# Top **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1568&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:** 1569 --- ## [How can the sun, burn.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-can-the-sun-burn/654537)
**Author:** [@Derc](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Derc)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [April 4, 2013, 11:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-can-the-sun-burn/654537 "2013-04-04T23:47:00Z")
If the triangle of fire is composed of Heat, Fuel and Oxygen, How does the sun continue to burn without oxygen? I know it’s decaying to form a white giant, eventually but isn’t that due to lack of fuel? --- ## [Destroying materials that could be construed as evidence against you, but actually aren't](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/destroying-materials-that-could-be-construed-as-evidence-against-you-but-actually-arent/603231)
**Author:** [@Frylock](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frylock)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [November 29, 2011, 3:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/destroying-materials-that-could-be-construed-as-evidence-against-you-but-actually-arent/603231 "2011-11-29T15:39:57Z")
Suppose I am not guilty of a crime, but I know that there is stuff out there that could make it look like I was guilty of a crime. So I destroy that stuff, so as to stave off suspicion. Is that destruction a crime? (It… --- ## [How far are we from social revolution in America?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-far-are-we-from-social-revolution-in-america/677137)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [December 27, 2013, 11:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-far-are-we-from-social-revolution-in-america/677137 "2013-12-27T23:40:13Z")
As the traditional American middle class keeps sliding into being a relatively poorer underclass with ever diminishing prospects, and wealth is continually concentrated at the very top, how far are we from a state of rev… --- ## [Why didn't Whoopi Goldberg kill herself?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-didnt-whoopi-goldberg-kill-herself/475022)
**Author:** [@lissener](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lissener)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [December 6, 2008, 2:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-didnt-whoopi-goldberg-kill-herself/475022 "2008-12-06T02:27:15Z")
Is there ever a reason for anyone, anywhere, to agree to star in a movie like Theodore Rex? I mean, has there ever been a clearer sign that a career has fallen below rock bottom than a movie about a cop and her new partn… --- ## [If someone who you were interested in said this to you, what would you think?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-someone-who-you-were-interested-in-said-this-to-you-what-would-you-think/565918)
**Author:** [@torie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/torie)\ **Replies:** 61\ **Last updated:** [January 2, 2011, 4:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-someone-who-you-were-interested-in-said-this-to-you-what-would-you-think/565918 "2011-01-02T16:54:13Z")
Imagine someone you like likes you back. They like you back unambiguously, you even have sex and make out a few times. Then, on a day you made plans to hang out, their behavior changes drastically. They start treating yo… --- ## [What's the straightest country?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-straightest-country/595061)
**Author:** [@Namkcalb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Namkcalb)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [September 5, 2011, 1:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-straightest-country/595061 "2011-09-05T13:11:59Z")
Inspired by this I’m a little bit afraid to Google my query, but I’m curious what country has the highest reported percentage of non-homosexual/non-bisexual inhabitants. I imagine it would be pretty hard to gather trul… --- ## [Strange little thing Otto cued me to on the IMDB actors.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/strange-little-thing-otto-cued-me-to-on-the-imdb-actors/385187)
**Author:** [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\ **Replies:** 113\ **Last updated:** [December 27, 2006, 4:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/strange-little-thing-otto-cued-me-to-on-the-imdb-actors/385187 "2006-12-27T04:10:13Z")
In this thread \*\*Otto \*\* noticed Fred Astair is the first person entered in the IMDB names table. Here are the first 25. It is an interesting list with a few surprises. Belushi, Delerue & Goldsmith seem a little out of p… --- ## [The "Things I remember about McDonalds" Thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-things-i-remember-about-mcdonalds-thread/156730)
**Author:** [@Enright3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Enright3)\ **Replies:** 107\ **Last updated:** [February 27, 2003, 5:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-things-i-remember-about-mcdonalds-thread/156730 "2003-02-27T05:35:32Z")
Mmmmmm McDonalds! What a great history! If anyone wants to play along, this thread is for remembering things about McDonalds.\[ul\]\[li\]I remember when there was both a Quarter Pounder, AND a Quarter Pounder with Cheese o… --- ## [Why does Iraq want an Islamic State and what has that got to do with US presence?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-iraq-want-an-islamic-state-and-what-has-that-got-to-do-with-us-presence/169648)
