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**Author:** [@kaltkalt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kaltkalt)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [January 25, 2014, 7:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-didnt-humans-evolve-to-better-tolerate-dirty-water/679684 "2014-01-25T19:41:21Z")
I was just reading something about a fancy filtration thing that lets people safely drink water from rivers, lakes, etc., and it made me wonder why we didn’t evolve to better tolerate all the protozoa and bacteria found … --- ## [Was the lower life expectancy of yore pretty much all due to infant mortality?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-the-lower-life-expectancy-of-yore-pretty-much-all-due-to-infant-mortality/554308)
**Author:** [@MichaelEmouse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MichaelEmouse)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [September 22, 2010, 4:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-the-lower-life-expectancy-of-yore-pretty-much-all-due-to-infant-mortality/554308 "2010-09-22T04:52:38Z")
I’ve often read that the average life expectancy has gone up which I don’t doubt. What I wonder about though is whether this is due to the fact that adults live significantly longer or if it’s mainly due to the fact that… --- ## [Fringe 3/18](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fringe-3-18/575214)
**Author:** [@well\_he\_s\_back](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/well_he_s_back)\ **Replies:** 66\ **Last updated:** [March 25, 2011, 3:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fringe-3-18/575214 "2011-03-25T03:07:16Z")
I’m loving this episode so far. Anna Torv is amazing. --- ## [I added two. What would you do? Support your team now!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-added-two-what-would-you-do-support-your-team-now/651875)
**Author:** [@chowching](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chowching)\ **Replies:** 176\ **Last updated:** [March 4, 2013, 1:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-added-two-what-would-you-do-support-your-team-now/651875 "2013-03-04T13:49:51Z")
After seeing the ongoing struggle between the likes and dislikes on a youtube video, I thought I could make a game out of it. :smiley: So here goes: Let us divide ourselves into two teams Everyone whose username start… --- ## [What's your profession's light bulb joke?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-professions-light-bulb-joke/836825)
**Author:** [@Neverending\_Elbow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Neverending_Elbow)\ **Replies:** 104\ **Last updated:** [July 18, 2019, 5:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-professions-light-bulb-joke/836825 "2019-07-18T17:26:43Z")
There are as many different light bulb jokes as there are light bulb types\*, and we’ve all heard some, a few way too often. But I’m interested in hearing the l.b. jokes for your job, and also whether you think anyone fr… --- ## [Best rock album ... your preference.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-rock-album-your-preference/842972)
**Author:** [@Southern\_Yankee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Southern_Yankee)\ **Replies:** 101\ **Last updated:** [November 20, 2019, 4:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-rock-album-your-preference/842972 "2019-11-20T16:54:07Z")
This has been done before. It’s not a right or wrong thing. Totally your own taste and opinion. But still, if you’re being honest and think about the entire offering as a whole. No clunkers. Impact. Still a long list of … --- ## [Worst. Slogan . Ever.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worst-slogan-ever/363050)
**Author:** [@betenoir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/betenoir)\ **Replies:** 91\ **Last updated:** [July 13, 2006, 2:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worst-slogan-ever/363050 "2006-07-13T02:31:14Z")
Purinia (sp?) “Your Pet. Our Passion” :eek: Maybe they should have thought this through a little more. Unless that’s what they meant :eek: . --- ## [Jeb Bush?!?!?!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jeb-bush/606823)
**Author:** [@Kolak\_of\_Twilo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kolak_of_Twilo)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [December 23, 2011, 4:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jeb-bush/606823 "2011-12-23T16:50:27Z")
What the heck is this about? He said, and his people continue to say, he has no interest in running in 2012. So why would a pollster be asking New Hampshire voters about Jeb Bush? I really can’t believe the country wo… --- ## [Your 2020 campaign slogan](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-2020-campaign-slogan/837117)
**Author:** [@SlackerInc](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SlackerInc)\ **Replies:** 94\ **Last updated:** [August 31, 2019, 1:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-2020-campaign-slogan/837117 "2019-08-31T01:39:04Z")
‪SlackerInc 2020: Please sell me five pieces of bread for five dollars‬ Rules‪ here: ‬https://twitter.com/robinskyleigh/status/1148032733542674433?s=21 --- ## [So what does one (well, many) actually DO on a "girls' night"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-what-does-one-well-many-actually-do-on-a-girls-night/484665)
