# Top **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1579&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:** 1580 --- ## [Best death scene in a movie (General spoilers)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-death-scene-in-a-movie-general-spoilers/357232)
**Author:** [@Electronic\_Chaos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Electronic_Chaos)\ **Replies:** 93\ **Last updated:** [May 22, 2006, 10:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-death-scene-in-a-movie-general-spoilers/357232 "2006-05-22T22:44:16Z")
What, in your opinion, is the best death scene (or, really reaction to a death) that you’ve seen in a movie? For me it would have to be SLC Punk (Starring a pre-Scooby Matthew Lillard). Steveo, a hard as nails anarchis… --- ## [Weird, creepy, and absolutely hilarious pick up lines!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weird-creepy-and-absolutely-hilarious-pick-up-lines/314088)
**Author:** [@DiosaBellissima](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DiosaBellissima)\ **Replies:** 71\ **Last updated:** [July 30, 2005, 5:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weird-creepy-and-absolutely-hilarious-pick-up-lines/314088 "2005-07-30T05:40:30Z")
This morning I found myself reminiscing about the many, er, creative pickup lines that have been used upon me throughout my 19 years on this planet. Out of sheer boredom (and…um…not trying to get out of work… :wink: ), I… --- ## [What was it like seeing Silence of the Lambs in the theater? (OPEN SPOILERS)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-it-like-seeing-silence-of-the-lambs-in-the-theater-open-spoilers/493813)
**Author:** [@drastic\_quench](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drastic_quench)\ **Replies:** 76\ **Last updated:** [April 25, 2009, 4:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-it-like-seeing-silence-of-the-lambs-in-the-theater-open-spoilers/493813 "2009-04-25T16:42:36Z")
I was a little too young to catch it in the movie theater, and as I was watching it again the other night, I was wondering what that may have been like. What was the audience’s reaction when the big reveal happens where… --- ## [Middle aged woman needs XBox 360 game suggestions](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/middle-aged-woman-needs-xbox-360-game-suggestions/579816)
**Author:** [@Jane\_Doe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jane_Doe)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [May 4, 2011, 4:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/middle-aged-woman-needs-xbox-360-game-suggestions/579816 "2011-05-04T04:31:41Z")
I love playing Wii, especially colorful games like Mario Galaxy, de Blob, Donky Kong, etc. It seems there are not a lot of great Wii games. My kids decided to upgrade me to an XBox 360. Can you recommend a couple of ga… --- ## [Mythbusters: Hindenburg](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mythbusters-hindenburg/387466)
**Author:** [@Terminus\_Est](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Terminus_Est)\ **Replies:** 64\ **Last updated:** [January 15, 2007, 10:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mythbusters-hindenburg/387466 "2007-01-15T22:56:58Z")
There will be a new Mythbusters on Discovery tonight, where they’ll be testing what really brought down the Hindenburg. From the previews: \[Spacer to avoid potential spoilers in the mouseover\] \[Oh the humanity!\] Don… --- ## [Uranium for sale on Amazon?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/uranium-for-sale-on-amazon/531820)
**Author:** [@Neptunian\_Slug](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Neptunian_Slug)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [March 16, 2010, 11:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/uranium-for-sale-on-amazon/531820 "2010-03-16T23:35:43Z")
I am sure the scientific types out there will be extremely unimpressed by this. But for those of us who don’t work with radioactive materials, this is pretty unusual. A friend pointed me to the entry on amazon.com. De… --- ## [Aircraft ID: Twin booms in 1941 film](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aircraft-id-twin-booms-in-1941-film/525296)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [January 20, 2010, 3:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aircraft-id-twin-booms-in-1941-film/525296 "2010-01-20T03:37:45Z")
In the 1941 short film Aeronutics, near the beginning we can see the twin booms of an aircraft. It appears to be about the size of a Cessna 337 Skymaster – and indeed, the tails resembled a 337’s – but that didn’t appea… --- ## [Conspiracy theorists who target survivors of gun massacres.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/conspiracy-theorists-who-target-survivors-of-gun-massacres/757891)
**Author:** [@davidm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/davidm)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [July 13, 2016, 5:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/conspiracy-theorists-who-target-survivors-of-gun-massacres/757891 "2016-07-13T05:18:59Z")
http://www.philly.com/philly/blogs/real-time/Philly-Orlando-shooting-survivor-Patience-Carter-now-fighting-off-conspiracy-theorists-crisis-actor.html It’s now become predicable that every time we have one of these inci… --- ## [Landlord allowing foreclosure - do we still pay rent?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/landlord-allowing-foreclosure-do-we-still-pay-rent/498040)
