# Top **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1595&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:** 1596 --- ## [Robert E. Lee- Brilliant tactician or traitor?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/robert-e-lee-brilliant-tactician-or-traitor/417470)
**Author:** [@if6was9](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/if6was9)\ **Replies:** 75\ **Last updated:** [September 3, 2007, 1:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/robert-e-lee-brilliant-tactician-or-traitor/417470 "2007-09-03T13:12:15Z")
I’ve been kinda torn since my sweetie denounced him as just that, a traitor. I see him as one of the top of his class at West Point. One who took his stock military training and took it to the next level. Took an inferio… --- ## [Tanning Mom is such a scamp. How can you not love her?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tanning-mom-is-such-a-scamp-how-can-you-not-love-her/622324)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [May 25, 2012, 7:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tanning-mom-is-such-a-scamp-how-can-you-not-love-her/622324 "2012-05-25T19:24:57Z")
Tanning Mom struts her stuff until… --- ## [Tuckerfan, you dog hating bastard.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tuckerfan-you-dog-hating-bastard/314465)
**Author:** [@Binarydrone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Binarydrone)\ **Replies:** 95\ **Last updated:** [July 29, 2005, 5:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tuckerfan-you-dog-hating-bastard/314465 "2005-07-29T17:47:47Z")
Satire inspired by the comments in this thread. You have the most depraved sense of humor that I have ever encountered. Probably the worst on the entire planet earth, if not the universe itself. I cannot even believe th… --- ## [20% of the population is LGBT, it's just that this identity was suppressed in the past?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/20-of-the-population-is-lgbt-its-just-that-this-identity-was-suppressed-in-the-past/982963)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 89\ **Last updated:** [May 17, 2023, 1:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/20-of-the-population-is-lgbt-its-just-that-this-identity-was-suppressed-in-the-past/982963 "2023-05-17T13:15:37Z")
The U.S. Census Bureau has released a Household Pulse Survey indicating that 19.7% of Generation Z identify as LGBT (as opposed to only 2.7% for Baby Boomers.) Obviously, sexual orientation is something you are born wit… --- ## [Why Did The Russians make All Those Nixie Tubes?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-did-the-russians-make-all-those-nixie-tubes/731204)
**Author:** [@ralph124c](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ralph124c)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [September 30, 2015, 3:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-did-the-russians-make-all-those-nixie-tubes/731204 "2015-09-30T03:29:03Z")
If you go on Ebay, you will see tons of Nixie Tube clocks for sale-from Russia, Poland, former east Bloc countries. I like nixie displays-they have a nice '70s look about them. My question; there must be warehouses full… --- ## [SDMB D20/D&D Game!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-d20-d-d-game/613922)
**Author:** [@Babale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Babale)\ **Replies:** 79\ **Last updated:** [April 19, 2012, 11:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-d20-d-d-game/613922 "2012-04-19T23:00:07Z")
I like DMing games over Skype when I have free time. Recently, one of my games died (My fault for allowing too many players, really…) so I have an open slot. The SDMB seems like as good a place as any (and better than mo… --- ## [Well, that didn't take long - Sessions fired](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/well-that-didnt-take-long-sessions-fired/824155)
**Author:** [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Replies:** 85\ **Last updated:** [November 27, 2018, 9:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/well-that-didnt-take-long-sessions-fired/824155 "2018-11-27T21:27:45Z")
Maybe technically not fired, but definitely gone, and not by his choice. And normally the deputy AG would step up and be the acting AG until a new nominee was decided on, but since Rosenstein is the deputy, it goes with… --- ## [Acclaimed Bands You Can't Force Yourself To Like](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/acclaimed-bands-you-cant-force-yourself-to-like/237106)
**Author:** [@punkkid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/punkkid)\ **Replies:** 85\ **Last updated:** [February 11, 2014, 9:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/acclaimed-bands-you-cant-force-yourself-to-like/237106 "2014-02-11T21:58:08Z")
Inspired by the Acclaimed Books thread, I was curious as to what ‘legendary’ or ‘critically acclaimed’ bands people cannot force themselves to enjoy. I’m apologize profusely in advance, but I cannot force myself to like… --- ## [How Canada's Too Big To Fail banks avoided the mortgage meltdown.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-canadas-too-big-to-fail-banks-avoided-the-mortgage-meltdown/632105)