**Author:** [@OpalCat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OpalCat)\ **Replies:** 111\ **Last updated:** [February 9, 2009, 12:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-what-does-one-well-many-actually-do-on-a-girls-night/484665 "2009-02-09T00:54:29Z")
I am about to be 37 in a week and I’ve never had any kind of “girls’ night” either out or in. I have no idea what goes on at such things. However, I have a number of female friends and recently I’ve felt this weird need… --- ## [KOTOR: Kashyyyk and the Dark Jedi](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kotor-kashyyyk-and-the-dark-jedi/305997)
**Author:** [@Jonathan\_Chance](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jonathan_Chance)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [June 9, 2005, 3:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kotor-kashyyyk-and-the-dark-jedi/305997 "2005-06-09T03:02:45Z")
I’m stuck with those damn Dark Jedi on Kashyyyk. Can anyone advise how they did it? --- ## [Can you identify this object?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-identify-this-object/336121)
**Author:** [@Mr.Blue\_Sky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Blue_Sky)\ **Replies:** 130\ **Last updated:** [December 19, 2005, 11:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-identify-this-object/336121 "2005-12-19T23:30:58Z")
View one View two I know what it is. What do you think it is? The part attached to the center pivots from the position in View one all the way around to the position in View two, but it doesn’t go around 360 degrees. --- ## [Farthest distance between places you've lived?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/farthest-distance-between-places-youve-lived/718215)
**Author:** [@DCnDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DCnDC)\ **Replies:** 98\ **Last updated:** [May 4, 2015, 1:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/farthest-distance-between-places-youve-lived/718215 "2015-05-04T13:45:34Z")
Think of every place you’ve ever considered “home.” Take the two that are the farthest distance apart. How far is it? Mine is about 130 miles, but only because of one semester at an ill-fitting college. Otherwise it’… --- ## [Jenna and Heidi: Naked Once Again](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jenna-and-heidi-naked-once-again/180710)
**Author:** [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [June 23, 2003, 5:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jenna-and-heidi-naked-once-again/180710 "2003-06-23T05:07:15Z")
Playboy announced today that an upcoming issue will feature Jenna Marasco and Heidi Strobel doing what they do best; standing around naked. Reputedly, negotiations were slowed by the women’s initial request for “a zill… --- ## [croc hunter dangles baby](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/croc-hunter-dangles-baby/222397)
**Author:** [@vanilla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/vanilla)\ **Replies:** 123\ **Last updated:** [January 6, 2004, 7:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/croc-hunter-dangles-baby/222397 "2004-01-06T19:06:12Z")
Am i missing another thread that has bene started about this? If so, just tell me where it is and ignore this thread. I figured the Pit was the place. They showed the Croc hunter holding his infant boy in one hand, cr… --- ## [You know what lottery numbers will be drawn. How should you play?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-know-what-lottery-numbers-will-be-drawn-how-should-you-play/954093)
**Author:** [@pkbites](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pkbites)\ **Replies:** 83\ **Last updated:** [December 5, 2021, 7:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-know-what-lottery-numbers-will-be-drawn-how-should-you-play/954093 "2021-12-05T19:06:34Z")
For whatever reason you happen to know what lottery numbers will be drawn this weekend. Let’s say the jackpot is very high, like 1 billion dollars. Knowing what you know, what’s the most beneficial way to play? My thou… --- ## [What if the US had stayed out of The Great War?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-if-the-us-had-stayed-out-of-the-great-war/449243)
**Author:** [@Mr.Excellent](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Excellent)\ **Replies:** 66\ **Last updated:** [May 25, 2008, 11:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-if-the-us-had-stayed-out-of-the-great-war/449243 "2008-05-25T11:35:31Z")
As the question says - we’ve debated World War 2 to heck and gone on this board :D, but what about the first stab at a world war? Was the American contribution to WWI as important as our intervention in WW2? Or would the… --- ## [Can anyone explain Marxism in the most simplistic terms possible?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-anyone-explain-marxism-in-the-most-simplistic-terms-possible/713923)
