# Top **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1648&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:** 1649 --- ## [Robotics will lead to mass unemployment in a world where many are elderly. Howso](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/robotics-will-lead-to-mass-unemployment-in-a-world-where-many-are-elderly-howso/670048)
**Author:** [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [October 2, 2013, 12:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/robotics-will-lead-to-mass-unemployment-in-a-world-where-many-are-elderly-howso/670048 "2013-10-02T00:27:13Z")
In the book the lights in the tunnel the author talks about how mass unemployment will soon result due to automation of many jobs over the next few decades. Well and good but why doesn’t the fact that this will occur at… --- ## [How does socialism contravene freedom?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-does-socialism-contravene-freedom/829175)
**Author:** [@monstro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/monstro)\ **Replies:** 95\ **Last updated:** [February 26, 2019, 1:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-does-socialism-contravene-freedom/829175 "2019-02-26T01:59:21Z")
It has long been a conservative talking point that capitalism promotes freedom, while socialism kills it. I don’t get it. It seems to me that the complete opposite is true. Publicly owned roads promote geographic mobi… --- ## [What if the PRC had fallen to the 1989 Tienanmen Square protests?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-if-the-prc-had-fallen-to-the-1989-tienanmen-square-protests/590120)
**Author:** [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [July 26, 2011, 5:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-if-the-prc-had-fallen-to-the-1989-tienanmen-square-protests/590120 "2011-07-26T05:02:46Z")
And assume it had fallen more-or-less peacefully, like the USSR and the Warsaw Pact countries, and in its place were established some kind of multiparty democracy. Really posing a question I asked in this thread: Would … --- ## [Everyone, guess what? SILO has a large PENIS!!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/everyone-guess-what-silo-has-a-large-penis/35681)
**Author:** [@mouthbreather](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mouthbreather)\ **Replies:** 81\ **Last updated:** [October 6, 2000, 11:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/everyone-guess-what-silo-has-a-large-penis/35681 "2000-10-06T23:22:20Z")
I thought I’d announce that for you in a subject line since there might be one or two newbies on the SDMB who might have overlooked one of the multiple posts of yours when you make reference, joke about, or allude to you… --- ## [Why would you need a license to commercially use the Hollywood Sign?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-would-you-need-a-license-to-commercially-use-the-hollywood-sign/792409)
**Author:** [@Kadmos1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kadmos1)\ **Replies:** 69\ **Last updated:** [August 4, 2017, 7:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-would-you-need-a-license-to-commercially-use-the-hollywood-sign/792409 "2017-08-04T07:03:15Z")
digitallibrary.usc.edu/cdm/ref/collection/p15799coll65/id/17820These are some of the links on the 1st page when you Google “hollywood sign license” A late Feb. 2012 article for the DIY Musician site How to Legally U… --- ## [Windos 10](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/windos-10/715172)
**Author:** [@Cabin\_Fever\_1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cabin_Fever_1)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [March 22, 2015, 12:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/windos-10/715172 "2015-03-22T00:37:57Z")
Deliberate mis-spelling. Technical Preview…hmm. Kind of impressed. (Actually extremely impressed) MS user/pr0gramer/geek since before the internet… Thoughts? --- ## [Strange things you say when you're half-asleep](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/strange-things-you-say-when-youre-half-asleep/108062)
**Author:** [@Mystery\_Dog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mystery_Dog)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [May 12, 2002, 3:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/strange-things-you-say-when-youre-half-asleep/108062 "2002-05-12T03:31:40Z")
One morning not too long ago, I was woken by my alarm clock. My SO, who was sleeping next to me, didn’t hear it and kept sleeping. I nudged her and said, “It’s 6:15. Time to get up for work.” She mumbled, “Okay, just… --- ## [I am in Hillbilly Hell on Election Day.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-in-hillbilly-hell-on-election-day/629939)
**Author:** [@Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosda_Di_Chi_of_Tricor)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [August 2, 2012, 2:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-in-hillbilly-hell-on-election-day/629939 "2012-08-02T02:11:27Z")
I live in Murfreesboro, Tennessee (not a typo). We have 2 Republicans duking it out for Congresscritter: Diane Black, a Neocon hypocrite; and Lou Ann Zelenik, a raving Tea Party Loon that is either insane enough to beli… --- ## [It's just a Banner Ad.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-just-a-banner-ad/428221)
