# Top **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=158&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:** 159 --- ## [Ridiculous portrayals of professions on TV](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ridiculous-portrayals-of-professions-on-tv/601375)
**Author:** [@RealityChuck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RealityChuck)\ **Replies:** 156\ **Last updated:** [June 16, 2013, 6:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ridiculous-portrayals-of-professions-on-tv/601375 "2013-06-16T06:48:54Z")
I was watching some of CSI: Miami last night and was stunned by the idiocy with which they portrayed the life of a writer. It turned out that the victim and two others were ghostwriters for a best-selling author, who pr… --- ## [What is the worst TV show decay you've seen?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-worst-tv-show-decay-youve-seen/745002)
**Author:** [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Replies:** 226\ **Last updated:** [February 16, 2016, 6:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-worst-tv-show-decay-youve-seen/745002 "2016-02-16T18:02:49Z")
I mean shows that started well and decayed into horrible shows. I actually don’t mean shows that had a bad finale, but were otherwise OK. What shows degraded the sharpest in your experience? My list is below, though in n… --- ## [Is an analogue audio signal DC or AC?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-an-analogue-audio-signal-dc-or-ac/474740)
**Author:** [@King\_Solomon\_Hill](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/King_Solomon_Hill)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [November 11, 2013, 11:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-an-analogue-audio-signal-dc-or-ac/474740 "2013-11-11T23:26:20Z")
I always thought that a standard analogue audio signal, such as the one that travels along a speaker wire was an AC current. This seemed to make sense to me as the current travelling along the wire must continually chang… --- ## [Sad - losing a gorgeous house, didn't appraise for asking price](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sad-losing-a-gorgeous-house-didnt-appraise-for-asking-price/584719)
**Author:** [@Glory](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Glory)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [June 11, 2011, 3:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sad-losing-a-gorgeous-house-didnt-appraise-for-asking-price/584719 "2011-06-11T03:02:56Z")
My husband and I have been house hunting for nearly 2 years with extraordinarily bad luck. We had a verbal acceptance of an offer reneged on. We built a new home and lost it when my husband got laid off 2 weeks before cl… --- ## [The new "Dune" adaptation](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-new-dune-adaptation/851788)
**Author:** [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Replies:** 352\ **Last updated:** [November 23, 2021, 11:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-new-dune-adaptation/851788 "2021-11-23T23:05:36Z")
Due in December 2020! A great sf director (with Arrival and Blade Runner 2049 under his belt) and an all-star cast. Here are some pics from the set, and short interviews: The Wiki article: Dune (2021 film) - Wikipe… --- ## [Finding water with coat hangers](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/finding-water-with-coat-hangers/468954)
**Author:** [@atoyot92](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/atoyot92)\ **Replies:** 227\ **Last updated:** [November 8, 2008, 7:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/finding-water-with-coat-hangers/468954 "2008-11-08T19:14:33Z")
I just thought I would let you know that you were dead wrong on a post you put on here a long while ago. You said that this is a scam. Well I am here to tell you that it is the truth. My Grand Father owned a septic buisi… --- ## [Is it possible for a white person to use the n-word and not be a racist?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-possible-for-a-white-person-to-use-the-n-word-and-not-be-a-racist/578919)
**Author:** [@Rachellelogram](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rachellelogram)\ **Replies:** 206\ **Last updated:** [June 17, 2013, 5:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-possible-for-a-white-person-to-use-the-n-word-and-not-be-a-racist/578919 "2013-06-17T17:47:16Z")
I’m asking because of an incident that happened in my WoW guild’s chat tonight. It’s a pretty typical immature white-kid-gamer atmosphere, lots of n-words\* being thrown around but everybody in the guild is white. meh… I … --- ## [Warning to all re Nasal Sprays](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/warning-to-all-re-nasal-sprays/677316)
**Author:** [@Charlie\_Wayne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Charlie_Wayne)\ **Replies:** 105\ **Last updated:** [April 21, 2015, 2:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/warning-to-all-re-nasal-sprays/677316 "2015-04-21T14:24:02Z")
Many of you may think this is just a joke or something silly and not for you to worry. Well, I just want to begin by saying it is no joke. There are some OTC (Over The Counter) nasal sprays sold that clear up nasal cong… --- ## [Anything infuriate you beyond proportion?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anything-infuriate-you-beyond-proportion/513657)
