# Top **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1616&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:** 1617 --- ## [Montfort, in here please](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/montfort-in-here-please/27768)
**Author:** [@iampunha](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iampunha)\ **Replies:** 180\ **Last updated:** [August 12, 2000, 2:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/montfort-in-here-please/27768 "2000-08-12T02:34:57Z")
We’ve hijacked enough threads . . . we can talk here. What makes you think you get to pick? If you take Poysyn, best beware her sting. Then I pick Michi. --- ## [MSNBC Poll: Impeach Bush!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/msnbc-poll-impeach-bush/379969)
**Author:** [@elucidator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elucidator)\ **Replies:** 113\ **Last updated:** [November 13, 2006, 11:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/msnbc-poll-impeach-bush/379969 "2006-11-13T11:32:31Z")
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/10562904/ "Do you believe President Bush’s actions justify impeachment? " \*\* 87 percent \*\* affirmed: \*Yes, between the secret spying, the deceptions leading to war and more, there is plen… --- ## [How do cell towers work?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-cell-towers-work/593042)
**Author:** [@tdn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tdn)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [August 24, 2011, 12:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-cell-towers-work/593042 "2011-08-24T00:21:49Z")
Yes, I know, Google is my friend, but my “friend” isn’t telling me what I want to know. When I call out on my phone, it searches for the nearest cell tower and grabs a frequency. It then connects to another tower, which… --- ## [Is the GMC commerical with a sub real or faked?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-gmc-commerical-with-a-sub-real-or-faked/712416)
**Author:** [@dstarfire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dstarfire)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [February 13, 2015, 4:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-gmc-commerical-with-a-sub-real-or-faked/712416 "2015-02-13T16:31:52Z")
Here’s the relevant commercial: - YouTube . Basically, they show a submarine’s tower breaching the ice, then a truck drives into the shot, apparently within a few dozen yards of the sub\*. Is/could this segment be real?… --- ## [Who was the best Dracula?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-was-the-best-dracula/722266)
**Author:** [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Replies:** 62\ **Last updated:** [June 19, 2015, 6:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-was-the-best-dracula/722266 "2015-06-19T18:51:40Z")
See Pre-Poll Nominations: Best Dracula for origin of this list. Who was the best? --- ## [Who here has had the most interesting life?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-here-has-had-the-most-interesting-life/671116)
**Author:** [@Came\_in\_like\_a\_Wrecking\_Ball](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Came_in_like_a_Wrecking_Ball)\ **Replies:** 62\ **Last updated:** [October 18, 2013, 4:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-here-has-had-the-most-interesting-life/671116 "2013-10-18T16:14:57Z")
I get the feeling my life story isn’t interesting. What’s yours? Let’s see who has had the most interesting life. --- ## [Who might want a complete World Book set free?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-might-want-a-complete-world-book-set-free/538916)
**Author:** [@CC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CC)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [May 12, 2010, 2:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-might-want-a-complete-world-book-set-free/538916 "2010-05-12T14:21:35Z")
I have to use the space on my bookshelves for other stuff. I’ve got a lovely set of 1972 World Books. I know what dinosaurs they’ve become, but maybe I’m overlooking something. I just hate to throw them away. I’ve ne… --- ## [Do all your cognitive maps have a "north" on them?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-all-your-cognitive-maps-have-a-north-on-them/728750)
**Author:** [@Hampshire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hampshire)\ **Replies:** 60\ **Last updated:** [September 8, 2015, 8:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-all-your-cognitive-maps-have-a-north-on-them/728750 "2015-09-08T20:36:12Z")
And have you ever later found them to be wrong? Everyone has cognitive maps of places they are familiar with. Their cities, their neighborhoods, their schools, their office buildings, their malls, homes, Disneyland, etc… --- ## [To Erasticity and his "Americans are stupid" sig...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/to-erasticity-and-his-americans-are-stupid-sig/229509)
**Author:** [@B.Serum](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/B.Serum)\ **Replies:** 97\ **Last updated:** [August 6, 2004, 11:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/to-erasticity-and-his-americans-are-stupid-sig/229509 "2004-08-06T23:58:51Z")
Erasticity’s signature: Nobody ever went broke underestimating the intelligence of the American people, which is attributed to H.L. Mencken (an American author, editor and journalist.) Erasticity: It’s one thing for a … --- ## [I just drilled a hole through my thumb](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-drilled-a-hole-through-my-thumb/712552)