**Author:** [@Lobsang](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lobsang)\ **Replies:** 113\ **Last updated:** [December 3, 2007, 2:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-just-a-banner-ad/428221 "2007-12-03T14:33:50Z")
Personally I find the reaction to banner ads far more off-putting than the Banner Ads. I’d just like to register my incredulity at how fiercely people have reacted to the appearance of a flashing bar near the top of of … --- ## [How often should I change the oil in my car?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-often-should-i-change-the-oil-in-my-car/683276)
**Author:** [@TSBG](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TSBG)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [March 11, 2014, 5:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-often-should-i-change-the-oil-in-my-car/683276 "2014-03-11T17:44:31Z")
This seems like such an obvious topic of discussion that I’m sure it’s already been addressed, but the search function isn’t working for me. I have a 2010 Prius coming up on 50K. The car wants me to change the oil and … --- ## [Are young people taught to give change this way?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-young-people-taught-to-give-change-this-way/662424)
**Author:** [@Klaatu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Klaatu)\ **Replies:** 61\ **Last updated:** [July 6, 2013, 7:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-young-people-taught-to-give-change-this-way/662424 "2013-07-06T07:21:12Z")
Not a rant, just a question. I am 54 and many of you will remember how change was counted out at retail establishments back in the day. The cash register person would verbally count your bills and coins to you and always… --- ## [British Horror or Supernatural/Paranormal shows?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/british-horror-or-supernatural-paranormal-shows/526838)
**Author:** [@elfkin477](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elfkin477)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [January 31, 2010, 8:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/british-horror-or-supernatural-paranormal-shows/526838 "2010-01-31T08:14:24Z")
I’m hoping to be pointed in the direction of some UK supernatural, paranormal, or horror shows from the past ten years. I strongly suspect that there are a lot more out there than I’ve already seen or even heard of. Wha… --- ## [De-friended on facebook. Protocol?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/de-friended-on-facebook-protocol/518830)
**Author:** [@lezlers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lezlers)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [December 1, 2009, 7:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/de-friended-on-facebook-protocol/518830 "2009-12-01T07:39:05Z")
So the weirdest thing happened today. I’m facebook friends with a work colleague that I’ve always been cool with. We work in different departments and don’t hang out, but we’re always friendly when we see one another. … --- ## [What exactly was the cause for bowling going out of favor in the past 30 years?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-exactly-was-the-cause-for-bowling-going-out-of-favor-in-the-past-30-years/817960)
**Author:** [@Asuka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Asuka)\ **Replies:** 66\ **Last updated:** [July 20, 2018, 5:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-exactly-was-the-cause-for-bowling-going-out-of-favor-in-the-past-30-years/817960 "2018-07-20T17:18:58Z")
I was recently listening to “The Dollop” podcast about the history of bowling and while interesting they make a major point at the end to claim the reason for bowling’s demise in America (The United States only has 1/3rd… --- ## [I think maybe I just don't like Video games that much anymore?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-think-maybe-i-just-dont-like-video-games-that-much-anymore/784629)
**Author:** [@Quimby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quimby)\ **Replies:** 66\ **Last updated:** [May 7, 2017, 4:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-think-maybe-i-just-dont-like-video-games-that-much-anymore/784629 "2017-05-07T16:53:42Z")
When Dragon Age Inquisition came out I was so excited. I bought it on release day and installed it (yeah, PC gamer here) but ended up playing it only for a couple of hours. This past Month, Mass Effect Andromeda came out… --- ## [Steelers' / Jets playoff](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/steelers-jets-playoff/568699)
**Author:** [@Khadaji](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Khadaji)\ **Replies:** 82\ **Last updated:** [January 25, 2011, 12:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/steelers-jets-playoff/568699 "2011-01-25T00:15:47Z")
Not to take away from Airman’s Steelers’ thread, but I thought the game deserved a separate thread. Troy is probably with an Achilles issue and Ben is having voice issues, which makes the no-huddle an issue. Could be a… --- ## [Why don't women get pedicures year round](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-dont-women-get-pedicures-year-round/802839)