**Author:** [@gang\_green](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gang_green)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [June 14, 2009, 6:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/landlord-allowing-foreclosure-do-we-still-pay-rent/498040 "2009-06-14T06:36:48Z")
I’ve just been notified that the house we’ve been renting is going to be allowed to go into foreclosure. I googled around a bit and found this article, which does help ease some of my worries, but it does not address th… --- ## [Mormon Secret Service Agents?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mormon-secret-service-agents/637249)
**Author:** [@Bannedit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bannedit)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [October 10, 2012, 9:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mormon-secret-service-agents/637249 "2012-10-10T09:08:07Z")
If there aren’t any, who checks out a Mormon temple prior to the Republican nominee entering? Surely the Secret Service wouldn’t let Governor Romney enter a building without ensuring it is safe to do so. Would the Chur… --- ## [Help me make my bed more comfortable](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-make-my-bed-more-comfortable/349935)
**Author:** [@Rubystreak](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rubystreak)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [March 27, 2006, 12:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-make-my-bed-more-comfortable/349935 "2006-03-27T00:08:10Z")
Last year, I bought myself a brand new, queen-sized Simmons mattress because my back was killing me. This bed was designed to be firm and help alleviate the back aches I was having due to rheumatoid arthritis, but it ha… --- ## [U.S. Bankruptcy Bill’s March of Triumph](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/u-s-bankruptcy-bill-s-march-of-triumph/293679)
**Author:** [@AmericanMaid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AmericanMaid)\ **Replies:** 132\ **Last updated:** [April 6, 2005, 8:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/u-s-bankruptcy-bill-s-march-of-triumph/293679 "2005-04-06T20:24:08Z")
The GOP had a triumph yesterday when the Senate passed bankruptcy legislation. Read about it here. Did tying it to anti-abortion protestors doom it to passage? Should we be thanking Charles Schumer or throttling him? … --- ## [Amazon Free Shipping: Is This Common?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/amazon-free-shipping-is-this-common/569574)
**Author:** [@norinew](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/norinew)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [February 3, 2011, 10:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/amazon-free-shipping-is-this-common/569574 "2011-02-03T22:52:12Z")
I don’t do a lot of business with Amazon.com (rant available upon request, but has no bearing on their shipping policies). However, on the 17th of January, I was coaxed into buying something from them, as they were featu… --- ## ["I don't have a home phone. I have a cell phone." GAAAAAH!!!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-dont-have-a-home-phone-i-have-a-cell-phone-gaaaaah/461445)
**Author:** [@Otto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Otto)\ **Replies:** 90\ **Last updated:** [August 29, 2008, 5:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-dont-have-a-home-phone-i-have-a-cell-phone-gaaaaah/461445 "2008-08-29T05:39:47Z")
Yes, this is a small thing but it drives me batshit fucking insane when I ask a caller for their home phone number and they say “I don’t have a home phone number. I have a cell phone.” YOUR CELL PHONE IS YOUR HOME PHONE… --- ## [Grandiose Claims/Beliefs About Self - What Sort of Disorder is This?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/grandiose-claims-beliefs-about-self-what-sort-of-disorder-is-this/518217)
**Author:** [@The\_Bith\_Shuffle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Bith_Shuffle)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [November 23, 2009, 8:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/grandiose-claims-beliefs-about-self-what-sort-of-disorder-is-this/518217 "2009-11-23T08:20:20Z")
In my freshman year of high school, I met a guy named Aaron who was clearly delusional. He claimed to be the CEO of a major internet provider. He told me that he knew everything. To test him, I asked him what Hyperlex… --- ## [Flute players: What do you know about Sonare flutes?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/flute-players-what-do-you-know-about-sonare-flutes/568633)
**Author:** [@Spoons](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spoons)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [November 23, 2015, 7:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/flute-players-what-do-you-know-about-sonare-flutes/568633 "2015-11-23T19:42:52Z")
I shuttled a car-less neighbour on some errands today, and she wanted to go to a music store. And we did. I can figure my way around a keyboard, and noodle a bit on guitar, but my main musical love is the flute. So th… --- ## [Is there any nutritional value in lettuce?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-any-nutritional-value-in-lettuce/646803)
