# Top **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1551&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:** 1552 --- ## [Light as a feather stiff as a board and levitation](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/light-as-a-feather-stiff-as-a-board-and-levitation/390763)
**Author:** [@wwxd85](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wwxd85)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [February 7, 2007, 3:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/light-as-a-feather-stiff-as-a-board-and-levitation/390763 "2007-02-07T03:50:45Z")
Many of you would remember this game from parties as a kid. I am a huge sceptic, but i swear this works. For those who dont know the game: “One participant lies flat on the floor, and then the others space themselves ar… --- ## [Can God change the value of Pi?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-god-change-the-value-of-pi/145196)
**Author:** [@Engywook](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Engywook)\ **Replies:** 90\ **Last updated:** [January 9, 2003, 1:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-god-change-the-value-of-pi/145196 "2003-01-09T13:40:13Z")
Of course, if this has already been talked to death, there’s no way to find it because the search engine won’t look for God (three letters) or pi. The thread that is (presently) in GQ brought to mind another debate I ha… --- ## [How far from your high school did you live?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-far-from-your-high-school-did-you-live/552472)
**Author:** [@Cisco](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cisco)\ **Replies:** 108\ **Last updated:** [September 21, 2010, 1:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-far-from-your-high-school-did-you-live/552472 "2010-09-21T01:02:35Z")
I can’t believe I never hit the odometer on my car in high school. I guess it just didn’t seem out of the ordinary how far it was. But looking back, and especially now that I live in a city where I seem to pass a school … --- ## [Co-workers who disappear during the day--WTF?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/co-workers-who-disappear-during-the-day-wtf/173744)
**Author:** [@pee\_wee\_morris](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pee_wee_morris)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [May 9, 2003, 2:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/co-workers-who-disappear-during-the-day-wtf/173744 "2003-05-09T14:49:07Z")
Question/rant: If 2 of your co-workers disappeared for 4-5 hours EVERY DAY, leaving you to take care of their work, would you have a problem with it? Here’s my situation… I work in a downtown area where the buildings … --- ## [In the Star Trek universe, do you think abortions are legal?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-the-star-trek-universe-do-you-think-abortions-are-legal/640089)
**Author:** [@Grrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrr)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [November 11, 2012, 4:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-the-star-trek-universe-do-you-think-abortions-are-legal/640089 "2012-11-11T04:32:40Z")
Silly hypothetical. Title says it all. --- ## [What don't I know about having curly hair?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-dont-i-know-about-having-curly-hair/583535)
**Author:** [@The\_Controvert](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Controvert)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [June 1, 2011, 6:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-dont-i-know-about-having-curly-hair/583535 "2011-06-01T18:23:58Z")
What do people with straight hair not know about having curly hair? (and vice versa) --- ## [Good New Post-Apocalyptic Book - Rise Again](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-new-post-apocalyptic-book-rise-again/569531)
**Author:** [@Cat\_Whisperer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cat_Whisperer)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [May 26, 2011, 5:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-new-post-apocalyptic-book-rise-again/569531 "2011-05-26T05:29:14Z")
I know we have a bunch of fellow post-apocalyptic ¶ fiction fans here, so I thought I would let you know that I recently read a good new book in the genre - Rise Again by Ben Tripp. It wasn’t the best I’ve ever read, but… --- ## [Explain the health insurance penalty to me.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/explain-the-health-insurance-penalty-to-me/714629)
**Author:** [@Mrdeals](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mrdeals)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [March 17, 2015, 5:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/explain-the-health-insurance-penalty-to-me/714629 "2015-03-17T17:41:34Z")
Went to get my taxes done today and the VERY first thing I was asked was to see my health insurance. I didn’t really ask, but I assumed it was to see if I would receive a penalty on my taxes. My question is, do people … --- ## [Single people, how do you eat?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/single-people-how-do-you-eat/797694)
