# Top **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1643&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:** 1644 --- ## [Can a drunk person show a lot of self-control?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-a-drunk-person-show-a-lot-of-self-control/727343)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [August 11, 2015, 9:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-a-drunk-person-show-a-lot-of-self-control/727343 "2015-08-11T21:45:27Z")
I almost never consume alcoholic beverages, so I’m wondering: Is it possible for a person to tell themselves beforehand, “I’m going to get really, really drunk, but must still try to seem as sober as possible” and thus c… --- ## [Do all elements have a half life?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-all-elements-have-a-half-life/347316)
**Author:** [@magellan01](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/magellan01)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [March 8, 2006, 5:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-all-elements-have-a-half-life/347316 "2006-03-08T05:39:30Z")
Do all elements decay? or just ones that are radioactive? Do they more basic elements like hydrogen, helium, and oxyogen decay? How about water? --- ## [Helicopter whump-whump](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/helicopter-whump-whump/517441)
**Author:** [@dobieman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dobieman)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [December 4, 2009, 7:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/helicopter-whump-whump/517441 "2009-12-04T19:31:43Z")
We’ve all heard them. The sounds of a helicopter moving overhead, its rotors describing a whump-whump of varying speed. But why? Why not the constant whirrrr of a plane propellor? Both used pitched blades. Both make… --- ## [Please recommend some fascinating non-fiction](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-recommend-some-fascinating-non-fiction/503919)
**Author:** [@Night\_so\_be\_it](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Night_so_be_it)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [July 29, 2009, 2:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-recommend-some-fascinating-non-fiction/503919 "2009-07-29T14:55:11Z")
Hi there. I’ve been looking for some interesting non-fiction to buy, and so far I’ve found: The Mountain People by Colin M. Turnbull St Kilda: Island on the Edge of the World by Charles Maclean The Strange Last Voyag… --- ## [Tipping for carry-out orders?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tipping-for-carry-out-orders/563052)
**Author:** [@Alpha\_Twit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alpha_Twit)\ **Replies:** 69\ **Last updated:** [December 8, 2010, 5:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tipping-for-carry-out-orders/563052 "2010-12-08T05:46:04Z")
This thread is motivated by personal experience and by this thread on tipping fast food workers. A couple of week ago (the Sunday after Thanksgiving to be exact), we still had a houseful of people down at my Dad’s home … --- ## [Hit-and-run vs. DUI](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hit-and-run-vs-dui/158249)
**Author:** [@Jayrot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jayrot)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [March 1, 2003, 5:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hit-and-run-vs-dui/158249 "2003-03-01T05:41:10Z")
Here’s a question that’s bound to be close to the line. It’s something I’ve been curious about nonetheless. OF COURSE, this is highly hypothetical and I would never do anything like this. In fact, I just started wonderin… --- ## [How does injected insulin work?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-does-injected-insulin-work/581548)
**Author:** [@jayjay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jayjay)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [May 13, 2011, 10:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-does-injected-insulin-work/581548 "2011-05-13T10:59:49Z")
I’ve recently started taking insulin (both fast-acting and long-acting) and while they explained what it does, they really didn’t get into the mechanics of how it gets to where it’s supposed to go. This is actually two … --- ## ["I never call myself, HA HA HA!!" Shut up Shut up SHUT UP!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-never-call-myself-ha-ha-ha-shut-up-shut-up-shut-up/370524)
**Author:** [@Otto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Otto)\ **Replies:** 79\ **Last updated:** [September 10, 2006, 12:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-never-call-myself-ha-ha-ha-shut-up-shut-up-shut-up/370524 "2006-09-10T12:52:08Z")
Oh look, another job rant from me! Part of my job is activating gift cards and part of the activation process is having cardholders verify their cell phone numbers. Dear customers: I asked you for your area code. You j… --- ## [Why do truckers peer down at you?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-truckers-peer-down-at-you/495846)