**Author:** [@madrabbitwoman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/madrabbitwoman)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [February 16, 2015, 10:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-drilled-a-hole-through-my-thumb/712552 "2015-02-16T22:50:39Z")
ouch! I was drilling holes in glass to make a wind chime and I slipped. So anyone else done something stupid to themselves recently --- ## [Pixie Sticks: Fun Candy, or CRACK FOR AN 11YO???](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pixie-sticks-fun-candy-or-crack-for-an-11yo/272355)
**Author:** [@Syntropy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Syntropy)\ **Replies:** 77\ **Last updated:** [November 1, 2012, 7:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pixie-sticks-fun-candy-or-crack-for-an-11yo/272355 "2012-11-01T07:53:55Z")
My daughter is a pixie stick junkie. I always try to make sure the pixie sticks get removed from her Halloween candy when we get home and parcel them out to her a little at a time. It’s just common sense. An incoherent c… --- ## [Blind Sketch Not Funny on SNL: Discuss](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blind-sketch-not-funny-on-snl-discuss/477267)
**Author:** [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [December 16, 2008, 6:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blind-sketch-not-funny-on-snl-discuss/477267 "2008-12-16T18:43:18Z")
Ahhhhh! The Title should have read “Blind Sketch Not Funny on SNL: Discuss”. No idea how all but BLIND got cut. For those who didn’t see SNL the other night, there was an extended sketch within Weekend Update with (an… --- ## [Picking up prescription drugs for friend. If get pulled over is it illegal?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/picking-up-prescription-drugs-for-friend-if-get-pulled-over-is-it-illegal/150674)
**Author:** [@jonpluc](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jonpluc)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [January 25, 2003, 6:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/picking-up-prescription-drugs-for-friend-if-get-pulled-over-is-it-illegal/150674 "2003-01-25T18:00:22Z")
When you go to a pharmacy to get a scrip filled at least here in N.Y. You just need to say someones name and they give you thier packet of drugs without any ID or really any requirement as far as i know that you even kno… --- ## [I think I'm getting an Amazon Echo for Christmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-think-im-getting-an-amazon-echo-for-christmas/775509)
**Author:** [@kaylasdad99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kaylasdad99)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [January 5, 2017, 5:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-think-im-getting-an-amazon-echo-for-christmas/775509 "2017-01-05T17:38:33Z")
…and I’m getting a little stressed out about how to be gracious about it. Kayla’s BFF since junior high will be accompanying the family on our trip to the Disney Aulani resort in January. Kayla is a Disney cast member, … --- ## [What is the best defense of the apartheid-like system Israel enforces in occupied/settled/disputed territories?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-best-defense-of-the-apartheid-like-system-israel-enforces-in-occupied-settled-disputed-territories/1030314)
**Author:** [@iiandyiiii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iiandyiiii)\ **Replies:** 307\ **Last updated:** [August 22, 2026, 4:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-best-defense-of-the-apartheid-like-system-israel-enforces-in-occupied-settled-disputed-territories/1030314 "2026-08-22T16:51:33Z")
A couple of years ago, I asked a question in FQ about claims made by Ta-Nehisi Coates about the West Bank: I quoted these snippets from Coates’ book: There were streets that we would encounter where we were allowed … --- ## [What do I need for this Baby? Good and Bad Gear Advice Needed](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-i-need-for-this-baby-good-and-bad-gear-advice-needed/525851)
**Author:** [@Elysium](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elysium)\ **Replies:** 75\ **Last updated:** [January 26, 2010, 12:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-i-need-for-this-baby-good-and-bad-gear-advice-needed/525851 "2010-01-26T00:59:46Z")
Well I’m in week 16 of this pregnancy and it’s looking pretty good, so Mr. Elysium and I are really starting to think about what we’re going to need for this little guy or girl. I know many of you have also recently had… --- ## [What's the craziest thing you heard at your Thanksgiving gathering?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-craziest-thing-you-heard-at-your-thanksgiving-gathering/675045)