**Author:** [@X\_Slayer\_ALE](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/X_Slayer_ALE)\ **Replies:** 126\ **Last updated:** [April 25, 2003, 6:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-iraq-want-an-islamic-state-and-what-has-that-got-to-do-with-us-presence/169648 "2003-04-25T18:42:32Z")
I dont understand why the Iraqi people would protest vehemently about US presence in Iraq just days after they liberated them from the oppressive regime of Saddam. Sure I can see the cultural distrust of the “old US” but… --- ## [School shooter dies in car wreck.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/school-shooter-dies-in-car-wreck/837824)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 79\ **Last updated:** [July 31, 2019, 7:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/school-shooter-dies-in-car-wreck/837824 "2019-07-31T19:41:29Z")
I’m not sure how many people here remember the 1998 school shooters at the middle school school in Jonesboro, Arkansas. Two teens pulled the fire alarm and shot up a schoolyard of kids with rifles. A loophole in the law… --- ## [Smoker Advice (Cooking)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/smoker-advice-cooking/690341)
**Author:** [@Southern\_Yankee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Southern_Yankee)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [June 11, 2014, 12:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/smoker-advice-cooking/690341 "2014-06-11T00:53:16Z")
Mods, this may be better suited for IMHO, so move at your discretion. I’m considering getting a beginner smoker. I really like smoked chicken wings, turkey breast and brisket. I’m looking for the pros and cons of electr… --- ## [President Obama uses the N word.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/president-obama-uses-the-n-word/723143)
**Author:** [@not\_what\_you\_d\_expect](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/not_what_you_d_expect)\ **Replies:** 64\ **Last updated:** [June 23, 2015, 11:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/president-obama-uses-the-n-word/723143 "2015-06-23T23:59:03Z")
https://www.google.com/search?client=safari&rls=en&q=obama+uses+the+n+word&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8 So the folks on fox are really upset about this today. They believe it is beneath the dignity of the office. Personally, I’m … --- ## [Don Johnson's hairstyle](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/don-johnsons-hairstyle/365451)
**Author:** [@Feces\_Of\_Death](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Feces_Of_Death)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [August 16, 2017, 4:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/don-johnsons-hairstyle/365451 "2017-08-16T04:20:55Z")
How do you get it? What should you tell the hairstylist to do? None of them know who Don Johnson is. --- ## [I Am Contemplating Converting To Judaism](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-contemplating-converting-to-judaism/513411)
**Author:** [@Foxy40](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Foxy40)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [October 14, 2009, 11:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-contemplating-converting-to-judaism/513411 "2009-10-14T11:49:31Z")
I have begun by reading several books on history, tradition, practice, belief and a couple on the Talmud. It is something that I feel pretty strongly about but I do not know where to go from here. I subscribed to an em… --- ## [Why Political Correctness stinks](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-political-correctness-stinks/301687)
**Author:** [@roger\_thornhill](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/roger_thornhill)\ **Replies:** 119\ **Last updated:** [May 3, 2005, 11:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-political-correctness-stinks/301687 "2005-05-03T23:26:11Z")
From Carl Hayes Fallibilism Democracy and the Market: the Meta-Theoretical Foundations of Popper’s Political Philosophy, 2001, UP of America: Nicely put, Carl. --- ## [Best Breasts of Non-Porn Stars](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-breasts-of-non-porn-stars/100102)
**Author:** [@Boyo\_Jim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Boyo_Jim)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [March 29, 2002, 4:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-breasts-of-non-porn-stars/100102 "2002-03-29T04:56:20Z")
Jaimie Lee Curtis’s brief exposure in Trading Places left me in awe. Never one to abide sexism, I invite votes for males as well. :slight\_smile: Inspired by the many perceptive comments in Kang and Kodos Oscar threads. … --- ## [Favorite Surnames](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-surnames/704812)
