# Top **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1569&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:** 1570 --- ## [Sneaky, Illegal Traffic Trick?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sneaky-illegal-traffic-trick/499312)
**Author:** [@DMark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DMark)\ **Replies:** 67\ **Last updated:** [June 15, 2009, 4:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sneaky-illegal-traffic-trick/499312 "2009-06-15T16:36:00Z")
I had never seen this one before. So, we come to a light near our house and it turned red. We stopped. A car, coming in the other direction, also stopped, but suddenly he turned right onto the other street (legal to t… --- ## [You're a quadruple amputee. Would you rather replace your lost limbs biologically or bionically?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/youre-a-quadruple-amputee-would-you-rather-replace-your-lost-limbs-biologically-or-bionically/709844)
**Author:** [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [January 23, 2015, 4:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/youre-a-quadruple-amputee-would-you-rather-replace-your-lost-limbs-biologically-or-bionically/709844 "2015-01-23T16:44:26Z")
So you just finished a mission for Pallas Athena, and while you succeeded in averting the were-kangaroo apocalypse, it was at the cost of both arms at the elbow and both legs at the knee. In recognition of your valor and… --- ## [How do the California fires start?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-the-california-fires-start/824372)
**Author:** [@Barack\_Obama](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Barack_Obama)\ **Replies:** 81\ **Last updated:** [February 28, 2019, 6:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-the-california-fires-start/824372 "2019-02-28T06:05:16Z")
Are humans causing it? OR do fires just spontaneously occur somehow? All these fires we hear about, has anybody been held accountable for them? --- ## [Who lives in the Vatican?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-lives-in-the-vatican/550298)
**Author:** [@Kyla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kyla)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [August 18, 2010, 8:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-lives-in-the-vatican/550298 "2010-08-18T20:23:55Z")
I was browsing around Wikipedia, clicking on links, like you do, when I found myself on this page, which describes the disappearance of Emanuela Orlandi, a 15-year-old girl who was a citizen of the Vatican. \[QUOTE=Wikip… --- ## [Best way to cook a rib eye?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-way-to-cook-a-rib-eye/612757)
**Author:** [@Lynn\_Bodoni](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lynn_Bodoni)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [February 16, 2012, 10:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-way-to-cook-a-rib-eye/612757 "2012-02-16T10:11:41Z")
I have a piece of rib eye, about .8 pounds. Right now it’s frozen, but I’d like to cook it tomorrow. Thing is, I’ve never cooked a rib eye before. I’m thinking of marinating it, then browning in a skillet and finishin… --- ## [Is "No Problem" a problem for you?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-no-problem-a-problem-for-you/452166)
**Author:** [@HelloKitty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HelloKitty)\ **Replies:** 106\ **Last updated:** [June 23, 2008, 1:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-no-problem-a-problem-for-you/452166 "2008-06-23T01:17:01Z")
Recently I have heard a couple people around the office say how they can’t stand it when someone answers a “Thank you” with “No problem!” rather than “you’re welcome” or etc. An example given was asking a server for wat… --- ## [Wow. The Onion tasted bad.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wow-the-onion-tasted-bad/341463)
**Author:** [@KidCharlemagne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KidCharlemagne)\ **Replies:** 85\ **Last updated:** [January 27, 2006, 10:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wow-the-onion-tasted-bad/341463 "2006-01-27T22:12:49Z")
What the fuck were they thinking? \*\*Sharon’s Neurotransmitters Reach Cease-Fire Agreement January 25, 2006 | Issue 42•04 JERUSALEM—After more than 77 years under constant fire, the neurotransmitters of Israeli Prime M… --- ## [I pit the Kansas House of Representatives for trying to protect our precious bodily fluids](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-the-kansas-house-of-representatives-for-trying-to-protect-our-precious-bodily-fluids/682121)
**Author:** [@iiandyiiii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iiandyiiii)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [February 27, 2014, 7:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-the-kansas-house-of-representatives-for-trying-to-protect-our-precious-bodily-fluids/682121 "2014-02-27T07:11:50Z")
See here. I can barely believe this is real. --- ## [Amazon is making a fortune off Kindle Accessories](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/amazon-is-making-a-fortune-off-kindle-accessories/612381)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [February 12, 2012, 4:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/amazon-is-making-a-fortune-off-kindle-accessories/612381 "2012-02-12T04:42:04Z")