**Author:** [@Linden\_Arden](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Linden_Arden)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [August 24, 2012, 5:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-canadas-too-big-to-fail-banks-avoided-the-mortgage-meltdown/632105 "2012-08-24T17:32:08Z")
The USA and Great Britain were hammered by the 2008 financial crisis yet Canada sidestepped it yet they have larger banks compared to the USA (Royal Bank of Canada and TD Bank are huge). Canada does not need a Glass-Ste… --- ## [Why don't women in the military get hair cuts?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-dont-women-in-the-military-get-hair-cuts/133146)
**Author:** [@handy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/handy)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [October 23, 2002, 5:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-dont-women-in-the-military-get-hair-cuts/133146 "2002-10-23T17:15:25Z")
Even in boot camp it looks like they don’t get them. So how come only the guys get them? --- ## [Weird car-not-starting problems](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weird-car-not-starting-problems/708647)
**Author:** [@Saint\_Cad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saint_Cad)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [January 4, 2015, 2:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weird-car-not-starting-problems/708647 "2015-01-04T02:47:41Z")
Had a problem about a month ago. Temp is below freezing and car won’t start. No telling how old the battery is so I pull it and take it to NAPA to test under load. It’s a little discharged but not enough to not start.… --- ## [seeking advice on awkward job-quitting situation.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seeking-advice-on-awkward-job-quitting-situation/512178)
**Author:** [@furt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/furt)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [December 10, 2009, 4:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seeking-advice-on-awkward-job-quitting-situation/512178 "2009-12-10T16:26:49Z")
Okay, so I am looking to quit my job in January. January 5, to be exact, which is my 5-year anniversary and the date I am fully vested in my 401(k). I really don’t want to work much, if at all, past that date. The awk… --- ## [Remakes: Best, worst and WTF?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/remakes-best-worst-and-wtf/415042)
**Author:** [@Slypork](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Slypork)\ **Replies:** 94\ **Last updated:** [August 22, 2007, 12:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/remakes-best-worst-and-wtf/415042 "2007-08-22T00:15:22Z")
I’m sure this has probably been done to death (I guess that would make this thread a remake) but I would like to know what you think about remakes. Sometimes they are pretty good, most times they suck monkey butts and so… --- ## [Who were the North African locals in antiquity?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-were-the-north-african-locals-in-antiquity/702947)
**Author:** [@TSBG](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TSBG)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [November 3, 2014, 7:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-were-the-north-african-locals-in-antiquity/702947 "2014-11-03T19:34:49Z")
What was the “ethnicity” of the peoples of North Africa during, say, the Roman Era? Were they what we now call Arabs, or did those come later, during the Islamic conquests? Were they dark-skinned Africans? Were they “… --- ## [How about a lifetime maximum on healthcare paid by insurance/medicare?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-about-a-lifetime-maximum-on-healthcare-paid-by-insurance-medicare/770560)
**Author:** [@Dinsdale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dinsdale)\ **Replies:** 69\ **Last updated:** [November 9, 2016, 2:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-about-a-lifetime-maximum-on-healthcare-paid-by-insurance-medicare/770560 "2016-11-09T14:50:07Z")
Basically establish a cap on the total dollar amount of healthcare someone could expect to have covered by private or public insurance. Set it plenty high - maybe double the cost of a heart transplant. Maybe $2 million… --- ## [How is it possible Michael Jackson had no will?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-is-it-possible-michael-jackson-had-no-will/501430)
**Author:** [@kittenblue](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kittenblue)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [July 3, 2009, 6:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-is-it-possible-michael-jackson-had-no-will/501430 "2009-07-03T18:24:25Z")
I heard earlier on the news that The Gloved One died without leaving a will…or at least they can’t seem to find one…and so the issue of custody of his children is complicated. How is this even possible? With all the law… --- ## [The people from the west who want to join ISIS](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-people-from-the-west-who-want-to-join-isis/715276)
