# Top **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1626&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:** 1627 --- ## [Sexual orientation by occupation](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sexual-orientation-by-occupation/696035)
**Author:** [@Snarky\_Kong](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snarky_Kong)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [September 1, 2014, 11:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sexual-orientation-by-occupation/696035 "2014-09-01T23:24:14Z")
Are there any statistics about breakdown of sexual orientation by occupation? I was recently chastised for saying that the arts self select for gay men. Is that a trope, or do professions actually self select in any mean… --- ## ["Help My Baby Live" (ROish)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-my-baby-live-roish/409086)
**Author:** [@fessie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fessie)\ **Replies:** 84\ **Last updated:** [July 17, 2007, 2:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-my-baby-live-roish/409086 "2007-07-17T02:51:21Z")
\[NOURL=http://www.helpmybabylive.com/\]This couple wants you to give them money so that she doesn’t “have” to abort their baby. They think $50k oughta do it. Oh, and there’s a countdown - just 85 days left! Words.fail… --- ## [Tour de France 2023](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tour-de-france-2023/986374)
**Author:** [@TroutMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TroutMan)\ **Replies:** 182\ **Last updated:** [September 18, 2023, 7:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tour-de-france-2023/986374 "2023-09-18T07:48:33Z")
The Tour de France starts tomorrow (Saturday). I don’t really follow professional cycling, but I enjoy reading updates and analysis in the annual TdF thread from the knowledgeable posters here. So I’m hoping if I start i… --- ## [What album have you listened to the most?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-album-have-you-listened-to-the-most/779552)
**Author:** [@Crafter\_Man](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crafter_Man)\ **Replies:** 97\ **Last updated:** [February 16, 2017, 2:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-album-have-you-listened-to-the-most/779552 "2017-02-16T02:59:53Z")
The whole album from start to finish. And approximately how many times have you listened to it? --- ## [what's going on with him? so confused](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-going-on-with-him-so-confused/719021)
**Author:** [@mojones1988](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mojones1988)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [May 6, 2015, 7:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-going-on-with-him-so-confused/719021 "2015-05-06T19:42:06Z")
Not sure if this is the correct thread or not but any who I know this is super long. Sorry! So i thought me and this guy were just friends with benefits but now I’m confused by how he’s acting. We met in November but d… --- ## [Scariest sitcom family to live with?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scariest-sitcom-family-to-live-with/552560)
**Author:** [@Freudian\_Slit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Freudian_Slit)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [September 7, 2010, 10:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scariest-sitcom-family-to-live-with/552560 "2010-09-07T22:09:33Z")
I’ve been watching old eps of 7th Heaven, and I think I’ve got to go with the Camden family. Older brother Matt obsesses over the sex lives of his younger sisters, Mary wants her brother to show her the ins and outs of k… --- ## [Why are senior citizens turning against the GOP?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-senior-citizens-turning-against-the-gop/666036)
**Author:** [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [August 13, 2013, 8:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-senior-citizens-turning-against-the-gop/666036 "2013-08-13T20:48:24Z")
This poll suggests that they are – – but it’s not clear why. The only theories offered are: Most significantly, even on social issues, where seniors are generally believed to be reliably conservative: Nobody analy… --- ## [Ewww, what happened to my wine?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ewww-what-happened-to-my-wine/347510)
**Author:** [@Rigamarole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rigamarole)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [March 9, 2006, 12:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ewww-what-happened-to-my-wine/347510 "2006-03-09T00:24:06Z")
I am obviously no wine connoisseur, you could say I’m new to this. Pretty simple: I got this box containing 4 bottles of wine from my mother. It’s a wooden box and it’s what I’ve been keeping them in. (I know there is a… --- ## [TV characters who later appeared on a different show](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-characters-who-later-appeared-on-a-different-show/823062)