**Author:** [@UCBearcats](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/UCBearcats)\ **Replies:** 106\ **Last updated:** [December 7, 2017, 5:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-dont-women-get-pedicures-year-round/802839 "2017-12-07T05:00:55Z")
I know it is colder and women aren’t wearing sandals, but why not keep up with pedicures and painted toenails? I was at a water park this past weekend and almost no woman had sexy toes.:unamused::disappointed: --- ## [Wine, Islam, and the 1001 Nights](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wine-islam-and-the-1001-nights/608855)
**Author:** [@brujaja](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/brujaja)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [January 12, 2012, 7:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wine-islam-and-the-1001-nights/608855 "2012-01-12T19:23:05Z")
Auf Leyla wa Leyla is my all-time favorite book. I have read it many, many times. There’s one thing I don’t understand. Many characters in the book (including historical ones) are devout Muslims; yet they drink wine. … --- ## [Girl on top sexual position](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/girl-on-top-sexual-position/642456)
**Author:** [@JDthDJ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JDthDJ)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [December 4, 2012, 4:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/girl-on-top-sexual-position/642456 "2012-12-04T04:46:50Z")
This is obviously a sensitive topic, so please bear that in mind. And probably some serious TMI in here too. I try to be very sensitive to my wife’s needs and desires. We are both religious, both virgins before marriage… --- ## [Making friends with the crows](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/making-friends-with-the-crows/736495)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [July 11, 2016, 3:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/making-friends-with-the-crows/736495 "2016-07-11T15:36:12Z")
Crows are pretty. They’re also common up here. Yep, pretty common. We’ve been trying to make friends with them. They helped clean up stale bread, until the raccoons started coming. So The Wife nixed the handouts for… --- ## [Tell me of Seattle](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-of-seattle/636339)
**Author:** [@Chessic\_Sense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chessic_Sense)\ **Replies:** 61\ **Last updated:** [October 5, 2012, 10:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-of-seattle/636339 "2012-10-05T22:32:04Z")
There’s a possibility that I’ll be in Seattle for an unknown period measured in months starting who-knows-when. I’ve heard that the PNW is the best part of the U.S., and “best place” lists always have places like Portla… --- ## [Help me boost my FB likes?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-boost-my-fb-likes/640592)
**Author:** [@drachillix](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drachillix)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [May 31, 2013, 8:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-boost-my-fb-likes/640592 "2013-05-31T20:27:14Z")
boost my facebook status for my business? I have helped plenty of folks with computer questions, just hoping a few of y’all might be willing to “like” my business on FB, make it look like I am the cool broadly loved kin… --- ## [What Happens When A Car Gets Stuck In Those Impossibly-Narrow European Streets?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happens-when-a-car-gets-stuck-in-those-impossibly-narrow-european-streets/919961)
**Author:** [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Replies:** 120\ **Last updated:** [October 9, 2020, 8:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happens-when-a-car-gets-stuck-in-those-impossibly-narrow-european-streets/919961 "2020-10-09T08:34:53Z")
You know how in a lot of European cities there are places where some streets are only a meter or so wide? What happens when a car gets stuck – such as by a lost traveler, someone who thought they could make it but couldn… --- ## [Was Inspector Gadget a robot, or cyborg?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-inspector-gadget-a-robot-or-cyborg/476356)
**Author:** [@bouv](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bouv)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [December 9, 2008, 10:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-inspector-gadget-a-robot-or-cyborg/476356 "2008-12-09T22:42:06Z")
Seeing a Robot Sketch reminded me that I never really knew (and was it ever explained?) if Inspector Gadget is a full-fledged robot, or just a cyborg? I mean…he’s Penny’s uncle, so in theory he might be just a cyborg, b… --- ## [Why jazz \*mostly\* doesn't work for me](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-jazz-mostly-doesnt-work-for-me/730203)
**Author:** [@Aeschines](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aeschines)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [September 10, 2015, 10:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-jazz-mostly-doesnt-work-for-me/730203 "2015-09-10T22:37:16Z")
In a coffee shop now, working, and “smooth jazz” with LOTS of tenor sax is playing away, song after song. (I had been meaning to write this post for awhile, and the sax has finally pushed me over the edge.) The problem … --- ## [Tying health insurance to your job is dumb and bad. So why are we still doing it?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tying-health-insurance-to-your-job-is-dumb-and-bad-so-why-are-we-still-doing-it/700734)
