# Top **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1550&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:** 1551 --- ## [Can Absolute Zero be created in the lab?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-absolute-zero-be-created-in-the-lab/610369)
**Author:** [@Leo\_Bloom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leo_Bloom)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [January 25, 2012, 10:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-absolute-zero-be-created-in-the-lab/610369 "2012-01-25T22:27:30Z")
See subject. You always read “1/zillionth above…”. Molecules stop. Apparatus isn’t apparatus any more. OK. But it wouldn’t last long. (I doubt there’s a chance of an Ice-9 scenario.) You need infinite input energy? --- ## [I recently saw the best movie ever!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-recently-saw-the-best-movie-ever/541929)
**Author:** [@Dinsdale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dinsdale)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [June 6, 2010, 3:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-recently-saw-the-best-movie-ever/541929 "2010-06-06T03:57:34Z")
My friend was astounded that I had never seen this cinematic masterpiece, so he rented it for us to watch. I was gobsmacked! This movie had EVERYTHING you could possibly want in fine film entertainment. That is presum… --- ## [Etiquette question: Catholic Mass (need quick answer)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/etiquette-question-catholic-mass-need-quick-answer/727254)
**Author:** [@jebert](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jebert)\ **Replies:** 60\ **Last updated:** [August 13, 2015, 11:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/etiquette-question-catholic-mass-need-quick-answer/727254 "2015-08-13T23:30:54Z")
I will be attending a close relative’s 50th wedding anniversary celebration soon. It will be an afternoon luncheon followed by a mass. The invitation does not mention renewal of vows - just a mass following the luncheo… --- ## [You Win 40 Million in the Lottery. Lump Sum? Payments? Your Strategy?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-win-40-million-in-the-lottery-lump-sum-payments-your-strategy/258541)
**Author:** [@Bear\_Nenno](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bear_Nenno)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [October 8, 2012, 9:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-win-40-million-in-the-lottery-lump-sum-payments-your-strategy/258541 "2012-10-08T21:13:39Z")
Lets say for hypothetical purposes that you just won 40 million in the Florida Lottery. Would you take 40 mil over 30 years or would you take, say 20 million up front. If you take the 20 million lump sum, you would have… --- ## [Does "MADE IN AMERICA" ever indicate a desirable product outside of the U.S.A.?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-made-in-america-ever-indicate-a-desirable-product-outside-of-the-u-s-a/847772)
**Author:** [@Alpha\_Twit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alpha_Twit)\ **Replies:** 96\ **Last updated:** [February 19, 2020, 6:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-made-in-america-ever-indicate-a-desirable-product-outside-of-the-u-s-a/847772 "2020-02-19T06:14:39Z")
If you ask most citizens of the U.S.A. about imported, sometime exotic, consumer goods then certain stereotypes immediately come to mind. German cars are well engineered. Italian cars are exciting and sexy. Japanese cars… --- ## [Is it racist for a World War 2 film to refer to Japanese soldiers as "Japs"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-racist-for-a-world-war-2-film-to-refer-to-japanese-soldiers-as-japs/822996)
**Author:** [@Asuka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Asuka)\ **Replies:** 112\ **Last updated:** [October 24, 2018, 2:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-racist-for-a-world-war-2-film-to-refer-to-japanese-soldiers-as-japs/822996 "2018-10-24T02:37:24Z")
I’ve noticed a modern trend with a bunch of different movie review shows/podcasts produced within the last 5 years to claim any movie set in the Pacific Theater of WW2 that has American soldiers refer to the Japanese sol… --- ## [For all of you who still can't find your ass with both hands](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-all-of-you-who-still-cant-find-your-ass-with-both-hands/105381)
**Author:** [@lno](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lno)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [May 2, 2002, 12:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-all-of-you-who-still-cant-find-your-ass-with-both-hands/105381 "2002-05-02T12:25:33Z")
It’s behind you. Just lettin’ ya know. If you need to get a pen and paper and write that down, that’s okay. Take your time. This thread will wait until you get back. Okay, ready? Put your hands on your thighs, and … --- ## [Most significant event in recorded history](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-significant-event-in-recorded-history/695420)
**Author:** [@Namkcalb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Namkcalb)\ **Replies:** 84\ **Last updated:** [August 14, 2014, 8:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-significant-event-in-recorded-history/695420 "2014-08-14T20:20:16Z")
/\\as above/\\ --- ## [One God but many religions.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-god-but-many-religions/553954)