**Author:** [@Askthepizzaguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Askthepizzaguy)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [March 20, 2015, 1:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-people-from-the-west-who-want-to-join-isis/715276 "2015-03-20T01:00:06Z")
I realize there’s already an ISIS thread, this is different because it’s about people who aren’t part of ISIS yet, but want to be. It’s vastly different. This is not my most serious business pit thread of all time. So a… --- ## [Brain Teasers](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brain-teasers/548065)
**Author:** [@KennerTheGreat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KennerTheGreat)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [August 26, 2010, 1:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brain-teasers/548065 "2010-08-26T01:45:34Z")
The day before yesterday, Johnny was 9 years old. Next year, he’ll be 12. How can this be? After a power surge disrupted all the electronic devices in Brian’s house, he had to go over to Amy’s to find out what tim… --- ## [Are there any more full service gas stations?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-any-more-full-service-gas-stations/468009)
**Author:** [@Boyo\_Jim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Boyo_Jim)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [October 15, 2008, 7:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-any-more-full-service-gas-stations/468009 "2008-10-15T19:53:24Z")
Any near you? I haven’t seen one in I don’t know how many years. Actually, I’ve seen the opposite – basically concrete aprons that have gas pumps and vending machines, and no attendant whatsoever. When’s the last time… --- ## [This doesn't look like self defense to me](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-doesnt-look-like-self-defense-to-me/1003201)
**Author:** [@griffin1977](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/griffin1977)\ **Replies:** 158\ **Last updated:** [July 8, 2024, 7:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-doesnt-look-like-self-defense-to-me/1003201 "2024-07-08T19:46:07Z")
So this guy has become a bit of local Twitter celebrity in the DC area for defending himself against a burglar with a frying pan: The thing is, that doesn’t look like self defense to me. Once the guy has left his hous… --- ## [Rat in coffee. Woe is me.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rat-in-coffee-woe-is-me/288830)
**Author:** [@Amazon\_Floozy\_Goddess](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Amazon_Floozy_Goddess)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [April 15, 2005, 12:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rat-in-coffee-woe-is-me/288830 "2005-04-15T00:52:26Z")
I briefly considered putting this in the Pit, but I realized this is a very small issue, and my rattie is far too sweet to pit. So I’ll just write a nice, open letter to her. Dear Bettina, You are the sweetest little r… --- ## [Why do people continue to visit with family assholes?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-people-continue-to-visit-with-family-assholes/522952)
**Author:** [@Sateryn76](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sateryn76)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [January 1, 2010, 5:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-people-continue-to-visit-with-family-assholes/522952 "2010-01-01T05:43:21Z")
I’m perusing the Holiday Drama thread in MPSIMS, and I’m struck by the stories of family members who continually treat them like shit. I can see if brother is a jerk, and he’s at mom’s house, but you still love mom, so … --- ## [Argent Towers, a moment, please.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/argent-towers-a-moment-please/528876)
**Author:** [@Agent\_Foxtrot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Agent_Foxtrot)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [February 15, 2010, 3:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/argent-towers-a-moment-please/528876 "2010-02-15T15:24:02Z")
At 2:40pm EST yesterday, I posted this thread asking for microscope recommendations. About two-and-a-half hours later, Argent Towers posted the exact same thread. Don’t want to click the link? I’ll post our OP’s. \[QU… --- ## [cat urinating on carpet - how to stop it?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cat-urinating-on-carpet-how-to-stop-it/8371)
**Author:** [@Arnold\_Winkelried](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Arnold_Winkelried)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [March 10, 2000, 1:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cat-urinating-on-carpet-how-to-stop-it/8371 "2000-03-10T13:57:00Z")
My fiancee’s cat has “adopted” one piece of carpet and decided it makes a good urinal. She (the cat) uses the litter box for her other needs, but we can’t keep her away from that one spot of carpet. We’ve tried spraying … --- ## [The Feud: Random Thoughts \[CLOSED\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-feud-random-thoughts-closed/667796)
**Author:** [@Rebo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rebo)\ **Replies:** 87\ **Last updated:** [September 11, 2013, 2:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-feud-random-thoughts-closed/667796 "2013-09-11T02:18:28Z")
Object of the game: Give the most popular answer for each category. Rules: No reading the thread before answering. This is on the honor system. Formatting rules must be followed (see below). Google (etc.) is a… --- ## [Poll: How old are you?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-how-old-are-you/613729)
