 "2020-10-30T20:47:08Z")
This quote is the latest of many in the same vein. But as far as I know, Trump can’t just not leave. If he loses the election, come January 20th, a new president gets sworn in whether he likes it or not. He may (or may n… --- ## [My phone finally figured out I use the word "just" more than I use the word "Judy".](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-phone-finally-figured-out-i-use-the-word-just-more-than-i-use-the-word-judy/697537)
**Author:** [@bienville](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bienville)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [September 12, 2014, 11:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-phone-finally-figured-out-i-use-the-word-just-more-than-i-use-the-word-judy/697537 "2014-09-12T23:14:45Z")
This has got to be old news to everyone else (I’m pretty late to the whole smartphone game). Got my first ever smartphone (an iPhone) seven months ago. Only over the past week or two has it figured out my texts are more… --- ## [The Walking Dead; 7.07 "Sing Me a Song" (open spoilers)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-walking-dead-7-07-sing-me-a-song-open-spoilers/773887)
**Author:** [@alphaboi867](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/alphaboi867)\ **Replies:** 61\ **Last updated:** [December 8, 2016, 4:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-walking-dead-7-07-sing-me-a-song-open-spoilers/773887 "2016-12-08T16:52:38Z")
\[QUOTE=AMC\] A deeper look at the Sanctuary and the world of the Saviors; members of Alexandria look for supplies. \[/QUOTE\] Chandler Riggs, Gale Anne Hurd, & Josh Homme are on Talking Dead. --- ## [WHY does the US still have a dollar bill instead of coin?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-the-us-still-have-a-dollar-bill-instead-of-coin/270862)
**Author:** [@rfgdxm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rfgdxm)\ **Replies:** 113\ **Last updated:** [October 30, 2004, 6:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-the-us-still-have-a-dollar-bill-instead-of-coin/270862 "2004-10-30T18:18:45Z")
Question is in subject line. Canada got rid of the $1 bill and replaced it with a coin ages ago. It is just dumb to have a paper unit of currency this low in value. Years ago it made sense, but there’s been a whole lot o… --- ## [The worst US pop ever, your thoughts?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-worst-us-pop-ever-your-thoughts/790984)
**Author:** [@Hilarity\_N.Suze](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hilarity_N.Suze)\ **Replies:** 80\ **Last updated:** [July 18, 2017, 5:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-worst-us-pop-ever-your-thoughts/790984 "2017-07-18T05:39:06Z")
I distinctly remember, in the '60s and '70s, a bunch of rather hideous pops that were sold widely, or in some cases not so widely, in the US. I’m trying to figure out what people think were the worst. I am not talking a… --- ## [Preacher, Season 2 Thread, Open Spoilers](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/preacher-season-2-thread-open-spoilers/789879)
**Author:** [@Chimera](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chimera)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [June 14, 2018, 3:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/preacher-season-2-thread-open-spoilers/789879 "2018-06-14T03:59:00Z")
After the first post anyway. :smiley: --- ## [Christmas in November](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/christmas-in-november/736371)
**Author:** [@TBG](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TBG)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [November 16, 2015, 2:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/christmas-in-november/736371 "2015-11-16T14:20:59Z")
Fuck all a yall that have already been running Christmas shows (looking at you fucking Hallmark Channel, not that your stupid romantic comedies set at Christmas are worth watching at any time) or playing Christmas music,… --- ## [Snow is a 4-letter word in the MMP](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/snow-is-a-4-letter-word-in-the-mmp/928011)
**Author:** [@FairyChatMom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FairyChatMom)\ **Replies:** 268\ **Last updated:** [December 21, 2020, 12:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/snow-is-a-4-letter-word-in-the-mmp/928011 "2020-12-21T00:27:32Z")
We may see our first flakes this week, if the weather dudes at Channel 7 are to be believed. No massive snowfall is predicted, so I may not have to break out the shovel, but still, not happy. So, our soon-to-be ignored … --- ## [Sexual Harassment: Turning a blind eye? WHY?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sexual-harassment-turning-a-blind-eye-why/710087)