**Author:** [@Dinsdale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dinsdale)\ **Replies:** 301\ **Last updated:** [October 29, 2009, 7:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anything-infuriate-you-beyond-proportion/513657 "2009-10-29T19:07:54Z")
The other day I got really pissed off over something really minor, and afterwards I realized that it was similar to things that had really bothered me and stuck with me in the past. Wondering if any of you had minor thi… --- ## [Domestic terrorists take aim at health care reform](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/domestic-terrorists-take-aim-at-health-care-reform/533568)
**Author:** [@Fear\_Itself](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fear_Itself)\ **Replies:** 246\ **Last updated:** [April 12, 2010, 11:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/domestic-terrorists-take-aim-at-health-care-reform/533568 "2010-04-12T23:26:01Z")
Democratic offices vandalized across the country I wonder what it takes to get the attention of the FBI. --- ## [Humorous signs and warnings](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/humorous-signs-and-warnings/960564)
**Author:** [@Crane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crane)\ **Replies:** 302\ **Last updated:** [September 13, 2022, 1:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/humorous-signs-and-warnings/960564 "2022-09-13T13:50:38Z")
Humorous twists to challenges, warnings and cautions, stuff like: “Don’t even think of parking here. Toads will be violated” --- ## [When Did The "Wild West" come to an End?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-did-the-wild-west-come-to-an-end/354523)
**Author:** [@ralph124c](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ralph124c)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [October 14, 2015, 9:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-did-the-wild-west-come-to-an-end/354523 "2015-10-14T21:04:19Z")
I was watching the History Channel show about the famous “james Gang” and the attempted robbery of a bank in Northfiled, Minn., in 1876. I get the feeling that the lawlessness associated with the West was a function of … --- ## [Perpetual Motion - is it so damn hard?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/perpetual-motion-is-it-so-damn-hard/536037)
**Author:** [@komolono](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/komolono)\ **Replies:** 139\ **Last updated:** [April 27, 2010, 1:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/perpetual-motion-is-it-so-damn-hard/536037 "2010-04-27T01:53:02Z")
I’m not trying to save the world - just learning physics. Buoyancy and gravity: Build a huge submarine whose only reason for existence is to dive to The Mariana Trench and come back. The main parts of this vessel are a … --- ## [IOKIADDI (It's OK If A Democrat Does It)?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/iokiaddi-its-ok-if-a-democrat-does-it/666622)
**Author:** [@Donald\_Rump](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Donald_Rump)\ **Replies:** 220\ **Last updated:** [August 23, 2013, 1:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/iokiaddi-its-ok-if-a-democrat-does-it/666622 "2013-08-23T01:15:56Z")
Is there in American political media an IOKIADDI rule? This was suggested in another thread, and I thought it deserved exploring further… What is the best example out there of the media granting Democrats a pass for egr… --- ## [Wellbutrin side effects - glad to know I'm not going crazy!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wellbutrin-side-effects-glad-to-know-im-not-going-crazy/628035)
**Author:** [@LaurenIpsum](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LaurenIpsum)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [July 15, 2012, 1:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wellbutrin-side-effects-glad-to-know-im-not-going-crazy/628035 "2012-07-15T01:25:06Z")
This definitely falls into mundane and pointless, but I felt like telling someone. I’ve been suffering from depression related to an unexplained injury that won’t heal (which I’ve posted about in another Dope forum). Abo… --- ## [Kennedy Retiring from SCOTUS](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kennedy-retiring-from-scotus/816858)
**Author:** [@Snowboarder\_Bo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snowboarder_Bo)\ **Replies:** 328\ **Last updated:** [July 10, 2018, 11:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kennedy-retiring-from-scotus/816858 "2018-07-10T23:18:15Z")
Trump gets to pick a 2nd time. --- ## [Either Star Trek or Middle-earth is to be removed from history. Y'all choose](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/either-star-trek-or-middle-earth-is-to-be-removed-from-history-yall-choose/660677)