**Author:** [@Jasper\_Kent](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jasper_Kent)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [February 27, 2012, 1:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-how-old-are-you/613729 "2012-02-27T01:15:52Z")
Just curious. I have a theory about IMHO age distribution, but I won’t discuss it until later when some results are in. --- ## [Enormous Master Bathrooms -- When, and Why?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/enormous-master-bathrooms-when-and-why/596154)
**Author:** [@gytalf2000](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gytalf2000)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [September 17, 2011, 1:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/enormous-master-bathrooms-when-and-why/596154 "2011-09-17T01:35:39Z")
Occasionally, I look through “house plan” magazines. I have noticed that quite often, larger houses have these enormous, “living room”-size master bathrooms (along with similarly-sized walk-in closets). This seems a bit … --- ## [WeWork, Theranos, and the myth of modern meritocracy](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wework-theranos-and-the-myth-of-modern-meritocracy/840484)
**Author:** [@Budget\_Player\_Cadet](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Budget_Player_Cadet)\ **Replies:** 77\ **Last updated:** [October 13, 2019, 11:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wework-theranos-and-the-myth-of-modern-meritocracy/840484 "2019-10-13T23:52:31Z")
So… the CEO of WeWork sure is saying some wacky shit, huh? Neumann, after spending an international flight on a private jet toking, reportedly left a cereal box stuffed with so much weed on the plane that when crewmembe… --- ## [Are GPS signals scrambled for military bases?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-gps-signals-scrambled-for-military-bases/241243)
**Author:** [@sunfish](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sunfish)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [April 22, 2004, 2:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-gps-signals-scrambled-for-military-bases/241243 "2004-04-22T14:04:21Z")
I know that cell phone signals are cut out; what happens with GPS signals? I’m preparing a proposal for an environmental study on an Army base that will include the mapping of certain features. A handheld GPS would norm… --- ## [Stupid stuff you once didn’t know… or still don’t know.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-stuff-you-once-didn-t-know-or-still-don-t-know/41656)
**Author:** [@CnoteChris](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CnoteChris)\ **Replies:** 118\ **Last updated:** [December 2, 2000, 4:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-stuff-you-once-didn-t-know-or-still-don-t-know/41656 "2000-12-02T16:34:12Z")
Years ago, my later years of high school to be exact, I didn’t know my months. I had a rough idea of what came next and why, but when push came to shove, I’d have to look at a calendar to make sure. Maybe I was sick tha… --- ## [Unique things you have done](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unique-things-you-have-done/546655)
**Author:** [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\ **Replies:** 61\ **Last updated:** [July 21, 2010, 7:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unique-things-you-have-done/546655 "2010-07-21T19:25:24Z")
Every once in a whle I realize I am doing something that nobody in the history of the world has ever done or ever will do again. That idea always tickles me. On an 80 degree day in April, I walked home with one arm in a… --- ## [English names for the Romanian medications "Distonocalm" and "Diclofenac" ?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/english-names-for-the-romanian-medications-distonocalm-and-diclofenac/361321)
**Author:** [@neutron\_star](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/neutron_star)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [February 3, 2013, 8:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/english-names-for-the-romanian-medications-distonocalm-and-diclofenac/361321 "2013-02-03T20:57:07Z")
I’m watching the Romanian film The Death of Mr. Lazarescu, and I’ve found it to be rather poorly subtitled. There is some seriously broken English, and several words don’t seem to be translated at all. Among them are tw… --- ## [Pacifist opposition to Hitler](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pacifist-opposition-to-hitler/572680)
**Author:** [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [March 13, 2011, 8:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pacifist-opposition-to-hitler/572680 "2011-03-13T20:25:21Z")
Based on some posts in other threads. Would a pacifist organization have been able to offer any significant opposition to Hitler and the Nazi regime? Either in Germany or from without? I don’t want to debate whether th… --- ## [What happens to those without insurance in a foreign land?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happens-to-those-without-insurance-in-a-foreign-land/560456)