**Author:** [@not\_what\_you\_d\_expect](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/not_what_you_d_expect)\ **Replies:** 86\ **Last updated:** [October 12, 2017, 1:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/single-people-how-do-you-eat/797694 "2017-10-12T13:53:29Z")
I’m single after 33 years and have never really lived alone before. My husband always did the shopping and cooking and meal planning. And food is giving me so much grief. I’m eating out too often and putting on weight… --- ## [Can white people have black roots?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-white-people-have-black-roots/331099)
**Author:** [@TipsyMcStupid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TipsyMcStupid)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [November 15, 2005, 7:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-white-people-have-black-roots/331099 "2005-11-15T19:44:31Z")
My friends trying to convince me that his great-great-great grandfather is black. Yet he’s the whitest guy I’ve seen… Can a white guy have black blood? I would think he would be a darker skin color. He says it was wa… --- ## [What's the worst place to get a zit?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-worst-place-to-get-a-zit/638643)
**Author:** [@tdn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tdn)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [November 2, 2012, 2:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-worst-place-to-get-a-zit/638643 "2012-11-02T02:34:11Z")
And let’s forget the obvious. Keep it above the waist. --- ## [Films that exceeded your expectations](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/films-that-exceeded-your-expectations/661828)
**Author:** [@cainxinth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cainxinth)\ **Replies:** 70\ **Last updated:** [June 29, 2013, 3:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/films-that-exceeded-your-expectations/661828 "2013-06-29T03:34:06Z")
Last Saturday night I was feeling under the weather and chose to stay in. I saw that “Pitch Perfect” was the movie of the week on HBO and figured what the heck, I need something mindless for background noise while I brow… --- ## [As God Is My Witness, I thought Turkeys Could Fly! - A MMP](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/as-god-is-my-witness-i-thought-turkeys-could-fly-a-mmp/954756)
**Author:** [@dogbutler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dogbutler)\ **Replies:** 232\ **Last updated:** [November 30, 2021, 4:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/as-god-is-my-witness-i-thought-turkeys-could-fly-a-mmp/954756 "2021-11-30T04:11:55Z")
Well they can, if you ship them Next Day Air! :turkey: :airplane: American Mumper: Any holiday plans? Canadian Mumpers: Wondering why we’re celebrating 4 weeks late? Other International Mumpers: Any plans for an ordi… --- ## [Commercials You Actually Like](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/commercials-you-actually-like/356828)
**Author:** [@jali](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jali)\ **Replies:** 98\ **Last updated:** [May 24, 2006, 4:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/commercials-you-actually-like/356828 "2006-05-24T16:32:55Z")
Publix had a Valentines Day Ad where a little boy asked his mom’s help in baking a cake for his valentine. Turns out the cake was for mom the whole time. For Mother’s Day there were 3 or 4 families - dads and kids makin… --- ## [Gift ideas for a 1-year-old boy?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gift-ideas-for-a-1-year-old-boy/613002)
**Author:** [@Ponch8](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ponch8)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [February 17, 2012, 4:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gift-ideas-for-a-1-year-old-boy/613002 "2012-02-17T04:43:36Z")
I’m going to a one-year-old’s birthday party this weekend and was wondering what a good gift would be. I’m especially interested in getting something from Barnes & Noble, because it’s in a very convenient location and I… --- ## [I Have Become A Fan Of Silent Movies](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-become-a-fan-of-silent-movies/514389)
**Author:** [@Quasimodem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quasimodem)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [October 23, 2009, 12:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-become-a-fan-of-silent-movies/514389 "2009-10-23T00:52:31Z")
But I have a few questions: Knowing their dialogue cannot be heard, did the actors still actually adhere to the script or were they just moving their lips or just saying stuff? I have tried to “pick up” on some of the… --- ## [Drinking Straight From Container - Gross, but also Unsanitary?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/drinking-straight-from-container-gross-but-also-unsanitary/205842)
