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**Author:** [@armedmonkey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/armedmonkey)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [December 17, 2010, 11:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ncaa-conference-changes/562370 "2010-12-17T23:21:26Z")
There have been so many teams announcing they are moving conferences either next year or 2012, that I have completely lost track. Pac… um… 12, Big 12, Big um…10? 12.1?, Big East, WAC, and MWC all are going to experience… --- ## [The Office Season Premiere, The List](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-office-season-premiere-the-list/597282)
**Author:** [@MyFootsZZZ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MyFootsZZZ)\ **Replies:** 64\ **Last updated:** [September 28, 2011, 3:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-office-season-premiere-the-list/597282 "2011-09-28T03:05:57Z")
Great start! I knew California would be the new CEO, but I was hoping Andy would be the new boss. So, I’m actually happy and want to see what the show progress from here. --- ## [Eeeewwwww! \[NCAA basketball injury\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eeeewwwww-ncaa-basketball-injury/654471)
**Author:** [@Lamar\_Mundane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lamar_Mundane)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [April 7, 2013, 11:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eeeewwwww-ncaa-basketball-injury/654471 "2013-04-07T23:43:01Z")
Anyone watching basketball knows what I’m talking about. A Louisville player does a routine jump to challenge a shot and comes down - and his leg snaps in half with bone protruding. It happened right in front of Louisv… --- ## [The Most Misunderstood Book/Movie/Song Ever](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-most-misunderstood-book-movie-song-ever/23486)
**Author:** [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Replies:** 105\ **Last updated:** [November 16, 2000, 12:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-most-misunderstood-book-movie-song-ever/23486 "2000-11-16T00:01:23Z")
I’ll offer a few examples, and let other people jump in with others. “Saturday Night Fever.” When I was in high school, teenyboppers were streaming to this movie to worship John Travolta. Only years later, when I fin… --- ## [Why do some older people have such trouble reading text/retaining what they have read on screens?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-some-older-people-have-such-trouble-reading-text-retaining-what-they-have-read-on-screens/559813)
**Author:** [@rhubarbarin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rhubarbarin)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [November 9, 2010, 7:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-some-older-people-have-such-trouble-reading-text-retaining-what-they-have-read-on-screens/559813 "2010-11-09T19:22:14Z")
Any olds on the board who have this problem care to weigh in? Those of you who don’t, have you heard of it? Why do you think it’s so? This is something I’ve been hearing/seeing for almost my entire life - (I’m 25) mostl… --- ## [Plumbing cognoscenti--Cold water backflow to hot?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/plumbing-cognoscenti-cold-water-backflow-to-hot/606217)
**Author:** [@Lare](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lare)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [December 15, 2011, 10:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/plumbing-cognoscenti-cold-water-backflow-to-hot/606217 "2011-12-15T22:31:10Z")
Short version: My wife takes a shower and has to wait for the hot water to make its way from the heater to the tub. I take one about an hour after her and have to wait almost as long for hot water to make its way out o… --- ## [Baseball question-what if a runner gets hit?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baseball-question-what-if-a-runner-gets-hit/551636)
**Author:** [@Love\_Rhombus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Love_Rhombus)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [August 31, 2010, 1:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baseball-question-what-if-a-runner-gets-hit/551636 "2010-08-31T01:09:09Z")
So the batter steps up and thwacks the ball a mighty thwack, sending it flying into the outfield. He’s off and running, passes first, when by some unfortunate chance the ball, when thrown back in by an outfielder anxious… --- ## [Tottally off-beat answers to normal questions.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tottally-off-beat-answers-to-normal-questions/375630)
**Author:** [@Greebo\_Ogg](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Greebo_Ogg)\ **Replies:** 89\ **Last updated:** [October 12, 2006, 6:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tottally-off-beat-answers-to-normal-questions/375630 "2006-10-12T18:25:59Z")
Inspired by on of the coffee threads, I remembered something that happened between me and my dad. My dad had a weird sense of humor, and was full of one-liners and odd-ball remarks, but this one threw me for a loop. He … --- ## [2013 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductees announced (Rush made it!)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2013-rock-and-roll-hall-of-fame-inductees-announced-rush-made-it/643736)