**Author:** [@John\_Stamos\_Left\_Ear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_Stamos_Left_Ear)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [October 13, 2014, 3:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tying-health-insurance-to-your-job-is-dumb-and-bad-so-why-are-we-still-doing-it/700734 "2014-10-13T15:15:10Z")
It’s one of the few things that both conservative and liberal folks can mostly agree on: Tying health insurance to one’s employer is not the best idea. Sure, both sides disagree on what should happen if we untie the tw… --- ## [How to use the drive-thru mailbox](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-use-the-drive-thru-mailbox/342418)
**Author:** [@KGS](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KGS)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [February 3, 2006, 4:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-use-the-drive-thru-mailbox/342418 "2006-02-03T04:40:26Z")
We’ve seen 'em, we use 'em…those big blue mailboxes outside the post office that let you deposit your mail from the convenience of your vehicle. Some people, however, seem mystified about how they work. So here are som… --- ## [Optimal orientation of rabbit-ears type TV antenna?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/optimal-orientation-of-rabbit-ears-type-tv-antenna/393416)
**Author:** [@cwthree](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cwthree)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [February 26, 2007, 7:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/optimal-orientation-of-rabbit-ears-type-tv-antenna/393416 "2007-02-26T19:12:41Z")
I have a TV. I’m too cheap to buy cable and too lazy to install an outdoor antenna on the roof. I’ve already moved my rabbit-ears style TV antenna away from the TV set and any other devices that are likely to interfere w… --- ## [My daughter is joining the Air Force](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-daughter-is-joining-the-air-force/103867)
**Author:** [@Adoptamom\_II](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Adoptamom_II)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [April 24, 2002, 4:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-daughter-is-joining-the-air-force/103867 "2002-04-24T04:58:34Z")
She’s 20 years old - if you have military experience or have a child in the military - what should we expect? Thanks --- ## [CNN is starting to piss me off](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cnn-is-starting-to-piss-me-off/772510)
**Author:** [@adaher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/adaher)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [November 26, 2016, 5:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cnn-is-starting-to-piss-me-off/772510 "2016-11-26T05:46:02Z")
I’ve long considered CNN to be the gold standard in news reporting but Trump’s election seems to have caused some of their reporters to get a little unhinged. First, we have them keeping a list of hate crimes reports whi… --- ## [Preach it, Al! (Gore Speaks...and the truth shall set us free!)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/preach-it-al-gore-speaks-and-the-truth-shall-set-us-free/193665)
**Author:** [@Stoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stoid)\ **Replies:** 145\ **Last updated:** [August 12, 2003, 3:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/preach-it-al-gore-speaks-and-the-truth-shall-set-us-free/193665 "2003-08-12T03:20:52Z")
As I understand the chicago Reader’s policy, public speeches by public figures are fair game to reprint, so here’s a big fat chunk of what Al said in New York today (Actually, the speech as prepared, a full transcript of… --- ## [The Myth of the Moderate Middle](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-myth-of-the-moderate-middle/842186)
**Author:** [@Thing\_Fish](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Thing_Fish)\ **Replies:** 73\ **Last updated:** [October 31, 2019, 11:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-myth-of-the-moderate-middle/842186 "2019-10-31T23:06:44Z")
This is a really important 538 article that came out right about the time the Ukraine scandal broke and didn’t get the attention it deserved. It rebuts the myth, quite popular on and off this board, that there exists so… --- ## [Is there anyone who actually likes war?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-anyone-who-actually-likes-war/628281)
**Author:** [@supery00n](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/supery00n)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [July 26, 2012, 3:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-anyone-who-actually-likes-war/628281 "2012-07-26T03:28:53Z")
Today, most people see war as a necessary evil, and as a last resort. I was wondering if anyone actually sees front-line combat as a type of sport, something that they positively enjoy, and would be fighting not as a du… --- ## [Community 3/17](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/community-3-17/575067)