**Author:** [@Ryan\_Liam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ryan_Liam)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [March 4, 2015, 6:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-anyone-explain-marxism-in-the-most-simplistic-terms-possible/713923 "2015-03-04T18:51:06Z")
I am still unable to comprehend completely the idea of Marxism and materialism and dialectical materialism etc, I find some of the terminology verbose and unnecessarily complex, can anyone explain it in more simple layma… --- ## [I think I am an alcoholic and I want to change (long)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-think-i-am-an-alcoholic-and-i-want-to-change-long/567868)
**Author:** [@newcrasher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/newcrasher)\ **Replies:** 62\ **Last updated:** [February 7, 2011, 4:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-think-i-am-an-alcoholic-and-i-want-to-change-long/567868 "2011-02-07T04:53:28Z")
So here it is 4:45pm on a Sunday on a long holiday weekend and I am just beginning to feel human. I spent most of the earlier morning trying in vain to sleep off a hangover that was part seasickness part brain-in –a-vic… --- ## [Mass Killings in the United States (2021)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mass-killings-in-the-united-states-2021/931469)
**Author:** [@Paul\_was\_in\_Saudi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Paul_was_in_Saudi)\ **Replies:** 119\ **Last updated:** [December 31, 2021, 1:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mass-killings-in-the-united-states-2021/931469 "2021-12-31T13:56:58Z")
Mass killings in the United States, 2021 Four or more dead (Suicides Indicated by an asterisk) By a single killer (The killer is charged, or would have been charged had he lived.) By any criminal means ==2021== 9 … --- ## [How hard would it be for the UK to start driving on the right?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-hard-would-it-be-for-the-uk-to-start-driving-on-the-right/528131)
**Author:** [@Mr\_Shine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr_Shine)\ **Replies:** 60\ **Last updated:** [February 13, 2010, 9:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-hard-would-it-be-for-the-uk-to-start-driving-on-the-right/528131 "2010-02-13T21:43:17Z")
Let’s say that we decided that the manufacture of RHD cars was becoming obsolete/ we figured that a global system of driving was inherently more safe in the long term. So we decide we need to drive on the right from now… --- ## [\[long\] Fucking QUIT IT ALREADY!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/long-fucking-quit-it-already/358974)
**Author:** [@Unintentionally\_Blank](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Unintentionally_Blank)\ **Replies:** 101\ **Last updated:** [June 5, 2006, 1:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/long-fucking-quit-it-already/358974 "2006-06-05T13:16:15Z")
I’m too polite to talk about this to people face to face, but it’s easy for y’all to go to the next thread. Who the hell has it out for me and my family and would they just give us a fucking break? T-minus 4 years: Oh … --- ## [What cut of meat is a "joint"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-cut-of-meat-is-a-joint/467078)
**Author:** [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [October 10, 2008, 5:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-cut-of-meat-is-a-joint/467078 "2008-10-10T17:10:14Z")
It’s a usage I encounter now and then – always from a British source, as at the end of Time Bandits: “Left the Sunday joint cookin’ all night, did we?” (In America the word “joint” can mean several different things, bu… --- ## [Why are a goat's pupils that shape?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-a-goats-pupils-that-shape/170814)
**Author:** [@HannibalV](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HannibalV)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [December 31, 2012, 5:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-a-goats-pupils-that-shape/170814 "2012-12-31T17:39:27Z")
A couple of days ago, I ran into a friend I hadn’t seen since 1995 (someone I went to high school with). Talking about this and that, somehow, the question of goat’s eyes came up, and she wondered why a goat’s pupils ar… --- ## [Self defense; Should a man be able to hit a woman back if she is stronger?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/self-defense-should-a-man-be-able-to-hit-a-woman-back-if-she-is-stronger/696701)
**Author:** [@the\_apples\_fell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/the_apples_fell)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [August 28, 2014, 7:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/self-defense-should-a-man-be-able-to-hit-a-woman-back-if-she-is-stronger/696701 "2014-08-28T19:27:26Z")
I’m giving three options since I think they cover all bases. Choice 1; A man should never be able to hit a woman back. To me, this operates on the assumption that women are inherently weaker, and even if not, a man sho… --- ## [Do you agree with my assessment of those who are against Affirmative Action?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-agree-with-my-assessment-of-those-who-are-against-affirmative-action/719706)