**Author:** [@Wheelz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wheelz)\ **Replies:** 110\ **Last updated:** [October 31, 2018, 12:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-characters-who-later-appeared-on-a-different-show/823062 "2018-10-31T00:10:16Z")
What TV characters can you think of that have been resurrected on another show, after their original series had gone off the air? (But not spun off onto their own show) Crossover appearances don’t count if the characte… --- ## [Have you ever had an IQ test? Why?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-had-an-iq-test-why/539444)
**Author:** [@Winston\_Smith](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Winston_Smith)\ **Replies:** 91\ **Last updated:** [May 17, 2010, 6:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-had-an-iq-test-why/539444 "2010-05-17T18:31:23Z")
Please don’t post your IQ. I’m wondering how many Dopers have actually had an IQ test, and under what circumstances. The DIY web-based tests DO NOT COUNT, nor do the Armed Services Qualifiers &Etc. I’m wondering about … --- ## [How did Halloween get so big?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-did-halloween-get-so-big/770097)
**Author:** [@DKW](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DKW)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [November 2, 2016, 3:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-did-halloween-get-so-big/770097 "2016-11-02T03:41:42Z")
First off, Halloween is not a holiday, it never was a holiday, and it’s ingenuous to call it a holiday. I’m fairly adamant about this…not nearly as much as my views on, say, libertarianism, or the gross overuse of that … --- ## [Do you keep your age a secret?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-keep-your-age-a-secret/294343)
**Author:** [@FairyChatMom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FairyChatMom)\ **Replies:** 93\ **Last updated:** [March 18, 2005, 3:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-keep-your-age-a-secret/294343 "2005-03-18T15:18:31Z")
I was talking to an old friend the other day (old in both senses - I’ve know her over 30 years) and I mentioned something about being 51. OK, I was a bit premature - her birthday isn’t till April. But I wasn’t ready fo… --- ## [Do you have to be careful at removing earwax?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-have-to-be-careful-at-removing-earwax/791348)
**Author:** [@sweat209](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sweat209)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [May 31, 2018, 1:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-have-to-be-careful-at-removing-earwax/791348 "2018-05-31T13:19:32Z")
Saying some people Tinnitus got worse or louder if you not careful at removing earwax? Has it happen to anyone here?:confused: --- ## [How long can an engine cylinder hold compression?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-long-can-an-engine-cylinder-hold-compression/658180)
**Author:** [@Dog80](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dog80)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [May 13, 2013, 7:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-long-can-an-engine-cylinder-hold-compression/658180 "2013-05-13T19:28:54Z")
Let’s say we are doing something similar to an engine compression test. We have disconnected the ignition system, depress the gas pedal all the way in and crank the engine. Gas pedal on the floor means that the ECU goes… --- ## [Is Acting the Only Job Where...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-acting-the-only-job-where/554519)
**Author:** [@Jinx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jinx)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [September 25, 2010, 5:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-acting-the-only-job-where/554519 "2010-09-25T17:23:33Z")
Drug issues actually promote your careeer? What the hell is this? When is Hollywood going to put the hammer down esp. on these “repeat offenders”, like Lydsay Lohan or Paris Hilton who both think it’s all a game? What… --- ## [Extraordinary Claims, Extraordinary Evidence, And Why We'll Never Agree](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/extraordinary-claims-extraordinary-evidence-and-why-well-never-agree/604147)
**Author:** [@Half\_Man\_Half\_Wit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Half_Man_Half_Wit)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [December 1, 2011, 8:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/extraordinary-claims-extraordinary-evidence-and-why-well-never-agree/604147 "2011-12-01T20:54:05Z")
Carl Sagan’s claim that ‘extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence’ is often repeated in the face of phenomena that seem to defy prior understanding. A good example is the recent (apparent) discovery of faster-… --- ## [Why do Fundies call skeptics/scientific materialists "secular humanists"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-fundies-call-skeptics-scientific-materialists-secular-humanists/526156)