**Author:** [@SenorBeef](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SenorBeef)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [March 22, 2011, 10:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/community-3-17/575067 "2011-03-22T22:08:06Z")
New episode tonight. And … great news, Community has been picked up for a third season. --- ## [Why did Dominos cut my round pizza into square slices?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-did-dominos-cut-my-round-pizza-into-square-slices/938691)
**Author:** [@Fear\_Itself](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fear_Itself)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [March 29, 2021, 9:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-did-dominos-cut-my-round-pizza-into-square-slices/938691 "2021-03-29T09:40:36Z")
There is a new Dominos that just opened in our town, and they are the only pizza place that delivers, so we gave it a try. I’m not that familiar with Dominos pizza, and I ordered the thin, crunchy crust. When it arrive… --- ## [Gay Women and Gay Male Porn (From a recent movie))](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gay-women-and-gay-male-porn-from-a-recent-movie/550292)
**Author:** [@DSeid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DSeid)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [August 19, 2010, 4:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gay-women-and-gay-male-porn-from-a-recent-movie/550292 "2010-08-19T04:12:44Z")
One of the bits in a recent movie is a bit in which a female gay couple enjoys watching male porn as a sexual stimulant. Now I am very familiar with the idea of heterosexual males enjoying watching “girl on girl” but is… --- ## ["We do not have filtering software" does not mean "We LOVE porn!" you mongoloid](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/we-do-not-have-filtering-software-does-not-mean-we-love-porn-you-mongoloid/352490)
**Author:** [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Replies:** 63\ **Last updated:** [April 15, 2006, 3:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/we-do-not-have-filtering-software-does-not-mean-we-love-porn-you-mongoloid/352490 "2006-04-15T03:11:43Z")
I’m intentionally going to keep this brief because I don’t want to name names for professional reasons and I don’t want this tol become a multipage work of nothing but vitriol that defeats the purpose of the message. I … --- ## [Is there a SoCal Dopefest in the works?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-socal-dopefest-in-the-works/261515)
**Author:** [@beckwall](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/beckwall)\ **Replies:** 153\ **Last updated:** [October 15, 2004, 6:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-socal-dopefest-in-the-works/261515 "2004-10-15T18:25:04Z")
Sorry if this is a redundant post, just curious if any SoCal Dopers plan to get together during the glorious months of Sept. or October. I feel a great need to meet some new people right now! And I’m in Palm Springs, s… --- ## [A Gravity Pit (for warping the SDMB and its purpose by being a bumptious prick)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-gravity-pit-for-warping-the-sdmb-and-its-purpose-by-being-a-bumptious-prick/561721)
**Author:** [@KarlGauss](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KarlGauss)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [November 24, 2010, 11:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-gravity-pit-for-warping-the-sdmb-and-its-purpose-by-being-a-bumptious-prick/561721 "2010-11-24T23:14:01Z")
Our resident polymath, Stranger on a Train, is, no doubt, a pretty smart fellow. He knows lots about lots with many here having remarked on the breadth and depth of his knowledge. I share their adulation, but only regard… --- ## [Let's discuss sea lioning](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-discuss-sea-lioning/736060)
**Author:** [@Measure\_for\_Measure](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Measure_for_Measure)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [November 3, 2015, 4:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-discuss-sea-lioning/736060 "2015-11-03T16:45:10Z")
Let’s discuss sea lioning A year ago the cartoonist David Malki penned this rather amusing comic strip entitled The Terrible Sea Lion. It was met with approval at Boing Boing and eventually became a meme referring to, … --- ## [Which superheroes do you find least interesting or appealling?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-superheroes-do-you-find-least-interesting-or-appealling/642579)
**Author:** [@Scumpup](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scumpup)\ **Replies:** 68\ **Last updated:** [December 10, 2012, 7:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-superheroes-do-you-find-least-interesting-or-appealling/642579 "2012-12-10T19:03:46Z")
I’m thinnking mostly in terms of big name characters here, rather than goofy, relatively unknown characters created by a committee to capitalize on some fad. For my part, I’ve never been able summon up much interest in… --- ## [The greatest lines in film history?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-greatest-lines-in-film-history/160098)