**Author:** [@fessie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fessie)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [October 7, 2003, 12:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/drinking-straight-from-container-gross-but-also-unsanitary/205842 "2003-10-07T00:34:43Z")
My Hubby, who in most ways is beyond reproach, has one particularly disgusting habit that I’d love to tackle. He drinks straight from the containers in our fridge. The water pitcher, juice, pop - whatever. He’s convin… --- ## [Why is "okay" the world's most popular word?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-okay-the-worlds-most-popular-word/594395)
**Author:** [@RickJay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RickJay)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [August 31, 2011, 4:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-okay-the-worlds-most-popular-word/594395 "2011-08-31T16:55:07Z")
The English word “okay,” or “OK,” which has a variety of meanings centring around "Good " or “Acceptable,” is very likely the world’s most popular word. Originating from sometime in the 1830s from a fad at the time to c… --- ## [What should we do/how should we feel about the stupid?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-should-we-do-how-should-we-feel-about-the-stupid/702398)
**Author:** [@Leaper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaper)\ **Replies:** 62\ **Last updated:** [October 26, 2014, 9:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-should-we-do-how-should-we-feel-about-the-stupid/702398 "2014-10-26T21:50:08Z")
There’s a Pit thread partly about rent to own companies, and a particular customer who got in deep because of their interest rates. Many posters there derided the customer and/or defended the store, asking whose fault it… --- ## [Why on earth--okay, why in the UNIVERSE--would aliens invade?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-on-earth-okay-why-in-the-universe-would-aliens-invade/473288)
**Author:** [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Replies:** 84\ **Last updated:** [November 21, 2008, 7:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-on-earth-okay-why-in-the-universe-would-aliens-invade/473288 "2008-11-21T19:17:58Z")
This thread is the fliip side of this onein Great Debates. I’m opening mine here because the question is essentially idle. Alien invasions are perhaps the commonest trope in science fiction. But, honestly, the whole i… --- ## [If Vulcans have green blood shouldn't they have green skin?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-vulcans-have-green-blood-shouldnt-they-have-green-skin/500408)
**Author:** [@furryman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/furryman)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [June 21, 2009, 3:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-vulcans-have-green-blood-shouldnt-they-have-green-skin/500408 "2009-06-21T15:42:38Z")
Well, shouldn’t they? Do they ever explain why they don’t? Spock smash puny Kirk! --- ## [Good celebrity! Here, boy! GOOD celebrity!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-celebrity-here-boy-good-celebrity/367333)
**Author:** [@Eve](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eve)\ **Replies:** 102\ **Last updated:** [August 8, 2006, 10:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-celebrity-here-boy-good-celebrity/367333 "2006-08-08T22:49:31Z")
With all the tsouris about Mel Gibson, it’s nice to sit back and think of nice movie stars: good-natured, non-diva, not-crazy people you’d like to have over for coffee. Of course, good-natured, non-diva, not-crazy people… --- ## [Is social security privatization a good idea](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-social-security-privatization-a-good-idea/278771)
**Author:** [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Replies:** 170\ **Last updated:** [December 17, 2004, 3:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-social-security-privatization-a-good-idea/278771 "2004-12-17T03:12:07Z")
I assumed there would be tons of posts on this but when I checked the search function I didn’t see any. If there have been other threads on this feel free to link to them. I do not know if SS is at any legitimate risk o… --- ## [So here's how I'm keeping my dorm warm.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-heres-how-im-keeping-my-dorm-warm/346230)
**Author:** [@Mayo\_Speaks](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mayo_Speaks)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [February 28, 2006, 11:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-heres-how-im-keeping-my-dorm-warm/346230 "2006-02-28T23:51:25Z")
Here in my college dorm, my heater is worse than broken: It actually spews forth cold air. That’s not very useful in Kentucky in February. So, in addition to wearing an obscene number of layers, here’s how I’m keeping… --- ## [What would have happened if Adam didn't bite the apple?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-have-happened-if-adam-didnt-bite-the-apple/984837)
**Author:** [@fedman1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fedman1)\ **Replies:** 90\ **Last updated:** [June 14, 2024, 1:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-have-happened-if-adam-didnt-bite-the-apple/984837 "2024-06-14T01:08:36Z")
according to the Bible, sin entered the world when ADAM ate the apple. If Adam didn’t bite the apple, would sin still have entered since it was only Eve who bit? How would that work, since Eve knew good from evil, but A… --- ## [Songs that utilize sound effects](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-that-utilize-sound-effects/595023)
