# Top **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=154&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:** 155 --- ## [NJOY e-cig disposable vs rechargeable](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/njoy-e-cig-disposable-vs-rechargeable/649518)
**Author:** [@yorick73](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/yorick73)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [October 8, 2013, 2:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/njoy-e-cig-disposable-vs-rechargeable/649518 "2013-10-08T02:16:10Z")
My first introduction to e-cigs was a disposable NJOY King sold at 7-Eleven. I have to tell you I’m impressed with the hit and flavor of this thing. Problem is, as others have pointed out, the battery doesn’t last long… --- ## [Mystic River Discussion (spoilers)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mystic-river-discussion-spoilers/208333)
**Author:** [@friedo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/friedo)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [April 27, 2017, 3:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mystic-river-discussion-spoilers/208333 "2017-04-27T03:20:45Z")
Good movie. I didn’t really get the ending though. What the hell is with Sean Penn’s wife’s speech at the end? Why does Sean not seem to feel remorse over killing Tim Robbins, and what’s with his wife’s weird megolamani… --- ## [More fake TV Shows: Alaskand Gold Mining; Jungle Gold Mining](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/more-fake-tv-shows-alaskand-gold-mining-jungle-gold-mining/642675)
**Author:** [@ralph124c](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ralph124c)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [August 25, 2013, 2:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/more-fake-tv-shows-alaskand-gold-mining-jungle-gold-mining/642675 "2013-08-25T14:14:50Z")
I watched episodes of these “TV shows” last night-the Alaskan Gold Miners look like they at least know what they are doing…but the guys in West Africa? They “double down” and decide to take a local miner’s word for it “… --- ## [Who's the worst actor on tv?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whos-the-worst-actor-on-tv/628422)
**Author:** [@Son\_of\_a\_Rich](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Son_of_a_Rich)\ **Replies:** 112\ **Last updated:** [July 21, 2012, 8:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whos-the-worst-actor-on-tv/628422 "2012-07-21T08:32:09Z")
My nominee would have to be Thomas Gibson, formerly “Greg” on Dharma and Greg, currently on Criminal Minds. Is this guy capable of anything other than a beetle-browed scowl? It’s like he’s trying too hard to be a “serio… --- ## [AI cheating in Civ 4](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ai-cheating-in-civ-4/504085)
**Author:** [@SmashTheState](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SmashTheState)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [September 13, 2013, 1:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ai-cheating-in-civ-4/504085 "2013-09-13T13:28:21Z")
Okay, so I’ve been playing Civ 4 for a couple of years now, and it’s still driving me totally insane. Just like every other Civilization game, the AI cheats. The problem is, in previous Civs, the developers admitted th… --- ## [Ask the Former Kilgore Rangerette](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-former-kilgore-rangerette/521310)
**Author:** [@lisa\_listens](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lisa_listens)\ **Replies:** 78\ **Last updated:** [November 5, 2015, 1:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-former-kilgore-rangerette/521310 "2015-11-05T13:50:45Z")
Hi all. I decided the best way to introduce myself would be for y’all to ask prying questions. Anyway I was a Rette a few years ago and will happily answer any questions. --- ## [Ok atheists, settle the fuck down.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ok-atheists-settle-the-fuck-down/481366)
**Author:** [@Hi\_Neighbor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hi_Neighbor)\ **Replies:** 419\ **Last updated:** [January 23, 2009, 11:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ok-atheists-settle-the-fuck-down/481366 "2009-01-23T11:05:51Z")
I’m an atheist. But really, now that uber-atheist Michael Newdow wants the phrase “so help me God” removed from the inaugural oath, I feel that this is taking it to an extreme. From MSNBC (Atheists want God stricken fr… --- ## [I owe a California Use Tax? WTF?!!!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-owe-a-california-use-tax-wtf/547063)
**Author:** [@magellan01](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/magellan01)\ **Replies:** 157\ **Last updated:** [July 28, 2010, 11:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-owe-a-california-use-tax-wtf/547063 "2010-07-28T23:52:20Z")
I just received a letter telling me I’ll have to pay a California Use Tax. I never heard of this. Evidently, I’ll have to pay this Use Tax for any purchase I made out of state that did not charge me tax. So, if I bought … --- ## [Wine Tasting is Bullshit: Film at 11](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wine-tasting-is-bullshit-film-at-11/674662)
