# Top **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1544&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:** 1545 --- ## [We have a WINNER!!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/we-have-a-winner/33611)
**Author:** [@Jester](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jester)\ **Replies:** 172\ **Last updated:** [October 10, 2000, 7:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/we-have-a-winner/33611 "2000-10-10T19:01:17Z")
Well, after 9 pages of complete pointlessness, the UNKILLABLE THREAD CHALLENGE 2000 has ended. Yes, that’s right, the thread that wouldn’t die has, and one man stood alone as the killer of it: Particlewill! Through a u… --- ## [Ask the Opera Singer(s)...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-opera-singer-s/452959)
**Author:** [@Le\_Ministre\_de\_l\_au-dela](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Le_Ministre_de_l_au-dela)\ **Replies:** 88\ **Last updated:** [June 24, 2008, 1:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-opera-singer-s/452959 "2008-06-24T13:35:05Z")
Well, the title pretty much says it all. There are actually at least three of us on the SDMB, and I don’t mind in the least if any of them chime in, nor if there are any other professional singers who want to contribute… --- ## [Can behavior affect our DNA](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-behavior-affect-our-dna/992736)
**Author:** [@HoneyBadgerDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HoneyBadgerDC)\ **Replies:** 216\ **Last updated:** [November 23, 2023, 3:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-behavior-affect-our-dna/992736 "2023-11-23T03:39:46Z")
I followed a conversation on this yesterday, and it got me to thinking of ways our behavior might be translated in someway to our genetic code we passed on… The only thing I could think of was that chemicals and hormones… --- ## [France to Ban Fracking](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/france-to-ban-fracking/581922)
**Author:** [@Try2B\_Comprehensive](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Try2B_Comprehensive)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [May 21, 2011, 8:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/france-to-ban-fracking/581922 "2011-05-21T20:20:09Z")
From here: Is France doing the right thing? Should other countries follow their lead? Are there reasons why it might make sense to ban fracking in France but not other places? Is fracking acceptable or unacceptable… --- ## [Help me plan Trump's Inauguration](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-plan-trumps-inauguration/775491)
**Author:** [@D.E.S.K.Top668](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/D.E.S.K.Top668)\ **Replies:** 66\ **Last updated:** [January 7, 2017, 7:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-plan-trumps-inauguration/775491 "2017-01-07T07:35:39Z")
Allegedly, Trump’s team is having trouble finding acts for his Inauguration. I figure we can come up with a suitable party plan. So, what would you like to see at Trump’s Inauguration? My picks; Jeff (fuhfuh) Dunham … --- ## [Funny/weird/surreal stuff your relatives have told you.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/funny-weird-surreal-stuff-your-relatives-have-told-you/545770)
**Author:** [@purplehorseshoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/purplehorseshoe)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [July 10, 2010, 9:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/funny-weird-surreal-stuff-your-relatives-have-told-you/545770 "2010-07-10T21:53:56Z")
So many Dopers come from some seriously dysfunctional\* families. Some of you have family with a sense of humor. Surely, there’s some overlap. Right? So, what’s the most sitcom-worthy line your crazy relatives have laid o… --- ## [I am incredibly embarassed by our president's rude and disrespectful behavior](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-incredibly-embarassed-by-our-presidents-rude-and-disrespectful-behavior/214960)
**Author:** [@suezeekay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/suezeekay)\ **Replies:** 111\ **Last updated:** [November 28, 2003, 7:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-incredibly-embarassed-by-our-presidents-rude-and-disrespectful-behavior/214960 "2003-11-28T07:06:20Z")
I can only hope to god that this ignorant jackass is out of office ASAP and can go back to his ranch in Texas and live in the ignorant and crude manner to which he is accustomed. AND, the next president can bring our tr… --- ## [Mini-vans](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mini-vans/89198)
**Author:** [@Civil\_Defense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Civil_Defense)\ **Replies:** 163\ **Last updated:** [October 25, 2001, 6:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mini-vans/89198 "2001-10-25T18:48:56Z")
They suck. Find a better way to tote your kids around. Your wide-ass vehicle prevents me from navigating traffic safely. For the same price, you can buy a decent mid-size car to carry your kids around. Hell, it’ll even … --- ## [are sex-selective abortions affecting upper castes in India?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-sex-selective-abortions-affecting-upper-castes-in-india/545031)