**Author:** [@Octarine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Octarine)\ **Replies:** 61\ **Last updated:** [November 22, 2014, 6:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-surnames/704812 "2014-11-22T18:56:07Z")
At first I thought this was MPSIMS material, but since it’s an opinion type thing I’ll put it in here. What last names have you come across or know of that you wish you had? Of course, it’s not really a consequential th… --- ## [Why do I feel so funky after a nap?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-i-feel-so-funky-after-a-nap/216366)
**Author:** [@Acsenray](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Acsenray)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [December 2, 2003, 5:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-i-feel-so-funky-after-a-nap/216366 "2003-12-02T17:42:23Z")
Whenever I snooze at unusual times — in other words, not at night, during my usual sleep time —\_I wake up feeling completely out of it. My mouth and eyes are sticky, I’m headachy/light-headed. Usually, the feeling only g… --- ## [Why is my cat staring at me like that?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-my-cat-staring-at-me-like-that/22555)
**Author:** [@Marlitharn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marlitharn)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [July 2, 2000, 10:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-my-cat-staring-at-me-like-that/22555 "2000-07-02T10:44:13Z")
Wherever I go, whatever I do, when I turn around and look, there he is. My big orange tomcat, Psycho, is sitting there looking at me, eyes narrowed, ears back. When I wake up at night, he’s lying close by with his head o… --- ## [Absolutely must-have Xbox 360 games](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/absolutely-must-have-xbox-360-games/606571)
**Author:** [@Jman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jman)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [January 5, 2012, 3:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/absolutely-must-have-xbox-360-games/606571 "2012-01-05T15:16:54Z")
So I’m about to be delving back into the world of console gaming. The last console I owned was a Nintendo Entertainment System. Yes, the original NES. My friends growing up had the Genesis, so I played quite a lot on … --- ## [Survivor 5/8: "If It Smells Like A Rat, Give It Cheese"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/survivor-5-8-if-it-smells-like-a-rat-give-it-cheese/448639)
**Author:** [@jayjay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jayjay)\ **Replies:** 116\ **Last updated:** [May 12, 2008, 3:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/survivor-5-8-if-it-smells-like-a-rat-give-it-cheese/448639 "2008-05-12T15:53:30Z")
OMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMG!!! Spoiler space post… --- ## [Is it time for polygamy to be legalized?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-time-for-polygamy-to-be-legalized/490347)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 86\ **Last updated:** [March 27, 2009, 4:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-time-for-polygamy-to-be-legalized/490347 "2009-03-27T04:31:22Z")
New campaign to legalise polygamy. If polygamy is legalized wouldn’t children of polygamous unions be less at risk as they would not be forced to live in cloistered compounds where they are subject to abuse and have no … --- ## [Are there 366,000 stupid Californians?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-366-000-stupid-californians/808826)
**Author:** [@Jackmannii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackmannii)\ **Replies:** 89\ **Last updated:** [February 20, 2018, 10:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-366-000-stupid-californians/808826 "2018-02-20T10:47:01Z")
Because that’s how many signatures (5% of eligible voters) it will take to put the “California Clean Environment Initiative” on the ballot. Characterized by Mother Jones as crazy even by California standards, this initi… --- ## [Will my old dried beans ever soften?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-my-old-dried-beans-ever-soften/612298)
**Author:** [@Darryl\_Lict](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darryl_Lict)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [February 10, 2012, 9:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-my-old-dried-beans-ever-soften/612298 "2012-02-10T21:52:36Z")
I’m making some black bean soup. Now these beans are old. Real old. I mean these beans are so old that they may be the progenitor of all beans and no longer exist in the real world outside of my crockpot. Now I’ve re… --- ## [A specific rail transport plan for North America](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-specific-rail-transport-plan-for-north-america/448368)
**Author:** [@put\_down\_the\_sabre](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/put_down_the_sabre)\ **Replies:** 125\ **Last updated:** [May 20, 2008, 10:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-specific-rail-transport-plan-for-north-america/448368 "2008-05-20T10:51:26Z")
Firstly, I think we should use only tried-and-tested technology, such as wheels-on-steel (not maglev). Let’s assume they can do a maximum of 200 mph, which is roughly in line with Japan and French trains. Build the foll… --- ## [Simple questions and non-responsive answers](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/simple-questions-and-non-responsive-answers/449956)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 101\ **Last updated:** [May 23, 2008, 10:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/simple-questions-and-non-responsive-answers/449956 "2008-05-23T10:33:14Z")
