# Top **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1547&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:** 1548 --- ## [Tom Magliozzi of Car Talk has died.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tom-magliozzi-of-car-talk-has-died/703547)
**Author:** [@yanceylebeef](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/yanceylebeef)\ **Replies:** 71\ **Last updated:** [November 12, 2014, 1:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tom-magliozzi-of-car-talk-has-died/703547 "2014-11-12T01:49:44Z")
Link This really sucks. Tom and Ray were appointment radio for me every Saturday. Thoughts go out to his family and friends. Sigh. --- ## [Why was distillation not used to desalinate water on ships in the 17th century?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-was-distillation-not-used-to-desalinate-water-on-ships-in-the-17th-century/542760)
**Author:** [@dnooman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dnooman)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [June 12, 2010, 5:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-was-distillation-not-used-to-desalinate-water-on-ships-in-the-17th-century/542760 "2010-06-12T17:32:28Z")
I’m sure it’s a simple answer. I have a rudimentary knowledge of distillation (collection of condensed vapor if I’m not mistaken), and I would think that salt would be left behind as the vapors rise. Perhaps this is not … --- ## [Violin breaks in '60s songs](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/violin-breaks-in-60s-songs/586999)
**Author:** [@Rodgers01](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rodgers01)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [June 29, 2011, 8:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/violin-breaks-in-60s-songs/586999 "2011-06-29T20:34:40Z")
Seems to have been a trend in '60s pop pieces for a violin interlude about 2/3 of the way through a song. Examples: 1:59 into Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow 1:30 into My Girl 1:49 into Under the Boardwalk Gotta say… --- ## [What webcomics are most deserving of becoming actual comics?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-webcomics-are-most-deserving-of-becoming-actual-comics/352298)
**Author:** [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Replies:** 107\ **Last updated:** [April 14, 2006, 2:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-webcomics-are-most-deserving-of-becoming-actual-comics/352298 "2006-04-14T14:06:23Z")
That is, of course, assuming you think that the transition from web to print is a promotion. Hopefully it would mean, at least, tons of money. To keep this from becoming a mere poll, try to explain what you think makes… --- ## [What's Apple's 'official' excuse for no audible battery low warning?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-apples-official-excuse-for-no-audible-battery-low-warning/561923)
**Author:** [@Lobsang](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lobsang)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [November 28, 2010, 6:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-apples-official-excuse-for-no-audible-battery-low-warning/561923 "2010-11-28T18:57:35Z")
I’ve googled this but the answers are all tldr and more often than not either out-of-date, wrong phone model, or just plain don’t answer the question. On the basis that the SDMB probably contains a lot of iphone owners… --- ## [People who love live seem to die in homicides/attacks](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/people-who-love-live-seem-to-die-in-homicides-attacks/691385)
**Author:** [@deepboy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/deepboy)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [June 25, 2014, 3:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/people-who-love-live-seem-to-die-in-homicides-attacks/691385 "2014-06-25T03:28:46Z")
I was watching a 9/11 Documentary on the Twin Towers and realized that all the victims family members were describing happy moments, how much the victims enjoyed their job, life. And I wondered, this can’t be right. Wher… --- ## [Did office users in the 1950s really drink gin and scotch on the job?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-office-users-in-the-1950s-really-drink-gin-and-scotch-on-the-job/412381)
**Author:** [@elmwood](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elmwood)\ **Replies:** 63\ **Last updated:** [July 21, 2007, 6:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-office-users-in-the-1950s-really-drink-gin-and-scotch-on-the-job/412381 "2007-07-21T18:04:18Z")
A scene I recall from many television shows, and a few movies, from the 1950s: the boss or a hard-working Madison Avenue management-type reaches into a desk drawer, pulls out a bottle of Johnny Walker, pours a glass, and… --- ## [Why don't cars have AC electric outlets?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-dont-cars-have-ac-electric-outlets/136808)
**Author:** [@Briny\_Deep](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Briny_Deep)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [November 20, 2002, 7:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-dont-cars-have-ac-electric-outlets/136808 "2002-11-20T19:32:34Z")
I just got a new car that has everything you could want, but of course no household-type 110/220 volt alternating current outlet. I am always wanting to plug things into my car, and it got me wondering: howcome this isn’… --- ## [Why will this file not delete?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-will-this-file-not-delete/536133)