**Author:** [@kenobi\_65](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kenobi_65)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [December 18, 2012, 3:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2013-rock-and-roll-hall-of-fame-inductees-announced-rush-made-it/643736 "2012-12-18T15:32:43Z")
Rush Donna Summer Randy Newman Albert King Heart Public Enemy Quincy Jones Lou Adler --- ## [Ask the homeschooler](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-homeschooler/442942)
**Author:** [@dangermom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dangermom)\ **Replies:** 104\ **Last updated:** [April 4, 2008, 4:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-homeschooler/442942 "2008-04-04T16:21:01Z")
There’s a GD thread on Homeschooling in California to discuss the political implications of the recent kerfuffle. So this thread is to give a more personal, anecdotal view of homeschooling. Several people have promised… --- ## [Need Noodle Pasta Ideas WITHOUT Tomato!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-noodle-pasta-ideas-without-tomato/499396)
**Author:** [@Broomstick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Broomstick)\ **Replies:** 84\ **Last updated:** [June 15, 2009, 10:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-noodle-pasta-ideas-without-tomato/499396 "2009-06-15T22:04:25Z")
I’ve been cooking at home a LOT more these days, and I’d like to expand my noodle/pasta repertoire. So… let’s approach this as a creative game with just a few rules: \*\*Must be noodle or pasta based \*\*- could be any s… --- ## [Pies in the face](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pies-in-the-face/250307)
**Author:** [@Da\_Cissy\_Pimp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Da_Cissy_Pimp)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [July 18, 2012, 7:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pies-in-the-face/250307 "2012-07-18T07:22:46Z")
For as long as I can remember, I have had a weird fascination with the popular slapstick comedy device of a pie in the face: the inherently peculiar act of placing a creamy pastry product in someone’s face, and the resul… --- ## [Legal responsibility if accidentally hit an animal with your car?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/legal-responsibility-if-accidentally-hit-an-animal-with-your-car/742418)
**Author:** [@Bonaventure](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bonaventure)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [January 10, 2016, 5:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/legal-responsibility-if-accidentally-hit-an-animal-with-your-car/742418 "2016-01-10T17:01:56Z")
This has never happened to me, but it has been on my mind as squirrels often dart right in front of my car when I’m driving through my subdivision. What are my legal and moral responsibilities if I accidentally injure o… --- ## [Pregnancy is not a joke, not a magic fairyland, and you're an idiot](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pregnancy-is-not-a-joke-not-a-magic-fairyland-and-youre-an-idiot/339160)
**Author:** [@Bricker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bricker)\ **Replies:** 64\ **Last updated:** [January 16, 2006, 7:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pregnancy-is-not-a-joke-not-a-magic-fairyland-and-youre-an-idiot/339160 "2006-01-16T19:53:24Z")
I’m in my forties. You would think that I would be years past the stage of having a friend who’s dumb enough to “get caught up in the moment” and take chances, again and again, with unprotected sex. But nope, turns out … --- ## [American Football Position Names](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-football-position-names/284804)
**Author:** [@SpaceboyZero](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SpaceboyZero)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [February 7, 2005, 12:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-football-position-names/284804 "2005-02-07T00:30:38Z")
I’ve been an American Football fan for 11 years and I’ve never understood the meaning of some of the position names like quarterback, halfback (tailback), fullback and etc. Does anyone know the origin of these names and… --- ## [Book discussion: THE CHRONICLES OF THOMAS COVENANT](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/book-discussion-the-chronicles-of-thomas-covenant/367542)
**Author:** [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Replies:** 79\ **Last updated:** [August 21, 2006, 12:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/book-discussion-the-chronicles-of-thomas-covenant/367542 "2006-08-21T12:44:07Z")
New week, new book discussion. We got a healthy response to the \*\*Chronicles of Narnia \*\* thread, but maybe a bit more regimented than I’d hoped; it was probaby the fault of that moron who began by posting ten insanely d… --- ## [Rewrite a well-known movie by first subtly altering the title...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rewrite-a-well-known-movie-by-first-subtly-altering-the-title/210906)