**Author:** [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)\ **Replies:** 68\ **Last updated:** [January 26, 2010, 11:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-fundies-call-skeptics-scientific-materialists-secular-humanists/526156 "2010-01-26T23:56:45Z")
Always with the implication that skeptics are hubristic, vain, arrogant, putting mankind at the center of everything. It makes no sense. The Christian world-view, not the scientific one, is “humanism.” Think about it:… --- ## [I think my marriage is finished](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-think-my-marriage-is-finished/519770)
**Author:** [@LouisB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LouisB)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [December 8, 2009, 10:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-think-my-marriage-is-finished/519770 "2009-12-08T22:28:06Z")
Today, at about 9:20 this morning, the final hearing in my divorce case was scheduled. My attorney said I didn’t have to attend and so I didn’t. I haven’t heard anything from him, so I assume every thing went according t… --- ## [Jesus' Brothers and Sisters](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jesus-brothers-and-sisters/435284)
**Author:** [@JohnTheEVangelist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnTheEVangelist)\ **Replies:** 60\ **Last updated:** [May 21, 2017, 8:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jesus-brothers-and-sisters/435284 "2017-05-21T20:11:55Z")
Read Cecil’s explanation but it seemed plain that the most common-sense interpretation of the Bible was set aside because of the dogma of the Catholic church which in this case has no scriptural support. While Mary was… --- ## [The Running Thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-running-thread/107558)
**Author:** [@Scylla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scylla)\ **Replies:** 145\ **Last updated:** [May 13, 2004, 12:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-running-thread/107558 "2004-05-13T12:51:22Z")
We have some runners on the board, and I thought it might be fun to start a common thread. We can talk about training, support each other through difficulties, compare times and distances, post race results for attaboys… --- ## [What classic sci-fi should I read next?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-classic-sci-fi-should-i-read-next/666218)
**Author:** [@gonzoron](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gonzoron)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [August 16, 2013, 3:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-classic-sci-fi-should-i-read-next/666218 "2013-08-16T03:58:37Z")
As a huge sci-fi nerd, I’m always looking to fill in gaps in my experience of “the classics”. Here’s what I’ve read so far that I consider “classics,” with \*'s by my faves \*Dune-Chapterhouse:Dune (I have no interest i… --- ## [Hello my baby, hello my \*blank\*, hello my ragtime gal](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hello-my-baby-hello-my-blank-hello-my-ragtime-gal/950543)
**Author:** [@pulykamell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pulykamell)\ **Replies:** 83\ **Last updated:** [September 18, 2021, 11:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hello-my-baby-hello-my-blank-hello-my-ragtime-gal/950543 "2021-09-18T23:57:55Z")
On Facebook, the topic of “Hell, My Ragtime Gal” came up. If you are familiar with this Andrew Sisters song – I know it from a cartoon short with a singing frog (apparently named Michigan J Frog) – sing it in your head, … --- ## [Have you worked at a mindless job?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-worked-at-a-mindless-job/556090)
**Author:** [@gaffa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gaffa)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [October 7, 2010, 2:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-worked-at-a-mindless-job/556090 "2010-10-07T14:41:49Z")
I’m not talking about being unappreciated at your job, I’m talking about work that is boring, repetitive and dull. I ask because I was watching the “Pizza” episode of Food Tech. During the dough production process, two … --- ## [Marlins Jose Fernandez killed in boating accident](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/marlins-jose-fernandez-killed-in-boating-accident/766816)
**Author:** [@leftfield6](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/leftfield6)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [October 29, 2016, 7:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/marlins-jose-fernandez-killed-in-boating-accident/766816 "2016-10-29T19:08:57Z")
It is being reported this morning, and has been confirmed by the Miami Marlins organization, that their star young pitcher Jose Fernandez has been killed in a boating accident. Absolutely stunning news. He was one of th… --- ## [Morality and ethics of sharing employee discount](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/morality-and-ethics-of-sharing-employee-discount/391135)
**Author:** [@iamthewalrus\_3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iamthewalrus_3)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [February 7, 2007, 11:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/morality-and-ethics-of-sharing-employee-discount/391135 "2007-02-07T23:00:24Z")
Over in this Pit thread, there was some discussion, starting on the second page, about whether sharing an employee discount is allowed. I noticed that my own ideas of what was reasonable didn’t seem to match the sentimen… --- ## [Fast Food Nation - how did they make it without harming animals?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fast-food-nation-how-did-they-make-it-without-harming-animals/591250)