**Author:** [@friedo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/friedo)\ **Replies:** 213\ **Last updated:** [December 6, 2013, 3:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wine-tasting-is-bullshit-film-at-11/674662 "2013-12-06T15:30:40Z")
I think anyone who enjoys alkyhol and is not a professional wine reviewer is well aware of the self-reinforcing bullshit cycle of wine journalism. (When will a sommelier win a Pullitzer already?) But this article does a… --- ## [Where are all the non-slutty Halloween Costumes?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-are-all-the-non-slutty-halloween-costumes/468231)
**Author:** [@Cartooniverse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cartooniverse)\ **Replies:** 86\ **Last updated:** [October 18, 2013, 7:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-are-all-the-non-slutty-halloween-costumes/468231 "2013-10-18T07:00:14Z")
Friend of mine in her 20’s. Bemoaning the fact that she can NOT find an adult woman’s costume of any type that isn’t totally slutty. Snow White? Mini skirt. Nurse? Slutty. She can’t find a decent supplier of costumes t… --- ## ["Comanche Skypark" in Jimmy Buffett's "Volcano"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/comanche-skypark-in-jimmy-buffetts-volcano/71608)
**Author:** [@russjourn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/russjourn)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [October 18, 2017, 7:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/comanche-skypark-in-jimmy-buffetts-volcano/71608 "2017-10-18T19:50:20Z")
Heard the Buffett classic “Volcano” the other day. In the song, he refers to places he doesn’t care to land – “Nashville, Tennessee,” “Yukon Terri-tory,” the Ayatollah’s head, etc. He does make one reference that has thr… --- ## [Will the Iraqi Kurds declare independence?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-the-iraqi-kurds-declare-independence/691495)
**Author:** [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)\ **Replies:** 121\ **Last updated:** [July 24, 2014, 11:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-the-iraqi-kurds-declare-independence/691495 "2014-07-24T11:12:10Z")
The Kurds have taken the city of Kirkuk, which they have always considered their capital, and its oilfields. The Iraqi government appears to have accepted that as a fait accompli, while still protesting the Kurds have n… --- ## [Is the Democratic Party "anti-God", and what can they do to stop that stereotype?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-democratic-party-anti-god-and-what-can-they-do-to-stop-that-stereotype/744770)
**Author:** [@GloryDays](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GloryDays)\ **Replies:** 262\ **Last updated:** [February 2, 2016, 3:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-democratic-party-anti-god-and-what-can-they-do-to-stop-that-stereotype/744770 "2016-02-02T03:36:09Z")
For the past few decades, the Democratic Party base has been seen as the party of atheists, and secularists. The party booed and removed God from it’s party platform in the 2012 Democratic National Convention in Charlott… --- ## [Did your grandparents (parents?) have weird names for things?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-your-grandparents-parents-have-weird-names-for-things/647948)
**Author:** [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Replies:** 167\ **Last updated:** [February 8, 2013, 2:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-your-grandparents-parents-have-weird-names-for-things/647948 "2013-02-08T02:16:39Z")
Any older person will do, of course. Mom used to call the refrigerator the Frigidaire. Grandpa called it the icebox. A poster in another thread referenced that his parents called the television “the set”. Whatta ya go… --- ## [Is it unethical for a single young woman to trade sex for services?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-unethical-for-a-single-young-woman-to-trade-sex-for-services/664225)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 130\ **Last updated:** [August 6, 2013, 11:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-unethical-for-a-single-young-woman-to-trade-sex-for-services/664225 "2013-08-06T23:48:58Z")
Let’s say you have a young, single woman who does not make much money. Her car which she requires to get to work needs a few hundred dollars worth of parts and work to keep running. Her credit is not good and she cannot … --- ## [Half the country (U.S.) doesn't pay taxes](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/half-the-country-u-s-doesnt-pay-taxes/577775)
**Author:** [@SmartAlecCat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SmartAlecCat)\ **Replies:** 211\ **Last updated:** [April 19, 2011, 2:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/half-the-country-u-s-doesnt-pay-taxes/577775 "2011-04-19T02:53:36Z")
I see this over and over “Half the people in this country don’t pay any taxes at all!” Then someone throws up the graph of federal spending dominated by social security and medicare and says “and look how much money we’… --- ## [Creative works with factual errors that so easily could have been checked and corrected](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/creative-works-with-factual-errors-that-so-easily-could-have-been-checked-and-corrected/548051)