**Author:** [@pkbites](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pkbites)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [November 15, 2010, 1:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happens-to-those-without-insurance-in-a-foreign-land/560456 "2010-11-15T01:13:46Z")
An American named Joe Sixpack took a trip to England (or France, Italy, Japan, etc.). While there Joe had a massive heart attack and his wife was told he needs emergency bypass surgery or he will die within the day. Jo… --- ## [Oh well Got my Thread Locked](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oh-well-got-my-thread-locked/344783)
**Author:** [@Iesous](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Iesous)\ **Replies:** 101\ **Last updated:** [February 18, 2006, 1:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oh-well-got-my-thread-locked/344783 "2006-02-18T01:47:54Z")
:confused: It’s OK The old add-age if you don’t understand it squash it kill it - someone may find truth in it and take away all your power to squash it or Kill it. but I just got to love that 1st reply #17-4 - 9 th… --- ## [Tell me about the Texas A&M cult](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-about-the-texas-a-m-cult/495881)
**Author:** [@elmwood](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elmwood)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [May 28, 2009, 3:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-about-the-texas-a-m-cult/495881 "2009-05-28T03:37:41Z")
For four years, I lived in Las Cruces, New Mexico, next to the Texas border. However, that was near El Paso, so I never got to experience much in the way of real Texas culture. Fast forward about 15 years, and I’m now … --- ## [You have the power to answer prayer. What criteria do you use?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-have-the-power-to-answer-prayer-what-criteria-do-you-use/579831)
**Author:** [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Replies:** 72\ **Last updated:** [April 30, 2011, 7:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-have-the-power-to-answer-prayer-what-criteria-do-you-use/579831 "2011-04-30T19:58:50Z")
Obviously a hypothetical thread from the Rhymer, even though there’s no poll. If you don’t like these, your continuing to read this OP baffles me. The archangel Raphael appears to you to announce that you’ve been chose… --- ## [Snow/ice clearing in the northern US vs. southern US](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/snow-ice-clearing-in-the-northern-us-vs-southern-us/680075)
**Author:** [@HMS\_Irruncible](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HMS_Irruncible)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [February 1, 2014, 9:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/snow-ice-clearing-in-the-northern-us-vs-southern-us/680075 "2014-02-01T21:50:32Z")
At what time of the year does a city accustomed to heavy/snow ice lot of winter weather put their snow/ice removal crews at 100% alert? I’m wondering that if, say, Chicago had 2-3 inches of hard ice dropped on it by s… --- ## [Are 'diet' sodas unhealthy?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-diet-sodas-unhealthy/508019)
**Author:** [@Furious\_Marmot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Furious_Marmot)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [August 31, 2009, 4:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-diet-sodas-unhealthy/508019 "2009-08-31T04:49:58Z")
I’ve heard several people say that diet sodas (sweetened with aspartame, sucralose, etc.) Are “bad for you” or unhealthy. Why? The artificial sweeteners have been around for years and I know of no credible studies to s… --- ## [The Feud: See You in the Funny Pages by 42fish \[Game Over\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-feud-see-you-in-the-funny-pages-by-42fish-game-over/577833)
**Author:** [@Rebo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rebo)\ **Replies:** 91\ **Last updated:** [April 13, 2011, 12:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-feud-see-you-in-the-funny-pages-by-42fish-game-over/577833 "2011-04-13T00:10:46Z")
Object of the game: Give the most popular answer for each category. Rules: No reading the thread before answering. This is on the honor system. Formatting rules must be followed (see below). Joke answers will not be … --- ## [Cheetah dead at 80!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cheetah-dead-at-80/607616)
**Author:** [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [January 1, 2012, 4:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cheetah-dead-at-80/607616 "2012-01-01T16:29:24Z")
http://news.yahoo.com/chimp-1930s-us-tarzan-films-dead-80-093119035.html Although, in reality, there’s some confusion and doubtless deliberate obfuscation – several chimps played the role in the movies, and some aren’t … --- ## [Why is Palin calling herself "Governor Palin"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-palin-calling-herself-governor-palin/563560)