**Author:** [@Indian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Indian)\ **Replies:** 84\ **Last updated:** [October 6, 2010, 7:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-god-but-many-religions/553954 "2010-10-06T19:35:24Z")
What does it tell you ? --- ## [Do girls that like to stay at home get dates?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-girls-that-like-to-stay-at-home-get-dates/259505)
**Author:** [@Paulies](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Paulies)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [August 14, 2004, 9:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-girls-that-like-to-stay-at-home-get-dates/259505 "2004-08-14T21:51:00Z")
I know I don’t. But I’m a guy. I just get more pleasure being by myself than with anyone I can’t trust. Maybe I’m paranoid, who knows? I do know that not enjoying going outside, or people, can have its consequences. If I… --- ## [Are ones 50s a scary time in life](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-ones-50s-a-scary-time-in-life/712676)
**Author:** [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [February 24, 2015, 12:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-ones-50s-a-scary-time-in-life/712676 "2015-02-24T00:44:42Z")
I’m younger than that, but thinking about this period of my life seems kind of scary. For one thing, you aren’t young enough to retire or get social security and medicare, but you are old enough that employers won’t wan… --- ## [In case of Rapture bumper sticker...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-case-of-rapture-bumper-sticker/50501)
**Author:** [@Blackclaw](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Blackclaw)\ **Replies:** 69\ **Last updated:** [January 19, 2001, 10:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-case-of-rapture-bumper-sticker/50501 "2001-01-19T22:08:40Z")
So I’m maneuvering my way through downtown Cincinnati traffic and it’s requiring way more concentration than I care to expend this early in the morning because the morons who painted the stripes in the streets apparently… --- ## [May-December romances I want to hear from you.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/may-december-romances-i-want-to-hear-from-you/564782)
**Author:** [@MannyL](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MannyL)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [December 23, 2010, 7:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/may-december-romances-i-want-to-hear-from-you/564782 "2010-12-23T07:11:06Z")
Is it possible to have a lasting relationship when there is a rather large age gap. The woman in this scenario is 15 years younger than the man. I’m not going to give the ages of the parties yet but the woman is at leas… --- ## [The Feud: Talkin' Baseball by kenobi 65 \[Game Over\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-feud-talkin-baseball-by-kenobi-65-game-over/576382)
**Author:** [@Rebo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rebo)\ **Replies:** 87\ **Last updated:** [March 31, 2011, 8:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-feud-talkin-baseball-by-kenobi-65-game-over/576382 "2011-03-31T20:38:23Z")
Object of the game: Give the most popular answer for each category. Rules: No reading the thread before answering. This is on the honor system. Formatting rules must be followed (see below). Joke answers will not be … --- ## [Largest U.S. city you don't know the location of](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/largest-u-s-city-you-dont-know-the-location-of/672468)
**Author:** [@installLSC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/installLSC)\ **Replies:** 83\ **Last updated:** [November 1, 2013, 6:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/largest-u-s-city-you-dont-know-the-location-of/672468 "2013-11-01T18:07:53Z")
It’s very common for news reports to include the state a city is located in so people unaware of its location. I swear I’ve even seen reports for “Chicago, Illinois”. What’s the largest city you wouldn’t instantly know… --- ## [Tuna Salad, what's your way?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tuna-salad-whats-your-way/713280)
**Author:** [@Biggirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biggirl)\ **Replies:** 73\ **Last updated:** [March 20, 2015, 2:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tuna-salad-whats-your-way/713280 "2015-03-20T14:00:19Z")
I like mine vinegary and tart and I dislike too much mayo. Per each can of tuna in spring water, I boil and mush one egg, finely dice a quarter of a red onion, add 1/8th of a teaspoon of white vinegar, 1/4 cup of extra v… --- ## [Letterman: "McCain looks like the kinda guy who..."](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/letterman-mccain-looks-like-the-kinda-guy-who/448489)
**Author:** [@Runs\_With\_Scissors](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Runs_With_Scissors)\ **Replies:** 95\ **Last updated:** [May 31, 2008, 6:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/letterman-mccain-looks-like-the-kinda-guy-who/448489 "2008-05-31T18:44:18Z")
The bit is Letterman monologuing about the kinda guy McCain looks like. “You know who I like is that John McCain. … He looks like the guy at the hardware store who makes the keys. He looks like the guy who can’t stop ta… --- ## [The Talking Heads appreciation thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-talking-heads-appreciation-thread/583805)
