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**Author:** [@electroFAYSEE](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/electroFAYSEE)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [August 3, 2015, 3:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-think-that-tv-ad-over-iran-is-appropriate/726455 "2015-08-03T15:53:10Z")
All the US is doing by making a commercial like that is making it worse! Also fake images, WTF America? --- ## [Anybody bothered by the practice of calling ships SHEE?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-bothered-by-the-practice-of-calling-ships-shee/815771)
**Author:** [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Replies:** 88\ **Last updated:** [June 15, 2018, 12:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-bothered-by-the-practice-of-calling-ships-shee/815771 "2018-06-15T00:57:00Z")
I have a friend, some 10 years my senior, who is a competitive sailor and licensed captain. She sometimes invites me to go sailing with her, her clear intent being to demonstrate that she is fully four times as manly as … --- ## ["How come he don't want me, man?" or stories of unwanted children](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-come-he-dont-want-me-man-or-stories-of-unwanted-children/637768)
**Author:** [@Anaamika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anaamika)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [October 18, 2012, 4:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-come-he-dont-want-me-man-or-stories-of-unwanted-children/637768 "2012-10-18T16:52:42Z")
The title is, of course, from the Fresh Prince of Bel Air where Will’s dad finally shows up and then again leaves his kid and disappoints him yet again, and walks out on him. Link here. Somebody linked to this last wee… --- ## [Hello, this is a response to "Followup: wasn't manna placed in the Ark of the Covenant?"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hello-this-is-a-response-to-followup-wasnt-manna-placed-in-the-ark-of-the-covenant/536903)
**Author:** [@ChristVolo1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ChristVolo1)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [May 3, 2010, 3:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hello-this-is-a-response-to-followup-wasnt-manna-placed-in-the-ark-of-the-covenant/536903 "2010-05-03T15:47:07Z")
Hello, I was actually just reading this section yesterday, and it did say that when the day before the Sabbath came, they were to collect extra, and eat what they needed that day, and set aside the rest for the Sabbath.… --- ## [Anyone Else Have This Happen in a Restaurant?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-else-have-this-happen-in-a-restaurant/593869)
**Author:** [@Two\_Many\_Cats](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Two_Many_Cats)\ **Replies:** 60\ **Last updated:** [August 26, 2011, 11:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-else-have-this-happen-in-a-restaurant/593869 "2011-08-26T23:27:31Z")
Today I went to a Golden Nugget for dinner. Golden Nugget is a restaurant chain for the budget minded. I ordered my steak medium-rare. And the waitress had me sign the check that I had ordered it that way. She was ni… --- ## [Do I have bed bugs???](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-i-have-bed-bugs/506732)
**Author:** [@ChadVader](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ChadVader)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [August 18, 2009, 8:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-i-have-bed-bugs/506732 "2009-08-18T20:11:42Z")
Ok, for a while now I’ve noticed that when I wake up in the morning I’ll have a couple of red itchy bumps. They don’t itch that bad and only last 15 to 30 minutes then go away completely. One thing I’ve noticed is that … --- ## [Can A Thrown "Ninja Star" Kill You](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-a-thrown-ninja-star-kill-you/748874)
**Author:** [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [March 16, 2016, 5:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-a-thrown-ninja-star-kill-you/748874 "2016-03-16T05:09:07Z")
Let’s not debate whether or not those “Ninja Stars” that you can buy at head shops and comic book shops are/were real weapons used, by ninjas or otherwise. I’m simply asking about the modern, stainless steel “weapon” tha… --- ## [Casu Marzu: ILLEGAL Italian cheese (be warned: very gross!)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/casu-marzu-illegal-italian-cheese-be-warned-very-gross/463220)
**Author:** [@Frustrated\_Wonderer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frustrated_Wonderer)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [September 13, 2008, 6:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/casu-marzu-illegal-italian-cheese-be-warned-very-gross/463220 "2008-09-13T18:49:39Z")
Okay, I just have to share this video with ya’ll. The other day I was doing typical internet searching stuff, and I bumbed into gross foods. All of them were pretty nasty, but this one has been stuck in my mind for DAYS… --- ## [Can we say that posters are using "alternate facts"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-we-say-that-posters-are-using-alternate-facts/778217)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [February 4, 2017, 11:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-we-say-that-posters-are-using-alternate-facts/778217 "2017-02-04T23:16:44Z")