**Author:** [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Replies:** 157\ **Last updated:** [March 2, 2014, 11:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/either-star-trek-or-middle-earth-is-to-be-removed-from-history-yall-choose/660677 "2014-03-02T23:09:58Z")
Putting on my evil hat … So I just checked the Global Happiness Meter, and it’s a higher than I am, ah, happy with. Don’t worry–it’s just a smidgeon too high, so I’m not going to unlimber the mass driver or anything. No… --- ## [157 Dead Ethipian Airlines Crash in New Boeing 737 Max](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/157-dead-ethipian-airlines-crash-in-new-boeing-737-max/830885)
**Author:** [@PastTense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PastTense)\ **Replies:** 303\ **Last updated:** [February 23, 2022, 1:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/157-dead-ethipian-airlines-crash-in-new-boeing-737-max/830885 "2022-02-23T01:42:44Z")
It was a brand new airplane delivered in November. Unlike many African airlines Ethiopian Airlines has a very good safety reputation. --- ## [Botticelli April 2016](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-april-2016/750886)
**Author:** [@Some\_Call\_Me.Tim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Some_Call_Me.Tim)\ **Replies:** 398\ **Last updated:** [April 30, 2016, 3:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-april-2016/750886 "2016-04-30T03:58:57Z")
Welcome to April, I am S! --- ## [What is the Worst Ending for a Classmate That You're Aware of?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-worst-ending-for-a-classmate-that-youre-aware-of/702307)
**Author:** [@PapSett](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PapSett)\ **Replies:** 172\ **Last updated:** [November 16, 2014, 7:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-worst-ending-for-a-classmate-that-youre-aware-of/702307 "2014-11-16T19:39:57Z")
Today while putzing around on line, I ran across the last name Bivins, and a boy I went to grade school & high school, Jerry Bivins, popped into my mind. I hadn’t thought about him in years; he was always in trouble, dro… --- ## [Zooey or Emily Redux?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/zooey-or-emily-redux/513607)
**Author:** [@dropzone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dropzone)\ **Replies:** 60\ **Last updated:** [January 11, 2011, 10:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/zooey-or-emily-redux/513607 "2011-01-11T22:13:48Z")
Old thread: http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=386273&highlight=zooey And if you need to ask to whom we refer, you’re in the wrong thread. I have changed my mind. Emily has grown too thin. The ad f… --- ## [Band members who hate each other](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/band-members-who-hate-each-other/690839)
**Author:** [@Crafter\_Man](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crafter_Man)\ **Replies:** 115\ **Last updated:** [June 23, 2014, 5:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/band-members-who-hate-each-other/690839 "2014-06-23T17:06:45Z")
I’ve always wondered how two people could be in the same band, play together, write great music, etc. and yet despise each other. Must be very awkward. Joey and Johnny Ramone come to mind. IIRC, they didn’t speak to eac… --- ## [Documenting the downfall of Newt](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/documenting-the-downfall-of-newt/612077)
**Author:** [@CJJ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CJJ)\ **Replies:** 130\ **Last updated:** [May 6, 2012, 2:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/documenting-the-downfall-of-newt/612077 "2012-05-06T02:14:03Z")
I think it’s pretty clear–barring some spectacular twist of fate–that Newt Gingrich is not going to be the Republican nominee. However I’ll admit that his shameless pandering and deluded sense of self-importance–both at… --- ## [PA Turnpike, Missed Toll](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pa-turnpike-missed-toll/624917)
**Author:** [@The\_Man\_In\_Black](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Man_In_Black)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [September 4, 2012, 2:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pa-turnpike-missed-toll/624917 "2012-09-04T14:13:48Z")
A few weeks ago I was driving out to Wildwood, NJ for the Beach Jam (a Boy Scout weekend) at Morey’s Piers. I was driving alone with my GPS navigating, I had work so I had to drive down after everyone else. I think th… --- ## [How many elected public officials are there in the US?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-elected-public-officials-are-there-in-the-us/502068)
**Author:** [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [April 25, 2012, 6:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-elected-public-officials-are-there-in-the-us/502068 "2012-04-25T06:48:40Z")
I read an essay that claimed there are 500,000 elected officials in the United States government. That seems improbable. We’ve got a President, a Vice President, 541 assorted members of Congress, and then what? 499,457 m… --- ## [Boardwalk Empire](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/boardwalk-empire/555008)