**Author:** [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [July 2, 2017, 7:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-that-utilize-sound-effects/595023 "2017-07-02T19:00:58Z")
I’ll start it out with two I heard today: “Summer in the City”, by Lovin’ Spoonful. SE: Car horns. “Love Reign O’er Me”, by The Who. SE: Rain. Note: Please don’t reply with a link to a site that lists 419 songs with t… --- ## [Ask the Anarcho Capitalist](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-anarcho-capitalist/258134)
**Author:** [@griffen2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/griffen2)\ **Replies:** 103\ **Last updated:** [August 10, 2004, 11:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-anarcho-capitalist/258134 "2004-08-10T11:13:15Z")
Anarcho-Capitalism is a theory made famous by academics such as Ludwig Von Mises, Murray Rothbard and Hans Hermann Hoppe. It states that Government is entirely unnecessary. There is no service imaginable that cannot be… --- ## [Survivor 11/12](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/survivor-11-12/517397)
**Author:** [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [November 16, 2009, 9:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/survivor-11-12/517397 "2009-11-16T21:16:00Z")
It’s aired on the East Coast ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; spoiler mouseover protection ; ; ; ; ; ; ; --- ## [A Poll: Have you ever committed a crime?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-poll-have-you-ever-committed-a-crime/550378)
**Author:** [@Boyo\_Jim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Boyo_Jim)\ **Replies:** 76\ **Last updated:** [August 24, 2010, 3:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-poll-have-you-ever-committed-a-crime/550378 "2010-08-24T15:50:07Z")
Excluding minor traffic violations such as speeding, and also excluding buying selling or using small amounts of recreational drugs, have you committed any criminal acts in your life? --- ## [Ask the bisexual male teenager](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-bisexual-male-teenager/186957)
**Author:** [@Aslan\_of\_Narnia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aslan_of_Narnia)\ **Replies:** 76\ **Last updated:** [August 17, 2003, 1:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-bisexual-male-teenager/186957 "2003-08-17T01:07:06Z")
Here’s my previous thread: Part 1 I’m making this thread to answer any further questions people have to ask, because looking from the originial thread you do seem to have a lot and I don’t want to keep bumping the threa… --- ## [Actual cost of kids poll](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/actual-cost-of-kids-poll/704839)
**Author:** [@Textual\_Innuendo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Textual_Innuendo)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [November 22, 2014, 2:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/actual-cost-of-kids-poll/704839 "2014-11-22T14:25:20Z")
Hi all, I was reading some data-centric blogs and came across the following graph: http://dadaviz.com/i/1621 For those that don’t want to click through, it essentially says that for middle income folk, the estimated an… --- ## [Haiku your fellow dopers](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haiku-your-fellow-dopers/42948)
**Author:** [@andygirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/andygirl)\ **Replies:** 181\ **Last updated:** [December 3, 2000, 4:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haiku-your-fellow-dopers/42948 "2000-12-03T04:31:44Z")
This is a thread where you can post Doper haiku I shall start it off. Anthracite is my favorite virtu-mother hail to the Dark Queen Arnold Winkelried has a name that makes me laugh. snicker hee hee hee Manhattan… --- ## [He's Rich enough to book Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers for your wedding. Who would u hire?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hes-rich-enough-to-book-tom-petty-and-the-heartbreakers-for-your-wedding-who-would-u-hire/630439)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [August 6, 2012, 9:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hes-rich-enough-to-book-tom-petty-and-the-heartbreakers-for-your-wedding-who-would-u-hire/630439 "2012-08-06T21:26:00Z")
Guy got scammed the first attempt. He still was wealthy enough to book the band for his wedding. :eek: I’ve heard of this before. People hiring tennis or golf pros to spend the weekend playing sports. I’d hire some of … --- ## [That Peanuts Christmas song is a bummer](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/that-peanuts-christmas-song-is-a-bummer/279983)
**Author:** [@MercyStreet](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MercyStreet)\ **Replies:** 100\ **Last updated:** [December 26, 2004, 1:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/that-peanuts-christmas-song-is-a-bummer/279983 "2004-12-26T01:31:11Z")
“Christmas time is here Happiness and cheer …” I dig the Peanuts singing this but man, it brings me down. Maybe it’s the minor-key thing. I’ll never be 6 years old again, playing in my footie jammies and checking the s… --- ## [Why the need to cry "Lie"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-the-need-to-cry-lie/464460)