**Author:** [@Crafter\_Man](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crafter_Man)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [May 11, 2009, 2:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-truckers-peer-down-at-you/495846 "2009-05-11T02:25:23Z")
Whenever I pass a trucker on the highway, I can see them turn their head to peer down at me from their cab. Why do they do that? (And yes, I suppose someone could ask, “Why are \*you \*looking up at them?” But usually I… --- ## [Why the dislike of cellphones on the boards?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-the-dislike-of-cellphones-on-the-boards/435539)
**Author:** [@Martini\_Enfield](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Martini_Enfield)\ **Replies:** 107\ **Last updated:** [February 2, 2008, 1:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-the-dislike-of-cellphones-on-the-boards/435539 "2008-02-02T01:02:09Z")
I’ve been reading this thread on payphones becoming obsolete with interest, especially the number of replies from people who point out they don’t have a cellphone and like it that way. I see this sentiment a lot on the … --- ## [Killer putdowns](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/killer-putdowns/774222)
**Author:** [@aldiboronti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aldiboronti)\ **Replies:** 62\ **Last updated:** [December 14, 2016, 9:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/killer-putdowns/774222 "2016-12-14T21:42:11Z")
I’ll start the ball rolling with this one, perhaps apocryphal but who cares? George Bernard Shaw sent Winston Churchill two tickets to the opening night of his latest play with a note: “Bring a friend, if you have one.”… --- ## [Getting liberals on board with the wall](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/getting-liberals-on-board-with-the-wall/788328)
**Author:** [@drewder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drewder)\ **Replies:** 72\ **Last updated:** [June 23, 2017, 7:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/getting-liberals-on-board-with-the-wall/788328 "2017-06-23T07:26:23Z")
So I read an article that among the proposals for the wall with Mexico was the idea of covering it with solar panels. Surely such a long wall should be able to catch quite a bit of solar power and it strikes me that if t… --- ## [The most recent Unwatchable Movies](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-most-recent-unwatchable-movies/488916)
**Author:** [@lissener](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lissener)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [March 12, 2009, 12:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-most-recent-unwatchable-movies/488916 "2009-03-12T12:17:27Z")
I was watching Synecdoche New York last night. And while it recovers overall, the first part of it was reminding me of one of the worst experiences of my life: Southland Tales. Totally unwatchable. Which put me in mind o… --- ## [Just read 1984 for the first time. Random thoughts/questions](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-read-1984-for-the-first-time-random-thoughts-questions/995613)
**Author:** [@Cubsfan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cubsfan)\ **Replies:** 108\ **Last updated:** [January 22, 2024, 8:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-read-1984-for-the-first-time-random-thoughts-questions/995613 "2024-01-22T20:23:50Z")
I know I’m about 70 years late to the party but, at 45 years old, I just read George Orwell 1984. This thread will probably sink to the bottom of the sea but I wanted to share some quick thoughts/questions in no particu… --- ## [Margaret Thatcher, enemy of Freedom](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/margaret-thatcher-enemy-of-freedom/510048)
**Author:** [@Tom\_Scud](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tom_Scud)\ **Replies:** 83\ **Last updated:** [September 18, 2009, 2:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/margaret-thatcher-enemy-of-freedom/510048 "2009-09-18T14:35:23Z")
Honestly, I have no words. That’s so thoroughly fucked up and cynical I have a hard time even coming up with a hyperbolic analogy. --- ## [Bagpipe Horror Stories - Qadgop, is it possible?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bagpipe-horror-stories-qadgop-is-it-possible/129165)
**Author:** [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [April 12, 2004, 3:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bagpipe-horror-stories-qadgop-is-it-possible/129165 "2004-04-12T03:48:36Z")
So I was at my bagpipe lesson yesterday, piping away with my instructor eyeing me critically, making comments on the reed, the tune, etc. Suddenly he says: “Don’t stand with your feet apart. Always stand with them toge… --- ## [What logo is this?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-logo-is-this/669408)
**Author:** [@kingfinnegan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kingfinnegan)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [September 26, 2013, 8:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-logo-is-this/669408 "2013-09-26T20:30:23Z")
Any help is greatly appreciated. --- ## [The good and the bad of Sid Meier's Civilization series](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-good-and-the-bad-of-sid-meiers-civilization-series/929533)