**Author:** [@DCnDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DCnDC)\ **Replies:** 171\ **Last updated:** [March 24, 2011, 3:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/boardwalk-empire/555008 "2011-03-24T03:26:23Z")
Anybody watching this? Watched the first episode last night; it was pretty good. I like anything with Steve Buscemi and/or that era in American History. I usually have trouble keeping up with series, but I think I can… --- ## [Should this double-amputee be permitted to compete with "normal, natural-two-legged" sprinters?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-this-double-amputee-be-permitted-to-compete-with-normal-natural-two-legged-sprinters/630457)
**Author:** [@KarlGauss](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KarlGauss)\ **Replies:** 191\ **Last updated:** [August 14, 2012, 10:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-this-double-amputee-be-permitted-to-compete-with-normal-natural-two-legged-sprinters/630457 "2012-08-14T10:45:05Z")
Here is one link. I’m sure there are more. Indeed. In brief, Oscar Pistorius has been a double-amputee since shortly after birth. He uses specially designed prostheses (according to Wikpedia, they are Cheetah Flex-Foot … --- ## [The I stayed up until midnight just to post this MMP](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-i-stayed-up-until-midnight-just-to-post-this-mmp/667180)
**Author:** [@Sahirrnee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sahirrnee)\ **Replies:** 316\ **Last updated:** [September 2, 2013, 4:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-i-stayed-up-until-midnight-just-to-post-this-mmp/667180 "2013-09-02T04:11:33Z")
Yes, yes I did stay up until midnight EST because I know some of you are waiting… just waiting, for me to post the first post of the week What would happen if one of you got up earlier than I did and there was no MMP… --- ## [Powerful article! - "Goodbye to All That: Reflections of a GOP Operative Who Left the Cult"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/powerful-article-goodbye-to-all-that-reflections-of-a-gop-operative-who-left-the-cult/595179)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 185\ **Last updated:** [September 15, 2011, 11:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/powerful-article-goodbye-to-all-that-reflections-of-a-gop-operative-who-left-the-cult/595179 "2011-09-15T23:41:49Z")
I think this important article belongs here more than other forums as an object of discussion and debate about the claims it makes. It (IMO) is the most accurate and incisive discussion I have seen to date about what is … --- ## [TNG: why didn't starfleet develop cloaking technology?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tng-why-didnt-starfleet-develop-cloaking-technology/544087)
**Author:** [@Sycorax](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sycorax)\ **Replies:** 94\ **Last updated:** [July 3, 2010, 1:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tng-why-didnt-starfleet-develop-cloaking-technology/544087 "2010-07-03T13:36:08Z")
I’ve been watching TNG and an episode had Picard asking the Klingons for the use of one of their cloaking ships. In TOS, Kirk stole a cloaking device from the Romulans. So why didn’t Starfleet develop this technology fo… --- ## [February's Festering Fulminations (minirants)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/februarys-festering-fulminations-minirants/744757)
**Author:** [@Dancer\_Flight](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dancer_Flight)\ **Replies:** 211\ **Last updated:** [March 16, 2016, 12:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/februarys-festering-fulminations-minirants/744757 "2016-03-16T00:11:41Z")
Petty as it is, I object to be called a turd, even in jest and as it is Monday on the other side of the world here is the new rants thread. With-out going into too much detail my current gripe (belongs in the work place… --- ## [Girls that lie about their age to get sex](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/girls-that-lie-about-their-age-to-get-sex/703918)
**Author:** [@blueskies](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/blueskies)\ **Replies:** 178\ **Last updated:** [December 2, 2014, 12:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/girls-that-lie-about-their-age-to-get-sex/703918 "2014-12-02T00:36:01Z")
I hope that I am posting in the right place, if not I am sorry… Lets say that you have a 12 year old girl who lies and lies and lies to numerous boys and teens about her age. She ends up having sex with 4+ different bo… --- ## [Good God, I hate my employer](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-god-i-hate-my-employer/603895)
**Author:** [@diggerwam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/diggerwam)\ **Replies:** 161\ **Last updated:** [December 2, 2011, 11:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-god-i-hate-my-employer/603895 "2011-12-02T23:21:24Z")
With the hate of a thousand suns. Can’t walk away, I’m in the middle of the highest unemployment in Illinois. Work in a very small office 10 people. Not retail, no contact with customers. It’s bad enough that we have… --- ## [Karl Rove - CIA leaker?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/karl-rove-cia-leaker/310896)