I understand that accessories cost money, but this is just ridiculous. Amazon is mining gold with this Kindle Stuff. First they release the Kindle Touch without a power adapter. What’s up with that? Besides pure gree… --- ## [Socialite Rebecca Grossman convicted two counts of gross vehicular manslaughter](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/socialite-rebecca-grossman-convicted-two-counts-of-gross-vehicular-manslaughter/998035)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 124\ **Last updated:** [June 9, 2026, 3:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/socialite-rebecca-grossman-convicted-two-counts-of-gross-vehicular-manslaughter/998035 "2026-06-09T15:43:26Z")
Grossman had been out on a 2 million dollar bond. I’m pleasantly surprised her high dollar attorney’s didn’t get her off. Her Mercedes black box evidence and witnesses were compelling. It was a hit and run but the Merced… --- ## [How do the really bad films like the remake of "The Day The Earth Stood Still" get made?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-the-really-bad-films-like-the-remake-of-the-day-the-earth-stood-still-get-made/593006)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [August 22, 2011, 3:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-the-really-bad-films-like-the-remake-of-the-day-the-earth-stood-still-get-made/593006 "2011-08-22T15:08:24Z")
There are often tens to hundreds of millions of dollars at stake in major motion pictures these days. When I see a truly terrible film like the one in the OP title I really have to wonder how the hell it got made. My sen… --- ## [How does Christian killing of witches stack up against Islamic honor killings?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-does-christian-killing-of-witches-stack-up-against-islamic-honor-killings/507676)
**Author:** [@mswas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mswas)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [August 28, 2009, 3:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-does-christian-killing-of-witches-stack-up-against-islamic-honor-killings/507676 "2009-08-28T15:48:55Z")
In the thread that is now closed about Rifqa Bary who fled to a Christian organization in Florida from her home in Ohio people compared honor killings to being stoned by Christians. Here is post 20 from that thread, … --- ## [Movies with "name" casts that didn't get wide releases](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-with-name-casts-that-didnt-get-wide-releases/490366)
**Author:** [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Replies:** 65\ **Last updated:** [March 28, 2009, 2:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-with-name-casts-that-didnt-get-wide-releases/490366 "2009-03-28T02:49:07Z")
Picked up Lonely Hearts at the library the other day. The box made it sound okay and the cast was good: John Travolta, James Gandolfini, Salma Hayek, Jared Leto, Laura Dern. And, in fact, the movie was completely watchab… --- ## [Calling people a liar in GD](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/calling-people-a-liar-in-gd/342586)
**Author:** [@mswas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mswas)\ **Replies:** 76\ **Last updated:** [February 3, 2006, 4:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/calling-people-a-liar-in-gd/342586 "2006-02-03T04:28:35Z")
I think this is one of the lowest tactics I have come across. In this thread Hamas Wins \*\*FinnAgain \*\*accused me of lying because I disagreed with his stance. Now I admit I am not the most eloquent poster and I post lo… --- ## [I'm 26. Explain to me why I don't "get" Alice's Restaurant](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-26-explain-to-me-why-i-dont-get-alices-restaurant/495895)
**Author:** [@Meeko](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Meeko)\ **Replies:** 69\ **Last updated:** [May 13, 2009, 5:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-26-explain-to-me-why-i-dont-get-alices-restaurant/495895 "2009-05-13T05:21:01Z")
So, My Parents, who both graduated High school around 1969 are raving about this movie “Alice’s Restaurant”. I mean, they are going on and on about it. I am watching it, and I HATE it. To call it slow, would speed it up… --- ## [Cracked Plausible Conspiracy Theory: Trump could be a Democrat scheme](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cracked-plausible-conspiracy-theory-trump-could-be-a-democrat-scheme/754528)
**Author:** [@GuanoLad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GuanoLad)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [May 14, 2016, 7:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cracked-plausible-conspiracy-theory-trump-could-be-a-democrat-scheme/754528 "2016-05-14T19:44:46Z")
I heard this theory, I think it was here actually, around six months ago, that Trump may be a plant by the Clintons in order to hamstring the Republican campaign. At the time it sounded very plausible to me, but then as … --- ## [Will Wisconsin explode on Thursday?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-wisconsin-explode-on-thursday/571640)