**Author:** [@code\_grey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/code_grey)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [July 9, 2010, 1:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-sex-selective-abortions-affecting-upper-castes-in-india/545031 "2010-07-09T01:48:14Z")
in other words, do they have a situation in upper castes where there are not enough women of the right caste to go about? Can we expect upper castes to become more mixed e.g. with women from lower ones marrying into the … --- ## [Record low murder rate](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/record-low-murder-rate/658825)
**Author:** [@Palo\_Verde](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Palo_Verde)\ **Replies:** 60\ **Last updated:** [June 4, 2013, 4:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/record-low-murder-rate/658825 "2013-06-04T16:24:06Z")
If 2013 keeps going the way it has BEEN going, crime-wise, we are about to experience the LOWEST MURDER RATE SINCE 1906. That’s according to Rick Nevin, an economic consultant and anti-lead activist. That’s not just low… --- ## [The Long Walk, by Stephen King](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-long-walk-by-stephen-king/285997)
**Author:** [@Anaamika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anaamika)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [August 12, 2013, 7:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-long-walk-by-stephen-king/285997 "2013-08-12T19:11:50Z")
Ok, the book is silly. I wanted that to show up on the preview, so you would all know how I felt immediately. There be spoilers here, although I really don’t know if anyone cares. All that being said, there was one thin… --- ## [How Can I Sharpen/Touch Up My Swiss Army Knife?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-can-i-sharpen-touch-up-my-swiss-army-knife/290584)
**Author:** [@Josey\_Wales](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Josey_Wales)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [February 18, 2005, 4:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-can-i-sharpen-touch-up-my-swiss-army-knife/290584 "2005-02-18T16:57:15Z")
I’ve had a Swiss Army Knife for a couple years now. Its been one of the best gifts I’ve ever recieved; I use it almost every day and it replaces many other tools that I don’t have easy access to since I’m living in a d… --- ## [Jesus Christ, Doc! I TOLD you it wasn't Gout!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jesus-christ-doc-i-told-you-it-wasnt-gout/662611)
**Author:** [@Daffyd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Daffyd)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [July 5, 2013, 8:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jesus-christ-doc-i-told-you-it-wasnt-gout/662611 "2013-07-05T20:37:28Z")
Last October, I woke up one morning with my left ankle swollen and hurting like the dickens… So, I dutifully made a doctor’s appointment, and told her how I’d tripped over uneven surfaces in my back yard probably four ti… --- ## [Screen Door- No Screen](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/screen-door-no-screen/272321)
**Author:** [@Rue\_DeDay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rue_DeDay)\ **Replies:** 124\ **Last updated:** [November 6, 2004, 5:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/screen-door-no-screen/272321 "2004-11-06T17:42:58Z")
Since it’s starting to get cooler, it was time to take the screen out of our screen door. Some screen doors have half and half, screen and glass, and some have the glass that slides down out of the way of the screen so y… --- ## [How does that little paper the train conductor leaves in place of your ticket work?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-does-that-little-paper-the-train-conductor-leaves-in-place-of-your-ticket-work/418183)
**Author:** [@minor7flat5](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/minor7flat5)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [September 6, 2007, 10:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-does-that-little-paper-the-train-conductor-leaves-in-place-of-your-ticket-work/418183 "2007-09-06T10:13:34Z")
As I was riding the NJ Transit train (one of the brand-spanking-new double decker ones) home from a day in the city, I was again puzzled by those little slips that the conductors use to track who paid work. Google failed… --- ## [One-Syllable Challenge Redux: What Do You Do For A Living? (Game)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-syllable-challenge-redux-what-do-you-do-for-a-living-game/386746)
**Author:** [@Hal\_Briston](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hal_Briston)\ **Replies:** 165\ **Last updated:** [January 11, 2007, 5:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-syllable-challenge-redux-what-do-you-do-for-a-living-game/386746 "2007-01-11T05:16:07Z")
We did this a few years ago, and it went quite well. Time to give it a new try. I still work for the same web site I worked for last time. My job is not quite the same, though. Last time my job was more of a tech thing.… --- ## [Does Talent Exist?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-talent-exist/589740)