**Author:** [@crypto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/crypto)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [August 4, 2011, 11:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fast-food-nation-how-did-they-make-it-without-harming-animals/591250 "2011-08-04T11:36:44Z")
I don’t know if they claimed it or not. But the scenes in the kill room especially seemed very real. Does anyone know about this movie? Watching the kill floor almost made me hurl. The cow comes in, the metal rod sho… --- ## [Why do the Massachusetts senators continue their stupid pontifications?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-the-massachusetts-senators-continue-their-stupid-pontifications/341943)
**Author:** [@danceswithcats](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/danceswithcats)\ **Replies:** 133\ **Last updated:** [February 1, 2006, 1:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-the-massachusetts-senators-continue-their-stupid-pontifications/341943 "2006-02-01T01:28:04Z")
Fine and dandy-you’re entitled to dislike Alito as a Supreme court nominee. You’re entitled to dislike Roberts, too. Hell-you’re entitled to dislike anything and everything that the GOP thinks, says, plans, does, or do… --- ## [Getting off Paxil](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/getting-off-paxil/710493)
**Author:** [@Living\_Well\_Is\_Best\_Revenge](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Living_Well_Is_Best_Revenge)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [January 25, 2015, 8:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/getting-off-paxil/710493 "2015-01-25T08:22:10Z")
So I have been taking Paxil for the better part of 13 years. I feel it’s time to get off for various reasons. The past weekend I ran out of my prescription and just didn’t fill it. In the past when I did this, on about … --- ## [If you were immortal, would you go crazy?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-were-immortal-would-you-go-crazy/254254)
**Author:** [@Weirddave](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Weirddave)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [July 16, 2004, 2:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-were-immortal-would-you-go-crazy/254254 "2004-07-16T14:58:12Z")
This one’s simple. If you were immortal, would you go crazy? Lets assume that you don’t know you’re immortal. You are born, you age until about you mid 20s, and then stop aging. Your spouse grows old and eventually dies… --- ## [Woman Survives After Being Frozen For Hours](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/woman-survives-after-being-frozen-for-hours/685530)
**Author:** [@Cat\_Whisperer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cat_Whisperer)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [April 10, 2014, 4:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/woman-survives-after-being-frozen-for-hours/685530 "2014-04-10T16:38:26Z")
Christine Newman survives being frozen overnight, has four hours of CPR. She is expected to make a full recovery - they don’t even expect her to lose any fingers or toes. We use the word “miracle” a lot these days, but t… --- ## [Researching dog ownership (breeds, cost, general advice?)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/researching-dog-ownership-breeds-cost-general-advice/627929)
**Author:** [@Rachellelogram](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rachellelogram)\ **Replies:** 61\ **Last updated:** [July 16, 2012, 8:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/researching-dog-ownership-breeds-cost-general-advice/627929 "2012-07-16T20:47:59Z")
Some background I’m currently renting a room in the home of a dog person who is allergic to cats, and she has told me since I moved in that I could get a dog if I want to. I don’t see myself moving anytime soon, because… --- ## [Suggestion of Junior Moderating vs Request to Members](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/suggestion-of-junior-moderating-vs-request-to-members/941672)
**Author:** [@jnglmassiv](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jnglmassiv)\ **Replies:** 117\ **Last updated:** [May 26, 2021, 9:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/suggestion-of-junior-moderating-vs-request-to-members/941672 "2021-05-26T09:05:53Z")
An OP titled ‘A Corny Question’ was recently posted asking about some specific details in regard to retail availability of corn bread. I was noted for requesting that the OP use more descriptive thread titles. I’d have… --- ## [Swamp Cooler: How to filter outdoor cigarette smoke](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/swamp-cooler-how-to-filter-outdoor-cigarette-smoke/716315)