**Author:** [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [April 15, 2010, 2:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-will-this-file-not-delete/536133 "2010-04-15T14:30:03Z")
I have a video file on my computer I would like to get rid of, and cannot. Each time I try, I get the dialog box saying “Recyling 1 item (54.5 mb) from C:\\user…Realplayer downloads” Discovered 0 items (0 bytes)." The pr… --- ## [Senator Fred Thompson is taking formal steps toward a presidential bid.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/senator-fred-thompson-is-taking-formal-steps-toward-a-presidential-bid/406108)
**Author:** [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\ **Replies:** 147\ **Last updated:** [August 2, 2007, 9:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/senator-fred-thompson-is-taking-formal-steps-toward-a-presidential-bid/406108 "2007-08-02T21:31:19Z")
USA Today says he will be officially running after July 4th. The Times has a blog article on him. Is this good news or bad news for the Republican Party? Will he hurt Mitt, McCain or Rudy more? If he wins the nominati… --- ## [Do you believe atheists?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-believe-atheists/619721)
**Author:** [@iiandyiiii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iiandyiiii)\ **Replies:** 64\ **Last updated:** [April 25, 2012, 12:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-believe-atheists/619721 "2012-04-25T12:20:17Z")
What I mean is this: when an atheist makes a claim about his/her own beliefs, do you accept that he/she really believes that? Note that belief does not imply certainty. For example: I don’t believe God exists. I don’… --- ## [A Marathon of Nonsense](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-marathon-of-nonsense/813352)
**Author:** [@Jasmine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jasmine)\ **Replies:** 77\ **Last updated:** [May 11, 2018, 8:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-marathon-of-nonsense/813352 "2018-05-11T08:12:30Z")
Two Fridays ago, our district attended a regional conference at a suburban convention center that involved several districts. The following Monday, my boss gave me the pleasant news that we could submit a request for re… --- ## [Does God make sense?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-god-make-sense/444916)
**Author:** [@SiXSwordS](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SiXSwordS)\ **Replies:** 196\ **Last updated:** [April 20, 2008, 4:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-god-make-sense/444916 "2008-04-20T04:58:32Z")
Given the solipsistic, immoral, anarchic nihilism endemic to a world (universe?) without God, does it (would it) make sense to invent a God? I’ve done some cursory searches and I tried to read this thread, though I coul… --- ## [Kirk Cameron wants to know if You're a Christian](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kirk-cameron-wants-to-know-if-youre-a-christian/271388)
**Author:** [@Achren](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Achren)\ **Replies:** 99\ **Last updated:** [October 29, 2004, 7:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kirk-cameron-wants-to-know-if-youre-a-christian/271388 "2004-10-29T19:15:16Z")
Here’s the site: (click high speed for interactive kirk, joy) This site has Pit written all over it, but I know I’m not inventive enough to do it justice. Is someone else willing to field this for me? --- ## [How to make a bong out of any three household items](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-make-a-bong-out-of-any-three-household-items/220918)
**Author:** [@The\_Asbestos\_Mango](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Asbestos_Mango)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [December 26, 2003, 12:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-make-a-bong-out-of-any-three-household-items/220918 "2003-12-26T00:12:47Z")
\[sub\]\[Disclaimer\] Thea Logica does not advocate the use of any illegal drugs. Any bongs made using the instructions found in this thread are to be used for smoking legal herbs such as tobacco, salvia, lavender flowers, e… --- ## [Dear cranky old Bastards: I am not a "kid"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dear-cranky-old-bastards-i-am-not-a-kid/603056)
**Author:** [@Acid\_Lamp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Acid_Lamp)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [November 19, 2011, 4:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dear-cranky-old-bastards-i-am-not-a-kid/603056 "2011-11-19T16:53:42Z")
Look, I know that you wrinkled, dessicated, dust-spunking bastards and your lizard-queen, jersey shore, bleached- out, plastic trash wives think that you own our town when you show up for a few months each year, but seri… --- ## [Songs where narrator dies](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-where-narrator-dies/834748)
**Author:** [@markn\_1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/markn_1)\ **Replies:** 117\ **Last updated:** [June 13, 2019, 4:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-where-narrator-dies/834748 "2019-06-13T16:19:46Z")
The end of Marty Robbin’s song El Paso always seemed a little odd to me. I see the white puff of smoke from the rifle, I feel the bullet go deep in my chest. From out of nowhere, Felina has found me, Kissing my ch… --- ## [Books that deserve burning?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/books-that-deserve-burning/147404)