**Author:** [@jebert](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jebert)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [January 14, 2013, 1:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-any-nutritional-value-in-lettuce/646803 "2013-01-14T13:42:54Z")
I’ve read many articles about the nutritional value of various foods. Broccoli turns up quite often, as do bluberries, spinach and sweet potatoes. However, I’ve never seen lettuce touted as a source of any nutrient at … --- ## [Do you use a non-standard font in a professional context?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-use-a-non-standard-font-in-a-professional-context/690492)
**Author:** [@Frylock](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frylock)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [June 15, 2014, 12:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-use-a-non-standard-font-in-a-professional-context/690492 "2014-06-15T12:06:02Z")
I probably mean something idiosyncratic by “non-standard” so I’ll explain from the outset that basically I mean fonts other than Times New Roman, Ariel and Calibri. As far as I can tell, in everyday professional non-desi… --- ## [I (particularly) Pit the Wikileaks denial-of-service tantrums](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-particularly-pit-the-wikileaks-denial-of-service-tantrums/563227)
**Author:** [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [December 10, 2010, 8:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-particularly-pit-the-wikileaks-denial-of-service-tantrums/563227 "2010-12-10T20:15:33Z")
Wherever you stand on the whole Wikileaks tangle-of-issues, you would probably agree that the denial-of-service attacks were silly tantrums of the impotent and frustrated, at best. If whoever did this thought they could… --- ## [Big Love 02.22 They were petting rats](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/big-love-02-22-they-were-petting-rats/487004)
**Author:** [@LH75](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LH75)\ **Replies:** 78\ **Last updated:** [March 1, 2009, 5:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/big-love-02-22-they-were-petting-rats/487004 "2009-03-01T17:23:37Z")
and we still have that box of soot with us. --- ## [This still exists?? Your moments right out of the past.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-still-exists-your-moments-right-out-of-the-past/825565)
**Author:** [@Treppenwitz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Treppenwitz)\ **Replies:** 81\ **Last updated:** [December 14, 2018, 10:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-still-exists-your-moments-right-out-of-the-past/825565 "2018-12-14T22:41:24Z")
About a week ago a few of us visited friends in Canterbury, fifty or sixty miles South East of London. We went out to a village pub for lunch, driving out in two cars. As we drove into the village, we were stopped by a … --- ## [Global Dopers: American Cheeses](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/global-dopers-american-cheeses/592573)
**Author:** [@Raguleader](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Raguleader)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [August 18, 2011, 10:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/global-dopers-american-cheeses/592573 "2011-08-18T10:44:55Z")
Ok, we’re all familiar with the meme that American cheese is all that processed orange sliced stuff made from cheap plastic and the crushed dreams of the downtrodden, but I’m as to how well known any of the actual Americ… --- ## [It's just a piece of fucking wet paper you stupid twat.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-just-a-piece-of-fucking-wet-paper-you-stupid-twat/218624)
**Author:** [@spogga](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/spogga)\ **Replies:** 100\ **Last updated:** [December 16, 2003, 4:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-just-a-piece-of-fucking-wet-paper-you-stupid-twat/218624 "2003-12-16T16:59:25Z")
So there I am going about my job delivering mail. It’s pissing down, I’m cold, wet, hungry, thirsty and I’ve been up since 4 in the morning and it’s now getting on for 2 in the afternoon. I am therefore not in a very ha… --- ## [Should I watch the Matrix Reloaded?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-i-watch-the-matrix-reloaded/654328)
**Author:** [@Maserschmidt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Maserschmidt)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [April 1, 2013, 6:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-i-watch-the-matrix-reloaded/654328 "2013-04-01T06:52:24Z")
I hadn’t seen the Matrix since it came out, but I rewatched it tonight and realized it was (in some ways) even better than I recalled. Part of that is the Keanu Reeves halo effect…by and large he’s been an awful actor s… --- ## [People Scaming Your Tax Refunds](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/people-scaming-your-tax-refunds/615877)
**Author:** [@AndyLee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AndyLee)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [March 20, 2012, 2:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/people-scaming-your-tax-refunds/615877 "2012-03-20T14:50:20Z")
I was listening to the news last night and evidently the latest scam is people get a hold of your social security number and file a tax return. They get the money and you get screwed. The news says you can clear it up b… --- ## [Things that the English language desperately needs](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-that-the-english-language-desperately-needs/568508)