**Author:** [@Knucklefunger](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Knucklefunger)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [January 26, 2015, 4:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sexual-harassment-turning-a-blind-eye-why/710087 "2015-01-26T16:05:15Z")
Your thoughts: There is an office of about 30 people. 90% are women. One guy in his late 30’s early 40’s has a reputation for being a overt flirt. This flirting has included bringing flowers or chocolates to some wome… --- ## [In My Humble Opinion, I am absolutely convinced that there will NEVER be a better (X) than (X)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-my-humble-opinion-i-am-absolutely-convinced-that-there-will-never-be-a-better-x-than-x/845344)
**Author:** [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Replies:** 100\ **Last updated:** [January 6, 2020, 6:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-my-humble-opinion-i-am-absolutely-convinced-that-there-will-never-be-a-better-x-than-x/845344 "2020-01-06T18:43:36Z")
Just your personal opinion, of course, but what will never, ever be topped? Movie, book, athlete, song, album, violinist, TV character, Christmas song, fast food burger, poet, whiskey, president, supermodel, etc. etc. Y… --- ## [Are cities in Europe cold and dark due to lack of Russian gas?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-cities-in-europe-cold-and-dark-due-to-lack-of-russian-gas/977988)
**Author:** [@chappachula](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chappachula)\ **Replies:** 92\ **Last updated:** [February 5, 2023, 12:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-cities-in-europe-cold-and-dark-due-to-lack-of-russian-gas/977988 "2023-02-05T00:58:06Z")
Six months ago, there was talk that the war in Ukraine would bring catastrophic conditions this winter, which would affect Germany and other European countries. In reality, what is happening now? There were several cou… --- ## [How Commonplace Is Bathroom Reading?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-commonplace-is-bathroom-reading/608493)
**Author:** [@GreenElf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GreenElf)\ **Replies:** 88\ **Last updated:** [January 14, 2012, 2:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-commonplace-is-bathroom-reading/608493 "2012-01-14T14:48:13Z")
Is it common for people to read in the bathroom? Are most “bathroom reader” books used there in the bathroom? What are the chances that a random used book purchased online has been used in the bathroom? Why don’t people … --- ## [State of the Union address Feb. 7, 2023](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/state-of-the-union-address-feb-7-2023/979458)
**Author:** [@Kolak\_of\_Twilo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kolak_of_Twilo)\ **Replies:** 147\ **Last updated:** [March 8, 2024, 1:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/state-of-the-union-address-feb-7-2023/979458 "2024-03-08T01:22:11Z")
President Biden is due to deliver the State of the Union address in just under one hour from now. It will be odd to not have Nancy Pelosi seated on the podium. I assume most of the GOP will sit on their hands during th… --- ## [Ladies, you think I was kidding about the mammograms?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ladies-you-think-i-was-kidding-about-the-mammograms/443064)
**Author:** [@ivylass](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ivylass)\ **Replies:** 87\ **Last updated:** [May 2, 2008, 11:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ladies-you-think-i-was-kidding-about-the-mammograms/443064 "2008-05-02T11:13:22Z")
Back in February, I urged all Lady Dopers to get their mammograms. Today, I went in for additional imaging. I remembered getting a second imaging back in 2004, and I figured it was because the screening the insurance w… --- ## [How can I confirm that someone has been knighted?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-can-i-confirm-that-someone-has-been-knighted/228739)
**Author:** [@J\_String](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/J_String)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [September 1, 2014, 12:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-can-i-confirm-that-someone-has-been-knighted/228739 "2014-09-01T12:18:12Z")
Quick background: There’s a British gentleman in town who’s spending a few months working here in the U.S. He claims to have been knighted but I have my doubts. His business card (for the local company he’s working for)… --- ## [Silly rant about a stupid commercial](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/silly-rant-about-a-stupid-commercial/185858)
**Author:** [@Biggirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biggirl)\ **Replies:** 116\ **Last updated:** [July 9, 2003, 3:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/silly-rant-about-a-stupid-commercial/185858 "2003-07-09T03:50:10Z")
Announcer: Allthe other restaurants make their Ceasar salad the same way. Waitress: Our Ceasar has romaine. . . Different waitress: . . .cheese. . . Waiter: . . .Romaine. . . Waitress: . . .Chicken. . . Different Wa… --- ## [Has translation ever improved a book?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-translation-ever-improved-a-book/693010)