**Author:** [@Mangetout](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mangetout)\ **Replies:** 131\ **Last updated:** [November 9, 2003, 6:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rewrite-a-well-known-movie-by-first-subtly-altering-the-title/210906 "2003-11-09T18:28:22Z")
Eaty: The Extra-Terrestrial A cute alien is haplessly stranded on Earth. Taken in by a small boy, he befriends and beguiles the whole family, then kills and devours them. Your turn… --- ## [Michael J. Fox and his meds](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/michael-j-fox-and-his-meds/377769)
**Author:** [@What\_the](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_the)\ **Replies:** 75\ **Last updated:** [October 30, 2006, 6:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/michael-j-fox-and-his-meds/377769 "2006-10-30T18:35:43Z")
Seems that there is a controversy re a political ad that Michael J Fox did regarding stem cell research. In the ad, the symptoms of his disease are prominent and compelling. Its been alleged that in his book he admitte… --- ## [Common DFW bird with varying 2-note song?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/common-dfw-bird-with-varying-2-note-song/720343)
**Author:** [@purplehorseshoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/purplehorseshoe)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [September 8, 2023, 11:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/common-dfw-bird-with-varying-2-note-song/720343 "2023-09-08T11:22:26Z")
Dammit. I’m not fond of ID guessing games, but I’m hoping someone can give me some idea of what bird I’ve been hearing all spring, mostly around dawn and dusk. It has a song consisting of two quick dropping/falling notes… --- ## [In this obvious scam, what might happen to my co-worker?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-this-obvious-scam-what-might-happen-to-my-co-worker/789272)
**Author:** [@tesseract](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tesseract)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [December 22, 2017, 3:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-this-obvious-scam-what-might-happen-to-my-co-worker/789272 "2017-12-22T15:52:01Z")
I’m going to change some details to protect the gullible. My co-worker is a sugar baby of sorts. She has had “arrangements” with various men. According to her, some intimate, some not. Some online only, some in person. … --- ## [You heard right: I gave away full-size 3 Musketeers bars on Halloween](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-heard-right-i-gave-away-full-size-3-musketeers-bars-on-halloween/559049)
**Author:** [@Malienation](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Malienation)\ **Replies:** 67\ **Last updated:** [November 7, 2011, 12:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-heard-right-i-gave-away-full-size-3-musketeers-bars-on-halloween/559049 "2011-11-07T12:43:32Z")
Thought it was just a rumor, eh? Well, allow me to set you straight. I did indeed give away full-size 3 Musketeers bars to lucky Trick-or-Treaters on Halloween. By my count, I gave away 78 of them at a cost of roughly $4… --- ## [Whats it like for the masses in the Federation?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-it-like-for-the-masses-in-the-federation/614533)
**Author:** [@grude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/grude)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [March 6, 2012, 12:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-it-like-for-the-masses-in-the-federation/614533 "2012-03-06T00:44:02Z")
For whatever reason I often find myself wondering what life is like for the masses who aren’t serving in Star Fleet. Voyager and the films gave a look at the Earth housing and family of crewmembers, but it could easily … --- ## [I am frustrated by my mother](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-frustrated-by-my-mother/614173)
**Author:** [@Scholar\_Beardpig](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scholar_Beardpig)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [March 1, 2012, 3:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-frustrated-by-my-mother/614173 "2012-03-01T15:07:49Z")
Good afternoon, children. I’d like to tell you all a little parable. Once upon a time, there was an old lady. When she was young and pretty, she fell in love with a very rich man. This man wasn’t old, but he wasn’t y… --- ## [What is the best Historical Novel (based on a true story)?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-best-historical-novel-based-on-a-true-story/133459)
**Author:** [@Cryptic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cryptic)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [October 28, 2002, 11:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-best-historical-novel-based-on-a-true-story/133459 "2002-10-28T23:51:30Z")
Usually when i ask what someones favourite book is they say “Lord of the Rings!” or something like that. Well i like lord of the rings, but i enjoy reading books that are based on true events and/or people. You guys kn… --- ## [Embassy Bomber Killed!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/embassy-bomber-killed/585196)
**Author:** [@Qin\_Shi\_Huangdi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qin_Shi_Huangdi)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [June 15, 2011, 3:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/embassy-bomber-killed/585196 "2011-06-15T15:33:28Z")
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/06/12/world/africa/12somalia.html?hp Whose next? Qadaffi? --- ## [What is the legal distinction between blackmail (for silence) and confidentiality agreements?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-legal-distinction-between-blackmail-for-silence-and-confidentiality-agreements/608937)