**Author:** [@Robert163](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Robert163)\ **Replies:** 67\ **Last updated:** [May 11, 2015, 5:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-agree-with-my-assessment-of-those-who-are-against-affirmative-action/719706 "2015-05-11T17:59:37Z")
Do you agree with my assessment of those who are against Affirmative Action? I am talking about the meaning behind what they say and not the rhetoric they use in their defense. If you say “Affirmative Action” is unfair … --- ## [Are we approaching the point of media collapse?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-we-approaching-the-point-of-media-collapse/678004)
**Author:** [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [January 8, 2014, 9:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-we-approaching-the-point-of-media-collapse/678004 "2014-01-08T21:55:28Z")
I just read an article about the new HVD format (Holographic Versatile Disc) which is scheduled to hit the market in 2016 as a replacement for Blu-Ray. And my first thought was “Jeez, already?” I’ve already gone though … --- ## [Ask the guy who just ate some 20-year-old canned vegetables](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-guy-who-just-ate-some-20-year-old-canned-vegetables/540413)
**Author:** [@Spoke](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spoke)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [May 30, 2010, 8:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-guy-who-just-ate-some-20-year-old-canned-vegetables/540413 "2010-05-30T20:45:15Z")
All men have their inner Icarus. Some men court death on far mountaintops. Some plumb the ocean’s depths. Me? I eat old vegetables. Really old vegetables. 20-year-old vegetables. About five years ago, an aunt of mine pa… --- ## [Why Doesn't LA Have An NFL Team?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-doesnt-la-have-an-nfl-team/483701)
**Author:** [@Markxxx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Markxxx)\ **Replies:** 73\ **Last updated:** [February 3, 2009, 9:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-doesnt-la-have-an-nfl-team/483701 "2009-02-03T21:27:48Z")
OK I understand what happened and why the Rams and the Raiders left, but I am referring to why doesn’t LA seem to want to GET another football team. It’s the second largest TV market and the second largest metro area in… --- ## [Writers v. actors you personally dislike as people: can you still enjoy their work?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/writers-v-actors-you-personally-dislike-as-people-can-you-still-enjoy-their-work/476629)
**Author:** [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Replies:** 82\ **Last updated:** [December 18, 2008, 1:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/writers-v-actors-you-personally-dislike-as-people-can-you-still-enjoy-their-work/476629 "2008-12-18T13:21:23Z")
I have a friend who who loves to read but can’t read Flannery O’Connor because of the author’s racism. Not to hijack in the second sentence, but— Flannery’s exact views on race are complex and open to debate: she referr… --- ## [Wanna play Botticelli?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wanna-play-botticelli/395759)
**Author:** [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Replies:** 165\ **Last updated:** [March 14, 2007, 3:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wanna-play-botticelli/395759 "2007-03-14T15:23:16Z")
Check out Wikipedia’s version of the rules for Botticelli if you’re unfamiliar with it. The variation I propose in this thread is to use TWO initials rather than the one in the Wiki article. Otherwise, those rules are ho… --- ## [Chicken coops for newbs? Any advice?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chicken-coops-for-newbs-any-advice/651970)
**Author:** [@China\_Guy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/China_Guy)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [July 13, 2017, 2:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chicken-coops-for-newbs-any-advice/651970 "2017-07-13T14:48:49Z")
As a new homeowner for the first time, we are getting into suburban ranching. The worm farm is going well, got 4 big raised beds, the window sill starter is getting fired up. Gateway stuff ya know. Now it’s getting time … --- ## [What is a US Representative doing running a blockade anyway? (Gaza)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-a-us-representative-doing-running-a-blockade-anyway-gaza/479224)
**Author:** [@DSeid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DSeid)\ **Replies:** 103\ **Last updated:** [January 1, 2009, 7:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-a-us-representative-doing-running-a-blockade-anyway-gaza/479224 "2009-01-01T19:31:32Z")
A boat trying to run the known Israeli blockade of Gaza (apparently with relief supplies, reporters, and a US Representative - Cynthia McKinney) is rammed by an Israeli patrol boat to stop it. Reports differ on if they… --- ## [Starving the Beast: Can it work?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/starving-the-beast-can-it-work/219755)