**Author:** [@mbh](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mbh)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [July 23, 2014, 4:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-translation-ever-improved-a-book/693010 "2014-07-23T04:55:13Z")
Sometimes a critic will gripe about an author’s style. Fans of the book will say “Well, that was a bad translation. If you read it in the original Ruritanian, you would love it.” Has a translated book ever gotten bett… --- ## [Is TubaDiva only a moderator?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-tubadiva-only-a-moderator/683880)
**Author:** [@R3d\_Anonymous](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/R3d_Anonymous)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [March 24, 2014, 2:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-tubadiva-only-a-moderator/683880 "2014-03-24T02:58:15Z")
Or is she still an administrator? --- ## [Giant booger videos on youtube, what are they](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/giant-booger-videos-on-youtube-what-are-they/671167)
**Author:** [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [October 14, 2013, 3:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/giant-booger-videos-on-youtube-what-are-they/671167 "2013-10-14T15:26:11Z")
While perusing youtube I came across some videos of people having giant boogers pulled out of their noses. Are those just mucus, or is something else going on when that happens? Can organic boogers get that big, or has s… --- ## [How effective was Obama's Iran speech at American University?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-effective-was-obamas-iran-speech-at-american-university/727274)
**Author:** [@Donald\_Rump](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Donald_Rump)\ **Replies:** 94\ **Last updated:** [August 12, 2015, 11:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-effective-was-obamas-iran-speech-at-american-university/727274 "2015-08-12T11:38:30Z")
Obama delivered a forceful, at times combative speech making the case for the nuclear deal with Iran. As someone who supports the deal, I found it unbelievably lucid, well-argued, and reasonable, so much so that it reall… --- ## [What TV/movie/other fictional character live most under their incomes?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-tv-movie-other-fictional-character-live-most-under-their-incomes/552249)
**Author:** [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [September 5, 2010, 1:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-tv-movie-other-fictional-character-live-most-under-their-incomes/552249 "2010-09-05T13:59:18Z")
Inspired by this thread What characters have the most money saved because they don’t seem to be spending it? Howard from Big Bang lives with h8s mothr and obviously isn’t buying a lot of clothes. House lives in a crapp… --- ## [If you are Pro-life, why SHOULDN'T women be punished for abortions?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-are-pro-life-why-shouldnt-women-be-punished-for-abortions/751098)
**Author:** [@Smitty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smitty)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [April 10, 2016, 2:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-are-pro-life-why-shouldnt-women-be-punished-for-abortions/751098 "2016-04-10T02:23:28Z")
First, I am not arguing whether abortion should be legal or not. I am wondering about the blow back on both sides about Trump’s statements that women should be punished for getting abortions if abortion was illegal. He… --- ## [Did Otto Warnbier Deserve this treatment by North Korea?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-otto-warnbier-deserve-this-treatment-by-north-korea/797412)
**Author:** [@Urbanredneck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Urbanredneck)\ **Replies:** 78\ **Last updated:** [October 17, 2017, 2:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-otto-warnbier-deserve-this-treatment-by-north-korea/797412 "2017-10-17T02:30:46Z")
I don’t know if you all remember but in 2015 an American college student was caught trying to take a poster in North Korea. He went to trial and got 15 years hard labor. Well later he was released by NK and came home in… --- ## [Favorite band changes sound:do you dump them?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-band-changes-sound-do-you-dump-them/658207)
**Author:** [@installLSC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/installLSC)\ **Replies:** 70\ **Last updated:** [May 21, 2013, 2:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-band-changes-sound-do-you-dump-them/658207 "2013-05-21T02:52:53Z")
I was listening to some Doobie Brothers songs today, and you don’t need to be a music major to know the band of “Long Train Runnin’” wasn’t remotely the same as the band of “What a Fool Believes”. And it got me to wonde… --- ## [Is Norway's government better than U.S.?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-norways-government-better-than-u-s/745306)