For reference. Why is it, if I start a thread with a sentence like this. “If you were given a choice of having all the buildings in the world painted the same single primary or secondary color, what color would you choo… --- ## [A Poll and Thread About Basements](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-poll-and-thread-about-basements/743271)
**Author:** [@NDP](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NDP)\ **Replies:** 102\ **Last updated:** [January 21, 2016, 3:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-poll-and-thread-about-basements/743271 "2016-01-21T03:26:51Z")
I wanted to put this in MPSIMS but you can’t set up polls there. Basically, what I want to know is do they have basements where you live? Answer the poll and then in the posts below state where you live. If they don’t… --- ## [I might feel no slight delight if I heard "height" pronounced right.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-might-feel-no-slight-delight-if-i-heard-height-pronounced-right/379447)
**Author:** [@magellan01](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/magellan01)\ **Replies:** 102\ **Last updated:** [November 11, 2006, 1:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-might-feel-no-slight-delight-if-i-heard-height-pronounced-right/379447 "2006-11-11T13:44:53Z")
This drives me a little nuts: it’s length, width, and height. The last one has no “th”, the word is not “heigth”, so it does Not rhyme with lithe, writhe, tithe or scythe. It rhymes with blight, fight, light, might, nigh… --- ## [Does China really exist?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-china-really-exist/293976)
**Author:** [@mswas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mswas)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [March 16, 2005, 2:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-china-really-exist/293976 "2005-03-16T02:31:28Z")
I find that the attachment to empirical evidence brings about a certain disdain for anecdotal evidence. So, I am asking if China really exists, for I’ve never been there. I more or less believe it exists becuase I have… --- ## [Political Compass #26: Different kinds of people should keep to their own.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/political-compass-26-different-kinds-of-people-should-keep-to-their-own/249077)
**Author:** [@SentientMeat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SentientMeat)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [June 9, 2004, 3:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/political-compass-26-different-kinds-of-people-should-keep-to-their-own/249077 "2004-06-09T15:17:51Z")
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… --- ## [Al Gore: Your carbon credit plan is a pyramid scheme.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/al-gore-your-carbon-credit-plan-is-a-pyramid-scheme/394276)
**Author:** [@T\_SQUARE](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/T_SQUARE)\ **Replies:** 119\ **Last updated:** [March 4, 2007, 10:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/al-gore-your-carbon-credit-plan-is-a-pyramid-scheme/394276 "2007-03-04T10:21:00Z")
First, let me make it clear that I don’t have any negative political baggage with Al Gore. However, his claim that it’s OK for him to have a huge house with a gigantic power bill because he offsets consumption by purcha… --- ## [Arming yourself after the Apocalypse](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/arming-yourself-after-the-apocalypse/695175)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [August 14, 2014, 2:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/arming-yourself-after-the-apocalypse/695175 "2014-08-14T14:09:31Z")
There’s a thread in GQ about converting a civilian MAC-10 to automatic in the event of a socio-economic breakdown. I and others pointed out that automatic operation would not be a good thing because, for one reason, the… --- ## [Religion, Transphobia and Category Errors](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/religion-transphobia-and-category-errors/1013878)
**Author:** [@Thing.Fish](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Thing.Fish)\ **Replies:** 254\ **Last updated:** [May 10, 2025, 1:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/religion-transphobia-and-category-errors/1013878 "2025-05-10T13:43:47Z")
This is inspired by one of the many sidetracks in DemonTree’s recent trainwreck of an ATMB thread. Some people attempted, for various purposes, to draw analogies between religious belief and gender identity, which I felt… --- ## [How do you feel about people wearing the Iron Cross?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-feel-about-people-wearing-the-iron-cross/775487)
**Author:** [@phantom\_lamb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/phantom_lamb)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [December 27, 2016, 9:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-feel-about-people-wearing-the-iron-cross/775487 "2016-12-27T21:26:41Z")
I mean, does it immediately strike a negative note with you or are you neutral about it? Anyone familiar with the electro/goth scene would know it’s not uncommon to see people (mostly men) wearing the Iron Cross - usual… --- ## [Parent's who kill their kids.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/parents-who-kill-their-kids/709326)