**Author:** [@Max\_S](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Max_S)\ **Replies:** 122\ **Last updated:** [April 5, 2021, 1:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-good-and-the-bad-of-sid-meiers-civilization-series/929533 "2021-04-05T13:33:01Z")
Just a thread for fans of the series to discuss what they like and don’t like about the various Civ games. I’ve only played some of the games. And I mostly play singleplayer at the noble difficulty level - I’m no wizard… --- ## [How long have you been married?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-long-have-you-been-married/829513)
**Author:** [@Lubricious\_Integument](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lubricious_Integument)\ **Replies:** 122\ **Last updated:** [July 3, 2019, 3:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-long-have-you-been-married/829513 "2019-07-03T03:28:21Z")
I celebrated my 10th wedding anniversary today. We are still going strong after 17 years together. Ten years used to sound long but now it seems like it just happened. How long have you been together/married? --- ## [Is 'limey' a slur?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-limey-a-slur/637394)
**Author:** [@TriPolar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TriPolar)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [October 13, 2012, 6:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-limey-a-slur/637394 "2012-10-13T18:02:10Z")
If not, is it an insult to call someone who is not English (like an Australian or South African) a ‘limey’? I’m asking here in ATMB to see how board rules apply, not to get a GQ dissertation on the etymology of ‘limey’. … --- ## [Black Norwegians](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/black-norwegians/33927)
**Author:** [@KenP](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KenP)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [June 27, 2022, 3:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/black-norwegians/33927 "2022-06-27T15:39:09Z")
As I understand it, Black Norwegians are pretty much what the name says… a minority of dark-skinned people who live among the blond and pale skinned Scandanavians. Who are these people, and how did they come to be there? … --- ## [I am Mad as Hell #1 \[America is Unraveling / Transportation rant\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-mad-as-hell-1-america-is-unraveling-transportation-rant/443593)
**Author:** [@focusonz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/focusonz)\ **Replies:** 118\ **Last updated:** [April 5, 2008, 7:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-mad-as-hell-1-america-is-unraveling-transportation-rant/443593 "2008-04-05T07:11:10Z")
America is Unraveling Our world opinion and respect has been lost and our bargaining power is nearly at NIL because of our extravagant use of the automobile. All us city dwellers should be denied the privilege to commu… --- ## [More Fantasy Recommendations, please!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/more-fantasy-recommendations-please/630563)
**Author:** [@Paladud](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Paladud)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [December 1, 2012, 11:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/more-fantasy-recommendations-please/630563 "2012-12-01T23:11:04Z")
I’ve read a fair chunk of the genre and desire more. Here are some of my preferences on a 1-10 scale: 10: GRRM, Abercrombie 9: Scott Lynch 8: The Witcher series by Sapkowski 7: Raymond Feist’s Riftwar, Patrick Rothfu… --- ## [How well would you and your spouse do on an INS interview?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-well-would-you-and-your-spouse-do-on-an-ins-interview/540042)
**Author:** [@alice\_in\_wonderland](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/alice_in_wonderland)\ **Replies:** 61\ **Last updated:** [June 17, 2010, 4:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-well-would-you-and-your-spouse-do-on-an-ins-interview/540042 "2010-06-17T16:09:45Z")
Ok, the premise of this thread could be totally, totally wrong and based on nothing factual, but here’s the question. In movies/shows (e.g. Green Card) there’s inevitably a scene where the fake spouses are being asked q… --- ## [Political "gaffes" that were not actually gaffes](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/political-gaffes-that-were-not-actually-gaffes/819156)
**Author:** [@Lamoral](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lamoral)\ **Replies:** 77\ **Last updated:** [August 17, 2018, 12:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/political-gaffes-that-were-not-actually-gaffes/819156 "2018-08-17T12:23:41Z")
I’m watching a compilation of “the 15 worst fails from Presidential Debates” and I’m trying to figure out exactly what was so bad about, for instance… Michael Dukakis’s response to the question about the death penalty: … --- ## [Why is Leelee Sobieski taking minor roles on The Good Wife?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-leelee-sobieski-taking-minor-roles-on-the-good-wife/567599)