**Author:** [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Replies:** 64\ **Last updated:** [January 11, 2012, 10:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-talking-heads-appreciation-thread/583805 "2012-01-11T22:00:41Z")
I first became aware of the Heads back in the late 70s when I got a hold of their second album (“More Songs About Buildings and Food”). I dove hard into their then limited catalogue, then drifted away from their music fo… --- ## [Until the 1970s, Contac (an OTC cold remedy) contained a small amount of atropine (belladonna). What was its purpose?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/until-the-1970s-contac-an-otc-cold-remedy-contained-a-small-amount-of-atropine-belladonna-what-was-its-purpose/988022)
**Author:** [@Spectre\_of\_Pithecanthropus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spectre_of_Pithecanthropus)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [November 17, 2025, 4:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/until-the-1970s-contac-an-otc-cold-remedy-contained-a-small-amount-of-atropine-belladonna-what-was-its-purpose/988022 "2025-11-17T04:14:44Z")
In the USA there’s an OTC cold remedy known as Contac, which contains acetominophen and pseudoephedrine. Until sometime in the 1970s it also contained a small amount of atropine, the main active ingredient of belladonna… --- ## [The Pogues "If I Should Fall From Grace With God" -- explain lyrics?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-pogues-if-i-should-fall-from-grace-with-god-explain-lyrics/609239)
**Author:** [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [January 13, 2012, 6:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-pogues-if-i-should-fall-from-grace-with-god-explain-lyrics/609239 "2012-01-13T18:41:30Z")
Performed here. Lyrics here. If I should fall from grace with god Where no doctor can relieve me If I’m buried 'neath the sod But the angels won’t receive me Let me go, boys Let me go, boys Let me go down in the … --- ## [Intentionally hurtful?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/intentionally-hurtful/467788)
**Author:** [@Heffalump\_and\_Roo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Heffalump_and_Roo)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [October 18, 2008, 7:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/intentionally-hurtful/467788 "2008-10-18T19:56:28Z")
I’m starting this thread with permission from Skald the Rhymer. I’m interested to know why he would say that he went into a relationship with the intention of being hurtful. Has anyone else done this? I’m interested t… --- ## [Peeing Outside](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/peeing-outside/472164)
**Author:** [@Danalan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Danalan)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [November 12, 2008, 5:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/peeing-outside/472164 "2008-11-12T05:00:47Z")
When’s the last time you peed outside, where, and why? Me: About 1/2 an hour ago, behind the shed, it was cold, dark, and I should have gone before I took the garbage out. --- ## [Figs](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/figs/632844)
**Author:** [@Rhythmdvl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rhythmdvl)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [September 29, 2012, 3:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/figs/632844 "2012-09-29T03:26:53Z")
Fig season is in full swing. If your exposure to figs is limited what you’ve had in Fig Newtons, then you’re in for a treat. The difference is about the same as Log Cabin maple-inspired syrup to real, actual Maple Syrup… --- ## [Orthodox prohibition against cremation?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/orthodox-prohibition-against-cremation/625705)
**Author:** [@LavenderBlue](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LavenderBlue)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [June 24, 2012, 2:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/orthodox-prohibition-against-cremation/625705 "2012-06-24T14:55:27Z")
My mom’s dying. An Orhodox rabbi has told my poor father to disregard her wishes to be creamated on the grounds that she will go to hell if she does. What is the Reform / Conservative position on creamation? I admit I’m … --- ## [Liberal media's stupid outrage of the day](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/liberal-medias-stupid-outrage-of-the-day/775672)
**Author:** [@aldiboronti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aldiboronti)\ **Replies:** 64\ **Last updated:** [December 28, 2016, 8:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/liberal-medias-stupid-outrage-of-the-day/775672 "2016-12-28T20:43:41Z")
The RNC released this Christmas message Outraged liberal journalists and the twitterati were besides themselves with shock and horror. “They’re calling Trump a King”, came the cry. “Will they stop at nothing?” As the … --- ## [Advice on working "four-tens"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/advice-on-working-four-tens/554861)