**Author:** [@Crusoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crusoe)\ **Replies:** 133\ **Last updated:** [March 21, 2003, 3:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-greatest-lines-in-film-history/160098 "2003-03-21T15:42:39Z")
Based in part on this list, jointly produced by the British Library and BBC Radio London: \[quote\] \[ul\]\[li\]1. “You were only supposed to blow the bloody doors off” - The Italian Job; \[/li\]\[li\]2. “Frankly my dear, I don’… --- ## [Help me buy an inflatable yak](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-buy-an-inflatable-yak/839685)
**Author:** [@Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qadgop_the_Mercotan)\ **Replies:** 100\ **Last updated:** [September 28, 2019, 11:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-buy-an-inflatable-yak/839685 "2019-09-28T23:59:40Z")
Googling for one only turns up inflatable kayaks. Very frustrating. Need NOT be life-sized, toddler sized preferred. --- ## [Can fluorescent lights be used for plants?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-fluorescent-lights-be-used-for-plants/441590)
**Author:** [@Oslo\_Ostragoth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Oslo_Ostragoth)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [March 19, 2008, 8:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-fluorescent-lights-be-used-for-plants/441590 "2008-03-19T20:59:52Z")
Your everyday cheap lamps. Would they work? --- ## [Do you still make out with your SO?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-still-make-out-with-your-so/546788)
**Author:** [@HazelNutCoffee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HazelNutCoffee)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [July 20, 2010, 11:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-still-make-out-with-your-so/546788 "2010-07-20T11:53:40Z")
My boyfriend has started worrying about the fact that we no longer smooch for minutes on end like we used to when we just started dating (we made out in dark corners of seedy bars because I was living with my parents and… --- ## [As God is my witness, I believed mice could fly](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/as-god-is-my-witness-i-believed-mice-could-fly/554530)
**Author:** [@Bricker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bricker)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [September 24, 2010, 6:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/as-god-is-my-witness-i-believed-mice-could-fly/554530 "2010-09-24T18:05:39Z")
Or: there are too many motherfuckin’ snakes on this motherfuckin’ island. Or come up with your own headline. --- ## [John Wayne Gacy-Did He Use the Wrong Type of Lime?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/john-wayne-gacy-did-he-use-the-wrong-type-of-lime/740317)
**Author:** [@handsomeharry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/handsomeharry)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [December 24, 2015, 6:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/john-wayne-gacy-did-he-use-the-wrong-type-of-lime/740317 "2015-12-24T06:09:05Z")
A good cop friend of mine and I were kicking it recently, and we got to talking about body disposal. Lime, as a solvent was referenced, and he said that John Wayne Gacy was discovered as a murderer because the lime that … --- ## [Reasons to be denied entry to the Army](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reasons-to-be-denied-entry-to-the-army/688921)
**Author:** [@illuminati](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/illuminati)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [May 22, 2014, 7:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reasons-to-be-denied-entry-to-the-army/688921 "2014-05-22T07:05:33Z")
Hi Can anyone help me with reasons why a new recruit would be turned down from joining the army. I have always assumed if physically fit and with basic intelligence you are in. Do they have interviews and turn people … --- ## [Springtime and Yardsales=Idiots](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/springtime-and-yardsales-idiots/354689)
**Author:** [@danceswithcats](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/danceswithcats)\ **Replies:** 85\ **Last updated:** [May 5, 2006, 12:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/springtime-and-yardsales-idiots/354689 "2006-05-05T00:39:10Z")
While sure that someone will come along to defend the idiots, I’ve really gotten the shits of these mindless folks. No matter that we’re traveling on a 55 MPH state highway, the sight of a Yard Sale sign causes some peo… --- ## [Is Putin crazy enough to move into the Baltic countries?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-putin-crazy-enough-to-move-into-the-baltic-countries/960022)
**Author:** [@Nars\_Glinley](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nars_Glinley)\ **Replies:** 122\ **Last updated:** [March 1, 2022, 10:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-putin-crazy-enough-to-move-into-the-baltic-countries/960022 "2022-03-01T10:48:41Z")
The former Soviet republics of Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania are now all members of NATO. Putin has made it fairly clear that he’s trying to restore Russia to include its formerly held territories. Is there any chance… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1647&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1649&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)