**Author:** [@MacSpon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MacSpon)\ **Replies:** 90\ **Last updated:** [January 18, 2003, 1:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/books-that-deserve-burning/147404 "2003-01-18T01:59:55Z")
Okay, so I’ll readily agree that book burning is generally a bad thing. But, honest to God! Normally, when I don’t care for a book I’ve bought, I’ll take it down to the second-hand shop and at least get a couple of buc… --- ## [B-52's don't rotate during takeoff. Huh?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/b-52s-dont-rotate-during-takeoff-huh/679891)
**Author:** [@Machine\_Elf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Machine_Elf)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [February 1, 2014, 6:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/b-52s-dont-rotate-during-takeoff-huh/679891 "2014-02-01T06:17:40Z")
Video of B-52’s taking off (cued to 1:35).. Notice that the nose barely rotates upward before the plane lifts off of the runway. Video of 747 taking off (cued to 1:53). This is pretty representative of commercial airl… --- ## ["We were not in Iraq on \[9/11\], but the terrorists hit us anyway" --Cheney](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/we-were-not-in-iraq-on-9-11-but-the-terrorists-hit-us-anyway-cheney/370655)
**Author:** [@Fear\_Itself](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fear_Itself)\ **Replies:** 125\ **Last updated:** [September 2, 2006, 12:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/we-were-not-in-iraq-on-9-11-but-the-terrorists-hit-us-anyway-cheney/370655 "2006-09-02T00:22:38Z")
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20060829/pl\_nm/iraq\_cheney\_dc\_2 What the hell does this mean? Is he just trying to scare the sheep again, or is our esteemed Veep really pathologically obsessed with an imagined connection be… --- ## [My Pen Is...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-pen-is/635514)
**Author:** [@DMark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DMark)\ **Replies:** 65\ **Last updated:** [September 25, 2012, 10:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-pen-is/635514 "2012-09-25T22:45:44Z")
No, not what you people who are tipsy or needing to clean your glasses think. What PEN do you like to use? Do you like felt tips? Ball points? Fountain pens? Blue ink or black ink or other? Do you always carry a pe… --- ## [2016: Obama's America - What payola mechanism got this in theaters?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2016-obamas-america-what-payola-mechanism-got-this-in-theaters/634038)
**Author:** [@An\_Arky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/An_Arky)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [September 15, 2012, 9:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2016-obamas-america-what-payola-mechanism-got-this-in-theaters/634038 "2012-09-15T09:08:22Z")
I live in a solidly Democratic locale, but I’m seeing this bit of hackneyed tripe occupying slots in my local theaters as if it were a major motion picture. Who greased the skids here? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2016:… --- ## [Recommending a star employee over a marginal one isn't racism or playing favorites, you dingbat.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommending-a-star-employee-over-a-marginal-one-isnt-racism-or-playing-favorites-you-dingbat/643326)
**Author:** [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [December 20, 2012, 9:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommending-a-star-employee-over-a-marginal-one-isnt-racism-or-playing-favorites-you-dingbat/643326 "2012-12-20T21:19:05Z")
Short version: one of my employees is boiling mad at me. Why? Because I declined to write her a letter of recommendation for a promotion, after first writing such a letter for a peer of hers whom I judged more qualified. … --- ## [What are your favority 80's one hit wonder songs?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-favority-80s-one-hit-wonder-songs/267032)
**Author:** [@Dante](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dante)\ **Replies:** 142\ **Last updated:** [October 10, 2004, 10:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-favority-80s-one-hit-wonder-songs/267032 "2004-10-10T22:27:00Z")
No fair using anyone who actually had some legs and made it out of the 80’s. Just the flash in the pans. Exceptions can be made for early 90’s songs with an 80’s feel to them, I suppose… As I mentioned in the Name you… --- ## [What- OTHER THAN guns- do you think people can't be trusted with?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-other-than-guns-do-you-think-people-cant-be-trusted-with/679242)
**Author:** [@Lumpy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lumpy)\ **Replies:** 64\ **Last updated:** [January 25, 2014, 1:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-other-than-guns-do-you-think-people-cant-be-trusted-with/679242 "2014-01-25T13:33:31Z")
What things do you think the general public isn’t competent to handle, and should be banned or limited to specially licensed experts?Since the beginning of the twentieth century narcotics haven’t been allowed to be freel… --- ## [Why is the vaccination process so complicated/slow?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-the-vaccination-process-so-complicated-slow/931468)