**Author:** [@Soylent\_Gene](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Soylent_Gene)\ **Replies:** 440\ **Last updated:** [July 25, 2005, 3:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/karl-rove-cia-leaker/310896 "2005-07-25T03:25:05Z")
Lawrence O’Donnell of NBC News claims that Karl Rove is the Valery Plame leaker. here Do you get the feeling Bush, Rove, Cheney, & Co. will get through this just fine…like they always do? --- ## [God hates the fag King James Bible](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/god-hates-the-fag-king-james-bible/507215)
**Author:** [@Argent\_Towers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Argent_Towers)\ **Replies:** 159\ **Last updated:** [August 27, 2009, 5:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/god-hates-the-fag-king-james-bible/507215 "2009-08-27T17:25:18Z")
Guess what, all of you anti-gay fanatics and Bible-thumping morons? Your Bible is a fag bible, created by a fag king. (If that isn’t a fag king, I don’t know what is a fag king.) Yes, King James was a fag. He loved nothi… --- ## [My hands are clean. Hey nonny nonny nonny! (Movie ID) \[solved after 4 years\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-hands-are-clean-hey-nonny-nonny-nonny-movie-id-solved-after-4-years/541253)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 61\ **Last updated:** [August 19, 2022, 2:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-hands-are-clean-hey-nonny-nonny-nonny-movie-id-solved-after-4-years/541253 "2022-08-19T14:44:54Z")
I remember seeing a show, possibly a made-for-TV movie in the early-'70s where a woman/girl is singing: My hands are clean My hands are clean Hey nonny nonny nonny I don’t remember the situation. I think she may hav… --- ## [My daughter is depressed & anxious & I don't know how to help her](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-daughter-is-depressed-anxious-i-dont-know-how-to-help-her/512965)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 71\ **Last updated:** [October 31, 2013, 3:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-daughter-is-depressed-anxious-i-dont-know-how-to-help-her/512965 "2013-10-31T15:43:15Z")
My 22 year old daughter ought to be feeling better than ever. After some struggles in Jr College she pulled her act together, and she’s now just entered her Junior year of the local (very desirable) University, she’s got… --- ## [Why do we have to put up with Religious People?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-we-have-to-put-up-with-religious-people/917474)
**Author:** [@Bacon\_Cheeseburger](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bacon_Cheeseburger)\ **Replies:** 817\ **Last updated:** [September 16, 2020, 11:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-we-have-to-put-up-with-religious-people/917474 "2020-09-16T23:21:11Z")
As an Atheist, I’m getting a little tired of the “there is magic giant in the sky” crowd. Some of them are very nice people, do charity work, etc. Some enjoy a sense of community through their religion, perhaps find a … --- ## [Opinions on Ayn Rand](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/opinions-on-ayn-rand/783588)
**Author:** [@HoneyBadgerDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HoneyBadgerDC)\ **Replies:** 214\ **Last updated:** [April 26, 2017, 3:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/opinions-on-ayn-rand/783588 "2017-04-26T15:33:18Z")
I considered putting this in GD because I have a feeling that is where it might end up. Doing some research yesterday I stumbled across Ayn Rand. At my age 68 I probably should have known more about her already but I ju… --- ## [There's a frog in my house, how can I get him out](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/theres-a-frog-in-my-house-how-can-i-get-him-out/511493)
**Author:** [@zeno](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zeno)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [September 28, 2009, 4:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/theres-a-frog-in-my-house-how-can-i-get-him-out/511493 "2009-09-28T16:48:52Z")
I don’t really want to kill him. thanks --- ## [English Premier League 2010/11](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/english-premier-league-2010-11/548839)
**Author:** [@Xan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Xan)\ **Replies:** 183\ **Last updated:** [May 22, 2011, 9:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/english-premier-league-2010-11/548839 "2011-05-22T21:38:07Z")
With the Premier League starting up on the 14th I thought this would be a good time to start a thread for the season. I’m supporting Arsenal. Who is everyone else supporting? --- ## [I didn't know that song was a cover](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-didnt-know-that-song-was-a-cover/533163)