**Author:** [@Boyo\_Jim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Boyo_Jim)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [January 10, 2012, 3:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-legal-distinction-between-blackmail-for-silence-and-confidentiality-agreements/608937 "2012-01-10T15:28:00Z")
They seem pretty damn similar to me. One party does not want embarrassing information (or possibly incriminating information) to get out to the public, and makes a deal with another party who has that information and mi… --- ## [I have had it with these MF sugar ants in my MF kitchen!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-had-it-with-these-mf-sugar-ants-in-my-mf-kitchen/595410)
**Author:** [@koeeoaddi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/koeeoaddi)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [September 8, 2011, 7:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-had-it-with-these-mf-sugar-ants-in-my-mf-kitchen/595410 "2011-09-08T19:43:00Z")
Enough is enough! We have a massive organized invasion and nothing seems to work. The little bastards seem to be coming in around the kitchen window and around the electrical outlets and light switches above the counter… --- ## [What Is Your Favorite Building?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-favorite-building/487263)
**Author:** [@Siam\_Sam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Siam_Sam)\ **Replies:** 73\ **Last updated:** [March 1, 2009, 11:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-favorite-building/487263 "2009-03-01T11:30:10Z")
Mine is probably the Temple of Heaven, in Beijing. --- ## [What are the best influences on the fantasy genre aside from Tolkien?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-the-best-influences-on-the-fantasy-genre-aside-from-tolkien/732116)
**Author:** [@MichaelEmouse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MichaelEmouse)\ **Replies:** 71\ **Last updated:** [September 26, 2015, 4:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-the-best-influences-on-the-fantasy-genre-aside-from-tolkien/732116 "2015-09-26T04:11:04Z")
Tolkien is definitely a good source of inspiration on fantasy but no one will say that it’s underutilized. I’m curious about what other sources have contributed or could contribute to the fantasy genre. Please mention h… --- ## [I suck at job interviews](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-suck-at-job-interviews/562924)
**Author:** [@Dumbguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dumbguy)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [December 8, 2010, 12:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-suck-at-job-interviews/562924 "2010-12-08T00:56:45Z")
I pit myself for being lousy at coming up with good answers quickly. I had a job interview earlier this week for a ridiculous amount of money (50% more than I’m making now in a lousy job market), \*and \*would have allowed… --- ## [Catholic sex-haver seeks an ear](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/catholic-sex-haver-seeks-an-ear/429976)
**Author:** [@Autolycus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Autolycus)\ **Replies:** 90\ **Last updated:** [December 21, 2007, 6:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/catholic-sex-haver-seeks-an-ear/429976 "2007-12-21T18:38:37Z")
This will probably seem a most silly OP, but yet here goes nothing. I think it was Jung who said that religious questions are usually about sex, and sex questions usually about religion. This is one of those questions.… --- ## [Would the Republican Party be able to survive without religion?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-the-republican-party-be-able-to-survive-without-religion/476241)
**Author:** [@Frustrated\_Wonderer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frustrated_Wonderer)\ **Replies:** 102\ **Last updated:** [December 12, 2008, 11:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-the-republican-party-be-able-to-survive-without-religion/476241 "2008-12-12T11:01:04Z")
Many of the Republican social policies seem to come right out of religious tradition, and so I wonder, would the Repblican party, as we know it today continue to exist in some form without religion? What do you think ab… --- ## [Yes, Monty - you ARE a smartass.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yes-monty-you-are-a-smartass/173714)
**Author:** [@blowero](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/blowero)\ **Replies:** 78\ **Last updated:** [July 13, 2003, 5:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yes-monty-you-are-a-smartass/173714 "2003-07-13T17:33:25Z")
In this thread: http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?s=&threadid=181728 You said: Exhibit A: Exhibit B: Look, dumbass - if you make snide comments to people, they aren’t going to respond with “Gosh,… --- ## [Doritos](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doritos/663193)