**Author:** [@Mother\_Popcorn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mother_Popcorn)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [July 23, 2011, 7:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-talent-exist/589740 "2011-07-23T07:22:52Z")
This was originally a question I sent to Cecil, but judging by the response I got back from his team, It seems that it will not be answered; I’m posting it here. Lately, when I perform, I have been annoyed from the nume… --- ## [TV Shows that are very popular that you HATE](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-shows-that-are-very-popular-that-you-hate/383901)
**Author:** [@Frustrated\_Wonderer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frustrated_Wonderer)\ **Replies:** 85\ **Last updated:** [December 24, 2006, 5:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-shows-that-are-very-popular-that-you-hate/383901 "2006-12-24T17:11:01Z")
There are many T.V shows out there. From the minute-by-minute thriller of 24, to reruns of the legendary Seinfeld, to the gangster show of The Sopranos. Many of these shows are popular, and I am a fan of such shows like… --- ## [Godfather series, supposed to be a tale of corruption?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/godfather-series-supposed-to-be-a-tale-of-corruption/611829)
**Author:** [@grude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/grude)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [February 8, 2012, 6:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/godfather-series-supposed-to-be-a-tale-of-corruption/611829 "2012-02-08T18:19:02Z")
Are we supposed to be following Michael as he turns from the all american guy who would laugh at ideas of old world mafia dons, into that very thing? I ask because I thought that was the weakest part of the series, I ne… --- ## [Wow... now that is dress!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wow-now-that-is-dress/673218)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [November 7, 2013, 5:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wow-now-that-is-dress/673218 "2013-11-07T17:13:35Z")
One of the few times a picture delivers one what the title promises. That’s a spectacular red carpet dress! --- ## [Phones "Chirp" every night at same time-- tapped?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/phones-chirp-every-night-at-same-time-tapped/214295)
**Author:** [@MinniePurl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MinniePurl)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [November 25, 2003, 9:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/phones-chirp-every-night-at-same-time-tapped/214295 "2003-11-25T09:00:17Z")
One of our phones emits a small chirp every night at the same time. Does anyone know what might cause this? We suspect that our phones may be tapped. This may sound ridiculously paranoid, but we have very solid reasons … --- ## [Why were the maximum legal tender limits for coins eliminated?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-were-the-maximum-legal-tender-limits-for-coins-eliminated/269702)
**Author:** [@Spectre\_of\_Pithecanthropus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spectre_of_Pithecanthropus)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [August 12, 2013, 12:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-were-the-maximum-legal-tender-limits-for-coins-eliminated/269702 "2013-08-12T12:09:13Z")
Inspired by the legal tender comments in this thread, I remembered that there used to be limits on how many pennies, or how much in silver coins was legal tender. It was $5 in pennies, and maybe $10 in silver. Above … --- ## [Educated achieving women dating](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/educated-achieving-women-dating/1002009)
**Author:** [@DSeid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DSeid)\ **Replies:** 123\ **Last updated:** [June 3, 2024, 1:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/educated-achieving-women-dating/1002009 "2024-06-03T13:06:14Z")
Horrible title but hard to summarize the question. Background: the number of college educated and beyond women in their 20s and 30s with pretty high paying jobs is increasing while the number of men with those character… --- ## [My boss is stealing, what to do?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-boss-is-stealing-what-to-do/294130)
**Author:** [@What\_Is\_Schwa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Is_Schwa)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [March 14, 2005, 9:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-boss-is-stealing-what-to-do/294130 "2005-03-14T21:18:50Z")
I work as a night manager for a small local bakery/cafe. I’ve been here three years while attending college classes during the day. During this time I’ve outlasted several General Managers (the person who runs the show… --- ## [Phlsphr, I'm disappointed in you.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/phlsphr-im-disappointed-in-you/544603)
**Author:** [@smiling\_bandit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/smiling_bandit)\ **Replies:** 66\ **Last updated:** [June 29, 2010, 4:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/phlsphr-im-disappointed-in-you/544603 "2010-06-29T04:09:36Z")
Parent Thead: http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?p=12621496&posted=1#post12621496 Keep it civil, people, Pit or no, please. Sir, I am very disappointed in you. You had the means, the understanding, and … --- ## [TV characters who "changed" at some point](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-characters-who-changed-at-some-point/380258)