**Author:** [@Drum\_God](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Drum_God)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [December 17, 2013, 7:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-craziest-thing-you-heard-at-your-thanksgiving-gathering/675045 "2013-12-17T19:50:10Z")
Well, we’ve returned from visiting my wife’s family for Thanksgiving. They are all quite nice to me and we get along great (we’ve been married for twenty years – whatever animosity there was went away a long time ago). … --- ## [I know! A new "I have a crush on..." And don't care what you say" thread.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-know-a-new-i-have-a-crush-on-and-dont-care-what-you-say-thread/477298)
**Author:** [@Man\_With\_a\_Cat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Man_With_a_Cat)\ **Replies:** 71\ **Last updated:** [January 8, 2009, 11:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-know-a-new-i-have-a-crush-on-and-dont-care-what-you-say-thread/477298 "2009-01-08T23:14:14Z")
Like her or not, nobody can deny to my face without a fight, that no matter her other assets (or not), that Kim Kardashian has a gorgeous face. And I suspect she’s not the bubblehead she seems to be. That thinnish … --- ## [The Toronto Tunnel Speculation Thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-toronto-tunnel-speculation-thread/713584)
**Author:** [@Malthus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Malthus)\ **Replies:** 64\ **Last updated:** [March 5, 2015, 4:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-toronto-tunnel-speculation-thread/713584 "2015-03-05T16:22:45Z")
Haven’t seen a thread on this (foregive me if there is already one) So, the cops found out that someone - more likely, several someones - had built a mysterious tunnel on some wasteland near York University. This was n… --- ## [Why are groceries in poor neighborhoods more expensive?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-groceries-in-poor-neighborhoods-more-expensive/670784)
**Author:** [@Frylock](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frylock)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [October 11, 2013, 7:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-groceries-in-poor-neighborhoods-more-expensive/670784 "2013-10-11T19:00:34Z")
In my experience, grocery stores in poor neighborhoods have higher prices and lower quality. Why is this? --- ## [In a margarita, are you supposed to taste the alcohol?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-a-margarita-are-you-supposed-to-taste-the-alcohol/716508)
**Author:** [@amaguri](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/amaguri)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [April 2, 2015, 11:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-a-margarita-are-you-supposed-to-taste-the-alcohol/716508 "2015-04-02T23:32:42Z")
I don’t drink, so I have no context here. I made margaritas for a friend and he said he couldn’t taste the alcohol (but after finishing the drink, he definitely FELT the alcohol!) I used what I thought to be standard m… --- ## [Online Education Advice](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/online-education-advice/645908)
**Author:** [@Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosda_Di_Chi_of_Tricor)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [April 19, 2014, 12:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/online-education-advice/645908 "2014-04-19T00:54:00Z")
After my Father’s death, I am considering a life change. A new job, & maybe leaving Tennessee, too. I need advice about online education. What I have: \[ul\] \[li\]A Liberal Arts Degree\[/li\]\[li\]15 years in Aerial Photog… --- ## [Hearse: What's the deal with the scroll symbol on the side?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hearse-whats-the-deal-with-the-scroll-symbol-on-the-side/249690)
**Author:** [@Pessor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pessor)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [June 15, 2004, 5:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hearse-whats-the-deal-with-the-scroll-symbol-on-the-side/249690 "2004-06-15T17:38:39Z")
In watching the Presidential funeral proceedings at lunch yesterday, this was the discussion that some friends and I were having. I’ve seen plenty of hearses in my life, and they all seem to have that semi-“s” shaped sc… --- ## [Should college athletes be able to sell their autograph?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-college-athletes-be-able-to-sell-their-autograph/701051)
**Author:** [@Robert163](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Robert163)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [October 14, 2014, 11:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-college-athletes-be-able-to-sell-their-autograph/701051 "2014-10-14T23:56:33Z")
Should college athletes be able to sell their autograph? --- ## [I Pit the Bush Administration for Torturing Innocent People](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-the-bush-administration-for-torturing-innocent-people/373364)
**Author:** [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Replies:** 105\ **Last updated:** [September 22, 2006, 1:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-the-bush-administration-for-torturing-innocent-people/373364 "2006-09-22T01:55:05Z")
I don’t have the energy to do it justice, but somebody’s gotta do it: It’s a shame that quisling Congresspersons would even consider denying Bush the power to continue torturing people. :rolleyes: What really scares m… --- ## [The attraction to disability is weird. Period.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-attraction-to-disability-is-weird-period/784418)