**Author:** [@Dinsdale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dinsdale)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [March 14, 2021, 2:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-the-vaccination-process-so-complicated-slow/931468 "2021-03-14T14:05:49Z")
I am assuming someone familiar with logistics or somesuch will be able to explain why the pace of vaccinations has been so slow. I’m hoping to avoid too much political criticism. In this morning’s paper, they talked ab… --- ## [Kim Kardashian: I'd STILL Drink Her Bathwater!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kim-kardashian-id-still-drink-her-bathwater/571985)
**Author:** [@Quasimodem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quasimodem)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [February 25, 2011, 12:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kim-kardashian-id-still-drink-her-bathwater/571985 "2011-02-25T12:26:54Z")
So some people think she (and her sisters?) are air-heads with no talent. Okay, fine, but did they ever profess to have talent? Just saw them on Piers Morgan’s show and was very imboobed with what they had to say regar… --- ## [I am not your tech support! (Also, this is a small library you moron!)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-not-your-tech-support-also-this-is-a-small-library-you-moron/561012)
**Author:** [@Justin\_Bailey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Justin_Bailey)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [November 22, 2010, 1:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-not-your-tech-support-also-this-is-a-small-library-you-moron/561012 "2010-11-22T01:58:24Z")
The morons have been out in full force today and they’re all visiting/calling the library. The day began when a guy called wanting to know “Who does the governor answer to?” He didn’t like my answer of “No one” and then… --- ## [2019 Israeli election](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2019-israeli-election/840395)
**Author:** [@iiandyiiii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iiandyiiii)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [April 13, 2020, 7:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2019-israeli-election/840395 "2020-04-13T19:40:34Z")
Here’s an update: https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/elections/.premium-israel-election-exit-polls-netanyahu-gantz-1.7854652 Per exit polling, Netanyahu’s right-wing block has lost seats since the last election, if I’m… --- ## [Latest "TRUTH" ad](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/latest-truth-ad/160477)
**Author:** [@Max\_Carnage](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Max_Carnage)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [January 21, 2006, 4:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/latest-truth-ad/160477 "2006-01-21T16:32:35Z")
So in the latest ad for the braintrust at TRUTH, the TRUTH kids are out asking women if they would prefer baby a) a big ass baby, or b) a tiny baby. Seems some tobacco exec said that some women would actually prefer bab… --- ## [Do you think DVDs will become collectors items one day?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-think-dvds-will-become-collectors-items-one-day/670476)
**Author:** [@Superhal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Superhal)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [October 10, 2013, 10:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-think-dvds-will-become-collectors-items-one-day/670476 "2013-10-10T22:45:35Z")
On the one hand, DVDs arent meant to last forever as a media. On the other hand, there are some cool items included with some sets. I would love to get the original fight club gift catalog or items ordered from it, and i… --- ## [What skillz does one need to operate THE Electric Chair?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-skillz-does-one-need-to-operate-the-electric-chair/565781)
**Author:** [@Shirley\_Ujest](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shirley_Ujest)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [April 19, 2011, 5:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-skillz-does-one-need-to-operate-the-electric-chair/565781 "2011-04-19T17:58:44Z")
An odd thought popped into my head last night: What training or certification does someone need to become The Flip Switcher on the Electric Chair involved in Capital Punishment cases? Or is it done by drawing straws? --- ## [Car features I don't understand - educate me](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/car-features-i-dont-understand-educate-me/1023741)
**Author:** [@Charlie\_Tan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Charlie_Tan)\ **Replies:** 218\ **Last updated:** [December 16, 2025, 8:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/car-features-i-dont-understand-educate-me/1023741 "2025-12-16T20:37:20Z")
Every so often I check out a car review on YT. Not buying anything, just trying to keep up with trends and development in the car world. Here are a couple of features that are hailed as either luxurious or necessary. I j… --- ## [Critical Mass bike rides - cool or stupid?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/critical-mass-bike-rides-cool-or-stupid/506805)