**Author:** [@JohnClay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnClay)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [February 9, 2016, 12:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-norways-government-better-than-u-s/745306 "2016-02-09T12:51:20Z")
“…capitalist America, now the most unequal of all the developed nations, and consequently a democracy no more. Political scientists say it has become an oligarchy — a country run at the expense of its citizenry by and … --- ## [Breast Fixation](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/breast-fixation/629989)
**Author:** [@bschmitty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bschmitty)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [August 2, 2012, 5:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/breast-fixation/629989 "2012-08-02T17:18:06Z")
Just curious. males who were breast fed males who were not breast fed was there ever a poll on which group had a stronger fixation on womens breast? --- ## [Capital Punishment supporters, would you support public executions?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/capital-punishment-supporters-would-you-support-public-executions/623858)
**Author:** [@AK84](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AK84)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [June 6, 2012, 1:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/capital-punishment-supporters-would-you-support-public-executions/623858 "2012-06-06T01:52:42Z")
Lets clear the air first. This is not about the rightness or wrongness of the death penalty. This is about the circumstances of carrying it out. Until the early part of the twentieth century, it was common world over, it… --- ## [XENA fans: would the show have been better if the X/G relationship had been explicitly sexual?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/xena-fans-would-the-show-have-been-better-if-the-x-g-relationship-had-been-explicitly-sexual/540291)
**Author:** [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [May 25, 2010, 11:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/xena-fans-would-the-show-have-been-better-if-the-x-g-relationship-had-been-explicitly-sexual/540291 "2010-05-25T23:49:58Z")
X/G, of course, refers to Xena/Gabrielle, as everyone who has any interest in the show at all should know. Please explain your reasoning. I will give my thoughts in the next post; first I have to post the poll. --- ## [Has the World Improved Since You Were Born?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-the-world-improved-since-you-were-born/604677)
**Author:** [@Qin\_Shi\_Huangdi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qin_Shi_Huangdi)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [December 5, 2011, 6:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-the-world-improved-since-you-were-born/604677 "2011-12-05T18:57:26Z")
As for me I wouldn’t say so currently as I was born in 1996 and the world’s economy and political instability is definately worse than in 1996. But I do think the world’s long-term trends are improving. --- ## [Got technical questions about firearms? ask the sport shooter!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/got-technical-questions-about-firearms-ask-the-sport-shooter/531368)
**Author:** [@MacTech](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MacTech)\ **Replies:** 63\ **Last updated:** [March 8, 2010, 3:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/got-technical-questions-about-firearms-ask-the-sport-shooter/531368 "2010-03-08T03:20:57Z")
I’m a sport shooter, I have been all my life, there’s nothing I find more relaxing than a relaxing day at the range, punching holes in pieces of paper, trying to keep the bullet holes as close together as possible (ideal… --- ## [Should I let my friend borrow my bass clarinet?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-i-let-my-friend-borrow-my-bass-clarinet/660945)
**Author:** [@EmilyG](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EmilyG)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [August 17, 2013, 2:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-i-let-my-friend-borrow-my-bass-clarinet/660945 "2013-08-17T14:48:58Z")
(Yes, I posted this in the MMP thread too. Hope it’s not illegal to post here too.) I own a rare and special bass clarinet with extra notes. A friend of mine who lives far away wants to rent it for the summer, because h… --- ## [What's the stupidest injury you've incurred?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-stupidest-injury-youve-incurred/715158)
**Author:** [@Dale\_Sams](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dale_Sams)\ **Replies:** 81\ **Last updated:** [March 21, 2015, 2:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-stupidest-injury-youve-incurred/715158 "2015-03-21T14:37:38Z")
Last night I MADE my 175 pound wife get on my shoulders so I could see if I could stand up with her on my shoulders. (I’m 50, 5’8", 190 pounds) So when I stood, my left ankle collapsed and rolled and for a split instant… --- ## [Why is there a cap on Social Security tax?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-there-a-cap-on-social-security-tax/598002)