**Author:** [@Ambivalid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ambivalid)\ **Replies:** 67\ **Last updated:** [April 22, 2017, 8:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-attraction-to-disability-is-weird-period/784418 "2017-04-22T08:07:43Z")
I just had a conversation with a devotee online. This person was complimenting me on my body. Not my upper body, mind you, but my lower body. I have extreme atrophy of my legs, butt, etc. I told her I thought that wa… --- ## [Should artwork be judged by the artist's person?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-artwork-be-judged-by-the-artists-person/717196)
**Author:** [@MorphinePoet](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MorphinePoet)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [April 11, 2015, 9:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-artwork-be-judged-by-the-artists-person/717196 "2015-04-11T21:59:56Z")
I am an Egyptian. I’m 31 years old, and I spent most of my life living in pre-revolution Egypt, where opinions weren’t so divided or polarized as they are now. Egypt has always had significant and influential media prod… --- ## [Obsolete Skills](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obsolete-skills/438388)
**Author:** [@Anne\_Neville](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anne_Neville)\ **Replies:** 100\ **Last updated:** [February 28, 2008, 12:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obsolete-skills/438388 "2008-02-28T12:03:03Z")
A list of obsolete skills- which ones do you still have? I remember putting pennies on the arm of the record player to make it skip less. I remember playing around with IRQs to get the sound on Day of the Tentacle to w… --- ## [NFL Coaching carousel, who stays and who goes?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-coaching-carousel-who-stays-and-who-goes/741921)
**Author:** [@dalej42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalej42)\ **Replies:** 66\ **Last updated:** [January 29, 2016, 7:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-coaching-carousel-who-stays-and-who-goes/741921 "2016-01-29T19:07:04Z")
It’s that time of the year with Black Monday approaching. Philadelphia, Tennessee, and Miami have already fired their coaches during the season. Here’s my list of coaching hot seats: Buffalo Bills-Rex Ryan gets anot… --- ## [Another Historical Novels/Events/People You'd Like to See a Movie Of](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-historical-novels-events-people-youd-like-to-see-a-movie-of/657712)
**Author:** [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [May 11, 2013, 11:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-historical-novels-events-people-youd-like-to-see-a-movie-of/657712 "2013-05-11T23:22:57Z")
We’ve done these before, but the current Harriet Tubman thread has me thinking it might be time for another one as I’ve got some new suggestions and others might as well. I’ve been reading/listening to the audiobook of … --- ## [American neocons in government spying (or manipulation U.S. policy) for Israel?!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-neocons-in-government-spying-or-manipulation-u-s-policy-for-israel/267286)
**Author:** [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)\ **Replies:** 96\ **Last updated:** [January 26, 2006, 3:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-neocons-in-government-spying-or-manipulation-u-s-policy-for-israel/267286 "2006-01-26T15:42:42Z")
From “Agents of Influence,” an article by Robert Dreyfuss in The Nation, October 4, 2004 – http://www.thenation.com/doc.mhtml?i=20041004&s=dreyfuss: I can think of no fitting way to frame this story as an issue for deb… --- ## [Jesus: UL?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jesus-ul/89941)
**Author:** [@HubZilla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HubZilla)\ **Replies:** 111\ **Last updated:** [November 7, 2001, 9:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jesus-ul/89941 "2001-11-07T21:36:26Z")
The question I hear a lot is “The tomb was empty, what’s the best explanation?” They explain that the sleeping guards/disciples stealing scenarios aren’t likely, and therefore, the resurrection is the only option left. I… --- ## [People who have aged well](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/people-who-have-aged-well/397867)
**Author:** [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Replies:** 75\ **Last updated:** [April 1, 2007, 1:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/people-who-have-aged-well/397867 "2007-04-01T01:30:23Z")
I’m sure every one of us has a slightly different set of criteria for what constitutes “aging well.” For some it’s all in the face, for others it’s all in the figure or the bod in some other sense. There are even some wh… --- ## [It's Official: Jean Luc Picard is back!!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-official-jean-luc-picard-is-back/819102)