**Author:** [@DCnDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DCnDC)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [July 17, 2013, 12:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doritos/663193 "2013-07-17T00:53:05Z")
Nacho… Cool Ranch… Spicy Nacho… Taco?! What do I want? Or rather, what do you want? --- ## [So two months notice wasn't enough? (long and lame)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-two-months-notice-wasnt-enough-long-and-lame/341859)
**Author:** [@eenerms](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/eenerms)\ **Replies:** 93\ **Last updated:** [January 30, 2006, 3:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-two-months-notice-wasnt-enough-long-and-lame/341859 "2006-01-30T03:21:34Z")
A little back story: Ten years ago I bought a house in Carson City, NV. At the time my husband and I lived in Saudi Arabia, so we hired a manager to rent and maintain the house. We have had very good renters. Our las… --- ## [You've just been bitten by a zombie, what do you do?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/youve-just-been-bitten-by-a-zombie-what-do-you-do/629447)
**Author:** [@Namkcalb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Namkcalb)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [July 29, 2012, 5:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/youve-just-been-bitten-by-a-zombie-what-do-you-do/629447 "2012-07-29T17:55:44Z")
You’ve just been bitten and abandoned by a zombie. You’ll develop flu-like symptoms, then you’ll pass out in a few weeks at most and then re-animate a few hours later. If you kill yourself, you’ll still reanimate, unle… --- ## [Please tell me I'm not a creep.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-tell-me-im-not-a-creep/450183)
**Author:** [@Grrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrr)\ **Replies:** 89\ **Last updated:** [May 24, 2008, 11:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-tell-me-im-not-a-creep/450183 "2008-05-24T23:39:53Z")
So last night I’m out on the back porch enjoying the night air with my roomate, his GF, and her 6yo daughter. The 6yo is wearing a dress. She’s sitting on a chair when she decides she wants to hike her legs up on the ta… --- ## [Good Recent PC Games??](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-recent-pc-games/674193)
**Author:** [@awaag](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/awaag)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [December 2, 2013, 5:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-recent-pc-games/674193 "2013-12-02T17:51:10Z")
I’m looking for some good newer (as in the last few years) PC games that aren’t too involved, just something to relax and play. For example: The Sims - 1,2, etc. Plants vs Zombies Diablo 2 - Might be a little old, bu… --- ## [If you hear someone say the term "bone broth," please feel free to kick them in the crotch](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-hear-someone-say-the-term-bone-broth-please-feel-free-to-kick-them-in-the-crotch/711183)
**Author:** [@jz78817](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jz78817)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [January 30, 2015, 6:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-hear-someone-say-the-term-bone-broth-please-feel-free-to-kick-them-in-the-crotch/711183 "2015-01-30T18:21:23Z")
because “bone broth” is stock. something people have been making for centuries. But now hipster foodies have discovered it, christened it as a “superfood” and are talking it up like it cures cancer. it’s stock. nothin… --- ## [Can a person be convinced to cease breathing and die?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-a-person-be-convinced-to-cease-breathing-and-die/667489)
**Author:** [@CloneFive](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CloneFive)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [September 8, 2013, 4:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-a-person-be-convinced-to-cease-breathing-and-die/667489 "2013-09-08T16:05:23Z")
Researching into the ‘‘nocebo’’ effect, I came across a couple of articles which mentioned a case in which a doctor informed his patient that he had only five years left to live, as a result of a lung disease. Exactly fi… --- ## [Legal responsibility of parents of 19 yr old?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/legal-responsibility-of-parents-of-19-yr-old/528912)
**Author:** [@Sigene](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sigene)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [February 15, 2010, 3:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/legal-responsibility-of-parents-of-19-yr-old/528912 "2010-02-15T15:22:50Z")
I ran this topic by the moderators first and got the ok that it is appropriate for GQ. I’m looking to find out how legally responsible parents are for 19 year olds who live at home. If they have an accident or are negli… --- ## [Star Trek: how do transporters work](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/star-trek-how-do-transporters-work/745797)
**Author:** [@Lucas\_Jackson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lucas_Jackson)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [February 15, 2016, 1:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/star-trek-how-do-transporters-work/745797 "2016-02-15T01:07:58Z")
I was looking at a thread the other day and it mentioned that in transporting you are reduced to atoms and they are beamed somewhere and reassembled. Thinking about this for a day or two it didn’t make much sense. Atoms … --- ## [Hi! I'm TriPolar, and I'm new here](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hi-im-tripolar-and-im-new-here/606961)