I know that calling them “liars” is not allowed, but “alternate facts” has been put forth by White House officials as something real to be relied on. Are “alternate facts” the same thing as lies, or are they something el… --- ## [MenTAL iLLnESS and IRRegulAR CAPiTALIzATION](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mental-illness-and-irregular-capitalization/338224)
**Author:** [@elmwood](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elmwood)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [January 4, 2006, 4:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mental-illness-and-irregular-capitalization/338224 "2006-01-04T16:23:46Z")
It SeeMS tHAT whENEVEr A PerSON WITH SOMe UNDIAgNOSED MENtAL illNESS Posts An INCOHErenT Rant On My MESSagE BoArd THEY AlMOSt AlwaYS PoST THe MEssAGE in ALL CAPS or with IRREGUlAR CapITALIzATION AND OFTEN with no Punctua… --- ## [Dammit. No baby. DAMMIT.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dammit-no-baby-dammit/532685)
**Author:** [@Maggie\_the\_Ocelot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Maggie_the_Ocelot)\ **Replies:** 74\ **Last updated:** [April 8, 2010, 3:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dammit-no-baby-dammit/532685 "2010-04-08T15:09:42Z")
Okay, yeah. So. We were casually trying to have a baby for two years (not-preventing) and have been trying more deliberately and agressively since July. Timing intercourse, clomid, injectable meds, and IUI’s, at vario… --- ## [Oh your a "Science" major. You must be so smart. #%$ you](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oh-your-a-science-major-you-must-be-so-smart-you/395810)
**Author:** [@WarmNPrickly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WarmNPrickly)\ **Replies:** 95\ **Last updated:** [March 16, 2007, 9:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oh-your-a-science-major-you-must-be-so-smart-you/395810 "2007-03-16T09:00:14Z")
This thread is inspired by a post in the “Don’t hate me cause I…” thread. It’s true. I get it all the time. I’ll be discussing my life with the bartender or whatever. They say “what do you do?”. I say “I’m a chemist… --- ## [I've just discovered Battlestar Gallactica](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-just-discovered-battlestar-gallactica/827602)
**Author:** [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Replies:** 121\ **Last updated:** [July 16, 2019, 7:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-just-discovered-battlestar-gallactica/827602 "2019-07-16T19:58:16Z")
Very late to the party, of course. I’m talking about the early 2000s series. I saw that it’s considered one of the better TV series to come along and found it on Amazon included in Prime. I’m about in the middle of the t… --- ## [Stupid/Useless rules your work has that nobody follows](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-useless-rules-your-work-has-that-nobody-follows/830007)
**Author:** [@Asuka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Asuka)\ **Replies:** 76\ **Last updated:** [February 28, 2019, 9:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-useless-rules-your-work-has-that-nobody-follows/830007 "2019-02-28T21:02:28Z")
Just blowing off some steam and was wondering if anybody else’s workplaces have any pointless, unnecessary, obtrusive or even malicious rules in place that despite their severity absolutely nobody pays attention to? You … --- ## [How many different prescription meds do you take?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-different-prescription-meds-do-you-take/609535)
**Author:** [@chiroptera](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chiroptera)\ **Replies:** 76\ **Last updated:** [January 27, 2012, 6:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-different-prescription-meds-do-you-take/609535 "2012-01-27T06:35:52Z")
Inspired by this thread. The OP of that thread is 50 and takes none. She wonders if she’s an anomaly. I will be 54 in less than a month and don’t take anything either. But now that I think of it, most people in my peer … --- ## [Could someone on the ISS see a laser beam from Earth?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-someone-on-the-iss-see-a-laser-beam-from-earth/597156)
**Author:** [@beowulff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/beowulff)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [October 20, 2012, 8:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-someone-on-the-iss-see-a-laser-beam-from-earth/597156 "2012-10-20T20:51:53Z")
Say I took my 5mW green laser and aimed it at the ISS, 200 miles away - if my aim was perfect, at night, could the light be seen by someone looking directly at the beam? Some online calculations show the beam would have … --- ## [Does money really compensate this much?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-money-really-compensate-this-much/689519)