**Author:** [@monstro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/monstro)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [September 25, 2010, 9:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/advice-on-working-four-tens/554861 "2010-09-25T21:47:39Z")
Or 10 hours, four times a week. My state government is contemplating making many agencies switch over to this schedule, to save on the cost of utilities. Mine will probably be one of them. The savings, I predict, will… --- ## ["The" Ukraine](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-ukraine/682524)
**Author:** [@jsc1953](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jsc1953)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [March 2, 2014, 1:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-ukraine/682524 "2014-03-02T13:01:20Z")
It still sounds odd to hear the country referred to as “Ukraine” instead of “the Ukraine” (and similarly “Congo” as opposed to “the Congo”). Probably showing my age… So (a) why do some nations/regions have an article i… --- ## [Weird things you say in your sleep](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weird-things-you-say-in-your-sleep/575253)
**Author:** [@Curious3d](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Curious3d)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [March 23, 2011, 8:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weird-things-you-say-in-your-sleep/575253 "2011-03-23T20:50:43Z")
I don’t usually talk in my sleep, but every once in a while I’ll have a really vivid dream and it will carry over into a kind of semi-conscious state, and I’ll say something out loud, thinking it’s a really valid thought… --- ## [Who is the best Doctor(Doctor Who)?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-the-best-doctor-doctor-who/593560)
**Author:** [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [August 23, 2011, 12:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-the-best-doctor-doctor-who/593560 "2011-08-23T12:49:46Z")
I’m curious to see the results. We’ve discussed it, but it has been a few years I think and I don’t see a poll for it. So, who is the best Doctor? --- ## [The other kind of pirate.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-other-kind-of-pirate/365684)
**Author:** [@jackdavinci](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jackdavinci)\ **Replies:** 122\ **Last updated:** [August 13, 2006, 11:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-other-kind-of-pirate/365684 "2006-08-13T11:27:16Z")
Really looking for GQ answers here. OK I get it. Copyright infringement, while illegal, and probably immoral definitely isn’t theft or stealing. The thing you are getting, someone else isn’t missing. But what is it? Leg… --- ## [Yoko Ono- why do I dislike her so much?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yoko-ono-why-do-i-dislike-her-so-much/496635)
**Author:** [@Cicero](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cicero)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [May 19, 2009, 10:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yoko-ono-why-do-i-dislike-her-so-much/496635 "2009-05-19T22:01:35Z")
There is no sane reason. She has little talent for much as I can see but I see a video from the 70’s tonight with Lennon and her there with a blindfold with signs such as “hope”. Every now and then she would chant “peace… --- ## [A proposal to address a racial injustice](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-proposal-to-address-a-racial-injustice/482292)
**Author:** [@LonesomePolecat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LonesomePolecat)\ **Replies:** 103\ **Last updated:** [January 21, 2009, 9:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-proposal-to-address-a-racial-injustice/482292 "2009-01-21T21:21:46Z")
The following proposed Resolution was emailed to President-elect Obama, Congressman George Miller, Senators Diane Feinstein and Boxer. Whereas in THE approximately 770,000 annual felony crimes committed between African… --- ## [Pit Bulls: I Need To Know Something](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pit-bulls-i-need-to-know-something/535915)
**Author:** [@Quasimodem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quasimodem)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [April 14, 2010, 5:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pit-bulls-i-need-to-know-something/535915 "2010-04-14T05:34:17Z")
Is their propensity for violent attacks inbred? PLEASE don’t move this to IMHO. I need a definite answer. Thanks Q --- ## [What do you most love about your significant other?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-most-love-about-your-significant-other/448713)
**Author:** [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Replies:** 68\ **Last updated:** [May 31, 2008, 6:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-most-love-about-your-significant-other/448713 "2008-05-31T18:42:35Z")
You can talk about physical things or other things as suits your whimsy. Just don’t be tacky. I’ll start with two. Last night my wife and I went to a lecture. Halfway through I excused myself to go to the bathroom, and … --- ## [Dopers you Adore](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dopers-you-adore/72174)