**Author:** [@Yodalicious](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yodalicious)\ **Replies:** 169\ **Last updated:** [January 9, 2012, 6:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-didnt-know-that-song-was-a-cover/533163 "2012-01-09T06:29:41Z")
I just finished listening to Outlandos d’Amour for the first time. How did The Police manage to cover The Offspring’s “Next To You” 20+ years before it even came out? Amazing! --- ## [Bible stories... Fiction or the word of a God?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bible-stories-fiction-or-the-word-of-a-god/693829)
**Author:** [@potenski](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/potenski)\ **Replies:** 129\ **Last updated:** [September 18, 2014, 12:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bible-stories-fiction-or-the-word-of-a-god/693829 "2014-09-18T12:13:30Z")
I have been writing parodies on the Bible. One on the ‘Creation’ , ‘Noah’s Ark’, ‘Virgin Mary’ and one on “Abraham’. Next victim Moses. While I was doing some research I suddenly realize that God appeared to a lotta of … --- ## [Need a good "how I broke my hand" story](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-a-good-how-i-broke-my-hand-story/438390)
**Author:** [@stargazer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/stargazer)\ **Replies:** 63\ **Last updated:** [June 28, 2014, 5:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-a-good-how-i-broke-my-hand-story/438390 "2014-06-28T17:38:20Z")
No, not me – Mr. Gazer. I was at work yesterday and my husband was taking care of our 6-month-old son. The baby, while usually fun and charming, was being a pain in the ass. Mr. Gazer was at the end of his rope, so he… --- ## [Foreign language Dopers--What is your word for "fart"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/foreign-language-dopers-what-is-your-word-for-fart/519698)
**Author:** [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\ **Replies:** 94\ **Last updated:** [December 26, 2009, 10:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/foreign-language-dopers-what-is-your-word-for-fart/519698 "2009-12-26T10:51:39Z")
I’m not talking about “flatuence” or any cute euphemism. What is your equivelant of “fart”? --- ## [American $2 Bills](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-2-bills/634579)
**Author:** [@Actraguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Actraguy)\ **Replies:** 179\ **Last updated:** [October 28, 2022, 4:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-2-bills/634579 "2022-10-28T04:29:11Z")
Does the U.S. government STILL make $2 bills and if they do, why are they so hard to find? --- ## [Are You Buying An iPad?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-buying-an-ipad/534767)
**Author:** [@Duckster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Duckster)\ **Replies:** 346\ **Last updated:** [April 14, 2010, 11:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-buying-an-ipad/534767 "2010-04-14T23:27:28Z")
So are you buying an iPad? Explain why or why not. --- ## [Police force teenager to have an erection so they can photograph it.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/police-force-teenager-to-have-an-erection-so-they-can-photograph-it/692720)
**Author:** [@blindboyard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/blindboyard)\ **Replies:** 182\ **Last updated:** [December 18, 2015, 4:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/police-force-teenager-to-have-an-erection-so-they-can-photograph-it/692720 "2015-12-18T16:14:43Z")
Two teenagers sexted each other. The boy was arrested for both receiving and producing child pornography, and the police took photos of his genitals. They also want to give him an injection to force him to have an erec… --- ## [What's that indentation in your lower neck called?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-that-indentation-in-your-lower-neck-called/76706)
**Author:** [@Cisco](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cisco)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [October 11, 2017, 4:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-that-indentation-in-your-lower-neck-called/76706 "2017-10-11T04:19:17Z")
That spot right above where your collar bones and sternum come together, what is that called? --- ## [What would happen if you threw bullets into a fire?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-happen-if-you-threw-bullets-into-a-fire/566535)
**Author:** [@cjepson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cjepson)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [September 2, 2014, 11:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-happen-if-you-threw-bullets-into-a-fire/566535 "2014-09-02T23:23:17Z")
Thread title basically says it all. Long ago I was in a cabin heated by a wood stove, and there was a box of .22 rounds nearby, and I felt one of those paradoxical urges to throw it in. (I didn’t, of course.) But I’ve… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=157&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=159&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)