**Author:** [@R3d\_Anonymous](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/R3d_Anonymous)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [June 1, 2014, 1:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-money-really-compensate-this-much/689519 "2014-06-01T13:57:20Z")
Is this image implying that I can easily compensate my shortness if I get rich when I grow up? And man, I crack up every time I look at that picture. :smiley: --- ## [How relevant is classical music? (Warning - Longwinded)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-relevant-is-classical-music-warning-longwinded/174661)
**Author:** [@Mort\_Furd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mort_Furd)\ **Replies:** 128\ **Last updated:** [May 15, 2003, 11:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-relevant-is-classical-music-warning-longwinded/174661 "2003-05-15T11:02:28Z")
Over here, I made some disparaging remarks about classical music, that were (reasonably) disputed. Since the subject of classical music was tangential (at best) to that thread, I thought I’d start a new one to discuss t… --- ## ["Girls Just Wanna Have Fun" From The Original Male Viewpoint](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/girls-just-wanna-have-fun-from-the-original-male-viewpoint/489552)
**Author:** [@Markxxx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Markxxx)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [August 6, 2019, 2:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/girls-just-wanna-have-fun-from-the-original-male-viewpoint/489552 "2019-08-06T02:50:15Z")
From Wikipedia I don’t see this? Has anyone heard the original? (if it even exists). I know you can’t print entire lyrics on this board, but can someone give me a few examples of how the song could’ve been in the orig… --- ## [Delicious irony! I canvassed a Jehovah's Witness!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/delicious-irony-i-canvassed-a-jehovahs-witness/41246)
**Author:** [@matt\_mcl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/matt_mcl)\ **Replies:** 64\ **Last updated:** [January 16, 2001, 12:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/delicious-irony-i-canvassed-a-jehovahs-witness/41246 "2001-01-16T00:08:09Z")
The following is 100% true. So I’m out knocking on doors like the assiduous candidate that I am. knock knock Me: Hi, my name’s Matt McLauchlin and I’m the NDP candidate in your riding. I’m going through the riding rem… --- ## [Couples: better to interrupt with a solution, or respect the need to listen?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/couples-better-to-interrupt-with-a-solution-or-respect-the-need-to-listen/591050)
**Author:** [@WordMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WordMan)\ **Replies:** 66\ **Last updated:** [August 3, 2011, 1:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/couples-better-to-interrupt-with-a-solution-or-respect-the-need-to-listen/591050 "2011-08-03T13:01:43Z")
I would appreciate insight and thoughts on what appears to be a simple couple issue: \[ul\] \[li\]One of you has a problem - could be trivial like an issue with your phone bill or a big deal, like deciding what to do with … --- ## [Can a novice land an airliner? Mythbusters testing it now!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-a-novice-land-an-airliner-mythbusters-testing-it-now/429801)
**Author:** [@commasense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/commasense)\ **Replies:** 70\ **Last updated:** [December 16, 2007, 7:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-a-novice-land-an-airliner-mythbusters-testing-it-now/429801 "2007-12-16T19:20:09Z")
This has been the subject of many threads here: can a novice land a jet plane based only on instructions from the tower? Well, the Mythbusters are testing it out with NASA’s top of the line flight simulator. It’s on the… --- ## [Private emails , Ivanka version](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/private-emails-ivanka-version/824843)
**Author:** [@Bijou\_Drains](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bijou_Drains)\ **Replies:** 83\ **Last updated:** [November 29, 2018, 6:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/private-emails-ivanka-version/824843 "2018-11-29T06:56:14Z")
I can hear the “lock her up” chants now at the Trump rallies. :smiley: --- ## [Is this true (about alcoholics)?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-true-about-alcoholics/675776)
**Author:** [@Idle\_Thoughts](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Idle_Thoughts)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [December 11, 2013, 10:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-true-about-alcoholics/675776 "2013-12-11T10:32:35Z")
I was talking with someone earlier today and they said that amount and time doesn’t matter when it comes to being an alcoholic…but rather consistency. Example: If you have to drink every day, you’re an alcoholic. By the… --- ## [What would a real life terminator be like](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-a-real-life-terminator-be-like/638882)
**Author:** [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [October 30, 2012, 3:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-a-real-life-terminator-be-like/638882 "2012-10-30T03:02:39Z")
If there was a real life terminator sent back in time, how would it actually look and act? Schwarzenegger was chosen for the role because his accent made him sound robotic and due to his physique. But a 6’2" bodybuilder… --- ## [Can men who fathered a child out of wedlock become Roman Catholic priests?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-men-who-fathered-a-child-out-of-wedlock-become-roman-catholic-priests/766572)