**Author:** [@ArztWolf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ArztWolf)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [January 10, 2015, 7:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/parents-who-kill-their-kids/709326 "2015-01-10T07:57:27Z")
I know this has probably gone on since the beginning of our species , but shit, we’ve got to evolve and stop this someday. Like this waste of carbon who threw his 5yr old daughter off a bridge in Florida. --- ## [What's your favorite lunch food that might make other people look at you funny?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-favorite-lunch-food-that-might-make-other-people-look-at-you-funny/625216)
**Author:** [@Becky2844](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Becky2844)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [June 17, 2012, 3:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-favorite-lunch-food-that-might-make-other-people-look-at-you-funny/625216 "2012-06-17T03:22:55Z")
One of mine is pork 'n beans and soda crackers. I can only eat half a can and rarely finish it off any time later, but I go thru at least half a sleeve of crackers. Another one is a raw Irish potato and salt. What’s y… --- ## [Common movie plot/line misconceptions](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/common-movie-plot-line-misconceptions/317750)
**Author:** [@Merijeek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Merijeek)\ **Replies:** 86\ **Last updated:** [August 25, 2005, 1:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/common-movie-plot-line-misconceptions/317750 "2005-08-25T13:59:01Z")
Here’s a perfect example from Aliens. Hudson: Sir, is this going to be a stand up fight or just another bug hunt? Now, everyone knowing the title of the film is “Aliens” and that the aliens look like big bugs tends to … --- ## [What makes the Dem left "far left," "ultra-left," etc.?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-makes-the-dem-left-far-left-ultra-left-etc/833051)
**Author:** [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Replies:** 83\ **Last updated:** [April 29, 2019, 8:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-makes-the-dem-left-far-left-ultra-left-etc/833051 "2019-04-29T20:42:15Z")
From the “Biden’s In” thread: Clearly both of you gentlemen find the “far left” or “ultra left” to be unacceptably far left. But you think they’ve gotten big enough to have “taken over” or to potentially “force Bide… --- ## [Are you rude to telemarketers?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-rude-to-telemarketers/661146)
**Author:** [@Mr.Kobayashi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Kobayashi)\ **Replies:** 83\ **Last updated:** [June 20, 2013, 4:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-rude-to-telemarketers/661146 "2013-06-20T16:01:16Z")
I know we’ve discussed at length before whether telemarketers are just human beings doing a hard job for peanuts or the most annoying scumbags in creation, but let’s go in to detail on what I like to think of as the thre… --- ## [Cheney's "Executive Assassination Ring" -- Legal?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cheneys-executive-assassination-ring-legal/502502)
**Author:** [@Whack-a-Mole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Whack-a-Mole)\ **Replies:** 95\ **Last updated:** [July 15, 2009, 3:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cheneys-executive-assassination-ring-legal/502502 "2009-07-15T15:19:59Z")
I was reading the following at HuffPo (I know but there are other sources for this too) and my jaw hit the floor. Sounds like something out of a movie. If true I find it more than a little shocking. Can this be legal… --- ## [If you had to leave your country, where would you move to?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-had-to-leave-your-country-where-would-you-move-to/492371)
**Author:** [@EpicNonsense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EpicNonsense)\ **Replies:** 89\ **Last updated:** [January 27, 2014, 11:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-had-to-leave-your-country-where-would-you-move-to/492371 "2014-01-27T23:50:10Z")
If you had to leave your country, where would you move to? By country, I mean the country you are currently living in… Here’s the catch… you must reside in the chosen country for at least 2 years… and you cannot travel… --- ## [Can you patent a new application of an existing technology?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-patent-a-new-application-of-an-existing-technology/501034)
**Author:** [@quixotic78](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/quixotic78)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [December 19, 2013, 3:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-patent-a-new-application-of-an-existing-technology/501034 "2013-12-19T15:37:01Z")
I know there’s a ton of patent questions on this board, and I know they’re generally frustrating – usually because it seems the posters talk about their ideas in vagueish generalities or analogies. And this post will be… --- ## [Calories burned vs calories consumed in gatorade](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/calories-burned-vs-calories-consumed-in-gatorade/540516)