**Author:** [@Jonathan\_Chance](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jonathan_Chance)\ **Replies:** 137\ **Last updated:** [January 13, 2004, 8:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/starving-the-beast-can-it-work/219755 "2004-01-13T20:59:52Z")
So three times in the past week I’ve run into here on the boards the concept that the Republicans want to cut taxes to ‘starve the beast’. In addition, I think I first ran into the concept in the mid-80s. I’m sure it p… --- ## [Best all-time movie moments](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-all-time-movie-moments/490783)
**Author:** [@tdn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tdn)\ **Replies:** 86\ **Last updated:** [March 27, 2009, 6:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-all-time-movie-moments/490783 "2009-03-27T18:10:12Z")
I know that we’ve done this thread a million and two times already, but it never seems to get old. Big – The piano scene in FAO Schwartz Young Frankenstein – Puttin’ on the Ritz Rounders – The Oreo Cookie scene Start… --- ## [Why do people like to take naps?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-people-like-to-take-naps/685257)
**Author:** [@Richard\_North](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Richard_North)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [April 5, 2014, 1:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-people-like-to-take-naps/685257 "2014-04-05T13:02:57Z")
I know sleeping at night is required for good health, but why sleep during the day??? To me, it’s a waste of time. In that time you could be working, increasing the amount of money you’re making. Napping ruins “play” too… --- ## [Why are movie special effects getting more expensive?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-movie-special-effects-getting-more-expensive/525408)
**Author:** [@doubled](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/doubled)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [January 19, 2010, 8:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-movie-special-effects-getting-more-expensive/525408 "2010-01-19T20:12:22Z")
For this question, ignore “Avatar” – I realize that one did a lot of research into new technology. Why are movie special effects budgets rising, considering that computer imaging gets cheaper each year? Back with the or… --- ## [Mom Sells PS2 on eBay as Punishment](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mom-sells-ps2-on-ebay-as-punishment/249320)
**Author:** [@Gangster\_Octopus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gangster_Octopus)\ **Replies:** 106\ **Last updated:** [June 14, 2004, 10:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mom-sells-ps2-on-ebay-as-punishment/249320 "2004-06-14T22:55:16Z")
Good for mom! Although the grammar and spelling are atrocious, good job mom! --- ## [Heaven forbid - grammatical mistake in The New Yorker?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/heaven-forbid-grammatical-mistake-in-the-new-yorker/760399)
**Author:** [@Guest-starring\_Id](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guest-starring_Id)\ **Replies:** 68\ **Last updated:** [July 22, 2016, 12:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/heaven-forbid-grammatical-mistake-in-the-new-yorker/760399 "2016-07-22T00:00:32Z")
Normally wouldn’t start a thread over something mundane (cough cough wrong thread? cough) as grammar nazi stuff, but considering it’s a question about something where you don’t often see slip-ups in that kinda publicatio… --- ## [Sleeping in One's Car: Any Troubles?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sleeping-in-ones-car-any-troubles/591037)
**Author:** [@StusBlues](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/StusBlues)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [August 5, 2011, 6:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sleeping-in-ones-car-any-troubles/591037 "2011-08-05T18:32:47Z")
I’ve never taken more than a 15-minute doze in my car, but I’ve thought about it, especially on long trips when I didn’t feel like getting a motel room. Has anyone had any trouble doing this, i.e., harassment from Johnny… --- ## [Why is a Raven Like a Writing Desk](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-a-raven-like-a-writing-desk/542839)
**Author:** [@Skarath](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skarath)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [May 30, 2012, 4:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-a-raven-like-a-writing-desk/542839 "2012-05-30T16:59:34Z")
Well, I’ve read the column on it, and it’s wonderful in answering. Yet…there’s one small problem, with the provided answers and with the author’s own attempt at an answer. It seems that the answers are aimed more at HO… --- ## [Why are mathematical abilities associated with intelligence?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-mathematical-abilities-associated-with-intelligence/471910)
**Author:** [@Crafter\_Man](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crafter_Man)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [November 10, 2008, 10:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-mathematical-abilities-associated-with-intelligence/471910 "2008-11-10T22:25:16Z")
When a person is good at math, you always hear comments along the lines, “Gosh, he/she is so smart.” It doesn’t matter if they know nothing about biology, history, art, medicine, law, English, or economics. To most peopl… --- ## [Strange Covers (or: they did \*what\* with that song?)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/strange-covers-or-they-did-what-with-that-song/288231)