**Author:** [@FriarTed](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FriarTed)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [April 13, 2015, 9:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/swamp-cooler-how-to-filter-outdoor-cigarette-smoke/716315 "2015-04-13T21:39:36Z")
My friend has a swamp cooler that she relies on to keep the house temperate but neighbors on both sides go outdoors to smoke. She’s using a Living Air Purifier that should be causing the smoky air particles to drop but i… --- ## [how do they make pool balls?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-they-make-pool-balls/358546)
**Author:** [@VictorMeldrew](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/VictorMeldrew)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [May 29, 2006, 1:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-they-make-pool-balls/358546 "2006-05-29T13:27:14Z")
google, ask, yahoo, all can’t tell me. i know they are made from resin, but how do they make them seam free and perfectly round? --- ## [Non-canon couples/pairings that may as well be canon](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/non-canon-couples-pairings-that-may-as-well-be-canon/476266)
**Author:** [@Stauderhorse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stauderhorse)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [December 10, 2008, 4:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/non-canon-couples-pairings-that-may-as-well-be-canon/476266 "2008-12-10T16:36:54Z")
What are some non-canon pairings/couplings in TV shows/movies/whatever that, for whatever reason, are about this close to being a couple, but aren’t? Maybe it’s the kind of relationship they have (a very, close intimate… --- ## [Are people who commit heinous crimes "evil"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-people-who-commit-heinous-crimes-evil/667570)
**Author:** [@IMfez](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/IMfez)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [September 11, 2013, 10:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-people-who-commit-heinous-crimes-evil/667570 "2013-09-11T22:42:44Z")
I read that Ted Bundy (infamous serial killer) lacked a brain connection that nomrally enables people to create morality instincts. And when I think of child molesters, I wonder if they have their own mis-wiring that cre… --- ## [Likelihood of a Soviet Invasion.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/likelihood-of-a-soviet-invasion/649484)
**Author:** [@Jim\_B](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jim_B)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [February 9, 2013, 9:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/likelihood-of-a-soviet-invasion/649484 "2013-02-09T21:47:45Z")
Just how likely was a Soviet invasion really during the Cold War? (I don’t know exactly when the Cold War began. In hs history class I was taught there actually where many “red scares” long before it. But let’s just say … --- ## [Will you ever stop helping?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-you-ever-stop-helping/994212)
**Author:** [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Replies:** 147\ **Last updated:** [January 7, 2024, 1:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-you-ever-stop-helping/994212 "2024-01-07T01:46:10Z")
Will you always try to help your adult children? What would cause you enough consternation that you’d turn a blind eye? If you don’t have children feel free to give your opinion. I’d like to hear. --- ## [Romney Invested in Medical-Waste Firm That Disposed of Aborted Fetuses](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/romney-invested-in-medical-waste-firm-that-disposed-of-aborted-fetuses/627016)
**Author:** [@davidm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/davidm)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [July 13, 2012, 2:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/romney-invested-in-medical-waste-firm-that-disposed-of-aborted-fetuses/627016 "2012-07-13T14:38:02Z")
Romney Invested in Medical-Waste Firm That Disposed of Aborted Fetuses, Government Documents Show Provided this gets enough publicity, how much, if at all, will this affect Romney’s chances? I think it’s likely that t… --- ## [Train Travel in the Olden Days](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/train-travel-in-the-olden-days/522210)
**Author:** [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [December 26, 2009, 12:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/train-travel-in-the-olden-days/522210 "2009-12-26T00:38:40Z")
Say it’s 1948, and you and your pals Danny Kaye, Bing Crosby and Frank Sinatra need to get from Chicago to Philadelphia. Since this is before the days when every American over the age of 16 has an automobile, and train t… --- ## [Which sports records were set this decade and will probably never be broken?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-sports-records-were-set-this-decade-and-will-probably-never-be-broken/521226)