**Author:** [@Wee\_Bairn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wee_Bairn)\ **Replies:** 85\ **Last updated:** [November 15, 2006, 11:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-characters-who-changed-at-some-point/380258 "2006-11-15T23:51:35Z")
An inelegant title, I know, but I couldn’t think of how to phrase it. In other words, in early Simpsons episodes, Ralph Wiggum wasn’t the total retard he is now- he was a regular classmate who said normal things, and at … --- ## [If I see one more person screw up a Jeopardy! bet...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-i-see-one-more-person-screw-up-a-jeopardy-bet/611246)
**Author:** [@Maserschmidt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Maserschmidt)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [February 2, 2012, 10:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-i-see-one-more-person-screw-up-a-jeopardy-bet/611246 "2012-02-02T10:33:28Z")
…I’ll throw something at the TV, I swear it. People can be so amazingly dumb. --- ## [What is the 4th-best TV series ever?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-4th-best-tv-series-ever/764779)
**Author:** [@septimus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/septimus)\ **Replies:** 92\ **Last updated:** [September 8, 2016, 7:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-4th-best-tv-series-ever/764779 "2016-09-08T19:53:37Z")
This Salon article ranks the top five TV series of all-time as Breaking Bad, The Sopranos, The Wire, The Simpsons and Cheers. Setting aside the comedies which I didn’t watch this leaves three dramas — Breaking Bad, Sopra… --- ## [avatars](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/avatars/267242)
**Author:** [@Beaver\_Cleaver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beaver_Cleaver)\ **Replies:** 135\ **Last updated:** [October 3, 2004, 4:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/avatars/267242 "2004-10-03T16:41:57Z")
I want to know why I can’t put my avatar on my profile? --- ## [What if the RAF didn't join the Battle of Britain?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-if-the-raf-didnt-join-the-battle-of-britain/513712)
**Author:** [@Dioptre](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dioptre)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [October 22, 2009, 7:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-if-the-raf-didnt-join-the-battle-of-britain/513712 "2009-10-22T07:40:33Z")
I’ve been reading about different historical viewpoints on the Battle of Britain. Two things stand out: In terms of aircraft “kills” and casualties, it really depends how you score the battle as to who “won”. In te… --- ## [Passion or Security--Which Means More?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/passion-or-security-which-means-more/113666)
**Author:** [@belladonna](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/belladonna)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [April 15, 2016, 7:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/passion-or-security-which-means-more/113666 "2016-04-15T19:49:06Z")
PASSION A single touch that lights a flare down my spine and unhinges my knees. The look in his eyes that makes me forget everything except that moment, and him, and us. Wanting to be with him always, even when I’m so… --- ## [Dear Mrs. Chango](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dear-mrs-chango/714475)
**Author:** [@Master\_Wang-Ka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Master_Wang-Ka)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [March 12, 2015, 5:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dear-mrs-chango/714475 "2015-03-12T17:25:05Z")
Dear Mrs. Chango, I am sorrowed to learn that your eldest son has become a male prostitute, specializing in homeless men who live under freeway overpasses and working class gay men who have a little money and weed. This… --- ## [Singers that make you reach for the dial](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/singers-that-make-you-reach-for-the-dial/997480)
**Author:** [@Al128](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Al128)\ **Replies:** 143\ **Last updated:** [February 20, 2024, 1:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/singers-that-make-you-reach-for-the-dial/997480 "2024-02-20T13:51:14Z")
Whilst overall having a huge sweatspot for “OKish” voices (80% of which I neither greatly like or dislike), there are one or 2 that really yank my chain: the 12 year old kid singing for Rush Michael McDonald (competent… --- ## [What would the west do if China grabbed a chunk of Siberia?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-the-west-do-if-china-grabbed-a-chunk-of-siberia/725851)