**Author:** [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\ **Replies:** 154\ **Last updated:** [September 16, 2010, 3:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/creative-works-with-factual-errors-that-so-easily-could-have-been-checked-and-corrected/548051 "2010-09-16T15:54:42Z")
In an episode of Bernie Mac, he responses to a phone messgae left by his sister in Atlantic City with the area code 201. “201? What’s she doing in Atlantic City?” Uh, Bernie–201 is, and always has been, northern New Jer… --- ## [why did we drop the Atomic Bombs on Japan](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-did-we-drop-the-atomic-bombs-on-japan/635342)
**Author:** [@DJG311](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DJG311)\ **Replies:** 127\ **Last updated:** [September 28, 2012, 9:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-did-we-drop-the-atomic-bombs-on-japan/635342 "2012-09-28T21:55:40Z")
While researching what Japanese students learn about WW2 I was a bit surprised by how many people made the statement that we used Atomic Bombs for no justifiable reason. I was always taught that it was to bring an end … --- ## [Ask me what it's like to be rich](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-me-what-its-like-to-be-rich/527908)
**Author:** [@Rand\_Rover](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rand_Rover)\ **Replies:** 229\ **Last updated:** [February 11, 2010, 10:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-me-what-its-like-to-be-rich/527908 "2010-02-11T22:55:22Z")
OK, I’m not really rich. But I do make over $250,000 per year–substantially over, if you must know–so that certainly puts me in the “boogey man” category, at least as far as a certain Mr. Obama is concerned. I work for… --- ## [Canadians: any updates on Col. Russell Williams?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/canadians-any-updates-on-col-russell-williams/553795)
**Author:** [@Cunctator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cunctator)\ **Replies:** 156\ **Last updated:** [April 26, 2011, 10:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/canadians-any-updates-on-col-russell-williams/553795 "2011-04-26T22:45:57Z")
The air force officer who has been charged with a number of murders? Is a trial imminent? --- ## [C25k--come run with us](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/c25k-come-run-with-us/469802)
**Author:** [@wonky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wonky)\ **Replies:** 487\ **Last updated:** [January 21, 2009, 4:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/c25k-come-run-with-us/469802 "2009-01-21T16:01:19Z")
Our previous thread was getting giant-sized and maybe intimidating for newcomers, so here’s a new thread dedicated to Dopers who want to try the Couch-to-5k running program. Go from sedentary to running a 5k in 9 weeks,… --- ## [Where are the lines drawn on what is rational and what isn't?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-are-the-lines-drawn-on-what-is-rational-and-what-isnt/632164)
**Author:** [@cosmosdan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cosmosdan)\ **Replies:** 158\ **Last updated:** [August 27, 2012, 5:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-are-the-lines-drawn-on-what-is-rational-and-what-isnt/632164 "2012-08-27T05:33:53Z")
In another thread the subject came up {again}m of whether religious beliefs are rational. I’d like to address this in a more general way about the human condition. Personally I conclude that all people have a belief sys… --- ## [The official post-Election Day thread:11/7/12](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-official-post-election-day-thread-11-7-12/640177)
**Author:** [@Kozmik](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kozmik)\ **Replies:** 163\ **Last updated:** [November 28, 2012, 10:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-official-post-election-day-thread-11-7-12/640177 "2012-11-28T22:24:25Z")
News cycle RESET! Obama wins! We know today that Barack Obama is re-elected President. You can read it in the papers today and you can see it on the news neworks, including Fox News! It’'s everywhere. It happened. The s… --- ## [What (other than allergies) causes welts to appear in random places?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-other-than-allergies-causes-welts-to-appear-in-random-places/498456)
**Author:** [@statsman1982](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/statsman1982)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [January 14, 2013, 9:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-other-than-allergies-causes-welts-to-appear-in-random-places/498456 "2013-01-14T09:49:35Z")
First of all, yes, I have seen a doctor and he gave me Prednisone 10mg on a step-down dosage to help with this. He didn’t have any ideas; I’m hoping the Dope can help. For two days now, I have been contending with blotc… --- ## [Castle theory of guns and protection](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/castle-theory-of-guns-and-protection/484368)