**Author:** [@Rand\_Rover](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rand_Rover)\ **Replies:** 104\ **Last updated:** [September 24, 2008, 7:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-the-need-to-cry-lie/464460 "2008-09-24T19:40:20Z")
Hey, my first new thread! It seems that certain people (both lefities and righties, Democrats and Republicans) are very quick to say that a politician “lied” when they say anything that either turns out not to be 100% t… --- ## [Do we want comic book discussion in the weekly Walking Dead tv show threads?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-we-want-comic-book-discussion-in-the-weekly-walking-dead-tv-show-threads/704421)
**Author:** [@Cat\_Whisperer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cat_Whisperer)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [November 17, 2014, 12:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-we-want-comic-book-discussion-in-the-weekly-walking-dead-tv-show-threads/704421 "2014-11-17T00:01:17Z")
We were arguing about whether or not we should discuss the comic books in the threads discussing the tv show, “The Walking Dead,” and have been instructed by Twickster to take it to another thread and figure out what the… --- ## [We can clone woolly mammoths. Should we?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/we-can-clone-woolly-mammoths-should-we/473561)
**Author:** [@Projammer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Projammer)\ **Replies:** 75\ **Last updated:** [November 25, 2008, 9:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/we-can-clone-woolly-mammoths-should-we/473561 "2008-11-25T09:41:41Z")
Well, not today, but in our lifetime. Link. 80% complete mapping the genome and according to co-author Stephan Schuster, we would be able to attempt cloning in 10-20 years. Should we? Personally, I’m going to say yes… --- ## [Examples of self-bigotry?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/examples-of-self-bigotry/664185)
**Author:** [@Bibliovore](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bibliovore)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [July 25, 2013, 5:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/examples-of-self-bigotry/664185 "2013-07-25T17:17:49Z")
Have you ever encountered an example of someone belittling their \*own \*race/gender/sexuality rather than someone else’s? For example have you heard a woman disparage females as being “weaker”, or anyone stating that anot… --- ## [Result of Heroine injected into a muscle?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/result-of-heroine-injected-into-a-muscle/513033)
**Author:** [@Khadaji](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Khadaji)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [October 8, 2009, 4:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/result-of-heroine-injected-into-a-muscle/513033 "2009-10-08T16:21:14Z")
OK in one of my many weird dreams, someone was trying to inject me with heroine, I grabbed the syringe and jammed it into his thigh. It is usually injected into a vein. What would the result be if injected into a muscl… --- ## [What are some common UK male first names that are nonexistent in the US?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-some-common-uk-male-first-names-that-are-nonexistent-in-the-us/374490)
**Author:** [@Wee\_Bairn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wee_Bairn)\ **Replies:** 117\ **Last updated:** [October 2, 2006, 12:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-some-common-uk-male-first-names-that-are-nonexistent-in-the-us/374490 "2006-10-02T00:12:18Z")
So far I have come up with Liam, Nigel, Gareth, Linvoy… --- ## [Can we please stop feeding the trolls?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-we-please-stop-feeding-the-trolls/406617)
**Author:** [@Rilchiam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rilchiam)\ **Replies:** 103\ **Last updated:** [June 5, 2007, 3:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-we-please-stop-feeding-the-trolls/406617 "2007-06-05T15:33:14Z")
I was going to put this in ATMB, but I figured more people would see it here. Let’s stop letting threads, especially threads about developing news, get sidetracked into sparring with trolls who would rather pick fights t… --- ## [Why don't irons have an on/off switch?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-dont-irons-have-an-on-off-switch/87245)
**Author:** [@Royal\_Sampler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Royal_Sampler)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [October 15, 2001, 5:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-dont-irons-have-an-on-off-switch/87245 "2001-10-15T17:11:24Z")
You plug them in, turn on the power, and they light up. No wonder people are always worried that they “left the iron on” - you can’t turn the damn things off. --- ## [A few questions about the mechanics of the US election from a limey (not political)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-few-questions-about-the-mechanics-of-the-us-election-from-a-limey-not-political/269364)