**Author:** [@hardygrrl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hardygrrl)\ **Replies:** 123\ **Last updated:** [July 24, 2001, 3:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dopers-you-adore/72174 "2001-07-24T03:42:30Z")
In the spirit of the Pass the Hug thread… Who are the Dopers you adore? Who you want to just give a big hug to? \ Arden Ranger and Mauvaise Of course I’m going to name the other Triplet Vixens. … --- ## [Tax Problem - Where do I go next?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tax-problem-where-do-i-go-next/578926)
**Author:** [@Una\_Persson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Una_Persson)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [June 26, 2011, 6:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tax-problem-where-do-i-go-next/578926 "2011-06-26T18:00:05Z")
I filed my taxes at the start of February, and was due a very large refund due to a miscalculation on my part during the year, as well as a home energy credit. Normally I receive my refund within 2 weeks by filing electr… --- ## [What should the smallest unit of a currency be able to buy?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-should-the-smallest-unit-of-a-currency-be-able-to-buy/782043)
**Author:** [@CoastalMaineiac](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CoastalMaineiac)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [March 19, 2017, 8:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-should-the-smallest-unit-of-a-currency-be-able-to-buy/782043 "2017-03-19T20:02:14Z")
I’ve read a few arguments here and there for getting rid of the cent in the U.S. The two arguments are the cost to mint them, and their lack of purchasing power. The question then is: Whatever you call the smallest deno… --- ## [The mathematics of McDonald’s Monopoly](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-mathematics-of-mcdonald-s-monopoly/1012108)
**Author:** [@Schnitte](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Schnitte)\ **Replies:** 71\ **Last updated:** [September 30, 2025, 6:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-mathematics-of-mcdonald-s-monopoly/1012108 "2025-09-30T18:49:18Z")
Most of you will be familiar with the Monopoly-themed sweepstakes promotion periodically held by McDonald’s. Certain products or meals come with a lottery ticket, which may be either an instant win (such as a free desser… --- ## [sunset travel direction in southern hemisphere](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sunset-travel-direction-in-southern-hemisphere/568015)
**Author:** [@davmor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/davmor)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [February 3, 2011, 5:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sunset-travel-direction-in-southern-hemisphere/568015 "2011-02-03T05:04:48Z")
In the northern hemisphere, the sun travels to the right as it rises, and travels to the right as it sets. Never to the left, and never straight up and down. Here are four questions that I hope you will answer for me: 1… --- ## [Why doesn't Spanish have more Visigothic-origin words...Or does it?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-doesnt-spanish-have-more-visigothic-origin-words-or-does-it/229724)
**Author:** [@Spectre\_of\_Pithecanthropus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spectre_of_Pithecanthropus)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [September 14, 2014, 5:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-doesnt-spanish-have-more-visigothic-origin-words-or-does-it/229724 "2014-09-14T05:20:41Z")
Why is it that the Norman Conquest had such a tremendous impact on the English language, but the early barbarian conquests of the Latin West seem to have left few linguistic traces on French and Spanish? In the case of… --- ## [Songs with a photography theme - suggestions needed](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-with-a-photography-theme-suggestions-needed/571615)
**Author:** [@GrandWino](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GrandWino)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [February 21, 2011, 3:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-with-a-photography-theme-suggestions-needed/571615 "2011-02-21T15:12:09Z")
I’m helping a friend with finding music to put under videos she’s creating to promote her photography business. I have plenty of recommendations for her of great songs that would work regardless of the theme - but I’d li… --- ## [the death of commerical CDs best buy to quit selling physical cd's](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-death-of-commerical-cds-best-buy-to-quit-selling-physical-cds/808324)
**Author:** [@nightshadea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nightshadea)\ **Replies:** 104\ **Last updated:** [February 13, 2018, 3:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-death-of-commerical-cds-best-buy-to-quit-selling-physical-cds/808324 "2018-02-13T03:37:15Z")
heres the article MSN We knew it was going to happen eventually but … Reminds me of when I went to best buy after about a year after steam took over pc game sales … the half of the store that had the pc games was gone… --- ## [Did the US Pursue the Right Cold War Policy?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-the-us-pursue-the-right-cold-war-policy/579842)