**Author:** [@Thesmartestidiot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Thesmartestidiot)\ **Replies:** 290\ **Last updated:** [February 10, 2009, 3:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/castle-theory-of-guns-and-protection/484368 "2009-02-10T15:30:24Z")
Alright so I was educating myself with some high-quality fox news this night and there was especially interesting story. A man who was VERY intoxicated broke into someones house thinking it was his own. The owners of the… --- ## [What the oldest television commercial you remember?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-the-oldest-television-commercial-you-remember/312900)
**Author:** [@Jeffro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jeffro)\ **Replies:** 203\ **Last updated:** [August 29, 2019, 7:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-the-oldest-television-commercial-you-remember/312900 "2019-08-29T19:40:51Z")
What the oldest television commercial you remember? I remember that old Virginia Slims commercial from 1970? You’ve come a long way baby to get where you’ve got to today… how bout you --- ## [Cricket World Cup 2019](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cricket-world-cup-2019/834670)
**Author:** [@lisiate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lisiate)\ **Replies:** 468\ **Last updated:** [July 17, 2019, 10:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cricket-world-cup-2019/834670 "2019-07-17T22:04:21Z")
It’s that time again! This year’s edition has a decidedly retro feel with the reduction to 10 teams and the roundrobin format that harks back to 1992. All teams play each other once and then it’s straight into the semifi… --- ## [Why didn't the Titanic's personnel evacuate to the iceberg?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-didnt-the-titanics-personnel-evacuate-to-the-iceberg/619137)
**Author:** [@Simplicio](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Simplicio)\ **Replies:** 100\ **Last updated:** [September 9, 2015, 12:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-didnt-the-titanics-personnel-evacuate-to-the-iceberg/619137 "2015-09-09T00:14:46Z")
Seems like an obvious enough idea: once they realized the ship was sinking, reverse course, find the iceberg and jury rig some ramps/ladders for people that can’t fit in the life boats to climb on to the berg to await re… --- ## [Who counts as a "Southerner"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-counts-as-a-southerner/667540)
**Author:** [@SlackerInc](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SlackerInc)\ **Replies:** 237\ **Last updated:** [September 13, 2013, 2:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-counts-as-a-southerner/667540 "2013-09-13T14:27:29Z")
The dictionary defines “Southerner” as simply someone who lives in the southern United States. But I believe this is basically punting because they don’t want to delve into the hot-button complexity of what this term rea… --- ## [Where would the Nazis test an atomic bomb?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-would-the-nazis-test-an-atomic-bomb/559792)
**Author:** [@Ranchoth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ranchoth)\ **Replies:** 109\ **Last updated:** [July 19, 2016, 2:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-would-the-nazis-test-an-atomic-bomb/559792 "2016-07-19T14:50:01Z")
…assuming, all other things being equal, they had an equivalent of the “Gadget” device used in the Trinity test that they wanted to test out. What place would they have picked to set one off? Granted, there are a couple… --- ## [Windows 7 rocks. Why did Microsoft obsolete it?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/windows-7-rocks-why-did-microsoft-obsolete-it/645722)
**Author:** [@buddha\_david](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/buddha_david)\ **Replies:** 138\ **Last updated:** [August 21, 2013, 2:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/windows-7-rocks-why-did-microsoft-obsolete-it/645722 "2013-08-21T02:48:03Z")
I’m currently playing with my brand new Dell laptop with Windows 7, and I gotta say this O/S kicks ass. It feels like WinXP on steroids, with smart functions that are actually pretty smart. There’s a few annoyances her… --- ## [Folks, gun owners do not have to wear yellow stars in public.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/folks-gun-owners-do-not-have-to-wear-yellow-stars-in-public/658602)
**Author:** [@nearwildheaven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nearwildheaven)\ **Replies:** 210\ **Last updated:** [June 3, 2013, 5:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/folks-gun-owners-do-not-have-to-wear-yellow-stars-in-public/658602 "2013-06-03T05:54:08Z")
I just saw a Facebook meme from someone implying that this kind of thing is about to happen. That it was posted by a highly educated person in a professional job who mostly associates with ex-convicts :confused: says a … --- ## [Is there a God (revisited)?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-god-revisited/604962)
**Author:** [@Exapno\_Mapcase](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Exapno_Mapcase)\ **Replies:** 189\ **Last updated:** [January 20, 2012, 3:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-god-revisited/604962 "2012-01-20T03:43:50Z")
Sophistry --- ## [Why is Ron Jeremy the king of porn?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-ron-jeremy-the-king-of-porn/570133)