**Author:** [@Dervorin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dervorin)\ **Replies:** 63\ **Last updated:** [January 26, 2011, 3:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-that-the-english-language-desperately-needs/568508 "2011-01-26T03:49:17Z")
I’ve been thinking about this for some time, and it’s clear that English is in need of reform. The ad-hoc development of the language that’s been such a success over the last several hundred years has created a monster t… --- ## [Poll: Comb-over or rug?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-comb-over-or-rug/531452)
**Author:** [@Crotalus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crotalus)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [March 7, 2011, 2:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-comb-over-or-rug/531452 "2011-03-07T14:48:02Z")
Does the mayor of my city have an unusually thick comb-over, or is he sporting a rug? My fellow citizens are about evenly split on the subject. --- ## [I'll say it: I am NOT hoping for a full recovery from any (Politician or media person) anti vax or masker that gets covid](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ill-say-it-i-am-not-hoping-for-a-full-recovery-from-any-politician-or-media-person-anti-vax-or-masker-that-gets-covid/949040)
**Author:** [@Grrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrr)\ **Replies:** 152\ **Last updated:** [September 22, 2021, 9:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ill-say-it-i-am-not-hoping-for-a-full-recovery-from-any-politician-or-media-person-anti-vax-or-masker-that-gets-covid/949040 "2021-09-22T21:38:04Z")
I know the PC thing to say is “I hope that such and such politician or such and such media person, who is anti vax, anti mask, recovers fully from their Covid” Well fuck that, I don’t. Blood is on their hands and if the… --- ## [Debunk (or not?) this pro-Bernie post about Nevada](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/debunk-or-not-this-pro-bernie-post-about-nevada/754945)
**Author:** [@MaxTheVool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MaxTheVool)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [May 20, 2016, 7:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/debunk-or-not-this-pro-bernie-post-about-nevada/754945 "2016-05-20T19:47:16Z")
I got the following my FB feed. Can anyone fill any details? Is this a remotely fair description of what happened? --- ## [The Case for Reducing the Value of the Dollar](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-case-for-reducing-the-value-of-the-dollar/727593)
**Author:** [@LinusK](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LinusK)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [August 17, 2015, 2:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-case-for-reducing-the-value-of-the-dollar/727593 "2015-08-17T14:10:56Z")
Today I heard a story on NPR about China’s recent move to lower the value of the yuan. Apparently, China linked the value of the yuan to the dollar a while back. The dollar, however, has been moving up against other cur… --- ## [What happens when Arlington is full?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happens-when-arlington-is-full/596167)
**Author:** [@Diceman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Diceman)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [September 14, 2011, 11:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happens-when-arlington-is-full/596167 "2011-09-14T23:05:58Z")
This is something I’ve been wondering about lately. It’s no secret that Arlington National Cemetery is running out of room for new burials, and that it will be full in the not-too-distant future. Are there any plans in… --- ## [How do split-flap display boards work?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-split-flap-display-boards-work/167495)
**Author:** [@Garfield226](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Garfield226)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [May 19, 2013, 1:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-split-flap-display-boards-work/167495 "2013-05-19T01:21:39Z")
You know the things I mean… Commonly used in airports and train stations before the advent of LCD screens (and still in some today), these are those boards that make a “clack clack clack” or “flip flip flip” sound as th… --- ## [Fictional characters and race in the modern media world...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fictional-characters-and-race-in-the-modern-media-world/685753)
**Author:** [@Leaper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaper)\ **Replies:** 67\ **Last updated:** [April 11, 2014, 4:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fictional-characters-and-race-in-the-modern-media-world/685753 "2014-04-11T16:51:05Z")
Triggered by a writer’s opinion on the character of Captain America: There were objections, of course… On one hand, part of me rebels at the idea of “overhauling” the character that much. OTOH, as I see people onli… --- ## [It it a bra...or a toy? You decide](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/it-it-a-bra-or-a-toy-you-decide/283913)