**Author:** [@owlstretchingtime](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/owlstretchingtime)\ **Replies:** 135\ **Last updated:** [November 12, 2004, 3:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-few-questions-about-the-mechanics-of-the-us-election-from-a-limey-not-political/269364 "2004-11-12T03:37:39Z")
I’ve been watching the US election with interest, as it does of course impact on this side of the Atlantic too. However I’ve got a few questions about how you go about picking your president. Please help out, here they… --- ## [The Confederate Flag in public schools.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-confederate-flag-in-public-schools/342934)
**Author:** [@Garfield226](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Garfield226)\ **Replies:** 110\ **Last updated:** [February 15, 2006, 9:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-confederate-flag-in-public-schools/342934 "2006-02-15T09:30:12Z")
What should a public school’s regulations regarding students’ (and teachers’, if you like) wearing, display or other use of the Confederate Flag be? I went to school in a small-ish Central Illinois town, and the symbol … --- ## [Tom and Jerry ..is unfair...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tom-and-jerry-is-unfair/564805)
**Author:** [@Indian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Indian)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [December 20, 2010, 9:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tom-and-jerry-is-unfair/564805 "2010-12-20T21:18:01Z")
…in its portryal of cat as loser. Most of the time the mouse wins. How can they do this to such lovely creatures? Why has no cat lover protested so far? :dubious: :smiley: --- ## [British Cyclists](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/british-cyclists/310021)
**Author:** [@Walker\_in\_Eternity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Walker_in_Eternity)\ **Replies:** 154\ **Last updated:** [July 6, 2005, 10:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/british-cyclists/310021 "2005-07-06T10:15:24Z")
I spend a good deal of time trvelling by train and tend to walk from the train station to my destination. Who is my greatest nemesis in this journey (besides the rail companies), not evil car drivers, lorries or buses?… --- ## [NFL Week 14](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-week-14/520808)
**Author:** [@SenorBeef](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SenorBeef)\ **Replies:** 108\ **Last updated:** [December 17, 2009, 10:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-week-14/520808 "2009-12-17T22:36:31Z")
No thread started and the game is on, so I figured I’d start one for discussion. I don’t even know why the Steelers kick to Cribbs - every single time he’s ever played them he has ripped them up on special teams. Game … --- ## [Sen. Robert Byrd dead at 92](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sen-robert-byrd-dead-at-92/544768)
**Author:** [@UltraVires](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/UltraVires)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [July 1, 2010, 12:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sen-robert-byrd-dead-at-92/544768 "2010-07-01T00:02:09Z")
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100628/ap\_on\_go\_co/us\_obit\_byrd This will be an interesting replacement. Gov. Joe Manchin-WV is a Democrat, but is very conservative. There is some speculation that he will appoint himself… --- ## [I pit yellow jackets!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-yellow-jackets/697798)
**Author:** [@desertmonk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/desertmonk)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [September 15, 2014, 1:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-yellow-jackets/697798 "2014-09-15T13:18:52Z")
Specifically, the little fuckers that just attacked me while I was mowing. I have a dozen or more stings all over my body :frowning: The Buddhist in me that won’t kill random spiders is about to go to war; when I saw the… --- ## [My school cut the study-abroad program to Spain because Spain supports terrorism.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-school-cut-the-study-abroad-program-to-spain-because-spain-supports-terrorism/293329)
**Author:** [@kimera](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kimera)\ **Replies:** 129\ **Last updated:** [March 10, 2005, 3:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-school-cut-the-study-abroad-program-to-spain-because-spain-supports-terrorism/293329 "2005-03-10T03:13:10Z")
One of the things which I have always wanted to do is become fluid in a second language. As I have a difficult time with just English, I figure the best way to learn the second language is to study abroad. I’ve spent a… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1550&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1552&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)