**Author:** [@Faelyn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Faelyn)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [May 27, 2010, 7:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/calories-burned-vs-calories-consumed-in-gatorade/540516 "2010-05-27T19:01:45Z")
Hi, I’ve decided to try out the new three stage gatorade hydration system advertised so much on tv. Just had a few questions. Decided to drink all three stages during my 3 mile walk. Then I noticed that I’m consuming a … --- ## [Travel gift certificate?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/travel-gift-certificate/561111)
**Author:** [@Rhythmdvl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rhythmdvl)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [November 20, 2010, 3:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/travel-gift-certificate/561111 "2010-11-20T03:24:08Z")
Do any of the major travel cites (Orbitz, Priceline, Travelocity … ) sell gift certificates? We’d like to get one for a friend, but I can’t find mention of them on any of the sites. Am I just not seeing the obvious? Coul… --- ## [STBILTF - Star Trek Babes I'd Like To...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stbiltf-star-trek-babes-id-like-to/229571)
**Author:** [@AncientHumanoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AncientHumanoid)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [February 27, 2004, 9:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stbiltf-star-trek-babes-id-like-to/229571 "2004-02-27T21:06:01Z")
Okay, Aes and I are already several posts deep into this in another thread. I mean, since it’s all fantasy/fiction anyways… Use real names or characters. You ladies can join in, too. Oh yeah, slash is definitely allow… --- ## [Dinosaur with smaller forelimbs then T-Rex?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dinosaur-with-smaller-forelimbs-then-t-rex/548945)
**Author:** [@gytalf2000](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gytalf2000)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [August 4, 2010, 10:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dinosaur-with-smaller-forelimbs-then-t-rex/548945 "2010-08-04T22:54:29Z")
Did any theropod dinosaur have smaller forelimbs (in proportion to body-size) than Tyrannosaurus Rex? The T-Rex had pretty tiny arms, but I think that I remember reading that they were fairly muscular, for some reason, … --- ## [How to Get a List of File Names from a Windows Folder?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-get-a-list-of-file-names-from-a-windows-folder/673792)
**Author:** [@Trinopus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Trinopus)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [January 23, 2014, 3:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-get-a-list-of-file-names-from-a-windows-folder/673792 "2014-01-23T15:17:31Z")
I’m stuck doing the DOS dance: run cmd cd \\folder dir \> list.txt exit Is there a “Windows” kind of way to get a list of file names from a folder (directory?) Does Windows Explorer have a neat way to do this? (Ooh… --- ## [How do I get burnt-ness off a saucepan?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-get-burnt-ness-off-a-saucepan/479938)
**Author:** [@Surok](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Surok)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [May 11, 2009, 8:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-get-burnt-ness-off-a-saucepan/479938 "2009-05-11T20:13:27Z")
I was making cranberry chutney, and cooked it slightly too fast (thank you, electric stove!) Result: the chutney is fine, but there’s a charcoal coating of burnt sugar on the bottom of the pan. I’ve tried soaking it, an… --- ## [Calling the cooks: defrosting a joint](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/calling-the-cooks-defrosting-a-joint/305910)
**Author:** [@Quartz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quartz)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [May 29, 2005, 6:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/calling-the-cooks-defrosting-a-joint/305910 "2005-05-29T18:42:57Z")
I’ve got a nice joint of lamb for tomorrow’s lunch - a 1.5Kg half-shoulder. It’s been sitting in my freezer for far too long. Only I’ve realised that I haven’t defrosted anything in well over a year - most stuff in my fr… --- ## [Coke/Pepsi Regional Dominance](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coke-pepsi-regional-dominance/213973)
**Author:** [@lbh418](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lbh418)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [November 20, 2003, 1:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coke-pepsi-regional-dominance/213973 "2003-11-20T13:19:34Z")
In Dallas, and for that matter, all of Texas, Coke is the ‘dominant’ soft drink. If you go into a gas station, 7-11 or grocery store, Coke is usually prominently placed, has a variety of specials, promotions, wider sele… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1567&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1569&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)