**Author:** [@Cherry2000](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cherry2000)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [January 11, 2005, 10:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/it-it-a-bra-or-a-toy-you-decide/283913 "2005-01-11T22:48:39Z")
Well, I finally took the advice of several posters here and just purchased my first bra from Lane Bryant (they are having a sale right now, ladies!). The smallest band size they carry is a little big for me, but I can m… --- ## [Brits: Are there any Yank actors who can play a convincing Brit?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brits-are-there-any-yank-actors-who-can-play-a-convincing-brit/471587)
**Author:** [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)\ **Replies:** 86\ **Last updated:** [November 10, 2008, 2:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brits-are-there-any-yank-actors-who-can-play-a-convincing-brit/471587 "2008-11-10T14:54:21Z")
I’ve always understood that actors’ “stage dialects” are usually nothing but embarrassing imitations to the ears of native speakers of the dialect in question. But when I watch British Hugh Laurie do House, I would not … --- ## [Funny Childhood Stories (With a pinch of mild TMI)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/funny-childhood-stories-with-a-pinch-of-mild-tmi/315807)
**Author:** [@dare\_devil007](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dare_devil007)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [August 9, 2005, 10:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/funny-childhood-stories-with-a-pinch-of-mild-tmi/315807 "2005-08-09T10:14:48Z")
Well…this is beyond embarrassing, but it’s too funny to keep to myself. My mother was being nostalgic and suddenly launched into an infinity and one stories about me and my brother when we were little. She told me that… --- ## [Why are nukes considered hard to build?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-nukes-considered-hard-to-build/488159)
**Author:** [@Alex\_Dubinsky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alex_Dubinsky)\ **Replies:** 62\ **Last updated:** [March 8, 2009, 2:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-nukes-considered-hard-to-build/488159 "2009-03-08T14:39:00Z")
The basic idea behind a nuclear bomb is a ridiculously simple one. Bring enough fissionable material together, and it goes boom. There’s no nanotech, no microbots, semiconductors, electromagnetic containment vessels, or … --- ## [Party gets out of hand, kills stranger](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/party-gets-out-of-hand-kills-stranger/560016)
**Author:** [@Snowboarder\_Bo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snowboarder_Bo)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [November 16, 2010, 2:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/party-gets-out-of-hand-kills-stranger/560016 "2010-11-16T02:05:52Z")
A party in GA got out of hand, and the parents of the high school girl who’s house was overrun by more than 80 people asked everyone to leave. A fight between 2 girls broke out. Another fight between 2 guys broke out. … --- ## [Please, tell me you can't do this! (Warm Refrigerator)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-tell-me-you-cant-do-this-warm-refrigerator/452733)
**Author:** [@brujaja](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/brujaja)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [October 7, 2017, 8:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-tell-me-you-cant-do-this-warm-refrigerator/452733 "2017-10-07T20:11:30Z")
I can’t believe I’m even asking this… but… my roommate is just plain crazy. I think. Our fridge is on its way out. It is colder than the ambient temperature, but only just. Certainly not the 40 or 45 degrees necessar… --- ## [How easy is the collapse of modern civilization?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-easy-is-the-collapse-of-modern-civilization/499815)
**Author:** [@Leaper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaper)\ **Replies:** 85\ **Last updated:** [July 6, 2009, 5:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-easy-is-the-collapse-of-modern-civilization/499815 "2009-07-06T17:36:46Z")
BrainGlutton’s very much unsurprising mention of James Howard Kunstler and peak oil in this thread reminded me of Kunstler’s vision of a post-peak oil world: a world without modern technology or transportation (and many … --- ## [How Does Gay Marriage Harm Traditional Marriage?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-does-gay-marriage-harm-traditional-marriage/172157)
**Author:** [@Homebrew](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Homebrew)\ **Replies:** 114\ **Last updated:** [May 13, 2003, 4:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-does-gay-marriage-harm-traditional-marriage/172157 "2003-05-13T16:27:00Z")
In this thread Apos says: Indeed? Time and again people make this contention but I’ve yet to see someone explain how allowing two adults to marry harms “the traditional family structure” or “traditional marriage”. How… --- ## [US places named for regions](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/us-places-named-for-regions/779385)