**Author:** [@Nunzio\_Tavulari](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nunzio_Tavulari)\ **Replies:** 60\ **Last updated:** [February 10, 2011, 7:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-ron-jeremy-the-king-of-porn/570133 "2011-02-10T07:02:32Z")
Ron Jeremy’s face seems to be everywhere. Most recently on this forum selling rum. How did he attain his position as the default male porn actor? Does he have an exceptionally good publicity agent? Is it an ironic st… --- ## [Show yourself!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/show-yourself/225716)
**Author:** [@cainxinth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cainxinth)\ **Replies:** 336\ **Last updated:** [March 1, 2004, 3:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/show-yourself/225716 "2004-03-01T15:55:28Z")
I know this has been tried before but lets give it one more go. Here we see the wild Cainxinth relaxing in it’s natural environment. --- ## [NBA 2019-2020 Season](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nba-2019-2020-season/840732)
**Author:** [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Replies:** 298\ **Last updated:** [August 23, 2020, 2:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nba-2019-2020-season/840732 "2020-08-23T02:46:53Z")
Is it too soon? I have no idea WTF the Blazers are thinking. They traded away their front court and finally got rid of Myers Leonard, who has got to be the luckiest player to ever pick up a ball. I don’t know why any oth… --- ## [Bobby Jindal. you lying sack of \[disgusting bodily waste\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bobby-jindal-you-lying-sack-of-disgusting-bodily-waste/487322)
**Author:** [@Fear\_Itself](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fear_Itself)\ **Replies:** 244\ **Last updated:** [February 27, 2009, 7:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bobby-jindal-you-lying-sack-of-disgusting-bodily-waste/487322 "2009-02-27T19:41:11Z")
In the Republican reply to President Obama’s address to Congress this evening, Gov. Bobby Jindal of Louisiana repeated the totally debunked lie that the stimulus bill included funding for a high speed train from Disneyla… --- ## [Dex, a request](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dex-a-request/516458)
**Author:** [@Giraffe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Giraffe)\ **Replies:** 134\ **Last updated:** [November 15, 2009, 10:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dex-a-request/516458 "2009-11-15T22:54:58Z")
I didn’t want to hijack this thread, so I’m starting a new thread. Lately, it seems like more often than not your posts reponding to me in ATMB are either filled with all-caps shouting or sneering sarcasm. It’s a bit u… --- ## [How does waterboarding work, in exact detail?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-does-waterboarding-work-in-exact-detail/599014)
**Author:** [@isaiahrobinson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/isaiahrobinson)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [July 17, 2015, 4:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-does-waterboarding-work-in-exact-detail/599014 "2015-07-17T04:52:42Z")
I’ve heard all of the descriptions of it, and I’ve seen demonstration videos of it. I know the concept is that the victim lies on their back, has a cloth wrapped round their face, and then water is poured onto the cloth.… --- ## [My resting pulse is about 90 bpm: that can't be good, right?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-resting-pulse-is-about-90-bpm-that-cant-be-good-right/695486)
**Author:** [@Leaffan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaffan)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [August 14, 2014, 2:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-resting-pulse-is-about-90-bpm-that-cant-be-good-right/695486 "2014-08-14T14:50:59Z")
This has been bothering me for a while. My resting heart rate is very fast. I’ve been relaxing in bed for about an hour now, and I’m reading about 90 beats per minutes. That doesn’t seem normal, does it? I’m 52 and w… --- ## [Why the hatred for the suburbs?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-the-hatred-for-the-suburbs/491488)
**Author:** [@ITR\_champion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ITR_champion)\ **Replies:** 241\ **Last updated:** [April 12, 2009, 2:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-the-hatred-for-the-suburbs/491488 "2009-04-12T02:34:50Z")
The suburbs, it seems, can’t get no respect. In several recent threads, people have bashed them for a variety of reasons. An article in Sunday’s Washington Post about urban planning knocked them for being “unsustainabl… --- ## [keeping a girlfriend when asked tough questions](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keeping-a-girlfriend-when-asked-tough-questions/501774)
**Author:** [@JohnClay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnClay)\ **Replies:** 160\ **Last updated:** [December 3, 2009, 5:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keeping-a-girlfriend-when-asked-tough-questions/501774 "2009-12-03T17:53:30Z")
Hi, I’m planning on auditioning for beauty and the geek but I have a girlfriend (in the past there has been at least one guy on the show who had a girlfriend). Anyway in looks my girlfriend is maybe a 5. (mostly because… --- ## [An SDMB test of astral projection](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/an-sdmb-test-of-astral-projection/216696)