**Author:** [@TriPolar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TriPolar)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [December 30, 2011, 8:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hi-im-tripolar-and-im-new-here/606961 "2011-12-30T20:35:40Z")
I’ve been lurking for a long time, but I don’t recall ever posting anything. That’s probably because I’m kind of timid and don’t have any strong opinions. I hope I don’t get snarked too much, I don’t really know how to r… --- ## [Why does adobe acrobat take so damn long to load!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-adobe-acrobat-take-so-damn-long-to-load/379845)
**Author:** [@bdeatrich](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bdeatrich)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [November 12, 2006, 2:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-adobe-acrobat-take-so-damn-long-to-load/379845 "2006-11-12T02:34:01Z")
Whenever I see a pdf symbol, I steer clear from it. Opening up acrobat through a web browser takes sometimes a whole minute, which seems little, but compare it with the post about 0.03s google searches. Doesn’t it occu… --- ## [How many pairs of underwear do you have?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-pairs-of-underwear-do-you-have/89757)
**Author:** [@Briminator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Briminator)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [October 29, 2001, 2:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-pairs-of-underwear-do-you-have/89757 "2001-10-29T02:01:05Z")
Just a mindless poll, but for some reason men have less then women. I own 6 pairs of boxers, one with a pattern of hotdogs with mustard. --- ## [Brian Ekers -OMG OH NO NOOBS KILL KILL OH NO NOOOOOOOOOOBS!!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brian-ekers-omg-oh-no-noobs-kill-kill-oh-no-noooooooooobs/162796)
**Author:** [@MachineHead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MachineHead)\ **Replies:** 126\ **Last updated:** [March 20, 2003, 11:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brian-ekers-omg-oh-no-noobs-kill-kill-oh-no-noooooooooobs/162796 "2003-03-20T23:30:57Z")
Brian “Hey, my post count is over 3000, everything I say must be valid” Ekers, In Hentor the Barbarians thread you state: Get over yourself buddy. Just because someone hasn’t been registered as long as you, or posted … --- ## [Job Interview - is it ok to inquire about your office space?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/job-interview-is-it-ok-to-inquire-about-your-office-space/619614)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [April 26, 2012, 1:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/job-interview-is-it-ok-to-inquire-about-your-office-space/619614 "2012-04-26T01:25:31Z")
You’re at HR interviewing for an office job. Is it ok to inquire about your new workspace? Or should you humbly take the job and hope it doesn’t come with a 6x6 cubicle with 4 ft high walls? Or can you ask to visit the … --- ## [What's the best song off of "Please Please Me"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-best-song-off-of-please-please-me/552937)
**Author:** [@MovieMogul](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MovieMogul)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [September 27, 2010, 8:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-best-song-off-of-please-please-me/552937 "2010-09-27T20:03:01Z")
The first poll in a series. There can be only one–which would you choose? --- ## [Favorite Made for TV Movies?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-made-for-tv-movies/492532)
**Author:** [@Two\_Many\_Cats](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Two_Many_Cats)\ **Replies:** 101\ **Last updated:** [April 16, 2009, 1:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-made-for-tv-movies/492532 "2009-04-16T13:25:35Z")
The movies on TV gave thread gave me the idea for this one. Sure, now there’s a whole cable channel for TV movies, Lifetime, but I mean really memorable ones. Well anyway, ones you find memorable. Here’s a couple of m… --- ## [If Hitler had won WWII, would the Nazi economic system have worked in the long run?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-hitler-had-won-wwii-would-the-nazi-economic-system-have-worked-in-the-long-run/427508)
**Author:** [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)\ **Replies:** 79\ **Last updated:** [November 30, 2007, 3:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-hitler-had-won-wwii-would-the-nazi-economic-system-have-worked-in-the-long-run/427508 "2007-11-30T03:01:55Z")
Better than the Soviet system did, I mean. (I know Harry Turtledove wrote a novel on this theme but I haven’t read it.) Nazism was an anti-Marxist movement that still claimed to be “socialist.” In practice this meant … [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1589&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1591&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)