**Author:** [@dtilque](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dtilque)\ **Replies:** 71\ **Last updated:** [February 23, 2017, 8:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/us-places-named-for-regions/779385 "2017-02-23T20:48:58Z")
Since my thread thread about US cities named for non-US cities was such a success, I’m going to followup with a thread on non-US regions with US namesakes. The Wikipage has been submitted for that topic, and they change… --- ## [Why "stupid" should be retired as an insult](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-stupid-should-be-retired-as-an-insult/719682)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [May 15, 2015, 2:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-stupid-should-be-retired-as-an-insult/719682 "2015-05-15T02:51:58Z")
I think it is time for insults referring to cognitive or learning, such as “stupid,” “idiot,” “dumb,” etc. to be retired as insults, IMHO. It is denigrating to people with learning disabilities or a low IQ even if the p… --- ## [Seattle Pub Trivia 2014: Quiz Me Once, Quiz Me Twice, Quiz Me Deadly](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seattle-pub-trivia-2014-quiz-me-once-quiz-me-twice-quiz-me-deadly/678152)
**Author:** [@Interrobang](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Interrobang)\ **Replies:** 82\ **Last updated:** [June 3, 2014, 11:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seattle-pub-trivia-2014-quiz-me-once-quiz-me-twice-quiz-me-deadly/678152 "2014-06-03T23:56:43Z")
Brand new thread! Brand new year! And brand new location, since the Old Pequliar 86’d us. Starting Jan. 14, we’ll be regulars at the 418 Public House in Ballard. --- ## [Recommend "House" names for my school](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-house-names-for-my-school/442636)
**Author:** [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [March 26, 2008, 7:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-house-names-for-my-school/442636 "2008-03-26T07:46:51Z")
I teach at a middle school. We have separate “houses”, which are basically just teams of kids that have the same core teachers(Math, English, Social Studies, and Science). Anyway, this year the “house” names in our scho… --- ## [Presidency or 70% majority in both houses of Congress?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/presidency-or-70-majority-in-both-houses-of-congress/723209)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [June 25, 2015, 11:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/presidency-or-70-majority-in-both-houses-of-congress/723209 "2015-06-25T23:25:34Z")
If you could choose to have your favorite politician be President (but the political party you oppose gets a 70% majority in both houses of Congress,) or… …have your favorite political party get a 70% majority in both h… --- ## [Could two people of different languages learn to communicate?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-two-people-of-different-languages-learn-to-communicate/702994)
**Author:** [@Grrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrr)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [November 9, 2014, 4:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-two-people-of-different-languages-learn-to-communicate/702994 "2014-11-09T16:05:25Z")
Let’s say you took two people of average intelligence and stranded them on a deserted island. Let’s also say these two folks share a mutual attraction towards the other.\* How likely is it that these two would ever be ab… --- ## [Upside-down english thread closed](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/upside-down-english-thread-closed/611123)
**Author:** [@drewtwo99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drewtwo99)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [February 1, 2012, 2:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/upside-down-english-thread-closed/611123 "2012-02-01T02:00:55Z")
Looks like my thread with upside down english was closed for being “annoying as shit.” Sorry I annoyed. Was not my intent. I thought it was actually a fun “mundane pointless” bit of internet magic to share. We seemed t… --- ## [Hentai costumes showing up in cosplay](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hentai-costumes-showing-up-in-cosplay/376526)
**Author:** [@Evil\_Captor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Evil_Captor)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [October 21, 2006, 6:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hentai-costumes-showing-up-in-cosplay/376526 "2006-10-21T18:24:43Z")
Mrs. Evil Captor alerted me ot the fact that costumes from the anime Bible Black are getting to be common in cosplay at cons. Thing is, Bible Black is an ADULT anime, in fact, it’s a hentai, a hardcore adult anime. Hardc… --- ## [You love Jesus!? NO TIP FOR YOU!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-love-jesus-no-tip-for-you/262203)
**Author:** [@MidnightRadio](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MidnightRadio)\ **Replies:** 89\ **Last updated:** [September 2, 2004, 7:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-love-jesus-no-tip-for-you/262203 "2004-09-02T07:01:07Z")
A few years ago, my (very) militant atheist friend and I were having dinner at the IHOP here in Tulsa. Our waitress was perfectly competent. Not outstanding or anything, but attentive enough. About what you’d expect a… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1578&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1580&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)