**Author:** [@WordMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WordMan)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [January 18, 2011, 9:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-leelee-sobieski-taking-minor-roles-on-the-good-wife/567599 "2011-01-18T21:05:30Z")
Sorry - just getting around to this. So my wife has gotten into The Good Wife, which given all the positive reviews, is not suprising. I got to watch the one from this week with her this time. Turns out Leelee Sobieski… --- ## [Iranian factory makes U.S. and Israeli flags for the specific purpose of being burned](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/iranian-factory-makes-u-s-and-israeli-flags-for-the-specific-purpose-of-being-burned/847269)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 70\ **Last updated:** [July 4, 2020, 4:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/iranian-factory-makes-u-s-and-israeli-flags-for-the-specific-purpose-of-being-burned/847269 "2020-07-04T16:25:28Z")
Where there is demand, there shall be supply to meet it. --- ## [Older Dopers: How weird was it seeing Ronald Reagan become President?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/older-dopers-how-weird-was-it-seeing-ronald-reagan-become-president/578525)
**Author:** [@Wheelz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wheelz)\ **Replies:** 60\ **Last updated:** [April 17, 2011, 8:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/older-dopers-how-weird-was-it-seeing-ronald-reagan-become-president/578525 "2011-04-17T20:31:08Z")
I was pondering Donald Trump’s presidential aspirations, and was thinking, in the unlikely event he were actually elected, how very odd it would be to see this flamboyant businessman turned reality TV star sitting in the… --- ## [Why have the mods let Osama bin Laden get away for so long?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-have-the-mods-let-osama-bin-laden-get-away-for-so-long/580442)
**Author:** [@MOIDALIZE](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MOIDALIZE)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [May 5, 2011, 2:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-have-the-mods-let-osama-bin-laden-get-away-for-so-long/580442 "2011-05-05T02:05:33Z")
… Sorry, I just wanted my own bin Laden thread. --- ## [Nicknames for your co-workers?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nicknames-for-your-co-workers/108378)
**Author:** [@Crusoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crusoe)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [May 12, 2002, 1:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nicknames-for-your-co-workers/108378 "2002-05-12T13:37:55Z")
What nicknames are you and your co-workers known by? Not the nasty backstabby ones, but the ones everyone knows about. At the moment I work with Corpse, Big Gay Badger, Batty, Pikey, The Big King, Firewall, CT, Stinky G… --- ## [Ninth Amendment Rights](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ninth-amendment-rights/603076)
**Author:** [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [November 18, 2011, 2:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ninth-amendment-rights/603076 "2011-11-18T02:14:40Z")
“The enumeration in the Constitution, of certain rights, shall not be construed to deny or disparage others retained by the people.” So what do you think some of our unenumerated rights are? My opinions: Right to priv… --- ## [Do we care if Casey Anthony's parents pass a lie detector test?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-we-care-if-casey-anthonys-parents-pass-a-lie-detector-test/995562)
**Author:** [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Replies:** 93\ **Last updated:** [January 22, 2024, 9:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-we-care-if-casey-anthonys-parents-pass-a-lie-detector-test/995562 "2024-01-22T09:27:07Z")
Been seeing ads for this show for a few weeks. Is this about the dumbest thing these people could ever do? I assume they’re getting loads of cash. Otherwise, just why? --- ## [Godwin this, and Godwin that. Stick Godwin up your ass.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/godwin-this-and-godwin-that-stick-godwin-up-your-ass/435399)
**Author:** [@Airman\_Doors\_USAF](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Airman_Doors_USAF)\ **Replies:** 94\ **Last updated:** [February 6, 2008, 7:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/godwin-this-and-godwin-that-stick-godwin-up-your-ass/435399 "2008-02-06T07:05:59Z")
This was the final straw for me. I hereby propose Dave’s Law: The first person who invokes Godwin’s Law anywhere, under any circumstances, is a pinhead. For God’s sake, it was a joke, a mere exercise in memetics. Stop b… --- ## [Dear American Cops. Look how the real pros do it.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dear-american-cops-look-how-the-real-pros-do-it/756933)
**Author:** [@Morgenstern](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Morgenstern)\ **Replies:** 77\ **Last updated:** [June 14, 2016, 8:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dear-american-cops-look-how-the-real-pros-do-it/756933 "2016-06-14T20:59:14Z")
Look, first of all, I’m all for every cop going home safe after his shift. I realize America selects it’s cops for the pool of high school graduates, with little or no other skills needed for the job. I realize they… --- ## [What's the straight dope on Himalayan Salt and High Blood Pressure?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-straight-dope-on-himalayan-salt-and-high-blood-pressure/773066)