**Author:** [@Harmonious\_Discord](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Harmonious_Discord)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [February 21, 2011, 9:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-wisconsin-explode-on-thursday/571640 "2011-02-21T21:39:05Z")
Tens of Thousands Protest our gov Wanker Walker’s plan The vote for this could be Thursday. --- ## [Writers of the dope, how do you come up with names?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/writers-of-the-dope-how-do-you-come-up-with-names/671251)
**Author:** [@AlsoNamedBort](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AlsoNamedBort)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [October 21, 2013, 3:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/writers-of-the-dope-how-do-you-come-up-with-names/671251 "2013-10-21T03:47:40Z")
I’m finally ready to put pen to paper (or fingers to keyboard) on a story idea I’ve had for about a decade now. The only problem I have is that in the past decade I haven’t been able to come up with a single character na… --- ## [No more "me too" replies please...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-more-me-too-replies-please/82524)
**Author:** [@non-native](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/non-native)\ **Replies:** 130\ **Last updated:** [September 22, 2001, 4:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-more-me-too-replies-please/82524 "2001-09-22T04:10:25Z")
Maybe this is rather common in the Pit (i don’t come here often) but i’m seeing way too many “me too” replies in this forum… Every few threads someone says something that is offensive, and there comes a legion of people … --- ## [Is the Syrian situation likely to escalate?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-syrian-situation-likely-to-escalate/789389)
**Author:** [@aldiboronti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aldiboronti)\ **Replies:** 106\ **Last updated:** [June 21, 2017, 2:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-syrian-situation-likely-to-escalate/789389 "2017-06-21T02:29:01Z")
Russia says it will attack US planes bombing the Syrian military? Is Putin bluffing? Would Trump respond in like manner if he isn’t? This shit is making me nervous. Could all this get out of hand? --- ## [Where does the Hulks bulk come from?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-does-the-hulks-bulk-come-from/547647)
**Author:** [@rolandgunslinger](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rolandgunslinger)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [July 26, 2010, 3:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-does-the-hulks-bulk-come-from/547647 "2010-07-26T15:11:48Z")
Get your mind outta the gutter. I mean where does all the muscle come from when he transforms from Bruce to Hulk? Where does it go when he changes back to Bruce? --- ## [Prominent conservatives issue report rebutting Trump election claims](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/prominent-conservatives-issue-report-rebutting-trump-election-claims/967959)
**Author:** [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Replies:** 131\ **Last updated:** [July 27, 2022, 4:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/prominent-conservatives-issue-report-rebutting-trump-election-claims/967959 "2022-07-27T04:05:31Z")
There’s a hopeful sign. Whatever reason they’re doing it for, I approve https://www.cnn.com/2022/07/14/politics/conservatives-report-trump-2020-election-claims/index.html --- ## [Mr. Cynical Profiles Your Evil Twin... Step Right Up!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mr-cynical-profiles-your-evil-twin-step-right-up/48815)
**Author:** [@Zenster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zenster)\ **Replies:** 125\ **Last updated:** [April 3, 2002, 11:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mr-cynical-profiles-your-evil-twin-step-right-up/48815 "2002-04-03T23:19:23Z")
As his name bespeaks, just he, the one and only Mr. Cynical could possibly identify your long lost (or nearby) evil twin (separated at birth, of course). Only he of such pessimistic mien could have the remotest chance of… --- ## [Should I pay my housesitter?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-i-pay-my-housesitter/681165)
**Author:** [@crazydiamondd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/crazydiamondd)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [February 19, 2014, 5:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-i-pay-my-housesitter/681165 "2014-02-19T17:54:54Z")
I need a marriage ref. We have an acquaintance staying at our house while we’re out of town. She’s visiting from California, so she needed a place to stay (we live in Hawaii). So she’s got a free place to stay for her va… --- ## [You say you want a revoluuuution](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-say-you-want-a-revoluuuution/790698)