**Author:** [@Quimby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quimby)\ **Replies:** 91\ **Last updated:** [May 31, 2019, 4:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-official-jean-luc-picard-is-back/819102 "2019-05-31T16:47:18Z")
Patrick Stewart announced a few minutes ago at the big Trek convention in Las Vegas that he is coming back as Picard in an upcoming new Star Trek series. Don’t have a link but you can see the announcement on his Twitter. … --- ## [Car question - broken battery terminal](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/car-question-broken-battery-terminal/696329)
**Author:** [@zombywoof](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zombywoof)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [August 26, 2014, 12:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/car-question-broken-battery-terminal/696329 "2014-08-26T00:08:25Z")
My girlfriend’s car would not start this morning - in fact everything was completely dead - dashboard lights, locks/windows, radio, etc. A bit of poking around turned up a positive battery terminal broken in two - it lo… --- ## [Fuck you, St Vinnies! Fuck you, Salvation Army!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fuck-you-st-vinnies-fuck-you-salvation-army/310995)
**Author:** [@Maxxxie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Maxxxie)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [July 7, 2005, 12:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fuck-you-st-vinnies-fuck-you-salvation-army/310995 "2005-07-07T00:00:53Z")
It’s not often you’ll find me ranting against charities, let alone telling them to get fucked. But yet, here we are… All I want to do is give you my stuff. It’s not crap. It’s old, but it’s good quality stuff. You w… --- ## [SDMB Auction League Fantasy Football 2014](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-auction-league-fantasy-football-2014/694586)
**Author:** [@SenorBeef](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SenorBeef)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [October 28, 2014, 2:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-auction-league-fantasy-football-2014/694586 "2014-10-28T14:17:43Z")
Last year’s thread Current draft date is Thu Aug 28 6:00pm pacific, the same as every year, but if you can’t make it, voice that now. Carrying all rules in from previous years, including left over auction dollars going… --- ## [Would This Be Considered A Racist Halloween Costume?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-this-be-considered-a-racist-halloween-costume/764634)
**Author:** [@El\_DeLuxo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/El_DeLuxo)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [September 7, 2016, 8:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-this-be-considered-a-racist-halloween-costume/764634 "2016-09-07T20:27:14Z")
The other night I started thinking about my Halloween costume .for this year --it’s never too early to start working on your Halloween costume! and came up with this idea: A Witch Doctor costume! A figure out of four hu… --- ## [What if Star Trek never went off the air?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-if-star-trek-never-went-off-the-air/683925)
**Author:** [@drastic\_quench](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drastic_quench)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [March 19, 2014, 7:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-if-star-trek-never-went-off-the-air/683925 "2014-03-19T19:55:41Z")
Imagine if from the original series through today, there was always a Star Trek show on network TV. Maybe, say, the original series held out and got a huge ratings spike, so NBC kept it running with cast shifting somewh… --- ## [Why is dental coverage so unbelievably crappy?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-dental-coverage-so-unbelievably-crappy/681846)
**Author:** [@woodstockbirdybird](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/woodstockbirdybird)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [February 24, 2014, 9:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-dental-coverage-so-unbelievably-crappy/681846 "2014-02-24T21:52:15Z")
Don’t know about other countries, but here in the U.S., dental coverage is pretty much a joke, at least compared to medical. Sure, if I’m just going in for cleanings, my insurance pays 80% of the cost, which is somewhat … --- ## [Best reasonably cheap cognac?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-reasonably-cheap-cognac/708160)
**Author:** [@furryman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/furryman)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [December 27, 2014, 10:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-reasonably-cheap-cognac/708160 "2014-12-27T22:14:16Z")
Preferably not more than $60 a bottle? --- ## [Practical application of imaginary numbers.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/practical-application-of-imaginary-numbers/114379)
**Author:** [@Chekmate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chekmate)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [June 18, 2002, 4:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/practical-application-of-imaginary-numbers/114379 "2002-06-18T16:08:32Z")
Ever since i has been introduced to me, I have been thoubled with the concept of it. It never really stuck with me, and never really made sense to me. Anyway, what is the practical application, in the real world, of i?… --- ## [Chinese stereotypes of white people](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chinese-stereotypes-of-white-people/339964)