**Author:** [@Qin\_Shi\_Huangdi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qin_Shi_Huangdi)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [April 29, 2011, 12:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-the-us-pursue-the-right-cold-war-policy/579842 "2011-04-29T00:27:26Z")
Do you think the United States ran its Cold War policy correctly, to minimize damage and to increase advantages? If you had general control of US policy after 1945, how would you have run the Cold War differently? --- ## [What cities have a natural wonder or landmark right in the city or at least adjacent to it?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-cities-have-a-natural-wonder-or-landmark-right-in-the-city-or-at-least-adjacent-to-it/961476)
**Author:** [@Mesquite-oh](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mesquite-oh)\ **Replies:** 128\ **Last updated:** [May 17, 2022, 3:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-cities-have-a-natural-wonder-or-landmark-right-in-the-city-or-at-least-adjacent-to-it/961476 "2022-05-17T03:04:45Z")
What cities have a natural wonder or landmark right in the city or at least adjacent to it? I am talking about a canyon, waterfall, rock arch, mesa, cavern or something spectacular that people might travel to come see. … --- ## [2010 - The Movie](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2010-the-movie/523812)
**Author:** [@Atomic\_Alex](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Atomic_Alex)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [December 31, 2010, 3:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2010-the-movie/523812 "2010-12-31T15:58:18Z")
As it is in fact Two Thousand And Ten I thought it would be a good time to discuss this movie. Personally its one of my favourites and believe it is vastly underrated. I saw it before I saw 2001 and I had no real troubl… --- ## [Does anybody make actual Penrose tiles?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anybody-make-actual-penrose-tiles/276618)
**Author:** [@Colophon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Colophon)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [November 26, 2004, 7:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anybody-make-actual-penrose-tiles/276618 "2004-11-26T19:46:54Z")
This is a rather geeky question, I’m afraid. I’m in the process of resecroating, which is going to involve some tiling. I thought it would be neat to use a Penrose tile pattern rather than the usual boring checkerboard … --- ## [I want to get dental insurance... I have no job... please advise](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-want-to-get-dental-insurance-i-have-no-job-please-advise/393471)
**Author:** [@OpalCat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OpalCat)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [February 27, 2007, 12:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-want-to-get-dental-insurance-i-have-no-job-please-advise/393471 "2007-02-27T00:22:54Z")
I want to get dental insurance… I need some serious dental work done and it’s sooo expensive. Since my divorce finalized I no longer have health or dental insurance… does anyone have any advice about getting dental cover… --- ## [It’s Time for the Car of the Future](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/it-s-time-for-the-car-of-the-future/382353)
**Author:** [@Sal\_Ammoniac](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sal_Ammoniac)\ **Replies:** 83\ **Last updated:** [December 14, 2006, 9:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/it-s-time-for-the-car-of-the-future/382353 "2006-12-14T09:16:38Z")
Well, here it is, the good ol’ 21st century, and I want it to start feeling like the 21th century. Specifically, I’m tired of the bad old 20th-century conception of the car that is still the reality of our transportatio… --- ## [Book on Trump's golf cheating](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/book-on-trumps-golf-cheating/831926)
**Author:** [@Bijou\_Drains](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bijou_Drains)\ **Replies:** 66\ **Last updated:** [May 20, 2019, 3:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/book-on-trumps-golf-cheating/831926 "2019-05-20T03:38:09Z")
Not only does he move his own ball against the rules but he also moves the balls of other people to win. He once “won” a tournament when he was in another state. --- ## [Nobel Literature Head to America: You Suck](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nobel-literature-head-to-america-you-suck/465928)
**Author:** [@ArizonaTeach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ArizonaTeach)\ **Replies:** 66\ **Last updated:** [October 3, 2008, 6:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nobel-literature-head-to-america-you-suck/465928 "2008-10-03T18:52:40Z")
America to Nobel Literature Head: Fuck you. Reference I’m not saying that American writers are better than those of other countries, but I don’t for a moment think that they’re any worse. Isolationist Horace Engdahl,… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1549&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1551&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)