**Author:** [@RivkahChaya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RivkahChaya)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [September 25, 2016, 2:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-men-who-fathered-a-child-out-of-wedlock-become-roman-catholic-priests/766572 "2016-09-25T14:39:53Z")
My husband and I saw something on TV that got us arguing about this point,but since we’re Jews, what do we know? I know there are plenty of RCs on the board who probably know the answer, so what is it? The man was never… --- ## [How much would you pay to save a pet?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-would-you-pay-to-save-a-pet/590179)
**Author:** [@Mr.Kobayashi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Kobayashi)\ **Replies:** 71\ **Last updated:** [August 11, 2011, 2:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-would-you-pay-to-save-a-pet/590179 "2011-08-11T02:34:05Z")
By which, I mean in terms of veterinarian bills - not some nutter kidnapping your pet for ransom. If your pet came down with some serious ailment requiring treatment lest it perish (or the vet ‘putting it to sleep’), how… --- ## [Is there an actual way i can stop my redneck neighbors from blatantly polluting?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-an-actual-way-i-can-stop-my-redneck-neighbors-from-blatantly-polluting/727022)
**Author:** [@justjake](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/justjake)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [August 12, 2015, 4:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-an-actual-way-i-can-stop-my-redneck-neighbors-from-blatantly-polluting/727022 "2015-08-12T16:10:41Z")
They just throw beer bottles on the ground and plastic everywhere. It’s really fucked up and i know it’s not good for my neighborhood, my neighborhood’s image, and my neighborhood’s health. However, 1/3rd of the people… --- ## [Where do IRS nightmares come from?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-do-irs-nightmares-come-from/612015)
**Author:** [@robert\_columbia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/robert_columbia)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [February 7, 2012, 8:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-do-irs-nightmares-come-from/612015 "2012-02-07T20:38:06Z")
If TV commercials here in the US have taught me anything, it’s that there are lots of people out there in TV land that are destitute but owe big bucks to the Internal Revenue Service (Federal tax agency), ripe pickings f… --- ## [Is "alright" all right?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-alright-all-right/633684)
**Author:** [@Leaper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaper)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [September 16, 2012, 12:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-alright-all-right/633684 "2012-09-16T12:53:15Z")
Inspired by Google Docs flagging the phrase “all right” with a nice red underline and asking me “did you mean ‘alright’?” This infuriates me, personally. But I went to Google. First page of results had mixed results; i… --- ## [Does your workplace let people stay home in bad weather?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-your-workplace-let-people-stay-home-in-bad-weather/774989)
**Author:** [@Urbanredneck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Urbanredneck)\ **Replies:** 81\ **Last updated:** [January 1, 2017, 4:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-your-workplace-let-people-stay-home-in-bad-weather/774989 "2017-01-01T04:19:45Z")
Or if they push people to come in, do they give any extra rewards like money or vacation time? Tonight I’m going in. I know probably 50% of my coworkers wont which will make extra work for the rest of us PLUS those peop… --- ## [EBCD on a water fountain knob](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ebcd-on-a-water-fountain-knob/616911)
**Author:** [@Three\_Packs\_a\_Day](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Three_Packs_a_Day)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [January 15, 2017, 8:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ebcd-on-a-water-fountain-knob/616911 "2017-01-15T20:10:16Z")
Today I walked through a high school hallway, and as I did I drank from every water fountain I could find, just for kicks and nostalgia. And I noticed something I’d forgotten from my youth- public school water fountains … --- ## [Facebook's Empires and Allies](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/facebooks-empires-and-allies/585485)
**Author:** [@Idle\_Thoughts](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Idle_Thoughts)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [July 12, 2011, 5:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/facebooks-empires-and-allies/585485 "2011-07-12T17:11:00Z")
Okay, I don’t expect this thread to take off, because I know most people here couldn’t give two shits about Facebook, let alone the games on there. But the company Zygna (same people who made Farmville/Frontierville/etc… --- ## [What level of aptitude is needed for the GRE subject test?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-level-of-aptitude-is-needed-for-the-gre-subject-test/673369)