**Author:** [@Fell\_through\_the\_Ice](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fell_through_the_Ice)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [December 15, 2010, 11:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-palin-calling-herself-governor-palin/563560 "2010-12-15T23:31:59Z")
From here: http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2010/12/08/palins-website-hit-by-cyber-attack/?iref=obnetwork Governor? Of what? Didn’t she quit like 2 years ago? :confused: --- ## [What happens if you eat Silica Gel?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happens-if-you-eat-silica-gel/52542)
**Author:** [@Tomcat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tomcat)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [February 3, 2001, 4:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happens-if-you-eat-silica-gel/52542 "2001-02-03T04:22:24Z")
You know those little packets that keep things dry in everything from pill bottles to computer parts. It says its a drying agent, so would it mess with your body fluid levels or what? Is it very dangerous, or would you j… --- ## [Oh my, I have a date tonight.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oh-my-i-have-a-date-tonight/392517)
**Author:** [@alice\_in\_wonderland](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/alice_in_wonderland)\ **Replies:** 105\ **Last updated:** [February 21, 2007, 3:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oh-my-i-have-a-date-tonight/392517 "2007-02-21T15:59:56Z")
He’s 22. I’m going straight to hell. :smiley: --- ## [Animated characters that look like identifiable people for unknown reasons](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/animated-characters-that-look-like-identifiable-people-for-unknown-reasons/567639)
**Author:** [@Boyo\_Jim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Boyo_Jim)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [January 21, 2011, 8:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/animated-characters-that-look-like-identifiable-people-for-unknown-reasons/567639 "2011-01-21T20:52:41Z")
I was channel surfing and came across an animated flick called Cloudy, Chance of Meaballs. When I saw the lead character, I thought, “That’s Adrien Brody”, and I looked up the movie to see if he was voicing it. But I c… --- ## [Poll: Pillowcase Orientation and more](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-pillowcase-orientation-and-more/585515)
**Author:** [@elfkin477](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elfkin477)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [June 16, 2011, 7:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-pillowcase-orientation-and-more/585515 "2011-06-16T19:35:08Z")
I accidentally put the pillowcase on the wrong way a few days ago, so I had to take it off and start again (the pillow isn’t flat, so flipping it over doesn’t work) and I wondered if there are other people who believe th… --- ## [When/how to wear a bolo tie?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-how-to-wear-a-bolo-tie/376599)
**Author:** [@robardin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/robardin)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [November 15, 2006, 7:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-how-to-wear-a-bolo-tie/376599 "2006-11-15T19:23:27Z")
So, in about a week I’m going to the wedding of a good high school friend of mine, who after growing up his whole life (including going to college) in NYC, moved out West about twelve years ago and enthusiastically “went… --- ## [3 Guantanamo Bay inmates commit suicide](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/3-guantanamo-bay-inmates-commit-suicide/360224)
**Author:** [@Ryan\_Liam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ryan_Liam)\ **Replies:** 138\ **Last updated:** [June 16, 2006, 12:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/3-guantanamo-bay-inmates-commit-suicide/360224 "2006-06-16T00:30:01Z")
So 3 detainees commit suicide in the prison. What next? (I’ve no link yet because I’ve just seen the info no Sky News) --- ## [Where are all the tall, old people?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-are-all-the-tall-old-people/373597)
**Author:** [@Jayrot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jayrot)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [September 24, 2006, 12:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-are-all-the-tall-old-people/373597 "2006-09-24T00:06:32Z")
Kind of a stupid question, I admit. I’m well above average height, and while certainly tall people are rare, I’ve seen many a person in my life that I can look at eye-to-eye. However, I can’t seem to recall having ever s… --- ## [Why don't US car ads tell you the price?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-dont-us-car-ads-tell-you-the-price/708418)
**Author:** [@lisiate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lisiate)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [January 1, 2015, 11:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-dont-us-car-ads-tell-you-the-price/708418 "2015-01-01T11:36:40Z")
So the wife’s at work, the daughter’s with the grandparents and it’s just me and my son in the house. Great, I’ll be able to watch the cricket. Unfortunately New Zealand won early (by 8 wickets, nice!) so I thought I’d w… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1594&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1596&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)