**Author:** [@HeXen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeXen)\ **Replies:** 60\ **Last updated:** [November 29, 2016, 1:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-straight-dope-on-himalayan-salt-and-high-blood-pressure/773066 "2016-11-29T01:04:52Z")
I’m on HBP medicine and use ‘No Salt’ which is phosphate instead of table salt. But mom was onto me yet again at Thanksgiving about using it saying processed, man made…blah, blah something yadda. She hands me the pink s… --- ## [Waitressing (or related foot-intesive work) shoes?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/waitressing-or-related-foot-intesive-work-shoes/68187)
**Author:** [@SwimmingRiddles](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SwimmingRiddles)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [June 11, 2001, 6:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/waitressing-or-related-foot-intesive-work-shoes/68187 "2001-06-11T06:23:27Z")
I just got my first waitressing job. I’m terribly excited, and think I’ll enjoy it WAY more than the hell that is temping. Of course, I plan to use my first batch of bigass tips to invest in a good pair of shoes, so I ca… --- ## [Why is the Gabby Petito case getting so much coverage?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-the-gabby-petito-case-getting-so-much-coverage/951080)
**Author:** [@mixdenny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mixdenny)\ **Replies:** 92\ **Last updated:** [June 30, 2022, 9:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-the-gabby-petito-case-getting-so-much-coverage/951080 "2022-06-30T21:20:48Z")
I don’t want anyone’s’ daughter, fiancee or friend, whatever to go missing. She doesn’t seem to be a celebrity. Surely there must be other missing people who are not getting hourly updates in the news. --- ## [Ok, WTF \[why does the toilet smell like ham?\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ok-wtf-why-does-the-toilet-smell-like-ham/640988)
**Author:** [@furdmort](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/furdmort)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [November 15, 2012, 9:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ok-wtf-why-does-the-toilet-smell-like-ham/640988 "2012-11-15T21:20:09Z")
Second day in a row I’ve gone to the toilet here at work and found it smelling of smoked ham. WHAT. THE. FUCK? Who started shitting ham sandwiches? Not that I dislike smoked ham or ham sandwiches, it just freaks me … --- ## [Best handgun for home defense?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-handgun-for-home-defense/199402)
**Author:** [@Homer\_J.Simpson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Homer_J.Simpson)\ **Replies:** 149\ **Last updated:** [September 9, 2003, 5:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-handgun-for-home-defense/199402 "2003-09-09T17:33:09Z")
What is a good handgun for home defense? Is a revovler or the kind with a clip better? How is the .357 magnum? --- ## [Um, fuck you, you condescending fuck.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/um-fuck-you-you-condescending-fuck/268413)
**Author:** [@Liz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Liz)\ **Replies:** 99\ **Last updated:** [October 12, 2004, 9:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/um-fuck-you-you-condescending-fuck/268413 "2004-10-12T21:58:57Z")
Inspired to some degree by the “Huh?” thread. If one more motherfucker corrects someone by starting with “Um…”, there’s going to be carnage. \*\* CARNAGE, I SAY.\*\* Well, okay. No carnage. But why? Why in the blue fuck… --- ## [Idiot fuckin' cops](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/idiot-fuckin-cops/307702)
**Author:** [@dnooman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dnooman)\ **Replies:** 107\ **Last updated:** [June 14, 2005, 7:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/idiot-fuckin-cops/307702 "2005-06-14T19:25:01Z")
A dangerous person is being chased by police. Then, two, three, eventually fifteen cars are involved in a chase. What the fuck? Couldn’t at least ten of those fuckers had something better to do other than contributing… --- ## [Stupid Dinosaur Computer Question: How to Connect to the Internet?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-dinosaur-computer-question-how-to-connect-to-the-internet/540626)
**Author:** [@armedmonkey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/armedmonkey)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [May 27, 2010, 1:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-dinosaur-computer-question-how-to-connect-to-the-internet/540626 "2010-05-27T01:43:42Z")
I had an old frankenstein of a desktop that I used as a backup. Old. The hard drive is fried, now, but I had enough spare parts to build another backup. I’m not sure how to connect it to my internet connection, though… --- ## [If gold were valued only for its practical uses, how much would it be worth?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-gold-were-valued-only-for-its-practical-uses-how-much-would-it-be-worth/557857)