**Author:** [@Busy\_Scissors](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Busy_Scissors)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [November 9, 2013, 2:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-level-of-aptitude-is-needed-for-the-gre-subject-test/673369 "2013-11-09T02:57:54Z")
My understanding of the GRE subject test is that it’s something you might sit in order to go to graduate school. So for a PhD in chemistry, say, you might sit the GRE chemistry test if the School’s you were applying to a… --- ## [Twin Peaks - The Return Parts 17 and 18 (open spoilers)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/twin-peaks-the-return-parts-17-and-18-open-spoilers/795427)
**Author:** [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Replies:** 79\ **Last updated:** [February 19, 2020, 10:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/twin-peaks-the-return-parts-17-and-18-open-spoilers/795427 "2020-02-19T22:30:01Z")
Tonight, Twin Peaks ends again. I don’t think we’ll get another season, so I consider tonight the finale. Perhaps this time David Lynch and Mark Frost can make it go out the way they wanted. Can’t wait! --- ## [No viva Fidel! - Castro 1926 - 2016](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-viva-fidel-castro-1926-2016/773021)
**Author:** [@voltaire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/voltaire)\ **Replies:** 79\ **Last updated:** [November 29, 2016, 3:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-viva-fidel-castro-1926-2016/773021 "2016-11-29T03:05:22Z")
Well, he survived long enough to see us elect Trump. I wonder if that would have eased his passing any… --- ## [Are you armed and what do you carry?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-armed-and-what-do-you-carry/575015)
**Author:** [@DCnDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DCnDC)\ **Replies:** 70\ **Last updated:** [March 18, 2011, 4:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-armed-and-what-do-you-carry/575015 "2011-03-18T16:30:59Z")
Not “do you have arms,” smartass :), but do you usually carry some kind of weapon or self-defense device, be it a firearm, a knife, pepper spray, etc.? “Usually” as in “I have it with me by default,” i.e. you don’t have… --- ## [Cocking handguns in movies](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cocking-handguns-in-movies/371352)
**Author:** [@redwood23](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/redwood23)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [October 18, 2006, 10:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cocking-handguns-in-movies/371352 "2006-10-18T22:46:05Z")
Being ignorant of any gun beyond my brother’s .22 rifle, I am always perplexed by one aspect of gun handling I often see in movies. When someone with a handgun is pointing it at a cowering victim, they will often pause t… --- ## [Morphic Resonance: Promising Theory or Pseudoscience?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/morphic-resonance-promising-theory-or-pseudoscience/700706)
**Author:** [@YoungKusher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/YoungKusher)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [June 10, 2016, 9:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/morphic-resonance-promising-theory-or-pseudoscience/700706 "2016-06-10T21:45:24Z")
For those of you who don’t know what morphic resonance is and/or would like to read about it, I’ve provided a couple sources. I found this topic particularly interesting simply because of the evidence supporting it. I … --- ## [How Do I Stop Myself From Drooling While I Sleep?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-stop-myself-from-drooling-while-i-sleep/100409)
**Author:** [@Surreal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Surreal)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [March 30, 2002, 6:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-stop-myself-from-drooling-while-i-sleep/100409 "2002-03-30T06:05:16Z")
Is there any way to prevent me from drooling all over myself while I sleep? I usually wake up in a puddle of saliva . Thanks. --- ## [Public-Key Cryptography and Large Prime Numbers](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/public-key-cryptography-and-large-prime-numbers/544440)
**Author:** [@FrustratedIdiot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FrustratedIdiot)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [June 27, 2010, 7:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/public-key-cryptography-and-large-prime-numbers/544440 "2010-06-27T19:14:08Z")
How are the large prime numbers generated ? If they’re so hard to factor, why aren’t they also difficult to generate? --- ## [Airplane! and Zero Hour](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/airplane-and-zero-hour/531460)
**Author:** [@jsc1953](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jsc1953)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [March 10, 2010, 5:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/airplane-and-zero-hour/531460 "2010-03-10T05:24:20Z")
TCM is showing Airplane! tonight, immediately followed by Zero Hour. In case you didn’t know, Airplane! is a practically shot-for-shot remake (with add’l gags, of course) of Zero Hour. For instance, “I picked the wrong… --- ## [Do you wet your toothbrush before brushing? (a poll)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-wet-your-toothbrush-before-brushing-a-poll/270973)