**Author:** [@glee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/glee)\ **Replies:** 412\ **Last updated:** [December 8, 2004, 5:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/an-sdmb-test-of-astral-projection/216696 "2004-12-08T17:36:20Z")
In this thread: http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?threadid=225958 cityboy91 has made an interesting and important claim - that he can astrally project, and thereby remote view something he could not se… --- ## [It's getting worse for Hillary](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-getting-worse-for-hillary/727653)
**Author:** [@Omar\_Little](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omar_Little)\ **Replies:** 226\ **Last updated:** [September 29, 2015, 3:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-getting-worse-for-hillary/727653 "2015-09-29T15:10:49Z")
Bernie Sanders leads Hillary in New Hampshire The handling of the e-mail debacle is backfiring on her campaign She’ll still probably be the nominee, but how will these perception issues impact moderate voters in th… --- ## [86th Academy Awards viewing thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/86th-academy-awards-viewing-thread/682697)
**Author:** [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Replies:** 310\ **Last updated:** [March 5, 2014, 5:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/86th-academy-awards-viewing-thread/682697 "2014-03-05T17:04:48Z")
We can discuss the event, the winners, the losers, and anything else in here. Does anyone know if the thing streams on the internet from ABC’s website? The Watch ABC app only is streaming it in 8 markets to very limited … --- ## [What sort of pope will Pope Francis be?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-sort-of-pope-will-pope-francis-be/652845)
**Author:** [@Saint\_Cad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saint_Cad)\ **Replies:** 179\ **Last updated:** [March 31, 2013, 3:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-sort-of-pope-will-pope-francis-be/652845 "2013-03-31T03:32:27Z")
Clearly not a GQ. Interesting that he is from the America and took a regnal name that had never been used before but I don’t think this indicates a reform pope. He seems very conservative and especially anti-homosexual… --- ## [Should you expect to know what genitals a person has before a first date?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-you-expect-to-know-what-genitals-a-person-has-before-a-first-date/843329)
**Author:** [@Acsenray](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Acsenray)\ **Replies:** 366\ **Last updated:** [November 22, 2019, 8:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-you-expect-to-know-what-genitals-a-person-has-before-a-first-date/843329 "2019-11-22T20:24:05Z")
A writer to a Slate advice column asks if there is a polite way to determine if a person has genitals compatible to es sexual orientation and gender before asking for/going on a date. Slate’s columnists answer no. Fro… --- ## [Customer gives Target cashier a $100 gift card](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/customer-gives-target-cashier-a-100-gift-card/676862)
**Author:** [@nearwildheaven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nearwildheaven)\ **Replies:** 173\ **Last updated:** [December 28, 2013, 6:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/customer-gives-target-cashier-a-100-gift-card/676862 "2013-12-28T18:01:45Z")
No link yet; this happened today to one of my Facebook friends, a high school classmate. Several minutes later, the management pulled her off the lane and confiscated the card, stating that it was considered a tip, whic… --- ## [Cell phone constantly busy?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cell-phone-constantly-busy/491448)
**Author:** [@Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qadgop_the_Mercotan)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [May 23, 2015, 2:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cell-phone-constantly-busy/491448 "2015-05-23T02:06:42Z")
Quick question: I’m trying to get hold of a guy, he’s only got a cell phone. Calling that number gives only a busy signal. No voice mail, etc. I’m not used to getting busy signals on cell phones. Trying to figure ou… --- ## [If an Nimitz class aircraft carrier was found in a cornfield in Kansas...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-an-nimitz-class-aircraft-carrier-was-found-in-a-cornfield-in-kansas/608794)
**Author:** [@alphaboi867](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/alphaboi867)\ **Replies:** 128\ **Last updated:** [January 31, 2012, 8:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-an-nimitz-class-aircraft-carrier-was-found-in-a-cornfield-in-kansas/608794 "2012-01-31T08:38:31Z")
…how would the Navy go about getting it back to the nearest ocean? How she got there isn’t important, just assume she’s fully intact and undamaged. Would she be possible to move at all, at least without completely… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=153&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=155&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)