**Author:** [@coremelt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/coremelt)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [July 28, 2015, 1:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-the-west-do-if-china-grabbed-a-chunk-of-siberia/725851 "2015-07-28T01:35:47Z")
Let’s ignore whether or not this is plausible (some people think it is and that China is just waiting for the right moment as Russia is already over extended in the west). http://chinadailymail.com/2014/07/05/why-china-… --- ## [Soda pop, sodas, pop, floats - American terms vs. Canadian.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/soda-pop-sodas-pop-floats-american-terms-vs-canadian/356774)
**Author:** [@vpriest](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/vpriest)\ **Replies:** 72\ **Last updated:** [August 28, 2011, 12:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/soda-pop-sodas-pop-floats-american-terms-vs-canadian/356774 "2011-08-28T12:05:30Z")
How did these terms come about? What are the differences between Canadian and American descriptions? Other differences are: A Bloody Mary and a Bloody Caeser; the description of ‘chips’ vs ‘fries’. In describing food … --- ## [Craig Ferguson's Geoff Peterson: anybody catch the preprogrammed phrases?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/craig-fergusons-geoff-peterson-anybody-catch-the-preprogrammed-phrases/535383)
**Author:** [@Oslo\_Ostragoth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Oslo_Ostragoth)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [April 11, 2010, 4:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/craig-fergusons-geoff-peterson-anybody-catch-the-preprogrammed-phrases/535383 "2010-04-11T04:35:49Z")
because I didn’t. Bad ears, worse TV. --- ## ["Obama Administration Defends Warrantless Wiretapping"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obama-administration-defends-warrantless-wiretapping/492314)
**Author:** [@Leaper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaper)\ **Replies:** 80\ **Last updated:** [April 14, 2009, 5:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obama-administration-defends-warrantless-wiretapping/492314 "2009-04-14T17:33:50Z")
Or so the Slashdot headline claims. Is this what the story and commentary claim it is? Big deal or not? I know nothing about the nuances of the law, so I’d like to hear input from the outside world… --- ## [C.K. Dexter Haven, what is "this"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/c-k-dexter-haven-what-is-this/338172)
**Author:** [@Evil\_Captor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Evil_Captor)\ **Replies:** 90\ **Last updated:** [January 4, 2006, 2:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/c-k-dexter-haven-what-is-this/338172 "2006-01-04T02:21:52Z")
In this thread you said I’m not sure I entirely understand what “this” is. I do not feel I was baiting anyone. I didn’t expect a response from a mod to the thread, much less getting it closed. So, let us reason togethe… --- ## [Why are there so many dentists in the ghetto?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-there-so-many-dentists-in-the-ghetto/477435)
**Author:** [@Rigamarole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rigamarole)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [December 20, 2008, 4:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-there-so-many-dentists-in-the-ghetto/477435 "2008-12-20T04:14:04Z")
I’ve noticed in my area (a relatively poor section of L.A.) there are an insane amount of dentists. I can walk outside the door of my apartment complex and there are 3 dentists’ offices literally within plain sight, and … --- ## [Should People Be Allowed to Climb Mt. Hood In Winter?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-people-be-allowed-to-climb-mt-hood-in-winter/522071)
**Author:** [@ralph124c](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ralph124c)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [December 28, 2009, 3:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-people-be-allowed-to-climb-mt-hood-in-winter/522071 "2009-12-28T03:08:47Z")
I was wondering what the local community thinks about the loss of the two climbers on Mt. Hood? As I understand it, these people were adults, who chose to climb a mountain, knowing that a winter storm was forcasted. No… --- ## [I have a little spending money: Fallout New Vegas, or Civilization 5?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-a-little-spending-money-fallout-new-vegas-or-civilization-5/557392)
**Author:** [@Only\_Mostly\_Dead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Only_Mostly_Dead)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [October 24, 2010, 1:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-a-little-spending-money-fallout-new-vegas-or-civilization-5/557392 "2010-10-24T13:10:06Z")
With a little spare money and 2+ months until Christmas, I’m looking to get a good game to fill the time. I have narrowed it down to two that I want, and I’m just waffling back and forth between them: Fallout New Veg… --- ## [Dinner at a friend's house - showing up late](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dinner-at-a-friends-house-showing-up-late/533904)
**Author:** [@Gary\_Robson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gary_Robson)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [March 30, 2010, 9:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dinner-at-a-friends-house-showing-up-late/533904 "2010-03-30T21:33:00Z")
You have a fairly good friend whose home you’ve never visited before. Friend gives you a call and says, “Would you like to come over to my place for dinner? \ is coming, and I thought it’d … --- ## [Battlestar Galactica 2.18 — "Downloaded" (spoilstar gaspoilica)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/battlestar-galactica-2-18-downloaded-spoilstar-gaspoilica/345981)