**Author:** [@Elysian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elysian)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [October 26, 2004, 8:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-wet-your-toothbrush-before-brushing-a-poll/270973 "2004-10-26T20:39:22Z")
For me: put toothpaste on toothbrush and then brush. For my husband and friends: put toothpaste on brush, douse in water, brush teeth. Which is more common? --- ## [Tell Me Why You Want my 1965 Encyclopedia Britannica](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-why-you-want-my-1965-encyclopedia-britannica/688016)
**Author:** [@troubledwater](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/troubledwater)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [June 14, 2014, 2:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-why-you-want-my-1965-encyclopedia-britannica/688016 "2014-06-14T02:32:42Z")
(Posted here with permission of mods) Before there was Google, there was the Encyclopedia Britannica. My mother bought this set in the early 1970’s for the usual reasons, and we relied on it for years. Now the time ha… --- ## [Political Compass #5: My enemy's enemy is my friend.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/political-compass-5-my-enemys-enemy-is-my-friend/237884)
**Author:** [@SentientMeat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SentientMeat)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [April 2, 2004, 6:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/political-compass-5-my-enemys-enemy-is-my-friend/237884 "2004-04-02T18:25:29Z")
Many political debates here have included references to The Political Compass, which uses a set of 61 questions to assess one’s political orientation in terms of economic left/right and social libertarianism/authoritaria… --- ## [Movies That Were A Lot Better/Worse Than You Expected](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-that-were-a-lot-better-worse-than-you-expected/553639)
**Author:** [@Evil\_Captor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Evil_Captor)\ **Replies:** 74\ **Last updated:** [September 17, 2010, 4:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-that-were-a-lot-better-worse-than-you-expected/553639 "2010-09-17T16:10:53Z")
I just watched “Couples Retreat” in the background while I worked, and I can’t BELIEVE how bad it sucks. It was billed as a tropical fun comedy, it was all marital squabbling between generally unappealing characters. A p… --- ## [Backing into parking spaces](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/backing-into-parking-spaces/495469)
**Author:** [@ianjohnson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ianjohnson)\ **Replies:** 62\ **Last updated:** [May 7, 2009, 10:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/backing-into-parking-spaces/495469 "2009-05-07T22:30:39Z")
Why do you back into parking spaces in a parking lot when everyone else is head in? It’s easier to pull out, but isn’t it harder to back into a spot than to back out? Is it just about visibility? I know sometimes cars… --- ## [Why Scooby-Doo?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-scooby-doo/759731)
**Author:** [@Jragon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jragon)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [March 10, 2026, 2:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-scooby-doo/759731 "2026-03-10T14:08:24Z")
How did Scooby-Doo, of all possible properties, manage to survive for so long? Over the years it’s had countless soft reboots, hard reboots, reimaginings, and live action adaptations. Hell, there was a (surprisingly good… --- ## [Is Dead Space 2 worth buying?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-dead-space-2-worth-buying/570246)
**Author:** [@Whack-a-Mole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Whack-a-Mole)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [May 26, 2011, 6:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-dead-space-2-worth-buying/570246 "2011-05-26T18:35:05Z")
I have read the thread on it here and while it seemed overall favorable I saw no clearcut sense of “buy it” in there. First, I am reluctant to buy $60 game. I will but I am stuck on $50 for a new game and only then if … --- ## [Did McCain make up the "cross in the dirt" POW story?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-mccain-make-up-the-cross-in-the-dirt-pow-story/460455)
**Author:** [@MovieMogul](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MovieMogul)\ **Replies:** 105\ **Last updated:** [August 24, 2008, 12:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-mccain-make-up-the-cross-in-the-dirt-pow-story/460455 "2008-08-24T00:32:52Z")
I think this deserves its own thread. If you’re not familiar with the story, here’s a McCain political ad recounting it. He has told this story many times, though the recent Rick Warren forum brought it back to the for… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1557&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1559&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)