**Author:** [@Skywatcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skywatcher)\ **Replies:** 88\ **Last updated:** [February 9, 2005, 7:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/strange-covers-or-they-did-what-with-that-song/288231 "2005-02-09T19:05:29Z")
I’m not talking about bad covers here, mind, just ones that are, well, odd. Like the hip-hop mix of “If I Were a Rich Man” I just heard. --- ## [Sugggest me some fantasy and sci-fi movies](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sugggest-me-some-fantasy-and-sci-fi-movies/569952)
**Author:** [@Lars\_Aruns](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lars_Aruns)\ **Replies:** 69\ **Last updated:** [February 9, 2011, 10:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sugggest-me-some-fantasy-and-sci-fi-movies/569952 "2011-02-09T10:01:05Z")
I had a hard time recently, both at home and in the workplace, but now things have been straightening out a bit and I have some free time these days. So I feel in the mood to watch some fantasy or science fiction movies.… --- ## [Sexy Text Messages](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sexy-text-messages/477556)
**Author:** [@fessie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fessie)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [December 18, 2008, 7:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sexy-text-messages/477556 "2008-12-18T19:26:59Z")
My girlfriend was complaining that her workaholic husband is, well, never around. And the nookie ain’t forthcoming. So I thought I’d ask you Doper men what text message, if any, might distract you from the task at hand… --- ## [What's Your Relationship Status?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-relationship-status/348133)
**Author:** [@Gadarene](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gadarene)\ **Replies:** 142\ **Last updated:** [March 18, 2006, 4:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-relationship-status/348133 "2006-03-18T16:13:15Z")
Inspired by a discussion in this thread, I thought I’d find out the rough proportion of Dopers who are (a) in a happy and committed relationship; (b) in an unhappy and committed relationship; (c) happily single; (d) unha… --- ## [CBS did the outing much more than Jeff Varner did](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cbs-did-the-outing-much-more-than-jeff-varner-did/784621)
**Author:** [@Bricker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bricker)\ **Replies:** 72\ **Last updated:** [April 21, 2017, 5:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cbs-did-the-outing-much-more-than-jeff-varner-did/784621 "2017-04-21T17:09:38Z")
Story. In an nutshell, two contestants on the show Survivor are in the news, because in an apparent effort to avoid being voted off the island, one of them, Jeff Varner, suggested that the other was a better choice for … --- ## [Shattering ice cubes](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shattering-ice-cubes/316264)
**Author:** [@Cat\_Jones](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cat_Jones)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [July 30, 2013, 8:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shattering-ice-cubes/316264 "2013-07-30T08:18:49Z")
I make ice cubes by pouring cold tap water into the rigid plastic trays that came with my fridge freezer. The last couple of times rather than getting nice solid cubes the ice has been ‘shattering’ as I twiste the tray t… --- ## [World building fantasy not inspired by medieval Europe?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/world-building-fantasy-not-inspired-by-medieval-europe/661350)
**Author:** [@grude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/grude)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [June 22, 2013, 2:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/world-building-fantasy-not-inspired-by-medieval-europe/661350 "2013-06-22T14:32:25Z")
Basically works where it is a fantasy setting but with no connection to Earth or the modern day, and also not inspired by medieval Europe/England? The one example that came to me first was the TV show Avatar The Last Ai… --- ## [Why does God create Disabled Babies?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-god-create-disabled-babies/222929)
**Author:** [@Enola\_Straight](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Enola_Straight)\ **Replies:** 116\ **Last updated:** [January 13, 2004, 2:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-god-create-disabled-babies/222929 "2004-01-13T02:48:39Z")
If you accept the existance of an Almighty Being with purpose in His creation, why does He make babies to bring into the world which are burdens to others? Babies which may end up euthanized, aborted, abused, institutio… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1539&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1541&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)