**Author:** [@FlyingRamenMonster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FlyingRamenMonster)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [January 15, 2006, 4:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chinese-stereotypes-of-white-people/339964 "2006-01-15T16:09:04Z")
And Indian stereotypes, too, according to my Indian friends. White people don’t manage their money. White people are irresponsible with alcohol. White people are impulsive. White people don’t educate their children. … --- ## [What does "My dog is dumb" really mean? Are people just kidding or is their dog actually stupid?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-my-dog-is-dumb-really-mean-are-people-just-kidding-or-is-their-dog-actually-stupid/612764)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [February 15, 2012, 3:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-my-dog-is-dumb-really-mean-are-people-just-kidding-or-is-their-dog-actually-stupid/612764 "2012-02-15T03:14:25Z")
In this threadthere was some 'My dog is dumb! - No my dog is dumber!" - one upsmanship going on and I was wondering what really defines a dumb dog? Are they untrainable or what? What makes a dog “dumb”? --- ## [im a ghost!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-a-ghost/63271)
**Author:** [@bj0rn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bj0rn)\ **Replies:** 120\ **Last updated:** [May 2, 2001, 4:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-a-ghost/63271 "2001-05-02T16:12:02Z")
oh, its so heart warming to notice that people who still remember me. its also comforting to know that ignorance still reigns the very core of the SDMB… without mentioning any names or further details, for that only pr… --- ## [Have you ever been arrested?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-been-arrested/314364)
**Author:** [@Hirka\_T\_Bawa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hirka_T_Bawa)\ **Replies:** 64\ **Last updated:** [August 5, 2005, 7:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-been-arrested/314364 "2005-08-05T07:09:38Z")
Have you ever been arrested? If so, what for? How long were you in jail? I’ve was arrested for speeding, 90 in a 55 zone, and no proof of insurance (I had insurance, just didn’t have proof \[expired card\]) I spend probab… --- ## [Can all animals in principle be tamed?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-all-animals-in-principle-be-tamed/648701)
**Author:** [@supery00n](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/supery00n)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [February 5, 2013, 5:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-all-animals-in-principle-be-tamed/648701 "2013-02-05T17:25:51Z")
The animals that are domesticated today are quite diverse, ranging from herbivores such as cows, hogs, horses, sheep, and even elephants, etc, and carnivores such as cats and dogs. Based upon this already broad range of … --- ## [Were US wars in Korea and Vietnam almost genocidal?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/were-us-wars-in-korea-and-vietnam-almost-genocidal/682643)
**Author:** [@CCitizen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CCitizen)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [March 9, 2014, 12:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/were-us-wars-in-korea-and-vietnam-almost-genocidal/682643 "2014-03-09T00:03:37Z")
In North Korea about a million civilians were killed mostly by US Air Force. In Vietnam, USA tried to avoid similar civilian casualties, but about a million civilians were killed in Vietnam, Laos, Cambodia – mostly by U… --- ## [The Immaculate Conception](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-immaculate-conception/387403)
**Author:** [@gigi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gigi)\ **Replies:** 114\ **Last updated:** [January 16, 2007, 8:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-immaculate-conception/387403 "2007-01-16T20:12:21Z")
As we know, this phrase is incorrectly used to refer to Jesus’ conception and birth to a virgin. I am conflicted as to how to respond when I hear it used incorrectly; the pedant and faithful Catholic in me wants to corr… --- ## [Evolution and the prevalence of homosexuality](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/evolution-and-the-prevalence-of-homosexuality/704458)
**Author:** [@mr.jp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mr.jp)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [November 14, 2014, 3:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/evolution-and-the-prevalence-of-homosexuality/704458 "2014-11-14T15:15:55Z")
Disclaimer: I don’t think there is anything wrong with homosexuality. Disclaimer 2: Sometimes I speak as if “evolution” does something or wants something. I know this is not the case, but it’s easier to communicate usin… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1615&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1617&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)