**Author:** [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Replies:** 71\ **Last updated:** [July 20, 2017, 11:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-say-you-want-a-revoluuuution/790698 "2017-07-20T23:22:31Z")
Here’s a group attempting to raise an army of protesters “inspiring people to see the possibility of ousting this regime through unleashing the tremendous power of the people – aiming for the time when millions can be… --- ## [What is your favourite username?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-favourite-username/462328)
**Author:** [@I\_Have\_Hippos\_In\_My\_Garden](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/I_Have_Hippos_In_My_Garden)\ **Replies:** 97\ **Last updated:** [September 20, 2008, 10:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-favourite-username/462328 "2008-09-20T22:39:34Z")
Try to ignore how much you know them! Stranger on a train Nine to the Sky --- ## [World War II: Did German and Japanese children still go to school?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/world-war-ii-did-german-and-japanese-children-still-go-to-school/775631)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [January 2, 2017, 4:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/world-war-ii-did-german-and-japanese-children-still-go-to-school/775631 "2017-01-02T16:46:02Z")
I’m assuming that at some point it simply wasn’t practical for German and Japanese children in World War II to go to school any longer, due to the nature of war ravaging closer and closer to home. At what point did they… --- ## [Why do we want healthcare INSURANCE?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-we-want-healthcare-insurance/503712)
**Author:** [@Chessic\_Sense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chessic_Sense)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [July 23, 2009, 12:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-we-want-healthcare-insurance/503712 "2009-07-23T12:54:16Z")
I’ve been doing a lot of driving lately, from DC to Pittsburgh and back again every weekend. That leaves a lot of time for listening to NPR and musing to oneself. I realized I couldn’t come up with a good reason for a … --- ## [Regional foods you miss and where to find them](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/regional-foods-you-miss-and-where-to-find-them/238745)
**Author:** [@TommyTutone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TommyTutone)\ **Replies:** 86\ **Last updated:** [April 11, 2004, 5:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/regional-foods-you-miss-and-where-to-find-them/238745 "2004-04-11T17:28:29Z")
Spring is upon us and with that brings cookouts. Being originally from Maine, there are three things I miss horribly that I have had no luck finding since moving to Atlanta: Humpty Dumpty potato chips - they not only… --- ## [Friend's Wife has ALS (Lou Gehrig's Disease)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/friends-wife-has-als-lou-gehrigs-disease/628820)
**Author:** [@Bullitt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bullitt)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [September 22, 2012, 1:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/friends-wife-has-als-lou-gehrigs-disease/628820 "2012-09-22T13:42:00Z")
This is neither mundane nor pointless. I wanted to share. A long-time friend of mine (he’s about 50) just told me his wife has ALS. Her doc predicts she’ll expire in about a year. Thankfully they remain strong in their… --- ## [Antartican organisms (extinct)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/antartican-organisms-extinct/625686)
**Author:** [@griffon502](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/griffon502)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [June 29, 2012, 12:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/antartican-organisms-extinct/625686 "2012-06-29T12:26:37Z")
Antartica was part of the Southern landmass, Gondwana, which also contained present-day India, Africa, South america, Australia and New Zealand. It was located in the tropics and gradually shifted southwards, until it re… --- ## [Why People Do Want to Date You](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-people-do-want-to-date-you/567338)
**Author:** [@Autolycus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Autolycus)\ **Replies:** 64\ **Last updated:** [January 16, 2011, 5:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-people-do-want-to-date-you/567338 "2011-01-16T17:55:30Z")
So, overall you’re a worthless sack of crap. Dull, out of shape, boring and repetitive, your life’s only pleasure consists of Scooby-Do reruns and your favorite character is Scrappy. You order Bacon Double Cheeseburger… --- ## [Anyone else hate the US olympic coverage?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-else-hate-the-us-olympic-coverage/631314)