**Author:** [@SmithCommaJohn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SmithCommaJohn)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [October 22, 2010, 5:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-gold-were-valued-only-for-its-practical-uses-how-much-would-it-be-worth/557857 "2010-10-22T17:10:51Z")
Tomorrow, everybody on the planet decides that we should no longer use gold as a store of value. Of course, the physical properties of gold haven’t changed, so it still has quite a few applications in industry, electron… --- ## [Do obese women who say that they are merely "big-boned" actually believe it?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-obese-women-who-say-that-they-are-merely-big-boned-actually-believe-it/494305)
**Author:** [@The\_Bith\_Shuffle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Bith_Shuffle)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [April 28, 2009, 1:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-obese-women-who-say-that-they-are-merely-big-boned-actually-believe-it/494305 "2009-04-28T13:15:00Z")
My title is my question - and I really do want to know. Do they actually believe this? I think it’s fair to ask. If this sort of question is considered offensive on the boards, feel free to censor. I am rather new. --- ## [Pro-choicers: should killing the fetus of a pregant woman, against her will, be murder?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pro-choicers-should-killing-the-fetus-of-a-pregant-woman-against-her-will-be-murder/499371)
**Author:** [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Replies:** 69\ **Last updated:** [June 14, 2009, 12:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pro-choicers-should-killing-the-fetus-of-a-pregant-woman-against-her-will-be-murder/499371 "2009-06-14T12:58:13Z")
I phrase the thread title thus because the position of anti-abortion persons seems obvious. That said, I don’t wish to debate the morality, ethics, or legality of abortion in this thread. And now I’ll reiterate with a … --- ## [Having to go back to the office is not employer abuse, and certain entitled people should stop whining as such](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/having-to-go-back-to-the-office-is-not-employer-abuse-and-certain-entitled-people-should-stop-whining-as-such/943810)
**Author:** [@R3d\_Anonymous](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/R3d_Anonymous)\ **Replies:** 139\ **Last updated:** [June 28, 2021, 8:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/having-to-go-back-to-the-office-is-not-employer-abuse-and-certain-entitled-people-should-stop-whining-as-such/943810 "2021-06-28T20:31:59Z")
I do not know what the general sentiment is here. In real life, with friends and family, I’ve found that most people are pretty reasonable about this topic, but my rant here is more in response to the sentiments I’ve be… --- ## [Question for male/lesbian "Criminal Minds" fans](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-for-male-lesbian-criminal-minds-fans/581339)
**Author:** [@etv78](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/etv78)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [May 10, 2011, 6:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-for-male-lesbian-criminal-minds-fans/581339 "2011-05-10T18:12:05Z")
Do you consider Prentiss vs. JJ a “Betty v Veronica” debate? I’d take Prentiss myself. --- ## [Wisdom Teeth extraction, speeding recovery](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wisdom-teeth-extraction-speeding-recovery/67900)
**Author:** [@kdeustachio](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kdeustachio)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [June 10, 2001, 2:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wisdom-teeth-extraction-speeding-recovery/67900 "2001-06-10T02:04:17Z")
I am getting my wisdom (teeth) removed Wednesday next. Is there anything I can do to speed/ asssist the healing process and minimize my chance of complications? Kdeus --- ## [Luby's line asshole](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lubys-line-asshole/498142)
**Author:** [@Irishman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Irishman)\ **Replies:** 61\ **Last updated:** [June 5, 2009, 5:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lubys-line-asshole/498142 "2009-06-05T05:48:45Z")
So I went to Luby’s for dinner. It’s a cafeteria. You know, stand in line, slide your tray along, person behind the counter dishes your food on a plate, get plate, pay, go eat. Should be simple. So I get in line, behi… --- ## [what oversight should home schools have?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-oversight-should-home-schools-have/138167)
**Author:** [@Palo\_Verde](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Palo_Verde)\ **Replies:** 133\ **Last updated:** [December 17, 2002, 5:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-oversight-should-home-schools-have/138167 "2002-12-17T05:49:54Z")
A thread was high jacked and started discussing this issue. (http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?s=&threadid=145264&perpage=50&pagenumber=1) But I find it interesting and want to give it some space for d… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1642&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1644&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)