**Author:** [@CookingWithGas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CookingWithGas)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [September 30, 2011, 11:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-there-a-cap-on-social-security-tax/598002 "2011-09-30T11:46:27Z")
What with all of this talk about class warfare, Buffett laws, and Social Security not being so secure, why is everyone so focused on income taxes? I am surprised that nobody is standing up to say that the Social Security… --- ## [ELI5 how an activa scooter can go 55 km on one litre?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eli5-how-an-activa-scooter-can-go-55-km-on-one-litre/725680)
**Author:** [@coremelt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/coremelt)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [July 27, 2015, 2:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eli5-how-an-activa-scooter-can-go-55-km-on-one-litre/725680 "2015-07-27T14:11:06Z")
Heres the specs on a Honda Activa scooter as you might commonly see in India or many other asian countries. It gets 55 kmpl or an astonishing 129 miles per gallon. Doing some quick maths that means travelling 1 km onl… --- ## [Things you do for work that no one gets...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-you-do-for-work-that-no-one-gets/686847)
**Author:** [@sleestak](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sleestak)\ **Replies:** 73\ **Last updated:** [May 12, 2014, 9:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-you-do-for-work-that-no-one-gets/686847 "2014-05-12T21:49:06Z")
So I am in midst of a rather major project at work. This involves our VM infrastructure. In a nut shell, our SAN is causing performance issues which cause SQL to send alerts. This is due to lun misalignment. So we have … --- ## [Is Lard OK to use, again?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-lard-ok-to-use-again/712355)
**Author:** [@Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosda_Di_Chi_of_Tricor)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [February 14, 2015, 8:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-lard-ok-to-use-again/712355 "2015-02-14T20:14:09Z")
The U.S. government is poised to withdraw longstanding warnings about cholesterol So. Is Lard OK? --- ## [Why is Paradise, NV (pop. 223,167) an “unincorporated town”?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-paradise-nv-pop-223-167-an-unincorporated-town/714840)
**Author:** [@Donnerwetter](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Donnerwetter)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [March 14, 2015, 12:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-paradise-nv-pop-223-167-an-unincorporated-town/714840 "2015-03-14T00:46:55Z")
I was reading the Wikipedia article about John Entwistle who died in 2002 while staying at the Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas. His official place of death, however, is given as “Paradise, Nevada”. Paradise is an… --- ## [61y.o. woman to attempt swim of 100+ miles open ocean from Cuba to Key West](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/61y-o-woman-to-attempt-swim-of-100-miles-open-ocean-from-cuba-to-key-west/589702)
**Author:** [@voltaire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/voltaire)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [September 12, 2013, 4:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/61y-o-woman-to-attempt-swim-of-100-miles-open-ocean-from-cuba-to-key-west/589702 "2013-09-12T04:35:10Z")
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/07/19/health/nutrition/19swim.html?pagewanted=1 :eek: That’s pretty damn inspiring, right there. I’ll be rooting for her to make it! --- ## [What uniforms do you think are obsolete?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-uniforms-do-you-think-are-obsolete/417549)
**Author:** [@The\_Cosmople](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Cosmople)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [September 4, 2007, 4:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-uniforms-do-you-think-are-obsolete/417549 "2007-09-04T04:10:57Z")
Most Americans think certain foreign uniforms are funny. Like the wigs of British barristers in court, or the sashes of diplomats at coronations. And of course the British tall sentry hats and the Beefeater uniforms. B… --- ## [Why is G4 cancelling all its most popular shows?!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-g4-cancelling-all-its-most-popular-shows/648278)
**Author:** [@Hail\_Ants](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hail_Ants)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [January 30, 2013, 6:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-g4-cancelling-all-its-most-popular-shows/648278 "2013-01-30T06:32:12Z")
I’m sure the nerd-o-sphere is awash with furious debate on the subject, but I’d rather use the more civilized forum of the SD. First, after three successful seasons of Web Soup, including for season three building an ac… --- ## [Ladies, do you know when your, ummm, headlights are on?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ladies-do-you-know-when-your-ummm-headlights-are-on/175521)