**Author:** [@Mdcastle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mdcastle)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [August 15, 2012, 12:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-else-hate-the-us-olympic-coverage/631314 "2012-08-15T12:00:43Z")
OK. So nowdays we can expect focus on the US athletes to the exclusion of all the others, (and endless “athelete profiles” and other fluff pieces and lots of talking heads in studios instead of actual sports). But this O… --- ## [Radio station contest lines](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/radio-station-contest-lines/518164)
**Author:** [@rainy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rainy)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [November 20, 2009, 6:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/radio-station-contest-lines/518164 "2009-11-20T18:16:49Z")
When you call a radio station’s contest line and they are looking for a specific number caller, what exactly do the non-winning callers hear? Does someone pick up the line and say, “Not!” Thanks. -rainy --- ## [Should "dead donor" rules for organ donation be revised?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-dead-donor-rules-for-organ-donation-be-revised/747975)
**Author:** [@truthseeker3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/truthseeker3)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [March 16, 2016, 6:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-dead-donor-rules-for-organ-donation-be-revised/747975 "2016-03-16T06:45:56Z")
Reader’s Digest March 2016 has an article titled “The Shocking Limitations on Organ Donation” in which the author, a medical doctor, tells of a patient who is dying of ALS (Lou Gehrig’s disease) and wants to donate his o… --- ## [Data vs. The Doctor (EMH) - who/which would win?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/data-vs-the-doctor-emh-who-which-would-win/571618)
**Author:** [@levdrakon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/levdrakon)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [February 18, 2011, 8:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/data-vs-the-doctor-emh-who-which-would-win/571618 "2011-02-18T20:43:40Z")
Just curious. Let’s say you equip The Doctor with his Mobile Emitter, and let the two compete it out. Any sort of competition, not just physical. Seems to me the EMH Doctor would kick Data’s butt. First, while I’m sur… --- ## [Seinfeld's Bedroom](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seinfelds-bedroom/473898)
**Author:** [@Hazle\_Weatherfield](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hazle_Weatherfield)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [June 28, 2020, 6:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seinfelds-bedroom/473898 "2020-06-28T06:46:59Z")
The other night, I was watching the Seinfeld (“The Stakeout”)were Jerry and Elaine go to a bar for Elaine’s friend’s birthday and Jerry starts flirting with lawyer (played by Mia Sara.) He and George hang out in the lob… --- ## [Robertson + Falwell: It's the Liberals' Fault . . .](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/robertson-falwell-its-the-liberals-fault/81449)
**Author:** [@pesch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pesch)\ **Replies:** 97\ **Last updated:** [September 22, 2001, 12:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/robertson-falwell-its-the-liberals-fault/81449 "2001-09-22T00:50:58Z")
From the Web site of the People For The American Way (www.pfaw.org) Partial transcript of comments from the Thursday, September 13, 2001 edition of the “700 Club” JERRY FALWELL: And I agree totally with you that the L… --- ## [NASA Paper Claims EM Drive Works. Newslink](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nasa-paper-claims-em-drive-works-newslink/772695)
**Author:** [@Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosda_Di_Chi_of_Tricor)\ **Replies:** 68\ **Last updated:** [May 24, 2018, 2:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nasa-paper-claims-em-drive-works-newslink/772695 "2018-05-24T14:47:58Z")
Mars in 70 day. Peer-reviewed paper! --- ## [I'm starting a new political party](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-starting-a-new-political-party/502612)
**Author:** [@Malleus\_Incus\_Stapes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Malleus_Incus_Stapes)\ **Replies:** 94\ **Last updated:** [July 16, 2009, 4:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-starting-a-new-political-party/502612 "2009-07-16T16:10:15Z")
What with all the crazy governers in the news, I am fed up with the whole lot of whining self-centered hypocritical lying pond scum. Actually, the pols that aren’t in the news are often just as bad. Really, I think we sh… --- ## [Show me "Dead!" - Richard Dawson dead at 79](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/show-me-dead-richard-dawson-dead-at-79/623937)
**Author:** [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [June 7, 2012, 8:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/show-me-dead-richard-dawson-dead-at-79/623937 "2012-06-07T20:44:20Z")
Breaking news --- ## [Avast! It's International Talk Like A Pirate Day](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/avast-its-international-talk-like-a-pirate-day/669207)