**Author:** [@Duke](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Duke)\ **Replies:** 69\ **Last updated:** [January 6, 2010, 4:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-sports-records-were-set-this-decade-and-will-probably-never-be-broken/521226 "2010-01-06T16:53:59Z")
I got to thinking about this following a conversation about Joe Paterno and Bobby Bowden. Now that Bowden has retired, it seems all but impossible for any coach to ever catch Paterno’s record for Division I-A coaching w… --- ## [Rush Limbaugh blames femanazis for smaller penis sizes](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rush-limbaugh-blames-femanazis-for-smaller-penis-sizes/635598)
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I thought his theory saying Al Qaeda gave up Bin Ladin to get Obama re-elected was crazy, but this is beyond that. --- ## [Anti-Infinity](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anti-infinity/17424)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 201\ **Last updated:** [February 8, 2000, 3:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anti-infinity/17424 "2000-02-08T15:45:00Z")
A nonreligious, nonpolitical debate. I present two formal proofs: Proof 1 Universal Set: the set of real numbers. Hypothesis: .9… equals 1. Definition: .9… = .9\[n\]. Axiom 1: A = A. Axiom 2: If A = B and B = C, th… --- ## [Justified 3/27/12 "Measures"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/justified-3-27-12-measures/617012)
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Teaser: "Raylan squares off with a pair of merciless Detroit hit men. The battle between Boyd and Quarles comes to a head." --- ## [Did you get a credit from the Amazon e-books settlement?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-you-get-a-credit-from-the-amazon-e-books-settlement/757977)
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I got $85.92! You might have a credit from the settlement if you bought e-books from Amazon from 2010-2012. They have sent out emails, or you can check your Gift Card Balance at amazon.com. I saw one post on another f… --- ## [I pit cheap eastern european porno.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-cheap-eastern-european-porno/459097)
**Author:** [@Cubsfan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cubsfan)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [August 13, 2008, 1:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-cheap-eastern-european-porno/459097 "2008-08-13T01:36:05Z")
For the following random reasons: 85% of the women look like drug addicts and/or prostitutes. I swear most of these women look like they are unwilling sex slaves forced into this field, which wouldn’t surprise me. … --- ## [I’m struggling with severe clinical depression – I want advice and support](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-m-struggling-with-severe-clinical-depression-i-want-advice-and-support/417474)
**Author:** [@Argent\_Towers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Argent_Towers)\ **Replies:** 74\ **Last updated:** [September 7, 2007, 4:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-m-struggling-with-severe-clinical-depression-i-want-advice-and-support/417474 "2007-09-07T04:17:40Z")
I have never opened up all that much about my personal life here, but in my time on the Straight Dope I’ve found the fellow posters here to be the most intelligent, thoughtful, and helpful people I could ever hope to rea… --- ## [What Does Your Asian-Language Tattoo Say?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-your-asian-language-tattoo-say/521184)
**Author:** [@Surreal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Surreal)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [December 20, 2009, 5:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-your-asian-language-tattoo-say/521184 "2009-12-20T05:10:43Z")
I suspect I’m probably going to regret this, but I’ve got to ask. What is the (supposed) English translation of your Asian-language tattoo? Why did you choose to encrypt your message in a foreign language, rather than u… --- ## [What law says I can drive in all 50 states?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-law-says-i-can-drive-in-all-50-states/693702)
**Author:** [@steronz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/steronz)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [January 3, 2015, 9:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-law-says-i-can-drive-in-all-50-states/693702 "2015-01-03T21:53:50Z")
I know the Full Faith and Credit Clause says that states have to accept my license as valid, but my understanding is that it doesn’t necessarily force, say, Michigan to let me drive around in their state. Ohio can give … --- ## [What is Rock and Roll?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-rock-and-roll/707902)
**Author:** [@Horatio\_Hellpop](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Horatio_Hellpop)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [February 2, 2015, 3:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-rock-and-roll/707902 "2015-02-02T03:32:03Z")
What is the definition of Rock and Roll? What differentiates it stylistically from Pop? Excluding groups that have been recording for over a decade, what current artists meet the definition? Not trying to be dense here,… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1625&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1627&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)