**Author:** [@With\_Rye](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/With_Rye)\ **Replies:** 79\ **Last updated:** [September 13, 2009, 2:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/critical-mass-bike-rides-cool-or-stupid/506805 "2009-09-13T02:35:32Z")
On the last Friday of every month, thousands of bikers would take to the streets here in San Francisco, and various other cities, and ride around downtown for a while. Streets would be blocked off and traffic brought to … --- ## [Lady Dopers: Experience with copper IUDs?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lady-dopers-experience-with-copper-iuds/571748)
**Author:** [@norinew](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/norinew)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [February 22, 2011, 7:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lady-dopers-experience-with-copper-iuds/571748 "2011-02-22T19:55:06Z")
My oldest daughter, TheThreadPirateRoberts got an IUD put in last month (don’t worry, she knows I’m starting this thread!); it was a Paragard Copper-T. She just had her first period with it in, and is now considering, a… --- ## [Orientation of raw egg to crack most efficiently](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/orientation-of-raw-egg-to-crack-most-efficiently/607665)
**Author:** [@Leo\_Bloom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leo_Bloom)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [January 1, 2012, 3:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/orientation-of-raw-egg-to-crack-most-efficiently/607665 "2012-01-01T15:57:23Z")
Away with all which came first egg questions. As is well known, eggs have a narrow end and a fat end (something to do with air and chick development.) When you crack an egg over either a bowl (for mixing) or into a fry… --- ## [Tell me why you should receive the perfect cookie.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-why-you-should-receive-the-perfect-cookie/543488)
**Author:** [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Replies:** 83\ **Last updated:** [June 19, 2010, 8:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-why-you-should-receive-the-perfect-cookie/543488 "2010-06-19T20:47:32Z")
By means that are none of your goddman business, I have come into the possession of one hundred forty-four perfect cookies. Utterly perfect. They were baked by none other than the greatest of the Noldor, even Galadriel… --- ## [Who is hotter, you or your partner?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-hotter-you-or-your-partner/497935)
**Author:** [@Orville\_mogul](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Orville_mogul)\ **Replies:** 81\ **Last updated:** [June 13, 2009, 12:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-hotter-you-or-your-partner/497935 "2009-06-13T12:00:11Z")
The humility expressed by a number of guys in thisthread surprised me and got me thinking of a statistic I heard somewhere that 75 percent of guys think they are above average looking. (sorry, no cite for this). So along… --- ## [Science fiction from other cultures?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/science-fiction-from-other-cultures/695240)
**Author:** [@brujaja](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/brujaja)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [September 20, 2014, 4:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/science-fiction-from-other-cultures/695240 "2014-09-20T16:14:47Z")
I live in California. Ever since I saw this cool old Spanish-language movie wherein Santa Claus lived on the moon (and used a powerful telescope to keep track of who’s naughty and nice), I have had a special interest in… --- ## [Ron Jeremy Appreciation Thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ron-jeremy-appreciation-thread/433239)
**Author:** [@Siam\_Sam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Siam_Sam)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [January 18, 2008, 11:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ron-jeremy-appreciation-thread/433239 "2008-01-18T11:37:29Z")
Rather than hijack the “Who’s the Hardest-Working Person in Show Biz” thread any further, I thought it appropriate to start a separate thread on Ron Jeremy. Man, check out all of his titles here on imdb.com. What a list! … --- ## [Sopranos - 4/16](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sopranos-4-16/352932)
**Author:** [@Man\_With\_a\_Cat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Man_With_a_Cat)\ **Replies:** 98\ **Last updated:** [April 20, 2006, 1:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sopranos-4-16/352932 "2006-04-20T13:42:56Z")
“Finn saw him giving some guy a blowjob” Sitting on a parkbench… I had to rewind this 5 times to hear it over my wife laughing. Best lines ever. Really. --- ## [What short version of your username do you prefer?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-short-version-of-your-username-do-you-prefer/479216)
**Author:** [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Replies:** 113\ **Last updated:** [January 4, 2009, 8:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-short-version-of-your-username-do-you-prefer/479216 "2009-01-04T08:19:15Z")
Inspired by this thread, in which people are generally saying they’re okay with a board nickname, but express a preference for one version over another. Me: I prefer twicks as making my periodic vanity searches easier. … --- ## [What does the Army do to keep its soldiers sexually satisfyed?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-the-army-do-to-keep-its-soldiers-sexually-satisfyed/251274)