**Author:** [@Cervaise](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cervaise)\ **Replies:** 127\ **Last updated:** [March 2, 2006, 8:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/battlestar-galactica-2-18-downloaded-spoilstar-gaspoilica/345981 "2006-03-02T20:12:52Z")
As always, thread is padded with content-free post so mouseover preview doesn’t reveal to casual browsers that Baltar and Six stole the pairs gold when Starbuck dropped Apollo on the final overhead carry. Spoiler policy… --- ## [Can shingles be fatal?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-shingles-be-fatal/160798)
**Author:** [@Rilchiam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rilchiam)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [March 13, 2003, 2:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-shingles-be-fatal/160798 "2003-03-13T02:51:52Z")
Wondering about this, since David Letterman’s affliction brought it to mind. Is it true that if you have shingles, and they cover more than a certain percentage of your skin, you’ll die? Can you die from having shingles … --- ## [How to uninstall Windows 7 and go back to Vista](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-uninstall-windows-7-and-go-back-to-vista/541496)
**Author:** [@cosmosdan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cosmosdan)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [June 2, 2010, 5:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-uninstall-windows-7-and-go-back-to-vista/541496 "2010-06-02T17:31:01Z")
Recently tried to upgrade my Windows Vista to Windows 7 hoping to solve a driver issue. Now I’d like to go back to Vista. Found the microsoft article with instructions for using the windows old folder, which I have. The… --- ## [Why it is wrong to have sex with your pets.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-it-is-wrong-to-have-sex-with-your-pets/108001)
**Author:** [@The\_Mermaid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Mermaid)\ **Replies:** 79\ **Last updated:** [May 10, 2002, 4:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-it-is-wrong-to-have-sex-with-your-pets/108001 "2002-05-10T16:17:13Z")
In this rightfully locked link about zoophilia I stated that I felt that if a dog had been trained to have sex with humans it should be euthanized. Someone who apparently supports petlove questioned my reasoning and I w… --- ## [What was the first totalitarian regime?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-the-first-totalitarian-regime/547345)
**Author:** [@Mr.Excellent](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Excellent)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [July 29, 2010, 6:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-the-first-totalitarian-regime/547345 "2010-07-29T18:07:15Z")
(Posted to GD rather than GQ because “totalitarian” is a fuzzy concept.) Obviously, authoritarianism has been the norm through most of human history, over most of the globe. People have had kings/emperors/etc through mo… --- ## [Questions about pi](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/questions-about-pi/662796)
**Author:** [@Teuton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Teuton)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [July 9, 2013, 2:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/questions-about-pi/662796 "2013-07-09T02:14:42Z")
2 questions, in fact. To what degree of accuracy is pi generally used in actual work stuff and, which is more of a GQ with a definite answer: How many decimal places would you need pi to be to accurately describe a … --- ## [Did an album or song ever blow your mind?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-an-album-or-song-ever-blow-your-mind/484793)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 97\ **Last updated:** [February 10, 2009, 8:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-an-album-or-song-ever-blow-your-mind/484793 "2009-02-10T20:48:28Z")
Per my inquiry "blow your mind’ is meant in a completely serious and unironic context. Did a song or album ever have such emotional resonance for you upon first hearing that you felt your world shift slightly placing you… --- ## [I'm not impressed with the SDMB cheaters that inhabit the PIT....](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-not-impressed-with-the-sdmb-cheaters-that-inhabit-the-pit/326936)
**Author:** [@GusNSpot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GusNSpot)\ **Replies:** 90\ **Last updated:** [October 26, 2005, 1:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-not-impressed-with-the-sdmb-cheaters-that-inhabit-the-pit/326936 "2005-10-26T01:12:35Z")
Okay dopers, lets see your integrity. Just how much of a thief are you? ( Only applies to those that post in the pit. ) \*:: just cause I want it to be that particular question you scum balls, ::: \* Who only comes her… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1543&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1545&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)