**Author:** [@Spiderman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spiderman)\ **Replies:** 60\ **Last updated:** [September 22, 2019, 1:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/avast-its-international-talk-like-a-pirate-day/669207 "2019-09-22T01:06:39Z")
This year it’s on a Tharrrrrsday so hoist some grog ya landlubber! http://www.talklikeapirate.com/piratehome.html --- ## ["Souls" do not exist.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/souls-do-not-exist/164849)
**Author:** [@TVAA](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TVAA)\ **Replies:** 186\ **Last updated:** [April 9, 2003, 12:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/souls-do-not-exist/164849 "2003-04-09T00:56:38Z")
This thread is to divert the hijacking of the “Christianity and Evolution” topic further. The concept of “soul”, as it is generally used, is contentless. --- ## [Best bedtime board books for babies?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-bedtime-board-books-for-babies/586711)
**Author:** [@emmaliminal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/emmaliminal)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [June 27, 2011, 12:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-bedtime-board-books-for-babies/586711 "2011-06-27T12:38:41Z")
Part of Official Bedtime for our just-turned-one-year-old is a book. (\*\*Official Bedtime: \*\*Last Snack, then Bath (With Duck), then Book in the Big Bed, then Carrying to Crib, then Lullabye, then Kisses, then Lights Out … --- ## [When would the Nazis have finished their 'Final Solution'](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-would-the-nazis-have-finished-their-final-solution/666918)
**Author:** [@Mr.Kobayashi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Kobayashi)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [August 25, 2013, 1:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-would-the-nazis-have-finished-their-final-solution/666918 "2013-08-25T13:55:19Z")
I’ve just started reading Martin Gilbert’s The Holocaust on recommendation by the board; I haven’t got far into it but one of the chapters is titled ‘If they have enough time, we are lost’. Got me thinking - if the shoa… --- ## [The feeling is moochual!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-feeling-is-moochual/719850)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 77\ **Last updated:** [May 15, 2015, 2:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-feeling-is-moochual/719850 "2015-05-15T02:02:43Z")
I’m trying to remember where this quote came from. IIRC, it was delivered by a woman. I think she was Asian, but she might have been Hispanic. I don’t remember the context, just that she said ‘The feeling is moochual!’… --- ## [Cheaper to Ship UPS or Post Office](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cheaper-to-ship-ups-or-post-office/137633)
**Author:** [@Beckyvs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckyvs)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [November 21, 2002, 12:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cheaper-to-ship-ups-or-post-office/137633 "2002-11-21T12:26:24Z")
I was wondering if anyone knew if it would be cheaper to ship packages from the post office or would it be cheaper to use UPS? Thanks --- ## [Why can't some people wake up to an alarm?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-cant-some-people-wake-up-to-an-alarm/222642)
**Author:** [@1kBR\_Kid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/1kBR_Kid)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [January 6, 2004, 9:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-cant-some-people-wake-up-to-an-alarm/222642 "2004-01-06T09:14:32Z")
I know a couple of people who can sleep through an alarm blasting away a foot from their head. It can go off for an hour or more and they are oblivious to it. I’m talking about those extremely obnoxious alarms that…hmm w… --- ## [Why people become Homosexual.. the answer](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-people-become-homosexual-the-answer/426614)
**Author:** [@Alex\_Dubinsky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alex_Dubinsky)\ **Replies:** 69\ **Last updated:** [November 20, 2007, 3:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-people-become-homosexual-the-answer/426614 "2007-11-20T15:40:58Z")
The question of why some people become homosexual is truly up there with the greats. So much emotion, ideology, and idealism is vested in it that it’s almost not even surprising why the self-evident answer has been overl… --- ## [The Bread Thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-bread-thread/690601)
**Author:** [@LavenderBlue](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LavenderBlue)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [June 19, 2014, 2:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-bread-thread/690601 "2014-06-19T02:31:10Z")
I’ve got a huge loaf of sourdough from Panera, my favorite bread. A little bit of butter and I’m happy. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1568&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1570&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)