**Author:** [@Logitech](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Logitech)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [June 23, 2004, 4:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-the-army-do-to-keep-its-soldiers-sexually-satisfyed/251274 "2004-06-23T04:54:35Z")
According to all the TV shows I’ve seen about the army, private time is scarce, but what private time there is, is it enough for the soldiers to sexually satisfy themselves? (Assume both men in the field and/or men on t… --- ## [Why do men like long hair ?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-men-like-long-hair/373085)
**Author:** [@justqwerty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/justqwerty)\ **Replies:** 71\ **Last updated:** [September 20, 2006, 5:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-men-like-long-hair/373085 "2006-09-20T17:11:29Z")
I’ve been wondering for a long time now, what is it with men and long hair? I mean, why is that so many men like it when a woman wears her hair long? If your hair is short then sooner or later you’ll have to answer zee q… --- ## [So what do you think Me and Julio did down by the schoolyard?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-what-do-you-think-me-and-julio-did-down-by-the-schoolyard/683446)
**Author:** [@Reeses\_Monkey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Reeses_Monkey)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [March 18, 2014, 9:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-what-do-you-think-me-and-julio-did-down-by-the-schoolyard/683446 "2014-03-18T21:42:52Z")
Drugs? Sex? Rock and roll? Whatever it was, it made Mama turn them in and somehow got a radical priest involved. What say you? --- ## [Do any militaries still use Flamethrowers ?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-any-militaries-still-use-flamethrowers/448095)
**Author:** [@griffin1977](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/griffin1977)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [May 5, 2008, 11:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-any-militaries-still-use-flamethrowers/448095 "2008-05-05T23:21:03Z")
Typically flamethrowers are mentioned in historical context, usually in WW1 or WW2. Are they still a viable military weapon ? If not when did they stop being one, and why ? What technological advance made them obsolet… --- ## [THAT person is a stand up comedian?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/that-person-is-a-stand-up-comedian/638642)
**Author:** [@edwards\_beard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/edwards_beard)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [October 25, 2012, 9:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/that-person-is-a-stand-up-comedian/638642 "2012-10-25T21:06:07Z")
A lot of times you’ll see stand up comics in roles you wouldn’t suspect a comic to be in. This is for both TV and movies. Robin Williams has a bunch of these (Good Will Hunting, Awakenings)…as well as George Carlin as … --- ## [Sour Patch Kids tear my mouth up.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sour-patch-kids-tear-my-mouth-up/318350)
**Author:** [@Anastasaeon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anastasaeon)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [August 24, 2005, 9:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sour-patch-kids-tear-my-mouth-up/318350 "2005-08-24T21:10:37Z")
Ow. Ow. Ow. Why hast sugar forsaken me? I ate a little bag of Sour Patch Kids yesterday. I feel like I ate a bag of razor blades. My tongue is sore and sensitive. It feels like I’ve been licking 40-grit sandpaper for … --- ## [Should African Americans resist arrest or cooperate fully with police?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-african-americans-resist-arrest-or-cooperate-fully-with-police/734760)
**Author:** [@Robert163](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Robert163)\ **Replies:** 65\ **Last updated:** [October 17, 2015, 4:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-african-americans-resist-arrest-or-cooperate-fully-with-police/734760 "2015-10-17T04:45:00Z")
Should African Americans resist arrest or cooperate fully with police? According to this article, a young African American, Jason Goolsby age 18, was outside a bank waiting for the ATM and a white woman felt threatened… --- ## [Why can't lesbians wear dresses?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-cant-lesbians-wear-dresses/322579)
**Author:** [@Vladthetickler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Vladthetickler)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [September 25, 2005, 8:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-cant-lesbians-wear-dresses/322579 "2005-09-25T08:56:06Z")
Okay, I guess I should qualify it by saying some lesbians, but really, what’s the conflict? I’m thinking about renowned lesbian Ellen Degeneres hosting the Emmys the other night. She was wearing a sharp suit, unlike nea… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1546&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1548&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)