**Author:** [@filmore](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/filmore)\ **Replies:** 114\ **Last updated:** [May 19, 2003, 1:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ladies-do-you-know-when-your-ummm-headlights-are-on/175521 "2003-05-19T13:28:52Z")
So… do you actually feel when they “come on” or do you not know until you look down? In case you’re wondering, by headlights I mean nipples. --- ## [What things do all popular diets agree on?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-things-do-all-popular-diets-agree-on/645735)
**Author:** [@Namkcalb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Namkcalb)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [January 5, 2013, 4:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-things-do-all-popular-diets-agree-on/645735 "2013-01-05T16:33:12Z")
There’s lots of diet book authors who often contradict each other. What principles do they all agree on? I’ll start; If you eat an excess of foods high in both sugar and fat, you’ll gain weight. --- ## [A safe in your basement of which you don't know it's contents](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-safe-in-your-basement-of-which-you-dont-know-its-contents/540897)
**Author:** [@boytyperanma](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/boytyperanma)\ **Replies:** 68\ **Last updated:** [May 30, 2010, 5:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-safe-in-your-basement-of-which-you-dont-know-its-contents/540897 "2010-05-30T05:01:44Z")
I was at a customers house today and working in his basement the subject of his safe came up. The safe has been in his basement since he bought the house. He’s lived there for about 30 years. He does not think the safe … --- ## [What is a cheaper alternative to a flask](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-a-cheaper-alternative-to-a-flask/676964)
**Author:** [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [December 22, 2013, 11:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-a-cheaper-alternative-to-a-flask/676964 "2013-12-22T23:15:13Z")
I was looking at buying a flask for whiskey but the cheap ones ($5-10) have mixed reviews saying they leak or taint the alcohol. There are more expensive ones for $20-30 that probably do not have that many problems, but … --- ## [You-Snark-It Forbidden Thread (Mafia Discussion)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-snark-it-forbidden-thread-mafia-discussion/429805)
**Author:** [@Scuba\_Ben](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scuba_Ben)\ **Replies:** 117\ **Last updated:** [February 22, 2008, 5:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-snark-it-forbidden-thread-mafia-discussion/429805 "2008-02-22T05:40:02Z")
LIVING PLAYERS FROM THE YOU-SOLVE-IT MAFIA GAME PLEASE STAY OUT! It seems to be my turn to start the Forbidden Thread for the current Mafia game (see game thread). The usual rule applies in this thread: Living players… --- ## [Republicans, help me understand](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/republicans-help-me-understand/420787)
**Author:** [@LouisB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LouisB)\ **Replies:** 117\ **Last updated:** [October 5, 2007, 11:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/republicans-help-me-understand/420787 "2007-10-05T11:30:55Z")
This is a serious question and in spite of the thread’s title I’d like to hear from others and not just Republicans. I hope this will not become just another Bush Bash; I am truly confused about this issue. n the last t… --- ## [If Thad Cochran is too sick to run for reelection in 2018, is Mississippis senate seat in play](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-thad-cochran-is-too-sick-to-run-for-reelection-in-2018-is-mississippis-senate-seat-in-play/804607)
**Author:** [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Replies:** 63\ **Last updated:** [June 4, 2018, 8:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-thad-cochran-is-too-sick-to-run-for-reelection-in-2018-is-mississippis-senate-seat-in-play/804607 "2018-06-04T20:59:10Z")
In the presidential election of 2016 Trump won Alabama 62-34. Mississippi was 58-40. The margins in the Mississippi 2012 presidential election were even smaller, 55-44. Granted, Moore had a ton of flaws. But the margin… --- ## [My Mother-in-law told my daughter to shut up.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-mother-in-law-told-my-daughter-to-shut-up/331413)
**Author:** [@Alias](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alias)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [November 17, 2005, 3:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-mother-in-law-told-my-daughter-to-shut-up/331413 "2005-11-17T15:10:07Z")
Harborwolf, Harborkid, and I moved back in with Harborwolf’s mother a year and a half ago when our first venture into adulthood failed. Since then, we’ve lived with family in hopes to save up enough to buy a house. Well,… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1528&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1530&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)